The Han Dynasty lasted 4,969 years, and the imperial capital was located in the north of the mainland, bordering Beihai in the north, the Tang Dynasty in the east, Xishameng in the west, and Nanqi in the south. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info is a monarchy with a high degree of technological civilization.

The sweltering heat lasted for several days, and finally in the evening it ushered in a heavy rain that had not been seen for a long time. At the beginning of the lanterns, Changluo, the imperial capital baptized by the rain, exudes a fresh and comfortable atmosphere.

Emperor Liu Huai, dressed in a beige linen collared right robe, sat cross-legged in the Void Hall and copied the Diamond Sutra.

The huge hall is filled with the smell of mud after the rain, the front wall is carved with three Buddha statues, incense, candles and flowers are offered in front of the table, the banners hang down the pillars, swaying slightly, and a dozen tables made of fine ebony are neatly placed in the hall.

The Empress Dowager Lu Zhiling was dressed in a dark yellow silk robe, with her eyes closed, kneeling on a golden futon with a delicate embroidered lotus pattern, pinching Buddha beads, and chanting scriptures in her mouth.

Halfway through the copy, Liu Huai stopped his pen and whispered, "I should destroy all sentient beings, and all sentient beings have been destroyed, and there is no one who has actually destroyed all sentient beings......" He seemed to have a good understanding of these verses, repeated them several times, and felt as if he had understood the meaning of the scriptures, but he couldn't express them in words, and couldn't help but sigh at the profundity and subtlety of Buddhism.

"Emperor," Empress Dowager Lu suddenly asked, "How is the matter of taking Ruo'an back to the palace?" ”

Liu Huai hurriedly got up and replied, "Back to my mother, I have secretly sent people to send edicts to Wei Chi Rongxin many times, but she has not responded!" ”

Empress Dowager Lu said, "As a mother, her daughter has been by her side for so many years, and she suddenly wants her to send her daughter back to her father, she will definitely find it difficult to accept it for a while......" Empress Dowager Lu said with a sympathetic face, "However, Ruo'an is a golden branch and jade leaf after all, and it is inevitable that she will be talked about if she has been outcast...... Give her more time, the mourning family believes that Rong Xin is a person who understands the general situation! ”

"The child obeys!"

At this time, a person suddenly ran out of breath outside the hall. Empress Dowager Lu heard the sound, opened her eyes, and lit a lamp thoughtfully. Liu Huai raised his head and shot his gaze at the person who came in a hurry.

This is a woman over forty years old, but still light and graceful. She is gorgeously dressed, fair-skinned, with well-defined facial features and sharp eyes, judging from the magnetic field and physiognomy, this is not a kind woman.

Liu Huai looked at the woman who was out of breath and even a little embarrassed, and scolded unhappily, "Panicked, what are you talking like?" ”

Empress Dowager Lu snorted softly in some surprise, "Empress? ”

The empress hurriedly saluted the Empress Dowager Lu and the emperor, and said to the emperor anxiously: "Your Majesty, you must save Jin'an!" ”

Empress Dowager Lu folded her hands, stood up after making an inquiry, turned to the queen and said slowly: "Isn't the queen sick today?" Seeing that your red face is not so much unwell, but more like a heart disease--"

Empress Dowager Lu paused and said sarcastically: "The name of this heart disease is called: the disease of slackness!" ”

"The Queen Mother Mingjian," the queen fell to the ground in horror, "The concubine is indeed sick today, not intentionally not to come to the Void Hall to copy the scriptures, and today she has been reciting the Buddha's name silently while recuperating in bed, is it not that the situation is urgent, and the concubine does not dare to drag the sick body to disturb the Queen Mother and Your Majesty!" ”

Empress Dowager Lu exhaled a long breath from her nose and asked in a low voice, "What happened?" ”

"The mother-in-law of the younger brother traveled to the polar regions of the West Sea, passing through Xishamon, the entourage clashed with the locals, the mother-in-law was broken head, returned to the Han and cried with the younger brother, the younger brother in order to be angry for the mother-in-law, the army was sent to Xishameng without his father, and the whole army was wiped out, and he was captured by Mo Rigen, and now he is used as a hostage by Mo Rigen, threatening to say that he will marry the princess of Dahan as a concubine within three months, otherwise it will be unfavorable to the younger brother! But His Majesty's daughter in the palace, except for Jin'an, there is no princess of the right age......"

Speaking of this, the queen was already so anxious that tears rained down, "Your Majesty, the concubine only has such a daughter, I beg Your Majesty not to marry her far away, you can let the concubine do anything, just ask Your Majesty not to marry her far away!" ”

After speaking, he kowtowed vigorously to the ground.

"Foolish!" Empress Dowager Lu sneered, "Although the son was captured, Jin'an is also the granddaughter of the prime minister, so didn't the prime minister say anything?" ”

The queen replied while wiping her tears: "Back to the Queen Mother, my father only has one son,...... If he was given a choice, he would definitely exchange his granddaughter for his son's life! ”

"Joke! The princess is the emperor's daughter, and it is also the emperor's decision to marry or not, when will it be the grandfather's turn to decide her marriage? ”

Empress Dowager Lu almost blurted out, but when the words came to her mouth, she swallowed them all back. Prime Minister Wang Zhan has been in charge of the government for many years, and the emperor has to respect him for three points, to put it bluntly, many things, for the emperor, are only symbolic and polite, and the decision-making power is in the hands of Prime Minister Wang Zhan.

This is the result of the first emperor's "entrustment", now the prime minister has military power in his hands, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and the emperor's real power has long been hollowed out.

"What do you want me to do?" The emperor asked very bluntly.

The queen wiped her tears, as if she had planned it in advance, and replied simply: "The concubine hopes that Your Majesty will take the third princess Ruo'an back to the palace as soon as possible and let her marry Xishameng!" ”

Liu Huai and Empress Dowager Lu looked at each other silently and did not make a sound.