The queen folded her hands on her legs, raised her head, and looked at Dingwu with soft eyes: "The emperor grew up in the people since he was a child, and he has a very wild temperament, and he is the most disobedient. Now he is in danger, although His Majesty protects him, but the concubines are worried that he will be disobedient and mess around. If he was still by my side, I could still manage it, but now I don't even know where he is, and I can't do it if I want to. Therefore, I can only beg Your Majesty to let Lu Xunyi and the others go back, no matter what, the emperor will use them easily, with them, in times of crisis, they can always help the emperor a little. ”

These words are reasonable, but after hearing this, Dingwu was silent for a long time, but he finally failed to agree.

He turned around silently, but this time he gave a response: "It's not that I won't let them out, but these people are reckless and have caused turmoil in the capital several times, which not only made the country and dynasty fall into passivity several times, but also left an extremely bad influence on the people." I kept them in the palace to protect them and for the sake of the emperor's reputation. ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then said: "The queen can rest assured, everything is arranged by me!" ”

"Your Majesty, can you tell the concubines, is the emperor alive or dead at this moment?" The queen suddenly raised her voice.

Dingwu frowned.

"The emperor has not heard from him for many years, and now he has sent Lu Xunyi to Beijing, and he has only been in contact with him......" The queen stared at Dingwu's back and said slowly.

This sentence was not finished yet, but it made Dingwu suddenly react violently, only to see him suddenly turn around, and turn back, standing in front of the queen and staring at the queen tightly, his face was a little scary: "What do you mean?" ”

The queen looked at him, but in the end she avoided his gaze that seemed to be eating people: "Lu Xunyi is now in the palace, and the news of the emperor has also been broken, and the concubines just want to have news whether the emperor is alive or dead, good or bad." Please let them out, Your Majesty! ”

"I have already said it, I have my own opinions, you remember, whether you let go of the cuckoo or not, whether you let go of Lu Xunyi or not, it is all government politics, only if I say it!" Dingwu didn't know why, as if he was suppressing his earth-shattering anger at the moment.

Perhaps only Dingwu himself knows that the queen just said that King Ming had disappeared for many years, and he appeared, and he only contacted Lu Xunyi, which gave Dingwu a lot of stimulation.

The most secret, the secret that can never be spoken, although it is not mentioned, but it will not be forgotten, the most unfaceable thing, once revealed, Dingwu will be tyrannical in an instant.

Why did King Ming disappear for so many years, and why didn't he contact his father, but instead trust an outsider?

Obviously, Dingwu had to be mustard, and he had to think about it, just because of the incident back then, because King Ming knew that his father was going to kill him with his own hands.

If not?

The queen's gaze, which had just been avoided, raised it again, and looked at Dingwu, without flinching for a moment.

She looked at Dingwu's angry eyes, for a long time, only to hear her whisper: "The concubine is only this one son, Your Majesty, the concubine doesn't ask for anything else, just asks him to be well, ask Your Majesty for permission, release the cuckoo, and let go of the generals of the Ming Palace!" ”

She didn't hide it at all, she was so direct that the old woman next to her couldn't help but be stunned.

Even the master of the harem can't be so unscrupulous and interfere in court affairs for his son.

Even if you want to do this, you can't say it so directly, if you want to spread it, you will definitely be gossiped.

"Cai Junhua, are you crazy?" Dingwu was obviously furious, and even directly named the queen.

The emperor was angry and mighty.

Emperor Dingwu has been an emperor for many years, and it is common to be angry, but such an angry face is really rare, and the people in the palace are all frightened and knelt on the spot.

At this moment, even "Your Majesty is angry", only the old lady next to the queen dared to shout, and the others all trembled in fear and did not dare to make the slightest sound.

In the full hall, there were only emperors and queens standing and sitting in an instant.

In the face of Emperor Dingwu's anger, the queen did not change color, but raised her head, looked at Dingwu, let his anger swell, and only said softly: "As long as Your Majesty is willing to agree to the concubine, even if you are a madman, the concubine will admit it!" ”

"!" The old lady's face was frightened, what is the queen doing? However, the words have been exported, and they can't be taken back at all.

Emperor Dingwu's face was already terrifying, and the anger in his eyes could be shocking, he stared at the queen, and said word by word: "Shut up!" Why do you have to go against me, why don't you listen to my explanations? Why? Do you have to make me angry and you're comfortable? ”

However, the queen just waved her hand, got rid of the old palace maid trying to hold her hand, looked at Emperor Dingwu, and continued: "Your Majesty, the concubine has been in charge of the harem for more than thirty years by the grace of Your Majesty, but as the lord of the harem, she is disabled, and she has ignored palace ......affairs for several years."

As soon as these words came out, Dingwu's suppressed anger finally broke out completely: "I told you to shut up!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Dingwu turned around abruptly and shouted: "Someone!" ”

There was an uproar, and the soldiers quickly entered.

The old lady turned white in fright, got up directly, and stopped in front of the queen.

But he didn't want to, but the next moment he only listened, and Dingwu pointed at the kneeling attendants, and shouted: "Drag them all out, behead!" ”

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On the first day of the new year, there was still heavy snowfall, but on the second day of the new year, the sky was clear.

But as the old saying goes, snow is not cold.

Zhang Bangli sat in his office room, looking at the blazing fire in the heating stove next to him, and his eyes were a little distracted.

After a while, footsteps sounded, Zhang Bangli did not look up, still looking at the stove.

I saw a man walking in quickly, and his voice was a little frightened: "My lord, something happened!" ”

Zhang Bangli shook his hand and raised his head suddenly: "Say!" ”

"Your Majesty was furious for some reason, and dragged all the attendants out of the palace......" the visitor whispered as he made a chopping gesture.

"Where's the Queen?" Zhang Bangli's face turned pale.

"The mother hasn't come out yet!" Someone came to report.

"Huh......" Zhang Bangli fell to the ground in a cold sweat, let out a breath of air, waved his hand, and let the person go out.

Just now, it really frightened him, and he was afraid that under His Majesty's anger, even Niangniang had an accident.

After the visitor left, Zhang Bangli once again focused his eyes on the stove, closed his eyes slightly, and muttered a voice that only he could hear at the corner of his mouth: "I'm afraid that I really didn't guess wrong, Your Majesty is really going to attack the cuckoo......"

He stood up tiredly, came to the window, and looked in the direction of His Majesty and the Empress in the distance, his mood was as tired and heavy as his body at the moment.

And listening to the voice in his mouth, the cuckoo was worried about his life, but it was just his speculation.

And seeing the bitterness on his face, he seemed to have a fluke mentality, hoping that his guess was wrong.

This seems a little incomprehensible!

Perhaps only Zhang Bangli himself can understand how complicated his heart is at the moment.

Yesterday, His Royal Highness was near the Beihe, and His Majesty was suspicious, thinking that His Highness's move was actually unable to withstand the pressure and wanted to seek refuge in the country.

At that time, Emperor Dingwu didn't say much, but Zhang Bangli was vigilant at that time.

Although neither of the two monarchs and ministers has said it explicitly, a fact has long been made clear.

His Majesty has decided to draw a circle and use King Ming as a bait to introduce the Daomen into Wengzhong!

To put it bluntly, it is to take the opportunity of King Ming and Daomen to completely turn their faces this time, so that Daomen will hunt down and kill King Ming at all costs!

Of course, it is also to force the king of Ming, who is too mysterious in the eyes of everyone, to show all his hole cards and fight to the death.

For many years, we have known that the door is powerful, and no one can judge how deep the Dao Sect heritage is. His Majesty is going to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight this time, and use King Ming to probe the bottom of the Daomen, looking forward to finding an opportunity to dig out the tumor in one fell swoop.

To do this is not simple, first of all, you have to let the Daomen dare to make a move.

Your Majesty must convince them that the dynasty will not dare to move, and that the dynasty is still afraid of the situation and will not really tear its face with the Daomen.

However, yesterday, His Royal Highness appeared openly in Beihe, and there was no movement in the Daomen, there is no doubt that they did not believe that the dynasty could let them kill the Ming King.

His Majesty will not wait, he will definitely find a way to force Daomen to make a move, and if Daomen does not make a move, he will force King Ming to make a move.

Therefore, based on the dissatisfaction of His Majesty yesterday when he mentioned that King Ming wanted to return to the dynasty, Zhang Bangli could immediately draw a conclusion.

Your Majesty is afraid that he is going to use the cuckoo as an introduction.

As soon as the cuckoo died, there was no doubt that the situation would inevitably explode.

Before the cuckoo died, it was a bamboo leaf door that was wiped out!

It is conceivable that after the death of the cuckoo, under the thunder and fury of His Royal Highness, the entire Daomen will be bloody.

And at that point, how could Daomen sit back and watch being slaughtered, and he would definitely fight back.

At that time, if Your Majesty adds fuel to the fire, no one will want to stop the car!

It's just that at that point, if Your Majesty is really ruthless and cold-eyed, I am afraid that Your Highness will really have no chance of survival.

Zhang Bangli didn't dare to judge, which step His Majesty would take?

This is the only thing he doesn't dare to guess and can't guess accurately.

His Majesty's thoughts about King Ming are hot and cold, far and near, sometimes revealing the meaning of seeing him as a hidden dragon, and sometimes showing the will to sacrifice everything for the country.

So much so that Zhang Bangli couldn't confirm Dingwu's imperial thoughts at all, and he also suspected that Dingwu was also hesitating, whether to kill the cuckoo, whether to really turn against father and son with King Ming.

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Zhang Bangli stood silently, he understood everything, but he didn't know how to stand up in this turbulent sea.

If it had been before, he would have followed in His Majesty's footsteps and been loyal to the country.

However, the world is like chess, but it is so embarrassing.

He had never hesitated to be loyal to the royal family, but now he was faced with the fact that no matter what he did, he was not a loyal servant.

Because, His Majesty and King Ming's father and son are both sacrificing their lives for the country, and he is loyal to His Majesty, so he isolates himself from King Ming.

There is no doubt that if he has to choose between His Majesty and King Ming, he can only choose His Majesty, but there is a fact that he does not want to admit that it knocks him on the nerve.

Perhaps, when King Ming came with a sword, His Majesty could not protect his life.

Zhang Bangli couldn't figure out why he was loyal, why he ended up in this situation, in a dilemma, and didn't know how to stand up.

In the end, he still took a step and went to find Lu Xunyi last night.

He told Lu Xunyi that the cuckoo was in danger and needed to be rescued.

But in his heart, how much he hoped that His Majesty was not ready to kill the cuckoo at all, and King Ming could easily save the cuckoo, so that he had a good relationship with King Ming, nor betrayed His Majesty.

Today, since the queen went to see His Majesty, he has been paying attention, paying close attention.

The result is to confirm his guess, the cuckoo is not easy to save!

Therefore, he regretted a little, he shouldn't have gone to Lu Xunyi, he knew very well that with His Majesty's wisdom, he would definitely notice that the queen suddenly wanted to save Du Juan, and there was something inside.

It was only a matter of time before he was found.

"Master Zhang!" I don't know how long it has been, but a low cry suddenly rings in my ears.

Zhang Bangli's heart trembled suddenly, and he turned around slowly, only to see a sixty-year-old attendant, with two little eunuchs, standing at the door at some point.

Almost the moment he saw this sixty-year-old waiter, Zhang Bangli's pupils suddenly shrank, Jiang Yunhai!

Jiang Yunhai, the head of the white shirt in front of the court, is a name that all the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are afraid of.

White shirts! A unit that is hated by all officials!

Of course, because of this, Jiang Yunhai is destined not to last long.

However, although the hundred officials paid a huge price to bring down the white shirt and Jiang Yunhai, Zhang Bangli knew very well that Jiang Yunhai, who did not die in the end, was still very terrifying.

Unexpectedly, it was him who appeared in front of him today, Zhang Bangli's heart jumped, but in just an instant, Zhang Bangli returned to normal and arched his hand: "It was Manager Jiang who came, Zhang Mou missed the distance, and I hope to forgive my sins!" ”

"Lord Zhang is polite, our family is no longer in charge! Lord Zhang, Your Majesty is calling, let's go! Jiang Yunhai stared at Zhang Bangli for a while, and finally arched his hand, but his face was very light.

Zhang Bangli's heart jumped, the look in his eyes changed, and he nodded: "Go!" ”

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Emperor Dingwu sat alone on the chair, and the chamberlain who had been serving before had already arrived outside the door, and Jiang Yunhai was replaced by him.

Before Jiang Yunhai beside His Majesty was not like him, he was so docile that there was no trace of danger.

Zhang Bangli bowed and stood in front of Dingwu, and between the two monarchs and ministers, an extremely rare atmosphere of silence was emanating.

Emperor Dingwu didn't say a word, and his eyes fell on Zhang Bangli.

Zhang Bangli suppressed his breath, and did not dare to make a word of justification, just waiting for His Majesty's "Take it!" that was very likely to come in the next moment! ”

After a long time, Zhang Bangli, who bowed his head, heard His Majesty's voice: "You step back first!" ”

This first sentence made the cold sweat on Zhang Bangli's head finally drip to the ground, he turned pale and slowly raised his head, only to see Jiang Yunhai bowing backwards.

Emperor Dingwu got up and walked in front of Zhang Bangli.

"Poof!" Zhang Bangli fell to his knees.

Dingwu stood in front of him for a moment, finally turned around, walked to the window, looked out of the window with his hands in his hands, and sighed softly: "I still can't do it!" ”

There was no trace of anger in his words, but it made Zhang Bangli's eyes fill with tears in an instant, kowtow!

Dingwu didn't turn around, let him kowtow, and his voice was still so calm: "First there was Lin Huayao, and then there was Chen Kezhan, and now even you want to betray me?" I don't think I'm a dumb king, and I never kill Zhongliang in vain, but why do I repay my trust like this? ”

"Your Majesty, if the minister's family receives the emperor's grace, even if they are broken bones, they will never dare to live up to Your Majesty's grace!" Zhang Bangli kowtowed.

"Don't dare?" Dingwu turned around and looked at Zhang Bangli, whose forehead touched the ground: "Chen Kezhan is so negative, the court is boiling with emotions to punish his family to make an example, and I didn't do it." Today, I will also give you a chance to explain. ”