The battlefield is here, Xiaohong is unstoppable, winning every battle, and has led the army into the territory of Xu Kingdom.
The king in the royal capital was greatly encouraged and moved when he heard that his new queen was working so hard. She had sacrificed so much for herself, and his husband must not let her down and secure the power in the country.
Hold it firmly in your legs.
When she returns, hold a grand celebration banquet for her so that no one will question her status as queen again.
In the name of fully supporting the military, he rectified the central and eastern areas of the country, and killed those who delayed food and grass, wanted to use military expenditures, recruited soldiers to do legwork, and were stumbling in the east. Among them were many senior Situ people.
Da Situ knew clearly in his heart that the monarch was not dealing with his people, so he was very angry and planned to make his young boy suffer a lot in political affairs.
In a relatively poor county in the west, because the military service was too heavy and no one was farming, a famine occurred, which led to a large-scale riot.
It was not the first time for the new ruler of the country to encounter such a thing. The chief minister of the country stood by and watched, and even claimed to be ill during those few days and did not attend the court.
He became very angry about this and rushed straight to the Queen Mother's palace, asking his grandfather if he wanted to replace his king and establish a new one.
The Queen Mother was a little frightened by him, and argued that there was nothing she could do, so she could hold a banquet for him and Da Situ to ease the relationship between them.
I persuaded him to spare those people in Da Situ's mansion, and perhaps Da Situ could return to the court and help him.
Seeing what the Queen Mother said, the king's anger became more intense, but he calmed down. At this moment, he finally realized that the mother he relied on before was no longer an ordinary woman.
When faced with major national affairs, she didn't know how to deal with it, so she could just listen to her father and son. She couldn't influence her own decision, let alone persuade the great Situ.
All that needs to be solved by himself.
He bowed to the Queen Mother and apologized, "Mother, I can't afford to be wrong. Mingyue was so impulsive that I frightened you. Those matters should be handled by me, and you shouldn't be angry." Before leaving, he said
I asked the palace maid to send something to express my apology.
After he left, the Queen Mother's face did not look relaxed, but became sad, "He will lose either his son or his father, or both."
The palace man persuaded: "The Queen Mother is too worried. They will not go to that point. Let me go to Da Situ's Mansion for you. Please come into the palace and reconcile with Wang Zai."
The Queen Mother stopped her, "No, it's too late. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, otherwise he is greedy and always wants to balance, so he keeps ignoring this matter, but it is useless to hide his ears and steal the bell."
The king returned to the Ideological and Political Palace and took a deep breath. Dongshu touched the jade pendant on his waist. It was carved for him by Xiaohong herself. The new queen who is now on the battlefield is his spiritual sustenance.
Suddenly, a group of courtiers came into the palace and told him that the queen who was recovering in the palace was not well and wanted to see her for the last time.
The king sighed, bad things happened together, he didn't lack the effort, so he went to take a look.
The queen who was lying on the bed had indeed breathed a sigh of relief and was holding on, which showed that she really wanted to beg and speak to the king.
The leader of the country said: "If you have anything to say, let me tell you, and I will try my best to agree to it."
"He is still alive. Why did Wang Zai make Xiaohong his queen?"
The leader of the country was silent for a while, "If I didn't want to say those words, he would leave. She went to fight for me personally and needed a higher status, so that the officers and soldiers of the three armies would be inspired. He believes that I would not understand this truth."
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The queen smiled reluctantly, "No, he should understand. She is good-looking and can do so many things for you. How can he compare to her?
Or if he hopes that the king will agree to him and make their eldest son the crown prince and establish the eldest son as heir, that would be against etiquette."
The king said: "Do I know that he is neither the eldest son nor the legitimate son?"
"Then...how can it be the same?" The queen who was lying on the bed was very excited and started coughing. The royal doctor and palace attendants beside her went to help the queen reduce her pain.
The king suddenly thought of something. The queen's brother was a young and promising man who had great connections with the great minister Li Liudong. "If I can promise him something, he will give Dong a gold medal to avoid death for their eldest son and protect his life."
Life, more than he can give me."
The queen asked: "The king is so ignorant of etiquette?"
"The queen always keeps etiquette in mind. Isn't that a good thing? But I should also know that etiquette can be used to restrain officials and common people, but not to restrain the royal family." This is the royal way that the third prince learned when he was in charge of the country.
The queen looked at him blankly, then smiled bitterly, "No, since the king is here, I can do whatever I want. It's ridiculous that he hasn't been able to understand that truth for so many years.
My concubine, does she know more than him and can live a better life than him? Is she worthy of being a woman dedicated to God?"
The king sighed, "I'll save some energy and ask him again. Do I agree to it?"
"If Mingchen and my concubine are about to die, what can I give to the king?"
"I beg a trustworthy person in my palace to bring a message to my brother and ask him to put down the rebellion in the west. If he does a good job, he will give my child a gold medal to avoid death, and he will take care of my family in a month.
You can also send him to my home or to the palace. Can I agree to his condition?"
The queen smiled miserably, "It turns out that he wants his brother to die, but what can he do?" In fact, what the king was saying was similar to what her mother said.
She was not allowed to ask Wang Zai to reuse her brother and accept her concubine into the palace, so that Wang Zai could take care of the old relationship and show more pity to his concubine.
After the death of the chief minister, the status of her natal family plummeted. There was no high-ranking official in the family, and her confinement period was not as good as before. That's why her mother went to the palace to give her instructions, hoping that she could use her relationship with Wang Zai as husband and wife to exchange some benefits for the family.
She also repeatedly warned that if King Ming already had two queens and the one he liked was on the battlefield, her "first queen" should not make any more excessive demands.
But she was unwilling to give in. It was clear that she was not married and her son should inherit the country, so she first proposed to make her eldest son the crown prince.
Sure enough, as his mother said, he did not agree. The queen said: "I will ask a trusted person to go home to tell you about this. I hope you can keep your promise."
Should the king hope that the woman's son will inherit the throne? In that case, it would be very difficult for her son to survive.
The man in front of him said: "He will remember their friendship over the years and appreciate my dedication."
That night, he stayed in the palace of the late queen and watched her die with his own eyes. The queen's face was very calm, and it could be seen that she passed away peacefully.
The monarch summoned people to discuss the funeral. Xiaohong had managed some private property for him when she was at Temple Mountain, so his private treasury was abundant and he had enough money to organize a decent funeral.
Being rich and easy to do things is not the reason why he can challenge Da Situ. When marrying a virtuous wife, Xiaohong is so capable and virtuous, so she should not be his wife.