When a passerby becomes a princess

In early spring and March, the south of the Yangtze River is already full of grass and warblers are flying, but the northern country is still bitingly cold, and the snow has not even melted in some places.

In the capital of Daliang Kingdom, everyone in General Lin's mansion is busy, because Lin Qiu, the most beloved youngest son in the mansion, is about to get married.

It stands to reason that the youngest son in the family is going to get married, so he should be beaming, but although the general's mansion is busy, there is not even a smiling face.

But the people in the capital are not surprised, because this Lin Qiu is not marrying a daughter-in-law, but a man, what's more, he is marrying the only son of the current emperor, Liang Xi, the prince of Daliang.

Those merchants from afar couldn’t figure it out. Although it’s not uncommon for Lang Lang to get married, it’s rare for the Tian family to marry a man, especially the one who married the prince and the only son of the emperor. After home?

"That's nothing to do. If you don't marry this man, you won't even be able to keep the last prince." The person who said this was the second brother who claimed to know everything in Baifu Restaurant in Beijing.

"Tell us quickly." Everyone has curiosity. In Daliang Kingdom, where speech is very free, gossip about the Tian family is the biggest hot topic.

"This has to start from the previous court." The second brother who received the tip knew everything and said everything.

It is said that the last emperor of the previous dynasty was tyrannical, and the treacherous ministers were in power, which made the people's lives difficult. Some peasants who could not survive gathered together, attracted some officials and troops who sympathized with them, and launched a massive uprising. The leader is today Emperor Liang Honglie.

Liang Honglie is not an ordinary farmer, he is a branch of the royal family, although it has declined, but it does not affect the fact that he has the blood of the royal family, which also attracted the support of more nobles and vassals for him.

Although the uprising succeeded in the end, it was really difficult in the middle, and it was almost wiped out by the imperial army several times.Once Liang Honglie was besieged in a desperate place, he was hit by a poisonous arrow, and he was about to die. Fortunately, his general Lin Lian carried the unconscious Liang Honglie through the swamp and found antidote herbs, so he escaped. .

After waking up, Liang Honglie was grateful to Lin Lian for saving his life, and sworn brothers with different surnames with him, and made an appointment to marry in-laws for generations to come.

After that, Liang Honglie's uprising team became stronger and stronger. In just one year, he invaded the capital, killed the emperor at that time, and became the emperor himself.Originally wanted to make Lin Lian the side-by-side king, but Lin Lian politely refused, so he was changed to be a general and lead the whole country's soldiers and horses.

Not only did Lin Lian not be arrogant, but he was even more loyal. Regardless of the bitter cold in the frontier, he took his two sons to guard the border and repelled foreign enemies many times. He was called the patron saint of Daliang Kingdom.

It's just about the in-laws, but they haven't been able to form one.Whether it was Lin Lian, a great general who only married one wife, or the emperor who had countless concubines, he was born with only sons, which made them feel very sorry.

If it's just a pity.

The custom of Daliang State is that a man must marry before the age of 20.

The eldest son of the emperor died of a sudden illness on the night of his marriage at the age of 19. A year later, the second son of the emperor also died suddenly on the night of his marriage.

Once can be said to be an accident, but twice is really suspicious.

But no matter how I checked, I didn't find the problem.Neither of the two princes was poisoned or injured, but they stopped breathing suddenly after having intercourse.

The death of the two imperial brothers frightened the third son of the emperor. He refused to get married no matter what, and even ran to the temple many times to become a monk.But even so, he still did not escape the fate of death. On the night of his 20th birthday, he was drinking with a few concubines in the garden, and while they were joking, he suddenly leaned back and lost his voice.Pet concubine stepped forward to take a look, and was immediately paralyzed from fright, only to see that his eyes were wide open, and he was already out of breath.

It is difficult for the royal family to have heirs. It is not that the emperor does not work hard, but that if a concubine wants to conceive, give birth to the child safely after pregnancy, and grow up after birth, the difficulty is no less than that of Liang Honglie. uprising.

Liang Honglie was angry and impatient, he only had five sons in total, more than half of them were lost in one fell swoop, and it seemed that he was approaching the age of hearing, and if he continued like this, he would never be the next generation.

After beheading several ministers who were "unfavorable in handling affairs", Liang Honglie accepted the queen's persuasion and sent the fourth son of the emperor to become a monk at the Huguo Temple, and the fifth son of the emperor to the Linlian camp at the border.

I originally thought that one would become a monk, one would go far away, and staying away from the court might save his life, but who knew that the fourth son of the emperor still died on the day he was 20 years old.

The fourth son of the emperor, the fifth son of the emperor, and the eldest son of the emperor who died early were all born to the empress, and the blow of losing his parents again made the empress unable to afford illness.

The queen's surname is Chu, and she was born in a family of petty officials.At the beginning of Liang Honglie's uprising, Empress Chu persuaded her father to raise military expenses for him by breaking the family. She even sold all her jewelry and clothes, leaving only a set of coarse clothes to cover her body.Liang Honglie respected and loved Empress Chu immediately. Seeing that she was seriously ill, he quickly brought her natal sister-in-law to accompany her to relieve her.

The queen's natal sister-in-law was surnamed Zhou, she believed in Buddhism, and moved into the Buddhist hall after her husband died, and she didn't hear anything outside the window.After listening to Empress Chu cry, she realized that several princes had died strangely.

Mrs. Zhou comforted her for a while before saying, "Both the First Prince and the Second Prince died suddenly on the day they got married. Could it be that they married the wrong person? The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince did not marry the person they were destined to marry when they were 20 years old. This is..."

Empress Chu heard it strangely, and asked: "The orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker are the same for everyone. What is right or wrong?"

Zhou thought for a while and said, "If you've already been engaged before, it's wrong to marry someone else."

He does not mean that.

Empress Chu recalled a time when a concubine gave birth to a prince. Liang Honglie was in her palace at the time, but when he heard the news, he let out a long sigh and said, "How come no one gave birth to a princess for me? It seems that I and the general cannot be in-laws." gone."

At that time, Empress Chu didn't care about it, thinking that the emperor wanted to marry a princess to strengthen the loyalty of the Lin family, but now that I think about it, that's not the case, and the meaning revealed in those words seems to have been agreed a long time ago. .

Thinking of this, Empress Chu couldn't sit still, so she quickly sent someone to invite Liang Honglie to express the doubts in her heart.When Liang Honglie finished talking about the appointment with Lin Lian to be his in-laws, Empress Chu immediately cried, "Your Majesty has hurt my son!"

Liang Honglie was taken aback, and quickly asked her why she was crying.

Empress Chu finally stopped crying and told her sister-in-law's words one by one.

Liang Honglie could only find it funny, there are many people in this world who do not fulfill their marriage contract, but no one has died because of it.

Before he could say anything, he heard the attendant outside the door report: "My Majesty, the Great Elder of Huguo Temple has something to see."

Hearing the words "Huguo Temple", the faces of Liang Honglie and Empress Chu all elongated. Although they knew that their son's death had nothing to do with Huguo Temple, it was impossible to say that there was no lump in their hearts.It's just that this Huguo Temple is different from ordinary temples. What is enshrined in it is not gods and Buddhas, but the ancestors of all the surnames in Daliang Kingdom. It can be said that it is the ancestral temple of the country, and even the emperor has to give some face.

The Great Elder didn't come alone, he was also accompanied by his brother who had been in seclusion for many years, the previous Great Elder Yi Chen.

"Yi Chen has something important to report to His Majesty alone."

Liang Honglie frowned slightly. Yi Chen had been in retreat before he ascended the throne, and had never left his retreat for more than ten years. This sudden departure must be a big deal.

The door of the imperial study room was closed, and everyone, including the elders who came with him, left 20 meters away. No one knew what Yi Chen said to Liang Honglie. When Ye Yichen returned to Huguo Temple, he sat down in the room.

A few days later, a gold medal recalled Lin Lian and the fifth prince Liang Xi from the frontier.

On the day Lin Lian returned to Beijing, he was summoned to enter the palace, and he did not return home until late at night. Some people saw the always resolute General Lin with a sad face and staggering steps.

The next day, Liang Honglie decreed that the fifth prince, Liang Xi, should be made the crown prince, given to live in Jingliu Palace, and hired Lin Qiu, the son of the general Lin Lian, as the crown prince.