Reincarnation of the powerful minister

After returning to Beijing from Shaanxi, he trekked through mountains and rivers in the wind and snow for half a month, and rushed to the palace to visit the Eucharist as soon as he arrived in Beijing. Su Yan was so tired that he fell asleep on the soft and comfortable big bed in the side hall of the East Palace. It was bright.

It's over, I overslept, and I have to take up my job at the court meeting!He threw off the brocade quilt and hurriedly got out of bed, but saw Zhu Helin walking in with a smile and said, "Are you awake? It's cold, why don't you sleep more."

"Don't you have to go to court today?" Su Yan asked.He remembered that the emperor let the crown prince follow the government at the beginning of the year, so he shouldn't be in the East Palace during this period of time.

Zhu Helin grinned and sat on the edge of his bed, "It's the 22nd lunar month, and in two days' time there will be a sacrifice to the kitchen stove, who has the heart to do things. This year, my father allowed the spring break to be extended for two more days, from today until the eighteenth day of the first lunar month when the lamps are turned off. It’s been 27 days, and I heard that the government offices will hold a sealing ceremony today, and temporarily seal the seals, and they will no longer work during the spring break.”

Nearly one month of annual leave...Daming civil servant benefits are so good!Su Yan thought of the pitiful seven-day Spring Festival holiday for future generations, and tears almost filled his eyes, and asked, "Then what do you all do during these 27 days?"

"Eat, drink, play, and have fun." Zhu Helin saw Su Yan get up to get dressed, and handed him the official uniform hanging on the hanger, and even wanted to help him put it on.

The prince's service is unbearable!He was forced to feed hot porridge when he caught a cold last time, almost scalding his throat, forget it.Su Yan hurriedly turned sideways and put on his regular clothes.Zhu Helin snorted and ordered the maid to come in and comb his bun.

After tidying up and eating breakfast, Su Yan was about to leave the palace, saying that he would go home to prepare for the New Year.

Although Zhu Helin was reluctant, there was no reason to force him to stay, so he said: "Master, let me send you out of the palace, and go through the Meridian Gate."

Su Yan passed the imperial staff at the Meridian Gate, and when he heard it, he immediately responded, "Why don't you go to the Donghua Gate? It's closer."

Zhu Helin smiled and said, "I'll take you to see something interesting. Aoshan is being built outside the Meridian Gate to prepare for the Lantern Festival for the Lantern Festival. It's so spectacular, you must have never seen it before." He pulled Su Yan into the sedan chair and ordered the guards to go to the Meridian Gate outside.

When the sedan chair reached the left door, Su Yan saw a procession of honor guards surrounded by a phoenix chariot through the curtain that was blown open by the wind, and went out through the right door.He guessed it was some concubine, but he didn't know who it was.

Seeing him curious, Zhu Helin opened the curtain and glanced, "It's Wei Shi."

"Concubine Wei? What is she going out of the palace for?" It stands to reason that the emperor's concubines are not allowed to leave the palace at will, so Su Yan asked casually.

Zhu Helin showed a look of jokes on his face: "A while ago, she was very noisy, she said that she was sick, and then said that the second prince was sick, so she lured the father to come over a few times, and got some enchanting maids to serve her." , I annoyed my father, so I didn't even see her face. I heard that she came to see her again these two days, claiming that her mother was sick and wanted to go home to visit relatives. , I agree with her to leave the palace and return to her natal family."

"Where is the second prince?" Su Yan asked.

"It's okay, it's okay, now I'm at the imperial grandmother's place." Zhu Helin felt a little uncomfortable, "When I went to the Compassion Palace to pay my respects, I saw the emperor's grandmother lovingly hugging an eight-month-old fat boy weighing more than 20 kilograms. I don't mind the pain in my wrist when I hold it late. I heard from Cheng Sheng that she didn't hold me a few times when I was a baby."

Su Yan also heard him say before that because the queen mother didn't like the first queen, she hated the house and Wu Wu didn't want to see him, so she couldn't help but patted the prince's arm comfortingly: "Fate also depends on relatives, at least the emperor likes you. As for Empress Dowager, you have done everything you should do as a junior, let the final result go with the flow."

Zhu Helin said with some pride: "Father really likes me. When I was still in the mother's womb, my father made a promise to my mother, saying that if this child is a son, he will be crowned prince directly after birth."

Su Yan was silent for a moment, then said: "The relationship between the emperor and the former empress must be very good."

Zhu Helin nodded: "I heard the old palace gossip, saying that I have never seen such a long-lasting emperor. Before the mother was alive, the father respected her as a guest. After the mother passed away, the father did not favor the concubine for four or five years. The emperor's grandmother and the courtiers were so desperate that she and Concubine Shu gave birth to a pair of twin princesses. After that, she hardly approached women, and was busy with state affairs all day long.

"More than two years ago, the imperial grandmother forced her niece Wei into the harem. To be honest, I was quite surprised that she would give birth to a dragon heir. I don't know what method was used, but it was out of the imperial grandmother's wish."

Su Yan knew that Emperor Jinglong had two sons and three daughters, and the eldest princess Rouyu was born to Concubine Xian, who was two years older than the crown prince and married.The two twin princesses, Rou Jia and Rou Xi, are just ten years old, the age of innocence.Finally, there is the little prince born to Concubine Wei. She was born prematurely in Dongyuan on the Dragon Boat Festival. He is only eight months old now. Hearing Zhu Helin's tone, he seems to be well-fed.

He also knew that Emperor Jinglong respected the first empress, so the latter position has been vacant until now.The emperor loved the prince very much. Apart from the blood relationship and congenial temperament, there was probably some empathy involved.

It is indeed a long-term love, which is especially rare among countless emperors who have turned their faces towards Qin Muchu and even turned their faces and ruthless.Su Yan was full of emotions for a moment, and he didn't know whether to admire or be jealous of the former queen who "shows her charms until she dies, and her lingering resounds like Taisu... Wait, what the hell is jealousy?"Where does the inexplicable word come, quickly sweep it out!

Su Yan swept out a trace of unclear emotion from his brain, and asked the prince: "Do you suspect that the empress dowager is helping concubine Wei give birth to a prince?"

There were only two people in the sedan chair, Zhu Helin still subconsciously looked left and right, and whispered into Su Yan's ear: "I suspect that the Empress Dowager has always had the intention of changing the crown prince."

Su Yan was surprised: "What?"

Zhu Helin's face was serious, "Really. After the poisonous snake assassination happened, I became vigilant and pay more attention to everything. Not only pay more attention to Wei Guifei and the Wei family, but also pay attention to the father and the emperor's grandmother. Compassionate Palace has This middle-aged aunt is Cheng Sheng's opponent, and I asked Cheng Sheng to talk to her, so I knew why the Queen Mother didn't like my mother back then."

Su Yan listened patiently, waiting for him to continue.

"When the emperor's grandmother was still the princess of Qin, there was an endless battle with the late emperor's grandfather's side concubine, Mo Shi. In the end, the emperor's grandmother won, and the father was named the son of King Qin. Later, Emperor Taizong died without an heir. According to the will, the younger brother succeeds the older brother, and then it is logical to make the father the emperor as the prince.

"The Mo family was imprisoned and died. Her two sons, King Xin and King Ning, were neglected for many years. Until the father came to the throne, he cared about the brotherhood and gave them the honor they deserved. In the end, King Xin died. After only a few years of good life, he became ungrateful, tried to raise an army and plot rebellion, and refused to repent after being defeated, and was finally bestowed by his father to die."

He had heard about these imperial family secrets from King Yu in Wutong Waterside Pavilion, but this time he could only pretend to hear it for the first time.Su Yan nodded lightly, and asked again: "What does this have to do with the former queen?"

Zhu Helin said: "I heard from the aunt in the Compassion Ning Palace that my mother's appearance, voice and manner of speaking are somewhat similar to that of Mo Shi. The year my mother was born happened to be the time of Mo Shi's death. That aunt once heard that the Empress Dowager I asked Monk Jiyao in private, 'Is the theory of reincarnation true or false?' Jiyao replied, 'It is true.'”

Su Yan couldn't help laughing: "Can you believe the words of Monk Hua, Jiyao? I heard that he was skinned by Shen—Jin Yiwei, the Fusi of Beizhen, in Lingguang Temple."

"But at that time, he was still a great virtuous monk who was trusted by everyone in the palace. He was very good at pretending to be a ghost. The emperor's grandmother also believed in Buddhism, so she valued his words very much." Zhu Helin said depressingly.

Su Yan pondered in his heart: The Empress Dowager suspects that the Empress Dowager is the reincarnation of her old enemy Mo Shi in the first half of her life. Even if this suspicion is groundless and relies entirely on metaphysics, it is enough for her to resist it for the rest of her life.

Originally, the lights were off, but the prince didn't look like the emperor, he probably looked like the former queen, and his temperament didn't agree with her, which made the queen mother dislike it.No wonder she has always had a bad mood for the prince for more than ten years, and she insisted on letting the emperor marry her niece. She probably thinks that the second prince is her real grandson, and the double blood makes her even closer.

But the empress dowager is eccentric, the crown prince has been the crown prince for more than ten years, and the emperor dotes on him, as long as he does not seriously lose his morals, the position of the crown prince is unshakable.

The emperor looked at Qingya, but he was a very assertive and uncompromising master, no matter how filial he was, the empress dowager's likes and dislikes could not affect the foundation of the country.

Su Yan shook his head, and suddenly thought - what if the queen mother insists on her own way?

The prince is indeed young and playful, but he is still far from reaching the threshold of immorality. If the Queen Mother and Concubine Wei jointly set up a trap, do you have to let him go over this threshold?

Su Yan frowned, feeling that this assumption was not groundless.But the problem is, there is only a thousand days to be a thief, but there is no thousand days to guard against a thief. When these two girls in the harem suddenly offer a dish to the prince, it will be enough for this little ghost who has no heart to drink.

Zhu Helin saw that his brows were getting tighter and tighter, so he couldn't help stretching out his fingers to rub the center of his brows, and said with a smile: "Why are you frowning, worrying for me? The more worried you are, the happier I will be."

Su Yan brushed the prince's dog's paw away, "Don't always look heartless, just be careful! You just said, what is the 'poisonous snake assassination incident', why no one told me?"

Zhu Helin said that it was best for him to worry, but in fact he didn't want him to worry, so he immediately changed the topic: "Hey, I've arrived, come down and have a look, Aoshan is more than half set up." He stopped the sedan chair and pulled it hard. Su Yan got off the sedan chair and trotted across the flagstone-paved square in front of the Meridian Gate.

Running closer, Su Yan saw clearly that "Aoshan" was not a mountain, nor a turtle, but craftsmen made countless large and small lanterns, laying them up and stacking them to form a shape, like a big old bastard as big as a hill... No , is the old Ao, the one who holds the top spot, because the ancients thought this stuff was festive.

The whole square is covered with lanterns. Just looking at the skeleton of Aoshan Mountain, one can guess how magnificent the finished product is.The festive lanterns are in various poses and with different expressions, and when the time comes, candles will be lit, what a bright and gorgeous scene it should be.

Zhu Helin introduced happily: "The shapes of these exotic flowers and artillery have been carefully designed. None of them are heavy. They are piled up layer by layer, and finally there are thirteen layers, which are several feet high and higher than the city gate. Wait until the Lantern Festival , Aoshan lanterns are flickering, fireworks are constantly going off, there is even live music played by the bell and drum division, and the ladies in the palace are dancing, it is simply too beautiful to behold."

Damn it, the big name version of the Spring Festival Gala?Niubi... Su Yan was speechless, and asked, "Will the Aoshan Lantern be open to the common people, or is it only for the palace to appreciate?"

"It is open to the people of the whole city. According to the old practice, the emperor father will also bring all the civil and military officials to the scene to show that the monarch and the people have fun together, and the new year will be peaceful with singing and dancing."

Su Yan looked at the craftsmen shuttling back and forth in the square, and asked, "How much money does it cost to hold such a lantern festival?"

Zhu Helin had never thought about money, and was confused, "Huh? I don't know how much money, at least tens of thousands of taels... maybe more, 10,000+ taels..."

Su Yan gritted his teeth: "One lantern festival costs 10,000+ taels, huh? Think this is the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games!"

Zhu Helin laughed dryly: "Is it very, very expensive? But I think it's done every year. Father didn't say anything extravagant and wasteful, and even Xu Ruiqi, the most stingy secretary of the household department, didn't object at all."

"Xu Shangshu, he even pays my horse government money in installments! I thought Daming's finances were in short supply. In Shaanxi, he was trying to increase income and reduce expenditure. He searched as much as he could. Damn, infrastructure projects are more expensive than No facade project!" Su Yan got angry, and walked towards the Chengtian Gate in the south with a flick of his sleeves, wanting to walk out of the front court of the imperial palace.

Zhu Helin was shocked when he touched his hairy spot, and hurried to catch up, took his arm and said good-bye: "Hey, don't be angry. If you want to open something, you don't know how much the people in the capital like the Aoshan Lantern Festival. When the time comes, everyone will come Appreciate the lanterns. The monarch and the people enjoy themselves in harmony, and the people rejoice and cheer, what a great country!"

In fact, Su Yan also understands the importance of showing national strength and inspiring people, but he just feels sorry for the lack of financial allocation.

Next time you are engaged in construction and engineering, you must open your mouth like a lion. If you don't peel off the shell of Xu Shangshu, the old Ao who bites his mouth tightly, he won't be called Su Yan Su Qinghe!

The prince waved desperately to the rear, the guards carrying the sedan chair were originally ordered to stay away, but now they rushed to catch up.The prince pulled Su Yan into the sedan chair again, and said, "I'll take you outside the Fengtian Gate and arrange a carriage for you."

Su Yan asked with a half-smile, "Do you want to go to my house to celebrate the New Year?"

"Okay, okay!" Zhu Helin nodded wildly without hesitation.

"Dream, stay in the palace and watch over your father. If you behave well, I will give you a big bag of lucky money."

Zhu Helin immediately lost face, and said bitterly: "Boring! By the way, shouldn't it be time for you to buy new year's goods, or do you want me to accompany you?"

Seeing that he was dressed in casual clothes, Su Yan knew that he had played the white dragon fish suit again, and shook his head again and again: "I won't take you around to fool around, lest I get the court rod again."

Zhu Helin patted his chest and assured the ticket: "Father will not blame you. Last spring break, I also played outside for several days. Father kept nagging. It didn't matter after all. If you really want to be punished, I will be fine. For you, even if I hit the board, I will stand for you even if I fall."

Su Yan still disagreed.

Zhu Helin was very annoyed, and rushed over to tickle him desperately.Su Yan laughed so hard that the sedan chair nearly tipped over.

In the end, he still didn't hold back the wayward prince and left the palace with him.