Remembrance Hibiscus GL

A turmoil about the throne disappeared without a trace.The Ministry of Rites respectfully drafted the temple name of Emperor Daxing and submitted it. After the cabinet ministers deliberated, they invited the imperial concubine and the prince Zongxu, and finally decided on the temple name of "Wen Zong". smell it.

The city gates and palace gates in the capital are still tightly closed, and there are imperial guards guarding everywhere, and they are strictly guarded.When it was auspicious, all the temple bells rang together.Changle Palace began to hold a small burial ceremony for Emperor Daxing. The princes, princes, cabinet ministers, and officials from the six ministries all bowed and stood outside the palace. At a glance, there was a vast expanse of white.

Under the command of officials from the Ministry of Rituals, the deacons changed clothes and bathed the emperor in an orderly manner. After the end, a minister put a gleaming orb into the emperor's mouth, and the eunuch in charge of clothing came to change the emperor's upper coat and gave the emperor jade Ser, then put on twelve layers of clothes for him.

As the crown prince, under the guidance of the cabinet minister Wang Zhong, Zong Xu walked through the long and straight corridor in front of the Changle Palace, hung a sword on Jianfeng's waist, personally brought a few iron guards, and followed him step by step. .Inside the main hall, plain curtains and white curtains, surrounded by cigarette smoke, enshrine the spirit tablet of Emperor Wenzong in the middle.Zong Xu stood there, looked back at Wang Zhong, Wang Zhong nodded, he knelt down in front of the spirit tablet, performed three kneeling and nine kowtows, Zhao Chengen personally handed him a bottle of wine, Zong Xu caught it , raised his head above his head, lightly bowed in front of the coffin, and then stood up, all the civil and military ministers hurriedly mourned, and the cry was earth-shattering.

Someone had already brought a dragon chair covered with a yellow mattress and placed it in front of the coffin. Zong Xu sat down on it, and the hall immediately became quiet again.With a wave of Zhao Chengen's whisk, the officials of praise came out of the class to sing the ceremony. All civil and military officials knelt down on the ground, saluted respectfully, and shouted long live. In this way, Zong Xu could be considered as the successor before the spirit.Although he was still a five-year-old child, he had never seen such a big battle, but he firmly remembered the words of his mother and concubine, and he was not nervous or timid at all. He looked around, jumped off the ground, and personally helped Wang Zhong up: "Wang Aiqing, my concubine said, you are a veteran of the three dynasties and an important minister in the cabinet. If there is anything I don't understand, I should ask you more."

Wang Zhong hurriedly said: "I don't dare." After thinking for a while, he said: "The emperor has already succeeded to the throne. According to the rules, the empress and imperial concubine should be the empress dowager."

Zong Xu said: "The first emperor Bintian, mother and concubine are heartbroken at this time, it is not appropriate to mention this matter, after I perform the enthronement ceremony, I will officially announce to the world that it will not be too late to honor my mother, stepmother and concubine as empress dowager."

Wang Zhong was well aware of the previous conflict between the empress and the imperial concubine, and he was also fully aware of the relationship between the two palaces. At this moment, the little emperor could speak clearly and answer fluently. It was clear that someone had carefully taught him beforehand. , Could it be. . .Wang Zhong's heart skipped a beat, he was thinking wildly, Zong Xu said again: "I'm the emperor now, can I make an order?"

Wang Zhong hurriedly said: "Of course."

Zong Xu said: "Shoufu Wen is old, weak and sick, so Enzhun does not need to participate in the funeral ceremony of the late emperor. He also thought that he had served the court for many years and made great achievements. It is my first will to go to all official positions such as cabinet bachelor and let him live in the mansion with peace of mind."

Wang Zhongxin was astonished, and replied: "Yes."

Zong Xu tried his best to recall it, and then said to Lian Kang: "Lian Kang, you are the most favored subject of the late emperor. From now on, I will temporarily remove you from the position of commander of the Imperial Forest Army. You need to stay in Changle Palace and guard the spirit of the late emperor day and night. To comfort the heart of the late emperor."

Lian Kang has already regretted it at this moment. During the confrontation between the queen and the imperial concubine in the early morning, he was impartial and proposed that the cabinet should decide the position of the reserve. He had already offended the imperial concubine. Now he knows that he has been relieved of his military power , Thinking of this, he couldn't help turning pale, his lips trembled twice, and said with difficulty: "I obey the order."

Zong Xu was very proud to see his majesty and order, and glanced at the kneeling ministers, and pretended to be serious: "I am still young, and from now on, you will assist me wholeheartedly to keep my Great Yan peaceful and prosperous. I will not disappoint you."

"The ministers obey the order, long live my emperor, long live!"

Although the emperor's mourning hall is located in Changle Palace, according to Dayan's practice, the empress, concubines, princesses and princesses and wives of all ranks in the imperial court and other female relatives only go to Changle Palace to cry once a day, and return to the inner palace for the rest of the time. The emperor's wake.

The queen almost fainted in the morning and was sent back to her own palace. The imperial concubine has always been in charge of the affairs of the six palaces. During the funeral, there are many things to do, and the heir emperor Zongxu is young, and many ministers come here Reporting to her, the more I can't get away.Therefore, in the Dragon Palace, it became Concubine Li kneeling at the front. With her as the leader, all the female relatives removed earrings and jewelry, dressed in filial piety, and cried so much that they forgot to sleep and eat, and were utterly mournful.Although not everyone was favored when the emperor was there, the death of the emperor weighed on all of them like a thick layer of dark clouds.They are still young and beautiful, as tender as twigs that have just been pulled out in spring, buds that have just bloomed, but what awaits them is a cruel fate.They were not crying for the emperor, but crying in despair for their own fate.

Concubine Li was usually arrogant, but at this time she cried the worst, and finally her voice became hoarse and howled dryly.Lian Zhen hasn't met the imperial concubine in private for a long time. In the past few days, when she met, there were many people there. She glanced at the crowd and didn't even have a chance to make eye contact. She was a little distracted, but in such a depressing atmosphere , Emotions are naturally infected, and I can't help crying.Su Yun knelt beside her, crying even louder. Lian Zhen couldn't bear it, and quietly reached out to hold her hand to show comfort, but Su Yun whimpered and said intermittently: "Lian Zhen , you have to find a way to see the imperial concubine once, otherwise... otherwise we will be finished."

Lian Zhen said in surprise: "Yun'er, what are you talking about?"

Su Yun looked around, her voice was low and miserable: "Lianzhen, how can you be so calm? Don't you have any fear? According to the rules of this dynasty, when the emperor dies, more than half of the concubines who have not given birth in the harem will die ah!"

"Cong martyrdom?" Lianzhen looked terrified and shocked: "I... I don't know, no... No, how could such a thing happen!"

"□□Taizong, as well as the Sejong Dynasty." Su Yun pulled her sleeves, as if suddenly grasping a life-saving straw, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart: "Lianzhen, now the palace is full of blood. The imperial concubine is in charge, I know she has always taken care of you, you go beg her, okay? Lian Zhen, you go beg her, I don't want to die, we don't want to die!"

Lian Zhen looked at the white world in front of her eyes, and heard the cries one after another in her ears, as well as Su Yun's pleading, her mind suddenly went blank.

Huo Song tried his best to conceal the excitement in his heart, and followed a small eunuch into the main hall of Chongde Palace. Seeing the imperial concubine sitting on the throne in front of the case, he rushed to salute.

"Brother, no courtesy." The imperial concubine looked very friendly and polite when she saw him. She first gave her a seat, asked a few questions about family affairs, and then said: "I called you here today for an important matter. Your Majesty He took too much golden elixir and died at a young age, all because he was bewitched by the evil Taoist Li Xuanzhen. Although in order to calm people's hearts and to clear the Tian family's reputation, the real cause of the emperor's death cannot be announced to the outside world, but the culprit must not be let go."

"Yes, Li Xuanzhen deceitful words to deceive the Lord, he deserves death!"

The imperial concubine said: "On the day the emperor died, Li Xuanzhen and other Taoist priests were locked up in secret locks. Now that I have ordered you to be the Prime Minister of the Criminal Department, I will leave this matter to you."

Huo Song understood, and immediately responded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will handle this matter properly."

The imperial concubine was silent for a while, and then said: "Some irrelevant people, just drive them out of the capital."

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about such trivial matters." Huo Song's face was full of concern, and he said with a smile: "Nowadays, in the palace, everything is complicated, and it is all tied to the Empress. Everyone in the family can't help but worry about it. Empress, please take care of your phoenix body."

"I see." The imperial concubine nodded, and said: "Although the situation in Beijing has been controlled by me, and Yu Jianfeng and Xia Houjin have also expressed their loyalty to me, you still have to be cautious in your actions. Don’t take it lightly, lest accidents happen.”

"The minister will understand."

"Okay, Master Dou is still waiting for me right now, you can go now, and come back to me after the matter is settled."

Huo Song hurriedly got up and agreed, and left excitedly.As soon as he left, Dou Chongguang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, came in. After hesitating for a while, he still saluted according to the rules for courtiers to meet imperial concubines.

The imperial concubine said: "The country is peaceful and the people are safe and the world is prosperous. In my palace's opinion, the new emperor's year name should be 'Taixing'." As she spoke, she picked up a pen, circled the word "Taixing" on the paper, and handed it to Dou Chongguang: "From the first month of next year, the new year name will be used again."

Dou Chongguang bowed, took it with both hands, and said: "According to the rule, the concubine will be promoted to be a concubine, and the title will be increased from one character to two characters. The ministers and other members of the Ministry of Rites have already planned some selections in advance. Empress Fengmu, in case the empress and the emperor make a ruling in advance."

The imperial concubine frowned slightly: "This Palace believes that the titles of the concubines can remain unchanged, just add the word "Tai". title."

Dou Chongguang was stunned: "This..."

"how?"

"No...it's nothing." Although Dou Zhongguang felt that this was against the rules, he didn't dare to refute it. Besides, although the imperial concubine has not yet been crowned the empress dowager, her status has been confirmed, and he would not be so stupid as to argue with such a trivial matter. She couldn't make it through, so she immediately said: "Wei would like to obey the mother's will, if there is nothing else, then...then Weichen will take his leave first."

The night was like black ink, covering the entire capital city. The palace lanterns in the imperial city were in full swing, and there were dots of stars everywhere, like a galaxy sprinkled down.

The warm pavilion was quiet, the little emperor Zongxu was sound asleep on the dragon couch in the inner room, the imperial concubine's eyes were slightly closed, she was holding Buddhist beads and silently recited Buddhist scriptures by candlelight.Gao Xian walked in tiptoe, knelt down and bowed, and said softly: "Master, this servant led people to lock the Queen, Concubine Li and all the servants around Lady Mei into the torture room of Yeting Prison, interrogated them carefully, and finally found out The truth about Master Lian's miscarriage at that time."

The imperial concubine opened her eyes, as if she was not surprised, she only hummed lightly.

Gao Xiandao: "Concubine Li and Lady Mei are the masterminds of this matter. It turns out that the palace maid Yixue who died in Xiefang Palace had a childhood sweetheart and rented a small house in Beijing. Yixue saved up her monthly money, bought off the eunuch who purchased the sweets room, and secretly sent him some silver items after a few months. The maid beside Meigui made friends with Yixue, and she noticed this over time Concubine Li and Lady Mei played the role of the queen, and after discussing, they secretly lured her and threatened her with the life of her lover, forcing Yixue to mix "cool medicine" in Miss Lian's anti-fetal medicine, and then put the blame on Min concubine..."

The imperial concubine waved her hands, and said impatiently: "There is no need to continue."

Gao Xian was startled for a moment, then said: "Yes."

"It is enough for me to know the truth, this matter is over, and there is no need to mention it to others in the future." The imperial concubine stood up and ordered: "Just take a few people and follow me to Yonghua Palace. "

The empress said that she was overly sad, and was sent back to her own palace to recuperate, but in reality it was no different from house arrest. The whole Yonghua Palace had changed a group of people at this time.Hearing the imperial concubine's arrival, the queen waited by the door holding a candle, and said with a sneer, "Huo Binglun, you're so clever!"

The imperial concubine smiled faintly: "Thanks to the empress's compliment." Gao Xian winked at the side, and all the followers retreated aside, only he followed the imperial concubine into the hall.

The queen pointed to the empty hall behind her, and said viciously: "The bones of the first emperor were not cold, so you joined forces with Kuang Chong and Chai Biao to seize the reserve position, and also put the original consort, the empress, under house arrest. Take them all away, if the late emperor had a spirit in heaven, he would not spare you!"

"The queen has been with me for these years, but she doesn't know me at all. It really makes me sad. When the late emperor was alive, I was afraid, but my sister, I am not afraid of death at all." The imperial concubine's face floated. With a touch of sarcasm, he said coldly: "But from what the queen said, the queen must be afraid of the undead. The queen conspired with Concubine Li and the others to mutilate Concubine Lian's dragon fetus, frame Concubine Min, and try to take the eldest prince as her own." My son, you really have to be careful that the dead soul of the late emperor is coming to you."

The queen's complexion changed a few times, and she pointed at her and said, "You don't spout blood, you slander me!"

"Whether it is slander, you know it in your heart, and I will not force you to admit it. I have never delved into the truth about many things, because the truth can be manipulated by power. At that time, I could not fight you. As for the late emperor , I can't count on it." The imperial concubine's face was as dark as water: "But now, as long as I give an order, all the nasty things you have done can be found out one by one."

The queen's eyes were vicious, and she gritted her teeth and said: "Huo Binglun, don't be complacent. When the first emperor was here, I was the queen, you were the imperial concubine, and the new emperor succeeded me. I was the mother empress dowager. Living under me, moreover, you cannot imprison me for the rest of your life!"

"You are right, your status will always be above me, and it is indeed impossible for me to put you under house arrest forever." A cold light flashed in the eyes of the imperial concubine, but a very faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "But I think, You will not be blessed to enjoy the empress dowager position in your life."

When Zhao Chengen heard this, he clapped his hands suddenly, and two inner eunuchs came in silently, holding a silver tray each.The queen's eyes swept over them, and her legs couldn't help but soften. She tried her best to stabilize her mind, and said in a trembling voice: "Huo Binglun, what do you want to do! I am the first wife of the first emperor, the empress of the palace, you... you How dare you murder me?!"

On the two silver plates, there was a bottle of wine on one side and a white silk on the other. The imperial concubine walked to the two inner prisons and turned to look at her calmly: "You are wrong, no one is going to murder you, You have a deep love for the first emperor, and you don’t want to live alone, so you voluntarily go with him, the emperor will issue an edict to commend you, and the historian will give you the reputation of being a martyr.”

"Huo Binglun, how dare you!" The queen collapsed suddenly, and hissed, "I want to see the emperor, I want to see the cabinet and the six ministers! None of you dare to do anything to me!" Go, before he even crossed the palace gate, he was dragged back.

"Listen, I don't want to use force." The imperial concubine said softly, with no expression on her face: "If you force me to use force, I can assure you that Princess Lanling will go with you soon. If you voluntarily die , I can guarantee her a safe and prosperous life."

Upon hearing Princess Lanling's name, the queen suddenly became quiet, she sat on the ground with a dull expression, her clothes were disheveled, and she had lost all her former grace and luxury, and after a long time, she wept and said, "Xi'er, my Xi'er. ..."

The two heavy palace doors were slowly closed behind her. The imperial concubine stood with her hands behind her back, and stood under His Majesty Dan. She took a deep breath of the cool night air, and felt a lot of relief in her chest.

Gao Xian bowed and whispered beside him: "Master, what should we do with those servants who used to serve the queen?"

The imperial concubine said indifferently: "The empress is the first consort, and she must be served wherever she goes."

"Yes." Gao Xian realized immediately, and said again: "The slave is confused."

The imperial concubine glanced at the deep sky in the distance again, and ordered: "It's getting late, get up and drive back to the palace."

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