Wang Gongchen and Feng Jing, the two champions of this dynasty, one in purple and one in Zhu, each in Baiwat, guarded in front of the Funing Hall with white jade railings and glazed tiles, and waited for the emperor to summon them with solemn expressions.

The cold wind of early spring blew their curved collars and sleeves, and they all looked ahead, maintaining a long silence, and in an atmosphere similar to confrontation, not even their eyelashes fluttered for a moment.

Under this strange and beautiful picture, there is a hidden final war between Zhang Guifei and the queen at the cost of her life.

After Zhang Guifei's death, she was quite sentimental today, announced that she had dropped out of the dynasty that day, mourned in the Ninghua Palace, and also told people that the night thief entered the palace, the concubine rushed to guard, and the bloody message of the stabbing arm during the long drought. Ninghua Hall promoted the official, entered the escort class, Shi Quanbin took the opportunity to suggest that Zhang Guifei be mourned in the Imperial Palace today.

According to the etiquette system of the national dynasty, the queen can be mourned in the imperial hall only after her death. Shi Quanbin's move is actually to suggest that Zhang Guifei be posthumously registered as the queen today.

The news spread, and Ouchi was in an uproar. The queen is alive and pursues the noble concubine as the queen, which is tantamount to blatantly damaging the dignity of the current dynasty.

On this day, the two governors were not allowed to enter, and the only people who could express their opinions on this matter were two officials who were on duty on official business, Wang Gongchen, a scholar of Hanlin, and Feng Jing, a fellow practitioner.

Among the officials who were exiled because of their dealings with Zhang Guifei, only Wang Gongchen was later recalled to the capital and appointed as a bachelor of Hanlin. Feng Jing has been serving as a museum in recent years, a year ago, in addition to the initiates' living notes, accompanying the emperor in and out, responsible for recording the emperor's words and deeds, and cultivating the living notes to send the history museum to repair the actual record and the official history, which is an official position that only the talented and hopeful people who are from the higher education and the system can worship. From the above two points, it can also be seen that Jinshang really treats these two champions differently.

When the bad news of Zhang Guifei reached Hanyuan, Wang Gongchen immediately asked to chase the noble concubine, and Feng Jing, who was in the living room, heard the news and immediately drafted a chapter Shu, saying that it was not feasible to pursue the honor. After returning to the Funing Palace, the two of them came to the front of the main hall together, and each asked the emperor for help.

I accepted Miao Shuyi's order, went back and forth between the pavilions, and helped her deliver the news, when I passed by the Funing Palace, I happened to see the scene of the confrontation between the two.

I asked the eunuchs in front of the palace, and I knew that their chapter Shu had already been handed over to the current lord, but now the lord has not announced their entry for a long time. And Feng Jing and Wang Gongchen, like every official in this dynasty, did not lack the patience to insist, guarding the east and west ends in front of the palace, and they were tense in absolute silence.

After another half of the day, the inner servants in the palace came out, and King Xuan Gongchen entered the pair, and said to Feng Jinghe: "Your Majesty's dictation: Drop out of the dynasty today, you don't have to work for Bachelor Feng to write, please go back to the hospital to rest." ”

Feng Jing did not accept the order. After seeing Wang Gongchen enter, he suddenly knelt down in front of the hall, word by word, and said loudly: "Minister Feng Jing implores His Majesty the Emperor to give it right." ”

There was silence in the Funing Palace, and there was no response.

Feng Jing continued to kneel and wait until I left, and he had no intention of giving up.

After that, I went with the princess and Miao Shuyi to visit the queen in the Rouyi Palace, and I also stayed there to wait for news. After a while, Zhang Weiji came in with tears in his eyes and said to the queen: "The official family accepted Wang Gongchen's suggestion and wanted to posthumously register Zhang Guifei as the queen, and he has been ordered to write an edict after consulting with Zai Zhi tomorrow. ”

"How can this be!" The princess immediately got up, "I'll go and tell Daddy......"

"Hui Rou," the queen called to her, shaking her head, "don't object. This is Concubine Zhang's greatest wish before her death, and it is also the last thing your father can do for her, and he will not change his mind. ”

The princess frowned and said, "But, the ......."

Miao Shuyi also bowed to her and persuaded: "It's just a false name." The people are gone, so why bother with her. ”

Zhang Weiji immediately told the empress that Feng Jing was still kneeling in front of the Funing Palace, but Jinshang always refused to summon him.

Coming out of the Rouyi Palace, I turned towards the Funing Palace, and sure enough, I saw Feng Jing still kneeling there, in the fading light, he looked like a stone statue with a robe.

A moment later, a female figure slowly approached him, wearing green clothes and green brocade and white jade. He felt it, looked sideways, and immediately turned around and bowed: "Her Royal Highness ...... Queen"

"Master Feng go back." The queen said, with a gentle and shallow smile on her face, "It's better to be in the middle than to talk too much." ”

Feng Jing was silent. After a while, he bowed to the queen again: "Thank you for your highness's teachings." ”

After the salute, he finally stood up and slowly retreated.

Maybe it was because he learned of the arrival of the queen, and he walked out of the Funing Palace, walking very slowly. Standing in front of the main entrance, he slowly raised his eyes to look at the queen under the steps, his expression was tired, and his dull and godless face looked extremely old.

The emperor and queen looked at each other from afar, and they were speechless to each other. The silence between Wang Gongchen and Feng Jing just now had a hint of confrontation like a golden iron horse, and at this moment, the emperor's eyes converged between these two silent rooms, and only the two lonely shadows were printed in the empty courtyard.

That night, I went to Hanyuan, and I was still hesitating to go in, but Wang Gongchen had already glimpsed my figure inside, and asked in a loud voice, "Who is there?" ”

I emerged from behind a clump of green bamboos. He saw my face clearly and was able to recognize me: "It turned out to be you, the nobleman!" ”

I must have made a bad impression on him that day, and he greeted him with a smile in his eyes, and even invited me to sit in. I smiled slightly, and responded: "The lieutenant enters the jade hall to sit, and the etiquette is not in agreement." ”

He smiled faintly and fell silent.

I looked at the pen he was still holding in his hand and said, "I am bold, may I ask Wang Hanchang, is it for courtesy or for official career in advocating respect today?" ”

Wang Gongchen looked at me and asked lightly: "The nobleman serves in the queen's palace?" ”

I bow my head and deny it. He also didn't ask, saying: "I also know that Concubine Zhang Guifei is not virtuous, and the merits she has made today are not enough to make her queen, and the queen's advocacy of pursuing respect is not in line with etiquette and morality." ”

"That's for the career?" I asked.

He shook his head slowly and said, "Do the nobles also think that I am a villain who only knows the intentions of Emperor Qu?" ”

I smiled lightly and didn't answer, but said: "Wang Hanchang is smart and wise, and he will not fail to see the political situation in the future." ”

He also smiled lightly and said: "Zhang Yaozuo is incompetent and incompetent, and after the concubine, the decline of the Zhang family is inevitable." Today, she has always favored the queen, and the queen has thirteen regiments to practice as a son, and she will definitely enjoy the blessings of the queen mother in the future. ”

"In that case, why does Wang Hanchang still propose to chase the noble concubine?" I'll ask him again.

He told me the answer calmly: "To repay her for the grace of Ruixiang flowers." ”

Seeing that I was silent, he continued: "Whatever she wants, she will work hard for it, and she must achieve her goal, which I admire very much. In the first half of my life, I often looked ahead and backwards, and I didn't dare to fight to the end what I liked, so I lost a lot of ...... So, now I am willing to fight for her and pay tribute to her persistence in the name of queen she wants. ”

"At the cost of the future?"

He replied: "I often make bad decisions, and when faced with a choice, I don't care about this one more time." ”

I didn't have anything more, and finally thanked him: "Thank you Wang Hanchang for being honest." ”

He gave me a friendly smile: "The grace of the pick-up wat is unforgettable." ”