Guessing that Concubine Shu was about to come back, Zhang Chengping and Wan'er went to Changchun Palace to meet her husband. As expected, Concubine Shu had already returned from offering incense. When she saw a pair of children coming to pay their respects, the empress didn't appear very excited, but treated them lukewarmly.
When he returned to Beijing this time, the King of Qin took great pains to prepare some gifts. For his father, a rare white tiger skin, for the Queen Mother, a string of Buddha beads made of extremely fine Hetian suet jade, and for his mother and concubine.
A blue fox armpit leather waistcoat. A fox armpit leather waistcoat is already worth a lot of money, not to mention a rare blue fox. However, Concubine Shu just glanced at it and asked the female official to accept it. She said lightly: "
I'm tired, Chengping Wan'er, please kneel down and pay your respects."
Zhang Chengping was a little disappointed by such indifference, but thinking about how his mother had always been like this to him, he felt relieved. He kowtowed respectfully and left. It was already dark outside, the night was as cold as water, and the moonlight was shining through the trees.
The shadows cast on the smooth and flat brick floor of the palace courtyard were mottled and scattered, with a few solitary lamps and a few thin figures of the chamberlains, making it even more cold and lonely.
Zhang Chengping sighed silently. He had been away from home for a year. He thought he could feel the warmth of maternal love when he returned to the palace this time, but Concubine Shu disappointed him again. Sometimes he and Wan'er even doubted whether Concubine Shu was the two of them.
My biological mother, but such a rebellious issue cannot be discussed and can only be buried deep in my heart.
The vassal king could not live in the palace. The Ministry of Internal Affairs had arranged a residence for King Qin. Zhang Chengping returned to the place where he stayed to have a rest. He slept on the bed and couldn't calm down for a long time. He was in the northwest, and the intelligence from the capital had not been interrupted. The eldest brother and the third brother
He had also heard about all the unsavory things that happened to his brother. Legend has it that his father had always intended to re-establish the throne. He eliminated Lu Zhen in the northwest, retreated to Xiliang, made great achievements, and brought the northwest back to the embrace of the imperial court. His achievements were not small, and his father chose a new heir.
I have high hopes.
His father's attitude made Zhang Chengping excited and smug, but his mother's attitude made him sober. His sister's words made him fall from the clouds to the bottom. The second brother actually went north to directly attack the Beiyuan Royal Court, and his achievements were far greater than his own.
Big, and he is going back to Beijing in the next two days. All four sons are gathered in the capital. Could it be that the new crown prince is about to be announced?
With too many thoughts on his mind, Zhang Chengping suffered from insomnia and did not fall asleep until the third watch. At the fifth watch, he was suddenly woken up by someone. When he opened his eyes, he saw that it was his personal eunuch. The little eunuch said urgently: "Your Majesty, in the palace
I'm sending a message asking you to hurry over and put on your big clothes."
Zhang Chengping's heart moved, and the fury of thunder that was about to explode instantly disappeared. Last night, all he thought about was seizing the legitimate son. He still hasn't come back to his senses. The big clothes are for worshiping heaven and ancestors or other important ceremonial occasions.
I was wearing a formal dress just now, and suddenly I was asked to wear this into the palace. Could it be that I was going to become a heir apparent today?
Zhang Chengping rolled over and stood barefoot on the ground: "I will change my clothes!"
With python robes, beam crowns, cloud shoes, and jade belts, the three little eunuchs hurriedly helped His Highness put on his clothes. The carriage of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had arrived at the gate of the house. King Qin moved on to the carriage, and the magnificent carriage drove towards the palace.
Zhang Chengping slightly lifted the car curtain and looked out. He couldn't help but be surprised. It was five o'clock in the morning, and the genius was bright. There were already many people cleaning the road, sweeping the floor and sprinkling water, and using bamboo baskets filled with lime to cover the roads one by one.
white circle, it seems that something big will happen today. Zhang Chengping's heart can't help but beat loudly. Do you really want to make me the prince? Although he thought about this moment day and night, he was still nervous when it came to it.
Calm down, calm down, you must be calm, King Qin pinched his thigh and kept telling himself.
The distance from Prince Qin's residence to the imperial palace was very short, and soon we arrived at the Imperial Ancestral Temple Square. Dawn had already broken in the east, and the sun shone brightly on the glazed tiles of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, making it dazzling. The square was full of eunuchs holding brooms, and the imperial guards also
The brand-new armor, the fiery red helmet, the shining Mingguang armor, the weapon shafts painted with vermilion paint, and the shining golden melon axe, all indicate that something important will indeed happen today.
King Qin mentally arranged the important dates of the dynasty. There was no day that overlapped with today. After much deliberation, the only possibility was to establish a crown prince. The car stopped in front of the Meridian Gate. King Qin keenly noticed that the Meridian Gate was wide open and the floor was covered with water.
There is a red carpet. You must know that the main entrance of the Meridian Gate is not opened casually. It is only opened for important ceremonies such as the emperor's enthronement and wedding. Looking in from the gate, there is a bustle of people inside. Thousands of eunuchs and maids in bright palace costumes,
The guards were busy, and the emperor's umbrella guard of honor was also taken out. King Qin felt his throat was dry and his body was shaking involuntarily. Happiness came so fast that he couldn't bear it.
His Royal Highness the King of Qin was guided onto the red carpet by the eunuchs who were in charge of the ceremony. He came to the Fengtian Palace in a crowd. The emperor, dressed in a dragon robe and a heavenly crown, personally presided over the crown prince ceremony. After the ceremony in the Fengtian Palace, the father and son
Surrounded by ministers, the two went to the Ancestral Temple to worship their ancestors. The drums and music sounded, and the civil and military officials shouted long live...
"Your Highness, Your Highness." Xiao Huangmen carefully reminded the dazed King Qin, pulling him back from his imagination.
"The emperor sends you over." Xiaohuangmen said softly.
King Qin nodded, walked in from the side door, crossed the Jinshui Bridge, and came to the front of the Fengtian Hall. He saw that a full set of ceremonial guards had been prepared on both sides of the hall, the young eunuchs had their faces covered with powder, and the palace maids' corsets were tightly tightened.
, all wearing brand new robes, and seeing me all bowing and saluting, it feels so good.
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Arriving in front of the palace, the chief steward, Cao Shaoqin, came over to greet him with a smile on his face: "Qiantai has arrived and we are all here. Now we can set off."
King Qin was stunned: "Let's set off? Where are we going?"
"Go out of the city to welcome the thousand-year-old King Yan."
Cao Shaoqin smiled broadly and looked calm, as if he didn't even notice the surprise on King Qin's face.
Such a grand pomp was actually to welcome the second child! For a moment, the fourth child's mood fell from the clouds to the bottom. It turned out that all this was his own fantasy. It was quite ridiculous to think about it. A person as smart as himself would make such a mistake.
, Abolition of savings and establishment of reserves is a big deal, how could the decision be made so quickly.
The surprise on King Qin's face disappeared briefly, and he immediately regained his composure. According to Cao Shaoqin's arrangement, he stood aside and waited. Only then did he realize that the third prince had arrived. The two brothers saluted each other and exchanged a few simple greetings. King Qin said that they had just arrived yesterday.
When he returned to Beijing, he didn't have time to pay a visit. King Anguo expressed his understanding and held hands and said some kind words to his fourth brother, "You have lost weight." As he spoke, King Qin looked at the face of his third brother. He was haggard and thinner. He was much worse than a year ago.
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A moment later, the emperor's chariot came from behind, followed closely by the prince's chariot. After paying tribute to their father and the prince, the two princes boarded the chariot that had been prepared, and together with the entire honor guard, drove out in a mighty manner.
Yesterday, when I returned to the capital, only the prince came out of the city to greet him. The scene was not shabby, but compared with the return of His Highness the Second Highness, it was not enough. They are both the sons of Concubine Shu and princes of foreign vassals. Why should I favor one over the other?
King Qin couldn't help but slander him. His father had always been fair, and there must be a reason for doing so. Could it be that... this was a sign of establishing a heir apparent?
The place where the emperor drove passed has been under martial law. There are three posts and one post every five steps on the road. This is not to prevent assassins, but to show off. It is a big event for the emperor to leave the palace. A group of people arrived outside Shuixi Gate, that is, yesterday
At the place where King Qin was to be welcomed, a red carpet had been laid out on the pier. All civil and military officials were here, and it was crowded. This made King Qin feel sour again, and it was so irritating that people were more powerful than others.
The sky is high and the river is wide, the warships of the Yangtze River Navy are also dispatched to block passing ships. A fleet sets out from the north of the river, cuts through the waves and heads to the south bank. The dragon boat carrying His Highness King Yan arrives at the south bank under the escort of the warships.
At the dock, before the gangplank could be put up, two rows of extremely tough Yanzhao warriors jumped down and lined up in two lines to wait on them. Then a tall and upright figure appeared at the cabin door.
His Royal Highness the King of Yan is back. Unlike the King of Qin, he is dressed very casually. He wears fine scale chainmail underneath, a handsome robe on the outside, a half-covered breast shield, a large cowhide belt around his waist, and a sword hanging behind his back.
, a purple gold crown is tied on the head, and a red velvet ball trembles slightly, making it even more majestic.
The second prince had the appearance of Concubine Shu, with high cheekbones and small but bright eyes. He first stood at the hatch and looked reservedly at the welcoming team on the shore. When he saw his father's guard of honor,
His Highness was obviously a little shocked. He flicked his cloak and quickly got off the boat and walked towards the yellow umbrella cover.
The emperor looked at his second son with a smile. The second among the four sons was the most courageous and daring, much like himself when he was young.
King Yan disembarked, salutes were fired, and the king rode a thousand-year-old dragon and walked ten steps in front of the emperor. He suddenly stopped and fell to his knees. There seemed to be tears in his eyes. He shouted affectionately: "Father!"
He walked over on his knees, holding on to the emperor's feet and crying loudly. He didn't look like a marshal on the battlefield, but like a wanderer who was late returning home from thousands of miles away.
The emperor knew his son's suffering and went deep into the desert to attack the royal court. It was a near-death deal. It would be great to come back alive. What's more, he also made great military exploits and relieved the foreign troubles in the Northern Territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Thinking of this, he was also moved and helped him
He held his son's head and said, "Chengkun, I'm sorry for you."
Everyone was filled with emotion at the kindness of the father and the filial piety of the son. Some ministers secretly wiped the corners of their eyes, but the prince, the king of Qin, and the king of Anguo were all secretly complaining. The second brother is the same as when he was a child. He is the best at acting and seems to be loyal, but in fact he is the least.
Reliable.
When father and son met, they had endless intimate conversations, but now was not the time to talk. After a while, the emperor showed his face and said: "Second brother, let everyone see your achievements."
King Yan was so excited that he suddenly stood up and shouted: "Bring the Tartars out!"
The guards shouted angrily together: "Bring out the Tartars!" Following the shouts, the hatch of the battleship behind the dragon ship opened with a bang, and a group of Mongolian prisoners in ragged clothes and unshaven beards were escorted out.
No wonder cleaning the Ancestral Temple turned out to be a trick to sacrifice prisoners. Thinking of this, their highnesses finally relaxed their worries.