"Can you see the back garden?"

Tong Guan's voice suddenly sounded behind Han Zhongxin.

Han Zhongxin, who was peeking into the palace with a clairvoyant mirror, immediately put down the clairvoyant mirror in his hand, turned around, and stepped forward with a smile and saluted: "The last general has seen the imperial city." ”

Tong Guan looked at him with two eyes, but Han Zhongxin scolded the soldiers behind him with no different face, "Why don't you bring a chair yet!" ”

Tong Guan shook his head.

When he went up to the city by himself and stepped on the stairs, Han Zhongxin's subordinates must have reported it to him, but this lazy thing waited for him to come to the city.

It's just that he is Han Gang's personal general, who made meritorious contributions to Hedong as an official, and now he has a high status in the Shenji Battalion, and Tong Guan doesn't want to be like him.

I sat down in a chair and thumped my legs.

When I went to Guangxi a few years ago, I accidentally fell from a horse and injured my leg. Now I have left some sequelae, and I have nothing to do when I walk, but it is a little difficult to go up and down the stairs. In addition, there are some small problems that are sore on rainy days.

But relying on his military exploits in Guangxi, after Tong Guan returned to Beijing, he began to take charge of the soldiers and horses of the Imperial City Division.

And Li Xin returned to Beijing and continued to master the expanded Shenji Battalion. However, the Shenji Battalion now has as many as 10,000 people, and he, the commander, only spends one-third of his time in the capital, and most of the time, he still lives in a few military camps on the other side of the outer city.

The general of the Shenji Battalion who guarded the palace for Han Gang is now this Han Zhongxin.

"Can you see the back garden?"

After Tong Guan thumped his legs, the clairvoyant mirror in the hand of the Korean Zhongxin snorted his mouth.

"How is that possible? The walls of the palace city are higher than the imperial city, and you can only see Zhang Wen on the opposite side. He's guarding Miyagi today, right? ”

Han Zhongxin said, and casually handed the clairvoyant mirror to Tong Guan, not caring at all that this matter had violated the ban in the palace.

On the enemy platforms at the four corners of the imperial city wall, in addition to artillery, clairvoyant mirrors were also fixed to observe the movement in the city. These are all fine products made by famous craftsmen in the palace, and when you look at it from a distance, you can even see the low outline of the city wall more than ten miles away.

The clairvoyant mirror can see far as near, so the soldiers guarding the imperial city and the palace city wall are strictly forbidden to peep into the palace with the clairvoyant mirror.

Tong Guan played with the clairvoyant mirror handed over by Han Zhongxin, there was a small T-character on the brass mirror, but there was no armory supervision product, it was made by the master Ding Man himself, and most of it was a reward from Han Gang.

"The official family climbed the height with a clairplane mirror in the back garden two days ago, what, do you want to learn from the official family?"

"How dare you?" Han Zhongxin smiled, squeezed his eyebrows and said in a low voice, "But if the official family marries the little lady of the Di family, I am afraid that only now can I play like this." ”

Tong Guan shook his head and said, "Little Lady Di has a very good temper when she hears it, not like her mother-in-law. ”

Han Zhongxin then changed the topic: "Di Langjun is too, he has a good appearance, but he is so afraid of guilt." ”

"There's a lot of jokes out there these days."

"Madame, please?" Han Zhongxin didn't pay attention to the deep meaning in Tong Guan's words, "Actually, this joke was originally used by Xianggong to laugh at Dingxihou." ”

"Oh, really?" Tong Guan was a little surprised this time.

Wang Sunchen pacified the Western Regions, and guarded the Western Regions for many years, and was named the founding Marquis of Dingxi County, so he was called the Marquis of Dingxi.

However, everyone in the world knows Wang Dingxi, but few know that he is afraid.

Han Zhongxin came to the spirit, and said it was foaming at the mouth, "At that time, Dingxi Hou had just come out in front of Xiangmin Gong and got an official position, and the farmer married his daughter to him. Originally, Dingxihou was the companion of the nephew of the Taiwei, and when Mrs. Dingxihou was still at her parents' house, Dingxihou had to bend down when she saw it. became a pro, and this waist pole couldn't straighten up. Pointing to the east, he didn't dare to go west, he called to catch the dog, he didn't dare to catch the chicken. So Xianggong couldn't stand it anymore, he regarded Dingxihou as a brother, so he found Dingxihou over and scolded him. Wang Dingxi had a violent temper, and said on the spot that he would take someone to give the woman a good look when he turned around. Xianggong poked his finger at his head, and if he had the courage, he would go back by himself! I also want to bring people, that is, I brought three or five hundred people to my home, and when I came to your Hun family, I am afraid that instead of giving her a good look, I will invite my wife to parade. This matter is in Longxi, who knows that this joke is now given to Di Langjun's head. ”

"Di Langjun and Wang Dingxi are generally afraid of their wives, and this joke is the same for everyone. If it weren't for Shen Shumi's failure to lead the troops, I'm afraid it would have been arranged. ”

The private affairs of high-ranking officials have always been the focus of rumors inside and outside the government and the opposition.

Shen Kuo was afraid of his wife, so both sons were kicked out of the house. If Di Wan wasn't afraid of his wife, how could her daughter be kicked out of the door? In fact, they are all all the way.

"Xianggong is the most nostalgic, if he didn't have a favor in Longxi at the beginning, how would he help take care of the two sons of Shen's Shumi's family, now one person is a Jinshi, if there is no Xianggong to take care of him, where can he see this day?"

Han Zhongxin's words were too explicit, but Tong Guan nodded, as if he took it for granted.

When the prime minister of the dynasty was cold, he befriended him, and Tong Guan's current status is indispensable for Han Gang to help behind him. Otherwise, with Tong Guan's qualifications, where did he get so many military exploits? It's not from the line of Captain Wang, and it's a good thing that you can get military merit when you go out, which chamberlain in the palace is unwilling to intervene? But I just didn't have that life. Tong Guan knows who to thank.

"I heard that the Shengrui Palace has decided on the candidate for the queen." Han Zhongxin said suddenly.

Tong Guan's body was shocked.

Concubine Zhu was originally the granddaughter of Wang Anshi, but after so many days, Han Gang and his faction did not come forward to oppose Wang Anshi's granddaughter, so Concubine Zhu is now much more enthusiastic about the daughter of the Di family.

And when Han Zhongxin mentioned this, I am afraid that Han Gang will speak in the back.

Do you really want your niece to be the queen? Tong Guan didn't understand Han Gang's intentions, but he understood what he had to do.

"The concubine has really worked a lot in the past six months. But in this matter, what the concubine said doesn't count, the queen mother and the ministers say it. Tong Guan held up the clairvoyant mirror, "Actually, you can also see the small hall of the inner east gate here...... The ministers have arrived. ”

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"The official family will get married next year. Although the candidate for this queen will take a few months of upbringing, it can actually be decided.

After the ministers finished saluting, Xiang Xianghou went straight to the point. Today, she invited the public to discuss in detail, just for this matter.

Han Gang looked behind the screen suspiciously, and it seemed that more than one person was sitting behind the screen.

'Is it Concubine Zhu?' ’

Han Gang hesitated, and Zhang Dian immediately said, "But the daughter of Wang Pan and Di Xuan?" ”

Concubine Zhu has never hidden her preferences. Before the final stage, in two months, the candidates will be eliminated to less than 10 people, and then the real selection will be made. But she revealed her tendencies early, so that the outside world had already determined the list of candidates for the queen.

"Exactly. Wang and Di are two women, their appearance and personality are the best choice, and others cannot compare. Wang Lao Pingzhang is old, and Di Qing is also a minister, both of which are good portals. ”

Xiang said very solemnly to the Queen Mother.

Wang and Di's second daughter, she also thinks it's very good. Although it was not her own choice, Concubine Zhu's recommendation to her was also after some selection. And it's better to choose them than to choose a queen who you think is suitable, but will be deposed in the future. Now it is the emperor's biological mother who chooses the queen, and even if she fights with herself in the future, she will not harm other girls. That's a sin.

Zhang Dian said: "Your Majesty, born to Lisu and his wife. Di's daughter-in-law is jealous, the girl is three years old and chased from her birth, and now she bows to Bo's and will be born as her parents? Will you be a parent? ”

This issue was discussed with the Queen Mother and Concubine Zhu. After hearing this, she said, "I have passed the house at the age of three." ”

Zhang Dian immediately replied: "The woman has no room for it. ”

There was a moment of silence behind the screen, as if someone was saying something to the Queen Mother, and after a while, the Queen Mother's voice sounded: "...... If you are a goddess, how about marrying with a counselor? ”

Zhang Duan didn't reply, but Deng Runfu came forward: "So there is no such courtesy!" Heavenly family affairs, should be ritualistic, not like the small people. ”

Xiang said to the Queen Mother: "As a last resort, there is nothing to do." ”

Deng Runfu immediately retorted, "With the prosperity of the country, should it be a last resort? ”

"Han Xianggong, what do you think?"

was refuted by the two Zaifu one after another, and the Queen Mother began to avoid talking about it and find someone else.

Han Gang withdrew his thoughts from the screen, and went out of class to salute, "The minister dares to ask the Queen Mother, if you take the daughter of the Di family as the queen, I don't know who should be respected?" ”

Since Concubine Zhu was here, Han Gang didn't mention the issue of the two fathers and three mothers of the Di family.

Concubine Zhu has three fathers, and it is said that Di's daughter has two fathers and three mothers, and there are too many heads, but there happens to be an example.

Concubine Zhu's mother married Cui Jie first, and then married Zhu Shi'an, because it was inconvenient to marry her daughter again, so she entrusted her daughter to a relative to raise her, so she had three fathers.

Another theory is that the Li family married Cui Jie first, Cui Jie died of illness, and then became Ren's concubine, and then married Zhu Shi'an. The more vicious rumor is that Concubine Zhu was born of her mother's fornication, otherwise why would she be raised in the Ren family.

No matter which way you say it, Concubine Zhu can be said to have three fathers. Therefore, when Concubine Zhu Defei became Concubine Zhu, Cui, Ren, and Zhu were all named teachers.

Since there is an example of Concubine Zhu posthumously giving the third father, the two fathers and three mothers of the daughter of the Di family are not a problem.

And Han Gang's question is mean. Several people in front and behind looked sideways, and saw that Concubine Zhu was also behind the screen, and Han Gang was not the only one.

"Be a respectful mother!"

Concubine Zhu's voice sounded behind the screen. It seems that she at least knows how to speak in front of the Queen Mother.

"That is, it is not its birth, and it is not its raising, and it is born and chased, and it has not been an inch for more than ten years. Respecting others is only because of the etiquette, so it cannot be violated. He is so jealous that he wants to take his daughter as the queen, but he doesn't worry about the future? ”

Han Gang's words are very clear, a strong relative is good for the weak Son of Heaven, but a strong mother-in-law is no good at all.

"Xianggong also thinks that Wang's daughter is more suitable?" Empress Dowager Xiang's voice did not hide her surprise.

"The daughter of the Wang family is related to the minister's family, and the minister must avoid it, and it should not be discussed." Han Gang said, "The minister only knows that although the daughter of the Di family is the best choice, her family is not very good. ”

Wang Anshi's granddaughter is indeed inconvenient to Han Gang as the queen, but the relatives of the generals are even more dangerous. The king can't lead the army, but the Di family is the gate.

The power comes out of the barrel of the gun, and Han Gang goes in and out of the imperial city every day, but he will not hand over the control of the imperial city to the hands of the Zhao official family.

Han Gang was so opposed to Di Tan's daughter, but it made Concubine Zhu feel that this person was too right.

Although the Zai Fu did not agree, she also had a workaround, "What if the daughter of the Di clan is a concubine?" ”

Xiang Empress Dowager thought about it, and then said: "With the Wang daughter as the queen and the Di family as the concubine, it can be regarded as the best of both worlds." ”

Han Gang disagreed, "How can there be a reason to be a concubine after Zaifu?!" ”

As soon as Han Gang's words came out, Concubine Zhu's voice behind the screen immediately became much gloomy: "The Di family is out, the mother is not virtuous, it is difficult to be the main palace, isn't it appropriate to be a concubine?!" ”

Zhang Dian was furious: "The concubine forgot, that is the granddaughter of the privy envoy!" ”

Although civil and military have different paths, Di Qing is a privy envoy after all.

Most of the concubines come from small families, and let the women of the privy envoy's family be concubines, which of the court princes can see it?

The Zaifu don't even want the position of queen, and even the princess is in the way. How can you afford to look down on concubines?

Several Zaifu topped it again and again, and the concubine was angry: "Isn't the Son of Heaven able to accept a martial artist's granddaughter as a concubine?" ”

Zhang Qi couldn't sit still, "Lord Di Qing, and once a privy envoy, how can he be regarded purely as a martial artist." ”

All the courtiers despised the concubines, and teased Concubine Zhu's anger higher and higher, "I have heard that under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister." The official family has to be talked about if he accepts a concubine. The world's own, isn't it official?! ”

"The world is the world of the people of the world, not the world of one family and one surname. If you want to serve yourself in the world, you are not the Son of Heaven, but a single husband! ”