blue bird song

Chapter 120 The Emperor's Throne (4)
The emperor retorted gently, "The concubines with children have left the palace, and the concubines without children are still in the palace to support them and enjoy their lives in peace. If it is said that the ancestral system should not be changed, these concubines without children should have died long ago." Chenghua Emperor. Li Qing is well-read, so he naturally knows that the ancestral system was originally buried with concubines, and it was abolished only after Emperor Yingzong. Emperor Yingzong can change it, why can't I change it?"

Li Shoufu Su Rong said: "If the concubine stays in the palace, the vassal king will have more scruples and dare not act rashly."

The emperor smiled, "If a person doesn't have a king and father in his eyes, who else will he? If he dares to despise the king, will his mother still pay attention to him? Among the kings, there are many whose biological mothers have passed away. Don't these people have any scruples?" ?”

Although the emperor was smiling, his eyes were aggressive and sharp.Li Shoufu was overwhelmed by his aura and could not answer his series of questions. He prostrated himself on the ground and pleaded guilty, "I am afraid." The emperor's voice was cold, "You are the head of the cabinet ministers. You should work hard to serve the king and the country."

Li Shoufu only agreed with Weiwei.

From then on, when Li Shoufu went to the Qianqing Palace to meet the emperor alone, he always knelt and answered.Li Shoufu's status plummeted, and he was dissatisfied and submitted his resignation.

The emperor did not allow it, and gently persuaded him to stay, "Qing is in his prime, so I can retire."

The emperor looked sincere, and Li Shoufu was very relieved, and continued to return to the cabinet office.

After the concubines with children left the palace, Empress Qi rectified the palace affairs and sent a large number of maids and officials home to reunite with their relatives, but nothing was canceled in the palace of the Queen Mother and Queen Zhaomu.

After doing this, the number of people in the palace was reduced a lot, and the cost was saved. The household department felt relieved and praised it very much.The maids and officials who were able to return to their hometowns were even more grateful. For a while, they were praised both at home and abroad.

"General Qi Qingque's moves are extraordinary." In Kunning Palace, the empress boasted very proudly.

The emperor flattered him very graciously, "That's right, once Niu Niu makes a move, she will know if there is one!" After cleaning up, the people who didn't like her were driven away, and all the confidantes were left behind. Well, the harem is much cleaner.

The queen sighed softly, "It's just that General Qi Qingque, who could have commanded thousands of troops, can only manage maids and nuns now, which is overkill."

The emperor put his arms around her waist and smiled charmingly, "You are in charge of the emperor! Good sister, isn't commanding the emperor more fun than commanding thousands of troops."

The queen pursed her lips in distaste, "Commanding thousands of troops, I can fight a big battle. Commanding you, what can I do." The emperor's eyes and brows were smiling, spring rippling, "My dear sister, command me, let's You can fight."

"Fight? That's fine." The queen rolled her big eyes, her heart pounding.

It's a serious business.

The preferential treatment given by the emperor and empress to Empress Zhaomu and her family is obvious to all.Emperor Hongzhi was very popular, and there were many courtiers who respected and loved him. The new emperor and Empress Qi treated Empress Zhaomu well, and the courtiers saw it and nodded secretly.

After the two younger brothers of Empress Zhaomu remained silent for a while, they began to stir, "In my opinion, he is afraid of us." Zhang Yan said disdainfully, "He was passed on to him by our brother-in-law. How dare he Don't treat our family well?"

Zhang He was also a little tempted, "I look like it too. He cleaned up Huangzhuang, but he didn't dare to check his sister's. He cleaned up the property of his relatives, but didn't dare to touch a single hair of us. He has a guilty conscience at all!"

The two brothers have been committing crimes and reckless acts for more than ten years, and they are used to it.Once they are asked to change, it is really more uncomfortable than death.At this moment, I can't bear it anymore.

Zhang Yan and Zhang He swaggered out with their servants, ran amok in the market once, molested a few beauties, and ordered the servants to grab a few passers-by and beat them, they were in a good mood.

It's good to do evil, it's so refreshing!The two were beaming with joy.

The two of them returned to their old ways, and began to occupy people's fields, rob people's women, torture and kill monks and slaves, open shops in the suburbs of Beijing, and do all kinds of evil.In the past, local officials dared not speak out when they were angry, and they would go around when encountering the Zhang brothers.This is not the case now. The Zhang brothers forcibly occupied the villagers' fields in Wanping, and the villagers went to the Yamen to file a complaint.

The Zhang brothers quit.Zhang Yanzhi asked Du Jun's face, "Will you be an official? Will you be an official?" Zhang He spit on Du Jun arrogantly, "Bah! I am the dignified Shouning Hou! I am the Marquis, you understand?"

If Emperor Hongzhi was still alive, they would have clamored, "I am the emperor's brother-in-law, how dare you provoke me?!" As for Emperor Hongzhi, this Ming Jun would definitely pamper them. Which official dares to be serious with the Zhang brothers, is it not because of being punished? To be demoted is to be punished.

Du Jun wiped off the saliva on his face slowly, went back and wrote down the details in detail, and reported them to all levels.Marquis Shou Ning, what a great official, he scared me to death!I can't control it, let's report it.If you go up to the peak, you can't control it, Marquis Shouning, you continue to be arrogant and domineering, Yurou Township.

No one dared to control the first level, and finally went to the cabinet and before the emperor.

In addition to the incident of forcibly occupying the people's land, there are other incidents such as forcibly robbing passing merchants, forcibly buying and selling, forcibly robbing civilian women, and torture and killing children.

The emperor was very happy, "The law of this dynasty, the queen's relatives above Xiaogong, crimes should be considered. Dukes and uncles should be considered for crimes. Zhang brothers, one is a marquis, one is an uncle, and they are both the younger brothers of Queen Zhaomu, and crimes should be considered." .Everyone, please express your views.”

Emperor Hongzhi treated Empress Zhang extremely kindly, and also treated Empress Zhang's two younger brothers very preferentially.Zhang He is the Marquis of Shouning, and Zhang Yan is the Uncle Jianchang, a title that civil servants can't get after working hard for most of their lives, and military generals who can't get it even if their robes are stained with blood. His family died because of Mengyue. Empress Zhang, who was born and extremely wealthy, got two easily.

It can't be said that there are two, their deceased father is still a prince, which is more honorable.There are innumerable brothers and cousins ​​of their same clan, who served as commanders, commanders and other officials.

The emperor did not reveal anything about what he said, and he couldn't find any faults. The officials naturally obeyed and began to "discuss".Only a small half of the people were quite angry and advocated severe punishment, "As a member of the royal family and Uncle Hou, if you act recklessly, without regard to your status, and bring shame to the royal family, this trend cannot last!" Many people remained silent.

Zhuo Cifu euphemistically excused the Zhang brothers, "The servants are just arrogant, they may not know about it. For the current plan, return the fields and goods to appease the suffering masters, and comfort the Marquis of Shouning and Bo Jianchang to restrain the servants." , not to commit the crime again."

Most people agree with Taku Tsui.They actually disliked the behavior of the Zhang brothers, because the nobles and relatives often acted so lawlessly, which brought great trouble to the governance of the local officials.However, the Zhang brothers are the younger brothers of Queen Zhaomu, and they couldn't bear to add more blame.Emperor Hongzhi died young, and all his children died before him, and the only one left was Empress Zhaomu.Shouldn't the family of Empress Zhaomu be treated with tolerance?

Zhuo Cifu spoke earnestly and tried his best to defend the Zhang brothers, advocating that there should be no additional crime, but only a reminder.The emperor looked around at the ministers and said in a rambling voice, "Yes."

You say not to pursue it, if it is successful, then don't pursue it.

What the Zhang brothers forcibly seized was not your family's field; what was forcibly robbed was not your daughter; what was tortured and killed was not your child; what was forcibly traded was not your family's goods.Of course you can say sincerely, "There is no need to add guilt, just a tactful reminder."

Easier said than done.

Although the Zhang brothers were arrogant on the surface, they were actually a little worried in their hearts.After all, their emperor's brother-in-law is no longer around, and the person sitting on the emperor's throne is not even acquainted with them at all, and has no friendship at all.

Empress Zhaomu was also worried in the harem.She is the eldest sister, who takes care of her two younger brothers and is very caring for her two younger brothers.Knowing that her younger brother had caused trouble and made trouble in front of the emperor, Empress Zhaomu was very uncertain, wondering if the emperor would take the opportunity to clean up the Zhang family.

"Ayan, Ahe, what are you doing?" Empress Zhaomu complained, "One moment at another, your brother-in-law is no longer here, and you still dare to mess around? If the King of Liao is more serious, wouldn't you be at a disadvantage?"

"I no longer have a husband, no children, and I stay alone in this harem. It's so desolate and indifferent. I can't lose you again, Ayan, Ahe, you must not have any accidents, and you have to live up to it."

When the result of the understatement of the postponement came out, not only Zhang Yan and Zhang He looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, but Empress Zhaomu also heaved a long sigh of relief, proud in her heart, "Although I am only the emperor's wife, the King of Liao dare not neglect me. He dare not do anything , with me in the harem, he would not dare to embarrass my family."

Zhang Yan and Zhang He were even more presumptuous.

Zhang Yan is lustful, and he has collected a lot of beauties of all kinds, coquettish, coquettish, pure, and gentle, and he is tired of all of them.One day, he happened to see a woman in her 30s with a big pie face on the street, and for some reason, he saw the right thing, and salivating on her face, she came forward to ask for sex.The woman saw that he was fine-skinned and tender-skinned, dressed luxuriously, and said with a smile, "I'll try something new as soon as you deliver it to your door." Zhang Yan was even more fascinated when he heard this.

After the two got married, Zhang Yan felt that there was something special, so he immediately took off the jade pendant around his waist and gave it to him, and made a date for tomorrow.The woman was also very amused, she accepted the jade pendant with a smile, and readily promised, "If you are not afraid, come." Zhang Yan scratched his ears and cheeks at this ugly face, "I will come, I will come!"

The next day came again, and after being happy, the woman suddenly asked: "Look at your bright clothes, are you a nobleman? Have you heard of King Yi?" Zhang Yan said proudly: "Of course I am a nobleman! King Yi, I heard that After all, he is in Fuzhou, and he still knows how to be filial to me on weekdays." The woman grinned and smiled, "I heard that King Yi has two young highnesses, who are extremely intelligent and blessed." Zhang Yan snorted, "What blessings do you have? It's just a vassal king, a county lord." It's not as good as me, I can enjoy the blessings in the capital, and they can only go to the vassal land!
The woman's face became mysterious, "What kind of blessing? Being an emperor, is it considered a blessing?" Zhang Yan scolded with a smile, "Don't dare to talk nonsense! Where did you hear that nonsense, ah?" The woman said casually: "Go to the temple Burning incense in the house, I believed what the two pilgrims next to me said. They have noses and eyes. The two pilgrims said that if the son of King Yi really came to the throne, the Zhang family would be even more proud. Hey, do you know that the Zhang family is not good? ? What is the relationship between the Zhang family and King Yi?"

Zhang Yan suddenly remembered something, his face changed, he said goodbye to the woman in a hurry, and left.King Yi's son is blessed, so the adoptive one will be given to the emperor's brother-in-law. In the future, my sister will become the empress dowager again, and the Zhang family will be even more prestigious!Zhang Yan returned home in a hurry, and dragged Zhang He to discuss this top priority.

Zhang He was suspicious, "Is it true? Yiwang's son really has the appearance of an emperor?" If it is true, then contact Yiwang as soon as possible, don't delay even a day!

They were discussing at home, and the woman was smiling at the woman in plain clothes, "According to what you said, I told him everything!" The woman smiled and said, "Even Good!" He took out an ingot of silver and threw it to her.

The woman picked up the silver and bit it, knowing it was true, she was so happy that she didn't know what to do.It's just a few words, and you get an ingot of silver. There is such a beautiful thing in the world.

The plain-clothed woman's face is flat, not beautiful, but there is a resolute look in her face, which cannot be underestimated.She explained a few more words to the woman, and the woman nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, I can't make a mistake!" The woman in plain clothes turned around and left.

Zhang Yan, Zhang He, my brother can't die in vain, my brother's blood can't be shed in vain!You two villains will be imprisoned sooner or later and beheaded at Caishikou for public display.When that day comes, I will definitely wait at Caishikou, watching the executioner raise the ghost knife high up, and watching your ghosts cry and howl.

You don't know where the dead end is, so I'll point it out to you.Ordinary crimes can't help you, what about treason?It involves treason, let me see who can protect you.

The woman in plain clothes prepared incense, candles and fruits, and went to a desolate solitary grave in the suburbs to worship, "Brother, your revenge is about to be avenged." She mourned and wept, with tears rolling down her cheeks.In the crystal tears, her face, which was not beautiful and no longer young, revealed a holy brilliance.

The woman in plain clothes stayed for a long time, until the sun set, and Fang reluctantly left.

The setting sun shines on the simple tombstone, and the four unpretentious words "He Ding Zhibit" are solemn and heavy.

(End of this chapter)