In my heart, I feel like all this money has been fed to the dogs. But at the beginning of the succession, the old man was very nagging, telling himself that he must leave enough money to divide the family for those brothers who had not left the palace. That look doesn't have the original imperial demeanor. There is no big difference between him and an old farmer who only thinks about saving more money for his son.
I have some savings. According to the words of the eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the current expenses in the palace are less than 60% when the old man was in power. I do look down upon these relatives of my own now. But rules are rules after all, and I can't break them at least for now. What's more, those people are all my brothers, no matter how much I look down on them, I can't let them starve, right?
Nowadays, most of the money that can be used by the inner treasury is lent to the national treasury. The rest must be given to the sons that the old man is thinking about. Not to mention anything else, there are only three princes leaving the palace this year. There is also a princess who wants to get married, and two princes who want to be married, both of which require money from the internal treasury. Now apart from this money, there is also very little money left for the inner treasury to use.
But the old man obviously didn't understand his thoughts. During these days, I was not deliberately avoiding the old man, but I was really annoyed by the nagging. Of course, there were some unexplained reasons why Huang Qiong avoided the old man and did not talk to him about the mausoleum. It's because he didn't say anything to the Queen Daxing, but he still had some resentment in his heart, even anger.
It wasn't because of his mother. The relationship between the old man, his mother, and Queen Daxing made Huang Qiong obviously confused. Mother was also a little jealous, Huang Qiong could tell. My mother hid in Tingxuexuan for eighteen years. If it was said that it was all because of what happened to his grandfather back then, Huang Qiong would not believe it even if he was beaten to death. It must have something to do with Queen Daxing coming out of the cold palace.
But the mother was jealous of Queen Daxing, but the relationship between the two was very complicated, and it was by no means a mere love rival. Otherwise, Queen Daxing would not have entrusted her most worried little daughter to her mother before she left. In addition, Huang Qiong will not take his anger out on his mother because of the concept that it is up to them to solve the problems of the previous generation.
Moreover, I also know my mother’s temperament. No matter how strong the jealousy was before, if Queen Daxing was not buried because of this incident, she would definitely have to deal with it. No matter how chaotic the relationship between the three people is, the mother always seems to be one for one and two for two. There is absolutely no way anyone would mess with something like this because of personal grudges, or stop themselves from putting people to rest.
The reason why Huang Qiong was angry was actually because Chen Yao died in the hands of the King of Shu. As soon as the old man mentioned that Queen Daxing should be laid to rest as soon as possible, Huang Qiong became furious. Why is my wife still lying in the Wuliang Temple on the outskirts of Beijing, unable to be buried? Your wife who raised four violent sons, one of whom was the murderer of my wife, must be buried in the grave?
We are all wives, why should your wife be one level higher than my wife? Huang Qiong has always been resentful about Chen Yao's death. Especially when he thought that he was busy with state affairs and had not visited Chen Yao for a while, Huang Qiong's heart was filled with apologies to Chen Yao. But he had just ascended the throne and there was still no trace of the matter regarding the imperial mausoleum, so there was nothing he could do about it.
But Huang Qiong was a little confused about this matter. Especially the current King of Shu, because of the old man's indulgence, not only is he living a good life in the Western Regions, but he can even be said to be living a cool life. However, Chen Yao could only lie with her first child in the cold coffin of Wuliang Temple. Now I have to be the biological mother of the King of Shu, and I am forced by the old man to worry about the burial here.
The more the old man harped on this matter, the more rebellious Huang Qiong became, and in the end he stopped stepping into Yongfu Palace for a while. The women in front of them all knew the reason for this. Now Duan Jin said these words. On the surface, it seemed that he was renewing his relationship with Prince Shen, but in fact, he still had to set a higher standard for himself. He hinted that he would use this opportunity to ease the relationship with the old man.
After understanding what Duan Jin meant, Huang Qiong couldn't help pinching the bridge of her nose. He also didn't want to have a serious relationship with the old man. Not only that, the old man who has been the king for more than 20 years also has a number of confidants in the court. More importantly, nowadays, it is still important for a son not to disobey his father. The public opinion of his parents and the tradition of ruling the world with filial piety do not allow him to truly fall out of harmony.
Just thinking about going to Yongfu Palace and the old man talking about the mausoleum again made Huang Qiong feel headaches again. When they saw Huang Qiong shaking his head and saying nothing, they knew what was going on with him, and the women who were at loggerheads with the old man looked at each other. In the end, Lin Hanyan said: "Actually, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry too much. In fact, what the old man has never forgotten is that Queen Daxing will be laid to rest as soon as possible."
"I heard that the old man's mausoleum and the underground palace have been completed. The Baoding and the square city have basically been completed. The only thing missing is the bright tower and the plastering. It will cost a lot to build all these. Not too much. In fact, according to the ancestral system, if the queen dies first and is buried in the imperial mausoleum, generally the underground palace and the crowning can be buried first, and the rest of the construction can be done slowly."
"Now the underground palace and the roof have been completed, and the remaining materials for the Minglou have been roughly purchased. The plastering of the square city and the construction of the Minglou will not actually cost much. If it continues like this, the wood for the Minglou has already been purchased. , won’t they all rot? At that time, the construction cost will increase even more. Your Majesty can finish the Minglou and plastering first, and bury Queen Daxing as soon as possible. "
"It's really not possible. There's nothing to bury now. As for the others, just add them slowly. Anyway, the old man's body is still strong, so it doesn't matter if the time is longer. Now the southern counterinsurgency has entered the final stage. Although there are also encounters There are some problems, but they are not big things after all. If you save money, you will save it. At least the military expenses are not that big."
"The palace is trying to be frugal and spending part of the expenses is enough. In fact, Your Majesty, although the old man is already living in old age, he is not really an old fool. He really doesn't understand the current situation? Your Majesty, don't forget Well, during the years when the old man was in power, he was also arbitrary. Although he was just a middle-aged man, he was by no means the kind of ignorant king who ignored worldly affairs."
"If there is money in the treasury now, where has all the money and food gone? How can the old man really not understand you? He doesn't really want to cause trouble for you at this time, he just misses the burial of Queen Daxing. After all, he has nothing to do with Daxing. Queen, we have been together for more than 20 years. Even if there is no love, there is still love between husband and wife. Especially the four sons of Queen Daxing have ended up like that now. "
"I'm afraid that the old man still feels a little guilty towards Queen Daxing. And I feel that there is another reason for the old man's move. That is, he wants the world to see the mind of your new king. Old man, my empress. Naturally, outsiders don’t know the twists and turns between the three of them, Queen Dahang and Empress Dahang. What the world knows is that when the empress entered the palace, Queen Dahang was deposed and enclosed in the cold palace. When Empress Daxing left the cold palace, the empress was deposed and enclosed in the palace. The cold palace. After all this, in the eyes of outsiders, the empress and Queen Daxing are mortal enemies."
"And when you started to assist in the affairs of the government, it was exactly when the former prince was deposed. Along the way, you led the army to quell the rebellion, and you were appointed as the prince, and now you inherit the throne. In the eyes of the world, you took over what should have been a great bank. The queen's son. Therefore, in the eyes of the world, Queen Daxing and the empress are probably mortal enemies. But in fact, before Queen Daxing died, she gave Shouyang to the empress to raise her."
"Look at Shouyang now, with such a cheerful look, and everyone in the palace doesn't like it. I don't know how much thought I put into that child. It's even possible that it's no less than the thought I put into His Majesty back then. I knew that the real situation was probably not as simple as what the world saw. The relationship between the empress and Queen Daxing was definitely not what the world imagined."
"But the old man and the others know about these things, and His Majesty should also know some, but outsiders don't know. Even in the minds of most people, the empress and Queen Daxing may be mortal enemies. After all, the two queens are all because of each other. , was trapped in the cold palace. As a son, Your Majesty, the new king stepping on the son of Queen Daxing, will naturally plead for the mother's life. "
"I have heard from some official family members who came to see Shuang'er that the people, including some officials in the court, are vaguely worried about whether Queen Daxing can be buried with the old man after His Majesty inherits the throne. Especially now that the old man, The fact that she favored the empress alone is already known all over the world. Because of past events, many officials even asserted that Queen Daxing might eventually be buried alone."
"The old man must have heard some rumors and was worried that these rumors would cause some criticism. Your Majesty, the old man may not pay too much attention to it, but I am afraid that the old man is still worried that those rumors will hurt the empress. Now that he has abdicated as the Supreme Emperor, I think Naturally, we are already powerless to handle this matter. Now I can only urge you to handle it as soon as possible in order to suppress the rumors."
Duan Jin's words made Huang Qiong silent. He had actually known about these rumors for a long time, but he didn't really care. He was just putting off doing it due to the situation, and he didn't really want to bury Queen Daxing somewhere else. Even if the old man does it, he still won’t do it. I'm building a queen's mausoleum, but I don't know how much it will cost, and I don't have a lot of money to burn.
This dynasty has never built a separate mausoleum for the queen, as long as the queen was not deposed during her lifetime. Even the emperor and empress, who spent their lives slashing at each other with swords, were buried in the same mausoleum. Of course, unless the queen's longevity far exceeds that of the emperor, and she has a habit of being humble and immoral, she will build a separate tomb for the empress dowager. However, this also depends on the Empress Dowager's own wishes. No one objects to her wanting to accompany the late Emperor.
Moreover, this is also what the successor emperor does. No matter what the Empress Dowager thinks, the final implementation depends on the successor emperor. If the successor emperor doesn't want to do it, even if he leaves many last words before his death, he may not pay attention to it. Especially when it's not the biological mother and child. Just like Emperor Sejong's queen, she lived until she died five years before she left the palace. His last words were that he would not be humble enough to be buried with Emperor Sejong.
Ask the old man to build a separate mausoleum for her. This is a common practice. At that time, Emperor Gaozong's concubine Xian didn't know whether she felt guilty or was really humble and unworthy. He ordered that a separate mausoleum for the Queen Mother be built for her. Of course, her son Xuanzong naturally did not dare to disobey his mother's orders. For the empress dowager, a luxurious mausoleum almost as luxurious as that of an emperor was built.
But the old man didn't know whether it was because he felt sorry for the money, or because he really looked down upon the empress dowager who had done nothing during the national crisis. Plus, she's not his biological mother, so why would he want to spend money on her to build the Queen Mother's Mausoleum? Directly reopen the underground palace door of Sejong's mausoleum, and directly stuff the coffin of the successor empress who was not on harmony with Emperor Sejong and his wife and who had been ignored.
