Chapter 1: The Ukiyo-e Tribulation
"Wei Meng, do you regret letting you follow me out of Guanzhong?"
"No, the subordinates don't regret it, even if they are broken bones, the subordinates are willing to be born and die with Lu Niangzi." Wei Meng cut through the railroad, and in an instant, his dark eyes seemed to have darkened a layer of fog
"It's a pity that I'm a criminal now......
"Lu Niangzi, Du Yu has already begged Your Majesty, and he will definitely return your innocence."
Lu Zhaoyi stood in the cell, couldn't help but look at the narrow window, looking outside, the bright moon was white and flawless, like a thin veil, shrouding the whole world, but she was not blessed.
"Forget it, Your Majesty can't protect himself." She laughed as she spoke.
It all started at the beginning......
A year ago.
It has been a few months since Lu Zhaoyi returned to Luojing from Guanzhong.
It was the height of summer, and in Luojing Yongping, the plaque that used to be the original Chinese scholar Lang's mansion had been replaced with the word "Lu Zhai".
From May to August, for three months, Lu Zhaoyi has not been awarded a new official position, and there are people in the court who have been talking about it.
"This future queen should be sure to be Mrs. Lu, right?"
"That's not ...... Look at Your Majesty, since you came back from Chang'an, you have been playing with the red envelope in your hand, and you don't let people see it, you can tell me."
"Of course, inside, it's very likely that Lu Niangzi's name and eight characters are written, what do you want to see? Do you want to marry Your Majesty?"
Several ministers discussed in private, and from time to time burst into laughter.
At this moment, there was a young man, his face suddenly serious, "It has been several months since the Queen Mother made the decree, where have you come to these six rites?"
One of Hongluqing's ministers spat out the tea leaves and put the tea bowl aside, "Oh, I know about this. Last month, the auspicious day of the zodiac was chosen, and this matter was presided over below, combining the eight characters of His Majesty and Lu Niangzi, and the next step was set for the ninth day of the next month, which is another auspicious day of the zodiac."
"Hey, I didn't expect Your Majesty to marry a wife, and it would be so troublesome......
It has always been the emperor's family affairs that are the affairs of the world, and they must not be sloppy in the slightest, and they must let the ceremonial officials repeatedly deduce and probe the operation of the mandate of heaven.
At this point, the world is looking forward to a calm court and a stable heart.
And Lu Zhaoyi, except for three months ago, when he first returned to Luojing, he hurriedly entered the palace to see the Queen Mother, and since then he has been living in a simple house, no longer appearing in front of people, let alone entering the palace to discuss matters.
In this way, she lived a leisurely life without official positions and no position.
Of course, that's what most people think.
But in fact, in the affairs of the court, she was in the deep house, but she was not less involved.
Right now, in the Lu Mansion in Yongpingli, the whole house is busy.
"Du Gongzi, where is Du Gongzi?" The Shadow Spirit ran back and forth in the mansion and called.
"Du Yu, that kid should go to Henan Yin, what are you looking for him?" In the courtyard, the white-haired Qu Fuzi shouted at the shadow spirit while playing against Han He.
The Du Gongzi she mentioned was Du Yu, the second lang of the Jingzhao Du family.
"Master Qu, Qi Niang is going to perform a military chess exercise, without him, this can't go on!"
Hearing this, Master Qu snorted impatiently, "You girl, you can't go to Henan Yin to find someone by yourself."
Shadow Spirit was anxious, and hurriedly sent someone to find someone to come back.
At this time, outside, Shadow Chong rushed into the mansion with a military report, and happened to collide with Shadow Spirit.
"Are you alright......, Commander?"
"Furry, what's the matter?" Shadow was already upset.
"I'm ......" Ying Chong was slightly stunned, and then took the soldier report and said, "The commander will hand this over to Qi Niang!" The front-line soldiers played, General Yue Li defeated the Murong Army, and was about to triumph......
On the other side, Ying Xue was also in a hurry, discussing and discussing in front of the sand table with Wei Meng, Xue Cifeng and others, as well as Wu Shengjia and others from the Xuzhou branch of the World Alliance.
"Your Majesty thinks
How many troops should be needed to attack from the right and regain Guluo City?"
After Xue Cifeng did the math, he replied, "At least 80,000 ......."
"A few months ago, the Shadow Spirit returned 10,000 Hedong troops to General Wu, plus the garrison of Qiuzi City, it was just 80,000, but this ...... Wouldn't the casualties be too great?"
Suddenly, Wu Shengjia, who had always been reckless and vulgar, hung down on the sand table with a fist, "Hey, Your Majesty said to fight, then fight!" Those who commit my great abyss will be punished even if they are far away! Just give them a taste of the power of the Great Abyss."
Ying Xue, Wei Meng and the others looked at him very indifferently, but there was no expression on their faces.
On the other hand, in the inner courtyard, it is peaceful.
Lu Zhaoyi was sitting by the pond, in front of the stone table, bored carving wood carvings.
In her hands, the wood carving, shaped like a bird, spreads its wings and soars, and the traces of the carving knife are like beautiful arcs, which are lifelike and vivid.
"Qi Niang!"
From afar, Qu Zhiyun strode towards her, sat straight in front of her, picked up the tea bowl in front of the stone table, and drank it without caring about her manners.
"What?" Lu Zhaoyi lifted her eyelids lightly and glanced at her.
Putting down the tea bowl, she slowed down before she said, "Hmph, that goblin, it's really hateful to spread bad things about you in the palace all day long."
Hearing this, Lu Zhaoyi was not happy, threw the wood carving on the table, glared at her and said angrily: "Qu Zhiyun, I will hand over the spy network to you, so that you can do business, not let you listen to the rumors of the harem......
seemed to be really angry, Qu Zhiyun also keenly observed, and immediately confessed, "Oops, I was wrong Qi Niang. And you don't know, that Cai Zhengjun is really talking too much......
"What did Cai Zhengjun say?"
From the depths of Lu Zhaoyi's heart, she really wanted to know how the noble concubine in the palace slandered her.
"That Cai Zhengjun actually rumored that you had a personal affair with King Han, and said that you secretly hid King Han's poems in private......
"That's it?" Lu Zhaoyi breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately continued to pick up the wood carving, not worrying about this matter at all.
Xia Sheng's poems, in the entire abyss, that is absolutely unsurpassed, quick thinking, the world praises his poems, is a fairy bone talent, rare in ancient and modern times.
However, in Lu Zhaoyi's view, no matter how talented she is, she wants most to make the world stable, the people rich, and the society to be peaceful.
And Xia Sheng, what can he do if he is talented, but he can't do all this.
After a short silence, Qu Zhiyun raised her head again, her expression was a little funny, "Piaoxue Lou spy report today, King Han has returned from Wuwei in Liangzhou, and he is also in the palace now, and he has met the Queen Mother."
"Huh?" Lu Zhaoyi was slightly stunned, and the corners of his lips hooked, "It seems that he has achieved his goal in Liangzhou......
"Qi Niang, did you guess something? And since we had fellowship with the King of Han, he hasn't been like that of a man with a city, has he?" Qu Zhiyun blinked her eyes and asked curiously.
"How long have you known him? Just by getting along in Huainan for a few months, you can judge whether this person has any scheming or not?" Lu Zhaoyi was annoyed, and there was a sense of hatred that iron could not become steel.
In this Yongzhou incident alone, Xia Sheng attracted the support of at least half of the gentry in Jingzhao, as well as the gentry of the counties of Liangzhou, and may even have the power of the entire Liangzhou.
This force is enough to make Xia Sheng occupy a very high position in the court in the future, and he will be even more at ease.
And this is exactly what Xia Sheng has achieved in this short period of six months.
However, Xia Sheng's style of acting made it difficult for Lu Zhaoyi to understand.
On the other hand, Xia Pei, although sometimes there are more suspicions, the means are not clear enough, and the city is deep enough, but obviously as an emperor, this is a necessary way, compared to Xia Sheng, it is much brighter.
Now, she and Xia Sheng still maintain a superficial ally, but since the time in Chang'an City, the two have long since drifted apart.
Thinking of this, she suddenly put down the work in her hand and prepared to get up, "Du Yu should be coming back. Let's go to the front hall and march to the show!"
As she spoke, she headed straight for the courtyard
The door is gone.
Seeing this, Qu Zhiyun also hurriedly followed.
But as soon as I arrived at the front yard, I saw a group of people standing on both sides, and at the gate of the front yard, several guards surrounded the palace attendants.
It seems that His Majesty has sent a will.
Before she knew it, she had already greeted her, and she was about to bow down.
Sure enough, when the waiter saw her appear, her face was wrinkled with smile lines, and she was cute, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet her, "The slave has seen Mrs. Lu. You are the future queen, how can you bow to the slave?"
These words really made Lu Zhaoyi not know how to answer.
can make His Majesty's close attendants call themselves slaves, it can be seen that Lu Zhaoyi has been on this road to the queen, getting closer and closer, and has received the tacit approval of the palace.
She whispered, "Father-in-law doesn't have to be so polite, does Your Majesty have a will for your father-in-law to pass it on?"
The chamberlain continued to curry favor, "Your Majesty just asked the slave maid to pass on a message, Lu Niangzi, just stand and listen."
With that, everyone else in the courtyard was ready to kneel and listen.
"Your Majesty said that the Lu family's Qi Niang, Hui Zhi Lanxin, is very intelligent, and has the greatest credit for investigating and dealing with anti-thieves in Yongzhou in one fell swoop, so that the world can avoid the suffering of war."
"I originally intended to reinstate you, but now you and I have six salutes. Since ancient times, quasi-newcomers are not allowed to meet, respect, as the Son of Heaven, as an example in the world, so I ordered you to be the chief of Taiqu Pavilion, eat 1,200 stones, rank in the fifth grade, set up an official residence, give thousands of corn, and show the destiny of heaven......
And after the inner attendant finished reading Xia Pei's message, he returned to his flattering appearance, "Your Majesty said, the official edict will be drawn up by Shangshu Province in the next few days, Lu Niangzi, the slave will return to the palace first."
"Father-in-law walks slowly."
Seeing the attendant leave, Lu Zhaoyi took off his guard, and everyone in the courtyard also came together in order to come up.
"Qi Niang, you are about to become the queen, and Your Majesty will also give you an official position?"
"Taiqu Pavilion Changshi, what kind of official is it? Wupin, how about comparing it with the Chinese scholar?"
"That's incomparable! The Taiqu Pavilion Order, known as the Tenth Qing, is independent of the Jiuqing. Therefore, this position of long history is equivalent to the long history of other Jiuqing."
After listening to the discussion of the people around him, Lu Zhaoyi, who was already restless, immediately roared, "Are you all busy?"
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone reacted, and they all slipped away and hurriedly fled in all directions.
Seeing her staring at their backs angrily, Qu Zhiyun hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded, "Qi Niang, don't be angry, they are just talking casually."
Lu Zhaoyi glanced at her and diverted the topic, "Is Huazhi back?"
Qu Zhiyun shook her head.
But not long after, a sharp cry suddenly sounded outside the house, accompanied by a woman about sixteen years old, panicked, as if she had seen something terrible.
"What the hell are you doing?" Seeing this, Qu Zhiyun couldn't help but shout.
"It's not ......" Hua Zhi stood at the door, stunned, and then stretched out his hand, pointing to the side, everyone's visual blind spot, in a very low voice, lips moved up and down.
And Lu Zhaoyi understood her meaning from the shape of her lips.
The King of Han stood at the door.