When Zhao Zhen discussed with Fan Zhongyan and others, Ye Pei also got a secret letter from Xiao Shinan.

"A large number of people from the rivers and lakes are coming, and there may be changes in the capital."

Ye Pei's heart trembled again, the Queen Mother was really so ruthless, she wanted to kill them all? She suddenly had a deep blood feud, she never thought about revenge, but the enemy who killed her father appeared in front of her, and she even recognized the thief as her mother for several years, and even pleaded for her and planned for her......

"What am I going to do? What should I do? Ye Pei moaned helplessly, her tears couldn't stop flowing, and her heart was dripping blood.

Zhao Zhen and the others haven't reacted yet, but the Queen Mother Liu E has already begun to act.

On that day, Zhao Zhen, the edict of Empress Dowager Liu, went to the Baoci Hall to discuss matters, but when Zhao Zhen arrived, he saw that Ye Pei was also here.

"The official family, a concubine of the first emperor in the Yongding Mausoleum is seriously ill, that is the concubine who has been guarding the tomb for the first emperor, I plan to allow her to return to the palace to recuperate, I don't know what the official family wants." Liu E said to Zhao Zhen unhurriedly.

Zhao Zhen and Ye Pei were nervous when they heard this, they looked at each other, could it be that Concubine Li Chen was not dead? Zhao Zhen's fists were clenched tightly again, and he trembled unconsciously.

"It's all up to the eldest lady." Zhao Zhen pretended to be calm and said.

Liu E smiled, "Doesn't the official family ask about the origin of this concubine?" Why should I be so fond of her? ”

Zhao Zhen didn't understand what Liu E was going to do, so he looked at Liu E. But he looked at Liu E, but he was obviously defeated, and his heart was beating wildly, as if he had done something wrong, and then lowered his head and was silent.

Liu E continued: "Speaking of this concubine, she has taken care of you, you may not be impressed. She used to be one of my maids, and she was favored by the first emperor and named Concubine Chen, and she was the mother of Princess Huiguo. ”

Liu E's eyes were firmly fixed on Zhao Zhen, seeing that he was more and more nervous, and the more he tried to hide it, the more exposed he became.

Zhao Zhen promised: "At that time, Erchen was too young, and many things were not remembered clearly. ”

Liu E didn't care, only said: "It doesn't matter if you remember the Qing Dynasty or not, people have to know how to repay their kindness, and the grace of nurturing is the most difficult to repay." I have already asked Ling Shanggong to pick up people, and when the official family comes, go to the sickbed to advance filial piety. ”

Liu E turned her head to Ye Pei again and said, "Ling Shanggong is not here, you go and help with the cooking, clean up the Shicuixuan where the concubine used to live, and let the concubine enter the palace to live." ”

"Yes." Ye Pei agreed.

"You brothers and sisters are both older, and there are many things that should not be bothered by me. In the future, each of you will have your own marriage, and you should all know how to honor your elders and love your juniors......"

Liu E seemed to babble a lot, but Zhao Zhen didn't listen to a word, he just wanted to escape, and the longer he dragged on, the more difficult it would be for him to suppress.

He tried to take a few deep breaths, but he couldn't suppress his excitement, and he felt like his heart was going to jump out.

When the official Zhao Zhen left the Baoci Palace, Ye Pei also followed.

Ye Pei took Zhao Zhen's hand, as if he had touched a piece of ice, "Sixth brother......" Ye Pei shouted.

Zhao Zhen sat on the chariot and finally returned to the Funing Palace, he was almost unable to hold on.

"Pei'er, do you think my queen mother is really alive? Is she really still in Yongding Mausoleum? Zhao Zhen held Ye Pei's hand tightly, trembling with excitement.

"How can it be ......," Ye Pei questioned, "I always feel that there is something strange in it." ”

"If my mother is really alive, I must rescue her. She has suffered too much, Liu E must still want to use her to threaten me......" Zhao Zhen said to himself.

"What is the sixth brother going to do?"

"Go to Xuan Diqing." Zhao Zhen said impatiently.

"Now?" Ye Pei said hesitantly, "You just came back from the Baoci Hall and announced Di Qing, wouldn't it be too dangerous?" ”

"No, I can't wait, I'm afraid of another accident." It can really be said that he cares about chaos, and Zhao Zhen didn't think about the consequences of his actions at all.

But seeing Zhao Zhen's worry and anxiety for his biological mother, how could Ye Pei stop him?

Waiting for Di Qing to enter the Funing Palace, Zhao Zhen couldn't wait to say: "Commander Di, my mother is still alive, she is about to be sent back to the palace, you have to send more people to protect her!" ”

Di Qing was stunned, "Where did the official family hear these rumors?" ”

"Empress Dowager Liu told me personally!"

Di Qing sighed and said, "Oh, Your Majesty has fallen for the trick of Empress Dowager Liu. Concubine Chen's mother has indeed died of illness, and she has seen it with her own eyes. ”

"But ......" Zhao Zhen slumped in his chair, "Commander Di, what should I do?" I hurt you! ”

Zhao Zhen was too composed, and his actions exposed Di Qing at once. And Liu E deliberately said that Concubine Chen was still alive, just to test how much Zhao Zhen knew.

Ye Pei also understood the seriousness of the matter, and held Zhao Zhen and said, "Sixth brother, we have to find a way to redeem it." ”

Di Qing had already understood the ins and outs of the matter, he thought about it and said to Zhao Zhen: "Official, maybe things are still turning around, we might as well plan ...... plan"

Zhao Zhen stared at Di Qing with wide eyes, only to hear Di Qing say: "Now the betrayal of the minister has made it."

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Empress Dowager Liu E is even more jealous of others, and she will definitely order the privy envoy Cao Yu and the Sixiang Army to command Liu Mei and others to strengthen the guards near the altar of the Heavenly Sacrifice.

If you release the fog and say that you won't wait for the Empress Dowager Liu to enter the altar, you will send troops to ambush on the way, involving Cao Yong and Liu Mei's forces, but you will make an urn at the altar to catch turtles, wouldn't it be easy to capture? ”

Ye Pei also nodded and said, "I think this plan is feasible!" ”

Zhao Zhen said: "That needs a person that Liu E really trusts to do this, and it needs to be done naturally, so that she can fully believe it." ”

Ye Pei thought for a moment and said, "This is the time to use Man Tingfang. ”

Zhao Zhen and Di Qing nodded at the same time, "Exactly!" ”

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At this time, in the Baoci Palace, the Empress Dowager Liu E already knew that Di Qing had taken refuge in Zhao Zhen and was full of regret, but it was difficult to remedy.

She muttered to herself hatefully, "There is another traitor! Why do you all rebel against me? When the ritual is over, I will break your corpses into thousands of pieces! ”

Liu E called for the pearl, "Go quickly, Xuan Shu envoy Cao will use the audience to see you." ”

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Two days later, Ling Yun had already transported Concubine Li Chen's coffin back to the palace, and she asked Liu E how she would treat the funeral.

Liu E was not in the mood to deal with these things, so she said angrily: "Stop at Hongfuyuan first." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Lu Yijian got the news and came to the palace to see Liu E.

The eunuch told the Queen Mother, "Prime Minister Lu Yijian asked for an audience. ”

Liu E was puzzled, "What is the matter with him?" ”

Prime Minister Lu Yijian was meritorious because of the overthrow of Ding, and worshiped Tongping Zhangshi. At this time, he hurriedly entered the palace to meet the Queen Mother.

Liu E asked, "Why is Lu Xianggong so anxious to see me?" ”

Lu Yijian bowed and said: "Queen Mother, the minister is here for an extremely important matter. ”

"Why is Lu Xianggong so gifted?"

Lu Yijian said: "The minister heard that the concubine Niangniang, who guarded the tomb for the first emperor in the Yongding Mausoleum, died of illness, and the minister came to ask for an order, what regulations should be used to bury her?" ”

"It's just a concubine in the harem, why did Xianggong Lao Lu personally enter the palace to see me? The Li family was convicted of the first emperor, and he had already been demoted to a palace person, and he could only be buried according to the rites of the palace maid. ”

Lu Yijian didn't get up, and said: "The Queen Mother can't, if you talk about her identity, you have to use the Queen Mother's ceremony to bury it." ”

Liu E slapped the table, "Bold Lu Yijian, I am still sitting here, dare to speak out like this?" Do you want to usurp the government and seek power? ”

Lu Yijian said calmly: "No, no." If it weren't for the loyalty of the queen mother, where would it be necessary to offend the audience like this? As the saying goes, there are no flowers for a thousand days, and people have no longevity, doesn't the Queen Mother think about herself after a thousand years of life? Don't you think about the Liu family? ”

Liu E looked at Lu Yijian steadily, and Lu Yijian continued without flinching: "Whether it is the palace maid Li family, or the Queen Mother Li family, but a dead person, can't the Queen Mother's mind tolerate a dead person?" ”

Liu E took two deep breaths before saying, "Then according to the will of Xianggong Lu, how should the Li family be buried?" ”

Lu Yijian said word by word: "Wearing the queen mother's dress to accompany the burial of Yongding Mausoleum." ”

Liu E sighed again, and only said after a while: "Just do it according to Lu Xianggong's wishes." ”

"Obey the decree of the Queen Mother! The Queen Mother is open-minded and magnificent, such as the sea and all rivers, and it will surely flow for centuries and shine through the ages! Lu Yijian kowtowed.

Liu E didn't bother to listen to Lu Yijian's beautiful words anymore, and waved his hand to let him step back.

When Lu Yijian left, Liu E drove everyone out of the dormitory and lay alone on the bed crying. Liu E, the heroine who has always been strong, couldn't cry like a lost child at this time.

"Why? Why? Providence still lets you stay by his side, Providence makes people! ”

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Ye Pei returned to Qifeng Pavilion, took out a pen and paper, and thought for a long time before the case. Man Tingfang was waiting beside him, and kept looking at Ye Pei by wiping the library.

Ye Pei squinted his eyes and thought, as if he hadn't paid attention to Man Tingfang, but in fact, her every move was in Ye Pei's eyes.

I saw Ye Pei write on the paper with a pen: "Brother Shinan, on the day of the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky, please ask 5,000 Khitan dead soldiers to ambush the sacrificial team halfway and capture the queen mother." See the words as you face, top secret top secret! ”

Then, Ye Pei sealed the letter that looked like a secret letter, dripped it with wax oil, stamped it with his own seal, and handed it to Man Tingfang and said, "Tingfang, I have an extremely important matter for you to do. ”

"Yes, Lord Shire." Looking at Ye Pei's trusting eyes, Man Tingfang nodded solemnly.

"You secretly went out of the palace to hand over this secret letter to the Khitan Xiao Shizi of Dutingyi, and you must not let outsiders know, let alone let others see the content of this letter, do you know?"

Man Tingfang said worriedly: "The county lord ......"

Ye Pei patted Man Tingfang on the shoulder and said, "You have been by my side since I entered the palace, I have worked hard for you for so many years." It's dangerous, and I can only trust you. ”

Man Tingfang lowered his head in shame, "Look at what the county lord said, it is the blessing of a slave to be able to serve you." ”

"Okay, let's go." Ye Pei stuffed the letter in Man Tingfang's hand and said urgingly.

Man Tingfang nodded, took the secret letter in his arms, and came out of Ye Pei

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of the study.

After Man Tingfang left, Ye Pei also sneaked out of Qifeng Pavilion through the back window.

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At this time, the official Zhao Zhen discussed the details of tomorrow's sacrifice ceremony with Fan Zhongyan, Yan Shu, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Di Qing and others in the Qinzheng Palace.

Fan Zhongyan said: "Tomorrow's fifth watch, the Daqing Hall will gather hundreds of officials, and the heavenly sacrifice team will go out of the Xuande Gate, go to the Vermilion Bird Gate, and reach Qingcheng through the Nanxun Gate." At that time, the ministers will unite hundreds of officials in Qingcheng to prevent the queen mother from wearing a dragon robe to worship heaven and earth. ”

The official Zhao Zhen said: "I want the Empress Dowager Liu to worship heaven and earth before she starts, so that she can fulfill her final wish." ”

Fan Zhongyan said solemnly: "How can this be? The dragon robe has always been a symbol of imperial power, and the queen mother is a harem woman, how can she trespass? ”

Zhao Zhen smiled flatly, as if he was very relieved, "I have been thinking a lot recently, the imperial power is neither a dress nor a piece of jade pendant, but a heavenly principle that exists in the hearts of the people and hundreds of officials. Benevolence, the king's way, the way of heaven and the hearts of the people, have their own fairness. ”

Yan Shu bowed down and said: "The official family can think like this, it is the blessing of the country and the people!" ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "That being said, it is necessary to plan carefully, and there must be no mistakes. He turned his head and asked Di Qing again: "Commander Di can send all the guards and soldiers?" ”

Di Qing said: "The minister has already arranged it, and sent three thousand elites to ambush around the altar in the southern suburbs, and the officials responded to every call. Everyone else was guarding the official's side, just in case. ”

Fan Zhongyan asked Han Qi again: "How are the preparations of the Privy Council and the Imperial City Division?" ”

Han Qi replied: "We have already arranged for my henchmen to be on standby." ”

Fan Zhongyan said to Zhao Zhen again: "Official, tonight, the minister and Commander Cao are on duty at night, and they will always listen to the announcement in Da Nei. ”

Others also said: "The ministers will also be on standby in the palace, and they will not sleep." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, "You have to work for all the ministers, success or failure in this move!" ”

But at this time, there was a commotion outside the door, and Zhao Zhen frowned and asked, "Chen Zhongyi, what's wrong?" ”

Chen Zhongyi went out to inquire, and soon came in again, and said in Zhao Zhen's ear: "Official, outside the door is the Miao girl who is waiting next to the county lord of Le'an, she said that the county lord of Le'an has been away from the house for an afternoon, and she still doesn't know where to go at this time." ”

Zhao Zhen hurriedly said: "What? Why didn't you come to tell me earlier? ”

Fan Zhongyan stepped forward and asked, "Official, is there something wrong?" ”

Zhao Zhen said: "I sent the county lord of Le'an to release the mist, but he has not returned so far, I am afraid that there will be variables." ”

Fan Zhongyan and the others didn't know what was going on, and they didn't express their stance immediately, but Di Qing suddenly became anxious.

"Official, why did you let the county lord go with you personally? You can have your ministers send someone to follow you. Knowing that Ye Pei had written a secret letter and personally followed Man Tingfang, Di Qing was very excited.

Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows and squinted at Di Qing. Zhao Zhen didn't like Di Qing's questioning tone, as if he was resisting and disobeying. "Commander Di is questioning me?"

Di Qing knew that he was out of shape, so he knelt down and pleaded: "The minister doesn't dare, it's the minister who lost his words." ”

Zhao Zhen softened a little and said: "The lord of Le'an County is excellent in martial arts, and he is familiar with the terrain in the palace, so others may not be like her." Your subordinates, I'm afraid that I will hide the Queen Mother's spies, so I don't dare to use it. ”

Di Qing said: "At this time, the county lord of Le'an still hasn't returned, and there must be a change, so the minister will personally take someone to find it." ”

"Okay, you have to ensure the safety of Lord Le'an."

Fan Zhongyan had already understood the whole story, and said angrily on the side: "Is the safety of the official family more important or the safety of the county lord of Le'an?" Commander Di, you can't leave the Qinzheng Palace at this time! ”

Di Qing, who was just about to leave, was blocked by Fan Zhongyan, and said in embarrassment: "This ......"

Yan Shu, Wen Yanbo and others also followed up and said: "Yes, Fan Gong is right, the safety of the official family is more important than Mount Tai at this moment, and Commander Di can't leave the Qinzheng Palace." ”

Everyone looked at Zhao Zhen with their eyes, although Zhao Zhen cared about Ye Pei, he couldn't ignore the overall situation, so he had to say to Di Qing: "Commander Di, you sent the most powerful people under your command to search for the whereabouts of the county lord of Le'an, and this matter must not be noticed by outsiders." ”

"Yes!" Di Qing went out of the palace and said to Lin Zhengying, the guard in front of the palace: "Brother, the county lord of Le'an has tracked down the traitor Man Tingfang, and now he has not returned all afternoon, and he doesn't know where to go, which is really not good." You take Duke, search carefully, and keep it secret, and you will definitely find the whereabouts of the lord of Le'an. ”

Lin Zhengying is a careful and reliable person, knowing the stakes, he nodded and said, "Commander Di can rest assured, I will inform Du Ke to go and find it together." ”

Di Qing instructed again: "Don't let the people on Empress Dowager Liu's side know, so as not to startle the snake." ”

Lin Zhengying promised, "I know, don't worry." ”

When Lin Zhengying left, Zhao Zhen and Di Qing were both restless in the hall.

Han Qi advised: "The official family, the auspicious people have their own natural appearance, and the lord of Le'an has always been smart and has good martial arts, and he will definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune." ”

Wen Yanbo also advised, "Official, you can't mess with yourself at this time, no matter what happens, you have to be stable." ”

Zhao Zhen thought silently in his heart: "How do you know Ye Pei's status in my heart?" Alas, now that he is riding a tiger, he can't help himself. Zhao Zhen had to silently beg Ye Pei in his heart to return safely.

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