Fight the Giants

  Chapter 149 Checks and Balances

   "Mother, have you brought the things I asked you to bring?"

   Concubine Zhang is dressed in a luxurious and elegant manner today, showing the demeanor of a royal concubine in every gesture. She is no longer a concubine with a low status in the old Yan Palace.

  Even though Mrs. Wang had entered the palace several times, she was still taken aback. On the face of the imperial concubine, there is no trace of the little daughter's charming and playful past.

   Concentrated, he took out the wide sleeve of the royal uniform, and as soon as he took it out, the imperial concubine quickly snatched it away.

  Just as he was about to open it, Mrs. Wang held it down.

   "Hide quickly."

  Concubine Zhang didn't take it seriously: "It's okay, I won't announce them to come in, whoever dares to come in."

  Now she is already a noble concubine in this palace city, only one level lower than the empress. No one dared to listen to her orders.

   "No matter what, you have to be more cautious." There are many eyes and ears in the palace. If someone finds out the things that come in from outside the palace, neither the Xincheng Hou Mansion nor the imperial concubine will be able to please them.

   "Understood." Zhang Guifei responded indifferently, and asked again: "Mother, is this effective?"

   "I heard that there are quite a few people who got pregnant after using it." Wang Shi said and frowned, "Your Majesty, why are you in such a hurry."

   "Mother, you don't understand. The childless concubines of the Wei Dynasty are going to be buried. I don't want to fall to that point."

   It turned out that I was worried about this. Wang breathed a sigh of relief: "We are the family of Xunchen, even if you have no children, you will not fall to that point."

  My man died to save Emperor Yongkang, so he will not deny this kindness.

  Concubine Zhang twitched her mouth: "Then who knows, the final list is not the sentence above."

   "The queen's reputation is quite good, there are many praises outside..."

   Before Wang could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Concubine Zhang.

"She has a good reputation? She gave birth to three sons and four daughters in nine years, and until she could no longer have children, His Majesty only had a concubine, whose birth mother was unknown. What a joke, in such a huge palace, the birth mother is unknown? Later, there was another concubine , that **** died inexplicably in less than a month..."

   "Shut up!" Wang yelled sharply.

   Looked around in the palace in a panic, then turned cold and stern, and shouted in a low voice: "This is not Yan Wangfu, this is the palace!"

   "This is my Zhongcui Palace, not Kunning Palace."

   "You still talk!" Wang's heart was exhausted immediately.

   With this state of being a concubine in Yan Wang's mansion, relying on her mother's family, she can still save her life. If she is so open-minded in the palace, she might not know how she died.

  Concubine Zhang Gui snorted, unable to listen.

"She is virtuous? 'Help me in difficulties, and work together to found the country'? Hey, she is a general and a tiger girl. Not only did she issue orders in the Yan Palace before, but now she reads scriptures with His Majesty and learns about political affairs... since the one whose birth mother is unknown and the one who died young , ten years, the Yan Palace has never heard the cry of a child. Is she virtuous?"

   Concubine Zhang sneered.

  Ms. Wang supported her forehead: "Your Majesty, you are so outspoken..."

  Concubine Zhang Guifei didn't want to hear it, so she interrupted: "Mother!"

   Seeing the disapproval on Wang's face, a little sadness suddenly surged in his heart.

"In Prince Yan's mansion, I was a concubine with a low status. Now that my father and elder brother have made great contributions, I have been conferred the title of noble concubine. I can't speak freely? Mother wants me to be a mute and trapped to death in this palace wall? Can't you even say a few words of sympathy to your own mother?"

   After Zhang Guifei yelled a few words, tears filled her eyes.

  Everyone thought that being a noble concubine in the palace would have a high status and high status, and enjoy blessings that others cannot enjoy, but who knows the pain of guarding a lonely lamp every night. If she had to do it all over again, she would rather not have this kind of blessing.

   A few words caused Wang's eyes to turn red. He came over and hugged her gently.

   comforted her ear: "Maybe it's because His Majesty is not masculine enough."

   Concubine Zhang pushed her away: "Then why is Dudu so masculine to her? Seven children were born in nine years!"

"Shut up!"

   "Mother, many women have entered the palace. I heard that the one surnamed Wang is about to be promoted to a noble concubine. She is young and beautiful, and His Majesty likes her very much. Even the queen asked her to help with the affairs of the harem..."

   "Mother, I am the noble concubine! I made it through with great difficulty, do you want me to be trapped in this palace until I die of old age?"

  Concubine Zhang Guifei looked a little dazed, her eyes were out of focus.

   "If you don't have His Majesty's favor, at least you have to have a child by your side...Maybe in the future I can go to seal the country with my child and live a few days of freedom...Mother, I want to try."

   Seeing the imperial concubine looking up at her, Mrs. Wang looked helpless and sad, her heart twisted into a ball in an instant, and she almost wanted to cry.

  I regretted why I sent her to Yan Wangfu in the first place.

  The mother and daughter wept in front of the huge palace.

   On the other side, Mu Yan returned to the mansion.

   Lock yourself in the study.

  He chose the gift for the queen with great care. He wanted to express to the queen the duty of the Xiping Hou Mansion as a courtier, loyal to the Wei Dynasty like his grandfather, and devoted himself to the Wei Dynasty to the last moment.

  But he never expected that Emperor Yongkang would give him a title, and even grant him a fourth-rank idle position, which would allow him to receive the imperial salary.

  I wonder how his dear father will react when he finds out.

   "Master."

  Li Yikaner called outside several times before Mu Yan said "Come in."

   "Master, it's time for dinner."

   "Leave it alone."

   Li Yikan and Er Jian looked at each other: "Master, you should be happy, now you also have a salary, and the annual salary is two hundred and seventy shi. Monthly salary..."

  How much is it? Kan Er tilted his head and counted, it seems to be twenty-two, twenty-three stones?

  Mu Yan glanced at the two of them: "How much money do you two have?"

   "It was ten taels before, but my wife mentioned fifteen taels a few days ago." Happy. Ma'am is very kind. Kanji was in a good mood.

   "Master's monthly salary is about the same as the two of you, are you two very happy?"

  Mu Yan's voice was cold: "Madam's words don't count!"

ah? Kanji was stunned.

After regaining his senses, he rushed over and grabbed Mu Yan's thigh: "Young master, good young master, please do me a favor, we are going to say goodbye in two years, why don't you save some money? How many taels are we, aren't we?"

   did not see. I can't get the point out of my words. Leave a caress.

  Mu Yan was indifferent.

  Kan Er was in a hurry, the young master was going to deduct his monthly silver again. Hurry up and give Li a wink, you have a part too! Don't patronize to watch the excitement, hurry up and help talk.

  Li took a look at him and turned his head: "Master, this is a good thing. You see, it might be caused by our present gift this time. Otherwise, there would be no two hundred and seventy stones."

   It means that the gift is worth it.

  Kan Er's eyes lit up, and he quickly got up: "Yes, young master, don't think it's too little, the salary of the fourth grade! It's better than nothing. It hasn't been there before, is it?"

  Mu Yan rolled his eyes at him, would he be too little? How dare he think too little!

   After a while, his expression became serious again: "Your Majesty is playing checks and balances."

  Li Yikan Er also put away his hippie smile: "Would Yunnan think that the young master has voted for His Majesty?"

   "In this way, Yunnan will probably block the news from the young master."

   "If Master Hou has taken precautions against the young master, and the young master is caught in the middle, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult."

  Mu Yan twitched the corner of his mouth: "Under the whole world, is it the land of the king? My Mu family in Yunnan is nothing more than a king's minister. Only by seeing the situation clearly can we last for a long time."

   "Then, do you want someone to go to Yunnan?"

   "Gan San is still in Yunnan, and someone sent him a letter, telling him to tell everyone, keep an eye on the southwest, and be more concealed."

"yes."

   After talking about the business, Kan Er confirmed and confirmed again, his monthly money is still as his wife said? right?

  Mu Yan ignored him.

   But he knew that the young master agreed.

   My heart was full of joy: "Young master, today's post-closing ceremony, the capital does not have a curfew, I heard that it is very lively, do you want to go out for a walk?"

   Speaking of the sacrificial burial system in the early Ming and early dynasties, there are two particularly confusing examples.

   One is Zhu Di's concubine Wu. Although this Wu family had no sons when he was killed, he gave birth to a **** at least. Of Zhu Di's four sons, three were born to the queen, and the other was born to Wu. Although he didn't live for a month, he had children after all, so he was still martyred.

   If it is said that she had no children when she was martyred, then the other concubine Guo Gui was a bit wronged. Not only does she have a son, but she is also the queen of heroes. When she was martyred, all three sons were alive.

   Concubine Guo is the noble concubine of Zhu Di's son Zhu Gaochi. She gave birth to the eighth, ninth, and tenth sons, and all of them were crowned kings and lived well. It is fascinating to let three living sons watch their mother being buried.

  (end of this chapter)