Chapter 272: Into the Ground for Peace

Empress Dowager Zhang should have been the happiest woman in Chinese feudal history, and there was no one!

It is hard to imagine that in the environment of the Ming Dynasty, where feudal thinking reached the extreme, Emperor Hongzhi always adhered to the state of monogamy with him, and his grace remained undiminished throughout his life until his death.

Then her only son became the emperor, and she was successfully promoted to the queen mother. In the harem, it is even more true, if the emperor makes a mistake, the courtiers will advise and spray, but even if she makes a mistake, others will only spray the emperor.

With the background of a small family, married into the royal family, from the crown princess, to the queen and the queen mother, all the way, she did not suffer a day of the emperor's suffering, but she did not miss a day of the emperor's blessings.

If a woman can live like her, what more can a husband ask for?

It's a pity that she's a brother-in-law demon.

What's even more regrettable is that with the help of her unprincipled and bottom-line, her two younger brothers ran all the way in the direction of death, and ran faster and faster.

was scared by Sun Zheng back then, and the two of them restrained themselves for a few years. However, this kind of person will always remember to eat but not to fight. What's more, Sun Zheng went to sea and never returned, and he had to send a large amount of gold and silver into the palace every year, which ended up in the hands of their brothers, in their opinion, Sun Zheng had become his nephew and son-in-law, and that filial uncle was not a matter of course?

With the connivance of the Queen Mother, these two brothers really regarded death as their main business. If it weren't for Yang Tinghe and others in order to seize the authority of Jinyiwei, it is estimated that they would have been turned into dogs, and they would have been brothers.

Until the Ming Dynasty was overthrown by Sun Zheng, the Queen Mother and the Zhang brothers were imprisoned in the Tailing of Emperor Hongzhi to guard the tomb. After all the prosperity was over, the queen mother had to passively see what her two younger brothers were.

said that it was a captivity, but in fact, the treatment of Empress Dowager Zhang was far less miserable than that of those former ministers. Although there is a proper amount of necessary labor to be involved, there has never been a shortage of applications.

After all, it's my mother-in-law. The mistakes she made hurt Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Xiuning, and they did not have a big impact on Sun Zheng himself.

What other brothers and sisters want to do with it is someone else's business. As a brother and husband, Sun Zheng is only responsible for providing help within his ability.

From being confined to the present, it has been a full decade. Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Xiurong come to visit the tomb every year, and even brought the children with them, but they never took the initiative to see the Empress Dowager Zhang. This mother, it is indeed enough failure.

Sun Zheng can understand this mood best, not to mention that Empress Dowager Zhang once tried to exchange her daughter and relatives for benefits, and acquiesced to Yang Tinghe's ruthless hand of drugging her son. Take Sun Zheng himself as an example, in the original world, after his father died, his mother was forced by his family to remarry, and Sun Zheng never saw her again. This is an extremely complex state of mind, and it is difficult to explain it in a logical way.

During the ten years of captivity, Empress Dowager Zhang saw the essence of her two brothers clearly, and her final mentality collapsed.

She thought of her life, and the first half of her life could be described as extremely glorious. But just for the sake of these two unsuccessful things, she actually hated her husband, her son, and even the Ming Dynasty was gone!

At the end of the day, what did she end up with?

Even the little emperor grandson, who was the last one to support wholeheartedly, didn't look at her when she fled from the throne!

For ten years, she has been chanting, copying, praying sincerely, and sincerely repenting every day.

It was also in this complex ordeal that she was originally pampered and worried, but she quickly became haggard and aging, and now, she has finally boiled herself to the end.

She was lucky to have ten years to repent and gain peace of mind. Didn't look at Yang Ge and them, did they express great envy for the Queen Mother to die so early?

When the three pavilion elders arrived, they found that there were already several former ministers present in front of the queen mother's residence, and there were even a few former wives. To their surprise, they actually saw Sun Zheng at the door!

For this former nominal student, Yang Tinghe's feelings were extremely complicated, and the rest of them were even more frightened on the spot.

How did he get here? What did he come to do? Even if you don't miss kindness, at least the Queen Mother is also your mother-in-law, so you can't even talk about human nature, right?

How to greet in this case?

Fortunately, Sun Zheng took the initiative to help them avoid embarrassment. One step ahead of the arch of the hand, do a bland social old ceremony.

"Master Yang, my lords, you have a heart. Let's go inside! ”

This is the tone of a relative, and it's okay...... Doesn't that mean that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has also arrived? So, did Your Majesty come back?

They are all human spirits, making eye contact with each other, speeding up their steps, and rushing inside.

When everyone entered, they saw Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Xiurong, brothers and sisters, standing beside the Queen Mother. There was also a half-grown boy who was sitting on the edge of the bed holding the old lady's hand.

Although it has been ten years since I saw him, everyone still recognized the half-grown son at a glance, it was Zhu Zaimo, the son of Jiajing who did not hesitate to abandon the throne and defect to the South China Sea.

At this time, Empress Dowager Zhang was sleeping, her expression was calm, and her breathing was steady.

As everyone quietly approached, the old lady suddenly opened her eyes, and her face was flushed with an abnormal red. Yang Tinghe and others are all veterans who have been in the industry for a long time, and they know that the old lady is returning to the past, and they are quite embarrassed in their hearts.

"A few elders, you're here, long time no see!" The old lady's tone was very steady, and she couldn't hear the joy, anger and sorrow: "Good grandson, give a few pavilion elders a seat." ”

said that he wanted the good grandson to watch the seat, but he never let go, lest the little good grandson let go and couldn't catch it again.

Zhu Houzhao next to him waved his hand, and several soldiers quietly moved over to Jindun.

A group of old ministers did not dare to refuse, and bowed their hands and sat down. At this time, there is no need to say any nonsense, it is an attitude to be present.

"Good grandson, call your brother-in-law in, grandmother has something to say to him."

Zhu Zaimo looked up at his father, Zhu Houzhao was embarrassed, he knew that Sun Zheng and his mother did not deal with each other, that is, they did not like each other when they were young. It is already an exception to be able to accompany them this time, how can you still come to listen to you. I didn't look at the other cubs and girls in my house, and when I heard that my grandmother was going to die, not only was she reluctant to come to see off the last ride, but some even claimed to set off firecrackers to celebrate. This family style really needs to be rectified, and it will be rectified when you go back!

I had no choice but to hint to Zhu Xiurong crazily.

Zhu Xiurong was still soft-hearted in the end, and he didn't speak, went out with red eyes, and dragged Sun Zheng back to the old lady's bed.

"Gonggong, over the years, I can't stand you. You are a good boy, and it is his blessing to have you as a brother. Xiurong is also blessed to have a husband like you. It's just that I don't have that blessing to be your mother-in-law. In the past ten years, I have been repenting all the time, and I should not have mistaken my loyalty and virtue...... But what I hate the most is you, you can blame me, hate me, kill me, but you smashed the Ming Dynasty. If you take the country, you can be the emperor yourself, but you don't! You're throwing it like a bone, leaving it to a bunch of irrelevant people to take care of. Ahem...... you cough it up."

The old lady coughed and gasped, and Zhu Zaimo hurriedly helped her to calm her breath and comforted her softly.

"Don't be afraid, grandmother, you will soon be able to see your ancestor. In this world, only your emperor treats his grandmother wholeheartedly. I'm going to follow your emperor to enjoy happiness...... Good grandson, I married my daughter-in-law, remember to bring my daughter-in-law to show my grandmother. You must have a few more, your imperial ancestor, I like children the most......"

The voice did not stop, but it stopped abruptly. The hand holding his grandson also lost his strength and slowly relaxed.

Zhu Zaimo was in a hurry and hurriedly called a few times.

But there was a hiccup, and the old lady's face flushed and faded, taking on a strange pale.

"Uncle, uncle, you save your grandmother......" Zhu Zaimo hurriedly rushed to Sun Zheng: "She loves me so much, but I have been angry for so many years and have never come to see her...... Uncle, can you help me? ”

Sun Zheng stroked his back and persuaded: "Your grandmother is gone, and she is going to reunite with your grandfather." For her, this is a relief, a good thing. If you really love her, you should fulfill her wishes. Why is it so painful to leave her in this world and suffer all the time? You also heard her say just now, in this world, only your emperor is the only one who treats her wholeheartedly. She went there, and she was really happy. ”

Zhu Zaimo thought for a while and asked in a muffled voice, "Is there really a heavenly realm?" Will she really be able to reunite with the Imperial Ancestor? ”

"yes...... Death is not the end, it is the beginning of another. ”

Hearing Sun Zheng's words, several cabinet elders and former ministers present were filled with strange emotions in their hearts. According to this statement, as long as you pay off your debts in this life, you will be able to be innocent and new in the next life! Then all the persistence is worth it!

Empress Dowager Zhang died, and her life, whether good or bad, came to an end here.

It is said that the Ming Dynasty has ended, and everything in the previous dynasty has been abolished. But in the matter of Empress Dowager Zhang, Sun Zheng and Zhu Houzhao both chose to ignore it.

The old lady was buried with Emperor Hongzhi with the queen's gift, and the funeral also used the imperial etiquette of the Ming Dynasty in the past.

Although there is no national funeral, those former ministers are still there, and they all live quite close.

Sun Zheng even allowed them to wear the old court clothes that had become collectibles, and come to the tomb of the first emperor for the last time. Before that, these former ministers could only worship Kang Ling every year, that is, the one where Zhengde was buried. In Sun Zheng's words, there is a burial of the Ming Dynasty. As sinners who have died in the country, they are not worthy to sacrifice to the mausoleum of their ancestors.

The Queen Mother died, whether it was Zhu Houzhao or Zhu Xiurong, they were all a little sad, but they were not sad. For this mother, it is really difficult for the brother and sister to love from the heart.

Even after her funeral, she had a headache with the pair of mother's male brothers she left behind.

These two have long been isolated elsewhere because they had spoken disrespectful words in front of the Queen Mother in the first few years of their captivity, and after the old lady saw through the essence. Even when the old lady was dying, she did not take the initiative to summon them, which shows that the old lady was completely dead to them at the end of her life.

If it was the temper of the year, Zhu Houzhao would really have chopped off the brothers directly and gave them to the old lady for burial.

Now that his horizons have been broadened, his pattern has improved, and his eyes on this matter have also been opened. What uncle, it's just two unrelated goods, let them fend for themselves.

Empress Dowager Zhang, as the last member of the Ming royal family, entered the earth for peace, belonging to the era of the Ming Dynasty, and also entered the earth for peace!

The old era has become history, and the new era has come.

Pen fun pigeon www.biquge.biz