Chapter 40 (40) Return to Chengdu

After Wen Jun returned to Zhangfu, she kept telling Ling'er about the son she met today, and Ling'er heard that Wen Jun wanted to be old for herself.

"Cousin, don't worry about your cousin, your cousin already has a sweetheart." Ling'er wanted to reject Wenjun through this reason, but it seemed that she did have a sweetheart in her heart.

"Who? Tell me, cousin. ”

Coincidentally, Xiang Lu rushed back from outside, the two looked at each other, bowed their heads to Lu, and Ling'er turned their heads sideways.

"Husband, my cousin also has a sweetheart, I guess the next time we come to Chang'an, we will drink my cousin's wedding wine."

"yes." Xiang Lu Dao, Ling'er looked at him helplessly.

"Cousin, hasn't my uncle come back yet? I'm going to leave for Chengdu tomorrow, and I can't see him. ”

Ling'er's mood suddenly became heavy, and said: "Father still needs to stay in Luoyang for a long time, cousin don't worry, let's leave early tomorrow, I haven't seen you for a few months, my uncle should be in a hurry." ”

Wen Jun thought for a while: Yes, my father hasn't seen me for so long, it's time to be in a hurry.

So, the next day, Xiang Lu and Wenjun and their entourage got into a carriage and prepared to go back to Chengdu.

Ling'er sent Lu and Wenjun away at the door, envious of the two of them.

Xiang Lu and the others had just walked for a long time, and the family hurriedly shouted: "Miss, the master has written a letter." ”

Ling'er opened the letter and saw that it read: "Daughter, now that the Empress Wu is plotting to usurp power, she will not let the emperor return to Chang'an for a long time, I am afraid that she will abolish Your Majesty." Your brother is now an official in the field, and you will go to Chengdu with Wenjun as soon as possible, if there is anything unexpected for your father, don't be sad, everything is as usual, and your father must not implicate you. ”

After reading the letter, Ling'er lay on the table and cried.

"People are rich and noble like high walls, and if you climb up or fall, you will be injured. Father. Ling'er muttered to herself.

Now I can only listen to my father's words, go to Chengdu to hide first, and when the emperor returns to Chang'an, all the turmoil will pass.

So, Ling'er packed up the package, took some maids to get into the carriage, and went to chase Xianglu.

In Luoyang City, Empress Wu sat on the main hall and said: "Although Your Majesty inherits the throne, but you are inexperienced and cannot govern in person, the palace has handled the country's affairs on behalf of the emperor, and when His Majesty can do it in the future, the palace will return to him." ”

"Queen Mother Shengming." The minister at the bottom chimed in.

"Queen Mother, now that the emperor has ascended the throne, why not return the capital to Chang'an?"

Empress Wu saw that it was Zhang Yue's old horseman, and she was so angry that she couldn't wait to pull him out and cut him down. But hold back your anger and say:

"What Zhang Aiqing said is not unreasonable, but Chang'an is far away, Guanzhong is in a disaster year, if it is still at this time, the people are overwhelmed, how can the palace bear it. The saint is virtuous, and what lies in the earth. If the emperor can be diligent and studious, and behave in a good manner, why can't he work for the country and benefit all the people? ”

Zhang Yue knew that Empress Wu was reluctant to return to Chang'an, and now that Guanzhong had indeed experienced a famine, he had no choice but to give up.

After the court, Empress Wu summoned Li Ji in the harem and said, "You rush to Chengdu immediately and find out the evidence of Zhuo Yilin and Zhang Yue's rebellion for me." Zhang Yue is cunning, but Zhuo Yilin is his brother-in-law, and he must have left a letter of plotting rebellion. If not, you don't want to go back to Luoyang. ”

Liji knew that Empress Wu wanted to eliminate Zhang Yue and abolish Emperor Li Xian. In fact, no matter whether the Zhuo family has it or not, he must let him have it.

Liji took her maid Qiu Ping to ride a carriage from Luoyang to Chengdu quickly.