Chapter 43: Broken Glass Old Dream on
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Emperor Hong Xi was indeed not moved at all, what came to his mind was Guo Guifei's pretty face with pear blossoms and rain, and what echoed in his ears was Guo Guifei's worried words: The concubine looked at the history of the previous dynasty, the prince was old, and he couldn't wait to sit on the throne, so he used some conspiracy tricks. Although our crown prince is the most filial, but we also have to guard against the people under him, the concubine and the younger brother, even if he is guilty, it should be decided by the emperor, why did the prince dare to dispose of him in private?
At this moment, he could understand how Emperor Yongle felt when he pardoned the guilty heroes without authorization, and Hu Tong, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, secretly investigated his own virtue.
On the edge of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly? The authority of the Son of Heaven must not be overridden, even if this person is his son.
He was still a little angry. His queen, the crown prince's biological mother, how intelligent, how eloquent she was, how good she was at pointing to a deer as a horse.
She used a few words to find out that the prince's heir was victimized, there was something strange, she was afraid that he would know that she was annoying, but now she wants him to know that there is a reason for it, and she also hinted that this matter is probably collusion between inside and outside, someone in the inner palace does not want the prince to succeed her, and indirectly answered the question he wanted to ask, and even, she also used the love of husband and wife to remind herself, how hard she worked back then, and he was a husband and wife in distress, even if she was at fault, he should also take it, for the sake of helping him in the past, for the sake of the two of them being a young couple, Don't compare her to other concubines.
Because of the difficulty of sitting on the throne, Emperor Hongxi hated people who thought that his position as the crown prince back then would not have been kept at all if it weren't for the crown princess Zhang Han and the imperial grandson Zhu Zhanji.
This kind of psychology is like a talented poor boy who married a girl from a wealthy family, and after fighting all the way, the scenery is beautiful, but everyone says that he can have such a status achievement by virtue of the power of his father-in-law's family, completely erasing his efforts and his dedication.
With his talent, sooner or later, his father will be like the queen mother, understanding that he is the most competent to be the king of a country among the three brothers, so it is because of him that Zhang Han can become the crown princess and become the current queen, and Zhu Zhanji can be the crown prince and the crown prince, not the other way around. Why do those people never see his contribution to the government?
It was he, when his father and the emperor raised the army in Jingjing, he stayed in Beijing, united his subordinates with his mother, worked together with his mother, worked with one heart, skillfully maneuvered, and successfully blocked the 500,000 army of Li Jinglong, the general of Emperor Jianwen, with an army of 10,000 people, and kept the city of Beijing, thus turning the battle of Jingnan into safety.
It was he, when Emperor Jianwen sent a letter to promise to be crowned the king and strive for his submission, he didn't even read the letter, and sent it to his father untouched, so that Emperor Jianwen's anti-plot failed.
As early as his youth, his grandfather, Emperor Hongwu, sent him to inspect the army at dawn, and he replied that the morning was too cold, and the review should wait until the soldiers had finished breakfast, so that his grandfather praised him for his compassion for the sergeants; When Emperor Hongwu asked him to review several official notes, he methodically separated the civil and military categories, and made a report accordingly...... His grandfather was constantly impressed by his literary and administrative skills.
There are also his political achievements when he was the crown prince several times in charge of the country, his conscientiousness after he ascended the throne, his diligence and love for the people, sympathy for the people's feelings, leniency, and open-mindedness...... Under his leadership, the Ming Empire will surely be able to prosper and flourish.
But people, always remember the events of that year, always say that his throne was obtained because of his wife and son, he is a husband based on his wife, and a father is based on his son, how can he bear it?
But he has always been generous, not only did he intercede for the two younger brothers who had repeatedly framed him, but he did not hold a grudge after he ascended the throne, and even increased the prince's salary for them and awarded them the title of viscount.
How could he be as Danyi said, make up his mind and be ruthless, so as not to make the queen and the prince from falling behind.
No wonder his father was worried that he was too benevolent and weak, and he would be coerced in the future, in this world, the people who could coerce him and wanted to coerce him were not his wife, his queen, his son-in-law, and his crown prince?
The highest to the sun and the moon, the closest relatives to the sparse husband and wife, in this world, how can the righteousness of father and son and husband and wife go beyond the courtesy of monarchs and ministers? Although they are his closest relatives, they are also his subjects, how can they be so deceitful?
It was once said in "Yuan's Shifan" that the nature of people in the cover is to avoid it when it is strong, and it is unscrupulous when it is weak. The father is strict and the son knows what he is afraid of, so he does not dare to do wrong; The father is wide and the son is easy to play, and he is free to do what he wants. It's really true, he is too generous to their mother and son, which makes them supreme and reckless.
The queen couldn't wait for Emperor Hong Xi's reply, not even a single eye contact and a word of affirmation, he just looked at her like a stranger, without saying a word, and even, with some anger when he came in.
With some scrutiny and hesitation to do something to her.
At the beginning, she did have some apprehension, after all, he was the emperor, even if he gave her, he had the power of life and death, but later, she slowly calmed down, raised her eyes and Emperor Hong Xi, and did not dodge.
What is she afraid of? It's him who is sorry for her, it's he who is sorry for her and his son, if he hadn't blindly doted on Guo Danyi, how could Guo Danyi have a bad heart and let the Guo family move their heirs? They had just found out a little clue, and the Guo family threw a distant brother out, lost the pawn to protect the handsome, and said that it was just that the person made the claim without authorization in order to tie up with Guo Guifei, and before they could investigate further and get more evidence, the person fell ill and died.
Everything she did was just to protect herself and Zhan'er, everything today was what they deserved, no matter who it was, they couldn't take it away, even if this person was him, her husband, her king, and she couldn't.
She waited for his questioning, and she was ready to retort.
After a long time, Emperor Hong Xi gently spit out a sentence, "You have changed, you are no longer the little girl who regards her husband as the sky." โ
There is no need to listen to any explanation from her, nor does she need any evidence, just a fluttering sentence, she directly defines this matter, she no longer regards him as the sky, she is good at making claims, she does not have him as a husband in her eyes, and there is no emperor like him.
Has she changed? The queen couldn't help but want to laugh, but tears poured down her face, she stood up, walked in front of Emperor Hong Xi, knelt at his feet, and looked up at him.
After a while, she whispered, "Of course the concubine has changed. From a girl with cardamom to an old woman with goosebumps. Your Majesty, you look at the eyes of your concubines, when you first married you, you once praised them as the most beautiful eyes in the world, black and white, crystal clear, and the hands of the concubines, soft as boneless, fingers like spring onions, and the face of the concubine, the face is like lotus root, the color is like spring dawn, but now? No matter how hard the concubines work and how hard they maintain, they have changed, they are no longer as bright as before, delicate and smooth, the concubines have changed, they have become old......"
"The concubines are old, but there are many beautiful girls in this palace, and they can be like the concubines back then, chatting and laughing with the emperor, and accompanying the emperor to go crazy day and night. But the emperor, the concubines are old, and you are no longer what you used to be, how can you be so disregarding your own body and accompanying them to go crazy? All night long, day and night, they do this, not for the emperor's grace, but for your life. How can the concubines not worry, how can they not be angry, how can they ignore them? โ
"Of course the concubines haven't changed, the concubines still regard you as the sky, but the concubines are not as willful as the emperor was back then, because the concubines know that those who are wives should admonish their husbands, instead of knowing that you have made a mistake and still clapping and applauding."
She suddenly took off the dragon and phoenix bead crown on her head, and her still black hair poured down, draped over her shoulders, and she fell on Emperor Hongxi's lap, "Your Majesty, have you seen that there are already white hairs in the hair of the concubines, 'but the king is in the world, and he has won the name before and after his death, poor Bai happened." 'Now, we have finally settled our minds, but the emperor, you see, the concubine is just forty-five years old, and she has gray hair. โ
She smiled sadly, and went to pull Emperor Hongxi's hand, as she had done many years ago, and put it on her face, caressing her skin: "'I don't comb my hair in the past, and my hair is draped over my shoulders. Wan Shenlang's knees, where is not pity' Emperor, do you have any pity for the change of your concubines? Do you know that the face under this incense powder has wrinkles, do you want to take a look? Your Majesty, there are many beautiful women in this palace, the concubines were back then, they are now, and they will be the same in the future, there will always be no less fresh faces around you, but the emperor ......"
"Your Majesty, only the concubines and you are husband and wife, only the concubines have exhausted their youth and hard work for you, can't sleep at night for you, and are afraid of you! The concubine and you are a husband and wife in distress, husband and wife are one, how can you listen to the words of others, be suspicious of the concubine, and have a dislike for Zhan'er? โ
"You have forgotten that the concubines were filial and docile, and served their fathers and queens with all their hearts, so they won their favor. Zhan'er is smart and studious, and is deeply favored by her father and queen mother, at that time, how difficult it was, our husband and wife father and son were of the same heart, so we got this situation, how can you say that the concubines no longer regard you as the sky, and that the concubines have changed? โ
Decades of grievances all came to her heart, and unconsciously, the queen was already in tears, she threw away Emperor Hongxi's hand, looked at him, and said sadly: "Your Majesty, how can you run over and accuse the concubines for the sake of others?" How can you ask your concubines for the sake of others? You're here to blame your concubine and Zhan'er for investigating the murder of your heir behind your back, right? Did you know that Zhan'er's heirs were difficult, once because of your younger brother, and now because of your favorite concubine? The concubine has changed? The concubine hasn't changed! It's not the concubines who have changed, but the emperor's heart, the emperor, how can you treat the concubines and Zhan'er like this? โ