Chapter 499: Empress Dowager Xie's Request
It has been nearly half a year since she came to Kaifeng Fucheng, and the Empress Dowager Xie was frightened at the beginning, and then slowly calmed down. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The people of the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty did not suffer any harm, and the earth-shaking changes in Kaifeng Mansion City also made Empress Dowager Xie feel unusually surprised, although Empress Dowager Xie has not been to Kaifeng Mansion City, but from the word of mouth in the palace, she still has a fixed Kaifeng Mansion City in her mind, I did not expect to come to Kaifeng Mansion City, and the actual situation I saw was completely different from that of the palace, prosperity and wealth were expected, the key is that Kaifeng Mansion City is too big, divided into inner city and outer city.
Living a life of worry-free food and clothing is nothing more than that there are certain restrictions on freedom, and you can't go out to hang out every day, this kind of mixed eating and waiting for death days is actually difficult, but Empress Dowager Xie knows very well that this is already the maximum tolerance that the Ming court can do.
The people of the royal family lived in the outer city, in a large mansion, which used to be a post station, opened up separately, as a mansion, for the main members of the Song Dynasty royal family to live, and there were also eunuchs and palace maids serving in the mansion, etc., relatively speaking, these palace maids and eunuchs moved a little more freely.
After a long time, Empress Dowager Xie also understood that it was not a good thing for the people of the Great Song Dynasty royal family to arrange in Kaifeng Mansion, and it was also nondescript for the royal family to stay here, so the desire to leave Kaifeng Mansion became stronger and stronger.
Empress Dowager Xie was embarrassed to make such a request, but Li Xian was too young, only four years old, could it be that he would be fixed in this small mansion for the rest of his life.
Empress Dowager Xie doesn't care, she is past the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and she has seen too many things.
Recently, when the palace maid and the eunuch were discussing, they said that the Ming army was going to fight with the Mongolian army in Shandong, and I also heard that the emperor was preparing to drive the imperial expedition in person.
Speaking of the Ming army's bravery, the palace maid and the eunuch don't care, the tone is full of praise, think about the previous Song army, when they met the Mongolian army, they were defeated in a mess, and now the Ming army is beating the Mongolian army and throwing away the armor.
Empress Dowager Xie called the eunuchs and palace maids, inquired about the situation in detail, and specially instructed them to listen to the discussions outside when they went outside to buy things, and confirmed the many things they heard.
Until the end of May, Empress Dowager Xie finally got accurate news that the Ming army was indeed about to fight with the Mongolian army in Shandong, and Wu Shaogang's was indeed going to drive the expedition in person.
It was at this time that Empress Dowager Xie suddenly made up her mind that she must meet Wu Shaogang.
Passing on this request was simple, and there were specially guarded sergeants outside the mansion.
Empress Dowager Xie believed that Wu Shaogang would definitely see her.
Wu Shaogang did receive a request from Empress Dowager Xie.
There are very few people who know about this matter, only Li Tingzhi, Hao Jing, Liu Bingzhong, Zhang Wenqian and Xu Heng.
Li Tingzhi's attitude is very clear, that is, he is gone, in fact, Li Tingzhi has secretly made up his mind to let the Empress Dowager Xie and others disappear completely, but unfortunately this goal has not been achieved, Empress Dowager Xie and others live in the capital, Li Tingzhi also pays attention all the time, to see if anyone goes to inquire about the news, or whether the Empress Dowager Xie and others will pass the news outside, but after such a long time, the Empress Dowager Xie and others have not made any movement, and there are not many people who know that the Empress Dowager Xie and others are in the capital.
Hao Jing, Liu Bingzhong, Zhang Wenqian, Xu Heng and others also supported Li Tingzhi's opinion, believing that at such a critical moment, the emperor did not need to summon the Empress Dowager Xie.
However, Wu Shaogang still decided to meet the Empress Dowager Xie, and he vaguely knew what the Empress Dowager Xie would ask.
Wu Shaogang clearly believes that it is obviously inappropriate to let Empress Dowager Xie and others stay in the capital, thinking that Li Xian is only four years old, is it possible to stay in the capital all the time and be completely restricted from freedom, Wu Shaogang felt that he was afraid that he would not be able to survive Li Xian, after all, the age of the people was too young.
Let the people of the Great Song royal family leave the capital and settle to other places, this is the right way, and since the Ming Dynasty has pardoned the Great Song royal family, there is no need to detain people in the capital, as for the influence of the Great Song royal family, Wu Shaogang doesn't care, if the strong Ming Dynasty is afraid in this regard, it is too embarrassing.
In this regard, Wu Shaogang's thoughts are always a little different from Li Tingzhi and others.
Li Tingzhi thinks that since he can't kill the people of the Great Song royal family, then all the main people among them will be left in the capital, so that it is easy to monitor, the people of the Great Song royal family have great ability, and they can't be displayed in the capital, and those who are still loyal to the Great Song royal family and want to make waves have no chance.
There is also the biggest advantage, that is, once the people of the Great Song Dynasty royal family have the idea of rebellion and so on, the imperial court can justifiably act and kill them.
But the emperor just didn't want the people of the Song royal family to stay in the capital.
After some discussion, Li Tingzhi and others put forward a place to suggest.
Empress Dowager Xie finally entered the palace.
The silence in the palace was beyond Empress Dowager Xie's expectations, there were almost no eunuchs around, and the people who came and went were also in a hurry, no one would stop here, and the number of guards guarding the palace was not very large.
Looking at all this, Empress Dowager Xie could only sigh in her heart, Wu Shaogang, the emperor, was really different.
Entering the Wende Palace, Empress Dowager Xie raised her head, her face looking solemn.
Seeing Wu Shaogang on the imperial chariot, Empress Dowager Xie was just about to salute when a voice came.
"Empress Dowager Xie is old, so she doesn't need to salute when she sees me, give me a seat."
Empress Dowager Xie was not polite, and after sitting down, she spoke next.
"The old body asks to see the emperor, it shouldn't be, the emperor's arrangement is benevolent, I'm afraid the outside world can't believe it, but these days, the old body thinks a lot, Li Xian and the old body and others stay in the capital, it's always inappropriate...
Wu Shaogang smiled slightly, Empress Dowager Xie really wanted to leave the capital.
After worrying about food and clothing, freedom is the greatest expectation.
"What Empress Dowager Xie means, I understand, I have just thought about it, Empress Dowager Xie and Li Xian and others stay in the capital, it is indeed inappropriate, Li Xian is only four years old, if he is always fixed in the mansion, it is too dull, other matters, Empress Dowager Xie does not need to say more, I agree with you to leave the capital, just where to go, I don't know if Empress Dowager Xie has thought about it."
"The old body doesn't dare, everything is subject to the emperor's arrangement."
"Okay, you go to Tongchuan, the conditions in Tongchuan are good, after arriving in Tongchuan, Li Xian can also study, but there are some rules, Empress Dowager Xie also knows, I don't want to say more."
Empress Dowager Xie's body trembled slightly, but then returned to normal.
"The old body thanks the emperor for his kindness, the emperor reminded him, the old body understands, the old body will warn the people around him, don't show his face, don't reveal his identity...
Wu Shaogang nodded with satisfaction.
In fact, in these years, there are very few people who really know Empress Dowager Xie and Li Xian, and it is impossible for the common people to know that after Empress Dowager Xie and Li Xian and others arrived in Tongchuan, it is still good to live incognito and live a good life, if Li Xian and others have any ideas in the future, they will not be able to escape from the palm of the imperial court, after all, Tongchuan is the place where Wu Shaogang first operated, and the foundation is extremely stable.
Watching Empress Dowager Xie leave, Wu Shaogang let out a long breath.
He can guarantee that Empress Dowager Xie will die well, but he doesn't dare to guarantee that Li Xian can also die well, Empress Dowager Xie is old, she has experienced so many twists and turns, and it is impossible to live too long, but Li Xian is not clear, if Li Xian relies on his identity as the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty in the future, if there is any change, the adults in the court will not let Li Xian go.
How to treat the people of the Great Song Dynasty, Wu Shaogang is the comparison of Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin was in a yellow robe and became the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and he also gave preferential treatment to the royal family of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and there was no harm, looking at the continuation of the Great Song Dynasty for hundreds of years, the Later Zhou royal family had long been forgotten cleanly, and there was no rebellion.
Kill the people of the Great Song Dynasty, Wu Shaogang will not do such a thing, he is a person who crosses, he has a basic bottom line in his heart, and some principles cannot be violated, not to mention that he is the emperor now.
Li Tingzhi, Hao Jing, Liu Bingzhong, Zhang Wenqian, Xu Heng, Yao Shu and others entered the Wende Palace, and Wu Shaogang spoke in a serious tone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have made up my mind, the people of the Great Song Dynasty royal family, all of them have moved to Tongchuan, specifically to which Fuzhou County, please Li Cheng at most, but there is one thing you should remember, you must not harm the people of the Great Song Dynasty, even if they have any changes, you Aiqing is worried that the people of the Great Song Dynasty royal family will rebel, this is not necessary, I expect that they do not have that kind of ability, let alone that ability, if they rebel, they can be punished appropriately."
"Don't say that the people of the Great Song Dynasty, even Kublai Khan and others, I can tolerate them, if I don't have such a bearing, how can I achieve great things with you Aiqing."
"The sea is inclusive, tolerance is great, if the Ming court wants to unify the world, it must have extraordinary bearing, Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of the Song Dynasty, can do this, can't I do it."
"I finally remind you Aiqing that you must respect history, and even more so respect history."
On the first day of the first month of June, the people of the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty began to relocate, from the capital city of Kaifeng to the capital city of Luzhou under the jurisdiction of Tongchuan, more than 1,000 miles, I am afraid that it will take several months for Empress Dowager Xie and others to arrive.
At this time, Wu Shaogang had already begun to prepare for the Battle of Shandong, and he didn't have time to care about the relocation of the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty.
After Empress Dowager Xie and others left the capital, Li Tingzhi specially reported the matter, Wu Shaogang didn't take it to heart, he knew very well that he might not see Empress Dowager Xie and the people of the Great Song Dynasty royal family in this life.