The emperor, the queen and his wife reached a tacit understanding in a few words about something as shocking as the marriage of an imperial concubine. It was like giving away a concubine and giving birth to a child in the same family.
In the Song Dynasty, it was a sign of the highest etiquette to give one's concubines to others, but it was definitely not a royal custom. It was an elegant thing for scholar-officials to give each other concubines, but it would be treason for the royal family. If it was a palace concubine, others
I can only envy you. Who in the world would dare to bear the responsibility of giving away the biological mother of the next emperor?
Even Zhao Zhen must seriously consider Zhao Xu's face when doing this. He has worked hard for his son for more than ten years, how could he personally destroy his son's good impression of him in the end?
Although the queen who walked out of the hall was sad, there was a hint of teasing in her eyes when she saw Concubine Shu. She pointed to the Daqing Palace and said to Concubine Shu: "Your Majesty calls you in."
Concubine Shu glanced at the queen and didn't understand where she got the confidence that was higher than her own. After saluting, she still walked into the hall. She really wanted to know what kind of fate she would have next.
The emperor's expression became more and more exhausted. When he saw Concubine Shu coming in, he smiled and said, "Is your concubine here?"
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Shu stood in front of the emperor's bed, looking at this all-powerful man who was now as skinny as a skeleton, feeling somewhat emotional.
"Did Xu'er's ceremony of congratulating officials go smoothly?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are no objections among the civil and military officials."
"Of course there won't be any objections. I don't know how many people I have executed privately who are detrimental to Xu'er's future. There is only one person who, even if it is me, can't touch him."
"Who is so domineering?"
Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "If he was domineering, I would have got rid of him long ago. It's a pity that this person knows how to restrain himself, and his merits are in the country, and his righteousness will last forever. He has almost become a saint with martial arts. If such a person has no real intention to rebel,
, no one can touch him, but such a person will naturally be of great benefit to the Song Dynasty during the war. After the war, having such a person in the court will not be of any benefit to Xu'er's rule.
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Lanlan smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, you are referring to Marquis Wenxin?"
"Who else but him? He keeps saying that he will go boating on the sea after the Yanyun war is over, but, only God knows which direction things will go.
Taizu may not have had any thoughts of rebellion when he was in Chenqiao, but after being put on a yellow robe by his subordinates, he would have rebelled if he didn't."
Lan Lan frowned and said: "This is a military and national event. I am afraid that I am a female prostitute..."
Zhao Zhen smiled weakly and said to Concubine Shu: "You are so useful that you can't even imagine it. Since Yun Zheng said he is going to sea, you are the only one who can force him to go to sea. In this way, Yun Zheng
The eternal reputation of our country is preserved, and I and Xuer do not have to bear the infamy of a murderous hero.
You and I have a weak relationship as husband and wife, but I’m afraid there’s nothing to say about the mother-son affection between you and Xu’er. It’s your bounden duty as a wife and mother to sacrifice for your husband and for your children.”
Lanlan clasped her hands tightly and said, "This is natural. What does Your Majesty need me to do?"
Zhao Zhen looked at the infinite desolation in his blue eyes and said lightly: "Marry Yun Zheng!"
"What?" Lan Lan never expected that these three words would come out of the emperor's mouth. She fell to the ground in horror and trembled: "Xu'er will think this is his great shame and humiliation, and the people of the world will also laugh at the royal family.
Where did the royal family get remarried women from ancient times?"
"It's more, but the history books don't write it down, and the royal family doesn't talk about it. Concubine Shu will naturally follow me to sleep underground, and the one who marries Yun Zheng is just a woman named Lan Lan.
"Why concubine? And not another palace concubine? As long as he is a palace concubine, if he is sent to Yunzheng, he will have no choice but to rebel and go far away. How can he do such a thing when he has a child?
,Don’t you feel ashamed, Your Majesty?”
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Other concubines? Do you think that by sending those stupid women to Yunzheng, the world will believe that the dignified general will live with an ordinary concubine?"
Only you are the most suitable person. You are old friends from the beginning and have kept in contact with each other since then. Only by sending you there will people in the world believe you and Yun Zheng will be speechless.
Now that I'm at this point, what else can't be figured out? I don't even care about you poisoning me, do you think you'll still care about the false rules and rituals in the world?
All I want is actual benefits, and I really don’t care about the rest.”
"not me……"
"Okay, Concubine Shu, stop making excuses. Although I still don't know how I was poisoned, but you and I both know what is going on. Except for you who have the opportunity to poison, others don't have this ability.
Even though I am the Queen, I have never eaten the food she sent me.
Now, I'm just glad that Yun Zheng didn't get involved, this is an important reason why I will spare your life."
When Zhao Zhen said this, he said to the void: "Come here, give Concubine Shu a ride. The amount of the fake death medicine must be accurately estimated, and we cannot really let her die."
With a promise, two goose-skinned and white-haired eunuchs walked out from behind the tent. One easily caught Lan Lan who was retreating, and the other took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, pinched Concubine Shu's mouth and forced it into her mouth.
The medicine was poured down.
Lan Lan's eyes were so red that he pointed at Zhao Zhen and said, "You are the biggest bastard in the world!"
Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Don't tell me if you know it. Okay, now that you've taken the medicine, lie down in front of my bed obediently. We still have to show the deep love between husband and wife in front of all the civil and military officials. In order to
Your son, be sure to play out this scene before the medicine takes effect. I will try my best to cooperate with you and die together. Xu'er needs a chaste and martyr mother.
My child will be the most perfect emperor in the world. There will be no fight for the right to inherit the throne, no chaos in the harem, and no constraints from anyone. I have given him the freest space. Concubine Shu, aren't you proud of him?
Come, summon all the civil and military officials to see the Supreme Emperor!"
Following a long shout from the eunuch, the new emperor Zhao Xu lined up with hundreds of civil and military officials and walked into the Daqing Hall. Everyone held a banquet in their arms and looked solemn. Wrapped in royal robes, their manners were as brilliant as the tools of a city.
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Empress Cao came to the back of the emperor's bed with her curtains on. She saw the hatred in her blue eyes but she burst into tears and said, "Does my sister really want to follow His Majesty?"
The voice is sad and emotional.
Zhao Xu was taken aback and quickly took his mother's hand and cried: "If the father is leaving, will the mother also leave the child?"
Seeing her son's heartbroken look, Lan Lan couldn't bear it. She looked at the emperor and found that he was still looking at her with a smile on his face, without any intention of letting go.
He could only hug Zhao Xu gently and said: "My child has grown up. It's time to protect himself. Mother can't stay with you anymore. Don't be resentful. After your father left, I have no interest in living in this world."
, you can have a companion while walking together.
My son must remember that when marrying a wife, you must marry a virtuous wife. Don’t get it wrong. Most of those beautiful and intelligent women don’t care about others because they think they have paid for their appearance and got nothing.
It's all a matter of course.
**This kind of thing will take root and sprout in the heart. It will grow from a small sapling to a big tree. The bigger the tree grows, the more harmful it will be. My son must remember not to be bewitched by those women, even if it comes from your mouth.
Even the worst words you can say are ten thousand times more important than words manipulated by others."
While Zhao Zhen was talking to his designated ministers Pang Ji and Han Qi, he was also paying attention to the conversation between Concubine Shu and her son. Listening to Concubine Shu's sincere words, the proud light in his eyes could no longer be concealed, and he glanced around as if nothing had happened.
Glancing at the burning stick of incense in the corner of the main hall, I saw that the stick of incense was almost burned out.
He sighed deeply and said to Pang Ji: "I have said what needs to be said. Just stick to your heart. I am watching you in the sky.
you……"
Before Zhao Zhen could finish his sentence, his vision suddenly went dark. He tried hard to open his eyes wider so that he could see everything in front of him clearly, but it was all in vain. Exhaustion washed over him like a tide, extinguishing the last trace of wisdom in his heart.
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Concubine Shu's eyes were blurry, but she saw that the emperor was dead, the prince's panic, the ministers crying, and the gloomy smile on the queen's face...
Ge Qiuyan stood beside Yun Ting and put an arm around him. Lu Qingqing had already said that as long as something wrong happened in the palace, she and the generals only needed to protect Yun Ting and fight him out.
Whether others die or not has nothing to do with the Yun family.
The palace has never been a safe place. God knows what weird things will happen. It is the foundation of the Yun family to not take sides or join any party.
Yun Ting always wanted to pull open those tall tower shields to see the outside world, but Ge Qiuyan always pulled him back arbitrarily.
The Yun family generals used tower shields to build a relatively safe area, which was very eye-catching in front of the Daqing Palace. After all, there were only a few officials who could enter the Daqing Palace. The rest of the officials seemed to have sensed the sinister atmosphere in the palace.
Looking with some envy at the strong shield formation formed by the generals of the Yun family, the Yun family seemed to be the only family in the entire Song Dynasty that dared to keep weapons in the palace.
Just when everyone was in a state of confusion, a group of ministers came out of the Daqing Hall with panicked expressions. The Queen personally lit the firewood in the giant cauldron of the Daqing Hall. After the raging flames burst out, a thick black stream followed.
The smoke rose straight into the sky.
"His Majesty has passed away!"
As soon as the thick smoke rose, the bells and drums in Tokyo were ringing loudly, and soon the giant bell weighing more than 10,000 kilograms at the Daxiangguo Temple also started ringing.
Therefore, the world is pure.
Ge Qiuyan hurriedly took out a piece of white cloth from his horse bag and put it on Yun Ting's body in a few seconds. He was not qualified to pay filial piety to the emperor, so he got a white flower and put it in his hair, and the other generals also
Each of them got a piece of white cloth and put it on their heads.
As for the officials, their speed was even faster. By the time Ge Qiuyan finished preparing Yun Ting's mourning clothes, the entire hall was already completely white. (To be continued)