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Chapter 87 The Empress Dowager
After entering December, the Chinese New Year is not far away.And after the Chinese New Year is Empress Dowager's Wanshou Festival.Many people close to Empress Dowager will capitalize in advance to prepare for the Wanshou Festival after the year.
Mrs. Jin used to be the maidservant of Empress Dowager Xu. She married Rong Shihuai's vanguard officer a few years ago. Later, her husband became the Great General of Zhenxi. She herself is also the wife of Yipin. This time, she came here to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday..
The Empress Dowager didn't see many people on weekdays, and it was rare to meet old people, so she was asked to come to the palace to talk every day.
Jin Jingyun stood in front of Empress Dowager, she was also much older, completely different from when she was young, but just like in the past, she gave Empress Dowager a big gift.
The queen mother looked at her former maid, and thought of those past days, when she was young.The Xu family is a wealthy family in the county, but they have many children. The Empress Dowager Xu is not a very favored and valued daughter.
At that time, she always felt bad. She felt that her parents were eccentric, doting on her sister, and even letting her replace her sister's unwanted marriage.All her life, that was something she didn't want to remember.
That marriage changed her life.
There are high and low people, and she is a noble person. Empress Dowager Xu confirmed this fact.
Just like now, the Hall of Compassion and Ning is located in the best position of the Taiping Palace, with a wide view, but she deliberately creates a dull and dark atmosphere.
After saluting, Mrs. Jin sat in the lower seat, picked out some Buddhist and Taoist theories that Empress Dowager was interested in, and talked for half an hour, and then complimented the Longevity Day of the next year, and finally fell into the current court.situation.
Everyone in the court, inside and outside, is concerned about the current situation.
The acting emperor Fei Jinyi was beheaded in court for murdering the royal family, collaborating with the enemy and treason, the general Akino holds great power, and the long princess is about to ascend the throne.
The Empress Dowager was still sitting in the Hall of Compassion and Ning.
Jin Jingyun earnestly said: "The long princess is only nineteen years old. At this age, it is really incompatible with etiquette to want to ascend the throne as a woman. The old man is full of sincerity, and there is no lie. What's more, the relationship with that generalEveryone knows it, it's unbearable, and it's really inappropriate."
General Zhenxi was stationed in the area of Long'an, and he could have intervened in the affairs of the northern border. Once Ming Ye came, he would no longer be able to touch the edge, and he would not be able to make money. What she said was just for Empress Dowager to listen to, Empress DowagerI also know it well.
Empress Dowager heard the words, and said in a low voice: "Jingyun, Aijia is only accompanied by the ancient Buddha with blue lanterns every day, praying for the late emperor and the late prince, what else can he do?"
Jin Jingyun looked at the Empress Dowager's face before continuing: "It is a blessing in my life to be able to serve the Empress Dowager when I was young, and to be taught by the Empress Dowager. Only someone like the Queen Mother can be in charge of the government. The servant thinks... Let the long princess be bornIt is more secure to be the heir of the emperor, and the queen mother listens to the government behind the curtain, which is Da Yin's luck."
Only those old ministers who are attached to Empress Dowager and gradually lose power can keep what they have in their hands.
Empress Dowager Xu slowly raised her head and looked out the window.Her face is well maintained, and she can see the look of Gu Pansheng when she was young.As soon as the sun falls on the face, you can see that it is covered with fine wrinkles.
She is old indeed, and she wants to be supreme.
What Jin Jingyun said was indeed what she thought.
Under this throne, only her and Rong Jian are left, so why can't it be me?She only married Rong Shihuai when she was nineteen years old, and she didn't understand anything.
A master and a servant in the hall were talking, but outside the Hall of Compassionate Ning was very lively.
The chief eunuch stopped an aunt.
This aunt is a familiar face, she looks cautious, and the rules are correct, but the chief eunuch of the Hall of Compassion and Ning immediately noticed something strange.
Her hands are too clean and delicate, which is not something that a person serving in the palace can have.
The chief eunuch brought out the disguised aunt, and saw her salute, and said in a trembling voice: "I am the wife of Wang Zhiheng, Minister of Rites, and I came here this time to meet the empress dowager."
Everyone in the palace knows that during the Tai Chi Palace incident, all the noble families present died, and the Minister of Rites was no exception.
This Mrs. Wang is a widow, and she is afraid every day, lest she will involve herself.
And the family suffered from such catastrophe, they gathered near the capital, no matter whether they were the first sons or the concubines, or which family name, they all gathered in one place to discuss what to do about this matter.
The disaster of extermination is close at hand.
After contacting Jiangnan, another message came, saying that Empress Dowager must be persuaded to cooperate.
This is also a dangerous errand. Once discovered, it must be severely tortured, and life and death are unpredictable.
The men of the aristocratic family cherish their lives and say that they can't easily break the family blood, but it is difficult for ordinary people to persuade Empress Dowager, so they use their children to force Wang Zhiheng's wife and order her to enter the palace to meet Empress Dowager.
Entering the palace this time was extremely difficult and dangerous, but finally reached the Hall of Compassion and Ning, there was still a glimmer of hope.
Mrs. Wang took out the treasure passed down from generation to generation by the Wang family from her bosom, and handed it to the chief eunuch.
The eunuch weighed it, and it seemed that he believed it.
He asked two apprentices to keep an eye on him, walked closer to the hall, looked around, and several court ladies who were fanning, scrubbing, and in charge of tea all went out.
There were only three people left in the room, and they wanted to say something that should not be known to outsiders.
The Empress Dowager lowered her eyebrows and closed her eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Old Madam Jin is someone close to Ai's family, so there is no need to shy away from it."
The eunuch smiled hypocritically, and lowered his voice extremely low: "Your Majesty, there is someone from the Wang family in the south of the Yangtze River asking to see you."
After Ming Ye left, Rong Jian's mood was quite low.
In the long wait, more than 20 days have passed, and the Chinese New Year will be a few days away.
Zhu Quan also rushed back from Jiangnan, and there was nothing serious about Jiangnan.Due to the timely rescue, the refugees have been properly resettled, and there is no starvation everywhere, and naturally it is impossible for the corpses to pile up into mountains.But the weather is getting colder, the Chinese New Year is approaching, and Huguo Temple is still busy with sacrifices, so he can't stay longer.
After returning to Beijing, the two met in the palace.
As soon as he was seated, Zhu Quan joked: "Looking at the face of His Highness, it seems that the red luan is moving?"
Rong Jian was startled: "Can you see this too?"
Zhu Quan pretended to be inscrutable: "Amitabha, mysteries of heaven must not be revealed."
With Ming Ye absent, Rong Jian's mood was not very good, and he felt that there was no difference from usual, so it was a little strange.
I also feel that Zhu Quan is a bit of a good pretender. If he hadn't become a monk early, he would set up a stall on the side of the road and be a fortune teller to fool people, and he would have a bright future.
Zhu Quan laughed loudly and said, "Your Highness, the news about you and Mingye has been spread all the way from Capital to Jiangnan, and the poor monk, a monk, has heard about it all."
Rong Jian regarded Zhu Quan as a friend, and he was not angry when he was teased, and said frankly: "Then what should I do? You can't hide it, you can pass it on if you want to pass it on."
Zhu Quan is a monk, but he is not the kind who breaks away from the world and concentrates on Buddhism.He doesn't think much of the other masters in the Huguo Temple, and he doesn't like the cumbersome sacrificial matters, but he always does a good job, and no one can fault him. Even Empress Dowager is full of praise for him.According to his meaning, it is impossible to truly leave the world for the sake of eating and drinking in order to live in the world, so why bother to fight against ordinary people and ordinary things.
So he asked: "Then how does Your Highness plan for the future?"
Holding his chin, Rong Jian thought for a moment: "When he comes back, he should consider getting married. When he gets married, it's a done deal, so we can do whatever we want."
It's quite a bit of a broken jar.
Zhu Quan commented: "There will definitely be an uproar at that time."
Suddenly, Zhang Sanchuan passed through the corridor and walked over in a hurry.
Seeing his expression, Rong JIan felt that something serious happened, so he took the letter from his hand.
The battle at the northern border is urgent, the food and grass are cut off, and the Chongwei Pass is trapped and helpless. I don't know how long it can last.
Rong JIan's first thought was that it was impossible.
How could Mingye be trapped in Chongwei Pass?The Wanlai Chamber of Commerce was responsible for the food and grass, and even the money was directly allocated to them.
Zhang Sanchuan has been promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei, and now he knelt down on one knee and said solemnly: "I have heard some other news, which seems to be related to the aristocratic family at that time."
In the Hall of Taiji, Ming Ye sent people to shoot and kill the family, causing their power in High Capital to be destroyed almost overnight, and their vitality was greatly damaged.But the foundation of the family is in the south of the Yangtze River, and Mingye can't let go of it for a while, and has to go to the northern border to suppress the Yanran people.Pulling it back and forth like this gave the family a chance to breathe. They saw Mingye's determination and madness, and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to kill Mingye.
For the family, this is a desperate gamble.
Food and grass were cut off, but the surrounding garrison did not support them.
It's Empress Dowager.
Thinking of this, Rong Jian immediately realized that such a thing could not be done by the family alone.
Rong Jian stood up: "I'm going to find Empress Dowager."
Rong Jian walked in a hurry, the attendants beside him were holding umbrellas, but they couldn't keep up with his steps.At this time, there was a lot of fine snow between the eyebrows and eyes, and the charcoal fire in the Hall of Compassion Ning was more than anywhere else, the temperature here was very high, as soon as Rong Jian entered, the snow on his body began to melt, hanging on his eyelashes.
The chief eunuch behind him was still chasing after him: "Your Highness, Your Highness, you have not informed the Empress Dowager, you must not..."
The meeting between Rong Jian and Empress Dowager is always separated by a curtain.
This time, Rong Jian didn't wait outside quietly, he walked in directly, and raised the curtain regardless of the eunuch and maid's obstruction.
Bead curtains made of jade should always be handled with care, but at this time Rong JIan used such force that the beads and jade fell together, making crisp and messy sounds.
The Empress Dowager was drinking tea, she was startled when she heard the sound, she couldn't help but leaned back, trying to escape, but managed to keep calm after looking up to see Rong, in her memory, she had almost never received such disrespecttreat.
It was also the first time after two years that he looked directly at the face of this granddaughter whom he despised.
Rong Jian looked at her condescendingly, when he lowered his eyes, there was snow falling from the corner of his eyes, but it didn't look like tears.
Tears are not so cold.
Rong Jian useless honorifics: "Why did you do this? How dare you do such a thing?"
After the incident was revealed, Rong Jian would definitely react, but Empress Dowager never thought that this would be the current situation, he dared to directly reinstall himself.
Empress Dowager's Adam's apple moved up and down, swallowed her saliva, and forced herself to calm down: "Aijia is afraid that you will repeat the same mistakes, like your mother, and be deceived by men again, and lose everything."
Rong Jian looked at Empress Dowager seriously and heard what she said.
It has nothing to do with any warmth, it is human desire and the power they want.
So Rong Jian did not beg, hoping to change the Queen Mother's mind.
This is the moment of immortality.
Empress Dowager Xu didn't understand many things, and she didn't like many people.In her view, Rong Jian is just a lucky kid who just happens to get a lot of support and has Ming Ye who has lost his mind.But she couldn't see clearly, and she couldn't see herself clearly.She thought that she was in charge of this matter and contributed to the success or failure of the northern border battle, but she didn't understand that she was just a person on the stage, but definitely not the most important one.
Rong Jian straightened up, he didn't bother anymore, turned around and left here.
Before leaving, Rong Jian turned his head, and Empress Dowager saw half of his profile, which was shockingly beautiful and sharp.
Rong Jian also noticed the Empress Dowager's gaze, he had already calmed down, such a calmness reminded Empress Dowager Xu of what outsiders said Ming Ye did in Tai Chi Hall.
Terrified her for no reason.
Rong Jian said, "I will make you regret it."
The author has something to say:
Although it is said that it will end soon, it will not end immediately. There will be after the big wedding and enthronement, and will write some daily qwq after marriage
(Actually, also thought about the ending, it's cute when think about it)
Good night, my friends!