Chapter 399: I still want to gamble in the end!
In the night sky, there is only one waning moon.
The lights are still on in many parts of the Forbidden City, especially the Jin Wuwei in the Imperial City is still patrolling, but the palace area has fallen asleep.
Tonight is Queen Chang, a beautiful woman full of nobility.
She was originally a descendant of the founding heroes, but now she has been in the position of the queen for three years, plus she has a quiet temperament, and she is born with a noble spirit, and she is the most qualified queen image.
It's just that no matter how noble a woman is, once she comes to this dragon bed, she will also become someone's plaything, and she will inevitably beg for mercy again and again.
Although Zhu Youzhu now has a lot of stunningness in the world, and there will only be more and more in the future, it is the most accomplished to conquer this queen Chang who has a bit of iceberg beauty.
After a lot of wind and rain, the surroundings seemed very quiet.
In fact, silence is destined to be the appearance, the female official in charge of the history book is waving a pen to write the harmony of the emperor and queen, and a eunuch in the clerical room is recording time through an hourglass.
But no one dared to make a sound, just silently doing their own thing.
The flame of the candelabra was burning, making the room both bright and warm.
Zhu Youzhi is different from many emperors who sleep when they are done, but he likes to hold his women and say some private words together, but now there are often no secrets on the dragon bed.
Women need to talk, and even more so women in the deep palace.
Queen Chang is not as high as usual, and at this time, a little bird is snuggling up to Zhu Youji's chest like a human. Since the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager have been delegated power, she now has full authority to manage the harem, and she naturally knows some things.
Today, Zhu Youzhu openly stated in Fengtian Hall that he would not take an heir, and the palace was actually not peaceful, and Qingning Palace was even more smashing the teacup.
If there is anyone in the entire palace who is most willing to see the change of the throne, I am afraid it is the Queen Mother.
She was originally born as a concubine, but because her mother was expensive with her son, she was lucky to sit in the position of the queen mother. It's just that her identity is still not as good as the justifiable Empress Dowager Qian, originally she controlled Zhu Youzhu single-handedly, but who wants to raise an anti-bone boy.
If King Xing succeeds in replacing Zhu Youji, she will not have any loss at all. After all, both of them are her own grandchildren, and they can't affect her status at all, and even her status will only be more stable.
It's just that there is a difference in intimacy, and her relationship with Xingwang Zhu Youqi is still not close enough, and now what makes her the most affectionate is that she often writes to her son Chongwang.
When it was rumored that Zhu Youzhu intended to find a successor from the clan, even though her mind was active, she was preparing to make King Chong's five-year-old son become the crown prince.
Although this generation is actually a bit chaotic, the heirs should also be found from the close branches, and his son Chongwang is the most suitable.
If his plan goes well, then not only will his other grandson be able to inherit the throne, but his son will also have the opportunity to return to the capital to meet him.
Originally, the Empress Dowager Zhou had already started to operate this matter, but today Zhu Youzhi openly expressed her position on the Fengtian Palace, but her loudest wishful thinking was shattered in an instant.
She hated Zhu Youji's temporary change of hexagrams, and she also hated Lu Zheng's bad deeds, so she suddenly made that kind of gaffe in Qingning Palace.
As for the concubine Zhang Yujiao of Chengxi Palace, she is very happy today, and she has already started to plan to buy a new gold.
Zhu Youzhi learned about the details of the palace through Empress Chang, which is like a small society and full of all kinds of grievances.
When talking about Jiang Yan, Zhu Youzhu smiled very frankly and bitterly: "Where is there a golden phoenix, this is actually made up by me!" ”
"Your Majesty, why is this?" Chang Yourong didn't realize that he had completely exposed his capital, and stood up and looked at Zhu Youji's eyes in surprise.
Zhu Youzhu glanced at the full place quietly, but he stabilized his mind and said: "It's not as good as it was back then, everyone no longer mistakenly thinks that I am a stupid prince, and it is already difficult to distinguish who is a human or a ghost!" ”
Regardless of the dynasty, the officials were the elite of the era, and each one was like a chameleon. You will never be able to discern their loyalty, or they will not even know that they are traitors.
It's just one thing that is very certain, when they are in office, they think most about their own status and power.
Take the famous minister Xu Jie, for example. He can not only obey Yan Song's orders, but also make Yan Song's family ruined; It can not only help Jiajing rebuild the Wanshou Palace, but also persuade Longqing to destroy the West Garden building; It can not only put the people first in everything, but also levy an additional three years to the people for solving the financial customization.
Now that he is in power, more and more important ministers are low-eyed and pleasing to the eyes, like Li Dongyang, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites who returned from filial piety, and he didn't even dare to look directly at himself.
It's just that history has long proven that the officials who are still blocking your arrows one second can also kill you without blinking for better power the next second.
Zhu Youzhu is directing this play now, not only for his own "all the mysteries of heaven are self-solving", but also to see how many people are standing on the side of King Xing.
"Your Majesty deliberately claimed that Jiang Yan was the reincarnation of Jinfeng, but this is actually a temptation for the courtiers?" Empress Chang tilted her neck and looked at Zhu Youji, looking enlightened.
Zhu Youzhu hugged the beauty beside him slightly, and nodded gently: "Yes, King Xing is the new master they want to support, and the reincarnation of Jinfeng is my touchstone!" ”
"Your Majesty now has the support of so many ministers, will they make a move?" When Empress Chang learned that the man in front of her was planning, she asked worriedly.
The corners of Zhu Youji's mouth rose slightly, and his eyes flashed with a flash of wisdom: "King Xing's love has just opened, and Jiang Yan was personally picked by him, and Jiang Yan is indeed quite beautiful!" Don't look at King Xing looks very well-behaved, but the first emperor died early, and now I am the emperor, but he works hard to study and has no bad deeds as a teenager, which is a problem in itself. It's just that no matter how well he hides it, after all, he will not suffer this grievance from his young heart. As long as King Xing speaks this time, those people will definitely fight with chicken blood, not to mention that those people will not dare to let me take Jin Feng as a concubine! ”
In fact, this is a double temptation, not only to test whether King Xing has the strength to not admit defeat, but also to test the potential supporters behind King Xing.
Especially the latter, even if the horse Wang Zeng was lifted out by himself, he always felt that the momentum still existed, and the Marquis of Xiangcheng was probably driven by the forces behind him by collecting money through grain.
As for the rumors of the reincarnation of Jin Feng, it is also deliberately poking at their weakness.
Their own no heirs can be said to be their greatest hope for a turnaround, and they want to cut off the possibility of their final change of life against the sky, so they will naturally do everything possible to prevent themselves from taking Jinfeng as a concubine.
It is precisely like this, they will definitely be connected quickly tonight, and tomorrow they are likely to stand firmly on King Xing's side, and even help King Xing reach a marriage contract with the Jiang family.
"Your Majesty, you've even calculated this, you...... Not a decent gentleman! When Empress Chang heard the conspiracy of this matter, it was specially designed so exquisitely, but she said with a little smile.
Zhu Youzhu turned over and pressed Chang Yourong down, but he held down her hands and said: "Emperor, who is a righteous gentleman, so you can't be too kind!" ”
"Your Majesty must be a virtuous king, and the concubine is also a virtuous queen, but ......" Empress Chang naturally wanted to cooperate with Zhu Youji, but a touch of sadness flashed in her bright eyes.
Zhu Youzhu looked at this charming and noble queen, but said at a glance: "Queen, are you still struggling with the matter of my heir?" ”
"Well, the concubine really doesn't want His Majesty to be the heir, as long as the concubine can accompany His Majesty, she is already satisfied!" Empress Chang met Zhu Youji's gaze, and a tearful look flashed in her eyes.
Zhu Youzhu let go of Chang Yourong's hand and immediately grabbed towards the biggest peak: "Since this is the case, don't keep thinking about begging for mercy, and work hard tonight!" ”
Chang Yourong nodded silently, but let Zhu Youzhu fiddle with it.
Meow! Meow! Meow!
There were already more cats in the Qianqing Palace, and the three flower cats stood on the white marble pillars in the courtyard of the Qianqing Palace, as if they heard something, and they actually barked together.
The waning moon hangs high in the sky, and it is destined to be another restless night.
As Zhu Youzhi guessed, because Jinfeng's matter is very important, all parties have begun to act, but they want to get ahead of Zhu Youji.
If it's other facts, it's okay, but it involves Jin Feng.
It's not that they haven't considered this a trap, but Jiang Yan has the endorsement of Dongfang Dao, and many people think that King Xing will ascend to the throne, so it is reasonable for Jiang Yan to be the reincarnation of Jinfeng.
It is precisely because of this that Jin Feng must not be sent to the palace, and the best thing to do is to successfully hire King Xing as originally planned, so as to prevent Zhu Youji's "wife-taking".
In fact, the operation of the matter is not complicated, as long as the Xingwang Mansion dares to give the dowry, and the Jiang family also dares to accept the dowry, then the matter can be closed.
"What did the one in the palace say?"
"That's it!"
Li Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, walked into a house wearing a black robe, and after meeting a mysterious person, he got a result that satisfied him.
After Zhu Youzhu stopped him from making profits by speculating on the price of rice, he had already been at odds with Zhu Youzhi in his heart, and now he has become a member of the justice alliance against tyrants.
The next morning, the morning sun rose as usual.
To the east of the city, Jiang's Mansion, this is a relatively ordinary house.
The land of the capital is the place of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and although many families have fallen, they often have a glorious history if they trace back to their ancestors.
The ancestor of the Jiang clan was Jiang Ziwen, the king of Qin Guang in the first hall of the Ten Palaces of the Netherworld.
It is said that during the Three Kingdoms period, there was a military general Jiang Ziwen of Eastern Wu, who was addicted to alcohol and lust, but he thought that he had a strange bone and would become a god after death, and the consequences were really worshiped as a god by the people.
Of course, this is all a legend, and Jiang is also suspected of putting gold on his face.
The current head of the Jiang family is Jiang Bin, and the ancestor Jiang Wang moved to Beijing for the command of the capital, and the great-grandfather Jiang Yan, the ancestor Jiang Mingshan, and the father Jiang Xing are all hereditary officials.
Now Jiang Bin is one of the commanders of the 12 battalions in the Beijing camp, and now the Xianju Beijing division of the clan, and many children of the clan also serve in the Beijing camp.
It's just that this place suddenly became the center of the incident, because Jiang Bin's niece Jiang Yan was rumored to be the reincarnation of Jinfeng, and at the same time was favored by the Xingwang Mansion and the Queen Mother.
In fact, the first contact was naturally the Xingwang Mansion, and they secretly used a lot of strength in order to push Jiang Yan to the position of Princess Xing.
It's just that when he fulfilled his long-cherished wish, he didn't expect that the emperor wanted to consolidate the six palaces because he had no heirs so far. learned that Jiang Yan was the reincarnation of Jinfeng, and the Queen Mother even intended to introduce Jiang Yan as a concubine.
Just this morning, the Queen Mother sent a decree.
Summoning Mrs. Jiang to bring her daughter Jiang Yan into the palace, the intention here is already self-evident, and it is natural to officially finalize the matter of Jiang Yan entering the palace as a concubine.
"Brother, what should I do now?" Jiang Yi was already panicked, so he asked his brother for help.
Jiang Bin is a senior general in Beijing after all, but he made arrangements and said: "The Queen Mother must be called!" You let your younger brother and sister bring your concubine into the palace, but remember not to make any promises, but also to explain that you are talking about marriage with King Xing! ”
Although they cannot directly resist the disobedience, they can also take a clear stand, and the matter is likely to be settled today.
"Good!" Jiang Yi was accustomed to listening to his brother's words, and even solemnly stated.
Just as Jiang's mother was about to enter the palace with Jiang Yan, a sound of blowing and beating came from the street, which immediately attracted a large number of onlookers.
"What's going on?"
"Xingwangfu is going to issue a letter of appointment to the Jiang family!"
"Huh? Isn't King Xing's marriage already yellow? ”
"If the Jiang family accepts the letter of appointment, the emperor can't stop this marriage!"
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The onlookers were extremely shocked when they saw the rich dowry carried by the team, combined with the ins and outs of the whole thing.
The Three Books and Six Rites is one of the highest etiquette laws in their ceremonial state, and once the woman accepts the dowry, then the two parties are engaged to the marriage. Even the emperor can no longer interfere.
If the emperor robs his relatives, especially his brother and daughter-in-law, this matter will be a stain for life, and even be spurned by the world.
"Brother, what should I do now?" After Jiang Yi heard the movement outside, he turned his head to look at Jiang Bin and said.
Jiang Bin looked at the team that had already appeared at the door, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly: "What else!" Now that the wealth is in hand, our Jiang family naturally has to grasp it firmly! ”
Although his military rank is not high, how can he not know the current situation, especially this marriage did not come suddenly, but had been secretly promoted a few months ago.
In view of the possibility that his niece may become Princess Xing, he naturally has to predict the future of King Xing.
King Xing is the younger brother of the current emperor, and it is said that he has no chance with the throne, but the people in the capital know the heavenly opportunity of the oriental immortal "emperor heir robbery, Zhang seems to be new".
If the emperor insisted on supporting Empress Chang, then the emperor would have no heirs. Although the emperor has already conceived the idea of heirs, when he encounters the legal principle of filial piety, he openly expressed his position in Fengtian Hall yesterday, so he finally had to hand over the throne to King Xing.
Although the Queen Mother also takes a fancy to Jiang Yan, how can a small palace concubine be compared to Princess Xing?
"Good!" Although Jiang Yi was a little uneasy in his heart, he still gritted his teeth and nodded. (End of chapter)