It was night in the imperial study room, and the emperor was reading Zizhi Tongjian. This was a vernacular version of Zizhi Tongjian specially compiled by the Hanlin Academy to facilitate the reading of the emperor who was illiterate and had limited ability to understand ancient Chinese.
Today's Emperor Zhou is actually semi-literate. If it is publicized, it will definitely be sensational news. The emperor has always been worried about his regret. In fact, he also knows a few words and can write and draw. Otherwise, he would not be able to
He worked as a bookkeeper in a private salt dealer, but compared with Emperor Wu's grandpa, his half-hearted level of jealousy only made him laugh.
The emperor was not versed in poetry, but it did not affect his rule. Having soldiers and food in hand was the way to go. Reciting poems, composing poems, composing music and writing books was just for fun. However, as time went by, the emperor gradually realized that being an emperor
There is really a lot of knowledge, and it’s really hard not to study and enrich yourself.
The prince was cowardly and indecisive, and the power of the queen's family was too huge. The emperor had read some vernacular history books and did not want to let the country he had worked so hard to build fall into the hands of his relatives, so he had always had the idea of exchanging reserves. These days
Tianlai summoned many ministers one after another to discuss this matter. The ministers had different opinions. Some said that it is not appropriate to abolish the elders and establish younger ones. Some said that the country is constantly suffering from foreign threats and it is the best choice to establish King Yan as the crown prince. Emperor
I want to make my second son the prince, but I still have many concerns.
The four sons are all his own flesh and blood, and even the most incompetent third child has inherited some of his own strengths. To be honest, the emperor wanted his sons to live in harmony and jointly protect the Zhou Dynasty. In his original plan, it was
The plan is to let the eldest son succeed to the throne, the second and fourth sons to guard the border, and the third son to take charge of the Jinyiwei. The four brothers will work together, just like me and Jiu Liu and the others did. After all, you need brothers to fight tigers.
But it turned out that this was just wishful thinking. The children who grew up in the palace were different from the poor children who grew up in Taizhou Salt Farm. On the surface, the princes were in harmony with each other, but secretly they were intrigues and even killed each other frequently.
The first time he targeted the prince, but the prince had no countermeasures. The emperor saw it and was anxious in his heart. The truth of the country was passed to him. Cheng Qian's character was not bullied by others. When the court was in a weak position, the second and fourth sons would definitely
When he wanted to raise his troops to fight in the Central Plains, the emperor did not want to see his sons killing each other.
Therefore, it is necessary to choose a courageous son to be the crown prince. Chengkun and Shengping are both more suitable than Chengqian. However, the fourth son is young after all and is not very calm and thorough in his work, so the second son is more suitable for this position.
After thinking so much, the emperor's head began to hurt. He stretched out his hand to pinch the sun, closed his eyes and rested. Suddenly, there was a noise, and the emperor asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"
The chamberlain came in and reported: "There is trouble in the harem."
"Why don't you hurry up and put out the fire?" the emperor said angrily. Fires can break out in important palace areas, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot escape the blame.
After a while, through the bright tiled window of the Imperial Study Room, one could see the flames soaring into the sky in the west, half of the sky was reflected red. The emperor was furious and wanted to go to the fire scene to see it in person. As soon as he arrived at the door, Cao Shaoqin and Yu Hu arrived.
I strongly advise the emperor not to put himself in danger.
"Where is the fire?" asked the emperor.
"The Xiliu Institute has been in disrepair for a long time, and the wood and linoleum were not stacked properly, so it caught fire." Cao Shaoqin answered cautiously.
"What's going on over there?" The emperor pointed to the north and asked angrily. Cao Shaoqin and Yu Hu followed the emperor's finger and saw that there was a fire in the north, and they suddenly became alert: "This matter
It's strange. I'm afraid someone set the fire on fire. Please return to the palace, and I will go and find out."
The emperor snorted coldly, rolled up his sleeves and went back to the Yangxin Palace. Yu Hu mobilized a large group of imperial guards to put out the fire, and the palace guards guarded each palace. At the same time, the palace gates were sealed, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.
In the blazing fire, the disheveled eunuchs and palace maids and soldiers were running in an endless stream with washbasins and buckets, shouting. On the wall of the Forbidden City, the soldiers whose faces were reddened by the fire were holding the barrels of their guns tightly, and they couldn't help but feel sad in their hearts.
The thought came to mind: The palace is getting more and more uneasy.
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The small fire in the north of the palace was quickly extinguished. The palace has complete fire-fighting facilities. There are large copper tanks for water storage in front of each palace. There are also professional fire-fighting teams, ladders and water dragons. Therefore,
The loss was not big, but Xiliu Institute was not so lucky.
Xiliu Palace is full of messy buildings that are difficult to put out when they burn. They are all old guys who are about to die anyway. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is too lazy to save them and just let the fires rage. Anyway, there are firewalls all over the palace, so the fires always burn.
Don't go to the inner palace.
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The fire turned half of the sky in the capital red, and the four directions were shaken. Ministers entered the palace one after another to inquire, and the imperial guards from the capital camp also sent people to inquire. The two princes who lived outside the palace even entered the palace in person. Unexpectedly, the palace door was closed and no one was allowed.
After people entered the house, it took a long time for Cao Shaoqin to come and give the emperor's oral instructions, saying that it was just ordinary water leakage and there was no need to worry about it.
Everyone was uneasy and suspected that there was a palace coup, but there was nothing they could do about it. Without the emperor's tiger talisman, who could mobilize the troops and who dared to mobilize the troops privately? They could only go back and wait for the morning court.
See what happens.
In front of the Meridian Gate, King Qin was restless, pacing back and forth. The sudden fire in the palace made him anxious. The important matter of changing the throne has been basically determined. The possibility of the prince jumping over the wall and disturbing the palace cannot be ruled out. However, the palace was very calm at this time.
There was no sound of fighting, and it may have been settled. No one can guarantee who will be sitting on the Dragon Throne tomorrow morning.
The third prince was also lingering nearby, but he never came over to say a word to the fourth brother.
Waiting until the fourth watch, the sedans coming for the morning court formed a long queue in front of the Meridian Gate. The ministers got off the sedans and whispered to each other, glancing at the King of Qin from time to time, which made peace feel like a ray on their backs.
Finally, when the hour came, the Meridian Gate opened, and all the ministers filed in. The morning court proceeding as usual, King Qin followed him in. He was a vassal king, and he could not go to court, but there was a fire in the palace last night. The son came to the palace to see his father.
Motherhood is also common sense in human ethics.
After going to the Fengtian Palace, everyone finally let go of their worries. Sitting in the Dragon Court was still the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty. The emperor was already in bad spirits. There seemed to be a black air between his brows. It must have been caused by the fire last night.
The eunuch who served nearby shouted: "If you have something to do, please report it early. If there is nothing to do, please leave the court."
Seeing that the emperor was not in good spirits, everyone did not dare to go out to get into trouble, so the morning session ended early, and the civil and military ministers went back to their offices to work. At the same time, people outside the Meridian Gate were crowded with people inquiring about the news, waiting for the copy to be posted at the palace gate.
King Qin and the third prince stayed. The emperor withdrew from the court and met them in the small palace behind Fengtian Hall. The two sons greeted their father together. The emperor said a few words indifferently, saying that it was nothing serious, and the princes went their separate ways.
Back off.
As usual, Taiping first went to Changchun Palace to greet Concubine Shu, and then went to Chuxiu Palace to see Princess Anle.
In Chuxiu Palace, Princess Anle was restless and frowned. Last night, the fire burned Xiliu Institute to a white ground. There were countless casualties and chaos. All clues were interrupted. It was already impossible to find the remains of her biological mother. Why?
Someone set fire to Xiliu Institute just after he learned about it? Someone must want to silence his words and destroy his traces.
Seeing her fourth brother arriving, Zhang Waner told her all her guesses. Taiping didn't know about the burning of Xiliu Institute yet, so he was shocked when he heard this: "Does it mean that our every move is being monitored by Concubine Shu?"
"There are many eyes and ears in the palace. It is really difficult to hide anything from others. But what she did was too obvious, and she was trying to hide it. A palace in the East Central Fifth Institute was also on fire along with the West Sixth Institute. Why?
Just because these two places are on fire, I think there must be something fishy, maybe the person that Fourth Brother is looking for is there."
Chengping suddenly stood up: "I'm going to Dongzhong No. 5 Institute to see what's going on."
My sister will go with you!" Zhang Waner also stood up, with determination in her eyes.
In the past, I was young and ignorant, so I was deceived. But now, Taiping is already the king of a vassal, and Wan'er has grown up. It has only been two years since she married out of the palace. If I don't explore the mystery of my life experience, I will never have another chance.
The more the other party tries to hide it and the more it proves that this is an ulterior secret, the more Chengping and Wan'er have the urge to find out.
Princess Anle took the palace maids and eunuchs with her, holding food boxes and chess cushions, and walked toward the north in a mighty manner. Chengping and her sister sat on the chariot one after another. The formation looked like they were going to the imperial garden to enjoy flowers and play chess. In fact,
But he was heading towards the Five Dynasties.
The functions of East Central Fifth House and West Sixth House are similar. They are where a large number of palace ladies and eunuchs live together. However, the West Sixth House is inhabited by retired eunuchs and palace maids, while the East Middle Five House is inhabited by serving personnel. All aspects of the construction system are
All are relatively complete.
The group of people were walking, and suddenly the princess gave an order, and the guard of honor turned eastward and came to the fifth palace in the east. There was a fire here last night, and the maids were still cleaning up the aftermath. There were several eunuchs standing next to the gate.
The low-level rough eunuch, who had never seen Princess Anle's guard of honor, stepped forward to stop someone coming, but was shouted back by the princess's entourage before they even got close.
Dongzhong No.5 is located to the east of the Imperial Garden. It is a building that occupies a large area. Since it is only the residence of the servants in the palace, there is no tall palace, just rows of bungalows. If it had not been for a fire last night, the two highnesses would have been killed.
It is impossible to find the place you want in such a large building.
This is a lonely small courtyard. It has been in disrepair for a long time. The red walls and yellow tiles have changed color due to wind and rain. After a fire last night, the courtyard was in a mess. A sycamore tree in the middle was burnt black.
The house was not seriously damaged.
There is a tree in the yard. Isn't this the same one? Chengping and Wan'er looked at each other and felt uneasy. Could this be the legendary cold palace where concubines were kept under house arrest?