Biography of Qingwu

Chapter 14 Zhao Huaining Stands Empress.

Inside the imperial city, ministers of civil and military affairs knelt in the hall, wearing mourning clothes, weeping unceasingly, the empress dowager supported the coffin and wept bitterly, Zhao Huaining, who was kneeling beside him, had mixed feelings in his heart at this moment.

Wang An quietly appeared at the side, presumably there is something to report, Zhao Huaining quietly got up and walked into the inner hall with Wang An.

There were so many people in the outer palace, Wang An could only whisper in his ear: "The people I sent to track down found that there were jewelry circulating outside the palace. According to the regulations, all of them should be jewelry used by the palace maids. Presumably it should be elegant. My dear, until now, Yaxin has not been caught, and there is no news of the hidden guards sent to assassinate King Anjing, Your Majesty, we have to make two preparations."

Zhao Huaining frowned, and his handsome face added a bit of distress, "It's just that the father has just passed away and has not been buried yet. If he is seriously ill, he can use it as an excuse to be a queen. But now that the father has passed away, mentioning it at this moment After standing, if you don't follow the rules, I'm afraid it will cause opposition from the officials."

"Your Majesty, I have already arranged everything for Your Majesty." Not only was Wang An not distressed, but he was confident.

"What?" Zhao Huaining asked puzzled.

Wang An smiled indifferently, "Later Taibu Ling and the Empress Dowager will put on a good show in the outer palace, as long as your Majesty cooperates."

Zhao Huaining didn't ask any more questions, since Wang An said so, he was sure of it, asking more questions was useless, so he walked out and knelt in front of the hall.

The Empress Dowager cried so much that she fell to the ground, Zhao Huaining quickly ordered: "Hurry up and send the Empress Dowager back to the palace to rest, and call an imperial doctor to accompany her around."

The empress dowager waved her hands, knelt up hard, and said: "For a husband and wife, let me give the emperor a good one."

Zhao Huaining's eyes revealed a trace of unbearable, in such a situation, I don't know if the empress dowager is just acting or the real love between husband and wife.

Tai Buling broke into the hall at this time, knelt behind him, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something to play!"

"The Taibuling is absurd! Don't even look at what time it is, it's really disrespectful to break in like this!" Cao Xiu, the official historian of the admonition platform, stood up and angrily denounced the Taibuling. It is really disrespectful for Taibu Ling to break into the palace like this, not to mention that Taibu Ling observes the stars and measures the fortune of the country, which are all illusory things. Cao Xiu and others have always sneered at such unsubstantiated things.

"Master Cao, don't be upset! What the officials have measured is related to the fate of the country and cannot be delayed, so that's why we risked the crime of disrespect and broke into the palace." Tai Bu Ling bowed to Cao Xiushen and said.

Just as Cao Xiu wanted to refute, he heard Zhao Huaining say: "Cao Xiu, let's just listen to the order of Taibu. If it's not painful, it won't be too late to punish the crime."

Tai Buling clasped his head with his hands on the ground, and said with firm eyes: "I watched the stars last night. The Tianfu star next to the Ziwei star was dim, and the Tanlang, Pojun, and Seven Killing stars are gradually shining. There may be wars. The Ziwei star represents the emperor. Tianfu is Kun, which represents the empress, and the concubine has passed away, if we do not set up a new middle palace at this time, and the Tianfu star continues to dim, then a war is inevitable!"

Cao Xiu heard that his mind was full of nonsense, that the theory of stars and constellations was illusory and had no real evidence at all, so he snorted coldly and said: "The concubine has not passed her first seven days, and the body of the Supreme Emperor is still warm. Now that another palace is established, don't people in the world say Your Majesty is disrespectful?!"

Tai Bu Ling said: "The lower officials naturally know that this is not in compliance with the rules, but as a king, the responsibility of the people in the world is his own responsibility. Your Majesty will also have a decision in his heart. As a Tai Bu Ling, it is the responsibility of the lower officials to report truthfully. , If you conceal the report because you think too much, if there is a catastrophe in the future, won't the lower official become a sinner through the ages?"

"You two don't even look at what day it is today, how can you argue about right and wrong in front of the Supreme Emperor?" Yuan Wei'an couldn't listen anymore, and scolded the two of them.

Cao Xiu has always been on good terms with Yuan Wei'an, and now that Yuan Wei'an has mediated, he will naturally sell him to save face and stop arguing with Tai Bu Ling.

Tai Bu Ling hurriedly said: "The lower officials are terrified. The lower officials are just doing their best, and have no intention of disturbing them."

The Empress Dowager spoke weakly at this moment, "Last night, the Supreme Emperor bestowed a dream on this palace, and also said that Huai Ning would marry a good wife again, otherwise his soul would not be at peace."

Zhang Yan, the official history of the Ministry of Rites, has always been Zhao Huaining's staff. He had turned against Zhao Huaining as early as when Zhao Huaining became the prince. At this time, seeing the Empress Dowager and Tai Bu Ling singing together, he suddenly understood five points in his heart, and immediately said: "It can be seen that, The words of the Taibu Ling are not false. It is not without reason that we have trusted the art of Taibu Ling in the past dynasties. Your Majesty, I believe that the words of the Taibu Ling should be believed in their existence rather than in nothing. If it is for the sake of benevolence and filial piety If you don’t believe what Tai Bu said, if there is a war in the future and the people will be displaced, what will happen.”

Zhao Huaining stood up, faced the ministers, thought for a moment, and said: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been a dilemma. When I was young, I studied with the Taifu. I was often taught that I was born in the royal family. I have no merit but a high position. I don’t work and I am supported by the world. If you want to sit back and enjoy the success, you must take the responsibility of the common people in the world to be worthy of this position. When the emperor was still alive, he often said that if loyalty and filial piety are in a dilemma, you must first be loyal and worthy of the people in the world. Since the Taibuling said that another middle palace should be established, then what kind of Women can be chosen in the middle palace."

Taibu Ling said: "The minister has been doing divination all night, and the middle palace is the reincarnation of a comet. Her life belongs to earth, and her parents' surnames are middle wood. When this girl was born, there was a vision in the sky. She must be the one chosen by heaven to be in the middle palace female."

As soon as this remark came out, all the ministers of civil and military focused on Wei Guohou.

Wei Guohou still knelt in front of the hall and did not say a word.

Zhang Yan said: "The youngest daughter of the Marquis's family of the Wei State was born with double moons in the sky. Calculated according to the month, her destiny is indeed earth. Could it be that this chosen daughter is the youngest daughter of the Houye family?"

Yuan Wei'an had already understood at this time that the empress dowager Zhao Huaining and Zhang Yan, the Ministry of Rites, set up a stage and sang together, but they just wanted to win over the Marquis of Wei, Yuan Wei'an laughed back angrily, inexplicably pointing fingers at each other After confirming Wei Guohou, he said: "Oh, there is such a coincidence in the world. The princess has just been buried, and the emperor's body is not cold yet. He is still lying on the mourning hall and looking at you. A few people can't wait to set up a stage to sing a big show. Wei The Marquis of the Kingdom will really give birth to a daughter, please tell me the date, I will also give birth to a comet reincarnated celestial girl when I go home, and in the future I will also be a queen under the guise of serving the common people in the world, and I will be able to rise to the top from now on!"

Yuan Wei'an was pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, and everyone present could hear it. On the surface, he was satirizing Wei Guohou, but in fact he was scolding Zhao Huaining and others for setting up a stage to win over Wei Guohou. Wei Guohou had infiltrated the court for decades , How could he not see through it, but he was inexplicably drawn into the play, and was pointed at and ridiculed, even though he knew that Yuan Wei'an was not targeting him, he still felt a little annoyed.

Wei Guohou said lightly, "I don't count life as a daughter of this Marquis, and this Marquis' youngest daughter is only in her teens this year. My old daughter is also an accident. I think it was God who blessed my Jiang family, so I sent down a heavenly girl. People without such blessings will not be able to give birth no matter how many days they live. But this is the first time this Marquis has heard that the youngest daughter is destined to be a queen."

King Andu has not said a word since the death of the Supreme Emperor. At this moment, he suddenly said, "It turns out that being a queen depends on fate. I want to ask the Empress Dowager. Is it a fortune teller? I don’t know what fate the Empress Dowager is, is she also the reincarnation of a comet?”

The empress dowager was so angry that she didn't catch up, she coughed a few times, Zhao Huaining reprimanded: "Prince An Du is disrespectful, the empress dowager is the aunt of the middle palace, how can you allow your words to offend here! Pull it down!"

King Andu's patience had reached its limit, and a nest of snakes and rats in the hall actually sang in front of his father's spirit, broke free from the restraints, and said loudly: "You are the emperor! Just order to marry the daughter of the Marquis of Wei. That’s enough, who dares to add more?! It’s really hard work to come up with such a libretto as the reincarnation of a comet! I’m a civil servant and military general An Sheji, but in the end it’s not as good as a star fortune teller! There’s no need for anyone to drag me down, this book The king will go on his own. It is the same for the king to go back to the palace to worship his father alone. It is just the same. Please give me some books of astrology. I will study it carefully. I will not be a prince in the future. ah!"

After all, King Andu walked out of the hall with his head held high, and the officials whispered in the hall, most of them thought the theory of astrology was ridiculous, and it was against the duty of a son of man to talk about the establishment of a queen in front of the corpse of the Supreme Emperor.But still no one dared to stand up and object. After all, at this time, the court situation is still unclear, so it is better to wait and see how things change.

Yuan Wei'an also got up, "I'm going to take my leave too. I'm going back to the mansion to fast, bathe and burn incense. I will open a separate room to pray for the Supreme Emperor. I won't delay your Majesty's marriage discussion here."

What Yuan Wei'an said was that the Chaoyang Palace was dishonest and could no longer continue to pray.How could Zhao Huaining not understand, he was gnashing his teeth angrily, but he was already on the verge of attacking, and he had no choice but to stop at this moment, which further fulfilled King An Du's words, so he said bravely, "Although it was shown by the heavens, I will not be like An Du. The king said that he ordered a forced marriage, and the Marquis of Wei can ask Hua Nian what he wants when he goes back, if she doesn't want to, then it's all over."

Wei Guohou nodded, closed his eyes, and continued to pray.

That night, Marquis Wei Guo returned to the mansion and told Jiang Huanian about today's events. Unexpectedly, Jiang Huanian's face was shy, and his eyes were full of hope. Such a man, marrying such a man is a daughter's blessing."

Wei Guohou opened his mouth to say something, but he swallowed it after all, and said: "Don't love the emperor too much, love yourself first, and then love others."

"My daughter knows." Jiang Huanian's expression of happiness was beyond words. She saw that Zhao Huaining went to the Duke's mansion to beg a courtier in person that day to make up for the loss of his wife. She already felt that having such a husband is what women in the world hope for most.

In the middle of the night, Wei Guohou tossed and turned.

His wife was woken up, and asked impatiently: "What's wrong with you tonight, your daughter has reached the age of marriage, and the left and right are also married, so what's wrong with marrying His Majesty today?"

Wei Guohou shook his head, frowned, and said: "I don't know if it's good or not, but the emperor's character is not good. I didn't look down on him before, but now he is sitting on the throne, and today he arranged that big play. , is also holding the heart of marrying Hua Nian, he wants to win me over, I know this, judging from today, King Andu and him will definitely break out a big battle, if he sits firmly in the country, our Jiang family can also be better If he can't sit still on the next floor, Hua Nian's choice today will be a disaster."

"With your help, how could his country be unstable, Lord Hou, go to bed earlier."

"That's right." Wei Hou also let go of his hanging heart, turned around and fell asleep.

On the second day, the Ministry of Rites chose an auspicious day, the 26th of this month, to enshrine the daughter of the Marquis of Wei as the queen.Because it is the national mourning period, we can't make a big deal of it.Zhao Huaining also personally went to the Marquis of Wei to apologize.

(End of this chapter)