In the autumn of 1687, Zhe Yanchong's western tour ended, this western tour was a great political success, but when he returned to the vicinity of Gyeonggi, he hesitated, since he accepted Wei Mingxiu, he regretted it more than once, but it was difficult to turn back, but I don't know how Yan Hu would react to this matter, so he didn't dare to return to Beijing directly, after thinking about it, he decided to let Guanglu guard Liu Zhongxun serve Wei Mingxiu into Beijing, let Lu Yanlun go to the Privy Council to handle official business, but he turned around and went to Tanggu to review the water division, Secretly asked Liu Zhongxun to fly to report the movements in the palace at any time.

Wei Mingxiu and his entourage entered Beijing silently, and entered the palace in a very low-key manner under the arrangement of Liu Cao and others. Wan Yanhu didn't know what to do at first, and he didn't care when he heard that a princess from Western Xia came, but he just thought that there was another person with the same status as Zhao Tanger, not only ordered someone to send some daily necessities over, but also planned to meet him in two days, and said to the people around him: "Since Tanggu moved to Jingshi and the palace was separated, Sister Tanger's sister has come less." Now that there is a princess of Western Xia, this day will always be a little lively. It seemed to her that the palace was a larger room, and it was not uncommon for one or two guests to come, and she was the hostess of the palace to greet her. Although there are careful people on the left and right who think it is inappropriate, they don't dare to speak indiscriminately until the matter is clear.

Wei Mingxiu received a gift from Wan Yanhu and came to see him the next day. Wan Yanhu looked her up and down, secretly surprised, and thought: "This girl is so beautiful, even oranges are not as beautiful as her." There are such talents in the place of Ganlong! "Wan Yan Hu is a northern woman, rough by nature, although brave and healthy, but not good at maintaining her appearance, now she is white and black hair is half uneven, Wei Mingxiu's age is about the same as Zhi Yunwu, so in Wan Yan Hu's heart, Wei Mingxiu is regarded as a daughter. But when Wei Mingxiu visited her, she called her sister and offered a gift - it was a pearl shirt that Liu Zhongxun prepared for her. Although this gift is extremely precious, Wanyanhu thinks that the other party is the princess of Xixia and she is the queen of the Han Dynasty, so she is completely worthy, so she will not shirk after a polite sentence.

The two chatted about some irrelevant things, Wei Mingxiu felt uncomfortable in front of Wan Yanhu, so he sat down quickly, and said before leaving: "Your Majesty asked the concubine to tell my sister that he came back after reviewing the water master in Tanggu, and asked my sister if she wanted to bring anything?" ”

Wan Yanhu smiled: "Piggyback something!" We've just moved here from Tanggu. Besides, if you want to buy something for the people below, why bother him, the emperor! She didn't notice anything at the time, but after Wei Mingxiu left, she thought about it, and gradually realized that there was something wrong with Wei Mingxiu's words. Thinking about other details, the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he felt, so he sent someone to call Liu Zhongxun, the Guanglu guard who served Wei Mingxiu into the palace, to ask.

Liu Zhongxun was recruited only a few days before Zhi Yanchong's western tour, although Wan Yanhu had seen it, he had never dealt with it, and then he looked up and down at this young man with a white face, and the more he looked at it, the more unpleasant it became, and ordered him to come forward and go straight in, so he asked Zhi Yanchong why he wanted to send Wei Mingxiu into the palace to live. Liu Zhongxun said tactfully: "Your Majesty wants to go to Tanggu to inspect the sailors, and it is inconvenient to bring Xiu Niangniang by your side, so I will send it to the palace first." Besides, Xiu Niangniang is a younger sister, and the queen is a younger sister, and her sister should come to see her sister first. ”

Wan Yanhu was a little confused by what he said, but there were clearly a few words in this sentence that were very harsh, so he asked: "Why did he bring a Xixia princess with him?" Also, what show lady, queen mother? What sister, sister? Isn't Qianshun still dead? Why didn't his daughter accompany her father, but she was summoned to the palace? ”

Liu Zhong inquired about the situation and knew that there was no way to avoid it, so he said: "Xiu Niangniang has been fortunate to be in Yinchuan, so she naturally wants to enter the palace......

Before he finished speaking, Wan Yanhu's head was already buzzing, and he said angrily: "What! What did you say? Luck? ”

Liu Zhongxun said with a smile: "Yes, Xiu Niangniang has been fortunate to be visited by His Majesty, but she has not received the queen's decree and has not yet been officially canonized......"

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, but Wan Yanhu stood up suddenly, knocked over a few people next to him, and several teacups and teapots fell to the ground, the porcelain on the ground was like thorns, Wan Yanhu's face was as cold as frost, staring at Liu Zhong and asked: "You made it clear to me!" This...... What kind of princess of Western Xia is this, is the wild woman that Orihiko Chong is looking for outside, isn't it? ”

Liu Zhongxun didn't think that Yan Hu's reaction would be so fierce, he knelt down in fright on the spot, and listened to her directly reprimanding the emperor's name, saying that the emperor's eternal affair such as the princess of Xixia was "looking for a wild woman", the language was extremely indecent, but he didn't know whether to say it or not.

After Yan Hu took two steps, he shouted as if he was about to eat Liu Zhongxun, "Is it exactly?" ”

Liu Zhongxun was completely stunned by her, and then nodded stiffly, and then saw Yan Hu hiding his face and crying, and then pointed in the direction of Tanggu and scolded: "Zhe Yanchong! Okay, you're a Orihiko Chong! Where do I not live with you? You want to do this to me! ”

Liu Zhongxun originally prepared a bunch of words of persuasion and tactfulness, but where could he say a word at this time? Don't talk about talking, you can't even kneel on your knees. The people around Wanyan Hu had never seen the housemother so angry, and they were all silent.

After Yan Hu pointed to the southeast and scolded for a pillar of incense, he stopped for a while, and shouted to Liu Zhongxun: "You go to Tanggu and bring me Zheyanchong!" I'm going to hear him face to face! Liu Zhongxun quickly escaped if he encountered amnesty, and when he went out, he found himself covered in cold sweat, and suddenly understood Zhi Yanchong's intention to let Wei Mingxiu enter the palace, and thought: "This queen is so powerful!" No wonder His Majesty wants to hide in Tanggu first. He didn't dare to ask someone to send the message, so he personally went to Tanggu to report in detail.

Zhi Yanchong couldn't sit still before he finished listening, and hurriedly summoned Ouyang Shi, Han Fang, and Lu Yanlun to discuss. At this time, the matter was not big yet, and only a few people outside the palace heard a little rumor, but Ouyang Shi had a lot of eyes and ears and had a close connection with Xiao Tienu, so he naturally expected that something would happen, and when he arrived in Tanggu, he saw Zhi Yanchong writing all his irritability and worry on his face, thinking: "The eldest brother has become the emperor, why are you still so afraid of the sister-in-law?" He volunteered to ask Ying to persuade Yan Hu.

Zhi Yan was overjoyed and said: "Fourth, Ah Hu and I are your matchmakers, and this matter has to fall on you." If you persuade your sister-in-law to give up, it will be a great favor for me! ”

Ouyang Shi patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, sister-in-law is not an unreasonable person, women, I heard that this kind of thing is always awkward at the beginning, just persuade her, let her have a step down." As he spoke, he rushed back to the capital, and when he arrived at the palace, he saw that Wei Mingxiu and his party were driven out by Wanyan Hu, Ouyang Shi couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this kind of formation, and suddenly felt that things might not be as easy as he thought. He sent someone to send Wei Mingxiu to his house for resettlement first, and at the same time came to see Yan Hu.

The uncle and sister-in-law only met, and after Yan Hu's eyes widened, he asked Ouyang Shi: "What about Zhi Yanchong?" ”

Ouyang Shi swore in Tanggu, but when he was drunk by Wanyan Hu, he couldn't spit out half a complete sentence with a full stomach of oil, and only said: "The eldest brother is still in Tanggu, he asked me to talk to my sister-in-law first......

Wan Yanhu didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and then shouted: "Fourth! Are you helping Orihiko Chong or helping me! If you want to help Orihiko Chong speak, then get out of here! I don't listen to nonsense! ”

Ouyang Shi hurriedly said, "I'...... Naturally, I help my sister-in-law. ”

Wan Yanhu shouted: "That's good! You're going to get Orihiko for me! Also, invite Uncle Di to come, as well as Kaiyuan and Ying Qi, all call me! I would have married Orihiko Chong at the beginning, and it was you who made the matchmaker! For many years, I have shared weal and death with him, and even ignored my mother's family for him! Who knew that the situation was a little more stable today, and he was looking for a woman outside! You go and find Uncle Di and them, and call Zheyan Chong, I want to see if there is justice in this world! ”

Ouyang Shi was submissive, and he didn't dare to say half a word of persuasion, and finally retreated, fled back to Tanggu and said to Zhi Yanchong: "It's not good, it's not good!" Eldest brother, sister-in-law's anger this time is only afraid that even Bohai can be roasted dry, and my younger brother is incompetent, so I can't persuade him. ”

Orihiko said angrily: "Didn't you say that she was reasonable? ”

Ouyang Shi said: "This ...... Her reasoning is not the same as ours. Or...... Why don't we ask Uncle Di to persuade him? ”

Zhi Yan rushed: "Uncle Di is just afraid that he will not. ”

Ouyang Shi said again: "Then or ...... Let Ying Qi go? ”

Zhi Yan said: "He and your sister-in-law are all the way, if he helps Ah Hu calculate in turn, it will be even worse!" ”

While they were discussing, they reported from outside the door: General Antahai asked to see him. Orihiko hurriedly said: "I don't see him!" He added: "Tell Antahai, just say that something happened in Japan, and I can't get out of the way." If there is a matter for him to report to the Privy Council, if it is a private matter...... Let's just say that I'm busy with business, and I don't have time to take care of personal matters now! ”

After An Tahai was blocked back, Wan Yanhu sent Zhi Yunwen again, and Zhi Yanchong asked his son: "Is your mother still very angry?" ”

Zhi Yunwen stuck out his tongue and said: "I have never seen the queen mother so angry!" Before I came, she had asked people to prepare bow horses, and said that if I could not invite my father back, she would come to Tanggu in person. ”

When Zhi Yanchong heard this, he hurriedly passed the order, prepared to go to Shandong to inspect, and said to Ouyang Shi: "You go back to Beijing to see Ying Qi, it is naturally best if he can help, if he is biased towards Ah Hu, then you have to show him to me, don't let him give Ah Hu bad ideas!" ”

Ouyang Shi asked: "...... over there of Princess Naxiu?"

Zhi Yan sighed: "Now that your eyebrows are burning, where can you take care of her?" That's it! You hide her first! Wait for Ah Hu's anger to subside before making plans. ”

Ouyang Shixin said: "Just look at Ying Qi's words, this burden is also light." I'd better hurry away, don't look back and let me be a peacemaker. So he agreed to go back to Beijing.

On the second day, Zhi Yanchong was about to set off for the southern tour, and Liu Zhongxun grabbed the hem of his clothes and said, "Your Majesty, you can't go!" ”

Orihiko said angrily: "Don't get in the way! ”

Liu Zhong asked: "Your Majesty, you are the son of the Han Dynasty!" Ten Thousand Vehicles Supreme! Although the queen is the head of the harem, she must also obey Your Majesty's orders! Since ancient times, the monarch is the minister, the husband is the wife, whether it is the monarch or the husband and wife, it should be the queen who obeys His Majesty, not His Majesty who obeys the queen......"

Zhi Yanchong didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and kicked him away and said, "What do you know! ”

Liu Zhongxun couldn't persuade him when he saw the hardship, but when he saw Han Fang, Lu Yanlun and Liu Cao rushing in, he hurriedly said loudly: "Han Xiang! Lord Lu! Father! Persuade yourselves! Your Majesty wants to tour the south! ”

Han Fang exclaimed: "Your Majesty! At the moment, there is nothing to do in the south, if you are now touring the south, I am afraid that the Song court will be suspicious, and there will be a crisis on the border. ”

Zhi Yanchong sneered: "I can go wherever I want, what does Zhao Gou Xiao'er think!" ”

Han, Lu and Liu looked at each other, and Zhi Yan rushed to care about them, and strode out early. The three of them hurriedly trotted to follow, and Liu Cao said boldly: "Your Majesty, even if you hide for a while...... If you leave, you can't never return to the palace, you still have to find a way to persuade the queen to change her mind, that is the way to cure the root cause. ”

Zhiyan Chong's footsteps stopped and asked, "Do you have a way?" ”

Liu Cao said: "After I wait for detailed consideration, I will definitely be able to come up with a charter." ”

Orihiko said angrily: "Discuss it in detail? Then you can talk about it! ”

Han Fang saw that Zhi Yanchong was about to move again, so he hurriedly rushed to kneel in front of him to stop him, and said: "Your Majesty, this matter only needs to be done according to etiquette, the queen has nothing to say, and Your Majesty does not have to tour south!" ”

"Eli?" Zhi Yan Chong asked, "What ceremony?" ”

Han Fang said: "That is naturally the gift set by the saint!" The Son of Heaven set up concubines, the royal family, and all dynasties have established laws, although the queen is big, it is not easy to rule for eternity! ”

Zhi Yanchong asked, "Are you sure?" ”

Han Fang said: "The minister is also in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and this matter is just for the minister to say." ”

Zhi Yanchong hesitated for a while before reluctantly saying: "Okay, then I'll give you three days, and if you don't persuade the queen after three days, I will start a southern tour." After going back, he summoned his subordinates and asked them to closely monitor the area between the capital and Tanggu, and set up flying pigeons to transmit information in case Yan Hu suddenly killed.

Han Fang, Lu Yanlun and Liu Cao's father and son were all amused when they saw Zhi Yanchong like this, but they didn't dare to talk about it publicly, Lu Yanlun asked Han Fang if he was really sure, Han Fang said: "In all dynasties, how can there be a precedent for not allowing the emperor to set up a concubine?" Wait for me to enter the palace and explain the truth to the queen. ”

Liu Zhongxun shook his hand and said: "I'm afraid it doesn't make sense, Han Xiang didn't see it at that time, when the queen was angry, it was really like a thunderstorm in the sky, and even Marshal Ouyang didn't dare to speak!" If it weren't for that, Your Majesty wouldn't be like this...... Loss. ”

Han Fang sneered: "When the marshal entered the palace, he was talking about favors, but this time I was going to talk about justice." She can not listen to human feelings, but justice cannot be ignored. ”

Liu Cao said: "Then what if she just ignores it?" Can you still use Feng Jia strongly? ”

Han Fang heaved and said, "We don't want to force the queen to do anything, why use force?" If the queen is really unreasonable, then we will bypass her and follow the rules. The walls are high and the palace is deep, are you afraid that you can't stop her from being angry? I really don't understand why a hero like Your Majesty is so ......" Speaking of this, he lowered his voice: "Fear of guilt." ”

The discussion was established, Han Fang came to see Yan Hu, and when Yan Hu saw it, he asked, "Where is Zhi Yanchong?" Why didn't he come to see me? What do you say about something in Japan? Is the affairs of the Japanese people more urgent than my affairs? ”

Han Fang was not frightened, his expression and voice were tepid, and he said: "The queen's words are wrong, Your Majesty is the king of the world, and he is the first public and then private. Although it is far away, it is a major national event after all; Although the queen is heavy, her private affairs should be followed. ”

Wan Yanhu was not an unreasonable person, so he snorted and said, "Okay, I'll just think he's really busy with business." But what are you doing here? ”

Han Fang presented a document and said, "The minister is here for official business. "Zhi Yanchong's harem is only Wan Yanhu, the palace affairs are scarce, and a large and independent inner court institution has not yet been established, so the internal court affairs and systems are mostly managed by the Ministry of Rites in terms of procedures.

Wan Yanhu took a look at the paperwork, and put it on the table without looking at it carefully: "I don't know much about reading, so you can say something." ”

Han Fang said: "The minister is here to set up a concubine......

Wanyan Hu's eyes widened with anger when he heard it, where did he continue to listen? crumpled the document and threw it at Han Fang, scolding: "I said why did you come here at this moment, it turned out that it was for this again!" What else is there to talk about! One or two of you are all treacherous to Orihiko! Let me tell you, this is a matter between me and Orihiko, you don't come to mix it with me! If you have something to say, let Orihiko rush himself come and talk to me! ”

Han Fang's face did not change, and said: "The Son of Heaven has no selfish affairs!" Establishing concubines and sowing dragon seeds is the foundation of the country. The queen mother ceremonies the world, and should be a model for the world, if it is for the anger of the moment and disturbs the etiquette of the world, I am afraid that the queen's holy name of mercy and hope will be damaged before and after her. ”

Wan Yanhu sneered: "What hope? What's the name? I don't understand you! I don't care about those! I just don't allow Zheyan to ask for a little wife! What else is sowing dragon seeds, didn't I give Zhiyan Chong a son! ”

Han Fang said: "The royal family is related to the country, and the more children and grandchildren reproduce, the better." Even if His Majesty and the queen are more than usual, we as ministers of the court do not dare to destroy the system of the ages because of the queen alone. Speaking of quoting scriptures, foaming at the mouth, and elegant words, if his words are recorded, it will be a rare article.

Wan Yanhu couldn't understand or listen, and finally couldn't help but interrupt Han Fang, and said angrily: "Enough is enough!" I don't understand what you're saying! You bunch of villains! Help Zhi Yan Chong find a wild woman, and you have to find it rightly, and what kind of etiquette do you want to use to anger me! Etiquette and etiquette! Who made this bullshit etiquette? Why haven't I heard Ying Qi say it! ”

Han Fang said: "The prime minister has every opportunity, and there may be omissions here. However, this ritual is made by the saints, and the queen should not be insulted. ”

Wan Yan Hu asked which saint ordered it, Han Fang said Zhou Gong, Wan Yan Hu asked again: "When Zhou Gong made this ritual, what did Zhou Po say?" ”

Han Fang was stunned and said, "Mother Zhou? Then she realized that she was talking about Zhou Gong's wife, shook her head and said, "It didn't say it in the book." ”

Wan Yanhu sneered: "Didn't say it? I think most of it was deleted by you sour men, so that it is easier for you to do nonsense! Anyway, I don't recognize the etiquette of this week! If you want to convince me, go to Zhou Po's etiquette! ”