Linzhi

In the first year of the 24th year of Wende, no one thought that Emperor Wende, who had reigned for 24 years, would die in such a way. The new emperor finally used the temple name of "Taizong" as a footnote for the second emperor of the dynasty. .

However, this disgraceful palace change still cast a shadow over Emperor Taizong's later years, making the new emperor have to face the problem of dealing with the lineage of King Qi and Princess Lin'an at the beginning of his ascension to the throne.

On the second day of February in the 24th year of Wende, the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor was held. According to the rules, after the death of the first emperor, if the new year has not yet arrived, the old year name must continue to be used until the next year, but the new year name will be changed soon. It was also drawn up, and it is said that it was appointed by the new emperor, and it was called Jiayou.Many people privately speculated that the new emperor used this year name not only to imply Jia and Tianyou, but also to commemorate Princess Leping.

In any case, from this day on, both the government and the public or the people began to habitually call the new emperor Emperor Jiayou.

When the new emperor came to the throne, he would amnesty the world as usual, but the crime of treason was not included. King Qi and Princess Lin'an were still imprisoned. The new emperor did not order to deal with it, and no one dared to intercede for the rebels.

As for the imperial court, Lu Rong, Minister of Rites, was suspected of colluding with the King of Qi, and was dismissed from office and exiled. The vacancy of Minister of Rites was replaced by Xue Tan, the former servant.

In addition, Cao Liang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was hated by the new emperor because he was not firm on the night of the palace change. The first thing the new emperor did after he ascended the throne was to announce that Cao Liang was old and dim-sighted, and that he was no longer suitable for the post of minister. He retired from his post and went back to take care of his old age, making fun of his grandchildren.

In fact, Cao Liang is only over 20 years old this year, he is in the prime of life, and his grandson has not yet been born. Wang, in a hurry let Cao Liang go.Zhou Ying and other courtiers did not want to oppose the new emperor in this matter, so they did not raise any objections, and Cao Liang was allowed to step down sadly.There is a vacancy in the Ministry of Officials, and the left and right servants will temporarily act as general affairs, but everyone knows that the new emperor wants to hand over the Ministry of Officials to the eldest son of the emperor.

Sure enough, after the vernal equinox, Emperor Jiayou ordered an amnesty for the world, posthumously conferred the concubine Ding as the Empress of Yuan Mourning, the concubine Lu as the Empress of Zhaoai, the son He Yu who died early as the Crown Prince Gongmin, and Princess Pei as the empress. The eldest son He Mu is King Huai, the second son He Xiu is King Ji, the third son He Rong is King An, the fifth son He Zhan is King Xing, and the seventh son He Xi is King Mi.

Among them, the fourth son, He Xi, disappeared because he was wandering outside. Emperor Jiayou was so angry that he refused to give him the title, just as if he didn't have this son.

Compared with other brothers, the title of the eldest son of the emperor is more meaningful, just because the country name of this dynasty is Huai, and Huaiyang is the land of dragon prosperity in this dynasty. announced.

Although the atmosphere of the new dynasty cannot be said to be completely new, with a new emperor, the way of doing things has changed, and everyone has to adapt to it.

Emperor Jiayou is naturally not as diligent as the late emperor. The memorials that could be approved a day or two ago may take three to five days to receive from Emperor Jiayou. It also means that he will not get angry easily, and his soft ears allow him to listen more to the opinions of the ministers. Whenever there is a quarrel in the court, Emperor Jiayou will only calm down at the end.

God seems to have given the new emperor a lot of face. The spring and summer of the 24th year of Wende, the weather was smooth, no longer the miserable wind and rain of the previous year, natural disasters and man-made disasters, even the Turkic people were quiet and did not make trouble, everything seemed to be heading towards the direction of Vientiane renewal develop.

This year's pear blossoms also bloomed early. Just after the beginning of spring, a large number of pear trees along the road outside the Xuanzheng Hall were already in full bloom. Until the end of April, there was still no sign of withering.

The ancients said that pears are "li", which means different, but it is said that Emperor Gaozu's Empress Zhao Lie liked pear blossoms very much, so Emperor Gaozu specially ordered people to plant pear trees everywhere in the palace. Come and go, the ones that have been favored and those that have fallen out of favor are countless. The pear blossoms in other places have been shoveled and replaced with other ones. Only the pear trees around the Xuanzheng Hall are still preserved. When the flowers bloom, the trees are full of pink and white. The trunk of the tree was shaken vigorously by the naughty little maid, and it rustled down. When the wind blew, it fell all over the shoulders and skirts again, which is really amazing.

Walking in a large rain of flowers, even if the mood will not become better, but it will not be worse.

He Rong's footsteps were a little slower than ordinary people's. The bamboo stick fell on the white marble floor tiles and made a sound, but the servant who was walking in front didn't dare to urge him. The new prince catches up with a few gossips.

"Your Majesty is currently receiving Prime Minister Zhou and the others. Please wait outside later. The villain will report to you immediately. If you are tired, you may as well sit in the side hall first. Some new tea was served two days ago. You just have a taste."

He Rong nodded: "No hurry, follow the rules, what's your name?"

The waiter was overjoyed: "The villain's name is Jiangbang, because my body is a little... wide, others call me Fatty or Fatty Jiang, Ma Hongma's regular attendant is the master of the villain."

Not to mention, he was born with a round face and a round body, so he looked very lucky at first glance, He Rong said: "Your master is so thin, but you are so fat, could it be that you stole your master's blessing?"

Sometimes noble people are willing to make jokes, that’s my own luck, Jiang Pang is a man with great eyesight, otherwise he wouldn’t be favored by Ma Hong, he smiled and scratched his head: “Master also said so, but the villain thinks , Master can serve the late emperor, that is much more blessed than the villain, the villain has not been in the imperial court for a long time, and he has not mastered everything, so he is incomparable with the master."

He Rong said indifferently: "There are tens of thousands of servants in the palace. Your master is a rare person who understands. He can stand firm in the face of big right and wrong, and knows how to retreat bravely. You are right in his words. His blessings are indeed yet to come. no need to worry."

After the late emperor passed away, Ma Hong invited him to guard the imperial mausoleum for three years. Although he kept his old feelings, he also avoided disasters. He had been with the late emperor for many years and knew too many things. The new emperor might not like to see him. Seeing him, I deliberately avoided the sharp edge, but the palace is the same as the imperial court, where people leave the tea to cool down. Ma Hong's current position has been replaced by another servant named Yuan Chang. After three years, no one knows what it will be. What a scene.

Jiang Pang was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. When Master was in Beijing, he often said that His Highness is the most benevolent."

He Rong: "Your Majesty is more benevolent than me. You are serving in front of the imperial court. As long as you are careful and keep your words to yourself, there will be a day when you will be useful."

While talking, the two had already arrived at the entrance of the Xuanzheng Hall. Zhou Ying, Zhang Song and others just came out of it. When they saw He Rong, they all saluted: "His Royal Highness King An."

He Rong returned the salute and turned sideways to make way: "Everyone is well."

Xue Tan nodded slightly at He Rong in the crowd, and then went out with the others, while Jiang Pang went in to communicate.

He Rong thought that the other party would come out in a short while, but he stood there for a little while, until his legs were a little sore, and he saw Jiang Bang coming out in a hurry.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty invites you to go in." Jiang Pang immediately lowered his voice and said quickly, "The First Highness and the Second Highness seem to have some disagreements."

After He Rong went in, he saw He Xiu kneeling in the middle with his back to him.

He Mu sat under He Tai, and his expression was not very good.

"Meet Your Majesty." He Rong saluted.

Emperor Jiayou: "Wai Li, San Lang, why are you here?"

He Rong said: "Last year, Ji Ling and I went to Luozhou for disaster relief. We walked some places along the way and wrote a report. Later, when the late emperor passed away, we delayed it. This time, we specially rearranged it and presented it to the palace. Your Majesty has a look."

Emperor Jiayou rubbed the center of his brows, lacking in interest: "You put it down, I'll look back."

As soon as he came to the throne, Emperor Jiayou did have the appearance of a wise monarch, but it was never the same thing for all his ministers to give advice, at least accept it humbly, and the court council also followed the rules of the former emperor, once a day or every two days, basically Can meet with courtiers every day.But boring political affairs are not what Emperor Jiayou likes after all. Although he suppressed his yawns in front of others, he refused to forcefully hold the emperor's majesty in front of his sons. On the desk, rest your head on your elbows.

He Mu said: "Your Majesty, since San Lang is here, why not listen to his opinion."

Emperor Jiayou raised his sleeves and waved, He Mu understood, and talked with He Rong about the interrogation of King Qi's treason case.

He Xiu knelt on the ground, lowered her head, and said nothing.

He Rong caught a glimpse of him hiding under his sleeve, with slightly curled fists.

This matter started after their father ascended the throne. At that time, He Xiu had just lost his wife and wanted to go outside to make contributions, so he took the initiative to ask for orders and wanted to go to Ganzhou under Zhang Tao's command, but was opposed by He Mu.He Mu's reason is that Zhang Tao is familiar with the military and has been stationed in the border area for a long time. He Xiu has never fought in a war. After going there, Zhang Tao will be restrained and unable to perform because of his status as a prince.

As soon as Emperor Jiayou heard that it made sense, he rejected his son's request, but He Xiu did not give up and wanted to join the Forbidden Army, but he was also opposed, because at this time there was already He Zhan in the Forbidden Army, Yu Gong, and it was impossible for him to join the Forbidden Army. There are two princes, Yu Si, He Xiu and He Zhan are brothers from the same mother.

Perhaps Emperor Jiayou felt sorry for rejecting his son one after another, so he handed over the Ministry of Punishment, which was originally in charge of King Qi, to He Xiu, and asked him to be in charge of hearing the case of King Qi's treason.During the interrogation, Concubine An Shu and Cheng Yue died of sudden illness in prison one after another, but there are also rumors that they did not suffer from sudden illness at all, but were tortured to death by He Xiu.There is a censor who sues He Xiu to the imperial court, saying that the state owns the state law, the crime of treason is unforgivable, and he should be beheaded or ordered to judge himself. This kind of lynching is not dignified. It will lead to the corruption of the national law, and there will be no kingly law.

After all, Emperor Jiayou felt pity for his son's loss of wife and son, so he suppressed the matter. But today He Xiu came to report the results of the interrogation, but he insisted on wanting all Qi Wang's party to die late.

As soon as this remark came out, He Mu naturally strongly opposed it, and even Emperor Jiayou thought it was too much.

It's because although King Qi conspired against him, his surname was He in the final analysis. If he wanted to deal with them, a glass of poisoned wine and three feet of white silk would suffice. However, the face of the Tian family will disappear.

That's why He Xiu knelt here, holding back his anger, almost wanting to explode.

After He Mu finished speaking, seeing that He Xiu was still stubborn, he couldn't help shaking his head, and asked He Rong, "Sanlang, what do you think about this matter?"

Out of the corner of his eye, He Rong caught a glimpse of He Xiu's profile, and found that the other party and He Zhan are indeed brothers from the same mother, and even the jaw line is very similar, but He Xiu is clenching his teeth at the moment, looking cold and tense, while He Zhan usually laughs , often even the dimples are not hesitate to show.

He thought for a moment, then spoke under the expectant eyes of his elder brother.

The author has something to say:

In the previous 63 chapters, the BUG in the name was changed. It was Fan Yi who choked up with King Qi on the spot, not Zhang Song, but it doesn't affect the overall plot, so don't look back.

I haven't seen you for a day, miss me?

Dad is enthroned, and Rongbao is crowned king. Dawang Miao will straighten out his thoughts by the way, and the number of words in the next chapter should be more~

Small theater unrelated to the main text:

He Zhan: Third brother, you noticed my dimples, aren't they cute?I want to sing you a song.

He Rong: I don't want to hear it.

He Zhan: Small dimples and long eyelashes are my most beautiful marks. You can’t sleep every day and miss my smile

He Rong: ...

(Pay attention to the lyrics, Goro deliberately sang against the subject)