With the previous routine, even if Huang Qiong was angry, there was no need to compete with a dead person he had never even met. Anyway, he knew that his mother would not be buried with the old man. He would not spend a large sum of money to re-impose the queen of Daxing. The reason why he stopped the construction of the old man's mausoleum again after the puppet emperor raised his troops was that he had no money.
As for his mother, why she would not be buried with the old man in the future? Naturally, her mother would not have mentioned this to him. The reason Huang Qiong thinks so is just because he feels this way in his heart. Huang Qiong even felt that her mother was still in the palace only because of the old man. Once the old man is really gone in the future, the mother will take her daughter and disappear so that she can't find her.
However, he had completed the construction of the underground palace and Baoding, which were ready for burial, and he did not bury Queen Daxing in the coffin. The main reason is also because the national treasury really has no money. Of course, one can even raise the money. After all, the funerary objects have been prepared and the underground palace has been built. The cost of burial is a drop in the bucket compared to the previous expenses of organizing funerals and building the imperial mausoleum.
According to the estimates of the Ministry of Rites, if large-scale construction of the imperial tombs does not continue, Just to complete the burial ceremony, the maximum cost is a little more than 100,000 yuan. After all, all the empresses of Daxing are already lying in the imperial mausoleum. The only difference is that he didn't enter the underground palace. The cost is the cost required for some rituals. This will also include all completion costs for the half-built Minglou.
Even if there were more, it wouldn't be too much. To be honest, if you really want to squeeze out this little money, you can squeeze it out from there. But Huang Qiong believes that at the moment, all human and material resources should be concentrated on countering the rebellion. Anyway, for Huang Qiong, Queen Daxing has been waiting for so many years, and there is only one and a half years left. In name, doing so can easily lead to criticism.
Now that the country is in dire straits, Huang Qiong doesn't want to give anything to the people in the world. It left the impression that the rebellion in the south had not yet subsided, but the Tian family was organizing a grand funeral at this time. However, although Duan Jin's words were a bit unfounded, Huang Qiong also knew that he was thinking about himself. After pondering for a long time, Huang Qiong finally nodded and agreed to the matter, saying that it would be handled as soon as possible.
However, Huang Qiong, who did not want to continue on this matter, said: "Since several good wives think that the country gentleman is suitable, I will discuss with the old man and marry him to Prince Shen as his stepmother. In addition, I plan to select a virtuous and virtuous woman from the Guilin County Prince's Palace. It is best to be a legitimate daughter, and she will be married to my fifteenth brother who is also getting married this year."
"A few good wives, help me choose carefully. You don't have to be too gorgeous, but you must be virtuous and virtuous. Prince Ding is not the Prince of Teng or the Prince of Song. He is a real honest boy. Don't mess with someone who has too much temper. There was domestic violence in Rili. King Yong and King Song were beaten for a reason, and most of them deserved it. King Ding did not have this need. Being virtuous and virtuous is more important than anything else."
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, the women nodded slightly. However, Lin Hanyan hesitated for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, select two princes and concubines from the princes of the Guilin County Palace, so as to show your majesty's mind to the world, and Huairou those princes who were escorted to Beijing. It's a clever move. I'm just worried that if I'm so gentle, will it be too much?"
"Your Majesty also knows that the wealth accumulated by the Guilin County Prince's Palace over the past hundred years can be said to be astronomical. Even most of the property has been either shipped away or confiscated by the court. I am afraid that the wealth hidden in the hands of these Wang Zong , is still not a small number. Your Majesty, judging from the behavior of the puppet emperor in recent years, the deployment in some aspects will definitely be cunning and will never be concentrated in one place."
"In recent years, they have relied on the huge fleet of the Guilin County Prince's Palace and their overseas relationships, and they have deployed many secret chess overseas. If the people living overseas are unwilling to fail after the puppet emperor is wiped out. In Something happened in the court, and His Majesty's move can be said to have given them a chance to operate. Your Majesty, I suggest that it is better to consider this matter carefully."
Huang Qiong smiled at Lin Hanyan's reminder and said, "I understand Hanyan's painstaking efforts. But Hanyan can rest assured, after my painstaking efforts to investigate, they have indeed established a stronghold overseas that is unknown to outsiders. It's on Ryukyu Island off the coast of Fujian. His third son reported to the court that he died of illness. But in fact, his so-called dead third son was sent by him to preside over Ryukyu affairs."
"The so-called prince who was killed by me in the capital was just a fake to attract the attention of the imperial court. The only real candidate in his mind for the prince was his third son Liu Jinli. Liu Jinli was a shrewd and capable man, whom he had painstakingly raised came out. In just a few years, he established a huge stronghold in Ryukyu. All the good things from the Guilin County Prince's Palace were shipped there. "
"Nowadays, this large Ryukyu Island has not only mountains of gold and silver, but also 30,000 troops. There is also an excellent port there, and most of their fleet is hidden there. These people who stay in Ryukyu not only have Thirty thousand established troops, and a large amount of gold and silver. With these people staying overseas, I can't even sleep well. How can I allow others to sleep soundly next to this bed?"
"But the imperial navy is really bad, and the imperial court now has no spare capacity to reorganize the navy. Until the imperial navy is not strong enough to wipe out the remaining Ryukyu rebels, I can't just be tough. This is not only related to The imperial court has a plan to open up trade, and there is also the issue of the livelihood of the people along the coast. It will only benefit the imperial court if it is forced. For those remnants, it is better to use both soft and hard measures."
"Choose two princes and concubines from those royal sects, that is, the softer one. These things are made for those people to see. At least they can win over some people on the island and divide them. I don't believe in those people who have to leave their hometown. People really don’t miss their homes. As for the hard part, after the rebels on Guangnan West Road are completely wiped out, I will reorganize the navy. But now, we still need to be gentle."
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, Lin Hanyan reacted. Marriage means two princesses, so what? Now the prince is no longer a vassal. They are all under the eyes of this Lord, even if they want to do something, I am afraid they don’t have the courage. If the two women can be used to marry into the Tian family, be gentle and divide and disintegrate the remaining members of the pseudo-emperor, it will be a great good thing for the court.
After these two matters were discussed, the girls originally thought that Huang Qiong was going to ask about what happened last night. As a result, Huang Qiong didn't ask a word. But He Yao wanted to take the initiative to talk, but Huang Qiong waved her hand and said: "This matter has nothing to do with Sister Yao. There are a lot of things in the palace nowadays, and Sister Yao and Sister Yu are worried about such a big family. It’s inevitable that things won’t be taken into consideration.”
"It's the slaves who are responsible for this. I also have a certain responsibility. Sister Yao doesn't have to blame herself. I'm here today just to discuss with you and give them some status. If you recognize them, then Give a title to a talented person. However, this matter is still decided by the two of you. Including how to rectify the harem in the future, this is your business, it is better for me not to interfere. "
"One more thing, I want to say hello to you first. After thinking about it for a long time, I decided to split the Ministry of Internal Affairs into twelve departments. At the same time, I established the Ministry of Internal Affairs to specifically manage the internal affairs of the Tianjia and the internal needs of the Tianjia. The matter of purchasing items. The civil servant serves as the general manager of the House of Internal Affairs, and the grade is set as the third grade or the second grade. All eunuchs are in charge of the House of Internal Affairs, not the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"Maybe the Ministry of Internal Affairs will set up the position of Minister of Internal Affairs and change it to be taken over by civil servants. At the same time, the eunuchs in various places in the palace will be changed to the eunuchs in charge of each palace. The female officials will not change for the time being, but they will also be under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The eunuchs It’s not that there are no good people in the palace, but their physical disabilities will drastically change their temperaments. What’s more, no matter how good people are in this hierarchical palace, they will have some mental problems.”
"I will never allow eunuchs to take power. Even the current power must be weakened little by little. Even if they are only responsible for the affairs of the harem, a few eunuchs must not dominate. They must be able to check and balance each other. In the former Tang Dynasty, eunuchs were involved in political affairs. They are absolutely not allowed to appear, even in the harem. If they can control the harem now, they will be able to interfere in the government affairs tomorrow. Empress, maybe they can control the emperor? "
"I ascend the throne at an older age, but I cannot guarantee whether there will be a young emperor in the future. Why I insist on you to take care of the children yourself is because I don't want my son to grow up in the hands of eunuchs. The disadvantages of eunuchs , I cannot remove them for the time being. But when they are in the palace, they can only set the responsibilities that were given to these monsters when they first appeared. Rights are not something they should touch."
Speaking of this, Huang Qiong looked at He Yao and Duan Jin beside him, but said firmly: "My son will not only be unable to outlast the eunuchs, but will also have to go to the army to train in the future. I don't want my son Those younger brothers cried when they left their nanny, and it happened again with my sons. I don't expect them to expand their territory, but I definitely can't raise a group of dandies and sissies."
The four women sitting here, Situ Huanshuang and Lin Hanyan, have no children. He Yao and Duan Jin are the mothers of the emperor's eldest son and the emperor's second son respectively. Huang Qiong's words were actually only meant for He Yao and Duan Jin. Because compared to the increasing number of sons currently, Huang Qiong values these two sons the most, as well as Cai's son. For the other sons, it is still a bit worse.
Therefore, both He Yao and Duan Jin knew that Huang Qiong's words were not so much said to all the concubines in the harem, but rather to them alone. Because both women knew how much Huang Qiong valued their sons when it was difficult for Situ Huanshuang to give birth. As for the other sons, they are indeed not bad in terms of love and treatment, but in some aspects they are much worse.
He Yao didn't care. Although he gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, He Yao didn't have any ambitions. She didn't want her son, and she also fell into the extremely bloody battle for the throne that she had witnessed. She had personally experienced the death of King Jing and the several assassinations of Lin Hanyan. Therefore, He Yao hopes that her son and daughter can grow up in peace and get married and have children in the future.
And for He Yao, since his son is a boy, he still has to rely on his father for more education. He Yao didn't care much about how Huang Qiong planned to train his son. But compared to the calm He Yao, Duan Jin had a somewhat complicated mind. When the two of them were together, although Huang Qiong didn't say it explicitly, he signaled it more than once. In addition, Huang Qiong's mother said those words to her.
But Duan Jin, like He Yao, did not want his son to be involved in such bloodshed. I also hope that my son will grow up safely. Even if you don’t even want the title of prince. Duan Jin believed that even if the son he gave birth to to Huang Qiong had nothing, he would still live a very nourishing life. It's just that Huang Qiong seems to have taken a liking to his son.
