Wang Xi didn't know what Yunxi was going to say, so he didn't dare to stop him anymore and trotted to Yanxi Palace in person.
But he had only run a few steps. When he passed an intersection, several people suddenly walked out from the south. He was startled and almost stopped his feet. He finally stopped before he hit him and patted him twice.
Raise your head to reprimand.
But he only glanced at it, then immediately lowered his head, bowed and said, "I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess Huainan."
"Pingshen." Yunzhi said casually, walked up to Yunxi, and saluted: "Brother Emperor."
"Sister, I heard that there are changes in the war in the northwest. Brother Huang is going to patrol the north in advance and will set off early tomorrow morning. Then,"
Yun Zhi was still thinking about the words when she heard Yun Xi say: "Fourth sister wanted to ask brother if he would take you on a patrol. Don't worry, brother will definitely take you with him. You go back and pack your luggage quickly. Although tomorrow is not
We will set off at dawn, but we will be on board before noon."
"Brother Emperor will take his sister on a tour tomorrow?" Yun Zhi was still racking her brains to think of the right words, but when she heard what Yun Xi said, she was surprised and couldn't help but ask.
She has been with the current Yunxi for twelve years, and she can almost understand his thoughts. Today at noon, Yunxi felt bad about pushing her away, but she still came to ask with a glimmer of hope, but she didn't want her wish to come true.
Already.
She really wanted to ask why Yunxi changed his mind, but it was useless to ask. The emperor's brother probably wouldn't tell the truth, so she didn't ask.
Of course she didn't know that the reason why Yunxi changed his mind was also related to the incident in the northwest. After seeing the document, he immediately decided to leave early to inspect the northwest so that he could deal with difficult matters nearby. But this also brought about a
Question: When many officials saw Yunxi leaving in such a hurry, they would probably think that something big had happened in the northwest, or even that Yiwu had been captured. Word of mouth would spread the news to the people, which would cause people to panic, especially those from Shanxi and Shaanxi.
Official merchants in the second province.
But it is useless for the court to come forward to refute the rumors. Although the government still has credibility with the people, the officials will think that the court is concealing such a major event, and the rumors will continue to spread among officials. If the source of infection is not cut off, only publicity will be given to the people.
But it doesn't have much effect.
So Yunxi decided to take Yunzhi and Miaojin with him. When the emperor went on patrol and took the women with him, when the officials saw it, they would not think that something big happened in the northwest, but that it was just a little beyond the plan.
It's still controllable. People's hearts have stabilized.
Yunzhi was satisfied when she heard this and said with a smile: "Sister, thank you for your kindness, brother."
"It's going to be dark soon. Go back and pack your luggage quickly. My brother also has something to give you." Yunxi also said with a smile.
"Brother Emperor, my sister will go back and let the servants pack their luggage. However, besides my sister, there are others who have something to ask of Brother Emperor." Yunzhi said.
"Who? What's the matter?" Yunxi didn't expect who it was for a moment.
"It's Princess Qin." After Yun Zhi said this, she turned around and walked to the south of the intersection. After a while, she pulled a woman in her forties, who was well maintained but looked very haggard, over.
The woman was a little scared when she saw Yunxi at first, and seemed to want to shrink back; but she immediately took back her intention to shrink away, ran to Yunxi in small steps, knelt down immediately and said: "Your Majesty, I am my concubine, I am begging you."
Your Majesty, please Your Majesty, don’t, don’t let Yang Tongzhi go to the front line to fight!”
There are tens of thousands of commanders surnamed Yang in the world, but they are still quite numerous. Even Yunxi knew about more than ten. But of course he understood at this time which one Princess Qin was talking about.
"Taifei, get up quickly. You are my elder, how can I accept the gift from the Taoist concubine." As Yunxi said, he stepped aside and hurriedly ordered the young eunuch to help her up. Taifei Qin turned her head and asked again.
He turned towards Yunxi, but was dragged up by several eunuchs.
After that, Yunxi said again: "My dear concubine, I also understand your thoughts, but as a general of the Ming Dynasty, how can Yang Feng not contribute to the Ming Dynasty? What's more, the hereditary power he has now is just a commanding colleague, how can he deserve it?
Second sister? I asked him to go to the northwest front to accumulate military merits, rise to a higher level of rank, and even become a knight, so that he can be worthy of the second sister." Yunxi said.
This Concubine Qin is the biological mother of Zhu Yunlan, the eldest princess of Zhongshan. The commander she refers to is, of course, Yang Feng, the eldest princess of Zhongshan. Although Yang Feng is now very important, Yunxi is not interested in granting the world rank card.
It was very strict. Yang Feng's current rank of Tongzhi was only awarded after he followed Yunxi on his tour. If he did not perform meritorious service after that, he would not have a higher rank.
The gossip in the palace spread quickly. Although everyone was different about the crisis in the northwest, there was no doubt that Yunxi would leave the capital immediately. After that, other instructions from Yunxi also spread, especially those related to the harem.
, for example, Yunxi wants to send Yang Feng to fight in the northwest.
When Concubine Qin heard the news, she was discussing the marriage with her daughter in her palace. In the middle of the discussion, she went out to use the toilet. She heard the maids discussing the matter. She suddenly became frightened and did not bother to say anything to her daughter, so she took her with her.
The palace ladies hurriedly ran out of the palace to look for Yunxi. They met Yunzhi on the way, and what happened just now happened.
Concubine Qin herself was not good at speaking. She didn't know how to argue when she heard Yun Xi's words. She could only say: "But Your Majesty, people will die in war! If Yang Feng dies in the battle, what will Yun Lan do? Yang Feng has already been named
Prince Consort."
"Yunlan has already been a widower once before. If Yang Feng dies this time, how can Yunlan still get married? Your Majesty, can you bear to let her die in the palace?" Concubine Qin was a little unscrupulous in her words.
stand up.
"It is precisely because he has been named Prince Consort that I want him to fight. As a member of the royal family, he should serve the country." Not only was Yunxi not angry, but he explained.
To be honest, the reason why Yunxi asked Yang Feng to fight was very simple. He believed that royal nobles should set an example and serve the country, so that ordinary soldiers and middle- and lower-level generals could fight hard. These people are the most obvious vested interests in the Ming Dynasty. They
If you don’t contribute, how can you expect others to contribute?
Moreover, Yang Feng still serves as a general commanding the five superior guards, and the probability of dying in battle is negligible, so there is nothing inappropriate.
But of course Yunxi's thoughts would not be understood by Princess Qin. When she heard Yunxi's words, she didn't know where she got the strength to break away from the eunuchs who were holding her, and threw herself on her knees in front of Yunxi.
He went to the ground and stretched out his hands to hold his legs and cried: "Your Majesty, I beg you, my concubine. When Yunlan gets married and has children in the future, I will never dare to object to Yang Feng going out to fight, but I can't do it now!"
Yunxi had never been exposed to such a thing in his life. He was stunned for a moment, tried hard to break away a few times but could not get away, and then said: "His Majesty, if you have something to say, how can you be so disrespectful of dignity!" Several eunuchs and maids.
They also stepped forward, but Concubine Qin just held on to Yunxi's leg tightly and did not let go. For a while, everyone was unable to untie her.
"Your Majesty, it will be fine even if the Emperor executes his concubines for misconduct in front of the Emperor. I just ask the Emperor not to send Yang Feng to lead the army on an expedition." Qin Taifei cried. Although she was just a farm girl before entering the palace, she also
She knew that making such a fuss would definitely make Yunxi hate herself. But she was really frightened by the possibility that Yang Feng might die in battle and that Yunlan might become an outcast for the second time. She only had this one daughter in her life. If she ended up alone,
I will never die with my eyes in peace.
Just when we were not talking, a voice suddenly came from not far away: "Mom, what are you doing!"
Yunxi and Concubine Qin turned their heads to look at the place where the sound came from. Sure enough, they saw Yunlan walking over in a hurry with a look of shame on her face. Concubine Qin saw her daughter coming to eat.
Startled, his hands loosened and Yunxi took the opportunity to break free.
"My sister apologizes to the imperial brother on behalf of the mother and concubine. I beg the emperor not to punish the mother and concubine for his sins." She said first after walking over.
"Brother, of course, he will not deal with Princess Qin seriously. She was confused because she was too concerned." Yunxi replied.
"Thank you, brother." Yunlan said this, squatted down, helped her mother up, and said to her: "Concubine, don't make trouble with the emperor anymore, go back with your daughter!"
"I did it for you too..." "If you did it for me, you shouldn't come here to make trouble with the emperor! Now go back with your daughter." Yunlan interrupted her.
Somehow, as if Concubine Qin was afraid of her daughter, she stopped making noise, apologized to Yunxi, and let the palace maid support her back.
Yunlan did not go back together, but turned to Yunxi again, knelt down and said: "Brother, my sister's mother-in-law comes from a small family. Even if she learns the etiquette in the palace after entering the palace, old habits are hard to change. My sister asks the emperor to
Brother, please forgive me this time. If you must punish me, then punish me."
In fact, it does no good to Yunlan that Mrs. Qin is making such a fuss.
"Get up quickly." Yunxi bent down to help her up, but after a few attempts he couldn't help her up. He could only say: "I understand, and I will punish Princess Qin not to leave the palace for half a year."
Although Yunxi was angry, he never thought about a heavy punishment. After all, Princess Qin was an elder, so there was no reason for a younger generation to punish an elder. Even this punishment would not be announced publicly, but would be adopted in a manner similar to house arrest.
After hearing this, Yunlan stood up. After she stood up, she also asked: "Brother, do you really want to send Yang Feng to the expedition?"
"Well, second sister, Yang Feng, as my confidant, will also marry you in the future, that is, a noble relative of the Ming Dynasty. You have always known the emperor's thoughts, and you really want to send him to the northwest." Yunxi hurriedly added.
Said: "But he is the commander of the five Kaminao Guards, so he will never die in battle."
Yunlan didn't speak for a while. How could she not know what Yunxi was thinking. Yunxi was always very kind to the people around him, giving him lots of money and food, and he didn't care about small mistakes occasionally.
But when the country is in trouble, these people have to serve the country, and the more people who receive preferential treatment in ordinary times, the heavier the responsibility at this time, no matter princes, kings, or nobles. If anyone is unwilling, then from now on
Don't think about having a future. From this point of view, Yunxi is quite mean.
Yunlan lowered her head and was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised her head and said, "Sister, I know. But please, brother, please pass this letter to him." After saying that, she took out a letter from her body and handed it to Yunxi.
Yunxi opened it and saw that it read: "If the phoenix tree grows old, the mandarin ducks will both die."
A chaste woman sacrifices her husband, and the same goes for sacrificing her life.
I swear there will be no waves, my heart is filled with water from an ancient well.’