The Story of Leaping from the Dragon Gate

The full moon wine for the eldest son of the emperor, princes and princes gathered, hundreds of officials gathered, foreign envoys and internal ministers celebrated together, and the front court and back palace were very lively.Even the old Xianhou, who hadn't shown up for a long time, came to congratulate him in person and sent blessings to his great-grandson.It was the first official appearance of the empress, entertaining the ladies and gentlemen, she was so thoughtful and safe that no one could find any mistakes.

All of a sudden, the reputation of the new emperor has risen a lot due to being a good minister, a good wife and a loving son.

As the king of a country, marrying a wife is a great achievement, and having a son is also a great achievement.On the contrary, it is a crime, which is true in all dynasties, especially in peaceful years.After tossing and tossing for a long time, now Song Wei is really thinking about it.Even after the society has evolved for thousands of years, the consequences of openly challenging the world are still very tragic.Looking back, the atmosphere of the Xianxi dynasty was actually more open than that of later generations in some respects.Personal ambiguity and the like, the upper and lower levels save each other's face, and no one has to tear the lining to make things difficult for you.

Every afternoon, he took some time to go to the queen's bedroom to have a look at his "son".Since returning to the palace, Dugu Ying has not personally fed the baby anymore, Xiang Jin led a group of palace maids to take good care of the child.The queen quickly became familiar with her responsibilities and kept the harem in order.

"Little mud egg, come on, give me a smile!"

Song Wei hasn't learned how to hold a baby correctly, and he doesn't have the time to learn it. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he watches the little guy kick his legs with his fists, laughing and scratching the soles of his feet.Xiang Jin could tell that the emperor had a new pet, thinking it was the same as raising pigeons and donkeys.

The little doll was very happy, dancing and dancing, desperately trying to turn over and crawl over.Except for Xiangjin Mujin and Nanny, Song Wei is the most familiar.No one else will tease unscrupulously, and the child automatically recognizes the unique lively and amiable temperament that belongs to this person. Even if eight out of ten times it ends in crying, the next time they meet, they will still laugh and laugh.

After playing for a long time, the child was tired from playing, squinted and began to take a nap in the afternoon.The little guy is really not in good health, and he sleeps more than the average child of the same age.

Because Song Wei always came in the afternoon, the child formed a habit, and the student delayed going to bed by two quarters of an hour.As for why Song Wei only loves to come at this time... You know, after lunch is the most sleepy time, but in the afternoon there are always officials, big and small, queuing up to ask for an audience. Walking to the eldest son of the emperor, refreshing, Digest and relieve fatigue, enhance parent-child relationship, and establish a good image, all in one fell swoop.

After teasing the children, Song Wei wanted to leave as usual, Mu Jin came to report, and the empress asked to see her.

Song Wei was a little dazed when she saw Duguying holding a five or six-year-old girl in her hand.When the little girl knelt down and called her "Father Emperor", she almost couldn't close her mouth wide.

Duguying said: "The late emperor ordered that His Majesty adopt the original Wang Xiaojun Princess as a princess. The concubine would like to meet with Mr. Zongzheng Temple in the next few days to settle the matter. I wonder what your Majesty would like?"

It was only then that Song Wei remembered that before his father died, he seemed to have indeed given the fifth child to him.

The little girl looks cute, very well-behaved, with big eyes lowered to the ground, not daring to look up at people.The fifth child went to "cultivate Taoism", Princess Rong returned to her natal family, and this little girl didn't know what life she was living.Song Wei sighed secretly in her heart, squatted down, and asked, "What's your name?"

"Reporting to my father, Yun'er's boudoir name is Yun'er."

Song Wei's cultural level was once again challenged, wondering: "Paper? What kind of paper?"

Although the little girl was shy, she wasn't afraid of him, she looked at him timidly, and replied in a low voice and clearly: "It's like a hoe in the water."

Song Wei felt a little embarrassed: "Wan Zai Shui, hehe, good, good name. Well, let's go with you, uh, your mother and queen, I, my father, my father and I have something to do."

Duguying said: "Since the late emperor passed away, the imperial concubine's health has been deteriorating. She wanted to entrust the responsibility of teaching the little princesses to the concubines. It just so happened that Yu'er has reached the age of Kaimeng. Your Majesty will see..."

Song Wei waved his hand: "This is your job. The Empress Dowager entrusts it to you, just do it."

Staggering out of the queen's bedroom, she almost raised her head and laughed.

The throne, father, lover, wife, son, daughter... What a different kind of winner in life.

On the way back from southern Xinjiang to the north that day, he once joked with Dugu that he wanted to get married and start a family, have both children and enjoy family happiness.I don't want to see that after a few years, one after another, they all come true, all kinds of absurd and wonderful.

Cough, the unpredictability of life cannot be faced without being calm.Song Wei laughed, turned around and walked towards the front hall.

In July, the first large-scale building ship supervised by Xianhou was completed and launched for trial voyage.The news spread to the capital, and the government and the public celebrated.At this time, in the Xianhou Mansion's summons palace, the old Hou Ye was finally about to die.

When the old Xianhou Dugu Chen attended the emperor's eldest son's full moon banquet, he was still in good spirits.Unexpectedly, in just over a month, his health condition deteriorated rapidly, until he was dying.

Song Wei went to visit in person.The queen received the imperial decree three days ago, and took the chief physician Li Yi back to her natal home to serve her grandfather.When Song Wei went in, the three Dugu siblings were all there, and the tears on their faces were still wet.Dugu Chen was lying on the bed, and when he heard that the Holy Majesty was coming, he still had the strength to raise his head and clasp his hands.There was an abnormal blush on the face, and experienced people knew that this was a flashback.

"Your Majesty, old minister... I want to have a few words with Your Majesty alone."

Song Wei nodded, and everyone backed out.

Newborns come, old generations pass away, old and new alternate, and the cycle repeats itself.The rapid deterioration of the old Xianhou's condition is not unrelated to the smooth birth of his great-grandson.

With a heavy heart, Song Wei asked, "When will Mr. Dugu arrive? When did you send him the letter?"

Junhou is not allowed to leave his post without the emperor's decree.However, when Marquis Xian left Beijing, he had the right to make discretionary decisions and act cheaply granted by the emperor himself.Theoretically, whenever Dugu Mian wants to come back, he can roll back.

"A letter from home half a month ago. My name is Xiao'er...don't come back."

"What?" Song Wei was shocked, "What do you mean? He won't come back?" How could Dugu not come back and die for his own father!

Duguchen's face was peaceful and serene: "Your Majesty, forgive me for making decisions without permission, and ordered my son not to return to Beijing. As the head of the Dugu family, to be loyal to the country is to be filial to the father. It is enough for the old minister to know that he is loyal to state affairs .It doesn't matter if it is sent to bed or not."

Song Wei never imagined that the old Xianhou would do such a thing.I was at a loss for a while: "How could this be...you...how could this be! This may be the last side, the last side, do you know?! You call him, what do you tell him to think in the future!" At the end, he almost yelled come out.

Dugu Chen sighed lightly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Can Your Majesty treat this as... the old minister's last wish on his deathbed?"

Song Wei closed her eyes and took a deep breath.These scheming old men all have one virtue, even death is counted into it.

"why?"

Dugu Chen looked directly at the young emperor, and slowly said: "Your Majesty, Dugu has one family, and has been favored by the emperor for generations. In front of me... it can be said that the flowers are blooming and the fire is cooking oil. I am really flattered."

Song Wei slowly calmed down.Marquis Xian is in his prime of life, he is in charge of a heavy army, and is stationed in the most prosperous and affluent area of ​​the empire.The eldest daughter was the queen and gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor.The son of the Hou family and the son of the concubine have one martial arts and one literary work, and they are both talented and famous.The grandeur of the momentum has indeed reached an incomparable level.Just as he was thinking of this, he heard Dugu Chen say: "Even... compared to Yao's Mansion, Duke of Xiangguo, who was known as the first family back then, it's not much better."

The old Xianhou didn't know the true life experience of the eldest son of the emperor, nor did he fully understand the inside story of his granddaughter marrying the prince.In his eyes, the Yao Mansion, where a queen, the eldest son and crown prince came out, is a living lesson from the past.

Dugu Chen's views probably represent the views of the vast majority of people in the government and the opposition.Thinking about this point clearly, Song Wei lost all anger.It was himself who sent Dugu to his current position.He can't explain it.The cause and effect are indescribable.

Dugu Chen continued: "Your Majesty, the old minister is about to go to the earth, put on this old face, and dare to ask His Majesty for a favor."

"Well, you said."

"Xian'er asked the first emperor to go to the southeast. Is it because he left out of anger, or because of the overall situation, I don't know how much... each of them has?"

Song Wei didn't speak.

"My son, I know. I wanted to... try my best to live for another two years, so that he could give up his heart completely. Now I'm afraid it won't work. Your Majesty, the old minister is going to follow the late emperor. I can witness the birth of the eldest son of the emperor." , Seeing His Majesty's... Judgment law, the virtue of the world, the old minister is really relieved. After seeing the late emperor, he has the face to speak. From now on, Dugu's family... just... leave it to His Majesty."

Song Wei has learned to look at things from the emperor's professional perspective.Hearing what Duguchen said, I understand that this is because the old Xianhou is worried that Dugu will repeat the same mistakes as Yao's in the future, and even more worried that Dugu will be impulsive, personal feelings are greater than reason, and he will do something that can't be dealt with, so he took precautions in advance Needle.Then he nodded and thought to himself: You don't worry about your son, but you worry about me.

Dugu Chen got the emperor's clear statement, his expression relaxed a lot, he rested for a while, and said again: "Your Majesty, the old minister has the cheek to dare to ask His Majesty for a favor this time."

Only then did Song Wei realize that the old Xianhou hadn't expressed his exact request.

"Old Hou Ye, you know that my reputation has always been very good. If I can promise you, I will definitely promise it. If I can do it, I will never break my promise."

Dugu Chen stared at the emperor for a while, and then said slowly and earnestly: "If Your Majesty thinks that Dugu's sect can still be used, I implore Your Majesty, don't give Dugu's children... a chance to make a big mistake... .”

——Don't give the Dugu children the chance to make big mistakes.

It was a crafty, masterful request indeed.

An old man and a young man looked at each other for a long while, Song Wei's thoughts turned around, and finally he was relieved, and promised word by word: "Sure, I promise you. Always be vigilant, and don't give Dugu's son a chance to make a big mistake."

As for the standard of right and wrong, everyone has his own ruler in mind.

There was a smile in the eyes of the old Xianhou, and he suddenly changed the subject: "Your Majesty is talented, and he is regarded as an inexhaustible emperor. The aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River have survived for several dynasties. Since my son is in the southeast, if His Majesty wants to do something, let the three princes arrange it as soon as possible. No matter how good your son is, you will finally be able to distinguish clearly which is more important."

Weakening the old aristocratic family, such a thankless thing that offends others, even if the princes want to, they are too embarrassed to tell the emperor to call Xianhou to be a target.Only Dugu Chen can say this.

Song Wei thought, no wonder the old man regards the old Xianhou as the most reliable brother.Nodding solemnly: "Okay, I understand. Turn around...discuss with him carefully."

In July of the first year of Chengxing, the old Xianhou passed away, and he told his son that state affairs were the most important thing, so he didn't have to go to the funeral in person.Dugu Chen's funeral was ostensibly in charge of his eldest son, Dugu Lai, but actually presided over and arranged by Zongzheng Temple Qing Yanxi County King.The funeral ceremony was not extravagant, but the emperor personally accompanied the queen to observe the filial piety. Such an honor was enough to demonstrate the lifelong loyalty of the deceased.

According to ancient etiquette, "the matter of the golden revolution is not avoided", and a filial son can "be in the army with ink".Although it's not a wartime now, but Dugu is still in the army, and it makes sense to stay at the station in accordance with his father's will.To express his apology, the emperor personally wrote a sincere condolence letter and sent it to the Marquis Xian far in the southeast.

Song Wei wrote while thinking: Dugu mother, Dugu mother, your father thinks that once you return to Beijing for the funeral, I will definitely seduce you to make a big mistake.And wow, your parents are dead, and you didn't forget to sneak out and make you a target, don't you know?