After ordering people to send Qian Yi away, Zhao Xu accompanied Queen Xiang to have lunch.
Feng Jing personally went to the imperial kitchen to prepare the meals.
It is a vegetarian dish made according to Zhao Xu's request.
Of course, vegetarian dishes are vegetarian dishes, but they contain a lot of protein.
There are plenty of eggs and milk, and there are several dishes prepared with vegetables.
Although the taste is not as rich as what Zhao Xu ate at the New Century restaurant, the taste is far superior.
However, Zhao Xu's mind was not on eating.
He focused his energy on getting closer and closer to the Queen.
Children, in this regard, have a natural advantage.
Empress Xiang was already overflowing with motherly love, and with Zhao Xu's deliberate approach, her body felt a little lighter after a meal.
I just wish I could stay in Qingning Palace, but now the official family is seriously ill and people are in panic. It's impossible not to keep an eye on Queen Xiang from the Funing Palace.
Especially now, looking at the well-behaved, sensible and filial prince.
Queen Xiang knew that she would no longer be doing it just for herself, but also for this child.
Otherwise, the yesterday of Queen Xiaozhang and King Yan Yi is the tomorrow of their mother and son.
Therefore, even if he was reluctant to leave, after having lunch with Zhao Xu with the queen, he had to say goodbye to Zhao Xu reluctantly. Of course, before leaving, the queen ordered someone to carefully bind the Buddhist scriptures copied by Zhao Xu. Okay, take it away.
Zhao Xu sent Queen Xiang to the entrance of Qingning Palace, watched Queen Xiang disappear from sight under the guards, and then turned back to the palace.
Returning to the Qingning Palace dormitory, Zhao Xu called Feng Jing and told him: "I only copied one volume of "Eliminating Disasters" in the morning, and there is still "Extension of Life" that has not been written. Please prepare a study room for me!"
Then he continued his great work of copying Buddhist scriptures in Qingning Palace.
This is the only thing he can do now.
It is also Zhao Xu’s best amulet.
A word of filial piety is enough to make him invincible.
Let that traitor's plot to rebel against the party be in vain!
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From Qingning Palace to Funing Palace, there are many official houses and palaces along the way.
There is also an endless stream of officials and followers patrolling and guarding.
The Queen's ceremonial guards responded all the way.
All the officials who came and went avoided the road one after another and bowed to ask questions.
But Queen Xiang's thoughts on the chariot were completely in Qingning Palace.
She recalled the appearance of her sixth brother, the way he looked sensible in front of her, and recalled over and over again the clear and childish but sincere calls of 'mother queen' from the sixth brother.
As a result, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
When the chariot stopped in front of Funing Palace, Queen Xiang was still immersed in the memory of Qingning Palace.
It wasn't until the chariot was put down that Yan Shouqin's voice called her back to reality: "Sage, Funing Hall has arrived!"
"Oh!" Queen Xiang took a deep breath, abandoned the distracting thoughts in her heart, and got off the chariot with the help of Zhang, the Minister of Kunning Palace.
He then ordered the ceremonial guards to stay outside the Funing Hall. Empress Xiang led only Yan Shouqin and Shangshu Zhang into the emperor's bedroom from the Zhaoqing Gate on the left side of the Funing Hall.
When they met, they saw Liang Congzheng, the minister serving the emperor's decoction in the Funing Palace.
"How is the official family going?" asked the queen.
"Half an hour ago, Chen Yijian checked everyone's pulse..." Liang Congzheng replied.
"What did Chen Yijian say?"
Liang Zongzheng carefully chose his words: "Sage: Chen Yi, in a nutshell, everyone's dragon body is still the same..."
He sighed to the queen, not knowing what to say.
Liang became a political official, so he could only find some good words to comfort him: "In order to let the saint know, the governors went to Zhazi at noon and said that it was a great victory at Xihe. Li Douzhi commanded his Tibetan generals to go deep into the territory of the Western Bandits and set up an ambush for the bandit generals. Se Chen Dai Chu has gained a lot, so he should also praise the generals..."
"The Empress Dowager has ordered the prime minister to perform the petition, and ordered the generals to be rewarded as soon as possible. She also ordered the generals to prepare a report while asking for merit. When everyone wakes up, she will read it to everyone. Maybe everyone can cheer up after hearing the victory report. !”
Queen Xiang listened and nodded: "I hope so!"
She knew her husband.
Officials like martial arts, have lofty ambitions, and have strategies in mind. When he was still King Ying, he had the ambition to be the Queen of the Mountain and the strategy to destroy Xia.
In the 19 years since he has been in office, he has been thinking about rejuvenating the country and unifying the country.
However, God does not follow human wishes.
In military affairs, he suffered repeated setbacks and constant blows.
Especially the defeat of Yongle City hit him hard and felt deeply humiliated.
Nowadays, the illness is serious, and most of it is caused by the blow caused by the defeat of Yongle City.
If the officials heard good news from the front, they might be cheered up.
At least, you can have more waking hours every day.
Then he asked Liang Congzheng: "Who is serving the officials in bed now?"
Liang Congzheng replied: "Sage: Today, the medical officers serving in the ban are several national doctors headed by Sun Sanchao, the daily caretakers are Mrs. Si Yiliang, Mrs. Wang, etc., and the decoctions and medicines are given by the minister and several other imperial medicines. The rules of coordination and shift change are Zhang Duzhi..."
She nodded to the queen and expressed her understanding. If it had been in the past, she would have ordered Liang Congzheng to bring her in to visit the official family.
However, today I asked the Queen about another matter: "Where is Shi Deyi now?"
Liang Congzheng hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and replied: "Sage Zhizhi: Shi Douzhi will have a rest today and stay at the Xuanpingfang residence!"
"You're not going to take a bath today?" Xiang Huang smiled, but she certainly wouldn't believe it.
Shi Deyi is one of the most trusted and trusted figures in the official family.
They are always inseparable and can hardly leave each other.
But since February, Guan's illness has worsened, and he has lost the ability to move his hands freely. He has also lost the ability to direct state affairs through writing.
The big mink crotch disappeared inside.
By rough calculation, it should be ten days!
Hugh?
I'm afraid he's under house arrest!
Otherwise, if the official is seriously ill and Shi Deyi is loyal to the official, at this moment, it should be Shi Deyi and not Zhang Maoze who is guarding the emperor all night long!
As in the past, Queen Xiang really didn't want to care about it, and she was too lazy to care about these nasty things.
Just out of sight and out of mind.
But now, Queen Xiang's maternal instinct has been awakened.
In my heart, the calls of 'Mother Queen' from the sixth brother of Qingning Palace came back.
The feelings Sixth Brother had when he held her were still before his eyes.
The maternal cub-protecting genes are fully awakened.
So, Empress Xiang took a deep look at Liang Congzheng, who had been married to an official family for twenty years, and was married to an official for 19 years. Although Empress Xiang has always been hidden in the palace and did not interfere with internal and external affairs, it does not mean that she does not understand anything. ,do not know anything.
"On the day when the king came to rule, he used the yin and yang of the law to spread the customs, and punished the country by his own family. The husband and wife followed the moral ethics of the emperor, but the crown of the six palaces was the eternal autumn!" She read in her heart the content of the edict after the official family registration: "I have been honored by the official family. I believe in love, I have established myself as the middle palace, and I am close to my sixth brother, so I cannot just sit back and watch, the thieves who are disrupting the family are causing trouble to my family!"
He turned around and said to Liang Congzheng: "Liang Diantou, please lead the way!"
He reached out to Yan Shouqin again. The latter immediately and respectfully handed over the handwritten Buddhist scriptures taken from Qingning Palace by the Prince of Yan'an County.
The text on the paper should be fair and correct, with clear handwriting and equal sizes.
Queen Xiang spread her arms and looked at the words, especially the last few lines.
"May my mother-in-law live a long life, my queen may live forever, and my concubine may be happy forever!" Each word danced in front of my eyes.
"Good boy!"
"My mother will never let you down!"
She is the fourth grandson of Xiang Wenjian, the empress of the current official family, the married wife, Changqiu in the middle palace, and the aunt of all the princes!
She must fight for Brother Six's things, and she has to fight for them!
This is not only for Brother Six, but also for herself.
The story of Empress Xiaozhang and King Yan Yi, as the fourth generation grandson of Xiang Wenjian, Empress Xiang had been told to pieces by her family countless times before she even married into an official family.
After marrying into an official family, Queen Xiang witnessed firsthand how the official family was filial and kind.
The relationship between ancestors and grandchildren among the people is far inferior to the relationship between the official family and the Cisheng.
That's a family relationship that even my aunt would be jealous of!
Cisheng can do it, and Queen Xiang believes that she can do it too.
If you don’t have a biological son, if you adopt one, you will still be raised, still filial, and still close!
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After passing through the heavy curtains in the forbidden area, the queen walked to the emperor's royal couch.
Zhang Mao, who had been serving in front of the emperor, quickly brought a horse and waited on the queen to sit down.
Empress Xiang looked at her husband who was lying on the imperial couch with a pale face and raised cheekbones. She shed a few tears and asked Zhang Maoze: "Zhang Douzhi, how many times have the officials woke up today?"
Zhang Mao stooped down and lowered his head and replied: "I told the sage: Today, everyone will wake up and become mortal three times..."
He wiped his tears to the queen and asked, "Has the official issued any command?"
Zhang Mao hesitated for a moment, then finally shook his head: "It has been several days, but we have not lowered our command..."
He sighed to the queen and pretended not to see Zhang Maoze's hesitation.
The hand holding the Buddhist scriptures quietly used some strength.
Queen Xiang knew that the internal minister in front of her, who was respectful and seemingly loyal, was not an easy person!
As early as the early years of Xining and the beginning of the reform, Zhang Maoze was already a banner of the old party among the ministers!
In the sixth year of Xining, the leader of the uproarous incident of the dismissal of Prime Minister Wendemen was this veteran of three dynasties who was deeply entrenched in the palace.
At that time, the matter was very popular.
The authority of Prime Minister Wang Anshi was greatly affected.
The old party cheered loudly, even in this large internal ban, privately no one knew how many ministers were secretly cheering.
Although Empress Xiang was deep in the palace, she saw these things clearly.
Just like the current situation.
Although it is difficult for the queen in the deep palace to know the specific details, she can still feel the changes in the wind direction and the atmosphere in the palace.
The official family is seriously ill, and the sixth brother is young.
Not to mention the imperial court, among the ministers and ministers of the outer dynasty, there may have been duckweeds and slight waves.
There are people in the outer court who want to imitate Zhao Pu, and there are also those in the imperial court who want to imitate Wang Jien.
With this thought in mind, Xiang Queen's hand holding the Buddhist scriptures inevitably used some force, but her expression remained unchanged, and even her voice remained calm.
"Is there anyone among the ministers who has written a letter, willing to be imprisoned and on guard duty for the officials?" he asked the queen.
Zhang Mao then lowered his head and replied: "I am reporting to the sage. There is no letter from the prime minister regarding this matter. As far as I know, the prime ministers of the two prefectures gathered for discussion. I ordered the right minister, the right minister, and the Qing minister, to live in the minister's province to wait for your majesty's edict. Life!"
"That's it..." Empress Xiang sighed and couldn't help but think of what happened when the late emperor was seriously ill.
At the beginning, the late emperor was seriously ill.
Prime Minister Han Qi led the ministers above the imperial level to the imperial palace, stayed overnight in the palace, and guarded the emperor. Afterwards, he decided on the strategy of appointing a prince, supported the official family, and announced the emperor's edict. Han Qi did it all by himself, and was known as Zhongli both at home and abroad. .
Queen Xiang has personally experienced these things.
Now, the same situation appears again.
Above the court, there is no longer an important minister who can make the final decision like Han Qi.
Those who have the qualifications, prestige, and ability to do this are all outside the capital.
Thinking of this, Queen Xiang couldn't help but sigh a few times.
"Zhang Douzhi..." Queen Xiang looked at Zhang Maoze's old face, which was already covered with wrinkles and had patches of gray marks, and asked, "Today, will the second and fourth kings come to visit the saint?" bow?"
"Sage: The two kings have just served the Queen Mother and returned to Baoci Palace..." Zhang Maoze replied: "As for the four kings?" He said softly: "I didn't ask for your holy bow today..."
He nodded to the queen and said: "The four kings still abide by etiquette like this..."
Zhang Mao bowed his head deeply and did not dare to answer at all.
Queen Xiang stopped talking. She just held a Buddhist scripture and sat in front of her husband's bed, looking at her unconscious husband quietly.
After a long time, Queen Xiang stood up, walked to the emperor's royal couch, took the Buddhist scriptures she had brought from Qingning Palace, and whispered: "The official family... the official family..."
"Sixth Brother is also concerned about the health of Your Majesty's Holy Body in Qingning Palace. He specially took pens, inks, paper and inkstones from Zishan Hall to copy Buddhist scriptures and pray for His Majesty!"
"I also ask the officials to cheer up and get well soon..."
While talking, Queen Xiang burst into tears.
Behind Empress Xiang, Zhang Maoze, Yan Shouqin and other ministers, female officials, and even the medical officer standing outside the curtain had all knelt down.
But no one dared to speak out.
Everyone just lowered their heads and prostrated.
But Queen Xiang's goal has been achieved.
The inner imperial city has always been a sieve.
At first, Renmiao was playing a game of one dragon and two phoenixes with the concubine in the palace. The news spread the next day. The crows who were admonishing Taiwan immediately had something to do and forced Renmiao to send the two beauties to the Taoist temple.
At Yingmiao, the news of the discord between the two palaces was known to the entire city of Tokyo.
The storytellers in Wazili and the details written in street tabloids even knew more than many of the ministers in Ouchi.
When the current official came to the throne, the news that he went to see Cisheng wearing golden armor had already been published in tabloids that night before dawn the next day and spread in various night markets and tile shops.
There is no way, the Ouchi Imperial City is only so big.
But the ministers and female officials at high and low levels did not necessarily stay overnight in the imperial city.
Especially high-ranking ministers and high-ranking female officials.
They all have families and families.
Not to mention Zhang Maoze, the chief minister.
Even a middle-ranking minister like Liang Congzheng, as far as Queen Xiang knew, also married his wife and adopted a stepson outside the palace.
Outside the palace, ministers who kept more than a dozen concubines and hundreds of servants and guests were never alone.
As soon as these people returned home, the news in the palace spread all over the place.
Throughout the ages, we have thought of ways to avoid the leakage of banned news.
However, foreign ministers, especially Taiwanese admonishers, resolutely opposed all things and policies that tried to hinder the spread of news from the palace.
Under the banner of "eliminating isolation from China and foreign countries", they stand on the high ground of political correctness and stare at everyone who tries to block banned information.
Emperor, there may be nothing they can do.
But when it comes to forcing the emperor to deal with those ministers and ministers who dare to do these things, Taiwanese admonishers are good at it.
Therefore, Empress Xiang is convinced that by the time the palace gates are locked tomorrow at the latest, the news of "The Prince of Yan'an County is copying Buddhist scriptures for the officials" should appear in the big and small tiles in Bianliang City, Tokyo, and in the tabloids on the streets.
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Note: Empress Xiaozhang is the Empress of Song Dynasty. After Zhao Kuangyin died, she was tortured very miserably by Zhao Guangyi!
King Yan Yi was Zhao Dezhao. After Zhao Guangyi's donkey cart drifted, he was supported by others and then committed suicide.
Note 2: Most of the ministers in the Song Dynasty usually married wives and adopted stepsons after transferring to official positions. Regarding stepsons, the legal system allowed the adoption of a stepson who could enter the palace as a minister. Well, yes, ministers in the Song Dynasty could be passed down from father to son! However, generally there can only be one, and the emperor can only have two if he is merciful! But normal stepsons are not restricted.
Note 3: Tabloid is a kind of newspaper in the Song Dynasty. It developed from Chaobao, also known as Dibao. It initially reported on "things that were not reported in Chaobao", but soon "people are happy and curious" and became A gossip magazine.
