Chapter 158: The Lobbyist Arrives
Emperor Cheng had just walked into his palace gate, and the five dukes looked around anxiously, and when they saw Emperor Cheng, they hurriedly greeted him and whispered: "Long live the lord, where have you gone?" Why is your face so ugly? ”
Emperor Cheng waved his hand to signal the fifth duke to retreat, but the fifth duke looked at the hall and blinked his eyes and lowered his voice and said: "The queen mother waited for the emperor in the palace after dinner, and the old slave said that the emperor went out for a walk." ”
"But has the emperor returned?" Before the fifth father-in-law's voice fell, the Queen Mother was already standing at the door.
Emperor Cheng hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "The sons and daughters visit the queen mother." ”
The Queen Mother glanced at Emperor Cheng with a cold face, turned around and walked into the dormitory, Emperor Cheng was worried, although the Queen Mother was not his biological mother, now the lord of the Middle Palace can counsel his marriage, and the emperor's edict, the Lan family sisters feel that they can't enter the palace as concubines, and Xue Yi is now pregnant, but he can't watch his own flesh and blood wander outside!
These words cannot be exported, and cannot be exported!
"Is there anything important about the queen mother late at night?" Emperor Cheng stood aside respectfully.
The Queen Mother's eyes were fixed on Emperor Cheng's face, and after a moment of silence, Fang said, "But I don't know where the emperor came from?" “
"Erchen just went to the palace to relax and breathe, and he didn't go anywhere."
"Could it be that this palace makes the emperor so uncomfortable? This palace knows that the emperor has a scale, but he doesn't want to be so distraught for his brother's relics now. The Queen Mother's tone was clearly a little unhappy.
In the face of the queen mother's reproach, Emperor Cheng was silent, and now he only thought about how to bring Xue Yi into the palace and take care of their mother and son in an upright manner, so he had to swallow his anger. The queen mother saw that Emperor Cheng bowed her head and was silent, only said that he knew that he was wrong, sighed and continued: "This palace has thought about these days, and I don't blame the emperor for being so tempted, now the emperor is the time when the blood is strong, the first emperor already has your eldest brother at this age, and the palace has already been arranged, and tomorrow will be in the Jiaofang Hall to choose a concubine for the emperor!" “
"Queen Mother, son-in-law don't choose a concubine! Erchen only needs Lan Xueyi to enter the palace! Emperor Cheng knelt down in front of the Queen Mother.
"You........ are you going to be angry with Hongu?! What kind of face do you have to give this palace to see the first emperor in the future?! Taiyou suddenly stood up and pointed at Emperor Cheng with trembling fingers, and tears slowly flowed.
"It's not a secret, Erchen had already been ordered by the second emperor brother to have a husband and wife relationship with Xue Yi before entering the palace, and now Xue Yi is pregnant, if she can't welcome her into the palace, how can Erchen's conscience be safe?" Emperor Cheng was in a hurry and had to fight to the death, he knew that the Queen Mother was looking forward to Sun Qingqing, if he knew that Xue Yi had his blood and bones, he would agree to her to enter the palace.
The Queen Mother sat on the chair and stared at Emperor Cheng in a daze: "How could you?" How did you have a skin-to-skin relationship with Princess Yu? “
"Queen Mother, don't hide it, this matter is a long story, if it weren't for the death of the second emperor brother, it can't be said that the son was killed, or a few months ago, the second emperor brother found the son and begged each other, saying that he wanted to leave a little blood for him, so the son had to have sex with Xue Yi." Emperor Cheng said half-truthfully.
"Lan Xueyi is also the daughter of everyone's beautiful and famous family, does she agree with the two of you brothers to come?" The Queen Mother's face changed suddenly, and she stared at Emperor Cheng suspiciously.
"The queen mother blamed Xue Yi, Xue Yi didn't know, she was poured ** in those days, she was also shocked when she just learned that she was pregnant, as the queen mother thought, the son just came back from the Yuwang Mansion, just to comfort Xue Yi." Emperor Cheng was busy covering up.
The Queen Mother closed her eyes and muttered for a long time, before she slowly opened her eyes and sighed: "Alas....... it seems that this palace is going to be sorry for the first emperor after all, as long as you promise to choose a concubine in the Jiaofang Palace of the palace tomorrow, the palace will agree to the emperor to welcome Lan Xueyi into the palace, but there is one condition, she can only be a concubine according to the law, not a queen!" ”
Emperor Cheng was excited, breathed a sigh of relief, and thought in his heart, as long as the Queen Mother agrees to Xue Yi to enter the palace, it is not difficult for Yi Xueyi's kindness to impress the equally kind Queen Mother, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Queen Mother to grasp it in the future.
"Since the palace has promised you to welcome Xue Yi into the palace as a concubine, why are you still worried?" The Queen Mother looked at Emperor Cheng suspiciously, and asked puzzledly.
Emperor Cheng hesitated, and only after a while did he say: "The son asks the queen mother for one thing." ”
"What?"
"The queen mother must not summon Xue Yi into the palace to tell her about it, she still doesn't agree to enter the palace as a concubine." Emperor Cheng peeked at the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother's face sank: "What a prime minister's daughter who doesn't know what to do, even if she is not pregnant, according to the ancestral system of brother and brother, she should enter the palace as a concubine!" It's up to her to do this if she wants it or not! ”
Emperor Cheng smiled helplessly, thinking that women are really fickle, the Queen Mother had just done everything possible to prevent Xue Yi from entering the palace, and now she was angry for her refusal to enter the palace, so she had to accompany the smiling face to comfort the Queen Mother: "Erchen has already sent someone to persuade her, and she wants to enter the palace in a few days to be sealed." ”
The Queen Mother snorted coldly, stood up, walked to the palace gate and stood again, and said, "The palace has already agreed to Lan Xueyi's girl to enter the palace, should the emperor also agree to the selection of concubines in the Jiaofang Palace tomorrow?!" ”
Emperor Cheng knew that this choice of concubine was imperative, so he had to nod and agree: "Don't worry, after the queen mother disperses tomorrow, the sons will definitely go to the Jiaofang Palace, and they will not disappoint the queen mother's kindness!" ”
It seems that the clouds have cleared and the fog has lifted. Emperor Cheng was full of confidence and prepared to welcome Xue Yi into the palace, planning Xue Yi's residence and how to arrange her bedroom would make her happy, sleepless and happy all night.
Who knows that there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky.
Before dawn the next day, the 800-mile expedited concert was sent to Emperor Cheng's imperial study, and Lan Guang rebelled!
Lan Guang pulled up the banner in Yuzhou and openly rebelled under the banner of avenging the first emperor!
Emperor Cheng hurriedly went to the court, hundreds of officials gathered, some wanted to send troops to encircle and suppress, and some advocated sending courtiers to Yuzhou to listen to the truth, Emperor Cheng saw that the argument was arguing and arguing, so he had to disperse the court.
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Lin Zhizhi and Feng Chi had already stayed in the imperial study room and continued to discuss how to quell the rebellion.
Lin Zhizhi said: "According to Weichen's humble opinion, Prime Minister Lan may not really want to rebel, it is nothing more than worried that the emperor will investigate and prosecute his disappearance, and he is even more worried that the emperor will investigate him for colluding with the four princes to plot against the prince, so he has to rebel, and the minister has a plan to let Prime Minister Lan Cheng return from the burden." ”
"Oh? Listen to me. Emperor Cheng stared at Lin Zhizhi curiously, it seemed that it made sense to listen to Xue Yi and turn him into his own.
"I heard that the emperor intends to take Miss Lan as a concubine, why don't you spread the news? Prime Minister Lan knew that his daughter had become the imperial concubine, and he himself was the ruler of the country, how could there be a prince in this world who opposed the emperor?! Lin Zhizhi said with a smile.
Emperor Cheng couldn't help but nod yes.
Feng Chi knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, Prime Minister Lan prefers ** Lan Xuewu, since the emperor wants to accept concubines, it is better to follow the example of Empress E, and include the two sisters of the Lan family in the palace as concubines." “
"What General Feng said is reasonable."
"What General Feng said is extremely true."
Lin Zhizhi and the military department Shangshu agreed with each other.
Emperor Cheng thought for a moment and nodded: "It's okay, it's just that we can't put the bet on these two women in this matter, General Feng Chi obeys orders!" “
"The minister is here!" Feng Chi fell to his knees.
Emperor Cheng held the tiger talisman in his hand and ordered: "I will seal you to quell the rebellion of the Marshal of the North Road, command the three armies with the tiger talisman, outflank Yuzhou around the path, and capture Lan Guang alive and come back to see me!" “
"The Ministers obey the Holy Decree!" Feng Chi took the order. Emperor Cheng also sent Shangshu and Lin Zhizhi of the military department to spread the news and prepare grain and grass.
Emperor Cheng divided his troops and sent generals in the palace, and Xue Yi was not idle in the palace, she ordered Liu Nong to rush to the Vulture Villa with a double phoenix jade pendant to find Ji Wuyao, and Ji Wuyao was bound to rush to Yuzhou to stop Lan Guang's rebellion!
As soon as Liu Nong left the palace, Xue Wu arrived, and before entering the door, he shouted with a crying voice: "Sister, sister, something is wrong!" “
Xue Yi hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What is it that makes my sister so panicked?" “
"Haven't you heard of it? Now there is talk everywhere in the capital, saying that my father has rebelled in Yuzhou! Sister, won't we die without a place to be buried! Daddy too, why don't you think about it for the two sisters! Xue Wu complained repeatedly.
Gently patting Xue Wu on the shoulder, Xue Yi comforted her: "Maybe things are not as bad as you think, and we don't know the truth of the matter now, so let's wait." “
Xue Wu looked at Xue Yi as if she had something to say, but she looked embarrassed and unspeakable, how smart Xue Yi was, she immediately understood that Xue Wu was going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and this time she was afraid that she would not just tell her about her father's rebellion. Xue Wu didn't say anything, Xue Yi pretended not to know and didn't ask each other, the two sisters just had a gossip that didn't match.
Xue Wu couldn't hold her breath after all, and after going around in a big circle, she finally said what she meant: "Didn't my sister think about planning for herself?" “
Xue Yi smiled noncommittally, and her eyes fell on her still flat lower abdomen.
"Sister, my sister is a straight person, I don't say secret words in front of the Ming people, my sister only asks my sister, is my sister really not going to enter the palace?" Xue Yi glared at Xue Yi and asked.
Xue Yi straightened up lazily, walked to the orchid pot, carried water to water the flowers, and said for a while: "Why do I want to enter the palace?" “
"Only when my sister enters the palace as a concubine, my father will be saved, and the Lan family will be saved!" Xue Wu hurriedly snatched the kettle from Xue Yi's hand.
Xue Yi looked at Xue Wu and asked, "Who told you that?" “
"Can't I think of it myself?!" Xue Wu said goodbye to her face, early this morning, a very expensive old man came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, told Xue Wu and Mrs. Qing about Lan Guang's rebellion, and told them that the only way now is that Lan Xue Yi agreed to enter the palace as a concubine, and promised that as long as Xue Wu persuaded Xue Yi to enter the palace, then she could also enter the palace as a concubine.
Xue Wu was bent on being the queen of the Yueyue Kingdom, so she couldn't ask for it, so she came to the door early in the morning to persuade Xue Yi, but the person explained very clearly, Xue Yi couldn't know about this matter, let alone tell Xue Yi about that person's appearance, otherwise not only Xue Wu couldn't enter the palace, but even the Lan family would not be able to escape the disaster!