Jiapingguan Chronicle

Second Master Jiang gestured to Mei Lin and asked her to get some snacks. He was a little hungry. Merlin nodded, turned around and went out, asking Shadow to go to the dining room to order some of the braised meat he bought in the afternoon. He would see if the master was having a barbecue and get some too.

"It's quite reasonable for them to do this. After all, all the informants sent in have been removed one by one. It can be said that the two sides have basically fallen out, right? Not to mention that the news cannot be received, even if some news is received, it is Emperor Yongjia It's basically useless to want them to know. What they really want to know is impossible to get." Looking at Merlin walking back, Xue Ruitian turned his eyes back and sneered, "However, I think it's a bit It's strange. Logically speaking, the previous dynasty's government had always been controlled by aristocratic families. The royal family and clan had no say in it. Regardless of whether the emperor or the crown prince, they were actually puppets and decorations. Such a relationship The pattern can be maintained for hundreds of years, and it has always been like this. What else does the family have to worry about? Are they worried that Emperor Yongjia is ambitious? Are they worried that he will resist them? "

"I want to know too." Jin Miaomiao touched his chin, "I think they are worried that Emperor Yongjia is difficult to control. After all, he is not one of those who has never seen the outside world. He has been in the fiefdom for ten years and has traveled everywhere. Traveling across mountains and rivers, they should be worried that if Emperor Yongjia has any thoughts, they will be caught off guard?"

"I think the family thinks too much." Xue Ruitian shook his head gently, "Evidently Emperor Yongjia is the kind of person who neither fights nor grabs. What he likes is freedom, and what he likes is taking Queen Kangshun out to play. He has no thoughts at all. It doesn't matter whether the court is controlled by a powerful family or whether he is a puppet or a decoration. What he really cares about is that he and the people he cares about are being watched by the clan. , living under the eyes of the noble family all the time, right?"

"I think the reason why the aristocratic family arranges informants is, as I said just now, that they don't know Emperor Yongjia. Although Emperor Yongjia grew up in the capital when he was a child, he has been out for ten years after all. They don't know that these ten years What happened, what happened to Emperor Yongjia, and whether there were any changes from when he was a child, that's why he sent people to keep an eye on him. If they confirmed that he didn't have any problems, there probably wouldn't be anything else." Shen Cha said After finishing, he sighed softly and continued, "Judging from the history books, Emperor Yongjia was not a... well, how should I put it, a very ambitious person in government affairs. He didn't like those people very much. He was pushed to That position is very helpless. If someone can help him manage the court and handle daily affairs at this time, he would be quite happy."

"That's true, but the premise is that the big clan's actions should not touch his bottom line, and his bottom line is him and the people he loves."

"It turns out that Yang Meiren wanted to harm Sumei and the eldest son of Emperor Yongjia. This made Emperor Yongjia furious." Come."

Merlin agreed, and just as she was about to go out, she heard footsteps coming from outside. She quickly walked to the door, opened the door, and saw two shadows walking over carrying four large food boxes.

"Why so slow?"

"The master chef gave us the freshly baked food, which was still hot, so it took a little time." Shadow helped carry the big food box into the room, saluted everyone, turned and left.

Merlin opened two food boxes. One contained the barbecue he bought in the afternoon, and the other contained the meat skewers and vegetables freshly grilled by the master. She thought for a moment, then handed some braised meat and roasted vegetables to Shen Cha, Qi Bo and Jiang Erye respectively, and distributed the rest of the roasted meat to the others.

"I don't want to eat, I'm not hungry!" Shen Cha waved his hand and refused what Merlin handed over, "I'll just drink water."

"Okay!" Merlin looked at the other people and saw Qi Bo and Jiang Erye looking at the things in their hands with disgust, and raised his eyebrows, "Aren't you hungry?" "We also want to eat barbecue."

"What kind of barbecue should we eat?" Jin Miaomiao looked at Uncle Qi and then at Mr. Jiang, "It's late at night. Eat less greasy food. You can't eat too much of this. As long as you don't feel hungry, you'll be fine."

"I know, I know, don't be so cruel!" Jiang Erye took a piece of braised duck tongue and said, "After Yang Meiren and everyone related to her were executed, the remaining three who were stuffed in The beauties were indeed frightened, especially Queen Kangshun and her aunt, who had threatened her several times openly and covertly. The three beauties did not dare to make any small move, and they had no children. In the end, they died in depression. Later, the prince The concubine, the aunt of Queen Kangshun, contracted the cold due to overworking and never recovered. She passed away in the third year after Emperor Yongjia became the crown prince. Emperor Yongjia never established a concubine again, although the clan and the aristocratic family had always Everyone is trying to persuade him, but he still goes his own way and firmly refuses, and the clan and family members can’t do anything to him.”

"But they will still crowd people into the East Palace, right?"

"That's for sure, because Yang Meiren's death makes them even more uncertain about Emperor Yongjia, so naturally they still have to inquire about it."

"Emperor Yongjia clearly knows that these people have evil intentions, so why does he still accept them all?"

"Of course." Mr. Jiang raised his eyebrows at Jin Miaomiao, "After all, the clan and the aristocratic family feel that if one or two of Emperor Yongjia's heirs can win the favor of Emperor Yongjia, let alone replace the crown princess. Or the position of Queen Kangshun is that she is more favored than others, and their future may be easier. In fact, this is beneficial to both parties, each can get what he needs!"

"It's a pity that one party's wish will eventually fail. Not surprisingly, it will be the beauties who were stuffed in."

"Yes!" Mr. Jiang sneered, "According to Emperor Yongjia himself, since the clan and the aristocratic family don't feel sorry for those girls, then he should feel sorry for them. If the enemy can be turned into one of our own, it will be a good result. From the time he became the crown prince to the time he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, there were almost a dozen or twenty beauties in the harem. Seven or eight of them were like Yang Meiren, who refused to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. They all got rid of them. The others, Those who have children, after giving birth to them and raising them until they are two or three years old, send the mother and son or mother and daughter out of the palace to be raised in another courtyard in Yongzhou. They will tell the public that they are gone and let the family prepare for the funeral."

"It turns out that this is what it means to leave a mother and leave a son." Jin Miaomiao thought for a moment, "What happened next? Are the people who kindly stayed behind very peaceful?"

"It's quite peaceful, and a few of them did die in the end. However, there are indeed people who want to overthrow the world, but Yongzhou is the headquarters of Emperor Yongjia, and the Zhou family sits there. The Zhou family hates these people. If you have an excuse to deal with them, they will still be happy."