Emperor Changxing's body was weak, but he was strong and self-supporting, and after seeing everyone retreat, his heart relaxed slightly, so he lazily leaned on the dragon bed and asked the waiter to help change his sweaty clothes.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Liu also took Liu Xian to see the emperor, and as soon as she entered the hall, she saw that her son's face was yellow, his lips were gray, and there was almost no blood, as if he was going to turn into an immortal at any time.

Empress Dowager Liu was distressed and felt palpitations, so she waved her hand behind her, so that Liu Xian did not have to follow, and she herself slowly walked to her son step by step.

When the palace attendants in the palace saw the queen mother coming in, they hurriedly bowed in a low voice, and Emperor Changxing heard the movement. Turning his head, he sat up straight, and laughed softly, "Mother can find out the truth of the matter?"

Empress Dowager Liu slowly sat down beside her son and said with a smile: "You just have to rest in peace, you have your own mother for these trivial matters, don't worry too much." ”

Emperor Changxing sighed: "It seems that the third uncle has really been involved in this matter. This is really out of my mind, if my grandfather and uncle secretly planned, this thing is not unusual, it is really rare that the third uncle still has such courage, it seems that everyone in this world is sad to pass the power barrier. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Changxing couldn't help coughing sharply, Empress Dowager Liu hurriedly helped her son pat her back, the palace people hurriedly knelt forward to present the medicinal soup, and Emperor Changxing took a sip and drank it dry.

Empress Dowager Liu took the medicine bowl, sniffed the smell of medicine, frowned, and scolded the waiter: "Why are you only serving the emperor's medicine now, the imperial doctor's instructions to take the medicine on time, you should all be in your ears." ”

The attendants in the palace were so frightened that they all knelt down, and the hall was quiet, except for the coughing and wheezing of Emperor Changxing.

Emperor Changxing calmed down, and reluctantly smiled: "It has nothing to do with them, they want to serve on time." It's just that An Guogong and the others are here, so I didn't let them present the medicine, lest those people see that my medicine is not leaving, and something should happen again. ”

The Empress Dowager Liu, who said this, lowered her head.

In the eyes of the world, her son is the lord of the world, she is the queen mother, and the most glorious thing in the world is nothing more than this, but where did she think that the Liu family's relatives and the An royal family were staring at her son's dragon chair, and her mother and son were just living alone for their lives.

At that time, her father and brother may have been loyal to the first emperor for the sake of wealth and glory and helped the first emperor to build the country, but because the first emperor could not fully trust the Liu family, the guide himself was struggling in the harem, but it inevitably chilled the hearts of his father and brother, and at the same time, because his father and brother had enjoyed the ultimate power in the world, his mind could not help but be a little active.

When the first emperor was still able to suppress one or two, now that he is gone, his son is young and frail, and the children of the An royal family also hold some military power in their hands, and there are naturally many people who are active.

It is also thanks to the fact that the two parties are evenly matched, check and balance each other, and they are unwilling to bear the infamy of the rebellious ministers and thieves, so that her mother and son can survive in the gap between An and Liu.

When Empress Dowager Liu thought of this, her heart was gloomy, although her son was a smart person, he was partial and not angry, and he was afraid that he would not be able to cheer up for three or five years, and the road ahead would be difficult.

It's easy to have a brother who loves her, but he has a low eye, and he causes trouble for her.

Empress Dowager Liu retracted her thoughts and sighed: "He is also eager to protect our mother and son, but he can be peaceful, so he fell into the way of the people: he was persuaded to raise a few rivers and lakes on Zhuangzi privately. Originally, it couldn't become a climate, but he didn't know whether to live or die and aimed at the military power in the hands of the Duke of Yongping County, so he was blamed. It's ridiculous to say that he still thinks that he can replace the Duke of Yongping County in the future and become the backing and confidant of our mother and son. ”

Emperor Changxing didn't think it was funny, his face was indifferent, and he said: "I think he wants to become the ruler of the country more earnestly!"

The smile on Empress Dowager Liu's face condensed, and she sighed: "How can there be a person in the world who does not have a little selfishness, although he still has this thought, but on the whole, he is quite sincere to our mother and son, just for his sincerity, please let him go." ”

Emperor Changxing looked at his mother and sighed in his heart, everyone is fighting for power and profit, but how do you know that you are in a high place, and if you really stand in the highest place, you will really become a lonely person.

Emperor Changxing thought so, so he slowed down his tone and said: "In the end, he is still involved in the assassination of the Duke of Yongping County, if he is spared, the An royal family is afraid that he will not agree." Let me think about it a little more. ”

Empress Dowager Liu said: "As long as the real mastermind behind the scenes is found, this matter will be easy to handle." It seems that that man's intentions are not small, and it is not as simple as asking me to return to power. ”

Emperor Changxing sneered: "The mastermind behind the scenes, we are in the open, he is in the dark, where you say you can find out." I feel that something seems to be wrong in the past two years, I always feel that there is a pair of eyes that have been staring here, although I also have some clues here, but it is not easy to find that person. However, for now, most of it is the work of the royal family. ”

When Empress Dowager Liu heard this, she complained a little about her son: "In the past few years, you have only blindly suppressed the Liu family in terms of military power, so that the people of the An family have gradually become bigger, but you have held the Liu family so high in the capital, which only makes the An family hate the Liu family, resulting in an imbalance between the two forces, and you can't complain about letting the children of the An family take advantage of the loopholes." You are the blood of the An family, the first emperor treated you like that, and you are still looking towards the An family in your heart. ”

Emperor Changxing was still smiling and listening to his mother's complaints, but when he heard the word "first emperor", his face was cold, and he said: "I have nothing to do with the first emperor doing this. Since I am a descendant of the An family, I naturally want to keep the ancestral family business of the An family, and it is impossible to let the Liu family usurp the country. The reason why the Liu family is both suppressed and praised is not only for the sake of the An family, does the mother want to be punished by the Liu family for rebellion in the future? ”

I didn't want Emperor Changxing to be excited in his heart, and before he finished speaking, he coughed again, so panicked that Empress Dowager Liu hurriedly got up and patted her son's back while ordering someone to ask the imperial doctor to come over.

Emperor Changxing's cough eased slightly, then waved his hand and said: "No need, I just took medicine, and the imperial doctor is here, so it's okay for me to rest a little, and my mother still goes to the front to deal with political affairs." ”

Seeing that her son had calmed down, Empress Dowager Liu told her son and reprimanded the palace people again, so she got up and left with confidence.

Until the Empress Dowager Liu left, Emperor Changxing ordered his henchman eunuch Li Quansu to send someone to Shunyang City to investigate carefully, and after explaining, he sweated again, and Li Quanxi took the palace people to serve Emperor Changxing to change clothes.

Emperor Changxing let the palace people serve, his eyes greedily looked at the bright summer sunshine outside the palace, and said with a wry smile: "On that day, my father was afraid that the Liu family would calculate himself after having a prince and grandson, so he tried his best to prevent my mother from giving birth to a child. Now I am guarding the great country, and I want to carry forward the family business of my ancestors, but I have more than enough heart and strength, that is, I am calculated, and I have no energy to fight back. This dragon chair will still fulfill the children of the An clan of other branches in the end, and I don't know if the first emperor has a spirit in the sky, will he feel comforted?"

It was about the ugliness and secrecy of the royal family, and the palace people held their breath and did not dare to say anything.

However, Li Quan, because of the favor of Emperor Changxing, saw that Emperor Changxing seemed to be depressed, so he dared to persuade him: "A few days ago, Imperial Doctor Luo also said that the emperor's body has improved, and he thinks that it will not be long before the old symptoms can be gone, and then the emperor will be able to calm the world and expand the frontier." ”

Emperor Changxing was a teenager, he couldn't help laughing when he heard this, gasped a few more times, and said with a smile: "Don't just talk here, but hurry up and urge the people below to find out something quickly." ”

Not to mention how Li Quan promised to guarantee, he only said that the people under him were indeed not vegetarians, and the clues came out in a few days.

An Shihong didn't expect the little emperor's people to act so quickly, but he was shocked and sweated, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to clean things up.

Of course, the people who don't know the inside can't see the turbulence here, at least the people in Shunyang City almost don't know about the assassination of the nobles in the capital, but it's just strange how Zhou Xiancheng found a short-sighted situation for no reason.

To say that this Zhou County Cheng is said to be very talented back then, but he was unlucky and could not get the appreciation of the nobles, so he wasted half his life and only became a county Cheng, and as for the talent, it seems that everyone has lost his talent.

However, in Shunyang City over the years, although he has not had much political achievements, he has not used his power to bully people and do evil, whether in the eyes of the people or colleagues, he can be said to be a person who can do his duty.

Besides, there are a group of beautiful wives and concubines, and there are rich family wealth, why can't they think of looking for a short view? Everyone in Shunyang City who has dealt with Zhou Xiancheng is puzzled, and Zhou Xiancheng looked quite normal before that.

However, as the imperial court sent people to Shunyang City to copy the Zhou family, this mystery was revealed, but it was even more confusing.

Because the charges given by the imperial court were: Zhou Xiancheng colluded with bandits, murdered people for money, killed people and goods, and the arson case a few days ago was his masterpiece.

Now everyone is more and more puzzled, not to mention that Shunyang City is located at the foot of the Son of Heaven, the rule is rigorous, the people are simple, so many years, although it has not reached the point where the road is not left behind, but I have really never heard of bandits, otherwise this spring the girls in the boudoir will not dare to learn from the Beijing women to go out.

But the people have never dared to fight with the officials, whatever the court says, people die like lights out, anyway, Zhou Xiancheng has already killed himself, no matter what charges he carries, for him, it doesn't matter.

But the people obviously thought about this matter too simply, because Zhou Xiancheng colluded with bandits to do evil, and the crime was heinous, and what he committed was aimed at his uncle Liu Xian, so he came and went, and even broke the charge that he wanted to plot against the court, so that Zhou Xiancheng's family was also involved, and when the Zhou family was copied, they were thrown into prison together.

As for Zhou Yaru, because she is a married daughter, she is not considered a Zhou family, and she is allowed to take out a sum of money to redeem herself, although she lost a sum of money, it can be regarded as a great luck in misfortune. (To be continued.) )