readx;?readx; Chapter 3** Died of Greed

The news that His Royal Highness was assassinated and that the black-armored cavalry had entered the city to besiege the Prime Minister's Mansion had spread in Zhongdu. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Wenfu in the whirlpool of the storm is really as calm as the eye of the storm, and everyone firmly believes that the eldest patriarch will bring back good news...... Of course, they can't believe it, because the huge Prime Minister's Mansion has been surrounded by airtight wind, and it is difficult to fly.

Before the black-armored cavalry surrounded him, Prime Minister Wen had already received the news, and entered the forbidden palace first, handing over a card to ask to see the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang did not avoid it, that is, in two quarters of an hour, a tall palace maid appeared in front of Chengtian Gate, showed the queen mother's jade card to the guards, and led Prime Minister Wen into the palace.

While walking inside, Wen Yanbo peeked at the kind-faced palace maid. Halfway through, I finally couldn't help but ask, "What's your name?" ”

The palace maid replied in a low voice, "The slave maid is called Nian Yao." ”

"Oh......" Wen Yanbo pondered for a long time and asked softly, "You have always been good in the palace?" ”

The palace maid looked at him strangely, but still reluctantly replied, "Not bad." After speaking, he stepped up his pace and walked in the direction of Cining Palace, obviously not wanting to talk to him.

Looking at her distant back, Wen Yanbo smiled bitterly and muttered, "It seems that this child has not been wronged." With that, he quickly followed.

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang did not stay in the Zen room this time, but changed into the Empress Dowager's uniform and met him in the New Year's Hall of Cining Palace.

Looking at the old queen mother who was dressed in palace clothes, holding a dragon head in her hand, and was as deep as autumn water, Wen Yanbo's face was silent for a moment, and finally he lifted the placket of the official uniform, pushed the gold mountain, poured the jade pillar, and knelt down tremblingly: "Old minister Wen Yanbo, knock on the Holy Emperor Dowager, the Queen Mother Chitose Chitose Chitose......"

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang's expression did not fluctuate because of Prime Minister Wen's long-lost kneeling, and her eyes were focused on the endless darkness outside the door. After a long time, he said calmly: "If you were like this in the early years, how could you end up in such a field today?" ”

Wen Yanbo bowed his head and said: "Originally, the old minister always thought that if the Li family could do it, there was no reason why my Wen family couldn't do it. ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang snorted slightly: "Lack of greed and self-defeat." ”

Wen Yanbo laughed miserably, without words. After a long time, I heard the old queen mother say leisurely: "You are coming to find the old body now, except for saving your life, what hope do you have?" ”

Wen Yanbo heard the meaning of the old queen mother, and slowly raised his head and said: "The queen mother and noble people have forgotten many things, but I don't know if you have forgotten the promise you made when you came to our mansion?" ”

Empress Wenzhuang's face sank slightly, and she said coldly: "What promise does Hugh have to say, have you broken your trust in the old body over the years?" As he spoke, he knocked the dragon head to the ground and said angrily: "Don't talk about it, just this time, why do you have to do this to Yutian?" Have you forgotten the words 'peace and quietness' that the old man repeatedly admonished? ”

Wen Yanbo's face turned blue when he heard this, and he said, "Is there anything to do?" Well, let's not talk about the past grievances, just this time, your good grandson has brought someone to my mansion, nailed my Mr. Xixi to death above the mansion gate, and forced him to die alive, ruining the reputation of our Wen family for a hundred years. Dare to ask the Queen Mother, is it tolerable or unbearable? ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang's expression darkened, her pale white hair did not move in the light, and she muttered for a long time before she whispered: "It's just self-inflicted." ”

Wen Yanbo's eyes widened, and he suddenly roared in a low voice: "Auntie, do you really want to watch our Wen family disappear......

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang's face tightened when she heard this, and she hurriedly interrupted him: "Hugh is talking nonsense, otherwise there will be no room for turnaround!" ”

Wen Yanbo listened to Youmen, his attitude softened, and he recalled emotionally: "On that thrilling day nineteen years ago, you came to our mansion alone, and the old minister will never forget the situation when you and your father hugged each other and cried. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the old queen mother with red eyes, and choked up: "It was at that time that my nephew knew that you were actually my father's sister, my aunt." If it weren't for that, the old minister would not be so resolutely on your side and Your Majesty...... originally thought that his relatives could get a stable place, who would have thought that the field where his wife was separated now. Auntie, can't you forget our Wen family......"

"Enough!" The old queen mother leaned heavily on crutches, and her white hair spread slightly: "The old body is not a three-year-old child, you still put away this fake appearance and leave yourself a little bit of the dignity of the prime minister......

Wen Yanbo saw that his little calculation was directly pierced by the old lady, and he couldn't help but be speechless for a while. I only heard the old queen mother say quietly: "You also said, if it wasn't for the old man who came to visit, you wouldn't have known that there is such an aunt as me in the world!" I only heard the Queen Mother's words with indignation: "Back then, the old man was just an illegitimate daughter who couldn't even enter the house, and she was forced to have no choice but to draft a girl into the palace, and by chance, the emperor favored her and gave birth to a son, which changed slightly." ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang stretched out her hand and pointed at Wen Yanbo, sneered and said, "And all this is not due to your Wen family." ”

Wen Yanbo also craned his neck and said unrelentingly: "But can you not admit it?" Without the full support of our Wen family, it would be impossible for the Fifth Highness of the year or His Majesty today to be based on the court and win the title of Yuyu! As he spoke, he gestured with his hands: "Moreover, if there is no secret help from the old man, how can you scatter which Qin clan relatives within the nine provinces and take root without being noticed by the Li family?" ”

Empress Wenzhuang said in a deep voice: "The stupidest thing the old man has done in his life is to cooperate with you, a seemingly shrewd fool. ”

Wen Yanbo has always been conceited and smart, and he can't hear others say that he is stupid, his face was suffocated when he heard the words, and he protested: "I don't know where the old minister is stupid, and I ask the Queen Mother to give instructions!" ”

"Greed! Never-ending greed! You, your Wen family, are all dead from greed! I only heard the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang raise her eyebrows and say angrily: "In the past twenty years, has the old body given you less?" If there is no old body, do you think Prime Minister Li Cheng will be assassinated inexplicably? Will Prime Minister Jiang Cheng return to old age so easily? Can you become the first assistant of the dynasty so smoothly? "These are all public cases, no one can tell the right and wrong back then, and the old queen mother is not afraid that he will chew his tongue everywhere.

Wen Yanbo swallowed and foamed: "It turns out ...... I said how could it be that if I had God's help at that time, I would have been promoted to three levels in two months, and I would have reached the sky. ”

The old queen mother was aroused, and continued to reprimand in a low voice: "You said that you want to get Moyu, if it weren't for the old body to break up her natural relationship, do you think that just by virtue of your ruined virtue of embroidered pillow grass core, you can make the unparalleled Princess Moyu in the world recommend herself to sit on the pillow?" Dream on you......" The old lady snorted fiercely, obviously extremely entangled in this matter.

Wen Yanbo's face turned pale and said, "Moyu...... Mo...... Don't you really like me? His face was full of frustration and loss, and his body was stiffened.

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang took a sip and said, "You are from head to toe, where is it a little bit better than that person." ”

The corners of Wen Yanbo's mouth trembled violently a few times, and finally said dejectedly: "It seems that I was arrogant in the past, but please ask my aunt to save the Wen family for the sake of this family affection that breaks bones and tendons......"

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang also lost the interest in scolding, her upper body, which had been straight, was obviously a little stiffer, and her voice became helpless: "It's not that I don't want to help you, but this time you made too much trouble, and my royal family can't tolerate you anymore." ”

Wen Yanbo hissed when he heard this: "It's not the royal family, it's Qin Yutian!" As long as you can stop Qin Yutian's revenge, our family will be able to survive this hurdle...... I know he listens to you best. ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang laughed and said, "If he can still be at the mercy of his old body in this matter, it will disappoint me too much." Looking at Wen Yanbo calmly, the old queen mother said in a deep voice: "You are my past, he is my hope, it's as simple as that." ”

Wen Yanbo was stunned by the old empress's resolute tone, and muttered, "Do you really want to give up your family?" ”

The old queen mother closed her eyes for a long time, and finally said word by word: "The old body is the queen mother of Daqin, the grandmother of the royal family, and there is no other identity." ”

Wen Yanbo hung his head and was silent for a long time, then sighed and said: "Huangliang must wake up in a dream, and the success or failure of right and wrong is empty. When he looked up again, he was already calm and resolute, only to see him pat the dust on his body, stood up tremblingly, and smiled at the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang: "Since the old empress dowager is unwilling to recognize this relative, then our Wen family does not force it," said proudly: "Fang Cai's kneeling is to thank my aunt for her help in the past 20 years." ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang stroked her somewhat scattered white hair, took a sip of the teacup, and said lightly: "It seems that Prime Minister Wen is going to negotiate conditions with the old man." ”

Wen Yanbo nodded and laughed at himself: "Yes, the old minister has colluded with you for twenty years, and there are still some things that can be handled." As he spoke, he stretched out his thin and withered right hand, bent up and said, "For example, Qin Yutian's true identity ......" and then bent a finger and said: "For example, the disgraceful role you played in the kings and heirs back then." ”

"For another example, the truth about Princess Moyu's relationship back then ......" Wen Yanbo was still about to be depressed, but he heard the old queen mother shout in a low voice: "Enough, let's talk about your conditions!" ”

The corners of Wen Yanbo's mouth curled slightly, and he laughed softly: "I want to protect the incense of the Wen family, Wen family...... It cannot be de-listed. ”

"Delusional!" The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang said coldly: "Under the nest, there are no eggs." ”

Wen Yanbo chuckled in his heart, in fact, he just said that he wanted to see if the old queen mother, who had created many miracles, could create miracles again. The only luck was broken, but his heart became relaxed, and he said softly: "Leave a trace of residual veins, so as to wait for the comeback?" ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang did not refuse this time, and asked after a moment's thought, "Who do you want to keep?" ”

Wen Yanbo had already planned, so he simply said: "Mingli, my second son." ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang closed her eyes and pondered for a moment, and said softly: "Replace it with Mingyi." ”

Wen Yanbo's face froze, and he paused for a moment and whispered: "Mingyi, that kid is already stupid, let's keep Mingli." ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang said noncommittally: "As a father, you don't want to sacrifice any son, this old body understands it very well......," the words changed, and said lightly: "But don't treat others as fools, even if Mingyi has deceived the world for a while, it doesn't mean that he can never show his stuff." "I sighed in my heart and said: 'Just like me, there will be a day when I will be ruined or even ruined......

Wen Yanbo's breathing became short, and after a while, he said with difficulty: "Actually, that's not the case...... Knowing the son Mo Ruo's father, Mingyi's child is filial, smart, and persistent, if the whole family dies and only he is left, he will fall into endless revenge for the rest of his life, and it is likely that the last trace of my Wen family's Miao descendants will also be buried. ”

said with a bitter laugh, and said softly: "Mingli is different, he is greedy for life and afraid of death, cowardly, if he can steal his life, he will definitely be careful to hide his name...... Although I am a little ashamed, I can finally pass on my Wen family. ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang was slightly moved and said, "It seems that you have already thought it through, and I agreed." ”

Wen Yanbo bowed to the end when he heard the words and said: "Thank you for the mercy of the Queen Mother, the old minister retired, let's see you in the next life......" After saying this, his body was even more rickety, and he looked much thinner.

Looking at his Xiao Suo figure, the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang's heartstrings relaxed, and she finally couldn't help but whisper: "Actually, you can stay in the palace for the time being, no one can take you away." ”

Wen Yanbo smiled gratefully, shook his head and said softly: "I'm almost sixty years old, how can I seize the vitality of my children when my spirit is scattered and the oil is running out?" ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang looked at him deeply, nodded tiredly, and waved her hand: "Go all the way." ”

Wen Yanbo straightened his clothes and said with a clear smile: "The queen mother doesn't need to worry, the old minister has been powerful for 20 years, and she has enjoyed the glory and wealth of this world, and she has no regrets." ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang didn't speak again, and watched him leave Cining Palace fixedly, only then did she sigh with tiredness and get up tremblingly on crutches. The old eunuch Qiu hurriedly stepped forward to help, and the old queen mother asked in a voice while walking inside: "You said that the good in the Buddhist scriptures is rewarded with good and evil is rewarded, is it really there?" ”

Eunuch Qiu thought for a while, and hissed: "The old slave feels that it probably exists, or the underworld and the eighteenth layer of hell will not be a decoration?" ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then smiled and said, "You old thing, you see things differently from others. The old eunuch was just about to make a few fun words, but he heard the old queen mother say quietly: "If this is the case, then I must go to hell." ”

Eunuch Qiu shook his head and smiled: "Whoever goes to hell can't take your turn to be old, the people of Great Qin can say that you are the living Bodhisattva today." ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang shook her head and laughed softly: "The old body can deceive the world, but it can't deceive the ghosts and gods, even if it is a Buddha of ten thousand families, what is the use?" ”

Eunuch Qiu is the personal old eunuch of the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang, and he knows everything about the Empress Dowager's past, so the Empress Dowager has never let him leave Cining Palace, and what she is afraid of is that he is talking nonsense everywhere. After listening to the words of the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang, he naturally understood her current mood better, and after a long silence, he said softly: "In order to live, I can't say who is right and who is wrong." ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang nodded and muttered, "But it doesn't matter now, because if I don't live or not, the impact on the Qin family is not so great." ”

Eunuch Qiu was shocked when he heard this: "Queen Mother, you are the Dinghai Divine Needle of the old Qin family, don't think about it......"

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang couldn't help but say: "What are you talking about, the old body is not tired of life." Eunuch Qiu hurriedly laughed and said, "That's the old slave who heard it." I was just about to slap my mouth twice again to please me, but I heard the old queen mother say gloomily: "Even if you die, you have to pull Li Hun's old dog and clear the way for my good grandson." ”

The old eunuch shuddered, helped the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang into the bedroom, and quickly diverted the topic and asked, "Do you think Prime Minister Wen will go to find Li ...... Old dogs? He was worried that Wen Yanbo would be attached to Li Hun's banner in order to seek perfection.

"No, it won't." The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang said categorically: "If he was willing to live under the people, he Wen Yanbo would not have fallen to this point today." ”

The old eunuch was silent. I saw the old queen mother write a few lines on the paper with a pen, put it into an envelope, and ordered in a deep voice: "You take my jade plate out of the palace, and then send this letter to Yutian, if he agrees, he will send the inscription gift out of the city." ”

"What if you don't?" The old eunuch heard the uncertainty in the Queen Mother's tone, and asked worriedly.

"Resign yourself to fate...... the old queen mother closed her eyes and murmured: "A king should not follow anyone's instructions, he should let his heart determine the direction." ”

After the old eunuch was ordered to retreat, the old lady blew out the light, and the room fell into darkness.