Although Uncle Wang is the queen mother's own brother, he is not qualified to enter the harem casually, and he begged the eunuch to report at least ten times before finally getting permission. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

There are not many people in Cining Palace, the women are gone, there are less than ten eunuchs and palace maids inside and out, Wang Cuilian is still there, kneeling in front of the Queen Mother's bed and crying, it seems that it has been a long time.

Uncle Wang was dissatisfied, his relatives were stopped outside, but a neighbor could enter the palace at any time, the queen mother's approach was not very fair, but he didn't show it, and he also knelt down in front of the queen mother, kowtowed, "Our father is dying, the queen mother, you can't stay, let's go together, go as soon as possible, go to Luoyang, if you can't do it, go back to your hometown, the Wang family is rich now......"

Empress Dowager Cining smiled bitterly and said, "My stupid brother, if Da Chu is dead, what is the use of more money?" ”

Uncle Wang was stunned for a moment, "Our family really can't help, and staying in the capital is also causing chaos to the imperial court." ”

Empress Dowager Cining said solemnly: "You didn't go to the minister to talk nonsense, did you?" ”

Uncle Wang hesitated and shook his head.

Empress Dowager Cining sighed and said: "Your Majesty's eyesight is stronger, and I still expect someone from the Wang family to assist Your Majesty, but now it seems that this is just my wishful thinking." You go back and tell your father, I am the Empress Dowager of Da Chu, and if Your Majesty is not there, I have to stay and defend the city with the ministers. ”

After a pause, the Empress Dowager Cining said again: "The palace is my home, I won't go anywhere, I'd rather die in it." ”

"But...... But ......"

"If you have a heart, stay with me, and show Your Majesty and the people of the world that although the Wang family has no talents, they all have a loyal heart, if you are afraid of death - I will write a decree to let you out of the city, and don't go to Luoyang, go back to your hometown directly, continue to farm, and treat the capital as a dream, I have never found you, and you have never really come here."

Uncle Wang kept kowtowing, he was afraid of death, and the whole family was afraid of death, but when the Queen Mother said such things, he couldn't mention leaving Beijing anymore, so he could only reply: "If the Queen Mother doesn't leave, none of the Wang family will leave." ”

Empress Dowager Cining sighed lightly, "You go back and bring your family into the palace." ”

Uncle Wang kowtowed, exited the room, only felt that his legs were weak, and whispered to himself: "There is still a chance, I can't persuade the Queen Mother, Dad can." ”

In the hall, the Empress Dowager Cining said to Wang Cuilian: "You are not a relative, you don't need to abide by these rules, don't cry, go back and take your son, and leave Beijing with the queen." ”

"Queen Mother......" Wang Cuilian was about to speak again, but the Empress Dowager Cining waved her hand impatiently, and she had to get up and retreat.

The Empress Dowager Cining ordered people to light the lamps, both inside and outside the house, as if it was the New Year.

Nearly midnight, the queen and others came to visit again, the Empress Dowager Cining ordered the female official to block the door, no one was allowed to come in, and the two princes were no exception.

After midnight, the Wang family came, dozens of close relatives and distant relatives, and most of them entered the harem for the first time, but they were not in the mood to enjoy the scenery, so they all knelt down and cried.

The Empress Dowager Cining personally helped her father up, and she knelt down herself, "The daughter is not filial, and the old father suffers." ”

Uncle Wang Kingdom knelt on the ground and said to his father: "Dad, you persuade the Queen Mother to ......"

Father Wang had a handful of snot and tears on his face, turned around and kicked his son, and then helped his daughter up, and said loudly: "I understand what the Queen Mother means, the Wang family has ascended to the sky in one step, how many people see it in their eyes and hate it in their hearts, we can't let them say that we are greedy for life and afraid of death, stay, stay, when it is really necessary, we will all go to defend the city, we can't hold knives and guns, and we can always do it with our strength to move things." ”

Uncle Wang looked at his father in surprise, he even forgot to cry, and at home his father just nodded, but he didn't say these words.

The Empress Dowager Cining was both moved and sad, and was about to speak, when Father Wang turned to his children and grandchildren and said, "Don't cry, don't feel unfair, what kind of life have we lived in the past few years?" The days of the gods, I couldn't dream of it before, this is God's eyes, so that we can live a lifetime of good days in advance, and the rest is a hard life, and there is nothing to be reluctant to. ”

The Wang family just kowtowed.

Empress Dowager Cining said: "The Wang family can't be killed because of me, ask my father to select a few children and grandchildren, and I will hand them over to the queen and leave Beijing for refuge together." ”

Father Wang looked around, the whole family was looking at him, hoping to be selected, he was also sad, ruthless, stamped, "No one says I'm unfair, the third son is the youngest, and he was born in the capital, and the good days haven't come to an end - it's him." ”

Uncle Wang cried: "Dad, the Queen Mother said that it was 'several children and grandchildren'......"

"Don't talk nonsense, if the Wang family has this life, the incense will naturally continue, if there is no life, it is useless for the whole family to leave Beijing."

The Empress Dowager Cining knelt down to her father again, "The daughter thanks her father for his fulfillment." ”

The youngest child of the Wang family was sent to Qiuxin Palace, and the Empress Dowager Cining ordered her mother to follow, but the woman was unwilling to leave her husband and family, saying: "There is still a lack of people around the queen to take care of the children? I'll stay, our father said a lot, the good days are over, this is our life. ”

The Empress Dowager Cining left her family in the palace, prepared wine and meat, piled gold, silver and jewelry on the ground, and played with everyone.

At the fourth watch, the queen and others left the palace, and were ordered not to come to say goodbye, so they gathered together and kowtowed in the direction of Cining Palace.

Soon after, the palace maid reported that Wang Cuilian came again, she didn't leave, handed over her son to the eunuch who left the palace, and came to see the queen mother herself.

The Empress Dowager Cining did not persuade each other anymore, and also stayed in the palace, chatting with several female dependents, and recalling not much of the past.

After dawn, the Empress Dowager Cining finally fell asleep on the couch and fell asleep, while Wang Cuilian personally took care of her.

There were a large number of people in the palace, and they couldn't all leave with the queen, most of them still stayed, waiting for the next arrangement, the two queen dowagers didn't care, and Liu Jie, the central eunuch, was busier than usual, sending the queen and others away, and began to assign the second and third groups of personnel and the items to be carried.

He himself does not plan to leave, he wants to live and die with the palace, in fact, he is also one of the calmest people in the palace, he is still in order, no one can find fault, some people want to please him in exchange for a place out of Beijing, and they all give up after seeing him.

A day passed, until the evening, Liu Jie finally became free, asked for a table of wine and food, and ordered someone to invite Jing Gong.

Jing Yao is Liu Jie's old boss, the two have known each other for a long time, they have always been superiors and subordinates, and they did not reverse until a few years ago, the relationship is not harmonious, but there is no deep hatred, Liu Jie greeted him personally, invited Jing Yao to take a seat, raised his glass and said: "Please Jing Gong drink this cup." ”

Jing Yao was not polite, he invited him, and then drank it all.

After Liu Jie drank it, he invited two more glasses, and then said, "There is something I want to ask Jing Gong." ”

"Now that you're the middle supervisor, you don't have to say please." Jing Yao said.

Liu Jie smiled, "Is there anything that Gong Jing has to tell His Majesty?" ”

Jing Yao understood the meaning of this question, if he said yes, he would be able to enter the second batch of the list of leaving Beijing, if not, he would have to stay in the capital.

Jing Yao picked up the wine glass, didn't invite him, drank a glass of himself, and replied, "No." ”

"Happy." Liu Jie toasted three more glasses in a row.

Jing Yao did not refuse, and asked, "Why does Gong Liu refuse to go to see Your Majesty?" ”

Liu Jie smiled and said: "Like Jing Gong, I don't have anything to do to see Your Majesty, since it is useless to Your Majesty, I will stay." To tell you the truth, when I followed His Majesty on a hunting tour, I was thinking that I would try not to leave the capital again in the future, and it was best to die in the palace. ”

Jing Yao laughed, and the two pushed the cup to change the lamp, and the more they talked, the closer they felt.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Jieping retired from serving the eunuch, who was already half drunk, and said: "The rules in the palace, you can't talk too much until you die, but today I want to ask, what did Jing Gong find out for Cining Palace?" ”

Jing Yao smiled and said, "Liu Gong is also curious? ”

"Of course."

"You really want to know?"

"My last wish before I died, I knew it must be related to the death of Emperor Si. We have all served Emperor Si, if Emperor Si is still there, he will also be a good emperor, and there will not be so much civil strife in Dachu, and maybe it will not be invaded by foreign enemies, and even the capital will not be saved. ”

Jing Yao put away his smile, his face looked old, "The rules are the rules, even if Da Chu dies, the rules will still continue, I have told the Empress Dowager Cining everything I know, how the Empress Dowager deals with it is her business, but the secret will never be revealed from my mouth." ”

Liu Jie laughed, "Gong Jing is right, I'm still not qualified to serve as the central supervisor." ”

Jing Yao drank another glass of wine, "But there's something I can tell you. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Emperor Si is not as good as His Majesty today, far inferior, if Emperor Si is here, he may have a more harmonious relationship with the minister, and there may not be so much civil strife, but Emperor Si can't afford big things, let alone have foresight, in the face of a strong enemy, Da Chu will be unprepared, and he will have no chance to survive."

Jing Yao knew a lot of truths, what he said was very authoritative, Liu Jie also drank a glass of wine, and said: "I, like the minister, hope that everything is safe, and I hope that there will be a foundation for all generations, and after a long time, I take hope as a fact, and I really think that there will never be chaos." Jing Gong is right, although His Majesty is a little ...... today But only he can bear such a crisis, it depends on Your Majesty whether Da Chu survives or dies, we can't help, just don't add to the chaos. ”

"Two half-dead old eunuchs are talking about the emperor behind their backs, it's really a bad rule and should be punished."

"Deserve the punishment!"

The two of them drank one cup after another until they passed out and collapsed.

Early the next morning, Liu Jie woke up, only to feel that his head was as heavy as a mountain, Jing Yao was gone, I don't know whether he walked by himself or carried away by others, he tried to shake his head, called the little eunuch outside, washed his face and rinsed his mouth, dressed neatly, and prepared to continue to perform the duties of the middle eunuch.

Nearly noon, a eunuch came to report: "The prime minister is invited in the Qinzheng Palace." ”

Liu Jie knew that it was time for the matter to come.

There are more ministers in the Qinzheng Palace than usual, Zhuo Ruhe saw Liu Jie, and he was not polite, and said directly: "Xiao Zhou City and Mancang City have been lost, the enemy army is rapidly moving south, and it will soon arrive in Beijing, the forward rebel army is estimated to be unable to stop it, and another group of people can be withdrawn from the palace, and then the city gate and the palace gate will be closed, and they will not be opened again." (To be continued.) )