Compared with the three central provinces, the secretary province, which should be more clear, is serious and rigid at this time, which is very different from the usual officialdom atmosphere, which of course has a lot to do with the strict restraint of the chief Xie Raoping, but in view of the current status of the chief, the subordinates do not dare to complain at all, and are willing to become the most bitter and tired among the hundred officials, especially when this day, when the eunuch of the Penglai Palace alone edicts Xie Xiangguo to meet him, the secretary province is jubilant.

Seeing that since the new emperor ascended the throne Empress Dowager Wei came to the court to listen to the system, Wei Yuanping's party is in full swing, although Mao Xiangguo is still in charge of the province, but Yuan Dezhi is ungrateful, but he is estranged from Xie Xiangguo, and several times of political disagreement, resulting in Xie Xiangguo's defeat, even the Queen Mother seems to be dissatisfied, and the officials of the secretary province are worried, and finally look forward to the edict of the Penglai Hall to see the chief alone, how can the subordinates not be happy?

But Xie Raoping, who is the party concerned, is not in a relaxed mood at this time.

He saw how the Queen Mother struggled to move forward from difficult and difficult circumstances, that affectionate and righteous ill-fated woman, how many hardships and dangers along the way, and only him, never left and followed silently, so he never worried about the superficial neglect and estrangement, and firmly believed that he could share the blessings and woes with the Queen Mother, which was the only thing he was happy about, and this was also his lifelong ambition.

He understands better than anyone that although the Queen Mother has come to the court, there are still many dangerous and dangerous vortices around her, and she will face ruin if she is careless.

There are too many trivial things and troubles that she needs to deal with, and too many interests that she needs to balance.

It's not about neglecting it, it's about trusting it.

She must know that he will never be abandoned, so there is no need for special encirclement, no need for constant favor.

But today, he suddenly saw it, and it should have happened again.

She must be depressed and unrelieved, and once she is anxious, his heart will always ache, he often thinks of when she was a girl, no matter how much abuse she suffered, she can laugh at it, holding a roll, you can indulge in it, but fate, why is such a poor and simple woman gradually forced to the cliff, and the slightest carelessness will be shattered?

In the Penglai Palace, the peony flowers are good, but the loneliness is as usual.

Gorgeous clothes and jade ornaments, but they are all gone.

She sat alone in the pavilion, her eyebrows were deeply locked, her face was hard to hide her tiredness, and she sighed lightly: "Rao Ping, I'm so tired and tired." ”

"Now everyone around me, except for Jun, none of them let me trust me wholeheartedly, I thought that when San Lang succeeded to the throne, I could avoid the sinister threat, but now not only He Qi and his party are eyeing each other, even the King of Yoshikawa, I can't be completely assured, San Lang is the lotus pond is born to the lotus pond, but the lotus pond is too indulged by me, and I am too infatuated with Yoshikawa, I don't understand the sinister political situation at all, if Yoshikawa has two hearts, she will only end miserably in the future."

"I can't rest assured in Yichuan, let alone He Ye, but I have to trust them right now to prevent Zongzheng Hall from being completely controlled by He Qi."

"The princes of the clans don't mention it, now it's Brother and Mao Wei......"

The Queen Mother sighed again: "For the interests of power, the two have been fighting for many years, but they can't work together." ”

Only then did he get to the point and elaborate on the affairs of Lingnan: "At present, He Qi is already questioning the ministers of the political affairs hall, and the spearhead has repeatedly pointed at Mao Wei and Yuan Dezhi, and Chu Xin is planning to replace the party henchmen, the purpose is nothing more than to elevate me, the queen mother, this is really Mao Wei's instigation, I am really worried that He Qi will provoke trouble, Rao Ping, now I am really exhausted." ”

As soon as he heard that Mao Wei was causing trouble again, Xie Raoping was also angry: "In the case of Xia Yang in the old year, the minister reprimanded Mao Wei for not being strict and too heavy on personal grievances, if this time it was really his instigation behind his back, the minister would never spare him, and he would not embarrass the queen mother." ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she couldn't help but feel comforted, but she stopped: "Even Xue Xuanzhi defended Mao Wei this time, saying that he would not be like this, what the truth is, and you can't judge rashly, although Mao Wei was recommended by you back then, you have the grace to support him, but this person is deeper than you, and you can't blame him for chasing the wind and shadows, let me ask you, do you know the extent of the interaction between Mao Wei and the governor of Guangzhou?" ”

"I've heard Mao Wei mention this matter, it turned out that Liu Tan took the initiative to climb the knot, not an old friend."

"Then, according to Raoping, should this matter be thoroughly investigated, and who should be entrusted with the investigation?"

Xie Raoping thought for a while, and then agreed: "Since He Chengtai and Xue Xuanzhi are both Shao Borong's guarantees, and the Queen Mother suspects that there is another conspiracy behind this matter. ”

The Queen Mother bowed: "Rao Ping really has the same heart as me." ”

Lingnan is far away from Chang'an Mountain, once the Queen Mother suspects that the town guard may have different intentions, how can she feel at ease without thorough inspection? But he didn't want this seemingly ordinary incident to involve Mao Wei and Xie Raoping's two big arms, giving He Qi the opportunity to make waves, because of many conditions, the person who thoroughly investigated must be the queen mother's henchman, so as to be more conducive to controlling the situation.

In fact, the Queen Mother had already intended to order He Zhan or Lu Li, but she was worried that Xie Raoping and Mao Wei would be dissatisfied, so she had this separate edict, intended to appease Xie and Mao, and seeing that Xie Raoping also recommended the person she wanted, the Queen Mother was naturally satisfied.

"Before the secret order is thoroughly investigated, I intend to let Brother Ah mention Mao Wei first, this is also an opportunity to repair the gap between the two, if Mao Wei can wake up and secretly help to investigate thoroughly, it means that we are really to blame him, what does Rao Ping think?"

This is a tactful hint, so that Xie Raoping did not collude with Mao Wei privately before Wei Yuanping's action.

"The minister still said, if Mao Wei gets in the way of the overall situation again this time, the minister will not be spared."

"Rao Ping, over the years, I have been by my side thanks to your ......"

Still sitting on the opposite side of the sitting, there has been no slight physical contact, but this affectionate words have made the man's heart surging, so many years of forbearance collapsed instantly, his lips trembled, and finally no longer cared about the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, how many years ago the old name: "Sanniang...... I'll always be around you, ......."

The peony pavilion in the Penglai Palace, at this time, the sun is half in, the man's shoulders are bright, but the woman is hidden in the shade.

This evening, before Wei Mian left the palace and returned home, she finally hoped that the Queen Mother would adopt her suggestion, so she told her grandfather Wei Yuanping in high spirits: "Although I can't further crack down on the Mao Party this time, my advice is meritorious, if the eldest father can persuade Mao to cooperate, and even find out the conspiracy behind it, my aunt and grandmother will definitely become more and more serious, and in the future, who else will dare to compete with the eldest father?" ”

Wei Yuanping was also happy: "Even if Mao Wei is lucky to get out this time, because he believes Liu Tan's words and almost blames the innocent, it is also a mistake, and I am not afraid that there will be no opportunity to pursue the old mistakes in the future." ”

And on the same evening, Wang He Qi of Ruyang was irritable, because one of his staff members who he had relied on recently had disappeared again, and he had not seen anyone alive or dead.

The king of Ruyang summoned his subordinates and discussed them at night.

"Liu Tan has already been tricked, calculated that the chapter has been delivered to the Penglai Palace, Mao Wei and that Shao Guang already have old grudges, and they will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to fall into the ground, as long as Shao Guang's order is executed, we can act according to the plan, this time we have to let Mao Wei be convicted, maybe even Xie Raoping can be implicated, but at this time, Mr. Liang disappeared inexplicably, Xiao Wang was very uneasy, what do you think?"

Some people hesitated: "Liang Jun's disappearance is too strange, and you should be cautious." ”

Someone suggested: "The opportunity is fleeting, the king does not need to hesitate, he should wait and see the situation and act according to the plan." ”

It turned out that behind the Lingnan incident, there was really the king of Ruyang who added fuel to the fire, and the person who offered the advice was that Pan Bo who planted the tenants, but he didn't expect to be assassinated by He Ye at a critical time.

Because even if the Empress Dowager ordered a thorough investigation, the tenant also planned to persuade He Qi to assassinate Shao Guang first and blame Mao Wei, if the Empress Dowager tried to protect her arms, the King of Ruyang could expose the truth and incite the scholars to demand severe punishment of the traitor, if she could force the governor of Guangzhou to rebel, it would be better, at least it could also intensify the contradiction between the two parties of the King of Ruyang and the Queen Mother, and the more chaotic the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the more beneficial it would be to Pan Bo.

Because the new Turk and the Great Zhou coalition won one after another, the conquest of the northern barbarians was just around the corner, which was a great threat to the Northern Liao, so the king of the Northern Liao had been tempted to join forces with Pan Bo, and the army was raised to capture Youzhou, in order to weaken the rule of the Great Zhou and enhance the strength of the country, if the Great Zhou was in civil strife at this time, the king of Northern Liao was easier to persuade.

If the tenant is still not eliminated, no matter how much Eleven Niang's scheming is exhausted, Shao Guang will definitely die this time!