Zhu Houzhao became obsessed with something special.
Maybe it was because it was hard to find someone with a body like Kui'er in ancient times, or maybe it awakened some memories of his previous life, but no matter what, he found it hard to extricate himself.
For several days, he did not go to other palaces.
If he hadn't still had the belief in a wise king and a powerful country in his heart, he would probably never have a king again.
The emperor's preference for concubine Jing was visible to the naked eye, which even surprised Queen Xia. After all, she had never seen anything like this before. So she couldn't help but go to Chang'an Palace to have a look.
Chang'an Palace is one of the six eastern palaces of the inner court. If you see Jingren Palace after Jiajing, it will be this palace. Emperor Jiajing was good at etiquette and often changed the names of various things.
Chang'an Palace is the second courtyard. The main entrance faces south and has the words Chang'an Gate. There is a stone screen wall inside the door. Go around and reach the main hall. There is a square area. When you look up, you will see 5 rooms in width. There are 3 auxiliary halls in the east and west. , all have yellow glazed tiles with mountain-style roofs.
As soon as the queen arrived, the concubine Jing led the way out across the threshold. The eunuchs, maids and a group of more than thirty people all knelt down.
"Greetings, empress!"
"Everyone, get up."
Queen Xia stretched out her hand to pull her, but when Concubine Jing really stood up, she was a full head taller than her, so she had to raise her head slightly.
Behind the queen were two palace maids carrying wooden food boxes.
"I brought some snacks. I don't know if they suit my sister's taste. Anyway, I'll give them a try first."
Kui'er didn't dare to ask for help, so she hurriedly said: "Thank you for the reward."
Afterwards, Queen Xia withdrew, leaving the two of them sitting across from each other in the room.
Queen Xia stretched her head to see that everyone was gone, so she put her palms out of her sleeves and said, "Sister Jingfei, my menstrual period is two days late. How about you?"
Concubine Jing probably knew what it meant. She took her pulse first, and then said with a slight stutter: "Empress, Your Majesty, he..."
Queen Xia did not come to blame Concubine Jing. Firstly, she was not a jealous character, and secondly, she did not dare to make any mistakes. Although the emperor usually has a good temper, there are some taboos that cannot be violated.
She just wanted to find out.
"Sister Jingfei." Queen Xia leaned forward, "What does Your Majesty like?"
"ah……"
Queen Xia explained, "Your Majesty loves Concubine Ning and Concubine Zhao, and also likes Concubine Xian very much, but he has never treated me like... his sister. Your Majesty is also a talented and strategic emperor, and has never stayed in a gentle land in the past, so I But I am curious in my heart.”
"this……"
How to talk about this?
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At the end of July in the fourth year of Zhengde, Zhang Cong traveled westward and finally arrived in Dusi, Shaanxi despite the hot summer.
During the Hongwu period, the imperial court established the Ningxia Guard, which was subordinate to the Shaanxi Dusi.
Zhang Cong didn't know about Mr. Yang Ge's letter to the governor of Shaanxi, so he went directly to Qingyang Mansion instead of Guyuan.
People in Ningxia are afraid of him.
But in fact, he also knew that his trip was a narrow escape.
How can a soldier and ruffian talk so much to people? There are so many thousands or hundreds of households. If things go wrong, his head may be lost.
So if you want to force someone to rebel, Zhang Cong is definitely not willing to do so.
Doesn't this mean that he messed up the matter? It would be even more unsightly if someone in the court wanted to kill him to settle the matter.
So along the way, Zhang Cong didn't just travel around, he thought of various methods and did various psychological construction.
And just like what he heard in Huai'an Mansion, as soon as his carriage and horses entered the boundary of Ningxia Town, everything was different.
People are constantly picking up teams and giving gifts.
Zhang Cong asked Liu Yuexian, the leader of the guards escorting him, "Have so many people noticed our itinerary?"
Liu Yuexian was not a fool, "I'm afraid there were various overt and covert sentries along the road, and they would have been keeping an eye on Zhang Yushi for a long time."
"What's the use of staring at me." Zhang Cong swayed in the carriage.
This is the will of the emperor.
If you were the other person, how should you deal with it?
"Go slower."
Liu Yue is a tool man first. If you say slow down, then he will slow down.
Zhang Cong thought inside that so many people were staring at him, indicating that the problem here was serious.
For him, the first thing to do is to find out the situation of the land occupied by these people, otherwise it will be troublesome if they don't acknowledge it with empty words.
But even though he was working alone, he didn't have enough manpower.
The few guards he brought with him were also unfamiliar with the place.
The situation is not clear, so the people in Ningxia Town can actually be ignored. What's the use of seeing it? Let them find an opportunity to bribe themselves? If you don't see them, you can still show off and intimidate them.
Zhang Cong shook his head. If it was for this reason, he wouldn't even come here.
I don’t know how many times Huai’an Prefecture is richer than this bitter cold land on the frontier.
So when he reached a post station halfway, Zhang Cong stopped and refused to leave.
Save so many people to bother him.
And it lasted for two days.
As a result, the people in the city were a little confused.
"The newly appointed Shaanxi censor has arrived but has not entered the city. What does this mean?"
Zhou Ang was in the palace at this time and heard someone ask this.
Looking from the outside, there are several candlelights in the main hall of the palace, as well as figures hidden by the candlelight.
"This man must be allowed to enter the city as soon as possible. If he does not enter the city, the edict will not be announced. If the edict is not announced, who will be responsible for measuring the eviction?"
The implication of this statement is that he is expecting Zhang Cong to disturb the situation.
The previous Yang Shu also stood in the field, like a mighty war god.
"Don't you have the guts? Not everyone can be a censor. You must have good brains, but the better you are, the more you know that cleaning up the military camp is a brain-destroying job, so you don't want to come?"
Normally, this is the thought.
"This won't work. Your Majesty, you still need to send someone to help him."
"How can I help?"
"Tell him a few names and clearly state who is occupying the land. If he doesn't care, that means he doesn't report the knowledge, and the capital will not be able to explain it. If he doesn't care, it is more likely that these people will be investigated and punished by him. They will be under the command of the prince. Even those who are in trouble with the prince can speak out."
If you say it out loud, you are using the imperial court to kill people.
In this way, it can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
"Can!"
Yang Shu beside him was greatly shocked.
The disadvantages of the so-called internal fighting were manifested at this time, and he actually poked it out.
Not only was he shocked when this happened, but Zhang Cong also didn't expect it at all.
He originally thought that he, a 'spoiler' from the capital, would encounter various confrontations in Ningxia, but he did not expect that someone would proactively provide him with the more troublesome 'situation' issue.
Ningxia Commander-in-Chief Jiang Han and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang Ying...
He knew all these names. In the later years of Emperor Xiaozong, when the court had the most small-scale wars with the Tatars, these two generals had made some contributions.
But how many military officials can avoid making this mistake?
Even before people arrive, the waves have already started.
"Zhang Yushi, a civil servant came outside and said he wanted to see you." Liu Yue first lifted the curtain and came in to report.
Zhang Cong didn't understand that he was in an important military town. Which civilian official would come to see him. The key was that he didn't know anyone himself. "Bring people in!"
"yes!"
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what's today?
it's Thursday.
Really? Feels like Tuesday.
??Tuesday has no feel.
Monday has a feel, Friday has a feel, and Tuesday has no feel! ! ! !
(End of chapter)
