The imperial study is still happy with the master and apprentice, but they have their own hearts.

Zhang Zuogong knew very well that although the son of heaven in front of him seemed to be lenient and benevolent, solid and deep, and the emperor's power was extremely heavy, in order to get rid of the Qin king's interference in politics, he did not hesitate to surrender his identity, and called the king of Qin his father, but secretly planned the rebellion of Pengyue in Qin, and tried his courage in lie, and decided that tens of thousands of soldiers in the Western Regions would live and die, and tens of thousands of people would be displaced, and he was finally able to take charge of the government in person and hold power alone.

What he said just now could not make this emperor of the troubled times, the pride of the sky, really dispel his suspicions about the Lu family in Youzhou, thought for a long time, and said slowly: "Emperor Jin Xi first issued a decree of encouragement, and ordered the princes of the world to divide the fief into the disciples, rather than the exclusive possession of the son-in-law. ”

Tang Li frowned and was silent when he heard this. Tuien made him naturally know that the pinnacle of the Yang plot in history, Emperor Jin Xi used this plan to exchange the power of the later emperors of the Jin Dynasty to be in charge, and the Central Plains was unified for three hundred years. But there are strong enemies outside the Dazhong Dynasty who covet the ring side, and there are strong marquis with bad intentions inside, this method cannot be used, he and Zhang Zuogong have already talked about this matter when he was a child, and then talk about it at this time, there must be a deep meaning. Tang Li was waiting for the teacher to continue.

Zhang Zuogong really did not pause, and continued: "At that time, Dong Xi, the king of the plains, had three sons under his knees, only the eldest son was smart since childhood, familiar with poetry and books, brave in killing, Hongyi and generous, and able to do what others did not do. ”

Tang Li was so smart, hearing the meaning of Zhang Zuogong's words here, he replied with a smile: "The teacher taught me." ”

Zhang Zuogong continued: "It is all because Dong Xi expects that as soon as the Tui En Order comes out, there will inevitably be a grudge between the sons, each with a ghost, and the other two sons are not the eldest son's opponents. Therefore, the son was passed on to the second son who was generous, filial piety, benevolent, and had the style of supporting the Su, and asked the retainers and strategists to assist them with all their might, so as to ensure that the sons were safe and sound, and the incense of the Dong family was continued. ”

Tang Li said: "Who knows that the eldest son is unhappy in his heart, although he does not dare to compete with the second son head-on, but he secretly works hard to govern and work hard, and then recommends himself to lead the troops to quell the chaos in Korea, and makes immortal achievements. The son of this Dong family is the famous general Dong Yun of the former dynasty. ”

Zhang Zuogong smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty is really knowledgeable. ”

Tang Li said with a smile: "The teacher has two things in one language, and the students are even more admired." ”

The words have come to this point, and the meaning is clear. Tea to two brews, tasteless but endless sweetness.

Zhang Zuogong said slowly: "Your Majesty, the auspicious time has arrived, and it is not good to delay the worship of the Stove God." The Empress is still waiting for Her Majesty. ”

Tang Li nodded slightly, stood up, and ordered to change clothes, but Zhang Zuogong was still sitting on the chair, not moving at all.

He knew that Tang Li still had something to say.

Sure enough, Tang Li said while changing his clothes: "After the Lantern Festival, let Lu Rong come to the capital, I want to see you." ”

Zhang Zuogong had already expected it, and after hearing it, he stood up and slowly bowed: "The old minister retires." ”

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After Zhang Zuogong left, Tang Li changed his formal clothes and drove to the Changqiu Palace, which was the palace where the queen lived.

There were already eunuchs singing, the queen led a group of concubines to kneel and wait, Tang Li carried into the hall, stepped forward with a smile, helped the queen up, took her hand, and ordered everyone to be flat, and gently said to the queen: "There is something in the court, it's a little late." ”

Hearing this, the queen saluted lightly: "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, so you have to pay more attention to your body." ”

This queen Cheng is the daughter of the Cheng family of the Jiangzuowang clan, the Cheng family has been a wealthy lord for generations, and a scholarly family. In ancient times, there was a grand feat of three champions. Although the current Cheng family is not as splendid as before, it is still famous all over the world, and the head of the family, Cheng Hao, is a master of contemporary science, Mr. Mingdao, who served as the president of Qingcheng Academy, specializing in science and Confucianism.

Queen Cheng Yonghui entered the palace for ten years, married the Son of Heaven for seven years, and was very affectionate and respectful.

Tang Li patted the queen's hand and replied, "I know." After that, he glanced at the concubines and concubines, and when he saw one person, the smile on his face was even bigger, and he said with a smile: "Cheng Cheng is also here?" ”

Behind everyone came a girl, sixteen or seventeen years old, with crooked eyebrows, a small nose slightly upturned, a face like white jade, a face like a morning flower, a pair of eyes looking forward to Shenfei, indescribable youth and liveliness. In the inner courtyard of this palace, the costumes are luxurious and bright, and they are not inferior to the concubines, especially when there is a string of pearls, white as snow, emitting a faint halo, and she is even more beautiful.

The girl staggered over, slowly saluted Tang Li, and said with a clever smile: "Brother-in-law." ”

The queen glared and reprimanded: "What are you calling nonsense? ”

The girl was not afraid at all, and still smiled: "His Majesty the Emperor Xu asked me to call His Majesty the Emperor's brother-in-law." On the side, the great eunuch of the Changqiu Palace, Gonggong Wei, couldn't help but sneer and hurriedly stopped it.

Tang Li laughed when he heard this, patted the girl's shoulder, and said, "Whatever you want, you can call it anything." ”

The queen said helplessly: "It's all Your Majesty's habit, Cheng Cheng, you are not too unruly, today is a memorial ceremony, go and stay behind." ”

The girl smiled, "Yes, eldest sister." He walked to the back.

The queen smiled apologetically at Tang Li, but Tang Li was not angry at all, her eyes were full of love, and she said, "When did your sister come, I don't know." ”

The queen also smiled helplessly, this girl named Cheng Cheng is her own sister, she has been pampered since she was a child, and she has been loved by thousands of people. When the empress got married, she was only ten years old at the time, and she dared to threaten the emperor Tang Li in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces: Don't bully my sister in the future. Several ancestors of the frightened Cheng family knelt on the ground and kowtowed, trembling. And Tang Li was not only not angry, but also doted on Cheng Cheng very much, and was given a gold medal, and he could enter and leave the palace at will, such as his own backyard.

Therefore, there are even more rumors in the court, saying that the Son of Heaven sees that Cheng is innocent and beautiful, and wants to enter the palace when he grows up in the future, and he will serve with his sister to become the beauty of Feiyan and virtue.

At that time, this rumor spread in the center of the imperial court, and finally under the joint rectification of Wang Jixin and Xia Yan and other bigwigs in the court, it gradually stopped. Of course, the sticky hook here also contributed to the outstanding force, many ministers were fine at the time, and afterwards they were found to have some inexplicable flaws, or the future of the place where they were exiled was ruined, or they were dismissed from their posts and exiled for crimes. For a while, the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty were panicked, and they knew that the young son of heaven was thundering and mighty.

Who knew that Cheng Cheng was now old enough, but he never saw the emperor get involved, but instead promoted Cheng Cheng to be the county lord, so that everyone could make friends with the Cheng family for generations, and the wealthy lords who wanted to take advantage of this east wind to go to the next level couldn't figure their heads.

After Cheng Cheng retreated to the next head, Tang Li first washed his hands and face in the palace maid holding a golden basin, and then led a group of concubines to the west of the Changqiu Palace. This place has already prepared a confession, incense burner, there are eunuchs holding the god card all around, preparing incense candles, Tang Li incense salutes, the eunuch Feng Bao read the sacrifice on the side, and then offered 33 kinds of tributes, before it was completed.

After the Tang ceremony is completed and the hall is withdrawn, the queen needs to lead the concubines to sacrifice again.

Just now, the Tang Rite was sacrificed for the world, and the queen sacrificed for the royal family.

The whole sacrificial ceremony process was complicated and lengthy, and Cheng Cheng couldn't help it, and after the Tang Rite was finished, he pretended to be for a long time, and finally found an opportunity to slip out.

Tang Li had already expected it, so he was waiting in the main hall, and sure enough, he saw Cheng Cheng sneaking in with a probe and said with a smile: "Anyway, how many days are you going to stay here this time?" ”

Cheng Cheng raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I can live for a long time, this year is the 80th birthday of my ancestor, so I don't need to go back to Huizhou." ”

Tang Li said: "Why is this the year of Cheng's mother's birthday?" Your sister didn't mention it to me. ”

Cheng Cheng stuck out his tongue and said, "Oh, I forgot that the eldest sister didn't let me mention it, saying that you are busy with state affairs." The last four characters elongate the tone, full of style.

Tang Li didn't care, and said, "Then you can stay in the palace for a few more days and accompany your eldest sister well." ”

Cheng Cheng couldn't be idle, so he had already picked up a fruit and ate it, and said, "That's natural, I'm afraid that the eldest sister will always scold me." ”