There are two empress dowagers in the Ming Dynasty. Among them, Empress Dowager Rensheng lives in Ciqing Palace, and Empress Dowager Cisheng lives in Cining Palace. There are two palaces, one in the east and one in the west, with Ciqing Palace in the east and Cining Palace in the west, so some people call it Ren. The Empress Dowager Sheng is the Empress Dowager of the East, and the Empress Dowager Cisheng is the Empress Dowager of the West.
However, the Western Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty is quite different from the Western Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty. The two most basic points are that she neither listens to politics behind the curtain nor actively interferes in national affairs.
However, today may be an extremely rare exception.
Because after the Emperor Zhu Yijun of the Ming Dynasty summoned Gao Pangshi, Empress Dowager Li sent someone to Cining Palace again for questioning, and the questions asked this time were somewhat related to government affairs.
"Ling Yunyi is so brave!" Empress Dowager Li did not sit upright, but walked around quickly, speaking harshly: "A newly promoted Minister of War has not yet taken office, and he is in the capital, at the feet of the emperor. They put on a great drama of arson and murder! Ha, the Ai family has really gained a lot of experience, there are not even such powerful characters in Kun Opera!"
Since the Queen Mother was standing, Zhu Yijun naturally did not dare to sit down. He stood by the side with his hands down. Even because of the Queen Mother's harsh words, he was so frightened that he lowered his head and did not dare to take a breath.
Standing next to him were two girls, the third princess Zhu Yao'e and the fourth princess Zhu Yaolao.
Both princesses wear gold-woven gauze shoulder-length phoenix-shaped blouses with persimmon-shaped shoulders. The shoulder sleeves have gold-woven phoenix-patterned cloud shoulders, and the inner parts are decorated with hooked lotus patterns.
The bottom is paired with a floral gauze python skirt. This is a pleated long skirt made of five pieces of fabric. The waist is edged with peach red dark flower gauze. The texture is dark flower diameter yarn. The dark flowers are entangled chrysanthemums and camellia patterns. It is woven with gold embroidery. The skirt is decorated with phoenixes, peonies, camellias, chrysanthemums, lotus flowers, plum blossoms, seawater cliffs and other patterns.
It is said to be a dragon pattern, but actually according to regulations, this is one of the variations of python robe women's clothing, so it is called python skirt.
There is no difference in the shape of their attires, but there is a difference in the color selection. The third princess Zhu Yao'e's top color is dark green, and the bottom color of the python skirt is grass green; the fourth princess Zhu Yao'e's top color is sky blue after rain, and the bottom color of the python skirt is grass green. The background color of the skirt is lake blue. It must be that the third princess likes green and the fourth princess likes blue.
The emperor stood for punishment, and the two princesses accompanied him. This treatment was only enjoyed by the two queen mothers.
However, judging from the current demeanor of Queen Mother Li, she has no feeling for this enjoyment. Her only feeling now is probably anger.
"Emperor, you have heard what your two imperial sisters just said. Although Ling Yunyi didn't know that they were in the temple at that time, he forced a Juren who came to Beijing to take the exam and did not allow him to take shelter from the rain. This is not the same as the Ming Dynasty's preferential treatment of scholars. Isn’t it always contrary to the national policy of the country? What’s more, as the minister of the Ministry of War, he actually used his power to commit crimes. This is also inconsistent with the policy of the country and the dynasty in employing people, right?”
Zhu Yijun didn't dare to have any objections, he nodded in agreement.
Queen Mother Li asked: "In this case, what are you going to do?"
Zhu Yijun hesitated for a moment and said: "If I were to deal with this matter directly, I'm afraid it would easily arouse people's concerns and shift the focus from Ling Yunyi's attack to why the two imperial sisters appeared in the temple... Although this matter has nothing to do with it, There is nothing ulterior, but the so-called rumors are always based on false rumors, and the more they are spread, the more ridiculous they become. Therefore, in my opinion, it is better to wait for the cabinet or the chief of science to initiate an impeachment."
"Will anyone go to court for impeachment?" Empress Dowager Li put away her anger and asked expressionlessly: "I heard that Ling Yunyi is Xu Jie's disciple, the same as Zhang Juzheng, Yin Shidan, Yin Zhengmao and others.
In the same year, he was considered a veteran minister with deep qualifications in the court. Moreover, it is said that he was able to serve as the Grand Sima this time because he was the leader... This situation is not ordinary. "
Zhu Yijun had never thought about it so much. Hearing what his mother said, he couldn't help but hesitate a little. He thought to himself: I asked pragmatic to handle this matter, but Zhang Siwei is a pragmatic uncle. I wonder if he can handle it.
?But when the time comes, he can't find anyone to write an essay, and he can only write an essay himself, which will be difficult. Now that he has resigned from office, he is just a civil servant. Even if he is Jieyuan, he has no power to control the essay.
Wen Di came into the palace.
Seeing Zhu Yijun's hesitant expression, Queen Mother Li frowned and asked, "Emperor, are you hiding something from the Ai family?"
Zhu Yijun was taken aback and said hurriedly: "How dare I deceive my mother? It's just this matter... I just hinted that I was too pragmatic, but at that time I forgot that he had resigned. I don't know if he can handle this matter."
Everything is arranged."
After hearing this, Queen Mother Li couldn't help but sneer and waved her hands: "Then you can rest assured, Gao Pragmatic, this kid, definitely has this ability."
"The Queen Mother is Shengming." Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I hope he will not disappoint the Queen Mother and her sons."
Queen Mother Li snorted and did not dwell on the matter anymore. Instead, she waved her hand: "It's getting late. The emperor should go back and rest first... The middle palace is still young, so you don't want to go to Kunning Palace."
Zhu Yijun's face fell, but he agreed honestly.
As soon as the emperor left, Queen Mother Li sat back, looked at her two daughters, and suddenly said: "You always hear your brother praising you for being pragmatic. How do you feel when you meet him today?"
The two princesses looked at each other, and the third princess Zhu Yao'e said: "My daughter thought it was pretty good. At that time, Ling Yunyi's servants had already rushed into the yard, and Gao Pragmatic refused to escape alone. He even ran into the main hall and insisted on taking us two with him.
Let’s escape together.”
"There is still some concern." Queen Mother Li nodded and asked, "Did he know your identities at that time?"
The two princesses shook their heads together: "I definitely don't know."
Seeing them speaking in unison, Queen Mother Li couldn't help but wonder: "Why are you so sure?"
The two women looked at each other and became a little panicked, hesitating and refusing to speak.
Queen Mother Li's face slowly became stern, her eyes roamed over their faces several times, and she suddenly asked in a cold voice: "Why don't you speak? Tell me, what's going on!"
The two princesses were so frightened that they immediately knelt down, and it was the elder sister Zhu Yao'e who spoke first: "Go back, go back to the queen mother... Because, after Gao Pragmatic broke in... After that, he grabbed us, held our hands and ran out...
If he knew our identities, he would definitely not dare."
"Snapped!"
Queen Mother Li was so angry that she slapped the table: "He also grabbed your hands? Why didn't you say anything just now!"
"Daughter... my daughter doesn't dare." Zhu Yao'e was so frightened that her whole body trembled, tears welling up in her eyes.
The fourth princess, Zhu Yaoyu, even flattened her mouth and was about to cry.
It turned out that although Empress Dowager Li was strict with Zhu Yijun, she was usually only strict with Zhu Yijun. She was considered a loving mother to King Lu Zhu Yijun and his three daughters, so she suddenly became angry at her two daughters, and the two princesses became angry.
I was so frightened that I felt a little overwhelmed. I just knew I was afraid.
Queen Mother Li felt a little distressed when she saw it, and said to herself: In the final analysis, this matter is not their fault, it is only Gao Pragmatic's fault. Even if you don't know their identities, you can always tell the two little girls, right?
He actually ran over and grabbed their hands? No, we definitely can’t just let this matter go!
