[Red House] Lixian

"I beg Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to kill the Lord of Jinling County to secure Longting." In the Zichen Palace, Fang E, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, played in front of several Ministers of Shangshu. "In the past few days, all the ups and downs in the court have been caused by a woman. This woman has the appearance of harming the country and the people. I beg Your Majesty to order Bai Ling to die!"

The corners of the ministers' mouths twitched, and they couldn't help but look at this taciturn colleague.

The matter of the Jinling County Lord has been raging for several days, and the court has been discussing it, but the minister of the Ministry of Industry has never said a word from the beginning to the end. He did not expect that when he was in the cabinet today, he made a shocking statement and directly asked the emperor to kill Wei Qian.

Situ Yun's face was gloomy, no matter how stupid he was, he could still imagine the consequences of killing the county lord of Jinling.

Regardless of whether it is the county head conferred by the Supreme Emperor, this is disrespectful to the Supreme Emperor.As the daughter of a loyal minister, her father, Wei Yan, died due to official business, and the imperial court felt sympathetic.As long as it's not too much, even if he makes a little mistake, it can be wiped out on his father's face, at most his title of county head.Of course, it cannot be a serious crime such as treason.If it's those irreversible crimes, it's natural to die as you like.

Furthermore, most of the punishments used in this era were exile into the army, and officials also said that they were relegated and punished with salary.If you want to kill someone, the procedures are very cumbersome.

The ancients used to say: "After autumn, ask to be cut".

In addition to the timing of the autumn and winter chills, a more important reason is the final autumn trial.Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the folk customs have been civilized, and the death penalty has to be repeated many times before being approved by the emperor Zhu.However, during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of this dynasty, the "autumn trial" system was established to reintegrate all death penalty cases across the country after the Frost's Fall.According to the situation, it is classified and planned, and only after the emperor approves again can he kill people.And this time happens to be late autumn, so it is called "Qiu Hou Wen Zhan".

What kind of mistake did the county magistrate of Jinling commit, so that the emperor ordered him to die?

"I didn't expect the Minister of the Ministry of Industry to be from Jia She's side." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials and others secretly thought.

What the Ministry of Industry Minister said, on the surface it is to kill people, but if Wei Qian is really going to die, he just needs to secretly report to the emperor, and then secretly poison Wei Qian.If he said it so blatantly, no matter how stupid Situ Yun was, he wouldn't dare to go out of his way and force Wei Qian to commit suicide.Moreover, with the mention of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, even if someone secretly wanted to attack, Situ Yun's position had to be considered.

This is going to happen, who doesn't suspect that Situ Yun did it?

The most troublesome thing about the two emperors standing side by side is that there is no distinction between primary and secondary.Although the emperor is currently in power, the Supreme Emperor still has the final say among the ruling and opposition parties.If the emperor really showed his tyrannical side, did he really think that the Supreme Emperor could not be changed to another emperor without a son?

This is why, Empress Dowager Chen's mother is more expensive than her son, not Situ Yun's mother.

The legitimacy of the throne comes from the Supreme Emperor, and Situ Yun dared not do some private deeds.It is arranged for Wei Qian to die of illness today, but can it be arranged for the death of the Supreme Emperor in the future?

According to his father's suspicion, this kind of thinking may not be impossible.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry sullenly said: "Your Majesty, I am in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and I know very well what the Lord of Jinling County has done these years. He encourages agriculture, promotes overseas trade, and uses the seeds between the two parties to improve them from overseas and sell them at low prices. Farmers support their families. In the past few years, many people in Jinling have spread her good name. This woman will not be punished, and her reputation will gradually increase in the future. If she is married to someone other than the royal family and will benefit future generations, wouldn't she be disobedient?"

Situ Yun knew as much about what Wei Qian had done these years as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.Marrying Wei Qian is not only about gaining popularity, but the political attitude is very clear. Marrying her will gain a lot of popularity.If he is vigorously promoting support, the people's livelihood will be safe and peaceful, and it will be difficult for other brothers to oppose it.

Of course, Situ Yun never had the idea of ​​letting Wei Qian marry someone else.Either marry him or become a monk, which is Wei Qian's attitude.Monks don't care about the world of mortals. At that time, they only need to give her a random title and respect her as a real person, and it is considered perfect to end this marriage contract.

But killing people is absolutely out of the question.

Just because the woman refused to kill?And now the woman's refusal has been blocked by Queen Mother Chen.For the sake of her son's face, Empress Dowager Chen blocked the news from the harem without letting the former court know.Wei Qian once explicitly rejected Situ Yun.

Outsiders never thought that the fundamental reason why it is so difficult to make a choice today lies with Wei Qian.

"Presumptuous!" Situ Yun Longyan was furious, and had no choice but to link the words of the Ministry of Industry Minister with his brothers. "The Lord of Jinling County has made great achievements in saving me in the past. Are you trying to trap me in a place of injustice?" Situ Yun had just become emperor after all, and unconsciously looked at the historian not far away.

Daily life note, this is something every emperor has.Historians recorded the emperor's words and deeds, and then made history books for future generations. This kind of daily life note even the emperor himself could not read.Of course, after Tang Taizong, this rule gradually lost its effectiveness.However, as a record of every emperor's words and deeds, Situ Yun is also worried that the official historian will write down the words "narrow-minded, repaying kindness with revenge".

He refused with righteous words, and scolded the Minister of the Ministry of Industry for making him think behind closed doors.

Not far away, the historian silently wrote a few lines.But what was written in the end, outsiders do not know.

Situ Yun was in a bad mood, and several other ministers saw him, and after reporting, they left one after another, leaving Situ Yun alone to think about what to do about this matter.

"You can't beat her, and you can't scold her. If her father is above her, she can use the name of being promoted to a noble to suppress her, but now..."

A family of old ladies, even if it is given the name of Mrs. Shang Guogong, what's the use?

"If it really doesn't work, we can only let her become a monk."

A woman who rejects the emperor will have no choice but to become a monk in the future.No one dares to want this kind of woman!

Although the princes intend to take advantage of Wei Qian's fame and family influence, they haven't demonstrated the courage to fight against Situ Yun.

"The Empress Dowager is here!"

A sound came from outside the Zichen Hall, waking Situ Yun awake, and hurriedly got up to salute: "My son pays homage to his mother."

"Excuse me." The Empress Dowager Chen swung her left and right, leaving only the two of them behind: "What do you think, the Emperor, about the Jinling County Lord?"

"What do you think?" Situ Yun said helplessly: "The county magistrate doesn't care about love between men and women, and he is devoted to Taoism. If he can't keep her, the boy can only build a temple for her to practice."

"I asked the county lord yesterday what he meant, and the county lord's biggest concern is the kindness with you."

Wei Qian's most taboo thing is being kind to Situ Yun, making Situ Yun inferior and making it difficult to get along with him in the future.And Situ Yun was also jealous of this kindness. In order to preserve his reputation as a wise king, he couldn't reveal it no matter how aggrieved he felt, so he had to pretend to be generous and let Wei Qian go.

"It's easy to say, I have ordered people to go to Jinling to bring her family back."

"Invite her family?" Situ Yun was at a loss. According to Wei Qian's character, could her family persuade her?

"My palace invites her family to live in Ruiming Palace." Empress Dowager Chen talked about her plan with a smile.

Ruiming Palace?Situ Yun frowned: "Mother concubine means..." Kidnapping?

The prince has mansions outside. As Situ Yun became the emperor, his mansion was transformed into a palace named "Ruiming Palace", with guards in charge all the year round.Allowing the Wei family to live here is an honor, but it is also a kind of surveillance or threat.

"No, if they want to participate in your big wedding, of course they need to come forward as their natal family." The Empress Dowager Chen said with a smile: "This is the favor of the palace. As for the kindness between the two of you, I will be the master of the Tongming Palace. A big Lizhu was given to her to thank her for saving her life in the past."

Empress Dowager Chen's thinking is also simple, and her kindness and affection are clear, so the two of them will naturally have less worries when they get along in the future.

"Is this possible?"

"What's wrong? In the end, it's just what people think, and mutual scruples. You have done enough etiquette, cut off her knot, and get married in the future to get the best of both worlds. As for those officials who disagree..." Empress Dowager Chen smiled slightly: " If she gets married, no matter how bad she is, she will sit in the first palace, and when the time comes, she will choose a few daughters from each family to put in the wedding party, which will naturally help you recruit people."

Most of these officials today are the people of the Supreme Emperor, but as the Supreme Emperor gets older day by day, they always have to plan for their children and grandchildren.

Marriage has been a useful method since ancient times.Marry the daughters of these officials, and then these officials will also help speak out on the side of the Supreme Emperor and resist some of his brothers' thoughts.

The mother and son made a proper calculation, and the Empress Dowager Chen went to the Tai Chi Pavilion to find the Supreme Emperor to report.

In the Taiji Pavilion, the Supreme Emperor closed his eyes and listened to the Minister of Industry's report: "It's done, you go down first."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry could not see the face of the old saint above through the bead curtain, so he bowed respectfully and left.

This Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry was not a friend of Jia She's as outsiders thought, but the Supreme Emperor who had been watching quietly for a few days couldn't bear to take action and wanted to end it directly.

"Yun'er is kind-hearted and soft-hearted, and needs more experience." The Supreme Emperor sighed softly: "A mere daughter's family has stumped him, how will he take over Jiangshan Sheji in the future?"

"Afraid of the county lord? Is that afraid of you?" Liu Sheng thought in his heart, and said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty's heart is kind, the county lord has kindness to him in the past, but now he refuses to force the county lord, this is the reason for the old kindness If it were someone else, Your Majesty would never stop here."

"That's right." Although the Supreme Emperor complained about Situ Yun's kindness and softness, why didn't he feel at ease?A soft-hearted emperor, how could he not attack his old father who is in Zen?

Soon after, Queen Mother Chen came and explained her plan.

The old sage was noncommittal and only asked, "What do you think the princess of Jinling County should do as a concubine when she enters the palace?"

The Empress Dowager Chen took a cautious look at the old sage, and said cautiously: "Why don't you give me the position of Concubine Hui?" The old sage had a good conversation with Wei Qian yesterday, and there is also the friendship of the older generation.Originally, Empress Dowager Chen meant to be the head of the nine concubines, but she hesitated when the matter came up, and she added it secretly, and directly said it was Concubine Hui.

"Second seat of the fourth concubine?" The old sage shook his head: "It's too high!"

"Then, Concubine De?"

"It's too tall. It's unreasonable to be named a concubine when you first come here."

The old sage's attitude was alienated, and Empress Dowager Chen murmured in her heart.Could it be that my husband doesn't like Wei Qian as much as he seems?If we really know his attitude, why did Yun'er and I have to be in trouble for so long?

"You can think about the position of concubine slowly. Just now you said that the Wei family should live in Ruiming Palace? How can a group of widows, He De, live in the emperor's hidden palace?" The old sage played with his fingers: "But you invite them to come. It's just right. How about this, they don't have a mansion in the capital, so they will live in Ruiming Palace for a few days first, and let them move out later."

Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king, but Empress Dowager Chen couldn't understand the old sage's attitude towards Wei Qian's family, and she left in her heart muttering.

In the evening, Wei Qian received the Lizhu and the Eight Poetry Classics dishes as a reward from Situ Yun.This time Wei Qian didn't refuse in public, and after a period of silence, she accepted the order to thank her.

The eunuch who came to proclaim the decree was worried, what happened to the former dialer was also heard in the palace.Originally, he was apprehensive and planned to go back and be punished if he failed, but now that Wei Qian received the order, the little Pengzi who came to announce the order was suddenly relieved.

"The slave will leave first." Xiao Pengzi was afraid that Wei Qian would return, and he didn't care about any rewards, so he immediately returned to the palace to return to his life.If there are any problems in the future, it has nothing to do with me.

"Wait." Wei Qian called Xiao Pengzi to stop, and the 20-year-old eunuch immediately put on a bitter face: "The county magistrate, please don't embarrass the villain again and again. If you don't succeed this time, the villain will return to you after you go back." My head is about to move."

"Where did such a cruel punishment come from in the inner court? The punishment of pumpkin topping was abolished by the Supreme Emperor last year. Don't worry, the county lord is not going to refuse, but just wants you to send four more dishes back."

"Give me food?" Xiao Pengzi's heel softened, and Wei Qian ordered four dishes to be prepared.These four dishes are not rejected, but they also use the Book of Songs as the name of the dish.Due to time constraints, Jia's kitchen was asked to hastily prepare two dishes.

One is lion's head, bamboo shoots, pork cubes, wild mushrooms, and egg whites are minced into meat fillings, and simmered slowly with pheasant soup.Then take out the meatballs and simmer them in another pot of chicken broth, repeat three times, and finally put them in a cup of boiled bone broth.Wei Qian called it "Kaishang".

One is a three-shredded dish made of green vegetable leaves accompanied by shredded red and green peppers, named "Zijin".

The people in the palace hurriedly warmed a pot of green plum wine and named it "摽有梅".

As for the last plate of black rice cake Wei Qian was using, it was named "Zi Yi".

Four dishes were delivered to the palace. These four dishes expressed love in a woman's tone, which was enough to explain Wei Qian's current attitude.

After sending her away, Wei Qian rubbed Li Zhu, Xuan Yun couldn't help but said, "Do you really want to marry?"

"Anyway, I agreed to the police, and if it didn't work, I died of a serious illness in the palace." Wei Qian said sadly: "At first, I wanted to become a monk under the order, but it seems that it won't work."

"It's fine to enter the palace, otherwise, if Your Majesty gets angry, your life may be in danger." Light and shadow flew into Jia's mansion, and Daoist Xuanyu came down: "Master felt that your fate changed yesterday, so he specially asked me to come here to ask. It seems that Are you going to get married?"

"I want to get married, but Situ Yun dare not force me because of his temper. If he really pushes me, I will commit suicide with a cup of poisoned wine, and fake my death to go to Midway Island to be my happy queen. At that time, I will pass the evidence to the Supreme Emperor and the princes." With a fist in his hand, even if he can sit firmly, he will have to bear certain troubles." Wei Qian got up and put away Li Zhu: "It's just that I met an enemy yesterday, and was enraged and made a big vow to go to the harem. Do you also need senior sister to come and ask?"

"All of you in the Wei Mansion were invited to Beijing by the Empress Dowager yesterday. The master asked me to come and take care of them in case of accidents. You should be able to see them tomorrow."

"Mother, have they come to Chang'an?" Wei Qian turned pale with shock, and immediately thought of what the Queen Mother was thinking, and couldn't help but feel scared.If he agrees one step later, who is really going to use his family to force him to fail?