Empress Dowager Cining refused to leave Beijing for Luoyang. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What Luoyang will you go to for the New Year? It's okay to enjoy the snow, let the emperor come back, and after the New Year, our mother and son will go to Luoyang together. ”

Mrs. Ping Enhou relayed the original words of the Empress Dowager Cining, with a helpless face.

The East Sea King was even more helpless, "This ...... His Majesty sent a decree to welcome the invitation, and the Queen Mother replied like this, okay? ”

"There's no way, the Queen Mother is angry. King of the East China Sea, Your Majesty sent you back, just to trust you more, you first find a way to let Your Majesty return to Beijing, and the Queen Mother will remember your merits. Mrs. Pingenhou blinked.

"Let me go back and think about it." The king of the East China Sea retired, he can't enter the harem now, he can only pass the message to the queen mother through Mrs. Pingenhou in Lingyun Pavilion, there are more eunuchs and palace maids around, and the two can't talk freely.

After leaving the palace, the king of the East China Sea went home first, and saw a few sedan chairs parked at the door of his house from a distance, knowing that there was trouble waiting for him, so he had to move forward hard, and jumped off the horse when he was about to arrive, and greeted him with a smile.

Several ministers such as Zuocha Yushi Fengju and Shangshu Yuan Jiuding of the Ministry of Officials came to block the King of the East China Sea in person, because only the princess was at home, so they kept waiting outside the door.

It was cold and winter, and several ministers sat in a sedan chair holding the hand warmer, still cold and blue.

The king of the East China Sea hurriedly invited the ministers into his home, and he didn't have time to meet the princess.

These ministers were much more polite than Liu Zeqin and the others, and the guests were seated, and there was only one person on the side of the King of the East China Sea, and there was a row on the opposite side, sorted according to the rules, and Feng Ju was at the top.

After a few pleasantries, Feng Ju said: "King of the East China Sea, I might as well say it bluntly, I came to see you today for only one thing, please tell us the truth, is Your Majesty going to move the capital?" Will you return to Beijing? When will I return to Beijing? ”

"It's not 'a word of truth,' it's three sentences." The King of the East China Sea snorted, and then straightened his expression, "I can't hide it, your lords' doubts are also my doubts, but I heard that His Majesty has made it clear in Luoyang that he will not move the capital, and he will investigate the source of the rumors about moving the capital, I think this is the final conclusion." Since the capital will not be moved, Your Majesty will definitely return to Beijing, as for when, it is not good for us to speculate as courtiers, so it is better to wait for Your Majesty's own decision. ”

Several ministers glanced at each other, but they were not satisfied, Yuan Jiuding said: "The king of the East China Sea has just returned to Beijing, let's not push too hard, the king of the East China Sea wants to stay in Beijing for a few days?" ”

"It's hard to say, it all depends on the meaning of the palace."

Yuan Jiuding said with a smile: "It is estimated that it will not be early, tomorrow, we will come to visit again." ”

The king of the East China Sea got up and prepared to send off the guests, and said with a smile: "When will you come, I will also say a few words, I really don't know, to say something bold, if I know something, Your Majesty will not send me back, right?" ”

Yuan Jiuding laughed, and several ministers took their leave.

The expected big trouble, the king of the East China Sea was a little surprised, but he was also relieved, and hurriedly went to the back house to see the princess, the two had not seen each other for several months.

Tan was sitting in the bedroom waiting, compared with her husband who was full of spring breeze, she behaved more indifferently, and said flatly: "You are back." ”

"Not really." The King of the East China Sea frowned, "What's the matter, Princess, aren't you happy to see me?" ”

"Of course I'm happy, but this joy can't suppress the boredom in my heart."

The King of the East Sea smiled: "What's wrong?" Tell me and I'll fix it. ”

"Can you?"

"Uh...... Let's talk about what bothered you first, no matter how bad it is, I can enlighten you. "The king of the East China Sea is more cautious now, and he doesn't dare to say big things in front of the princess.

Tan sighed, "When your princess is quiet, there is nothing to do, the only thing that can bother me is my mother's family." ”

"I asked, the Tan family is doing well in the East China Sea, the farm house has been bought for less than three years, and the slaves in the family are all purchased normally, there are no soldier slaves, and there are no private slaves who are not naturalized, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise and escaped a catastrophe."

Tan said coldly: "The husband is really 'enlightened'. I'm not talking about this matter, it's the Tan family's business. ”

"What's wrong with business?"

"Since the Tan family surrendered to the ugly king in Luoyang and moved to the East China Sea, the business has become more and more difficult to do, barely maintained, but now it is difficult to even barely maintain, when the goods pass the customs, they are often troubled by the officials, and if this continues, our Tan family can only farm in the East China Sea."

"Isn't farming bad? Fewer rights and wrongs. The King of the East China Sea hoped that the Tan family would be honest, but seeing the princess with frost on her face, he smiled and said, "I understand, someone deliberately embarrassed the Tan family, do you know who it is?" ”

"People are blocking the door, and you still ask who I am?"

The King of the East China Sea was taken aback, "No, those people are all important ministers of the court...... Besides, I just came back from Luoyang, so the imperial court's reaction won't be so fast, right? ”

"I only know that the Tan family's goods that have just been transported to the capital from the south have been detained, and they must pay heavy taxes before they can be released, and the steward who brought the goods said that the tax official hinted that this is just the beginning, and as long as it is the Tan family's goods in the future, they will have to pay heavy taxes when they enter Beijing and leave Kyoto."

"Then don't come to the capital, the Tan family's business is so big......"

"Half of the Tan family's business is in the capital, and the officials are connected, the capital makes it difficult for the Tan family, and the tax officials in other places will follow suit in the future, this is to force the Tan family to a dead end."

The King of the East Sea snorted and did not respond.

"What to do? Say something. Tan urged.

"If I think about it, it's not easy."

Tan sighed, "Since I married you, the Tan family has never encountered anything good. ”

The king of the East China Sea smiled: "Where can I find a husband like me, who is a woman who sings with her husband and lets you bully?" That's a good thing. ”

Tan Shi had a cold face, got up and walked to the side of the East Sea King, and grabbed his arm with his right hand, "I don't care, it's you who caused the trouble, and you are responsible for solving it." You are a poor king, without the Tan family's funding, we would have to live a more miserable life. ”

The King of the East China Sea begged for mercy while hugging Tan, "Don't worry, the emperor is getting more and more ruthless, I can be like a fish in water in front of him, this little thing can't help me." ”

In the evening, Mrs. Pingenhou came to the door in the name of visiting the princess, drank a cup of tea, retired the servant woman, and said to the king of the East China Sea: "You are asking for trouble, if you are not careful, you will offend the emperor and the queen mother at the same time, and the best result is also to offend one party, what do you think, you actually take this kind of thing?" ”

The King of the East China Sea smiled bitterly, "Which one did I take this?" The Queen Mother wrote to me and asked me for help. ”

"The Queen Mother asked you to help persuade His Majesty to return to Beijing, not for you to welcome the Queen Mother to Luoyang."

"Your Majesty can be at my mercy? As soon as I opened my mouth, His Majesty came up with this idea, and I had to come to welcome the Queen Mother and the Queen, and I couldn't help myself. ”

"Let's make it clear first, although my good brother has helped me a few times, but I can't help you this time, the Queen Mother is angry, and she won't listen to anyone's advice." Mrs. Pingenhou owes a lot of favors to the king of the East China Sea and does not want to repay it in this matter.

The King of the East Sea smiled: "Don't be afraid, I'll ask a few things, and you just tell me truthfully." ”

"I don't necessarily know."

"If you know, just say it, if you don't know, forget it, I'm not reluctant."

"Then you ask." Mrs. Ping Enhou was a little vigilant, she finally gained the trust of the Empress Dowager Cining, and she never wanted to lose it easily.

The King of the East China Sea thought for a while and asked, "Why is the Queen Mother angry?" ”

"I thought you were going to inquire about some secrets, of course the Queen Mother was angry, as soon as Your Majesty left, no one would come back, and the Queen Mother would be taken to Luoyang. Do you know ......" Mrs. Pingenhou lowered her voice, "how many years did the Queen Mother wait and how much she suffered before she entered the palace and became the Queen Mother?" The palace is as important to the queen mother as the world is to the emperor, and she will not give it up no matter what. ”

"No one said that they wanted the Queen Mother to give up the palace, but they just went to Luoyang to live for a while, celebrate the New Year with Your Majesty, and then come back."

"Your Majesty said that to you?"

"yes."

"Do you believe Your Majesty?"

"The Son of Heaven has no jokes, of course I believe it."

"Your Majesty is so smart, what if you think of other excuses to keep the Queen Mother after the New Year? Not to mention giving up the palace, not to mention moving the capital, but in the end he was actually based in Luoyang, can you guarantee that Your Majesty will not do this? ”

"This ...... I can't guarantee that. ”

"The Queen Mother is afraid that Her Majesty will be confused and will waste everything she has so hard won."

The king of the East China Sea nodded, indicating that if he had won the throne at the beginning, he would never leave the palace casually, in this matter, he admired the determination of the current emperor, but he did not particularly agree with it in his heart.

"So the Queen Mother is worried that she will be left behind by the emperor after going to Luoyang and will never be able to return to the capital?"

"yes, that's it."

"Didn't Your Majesty send someone to explain it several times? Why does the Queen Mother still refuse to believe Your Majesty? ”

"Your Majesty and the minister are fighting so fiercely, with a posture that they would rather die than admit defeat, how does the Queen Mother know which of the words sent by His Majesty are true, and which ones are to be deliberately passed on to the minister?"

The king of the East China Sea nodded again, the emperor used too many means, but his relatives couldn't tell the truth from the false, "Your Majesty is indeed a little overdone, if it goes on like this, everyone in the world will be at a loss." ”

"It's useless to complain, the trouble is yours, see how you solve it." Mrs. Pingenhou was a little schadenfreude.

The King of the East Sea smiled and continued to ask, "How is the Empress doing there?" ”

"What else? The queen is honest and doesn't look like Xiaojun's sister, she takes care of Prince Qing and the princess every day, and she doesn't participate in anything, what does the queen mother say. ”

"Hmm...... What about the other Queen Mother? ”

Mrs. Pingenhou immediately became vigilant, "Now is not the time for you to take revenge. ”

"You think too much, I'll just ask casually, if the Empress Dowager Cishun persuades, will the Empress Dowager Cining still listen?"

"Anyway, the Empress Dowager Cining still respects the Empress Dowager Cishun as much as before, but if you want the Empress Dowager Cishun to help, it is more difficult than directly persuading the Empress Dowager Cining."

The King of the East China Sea smiled and asked casually, "Apart from you, what other women have been entering the palace often recently?" ”

"Quite a few, everyone is rushing to please the Queen Mother."

"Who else is more favored than you?"

The two sentences of "except for you" made Mrs. Pingenhou smile on her face, "I have made real contributions to get the favor of the Queen Mother, and other wives just say some nice things, how can they compare with me?" That is, several female dependents of the Wang family, relying on family affection, are more favored. ”

Mrs. Ping Enhou put away her smile, "Especially that Wang Cuilian, strictly speaking, she is not a relative, just because she called the Queen Mother a few times when she was a child, 'Little Sister', and now she has ascended to the sky in one step, and she often lives in the palace for several days, what is she?" I don't even have the identity of the court's wife. ”

"That's how it goes." The king of the East China Sea persuaded and asked a few more things, but he already understood in his heart that the problem and the key to solving the problem were all in that Wang Cuilian.

(Today's update, I hope you know.) (To be continued.) )