The emperor has not left the Taihe Hall for five days.

Juyong Guan Dilong turned over, and the recitals of the disaster continued to be sent.

The emperor and several cabinet elders worked day and night, reviewing the chapters, handling government affairs, sending messengers, dispatching troops for prevention, and providing relief money and grain.

It wasn't until the early morning of the sixth day that I had some clues.

The defenders of Juyong Pass are not only the last barrier of the capital, but also the follow-up of the Datong defenders.

Now that Juyongguan has lost half of its troops, if the Tatars attack Datong, Datong will be tight.

The emperor was afraid of the rebellion of the refugees at Juyongguan and the Tatars who would take advantage of the fire and invade Datong.

After five or six busy days, the situation control was finally arranged.

At dawn on the sixth day, the Emperor put all the cabinets back to rest.

Like the emperor, they have been very sleepy in the past five days, sitting on chairs and taking a nap, and have not eaten and slept properly.

Man is not made of iron.

The emperor needs to rest, and so do the ministers.

Walking out of the Taihe Palace, it was the sunrise.

Thousands of miles towards the clouds, the sky is full of brocade, and a piece of neon color hangs on the eaves of the palace.

The emperor was tired and walked slowly.

He hadn't gone to Kunning Palace to greet the Queen Mother for several days.

The eunuch Liu Shu followed the emperor and asked the emperor: "Your Majesty, the jade chariot has been prepared, you can take it over." ”

The Emperor waved his hand slightly.

It's already the beginning of June.

The weather is warm, and there is a hint of sweetness in the air.

It's far away from the Imperial Garden, and the fragrance of flowers can't come by.

The emperor knew that it was his own delusion, and he said to Liu Shu: "The soldiers of Juyong Pass have suffered countless casualties. People have been displaced. I'm just walking a few steps, why am I tired? ”

He was stunned by the suffering of the people, walked into the Forbidden Palace, and walked to Kunning Palace.

The Queen Mother is chanting scriptures, surpassing the souls of Juyongguan.

These days, the Queen Mother has not rested much. Wake up early to chant and then prepare for dinner.

At the moment she had just finished chanting.

Seeing the emperor come in, the Queen Mother hurriedly got up and greeted him.

"Your Majesty is very tired, so you don't need to come over." The Queen Mother said distressedly. "There's a mourner in there. It's going to be fine. ”

The emperor showed a tired smile: "I haven't seen the queen mother for several days." No matter how busy I am, I don't dare to be unfilial, otherwise how can I rule the world? ”

He couldn't move his mind because he hadn't slept for days. Speech is also slow. Word by word.

The Queen Mother smiled helplessly.

"The mourning family has not yet had breakfast. Has the emperor used it? The Queen Mother asked him.

The Emperor shook his head.

The Queen Mother ordered someone to bring breakfast.

In the past few days, the breakfast in the inner palace is a bowl of rice porridge and a rough nest. A little side dish.

The people in the imperial dining room heard that the emperor was in Kunning Palace, and they also took two white-flour steamed buns for the emperor.

The Emperor was stunned.

The Queen Mother explained: "In this natural disaster, Juyongguan suffered countless deaths and injuries. The people's homes were destroyed, life and death were separated, the inner palace did not produce, and the people could not be fed, so they could only save some. If you can't get used to eating, go back to the Taihe Hall and ask someone to make a new ......"

The corners of the emperor's eyes were a little wet.

"How can I not get used to it?" The emperor was moved, "It's just that the queen mother suffered." It is all I who rule the world, and my virtue is at a loss, and God punishes me, so that my people suffer such suffering. Let the queen mother suffer. I am not filial to my family, I am not kind to the country, I am ashamed of the common people, I am ashamed of my mother, and I am ashamed of my ancestors. ”

He couldn't eat, put down the bowl, and sighed deeply.

The Queen Mother stuffed the chopsticks into his hand: "If the emperor doesn't eat, how can he have the strength to deal with government affairs?" Natural disasters**, where can the emperor predict? ”

The emperor had no choice but to re-serve the rice porridge and drink it quietly.

In this world, he can only say a few words to his mother.

The mother and son had breakfast, and the palace people brought water to rinse their mouths.

Then, tea was served to the Queen Mother and the Emperor.

"This time the earth dragon turned over, what did the courtiers say, when was the day to sacrifice to the sky?" The Empress Dowager asked the emperor.

After the earthquake, the emperor entered the inner palace for the first time.

The queen mother also inquired about the affairs of the court by chance, but I don't know if it is true.

The emperor sighed first.

"King Zhou You was mediocre and incompetent, and in the second year, the sky sent a warning; Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was unruly in his father and son, and the ** inner palace caused the anger of the heavens; Emperor Wen of Sui abolished the crown prince Yong, established the king of Jin as the crown prince, canonized that month, the earthquake and landslide, but the prince entrusted non-people.

That's what the courtiers said about me. I am not the king of Zhou You, who ignores the government and favors beauties, nor is it the ** unvirtuous Emperor Han Cheng, they compare me to Emperor Wen of Sui, saying that this time the earth dragon turned over, but I have the eldest son, but I do not entrust the country to the throne, and do not set up a prince all the year round, and I don't care about the safety of the world, which caused the heavens to be so angry. The Emperor said.

The Queen Mother's face changed.

"This is the Tan family's conspiracy." The Queen Mother said, "Half of the ministers in the court are protégés of the Tan family. They have been writing to persuade the emperor to appoint a prince as soon as possible. Now that you have such a good opportunity, how can you let it go? ”

Why didn't the emperor know?

It's just that he never had a chance to refute it again.

If the second prince is still there, he can still block one and a half moves.

Now, it can only comply with the wishes of the courtiers.

"The queen mother set the 18th day of June to worship the ancestors. Then, it is time to establish a prince and a queen. The emperor said, "I can't wait any longer." Maybe this natural disaster is really a punishment for not disregarding the relationship between father and son, and delaying the appointment of the eldest prince as the crown prince. ”

The Queen Mother didn't know what was predicted for this Earth Dragon's turnover.

She did not refute this speculation of the emperor.

"Renshou Palace is about to be built." The Queen Mother said, "When Renshou Palace is built, the mourning family will move over and vacate Kunning Palace for the queen." Your Majesty, do you still want to make the Zhang family the queen? ”

In the early years, the Tan family was clamoring to stand up.

At that time, both the emperor and the empress dowager wanted to set up Concubine Zhang Shu.

"I used to think that Zhang's was gentle and virtuous. Looking at her now, she only knows that Mingzhe protects herself and follows the Tan family to do nonsense. People like her, when they are unwilling, they will bow low and be small, and once they gain power, they will fight against each other. I've seen too many of them. Moreover, with the death of the second prince, the Zhang family could not escape suspicion. The emperor said. The voice grew more and more violent.

He did not delve into the death of the second prince.

Who killed the second prince is very important to the emperor, but he will not find out.

He only needs to make evidence, and the evidence that Tan Guifei killed the second prince.

The day the eldest prince canonized the crown prince was the day when Tan Guifei murdered the second prince.

When the second prince died, someone had to accompany him to the funeral.

As for the real murderer, the emperor will slowly investigate and torture her.

"The mourning family used to think that the Zhang family was good." The Queen Mother was a little disappointed and said, "These two years." There was a lot of noise in the palace. Her expression is indeed unsatisfactory, she is Tan's echo worm, helping Tan's evil in order to protect herself. She can stay out of it, but she is afraid that others will not respect her. You have to make something to show it. If she's in power. I offended her in this house. No one can run.

The mourning family has been cold for a few years, and in this palace, they dare to choke with the Tan family. There are only Gu and Su.

Gu is blindly stupid, regardless of big and small things, everything is as he pleases. As for the Su family, it is not an inch of big things, and small things are not disputed. Sure enough, it was a long time to see people's hearts, and the mourning family felt that the Su family was good. She gave birth to a second princess, which is the same as Zhang's credit. Besides, she doesn't have a brother ........"

Without a brother, the mother's family is easy to control.

The Su family in the mouth of the queen mother is the biological mother of the second princess, Su Concubine, the eldest lady of the Jianning Hou Mansion.

The Marquis of Jianning was not an official in the court and had no sons.

Such descendants are very good.

Su Concubine is remarkable, more conscientious than Zhang, and smarter than Gu.

But the emperor answered.

Over the years, his heart has been focused on the government and politics, and he only enters the harem two or three times a month.

Su Concubine, he has only been there once.

What she looks like, the emperor is blurred.

In terms of women, the only one he has paid attention to is Gu Jinzhi. But Gu Jinzhi gave it to the king of Luyang again. Thinking of this, an inexplicable wave of irritability and anger surged into the emperor's heart.

"Queen Mother, I don't like Concubine Su." The emperor said suddenly.

These words made the Queen Mother stunned.

The emperor was sensible from an early age.

As an emperor, he should know that choosing the queen is to choose character, merit and descendants, and it has nothing to do with whether he likes it or not.

Why did he suddenly come up with such a sentence?

The Queen Mother's heart palpitated, and a bad premonition came to her mind.

"The world says that if I have the world, I should have three palaces and six courts. But the queen mother, look at this palace, there is a miasma of black smoke. For the sake of their family and themselves, they can even do it with such a small child, and they are a group of people who destroy their conscience! I don't want these women. I ......" He stopped talking and glanced at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was slightly cold in her heart when she looked at her.

She was afraid that the Emperor would say what she had guessed.

“…… I have a choice in mind. The emperor said, "Whether it is personality, character, or family background, it is enough to serve the world." It's just that the time is not right. Renshou Palace has been built for a year and a half, and the prince is set up first to block the mouths of the courtiers. I must be cautious about the choice of the queen. The emperor looked at the Queen Mother and said that he was extraordinarily serious, "Queen Mother, I want to choose a woman who knows how to love me!" ”

The Queen Mother understood three or four points.

She forcibly suppressed herself so that she didn't show anything unusual.

She didn't want to break it.

"Who is it?" The Queen Mother asked the emperor with a smile.

The emperor showed a long-lost smile and said, "Don't ask the queen mother first, it will satisfy you anyway." ”

While the two were talking, Chang Shun came in and said that Miss Gu Jiaqi had entered the palace with King Luyang.

The breath in the Queen Mother's heart came up again.

She glanced at the Emperor.

The emperor's eyes suddenly became complicated.

His hand resting on the desk inadvertently shook it.

The Queen Mother pretended not to see it, and said happily to Chang Shun: "Has Zhongjun returned to Beijing?" Come on, come on in. ”

"When did Zhong Jun come back, I thought it would be a few days before he arrived." The Emperor seemed to be talking to himself.

The Queen Mother pretended not to hear it again, and her mind was on Zhu Zhongjun.

"Queen Mother!" Zhu Zhongjun rushed in first, knelt down and kowtowed to the Queen Mother. Then, he saw the emperor again and hurriedly kowtowed to the emperor.

The emperor was stunned.

He felt that today's Zhong Jun was particularly clever.

It's not like the stupid one before.

If Zhu Zhongjun was in the past, he would only know how to kneel the Queen Mother, and then hold the Queen Mother's legs and cry.

His thoughts flashed, and he passed Zhu Zhongjun and saw Gu Jinzhi coming in.

Gu Jinzhi was wearing a rose-purple gown, a lilac-colored skirt, tall and graceful, and walked in slowly.

The Emperor felt that someone was beating a drum beside his heart.

His heart was beating a little fast.

(To be continued......)