Quick travel: I am bound by the longevity system

"Ajiu, the prince passed away." Qi Mingjing walked in from the outside with a complicated expression.

Qi Mingjing and Qi Mingxu's feelings are very complicated. She respects her brother, but she also feels unhappy because of her biological father's preference for him.

"Are you going back to Beijing?" In fact, Qi Mingxu was generally a good person, but when he thought of Qi Xiuwen drugging Qi Mingjing to pave the way for him, it was difficult for Lin Jiu to have a good impression of Qi Mingxu again.

If Qi Xiuwen hadn't secretly given Qi Mingjing the secret medicine from the previous dynasty, she wouldn't have had a child with Qi Mingjing until now.

"Ajiu, you and your child are the most important people to me now. Other people and other matters have nothing to do with us." Qi Mingjing helped Lin Jiu walk into the house, "The prince passed away, and the imperial court decreed that people are not allowed to marry for one year. , drinking and having fun is not allowed, I feel sorry for our baby when she is one month old and cannot celebrate for her."

In the twelfth year of Taichu's reign, the prince Qi Mingxu passed away, and Qi Xiuwen fell ill. Undercurrents in the court were surging, and many ministers wrote to ask Qi Xiuwen to re-establish the prince to stabilize the people's hearts. This move undoubtedly rubbed salt into Qi Xiuwen's heart. For this reason, Qi Xiuwen demoted a number of civil servants and generals. Even several princes were reprimanded by Qi Xiuwen, who ordered several princes to cry in front of the prince.

After Qi Mingxu was buried, several princes were ordered to stay in the palace to reflect on their mistakes and not to leave the palace unless summoned.

News about Beijing reached their ears through various channels.

"Ajiu, do you know what your Majesty means? Now that the prince is dead, the second brother and the fourth brother have not made any mistakes. What's more, the second brother is devoted to the mountains and rivers and has no interest in the throne. Why on earth did your Majesty do this?" Qi Mingjing looked at it. Looking at the information from Beijing, I became more and more puzzled.

"Your Majesty does not want to appoint any of the princes as the crown prince. If I think correctly, your Majesty wants to pass the throne directly to his grandson, bypassing his son. That's why at this time he wants to appoint several princes. Prince, suppress it." Lin Jiu thought of the operations of the truly grassroots emperor in history. The operations of this emperor now should not be too similar to that one.

"Pass the throne directly to Qi Rui?" Qi Mingjing looked surprised. After all, the throne has always been passed on to sons since ancient times. I have never seen someone pass the throne directly to a grandson, bypassing his son.

"Ah."

"Forget it, it has nothing to do with me. It's just a pity for Fourth Brother. If he could sit in that position, he would definitely be a good king." Qi Mingjing sighed and dropped the topic.

After three months, Qi Xiuwen appointed Qi Rui as the grandson of the emperor as Lin Jiu had guessed. Several princes who had been imprisoned were also released, while Qi Mingjing's favorite Qi Mingsheng was demoted to Lingnan.

After Lin Jiu got the news, he sneered in his heart. Qi Xiuwen didn't think that as long as he suppressed his other sons, Qi Rui's throne would be secure! If he was cruel enough and imprisoned his remaining sons until death, or even maimed a few of his sons, Qi Rui might still be able to secure his throne.

Lin Jiu could now predict the military disaster in the future, but she had no intention of reminding her that the world is big and only those who are capable will live there.

"Ming Jing, write to Sixth Brother and ask him and the Lin family's children to resign and go into seclusion at the appropriate time. This court is going to be in chaos."

"Okay, it's all up to you." Qi Mingjing has already given up on Qi Xiuwen these years.

In the first month of the thirteenth year of Taichu, Lin Jiu gave birth to a son. However, as soon as the child was born, Qi Mingjing received news that Qi Xiuwen was seriously ill.

In the fourteenth year of Taichu, Qi Xiuwen died.

After Qi Mingjing learned the news, she sat alone in the study all night.

After Qi Xiuwen's death, the emperor's grandson Qi Rui ascended the throne as emperor and changed his reign name to Hongwen. Qi Rui was also called Emperor Hongwen. His father, Prince Wende, was posthumously named Emperor Wende, his biological mother, Yang, was the empress dowager, and his wife, Li, was the empress.

In the second year after Qi Rui ascended the throne, he listened to the advice of the cabinet and began to reduce the vassal state.

However, two of the major vassal kings of the Jin Dynasty were his uncles. They were the ones who conquered the Jin Dynasty. Their prestige in the army was much higher than that of Qi Rui, the king of Qi Rui. The reduction of vassalage did not go smoothly.

"Ajiu, the second brother and the fifth brother are dead, and the fourth brother was forced to rebel." Qi Mingjing came back from outside with a sad face, "How did you say things came to this point?"

In the second year of Hongwen, the kings of Chu and Zhao died violently one after another. Even the king of Han was driven crazy, and Qi Mingsheng, the king of Yan in Lingnan, was assassinated many times. In the end, Qi Mingsheng couldn't bear it anymore and rebelled under the banner of "Qing Jun Side".

"Ajiu."

"Mingjing, just do whatever you want to do!"

In the second year of Hongwen, King Xinan, who had been missing for nearly ten years, appeared in Yanjing with the late emperor's edict. Qi Mingjing joined forces with King Qi to depose Qi Rui's throne and proclaimed King Qi Mingsheng of Yan as emperor.

At this time, the official learned that the late emperor had secretly summoned the Southwest King before his death and left a will to the Southwest King. If the new emperor was unkind, the Southwest King could depose the emperor and choose another capable king as the king.

It was this posthumous edict in Qi Mingjing's hand that saved Qi Mingsheng from being accused of regicide, although Qi Mingsheng didn't care so much about his reputation.

After Qi Mingsheng ascended the throne, he changed his reign title to Zhengtong.

"Sixth brother, are you really not going to stay?" At Shili Pavilion outside Yanjing City, Qi Mingsheng once again tried to persuade Qi Mingjing, who wanted to leave.

"No, Ajiu and the child are still waiting for me." Qi Mingjing got on her horse, bowed her hands to Qi Mingsheng, and then rode away.

Zhendingfu

A carriage quietly entered Linjia Village.

The villagers in Linjia Village ran out to see whose guest this was.

"Master Ninth?" Lin Lan walked to the carriage with the support of her grandson, and kept looking at Qi Mingjing with her dim eyes.

"Uncle." Lin Jiu got off the carriage.

"Ninth Lady, you are finally back." Lin Lan looked at Lin Jiu and couldn't help but shed tears.

"Uncle, how is grandpa?"

"The old man is dying, and I just want to see you one last time."

When Lin Jiu heard this, he didn't care and ran directly to the ancestral hall.

"Grandpa."

"Ninth Lady is back, it's good to be back! It's good to be back, good..." Lin Boda said three good words in a row, and finally passed away.

After sending Lin Boda away, Lin Jiu and Qi Mingjing stayed in Linjia Village for decades.

"Qi Mingjing, you liar, you promised me that you would not leave before me, but you keep your word."

Three days ago, Qi Mingjing, who had always been healthy, suddenly fainted. No matter how Lin Jiu tried various methods, Qi Mingjing did not wake up.

"Ajiu, don't cry."

"Mingjing, you're awake."

"Ajiu, I'm sorry, I have to break my promise this time." Qi Mingjing looked at Lin Jiu apologetically.

Lin Jiu and Qi Mingjing were lying side by side on the bed, with their fingers intertwined, "Qi Mingjing, although we are not born together, we can die together."