While the Prince of Tongyi County was busy studying and asking questions, Jinshang frowned, exited the waterside pavilion, walked leisurely, and buried his head in thought.
When he thought about the adversity between himself and Concubine Zhang, weren't they "sympathizing with each other and helping each other in the same distress"?
Because they share the same illness and worries, he has a deep friendship with Concubine Zhang and favors her more. However, the Zhang family is becoming more and more powerful and has reached the point where he is afraid of her.
When Empress Dowager Pei was there, the imperial army, the minister of literature, and the generals were evenly matched, and the power in their hands waxed and waned. There were also admonishers on the side who were critical and jealous of evil, but no one could bully them.
After the Empress Dowager Pei fell ill, Zhang Rui, with his support, overpowered Yue Zhongtai and annexed three divisions. He became more and more unstoppable. Now, the power is overwhelming and he has become the Zhang Party.
The Third Division is unreliable, and the information in the whistle-blower letter about the Zhang family selling illegal salt makes me feel that all the tax money paid to the state treasury is not trustworthy.
There was not even a nod from the Zhang family, and no one dared to report such a huge auspiciousness as "the Yellow River is clear".
The Zhang family is a "Boji".
Then Jinshang thought of Su Ting.
Su Ting was indeed loyal and courageous. After all, he was the commander-in-chief of the Sanyamen who was promoted by himself. But if he could kill his son's bodyguard today, there was no guarantee that he would not kill his own son one day, and eventually himself.
Su Ting——This is also a Bohu who is "specialized in meritorious service and good at killing".
Now when I think about myself, I see Wu Zixu as a kind-hearted person.
Now that he already knows that these two uncles are there, he can no longer let it go.
Just how to check and balance the imperial army, he couldn't think of a better way for a while.
He meditated as he walked, all the way to His Highness Cui Wei.
Although the hills made of stacked stones are only a few acres long, they are full of surging mountains. From a distance, they are no different from real mountains. The flowing water wraps around the mountains, and from top to bottom, they are like a thin white stripe.
On the mountain are Cuiwei Hall, Yungui Pavilion and Layer Pavilion.
Today I strolled up the mountain and sat in Yungui Pavilion. I looked across the rocks and towards the vegetation in Yanfu Palace.
It was May, the vegetation was so lush that it was almost noisy, and the trees in Yanfu Palace were all towering. Even if he was sitting at a high place, he felt that these trees were too towering, almost blocking out the sky and sun, and weighing down heavily.
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The tree crown was overwhelming, and the branches were stretching out in all directions. The shadows sneaked under his feet, like Queen Mother Pei's minions. No matter where he hid, they could find him, reach into his ears, mouth, and stomach, and pull him away.
Spread out and bask in the sun, there is no secret at all.
The lights exposed in the gaps in the tree crowns all look like Queen Mother Pei's eyes, everywhere.
Although he took office personally, he still lived in the shadow of Queen Mother Pei. The shadow left by Queen Mother Pei was everywhere - especially the fierce Taijian.
Then he couldn't help but think of the Imperial Army when Queen Mother Pei was there.
When the Queen Mother Pei was there, there were many members of the Pei family in the Forbidden Army, and they were even jokingly called the Pei Family Army at the time. But when it came time to really contribute, they spared no effort and fought to the death.
The reason is that Queen Mother Pei is good at checks and balances.
There are checks and balances between the chief and deputy ministers, the privy envoys and the deputy privy envoys. Among the Forbidden Army, in addition to the very powerful Pei family, there are also many brave and good fighting sons in Kyoto. They are all descendants of the generals and princes, and are on par with the Pei family.
Nowadays, Su Ting is the only one in the imperial army, and the commanders of all the armies have surrendered to Su Ting, which makes the imperial army like an arm and a finger, and also makes Su Ting "specialized in merit and good at killing."
Now he had an idea and said to Wei Qiao: "I remember that there are a few children in the Pei family who are good with guns and sticks, but it's a pity that most of Pei Yuzhang's brothers were lost during the palace turmoil."
Wei Qiao said: "They died because of their loyalty to His Majesty. How can it be a pity to have such an honor?"
Jinshang nodded: "I plan to let the Pei family pick two suitable ones and send them to the Forbidden Army to be polished, so that Pei Yuzhang can be more dedicated in suppressing bandits on Jinghu North Road."
"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
Wei Qiao thought that the Pei family had a profound background, but was suppressed and kept silent in the capital. King Wolong of Jin turned around, and it was really extraordinary. First, Pei Yuzhang led the commander, and now the son of the Pei family has to join the Forbidden Army. In the future, the Pei family may have to rely on The trend of the King of Jin has revived.
Now that the Pei family has entered the imperial army to check and balance Su Ting, I feel more at ease. As for Concubine Zhang——
Just when I thought of Concubine Zhang, I saw Concubine Zhang coming up from the mountain. The red umbrella above was very dazzling.
Concubine Zhang entered Guiyunting and greeted her superior with a smile: "Why did your Majesty come directly to Yanfu Palace today?"
Instead of looking at her, he asked Wei Qiao: "Why did Si Yu prepare a red umbrella for the imperial concubine instead of a first-grade green umbrella?"
Wei Qiao hurriedly said: "Sir and Bu Zhou, I will ask someone to investigate."
As soon as these words came out, Concubine Zhang couldn't hold back the smile on her face. She forced a smile and said: "What happened to your Majesty today? I don't usually see you asking about such small things?"
"A small matter?" Jinshang's expression became more solemn, "To you, this is a small matter, but in the eyes of Tai Jian, it is a big matter. Tai Jian's spit even sprayed on my face. Besides, your eldest brother is the chief minister and has already gained a great reputation. , you should be more cautious in your words and deeds, how can you be so arrogant? From today on, you will move out of Pingying Hall and move back to the former Yizi Pavilion."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Concubine Zhang's reaction, he walked up the steps and told Wei Qiao to go to Wende Hall.
Concubine Zhang Guifei had never received a cold look from Jin Shang. She was suddenly scolded by Jin Shang and froze on the spot. Looking at the probing eyes of the people around her, her face turned red with embarrassment and she didn't know where to put her hands.
The words spoken today were like slaps on her face, each one louder than the last, causing her to lose all face in front of the palace people.
Wringing her fingers to embroider the handkerchief, she gritted her teeth and ordered the chamberlain to find out what happened in the morning.
The chamberlain soon got the news and informed Tai Jian of the incident of angrily visiting Concubine Zhang in Chui Gong Hall.
Concubine Zhang wrote down these admonitions and wondered in her heart. When she left Chui Gong Palace today, she was clearly facing her. Why did she suddenly become angry at her when she returned to Yanfu Palace?
The trouble must lie in Yanbok Palace.
She twisted off a begonia from the branch and crushed it into pieces in her hands. The begonia juice turned into the color of rust on her fingertips. She coldly ordered the palace attendants: "Go and find out who is causing trouble in Yanfu Palace!"
As for the move to the palace mentioned above, she sneered even more - she would have been virtuous if she did not move to the Rouyi Palace where the Queen lived, but now she was actually asked to move to the Yizi Pavilion!
She refused to move!
Not only did she not move, she also wanted to make Jinshang change his mind and vent his anger on her!
Jinshang ignored Concubine Zhang's anger and returned to Wende Hall. As he expected, Liu Baoqi and others were waiting outside Wende Hall to continue admonishing Jinshang.
After seeing Jin Shang, they immediately followed Jin into the palace to discuss the matter of Concubine Zhang Guifei and Su Ting.
This time, he pondered for a long time and didn't walk away again. Instead, he called the Zhongshushe people to summon him and ordered Concubine Zhang to move out of Pingying Hall. He also said that everyone around Concubine Zhang knew that she was an official. The prince and other palace officials seduced the nobles, causing the nobles to misbehave, so they were all expelled from Zhang Guifei's pavilion, and other palace servants who had served the imperial concubine in the past were selected to serve the imperial concubine.
Although this move did not demote Concubine Zhang, it cut off her arm.