October is the golden autumn years, the harvest season, it should be a joy, but at this time, Luoyang, the capital of Wei, is shrouded in a gloomy cloud.

The urgent military reports were one after another, but there was no good news, and Wei Diyuan was anxious. In a hurry, he went straight into the bedroom of his mother, Empress Dowager Hu.

The Empress Dowager Hu is in the company of a group of men and women, feasting and drinking in the garden, Zheng Yan and Xu Su are of course accompanying the Empress Dowager every step of the way, doing their best to please the Empress Dowager.

The sudden arrival of Yuan Xu obviously made Empress Dowager Hu very unhappy; Seeing his mother's behavior, Yuan Xu was also haunted in his heart.

When the rest of the people saw His Majesty coming, they knelt down on the ground.

Yuan Xu didn't pay attention to the others, and didn't even mean to let them calm down, but asked directly to his mother, "The wind and rain on the Great Wei River are shaking, and the queen mother is still interested in drinking?" ”

These days, Yuan Xu has become more and more emaciated and haggard, and in the sunken eye sockets, the eyelids are also obviously flushed, and the whole person is also shaky.

Empress Dowager Hu's eyes revealed a deep look of disgust. Although he is his own son in front of him, this son, who grows up more and more disobedient, can no longer win the favor of his mother at all.

"Stormy?" Empress Dowager Hu had a mocking smile on her face, "Your Majesty is exaggerating!" Besides, even if the wind and rain are stormy, what does that have to do with my drinking pleasure? ”

Yuan Xu didn't expect his mother to say such irresponsible words, but he could only hold back the anger in his heart and try to make his tone softer, "Queen Mother, my son doesn't mean to blame, it's just that now Ge Rong is in turmoil in the north, and it's getting stronger; In the west, Xiao Baokun, an ungrateful dog thief, stole Chang'an and established himself as emperor; In the south, Xiao Liang seized the land around my Shouyang, and now he covets the land of Xuzhou and sends troops to invade; The son was anxious and came rashly today, just to know if the queen mother could deal with it. ”

"What to do?" Empress Dowager Hu snorted disdainfully, "Those thieves in the Six Towns, haven't you already made your own decisions and let that person named Er Zhurong specialize in crusade." How? It seems that the Er Zhurong chosen by His Majesty has no ability, not only has the thief not been destroyed, but he is getting more and more troublesome. ”

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty is young, and it is inevitable that you will make mistakes in knowing people, so you still have to check for Your Majesty." Zheng Yan knelt on the ground and said to the Queen Mother with a hippie smile.

"Shut up!" Yuan Xu angrily scolded Zheng Yan, "I talk to the queen mother, where is your turn to interject!" ”

Zheng Yan saw that the emperor was angry, and hurriedly buried his head deeply, and he didn't dare to breathe.

"If you are angry in your heart, you don't have to be angry with your subordinates, it will damage the prestige of the Son of Heaven." Empress Dowager Hu upheld Zheng Yanlai.

"The queen mother, Er Zhurong's matter, it is the son who makes the decision without authorization, and I hope the queen mother will forgive me." Yuan Xu made a gesture to the Empress Dowager Hu.

"You are the emperor, how can you call the decision without permission?" Empress Dowager Hu raised her orchid fingers, held her chin and said with a smile, "I just took care of His Majesty's home and nursing home when His Majesty was young, and now that Your Majesty has grown up, he can naturally make his own decisions." ”

"......" Yuan Xu forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said respectfully to the Empress Dowager Hu, "My son is young, how dare I make my own decisions, and I hope that the queen mother can continue to check for her son." ”

"Alas-" Empress Dowager Hu pretended to sigh, "this Great Wei thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, will the queen mother watch him fall step by step?" I've already made arrangements, but Your Majesty is too composed, and before I have time to ask Your Majesty to make a decision, I've already asked the teacher to ask for guilt......"

"The queen mother already has a way to deal with it?" A look of joy flashed in Yuan Xu's eyes.

"Your Majesty, at present, the smoke is everywhere, and my Great Wei's troops are stretched, so the north can only rely on the Er Zhurong you chose; The key is in the south, this Xiao Liang thief is not dead, taking advantage of the danger of others, it is really hateful, he took Shouyang, and he wants to continue to encroach on my Xuzhou, so the main military strength of my Great Wei must be used in the south, and if Xiao Liang is not attacked, they will not be able to curb their ambitions! ”

"The queen mother has a point!" Yuan Xu said with a little excitement, "My son thinks the same way!" ”

"Hehe, how else it's a mother and son!" Empress Dowager Hu smiled, and then said, "I have tried my best to mobilize soldiers, and this time I will go out with a large army, so that those sneaky southerners who steal food can see the momentum of my Great Wei!" ”

"Great, Queen Mother!" Yuan Xu was overjoyed, rushed to the Empress Dowager Hu, and asked urgently, "This time, we must be victorious, I don't know who the queen mother is going to let be the boss?" ”

"Changshan Wang Yuanzhao." Empress Dowager Hu responded unhurriedly.

"Yuan Zhao?" Yuan Xu couldn't help but take a few steps back, "This person is old, and he doesn't have the ability to fight, so he is the handsome......"

"So, Your Majesty is still young." Empress Dowager Hu beckoned to Yuan Xu and motioned for him to come to her side.

Yuan Xu came to Empress Dowager Hu's side, Empress Dowager Hu took her son's hand and said in a serious tone, "Of course my mother knows that this Yuan Zhao has a few catties and taels, but first, he is a clansman, and secondly, although he has no ability, it is easy to control and control." ”

"My son doesn't understand ...... very well"

"Now everyone is coveting the land of my Great Wei, that Xiao Baochun was originally loyal, and repeatedly fought against Xiao Liang for the Great Wei, but now he is not rebelling according to Chang'an, why? It's because he has military power and a city! At the beginning, the Yuan monk of Xuzhou was still a member of the Yuan clan, what he did, I don't need to say it again, right? ”

"Mother is worried that someone will take advantage of ......"

"The heart of defense is indispensable!" Empress Dowager Hu said affirmatively, "This time to meet the Liang army, it can be said that I want to take out the capital of my Great Wei, and hand over this army to others, how can I feel at ease?" Of course, you have to choose someone who can control it firmly! ”

"But if this man does not have the talent to lead the army, wouldn't he want to bury this army on the battlefield? When the time comes, won't the gains outweigh the losses if the defeated army loses ground? Yuan Xu was a little anxious.

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry, listen to your mother's words." Empress Dowager Hu appeased Yuan Xu, "Yuan Zhao, as the commander-in-chief, holds the military power, and then chooses another person who is good at fighting as the army to actually command the battle, isn't this the best of both worlds?" ”

After listening to Empress Dowager Hu, Yuan Xu frowned, and after thinking for a while, he said slowly, "The queen mother's consideration is not unreasonable......

Empress Dowager Hu smiled slightly, "Your Majesty can understand my mother's hard work." ”

"Who is the queen mother going to send to join the army?"

"I chose the commander, and the candidate for joining the army might as well be decided by His Majesty himself."

"The son is afraid that he will not think about it, so he still asks the queen mother to help him refer to the details." Yuan Xu behaved quite deferentially.

"Then Your Majesty will tell me, Mother will help you see if it is suitable."

"How is Yang Zhao, the commander of the Celei Army?" Yuan Xu asked.

"Hmm...... Yang Zhao, ah......" A trace of imperceptible sadness flashed on Empress Dowager Hu's face, perhaps it was the name Yang Zhao that reminded her of Yang Baihua, and the head of the former lover in the sandalwood box that Yang Zhao offered to herself.

But she soon returned to normal, "Yang Zhao is worthy of the words heroic and good at fighting, he is brave and strategic, if he joins the army, there should be no mistake." ”

"Great!" Yuan Xu couldn't hide his excitement, "The son immediately sent someone to inform Yang Zhao, thank you to the queen mother, and the son retired." ”

Looking at the back of Yuan Xu leaving, the smile on Empress Dowager Hu's face solidified, and her face became gloomy, "The emperor has grown up, and it is becoming more and more difficult to control......