royal princess

Chapter 176 Building the Palace Wall

Xiao Qi didn't have so much time to spend on this, and Si Jin was strictly guarded and would not give in. The two of them didn't need to unite in the harem, and they had a rare bond of mind. Both of them were quite satisfied with the result.One doesn't have to worry about dealing with women, and the other doesn't have to worry about that cucumber becoming public. It's a pity that, in order to avoid people's words, Xiao Qi doesn't like to visit Yihexuan often.

Chongming Palace is now more strictly controlled than before. In the past, when the concubine was free, she could go to Chongming Palace to send a soup to connect with each other.But now, I'm sorry, the former is the important place, and the idlers are making progress.In order to show that she leads by example, the queen took the lead and reprimanded Concubine Yugui who violated the palace rules.

The Chongming Hall was completely separated from the Harem, with the Heyi Hall as the boundary, the gate of the palace has been guarded for twelve hours, and no one is allowed to step out of this gate without being summoned.Apart from this gate, the only way from the harem to the Chongming Palace is the one in front of the gate of Yihexuan.

Si Jinsi thought about it, and very decisively pulled Xiao Qi, who had finally sneaked here in the middle of the night, and said: "You can build a palace wall from here, if this is the case, this road will be blocked, just leave a palace gate. They also sent guards."

Xiao Qi would definitely not take the initiative to say that the main reason was that Si Jinai was thinking wildly, what if she thought he was protecting her?Now that Si Jin took the initiative to mention it, Xiao Qi took the map of the harem and pointed to the road in front of Yihexuan and said: "With the lake as the boundary, this is the last road leading to Chongming Hall. If it is blocked Now, this harem is completely different from the previous dynasty."

Si Jin nodded, he knew that Xiao Qi had always intended to separate the harem from the previous dynasty, but such a situation had never been done by the emperor since the establishment of the dynasty, so that it always felt like the former dynasty and the harem were mixed together.Now that the palace gate on the side of Heyi Hall is guarded, the Yihexuan on Si Jin's side has also seen a surge of people recently, and many eunuchs and court ladies who are inquiring about the news frequently come and go. Chen De'an and others dare not make mistakes day and night. , I was afraid that someone would take the opportunity to come to Yihexuan to cause chaos.

"I know you are the one who wants to do big things, so don't worry about me. I won't think about such things."

One word hit Xiao Qi's wretched place, Xiao Qi looked up at the lamp, is it really good to be so outspoken?

It seemed that his mind was smaller than the nose of a needle, and he didn't even think about who did it.

Si Jin didn't know what Xiao Qi was complaining about, so she frowned slightly and said, "Before, I always thought that concubines in the harem kept in touch with their natal families too often, and any news from inside and outside was delivered too quickly. It's not good for you."

There are no secrets in the palace, and if the emperor is known, he will naturally be controlled by others.

"So this time, I thought to take advantage of this opportunity. The newcomer entered the palace, and just in the name of rectifying the palace discipline, I slowly cut off this line." Xiao Qi pointed to several gates in and out of the harem. The ministers in the court have many constraints on the imperial power, even if the emperor wants to do this, he has enough energy to spare.

But now that Qin Yuchuan and Su Shengyang secretly helped each other, making the court turbulent, he was able to move slowly to block the hole here.

"This is a major matter, so we must be cautious." Si Jin has always been very clear about major matters, and after thinking about it, he said, "This matter still needs the empress to come forward to make it justified." After saying this, Si Jin Jin remembered that Chu Chenglan was still in the harem, what if the emperor asked the empress to cooperate and the empress took the opportunity to raise conditions?
Thinking of this, Si Jin sighed in her heart, why is it so difficult to do something?
Seeing that Si Jin stopped talking again, Xiao Qi couldn't laugh or cry, knowing where she was thinking again.Regardless of her, she loves to think wildly all day long, even if he wants to do something now, he still has enough energy.And the one next to him is still unreasonable, with a headache, and the two of them tossing about with only one cousin is enough, and there are so many government affairs in the court, how can he have the energy to think about the love between his children.

What's more, it's inconvenient to be with others, and you have to think carefully about what you say and what you don't say.How can you be comfortable here with Si Jin, and you don't have to worry about saying something unintentionally today, and the courtiers outside will know it tomorrow, and find a way to make things difficult for you.

His soft words have always been helping him, but making things difficult for others.

Thinking of this, Xiao Qi felt comfortable again.

"You don't have to worry about the queen, I will tell her naturally." Xiao Qi didn't mention Chu Chenglan, and stopped on the road in front of Yihexuan, thinking where it would be better to build a palace wall.

According to his thinking, Yihexuan should be enclosed within the scope of Chongming Hall.Once the palace walls are together and the palace gate is closed, they can meet whenever they want, and they don't have to look at other people's faces anymore.

This kind of day when we meet secretly in the middle of the night is really too sad!

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the emperor decreed that a total of forty two civil and military officials from Suizhou, Qingyang, and Xinghe were dismissed.There are more than [-] officials in the yamen and judges in various places who punish crimes. All the officials who take over food taxes, arrest robbers, persuade farmers, water conservancy, etc. are incompetent and incompetent.

Anyone who accepts bribes, refuses to accept unjust imprisonment, or arouses public anger will be imprisoned, given a [-]-stick stick, and sent to the border to serve as a laborer.

Anyone who has no hesitation in investigating farmers and merchants, extorting gold and silver, and causing ordinary people to hang to death in fear, for his evil deeds, he will be put in prison under the shackles, and the rod will be thirty.The magistrate beheaded, and the county magistrate Dianshi was dismissed from office and exiled to guard the border forever!

Those who abused their husbands, lowered the price of food, and occupied the farmland were imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.Ten days after the heavy shackles are displayed to the public, he will be dismissed from office and exiled, and the border will be guarded forever!

Anyone who accepts gold and silver from profiteers, refills old grain with new rice, stores grain for personal gain, and defaults on tax and grain to the treasury, beheaded!

The edict was read out in the hall, and hundreds of officials were involved in the case, covering more than half of the south of the Yangtze River.The emperor was furious in court, and anyone who interceded for the pioneers would be punished as a crime of knowing.The courtiers were shocked, and no one dared to refute it. The evidence in the hands of the emperor was true, and there were cases to check. All the officials who came to Beijing were arrested.

This time, the imperial envoy, Mr. Wei Ge, really wiped out most of the official circles in the south. Even he himself couldn't believe what he had gained this time.The shock and anger from the beginning gradually turned to numbness. In the end, all those who interceded and threatened were kicked out by Mr. Wei Ge, recorded in the book, and sold to the emperor after returning to Beijing.

The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate jointly interrogated the three divisions. There was a bloody storm in the court, and needles could be heard in the harem.

Si Jin hadn't seen Xiao Qi for half a month, and she didn't expect such a big commotion this time.Moreover, she heard that Qin Yuchuan was also put into the Ministry of Criminal Justice by the emperor for interrogation. With such a murderous god, no one would dare to blatantly beg for mercy.

Counting the days, she was about to give birth.The imperial doctor said that the due date would be at the end of August or early September, and it is normal to advance or delay a few days, so she should not worry.After all, it was the first time for Si Jin to have a baby. Even though she had seen a lot of parenting knowledge, in the final analysis it was a fake trick, so she just listened to it at the time.Now the more due to delivery, the more nervous, even the imperial physician repeatedly told her not to be lazy these days, but to move around more frequently, Si Jin became even more nervous.

But at this time, Xiao Qi was overthrowing the officialdom in the south. From big to small, he did not know how many officials were dismounted.And this opportunity is the best time for Xiao Qi'an to insert his own people.Therefore, Si Jin also had the patience not to disturb Xiao Qi, and at this time, a palace wall was built in a short period of time on the road from Yihexuan to Chongming Hall.

In the end, all the roads leading directly from the harem to the Chongming Hall were blocked by palace gates, and no one would ever reach the front of the Chongming Hall unimpeded.

Of course, Guan Chang'an personally sent the badge to Si Jin early on. With this, the guards guarding the palace gate would not stop her.

All the show girls have all entered the palace, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon.Under the auspices of the queen, the palace gradually became lively.The two palace walls stood tall, and all the gate guards in the palace were replaced by Xiaolong guards overnight. It is already extremely difficult to pass the news from the palace gate.

Xiao Qi's movements were ruthless and fast, and there was no news at all. Almost overnight, Xiaolongwei took over the errand that originally belonged to Feilongwei to guard the palace gate.But Feilongwei was thrown by the emperor into the capital camp for training under the pretext of being pale Xiaolongwei.

The emperor's military training is still headed by Feilongwei, and the aristocratic family has no position to object. The name of the emperor does not mean to drink, so can it be said that the emperor has ulterior motives?The emperor practiced flying dragon guards, who dares to say that this is not the meaning of reuse, you dare to make trouble?If the emperor gets angry and lets go of it, Feilongwei's future future will be ruined.

Most of the power of the aristocratic family is concentrated in Feilongwei, this risk makes them unable to eat and spit out, it can almost suffocate a person.

It coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet and the return of the queen mother, so the queen thought it would be a big event no matter what.And this time the treasury owed money case caused a bloodbath in the previous dynasty, the harem should be even more lively, so it is a sign of peace in the world.

The queen went directly to Shoukang Palace because two palace gates and one palace wall blocked the route to Chongming Palace for instructions.

The Empress Dowager was not surprised when she heard that the Empress was coming. Her daughter-in-law had a lot of thoughts. The Empress Dowager knew exactly what she was here for this time, but she still had to pretend that she didn't know anything. The two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were full of smiles I said this, but it took me a while to talk about the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

"This year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet coincides with the new sisters entering the palace. The concubine thinks it should be even more lively. The emperor has been worrying about state affairs these days and has no time to set foot in the harem. This is the opportunity for the emperor to meet all the younger sisters. Do you know what the queen mother wants?" The queen looked at the queen mother with a smile, and if she only said to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the queen mother would definitely not express her opinion.But I want to say this because Queen Mother Qiao Lingyi can't refuse. Now that the emperor hasn't set foot in the harem for half a month, no matter how impatient Qiao Lingyi is, she can't even see the emperor's face. She has all kinds of means Can't use it either.

(End of this chapter)