But Duan Jin grabbed him and shook his head gently. After leaving the Yaoguang Palace, Duan Jincai said: "Don't worry, as long as Shuang'er's tears can flow out, it will be fine. It's not that Shuang'er can't cry, it's just because of the rules in the palace, she herself is one of these six The Lord of the Palace. She has no choice, or dare not cry. She is the middle palace, and everything she does is watched by others. "
"Your Majesty has already broken the rules for her, but she cannot continue to break the rules. Your Majesty, don't forget, we are not the only ones in the palace. Most of the sisters know about it, and I believe they won't say anything. Not to mention that nothing will happen. But after all, Your Majesty, you can’t ask everyone in the harem to always be united. You can’t even ask for peace and quiet in the harem.”
"There will always be a few people in the palace who are unwilling to be lonely. The rules cannot be broken again and again. There are people in the clan who are thinking about your throne. There are also people in the harem who are thinking about Shuang'er. Second position. Shuang'er is not the kind of person who is spoiled and coquettish, let alone the kind of person who has no bottom line in doing things. Your Majesty has always thought about her, but Shuang'er is also the same, always thinking about His Majesty."
"She is a queen, and she must set an example for the harem in everything she does. Therefore, she can only suppress some things in her heart. She cannot cry out. This is the rule in the palace. If she breaks the rules, she will be in trouble in the future. How can she control the Sixth Palace? She looks cold, but in fact she sees everything very clearly. Your Majesty, please leave this matter alone, Xiaoyao and I will definitely help Shuang'er handle it."
Hearing Duan Jin's words, Huang Qiong nodded slightly but said nothing. He just held Duan Jin tightly in his arms, and after a while he let go and said, "How lucky I am to have you by my side in this life? With you by my side, I don't even know how many fewer mistakes I will make. With you here, I will never have to worry about the harem. With you here, my heart will always be stable."
"Concubines in the palace, if they come to express condolences, don't stop them. If you don't want to come, don't force it. There is no need to give the illusion of harmony. Shuang'er is probably very confused now, and there is something in her heart. They may not keep the clearest heads. Sister Jin and Sister Yao still need to take more care of them during this period. Sister Jin will make the final decision regarding the harem during this period."
Knowing that he could not stay here for too long, Huang Qiong hugged Duan Jin again and kissed Duan Jin's face before returning to Wende Hall. Huang Qiong, who didn't want to be nagged by those guys in the court, let alone start a verbal fight with them, specially issued a gag order to the eunuchs and maids in the palace this time. But there are some things that cannot be hidden just by hiding them. The first to express condolences were the concubines in the harem.
Several of them now live in the palace, but in fact they have become concubines and former princesses. From Lin Hanyan, Tang Rushi, to Wang Xuemei, everyone came to Xiyuan to express condolences that day, and even accompanied Situ Huanshuang to keep vigil. Except for a few pregnant women, all the concubines came to express their condolences and spontaneously took turns accompanying Situ Huanshuang to watch the funeral. The only one was Dong Qianhong, who only stayed for a while and left without even putting on the incense.
As for outside the palace, it was learned that the queen's mother was now buried in Xiyuan. Princess Yong and Princess Shen were the first to enter the palace to express their condolences. Next, there was an endless stream of family members and noble family members who wanted to come to pay their respects to Madam Gaoming. But except for Princess Yong and Princess Shen, all the others who came to express condolences were politely rejected by Situ Huanshuang. Situ Huanshuang was willing to cause trouble for Huang Qiong in this matter.
While Huang Qiong was busy in the previous court, he had also been concerned about Situ Huanshuang. Every day, no matter how late the discussion ends, Huang Qiong will come to Xiyuan to offer a stick of incense. At the same time, Huang Qiong is also urging Qin Tianjian to seize the time to find a geomantic treasure land around Jingzhao Mansion. Not to mention that Huang Qiong is just a son-in-law, it is quite rare for a son to do this.
In fact, as an underground worker, Huang Qiong's research on Feng Shui is no worse than some warlocks. But the question is, as the king of a country now, how much free time does he have to go check the Feng Shui around Luoyang City? Therefore, this matter can only be handed over to Qin Tianjian. As for Qin Tian Jian, who now has no masters in charge, almost a month has passed. Haven't found a suitable place either.
In order to avoid suspicion, Huang Qiong kept this matter secret from the old man and mother in Yongfu Palace. But how can such a thing really be hidden? Huang Qiong welcomed his mother-in-law's ashes into the palace, and Yongfu Palace knew about it on the third day. According to Gao Wuyong's words, after the old man found out about this, although his face was gloomy for several days, he didn't say anything after all. As for the mother, she paid no attention to anything.
After receiving the news from Gao Wuyong, Huang Qiong breathed a sigh of relief. It's normal for the old man to be unhappy or dissatisfied. The old man's ideas are not ordinary conservative. Where is that in the palace? It is a solemn and sacred place, representing the authority of the king of a country, symbolizing the divine right of kings and the supreme place. How could this be the place where the spirit of an ordinary commoner rests after his death?
Not to mention that the remains of Situ Huanshuang's mother were brought in from outside the palace. Even for those who died in the palace, the day of burial was determined according to their rank. The old man was somewhat dissatisfied, but it was not a surprise. But for my mother, who looked at everything coldly, this matter didn't matter at all. Even one night, Jing Niang was sent to express condolences in private.
And Jing Niang didn’t come empty-handed when she came to express her condolences. When he learned that Huang Qiong was still looking for a feng shui treasure for his parents-in-law, he came forward to point out a place. He said this was the empress's, and asked her to give it to Situ Huanshuang. Later, Huang Qiong learned that this place at the eastern foot of Mang Mountain was the family cemetery that his grandfather originally chose for him. Later, as the officialdom became bigger and bigger, he began to look down on this place.
Although this piece of land has good feng shui, it is not the standard for an imperial mausoleum. Then he found the Longhu Mountain Warlock again, and painstakingly searched for the tomb site again. Finally, Mang Mountain was chosen, where the current mausoleum is located, but this land was vacant. Although Huang Qiong's mother hardly believed in Feng Shui. Huang Qiong's mother has always believed that governing the world is based on virtue and has nothing to do with Feng Shui.
Even in the opinion of Huang Qiong's mother, the place where her father's cemetery is now is worse than the one she gave up. But now, there is no one among the wealthy and noble people in the world who does not believe in Feng Shui theory. There are many people who have lost their lives in order to compete for a piece of geomantic treasure land. After learning that Huang Qiong went around looking for Feng Shui treasures for his parents-in-law. Although her mother frowned, she finally handed the land to Huang Qiong.
When her mother came forward, Huang Qiong, who had always been blindly confident in her mother, stopped searching. The inner treasury allocated 10,000 guan of money and sent people to work overtime to build the cemetery. The people who were sent by the Ministry of Industry to build the tomb should not be extravagant, but should be simple and sturdy. Without placing stone men and horses, the underground palace must not exceed the viscount's customization. Apart from plum trees, no other trees are planted in the cemetery.
Because Huang Qiong heard Mrs. Cai mention that her sister and brother-in-law loved Mei very much during their lifetime. Therefore, Huang Qiong only arranged for people to plant plum trees in the surrounding area, and at the same time allocated 30 mausoleum households to do daily maintenance and cleaning. Considering that it was inconvenient for him to leave the palace, Huang Qiong temporarily released King Yong from his tight confinement and kicked him out to supervise the work. Moreover, King Yong was only given one month to complete the construction of the tomb.
However, after this unreliable guy was temporarily released from confinement, the first thing he did was not to supervise the work, but to run to the hiding place of his golden house. It wasn't until he saw the person leaving the house empty and learned that the person had been sent to Yongfu Palace. Only then, a little lost, went to Mang Mountain outside the city under the surveillance of people sent by Nanzhen Fusi. Huang Qiong, who knew this, was really angry.
It's just that Huang Qiong doesn't have much thought right now to pay too much attention to this inconspicuous guy. Yu Mingyuan reported that although he had been fighting for more than half a year, he was still unable to break through the Great Wall of Yanshan Prefecture, and he also suffered heavy losses. Not only did they lose several generals, but the elite Pishi Army also suffered heavy losses. As the backbone and main force of the infantry, the Bohai people were less trusted by the Northern Liao than the Han people.
But it has always been given important tasks by Beiliao, shouldering 80% of the burden of siege and suffering heavy losses. The huge losses made the Bohai people, who were already dissatisfied with Bei Liao after the destruction of the country, now have frequent internal abnormalities, and the military morale has become unstable. Even in the last battle for Zhizhou, a large number of the Bohai navy participating in the battle mutinied and joined Yu Mingyuan's command, which led to Beiliao's full-scale attack on the city and their return.
Also because the Jurchens suffered huge losses, their military morale was also unstable. Although because they were too far away and didn't know much about the Qi Dynasty, there was no large-scale mutiny. But there also appeared a large number of deserters, fleeing from the front line back to the Jurchen's hometown. The most critical thing is that there is nowhere to break through the front line of the Great Wall and nowhere to hit the grass valley. The hundreds of thousands of Liao troops hoarded outside the Great Wall relied entirely on supply from the rear.
Because Liaozhongjing, which is behind the battlefield, does not have that many reserves at all. The grain and grass transported from Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo are far away and the roads have been seriously damaged due to the recent heavy rains in Beiliao. This makes the supply of grain and grass in Beiliao even more difficult. Beiliao, which was no longer able to sustain itself for a long time, had begun to withdraw its troops one after another after the failure of its last attack half a month ago.
Now Bei Liao only stayed in Jizhou and Yanshan Prefecture, leaving 20,000 troops and horses to confront Yu Mingyuan. The army has slowly withdrawn northward. However, Yu Mingyuan clearly stated in the memorial that Bei Liao's southern expedition had indeed resulted in considerable losses. But the officers and soldiers on the front line of Yanshan Prefecture also suffered heavy losses. Without a long period of rest, it is difficult to regain combat effectiveness. The most important thing is that although the south is still hot.
But in one month, it will start to snow in Yanshan Prefecture. Although he defended the front line of the Outer Great Wall, due to the impact of the war situation, the front line of the Outer Great Wall was breached many times. From the Yingzhou line near the sea to the Wuzhou line, they were beaten to pieces. Although the border residents were moved inland in time, not many people were plundered by the Northern Liao Dynasty. But this autumn’s harvest is almost non-existent.
Nowadays, in the prefectures and counties under Yanshan Prefecture, a large number of refugees are waiting for food and are in urgent need of rescue. Although Beiliao has begun to withdraw its troops, now is not the time to counterattack. He announced that he was going to leave 10,000 troops and horses to cooperate with the border troops until this winter. The rest of the troops and horses gradually retreated south to the front line of Damingfu to spend the winter. The most critical thing is that the imperial treasury is now empty, and the needs for two-front operations are too huge.
Most of the imperial court's annual income in the past two years has been invested in the battlefield. This kind of thing can be done in a short period of time, but once it exceeds a year, the court will be unable to support it. Almost all the elites in the DPRK have been transferred to the northern and southern fronts. Nowadays, the area around the capital is empty. The army has been away for a long time. If something unexpected happens, the court will not even have any means to respond or even protect itself.
Therefore, Yu Mingyuan suggested to Huang Qiong that he should concentrate all his energy on countering the rebellion on the southern front. Only after annihilating the rebels on the southern front, the imperial court had the energy to do other things. Moreover, Yu Mingyuan's memorial also told Huang Qiong an important piece of information. After the Northern Liao army mobilized south to invade the border area, He Jiachang, who rushed from Jinyang to Yunzhou to take charge personally, was already seriously ill.
