Just when Guo Song was devoting all his energy to making arrangements for his son, Zhu Si of Luoyang also faced a major event in his heirs at the same time. His concubine Xiao Shu finally gave birth and gave birth to a son for him.
Concubine Xiao Shu was originally just a little palace maid. She was invited to serve Zhu Si at night, and she soon became pregnant. She was the first woman to become pregnant in the harem after Zhu Si became emperor.
Zhu Si initially doubted whether the palace maid's pregnancy was caused by the guards, but after careful inference, he found that the palace maid had no chance of contacting other men, and could only germinate the seeds she sown.
This result made Zhu Si ecstatic. Having no children can be said to be the biggest pain in his life. He had a son when he was young, but unfortunately they both died at a very young age. Fastest update PC version::/
In the following twenty years, his women changed one after another, but none of them gave him a son or daughter.
Zhu Si himself lost confidence. He was almost sixty years old and still so fat. How could he still have children? So much so that he made his nephew Zhu Sui the prince.
Things in the world are so wonderful. Just when Zhu Si was completely desperate and no longer considered his own offspring, God gave him a child at the most unexpected moment.
Zhu Si immediately named the palace maid Xiao as a concubine, and assigned her hundreds of maids, as well as more than 20 midwives and eight best imperial doctors.
In order to make Xiao feel relieved, he also named Xiao's father Xiao Wanding the title of General Zuowei and Duke of Zheng, and his mother Yang the first-rank wife of Zheng Guo. Both of his brothers were named Tiger Generals, giving them actual military power.
Under Zhu Si's careful care, the Xiao family finally matured and gave birth to a fat, white son in late spring. Zhu Si couldn't help but named his son Zhu Chun, named him King Zhao, and at the same time granted amnesty to the world.
But some people are happy and others are sad. The Xiao family was favored and gave birth to Zhu Si's only son. The Xiao family's chickens and dogs ascended to heaven. The biggest threat was the Liu family. First of all, Liu Guifei's status? Before that, Liu Guifei tried her best.
This method firmly held Zhu Si in his hands, so that he would no longer favor other harems.
But no matter how powerful the method is, it can't compare to conceiving and giving birth to a child for Zhu Si. Zhu Si had promised her not to have a concubine again? He only doted on her, but as soon as Xiao became pregnant? Zhu Si immediately threw his vow aside and immediately
The Xiao family was concubine Shu, and she was allowed to live in the Yaoguang Palace to the east. This was the most exquisite and luxurious palace beside the Jiuzhou Pond, and was generally where the queen lived.
How could this kind of treatment not make Concubine Liu jealous, and at the same time hate Concubine Xiao to the bone? How many times did she want to send assassins to kill Concubine Xiao? But Zhu Si thought carefully? The two most powerful female guards around him
He was assigned to Mrs. Xiao to protect her personally, so that Concubine Liu had no chance to make a move.
Zhu Si's palace is called Taichu Palace. The harem also has a large lake called Jiuzhou Pool. All the palaces are built around Jiuzhou Pool. To the west is the Juxian Palace, where Concubine Liu Guifei lives, and to the east is Yaoguang.
The palace should be the queen's residence, but now it is given to Concubine Xiao Shu. The two of them are separated by the Jiuzhou Pond, which is nearly two miles wide. It can be said that the water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river.
At this time, a painting boat was sailing slowly in the Jiuzhou Pond. Standing on the bow of the boat was the beautiful, tall and plump Concubine Liu. In terms of appearance, Concubine Liu could be regarded as a stunning beauty. In addition, she was very charming.
Zhu Si was once fascinated by her, but in comparison, Xiao Shufei looked very ordinary, extremely ordinary, not to mention pretty, not to mention charming.
It was also that night that Zhu Si drank too much Luxue and woke up in the middle of the night with a burning desire. It happened that only Ms. Xiao was on duty at night. Zhu Si didn't care about her appearance, so he dragged her to bed and was lucky. Otherwise, there would be hundreds of beauties in Zhu Si's harem.
It was never Xiao's turn.
Concubine Liu stared at Wanzi Pavilion with cold eyes. This was the name she had just changed. Her Majesty, Concubine Xiao Shu and her son were in this attic at this time. His Majesty had not been to her place for five days in a row. They were all here with her.
Xiao's bitch, thinking of that bitch taking away her favor, Concubine Liu wanted to throw her into a pit of poisonous snakes and let all the snakes bite her.
At this time, the confidant eunuch Feng Baolun whispered: "My dear concubine, I still suspect that woman and the guard are having an affair. Your Majesty is almost sixty years old and has not given birth for decades. How can he still sow dragon seeds?"
Concubine Liu's pretty face sank, "Don't say such useless words. The Holy One has specially investigated it and is much more careful than your random suspicions. That bitch's first time was given to the Holy One. In the next three months, she
There is no chance of contacting men. If I could find any evidence, I would have taken action long ago. Why do you need to talk such useless nonsense here? "
"But there are rumors in the palace recently?" Feng Baolun hesitated.
"What rumors?" Concubine Liu looked back at him.
"I dare not say it, old slave."
Concubine Liu's eyebrows stood up and she said angrily: "You have already said what you said and you still dare to show off. I will kick you into the lake."
"I heard that the Holy One wants to make that bitch a queen."
"What?"
Concubine Liu's almond-shaped eyes widened in shock.
She grabbed Feng Baolun's lapel, gritted her teeth and asked, "Is this news true?"
Feng Baolun was so frightened that he said tremblingly: "It's just a rumor, please don't take it seriously."
"When did this rumor come out?" Concubine Liu controlled the anger in her heart and asked.
"Just came out!"
Concubine Liu's vision went dark and she almost fainted. Two palace maids quickly supported her. She entered the boat and sat down. She weakly ordered: "Go back to the palace!"
The ship turned around and headed towards the Juxian Temple on the west bank.
Concubine Liu finally looked back at the attic, her eyes filled with hatred. She clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
She knew very well that there was no smoke without fire, and the rumors in the palace that Xiao Bitch was going to be crowned queen were by no means unfounded rumors.
Returning to the palace, she immediately wrote a letter and handed it to Feng Baolun, saying: "You should leave the palace immediately and give the letter to my brother. Go now!"
"Old slave obeys the order!"
Feng Baolun received the letter and left in a hurry.
At this time, Concubine Liu had calmed down. She realized that this was not just a matter of fighting for favor or status, but involved the vital interests of the Liu family. She could not just do this by herself. Her brother also had to take action.
Stop the emperor's absurd decision
After returning to Luoyang from Yanzhou, Liu Feng also felt that he was a little neglected by Zhu Si. The main reason was that Zhang Wutao, whom he recommended, lost his letter, which made Zhu Si very angry and very dissatisfied with Liu Feng. He stopped asking Liu Feng for many things.
Discuss, but directly ask Liu Sigu.
The thing that made Liu Feng most uneasy was that Zhu Si dismissed Fan Wenting, the doctor of the Neiku Duzhi, and appointed Xiao Di as the doctor of the Neiku Duzhi. The doctor of the Neiku Duzhi was a very special official position.
In layman's terms, it is Zhu Si's small treasury accountant.
Of course, Zhu Si also has his own private treasury, which is called the inner treasury. Zhu Si has accumulated wealth over the years, as well as the money turned over every year by hundreds of large manors and thousands of shops. He also raided hundreds of Yangzhou rich people, at least half of their wealth.
They all entered the inner treasury. There were more than twenty warehouses under the inner treasury alone. All kinds of gold and silver treasures were piled up in mountains. Even the inner treasury manager couldn't count how much wealth there was.
Zhu Si heard from Fan Wenting that there was as much as one million taels of gold alone, and nearly ten million dollars of money. As for jewelry, jade, colorful silks, etc., they were simply incalculable.
The previous doctor of the Neiku Duzhi, Fan Wenting, was recommended by Liu Feng and was his Qiangu staff, but now he has been dismissed by Zhu Si for neglecting management. This is of course an excuse, and the new doctor of the Neiku Duzhi, Xiao Di
He is Xiao Wanding's nephew, and Xiao Wanding is Xiao Shufei's father.
It was the dismissal of this inner treasurer that made Liu Feng feel a strong crisis. Of course Liu Feng knew that Concubine Xiao Shu had given birth to Zhu Si's son, and the Xiao family immediately ascended to heaven. Xiao Wanding was originally just the deputy envoy of the Zhengzhou regiment training, a middle- and lower-level officer.
He was granted the title of General Zuowei, and now he has been promoted to General Hubenwei, the king of Xingyang County, with a hundred thousand Huben army in hand.
And his two sons, one was originally a horse archer of the militia, the other was originally an infantry archer of the militia, which is equivalent to a big-headed soldier like a fire chief. Now they have been promoted to tiger generals, each holding 10,000 of the most elite tiger soldiers.
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What made Liu Feng even more annoyed was that Xiao Wanding and Liu Sigu had a fierce fight. This month alone, they drank together three times.
In the room, Liu Feng read the handwritten letter written by the imperial concubine to him. The content in the letter made him frightened. Liu Feng immediately ordered: "Go and invite Mr. Yang here quickly!"
Not long after, Yang Mi hurried to the inner hall. Yang Mi took leave some time ago and went back to his hometown to visit his wife, children and parents. He just came back the day before yesterday.
"See the Prime Minister!" Yang Mi bowed deeply.
Liu Feng waved his hand, "Sir, sit down and talk!"
Yang Mi sat down and Liu Feng asked, "How much do you know about the Xiao family?"
"I have heard from my humble position that Concubine Xiao Shu gave birth to a son a month ago. The emperor immediately named his son King Zhao. Concubine Shu's father, Xiao Wanding, was originally General Zuowei and Duke of Zheng. Now he is actually named General Hubenwei and Prince of Xingyang County.
, with an army of 100,000 tigers and soldiers in hand, the Xiao family has gained power."
Liu Feng sneered, "Not only military power, but also financial power. Xiao Wanding's nephew Xiao Di, who was originally a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs, has now been appointed as a doctor in the inner palace and has become the emperor's internal treasury steward."
Yang Mi was startled, "Xiangguo, I'm afraid this appointment by the emperor has deep meaning!"