Emperor Chengde is the heir of the first emperor's father, the uncle, the sons fought for the throne of the blood flowed like a river, all died, had to the mother of the younger brother of the son of the only seedling Miao to succeed back to the royal and two rooms, inherited the royal incense cup emperor.

He did not succeed his younger brother to the Yanwang Mansion as his heir shortly after he ascended the throne.

At that time, there was a background, that is, after the new emperor ascended the throne, he did not intend to give too much power to the vassal kings, let alone let other half-brothers have manpower, material and financial resources, and had the opportunity to threaten the centralization of power, so he did not have a prince with an actual fief, but he couldn't bear to see his younger brother end up in the same fate, so he simply passed people to the Yan Wangfu, so that the younger brother could enjoy the real power of the Yan Wangfu.

But in fact, it was also because he couldn't bear the reigning King Yan anymore.

In fact, this King Yan inherited his father's throne smoothly and without objection, and he is not a power-hungry character. He almost never asked about the military power in the north, and handed over all military affairs to the generals and ministers sent by the imperial court, and seemed to be a very responsible vassal king.

But he does not fight for power, and he never gives blood to the army, and it seems that there is no idea of paying for the army's logistics out of his own pocket at all. But the problem is that when Emperor Chengde was in power, the frontier was generally peaceful, but there were continuous small wars, and there were various major disasters and small disasters in the country, and the imperial palace and various official offices and palaces were in disrepair, and gradually it was time to rebuild or repair. The emperor's finances were very tight and he could not afford much money to support the border army. The border army could still count on the help of King Yan, but since the king of Yan succeeded to the throne, he forgot that there was such a task in Beiping Mansion, and the annual financial surplus was spent by himself, and he did not pay a penny to the army.

The generals in the army struggled to barely maintain themselves on the frontier, and the soldiers cut back on food and clothing, but the Yanwang Mansion spent lavishly. King Yan holds dozens of banquets, poetry meetings, tea parties, and flower parties a year...... All kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, big fish and meat. Later, when he was old and turned to Buddhism, he began to spend a lot of money to build temples, sculpt the golden body of Buddha statues, and do great things...... And so on and so forth. Zizhuyuan was built during this period, when he took out the drawings of Emperor Taizong from the pile of old papers, and spent three years to build the financial surplus of Beiping Prefecture, and also repaired the waterway from the city to the temple by the way.

Whether King Yan knew what the military was thinking at that time, outsiders did not know, anyway, the military had a big opinion. Of course, he used his own silver, but the Yan Wangfu originally had a tradition of commanding the military power in the north, and the finances of the Beiping Mansion had always been to support a part of the military expenses.

When the emperor first ascended the throne, it was not good to attack King Yan without authorization. But this King Yan and the concubine have a mediocre relationship, and they have no heirs, but they have four concubines, all of whom are like him, who like wind and snow, poetry and songs, and are very generous masters. The biological mothers of these four concubines are not of high background and have different temperaments, but perhaps because the prince has not chosen a relationship for a long time, they all have the heart to fight for it, so they all try their best to tie up with their father, do what they like, and strive to prove that they are the most filial father and the most qualified to inherit their father's throne......

The emperor and the military can barely tolerate the existence of a Yan king, but it is impossible to endure a new Yan king who can also spend money, so the former decisively parachuted his younger brother into the air on the grounds that Uncle Wang has no heirs.

That Yan Wang was probably also very surprised by this. He has been well-dressed and well-fed all his life, good at big fish and meat, and good at drinking, he has never wronged his mouth, but he has never thought about exercising well or anything. Originally, he had thirst quenching disease, and after the blow, his body deteriorated even more. Before the new heir arrived in Beiping, he was already dying, but it seems that the emperor's step-heir is taking precautions, which is very appropriate.

The new heir is the father of the first emperor and the grandfather of the now reigning King Yan. He has been in power for a long time, and his style is simple and low-key, but he can humbly accept advice. Although he did not understand the military, he was able to properly support the military generals in governing the army, and he was able to allow capable civilian officials to slowly improve the economy of Beiping, and finally gradually filled the deficit caused by his predecessor's reign.

As for the Zizhu Courtyard built by his predecessor, he used it to house his predecessor's henchmen and attendants, and it didn't cost much money, but it was maintained quite well. When he died, the old concubine first lost her husband, then lost her grandson (Yanzi Shizi) and then lost her son (the first emperor), her mood was very shocked, and she gradually stopped paying attention to the affairs of the palace, and took her little granddaughter-in-law (Mrs. Xu) and great-granddaughter (the daughter of Yanwang Shizi and Mrs. Xu) to live in the garden next to Zizhu Courtyard, listening to the scriptures and worshipping the Buddha every day. As for all the affairs of the Yan Wangfu, she handed them all over to the current Yan Wang couple who had passed over.

Mrs. Xu's mother and daughter accompanied her to live in Zizhu Courtyard for several years, which is probably one of the reasons why the old lady doted on them very much.

Since the old lady left, there have been few people living in Zizhu Courtyard except for the original monks and the old servants and maids waiting in the garden. King Yan is not good at Buddhism, Princess Yan is more accustomed to attending Zen and worshiping Buddha in the Ciyun Nunnery in the city, and there are several famous temples in the city, and the two of them go to Zizhu Courtyard less and less. It was only in the summer of the previous year, when the weather was relatively hot and the affairs were relatively leisurely, that the Yan Wang couple once took the county lord and took a boat to Zizhu Courtyard to stay in the Zizhu Courtyard for more than ten days to escape the heat. After that, no one from the Yanwang Mansion had ever been there.

Xie Mulin listened to Xiao Rui's introduction to the history of Zizhu Courtyard, and secretly doubted in his heart.

Since the Yan Wangfu family rarely goes to Zizhu Courtyard, and it is not summer at the moment, but the spring season is still too cool, why did Princess Yan suddenly have the idea of going to Zizhu Courtyard to worship Buddha? Is there really nothing special about it?

She asked Xiao Rui in a whisper. Xiao Rui hesitated for a moment, then looked in the direction of Xie Xianzhi and the others, and then lowered his voice and said, "There is indeed a reason, but it is inconvenient to say it now." Later, when we visit the garden, if we have the opportunity to be alone, I will tell you privately. Don't tell people to go. ”

Xie Mulin blinked, and he was really a little curious in his heart, and quickly nodded.

Zizhuyuan is only twenty miles away from the city, and you can take the boat and take the waterway, and you will arrive at it smoothly and steadily, without wind and waves. Xiao Rui personally led the Xie family and his party off the boat, and there was already the steward of the Yan Wangfu waiting on the dock to listen to the instructions, and a row of ten carriages had already stopped on the side, waiting to pick up the Xie family into the park.

Zizhuyuan is only twenty miles away from the city, and you can take the boat and take the waterway, and you will arrive at it smoothly and steadily, without wind and waves. Xiao Rui personally led the Xie family and his party off the boat, and there was already the steward of the Yan Wangfu waiting on the dock to listen to the instructions, and a row of ten carriages had already stopped on the side, waiting to pick up the Xie family into the park.