blue bird song

Chapter 118 The Emperor's Throne (2)
The emperor wanted to control his courtiers, so why didn't the courtiers want to control the emperor?They guided and forced the emperor to govern the country according to their wishes and arrange daily life according to their wishes through various persuasion, bitter remonstrance and even death remonstrance.If the emperor takes a step back, they will take a step forward, pressing each other step by step.At this moment, Li Shoufu proposed to chase after the Jia family. If the emperor agrees, Li Shoufu will become more powerful in the future.If he didn't agree, he might be heartbroken and accuse the emperor of being "unlucky".

Isn't this what civil servants are best at doing to demand the emperor with strict standards that they can't even meet.

The new emperor smiled slightly, and ordered his servants to bring over a booklet and a stack of pulse records, "Li Qing, read it yourself."

Li Shoufu respectfully took the pages and flipped through them, his expression changed.The booklet is Tongshi, and the female officials clearly recorded the time and place when Emperor Hongzhi came to Jia's fortune. The pulse case is the record of Jia's miscarriage and pregnancy preservation by the imperial physician in the fourth year of Hongzhi, which is very detailed.

Li Shoufu's forehead was sweating, and he pleaded guilty, "Minister, ten thousand deaths!" A woman who served the late emperor, a woman who conceived a child for the late emperor, you want the emperor to posthumously make her a noble concubine, don't you want to give the emperor a cuckold?If this crime is seriously pursued, it is not a small one.

Li Shoufu fell down for a long time, feeling uneasy.After a while, the gentle voice of the new emperor sounded above his head, "Those who don't know are not guilty. Li Qing is an important minister in the court, how can he know everything about the harem? I don't blame you, get up." Li Shoufu kowtowed his head to express his gratitude, "I am terrified." When he stood up again, he looked ashamed and ashamed.

The new emperor smiled, "Li Qing is an important minister of the country. It is more appropriate to put his mind on protecting the country and the people. The matter of the harem is decided by the empress dowagers of the two palaces. The empress will handle it according to the order. There is my sister-in-law, Queen Zhaomu."

Li Shoufu was sweating coldly, pleaded guilty again and again, and retreated in embarrassment.

After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Li Shoufu walked under the sun, feeling cold on his back.The new emperor has only lived in the palace for a few months, has he completely controlled the harem?He kept the case of the former Emperor Tongshi and the imperial physician's pulse properly, as if he knew that he would be like this...

Li Shoufu raised his eyebrows when he thought of the person who gave him the news, and cursed in his heart.Ignorant woman!If you had told the truth earlier, would I still need to lose this person?If you wanted to give me news, you burned the history of the former emperor and the pulse case of the imperial physician. This can still be kept!

The new emperor handled government affairs in an orderly and unhurried manner.It was so easy for something to go wrong in the harem, and in the end it turned out like this... Li Shoufu had a splitting headache, this emperor is not as easy-talking as the late emperor, he is too difficult to deal with!
What should I do in the future?Li Shoufu, a veteran in the officialdom, actually felt confused.

In May, Zeng Ge, the oldest member of the cabinet, "begged for bones" and asked to return to his hometown for the elderly.Zeng Ge was always a good man, always docile and obedient, never against Li Shoufu, and he worked hard and worked hard, very down-to-earth.How could such a cabinet minister, Li Shoufu, be willing to let him go?Keep it again and again.However, Mr. Zeng Ge was almost seventy, and his energy was not good. He was tactful but firm, with a smile on his face, "Master Chief Assistant, I really can't hold on, I must return to my hometown."

Master Zeng Ge wrote the book, and the new emperor kept it twice as usual.As a cabinet minister, his status is important and his status is prominent. There is no reason to accept his resignation just once.If the emperor agreed to resign as soon as the cabinet ministers asked for resignation, it would be too shameless.

When Mr. Zeng Ge wrote to beg for rest for the third time, the new emperor agreed.Elder Zengge retires.

Since Mr. Zeng Ge retired, there will be one less person in the cabinet, and he will always have to make up.Li Shoufu recommended several candidates, including Yu Tong, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Wu Lao Shangshu, the Ministry of Rites.The new emperor was noncommittal and stayed in the middle school.

Xu Dashi recommended Yang Daqi, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites.The new emperor summoned Yang Daqi in person, had a long talk, and greatly appreciated him. He was honored as a bachelor of the Hall of Martial Arts and entered the cabinet to work.

Yang Daqi's qualifications, talent, and character are obvious to all.Not only is he honest, down-to-earth, and competent in his work, but he also has a respected grandfather, Mr. Yang Ge.Who would not be convinced that such a person entered the cabinet?Even Li Shoufu welcomed Yang Daqi with a half-hearted smile.

Most of the people who have just entered the cabinet are doing odd jobs and have no access to important military and state affairs.Yang Daqi is not in a hurry, and he will do the chores given to him by Li Shoufu in an orderly and conscientious manner, as if he is willing to do such small things.

"Another extremely deep city." Li Shoufu felt depressed, so let's not mention it.

Yang Daqi is talented, reliable but not pedantic, and he is very popular in the court.For such a person, Li Shoufu couldn't stop him from moving forward.

The cabinet is about to change.

In July of the first year of Jiaxing, the Empress's Thousand Autumn Festival.The Empress's Qianqiu Festival was originally a major festival, and both inner and outer wives would enter the palace to congratulate and receive banquets, with grand etiquette.However, the new emperor and Empress Qi were sad about the passing of their elder brother Hongzhi not long ago. Close relatives and friends such as the uncle's mansion, Yangwuhou's mansion, Ningguo mansion, and British mansion entered the palace.In addition, several wives of cabinet ministers also received this honor.

Jiaotai Hall.Empress Qi wears a crown of nine dragons and nine phoenixes on her head, decorated with nine golden dragons, dripping beads from her mouth, and nine emerald golden phoenixes, which are splendid and gorgeous.Wearing a dark blue Zhai garment with small round flowers in the red collar, woven with golden dragon and cloud writing, the inside and outside of the big belt are half green and red, and the end is pure red.She was born beautiful, but this outfit made her extravagant and extravagant.

Yang Wuhou's wife, Qi Yu, is Empress Qi's aunt, so naturally she was also invited.Qi Yu sat at the banquet, looking a little dazed.Today is Qingque's birthday, the little baby girl who was born on a thunderstorm night has now grown up and become a queen.

Empress Qi laughed at Yan Yan, whether she was treating her husband's elders, Princess Nanning and Princess Fuqing, or her elders, Mrs. Xuancheng Bo and Mrs. Jingcheng Bo Shizi, they were all affectionate and polite.Qi Yu heard her calling Yingniang "Master Mother" over and over again, and her chest felt stuffy.

The British lady came with her daughter-in-law Zhou Qi and daughter Zhang You.When Empress Qi saw her, she greeted her with a smile and greeted Zhang You with a "sister". She was obviously a very favored family, but the Duke and Duchess of England were very troubled.I am troubled in my heart, but I still have to show a decent smile on my face, so I am even more troubled.

The little girl who used to live in the British government in the past, the little girl who couldn't remember her life experience, and couldn't stand the scrutiny of her background, became a queen!Now she is high and tall, with a phoenix crown and Zhai clothes, people dare not look up to her.How did I dislike her once, and how ruthlessly abandoned her? When the British princess thinks about the past, don't mention this embarrassment.

Zhang You smiled and toasted her, "Mother, I haven't been back to my mother's house for two months, it's really unfilial. Don't annoy me, drink this glass of wine for forgiveness." The British princess looked at her reproachfully, "After leaving the pavilion, I will She is from her husband's family, how can she often go back to her mother's house? Don't talk like that." Zhang You smiled and brought the wine glass to her mouth, but the British Duke and Duchess just drank it down in one gulp.

"I have Ayou, and Ahu." The British princess looked at the happy smiling daughter in front of her, and the dignified and quiet daughter-in-law, and felt relieved, "For their sake, the queen will only Be polite to me, there will be nothing else. Queen, she is a good child who knows how to repay her kindness. Sigh, this child was really sweet when she was young, but her life experience is too bad, and her parents are too incomprehensible."

The British Duchess let go of her worries and smiled happily.

With this pair of children, she will always be the queen's guest and will not change.

Mrs. Xue, the eldest son's wife of the Funing Hou Mansion, is obviously very close to the queen, even the "watch" is removed, and she is called "sister" directly.The queen called her "Ayang" with a smile, and her words were full of doting.Princess Nanning saw it, and it was a pity.If his youngest son could marry Xue Yang, wouldn't he be closer to the queen?It's a pity that back then, it was only mentioned lightly, and there was no serious proposal of marriage.

Although the eldest princess of Nanning is proud of her status, she is not rigid. She and the wives of several cabinet ministers, Mrs. Xuan Chengbo, etc. are talking with smiles, without arrogance.When the queen called the wives of Li Shoufu, Zhuo Cifu and others, they always called them "Mrs. Li" and "Mrs. Zhuo".The eldest princess of Nanning heard it in her ears, and she understood in her heart: Elder Yang Ge has a bright future.

Cabinet ministers should be friends with each other in the first place, and if they are the chief assistant in the future, they must be friends.The eldest princess of Nanning and Mrs. Yang talked about their parents' family affairs cordially, as if they had known each other for a long time and had a deep friendship.Mrs. Li Shoufu sat on the side, smiling more and more reluctantly.

From the Queen's Qianqiu Festival banquet, one can roughly see what kind of changes the court will have in the future.

The new emperor is gentle and gentle, but his will is firm. Sooner or later, the cabinet will be replaced by people he trusts instead of those who are against him.

The small banquet for the Queen's Thousand Autumn Festival came to a successful conclusion.

The eldest princess of Nanning, the eldest princess of Fuqing, and the old lady of Ge all left, and all the relatives of the queen's natal family remained behind, Mrs. Xuancheng Bo, Mrs. Jingcheng Bo Shizi, and Mrs. Yangwuhou.

"Niu Niu, Miss doesn't seem very happy these days." Ying Niang begged in a low voice apologetically, "She is your own mother, so please say something nice to her, okay?"

"Okay." Qingque agreed generously, "It doesn't cost money to say good things, I won't begrudge you!"

Yingniang pursed her lips and smiled, and Master Mistress gave her an annoyed look.Girl, you are the queen now, okay, you can do it in front of people, but behind people's backs, you will become like this again.

The blue sparrows clapped their hands, and three palace servants came out in response, each holding a tray in their hands, on which was a gleaming golden crown, woven with extremely thin gold threads, beautiful in shape, smooth and lovely.

"Without you, there would be no me." Qing Que giggled, took the gold crowns from the plate, and handed them one by one, "It's a small thing, so please accept it."

To Qi Yu, she looked solemn, "You worked so hard to give birth to me, it's hard work."

For Yingniang, she is much more comfortable, "Good Yingniang, I liked you when I was young."

To Shi Niang, she had a playful smile, "Shi Niang, what kind of friendship do we have, why don't we just remove the word Shi and just call him Niang?"

The golden crown of the teacher's wife is necessary, and the new title is absolutely not allowed, "No! I am such a beautiful woman, and you will call me old every day. I will be the teacher's wife. Don't omit the name of teacher."

Qingque smiled mischievously, "I'm curious, I have a mother! My mother is in office with Qingshu, and I also gave her a top, which is exactly the same as yours."

Mistress hurriedly said: "You are already a mother, let me go." Qing Que fell on top of her, laughing uncontrollably.

This day is Qingque's birthday, after the emperor came down to court, he specially invited Master and Father Ying in to celebrate together.Deng Qi came uninvited, eager to see Qingque, the emperor touched his nose, "Okay."

"I still want to meet some young highnesses." Deng Qi hurriedly added.Xiao Congcong, Xiao Mingming, Xiaoyong, I miss you all!

The emperor agreed weakly, "Success."

The emperor didn't like the lingering Deng Qi.But the queen was very happy to see Deng Qi, alas, there is no way.

The emperor had no choice but to bring Deng Qi in too.

It is a joy to be together with relatives.However, something went wrong, Deng Qi and Qi Yu went out to change clothes and did not return for a long time.

The emperor felt that something was wrong, and calmly called his personal servant to go out to check.

"Marquis Funing and Madam Yangwuhou met in the forest and talked for a while." The servant returned vaguely.

A trace of anger flashed in the emperor's eyes.It's okay for you two to be ignorant when you were young, but now you are both old and messing around!Poor Niu Niu, how could there be such parents as you.

The emperor quickly issued an order: Fu Ning Hou Deng Qi, guard Nanjing.

Nanjing is the capital, and there are many idle officials.If the emperor finds someone displeased, but it is inconvenient to seize the official and resign, he often sends the person to Nanjing.Going to Nanjing is almost equivalent to retirement, and there are few opportunities for promotion.However, Nanjing's garrison is different, and it is an official position with real power.Nanjing Defense and Control Nanjing Guards Office is responsible for the stay and protection of Nanjing, and also manages the Nanjing Chinese Army Governor's Office. It has a heavy responsibility.With Deng Qi's qualifications and talents, appointing him as the Nanjing defense is really not a wronged him, and there is nothing to complain about.

The Funinghou Mansion in the capital was taken back, and another house in Wuding Bridge in Nanjing was given as the Funinghou Mansion.This mansion used to be the Duke of Wei's mansion when the country was founded. It has a large place and beautiful scenery, which is no worse than the Funinghou Mansion in the capital.

Even so, everyone in the Deng family still felt rather lost after leaving the emperor's footsteps and going to Liudu.The capital is the capital, and the capital is the capital, so it will never be the same, there are too many differences.How prosperous the capital is, how can Nanjing compare.From Mrs. Sun to Deng Lin, Deng Tianlu, Deng Wuxie, etc., everyone in the Funing Hou Mansion felt like being assigned.

"She...how could she be like this?" Mrs. Sun shed tears, "Although the Deng family is sorry for her, but the father is always the father, why doesn't she even show any affection?" How can I have the heart to drive my father away far away.

The Deng family just left the capital like this, can they not look down upon others?She took back the mansion that the old man worked so hard to earn, but did she ever think about it for the old man who loved her so much?Mrs. Sun looked around in tears and felt desolate. All the wealth and honor in the past disappeared in a day.

Deng Lin was also very reluctant to leave the capital to go to Nanjing. He was the second son, and he was not as good at peeing as the eldest, Deng Qi.Deng Qi is much worse than the old Duke, he is even worse than Deng Qi, he can only be attached to the family.He usually enjoys being in the capital, but suddenly he wants to leave for Nanjing, which he is not familiar with, and he is full of reluctance.

"How about letting Ayang enter the palace to beg the queen?" Deng Lin mentioned cautiously, "She and the queen are always sisters."

Mrs. Sun said wearily: "It's useless." She didn't even look at her own father's face, but her sister's?

Deng Lin sighed, "You are her grandmother." If it was placed in an ordinary family, and the grandmother of the mother's family and the old Fengjun spoke, how could the granddaughter not listen?However, the eldest brother, this daughter, is an unusual person, and never puts her grandmother in his eyes.

Although Mrs. Sun was resentful, she shook her head when she heard what the second son said, "I have no face to say it's her grandmother." I was the one who brought her back to the Deng's house. As a result, she almost died in the Deng's house.Mrs. Sun was disheartened when she recalled the past.

Deng Lin was dejected, and resigned to his fate, went back to pack his luggage.Immediately moving from the capital to Nanjing, there are a lot of things to pack, and some are busy.

Deng Tianlu and Deng Wuxie saw that Deng Lin was like this, so they had nothing to say. "That little girl who can trip a horse is amazing." The brothers sighed, "The first time we met, I tripped my father and us. Now, I even expelled the Deng family from Beijing to Nanjing."

After sighing, they headed back to their rooms and packed their luggage.

Not only Deng's family felt wronged by Deng Qi's defense of Nanjing and the move of Funinghou's family to the south, but also some people in the court felt the same, and wanted to complain for them.Both Li Shoufu and Zhuo Cifu sincerely advised the emperor not to take back the Funinghou Mansion in the capital, "Your Majesty should treat meritorious ministers kindly. King Changping has made great achievements in battle. If Your Majesty treats Deng's family too lightly, it will chill the hearts of the meritorious officials."

As cabinet ministers, Li and Zhuo feel that they are taking advantage of their positions.Look, we have no friendship with the Deng family, and we also speak up for them. It's really stern and selfless.

Unexpectedly, Deng Qi didn't appreciate it, and came out to object loudly, "Who is chilling? I voluntarily handed over the Funinghou Mansion! I moved my family to the south. What do I want to do with the huge Funinghou Mansion in the capital? The country is not enough. As a courtier, shouldn’t you save money for the treasury and occupy less land?”

Li Shoufu and Zhuo Cifu almost vomited blood.

Many courtiers snickered.

Because of Deng Qi's very good words, the emperor specially summoned him to the Qianqing Palace after the next court to reward him: Xiao Congcong, Xiao Mingming, and Xiaoyong are all there, and Deng Qi can say goodbye to them face to face.

"I don't know how many years it took me to meet you when I went to Nanjing, and you should have forgotten me." Deng Qi looked at Xiao Congcong sadly, "You kissed me very much when you were young, wait until I go to Liaodong to see you , you don’t know me anymore.”

(End of this chapter)