It's noon.

Windy City.

Today, it is the seventh day of the mourning period of the Empress Dowager Liu A, and some of the bans in Gale City have been lifted, and there are finally people coming and going on the streets, some people come out to visit the door, some people come out to do small business, and some wine shops and teahouses have begun to open.

But no one realized that a large army had crept outside the city, and they had set up camp ten miles from the city, and a troop of ten cavalry rode towards the Windy City.

Palace.

Xuande Gate.

More than 100 ministers stood in the cold wind in court clothes.

The ministers held the guard in one hand, and their faces were filled with resentment.

The first person was forty miles away, with a Chinese face and three short beards under his chin, and it was Lin Chengyong, the deputy privy envoy of the Privy Council.

With a squeak, a crack opened in the Xuande Gate, and out of it came a stout gray-clothed father-in-law, who was quite heroic and did not have the yin qi of ordinary eunuchs.

Lin Chengyong hurriedly greeted him.

"Huang Daguan, the ministers ask to see Your Majesty, what does the queen say?"

That Huang Daguan was Huang Jien, and he shook his head helplessly.

"The emperor is still not awake and can't see anyone."

A silver-bearded minister behind Lin Chengyong shouted: "Your Majesty always can't see people, can he be good, who is presiding over the government now?" ”

As soon as these words came out, many people agreed.

"Yes, yes, what is the situation of Your Majesty, who is presiding over the government?"

"What's going on in the palace, why don't you let everyone know?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, the so-called family can't be without an owner for a day, and the country can't be without a king for a day, we must see the queen today and have a good reason with her!"

"Huang Daguan, if you don't take us in to see the queen today, we won't leave!"

Someone was pulling Huang Jien, and Huang Jien struggled left and right, very embarrassed.

"Ahem, ahem—"

There was a cough from behind the crowd, the voice was very old, the officials saw two people walking out from behind the crowd, one person in front was not wearing court clothes, he was on a cane, his back was slightly hunched, his head was white, and the person behind him was forty miles away, tall, with a somewhat black face, wearing a big red python robe, and a purple and gold crown on his head, Lin Chengyong saw these two people coming, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

***

Spring Warm Pavilion.

The doors and windows of the Chun Nuan Pavilion were closed, and only two lamps were lit in the pavilion, and the light was a little dim.

The queen and Sikong Man sat opposite each other, the queen's expression was a little anxious, and Sikong Man had an indifferent expression.

"I'll tell you the news, Captain Gao has returned to Windy City."

Sikong Man said lightly.

"This old immortal actually came back, when did he come back?"

"I don't know, maybe it's been a few days since I've been back, maybe it's last night, because our inside line only found out about him last night!"

"Daddy, you didn't catch him last night?"

"Well, it's hard to get started where he appears."

"Where did he appear?"

"You never dreamed that he appeared in the Lin Mansion first, and then went to Dali Temple!"

As soon as these words came out, the queen's face changed several times.

"The surname Lin is really the same as the surname Gao!"

"These two people are really amazing, they have been hiding it from everyone!"

"What are they plotting?"

"I don't know this, the Lin Mansion is heavily guarded, and it is difficult for outsiders to enter, but according to the secret report from the inside, they will incite hundreds of officials to make trouble in Xuande Gate today, and the infantry and cavalry of the forbidden army in Dali Temple and Dafeng City may make some moves!"

The queen's face changed slightly.

"What move?"

Sikong tapped his fingers on the table, not panicking.

"Our strength is the Imperial City Division and the palace guard battalion, unless they can enter the palace and force you to relinquish power!"

"Don't think!"

The queen snorted.

"There is Chief Xing in the palace, outside they want to eat the Imperial City Division in one bite, it's not so easy, Daddy is ready, once they dare to do it, teach them to walk around if they can't eat!"

"How likely do you think they are to do it?"

"Let's open it five or five, the surname Gao has been fighting with me for nearly twenty years, since he is hiding in the dark and not coming out, he must be waiting for an opportunity to make a move, as for Lin Chengyong, this person is a little uncertain, if he really comes together with the surname Gao, then Taiwei Gao will do it!"

"Well, my daughter hopes that the sooner they do it, the better, so that General Zhao will come back and take it for the crime of rebellion!"

"Yes, but Prince Dongping's attitude is ambiguous, at the critical moment, if he inserts a bar, we must also be careful!"

Sikong is full of beards, and he is scheming.

"That little person in Zongzheng Mansion, it's really useless to do it, it's enough to have Manager Xing to deal with him!"

The queen nodded.

"Yes, everything is ready now, only Dongfeng is owed, but this Zhao Huawen makes me a little worried, and I always feel that he is deliberately procrastinating!"

Sikong Man smiled.

"You're saying he's arrived in Windy City, but he's still watching?"

"yes, Daddy, don't you think?"

"Yes, but this person is not simple, maybe he is seizing the opportunity, I appreciate him a little, if Daddy's guess is right, he will come soon!"

The queen snorted and asked, "What if Lin Chengyong and they don't dare to do it?" ”

Sikong Man smiled and said: "That's simple, there is no resistance to depose the prince, we will support the king to ascend the throne, there will be no changes in your harem, right?" ”

"Concubine Shu Xian is now worried, the queen mother and the emperor have no two big dependences, she can only wash her face with tears all day long, compared to the prince, the daughter in the harem is more afraid of a person!"

"Who?"

"Concubine Yuan, the mother of King Qi, Deputy Chief Manager Chu seems to be very close to Concubine Yuan, with this nail in the palace, my daughter feels a little uneasy!"

Sikong Man was a little puzzled.

"Chu Chunlei is the person of the Yuan Concubine?"

"Yes, in the past few days, someone has seen him passing by the Manna Hall several times, and he has stopped at the door!"

"How could Deputy Chief Manager Chu have a relationship with Concubine Yuan?"

"Speaking of the woman Concubine Yuan, her background is a little mysterious, some people say that she speaks very strangely, like an outsider, but my daughter feels that she has a cold murderous aura in her!"

"Ruthless and murderous, is it a feeling?"

"Daddy, do you remember Concubine Tong?"

"You mean the concubine who suddenly died after drinking a bowl of lotus seed soup?"

"Yes, Concubine Tong was in power at that time, she couldn't get used to Concubine Yuan, she was embarrassed everywhere, Concubine Yuan said that she would die, and it turned out to be so, and Zongzheng Mansion checked for three months, but she couldn't find anything to do with Concubine Yuan, and since then, no one in the palace dares to be disrespectful to Concubine Yuan!"

"You mean, Deputy Chief Chu was subdued or bribed by her?"

"It's possible, a few days ago, my daughter arranged for her to keep a wake for the Queen Mother, and her eyes were a little wrong when she looked at me, which was clearly a threat!"

Sikong Man nodded.

"Although these rumors have no evidence, this woman must be guarded against, that Chu Chunlei, wait until you get rid of it first!"

"Yes, that's what my daughter wants!"

There was a knock from the guards outside the door.

"Who, what?"

The queen asked.

Mai Ji's voice said: "Niangniang, General Zhao's people have arrived!" ”

The queen stood up from her seat at once, her face was a little excited, Zhao Huawen sent someone at this time, it was the right time.

"Okay, okay, invite him in!"

"Yes—"

The queen smiled at Sikong Man and said: "Dad, you expected it right, you said that General Zhao would not appear until the critical moment, and it was really critical!" ”

As the attic door opened, two figures walked in, one of them was Mai Ji, and the other was slightly chubby and dressed in the costume of the forbidden army.

The chubby officer stepped forward and bowed down.

"Under the command of the general of Zhenguo, Xuanjie Captain Zhao Desheng sees the queen and Lord Sikong, may the queen be a thousand years old."

"Well, get up."

"Empress Xie."

"Has General Zhao arrived, and where is he now?"

"Yes, General Zhao has arrived with the forbidden army of Bingzhou, and now he is encamped ten miles outside the city, and he is at the disposal of Hou Niangniang and Lord Sikong."

"Okay, it's a good time, didn't you let him wait thirty miles outside the city, how did you get ten miles outside the city all at once?"

"General Zhao said that it is convenient to be close to Gale City to help the queen mother move, and he is not afraid of accidents."

The queen nodded, now even if Taiwei Gao and Lin Cheng are brave, they are not afraid, because the distance of ten miles will be there in an instant.

"How many people did General Zhao bring this time, and why did he come so late?" I want to talk about "Green Eyebrows Cooking Wine" with more like-minded people, and "talk about your favorite books with more book friends."