Chapter 16: Tighten the eyeliner
Murong Ba was asked by Yang Zhong like this, and he was a little uncertain, thinking that the Queen Mother's talent, strategy, and courage were not comparable to ordinary women, and the events of the year were still ......vivid, if she was a man, she would definitely be able to dominate the court.
And now she took out the jade pendant so easily, and got into such a trouble with her son, this is not like what she would do, I am afraid that there is no other hidden reason in this matter. "Your concerns are not unfounded, the Queen Mother really doesn't look like a person who would do such an impulsive thing."
"Will the expedition have any impact?" "According to the current situation, the expedition should not have any impact, after all, the Changning Palace incident, the final result is to maintain the same expedition, the biggest worry of the official is the Queen Mother, this move is a little unusual."
"With the queen mother's style of acting, it really doesn't look like how to do it, not to mention that she also promised the emperor to invite the king to return to the capital, which is indeed very unusual", "This is also what the old man is worried about", Murong pulled out the product just now.
The tea that was served, and it was the first sip of tea he drank until now. "My lord, isn't this return to the capital of the king just in line with my wishes? Why worry? "Yang Rui! Yang Zhong shouted at Yang Rui and signaled him to be more careful.
Yang Rui glanced at Murong Zai on the side, pursed his lips, lowered his head, and stepped back slightly, hearing this, Murong Ba raised his head, glanced at their father and son, looked at Yang Rui's cautious appearance, smiled slightly, and said: "Xiao Rui, what you said is not wrong, the return of King Lin is indeed a good thing for us, saving us a lot of trouble, but this is not unusual for the Queen Mother."
Murong Ba took a sip of tea and said, "There are some old things, let their generation know about it, it's nothing, anyway, there are no outsiders here."
"Yes", Yang Zhong took Murong Ba's instructions, and turned to Murong Zai and said, "Young master, you don't know, this Queen Mother is by no means idle. In order to allow his own son to sit on the throne of the crown prince without any threat, he sent the ten-year-old King Lin to the north.
The beautiful name is that King Lin's body is weak, and the northern border is quiet and suitable for recuperation, but who doesn't know that this northern border is still a bitter cold place, and for King Lin, who is already cold and sick, it is even worse."
"That being the case, then the emperor didn't object?" "This is the power of the queen mother, the queen mother at that time, in charge of the harem for many years, has been clear rewards and punishments, won the hearts of the people, the most rare thing is that even if the harem has a deep foundation, and has a prince, there is no development of the court power, the entire mother family has not sought an important position in the court, which won the hearts of the emperor and the old ministers of the previous dynasty.
Moreover, the heirs of the former emperor were thin, and he only had two princes, the current saint and the king of Lin, as well as an eldest princess, and only the current saint could take on the great responsibility, even if the king stayed in the capital, it would not have any impact on the prince at that time.
'Stay away from the court and send it to recuperate', what a good reason, even if the emperor doesn't want to, I'm afraid he can't find the reason, and the emperor won't want to have any suspicions with the queen mother because of this matter, so he can only rely on her."
"Before King Lin went to the North Underworld, the Queen Mother ordered someone to renovate the entire North Underworld, and all the expenses of King Lin in the North Underworld Mansion were carried out according to the rules of the prince, and there were thousands of soldiers to protect the King, everything was done very decently, even if the emperor wanted to say something, it was not easy to speak", Murong Ba took Yang Zhong's words and said.
"Thousands of soldiers, I'm afraid this is not just protection," Murong Zai said. Murong Ba smiled meaningfully, and at this moment, a voice sounded outside the door. "My lord, it's a secret guard, let's go out and take a look", Murong Ba nodded, and Yang Rui walked out of the room and brought the door.
I saw that the person who came was dressed in black and wore a black veil, and the person who came whispered a few words in Yang Rui's ear, only to see Yang Rui tugging at the corners of his mouth, looking joking. "Sure it's true!" , "The subordinates have investigated clearly and confirmed that it is true", "Okay, you go down first, remember that if there is any news, come and report it immediately", "Promise", after the comer received the order, he immediately disappeared and disappeared into the courtyard.
Yang Rui looked around, made sure that there was no one around, and immediately turned around and returned to the room, reporting to Murong Ba the news that had just come from the secret guard. "My lord, just now the secret guard came to report, this morning the emperor was ready to give the queen mother as usual, when he was stopped, the queen mother spread the word that she was unwell, and there was no need to ask for peace in the near future."
"Come, that's true, my subordinates have confirmed it again and again, and not long after, Imperial Physician Luo appeared in Qinhua Palace", "Imperial Physician Luo? "Yes", "This Imperial Doctor Luo is the director of the Tai Hospital, specializing in diagnosis and treatment for the emperor, and he appeared in Qinhua Palace today, is it the emperor's ......?" Yang Zhong said.
"How long has Imperial Physician Luo been in Qinhua Palace?" Murong Ba asked. "According to the report from the secret guard, Imperial Doctor Luo stayed for about a pillar of incense", "Then it seems that the emperor is fine", "Gonggong Yan sent everyone in the palace, and he has been guarding outside the palace and has never left", Yang Rui informed Murong Ba of the news of the secret guard in detail.
Murong Ba picked up the tea beside him again and tossed it, falling into deep thought, he didn't understand how Xia Ji did it so desperately this time, this was not at all like what she would do, even if she took away King Lin back then, it was done in a way that made everyone else have nothing to say.
How could he treat his biological son like this time, and why, he did not hesitate to use the jade pendant to let King Linwang return to the capital, and what he couldn't understand the most was why Gu Xiaozhe would come out at this time and be on the same front with him.
This matter is already like an arrow, and it has to be sent, the more it comes to the last moment, the more afraid Murong Ba is that something will go wrong, and if any of this matter is lost, he Murong family is afraid that it will be a catastrophe.
"Father, father, ......", "Adult", the voices of Murong Zai and Yang Zhong pulled Murong Ba's thoughts back to reality, and Murong Ba raised his eyes to look at them, his eyes full of doubt.
"The expedition has been decided, and now if the Queen Mother and the Emperor have an idle time, it will be beneficial to us after all, why does my father seem to be very worried?"
"On the bright side, there are Mo Chengbei and Gu Yanting on the emperor's expedition this time, accompanied by an army of 100,000, no matter how difficult and dangerous this battle is, there is still the abyss of ink, and it must be impossible to ensure the emperor's safe return, the queen mother does not have to worry so much, and she is so ruthless about this matter", "my father is worried about ......", "I am afraid of extraneous branches", "How should we deal with it", Yang Zhong asked.
Murong Ba took a breath and said to Yang Zhong, "The matter has come to this point, no matter what happens, it can't affect our plan", "My lord, what are your orders?"
"You immediately send someone to the North Hades, and the holy decree of summoning the king to return to the capital is estimated to be in the North Hades in the next few days, I want to know everything that happened on the way back to the capital, and then leave this person to monitor outside the North Hades Mansion to see if there is any change in the North Hades after the king returns to the capital", "No".
"Rui'er, you are still responsible for keeping an eye on every move in the palace, reporting every day, I want to know everything that happens in the palace", "No", "Zai'er, you personally send someone to keep an eye on the prince's mansion and find someone who is smart, that Gu Yanting is not a fuel-efficient lamp".
"No", "You all go down, remember, if I am foolproof", "No", after Murong Zai and his party retreated, Murong Ba still couldn't feel at ease, the Queen Mother and Old Prince Gu were always the thorns in his heart.