At the beginning of January in 530 A.D., Yuan Ziyou feasted in the main hall of the Taiji Hall to invite the former dynasty to return to Beijing to dismiss and suspend officials, and the next day issued an order to select the best to fill the position, some officials installed by Er Zhurong were secretly lowered or transferred from afar, and the court gradually formed a situation of division and resistance, and the early dynasty no longer presented the image of Er Zhurong covering the sky with one hand. Yuan Ziyou was not satisfied with the status quo, and on the 15th, he appointed Da Sima, Taiwei Gong, and Chengyang Wang Yuanhui as Taibao, Situ Gong and Danyang Wang Xiaozan as Taiwei Gong, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, and Yongzhou Thorn Shi Chang Sun Zhi as Situ Gong. On the 20th, he summoned Zhang Jingyong, the assassin of Yanzhou, Li Lingqi, the assassin of Jingzhou, and Xiao Jinming, the general of Xiongxin, who had surrendered to Southern Liang, and joined the army under the command of Xi Yi.

Er Zhu Shilong saw that Yuan Ziyou was constantly moving every day, aiming to seize power step by step, and he was so anxious that a few big bubbles appeared on his mouth. Helplessly, he is a rat-feared and unassertive, except for sending a message to Er Zhurong every day to describe the affairs of the court in detail, and relying on the glory of Er Zhurong in the early dynasty, he was quick to speak for a while, and there was no half effect.

Er Zhurong knew from Er Zhu Shilong's letter that Yuan Ziyou was unwilling to be a puppet anymore, and he had the intention of abolishing it in his heart, so he gradually turned his attention to Yuan Kuan. Just because he has not stopped fighting with Wan Qian Chounu, he has been fighting on the front line, and he has no time to be separated, and his two Yuan Kuan's temptations to him all day long either pretend to be stupid or pretend to be sick, he is helpless to take Yuan Kuan, and the steps of abolishing the emperor's transposition can only be slowed down. Er Zhurong was dissatisfied with Er Zhu Shilong's incompetence in the court, and he decided to let Gao Huan bring his family into Beijing after careful consideration, on the one hand, to find out the truth of Luoyang's defense, and on the other hand, let Lou Zhaojun enter the palace to visit Ying'e as a wife. After all, Er Zhurong loves this daughter the most, and he also thinks that if he has no heirs, he will find an opportunity to take her out of the palace, and it will really come to the day when he meets Yuanziyou, and it will not make Ying'e like the gold caster be caught between the two of them on that day.

In the Taiji Palace, Yuan Ziyou hadn't closed his eyes for two days, and discussed the next strategy with Yuan Hui, Yuan Yu, Xi Yi, Li Yu, Wen Zisheng, etc. Yuan Hui is satisfied with his recent successive promotions, incompetence is becoming more and more apparent, he is well versed in Yuan Ziyou's mentality, a puppet emperor hopes most is to get the minister's compliance and support, where Yuan Ziyou's words he clapped his hands and praised, shouting long live, "The emperor is Shengming, comparable to Qin Emperor Han Wu." Those young people are just grasshoppers after the autumn, and it won't take long for them to jump, and the emperor can win a thousand miles with a little strategy. ”

Whenever he said this, Yuan Yu's face always changed slightly, and he frowned slightly. Xi Yi was just a reckless man, he only heard Yuan Hui's praise, but he didn't think too much, just followed and giggled. Although the rest of the ministers heard the compliment, they saw that the prince was enjoying it, and they also followed the line to pat the horse, and the rewards they received were also abundant.

Yuan Ziyou's measures have been quite effective for several days, and he has also had some inflated mentality, and he even gathers his cronies every day to plan, and no longer acts in a low-key manner, "The Gao brothers are now growing in the horse farm and have 10,000 good horses, which are just used for armament." General Xi, I would like you to go there in person and pass on my message, so that they can recruit scattered soldiers, carry out various methods of destruction, and harass the officials in the land under the jurisdiction of Er Zhurong, but do not occupy them. After all, there is a huge disparity in the number of troops now, and only the treasury is occupied to seize grain to replenish military supplies. ”

As soon as Yuan Ziyou's voice fell, Yuan Hui applauded, "The emperor is wise, this move is very second, very second." ”

Yuan Yu still wanted to admonish, but he swallowed it raw because of Yuan Hui's praise, and his subtle expression was seen by Yuan Ziyou, he looked at Yuan Yu and asked, "King Linhuai wants to speak and stop, what is his idea?" ”

Yuan Yu thought about it, changed the topic and said, "The emperor's decision-making is all feasible, but now Er Zhurong is still deeply rooted in the court, the so-called one blow is the first thing to paralyze the enemy's will and take advantage of his unpreparedness." The minister was afraid that this repeated actions had aroused Er Zhurong's vigilance, so he had sent Gao Huan and his wife into Beijing, and heard that the lady had handed over a post to meet the queen mother as a noblewoman. The emperor's harem is not a matter of ordinary people's houses, and the minister dared to ask the emperor, how long has it been since I saw the queen? ”

Yuan Hui said with a smile, "King Linhuai only remembers the emperor's secrets every day, can't he? But don't you want to think about how to dismantle Nar Zhurong's power and cut off his dog's head? ”

Xi Yi also agreed, "Yes, King Linhuai, this is a private matter between the emperor and the queen, how can you take it out and say it when you are deliberating." ”

Yuan Yu smiled faintly and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, the minister's question is not to want to inquire into the emperor's privacy, the emperor is the king of the Holy Ming, and he understands that if Lou Zhaojun enters the palace, I am afraid that she will be able to see through some things with her carefulness." If she was out of the palace and known to Er Zhurong, wouldn't it be a surprise to the snake and affect the overall deployment in the future. ”

Xi Yi said, "What's so difficult about that, don't let Lou Zhaojun enter the palace to see the queen." She is a woman, and she doesn't dare to trespass without an edict. ”

Wen Zisheng hurriedly said, "General Xi's words are wrong, I think that although the woman can't enter without an edict, but she came this time to see that the princess of Beixiang is thinking about her daughter, but in fact, she is visiting the queen for Er Zhurong. ”

Xi Yi said disdainfully, "The queen doesn't necessarily want to see her, and the queen's decree is directly passed on, the queen doesn't want to see her, so what else can Zhu Rong find wrong." ”

Li Yu glanced at Xi Yi and said, "General Xi has been with Er Zhurong for so long, and he hasn't figured out his temperament yet?" This time he sent his henchman Gao Huan into Beijing, and as soon as Lou Zhaojun entered Luoyang, he passed through Erzhu Shilong and handed over a letter of worship to Jiafu Palace, which was mainly to visit the queen, and did not let her see it, is it not that there is no silver here? Therefore, the queen didn't want to see it, and the emperor had to let them see it, so as to block Er Zhurong's mouth and relieve his doubts first. ”

"In this way, the emperor has not entered the Jiafu Hall for more than a month, for the sake of the overall situation, should the emperor still mend the relationship with the queen." Yuan Hui Road.

Yuan Ziyou saw that the ministers were persuading him to go and see Ying'e, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "When did I become the first of the faces, I still need to exchange the skin for the peace of the Great Wei, the ancestors have spirits, wouldn't it be sad." Seeing that the minister still wanted to persuade him, he waved them to retreat, in fact, he had already thought that the top priority was to settle Er Zhurong's heart and slow down his pace, after all, at this moment, he was not half cheap. The guilt for Ying'e was also burned by the growing hatred in his heart, he hated her father, but he didn't expect that he had gradually connected with her, and he didn't even have half the heart to see her. He soothed his spirits, took a sip of tea, and felt that the tea was fragrant and had a long aftertaste, "Xiao Songzi, today's tea is very good, is it the clear buds of the white dew?" ”

Zhang Haosong replied cautiously, "Yes, Your Majesty, do you want to prepare some for the queen?" ”

"Why, even you want me to visit the queen?" Yuan Ziyu untied the tie of the crown, "The weight of the crown is known to extraordinary people, all they see is the power of this heaven, thinking about how I can wear it safely, but who can pity the pain in my neck." That's it, the tea is gone, bring the cold plum wine I drank yesterday, and set up the Jiafu Palace. At this time, I still have the heart to talk with her about tea, it is better to be drunk and unawakened. ”

Zhang Haosong had already made his mind clear when he heard Yuan Ziyou's words, and couldn't help but feel sorry for Ying'e in his heart, in this wrestling, she was the most innocent person and the most hurt. Zhang Haosong couldn't express his sympathy, and he didn't dare to defend Ying'e, at this time, Yuan Ziyou's morale was like a rainbow, and any more words would be considered to be in collusion with Er Zhurong's party.

When the lights were first lit, Ying'e had just finished bathing, and only put on a thin shirt and sat in front of the makeup, letting Fuzhi dry the water on her hair little by little. Fu Zhi handed over a hand stove, Ying'e didn't answer, Fu Zhi couldn't help but chatter, "Queen Mother, don't blame the slave and maid for talking too much, you just came out of the water, and you don't want to add clothes, you don't even want a hand stove, carefully frozen." ”

Ying'e smiled, "Didn't you often tell this palace this month to be softer, don't be so stubborn, isn't this palace delicate when you are sick?" ”

"If you are sick, are you delicate, but can the emperor see it? It's not us who serve hard, you should be sorry for the slave maid, it's getting colder and colder, you can just take the hand stove. Fuzhi muttered.

Ying'e turned her head and glanced at Fuzhi behind her, "You've been talking a lot lately, which shows that I've spoiled you." What should come will come soon, it is this love, and it must be done enough to show the people of the world. After saying this, her heart was sour, when did she get used to the loneliness of every night, the palace that night was as clear as water, and only one lamp was lit in the dim and faint way, and it seemed to be alone.

This month, she didn't ask Yuan Ziyou's whereabouts, didn't care whether he was the new favorite Jiamei or the Xi royal maiden on the couch, and forgot any sorrows, like a walking corpse living a life that was repeated every day. Occasionally chatting with Fuzhi is just her family feud, her sorrow and powerlessness are just because she can't help Fuzhi, Yuan Ziyou's reliance makes Yuanhui more prosperous, and although Yuan Yue has been allowed by Xiao Yanen to return to the Northern Wei Dynasty at this time, he does not return to Luoyang, and he has always been out of reach. The hatred in Fuzhi's heart can only be temporarily buried in her heart, she looked at Ying'e, who was getting thinner, although she felt sorry in her heart, but she didn't say anything, Zhang Haosong changed her way to eat from outside every day, and she would make up a name to give Ying'e, saying that it was Yuan Ziyou who asked Zhang Haosong to reward. Ying'e looked at the osmanthus duck in Guangfu Building, the purple buckwheat cake in Fuyun Pavilion, and the nine-system plum cake in Xiangfantang, although she didn't say it, how could she not understand that Yuan Ziyou was a reward, and she would never go around to collect these foods as if ordinary husbands and gentlemen were going around. Every time she just smiled, she didn't want to live up to Fuzhi's heart, she ate two bites with her, and occasionally joked that if Zhang Haosong was a perfect person, she would marry her. At first, Fu Zhi was so reluctant to continue chatting, but gradually he didn't refute it, but the flush on his face and the smile on the corner of his mouth, Ying'e didn't say anything again after she found out. Ying'e saw that Ruzhi was also a person who could do things, so she changed her name to Yunzhi, and Fuzhi personally led her to do things, Li Guangan also returned to Jiafu Palace, and Ying'e finally had someone to reassure her.

It happened that Yunzhi came in from the outer hall to report that Yuan Ziyou was coming, Ying'e had no surprise on her face, nor half joy, nodded indifferently, and told Fuzhi to bring a coat over. When the curtain was lifted, the cold wind outside swept a burst of snowflakes into the house, Ying'e couldn't help but shiver, and before she could take the coat from Fuzhi's hand, she saw Yuan Ziyou take Zhang Haosong inside. Seeing Ying'e's disheveled appearance, Zhang Haosong hurriedly knelt down and lay on the ground, Fuzhi hurriedly wanted to cover Ying'e's clothes, but was stopped by Yuan Ziyou, he stepped forward and took the clothes in Fuzhi's hand, and said, "You all go down." ”

Fu Zhi glanced at Ying'e, got up and retreated outside the door, and when he passed by Zhang Haosong, he gently pulled him, Zhang Haosong didn't dare to raise his head, lay on the ground and turned around, and followed Fu Zhi out of the door. The two stood under the porch, watching the snow in the sky getting tighter and tighter, Zhang Haosong couldn't help rubbing his hands.

Fuzhi couldn't help but say, "This snow is heavy, and I don't know how to wear more, and I deserve to freeze to death." ”

Zhang Haosong hurriedly let go of his hand, straightened his waist, and pretended to be relaxed, "I'm not cold, but I just walked on the road for a long time, and I knelt on the ground for a while, but my hands were a little icy." I was afraid that I would serve wine to the emperor for a while, and when the wine was cold, I rubbed it. ”

"The emperor is a month in the future, and he came today to order his wife to enter the palace? The coldness of these days can be warmed by a pot of wine? I'm afraid it's even colder to drink. Fuzhi said dissatisfied.

Zhang Haosong saw her talking nonsense, and hurriedly signaled her to silence, "You just know how to talk nonsense with one mouth, and you are not afraid of people listening, and the emperor and queen are also you and I can discuss?" ”

Fuzhi glanced at Zhang Haosong, "Who rarely talks, you men all like the new and hate the old, and the freshness of the newcomer is over, so you will remember our queen's mother?" After speaking, he seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing, looking at Zhang Haosong's embarrassed face, he couldn't get over it, but the more he explained, the more wrong he became, "I didn't say you, and you are not a man." Phew, no, I didn't mean that, you're a man, I, I mean... Forget it, the more you say it, the more wrong it becomes, don't say it, it's something that has nothing to do with you, I said what are you doing. After talking for a long time, she wanted to pump her mouth, but she didn't dare to look at Zhang Haosong's green and white face again, lowered her head and pulled the charcoal fire, and didn't dare to say anything more.

Zhang Haosong said softly, "It doesn't matter what you say about me, although I don't ask about your past, I still want to tell you in vain." In this palace, there are some feelings hidden in order to achieve your goal safely. The next time he saw King Chengyang, it would be more natural, he was already suspicious that day, and he told Master Li about it, and asked him to find out the details of you. ”

Fu Zhi stared at the jumping flames, and slammed the tongs into the fire, sending sparks flying everywhere.

Zhang Haosong pulled her over, "Just after saying that, you are like this, you are not afraid that this spark will touch your body, press some, press some, it doesn't make sense, or you can't teach." ”

"You are worried about me, I know, I don't tell you, I am afraid of affecting you. If you really care about me, you think you've never known me. After Fu Zhi finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Zhang Haosong's expression, only to see that he was silent, his face seemed to be sad, and he was extremely remorseful.