"It is said that he was brought directly to the door to shout, and at first he wanted to come to the city gate, so he pushed him forward," Jin Ying calmly recounted the information sent back from the front, "Later, someone from the city village came out to take it back...... He, Warat, raised his vigilance, and no longer pushed him in front, but instead shielded him with a large shield and told him to call the door. Juyong's guards couldn't open it, saying that the person was a fake and an impostor. The Waratians asked someone from the city to come and inspect him, but when he refused, they reprimanded and whipped the man in front of the battle, and the man shouted for him to open the door, and promised him wealth and wealth. Luo Tong should not say that the emperor has already died in battle. ”

After he finished speaking, he bent down and stopped speaking, the room was silent for a while, Xu Xun sat on the edge of the queen mother's bed, Princess Yu (who had not yet been canonized) and the former emperor and concubine Chen were all sitting under her, several female dependents had different expressions on their faces, no one spoke, but the queen mother who leaned on the bedside smiled abruptly and asked in a low voice, "These things, the ministers know?" ”

"It's all known," Jin Ying said, "but the battle situation at Juyong Pass is very important, and the adults don't seem to say anything, and I heard that Baiyangkou has fallen, and it is possible that Wara may divide his troops from Baiyangkou to Jingshi, and they are all busy with this matter now." ”

"Got it." The Queen Mother nodded, Jin Ying stepped aside, she no longer spoke, but stared at the top of the tent, after a while, Fang laughed lowly, the laughter was full of mockery, "Okay, it seems that it has really been done." ”

Xu Xun sighed in his heart: It stands to reason that the Queen Mother's condition is not suitable to hear these things at all, but these things are too big to hide from her, and now the relationship between the two parties is delicate, and it is not easy to do such a thing. - She was really worried that the Queen Mother would be angry.

"Shame on you......" The Queen Mother didn't care whether there was anyone responding, she just closed her eyes and said to herself, "How did you become like this?" It's so embarrassing? He also promised to be rich and noble - why do you think he has such a face? ”

Concubine Chen's face turned red, and she didn't dare to say a word - now that is, she can often come over to talk to a few elders, Queen Qian, Concubine Zhou and others have been moved to live in the side palace one after another, if you are on the side, hearing Jin Ying's narration, I am afraid that she will cry into tears a long time ago, and how can she stand these words of the Queen Mother?

However, this is not unreasonable, even Xu Xun, when he heard it for the first time, he was so embarrassed that he couldn't even raise his head - he went to call the door, and promised to be rich and noble, and was whipped like a cow and horse in front of the door, if such an emperor had to admit it, the face of the court would really be lost......

However, no matter how you say it, this is also a problem that must be solved, after all, there are not no soldiers with good eyesight, and Luo Tong, the general of Juyong Guard, has also seen the emperor, and has already sent someone to write a secret report back, affirming the identity of the emperor, of course, he also wrote a few words of pleading, although everyone knows in their hearts that he will never be punished, if he does something that kills that person with an arrow before the battle, I am afraid that he will receive a certain amount of praise - of course, it is also possible to be severely punished by the king of Yu, and his reputation will be ruined.

It's not a matter of gritting his teeth and saying that he can't admit it, if he doesn't admit it now, he's fighting, and if he doesn't admit it in the future, will he always be in the hands of Warat? This is also a rather unfavorable and destabilizing factor for the dynasty. After all, this is the real thing, and he is not afraid of inspection at all, and if he is always determined that he died in battle, he will even lose the last bit of face. No matter how disgusting it is, the shame given by that person can only be endured by the dynasty - before the end of the war, he can only hope that his own life is exhausted, and he will be infected and die of illness when he is on the side of Warat, or he will be killed by the Warats, so as to stop being ashamed.

"Let's not talk about that for now." She said, "The horizontal and vertical Juyong Pass must be defended, without the Juyong Pass, the supply channel of Wara is not completely opened, from the mouth of the white sheep, at least three hundred miles of detour, and it is not easy to walk, there is no food and grass on this way, so look at it, I have a few more chances of winning." In a few days of siege, maybe you can give Warat a little color. ”

The Queen Mother's attention was also attracted by this extremely important battle, "Who is the boss?" ”

"Lord Yu recommended himself and personally went to Deshengmen to lead the army to meet the enemy." Xu Xun also admired Yu Tingyi's courage, she said, "The emperor has already promised him." ”

"It's hard to see loyal ministers in the country...... "The Queen Mother also let out a long breath, "Lord Yu is really the mainstay and turns the tide!" ”

Xu Xun echoed and said a few words, and when he saw that the Queen Mother was tired, he got up to say goodbye, and when he went out, he instructed Concubine Wan Chen, "After I go back, persuade the Qian family, don't cry anymore, didn't the imperial doctor say everything, if you cry again, your eyes will cry." She still has two children to bring, doesn't she care about these things? ”

Concubine Wan Chen nodded yes, Xu Xun also said something to Princess Yu to guard the door and not let anything happen to the inner court, and then returned to her Qing'an Palace, as soon as she entered the house, her face became gloomy.

Tell the Queen Mother about that person's appearance in Juyongguan, on the one hand, she can't hide it, on the other hand, she also faintly hopes that the Queen Mother can come forward to pass on the message to the guards and encourage the person to judge himself, this matter can only be done by the Queen Mother, whether it is her or the emperor, it is impossible to say this kind of thing - except for discrediting her reputation, it has no effect at all, and even the people below will not obey orders. 'There is no Son of Heaven who surrendered in our family', this was said by the Queen Mother, who was extremely disappointed in the emperor, and made him judge himself, and the concubine and the new emperor said it...... Isn't this putting yourself in the position of a traitor?

Because of this, she can only tell the Queen Mother that there is such a thing, but she must not hint or urge the Queen Mother to make such a statement, and although the Queen Mother was extremely disappointed just now, she still did not mean to be the master. Of course, as an emperor, it is not difficult to find two microphones and hand over the chapter to explain the meaning of not being able to pick up and recognize that person, who can't sing double reeds? There will be no shortage of people who want to tie up with the new emperor...... But how can this compare to the Queen Mother's personal statement? This road did not go through, and it really affected Xu Xun's mood.

However, the most important thing now is the war in the city, and other problems have to be put aside for the time being. Xu Xun estimated that Wara would definitely drag that person under the city gate, but she still had some confidence in Tingyi, no matter how much Yu Tingyi had when he supported the king of Yu, he was not the kind of person who was blindly loyal to the king, although he could not expect him to order the random arrow to shoot that person to death, but he would not mess up because of the appearance of that person.

In fact, it was also because the emperor hadn't made up his mind at all, otherwise a secret order would have been sent and he would have been shot to death at Juyong Pass...... When he was in front of Juyong Pass that day, Luo Tong was afraid that he didn't have the idea of killing him, but the emperor didn't say anything, who would dare to gamble so much? If after killing that person, the emperor will turn his face and ask for the guilt, which is a big mistake. - If you don't dare to kill, can you only save it? At least after being rescued, there will be no punishment on the surface, but if you don't save it, it will be a big deal now, and the lesser of two evils will be the lesser of two evils, and you can only express that you want to save it.

And so on, in the future, as long as Warat takes him to attack the city, the defender Tai Ban will also react in this way, such a complicated choice affects the defense of the city, not to mention, they all express their desire to save, and in the end, they will in turn be caught in the emperor whose prestige has not been established, the situation will become more and more passive, and the difficulty for the emperor to make up his mind will become higher and higher...... With Xu Xun's understanding of him, he is not the kind of person who can go his own way under great pressure, and the current trend of this situation is extremely unoptimistic, and she has no better way to solve this problem now. After all, she did not at all bypass the emperor's power to give orders directly to the ministers.

Thousands of threads, all tumbling in his mind, Xu Xun rubbed his head and exhaled, and just as he wanted to close his eyes and rest, Han Nushi lifted the curtain and entered the house.

"Someone came from the celebrant just now," she gave Xu Xun a half-salute, and said straight to the point, "After the court meeting ended just now, the emperor stayed in Shangshu to speak, and Yu Shangshu asked the emperor to express his position and set a name for the emperor." ”

Xu Xun's movements froze suddenly, and she said in surprise, "Huh? It's- that's too sudden, isn't it? ”

Yu Shangshu said that at present, rumors are flying, people's hearts are floating, and they all say that the emperor is misreporting the news of his death, but he is not dead. If there is no speech in the palace for a long time, I am afraid that the court will be even more uneasy, and it will eventually cause an accident. Han Nushi further explained, "It is better to announce the world on a certain day and set a ...... The title of the emperor was determined, so that there was no need for a lot of tongues. ”

After all, the position of the emperor has been determined, and there is no such thing as reinstatement and return to power. Besides, the crown prince has been canonized, and now he can't allow the emperor to come back and turn the tables, but--that's just a rough listen, Xu Xun has already analyzed the disadvantages of that person's return with the emperor, and these are not things that can be avoided by the title of the emperor. But Lord Yu didn't say a word about these things, which was a bit foolish.

After all, there was still some direction in her heart towards that person, her eyes sank: Otherwise, why choose such an opportunity to say? Although she said that she did not interfere in the government affairs, if there was a discussion in the Wenhua Palace, the emperor would ask someone to invite him, and she would not say it in the Wenhua Palace, but spoke to the emperor in private.

"What is the attitude of the emperor?" She asked, "It can't be a direct yes, right?" ”

"No...... However, listening to Xing'an's meaning, it is also quite intentional. Han Nushi said.

Although Xing'an has a prominent status, it is an unfamiliar name here in Xu Xun, because he rose late, and has little intersection with the harem, and now he will come to deliver letters, but I am afraid that he also has his own judgment and plan in the new situation.

Xu Xun nodded slightly, her eyes turned cold, and she stood up again, "I'll go to Qingning Palace again." ”

Lord Yu will flicker, won't she Xu Xun flicker? - She doesn't need to fool at all, she has come to this point, how can the Queen Mother still say no to her request?

As for reputation, it's good to let it go, as a relative, reputation is a bargaining chip in the hands of Wenchen, when you want to be black, if you are not black, you are also black, that is, you are cautious in your words and deeds, how can you escape their blade?

This lesson was taught to her by Master Yu.

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It's just half a day later, Lord Yu received a secret order from Qingning Palace, with all the letters printed on it, judging from the slightly trembling handwriting, it should be written by the Queen Mother who is still recovering.

If you meet that person who comes to call the door, only pass on my words, there is no captured emperor in our family, and there is no son of heaven who calls the door! And ordered the guards, my son knows the shame, the defeat of the day has already committed suicide, now this person is a Han people, actually led the barbarians to the south, disloyal, unrighteous and unfilial piety to the extreme, will be a counterfeit spies, this person insults my son's reputation, the crime is extremely evil, and there is a reward for killing.

Even with his city, he couldn't help but gasp a few breaths of cold air before he calmed down.

- The Queen Mother has already torn her face, and she wants to force the emperor to death......

No, it can't be said that it is the Queen Mother, or it should be said that it is the one behind the Queen Mother. The queen mother's attitude towards the emperor has changed, and it is clear that she was forced out by the situation, for a while, I heard that they are all recuperating in the Qingning Palace, and I have never heard of asking about political affairs.

Is the noble concubine's determination so firm? If you don't force the emperor to die, is it that you refuse to rest?

Lord Yu's eyes fell on the paper, his face sank like water, and he was rarely in a dilemma: this secret order was only sent to his desk - he had already asked it clearly just now, so it was only given to him, and it was not directly sent to the guards in various places out of the city, judging from the words in the letter, it was also for him to pass on the orders to the guards, which was equivalent to giving him the right to choose. After all, now that the emperor is in power, the queen mother should theoretically not bypass the emperor to communicate directly with the ministers, and she is in the capital, so it is good to say that if she sends a letter directly to the guards, she will not take the emperor seriously.

Even if he doesn't send a letter, he doesn't obey the order, and it's not without an excuse that the harem concubines are not allowed to interfere in political affairs, such a secret edict, he doesn't dare to serve it in Tingyi, he can't serve it! Even in front of the emperor, it is not unreasonable. He has not yet reached the point where he has no way out, and he may be edicted.

However, I am afraid that this road was specially set aside for him by the noble concubine...... With the city government of the noble concubine, how could it not be budgeted for this? From the perspective of adults, she definitely did the job of copying this letter seven or eight times and sending it to the guards everywhere. Only send him alone, the implication is already obvious.

The noble concubine is forcing him to express his position, and it can even be said that he is forcing him to choose a side between the emperor and her concubine, and choosing to speak for the emperor is tantamount to offending the noble concubine to death...... Her attitude is already obvious: as long as I am here, there will be no him!

Can he afford to offend the noble concubine? There are already old grudges in front of you, if you add new grudges this time, I'm afraid that ......

Lord Yu has never shy away from saying that he is indeed very enterprising, no enterprising person, he could not sit in the position of the secretary of the military department, he is now in his prime, if he can hold the Beijing Division, it is the time to make great achievements, if he is thrown idle at this time, or even suppressed by the noble concubine, how can he be willing? It is indeed risky to offend the noble concubine.

- However, these are not the final reasons why he can't make a decision, for adults, some things are indeed more important than their official career and family wealth.

Right and wrong are not to be confused, and what he wants to decide now is only a very simple question after all.

Which of the concubines and his views is right? A son of heaven who shouts the door, is he still worthy of being welcomed back to his country and be the emperor?

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As expected by everyone in the national court, even in mid-September, tens of thousands of troops led by Ye Xian were divided into routes, and the main force came to capture the capital, and there were several other ways to attack Juyongguan, Xuanfu, and Datong defense towns, and in the official version, the deceased 'first emperor', of course, was also pulled to the front of the battle like a pig and a dog. The military department Shangshu Yu personally pressed the sword in front of the Desheng Gate, and asked people to read out the Empress Dowager's decree, pointing out that it was a traitor and a counterfeiter, saying that "my family has no captured emperor, the son of heaven who led the army to call the door, my son knows the shame, the defeat of the day has already committed suicide, now this person is a Han people, actually led the barbarians to the south, disloyal, unrighteous and unfilial piety to the extreme, will be a counterfeit and a spy, this person insults the reputation behind my son, the crime is extremely evil, and there is a reward for killing."

When this person shouted to the city, the soldiers and civilians at the head of the city laughed, and some people threw stones and arrows, trying to kill this traitor, but no one wanted to open the city gate.

Warat then led the troops to attack the city, the city four days of fierce fighting, the army and the people are united, Warat lost the soldiers, but nothing was gained, and the Taishi also lost two siblings in the siege battle. Juyongguan was also besieged for seven days, and it was difficult to transport the grain, grass and baggage to the capital.

The labor expedition, as long as half a year, Warat was already the end of the crossbow, the soldiers will think of the heart, it is difficult to besiege the city, and the Beijing reinforcements are rushing to Beijing day and night, but also first, cowardly, finally pull out the camp and retreat, Yu Tingyi urgently ordered the troops to transport artillery to pursue, the Wara will be expelled from the Bauhinia Pass, the next day the reinforcements arrived in Beijing. The situation in the capital, which had been turbulent due to the civil and engineering changes, finally settled down.

The author has something to say: When Yingzong called the door, he was full of confidence and felt that he would definitely be able to shout it, and he was also rich and noble, this is not me hacking him, it is a historical fact, but it is not shouting Beijing

Later, after his restoration, several guards who could not open the door at that time were all degraded and questioned.

Originally, I wanted to write about how he called the door, but then I thought it was too bad and didn't write it|