23. After pardon

In the early summer of the sixth year of Yuanfeng, the edict of pardoning the world was issued together, and there was another edict. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

-- Edict: "Fugu is cheap and hurts the peasants, and now Sanfu and Taichang Valley are cheap, and their orders are given to Shusu this year." ”

With the spread of the two edicts together, it was the news that was about to be announced.

-- Since the first year of Yuanfeng, it is true that the pardon of the world has been too frequent.

- The first year of Yuanfeng, June, pardon the world.

-- In the second year of Yuanfeng, in June, pardon the world.

-- In the fourth year of Yuanfeng, in June, pardon the world.

-- In the sixth year of Yuanfeng, summer, pardon the world.

Such frequent forgiveness, and for no reason......

-- The "Book" says: There is no great deal to be done. He also said: Forgiveness for the disaster.

-- "Yi" said: Thunderstorm as an excuse for the gentleman to forgive the sin.

-- "Zhou Li", the autumn lawsuit stabbed the palm of the three forgiveness, the law of the three forgiveness, the spring and autumn bookstore, the big eyes, the system of forgiveness.

It can be said that the system of forgiveness has existed since ancient times, the reason is that the dead cannot be resurrected, and the torturer cannot be renewed.

This kind of system can continue to this day, and there is naturally a certain amount of truth, but the ancients also said: "Forgiveness does not want to count, and the number is beneficial, and it is not good for the government." ”

"Guanzi" cloud: "Whoever forgives, small benefits and big harms, so it will be a long time and overcome." Therefore, those who forgive are also the bridles of horses, and those who are not forgiven, and the ore of acne is also. ”

Therefore, forgiveness must be done with caution.

Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, since Emperor Gao, there is a reason for forgiving the world.

-- But there are so many of them.

-- During the exhibition of righteousness, the patrol was carried out in the celebration; The crime of hanging the people is only new; Witness disasters and be afraid; Repay the merit because of auspiciousness......

In the case of the first emperor, there were only three times when he directly pardoned the world for no reason, and it was all after the Tianhan Dynasty, and there were three or five years apart.

There is some forgiveness in the world today...... It's unsettling!

-- In the second year of the Later Era, in February, he ascended the throne today, and in June, he pardoned the world.

-- In the fourth year of the first century, in March Jiayin, the queen was established and pardoned the world. Resignation is not to be heard until the next two years.

-- Both of these can be said to be conventional.

-- There's nothing unsettling about it.

However, in the second year of his reign this year, in the seventh month of the first year, he pardoned the world. Give the people 100 households cattle wine.

-- That's a bit of a baffle.

After all, in the second year of the Later Yuan Dynasty, the first emperor pardoned the world once in February, and now he ascended the throne, and pardoned the world again in June, but year after year, there is really no need for another amnesty......

- However, the Lord is suspicious and calms people's hearts......

――That's a reason......

However, what about after the first year of Yuanfeng?

-- There is no calamity, no auspiciousness, and the emperor does not patrol the hunt......

-- Amnesty for the year......

As long as you are not a person who is extremely stupid, you will remember the matter of recruiting the world's good doctors before......

――So, isn't the conclusion obvious?

As a result, in the already hot midsummer season, Chang'an City was a little more lively than usual.

-- Although there is no requirement for a three-year mourning, there are still 36 days of mourning clothes for the emperor to collapse, and unless the Emperor Daxing has an edict, it is forbidden to take women, marry women, worship shrines, drink alcohol, and eat meat during these 36 days.

- Everything else is fine, but it is more troublesome to marry a woman or a daughter.

Therefore, in the midsummer of the sixth year of Yuanfeng, the first thing that arose in Chang'an City was a craze for marrying women.

This is true not only of the people, but also in the palace.

The weather is getting hotter, and the wind chill of Xijun is naturally almost better, and he got a positive answer from the doctor, and the people in the middle palace asked the queen to routinely review the recital sent by the inquisitor.

Xijun didn't care too much about it herself, but she was just thinking about finding something to pass the time, so when she saw Ye Ting's recital, she couldn't help but feel strange.

Afraid that he would remember it wrong, Xijun raised his head and asked people to go to Da Changqiu and fetch the book that Ye Ting had written for the same thing last year.

When comparing the two books, you don't need to look at the content, just look at the length of the booklet, and the difference is very obvious.

Da Changqiu also felt obediently, and when he saw that this was the case, he first asked the queen: "Do you summon court officials?" ”

-- Da Changqiu didn't say anything about the court order, because everyone in the palace knew that the court order had already been sick.

-- Although he was not dismissed, Zhang He did not enter the court office for more than a month.

――I heard about ...... I can't get out of bed and walk anymore......

Xi Jun rolled up the recital of the court, nodded, and then put it aside and continued to read the other recitals.

After Xijun finished reading all the books he had accumulated over the past few days, the palace people stepped forward and removed the books, and only then did someone from outside report: "Please see you." ”

Xijun was rubbing his eyebrows, and his body was also leaning on the table, but he still responded: "Yes." ”

Chang Yu Ying came out, and after a while, he brought in the Ye Tingcheng who came over.

After seeing the salute, Xijun raised his chin, motioned to the eunuch on the side, and handed the brochure to Ye Tingcheng. After all, he had just recovered from his illness, and Xijun's body was not very good, so after such a while, Xijun was really uncomfortable, so his words were much more straightforward.

"There are more people in the Forbidden Palace than in previous years?" Xijun asked Ye Tingcheng bluntly?

Ye Tingcheng took the brochure, only glanced at the beginning, and knew that this was the book that the court office had uploaded before, and he was doubting in his heart, when he heard the queen's question, he immediately understood.

"No." The chief inspector replied.

-- There are a number of people in the palace who are forbidden to serve in the palace, and they are all officials and maids over the age of eight, and without special circumstances, it is impossible for the number of people to suddenly increase much more than before......

Xijun bent his elbows and asked, "There are more maids who should be married this year than in previous years?" ”

Ye Tingcheng denied it again.

"No."

-- It is said that the officials and maids under the age of eight are in the range of choices, but when they enter the palace, they have to be trained again, and they must leave the palace to marry when they reach the age of thirty-five, so the ages of the officials and maids are almost the same, generally over eight years old and under ten years old.

――Of course, it is impossible that there will be a lot more palace people to marry in a given year than in previous years...... This situation ......

Xijun blinked, raised his finger and pointed at the book in Tingcheng's hand, and said, "Since that's the case......"

Ye Tingcheng wanted to speak and stopped, and finally lowered his head in embarrassment.

Seeing Ye Tingcheng's posture, Xi Jun raised his eyebrows lightly - it was obvious that this recital on the court was not for nothing.

"Wait and retreat." Xijun glanced at the left and right attendants, and with a little carelessness, he commanded softly.

"Yui." The people in the middle palace bowed their heads and retreated.

After all the servants had retreated, Xi Jun looked at Ye Tingcheng again and asked, "Is it possible?" ”

Ye Tingcheng didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and replied: "Everyone in the palace is worried...... The disease is very ......"

Although he didn't dare to hesitate, there were some things that Ye Tingcheng didn't dare to say anyway.

After listening to the vague words of the court order, but the meaning was quite clear, Xi Jun was not displeased, but only showed a little surprise, then gently bowed his head, and asked Ye Tingcheng with some doubts: "That's all?" ”

-- Is it difficult to explain why?

Xi Jun was puzzled.

――I'm just worried about the collapse of the emperor......

――Isn't that normal?

Ye Tingcheng looked up at the queen, but she was dumbfounded and couldn't speak for a long time.

- The queen didn't care about this......

……

-- Indeed, there is nothing taboo about birth, old age, sickness and death.

-- There is nothing wrong with relatives or sorrows, and others have also sang, and there is nothing to complain about, but ......

- He was talking about the emperor......

- Queen...... Even if it's just pretending...... It shouldn't be so light-hearted, right?

……

These thoughts turned in Ye Tingcheng's heart, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only bow his head again and be silent.

It's not that Xi Jun didn't see Ye Tingcheng's expression, but he didn't bother to pay attention to it, patted a few words, and then raised his voice to call someone in.

As soon as the servants re-entered, Xijun pointed to a middle palace book and ordered: "The music of the court, yes." Proposed edict. ”

"No." The head of the middle palace Shangshu responded to the order, and then retrieved the book from Ye Tingcheng's hand, and bowed to Xijun again before retreating.

When everyone came in, Ye Tingcheng came back to his senses, and at this moment, seeing that the middle palace Shangshu had retreated, he hurriedly saluted the queen and asked him to retreat.

Xijun waved his hand in response, and then he also stood up and walked directly outside the hall.

Everyone in the middle palace did not expect the queen to come out of the palace, and they were all stunned for a while, and when they reacted, they hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them.

-- The queen is frail, but it is noon, and the sun is shining......

Everyone has their own words, but the purpose is the same, I hope that Xijun will not leave the palace.

Xijun couldn't cry or laugh, looked at the palace people and eunuchs around him, his eyes were full of banter, and when everyone was quiet, he said slowly: "I want to go back to the dormitory." ”

After speaking, taking advantage of the fact that everyone had not yet returned to their senses, Xijun quickly left the hall.

After Xijun walked out of the way, the people in the middle palace came back to their senses and hurriedly caught up with the queen, but they didn't care about persuasion.

Seeing that the queen was like this, Fu Mu and the others were not unintentional to persuade each other, but for a while, they couldn't understand the queen's intention, just to make a detour...... There seems to be no need to go out of their way...... It's just that......

Everyone looked at the excited queen and looked at each other, and their thoughts were similar.

-- The queen has been becoming more and more willful lately.

――Whether you had to read the middle chapter before, or now......

For the palace people and eunuchs, the nobles they serve are arbitrary and capricious...... Not good news......

No matter what everyone thought, Xijun still followed his own thoughts, and went around a long circle before returning to the dormitory from the Xiye Gate of the Jiaofang Palace.

Before entering the Xiye Gate, Xijun stopped for a moment and looked at the majestic palace in the south, his expression was complicated and gloomy, however, before the attendants could understand, the young queen turned her head, entered the door, and then walked straight to the dormitory.

Everyone didn't have time to think about it, so they all hurriedly followed, only a few people were a little behind, looking thoughtfully to the south.

-- First of all, the entrance is the front hall of Weiyang......

-- On the north side of the majestic main hall...... Closer to the ...... of the Shofang Hall

- It's the emperor's bed......