The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

In the back hall of the Lanzheng Hall, Emperor Chengyuan closed his eyes lightly. He listened to the report from the Crown Prince Jiang Huaiqian, and after a while he asked about the Duke of Shengguo's mansion: "I heard that there are six honorable mansions, but the Duke of Shengguo's mansion is very lively, and there is Sister Yuan in it?"

Jiang Huaiqian said with a smile: "Although Mrs. Zheng was shot to death by her cousin, according to what Sister Yuan and the book boy said, that girl bullied her because she was young, so she was not suffering from fainting."

As for the details, they have already been compiled and handed over in detail before, and Emperor Chengyuan already knew about it, so he asked again: "How to deal with the spies in Duke Sheng's mansion?"

Jiang Huaiqian said again: "The inner guards have already detained Lin Qingbo and Zheng Hongran separately. Han Qingxun didn't know much about it, and he had made some meritorious deeds. Therefore, my son-in-law saw that his cousin was helping the fourth master of the Sheng family, Sheng Xiangtuan, to plead for mercy. free."

"The fourth child of the Sheng family? Is it the interpreter of the Admiral's Fourth Translation Office?"

"Father, you have a good memory, I am ashamed of myself! This is Sheng Tongyi."

Emperor Chengyuan didn't take Prince Gong Wei seriously, just laughed it off, and then pondered for a moment: "Freedom... how about just fulfilling her and the fourth son of the Sheng family? Let her be a concubine, and it's cheap to send someone to keep an eye on her for life." she."

Jiang Huaiqian was startled when he heard the words: "Father thinks she is cheating this time?"

Emperor Chengyuan shook his head with a smile: "I trust the abilities of the prince and the inner guards, but... I don't trust those who are deeply influenced by Qi, so you can treat me as suspicious, and put it on the left and right in the Duke of Sheng's mansion, and it doesn't take much effort to stare at it. "

Now that the emperor made the decision, Jiang Huaiqian was not interested in speaking for unrelated people, so he used Lin Qingbo and Zheng Hongran to talk about the former Qi grandson and former ministers divided into two factions: "Lin Qingbo and Han Qingxun are actually one faction, but Han Qingxun doesn't want to be buried with the former Qi. Therefore, only Lin Qingbo, the old school, persists... There are still five of the six mansions for people like her."

Emperor Chengyuan nodded slightly, and signaled the prince to continue: "The existence of the other faction, Lin Qingbo's level is not known, only those in charge know, this group of people is the main attack faction, and the heart of recovery is still unabated. This time, they advocate sneaking into the capital to control Those who change are those who send people!
Like Zheng Hongran and Master Zheng, apart from them, there are two in each of the other five mansions.It can be seen that their action is quite desperate. "

Emperor Chengyuan waited until here, and finally opened his eyes to look at the prince: "The former Qi supervisor is counting the opportunity to recover among the noble daughters of Chu. They vainly try to grasp the variables mentioned in the hexagrams, thinking that marrying their great-grandson will be enough." Drive Chu and recover, hehe, what does the prince think?"

In front of the emperor Jiang Huaiqian always knew when to be vague, when to be half-truth, and when to be sincere.

Therefore, facing the emperor's gaze at this moment, he did not evade and said, "It would be a lie to say that the minister is not tempted. The auspiciousness belongs to the Great Chu, how dare the former Qi try it?"

He paused slightly when he said this, and saw that Emperor Chengyuan's expression remained the same, and continued: "However, I also know that this hexagram involves a lot of things, and even the former Qi can only roughly determine six honors. There are five or sixty people together, even if the son has the heart, he is powerless!"

When Emperor Chengyuan saw what he said, he didn't want to distinguish the authenticity of his words, but said: "When the mountains and rivers are in the palm of your hand, what you say and do can determine the rise and fall of a person, the honor and disgrace of a family, the ups and downs of a family, the gains and losses of a city, the rise and fall of a place, and the rise and fall of a city. The survival of the country...

After a long time, it is easy to forget that governing the country should be in accordance with the law, govern with virtue, be close to the virtuous and far away from sycophants, be far extravagant and simple, and keep the public and forget the private, so it is easier to be swayed by foreign influences.

However, I don't know that since ancient times, the virtuous and capable will win, and I have never heard that any official or general who marries the one who is destined to be a phoenix can win the world. "

His painstaking persuasion was not in vain, it really relieved Jiang Huaiqian's awkwardness a lot.

Jiang Huaiqian pretended to be taught, but he still planned to calculate the birthdays of those young girls.

Emperor Chengyuan also guessed that he would not let it go, looked at his obedient appearance, and sneered: "Of course, if you are not afraid that the harem will become a battlefield, then just take those five or sixty people into the palace, anyway, the emperor's three palaces and six The number of 60 concubines in the courtyard is enough, and they can still fit in!"

Jiang Huaiqian blushed, repeatedly saying that he had no such intention.

Emperor Chengyuan didn't say whether he believed it or not.

Jiang Huaiqian was helpless, and mentioned that the husband in the family was growing up, and if he chose a wife in the future, he could consider it.

This remark made Emperor Chengyuan want to laugh: "The prince is afraid that the battles among the princes will not be fierce in the future, so he made arrangements in advance?"

Even if a person who has no idea enters this game, I am afraid that he will have to fight hard.

"..." Jiang Huaiqian moved his lips, he looks so stupid?
Emperor Chengyuan understood it, and sighed softly: "It seems that you have already chosen someone for the position of grandson... You must know that during my reign, I will not appoint a grandson."

As for whether the prince can protect his favorite son, and whether he can willingly give the throne to him, it is a matter between them.

What Emperor Cheng Yuan wanted was to reduce the crown prince's concern for Qian Qi's hexagram.

After the crown prince left, Emperor Chengyuan returned to the back garden of Qingyuan Palace and sat alone in the gazebo in a daze. After a long while, he ordered Yang Xun to invite the queen to come here to play chess.

The chess games between emperors and empresses have always discouraged palace people, so after a few rounds of chess, Emperor Cheng Yuan, who was slightly defeated, handed over a folded letter paper.

Empress Qin took it and opened it, and saw a few lines of comments clearly written on it:

"【Ren Gaofei for 16 years, finally got the phoenix to fall into the palace; before the dragon candle was high and the phoenix candle was high, he came back with a tripod on a deer.】"

"I remember that Your Majesty never cared about these things, what's the matter now?" Empress Qin handed the letter back to the emperor, "Ignore it, do yourself a good job, and don't neglect your responsibilities, this is the principle you insisted on before! Like this How can an unknown person shake the country?"

Emperor Chengyuan took the letter paper and folded it again, gently put it in the tea bowl, and let it gradually blend with the tea.

"Maybe I'm old. Hearing these comments, I thought of the heroine's enthronement."

Empress Qin's hand trembled, and Emperor Cheng Yuan smiled slightly when he saw it: "My niece Hong An was nine years old when Huai Yan was 16 years old. When Huai Yan was [-] years old, I pointed Hong An to him as the crown princess.

Although Hong An is the only daughter of the last emperor, she is gentle and tolerant, and she and Huai Yan also have a sister-brother relationship. They respect each other as guests after marriage, which can be regarded as harmony.

Because of selfishness, I violated the ancient precept of aunts not to remarry, and let their cousins ​​get married, so that it took them more than ten years to have a daughter in Yongping.

Hou Huaiyan left early due to the political turmoil, and the dozens of sons born to his concubines did not stand up. Only Yongping Chenghuanhong was at his knees. "

After Emperor Chengyuan finished speaking in a leisurely manner, Empress Qin's eyes turned black.

It was as if his heart had been slashed again, and after a while, his forehead was already covered with fine sweat.

"It's not Hong'an!" Empress Qin gritted her teeth, staring closely at the emperor's eyes and repeated, "The heroine of Jiangshan can't be Hong'an, let alone Yongping!"