"Ahem......"

After Chen Kaizhi said the second sentence, a soft cough finally came from the carriage.

The eunuch on the side seemed to understand, bent his waist, and gently rolled up the curtain of the car.

Immediately, I saw an old woman sitting cross-legged in this car, she didn't seem to be wearing court clothes, she was just wearing a good satin dress, and her crane hair and childish appearance looked very well maintained, but it made people feel the spontaneous luxury on her body.

At this time, her eyes narrowed slightly, she looked at Chen Kai very carefully, and only said lightly: "Is Mu Shi good?" ”

The Queen Mother's surname is Mu, and most people only call it the Queen Mother or Niangniang, and some people call it Chitose.

But for the first time, Chen Kaizhi heard someone call her Mushi, well, this title is a bit weird.

Chen Kaizhi said: "Everything is fine with Niangniang, but I miss the Queen Mother very much." ”

His answer is quite decent, in front of a person like the Empress Dowager, there is no need to behave, but there must be no mistakes.

The Empress Dowager looked plain, her expression didn't seem to fluctuate, her eyes drooped slightly, and she said, "It's hard for her to have a heart." ”

She only said such a sentence, and she couldn't hear any emotion in her voice, which made Chen Kaizhi a little embarrassed, and then it seemed that she should say some flattering words, but she didn't know where to start, Chen Kaizhi thought in his heart, if Uncle Wu Cai was here, he wouldn't be like this, his Taoism is still not good!

In fact, it's not that Chen Kaizhi is at a loss, it's just that the generation gap between the two sides is too serious, not to mention that Chen Kaizhi knows that he doesn't seek merit but no fault, so he doesn't know what to answer.

But the Empress Dowager suddenly said: "Your name is Chen Kaizhi? ”

Fortunately, I didn't fall into real embarrassment because I had nothing to say......

Chen Kaizhi breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "Yes, Minister Chen Kaizhi." ”

"I've heard of you, but you are a handsome man with both civil and military skills, and it is not a bad thing that there are more people like you in the imperial court." The Empress Dowager seemed to be encouraging, but her tone was terrifyingly flat, which made people unsure whether this sentence was praise or depreciation.

Chen Zhenjing, who was on the side, echoed and said: "Yes, Queen Mother, Chen Kaizhi is a rare talent. ”

The Empress Dowager did not answer, but remained silent.

But in Chen Kaizhi's heart, he had to admire the power of the Empress Dowager, whether it was in front of him or Chen Zhenjing, she always controlled the initiative, making Chen Zhenjing and Chen Kaizhi both passive, so that neither of them knew what to say, and the final result was that she said a word, and the two of them could only parry obediently.

At this moment, the Empress Dowager's expression was light, so that people couldn't see any emotion, and it was naturally difficult to guess her thoughts.

Chen Kaizhi and King Zhao were secretly guessing the empress dowager's joy and anger, but they suddenly heard her say: "The mourning family heard that the eldest princess's concubine has some enmity with you?" ”

This sudden throw made Chen Kaizhi stunned.

Uh, that's an unanswerable question.

Or rather...... Chen Kaizhi felt a little confused.

The dirty relationship between him and Guang'an was only a month ago, and the Empress Dowager was far away in Ganquan Palace, separated from Luoyang by many passes, didn't it mean that the Empress Dowager lived in Ganquan Palace? Didn't you say that the Empress Dowager didn't ask about the world?

But with this understatement, Chen Kaizhi suddenly had the feeling that although the Empress Dowager had never met, she was in control of the overall situation and had insight into people's hearts.

This kind of little dirt is still known, so what else can Luoyang hide from the empress dowager? And the Empress Dowager is only afraid, it's not just as simple as recuperating in Ganquan Palace.

originally thought that the empress dowager, who had been decisive in killing and supporting the throne of the former emperor, had gone into seclusion, but now I know that the empress dowager who had caused Luoyang blood overnight and countless people in different places in the past has not changed.

She's still so tough.

So, how should Chen Kaizhi answer?

The eldest son is also the daughter of the Empress Dowager, of course, Chen Kaizhi is convinced that the news channel of the Empress Dowager is by no means the eldest princess, because the Guang'an concubine has a son outside, and now he is dead, although he wants to take revenge, but he will never dare to confide in the eldest princess, but he is afraid that the eldest princess is still in the dark.

This question made Chen Kai not know how to answer for a while, but he was a little at a loss, fortunately Chen Kaizhi had already tempered his old age, but he was stunned for a while, and then came back to his senses, he thought about it, and immediately replied: "Hui Niangniang, it's just some quarrels, the crime of the minister's death, acting carelessly, and colliding with the horse captain, please forgive the mother." ”

The Empress Dowager, who had always been indifferent, actually smiled and said: "You have been an official in the imperial examination for a year, if you are really careless, I am afraid that you will not be able to come to meet you." ”

Chen Kaizhi smiled, what else could he say, the lie was revealed, yes, if he is not careful, the Queen Mother will not let him come to meet him, the person who can be sent to meet him, even if he doesn't have many eyes, he is definitely not a person who looks stupid and coarse.

Chen Kaizhi said: "Niangniang's eyes are like torches, and I am full of admiration. ”

The Empress Dowager just nodded, then pursed her lips and smiled: "It's a good boy, come here, wait a while, give him a wish." ”

Chen Kaizhi didn't feel that she had been rewarded by pleasing the Empress Dowager, and it was just her habit to reward things.

At this time, I heard her say slowly: "Tonight, let's rest here, and tomorrow I will be escorted back to Beijing by you, and there are still two days to go, right?" ”

Chen Kaizhi was just about to reply, but Chen Zhenjing had already rushed ahead: "Queen Mother, it was two days when the son came, but he was worried about the queen mother, so he was in a hurry, but Niangniang's car was slower, and most of it took five or six days to arrive." ”

The Empress Dowager sighed and said: "Yes, when I first went to Chang'an, I didn't feel that the road was far away, at that time, my body was still healthy, but now that I am old, this way, I can't stand the bumps, so let's slow down." ”

That night, the Empress Dowager rested in Mianchi County, and the county commander was extremely attentive, busy taking care of the Empress Dowager and King Zhao, but for Chen Kaizhi's guards of the warrior camp, they were really not very thoughtful, and they completely left them aside, not taking it seriously at all.

This is also understandable, there are priorities, in the eyes of others, it is natural that those supreme existences, but Chen Kaizhi and most of them don't have much to think about.

Although he was neglected, Chen Kaizhi was understandable about the county order, so he didn't care about it.

So Chen Kaizhi and others were arranged in Wengcheng and camped in the open air, but fortunately, the county order finally sent some grain, vegetables, wine and meat to reward, but Chen Kaizhi ordered someone to return the wine, and rice, noodles, vegetables and fruits and some meat were left.

When the pot was cooked, no one was in charge, but it was actually very happy.

This kind of life, they actually like it, if they are taken care of, maybe they will not be comfortable, they have to restrain their behavior all the time, and now no one controls them, they can do what they like, this is the joy of life.

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And at this time, in Luoyang City, in order to welcome the Empress Dowager, the various ministries were also anxious.

I saw that the avenue leading to Luoyang Palace from the West City Gate had been repaired, and even the officials and soldiers had begun to deliberately empty the streets, and in the palace, naturally a sweep began, and countless eunuchs and palace ladies began to clean, especially the Wanshou Palace, which had been idle for many years, was lively for a while, and it was well decorated.

It's just that at this time, the same letter from the west was delivered to Luoyang by speed.

This is a rush to play, fast horses, as soon as the fast horse arrived at the door of the General Administration, the horse under the seat was so tired that he foamed at the mouth, and fell directly to the ground, and the person who delivered the letter shouted in his mouth: "Jincheng mutiny, Jincheng ...... Mutiny...... Fast, 100,000 urgent, Jincheng ...... Mutiny. ”

The man was panting, and the bamboo tube behind him took out a rush letter, and before the messenger in front of the door took it, he had already staggered to the ground.

The officer in front of the door, who dared to slack off, quickly took the urgent performance and sent it to the minister on duty.

When the minister took a look, he was so frightened that he was stunned, and his hand trembling slightly.

Jincheng ...... Mutiny.

Speaking of Jincheng, this is not far from Chang'an and Luoyang, north of the Yellow River, almost from Chang'an and Luoyang, and this ...... It's not the most terrifying, the real horror is that Jincheng is the front line against Northern Yan, and because of this, this is not an ordinary prefecture, but a military fortress.

After the invasion of the Northern Yan in that year, in order to deal with the hidden dangers of the border towns, especially when the enemy invaded, the local military attachés could not react immediately, but hesitated, waiting for the will of the imperial court, therefore, in various border towns, set up a number of large and small festival envoys, and gave the festival degree envoy a relatively large right, this Jincheng is the jurisdiction of the festival degree envoy, the Jincheng festival degree envoy actually has not many jurisdictions, but three provinces and nineteen counties, the population is only six or seven hundred thousand, and the soldiers and horses stationed in the camp are only more than 10,000 people.

It's just that in that Jincheng, but you want money and money, you want food and food, it can be said that it is self-contained, and it can be completely self-sufficient, and the reason why there was a mutiny, according to the records in the rush, is also ridiculous, but because of a family matter.

In fact, his eldest son is in the army, and has always been quite prestigious, and he has led troops to go deep into Beiyan to investigate several times, and is loved by soldiers, but the problem lies in Liu Zheng's recommendation, the successor of the Jiedu envoy is generally recommended as the captain, so that both the court and the military and civilians of Jincheng know that this person is the heir of the Jiedu envoy, who would have expected that the heir recommended by Liu Zheng is actually his youngest son Liu Chi, So his eldest son Liu Bi was furious, and immediately led the soldiers to mutiny.

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I heard that you have to have confidence in asking for a ticket, the tiger is still the hard-working tiger, it's the middle of the month, ask for a monthly pass!