Palace Garden, Daming Palace, Inner Study Room
Emperor Chongping looked at the young man, but after all he couldn't hold it back and asked, "Ziyu thinks it would be appropriate for me to let Yan Ye, Prince of Nan'an County, lead troops to suppress the situation in Mongolia?"
Jia Heng was silent for a moment.
It can be said that the emperor still completely trusts him at this moment. He may have an instinct of imperial defense deep in his heart, but it is not to the point of suspicion, otherwise he would not directly ask him about this matter.
Jia Heng said loudly: "Father, Nan'an and others have great ambitions but few talents. If they lead the army on an expedition, they may not be able to win. If the time comes, we will lose our troops and generals, and the trouble on the northwest frontier will be even more difficult to deal with."
Emperor Chongping said: "I also want to use you to go to the northwest, but you have to go to the south of the Yangtze River. The customs and Wang Shuirong of Beijing have come to report, mentioning pirates causing trouble and disturbing the customs? Now the General Taxation Department of the Customs is the most important to me. There is no room for loss of financial resources.”
Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "Things have priorities. For example, if the northwest is urgent, I would like to lead troops to the northwest of Jing'an."
What Xiaoxiao said last night was right. No matter what the emperor thought, he could not shrink from this matter. Firstly, he would be sparing all personnel, and secondly, if he did not take the initiative to ask for help, the emperor would think about it afterwards.
Did he know clearly that Nan'an and the others were so stupid that they still sat back and watched their defeat, even wiping out tens of thousands of Beijing elites? What are your thoughts?
Emperor Chongping looked at the young man who actively asked for a fight, pondered for a moment, and said: "I think that the affairs of the imperial court are more important than the affairs in the northwest. The northwest can be slowed down for a while. You and Xianning go to Kunning Palace first and let me think about it. consider."
He knew that once Ziyu led the army to go on an expedition, he would be able to capture him, but no matter how useful it was, it could not be used all the time. Entrusting all the military affairs of the Han Dynasty to one person would not be a blessing to the country, let alone a way to preserve it.
If Nan'an leads the troops to the northwest, and if he can make great contributions, he or his successors will be able to control each other in military matters in the future.
He has also considered some of the recent rumors in Beijing and the concerns of his admonishers.
Hearing this, Jia Heng couldn't bear to invite him any more, so he cupped his hands and said, "I'll beg you to leave."
Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe also came over to salute, and then everyone left the inner study and headed to Kunning Palace.
At this moment, Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong were sitting in the hall, and had just received greetings from Princess Wei Yan Yiliu, Concubine Liu, the concubine of King Chu, and Princess Xiang of Qi.
Several princesses were sitting behind the screen, and their sisters-in-law were talking quietly among themselves.
In addition, Mrs. Shen also led her daughter Song Yan to sit not far away, with a smile on her face.
Yan Yiliu looked at Song Yan, who had delicate features and eyes on the side, smiled slightly with her frosty face, and said, "How old is cousin Yan'er this year?"
The princess' expression was a little dull. Although she had a beautiful face, her face was much thinner than when she was married. There was some haggardness and fatigue that could not be concealed in her eyebrows.
Obviously married life is not happy.
"Cousin, I'm fourteen years old." Song Yan's voice was soft and waxy, and her face was pretty.
Seemingly amused by that shy and coy demeanor, Yan Yiliu smiled and asked, "You are not young anymore, have you ever made a decision?"
Song Yan lowered her head slightly and said shyly, "Not yet."
Mrs. Shen looked at Yan Yiliu talking to her daughter, with a slight smile on her face, and said, "I was talking about fixing it for her, but there is no good family now."
In fact, Mrs. Shen was originally very happy to see Song Yan marry Prince Liang, but Song Yan was too young, and Empress Song was a little anxious to have her grandson. Secondly, Prince Liang's marriage was more of a marriage tool to help With Wei Wang Chen Ran growing his momentum.
Therefore, the matter was settled.
Yan Yiliu pursed his lips and said softly: "Then you have to choose carefully. Men are afraid of getting into the wrong profession, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man."
Shen smiled lightly and nodded, taking Song Yan's hand but not answering. Princess Wei has been here for more than a year and has no children, which is also a problem.
At this moment, Song Yan raised her eyes to look at Princess Wei Yan Yiliu, who was a few years older than herself, and her clear eyes flashed.
For some reason, she always felt that Princess Wei's sister in front of her was depressed and not too happy.
"Your Majesty, Duke Wei and His Royal Highness the Princess have entered the palace." A palace maid in gorgeous clothes slowly came forward and said happily to the two beauties sitting on the cloud bed.
Empress Song smiled like a spring flower blooming, charming and unprovoked, and said: "Let them come here quickly."
After a while, Jia Heng led Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe into the palace surrounded by female officials. Under the gaze of all the concubines, he bowed to the beauty sitting on the bed and saluted:
"My son, I have seen my mother. She is a thousand years old." The three of them saluted the Queen of Song Dynasty.
"Quick, get up." Empress Song chuckled, stretched out her hand to support her, and then ordered Xia Shouzhong: "Bring in some embroidery piers."
"Yes, empress." Xia Shouzhong responded and ordered the others to get busy.
Concubine Duanrong looked at her daughter who had her hair tied up in a woman's bun. She lingered on her beautiful face and said, "Xianning, come here and let me have a look."
She was a little surprised when the female officer of the Princess Palace delivered the Xipa to the palace. It seemed that Xianning usually knew the importance.
So you think she and Zi Yu usually just... take things as they are? Well, this isn't what she should be thinking about.
Princess Xianning came very close, with a bright smile on her pretty face, and said softly: "Mother concubine."
Concubine Duanrong gently took Princess Xianning's hand and said with a smile, "Okay, I will live a down-to-earth life with Ziyu from now on."
Her daughter finally got to marry her husband, and she was relieved. At this moment, Li Chanyue also came close and said, "Auntie."
The girl is wearing a pale pink dress, with green silk tied into a bun on her beautiful face, and her youthful and beautiful eyebrows are full of shyness and agility, and she is cute and cute.
Concubine Duanrong smiled and said: "Chanyue, come here too. Your mother is not here. You and Xianning are sisters, so it doesn't matter if you call me mother."
Li Chanyue said: "Aunt."
"You still call me aunt?" Concubine Duanrong said with a chuckle, and couldn't help pinching the girl's pink and plump face.
She secretly thought that Chanyue was really blooming, much brighter than her previous youthful look. Li Chanyue Zangxing Yunyue's eyes showed admiration and called out: "Mother."
"Hey." Concubine Duanrong said with a chuckle, gently put her arm around Li Chanyue's shoulders and said, "Good boy."
Jia Heng sat down. At this time, a palace maid had already served him fragrant tea. The tea leaves, like tender bamboo shoots, were rolling back and forth in the tea cup, floating up and down. The aroma of the hot air was refreshing.
Empress Song's snow-skinned jade face had a smile as bright as a flower, and her voice was as smooth as a pearl. She said softly: "Ziyu, you have met your father."
Jia Heng's face was straightened and his expression was calm. He looked straight and said, "I've seen her before when I returned to my mother."
Empress Song nodded, catching a trace of the young man's obviously serious expression. For some reason, she felt a sense of humor in her heart, and said softly: "Ziyu, the recent events in Qinghai have caused your Majesty a lot of worry."
Jia Heng said: "I just mentioned this matter to my father. If the matter becomes urgent, I would like to lead the troops to Qinghai."
He has only been back for half a month. In other words, the army has just been in uniform for half a month, so it is simply unrealistic to send troops out to fight.
Of course, before going to the north to fight, there was still a group of soldiers and horses left in the Beijing camp. These soldiers and horses would be sent there when the time came, and these were precisely his non-direct descendants.
Empress Song thought for a while and said softly: "I think that no matter how powerful the Qinghai barbarians are, they can't compare to the Jurchen Tatars. Since the Beijing camp was able to defeat the Tatars last time, it should be better to go to Qinghai." I hope you can succeed immediately."
In fact, this is not only the view of the Queen of Song Dynasty, a woman and a Taoist family, but also the view of some civil and military officials in Shenjing City.
That is, the military strength of the Han Dynasty was completely restored, Qinghai and Mongolia were not affected by scabies, and when the heavenly soldiers arrived, the ice disappeared.
After all, even the Jurchen soldiers and horses were no match for the Han army. Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "What the Queen Mother said is true."
It is not easy for a woman to explain the military, the ability to lead, the supply of military supplies, and all the complex factors on the battlefield.
"Okay, you go to Chonghua Palace to see the Emperor and the Queen Mother first. You didn't go to see them yesterday." Empress Song smiled coquettishly, glanced at the young man's stern face, and said softly.
Unavoidably, he thought about it, looking at the radiant and charming looks of Chanyue and Xianning just now, were they really two married in one night?
Well, what does she want to do if she doesn't have all these?
"Your Majesty, I'll take my leave." Jia Heng looked at the beautiful woman who had a faint blush on her fair-skinned face for some reason, quickly smoothed away the ripples in her heart, and said with a cupped hand.
Although Princess Xianning was next to Concubine Duanrong, she was always paying attention to Jia Heng's conversation with Queen Song. She glanced at the respectful young man and felt a little relieved.
Mr. Xu, after she, Chan Yue, and her cousin served him yesterday, he has come back to his senses and is relieved a lot.
That's good.
Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue also talked to Concubine Duanrong for a while, and then followed Jia Heng towards Zhonghua Palace.
After the three people left, Empress Song looked at Concubine Duanrong and said with a smile: "Sister, are you relieved? The three of them are truly a match made in heaven, and the young couple is very much in love."
Concubine Duanrong said shyly, "Sister, what a mistress, I'm relieved that they can live a good life in the future."
To be more specific, she, her sister and even His Majesty were once a mistress. However, in these years, His Majesty had been busy with affairs and no longer paid attention to the affairs of the harem.
Empress Song seemed to have the same thought at this moment, her beautiful eyes under her beautiful eyebrows were in a trance, and she sighed quietly deep in her heart.
In the Chonghua Palace, the original luxurious and exquisite jade articles and decorations have been withdrawn to the side halls. There is nothing in the Nuan Pavilion except a bookshelf against the west wall.
The Supreme Emperor was lying on the bed, his figure becoming more and more rickety and old, and occasionally he could hear a violent cough.
It has been more than a year since the Gongling Mausoleum collapsed. The old man who was still able to control two women seemed to have been quickly evacuated from his energy and energy, and he has become old.
Especially not long ago, the news came that Huang Taiji was bombed to death. When he led several internal eunuchs to the Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices, after crying bitterly in front of the ancestors of Chen and Han, his body became even weaker and almost exhausted. The lamp is dry.
According to the observation of the imperial court judge, winter is fine now, but in autumn and winter, a cold wind may kill the old emperor.
But she didn't dare to express this speculation at all. She only gave a tactful answer when Empress Dowager Feng asked.
"Your Majesty, Duke Wei is here." At this moment, an old eunuch quickly entered the palace and said in a loud voice to the Supreme Emperor who was sitting on the bed.
The Supreme Emperor said softly to Empress Dowager Feng who was reading a book in front of the bed: "Let the two of them come in."
Empress Dowager Feng put down the Compendium of Materia Medica in her hand and raised her white face, with wrinkles and furrows appearing on her forehead and eyebrows.
After a while, Jia Heng, Princess Xianning, and Li Chanyue entered the palace. At this moment, the palace was quiet. Except for the sound of water drops falling on jade, there was no other noise. The serving maids walked lightly.
"We have met the Emperor (grandfather) and the Queen Mother (grandmother). Long live the Emperor, and the Queen Mother is a thousand years old." Jia Heng, Princess Xianning, and Li Chanyue saluted the Queen Mother Feng and the Emperor.
"Get back on your feet." Empress Dowager Feng gently stroked the Emperor's back and said softly.
The Supreme Emperor looked at the boy in the python suit, nodded slightly, and said warmly: "Ziyu, you should be sixteen years old this year."
Jia Heng looked respectful and said: "Back to the emperor, I am the same age as my father Huang Gaiyuan. He is seventeen years old." "Just follow Xianning and call my emperor's grandfather." The Supreme Emperor smiled, looked at the young man, and led He said with a little intimacy.
Although he was talking about Xianning, his eyes obviously did not fall on Emperor Chongping's daughter. Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare."
Empress Dowager Feng looked at the young man with her slender phoenix eyes. She saw satisfaction in her sharp eyes and said softly: "If you don't dare, just call him if His Majesty asks you to call him."
It was difficult for the emperor and Jinyang to always value him and betroth Chanyue and Xianning to him. After hearing this, Jia Heng left his seat again, saluted and said, "Grandfather."
After all, it was his mother-in-law who spoke, and it was hard for him to disobey her.
However, the situation of the Supreme Emperor is also quite worrying. Don't be unable to hold on for the past few months. It is best to hold on until the end of the year. Otherwise, if he dies and Jinyang has not yet given birth, he will not be able to come to the capital with a pregnant belly.
At that time it was really like: Yes, we are having a child.
The Taishang Emperor's old face seemed to be full of emotion and recollection, and he said: "Since I came to the throne, I have thought that although my civil and military skills are not comparable to those of the previous saint emperors, I have worked hard day and night, worked hard to govern, and created a prosperous era of Longzhi. However, in the battle of Liaodong, The situation in the Han Dynasty is deteriorating. Ziyu, you conquered Liaodong and won a great victory. The leader of the captive chiefs returned with a great victory. From now on, you must guard against arrogance and impetuosity and pacify Liaodong as soon as possible."
Jia Heng said: "Father, he simply appoints and appoints his ministers at a young age. I will live up to the divine grace when I am in trouble. I have nothing else to do but serve with sincerity in military affairs."
Needless to say, these words of praise for Emperor Chongping would definitely reach Emperor Chongping's ears very quickly.
The Supreme Emperor was silent for a moment, looked at the young man expectantly, and said softly: "Ziyu, according to your estimation, how long will it take for Liaodong to be completely pacified?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and thought: "Although the Jurchens suffered a great defeat, the elite Eight Banners are still there and have not lost an inch of territory. It will take at least five years for my big man to put down the bandits."
"Five years?" The light in the Emperor's eyes extinguished again when he heard this, and he murmured: "So long?"
Can his body and bones survive another five years?
Jia Heng said: "The Jurchen separatist rule in Liaodong has become a reality in more than a day. If we want to pacify Liaodong, my court will have to fight at least two or three battles before we can completely succeed."
In fact, it may not take that long, but expect the enemy to be lenient.
The Supreme Emperor sighed and said sadly: "Haste makes waste. How difficult is it to destroy a country? How can it be possible in less than three to five years?"
Although he knew the reality in his heart, he still couldn't help but want to live to see the day when Liaodong returned to the hands of the Han Dynasty.
Empress Dowager Feng comforted her and said: "As long as I, a big man, continue like this, there is no chance that Liaodong will be wiped out in advance. Your Majesty, you don't have to worry too much."
The Supreme Emperor smiled bitterly, but his face showed sadness.
It seems that he is going to meet the ancestors of the Han Dynasty with the stain of the fall of Liaodong.
The Supreme Emperor collected his thoughts and asked: "I heard that you proposed the Four New Policies, and suggested that we implement policies such as a whip method, returning fire to the public, and dividing the young into the acres in our Han Dynasty."
Although the Supreme Emperor abdicated and was raised in Chonghua Palace, he did not forget to pay attention to the changes in the political situation.
Jia Heng said: "It has been a hundred years since the founding of the country, and the evils have been deep. Especially the powerful local gentry, who wantonly annexed land, and the cunning officials exploited the people. One of the four principles of the New Deal is the whipping method and the idea of allocating people into acres. Relieve people's poverty and increase the state treasury."
The Supreme Emperor pondered for a moment and then said: "A whip is acceptable, but the gentry will definitely complain about sharing the land with the peasants."
Jia Heng said: "The general trend of the world is vast. If you follow it, you will prosper, if you go against it, you will perish. Those who are like mantises acting like chariots will naturally turn into powder."
The Supreme Emperor sighed and said: "You and Xianning's father are both brave men, and the restoration of the Han Dynasty is not far away."
It's just that he has had too much time and will never see the day when the big man becomes strong again.
Princess Xianning listened on the sidelines and looked at the young man with sparkling clear eyes, her eyes gradually becoming obsessed. Li Chanyue on the side did not hesitate to give in, her starry eyes looked at the young man calmly.
Empress Dowager Feng looked at Jia Heng, Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue, and said, "The Emperor will also rest later, so please kneel down."
"Then I will take my leave." Jia Heng bowed and said in a low voice.
Princess Xianning stood up from the embroidered pier, and Li Chanyue bowed to Empress Dowager Feng and the Supreme Emperor, and followed Jia Heng back to Chonghua Palace.
The Supreme Emperor sighed: "I really want to live another three to five years."
His body was weak, and he knew that he probably wouldn't be able to survive much longer.
Empress Dowager Feng said quietly: "It doesn't matter if you don't survive. When Liaodong is pacified, I will definitely sue the Ancestral Temple."
The Supreme Emperor: "..."
"Your Majesty, the medicine is ready." A female official said softly.
Empress Dowager Feng took the medicinal meal, blew the hot air gently with a spoon, handed it over, and said softly: "Have a meal."
The Supreme Emperor turned around and whispered: "I'm not hungry."
Queen Mother Feng sighed softly, blew the hot air from the spoon, and said, "I want to live for another three to five years."
Maybe the aroma of the medicinal porridge aroused the old man's appetite, so he turned around and asked, "Why haven't you come back since Jinyang went to Jiangnan?"
Queen Mother Feng handed over the spoon and said softly: "It is said that we are dealing with the maritime trade of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Southern Province."
The Supreme Emperor sighed and said, "It's hard for her."
After so many years of scheming against the boss for the fourth child, he still continues to manage the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the fourth child.
On the other side, Jia Heng, Princess Xianning, and Li Chanyue left Chonghua Palace and walked along the palace road towards Kunning Palace.
Because Emperor Chongping and Empress Song, Concubine Duanrong hosted a luncheon for Jia Heng, Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe.
After having lunch with the emperor, concubine and others, Jia Heng, Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue did not stay long. They left the palace together and got on the carriage. As the carriage turned, the noise of the street came from far to near.
Princess Xianning rested her head in Jia Heng's arms. Under her curved eyebrows, her clear eyes were crystal clear, and she said softly: "Sir, Chanyue and I will go see Sister Qin later so that we can toast." Tea."
Jia Heng said: "Yes."
Yesterday was the wedding day. I wonder if Keqing was thinking wildly at home about how she would have an affair during pregnancy and leave the house in the future.
Li Chanyue took Jia Heng's other arm, seeming to see the worry in her eyebrows, and said softly: "My cousin and I visited Sister Qin many times when my husband was away."
Jia Heng turned his head, stroked the girl's bangs, and said with a smile: "Then we will meet together later, and we will be a family from now on."
Even though we are a family, with so many people in hairdresses and coats, it is inevitable that they all have their own circles, and it is impossible to be completely harmonious.
In Xianning's eyes, there was probably only one dear person, at most Daiyu, who was born in a noble family. The others, even Baochai, in Xianning's eyes, to put it harshly, might just be regarded as the daily entertainment toys of his own men.
This is Tianhuang Guizhou.
It's actually okay now, at least there's no fighting. It's hard to tell if it lasts forever. It's foreseeable that some overt and covert fights will be inevitable in the future.
This does not mean that there is Zhen Qing outside, and Zhen Lan and others are watching eagerly inside. Ningguo Mansion, the flower hall in the back house -
Before his eyes, his head was covered with pearls and emeralds, and his eyes were filled with beautiful flowers. Qin Keqing was sitting on the embroidered pier with Youshi, Second Sister You, Third Sister You and Sister Feng. In addition, there were Ping'er and Xiangling.
Everyone held Xiangfei fans and fanned them together.
In the current Ningguo Mansion, regardless of what is in the garden, these are the main things in the outer house.
Qin Keqing is sitting on a soft couch covered with a mattress. The beauty is wearing a pink dress. Her cheeks are as plump as clouds, like a delicate hibiscus flower. There is a maternal aura lingering between her plump and charming eyebrows. As the pregnancy progresses, the beauty's skin becomes fairer and fairer, and her clothes appear to be torn under her neck.
Qin Keqing's pink lips parted slightly, and she said softly: "Baozhu, when is it?" Baozhu said softly: "It's not even two minutes now to reply to grandma." Qin Keqing's beautiful eyes were blank for a moment, and she was speechless.
Third Sister You said softly: "I'm afraid that the uncle is still in the princess's mansion at the moment."
Although she didn't go to the wedding yesterday, she heard about the gorgeous scene of Shili Hongzhuang from the dictation of some of the Jia family's grandmothers who welcomed the bride this morning.
Can she not ask these uncles for a small sedan chair and some simple ceremonies? Qin Keqing's beautiful face showed a hint of sadness.
Youshi looked at her face, glared at Third Sister You, and said angrily: "Third Sister."
Sister Feng said: "Didn't I hear that during the ceremony, I had to go into the palace to greet the nobles in the palace? I should be in the palace now."
Youshi said: "There are a lot of rules for getting married to the Tian family."
"The uncle is back." At this time, a nun entered the hall and reported to the beauties sitting on the soft couch: "The princess and the princess are also here."
Everyone in the hall looked happy.
Sister Feng smiled and said, "I'm here to pay homage to you, Ke Qing."
Qin Keqing's beautiful eyes condensed, and she said softly: "Baozhu, Ruizhu, come here and help me to welcome you." A tiger will never fall down, and a loser will never lose the formation.
At this moment, Jia Heng led Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe into the back house, and saw Ke Qing surrounded by Sanyou, Sister Feng, Ping'er and others.
My daughter-in-law's belly has long been swollen, her figure is plump, and her face under the bun has fragrant skin and beautiful skin. As the girl grows up, the aura of a wife with the beauty of hairpin and black hair overflows freely.
Jia Heng came forward, lifted up the beauty's arm, and said warmly: "But Qing, you are heavy, why are you out?"
Qin Keqing's beautiful face smiled lightly, gently pushed Jia Heng's hand away, and said softly: "Husband, I'm fine."
Jia Heng: "..."
This is indeed a war between women, and he can't say much else, as the palms and backs of his hands are full of flesh.
Under the concerned gazes of Mr. You, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You, Jia Heng looked at Sister Feng aside and said as if in surprise: "Sister-in-law Feng is here too."
A slight blush appeared on Sister Feng's cheeks, and there was a trace of panic in her eyes. She secretly thought, this enemy, so many people, suddenly asked her? Could it be that she was asked to come to the rescue?
Sister Feng smiled and said, "Brother Heng, just now the old lady said that she wanted you to go to Xifu to ask about something."
Jia Heng nodded and said softly: "I'll be there right away." Sister Feng indeed had a way.
Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue came close and whispered: "Sister Qin, long time no see."
Under Qin Keqing's willow-leaf slender eyebrows, her beautiful eyes as smooth as water looked at the two royal daughters of the clan as calmly as water, and said softly: "Your Highness and Chan Yue are here."
Princess Xianning said: "Sister Qin is heavy. It's very hot outside. It's better to go inside and talk."
Sister Qin is carrying her husband's child in her belly, and she will give birth to one soon. At this moment, Jia Heng left the hall and prepared to go to the Grand View Garden.
But I heard a familiar beauty's voice coming from my ears, saying softly: "Husband, don't leave yet, stay and talk together."
Jia Heng turned around and looked at the beauty with an inexplicable color in her beautiful eyes. He nodded and came closer.
Qin Keqing came to the hall and sat down.
Sister Feng winked at Youshi, and Sister You, Third Sister, Ping'er and others left one after another from the bead curtain on the side.
