"That's it!" After saying the reason, Mama Zhou's eyes were full of relief, "Long live the master already knows the specific reason, and the slave won't say anything more."

Now, the slave is going to accompany the Queen Mother! ”

Saying that, Mama Zhou got up and returned to the Empress Dowager Xu again, and muttered: "Don't be afraid, the slave and maid are here to accompany you!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a mouthful of blood spurting out of Mama Zhou's mouth, and her body was weakly paralyzed.

"Someone! Come! Seeing this, Zhang Lingyang hurriedly shouted outside the hall.

When everyone outside the hall heard the voice, they thought that Zhang Lingyang had an accident and hurriedly broke in.

ran in to take a look, and saw that Zhang Lingyang was safe and sound, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Lingyang shouted to Imperial Physician Li in the crowd: "Imperial Physician Li, hurry up and take a look at Mama Zhou!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Imperial Physician Li replied, came to the bed to check Mama Zhou's appearance, and finally said to Zhang Lingyang: "Your Majesty, Mama Zhou should have taken the poison a quarter of an hour ago, and now Weichen is powerless!" ”

In this regard, Zhang Lingyang had already expected it.

So after Imperial Physician Li finished speaking, Zhang Lingyang said: "Come here, spread my message, Mama Zhou has served the Queen Mother for many years, so she will be buried in front of the Queen Mother's tomb!" ”

"We're a minister/minion/slave and a slave obey the order!"

……

"How is the Queen Mother?"

"What about the emperor?"

At this time, Queen Wang and the rest of the harem concubines came to the White Horse Temple unconsciously.

"The Queen Mother is gone!"

When they heard the crying voice of the little eunuch at the door, the concubines immediately burst into tears.

Inside the hall, hearing the 'heartbreaking' sound outside the hall, Zhang Lingyang frowned, got up and walked out of the hall.

Seeing that Queen Wang and all the concubines were outside, except for Queen Wang's face was just a little too plain and Concubine Xu was paralyzed on the ground and couldn't sob, the rest of the concubines were crying more 'miserable' than the other.

"Except for the queen and Concubine Xu, they all cried for me to go back to the palace!" Seeing the fake appearance of these concubines, Zhang Lingyang directly stopped everyone's 'crying' with a gloomy face.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

…… When the concubines saw that Zhang Lingyang was going to drive them away, they all stepped forward to beg.

can see that Zhang Lingyang's face is becoming more and more gloomy at this time, and the queen on the side said directly: "What? You don't listen to the emperor's words, do you want to disobey the will? ”

Seeing that the queen was angry, no one dared to say anything more, and went back to the palace one by one......

Zhang Lingyang, whose ears were clearer, called Queen Wang to his side and ordered: "You have to think more about it in the next few days." And Concubine Xu, you send someone to take care of it. ”

"The emperor can rest assured, the concubines can be saved!" Queen Wang said thoughtfully.

"And there's more!" Zhang Lingyang said again: "Summoning Xu Ziji and his wife into the palace to accompany the Queen Mother on the last journey, before the Queen Mother is buried, Xu Ziji and his wife can enter the palace at any time!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

In June of the fifteenth year of Tai'an, the Empress Dowager Xu was in the White Horse Temple, and the Emperor Tai'an ordered to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager on three days, and the Ministry of Rites drafted the text, respecting Xu as the Empress Dowager of filial piety and mercy.

Days passed, and on the eve of the burial of the Empress Dowager Xiaoxian Ci'an, Han Xiao, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who had finished handling the affairs of Liaodong, finally returned to Luoyang.

"My lord, do you really want to inform the emperor about that matter?" As soon as he entered Beijing, Han Xiao wanted to enter the palace to meet him, but was unexpectedly stopped by one of his henchmen.

"Naturally!" Han Xiao nodded and said, "Although this matter is indeed a bit unbelievable, but this is the truth, Jinyi Wei is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, I can't hide anything from Your Majesty!" ”

"But because it's unbelievable, after you enter the palace this time, I'm afraid that you will have to bear the wrath of thunder!"

"But I still have to say it!" Han Xiao smiled and said, "Son of Heaven Shengming, you won't ask for my head so easily!" ”

"Okay!" Seeing that persuasion was ineffective, the cronies could only nod their heads and acquiesce.

However, before entering the palace, Han Xiao turned to his cronies and said, "What if...... I mean, if I enter the palace this time, once I can't come back, my family, wife, and children will ask you to take care of them! ”

"Don't worry, sir!"

"That's good!" Han Xiao bowed his head slightly, turned around and walked towards the palace gate.

"Liaodong's affairs are all done?" Seeing Han Xiao, Zhang Lingyang asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Han Xiao stood in the Chen'an Hall in a proper manner and bowed his head and replied.

"That's good!" Zhang Lingyang said, "I've worked hard for you these days, I will allow you a month's vacation, go back and accompany your wife and children!" ”

"Weichen thank Your Majesty Longen!"

Although he thanked him, Han Xiao did not leave the Chen'an Palace.

Seeing that Han Xiao hadn't left, Zhang Lingyang was puzzled: "What, but what else hasn't you said?" ”

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has always been a little hesitant in his heart, but I think it is better to inform Your Majesty about this matter!"

"Oh? What's the matter? ”

"It has something to do with the Queen Mother!" Han Xiao knelt down again, and took out a fold from his arms and presented it, "The reason for the matter is explained in detail in the fold, please take a look at it Your Majesty!" ”

Signaling Xiaofuzi to take over the fold, Zhang Lingyang opened it and looked at it carefully.

Looking at it, Zhang Lingyang's brows tightened, and his face began to become a little gloomy.

Bang!

In the end, Zhang Lingyang threw the fold to the ground and said to Xiaofuzi: "Xiaofuzi, you step down, no one is allowed to enter without my order!" ”

"Yes, long live the Lord!"

After Xiaofuzi left, Zhang Lingyang looked at Han Xiao who was kneeling on the ground, suppressed his voice, and asked, "What is said in the fold is true?" ”

"It's true!" Fine sweat had already risen on Han Xiao's forehead, "This incident in Liaodong is inextricably linked with the Queen Mother.

And after Weichen's investigation, it was found that what Zhao Chenfeng did was mostly instructed by the Queen Mother! ”

"What about the slave girl trade? Could it be that it was also instructed by the Queen Mother? ”

"Nine times out of ten, it should be!" Han Xiao replied, "If you want to complete the things that the Queen Mother explained, in addition to military power, money is also essential, so there is the sale of Goryeo slave girls."

Weichen expected that even if the sale of Goryeo slave girls was not instigated by the Queen Mother, she would know about it nine times out of ten. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang sneered: "Expected? You know it's just an idea! Without full evidence, you dare to slander the Queen Mother in vain, Han Xiao, I see that your courage is getting bigger and bigger! ”

"Weichen doesn't dare!" Han Xiao hurriedly buckled his head, his back was already wet with sweat, but he still continued to argue with reason, "All the evidence from Weichen's investigation shows that Zhao Chenfeng's rebellion is indeed inseparable from the Empress Dowager's mother, and all the movements of the court were notified by the Empress Dowager's mother, how could she not know that Zhao Chenfeng was selling Korean slaves in Liaodong?" Your Majesty, please be wise! ”

"Good!" Zhang Lingyang said, "You said that all this is inseparable from the Queen Mother, so why did the Queen Mother do this, you told me, what is the benefit of doing this to the Queen Mother?" ”

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