In the third year of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, he changed the Yuan Huayan.

This year, the imperial court also began to select, and the ladies of good families from all over the country were sent to Beijing one after another, which can be said to be the first time that Mingzhu officially presided over the grand palace affairs after taking charge of the phoenix seal, Mrs. Yi and Chungui are a little worried, but now it is more and more difficult to see Mingzhu, and the affairs of the inner court, the foreign woman is naturally not easy to ask, Mingzhu is the temperament of abiding by the law and etiquette, it is this time of the edict to invite Mrs. Yi and Chungui to see, and it will definitely not reveal the affairs of the inner court.

Fortunately, Mrs. Yi carefully selected a family lady back then, with a delicate heart, and good conduct, before the death of Emperor Renzong, she was sent to the palace as a female official, and was favored by the new monarch in May of the old year, and was awarded the rank of Zhaoyi, Su Zhaoyi can be described as the queen's right-hand man, and I heard that she was also very favored.

"This seems to be going well, but I always think that if Ming'er was just marrying an ordinary child, how can it be like now that I am worried about her, it is not easy to even have a few sides, and now under the eldest prince, the two princes born to Concubine Qiao Ning are already one year old, but the emperor does not mention the matter of establishing the eldest prince, what is the mind of the Empress Dowager Shengci, it can be said that everyone knows, so how can I not be in a hurry? This is not whether the queen fights or not, if the eldest son is not allowed to be the prince, he is unvirtuous, and in the name of the eldest son, how can he be tolerated by the prince. ”

Chungui can also understand Mrs. Yi's anxiety, and persuaded: "The emperor is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and this is the first year of Huayan, it is reasonable not to be in a hurry to establish a prince, and the eldest prince may not be in a hurry to be established as a prince, and it is inevitable that there will be a force behind the prince, that is, in the history books, the prince has lived in the throne for too long, and there are many things that the monarch's father is suspicious of. ”

Mrs. Yi was stunned for a while, and sighed: "I am concerned about it, but it is Chun'er's words that wake up the dreamer." ”

In August, the first selection of Huayan finally came to an end, and a number of talented people and servants were added to the harem.

And this time, the princess of Anping County has finally decided.

is an official eunuch lady, but his father's position is just a county order, the family is very cold, only the princess of the county is beautiful and gentle, and the queen mother and the queen mother are also very satisfied, and in fact, the person who chooses the princess of the county is Mingzhu, and naturally has been praised by several elders.

The following year, Mingzhu and Qiao's became pregnant one after another, and Su Zhaoyi was promoted to concubine.

The next year, Mingzhu gave birth to a little princess, and Qiao's added a little prince.

In the blink of an eye, Huayan five years, the eldest prince is already eight years old, the emperor has not yet shown his intention to establish a prince, the government and the opposition gradually have a secret discussion, because Qiao's has been named a concubine, I heard that the emperor is very fond of the second and third princes, and it is sad that the princess born to the queen died before she was a year old, it is rumored that the queen was extremely sad, and Mrs. Wei Guo entered the palace to live for a long time to comfort, and the queen was still seriously ill after all.

Since the succession to the throne, vigorously implement the implementation of various decrees, the accumulation of disadvantages of the dynasty has been greatly improved, Xu Ge Lao then retired after success, and told the old man, although the first assistant is Shen Cassia Ming, but Tang Tongzhi, who has recently entered the cabinet to worship the prime minister, has a good relationship with the family of the concubine, which makes the situation in the temple more and more confusing.

The king of Anping, who has been far out of power, has been married for several years but his knees are empty,

It is rumored that Princess Anping had a miscarriage once, injured her body, and it seems that it is difficult to get pregnant again, so there are rumors in the market that there are rumors again, saying that Queen Dong knew that Princess Anping had a deficiency when she chose a concubine, which should be the emperor's instructions, and it seems that the emperor is still suspicious of the king of Anping County, and intends to cut off the heirs of Emperor Xiaomu.

Such gossip actually reached the ears of the Empress Dowager of Shoukang Palace.

called Mingzhu to reproach: "Where is the emperor so ruthless, it was you who were careless in choosing a concubine in the past, so that the emperor was blamed!" I see that you really don't have the ability to manage the harem, so I will make this decision for you today, and in the future, you will let the concubine assist in the management of the personnel of the harem, and discuss with the concubine about matters big and small. ”

Mingzhu was reprimanded, neither dared to disobey the elder nor complained to the emperor, speaking of which she didn't care about the distribution of power to others, but she was extremely scruptuous, so she discussed with Concubine Hui on this day: "The concubine was originally good at winning people's hearts, and over the years, she has gradually shown her face from the dark, and then let her meddle in the affairs of the harem openly, I am afraid that these six bureaus and twenty-four yamen will have to be installed by her henchmen in the future." ”

Obviously, Mingzhu was not willing to let Qiao's succeed.

But Concubine Hui's thoughts are more far-reaching: "Niangniang, since the concubine has two princes under her knees, her ambitions have gradually been revealed, this time the Empress Dowager Shengci intervened in the affairs of the harem, and there must be concubines lobbying in the back, but then, how can the emperor know nothing about the affairs of the six palaces?" But the emperor did not stop it, as if there was no objection......"

"Does the emperor really want to stand up...... Concubines are reserves? Mingzhu became more and more anxious.

"The king's heart is unpredictable, and the important thing is that the mother can't mess up with the emperor, so although the concubine meddling in the harem has great hidden dangers, the concubine is suggested...... Niangniang can only take a step back first. ”

Mingzhu and Concubine Hui couldn't guess the emperor's thoughts, but Lan Ting knew it.

On this day, he returned to the Taishi Mansion and also mentioned this matter to Chungui: "Recently, there have been rumors in the government and the opposition, and Huihui should also inform Mrs. Yi, please Mrs. Yi should take the time to hand over the worship post to the palace in these two days, and appease the queen to be a little restless." ”

"But there was another turmoil in the court?" Chun Gui didn't know the news of the inner court that the queen was reprimanded and forcibly divided power, but of course he understood that Lan Ting was talking for a reason.

"The emperor summoned the palace today, and once again proposed to officially start a war with Houjin, Tang Ge Lao and his followers tried their best to echo the emperor's wishes, but Shen Ge Lao and I did not agree to start a war at this time." Lan Ting frowned slightly: "The emperor knew that before the return of time and moon, Sheji finally died under the iron hooves of Houjin, which became the emperor's heart disease, and the immortal Houjin could not be at ease after all, although I can understand the emperor's worries, but at this time, it is definitely not suitable to start a war with Houjin." ”

Chungui listened to Lan Ting's analysis of the situation.

"Purgeing the officialdom, although the reform of the tax system has achieved great results, although the people's livelihood has improved, because of this, at this time, the war will cost the people and money, and the people can not see the actual benefits of innovation, and the local officials will have the opportunity to be greedy for money, and the grievances will be carried out, the first emperor, the present for the prosperity of the world will be in vain, and the Houjin now, looking at the dynasty and there is no civil strife, the coast can resist the Japanese invaders, Kyushu Taiping surrendered, it is inevitable that Mr. war invades our land, even if it is inevitable that there will be a war between the dynasty and the Houjin, and definitely not at this time.

Xu Gongzhishi

Before, I also analyzed the situation of Houjin, in addition, I also consulted the generals of Jin Guogong and other generals, and agreed that the best strategy now is to support the grassland tribes, their pastoral areas were invaded by the Houjin, and their people were captured by the Houjin, and they have no toothless hatred with the Houjin. ”

In fact, this can be regarded as a conventional means in the military, no troops are only sent materials, and there is no need to recruit soldiers if the army is brave and not injured, so that the strong laborers can farm with peace of mind, and the people's livelihood will not be damaged, and the price paid can be described as low.

"It's not that Elder Tang Ge can't see the stakes in this, but he blindly echoes the emperor's heart, in order to gain trust and strengthen his strength." Spring Returns.

Lan Ting's chin bowed: "For the matter of Houjin, the emperor and the cabinet have argued many times, at that time Duke Xu, Duke Shen and I did not agree to the war, Li and Guo are accustomed to neutrality towards the military and government, seeing that no one in the cabinet agrees with the war, they also intend to play Tai Chi, the emperor transferred Tang Tong into the cabinet, in fact, it is a technique to balance constraints, Tang Ge Lao naturally knows it, so he is not flattering, but not flattering, he can't stay in the cabinet." ”

"So the emperor favored Concubine Qiao Guifei also to balance the constraints?"

"Huihui is right, the emperor is no longer the king of Zhou in the past, and he is no longer the prince of the East Palace, when he sits on the dragon chair seat, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are his courtiers, he is not only the old ministers of the Qiandi can be relied on, and the old ministers of the Qiandi are no longer considering the rights and interests of the sovereign, and the worries should be based on the people's livelihood of the community, and sometimes it is inevitable to dispute with the monarch, and the wrestling between the imperial power and the power is inevitable."

Lan Ting took Chungui's hand: "Therefore, whether it is the Duke of Jin or the Taishi Mansion, you should be cautious at this time, the queen must not be in a hurry to plan the establishment of the prince at this time because of the gossip of the government and the opposition, or the turmoil in the inner court." ”

Chungui completely understood the power, of course she didn't dare to delay, and immediately reminded Mrs. Yi, Mrs. Yi handed over the next day to ask for a visit, and the next day there was a eunuch to invite, Mrs. Yi mentioned this first, and Mingzhu told Mrs. Yi what happened recently.

"Thanks to Concubine Hui for reminding you in time, if you want to make trouble with the emperor for the matter of the concubine assisting in palace affairs, let the emperor cut it, although there is no big disaster, but wouldn't it make the emperor more careful? Niangniang and Qiao Guifei's competition is not to see who has more power in their hands, but to see who can better understand the monarch's heart, and the emperor must have heard of those gossips outside, but this is exactly what the emperor wants, because the emperor's plan is to alert the descendants and limit the power of the ministers of the Taishi Mansion! ”

"But how can the emperor be like this, isn't he close to the villain and far from the virtuous?"

"Don't ask about the political affairs of the court in the harem." Mrs. Yi sighed: "Niangniang must be calm, and never forget that Niangniang is no longer the daughter of Dongmen, but is already the mother of the world, and she is the wife of the Son of Heaven, and the emperor should be the most important when worrying about things, otherwise she only cares about the glory of one surname and one family, and what is the difference between blindly fighting for power and profit and the Gao family and Jiang family in the past?" The eldest prince is the eldest son, as long as the mother is not separated from the emperor, His Royal Highness himself has not made any mistakes, the emperor will not easily choose to establish a young prince, at this time do not fight, he will have the upper hand, I believe that although the emperor uses the art of weighing and restraining, but he will not allow Qiao and Tang to be overly greedy. ”

Only Mrs. Yi entered the palace this time, and it was only two days later, and another major event happened.