The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 65 Tai Chi Master
In the Jingde Hall, the emperor held in his hand a poem sent in by Taoist Dongshan, "Once upon a time, the sea was difficult to overcome, except for Wushan, it was not clouds. I looked back lazily at the flowers, half destined to practice Taoism and half destined to be you!"

He read it out softly, and then handed the poem to King Zhongshun, "Look at it!"

King Zhongshun took it over, and it was really hard to believe that this was written by Jia Cong, "The first two sentences seem to be changes from the chapter of "Mencius: Whole Heart": "It is difficult for those who look at the sea to be water, and it is difficult for those who swim in the gate of the saints to speak". Come on, this kid, could it be said that he has read all four books?"

The emperor stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back. He was thinking about another question, "Over there in Dongshan, all the old ladies of the Zhao family have gone, forcing the second son of his family to fight against the young master of the Gu family?"

King Zhongshun hurriedly caught up with his train of thought, "Yes. There are only two direct relatives of the Zhao family, but it is the Gu family. Gu Mingchen has a total of one wife and three concubines, and gave birth to five sons in one breath. The third and eldest children are both direct children. .”

"The Prince's Palace of Beijing and the Zhen family of Jinling are discussing marriage?"

"It was the Empress Dowager who acted as a matchmaker and settled on their second girl. It's still too early to get married now. I heard that their second girl is only 13 years old. It will take two years to get married."

"The next best thing is not being able to get through!" Emperor Taiqi said coldly, "I heard that Gu Mingchen had a concubine named Yangzhou Shouma. When Zhao Zibi's wife came back with the New Year's goods the year before last, she took her with her in the car. When I came back, I sent it directly to the Gu family."

King Zhongshun had heard of this incident, "Didn't you say that a niece of Mrs. Gu's mother's family or something was working as a concubine for Gu Mingchen?"

"Ha! It's just a cover-up! I thought she wasn't a girl from an innocent family, but unexpectedly, she turned red on her wedding night. She was so excited that Gu Mingchen was so excited that he felt like having a bridal chamber for the first time. He also liked the girl's tenderness and was very amused. Son, a concubinage banquet was held solemnly, and I had to make up an identity."

"This... what's the point of making it up? I have to say it's the niece of the old lady's mother's family. I don't know what the old lady's mother's family would think. The girls are going to be sisters with Yangzhou Shouma!"

Emperor Taiqi was amused and laughed, and said, "Don't think too much, I'm just talking. Now it's a coincidence that I can't break this situation. This kid from the Jia family is really a lucky general!"

King Zhongshun also knew that the emperor had been embarrassed by the Lianghuai salt administration. Salt tax accounted for one-third of the revenue of the treasury. Now this large sum of money was not in the hands of the emperor, and he was restricted no matter what he did.

What's more, since the emperor became obsessed with Taoism and alchemy in the ten years of Wanqing, the state treasury has been unable to make ends meet every year. In the 22nd year of Wanqing, the court's deficit reached more than 800 million taels.

The annual tax revenue of 13 provinces in Beijing and Beijing is only more than 500 million taels.

The Supreme Emperor was still sitting in the Daming Palace. Emperor Taiqi and King Zhongshun knew these words in their hearts, but they could not say a word. If they did, it would be unfilial.

I can’t help but do it.

King Zhongshun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's better to rest early today. I'm afraid there will be a fight tomorrow morning!"

After saying this, Emperor Tai Qi's face dropped again, "Yan Weiyong, this old guy, does he think that I will miss him if we are just like this all day long? He pretends to be stupid all day long, and fights with Gu Mingchen. Look, when they got in front of me, the two of them handed each other the ladder, hum!"

"Your Majesty, it's time for Grand Scholar Dongge to replace him!" King Zhongshun said.

Emperor Taiqi sighed, "Why don't I know who is the right person for me right now?"

"I think it seems to me that Yan Weiyong has the upper hand now. Even if Gu Mingchen fights with him, he can't even take care of it, but he has given Zhao Song a lot of opportunities. He should be more upright!"

Emperor Tai Qi had a choice in his mind, but he didn't say it out loud. He asked, "How should we deal with Zhao Chi's matter?"

It’s true that he doesn’t know how valuable firewood and rice are when he’s not in the family. In the past, he only knew how to cultivate strength in the army. Only when he actually sat in this position did he realize the importance. He couldn’t knock down all the literati. When he asked people to do things, the most important thing was, “three years” I will never change my father's ways." What's more, the Supreme Emperor is still alive.

Early the next morning, during the court meeting, the Jingde Hall was as noisy as a vegetable market.

The Zhao family filed a petition and went to the palace, and Gu Mingchen naturally wouldn't let someone put a basin of shit on his son's head. Although it was his son who pulled the shit, he would inevitably smell it if it was placed on his head. Stink.

The Zhao family and Gu Mingchen refused to give in to each other. They were originally colluding, but now they were cross-eyed and wanted to fight. Emperor Tai Qi was very pleased with this. Finally, at the suggestion of the chief minister Zhao Song, Gu Jufang and Gu Mingchen were killed. Mei Wen and He Jun were imprisoned and ordered Dongchang to get to the bottom of the matter.

The director of Dongchang is still Dai Quan, a man of the Supreme Emperor.

Emperor Taiqi was too happy to care. He wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and be a person watching the fire from the other side, so he nodded, "That's the only way! He ordered Wang Junxiao from the main hall of Tai Hospital to go and diagnose Zhao Chi's pulse and give him a good explanation."

At the court meeting, some unimportant people bowed their heads and suppressed their laughter after hearing this. Zhao Zibian was so angry that his face turned purple. He wanted to cry without tears. His brother handed over the whole family to him. Now, the only child of the Zhao family has grown up. How could he be worthy of his brother after such a thing?

With a pop, Zhao Zibian knelt on the ground and howled, "Your Majesty, my nephew came back from Dongshan Garden yesterday. He sought death several times. My mother was also heartbroken. Please make the decision for our Zhao family!" Zhao Song looked over and said, "Yuan Fu is also the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Let the Ministry of Punishment investigate this matter. We must seek justice for the Zhao family."

As the chief minister, Zhao Song is already seventy-three this year. He is the chief minister of the Wanqing Dynasty. He has been in charge of the country for more than ten years and has won the trust of Emperor Wanqing. After Emperor Taiqi succeeded to the throne, he offered to serve three times, but was rejected by Emperor Taiqi.

For the last time, Emperor Taiqi simply issued an edict and said, "I rely on you so much, but your husband keeps saying harsh words. I don't know why? I know that your husband is working hard on state affairs, but he still refuses to assist me wholeheartedly. Why?"

How dare Zhao Song resign, dragging his old body with him, he can only become more responsible and loyal.

He couldn't take care of the affairs of the country, but now he added this kind of thing. However, both Gu Mingchen and Zhao Chi were his disciples, and their palms and backs were full of flesh. It was obvious that Emperor Tai Qi wanted to see his excitement.

Emperor Taiqi sat on the throne and listened for a while. He excused himself to relieve himself and came out of the main hall. He stood outside to blow the wind for a while and then told the eunuch Bingbi, "Draw up a decree to confer Jia Cong, the Duke of Rongguo, with the rank of ninth rank." I will go to the palace soon to study and practice martial arts with the fourth prince."

Song Hong, the eunuch of Bingbi, hurriedly agreed. When the emperor entered the main hall, he hurriedly walked towards the room of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Dai Quan, the eunuch in charge of printing, happened to be there and ordered several young eunuchs to be busy.

"Old Ancestor!" Song Hong saluted Dai Quan respectfully, and Dai Quan smiled and nodded politely, "I am accompanying the emperor to the morning court today, why are you here now?"

Dai Quan was the eunuch in charge of the imperial eunuch, and the imperial eunuch in charge of the Ming Dynasty. He was called the internal prime minister in the outer dynasty, and the ancestor in the inner court.

"The emperor sent an order and said that he was going to draw up a decree. Jia Cong, the second son of General Jia She, the first-class general of the Rongguo Palace, will be a ninth-grade student and will go to the palace to study and practice martial arts with the fourth prince in the near future. I think Now, the fourth prince now has two companions, the original two, one is the grandson of Nan'an County Prince, and the other is the son of Huai'enhou Mansion, and here is another one..."

He looked at Dai Quan with a smile. Dai Quan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since it is the emperor's decree, is it possible that we can still resist it?"

Song Hong smiled and did not answer, so Dai Quan smiled and said, "No matter what you say, let's draft the decree first!"

Seeing Dai Quan leaving with the people, Song Hongfang walked to the table. He pondered for a while, and his pen fell on the paper like a wandering dragon.

Dai Quan went to the Daming Palace. The Supreme Emperor was still in the monastery, sitting on the bright yellow futon cushion under the Sanqing tablet, doing morning lessons. He waved off the serving eunuch and went up to serve him himself.

"What's going on this early in the morning?"

"The emperor left the palace yesterday and went to Dongshan. I heard that the children of the Jia family won the first prize in the flower fair over there and wrote two good poems. The emperor cherished his talent and wanted to let the children of the Jia family win. The child enters the palace as a companion to the fourth prince."

"Why aren't you reading to the third prince?" The Supreme Emperor was tall and thin, wearing a light silk robe and a bun. He was holding a copper chime and pestle, and the clear and melodious sound of the copper chime flowed in the spacious monastery.

"There are three princes, and the child is not suitable at his age." Dai Quan has served the Supreme Emperor for 18 years, and caution has been engraved in his bones.

"How old is that child?"

"Turns eight next month!"

Dai Quan handed over a few poems written by Jia Cong from his sleeve. The words were in regular and regular script, and the handwriting was elegant, matching the artistic conception of the poem. The Supreme Emperor nodded while looking at it, and was about to get up. Dai Quan hurriedly stepped forward and rubbed the Supreme Emperor's hand. legs, and then supported him to stand up slowly.

A gust of wind blew over, and a black beard fluttered under the chin of the Supreme Emperor. No one could tell that he was an old man over seventy years old.

"Breast it in!"

"Yes!"

Outside the palace, the leader, Shi Yuanchun, walked dignifiedly in front. Behind her, a group of palace maids meandered forward carrying human breasts and toiletries.

The two young eunuchs were busy setting the table on the Kang in front of the south window. Yuan Chun washed his hands first, took the human breasts, and slowly placed them in front of the Supreme Emperor.

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