Chapter 6 Winter in the capital
When the first snow came in the winter of the eighth year of Chengyuan, the first emperor and all the first princes, princesses, and princesses Lu Wang who died in the rebellion, and Yizhou also sent the bones of King Zhao's family to be buried in the imperial mausoleum.
The funeral lasted more than a month, and the whole city was vegetarian.
Su Su was withdrawn, and the snow covered the capital again, making the sad atmosphere even colder.
"Report!"
"Report!"
"Great victory!"
Several officials held up anxious letters and trotted on the Yong Road that had just been swept out by groups of eunuchs, and the snow had been falling, and soon another layer was paved, leaving behind the hurried and chaotic footsteps of the group.
I don't know how long the snow will be swept away, but the eunuchs have smiles on their faces.
"Good news again!" They said to each other, "Since entering the capital, it has been good news." ”
Since entering Beijing and returning to the palace, everyone's life has been better, unlike before, remote Linzhou, rebels on all sides, lack of materials, lack of food and clothing, worry, no fun......
"I heard Zhu Xiangye discuss with the Queen Mother, and there will be a Lantern Festival during the New Year."
"Oh my God, I haven't seen the Festival of Lights in years!"
"It's impossible, it's ...... to hold a festival of lights at this time"
"Although the rebels have not yet been punished, and the first emperor and others have just been buried, Xiangye said that the world should also celebrate..."
The eunuchs whispered as they quickly cleared the snow, and the hall in front of them was already full of laughter.
"It's true! Zhexi has recovered! ”
"Your Majesty, this is the biggest good news since the killing of An Dezhong!"
The hall was filled with laughter and laughter, shouting long live to the child emperor on the dragon chair.
The child emperor basically couldn't understand it, but under the prompting of the eunuchs around him, "Aiqing has worked hard", "I'm also very happy", "what else is going on" to deal with them one by one.
Before the good news came, the court meeting had been going on for some time, and many things were discussed to no avail.
At this time, there was a good news, Zhu Xiangye waved his hand and asked the ministries to discuss the matter of rewarding the recovery of western Zhejiang, and other matters will be discussed next time.
Hearing the prime minister say that today's matter was over, the emperor immediately retreated from the dynasty and ran away with the eunuchs, although the other officials were dissatisfied, but they could not arrest the emperor back, and could only scold Zhu Xiangye.
"Shaft! Cover the sky with one hand! ”
After returning to Beijing, the court was better than the officials imagined, the female prince who held the heavy army to supervise the regent and supervised the country never came to the court except for the first day of the fifth prince's entry into the court, and because there was a female prince to supervise the country, the queen mother did not come to listen to the government, the entire court still belonged to them, and an emperor who didn't know anything.
This prime minister is equivalent to covering the sky with one hand!
Zhu Xiangye also did exactly this, not only having the final say in everything, but also wantonly placing and promoting his own comrades!
"Look, with this great victory in western Zhejiang, I don't know how many more people will be planted!"
"The Queen Mother must be asked to consider it carefully."
"The Queen Mother is in the deep palace, and no one is seen."
"The Queen Mother only recognizes this surnamed Zhu, she doesn't trust others."
"Then find out his fault and impeach him."
The officials who had dispersed walked on the street in twos and threes and chatted.
The heavy snow did not affect the liveliness of the capital, the streets were full of people, the shops were lively, and there were people carrying a branch of red plum to sell, and it was beautiful in the heavy snow.
Several officials saw the move, left the mundane things and miscellaneous things, and made an appointment to enjoy the snow and plum blossoms.
"The courtyard outside my capital has been cleaned up, and there are red plums in the garden!"
"I have a treasure trove of good wine."
"I heard that the Qu lady from Wangjianglou is back, and it has been more than four years since she didn't listen to the pipa, why don't you go and ask her to go with her?"
"Wonderful! Wonderful! Come on, take my post and please! ”
Several people wrapped in cloaks got into the carriage and laughed.
The guards at the city gate stood solemnly, calmly and keenly watching the passing people, chariots and horses, but did not come forward to inquire.
Outside the city gate, a long grass hut was erected, which made the originally wide view crowded, and on both sides of the road were also long grass huts, in which there were steaming cauldrons for cooking porridge, and countless people lined up here.
"There are more people gathered."
"It's too early to stay up until the beginning of spring."
"It's good in various places, but you shouldn't have recruited people in the first place."
"Yes, Ankang Mountain is dead, the rebels are gradually retreating, and the places are much more peaceful."
The officials in the car shook their heads, not wanting to see the mess anymore.
Fortunately, although there were many people outside the city gate, there was no chaos, and several carriages went smoothly towards the outskirts full of snowflakes.
The road in the snowflakes is full of cars and horses, coming and going in an orderly manner, occasionally congested, and there is no quarrel, whether it is a rich carriage or a thin donkey, each step back.
"The people in the capital are so decent!"
The stranger saw it and was surprised and admired.
"Sure enough, at the feet of the Son of Heaven."
Passers-by laughed when they heard it: "What's so strange about this, it's not inherently decent, it's just that you're used to it, if you are not decent, the government will teach you decency." ”
What do you mean, is it crowded and quarrelling on the road? Is the government here so idle? There are wars everywhere, it's a mess.
"It is precisely because of the chaos of fighting everywhere that there must be rules in all aspects." Passers-by carried their burdens and said, "Otherwise, if the road is blocked in a critical time, how can you march?" ”
That's right...... The stranger pondered, and suddenly there was a whip in front of him, accompanied by the sound of heavy horses' hooves, and the passers-by carrying the burden immediately avoided the roadside, not forgetting to greet the stranger who was still stunned in the road.
"Heavy troops cross the road, whip to avoid!"
The strangers hurriedly avoided it, and looked back to see that the originally bustling people, carriages and horses on the road had all avoided the side of the road, and the heavy armored cavalry galloped in the wind and snow on the open road, surrounded by a dark carriage, and red flags were flying fiercely......
"First Hou ......" the stranger read, his expression instantly surprised, "First Hou! It turned out to be the first marquis! ”
As you know today, Mrs. Chu was made a marquis, the first female marquis in ancient times.
This incident caused a lot of discussion among the people, but there was no great uproar.
The lady of Chu has made great achievements in war, and it is not surprising that she is a fairy-like figure, and she is a marquis.
She killed Ankang Mountain, and her husband is still chasing Shi Chao...... As for why her husband didn't become a marquis, everyone didn't talk too much, so they came one by one......
It is said that Mrs. Chu is like a fairy, the stranger stretched out his head excitedly, the carriage soon arrived in front of him, the winter hung a thick curtain, the curtain had gold and silver threads shining, in addition to the coachman, there was a guard sitting next to the car, holding a black umbrella, the carriage passed by in the blink of an eye, and the goose feathers were shining in the snow......
The stranger was satisfied: "It's really like a fairy." ”
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"The beggars and exiles inside and outside the city have been treated."
In the carriage, Jiang Liang and Li Minglou sat opposite each other, flipped through a thick booklet and said.
"However, the snow came too early this winter, and more than 20 people still froze to death."
Li Minglou said: "Let the government strengthen inspections." ”
Jiang Liang responded, looked outside through the curtains, and said with a smile: "Madame's porridge shed has increased by one percent, and it should be able to alleviate this section." ”
Li Minglou looked over and nodded: "That's good." ”
Jiang Liang looked at the crowd: "Madame, do you want to go and see it in person?" ”
These are all money from the lady, but now it is in the name of the government.
Those who benefit should know that the benefactor, as well as the prestige of the first marquis, is also needed.
Li Minglou shook his head: "No, just do things well." ”
She used to use her prestige to attract the people, but at that time she had no official and no title, and she could not gain the trust of the government and the people, but now it is different.
What's more, there is a Son of Heaven in the capital, so she can't compete with the Son of Heaven for fame.
Jiang Liang said with a smile: "Madame, this is not only indisputable, it is clearly to add fame to the Son of Heaven." ”
After the little emperor returned to Beijing, the people were initially surprised and curious, and now they have adapted to it, compared to the little emperor they saw for the first time, King Lu who ascended the throne in Linzhou in a coffin was too strange......
With the burial, King Lu completely disappeared from the memory of the people.
I never remembered, and I can't forget.
Li Minglou said: "The Son of Heaven has prestige, and the world can be peaceful, and now we need peace." ”
Jiang Liang responded, hesitated for a moment and said, "Han Xu has a letter from Linzhou, what's the reply?" ”
Linzhou, the edict announcing to the world was changed when it was sent to Linzhou, and it only wrote that the emperor returned to Beijing smoothly and Li Minglou was made a marquis.
As for which emperor returned to Beijing smoothly, it was not said.
Then Zhongli took over the soldiers and horses left by Li Mingyu in Linzhou and closed off the entire Linzhou.
Li Minglou said: "Write back to him, say that everything is fine, be proud, and tell him that I will let him enter Beijing soon." ”
Jiang Liang responded, and sighed: "Madame is so good to Lord Han, I hope that Mr. Han can understand Madame's intentions." ”
This is good, I don't want to kill Han Xu, let Han Xu live well.
What happened at the night banquet in Songzhou, Li Minglou didn't say it, Jiang Liang guessed it as soon as he heard it, after the election of the new prime minister and the money, he was so scared that he couldn't walk...... Although I didn't dare to guess that I did it myself, I knew that it must be related to Li Minglou.
After announcing it to the world, people in the world with a little brain will think about what happened!
"When others think of me, I'm not afraid." Li Minglou said, "They don't dare to do anything. ”
If you have a mind, you must dare to have it, but so far no one has rushed to her to question.
But Han Xu was different, he could guess it, and he dared to ask the guilt immediately.
If he comes to ask for the crime, this kind of murder of the king, you must live and die.
If she can't die, then only Han Xu will die.
She was trying to keep him alive, and she didn't want to end up becoming, so she killed him instead.
I can only hide it.
Hide it for as long as you can.
Li Minglou's carriage drove into the residence, this is a princely mansion, Li Minglou has not entered the house yet, and there is Prime Minister Zhu waiting in the front hall of the house.