In the Wanshou Palace, a eunuch carefully carried a copper basin and hurried to the dormitory.

In the dormitory, as usual, more than a dozen palace ladies and eunuchs were on their own side, some combed the mother's hair, some served tea and water, and some were waiting for orders at any time.

The beast furnace not far away was bubbling with incense, and a layer of palace veils shone on the outside of the palace lamp, which made the dark palace room dyed a layer of red in the early morning.

Today is the first emperor's sacrifice day, but the Empress Dowager Xu didn't show too much grief, she just sat and looked at herself in the bronze mirror, she was already drooping and old in the bronze mirror, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were getting deeper and deeper, she was getting old.

So the Empress Dowager Xu pursed her lips and smiled, wanting to return to the brilliant smile that she used to have in her cardamom years, but she was in the mirror, and her smile was so annoying.

She frowned slightly, waved her hand, and Gong E, who was combing her hair behind her, hurriedly put the silver comb on the tray aside, and then Yingying took a few steps back.

Empress Dowager Xu sighed faintly before she said, "Now...... What time is it? ”

The palace behind him said: "Niangniang, it's time for Chen." ”

"Oh!"

Empress Dowager Xu pursed her lips and smiled, she said slowly: "There is a court discussion today, right?" ”

Gong E said: "Yes! It was the bachelor Huang Huai who presided over it, and all the ministries went to people. ”

At this moment, there was a sudden thunderclap, but I don't know where the artillery more than ten miles away was smashed, at this moment, the entire palace seemed to be trembling slightly, and the palace ladies and eunuchs in the dormitory were a little palpitating, and their faces were like earth.

Empress Dowager Xu's face was as usual, and she asked as usual: "What about the emperor, such a big event." Doesn't the emperor have to participate? ”

"Today is the day of the first emperor's sacrifice, and His Majesty is mourning in the warm pavilion......"

Empress Dowager Xu smiled slightly.

Just laughing at the same time. She noticed that her arms were shaking uncontrollably, and she sighed faintly. Said: "Yes, yes, today...... It is the sacrifice day of the first emperor, he has passed three years, three years, spring comes and goes, winter solstice and left, it has been three years, but the mourning family. I still remember what he looked like......"

When Empress Dowager Xu said this, her face was a little moved: "The first emperor was never afraid of death, the mourning family knew him, whether he was a good emperor in his life, the mourning family didn't know, but he knew that he was worthy of the words big husband, and he used to gallop in the snowfield, bend his bow and shoot horses, and go deep into the desert." The head of the thief in his hand, the mourning family has never seen him half moved. But the mourning family also knew that he was afraid of dying wronged, but he was wronged. He died so unexplained. ”

When Empress Dowager Xu said this, she in the bronze mirror actually began to sob.

For the past three years, except at the beginning of the funeral. She cried so much that no one ever saw her cry again. But today, her tears were unstoppable. Her eyes flashed with tears, and she finally calmed down before she said: "He has not suffered any grievances in his life, even if he has, he will always sue those who have wronged him, and he is always the one who has the last laugh." It's just that...... Just ......"

Empress Dowager Xu's hands were clenched, and finally she let out a long breath before continuing: "After sharing the bed for so many years, it has always been the first emperor who protects the mourning family, and the mourning family should also do something for him. ”

Her beautiful eyes turned a little sharper, she stood up, dragged her long skirt, and walked barefoot in this dormitory, she smiled faintly, through the paper window, looking at the towering buildings outside, the glazed roof tiles, the eyes immediately narrowed slightly, the red lips pursed, and smiled!

"It's almost time." The spring light outside the window is bright, the slight spring breeze blows through the flowers of the garden outside, bringing a trace of fragrance, the sun is already hanging high, the Empress Dowager Xu smiled, with a little expectation in her eyes, but the depths of the bottomless eyes are a little complicated, she murmured: "The weather, how warm... Look, the peach blossoms are also blooming...... It's just a pity that this is not Beiping..."

Beiping has become Beijing, but the Empress Dowager Xu still calls it Beiping, in that distant memory, the cold and windy Beiping City, always a bright spring, perhaps because at that time, the Empress Dowager Xu was just a simple good wife and mother, she had a responsible and loving husband, and three strong children, she will never forget the past, the scene of a happy family.

And now, she has become the mother of the world.

"Heh......"

Empress Dowager Xu smiled again.

She turned around, how decisive she was when she turned around, her eyes were as sharp as a blade, her face was unwavering, her back was facing the spring outside the window, and the Empress Dowager Xu said word by word: "Summon...... Xu Jingming...... Enter...... Palace...... Hajj ...... See! ”

A eunuch who had been waiting for a long time immediately kowtowed: "Zun Yi's will ......"

The long tail note still lingered between the beams and columns, and the eunuch had already hurried away.

In the main hall, there was a death-like silence, and time turned into nothingness.

Empress Dowager Xu sat back in front of the dressing mirror, and the palace people behind her continued to pull her sideburns, her hand on the handle of the chair, and Qianqian's fingers were gently tapping on the handle of the sandalwood, making a slight sound.

"Dut...... Honk...... Honk...... Honk...... Toot ......"

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Daming Gate.

The city gate, which can only be opened when the Son of Heaven enters and exits, has not been opened for a long time.

The gate has grown rust, and the gate, which is not often open, will always be maintained by people, but it is just ...... For the sake of war, the palace has reduced its use, and no one here pays attention to it anymore.

But today, the gates of the city were opened.

Dozens of sergeants worked together, and the city gate was pushed open with a creak, and the two huge city gates like the gates of heaven finally opened at this time, welcoming a ray of spring.

Xu Jingming was dressed in military uniform, and behind him were groups of guards, these people were fully armed, fully armored, and expressionless.

The crowd grew more and more dense, and outside the city, new armies began to appear, pouring into the doorway like a tidal wave.

A large number of soldiers did not need to be ordered, so they each went along the Jinshui Bridge in the distance and rumbled forward.

There were already palace people in the palace city who noticed something unusual, some of them looked as usual and didn't care, and some people were so frightened that they sat down on the ground all of a sudden, and they couldn't make a sound.

These armored soldiers were at the mercy of a piece of cloth wrapped around their arms, and white scarves were tied to their helmets, just like wearing linen and filial piety, and they were like a gust of wind, hula and la-la beside the frightened and paralyzed palace people......

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Xu Jingming said uprightly: "It's not easy for me to avenge the first emperor, it's not easy for the tiger to code words every day, this is the time to double the monthly pass, one support is the top two efforts, friends make some efforts, support the tiger!" (To be continued......)