"It is true that the princess, mother and son are blessed, but the emperor has been extremely kind and righteous to her family. Think about how many people in the capital covet the main residence of his family in dozens of mansions in the capital. The governor of the mainland has been favored for decades.
In the end, it was given to her family?" The young man sighed and said, "It's pitiful for our old man. His son-in-law finally became the emperor at his old age, and despite repeated begging, he could only get a shabby house owned by Sun Gang.
"
Concubine Li was displeased when she heard this and said: "The house is always a bit old, but didn't the Lord return the money for repairs?"
"Sister, what you are saying is unreasonable." The young man raised his eyebrows and said: "That house was confiscated in the 20th year of Sun Gang's party affiliated with Guo Xun and Yu Jiajing. It has been almost 30 years! Give me money
? Yes, I gave you money, but how much did you give me? One hundred taels, my good sister, what can one hundred taels be enough for in Beijing? It’s great, it just means it won’t lead to trouble.”
Concubine Li's face sank: "Sanlang, in the first year of Longqing's reign, His Majesty just ascended the throne. The inner treasury is so poor that he has to sell the imperial palace. The concubines in the palace don't even have a few affordable jewelry, and the Ministry of Revenue is still unwilling to give it to them."
Money! But even with this, His Majesty was still struggling to give our family a house! But in the second year of Longqing, when the internal treasury was slightly relieved, he immediately gave our family another 700 hectares of fertile land!"
The young man did not dare to resist, so he just muttered: "First, the family of the original wife chooses, and then the queen's family chooses, that's it, but then it's the uncle's family, and finally it's our family's turn..." Then he hummed again
Jiji: "As for the seven hundred hectares of fields in the second year of Longqing, isn't that because you gave birth to a son again, sister?"
Concubine Li said angrily: "Li Wenjin! If you talk like this again, don't come to see my sister again!"
"Okay, okay, sister, isn't it okay that I made a mistake?" Li Wenjin begged for mercy with a grimace: "I'm already like this, what else can I think about besides some money? Besides, I can't keep anything.
In the end, things don’t belong to our family?”
"You!" Concubine Li glared at him, but couldn't continue. After a long while, she sighed: "I know it's not easy for you, but the emperor is the emperor of the world, not just your brother-in-law. You have to do this at all times.
Always remind yourself that in the future... I mean in the future, even if the ancestors bless you and Jun'er succeeds in inheriting the throne, it will still be the same: he must first be the emperor of the world, and then your nephew."
Li Wenjin curled his lips secretly, but nodded repeatedly on his face, indicating that he understood.
He knew very well that as his sister, as long as he mentioned his current situation, his sister would not be able to harden her heart and do anything to him.
What's going on with him? If we really want to tell the whole story clearly, it's a long story, but the short version is: because Concubine Li was from a humble background, she was just a maid in Prince Yu's palace, even though the only surviving son when Long Qing ascended the throne was her son, Zhu Yijun.
, but the queen was still young after all, and her relationship with the emperor was very harmonious, and the death rate of Longqing's other children before was too high, so Concubine Li's status at that time was not particularly stable.
At this time, Li Wenjin, as the youngest brother of Concubine Li, voluntarily underwent castration and entered the palace to serve as a eunuch to take care of his sister who was constantly pregnant and giving birth. Women are sensitive and easily moved during pregnancy and postpartum, so they treated this brother
Not only was I grateful, but I was also very guilty, always feeling that I owed him a lot. [Wufeng's note: The fact that Li Wenjin entered the palace as a eunuch during the Longqing period is not a fabrication, but a historical fact.]
In fact, Concubine Li didn't know that Li Wen's entry into the palace was approved by her father Li Wei. She could also guess the reason: to ensure that she was the most fertile woman around the emperor and to ensure the safety and health of her son Zhu Yijun!
But even if she knew, could she refuse to accept the favor? She was also afraid. Didn't she have the status she had today because she was the best at giving birth? Could it be because Zhu Yijun was the eldest son of the emperor and the prince?
They were originally biological siblings, and with such a friendship, it was not a heinous crime. How could Concubine Li really be so embarrassed to treat this younger brother?
However, although Long Qing was concerned about family ties, he did not dare to disobey his ancestral precepts. Therefore, it was impossible for Li Wenjin to be Zhu Yijun's first companion. Otherwise, if Li Wenjin acted selfishly in the future, he would probably be even more disastrous than Liu Jin. As a result, Feng Bao was able to win the title of Concubine Li.
As the most favored eunuch around him, he became Zhu Yijun's great companion - he also had an important responsibility, which was to be responsible for Zhu Yijun's safety and health.
At this moment, seeing that his sister didn't say anything more, Li Wenjin continued: "Sister, did you hear anything from the emperor's words today?"
"What?" Concubine Li asked, "You want to ask the emperor whether his dragon body is healthy?"
"That's not the case." Li Wenjin shook his head: "Although I am officially in the Royal Horse Prison, how dare I not pay attention to anything in the palace? Let alone such a major matter as whether the emperor's dragon body is healthy. However, I am strange.
This is also the case... Although the emperor has never been physically strong, he actually doesn't see anything wrong now, so why did he suddenly mention such... ominous things? "
Concubine Li didn't say anything. She also felt that things were a bit strange, but because of her identity, she couldn't say certain things.
Li Wenjin continued: "Unless...the emperor feels that the life span of all ancestors is not too long..."
"Silence!" Concubine Li shouted softly.
Li Wenjin waved his hand and said: "Sister, don't worry, I have asked Feng Bao to get rid of all the idle people around. What we siblings say now will not be heard."
Concubine Li felt a little relieved, but her younger brother's words just now made her nervous.
In fact, most emperors of the Ming Dynasty did not live to be forty years old. Many people think that indulgence is one of the reasons, but if you look carefully, you will find that this matter is not an absolute factor.
Throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty, the earliest emperor to die was Tianqi, who was only twenty-four years old when he died. However, this emperor did not have too many hobbies in sexual matters. He has always been known as the "Carpenter Emperor" in later generations.
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Also, Hongzhi, the "most devoted emperor" in history, who had no other women except a queen, also only lived to be in his thirties.
On the other hand, people who lived longer, such as Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, Shizong Jiajing, and even Wanli in the future, were actually no worse interested in women than those emperors who died early, especially Zhu Yuanzhang, who was dying.
In the past few years, many little lives have been created.
Of course, it is impossible for Concubine Li to know how long her son will live in the future, let alone the apocalypse. But as long as she compares the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty before, she can already feel that her brother's words may have some truth.
However, she didn't dare to think too much about this issue: She didn't particularly care about whether Long Qing was a good emperor, and she couldn't care about it. But in her heart, Long Qing was a good husband - at least among all the emperors in the past dynasties.
, he is considered a good husband.
Does the emperor really have such worries? Then what he said...
Li Wenjin lowered his somewhat sharp voice as low as possible and said: "The emperor may be hinting to my sister who he can rely on in case of an emergency in the future..."