Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

Chapter 14 Opening a new dynasty, starting summer, turning to autumn, leaving the old era

After the death of the first emperor, he was the master of everything, and he was very busy.The canonization alone is an urgent matter.

The emperor conferred the title of Empress Jiashen, the first consort of the first emperor, as the Empress Dowager, the mother of Yao Jiashen.The first emperor succeeded the empress Zheng as the empress dowager, the aunt's mother, and the first emperor's concubine and the third prince's birth mother, Qu concubine Lin, as the concubine Wen Zhuangui.The second prince was conferred the title of Prince Xuan, the third prince, Yu Wang, took Bashu as the fiefdom among the successor clans, and the first princess of Qingyang was the eldest princess of Qingyang, and all the princesses were all eldest princesses. The canonization ceremony was held after the enthronement ceremony.

It is reasonable for him not to be able to live in Zichen Palace, but to temporarily live in Qixia Palace to manage politics.Liu Fu has not spoken to Bi Xin for many days, ever since the late Emperor was seriously ill, and Bi Xin was discussing politics, Liu Fu has never been with Bi Xin as before.After he was given a title, Liu Fu took the opportunity of Xie En to visit him.

Qixia Palace was wrapped in white silk, and people in white and mourning clothes came in and out, busy conveying various decrees.After passing the transmission, enter the palace.Sitting at the desk with a serious face, Bi Xin wrote various documents, but he didn't notice Liu Fu coming in.

He was wearing a red gold dragon-pattern embossed hair crown. Although he was wearing filial piety, the bright yellow dragon robe was faintly visible inside.Seeing that Bi Xin was busy and unable to do so, Liu Fu made a big salute according to the rules, and said respectfully: "My brother pays homage to the emperor's brother Sheng'an."

Seeing that he was returning, his brows relaxed, and the dullness that had accumulated for a long time was swept away.He put down his pen and walked up to Liu Fu, the servants around him stepped back early to serve him.When he saw Liu Fu, he really respectfully saluted, he didn't say anything, and Liu Fu didn't get up, he cleared his throat, suppressed his laughter, and said in a deep voice, "Second brother is dead."

Liu Fu stood up, raised his eyes to see that Bi Xin's sullen face was gradually unable to hold back, and Bi Xin burst out laughing with a "puchi".As if being teased by someone, Liu Fu stretched out his hand to pat him regardless of the distinction between ruler and minister, and said, "What are you laughing at? I'm serious!"

Bi Xin caressed his chest and said calmly: "You are restrained, who dares to enter my palace gate!" Seemingly realizing that the title was used wrongly, he pretended to be serious and said: "Entered my palace gate. "

Liu Fu also covered his face and smiled, the two sat on the couch and talked.

"You didn't come, you thought you were crazy, and you forgot about me." Bi Xin smiled and pushed the fruit plate closer with his usual glance.

"Brother Huang has so many things to do every day, how can he take care of these children's playthings?" Liu Fu put his elbows on the small mahogany table to support his head.

Hearing this, Bi Xin knew that he was also thinking about himself, and his heart became more stable, so he said with a smile: "You are now a prince, you have to show some royal dignity, and you can't be as self-willed as before."

Liu Fu naturally understood the meaning of what he said, nodded, and suddenly thought of something, he asked, "Why did Brother Huang give me the title 'Xuan'?"

Bi Xin smiled and said: "When the autumn wind blows, isn't it a piece of black and yellow? I just think that autumn is very suitable for you."

"Brother Huang is too sloppy, he actually fooled my younger brother."

"Mystery is black, and water in the five elements is black, so it fits your name." Bi Xin made up another explanation to tease him.

Liu Fu was even more annoyed, and he couldn't argue easily, so he squeezed a lychee and rolled it on the table, but didn't speak.

Looking at Liu Fu, Bi Xin couldn't help laughing more happily, and gradually stopped laughing, took Liu Fu's hand, shook it, and said solemnly: "'Xuanxuan, the color of heaven and earth.' As long as I am one day You are the lord of the world, the world is only shared by you and me."

Liu Fu was stunned for a moment, he didn't think that Bi Xin would say such words, his heart seemed to be hit by someone, and there was a surge of warmth, somehow his eyes became moist.

Seeing that Liu Fu bowed his head and said nothing, Bi Xin smiled and said, "It's over, I'm making a fool of myself."

"Brother always coaxes me like this, I don't believe it or not." Liu Fu said in a low voice.

"I never lied to you!" Bi Xin said seriously.

Liu Fu looked at him and swallowed tears and said: "Brother Huang, you should think about sealing me up. I should leave in a few months." I told my ancestors that usually the prince will go there when he is 15 years old at the most. Fiefdom to stabilize the country.And Liu Fu naturally understands this truth, he will be fifteen in a few months, his father passed away, he has no reason to stay in the capital, now he is feeling sad, tears are rolling in his eyes, how can he be willing to leave?

Bi Xin had thought about this a long time ago, if Liufu wanted to stay in the capital for a long time, he had to find a job in the court.Bi Xin said: "I won't let you leave Beijing. I want to make you king of politics, but not now. When father and queen's affairs are settled, and I can free up my hands to take care of the government, you can manage the world with me."

As the name suggests, the King of Discussion is the prince who can manage the government.Generally, princes cannot participate in politics, even if they get an errand, they are ordered by the emperor, and they are not qualified to talk about political affairs that have nothing to do with errands.However, the status of the King of Discussion is more noble than that of the Prince of Waiting, and he has the power to rule and govern, and has the privilege of acting on behalf of the Emperor Zhu. Generally, a capable brother trusted by the Emperor can take on this important task.

Liu Fu stared at him, with mixed feelings in his heart at this moment, he didn't know what to say.It's not in his nature to shirk, and he is struggling in his heart when he accepts it but is afraid that he will miss his salary if he fails to do so.Bi Xin held Liu Fu, looked at him firmly and said, "Do you believe me?" Liu Fu nodded, and Bi Xin asked again: "Then do you have confidence?" Now, I am confident!"

It took only a moment for the two to make a lifelong agreement.

"It's just that staying in the capital with my identity is indeed a lot of criticism. I don't want you to fight for me." Liu Fu held Bi Xin and said softly.

Bi Xin looked a little embarrassed, paused and said: "Actually, I have already thought of a countermeasure, but I just want to wrong you."

"Why are you wronged?" Liu Fu laughed instead.

"I want to remove your name from the jade plate, and change it to the five clothes of the heir. In name, you will no longer be my younger brother." Bi Xin was a little afraid that this would hurt Liu Fu's heart. He knew Liu Fu The most important thing is affection, the father just left, so it is indeed ruthless to do so.

"I know, it's justifiable to keep me like this, and I'm not afraid of them attacking in the name of the late emperor's son." Liu Fu spoke calmly, looked at Bi Xin's cautious look, and joked with a smile: "From now on, you won't be able to call him brother emperor. , so boring."

"Then call me brother." Bi Xin hurriedly answered his words, and said again: "You should just be the same as before, you can also be called brother emperor, changing your birth is just to stop others' mouths. You don't have to go to the queen mother's place often Please be well, come according to the etiquette of foreign ministers."

Liu Fu held Bi Xin's finger, said with a smile: "Okay, brother."

After seeing off Liu Fu, Li He hurried in to salute and replied: "The late emperor and noble concubine said she wants to see you." Hearing this, Bi Xin frowned secretly.Ever since there was a commotion with the imperial concubine, the people present did not dare to publicize Bi Xin's words. The queen mother imprisoned the imperial concubine in her palace, waiting for her death.He said: "Go and see."

All the way into the imperial concubine's palace, the servants who served her had already driven away, leaving only the imperial concubine in the entire palace, the vegetation was neglected, and the flower garden grew in only three days, and the sight was full of desolation.

According to the rules, within three days after the emperor's death, the concubine could not be given death without an edict. Although the empress wanted the concubine to die, she had already alarmed him, and she had to worry about the face of the new emperor.

The guard guarding the gate stepped forward and reported: "The Empress Dowager ordered that the guilty woman be killed with sticks three quarters before the hour."

Bi Xin heard his intention to obstruct, he only glanced at the guard, and said calmly: "That means I still have a quarter of an hour." The guard couldn't say anything more after hearing that, and retreated.

The doors and windows of the dormitory were closed, and when the door was opened, there was a smell of rotten food and stuffy air, which made him frown.The imperial concubine had her hair in a crooked bun and her makeup was poor, but she was still sitting in front of the dressing table, drawing her eyebrows helplessly. Under the plain clothes was a red dress, half of which was exposed.

He condensed his mind and saluted as usual.The noble concubine's eyes were blank, without turning around, she said blankly: "The emperor is still suspicious of her."

Bi Xin said calmly: "Of course I have no doubts about the queen mother, but the empress asks the son to talk, and the son has to come."

The imperial concubine smiled miserably, lowered her eyebrows and said to Bi Xin: "It's too tragic for you to call your mother respectfully to your mother-killing enemy every day!" Then she put a silk flower on her temples in front of the bronze mirror.

"You slander the Queen Mother with ulterior motives!" Bi Xin asked sharply.

The noble concubine snorted coldly and said: "The queen mother? That bitch is also worthy? She was just a little concubine back then. If she hadn't attached herself to the former queen, how could she be where she is today? She couldn't bear it at the time, and lived by the queen's side. She didn't want her to murder The master took the second place! Otherwise, the empress was always in good health, why did she suffer from various discomforts after pregnancy, and finally died of blood collapse? How did she make you suffer except concubine Shu? What kind of cruelty did she use to kill the emperor? Know."

He didn't say a word, and the two people in the bedroom were silent.

The imperial concubine stood up and stared at her closely, with blood-red fire flashing in her eyes, she said in a sharp voice: "Kill her! Avenge your mother! Chop her bones and cramps to pay homage to your mother's wronged soul! Kill her! Kill her!" Her!" The imperial concubine was getting closer and closer, she laughed wildly, and he almost couldn't sit still.

Suddenly a few servants rushed in and held her down, and someone reported back: "The emperor's hour has come." Bi Xin took another look at the crazy concubine on the ground, knowing that he could not speak anymore, waved his hand, and walked out of the bedroom.

As soon as he stepped out of the palace gate, there was the sound of a woman being violently beaten with a stick. Her crazily shouting and shrill laughter were more terrifying than crying.

Li He frowned and said: "This servant who can't do things really dirty the emperor's ears." Bi Xin didn't say blame, but asked Li and the imperial concubine why they hated the queen mother.

Li Hedao: "No one can tell what happened in the harem. I only heard that the imperial concubine was pregnant with a child before, and she accidentally miscarried and hurt her body all the time. I'm afraid the queen mother might suspect her of harming her."

Missteps, missteps again, there are too many accidents in this palace, the fight between the concubines and the previous dynasty is "a single hair will affect the whole body." "The Queen Mother was born noble, and her mother's family is very powerful. Once she went there, the late emperor chose her as the queen. It is indeed suspected, but now is not the time to investigate the old things.Now the most important thing for Bi Xin is the power of the previous dynasty. He wants Liu Fu to assist him in wresting power from those important ministers, so he can't act rashly.

The queen mother told the harem that the late emperor's concubine was worried and died of illness, so she gave her a mausoleum to bury her concubine.And the rest of the living concubines are not exhausted. Among the concubines who gave birth to children, only the mother of the third prince gave birth to a prince, and she was not in Beijing, so she was still called to follow her son. The other concubines who gave birth to princesses all lived in Shoukang Palace. All the rest of the concubines who have nothing to do will go out to serve.

Bi Xin called Liu Fu to accompany him to review the memorial every day, but Liu Fu did not write, but stood aside to watch Bi Xin's instructions.Bi Xin would also ask Liu Fu what he thinks of the words inherited in the memorial, and Liu Fu would answer a few words, and Bi Xin would either nod or correct him, Liu Fu was born smart and roughly understood some ways of governing.

Today Liufu went to Qixia Palace to accompany Bixin, Bixin didn't sit and review notebooks, but stood in front of the desk and practiced calligraphy.

Liu Fu approached him with a smile and said, "Now you are free."

Just looking at what was written on the paper, it turned out to be the name of the country.

When he saw Liu come back, he hugged him in front of him, pointed to the words and said, "You know what I mean by the name of the dynasty."

Of course Liu Fu knew about the ancestor's raising of troops back then, so he said, "'蒇' means 'completion, settlement', which is the meaning of the ancestor's pacification of the Central Plains."

Bi Xin said: "That's right, eradicating old things and creating a magnificent foundation is your long-cherished wish since childhood." He took the paper and said: "For the reform of political leaders, we must do things that others have never done." After speaking, I handed over the copy The memorial was shown to Liu Fu, and Liu Fu read it with a gloomy expression on his face.

It turned out that a minister had already seen the emperor's mind and counted how the emperors of all generations did not leave the land to confine the land and how it harmed the country, so they asked for Prince Xuan to go to the land as soon as possible, and said that the princes who served in the court were calm and steady people, if Feng was young The prince is in charge, fearing that the ministers will not obey.

Liufu went up and asked, "What does Brother Huang mean?"

Bi Xin waved his hand, led Liu Fu to the chair, pushed him to sit down, rubbed the ink, dipped the pen in water and handed it in front of Liu Fu, saying: "It depends on what Prince Xuan will order."

Liu Fu saw that it was the blue imperial pen that replaced Zhu's approval during the mourning period, he was taken aback, wanted to stand up, but was held back by Bi Qian: "If you want to discuss politics in the future, the approval will naturally be met, you can just approve it." Liu Fu saw that what Bi Xin said was serious, and thought it was reasonable, took the pen and held it in his hand, thought about it, and drew up a pen to give instructions.

Liu Fu was earnestly approving the documents, when suddenly Li He came in, and Bi Xin looked through the other memorials without looking up to let him speak.

Li He saluted and said, "The papers from the frontier are welcome."

He only said: "Read."

It turned out that Zhang Taoai, the commander-in-chief of Jibei, requested to come to Beijing to pay his respects.

Bi Xin seemed to have expected it long ago, so he said: "You can't be without a general at the border. Since he holds an important position, he doesn't need to go to Beijing to participate in the ceremony."

Bi Xin raised his head again and said, "Send the Dragon Chanting Sword over the late Emperor's bed, and let him remember how much the late Emperor and I valued him."

Li He complied, and said: "The list of the late emperor's funeral and enthronement ceremony has not yet been finalized. The ministers have their own cabinets, but the vassals..."

Bi Xin nodded and said, "I've seen that zhezi. King Yu is outside Beijing, but he is the son of the first emperor, so he should be honored. Let him come." Li He promised to leave.

Liu Fu was halfway through the approval. Seeing Li He left, he put down his pen and said, "I haven't seen Master Zhang for many years. Why didn't Brother Huang let him come back? I miss him a little bit."

Zhang Tao'ai was originally from the imperial forest army, and later served as a fourth-rank bodyguard with a sword by the emperor's side. The emperor once asked him to be the prince's martial artist, taking him to review martial arts.He Xinliufu had a very good relationship with him when he was young, but later the emperor transferred him to guard the border. Over the years, he made many military exploits.

Bi Xin said: "he is a foreign minister who holds military power after all. It is of no benefit to everyone to call him back now." Liu Fu had to give up, think for a while, and then go to approve the document.