As Xiao Yu expected, it was indeed good. After the palace heard the emperor's wedding, Liang Jingzhong was filled with people's hearts.
At that time, the emperor had no customization for the selection of the harem. Most of the Caipin girls in the palace were selected by the inner court in the capital area to select the innocent women from the good family background in the capital area. Most of the more important queens, concubines, Jieyu, etc. were recommended by the emperor's aunts and sisters.
Yao Ji's elder aunt, Princess Anyang, had long passed away. Her sister Princess Rongshou had not yet opened a house and lived in the palace. The work of pimping the emperor fell on her cousins.
It is said that he is a cousin, but his blood relationship is far away. Most of them are cousins of Guangzong, and the most respected one is the eldest princess of the Song Kingdom and the grandmother of the little emperor.
Yao Ji saw her entering the palace tremblingly, walked slowly to her, and then trembled and bowed. She quickly asked someone to stop her: Grandma, please don’t be too polite, Duan Hongyuan, give her a seat.
The eldest princess of the Song Kingdom looked relieved: The saint has grown up, it’s time for our family to grow up.
Yao Ji felt guilty and could only smile with a stiff face. She saw the eldest princess of Song State taking out a round of lists: These are ladies in the capital. I have seen them for the saints. They all look good and have a good temperament. The saints can see which ones they like.If you like them all, no one will say anything if you accept them all.
But she was not afraid of what others said, but she couldn't bear it. Yao Ji was in tears and she had to take the roster and read it.
It turns out that there are all ladies from famous families, among which half of them are girls from noble families, and there are many young ladies from noble families. This is natural. The noble families want to be the emperor's father-in-law, and the nobles also want to Ah, but they can't watch them eat meat. We can't even drink a sip of soup.
This was unexpected by Yao Ji. She thought that the nobles under Xiao Yu's control should not get involved in this matter.
Xiao Yu said: The power is moving, how can I stop someone from taking the position of Queen Xiao Xiang?Besides, even if you can't become the queen, you may not have the chance to become the queen mother.
Yao Ji could only sigh all day long, and when she heard that a princess asked to enter the palace, her eyelids would jump around.
This kind of excuse is naturally not a solution. It is rare that she got angry and gave out all the princesses who came to the palace to sell ladies, and sent out an oral message. After this wedding, I only want to belong to the three daughters of Duke Qi, so the rest need not mention it.
Now the court and the people were in a state of great revelation. Let’s not mention that the position of the queen fell into the Duke of Qi. What does the emperor convey to this?
You should know that the aristocratic families are willing to send their daughters to the palace, which is actually a signal of making peace with the emperor. As long as the emperor is not stupid, he will naturally accept the young lady sent to the palace by the aristocratic families, but he will not do that.
For this reason, Cui Jun deliberately persuaded the young emperor during the lecture: Saint, this move may be inappropriate.Such a bright slap in the face will only cause dissatisfaction among the aristocratic families.
Yao Ji was indescribable and could only act like an unfathomable look: I know that, you don’t need to persuade her anymore.
So, is the saint going to the same path as the Regent?Chao Qian was puzzled. Was the emperor stupid?
But Xiao Qi has not fallen into anything good. Another Shangshu said, "The nobles have been jumping up and down for a while, but they have not achieved their wishes?"
You don’t understand, Zhang Jingan sneered, no one got his wish, it was the best for Xiao Qi, and there would be no one else between him and the saint.But this happened, the emperor aroused public anger, and Zhang Jingan couldn't help but wonder. Seeing that the emperor's daily words and deeds were not as lacking in political literacy, how could he do such a stupid thing this time?
Jiang Yong, who had been silent all the time, suddenly sneered: What's the point of walking to the black side with Xiao Qi? If the emperor is not good, then just change it to someone else. I think the King of Zhou is very suitable.King Zhou was Xiao Shen’s title.
When Cui Jun heard this, he couldn't bear it anymore and shouted sternly: Mr. Jiang, be careful of his words!
Jiang Yong smiled: Why should you take the tutor seriously? I'm just talking about jokes.
It was just that this was a joke. Everyone present knew that the destruction and establishment was a fatal matter, but the aristocratic family had done such things. Since they had the intention to destruction and establishment, everyone couldn't help but think about it secretly. Except for Cui Jun, who looked dull, they didn't know what they were thinking.
After everyone resigned, Zhang Jing'an kept Jiang Yong down: Mr. Jiang, what you said just now is serious?Seeing that Jiang Yong did not comment, he sighed slightly. Although the saint was inappropriate this time, it was not as good as he was about to be abolished.After all, he had seen the little emperor for the past few years, and the emperor had always treated him with courtesy, and he was still a little hesitant.
Jiang Yong said: Have you ever heard of the rumors in Beijing?
Zhang Jingan was stunned at first, and then reacted: Are you talking about... rumors that a saint is good at men's style?Could it be...
There may not be no reason for the groundlessness. A trace of coldness flashed between Jiang Yong's eyebrows. If the saint really had a relationship with Xiao Qi, with Xiao Qi's attitude of deeply hating the aristocratic family, if we didn't plan in advance, it would be too late.
Yao Ji naturally didn't know about this private secret conversation. The palace was busy preparing for the emperor's wedding, and it was a mess.
Yao Ji's feelings for this were extremely complicated. She had a secret talk with Duke Yuan Shou'an of Qi. Yuan Shou'an repeatedly promised: How could the little girl not want to be loyal to the saint?Besides, she entered the palace and became the queen. To be honest, she was a great honor to my Yuan family, and it was something she dared not even think about. This is the kindness of the saint.
Yao Ji could see that his words were from the bottom of her heart. I am afraid that most people in this era would think so. What else would you be dissatisfied with being a queen?
Even if you marry a real man, then a man may not respect her and love her. It is better to be rich and prosperous than to be prosperous.
She thinks that she has always tried to have a clear conscience in life and work. She has no selfishness, and sometimes lacks understanding and empathy for others.
As Xiao Yu said, if you are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish?
The arsenic of A and the honey of B were the ancients who did not deceive me.
She told Xiao Yu about her thoughts. Xiao Yu thought about it and suddenly asked: Then what if something is full of arsenic in the eyes of A and B, but you have to do it?
Yao Ji couldn't help but think of the choice that led to her breaking with Li Zheng in her previous life: I will swallow it myself.
You are not suitable to be an emperor, Yaoyao, Xiao Yu smiled. As the king, you must be kind, self-disciplined and diligent. You have done all these well, but the most important thing is that you cannot do it.
Am I not cruel enough?She whispered.
Knowing that those sacrifices are no choice, knowing that those harms are inevitable.
Before this, she had never realized so deeply that things in the world were always helpless.
Power was originally heavy and dirty. She sat in the highest seat in the world, but she felt like she was carrying cold shackles.
Jiang Yong was forced to retire due to illness, and the reasons for each school were related to Shen Qi.
Chen Qi was imprisoned for being imprisoned for foreigners, but Yao Ji checked the documents and found that the case was too strange at that time.
All the evidence was perfect, one by one, nailing Chen Qi to the pillar of shame that colluded with the enemy without any leakage.
Chen Qi was always known as a cruel person. He was born in poverty and was just a small official in Jingzhao for the first fifty years. Later, he soared into the sky and became the prime minister. Xiao Yu's voice was extremely dull. The aristocratic family was dissatisfied with him, and the nobles were also dissatisfied with him. But in order to reform, he had fierce measures and almost offended all the civil and military officials of the court. So when he was imprisoned, no one pleaded for him. The Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, and the Censorate were held for trial. He was convicted in just ten days. The charge was for treason for tyranny, so he beheaded and his clan was barbed.
But everyone knows that Chen Qi was wronged, including the late emperor.
But he had to die. He did not die. The whole court was attacked by people. When the contradictions were at its peak, one person had to bear all the stigma and sacrifice for the overall situation.
So Chen Qi died. Yao Ji only felt that her voice was floating and she didn't know where it was.
It's Ah, he's dead... Even if he doesn't have any mistakes, there is a faint smile on Xiao Yu's lips. This is the emperor, whether it's wise or stupid, no one is clean.
After that, more than a month later, the Imperial Heaven Supervision finally calculated the auspicious day of the emperor's wedding.
The time is set on June 13th. At that time, the royal family still follows the ancient rituals, but the emperor does not need to go there in person, including weddings.
On the eighth day of the fourth month, the envoy was sent to the Duke of Qi's palace to propose marriage. It was the thirteenth day of June. On that day, the capital was filled with people.
Liang Jingzhong lifted the curfew for the first time this day and built a huge Aoshan outside the forbidden city. At dusk, fireworks and firecrackers all over the sky exploded, and the fire trees and silver flowers were colorful.
A whole night of banquet was held in the palace. Those who could enter the palace to receive the banquet were the royal relatives and important officials. Xiao Yu was sitting in the first seat among the officials with several old princes because of his noble status. On the left was the King of Jin who had just recovered from a serious illness. The old man picked up a wine cup and drank a glass with Xiao Yu: The saint will be an adult from now on. I am happy. Come on, Qilang, drink another glass.
He held the wine cup and smiled beside his lips, but the smile seemed to be separated by a layer, with melancholy and falsehood.
The newcomer should have entered the bridal chamber now... King Jin murmured to himself. Before he finished speaking, Xiao Yu stood up next to him. King Jin was stunned, Qilang, where are you going?However, Xiao Yu's back had already disappeared into the noise and could not be seen.
At that time, the emperor had no customization for the selection of the harem. Most of the Caipin girls in the palace were selected by the inner court in the capital area to select the innocent women from the good family background in the capital area. Most of the more important queens, concubines, Jieyu, etc. were recommended by the emperor's aunts and sisters.
Yao Ji's elder aunt, Princess Anyang, had long passed away. Her sister Princess Rongshou had not yet opened a house and lived in the palace. The work of pimping the emperor fell on her cousins.
It is said that he is a cousin, but his blood relationship is far away. Most of them are cousins of Guangzong, and the most respected one is the eldest princess of the Song Kingdom and the grandmother of the little emperor.
Yao Ji saw her entering the palace tremblingly, walked slowly to her, and then trembled and bowed. She quickly asked someone to stop her: Grandma, please don’t be too polite, Duan Hongyuan, give her a seat.
The eldest princess of the Song Kingdom looked relieved: The saint has grown up, it’s time for our family to grow up.
Yao Ji felt guilty and could only smile with a stiff face. She saw the eldest princess of Song State taking out a round of lists: These are ladies in the capital. I have seen them for the saints. They all look good and have a good temperament. The saints can see which ones they like.If you like them all, no one will say anything if you accept them all.
But she was not afraid of what others said, but she couldn't bear it. Yao Ji was in tears and she had to take the roster and read it.
It turns out that there are all ladies from famous families, among which half of them are girls from noble families, and there are many young ladies from noble families. This is natural. The noble families want to be the emperor's father-in-law, and the nobles also want to Ah, but they can't watch them eat meat. We can't even drink a sip of soup.
This was unexpected by Yao Ji. She thought that the nobles under Xiao Yu's control should not get involved in this matter.
Xiao Yu said: The power is moving, how can I stop someone from taking the position of Queen Xiao Xiang?Besides, even if you can't become the queen, you may not have the chance to become the queen mother.
Yao Ji could only sigh all day long, and when she heard that a princess asked to enter the palace, her eyelids would jump around.
This kind of excuse is naturally not a solution. It is rare that she got angry and gave out all the princesses who came to the palace to sell ladies, and sent out an oral message. After this wedding, I only want to belong to the three daughters of Duke Qi, so the rest need not mention it.
Now the court and the people were in a state of great revelation. Let’s not mention that the position of the queen fell into the Duke of Qi. What does the emperor convey to this?
You should know that the aristocratic families are willing to send their daughters to the palace, which is actually a signal of making peace with the emperor. As long as the emperor is not stupid, he will naturally accept the young lady sent to the palace by the aristocratic families, but he will not do that.
For this reason, Cui Jun deliberately persuaded the young emperor during the lecture: Saint, this move may be inappropriate.Such a bright slap in the face will only cause dissatisfaction among the aristocratic families.
Yao Ji was indescribable and could only act like an unfathomable look: I know that, you don’t need to persuade her anymore.
So, is the saint going to the same path as the Regent?Chao Qian was puzzled. Was the emperor stupid?
But Xiao Qi has not fallen into anything good. Another Shangshu said, "The nobles have been jumping up and down for a while, but they have not achieved their wishes?"
You don’t understand, Zhang Jingan sneered, no one got his wish, it was the best for Xiao Qi, and there would be no one else between him and the saint.But this happened, the emperor aroused public anger, and Zhang Jingan couldn't help but wonder. Seeing that the emperor's daily words and deeds were not as lacking in political literacy, how could he do such a stupid thing this time?
Jiang Yong, who had been silent all the time, suddenly sneered: What's the point of walking to the black side with Xiao Qi? If the emperor is not good, then just change it to someone else. I think the King of Zhou is very suitable.King Zhou was Xiao Shen’s title.
When Cui Jun heard this, he couldn't bear it anymore and shouted sternly: Mr. Jiang, be careful of his words!
Jiang Yong smiled: Why should you take the tutor seriously? I'm just talking about jokes.
It was just that this was a joke. Everyone present knew that the destruction and establishment was a fatal matter, but the aristocratic family had done such things. Since they had the intention to destruction and establishment, everyone couldn't help but think about it secretly. Except for Cui Jun, who looked dull, they didn't know what they were thinking.
After everyone resigned, Zhang Jing'an kept Jiang Yong down: Mr. Jiang, what you said just now is serious?Seeing that Jiang Yong did not comment, he sighed slightly. Although the saint was inappropriate this time, it was not as good as he was about to be abolished.After all, he had seen the little emperor for the past few years, and the emperor had always treated him with courtesy, and he was still a little hesitant.
Jiang Yong said: Have you ever heard of the rumors in Beijing?
Zhang Jingan was stunned at first, and then reacted: Are you talking about... rumors that a saint is good at men's style?Could it be...
There may not be no reason for the groundlessness. A trace of coldness flashed between Jiang Yong's eyebrows. If the saint really had a relationship with Xiao Qi, with Xiao Qi's attitude of deeply hating the aristocratic family, if we didn't plan in advance, it would be too late.
Yao Ji naturally didn't know about this private secret conversation. The palace was busy preparing for the emperor's wedding, and it was a mess.
Yao Ji's feelings for this were extremely complicated. She had a secret talk with Duke Yuan Shou'an of Qi. Yuan Shou'an repeatedly promised: How could the little girl not want to be loyal to the saint?Besides, she entered the palace and became the queen. To be honest, she was a great honor to my Yuan family, and it was something she dared not even think about. This is the kindness of the saint.
Yao Ji could see that his words were from the bottom of her heart. I am afraid that most people in this era would think so. What else would you be dissatisfied with being a queen?
Even if you marry a real man, then a man may not respect her and love her. It is better to be rich and prosperous than to be prosperous.
She thinks that she has always tried to have a clear conscience in life and work. She has no selfishness, and sometimes lacks understanding and empathy for others.
As Xiao Yu said, if you are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish?
The arsenic of A and the honey of B were the ancients who did not deceive me.
She told Xiao Yu about her thoughts. Xiao Yu thought about it and suddenly asked: Then what if something is full of arsenic in the eyes of A and B, but you have to do it?
Yao Ji couldn't help but think of the choice that led to her breaking with Li Zheng in her previous life: I will swallow it myself.
You are not suitable to be an emperor, Yaoyao, Xiao Yu smiled. As the king, you must be kind, self-disciplined and diligent. You have done all these well, but the most important thing is that you cannot do it.
Am I not cruel enough?She whispered.
Knowing that those sacrifices are no choice, knowing that those harms are inevitable.
Before this, she had never realized so deeply that things in the world were always helpless.
Power was originally heavy and dirty. She sat in the highest seat in the world, but she felt like she was carrying cold shackles.
Jiang Yong was forced to retire due to illness, and the reasons for each school were related to Shen Qi.
Chen Qi was imprisoned for being imprisoned for foreigners, but Yao Ji checked the documents and found that the case was too strange at that time.
All the evidence was perfect, one by one, nailing Chen Qi to the pillar of shame that colluded with the enemy without any leakage.
Chen Qi was always known as a cruel person. He was born in poverty and was just a small official in Jingzhao for the first fifty years. Later, he soared into the sky and became the prime minister. Xiao Yu's voice was extremely dull. The aristocratic family was dissatisfied with him, and the nobles were also dissatisfied with him. But in order to reform, he had fierce measures and almost offended all the civil and military officials of the court. So when he was imprisoned, no one pleaded for him. The Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, and the Censorate were held for trial. He was convicted in just ten days. The charge was for treason for tyranny, so he beheaded and his clan was barbed.
But everyone knows that Chen Qi was wronged, including the late emperor.
But he had to die. He did not die. The whole court was attacked by people. When the contradictions were at its peak, one person had to bear all the stigma and sacrifice for the overall situation.
So Chen Qi died. Yao Ji only felt that her voice was floating and she didn't know where it was.
It's Ah, he's dead... Even if he doesn't have any mistakes, there is a faint smile on Xiao Yu's lips. This is the emperor, whether it's wise or stupid, no one is clean.
After that, more than a month later, the Imperial Heaven Supervision finally calculated the auspicious day of the emperor's wedding.
The time is set on June 13th. At that time, the royal family still follows the ancient rituals, but the emperor does not need to go there in person, including weddings.
On the eighth day of the fourth month, the envoy was sent to the Duke of Qi's palace to propose marriage. It was the thirteenth day of June. On that day, the capital was filled with people.
Liang Jingzhong lifted the curfew for the first time this day and built a huge Aoshan outside the forbidden city. At dusk, fireworks and firecrackers all over the sky exploded, and the fire trees and silver flowers were colorful.
A whole night of banquet was held in the palace. Those who could enter the palace to receive the banquet were the royal relatives and important officials. Xiao Yu was sitting in the first seat among the officials with several old princes because of his noble status. On the left was the King of Jin who had just recovered from a serious illness. The old man picked up a wine cup and drank a glass with Xiao Yu: The saint will be an adult from now on. I am happy. Come on, Qilang, drink another glass.
He held the wine cup and smiled beside his lips, but the smile seemed to be separated by a layer, with melancholy and falsehood.
The newcomer should have entered the bridal chamber now... King Jin murmured to himself. Before he finished speaking, Xiao Yu stood up next to him. King Jin was stunned, Qilang, where are you going?However, Xiao Yu's back had already disappeared into the noise and could not be seen.