Just considering Duan Jin's mood, Huang Qiong did not tell Duan Jin in the end. Huang Qiong decided to wait and see how the war progressed ahead. After returning to Wende Hall, Huang Qiong thought for a long time before going to Yongfu Palace. After seeing the old man whom she had not seen for half a year, Huang Qiong pondered for a while and then told the old man that she had ordered the Ministry of Industry to seize the time to complete the construction of the bright building of the mausoleum.
After all the construction of the Ming Tower is completed, he will order Qin Tianjian to choose a day to bury Queen Daxing. Considering Queen Daxing’s four sons, one was imprisoned, one fled outside the territory, and two have been wiped out. He decided to send all kings over the age of fifteen to take Xiao to the Gongyi Imperial Mausoleum for burial. If the old man wants the deposed prince to be buried, he can also arrange for someone to escort him there.
Although hesitant, Huang Qiong still told the old man. Today's military spending is simply too huge. The treasury will also keep some money for river construction and emergency purposes. Now we can only finish the unfinished Minglou, as well as the unfinished parts of Fangcheng and Baoding first. As for buildings such as the Qian'en Hall, the Stone Statue, and the side halls, they will be built immediately after the counterinsurgency is completed.
When Huang Qiong relented, the old man gave him a dirty look. He turned his head very arrogantly and said after a while: "I finally did something that the Son of Man should do. I also know that money is difficult now, and almost all the annual income is spent on counterinsurgency matters. But there is no request. You build everything right away. But she can't lie in the temporary enshrinement hall forever and wait until you are in a good mood to bury her."
"As a father, I still know the little Jiujiu in your heart. Even if the income is difficult, you really can't come up with just a hundred thousand yuan? Although I have abdicated now, after all, I am still a twenty-five-year-old Emperor Nian, there are some things you can't fool me. I'm afraid you still have some resentment in your heart. King Shu, you have nothing to do now, so you vent your anger on his mother. "
"I thought that you are now the emperor. Although you still don't think you are a wise king in your actions, at least you still have enough mind. At least, you still need those false names. But now, it seems that your mind is still a little bit worse. Back then, Shizong The emperor's successor empress also had a big problem with me. But I took good care of her until she passed away. When I passed away, I gave her everything I had to give."
"But your magnanimity is worse than mine. You, as a human king, must have the magnanimity of a human king. If you can't even tolerate a person who has passed away, how can you tolerate the people of this world. Even if you don’t look at my face, you still have to look at Shouyang’s face, right? She is your most beloved sister after all. If she grows up and knows that you do this, what will she think? "
On the surface, Huang Qiong didn't say anything to the old man's words, but she glanced at the formerly lean old man's now bulging belly, and secretly curled her lips. Facing the old man in my heart, I was quite dissatisfied with this semi-moral kidnapping persuasion. I watched Shouyang grow up, and I really paid attention to him. But in this kind of matter, I will be soft-hearted, but I will also give in blindly.
However, Huang Qiong, who didn't want to continue talking about this matter, finally changed the topic to the marriage between Prince Shen and Prince Ding. After hearing Huang Qiong express his thoughts and reasons. The old man thought for a long time, and finally nodded with satisfaction: "You did a good job in this matter, a good move. You have completely matured, and I am completely relieved that the world is now in your hands."
"What is a gentle policy? This is a gentle policy. When it is impossible to kill everyone, if you blindly use strong methods to suppress it, it will only be counterproductive. Use both soft and hard methods. This is the way to be a king. I passed the throne to you at the beginning At that time, the only thing I worried about was that you would go too far and not give in, but you would get half the result with half the effort. Now that you can do this, you have understood the true way to be a king."
"Since you have made up your mind about this matter, do it as you wish. Although King Shen and King Ding are my sons, you are the king of the country now. They are your brothers, but they are also yours. My minister, when your younger siblings grow up, you can take care of the marriage yourself. Whatever you think is more conducive to stabilizing the overall situation of the world, you can do it, and I will not interfere in any way."
Having said this, the old man took a sip of tea and then said in a different tone: "Now that Gao Huaiyuan's filial piety period has passed, shouldn't he also consider his marriage? Regarding your nephew's affairs, you still You have to take care of it. Since that girl from the Yu family is unwilling, why don't you convince Yu Mingyuan? You've always made him a loyal minister, so he should still be able to listen to your words. "
"Besides, by marrying my daughter, have you treated them badly? If it weren't for that kid Gao Huaiyuan who was so stubborn that he insisted on hanging from a tree, I wouldn't be talking to you today. These. Your elder sister Jincheng feels sorry for her son, but is too embarrassed to go to you because of this personal matter. These days, she comes to Yongfu Palace every day to bother me, asking me to help make peace with him. "
Huang Qiong could only smile bitterly when the old man mentioned Gao Huaiyuan's marriage. I wrote to Yu Mingyuan about this matter, but Yu Mingyuan's reply was always ambiguous. In the letter, Yu Mingyuan said that he had a good impression of Gao Huaiyuan, but he was very disgusted with the chaos in the Gao family. Especially when he took office as Uncle Yingchuan, things in his house were handled in a mess.
Although he married a princess, he kept a bunch of concubines. He also repeatedly spoiled his concubines and destroyed his wife. Not only did he neglect the eldest princess, he also gave birth to a lot of sons from concubines. Although he didn't dare to do it openly, he secretly fought for the title again and again. He wanted to hand over the title of Duke Yingchuan to his concubine's son. The house of Uncle Yingchuan was filled with chaos, and the group of concubines and the concubines acted lawlessly.
This Yingchuan residence has almost become a big joke in the capital. If it weren't for Princess Jincheng's generosity, he would have been reprimanded more than once for the shitty things he did, and he might even have lost his title. Yu Mingyuan is worried that his daughter will suffer a big loss if she marries such a wolf-like family. Coupled with Princess Jincheng's temperament, she is also the most favored daughter of the Supreme Emperor.
Yu Mingyuan was worried that his daughter would not be able to adapt to the numerous rules of a wealthy family after marrying. Yu Mingyuan is also worried about whether his ex-wife's affairs will cause his daughter to be ridiculed by those people after marrying to the Yingchuan uncle's house. No matter how high his official position is now, he is still not considered high among those aristocratic families. He knows his daughter's temperament because she is introverted and sensitive because of her ex-wife.
Unlike the eldest son who still enjoyed maternal love for a few years, this daughter was still babbling when his ex-wife eloped. He was away leading the army all year round, so his daughter hardly enjoyed any love from her parents. By the time she married the virtuous Li Xiu, her daughter had grown up. Among the three children, Yu Mingyuan was extremely strict with his two sons, especially the eldest son.
But the one who feels most distressed is this little daughter. It's just that Yu Mingyuan is used to leading troops and can't express his love for his daughter. Therefore, Yu Mingyuan has always been very sensitive when it comes to his daughter's marriage. Although his daughter has reached the age of marriage, Yu Mingyuan has never considered letting his daughter marry into a wealthy family. In his opinion, marrying a daughter into one of those aristocratic families can only bring harm.
Therefore, Yu Mingyuan has always been very cautious when it comes to his daughter's choice of her husband's family. He has even made plans to recruit a son-in-law and put his daughter's future under his nose so that he can better protect her. What's more, Yu Mingyuan is also worried that if Gao Huaiyuan looks good now, will he be like his father in the future, spending all his time drinking and having such a concubine?
Although the reply to Huang Qiong has always been ambiguous. But Yu Mingyuan's words also revealed a reluctant meaning. Huang Qiong even believed that if Miss Yu hadn't been somewhat interested in Gao Huaiyuan, Yu Mingyuan would have rejected him directly. There won't even be this ambiguity. Because he had heard Li Xiu talk about how much Yu Mingyuan loved this daughter.
And Yu Mingyuan happened to be Huang Qiong, who was the leader of Qiancheng's generals. Huang Qiong did not want to force Yu Mingyuan to agree on this matter. As a result, the matter was delayed. Huang Qiong saw with her own eyes that Gao Huaiyuan, who could never find a beauty, had suffered from lovesickness during these days and had lost a lot of weight in a rare way. But on this matter, Huang Qiong couldn't say anything.
He could tell Yu Mingyuan that the reason why Uncle Yingchuan took in a lot of concubines and gave birth to a lot of bastards was because Gao Huaiyuan was not his flesh and blood. When the two got married, Yingchuan Bojiahe didn't even grab his eldest sister's hand? Gao Huaiyuan's biological father is Zheng Daoyuan, who is also highly valued by him? Even now, the two of them are still disconnected?
If it hadn't been for his continuous awards, and his two biological sons had returned the title to him in disguise, Uncle Yingchuan would probably still be unable to close his eyes. If this matter comes out, those aristocratic families will probably go crazy, and maybe the whole capital will be in chaos. However, Huang Qiong did not expect that Sister Jincheng would run to the old man and ask him for help instead of continuing to interfere in the matter.
Huang Qiong secretly cursed his nephew for being so stupid. Now he can't even get a girl, thanks to the fact that he spent so much time cultivating him. I'm so useless. If I really can't do it, why don't I cook the raw rice first? He even complained that Sister Jincheng pampered this single seedling too much. There is no grass anywhere in the world, why do you have to hang yourself on this rope?
In fact, Huang Qiong didn't know that Princess Jincheng was immediately tempted when she heard her son begging her to propose marriage to Yu Mingyuan's family. Although Princess Jincheng is a female, her wisdom in some aspects is no worse than that of any man. The old man has now abdicated as the Supreme Emperor, and now the emperor is his ninth brother. Unlike those emperors who still exert their residual energy from time to time after abdicating the throne.
After the old man abdicated, his influence on the government disappeared so quickly that even Princess Jincheng was surprised. At the moment, the old man can't even put a finger in government affairs. In the past, those veterans who were loyal to the old man in the court, except for some capable officials, were quickly marginalized, and some were directly ordered to serve. North Korea and China are now almost monolithic.
Princess Jincheng was surprised that her ninth brother was so brilliant. Within two years of taking the throne, the old man's influence in the court was completely wiped out. On the one hand, he is also constantly planning for his son. Princess Jincheng was not confused. She knew clearly that Yu Mingyuan was the military attache whom her ninth brother relied on and trusted the most. Now he has firmly ranked first among the imperial military attaches.
The old man couldn't count on him, so his son could only count on his ninth brother to take care of him in the future. His own son knew that although he was extremely talented and did not have the playboy habits of those children from aristocratic families in the capital, he could now catch the eye of his ninth brother. But as he gets older and older, it is impossible not to have someone in the court to take care of him. If he could marry into the Yu family, it would only be good for his son but not harmful.
