Since then, there have been rumors that the father and son, unwilling to accept their unjust death, turned into evil ghosts and often stayed in those dark rooms, seeking revenge on everyone who had persecuted them in the past. After killing the father and son, Zong Zhengqing exchanged their lives for an exceptional promotion to the title of county king, but the death of Zong Zhengqing, who was cremated by lightning along with his sedan chair, was the beginning of their revenge.
And his son was poisoned to death by his mother not long after. The biological mother who killed him, the Queen Mother, died in Jingzhao Palace, and it was said that her death was extremely miserable. The one who had an affair with her husband's brother first, and after that brother ascended the throne as emperor, entered the palace and became the imperial concubine, but her husband was innocently imprisoned. In the end, he killed his ex-husband and then his biological son's queen mother.
Not long after he killed his biological son, he had nightmares all day long, and his body was covered with strange herpes. These herpes are usually very itchy, will break open if scratched, and will rot as soon as they break. Then there were large pieces of it, and the more medicine was used, the more it became. In the end, the whole body was painful and itchy. It was a rotten place with smelly yellow water everywhere.
In the end, he could only watch his whole body rot and die in extreme pain. Although Emperor Xuanzong repeatedly issued orders to keep her mouth shut, it was still rumored that the Queen Mother was the father and son of Prince Yu who were tortured to death and turned into ghosts to take revenge. With these rumors and what happened after being imprisoned. All the clans in the Second Road regarded the rooms in Xijing Zongzheng Temple, which were specially used to confine those who made mistakes, as fearful paths.
Later, several imprisoned clans went crazy during the period, which further confirmed this rumor. The Prince of Qingcheng County was imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple. Not to mention angry, his courage was probably shattered. After Huang Qiong said these words, the prince couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in his heart for the Qingcheng prince. But even if he didn't want to, he had to do as Huang Qiong asked.
Even though he himself was full of dissatisfaction with the new prince. It is not just the new prince, but also the grandson of the Huaiyang County Prince who almost killed the clan. He is the evil one in Huaiyang in their eyes. Moreover, as the Duke of Shanyang County, he himself was dissatisfied with the reduction of clan gifts. It turns out that the whole family has it. Not only does the emperor want to reward the clan, but even the queen wants to reward his legitimate wife and daughter.
But now that the queen has passed away, the original rewards are gone. This year's annual rewards are nearly half less than in previous years. This year I heard that Concubine De wanted to reward the wives and daughters of the clans in the world in her own name, but she was sent back by the emperor again. I won’t be able to receive the rewards of my wife and daughter this year either. But when it comes to the prince, he simply withholds all the rewards for the title of Duke and above without giving a penny.
Those with titles below general were only given half of those in previous years. Although everyone doesn't care about the money and food, except for those clans with too low grades and only one such thing as Xiaoqiwei Xujue, how many clans are really short of that little money and food these days? But the problem is that these money and grains are related to the family relationship between the emperor and the clan, and more importantly, whether the emperor is considerate of these relatives in his family.
You have to subsidize those officials and buy them well among the officials. That is your prince's job. As long as the emperor is not dissatisfied, he has nothing to do with these clans. But why do you take our money to make a deal with those officials? If your prince can get extra money and food, it is your ability to subsidize those officials. But what does it mean to use our money to be a good person?
The problem is, you are so deceitful. No more money or food was given, but the money was not missing anyway, and everyone pinched their noses to admit it. But what do you mean by giving such a big porcelain plaque? Is it because we think we die too late? The thing you gave me is not big enough for the tabletop when I put it at home, and the cooking plate is too big. I can barely get it, so I can deal with it by cushioning the flowerpot.
But if your prince gives you something as a reward, who would dare to use it as a flowerpot? You can't even use that thing, not to mention it's an eyesore if you just leave it there, and it's even a bit oozing. The key is to offer it properly and not to touch it. I'm afraid the only real use of that thing you rewarded is to bury it in the grave as a burial object after our clan members die. The size is just right for an epitaph.
Speaking of this year's gift, the Duke was also very angry. What made him even more angry was that because he was in Xijing, he knew the inside story of some things far better than the clans in other places. He knew that the prince not only withheld all their annual gifts. Even these porcelain plaques awarded to clans above the county level were jointly sponsored by the Yaozhou kiln owners.
In addition to the silver rim, the prince rewarded him with twenty taels of silver. Those exquisitely crafted porcelain plaques did not cost the prince a penny. In other words, in Shaanxi and Longyou Road, there are more than a dozen clans with titles above the level of Duke and Duke. This year's annual gifts combined are worth twenty taels of silver. They say you don’t hit someone in the face, but what you, the prince, did was really go too far. It was just a slap in the face.
But after all, people become better with age. As early as after receiving this porcelain plaque, the old prince who was in charge of Zongzheng Temple in Xijing, but whose fiefdom was in Shanyang County, felt something was wrong. He also knew what kind of people his relatives were. Among the people, everyone is angry and resentful. Last year, when several clan members from Shaanxi came to Beijing, it was reported that the prince was not very welcoming to clan members from all over the world.
Now the prince is also the ambassador of Shaanxi and Longyou. Officials of the second and first grades have the right to kill first and report later. The Longyou rebellion has been subsided, but he has not returned to Beijing and stayed in Xijing. Is he planning to rectify the clan, and first of all, do the surgery on the second clan clan who came to Beijing last year and defeated him in Wende Hall? Last year at the Wende Hall, although I was not there, the Qingcheng County Prince was.
I heard that he had a very unpleasant quarrel with the then King of England and now the Crown Prince. While the prince was in charge of Longyou, he should take the initiative to visit the prince of Qingcheng County, who was considered his uncle in terms of seniority. In particular, when he went to Ningxia, he also passed through Qingyang Mansion. But this prince only wandered outside Qingyang City and did not even enter Qingyang City. He had already made it clear that he would not give face to the Qingcheng County Prince.
From this point of view, it is somewhat intriguing that the prince punished the Qingcheng County Prince in this way. Although this Prince of Qingyang County is a bit unreasonable, if it were the current emperor, he would only scold him a few words at most. But this prince is very ruthless in his attacks. Although it is inappropriate for you, as a county prince, to lead a group of people to cry outside the gate of Zongzheng Temple for a matter of hundreds of dollars.
But in the eyes of the Shanyang County Duke, no matter how he looked at the prince's move, he felt like he was taking revenge for personal gain. After being locked up in the terrifying dark rooms of Zongzheng Temple, all kinds of fire can be completely eliminated. But whether this person is still normal after he comes out, I’m afraid that’s a matter of debate. Even if he gets a few hits, it's better than being locked up there. But it's a big deal, and it's so serious to deal with.
This prince obviously wants to kill the chicken of Prince Qingcheng and show it to the monkeys in the clan. Having seen this clearly, the Shanyang County Duke in charge of Zongzheng Temple in Xijing was even more dissatisfied with Huang Qiong's treatment. But compared to the Prince of Qingcheng County, because he was the chief minister of Zongzheng Temple in Xijing, he could see the current situation clearly.
I know that the current prince and the previous prince are two different things. Compared with his predecessor, the prince could not even touch powerful officials, let alone handle government affairs. This person is not only responsible for the administration and supervision of the country, but now he is also the institutional ambassador who is fully responsible for the second-line military and political affairs. Several second-grade officials were killed when asked and dismissed when asked. Is it difficult to lock you up for a few days in a clan that has made a mistake?
Faced with such a person, there is no dust in his eyes. If I don't carry out his instructions, I might end up being locked up in those dark rooms and become myself. Therefore, although there is still a lot of criticism in my heart. But he still carried out Huang Qiong's order without any discount. Anyway, it’s okay to die as a fellow Taoist, as long as the person who dies is not a poor Taoist.
As for the Prince of Qingcheng County, after being imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple, I am afraid that he will have to spend the whole year there, and he can't care about it. The troublemaker was locked up in a dark room, and other clan members who originally wanted to follow them immediately became honest on the surface. It's just that these princes and princes, at least on the surface, don't dare to make trouble, but it doesn't mean that they will stop. The complaints are coming one after another.
Moreover, they also contacted other clans and filed a lawsuit together on the grounds that the prince was harsh on the clan. It's just that no matter how those clans complained, the old man never said a word. However, the old man sent people to send these complaint papers to Xijing. On the twenty-ninth day of the New Year, after Huang Qiong paid homage to the Ancestral Temple in Xijing, the first thing he saw after returning to Wanchun Hall was a mountain of zhezi.
Faced with so many complaint documents, Huang Qiong was very interested and opened them one by one and read them. Seeing Huang Qiong's unhurried manner, Gao Wuyong, who had specially sent him these documents from the capital, said helplessly: "Sir, these are the documents about the impeachment of clans from all over the world. Almost 80% of the counties in the world are listed. The prince is a member of the clan? After seeing this, why are you not worried at all?"
"The emperor originally wanted to use this annual gift to ease the relationship between you and the clan. Especially Prince Qingcheng of Longyou Road and Prince Fufeng of Shaanxi Road are both senior members of the clan. You still have a certain prestige among the clan kings. If you build a good relationship with them, those clans will not cause too many constraints on you in the future. Therefore, the emperor has put in a lot of effort this time."
"The annual gifts given to the second line clan were all allocated directly from the inner treasury to Xijing Hubu and Zongzheng Temple according to the time when Queen Daxing was there. But what you did this time is really too much. The emperor has said that if the salary is increased for officials, the Ministry of Revenue can just allocate money and food directly, so why bother withholding the money and food from your own family. Besides, this is money and food from the internal treasury and has nothing to do with the national treasury."
"It's all the personal money that the emperor took out. It's easy for others to give you so much. The emperor left the confiscated property of Li Jiedu from Longyou in the Household Department of Xijing for you to use. Logically speaking, As a slave, I am absolutely not allowed to get involved in politics, let alone interfere in the private affairs of the Tian family. But my Lord, just listen to my words, don’t underestimate the influence of these clans in the court."
"Even if you really don't think much of it, some people have been thinking about it. Years ago, Mistress De wanted to privately give the gifts that should have been given by the Queen to the wives of the clans, as well as the princesses and county owners in her name. It is her who will reward the Lord's annual gifts. However, the emperor found out and stopped him. During your absence in the capital, the virtuous master and the King of Song kept making small moves in private. "
"Continuously showing small favors, trying every possible means to win over the clans from all over the country. Although I don't know a few words, I also know the principle of guarding against the slightest. I advise you not to be too rigid on this matter. In any case, those clans The commotion will not only make the emperor look bad, it will also have a great impact on you, right? At least let's get over this period of time first."
