In the Rouyi Palace, Queen Ma suddenly woke up from her dream with an "ah", she jumped out of bed, three thousand hairs stood up, her forehead was cold, her eyes were full of stars, she was grabbed by nameless fear, and she didn't go to take the candlestick, but just stood in a daze.

She had just dreamed of a person, this person was ragged and crazy, but he was in good spirits, he walked towards her, and after she was stunned for a while, she suddenly realized who this person was—she couldn't help but exclaim, and this person laughed out loud after approaching her: "Ma, if I asked your father Ma Quan to bring it for the eldest son back then, did he bring it?"

Ma's teeth were trembling, and she screamed, "What's the matter! I don't know, don't ask me!"

"Yan enters the family, Yongcheng women are noble," Zhou Dian stood in front of her and tapped her with his hand: "You have exhausted all your organs, and in the end you are making wedding clothes for others!"

With a flick of the big sleeves, Ma seemed to fall from the clouds, fear made her elbows tighten at her waist, and her heels tightened under her skirt, like a wounded person, when a finger approached her wound, she would instinctively tremble, she never forgot the things of the year, how she plucked her father to change Zhou Dian's original words, and how she set up a situation to calculate Zhang's during the draft, she cherished these memories, and often regained them with pride, because her efforts seemed to confirm the words "the plan is in the people".

But such a real dream, a dream, made her suddenly realize the most terrible situation, and she never thought of it, because she just kept thinking about "Yongcheng girl should be a noble", but forgot that there was a sentence before this sentence "Yan into the family", maybe before this autumn, Ma Shi did not understand, and in July, when the king of Yan in Beiping erected the banner on the side of the Qing monarch and rebelled in a grand manner, she finally suddenly realized.

"What's wrong?" Emperor Jianwen was also awakened by her movements, the young emperor had just slept for more than an hour under the persuasion of the Ma family, even if there was no candlelight illumination, the Ma family on the opposite side could see the red bloodshot in his eyes.

Ma Shi was stunned and sluggish for a while before he said, "It's okay, it's okay - I had a bad dream." ”

Even though Emperor Jianwen was so tired that he almost didn't want to open his eyes anymore, he could understand Ma's family, "It's today's battle report that has affected you, it's just a defeat in a battle, isn't victory or defeat a common thing in soldiers, why worry!"

He said so, in fact, as early as when Geng Bingwen was really determined, he couldn't sleep at night, and occasionally took a nap at the desk, but he also dreamed of a lot of unlucky things, and sure enough, the news of the defeat came, but he didn't feel depressed, he looked through the history books, and saw that when Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty faced the Seven Kingdoms, he also lost in advance, and died successfully, so he was not worried, but thought that Geng Bingwen's defeat proved the correctness of Qitai Huang Zicheng's advice, and it was indeed "since ancient times, famous generals are like beauties, and they are not allowed to see white heads in the world".

He couldn't understand the worst fear in Ma's heart, and Ma couldn't explain her nightmare to him, even though he was the closest person to him—she felt the coldness on the ground barefoot, and her mind slowly came back to her mind, and softly soothed the emperor to lie down again.

The husband and wife had their own thoughts, and they still didn't fall asleep for a long time, and Ma Shi saw that the emperor was not sleepy, so he said: "Princess Huaiqing came to see me today, crying and crying and saying a lot of things, but it is pitiful." ”

Princess Huaiqing is the daughter of Emperor Gao, and she is born of Concubine Musun, and the concubine is Wang Ning, a native of Shouzhou. At this time, Emperor Jianwen was busy with everything, and he did not have the titles of princesses and county lords, so it stands to reason that Princess Huaiqing should skip the name of the eldest princess and directly become the eldest princess - because the eldest princess is the emperor's sister, and the eldest princess is the emperor's aunt.

"Wang Ning is in charge of the affairs of the military capital and the governor's house, and he is a close relative," Emperor Jianwen remembered that King Yan was also a close relative, and couldn't help but be irritable: "He is not loyal to the court, but he leaked the court affairs to Yan Di, and the traffic is rebellious, I am just from his family according to the law, and he is a brocade guard, and Aunt Huaiqing can't sit still, and he wants to invoke the "Zu Xun" regulations on non-punishment of relatives, and I have to release Wang Ninglai!"

Princess Huaiqing's identity is also extremely noble, because her mother is the noble concubine Sun, she has the same face as Princess Ningguo, seeing that Ning Guo can directly sue the emperor, she is not far behind, and she also wants to force the emperor to release her as a respected relative.

Emperor Jianwen simply pulled open the brocade quilt and flipped it up: "I will never forgive Wang Ning! Emperor Gao's sixteen daughters and sixteen concubines, he is the first person to traffic Yanfu, and his sin is unforgivable! There are people like him, there are also people like Mei Yin and Li Jian, especially Li Jian, he committed suicide and martyred the country! If I pardon Wang Ning, how can I be worthy of Li Jian, and how can I see Li Zhuang!"

Li Jian is the concubine of the Daimyo Princess, in charge of the affairs of the former military governor's office, and as the deputy general of the left, he followed Geng Bingwen to fight Yan. In the battle report of the Battle of the Hutuo River that he had just received a day earlier, Li Jian fell from his horse and was captured, and then committed suicide and martyrdom on the way to Beiping.

"Sure enough, Mr. Fang said it well," Emperor Jianwen said: "The Bang family does not make it, and the flesh and blood relatives have repeatedly plotted disobedience! Where have I been sorry for the kings, aren't they arrogant and lawless, secretly ambitious, and harboring ill intentions? Their sins are really too many to write, and they are forbidden by high walls, and they are already extrajudicial favors, so many innocent people who died in the palace, where will their grievances go to wash away! King Yan is even worse, I treat him with my heart and lungs, but he wants to rebel, and he is really guilty of the ancestors of heaven and earth!"

Emperor Jianwen complained, and also realized that he was really not sincere to King Yan, so he couldn't help but sigh a few times, and said: "Even if I have a dislike with the kings, I treat all of you concubines, it is Qu You Enkuan, and the day before yesterday, the imperial history also participated in a few concubines and domestic slaves, smuggling and trading, and I didn't ask about them - if this is in the hands of Emperor Gao, will they still have a chance to live?

He said it well, Ouyang Lun, the concubine of Princess Anqing, privately sent domestic slaves to sell tea out of the country, crossed the river bridge to inspect the department, and insulted the officials. When Emperor Gao found out, he was furious, and not only gave death to the house slave, but also to death with the horse.

As he said this, he saw that Ma seemed to be thoughtful, and the corners of his mouth showed a smile that was completely different from that of normal days, and he couldn't help but wonder: "I am talking to you, what are you thinking?"

Ma Shi swept away the gloom that flashed and said slowly: "People's hearts are uneven, there are always people who are uneven, and those who can't advance and retreat together, how can it be just our family?"

Emperor Jianwen said: "If you have anything to say, just say it." ”

"The concubine is just thinking," Ma said, "The taste of betrayal is really uncomfortable, especially the betrayal of relatives of flesh and blood." We have close relatives, and King Yan also has close relatives. ”

Emperor Jianwen didn't understand at first that he and King Yan were actually close relatives, but he suddenly realized that his relationship with King Yan was not as close as his relationship with the crown prince Wengui, nor was it as close as King Yan and his sons Gao Chi and Gao Xu.

He vaguely realized that in the Yan army's camp, it didn't seem to be indestructible, but before he could form an idea, Ma Shi took the first step to say: "Concubine Wen Yan Wang's eldest daughter Yibin Yuan Rong is the son of the governor Yuan Hong, Yuan Nu is the princess of Min, Yuan Hong is dead, King Min is offended, don't worry." And the second daughter of King Yan, Shang Yibin Li Rang, Li Rang's father Li Shen, and the official residence in the middle of the left guard to command Tongzhi. Li Rang went to Beiping alone, and Li Shen and the other four sons were in Zhongdu, or they could use this as a threat to make the Yan Wang camp collapse themselves. ”

Emperor Jianwen's eyes lit up, because the Ma family did make a good suggestion, Li Rang, the second daughter of King Yan, the guest of honor of the lord of Yongping, her father and brothers were in Fengyang, he could use this to lure Li Rang, if Li Rang could not disobey his filial piety, he would undoubtedly insert a knife in the back of King Yan, and if he did not come, then kill Li Shen's family. No matter how determined Li Rang is, I am afraid that he will also resent King Yan.

"My queen," Emperor Jianwen swept away the haze and said with a smile: "It's really a man who is not inferior in intelligence!"

Ma Shi leaned shyly in his arms, and after the husband and wife were warm for a while, Emperor Jianwen said again: "Mr. Fang told me that this rebellion of King Yan is not necessarily a bad thing, why, it is like a fire to refine it, distinguish the scum, I called the King of Liao and the King of Ning to Beijing before, the King of Liao left, but the King of Ning did not, he didn't come, that is, he understood that he broke with the imperial court and went together with the King of Yan, even if he didn't have it yet, he was also waiting, I cut him to protect him, but also to eliminate harm for the country." Mr. Fang said that the battle of the Seven Kingdoms of the Han Dynasty was also defeated first and then won, and after the war, it was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who comprehensively cut the domain, and it was also difficult to cut the domain before me, and finally turned against the king of Yan, but after I destroyed Yan, and then cut the domain, the other vassal kings were like chickens and dogs tied up and captured, and my business of cutting the domain will definitely be for the benefit of the people and for future generations!"