Better to live forever [Rebirth]

"Grandfather, is Father's arrangement in the Li family's army safe?"

Zhu Dingbei asked, his fingers tapped on the table subconsciously, some wrinkles appeared between his brows, as if he remembered some unpleasant things, he quickly let go, raised his head and said to the old Hou Ye: "Be sure to make Dad be careful, don't Let people catch the flaw."

This time the emperor spends all his money to purge the garrison, which is also a great opportunity for Zhu Dingbei to take the opportunity to clean up Li's army!

Fishing in troubled waters, the Zhu family was unwilling to do such a thing before, but it didn't mean they didn't know how to do it.

Besides, how many of the Li family can have clean hands and no lawsuits, as long as they violate military discipline, even if they just greedy for a horse and a stone of food and grass, they can make a big fuss and achieve their goals.

Old Hou Ye nodded, "Don't worry, I still have a way of doing things."

He has not forgotten Li Jie's revenge for poisoning his grandson!Although the poisoning was attempted, it was because of Zhu Dingbei's good luck. Otherwise, their Zhu family would suffer a catastrophe. Therefore, when Zhu Dingbei proposed to take advantage of the chaos to deal with the Li family army, the old Hou had no doubts.

He didn't know that there were two other more important reasons why Zhu Dingbei wanted to deal with Li Jiajun.

One, because of hate.

What the Li family did to the Zhu family in the previous life, and perhaps some things they are planning now, made it difficult for Zhu Dingbei to tolerate.He must make them pay in blood!

Second, to frighten the snakes.

The Li family must have well-connected people in the court, and he wanted to take advantage of the chaos in the Li family this time to follow the clues to see what the Li family has been doing in the court over the years.These courtiers of the Li Party are the key to the Li family's desire to restore their glory. As the saying goes, the more the Li family wants to regain their former identity, the more he will step on the other side in the mud.

What could be more satisfying to take revenge than destroying all the painstaking efforts of generations?

Zhu Dingbei smiled coldly.

Old Hou Ye didn't notice anything unusual about his grandson, he was thinking about Dou Changdong's escort to Beijing soon.The old ministry that was once reused is now a prisoner, and it was still made by the Zhu family. The old Hou Ye felt very uncomfortable.

"When Dou Changdong enters the prison, I, the old Shangfeng, should go and visit him."

Hearing him muttering to himself, Zhu Dingbei couldn't help but smile: "Grandfather, I'm afraid that the person Dou Changdong doesn't want to see the last is you. Well, if you bring Qian Hui along with you, then we'll all work together. "

Hearing his schadenfreude, the old Hou Ye glared at him angrily: "Little brat!"

The prison car of Dou Changdong and his party was escorted to Beijing on the fourth day of the first lunar month as scheduled.

The new year is not over, but Emperor Zhenyuan has never been a slack person, so on the same day he announced that the two Ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment will enter the palace to discuss matters.

Before the two ministers could say a few more auspicious words, Emperor Zhenyuan came straight to the point and said: "The sinner, Dou Changdong, has been imprisoned in the sky prison, and no one is allowed to visit him without my will. Everyone must be carefully guarded. If Sima Yu is released again For matters such as chess, I will replace the punishment department with someone who can do things, do you understand?"

Li Da, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, knelt down and received the decree with great sincerity and fear.

Emperor Zhenyuan then looked at Chang Shouan in the Ministry of Punishment, and said in a calm tone: "I will order Prime Minister Dong to preside over the trial today, and the third division will assist in this case. Your Ministry of War must not slack off. The military merits reported these days do not match, and the military pay Corruption of ink, and other crimes, your military department will organize a complete report and hand it to me on the seventh day of the first lunar month. You must not tolerate anyone, you must not make mistakes, and you must not confuse the audiovisual, you can remember."

Chang Shouan nodded his head and said anxiously: "I take orders, and I will absolutely live up to your Majesty's instructions."

Having said that, Chang Shouan was already sweating coldly.Not to mention the colleagues who have greeted him openly and secretly these days, even he himself has a brother-in-law who committed crimes on the desk.

If he is willing to accept a favor and blur the faults of those officers and soldiers who are not responsible for serious crimes, so that they can avoid crimes or receive lighter sentences, there will naturally be a lot of room for maneuver.

But His Majesty the Emperor knows those reports better than he does.Now that he said that, he made up his mind not to let anyone go, even if he wanted to protect anyone, he would not dare to disobey the holy will.

Emperor Zhenyuan was not in the mood to listen to their loyalty, and after beating them, he sent them away.

The eunuch Dongsheng said slowly: "Your Majesty, are you going back to Zhengyang Palace for dinner next, or?"

Emperor Zhenyuan has no appetite, but the imperial pen has not yet opened before the New Year's Day, and he has no memorial documents that need to be approved, so he frowned and said: "Ling Zhongshu draws up an edict, adapting to the situation, and it will be printed on the eighth day of this year to return to the court." , pass it on to all the prefectures."

The eunuch Dongsheng's heart trembled, but he thought that instead of making His Majesty unhappy in the palace every day, it would be better to vent his anger on the courtiers, so as to save them, the eunuchs and maids of the court, from being terrified all day long, so he readily agreed .Emperor Zhenyuan ignored his little thoughts, and sat in the imperial study for a while, then got up and said, "Place yourself in the Longevity Palace."

The eunuch Dongsheng hurriedly sang loudly, Yujia Longevity Palace-the residence of Zhu Shi, the empress of Xianfei.

Emperor Zhenyuan was a diligent and good emperor. He stayed in Zhengyang Palace for more than half of a month, and only had a few days in the harem.And he is not a color-loving person, although there are young and beautiful imperial wives in the palace every two years to serve in the palace, but the ones His Majesty loves the most are the few concubines he married when he ascended the throne.

It was no surprise that Concubine Zhu Xian got the order. If His Majesty the Emperor came to the harem these days, he would most likely come to her bedroom. There was no need for her to order the Changshou Palace to prepare in an orderly manner to pick him up.

After welcoming the holy driver, Concubine Zhu Xian took the cloak and handed it to the palace servants to bake, and poured hot tea for His Majesty to drive away the cold. Seeing his frowning, she said worriedly: "Your Majesty is still worrying about the affairs of the previous court these days, The servants and concubines just wish they could share His Majesty's worries and problems, and please His Majesty be more at ease."

Emperor Zhenyuan said: "My concubine has a heart."

"It's just lip service, and concubines can't be praised by His Majesty."

Concubine Zhu Xian smiled heartily, she was always neat and forthright, her bright smile was not disturbed by the silence of the palace for many years, it made everyone who saw her feel like a spring breeze, and for no reason they relaxed their minds.

This is also the second reason why Emperor Zhenyuan loves to walk around her.

Of course, the biggest reason is because of her status, Zhu Chengyuan's only daughter, who maintains a major bond between him and the Zhenbeihou Mansion.

The two chatted for a while, and Concubine Zhu Xian bluntly said that the breakfast was not enough, and she wanted to arrange lunch in advance, and asked His Majesty to accompany her, and the emperor did not refuse.There was no words during the banquet, after the meal was withdrawn, Concubine Zhu Xian said with emotion: "The drunken eight treasures I got just now are the concubine's mother's favorite food. Before the concubine entered the palace, she made it herself. The imperial chef here is poor."

"It's a pity that I don't have such a good fortune." Emperor Zhenyuan looked at her softly, "My concubine seldom mentions her family, but you miss her so much during the New Year's Eve?"

Concubine Zhu Xian sighed: "My mother is just too quiet, and she doesn't usually come to see me in the palace. I'm a concubine. I'm looking forward to meeting her on the day of the [-]th lunar month. One side."

Emperor Zhenyuan laughed when he heard the words, "You, you still love to talk nonsense like this." After a short pause, he asked, "Has my concubine been in the palace for 20 years?"

Concubine Zhu Xian sat down beside him, put his hand together and said, "Your Majesty's memory is worse than mine. You forgot, it's been 22 years." A concubine of the first grade was married into the palace. It is now the 22nd year of Zhenyuan. It is difficult to remember this year wrongly.

Emperor Zhenyuan nodded, and said seriously: "What my concubine said makes sense. I thought before that my concubine hadn't returned to the manor for many years, so I ordered you to stay in Zhenbeihou's mansion for two days. Now But I don’t remember clearly.”

"Really?!"

Concubine Zhu Xian was overjoyed when she heard the words, she quickly got up and made a big gift: "My concubine, thank you for your kindness!"

The smile on her face couldn't be hidden, Emperor Zhenyuan wanted to tease her, and was about to say something when he saw the eunuch Dongsheng coming over to salute and said: "Your Majesty, a message has been sent from the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and the Empress Dowager invites Your Majesty to have dinner together. May the servant come back?"

Although the meal had already been eaten, the emperor still got up and said, "Since it is the empress mother's request, naturally I cannot refuse. My concubine, you can go with me. You have a good appetite, and you can spend more time with the empress mother."

Concubine Zhu Xian didn't mind being laughed at by him for having a big appetite, she smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine hasn't returned to the manor for many years, so I need to prepare something."

Emperor Zhenyuan pointed out her cautious thoughts and said: "Aifei is afraid of my rebellion, right? You, you don't want to go, I will agree with your narrow-mindedness."

"Thank you, Your Majesty Ron! Long live, long live, long live!"

Concubine Zhu Xian was overjoyed, and after sending the emperor out of the Longevity Palace, she turned around and ordered people to start collecting things for returning home.

After entering the dormitory, the smile on her face gradually faded, becoming as quiet as this deep palace.

Hong He, who was serving her personally, said softly: "Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to inform the mansion first?"

Some tears flashed in Concubine Zhu Xian's eyes, she nodded and said, "Go, you go too, I want to be alone for a while."

Hong He was worried, but retreated obediently.

There is nothing more sad than heartbreak. When she first married the emperor, she was also in love with a young girl, but after she lost her baby and became difficult to conceive, the enthusiasm in her heart became cold.The mind is calm, and things are clear.

No matter how tender and sweet the emperor is, he doesn't have her in his eyes, nor anyone in the harem.

Perhaps, the Empress Empress who had been neglected by him once had such a little affection in his heart, but other people including herself, I am afraid that there will not be a day when His Majesty who is decisive and decisive will take it to his heart.If it wasn't for her father... I'm afraid this Longevity Palace would be just a tomb of the living dead.

Concubine Zhu Xian stood in a daze for a moment before she came back to her senses, a smile appeared on her face again, and she raised her voice to order Honghe to open the warehouse to get the brocade, and pick out all the items given by the mansion.

That's right, her little nephew has never really given a meeting gift, so she must prepare a generous gift.

The conversation was divided into two parts. Emperor Zhenyuan went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to accompany the Queen Mother to eat and chat, and Ning Heng was on the sidelines.

As in previous years, he entered the palace to accompany the Queen Mother to celebrate the New Year.Facing Dajing's two most distinguished men and women, he can also be calm and composed. The two elders also know that he is not talkative, and they don't blame him.

After getting close for a while, the Queen Mother revealed her real purpose: "Your Majesty, after the Lantern Festival, Ah Heng will be 12 years old, and it's time to go back to the main residence in Guangzhou to visit the clan elders and the ancestral hall."

Emperor Zhenyuan was stunned, looked at Ning Heng, and said with some emotion: "In a blink of an eye, Ah Heng is so old, time flies so fast. It won't be long, I'm afraid I will have to give in to old age."

Empress Dowager Ning scolded, "Your Majesty is in his prime, what are you talking about nonsense?"

The emperor begged for forgiveness with a smile, and after talking and laughing for a while, he finally revealed his decision: "My queen also knows that I have made some moves in the army in the past two years, and it is not safe to go all the way south, so I will let Ah Heng go back when the army is peaceful. What do you think?"

Empress Dowager Ning paused for a while, but this reason was not a fuss, so she had no choice but to return a smiling face and said: "It's Ai's family who didn't think about it."

Ning Heng was listening, but for some reason he thought of Zhu Dingbei.

He also wanted to take Changsheng back to the Ning family's main house one day to have a look.