One can imagine Gu Zhen's anger when he heard Empress Dowager Yuan's words.

In her opinion, what Empress Dowager Yuan meant was that she didn't want the three princes, the king of Chu and the ten princes to end well, so she honestly raised the eight princes!

"The Empress Dowager raised Her Majesty single-handedly, isn't Your Majesty's heir the grandchildren of the Empress Dowager the Empress Dowager?!" Gu Zhen asked the emperor at that time, "How can there be any reason to frame other grandchildren for the sake of the Eighth Emperor?!" Could it be that in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Cimu, the heir who only has His Majesty's blood has nothing to do with her, only the one who flows the Yuan family's blood is her heart? ! ”

These words hurt the relationship between the mother and son of the heavenly family, but Chunjia was silent for a while, and did not blame the queen in the end, but said slowly: "It's just a concubine, just like the third prince." I know your hard work. But the queen mother, after all, is the queen mother. ”

"What if the concubine is Concubine Min?" Gu Zhen sneered and asked, "Your Majesty will also let the concubine continue to work hard?" ”

Chunjia glanced at her and said calmly: "This kind of trivial matter will not cause trouble to me at all. ”

Gu Zhen was so angry that he couldn't speak, but the emperor really thought so, he felt that if the queen had the means to be in the city, how could she be afraid of the queen mother's hand?

No, if the queen had the level of a concubine, the queen mother would not try to stuff the eighth prince into the Chongchang Palace.

In short, Chunjia still has feelings for Empress Dowager Yuan, maybe this relationship is not as good as the previous two years, but at least it is still above the queen.

He decided to pretend to be confused and complied with Empress Dowager Yuan's plan, and Gu Zhen was angry to no avail.

This New Year, the atmosphere in Yanfu Palace is very bad, and the palace people up and down are cautious in their words and deeds, and they dare not come out of the atmosphere.

After all, everyone knows that the queen is not in a good mood.

However, the disaster is not alone, and when the first month is about to end, there is not very good news on the frontier: after years of conquest, Hale has pulled the grassland tribes together, suppressed them, and cleaned them up.

At present, the only resistance is the two tribes of Mu E's mother clan and his wife's clan, because the relationship with Mu E is too deep, and they have even been mixed with the pit of Hale before, and the two sides have deep grievances.

The two sides clashed several times last year, but because of the arrival of winter, they had to temporarily withdraw their troops.

It's not really spring yet, but they're all preparing for war.

If there are no accidents, after three or two months, there will be an official battle to the death.

For this reason, the two tribes are frequently contacting the Dingbei Army and the National Dynasty, hoping to receive assistance.

After all, if they are on their own, they will definitely lose.

After receiving the news, Chunjia was still discussing with the important ministers, but he received another 800 miles of urgency.

Hale may be afraid of the interference of the country, so he actually attacked Yanzhou at night!

As the most elite and most valued strong army of the dynasty, the Dingbei Army has not suffered heavy losses in soldiers, but it ......

The grain and grass were burned and half of Thailand was burned!

Even the villages near Yanzhou have been taken captive.

Such a loss is something that the dynasty has not had at all in recent decades, and Gu Fangshu, the commander of the Dingbei Army, has the unshirkable responsibility and must be responsible for it!

If it were just like this, the Gu family would still be able to hold on, because the dynasty had no other strong generals who could handle it in the past two years, and if Gu Fangshu was replaced, whether others could win the battle or not, not to mention, might not be able to command the Northern Army in the first place.

Therefore, even if the loss is very large, and the emperor is angry again, he will definitely have to let Gu Fangshu continue to sit on the seat and atone for his sins.

It is determined that the main reason for the loss of the northern army this time is that it is defenseless, and when it comes back to its senses, it may not have the opportunity to be ashamed of its predecessors and rely on the strength of its soldiers and horses.

When the time comes, everyone will quickly forget the previous defeats, and it will be difficult for the court to punish them heavily.

The problem is that after Chun Jia was furious, Ouyang Yanran calmed down for a while, and then proposed that it seemed that Gu Fangshu's subordinates were too lazy, and it was time to send the prison army to supervise!

I don't know if this is the emperor's instruction, or Ouyang Yanran's own cunning guessed the holy will, all in all, he took the lead, and the courtiers of the royalist faction said a lot of "supplementary strategies", and the central idea was that the Dingbei Army could no longer be in the hands of Gu Fangshu.

Because the bloody facts in front of him are Gu Fangshu's no, the saint must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, Gu Fangshu is very powerful and loyal, but he can't do everything after all, he still needs to work together to pick up the gaps for him.

Therefore, in addition to supervising the army, it is also necessary to arrange more manpower to send envoys to the Dingbei Army, so as to ensure that the Dingbei Army is unhindered, the north is unhindered, and the people of the land of the country are unhindered...... Anyway, in the eyes of the Gu family and the regent, this is the emperor's use of the topic to play and openly interfere with the Dingbei Army.

Originally, it was the right thing for a son of heaven to gradually regain his power to take back his military power, but the problem was that the ten princes under the knee of Empress Gu Zhen were only full moon, and I don't know if they can grow up safely or whether they can afford the responsibility of the prince, the key is that this is not the prince with the blood of the Gu family!

In this case, if the Gu clan was weakened in terms of military power, how could they rest assured?

It's just that the raid of Hele and the burning of grain and grass are indisputable facts, and the Gu family and the regent can't exonerate Gu Fangshu, so they can only watch as Chunjia sends Jiang Lan, the former close attendant, as the supervisor, and arranges Yunxi Ke and other trusted disciples into the Dingbei Army, under the banner of sharpening, in order to dilute the influence of the Gu family.

"That's not going to work." Old Lady Gu lost the calm and calm he had when he heard about the accident, looked around at the children around, and said in a deep voice, "At the beginning, the Ji family still existed, but after a little hesitation, it was solved by the quick knife. Now that His Majesty has openly attacked the Dingbei Army, once there is a change in the army, the government and the opposition will have a place for my Gu family? ”

His second son has always been lazy and weak, and when he heard this, he hesitated, and said: "Dad, didn't you say that after your nephew enters the East Palace, our family might as well slowly give up the military power, not only to win the trust of Your Majesty, but also to protect our own family?" ”

The Gu family had no intention of rebelling, after all, the Ji family had no confidence in replacing the Gongxiang clan, which was not a big country for the country, and the Gu family did not have such an idea.

Their family is also embarrassing to say, and they are passively involved in right and wrong.

At the earliest, Gu Fangshu worked hard in the Dingbei Army, and was told by Xiaozong to take care of the regent, and later, Xiaozong's younger brother failed and died, and the Ji family supported Chunjia...... The Gu family went from the original royalist faction to the regent party in such a daze.

And because of the Dingbei Army, they can't be like Yiguo Gong, after Chunjia ascended the throne, they immediately openly supported Chunjia and insisted on their royalist position.

After all, although the ancestor of Yiguo was also a military general, he was no longer in charge of the army at this time.

But the baggage of the Dingbei Army is stuck in the hands of the Ji family, and the regent still has the strength to compete with the Ji family for this.

The most important thing is that no one expected Chunjia to turn over at that time.

The family of orphans and widows in remote tribes brought up by widows is fifteen years old, and his good reputation is filial piety and benevolence, who would have thought that he would have the scheming and means later?

In short, the Gu family has had the experience of shifting to the regent's faction, and even the current situation is a little unclear with the regent, even if the Gu family girl is the queen, the mutual trust between the Gu family and the emperor is really not profound.

According to the previous agreement, the Gu family will return the military power step by step and step down with dignity when the prince under Gu Zhen's knees gradually sits on the throne.

In this way, they can retire successfully, and they can also ensure the prosperity of the family.

But now......

Old Lady Gu said lightly: "This is our idea, do you know what Your Majesty thinks?" ”

What if Junjia doesn't believe them?

What if Chunjia thinks that instead of waiting for them to slowly hand over power, it is better to grab it herself?

What if Chunjia resents them for supporting the regent, and thinks that they are all the way with the Ji family, and wants to send them to see the Ji family?

It is related to the wealth and honor of the entire family and even the survival of life and death, and there is no room for the old lady Gu to have any luck.

"But ......" Gu Mi, the grandson of the Gu family, Gu Fangshu's third son, and Gu Mi, who stayed in the imperial capital as a hostage with his mother and sister, hesitated and asked, "Grandfather, since the sacred heart is unpredictable, what should we do?" ”

These words made Old Lady Gu and the elders in the study silent.

How is it?

This is very embarrassing, the Dingbei Army must be very important to Chunjia, otherwise he would not have set up Gu Zhen as the queen at the beginning, and he also sent the two princes to Gu Zhen's knees to be concubines.

Not to mention that the Gu family has no idea of rebellion, nor does it have the ability to rebel.

Especially Chunjia, a monarch who pays attention to reputation, as a courtier, wants to oppose him, and the righteous name is untenable.

But if you don't do anything, you seem to sit still......

Old lady Gu hesitated for a long time, and decided to let her son retreat as advance: "Why don't you let your father ask for guilt and mention the words of disarming and returning to the field." ”

Test Junjia's attitude.

It's just that the Gu family and Gu Fangshu's family letter haven't been exchanged yet, but Wei Su has another big event!

Mu E is dead!

Unlike the previous misinformation of death, this time Mu E is really gone.

He didn't have it this time, which made the dynasty regret it very much, because Mu E actually persuaded his two nephews, that is, the sons of Hele, to assassinate Hele in private!

As a result, he was defeated and killed in public by Hele's anger.

After the previous capture of Mu E, he used his name to ask for the Da Yan clan and his young son from the Dingbei army, and then coerced many small tribes to take refuge, so he quickly set off a momentum. Xu was because Mu E was a prisoner under the stairs, he was still sick, and he looked like his life was imminent, and after being humiliated for a while, he gradually relaxed his vigilance against him.

As a result, Mu E was worthy of stepping on the eldest brother and the old khan's master, and he didn't know how to convince the two sons who were still favored by Hele, and took advantage of the opportunity for Hele to go to the tent of the favorite concubine to give Hele a ruthless look.

Although relying on the vigilance and reaction raised by the horses for many years, Hele almost survived, but he was also injured.

The key is that this incident directly exposed the contradictions under the command of Khal, and gave hope to Mu E's mother and wife, as well as other tribes who did not obey Khal.

Of course, Mu E's maternal clan and wife clan would not let go of this opportunity, and trumpeted the despicable and unscrupulous cruelty of Khale, calling him a sweat-killer, and even his own son could not look down on his evil deeds, and was rejected by heaven, and called on the whole grassland to crusade against him.

Of course, they did not forget to greet the country and the court, and persuaded the country not to miss this opportunity, as long as they can eradicate the Hale, they are willing to pay a lot of cattle, sheep and horses as a reward...... Anyway, if the dynasty doesn't interfere, most of them will still lose, and when the time comes, there will be nothing, and they won't even be able to save their lives, so the price at this time is naturally generous.

Chunjia discussed with the ministers and felt that the opportunity would not be lost, and then Gu Fangshu got the opportunity to continue his life.

After all, there is no delay at this time, and it is impossible to change the commander on the spot.

"Then it's not appropriate for Fangshu to ask for disarming and returning to the field." Old lady Gu hurriedly wrote to her son again, "Otherwise, Your Majesty may think that we should take Qiao." ”

But halfway through the letter, he hesitated, "It's too coincidental, when our family is in a dilemma...... You say, is it possible that His Majesty did it? ”

There is no way, the mutual calculations between Chunjia and the Ji family before, especially the hand of the Chao family who put the Ji family together, are still fresh in the memory of the ministers.

It is difficult for Old Lady Gu not to be suspicious now.

“…… The matter of the Wei Su royal family, Your Majesty is afraid that you are powerless? After thinking left and right for a moment, he cautiously put forward his opinion, "If not, why did you miss the opportunity before?" ”

What emperor didn't want to expand his territory?

Especially Chunjia, who is young and ambitious.

Moreover, "If Your Majesty can influence the affairs of Mu E and Hale on his side, even if he does not move for the sake of the floods in the south, how can he let Mu E fall into the hands of Hale?" ”

Mu E and Hele fought for both defeats, this is what the dynasty is willing to see.

It is also the most beneficial to the dynasty.

Old lady Gu thought about it, so she sighed and continued to write.

…… These turmoil was raging in the previous dynasty, but it was relatively calm when they arrived in the harem.

In addition to the queen, a few people such as Yun Fenghuang are more concerned.

Yun Fenghuang took advantage of the situation to stuff a few brothers and uncles into the Dingbei Army, and found a reason to step on Luo Tieyi several times, suggesting that the emperor managed to get rid of this person.

She saw that Chunjia was determined to do it this time, and she was very sad in private.

It's not that I feel sorry for the safety of those brothers and uncles who were stuffed into the army, she is not a good stubble after all, since she has brought these clansmen into the Dingbei Army, she hopes that they can make contributions and add glory to themselves.

As long as they make a contribution to give her a long face, to be honest, they won't really care if they die a little bit of Yunfenghuan.

Anyway, there are many people, except for a few who are particularly close, the rest of them will die, and it is a good thing that they are valuable when they die.

She was a little worried about Qi Jiulu.

This person's luck doesn't know what's going on, at the beginning, he was not only the guest of honor of the regent's father and son, but also entered the eyes of Zhao Wubo, and once threw Luo Tieyi behind the family eighteen streets.

As a result, Chunjia rose silently, and the regent and Zhaowu Bodu were powerless to parry, and now the emperor wants to send Yunxike and these people into the Dingbei Army, how can Qi Jiulu be good at that time?

Yun Fenghuan could only try her best to focus the attention of the emperor's faction on Luo Tieyi, as for Qi Jiulu, she couldn't even mention it.

“…… Do your best to obey the destiny of heaven. Concubine Min stopped under the porch, reached out and picked up a piece of snowflake, thinking silently.

This snow was brought by the cold of spring, and it will melt immediately, and it can no longer cover the growth of everything awakened by the spring breeze underneath.

And war is imminent.

She looked sideways to the north, in the direction of her hometown, and there seemed to be the neighing of her mount and the sonorous sound of her sword in her ears, but it was only a moment of trance.

In front of him are still heavy palace walls and countless pavilions.

Yun Fenghuan rolled up his sleeves and turned his head and walked into the side hall where the Seven Princes were placed.