Bachelor

Chapter 345 Entanglement ([-])

Qianqing palace warm pavilion.

Qian means heaven, and clear means thorough.

This is the head of the inner court and the daily living place of the emperor.From the literal meaning of Qianqing Palace, it means that the place where the emperor lived was as clear as the sky, and he did not do anything shady.

In fact, from Zhengde to Emperor Jiajing, two successive emperors did not like to live here on weekdays.There are many constraints in the inner court, and life is not comfortable.Therefore, Zhengde simply lived in the Leopard Room in Xiyuan, while Jiajing chose the Yuxixi Palace in Xiyuan. Tude was a carefree life.

Therefore, since becoming emperor, Jiajing really hasn't been here a few times in this serious emperor's palace.

Compared with the Abode of Yuxi Palace, this place is much more magnificent.It's a pity that the room is too big and there are too many rules, even the emperor feels a little restrained.

At this moment, finally, there are no eunuchs or maids in the Nuan Pavilion.

The earth dragon was burned in the room, which made it very warm, and the mouths of the two crane incense burners also exhaled refreshing sandalwood.But Jiajing has been taking elixir for a long time, and his body is much weirder than that of ordinary people.In the winter that just passed, he only wore a spacious Taoist robe, and he didn't feel cold.

At this moment, being burned by the earth dragon, Jiajing only felt a little sweat on his body.He was sitting on a chair, while Empress Chen was about to wash his feet with a basin of hot water.

"The five-watch star is still alive, so I walked slowly out of the mountain gate. Standing with my head raised to the east, I loosened my wide skirt. Taking a deep breath, I breathed straight into the dantian, and with my whole body exerted my divine power, the breath was as fast as the wind. First it was like an arrow, and then it was like a line. , it must be as cold as ice, but also as white as a chain." Jiajing's vest was hot and dry, but his spirit was extremely excited.Those who don't know the details must think that the Ninth Five-Year Lord of the Ming Dynasty, the Long Live Lord, has just taken an elixir.

Jiajing had just finished his meditation at this moment.Because Empress Chen performed well recently, the emperor was very happy, so he turned over her brand. Emperor Jiajing didn't remember the last time he was with the empress. However, time is meaningless to a person like him who is dedicated to cultivating Taoism. .In fact, he also believes that as long as he works so hard, the Dao of Longevity is not something too vain to touch.

Because the elixir that Jiajing took was very weird, and he couldn't arouse any interest in the affairs of the room after taking it, so he deliberately stopped taking the medicine for a day this time.

But ever since he entered Qianqing Palace, the emperor hadn't stopped talking, and what he said was all about cultivation.

Unexpectedly, the queen who used to be furious when she heard about the cultivation practice was surprisingly gentle today, and looked at the emperor adoringly without saying anything.

With such a good audience by his side, Emperor Jiajing felt very good, and he also wanted to show off in front of the queen.In this way, he continued to talk even more. After talking for more than an hour, he said that he was excited.

It's a pity that the queen was drowsy listening to it, but because she remembered Sun Dan's words, she had to act like she was listening with gusto.In fact, there was a great pain in my heart: Mr. Sun, Mr. Sun, you have to listen to the words of Long Live Lord patiently.But looking at the appearance of this dead man, he is talking nonsense, he is simply a lunatic, isn't this torturing me?

Hearing Jiajing recite such a formula, empress Chen's head was full of bees flying.But she still inserted a sentence in a timely manner: "Your Majesty, what you said just now seems to be the magic of the fairy family. I don't know when the magic is, and what is so magical about it? The concubine is not qualified enough, and I can't understand it. .”

This question scratched the emperor's itching spot, Jiajing laughed triumphantly, stretched out his hand to touch the empress's shoulder rarely, and said: "This formula is the method of sword immortality. of."

Empress Chen hurriedly said: "Sword Immortal, is it the kind of Hongxian, Yinniang, Kongkong'er from the Tang Dynasty?"

The emperor glanced at Empress Chen in surprise: "Unexpectedly, you also know the empress, yes, yes, yes, it is their kind of method. There are many schools of sword immortality, but no matter what school of sword immortal kung fu, it is all sword qi, yue Jing and Yuehua are combined together to achieve success. Sword Qi is also known as murderous Qi and Gang Qi. The Sword Immortal School has a set of ingenious kung fu for collecting and gathering sword Qi. Sai Jingyue Huahua is the two Qi of the sun, Taiyin..."

"It's started again..." Empress Chen heard it loudly, and on the surface she wanted to pretend to be fascinated, but she didn't dare to be distracted in her heart. When necessary, she would add a sentence of exclamation. His hard work is not enough for outsiders.

While sighing in his mouth, he took off the emperor's socks, and Ruyan was a pair of pale feet covered with dark red spots.

Empress Chen was startled, she quietly stretched out a finger and pressed on it, and it took a long time for the pressed recess to recover.

This was already an obvious symptom of mercury poisoning. Empress Chen's eyes were sore and she stopped unconsciously.

"What's the matter?" Sensing Empress Chen's strangeness, the emperor asked suddenly.

Empress Chen certainly didn't dare to say bad things about his practice in front of the emperor. After Sun Dan's words and orders during this period of time, she also knew that the emperor hated others to criticize his practice.

If you want to keep your queen position, you still need to say something against your will when necessary.

Empress Chen gritted her teeth, and said in her heart: Damn it, Lord Long Live has taken so many poisonous substances, I'm afraid this body won't last long.Logically, I should advise His Majesty.However, it was hard to get together with Long Live Lord today.If I refute his interest again today, I'm afraid he won't come to see me again.Once he falls out of favor, he doesn't know how Zhang Huhu will aspire to me.Come on, let it go, let it go, now Ben Gong still cares about himself first.

A smile appeared on the queen's face: "A few days ago, I heard from Mr. Sun that there are four elements in this practice: Dharma, spouse, wealth, and land. Long live Lord's practice is naturally the best method, and Wang Xianzhang is there to guide. This Dharma and couple are both equal. The Son of Heaven is so vast that there is no way to find any kind of elixir, and the whole palace is just a big cave. If Long Live cannot become a fairy, there will be no gods in this world."

Jiajing laughed: "The queen's knowledge has improved, and Sun Dan is indeed a good teacher. I let him come into the palace to be honest with you and Concubine Zhang. It seems that he is called right."

The queen smiled: "Long Live Lord is naturally wise."

She knelt on the ground to wash the emperor's feet, because it was spring and the house was hot, and the queen was dressed thinly.The emperor looked from top to bottom, only saw a section of pure white neck, and his heart moved: This queen is really good, why didn't I notice it before.

As soon as a thought is born, a flame is ignited in the heart.The emperor didn't care too much, he pulled his feet out of the footbath, stretched out his hands, and hugged Empress Chen to the couch.

The next thing is naturally a cloud and rain.

Empress Chen was very happy when the nine droughts met with rain.Although she is young, she has a long experience, if she doesn't understand those things.After careful calculation, today is a dangerous period, and it is a good day to conceive.

If he can successfully give birth to a prince, his position will be considered to be preserved.

And she will also have an upper hand in the battle of the harem.

Empress Chen was inexplicably grateful to Sun Dan in her heart, and thought that Sun Dan would have an exam tomorrow, but now she was in the hands of Concubine Zhang Guifei, and she was helpless.

Thinking of this, Empress Chen unconsciously sighed.

Emperor Jiajing looked at Empress Chen everywhere today, and when he heard the empress sigh, he couldn't help asking: "Why is the empress sighing? Is it because I was left out in the daytime? Your temper is sometimes a little anxious, and I have scolded you before." , do you mind?"

Empress Chen hurriedly said: "Thunderstorms, rain and dew are all God's blessings. Your Majesty blamed the concubine at the time because he cared for the concubine. When the concubine is sighing now, Mr. Sun will try it tomorrow, but at this moment he is still telling the story with Concubine Zhang. This Concubine Zhang's sister is really real, she only cares about her own pleasure, but she doesn't think about Mr. Sun." Since the emperor asked this, Empress Chen took advantage of the opportunity to say good things about Sun Dan, to see if she could help Sun Dan get out of trouble.

Ever since receiving Sun Dan's assistance, Empress Chen has relied on a great god behind her back.During this period of time, under Sun Dan's instruction, the entire Shanxi merchants secretly worked hard and sent a lot of money to Empress Chen for political donations.With a huge amount of capital at her disposal, Empress Chen has been running things smoothly recently, and has attracted a large number of people in the palace.

In comparison, the little money Zhang Guifei gathered in the casino was nothing compared to the old Xi'er.Although Huang Jin also has money, it's a pity that the Lu family bank has the emperor's shares, and every penny is clearly paid out, so there is no way to use it.

Therefore, up to now in this harem battle, Concubine Zhang Guifei Huang Jin and the others have faintly lost the wind.

Everything that Sun Dan encountered in Yuhuayuan was reported to Empress Chen long ago, which made the mother of the Ming Dynasty jump her feet in anxiety.Sun Dan is in the midst of her future plans. If he wins Jinshi, he will enter the cabinet in the future.Whether it is empress Chen's future prince competing for the crown prince, or she wants to keep the queen's position, there is always a little more confidence in having a cabinet minister to help speak.

Besides, Empress Chen has a kind of blind admiration for Sun Dan. In her opinion, nothing is difficult in the world. As long as Sun Dan is willing to take action, everything can be easily solved.

Sun Danzhong's Jinshi step is the core political interest of the entire Empress Chen system, and there must be no twists and turns.

"Hehe, so that's what happened, I know." The emperor smiled: "Queen, it's already late at night, so don't worry about this matter, Concubine Zhang is sensible. She just finished her confinement, and she's not in a good mood recently. I feel sorry for her, she likes to listen to stories, so I just let Sun Dan tell her. Well, if I guessed correctly, when Sun Dan finishes telling the story of his princess, it will be Maoshi, and I should be able to catch up Examination room. If it really doesn’t work, I’ll just ask someone to send him into the examination room on a horse, and it won’t delay him.”

As soon as Empress Chen heard this, the anger in her heart was ignited, and she thought: When it comes to Mao?Mr. Sun is still preparing for the exam. Is this tormenting him so that he has no time to study his homework?

If it was the former Empress Chen, I'm afraid she would have given the emperor a cold face long ago.

But now Empress Chen has learned "Zhuangzi" from Sun Dan for so long, her mind is much deeper than before, and she can hold her breath.

She suddenly remembered what Sun Dan said before about how to contact the emperor, so she had to suppress her dissatisfaction.Putting on a mournful expression, he just stared at Jiajing.

Jiajing felt a little uncomfortable being watched by her, and finally couldn't help laughing: "Well, the queen has really changed now... In fact, Sun Dan has also changed now, and he has become much more cunning than before, and he refuses to accept it. Let me tell the truth. That day in the Royal Garden, look at his appearance, can I not be angry? Let him suffer a little bit from Concubine Zhang, or frustrate his spirit. It is his that I have a crush on. Talent and learning, as for whether he can become my cabinet minister in the future, it doesn't really matter. If he fails the Jinshi examination, although I can't make him a cabinet minister, it is still possible to allow him to be a governor or something."

"It turns out that His Majesty is still angry about something." The queen suddenly realized, and was also secretly startled.She also didn't expect the emperor to hold grudges so much, not only dismissed Sun Dan from the position of senior in Neishutang, but also didn't want to give him a Jinshi title.Thinking about it, if Concubine Zhang Gui dared to do this, she should also have the emperor's acquiescence.

The Queen hurriedly said: "Actually, Your Majesty has wrongly blamed Mr. Sun. It's not that Mr. Sun has found a way to relieve His Majesty's worries, but it's just that the time is not up, so it's inconvenient to say."

As soon as the queen said these words, the emperor immediately said "Hey!", sat up on the bed, and stared at Queen Chen sharply: "What can he do, how do you know, timing, what timing?"

Emperor Jiajing's bare chest was covered with small red spots, which made Empress Chen frightened for a while.

She hurriedly replied: "After that day, Mr. Sun told his concubines about the method, for fear that His Majesty might misunderstand him. Mr. Sun said that this method should not be announced until the examination begins, and it cannot be announced in advance, otherwise it will not be announced." Spirited."

"Say." The emperor shouted in a deep voice.

Empress Chen told the emperor exactly what Sun Dan had discussed with herself that day about accepting the queen mother to Beijing, and said: "All the ministers in the court are opposed to honoring the king and his old man for Xingxian. There will be no results after discussing for 100 years. It is necessary to find another loyal person to speak out for the country and His Majesty, and the Xinke Scholars are the most suitable candidates. To pick up the Queen Mother to Beijing, if the ministers block you, you will not be able to enter the palace , will inevitably arouse the righteous indignation of the people of the world. In this way, the truth is on His Majesty's side."

Jiajing listened to what Empress Chen said, thought for a while, and suddenly shouted: "Okay, good idea. Sun Dan, Sun Dan, you really didn't disappoint me. I didn't expect you to keep such a word. Wushuang national scholar, really Peerless national scholar. My father and son can finally be reunited... what a great way!"

After saying all this, Empress Chen hurriedly knelt down in front of Emperor Jiajing and kowtowed, weeping and said: "Your Majesty, there is a good idea of ​​Mr. Sun, but the ministers and concubines did not report it. The old man sighed and sighed, worried for so long. The concubine saw that your majesty didn't think about tea and food, and I persuaded him to lose weight. The concubine... the concubine was so distressed that he couldn't sleep. This is the crime of the concubine, please take it seriously punishment."

Jiajing was so happy that tears were about to fall, he hurriedly helped the queen up: "Queen, you have done a great service for me, what is your crime, it is too late for me to reward you! Sun Dan is right, I am too anxious , if I heard his idea at that time, I'm afraid I can't help but invite the Queen Mother to Beijing, which would be a bad thing."

After finishing speaking, the emperor didn't stay on the bed anymore, just jumped off the bed with bare feet, and shouted to the outside: "Which eunuch is on duty today?"

An old eunuch in his 50s came in hastily and knelt on the ground: "Long Live Lord, Ruan Dayue, Minister of Rituals, is on duty today."

Emperor: "Okay, Ruan Dayue, I know you well, and your writing style is very good. Immediately draw up an order, and say that I will take the Queen Mother to Beijing to serve you."

"Yes." The eunuch named Ruan Dayue immediately walked to the case, picked up a pen, quickly wrote a memorial and submitted it.

The emperor looked it over, picked up a pen and wrote the word "Zhun", and shouted: "Go to Shangbao Bureau immediately, let them use the seal, and send it to Anlu urgently overnight for [-] miles, so that the queen mother can come to the capital. Order the local officials to follow the queen mother's etiquette along the way." Welcome, by the way, please don't delay, Queen Mother, and must come to the capital within a month."

"Yes." Seeing the seriousness of the emperor's expression, the old eunuch did not dare to stay, and hurriedly retreated in favor of the governor.

"Your Majesty." Empress Chen called out from the bed.

The emperor felt refreshed: "Queen, I'm here right now."

The queen gave the emperor a resentful look: "Your Majesty, Mr. Sun..."

"Haha, I know. Mr. Sun has made such a great contribution, how could I ruin his future, and I have to give him a good end."

While talking, he yelled: "Come on, go to the Imperial Garden and spread my word of mouth, let Sun Dan go home, don't boil the eagle there. Just say, I let him rest quietly, take the exam tomorrow, and give him I will pass the Jinshi examination."

Empress Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and kept thinking "Amitabha, Mr. Sun is finally saved!"

At this moment, in the imperial garden, Sun Dan didn't know that the ceremony would officially kick off from tonight.

With the start of the general examination and the entry of the Empress Dowager to Beijing, this major event that disrupted the entire court situation will change the political situation of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Now Sun Dan is very proud, he spouts a lot of words, spraying sentences at Concubine Zhang Gui and Zhang Qiangwei like a machine gun.

It was really late, and Sun Dan tormented him all night again. The whole imperial garden was so tired that many people fell asleep while standing, and then woke up with Sun Dan's exclamation.

This included Zhang Qiangwei. At this time, Sun Dan just yelled: "Your Majesty, do you remember Xia Yuhe by the Daming Lake?"

She trembled and her body trembled: "Remember what, remember what?" There was a hint of crying in her voice.

Concubine Zhang Gui was also woken up by Sun Dan, and when she saw Zhang Qiangwei asking, she said angrily, "What's your name, you're not in good shape."

Zhang Qiangwei said again and again: "Yes, yes, ma'am, I seem to be sick."

Concubine Zhang Gui also felt unwell and was so flustered that she wanted to vomit.

At this time, an eunuch ran in: "Your Majesty has an order to order Sun Dan to go home immediately and prepare for the exam."

"My minister, Sun Dan, took the decree." Sun Dan thanked Zhang happily, and then said to Concubine Zhang with a face of reluctance: "Your Majesty, I still have two episodes to tell, or I will leave after I finish speaking? Swallow today..."

Zhang Qiangwei screamed: "Stop talking, I feel like throwing up when I hear the word "Little Swallow."

Concubine Zhang Gui also had a nervous breakdown: "Stop talking."

(End of this chapter)