Concubine Nangong entered the palace at the age of sixteen and was favored only at the age of eighteen. After raising a pair of children, she fell out of favor and was relegated to the cold palace. She faced death several times. Finally, she escaped from the palace with her daughter and lived in seclusion in the world for ten years. After experiencing
After going through all kinds of hardships, she finally achieved success and was promoted to the Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty.
The Empress Dowager, who is both mother-in-law and grandmother, is only forty years old this year, but years of anxiety and suffering in life have left traces on her temples. After nearly two years of pampered life, her thin and yellow face has been cured.
But there were still a few silver strands on her temples. The palace maid asked her to dye them black, but she always smiled and refused. How did the young palace maid know that the empress dowager deliberately kept these white hairs for commemoration?
The unforgettable years by Hongze Lake remind me not to forget what a dangerous place the palace is.
The empress dowager's canonization ceremony was extremely grand, even exceeding the standards of the emperor's wedding. This was an arrangement deliberately made by the emperor to compensate his mother. All people in the world celebrated together. Friendly countries, vassal countries, and even enemy countries sent people to watch the ceremony. Korea, Japan, and Siam
Luo, Lu Song, Manchu, Xixia, Ryukyu, Java, and unknown small countries thousands of miles away like Tianzhu, Luosha, Xiniu and Hezhou all had envoys coming. Liu Ziguang's family alone had two distinguished guests at the level of monarchs.
, the Supreme Emperor Zhao Wen, who represents the Kingdom of Song Dynasty, and His Highness Liu Kangang, who represents the Kingdom of Temasek Majidara, are both top VIPs.
The day when the Empress Dowager was canonized happened to be the same day as the Empress Dowager's 40th birthday, which made the ceremony even more festive. The Third Law Division announced a general amnesty for the whole country, and all prisoners except for the most heinous crimes would be released home and executed.
The ones that were executed after the Autumn period were changed to the post-Autumn period, the ones that were executed after the Autumn period were changed to beheading the prison lords, and the execution of the prison lords was changed to imprisonment. Prefectures and counties all over the country paid public funds to invite opera troupes to sing in halls, the imperial army, the sergeants of the guards, and officials at all levels were given one more
Monthly salary and salary, one season of tax exemption in poor areas. Rich counties in Jiangnan also distributed red envelopes to orphans, widows, elderly people and disabled people. Poor counties also opened porridge shacks to allow the people who had no food to eat.
A meal of rice porridge.
Outside Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, a beggar with a pockmarked face was lying on the ground kowtowing. There were only two or three Tianqi Tongbao in the broken bowl in front of him. It seemed that today's harvest was very poor. This poor pockmarked man
Not only was his face broken, but his legs were also broken. One of his feet was cut off at the ankle, revealing white bone stubble and sauce-colored rotten flesh. Flies buzzed around his torso.
His feet were flying, and from time to time he would fly to his head and stand for a while. No one could tell that this miserable beggar was the famous prodigy and rich boss Ma Yunma in Hangzhou in the past.
The reason why Ma Yun was spared the knife on the execution ground was because he still had value. Countless wealthy businessmen in Zhejiang lent him millions of taels of silver to do business. If he died, the debt would be ruined, so everyone worked together to kill him.
He was rescued so that he could pay back the money. In the prison, Ma Yun swore to the representatives of Zhejiang merchants that it would not matter even if the government confiscated all his property, because he still had many shops, properties, shares, and other things that he had purchased secretly.
Hundreds of thousands of taels of bearer banknotes, this amount alone is enough to repay the debt. Jack Ma has always been cunning and adheres to the principle of not putting eggs in one basket, so Zhejiang merchants have great faith in him and hope that he can be successful after escaping from death.
It doesn't matter if you use less money to compensate everyone, as long as you don't lose everything.
Ma Yun thinks this way. Since he has changed his appearance, he might as well start over. As long as he still has a few thousand taels of silver, he can turn over. With his intelligence and wisdom, he can make a comeback and create another Ma Yun myth. But who knows?
Later, when he traveled to Hangzhou Mansion, sneaked into a house that he had purchased anonymously, and took out the last stack of lifeblood from the extremely well-hidden mechanism, several men in black appeared and snatched away
They robbed him of the funds he needed to make money, beat him up and threw him into the street. The smart Ma Yun immediately understood that he had been plotted by others from the beginning. They had calculated that he had back-ups and deliberately played a long-term game.
Yu waited for him to take out the money before taking action. It is not clear whether the mastermind behind this is the Ministry of Punishment or the Nanchang Ma Yun. It makes no difference to him. Anyway, he is really penniless now.
Zhejiang businessmen quickly found Ma Yun, but Ma Yun could no longer bring out a single coin. The bosses, who had really lost all their money, broke his legs angrily and threw him on the street to fend for himself. Ma Yun's broken leg was because of
The wound was rotten and he was about to die with a high fever. Fortunately, another beggar helped him perform a small amputation with a rusty kitchen knife. From then on, he became the lowest disciple of the beggar gang, begging at the gate of Lingyin Temple.
Ma Yun eats, sleeps and works at the entrance of Lingyin Temple every day. There are many good people offering incense. In short, he will not starve to death, but this huge contrast strongly stimulates his spirit. If anyone looks carefully at the eyes of this pockmarked beggar, they will find that
His eyes were blurred, and his words were inconsistent. Sometimes he would look at the beautiful women who came to offer incense, giggle, and call her "Sister Daiyu." There is no doubt that Ma Yun is crazy.
When Nanchang Fanzi handed a stack of house deeds and banknotes he brought from Hangzhou to Zhenwuhou, he threw them back without even looking at them: "Give them to Nanchang's accountant, and they will be counted as minors in the factory."
Treasury, please improve the food for the brothers." Fanzi said, should the man in Hangzhou do something to avoid future troubles? Liu Ziguang thought for a while and said: "Forget it, some people are more miserable alive than dead."
In fact, Liu Ziguang knew that Ma Yun and Chen Zi'ang were cheating on the execution ground. The purpose of letting Ma Yun go was to fish out the money, and letting Chen Zi'ang go was purely to give Qian Qianyi face. There would be no good results if the old rabbit was pushed into a hurry, so why kill him?
Kill them all.
Liu Ziguang deliberately let go, and Qian Qianyi also knew about it, so he took care of Liu Ziguang in the transfer of officials. Last time when Liu Ziguang went to Huguang to relieve disasters and quell the rebellion, he passed by Songzi County in South Zhili and met a man named Zhu Tao.
This time he recommended Zhu Tao as the magistrate of Ezhou, and Qian Qianyi did not stop him at all. You must know that Mr. Qian is in charge of the staff, and any promotion or removal of officials must go through him. If he does not nod, even if the emperor agrees
Nothing can be done.
Recently, Mrs. Qian Liu Rushi and Mrs. Zhenwu Marquis Peng Jingrong have been very close. They come to visit whenever they have something to do. It is normal for ladies to visit each other, and Liu Rushi is of extremely high quality.
Playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are compulsory basic skills, and he also has some opinions on major issues in the world today, so he and Peng Jinrong were very sympathetic to each other, but this lady came a little too diligently, which made Peng Jinrong suspicious.
Yes, every time Liu Rushi came over, Liu Ziguang always had to hide out, either to see the children or to go to the Yamen for work. Anyway, he avoided Liu Rushi. Peng Jinrong was attentive and attentive. She smelled the fragrance of Liu Rushi and she seemed familiar with her.
The smell on Liu Ziguang's body was the same on the day of the Full Moon Wine, and she understood immediately.
Liu Rushi came to the door again and again, obviously to play with Peng Jinrong, but actually she wanted to meet the proud scholar. Unfortunately, she didn't ask the scholar's name twice, otherwise it wouldn't have been so difficult to find him, and she couldn't ask Liu Rushi face to face.
Madam: Is there a handsome retainer in your family who likes to wear linen robes?
If Liu Rushi was still an unmarried woman, then Peng Jinrong would naturally be happy to be a matchmaker and help her husband get another concubine. However, she is the concubine of the Qiange Department and is absolutely untouchable. Liu Ziguang was hanging out today.
After returning home, Peng Jingrong began to ask him: "Husband, there is a thief in our house."
"What kind of thief? How could there be a thief in the dignified Marquis's house?" Liu Ziguang asked in confusion.
"Yes, and he is a thieving cat." Peng Jingrong said.
"Did Xiaomao Liu steal something again? I'll take care of her later."
"It's not a kitten, it's a big tomcat that steals things. After stealing it, it doesn't dare to admit it. Every time someone comes to the door, it makes an excuse to hide. Husband, have you thought of who it is?"
Liu Ziguang immediately looked around and said to him: "Everyone will laugh. I will bring him to show you next time."
Peng Jingrong said: "Don't interrupt, Mrs. Qian's matter must be settled. You can just like an ordinary married woman, but who is she? The concubine of the Qian Ge Department, she is both beautiful and intelligent.
Mr. Liu, the head of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, aren't you asking for trouble? If you think there are too few wives and concubines, I will arrange for my sister and Mr. Xiang to live together. If you are still not satisfied, we will take advantage of Dong Xiaowan and Mr. Dong.
Come on, she and Liu Rushi should be in the same tone, the type you like, what do you think?"
Liu Ziguang was sweating. Peng Jinrong's words were a bit serious, but it didn't sound like a joke. She actually suggested that her husband marry a prostitute. She was considered a hero among women, but this made Liu Ziguang look like a dissolute person, so Liu Ziguang
He quickly defended himself and explained clearly the ins and outs of the matter.
After listening to his explanation, Peng Jinrong's anger subsided a little. It turned out to be a misunderstanding. Speaking of it, it was Liu Rushi who took the initiative to seduce her own husband. However, this is not the way to go. It is better to avoid it for a while and wait for Liu Rushi's enthusiasm.
Let's talk about the past, Peng Jingrong immediately decided to go to Shanghai to continue handling the affairs of the stock exchange and China Merchants Bureau, and at the same time asked Liu Ziguang to find an excuse to leave Beijing and hide for a while. Time will dilute everything. It would be fine if Liu Rushi couldn't find anyone for a while. If
She later discovered that her lover was none other than Marquis Zhenwu, so she would not be overly excited and do anything stupid. This woman was still very rational and would completely bury this matter in her heart for the sake of Qian Qianyi and her own face.