Nongmen Shenjue

Thanks to Lai Wen Jixue's blessing, now that Mu Qingyan wanted to check things, it was very convenient.

He also has doubts about analyzing Yuan Empress.

The current emperor is very old, even in the year when the Yuan Dynasty passed away, the emperor was already 56 years old.In ancient times, people who lived to fifty years old were considered long-lived, even rich and noble families could not exceed that much, especially emperors, who were either diligent or dissolute, such as this one who has lived to the age of 71, which is really rare.

Furthermore, in the two years after the accident in the Yuan Dynasty, the emperor himself was not in good condition, and it was rumored that his end might be approaching.

As a result, the life expectancy is long and the health is not good. The most urgent task of the emperor is to establish a prince and arrange the government affairs.However, the emperor did another thing. One year after the death of Empress Yuan, he welcomed the daughter of the Wei family into the middle palace as the empress.At that time, the daughter of the Wei family was only sixteen years old, and the family had already discussed marriage for her, but because of the death of Empress Yuan, the matter was suspended.

There was something odd about this.

Although the emperor is the ninth-five-year-old, rich in the world, and wants to marry the daughter of a courtier without regard to age, in fact, very few emperors do this.The Wei family is not a small family, and the emperor is five or sixty years old, and he is not a faint emperor. Looking at his physical condition, it is not a big deal even if he is suspended.

There were also precedents in the previous dynasties, when the emperor felt that it was not suitable to welcome the new queen, he would usually promote a concubine from among the concubines, or, if the post was left vacant, he would promote a noble concubine to take charge of the affairs of the six palaces.There are also those who directly hand over the palace affairs to a living two or three concubines to manage together, and usually the prince born by one of them is the crown prince.

These practices naturally have political considerations.

Therefore, when the emperor welcomed the new emperor, his eyes were really astonishing, and he couldn't guess the emperor's intention at all.No one believed that the emperor coveted beauty, no matter how beautiful the daughters of the Wei family were, there were also fresh and beautiful women in the harem.On the contrary, many people speculated that the emperor's move was to deter and balance the harem, and to put an end to some people's ambitions. Moreover, the new empress was young and immature, and she would not be able to hold great power even if she sat in the middle palace.

Looking at the emperor's actions during his reign, when he hardly acted recklessly, Mu Qingyan also tended to have ulterior motives after the emperor was established.

Does balance deter the harem?

Apart from the empress, there is no concubine in the harem now. Concubine Li was a glorious concubine earlier, but she was implicated in her younger brother's affairs and she was relegated to the concubine position. Every time she wanted to be promoted, she was suppressed by other people.There are four concubines. This is the previous fixed number. It is full. Concubine Li is descended, so it is not counted. Concubine Wen of Prince Duan and Concubine Shun of Prince Chuke.

There are also six concubines, and all of them have princes under their names, only two are slightly outstanding.A good concubine became the king of Sujun; a soft concubine became the king of Yijun.

These concubines are not only old people who accompany the emperor, but also have a certain family background to rely on, and the princes they produce also have their own merits.The rest of the princes are either mediocre with no ambitions, or have no power to rely on, or are willing to live a stable life, or gather among other capable princes.

All in all, although there are many princes, the competition for the position is actually limited.

Mu Qingyan was thinking about the emperor's attitude towards the Yan family and his behavior towards the Empress Yuan, so he had to consider the situation in the harem.Regardless of emotional factors, having a childless queen in charge of the harem is logically good for the emperor.Why did the Empress Dowager let something happen?

The funeral of the Empress Yuan was extremely grand and extravagant, and the Yan family declined it politely, but the emperor insisted on going his own way.After that, he stopped court for three days and kept filial piety for one year.For a year, no banquets, singing and dancing, and no entry into the harem.

Too much, is it true, or is it for outsiders to see?

It's like pampering and treating the eldest princess well, which is known all over the world.

Let alone an emperor, even a man from an ordinary family would find it difficult to do this.

Nowadays, it is still taboo to mention the Empress Yuan in the harem, because you don't know which sentence offended the emperor, so you dare not mention it.

In the harem, although Concubine Li is the most beautiful, but with deep foundations are Concubine Hui, Concubine Gong, Concubine Wen, and Concubine Shun.The four concubines have different temperaments and actions, but whether they admit it or not, it is Concubine Hui who is the leader in the invisible.

Concubine Hui is very low-key, but she is considerate and fair in handling things, and she is respected.His son is the oldest among the surviving princes, and also known as the virtuous king of the virtuous county. He has many courtiers who support the prince, and he does not act in the slightest.

Assuming that the emperor did not establish a new emperor at the beginning, the most likely person in the harem to be promoted is Concubine Hui.

Even if she is not a queen, she is still a noble concubine or imperial concubine, and the emperor behaves unexpectedly.And the new empress entered the palace, and the positions of the concubines in the harem did not change.

Empress Yuan was ill for a long time, and the emperor's life was approaching, so the harem's former dynasty was definitely unstable.

But it is impossible to figure out what happened to the empress.

Put aside the matter of the Empress Yuan for the time being, and consider the matter of the Yan family being ambushed and killed on the way back home.

At the very beginning, he thought that the Yan family had already resigned and returned to their hometown, and the Empress Yuan was no longer here, which logically could not affect the change of the throne and the changes in the court situation. Who was so worried and had to cut the roots?

He still didn't count the emperor among them, he was thinking about the enemies that the Yan family had offended, or... he had plotted against the Yan family, in order to prevent the Yan family from making a comeback, and killed them.

Ambushed directly, this matter was done very blatantly, and it was a taboo in official circles.

Naturally, the DPRK and China will strictly investigate, and in the end it will be an unsolved case.

Mu Lin once said that the Yan family suspected that the cause of Empress Yuan's death was not simple, so the Yan family must have taken action.The Yan family was ambushed and killed, could it be related to the matter of the Empress Yuan?

With the death of the Yan family, no one will pursue the death of the Empress Yuan anymore.

According to this speculation, the four concubines in the harem are very suspicious.

Because according to common sense, one of them will benefit the most when the Empress Yuan is away.

Unexpectedly, the emperor acted unreasonably, and the plan fell through.

But, who did it?

Mu Qingyan was investigating the affairs of Yan's family, Wen Jixue was waiting for news from Feixian Town, how did he know that the capital was suddenly under martial law!

The two were in a mountain temple outside the city, but Gao Tian Jiaoli took turns walking around the city because he was concerned about the situation in Beijing.Gao Tian went to the city today, and the sky was still dark. Jiao Li went to meet him and brought back news of the martial law in the capital.

"At the beginning of today's You, there was a mobilization of soldiers and horses in the capital. The nine gates of the inner city were closed, and no one could enter or leave without an oracle. The gates of the outer city were not closed, but the whole city was under martial law, and the gates of the outer city were not allowed to enter. There were few pedestrians on the street. Interrogation is very strict, but if there is anything suspicious, it will be taken into custody immediately.”

"It seems that Gao Tian is stuck in the city and cannot come out." Mu Qingyan frowned: "The martial law in the capital is not a trivial matter. Do you know the reason?"

Jiao Li shook his head: "I just watched from outside the city gate, not daring to go in. Many pedestrians and traders stayed outside the city. Because of the martial law, they were quite concerned, and they all canceled the trip. Because of the strict surveillance at the city gate, no People gathered, and those people were afraid of causing trouble, so they either sought shelter nearby, or returned directly.”

Wen Jixue suddenly said: "I'm afraid the emperor is not good."

Mu Qingyan's brows were not loosened, but he still had doubts: "Even so, martial law in the inner city is enough, and the outer city is also like this..."

When the emperor's situation is not good, it is likely to be the time when the throne is handed over, and chaos is most likely to occur.Once this happens, the first thing to do is martial law, to stabilize the situation, or to wait for the emperor to improve, or for the new emperor to ascend the throne.

"This time...is it really bad?" Mu Qingyan recovered and looked at Wen Jixue.

Wen Jixue frowned: "Wait for two days and see."

For Wen Jixue, it would be really bad news if the old emperor's situation deteriorated.Not only will his hard-earned plan come to nothing, but his constant demands will also be difficult to realize.If it is only a temporary deterioration, but there is still improvement, the plan is just delayed; but if the old emperor dies completely and the new emperor ascends the throne, many of his plans will have to be repeated.

What's more, he was quite unwilling to let the old emperor die so easily.

"Admonish Wunan County, tell them to speed up!" Wen Jixue was unwilling to give up in vain.

Three days later, the martial law ended, but the atmosphere in the capital was still solemn.

Gao Tian is back.

"My lord, something serious happened in the palace, most likely the emperor was seriously ill. The gates of the palace are tightly guarded, and there are guards secretly watching, so I dare not approach. However, in the past three days, the palaces of the princes and ministers were brightly lit. Apart from handling the affairs of the court step by step, no one came face to face with the saint. At first, a few people who wanted to enter the palace were stopped, and King Xianjun and others only greeted him outside the palace gate every morning and evening.

The martial law ended today, and the news came out.It was indeed the emperor's accident before.That afternoon, the emperor was working and fell into a coma without any warning.The exact circumstances are not known, but he did not wake up until today.Strangely, after the emperor woke up, the first prince he announced was King Sujun. "

"King Sujun?!"

Both Mu Qingyan and Wen Jixue looked surprised.

Sujun Wang's birth mother is a good concubine, and her grandfather's family background is not bad, but it is not as good as the fourth concubine.Furthermore, Concubine Liang is not favored because of her seniority.When she got a prince back then, she had a low status, and King Su Jun raised her under the name of Concubine Wan for two years.Concubine Wan died of illness in her early years, and later King Sujun stayed with Empress Yuan. The emperor intended to use this son to comfort Empress Yuan. When the concubine was promoted to the throne, he returned King Su Jun back.

King Sujun is now in his thirties, and that was nearly 30 years ago.

The emperor didn't treat him favorably because of this, he was gentle and reticent, he didn't seem to have the heart to compete, he only did his duties conscientiously, and the princess he married was also the daughter of a fourth-rank official family, and he acted with pragmatism and talent.

Earlier, other people fought fiercely and didn't pay much attention to this person, but now the emperor's actions made everyone vigilant.

The details that have been forgotten long ago will be dug up again, and after trying to figure out the analysis, this King Su Jun will definitely become the public enemy of everyone.Just because at this juncture, every move of the emperor has a special meaning, who dares to ignore it.

Wen Jixue said suddenly: "Originally, I chose the King of Sujun, or the King of Yijun."

These two biological mothers are both concubines, and they have a certain degree of influence from the outside family, and they themselves are on the same level, so there is room for cooperation.Furthermore, although the two did not show any desire to fight, they may not be willing to give up when given the opportunity.Both of them are in their thirties, they are in the prime of life, and their abilities are a little mediocre, but many ministers will favor them.

But I didn't expect that the emperor would do such a thing.

The following news from the palace once again demonstrated the cunning of the old emperor, which also added resistance to Wen Jixue's plan.