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In fact, the Lantern Festival in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, starting from the eighth day of the first month, both sides of the Jingcheng Street are already full of lanterns, hang out the lanterns of various colors, on the Qinhuai River, it is a high color shed, at night, ten thousand lanterns reflect each other, a festive atmosphere, this lantern has to be hung until the seventeenth day of the first month before receiving the lanterns. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

In the afternoon of the Lantern Festival, Yang Qiuchi took Yang Mu, Feng Xiaoxue, Liu Ruobing and Song Yun'er, accompanied by Princess Yunlu of Qingxi, escorted by Nangong Xiong and other escorts, accompanied by Lord Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and came to the palace gate in a sedan chair.

Since the holy decree only allowed Yang Qiuchi to bring his wife Yang Mu and his wife Feng Xiaoxue to face the saint, and did not let him bring a concubine, Yang Qiuchi could not enter the palace according to the rules just in case Liu Ruobing and Song Yun'er brought another person.

Lord Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, got a lot of benefits from Yang Qiuchi, greeted the palace guards, and entered the palace together, and came to the outside of the imperial garden.

Despite this, Yang Qiuchi was also a lot more relieved, anyway, he entered the Imperial Garden, he could be reinforced at any time, and he still had a thunderbolt (77-style pistol) to defend himself, but he was not afraid.

The beautiful trees in the imperial garden are verdant, and its ancient cypress vines have been hung with various color lights, bright and dazzling, and the brilliance is shining.

When he arrived at the gate of the Imperial Garden, Master Li stopped and said goodbye and went back, led by the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Garden, and first placed Liu Ruobing and Song Yun'er in a pavilion with a feast, except for some palace maids and eunuchs, there were no outsiders.

Subsequently, the eunuch took Yang Qiuchi, Yang Mu, Feng Xiaoxue and Princess Yunlu around the high and low garden corridors and rockery ponds, and came to a delicate garden within a garden, which was also hung with colorful lanterns and beaming.

The eunuch led them all the way to a warm pavilion in the garden. Yang Qiuchi looked up and saw an old face smiling at him, it was Gonggong Li, who had given orders to himself many times.

Like a eunuch on the stage, Gonggong Li held a Buddha dust in his hand, looked at Yang Qiuchi and the others with a smile, and said in a sharp voice: "Lord Yang, please come in." The emperor is waiting inside. Yo, Princess Qingxi, you're here too, please come in. ”

Yang Qiuchi and the others stepped into the warm pavilion, and it was very open inside. What is very surprising is that in addition to a few eunuchs and palace maids in the warm pavilion, there is only Ming Chengzu who is sitting with a gloomy face, and there are no other ministers.

Yang Qiuchi led Mother Yang and Feng Xiaoxue to hurriedly step forward, knelt down and kowtowed, and shouted long live.

Ming Chengzu nodded and said, "Yang Aiqing, flat body." The voice was low, as if there was indescribable sadness. After Yang Qiuchi and the three of them thanked the Holy Grace, they stood up and stood aside.

This is not a formal occasion, so Yunlu doesn't have to make a big salute, but just a blessing: "Yunlu greets his father, I wish my father long live, long live, long live." ”

When Ming Chengzu saw Yunlu, the corners of his mouth finally showed a smile, and he nodded: "Lu'er, come to my father's side." ”

Yun Lu responded, and walked to Ming Chengzu with the Miao family's shuttered long skirt. Ming Chengzu's sitting is very wide, and he can be three or four people at will. Ming Chengzu patted his left hand: "Sit next to my father." ”

Yun Lu smiled sweetly, sat down next to Ming Chengzu, and said, "Father, you don't look very good, are you sick?" Doctor, have you seen it? ”

Ming Chengzu smiled reluctantly: "Father is fine, but he's in a bad mood - why did you go for so long and come back?" ”

Yun Lu grinned: "I ran to many places, went to Sichuan, went to Wuchang, and then went back to my hometown Qingxi, and finally came back with Lord Yang, no, with Lord Yang." Father, you're in a bad mood, I'll sing you a mountain song after a while, okay? ”

Ming Chengzu nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, I haven't heard Lu'er sing mountain songs for a long time, let's have a few drinks with him tonight." He turned his head and asked Gonggong Li: "Old Li Tou, are you ready for the lantern banquet?" ”

"Ready." Gonggong Li bowed and replied.

Yang Qiuchi almost laughed out loud, this father-in-law Li, who has a very high martial arts, is actually called Lao Li Tou, at first glance, I thought it was a husband who fought more. Ha ha.

Ming Chengzu said: "Yang Aiqing, today I only invited your family to enjoy the lanterns and spend the Lantern Festival with me, and there are no outsiders, so you must not be restrained." ”

"Yes." Yang Qiuchi bowed and said.

Ming Chengzu said to Li Gonggong: "You take Lu'er, Mrs. Tai, and Mrs. They go first, and I still have something to say to Yang Aiqing." ”

Gonggong Li answered, led the way, and led the three of them away.

Yang Qiuchi was apprehensive in his heart, not knowing what Ming Chengzu would say to him.

Ming Chengzu stood up: "Yang Aiqing, you come with me." He turned around and walked out the back door of the warm pavilion with his hands behind his back.

It doesn't look like you're going to poison yourself, maybe there's something important to tell you. Yang Qiuchi was a little determined in his heart, and followed behind, not daring to walk side by side with the emperor, so he delayed a little by half a step, and he didn't have time to follow.

When the eunuchs and palace maids around saw the emperor come out, those in the distance would stand respectfully and solemnly, and those near would kneel and kowtow. Ming Chengzu acted as if he didn't see it, with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance, his eyes revealing infinite loneliness.

Yang Qiuchi didn't dare to speak casually, and followed honestly to the side. The two of them strolled along the gravel path of the Imperial Garden under the colorful lights. Five or six eunuchs and palace maids followed from afar.

Coming to the Jade Belt River, Ming Chengzu leaned on the white jade railing and looked at the rippling Jade Belt River.

Yang Qiuchi stood half a step away and stood solemnly. Looking at Ming Chengzu's sad appearance, he felt a little strange in his heart, this emperor reigns over the world, what else can't be done? What troubles and sorrows are there?

Ming Chengzu sighed softly, and then spoke: "Yang Aiqing, do you know why I transferred you to the capital to be an official?" ”

"The emperor sees thousands of miles, and Weichen doesn't dare to guess." Yang Qiuchi bowed and said.

"In the past year, you have made outstanding achievements in arresting Jianwen Yu for me, and you have repeatedly solved strange cases during this time, and I appreciate it very much. Therefore, I specially transferred you back to manage the capital for me. ”

"Thank you to the emperor, although Weichen has tried his best, he has no choice but to be captured so far, and he is ashamed of the emperor's weight."

Ming Chengzu said: "I sent Sanbao to the West, and the news came back from the previous day that Jianwen was under the protection of Ye Xixian and others, and it was likely that he had absconded overseas. They are tracing his whereabouts. ”

When Yang Qiuchi heard this, he was very surprised, it turned out that one of the purposes of Zheng He's trip to the West was really to visit Emperor Jianwen. Now that Jianwen's whereabouts overseas have been discovered, it is no wonder that he has to transfer himself back. It's not a "rabbit dead dog cooking", but the rabbit head ran away, and the domestic rabbit was almost caught by himself. Ming Chengzu attached great importance to his ability to solve the case, so he transferred his hound back to ensure the security of the capital.

Ming Chengzu continued: "Since Jianwen has absconded, you can step down as the envoy of the commander, but it is not only Jianwen and his party that endanger the country's society, so I appointed you as the Tongzhi of Jinyiwei to continue to share my worries, picket hundreds of officials, and find out the hidden annihilation of ministers and chaotic parties in the court." ”

Yang Qiuchi hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Weichen commands!" Wechen must do his best to repay the emperor's grace! ”

"Okay, get up. You don't have to be formal. Ming Chengzu turned around, looked at the river, and the infinite loneliness appeared in front of him again, and said slowly: "Yang Aiqing, do you still remember my virtuous concubine?" ”

Virtuous Concubine? Is it the Korean concubine Quan, who is the favorite of Ming Chengzu? Of course, Yang Qiuchi remembered that he found out from the rebellion letter burned by the Jianwen Yu Party that the Jianwen Yu Party was trying to kidnap Concubine Xian, forcing Ming Chengzu, and reporting it with carrier pigeons, so that Concubine Xian was safely out of danger, and the rebel Beijing battalion soldiers were wiped out, so that the Jianwen Yu Party was hit hard.

Yang Qiuchi bowed and said, "Weichen remembers." ”

"That time, you saved Concubine Xian, but ...... Alas~! She still didn't survive......"

Yang Qiuchi was taken aback, could it be that this virtuous concubine was still killed by Jianwen's people later? No wonder Ming Chengzu looked sad, he went to court this morning, and he also had a gloomy face, and he had not recovered from the tragic death of his concubine.

According to historical records, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was particularly partial to Korean women, and it is said that this is because Zhu Di's biological mother was not Queen Ma, but a noble concubine from Goryeo of Zhu Yuanzhang. In any case, Zhu Di's preference for North Korean women is an indisputable fact.

In fact, since the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial court has asked Goryeo to present beautiful women every year. The Ming Dynasty has not changed. When Zhu Yuanzhang was in the martial arts, there were many Goryeo concubines in the harem. In the Yongle period of Zhu Di, because of this hobby of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, he continued to send people to North Korea to draft girls into the palace.

Concubine Xian Quan was selected by North Korea to pay tribute, because of her strong posture and good at blowing the jade flute, she was very favored by Ming Chengzu, and because Queen Xu died, he also let Concubine Xian take charge of the harem. Although Ming Chengzu is a generation of heroes, there is no lack of children's affection, his love for this virtuous concubine from North Korea and the pain of her death are also recorded in the history books.

According to the History of the Ming Dynasty? The Biography of the Queen's Concubine": "Congratulations to the virtuous concubine Quan, a Korean." During the Yongle period, the Korean tribute girl filled the court, and the concubine was with Yan. The posture is pure and pure, and he is good at blowing the jade flute. The emperor loves and pities him. Seven years of concubine Xian, ordered her father to be Guangluqing forever. Emperor Shidi will march north in October next year. Kai returned, Yu Yu Lincheng, buried in Yi County. ”

According to the Korean "Li Dynasty Record", "Guanglu Qingquan Yongjun returned to Beijing and said: 'On the 24th day of October in the year of Gengyin, Xianren Concubine Quan died of illness on Jinan Road, and was still buried in her place. Yongjun once worshiped Guanglu's position, but did not receive the order, and it was tin. Its treatment is twice as generous as before. When the emperor gave his words, he sighed with tears and sadness, until he couldn't speak. ’”

In the record, Quan Yongjun is the father of the virtuous concubine, love the house and Wu, Ming Chengzu named him Guangluqing, this is after the death of his daughter Quan, Quan Yongjun returned to North Korea to say a passage, recalling that after the death of the virtuous concubine Quan, when Ming Chengzu saw the father of the virtuous concubine, he remembered the dead virtuous concubine, and he was sad and tearful, and he couldn't even speak. It can be seen that Ming Chengzu has deep feelings for Concubine Xian.

However, this involves the emperor, and I don't dare to ask. Yang Qiuchi lowered his head and waited for Ming Chengzu's next words.

(To be continued)