The spring rain is falling, the river grass is growing wildly, the six dynasties are like a dream, and the cuckoos are singing in the sky.
On the second day after Qingming Festival, early in the morning, the Empress Dowager Cisheng asked the palace maid Amber to go to the Wenhua Palace and invited the Supreme Emperor to have lunch with her at the Cining Palace.
Amber came back and said that your majesty has to clean up again today and will be free in five days.
Jin Yuji said angrily: "I practice Xuan every day, and I don't know when I will become an immortal."
Yang Qing'er waved the palace maid away and said with a smile:
"If Your Majesty does not practice Xuanxuan, when will Liu Kan be able to take charge?"
When mentioning Kan'er, both queens felt a little headache.
Jin Yuji was worried: "This time there was trouble in the Taicang New Deal. Many of the people sent by Kan'er were killed. I wonder what's going on now?"
Yang Qing'er filled the teacup and gently pushed it to Jin Yuji.
"Soldiers came to cover up the water and the earth. When His Majesty was in Kaiyuan, he did not stumble all the way. It is inevitable for children to make mistakes."
Jin Yuji was about to speak but stopped.
However, Daqi is no longer the Kaiyuan it was back then.
Dozens of provinces and trillions of people will be affected by the king's words and deeds.
Take the New Deal promoted by Zhang Yunxiu as an example. The thin few pages of the imperial edict issued by the emperor affected the people of dozens of prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River.
The Cisheng Empress Dowager murmured: "Da Qi can't stand any more trouble."
Yang Qing'er comforted her and said, "Since Zhao Shujiao has passed, there must be nothing serious."
The combat power of the Eighth Corps was obvious to all. Jin Yuji nodded, reached out to pick up the teacup, and took a sip.
"This is the new tea from Jinshan Temple this year. It is said to be infused with the spiritual energy of monk Fa Hai. It is refreshing. Try it."
Jin Yuji frowned slightly when she heard what Monk Fahai said.
She had always wanted to go to Hangzhou to see the Leifeng Pagoda that suppressed Bai Suzhen.
"I don't know when the Emperor will be free. The three of us will go to Hangzhou."
Seeing the fascinated look on Jin Yuji's face, Yang Qing'er couldn't help but smile and said: "You have a good idea. It is rare for two queen mothers to leave Nanjing. Why go to Hangzhou?"
"Unless the Emperor actually hands Da Qi over to Kan'er, then maybe he will have some free time."
I guess it will take a long, long time.
In the garden of Cining Palace, the cuckoos are singing.
The two women chatted for a while, and Yang Qing'er said intentionally or unintentionally: "Blind Ke died of illness a few days ago, did you know?"
"That Ke Zhene who told Yuan Chonghuan's fortune that he would live a long life?"
"Who else but him."
Jin Yuji was surprised and said: "At the beginning of the year, the Supreme Emperor even went to Chaotian to watch him."
The two women lamented the impermanence of the world.
The spring scenery outside the window is beautiful.
"Will the eldest princess return to Nanjing during the Dragon Boat Festival?"
Jin Yuji shook her head and sighed: "Who knows? Let her go."
The eldest princess Liu Yufei is seventeen years old this year, but this girl has no intention of getting married.
"According to our Han customs, at her age, even in ordinary people's homes, she should get married."
Jin Yuji smiled and said: "According to Korean customs, she should get married."
However, Liu Yufei has always been opposed to marriage and only wants to stay with her parents. Last year during the military parade in the first year of Guangde, his brother did not let her come to Nanjing and arranged for the eldest princess to stay in Shenyang.
"She must still be angry with Kan'er now."
Jin Yuji stood up and walked to the door. The weather was clear and clear these days, so the whole family happened to go out for an outing and enjoy the scenery of Jinling.
"On the Qingming Festival yesterday, we only burned paper money at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. I want to go to Nanjing Temple to burn some as well to pay homage to Kan'er his mother."
Yang Qing'er nodded in agreement: "It's been so many years, and I don't know where she is,"
Last year, the Supreme Emperor instigated Liu Kan to drive the Zhang family back and confiscate all the Zhang family's fields, leaving only 300 acres of land for Zhang Guoji. Many people in the palace felt that the Supreme Emperor and the young emperor were too mean.
"Every time I see Mrs. Chen, I feel like I have met her."
Jin Yuji shook her head and said: "Where can I find one? Apart from similar looks, clean calligraphy and painting, poems and songs, Chen Yuanyuan is nothing compared to Kan'er his mother."
Yang Qing'er smiled: "Perhaps I can be as good as Zhang Yan..."
The two women laughed heartily.
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In April of the second year of Guangde, with the full rollout of the New Deal in Jiangnan, the workload of the little emperor and the emperor increased suddenly.
Liu Zhaosun's originally regular life schedule became messy.
He could no longer review memorials for five or six hours during the day, spend an hour studying with Zhenren Zhang, and then come to Cining Palace in the evening to meet Jin Yuji, Yang Qing'er, Chen Yuanyuan, Liu Rushi, Daphne Tokugawa Chihime and others. Practicing secrets together.
Now, the Supreme Emperor has returned to his fanatical state of only sleeping two hours a day. He reviews memorials during the day until late at night. Only when others are sleeping does he have time to study the art of immortality.
"Wang Heng's skillful hands that conquer the world should be sent back to Nanjing soon, right?"
The Supreme Emperor ended his practice today and walked out of the secret room.
Dongfang Zhu had not received the report from the Eighth Corps yet, so he said cautiously:
"Back to Your Majesty, there is no news from the Ministry of War."
The Supreme Emperor put on his Taoist robe, raised the lit incense stick above his head, and prayed loudly to the smoke-filled statue:
"God Xuantian, True Lord Blessing Saint, Great Emperor Zhenwu, the Three Pure Saints, the Supreme Beings of the heavens, and all the great gods, may you sympathize with us, accept your prayers, and wish to bestow benefits and blessings on the world. May you bestow grace and light, and save everyone." Rescue me from danger. Help me escape from the sea of misery and ascend to heaven as soon as possible!"
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Jin Yuji and Yang Qing'er have been in Nanjing for more than half a year and have not gone out to enjoy much.
"When I was young, I heard my father talk about the Forty-Eight Scenes of Jinling in the Celestial Dynasty. Unfortunately, separated by mountains and seas, I never had the chance to appreciate them. Now that we sisters are staying in Nanjing, we should go out for a walk."
With that said, he handed an ancient book introducing Nanjing's customs and customs to Yang Qing'er.
The saying of the Forty-eight Scenes of Jinling originated during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty. After several generations of improvement, Nanjing's famous sceneries were gradually selected.
The Ming Dynasty painter Zhang Hong once painted "Qixia Mountain Picture".
The ancient "Forty-eight Scenes of Jinling" were once glorious, but many scenic spots have disappeared. Although some scenic spots are still there, they are on the verge of decline.
The Queen Mother of the East said with disdain: "What are the forty-eight scenes? They are all attached to the literati. A slope bridge is just a broken bridge and mist, and a river ditch is the Qinhuai sunset..."
Jin Yuji wanted to refute, but she heard someone coughing outside the gate.
"Ahem, Jinling Forty-Eight Scenic Spots, good guy, I thought the Eight Scenic Spots in Junzhou were far-fetched, but I didn't expect they could come up with forty-eight sceneries. Let's go, I have nothing to do today, I must go and see it! "
When Jin Yuji looked back, she saw Liu Zhaosun wearing a Taoist robe and looking like an immortal, looking at the two people with a smile.
Yang Qing'er said angrily: "The sun has come out in the west! Master Liu has finally come out of seclusion?! I haven't seen you for half a month. Have you become an immortal? Are you still building foundations?"
Liu Zhaosun touched his palms and laughed:
"Taicang has collected three million acres of farmland. Zhang Yunxiu is very busy and has to ask me about everything."
"One person can achieve the goal of a chicken or a dog ascending to heaven. I will do it soon. You two will ascend together when the time comes."
Yang Qing'er scolded: "I'm so confused about cultivating immortals and cultivating demons. How can a chicken or a dog ascend to heaven? Are Yu Ji and I a chicken or a dog?"
Liu Zhaosun laughed.
Jin Yuji winked at Hu Huo, and the palace maid chuckled, lit two sticks of ambergris, closed the palace door, and beckoned several minor palace maids to go out together.
The atmosphere gradually became ambiguous.
Jin Yuji said seriously: "Husband, how long will it take for you to ascend?"
Liu Zhaosun calculated with his fingers that he would conquer Japan and kill Tokugawa Iemitsu. No matter what, he would have to wait until seven or eight years later.
"Five years."
"Five years. By then, sister Yu Ji and I will have turned into yellow-faced women. Your Majesty may not take us to ascend. If we can't wait that long, why not do it now..."
Jin Yuji smiled and said: "As the saying goes, a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold."
Liu Zhaosun looked out the window. The sun was in the sky, and the sun was shining brightly.
What the hell is this spring night moment?
The two beauties are like wolves and tigers. Zhenren Liu has no choice but to retreat. He makes a three-part agreement:
"Then seize the time and ascend. In the afternoon, go enjoy the forty-eight sceneries. I haven't played with you for a long time. When I come back, I have to review the Eighth Army Corps' expansion plan and the plan to clear the parents-in-law in Fujian..."
Jin Yu Ji Yang Qing'er glared at him and said angrily:
"Shut up!"
Yang Qing'er held the hand of the Supreme Emperor, and Jin Yuji followed. The couple hugged each other and entered the tent. They had a dream in spring and didn't know where they were.
