Ma Yun, the great emperor who was supposed to return south to Jinling as soon as possible, stopped in Yangzhou, an important town in Huainan, in order to consolidate the security of Huainan and inspect the work of Huainan officials. [Full text reading. On the one hand, he summoned officials and listened to their work reports, and on the other hand, he urged the military department to send personnel to recruit troops in Huainan and reorganize the Huainan Army. It was not until all parts of the country vigorously carried out the activities of studying the "Yangzhou Speech of His Majesty the Emperor" that Ma Yun decided to continue to return south.

"Qiao'er, what's the matter?" Empress Zhao Ziying asked with a smile.

"Niangniang, the emperor is coming back, do you know?" Qiao Niang not only did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

"You know, what? Could it be that Your Majesty has any other thoughts? Zhao Ziying said with a puzzled face.

I heard that Ma Yun may be captured or even killed in Bianhe, and the most anxious one belongs to this queen mother. At that time, after Zhao Ziying got the news, her first reaction was to ride a horse to find her husband, but Qiao Niang persuaded her stubbornly: there is the emperor in front of her, and next to her is the royal family, why can't the emperor get along with the ministers below, if the queen is gone, what should you do if you leave the eldest prince who is old? If there is a flash of loss, won't His Majesty's life's hard work be lost in vain?

The husband is naturally important, but the son can't be ignored. After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Ziying hurriedly ordered someone to recruit the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, and at the same time, Zhao Ziying also took out the golden eagle order arrow left by Ma Yun when he left, which controlled the guards commanded by Shentu Congjian, and ordered the guards to enter Jinling for martial law to stabilize the situation.

At this time, the queen suddenly summoned the ministers of the political affairs hall, Xu Zhongya, Fan Zhen, Tuoba Heng, Wang Yun, and Shi Wende all understood in their hearts what the queen meant. Shi Wende was the first to express his position, and the eldest prince was temporarily in charge of the regent, and Fan Zhen then echoed Shi Wende's opinion. Xu Zhongya, Wang Yun, and Tuoba Heng also agreed.

But this matter is not over, the eldest prince is too young, who will make the final decision on the country's major policies? Is it the ministers of the government hall who act as auxiliary ministers on behalf of the prince? Or do you respectfully ask the prince's elders to deal with it? Since several important ministers, especially the privy deputy envoy Li Xiang and Shang Zhaopu of the Criminal Department, were not in Jinling, and the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall were auxiliary ministers, Li Xiang and them agreed to it, and if they did not agree, this matter would be troublesome.

So, even if they had this idea in their hearts, they didn't dare to say it. Moreover, from ancient times to the present, except for the ministers, the power of the state has never been in the hands of the ministers. Therefore, he can only respectfully invite the elders of the prince to listen to the government. But the situation of Chu is more special, if Ma Yun hangs, the biggest problem facing Chu is: is it the queen Zhao Ziying, who is the regent of the future queen mother, or the queen who is the regent of the future queen mother?

Xu Zhongya was the first to stand up and respectfully asked: "The eldest prince is young, and the minister asks Niangniang to be the regent temporarily." Until I got specific news from His Majesty the Great Emperor. "Changsha coup, Xu Zhongya offended the old Ma family to the extreme, if the emperor came out to regent, he would be the first unlucky.

Shi Wende was recognized by Ma Yun's eyes, and he reached the highest point of his life under Ma Yun, under Ma Xifan's hands, he was just a degraded courtier, whether it was to repay the favor or have palpitations, he also stood up and agreed.

Fan Zhen didn't have a good impression of the empress, and of course he was also on the empress's side.

Tuoba Heng is a person with a strong legal system, the queen is in power, this is a precedent history is too numerous to mention, and the queen politics, the throne must be passed to Ma Yun's son, but if the emperor is in power, this matter is not easy to say. Moreover, whether it is these big officials in the court or the local feudal officials, they either made their fortunes in the coup d'état or were promoted by Ma Yun, especially the military system, and they have no good impression of Ma Xifan. If Ma Xifan is in power, whether he will counterattack or not, the ministers below will be uneasy. That's the root of the problem. Therefore, he also listened to the government.

Wang Yun has not yet expressed his position, and four of the five ministers have agreed, and it is useless for him to oppose it. Moreover, although he is a privy envoy, the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Household restrain each other, and there is no doubt that another big man, Li Xiang, is also on the side of the queen, and he can't do it even if he wants the emperor to govern. Besides, at this sensitive time, he will not only harm himself, but also may cause turmoil in the Chu State. Ma Yun has been in power for ** years, Lao Ma's cronies have long been purged, and the ministers are all respectful of Lao Ma.

So, the five people unanimously passed. In view of the rumors spread in Jinling and all over the country, the five people at the same time respectfully asked the queen mother to quickly convene a grand court meeting to determine their status from the name and legal principles, and to announce to the world that they are not in opposition to the pseudo-Zhou situation, and at the same time, to stabilize the situation. At the Great Imperial Meeting, in view of the emptiness of Huainan's troops, Ziying listened to the advice of the Privy Council and issued an edict to transfer Ma Guangmeng, a famous general of Great Chu, to stay in Yangzhou and lead troops to defend Huainan. At the same time, in the Jiangnan area, the army was urgently expanded by 10,000 people.

Within a few days, Zhao Pu sent news from Xuzhou: His Majesty the Emperor was in a coma and his life was dying. Although Zhao Ziying was anxious and worried, she couldn't run in person, after all, she was guarding the family business for her husband and son. So, she sent Zhang Qian to Xuzhou to visit Ma Yun. Chu Guo knew the news of Ma Yun, naturally settled down, and no one persuaded the eldest prince to ascend the throne anymore, this Ma Yun and Zhao Ziying were deeply affectionate, and their appearance at this time was undoubtedly implying that Ma Yun was going to hang. Even if it is well-intentioned, this queen mother will not be happy in her heart. What's more, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if, what if His Majesty the Emperor recovers?

When Emperor Ma Yun was seriously ill, many people hoped that he would recover yesterday, but when Ma Yun really recovered, some people felt uneasy in their hearts. The most typical of this is Qiao Niang. These days, Qiao Niang can also be regarded as a man of the year in Bianjing, for a while the palace, for a while at home, constantly running at both ends, for a while the situation in Jinling, the queen's thoughts to Zhao Pu in the past, and for a while the letter written by Zhao Pu, who was far away in Xuzhou, was given to the queen. When doing these things, Qiao Niang didn't feel anything, after all, in terms of feelings, she was the queen's maid, and she grew up by the queen's side since she was a child; In terms of intimacy, the queen treats herself like a sister; In terms of relationship, his daughter is the future daughter-in-law of the eldest prince; In terms of long-term development, if the eldest prince ascends the throne, won't his daughter be the queen? However, the emperor was well and was coming back, and Qiao Niang suddenly felt that something was wrong. The emperor's authority is getting heavier, but he is not the stunned boy who was scolded by her nose back then. Since ancient times, the heavenly family has been the most ruthless, and these days, I have jumped up and down, but I want to be a taboo. What if......

The more Qiao Niang thought about it, the more scared she became, and the more she thought about it, the more she paid attention to the emperor's whereabouts. His Majesty the Emperor returned to the south, and when he walked to Yangzhou, he suddenly did not leave, but remotely controlled the political hall and carried out a national study. There is a clause in the Great Study, "Hold high the great banner of Confucianism, closely rally around the central government with the emperor as the core, and strive for the unification of the whole country!" "The more Qiao Niang pondered it, the more she felt that something was wrong, was this not His Majesty the Emperor expressing dissatisfaction with His Majesty the Empress in prison a while ago. Oh my God, this will not affect Her Majesty's throne?

Qiao Niang hurriedly ran to the palace, but saw that the queen was smiling and didn't take it seriously. She opened her mouth to persuade the queen.