Inside the Royal Palace.

Yongle Palace.

Empress Dowager He looked at an old man with gray hair and nearly seventy years old, with a smile on her face, and said, "Mr. Yuan, this palace didn't expect you to enter Beijing, I knew it earlier, and I went to pick you up in person." ”

This old man has no beard, his spirit is strong, and his body is full of bookish energy, and his name is Yuan Bao.

He smiled with the Empress Dowager He and said: "The old man is very thoughtful, come out for a walk, and see the old people in the capital, if you don't come again, I'm afraid there will be no chance." This time I came to see the Queen Mother, but also to say goodbye. ”

Empress Dowager He's face changed slightly, and she said urgently: "Mr. is a blessed person, he will live a long life, and he must not be cheap." ”

Yuan Bao didn't care, and said open-mindedly: "Life and death are in the sky, how can manpower be forced?" The Queen Mother, please also listen to the old man's advice, everything is in line with the trend, don't be arrogant, the way of heaven and earth, the most important thing is nature. ”

Empress Dowager He heard the meaning of his words, and said suspiciously: "What is the matter with Mr. coming to Beijing this time?" ”

Yuan Bao did not hide it, and said: "Since Emperor Huan, there has been a habit of killing, and all the scholars are in danger and living in fear. Now that His Majesty has succeeded to the throne, in just a few months, a palace change, a rebuke to the party, and two deaths of more than 10,000 people, I was shocked to hear it. The imperial court wants to destroy the Yuan family, but it is afraid that it will slaughter countless people, and the old decay will come, hoping to stop one or two. ”

Empress Dowager He didn't like government affairs very much, and she rarely interfered, so she couldn't help but turn to the palace maid beside her.

The palace maid bent down and said, "Niangniang, the slave maid doesn't know, the slave maid heard that His Majesty was sick, and she didn't hear anything about the will to destroy the Yuan family." ”

Empress Dowager He knew in her heart, looked at Yuan Bao, and stopped talking.

Yuan Bao was Ye Tingcheng more than ten years ago, it was he who selected the Empress Dowager He and brought her into the palace, and the Empress Dowager He was also taken care of by Yuan Bao in the palace.

It can be said that everything in the Empress Dowager He and the He family is all thanks to this Yuan Bao.

This Yuan Bao doesn't love money or wants to be an official, so he is good at studying, and the Empress Dowager He has no way to repay him all these years.

After a long time, Empress Dowager He stood up and said, "Mr. Yuan, I'll go to see Bian'er." ”

Yuan Bao immediately got up and said, "Niangniang, the old man has no other intentions, but to ask Your Majesty to be benevolent and virtuous, and to kill less." ”

Empress Dowager He nodded lightly, sent Yuan Bao out of the palace, and then went straight to Jingfu Palace.

The side hall of Gyeongbokgjeon.

Liu Wei coughed and endured the sleepiness after taking the medicine, while talking to Tang Mao, the cheap old man opposite.

Tang Mao, Huiji Taishou, Tang Ji's father.

Tang Ji knelt on the side, poured tea for the two of them, kept her head down and blushed.

Tang Mao has stereotyped facial features, a pair of peach blossom eyes, and looks like a merry and famous person.

He sat opposite Liu Wei, and was still overjoyed that this daughter was the first to be included in the harem by His New Majesty, bowed slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, the people of Huiji are simple, the style of study is strong, the people are rich, the life is stable, and it is a land of fish and happiness." ”

Liu Wei coughed constantly, his mind froze, and said with a smile: "I know the political achievements of the Qing family, and the Qing family will stay in Beijing temporarily, and I will make other arrangements." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tang Mao said. He was calm as usual, but his heart was excited, and three words kept echoing in his heart - general.

Liu Wei doesn't have much thinking ability now, but this is the first father-in-law, and he still has to be entertained well.

He took a sip of tea, forcibly suppressed the itch in his throat, and said to Tang Mao: "The Qing family entered Beijing this time, in addition to reporting on work, is there anything else?" ”

"Nothing else." Tang Mao said. He entered Beijing this time, the most important purpose is two, one is to send Tang Ji into the palace, and the other is to seek a development in the new dynasty, and now that he has both, naturally there is nothing else.

Liu Wei nodded slightly, and reached for the teacup again.

Tang Ji understood and whispered to her father: "Dad, Your Majesty is not feeling well today, it is better to talk about it another day." ”

Tang Mao glanced at the daughter who had already turned her elbow out, paused for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers are courageous, the matter of the Yuan family, be cautious and think twice." ”

Liu Wei became more and more sleepy, he had already made up his mind about the Yuan family, his smile was a little less, and he said lightly: "Has anyone looked for the Qing family?" ”

Tang Mao bowed and said, "Yes." Don't dare to deceive Your Majesty, the Tang family has some connections with the Yuan family, and there was also a marriage, and when the minister was young, he was taught in the Yuan family. ”

Liu Wei already knew this.

He coughed, took a long breath, and said, "Another day." ”

Seeing this, Tang Mao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister intercedes for the Yuan family, not for the favor of the past. Instead, the Yuan family was annihilated, and the consequences were serious and unpredictable. The minister does not ask His Majesty for pardon, but only asks His Majesty to leave a margin, which is for the Yuan family, for the world's corporal clan, and for Your Majesty. ”

Liu Wei's brain was a little dazed, but his thinking was not drowsy, his eyes were cold when he heard the words, and he said, "Okay, I know, let's retreat." ”

Tang Ji helped Liu Wei to get up, and was about to turn back to the dormitory.

Seeing this, Tang Mao wanted to say it again several times, but in the end he could only sigh silently.

Tang Ji helped Liu out of the hall, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the concubine will go to boil medicine for you later, and you must take the medicine on time to get better early." ”

Liu Wei was very sleepy, hummed, a little unsteady on his feet, and walked step by step by holding on to the wall.

"Bian'er, what's wrong?"

Suddenly, an exclamation sounded in Liu Wei's ears, and when he looked up, he saw Empress Dowager He coming over quickly, helping him by the other arm, with a worried face.

"Queen Mother, it's okay, I feel a chill." Liu Wei said with a smile.

Empress Dowager He didn't think much about it, and said while supporting him: "Bian'er, the queen mother heard that you sent troops to surround the Yuan Mansion?" ”

No matter how sleepy and stiff his brain was, Liu Wei still tried his best to maintain a trace of sobriety and said, "I have never made such an order. ”

Empress Dowager He looked at Liu Wei's side face, suddenly stretched out her hand on his forehead, retracted it violently, startled, and shouted urgently: "Hurry up, pass on the doctor, Bian'er, you hold on for a while, and you will be in the dormitory immediately." ”

Not long after, Liu Wei was placed on the bed, Tang Ji went to cook medicine, and Empress Dowager He sat on the edge of the bed, seeing that Liu Wei was uncomfortable, she was distressed.

Liu Wei kept blinking, as if he could fall asleep in the next moment, but he didn't dare to sleep and supported it strongly.

Empress Dowager He hesitated, but still said, "Bian'er, what are you doing sending troops to surround the Yuan family?" ”

Liu argued: "I have never made such a will. ”

"So, you let them go back?" Empress Dowager He said tentatively.

Liu Wei smiled and said, "Queen Mother, the courtiers must have a reason for acting. ”

How could Empress Dowager He not understand in her heart, and said: "Then, if you don't make an order, I will make an order, you should not know if it will work?" ”

Liu Wei looked at the Empress Dowager He, his heart was hot, and his head was splitting.

The reason why he didn't dare to sleep was actually to guard against this! In the entire Han Dynasty, only Empress Dowager He can suppress him.

Although Liu Wei decreed that the harem could not interfere in politics, this was aimed at his harem, and it was impossible to include his cheap father's harem.

If Empress Dowager He really made an order, Wang Yun and the others could only stop their troops and be powerless to resist at all.

Liu Wei closed his eyes, took a deep breath, barely sobered up, and gasped: "Queen Mother, the Yuan family forged my uncle's letter in an attempt to transfer troops into Beijing, they are more terrible than the eunuchs, I can let them go today, they may not let our mother and son go tomorrow......"

(End of chapter)