Chapter 64: Husband and wife in distress
Finally, with the support of Ming Emperor Zong and the proper command of Yu Qian, Shi Heng and other civil and military ministers, the Ming army won the battle to defend Beijing, saved the Ming Dynasty's Guozuo, and forced Wasi to return her husband.
Twenty-two-year-old Zhu Qizhen returned to the capital from Mobei. What greeted him was the false name of "the Supreme Emperor". The Ming Dynasty's patriarchal power had been consolidated, and he regarded his brother as a major hidden danger to him. Although Yu Qian's strong advice
He took him back, but resolutely refused the request of the Ministry of Rites to recommend that everyone (including Daizong himself) pay Zhu Qizhen the courtesy of a monarch and a minister at the return ceremony, and immediately imprisoned Zhu Qizhen in the deserted Nangong Palace.
Zhu Qizhen, who finally got rid of his rivals, did not expect that his own brother from the dynasty would greet him in this way. He also did not expect that what was waiting for him in the Nangong Palace was no longer the graceful, bright-eyed wife he missed.
, but a disabled woman with a broken body. After the initial shock passed, Zhu Qizhen soon learned the reason for his wife's disability.
Zhu Qizhen's originally high-spirited ambition was shattered behind the earthen fort. He suffered a blow to both his throne and his family ties. He was so frustrated that he suddenly felt his wife's affection that regarded him as life.
Comparing the two, they really had mixed feelings and burst into tears. They held each other's arms and cried. Zhu Qizhen was afraid that his wife would blind her other eye from crying again. Not only did he not despise his wife's disability, he actually understood what it means to be deeply in love. From then on,
Treat your wife like a treasure.
From that day on, Zhu Qizhen, Empress Qian and a group of concubines depended on each other in the Nangong Palace, and lived a frightening career as "the Supreme Emperor".
As time went by, Daizong's mind quickly changed fundamentally. In order to consolidate his power and pass the throne to his descendants, he no longer had any physical feelings for his brother. Although he would not secretly kill someone, he was wary and fearful.
It is getting heavier and heavier. Not only are they trying every means to oust his nephew from the position of prince, but they are also not allowing Zhu Qizhen to step out of Nangong.
With Daizong's attitude, the snobbish eunuchs and court officials became even more aggressive. Zhu Qizhen, who was under house arrest, not only did not receive the living treatment and political status that was consistent with the title of "Tai Sheng Huang", but later even daily food and clothing became difficult to maintain.
Seeing her husband's situation, Empress Qian comforted and accommodated her husband in every possible way. At the same time, she supported the sick body and led the concubines in the Nangong Palace to make embroidery in exchange for some food. They spent seven long years relying on each other for comfort.
years.
God was so pity that he never thought that Xianyu would have a chance to turn over. After the coup, Zhu Qizhen returned to the throne. Because Queen Qian was not only severely disabled, but the disease also completely destroyed her fertility, the eldest son of the concubine
After Zhu Jianshen's biological mother Zhou was restored to the throne of her son and became the imperial concubine, she couldn't help but be fascinated by the past of her mother-in-law, the Queen Mother Sun, who was in the middle palace because of her son's high status. She hoped that she could take this opportunity to go one step further and have a taste of the royal family.
The noble taste of the Queen.
Then an eunuch named Jiang Mian appeared and advised Empress Dowager Sun: "Empress Qian is childless and disabled, so she is not suitable to be a queen. The noble concubine of Emperor Zhou should be promoted to queen, so as not to lose the face of the Ming Dynasty." Sun said.
The Queen Mother also felt that it made sense.
Afterwards, when Zhu Qizhen heard the news, he was furious and demoted Jiang Mian. The position of concubine remained as it was. He said: "Queen Qian will be forever. If anyone thinks about it again, I will depose her."
Concubine Zhou's plan ended in failure. She never imagined that Zhu Qizhen could not abandon his wife who was deeply in love with him and disabled for him. The decision-making power was not in her own hands, and the helpless Concubine Zhou could only endure it.
Resentment. From then on, he formed a grudge with Queen Qian.
Queen Qian is Zhu Qizhen's rival, and no one dares to touch her. No one can shake the status of his wife in Zhu Qizhen's heart. Even Concubine Zhou, who has given birth to children for the Zhu family, can only be relegated to the position of imperial concubine.
Because of this, Zhu Qizhen would satisfy Queen Qian as long as she asked her to do something. Queen Qian was low-key and virtuous, and many courtiers also sympathized with Queen Qian. Qian was born in a family of Jingnan heroes in the Ming Dynasty. Her great-grandfather
Qian Zheng was an old subordinate of Emperor Zhu Di when he was King of Yan. He served as the guard deputy Qianhu of Yanshan and was always loyal to Emperor Cheng. His grandfather, Qian Tongguan, was the commander of the right guard of Jinwu. His father, Qian Gui, inherited the ancestral military position and served with him many times.
Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty and Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty campaigned in the north. With his military exploits, he was promoted to the capital to command Qian Shi. It was not until his daughter was elected as the queen that Qian Gui was promoted to the governor of the central government.
When Zhang Zijun went to tell his wife, "It's useless for the emperor to grant a marriage because the Chen family is currently in mourning period and they have to stay in mourning for two years. Mrs. Chen was dumbfounded. How could she forget the most important thing?"
Zhang Zijun said with relief: "Next month is the wedding between the student and Miss Yao. There are no elders in the student's family. Then the teacher's wife will be the elder. I hope that the teacher's wife will make it happen."
Mrs. Chen couldn't help it. She nodded and lamented: "The Chen family's daughter has such a hard life." She started crying and crying. Zhang Zijun comforted her, saying that marriage is predestined... What is love in the world?
He directly teaches us that only by looking back at the past life five hundred times will we pass by each other in this life. We only meet once in this life, and how many loves have gathered in the past life, etc.
Zhang Zijun took a long breath after he came out of the Chen family courtyard. He finally settled the matter. Thinking about getting married next month, he became excited. After returning to the west courtyard of the house, the first thing he did was to go to the room where the memorial tablets were placed.
In front of the ancestors of the Zhang family and the sign given to him after time travel, he burned incense and told that he was going to get married in the Ming Dynasty.
A few days later, such a big news spread first in the official circles, and then in the streets and streets. Finally, there were three versions. The story spread in teahouses and restaurants was that a high-ranking official named Zhang at that time spread the news.
The married woman in the countryside has divorced and will marry the Princess of Chongqing in the palace. This is the Queen's idea. Do you think the Emperor can refuse to agree?
The second version is, have you heard about it? There is a high-ranking official in the court who wants to marry the mother and daughter who used to worship wine in the Imperial Academy. I heard clearly, it is mother and daughter. This is the first time in our court that this mother and daughter are marrying together.
What happened, where is the justice of heaven? It is against human ethics. It is so shameless. It is inhumane!
The third version is even more bizarre. A high-ranking official in the court was a general who robbed someone else's wife to get married. But the person who went to rob him that night was the wrong person. After the wedding night, he woke up early in the morning and saw that it was an old woman. The general refused to give up.
We went to rob again the next night and finally took the beauty back home. When he was about to get married, a group of people broke in outside. Everyone, who are these people? It turned out to be the General. The general took the General.
His wife was snatched away, and finally the two of them worked together, and the wife also entered the General's Mansion, and then took her back, and her appearance was not good-looking. In the end, the Commander-in-Chief left his wife at the General's Mansion, and took another wife from the General's Mansion with him.
Went back.
Of course, Zhang Zijun ignored these legends and just said them casually. If taken seriously, it would lead to more rumors. Why Qingliu would live a very tiring life? The so-called "Qingliu" is a kind of Qingming.
Political style. The so-called clear political style means that the official family is wise, all officials are honest, the politics is prosperous, the society is harmonious, and people can live and work in peace and contentment. Whether the political style is clear or not depends on whether the people have any resentment and their living conditions.
In the current period of the Ming Dynasty, "clear flow" is a state of purity and elegance. It does not have Qu Yuan's sadness and indignation that "everyone is filthy and I am alone in the purity", nor is it like Tao Yuanming's "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing the Nanshan Mountains".
Become a hermit outside the world. Therefore, many officials nowadays, especially those who have just entered the Imperial Academy and are committed to their official careers, can still be extraordinary, fresh and elegant, and they are the so-called great hermits in the city.
All civilized officials who claim to be Qingliu people have a common problem: they live a very tiring life, and many of them come from very poor families.
In the eyes of everyone, Zhang Zijun is currently a Qingliu official. He went to the Hanlin Academy to compile and edit, and "sits as a teacher" under Li Xian. Next, he is the son-in-law of Yao Kui, the Minister of Rites. It can be said that he has a bright future. There will be a vague appearance in the court in the future.
A new party.
But here comes the problem. There are rumors in the neighborhood that someone has been introduced to the palace. First of all, it was Zhou Guifei. After hearing this, he became furious and said: "Princess Chongqing married Hanlin Zhang Zijun, but the mother didn't know about it." I thought it must be the case.
What Empress Qian did was cause trouble.
At this time, the person to whom the princess will marry has already been decided. Zhou Jing, who is deeply loved by Zhu Qizhen, is beautiful, honest, elegant, studious and able to write, and often orders her to travel with her.
This matter spread among the courtiers, and royal affairs were state affairs, alarming the cabinet and the emperor himself.
In the Ming Dynasty, if a man was handsome, he could look good, eat and drink, and be accompanied by beautiful women, but don't think too much about it. He might become a man's favorite. There is a record of whether a handsome man can become an official.
Let’s talk about Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant during the Jiajing period. He is a representative. Because he was handsome and ranked ninth in the second class of high school, he was selected as a Shujishi, and then climbed to the position of first assistant. Jinshi who came from the second class was awarded
For editing, Jinshi who were born in the top three were awarded the title of review. Those who failed the examination were awarded to Shizhong, Yushi, or appointed as local state and county officials. This is common, and the reason is that they have to be handsome. Even if one is
Chapter completed!