The charcoal fire on the small tandoor is blazing, the purple clay pot is steaming, and the thick fragrance of tea is permeating the room.

Zhou Heng put a cup of hot tea on the case in front of Cui Keyin, and said, "You have worked hard these days. If it weren't for your hard work day and night, the families of the officials who accompanied the imperial brother on the expedition would not have been able to settle down. I'll replace the wine with tea, and I'll toast you. ”

As he spoke, he picked up the cup of tea in front of him.

Cui Keyin also picked up the teacup and said, "It's all what a concubine should do, what hard work is it." ”

The two clinked glasses.

Zhou Heng drank all the tea and said, "The imperial brother died, and the minister asked him to stand three times, but I resigned." You never asked me why, and you didn't persuade me anything. Thank you for believing in me so much. As he spoke, he made two more cups of tea and said, "I'll give you another cup." ”

Cui Keyin smiled and drank.

Zhou Heng said: "The 200,000 elite army was annihilated, the capital was empty, and the people were panicked. The courtiers privately discussed moving south, and Huo Mengli rushed to jump out in order to compete for the first credit. When he pressed me, how many ministers were there who were not in favor of moving south? These are the problems in front of me. I insisted on resigning from the throne, not because I was afraid of these problems, but because I only had the support of the ministers, and without the support of the queen mother and the imperial sister-in-law, this chair would not be justified if I sat on it. These days, you've never asked me, you've ever questioned my decision, you've never put pressure on me. I'm really glad I have a good wife. ”

No matter how difficult a problem is, a solution can always be found, and only the human heart is the most unpredictable. He wants to sit on this chair, and he has to sit on it to become orthodox. If Zhou Kang is in trouble, he is a traitor and a thief. Everybody gets it. So the ministers asked to stand, he insisted, the queen mother was crazy and couldn't express her opinion, the queen opened her mouth, and he accepted.

As his wife, Cui Keyin has always trusted him. There was no suspicion that he was a coward, and he insisted on resigning from the throne because he was afraid of Zeng's iron hoof; did not quarrel with him because of his insistence, affecting him to deal with government affairs, and buying baby time for him to defend the capital.

He was really glad to marry such a good wife as Cui Keyin.

The more Cui Keyin listened to him, the more solemn he became. The more you talk, the more affectionate it becomes. also accepted the meaning of laughter, and said: "At the beginning, under the pressure of Empress Dowager Yang, you can still live freely and learn martial arts." The subset of book history is all intelligible. Now the situation could not be more sinister. It's better than before. What am I worried about? ”

Zeng was terrible again, and there were hundreds of civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and honorable ministers to face it together. The queen mother took the righteousness, and the queen mother wanted to harm a suspicious prince. Isn't it easy? But he not only arrived in Beijing smoothly, but also won the trust of Zhi'anxin, and with the shield of Zhi'andi, the Queen Mother had nowhere to start.

She is his wife, and she believes in her husband, shouldn't she be?

Zhou Heng stared at her, with love in his heart.

The two snuggled together unconsciously, and after a long time, Zhou Heng said softly: "If I am the emperor, you will be the queen." ”

Cui Keyin looked up at him.

Zhou Heng kissed her soft cherry lips and said, "With you by my side, no matter how difficult it is, it's not a problem." ”

"I'll always be there for you." Cui Keyin said: "What about the emptiness of the capital, and what about the iron hooves of Zeng Xian, I will face it with you." ”

Zhou Heng kissed deeply......

At the moment of the third watch, Huanxi whispered outside the door: "Lord Wang! When the hour comes, get up and change your clothes. ”

Zhou Heng opened his eyes suddenly, gently shook Cui Keyin's fragrant shoulder in his arms, and said, "It's time to get up." ”

After a lot of affection, Cui Keyin was paralyzed like mud, fell asleep, and was awakened by him, a little dazed for a while.

Zhou Heng saw that her cheeks were flushed, her cherry lips were slightly open, her eyes were confused, and she couldn't help but smile, if it wasn't for something big, he would definitely correct her on the spot, and now he had to suppress the restlessness of his body, and said, "Get up and change your clothes." ”

On June 18 of the year of Ding Mao, Zhou Heng, the fourth son of Wenzong, ascended the throne, changed the name of the year to Shunzhen, and named Concubine Cui as the queen.

After sacrificing to the Temple of Heaven and Earth, return to the Chongzheng Palace, and the ministers pay homage, and shout long live.

Zhou Heng said: "The six ministers went out with the first emperor, and now it is known that except for Tang Qing, who survived, the rest of the ministers have not found survivors. Now that the state affairs are busy, the six Shangshu are empty, which is not conducive to handling political affairs, and the servants of each ministry are promoted to Shangshu, and I have other arrangements after Tang Qing returns to Beijing. After the victims, Tang Zidun will submit the list and then posthumously seal. ”

Everyone's hanging hearts finally returned to their original places. For more than a month, the waiters have been doing the work of Shangshu in the name of the waiters, and they are so aggrieved that they can't do it. It's just that the imperial court has just been defeated, and the scholars have lost their lives in Sheep's Horn Fort, and even the corpse capital has not been recovered, and they are not good at complaining and complaining. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, the first thing is to canonize the queen, the second thing is to restore the title of Empress Wende, the biological mother Wei Guifei, and the third thing is to promote the living officials, and the dead officials to be posthumously crowned. The things that everyone has been looking forward to for a long time have come to fruition.

Everyone rejoiced for a while, and the ministers shouted again: "Long live! ”

This long live is really willing, from the heart.

Zhou Heng waited for the mountain to stop, waved his hand and said, "Get up." In front of the national crisis, the secretaries must do their best to protect their families and defend the country, and drive Zeng Xian back to his Tatar hometown. As long as we are united, why worry that the Tatars will not be destroyed and the revenge of the Sheephorn will not be avenged? ”

Gu Quan responded and said, "The ministers should wait for the rest of the day, and drive Zeng Xian's iron cavalry back to Tatar." ”

Cui Zhenyi responded secondly, and soon the crowd in the hall was agitated. Now that there is a backbone, everyone suddenly feels that Zeng Xian is not so terrible. Seeing that the army of 100,000 Qin Wang is about to arrive in the capital, and there is a rather wise emperor, as long as everyone is united, where will Zeng come first?

Cui Keyin got up and said, "The emperor discussed state affairs with the secretaries, and the concubines retired. ”

From the third watch, I have worn the queen's crown dress to the present, not to mention this layer of dress, the phoenix crown on my head alone is very heavy, and my head is numb.

Zhou Heng bowed his head and said, "Zitong can do something if he has something, and I will go back as soon as I retreat." ”

The ministers bowed and saluted: "Congratulations to the queen." ”

Cui Zhenyi stood at the head of the class, looking at the dazzling phoenix crown on his head, which made Cui Keyin even more radiant, and the joy in his heart was indescribable. The Cui family really has a queen.

Cui Keyin felt Cui Zhenyi's gaze, smiled at him, and left surrounded by palace people.

Emperor An has been handling government affairs in the Qinzheng Palace since he ascended the throne, and Zhou Heng missed the emperor's brother, and ordered the Qinzheng Palace to maintain its original appearance, and moved to the Jinshen Palace to handle government affairs. To Emperor An's Empress Yang, who was originally the niece of the Empress Dowager Yang, she invited herself to move to Xiyuan. Now that Emperor An's concubines and concubines have moved to Xiyuan, Cui Keyin is unwilling to live in Yongxin Palace, and chooses Anhua Palace as the dormitory.

The Empress Dowager Yang is crazy, because she is the mother of the new emperor, she still retains the title of the Empress Dowager and lives in Kunning Palace. But she was crazy, and her hair was scattered all day long, and when she saw people, she cried out, "My son." "It's just to enjoy the honor of the queen mother, and you can no longer manage the affairs of the harem/palace. (To be continued.) )

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It's been so cold these two days, and it's actually raining and sleet here in Keke, which is really not seen in a hundred years. I wonder where it will snow, sisters? Keep warm, the cold wave will pass in two days.