"What did you say!" The Queen Mother's face turned pale, and she clung to the armrest of the Jinxiu couch in anger, "How is it possible, those are all big living people, how can they suddenly disappear, Er'er and Wait for Hugh to prevaricate the mourning family with this nonsense!" ”

"The Queen Mother is angry! The slave and maid really didn't lie, Lord Sun, Lord Li and other adults and their families really disappeared overnight! ”

"That's a human, not a bird, and can all the wings fly?"

The Queen Mother got up angrily, paced back and forth, and suddenly stopped after a while, and suddenly looked at the chamberlain who replied with a frightened face.

"You just said, who lost it?" His mind raced, and he said in horror, "The ones that are missing, are they all the ones that surrendered from the Yan Dynasty?" ”

When the chamberlain thought about it, his face turned pale, trembling with horror, and he stammered: "Return, return to the Queen Mother...... It's ......"

The Queen Mother thought that she was also sensitive, and she had no chance to let her participate in it before.

At this time, I used my brain, and suddenly understood.

"King Yanjun and his father-in-law are called Gu or something, are they all gone?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, yes."

The Queen Mother vaguely felt that there was a huge conspiracy hidden in this, and forced herself to calm down and said: "Please invite King Lijun to come to Ci'an Palace." ”

"Yes." The chamberlain quietly breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned, got up and saluted and retreated.

The Queen Mother said again: "The Marquis of Qingyang will also be invited to the palace." ”

"Yes."

After the chamberlain was ordered to retreat, the Queen Mother paced irritably for a long time, and what kept rolling in her mind was the affairs of the court.

The Tatars did not know when they would have to move their troops.

Now the ministers of the Yan Dynasty are also inexplicably gone.

I don't know if Li Qitian is dead or alive buried in the underground palace......

After these days, the Queen Mother has long been freed from the panic and panic of the first news. Li Qitian's existence is indeed the mountain that supports her glory and wealth. But she can't rely on others forever.

If you want to ensure the glory of the family and rely only on Li Qitian, it is better to take this opportunity to let the people of the Zhou family get the opportunity to grasp the power. After all, the Li family's Jiangshan can only be surnamed Li.

Although she also feels sorry for her son and worries about him. But at this point, even if she cries to death, she can't solve the problem.

There must always be someone to take charge of the huge country, is it good that she, the queen mother, is willing to come out when the world is in turmoil?

It's just that the only thing that is lacking is that it is too difficult to manage a country, fight with the courtiers, and fight the outside and the inside.

The Queen Mother's mind was in a mess at this time, she was worried about Li Qitian for a while, and she was worried that the loss of most of Yan Zhenchen was a huge conspiracy, and she was afraid that she would not be able to deal with it.

After a while, there was a waiter outside the door who replied: "Back to the Queen Mother, King Lijun, Marquis of Qingyang, and the eldest princess of Anyang have arrived." ”

"Let them in."

The Queen Mother sat upright, her back was straight, and she looked dignified and high.

The three of them entered the main hall, and King Lijun and Marquis Qingyang both bowed and said: "Queen Mother Jin'an." ”

Only Li Helan bent her knees and walked quickly to the Queen Mother.

"The Queen Mother! But there's good news on the hill again? ”

Seeing that Li Helan came uninvited, and behaved so casually in front of King Lijun and Marquis of Qingyang, and did not show special respect, she was a little displeased in her heart, so she crossed Li Helan and said to King Lijun and Marquis Qingyang: "The two of you are exempt, please take a seat." ”

Looking at the queen mother's solemn face, Li Helan knew that she might have bumped into something bad, so she hesitated and said: "The queen mother has something to say to her cousin and uncle, so her daughter will retire for the time being." ”

The Queen Mother let out a long "um" and raised her hand to send Li Helan out.

The Marquis of Qingyang observed the words and looks, and saw that the Queen Mother looked unhappy, and there must be something troublesome, so he stood up and saluted: "If the Queen Mother has anything to do, just give up on being a younger brother!" ”

Seeing that the Marquis of Qingyang was loyal, King Lijun also hurriedly stood up and said not to be left behind: "What the Marquis of Qingyang said is true. Now that the whereabouts of the saint are unknown, we should work together to tide over the difficulties. ”

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction, "You all sit down." The mourning family just got a piece of news and couldn't figure out what to do, so I told you about it. The ministers of the Great Yan Dynasty who came to serve in the court suddenly disappeared overnight with their families, do you know about this? ”

Qingyang Hou shook his head and looked at King Lijun beside him.

Although King Lijun is in prison, the relationship in the court is not something that can be figured out in a moment, and the things he knows are all things that have been made public, so he naturally doesn't know the news.

Seeing that the two of them looked dazed, the Queen Mother sighed: "I heard the emperor say that King Yanjun and his father-in-law were originally locked up in the prison, but they are gone. Now that the courtiers of the Yan Dynasty are also gone, there must be something strange in this. The mourners want to consult with you, how should this matter be done?

Qingyang Hou said: "Isn't it that these Yan Dynasty have two hearts?" It is impossible for people to disappear overnight, they must have taken advantage of the chaos in the court during this period of time, so they secretly escaped. ”

"The mourning family also thinks so, if these people flee, they must have a plan to flee en masse. In addition, the king of Yanjun is gone, will they have any rebellion? ”

As soon as King Lijun heard about it, he made it

The word anti is a sudden jump in my heart. The stumbles he did in the prison country, and he hadn't given him a chance to gather authority, so was he going to make a fuss about the Yan Dynasty's desire to restore the country?

There was originally a Tatar rebellion in the north. If there is another Yan Dynasty in the south, won't the Great Zhou suffer from the enemy?

King Yanjun frowned.

More worried than the king of Yanjun is the Marquis of Qingyang.

If the Yan Dynasty really made a mess, wouldn't he, the newly appointed commander of the Tiger Ben Army, be in command of the expedition?

"Don't think so about the Queen Mother, everything must be thought in a good direction. The people of the Yan Dynasty had already been cleaned up and obedient, and the king of Yan County was willing to be a county king who was nothing in our court, and he must be greedy for life and afraid of death. Even if you escape, you can't afford to storm the waves. As for those vassals of the Yan Dynasty, I don't think the saints have arranged important official positions for them, and there is not much turmoil for us if they leave. Now it's enough to send someone to the south to track it down. ”

The Queen Mother still trusts her younger brother, and after thinking about it carefully, she said: "In this case, let's arrange someone to track it." You have to chase quietly, don't startle the snake. ”

"Yes. This matter is left to me by the Queen Mother. ”

The Queen Mother thought for a while and said, "Arrange another person to find out how many ministers of the Yan Dynasty were at the beginning, who fled and who else was in the capital, and they will be arrested and strictly interrogated by the mourning family." It is very likely that these people are the spies left by the Yan Dynasty in our capital. ”

"The Queen Mother is wise. Among the Wenchen of the Great Yan Dynasty, isn't the most capable of being Xiao Zhixi's father-in-law. I don't know if he ran away, but we'll go back and check it out. ”

The Queen Mother nodded, thought about it carefully, felt that she had nothing to miss, quietly put her mind at ease, and said with a smile on her face: "The turmoil in the court is the time when the mourning family needs your concerted efforts." You did not disappoint the mourners. In the future, the emperor will be rescued, the country will be stable, and the mourning family will not forget your goodness. ”

Qingyang Hou arched his hand, "Thank you for the promotion of the Queen Mother!" ”

King Lijun also saluted. It's just that there is a little drumming in my heart.

If Li Qitian is alive and sees him in the prison country, I don't know what will happen to him......

If this is the case, it is better to let Li Qitian sleep in the underground palace.

Thinking of this, King Lijun had a heart for the excavation of Zhenshan.

The two had a conversation with the Queen Mother, basically encouraging them verbally, drawing a pretty beautiful blueprint for the Queen Mother, which made the Queen Mother feel a lot more at ease about the future of Da Zhou.

However, at this moment, an attendant ran in from outside, and said in a panicked voice: "Queen Mother, there is news from the north!" Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of War asks to see! ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she felt her hairs explode.

Could it be that the Tatars are coming?

The Queen Mother hurriedly said: "This son is not so taboo so much, so I will invite Lord Wang to come to Ci'an Palace to see the mourning family!" ”

"Yes!" The waiter turned around and ran, which shows how urgent the situation is.

The Queen Mother really couldn't stabilize at this time.

First of all, the saint was buried in Zhengshan, and there were many dead and wounded in the important ministers of the court, and then the Yan Dynasty surrendered and left, and Yu Chiyan must have made something wrong, and now what they are most afraid of has happened, and the Tatars have actually begun to use troops!

In the current situation, the Queen Mother felt that her ability could not withstand this pressure at all.

"Queen Mother, Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of War has arrived."

Outside the palace gate, the servants spread the news, and saw a tall man about forty years old coming quickly.

After seeing the Queen Mother's upright salute, Wang Zhi didn't talk nonsense, and said anxiously: "Back to the Queen Mother, the Tatar Utkin Khan's army personally marched and raided on a large scale, and among the four northern passes, Tianyu Pass, Tianwolf Pass, and Tianshu Pass have been lost!" Kang Qiongshuai, the commander of the Long Xiang Army, retreated to Tianmen Pass and sent an urgent letter asking Zeng Bing to rescue Tianmen Pass! ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she buzzed in her head, and she was dizzy, and she almost fell to the ground.

Kang Qiong is the commander of the Longxiang Army chosen by the Holy Lord, but he can't withstand the group of barbarians in Tatar?

"When? How did you break three levels in a row by the Tatars without warning? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, Marshal Kang means that Utkin Khan carried out a surprise attack and beat us off guard."

The Queen Mother carefully thought about the location of the three checkpoints at the border pass, and sighed for a long time.

"Don't panic, the terrain of Tianmen Pass is dangerous, and the Long Xiang Army is not vegetarian, they retreat to Tianmen Pass, as long as our rescuers go in time, there will be no big problem."

"What the Queen Mother said is very true." King Lijun also nodded in praise.

Wang Zhi said: "Please also ask the Queen Mother and King Lijun to make a decision as soon as possible." So as not to have many dreams at night. ”

The Queen Mother nodded slowly and looked at the Marquis of Qingyang on the side with trust.

Qingyanghou felt that the hairs on his back stood up all of a sudden.

"If the Empress Dowager's Tiger Army goes to support the north, what will happen around Gyeonggi?" Qingyang Hou arched his hand and said: "If there are young people who dare to go around the capital, I am afraid that the guards will not be able to do it." ”

Wang Zhi, the secretary of the military department, lowered his head, hid all his thoughts very well, and said in a flat tone: "There are three major battalions and soldiers and horses from the Beijing Guard. What's more, if everyone is called to the capital, even if the Tiger Ben Army is afraid, it will not be good, right? ”