Chapter 223: The Most Loyal Minister

"How can I have, he is a high emperor, how dare I harm him. It's too late to bow down and say that it's too late! Sima Jianfeng refuted his father's words.

But General Sima didn't give up, since the words were all said to this point, and there was no one around, he didn't need to hide when he talked to his son, so he simply made his words clear.

"Why not? At the beginning, the emperor specially asked me for someone because he didn't want the queen mother to know, otherwise he could have summoned the Praetorian Guard. That's why I repeatedly insisted that I wouldn't let you go with me, but you still went. You are afraid that the Queen Mother will not know that this is a member of the Sima family, and once the Queen Mother knows about the whole thing and our participation, she will definitely be even more angry. ”

Sima Jianfeng was silent, because his father knew what he was doing at a glance, what else could he say, since his father said it in such a tone, he must blame himself, and if he said more, he would only scold him or shut up obediently.

General Sima glanced at his son helplessly, stopped talking, shook his head and sighed. Sima Jianfeng didn't dare to speak, but followed weakly.

After that, General Sima was ordered to lead a group of people to search for the whereabouts of the token.

And in the palace, in the imperial study, the emperor who finally got the power to govern was locked up in the imperial study by his mother because of several quarrels with his mother, saying that he was sober for a few days. But the country can't not go to court for a day, now the palace is full of civil and military people, but the emperor is missing, if there is really a headache and brain fever, Zhuo Gonggong should be asked to report, but Zhuo Gonggong is not seen.

Lord Quan was in a hurry, walked a few steps forward, and secretly leaned on Lord Xiao's ear and whispered, "Lord Xiao, why didn't the emperor go to court again?" Is it because the little queen was kidnapped yesterday that the queen mother angered the queen mother, so the queen mother did not allow the emperor to go to court? ”

"Hey, you!" Lord Xiao didn't know what to say to the whole adult, and always felt that it was a stinky crow, but it was not unreasonable to think about it carefully, so he swallowed back the foul mouth in his mouth.

The whole adult glanced at him, and retorted with a look of a grievance, "I am also worried about the country and the people." ”

Who's to say it isn't? Lord Xiao's temper that leads to the end is more anxious than anyone else at this time, so he decided to go to the imperial study to take a look. said to leave, and didn't have time to squeak with the four adults including the whole adult.

The whole adult was still waiting for Lord Xiao to reply, and seeing that he was going to leave if he didn't reply, he couldn't help but be curious, "Where are you going, Lord Xiao?" ”

"The Imperial Study!" The three words of clean, simple and refreshing cover the whole content, and adults who can understand it understand.

"Ladies and gentlemenβ€”" Just as all the ministers were talking, Grandpa Zhuo's sharp and loud voice sounded, drawing everyone's attention. The ministers were silent for a while, and then exploded, and they all gathered around Zhuo Gonggong, you say a word to me.

"Father-in-law Zhuo, what about the emperor, why didn't the emperor come?"

"Is it that the Queen Mother reprimanded the emperor again?"

"How was that incident handled yesterday? Did the Queen Mother blame the emperor for this incident? ”

…… All kinds of speculation and doubts are intertwined, like countless mosquitoes and flies flying in, making people have a headache. Gonggong Zhuo is used to groveling and hiding behind people, and now he is surrounded by so many ministers, he can't get used to it, and when they ask about the emperor in a loud voice, he is even more frightened, and he bends his neck and wants to open his mouth but doesn't dare to squeak.

Lord Xiao was so anxious that he stomped his feet, and the other ministers all talked about it, but Gonggong Zhuo didn't say a word, which was okay. A quick roar blocked all the voices: "Enough is enough, have you been arguing enough!" Now is not the time to discuss these, let's listen to what Grandpa Zhuo has to say first! ”

Only then did all the ministers react, and they all obediently closed their mouths and listened to what Grandpa Zhuo said. Gonggong Zhuo coughed lightly, plucked up his courage, and then opened his mouth to explain his intentions: "Ladies and gentlemen, the emperor is not feeling well today, and he will not go to court. Adults, please come back. ”

"What!" All the adults were stunned, and they all expressed dissatisfaction with such an explanation, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty began to discuss again, "How is this possible, why was the emperor cautious and trembling when he was established yesterday?" ”

"I see where I am unwell, it is clear that I was imprisoned by the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother must have been very angry about yesterday's incident! The angry ministers could no longer hide the anger in their hearts, and what they thought of and what to say.

"No, I want to see the emperor!" Lord Xiao roared in public, and all voices became extraordinarily unanimous, "Yes, we want to see the emperor!" ”

"Who wants to see the emperor-" A soft and sharp voice dragged a long voice from outside, followed by a sound from Ping's father-in-law, "The Queen Mother has arrived-"

Everyone was quiet again, and the Manchu civil and military consciously stood in two rows and knelt down to salute the queen mother who came in.

The Queen Mother put her hands on her chest, her eyes were sharp and vicious, and she glanced at the audience with a little contempt, and then stopped among the ministers. Too lazy to leave a voice: "Who wants to see the emperor?" Isn't a word from the mourning family enough? ”

Everyone paused for a while, and then ministers like Lord Xiao couldn't help but speak again. Just as they spoke, the Queen Mother spoke again: "Lord Xiao, although the mourning family is facing away from you. But with your personality, you must have to say a few words. If you're not mistaken, you want to say that you want to meet the emperor, right? Okay, if you are honest and loyal, you will be allowed to see the emperor, otherwise the people will not be convinced. Come on! ”

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she coldly glanced at Lord Xiao with her peripheral eyes, and then turned around and walked out of the hall. is still that arrogant posture, although he has a short back and the general height of ordinary people, but it does not reduce his majesty by half a point.

No, this kind of excessive, almost merciless majesty made Lord Xiao, who followed closely behind, angry, and kept gritting his teeth and glaring at the back of the Queen Mother, his teeth were about to be crushed.

Finally arrived at the imperial study, the Queen Mother stopped and retreated everyone, including Gonggong Zhuo. Then he pushed the door and went in, and Master Xiao followed in. Then the Queen Mother hurriedly closed the door. The imperial study was very dim, the closed doors and windows made the atmosphere even more weird, the queen mother stood in place, and Lord Xiao walked to the inner room by himself, and saw their old emperor on a simple dragon couch.

But now the emperor's face was dark, his body was stiff and motionless on the bed. This strange sleeping position made people faintly give birth to a bit of foreboding, but Lord Xiao didn't believe it, so he wanted to use his hand to probe his nose, until he didn't feel a trace of breath, and the pulse in his hand was not beating, so he was more sure of his guess.

Your Majesty, driving, dying? This thought startled him suddenly, and Lord Xiao took several steps back and hit the table and chair, and the whole person fell down. The cold temperature of the ground was injected into the palm of the hand, and it gradually calmed down. (To be continued.) )