Great Zhou Empress
Chapter 3 Midnight Palace Transformation
The noble concubine's name is Yuan Hanzhang, a descendant of the royal family of the former Wei Dynasty. She is 35 years old this year. After hundreds of years of excellent genes, her appearance is naturally superior.Perhaps it is because her ancestors came from the grasslands, so she is taller than ordinary women, because her eyes, when she has been in high position for many years, seem to be able to penetrate people's hearts when she focuses on you.
From Xue Zhijing's point of view, she is the ideal team leader, enough to convince everyone around her.
The royal family of the Great Wei Dynasty was originally the Xianbei people living in the northern grassland area. Later, due to the war in the Central Plains, the Wei State was established to occupy the northern China area. Later, a talented and bold Emperor Xiaowen Tuoba Hong was born. Not only did the capital approach the grassland from the north Pingcheng moved to Luoyang in the Central Plains, and all the surnames of the Xianbei people were changed to Han surnames.
From then on, the royal family changed their surname from "Tuoba" to "Yuan", and the whole nation was thoroughly integrated into the Central Plains culture.
Later, an emperor came out again, unified the chaotic Central Plains, and established a truly unified Great Wei Dynasty. Guozuo lasted for nearly 500 years.Then the dynasty fell, and this dynasty was established, and it has been nearly 400 years.
Xue Zhijing only found out about these things after she came to work with Yuan Hanzhang, and she finally knew how different this space was from the one she came to. It turned out that she walked a different path during the previous dynasty and formed a A parallel space with a different history.
Because the emperor was seriously ill and recuperated all the year round, the empress had made a mistake to worship the Buddha all the year round, and the noble concubine Yuan Hanzhang took over the emperor's duties and became the actual ruler of the Dacheng Dynasty because she gave birth to the emperor's only son, the crown prince Liu Yan. With wrists, both inside and outside the court are obedient to her.
In just a few days, Xue Zhijing was full of admiration for the noble concubine, and deeply felt that although the step he took that day was dangerous, it was the right one.
Because she came to work with the imperial concubine, Wang Zheng didn't dare to look for her anymore, and recently avoided her far away.She didn't want to trouble him either. After all, her position with the imperial concubine is not stable now. She is just an ordinary maid, so she can accompany Yuan Hanzhang and discuss it with her when she has free time. Just a math problem.
Sometimes serving the imperial concubine to discuss matters with the courtiers, Xue Zhijing discovered the reason why the imperial concubine studied mathematics so hard.
It has been 400 years since the establishment of the Dacheng Dynasty, and it has entered the end of the dynasty. The government’s finances are always beyond their means, and there are many natural and man-made disasters in various places, and even neighboring countries are eyeing them. Half of the things discussed by the imperial concubine and them are related to money. .
Under such circumstances, why should the imperial concubine not study mathematics hard, so as to understand the various financial plans calculated for her by the courtiers.
Xue Zhijing sometimes felt that despite the smart and capable imperial concubine, she was actually a "landlord woman" with no surplus food.
According to Xue Zhijing's understanding, the noble concubine is that kind of domineering and powerful Yujie when she is doing things, sometimes she can argue with the white-bearded butchers who are discussing with her without giving an inch, and then decide on the plan she wants.
But on the contrary, she has no airs when dealing with the maids around her, and often chats with them, and sometimes expresses how difficult the country is, and she is very embarrassed.
Moreover, the imperial concubine especially likes to ask the maids around her some small questions, and she cannot do things around her without any education.Xue Zhijing is very familiar with discussing these issues.
That day, the imperial concubine asked a few of their maids on duty a tax question.
Xue Zhijing also ventured and said, "Madam, the villain thinks, in terms of taxation, can we check the total amount of land in the country? The current cultivated land area is half less than when the dynasty was first established. Where did this half go? Check it out. , nationalized, the tax issue is half gone.”
The noble concubine smiled, "You are a child with extraordinary talent. You are not very old, so you think it is realistic. But the reason is the same, but you can't move forward."
Seeing Xue Zhijing's curious face, the imperial concubine said a few more words, "This dynasty gives preferential treatment to scholar-bureaucrats, preferential treatment to royal children, and grants land every year. It has been 400 years, and the land has been turned around in their hands for a long time. Inspecting the land is to make an enemy of the entire court, I am a girl, how can I have such great ability."
But after this conversation, the imperial concubine seemed to be more interested in Xue Zhijing.After all, Xue Zhijing is only a 13-year-old girl at this time, and she is also a court maid who knows everything and has a good mind. The imperial concubine seems to have the intention of training her to become her secretary.
In autumn, the emperor and the empress took the crown prince to the Royal Hot Springs near the capital to recuperate. Xue Zhijing helped several Shang Palaces to arrange the trip together. Still can't be less.
Xue Zhijing sighed, wondering where the imperial concubine was going to squeeze out the money, and at the same time had to resign herself to doing things with her.
More than half of the Imperial City Division responsible for guarding the imperial city followed the emperor to the Bieyuan. In addition, the standing army and imperial guards were mainly stationed outside the capital to guard the safety of the capital. Therefore, there are very few guards guarding the imperial city.The most important person in the palace is now the imperial concubine, and there are not many people needed.
Generally speaking, there are many people with high walls in the palace, and the door is closed at night, so it is difficult for assassins and the like to come in, but in this last year of the dynasty, anything can happen.
That night, Xue Zhijing didn't know why, but felt uneasy.
It was Haishi at that time, that is, around nine o'clock in the evening, and most people were asleep, but the imperial concubine was still in the study reading the documents presented by the Zhengshitang today.
These maids work in shifts. If they are on duty at night, they will prepare snacks and strong tea in the side hall. Xue Zhijing is sitting in the side hall, listening to the movement next door, taking a sip of tea, still feeling a little restless.
So she walked out of the side hall, but suddenly heard some noisy movements.
For the convenience of work, the area where the imperial concubine lives is the closest to the main halls of the front court. Now it is the dead of night, and the main halls of the front court are closed, so there will be noisy movement.
Xue Zhijing faintly felt bad, and called a few young eunuchs in the yard to run errands to see what was going on.
Soon, a young eunuch with fast legs stumbled back and said with a pale face, "Yes, there are religious bandits. The religious bandits broke in."
Xue Zhijing thought for a moment and then came to an idea. Recently, the noble concubine and the ministers discussed that a group of people named "Maitreya Sect" appeared in the Central Plains, and gathered a large number of low-level hungry people who had lost their land and suffered disasters. strength.It's just how did they break into the palace, how could they successfully break in?
Immediately afterwards, the remaining young eunuchs also came back, chattering about why there were more than a dozen bandits, all of them armed. They were so fierce that they had already killed a The little eunuch is gone.
Jixian Hall is not far from here.
Because the noble concubine is a woman, the area she lives in belongs to the inner palace, so there are no guards from the Imperial City Secretary around, and the closest ones are guarding the palace gates on the outside.
"Hurry up, go and call all the eunuchs and maids around here, anyone who can take it, sticks, shovels, vases, etc., quickly run over and gather in this yard."
After giving the order, Xue Zhijing turned his head and ran into the hall.
The imperial concubine frowned and raised her head from the document, "What happened?"
Xue Zhijing spoke quickly, "Madam, I don't know why more than a dozen religious bandits with weapons broke into the palace, and now they have arrived outside Jixian Hall, and it is said that a young eunuch has been killed. They are coming towards our courtyard. Madam, I have already asked the little eunuchs who are on duty outside the courtyard to call all the eunuchs and maids around, and asked them to find some sticks and other weapons as weapons. Madam, you should retreat to the harem immediately. Bar."
Several other maids in the palace who were on duty at night hurriedly persuaded the imperial concubine to go to the harem.
Xue Zhijing glanced at the bows and arrows hanging on the wall, and said to the noble concubine, "Your Majesty, please give me your bows and arrows, I will stay here at the back of the palace."
In the palace, except for the guards of the Imperial City Department and the imperial guards, no one can legally hold weapons, so the eunuchs and maids really only took sticks and shovels, and some people took chamber pots.
However, it barely looks like a large number of people.
Seeing from the door, Xue Zhijing had already seen the gangster in red robes from a distance, and hurriedly shouted, "Close the door."
The eunuchs at the door hurriedly closed the heavy door.
At this time, the noble concubine came out of the hall, holding a pair of scissors in her hand, "Palaces, the bandits broke into the palace, and everyone needs to guard it together. Anyone who wants to guard the palace with all his might, come here and cut a strand of hair and give it to me." Tomorrow, I will reward you according to your hair."
The ancients valued their hair, and paid attention to their parents who were affected by their body, hair and skin. They would not trim it easily, so it is easy to see it after cutting their hair. It can be said that it is very suitable for the imperial concubine to use this as a mark.
When the imperial concubine personally talked about rewards for meritorious deeds, the court ladies and eunuchs immediately suppressed their inner fear and came forward to cut their hair one by one.
At this moment, a gangster climbed onto the wall in the first place. His red clothes were very conspicuous on the gray wall. He saw the noble concubine at the entrance of the hall, and turned around and shouted, "The noble concubine is here!"
Xue Zhijing immediately raised his bow and aimed his arrow at the bandit's chest.
After all, this body is only 13 years old, and its stature has not yet grown. Although the bow and arrow used by the imperial concubine Yuan Hanzhang for decoration is not the hard bow of the imperial army, it is quite difficult for a 13-year-old girl to pull it apart. .
Xue Zhijing felt her arms trembling, her bow-drawing thumb hurt, and her upper arm seemed to have a tearing pain. She almost used all her strength to ensure that she would not lose her strength.
She can't let these people hurt the imperial concubine, she is just a rootless duckweed in this world, she finally found a place beside the imperial concubine, the important condition for her to live well in this world is that the imperial concubine can live well.
shuh~
The arrow shot out.
From Xue Zhijing's point of view, she is the ideal team leader, enough to convince everyone around her.
The royal family of the Great Wei Dynasty was originally the Xianbei people living in the northern grassland area. Later, due to the war in the Central Plains, the Wei State was established to occupy the northern China area. Later, a talented and bold Emperor Xiaowen Tuoba Hong was born. Not only did the capital approach the grassland from the north Pingcheng moved to Luoyang in the Central Plains, and all the surnames of the Xianbei people were changed to Han surnames.
From then on, the royal family changed their surname from "Tuoba" to "Yuan", and the whole nation was thoroughly integrated into the Central Plains culture.
Later, an emperor came out again, unified the chaotic Central Plains, and established a truly unified Great Wei Dynasty. Guozuo lasted for nearly 500 years.Then the dynasty fell, and this dynasty was established, and it has been nearly 400 years.
Xue Zhijing only found out about these things after she came to work with Yuan Hanzhang, and she finally knew how different this space was from the one she came to. It turned out that she walked a different path during the previous dynasty and formed a A parallel space with a different history.
Because the emperor was seriously ill and recuperated all the year round, the empress had made a mistake to worship the Buddha all the year round, and the noble concubine Yuan Hanzhang took over the emperor's duties and became the actual ruler of the Dacheng Dynasty because she gave birth to the emperor's only son, the crown prince Liu Yan. With wrists, both inside and outside the court are obedient to her.
In just a few days, Xue Zhijing was full of admiration for the noble concubine, and deeply felt that although the step he took that day was dangerous, it was the right one.
Because she came to work with the imperial concubine, Wang Zheng didn't dare to look for her anymore, and recently avoided her far away.She didn't want to trouble him either. After all, her position with the imperial concubine is not stable now. She is just an ordinary maid, so she can accompany Yuan Hanzhang and discuss it with her when she has free time. Just a math problem.
Sometimes serving the imperial concubine to discuss matters with the courtiers, Xue Zhijing discovered the reason why the imperial concubine studied mathematics so hard.
It has been 400 years since the establishment of the Dacheng Dynasty, and it has entered the end of the dynasty. The government’s finances are always beyond their means, and there are many natural and man-made disasters in various places, and even neighboring countries are eyeing them. Half of the things discussed by the imperial concubine and them are related to money. .
Under such circumstances, why should the imperial concubine not study mathematics hard, so as to understand the various financial plans calculated for her by the courtiers.
Xue Zhijing sometimes felt that despite the smart and capable imperial concubine, she was actually a "landlord woman" with no surplus food.
According to Xue Zhijing's understanding, the noble concubine is that kind of domineering and powerful Yujie when she is doing things, sometimes she can argue with the white-bearded butchers who are discussing with her without giving an inch, and then decide on the plan she wants.
But on the contrary, she has no airs when dealing with the maids around her, and often chats with them, and sometimes expresses how difficult the country is, and she is very embarrassed.
Moreover, the imperial concubine especially likes to ask the maids around her some small questions, and she cannot do things around her without any education.Xue Zhijing is very familiar with discussing these issues.
That day, the imperial concubine asked a few of their maids on duty a tax question.
Xue Zhijing also ventured and said, "Madam, the villain thinks, in terms of taxation, can we check the total amount of land in the country? The current cultivated land area is half less than when the dynasty was first established. Where did this half go? Check it out. , nationalized, the tax issue is half gone.”
The noble concubine smiled, "You are a child with extraordinary talent. You are not very old, so you think it is realistic. But the reason is the same, but you can't move forward."
Seeing Xue Zhijing's curious face, the imperial concubine said a few more words, "This dynasty gives preferential treatment to scholar-bureaucrats, preferential treatment to royal children, and grants land every year. It has been 400 years, and the land has been turned around in their hands for a long time. Inspecting the land is to make an enemy of the entire court, I am a girl, how can I have such great ability."
But after this conversation, the imperial concubine seemed to be more interested in Xue Zhijing.After all, Xue Zhijing is only a 13-year-old girl at this time, and she is also a court maid who knows everything and has a good mind. The imperial concubine seems to have the intention of training her to become her secretary.
In autumn, the emperor and the empress took the crown prince to the Royal Hot Springs near the capital to recuperate. Xue Zhijing helped several Shang Palaces to arrange the trip together. Still can't be less.
Xue Zhijing sighed, wondering where the imperial concubine was going to squeeze out the money, and at the same time had to resign herself to doing things with her.
More than half of the Imperial City Division responsible for guarding the imperial city followed the emperor to the Bieyuan. In addition, the standing army and imperial guards were mainly stationed outside the capital to guard the safety of the capital. Therefore, there are very few guards guarding the imperial city.The most important person in the palace is now the imperial concubine, and there are not many people needed.
Generally speaking, there are many people with high walls in the palace, and the door is closed at night, so it is difficult for assassins and the like to come in, but in this last year of the dynasty, anything can happen.
That night, Xue Zhijing didn't know why, but felt uneasy.
It was Haishi at that time, that is, around nine o'clock in the evening, and most people were asleep, but the imperial concubine was still in the study reading the documents presented by the Zhengshitang today.
These maids work in shifts. If they are on duty at night, they will prepare snacks and strong tea in the side hall. Xue Zhijing is sitting in the side hall, listening to the movement next door, taking a sip of tea, still feeling a little restless.
So she walked out of the side hall, but suddenly heard some noisy movements.
For the convenience of work, the area where the imperial concubine lives is the closest to the main halls of the front court. Now it is the dead of night, and the main halls of the front court are closed, so there will be noisy movement.
Xue Zhijing faintly felt bad, and called a few young eunuchs in the yard to run errands to see what was going on.
Soon, a young eunuch with fast legs stumbled back and said with a pale face, "Yes, there are religious bandits. The religious bandits broke in."
Xue Zhijing thought for a moment and then came to an idea. Recently, the noble concubine and the ministers discussed that a group of people named "Maitreya Sect" appeared in the Central Plains, and gathered a large number of low-level hungry people who had lost their land and suffered disasters. strength.It's just how did they break into the palace, how could they successfully break in?
Immediately afterwards, the remaining young eunuchs also came back, chattering about why there were more than a dozen bandits, all of them armed. They were so fierce that they had already killed a The little eunuch is gone.
Jixian Hall is not far from here.
Because the noble concubine is a woman, the area she lives in belongs to the inner palace, so there are no guards from the Imperial City Secretary around, and the closest ones are guarding the palace gates on the outside.
"Hurry up, go and call all the eunuchs and maids around here, anyone who can take it, sticks, shovels, vases, etc., quickly run over and gather in this yard."
After giving the order, Xue Zhijing turned his head and ran into the hall.
The imperial concubine frowned and raised her head from the document, "What happened?"
Xue Zhijing spoke quickly, "Madam, I don't know why more than a dozen religious bandits with weapons broke into the palace, and now they have arrived outside Jixian Hall, and it is said that a young eunuch has been killed. They are coming towards our courtyard. Madam, I have already asked the little eunuchs who are on duty outside the courtyard to call all the eunuchs and maids around, and asked them to find some sticks and other weapons as weapons. Madam, you should retreat to the harem immediately. Bar."
Several other maids in the palace who were on duty at night hurriedly persuaded the imperial concubine to go to the harem.
Xue Zhijing glanced at the bows and arrows hanging on the wall, and said to the noble concubine, "Your Majesty, please give me your bows and arrows, I will stay here at the back of the palace."
In the palace, except for the guards of the Imperial City Department and the imperial guards, no one can legally hold weapons, so the eunuchs and maids really only took sticks and shovels, and some people took chamber pots.
However, it barely looks like a large number of people.
Seeing from the door, Xue Zhijing had already seen the gangster in red robes from a distance, and hurriedly shouted, "Close the door."
The eunuchs at the door hurriedly closed the heavy door.
At this time, the noble concubine came out of the hall, holding a pair of scissors in her hand, "Palaces, the bandits broke into the palace, and everyone needs to guard it together. Anyone who wants to guard the palace with all his might, come here and cut a strand of hair and give it to me." Tomorrow, I will reward you according to your hair."
The ancients valued their hair, and paid attention to their parents who were affected by their body, hair and skin. They would not trim it easily, so it is easy to see it after cutting their hair. It can be said that it is very suitable for the imperial concubine to use this as a mark.
When the imperial concubine personally talked about rewards for meritorious deeds, the court ladies and eunuchs immediately suppressed their inner fear and came forward to cut their hair one by one.
At this moment, a gangster climbed onto the wall in the first place. His red clothes were very conspicuous on the gray wall. He saw the noble concubine at the entrance of the hall, and turned around and shouted, "The noble concubine is here!"
Xue Zhijing immediately raised his bow and aimed his arrow at the bandit's chest.
After all, this body is only 13 years old, and its stature has not yet grown. Although the bow and arrow used by the imperial concubine Yuan Hanzhang for decoration is not the hard bow of the imperial army, it is quite difficult for a 13-year-old girl to pull it apart. .
Xue Zhijing felt her arms trembling, her bow-drawing thumb hurt, and her upper arm seemed to have a tearing pain. She almost used all her strength to ensure that she would not lose her strength.
She can't let these people hurt the imperial concubine, she is just a rootless duckweed in this world, she finally found a place beside the imperial concubine, the important condition for her to live well in this world is that the imperial concubine can live well.
shuh~
The arrow shot out.
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