Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 198
Beijing.

Jiade seems to be in a good mood recently, staying in Fengzao Palace for five consecutive nights, this undoubtedly makes the concubines and beauties who are looking forward to it in the harem very happy.You know, since the late emperor's funeral, the number of times Jiade has stayed in the harem is almost a handful.

Before that, the concubines in the harem only thought that His Majesty was diligent in political affairs and had no time to be distracted. Although there were constant grievances in their hearts, they were still understandable.

But since the addition of a virtuous concubine, Jiade has stayed in the harem several times, staying in Fengzao Palace for more than half of the time.

This made the concubines somewhat unacceptable.

There is a saying that does not worry about scarcity but inequality.

If everyone is like this, that's fine.But why, you, Jia Yuanchun, can enjoy the grace of the holy driver alone?In terms of family background, there are many concubines who came from noble families of the Hou family.Compared with beauty, those who can be selected into the harem, except for those who are already old, their beauty will be half a point worse.

Why?
Thus, an isolation operation by various palaces against Fengzao Palace began.

Yesterday a maid from Fengzao Palace was reprimanded by the female officials in the palace, and today a young eunuch from Fengzao Palace was besieged and beaten by a group of young eunuchs.

The appropriation that should have been allocated to Fengzao Palace was either forgotten by the internal officials, or it was short of money.

Even the concubines went to the two palaces to pay their respects as usual, and they all deliberately left Yuanchun behind.

That’s all for the Kunning Palace. The queen who is in charge of the big and small affairs of the harem, in the inner court, which thing can escape her eyes, naturally knows that this is an open and secret struggle between women. Strange.It was nothing more than when Concubine Xiande came late, reprimanded her a few times according to the rules, everything was done according to the rules, and I couldn't say how disgusted she was.

After all, he was the emperor's first spouse, and he also gave birth to three princes for Jia De. Although the eldest prince died young, there are two other princes who have grown up.No matter how favored the imperial concubine Yuan was, she could not threaten her, the imperial concubine of the inner court.

Although there are many rumors about her and Concubine Xiande in the inner court, such as the word "Feng Zao".

But the queen has never really cared about these things, no matter how favored she is, she is just a concubine with the title of "two characters".

When, in front of the noble concubine, add a word of emperor, maybe it can make her pay more attention.

Kun Ning Palace doesn't care about these things, but Compassion Ning Palace is different.

The older people are, the more they value the word "filial piety".

As Jia De's biological mother, she has been in the harem all her life, and she is only a "concubine". Before Xuanlong died, she was not allowed to take the seat of the harem lord.

After her son ascended the throne, for some reason, she, the mother, was not named empress dowager as usual, and she still bears the title of a concubine.

This made the old concubine feel resentful, and at the same time, she paid special attention to the attitude of her daughters-in-law towards her.

The other daughters-in-law were all there, but Concubine Xiande came late, the old dowager was naturally deeply dissatisfied with Yuan Chun, not to mention her background, which made the dowager a little displeased.

With the old concubine's alienation towards Yuan Chun intentionally or unintentionally, Yuan Chun's life in the palace became more and more difficult.

Not to mention, recently, her uncle and brother shined brilliantly in the battle between the court and the Huns, which made everyone jealous.

However, Jiade didn't know about the trivial matters in the harem.

At this moment, Jiade is full of ambition.

For a long time, he was a bit aggrieved as the emperor.Taizu established the Ding Sheji, Emperor Gaozu stabilized Dagan, Emperor Xuanlong pacified Liaodong, rejected the Xiongnu, and established southern Xinjiang. Only he came here, and he didn't even have a single meritorious deed, so that in the early days of the Jiade Dynasty , let hundreds of officials persecute him again and again, without the majesty and domineering aura of a [-] venerable.

But now it is different.

First put down the Bailian rebellion, and then defeated the Xiongnu.There is martial arts, and then there is only Wenzhi.

When the northern border completely calmed down, the pace of the New Deal could be put on the agenda. At that time, no one would dare to oppose him and hinder the implementation of the New Deal.

And today's court is no longer as dull as it used to be. Just take the Northern War against the Huns as an example. Whether it is Fu Donglai or Li Endi, they can put aside their past suspicions and conspire with the community.There are also Ye Baichuan, Feng Hengshi, Wang Ziteng and other important ministers who are useful, and they did not disappoint him.

Lin Ruhai's errands in the south of the Yangtze River are also good, allowing the court to have enough food and salary to support the northern border.Apart from the six ministers, Yan Huasong, the new minister of the Ministry of War, performed equally well in this national war.

What made him most gratified were Jia Ying and Yang You. One was Tanhualang whom he handpicked and the other was his nephew, but they brought him a huge surprise.

For a time, in Jiade's view, the Daqian Dynasty was full of talents and had successors.

The situation of the peace talks ahead has gradually become clear, and Yang Chi's memorials are being delivered to Beijing continuously, and there is an imminent result.

Before winter enters this year, the northern border will be completely calm.

After the war, those who have made merit will be rewarded, and those who have done wrong will be punished.

Today, Guardian convened the cabinet and some ministers from the six ministries to discuss this matter.

Bo Dunn of Pingcheng lost his city when he lost his land, which caused the Huns to ravage the whole territory of Datong, so he must be held accountable.

Originally, the connection between the imperial court and Datong was severed due to the war, and Deng Enyu's life and death were unknown, but with the Datong Mansion returning to Dagan's rule here, he learned from the border army of Datong Town that Deng Enyu had fallen in Datong. In a moment, he hanged himself on the news of the General Military Mansion.As for his son Deng Zitong, his whereabouts are still unknown.

The Deng family father and son died and the other disappeared, but even so, the court did not intend to expose it easily.

One of the direct lineages of the Deng family is gone, but the other sidelines have been implicated.

Because of Wang Ziteng's achievements in quelling chaos and defending the land, the word "Quan" in front of the official position was finally removed, and he became a veritable governor of the nine borders, a new rich man.

"Wang Ziteng is loyal to his work and has won my heart. I intend to confer the title of Earl of Wang Ziteng. Do you have any objections?" Jiade seemed to be determined to reward Wang Ziteng. After finalizing the position of governor, Once again other rewards were offered.

It's just that the emperor's voice just fell, Fu Donglai took the lead in a hundred years and said: "Your Majesty, I have objections."

"Aiqing has any objections, just say it." Jiade looked at Fu Donglai and asked.

"Your Majesty, Wang Ziteng has just been promoted to the post of Governor of the Nine Frontiers this year, and he has also been appointed Minister of the Ministry of War. The grace of the Holy Grace has already grown and cannot be rewarded again." Fu Donglai replied.

"Old Li Ge, what's your opinion?" Jia De turned his gaze to Li Endi and asked.

Li Endi glanced at Jiade on the dragon seat without showing any signs, walked out of the train and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with Lord Fu's opinion. As the governor of the Nine Frontiers, Wang Ziteng is one of his duties to guard the territory. Responsibility, indeed no more rewards."

A high-ranking official is regarded as an important minister of the court when he reaches the third rank. To many people, he has reached this point. If he wants to go further, it is no longer determined by the simple word "merit". There are also many aspects involved.

The Governor of Nine Frontiers has a heavy army in his hands. If the title is awarded again, if this continues, won't there be another king with a different surname in Daqian?
The ancestor of the Wang family was no more than an earl.

Fu Donglai's objection was actually out of the consideration of the policy of checks and balances by the politicians.

As for Li Endi.
Li Dang and Xungui are only cooperating, not subordinate. Using Wang Ziteng is to ensure Li Dang's status and voice in the court, not to cultivate a competitor for himself.If another person like the old Beijing King appeared in the Daqian court, the relationship between Li Endi and Xungui would need to be redefined.

Furthermore, Li Endi always felt that the emperor's reward this time was a bit too generous.

What is Wang Ziteng's identity?
The governor of the Nine Borders, and behind him stood the founding nobles.Li Endi had already seen the emperor's intention to take back the military power. Otherwise, why did the main general of the Western Army battalion suddenly change?Of course, for a qualified emperor, military power must be in his own hands.

That being the case, why should Wang Ziteng be rewarded so much?
What's more, Fu Donglai was right, Wang Ziteng was promoted too fast.

Seeing that the two court elders raised objections, Jiade had no choice but to put aside his thoughts of being a knight, nodded and said: "If that's the case, let's put this matter aside for now."

It's just that no one in the hall noticed that there was a complicated look in Jiade's eyes.

It was like the relaxed feeling of a boulder falling to the ground, but it also seemed a little disappointed.

The emperor's mind is the most difficult to guess!
"Ye Qing also made great achievements in this western tour. Now that the imperial court is employing people, I intend to use them again. What do you love?" Jia De then asked again.

This time it was Li Endi's turn to speak first: "Your Majesty, Wang Ziteng, in order to keep the northwest in order, retreated to advance, and transferred back the defenders in the Ganliang land. Now there are still barbarians in the Hexi land. The old minister suggested , so that Master Ye can manage all the affairs in the Northwest."

Jia De did not speak, but looked at everyone.

Following Jiade's gaze, Zhou and Yang seconded their proposals one after another, and the officials, workers, and criminals among the six ministries also seconded their proposals.

As for the other three departments, not to mention the Ministry of Household Affairs, Yan Huasong of the Ministry of War is naturally dominated by Fu Donglai, while Feng Hengshi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, is not in Beijing at the moment.

Although Fu Donglai wanted to fight, he still didn't open his mouth in the end.

All the ministries in central Beijing were full, only the cabinet was short of a cabinet minister, but Ye Baichuan had just been demoted, so he was destined to miss this position.Secondly, Feng Hengshi is not in the capital, and Yan Huasong alone cannot compete with Li Endi.

Later, everyone discussed the promotion and relegation of several officials. Wang Xiaowu, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, was demoted to be the commander of the Henan capital, and the generals of Yansui and Yanmen were also implicated to varying degrees.

After dealing with all this, Jiade suddenly asked, "Why haven't you heard from Jia Ying and Yang You recently? Where are they now?"

Hearing Jiade's question, everyone in the hall couldn't answer for a moment.At this moment, they also felt a little strange in their hearts. Since Jia Ying asked the court to hand over the papers for the peace talks last time, it seemed that he and Yang You's army had disappeared out of thin air.

After seeing everyone's expressions, Jia De turned his gaze to Dai Quan who was aside.

Dai Quan: "."

He had always sent people to watch over Jia Ying, but at this moment he had not received any news about Jia Ying.It's strange to say that on weekdays, he knew Jia Ying's whereabouts like the back of his hand, but once he left the capital, he was out of his control.Last time in Huguang, the people he sent disappeared directly from the world.

This time it's the same.

Dai Quan suspected that it was Jia Ying who dusted off the people he sent, but there was no evidence.

Just when Dai Quan was thinking about how to report back to Jiade, he heard a eunuch outside the hall asking for an audience: "Your Majesty, Master Wei Dou in embroidered clothes is requesting an audience outside the hall."

"Xuan!"

Dou Zhang came in, saw the people in the hall, he was slightly taken aback, and then bowed to Jia De: "Your Majesty, I have a statement."

Jia De looked at Dou Zhang, who had changed his usual style, and was slightly taken aback.

The Embroidery Guards are the royal guards, responsible for inspecting all parties. Usually, the records of the Embroidery Guards are submitted directly to the imperial court through the Supervisor of Rituals. Today, Dou Zhang suddenly entered the palace. What happened to the court?

"Bring it up."

Jiade finally glanced at Dou Zhang's memorial in a hurry, his expression was slightly concentrated, he looked at Dou Zhang and asked: "Is it true?"

Dou Zhang hastily replied: "Your Majesty, I dare not be careless because I am envoys to the royal family. After receiving the news, I ordered someone to go and check in person. The army of Suzhong County King and Jia Ying is indeed stationed in Shanyin. , but the people of the Embroidery Guards can't get close, Suzhong County King has led troops to block all the roads leading to Shanyin, Prince Beijing and Governor Wang have also issued military orders, and the army going north will detour through Shanyin."

"How is Yang You?" Jiade asked in a deep voice.

"So far, the king of Suzhong County has not suffered from illness." Dou Zhang replied.

"Shui Rong and Wang Ziteng are so bold, they dare to hide this kind of thing from the court! And Jia Ying, who didn't mention it in the memorial to me! And that bastard Yang You, who does he think he is, Whether you have three heads, six arms or nine lives, you actually joined forces with Jia Ying to hide it from me."

A trace of anger flashed on Jia De's face, but there was a trace of worry in his words.

"Order, this matter should not be publicized, especially if it cannot be passed on to the concubine and disturb her old man."

"The minister obeys the order."

"Your Majesty, what happened?"

Fu Donglai asked with doubts on his face.

After a moment of silence, Jia De said to everyone: "Smallpox appeared in the Yin of the mountains, and some soldiers in Jia Ying and Yang You's army were infected with the plague."

Then, he asked Dai Quan to show the memorial to everyone.

After everyone looked at it, Jia Defu said again: "Decree to Shui Rong and Wang Ziteng, let them report the situation of Shanyin truthfully. In addition, send the imperial doctor from the imperial hospital to Shanyin, and... I will bring it back."

Jia Fu.

Xu was overly worried. After receiving the news that Jia Ying was safe and sound, Daiyu's tense heart relaxed, and she fell ill immediately.

Daiyu, who is in a daze, has just rested after taking herbal diet under the service of her maid Zijuan at noon.

Zijuan just turned around and left the door, and then heard Daiyu's exclamation in the room, and hurried in.

I saw Daiyu lying on the bed, the corners of her mouth were tinged with red, there were bloodstains faintly visible on the ground, and she whispered softly: "Second Brother Ying."

"Girl, what's the matter with you?" Zijuan panicked immediately, and hurried forward to help Daiyu lie down, and said to Xueyan behind her: "Quickly go and inform the old lady."

On the other side, Li Wan was working as a female worker, but he felt palpitations for no reason. The embroidery needle pricked his finger, and the blood dripped on the plain white gauze and turned into a blood-colored plum blossom.

At the head office of Yunji, Qi Sixian, who was sorting out the account books, became agitated for no reason, the thick ink from the tip of the pen dripped, soiling the account books that had just been sorted out, but without knowing it, he couldn't help but look towards the west.

The two Baochun and Lvrong who have been staying in Yunji for the past few days also have dull eyes and dazed faces, looking into the distance, as if something disturbing is happening to them.

In the camp of the Hunan Army outside Shanyin City.

Jia Ying still didn't wake up from the lethargy.

In just half a day, Jia Ying's body was already covered with dense rashes, which gradually spread from the limbs to the chest.

Chang Zhenling wiped Jia Ying's body with boiled water from wormwood and cohosh root. The rash that appeared last night had already begun to fester, and Jia Ying's fever seemed to be a little worse.

The soldiers of the Lixiang Army Camp are used to Jia Ying patrolling the camp on time every day, but today the sun has passed three poles, but the figure of their own general is nowhere to be seen, and they are at a loss for a while.

The camp where Jia Ying was located, [-] meters away from the big tent of the Chinese army, suddenly became a restricted area. The soldiers didn't know what happened, so they walked out of the tent and surrounded them.

Yang You rushed over as soon as he received the news, but was blocked by Mu Enci from the gate of the camp.

"Mu Enci, you are committing the following crimes. Believe it or not, even if I behead you, Jia Ying has nothing to say! Quickly open the gate of the camp and let me in." Yang You didn't know how many times he threatened the other party.

But Mu Enci, who was guarding inside the gate in armor, looked calm and remained unmoved.

"My lord, even if you kill the last general today, you will never even think about stepping into the gate of the camp."

(End of this chapter)