In March of the second year of Hongjia, the doctor was performing a grand shooting ceremony. Suddenly, flying pheasants gathered in the court, climbed into the hall and screamed, and then flew around the Chengming Hall of Weiyang Palace, as well as the residences of generals, pri

In March of the second year of Hongjia (19 BC), when the doctor was performing a grand shooting ceremony, suddenly a flock of flying pheasants gathered in the court, ascended the hall and howled, and then flew around the Chengming Hall of Weiyang Palace, as well as the generals, prime ministers, censors, etc. Mansion. General Wang Yin took the opportunity to write a letter admonishing Emperor Cheng to travel incognito. At this time, Emperor Cheng was in high spirits for traveling, and there were photos and tour guides to help with the fun, so he was not willing to stop. One day, Emperor Cheng traveled to the palace of Princess Yang'a. Princess Yang'a is the half-sister of Emperor Cheng. She is extremely beautiful and her family is as wealthy as the country. In terms of singing girls alone, there are 100 top-level performers, 200 mid-level performers, and 300 low-level performers. There are not so many musicians even in Chengdi Palace. From this alone, you can imagine the luxury in Princess Yang'a's mansion.

When Princess Yanga saw the holy driver arriving, she hurriedly went out to greet him. Arrange a banquet and invite Emperor Cheng to sit down, while I accompany you below. During the banquet, dozens of top-notch singers were summoned to dance at the banquet to add to the fun. Emperor Cheng didn't care at first, thinking that ordinary people were not worth looking at. After a while, I suddenly saw a girl in crimson clothes among them. Not only did she sing sweetly, dance gracefully, but she also had an excellent appearance. She was truly the best in the world and unparalleled in the world. Even Empress Xu and Ban and Zhang Jieyu were unable to compare with them when they were young. Emperor Cheng asked Princess Yang A with a smile: "What is the name of this woman? Can the imperial sister give her love to her?" Princess Yang A heard this and replied with a smile: "This woman's surname is Zhao, with the diminutive name of Yi Zhu, and her original surname is Feng. Her mother is Princess Gusu, the granddaughter of Jiangdu King . Princess Gusu once married Zhao Man, the lieutenant (in charge of Xunjingshi), and had an affair with Feng Wanjin, the son of Feng Da, a family member. They had two twin girls, who were unable to stay during childbirth. They were raised and thrown into the countryside. It was said that the tiger came to nurse them and fed them for three days. The princess of Gusu thought it was strange and took them back to her home. Her eldest daughter was named Hede. A few years later, Zhao Man died of illness, and the two daughters returned to the Feng family to be raised. A few years later, Feng Wanjin also died, and the family was in decline. The two daughters had no support, and they lived in Chang'an. She sympathized with them and took them home for adoption. She taught them how to sing and dance as soon as possible. Her sister was sick now and was not among this group of singers. Everyone noticed that this girl had a graceful figure and a graceful dancing posture. Si Yan, for a while called her Feiyan , now serves as the steward of the concubine's singing girl. The concubine likes her very much, just like a sibling. Now she is favored by your majesty, how dare you disobey her! Your majesty, please relax and drink for a while. He drove back to the palace and ordered her to enter the palace with the Holy Emperor."

Emperor Cheng kept looking at the girl with his eyes while listening to Princess Yang'a. He saw that her face was infinitely shy, showing a distant attitude. It makes people feel soft and tender. Emperor Cheng was so elated that he couldn't help laughing. Unexpectedly, someone accidentally leaned back, and there was a "plop" sound, and the romantic emperor fell to the ground on his back.

Princess Yanga was so happy that she fell to the ground when she saw the Holy Master, and hurriedly went to help the emperor with her own hands. Emperor Cheng smiled and deliberately squeezed Princess Yang'a's jade arm. It felt soft and smooth, and he couldn't help but feel lustful. He thought to himself, our ancestors of the Liu family have had an ambiguous relationship with our sisters for several generations. I am lucky enough to be reincarnated as the emperor in this life. This is also my blessing. Why should I be polite when the fresh fish comes to my mouth? Thinking of this, he hurriedly Princess Xiangyang made a face and said, "Although I fell down, I didn't feel any pain on my body. My sister helped me up, and I pulled hard. I'm afraid your delicate skin is a little painful, right?"

Princess Yang Ben is a smart man, and he is already familiar with the romantic allusions of past dynasties. At this time, when he saw Emperor Cheng flirting with her, how could he not understand? How could he be displeased? So he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please be more solemn! Do you think you can't win Long but still hope for Shu?" After hearing this, Emperor Cheng pulled the princess into his arms. Said: "How can a matchmaker be so cold!" As he said that, he filled the wine cup in front of him with a full glass. He took a sip first, smacked his lips, and said to himself: "This wine is warm and cool to your mouth, my dear sister." One glass, please!" He said as he brought the wine glass to the princess's mouth.

Princess Yang A did not dare to refuse, so she drank the wine in Emperor Cheng's hand, then filled the wine cup with wine, and said in return to Emperor Cheng: "Your Majesty, please drink this glass of wedding wine, so that you can pair up with the Lord Yi tonight."

Emperor Cheng didn't pick it up with his hands. He drank the wine in Princess Yang's hand and said, "I'm already drunk. I want to stay at Yu Mei's house for a night." When the princess heard this, she hurriedly declined and said: "The cold apartment is dirty, how can it be blasphemous! It would be more convenient for the emperor brother to take Master Yi back to the palace with him." "

Emperor Cheng didn't answer, pointed at Yi Zhu and said: "Come here, I have something to ask you. "

Princess Yang'a was still sitting on Emperor Cheng's lap at this time, and was about to leave and make room for Emperor Cheng to hang out with Master Yi. Emperor Cheng hugged Princess Yang'a and said, "Why should I avoid it, Master Yi? She was taught by Yumei, how dare she be jealous of her master?" After hearing this, Princess Yang'a had no choice but to continue sitting on Emperor Cheng. Master Yi approached the throne and fell down to worship in a graceful manner. Emperor Cheng then raised his hands Holding the princess in his arms, he couldn't help Yi Zhu up for a moment, so he hurriedly raised his lips to signal to Princess Yang, asking her to help Yi Zhu up. The princess knew what she was doing, and leaned over to help Yi Zhu up, smiling at her. : "The Holy One loves you so much. After you enter the palace, you have to bear the rain and dew, but don't forget me as the matchmaker. "

Master Yi stood up and replied softly with a blushing face: "If this slave makes any progress and forgets the grace of the master's recommendation, heaven and earth will not tolerate it!"

Emperor Cheng smiled and said: "I used to be a little closer to the queen, but when I met Tian When disaster strikes, the ministers in the court say that the queen is jealous. Only later did I realize that God’s warning was because that Wang Feng had too much power. In this way, it is difficult for God to do things, and he only manages the affairs of the world. What Yi Zhu just said cannot be said in words, but it makes sense. "After saying that, he drank and joked with Princess Yang'a and Zhao Yizhu. They had a good time. They drank until the moon was full and then stopped.

That night, Emperor Cheng and Zhu Yi stayed in the princess' house. At home, the emperor's beauty is like spring, and his concubine's love is like water. In the hibiscus tent, the clothes are soft and soft; in the emerald quilt, the jade body is moving, and the beauty is that it rotates in response to the festival, giving away his affection, which makes the emperor extremely happy and shocked. An unexpected encounter. The night of joy was short, and the dream was coming back to life. The two of them stood together in their clothes. Zhao Yizhu showed her true beauty, and she was slipping in love. The more she looked at her, the more she fell in love with her.

After washing and having breakfast, Emperor Cheng ordered people to bring a thousand catties of gold and ten handfuls of pearls to Princess Yang'a as a reward for the matchmaker. Princess Yang'a also prepared countless dowry to give to Master Zhao Yi.

Emperor Cheng took Zhao Yi with him. Returning to the palace, he personally wrote the imperial edict, naming the Lord Yi as Jieyu, and because the word "Feiyan" was more interesting, he was given the name "Feiyan". From then on, no one called him "Feiyan". After Yan, not only was she inseparable, but her most beloved male favorite, Zhang Fang, was also ignored. Of course, Queen Xu had a sister named Xu Gai who was widowed. Since she and Empress Xu were sisters, she went to the palace to see Empress Xu again. She saw the empress sitting there crying alone. Xu Ji asked her why she was sad.

Empress Xu wiped her tears and sighed. He said: "How loving the emperor and I were in the past! Even though the ministers of the court kept participating in the performance and I was jealous of me, the emperor was not moved and even treated me more intimately than usual. This is what my sister saw with her own eyes." My sister was still joking with me at that time, asking me how many lifetimes I had to cultivate this blessing. I have always remembered this sentence clearly. Once upon a time, the emperor actually neglected me to such an extent that I was rarely seen for several days and slept alone on the pillow. I really couldn't accept it! Because I have never given birth, for the sake of my son and the ancestral temple, it is also business for the emperor to establish another concubine. Look at the former class Jieyu and Zhang Meiren, have I ever been jealous? Unexpectedly, a certain Zhao Feiyan came from Princess Yang'a's house recently, confusing the emperor day and night, and not allowing the emperor to enter my palace, or It was a trivial matter; even when the emperor was in charge of government affairs, she had to interfere.Only this foolish king actually stays with Xiao Xing and obeys his words. From now on, things will probably be extremely bad! Sister, think about it, how can I not be sad?"

Xu Gae listened to the queen's cry and said, After thinking for a while, she said: "Queen, there is no need to be sad. The Emperor is close to Zhao Feiyan just for the sake of his children; as long as the Queen can be happy, she is not afraid that the Emperor will not come and stay in love with you as before."

Queen Xu blushed after hearing this and said, "You are old and your pearls are worthless. How can I still have children?"

Xu Ji said: "Queen, don't say that. The queen is only in her 30s now. She is in her forties or fifties." It is also common to give birth to a child. " Queen Xu leaned into Xu Ji's ear and whispered a few words to her.

Xu Ji said: "This is the emperor's excessive lust, it doesn't matter; I have a method that will definitely make the queen happy.

Queen Xu hurriedly asked what the method was. Xu Ji said: "There is an old nun in the Sansheng Nunnery here. Please ask her to set up an altar to pray for blessings, and she will have a child." Queen Xu immediately took out 10 kilograms of gold and gave it to Xu. Gao, asked her to quickly find the old nun to pray for him.

Unexpectedly, the waiter discovered the matter and immediately reported it to Zhao Feiyan. Zhao Feiyan was about to squeeze Queen Xu away so that she could right herself, but because there was no opportunity to take advantage of her, she had to endure it for the time being. As soon as he heard what the chamberlain said, he went to report to the Empress Dowager Ming that Empress Xu had cursed the palace. The Queen Mother was furious and wanted to put Queen Xu to death. Feiyan pretended to plead for mercy, and the Queen Mother agreed to hand it over to Emperor Cheng.

Emperor Cheng naturally believed what Zhao Feiyan said, and ordered that Queen Xu's seal and ribbon be taken back and disposed of in the Zhaotai Palace. He also captured Xu Gai and the old nun Sansheng'an, and sentenced them to death. They were executed immediately. This incident also implicated Ban Jieyu. Emperor Cheng ordered Ban Jieyu to be summoned, and Ban Jieyu replied calmly: "I heard that life and death have a destiny, and wealth is in heaven. If you correct yourself, you will not be blessed, so what hope is there if you are evil? If ghosts and gods know it, how can they listen to slander? Pray? If the gods are ignorant, what's the use of cursing! Fortunately, I understand this principle. Not only do I not dare to do such a thing, but I also don't bother to do it!" Emperor Cheng was very moved when he heard what she said very frankly. So Ban Jieyu was ordered to retreat to the harem and avoid being held accountable.

Although Ban Jieyu was able to escape punishment, she thought that the harem was now owned by Zhao Feiyan. If she did not find a way to protect herself early, she would inevitably become the second empress Xu in the future. She thought about it all night, quickly wrote a memorial, and submitted it to the emperor early the next morning. When Emperor Cheng saw that she had invited her to worship the Queen Mother in Changxin Palace, he immediately approved her request. Ban Jieyu immediately moved to the Changxin Palace to live with the Queen Mother. She only met twice on the first and fifteenth day of each month. In her free time, she recited poems and painted to pass the time. Although it was desolate and lonely, he finally saved his life. After Queen Xu was deposed, it was naturally Zhao Feiyan's turn to take charge of the concubines in the middle palace. According to the wishes of the emperor, he wanted to immediately appoint Zhao Feiyan as the queen. However, the Queen Mother did not agree because she thought Zhao Feiyan was from a humble background. It was inconvenient for Emperor Cheng to make the decision without authorization, so he had to hire an eloquent lobbyist to intercede with the Queen Mother. This lobbyist is the Empress Dowager's nephew, Changxin Palace Guard (the guard at the palace gate) Chunyu Chang. After many persuasion, he finally got permission from the Queen Mother.

So Emperor Cheng changed the fifth year of Hongjia to the first year of Yongshi (16 BC), first made Zhao Feiyan's adoptive father Zhao Lin the Marquis of Chengyang, and then made Zhao Feiyan the queen. Zhao Lin was Princess Yang's family commander (in charge of the warehouse). When Zhao Feiyan went to Princess Yang's home, she saw that Zhao Lin had the same surname as her, so she worshiped her as a foster father so that she could take care of her. However, Liu Fu, an admonishing official who was ignorant of current affairs, wrote a letter against it. He wrote in the letter: "Reflect on your words and deeds day and night, correct your mistakes, carefully examine your family's moral character, and carefully select fair ladies to inherit the ancestral temple, comply with the gods, and restore the family." Worrying about the longevity of the wealth of the descendants; now, greedy and lustful, devoted to a woman of humble origin, it is really foolish to make her the mother of the world! As the saying goes: 'Rotten wood cannot be made into a pillar, and a maidservant cannot be a master.' If everyone in the world feels unfair, this kind of thing must bring disaster rather than blessing. This is a truth that the common people understand. No minister in the court dared to speak. I was really sad about this and did not dare to risk my life to hear about it. "

writes a book about the great wishes of the emperor. Emperor Cheng now treated the new queen Zhao Feiyan a hundred times more lovingly than he had treated empress Xu before. How could he not be furious after seeing this? He immediately ordered the censor to arrest Liu Fu and imprison him in the Yeting Secret Prison as a capital crime.Fortunately, the great general Xin Qingji , the right general Lian Bao, Guang Luxun (in charge of the palace gate, etc.) Shidan , Dazhong Dafu (responsible for discussing affairs in the DPRK) Xuan Shang and other ministers jointly rescued Liu. The crime of auxiliary death will be exempted, death will be reduced by one level, and the penalty will be ghost salary. From then on, no one dared to give advice.

Zhao Feiyan has been favored, and her sister Zhao Hede is still in Princess Yang'a's home. At that time, there was a female official in the harem named Fan Wei. She is Zhao Feiyan's middle cousin. Emperor Cheng looked at Zhao Feiyan in a different light. Fan was so flattered that he courted Emperor Cheng and said, "Does Your Majesty know that the queen has a sister named Hede?"

Emperor Cheng said, "I know that Hede was ill in the past, but I don't know how he is doing now."

Fan Yan said: " Hede's illness has long been cured. The queen's beauty is rare in the world; as for Hede, her skin is white and moist, and she is not wet when she is wet. She is also a peerless beauty. She is different from her sister's plumpness, but she has the same purpose. , It seems that Hede can't be defeated."

Emperor Cheng couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately sent his servant Lu Yanfu to go to the palace with a hundred treasures phoenix chariot.

Lu Yanfu came to Princess Yang'a's house and was shocked when he saw Hede. He secretly thought that this woman was plump and soft, but she was boneless. Why did the Zhao family produce beauties? After bowing, Hede asked Yanfu why he came here? The empress's edict?"

Yanfu replied: "I have come to greet you in accordance with the emperor's order. The empress must agree, so there is no edict."

Hede said: "Go back to the palace first and repeat the imperial edict for me. , It’s not that I’m hypocritical and let down the grace of God; without my sister’s handwriting, I wouldn’t dare to obey the order!” Yanfu had no choice but to return to the palace to resume his life.

When Emperor Cheng heard this, although he praised him for being ethical and polite, it was also a problem for him to be inconvenient to speak in front of the queen. He called Fan Wei for a temporary discussion and ordered her to persuade Hede again. Fan Wei said: "Hede said this because she was worried about being jealous of the queen. This is her difficulty. Your Majesty, don't be anxious. Let me go to the queen to ask for help. Maybe it will not disgrace your life. I don't know."

Emperor Cheng thought it was okay. After trying it, Fan Wei was rewarded with a hundred catties of gold, and many other rare treasures were given to her to give to the queen. Fan Wei had been gone for a long time, and then came back with a happy face and said: "The empress began to worry that your majesty would forget about the old. After the ministers tried their best to persuade her, she agreed. Now the edict is here." Emperor Cheng said: "Very good! You are welcome." Use this edict to join forces with Germany, the sooner the better!" After Fan Wei left, Emperor Cheng ordered a special palace to be vacated, and it was decorated with extremely gorgeous decorations and named it "Yuantiao Pavilion". As a new house in Hede. Just after packing up, Hede has already entered the palace in full make-up. Fan Wei took her to visit Feiyan first. When sisters meet, they are filled with joy and sorrow. Hede reported: "The emperor sent someone to summon my sister to the palace, but my sister did not dare to accept the order; she did not dare to come here until she received the imperial edict from the empress."

Feiyan said: "The emperor has recently appointed me as his queen. If it is another one, Of course your sister is not willing to choose a concubine. My sister and I are brothers and sisters, and we work together for the same master. My sister can also share some of the hard work for me." After that, he ordered someone to escort Hede to see Emperor Cheng.

Emperor Cheng opened his eyes and looked at Hede. He saw that her temples were like clouds, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her face was like morning glow, and her skin was like late snow. She seemed to be an immortal descended from the earth. Hede bowed down, slightly parted his red lips, chanted long live, announced his surname, and the sound of birdsong and swallows had long seduced Cheng Emperor's soul, and he didn't even hear what Hede said. The attendants on the left and right couldn't help but be dazzled and praised. Only Nao Fangcheng, a Dr. Nao Fangcheng who was standing behind Emperor Cheng, said softly: "This is a disaster, and the fire will definitely be extinguished in the future." Although Fang Cheng had a unique insight, he was slanderous. Fortunately, Emperor Cheng did not hear it. Otherwise, not only will it not help the matter, but this Nao Fangcheng may also become a ghost salary. Emperor Cheng reluctantly calmed down and called Hede in a low voice. Then he ordered the palace servants to send Hede to the new house and followed him in.

After finally waiting until nightfall, Emperor Cheng immediately unloaded Hede's clothes and gently carried them into the embroidered curtain. Compared with her sister Feiyan's happy party, it was even more unique, so she was given the title "Gentle Township". Emperor Cheng once sighed and said, "I will always live in my hometown, and I don't want to imitate Emperor Wu and ask for Baiyun Township (fairyland)!" The next day, Emperor Cheng held a banquet, and he and Feiyan sat on it, and He De sat shyly beside him.After drinking for three rounds, Emperor Cheng looked at Hede with a smile, turned to Feiyan and said: "The Wang Qiang who came out of the fortress in the past was called a beauty in the world. Of course, the beauty of the queen is needless to say; Hede is also a human being. A beauty." Feiyan chuckled and replied to Emperor Cheng, "Since your Majesty approves of Wu Mei, you should call her Zhaoyi." Emperor Cheng nodded in agreement. After Hede left his seat to thank Emperor Cheng, he thanked Feiyan again. Feiyan smiled and asked her not to thank her, but went to sit down. During the banquet, Feiyan and Hede looked sad when they talked about their dead mother. Emperor Cheng ordered the princess of Gusu to be named Hejun, and ordered a minister to quickly build a garden to hold sacrifices in the Spring and Autumn Period. Feiyan and Hede thanked each other and turned their sorrow into joy. After Hede entered the palace, the two sisters of the Zhao family loved each other at the same time, took turns attending the bed, and enjoyed themselves night after night. Flowers hug you in the morning, you cuddle up in the moonlit night, and the romantic emperor tastes the tenderness. The other Fendai in her harem were not worthy of the emperor's attention, so she had no choice but to lament her fate and secretly feel sad. Emperor Cheng got tired of drinking and looking at flowers for a long time, so he ordered craftsmen to build a large boat in the Taiye Pool for pleasure. One day, Emperor Cheng took Zhao Feiyan on a boat to play and sing. Listening to the birds chirping on the trees on both sides of the strait and singing in harmony, I feel that there is another kind of interest. Emperor Cheng asked Feiyan to sing and dance in the wind, and ordered his servant Feng Wufang to play the sheng. He himself held a rhinoceros hairpin and tapped the jade cup as a rhythm. When the boat reached the middle of the river, a strong wind suddenly blew up, causing Feiyan's skirt to flutter. Feiyan was so light that she was almost blown away by the wind.

Emperor Cheng was horrified and ordered Feng Wufang to rescue Feiyan. Wufang dropped the sheng in his hand, rushed forward, and hurriedly held Feiyan's shoes tightly. Feiyan was already lustful and had already fallen in love with Feng Wufang, but because Emperor Cheng stayed with her, she never had the chance to get close to Wufang. At this time, his beloved lover pinched his feet, and his whole body suddenly felt numb, and his heart was tingling. Simply let him hold his feet tightly and dance wildly in the wind, dancing and singing. At that time, Emperor Cheng saw such interesting things happening on the sidelines, but he hoped that the strong wind would not stop immediately so that Feiyan could dance for a while longer. Later generations said that Feiyan can dance on the palms of his hands, which is where it comes from. Otherwise, how can there be such a big palm in the world, and how can there be such a light person in the world? After returning to the palace, Emperor Cheng praised Feng Wufang for risking his own life and trying his best to save the queen's life. He was indeed a loyal minister. He rewarded him with a lot of gold and silk and allowed him to enter and leave the palace freely. , in order to protect the concubine. Feiyan was very happy when she heard the news. Within a few days, she and Feng Wufang became lovers. Feiyan bribed the eunuchs and maids around him, and the emperor became blind and deaf, allowing Feiyan to do whatever he wanted. Feiyan went to Long to visit Shu, and saw that his minister Qing Anshi was young and beautiful, and he was good at playing the piano. He asked Feng Wufang to attract Qing Anshi, and on the pretext of letting Qing Anshi play the piano and accompany songs, he asked Emperor Cheng to allow him to enter and leave the middle palace, and Emperor Cheng approved it without hesitation. . As soon as Emperor Cheng went to stay in Hede Palace, Feiyan ordered Feng Wufang and Qing Anshi to enter the palace at night to guard him, doing anything without scruples. Feiyan was eager to get pregnant and wanted to borrow a seed. When she saw the young and beautiful attendant, she raised her eyebrows and tempted her to have sex. Welcoming the new today and seeing off the old tomorrow, a Zhaoyang Palace seems to have turned into a brothel. He was also afraid that Emperor Cheng would find out, so he opened a secret room under the pretext of praying to God for a son, and ordered that no one could enter without permission. In fact, he is a secret young man who indulges in sexual immorality at will, seduces bees and butterflies like a beautiful flower, and destroys them at his command. How can he get pregnant and give birth to a child? Zhao Hede's nature is roughly similar to that of her sister, and she knows what her sister has done. , naturally take the medicine according to the prescription. Feiyan only values ​​talents, not decoration. To be virtuous, one must have a beautiful lover and a well-dressed living room. In the Jade Palace where she lived, the atrium was painted with red vermilion, the hall was painted all over, with gold as the threshold and white jade as the steps. The horizontal wood between the walls is embedded with Lantian jade and decorated with pearls and green feathers. In addition, all the structures are exquisite, ingenious and bizarre. Several cases, curtains and other furnishings are rare treasures in the world. The most luxurious ones are the treasure bed, the nine-dragon tent, the ivory basket and the green bear mat. When Emperor Cheng entered this ecstasy, he was already drunk and dreaming. In addition, Hede Fang's body was plump and soft as if there were no bones. It was suffused with fragrance and lingered on his body. It is no wonder that Emperor Cheng was confused and reluctant to leave this gentle hometown. Although Hede was promiscuous, he did not dare to indulge because of the new emperor's favor. I just want to win over Emperor Cheng and ask him to come every night, even if I achieve my goal.Feiyan had been in the palace for a long time, and she thought she was deeply ingrained. She had many concubines hiding in the secret room, and she was looking for fun as she wanted. She wished that Emperor Cheng would not come to harass her. Even if Emperor Cheng came to visit occasionally, she could only deal with it and could barely cope with it. That’s all. Therefore, Emperor Cheng felt that Feiyan's tenderness was not as good as that of Hede. Therefore, in the Jade Palace, the imperial commander was always present, but in the Zhaoyang Palace, he was alienated. One night, after the fierce battle between Emperor Cheng and Hede Jinzhang, he accidentally talked about her sister Feiyan's recent behavior, showing dissatisfaction. Hede knew clearly that his sister was obsessed with her lover and was promiscuous, so he was naturally indifferent to Emperor Cheng. Thinking that if his sister fell out of favor, he would also suffer the consequences, so he had to guard against it. He quickly defended his sister and said, "My concubine's sister has a strong temperament and is easily hated by others. Besides, if Empress Xu is deposed, it is inevitable that there will be no Empress Xu." If your majesty believes in others' words, I'm afraid the Zhao family will be dead!" Emperor Cheng shook his head and said, "No, I don't believe the slander! But your sister has been very cold to me recently, not as affectionate as before, so I just said this.

" Hede squeezed out a few tears and said, "Your Majesty, don't say that. I'm going to ask my sister not to focus on praying for God and having a son, so as not to be distracted and alienate the emperor." Seeing her crying, he hurriedly took out the towel to wipe her tears, and comforted her softly: "Don't be sad! I will never listen to slander, and I will not treat your sister poorly!" Hede then turned from sadness to joy, thanking him. After becoming an emperor, let’s talk about happiness again. There were a few reckless people who thought Feiyan was about to fall out of favor and quickly came forward to report Feiyan's adultery. Because Emperor Cheng believed the words of Hede's ancestors, he beheaded these people one by one. Feiyan then had to openly display her obscenity and become even more indulgent. Later, Hede told Feiyan about the conversation between Emperor Cheng and her. Feiyan was very grateful for Hede's protection and specially recommended a palace slave named Yan Chifeng to Hede as her own reward. Yan Chifeng was from Liaodong, tall, beautiful, and powerful. He possesses unique skills and can shoot off poplar branches in the dark. He is as light as a swallow and can jump through houses and jump over spines as if he were walking on flat ground. Feiyan seduces him into having sex with her and feels very comfortable, so she recommends Yan Chifeng to Hede so that she can share in the love. Hede understood her sister's kindness, and when Emperor Cheng came to her sister's palace, she ordered people to draw the red wind and have a night of fun. As expected, she felt very comfortable and unusual. From then on, Yan Chifeng traveled between Zhaoyang and Jade Palaces without feeling tired at all, and served Emperor Cheng wholeheartedly. However, Feiyan and Hede were too far apart. Hede felt that it was inconvenient for Yan Chifeng to come and go, so he asked Emperor Cheng to build another room connected to Zhaoyang Palace. Emperor Cheng naturally obeyed and ordered the work to be completed in a few months. It was named Shaobi Pavilion. Hede immediately moved to live there. As a result, the two places exchanged news, and Yan Chifeng's traces moved with Emperor Cheng. If Emperor Cheng became his sister, he would have sex with her; if Emperor Cheng had his sister, he would have sex with his sister. Emperor Cheng put on a green turban, but instead favored the two beauties of the Zhao family to Hu Tian and Emperor Hu.

The two beauties of the Zhao family were too greedy and had been favored for many years, but they could not even give birth to a boy or a girl. In order to find an heir, the emperor had to find someone else to belong to, and he summoned people from the palace at will, hoping to have a son. In Feiyan and Hede palaces, there was no trace of Emperor Cheng. As long as these two sisters have an adulterer, it will be better if the Emperor comes or not. It's just that although Yan Chifeng was powerful, he was unfortunately incapable of doing anything else, which made the two sisters sour and jealous. One day, the two almost fell out because of Yan Chifeng. Later, it was Fan Wei who mediated the situation and persuaded Hede to apologize to his sister, and the two reconciled as before. The scandal in Zhongji was also temporarily exempted from publicity. At that time, Dr. Guanglu Liu Xiang couldn't bear it anymore, so he selected virtuous concubines, ladies and prostitutes and concubines recorded in poems and books, and compiled 8 chapters of "Biography of Women"; , Cultivate yourself and improve your family. Emperor Cheng saw it and praised it, but he knew it well and didn't use it. Poor Liu Xiang still wasted his efforts! Da Sima General Wang Shang felt sad when he saw that Emperor Cheng was addicted to wine and sex, and was extravagant. Every time he went to the palace to see the Queen Mother, he strongly requested the Queen Mother to admonish the emperor in person. The Queen Mother also heard about this and admonished the emperor many times. Wang Shang also gave some advice. Unexpectedly, Emperor Cheng was so happy that he forgot to return. He still went his own way and never changed. In February of the second year of Yongshi (15 BC), stars fell like rain and there was another solar eclipse. It happened that Gu Yong was appointed as the governor of Liangzhou and entered the court to perform affairs.Emperor Cheng had no time to summon him, so he sent his minister to ask Gu Yong in writing whether he had any seals (sealed memorials) to submit. Wang Shang secretly asked Gu Yong to provide strict rules and advice, but Gu Yong was afraid of being punished and did not dare to offend Long Yan. Wang Shang encouraged him, willing to use his wealth and life to guarantee that Gu Yong would be safe. Gu Yong was confident, so he exposed the mistakes of the emperor and asked for renewal. Emperor Cheng was furious and ordered his censor to arrest Gu Yong and imprison him. Wang Shang had been notified in advance and immediately asked Gu Yong to leave the capital and take up his post. Gu Yong hurriedly set out on the road, and his censor sent someone to chase him. However, he was out of reach, so he returned to Beijing to resume his duties. At this time, Emperor Cheng's anger gradually subsided, and Wang Shang tried his best to intercede for Gu Yong. Emperor Cheng no longer pursued the case, but he still indulged in lewdness and debauchery in the palace every day.

Attendant Banbo, Ban Jieyu’s younger brother, took sick leave one after another and ignored his duties, and his sick leave was extended again and again. Emperor Cheng urged him to cancel his leave, and then he reported to the palace. It happened that Emperor Cheng and Zhang Fang had rekindled their old friendship. They were sitting side by side, drinking together, and laughing. After Bamber finished his worship, he stood aside without speaking, his eyes fixed on the picture screen on the right side of his seat. Emperor Cheng invited Banbo to sit down and have a drink together. Banbo said he only agreed, but he stood still, still staring at the pictures on the screen. Emperor Cheng smiled and asked, "What are you looking at so stupidly?" As he spoke, he looked towards where Bamber was looking, and saw that there was no special scenery on the screen, but an ancient story was painted on it. Emperor Cheng smiled again and said to Ban Bo: "This screen was presented by Wang Shang. Since you love it so much, I can reward it to you." After hearing this, Ban Bo's eyebrows stood up and he said angrily: "I see you. The things in this painting are really not the work of human beings. I wish I could burn it!" At this time, Emperor Cheng was already drunk, his eyes were hazy, and he was drunk. Hearing Bamber say that he wanted to burn it, he thought it was on the screen. If there was anything strange, he pushed Zhang Fang aside, walked to the screen and looked carefully. He saw a picture on the screen of King Zhou having an affair with Daji. Daji was naked and looking up to accept her kindness, which was lifelike and lifelike. Emperor Cheng suddenly became excited and hurriedly waved his hand to Zhang Fang: "Come and see! Come and see!" Zhang Fang quickly approached the screen and was about to speak to Emperor Cheng when he suddenly heard Ban Bo's words: "Zhou The king was ignorant and indulged in drinking and sex, so his loyal ministers and villains left him. This picture was so obscene, and it contained Wang Shang's intention of admonishing him through the painting. Unexpectedly, his majesty was seduced into a coma by the shameless Lord Long Yang. Even if you don't think about the country, don't you think about your heirs?" When Emperor Cheng saw Daji's form, he suddenly thought of Ban Jieyu. Although she had changed her appearance now and could not be ordered to sleep with him, he still thought of the past romance. , I felt a little sorry for her. Therefore, he did not get angry after hearing Bamber's direct remonstrance. Instead, he praised him for his loyalty and granted him the title of Secret Prison Lieutenant. Bamber hurriedly thanked him, his face beaming with joy. Emperor Cheng asked: "You usually don't like to be an official, but you are willing to take off your leave after being forced by me. Why are you so happy when you hear the imperial edict conferring the title of Tingwei today?" Banbo said: "I have no position because of the official position I was awarded before. The power has really failed the court; now that I have been appointed as a judge, I can strictly enforce the law and punish those who violate the law." After hearing this, Emperor Cheng regretted giving Banbo the post of secret prison captain, which would be very detrimental to his lover. It was inconvenient to take back his life for a while. Thinking of this, the drunkenness disappeared, and he got up and took Zhang back to the palace. On the way, he warned Zhang Fang: "Bo Banbo is upright and selfless, and he enforces the law like a mountain. Don't mess with him!" Zhang Fang sneered and said: "I am a general with a much greater power than him. Let's see what he dares to do to me!" Emperor Cheng shook his head repeatedly and advised Zhang Fang to be careful. After Bamber took office, he personally examined the prisoners in the prison, punished the guilty ones, and released the innocent ones. In less than three days, all the prisoners in the prison were tried. Some court ministers also admired his integrity and selflessness. One day, Bamber was discussing official matters with the ministers in the court room. Suddenly he saw Zhang Fang coming out of the palace disheveled and drunk. Bamber wanted to punish him, but because he couldn't find his fault, he couldn't do anything. Unexpectedly, Zhang Fang got so carried away that he walked to stand opposite Bamber and teased him half-seriously. Bamber frowned, thinking of the plan, and hurriedly took out a roll of paper from his arms, held it in his hand, and knocked it straight towards Zhang Fang. Zhang Fang was willing to give in, but for some reason, the two of them became entangled.All the ministers came to persuade him, and Banbo hit Zhang Fang on the head with the roll of paper in his hand. Zhang Fang didn't know Banbo's intention, so he took advantage of the situation and grabbed it, tearing it to pieces. Seeing that he had been fooled, Banbo hurriedly turned around and said to the officers on the left and right: "Quickly capture Zhang Fang, who has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor!" The officers, knowing that Banbo was selfless, immediately captured Zhang Fang as soon as they heard the order. Put it down and take it down. Zhang Fang was taken, and he yelled: "Rebellion, rebellion! You kid, do you dare to take the emperor's courtiers?" Bamber's face sank and said: "You have torn the imperial edict into pieces, and you have committed the crime of disrespect. According to the law, abandoning the market should be punished with death!" After saying that, he ordered the people around him to quickly behead Zhang Fang. When Zhang Fang saw that the paper he tore up was indeed an imperial edict, he trembled with fear and hurriedly begged the ministers to intercede for him. All the ministers knew that he was Emperor Cheng's concubine, and they were afraid that if they really killed him, it would be difficult to explain in front of the emperor. So they all interceded with Bamber. Bamber said: "Since all the ministers have interceded for him, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be forgiven! After that, he ordered him to be dragged down and hit the 80 boards again.

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of executioners rushed forward. , flipped Zhang Fang to the ground, peeled off his pants, and immediately exposed a white, tender, pink buttocks, and started beating him one after another. Poor Zhang Fang had been beaten since he was born. After the beating, Zhang Fang walked slowly and cried to Emperor Cheng.

After a while, Emperor Cheng went to court and asked Ban. Bo: "Zhang Fang mistakenly tore up the imperial edict and deserves what he deserves; but you should look at me and give me a lighter sentence. Since there is no place on his body that can be spanked, why spank his butt?" Bamber responded: "I just spanked his butt because it was against the law. Does Your Majesty respect the laws of the country? Or do you care about his flesh and blood?" Emperor Cheng listened and said nothing for a while. At that time, all the ministers said that Zhang Fang had broken the law and Ban Tingwei punished him correctly. Emperor Cheng had no choice but to let it go.

The next day, the Queen Mother went down He wrote a hand edict to Emperor Cheng, saying: "The emperor has become thin and dark recently. He should take care of himself and should not indulge in wine and sex. The servants in the class are loyal and upright and must be treated favorably to help the emperor be virtuous. Fuping Hou Zhang Fang can send an order to return to the country and is no longer allowed to stay in the palace. "Although Emperor Cheng was disappointed, he still refused to send Zhang Fang away. Prime Minister Xue Xuan and Yushi doctor Zhai Fangjin , under the instruction of Wang Shang, jointly impeached Zhang Fang. Emperor Cheng had no choice but to demote Zhang Fang to Beidi. (Government is now northwest of Qingyang, Gansu) Duwei After a few months, Wang Shang was very dissatisfied with Cheng Emperor's behavior, and the Queen Mother was furious and called Cheng Emperor. After coming to reprimand him, Emperor Cheng bowed his head and had no words to answer, so he had to send Zhang Fang to the post of captain of the Tianshui state (divided into counties to govern the people, and the same as the county). When Zhang Fang left, he shook hands with Emperor Cheng and said goodbye to him. Emperor Cheng often issued seals to express his condolences and greetings. Later, Zhang Fang's mother fell ill and took leave to serve her at home in the capital. When Zhang Fang's mother recovered, Emperor Cheng appointed him as the captain of Jiangdong and soon called him Na. At that time, Prime Minister Xue Xuan had been dismissed from office, and Zhai Fangjin was promoted to Prime Minister. Zhang Fang should not be summoned again. Emperor Cheng was afraid of the public opinion, so he had to give Zhang Fang 5 million yuan to return to the country. In gratitude for Emperor Cheng's kindness, he divorced his wife and was willing to live alone for the rest of his life to repay Emperor Cheng's kindness. Later, after hearing about Emperor Cheng's banquet, Zhang Fang refused to eat for several days and died of grief. Wang Xizhi, a native of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, laughed at Zhang Fang and said: "It's not that I'm shy and willing to lose my integrity. There are still no men under the king's knees. "The mockery of Zhang Fang's desire to bear and raise a son for Emperor Cheng has the flavor of Zhao Feiyan's borrowing. One word of derogation will be infamy for thousands of years. Zhang Fang died knowingly, so it should be a shame.

Prime Minister Xue Xuan was dismissed from office on the charge of being too much. The Empress Dowager Wang died of illness, and the funeral was not done well. Emperor Cheng resented Xue Xuan for forcing Zhang Fang away, and took the opportunity to convict Xue Xuan and exempt him from being a commoner. Zhai Fangjin was also implicated and was demoted. The ministers of the imperial court came to defend Zhai Fangjin. The emperor said that Zhai Fangjin was impartial and did not accept private requests, so Emperor Cheng promoted Zhai Fangjin to be the prime minister.

Emperor Cheng found that Zhai Fangjin could still handle affairs with justice, and he was happy to live in peace. However, he was already 40 years old and had no heirs. Sometimes there is sadness.The two sisters of the Zhao family were very jealous. They only allowed themselves to keep concubines, but they did not allow the emperor to secretly concubine his concubines. They were worried that if Emperor Cheng gave birth to a boy and a half girl if he favored other palace members, their status as concubines would be threatened. In order to consolidate one's own position, it would be unreasonable to agree that the emperor should have no heirs.

Who would have thought that the more the two beauties of the Zhao family guarded against other palace members giving birth to a son for Emperor Cheng, the more likely they would be to have children by those sneaky tricks of sneaking into Chen Cang. Emperor Cheng secretly summoned Cao Gong, the daughter of his palace maid Cao Xiao, and had sex with her two or three times, and they finally got married and gave birth to a boy. Emperor Cheng was secretly happy when he heard about it, and specially selected six maids to serve Cao Palace. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by Zhao Hede. He showed his lustful power and pretended to be the emperor's order. He imprisoned Cao Gong in Yeting Prison and forced him to commit suicide. The baby he gave birth to was also killed immediately, claiming that it was due to pox. Even the six children died in infancy. The palace maid refused to let him go and ordered the slaves to strangle him to death with a rope. Emperor Cheng was afraid of Hede and did not dare to rescue him. He watched helplessly as Cao Gong, mother and son, and others perished. There was also a beautiful woman named Xu who lived in the Zhuomu Pavilion in Shanglin. Emperor Cheng called her to his room once a month to visit her. Soon after, she also became pregnant and gave birth to a boy. Emperor Cheng sent Jin Yan, the eunuch of Zhonghuangmen, to find a doctor and a wet nurse, and sent them to Zhuoguan to let Xu Meiren rest and recuperate. Emperor Cheng was also afraid that Zhao Hede would find out about this matter, so he hesitated for many days, thinking that he should not tell Hede truthfully, and asked her to show some mercy to save Xu Meiren and her son from being poisoned. After the plan was decided, he came to Hede Palace and stayed with her for a while to make Hede happy, and then told her about Xu Mei's birth. Before he finished speaking, Hede's willow eyebrows stood up, his joy turned into anger, he stood up and left his seat, pointed his finger at the emperor, started crying and said: "When you are not here with me, you often lie to me and say that you have gone to the middle palace; if you are here, In the middle palace, how could Xu Meiren give birth to a boy? Okay! Go and make Xu Meiren the queen!"

said, crying, beating his chest with his hands, jumping to hit his head against the pillar, seeking death and survival, and making a mess. . The concubine helped her lie down on the bed, and she rolled off the bed again, saying she wanted to go back.

Emperor Cheng was dumbfounded, and after a while he finally said: "I'm kindly telling you, it really puzzles me why you are so difficult to speak!"

Hede just cried and didn't answer. It was already dusk, and the palace people moved in for the night meal. Hede refused to eat, so Emperor Cheng had no choice but to sit across from him and talk nice words to persuade him.

Hede said with tears: "Why don't your Majesty eat? Your Majesty once swore to live up to me. How do you explain it now?"

Emperor Cheng said: "My original intention was not to make Xu the queen according to our previous oath. No one in the world is better than the Zhao family, just don't worry."

Hede stopped crying, and after being comforted by the maid, he reluctantly sat down and ate a few grains of rice. Emperor Cheng also ate some food randomly and asked people to remove the dinner. That night, Emperor Cheng stayed in Hede Palace, lying on a pillow mat, not knowing how to mediate.

From that day on, Emperor Cheng slept with Hede every night. After a few days, Hede agreed to give Xu Mei's child to her to raise, and did not allow the beauty and the child to see each other. Emperor Cheng had no choice but to obey her, and issued an edict to Jin Yan of Huangmen to ask for the boy from Xu Meiren, put the baby in a small box made of reeds, and sent it to the young concubine's house where Hede lived. Emperor Cheng believed that Hede had never given birth and wanted to take the son as his own so that he could hope to become the empress dowager in the future. This idea was also reasonable. Unexpectedly, Hede was ordered by her sister to kill the child, as if he wanted to make Emperor Cheng extinct.

A few days later, a palace attendant from the Young Concubine Hall suddenly brought a sealed reed box and handed it to Jiwu, the prison chief of Yeting, and told him to bury it in a secluded place without telling others. Jiwu was recommended by Hede, so of course he obeyed his orders. He dug a hole under the prison building and buried the reed box. No need to ask, this reed box contains the bones and blood raised by Xu Meiren.

Before the Zhao sisters entered the palace, there was a nursery rhyme circulating in the capital called "Swallows fly over and peck the emperor's grandson", and it really came true at this time. Hede killed two boys in succession, which finally led to the death of the emperor. What do you think?