There was silence in the Hanguang Hall for a long time, and the Queen Mother's voice sounded again: "What is your opinion?"

Old Man Qin bowed his head and said respectfully: "The old minister doesn't dare, he just should act according to the rules, and pray for the Empress Dowager's phoenix heart to be dictatorial." ”

After thinking for a while, the Queen Mother nodded slowly. The so-called according to the rules, since His Majesty has been in the sky, it should naturally be the crown prince to succeed to the throne. The Queen Mother thought of the several conversations she had with the crown prince in the past two days, and her satisfaction with this grandson became deeper and deeper, and she felt that this child was much clearer than his mother.

The Queen Mother is the aunt of the queen, no matter from which point of view, the crown prince will succeed to the throne will be her first choice. At this time, there was a covert statement from the military ministers, and there was no reason to change all this.

"Over there in the Fan Mansion?"

"...... I shouldn't forget the woman surnamed Ye before. ”

After another period of dead silence, the Queen Mother spoke: "You go down first." ”

"Yes. Old General Qin saluted and withdrew from the Hanguang Palace, but when he was not far from this palace, the old man with the highest rank in the Qingguo military subconsciously looked back, and intuitively could faintly hear that someone in the hall seemed to be crying.

The old man's heart suddenly twitched, and he remembered the wisp of the emperor's soul on the distant Dadong Mountain, and an unprecedented palpitation and fear suddenly surged into his heart, and cold sweat began to ooze from his back, speeding up the pace of leaving the palace.

After the first two days and two nights, the concubines who were invited into the palace by the will of the Queen Mother returned to their respective bedrooms, except for Ning Cairen, Yigui and Concubine Shugui. The reason is very simple, these three concubines all have princes, and at such an extraordinary moment, if the crown prince is to be safely enthroned and succeeded. The Queen Mother must hold these three women in her hands.

As for the eldest princess. is to return to the Guangxin Palace that she has been missing for a long time.

The Queen Mother sat alone on the couch, and several old ladies were serving in the back calmly, not daring to make a sound. The dim yellow light shone on the side cheeks of the old queen mother, clearly distinguishing countless wrinkles, making the current most powerful person in Qingguo appear hopelessly old.

"I can't make the wrong choice. ”

The question in the Queen Mother's heart. Like a poisonous snake that keeps devouring her faith, when she is old, she suddenly hears the news of her son's death, for all the old people. These are extremely difficult blows to bear. However, the Empress Dowager Qingguo suppressed her grief strongly. Begin to seek the most reliable and safe way for the future of Qingguo.

"If he's still alive. I must blame the mourners. ”

The Queen Mother slowly closed her eyes. Thinking of the emperor who had left this world, my heart was sad. On this trip to Dadong Mountain, His Majesty's goal is to abolish the prince, but His Majesty's original Bintian is his own mother. But if you want to help the prince ascend the throne again, Your Majesty's soul will definitely be very angry.

But for the sake of Qingguo. In order for the emperor to lay the ground, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains can survive. The Queen Mother seemed to have no choice.

Even the terrible conjecture that lay in her mind would not affect her choice.

The Queen Mother opened her eyes suddenly. As if to find her son's soul in this palace, she quietly looked at the night palace, her lips slightly open. In a voice that only she could hear, she said, "I don't care who harms you." It doesn't matter if the person I chose hurt you, but you're dead. You understand? You're dead, so it doesn't matter anymore!"

Yes. The queen mother is not a stupid old woman in the village, and the so-called evidence that she has been in Beijing for several days in a row does not make her fully believe that her grandson outside the palace, who is not very affectionate, will be the mastermind behind the assassination.

She even faintly suspected that her daughters, her other grandchildren, had played a role in the assassination of the emperor, because from any point of view, the emperor's death gave these people the best fruits.

But doubt is useless, believing is just a subjective choice, the queen mother knows that if she wants to be more at ease in the years before her death, she must force herself to believe that Fan Xian is the real murderer, and the prince will become a Ming monarch.

"Queen Mother, the eldest princess has arrived. An old woman lowered her voice and reported.

The Queen Mother waved her hand weakly, and the eldest princess Li Yunrui, who was dressed in white palace clothes, slowly walked into the main hall of the Hanguang Palace, and saluted the Queen Mother, cowardly.

The Queen Mother was silent for a while, then waved her hand, and the whole palace served the grandmother and the palace maid, and hurriedly withdrew from the main hall, leaving this empty and deserted palace to this pair of mother and daughter.

The Queen Mother looked at the tears in the corners of her daughter's eyes, lost her mind slightly, and said after a while: "I heard that you have washed your face with tears in the past few days, why bother to hurt yourself so much, people have already gone, and it is useless for us to cry here again." ”

The eldest princess smiled quietly, and said in a gentle tone that Ping Suri had never shown in front of the Queen Mother: "Mother is a lesson. ”

Then she sat down beside the Queen Mother, like a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old, and snuggled softly.

The Queen Mother was silent for a moment and said, "Your brother is an unreliable guy, since Your Majesty has already gone, when you are free, you can come and talk to me for a while." ”

"Yes, Mother. ”

The Queen Mother looked at her daughter out of the corner of her eye, suddenly frowned, and said, "Try to convince the mourning family about Anzhi." ”

The eldest princess was slightly stunned, as if she didn't expect her mother to ask so directly, and said after a long silence: "I don't understand what my mother means." ”

The Queen Mother's eyes gradually became cold, but quickly faded again, and said in a harmonious voice: "I just need something to convince myself." ”

The eldest princess lowered her head and said after a while, "Fan Xian has a reason to do this. ”

"Why?"

"Because his mother is Ye Qingmei. The eldest princess raised her face and looked at her mother with a hint of gloom, "And he never thought that his surname was Li." ”

The Queen Mother was not angry, and said calmly: "Go on." ”

"He colluded with the Northern Qi people in Jiangnan, and the specific things will naturally be clear when they are investigated in the future. The eldest princess said calmly: "Besides...... Fan Xian and Dongyi City were also a little inexplicable, these days, the young Jiupin master who was following him. It should be the closed disciple of the Sigu Sword. ”

"You mean that Wang Shisanlang. The Queen Mother said.

The corners of the eldest princess's eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if she didn't expect her mother to be so clear about these things. He bowed his head and replied, "Yes." ”

"A few months ago, Cheng Qian went to Nanzhao, and took care of that Wang Shisanlang along the way. The Queen Mother's eyes calmed down, "If he is Fan Xian's person, then I will ...... Anzhi is a good child. ”

The Queen Mother continued to say slowly: "The crown prince has already told the mourning family about Wang Shisanlang. The old man sighed: "In the past few days, the prince has been vigorously arguing for Fan Xian, and from this point alone, Chengqian's child is not bad." ”

The eldest princess nodded: "My daughter thinks so too." ”

The Queen Mother looked at her daughter quietly: "Your Majesty's sons have their own benefits. The mourning family was very pleased, so ...... The mourning family doesn't want to see these juniors being tossed by you. ”

"My daughter understands what you mean. The eldest princess replied calmly: "From now on, my daughter will definitely keep to herself." ”

"For the past few years. Your Majesty is a little stubborn and confused. But he's your brother after all. The Queen Mother's brows gradually furrowed. His eyes were full of sadness and helplessness, looking at his daughter. I was speechless for a long time.

The eldest princess leaned slightly sideways and put her beautiful cheeks. Exposed to the dim light.

The Queen Mother raised her palm and slapped the eldest princess on the face, making a crisp sound. The eldest princess snorted and was knocked to the ground, a trace of blood flowing from the corner of her lips.

The Queen Mother's chest rose and fell rapidly. After a long time, it gradually calmed down.

It was not clear whether Fan Xian had made the closest judgment to the truth about the situation in the palace, if he knew this. Then you will definitely not choose to enter the palace. In front of the Queen Mother, he stated the truth about Dadongshan and handed over His Majesty's handwritten letter. And the jade seal.

In this major event that shocked the world, Fan Xian must admit it. The choice made by his mother-in-law was a very simple, clear and effective plan. As long as His Majesty is dead, then whether it is a courtier or a queen mother, the prince who is becoming more and more like a monarch, will be the first choice.

From the point of view of the name, from the point of view of stability, there is no better choice than the prince.

And once the crown prince ascends the throne and the dust settles, Fan Xian can only find a way to go to Northern Qi to eat soft rice. But the problem at the moment is that the Fan Mansion is under the control of the palace, and his wife and concubine have been admitted to the palace when they hear that they have both been admitted to the palace, so he just wants to eat soft rice, but it is impossible to lose the dry rice.

The women of Lao Li's family are really more vicious than the other.

Fan Xian recounted the three words of old bitch with great historical inheritance in his heart, and on the other hand, under the cover of the night, he climbed over a high wall and gently landed in the green garden.

This is a minister's mansion, although there is no master guard, but there are many people in the house, there are many officials, from the foot of the courtyard wall to the study, Fan Xian, who has not recovered from serious injuries, feels a burst of heart, almost exposed the line.

After quietly listening to the movement outside the study for a while, Fan Xian pried open the window with a dagger, flashed in, and saw a snow-like white arrangement, and couldn't help frowning slightly, and then turned around, grabbed the throat of the minister who wanted to exclaim, leaned into the other party's ear, and said softly: "Don't scream, it's me." ”

The minister, who had been restrained by him, heard his voice, and his body shook like a lightning strike, but gradually relaxed.

Fan Xian looked at his eyes vigilantly, pulling his iron-like palm away from the other party's throat, if the other party really called for someone to catch him regardless of his life, with his current state, he was afraid that it would be really difficult to escape from Kyoto alive.

This is a gamble, but Fan Xian's life is a big gamble, and his luck has always been good enough.

The minister did not call for help, but looked at Fan Xian's somewhat pale face with a very strange look, as if he was a little surprised and a little surprised.

......

......

"Old man Shu, don't look at me like this. Fan Xian confirmed that his judgment was correct, withdrew the dagger, and sat opposite Shu Wu.

Yes, at this time, he was in the study of Shu Mansion, and after several calculations, Fan Xian still decided to find this bachelor who was a very popular minister first, because among the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, he always felt that only this student of Zhuang Mohan was in terms of character and morality. The most trustworthy.

Shu Wu looked at him with complicated eyes. Suddenly, he said, "Three questions." ”

"Please. Fan Xian replied.

"Is Your Majesty dead?" said Shu's voice trembling slightly.

Fan Xian was silent for a moment: "When I left the Dadong Mountains. Not dead yet, but ......" He thought of the figure who had come in the boat, and of the sword hidden beside him. I thought of the big bald head that was very likely to be shot. frowned and said, "It should be dead." ”

Shu Wu sighed. Didn't say anything for a long time.

"Who is the mastermind?" Shu Wu looked into his eyes.

Fan Xian pointed to his nose and said, "According to the intelligence of the military and the Supervision Institute. It should be me. ”

"If it's you. Why do you want to go back to Kyoto?" Shu Wu shook his head: "So heartbroken. It is not in line with the gentleman's heart at all. ”

Both fell silent. Fan Xian suddenly said, "Since I came to find Your Excellency." Naturally, I have something to ask you for. ”

"What?"

"The crown prince cannot be allowed to ascend the throne. Fan Xian stared at his eyes and said word by word.

He frowned and then relaxed. Lowered his voice and said, "Why?"

The corners of Fan Xiandi's lips floated a faint self-deprecation: "Because...... I believe that Scholar Shu is unwilling to look at a scum who kills his father and kills his king. Sit on the dragon chair in Gyeongkook. ”

The room was quiet, and Fan Xian stood up. took out the letter that he had hidden in his arms, and said softly: "Shu Wu takes the order." ”

Shu Wu was shocked and knelt on the ground. His hands trembled as he took the letter, and great doubts swelled up in his heart. I thought to myself that if Your Majesty had already returned to heaven. But he has been in the court for many years, and he has been in charge of the affairs of the library for a long time. The handwriting and tone of His Majesty's handwriting are extremely familiar. I only glanced at the cover and the back of the seal. I knew that it was written by His Majesty. I couldn't help but get excited, and my eyes began to glow with moisture.

Fan Xian opened the envelope and handed the letter to Shu Wu.

The more Shu Wu looked at it, the more shocked he became. The more I looked, the angrier I became. Finally, I couldn't help but pat the desk next to me. He scolded: "Wolves!

Fan Xian gently and softly held his hand, not letting Scholar Shu's palm hit the desk. Said slowly: "This is the night before His Majesty asked me to go back to Kyoto. ”

"I'll enter the palace right away. Shu Wu stood up. I couldn't hide my anger on my face, "I want to see the Queen Mother." ”

Fan Xian shook his head.

Shu Wu frowned and said, "Although there is no mourning. However, the palace has already begun to prepare for the prince's ascension to the base. Without further ado. If it's late. I'm afraid it's too late for anything. ”

Fan Xian bowed his head and was silent for a moment. said: "This imperial letter. Ben is ...... Written for the Queen Mother. ”

Shu Wu was taken aback. I thought yes. With Fan Xian's hidden power in Kyoto and his own super strength. Even if Miyagi is locked down extremely severely at this time. But he must also have a way to enter the palace and meet the Queen Mother. I have this letter and the seal I have seen before. The Queen Mother will definitely believe Fan's words.

"Ah......" Shuwudi's face changed suddenly, and he looked at Fan Xian in a daze, "Impossible!"

"There's never anything impossible in the world. Fan Xiandi's eyes seemed to have a ghost fire beating, "You are Wenchen." I'm pretending to be a member of the royal family. For those nobles in the palace. I want to see it more clearly, if it weren't for the fear of the Queen Mother. Why should I venture here tonight?"

He was silent for a moment and then said, "The Li Dynasty itself is a living thing, and it will naturally correct the deformation of the body. Thus guaranteeing the entire royal family. Occupy control of the world and the earth. Guarantee your own survival...... Under this premise, nothing matters. ”

Fan Xian looked at Scholar Shu and said calmly, "Things have been done thoroughly. Whatever you choose. It's all legitimate. You can assume that I haven't been here today. ”

Shu Wu also fell into a long silence, and the Qingguo minister became old in an instant, after a long time. He said in a hoarse voice: "Since Lord Xiao Fan has been here, and the old man also knows, naturally you can't assume that you haven't come." ”

Fan Xian was slightly moved.

"The old man is just curious. Although Fan Shangshu was under house arrest at this time, you still have many friends in the court, why did you choose the old man instead of meeting others, such as Dean Chen, such as the eldest prince?"

Fan Xian also laughed and said: "Force is always the last resort to solve the matter, and in the end, this matter still has to be used by force, but before you do it, Qingguo, you need to be reasonable." ”

He said calmly: "The reason why I chose you to reason for Your Majesty is very simple, because you are a scholar. ”

Fan Xian finally said: "I am not a simple reader, but I know what a real scholar should look like, such as your teacher, Mr. Zhuang Mohan - a scholar is a bone, and I want to borrow your bones." ”

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