Seeing off Queen Yu, Empress Xuanren locked the palace door, and Su Poyan helped her back to the bed, and Empress Xuanren suddenly fainted. When she woke up, Su Poyan and Zhou Duan were serving in front of the bed.

Empress Xuanren felt that her head was empty. Her eyes were scattered, she took Zhou Duan's hand, and repeated repeatedly: "Duan, it's Tu Li and I who are sorry for you, sorry for Da Gao." It's Tu Li and I'm sorry for you. Tu Li he, you shouldn't have forced you to abdicate on a snowy night thirteen years ago. It's all retribution, it's all retribution, it's all retribution, retribution. It's all retribution for Tuli and me, and it's a retribution for the Xiao family. God will not let anyone go, no one will let go. No one can escape, no one can escape. ”

Empress Xuanren was so emotional that she couldn't even cry. Her voice was cold and light, as if the cold air emanating from a huge ice sculpture enveloped the entire Fengdeok Palace.

Xu Poyan slowly exerted force on his palm, trying his best to protect Empress Xuanren's mind.

Empress Xuanren said: "You don't have to spend your true qi." I'm fine. These, in fact, are all things that I have expected for a long time. Tu Li is Da Gao's courtier, and he shouldn't bully Da Gao's little emperor, he shouldn't. It's all God's retribution, it's all God's retribution. Retribution is not happy, retribution is not happy! It's just that I didn't expect that this retribution would come so quickly and so decisively! ”

Su Poyan had never seen Empress Xuanren like this. He didn't speak, just wept.

Zhou Duan was surprisingly calm.

Empress Xuanren held Zhou Duan's hand with one hand, and kept rubbing Zhou Duan's head with the other, muttering in her mouth: "Retribution, retribution." You are gifted and intelligent, you are the expected young genius, if it is not Tu Li, after you become an adult, you will definitely become a generation of heroes. ”

Zhou Duan said coldly: "Niangniang, the minister thinks that this is not any retribution." This is a man-made disaster! This must be man-made arson. ”

Empress Xuanren sneered: "Duan, you don't have to come to comfort me. This matter, no matter who did it, is God's retribution for Tu Li and me. ”

Zhou Duan said: "Niangniang, the change of dynasty is tied to the mandate of heaven, and no one can do anything about it." Dazhao replaces Dagao, which is the destiny of heaven. Da Gao's fate has long been over. Emperor Longwu is nothing more than taking advantage of the trend. If it weren't for Emperor Longwu, the minister might have been exterminated by other county kings with different surnames. The successive dynasties have changed, and the last emperor of the previous generation did not die miserably, and the royal family of the previous generation was not completely eradicated, but the Longwu Emperor and Niangniang gave preferential treatment to the ministers and the ministers' whole family, and Niangniang also personally took care of the ministers to grow up. The minister has grown up, and although he is stupid by nature, he knows some big truths. Therefore, the minister never hated Emperor Longwu and Niangniang, but regarded Emperor Longwu and Niangniang as adoptive father and adoptive mother. ”

Empress Xuanren waved her hand again and again.

Zhou Duan said: "Niangniang, what the minister wants to say today is not this matter. Niangniang, last night's disaster is by no means a retribution from heaven. In fact, even the sudden death of Emperor Longwu was by no means a retribution from heaven. These are all man-made disasters. ”

Empress Xuanren raised her hand and motioned for Zhou Duan to silence.

Su Poyan nodded relaxedly, meaning to tell Empress Xuanren and Zhou Duan that the surroundings of Fengde Palace were very safe, and they could talk freely.

Zhou Duan said: "Actually, there is no need for the minister to say, Niangniang must also know who this catastrophe came from and what the cause was." He is not in the right position, and he will take this step sooner or later in order to prevent future troubles. The "he" here is naturally talking about the plot.

Empress Xuanren couldn't control it anymore and finally rolled a pair of tears.

Zhou Duan said: "The situation is already like this, and Niangniang doesn't have to be overly sad." It's no use being sad. What the minister is worried about is that in the next step, he may make a move on the king of Canaan! ”

Empress Xuanren was also most worried about this, but she had no way to prevent it. Zhou Duan's words reached the most sore point in her heart, and she whimpered and cried.

Waiting for Empress Xuanren to calm down a little, Zhou Duan continued: "Niangniang, according to the knowledge of the ministers, the original Niangniang asked to stay in the palace, taking care of the king of Canaan and several marquis, but now, several marquis and the prince of the holy capital have passed away, and only the king of Canaan and the little prince of Canaan survived. It's all clear, he has completely torn his face with us. What he is going to do next, with the wisdom of his mother, he can naturally predict it. The minister thought that at this time, if Niangniang continued to stay in the palace, I am afraid that it would become the scruple and stumbling block of the king of Canaan. If Niangniang is trapped in the palace, she is actually a hostage, and the king of Canaan is outside, so I am afraid that she can only be slaughtered! ”

Empress Xuanren asked softly, "You mean, we escaped from the palace?" But if we escape from the palace, won't we force the crops to rebel? ”

Zhou Duan said with a smile: "Niangniang, the minister dares to ask you, if the king of Canaan County does not rebel, does he have any other way to live?!" ”

Zhou Duan's words are reasonable. Empress Xuanren actually knew this, but she didn't dare to admit this fact subconsciously. Previously, she also hoped to show goodwill, show weakness, unite with the queen and other means, in exchange for the life of Xiao Tuyu bypassing them. But last night's firestorm had dispelled all of her thoughts. She regrets it now. As a person who is accustomed to the sinister nature of politics, how could she be so lucky? She herself has seen and experienced the extraordinary efforts made by the two brothers, Xiao Tuli and Xiao Tuyou, to obtain the throne. The plot is vicious and insidious, and it is more than good at it. She should have made up her mind a long time ago, and she should never have had extravagant hopes for the plot.

Empress Xuanren was an extraordinary woman with great decisiveness. After Zhou Duan's appeasement and persuasion, her originally grief-stricken mood was suddenly put away, and she began to make big plans for the life and death of Xiaojia.

Historically, Su Poyan has not expressed his opinion on these occasions. He just got up and poured two teas, one for Empress Xuanren and one for Zhou Duan.

Empress Xuanren exhaled a long breath, cut her sideburns, and then motioned for Zhou Duan to get up and said, "Come, let's sit and talk." "That's the way to formally discuss big things.

Su Poyan said: "Niangniang, you are discussing with Xiangguo Gong. I went to guard the door, just in case. ”

Empress Xuanren said: "No need. With your ears, it's the same here. You should also discuss it together, this is a big matter, so as to be safe. ”

Su Poyan understood that Empress Xuanren had made a decision in her heart to break with Xiao Tuyu.

Zhou Duan said: "Niangniang is wise. There are two things that are imperative, the first of course, is to escape from the palace as soon as possible. The second thing is to send a message to the king of Canaan, one is to tell the king of Canaan about the situation in the holy capital, the second is to tell the king of Canaan that you have escaped from the palace, and the third is to order the king of Canaan to raise troops. ”

Empress Xuanren said: "These two things are one after the other. The fundamental, in fact, is one thing, that is, to escape from the palace. As long as you escape from the palace, the second thing will naturally be easy to do. Empress Xuanren glanced at Su Poyan.

Zhou Duan understood that Empress Xuanren was pinning her hopes on the king of Xiangting County.

Zhou Duan said: "Niangniang is planning to go to Xiangting County, please join forces between Xiangting County and Canaan County?" ”

Empress Xuanren nodded and did not speak.

Zhou Duan said: "Niangniang's plan is very wise. However, the minister has a good news that Niangniang never imagined, and he wants to tell Niangniang. ”

Empress Xuanren tilted her head, and her face was quite surprised. In such a situation, where is there any good news?

Zhou Duan said: "Niangniang, the king of Beiling County has long been worried that Niangniang will have today's disaster, so he has already instructed his ministers that if there is really a catastrophe, I will be responsible for secretly taking Niangniang out of the palace." ”

The king of Beiling County, Tu Xiu, has always been very generous to Zhou Duan and Zhou Duan's family, and often gave Zhou Duan and Zhou Duan's family some things in the name of preferential treatment to the old master. The king of Beiling County acted like this, and he did not shy away from Emperor Longwu and other clansmen. Emperor Longwu didn't think it was wrong, after all, the princes and wealth of the king of Beiling County were all gifted by the emperors of the Zhou family, and the mother of Zhou Duan, the former queen of Dagao, and the queen mother, was born in the great nobility of Beiling County, and was quite familiar with the king of Beiling County, so it is normal for the king of Beiling County to care about the grace of the old master. Moreover, "preferential treatment of the old master" was originally the will of Emperor Longwu, and what the king of Beiling County did, no matter how you say it, can be regarded as justifiable and fair. It's just that many of the clansmen feel that the move of the king of Beiling County is purely "fame-fishing" and "pretentiousness".

However, the king of Beiling County arranged for Zhou Duan to come to rescue him from the palace at a critical time, but Empress Xuanren felt that it was really incredible. Zhou Duan saw that Empress Xuanren had a puzzled look on her face, and said: "Niangniang, the king of Beiling County knows that Niangniang is not gullible, so he instructed his ministers not to tell Niangniang when the wind is calm, so as not to worry Niangniang; When the catastrophe happens, you can talk to your mother. ”

Empress Xuanren was even more surprised.

Zhou Duan said: "The king of Beiling County said that there are four reasons why he is willing to support Niangniang. First, after Emperor Longwu ascended the throne, some people repeatedly suggested to Emperor Longwu that they would secretly kill the king of Beiling County to avoid the embarrassment caused by the identity of Emperor Longwu, but these requests were sternly rejected by Emperor Longwu, and Niangniang also expressed resolute opposition, it is precisely because of the kindness of Emperor Longwu and Niangniang that the king of Beiling County was able to save his life, which is a personal favor. Second, Emperor Longwu is the emperor in response to the mandate of heaven and the will of the people, for thirteen years, the world is governed, the people are obedient, the politics is clear, he is an emperor through the ages, and he wants to poison the Emperor Longwu and usurp the throne because of his own desire for power, which is in vain to disregard the mandate of heaven and the people, and put the world and the people in fire and water, which is a public enemy. Third, after he ascended the throne, he suddenly implemented a new policy, in fact, he was the enemy of all the clan relatives, he wanted to slowly deprive the clan prince of the authority of the county king, and all the feudal county kings who were not from his prince were like a mirror to this, so as long as the mother raised her arms and shouted, these county kings will rise up accordingly, which is the will of the people. Fourth, Niangniang and the king of Canaan are the legal system, if you don't support Niangniang and the king of Canaan, after a long time, when Tuyou's position is stable, then there will be no chance to overthrow Tuyou, this is the time of day. ”