The Prosperity of Jingdi Chronicle

The best excuse to send troops was found, and Jing Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that the teacher is well-known, the biggest objection does not exist, and all the preparations for this war by the imperial court have been carried out quickly.

The emperor's court issued a decree to increase troops in Chuzhou, and the six ministries were very busy.

The Ministry of War is the most important thing for this increase in troops. The emperor ordered them to dispatch troops and generals in all directions, ordering all armies to gather in Chuzhou.

The army of the Jing Dynasty was divided into the frontier army, the government army and the forbidden army.

As the name suggests, the frontier army is the army that guards the frontier and resists foreign enemies. They have been stationed in the frontier for a long time and have experienced countless battles, large and small. They can be said to be the first-class strong soldiers of the imperial court.

The government army is a garrison stationed in the state capital to maintain local law and order. If it was many years ago, they could only be called weak. However, most of the major government troops today are veterans who survived the Southern Expedition and were added later. Composed of new recruits, the combat power is also quite impressive.

As for the Forbidden Army, generally called the Emperor's Pro-Army, they were divided into three parts.One part is the guard battalion under the control of Wei Yan, which is responsible for the safety of the royal family in the imperial city; Army under the command of the emperor.

According to the emperor's will, the frontier troops of the major battalions should not move rashly, so he ordered the Ministry of War to dispatch a certain number of government soldiers from various state capitals to reinforce Chuzhou first, and some of the forbidden troops will go north with the emperor at that time.

The military department is busy, and the household department is also very busy, needless to say.

The soldiers and horses have not moved, the food and grass go first, and the battle is worth silver.As soon as the order to increase troops was issued, all departments sent official documents, and they reached out to the Ministry of Households to ask for silver taels, until Xiao Yue, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, had his hair turned white.

No matter it was the raising of food and fodder, or the expropriation of civilian husbands, it was the work of the household department. It was expected that Xiao Yue was so busy.

The Ministry of Officials is responsible for dispatching personnel, and it must be a toss. The Ministry of Industry is responsible for armaments and weapons, and even the Ministry of Rites is on standby at any time.

If you want to say what this matter has to do with the Ministry of Rites, if you think about it carefully, it really has a lot to do with it.The reason for the emperor's increase of troops is "fear of bandits and criminals", so one day it will become "bandits and criminals". The letter of credence, a war of words, and then, the rest is the emperor's business.

Among the six ministries, only the Ministry of Punishment can stay out of the matter. It is true that they have nothing to do with the Northern Expedition, but they are also very busy.

Why are they busy too?The other five ministries are busy, but their criminal department is not busy, outsiders can see that the officials of the criminal department look like a corpse.Unless the Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is a fool, this kind of thing will happen, but he is not stupid, so the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice are also very busy.

Of course, when the emperor was confidently and actively preparing for the war, there were still some voices of opposition in the court, but those were small roles, and they couldn't afford to cause much trouble.

As for those powerful courtiers, although they had their own ideas about the upcoming war, most of the military generals stood up to express their support for Wei Yan when he came out, and even some civil servants turned against him. Even if they want to stand out, they will not have an advantage in the court discussion, so they don't bother anymore.

At this moment, they had nothing to do with the emperor's behavior, and more dissatisfaction secretly gathered on Wei Yan, but the sudden arrival of another turmoil prevented them from finding trouble with Wei Yan for a while.

When everyone was busy and the emperor was preparing for the imperial conquest, what should have happened during the Hongqing period, and should have happened long ago, finally happened-the queen mother asked the emperor to appoint a prince at this time.

"Your Majesty is in the prime of his life, so there is really no need to be in a hurry to be the crown prince. However, if your majesty wants to conquer in person, for the sake of the court and the society, Ai Jia advises your majesty to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible."

These are the original words of the Empress Dowager. The implication is that if the emperor does not conscript himself, there is no need to rush to establish a prince. If the emperor wants to conscript himself, he must first establish a prince, lest the emperor have any accidents outside, which will affect the stability of the inheritance of the country.

To be honest, the emperor is already at the age of forty, and he should have established a crown prince a long time ago. It is also very strange that the queen mother can bear the trouble until this time.But if this is the case, only the Queen Mother can say it. If other people have a little bit of this meaning, I am afraid that they will be punished by the emperor for disrespect.

The queen mother's words are naturally very reasonable, as can be seen from the fact that her words were quoted countless times by the courtiers in their persuasion.

During the emperor's first personal conquest, the eldest son of the emperor had died and had no other heirs, so it was reasonable for the empress dowager to supervise the country; during the emperor's second personal conquest, the princes were young, and it was appropriate for the queen mother to supervise the country.

But today is different from the past, one is that the princes are getting older and they have already known what happened, and the other is that the queen mother is already old, if the prince is not established early, if the emperor has troubles outside, or if there is an accident on the queen mother's side, I am afraid that it will be difficult. It's a big mess.

It is not reconciled not to conquer Jingli himself, this is one of the biggest dreams in his life, and he has to realize it himself to be satisfied; at this time, he is not reconciled to let him be the crown prince, although the princes have already known the matter, but only two The prince has reached the age of 16. If he personally conquers and leaves the prince to oversee the country, then the eldest second prince should be the most suitable, which means that he has no choice at all, whether it is to establish a heir or an elder, or to plan for state affairs. , should obey the queen mother's wishes, and Li Jingqi will be the crown prince.

Obviously, the Empress Dowager chose the best time to attack him at this time.He couldn't be reconciled for two times, and the matter was so deadlocked.

Although it is said that which prince is appointed as the heir is a matter of the emperor's family, but there is another saying that the emperor has no family affairs, let alone such a big matter as the heir of the country.Families who wanted to reap countless benefits in the future by virtue of their support quickly became active. In the face of such a major event, the emperor's Northern Expedition and Wei Yan's shameless speeches all suddenly became trivial matters. Just disappeared in this huge storm.

"I have a headache, rub it for me." Jing Li lay on Wei Yan's lap, closed his eyes and murmured, with indescribable exhaustion in his voice.

Recently, for the sake of the crown prince, there have been batch after batch of courtiers and clans who came to him. Everyone talked a lot when they saw him. There was a room full of people chattering about it so enthusiastically that it didn't matter where he was hiding.

The faction headed by the Empress Dowager supported the second prince Jing Qi, and the group headed by the Zhou family supported the third prince Jing Ying. Of course, the other princes also had their own supporters. Even the youngest sixth prince Jing Ke had support. However, the emperor's decision to take him to the expedition quickly dispelled this faction.

With the passage of time, the quarrels between the various factions became more and more outrageous, and stumbling behind the scenes happened from time to time. If they were allowed to continue to quarrel like this, the government might be in chaos.

Jing Li dealt with some of the most troublesome ones, but this was obviously not the way to eradicate them. He had to establish a prince early in order to make everyone calm down.

That is, Wei Yan, who didn't say anything about this matter, could make him a little bit cleaner.

Seeing that the emperor was so tired, Wei Yan didn't speak, but put his palm on the emperor's forehead, and gently rubbed his temples.

The room was very quiet, the autumn sun was very comfortable on his body, and the warm palm on his forehead made him feel even more soothing. Under Wei Yan's gentle and rhythmic massage, Jing Li's restless heart finally gradually settled down down.

After an unknown amount of time, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at the person above his head.The sunlight blurred his vision, and he could only vaguely see the expression of the person above his head. He was very gentle and full of pity. He just looked at him so intently, only looking at him, as if nothing could enter his body. Eye.

"Wei Yan, do you think it's okay for Zhenli Qi'er to be the crown prince?" He suddenly asked.

When Wei Yan heard this, the massage on his hands stopped.The emperor didn't like his meddling in this matter, so he really didn't.Even if someone came to ask for advice, even if relatives and friends secretly asked his opinion, he would just smile and change the topic, but he did not expect that today the emperor would directly ask his opinion.

"That's His Majesty's family business, as long as His Majesty thinks it's good." Even if the emperor wanted him to intervene in this matter, he didn't want to intervene.

He has long understood that he can influence the emperor's decision on many matters, but he does not want to influence the emperor on the matter of establishing a crown prince.

The emperor always liked to argue with him. In his heart, the emperor or the Wei family, which one is more important? If the matter of establishing a crown prince is added, the emperor will probably have to fight with him in the future. Which is more important.

Anyway, this is the emperor's family business, so let the emperor make his own decision.The emperor's own decision, there is no way to find some inexplicable excuses and toss with him.

"Don't use those stereotypes to perfuse me. It's just you and me here. It's okay to talk casually." Jing Li was very dissatisfied with Wei Yan's obvious perfunctory words.

Wei Yan thought for a while before replying: "Your Highness the Second Prince possesses both ability and political integrity, and has a pure character. He should be the crown prince."

Except for bullying Jing Ke, Jing Qi did not do any bad things, and as she got older, she acted more decently. Picky people can't find anything wrong. As for what happened back then, it can only be said that he was young and ignorant, so it wasn't a big mistake.

"Possesses both ability and integrity, is your character pure?" Jing Li was silent for a while, then said, "But, I still feel that he is not good enough."

"Your Majesty will just teach you slowly in the future." Wei Yan smiled. The reason why the emperor never established a crown prince, of course he knew, was not because of anything else. The emperor is so good, it takes a certain amount of time to teach him.

Seeing him laugh, Jing Li also smiled.

If Wei Yan didn't like him making Jing Qi the crown prince and objected, he would definitely not stand, even if he wanted to have a fight with the queen mother or the courtiers, he would not stand.

Since Wei Yan has no objection, it doesn't matter to follow everyone's wishes first and establish a prince, anyway, it will be a long time.

He laughed for a while, then suddenly raised his hand, and hooked his fingers at the person above.

Wei Yan thought he was going to whisper something, so he quickly lowered his head.

Seeing him bow his head, Jing Li reached out to hook the back of his head and kissed him.

On such a beautiful day and a harmonious atmosphere, we should do some good things to live up to such a good time.

In the autumn of the 11th year of Hongqing, the turmoil of establishing the crown prince that had been raging for nearly half a year finally came to an end, and the second prince Jing Qi was established as the crown prince.In the spring of the next year, due to bandits invading the border, the emperor's imperial conquest was accompanied by the sixth prince, Jing Ke, who was in charge of the country and assisted by the empress dowager.

"Emperor Grandmother..." After the grand dispatch ceremony, the army finally moved out, Jing Qi took a step forward, trying to support the Queen Mother who had been standing in front.

"It's okay to mourn the family." The queen mother shook off his hand and stood upright. The majestic royal power made people dare not look directly at it.She kept watching the emperor's back until all the people became a little black dot and disappeared at the end of the road.

There was no abnormality in the queen mother's expression and movements, but, at the moment of touching her hand, Jing Qi found that her palm was icy cold.

"Imperial Grandmother..." Jing Qi suddenly felt something in the blink of an eye, and his mind went blank again, without grasping anything, he spoke resignedly, his voice seemed to be trembling.

"Qi'er, you are already the crown prince of a country, and you have to behave like a crown prince. How decent is this appearance?" Seeing him like this, the queen mother trained him a few words, and later saw that his eyes were full of fear and distress. With an expression on his face, he quickly sighed, "Ai's family is fine, let's go back."

This time the emperor personally conquered, leaving the prince to supervise the country.However, the prince is only 16 years old, and it is still a bit reluctant to supervise the country. In fact, the queen mother is given the opportunity to teach him how to govern.

However, with such a good opportunity, I don't know how much Jing Qi can learn, after all, she doesn't have much time.

The Empress Dowager stared at Jing Qi, who was bowing her head and working hard on the case, with a gratified smile on her face.In any case, Qi'er has made great progress during this period. Maybe when the emperor returns, Qi'er has grown into the appearance that a prince of a country should have in the emperor's mind.

It would be great if it could be like this, otherwise, once she loses her protection and won't be favored by the emperor, even if Qi'er becomes the crown prince, the future life will be very difficult.

The queen mother turned around slowly and walked towards the people waiting outside. When she returned to her bedroom, she finally couldn't help coughing.

"Your Majesty, if this doesn't work, let the servants go and tell His Highness the Crown Prince, asking him to write a letter to His Majesty, and beg His Majesty to return to Beijing as soon as possible." Wang Shangyi, the female officer who has been with her for many years, saw the blood on the Queen Mother's brocade handkerchief, and was terrified for a while. , clamoring to sue the prince.

"Don't go. At this time, no one is allowed to disturb Your Majesty with the affairs of Beijing." Just like the emperor thought, the queen mother also thought that this was the best time. It would be a pity if she missed it, so she Even if she faintly sensed something, she didn't stop the emperor's personal conquest. She just forced the emperor to set up a crown prince to prevent any accidents. This is the time when the battle ahead is fierce. Of course, she will not allow anyone to use this to disturb the king's heart and affect the army's heart. Of course, no one is allowed to tell the emperor that her body may not last the emperor to return to Beijing, "That is His Majesty's long-standing dream, let His Majesty fulfill his dream safely."

"Your Majesty..." Wang Shangyi couldn't help sobbing when she heard her say that.

"No one is allowed to tell about this matter, even His Royal Highness must keep it a secret. Whoever dares to chew their tongues, don't blame the Ai family for being ruthless." Although the queen mother was sick and pale, her words were still very intimidating.

To this day, she is still the most powerful woman in the harem, and the most powerful woman in the Jing Dynasty.This matter was kept a secret, except for the servants and the imperial physician, no one knew about her condition, even Jing Qi, did not know that the Queen Mother was seriously ill until she could no longer hide it.

When the military newspaper reported the good news every day, the fire of life of the Empress Dowager Wang became weaker and weaker. Since the first year of Longsheng, she has been in charge of the government for more than ten years and has secretly influenced the government for more than 20 years after the emperor took charge The beautiful woman finally ushered in the last time of her life. Even if there are countless imperial physicians around her, they can't make the fire of her life burn for a moment longer.

In the last few days, she has been groggy, falling asleep more than awake, Jing Qi has been guarding by her couch for several nights, other concubines and princes are also waiting outside, No one dared to make a wrong eye, for fear that something might happen.

At noon that day, the Empress Dowager's expression suddenly improved a lot. Jing Qi was deeply saddened, but she still kept a smile on her face and chatted with the Empress Dowager for a while, until the Empress Dowager suddenly said a word, and the smile on his face froze. stand up.

"From now on, stay away from King Fengcheng." The queen mother suddenly said this to him inexplicably.

Zuo Siming, king of Fengcheng, surrendered to the emperor of Nanyi, in order to show that the emperor Ren Deze was sent to the world, and he was crowned king after his surrender. In the fourth year of Hongqing, he was brought back to the capital by the emperor. He has lived in the capital for nearly ten years, but Jing Qi knew him. But not a few days.

A few days ago, while the Queen Mother was asleep, he went to Huai'an Temple to pray for the Queen Mother. He happened to meet King Fengcheng. inside the ear.

Regarding the power secretly possessed by the scrawny imperial grandmother on the couch, Jing Qi was both scared and excited at the same time.The fear is that such a small matter can be reported to the Queen Mother, and there is nothing the Queen Mother doesn't know; the excitement is that if the Queen Mother passes on these powers to him, if he can have the same eyes, ears and strength as the Queen Mother, he will not have to be afraid of his father. The emperor didn't like him, and would abolish him at any time, so he didn't have to worry about his younger brothers looking for opportunities to step on him.

"Remember Aijia's words, Your Majesty is your king, you are His Majesty's subject, you must keep this in mind. Also, you are His Majesty's son, and Your Majesty is your father, you must also firmly remember that Remember. Lastly, don’t try to be smart and do stupid things.”

Unfortunately, to Jing Qi's disappointment, the queen mother did not leave him any strength. The last few words were the only thing left to him by the queen mother, or, the position of prince under his seat was also left to him by the queen mother. one of the legacy.

"No matter what, Gu will keep his reserve position, for his own sake, and even more so to live up to the hard teaching of the emperor's grandmother over the years." Jing Qi vowed secretly in front of the queen mother's bed.

"When Your Majesty comes back, tell Your Majesty that he is the greatest pride of the Ai family in this life. With him, there is nothing to regret in this life of the Ai family. There are also some words that the Ai family left in the will. Do you want to follow the Do the Ai family's last decree, let His Majesty figure it out, anyway, the Ai family will no longer be able to control him in the future." The Queen Mother's voice gradually lowered, as if these words had exhausted all her strength, she slowly Slowly closed his eyes, and there was no more sound.

Later, there was a lot of crying in the Compassionate Ning Palace.

In the winter of the 13th year of Hongqing, when Jing Li returned to the capital, he saw the prince and the courtiers who came to greet him, all of them covered in white.

"Father, the Queen Mother has passed away." Jing Qi burst into tears when she saw him.

Jing Li stood there in a daze, unable to respond for a long time. He couldn't accept the fact that the incident happened so suddenly. Obviously, when he left Beijing, the Queen Mother was still well. When he was outside, he didn't receive the news that the Queen Mother was seriously ill. , how could suddenly die.

After a long time, he finally hesitated and asked back, still hoping in his heart that he had misheard just now: "Is the Queen Mother dead?"

"Yes, the Queen Mother is dead."

Jing Qi's choked answer broke his fantasy.In an instant, his heart was empty, and all the joy of victory in the Northern Expedition was thrown into the sky.

"How did the Empress Dowager die? Why didn't anyone tell me?" He stepped forward and grabbed his son's skirt, and asked sharply.

"Father, the Queen Mother won't let her, father..." Jing Qi's tears grew more and more, and she was speechless.

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I like all the female characters in this article, even Empress Xie is no exception. The Queen Mother is my favorite, none of them, so I have been thinking about her bento plot for a long time, trying to make her death not too sad.