Chapter 67: The Puppet
The capital of the Western Jin Dynasty is surrounded by eight waters.
Changan.
Take the long-term peace and stability.
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Taiji Palace, Lizheng Palace.
It is the dormitory of Tan Shishi, the queen of the Western Jin Dynasty.
"Holy Lord, it's time to get up and change your clothes."
The sun had not yet risen in the east, and the sky was still dark. Emperor Jianing, who was still asleep on the inside of the bed, had been woken up by her softly.
Tan Shishi sat in front of the bronze mirror, admiring herself in the mirror. Graceful and luxurious, youthful and beautiful. smiled slightly, very satisfied with her appearance.
The palace maid who held her hair in a bun behind her took a golden phoenix hairpin from the dresser and carefully helped her insert it on her head.
Brilliance, even more dazzling.
"Well, that's good."
"This palace is very satisfied, reward."
Tan Shishi nodded lightly and let out a sigh of admiration.
"Thank you, Queen."
The palace maid hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed in gratitude.
"First go and serve the Holy Lord to change clothes."
"So as not to miss the early dynasty."
Tan Shishi instructed the palace maids and eunuchs waiting in the dormitory. She had already finished dressing up, but the Holy Lord had just gotten up.
Rinse your mouth, wipe your face, change your clothes.
More than a dozen palace maids and eunuchs took turns to serve, although there were many people, the orderly steps were very clear, and they did not show panic at all.
"The queen's outfit today is very suitable for the spring scene."
Dressed in a light green gauze skirt, embroidered with blooming pink peonies, it makes people feel full of spring at the moment. Emperor Jianing, who had finished changing clothes, couldn't help but take a few more looks.
"The saint likes it, and the concubine rejoices."
Tan Shishi was overjoyed and said to him.
"I just like this gauze dress."
The implication of his words is that the gauze skirt is indeed very good-looking, and it is the same for anyone to wear, and it can be eye-catching.
Tan Shishi didn't answer, and the dormitory suddenly became extremely quiet. The palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly lowered their heads, not daring to breathe at all.
"I won't eat breakfast, and the queen will enjoy it slowly."
"I'm going to the early court first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Jianing had already strode away. Before he left, he glanced lightly at the personal palace maid standing behind the queen.
The palace maid instantly realized and nodded slightly.
"Queen, it's time for breakfast."
The palace maid helped the queen to sit down lightly and persuaded her.
"Hongu has no appetite."
Whoever suffers such a sulking early in the morning will also not be able to eat a little.
The position of the queen, the mother of the world.
Seemingly endless favors.
But who knows the grievances in her heart? She loved him very much, but it was only her wishful thinking. closed the door of the dormitory, although the two were married husband and wife, they did not have the slightest affection for each other.
But can she be blamed for this?
In the middle of it, she didn't want to do that.
"Queen Mother, even if you don't have an appetite, then take a sip of porridge, the phoenix body is important."
The maid brought the porcelain bowl on the dining table to her and persuaded her again.
"Hey."
Tan Shishi was a little helpless, so she could only pick up the spoon and drink it in a big gulp. It seems that there is a resentment in my heart, all vented in this bowl of porridge.
Seeing that the queen finished drinking the porridge, the palace maid behind her nodded vaguely, and a eunuch waiting here at the door saw it and hurriedly ran away.
Although the Lizheng Hall is not far from the main hall of the upper dynasty, the holy dragon chariot is not happy, and he has not gone too far at this time.
"Holy Lord, the queen mother has finished drinking the porridge."
Fu Hai, the personal eunuch, stepped forward and whispered to him.
"I see."
Emperor Jianing nodded lightly and continued to close his eyes and recuperate.
Jianing Emperor Zhen Tianning, ascended the throne when he was a child.
This year just turned sixteen.
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Tai Chi Palace, where you listen to politics and look at the court.
"Something to start, nothing to retreat."
A male duck's voice resounded through the hall, and today's early dynasty was the beginning.
On the throne, Emperor Jianing looked uncomfortable.
Why?
All because behind him, there is a pearl and jade curtain, which is only a foot away from him.
Behind the curtain, a pretty middle-aged woman sat down. Although he didn't speak, the eyes of most of the courtiers below were all looking at it in unison.
"Enlighten the saint, Weichen has something to play."
The military department Shangshu stepped out of the column and bowed to him.
"Speak."
Emperor Jianing frowned slightly, revealing a little irritability. Liu Zongtang, the father of Liu Yuan, was the official of the Western Jin Dynasty.
What kind of moth does he want?
"Qiqi Sheng, the military department where Weichen is located, the military affairs are very heavy. The old minister is old, and he has more than enough heart but not enough strength. The position of Zuo Shilang in the Ministry of War has been vacant, and there is no very suitable candidate. ”
"Please also show me the Holy Majesty."
Liu Zongtang started playing, and half-squinted his eyes to explore behind the bead curtain.
"Huh?"
Emperor Jianing was silent on the surface, but he was angry in his heart. For this important position, he had a favorite candidate for a long time. But with the mention of Liu Zongtang in the main hall, after the civil and military officials discussed with each other. I'm afraid this position will have nothing to do with him anymore.
"Do you Aiqing have a suitable candidate?"
Emperor Jianing glanced down faintly and asked them. The left squire of the military department is a high-ranking official from the second rank, and his weight is second only to the military department's Shangshu. If this position is lost again, one of the six military departments will be completely out of his control.
"The last general recommended the guerrilla general Liu Yuan."
A military general stepped out of the ranks and bowed his hands.
"Liu Yuan?"
Emperor Jianing looked at him coldly, and the coldness in his eyes was undisguised. Liu Yuan was originally the official residence of the Luoyang General Army, and in the first battle of Xiangzhou that year, although he beheaded the head of the Southern Chu army and made great achievements, but his 20,000 troops were also lost in that battle, so he was demoted to a guerrilla general.
I didn't expect that so many years have passed.
Will they revisit this person?
The left squire of the military department, if it is promised to him? Isn't the military department going to be renamed Yanagibe? Father Shangshu? Son Squire? These people really dare to think about it.
"Liu Yuan fought in the first war that year, although there were some mistakes. But Nan Chu also broke the god of war, and since then he has been in a slump. ”
"Liu Yuan is skilled in arching and horses, and he knows the battle formation well."
"The virtuous do not avoid relatives, and Weichen seconded it."
Liu Zongtang bowed slightly and talked eloquently. He did not shy away from praising his son.
Weichen seconded.
“......”
Weichen seconded.
In the main hall, more than half of the civil and military officials competed to express their approval. Only a few people looked at the scene in front of them and looked a little overwhelmed. This part of them is the henchmen of today's saints, and most of them are old ministers of the former dynasty and staunch emperors. It's just that after a few suppressions, their companions have become fewer and fewer.
"What does the Queen Mother think about this?"
Emperor Jianing's face was gloomy, and his eyes looked behind the bead curtain, and then he opened his mouth to ask her.
The title of queen mother, since the day he became sensible, has never been called out again. His biological mother is Concubine Ying. It's just that her biological mother is blessed, and she didn't live to see Zhen Tianning in the world with her own eyes.
"The mourners have no other opinion."
"Liu Yuan, he's still a talent."
After the bead curtain, the Queen Mother spoke softly. I didn't say yes or no, but everyone knew that the matter was decided.
"Queen Mother Shengming."
A group of civil and military officials were overjoyed and hurriedly bowed down.
"Huh."
Emperor Jianing sneered in his heart, but he did not refute it. Such a scene has happened countless times over the years. He has long practiced a hundred poisons without invasiveness.
If it weren't for the forbidden army in his hands, I'm afraid that the dragon chair under him would have been unstable for a long time.
"Retreat."
Emperor Jianing brushed his sleeves away and left the Taiji Hall quickly.
In the main hall, the faces of a group of civil and military officials. When he looked at it for a moment, he felt extremely disgusted.
He's like.
Marionettes.