rebirth first official

A month has passed in a blink of an eye, and the 25th birthday of the emperor Li Changzhi is approaching.

Recently, Beijing and China have been very busy, and people from all walks of life have poured into the capital to celebrate the emperor's birthday. Many forces originally outside Beijing also took this opportunity to come to the capital.The children of the prominent families in Zongxue were busy participating in the banquets and entertainments of the dignitaries, so there were not many classes in the school.

In order to get in touch with more dignitaries, Gao Zhanming had a clearer view of the division of forces in the court, so he had to attend many gatherings.

The outside is so busy, the palace is even more lively.

The emperor's birthday banquet has been prepared for several months, and seeing the day is approaching, the maids and eunuchs are busy with the final preparations, and they are busy all day long.Boxes of things and lists kept coming in and out of Xingqing Palace and Xianju Hall, and were handed over to the Empress Dowager and concubines for review.

Guo Yulian walked into the Xianju Hall with small steps, and saw Empress Dowager Gao sitting in the hall reviewing the list made of yellow silk cloth.He has been serving Gao Qiang for more than ten years. In this palace, no one can compare to him, an old fox, in terms of his ability to read words and expressions. He only needs to look at Gao Qiang's tight lips to tell that she is not in a good mood.

Sure enough, Gao Qiang took a sip from the tea bowl on the side, then immediately threw the tea bowl on the ground, and shouted: "You dog slave! Who prepared the tea? It's so hot, it's to scald Aijia to death, so that Aijia can die again." Can't you speak!"

The maids serving on both sides trembled with fright, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and begged for mercy: "The Empress Dowager, please calm down."

Guo Yulian knew that Gao Qiang was making excuses, so she sighed secretly, walked up to kick the kneeling court lady with a straight face, and said: "You bastards who have no eyesight can't even serve the Queen Mother well. Fortunately, you are still some first- and second-class court ladies, so you should all be sent to the clothing department! Why don’t you all get out of here!”

The maids hurriedly retreated.

Guo Yulian walked to Gao Qiang's side, held Gao Qiang's shoulders, and said softly: "Empress Dowager, please take a break from the fire, this slave will go and pour you a cup of warm tea."

Gao Qiang said with a sullen face: "No need, you go and call the Minister of Rites to Ai's family to come into the palace."

Guo Yulian squinted at the list in Gao Qiang's hand, and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, the Ministry of Rites has changed this list several times, and you didn't see such a big temper when it was submitted last time, what's wrong with it? "

Gao Qiang sneered and said: "It's not that bitch Zhao Jinyan! Go ahead and call the people from the Ministry of Rites together with Zhao Jinyan. If the Ai family doesn't say anything, she thinks that she has the final say in this palace!"

Guo Yulian hurriedly said: "Yes, the slave will go now."

Guo Yulian was about to leave, when she suddenly heard an announcement from outside: "The emperor is here!"

Both Gao Qiang and Guo Yulian were startled, Gao Qiang ordered: "You wait here, you can go later."

After a while, the emperor Li Changzhi walked into the Xianju Hall.

Li Changzhi said hello to Gao Qiang, and Gao Qiang said, "Lin'er, you came at a good time. Come and sit here. The Ai family has something to ask you."

Li Changzhi got up, came to sit down beside Gao Qiang, Gao Qiang handed him the list from the Ministry of Rites in his hand: "Have you read this list?"

Li Changzhi glanced at it and said, "I have seen it."

Gao Qiang sneered and said: "You just have to read it, lest Ai's family ask your beloved Concubine Zhao for a crime, and you have to come to plead with Ai's family. The location of the state banquet is determined after various discussions between Ai's family, your uncle and several ministers. The next one is the most decent and reasonable one, who gave Zhao Jinyan the courage to ask the Ministry of Rites to change the arrangement of the state banquet without authorization?!"

Li Changzhi hurriedly said: "Mother, please calm down. It was not Zhao Guifei who changed it, but the Ministry of Rituals who ordered it to be revised. It was only changed in one place, and the position of Duke Pingyang was placed before Xu Shangshu, the father of Empress Xu. Other than that, There is no change." The Duke of Pingyang is the father of the imperial concubine Zhao Jinyan, and he also went to Beijing to celebrate the emperor's birthday this time.

Gao Qiang said: "You ordered the Ministry of Rites to revise it? The Ai family would like to ask you, that is, you loved Concubine Zhao Gui in the past, but after all, Empress Xu is your queen. For the state banquet, you put Xu Shangshu in the Duke of Pingyang County After that, what do you make the empress think? What do you make the civil and military ministers think?! For a favored concubine, you will break the etiquette system and make the world laugh at you!"

Li Changzhi argued: "After my mother, Duke Pingyang is the Jiedu envoy of Fanyang and Hedong Townships, and he is of the same rank as Shang Shuling. Although Xu Shangshu is the queen's father, his achievements are not as good as Duke Pingyang. The child sent him How can it be considered a violation of the etiquette if the position of the minister is placed before the order of the minister? Empress Xu is not a stingy person, I believe she will understand."

Gao Qiang trembled with anger.

Li Changzhi is now 25 years old, and as he grows older, he gradually becomes disobedient.When Gao Qiang was still the late emperor's empress, in order to let the Gao family gain a firm foothold, she tried every means to suppress and exclude all the other concubines of the late emperor, and favored the sixth palace. The "disease" died early, and she also knew that Li Changzhi was the only prince, and the rest were princesses. The heirs left by the late emperor were pitifully withered.After the death of the first emperor, the eldest son Li Changzhi took the throne as a matter of course, but because he was still young at that time, he was assisted by An Guogong and others, and Gao Qiang was the queen mother who listened to the government behind the curtain.

After Li Changzhi passed [-], they had to gradually return the power of government to Li Changzhi.However, the Gao family was afraid of losing their power, so they always had restrictions on the young emperor. Therefore, Li Changzhi had very little power in his hands, and the Gao family almost had the final say on state affairs.

The Gao family is the upper-ranking foreign relatives, so they are naturally worried that a new group of foreign relatives will appear and the power will be divided from them. Therefore, when they were electing Li Changzhi, they deliberately selected the daughter of the Xu family, who is a cousin of the Gao family, as the emperor.However, the Jiedu envoys in several towns outside Beijing had heavy troops in their hands, so the Gao family chose Zhao Jinyan, the daughter of the Duke of Pingyang, who had the most powerful troops in his hands, to enter the palace as his concubine.Duke Pingyang has several daughters. The Gao family chose Zhao Jinyan, who was the oldest and most mediocre in appearance, to enter the palace for fear that the concubine would charm the emperor. Unexpectedly, although Zhao Jinyan was ordinary in appearance, she was not weak at all in being charming. At the beginning, she was spoiled, but the young and beautiful Empress Xu was left out by the emperor.

As everyone knows, Li Changzhi's fondness for Zhao Jinyan is also related to her background.Li Changzhi has been oppressed by the Gao family since he was a child. As the emperor, the whole country only knows that there is the Gao family, but he doesn't know that there is Emperor Li. How can he be at ease?In order to suppress the power of the Gao family, he began to deliberately support the forces of the Zhao family in order to change the situation of the Gao family's dictatorship. Only when the two forces check and balance can he control it.

Gao Qiang said: "Empress Xu gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor for you, and opened branches and leaves for the Tian family. You have not yet rewarded the Xu family for such contributions, but you let Zhao Concubine's father sit in front of the minister at the state banquet. Emperor, you Isn’t this too biased?” Li Ao, the eldest son of Empress Xu, born to Li Changzhi, is now six years old, but Li Changzhi has always neglected Empress Xu in the past six years, so Empress Xu has no new heirs.

Li Changzhi said: "The year before last, Concubine Zhao Gui also gave birth to a dragon son..."

Gao Qiang interrupted in a loud voice: "Because of this, you should respect the Xu family more. The empress Xu gave birth to you as the eldest son of the emperor and the son of the legitimate son. He is the future emperor. You have not yet established a heir, and you will have to give birth to the Xu family at the state banquet." The position of Duke Pingyang is placed before Xu Shangshu. Wouldn't the world have doubts about the future reserve position? In addition, the eldest son of the emperor is already six years old. Erli is the crown prince."

Li Changzhi was startled, and said, "Ao'er is only six years old, it's too early."

Gao Qiang said: "Morning? Then when do you have to wait? Is it possible that in the future when the princes fight for the throne and become the laughing stock of the world? To shoulder the heavy responsibility of the country, one should understand the truth better than Aijia!"

Li Changzhi said forbearance: "If so, I'm afraid I will offend the Duke of Pingyang, he has a heavy army in his hands..."

Gao Qiang was furious, slapped the table and scolded: "What do you mean?! Empress Xu gave birth to the Li family as the eldest son of the emperor, so he should be made the crown prince for the sake of Zhao Jinyan's son. Are you going to rebel?!"

Li Changzhi hurriedly said: "Queen mother calm down, it is the child who said something wrong."

Gao Qiang scolded: "The Ai family sees that you have deceived Hu Meizi with lard! Go, call the people from the Ministry of Rites to the Ai family, and the state banquet will be arranged according to the original arrangement! If Zhao Jinyan dares to object, it is Dishonored, the Ai family doesn't need to be a noble concubine for her!"

The 25-year-old emperor was scolded bloody by the queen mother, so he had to put away the list, and said angrily: "The child listens to the queen mother, and just change the position back. The queen mother calms down, don't be angry."

Gao Qiang said, "If you don't go, what else is there?"

Li Changzhi cautiously said: "Mother's empress... my son thinks, taking advantage of the Duke of Pingyang's entry into the capital this time, Concubine Zhao Guifei just gave birth to a prince for my son. After the state banquet, she promoted him to the rank of Duke of Pingyang...and made him a Duke... "

"You!" Gao Qiang's eyes widened, and he wanted to slap the table again.Wasn't Zhao Jinyan's father equal to her Empress Dowager Gao's elder brother Anguo if he was made the Duke of the state? !

Li Changzhi hurriedly said: "Mother, my son's move is also to appease people's hearts. After all, Concubine Zhao gave birth to a prince, and she has made great achievements. If there is no reward, my son is afraid that the Duke of Pingyang will feel angry. He guards the important town for him. If If he is negligent, the robbers and bandits will make trouble everywhere, which will hurt the country's fortune. The child rewards him, and he may devote himself to guarding the territory for the child, which is the blessing of the people."

The two stalemate for a while, Gao Qiang said coldly: "Let's discuss this matter again, you first ask the Ministry of Rites to change the list, and Aijia will discuss your suggestion with all the ministers."

Li Changzhi had no choice but to bow respectfully and exit the Xianju Hall.

As soon as Li Changzhi left, Gao Qiang immediately summoned An Guogong Gao Yuanzhao into the palace to discuss countermeasures with him.

Gao Qiang told Gao Yuanzhao about all the things just now, and Gao Yuanzhao shook his head after hearing this: "He really wants to divide the power of our Gao family."

Gao Qiang gritted his teeth and said: "The Ai family devoted themselves to cultivating him. In order to let him ascend the throne, the Ai family suffered so much and accumulated so many crimes! Now that his wings are hardened, let one or two vixens blow the pillow wind , He actually wanted our Gao family to leave him behind. He didn't even think about it, the Ai family is his mother, and you are his uncle. In this world, is there anyone closer to him than us? Those women , It’s just for his power, once the Zhao family is really in power, he will make those wolves and tigers gnaw until there is not even a bone left!”

Gao Yuanzhao said: "That's right, that Concubine Zhao is just a noble concubine, and she actually set up the crown prince's idea. I hate that the emperor has been suppressed by her. It really made the Zhao family gain power. Wouldn't it be the first to deal with our Gao family? This harem Among them, where is there a place for you, sister?"

Gao Qiang has been in the harem for many years, and she has seen how many people are warm and cold. She understands very well in her heart that a woman's glory, wealth, power and status, her husband and children are just tools, which can really make her invincible in battles and make her status invincible. What can be shaken is the power of her natal family behind her.So no matter what, she must keep the Gao family's power.

Gao Qiang said: "We must think of a way to get rid of that bitch Zhao Jinyan."

Gao Yuanzhao said: "I'm afraid that apart from her, the emperor's heart cannot be captured back. Is the emperor promoting the Zhao family because he favors Concubine Zhao, or is he promoting the Zhao family in order to weaken our Gao family? If it's the latter, I'm afraid I went to Concubine Zhao, Concubine Wang, and Concubine Li."

Gao Qiang was poked at the sore spot, glared angrily, and gnashed his teeth to sweep everything down on the table!

After a while, Gao Qiang took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "It's time for us to promote a group of new Gao family disciples."

Gao Yuanzhao said: "Yes, Zihui is eighteen years old, and he can be appointed as an official this year."

Gao Qiang said: "I remember Yuan Qing's son Gao Zhanming is also capable of doing things. Didn't he just put his uncle in jail a while ago?"

Gao Yuanzhao was startled: "He..." He remained silent.

Gao Qiang said: "Anyway, you should take this matter to heart."

Gao Yuanzhao said: "Yes."

Gao Qiang was silent for a moment, and then said: "Yuan Li's eldest granddaughter is four years old now, and she is about the same age as Li Ao. She is a child of our Gao family, and her background is appropriate." Gao Yuanli was taken by Gao Qiang and Gao Yuan Brother, for Tonganhou.

Gao Yuanzhao said in surprise, "Ao'er is only six years old, so it's unavoidable to get married so early..."

Gao Qiang sneered: "It's just talking, at least we have to wait for a few years. If the emperor really broke the heart of the Ai family... Ai family still has Ao'er, the eldest grandson of the emperor. If the emperor succeeds at a young age, in order to stabilize the country, It is reasonable to stand up earlier."

Gao Yuanzhao was shocked.Gao Qiang's words mean that he intends to re-establish the emperor!This is an act of treason!However...if it is really desperate, this is also a good move to protect the Gao family. The little prince is only six years old this year and cannot be in power. It is also more stable.

Gao Qiang waved his hand wearily, and said: "We haven't reached that point yet, it would be the best if Lin'er can change his mind. Forget it, Ai's family is tired, you go back first."