Rebirth after waste

Chapter 21

"So, even if such a person offends Prime Minister Zuo, he will not be killed." Liu Shanggong said, "Even Prime Minister Zuo himself will not kill him."

Gu Yunxian understood this.If Mr. Cui was persecuted to death for impeaching a powerful official, he would immediately become a model for scholars all over the world, and Zhou Shitao, the left minister who stood on the opposite side of him, would naturally become the target of public criticism.The so-called public anger is hard to offend, Zhou Shitao will never be so stupid.

"So, this Mr. Cui accidentally helped us a lot?" Gu Yunxian said, "Or is it the queen mother who will make the move..."

"It wasn't arranged by the Ai family." The Queen Mother said lightly, "This kind of proud scholar values ​​integrity the most. How could he be willing to be used as a weapon by a woman in the deep palace? This time it was just a coincidence. The Ai family had other plans to weaken Zhou Shitao. , but once the matter of impeachment comes out, it can be saved.”

Gu Yunxian felt emotional in his heart, paused and asked, "What is he called?"

Liu Se said with a smile: "Because he was born in the first day of junior high school, so the single name is a new word, and the word is like Jing."

Cui Shuo, the character is like Jing.

Gu Yunxian muttered silently in his heart, feeling a little curious about this handsome man like a fairy.

At that time, she didn't know that they would meet in that situation soon, and they would be involved constantly for the rest of their lives.

As the queen mother expected, without Zhou Shitao's leadership, the power of the ministers who opposed the restoration was greatly reduced.Although Song Qi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, took the lead, he was still retreating steadily, and soon the officials of the Fuli faction gained the upper hand.

The one-sided situation has always been nothing to watch, and in the end, even Gu Yunxian didn't bother to inquire about the progress of the previous dynasty, so he peacefully copied scriptures and made tea in Chang'an Hall, and lived a very leisurely life.

Things changed in the early morning of March 25.

Song Qi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites who has suffered a lot of setbacks recently, holds a jade wat in his hand and stands impassionedly in the hall: "The first emperor took Gu's daughter as his queen, and promoted her from an ordinary family to a big family known to everyone in the world. Now your majesty still wants to use Gu's daughter As a queen, aren't you afraid that Wen's misfortune will happen again?"

Like a thunder on the ground, there was a bang.

The Wen family that Song Qi talked about was the first family before the Jin Dynasty.After the founding of the country, Taizu established his wife, Wen, as the queen, who was the queen of Duanyi.Relying on the glory of being a descendant and the talented children, the Wen family has been at the pinnacle of power for the next few decades, and even has a hidden posture of being higher than the imperial power.

After Emperor Zhongzong came to the throne, even though he also appointed a woman from the Wen family as his queen, he secretly forbeared for many years and painstakingly managed to uproot the entangled forces that the Wen family had operated in Yudu for decades, forcing the Wen family to Withdrew from Yudu and moved back to his hometown in Jucheng.

Before Emperor Zhongzong, most concubines in the palace were selected from noble families, but since Emperor Wenzong, they have chosen sons from good families from the private sector.There is such a rule, it is nothing more than learning the lesson of the Wen family, and not wanting to cause disasters to the relatives.

"How powerful the Wen family was in the past, but there were only two empresses, Duanyi and Zhenshu. Now, the Gu family has two empresses in succession. The ministers are worried! Fearing that the court will suffer another disaster, Emperor Zhongzong has put all his painstaking efforts into it. Flow!" At the end of Song Qi's speech, he broke down in tears and knelt in the hall and kowtowed heavily.

The emperor sat on the throne above the nine steps, looked at him coldly for a long time, and said slowly: "I know what Ai Qing said, and I will definitely consider it carefully."

After the news reached Changxin Hall, the Queen Mother smashed the teacup in her hand with hatred: "Song Qi, old man!"

Gu Yunxian ordered Gong'e to clean up the debris on the ground, then handed the silk to the Empress Dowager, and asked her to wipe the splashed water: "Mother, don't be angry, take care of yourself."

"Why is the Ai family not angry?" The queen mother gritted her teeth, "Even the Wen family has moved out, so it is really going all out to prevent you from ascending to the post!"

"Song Shangshu's words are so unreasonable. How can my Gu family and Wen family be the same?" Gu Yunxian frowned, "Wen's standing at the top of the court for decades is not only due to being the queen's daughter, but also to be the queen's daughter." He is an outstanding son of the family. What's more, before the establishment of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Wen family has been a family of officials and eunuchs for generations. The children have been officials for generations, and the family style is the most strict. But I, Gu family, used to be just an ordinary person It is all because of your mother, you became the queen, and there has never been a man in the family who held an important position in the court. No matter how you look at it, it is impossible for the Gu family to become the next Wen family!"

"You think Song Qi doesn't understand these truths?" The queen mother said coldly, "He understands it in his heart, but he still moved Wen's out, just because it is beneficial to them."

Gu Yunxian was silent.How amazing Wen's power was in the past, although they had never experienced it personally, they had read about it from history books.That kind of situation where the whole dynasty is controlled by one sect, and the kind of situation where it is difficult to get ahead if you are not born in aristocratic family, made tens of thousands of poor people feel terrified.But now the most in the court are officials from poor families.Even if it was a one in ten thousand possibility, they would not allow another Wen family to appear.Song Qi's words really easily aroused the support of all the officials.

But what the courtiers think is not her main concern these days.She looked at the clear tea soup in the snow-colored teacup, and it splashed and rippled with the shaking, just like her nervous mood at the moment.

Your Majesty, what do you think about this matter?
That night, the emperor never visited the harem, and Gu Yunxian was about to take a rest after washing, when someone came from the Dazheng Palace.

Lu Chuan's apprentice He saluted and said with a smile: "Your Majesty ordered the minister to come and pick up the lady."

She was surprised: "In the past? Where are you going?"

"Look at the lady who asked this question, of course she has gone to the Dazheng Palace."

After a cup of tea, Gu Yunxian was wrapped in a bean green brocade cloak, and got into the crimson sedan.Twelve palace personnel held glazed palace lanterns, led the way in front of the sedan chair, and headed for Dazheng Palace.

According to the rules of the country, concubines and concubines serve in bed, but the king is fortunate to visit their dormitory, or receive service from the Dazheng Palace.Gu Yunxian used to be carried to the Dazheng Palace in a sedan chair like this before, but at that time she was sitting in a bright yellow sedan chair designed for the empress alone, instead of the crimson red sedan chair now.

When she arrived, the emperor was reading the scriptures in the front hall.The hall was a bit stuffy, he frowned unconsciously, and when he looked up, he saw a tall and slender figure standing by the door.The candlelight casts her shadow on the wall, like a painting of a beautiful lady, beautiful and pure.

He didn't realize that his lips were slightly raised: "Yunniang, you're here."

Gu Yunxian stepped forward and was blessed with a blessing, half of her black hair hanging down on her chest: "The concubine sees Your Majesty."

He reached out to her, and she raised her eyelashes, obediently putting her hand into his.

"Your Majesty summoned his ministers and concubines, why?"

He raised his eyebrows and smiled, a little embarrassed: "I called you here at night, why did you say?" Seeing that a cloud of red clouds was indeed flying around her cheeks, he shook his head and smiled, "Okay, I won't tease you, today's face up Things are making me upset, and I want to hear you play a song."

When he mentioned the matter of courtship, Gu Yunxian's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded and said, "No."

The piano case was set by the window, and when Gu Yunxian sat down, an idea suddenly came to her mind.Very adventurous, very adventurous.But it's worth a try.

Taking a deep breath, she made up her mind.In any case, those courtiers must not be allowed to play with her and the Gu family and control her fate.

The emperor kept watching her.She took off her outer cloak, and inside was a white shirt with large sleeves.As she knelt down, the tail of the big-sleeved shirt hung down to the ground, forming a circle, like a huge white flower.And she sat in the heart of the flower, playing the piano happily, just like the flower essence growing from the flower.

No, not flower essences.Flower essences are all enchanting and gorgeous, but her snow-skinned black eyes and calm demeanor are by no means that seductive monster.And the song she played at the moment, so detached, his heart, which had been restless for a long time, gradually calmed down, and his slightly frowning brows unconsciously relaxed.

She made him feel at peace.

After the song was over, neither of them spoke.

After a long time, he slowly said: "The tune is beautiful and melodious, with a sense of carefree happiness. It's a good song. It's a good song. What's it called?"

"Return to Your Majesty, this song is called "Follow the Long Wind"."

""Follow the Long Wind"? The name is cool. I've never heard of it before. Where did you learn it from?"

Gu Yunxian only hesitated for a moment, then replied with a smile: "I saw it on a piano score that I found in Jiaofangdian before."

"The piano score found in Jiaofang Palace," the emperor said softly, "it must have been left by a previous queen, right?"

Gu Yunxian said: "Your Majesty's guess is correct, this song was composed by Empress Zhenshu and Emperor Zhongzong when she was 13 years old."

When she mentioned Empress Zhenshu, his eyes flashed and he remained calm.

"When the concubine saw this song, she realized that what was said in the history books may not be all true." She said, "It is said in the history books that 'Empress Zhenshu is dignified, dignified and elegant, and she is the queen of all generations. Model', but your Majesty, you have also listened to this piece of music, how chic and detached is the meaning of the piece? It can be seen that Empress Zhenshu should be an open-minded person by nature, yearning for a carefree life."

He recalled the music he heard just now, and said softly: "That's true."

"So, I feel that I was deceived by the history books. Some things are not what we see, at least, not completely like that."

He looked at her: "Yunniang, you said so much, what exactly do you want to express?"

She was silent for a while, and said: "Actually, my concubine knows all about today's court affairs." With a frank expression, "The concubine doesn't like to hear what Song Shangshu said."

(End of this chapter)