Chapter 258: In the Changqiu Palace
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In June, the summer was scorching, and the weather in Ruoyang was very hot, and the cellar at home had already begun to hide ice cubes.
Beigong.
In the past, there were several wars here, and many palaces have been beaten into ruins, but after all, they are glorious royal gardens for hundreds of years, and many of the palaces that have been preserved still show their former scenery.
Changqiu Palace, located on the east side of the North Palace, is a very well-preserved palace, and now it is also the sleeping palace of the Queen Mother.
In the dormitory, in front of the bronze mirror, the Empress Dowager He, who was full of manners, was dressing up.
"Little Sparrow, have you found Xian'er?"
Empress Dowager He looked at the delicate face in the bronze mirror, a little pity, she was in her prime, but she was reduced to a widow, she could only pity herself, but her attention quickly shifted to a girl next to her.
"Mother, I've found it!"
The girl was dressed in black, slim, fragrant and extraordinary, she stood respectfully, showing humility.
This is a dead man of the He family.
The He family rose from the army, although He Jin is dead, but there are still many dead soldiers hidden in it, and now they are all under the command of the Empress Dowager He.
"Where?" When Empress Dowager He heard this, she was slightly overjoyed and asked.
"In the hands of Makiyama!"
The girl Xiaoque'er whispered: "Although the eldest prince is lucky not to die, but he also fell into the hands of the Violent Bear family, trapped in the prison, guarded by the Violent Bear Heavy Army, I have observed the situation on the periphery, three times I wanted to break in to save people, but I didn't dare to shoot, there may be a heavy crossbow hidden!" β
He Xian, the son of He Jin, escaped with his life during the battle of Sunset Pavilion, but he also became a prisoner.
"My brother is dead, only this bloodline remains, no matter what, this palace must protect him!"
Empress Dowager He's phoenix eyes were long and narrow, and her voice was resolute.
"Niangniang, or I will summon all the dead soldiers of the He family to break into the dungeon once!" The little finch whispered.
"No need!"
Empress Dowager He shook her head: "With the strength of the He family's dead soldiers, if you want to save people in the Violent Bear Army, it is impossible, if you want to save Xian'er, the only way now is to reach out to Mushan to ask for someone!" β
"Will he give it?"
"Maybe!"
Empress Dowager He Qianqianyu held her hanging hair in her hand and said to herself, as if she was answering, as if she was torturing herself.
"Report to Niangniang, Lord Taifu asks to see you outside the palace!"
At this time, a middle-aged palace maid walked in with small steps, bowed down, and said.
"Good!"
Empress Dowager He stood up, wearing a dark red long skirt, and the skirt dragged on very long: "Take him to the side hall, and say that the palace will come soon!" β
"No!"
The middle-aged palace maid took the order and left.
"Niangniang, a shepherd mountain thief, a rough man, for fear of hurting the phoenix body of Niangniang, it is better for me to follow!" The little finch whispered.
"Not necessarily!"
Empress Dowager He shook her head: "He is a military general, if he wants to do it, I can't stop the entire Changqiu Palace, you go and do something for the palace!" β
"Please give me the order!"
The little finch bowed her head and waited for her life.
"Although Bian'er ascended the throne, some people have not yet died, and there are some things that Bian'er can't do, only the mourning family will handle it for him!" Empress Dowager He whispered in Xiao Qi'er's ear and said: "The one in Yongle Palace has never been very fond of arguing, she belongs to Liu Xie to be the honor of the Ninety-Five, although she has lost power, you must be guarded, you go ......"
She made a gentle movement, and there was a chill in the whole room, which made the temperature drop a few points.
"Yes!"
The dead man does not ask for the reason, and the little finch respectfully accepts the order.
The one in Yongle Palace, naturally the Empress Dowager Dong, now the Empress Dowager, was kidnapped by the Ten Chang Servants and fled to Beibei with Liu Xie, and was later picked up by Hu Ben, although the Tiger Ben army was attacked by Mu Jing in the north and captured Liu Xie, but the Empress Dowager Dong still returned to Luoyang City unharmed.
This is the biological mother of the first emperor, and she also has a lot of weight in the court.
"Don't kill her!"
Empress Dowager He thought about it, but she was still cautious: "Scare and scare her, it's best to let her invite her to return to the river to recuperate, and she won't be able to leave a handle if she has been on the throne for a short time!" β
"Yes!"
The little finch took the order and left.
Empress Dowager He looked at the bronze mirror, the pretty face reflected in the mirror made her very satisfied, she took a deep breath, her high chest rose and fell, and her beautiful figure was revealed.
In the side hall.
Mushan knelt and sat with an awe-inspiring expression, some majestic momentum, I don't know why, there was a little more nervousness in my heart, this is something that has not been done for many years.
"The Queen Mother has arrived!" The voice of the palace maid sounded.
Mu Shan hurriedly raised his head, the shadow that caught his eyes made his pupils slightly discolored, and the beauty of the god had arrived in front of him, and he hurriedly saluted: "Minister, Mu Shan, meet the Queen Mother, Niang Niang Wanfu Jin'an!" β
"Mrs. Mu doesn't have to be polite!"
Empress Dowager He stretched out her hand and gave a false support, although it was a false support, but the back of Mu Shan's hand that was already close to his hands, Wen Yu's hand made Mu Shan's arm stiff, as if he was electrocuted, and he came back to his senses after half a ring, and he quickly stood up.
"Mrs. Mu, sit down!" Empress Dowager He said with a smile, her smile was reflected in the depths of Mu Shan's eyes.
Empress Dowager He sat in the first place, Mu Shan knelt on the side, and the side hall was quiet, and several palace maids and eunuchs also retreated under the signal of Empress Dowager He, and a faint atmosphere suddenly rose.
"Mu Taifu, the mourning family invited you to come this time, in fact, at the invitation of the courtiers, I want to discuss with the Taifu about the candidate for Jinwu!" After half a ring, Empress Dowager He also felt a slight feeling that something was wrong, and quickly spoke, breaking the atmosphere that should not be.
"Jijingo?"
When Mu Shan heard this, his head woke up suddenly, raised his head, his tiger eyes were burning, and he glanced at Queen He, and then he took a deep breath, endured his somewhat nervous mood, and restored the strength of the ministers: "The Queen Mother, the ruling Jinwu rules the order of the capital, and the stability of Dingyang, you must not be careless!" β
"The mourning family also knows!"
Empress Dowager He nodded, her voice with a hint of weakness, and said: "But the new monarch has been on the throne for a while, and the world still doesn't care, but this Luoyang must be stable, but the ruling Jinwu Yamen has not been restored for a long time, which is not conducive to appeasing the hearts of the courtiers, and the mourning family is also in the situation of His Majesty!" β
"I don't know who the Queen Mother wants?"
Mu Shan squinted, and the reflection of the flower-like face at the bottom of his eyes, he always had some unbearable fanaticism.
"It's not who this palace wants, it's who can make the peace of Luoyang!"
Empress Dowager He said faintly: "The emperor is young, and he has just succeeded to the throne, this palace is a weak woman, this lonely mother, can't talk about any power, I just hope to be safe!" β
"The Queen Mother can rest assured, with Mushan here, no one can hurt the Queen Mother and the emperor!" Mushan is a passionate expression of loyalty.
"With the Taifu here, the mourning family should rest assured!"
Empress Dowager He's narrow phoenix eyes flashed with a touch of brightness: "Taifu and the mourning family are fellow villagers, since they should be the same qi and branches, the Taifu can stabilize the court, and the mourning family has a peaceful day, but the old ministers of the court, after all, the influence is extraordinary, the Taifu has just entered Luoyang, not too tough, the mourning family does not want to see the Taifu suffer!" β
"What does Niangniang mean, let the minister ignore this matter!"
"Not really!"
Empress Dowager He shook her head: "The mourning family hopes that the Taifu can take a step back, even for the emperor's sake, don't let those old ministers be too ugly on face, the courtiers are not compatible, and the most uncomfortable thing is the emperor!" β
"The minister understands what the Queen Mother means!"
Mu Shan lowered his head and retracted his gaze, he was afraid that he would look at it again, the fiery anger in his heart made him unbearable, he was a minister, sitting in front of him was the queen mother, this is a chasm, can not be crossed, once crossed, what consequences even he can not predict.
He took a deep breath and said calmly: "This matter is for the sake of the Queen Mother's face, the minister lets them call the shots, as long as the order of Luoyang can be guaranteed, the minister has no opinion, but the minister's ugly words are in front, if the ruling Jinwu can't determine the order of Luoyang, Hugh blames the minister for turning his face and not recognizing people!" β
Makiyama took a step back.
This step was very complete, even if Empress Dowager He was a little surprised, she just wanted to reconcile the relationship, and she would fight for it if she could, but she didn't expect Mu Shan to give up in one go.
"Taifu understands the righteousness, and the mourning family represents His Majesty, thank you, Taifu!"
Empress Dowager He stood up and saluted, and the turbulent waves made Mu Shan's eyes instantly red.
"Niangniang, the minister has something to do, say goodbye first!"
Mushan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, got up and saluted, and then turned to leave.
He has to leave, and if he doesn't leave, he doesn't know what happened, as a top general, or a powerful general, he is crazy, but he can't specify what he can do.
He Jin dared to kill the king when he was in power.
Wouldn't he dare ......
In the palace, Empress Dowager He was slightly stunned, phoenix eyes looked at the back of Mushan who fled from the wilderness, she suddenly couldn't react, and after half a ring, she thought about it a little clearly, and suddenly laughed out loud, and the smile on her pretty face was more vivid than a flower.
"You idiot!"
She thought about Mushan's unbearable demeanor just now, and suddenly couldn't help but cry out, as if she was an eighteen girl, proud of her charm.
After several contacts, Mushan was different from the powerful minister she had imagined before.
How so?
In the end, this person is actually still a Nanyang turtle, he has not adapted to the identity of the first minister of the dynasty at all, at least Mushan in front of her does not have a little arrogant and domineering feeling, but has a very strange feeling.
"Niangniang, I saw that Mrs. Mu left in a hurry just now, and even a little weak-hearted, is he despised you!" A middle-aged palace maid walked in and said with some anger.
"Mama, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Empress Dowager He shook her head, her pretty face couldn't help but be a little crimson, some hot, and suddenly remembered her identity, and hurriedly said: "Mama, Taifu is an important minister of the court, and he is the minister of His Majesty's humerus, and these words are not allowed to be said again in the future!" β
"Yes!"
The middle-aged palace maid nodded.
"Mama, you go and tell Yuan Feng that the Taifu has already responded to the matter of Jinwu, let them nominate it, and let His Majesty see it!" Empress Dowager He quickly regained the rigor of the Empress Dowager and said in a deep voice.
"No!"
The middle-aged palace maid nodded and turned to leave.
"Mushan, I hope the mourning family didn't believe you wrong!"
Standing on the edge of the palace windowsill, Empress Dowager He's lifelike ink pupils looked at the distant blue sky, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, her smile was picturesque, and she said to herself: "If you can argue that the country is stable, the mourning family can forget everything, the hatred of the He family, the mourning family can forget, the love of the first emperor, the mourning family can also forget, whatever you want in Mushan, the mourning family can give it to you, including...... Mourn the family themselves! β
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