blue bird song

Chapter 121 Xuanyuan Xiayu (1)
The Japanese pirates in the south have always been a serious problem for the Chinese confidant. The imperial court successively sent more than a dozen governors and governors to the south to fight the Japanese pirates, but the Japanese pirates became more and more serious and could not be calmed down.Who will serve as the new governor of Zhizhe, control the soldiers of Zhejiang, Nanzhili, and Fujian, and fight against the Japanese with all their strength, has become the primary issue that the imperial court carefully considered.

At the end of September, Xuancheng Bo Qi Zhenjin presented an auspicious gift: the ancient sword, Xuanyuan Xiayu Sword.

Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword is the bronze of the gods Caishou mountain cast by the Yellow Emperor, and later passed on to Xia Yu.One side of the sword body is engraved with the sun, moon and stars, and the other side is engraved with mountains, rivers, grass and trees.On one side of the hilt is the art of farming and animal husbandry, and on the other side is the strategy of unifying the world, the sword of the holy way, the divine sword.

Such a divine sword has been born out of nowhere, will the day to wipe out the pirates be far behind?
Emperor Longyan Dayue appointed Qi Zhen as the governor of Zhizhe, and he could be transferred to Jiangnan, Jiangbei, Zhejiang and other places to serve as heavy troops.Xuanyuan Xiayu sword was also handed over to Qi Zhen to wear with him, "Hold this sword, kill all the demons, and wipe out the Japanese pirates!" Qi Zhen took the sword, and after solemnly swearing in the capital, he led a large group of people and set off to the south.

Who is Qi Zhen?Queen's father!Empress Qi is in the central palace, with three princes under her knees, which is already prominent enough, and her father holds a heavy army, and sits on such a high and vital position as the governor of Zhizhe.Emperor, what are you going to do? Do you want to watch your relatives grow bigger?Li Shoufu and Zhuo Cifu were all heartbroken.

They dutifully objected, and the emperor sacrificed the Xuanyuan Xiayu sword, "If Qi Zhen is a man with ulterior motives, how can he get the Xuanyuan Xiayu sword? How could the divine sword fall into the hands of villains without knowledge? This divine sword, It was clearly born for the purpose of eradicating Japanese pirates and pacifying banditry."

Li Shoufu was angry and handed in his resignation letter again, but the emperor was still gentle and persuaded to stay, "National affairs Lai Qing, how can you leave office lightly."

The emperor resolutely refused, and Li Shoufu half-heartedly stayed in office.

He is in love.

Qi Zhen served as the governor of Zhizhe and restrained the heavy troops in the south, which shocked the court greatly.The queen's father, the emperor's father-in-law, and the crown prince's grandfather, can hold military power!Unbelievable.

"In the past, I thought that Emperor Hongzhi was an infatuated emperor like no one before, and he was extremely kind to Empress Zhang's family." Madam Xu sighed with his wife at home, "Now, compared with the previous one, Emperor Hongzhi is weaker and cannot be compared. "

Emperor Hongzhi just condoned his brothers-in-law to do evil.No matter how hateful the Zhang brothers are, it is impossible to endanger the imperial power and the rule of Emperor Hongzhi.At that time, the queen's natal family had a bad reputation and was embarrassing.Today, he appointed his father-in-law as the governor of Zhizhe and gave him military power.Military power, this is not comparable to three acres of land and several Huangzhuang.

Xuanyuan Xia Yu's sword was revealed at this time, but it was just to add weight, to put an end to the nonsense of the civil servants.The emperor must have genuine trust in Qi Zhen, otherwise, he wouldn't have designed it so painstakingly.

Mrs. Xu pursed her lips and smiled, "Isn't that great?"

Today, like Emperor Hongzhi, there is only one empress in the harem and no concubines.It is a blessing for ministers and wives to have such an emperor.Husbands are not allowed to take concubines, and because of this, they quarreled with husbands with extra confidence, "Your Majesty, the son of heaven, is still only monogamous. What kind of person are you, how dare you have a concubine?"

How good, how happy.

Bachelor Xu shook his head, "What's the matter, someone must be unable to sit still."

Empress Qi's natal family is too powerful, Empress Qi dominates the six palaces, her arrogance and jealousy are ruthless... Some people will not tolerate this kind of situation.

Mrs. Xu became nervous, "Then, what will they do?" The queen is so good, she guarded the emperor strictly, and she is setting an example for the wives of the ministers.Besides, no matter what the military power is or not, her natal family's Xuancheng uncle's mansion is low-key and introverted, and has never done anything domineering, and has never disturbed the people and invaded profits.It's unreasonable that there are still people dissatisfied with such a queen, such a Qi family.

"The empress is the original concubine, and she has three princes, her status cannot be shaken." Xu Dashi raised his eyebrows, "To deal with her, one is to persuade the emperor to accept more concubines and share her favor; home, and turn the Xuancheng Bo’s Mansion into a mediocre and powerless Bo’s Mansion.”

Mrs. Xu didn't care about weakening the Qi family, but she was very concerned about whether the emperor would accept concubines, and asked cautiously: "Then, will the emperor let them do what they want? Will he accept concubines?"

As Mrs. Xu asked, she was thinking about it: If the emperor accepts a concubine, and the husband wants to buy a concubine, how should he refuse?How can we keep people from entering the house openly and aboveboard without hurting the relationship between husband and wife?

Weng Tianshe collected two buckets of extra rice and wanted to buy a small one. Man, you have to be careful.Mrs. Xu was thinking wildly, envious of Empress Zhaomu and Empress Qi, her husband is the emperor, he is extremely rich, but he doesn't even have a concubine, what a lucky life.

Bachelor Xu smiled, "Then who knows? When the emperor was a prince, he only had his wife and sons by his side. No one can predict whether he will change his mind when he becomes emperor."

It has been less than a year since the emperor ascended the throne, who knows what will happen in the future?If he really accepts concubines, it is also something that kings often do, so it is not surprising.If, like Emperor Hongzhi, he lived with only one empress for more than ten years, the Minister of the Household Department would probably be overjoyed.How much money and gold and silver will be saved if you don't canonize concubines?

Whether the emperor will accept concubines or not, Master Xu is just watching coldly, but Mrs. Xu is full of worries - men and women often have very different ideas and concerns.

As expected by many scholars, it didn't take long for the Ministry of Rites to issue a seal, asking the emperor to select ladies to enrich the harem.There is nothing out of the ordinary about this seal, it is a matter of etiquette.It has been nearly a year since Emperor Hongzhi passed away, and it is time for the new emperor to have concubines.

Because Qi Zhen served as the governor of Zhizhe, all the people in the court paid attention to the Qi family and Empress Qi.After the official seal of the Ministry of Rites was submitted, many pairs of eyes were fixed on the court, waiting to see how the emperor would reply.

The emperor read the seal and ordered someone to send it to Kunning Palace for Empress Qi.Empress Qi smiled brightly, picked up the pen, and wrote a splendid memorial, enthusiastically requesting the emperor to "choose ladies carefully so as to have a wide heir".

Of course, the memorial spread quickly.Among the courtiers, some sincerely admired, "This is the queen's measure!" Emperor Hongzhi only had one queen, but Queen Zhang had never put on a similar seal, showing a similar attitude; some admired, "" Great literary talent!" I heard that Empress Qi did it in one go without thinking, good writing, good literary talent.

Some people wondered, "How can Empress Qi, who was born as a military general, have such a talent?" Immediately she rolled her eyes, "I don't even look at who her teacher is." How can the students taught by Mr. Yang Ge be inferior?

It's over, with such a magnanimous queen, the emperor will of course choose ladies and concubines soon, and spread the branches.The courtiers waited smugly for many beauties to enter the palace. Empress Qi was no longer alone, and many princes were born in the harem, a scene of prosperity.

Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, the emperor summoned the Minister of the Household Department to ask, "How much does it cost to choose a lady? How much does it cost to establish a nine concubine?" The Minister of the Household Department replied truthfully, "The consumption is huge. Some support can’t come.”

The emperor sighed, "I already have three sons, so I don't think I have no offspring. But for the sake of my own enjoyment, the families of women with daughters were separated from each other, and the national treasury incurred countless expenses."

The emperor was also in a good mood and made a joke with the Minister of the Household Department, "Qing added a few white hairs for the purpose of enriching the harem. Is there still no money for the expenses? Don't worry, let's do it."

"Please don't allow it!" The emperor lifted the imperial pen and wrote these four big characters on the memorial of the Ministry of Rites and the memorial of the queen.

Tobe Shangshu was moved to tears.

Li Shoufu once sincerely advised the emperor, and the emperor smiled, "Qing is the head of the cabinet, so you know that Tianming's military expenses have always been tight? If I have nine concubines, the household department has no choice but to temporarily withdraw military expenses. Dare I ask whether the frontier defense is important or not?" Is it important for Concubine Li Jiu?"

What Li Shoufu wanted to say was stopped by the emperor gently but firmly, "You must know that I have three sons."

Li Shoufu returned to Wenyuan Pavilion with a resentful expression on his face.Yang Daqi came to ask him, "Drought in central Sichuan, this is a disaster relief measure, is it feasible?" Li Shoufu accepted the official document, put it aside, looked at Yang Daqi with a half-smile, "Master Yang, the queen calls you uncle, so we can kiss you. The harem is empty, you should persuade the empress to fill it up, that's the only way."

Yang Daqi has never been angry with Li Shoufu, and said calmly: "Enriching the harem and selecting ladies should be handed over to the Secretary for implementation. The queen can't do it herself. She has written a seal to show her attitude, and she can do nothing about the rest."

Li Shoufu snorted, lowered his head in annoyance, and looked at the disaster relief measures.

The incident of enriching the harem that had been raging has finally come to an end. The situation remains the same, the harem is still quiet, and the emperor and empress have gained excellent reputations.The emperor is lenient and the queen is generous, this is well known.

"Thank you Wang Anshi and Sima Guang." In Kunning Palace, Empress Qi thanked the ancients with a smile.

The emperor snorted, "Shouldn't you be thanking me? It's my loyalty and my special liking. What's the matter with Wang Anshi and Sima Guang?"

"I don't want to thank you." Empress Qi mischievously played with him, "If you really have three thousand beauties, I will definitely not be outdone, and I will also get three thousand faces. If you are so guarded like a jade, alas, I will It’s just in my heart, I’m not ashamed.”

The emperor was furious, "Isn't it enough to have me? What are you thinking about?" He walked up and down in front of Empress Qi gracefully, "Look, is there any man in the world who is more beautiful than me? More elegant than me? What? Three thousand faces, don't even think about it!"

Empress Qi envied, "The face is like a lotus flower, and it is so beautiful."

The emperor was very proud, and his eyes showed a happy smile.

Empress Qi changed the subject and complained: "I still want three thousand noodle heads, one a day, and I take turns to serve the bed, so that I can change my taste." Seeing the nervous expression on the emperor's face, she asked kindly: "Fourth brother, are you You really don't want to change your taste, and you want to face me for the rest of your life?"

"Think about it." The emperor carefully sat down next to her, "Well, I also think about it. How about we do this, I pretend to be a face from time to time, and you pretend to be a concubine from time to time, okay? Niuniu, I sometimes I want a concubine who ruled by demons."

Empress Qi's self-esteem was damaged, her face turned red, "Concubine Yao, do I still have to pretend? I'm already very enchanting, okay?" Isn't General Qi Qingque not beautiful enough, not enchanting enough?Fourth brother, you really have no vision.

Two clusters of red clouds flew over her fair and delicate cheeks, her beautiful eyes were filled with anger, her lips were pink, cute and alluring, the emperor felt hot in his chest, he stretched out his arms to embrace her, and smiled softly, "Of course you are not a demon concubine, obviously you are." Queen."

His breath was lingering and ambiguous, Empress Qi blushed even more, and felt a little flustered, "Then, how do you pretend to be the concubine Yao?" She stammered and asked.

"After going to bed at night, fourth brother will teach you." The emperor looked at her maliciously, with a slight smile on his lips, and his voice was low and charming.

"Hey, when it's time for you to pretend to be your face, don't play tricks!" Empress Qi struggled and said with her starry eyes blurred.

"Don't play tricks." The emperor rubbed her smooth and smooth face, and promised tenderly, "You pretend to be a demon concubine once, and I will pretend to be a concubine again. Let's be fair, okay?"

"I think it will work!" Empress Qi's heart skipped a beat.

She added a lot of very stylish underwear, and so did he.In the stillness of the night, in the red curtain, she was no longer dignified, and he was no longer refined. The two bodies were entangled together, lingering all night.

It was a very happy day, but the three sons occasionally came to make trouble.

One night, when it was getting dark, the emperor urged, "I'm sleepy, go to bed early." After taking a bath, Empress Qi put on a pure red satin undershirt, raised a whip, and smirked at the emperor arrogantly. "Your Majesty, if you are unable to serve the bed tonight, you will be tortured to serve me!"

She had long, soft and flowing hair on her shoulders, and stood barefoot on the carpet. Her pair of slender and fair feet were so cute that it was outrageous.The emperor walked towards her with burning and greedy eyes, "My concubine, I will not disappoint you."

The two were having fun when Xiaoyong's immature voice sounded outside the door, "Liar, it's so early, father and mother won't rest." The two were dumbfounded.

Empress Qi hurriedly looked around, looking for a big dress to put on, but for the sake of fun, the two of them made the bed and couch very clean and tidy, leaving no extra clothes behind.The emperor spun around twice in a panic, and the queen spun around twice, panicked.

The door opened, and Xiao Congcong, Xiao Mingming, and Xiaoyong walked in with solemn steps.

"Daddy hasn't played with me for a few days." Xiaoyong ran over and looked at the emperor accusingly.

Xiao Mingming said kindly: "Mother, you are wearing too thin clothes, you will get cold."

Xiao Congcong had the most wink, and praised: "Mother, your clothes are so beautiful and unique!"

The poor father and mother were stunned for a long time, the father calmed down first, leaned over and hugged Xiaoyong, "Son, Daddy will accompany you out to play." Without any explanation, he hugged him and walked out.Xiaoyong struggled in his arms, "Don't! And mother, you want to play with me too!" His father ignored him, let him shake and move, and just walked out.

Xiao Congcong pulled Xiao Mingming out and followed, Xiao Mingming turned around worriedly and asked, "Mom, put on more clothes, and be careful not to catch a cold."

Xiaoyong was quarreling with his father outside, his mother saw that there was no one in the house, she opened the cabinets one by one nimbly, finally found a big coat, and quickly put it on.

He found another pair of blue satin embroidered shoes and put them on his feet.

After getting dressed, Empress Qi let out a long sigh of relief.Well, I can see my sons.

Playing with Xiaoyong for a long time in turn, until the appointment time, the three sons were sent away.

"Are you still pretending to be a demon concubine?" The emperor smiled unscrupulously.

Empress Qi fell into his arms weakly, "Back to my true colors tonight, I won't pretend anymore." The emperor refused to let it go, and thoughtfully picked her up on the bed, "The queen returned to her true colors, I will pretend First off."

The palace brocade bed curtain swayed gently in the night, with infinite charm.

In the spring of the second year of Jiaxing, good news came frequently from the south. Qi Zhen, the governor of Zhizhe, wiped out the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang and captured the pirate leaders.The emperor was very pleased, and looked around the courtiers, "Xuanyuan Xiayu sword is indeed an ancient artifact with extraordinary effectiveness." He never mentioned Qi Zhen's achievements, only Xuanyuan Xiayu sword, and many courtiers wanted to persuade him to use his relatives with caution. He didn't take the opportunity to speak.

In April, two brothers, Zhang He, Marquis of Shouning, and Bo Zhang Yan, Bo of Jianchang, were accused of "rebellion".The leader was a newly invited master of the Zhang brothers. This master took the correspondence between the Zhang brothers and King Yi and went to Shuntian Mansion to beat the drums. premonition."

Abolishing the emperor and establishing the emperor, is this something that your Zhang brothers can be the masters of the house?Conspiracy.

The matter was too important, and Shuntian Fu Yin did not dare to delay for a moment, and reported it immediately.

The emperor's attitude is still the same: court discussion.No matter what the crimes of the Zhang brothers are, they are Hou and Bo, and they are the younger brothers of Empress Zhaomu, so they should be considered guilty.

This time is different from the last time. Last time, the Zhang brothers were just occupying a piece of land to snatch individuals or something. To the court, it was just a small fight, not a big deal.This time it was a conspiracy to abolish the emperor, and the matter would be serious.

It would be unreasonable to protect the Zhang brothers; it would be a little sorry for the Emperor Hongzhi who was under Jiuquan to punish the Zhang brothers severely.The ministers were murmuring, and even Li Shoufu and Zhuo Cifu refused to speak up for the Zhang brothers.

Zhuo Cifu kicked the ball, "It's about the criminal law, please get a regulation from the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

Nie Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment was called up by Emperor Hongzhi, and he had too much affection for Emperor Hongzhi, so he blurted out: "Although the plan was planned, the matter did not come to fruition, so it seems that we should not pursue it."

As soon as these words came out, many people had strange faces.If you want to excuse the Zhang brothers, it seems that you should infer that these letters were not written by the Zhang brothers, not his original intention, but misunderstood by the villain. pursue?This... this is too ridiculous.

Yang Daqi came forward to criticize, "For the crime of treason, the standard of conviction is conspiracy or failure, not success or failure." The British Duke laughed and said, "If he succeeds in the scheme, is it still the same situation?" Tun Tun said: "If he succeeds, the one sitting in this position will not be me."

(End of this chapter)