In the summer of the twenty-sixth year of the Taiping and Xingguo reign, Emperor Taizong died on his way to inspect the south of the Yangtze River.
At that time, the princes seized the legitimate sons and the capital was stained with blood. Shi Peiguo, the cabinet scholar who accompanied him to Jinling, combined with the founding military honors, elected the 12-year-old prince Liu Ji to ascend the throne in Jinling and proclaim himself emperor.
During the period when Shi Peiguo was assisting the government, he had great power. Although he said that he was for the new emperor to quell the rebellion of the kings, he also had Wang Mang's ambitions.
Fortunately, the founding warriors represented by the Four Kings, Eight Dukes and Twelve Marquises united to fight against him. In the fourth year of Zhaowu, five years after Liu Ji ascended the throne, they took advantage of Shi Peiguo's recovery from illness to recapture the imperial seal, helping Liu Ji regain his power and take charge of the affairs personally.
During the six years from the 26th year of Xingguo to the 5th year of Zhaowu, Liu Ji was always in a state of crisis. Several people were always by his side to protect him.
One is the ancestor of the Zhen family, the now revered Lady of Saints. She was Liu Ji's nanny back then and protected the young Liu Ji many times when the princes were fighting for the throne.
The other one is several noble children who were born in Wu Xun. As the prince's companions, they have always been the most powerful guards around Liu Ji.
Among them, Jia Daishan was the most important. He not only blocked swords and arrows for Liu Ji, but also practiced loyalty to the emperor throughout his life. After Liu Ji took office, he went to war in the north and south. Jia Daishan was with him when he was conquering the desert, and he was still with him when he went south to put down the rebellion.
Although he is a minister in name, in fact Jia Daishan can be said to be Liu Ji's half-brother. Even after Jia Daishan's death, Jia She was involved in the rebellion of the former prince, but he was only demoted and idle. The plaque of the Duke's Mansion given by the emperor on the gate of Rongguo Mansion was not removed, and even Ningguo Mansion was tainted by Jia Daishan.
You must know that after the former prince's military remonstrance, only Jia She and Jia Jing, the ministers of the East Palace involved in the case, survived. The lightest crime of rebellion is confiscation of one's home and exile.
When Jia Daishan died of illness, Liu Ji was so grief-stricken that he stayed away from court for three days to personally welcome Jia Daishan's spirit tablet into the front hall to offer sacrifices. He also erected a tomb for Jia Daishan next to the imperial mausoleum he had not yet built.
Zhen's favor crowned the Sixth Palace? She was just a beloved concubine. In the heart of Liu Ji, who had spent his whole life in the military, he was just a woman. How could she be compared with his half-brother Jia Daishan?
Why does Jia Cong dare to act like this in the palace?
First, he remembered that when the Emperor was alive in the original work, although the Jia family suffered some defeats, it was always stable. The Emperor would even give gifts during the New Year, which shows that the Rongguo Mansion had a different feeling in the Emperor's heart.
The second is that now Jane is in the emperor's heart. No matter how dissatisfied the old man is with the emperor's son, he will still give him the face he deserves.
In addition, when Dai Quan entered the Fengxian Hall to catch him, he vaguely said a few profound words. Even after he came out holding his grandfather's spiritual tablet, he sighed and talked about the past of welcoming the spirit into the sacrifice.
This is obviously a right bet!
With two of the thickest thighs in the Great Xia Dynasty holding her, who is Zhen? beg for mercy? Impossible, I must make a big fuss today, until Mrs. Zhen doesn’t dare to scheme against me anymore!
"Master Saint, I am the grandson of Xian Rongguo. Empress Zhen actually bullied me like this. My grandfather left early, my father has no power, and my grandmother doesn't like me. You are my only support now. Please The saint makes the decision for me!"
Sad cries instantly spread throughout the Huangji Palace, and both Liu Ji and Dai Quan were startled by Jia Cong's wails.
Liu Ji has been in a state of moodiness and anger in the past few years. A large part of the reason is that the old friends around him are gradually leaving, and the sense of loneliness and crisis is increasing.
Many times when I wake up from a nightmare at night, I will unconsciously call out the name of an old friend such as Mammy or Daishan. If these people were around, why would he worry about his father being weak and his son being strong? Ten stubborn old boys can't beat one Jia Daishan!
Faced with such a sad plea from his old friend Bloodline, Liu Ji's feelings that had been hidden for many years suddenly erupted. This kid is in trouble. According to the investigation of his subordinates, he was bullied in his early years. He finally managed to make some progress. He was looked down upon by the Shi family and was suppressed by his uncle and his family...
Now he was being bullied by his own woman on his own platform and in front of his old friend's grave... He really wanted to say something dirty!
Jia Cong cried half-heartedly, with tears streaming down his face. Holding Jia Daishan's body, he lay on the ground and cried loudly.
He didn't notice the change in Liu Ji's face from sentimental to angry, but Dai Quan saw it.
Dai Quan whispered in Liu Ji's ear: "Sage, when the old slave went to pick up Xiao Jia Qianhu, Yuan Delu beside Empress Zhen was leading people to block the Fengxian Hall, and those people still had swords in their hands."
"You mean they entered Fengxian Hall with swords?"
Liu Jilong's eyes were on fire. After receiving the confirmation, he slapped the table: "What do they want to do? Kill someone to silence them or wipe my neck too?"
Jia Cong, who was lying on the ground crying, felt a big hand appear above his head, rubbing his head.
Just as he was about to raise his head, a long sigh appeared in his ear: "That's it, that's all, I'll make the decision for you."
"Master Saint...I...wuwu...I..."
"Get up, Daishan's grandson, it's always bad to cry. Big companion, ask someone to bring some hot water to wash this kid up. I feel uncomfortable looking like this."
Jia Cong was secretly happy, he had indeed made the right bet!
When the Emperor enters his twilight years, while guarding against his children and grandchildren, this is actually the time when his emotions are at their most fragile. As the grandson of his half-brother, he would definitely be an emotional comfort to the Supreme Emperor.
After washing up, Jia Cong turned back into a plump and cute baby. When Liu Ji looked at it, he felt that the child was really beautiful and a good grandson.
"I know your thoughts, and I also know Mrs. Zhen's thoughts."
Liu Ji looked at Jia Cong who was in a good baby state, sighed and said: "You won't understand even if I tell you too much. The Zhen family is still useful to me, so I can only wrong you for a while..."
"Master Saint..." Jia Cong narrowed his mouth and planned to cry again.
Liu Ji raised his hand to stop him and continued: "Don't worry, I will give you this tone. It's just that Mrs. Zhen can't move for the time being. She won't cause trouble to you again in the future."
Jia Cong knelt down and shouted long live: "Thank you, the sage, for making the decision for me. You are truly a Buddha for all people. Like the bright sun, your radiance fills the world! As for Empress Zhen, since the sage said it is not appropriate to move for the time being, then Just don’t move, put the saint’s important matters first.”
Liu Ji was greatly relieved to see Jia Cong so well-behaved. Thinking of his troubled children and grandchildren, he became even more satisfied with Jia Cong's performance.
If only those few careless things were half as well-behaved as Jia Cong, he wouldn't have to worry so much.
Liu Ji pulled Jia Cong up, touched his head and led him outside the palace.
Yuan Delu and other eunuchs and servants who had previously blocked the door were seen kneeling outside the Huangji Hall. Dai Quan stepped forward and reported to Liu Ji: "Sage, Jia Yuanchun was called to the Cining Palace by the Empress Dowager. The old slave conveyed the sage's decree and banned Empress Zhen from Yanxi Palace, but Empress Zhen said she wanted to come to Huangji Palace to pay homage to the sage. Please forgive me..."
There was a hint of anger in Liu Ji's eyes, but he soon turned back to Gu Jing Wubo. He said calmly: "No need, Mrs. Zhen has no virtue. She will take back her right to assist the Sixth Palace from now on. Go talk to the fourth child and let him think about it and choose a suitable person to assist his mother in managing the Sixth Palace. thing."
