Chapter 16: Concubine Liu's Conspiracy
At this time, [Note] Concubine Liu happened to come over, Concubine Liu gave birth to a daughter for Chongzhen, but unfortunately this daughter died prematurely, when Princess Kunxing saw her sister born, she hugged her sister to play, which understands, she ran as soon as she hugged it, and then fell down. Princess Kunxing protected her sister with her body, but her sister didn't fall.
And after more than ten days, I didn't see anything, but I didn't expect that a month later, my sister fell ill and died soon after.
Concubine Liu blamed Princess Kunxing and thought that Princess Kunxing killed her, so Concubine Liu couldn't wait to kill Princess Kunxing!
[Note]: The records of Concubine Liu, Concubine Fang, and Concubine Shen are all found in the "Guoyu" written by Tan Qian, a famous historian who also lived in the late Ming Dynasty.
Because Concubine Liu is the grandniece of Concubine Liu Zhao and has the support of her aunt, Concubine Liu's power in the palace is still quite large, and he colluded with Concubine Tian, Concubine Fang, Concubine Shen, etc., so he can be regarded as famous in the palace.
Concubine Liu glanced at Princess Kunxing with disgust, she had been thinking about how to harm Princess Kunxing, but she never had a chance. She heard about Zhang Biwu's heroic deeds, and the princess favored Zhang Biwu, which made her extremely jealous, she absolutely couldn't let Princess Kunxing and Zhang Biwu be together!
She came over with a smile, gave a salute first, and then asked, "Your Majesty, what is so happy?" ”
Chongzhen smiled and said, "Ha Lu Ha! Of course, I am very happy with my pistachios! ”
Concubine Liu was very unhappy when she heard this, and she said: "Your Majesty, I heard that the great hero Zhang Biwu is coming!" In the past, Jinan killed the chieftain Yue Tuo and Ma Zhan, and now he has rescued the generals in Songshan, what a big hero! What a pity! He is married, and I heard that he still has two wives! A woman who is still in Fanbang! Alas! We have so many good women in the Ming Dynasty, why do we have to marry a Fanbang woman as a wife? Zhang Biwu also has an eldest son! It was born to a wife! ”
Concubine Liu said this deliberately, wanting to anger the princess, and at the same time reminding Chongzhen that according to the rules of the royal family, it is almost impossible to recruit Zhang Biwu as a concubine.
But now Chongzhen is not at ease with Zhang Biwu, whether he wants to punish Zhang Biwu, Chongzhen has not yet decided! After all, the ministers of the court and the central government are constantly impeaching Zhang Biwu, which makes Chongzhen undecided for a while. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty had regulations that the imperial family could not interfere in the affairs of the court. After Zhang Biwu became a concubine, couldn't he lead troops to fight, nor could he go to court to discuss matters? Isn't that a general out of season? These are all of Chongzhen's concerns.
Now as soon as Chongzhen heard what Concubine Liu said, he couldn't help but nod again, no matter how much Princess Kunxing likes Zhang Biwu, she can't marry Princess Kunxing to Zhang Biwu! It's a matter of royal decency! I want to marry a bureaucratic family, and I don't have a wife!
Concubine Liu felt satisfied, and Chongzhen listened to what she said. She smiled and left.
Concubine Liu found Gao Qiqian, Gao Qiqian wanted to harm Zhang Biwu, she had already known the Tao, so she said: "Gonggong Gao, you should have heard that the court and the Chinese government are talking about curing Zhang Biwu's crime!" If Zhang Biwu had become a great hero without sin, you must be the most unhappy person, right? ”
"Oh?" Gao Qiqian couldn't help but be stunned, he looked at Concubine Liu, and asked, "May I ask Niangniang, what are your clever plans?" "Gao Qiqian and Concubine Liu have already colluded, and there is no need to disguise and hide anything anymore.
Concubine Liu smiled and said, "Princess Kunxing is interesting to Zhang Biwu, you should know the way, right?" You have repeatedly harmed Zhang Biwu, but you have fallen short, what is the reason? It's because of Princess Kunxing! If Princess Kunxing and Zhang Biwu are unlucky together, what do you say? ”
"Ahh Gao Qiqian was stunned for a moment, he still didn't understand what Concubine Liu meant, was there any way to make Zhang Biwu and Princess Kunxing unlucky together? You must know that Princess Kunxing of Lu Dao is deeply favored by Chongzhen, and she is the pearl of her palm, no matter who she is, she can't go against the princess!
Concubine Liu made a gesture with her hand, signaling Gao Qiqian to come over with her ear, Gao Qiqian obeyed Concubine Liu, he came with her ear, nodded constantly, his face was happy, he gave a thumbs up, and said, "High!" That's high! Mother's plan! Ha Lu Ha! is worthy of being a female Zhuge ! ”
"Hey!" Concubine Liu smiled, even if she couldn't kill Princess Kunxing, at least she could make Princess Kunxing lose Chongzhen's favor! As long as there is no Chongzhen's favor, it will be very easy for Duke Kunxing to hurt her!
Concubine Liu said in her heart: "Daughter, my mother wants to avenge you!" It's all Princess Kunxing who killed you! Mother must kill her! ”
Of course, Gao Qiqian can see it, knowing that Concubine Liu is doing this, the spearhead is directly aimed at Princess Kunxing, Zhang Biwu is just unlucky with Princess Kunxing! But that's a good thing for high diving! Gao Qiqian hurriedly went to do it.
On the other side, Chongzhen is now full of thoughts, and he doesn't say much, he wants to go. Wang Chengen followed Chongzhen's side.
Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen: "Chengen, what do you think I should do with Zhang Biwu?" Wang Chengen hurriedly said: "The emperor is wise in heaven, and after seeing Zhang Biwu, he can make a decision with his holy heart, and the hearts of the people in the world will be subdued!" ”
Chongzhen smiled again and said, "Okay! I don't wait for Zhang Biwu to come! Let's go and read the recitals first! As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, he went back to the Qianqing Palace to review the chapter, and Wang Chengen followed closely behind.
Chongzhen saw the song again, mentioning that Hong Chengchou was taken to Shenyang, and he was on a hunger strike, while Dongyu was constantly persuading Hong Chengchou to surrender.
Chongzhen sighed again, he was extremely concerned about this aspect, and instructed Wu Sangui to find out the news, no matter whether Hong Chengchou was dead or alive, he had to find out!
It's just that Chongzhen is extremely conceited in his heart, Hong Chengchou will definitely live up to the emperor's grace, and he will die with his full name to repay the great kindness of his father!
Another note mentions that Tashan was attacked by the Qing army and was in danger. Chongzhen has secretly sent the military department Langzhong Ma Shaoyu to station in Tashan. He really wanted Ma Shaoyu to persuade the Qing soldiers not to attack Tashan, so that he could negotiate peace with Dongyu. Peace? No! In his heart, he can't use the word "peace", it can only be "discussion"! Fang does not lose the face of the Heavenly Dynasty, so as to preserve his reputation as a saint of heaven!
Chongzhen thought of Yang Sichang's initiative to negotiate peace, and Chen Xinjia also mentioned that he sent Hong Chengchou to lead 130,000 troops to Jinzhou not to defeat the Qing army, but to repel the Qing army, so that he would have more bargaining chips to negotiate peace with the Qing, but he didn't expect a big defeat!
It is imperative to negotiate peace, and he can't tell Ma Shaoyu to negotiate peace now, but just let him negotiate peace to make the Qing army stop attacking, which is the best.
He saw another piece of music, saying that Zhang Biwu couldn't save Hong Chengchou from coming out, so Tashan and all parts of Liaodong would be lost, if Hong Chengchou could come back alive, even if all parts of Liaodong were lost, he would be able to recover if he tried his courage again.
This is to hit Chongzhen's heart! Chongzhen's most concerned about Songjin is Hong Chengchou! Suddenly, Chongzhen's fists clenched, and he said hatefully: "Zhang Biwu......"
"Ah" Suddenly Wang Chengen knelt down in fright, could it be that Chongzhen was really determined to cure Zhang Biwu's crime?
Zhang Biwu didn't know that Lu Dao was already surrounded by waves of discussions in the capital, and now he rushed to the capital quickly. After all, he heard Wu Sangui's warning, how dare he delay it any longer as soon as he received the holy decree? Hurry back to Beijing as soon as you can!
As soon as Zhang Biwu arrived in Beijing, it was already sunset. What he never expected was that there was actually someone waiting for him! And this person is Princess Kunxing!
"What?" Zhang Biwu was shocked, he didn't understand, how could Princess Kunxing appear here? It's a degrading waiting!
Princess Kunxing looked at Zhang Biwu, didn't know what to say, and stood in place. Zhang Biwu wondered in his heart, there are many rules in the palace, how did Princess Kunxing get out of the palace?
Zhang Biwu didn't know that because Princess Kunxing came out of the palace to see him, it would bring him a lot of trouble, especially that he was going to see Emperor Chongzhen, which would make Chongzhen determined to punish him! And even Princess Kunxing will be blamed, and all this is done by Concubine Liu.
Zhang Biwu didn't have anything to say about the fourteen-year-old princess, he felt that Princess Kunxing was too squeamish, and the princess had too much temper, which was not what Zhang Biwu liked. According to Zhang Biwu - I'm not interested in little girls!
At this moment, the eunuch in the palace came out, and this was to announce that Zhang Biwu should enter the palace to face the saint. Of course, this eunuch was asked by Gao Qiqian, and Princess Kunxing's ability to leave the palace was also the design of Concubine Liu, and the appearance of Princess Kunxing in front of Zhang Biwu was also well designed.
The eunuch Xuanzhi saw Princess Kunxing and Zhang Biwu together, and he was stunned, because the sun had set in the west, and what kind of identity was Princess Kunxing? It should not be out of the deep palace, how can he leave the palace without permission? Who let Princess Kunxing out of the palace?
Although he had doubts in his heart, after the eunuch still saluted Princess Kunxing, he announced the decree to Zhang Biwu, and Chongzhen summoned Zhang Biwu into the palace.
Zhang Biwu agreed, he wanted to enter the palace to see Chongzhen. The eunuch Xuanzhi went back to resume his life first, but when the eunuch Xuanzhi saw Princess Kunxing here, he asked Princess Kunxing to return to the palace quickly, and Princess Kunxing said that she would enter the palace with Zhang Biwu.
Princess Kunxing just doesn't know how to avoid suspicion, she will lose royal face when she appears in front of Zhang Biwu, Chongzhen, who has always attached the most importance to face, will be angry, and it will hurt Zhang Biwu at that time.
Of course, the eunuch didn't dare to take care of the royal affairs, so he quickly went back to resume his life, but the matter of Princess Kunxing staying with Zhang Biwu, he would not hide anything, and he had to tell Chongzhen everything.
Zhang Biwu was ordered to enter the palace to see Chongzhen. After Zhang Biwu knelt down, Chongzhen looked at him, his face was gloomy, and he didn't let Zhang Biwu calm down for a long time. This is clearly to embarrass Zhang Biwu. And I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse waiting for Zhang Biwu!