In the palace where the heavy snow had taken a break, a young old man wearing a flying fish suit stood at the foot of the steps of the main hall. His face was blue with cold but he did not dare to say anything. He just briefly gestured with his eyes to an eunuch beside him.
The eunuch was none other than Feng Bao, Feng Bao and Feng Factory, who was the director of etiquette and admiral of the East Factory. Feng Bao's face was not very healthy and was slightly pale, but he still smiled as kindly as possible and said to the little old man:
"Don't worry, Mr. Long Live Grandpa. He has been so noisy because of the affairs of those noble disciples that he finally came up with an idea to get rid of those noisy people in the outer court. He is currently talking to the noble concubine.
I'm afraid it will take a while to explain the next arrangements, so let's wait a little longer."
It turns out that this little old man is none other than Concubine Li’s biological father, Li Wei.
Li Wei sighed helplessly and said: "In this case, there is nothing we can do about it. My old man is a hard worker. In this cold weather, not only was he sent to pay tribute to Emperor Jing, but he had to continue blowing it when he came back."
The wind is starving... I asked Eunuch Feng, how are my daughter and grandson doing lately?"
Feng Bao had a smile on his face: "The father-in-law is joking, what an honor it is to be able to offer sacrifices to our ancestors? Even Li Shilu, the first minister of the dynasty, can't get such a job, right? Only you, the father-in-law, can do it."
, you have such qualifications! As for the imperial concubine and the prince, you can rest assured, long live my grandfather’s son. Both of his sons are imperial concubines. How can the imperial concubine and the queen be bad in the palace? As for the prince, let alone that, long live it.
Grandpa has really racked his brains to make him happy! No, the front foot has just sent away the group of children from noble families, and he has to select one from another group of children from civil servant families to accompany His Royal Highness to study. You
Say, is there anyone in the world who loves children more than Your Majesty?"
Li Wei's old face burst into laughter when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, you are knowledgeable, you are knowledgeable, no wonder my daughter... uh, no wonder the noble concubine appreciates you, I see your ability to be a secretary
The palm seal of the ceremonial supervisor is enough."
Feng Bao's face darkened when he heard this, and he forced a smile and said: "I accept your compliment, but after all, Mr. Gao recommended the Meng Palm Seal..."
When Li Wei heard Gao Gong, his face suddenly became solemn, and he nodded and said: "Oh, that's true, that's true, Gao Ge Lao Hong is knowledgeable and has a lofty temple, so of course he has his considerations."
Feng Bao's face turned even darker, and he secretly scorned: What a useless snack. The man just mentioned Gao Huzi. It scared you old boy. If Gao Huzi glared in front of you, I'm afraid you would pee your pants on the spot.
! Just because of your virtue, if you hadn’t given birth to a good daughter, you wouldn’t even be worthy of carrying a man’s shoes.”
As the saying goes, things that one does not have are more attractive to people. In the same way, it can also be said that "things that have been lost are only doubled." Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty liked to call each other "men", but they usually did not do so in a normal way.
He calls himself this way in front of others to avoid ridicule, but in his heart he must insist that he is still a "man", and Feng Bao is certainly no exception.
But no matter how much Feng Bao looked down on Li Wei, after all, he was the biological father of the imperial concubine. Feng Bao could only echo one or two words about the so-called alienation and indifference, and said a few words. Since Mr. Gao did this, he must have lacked training.
Such nonsense.
While the two were talking, a eunuch came out of the door of the hall and said loudly: "Xuan - Jin Yiweidu commanded Li Wei - to have an audience."
Feng Bao had long been impatient to exchange greetings with Li Wei. When he heard this, he felt as if he was being pardoned and hurriedly said: "Prince of the State, please."
Li Wei did not dare to neglect and hurriedly went to the front hall.
There is a reason why Li Wei waited for so long.
Going back in time for a while, in the palace at that time, after just listening to the emperor's explanation of tomorrow's arrangements and what she should do, Concubine Li complained slightly to the emperor: "Your Majesty, my father is old, and he was born in November last year.
I paid tribute to Emperor Jing’s Mausoleum once on your behalf. Less than four months later, I went to pay tribute and sweep again. I always feel..."
Long Qing was not angry, but said with a smile: "Why, you can't bear it? Or do you think it's dishonorable to sacrifice to Emperor Suojing?"
Concubine Li pouted slightly and said nothing.
Long Qing waved his hand and said: "Don't you understand? Although there is no dispute that I can inherit the great treasure, after all, I am not succeeding as the prince, so some reputations must be maintained. How much do you know about Emperor Jing's past?"
Concubine Li didn't understand the emperor's meaning for a while, but she still replied: "I know the whole process of the matter, but I haven't thought about it carefully."
Long Qing smiled and said: "In my early years, I didn't think about it carefully. Later, after listening to Mr. Gao's analysis, I thought about the events of that period carefully - you know, I didn't have anything else to do at that time anyway.
Easy to do.”
Concubine Li felt pain in her heart and she wanted to comfort her, saying: "Your Majesty..."
"I'm fine." This time he changed his self-identification from "I" to "I", narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "At that time, the civil engineering failed miserably and the bad news of Yingzong's capture reached Beijing. The capital was shocked and people were panicked.
At that time, the tile bayonet sword was unstoppable, and Yingzong was forced to seize the border frequently for strange goods, and the border gates called the police one after another. However, the defense in Beijing was empty, and all the elite battalions were sent to the expedition. There was not even a tenth of military supplies and equipment, and the exhausted soldiers and horses were exhausted.
There are less than 100,000, and comparing the two, there is a huge disparity in strength."
Long Qing's eyes became a little distant: "If we follow the provisions of the Emperor Ming's ancestors, Zhu Jianshen, the eldest son of the Yingzong, should be canonized at this time, but he was only three years old at the time, and he was canonized as the crown prince only after the civil war. If the country is peaceful and the people are safe,
Peace and prosperity are inevitable, but at the critical moment when the country is in crisis, the first thing the officials consider is to support a virtuous and promising king who can eliminate the war. Therefore, Zhu Qiyu, the younger brother of Yingzong, becomes the most qualified candidate.
.”
Concubine Li also knew these circumstances, but she also knew that the emperor had not finished speaking and important things must still be coming, so she just listened honestly and did not interrupt.
Sure enough, the emperor continued: "First of all, in terms of age and status, he is the second son of Xuanzong. He is only one year older than Yingzong. The eldest brother is gone and the eldest brother succeeds to the throne. It can be said that the elder brother ends with the younger brother - even my elder brother.
No more. Secondly, in terms of ability, he was appointed to stay in the capital when Emperor Yingzong went to conquer the country in person, and accumulated some experience in governing the country. Tumu was defeated in the war, and there was no one in the court. The empress dowager ordered him to supervise the country, and ordered Yingzong's eldest son to be the crown prince.
Later, he was ordered to assist. Therefore, at the end of August, the ministers invited the Empress Dowager, saying that the country has a long-term monarch and the country is blessed, so it is appropriate to make him the emperor. The Empress Dowager agreed and ordered a servant with rituals."
"However, the success of this matter depends on two people. One is the Queen Mother, and the other is Yu Qian." The emperor said quietly: "At that time, the Yingzong had fallen into the hands of the enemy. The Queen Mother's decree was orthodox and righteous, while Yu Qian represented the subjects.
My support... I have always been in poor health. If anything happens in the future..."
Concubine Li was shocked and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty!"
"Listen to what I have to say." Long Qing said calmly: "I know what you are going to say about the emperor's spring and Autumn period, but I know my own body, so I have to say something earlier. Why don't I send someone else to pay tribute?
Emperor Jing, did you choose your father? Because he is the prince's grandfather, and you are the prince's biological mother."
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Why is it late? Because my hands are cold...really.