Chapter 1660 Ren Zijuan Palace Storm (1)
Feng Ziying kept seeing You Shilu passing by her, and then Feng Ziying realized that there seemed to be some military generals summoned by the emperor.
You Shigong probably doesn't have time to come here at this time. There are changes in the Chahar people outside the border wall. As the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, he will either sit in the Santun camp, or go to the front line of the Miyun defenders to experience the battle most intuitively. of urgency.
Thinking of Xuanfu Town to the west, Feng Ziying's scalp also felt numb. From Qi Yongtai's vague words, he could sense that the court, or the princes in the court seemed to have some kind of tacit understanding with the emperor, and were ready to solve certain problems in one fell swoop. However, Prince Yoshitaka has tolerated it for so many years. If he really wanted to take action at this time, how could he be so reckless and abrupt?
If you don’t have a complete plan, how dare you risk the world’s disapproval at this time when you know everyone is very sensitive?
Because of this, Feng Ziying felt that everyone might have a perfect plan to solve the problem. He had already calculated the opponent's back-up moves and even the trump card. As long as the opponent caught up with him, he felt that they were either cicadas or, at best, praying mantises. It was an oriole, but I didn't expect that it might also be a hunter.
Of course, this is just wishful thinking, and there may be other preparations. Everyone is staring at each other intently, preparing to launch their own fatal move at the last moment, or come up with their own countermeasures.
The autumn scenery of Tiewang Mountain is charming. It has been a long time since Feng Ziying went deep into the meadow at the foot of the mountain to feel the autumn mood.
The weather is getting a little chilly, but wearing a jacket is just right. The gentle mountain breeze is not too strong, and it has a bit of the unique coolness of the mountains on your face, even with the fragrance of twigs.
Tiewang Mountain's wood is world-famous, but as wood is increasingly sought after as a longevity material, felling of the wood in this area of Tiewang Mountain has been banned and has become a reserve material for longevity materials exclusively for royal family members.
Feng Ziying is not a botanist, but she has seen this tree. She can't tell whether it existed in modern times. However, the grain of this tree is like betel nut, and the smell is like sandalwood and musk. When struck with her fingers, the sound is like gold and jade. Such materials are really rare.
It turns out that Qiang trees are all over the mountains and plains in this iron net mountain. However, since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, the royal family and clan members have used Qiang wood as longevity material. Later, it developed to the point where princes and officials of fourth rank and above all use Qiang wood as longevity material. This led to the formation of this line of Qiang wood. All the trees were cut down, and the Ministry of Etiquette of the imperial court had to issue an order prohibiting ordinary people from using the wood as longevity wood, otherwise it would be a violation of the regulations, and the Tienwang Mountain side was closed for protection.
The book "Dream of Red Mansions" also mentions that Prince Yi Zhong's Qiaomu longevity wood was bought by Xue Pan and given to Jia Zhen for use after Qin Keqing's death. It is difficult to buy for a lot of money, which shows that Qiaomu longevity wood is highly sought after.
However, it is not clear to Feng Ziying whether Xue Pan bought longevity materials from Prince Yi Zhong in this time and space, but Qin Keqing is still alive and kicking, and even intentionally or unintentionally wants to get involved with him. Obviously, his arrival should have been the butterfly wings. It set off a storm and changed this period of history. It is not even known whether Prince Yoshitaka's ending will change because of him.
Feng Ziying was lost in thought for a while, and she didn't wake up until she was in front of the palace gate.
"Sir, your entourage can only stay in the outer courtyard of the palace. There is a resting place for your entourage here. It's up to you whether you want to take a rest or just..."
Zhou Peisheng was very polite, but Feng Ziying did not dare to be presumptuous, "Eunuch Zhou, look what you said, how dare a minister to delay when the emperor summons him? Let's go, don't let the emperor wait for his ministers, that is against the rules. "
Let Wu Yaoqing and others stay in the outer courtyard, and Feng Ziying entered the inner palace of the palace. There should be flag bearers guarding here, but the palace area is very large. Feng Ziying is not sure about the internal layout here, but the main entrance and the east and west entrances are about the same size. The carriage, The cavalry can enter at will, but of course no one except the emperor dares to do so.
Wearing a ring, Feng Ziying looked at a group of women coming out of the side door of the inner palace. Feng Ziying quickly lowered her head, but without thinking, the other party stopped.
"Ziying?" Feng Ziying was stunned and could only raise her head, only to see a middle-aged woman in palace attire coming, "I thought I was wrong, but I didn't expect it was really you? Brother Huang Have you also been summoned?"
She was Princess Yong'an, Wei Ruolan's mother. Feng Ziying had met her several times, but she didn't recognize the young woman next to her. However, just at a glance, he could tell from the young woman's attire that she must be a concubine in the palace, and her taste was quite good. high.
"I've met the eldest princess." Feng Ziying raised her hand in a polite manner. As a civil servant, no matter whether he is facing a princess or a concubine in the palace, he does not need to kneel down to salute. A long bow is in line with the rules, even like an important minister of third rank or above, with seniority The older ones don't even bother to bow, just nod. This is the status of a civil servant in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"Well, Ruolan is also in the palace. If you have time, you can also sit together." Princess Yong'an smiled slightly, tilted her head and said: "Your Majesty, this one is the youngest scholar in my great Zhou Dynasty. The leader - Xiao Fengxiuzhuan Feng Keng, is now the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, and the Emperor values him very much. No, even when he comes to Tiewang Mountain, he has to come specially to summon him. He is not a court official, but..."
Your Majesty, Feng Ziying raised her lowered eyelids slightly and looked over. What a stunning woman!
This is a very eye-catching woman who always draws attention to her most beautiful parts.
“Master Feng, this is Concubine Xi.” Zhou Peisheng, who was holding a whisk and lowering his head, introduced in a low voice.
Concubine Xi? Feng Ziying didn't react for a moment, where was Concubine Xi? But seeing Zhou Peisheng's cautious look, he realized, isn't this Concubine Guo? Concubine Guo was given the title "Xi", so ordinary people would naturally call her Concubine Xi.
According to the regulations of the Great Zhou court, in addition to the queen, there are also imperial concubines. Currently there is only one, that is Xu Junru, and there are many other concubines.
But there are also levels of concubines. The single-character concubine is the most noble. For example, Concubine Xi Guo Qinyun, and Concubine Su and Concubine Mei are all single-character concubines.
Feng Ziying did not know the name of Concubine Guo, but Jia Yuanchun mentioned it inadvertently, which is enough to show how cold or even discordant the relationship between these noble concubines was.
The next ones are the two-character imperial concubines, such as Jia Yuanchun, the virtuous concubine. Zhou, Zheng, Wu and others who were conferred concubines with Jia Yuanchun are all double-character imperial concubines. In fact, this is a kind of moral favor from Emperor Yonglong. , is also a comfort to these women who are in their youth but have to stay in the palace.
“Feng Keng has met Concubine Xi.” Feng Ziying’s thoughts were racing and she cupped her hands calmly.
Does Princess Yongan have a high opinion of Prince Gong? Are they preparing to take sides, or have they accidentally bumped into each other?
"Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan, I have admired you for a long time. I just got to see you today. It's fate." Concubine Guo's eyes are bright, her eyebrows are slightly raised, her lips are lightly bloomed, and her voice is like the crisp call of an oriole, which is particularly sweet and pleasant, making people feel sad. Can't help but tremble.
To Feng Ziying, she really feels a bit like a voice actor who graduated from Beijing Broadcasting Institute. This alone is enough to make countless men bow.
She didn’t expect to meet him here, and he was summoned by the emperor.
As Princess Yong'an said, the emperor only summoned the ministers of the cabinet, the Ministers of the Six Ministries, and the censors of the Duchayuan. Other local officials were not included in the summons. Even Wu Daonan, the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, followed early. We came here just to discuss poetry and prose, and the emperor did not even ask about his selection of a heir apparent.
On the other hand, Feng Ziying, the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, was specially recruited. Obviously, he had an extraordinary importance in the emperor's mind, and he was to prepare his advisers.
Thinking that Mei Yuexi's son, King Lu Zhang Su, was studying in Qingtan Academy, but her own son had not yet been able to enter the academy, Concubine Guo became more and more anxious.
“Concubine Xi’s words are serious. Feng Keng can’t stand up to such folk rumors. She just asked the emperor Hongfu to do something he should do.” Feng Ziying said calmly.
"Oh, that's not a rumor, but a great compliment." Concubine Guo moved lightly, "The youngest editor of the Hanlin Academy in decades, the youngest Jinshi and Shujishi, the strategy of opening up the sea has greatly benefited the north and the south. , Ningxia suppressed the rebellion and subdued the western border, Yongping defeated the enemy and stabilized the capital, and the people inside and outside the capital were all sighing and praising. When the storytellers in the teahouse and wine shop talked about Master Feng's deeds, their ears were full of wine, and even the people who had never been dissatisfied Yang Wenruo and Huang Zhenchang are both in awe of each other, let alone Lian Junyu, can there be any lies?"
Feng Ziying couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. That's all the words she said before. It was probably just the introduction from a caring person around her. She couldn't afford to be the commander of the Western Frontier. She said that her father was not much better, but this Concubine Guo actually Is it possible that the Jinshi scholars in this subject in the fifth year of Yonglong were so familiar with each other that they even knew their characters like the back of their hands?
This alone is enough to show that this Concubine Guo is not willing to submit to others.
But having said that, if you have a son, who wouldn’t want to give it a try? Should they just watch Prince Lu succeed in seizing the heir apparent?
How can this be?
Even a childless concubine like Jia Yuanchun wants to take sides in this drama of seizing the heirloom to benefit the family, let alone such extremely competitive concubines?
I don’t know why the emperor brought all these concubines when he came to the hunting palace. Is it because he was worried that if they stayed in the palace, they would be easily confused and cause trouble?
"Concubine Xi is over-praised." Feng Ziying still maintained her indifferent attitude, "If you eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor, you should naturally share your worries for the emperor. It is just a matter of personal responsibility and cannot deserve such ridiculous praise."
(End of this chapter)