"Anji Xiang went to Xuzhou to deliver the decree. What new news did he bring back?"
Qingyang was also officially registered as a concubine today. As one of the four concubines, the status of the concubine is still higher than the other three concubines. However, today's ceremony is for the concubine. The other three concubines (Shu Concubine, De Fei, Xian Concubine)
) is another newlywed girl. She finally waited until the celebration related to her was over, so she returned to Changxin Palace in a troubling mood.
Changxin Palace is one of the first renovated buildings in the palace. In addition to the main hall, side halls, and left and right courtyards, there are a total of sixty or seventy rooms. Currently, there are more than 40 palace envoys, maids, maids, and servants.
People are at their beck and call.
Although it is far from the time when the manpower is at its fullest, it also shows that Qingyang's status is higher than that of other concubines.
However, Qingyang was not satisfied at all. When he returned to Changxin Palace, he asked someone to bring Yun Puzi, the envoy of Chongfu Temple outside the gate of Changxin Palace, to the palace for questioning.
Although Emperor Tianyou did not advocate Buddhism and Taoism, after the founding of Jinling, a Chongfu Taoist temple with a history of more than 200 years was preserved in the imperial city outside the gate of Changxin Palace. The Taoist priests in it were all purified.
It is convenient for the concubines in the harem to worship Buddha and Taoism in the imperial city.
After Yang Yuanpu learned the identity of Yun Puzi and the inside story of how he was forced to retreat by Lu Qingchen and Li Pu, he named him the envoy of Chongfu Temple to preside over Chongfu Temple affairs.
As long as Princess Qingyang has an edict, Yun Puzi will not be subject to any major restrictions when entering and leaving the palace.
Of course, Qingyang did not expect that Anxiang, who stuck to Yang Yuanpu like a pug, would deliver any news to her. However, when Anjixiang went to Xuzhou to deliver the edict, Emperor Yanyou conferred Han Qian the title of Marquis of Qianyang to reward his merits.
The etiquette was quite heavy. In addition to several eunuchs selected by Anji Xiang from the palace, there were also officials from the Ministry of Rites accompanying him.
There is no need to go through An Xiang, I believe that Han Qian's many situations after returning to Xuzhou will soon spread to many corners of Jinling City.
What's more, if Han Qian is granted the title honestly, the previous tense atmosphere should be eliminated, and the war in Jinling has been over for two months. Qingyang even doubts whether there are people from Xuzhou on the streets of Jinling City.
Or business travelers in central Guizhou.
Qingyang was in a irritable mood and summoned Yun Puzi to Changxin Palace, wanting to know the current situation in Xuzhou immediately - to be honest, she didn't know what use knowing the current situation in Xuzhou would be.
In the past, Qingyang was confident that she could win Yang Yuanpu's favor, and at the same time, in order to avoid others talking about her kidnapping, she tried her best to help Yang Yuanpu scheme against Han Qian, but who would have thought that she would be self-defeating on the engagement?
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Although Yang Yuanpu seemed calm on the surface, Qingyang knew in his heart that he probably suspected that he was secretly conspiring for Han Qian. After all, no matter how he analyzed it, the engagement just provided Han Qian with an excellent excuse to return to Xuzhou early.
If she hadn't received advice from Yun Puzi when she went to Maoshan to meet her brother before entering Jinling City for the first time, she would have suspected that Yun Puzi went to Chizhou to defect to her, and that all this was arranged by Han Qian.
After thinking about it, I can only say that Han Qian's grasp of people's hearts is extremely good.
Perhaps when he brought Wang Jun into Fanchang City, he had expected that as long as anyone guessed that Yang Yuanpu wanted to keep him, they would probably make an issue of his engagement with Wang Jun.
Even if it wasn't her, someone else would have mentioned this to Yang Yuanpu; or maybe Yang Yuanpu himself had already thought of using this method to force Han Qian into submission step by step.
She no longer had time to study Han Qian's plan in the whole matter. At this time, she was even more worried and anxious about her situation.
In today's imperial palace, in addition to Queen Mother Wang Chan'er and Queen Li Yao, there are three more noble concubines: Concubine Shu, Concubine De, and Concubine Xian, all of whom have extraordinary backgrounds.
Not to mention Han Daoming's daughter, Zheng Hui, and Huang Hua, who were used as foils, were all people Yang Yuanpu tried his best to win over.
Zheng Hui's younger sister Zheng Zhao enters the palace and canonizes her as a concubine, and Huang Hua's daughter Huang Mo canonizes her as a virtuous concubine. I am afraid that the favors she will receive will not be inferior to hers.
Not to mention that if the old system continues, nine concubines and twenty-seventh wives will be selected into the palace in the future.
Speaking of which, after Han Qian sneaked into Jinling, he seemed to have a very inconspicuous chess piece, but in the blink of an eye, everything turned upside down and the situation was reversed.
The change came too quickly. One moment, she was thinking that she would be able to gain a firm footing by suppressing Li Yao, who was not liked by Yang Yuanpu. The next moment, she was already in the Dachu Palace, surrounded by people standing around her.
Full of powerful enemies.
The situation has changed so quickly that she has not yet been able to adapt to the huge changes in just one year.
Although her brother has captured the last Wuliao stronghold in the Banan area, the Qianjiang River waterway has been opened, and he has established a firm foothold in Yuzhou, but no matter how powerful her brother is, he is only the Marquis of Changxiang in a foreign country.
Yang Yuanpu, who had ascended to the throne of Da Chu at that time, was somewhat dissatisfied.
As the representative figure of the Jiangdong family clan, Huang Hua is definitely more important than her brother in Yang Yuanpu's eyes.
Not to mention that Zheng Hui is not only the representative figure of the Jingxiang family clan, but also loyal and loyal to Yang Yuanpu in recent years. He is also the person who can check and balance Zheng Yu, Zheng Chang, Zheng Xingxuan and others within the Zheng family.
The key bargaining chip is even more important than yellowing.
What's more, as a princess in a foreign country, Yang Yuanpu should not be too favored by her.
Even though she had some reactions over the years, such as morning sickness, and the woman thing hadn't happened for almost two months, she didn't feel too happy.
After all, as the princess of a foreign country, even if she has children, even if she gives birth to an eldest son, the possibility of inheriting the throne will be far behind the children born to other concubines - unless Yang Yuanpu only has the eldest son she gave birth to and no other children, but
is it possible?
Or maybe according to the original plan, she should have been reduced to a pawn in Shu's liaison with Chu.
But, is she really willing?
"Lao Dao has not been able to contact the people who came back from Xuzhou, but when the fleet entered Shuiguan, Lao Dao had nothing to do. He took his two disciples to Qiyun Mountain and saw four newly built large fast sails.
The warship was outside the city and asked the navy to send someone to pick it up. This kind of large warship, which seemed to have a carrying capacity of more than 4,000 stones, was currently only built in Xuzhou. It must have been brought directly from Xuzhou by the messenger.
"Yes," Yun Puzi said, "Looking at the extremely deep draft of those four ships, they must have loaded their cargo back to Jinling when they were in Xuzhou..."
The Navy of the Five Tooth Army wants to regain its strength and expand into two divisions, the left and right divisions. It is not only short of four large warships, not to mention that Jinling City needs to be repaired almost like a reconstruction. There are a large number of hungry people inside and outside the city who need to be rescued.
The amount of grain and fodder materials invested is a terrifying figure.
However, the messenger was able to bring back warships and tens of thousands of stones of scarce supplies from Xuzhou. Even if he had to return to Xuzhou in the form of a reward to pay tribute, it still showed Han Qian's meek and humble attitude to a certain extent...
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Qingyang secretly thought that if the tension between Yang Yuanpu and Han Qian could be alleviated, then the suspicion about her engagement would be lessened, and she would be able to defend herself a little - and in another sense
Speaking from a practical point of view, as long as Han Qian can stay in peace when he returns to Xuzhou, it is always better than the two masters and apprentices causing blood everywhere!
Qingyang secretly wondered if Yang Yuanpu's mentality would undergo some subtle changes as a result.
"It's a great celebration today. The imperial concubine doesn't seem to be in a good mood?" Yun Puzi asked tentatively.
"What are you happy about or not? Is it possible that you should be happy if you are granted the title of imperial concubine?" Qingyang said quietly, "I am reading the history of the previous dynasty these days. There are thirty-five named concubines in the previous dynasty.
There are only eighteen people who can die a good death in the end. Taoist priest Yun, do you think that as a helpless princess from a foreign land who is married to a distant country, I should be very happy even if I am granted the title of noble concubine?"
As a lonely old minister of the previous dynasty and an eunuch who was born in the imperial palace, Yun Puzi was most familiar with the matters of the imperial palace in the previous dynasty.
Not only the imperial concubines, but also nearly half of the concubines who entered the core of the power struggle did not die a good death. The main reason why they were deposed or killed was not old age and beauty, nor the lack of heirs, but mainly due to their participation in court struggles.
of victory or defeat.
Regardless of whether they are actively or passively involved in court disputes for their own or family's vital interests, the winners will enjoy prosperity and wealth, while the losers may live in the cold palace, become nuns, or lose their wealth and lives. Even though there are still quite a few others.
The concubine did not participate in the affairs of the court, but she also became an innocent victim of the struggle in the court.
Even if you were a queen, there were a total of twenty-nine in the previous dynasty. Six of them died at the hands of political opponents, two died in fighting for favor, one disappeared, one committed suicide, one was convicted and sentenced to death, and two were abolished and imprisoned until death.
The proportion of people who do not end well is more than 40%.
Princess Qingyang was in a panic at this time and was in panic all day long. Yun Puzi was also quite emotional and said: "Your Majesty has spent the night in the former prince's mansion during this period. I heard that Queen Li often went there to sleep with her."
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"Li Yao married His Majesty at the age of twelve, and it has been ups and downs for five or six years. It is normal for her to have a deep relationship. Besides, a twelve-year-old girl doesn't know how to be charming. Now she is seventeen or eighteen, and she still doesn't know how to please a man.
"Besides, she's not bad in appearance, she's much better than the three crooked melons and cracked jujubes brought into the palace today." Qingyang said with some frustration.
Yun Puzi said: "It's strange to say that the old Taoist heard that at first, Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, was not favored by His Majesty, and even Queen Li was not very favored. The empress did not think carefully about how the relationship between Your Majesty and Queen Li suddenly became so deep.
Where is it?"
"..." Qingyang looked at Yun Puzi and asked, "Is there any subtle change in the court?"
After entering Jinling City and living in the palace, she was even less free than in Yueyang.
Although several of her maids in Changxin Palace were brought from the capital of Shu and were trustworthy old men, the rules were stricter now. Don't tell anyone about the imperial city. Even the palace was not allowed to come in and out at will.
In addition to the seven or eight maids who were used to it in Yueyang, there are more than 40 new maids and servants in Changxin Palace who were selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to serve them.
Both of them were cautious, afraid of saying something offensive. Qingyang had not seen much of Yang Yuanpu during this period. Except for Yun Puzi, who was a source of information, naturally he was not very clear about any new changes in the court.
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"The Marquis of Xinchang can be said to be a very popular minister at this time. His two sons, one son-in-law, one adopted son, and two nephews are either mainstays or rising stars in the army. His daughter is now the queen of the court. , as long as he can give birth to a son, 90% of the time he will be the crown prince - if he has no other ambitions, he should be satisfied," Yun Puzi said, "I heard that when deciding whether Shen Yang should stay or go, even if there is a prince Lin's suicide note, the Queen Mother, the prince, Zheng Yu, and Zheng Chang were all hesitant. The Marquis of Liyang even directly suggested that Shen Yang stay in Guangde for two more years, waiting for the two to three hundred thousand women and children in Guangde to be resettled. Transferred Shen Yang back to the Central Committee to serve as Prime Minister, and finally, Marquis Xinchang supported His Majesty in transferring Shen Yang to Jinling to take charge of the Zaifu."
Qingyang didn't know about this, but she was aware of many inside stories about Xinchanghou Mansion, Wanhonglou and his support for Yang Yuanpu in his early years.
Regardless of whether Li Pu followed his brother Li Yu in the northern and southern wars in his early years, or after the Jinling Incident, he was plotted by King Xin, which caused heavy losses to the Taowu soldiers, and then Han Qian took away the military power without any resistance. These all show that Li Pu was in power during the reign. There are flaws in military affairs, which also limits Li Pu's personal reputation.
Being low in ability has the advantage of being low in ability, and Yang Yuanpu does not need to be too worried about his father-in-law Li Pu's excessive ambitions.
In addition, Li Pu is more or less self-aware.
When establishing the Youguangde Army, Li Pu gave up the position of the capital commander to Gu Zhilong, and he was willing to take the second place. With the Guangde Army system, he appointed deputy envoys and led the Xuanzhou governor, and he was willing to let Han Qian and others serve as deputies, responsible for coordinating the Xuan Rao Money and grain affairs in She Sanzhou.
This greatly eased the tension between Yang Yuanpu and Li Pu caused by their early conflicts.
Regarding Shen Yang's issue, Li Pu stood up to support Yang Yuanpu. In fact, he chose Yang Yuanpu between Yang Yuanpu and the Queen Mother. It is no wonder that Yang Yuanpu and Li Yao had a "deep relationship" during this period.
Just thinking about this section made Qingyang Qi Yu Yun. He stared at Yun Puzi pitifully and asked: "Does Taoist Master Yun have anything to teach me?"
"During the first two or three years when His Majesty left the palace, Han Qian accompanied him and gave him power and advice. His Majesty asked Wang Lin to "leave a suicide note" and established the Jinyun Division to establish the imperial edict. This shows that Your Majesty has Han Qian's expertise in this aspect. "True biography; this may be the reason why Your Majesty is most afraid of Han Qian," Yun Puzi said. "I have reflected on it many times these days. The princess is serving His Majesty. If she uses power to assist her, she may not be able to take credit for success. Otherwise, she will be offended. , and your Majesty is ambitious as a young man, and is not a person obsessed with beauty. After thinking about it, your Majesty's knowledge of managing the world and applying it is lacking. If the noble concubine can spend more time in this area, it may be of some use."
"Practice the world?" Qingyang snorted coldly and said in frustration, "These four words are easy to say, but how many civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty can live up to these four words? Taoist priest Yun, you are expecting too much from me. Is it high? Is it possible, Taoist Master Yun, that you can come into the palace from time to time and teach me the knowledge of managing the world and applying it, so that I can improve my horizons and knowledge?"
"I paid a visit to General Li Zhigao's residence today and asked for a book. Your Majesty, you can read it when you have nothing to do." Yun Puzi took out the supplementary chapter of "The Book of Heavenly Craftsman" from his wide sleeves and put it on several cases.
"Is this really taken from Li Zhigao?" Qingyang glanced at the book that was more than two inches thick, and looked at Yun Puzi suspiciously.
"Master Yun dare not deceive the empress." Yun Puzi said.
"Both Marquis Xinchang and His Majesty have cleared up their suspicions. Li Zhigao and Marquis Xinchang are foster fathers and sons. Is there anything that they can't overcome?" Qingyang knew what was going on back then, so he was naturally not that easy to bluff. He stared at Yun Puzi at this time.
The face continued to ask.
The main conflict between Xinchang Hou Li Pu and Yang Yuanpu in the early years was his attempt to control Yang Yuanpu as a puppet in all aspects. Zhang Ping, Chai Jian, Li Chong, Yao Xishui and others were directly involved in this matter under the command of Lu Qingxia and Li Pu.
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At that time, Han Qian and Li Zhigao took advantage of Chai Jian, Li Chong and others' unpreparedness to forcibly disband the guard camp, which was staffed by the private soldiers of Xinchang Hou Mansion and disciples of Wanhonglou among the grassroots military attachés at that time, and selected good families from Taowu military households.
Under the leadership of Shen Yang, a new bodyguard battalion loyal to Yang Yuanpu was established.
This was also the reason why Li Zhigao and the Xinchang Hou Mansion parted ways.
However, both Yang Yuanpu and Xinchang Hou Li Pu settled their old feud and no longer pursued the old affairs. They also appointed Zhang Ping to take charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the palace. Even if Li Zhigao and Xinchang Hou did not mention their nurturing kindness, what kind of unsolvable knot was there? They thought about it through Yun
Pu Zi gets to know himself?
Qingyang can be a little paranoid sometimes, but that doesn't mean she's stupid.
"There is no obstacle that General Li and Lord Xinchang cannot overcome now," Yun Puzi said calmly in the face of Qingyang's aggressive eyes, "but the problem is that General Li came to the door and kowtowed to admit his mistake.
Renewing the friendship with the Marquis of Xinchang and his son will not be of any benefit to General Li. Concubine, think about it. Your Majesty will trust the Marquis of Xinchang, the Nanya Forbidden Army, and the Wude Division Guards and the 14th Route Army.
Ma, there are fourteen commanders. Not to mention the Marquis of Xinchang who serves as Privy Deputy, three of them are direct descendants of the Marquis of Xinchang, and their influence in the army is too great. Not to mention Li Xiu, Zhou Shu, Gao
Long, Miao Yong, Deng Tai, Zhou Yuan, Wen Ruilin, Li Qi and other generals, even if the Xinchang Hou Mansion and the Queen Mother and Wan Honglou part ways, they are all direct descendants who will stand with Xinchang Hou Xin... I
I feel that from your Majesty's point of view, you probably don't want to see General Li and Lord Xinchang resolve their old feud. If General Li really wants to kowtow to Lord Xinchang and admit his mistake, Your Majesty will have no choice but to transfer General Li to another position to give him an important task.
From the perspective of the Marquis of Xinchang, his two sons Li Chong and Li Qi are both capable, so he probably hopes that his two biological sons will be more promising, right?"
"..." Qingyang looked at the hibiscus flowers in the courtyard in silence and said nothing.
Yun Puzi continued: "General Li and Marquis Xinchang will renew their father-son relationship. It seems to be a natural thing, but the noble concubine stands in General Li's position. Should this father-son relationship be renewed?"
"I will accept this generous gift," Qingyang picked up the supplement to "The Book of Heavenly Craftsmen" from the table at this time, flipped through a dozen pages, and asked, "If His Majesty asks about this,
How should I respond? After all, the things in this are mainly from Xuzhou, right?"
"If your Majesty notices it, or if the empress directly donates it to your Majesty, there will be no problem - the original "Book of Tianshengsheng" is from Xuzhou, but the supplementary chapter is written by General Li and his staff who studied Tianshengsheng
I got some insights from the book and looked through the past books to add to it." Yun Puzi said.
Qingyang thought that even if Yang Yuanpu settled the old feud with Li Pu, he would still prefer to see Li Zhigao completely break away from the Xinchang Hou Mansion and establish his own business; and Li Zhigao should also hope to contribute this supplement to "The Book of Heavenly Craftsmen" through her.
To show this?
But once she was bitten by a snake, she was afraid of well ropes for ten years. She stared at Yun Puzi and asked suspiciously: "Does General Li have any advantage over Taoist Xu Yun?"
"The value of Old Taoist Yun's existence is probably to get to know a few more noble people." Yun Puzi did not deny it, but he also did not say what benefits he got. He just said with a vague smile...
