These years of being the queen mother!

Yang Lingyue nodded, and the next day at the morning court, an edict was promulgated that Chen Qiyu, the Zuobu Zhengshi of Shaanxi Province, and Lu Xiangsheng, a member of the military department, would jointly lead the army to strangle the bandits.

Speaking of it, except for Queen Mother Yang who paid too much attention to Gao Yingxiang and other rebels, others such as Chen Qiyu and Lu Xiangsheng were a little bit disapproving.The two thought that the so-called rebel army was here to give points and get promoted and make a fortune, so they underestimated the enemy tactically. They were obviously the regular army of the imperial court, but they were beaten to the ground by the rogue bandits they called...

Successive encirclement and suppression failed several times, and the officials of the imperial court felt ashamed, and they all spoke fiercely so that Empress Dowager Yang dismissed the two officials.Although Empress Dowager Yang also felt that it was a great loss of face, she also knew that it was a taboo for military strategists to change generals before the battle, so she ordered Chen Qiyu and Lu Xiangsheng to atone for their sins, and continued to lead troops to encircle and suppress Gao Yingxiang and other rebels...

In this way, the time passed in a flash on December 24th. When Chen Qiyu and Lu Xiangsheng led the army to fight fiercely with the "rebel army" headed by Gao Yingxiang, a mutiny occurred in Guyuan (now Guyuan, Ningxia)...

The reason is very simple, because after the Empress Dowager Yang paid all the arrears of military pay out of her own pocket, the General Soldier of Guyuan believed that the imperial court would not conduct a thorough investigation of military affairs again in a short time, so she was determined to collude with the military Chinese documents and pay the money to the account every month. Nearly [-]% of the military salary was embezzled.Now that there is severe drought every year and the market price of grain remains high, even the full amount of food and wages is still enough for food and clothing, let alone [-]% less...

For one or two months, the soldiers could bear it, but after three or four months, the whole family was waiting for food. After being instigated by someone with a heart, the soldiers who liked to follow the crowd came naturally and attacked Guyuan under the leadership of the general Shichang. And robbed the Guyuan state treasury...

As soon as the news came out, Empress Dowager Yang, who was hugging Zhu Shumei and correcting her language word by word, changed drastically on the spot.I don't know whether to lament that misfortunes never come singly, or to curse corrupt officials who should be killed...

Those who make trouble must be killed...

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Governor Hu Tingyan and Yansui Governor Yue Hesheng shirked each other and refused to admit that there was an attitude of encroaching on military pay. While furious, they couldn't help feeling tired...

Daming now, not only has internal and external troubles, but even people's hearts...

Although Empress Dowager Yang is selfish and cold-hearted, she still has a so-called bottom line.In Empress Dowager Yang's view, one cannot sell one's country by selling anything, one cannot be unconscionable by selling nothing...

Once this person loses his sense of shame, he dares to take advantage of anything, and accepts any advantage. How is he different from a beast...

The soldiers robbed the Guyuan state treasury, although it is justifiable, but the national law is intolerable, at least in the eyes of Empress Dowager Yang, it is absolutely intolerable.Empress Dowager Yang is not going to be punished lightly. In troubled times, the focus should be used. Empress Dowager Yang intends to warn the restless 'subordinates' by killing chickens and monkeys, telling them that her Empress Dowager Yang will never tolerate this kind of thing, so the chief culprit will be executed. A follower can be spared the crime of death, but cannot escape the crime of living, and exile for three thousand miles is indispensable.

"Xia Shi, you and Ji Yong led the emperor, Chang Ping, and Zhao Ren out of the palace to pay homage to Duke Gu."

Just after the New Year's Eve in the second year of Chongzhen, first the great calligrapher Li Liufang passed away, and then it was the turn of Zhu Shuxie, the two sisters Zhu Shuyi, the little emperor Zhu Cilin, and one of the common teachers Gu Qiyuan, the left servant of the official department, also passed away... The three of Zhu Cilin should go out of the palace to Gu's mansion to offer sacrifices and offer incense.

After Zhu Cilin and his party left, Empress Dowager Yang dealt with political affairs in the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace for a while, when she saw Dongguo suddenly push the door open, she said to Empress Dowager Yang in a low voice, "Ma'am, what happened to Empress Dowager Ci'an?"

Empress Dowager Yang threw away the vermilion pen in her hand, and asked Dongguo without changing expression, "What's the matter?"

Dong Guo said with some hesitation: "It seems to be related to Zhao Derun who was serving in Kunning Palace!"

"It's related to him?" Empress Dowager Yang frowned and pondered for a while, but then asked, "Who told you this?"

"Your Majesty is smart. Let your Majesty know that the person who told the slaves that something was wrong in the Ciqing Palace was Concubine Li Cheng. Once, when Concubine Li Cheng and the second princess went to the Shou'an Palace to greet the Empress Dowager Ci'an, they heard the maids talking in private, saying that recently Empress Ci'an was sleeping in the Ciqing Palace, she was always muttering in the middle of the night, or she was always waking up for no reason..."

"Then why is this matter related to that eunuch Zhao Derun?"

"Your Majesty, it's hard for a maidservant to say anything about this matter. I only vaguely heard that Zhao Derun had bad intentions. As for the details, I can only ask your Majesty herself."

Although Dongguo spoke vaguely, the already intelligent Empress Dowager Yang still felt something from it. "The Ai family knows," Empress Dowager Yang asked Chun Lai to fetch the regular clothes to put on for herself in a loud voice, and then said, "The Ai family has not seen my sister for many days, and it is time to go to Ciqing."

Since Zhu Youxiao's death, all the women who had sex with Zhu Youxiao in the palace have become widows. Perhaps without Zhu Youxiao as the target of the competition, all the concubines who had been fighting openly and secretly like fighting cocks had stopped. , even Empress Zhang and her, who originally regarded each other as enemies, can treat each other lightly, so this is the most fundamental reason why Empress Dowager Yang is willing to go to Ciqing Palace.

After Empress Dowager Yang, who was wearing a plain uniform, entered the Ciqing Palace, Empress Dowager Ci'an, who heard Gong'e's report, greeted her with a surprised face: "My sister doesn't deal with state affairs? Why come to me when you have time."

"Why is my sister not welcome..."

Empress Dowager Yang grinned, and then began to cut directly to the topic, and asked straightforwardly: "I heard that my sister is not feeling well recently, I wonder if I have invited the imperial doctor to see it!"

The two entered the Nuan Pavilion one after the other, and as soon as they sat down, the Empress Dowager Ci'an asked the servant Gong'e to serve tea to Yang Lingyue.Yang Lingyue took the teacup with a smile, took a sip, and continued, "My sister hasn't answered yet!"

"It's just a migraine. It's just a matter of calming the nerves. It's a bit of a laborious task to ask the imperial doctor."

"How can it be a labor of labor!" Empress Dowager Yang frowned disapprovingly, just about to call out Chun to go to the imperial hospital, but heard a thin voice, obviously from an eunuch, and at the same time, Empress Dowager Ci'an's complexion changed dramatically. ugly...

"Get out of here..."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Derun would have the guts to break into the warm pavilion in the inner palace. Empress Dowager Yang couldn't help raising her brows, yelling and scolding, and asked her followers to tie up and drag Zhao Derun down.

"Let my sister see a joke." The Empress Dowager Ci'an smiled sadly, but sincerely thanked Yang Lingyue: "Sister really never thought that a person who is quite trusted by my sister would have such a wolfish ambition towards my sister."

Yang Lingyue was startled, although she had guessed before, and guessed roughly, but after getting the confirmation from Empress Ci'an, Yang Lingyue couldn't help but be terrified.

In the Ming Dynasty, many eunuchs and court ladies formed partners because of their loneliness, such as Kebaba and Wei Zhongxian, or Dongguo and Xiashi.This kind of anti-eclipse phenomenon is very common, but Yang Lingyue never expected that someone would dare to hit Zhang Yan, the former empress and now empress dowager... It's really...

Empress Dowager Yang took a deep breath, and said rather resentfully: "The eunuch behaved so lowly, and you actually endured it, and only sent him to the cold palace to be a dust-sweeping eunuch. Where is the momentum to hate me at the beginning?" , Could it be that eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha are all gone, and the chanting is gone.”

Today's Empress Dowager Ci'an really looks like a bodhisattva, even though Yang Lingyue was such a squeeze, she still didn't get angry, but said with a faint smile. "Whoever told me that I am an unfavored queen, naturally I dare not kill as decisively as you. Now that you know about it, sister, you can help my sister take care of this wishful eunuch."

"Of course I want to help you deal with it." Empress Dowager Yang picked Dan Kou on her nails, and said casually: "After all, we are suffering from the same disease now, and we are all young widows..."

When Zhu Youxiao passed away, Yang Lingyue was in his twenties, and Zhang Yan was only 21 years old, saying that there is nothing wrong with being sympathetic to each other.Of course, Yang Lingyue is luckier than Zhang Yan because she gave birth to two daughters and one son, and it is because the mother is the most honorable person in the harem with the help of the youngest son, and holds power in her hands to control the destiny of a country...

Perhaps it was because Yang Lingyue had won too much, while Zhang Yan had too little. It was rare for the two to get along so peacefully. At least when Zhu Youxiao was still alive, it was impossible for this scene to happen...

After dealing with Chen Derun, who had developed the gall of a leopard and actually wanted to form an anti-eclipse with a queen mother, Yang Lingyue sat in the Ciqing Palace for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, she said goodbye and left directly back to the Qianqing Palace.When Yang Lingyue returned, the three children had just returned from outside the palace, chattering about the scene of the busy city and the vendors selling snacks along the street...

"I ate a whole bunch of candied haws~ Such a big hawthorn is covered with a thick layer of icing sugar, and it only costs five cents, which is really cheap." The little emperor Zhu Cilin wrung his fingers, telling Yang Lingyue about the candied haws. tasty.

"Ah, the candied haws are all priced at five cents a bunch. Aijia remembers that just before Aijia entered the palace, the candied haws were only five cents a bunch." Empress Dowager Yang sighed again and again.

"It's all because of a bad year!" As Yang Lingyue's personal treasurer who often runs around, Xia Shi's father-in-law is obviously very familiar with prices and the like, so he mentioned a long list of items that have increased in price on the spot. What's more, miscellaneous grains.

Empress Dowager Yang listened carefully, and the more she listened, the more she frowned. "Didn't it mean that the drought has been greatly alleviated due to the large-scale utilization of large water trucks? Why are prices rising so fast!"

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