Honglouchun

Countless colored glazed lanterns hung all over the entire imperial city.

The people in the capital can all look at the inner city of the imperial city in the center of Shenjing, and they will all be shocked and worshiped by the scene that looks like a heavenly palace.

The Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Hall of Diligence and Prosperity in Xinuange.

Emperor Long'an stood in front of the window, watching the colorful lights outside, his brows were tightly frowned.

He was taught by a cabinet teacher since he was a child, and he has a sense of diligence and thrift, and the most unreasonable extravagance and waste.

but……

There was such a storm in the south of the Yangtze River, some clan princes came to Jiuhua Palace to slander, saying that Han Bin and Lin Ruhai started to liquidate old man Jingchu in Yangzhou Mansion.

Although the Taishanghuang didn't say anything, according to his servant, the Taishanghuang was very upset...

Empress Yin suggested that Emperor Long'an, in order to appease the Supreme Emperor, hang the lanterns all over the imperial city again, just like Jingchu's old years, to comfort the Emperor.

Emperor Long'an understood the importance of current affairs, so he complied.

Sure enough, the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager were very happy when they saw it.

However, Emperor Long'an was not happy.

Not only because of this extravagance, but also because of the clan!

Dayan has been passed down to his generation, which is already the fourth generation.

Fifteen Prince's Mansions and 38 County Prince's Mansions have been accumulated in four generations. As for Zhen Guogong, Fu Guogong, and Zhenguo General, there are as many as hundreds of people.

Although, compared to the previous dynasties, Dayan's clan is not too large, and the salary is not bad.

However, some people were dissatisfied. They borrowed money from the Ministry of Households, and even sent people from the Wangfu family to enclose land and build Wangzhuang.

The local government did not dare to manage these Wangzhuangs, let alone collect taxes, and they also wantonly collected and donated land, which caused a sharp drop in local fiscal and tax revenue...

Right now, although there are not many Prince's Mansions and County King's Mansions, the numbers will become more and more alarming. One day, the royal family's expenditure will become a mountain that crushes the imperial court's finances.

Originally because of these, Emperor Long'an didn't like most of the clans that were about to grow into useless people. Unexpectedly, there are still people who dare to give him eye drops, forcing him to do such extravagant things against his will.

For Emperor Long'an, this was simply a shame and a great humiliation! !

At this time, the bronze bells of the Pagoda of Infinite Life in the Buddha Hall of the Immortal Tower outside the hall rang, echoing in the hall like Sanskrit sounds.

This design is ingenious, as soon as someone enters the hall and opens the door, the air will flow in and the bell will ring.

There is Huang Mentong Bing Tianzi: "The queen is here."

Not long after, I saw Yin Hou and went in.

However, unlike in the past, when Empress Yin entered the room today, her face was a little more serious.

"What happened?"

Emperor Long'an knew that this first wife was the most intelligent, and he couldn't help her when things went wrong, and it was rare to see her face like this.

Now that it is like this, it can be seen that it has encountered real difficulties.

Sure enough, Yin said solemnly behind his face: "Your Majesty, just now the Qiu family from Xuan'er's mansion entered the palace and told the concubine that she and the side concubine Bai from Yao'er's mansion have been getting closer recently. I don't want Bai to tell her some strange things. Because Mrs. Bai was not allowed to enter the palace, she asked Mrs. Qiu to come and say to his concubines:

In the past six months, Concubine Ning and the Zhao family have been traveling among the palaces of the clan and princes.In addition to the clan kings, there are also the mansions of the six major kingdoms and the mansions of the 24 marquises of Yuanping heroes, and she also visited most of them.The concubine heard from Qiu Shi that every time Zhao Shi went to visit, she would not go empty-handed, and was very active.She has a special status. All the county kings in the world are sealed with two characters, but King Ning is the one-character king.It can be seen that in the future, there will always be a prince.Therefore, most of these families will not treat her slowly.

Your majesty, considering Li Xi's status as the grandson of the emperor, the majesty has repeatedly bestowed favors on him, and only hoped that he could be more peaceful, but who knows that he is so restless!

By the way, Mrs. Bai also said that Mrs. Zhao went to Prince Jane's mansion three times with a heavy gift before Prince Jian entered the palace to meet the Supreme Emperor! "

Emperor Long'an was shocked and angry when he heard the words!

He didn't expect that King Ning, the great grandson of the Supreme Being, would be so cunning that he would not move by himself and let the princess go to hook up with these things.

What's even angrier is that he actually learned about this from Yin Hou, what a jerk!

There is also the palace of Prince Jian, the clan, how dare they be so reckless!

I also hate these people for their stupidity. At this point, do they still want to turn the world upside down?

Bunch of idiots!

However, Emperor Long'an quickly suppressed his rage due to years of tenacity. He said in a deep voice, "It is inconvenient for me to come forward. You reward Bai Shi heavily on my behalf. It is difficult for her to have such a heart of loyalty and filial piety!" Frowning again, he asked, "Which family does the Bai family belong to?" He wanted to give favor to the mother's family of his daughter-in-law here, but for a moment he couldn't think of whom to give favor to.

Empress Yin pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "The emperor forgot that the Bai family is the daughter of the Bai family, one of the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou. This marriage was the one that Yao'er accompanied the Supreme Emperor to Yangzhou, and the Supreme Emperor graced the Bai family."

When Emperor Long'an heard the words, his complexion turned dark, and he was in a bad mood for a moment!

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Chapter 2 and four

When Empress Yin came out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she drove to Fengzao Palace.

On the phoenix chariot, Empress Yin's face lost the dignity she had when she was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and regained her extremely beautiful smile.

Emperor Long'an had five sons and two daughters in his life. Except for the eldest son Li Jing and the fifth son Li Xuan, the second son Li Yao, the third son Li Xiao, and the fourth son Li Shi were not born to her.

Although they are all raised by their side and respect her as the aunt, but when they grow up, the prince who was not born by him will start to change their minds a little bit, especially after they leave the palace and start a mansion as adults, when the people around them are mixed, they will also Not as sensible as when I was young.

Among them, Li Yao, the second son of the emperor, has changed the most...

Empress Yin was extremely smart, so naturally she wouldn't do anything to Li Yao directly, not only wouldn't do anything, but just like the past few years, she would take care of those who should be taken care of, rewarding them with things in the palace from time to time, or inviting them into the palace for family banquets.

However, Empress Yin always supported Li Yao's side concubine, Bai Shi, to elevate her status intentionally or unintentionally.

It is precisely because of this that the Bai family can travel between the palaces of the clan and princes as the side concubine of the county king.

In addition, the Bai family was born in a wealthy family of salt merchants, and they were never short of money, so they became friends with many royal concubines. Even in the royal palace of Keqin County, her status was terrifyingly high, even faintly overpowering the concubines. Chen's.

This is Empress Yin's method.

It's simple, but also extremely practical.

Because no Confucian courtier would tolerate a prince who allowed his concubine to kill his wife to become the prince.

The more joyful Bai's dancing, the farther away Li Yao is from that position!

Coupled with the emperor's dislike of Jingchu's old officials...