164. The palace change planned by the emperor

On the night of the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, Yuan Qi secretly ran out of the palace and went to Fengguo's mansion at night.

When Qingrong saw that she was coming, her heart immediately lifted.

"How did you get out of the palace?"

Yuan Qi said: "The Jade Concubine Niangniang helped the slaves and maids quietly come out of the palace, and the Jade Concubine Niangniang said that the emperor is about to prepare to do it at the Renri Palace Banquet." The patrol in the palace these days is unusual and very lax. The emperor summoned King Qi and General Yuan, and he didn't let Concubine Yu go to the imperial study for a few days...... "Yuan Qi told Li Jingruo all kinds of wrongs and Qingrong.

Although Concubine Yu found only some clues, Qingrong can also be sure that if the emperor wants to start, he must choose to have a banquet in the Renri Palace, and the royal relatives and nobles, dignitaries and dignitaries in Beijing will enter the palace on that day. Since the emperor wants to calculate the King of Liao, he will inevitably have a weak heart and want to deal with the King of Liao more openly.

"I know, I'm afraid you won't be able to go back tonight, so rest here for the night, and go back early tomorrow morning." Qingrong immediately sent someone to arrange for Yuan Qi to rest in the house, and she took Mei Rui out in a hurry.

There is already a curfew in this world, and if you go out easily at night and are caught by the forbidden army, you will be immediately sent to Shuntianfu.

Qingrong didn't dare to take the carriage, so he only went out with Mei Rui and two skilled guards. They took the fire fold that was easy to extinguish and lit at any time, and went to the Liao Wangfu and the Wei Mansion separately.

When Song Zhao also arrived at the Liao Palace, Qingrong immediately changed the unusual movements in the palace and many more idlers, and how did the emperor secretly announce that King Qi and Yuan Heng had harvested with Song Zhao and King Liao.

King Liao was a little incredulous, frowned and said, "Where did you get this news?" Is this source reliable? ”

Qingrong understood King Liao's distress and disbelief very much, she nodded solemnly, and said, "We still have time to find out, the prince should make plans early." ”

Song Zhao's face was solemn, and he said: "In fact, the decrees that have come down in the middle of the court in the past few days are not good for the King of Liao. The military power of Liaozhou, which was supposed to be returned to the King of Liao, has not yet been decided. We also feel that there is something ...... in it," Song Zhao said, glancing at King Liao with all sympathy, very embarrassed and unable to speak.

Qingrong told the two of them about the queen mother's edict, "I don't know how far the emperor will make trouble, once this edict is taken out, if the prince takes the queen out of Beijing, it will be equivalent to tearing his face with the emperor." Even if the prince returns to Liaozhou and does not rebel, the relationship between Liaozhou and the capital can only be equated with a broken relationship. ”

King Liao couldn't help but be grief-stricken and said, "Father, can't you let me die like this?" My mother and I have been loyal to our father for so many years......"

"It's not the first time that the emperor has done this, if you can take the queen mother away, and in the future, the sky is high and the sea is wide in Liaozhou, and you will no longer have to be threatened by the emperor." Song Zhao tried his best to comfort the King of Liao.

The King of Liao hung his head in a depressed mood and did not say a word.

Qingrong couldn't help but remind Song Zhaodao: "But the whereabouts of the Song family are not written on this holy decree, and now the third uncle has gone to Liaodong." When you go back to the Wei State Mansion, it is better to hurry up and let the Song family hurry up and send the people to Liaozhou quietly. ”

Song Zhao stared at Qingrong with heavy eyes, and asked rhetorically, "What about you?" What are you going to do? With the emperor's mind, if you disobey him in front of so many people and make him unable to come down, I am afraid that he will not let you go at all. ”

Qingrong has already thought about it very carefully, she picked up Mrs. Fengguo and the lord of Huatang, and she can also leave with the king of Liao and go to Liaozhou.

"I'll go to Liaozhou with you." Qingrong looked back at Song Zhao with a fixed gaze.

Song Zhao was surprised and delighted, although the road ahead was dark, Qingrong's words suddenly turned into an extremely bright light, illuminating the road full of fog in front of him, nothing was terrible.

He took Qingrong's hand, held it tightly with gratitude, and said, "You, you are really willing to go to Liaozhou with me." ”

Qingrong's eyes were also a little unspeakably sour, and he nodded vigorously, "The day after tomorrow, I will go wherever you go, and we will never be separated again." ”

Song Zhao was also excited with tears in his eyes, and his words were choked in his throat.

The two looked at each other like this, and there was no need to say a word.

Four years of separation have made the hearts of the two people clearer and more aware of the preciousness of the past and twilight.

When King Liao came back to his senses, the three of them studied it carefully, and then arranged to do it. Thinking about it, I feel that if the emperor really wants to disobey the queen mother's edict, I am afraid that it will be difficult for several people to get out.

After thinking about it, he could only secretly arrange for the soldiers of Liaozhou to enter Beijing in disguise to respond.

There are many remaining arrangements that can't be said overnight, not to mention that they still need to find out the emperor's entire plan. Qingrong didn't stay in the Liao Wangfu for long, and took Mei Rui and the others to the dark again.

How Qingrong and King Liao and others investigated, how they planned and did not go into details.

On the day of the dinner party, Qingrong entered the palace with Mrs. Fengguo early, and the wind and grass in the palace couldn't hide Li Jingruo, let alone Mrs. Fengguo.

Everyone got out of the carriage one after another, and Mrs. Fengguo reminded Qingrong: "Can the queen mother's edict be put away?" ”

Qingrong nodded, touched his arms, and said, "I'll keep it close to me, it's absolutely foolproof." ”

Mrs. Bongkook nodded and said nothing more.

Most of the palace banquets on a human day are divided into the front court and the inner palace. The ladies followed the concubines of the inner palace in the inner palace, and the foreign ministers all took their seats in the outer hall.

Qingrong has been in a state of mind since she entered the door, because the key to everything today is that she came forward to take out the queen mother's edict.

She must grasp the timing and not let the emperor see that they know that there will be variables in the palace.

But in fact, Qingrong also knows very well that no matter what she does today, it is deliberate, conspiracy and calculation.

The sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra is pleasant, and there is a group of laughter and laughter.

Qingrong thought about the three rounds of wine and the five flavors of the dishes, and soon he would invite jugglers to perform. Qingrong got up in a hurry, but when she was like this, she was suddenly spilled with wine by the palace maid next to her.

There was a lot of movement on her side, which caused everyone to look over here.

The palace maid was frightened, and immediately said: "The slave and maid are guilty, and the slave and maid deserve to die." ”

Qingrong's eyelids jumped, and he always felt that this coincidence was also part of the conspiracy.

At this time, the sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra suddenly stopped, and Qingrong turned to look outside the gauze curtain, and the dancing girl who was originally dancing respectfully saluted the emperor, looking like she was about to retreat.

"Get out of the way." Qingrong lost his patience, almost couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and scolded in a deep voice.

Concubine Li Guifei smiled and said, "Why don't you go and accompany Miss Shen to change her clothes?" ”

Several palace people rushed up and almost controlled Qingrong. Originally, when she heard Li Guifei speak, Qingrong faintly sensed that something was wrong, but now that she was surrounded by people, she became more and more sure that Li Guifei had some conspiracy.

She has been restrained by several palace maids, she didn't even have the strength to break free, just when she was about to leave the side hall, Mrs. Fengguo suddenly appeared, she didn't stop those people, but walked directly past Qingrong and took out the queen mother's edict in her arms.

Qingrong is still a little confused, and he can't come back to his senses. Mrs. Fengguo has already left with the edict.

Qingrong turned back frequently, but was taken out of the inner hall by several palace maids.

Mrs. Fengguo held the edict of the Queen Mother in both hands, and when those dancing and singing girls retreated, she walked to the center of the front hall. She knelt on her knees very respectfully, held the queen mother's edict high above her head, and said, "Your Majesty, the slave maid wants to read out the queen mother's last photo." ”

The emperor and the important ministers of the court did not come back to their senses for a while.

"The Empress Dowager's edict?" The emperor's eyes were full of doubts.

Mrs. Fengguo responded lightly and said, "Yes, the queen mother's posthumous photo." After speaking, Mrs. Fengguo didn't wait for more reactions from the emperor and others, and directly spread out the posthumous photos and read them.

As soon as everyone heard Mrs. Fengguo read, "The Queen Mother is ......." They all stood up and knelt down.

The emperor hesitated, but also knelt down.

After Mrs. Fengguo finished reading the queen mother's will, let the queen and the king of Liao return to Liaozhou to be raised. The emperor's face was pale, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

The emperor knelt, and everyone did not dare to get up.

The chamberlain next to him couldn't help but whisper: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Mrs. Fengguo finished reading. ”

The emperor's eyes were gloomy, and he stared at Mrs. Fengguo in an extremely complicated manner. There was obvious doubt and incomprehension in his eyes, as well as helplessness and resentment.

Mrs. Fengguo was calm and calm, and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Liao has two military exploits, but His Royal Highness the King of Liao has been honored to this point, I am afraid that the emperor will not have any better reward for His Royal Highness, it is better to let the Queen Mother return to Liaozhou with His Royal Highness the King of Liao." This is also the best reward that the emperor has given to His Royal Highness. ”

The emperor's face had changed color, and he could see that he was suppressing his anger, and asked Mrs. Fengguo, "Do you know that the queen is the mother of the country, and there has never been a reason for the queen to go to the fiefdom of the vassal king." The queen should be in the palace, and the queen should not go anywhere! ”

The queen suddenly shouted from inside, and said: "The concubines have been by the emperor's side for many years, and they have been jealous repeatedly, but the emperor is lenient and merciful, and he does not care about the concubines. Now the concubine has asked for abolition. also asked the emperor to fulfill the concubines and the queen mother. ”

The King of Liao also came out of the banquet, knelt down and kowtowed: "Please ask my father and the emperor to fulfill his sons and become the queen mother." The sons remembered their father Longen, and he must be filial and loyal to his father in Liaozhou. ”

In fact, the emperor had already arranged for assassins, and also arranged for Yuan Heng, fooling the king of Qi into sending additional men to participate in this matter. When the incident happened, Yuan Heng's identity could be regarded as the Song family and the King of Liao's people forcing the palace to rebel, and letting the King of Qi get involved, because he didn't want to make things too obvious.

He didn't want to kill his sons, his original intention was just to warn these sons who were about to make a move, he was still strong, he was not old enough to die, and threats and disobedience to him would definitely not end well. When the time comes, get rid of the Song family and confine down the two sons, his imperial power will be unprecedentedly stable.

Dajin is destroyed, Southern Xinjiang is defeated, and Daliang under his rule will even reach unprecedented prosperity.

But halfway through, a Mrs. Fengguo suddenly came out, what the queen mother's edict. The queen has asked to be abolished, and the king of Liao has shown his loyalty, how to sing the following play?