readx;?readx; Chapter 432 Empress Dowager Wenzhuang

Still in the Central Capital, still in Cining Palace, or in that Zen room, the conversation continued......

"How can you change your mind?" As a mother, as a grandmother, and as a queen mother, Wenzhuang's choice at this moment is extremely difficult. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Can't change it! No one can change it! Emperor Zhaowu laughed sharply: "Just before I came here, I had already announced to the world that Qin Lei, the king of Longwei County, would send an envoy on behalf of the heavens to welcome back the crown prince in Chu State. ”

"Have you considered social welfare in doing this?" After a moment of silence, the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang seemed to acquiesce in Qin Lei's fate, and turned to discuss the Great Qin Jiangshan with him: "The two princes have been detained, don't you need to give an explanation to the people?" ”

"Yes, of course!" The corners of Emperor Zhaowu's mouth turned up and said, "The holy decree has already been written...... As soon as the news from the Southern Chu side comes back, I will tell the people of Great Qin that it was the Qi State that instigated the Chu people to act recklessly, and they are the real culprits! I want to make the people of Great Qin angry again, just like the invasion of Qi Chu eighteen years ago, and stimulate all the energy of my people of Great Qin......"

As if falling into some kind of conjecture state, Emperor Zhaowu said with a crazy expression: "By that time, I have already passed the great military exercise and firmly held the forbidden army of Great Qin in my hands," he said and waved his hand violently, and his eyes lit up: "Then I will lead the forbidden army to fight in person and start a decisive battle with the Qi State. "Looking at his ugly state, he almost said, 'The sun rises in the east, only I am undefeated'.

Obviously, interlacing is like a mountain, and this Tianzi No. 1 conspirator sees war too simply......

But Emperor Zhaowu obviously felt good about himself, he waved his arms feverishly, looked at the Queen Mother with blazing eyes, and said in a dumb voice: "I will definitely make you proud of me!" I'm going to prove to you that I'm the best! ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang sighed from her heart and did not make any more noise.

The sun was gradually turning from the east to the west, and one of the protagonists of the conversation had left, leaving only the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang sitting alone on the futon. But I saw that her eyelids were drooping and her breathing was slow, as if she was asleep.

But the eunuch Qiu at the door knew that the old queen mother's heart must be like turning over the river and the sea, so he brought in a plate of Tan'an incense.

Smelling the faint aroma, the old queen mother said softly: "You know that the mourning family never uses this......"

Eunuch Qiu smiled slightly: "In the past, your heart was like water, so naturally you couldn't use it, but today...... Let's order it. The tone of concern is like that of an old friend for many years, not just a master and servant.

The old queen mother did not object again, and nodded slowly: "Sit down and let's talk." ”

Eunuch Qiu complied respectfully and sat on the futon opposite the old queen mother...... Although His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor also sat here half an hour ago, the old eunuch sat so naturally, without the slightest fear.

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang didn't feel anything, and asked softly: "Old Qiu, what year did you follow me?" Gotta have to have a beetle......"

Eunuch Qiu smiled with emotion: "It's rare that you remember clearly. The old slave entered the palace in the early years of the first emperor, and at that time, he ...... "he couldn't say it anymore...... Everyone knows each other well, and there are some things that can't be said nonsense.

But the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang didn't think about it and said: "At that time, the mourning family had just entered the palace, although she was selected as a show girl, but among the beauties like clouds, her appearance was not outstanding, and she did not attract the attention of His Majesty, and soon she was sent to the Huanyi Bureau to wash clothes...... "Said and pursed her lips and smiled: "You went to the Huanyi Bureau half a year later, speaking of which, the Mourning family is still your senior." ”

Eunuch Qiu was also immersed in the memories, and laughed softly: "Yes, the slave maid was only eight years old at that time, she didn't understand anything, she was bullied, and she had to be punished and locked up in a dark room instead of those who were old." If it weren't for the Queen Mother, you would have starved to death many times. ”

The old queen mother sighed and said: "It's really fast, it's been sixty years in the blink of an eye, the first emperor, Yuankang, Lao Qin, Lao Xue...... The people around the mourning family are gone one by one, and only you are left with you all the way, and one is still around. ”

Eunuch Qiu said softly: "That's because the old slave made a sincere wish to God and will serve you until the last moment," said and covered his mouth and chuckled: "You are a thousand-year-old mother, speaking of which, the old slave has followed you to the light." ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang smiled slightly: "Long live the Lord has collapsed early, it can be seen that Shouyuan is fair to everyone, and it will not increase or decrease a little because of poverty and wealth." He sighed lightly and said, "Why do you live so long?" A person is lonely and worried. ”

Seeing that the mood that the old queen mother had just mentioned was low again, Eunuch Qiu slapped himself lightly and said with a smile: "Look at my mouth, I can't speak when I'm almost seventy years old." ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang shook her head and smiled: "I don't blame you, the main reason is that it has been too difficult for the mourning family recently." "The demise of the Wen family, the madness of Emperor Zhaowu, the dangerous fate of the two grandsons, and a series of adverse reactions caused by this, are like mountains pressing on the chest, making the old queen mother breathless.

Eunuch Qiu smiled and comforted: "Look at what you said, what kind of storms have you not experienced in your life?" The old slave feels that this time is much stronger than the one eighteen years ago, and you can definitely handle it easily. ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang sighed again, she had sighed three times in a short period of time, even more than she had sighed in the past ten years: "It seems that I am really old, and I can't make up my mind, if I have half of the original ruthlessness, I will never be so in such a dilemma." ”

On the one hand, he is the son who is in power, and on the other hand, he is the grandson on whom he has high hopes...... If the former is chosen, Daqin is likely to lose the future; And if she chooses the latter, Daqin may collapse now, and she once fantasized about a smooth handover of power, so that Daqin will come safely tomorrow.

But the old queen mother has not been afraid to guess others with the greatest malice all her life, but she still thinks of her children and grandchildren too well...... She underestimated her son's greed for power, and Emperor Zhaowu's monopoly was enough to make his six relatives disown; She even underestimated her grandson's self-preservation, and Qin Lei's bold and self-respecting character really offended the emperor's majesty...... Especially when this emperor is not ready to tolerate it anymore.

"I don't know which is more important now and ...... future," the old queen mother muttered in her heart. She suddenly felt that she was very sad, and when she encountered something and needed to discuss it with someone, she could only talk to the old eunuch in front of her. I couldn't help but feel a little discouraged for a while, and I didn't want to say another word.

After all, Eunuch Qiu had served the Queen Mother for a while, and he could feel the change in the Queen Mother's mood, so he got up and said: "Queen Mother, you have also been sitting for a long time, the old slave will help you to rest." ”

Wen Zhuang nodded, asked Eunuch Qiu to rub his sour calves, got up with his support, and slowly walked towards the warm pavilion.

If she just walked back to the room, lay down and sleep, and not think about her son or grandson. Then she is just an ordinary old lady, not the Empress Dowager of Daqin Wenzhuang, who is in awe of countless people.

The reason why she has been able to get to where she is today is because she has an incomparably strong heart, and as decades have passed, that heart is no longer as strong as when she was younger, but it is more determined...... Because she is the unique Empress Dowager of Wenzhuang.

Halfway through, she suddenly stopped, holding the crested cane firmly in one hand, and stood firmly in the hall, Eunuch Qiu knew that the old queen mother had gotten rid of the temporary confusion and made the final choice.

I saw the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang close her eyes slightly and said, "You sent someone to tell Yutian: 'Grandma, as long as you come back safely'." ”

The old eunuch's expression was grim, and he said in a deep voice: "Obey the order." ”

Looking at the disappearing figure of Eunuch Qiu, the old queen mother slowly looked to the south and said softly: "But on the Nanchu side, you can only rely on yourself, grandma believes that you will be able to do it!" ”

Although Qin Lei had hardly seen the emperor's grandmother Fawei, and only learned more about her past style from legends, Qin Lei was extremely relieved...... The reason why his old lady did not exert his authority was because she did not want to disrupt Emperor Zhaowu's plans and affect his authority.

But this does not mean that the old queen mother is powerless. On the contrary, Qin Lei believed that the power that the old queen mother had accumulated for eighteen years was absolutely huge, and once it was released, it would be enough to turn the tide.

Therefore, Qin Lei was very concerned about this grandmother's attitude...... If she was still standing silently on Emperor Zhaowu's side as she had done many times in the past, she would not even react to the fact that her maiden family was cut off...... Because although Qin Lei knew about his grandmother's cultivation of him, he was still not sure if this kind of love and cultivation could compete with his support for Emperor Zhaowu.

And with Qin Lei's current ability, he has not yet achieved both, and when he uses all his mental energy to deal with the Chu people, and even plans to escape, he can't take care of everything in the country at all......

When Qin Lei saw the nine words passed to him by the Queen Mother, the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. There is no need to talk nonsense between the so-called smart people, as long as this sentence, Qin Lei can understand that the old queen mother has decided to stand on her side, so naturally there is no need to worry about the situation in the capital......

"I'm not fighting alone!" When Qin Lei woke up from a nap, he whispered to himself.

After speaking, he wiped his face and went out in good spirits. When his subordinates saw the prince coming out, they quickly got up to greet him, and when they saw his radiant appearance, the haze in everyone's hearts also faded a lot.

"This is a war, and now we are all comrades-in-arms, so don't be formal!" He smiled heartily as he beckoned everyone to sit down around the square table. The condition of this post house is very poor, and there is only a half-old table of eight immortals in the whole hall, and then there are even older chairs.

Picking up the teapot on the table, grunting his stomach, Qin Lei wiped his mouth and said, "Comfortable, ......" As he spoke, he raised his eyes and said to Wang Anting: "Don't be surprised, scholars, the lonely king is like this in front of his own people." ”

Although Wang Anting is a member of the prince's family, everyone is now a grasshopper on a rope, so he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Qin Lei's movements, so he shook his head and smiled: "Although the prince is casual, he still looks kind like this." ”

Qin Lei grinned at him, and said to Zhou Baojun, who had already returned: "Your national letter has been handed out, when will you be able to meet Emperor Chu?" ”

Zhou Baojun's face was ugly again, and he shook his head and said astringently: "Returning to the prince, it was handed out, but the Ministry of Rites of Chu State did not give the letter at all, and was forced to be anxious by Weichen, so it was said that their emperor was sick, he was bedridden and could not see things, and he could not report until his condition improved and the dragon's body was healthy." ”

"Excuse me!" Qin Lei pouted and said: "This old man has been sick for three or five years, if you want to be good, it is estimated that you will have to wait for the rest of your life." Putting the sick old man aside, he asked, "Then when shall we see the prince?" At least make sure if he's fat or thin, and if he's been abused, right? ”

Zhou Baojun was even more helpless: "Their reply is even more outrageous, saying: 'They don't know the whereabouts of the prince either. ’”

Qin Lei slapped his forehead and said with a wry smile: "This time it's even more desperate, I don't even miss it." ”

Wang Anting, who was sitting under him, said a little anxiously: "Lord, we have to find the prince quickly, we can't have three long and two short, otherwise we can't afford to suffer!" He was so excited, as if his father had been lost.

But when Qin Lei asked him what to do, the scholar was dumbfounded, and he didn't know what to do. It seems that the imperial history is the imperial history, except for finding faults and shouting slogans, basically nothing else.

Qin Lei had no choice but to look at Zhu Guidao, who came with him: "How is it, have you found any news?" "I had expected that this time it would be more than lucky, so Qin Lei brought all the forces that could be mobilized to the south, as for how to get over, it was not his concern. As the so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, Lao Tzu spent so much money, and it had to come in handy at a critical moment.

At least...... Le Buyi must be hiding somewhere, and of course you have to take this super bodyguard with you when you go deep into the tiger's den.

The experienced Zhu Gui is the liaison officer of this trip, after two years of training, he has already become a loyal supporter of the prince, and has honorably joined the sacred organization of the Black Guard...... In other words, this guy has changed from a short-term worker who carries food to a long-term worker who eats and shelters.

Zhu Gui gave Qin Lei a look, and said respectfully: "The subordinates went out for a spin, and there were seven or eight tails behind their buttocks, and they didn't come into contact with any valuable characters. ”

"That means you don't know anything?" Wang Anting had an occupational illness and said, "Do you have the ultimateness to find out?" ”

Zhu Gui naturally didn't dare to be as knowledgeable as the Lord of the Middle Tang Dynasty, so he hurriedly laughed and said, "It's not for nothing," he said and arched his hand towards Qin Lei: "Lord, I found that the people of Chu had a rumor that the thousand-year-old ginseng given to Emperor Chu by the crown prince had a problem, which made the old emperor fall ill again." They all said that this was because the Qin State was unwilling to fail the negotiations and wanted to create civil strife for the Chu State. ”

Qin Lei rolled his eyes and said with a wry smile: "This kind of rumor that comes up in the donkey's head is believed by anyone?" ”

Wang Anting also shook his head and said, "How can such a low-level lie spread? ”

While accompanying the public loss camp at the end of the seat, he interjected: "Chu people live a leisurely life, and they like to spread some rumors the most, and there is a saying that 'three people become tigers', and no matter how false the rumors are, they will become more and more true, and in the end, even the rumors will be believed...... "Although they were preoccupied, everyone was still amused by him for a while.

was smiling, but listened to Gu Jun, who had been silent, saying: "At that time, the prince wanted to get out of trouble, and he did send a thousand-year-old ginseng to Emperor Chu, but soon the news came out that Emperor Chu was seriously ill, and we also thought that this was the reason why Chu suddenly turned his face." ”

"Where did you get the thousand-year-old ginseng?" The public loss camp suddenly asked: "The prince's original gift list was transcribed by the lower officials, but he has never seen any thousand-year-old ginseng?" ”

Qin Lei smiled and said, "What about hundreds of gifts, can you remember them all?" ”

"If you don't believe it, ask us, my lord, the officials are famous for not forgetting." Quite talented and overly ostentatious, the public loss camp concentrates the strengths and weaknesses of the children of the family.

Before Zhou Baojun nodded, Gu Jun said first: "Brother Gongyi is not mistaken, there is indeed no thousand-year-old ginseng on the gift list, but the ginseng was given to him by an old friend of the prince after he came here...... "You must know that there is no habit of false advertising at this time, saying that a thousand years is a thousand years, and nine hundred and ninety-nine years is not good."

This thing is naturally extremely rare, and I don't know which old friend can give this thing away casually.