The Ji family in the capital is a prominent family that followed Qi Muxiu, the founder of the Ling Kingdom, to conquer the north and south. If we want to say that the first family in the capital, it must be the Ji family. To talk about the scenery of the Ji family, I am afraid that it will last for days and nights.
There's so much to say and so much to say.
It is mentioned in The Art of the Emperor that the decline of this family will begin after they are granted no more rewards and no more rewards, because their position as the most powerful minister and the most powerful person among all people will eventually attract the royal family's guard and suspicion.
, but just saying that the Ji family has produced four queens, three noble concubines, three emperors, four chief ministers, and countless high-ranking officials in the court, this family has a stable and unshakable foundation.
The queen of the founding monarch Qi Muxiu was from the Ji family. Several generals who followed Qi Muxiu in his conquests were all from the Ji family. It can be said that half of the Ling Kingdom came from the Ji family. Some people once said that if
When the daughter of the Ji family gave birth to a prince, she would definitely be the crown prince in the future, but it was a pity that Queen Ji only had twin daughters and never had a son.
No one would have imagined that this young Empress Ji was an extremely sober person. She knew that the Ji family was already extremely powerful and that if she gave birth to Lin'er again, she would definitely become the acting monarch. It was a taboo for the emperor for the empress's natal family to be too prominent.
Mu Xiu was not wary of the Ji family because he was grateful to the Ji family for his deep love for Empress Ji. However, this did not mean that the powerful Ji family would never become a thorn in the royal family's side, so Empress Ji took elixirs every day.
Zitang, she would rather have only two daughters in this life than give birth to a son to inherit the throne and let the Ji family reach the pinnacle of power.
Empress Ji's concerns were indeed right. After Qi Muxiu passed away, the fourth prince who had been raised in Empress Ji's lap and whose mother had died early in life became the new emperor. The new emperor was calm and kind to Empress Ji, but he was very harsh on the Ji family who had too much power.
With precautions, after the death of Queen Ji, the power of the Ji family was slightly reduced, and it became a truly famous family.
Interestingly, compared to the powerful ministers who appeared in the Ji family, the daughters of the Ji family are actually more outstanding. Just looking at how many virtuous queens and concubines the Ji family has produced, we can see how prominent this family is. What is even more interesting is the daughter of the Ji family.
She is always sober and wise. It seems that starting from Queen Ji, the responsibility of the Ji family's daughter is to protect the relationship between the royal family and the Ji family, and prevent the Ji family's power from becoming too expanded and causing the emperor's resentment.
Ji Mengxian is the most outstanding legitimate daughter among the daughters of the Ji family. If such a woman who knows astronomy and geography were a man, she would definitely become an adviser to the emperor. In addition, she has a stunning appearance, is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has an outstanding scenery.
No one can match it.
At that time, the Ji family placed all their hopes on this talented woman who was known to everyone. With her temperament and qualifications, even if she could not become a queen in the future, she would definitely be able to secure her position as a concubine. However, no one could have imagined that she would miss out on purpose.
During the draft, even the late emperor sighed helplessly. If such a smart and intelligent woman refused to enter the palace, no one could force her to do so.
The prince at that time is now the emperor Qi Han. The prince was born to Empress Yuan, but Empress Yuan died when the prince was young. The prince was raised by the later Empress Yang. The Yang family was the empress of the generals.
There was no power in the court. The prince was appointed when he was young. Most ministers did not think that the prince could inherit the throne in the future.
At that time, the Ji family was more supportive of the sixth prince who was born to Concubine Ji. The sixth prince was suspicious by nature and very wealthy. He grew up with the prince, but he was always scheming. In order to reach the pinnacle of power, the Ji family naturally supported Concubine Ji's son.
In order to inherit the throne, the Ji family wanted Ji Mengxian to be drafted into the palace to become the sixth prince's wife, and she might become the empress in the future.
However, no one expected that Ji Mengxian not only missed the draft, but also secretly set up the Sixth Prince, which caused Concubine Ji and the Ji family to rebel, and also ended the Ji family's idea of ​​supporting the Sixth Prince. Later, she married Linyang and did not want to care about him anymore.
She stayed away from disputes in the capital and became the wife of a merchant.
Liuyun had never known these things. In the past, she only knew that the Ji family was prominent in the capital, and her mother rarely mentioned the past to her. Later, she only knew that the marriage of the Ji family's legitimate daughter to a merchant had caused an uproar, but things
The past is the past.
Yuchen and Liuyun were alone in the room and talked about these things. When Yuchen said these things, there was always a bit of sadness in his tone. Liuyun could not describe the feeling. Even she felt like her heart was broken.
It felt like a big stone had been pressed down on me, and I couldn't breathe.
"Why did Mom marry Dad? Is it really just because she wanted to stay away from the disputes in the court?" Liu Yun always felt that this reason was not sufficient. She could believe that this was one of the reasons, but she had to believe that this was the most important reason.
Couldn't convince her.
"Sister, have you ever heard of the legend of the Ji family? The girls of the Ji family are God's favorites and can always bring good luck to their husbands. They are a bit similar to...the goddesses of the Western Regions. Although it may be too mythical to say so, Ji
It is true that the daughter of the Ji family has good luck in marriage." After Yuchen said this, he paused slightly before continuing, "The daughter of the Ji family has brought more favor and favor to the Ji family than the son of the Ji family, so in the Ji family,
In the family, the status of daughters is even higher than that of sons. Legend has it that the founding monarch Qi Muxiu once gave something to Queen Ji in order to thank the Ji family for giving him half of the kingdom, and it later became an heirloom of the Ji family.
, only the legitimate daughter is passed down, and my mother was the eldest daughter of the Ji family at that time."
"What kind of family heirloom?" Liu Yun frowned, how come she had never heard of such a thing?
Yu Chen shook his head: "I don't know what it is, I only know part of it. In addition to the heirloom that the Ji family passed down to their legitimate daughter, it was also a mysterious secret guard organization. I only found out about it when I was twelve years old.
It was the leader of the secret guard organization who came to see me at that time and told me about the existence of this organization to protect the legitimate daughter of the Ji family and to protect the rise and fall of the Ji family."
"Secret Guard Organization?" Liu Yun looked confused and really didn't know what Yu Chen wanted to say.
"I heard that they are constantly recruiting new people, either desperadoes, or training orphans, but I have never been to that place, and I don't know where it is." Yu Chen sighed and looked at Liu Yun.
, "In the late Qing Dynasty, Qianlan, and Ziqian Ziyuan all came from that place, so in fact, their master is not me, but you, because you are the legitimate daughter of the Ji family."
Liuyun stared at Yuchen blankly, always feeling that there was an indelible gloom in his eyes. She suddenly thought of what Xia had said to her before. She said she should never go to Ji's house, even if she was at the end of her life, she would never go.
What do you mean when you want to say it?
She had a feeling that something was gradually coming to light as she got closer and closer to the capital.
[Author's digression]: Finally we are going to talk about Ji and Ji Mengxian...