In Bianliang, Tokyo, the emperor's luan ride is being blocked in the Suzaku Gate. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After all, Emperor Liu Chengyou had just come of age, and whenever he faced all kinds of courtiers, his young age made him always unable to stand in front of the ministers and could not find his prestige. He reminds himself all the time: identity, the thing that determines everything, should be identity.

A hairy boy can make an old man helpless with stubbornness, but in front of a group of old men, it is always the hairy boy who has nothing to do. Only by echoing each of them can he face them one-on-one as much as possible, and can he take advantage of their contradictions to make his life easier. If you resist in public, if you think of the slightest disobedience, then the old men will suddenly hug up and fight against you. No matter how strong the young man's firepower is, he will be made empty by the slippery old loaches, but they can't use it.

However, at this moment, the person in front of him was not a few years older than himself, it was a young general who was twenty-six or seventeen years old. In the face of such the same young people, Liu Chengyou's imperial arrogance and majesty can finally be displayed with confidence.

"Guo Rong, do you even dare to stop my driving?"

"Wechen will never dare, as the chief general of the guard, I am only worried about the safety of Your Majesty, the last order of the first emperor, Wechen dare not forget, Your Majesty must be clear."

The emperor is in the palace, and if he does not go out of the inner city, he can accompany him straight and long, if he goes out of the palace, then the general of the left prison guard will personally accompany him, which is the rule set by the emperor, and the emperor is of course clear.

But this little general has a special identity, and when he thinks that this person is the son of the privy envoy Guo Wei, Liu Chengyou feels uncomfortable.

"Daxiangguo Temple is less than three miles away, I went to pay some incense, and met the Queen Mother by the way, why use Qing to personally guard? As the Son of Heaven, can't I even rebuke a guard general? ”

Liu Chengyou knew that although Guo Rong had a special identity, he had always been humble and honest, and he did not have the habit of chewing his tongue in front of his father when he encountered something. Liu Chengyou didn't dare to talk back to Guo Wei, an old man, but he liked to be angry with this little General Guo on weekdays.

Seeing that Guo Rong actually wanted to stop him, the emperor actually had a strange mentality of not being angry but happy: "I want to think of a way to reprimand you a few more words today." ”

Guo Rong was speechless for an instant, he was stunned and looked a little helpless.

"Guo Rong, did you forget to reply?

Guo Rong had no choice but to reply: "If you insist on following Your Majesty, of course Weichen doesn't dare." The royal law is not imposed on the monarch, only the system of the ancestors, for His Majesty to self-discipline, since it is self-discipline, then Your Majesty can self-determination, how dare the ministers use force? ”

Although this sentence is not forced, it is clearly reminding Liu Chengyou that there is a slight taste of using his ancestors to suppress him. Liu Chengyou was naturally annoyed in his heart, he first straightened his face, and then sneered after a while:

"Guo Aiqing, you are really talking at both ends, you deceive the king, but because of the system of the ancestors, if I am coerced by you, I will become self-disciplined. In short, you Guo Rong are all right, and I and my ancestors are wrong, but is it? ”

As soon as he greeted, the inner eunuch around him was about to lift the public and drive, and a few other people stepped forward, but they wanted to prevent Guo Rong from following.

Guo Rong was kneeling on the ground, but at this time, he was in a hurry and couldn't help but stretch out his arms.

"General Guo, what a good job! Don't pull my sleeves? ”

Guo Rong was stunned, his hand was not eight zhang away from the emperor, and it was clear that he was two or three feet, and when he heard this, he hurriedly threw his five bodies to the ground, and there was no words to answer.

Liu Chengyou was about to think of some more words to scold him, when he suddenly heard a long voice coming: "The Queen Mother has returned to Luan and entered the palace......"

The four horses on the opposite side opened the way, and it was the queen mother's guard of honor who came.

Liu Chengyou knew that his mother was going to have a lot of trouble, and he was unhappy, so he could only cancel his plan to take the opportunity to humiliate Guo Rong.

The woman sitting on Luan Yu has half-gorgeous hair, bright eyes and smooth skin, which is the Li family who was known as the Empress Dowager of Zhaosheng in later history.

"The people in the palace came to report that the emperor was also going to Xiangguo Temple, and Yu Cai returned early. Emperor, if you have anything to say, go back to the palace and say it. ”

Before entering the incense in the Great Xiangguo Temple, he should be alone in the room, and the monks who knew the guests were waiting to serve the fast, Liu Chengyou was afraid that the palace people would have many mouths and eyes, and many words wanted to say to his mother in the temple. The Queen Mother returned early, and Liu Chengyou's request to see him was meaningless.

"It's Xiao Guo Qing kneeling below?"

"Minister Guo Rong knocked to see the saint queen mother."

"Emperor, you can wait in my dormitory first, I have something to ask Guo Qing alone."

At this point, Liu Chengyou could only go back to Da Nei first, thinking that Guo Rong would definitely sue him in front of his mother, and couldn't help but glare at him fiercely when he left.

When the Queen Mother saw that the emperor was far away, she coughed lightly and said:

"It's just snowed in the past few days, and the ground is full of mud, Xiao Guoqing, please get up. Did the emperor embarrass you again just now? ”

"How can there be such a thing, the minister is about to escort the saint to the Great Xiangguo Temple, the saint is looking at the queen mother's royal drive, and the minister is kneeling to welcome here."

The Queen Mother looked at it from a distance just now, and the dispute between Guo Rong and the emperor was in full view, she was a smart person, and she guessed the truth of the matter at once.

"Our two families are not outsiders, don't have any scruples, you can say anything directly."

Guo Rongdun replied: "The ministers are honest, don't dare to bully the king." ”

Seeing that Guo Rong replied very decently, and did not tell the truth in order to clear herself, she nodded slowly.

"You have always been a knowledgeable person, never let it be difficult, the Guo family and the royal family have always been close, this position of the left guard is given to you, our mother and daughter are the most assured. Go back and do your business, your father's back injury from falling from a horse recurs from time to time, and he must be well maintained, don't forget to remind him. ”

"The reputation of the Queen Mother is ashamed, and on behalf of her father Guo Wei, thank the Queen Mother for her love."

Empress Dowager Li carefully checked his eyes, and saw that Guo Rong's expression was respectful as usual, and he retreated cautiously, thinking: "Guo Wei is heroic and martial, but he accepted such an honest person from his wife as his adopted son, which is strange." ”

Besides, Liu Chengyou has been fidgeting in the queen mother's bedroom, and he knows that when he returns to the palace, he doesn't dare to speak.

When Empress Dowager Li returned to the palace, she couldn't help but sigh slightly when she saw that his face was sometimes full of bitterness, sometimes he gritted his teeth, and he had no gentleman's demeanor.

"No excuses."

The Queen Mother waved her hand at Liu Chengyou and prevented him from kneeling on one knee.

"What is the emperor's need to ask me?"

"It's nothing important, but it's just a matter of greeting."

Mrs. Li was blue and stared at him lukewarmly, Liu Chengyou was so hairy by his mother that he didn't dare to say a word.

"The daily ceremony, do you want to go to the Great Xiangguo Temple? If you have something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, what are you afraid of? ”

Empress Dowager Li pointed to the three palace maids beside her: "These people have been following me for many years, what kind of eyeliner can they be?" I don't believe it! How can a suspicious ghost achieve great things at this point? ”

The subordinates around him knelt on the ground in an instant, and their faces were full of panic and they didn't dare to say more.

"Do not be afraid, arise all."

A group of servants and maids stood up in thanks, and some were even moved by the Queen Mother's words, and they were about to burst into tears.

Although Liu Chengyou is still not at ease, since the Queen Mother just said this, I think they can't really eavesdrop at the door on the spot.

"You are faithful, and I can trust you. Let's wait outside the door. Queen Mother, my son has an idea here, and I want to hear what you have to say. ”

"Danyan."

"Erchen thinks that the capital is restless! It is time to urgently transfer Liu Chong, who stayed in Beijing, to return to Beijing from Hedong to take charge of the forbidden army, or take over the authority of Kaifeng Yin, so that we can have more strength! ”

Empress Dowager Li looked at this son, her face full of disappointment: "Son, now that there is your uncle Liu Xin Gongwei Xuzhou in the south of Gyeonggi, what else is there to worry about?" The Liu clan should guard one side, how can they all be crowded in the city of Tokyo? You can't just think about the safety of one time and one place, and care about the world, so that you can decide all directions in Kyushu. ”

Liu Chengyou's idea has been held back for a long time, he has never dared to say it, even Su Fengji dare not say it, his only hope is pinned on his mother, but the Queen Mother asked him to touch a nail as soon as she came up.

For him, the threat of Western Shu and the northern disaster of Khitan are far water, and how to deal with Guo Wei's compelling momentum in the DPRK is the real thirst.

"Guo Wei has no courtesy, he still despises the royal prestige before driving, and he has a private party behind his back, and his ministers are afraid that he will ...... in the future" He hesitated, and finally gritted his teeth and said two words like a fish in his throat: "It must be reversed!" ”

"Uncle Guo is chewing these tongues with you again?"

He did say it, and what Li Ye said was by no means unreasonable. I thought about it for many days, so I simply let him take on the errand of the Xuanhui Academy, so that we can stay more stable in the palace. ”

Empress Dowager Li exclaimed: "What did you say? Was this your idea, or did Li Ye ask for it himself? ”

"Of course it's Erchen's idea."

Empress Dowager Li knew that her uncle Li Ye originally held the position of military envoy, which was equivalent to mastering the spy activities of the inner court, and if he was allowed to serve as the northern envoy of the Xuanhui Yuan, almost all other affairs of the inner court would also be controlled by Li Ye.

The Xuanhui envoy is similar to the internal affairs office of the Qing Dynasty, at the end of the five dynasties, it is not as powerful as the late Tang Dynasty when the eunuchs were in charge, but if the Xuanhui envoy and the Wude envoy are in one person, the power will become greater. Coupled with the identity of Li Ye's relatives, it will lead outsiders to reverie.

Maybe the son is trying to remove the so-called "eyeliner" that may not exist in the palace, but the queen mother understands that if there is a sudden and drastic change in the personnel of the inner court, it will lead to political instability.

Originally, for the identity of the Empress Dowager Li, the growth and decline of the power of foreign relatives was directly related to her own interests, but the Empress Dowager looked at her anxious son at this time and shook her head: "Emperor, let me tell you some stories." Twenty-six years ago, in the post-Tang Dynasty Liang, the world was in turmoil, and there was a family in Jinyang, Hedong, where the youngest daughter was still waiting to be married, but the family was poor and had no money to marry. ”

"The queen mother said these cold stories, what does it have to do with my Han Sheji?"

Empress Dowager Li ignored him, she told the story of poverty in her mouth, but her body became more and more upright, as if she was announcing some decree document:

"The first two daughters of that family starved to death and married one, and several Kun brothers also died in troubled times. There is a younger sister left, and the youngest brother. One day, the father and elder of the family were working in the field, and the sister and brother brought some food to be sent to the field, and they didn't want to go out yet, when they suddenly rushed into a thug, the man was a Turkic wrangler, and he suddenly stopped the sister and brother and shouted: "I am a wanted murderer, and the horses were forcibly requisitioned by the government a few years ago, and they had no livelihood so they plundered for a living!" Don't blame me. The youngest son sat on the ground and cried, "Don't hurt my life, my sister is beautiful and available to you!" ”

Liu Chengyou exclaimed: "What an ignorant child! ”

"Where is the little one? This man was sixteen years old at the time, and he was almost married. So the younger brother watched the wrangler abuse his sister. Afterwards, the younger brother said, "My sister can do it with skillful hands, but if the king takes her captive, wouldn't it be a good thing?" The thief was right, and abandoned his brother and took his sister captive.

Liu Chengyou only heard the green tendons on his neck: "This younger brother is clearly a brute!" Dogs are more human than human! ”

Empress Dowager Li said coldly: "This younger brother only hopes that there will be one less sister in the family, and he will be fuller when he eats, he is the uncle Li Ye who instigated Su Fengji to come up with ideas in your ears all day long, and told you to go against Guo Shumi, that sister is your mother." ”

Liu Chengyou was speechless, only to feel that the entire West Palace was spinning in front of him like a spinning top.

"That Turkic wrangler is the first emperor, your father."