To say that according to Liu Song's choice of queen, Xie Fanjing should not be able to be the queen. Since the southern crossing, the Jiankang imperial power has declined, the queens of the past dynasties have never been in the Langya Wang family, Chen Jun Xie clan two families to visit, the only Wang queen of the Eastern Jin Dynasty or Jin Xiaowu Emperor in the case of recovering the imperial power for his son Sima Dezong hired.

After entering the Southern Dynasty, Liu Yilong hired the daughter of the Yin family of Chen County for his crown prince Liu Shao, Liu Jun of the Song Xiaowu Emperor, and Liu Yu of the Song Ming Emperor Although the queen of the Song Ming Emperor Liu Yu were all the daughters of the Langya Wang family, they were originally only the body of the king of the sect, and the upper position relied on force, which was not an ordinary succession.

And they hired their respective princes to the Lujiang He clan and the Jiyang Jiang clan, compared to Wang Xie, the He Jiang clan and the two clans are both rising stars. And the last emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty, Liu Zhun's empress Xie Fanjing, was born much higher than He and Jiang, and was hired in the second year of Liu Zhun's ascension to the Ming Dynasty, when Liu Song was loyal to the court such as Jingzhou Assassin Shi Shen Yuzhi, Situ Yuan Cang, and Shangshu Ling Liu Bing have been destroyed by Xiao Daocheng, and the Liu regime has been transferred to the Xiao family.

According to Tuoba Shen's guess, Xie Fanjing, the second queen from the Wang Xie clan in nearly two hundred years, may be the last effort of the then Queen Mother Wang Zhenfeng, and may hope to rely on Wang Xie's fame to gather some hearts for the Liu family and delay Liu Song's life to wait for the times.

However, a big family like Wang Xie pays attention to the interests of the portal, and it is impossible to get on the Liu family, a broken ship that is about to sink. And Xiao Daocheng may also be impatient with the queen mother's stubborn resistance, and accelerated the pace of his usurpation in the next few months, so the following year, that is, at the beginning of the third year of Shengming, Liu Song perished. At this time, it was only a few months since Xie Fanjing was the queen. It can be said that she was wronged by this false name.

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Tuoba thought about it carefully, and felt that there should be a story in it. Although Xie Fanjing has the status of a state guest of the Southern Qi Dynasty, he does not have to pay tribute to Xiao Changmao. But this is only a theoretical statement, what is the reality outside of etiquette? She just has an empty name now, Xiao Changmao is a genuine prince, even if she still feels that her identity as the queen of the first dynasty is different from that of mortals, she will not even understand the truth that "a dead prefect is better than a living mouse"! Liu Song has been destroyed for thirteen years, and those who miss him can only think about it in their hearts, but no one dares to say that they are Song Chen.

And she can't live alone now, right? Liu Song perished, Liu Zhun died, the Xie family always wanted to take her, the daughter of the Xie family, home to show that they parted ways with Liu Song, otherwise wouldn't Xiao Qi feel that they missed the Liu family and were unwilling to serve this dynasty?

So even if Xie Fanjing himself doesn't give the Xiao family face, the Xie family will take the initiative to "teach" her! It's not the right thing to do. There must be other reasons for this, right?

After Xiao Changmao left, Tuoba Shen and his entourage stayed in the Dongtian Pavilion for a moment before resuming the road. It took more than half an hour, and it was not until two o'clock before noon that I passed Qingxi, and after entering the North Fence Gate, I said goodbye to Jiang Song and the others, and went back to Qingyi Hall directly.

Besides, after Xiao Changmao hurriedly got into the car, he hesitated for a long time, looked at the roadside scenery and didn't speak, so frightened that the two maids next to him lowered their heads, and even paid attention to their soreness and numb wrists.

Hu Huanzhi slapped the horse sideways, turned sideways and said, "Your Highness, this Xie girl is too rude!" ”

Xiao Changmao closed his eyes and didn't speak.

"Your Royal Highness, otherwise, after the minister returns to the city, go to Wuyi Lane once" Hu Huanzhi saw that Xiao Changmao didn't speak, thinking that Xiao Changmao agreed with his words, so he followed.

"Hu Qing went to Wuyi Lane, what do you want to say? Let the Xie family tie this woman to the East Palace to apologize? ”

Hu Huanzhi was dumbfounded and didn't know how to speak. With his intentions, he went to complain to the Xie family, and asked them to control Xie Fanjing and let her know what the etiquette of the monarch and the minister was. Liu Song has died a long time ago, and since she Xie Fanjing is in the new dynasty, she should advance and retreat like a ritual, go to the old and welcome the new, and don't still hold the identity of the queen.

But now Xiao Changmao's words made him not know how to answer. Of course, he couldn't have said such a thing. Otherwise, it will be spread out that Jiankang will not regard him as a minister! At that time, even Xiao Changmao's reputation will stink.

Xiao Changmao said: "This matter has its own opinions, and there is no need to worry. Brother Luling, pay more attention. Hum! Unexpectedly, his mother and son had distant relatives. ”

Hu Huanzhi saw that Xiao Changmao was talking about business, and he no longer dwelled on Xie Fanjing's affairs, and said: "Your Highness, rest assured, King Luling has always behaved frivolously and disobeyed His Majesty's teachings. The minister has bought off several retainers and servants in the Luling Palace, promised a lot of benefits, and arranged for the instructions. As long as he does something beyond the norm and says something that should not be said, he will not be able to escape the eyes and ears of His Highness. ”

"It's good that you know. The secretary of state has to keep an eye on this matter personally. At the beginning, you were ordered to go to Jingzhou to arrest him, but his mother and son couldn't be alone, but they couldn't avoid remembering the revenge of Qing. You should know this in your heart. ”

"What is the crime of the courtiers to arrest the rebels? It is full of discussions, and the ministers are not afraid. Why be afraid of the personal grudge of King Luling! Hu Huozhi's righteousness was awe-inspiring and serious. Speaking of which, he was not completely contrived, it was indeed Xiao Zixiang who was ordered by Xiao Zhen to arrest him, and Xiao Zixiang was not killed by him, it was Danyang Yin Xiao Shunzhi who killed him. He just didn't agree to Xiao Zixiang's request to return to Jiankang to see the emperor, and this was Xiao Changmao's idea.

"Hmm!" Xiao Changmao tapped the wall of the car with his right index finger, and said after a moment of silence: "How is Xiao Shunzhi's condition?" Can you hold on? His position of Danyang Yin is alone for him for a few months, and there are many criticisms from internal and external ministers, if there is no improvement, it is not easy for Lone to be strong. ”

"This ......" Hu Huozhi hesitated: "The minister has sent people to visit many times recently, and the imperial doctor has also been there, saying that it is sad this month, and the Xiao family has stayed at home for the past two days, and it seems that the time for Xiao Danyang's return seems to have arrived." ”

"If you can't be cured, why not say it sooner! The Supreme has told Gu twice for Danyang Yin's matter. but he was reprimanded in vain. Xiao Changmao said with annoyance, clenched his fist and slammed the wall of the car angrily.

Hu Huozhi felt a slight discomfort in his heart when he saw this, and he didn't feel a little sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox.

Xiao Shunzhi was also ordered by Xiao Changmao to kill the prince, and it can be said that he risked the lives of his whole family. Now seeing that Xiao Shunzhi is going to die, Xiao Changmao even said such ruthless words.

But he didn't dare to say such a thing.

"I heard that Xiao Yan had a maid who was sold to the Qingyi Pavilion, and Xiao Yan once sent someone to the Qingyi Pavilion to ask for it. Do you know about this? Xiao Changmao remembered a rumor he had heard in the past two days to put down Xiao Shunzhi's worries, and said casually.

It's not that he really has no feelings for Xiao Shunzhi, it's just that Xiao Shunzhi is not his absolute confidant, and he already has a case of arranging a successor for Xiao Shunzhi, if it weren't for Xiao Shunzhi's illness that has been dragging on, he would have recommended it to Xiao Shunzhi a long time ago. Now that I know that Xiao Shunzhi can't get better, I can't help but feel troubled.

"The minister has also heard that this maid is the wife of Xiao Danyang's former official, and she was sold by his wife Xi."

The wife of the deceased officer? How did he become a slave of the Xiao family?

Xiao Changmao flashed this question in his mind, but he didn't think it was worth mentioning and didn't say it.

"What did Xiao Yan say?"

"Xiao Shunzhi's end is in sight, Xiao Yan is sick, where is there time to care? It seems that he may have accepted it. Hu Huozhi replied: "Your Highness, what do you command?" He thought Xiao Changmao had some idea again.

"If you send someone to the Qingyi Pavilion to ask for Xiao Yan to return this maid, will you see if it is feasible?"

"If His Highness speaks, how dare the Qingyi Pavilion disobey? It's just that, with all due respect, His Royal Highness, the prince of the country, deigns to be only a maid, and I am afraid that he will be laughed at by the scholars. ”

Xiao Changmao smiled and said, "Lonely joke! ”

Xiao Changmao and Xiao Ziliang's mother has been dead for ten years, after Xiao Zhen ascended the throne, there was no queen, just because Zhang Shufei gave birth to the third and fourth sons, so she entrusted all the affairs in the palace to Zhang Shufei to manage, but because she didn't want outsiders to misunderstand, she didn't let Zhang Shufei live in the queen's dormitory - Xianyang Palace. Three years ago, Xiao Changmao sarcastically advised, and Xiao Zhen took back the management of Concubine Zhang Shu in the harem, and this matter naturally formed a grudge with Xiao Ziqing's brothers.

And when Xiao Ziqing's brother was in power with his mother Zhang Shufei, he couldn't help but be arrogant in front of Xiao Changmao's brothers, for example, he once privately selected a good color for the palace maid who was ready to be assigned to him, and for example, when Xiao Zixiang served as the assassin of Jingzhou, Xiao Changmao sent someone to act on his behalf, but he didn't want Xiao Zixiang to say that he couldn't drink too much, so he only drank half a cup. All this has made Xiao Changmao hold a grudge for many years.

Since he learned about the relationship between Concubine Zhang Shufei and Tuoba Shen in the East Palace four days ago, he had an idea in his heart. Xiao Ziqing has always had a problem with frivolity, sometimes he doesn't know the scale of what he says and does, and he doesn't have a deep understanding of the rules and regulations of the imperial court. Now that he and the Northern Envoy are distant relatives, if they can catch Xiao Ziqing's rudeness and disobedience in the handover between the two, he will be treated lightly and lightly, and he will be treated with foreign countries. Of course, it would be best if Xiao Ziqing could be abolished just like this, even if he couldn't, it would just be a waste of effort. So in the past two days, he ordered Hu Huanzhi to buy the servants and slaves in Xiao Ziqing's mansion so that he could be his secret room.

Unexpectedly, I met the emperor in the palace today to summon Xiao Ziqing, it turned out that the emperor decided to go to the shogunate mountain early in the morning after tomorrow to hunt, and was going to invite the northern envoy to go with him, so he ordered Xiao Ziqing to set up a banquet to convey this intention to the northern envoy. This incident made him feel that this might be an opportunity, so he had just instructed Hu Huo again.