Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 19 The First Year of Kaixi

Chai Zongxun and Li Tao chatted all afternoon in the Qingshou Hall, and they got along very well. Li Tao did not leave the hall until Shenshi.

Seeing that it was almost dinner time, Chai Zongxun stood up from the throne, left the Qingshou Hall, and walked towards the Baoci Hall of the Queen Mother, surrounded by the eunuchs and maids.

In half a cup of tea, we have arrived at Bao Ci Hall.

When Chai Zongxun walked into the palace, he saw a young mother and son beside his mother. They were his father's widow, Shubin Ning, and his fifth brother, Chai Xirang.

In the sixth month of Guiwei in the sixth year of Xiande, Emperor Shizong paid homage to Chaizong and made Zuo Xiaowei a general and the Duke of Yan.

Ten days later Shizong died, and Liang Wang Chai Zongxun came to the throne. In August of that year, he changed his name to Xirang and was granted the title of King Cao.

Shizong Chai Rong had seven sons in total. The first three were killed by Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty. Chai Zongxun ranked fourth. After Chai Zongxun succeeded to the throne, the three younger brothers all changed the word "Zong" to the word "Xi" to avoid taboos.

At this time, Queen Mother Fu was talking to them with a smile on her face.

Seeing Emperor Chai Zongxun enter the palace, Ning quickly brought 3-year-old Cao Wang Chai Xirang to give a grand ceremony:

"I am here to see your Majesty! Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"

Chai Zongxun smiled and said: "Ning Shubin and King Cao please get up!"

After sitting down after seeing the ceremony, he saw that his fifth brother Chai Xirang was quite cute, with a plump face and a pair of jewel-like eyes staring at him blankly. Chai Zongxun couldn't help but pull him to his side. He kissed her on the fat cheek and hugged her on his lap.

Chai Xirang sat obediently on the lap of the emperor's brother Chai Zongxun without crying.

Empress Dowager Fu smiled and said: "Xun'er comes at the right time.

Ning Shubin's natal family came to the palace to visit her and King Cao, so they came to report to their mother.

After a while, Xun'er and his mother entertained them together. "

Chai Zongxun smiled and said: "What the Queen Mother said is true, and it should be so."

Queen Mother Fu nodded, looked at Ning Shubin and said with a smile:
"Sister, look how close these two brothers are. Just now I wanted to hug King Cao, and he was crying!"

Ning Shubin said hurriedly:
"The Queen Mother is the mother of the world, and she takes the throne when she comes to the court. Naturally, King Cao is afraid of the Queen Mother's majesty."

The four of them sat in the hall and chatted for a while. Ning Shubin felt relieved when she saw that Chai Zongxun was gentle and elegant.

After a while, Li Fu, the general manager of the palace, came to report that a banquet for Ning Shubin's family had been prepared in Funing Hall.

Empress Dowager Fu immediately got up and went ahead, leading Chai Zongxun, Ning Shubin and others on foot.

When entering the Funing Hall on the east side of the inner court, Ning Shubin's father and mother were already waiting in the hall. When they saw Empress Dowager Fu and Chai Zongxun, they bowed to them.

After the ceremony, Empress Dowager Fu ordered everyone to take their seats. She took the main seat, Chai Zongxun took the second seat, and Ning Shubin's parents took the guest seat.

Ning Shubin and King Cao Chai Xirang accompanied her.

Under the warm greetings of Empress Dowager Fu and Chai Zongxun, the banquet began and everyone started eating and drinking.

During the reign of King Sejong, Ning Shubin's father was granted the title of earl and became the official of the cavalry in the court. His mother is Mrs. Zhaoming.

In Chai Zongxun's previous life, during the Chenqiao rebellion, his natal Ning family secretly took their daughter Ning Shubin and King Cao out of the palace, hiding their names and living an ordinary life.

In order to escape the persecution of Zhao Kuangyin, Chai Xirang changed his surname to Ning. It is also said that he was accepted as a disciple by Chen Tuan, a famous hermit at that time, and his name was changed to Emperor Chai Ming, and his nickname was Chong Er. He lived until the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty and died at the age of 53. He had a son, Chai Shaoying, who is the founder of the current Chai family in Yongfeng County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province.

This time, after Chai Zongxun punished Zhao Kuangyin's party, he went to the palace to pay his respects and visit Ning Shubin and King Cao.

Empress Dowager Fu and Chai Zongxun were very kind to the Ning family, and the banquet ended happily. Ning Shubin's parents said goodbye and left the palace with satisfaction.

After the banquet, Chai Zongxun accompanied Empress Dowager Fu back to the Baoci Hall and sat down. Chai Zongxun told the queen mother about the arrangement of his intention to remarry his aunt Fu Jinding to Li Shoujie, the eldest son of Zhaoyi Jiedushi Li Jun.

Chai Zongxun said: "Mother, this Li Jun is Taizu's confidant and has always been loyal to our royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

When his father arranged for his aunt to marry Zhao Kuangyi, he originally wanted to win over the Zhao brothers. Who would have thought that after their father died suddenly, the Zhao brothers became ungrateful and wanted to rebel!

Li Jun's eldest son, Li Shoujie, is young and promising. If his aunt marries him, she will have a happy life.

The favor given to the Li family can also stabilize the place for me in the Great Zhou Dynasty. "

Empress Dowager Fu thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty has thought it through quite carefully. I will discuss this matter with your aunt and listen to her thoughts before confirming it with Your Majesty."

Chai Zongxun sat idle for a while, bid farewell to his mother and returned to the Qingshou Hall.

A few days later, New Year arrived.

Chai Zongxun, his mother Queen Mother Fu, three imperial brothers and more than a hundred of their father's concubines celebrated New Year's Eve together in the Bianjing Palace.

The other two imperial brothers, Chai Xijin and Chai Xijie, were both still babies over 1 year old.

Under the auspices of Queen Mother Fu, all members of the royal family gathered in the Huangyi Hall on New Year's Eve to attend the New Year's Eve banquet.

The imperial dining room presented hundreds of delicacies, including the three essential items for New Year's Eve dinner: Tusu wine, spring plates, and buns.

There are also several folk arts and juggling troupes and hundreds of geisha performing in the hall.

From time to time, Chai Zongxun would raise a glass and invite members of the royal family to drink together. Looking at the palace full of his father's concubines and three younger brothers, he thought to himself:
"I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, are really orphaned and widowed now. There is no adult man to take charge of the overall situation of the palace. Fortunately, I have traveled to this universe and time."

As the New Year's Eve approached, Empress Dowager Fu smiled and began to distribute "New Year's money" to each prince, all of which were gold ingots and jade.

Emperor Chai Zongxun also had a share.

New Year's money first appeared in the Han Dynasty, and was originally called "wearing money". At that time, people believed that evil spirits were likely to cause trouble at the end of the year, so they used copper coins to wear on children to ward off evil spirits and pray for peace.

Chai Zongxun took the New Year's money from his mother and couldn't help but smile bitterly:
"I am still young, so there is nothing I can do about it.

In the past ten years or so, the main focus will be on developing the economy of the Zhou Dynasty and accumulating national strength. "

The imperial court's announcement to change the Yuan Dynasty had been circulated among the people of the Zhou Dynasty a few days ago. The New Year after New Year's Eve was the "First Year of Kaixi", which also represented the coming of a new era for Emperor Chai Zongxun.

Since the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Chai Zongxun and Empress Dowager Fu have been together in the Imperial Palace of the Imperial Palace to receive New Year's greetings from civil and military officials.

During the reign of his father Emperor Sejong, during the New Year, he would occasionally bring members of the royal family to the Daqing Gate Tower to receive New Year greetings from the people of the capital under the city wall. This was also an act of the emperor's closeness to the people in this era.

Considering the safety of himself and the Queen Mother, Chai Zongxun did not bring members of the royal family to the Daqing Gate Tower this year.

At this time of the week, there are seven days of Spring Festival holiday and seven days of Lantern Festival holiday, which together take nearly half a month.

In order to celebrate the New Year, people have been busy since the twelfth lunar month, washing and sweeping, dusting and making new cloths, killing pigs and chickens, cooking, steaming and frying, and rushing to make new clothes.

During the Spring Festival, people dress up, visit relatives and friends, receive blessings and pray for good luck, etc. These cultural customs have been passed down from generation to generation and embody the ideological beliefs, ideals and aspirations, life, entertainment and cultural psychology of the Chinese nation.

Chai Zongxun originally wanted to take advantage of the Spring Festival holiday to leave the palace for a private visit to see the current social situation in Zhou Dynasty and understand the living conditions of the people.

After all, I still worry about safety issues.

(End of this chapter)