Chapter Thirty: Breeze and Cicadas in the Middle of the Night (2)
"The official family, the empress asked the Taishi Bureau to select an auspicious day, which is March 12, not far away. There is also a series of procedures in the Ministry of Rites and Zongzheng Mansion, and time is very tight. So the empress is particularly anxious. She just talked to the queen today
The concubine and the concubine selected the person, formulated the decree, and then asked Li Xiangyao to find the Prime Minister today, and urged the Minister of Education and the Ministry of Rites to start preparations immediately. "
Hearing Li Fang mention his name, Zhang Dun was also very curious. What happened at Shengci Palace? Are you so anxious to find him? Could it be... It seems that the Queen Mother Zhu is very anxious.
But yes, if the good news comes out as soon as possible, the overall political situation related to the state system will be stabilized sooner.
"In that case, let's ask Li Xiangyao to come in and announce the decree." Zhao said bitterly.
"Here!"
Li Xiangyao walked in with a volume of edict in his hands, his steps were a little hurried, his forehead was sweating, and after running for a while, his face was red and a little panicked.
Of course he knows that officials hate people who interrupt the discussion of state affairs. Especially people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If an eunuch interferes in politics, it is enough for him to eat the bamboo board of the Bureau of Ceremony, Supervision, and Punishment until he burps.
That kind of.
But he really had no choice.
This was given by Empress Zhu, the Holy Mother Empress of Shengci Palace. She personally told him that the edict must be delivered to Zhang Dun, the Grand Prime Minister of Shangshu Province, before noon today, and then he would follow the Prime Minister and arrange the matter to the Ministry of Etiquette.
"Your Majesty, I am here to announce my decree to Prime Minister Zhang under the strict orders of the Empress Dowager of Shengci Palace." Li Xiangyao said with sincerity and fear.
"I understand. The Prime Minister is here. If you have any intention, just read it out." Zhao said angrily.
"Here!"
Li Xiangyao walked to Zhang Dun and said politely: "Dazai, you always listen to the decree of Shengci Palace."
Zhang Dun stood up, adjusted his stiff-winged official hat, straightened his red official robe, crossed his hands and said seriously: "Please ask the eunuch to read out the imperial edict."
"In the second month of the first year of Tianqi, Geng Shen, Shengci Palace issued an order to inform Shangshu Province. He spoke of the Yi religion, which was actually a national custom. The prestige of Bian Tong Guan existed in the old system. The title of Yi Ziting was also written in the past. Yuan Kao
The rules and regulations adopt the new class order. From now on, Shuyi and Shurong will be added."
"Lady Zhangqiu of Qizhou, the Li family is the daughter of Li Gefei, the director of the merit department of the Ministry of Rites. She is He Huijizhong, Roujia and virtuous. She speaks with grace and moderation, and leads the admonitions to be self-sufficient... The fortune of Xizhihan is bound by the red ribbon.
Favor chapter. Promote the beauty of Shu's voice, and only count it with glory.
.Can be used as Shuyi. Kaifeng Xiangfu Minnu, Liu Zongyuan, the daughter of Li people, Kejin is in Rouyi, the words of the history. Lead and follow Yifan, the beginning of the family clan...Shuwen is in quality, soft and beautiful.
Yi. It inherits the noble code and is kind and fragrant. It can be filled with grace."
"I have issued an order to the Minister of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites will comply with the etiquette, and the canonization ceremony will be held on March 12th..."
"I, the Minister of Provincial Affairs, Zhang Dun, respectfully receive the decree from the Queen Mother of Shengci Palace." Zhang Dun bowed his hands and saluted.
It turns out that the purpose is to select beautiful concubines for the officials to enrich the harem.
The ministers looked at each other, and they all saw the burning fire of gossip in each other's eyes.
Last year was the period when the royal family was in decline, and the concubines in the harem were pregnant and gave birth, which was not in line with etiquette.
Therefore, there was no movement in the harem for the whole three years of Yuan Fu. Everyone can understand and admire the official. He took good preventive measures, or he had the perseverance and perseverance to stay away from women for a year.
No matter what, the officials did it.
When the period of beheading is over this year, there are not so many taboos. The top priority is for the harem to give birth to heirs, whether they are legitimate concubines or concubines. Otherwise, if something changes, the situation will be shattered and everything will be turned upside down.
Everyone was anxious, and the Queen Mother of Shengci Palace was even more anxious.
I heard that in the second half of last year, Empress Zhu began to secretly look for candidates to add a few people to the official harem to ensure that the official family could give birth to several princes in a short period of time this year.
But the officials didn't agree, saying that having a queen and a noble concubine was enough.
Something unexpected happened in the middle. It seems that I heard that the queen and the concubine also persuaded the officials, and then they made a concession. I can only choose two, no more.
It is said that Mrs. Liu Sanni of the Liu family originally came from Chong'en Palace. It seems that because of her stunning beauty, she caught the eye of Empress Zhu and was moved to Shengci Palace. She is considered to be one of Empress Zhu's.
Li Gefei's daughter, Li, was said to be a talented woman, and she wanted to betrothed to Zhao Tingzhi's son. But fate played a trick on people. Zhao Ting's family was already in ruins, but Li wanted to enter the palace.
I heard that Li was the candidate recommended by Concubine Ming to the Empress. Now it seems that Shengci Palace will choose one and Empress Zeng will choose one.
Does the harem also engage in trade-offs? It seems that there is a lot of mystery in this.
Several courtiers blinked at each other, and their eyes continued to pass back and forth in the air.
I heard that the Qingshou Palace also recommended two candidates to the Empress, namely the Zheng family and the Wang family who were serving at her side. Empress Zhu was originally overjoyed and went to the Qingshou Palace to express her gratitude.
Just when everyone thought that the relationship between Qingshou Palace, Shengci Palace and the official family had eased, an unexpected incident suddenly occurred.
I don’t know who said something in Empress Zhu’s ear, and then Empress Zhu exploded. She sternly rejected the Zheng family and the Wang family, and even directly issued an order to give the Zheng family and the Wang family to the eleventh brother Wu Wang.
News soon spread that Zheng and Wang were indeed the most useful maids around Empress Xiang, both talented and beautiful. However, Emperor Zhezong was still on the throne, and when Brother Eleven was still King Duan, King Duan often went to celebrate his birthday.
The palace went to the Empress Xiang to pay her regards, and the Empress liked her a lot. Then the Empress Xiang ordered the Zheng family and the Wang family to serve Prince Duan at that time...
It is said that Empress Zhu was so angry that she almost fainted after hearing the news. The relationship between Qingshou Palace and Shengci Palace not only did not get warmer, but also became a bit colder.
Some people say that this is the official's hand. Because when he was still in the palace, he paid close attention to every move of King Duan. There were also many informants in the palace. He should be able to know the things in Qingshou Palace.
It was not time to provoke the matter but not reveal it before. Now that the Qingshou Palace took the initiative to provoke this matter, he must not be able to bear it and secretly told the truth to Empress Zhu of the Shengci Palace.
How could the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the Supreme Being of the Nine-Five-Year Plan, be the successor?
Some people also say that this is the end of the queen's hand.
The basis is that after the officials came to the throne, they reorganized the Ministry of Internal Affairs and completely entrusted the affairs of the harem to the queen. The Queen Mother Zhu in the Shengci Palace and the Qingshou Palace honored the queen's status, but they always lived in seclusion and ignored these matters. Therefore, the harem
The real power lies in the hands of Queen Zeng.
The evidence is that a few days after the Lantern Festival, the Ministry of Internal Affairs suddenly found out that several ministers and internal servants in Chong'en Palace had accepted bribes from foreign ministers and leaked forbidden secrets of the palace. They were arrested by the Empress Zeng and ordered to be responsible for the crime.
In front of thousands of palace maids and chamberlains, he was killed with a stick.
Chongen Palace was reorganized inside and outside. Empress Chongen Liu's people and maids were let go to get married, and the chambermaids were sent to guard the mausoleum of Emperor Zhezong. They were not even given the treatment of being raised in a Taoist temple or a Buddhist temple.
The originally very arrogant spirit suffered a fatal blow.
How could Empress Zeng use such methods to allow Empress Xiang to place people around the officials?
Seeing the curiosity in the eyes of Zhang Dun and others, Zhao Si couldn't laugh or cry, so he could only wave his hands and say.
"Then let's rest first. Prime Minister Zhang arranged for the etiquette department to comply with the decree of the Queen Mother of Shengci Palace, while the rest of the group drank tea, ate some pastries, and did some activities. We will continue in two-quarters of an hour." This chapter has been completed!
