Return to Ming Dynasty as Prince: Four hundred and sixty-eight, happiness creates sorrow

It was already mid-November, and when I saw the capital, there were still dozens of miles away, and it was snowing heavily. ````

A heavy snowfall of goose feathers is fluttering and fluttering. This is the first snow this winter. The first heavy snow, heralded a good year. The air was humid and warm, and the snowflakes melted when they hit the ground, moistened into a wet mark, and gradually fainted into a deep color, until the snowflakes on the top no longer melted, and everything was silvery white.

The bows and knives on the tops of the hats, shoulders, and waists of the warriors are covered with snowflakes, and their feet are wet, but their steps are very powerful, and they are full of spirits against the wind and snow. What a glorious victory to return. The whole army was filled with joy and excitement of returning home.

When there were still thirty miles away from the city, Yang Ling sent a horse to listen to the movement ahead, in order to understand the specifications and the ministers sent, and make a psychological preparation early and make corresponding greetings and etiquette. Unexpectedly, the team walked to a place about twenty miles away, but they had not yet seen the quick return.

Yang Ling was a little surprised, but didn't think deeply. He lifted the curtain of the car and looked around at random. Snow flakes blasted in. Although it was not very cold, it suddenly turned into drops of water on his face. The coolness was refreshing. Yang Ling hurriedly put down the curtain, but he already took a full mouthful. The refreshing air with sweet taste.

Yang Ling wiped his face lightly: I'm going home soon. As soon as I get close to home, I feel at ease. In addition to the familiar and kind figures in her mind, there is also a figure that is only in imagination, that is his little daughter, the little baby born to Xue Limei, she has not seen her father yet.

Back to Beijing today, it's snowing today. She was born of Xue'er, um...just called Yang Xue'er! A warm smile appeared at the corner of Yang Ling's mouth. At this moment, someone outside the car exclaimed: "Guo Gong, hurry up. Hurry up, the emperor... the emperor...

Yang Ling was in a daze, then was shocked, hurriedly raised the curtain and rushed out, and asked: "What happened to the emperor?"

A guard immediately in front of the car stammered in front of him and said: "The emperor... the emperor...".

When Yang Ling raised its head, the wind was blowing and the snow drifted, and it was perplexed. A group of men and horses were approaching in the perplexed snow. Yang Ling straightened up and squinted his eyes. I saw the honour guard at the forefront like a forest, in the middle of the yellow canopy, and a huge imperial guard was carried by 64 people in the middle. Yang Ling couldn't help being surprised. Lost his voice: "The emperor!"

The emperor Zhengde was twenty miles away, braving the heavy snow to meet him.

Yang Ling hurriedly jumped out of the car, carried the robe and ran forward. The imperial guard in front also saw the Yang Ling convoy, just stopped, and Yang Ling arrived. The ceremonial guards left and right, and the pumpkin warriors gave way.

Yang Ling hurried to the front of the imperial court, and shouted: "Chen. Yang Ling, see the emperor!" With that, Yang Ling pulled up its robe and knelt on the white snow.

On both sides of the guard of honor, is the general riding a horse, and behind it is the civil servant sitting on the sedan chair, one by one, greeted him, quietly watching him. snow. Still falling silently, the two Gong Es in front of the Yu Nian used golden hooks to provoke the Huanglong brocade curtain.

Zhengde Emperor wore a pterosaur crown and a tuanlong robe, walked out from inside with a smile, and quickly got out of the car along the vermilion lacquered wooden steps of the imperial servants. He raised Yang Ling and looked at him happily. .

The two shook hands with four hands, and their faces were full of joy. The dense snow was beside them, flying like butterflies in front of them. Zhengde laughed loudly and shook Yang Ling's hand vigorously, only saying: "Go, let's go back".

After Zhengde finished speaking, he took Yang Ling's hand and turned around and left. Yang Ling was surprised and said: "The emperor!"

"Deng Nian!" Zhengde said involuntarily, pulling Yang Ling side by side and walking back to the imperial house, Huang Long Lian'er just picked it up, waved his hand and said: "Swing back to the palace!"

The brigade turned around and returned to the capital in a mighty force. Yu Nian walked steadily towards the capital. Yang Ling and Zhengde sat side by side on the bright yellow satin-finished dragon bed. They only saw the two talk on their knees and burst into laughter from time to time. The generals riding on their horses with their necks on both sides were full of envy, but none of them criticized them.

Is it possible for anyone to achieve the achievements of opening up the frontiers? If anyone can take the Hetao Plain back from the hands of Tatar, it is a great achievement. What's more, he persuaded Duoyan Sanwei to return the land of Liaodong to Great Ming, obtain the Jinshan Mountains from the Wasashi people, and open the Western Regions channel. Is there a second person for such a feat?

Manchu dynasty civil and military, emperor relatives and noble relatives all came out to welcome, the emperor personally welcomed the capital for twenty miles, and took the prestigious public with the imperial servants back to Beijing. Such a special honor, people can afford. The welcoming ceremony was extremely grand, with heavy snow, the nine gates of the capital opened, and the people in the city greeted each other. Yang Ling returned to the capital with beautiful scenery and went straight to the golden palace.

Yang Ling sat down in the chair and glanced at Jiao Fang, Jiao Fang nodded invisibly, and Yang Ling secretly relaxed.

In order to open up the northern frontier, the army that is not a king, enjoys the power of arbitrariness, and leads the independence cannot do anything. However, it is the emperor’s taboo to hold the soldiers out. So Yang Ling wants to take it step by step. The first step is to rely on it. The second step is to persuade the emperor.

Great Ming’s kings of different surnames have only two endings. One is to be a free-handed king in Beijing, such as Xu Da, and the other is to be entrusted to the imperial court, which is worthless and worthless. , Such as Mu Ying.

The problem is that according to the emperor's feelings and reliance on him, he will never be allowed to go to the frontier fortress. If someone else asks for the title, it is like encouraging the emperor to exile him. You should know that most people in the dynasty knew nothing about things other than China. In their eyes, apart from the story of Su Wu Muzhen, they knew the name Beihai (Lake Baikal). They had only impressions of the place: extreme cold, desolation, and deserted people. barren land.

In short, that is the place where savages and criminals should be treated. It is said that if you seal a prince, you will not go if you seal an emperor. Did you go to drink the northwest wind? That kind of emperor might not be as good as Zhao Wanxing, the ‘Emperor of Dashun’, who ruled over a hundred people in Shengfang Township in Banzhou. But what about asking for closure?

Because everyone thinks it is a difficult task, who would believe that he would leave his children and grandchildren to enjoy the blessings of the prince in Beijing and not do it, but instead want to be the Savage King? This person must be ill-intentioned, and the intention to collude is quite rebellious. I'm afraid that even the emperor will have this idea. This is the difficulty that cannot be understood and trusted by the emperor and the Manchu civil and military.

Before Yang Ling returned to Beijing, Jiao Fang had already been secretly instructed to use its power to start the action. First, let a small sixth-grade supervisor write a letter listing the unprecedented achievements of Yang Ling, and please call it a king. Test the Manchu civil and military reaction. When there was not much opposition, officials with higher ranks were dispatched to the top level.

Baiguan’s low voice of opposition is because Yang Ling’s merits are indeed the merits of a meritorious minister who has never established the country since the founding of the country, and his original merits are great enough. If you want to go further, there is really no other way than to make a king. Local solution.

Of course, the most important thing is that the emperor who can't hide things in his heart has no city mansion at all, and Baiguan has not yet expressed his opinion. He jumped out and shouted, applauded. The current imperial court..., do you think there is anyone else who is full of food to care about this nosy?

Yang Ling knew about this before returning to Beijing. Inquiring about Jiao Fang, I was just worried about any temporary changes. Sure enough, after the emperor praised him, Wang Hua coughed and took out a form from his sleeve. Read it aloud.

The emperor’s virtues and the merits of Yang Ling are listed in the list. The last is to cite the story of those who have this meritorious service in history, and request Xun Gong to advance to the prestigious state as king. These are official articles. The Manchu dynasty civil and military had already understood it, so the hundred officials bowed down and asked to be sealed in unison.

According to the old Great Ming rule, the emperor's son named the prince, and the pro-prince named the county king; those with different surnames can only have two merits, one is to open up the territory and the other is to save the country and save the country with the highest merit. Despite this, the six different surname kings of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhongshan King Xu Da, Kaiping King Chang Yuchun, Qiyang King Li Wenzhong, Ninghe King Deng Yu, Dongou King Tanghe, and Qian King Ning Mu Ying were still the kings of the country. After his death, he was named the prince.

But this is not a problem, because the emperor decides whether or not he can be a king. The difficulty in conferring a king was not because the courtiers were unwilling, but because the emperor did not want to confer a title. Otherwise, at the beginning of Great Ming, Baiguanba did not have to appoint a few princes with different surnames. Even if they could not become kings, at least the person who stood in the front would rise by one, and their own titles could follow... , Which idiot will come forward to obstruct?

In this generation, the princes of the country are no longer limited to those when the country was founded. Not to mention that they are too many, at least they are not very valuable. Yang Ling's current achievements are also worthy of being a king. Therefore, the emperor accepted the submission and declared Yang Ling to accept it, and the Duke of Weiguo was promoted as the King of Wuwei.

Historically, Great Ming was in the last dynasty, and it was named Sun Kewang, Prince Qin, Li Dingguo, Prince Jin, Liu Wenxiu, Prince Shu, Feng Shuangli, Qingyang County, Wang Baiwenxuan, Gongchang County, Ma Hanzhong, Hanyang County, Zheng Chenggong, Yanping County, now because of Yang Ling This little butterfly turned out to be born, and these princes and county princes of different surnames might not have the chance to appear, but Great Ming's first king of different surnames came out ahead of schedule.

Zhengde stood up with a smile and said: "Yang Aiqing, in my dynasty, being able to retrieve the Hetao and Doyan Sanwei, and open up the vast land of Jinshan and Balskuo Mountain is really unprecedented. Aiqing To be promoted to the king is also the hope of everyone.

I, bestow Princess Yongfu, Princess Chun, and sister Fu Bao of Celestial Master Zhang as wives to you, both princesses. The Qin Tianjian has selected the third day of March next year as the day for marriage. Jie Shizhen should personally preside over the marriage and complete the marriage for Aiqing.

After Yang Ling stayed, the two princesses got married. It was known for a long time. Why was there a little character Bao'er? Could it be that she told the emperor that she had kissed her forcibly in the Danfang? Yang Ling's heart jumped, and he didn't dare to ask more in front of the civil and military courts, and quickly asked for thanks.

Zhengde laughed again: "Three days later, the two princesses and Fubao girl's horoscopes, marriage letter and makeup will be sent to the palace. Aiqing will also go back to the palace so that she can prepare three heavy beauties and betrothal gifts. Be lively."

Yang Ling repeatedly agreed, and Zhengde said again: "Everyone loves Qing, I open up the frontiers to expand the land, and build the unsuccessful achievements of the previous dynasty. I am very happy. I have sacrificed to the Taimiao, and I will visit Mount Tai in the near future. Heaven. The cabinet and the Ministry of Etiquette have agreed on relevant rituals and accompanying civil and military officials, domestic and foreign ministers, and envoys from various countries, please!"

The emperor wants to confer Zen? All the civil and military are staying.

Since the mid-Tang Dynasty, Zhengde is the first emperor to confer Zen on Mount Tai!

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The princess gets married. For the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the whole etiquette process is very familiar, but this time it is different. Because the princess married the prince, she could not live in the ten palaces as usual. These ceremonial officials have to rack their brains to formulate a big wedding ceremony that is different from the past.

Moreover, the emperor's sudden ingenious announcement of Feng Chan Tai Shan caught them by surprise. Since the middle of Tang Dynasty. There is no way to confer Zen, they have to read a lot of ancient borrowings, study the old things of emperors such as Qinhuang, Hanwu, Tang Xuanzong, and formulate relevant ceremonies for conferring Zen.

Officials of the Ministry of Etiquette are very busy. The princess marrying the prince is nothing new, and it is the two princesses who marry the prince, and the princess marries the prince. There are really few ancient cases. In Tang Dynasty, although a consort married two princesses, it was the second princess who died of illness after passing the house. Marrying at the same time, it can be traced back to ancient times.

Officials from all walks of life researched and researched, but never worked out a plan. They went to ask Wang Hua for advice, and Wang Hua had no idea, so he asked the emperor what he meant. At this time, Tang Yixian is pregnant, and Zhengde Emperor smiles all day long. Coupled with the joy of Great Ming's expansion, the mood is very good these few days.

Before Wang Hua finished speaking, he waved his hand and said: "The two imperial sisters of our land are coming out of the pavilion. Of course they are different from the past. Besides, they are married to the prince, which is unprecedented. No matter if it's ceremonial or makeup, all of them are in duplicate! Let's do it! Ay, come back, you can't make him cheaper. Tell Yang Ling that he has to pay double the dowry and dowry."

Zhengde finished. He went for a walk with Concubine Tang Pitian Pitian, Wang Hua couldn't laugh or cry, and went back to Shangshu Mansion to think about it. Then he ordered to go down, and doubled as Zhengde Emperor meant.

This is a mess. The two princesses have doubled the ceremonial makeup, and it becomes four sets. And the Shu Prince's Mansion gave more things, and the Shu King was rich in the world, and just such a sister-in-law was married, how could he accompany him? Besides, the identity of the other party is not an ordinary ritual guest.

In addition, the girl was recognized as a daughter by the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother married her biological daughter. Why is Zhu Rangxu embarrassed not to follow the men? So he prepared more for Princess Yongfu than Xianger. In this case, the makeup alone is the share of six princesses.

What is that concept? That's the time for the appointment after three days. The honor guards are vast, four sets of honor guards, six makeup gifts, and after they are connected, the front is not seen and the end is not seen. The front of the honor guards are all at the Wuwei Palace in the western suburbs of the city. The carriages and horses behind are still swaying on Jingshi Street.

Celestial Master Zhang didn't mix up with the two princesses. It's not good for the show to be bigger than others, and smaller and shabby than others. It's better to do it separately. So in the morning, when the royal family gave the dowry, Celestial Master Zhang began to prepare. It was noon in the middle of the day that the Zhang family began to send the dowry to the palace. Zhang's family is also very popular, and those cosmetics will not be mentioned, just the guests will be enough to see.

When the emperor married his sister, he selected some blessed people with complete parents, spouses, and children to accompany the ceremony. Celestial Master Zhang sent out "hero stickers" and invited various religious denominations to show off.

Now Celestial Master Zhang is a celebrity in front of the emperor. He has done a great job in destroying King Ning. Concubine Tang was pregnant and heir of the Great Ming imperial heir. Thanks to Celestial Master, the emperor is now very fond of him. Who won't give face?

For a time, the monks, Taoists, nuns, Taoist aunts, lamas, and aunts were all over the street, plus Western priests! Fortunately, they didn't carry any magical artifacts. Otherwise, they knew that Celestial Master was married to their sisters, but those who didn't know thought who had funerals.

The excitement in and out of the city is very lively, even more prosperous than the New Year. The study in the backyard of Yang Family is very quiet. At this time, Yang Ling had just accompanied a person slowly walking towards the central hall. The man was wearing a azure riding cotton robe, a cloak, and Kailiang's brass buckle handle faintly exposed from his waist. He was young and fierce, like a senior guard.

Yang Ling was wearing an eggplant-colored fox fur jacket and a sea dragon leather warm hat. He walked to the veranda of the central hall and stopped in his footsteps and said to him: "Okay, I will tell your Royal Highness Shu when I go back. Say it, this king has his own opinion".

The man leaned forward and said: "Yes, the prince, please stay. The younger one will return to Sichuan. After saying that, he bowed his hand, turned and walked down the stone steps, and a servant accompanies him to fetch the horse.

"Master, the dowry of Celestial Master is here. You should go to meet him. Gao Wenxin came from outside with a smile. She covered her forehead with a Zhaojun warmer. She was wearing a black fox fur and was wearing a deerskin Boots, covered with azurite and silk squirrel cloak. The autumn water is exquisite, the face is beautiful, and the beauty is really pleasant.

Gao Wenxin is already tall. This outfit is graceful and graceful, luxurious and graceful, just like a man in a fairy!

"Hmm!" Yang Ling smiled and held her warm little hand, and said softly: "Youniang is taking care of it over there? Or send it to the opposite Wuwei Palace. You are more familiar with these red carpets than I am. Go, accompany the master to meet Celestial Master".

"Okay", Gao Wenxin smiled and accompanies her husband to sing Tingting.

Yang Ling stepped out of the palace, took a long breath, and curled his palms. A secret letter was held into a ball of paper and slipped quietly into his sleeve.

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"Xiaojinchuanwusi Tibetan chieftain Tuoba Yu?" The ecstatic smile on the face of Emperor Zhengde disappeared after seeing Yang Ling.

"Exactly. This thing was done seamlessly. Sichuan spent a lot of manpower and material resources and couldn't find out the foundation. Fortunately, a herdsman in Ussi had offended the chieftain. After escaping from Xiaojinchuan, there was nowhere to live. The bounty coveted by the imperial court quietly revealed this matter. His Royal Highness Shu has confirmed that he sent people to Beijing."

Zhengde lowered his face and walked slowly in the hall. He raised his sleeve and pointed out: "Du Fu, Su Xuan Jin Yiwei Mou Bin, War Department Lu Wan...".

"Wait! My lord, what are you going to do?"

Zhengde smiled sensibly and said: "First courtesy and then soldiers. Arrest people in Jinyi guards. Honestly hand over all the murderers and accept the imperial punishment, otherwise, see you in battle!"...Yang Ling shook his head and said: " The emperor, His Royal Highness Shu found out the murderer, why didn’t he report it to me through official channels, but quietly sent the news to me, and then I told the emperor secretly? I just didn’t want to leak the news. Murdering imperial missions is like rebellion and it involves me. North Korea’s dignity. That must be severely punished. Once it is reported through the authorities, it is impossible for the emperor to take a break.

Zhengde frowned and said strangely: "Yang Qing, what do you mean? Why do you need tolerance?"

Yang Ling said: "The emperor, murdering an imperial mission is a serious crime of rebellion. Even if Tuobayu starts to know the truth, five hundred warriors are ordered to leave the tribe and bring back Tuoba Yanran's body. Will he not ask what happened? But he has been reluctant to report, this is deceiving the king. Do you think he is willing to tie his hands?"

"Of course, we are not afraid to fight. We are the only one who can attack and defend them. But the problem is that Xiaojinchuan’s situation is very precarious. Once troops are used, it will take a long time to dispatch a large army. If you attack suddenly, let alone that it is black As soon as the troops and horses moved in the area belonging to the Tibetans, the news was sent into the mountains long ago. It was impossible to keep it secret. Moreover, Tuoba Yanran did such a major event. How could Tuobayu be unguarded."

Zhengde laughed loudly and said: "Aiqing likes to look forward and backward when doing things. This is an extraordinary and trivial matter that despises the authority of the court. No matter the cost, I will let him confess his guilt."

"The emperor, if there is a way for Tuoba Yu to confess his guilt and accept punishment for a small price, then why bother the people and money?"

Zhengde's expression moved, and hurriedly asked: "What does Aiqing mean?"

Yang Ling said: "In the past, we were all deployed from Shaanxi and Sichuan. We traveled thousands of miles to conquer Hami. When we got there, we couldn't get enough food and grass. The Shiyi people were too tired and the horses were scarce. The king of Hami was in danger again, so we couldn't overcome it repeatedly. Once, we should change our course and take over Jinshan and Balskuo Mountain as soon as possible to stabilize the north. In the coming year, we will use the two routes from Bashu and Balskuo Mountain to launch an attack on the Great Ming Hami that the King of Hami has occupied. Hami When the king is attacked by the enemy, Hamiwei is at his fingertips. When he returns to the army, he will take Xiaojinchuan and Tuobayu will definitely not defend.

In this way, we need to pay a small price, one of them. Second, now we have received the news of Jinshan and Balskuo Mountain. It should not have reached the Western Regions. Once the Western Regions receive the news, they will inevitably take into account their own safety. At least King Hami who accounted for Hami and occupied me. The Tibetans of Dius in some areas of Dogan Dusi are uneasy.

Once we have a war with Xiaojinchuan now, will they take the opportunity to make trouble? Or support Tuobayu, participate in the rebellion, or seize the opportunity to seize the Jinshan and Balsquaw mountains where the Varsans have withdrawn? The emperor, the gentleman takes revenge. Ten years is not too late. If it is for the loss of territory or even greater disasters to the people, the untimely forceful dispatch of troops is not due to small losses. "

Zhengde pondered for a long time. With a cold smile, he said, "Okay! Let him go for another year, and when I Great Ming regains Hamiwei, I will take his wolf back to me."

Yang Ling chinted slightly, thinking about the opportunity in front of him, and said anxiously: "The emperor, the minister...There is one more thing, I want to submit to the emperor, but after thinking about it, I always feel that I don’t know how to speak.

"Ah, you and me, you and me, you and me. You know everything, you can say nothing. Just say it," Zhengde said with a smile.

It's not long since the people of the capital of the capital have just talked about the marriage of kings, emperors and sisters of Celestial Master. Then there is a new land to talk about after dinner. The prince Yang Ling, who had the shortest canonization time in history, had only been in office for three days, and was cut off from the king. He was beaten to the end, ordered to think behind closed doors, and guarded by Jin Yiwei. In fact, it has become a ban.

The emperor was furious, and Yongfu and Xianger, who were waiting for their brides with joy, had repeatedly begged to see the emperor brother but failed. Originally, the queen mother was not happy that the two princesses were married together. But the matter has come to this, but it has to come forward to reconcile, but Zhengde Emperor, who has made a stubborn temper, simply shut himself up in the room, and even the queen mother disappeared.

For a time, there were rumors in the capital. Various versions of the monarchs and ministers were lost and the stories were rumored to have noses and eyes. For example, Yang Ling was drunk, and the emperor should surrender to the throne; for example, Yang Ling was drunk and even asked the emperor The little princess Yongchun married the door together; such as Yang Ling drunk...,

In short. The only thing all versions have in common is that Yang Ling was drunk, which is the basis for the belief and spread of bizarre stories. Because of such a feat, the emperor had to stand against the crowd. The emperor who was crowned king of Jin favored his neighbors. If he hadn’t been drunk and said something rebellious, how could he suddenly become after receiving the marriage letter of the two princesses? A piece of commoner, could even become a prisoner?

According to the rumors, Princess Yongchun, the beautiful sister-in-law coveted by Yang Satyr, became a busy man. The palace and the leopard room were pierced back and forth, like a carrier pigeon, but it was also busy, and things did not make any progress. .

Yang Ling was placed under house arrest for two days. The emperor did not have to talk about it. What on earth did the monarch and the minister say? Except for the two parties, there was only Du Fu. Yang Mansion had been surrounded by Jinyi Guards, no one could get in or out, and the three scholars had nothing to do, so they tried to buy out the inner court guards and invited Du Fu out. Unexpectedly, Du Fu seemed to have taken a dumb medicine. When he saw the three academicians, he was just a little bit of a thought, and he didn't answer any questions.

The bachelors, the six faculties and nine officials gathered together and sighed, but I don’t know why. Seeing what the emperor meant was not so much a rage, but rather a child who was accustomed to being arrogantly indulged in a sudden betrayal and shut the door of the room. All of his grandma, uncle, father, and mother were gone, and he hid in the room. Vomiting.

In this way, Yang Ling has no life concerns. But what happened between the two people, no one can tell, there is no way to resolve it. But it’s not a way to keep going like this. The emperor can’t do anything if he doesn’t deal with state affairs. He has made great contributions to the court, and the ministers who have just been promoted to the prince have no charges. At a loss, Jiao Fang, who was about to pull his beard, suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted, "Oh, why I forgot about her, she must be the one to solve this solution!"

As soon as all the civil servants and martial artists heard it, they huffed around and shouted: "Who? Who is it? Elder Ge said quickly, but you can't keep on going like this. Who can do it?"

Lao Jiao Ge rolled his eyes and said, "Who else? Sister of Yang Ling, the current imperial concubine Tang Niangniang!"

Wang Hua slapped his forehead: Isn't it? The mother of the future, if she doesn't know what happened, who can't resolve the matter, then who else can?

A group of ministers piled up tea cups, the whole official hat of the official hat, and the official boots that had slipped down from the hot kang's head, the ministers each looked for their own official boots, and the impatient had already ran out, toward This mess in the room.

Jiao Fang shouted: "Hi, hi, what are you going to do? The emperor is vomiting now, can you get in the leopard room? Can you see the concubine? What are you doing? The maid calls over, and first send a message to Princess Yongchun, that is, the ministers of the cabinet, the six departments and the nine officials, please see your Highness Princess Yongchun!"