[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Jia Lian threw herself at Lin Ruhai's feet and said: "When I was young, I heard people say that my mother's family is not good. I can't mention it in front of my father or my ancestors. I thought my mother's family was empty, but I didn't know it. There are still three uncles alive..."

Lin Ruhai didn't expect him to be so excited all of a sudden, and said: "If you are useless, no matter how many uncles you have, it won't help. How can you look like an heir in Rongfu?"

Jia Lian cried, "Uncle, please teach me..."

Lin Ruhai also had no choice, he planned to remarry, but in case no son was born, Daiyu would not even have a useful natal brother in the future.If he is on the road, give him some pointers so that he can keep his status as the heir of the Rong Mansion, and he will also be regarded as Daiyu's brother in the future.

Lin Ruhai said: "Don't be greedy for petty gains on weekdays, decent relatives go, your mother was the most favored at the beginning, if your three uncles know what you are like now, I'm afraid they will be disappointed..."

Jia Lian still has this cleverness, how could he not understand?He said: "I used to be a nephew, so I didn't know it, but now that I know it, there's no reason why I can't see my uncle? It's for my own good that my uncle beats me and scolds me, and I'm happy when I'm in pain."

Lin Ruhai asked him to get up again, gave him some silver, and let him go by himself.

Jia Lian is a smart person, and if he has money, it is the most appropriate gift to prepare. He hired a carriage to go to Gusu, not to mention it for the time being.

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Huanghuang Capital, the majestic Tai Chi Palace, the Imperial Study Room in the Hall of Liangyi, but the right envoy of the Jinyiwei Commander in front of the palace, the deputy chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Beiying Firearms Battalion, and the Cavalry Battalion of the Jingdu Imperial Guards all face the saints, and report that they will go to the Beixiao paddock tomorrow Qiu Ya also practiced the two battalions.

Just after the report was over and the ministers were ordered to retire, Li Dequan reported that Dai Quan, the head of Shangyang Palace, asked to see him.

Tu Yuanyi's phoenix eyes sank slightly when he heard this. The past two years have not been the same as the previous two years, because he relied on his rebirth and knew who was available and who was not. go up.The emperor, who was in good health, finally realized the ability of this son who had always been "safe" and was always finding fault.

As soon as he came to the throne, in order to show his weakness and paralyze the enemy, he has always tolerated the old and the young to add to him. One of them was in the official department and the other was in the military department, and he endured them all.Now the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are almost in his hands, and a small half of the Imperial Guards in Kyoto are his cronies, but many of them lack experience.

Dai Quan entered the palace and knelt down to pay his respects. Although he was a person close to the emperor, but now Tu Yuanyi is the lord of the world in righteousness. Everyone else flattered Dai Quan, and he would not dare to treat him if he did not flatter Dai Quan. Hateful.

"Slave pays respects to the emperor!"

Tu Yuanyi said indifferently: "Stay flat. You are not serving the emperor well, what are you doing here?"

Dai Quan said: "Back to the emperor, His Majesty suffered from the wind and cold yesterday, and now he still has a headache. I dare not hide it, so I boldly came to report to the emperor."

Tu Yuanyi worried and startled: "Has Xuan the imperial physician?"

"It was announced early in the morning. After drinking a dose of medicine, the emperor still feels unwell. That's why this servant came to Tai Chi Palace."

Tu Yuanyi still had to pretend to be a filial son and grandson, and hurriedly stood up from behind the table: "Li Dequan, drive up to the Yang Palace."

"Promise." Li Dequan, the chief executive of the imperial court who was serving at the side, responded, and hurriedly walked out of the hall to prepare the imperial chariot.

Dai Quan followed Tu Yuanyi out of the majestic Liangyi Hall. The sunlight in the afternoon of autumn elongated the silhouette of the figure. Kyoto in the afternoon of autumn was warm instead of cool, but it was suddenly cold at night.

Dai Quan looked in front of Tu Yuanyi's well-fitting dragon robe wrapped around his tall and tall young body. The autumn wind blew his hem, revealing his boots embroidered with dragon patterns.

Dai Quan felt an inexplicable loneliness in his heart, as if his time had passed.

But Dai Quan was not swayed by emotions for too long.

The old sage of the emperor ascended the throne as a young man, and he has been on the throne for 42 years. He is only 63 years old this year. If he hadn't had a stroke, he would not be ready to retire.So after two years of raising it, it was alive and kicking again, but it was very embarrassing for the second sage to come to court.And when his sons saw that their father was still a towering tree, their thoughts came alive again.

How could Tu Yuanyi not know the truth of this?

When he came to Shangyang Palace, he saw the old emperor lying on the ground, as if he was a little uneasy.

Tu Yuanyi greeted him and said: "My son is not filial, he only cares about going to court early in the morning, and will visit his father in the future, but he doesn't know that his father is sick."

The emperor sighed: "When people are old, they are always miserable, and I can't blame you."

These words were so heartbreaking that even the court ladies and eunuchs present wanted to plug their ears. This was almost blatantly accusing the emperor of being unfilial.

Tu Yuanyi quickly knelt down and said: "My son is negligent, please punish me!"

The emperor paused before waving his hands and said, "Get up."

Then Tu Yuanyi got up and went to sit on the edge, asked about the cold, and then asked the accompanying eunuch: "Did you drink the medicine at noon?"

The little eunuch Wang Shizhong replied: "Your Majesty only had half a bowl of porridge for breakfast. The imperial doctor said that he couldn't eat anything, and he couldn't drink too much medicine. His spleen and stomach couldn't take it. Your Majesty can only suffer like this."

Tu Yuanyi couldn't help crying when he heard this, he held the emperor's hand and said, "Father should eat something, otherwise how can the disease be cured?"

As he spoke, he ordered people to go to the kitchen to make arrangements, not to mention.

The father and son talked for a while, and the emperor said that he was not sleeping well at night these days, and he was afraid that he was in conflict with the feng shui of Shangyang Palace.

Tu Yuanyi couldn't help twitching the corners of his eyes, where can he move if the emperor and Shangyang Palace clash?Although the East and West Six Palaces are much free, they are the residence of the current emperor's harem, and it is impossible for the majestic emperor to move to the palace of the empress.

The Ciren Palace and Ci'an Palace are the palaces of Empress Dowager Liu and Concubine Zhou Shugui, and there are many former concubines of the emperor living in the two palaces, so it is even more impossible for him to live there.

Tu Yuanyi thought to himself, this day is still here, earlier in his previous life, the emperor's stroke was getting better and he was alive and kicking, and when he was the emperor's hand-born, his means, ability and courage were far from the emperor's opponent.As soon as the emperor recovered from his illness, he said that it was uncomfortable to live in Shangyang Palace. After a period of trouble, he joined hands with his good sons, Prince Lao Sancheng, Prince Lao Wulian, and Prince Lao Jiugong, and he "returned to the rivers and lakes" and entered the lord again. Daming Palace.

The Daming Palace was originally the place where Emperor Tai and Zu gave way to Emperor Taizong, but as the emperor, there was no place for him to live. Tai and Zu still lived in Taiji Palace. Taizong ordered the master architect Yu Wenqing to build the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace and The Qinglong Hall, the White Tiger Hall, and later the Temple of Heaven and other sacrificial halls were built.

Taiji Palace was originally the first built emperor's palace, which is closer to the East and West Six Palaces, so Zhenzong and Gaozong lived in Taiji Palace on a daily basis.

Tu Yuanyi also lived in the Taiji Palace, but the five-day grand court meeting was held in the Zichen Palace, while the small court meetings were held in the Taiji Palace on weekdays.

If the emperor enters the Daming Palace, it will be very meaningful, and he will be included in the army, and filial piety will be suppressed, but no one will say that the emperor is old and disrespectful.But there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country. How do the courtiers do things when this kind of government order comes out twice?In fact, it is the beginning of national chaos.

At that time, he was also forced to accept the daughter of a confidant of Xungui in the emperor's era as his concubine. Later, he cut off his connections step by step, and dragged on for several years before the emperor stopped making trouble.

The emperor looked at his son, who was even more handsome than Jia Daishan, the most beautiful man in the capital with both civil and military skills. He had long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and was graceful, like a peerless soldier just out of his scabbard.

The son is still so young, he can't help thinking that he was also very energetic when he was young, and he can't help being a little jealous.

Tu Yuanyi's complexion was unstable, and he comforted him with gentle words: "The Nuo Da Palace belongs to my father. If the Shangyang Palace is in conflict with Feng Shui, my father will not sleep well. I will move out as soon as possible. Father, look at Daming Palace. How about Qinglong Palace? It’s just that foreign ministers come in and out from time to time, I’m afraid it will disturb the peace of the father, but the feng shui there must be good, so I ask the father to feel wronged for the body of the dragon. If it doesn’t work, the son will order the Ministry of Industry to build another palace. Let the royal father sleep peacefully."

The emperor was both surprised and happy in his heart, but he couldn't believe it. Looking at Tu Yuanyi's face, he was sincere except for his dazzling beauty.The emperor thought to himself: Could it be that I am suspicious of him?

Lao Qi was originally the most obedient and filial among all the sons, so he was passed on.Now that he is gradually leaving the court, his son is gradually taking power, which makes him unhappy, but thinking that he has been on the throne for four years, if he has not made any progress, it means that he has no vision, and he is the one who is ashamed.

But if Lao Qi won't interfere with him regaining the power, it would be much better to welcome him into the Daming Palace on his own initiative than to be ruthless and do it himself.Then he will return to court again in the future, and let him be.