Two days ago-

The night was cold, and while there was no moon and clouds, there was a slight sound of footsteps outside the hall.

Around the corner, embroidered shoes step in.

In the cold wind of the long night, the tulle and satin swayed with the wind, so not fairy.

A book was put down, and the candle went out and out when the door was pushed, and then it was restored to the pen.

"Why are you here?"

The voice of the question was soft, coming from under the window in front of him.

"The courtiers are gifted with things."

"What?"

She walked around the screen and walked in front of her, "Today's courtiers ask Your Majesty to send a pawn to save people, but has Your Majesty thought deeply that the mastermind behind the persecution of the concubine has revealed his feet, what crime should His Majesty be punished?" ”

There was silence for a while.

"I can't do anything."

He lightly laughed at himself, "The power of the courtier's family is entrenched, and if I know, I can't punish it." ”

After muttering softly, he looked up at her apologetically, "I've disappointed you." ”

Shen Shuzhao said firmly: "No, please don't blame yourself." ”

"Although I am the Son of Heaven, the power is still in the hands of the Queen Mother, you defected to me for the sake of the imperial sister, the gap is so big, I feel guilty."

"The courtiers are here for Weiyang, but in the hearts of the courtiers, they still have reservations about the position of the lord."

"What do you mean......"

"Whether His Majesty is worthy of serving the courtiers or not, the courtiers will decide for themselves next year. Now that the situation is on the bad side, the courtiers can understand all the reluctance, but the courtiers blame themselves too much, and only by showing real strength can the courtiers know that the choices they made are not wrong. Whether the young Son of Heaven is suitable to be the prince, or the Queen Mother, who has been in politics for many years, can defend the dynasty, only His Majesty can give the courtiers an answer. ”

When the emperor heard this, he was very encouraged, "I understand what you say, and I will give you a satisfactory answer." ”

"Prove it to the courtiers, and prove it to the eldest princess."

At the mention of Wei Yang, the emperor immediately became confused, he lowered his head, and seemed to sigh with emotion: "I know, I will never let her down, I will never ...... Let her down again. ”

"What His Majesty lacks most now is a good minister who dares to speak out. Loyal ministers - His Majesty is not an immortal, how do you know that they are not supported because of His Majesty's identity, not because of His Majesty himself? Only good ministers are the best of the best in the prince's choice of people, and all they worry about is His Majesty himself, His Majesty has done something wrong, they are smart and good at speaking, and they will not make His Majesty do something wrong. ”

"I have been supporting good ministers since I became the crown prince, but I have been repeatedly suppressed by the queen mother, and she thinks that I am the king of a country and should not use my good ministers, I really don't understand."

"What are those people?" Shen Shuzhao recalled that in his previous life, most of the emperor's subordinate positions were very low, and most of them were officials, and almost all of the military attachés were carved up by Xiao Shen. The difference is that the Xiao Mansion is its own son-in-law, while the Shen Mansion is dominated by the Queen Mother.

"Most of them are three or four grades, and the highest is only two grades. Half civilian, half military. After returning from the Northern War, the rank of military attache was raised. ”

What the? The emperor still has his own military attaché and subordinates?

She thought that the emperor had nothing, could it be that the emperor in the previous life was all in secret?

"The courtier remembers that the eldest princess also went to Beisai, so what about her people?"

"In the barracks, there are half of Xiao Chen's people before the expedition, and half of them are my people after the expedition, all of which rely on the wisdom and martial arts of the imperial sister. It's not that she can fight the enemy on the battlefield single-handedly, coupled with her good strategy and repeated victories, other military officers and soldiers will not admire her so much. Of course, except for the high-ranking military attachés who knew, they all thought that she was a genius man sent by me. ”

Shen Shuzhao heard more and more, Wei Yang should enjoy the treatment of a general when he returned to the capital in his previous life, just like she is at this time, no matter how bad she is, she is also the eldest princess of the dynasty, why did she marry in such a hurry? She still has no objections? Based on her understanding of Wei Yang's temperament, Wei Yang is definitely not such a submissive person, there must be something wrong with it, for example, she is not married, but she is just leaving the palace forever under the pretense of a name, after all, Wei Yang has not liked the palace very much.

She fell into deep thought, and it wasn't until the emperor began to call her that she withdrew from Wei Yang's body.

"I know what you're thinking."

She saw the emperor holding up the case with his hand and said seriously.

"Your Majesty laughed, the courtiers thought about something that had nothing to do with this, and Your Majesty could forget it." Shen Shuzhao smiled to hide his embarrassment.

The emperor didn't ask much, but said, "The imperial sister has done a lot of things. Without her help in this life, I am afraid I would not have accomplished so much. ”

"The courtiers are too, when she was called to enter the palace for the first time, she didn't save the day many times, how could the courtiers stand in front of His Majesty safe and sound?"

"Shuzhao," said the emperor, "the imperial sister has done too many things for us, but you and I only know two or three, and we don't know five or six, and sometimes I wonder what she will think if I disappoint her and fail in the end." ”

"Her majesty is the only intimate brother she has grown up with, and the relationship has long been incomparable to superficial blood, she will understand the difficulties of her majesty."

"I've failed, and I've only had one defeat for me. But as far as she is concerned, there is ......" The emperor wanted to speak and stopped, Shen Shuzhao turned his head, "What?" ”

"Nothing."

Shen Shuzhao was depressed, and the emperor became nervous when he saw it, "I didn't mean to hide it from you. ”

"But for the courtiers, His Majesty and the eldest princess have wanted to say something to the courtiers many times, always mentioning and putting it down, the courtiers are puzzled, don't they feel painful to hide the good intentions of others?"

"No," the emperor shook his head, "if you want to say it, you can't say it, it's the most painful." ”

I can't say it......

Shen Shuzhao chewed half a sentence, and didn't know what to say for a while.

"When you first met the imperial sister, did you have any déjà vu...... Well, that's the feeling, the old man? ”

She smiled softly, "No." When we first met, I was terrified of her. ”

"Afraid?" The emperor was a little confused when he heard it. is her beautiful sister, and there is a reason for people to be afraid? Oh, he also had times when he was afraid of her, such as when he was ignorant as a child, and he was beaten up for all kinds of reasons for relying on martial arts training......

"That peach forest still makes me a little shadowy, she holds the ......" Halfway through speaking, Shen Shuzhao stopped speaking, her eyes moved slightly, reflecting a stream of light that was more brilliant than the starlight, "No, no, that is not the first encounter." When I first met her, it was as if there was a feeling in the dark, a glance for ten thousand years. She was so focused when she recalled the past that she even forgot her claim in front of the Son of Heaven, and only later did she realize this.

One glance for ten thousand years, multiple words.

The emperor looked at her appearance with great interest in understanding.

She came from the other side, and the courtiers just casually looked up at her to see what she looked like—and her eyes fell on the courtiers as well. The courtier's daughter felt flustered at the moment, and waited quietly for her to pass, and then she came back to her senses, and when she saw that my eyes were so melancholy, and her heart was heavy...... The courtier felt that she should have something to worry about at that time. ”

Shen Shuzhao said as she said that there was a scene in front of her, and she was dyed by Wei Yang's affection, and she unconsciously became sad.

After listening, the emperor probably understood, and he patted Shen Shuzhao on the shoulder, "Okay, I am relieved of you." ”

"Your Majesty ......" Shen Shuzhao's tone changed suddenly, startling the emperor, "Does Your Majesty think that the Queen Mother will force the eldest princess to marry in this life?" She fights for the country, but she doesn't even have the courtesy of a general, can His Majesty allow her to marry a stranger in such a hurry? ”

"Do you think the imperial sister looks like that kind of person?"

"But ......" she didn't want to say, these things actually happened.

The emperor walked to the side of the case easily, and said with his hand: "It is impossible for the imperial sister to marry." Because I have known since I was a child that the imperial sister is ...... to men It's not interesting. ”

Shen Shuzhao's face turned crimson.

"Unless there is a possibility, that is, she will leave here forever, from the queen mother, from the memory."

"Leaving memories? Could it be that there is a ...... she used to have in the palace" Although Shen Shuzhao knew that Wei Yang was good-looking, it was understandable to attract women, and it was normal to have a past, but when she really asked it, her heart was still a little sour.

"Sister Huang is not the kind of person who will never leave and leave alone!" The emperor corrected righteously, he was very protective of Wei Yang. Then, his eyes slowly softened, "She's just guarding this place in a different way." ”

And here, there you are.

Shen Shuzhao gradually understood from what the emperor said, Wei Yang's marriage in her previous life was probably just to get out of the palace to escape the world, she didn't marry, and she didn't have an old lover, she suddenly felt thankful, and then finally remembered the business she had talked about before, and hurriedly returned to her previous words: "By the way, if the real murderer appears tomorrow, no matter who His Majesty is, he can't be punished heavily." Since the first emperor was seriously ill and died, the queen mother has listened to the government for several years, and none of the ministers in the court and central government dared to speak for His Majesty, which is really sad. Majesty can no longer trust them, from now on, Majesty will still pretend not to listen to the court, and don't punish the guilty concubine too much, others think that Majesty is a faint monarch, so he is even more reluctant to speak, but wait until ...... When those who really have a conscience and do not bow down to power appear and speak out about their mistakes, such people are people who can help His Majesty and help His Majesty regain power. ”

"I also hope that what you say can come true, the imperial sister really didn't see the wrong person, your vision is really not like a concubine, but you have the demeanor of a concubine."

"Your Majesty praised it, but don't forget...... You are still in the investigation of the courtier, who is a good minister, but only loyal to the lord. ”

"I like challenges."

“……”

"That's the end of what the courtiers said tonight, and the courtiers will retire first."

"It's late at night outside, and the road is not easy to walk, do you need me to send someone to see you off?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, it's just that the eldest princess is still waiting for her courtiers outside the palace."

The emperor suddenly burst into tears.

What the?

Late at night, he traveled thousands of miles to the door of his temple, and then picked it up?

I don't think I've been treated like this before.

How could the royal sister be so good to her.

He is his own brother, why didn't the imperial sister treat him well!

"Shuzhao, wait, I will also ......" Before the emperor finished speaking, he found that the hall was empty, only the evening breeze shuttled between the gorgeous beams, quiet and quiet, at this time in front of the main hall, two huge shadows walked farther and farther away, until they disappeared to the end.

Two days later.

The court was resentful of the faint king's actions, but there was nowhere to declare it. Everyone went up to the road with their heads bowed and walked briskly, not daring to say anything else. The officials of the Xu family swaggered in the center, but everyone who saw it, all bowed and flattered a few words, saying that black and white were reversed, and the concubine Xi in the palace was framed, and the emperor was extremely convinced of the Xu family, so he was spared.

The erosion of power can be seen.

After a few days, the anger in the people of the capital could no longer be contained, and began to circulate poems to scold the incompetence of the emperor. Among them, the master of the cold mountain wrote the most sincere and touching, sad for thousands of miles, crying for the suffering of the people, everyone who heard it wept, and sighed that he was a poet who was patriotic and worried about the people! Shen Shuzhao had a very complicated taste after reading it, and he couldn't say it, maybe he really thought so, but Yan Hanshan was a famous and knowledgeable scholar in the capital.

In the passage of about half a month, one morning, a horse-drawn carriage with a fast whip came from a foreign land and rushed towards the gate of the capital......