Empress work daily

Chapter 118
"Suddenly one day, the first emperor started a large-scale construction project. No matter which palace feathers rose up, the ministers never found traces of people hunting for treasures. Whether it was the expansion of the imperial city or Shanglin, the first emperor did not dig the ground three feet like the ancestors and Taizong. Search for the treasures of the previous dynasty."

Having said this, Shang Xuan suddenly stopped, with a sad expression on his face, as if caught in painful memories.

Ji Qiang continued to be shocked, the actions of the first emperor ran counter to her speculation.

The first emperor expanded the imperial city and Shanglin, not for treasure hunting!

"For the next three years, Emperor Xian did not step into Yuhua Terrace again. Until her 27th birthday approached... Emperor Xian suddenly decided that the Longevity Festival would be held in Shanglin Garden, and King Xia led everyone to Shanglin two months before the Longevity Festival to make preparations. Most of the people had gone, and the palace suddenly became empty."

"Suddenly one day, the first emperor walked into Yuhuatai drunkenly with two jars of wine in his arms. The first emperor told me personally that she only found out about my identity after I entered the palace and sent people to check it out. She didn't know it before entering the palace. She She also told the minister that she doesn't care about the treasures of the Xiao royal family at all, and the Daliang royal family has plenty of money."

Ji Qiang continued to be astonished.

Didn't expect it to be like this at all.

Shang Xuan thought that all kinds of actions of the late emperor were to force him to reveal the secret of the treasure, but the late emperor didn't take the matter of the treasure to heart at all!
"It was only then that I realized that I misunderstood the late emperor deeply. After that night, the late emperor had his majesty."

Ji Qiang involuntarily picked the legs of the table, and scratched the hard wood with light-white fingers. Shang Xuan couldn't bear it, and quickly diverted her attention.

"Early the next morning, the late emperor went to Shanglin and stayed there for a whole year. He didn't return to the palace until His Majesty's full moon."

"Everyone says that His Majesty is the child of the husband king, including the minister, and they firmly believe it."

"It wasn't until the late emperor faintly hinted at His Majesty's life experience to his ministers that he suddenly realized after going through various research...why she stayed in Shanglin for a year, why she quarreled with King Xia all day long, and why she didn't get close to His Majesty. , I have never stepped into Yuhuatai for more than ten years, and I regard my subjects as air."

Ji Qiang didn't know what to say.

She never thought that the mother who acted absurdly would be so arrogant.

Distinctive pride.

In order to prove to her sweetheart that she is only interested in his people, not his money, she still builds a large number of construction projects when the treasury is getting empty... No wonder every palace and feather is resplendent, no wonder she will order people to travel all over the world She collects rare and exotic beasts and puts them in her imperial garden just to prove to her sweetheart that she is an emperor, and she is very rich!

Ji Qiang couldn't understand his mother's behavior, and felt that it might be more difficult to understand her than to understand the heavenly scriptures.

However, this is the truth.

"Later, the minister heard that the government was getting more and more difficult, there were many frictions on the border, and disasters occurred frequently, so he took the opportunity to try to dedicate the treasure map to the late emperor. The late emperor not only confiscated it, but also ordered someone to beat him up."

"Why is that?" Ji Qiang felt that the fog in front of him was getting thicker.

Shang Xuan replied clearly, "Imperial power is dispersed, and once the huge treasures are revealed, there will be endless turmoil. And at that time, the late emperor's health was deteriorating, and your majesty was still young, so the late emperor did not dare to take this risk."

"Your Majesty is smart and smart, and has already been in charge of the government. He should have a deep understanding of the family's control of the government. When the late emperor was in power, the situation of the family's power was more serious than it is now. To put it bluntly, your majesty doesn't like to hear that King Xia and the eight great families were in the late emperor. The government is strictly controlled, and the late emperor wanted to implement the "New Deal" several times, but he was not allowed to do so."

"After the first emperor fell ill, King Xia and the aristocratic family had the final say on many major government affairs. The first emperor hated the aristocratic family's decision to kill first and then play. Princess, the fundamental reason why mother and daughter were encouraged to fight for power against King Xia and the aristocratic family."

"It's just that I didn't expect that after Princess Wei successfully seized power, her power expanded rapidly. The first emperor was afraid of raising tigers, so he secretly left two wills with Duke Qin and Duke Song."

Ji Qiang was shocked by the various secrets behind the various absurd acts of the first emperor, and even more shocked by Shang Xiang's deep understanding of the turbulence and weirdness of the government and the ways of the emperor.

Thinking about his identity and his experience, he couldn't help feeling that everything was God's will.

Such a person, if the previous dynasty survived, would be the right candidate to inherit the Great Reign.

Now, the former dynasty no longer exists, and the female dynasty has gone through three dynasties, and to her, the "four generations of emperors", his blood actually flows!
God willing!

Everything is God's will!
Ji Qiang closed his eyes and asked the last question.

"Why do you think that now is a good time to present treasures? Everyone knows that I will have a huge fortune."

"Everyone knows what I didn't intend to do, but His Majesty always refuses to talk to me, and doesn't allow me to approach the Hall of Yangyuan...I had no choice but to go to the Hall of Preserving Harmony."

Aware of Ji Qiang's hidden worries, Shang Xuan changed his tone with determination.

"Your Majesty is in power now, and you have the support of a national teacher behind you. More importantly, the choice of husband and king is still undecided. Your Majesty will never encounter the predicament of the first emperor. What's more, the family of officials knows that the royal family has invested a lot of money. It will only get closer to His Majesty, and few people will do things that are beyond their capabilities."

"You can see clearly." Ji Qiang praised him sincerely, not ironically.

There was a hint of joy at the corner of Shang Xuan's mouth, and he bowed his head humbly.

"Your Majesty's absurd praise, and I have thought a lot before I came to this conclusion."

After a lot of thinking, there is a conclusion?
Isn't this self-taught?

Ji Qiang couldn't help but think back to her childhood, when her father taught her the emperor's art, he not only understood a little bit, but also drew inferences from one instance.

The father said that she has the ability to learn without a teacher.

At this point, Ji Qiang felt that what should be said and what should not be said, had been said, except for the specific matters of the treasure, there was nothing to say.

Shang Jian is used to being able to read words and deeds, so he told her the location of the treasure at this moment.

"The treasure is in the back mountain of the Great Mercy Temple."

"Your Majesty, don't panic, the treasure is safe and sound. My father led his ministers to become a monk at the Great Mercy Temple. One was to get closer to the royal family, and he took it slowly. The other was to guard the treasure at all times for peace of mind. After all, only Once, he always felt uneasy if he was not guarded nearby."

Only this time did Ji Qiang understand why a father would suddenly take his son to become a monk.

Father and son became monks at the same time. Behind such a weird act, only the shocking reason of protecting the treasure can explain it.

"Your Majesty has already figured out how to dig the treasure. At that time, Your Majesty only needs to announce to the world that you will go to the Great Mercy Temple to pray for blessings. Afterwards, Your Majesty ordered the Habayashi guards to seal off the area within ten miles of the Mercy Temple. I personally lead a team of His Majesty." Those who are trustworthy will carry out the treasure."

Ji Qiang pushed the treasure map to Shang Xuan, thinking that his method was impeccable, since he decided to go there in person, she didn't need to figure out the treasure map.

"As you say."

After speaking, Ji Qiang stood up.

Shang Xuan also got up to see them off, and when he walked to the door, Ji Qiang suddenly turned around and said, "Why didn't you go to Shanglin back then?"

(End of this chapter)