Originally, after Cen Yin left Beijing in April last year, many people thought that the emperor would definitely take the opportunity to suppress Dongchang and Jinyiwei and restrain their authority.

However, as the days passed, the emperor remained silent.

He didn't seem to have any intention of doing so.

Moreover, the emperor also let the people left behind by Cen Yin continue to manage Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and had no intention of interfering at all.

In the first few months, the court was also suspicious for a while, some people waited and waited, some people were noncommittal, some people were puzzled, and some people felt that the emperor could not pull his face, after all, there were such things in all dynasties, the cunning rabbit died, the lackeys cooked, the emperor intended to clean up a certain hero, but he was afraid that the world would say that he was unloading the mill and killing the donkey, so he did not dare to move, and waited until the courtiers with eyes put forward, and then "reluctantly made it difficult" or "pushed the boat down the river" to investigate and deal with it.

Therefore, a year ago, there were also several ministers who saw the opportunity to curry favor with the emperor, and jointly signed an excerpt to impeach Dongchang for the ten major crimes, such as excluding dissidents, framing Zhongliang, plotting against others, indiscriminately killing innocents, etc., and asked for the removal of Dongchang.

At that time, almost everyone thought that the emperor would take advantage of the situation to take back the power of Dongchang, and as a result, the emperor directly dismissed the officials of those people, which caused an uproar in the Manchu Dynasty.

In this way, some courtiers in the court who were ready to move took a break.

At present, there are still many courtiers who feel that the emperor just doesn't want to rush because the time has not come, and as a result, they wait and wait, a month passes, and two months pass...... It's been more than a year now, and the emperor still hasn't moved at all, and he hasn't taken action against Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

Several ministers couldn't help but look at each other, and they were really unpredictable about their young and willful emperor.

"That's hard to say." An elegant minister in his thirties stroked his beard and said, "For more than a year, Dongchang and Jinyiwei are still detached from the court, and when 'that one' comes back, it is difficult to say whether the emperor can suppress him." ”

As he spoke, his voice was lowered, after all, these words were really a bit of a big rebellion.

He also felt that this was inappropriate, and looked behind him a little nervously, for fear that others would hear it.

Several other colleagues around him also felt that what he said was not unreasonable, and a gray-haired old minister muttered softly: "I really don't know what the emperor is thinking......

The surroundings were quiet, and the summer breeze in July was hot and stuffy, blowing people sweating profusely.

Several ministers looked at the brightly dressed and human-looking ones, but in fact, the middle clothes behind them were already so hot that they were soaked with sweat.

The thirtie-year-old minister couldn't help but say again: "You say, could it be that the emperor knows that 'that one' will not come back?" ”

The other people looked at each other again, their expressions complicated.

In the past year or so, Cen Yin has received many successes in Huaizhou, not only the pseudo-king Suna, but also those Huaizhou clans have been submissive to him, and Cen Yin has completely recovered Huaizhou.

To put it mildly, now that Cen Yin is in Huaizhou, he can be regarded as the king of a place, and it seems that there is no need to return to Beijing. After all, the emperor is far away, and Cen Yin is more carefree in Huaizhou!

The more the other people thought about it, the more they felt that this was the case, and they all felt that it was.

"That's right!"

"Although the capital is prosperous, it is constrained by people in the end, so why bother to make a living under the emperor's nose!"

"If this were me, I would rather stay in Huaizhou and be a soil emperor......"

“……”

Several ministers walked away as they spoke, feeling that they had the truth.

Yes, this can explain why the emperor has been slow to take action against Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

To put it bluntly, without Cen Yin, Jinyiwei and Dongchang are like beasts with teeth extracted, and it is easy for the emperor to clean them up, so why worry!

In the next few days, the news that the lord of Xinle was going to ascend the throne as queen in Puguo spread in the capital as if he had grown wings.

The people all talked about it.

Dasheng has never had an empress, but there was an empress in the middle of the previous dynasty, and she was a wise monarch through the ages.

Therefore, it seems that the ascension of the lord of Xinle to the throne as the queen of Pu is not so out of line.

Moreover, unlike the three husbands and four servants of Nanhuai pseudo-king Suna, the county lord of Xinle is the county lord of Dasheng, and he is supported by the Pu people, so it can be seen that Dasheng is really a heavenly pilgrimage country, and the barbarians from all directions are subjugated.

As a result, the teahouses and restaurants in the capital have spread all kinds of legends about the lord of Xinle, saying how she stood up and invited herself to kiss the country when she was in the Dasheng crisis; said that after the death of Xianpu Wangxian, how she suppressed several princes and became regent as the queen mother; said how she won the hearts of the people in Puguo in recent years......

Those storytellers and the people almost said that Xu Jingsi was a Nine Heavens Xuannu who went down to earth.

In the capital, it was lively and lively, and only Liu Yushi had a sad face, seeing that he was getting more and more haggard day by day.

However, no matter how much he regrets or chases, he can't change his fate.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was July 25, and early in the morning, the Dasheng delegation that had gone to Puguo to congratulate the queen on her accession to the throne set out from the capital in the midst of great attention.

This envoy group of more than 200 people was led by Xu Mingzhen, and the emperor also specially issued a decree to allow Mrs. Tai to accompany him, in addition, Imperial Envoy Liu was also among them.

On the same day, Mu Yan led the ministers to see off the West City Gate in person, and the momentum was impressive, which naturally attracted many people to come to the city gate to say goodbye, and it seemed that half of the people in the capital were gathered here, and everywhere they looked was the head of the black press.

In the open space outside the West City Gate, Xu Mingzhen and other envoys all dismounted and bowed to Mu Yan on the black horse.

It was clear that there were people all around, but at this moment, the surroundings were silent, except for a few birds that occasionally spread their wings and flew by in the light of the rising sun.

Everyone looked at Mu Yan in unison.

Mu Yan took a glass of wine from the hand of an attendant, raised his glass and practiced for Xu Mingzhen and his party:

"This is a long way to Puguo, I will practice this wine for you, and I will have a smooth journey."

"Lord Xu, please tell Queen Pu that Dasheng will always be her backer, and I am here!"

Mu Yan didn't lower his voice, his words were not only for Xu Mingzhen, but also for the envoys of the Pu Kingdom in front of him, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty behind him could also hear it clearly.

Especially when Mu Yan said the word "backer", it set off a storm in the hearts of these clan nobles and civil and military officials.

Their expressions were extremely complicated, and they all looked up at the emperor sitting on a black horse in front of them, and the bright yellow woven gold dragon robe seemed to glow in the golden sunlight.

On horseback, the emperor of the crown year was like the peak sun of the summer, releasing his scorching heat, so flamboyant, so wanton.

All the ministers felt that the blood was boiling in their bodies, and there was a rush of vitality in their bodies, and there was excitement, excitement, joy, and pride in their hearts.

It's only been just over two years!!

At this moment, thinking back to Dasheng two years ago, these civil and military ministers all have a feeling of being separated from each other.

More than two years ago, during the reign of the abolished emperor Mu Jianming, Dasheng was in danger of internal and external troubles, not only the north and south were attacked by Beiyan and Nanhuai, but also civil strife was frequent.

At that time, many of them thought that Dasheng was afraid that he was going to die in the country, and the abolished emperor Mu Jianming would become the last emperor of Dasheng, and these courtiers would be nailed to the pillar of shame from now on, questioned and scolded by future generations, and become sinners through the ages!

How could they have thought that Mu Yan would rise and completely reverse Dasheng's disadvantage in just two years, making Dasheng stronger and stronger...... By now, the situation is very different from two years ago!

Now Dasheng has stood on a high place beyond the reach of other countries, enough to be proud of the nations in all directions, to make them look up, to make them awe, to make them submit.

Just thinking about it, these civil and military ministers present couldn't help but straighten their waists, and their faces were full of radiance, as if they were several years younger all of a sudden.

Now Dasheng is still rising, and Dasheng will be stronger!

The surrounding people stood far away, and most of them couldn't hear Mu Yan's voice, but someone spontaneously conveyed what the emperor said, one to ten, ten to hundred, and one hundred to thousand......

The faces of those people were also radiant, and they suddenly had a kind of glory in raising their heads and being human beings.

"Long live the emperor, long live!"

I don't know who was the first to shout, and then everyone else shouted,

"Long live the emperor, long live, raise my great national prestige!"

The people shouted in unison, and the shouts were like thunder.

Xu Mingzhen also looked at Mu Yan, his eyes were full of pride.

He solemnly drank the practice wine as well, and then said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Behind him was the envoys, who also bowed down.

Then the envoys set out in a mighty manner to the thunderous cheers of hundreds of people, and the rumbling hooves of horses marched westward.

In the months that followed, calm returned to the court, and everything was business as usual.

It wasn't until the second day of October that the peaceful days were broken again.

Cen Yin's fold was sent to the capital as soon as possible, and he was invited to return to Beijing, and Mu Yan immediately agreed.

For the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, it was like a dry thunder on the ground, which shocked them to be unable to move for a while, and some ministers even forgot the original fold.

Mu Yan was very happy in his heart, and went down to the court with joy, even walking lightly.

It's been more than a year and a half, and the eldest brother is finally coming back, so he can be more idle in the future.

Hehe, I finally can't deal with these boring official documents all day long, and I can have time to spend more time with Zhen Zhen!

Mu Yan left happily, leaving the Manchu civil and military forces in the Jinluan Hall not to come back to their senses.

Their jaws were dropping with shock.

Does Cen Yin really want to go back to Beijing?!

The emperor really agreed to Cen Yin returning to Beijing to share power with him?!

The more the ministers thought about it, the more they felt that this matter was very mysterious, and it didn't seem to be true.

On the Jinluan Palace, it was as restless as a pot of boiling water.

The early dynasty was over, but the ministers were in no hurry to leave.

A young minister couldn't figure it out and muttered to a few ministers who had good friendships: "This Huaizhou Tiangao Emperor is far away, why did he come back, is this because he is afraid that he will not be unloaded and killed by the donkey?" ”

Several ministers beside him also discussed it with you and me:

"That's right."

"If these two tigers fight, one will be injured, why should the emperor agree?"

Didn't the emperor order him to go to Huaizhou because of the border with Cen Yin's hair? !

Whether it's the emperor or Cen Yin, these two people are both smart people according to reason, how could they do such an unwise thing!

The ministers gathered together in twos and threes to discuss, and they were all in shock, always feeling that this matter was not so simple, and whether there was anything in it that they had not seen was turbulent.

What makes them even more uneasy is what kind of impact will Cen Yin's return have on the originally stable court?!

Looking at the noisy courtiers around him, Duanmu Xian's heart was even more indescribably complicated.

He didn't say anything, silently stroked his sleeve, and walked towards the outside of the Jinluan Palace.

Since Cen Yin set off for Huaizhou in April last year, more than a year and a half have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past few days, Duanmu Xian has tried Duanmu Jun in his words, but Duanmu Jun is all smiling, peaceful.

Originally, Duanmuxian thought that as long as Cen Yin was not in the capital, the two would not be able to see each other, but after a long time, Duanmujun would be able to slowly come back to his heart and figure it out, but it turned out that he was thinking too much wishfully.

His eldest granddaughter was like she had fallen into a Gu named Cen Yin, and she had to hang herself on that tree!

Count the days, as soon as the emperor's will is sent out, Cen Yin is afraid that he will come back at the end of this month at the earliest......

It's only been less than a month, is it possible for the eldest granddaughter to change her mind?!

Duanmu Xian was almost sad to death, and walked out of the Jinluan Hall in despair, stopping under the eaves.

Today's weather is gloomy and gloomy, and the air is a little stuffy, which makes Duanmuxian's heart heavy and stuffy, and his whole body is not happy.

Duanmu Xian sighed helplessly at the southern sky.

At this time, You Junji, who was two or three steps behind him, quickly caught up, and when he saw that he was worried, he asked, "Brother, what are you worried about?" ”

Duanmuxian turned his head to look at You Junji silently, sighed again, and swept a tear of sympathy for himself: no one will understand his thoughts! No one will understand how hard it is for him!

Duanmuxian continued to walk forward on the white marble stairs, and You Junji walked side by side with him.

You Junji asked casually, since Duanmu Xian didn't say it, he didn't ask, and changed his words with a smile: "Brother, my family's third grandson, how did you think about it?" ”

"Although he is two years younger than your eldest granddaughter, he has a calm temperament and a good character, and he also has an idea. Last year, he didn't end up, it was also his own meaning, he felt that he was still young, rather than accidentally winning the same jinshi, it was better to meditate and sharpen for a few more years, and the next subject was more certain......"

"Look, this kid is good, isn't he?"

"How many young people are impetuous now, and they feel that they have to take the Jinshi exam quickly to prove that they are young talents......"

You Junji Lao Wang sold melons and boasted about his grandson, gushing endlessly, just to show that his grandson was definitely a good candidate for a husband.

Duanmu Xian's forehead jumped suddenly, and he refused without thinking about it: "Lao You, it's really inappropriate." "You Junji's grandson is so good that Duanmujun can't look down on it, so it's useless.

You Junji still didn't give up, chased Duanmu Xian and asked, "Brother, you are so thorough, what kind of one do you want to choose for your eldest granddaughter?" This girl's family is limited......"

Duanmuxian felt aggrieved, so he could only say euphemistically: "Anything is fine, she has to be happy......

After the words were spoken, Duanmu Xian was silent, his brows furrowed even tighter, and his heart was heavy.

Even You Junji could feel that something was wrong with Duanmu Xian, and he also tasted a little bit of taste from Duanmu Xian's words. In other words, Duanmu was unwilling.

This marriage pays attention to the love of both men and women, since Duanmujun is unwilling, then it is useless to say more by himself.

You Junji also stopped this thought, although he felt a little pity, but he didn't have to worry about it, after all, his third grandson is as he said, he is a promising one, and he is only nineteen years old this year.

After that, the two went all the way to the Wenhua Hall in silence.

You Junji was relieved, and Duanmuxian was absent-minded all day long, repeatedly running away, wasting his time all day, not doing much business, and I don't know how much he sighed.

This sighed and sighed, and it was time for the next office, and after Duanmuxian returned home, the first thing he did was to call Duanmujun to the outer study.

"Grandfather," Duanmu Jun came with a food box in person, and said with a smile, "You came back just in time, I just boiled you wild ginseng and wolfberry pigeon soup, and it is hot." Recently, the weather has been getting cold fast, so you can drink some hot soup to replenish your body. ”

Duan Mujun opened the food box and personally brought out a cup of suckling pigeon soup, and an enticing fragrance filled the room with the hot white gas.

Duanmuxian picked up the spoon and tasted it twice, the pigeon soup was bright in color, delicious and delicious, and a fragrance overflowed his mouth, however, Duanmuxian didn't know how to eat, and he was entangled in his heart: why is his such a good granddaughter so stubborn!

Duanmu Jun said with a smile: "Grandfather, I plan to boil a pot of pigeon soup for Zhen Zhen tomorrow morning, but she can't make up for it now, so I won't add wild ginseng, and I'll go into the palace tomorrow morning to see her." ”

"Nine times out of ten, her baby is really a twin, and there are not many eight months of belly and others to conceive in October." Duanmujun felt worried when he thought of his sister's belly.

Duanmuxian listened to it, and his mind drifted away, and suddenly, he put down the spoon, and his expression revealed a touch of solemnity.

Duanmujun looked at him with a wrong face, and called, "Grandfather? ”

Duanmu Xian said suddenly: "The emperor has returned to Beijing this morning. ”

Cen Yin must not be able to hide Duanmujun from the matter of returning to Beijing, Duanmuxian also knew that if he didn't say it, Duanmujun would know the news sooner or later, so he simply said it directly.

"Really?" Duanmujun's eyes widened slightly.

A pair of eyes instantly bloomed with an unusually bright light, as bright as the stars on a summer night.

On the bright and delicate face, the look is radiant and bright.

The joy on Duanmujun's face was palpable.

Duanmu Xian's heart became even more bitter, he knew that Duanmu Xian was really happy.

Although everyone knows that this road is difficult, Duanmujun still has no hesitation and still moves forward bravely.

"......" Duanmu Xian wanted to speak and stopped, looking at her, he couldn't say anything after all.

He said everything that should be said, not only him, but also the Li family.

If Duanmujun is hot-headed, it's been a few years, and she should calm down.

Since he couldn't stop her, he could only take good care of her.

While he is still alive, if she can't go on and wants to turn back, then there is still a chance, at most, they will go back to their hometown, and with their Duanmu family's local reputation, she will be able to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life.

Duanmu Xian cleared his throat and was about to say something more, when suddenly there was a messy footstep outside, accompanied by an excited shout: "Old lady...... Old lady, the queen is about to give birth! ”

Duanmu Xian and Duanmu Jun were both startled, and the grandfather and grandson stood up from their chairs almost at the same time.

"How can it be so fast!" Duanmujun's brows furrowed, and he said worriedly, "Imperial Doctor He obviously said that it should be next month!" ”

Duanmujun would enter the palace to visit his sister almost every other day, and he was naturally very clear about his sister's delivery period.

The grandfather and grandson glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but think in a not very good direction.

Could it be that Duanmu Fei fell? Or maybe something else?

The more Duanmu Jun thought about it, the more anxious he became, and hurriedly said, "Grandfather, I'll go to the palace to have a look." ”

"What's the matter, I'll send someone back to your house to summon you......"

Before the words fell, Duanmu Jun rushed out of the outer study in a hurry.

She didn't even have time to change her clothes, so she hurried to the palace on horseback.