Chapter 298: Spiritual Sustenance
The imperial physicians knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, but the emperor's impulsive mood was slightly stabilized.
He thought about it for a while, even if he beheaded these imperial doctors, what could he do?
It can be seen that these imperial doctors are very busy and have done their best.
It's just that fate is unruly, as the saying goes, people's fate is destined and cannot be forced.
Besides, what Concubine Zhen said before her death is reasonable, governing the country and the country is the first priority, and you must not kill innocents indiscriminately. Thinking of this, he waved his hand and threw the soldiers back.
"Get up, I will give you a great credit, and each of you will be rewarded with five hundred taels of gold, and you will retreat!" said the Emperor in that deep voice.
The imperial doctors were already frightened, but they never thought that in just an instant, the emperor not only did not kill them, but rewarded them heavily, but they were also a little confused.
But just as half of it is flame and half of it is seawater, this sudden cold and heat makes their hearts very unbearable. But he didn't dare to speak, so he had to kneel on the ground and kowtow. Then he bowed and retreated.
The emperor looked at Concubine Zhen's stiff body, his heart ached, he knew that now he and his beloved concubine were separated from each other, separated by yin and yang, although with reluctance and attachment, she left.
However, their relationship is as solid as a rock, and he keeps recalling the scenes of Concubine Zhen's life, like a movie-like scene.
Only when he was with Concubine Zhen did he let go of his body as a son of heaven and devoted himself to a family of ordinary people, and the two respected each other like ordinary couples, respecting and loving each other.
Of course, he likes to discuss state affairs with Concubine Zhen the most, and those mountains of twists and turns are endless topics for the two of them to talk about.
She can always explain the suffering of the people in one sentence, and can analyze the shortcomings of the current policies for the people in substance, so as to adjust them in time.
Like a helmsman driving a 10,000-ton ship, every time she deviates from the course, she can adjust in time to ensure that the huge hull does not deviate from the direction and sails to the expected destination.
Her kind of cross-era, time-traveling thoughts, deeply infected this emperor who worries about the country and the people, and he knows that Aifei is a genius in governance.
Although many ministers clearly pointed out the disadvantages of women's participation in politics, they also cited scriptures, used history as a mirror, and used the example of Wu Zetian's usurpation of the throne to remind them from time to time.
However, he gets along with Concubine Ai day and night, and he knows best what kind of character Concubine Ai is, and he also knows best what she is worried about the country and the people, working day and night, and tirelessly handling state affairs.
He knows that no matter how good a person is, he can be criticized.
He understands that other people's opinions are just a reference, can not be left alone, the key is to follow their own ideas, force to exclude public opinion, many times, what he thinks is right, should be done without hesitation, even if it is wrong, why not a kind of accumulation of experience?
The case of Concubine Zhen proves that the views of the ministers who predicted that she had the intention of rebelling against the usurpation of the throne are completely untenable. But their intentions were good. It's also for the sake of the community. Therefore, he did not criticize it.
The news of Concubine Zhen's death spread all over the country, and for a time the whole country mourned, from civil and military officials to ordinary people, all of them wept and mourned, mourning this good princess who was worried about the country and the people, cared about the people's suffering, and did her best for the country.
Concubine Zhen was buried in the imperial mausoleum, and the emperor personally wrote a poem to show his remembrance.
The face is like a peach blossom
A good heart warms the world
Reading state affairs with candles
Write good words every night
Punish the evil and promote the good, and the people are at peace
Rectify military affairs and protect the homeland
The establishment of schools is a good thing
Poor Confucian students are not in vain
Scholarly and diligent readers
Ten years of cold windows at your fingertips
Rectify scientific research and anti-fraud
The Ministry of Rites frequently changes the sages
Eclectic recruitment of talents
Concern for the people's suffering
The tax deduction is halved
All civil and military officials protested
It was degraded to the common people's return to the furnace
Sympathize with the suffering and misconduct of the people
Repent of his pleasures and humiliation of the people's wishes
If there is a way back
Do your best, and no longer complain
The heavens decreed that he should be re-made as an official
Reform and change three views
Caring for the people and acting bravely
The folk customs are simple and complicated
Concubine Zhen is pregnant with the vein of the dragon
The emperor was not self-controlled
Bitterly persuade him not to work hard
Wholeheartedly for the people
Work hard for the country
He died of illness due to hard work
But Xueyan and Jun Huai were left behind
The whole country mourned and wept
The thick funeral incense disappeared for nine days
Concubine Zhen was buried, but the emperor missed her day and night, and the whole person became emaciated, not thinking about tea and dinner, and unable to sleep at night. He wished he could see her every day, but he couldn't. So he ordered the royal painter of the court to copy the face of Concubine Zhen.
The painters did not dare to slack off, and dozens of painters made more than 50 portraits overnight, but none of them copied them in both god and form.
In a fit of rage, the emperor tore the dozens of portraits to shreds and ordered the painters to repaint them.
This can make it difficult for the painters, if Concubine Zhen was alive, it would be easy to copy her person, but now that the person has been buried, he can only rely on the emperor's description, through imagination and ideas to paint, it is bound to be as accurate as the intuitive image of the person.
Therefore, this copied painting must be far from the image of the concubine in the emperor's heart. How can this be done?
None of the works painted in the past few days made the emperor look good.
At this time, Prime Minister Hanyuan came here to discuss with the emperor on important matters, and the painters had already heard that Hanyuan was full of wealth, knowledge, and intelligence, so they came to Hanyuan to tell the emperor to copy the portrait of Concubine Zhen.
Han Yuan looked at the anxious expressions of the painters, couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help but straighten his beard, "Such a simple thing, you can be in such a hurry, you can ...... like this"
After hearing this, all the painters nodded again and again, all of them were impressed by the wisdom of the prime minister. Hanyuan is really a genius of the world.
So they came to the emperor and made the request.
The emperor also nodded again and again, yes! Why didn't I think of it!
Hurriedly arranged for someone to invite the little princess Xueyan up. After a while, the nurse hugged this little guy with snow-white skin and delicate facial features, and came to the emperor.
The emperor looked at his daughter, and felt even more uncomfortable in his heart, the little guy was much tougher than when he was just born under the careful care of the royal subordinates, and his small mouth also had meat, and his two big eyes were shining.
The emperor deeply felt that he owed his daughter too much, and Concubine Zhen died because of state work, if it were not for helping him to review the folds, it would not have been so.
There was a deep self-blame in his heart, it was all because he was not good, let his daughter lose her mother prematurely, and lacked the maternal love that normal children should have.
The emperor took great care of this daughter, taking care of everything, asking the stars not to pick the moon, no matter what the request was raised, it was all met, and there was no hesitation, so this Princess Xueyan didn't know what it meant to refuse since she was a child, and she had never tasted what it was like to refuse.
The most pleasing thing for the emperor is that this Princess Xueyan is a miniature version of Concubine Zhen, like the reincarnation of Concubine Zhen, she looks too similar to Concubine Zhen, and the emperor misses Concubine Zhen every day, but when he sees his daughter Princess Xueyan, it is the same as seeing his beloved wife.
Therefore, this Princess Xueyan is not only the emperor's daughter, but also his spiritual pillar.
The painters couldn't help but say, picked up the paintbrush and began to copy it to Princess Xueyan.
This painting can really surprise the emperor a lot, the painters are like a stroke of genius, this painting, like the resurrection of Concubine Zhen, is both form and spirit!
The emperor was overjoyed and ordered the painters to be rewarded heavily. I was curious to see how the artists came up with this idea.
The painters did not hide it, so they asked the prime minister Hanyuan and told him about it.
When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I'll just say it? It must have been instructed by a master, this Hanyuan is really brilliant!"
The emperor arranged for the portraits of these concubines to be framed and placed in the bright side of daily life.
As Xueyan grew up, the emperor arranged for the best Confucian sages to teach the princess to read and write, so he wanted to train the princess to become a person who was knowledgeable and reasonable, and had both ability and political integrity.
In the past ten years, Princess Xueyan has been a symbol of her fortune. It's like a peerless beauty.
He was dressed in a Luanfeng silk gown, his hem mopping the floor, the snow-white Lingluo scarf was neatly folded between his neck, the embroidered large peony black headdress hung above the neat black hair, and a strand of hair parted in the middle on his full and smooth forehead.
The two thin eyebrows that seem to have been drawn by the fine pen are just right to decorate the delicate forehead, a pair of bright big eyes, dark eyes, and the beauty has a straight nose, which is the yellow apricot mouth, and the jaw is pointed, which shows the grace and dignity of this peerless beauty.
Princess Xueyan is not only born with a beautiful appearance, her behavior is very elegant, her gestures, and her words and words have the smell of books, which can be described as full of talent and learning, and she has an elegant temperament from the inside out.
Seeing that the pearl in his palm was so beautiful and moving, the emperor was also very relieved in his heart, and he thought of this man getting married and the woman getting married.
He was looking for a candidate for the princess, and it coincided with the scientific expedition, and the first pearl bird came into his sight.
When the palace tried to see that this young man was handsome and dignified, only eight years old, and his background was extremely prominent, he remembered that his baby daughter Princess Xueyan was in her prime and had not yet married. This pearl bird is dignified and elegant. Therefore, he deliberately recruited him as a colt.
I don't know that the plan can't catch up with the changes, this pearl bird lives a luxurious life, is extremely indecent, has an affair with the top brand of the Qinglou and many women, is romantic, and is a gentleman.
Spending money like dirt, not seeking progress, and messing with those dusty women in the green building all day long. The emperor was greatly disappointed. The emperor adopted the attitude of Prime Minister Han Yuan's cold treatment, so as to find another candidate. However, knowing the daughter Mo Ruo's father, looking at Xue Yan's expression today, the emperor saw her thoughts, she must have come for the matter of the pearl bird, and she could see that her face was haggard and emaciated, which was obviously the pain of lovesickness, she must have been caught in the magic barrier for the gentleman, so how can this be good?
My daughter has grown up so big, and she has never rejected her?
He remembered Concubine Zhen's words before she died, this daughter was a gift from her, and he couldn't help but feel sad when he saw her daughter.
He couldn't bear to tell his beloved daughter about the deeds of the pearl bird, but he couldn't bear to watch his daughter fall into the fire pit, and live with that merry child in pain. He knew that his daughter's life would not be happy like that. At this moment, his mood is conflicted and complicated, and he doesn't know what to do.
Prime Minister Hanyuan had already bowed down and withdrawn in a playful manner, and only the father and daughter looked at each other dumbly in the Heart Cultivation Palace. The princess told her father what was on her mind. ”
So, how should the emperor respond? Predict what will happen next, which can be broken down below!