Chapter 1700: Emperor Yuanding who is jealous of the Empress

The summer of the third year of Yuanding was exceptionally hot.

Emperor Yuanding took his wives, big and small, as well as Empress Dowager Sun, to the imperial villa to escape the heat. Hundreds of officials followed. Added to the eunuchs, palace maids, palace guards, and the three major battalions guarding safety, the procession was vast and mighty, flags fluttering, and one couldn't see the end at a glance.

No wonder the civil officials all opposed the Emperor's tour; going out of the palace once is truly laboring the people and wasting money.

Just the start of the journey alone cost no less than one hundred thousand taels of silver.

Once they reached the imperial villa, it was another stream of expenses.

Fortunately, there had been no war in the past two years, and the imperial court's finances had gotten a breather. Only then did Emperor Yuanding have the money to spend vigorously.

Of course, this was also the result of the game between the power of the prime minister and the imperial power.

Since the Emperor couldn't get the right to control finances, he couldn't be stopped from spending a little money.

This is called hitting with a stick and giving a date.

Xie Changling played this trick very smoothly.

Tan Zhang, who had only been out of prison for two months, was also in the procession. Who could have imagined that life's encounters are full of changes. Two months ago, he was still a prisoner. Two months later, he was serving by the Emperor's side, reading for the Emperor.

The Emperor's learning was average, but he was "eager to learn"! As a top scholar, and having practiced in the government office for several years, reading for the Emperor and being a reader scholar was more than enough.

The officials who were reader scholars with him also included several students from the Jixia Academy.

The teacher arranged for him to do this, wanting him to compete with the students of the Jixia Academy. He understood! He would definitely handle this errand well.

Thinking of Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen's commentary on the imperial family, "cold and ungrateful," he had quite a bit of experience these days. The Emperor was indeed a cold and ungrateful person! His temperament was unpredictable, his mind was narrow, and he was even jealous.

He vaguely discovered that the Emperor was actually jealous of the Empress, jealous of the Empress's talent.

It was simply bizarre!

The Empress had talent; could the Empress herself be blamed? If one had to blame someone, blame the late Emperor; it was the late Emperor who suppressed his own son, not letting them make progress. Reading was only learning the "zhi, hu, zhe, ye," not learning the way of kings and hegemons, not learning how to govern the world. When practicing in the government office, they were also suppressed and constrained everywhere.

Emperor Emperor Jian Shi did things that Emperor Yuanding, as a son, dared not openly curse or hold a grudge against, but he actually transferred the hatred to the Empress.

What kind of thing is this.

He suddenly felt that Empress Chen and the First Imperial Prince were very dangerous.

He found time to find his teacher and inform him of his observations.

"His Majesty does not like Empress Chen, and even holds a grudge against the Empress's outstanding talent. Moreover, His Majesty does not give the First Imperial Prince a good look, without the slightest father-son warmth. Teacher, should we defend against it and make preparations early?"

After a pause, he carefully asked: "I don't know what attitude the Marquis Prefecture has? If they sit by and watch, should we also adjust our strategy?"

"You saw with your own eyes that His Majesty is jealous and hates Empress Chen?"

"For such a major matter, the student dares not speak nonsense. Although His Majesty covers it up very well, the imperial villa has limited space, and His Majesty and the Empress have more opportunities to get along. The student has seen His Majesty's jealousy toward the Empress several times. Moreover, the Empress's insights on government affairs are indeed a cut above His Majesty's. His Majesty's temperament is impatient. These two years, it has only been deliberately controlled. However, nature is hard to change!"

Tan Zhang was also a rebellious person, privately arranging Emperor Yuanding at will, without the slightest respect for Emperor Yuanding.

Who let Emperor Yuanding be a "fool"!

In the eyes of this group of elite bureaucrats, whose main body was the top scholar, second scholar, and third scholar, the Emperor with a mediocre appearance was indeed like a fool. And a big, capital-letter fool at that!

If Emperor Yuanding didn't have such a strong "autonomy," this bunch of bureaucrats wouldn't be so disgusted with the Emperor.

Clearly, he couldn't do anything, yet he still wanted to fight for power and profit.

He didn't have the talent of Emperor Taixing, yet he got the habit of grabbing power from Emperor Taixing.

As for Emperor Emperor Jian Shi, he was at least an Emperor supported by elite bureaucrats like Xie Changling, so he naturally had to be polite in his words. Otherwise, wouldn't it prove that their own vision wasn't good.

"This matter is known to the Prime Minister; do not make it public, do your job well. Regarding the Empress, when necessary, you can appropriately release a little goodwill."

"Teacher still thinks highly of Empress Chen and her son?"

Xie Changling lowered his head slightly and said calmly: "The principles of ethics are the cornerstone. It cannot be shaken by the favor of one Emperor! The Marquis Prefecture family is not just for show! Marquis Pingjiang has fought for so many years; you wouldn't think he was doing wedding clothes for His Majesty, would you."

"The student understands!" Tan Zhang had a plan in his heart and immediately settled his mind.

As long as the Marquis Prefecture doesn't fall for one day, Empress Chen's position will be stable. By the same token, the First Imperial Prince's position is also stable. That is the legitimate eldest Imperial Prince, and his status couldn't be more orthodox.

Emperor Yuanding's status couldn't even compare to his own son, Song Qiyu. Emperor Yuanding only occupied the "legitimate," while Song Qiyu not only occupied the "legitimate," but also occupied the "eldest"!

The status of the legitimate eldest, in this day and age, is like a Shangfang Sword! It can cut down ninety-nine percent of the monsters and ghosts!

Emperor Yuanding stumbled and bumped, and was able to become Emperor with the support of court officials.

There is no reason why Song Qiyu couldn't become Emperor.

How incompetent and failed would Empress Chen have to be, and how fallen would the Marquis Prefecture have to be, for such a situation to appear.

Tan Zhang's confidence increased greatly for a time. He gave birth to a new delusion, wanting to be the Imperial Prince's teacher, to be the teacher for the First Imperial Prince Song Qiyu, and strive for the merit of following the dragon.

With his learning and talent, being the Imperial Prince's teacher was more than enough.

The only thing lacking was local experience, and being too young, not steady enough.

However, if his teacher Xie Changling was willing to help him, these were not problems at all; it was just a matter of one sentence.

This matter is not urgent, take it slow!

Chen Guanlou didn't know what happened at the imperial villa.

Taking advantage of the Emperor escaping the heat and the capital being peaceful, he let Qu Yuan out.

"I don't care what you want to do, kill someone or leave the capital; in short, if you cause trouble outside, don't drag me into it. Otherwise, I will definitely kill you!"

While warning, he also prepared a bundle for the other party, inside which were two sets of clothes to change into, a little bit of broken silver, and an identity document.

Qu Yuan was grateful, "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen's great kindness, I dare not forget. Just watch, if I have a life to live, I will definitely repay you generously."

"Don't think about repaying kindness! Just don't repay kindness with enmity. Hurry up and get lost!"

Deep in the night, Qu Yuan walked out of the Heavenly Prison and quickly disappeared into the dark night.

Medical Official Mu crawled out and asked Chen Guanlou, "My lord isn't worried that he will go kill someone? This person's temperament is stubborn, and nine cows couldn't pull him back. He won't turn back even after hitting the south wall."

Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows, not caring much, "If he wants to kill, let him kill; I won't worry about it."

"Since that's the case, why did my lord save him back then, and why did you stop him from killing?" Medical Official Mu didn't understand; what was the purpose of doing something unnecessary?

"Naturally, it was to give him a chance to live, it just depends on whether he has that life. And, I think Zhou Zongyan deserves to die!"

Chen Guanlou's thoughts were just that simple and straightforward, without any twists and turns or human calculations.

For people he finds pleasing to the eye, he pulls them along.

For people he doesn't find pleasing to the eye, like Imperial Uncle Li, he doesn't even blink an eye when giving him twenty thousand taels. ===== CHAPTER 1701 =====