Chang'an was about to return to Chang'an, but before leaving, he suddenly received an edict from the emperor to let him enter the palace, Tang Yuan asked the eunuch what was the matter, and the eunuch only said that he was reminiscing.

Reminiscing with the Emperor?

This reason sounds a little ridiculous, Tang Yuan calculated the time, if he doesn't leave today, it will be a delay in time, thinking of this, he suddenly smiled, the so-called time, isn't it also the time of His Majesty the Emperor, he kept me for a few more days, and when I left, no one dared to say anything.

Although His Majesty the Emperor's power was squeezed by the Empress Dowager, it was only a restriction at the highest level, such as the abolition of military power and the empress's concubines, as well as the abolition of the crown prince, and the Empress Dowager Cao at this time even had the confidence to abolish the emperor, because she already had a grandson. Of course, this is only a theoretical possibility, and in reality she is not going to do it that way. After all, the emperor has always had the name of benevolence.

"What is His Majesty the Emperor looking for?"

"It's not that I'm looking for you, but the queen wants to find you, it's just that she can't directly make an order to you to enter the palace, so it's more convenient for me to come forward." Emperor Zhao Ce grew a beard, but it was still very short, and he seemed to be a little emotional.

Tang Yuan saw the queen, it was separated by a curtain, and he didn't know who designed it, it was just a black cloth, and he couldn't see anything at all, if Tang Qi had a cold and fever and his throat was bad, Tang Yuan couldn't even tell if it was Tang Qi sitting inside.

And Tang Yuan is still more careful at this time, who knows if there will still be the Queen Mother sitting behind the curtain!

This apse, said to be the palace, in fact, is still some distance from the queen of heaven and the queen's bedroom, and it takes at least a quarter of an hour to come here.

But these news can't penetrate Tang Yuan's ears, he is not Meng Danqing or Ximen Zhensen or Tang Zhen, these three old guys have arranged informants in the palace, and the speed at which they get the news is not slower than the people in the palace.

"Tang Yuan, I heard that your wife died of illness, and after you went home, you missed it too much, and you also fell ill?" Tang Qi's familiar voice sounded.

"Let the queen bother."

"It's not a bother." Tang Qi's voice was clear, and his tone was also businesslike, not like a caring tone, and continued: "This time to help Cao Wushu and Qi Bi He Li expel the Turkic Wolf King, you performed well and exceeded the predetermined goal, how do you feel about this?" ”

Tang Yuan knew that it would be a good thing to suddenly let him enter the palace.

No, I asked directly about the root of the disease, and your kid burned the instructions of the Queen Mother with a big fire, and then your kid pretended to be deaf and dumb, thinking that this matter would be hidden?

But now it's not the Queen Mother who asks him questions, but the Empress, so how should Tang Yuan answer?

Fooling the Queen?

Tang Qi was born as a general, and she was by no means easy to deceive, and her cousin Qi Cheng held an important position in the army, if she wanted to get accurate information, she couldn't even ask Tang Yuan. Therefore, Tang Yuan must answer truthfully.

But what if the Queen Mother is also behind the curtain at this time?

In addition, what does His Majesty the Emperor think now, is he completely breaking with the Queen Mother, or has he been dead set on following the Queen Mother?

These questions could not be determined, and Tang Yuan felt that he was struggling, which made him even more distressed than fighting.

He paused for a while before saying, "Return to the queen's mother, minister, guilty!" ”

"What is the sin?"

"Minister, lie about the military situation."

"Don't panic, let's talk about it."

"The minister went north to the desert, and was suddenly attacked by the king of Donghu, and the minister did not dare to fight with the king of Donghu, and retreated dozens of miles, and the result was that the two tribes of Cao Wuving and Qibi He Li suffered heavy losses, and the minister was very anxious at the time, if he continued to run, Cao Wuvor and Qibi He Li were wiped out by the Donghu people, then in the future, the tribes in the Western Regions will no longer trust the beam, and it is very likely that the rod will rise up and threaten Jiaohe City, thinking of this, the minister is anxious, and the cooking stove suddenly collapses, igniting the grassland, the minister had the opportunity to extinguish the fire, but the minister did not do that, Because the wind was blowing eastward at that time, the minister thought, wouldn't this be able to force the Donghu people back? But as a result, the wind in Mobei fluctuated, suddenly to the east, and suddenly to the west, burning a large area of grassland, and as a result, even the Turks were burned together, which was never expected by the minister. ”

"That makes it sound seamless." Tang Qi's words are very interesting.

Tang Yuan saw sweat on his forehead, in fact, he was not afraid of Tang Qi, what he was afraid of was that Tang Qi was still sitting next to the Queen Mother, and he was embarrassed for Tang Qi.

If the Queen Mother was really around, then Tang Qi's situation was very embarrassing, so he had to ask Tang Yuan, and he was afraid that Tang Yuan would talk nonsense, affecting himself, and even the emperor and the Tang clan.

With Tang Zhen's strength, he is not afraid of the Queen Mother, but the problem is that the Queen Mother often wrestles with Tang Zhen, especially in military matters, if Tang Yuan does not do this properly, it will make Tang Zhen very passive in negotiations.

With so many relationships in it, Tang Yuan casually told a lie, it was a big lie, and if he didn't do it, he would kill someone.

But after Tang Qi finished saying this, he couldn't help but speak, he thought about it for a while, and said: "Please also ask the queen mother to truthfully convey to the queen mother, if the queen mother does not believe it, then deprive Tang Yuan of his military position, and have no regrets." ”

"Are you playing a temper? Well? General Don? Tang Qi suddenly said coldly: "You have made continuous contributions, and now your reputation in the army of the Great Liang Dynasty is increasing day by day, and the streets and alleys have begun to write books and biographies for you, and at this time, you suddenly resign, if the royal family agrees, what will public opinion say?" Saying that my royal family is intolerant, are you worried that you Tang Yuan's achievements will be high and you will rebel? Don't forget, until now, you are only leading a division with the title of General Yunlu. A mere division still can't threaten the imperial power. ”

"The minister knows his mistake."

"Try not to say anything like that in the future." Tang Qi coughed lightly, and she seemed to be holding a child in her arms: "Your son Tang Xiaoyu is very well-behaved, and he is deeply loved by His Majesty the Emperor and me, stay in the palace for the time being, we will raise you for a while, you won't have any opinions, right?" ”

"This is the honor of the dog, and it is also the honor of the minister."

With Tang Yuan's understanding of Tang Qi, now he feels more and more that the Queen Mother is behind this curtain, even if Tang Yuan is used to seeing life and death on the battlefield, he still feels a trace of nervousness, and sweats for himself and Tang Qi.

Then the emperor chatted with him for a few words, and the tone of the emperor's speech was wilting and very perfunctory.

Inadvertently, he also glanced behind the curtain.

Tang Yuan answered some questions in a businesslike manner, and then left the apse, and without even returning home, he went straight to Chang'an.