As soon as Dou Xian and Dou Du left, five hundred reinforcements arrived and rushed up. Zhang Feng knew that the situation was serious, threw the knife to the ground, closed his eyes and said: "Two brothers, stop it......" Li Kang and Yang Wu were not convinced, and they raised the knife and wanted to rush forward. Zhang Feng said again: "If you make trouble again, how can you explain to Brother Geng Gong?" When the two of them heard this, they hung their heads in despair, threw their knives to the ground, and grabbed them.

Geng Gong followed the eunuch and entered the Ganquan Palace. The palace was empty, silent all around, gentle sunlight penetrated through the windows, the breeze blew the curtains, swaying from side to side, and the shadows were full of shadows. Geng Gong couldn't help but wonder, how dare he act rashly? I had to hold my breath and stand aside, waiting for the Empress Dowager.

Waiting left and right, the Empress Dowager Ma has not arrived for a long time, Geng Gong is a little anxious, and said in his heart: "The Empress Dowager Ma has always been virtuous and does not anticipate political affairs, she summoned me, but did not show up, there must be a deep meaning in this!" I might as well take a look around, and maybe I'll find some clues. Thinking of this, he walked along and saw two huge paintings painted on the left wall. In the first picture, a man dressed in a robe and holding a child in his arms sits high in the hall, and the civil and military officials bow their heads and stand respectfully on both sides. In the second picture, a man wearing a crown of cupola sits by an oil lamp, intently looking at a scroll that vaguely resembles the first. Geng Gong looked at it, at first it was a little inexplicable, but after a while, he couldn't help but suddenly realize: the first picture is that the Duke of Zhou is the king of the dynasty; The second picture is Xuancheng Hou Huo under the light of the lamp.

It turned out that when King Wu of Zhou died, his son Ji Yu inherited the throne, and this was King Cheng of Zhou. At that time, King Cheng of Zhou was only thirteen years old, and the Zhou Dynasty was in chaos, the princes were fighting, and the foundation of the country was unstable. So Zhou Gongdan, the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou, assisted Cheng Wang and was in charge of national affairs. Every day, when the court is approaching, King Zhou Cheng is held in his arms, and he accepts the worship of hundreds of civil and military officials, and discusses national affairs. Zhou Gongdan worked hard and did his best, and finally made the Zhou Dynasty mix into the world.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, the prince Liu was killed by Jiang Chong and others in the witch rebellion, and Liu Fuling was appointed as the crown prince. In the later years of Emperor Wu, he thought that his mother was strong and his son was young, and his son would have to be the emperor in the future. Thinking about the need to choose a minister and hand over the important task of entrusting the orphan, there are only two people in front of him, Huo Guang and Jin Ridan, who are loyal and old, and can be entrusted with big things. But Jin Ridan is a Hu man after all, not enough to serve the public, only Huo Guang, loyalty, both ability and political integrity. So Emperor Wu summoned Huo Guang and gave him an edict. After Huo Guang returned home, he sat under the lamp, opened the edict, and saw that it was painted with the Duke of Zhou becoming the king, he was extremely smart, and immediately knew the will of Emperor Wu.

Geng Gong's heart was surging, and he secretly thought: "In the past, the first emperor ordered Emperor Zhang to worship me in front of tens of thousands of soldiers on the platform of conferring generals, obviously entrusting Emperor Zhang to me. Now, the Empress Dowager Ma summoned me to the palace, and did not show up, so she showed me these two pictures, asking me not to forget the trust of the first emperor, not to be disheartened, and to assist Emperor Zhang well. But the dilemma of loyalty and filial piety, what should I, me, and me do......"

Geng Gong thought again: "Zhou Gongdan and Huo Guang, loyal to the king, do not hide their selfishness, when they are in danger, they stand up and assist the young master, and make the world peaceful and prosperous. In life, if you can build such a meritorious deed, what more can you ask for? Geng Gong's heart was pounding for a while, but then he thought: "What can you do with such a meritorious deed?" The surging water, the rapid flow of the year, at the end of the body, it is difficult to escape that day, all the achievements, aren't they just passing clouds, a hundred years later, turning into a puddle of yellow mud? After Huo Guang's death, the nine clans were executed, and the monarch was ruthless, as it has always been. The three generations of the Geng family will be ominous, how can they ruin the reputation of the Geng family because of their own selfishness! ”

With all his thoughts circling in his heart, Geng Gong stood in front of the mural, stunned, not knowing where to go, and only thinking in his heart: "What should I do?" What am I going to do? While wandering, a crisp ring sound sounded behind him, and a faint fragrance hit, Geng Gong hurriedly turned around and saw the Queen Mother Ma coming. Geng Gong was startled, shook his hands, and said, "Minister, Geng Gong pays a visit to the Queen Mother." ”

Empress Dowager Ma sighed and scolded: "The emperor first ascended the throne, the foundation is not stable, the four seas are restless, after Geng Duwei is a hero, why forget the trust of the first emperor?" Life is in the world, but only a hundred years, why not follow the example of Zhou Gongdan, Xuancheng Hou, give up the family to serve the country, assist the emperor, keep the world in mind, benefit the common people, glorify the ancestors, and stay on the Khan Shi Danqing for a long time? ”

Geng Gong had few great ambitions and wanted to make contributions for a long time, but he was blinded by Ma Fang for a while, his ambition was depressed, and he was disheartened. Now, the Empress Dowager Ma compared him to Zhou Gongdan and Huo Guang, and made Geng Gong's blood boiling, and his heart was pounding, and he was about to respond, when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps, and a stunning woman who was as weak as a willow and gentle as water rushed over, "jiaochuan" shhh Seeing Geng Gong standing proudly, the woman's face was flushed, like clouds on the horizon.

Empress Ma looked displeased: "Rong'er, what kind of system is it in such a hurry?" Look, when is it? "It turns out that this woman is Princess Yurong. Geng Gong heard the word Rong'er and thought, "Could it be that she is Yurong?" Why does her voice seem to have been heard somewhere? Geng Gong looked at Yurong, and saw that between her eyebrows, there was a deep sadness, and he couldn't help but be surprised, Geng Gong thought again: "She is the emperor's daughter, why is there always a sense of resentment?" No wonder Sister Juan said that she shouldn't have been born in the emperor's family. Sister Juan wants me to take care of her, but she is a princess, I am a courtier, what can I take care of her? Strange, where do I seem to have seen her? ”

It turned out that that night in Baiyun Mountain, Princess Yurong saved Geng Gong and warmed Geng Gong with her body, how could she forget? After returning to the palace, I often think of it, I can't help but be shy, happy and worried, and I dare not tell anyone. Geng Gong was unconscious, and all memories became vague, but in a trance, Yurong's voice was unconsciously engraved in his mind.

Empress Dowager Ma's heart was as careful as hair, seeing that Yurong was shy and was about to speak, Princess Yurong grabbed her sleeve and said: "Queen Mother, it's not good, Dou Gu grabbed Li Dang and they were about to kill them, I went to find the emperor's brother, but I couldn't find it, so it's too late, Queen Mother, go and save them!" ”

Geng Gong thundered, his head exploded with a "buzz", shook in place, couldn't believe his ears, reached out and grabbed Yurong's shoulder, and hissed, "What?" Dou Gu captured Li Kang? Why? Why? What's going on? ”

Under the anger, Geng Gong's strength is a little great, where can Yurong withstand it? In pain, she lost her face, clenched her teeth tightly, didn't say a word, tears rolled in her eyes, and said in pain: "I, I, I don't, I don't know...... Yes, someone else told me...... You, you let go, I, I hurt so much......" After speaking, two lines of tears fell.