MTL - A Complete Explanation of the Negative Textbooks of the Imperial Examination-Chapter 126 suspicion
"I disagree."
Rong Ke was originally smiling, but when she heard the Queen Mother Xia's words, she was obviously surprised. Rong Ke's smile slowly faded, and finally it became Duanyi's princess regent. Rong Ke rubbed the wooden chess in his hand, then straightened his waist and looked at the Queen Mother Xia.
"What does mother mean?"
"When you were sixteen years old, your father made you the princess regent. I knew that I could not control the affairs of your father and daughter, so I did not participate in court affairs according to his ideas. Over the years, several princes have died one after another, and there are fewer and fewer people in the harem. You kill your relatives and siblings, and you insist on supporting those Yin Xiaowei. I will leave it to you, because the situation in Chang'an has indeed been in the past few years. It's getting better and better. I don't say a word about what you do, let you arrange it, I think no matter how many people you kill, at least it's for our family."
"But since the death of King Liang, the whole court has been your one-word hall, and the people below will listen to whatever you say. Now half of the court is yours. Especially Xiao Jingduo, he once It is the governor of the frontier, and he has always responded to every call in the army, and he was transferred to the military department this year, and he is already a deputy minister! You said that you want to marry him, Keke, you said it yourself, what are you going to do!"
Rong Ke smashed the backgammon in his hand on the chess case with a "bang", and the maids hurriedly came in to check: "Your Highness, the Queen Mother, what's wrong?"
"All out!"
All the maids in and out of the hall immediately knelt down and lowered their heads, daring not to let out the air.
"Rong Ke!" The Queen Mother Xia was also angry, "What are you doing!"
This is obviously Empress Dowager Xia's Rihua Palace, but Rong Ke only needs to speak a little louder, and the entire palace will immediately kneel down, daring not to disobey. This is Rong Ke, whose power is astonishing, and her prestige inside and outside the palace is above everyone else. As long as she is there, she doesn't speak, and no one speaks.
The Empress Dowager Xia was also a princess and a queen. In her palace, the maid listened to Rong Ke's words even more, and the Empress Dowager Xia was also annoyed. She scolded her face with a straight face: "This is in my palace, you dare to be no big or small like this, Rong Ke, you are too presumptuous."
When Rong Wenzhe was alive, Rong Ke's full name could only be called when he was angry, but one day, Rong Ke heard his full name from his mother's mouth. Palace maid.
"Mother may as well just tell me, what do you want?"
"You have been in power for too long, even if you want to recruit a concubine, you have to recruit a gentle, powerless official man to avoid suspicion. Your younger brother is the emperor, this dignified master , you have been in charge of the world for too long."
Rong Ke laughed angrily: "I have experienced so many assassinations, and I almost succeeded twice, I killed King Jiang An, killed the Turks, flattened Yuhun, and killed King Zheng and the Cui family. In the end, I even recruited King Liang in person! I have done so much, and in your eyes, it is a substitute, do you want to make way for him at any time?"
"But you said, do you have that idea now!" The Queen Mother Xia also roared loudly, with tears streaming down her face, "I know it's not easy for you, but Ah Lang, Is he relaxed? He has never acted like a spoiled child with me since he was eight years old. He was so playful when he was a child, but now he reads the history and study scriptures every day until he holds the lamp! For Mingjun. You are in power, and now you have to recruit Xiao Jingduo as your concubine. You two are in charge of the government and the army. Isn't Ah Lang's life in your mind? Rong Ke, you say what you want to do!"
"You actually think of me like this?" Rong Ke's eyes suddenly shone with water, her eyelashes moved, and the water disappeared in a blink of an eye, "Or, you have been suspicious of me for a long time, but today Did you speak your mind?"
Empress Dowager Xia couldn't help herself crying and was speechless. But even so, she sobbed and said, "I don't agree with the marriage of the two of you. You two are strong-tempered, so even if you are together, you won't get along. You can find a peaceful family and return the power of the court to your brother as soon as possible. urgent matter."
Hearing this, Rong Ke suddenly sneered, and with a flick of his sleeves, the whole game of chess was knocked to the ground with a "crash".
The backgammon engraved in the shape of a horse bounced and fell on the ground, making a crisp sound, and the sounds of many chess pieces combined together, making the hall silent in contrast.
"Mother, when I first took over the imperial seal from my father, I thought that Daxuan's crisis was caused by the empathy of the crown prince, so I killed King Jiang An and put under house arrest Hejing County Master. Later, King Zheng He and the Cui family were on the verge of making a fuss, they were descendants, and I thought they were not in the same vein, so I planned to turn against King Zheng and imprisoned the Queen Mother Cui. Later, the third uncle also took the opportunity to rebel, so I watched him die in my life with my own eyes. In front of me, at that time, I thought that only blood relatives could be trusted in the world. Now, I finally understand that disaster does not come from the outside world, but forever, from internal strife. Not to mention King Jiang An and King Liang, they are compatriots. What about brothers and blood relatives, who are also suspicious of me and betray me."
If you hear a little bit of wind, all of you will be buried with you."
After Rong Ke finished speaking, she quickly walked out, and the maid of the Princess Mansion hurriedly chased after him, trying to put a cape on Rong Ke, but Rong Ke waved it away with one hand.
The palace servants in the Queen Mother's Palace were kneeling on the ground, their hands and feet freezing with fear. Not only because of Rong Ke's last threat, they all knew that Rong Ke could do such a thing, but also because of the content of the dispute between Princess Ganning and the Queen Mother.
Rong Ke walked out of the Rihua Palace quickly, she didn't want to stay any longer. The palace servants chased after her and wanted to wear fox fur for her, but she opened them all.
After leaving the hall, the fierce cold wind rushed towards the face immediately. Holding a rabbit lantern in his hand, Rong Lang was leading a group of people towards the Sun Palace. Rong Lang saw Rong Ke and ran up quickly: "Sister, are you going out? Why so fast..."
Rong Ke opened Rong Lang with a "pop", she stared at Rong Lang coldly: "Get out of the way."
Rong Lang didn't know what happened, or why the elder sister spoke to him like this. He looked at Rong Ke in surprise, and after only a moment, Rong Lang moved away.
Rong Ke used to think that Rong Lang was still young, but today, she suddenly sees a lot of things.
Rong Lang has grown very tall, almost flush with her. Calculate the age, Rong Lang is thirteen this year.
Rong Ke looked away, walked forward indifferently and decisively, without saying a single word.
Rong Lang was stunned in place for a long time, he looked at the rabbit lamp, which he came here on purpose to please his sister. Rongke is a rabbit.
"Saint..." The servant asked cautiously, "Princess may be in a bad mood today, so don't take it to heart. Or, the old slave will go and inquire with Yonghe Palace?"
"Why go to Yonghe Palace to inquire." Rong Lang smiled bitterly, "Go in and ask A-Niang to find out."
In the Rihua Hall, the Queen Mother Xia was still crying, and she cried even more when she saw Rong Lang. Rong Lang listened quietly, and when the Queen Mother Xia finished crying, she asked, "Aniang, what did you and sister say today?"
Rong Lang suddenly understood Rong Ke's mood when she left. This was still from Queen Mother Xia's mouth. It's a real conversation, and there may be many hurtful words.
"She is now in power, and she can't say otherwise. Now she doesn't have this mind. Who knows that one day she will be fascinated by power and want to occupy that position for a long time?"
"If she wants to, go get it." Rong Lang said, "Mother, my sister is more suitable to be the emperor than me. You don't have to be angry, I have self-knowledge, although I work hard, But the master always said that I was diligent and never said that I was smart, because the real smart people are like my sister! Many things can be remembered by my sister after reading it once, but I can't. Only once can I meet the requirements of my sister. Even so, I can't compare with her penetrating ability to deal with many real affairs. She is an extraordinary genius. If I were a father, I would entrust the country to her. ."
"It's fine, you father and son are of one mind, only me, an outsider, and a bad person!" Empress Dowager Xia turned away in anger and said, "Why don't you think about it, who am I for? Keke Isn't she my daughter?"
"Auntie, I know that you are for my own good. But matters in the court are far from being solved by saying 'I am for your own good'. When I reach sixteen, if my sister I am willing to give the power to me, and I am grateful for her unrestrained generosity. If she is not willing, I have nothing to complain, because she is indeed far stronger than me."
"You are so useless!" The Queen Mother Xia was so angry that she slapped Rong Lang's forehead, "You Rong family men, the better they look, the more ruthless they are, even your father, everyone They all praised him for being gentle and elegant, with the style of an ancient gentleman. When he killed the grandson of the Crown Prince who was still in the swaddling clothes, he did not blink. How come you are so generous?"
"If the regent is not my sister, but someone else, as long as I think I am better than him, I will definitely try to kill him. But my sister is different, she is my relative, She is also a benefactor. I was only eight years old when I first took the throne. I didn’t understand anything. I would cry when I saw so many people in the early days. , and laid a splendid foundation for me. Now in the state of the court, anyone who goes up to the court is a fool. As long as he does not commit suicide, he can develop the world in a decent manner. These are from my sister, not me. If you are not as skilled, you will have to abdicate, if my sister wants the throne, I have no complaints."
In Rong Lang's heart, his eldest sister is the omnipotent god, she is beautiful and powerful. Rong Lang felt from the bottom of his heart that his father's choice was not wrong.
The Empress Dowager Xia did not speak for a long time. After a while, she smiled bitterly: "You father and son, all of you have the same mind, but I am the villain."
Rong Ke walked a long way from the Rihua Palace, still feeling resentful.
Rong Ke suddenly suspected that this was where she grew up, but is this really her home?
This palace was taken by their Longxi Rong family from the former emperor Chen Wang. Later, King Qin killed his brother here and entered the palace himself. Then King Qin died here, her father Rong Wenzhe also died here, and generations of emperors came and went here, but the Taiji Palace has always silently watched the changes in the world, and no one can really take this place as their own.
She was the regent for six years, and she was in power, and no one in the world dared to disobey her. But her cousin and Jing County Lord cursed her not to die, her great-grandmother Wu suspected that she had poisoned her in the harem, her uncle King Liang said she was ashamed of her ancestors, and now, her biological mother also said, "You are a wolf with ambition, and you won't have a good death."
People all over the world respect her and fear her, but they also suspect her and betray her. Rong Ke suddenly wondered, what is left by her side when she has come this far? What was wrong with her, so that everyone could betray her.
She stood in the snow, dazed for a moment.
A shadow gradually approached in the snow, Rong Ke just looked at each other like that, he was wearing a red dress, dazzling brightly in such a snowy day.
Xiao Jingduo walked to Rong Ke and sighed helplessly: "Why don't you wear fox fur?"
"How did you get here? Who told you?"
"After the ya, I waited for a while at the Ministry of War. Seeing that you haven't come out, I came in to have a look."
"You lied."
Rong Ke who lost his temper is really scary, Xiao Jingduo changed his words very wisely: "I was worried about you and came to you specially."
Euphemistically admits that he probably knows what's wrong.
Xiao Jingduo was waiting for Rong Ke to leave the palace today, but he did not expect to wait for Rong Ke, but waited for Yin Xiaowei's secret report. Due to Rong Ke's ban before leaving, Yin Xiaowei didn't dare to speak too clearly, but Xiao Jingduo combined with Rong Ke's temper, he could probably guess what happened.
There is nothing in the world that can make Rong Ke so angry.
, Manchu Wenwu also wears red public uniforms, and it looks so auspicious when it is prosperous. Simple and elegant things have no future in Xuan Dynasty.
Rong Ke let Xiao Jingduo surround her with fox fur, and finally, she couldn't bear it anymore: "Do you want to strangle me?"
Rong Ke snorted coldly and did not speak. Xiao Jingduo became more and more familiar: "Where do you want to go, I will accompany you."
They passed through Liangyi Gate, followed the central axis, and walked towards Chengtian Gate.
Xiao Jingduo accompanied Rong Ke and slowly climbed up the Chengtian Gate. Rong Ke put his hand on the city wall, raised his eyes and looked towards the end of Chang'an: "Chang'an is so big and so organized. There is snow today, if the weather is fine, standing here, you can still see Mount Zhongnan."
This is Chengtianmen, just like its name, this is the highest and most important place in this dynasty. Chang'an's first dawn drum sounded from here, and then the drums on the streets were allowed to be played. The palace gates, city gates, and square markets were pushed open to the sound of drums, and the early morning in Chang'an began.
Standing at Chengtian Gate, looking forward, it is a prosperous, open and tolerant Chang'an, looking back, it is a majestic Taiji Palace where all countries come to Korea. This is the center of Kyushu, the place where the emperors of all dynasties must compete, and the highest point of the supreme imperial power in this world.
"Look, that's the imperial city, that's the east and west markets, those are the pagodas, and there, maybe it's the back garden of some family. Standing here, it's like the whole world You can see everything." Rong Ke sighed, no wonder the wind was so strong, there were still people trying to climb up.
Xiao Jingduo took Rong Ke's hand away and said, "There is snow on the city wall, your hands are cold, don't put it on it."
Rong Ke was directly annoyed: "Don't change the subject!"
"I don't." Xiao Jingduo said, "You don't pay attention now, be careful that you will catch a cold when you go back."
"I've been good at shooting bows and arrows since I was a kid.
"You are afraid of suffering when you take medicine, don't be brave."
"Aren't you afraid of suffering when you take medicine?"
"I don't take medicine." Xiao Jingduo said.
Rong Ke kicked Xiao Jingduo angrily: "Go on, I don't want to see you."
Rong Ke vented for a while, clung to his cloak angrily, and stood in front of the city wall without speaking. Xiao Jingduo stood beside her, blocking the cold wind for her.
In the whistling wind, Xiao Jingduo's voice slowly sounded: "Do you want that position?"
The light in Rong Ke's eyes moved, but she did not speak.
"No matter what you want to do, I will be on your side. I will support you in whatever you do, as long as you want."
With Rongke's current status and power, if she is really not satisfied with the position of the regent princess, and wants to go further, it is really easy, this is something that is tacitly understood. Xiao Jingduo knew in his heart that his allegiance was not the emperor, but Rong Ke. If Rong Ke wanted to, he would do it, so what if he was accused of rebelling against the minister. Xiao Jingduo didn't think it was anything, he unconditionally turned to Rong Ke, even if what she wanted to do was to usurp power and seize the throne. He was sure that Bai Jiayi and others were the same.
The most poisonous medicine in this world is not the red top, but the power. Once stained, there is no day to get rid of it.
Rong Ke stood in Chengtianmen Tower, the snow wind passed through Zhuque Street, blowing through her temples, and finally returned to the mighty palace of Taiji Palace. Rong Ke was silent for a long time in the wind, and later, she said, "You promise to do whatever I want?"
"Of course."
"What if I want to recruit the Xia family as consort?"
"Then pretend I didn't say that."
Rong Ke laughed, she suppressed her flying hair and said, "Let's go, I think about it. By the way, go check the official just now, the back garden is so big, is it right? Corruption and bribery.”
Xiao Jingduo couldn't help but want to laugh, he tilted his head to look at Rong Ke, his eyes sparkling with a smile.
After arriving at Princess Ganning's mansion, Xiao Jingduo asked Rong Ke unintentionally, "Why do you suddenly think of the Xia family?"
"What?" Rong Ke's second husband was at a loss, what was the matter?
Xiao Jingduo stopped and said, "It's okay."
According to Xiao Jingduo's observation, Rong Ke mostly mentioned it casually, and the Xia family also happened to say it casually. But even so, it didn't prevent Xiao Jingduo from making trouble for a few unmarried men of the Xia family.
The Xia family is Empress Dowager Xia's natal family, Xiao Jingduo felt that he really had to be on guard.
Afterwards, Xiao Jingduo asked Rong Ke, did you ever think about being an emperor on the city wall that day?
Rong Ke smiled and turned the lights in front of her, and said after a long time, I thought about it.
The author has something to say: The calamity arises from within, and no one can escape the curse.
Yesterday everyone's enthusiasm for commenting scared me. I thought I had drawn in the background and set a record for the highest comment in a single chapter. Thank you!
**********
Thanks!
Thank you!
