Li Shimin: "Working seven hours a day, this is a person who has grown on the liver!" ”

Only Liu Che caressed him: "Loosening the reins today is for a better whip tomorrow, which is called sustainable exhaustion." ”

Ying Zheng gave Liu Che a rare thumbs up.

……

The attendants of the Taiji Palace greeted the moonlight and entered the harem with the words of rewarding and promoting Mao Cai as a beauty.

Feng Lanruo's liver face has been sallow recently, her limbs are weak, and the bird's nest ginseng is not used like water, and she suddenly learned that the Son of Heaven Chrysostom Yuyan has set the hour of work, and you can rest at four o'clock in the afternoon every day, and the monthly routine is doubled, and the heart of gratitude arises spontaneously.

The rest of the concubines also felt relieved at last.

Especially Mao Cairen - now he is called Mao Meiren.

Sending away the waiter who came to deliver the message, Mao Meiren knew that she had made the right bet.

When today's son is a person who likes to do practical things, the rewards and punishments are even clearer, and his appearance and talent are admittedly not outstanding enough, but as long as he is willing to do things well, there is a road to heaven after all.

……

Xingqing Palace.

At first, the queen mother heard that the new emperor ordered the concubines to deal with palace affairs in the West Pavilion, and she didn't pay much attention to it.

When I heard that the new emperor ordered the concubine to check the accounts and personnel promotions of the inner palace in the past 20 years, her face changed drastically.

She dismissed her attendants and sent her confidants alone: "What is that matter...... Have all the traces been erased? ”

When the henchman heard that the new emperor was checking the accounts, he was also panicked, and met the eyes of the queen mother's urgent inquiry, and subconsciously wanted to say a positive answer, but his heart beat and beats, and finally he shook his head and said timidly: "Niangniang knows, the treasures in the palace are all registered, although the accounts are all made according to the normal reward, but there are too many, if Your Majesty is really detailed, it is difficult not to show traces......"

The Queen Mother's face instantly lost color, her lips trembled weakly a few times, and she was speechless for a long time.

After a long time, the henchman heard her voice as if it was floating from the sky, faintly in his ears: "When people are old, they miss their parents very much, so they send a message to the Chengen Mansion and invite their mother to the palace." ”

The queen mother is the wife of the former emperor and the mother of the present, so naturally she does not have to be trapped in the palace rules like an ordinary concubine, but if she wants to, her mother's wife can enter the palace on the second day.

After the Cheng'en Mansion heard the news, on the second day, Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Feng handed over the sign to enter the palace.

The Empress Dowager sent her attendants back, and although her expression was quite calm, her eyes still vaguely revealed a little uneasiness: "Your Majesty, I've been checking the accounts recently." ”

Old Madam Feng heard the sound of the strings and knew the meaning of elegance, her face changed slightly, and she hurriedly asked, "Didn't the first emperor sweep the tail carefully?" ”

The Empress Dowager said in a low voice: "The first emperor has always been cautious, and he has naturally done everything that should be done, but the fake is fake after all, such a large sum of money, and they are all rare treasures, where can it be easily smoothed out?" Furthermore, where did the people of that time want to get the things of the Hereafter? Negligence is inevitable. ”

He also said: "I heard that Your Majesty started to check the old accounts twenty years ago, and when there was a mistake, I was afraid of some time, but this day will not be too long. ”

"Mother," the Queen Mother's expression was a little complicated: "We should have prepared early." ”

She is the daughter of Old Madam Feng, and it is the flesh that fell from Old Madam Feng's body, Old Madam Feng looked at the Empress Dowager at this time, and her heart trembled-the Empress Dowager was scared.

After all, things have developed to this point, and they have long been 108,000 miles away from the original plan.

And once it fails......

A terrible fear suddenly came to her heart, and Old Madam Feng forced herself not to think about it anymore: "Where are the account books of the past few years?" Where are the records of the past 20 years stored? ”

The Empress Dowager could only smile bitterly: "Your Majesty has people put it in the West Pavilion, so that the henchmen will be guarded nearby." ”

Old Madam Feng closed her eyes, and the wrinkles on her face closed tighter one by one.

Mrs. Feng, who had been silent, said suddenly: "Instead of raising the soup to stop boiling, it is better to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle!" ”

Old Madam Feng and the Empress Dowager were shocked.

If Mrs. Feng hadn't seen it, the gentle person who had always been more decisive would be more decisive once she made up her mind: "Many changes start from one person, so why not get rid of them?" Now that he has only been on the throne for a few months, it is so difficult, and when he is full-fledged, don't say that he planned in the past, but the Feng family doesn't know if it can be preserved! ”

Old Madam Feng was obviously moved by her daughter-in-law's words, her expression was obviously determined, and she turned her eyes to look, but she saw the queen mother's eyes flickering, her eyes were burning, and she was obviously hesitating, and immediately said sharply: "Niangniang, you should continue to break and suffer from it!" Is there a turning back arrow when you open the bow?! ”

The Queen Mother took a deep breath and finally bowed her head: "Okay, let's act according to this word." ”

After Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Feng returned home, they couldn't help but inform Feng Mingda of today's events, and after the latter was shocked, he glared angrily at his wife's room: "How dare you make an assertion about such a big matter?" It's—"

Even if there were no outsiders in the inner room at the moment, he lowered his voice again and again, and then squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "This is a kingkiller!" ”

Mrs. Feng looked at him, and a hint of mockery suddenly appeared on her face: "It was you who were full of ambition to seize the artifact that day, and now it is you who are cowardly and retreating, and when you are dying, you are not even as good as me, a woman in the house!" It's better for me to be a man and a woman for you in the next life, and for you to be a husband and a child at home, I can't say that I am much better than you! ”

Feng Mingda was angry in his heart: "You! ”

"Alright, shut up! Before the external enemy is cleared, will you husband and wife fight among themselves?! ”

In the end, Old Madam Feng blushed and spoke sharply to stop her.

The glow of the yellow candle flame jumped on her old face, and there was a ghostly gloom in the boundless night outside the window: "Lately, that milky boy has been too proud!" If it's time, then what's the point? At the beginning, he was just an idle clan, and it was we who lifted him to the throne - since we could send him up, we could pull him down again! ”

Feng Mingda said in a trembling voice: "Mother......"

"Now, if you grovel, he will let you go?"

Old Madam Feng said sharply: "Since he has to get rid of the Feng family sooner or later, it is better to strike first and send him on the road as soon as possible!" ”

Feng Mingda's face changed a few times, and he finally lowered his head obediently: "Yes, it's all up to my mother's orders." ”

……

The queen mother has this heart, and she also began to deliberately pave the way, claiming that she was cured, and from time to time she saw the concubine who came to ask for peace, and often asked the old people left by the emperor to speak when she was free, and the small kitchen of Xingqing Palace made a meal that she wanted, and made someone send a copy to Taiji Palace.

Ying Zheng glanced at the peony roll on the case a few times, and then smiled slightly.

The Queen Mother is finally going to make a move.

Is he going to refuse?

Of course not!

Not only will he not refuse, but he will also publicize the matter.

Ying Zheng generously rewarded the waiter who came to deliver the pastries, which was obviously a signal that the relationship was beginning to break the ice for the two palaces, and after that, Xingqing Palace sent food over a few times.

Yingzheng seems to have fully accepted the kindness of the queen mother, and sometimes the prime ministers discussed matters in the imperial study, and Xingqing Palace sent soup and meals to them, and they would also be given to taste together.

At the beginning of the Son of Heaven's accession to the throne, there were several people in the court, and the courtiers didn't know that it was actually a struggle between the two palaces, and a struggle for power between the imperial party and the queen party?

It's just that this dynasty has always ruled the world with filial piety, and the Son of Heaven is the successor of the clan, and the two palaces fight to the death, after all, there is a loss of physique, and even worse, the Son of Heaven may be accused of unfilial piety.

Now Xingqing Palace takes a step back, there is no longer a matter of the court, Taiji Palace also takes a step back, the Son of Heaven goes to greet every day, and repairs with Xingqing Palace, and the courtiers also feel very lucky.

Liu Xuan praised in the book: "Filial piety, the foundation of virtue, the scriptures of heaven, the righteousness of the earth, and the conduct of people." Today, the two palaces are harmonious, and the mother and son are filial piety, which is the luck of the subjects of the world! ”

Ying Zheng smiled reservedly: "Next month is the birthday of the queen mother, I am a son of man, and I should celebrate my mother vigorously." ”

All the ministers praised in unison: "Your Majesty is benevolent and filial, and can be a model for the world!" ”

……

The queen mother's birthday is approaching, and the person responsible for preparing for this matter is the queen mother's niece, the most respected concubine Feng Lanruo.

Because she was in charge of preparing for this matter, the errand on the West Pavilion side was naturally temporarily handed over to Wu Jieyu and Xue Meiren.

Ying Zheng quietly sent a secret decree to the two, waited patiently for some time, and finally got the result.

On the evening of the same day, the second concubine avoided the eyes of the palace attendants, and asked Taiping, the provincial eunuch in the palace, to lead her personally, carrying a document, and quietly came to the imperial study.

I don't know if it's because the lights in the imperial study are too bright, or because the truth discovered is too terrifying, both of them are a little pale, and their expressions are more or less hasty.

Xue Meiren whispered her discovery to the Son of Heaven: "When the concubine checked the private treasury of the first emperor, she found that the account books had traces of being altered, and the time was about the past two years. It took some time for the concubine to restore the account books, and it was found that the private treasury of the first emperor had a very, very large deficit......"

Ying Zheng was really a little surprised when he heard this: "Oh, you guys have finished all the accounts of the past twenty years so quickly?" ”

Xue Meiren's eyes were blue and black, her eyes were blank, and for a moment, her face was painful and hideous.

"Your Majesty," she said abruptly, "have you ever seen the sun at three o'clock in the morning?" ”

Ying Zheng: "......"

Emperors in space: "......"

Xue Meiren: "I can see it every day!" ”

Ying Zheng: "............"

Emperors in Space: "............"

The big capitalist Zhu Yuanzhang lived in Bengbu: "Big sister, hurry up and find a doctor to take a look, there is no sun at three o'clock in the morning, and you are working too much overtime and getting cataracts!" ”

Chapter 19

Ying Zheng noticed the adjective that Xue Meiren had just used.

She said "very, very big".

Xue Meiren's family is a wealthy merchant in this dynasty, and after entering the palace, she is responsible for checking the accounts everywhere, and it is not that she has never seen a rich person, but even so, she uses the slightly exaggerated adjective "very, very big".

She informed Ying Zheng of her discovery: "Rare treasures, silk and satin, leather ornaments, ancient calligraphy and paintings, etc., etc., are very much less, and the accounts record that most of them were rewarded to Xingqing Palace, and the rest were scattered to the clan, or the emperor's favored ministers, but the concubine felt that something was wrong." ”

Xue Meiren said the suspicions: "Those things were given by the first emperor when he was seriously ill, and I think most of them should be old things that are used to it, or they are in line with the identity of the queen mother, but there are many fashionable fabrics and jades, bright and gorgeous, and there is even a statue of Guanyin, which is really not like the queen mother can use it." As for those given to the clan and the favored ministers of the first emperor, the concubine quietly asked Ding Jieyu - Yongding Bo was also among them, and she didn't know about it at all. ”

"Your Majesty must know what a glory it is given by the Son of Heaven? Hefu wants to burn incense and set up a case, but Ding Jieyu, as the daughter of Yongdingbo, is unheard of! ”

Speaking of this, she looked at the Son of Heaven cautiously and continued: "At the beginning, the concubine dared to speculate that the large amount of property that disappeared might be obtained by Xingqing Palace, but she just turned over the account book a few more times, and she felt that it was wrong. The fake part is too true. Your Majesty must know that the royal family has always been cautious about this kind of affairs, who handles it, when it is completed, there can be no omission, after the matter is over, there must be the signature of the responsible official, and then attach a seal, if this matter is really done by Xingqing Palace, it must be after the death of the first emperor, but if this is the case, how did Xingqing Palace complete this series of procedures when the first emperor was alive? ”

Ying Zheng looked at her and said with a pleasant face: "Tell me your conclusion." ”

Xue Meiren knelt on the ground and said with a pause: "Your Majesty forgives your sins!" The concubine took the liberty of guessing that perhaps when the first emperor was there, he gave this batch of property to others under the pretense of Xingqing Palace. ”

Ying Zheng smiled a little playfully: "Isn't it even more strange?" If the first emperor wanted to reward people, he could reward them justifiably, so why should he be so roundabout and pull up the Xingqing Palace to act? ”

Xue Meiren listened to the tone of the Son of Heaven, as if she was not angry, and then cautiously said her guess: "If it is just a few small things, the first emperor can naturally give them casually, but this batch of property is worth nearly one million taels, and the amount is very large, but I am afraid that it will not be so simple." The concubine felt that perhaps the person who was given a lot of wealth by the first emperor was a person who could not see the light......"

Ying Zheng said: "Who do you think this person will be?" ”

This time, Xue Meiren did not answer directly: "This question, Your Majesty will have a conclusion after listening to Sister Jieyu's discovery after listening to it." ”

Ying Zheng let out an "oh" with some confusion.

Wu Jieyu's face was a little embarrassed, and she hesitated for a few moments before she said, "Your Majesty, Princess Chongqing's funeral utensils are very strange. ”

Ying Zheng was slightly stunned for a moment before he reacted, who is Princess Chongqing.

And over there, Wu Jieyu didn't see the expression of the Son of Heaven because she lowered her head, so she stopped and continued at this time: "As the only adult child of the first emperor, the princess is naturally very favored by the emperor, and after the death of the emperor, she is doubly grieved, and the utensils she is used to using before her death are just buried with her, but the concubine found a lot of mandarin duck pendants, jade belts, and even men's jade and related furnishings, and even gold quilts for praying for the son......

At the same time, the situation of the chamberlains and palace people who had served Princess Chongqing was also very strange. In accordance with the old system of the national dynasty, the attendants who served the deceased prince and princess either went to the imperial tomb to guard the tomb, or stayed in the palace where they once lived to continue to serve the deceased, and the rest of those who did not serve personally will be sent back to the Shanggong Bureau and the Ministry of Internal Service to reassign the master. ”