Wang Xiaolai said that the officials on the field were coughing constantly.

Fortunately, the empress also has a big heart, and she didn't say much else for fear of Wang Xiaolai.

"Everyone, if it's okay, let's withdraw first." The empress opened her mouth and gave an eviction order.

Everyone also understood, so they gave up and retired one by one.

"Old Xiangguo, you stay." The empress glanced at Liu Maolin and deliberately instructed.

Hearing this, Liu Maolin stopped his steps, but he really didn't continue to move.

When there were only four or five people left in the imperial study, the empress stretched: "Okay, now there are no outsiders, I can tell you some things." ”

Everyone looked at the empress curiously.

Seeing that, the empress took a deep breath: "Everyone, this matter I want to talk about may be very serious for Sui Yang, after you hear it, remember not to spread it, understand?" ”

Wang Xiaolai raised his hand.

The empress looked at him: "What's the matter, little Laizi?" ”

Wang Xiaolai sighed: "That Your Majesty, don't you listen to me now?" ”

The empress shook her head: "No." ”

Wang Xiaolai: "···"

"Your Majesty, what happened to make you so nervous?" Liu Maolin couldn't help but ask.

The empress looked at Liu Maolin, then at Wang Xiaolai and the others, and finally raised her chin at Zhao Liwen and said, "Zhao Weng, you close the door first, and in addition, inform the Yulin Army outside that no one is allowed to come within fifty steps of the imperial study, and those who violate the order will be killed!" ”

Zhao Liwen clenched his fists: "Obey." ”

When Zhao Liwen came back after going out to give orders, the empress took a deep breath and spoke: "Everyone, on the battlefield on the Eastern Front, the latest news has come. ”

Hearing the empress say this, everyone was clever in their hearts.

Don't think about it, there must be no good thing, otherwise, the empress wouldn't have driven everyone away, and then she said it.

If it was a good thing, wouldn't it be even more inspiring to say it directly in front of many people just now?

Among these people, Liu Maolin's head turned the fastest: "Could it be that General Zhou Jinglian had an accident?" ”

The empress grimaced, then nodded.

Sure enough, Liu Maolin really guessed correctly.

"Your Majesty, what happened?" Liu Maolin asked in surprise.

The empress straightened up, glanced at the situation on the eastern front battlefield on the sand table in front of her, and said: "Just two days ago, the secret guard sent news from the battlefield on the eastern front, when Zhou Jinglian was sitting in the young sun, Zhao Sui couldn't attack it, so he sent the dead soldiers to sneak into the young sun and assassinate Zhou Jinglian. ”

"Could it be that General Zhou was martyred!" Liu Maolin asked in surprise.

The empress shook her head: "This is not true, but Zhou Jinglian was seriously injured and unconscious, and he could not continue to command." ”

"But Your Majesty, why didn't you just say..." Liu Maolin hurriedly closed it halfway through his words, and he also knew that when he asked this sentence, he was almost like an idiot.

The empress took a deep breath: "On the battlefield of the Eastern Front now, it is Zhou Jinglian's deputy general Fang Ju who is presiding, and I have already given him an order, I don't need him to break the enemy and kill the thief, I just need him to guard the young sun for me, and not let Zhao Sui go west." ”

Liu Maolin hissed and said: "But Your Majesty, Fang intercepted this person, he has an impulsive temperament, and he is so happy, can he sit still?" ”

The empress's expression turned completely cold: "So, this is what I'm worried about. ”

Wang Xiaolai couldn't help but ask: "Then in that case, why didn't Your Majesty send someone to take over the position of the commander of the Eastern Front just now, and didn't even send supplies to the Eastern Front, wouldn't it be very unreasonable to do this?" ”

The empress looked up at Wang Xiaolai: "Little Laizi, do you think I am not worried about the situation on the Eastern Front?" Instead, the original strategy was to focus on the battlefield on the Western Front, and after Lu Gong solved Nurhari, let him take over Zhou Jinglian's position. ”

Wang Xiaolai spread his hands and said: "But now on the battlefield of the Eastern Front, which should have shrunk, but the person who spoke was changed, it was easy to ruin Your Majesty's big business." ”

The empress nodded: "That's why I didn't tell more people about this, because in that case, it will cause the people to be even more panicked, a few days ago, when I ordered to kill the traitors including Wanliu Fangcheng, Shanhe and others, the people of Daxing City were already panicked, and if there was such a news, I am afraid that the people would not be able to sit still, otherwise, I would not have held any water and land dojo to appease people's hearts." ”

Liu Maolin thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, how about we use Zhao Yuanche?" ”

Wang Xiaolai was stunned: "Zhao Yuanche? Who is this man? ”

The empress pursed her lips: "A very head-making person." ”

Wang Xiaolai didn't understand.

Zhao Liwen said next to him: "In the early years of the Taihe Palace, General Zhao Yuanche of the left, confronted Emperor Xuan in public, and was dismissed from office by Emperor Xuan in anger, and said that he would never be hired, and he has been idle at home for more than ten years. ”

"He is also surnamed Zhao, is he also a royal clan?" Wang Xiaolai asked.

The empress shook her head: "No, he just happens to have the same surname as the country." ”

Liu Maolin said: "Your Majesty, there is no other good way at the moment, although Zhao Yuanche said that there is no king's law, but he was also known as the existence of Sui Yang Shuangbi with the Eighth Prince, and he is in charge of the eastern front, which is a hundred times more stable than Zhou Jinglian, and will be able to support Gongyou to pacify Yongzhou." ”

The empress frowned: "But I heard that this Zhao Yuanche has been at home for all these years, and his old illness is seriously affected, is it appropriate for him to be in charge?" Moreover, his father removed him from his official position earlier, what if he complained in his heart and did not want to go out? ”

Liu Maolin shook his head: "Your Majesty, you don't know Zhao Yuanche, although this person has a strong temper, but he knows the general situation and knows the priorities. ”

It can be seen that there is no better candidate for the empress, so she hesitated for a long time and asked Zhao Liwen: "Zhao Weng, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Liwen nodded without thinking about it: "If it's Zhao Yuanche, it should be fine." ”

Seeing Zhao Liwen say this, the empress breathed a sigh of relief: "Since this is the case, let's do it according to the old Xiangguo's wishes." ”

As she spoke, the empress looked at the dragon book case behind her, and saw that there was paper and pen on the table, so she picked up the pen and wrote an urgent word, handed it to Liu Maolin's hand, and said, "Old Xiangguo, please take a trip for me." ”

Liu Maolin respectfully stuffed the paper into his arms: "The old minister takes the order." ”

The empress said: "In that case, then the old Xiangguo will go first." ”

When Liu Maolin heard this, he nodded and left.

Zhao Liwen also took it for a while and left.

In the imperial study, only Wang Xiaolai and the empress were left, and the two of them were standing here, and after a long time, the empress spoke: "Little Laizi, I feel uncomfortable, how about accompanying me to the imperial garden for a walk?" ”

Wang Xiaolai hummed and nodded.

There was no one to follow, just the empress and Wang Xiaolai, the two came to the imperial garden, looking at the flowers in the garden that had not yet bloomed, the empress sighed: "The current Sui Yang is like this imperial garden." ”

Wang Xiaolai didn't understand the empress's metaphor, so he looked at the empress with puzzled eyes.

The empress turned around, facing Wang Xiaolai's face, and then smiled: "The frost in winter kills a hundred gardens, and the spring and summer solstice bloom." ”

Wang Xiaolai didn't understand, so he applauded directly: "Your Majesty is a good poem." ”

The empress blushed: "Come on, don't coax me to laugh, I know how much ink I have in my stomach." ”

Wang Xiaolai snorted and said, "I am sincerely praising you." ”

When the words fell, the empress's face turned even redder.

Wang Xiaolai looked at the empress's eyes, which were already covered with a lot of bloodshots, and suddenly, he couldn't speak.

"What's the matter, little Laizi, you've been staring at me, is there a dirty place on my face?"

was stared at by Wang Xiaolai with a scorching gaze, Rao is such a calm person as the empress, and he was a little uncalm.

Wang Xiaolai smiled and reached out to hold the empress's hand.

It is the first time for Wang Xiaolai, who is so bold.

Don't say I've pulled it before, that's different, don't you look at the ambiguity of the atmosphere now.

"Your Majesty, how long has it been since you had a good rest?" Wang Xiaolai asked.

The empress was as well-behaved as a cat at this time, and sighed: "No, I don't know? ”

Wang Xiaolai took the empress to sit down in the pavilion in the imperial garden, and sighed: "Your Majesty, I didn't say you, you girl just don't make people worry, and you don't take your body seriously at all." ”

The empress said: "Isn't this the major affairs of the state all on my head, how dare I rest." ”

Wang Xiaolai sighed: "Your Majesty, you say so, those officials raised in the court are all waste?" Can't they take a little bit of the pressure off you? ”

When the empress heard this, she clenched her fist stubbornly: "No, my country, I don't keep it, and I still have to expect others to fail?" ”