Chapter 331: Entering the Palace
In just three days, the sister of the forbidden army commander Rou Gangyu's mother, the side room of the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, committed suicide in the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, causing a monstrous fire that almost destroyed the entire Hou Mansion. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Rou Gangyu learned of this in the middle of the night, and led the troops to the Hou Mansion to put out the fire, but it was too late, when he went to the palace, he knelt outside the palace gate until dawn, and when the court wrote to impeach Jingyuan Hou Bailijin, it caused an uproar, obviously, last night's incident, these deaf and clear-sighted ministers in the court have already heard about it, and they can't help but feel sympathy for Rou Gangyu.
Rou Gangyu is over thirty years old, but he has never married a wife and concubine, his parents died early, and his brother Rou Lian also died six years ago when he went out with King Xian to quell the rebellion.
Rou Mei married the Marquis of Jingyuan five years ago, although it is a side room, but no one in Kyoto knows that Baili Jin means to reach the sky, although he is not on duty in the court, but no one dares to underestimate it, and the family is solid, rich and rival the country, my sister married in the past, and must have enjoyed Qingfu.
Moreover, even the sister-in-law of the current queen, the second lady of the Zhenguo family, is small in the Hou Mansion, and the Rou family naturally has no meaning.
But now, Rou Mei died unexpectedly, and she couldn't even find a corpse that was burned, which can be described as extremely tragic, and it is no wonder that Rou Gangyu was so angry and went directly to the emperor.
The emperor was also helpless, there were many things in the previous dynasty, so he was quiet for a while, and then he listened to the spies stationed in Daqi to report that the new monarch of Daqi ascended the throne five days ago, and took his name as "Emperor Heng".
And Daqi married for a year but is still temporarily staying at the post station Princess Wenyan, then five days ago by the five princes of Daqi Xiao Yu personally invited out of the station, Emperor Heng personally hired, to half of the Great Qi as the hir, to marry the princess Wenyan of the Great Qi as the queen, it is said that on the day of the wedding, the honor guard with a big red palm fan and a bright yellow palm fan each ten handles to open the way, ten handles of the silk Luo pin gold embroidered phoenix umbrella, ten handles of the red Luo rust treasure flower umbrella followed, followed by five thousand royal forest army guards, to the post station, the princess Wenyan into the palace.
The specifications, etiquette, and luxury are incomparable, making people's hearts tremble, and this queen who came from Daqi has also become the envy of the entire Daqi woman.
For this matter, the emperor didn't care much, he had already guessed Xiao Heng's identity, but Xiao Heng really had a very powerful mouth, which could make him, the emperor of another country, willing to secretly help him, help him return to China, and finally let him seize power, clear obstacles, and ascend the throne in just one year.
However, there is a condition for everything, but now it seems that Xiao Heng's condition for allowing him is dispensable.
Xu Wenyan's half of the Great Qi did not mean anything to him, but at least he could remain neutral when he started a war against Dayan, which was enough.
And Dayan really made a fuss at this time, the imperial self-defense army led by the Dayan National Army himself, all the way from the capital of Dayan, grandly holding the slogan of "self-reliance for the country, not surrendering", all the way towards Dayong.
At this time, there are no available people in the court, King Xiang and King Mu who were once in charge of the military are all gone, except for Rou Gangyu, who has been in a hundred battles and is a material who can lead troops to the battle, other generals are either protégés of King Xiang, or they are young, relying on their background to squeeze into the barracks and have no experience in leaving the station, so at this time, the emperor must sell Rou Gangyu a favor, so that he can continue to work hard for the emperor and Dayong.
And this favor is naturally to punish Baili Jin, but Baili Jin is low-key, but the emperor really can't figure out his details, and now most of the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion is burned down is also an unfortunate thing, the punishment is ruthless, I am afraid that the hundred officials will be cold, after all, Rou left a letter before his death to admit that he committed suicide, but the reason is not said, although the world speculates that maybe it is Baili Jin's harsh treatment, or maybe it is the bullying of the Zhang family, who is now in power in the Hou Mansion, but these are just speculations, but the punishment is light, and it will inevitably make Rou Gangyu cold.
In the end, under expediency, the emperor punished Bai Lijin to be confined at home for one year, and found out the cause of Roumei's death as soon as possible, so as to appease Roumei's soul.
Although Rou Gangyu still has grievances, what is the use of punishing one year for the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, which is rich and rivals? But in the end, it was her sister who committed suicide, not Bai Lijin who killed her, and he could only swallow his anger and swallow this breath.
The matter came to an end, until Dayan's self-defense army fought the first battle with the border and broke through the border Wucheng, the emperor urgently convened a court meeting to discuss the choice of generals to represent the army.
A cadre of generals are all self-recommended, and now the Dayong country is rich and strong, and so is the army. Day. Day. At this time, even if Dayan is very powerful, but at this moment, as long as he leads the army to fight, it must be a victory, so everyone is scrambling to grab this battle.
The emperor didn't speak, just quietly looked at King Xian, Yuan Tianzhi, who was silent on the side and had a solemn face.
But at the age of nine, he has such an immovable heart, which is completely different from his previous naughty and naughty, and now he is reborn, but this appearance is very similar to the former Xian King, so, above the court, although Yuan Tianzhi is young, no one dares to underestimate him, and even respects him extraordinarily, after all, his father is the person who has laid down half of the country in the sky, if there is no him. There is no today's Dayong.
In the end, the emperor waved his hand, and proposed that Yuan Tianzhi, the king of Xian, would be the general of Huwei, and lead the army of Xianwang to quell the rebellion, and Rou Gangyu led 10,000 forbidden troops and 100,000 imperial forest troops to follow closely and quell the rebellion together.
The emperor has made a decision, and the candidate is King Xian, so naturally no one has any objections to this matter.
Although Yuan Tianzhi is calm-minded, he has been in charge of the Xianwang army. Day, day. Exercise. Practice, there is no day of slackness, but after all, young, seniority, no combat experience, the emperor ordered him to go out at this moment, for the general of Huwei, and let Rou Gangyu as the deputy general, lead the army to the battle, this matter, I am afraid that the emperor is grateful for the merits of King Xian, and wants to take this opportunity to let Yuan Tianzhi gain military merits, and from then on he will gain a firm foothold in the court, and become a figure like his father in the future.
After all, now the generals above the court, except for Rou Gangyu, are available, and no one can use them.
After all, Kerou Gangyu is in charge of the forbidden army and is in charge of the safety of the imperial city, as soon as he leaves, the imperial city will inevitably be less impregnable than before, and the emperor will have to think about someone else to take over or temporarily replace this position.
Eventually, all eyes were on the location.
It's just that the emperor hasn't mentioned this matter.
Five days later, everything was a foregone conclusion, but Liu Yan freshened up and put on makeup, put on a neat long jacket, wore a wool cloak, her hair was raised, no fat powder was applied, her face was clear, her eyebrows and eyes were clear, and she had a momentum that no one could match.
Liu Yan instructed Xiao Si to prepare the carriage, and today, she was going to enter the palace to face the saint.
Walking out of the Linglong Pavilion, the cold wind was howling, Liu Yan couldn't help but tighten her cloak, looking at the sky full of snow and silver, she couldn't help but feel a little sentimental, and sighed softly, a year later, she put on men's clothes again, entered the palace and faced the saint, the mood has long been no longer the same as before, cautious, step by step, now, has long been as calm as water, without a trace of ups and downs.
"Miss, it's cold, you carefully don't freeze." Lin Zhong and Meng Qingyuan were sent all the way to the door, some wanted to persuade Liu Yan not to enter the tiger and wolf's den in the palace again, but they also knew that now Bai Li Jin was confined at home, and Zhi'er led an expedition to quell the rebellion.
"Go back, don't worry about me." Liu Yan smiled lightly, with a hint of unwavering gaze in her eyes.
White-clothed Shengxue, her face is as cold as a green plum in front of the court, she is arrogant, between her eyebrows and eyes, there is a firm belief and indomitable momentum, Liu Yan, who is dressed in men's clothes, is now more and more unable to look at directly, and the momentum is compelling, compared with Xiao Heng in the past, it is not much better.
It's just that now, Lin Zhong and Meng Qingyuan couldn't help but smile bitterly, Liu Yan is gone, life and death are uncertain, they have the heart to persuade each other, but they can't do anything.
Over the years, Liu Yan has been running around like this, hovering between life and death, I am afraid that it was the year when she was in a coma after Qiu Ge's death, it could be regarded as a rest, but now, the wedding day is approaching, and she is born again, she entered the palace, but as a hostage, the emperor's heart was appeased, so that the emperor would not immediately act on Bai Lijin after Yuan Tianzhi led the army out of Beijing.
Give Bai Lijin time to maneuver, Lin Zhong and Meng Qingyuan can see through these, although they don't understand the grievances and hatreds and the mysteries of the waves in the court, but as outsiders, they can see it more thoroughly.
Liu Yan turned around and got into the carriage, Lin Zhong and Meng Qingyuan stood outside the door for a long time, until the carriage had disappeared into the corner of the street, and they couldn't even see the sporadic car prints, so they looked at each other, sighed lightly, and went back to Linglong Pavilion, now, what they can do is to guard Linglong Pavilion, so that no matter when Liu Yan comes back, there is a place where she can live in peace.
On the other hand, even if they have a heart, they are powerless to help.
After a moment's effort, she had already arrived outside the gate of the imperial city, but Liu Yan suddenly felt for a moment, always feeling that this road was incomparably long and incomparably far.
After getting out of the carriage, he straightened his clothes a little, and headed for the palace gate.
After the coup d'état a year ago, most of the guards and generals stationed in the palace have already changed, and Liu Yan is very angry when she looks at it, she should be the emperor's newly promoted henchman, and the generals who defend the city are also very angry when they look at Liu Yan.
It's just that Liu Yan has a superb temperament, and at a glance he is only an ordinary person, and at this moment, seeing Liu Yan coming, he is not too blunt, but the rules that should be obeyed cannot be less, and now the rules in the palace are strict and iron-blooded, and if he is a little careless, he is angry, and he will kill him immediately, and he will destroy the clan at every turn.
Which one of the people on duty in the palace is not a child of the big clan, so everyone is trembling, and no one dares to slack off in the slightest.
"This general, the trouble is spreading, I want to enter the palace to face the saint." Liu Yan said euphemistically, now she entered the palace rashly, and there was no summons from the emperor, and the customs clearance token given by the emperor in the past was also taken back by the Internal Affairs Office a few months ago, so Liu Yan was also a little embarrassed, but at this moment, she had to hurry up and enter the palace.
"Sir, do you have a Holy Vocation?" The gatekeeper asked politely.
Liu Yan smiled and shook her head.
"Does that gentleman have a clearance token?"
Liu Yan shook her head again, this time, the general guarding the gate turned pale and was about to open his mouth to order someone to drive Liu Yan away, but Liu Yan smiled lightly: "My name is Liu Xun, you let someone go to the emperor." ”
"Smoked?" The gatekeeper general was stunned, and in his mind, he always felt that this name was very familiar.
The next moment, he patted his head, suddenly realized, and hurriedly said politely: "It turned out to be Lord Liu, I really have no eyes in the next place, and Lord Liu's demeanor is still the same, the lower official will order someone to pass through, and the Lord will wait for a while." ”
Liu Yan nodded, and did not greet him too much, although she was away from the court for a year, but there are still people in the court who often chant his name, and although the emperor approved the marriage will of King Xian for the Marquis of Jingyuan, he did not decree the removal of Liu Yan's official position, for more than a year, the marriage has been shelved, and the will to remove the official position has not been issued, so now, Liu Yan is still a third-grade female official in the court, and now she is wearing men's clothes, and her momentum is compelling, which naturally makes people see at a glance the female official who was extremely beautiful in the court in the past.
But in the time of half a pillar of incense, the little soldier who went to Tongyu came back, knelt in front of Liu Yan and said, "The emperor summoned Lord Liu to eat in the Yixin Palace. ”
Liu Yan nodded, then nodded to the gatekeeper general, and left slowly.
The back is lonely, as straight as a pine, although she is not a woman, but she still makes people dare not underestimate it.
Looking at the familiar palace, Liu Yan was also full of emotion in her heart, but in a year and now, she walked in this imperial city in the past, saluted and greeted, and there were too many people who flattered and flattered, and now Liu Yan walked on this narrow palace road, but no one bothered, so it was exceptionally quiet.
Familiar with the road to the outside of the Yixin Palace, Zhang Fuhai was waiting outside the hall, far away, he had already seen the arrogant figure of stepping on the snow.
Liu Yan was dressed in white, walking in the snow, gradually about to merge with the snow, only a firm pair of eyes, releasing a trace of light that people could not ignore.
Zhang Fuhai stepped forward to greet Liuyan, "The old slave has seen the county lord Hui, the county lord is auspicious. ”
Although Liu Yan came to face the saint in men's clothes, Zhang Fuhai still called Liu Yan "Hui County Lord", but he was reminding her not to risk herself, she still had the identity of the county lord.
If you say who knows the emperor best in this palace, it is naturally Zhang Fuhai.
It is precisely because of his understanding that Zhang Fuhai reminded Liu Yan so vaguely, after all, Princess Wenyan did not forget what Princess Wenyan told him before leaving, and he did his best to help Liu Yan.
Previously ordered Xiao Guizi to go to remind Liu Yan to stabilize, but in the end, Liu Yan still failed to stabilize, and came to the palace to face the saint, the emperor heard that she was coming, but he was not a little surprised, but raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of imperceptible smile on his face.
Zhang Fuhai knew in his heart that the emperor still didn't completely let go of her. (To be continued.) )