Chapter 44: The Death of Guoshu
Helan Minyue is a beautiful woman with a beautiful national color, and there is love between her and Li Zhi. This kind of love is based on the cult of power, it is not very simple, but it can bring happiness to both parties after all!
What is Empress Wu's thoughts on this deformed love affair between her husband and niece? Obviously, it's angry and helpless thoughts, but they can't be expressed casually. This kind of deformed love affair made Empress Wu feel embarrassed, and the longer it developed, the more damage it would do to Empress Wu.
Helan Minyue only cared about pursuing love and happiness, and did not experience her aunt's feelings. Her personality is lively and cheerful, as long as she is happy every day, why think so much?
Min Yue lived in the harem, and saw that Gao Xuanyi had a red cicada wing, and Yang Chengwei had a red bouquet of silk silk skirts with golden tuanhua, she also wanted it, and when she told Li Zhi, Li Zhi immediately ordered the Shaofu Supervisor to send it.
Gao Xuanyi and the others saw that this nameless woman was more favored than the authentic internal officials, and asked her jealously: "Helan Minyue, has the small goal of 100 million been completed?" ”
Min Yue said proudly: "It's already done!" I'm afraid that some people will not be able to complete it in their lifetime! Gao Xuanyi and other internal officials were all red-eyed, and turned away with anger.
Li Zhi loves Minyue and gives her a lot of rewards, while Minyue is a high-profile person who likes to show off and doesn't like to hide it.
The maids on the left and right were very envious when they saw Minyue's reward, and said, "Poverty limits the imagination of the slaves and maids. Oh my God, so much money slaves and maids can't earn in a hundred lifetimes! ”
The news that Minyue was rewarded by His Majesty reached the ears of Empress Wu, and Empress Wu began to be unimpressed, and after thinking about it, she faintly felt a little uneasy, but she had a lot of affairs inside and outside the palace, so she didn't care about it for the time being.
Mrs. Han was driven out of the palace by Empress Wu, and was supervised by the palace maids and guards, and her life was very aggrieved. Fortunately, the baby daughter was very competitive, won the emperor's love, and won back a point for herself.
Min Yue will be rewarded for Ah Niang and Ah Brother to build a mansion, buy a carriage and high-end furniture, and also hire Kunlun slaves and Silla maids, and the family lives a life of fine clothes and fine food, pampered and pampered!
The emperor moved to live in the newly built Penglai Palace, and Min Yue went in and out of the palace as usual, and played with Li Zhi in the Xianju Palace. But after a long time, because she has no name, the palace maid doesn't know what to call her, and the internal officials also like to point fingers.
Min Yue looked at the bronze mirror in front of the makeup mirror table, and Gu Ying said with self-pity: "If a beautiful woman like me doesn't serve the Supreme, who else can I serve?" Isn't it possible to wait for the little fresh meat? Snort, then you can only live on your aunt's snort for the rest of your life! ”
Min Yue pinched her face and continued, "What are you really afraid of? As long as the saint is good to me. A-Niang, who was banished from the palace, encouraged me to enter the palace to compete for favor, with my alluring appearance and young and lively advantages, can I still compete with the aunt of? I don't believe ......"
Min Yue ran to Li Zhi and said, "Your Majesty, I want children, I want fame!" If you truly love me, give it to me! ”
Li Zhi was embarrassed and said: "I understand your feelings, but if you give birth to a child for me, it is equivalent to telling the world that you and your aunt are working together!" How will the Confucian scholars whitewash me? ”
Minyue said: "I want fame, my aunt is the queen, I want to be a concubine, this is always okay, right?" ”
Li Zhi said: "It is impossible for your aunt to allow you to be a concubine, the truth is the same as giving birth to a child!" can only take a compromise method and canonize you as the lady of Yipinguo, with the same status as the concubine! ”
Min Yue said sensibly: "Okay, as long as His Majesty says it, I will listen to it!" ”
Li Zhi was overjoyed, and the two played happily together, playing games such as chess, six games, and pot throwing.
Li Zhi ordered the people of Xitaishe to draft the system of enshrinement of Helan Minyue as the wife of Wei State, and there was a division to make a golden book and arrange for the canonization messenger, and choose an auspicious day to go to the canonization.
Because the book of the inner and outer women must be stamped with the queen's seal, the Empress Wu also knew about it.
Empress Wu was very sad and unwilling to take out the jade seal of the Golden Tiger New Empress made of Hetian mutton fat jade to canonize her niece and competitors. I quarreled with Li Zhi for this.
Li Zhi said: "In the past, no matter what conditions you put forward, I promised you, only this matter, you have to promise me!" ”
Empress Wu cried: "No, no, just no!" The concubine takes care of the inside and outside for His Majesty, but His Majesty is looking for pleasure, won't your conscience hurt? ”
Li Zhi was very helpless, and sighed and said, "It's heartbroken, Lao Tie!" "Turn and leave.
After a few days, Empress Wu gradually calmed down, feeling that such a fuss was tantamount to pushing the emperor to the side of the opponent, which was not beneficial to herself, and her role model, Empress Wende, had also taken the initiative to hire beautiful women for Taizong, so why should she be able to control death?
Empress Wu ordered Si Bao Qin Ning to take out the queen's jade seal and stamp the four red characters of "Queen's Seal" on the book, and then personally gave it to Li Zhi, saying: "Mrs. Wei, understand?" ”
Li Zhi was stunned and asked, "There is still this kind of operation?" Empress Wu smiled: "Surprised? Not surprised? ”
Li Zhi said: "What a surprise, what a surprise! Lady is so nice! Li Zhi wanted to give her a hug.
Empress Wu pushed him away and said, "Jiulang is weak, you must pay attention to moderation!" Don't forget the agreement to only have children with concubines! Li Zhizheng said: "Don't worry, lady, you will never forget!" ”
Helan Minyue finally got her wish and was canonized as Mrs. Wei, which is a good product. She built new houses in Luoyang and Chang'an, and a large group of palace people served her.
Although Empress Wu agreed, her niece and the emperor were tired of being together, which was a piece of Empress Wu's heart after all. Moreover, the emperor's authentic internal officials such as Xuanyi, Chengyu, Chengzhi, and Weixian under her also have opinions.
After receiving the reward, Min Yue did not share it with them, nor did she give a reward to the palace maids and eunuchs, and directly moved all the treasures to Helan's house.
As long as the relationship between Li Zhi and Minyue does not break down for a day, the middle palace of Empress Wu will be difficult to manage for a day.
The baby was bitter, and Empress Wu secretly thought: If the fate talisman Baolang takes back her fish talisman and banishes her from the palace like Mrs. Han, Li Zhi will never agree, and if Li Zhi is restricted from meeting her, I am afraid it will cause the breakdown of the relationship between the husband and wife. What can I do? The Empress Wu thought about it, but there was nothing she could do, and she was worried.
Originally, Empress Wu was very disgusted with Mrs. Wei Guo for embarrassing her, and she had a sad face, but as soon as she saw Mrs. Wei Guo, she immediately smiled on her face, asked for warmth, talked with her knees, and cared warmly, showing the demeanor of an elder.
As a result, Mrs. Wei Guo mistakenly thought that her aunt was broad-minded, and her attitude towards her was as good as ever, and she recognized her approach, but she was afraid that the world would talk about etiquette, and she relaxed her vigilance against her aunt, and did not believe that her aunt was dealing with her with a two-faced attitude.
In the first year of Qianfeng, Mrs. Han's family also participated in the Dongyue Feng Zen ceremony, riding thousands of times along the way, the scenery is picturesque, and there are exotic customs of various ethnic groups.
Helan Minyue followed Luan Yu in a Zhai car, admired the magnificent rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty all the way, and at the foot of Mount Tai, she also helped the county lord of Yecheng and the lord of the city of Immortal Broadcasting He Fu Diyan to tie the knot!
After traveling and sightseeing with the team for more than a year, on a warm April day, Mrs. Han's family returned to the Chang'an mansion. Mrs. Rongguo was eighty-seven years old this year, and it was inconvenient to travel, so she did not participate in Feng Zen and retired at home.
Shizhou Assassin Wu Weiliang and Zizhou Assassin Wu Huaiyun were also edicted to gather under Dongyue with other governors to participate in the pilgrimage of Mount Tai. After sealing the Zen, he returned to Beijing with Luan Yu.
After returning to Beijing, the governors of all prefectures offered food one after another. The meaning of offering food is to prepare some local products of the state and present them to the emperor to taste, and thank the emperor for his hospitality and reward.
After the Wu Weiliang brothers returned to Beijing, they observed etiquette and went to visit Mrs. Rongguo, and Mrs. Rongguo politely left them in the mansion for a few days. The palace maid of Rongguo Mansion immediately reported to her superiors.
When Empress Wu heard about it, she had an idea and said to Li Zhi: "Mrs. Rongguo is too old to participate in the grand ceremony, and Jiulang has been traveling around for more than a year, shouldn't she visit her old man?" Li Zhi agreed.
The emperor drove to the palace of Mrs. Rongguo, Mrs. Rongguo and Wu Weiliang brothers greeted them outside the door, welcomed them into the hall, made a cold noise and condolences, rewarded wine and food, and Li Zhi returned to the palace to see the court first.
Wu Weiliang hurriedly ordered his servants to bring several large boxes of local products from Shizhou, such as Jianmen green tea, Jianmen sauerkraut, and local chicken, to the Empress Wu.
Wu Huaiyun also brought out Zizhou native products, such as Boshan barbecue, golden duck eggs, Zhoucun baked cakes, white lotus rice and other large boxes, dedicated to the Empress Wu. Empress Wu ordered someone to load it in a four-looking car and bring it back to the palace for safekeeping.
After returning to the palace, Empress Wu ordered his cronies Yang Shangshi and Zhang Sishan to keep the local specialties of Shizhou and Zizhou separately, and gave Yang Shangshi a tip, saying: "This is filled with special condiments made in my hometown, poured into food and tea, and Mrs. Wei likes to eat it very much." Do you understand? ”
Yang Shangshi and Zhang Sishan glanced at each other and said in unison: "Concubine understands, please rest assured that this little thing is wrapped up in us, and there will definitely be no mistakes!" ”
It's actually ***, and you can't try it out with silver needles and ivory. Shang Shichu's supervisors, dians, si, cooks and others are all cronies of the martial queen, so they are tight-lipped about the arrangements of the martial queen.
After the arrangement was made, the next thing was to wait patiently, waiting for Mrs. Wei to be alone and crying out that she was hungry.
From April Day and so on, one wait is a few months, during which either Li Zhi and Minyue eat together, or Minyue is not hungry when she is alone and does not order food.
The Mid-Autumn Festival in August is coming, the autumn breeze is cool, and Li Zhi announced that Mrs. Wei Guo entered the palace to meet her, ready to spend the moon together. The two set up a night banquet in the evening, enjoyed singing and dancing, and admired the moon under the osmanthus tree.
In the early morning of the next day, Li Zhi went to the Xuanzheng Hall after breakfast, but Mrs. Wei had not yet gotten up. Mrs. Wei turned around and continued to sleep for a while before getting up.
The maid dressed up Mrs. Wei, and after dressing up, Mrs. Wei went out to water the flowers, take a walk, and swing. After exercising for a long time, Mrs. Wei suddenly felt hungry and called the maids to go to Shang Shi's kitchen to get food.
Yang Shangshi was overjoyed when he heard this, and said to Si Shan, Dian Shan, Si Yu and others: "Mrs. Wei Guo has finally ordered takeout, everyone immediately take action, hurry up and prepare the catering to be delivered!" ”
Yang Shangshi handed over the local ingredients of Shizhou and Zizhou that had been prepared to Zhang Sishan for cooking, poured in the condiments after they were done, and then gave them to the maids waiting outside the door.
The maids lined up in a neat queue to deliver the meal, and put the brewed Jianmen green tea, Boshan barbecue, stewed lotus rice and local chicken on the dining table for Mrs. Wei to enjoy.
Mrs. Wei tested it with a silver needle, and then used an ivory chopstick to pick up the vegetables, and when she saw that there was no discoloration, she began to eat it. She enjoyed eating and drinking, and praised it: "Well, the food in my hometown is delicious!" ”
After a while, Mrs. Wei suddenly covered her stomach with her hands and shouted: "Oops, oops, my stomach hurts, my head hurts, and I feel uncomfortable!" Save me, save me! ”
The maids were so frightened that they screamed and ran, and some ran to the Shang Pharmacy to ask for the imperial doctor and the medicine.
Without waiting for the imperial doctor to arrive, Mrs. Wei Guo had already vomited blood from her mouth and fell to the ground. The maids panicked, not knowing what to do. Lu Changshi, who was standing outside, heard the movement and immediately sent someone to inform Empress Wu and the emperor.
Empress Wu came with the imperial doctor first, and tried the breath of Mrs. Wei with her hands, but it was completely gone, and Empress Wu immediately cried bitterly.
Li Zhi was on the way to retreat from the dynasty, and suddenly got a report, and immediately rushed to the Xianju Palace, heard the cry of the Empress Wu, and saw the distorted face of his beloved beauty, and also cried sadly.
Empress Wu cried and said, "Niece, niece, you are so beautiful and so cute, why do you want to go before me!" 5555, who killed my niece, this palace must break his body into ten thousand pieces! ”
The emperor cried for a long time, and Li Zhi ordered the imperial doctor to give Mrs. Wei a plastic surgery and placed her in a fragrant wooden coffin.
Then the cause of death was investigated, of course, it was poisoned in the local products of Shizhou and Zizhou.
Empress Wu said: "Back then, it was the concubine who was sparse, and she wanted to implement the spirit of the "Commandment of Foreign Relatives", and asked for relatives Wu Weiliang and Wu Yuanqing to be released from Beijing. It was Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun who were resentful after being reprimanded and wanted to poison the palace, but unexpectedly poisoned Mrs. Wei Guo! If they are allowed to succeed, the concubine will no longer be able to serve His Majesty! ”
Li Zhi was shocked, comforted Empress Wu, and said: "Hey, Minyue makes people sad, beautiful things can't last long in the world, and the only thing that is gratifying is that the queen is still safe and sound, the queen is here, and Tang An!" ”
Subsequently, Li Zhi ordered Jin Wuwei to arrest Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun, and his family members were confiscated into the Yeting Palace as slaves. Wu Huaiyun's brother Wu Huailiang has been dead for many years, and his wife, Shan, has also been arrested and sent to the palace to work as coolies.
Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun were executed the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Empress Wu ordered Xu Jingzong to lead his ministers to protest against the table, requesting that the surnames of Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun be changed to the Chi clan and their affiliation cancelled.
Mrs. Rongguo, Mrs. Han, and Helan Minzhi all wept bitterly when they heard that Mrs. Wei Guo had died violently.
Mrs. Rongguo was sad because the white-haired person sent the black-haired person, and Mrs. Han suspected that it was the poisonous hand of Ah Mei, but she didn't dare to say it, she was aggrieved, and her life was meaningless from now on.
Helan Minzhi thinks that the most beautiful sister in the world, but she suffers a catastrophe next to the Supreme, and she doubts her life in pain.
For several days in a row, Mrs. Rongguo blamed Empress Wu for not taking care of her granddaughter, saying, "Where do you say it is the safest in the world?" Isn't it the safest in the palace? You see so many guards, why can't you protect my lovely, beautiful and lively granddaughter? 5555, my hard-working granddaughter, 5555......" Empress Wu bowed her head and was silent.
After a few days, no matter what Mrs. Rongguo eats or plays, as long as she thinks of Helan Minyue, she will be sad and weeping, and say: "If my granddaughter is here, how happy she would be now!" 5555。 I don't want anything, I just want my granddaughter, pity my white-haired person to send black-haired people, 5555......" drove the people around me to cry together.
Later, I saw that A-Niang was sad, and I couldn't bear it, so I had another plan. She took Mrs. Rongguo into the palace to live temporarily, and then accused the Shan family of not being able to do things, and ordered Dian Zheng Qingshuang to take someone to punish her.
Qingshuang tied up Shanshi and threw her down on the bench, stripped her clothes and pants, and whipped her with thorny thorns.
Empress Wu deliberately took Mrs. Rongguo for a walk to the neighborhood to watch, only to hear the crisp whip sound, and then there was a howl like Shan's killing pig, the whip was brilliant, and the wail was miserable!
Mrs. Rongguo was crying, suddenly stopped her sadness, pricked up her ears and asked, "Who is this wailing?" ”
Empress Wu pointed to the execution office and said, "Wu Huailiang's wife, Shanshi, doesn't A-Niang remember the old house in Nanxu Village, Wenshui County?" How badly was A-Niang scolded by the Shan family back then? ”
Mrs. Rongguo listened to the screams, and suddenly burst out laughing, and said, "Could it be the scolding champion Shan's family?" I didn't expect that thirty years later, the revenge will be avenged, and the good family who scolded me also has today! Hahahaha......"