Daiyu of the Red Chamber owes no one

As the weather became cooler, Emperor Ding'an became thinner and thinner day by day. No matter how the imperial physicians in the imperial hospital tried their best, Emperor Ding'an's illness still did not improve.Officials above the second rank in the capital took turns entering the palace to attend to illnesses, and Lin Ruhai also entered the palace according to shifts, but no matter how hard the front and rear palaces worked, Emperor Ding'an still did not get better.

Seeing that Emperor Ding'an was unable to recover, Empress Huo panicked.If Emperor Ding'an died, the prince would not be so easily manipulated by him.Coupled with the prince's love for the Lin family, the Lin family must overwhelm the Huo family in the future.Fortunately, the Lin family is not prosperous, and the princess has only one brother who is only 14 years old, and it is not yet time to become an official.Even so, Empress Huo couldn't help feeling flustered, perhaps because of a woman's intuition, Empress Huo always felt that the prince did not kiss her, and the prince was shrewd and capable. If he ascended the throne, the Huo family might not have a good situation.

So on this day, Empress Huo called the prince to her palace, dismissed the palace people, talked about caring for the prince for a long time, and finally said: "Imperial son, if your father is better in another day, then let's do it, if there is something wrong , the glory of the queen mother and the mother clan will depend entirely on you in the future."

Hearing this, the prince couldn't help sighing in his heart: The reason why this woman in front of me has done so many stupid things is because she has taken too many responsibilities that she shouldn't bear on her. People who regard themselves as royals do not understand that the glory of the royal family is her real glory.At this moment, he still takes the glory of the Huo family as his own responsibility, which can be called obsessed.Therefore, the prince said: "Although the father is ill, it is not known that he will be safe in a few days. And whether the emperor or the poor, whose glory is not earned by himself? It will not last long if it is given by others."

Empress Huo was stunned when she heard this, and thought in her heart: How much of the Huo family's glory today and disciples all over the world is due to their own ability?Empress Huo didn't know how to respond to the prince's words, which were obviously not wrong, but not humane.Fortunately, the two of them didn't say a word, and the palace people outside said: "Empress, something happened to Jia Gui."

Empress Huo was already unhappy, but after hearing this, she felt even more unhappy. She announced the palace servants to come in, and said with a bit of anger: "Well, what's the matter with her?"

Seeing that the queen was angry, the palace servant had to bow his head and said: "Return to the queen's words, Mrs. Jia Gui went crazy, he tore clothes and bedding in the palace, shouted and beat people, many palace servants couldn't hold back, they were very afraid of people. The servant girl thinks that such a big event must be decided by someone. Even though the empress is in charge of the phoenix seal, she can't get rid of it, and she dare not report it. If the empress is disturbed, the slave servant deserves death."

The empress had just heard what the prince said, and she felt guilty at first, but now she heard that Jia Shi went crazy, she became more and more irritated and said: "It's just a little noble person who has only been pampered for a few days, so she becomes so arrogant and pretends to show it to who? She wants to If she is crazy, then seal up her palace and give her food and clothing every day." The palace man heard the queen's anger, and bowed in fright, and went to pass on the queen's order without mentioning it.

Emperor Ding'an did not get better under the best efforts of the imperial physicians in the imperial hospital.Everyone in the Imperial Hospital was at a loss what to do. They didn't want to delay for ten days, but Emperor Ding'an suddenly became clear-headed.Not only did he recall so many old things in the past, but he also seemed to have a clue about how many slanders he had believed in Queen Huo these years, but he felt that he had made a big mistake and regretted it in his heart, but no one could deceive him at will.

Therefore, Emperor Ding'an summoned Lin Ruhai and Xie Yuan again for several days in a row, and ordered the two people to tell everything they knew, and to talk about everything they had done well and wrongly in political affairs over the years.But Emperor Ding'an is the king of a country, but he made some wrong decisions, how can he dare to speak out as a courtier?Isn't this accusing the saint of being a fool?So the two looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

In recent years, many important appointments have been made by people recommended by the Huo family; money and food were allocated according to the memorials of the Huo family's disciples, and the remonstrance of the officials was also a matter of insisting on ordering. Even if the two did not mention it, Emperor Ding'an also recalled it by himself Come, it's just asking the two of them what to do.Lin Ruhai is the Secretary of the Ministry of Households, Xie Yuan is the Secretary of the Ministry of Officials, these two major matters are very clear to both of them, Emperor Ding'an asked, and told the truth.

After three days of clarification, it was the fourth day after Emperor Ding'an woke up.On this day, Emperor Ding'an summoned the Minister of Rites and ordered him to prepare for his abdication and the enthronement of the new emperor, and he had to act quickly.He also ordered Qin Tianjian to choose the nearest auspicious day to prepare for the new emperor's enthronement.Because Emperor Ding'an had never been so sober since he ascended the throne, with the crown prince as the leader, all the ministers persuaded him.But Emperor Ding'an withdrew his decision and ordered the Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian to do it quickly.

The Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian took orders, and Qin Tianjian chose two days to be the auspicious day of the zodiac. Emperor Ding'an made the decision on this day when the new emperor ascended the throne and abdicated himself.Once the arrangements were made, Emperor Ding'an issued an imperial decree and summoned the prince.

After the prince went to the study room, he knelt down and saluted, but this time Emperor Ding'an did not excuse him.After kneeling down three times and prostrating nine times in an orderly manner, Emperor Ding'an said goodbye and bestowed the crown prince seat, but he didn't speak.

The two faced each other for half a day before Emperor Ding'an said: "Fortunately, my son was vigilant and prevented Mei Ren from being promoted to the position of head of the Imperial Academy. Although many important positions have fallen into the hands of the Huo family and his disciples, it is the only way to keep the Imperial Academy." To keep the source of all officials, as long as the emperor is clear-headed and knows how to use people well, given time, he can always cut off the cancer one by one, leaving behind the pillars of the country. My son is a hundred times stronger than me, and I will be able to manage this beautiful river and mountain in the future. .”

Seeing Emperor Ding'an's loving expression, the prince thought that since he came to this world, no matter when he was confused or awake, his father's love has never changed, so he couldn't help being moved.After pondering the meeting, he said: "Father is well now, and father is in the prime of life, wise and powerful, and the world still needs father to govern."

Emperor Ding'an couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said kindly: "Back then, King Zhongshun plotted against him. With the help of Lin Shangshu, my father saw through King Zhongshun's plot, and King Zhongshun was arrested. At that time, my father and your grandfather were also in the suburbs of Beijing. The school gave an order to pass it on to me. I was still confused back then, and I didn’t say what you said today, but I have the same heart as you. Only now do I understand the feelings of the father, and it only needs to be passed down from generation to generation. It is the real world forever.

My son has such a character and ability, I am very relieved to pass on the great position to you.Come to think of it, I am actually much happier than my father.Back then when my father was in charge of me, I was confused, and I didn't know if my father could rest assured.I pass it on to you, even if I leave immediately, I can rest assured that when I go underground, I will have an explanation to my father and be worthy of my ancestors. "

After finishing speaking, Emperor Ding'an stood up, touched the crown of the crown prince's head, and then turned his back. The crown prince never saw the tears flickering in his eyes.Controlling his emotions, Emperor Ding'an said again: "Go ahead, Father and Emperor will approve a few more notebooks."

The prince also lowered his hands and said: "Father has only been in peace for a few days, and he should live well. Don't be too tired. These papers will not be too late to approve tomorrow."

Emperor Ding'an heard this, and said with a smile: "I have learned from myself, you can go down now, but there are only a few books left."

The prince bowed his head and said yes, and left.

On the fifth day after Emperor Ding'an woke up, he and Empress Huo convened the eunuchs of the Six Palaces to give lectures. Everyone first paid homage to the emperor and shouted long live. , the crown prince ascended the throne and became the new emperor, and the crown princess became the queen. In the future, you should regard the new emperor and the new empress as your first masters, the masters of the world, and serve them wholeheartedly. Don’t bully them when they are young. Born to be negligent."After hearing this, everyone knelt down and bowed to the ground, answering in unison.

Empress Huo couldn't help but panic when she heard the words that she put the new queen first.Xindao: Since ancient times, mother-in-law is respected, and there are many precedents for queen mothers not to hand over the phoenix seal. If the new queen complains in her heart, she will bear the reputation of being unfilial and disrespectful.I handed over the Phoenix seal two years later, and if I want to come to the emperor, I won't be forced to do it for the princess.I just need to say that the new queen is young, and there are many people in the palace. I will help her stay in prison for a few years, so that she can rest assured that she will have a spare time. After she gives birth to a prince, I will hand over the Phoenix seal to her. No one can say Nothing.

Empress Huo was still making a lot of calculations in her heart, but she heard Emperor Ding'an say that everyone was safe, so she let the empress speak again.Empress Huo took over the conversation and said: "Everyone heard what the emperor said just now. From tomorrow onwards, the emperor will be the emperor, and this palace will be the empress dowager. The emperor ordered all the good students to serve the new emperor and empress, and it will be natural for you to wait." You should take it to heart. Thinking about this section, you also understand in your heart, so I won’t say much about it. Only the new emperor and empress must be loyal, but even if the emperor becomes the Supreme Emperor, you still have to serve him loyally .”

Who is not a human being who works in the palace?Those who are a little bit stupid have died countless times.Empress Huo's words were clearly telling the palace people to continue to be loyal to the Supreme Emperor, but in fact they were telling everyone to continue to be loyal to the Empress Dowager.The palace people could hear it clearly, and naturally answered in unison, but they were thinking in their hearts whether the new empress or the empress dowager would be the most important in the future, so they had to keep their eyes wide open so as not to make mistakes.

If it was before he became sober, Emperor Ding'an would have been deceived when he heard this, and would regard this as the good words of Empress Huo who only cared about herself.But since Emperor Ding'an woke up a few days ago, his mind has never been so clear after being poisoned. Queen Huo's words naturally understood the implication.

Emperor Ding'an nodded, and said in his heart: I think this daughter of the Lin family is a good one, many times better than that of the Huo family relying on the power of their relatives.But if the emperor ascends the throne tomorrow, if Mrs. Huo refuses to hand over the power, the emperor will not be able to force her. How about I order Mrs. Huo to hand over the Phoenix Seal to Mrs. Lin today, so as to save my son and daughter-in-law embarrassment.So Emperor Ding'an turned to the Queen and said: "The Queen's words are very true." After hearing this, Queen Huo was overjoyed, and Emperor Ding'an spoke in front of many palace people. No one can say anything.

Emperor Ding'an saw the happy face of Empress Huo, and knew that he had made a good guess, so he couldn't help being greatly disappointed, and then said: "There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two monarchs in the country, and the harem is the same. Tomorrow the prince will ascend the throne, and the princess will be the queen , since the new empress is the master of the harem, why not give the phoenix seal to the new empress taking advantage of tomorrow's auspicious day. We husband and wife have retired, and it's time to take care of our lives."

Empress Huo was shocked when she heard this, her face flushed slightly, and she didn't know how to answer.After pondering for a while, Empress Huo said: "The princess is from a famous family. I think if she is in charge of the harem, she will be able to manage the harem in an orderly manner. But the princess is young after all, and she was too young when she entered the palace, so she didn't experience any major events , I'm afraid I have to practice and practice again.

To be honest, I am actually to blame for this matter. If the Crown Princess gets married, I will ask her to assist the Sixth Palace. I am afraid that she will be able to take on the big responsibility at this moment.I just thought that the emperor's son's big wedding should have spread out earlier, and I didn't want to share the six palace affairs with the crown princess's heart, so I didn't train the crown princess to take charge of the six palace as soon as possible.At this moment, I am determined to retire hand in hand with the emperor, but I am also afraid that the crown princess will not have enough experience, and the palace people will deceive her. "

This Empress Huo was too worried about gains and losses, she didn't know what to say, if she hadn't warned the palace people to "still serve the Supreme Emperor wholeheartedly", Emperor Ding'an would never have thought of forcing her to hand over the Phoenix Seal.Because her words were too explicit, Emperor Ding'an thought of Feng Yin when he heard something strange.If Empress Huo knew how to advance and retreat at this moment, and handed over the Phoenix Seal honestly, I'm afraid there will be some benefits in the future.Unexpectedly, Empress Huo panicked, and then she made a fool of herself, and she actually said such a selfish statement.How could Emperor Ding'an tolerate her?He had to make up his mind to force her to hand in the phoenix seal in front of everyone today, so as not to slander the Lin family with words in the future.

After hearing this, the servants in Empress Huo's palace were as if they were frightened. The empress's words were almost defiant. In the future, the Empress Dowager will not fall well, and the palace people around the Queen Mother will not fall well.The palace servants around the empress wished they could go up and cover her mouth, and let her swallow those words back, but no matter how frightened they were, they could only stand there with their heads bowed, and no one dared to move a little.

Sure enough, after hearing what Empress Huo said, Ding Anding snorted coldly and said: "I don't know if what the Empress said just now, 'I still have to serve me with all my heart', was just for the audience, not including the empress, or it was just me. After abdicating, the queen is also a husband and wife, willing to follow me?"

Empress Huo felt that what she said was appropriate just now, but now she heard Emperor Ding'an's serious tone, and she also understood what he said again.It turned out that she had been fooling Emperor Andi all these years, she had said so many things to fool people, and she said that she hadn't turned the corner for a while.After hearing this, Empress Huo hurriedly said: "The concubine is afraid, and the concubine naturally respects the emperor in everything."

After hearing this, Emperor Ding'an nodded and said: "That's very good. I asked you to hand over the phoenix seal to the Crown Princess, so that you can save yourself a few days. It was for your own good. Now that I am still in power, don't resist the order." Honor." After finishing his speech, Emperor Ding'an stood up and let Dai Quan help him to rest.Since Emperor Ding'an came to the throne, he has been soft for several years. These two simple words were never loud, never angry, but they are extremely majestic and majestic, making people feel that they dare not defy.

After hearing this, Empress Huo hurriedly got up and said respectfully to send the emperor off.After Emperor Ding'an left, he let go of the palace servants and returned to his own palace.

Back in the bedroom, Empress Huo withdrew the palace people, took out the phoenix seal, and rubbed it for half a day, she couldn't help but silently shed a tear.Emperor Ding'an ascended the throne for five years, and Empress Huo held the seal for five years. She was used to being the lord of the six palaces, thinking that she would hand over the Phoenix Seal tomorrow. Fear of being at a loss after losing power is actually mixed.

After returning to the dormitory, under the reminder of her confidantes, Empress Huo fully realized how stupid she had just said.Only Ding An asked himself to hand over the phoenix seal tomorrow in front of many people in the six palaces, and he also said something disrespectful to resist the decree. If he makes excuses again, he will really become a decree.Besides, the people from the Eastern Palace were there just now, and what happened today must be heard by the prince and his wife. Could it be that he really wants to be divorced from his son for the power of the harem?

Empress Huo held the Phoenix Seal for half a day, knowing that this matter was irreversible, she also prepared the Phoenix Seal, and slept in her arms all night, waking up several times at night, inevitably her complexion was bad the next day.The confidant in the palace put a lot of thought into putting on heavy makeup for Empress Huo, and how much powder was used to cover the haggard look on her face.

The next day, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, drums and music were played together, and all officials worshiped. The new emperor wore a dragon robe and boarded the dragon chair.

When the new emperor's enthronement ceremony was held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Empress Huo couldn't help holding the phoenix seal and came to Qianqing Palace. Listening to the drum music in front of her, she knew that the phoenix seal was in charge of her hand for a moment, and she couldn't help but feel a little dazed. .

Daiyu was still living in the East Palace, and she also heard the drum music from the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and she had mixed feelings in her heart.It's good for Saburo to ascend the throne, at least the Huo family will not let the government control the government, but Daiyu doesn't put too much emphasis on power. What she really cares about is that from now on, she doesn't have to worry so much about the Huo family targeting her father.

Not long after the ceremony in the front palace was completed, the palace servants came to announce the emperor's oral order for Daiyu to go to the Qianqing Palace to listen to the decree.

Yesterday, the people from the East Palace also came to the Qianqing Palace to give a lecture to Emperor Ding'an, and Daiyu naturally knew that she would take over the Phoenix Seal today, and she had already put on a lot of make-up when she got up early this morning.At this moment, Dai Yu supported Xue Yan's hand, got on the chariot, came to Qianqing Palace and got off the car, Dai Quan came out to welcome the new queen into the palace in person.

After entering the palace, Daiyu first paid homage to Emperor Jiangyou, then the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager.This was the last time Daiyu paid homage to Empress Dowager Huo. Afterwards, Emperor Jiangyou personally brought Daiyu the queen's phoenix crown.

After seeing the ceremony, the empress dowager simply gave some orders to lead the Six Palaces in the future, to be fair and strict, to be lenient and strict, to judge right from wrong, not to act arbitrarily, and to be virtuous, chaste, magnanimous, and to be the heirs of the royal family. If you are jealous and pampered, don't ask the harem to interfere in politics.

Daiyu agreed one by one, Empress Huo ordered for a long time, and could not find anything else to say, so she reluctantly let Daiyu step forward to take over the seal of phoenix.Daiyu thanked the queen mother first, and then stepped forward to accept the phoenix seal with both hands.

As for Daiyu after receiving the Phoenix Seal, first the concubines of the Sixth Palace came to visit the new queen, and then the six palace eunuchs and maids came to visit the new queen, and listened to the new queen's lectures, etc. It is not necessary to describe them one by one.Although from tomorrow onwards, Emperor Jiangyou will be in charge of the government early, but it will take time for the new emperor to move out of Qianqing Palace, and it will take time for Empress Dowager Huo to move to Ningshou Palace. Emperor Jiangyou and his wife still temporarily live in the East Palace, and they will move to the new palace on another auspicious day.