On the Taiji Palace, the civil and military officials stood solemnly, the Queen Mother hung the curtain to listen to the government, and the emperor lay lazily on the cushions, boredly looking at the recitals handed by the ministers.

In the main hall, there was silence, and even the cracking sound of the incense wood burning in the incense burner was so loud.

The Queen Mother finally couldn't help it, and asked, "You all have something to say!" What's going on on General Tan's side? But why can't a small Tongzhou be captured for several days?! ”

The bead curtain trembled uncontrollably from the anger of the Queen Mother.

Xie Hui, who was standing at the head of the hundred officials, turned the jade wrench on his finger, looked back at everyone, and saw that no one dared to stand up and reply, so he had to step forward and reply in person: "Back to the Queen Mother, although Tongzhou is small, the terrain is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and when the autumn drought occurs, the water source is insufficient, and the morale of the soldiers is also frustrated. However, the Queen Mother can rest assured that General Tan has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he has brought twice as many soldiers and horses as Zhu Chaoshi, and it is only a matter of time before Tongzhou is recovered. ”

The Queen Mother gradually soothed her emotions and said gently: "I still have to bother Lord Xie to keep an eye on this matter, and report it to the mourning family at any time, the other people in this hall are unreliable." ”

Xie Hui glanced at the group of ministers with ashamed faces a little proudly, and replied happily: "Don't worry, the queen mother will definitely live up to the queen mother's expectations." ”

The Queen Mother nodded slightly, was silent for a while, and suddenly asked again: "What's going on with Luling County and Pei County?" How did the mourning family hear that those two places were very lively, and who could explain to the mourning family? ”

When Xu Xianzhi heard the word Peixian, he couldn't help but be shocked, did the Queen Mother find something?

Due to his weak heart, he tried his best to lower his body and stand quietly with his head bowed, which was not at all like his usual prestige of Xu Guogong.

The Queen Mother didn't see anyone answering, leaned over through the bead curtain, glanced around the hall, and asked, "Lord Zhang, can you come and talk to the mourning family?" ”

Zhang Yu, the secretary of the military department, jumped sideways, trembled his legs, stepped forward in a panic, and replied: "Back to the Queen Mother, Luling County is the fief of the second prince, and Pei County is also under the jurisdiction of the third prince, as for why it is so lively...... Come to think of it, it is the two princes who are good at wandering, this time the poetry is against it, and the next time they are riding horses and shooting arrows, the shape of the skeleton is unruly, and it can always attract people's onlookers. ”

These words dispelled Liu Yifu's drowsiness a little, he half sat up, listened to Zhang Yi's speech with interest, and finally couldn't help laughing.

Zhang Yu didn't feel that what he said was inappropriate, and even secretly proud of his opinion.

"Ridiculous!" The Queen Mother couldn't listen to it, and she was angry.

"The minister is guilty!" Although Zhang Yu didn't know the reason, he didn't say a word, knelt down heavily, and kowtowed vigorously.

Zhang Yu was originally the son of a direct relative of the Queen Mother's mother's family, without any knowledge or skills, and only relied on the blood relationship of the Queen Mother, from an idle rich child to be promoted to the secretary of the military department. He doesn't know anything about government politics, but he just fools around all day long, and eats and drinks with a different identity.

The Queen Mother wants to have a seizure but is not good at seizures, after all, it is her own family, and Zhang Kui was personally promoted by her, and now she can only swallow the bitter fruit by herself.

She shook her head and hated it, and said: "It's a shame that you are still in the position of the secretary of the military department, and the two of them have recruited troops and horses to the feet of the Son of Heaven, and you don't even know it?!" You've disappointed the mourners so much! ”

Xu Xianzhi was so frightened by the Queen Mother's reprimand that he couldn't help but retreat, and he was in a cold sweat.

"The Queen Mother forgives her sins, and the minister knows that she is wrong! His Majesty will inquire about it, and he will definitely give the Queen Mother a satisfactory explanation! Zhang Yi was extremely panicked, begging for mercy with a handful of snot and tears, and did not forget to glance at Xie Hui next to him.

Liu Yifu looked energetic, holding his stomach and snickering.

Xie Hui knew that the Queen Mother would not punish him heavily, so he stepped forward to persuade, "Queen Mother, I can only say that those two princes were so well disguised that even Weichen was almost deceived by them. It is understandable that Mr. Zhang did not notice it for a while. ”

"That's it, get up, the mourning family can't count on you." The Queen Mother sighed helplessly, suddenly her eyes flashed, and she turned to Xu Xianzhi and asked, "Lord Xu, what do you say?" ”

"It's boring!" Liu Yifu saw that the Queen Mother forgave Zhang Yu so quickly, and lay down again with a displeased face, closing his eyes and recuperating.

Xu Xian's heart froze, and he stepped forward slowly with heavy steps, as if he was going to the execution ground.

Could it be that the Queen Mother discovered my conspiracy with Huayan? If this is the case, the Queen Mother should have taken me down a long time ago, if she didn't know, then she was testing me? How much does the Queen Mother know? He wasn't sure.

After thinking quickly, he quickly calmed down and replied: "Back to the Queen Mother, over the years, after the prince obtained the fief, there was a selfish expansion, according to the minister's opinion, those two small counties can't hoard many soldiers, and they can't threaten the status of the imperial court." The Queen Mother does not need to worry too much. ”

"Is that really the case?" The Queen Mother had some doubts, turned to Xie Hui and asked, "What does Lord Xie think?" ”

Xie Hui held his head high, and said with a lofty spirit: "The minister thinks that it should not be underestimated, if you continue to indulge them, it will become a big disaster in the future, and they can be uprooted before they become a climate." ”

It turned out that the Queen Mother didn't know.

Xu Xian's heart was a little calm, but he still didn't dare to relax in the situation in front of him, and stepped forward to argue: "The Queen Mother must not, they are just raising some stragglers and leading the fun, if the Queen Mother is more serious with them, snatches the playthings in their hands, makes them hold grudges, and does something else, will they have to pay for the loss." Let them go. ”

Xie Hui looked displeased when he heard this, "How could Lord Xu say such cowardly words, can you still let the Queen Mother look at their faces?!" ”

Xu Xianzhi did not show weakness, and replied calmly: "The minister is not cowardly with them, but he just doesn't want the Queen Mother to waste her efforts." ”

"Sophistry!"

"Enough! The meaning of the two adults, the mourning family understood.

Xie Hui wanted to continue arguing, but was stopped by the Queen Mother.

But he became more and more suspicious of Xu Xianzhi, and he felt that Xu Xianzhi was ostensibly thinking about the queen mother of the imperial court, but in fact he was protecting the enemy.

However, Xu Xianzhi showed a loyal appearance from beginning to end, which made Xie Hui a little confused.

He couldn't find a reason for Xu Xianzhi to betray the court, so he had to give up for the time being.

The Queen Mother stood up, leaned to the edge of the bead curtain, turned her head sideways and said sternly to Liu Yifu: "Your Majesty, don't just care, when is it, whether you want to send troops to recover Luling County and Pei County, you can decide!" ”

Liu Yifu sat up slowly and yawned, "Everything is decided by the Queen Mother, I'm sleepy, go back to the palace to rest." ”

There was a precedent of Zhang Yifu's inaction, and Liu Yifu's perfunctory attitude completely angered the Empress Dowager Zhang, she lifted the bead curtain and walked out, pointing at him angrily and saying: "Your Majesty! Do you want this world anymore?! ”

Liu Yifu paused slightly, laughed, turned to look at the Queen Mother resentfully, and said, "The Queen Mother still knows that this is my world?!" ”

After speaking, he brushed his sleeves away angrily.

The Queen Mother threw down the Buddhist beads in her hand and sat on the throne, panting.

Buddha beads were sprinkled all over the ground, and people were shocked.

Xu Xianzhi secretly glanced at the Queen Mother, and then cautiously stepped forward and asked, "Queen Mother, the minister has something to play." ”

"What's the matter?!" The Queen Mother glanced at her coldly and said impatiently.

"It's the Moon Festival in a few days, and it's time to get ready. When the emperor was alive, the moon sacrifice ceremony has been supervised and carried out by the emperor, and now the queen mother needs to appoint another person to be responsible for this matter, I don't know ...... queen mother."

"Since the emperor doesn't care about the world, why does the mourning family bother with this? Let Lord Xu take care of everything! Without waiting for Xu Xianzhi to finish speaking, the Queen Mother gave a random order, and then left angrily.

"Obey the order!" Xu Xianzhi leaned over to send the Queen Mother away, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, his first task was finally successfully completed.

The Bliss Palace was newly built in the south of Yongxiang, it cost tens of millions of taels to build, the golden glazed tile roof, the rosewood door, the splendid all over the ground, it is the most gorgeous palace of the Imperial Palace.

The latest curiosity of the Elysium Palace is the beauty pool in the backyard, which is a must in the world.

The owner of this palace is Liu Yifu. He slept by the beauty pool all day long, drunk and dreaming of death, but he didn't know what day it was.

"Your Majesty, Lord Xu Xianzhi asks to see you." A eunuch gently approached Liu Yifu, who was soaked in the wine pool shirtless and half-asleep, and leaned over to say goodbye.

Liu Yifu waved his hand lazily, still closing his eyes and swimming in a dream.

The eunuch didn't know what the emperor meant by this, and he didn't want to offend Xu Xianzhi, so he had to turn around and invite him in.

Xu Xianzhi was waiting outside the gate of the Bliss Palace, and suddenly saw a sunset shining from the sky, looking at the golden glazed tile roof, he couldn't help but sigh: "Fairyland also!" ”

After a while, the eunuch came to invite.

Along the way, empty wine glasses, dishes, and skirts were thrown all over the floor.

Xu Xianzhi lowered his head and followed behind the eunuch, not squinting.

"Your Majesty?" Xu Xianzhi came to Liu Yifu and asked gently.

"Huh? Who ......" Liu Yifu replied sleepily.

Xu Xianzhi immediately leaned over to pay respects, "Minister Xu Xianzhi sees the emperor." ”

Liu Yifu opened his eyes slightly, rubbed his neck and asked, "Lord Xu, what's the matter with me?" ”

Xu Xianzhi took a light breath and said, "Back to the emperor, the Moon Festival Ceremony is about to be held, and the Queen Mother has handed over this matter to Weichen to supervise......"

"In that case, the adults will take over." Liu Yifu moved his body impatiently, and leaned on the edge of the wine pool in a comfortable position again.

Xu Xianzhi glanced at Liu Yifu, continued to bow his head and said, "Yes, there is just one place, and the minister still needs to ask the emperor what he means." ”

"Oh?" Liu Yifu yawned, picked up the empty cup from the ground again, scooped a glass of wine pool water and drank it, and asked, "What is it that makes Lord Xu unable to make up his mind?" ”

"The minister knows that in the past, the sacrificial dances were completed by the palace maids, and the minister felt that it was too many times the same, and there was no novelty." Xu Xianzhi bowed his head and replied.

When Liu Yifu heard the word novelty, he became interested, and turned to face Xu Xiandao: "What is good according to Lord Xu's intentions?" ”

"Recently, the minister accidentally found a dancing girl, not only beautiful and unparalleled, but also the first in the world in terms of dancing, as long as she dances with cloud sleeves, she will be able to amaze the four. The minister thought that the emperor and the queen mother had been tired of the war recently, and they should also take this opportunity to have a good time, so the minister dared to apply for a change in the ancient system and chose a dancer outside the palace to perform the dance. Xu Xianzhan said these words tremblingly, lowered his head and waited quietly for an answer.

"Beauty?" Liu Yifu read softly, and suddenly laughed, "Okay! Good! Just do as Lord Xu says! You should have come and ask me sooner! After the sacrificial ceremony, I will be rewarded! ”

"Obey the order!"

Xu Xianzhi leaned down and retreated, and when he left the palace gate, he still looked up, the golden light was gone, the cold light was lingering, and he couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Dream also!" ”