III Jiangshan

Wei Xun lingered on a sick bed, and his death was expected, no one was surprised.

Now, although all the courtiers and families have more or less sensed the emperor's dislike for Wei Xun, none of them turned a blind eye to Wei Xun's worship and condolence.They all went to the Duke of Wei's mansion to worship according to the etiquette.There is no other reason, the queen mother is from Webster, she is the emperor's biological mother.Webster's status is still there, and most of Webster's old disciples have served the imperial court in the army at all levels, and Webster is still the same Webster.

Most importantly, the emperor did not show any intention of embarrassing Webster.The momentary disagreement between the monarch and his ministers is a common occurrence. Any family will experience it in the long family history, but as long as the internal strength that can support the family is still there, as long as it is not broken by the supreme person It will be a matter of time before the foundation, the future will be reborn.

What's more, Wei Lin, Wei Shi's descendant grandson, just became an official the day before yesterday, and he directly joined the household department as the main job.

In aristocratic families, especially those from a high-ranking family like Webster's, the younger generation directly sat at the sixth rank when they became officials. This was not without precedent in the Great Wei Dynasty.

But Wei Lin's age is too young, but only seventeen or eighteen years old, unlike Gu Zhongwen, who was already 25 years old when he became an official. Hasty.The second is that the household department is different from the nearby yamen. It is an important place related to the national economy and the people's livelihood.

Moreover, I heard that the King of Xiangyang County has been in frequent contact with the Ministry of Households recently, as if he is going to do something big.Reminiscent of the emperor's trust and love for the King of Xiangyang, the ministers could not help but have more associations.

So, it's hard to judge what the future of the Wei family will be like now.

Yuan Youqi can imagine the thoughts of the ministers and the family.However, most of her thoughts are not on this.

Wei Xun has passed away, how to deal with Wei Zhouyang and Wei Zhen's father and daughter is the most troublesome thing for her.

That day she left Mochi with great reluctance, and went straight to Shoukang Palace after returning to the palace.Regarding matters related to the Wei family, she had to discuss with Queen Mother Wei and listen to Queen Mother Wei before she could decide what to do.

It was almost the same as Yuan Youqi's idea. After learning the news of Wei Xun's death, the Empress Dowager Wei looked calm.But that kind of sadness from the bottom of my heart is inevitable, Yuan Youqi understands.

Yuan Youqi was filial and felt sorry for his mother, so he carefully asked Queen Mother Wei if she wanted to go to the Duke of Wei's mansion to pay homage to Wei Xun.She asked this question sincerely.It is not impossible for a daughter whose father passed away to pay homage to the Empress Dowager, even if she is already honored by the Empress Dowager.

Yuan Youqi felt sorry for Empress Dowager Wei, let alone a pedantic person. While asking, she was already thinking about how to arrange for a minister to preside over the ceremony if Empress Dowager Wei made the trip, and how to properly arrange manpower and other related matters. .

However, Queen Mother Wei's attitude was to refuse without hesitation.

"No need." She simply replied.

Yuan Youqi couldn't ask any more questions.

The queen mother's heart may be very bitter, and her feelings for the Wei family may be even more complicated.Yuan Youqi thought to himself.

She had no intention of poking Queen Mother Wei's sore spot, which made Queen Mother Wei sad, so she decisively changed the subject and discussed with Queen Mother Wei how to deal with Wei Zhouyang and Wei Zhen and his daughter.

What pleased Yuan Youqi was that Empress Dowager Wei basically agreed with her on this matter.

Now that Yuan Youqi has known the attitude of the empress mother, it will be much smoother for Yuan Youqi to make a decision.

In the afternoon of the same day, Yuan Youqi's imperial decree was promulgated, and Tang Xi personally sent it to Duke Wei's mansion to read it out——

Wei Xun, Duke of the State of Wei, worked hard for state affairs during his lifetime, and even made great contributions to assisting the emperor. The emperor personally bestowed him with the posthumous title "Jingmin".

During Wei Xun's illness, his eldest son Wei Zhouyang neglected to take care of him. He lost the filial piety of a son and deprived him of his title of eldest son. His legitimate son Wei Hongpeng inherited the title of eldest son and the title of Duke of Wei.Wei Linshun, the eldest son of Wei Hongpeng, is the son of Duke Wei.

After Wei Xun's funeral, the eldest son Wei Zhouyang personally helped the coffin back to his hometown for burial, and followed the ritual system to stay in a hut for three years.

There is another decree, which is specially awarded to An Fei Wei Zhen, who is still guarding the spirit in the Duke's mansion of the State of Wei——

Zhun Wei Zhen kept mourning for Wei Xun for three years in the Changqing Temple in the suburbs of Beijing, with all his filial piety to his grandfather and Wei Xun's love for her.

When the two decrees were issued, all the officials were stunned.

Now that she is the concubine of the emperor, she is allowed to observe the filial piety for her deceased grandfather for three years. This is unprecedented in Wei Dynasty.From this, it can be seen that even though His Majesty has no great affection for Concubine Wei An, there is still some righteousness.

However, the treatment of Wei Zhouyang in the decree made the officials completely see the emperor's attitude towards Webster and Wei Zhouyang: Webster was not wrong, and Wei Zhouyang himself was at fault.Therefore, the emperor only punished Wei Zhouyang alone.

Although the emperor took Wei Zhouyang's title of eldest son and the qualification to inherit the title of Duke of Wei, he still let his son Wei Hongpeng inherit the title.As for what will happen after three years of filial piety, there is no mention in the decree, which shows that the emperor has considered Wei Zhouyang lenient, and still has high expectations for Wei Zhouyang's ability to "know his mistakes and correct them" in the future.

About Wei Xun's funeral, about Wei Zhouyang and the Wei family, naturally aroused all kinds of speculations from the ministers and various families about the emperor's thoughts and the future direction of the Great Wei Dynasty, but these remarks were quickly overshadowed by another matter. Big things grab attention—

Female Ke Qionglin banquet is about to be held.

It is an unprecedented precedent for the emperor to open women's subjects, and after each women's subject is released, the emperor has to imitate the hospitality of the ordinary imperial examination candidates, holding a big banquet in the palace, and each session is more grand , Each session is more grand than each other.

This time, long before the women's department opened, the emperor specially summoned two ministers from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials into the palace, and asked them to hold this year's grand banquet with extra seriousness and grandeur.Also deliberately changed "Qiong Lin Banquet" to "Qiong Hua Banquet" to show distinction and importance.

The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials have never seen the emperor care so much about a banquet. Even the Zongzheng Temple and the Inner Court Division have received the emperor's oral order to participate in the preparation.The annual New Year's Eve banquet in the palace, you haven't seen the emperor attach so much importance to it, have you?

The time was short and the tasks were tight, and the people in charge of several yamen couldn't even think about it. They worked for a long time without touching the ground, and finally lived up to the holy will. The Qionghua Banquet, which was talked about by posterity, was finally held grandly as scheduled.

Every scientific examination, especially after the ranking in the palace examination, will be remembered by all the ministers of the court.

Just because of the top candidates in the imperial examination, their future prospects are inseparable from "unlimited".The ministers in the DPRK have long been snarled by the wives in the inner house, and they should "pay special attention" to the character, appearance, and personality of these handsome men, and they are all concerned about forming a good marriage for their daughters of the right age.

Therefore, every time the Qionglin banquet is held, the important ministers in the court are very enthusiastic. Those who are not qualified to participate want to find an opportunity to participate, or ask their relatives, friends and old friends present to pay more attention; This decree is to be able to get closer to the top few Jun Yan, in order to see his behavior, appearance, and speech more clearly.

The Qionglin Banquet in the Great Wei Dynasty has turned into a "blind date meeting" for the ministers.

However, when the same thing happened to women's department, it was a bit embarrassing.

After all, Wei Wei has not yet been enlightened to the point where a wealthy family can look at a woman who "shows her face" as a daughter-in-law.Those who participated in the women's science banquet were basically important ministers in the court, and even the heads of various families.When they looked at each other at the banquet, most of the time it was not because of a secret fight by a handsome guy in the same phase, but because there was a junior girl from their own clan in high school who was unconsciously showing off to each other.

Because of this, for the Qionghua Banquet of the women's department, those who do not have high school juniors in the official family of the court and China are often not interested in participating——

Who has never tasted imperial food, for such a few mouthfuls, it is necessary to set a rule of two hours in front of the emperor, no one is willing to do this.

But just when most people thought so, the queen mother's edict was promulgated, and as the mother of the son of heaven, she invited all clan relatives, heads of various families, high-ranking military princes with titles in Beijing, ministers of six departments, and All the chief officials of Dali Temple and Yushitai went to Qionghua Banquet to celebrate with the emperor.

Empress Dowager, that is the emperor's biological mother, the most honorable woman in the Great Wei Dynasty today, and the emperor is a filial servant, so who would dare to thank her for such an invitation?

But Yuan Youqi couldn't help being surprised by this decree, everyone felt strange, and didn't know why the Queen Mother did this.Could it be that, compared with the previous ones, what is special about the female imperial examination high school candidates in this year's imperial examination?

Everyone had strong doubts in their hearts. Those who were not invited by the Queen Mother wanted to have the opportunity to come to the scene in person to see what was so exciting and special about it.

The Qionghua Banquet was held as scheduled, and the invited guests also arrived as scheduled.

Without any suspense, they saw not only their Emperor His Majesty, but also Empress Dowager Wei who invited them.

What is different from previous years is that the emperor did not wear formal court clothes as in previous years when he attended the banquet. Instead, he changed into a vermilion swallow clothes, with a golden crown on his head and a leather belt around his waist, making him more graceful and unforgettable. vulgar.

Different from the emperor's obviously deliberate attire, the Empress Dowager Wei's attire was only slightly powdered and worn, and she was dressed in the empress dowager's usual clothes. The bun and phoenix hairpin on her head were meticulously groomed.However, the whole person seemed a little tired, as if he had just experienced an illness. Although there was a gentle smile on his face, the smile lines didn't seem to have entered his heart.

Everyone bowed to the queen mother and the emperor one after another, secretly thinking about the strangeness in their hearts.

The eccentricities in their hearts didn't last long, and they were attracted by the female Jinshi in the palace examination introduced by the little internal eunuch, especially the top three high school students.

According to the ritual system that the emperor had personally reformed, the top three in women's palace examinations participated in the Qionghua Banquet in red, and only made a difference in the embroidery patterns on their bodies: the number one scholar was a phoenix pattern, the second place was a Qingluan pattern, and the third flower was a peacock pattern.

This year's top three are all extremely controversial figures.

The lady Tanhuaguan was awarded the pen, ink, paper and inkstone by the emperor in the palace examination and took special care of her. The second lady Zhou was once the emperor's concubine and later the emperor personally issued an imperial decree and divorced, and the number one scholar Ran lady... this is even more That's amazing, he can be called the most popular figure in the capital recently.

For her sake, the emperor is said to leave the palace in micro-clothes every day, and the two of them have been seen hand in hand in many scenic spots in the suburbs of Beijing. It is even said that some people have seen the two of them riding together on a horse. Their intimacy is just like an ordinary loving couple.

Rumors of "the emperor's favor and the wife of the top scholar in the new department" have long been circulated among the aristocratic circles in central Beijing.Since the emperor ascended the throne and governed till now, I have never seen him treat a woman like this!

These "indecent" situations are not without people's heart, especially the adults at Yushitai, who have handed over many papers requesting "Your Majesty should speak and act righteously", and some people even passed on the words to Queen Mother Wei. In his ears, he tried to encourage the Empress Dowager Wei to come forward to discipline the emperor for "acting recklessly", and punish the new champion who "does not abide by women's morals".

However, these are all without result.The emperor didn't seem to have seen these booklets at all, and the queen mother didn't seem to care how the emperor was tossing about outside in micro-clothes.

Yu Shitai and several restless patriarchs couldn't sit still. They had already made up their minds and waited for today's Qionghua Banquet, so that this new top scholar would know what "virtue" and "ritual" are. .

However, what they didn't expect was that this rumored focus person, this woman who is said to be highly talented, with extraordinary writing skills, and an unusually open-minded woman, is not as charming or seductive as they imagined. He has talent and learning but looks without salt.

On the contrary, this woman's appearance is so beautiful that she can be said to be all over the country.But the first thing you notice is definitely not her appearance, but the demeanor around her.

Isn't she... only 16 years old this year?

How could a 16-year-old girl have such an aggressive attitude?Will there be such a pair of calm and calm eyes that are not affected by foreign objects?

This is simply...impossible!

Whether it was those present who were curious about the ink pool or harbored malice towards the ink pool, this thought flashed through their minds for an instant.

What's more, they all had a strange feeling that it seemed that no one was more suitable for wearing the bright red phoenix embroidered dress than her.

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