Guo Shao was settled in the Hall of Grace, the small courtyard where he lived in the palace. Marigold changed all the people there, and the people who could enter and exit were all people she knew, except for the imperial doctor.

The emperor's condition was still very poor, and he had to drink a large amount of decoction to repel poison and recuperate every day when he woke up from a coma.

Marigold said to the second sister: "My sister must take care of Your Majesty's daily life wholeheartedly, and I can't stay here on weekdays." If Your Majesty asks, no matter what I am doing, you will answer that I am handling the government affairs in the Jinxiang Palace. ”

Second Sister Fu wiped away her tears as soon as she spoke, looking at her with teary eyes, with panic in her eyes: "Eldest sister, won't Your Majesty blame you for this?" ”

Marigold gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty won't blame me. ”

She held the second sister's slender hand, and said, "It doesn't matter what Your Majesty thinks of me, but he must not worry about it all day long, and he can't worry about it, and his state of mind is also very important to his body; It is best to let him know that there are people who are maintaining the country.

You tell him that there are many things in the court, and I am very busy, so I don't have much time to spend with him; However, listening to me, Daxu is still calm inside and outside, thanks to the rules and prestige established by His Majesty, as well as the loyalty of the courtiers to His Majesty, Li Chuyun also wrote to be sad and worried, and the army outside is returning to the court at full speed......"

The second sister choked up and said, "Sometimes I think the eldest sister's heart is quite hard. ”

Marigold said softly: "My heart is no less uncomfortable than my sister, if you can exchange me with Your Majesty, I will be very happy...... Your Majesty is like a big tree, but now that the tree can't hold an umbrella to protect people from the wind and rain, someone has to keep it all up. ”

At this moment, Jing Niang walked to the door and silently clenched her fists. Marigold glanced sideways slightly, and patted the back of the second sister's hand: "Remember my words, don't always cry in front of the official family, crying is useless except to make him uncomfortable and irritable." ”

Marigold glanced at Jing Niang and walked out of the room. The courtyard was very small, and there were few rooms left except for the offices of the imperial doctors. Marigold casually picked a room with no one and invited Jingniang in.

When I walked inside, I saw that the interior was out of step with the palace furnishings, with many blacksmiths' cutting boards, hammers, scraps, and so on. This kind of thing in the palace is used by no one except Shao Ge'er.

However, things are not people.

Marigold felt a pain in her heart, and she clenched her teeth and didn't make a sound.

Jing Niang said in a deep voice: "After the official family set up an internal factory, we first focused on Fan Zhen and others...... He doesn't look like a loyal servant. Sure enough, something strange was discovered recently. ”

When Marigold heard this, she said coldly: "How do you know? ”

Jing Niang said: "Shouzhou defense envoy Guo Jin's people have dealings with Fan Zhen, because Fan Zhen is the prime minister, it is not uncommon to exchange letters with local officials, but in a short period of time, he sent letters twice in a row, which is really very." The inner factory asks the queen, if it is found again, it will be taken down by the messenger halfway! ”

Jinzhan said in a deep voice: "Don't act rashly for the time being, in order to prevent the grass from startling the snake, this party is really only Fan Zhen and Guo Jin?" ”

Jing Niang thought for a while and said: "The junior official of the political affairs hall gives Han Da, who often goes in and out of Fan Zhen's mansion, so the inner factory has specially set up two people to keep an eye on this person. Yesterday, the government hall sent the official document to the Privy Council, but it was Han Da who went, and it was not his business. However, we have limited manpower, so we can't follow up to see who he meets with, and when we inquire afterwards and send official documents, we can usually see the privy envoy Wang Pu......"

Marigold pondered for a long time after hearing this, and then said, "I know." ”

She paced back and forth in the cluttered house, looking a little uneasy. The Privy Council is regarded as the most important yamen in the entire imperial court, and it can give orders to mobilize the army! Although it is not only the Privy Council that needs to mobilize the forbidden army now, the most critical thing in the whole process is this yamen.

Fu Jinzhan soon left the Hall of Grace and went to the outer court.

Her office in the Jinxiang Hall is in several halls in the west, but Guo Shao has not been to the east hall for several days, and the cabinet assistant is also working in the east. Marigold went to the East Hall, where Guo Shao often stayed.

She quickly issued an order and sent someone to invite Wang Pu to the east hall to meet her.

Marigold sat in the Hall of Yangde, and her attention was attracted by the game of Go placed on several cases...... It's just because of what Guo Shao has played. She rubbed the chess pieces and thought about it while waiting for Wang Pu.

After a while, the eunuch's voice said: "Queen Mother, please see the king of the Privy Council." ”

"Let him in." Marigold sat next to several cases.

Wang Pu entered, saw the marigold with his own eyes, and did not pass through the curtain, his expression was slightly surprised, and he stepped forward and saluted: "Wang Pu is ordered to meet the queen." ”

"The king, please be seated." Marigold Road.

"Thank you." Wang Pu walked to the opposite side and sat cautiously for a while.

Marigold opened his mouth and said: "The official family used to meet with ministers, and they often played games here? ”

Wang Pu said quietly: "It is said that the official family is good at playing, but the ministers have never played with the official family. ”

When Marigold heard this, she thought: "The king's speech is quite interesting. She put the chess pieces in her hand back into the jar, and she didn't have the heart to play chess with Wang Pu, she carefully observed Wang Pu, and suddenly said, "Although the palace is the queen, it is a woman, does the king make the king serve the regent of the palace?" ”

This sentence is a bit harsh, Wang Pu is a person who speaks unpleasantly, and Fu Jinzhan has already understood it. Wang Pu said calmly: "Prime Minister Fan Zhen sent someone to find the old minister, and he also asked about this sentence, which has a similar meaning. ”

Fu Jinzhan was stunned and narrowed his eyes, "How did Wang Envoy Jun answer?" ”

Wang Pu said: "The old minister was vague and wanted to see what they wanted to do. ”

Fu Jinzhan said: "Then how does the king's envoy want to answer the palace?" ”

Wang Pu said: "If the old minister is loyal to the queen, do you believe it?" But it doesn't matter if you surrender to the queen or not. If the official family can't look at the court and control the best person for the government, only the big queen, and only the big queen can maintain Daxu.

The two princes are still young, and the real rulers in the future are actually the Fu family or the Li family. The ministers will not judge which one is more loyal, and the loyalty of this thing, across the belly, no one knows except themselves.

However, the Li family is a general of the forbidden army, and their roots are in Tokyo, so it is easier to replace the Daxu Guo family. The Fu family is a vassal king, and its roots are far away in Hebei, and their strength is outside, which is different from the people in the forbidden army.

If you have to choose, the old minister chooses the Fu family......"

Wang Pu's small eyes revealed a fine light, and from the light in his eyes, Marigold believed in his sincerity and feelings at the moment. He said in a strange voice: "The official family has saved the life of the old minister, this is all a small favor." The old minister is not repaying the favor, and the most willing to be loyal is not the official family, let alone the queen, the old minister is loyal to the hope that the Great Xu Dynasty brings to the people of the world! The people of this country want to be stable and no longer kill each other, want to eat well, want to glorify their ancestors and not be enslaved by foreign races, and want to raise their chests and forge ahead, and this is the national policy of the Great Xu Dynasty. If for this great ambition, he must shed blood, he must throw away his life, and the old man is willing to sacrifice the lives of his whole family. ”

Fu Jinzhan felt a warm current flowing down her throat silently, she was not moved by Wang Pu, she was moved by Brother Shao'er's enthusiasm, Wang Pu just understood the emperor's dream.

She seemed to see the strong and tall body, to see his resolute but warm gaze, and to hear his low and often apologetic shush......

Wang Pu said calmly: "The official family entrusts the state affairs to the queen, and the old minister believes in his vision of knowing people, so he is willing to be loyal to the queen, and life and death have long been put aside!" So he knelt on the ground and bowed to the gold.

Marigold sat on the couch, and finally calmed down her surging emotions a little, and she said slowly: "Your Majesty has entrusted the king with a heavy task, and he really didn't see the wrong person when he asked for trust in everything. Envoy King, please get up. ”

Wang Pu got up and muttered: "Fan Zhen is not a person, he is some relict ministers of the former dynasty who were not clean but were left out in the cold. The queen doesn't have to worry, in the opinion of the old ministers, they have no chance for a long time.

The strength and weakness are clear; Over the years, the people who have been reused have agreed with Daxu. It is no longer possible for a powerful person to support an already weak force in order to restore the previous dynasty. When people go to high places, most people will choose the most powerful and strong, rather than taking everything they have to sympathize with and cherish the weak. ”

Marigold nodded and said, "What is the countermeasure of the king's envoy?" ”

Wang Pu said: "Send people to find out the details of the Fan Zhen party, it is best to confirm the actual evidence of their real crimes, and then send the central soldiers and horses together with the local army to wipe them out!" The old minister also said that when the old party raises the flag, it will use King Zheng as a puppet, and the queen ...... to King Zheng

Fu Jinzhan knew what Wang Pu meant, she was the adoptive mother of Zheng Wang Chai Zongxun, and it stands to reason that she has some feelings. Unexpectedly, she said without hesitation: "You don't have to take care of King Zheng, what should I do?" ”

Wang Pu said in a deep voice: "When King Zheng is involved, the old party will surface, and then King Zheng will not be able to save him." But it's much better to let most of the old party come to the surface than to wait for them to hide in the shadows and become a hidden danger. ”

Jinzhan clenched his hands, paused and said: "Guo Jin was originally a good general, and the official family asked him to guard the important land in Shouzhou, but he thought that he was left out and was dissatisfied. While King Zheng lived in Yingzhou, if Guo Jin marched north along Yingshui, he might try to win over the Zhen'an army to make Xiang Gong. ”

"Xiang Gong......" Wang Pu seemed to be reminiscing about the past, and suddenly showed a smile, "Xiang Gong's son is estimated to be still singing the ballads written by the official family, if he is willing to go back to Zhou, unless he loses his mind!" ”

After hearing this, Marigold calmed down for a while, and said: "The most important thing now is to save the official's family." ”

Wang Pu said quietly: "The people who do this matter not only resentfully the official family and the Great Xu Dynasty, but also regard the official family as a great enemy of life and death, and they should have great power. Therefore, Lao Chen believes that it is either the Fan Zhen Party or the Liao State, and the latter is the most likely to be. ”

Marigold nodded, "That makes sense." ”

Wang Pu continued: "The official family is the hero, whoever dares to harm him, the slightest mistake will pay a heavy price, and ordinary people have no courage and ability. And the Liao State is not afraid, Daxu originally regarded it as a great enemy, if it can be destroyed, even if there is no hatred to poison the emperor, it will not be soft. Moreover, the Liao State is very afraid of Da Xu's strength, thinking that it is the key to the survival of the country, and they have sufficient reasons. ”.