"You...... No, no. ”

When Emperor Qianyuan heard his mother's words, a wave of anger suddenly rose in his heart.

The Queen Mother's words are tantamount to challenging the dignity of a great king!

After being silent for a while, he looked at his mother on the bed with a gloomy face, and asked in a deep voice: "Just because the queen mother is a member of the Qi country, is it so sure that my Great Qin is not as good as the Qi country?" ”

"Emperor......" Empress Dowager Qi Ziyi felt that her vision began to blur, and she couldn't see the face of Emperor Qianyuan on the side of the bed clearly, she felt that it was so far away, and her body was relaxed for no reason, as if she wanted to take her away from here, and her tone was also a little erratic, as if relying on the instinct of life, she muttered: "Qin State and Qi State...... It's two...... Completely different countries, when my father King (when Qi Ziyi married to the Qin State, Qi Tian had not yet been proclaimed emperor) founded the foundation of Hanzhou, they took a different path...... The way forward for successive dynasties. This path is difficult at first, but as long as you lay the foundation, plant the seeds, cultivate them carefully, and continue to absorb nutrients over time, you will inevitably grow into a ...... An unclimbable towering tree, looking down on all living beings. …… I had tried very hard to bring Daqin to that avenue, but I didn't have the means and ability of my father after all. …… Emperor, although Great Qin has a huge territory, a large population, and countless capable and brave generals, and a pool of talents, you don't think that there is always an invisible force that shackles all this, making it impossible to push the Qin State forward. …… After so many years, Daqin can also be regarded as a stable political situation, and Heyan Haiqing has developed greatly compared with the pre-Ming Dynasty, but if compared with comprehensive strength, Daqin is still ...... It's not as good as Qi Guo! ”

"How does the queen mother think she should change it?" Although Emperor Qianyuan was quite dissatisfied with his mother's words, he still highly respected his mother's knowledge and her political reform decades ago.

Her several measures back then have somewhat enhanced the strength of my Great Qin, and more or less satisfied his needs for showing his outstanding martial arts over the years, and it is also the basis for the expansion of the empire everywhere.

"If it doesn't work...... we won't make it." Queen Mother Qi Ziyi's eyes began to drift, and her lowered voice was like a dream, "There is no great wisdom...... Great perseverance, it is difficult to change. My father once said that he was extremely lucky to come to Hanzhou and sketch a completely different ink-splashed landscape on a blank piece of paper without any graffiti. Oh......, Daqin, this ancient land, after thousands of years of civilization, has long been left behind...... Too much ink, there will be too much intervention, and too much ...... will be born Hinder. Unless ......"

"Unless what?" Emperor Qianyuan leaned over curiously, wanting to hear his mother's whispered words more closely.

“……”

"Queen Mother......" Emperor Qianyuan looked at his mother who didn't make any movement for a while, his heart tightened, and he hurriedly stretched out a hand and gently probed his mother's snort, and then drooped down again.

Emperor Qianyuan looked at his deceased mother, and suddenly felt a pain in his heart, the tip of his nose was sore, and his eyes were moist.

Decades ago, even if she was suspicious of her frequent interference in government affairs, she was her mother after all, giving birth to him, raising him, and protecting him.

For decades, he has been carefully teaching him, assisting him, and finally supporting him to sit on the throne.

He can have today, Daqin can have such achievements, and his mother has made great contributions!

"Son...... Unfilial piety ......" Emperor Qianyuan murmured in a low voice.

Before my mother died, I was afraid that she had a little resentment towards some of her actions!

"Your Majesty......" The imperial doctors, eunuchs, and palace maids outside the palace saw His Majesty come out, and they all bowed down (knelt down) to give salutes.

"The Queen Mother,...... He is gone. Emperor Qianyuan said in a deep voice: "Edict, from tomorrow, the dynasty will be dismissed in January, and the whole country will mourn." ”

"Your Majesty's condolences." Hearing His Majesty's words about the death of the Queen Mother, all the guards, including the guards standing solemnly, knelt down and bowed their heads in mourning.

The eunuchs and palace maids who served the Queen Mother in the Flying Dragon Hall couldn't help but feel sad in their hearts and let out a whimpering cry.

"Imperial Grandmother ......"

Hearing only a wail, the crown prince Sun Youlang staggered into the hall, and after a while, there was a hoarse cry.

Emperor Qianyuan glanced back at the main hall, closed his eyes slightly, and sighed heavily.

The queen was sick, and the crown prince Sun Youlang was raised by his mother since he was a child, and after enlightenment, in addition to receiving the education of the East Palace in the Wenhua Palace, he was accompanied by the queen mother many times. When he became an adult, although he moved to the East Palace Chunhe Palace, he still often came to say hello to the Queen Mother, discussed and studied many political affairs in the court, and had deep feelings, which were much closer than his father and mother.

Now, the Queen Mother has passed away, and the crown prince is probably the saddest person in the entire palace.

"Your Majesty......" Wang Degui saw that Emperor Qianyuan was standing on the steps outside the hall with some lost souls, and the people who knelt down on the four sides did not dare to get up without His Majesty's answer, so he raised his head and called carefully.

"Let's all be flat." Emperor Qianyuan waved his hand, and then stepped down the stairs and walked outside.

"Immediately announce the entry of the three scholars of the cabinet into the palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Xuan Dazong is entering the palace and handling all the affairs of the Flying Dragon Palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"The Ministry of Rites entered the palace and handed over the funeral affairs of the Queen Mother."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

“……”

In less than a moment, the entire Forbidden City was lit up with countless lights, and the chamberlains, palace maids, ceremonial officials, and eunuchs rushed between the palaces, boiling and noisy in the bleak night.

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"Is Marquis Changxing the illegitimate son of the Queen Mother?"

At night, the city of Nanjing is silent, and the residents who have been busy all day have washed up early and fallen asleep.

The majestic Forbidden City also fell into an inexplicable throbbing and panic with the death of the Queen Mother.

And on the banks of the Qinhuai River, the rouge willow lane, the lanterns are hung high, the singing and dancing are leveled, the extravagance is restless, and it seems to be extremely noisy and boiling, and it is the most lively time of the day.

The salt merchant with a lot of money spent a lot of money, thinking that he would win a smile from the beauty on the painting boat.

The giants of overseas trade casually threw out rare treasures from all over the world, which made countless ladies admire and could not hide their surprise.

The gentle and elegant, full-fledged young man, talking loudly, pointing out the country, or chanting poems and lyrics, attracted the head of the flower bush.

There are also princes and nobles, dignitaries and nobles who have taken off the official robes and python robes in the court, changed into brocade clothes and satin, light and simple, quietly sneaked in, lying high on the soft floor, drinking a glass of wine with the girl, listening to the head card singing a little song, washing away the deceit in the daytime.

Tonight, on the largest Yanfang in Qinhuai River, there is the latest "skinny horse" to be sold. The news began to spread from the boat a month ago. Some of the wealthy merchants had already received the news that some merchants had arrived by boat a few days ago, and most of the ships were filled with silver dollars and gold coins in boxes.

There is still some time before the appearance of the "Thin Horse", and the rich merchants have already been properly placed in the hall by the girls in the Yanfang, or in the comfortable cubicles, all kinds of fragrant teas, all kinds of crisp fruits, and even coffee, cocoa and other fresh things from the Nanyang territory of Qi State.

Several shopkeepers of trading companies from Qi also changed their brocade clothes to take a look at the folk elegance of Qin and feel the smoke and rain of China.

Although he didn't look like a luxury businessman, his hair, short clothes, good conversation, and generous tips made the steward on Yanfang recognize these people as "rich" Qi people at a glance, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he introduced a window position in the hall.

Drinking sweet and glutinous rice wine, eating delicious snacks, smelling the refreshing fat powder, and looking at the veil in front of the hall from time to time, several people chatted without a word.

As he spoke, he talked about the fact that the Marquis of Changxing's mansion was raided and destroyed by the Great Qin court during the day.

"Rumors in the market should not be true." Liang Yifeng said with a smile: "That Marquis of Changxing was born to Emperor Chengde, but until he was four or five years old, he lived in our Ryukyu territory. ”

"It's strange, since the Marquis of Changxing was born to Emperor Chengde, and he is also the brother of Emperor Qianyuan of Great Qin, how could he live in Ryukyu when he was young. Oh, and also, why is his surname Kang and not Sun? Niu Xianting asked curiously.

"Because, the mother of this Marquis of Changxing was exiled by the current Empress Dowager of Qin." Liang Yifeng said: "It is said that when Emperor Chengde was still the king of Rui, the mother of the Marquis of Changxing almost caused the death of the king of Rui because of a taboo. Originally, according to the rules of their palace, most of them were to be quietly executed. But the then Princess Rui, who is now the Queen Mother, couldn't bear to kill the evil, so she sent the side concubine to Ryukyu, leaving her alive. However, not long after the exiled princess fell ill and died in the Ryukyus, leaving behind a child, the Marquis of Changxing, who was executed today. ”

"Oh, if that's the case, then why are there many rumors in the market that this Marquis Changxing is the illegitimate son of the Queen Mother?"

"Damn, it's not that the Beiming gang deliberately smeared the Great Qin royal family, spreading rumors and creating something out of nothing, in order to mess up the Qin State." Liang Yifeng shook his head and said: "More than forty years ago, when the Queen Mother inspected the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, when she was in Ningbo, she happened to meet the old servant of the concubine of King Rui who was exiled to Ryukyu, and she was about to be sent to Nanjing to recognize her relatives while holding the Marquis of Changxing, who was only four or five years old. The queen mother saw that the child was pitiful and that it was the blood of the first emperor, so she took it back to the capital. ”

"Who knows, the great Zongzheng of the Qin State does not recognize this child as the royal bloodline, and is worried that he is the wild child born with the concubine of King Rui and outsiders, and he has tarnished the bloodline of the Sun family. In desperation, the Queen Mother arranged a mansion and let the old servant raise Chang Xinghou and changed his surname. Speaking of which, this Changxinghou is also clever and intelligent since childhood, and he is proficient in all the things he has learned, especially good at improving various utensils. The many steam engines imported by the Qin State from our Qi State have made him increase the efficacy by several levels, and if he wants to put it aside in our Qi State, he will definitely be elected to the Royal Academy of Sciences. ”

"You also know that the Queen Mother is the daughter of our Qi ancestor, and she is very influenced by our Qi State. In this context, the Queen Mother greatly appreciated what Changxing Hou had learned and his ability, and entrusted him with reuse. At one time, he also asked him to preside over the industrial development plan of the Qin State, and also to establish an academy of sciences similar to our Qi State. ”

"Everyone also knows that whether it is engaged in industry or researching science, it is real, and it must not be sloppy, let alone deceitful and deceitful. Relying on the strong support of the Queen Mother, this Marquis of Changxing really did things at a glance, took care of many of Daqin's government-run workshops in an orderly manner, and introduced many machines from our Qi country, even if the production efficiency could not catch up with our large domestic factories, but at least it was much stronger than those simple manual workshops. Some disobedient officials and principals were also ruthlessly dismissed, and even some corrupt and bribe-taking officials were sent to prison. ”

Although this Marquis of Changxing has been repeatedly impeached and attacked by many officials, under the support of the Queen Mother, his position under the buttocks is still very stable, and he has been frequently rewarded and comforted by the Queen Mother. So, I don't know when, there were rumors that this Changxing Marquis had a tough background because he was the illegitimate son of the Empress Dowager who had fornicated with someone after being widowed for many years, and was released to other places, and when he was four or five years old, he took him back to Nanjing under the pretext of Emperor Chengde's widowhood. ”

"The meticulous work sent by the Northern Ming to the Qin State is even more unbearable, and many details of this rumor are constantly polished and spread widely. claimed that the queen mother was Zhao Ji of the former Qin, who lived in the palace and couldn't bear to be empty, so she raised a generation of 'Chang Yu', and Chang Xinghou was the illegitimate son of one of them'Chang Yu'. Hey, what a coincidence, that Chang Yu's knighthood is the Marquis of Changxin, and Kang Wenrui's title is also the Marquis of Changxing, and the pronunciation is clearly the same. Think about it, after a lie has been spread by tens of thousands of people, or repeatedly instilled, over time, the lie becomes true in the ears of some people. ”

"Well, too." Qi Zhenglun smiled and said: "If this Changxing Marquis is unknown and willing to be calm, this rumor spreads, and the big guy can't find the target to target, and after a long time, it will naturally dissipate." But this Marquis of Changxing is self-supporting the Empress Dowager's protection, acting in a high-profile manner, acting boldly and boldly, and from time to time he makes some incidents that make the Great Qin Dynasty look sideways, which will inevitably make people regard him as an outlier and look for his sore feet. However, wouldn't the emperor of Great Qin also believe this rumor, and jealousy was born in his heart, so that when the queen mother was seriously ill, he used an excuse to put him to death? ”

"Believe it. In the state of Qin, the dignity of the emperor could not tolerate any desecration and slander. This is a taboo, and you must not raid your home and destroy your home! Liang Yifeng lowered his voice, "Besides, if Emperor Qianyuan wants to establish imperial authority, how can he allow a half-brother of unknown origin to be so high-profile?" Still causing such gossip? If the Queen Mother hadn't died before, maybe Emperor Qianyuan would have shown mercy to his subordinates and give him a way to live. ”

Several people chatted, and they all sighed at what happened to the Marquis of Changxing.

Don't look at the Qin State that has been peaceful for decades now, the literary style is prosperous, the market is prosperous, and it looks like a prosperous era. But to be honest, their court still has very strict control over the people, the monarchy is extremely powerful, and the emperor has the absolute power to kill and take away. Even if they are relatives of the emperor and important ministers of the court, once they fall out of favor and fall into power, they will inevitably be ruthlessly attacked by the imperial power. It is not uncommon to deprive officials of their official bodies, strip them of their fame, and confiscate their land, even if they raid their homes and destroy their families, and kill their relatives.

As long as it does not touch serious criminal offenses, even if you go to the official office and are dismissed, you will not lose your dignity, let alone let your family die and your relatives will be ruined. If there are serious differences in some major national policies, Your Majesty must also consult with the cabinet, respect each other, and discuss carefully before promulgating and implementing them.

Of course, this is also a good start for Emperor Taizu at the beginning, giving the cabinet a lot of independent power, so that the imperial power and the cabinet support each other, and restrain each other, forming a delicate balance.

In addition, there are no chaotic stubborn forces in my country, and the whole country can be united, which is why there is such a steaming country, so that the people of Daqi gradually have enough arrogant capital in this "heavenly kingdom"!

"The girl is a visitor!"

The veil behind the Yanfang was lifted, and a tooth woman walked out with a graceful posture and a beautiful appearance, which immediately attracted the attention of all the wealthy businessmen and guests present.

(End of chapter)