Bianliang.

There is no Son of Heaven in the Son of Heaven Palace, and now the only owner here is the queen.

After the emperor arrived in Bianliang, he has been holding a court meeting in the Qinzheng Palace, and now that the emperor is gone, the queen presides over the overall situation, so the place of deliberation is also selected in the Qinzheng Palace.

It's just that the queen of the dragon chair didn't do it, she put a small case in front of the side of the dragon chair on the platform, and sat behind this small case, and conspired with the civil and military ministers standing in the hall.

The morning sun threw in from outside the palace gate and spread out a square carpet on the ground, and the important officials of the imperial dynasty who stayed in Bianliang on their own initiative or were forced to stand in two shifts by this golden carpet.

Looking at the petite woman in front of the dragon chair dressed in the queen's robe, sitting solemnly with her eyebrows and eyes, full of luxury, the taste in the hearts of different people is also different.

Like many dynasties, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics is the ancestral system of the Great Qi, and before the Song Dynasty, this ancestral system was an iron law, and no one violated it. But since the rules are set by people, people can naturally change them.

Since the establishment of the cabinet a few years ago, Zhao Yujie served as a scholar of Chongwen Palace, and after the de facto head of the cabinet and gave orders to the entire dynasty as a daughter, the rules have changed.

However, even Zhao Yujie, who was deeply favored by the emperor and used as a knife by the emperor, could only summon cabinet ministers in Chongwen Palace, and never set foot in the main hall where the court meeting was held.

And today, Empress Zhao Qiyue set up a case in front of the dragon chair of the Son of Heaven and faced hundreds of civil and military officials.

Kong Yanhua, the governor of the political affairs, looked at the prime minister Chen Xun beside him, and saw that the other party had a righteous face, and he could barely hide his pride, so he couldn't help but sink his gaze.

When Zhao Yujie was in charge of the cabinet, Kong Yanhua was the number one minister in the cabinet. The prime minister has no name, but he is just an echo worm, and he basically doesn't dare to argue with him on big and small matters.

At that time, Zhao Yujie, who was born in a humble background and served as the emperor's mouthpiece, was in charge of the cabinet, and the biggest reason and purpose was to support the poor family and suppress the family. She did well in those years, and the results were extraordinary.

Clear-eyed people in the government and the opposition know that the fact that Zhao Yujie is in charge of the cabinet itself marks that the cold family is in full swing, and the family is squeezed and struggling to survive.

But now, the queen from the Zhao family sat on the platform, overlooking the ministers. She can only represent the interests of the family, which gives Kong Yanhua a very bad feeling: the situation has changed.

The tide may change as well!

As soon as this thought emerged, a cold sweat broke out on Kong Yanhua's back, the scene in front of him was not a good sign, nor was it a situation that he, the minister with the highest official position in the cold family, could accept.

As the emperor's henchmen, over the years, Kong Yanhua has not been stained with the blood and tears of family officials.

Although Chen Xun, the prime minister, is in front of him, attracting the attention and hatred of the family, if the situation is reversed, Chen Xun is whitewashed, he will become the target of public criticism.

Once the family's anger is vented, he will inevitably bear the brunt of it!

Thinking of this, Kong Yanhua was shocked and anxious.

Just then, the queen spoke.

"Bianliang is only a hundred miles away from Yangliucheng, and after the Beihu army captures Yangliucheng, the troops will inevitably reach Bianliang City. Now that His Majesty is gone, although the palace has returned, the influence on the morale of the army and the people still exists.

"At this time, if the Beihu army is allowed to go straight to the city, it will be a big blow to the Central Plains war situation and the hearts of the army and the people, and it will not be conducive to the future war.

Therefore, the palace decided to take the initiative to attack and send an elite army to give the attacking Beihu army a head-on attack! ”

Zhao Qiyue said this in a slow tone, his sword-like gaze swept over the ministers, and he asked without any emotion: "You are all important ministers of the imperial dynasty, and you have the duty to speak on military affairs, who has a different opinion on this discussion in this palace?"

This decision was of great importance, and it was unexpected by many people, and dozens of ministers and dignitaries in the hall immediately exchanged words and discussions.

Chen Xun ignored what everyone was saying, and was the first to loudly state his position: "What the queen mother said is very true, the minister is willing to let the dog lead the family cultivators to help the Bianliang garrison fight!"

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers couldn't help but look at him, with different eyes, and some poor officials were not lacking in disdain.

Chen Xun stood up straight, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.

He didn't care what other people thought.

Since Zhao Qiyue arrived in Bianliang, initially subdued the garrison at the head of the city, let the people no longer storm the city gate and fled, and showed the ability to control the overall situation, he decided that only the queen should look ahead.

The Chen family has already become the target of the public, not tolerated by the family, but also looked down on by the poor, and the emperor is unreliable, now only by seizing the opportunity to hold the big tree of the Zhao family, can he give the Chen family a future.

The national war has reached this day, the weight and strength of the Zhao family, as well as the heritage and strength revealed, Chen Xun is not blind, how can he not see it?

Chen Xun's concern now is not what the ministers think of him, but whether the queen will give him or not, and whether the Chen family will have a chance to change the court and start over!

This is what worries him the most.

Only if the queen is willing to use Chen's people, Chen can do things and make meritorious contributions; if the queen is unwilling to use Chen, Chen will only have the result of decay.

In all fairness, Chen Xun understood that the queen actually had no reason to use the Chen family.

Since he became the prime minister, he has become the emperor's eagle dog, and the entire Chen family has been suppressing the family for the emperor, centralizing power to strengthen the imperial power, and persecuting the family more. Over the years, he has committed a lot of iniquity and left all kinds of blood debts.

The family resents the Chen family, and in order to unite other families, the queen must of course take care of the mood and interests of the families.

Therefore, although Chen Xun was the first to support the queen's decision, and put on an attitude of not being afraid of foreign objects and just being loyal to the queen, he was very afraid in his heart.

At this moment, he silently held his breath and waited for the queen's reply.

The rise and fall of the Chen family is all in the queen's thoughts, and it all depends on the queen's next words!

Just when Chen Xun's head was hanging his sword and sitting on pins and needles, before the queen could speak, Kong Yanhua stood up and spoke, his voice was very loud, and his tone was not much smaller than Chen Xun: "Queen Mother, the minister has objections!"

"Oh?"

Zhao Qiyue said lightly: "Let's hear it." ”

Kong Yanhua's words were convincing: "The queen wants to take the initiative, but the minister thinks it's inappropriate, Tianyuan Khan's cultivation is superb, and there are almost no opponents."

"Although he hasn't shown up again at the moment, if the army is dispatched to fight with the Beihu army, once the Tianyuan Khan appears, the army will only be wiped out!

"Queen Mother, Bianliang is the core of the Central Plains, there is no room for mistakes, the minister believes that it is the best choice to defend the city!"

When these words came out, many ministers nodded, including some family officials, who felt that this was a safe policy.

Just when the next poor official was about to stand up and echo him, Zhao Qiyue had already said with a displeased expression:

"Bengong has already said that Yuanmu Zhen went to Jinyang, and he will inevitably be defeated, do you think Bengong is joking?"

Kong Yanhua's face changed, and he bowed his head, saying that he did not dare to criticize the queen, but his attitude was still firm: "The minister does not dare." It's just that the situation is unclear, and the minister thinks it's ......"

"Master Kong! The queen mother has already made a decision, why do you insist on refusing to obey orders? The military situation is like fire, how can you allow you to show off your tongue here and delay the warplane?"

Chen Xun suddenly spoke up at this time, interrupting Kong Yanhua's words, and he bowed his hand to the queen: "Queen Mother, please go to war, and fight with the Beihu army!"

was reprimanded by Chen Xun in public, Kong Yanhua was immediately furious, and pointed at the other party's nose to fight back.

Kong Yanhua doesn't care about how the queen makes decisions and whether the decision is right, his position is very clear: the queen will go west if he directs him, and he will go east when the queen points to the west, and resolutely sing against the queen.

It's not that he's crazy, but from the standpoint of the Hanmen fighting with the family, according to the usual style of the Hanmen fighting with the family over the years, it must be so.

As a political adviser, Kong Yanhua certainly knows that internal unity is more conducive to the overall situation of the national war, but it is natural to abandon the previous suspicions and work together to fight, but it is not so simple to do.

Today, once the queen's will is unimpeded among the ministers and becomes the holy decree of Bianliang, it is conceivable that in the future process, the queen will inevitably use this prestige to reuse and support the power of the family.

In that case, even if the country is victorious, the Hanmen will be so pressed by the family that they can't raise their heads, with the feud between the Hanmen and the family for many years, with his status as Kong Yanhua in the Hanmen, what good end can there be?

He had to stop this from happening!

Taking a step back, even if it is the emperor's intention to let the queen come to Bianliang, and the emperor himself has the intention of relying on the power of the family and relying on the power of the family, Kong Yanhua will not change his thinking.

He is indeed the emperor's minion and the emperor's lackey, but the reason why he became the emperor's eagle dog is that the fundamental starting point is his own glory and wealth!

The current struggle is related to the overall interests of the poor family, to his own net worth, destiny and future, what does the emperor mean?

Don't say that the emperor doesn't have a clear will, let him only look forward to Zhao Qiyue, even if he has this clear will, he will disobey the yin and the yang!

Within the Great Qi Dynasty, the dispute between the families and the poor has long been incompatible, which is the general trend.

In this general trend, no matter who you are, once you have an identity and a position, you are a duckweed in the torrent, and you can't help yourself, and all choices can only be linked to the interests of the camp, regardless of personal character and morality.

"The meaning of the princes, this palace is clear, and there is no need to say more now. ”

Zhao Qiyue waved his sleeves to stop Kong Yanhua's intention to speak, and she glanced at Chen Xun: "The prime minister is dedicated to the country, loyal and courageous, and since this is the case, let Chen Anzhi lead people to fight." ”

Chen Xun was overjoyed, and he couldn't care about losing his temper, and hurriedly bowed to the ground, "The queen is wise!

Kong Yanhua's eyes were low, hatred emerged, and the queen's attitude was so tough that he felt a great threat.

The other ministers in the palace, whether they were dignitaries of the family or officials of the poor family, although they all stopped talking, the thoughts in their minds were different.

The only thing that is the same is that when the realm of heaven and earth still exists, everyone feels bad about the queen's decision to insist on sending elites to fight.

Even Jiangmen Han-style Han Shu thought that the queen's move was too earnest to make meritorious service and was too anxious to establish her prestige, which would inevitably harm the overall situation and cause great damage to the war in Bianliang and the Central Plains.

The reason why he didn't speak out was not because he was afraid of the queen's authority—before today, the queen in front of him didn't have much authority to speak of.

Who has a little status and status who doesn't know that the queen has no children? I don't know that the queen is not treated by the emperor? If it weren't for the outbreak of the national war, the queen would probably be deposed at this time!

Han Shu didn't move because he also had a trace of extravagant hope in his heart: what if Zhao Shizhen defeated Yuan Muzhen in Jinyang?

What did the ministers think, Zhao Qiyue didn't care at the moment, her eyes fell on the defense envoys and other generals in the hall: "Who is willing to lead the troops out of the camp to meet the Beihu army?"

As soon as this question came out, the temple suddenly heard a needle dropping.