Gongliang Rongruo sneered, patted the handrail carved with dragon beads, and said sarcastically: "Does the concubine really think that with the ability of the fifth child, she can subvert this throne?" ”

"Mencius has a cloud: there is a way to win the world, to win its people, and to be proud of the world. There is a way to win the people, to win their hearts, and to win the people. There is a way to get their hearts, gather what they want, and don't do what they are evil. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, this is what the first emperor often said when he was alive, and His Majesty should remember it. If one day, His Majesty's throne is really subverted, that person is not a speech, but thousands of people in the Song Dynasty. ”

Gongliang Rongruo stared at her coldly and was about to speak, but a hoarse voice came from behind the brocade curtain, "Evil words confuse the people!" ”

The palace people lifted the brocade curtain, and Ruoqiu helped the pale Empress Dowager Wan and walked out slowly. Even in her illness, her hair was combed in a tireless bun, revealing an invisible majesty.

Gongliang Rongruo hurriedly stepped up to meet him, helped the Empress Dowager Wan to sit down on the throne, and said with concern: "Queen Mother, why did you get up?" ”

Empress Dowager Wan covered her lips and coughed a few times, and said: "Some people are full of gossip here, confusing people's hearts, where can the mourning family sleep." After that, her eyes narrowed slightly, stared at Chen and said, "It seems that Dongmei's death didn't make you grow a little." ”

Ruoqiu walked to the Boshan stove and scooped a spoonful of the sandalwood that the Empress Dowager Wan was accustomed to in the furnace. Green smoke curled, and soon, the smell of sandalwood filled the hall.

Chen Shi looked at her and said lightly: "The queen mother knows, the concubines never talk nonsense, and it is not too late to restrain the horse from the precipice." Otherwise, even if you get away with this time, there will be a next time, a next time, and it will never end. ”

"Stubborn!" Empress Dowager Wan turned her gaze to Xiao Shunzi, and said without the slightest emotion: "Give her the runic water." ”

"Yes." Xiao Shunzi handed the rune water forward, and said sadly: "It's better for the concubine to drink it herself, so as not to hurt you with the minions' clumsiness." ”

Chen Shi looked at the sandalwood wafting out of the furnace hole, and said to the Empress Dowager Wan: "Even if the Empress Dowager lights all the sandalwood, she can't cover up the sins you have committed. ”

After that, she took the talisman water handed by Xiao Shunzi and drank it all. In just a moment, she showed a look of pain, and slowly fell to the ground with the clothes on her chest, and the golden sunlight shone through the azure curtain, shining on her body that twitched from time to time, revealing the breath of death.

After a while, Chen stopped twitching, Xiao Shunzi walked over and probed his nose, bowed down and said, "Empress Dowager Qiqi, Your Majesty, you are out of breath." ”

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable." The head of Yuntai Dao bowed and said, "Okay, the evil ghosts' grievances have been calmed, and you only need to introduce them into the underworld again, and you're done." After the evil ghosts are removed, the Queen Mother only needs to rest for a few days before the phoenix body can recover. ”

Empress Dowager Wan showed her first smile in the past few days, "This time it's really hard to be a Taoist, if it weren't for the Taoist, the mourning family would have been killed by those evil ghosts." Emperor, you have to reward the Taoist chief. ”

Yuntai Daoist bowed his head and said: "The Queen Mother is polite, exorcism is a matter within the scope of the poor road, and I dare not ask for any reward." ”

Gongliang Rongruo said with a smile: "The Taoist chief has made a great contribution, and he should be rewarded, and there is no need to be modest." ”

Xiao Shunzi leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, what should I do with this body of Concubine Chen?" ”

Gongliang Rongruo glanced at him, and suddenly showed a smile of unknown meaning, "What do you mean?" ”

That smile made Xiao Shunzi's heart jump for no reason, and she had a hint of ominous premonition, but she couldn't say it, so she had to smile and say: "According to the foolish opinion of the slave, although Concubine Chen made a big mistake, she was the widow of the first emperor, and she couldn't be thrown to the mass grave casually, but she was not qualified to enter the tomb of the first emperor, so it was better to find another cemetery and bury her." ”

Gongliang Rong bowed his head and said: "Well, that's what I mean, I'll leave this matter to you." ”

"The minions obey." Xiao Shunzi hurriedly bowed down to receive the order, and was about to call the little eunuch to carry Chen's body down, when Empress Dowager Wan said leisurely: "Where are you going to bury her?" ”

Xiao Shunzi replied: "If you go back to the Queen Mother, the slave will know that there is a large cemetery outside the West City Gate, and I plan to bury Concubine Chen there." ”

Empress Dowager Wan bowed her head and said: "Well, you should go out of the city, otherwise how can you keep the Chen family safe." ”

This sentence was like a thunderclap, and the frightened little Shunzi almost screamed, barely swallowed the exclamation that had reached his mouth, and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother said that she was laughing, Concubine Chen is dead, what else do you want to keep safe." ”

Empress Dowager Wan's eyes were as sharp as a knife, "Xiao Shunzi, do you really think that the mourning family and the emperor don't know anything?" ”

Her words made Xiao Shunzi's waist bend a little more, "The slave doesn't quite understand what the Queen Mother means." ”

Empress Dowager Wan smiled, "The first emperor is really a good means, he actually laid down your chess piece and deceived everyone." ”

Xiao Shunzi said with a panicked face: "Why did the Queen Mother say this? ”

Gongliang Rongruo stared at him coldly, "So far, you still don't plan to tell the truth?" ”

Xiao Shunzi said aggrievedly: "The slave really didn't understand, and asked Your Majesty to make it clear." As he spoke, he quietly moved his steps in the direction where Gongliang Rongruo was.

Empress Dowager Wan looked at him for a long time, and said coldly: "The first emperor's move is indeed wonderful, no one would have imagined that the people of the dark night camp would actually enter the palace as eunuchs." After a pause, she said: "To be so relied on by the first emperor, I think you have a high status in the Dark Night Camp, or ...... Is it the Venerable of the Night Camp? ”

Xiao Shunzi shouted aggrieved, "The slave is wronged, and the slave has nothing to do with the Dark Night Camp at all." Who is it in front of the Queen Mother who is telling right and wrong and talking nonsense. ”

When he was only two steps away from Gongliang Rongruo, he suddenly became difficult, bent his fingers into a grasp, and grabbed Gongliang Rongruo's throat. Now that his identity has been exposed, for the sake of today, he can only take Gongliang Rong Ruo as a hostage.

This grasp, he tried all his strength, it stands to reason that it should be as fast as lightning, pointing to grasp the wind. However, at the moment, it is soft, and its strength and speed are not as good as even an ordinary person.

Xiao Shunzi was shocked, and hurriedly mobilized his internal breath, but he didn't know that under this tone, his chest hurt sharply. Then, a mouthful of blood spurted out and he fell to the ground.

Yuntai Dao was shocked, and hurriedly ran to Xiao Shunzi, "Venerable, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xiao Shunzi looked up at the Empress Dowager Wan, who couldn't stop sneering, and said astringently: "We have been tricked." ”

Empress Dowager Wan flicked her sleeves and said indifferently: "The carving insect skill also dares to show off in front of the mourning family, and it is clever!" The corners of her lips curled slightly, "You are indeed the Venerable of the Dark Night Camp, you really have nowhere to find it when you step on the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there." ”

Gongliang Rongruo got up and walked in front of Xiao Shunzi and stared at him condescendingly, "With your thoughts, you should have guessed that I was suspicious of you." However, in order to save the Chen family, you still decided to take a risk and poisoned the ginseng that the queen mother took every day. Little Shunzi, you are so loyal! He stared at Xiao Shunzi deadly, if his eyes could kill, Xiao Shunzi would have died many times at this time.

Xiao Shunzi's face was like ashes, and he said in a trembling voice: "You really know." ”

Gongliang Rongruo said coldly: "You know that the queen mother wants to drink ginseng tea every day, so you sneak into Ningshou Palace at night, pierce the top of the ginseng with a long needle, and then pour in medicinal powder, so that the queen mother has the illusion of being haunted by evil ghosts, so that the person you arrange can enter the palace, achieve the plan step by step, and send the Chen family out of the palace." With that, he clapped his hands, and immediately a physician walked in, and after bowing, he squatted down to probe Chen's neck vein. After a while, he got up and said, "Empress Dowager Qiqi, Your Majesty, Concubine Chen seems to have no breath at all, but every ten breaths, there will be a faint beating in the neck veins, which shows that she is not really dead." ”

Empress Dowager Wan sneered: "Let the Chen family die on behalf of the mourning family, and then send it out of the city openly." It's a good plan, but it's a pity that it's a bad move. ”

Xiao Shunzi reluctantly sat up, "You haven't taken the medicine, how do you know that the medicine will cause hallucinations?" As long as Empress Dowager Wan's illness was slightly wrong, he would stop the follow-up plan, but the symptoms shown by Empress Dowager Wan were completely consistent with the effect of the medicine, making him think that the plan was going well.

Empress Dowager Wan smiled slightly, glanced at Ruoqiu, and she retreated knowingly. After a while, he came in with an unkempt woman. The woman didn't seem to be normal, waving her hands in a panic as she walked, shouting, "Don't come, don't come!" ”

Xiao Shunzi recognized the woman, who was a close confidant of the Empress Dowager Wan, no wonder she hadn't seen her these days, it turned out that she was used as a drug tester by the Empress Dowager Wan. He sighed, "No wonder the Queen Mother can pretend to be vivid, I see." The Queen Mother's ruthlessness, the slave has studied for a long time, and she is still ashamed of herself. ”

"Your forbearance is also admired by the mourners." After that, she continued: "You have been by the emperor's side for so many years, and you thought you were a peaceful person, but you never thought that it was the internal response deliberately placed by the first emperor. If it weren't for the mourning family's precautions today, the emperor would have been injured on your hands by this time. ”

"How could the Queen Mother be on guard today? What did you do? ”

Empress Dowager Wan said with a smile: "His Holiness has also been to Ningshou Palace many times, don't you think that this fragrance today is a little different from usual?" ”

Xiao Shunzi's face changed, and she carefully smelled the fragrance in the air, and it was really different from the usual sandalwood, but the difference was too small, and she didn't notice it at all before, "You moved your hands and feet in the spices?" ”

Ruoqiu smiled: "The Queen Mother is clever, I expected that you would not be caught, so I mixed the susceptibility incense into the sandalwood." This incense is no obstacle to ordinary people, but if people who know martial arts smell it, they will be completely dispersed and their martial arts will be lost. ”

Xiao Shunzi knows this incense, there are many rumors in the rivers and lakes, but there are very few people who have really seen it, and he never thought that he would be obtained by the Empress Dowager Wan and used it on himself. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but mock: "The Queen Mother really took great pains to deal with me. ”

"You are a dignified Venerable of the Night Camp, of course the mourning family has to worry about it." Empress Dowager Wan smiled and sighed: "I think you are a good man, but because of the words of the first emperor, you entered the palace and became a eunuch. ”

"Hasn't the Queen Mother always been hard-hearted? When did it become so soft? Since it is in your hands, do with it as you please. Just delusional to ask something out of my mouth. The Queen Mother has followed the emperor for many years, and she should know something about the Dark Night Camp. Whether it is the Criminal Division or the Criminal Department, those punishments are nothing in the eyes of us. ”

"The mourners know." Empress Dowager Wan smiled and said, "The people of the Dark Night Camp are not afraid of death, even if they are scarred all over their bodies, they will not frown. So......" she held out her hand and pointed at Chen, who had not yet woken up, "the mourners plan to threaten you with her life. ”

Xiao Shunzi frowned, but the next moment was already stretched, "Yes, I really want to save Concubine Chen, but she is not important enough for me to exchange the entire Dark Night Camp, you better save your worries." ”

Gongliang Rongruo kicked him and scolded: "Dog minion, don't you toast and don't support the punishment of drinking!" As long as he thinks of Xiao Shunzi's deception of himself over the years, he can't wait to cut off the flesh on his body piece by piece.

Gongliang Rongruo's kick was extremely hard, and it hit him in the chest, which immediately caused him to vomit a mouthful of blood again. However, he still said calmly: "Your Majesty, don't waste your efforts. ”

"You ......" Gongliang was so angry that he raised his foot and wanted to kick, but was stopped by the Empress Dowager Wan, "Do you really think that the mourning family can't do anything about you?" As soon as the news of the capture of the Venerable of the Night Camp spreads, the group of people under your command will come to the rescue one after another. When the time comes, you can catch them all. It's just that when that time comes, neither you nor the Chen family will be able to live. ”

"Can I live now if I confess? Bah! Xiao Shunzi spat on the ground and said in disgust: "Even Dongmei understands the truth, how can I not understand." Killing them all has always been your way out of dissenters. Also, you said that the people of the Dark Night Camp would come to the rescue, which can only mean that you don't understand the rules of the Night Camp at all. Whoever is caught, except for ...... No rescue is allowed unless you are absolutely sure. So you'd better die of this heart! He almost said it, and quickly covered it up with other words.

Gong Liangrong said hatefully: "The Queen Mother doesn't have to talk nonsense with him, just arrange it according to your wishes, I don't believe that the name of His Holiness will not attract people from the Night Camp." ”

Empress Dowager Wan stared for a moment, and suddenly laughed, "The mourning family understands, not unless they are completely sure, but except that the person in charge of the night camp has been arrested. ”

Xiao Shunzi was shocked, he had tried his best to hide that meaning, but he was still discovered by the Empress Dowager Wan. This woman is really powerful, no wonder the first emperor didn't dare to fight her.

"Just-in-the-minute words - he is the key to the destruction of the Night Camp, thank you Venerable for telling me." Empress Dowager Wan spoke with a gentle and grateful voice, as if she was sincerely grateful.

Xiao Shunzi's face was extremely ugly, and he still insisted on saying: "Even if you know, the Fifth Highness is the true son of heaven, how can you treacherous villains do harm." ”

"True Son of Heaven ......" Empress Dowager Wan sneered: "There is only one true Son of Heaven in the Song Kingdom, and that is the emperor. The others are all chaotic ministers and thieves, and everyone will be punished! ”

Xiao Shunzi wiped the blood from the corner of her lips and said coldly: "Time has changed, and this world is no longer something that the Queen Mother alone can say." ”

The corners of Empress Dowager Wan's lips hooked slightly, "Do you really think that you can subvert the Song Kingdom with those hundreds of thousands of soldiers?" Bite off more than one can chew! ”

Gongliang Rongruo also sneered: "The Sancai Formation that Gongliang relied on has been cracked by the mage of the Wu National Formation, and it has been losing troops and retreating one after another for many days. Not to mention subverting the Song Kingdom, it is unknown whether he can come back alive. ”

Empress Dowager Wan looked down at Xiao Shunzi: "Don't worry, the mourning family will keep your life, and let you see with your own eyes that the mourning family has ruined the public good words and the dark night camp!" ”

"Good! The minions watched with wide eyes at the last confrontation between the first emperor and the queen mother! Look at the Queen Mother...... How to lose! ”

Empress Dowager Wan's eyes were cold, and she finally suppressed her anger, and said coldly: "Ruoqiu, press the two of them and the Chen family together to Shuyuzhai, and every three days, you go to Shuyuzhai to order a scattered incense." ”

After they left, Gongliang Rongruo said in a deep voice: "Queen Mother, do you still have to release the news of Xiao Shunzi's arrest?" ”

Empress Dowager Wan thought for a moment, shook her head and said: "No need, the key to this matter is still in Gongliang Yuzhi, and when he is defeated, let's do it again." ”

"Okay." Gongliang's face was gloomy.

Empress Dowager Wan pulled him to sit down with him, "What, your heart is still not happy?" ”

"Does the queen mother think her son should be happy?" Gongliang said sarcastically: "On the surface, he relied on his son's trust, but in fact, he was on guard in every possible way, and he also arranged such a terrible chess piece as Xiao Shunzi." Looking at the ruthless moves he made just now, I am afraid that there has been no less murderous intent in the past few years. ”

Empress Dowager Wan looked at the sunny and bright sun outside the window, and said indifferently: "Didn't he fail to succeed?" ”

"That's because the queen mother took precautions and invited a master to follow her son every step in the morning, so that he didn't have a chance to start."

Empress Dowager Wan smiled slightly, "Isn't this it, as long as we are cautious and careful, no matter how many tricks they have, they won't hurt us." ”

Gongliang Rongruo's face softened slightly, and then he said worriedly: "What if he really left an edict?" ”

Empress Dowager Wan said with a smile: "If the first emperor comes back from the dead at this time, the mourning family is really worried." But the edict ...... It's just a piece of paper, and if the mourner says it's fake, it must be fake, and it can't be true. ”

Gongliang Rongruo sighed slowly, "Erchen understands, thank you to the queen mother." "Xiao Shunzi was arrested, Ye Xuemei and Gongliang Yanqing were trapped, Gongliang had no backup in the capital, and the next thing he had to do was to wait for the news of the defeat from the north.

But the result from the north surprised him, the Song army, which had been cornered and would collapse at any time, actually counterattacked and forced back the combined forces of Wu and Xia, which were several times their size.

According to the report sent back, Gongliang Yuzhi somehow got a formation that was more subtle than the Sancai Formation, and had both offense and defense, and the combined forces of Wu and Xia were defeated in this formation. According to Gongliang's words, this formation is called "Heavenly Covering Array", and there is no way to know where the formation came from.

In fact, this is a formation that Ye Xuemei has researched since the Sancai Formation, long before the accident, she had already asked the shadow prisoner to hurry up and send it to the border to stop Gongliangyu.

With the help of the Heavenly Covering Array, Gongliang Yuzhi not only stopped the defeat, but also turned the overall situation, forcing the allied forces of Wu and Xia to retreat one after another, and suffered serious losses.

After receiving the report of victory in the north again, Gongliangrong couldn't stop the hatred in his heart, and slammed the report to the ground, "You don't need to ask about this heavenly array, it must be from Ye Xuemei's hand." This slut, I shouldn't have let her stay with the fifth child in the first place. ”

Yingyi picked up the scattered twists and turns, and said softly: "King Ning is only temporarily stabilizing the battle situation at the moment, and it is not easy to win completely. ”

Gongliang Rongruo snorted coldly: "Within three days, he has already forced back the Wu State Xia State Alliance Army for more than 100 miles, and it is only a matter of time before he wins." After a pause, he said with a cold look in his eyes: "No, I will never let him return victorious." "If Gongliang Yu defeated the 400,000 allied army of Wu and Xia with more than 100,000 troops, the military merits would be unimaginable, and the people's hearts would also be inclined to his side, which he absolutely could not allow.

"Have you found out how many people from the Dark Night Camp are around Lao Wu?"

Yingyi said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, as far as I know so far, there are at least thirty people from the Dark Night Camp around King Ning. The actual number of people should be a little more. ”

"His life is really precious! Little Straight...... Very good! Gongliang Rongruo sneered and squeezed out this sentence from between his teeth.

Yingyi hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, forgive the slave maid for being blunt, with our current manpower, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with so many people in the Dark Night Camp at the same time. ”

"I know." Gongliang Rongruo returned to the throne and sat down, and said in a cool voice: "Yingyi, can you know that the two armies are fighting, what is the most important thing?" ”

Yingyi pondered for a moment and replied, "It's grain and grass." Suddenly, she thought of something, "Your Majesty wants to cut off King Ning's grain and grass?" ”

"Isn't it good?"

Yingyi pondered for a moment and replied: "Although cutting off grain and grass can make King Ning unsustainable, I am afraid that the important ministers of the court will not agree. After all, King Ning and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers were all from the Song Kingdom. ”

Gongliang Rongruo smiled slightly, "I know, so this grain and grass can't be cut off openly." After a pause, he added: "Two days ago, a report was sent from the north asking for more grain and grass, and I have already asked the household department to prepare, and it should be ready tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. When the time comes, a team of 1,000 people will escort you to the north, and I will give you the route map in advance, and when the time comes, you will lead people to ambush and intercept this batch of grain and grass. This grain and grass was robbed halfway, but I can't blame it. ”

Yingyi showed a smile and bowed, "Your Majesty is wise, the slave and maid will go and prepare." ”

"Remember, this must be done in a foolproof manner. After looting food, immediately find a hidden place to hide so that no one can find out. ”

"Yes." Yingyi saluted again and bowed her head and exited the Xingde Palace.

Four days later, when the procession of grain and grass passed through a canyon, it was attacked by masked bandits who were ambushed there, and there were not many dead and wounded, but all the grain and grass were robbed, and there was nothing left.

Without grain and grass, this team can only return to Beijing to receive the guilt. When such a big thing happened, it was naturally shocking to the government and the opposition. Gongliang Rongruo pretended to order the Criminal Department to investigate the case, and at the same time ordered Zheng Yuan, the secretary of the household department, to prepare grain and grass to transport to the north.

The previous delivery was almost all the surplus grain of the household, and it would take at least a month to remobilize. In other words, in this month, the grain and grass in the north are completely cut off.

Although the grain and grass were cut off, the army in the north did not appear to be unstable. Knowing that the food and grass were approaching, none of the more than 100,000 soldiers fled, none of them complained, and they still obeyed the orders of the public and good words.

Since the expedition, every time he fought with the combined forces of Wu and Xia, Gongliang Yuzhi has always taken the lead, fought side by side with them, and never abandoned them. After more than two months, Gongliang Rongruo has accumulated a deep prestige in the hearts of the soldiers. More than 100,000 soldiers are willing to advance and retreat with him.

And Gongliang Yuzhi did not sit still, while slaughtering the war horses captured a while ago for the soldiers to satisfy their hunger, and personally led people around to raise money.

If Gongliangrong knew the key to this battle, how could he not know. This battle must be won!

After the combined forces of Wu and Xia discovered that the Song army was short of food and grass, they knew that this was a good opportunity to defeat the Song State in one fell swoop, and immediately launched a fierce attack, which was blocked by the Song army with a sky covering array.

As one of the main formations of the "Eight Formations of the Art of War after the Wind", the Heavenly Covering Array is extremely exquisite, and the formation mages of the allied forces of Wu and Xia dismantle it day and night, but they have never been able to crack half a point.

The fierce morale and the overwhelming battle of the sky helped them block the crazy attacks of the allied forces of Wu and Xia again and again. Eventually, a large family in the north provided some food, which was not much, but undoubtedly gave them hope.

With the first, there will be the second, the third......

No one wants their national army to be defeated and their country ruined. After understanding the difficulties of Gongliang's words, they sent food one after another. Some of the people who don't have much food at home also try to give them as much as possible, hoping to make a modest contribution to the battle in the north.

There are also some wealthy households, in addition to donating the grain stored in their own granaries, they also spend money to buy grain from other places and transport it as quickly as possible.

With the help of many people in the north, the difficulty of grain and grass was temporarily relieved. At the same time, the people of the Dark Night Battalion took advantage of the night to sneak attack the rear of the combined forces of Wu and Xia, and after paying the price of several lives, they burned their granaries, causing them to also fall into the predicament of running out of food.

Although Wu had abundant grain in the country, their battle line was too long, and it was difficult to connect the supplies for a while. After nearly half a month of fighting, they finally defeated the combined forces of Wu and Xia, killing nearly 10,000 enemies and capturing as many as 70,000, and the rest fled into the territory of Wu.

After four months of bloody fighting, the people in the north finally had a peaceful peace. Gongliang Yuzhi also became famous because of this battle, and became the god of war praised by the people of the north and even the entire Song Kingdom.

When the news of Song's victory came back to Kaifeng, Gongliang was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He cut off reinforcements and even food and grass, but Gongliang Yuzhi still won, and he won so beautifully. Kaifeng City and even this Zhaoming Palace, wherever there are people, are discussing this almost miraculous battle, and all the credit is taken by Gongliangyu alone! Hateful!

When the Empress Dowager Wan stepped into the Xingde Palace, the ground was full of smashed porcelain pieces, and a group of palace people knelt beside them in fear, trembling. Yingyi also hung her head and didn't dare to speak.

Empress Dowager Wan stepped steadily over those porcelain fragments, sat down in the chair, and said indifferently: "Why did the emperor make such a big fire?" ”

Gongliang Rongruo endured the anger in his heart that had not subsided, and said: "The queen mother doesn't know that that won the battle in the north. At this time, we are already on the way back to the court! ”

"The mourners know."

Empress Dowager Wan's words made Gongliang stunned, and said puzzledly: "Since the queen mother knows, why ......?"

"Why is it so calm?" Empress Dowager Wan took the tea handed by the palace people and said indifferently: "The result of this battle is indeed unexpected by the mourning family, but it is not too bad. ”

Gongliang Rongruo sneered: "Does the queen mother know what the people outside call him now?" Call him the God of War! Oh, God of War, he is worthy of him! ”

Empress Dowager Wan smiled slightly and said, "Whether it is the prince or the god of war, he is still your courtier." Don't you hear that the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die. ”

When Gongliang Rong heard this, he said in a condensed voice: "But he is now prestigious, I'm afraid he ......"

"Prestige is never anything, the real trouble is the military power in his hands. Therefore, as soon as he returns to Beijing, the emperor will immediately take back the military power in his hands, if he refuses...... Aren't those people in the Chen family prepared for this? ”

Under her words, Gongliang Rongruo gradually calmed down, and hesitated: "Erchen is only worried, he knows that military power is his talisman, and he would rather sit back and watch Chen and the others die than hand it over." ”

"If he had such a ruthless heart, it would have become a big thing long ago, where would he wait until now." Empress Dowager Wan patted the back of his hand, "So the emperor can rest assured." ”

Gongliang Rongruo took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I hope everything is as the queen mother said." ”

Empress Dowager Wan smiled and said, "In addition to the Chen family and Xiao Shunzi, Ye Xuemei and Gao Xueliu, the two chess pieces that have been idle for a long time, should also move. Especially the child in Gao Xueliu's womb"

As soon as he heard this, Gongliang Rongruo immediately frowned and said, "Gao Xueliu is okay to say, but Ye Xuemei has been hiding in the Old Seventh Mansion and has not come out." Unless you break in, ......"

When the Empress Dowager Wan heard this, she shook her head and said: "The emperor has always put filial piety first, and the Mu Wangfu has the holy decree given by the first emperor himself. ”

Gongliangrong was very puzzled, at this time, Yingyi on the side listened to it, and said tentatively: "Queen Mother, but do you want to ask for an offering?" ”

"It doesn't have to be so much trouble. Ye Xuemei's ability to push the fifth child to this point shows how smart she is. She should know best what military power means to the fifth child. Therefore, she will definitely try her best to keep the old five soldiers in power. ”

Gongliang Rongruo sneered: "It's hard to protect yourself, how can you protect the military power of that cheap race?" It's ridiculous! ”

Empress Dowager Wan said, "Really? Why doesn't the mourner think it's funny at all? ”

Her words made Gongliangrong stunned, "Why did the queen mother say this? ”

"Although the emperor already knows Ye Xuemei's ability, he still underestimates her, if this woman is given another two years, the position of Xingde Palace, I am afraid it will really change hands."

Gongliang Rongruo said with some embarrassment: "Erchen didn't mean to underestimate her. But in the final analysis, she is just a woman, with no power or power, how can she influence the military power? ”

Empress Dowager Wan said in a cold voice: "With her alone, she can't, but what about the seventh child?" What about the second and sixth children? The emperor forgot about them? ”

Gongliang Rongruo finally heard the meaning of her words this time, and said in a condensed voice: "The queen mother said that Ye Xuemei will go to these people?" ”

Empress Dowager Wan didn't answer, but said in a Xu voice: "So many princes and princes are united to protect the power of the old five soldiers, what should the emperor do?" ”

If Gongliangrong acquiesces to silence, although he is the Son of Heaven and has power over the world, he may not be able to do whatever he wants. If Lao Qi and them really join forces to protect the good words of the public and stop the military power, things will become very tricky.

"The mourning family thought about it for a long time, this is the only way to keep the power of the old five soldiers at the moment. So Ye Xuemei will definitely do it. ”

Gongliang Rongruo sneered: "It's just the seventh, why does she think that the second and sixth will turn against each other because of her few words, and help the fifth to become my enemy?" It's just whimsical. ”

Empress Dowager Wan smiled slightly, "It doesn't matter if it's whimsical or not, what matters is that she will leave King Mu's Mansion, and that's enough." ”

Yingyi hesitated: "The Queen Mother said that she is very smart, and the slave is worried that she will guess our plan, so she will hide in King Mu's mansion." ”

"As long as she doesn't want the fifth child to die, even if she knows that the road ahead is dangerous, she will definitely step out of King Mu's mansion. After all, Lao Qi can't afford such a big thing. Yingyi, from today onwards, you will send someone to monitor King Mu's mansion day and night, as soon as Ye Xuemei steps out of the mansion, you will immediately capture her and bring her back, there must be no mistake! ”

"Slaves and maids obey the decree of the Queen Mother!" After Yingyi left, Empress Dowager Wan said to Gongliang: "Although the possibility of Gongliang's refusal to hand over the military power is very small, you still have to be prepared, just in case." ”

"Erchen understands. Now there are nearly 300,000 soldiers inside and outside the city, and when the time comes, the city walls will be enough to deal with it. ”

Empress Dowager Wan bowed her head and said: "They are short of food and grass, and they suffer the most in the siege battle, which dragged on for ten days and a half months, and they were defeated without a fight." ”

That night, a small sedan chair was quietly lifted out of the back door of King Mu's mansion, and the people of Tianqin Pavilion secretly followed, and after a section away from King Mu's mansion, they appeared to intercept it, frightening those sedan chair men to scatter and flee. And they didn't chase it, after all, it was the person in the sedan chair who was named and asked for it.

When the sedan curtain was lifted, everyone was dumbfounded, it was empty inside, and there was the shadow of half a leaf Xuemei. One of them was the first to react, "It's not good, they fell for their plan to divert the tiger from the mountain!" ”

If you want to catch those sedan chair drivers again, it is too late, so you can only hurry back to King Mu's mansion and continue to hide and spy secretly. Since the people of King Mu's Mansion took such great pains to transfer them out, then Ye Xuemei must have taken this opportunity to leave King Mu's Mansion. If she goes, she will return, as soon as she returns, she will immediately start arresting.

They guessed correctly, Ye Xuemei did leave King Mu's Mansion, and the first place she went to was the Yan Wang's Mansion, the most powerful among the kings, after King Xin's death.

The housekeeper served tea, bowed to the two Gongliang Yanqing who were waiting in the main hall and said, "Please wait for the prince and the girl, the prince will come soon." ”

"Got it." After sending the housekeeper away, Gongliang Yanqing turned sideways and said to Ye Xuemei on the side: "Girl, are you really sure to persuade the second brother?" ”

Ye Xuemei smiled and said, "The Seven Kings don't believe me? ”

"Of course not, it's just ......" Gongliang Yanqing glanced at the subordinate standing at the door, lowered his voice and said: "We have to persuade him to go against the imperial brother now, and he will be killed at any time." The second brother is not a brainless person, can he agree? ”

Before Ye Xuemei could answer, King Yan, who was wearing a red gold robe, strode in. Tonight the wind was strong, blowing the horns of his robes and hunting and flying.

Gongliang Yanqing greeted him with a smile and bowed, "Late at night, please don't be strange to the second brother." ”

King Yan said enthusiastically: "Lao Qi is willing to come to bother, it's too late for me to be happy as a second brother, how can I be strange." ”

After helping Gongliang Yanqing up, he looked at Ye Xuemei, who was curtsied, and his expression changed, "But I really didn't expect that you would bring her over, so you weren't afraid that the forbidden army would see it?" ”

When he heard the butler's report, he was really startled. If Gongliang Rong used the forbidden army to besiege Mu Wangfu in order to capture Ye Xuemei, it was rumored in Kaifeng City, if it weren't for the holy decree of the first emperor, he would have rushed in to arrest people.

"Second brother, don't worry, since we are standing here, we naturally have a way to avoid the forbidden army."

"Yes." King Yan nodded, sat down in the chair, looked at Gongliang Yanqing and said, "Old Seven, you have always been the master of the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, not to mention that you also brought Ye Cairen." Say, what's the matter? ”

"I really can't hide anything from the second brother, and there are indeed some small things that I want to ask the second brother for help." When he said this, his eyes seemed to inadvertently sweep over the few entourages who were standing aside.

King Yan understood, so he said to his subordinates: "You all go down, no one is allowed to come in without the king's orders." ”

After only a few of them were left in the main hall, King Yan spoke: "Okay, now there are no outsiders here, you can say it." As long as the second brother can help, he will definitely help. ”

"Then thank the second brother first." Gongliang Yanqing smiled and saluted, and then said: "The fifth brother must have heard about the return of the fifth brother. ”

King Yan smiled and said, "Yes! This time, Lao Wu has made immortal achievements, and His Majesty will definitely reward him. Maybe he'll be the first of our brothers to receive the honor of hereditary replacement. ”

Gongliang Yanqing also smiled and said, "Second brother, I came to discuss things with you sincerely, how can you say such things?" Interesting? ”

Being stabbed in front of him like this, King Yan's face suddenly turned cold, "I'm telling the truth!" ”

Gongliang Yanqing replied: "Although the fifth brother has made immortal achievements, what awaits him in Kaifeng City is the sword and sword, and even ...... Killed! ”

King Yan's face sank, and he said uncomfortably: "It's just nonsense, if you are here to say this, forgive me for not accompanying you." After that, he got up and wanted to leave, but Ye Xuemei called at this time: "Please stay!" ”

King Yan retracted his momentum and said indifferently: "What else is going on?" ”

"Don't say dark words in front of the Ming people, although the words of the Seven Kings just now are more direct, there is nothing wrong. His Royal Highness the Fifth Highness has indeed made great achievements in the north, but this battle feat, for him, is like a talisman. Now in Kaifeng City, almost all the people related to the Fifth Highness are controlled by His Majesty, even Concubine Chen. ”

King Yan was silent for a moment and said, "Even if this is the case, what does it have to do with me?" ”

"Judging from the current situation, when the Fifth Highness steps into the suburbs of Beijing, His Majesty will ask him to relinquish his military power. Once the military power is handed over, the Fifth Highness will definitely die. Although the five kings and you are not born of the same mother, they are also brothers. I hope that King Yan can act as a guarantor for the five kings and let him retain his military power. ”

"Reserve the right to fight?" This sentence fell in the ears of King Yan, it was a big joke, and after he laughed a few times, he said sarcastically: "I think Ye Cairen has been in the harem for a long time, and he doesn't know about the military power of the previous dynasty, so he said such absurd and uninhibited words." After a pause, he waved his hand and said, "For the sake of Lao Qi's face, I didn't hear what I said just now, so let's go." ”

Ye Xuemei continued with a calm face: "Although the Wu State has withdrawn its troops and the northern border has returned to tranquility, its wolf ambition is clearly revealed. The Xia Kingdom and Heshe were also eyeing each other, and the Song Kingdom, surrounded by various countries, was not at peace. If he continues to be in charge of this army of more than 100,000 people, he will definitely be able to deter the countries and make them dare not act rashly. This is beneficial to the Song State and not harmful. ”

King Yan snorted lightly, "You should say this to Your Majesty, he is the one who can decide whether the fifth child will continue to be in charge of the army." What do you do with me so much? ”

"The Five Kings have become a thorn in His Majesty's side, how could he allow the Five Kings to continue to hold the military power? I can only rely on you, the prince. ”

King Yan stared at her for a moment, and said coldly: "The girl has found the wrong person, this king doesn't have that much ability." As for the old five...... He caused the disaster, and the consequences naturally had to be borne by himself. ”

Seeing that he directly pushed this matter without thinking about it, Gongliang Yanqing was annoyed in his heart, "How can you say that it is also a brother, and the second brother will not talk about it at all?" ”

King Yan didn't feel guilty about his words, and said indifferently: "It's not that I don't want to read it, but I can't do anything." ”