During the great expulsion, in the Jiaofang Hall of Weiyang Palace, all the palace maids and internal officials retired early.

Only the emperor Liu He and the empress Huo Chengjun sat against each other.

Compared with the lively Zhang Mansion and Meng Mansion, this place is very deserted and lonely.

Even though the charcoal fire was burning brightly, the cold in the unpopular hall was still pressing.

Only around Liu He and Huo Chengjun's couch, there is some warmth surrounding.

The simple dinner of the emperor and queen had already been used, and there was only a pot of tea and a small stove for hot water on the clean table.

Choshiko, who was sitting on the stove, boiled water, making a faint "coo-goo" sound, which made the front hall seem even quieter.

There was no one sitting on the couch behind them, but there were all food and dishes and chopsticks on the table in front of them, but no one touched even half a minute.

Of course, it is also possible that it has been enjoyed by ghosts, but it is not visible from the surface.

These foods were prepared by Huo Chengjun for Huo Guang and Huo Yu, who had died.

Huo Chengjun already knew that Huo Guang and Huo Yu were dead outside Chang'an City, but she didn't know the secret, she only thought that they really died at the hands of the bandit strongman.

Such an ending is not unexpected by Huo Chengjun, otherwise it may be even more difficult in the past few days.

On the cusp of today, Huo Chengjun can't bring filial piety to Huo Guang and Huo Xian, but she has removed all her jewelry in the past few days, dressed very plainly, and used this form to express her grief.

After the last court meeting a few days ago, Liu He had no important political affairs to deal with, and he stayed with Huo Chengjun for the time since.

The two are often like tonight, boiling a pot of hot tea through a lacquer case, and talking until late at night.

Liu He laid out in great detail what Huo Guang, Huo Yu, Fan Mingyou, Huo Xian and others had done, and told Huo Chengjun one by one, almost without concealment.

And Huo Chengjun didn't avoid it, just listened quietly, his face was gloomy, and he didn't know whether it was fear or guilt, or sadness.

At this moment of the Great Division, Liu He finally finished saying all the things that Huo Chengjun should know.

After Liu He finished the last sentence, he poured himself a cup of tea and drank it all, feeling relieved.

"So, father and brother, they let themselves go to this dead end?" Huo Chengjun said with red eyes.

"It's not so much the greed for power that has led them to a dead end." Liu He asked calmly.

"Your Majesty, when will you be abolished?" Huo Chengjun asked suddenly.

Liu He was taken aback, he didn't expect Huo Chengjun to ask this question.

"Husband, don't be too surprised, I also know a little about this court, in the past witch rebellion, the prince raised an army to rebel, and after the defeat, Wei Zifu was in this Jiaofang Palace...... Committed suicide. ”

"Prince Er is the personal flesh and blood of Emperor Xiaowu, the Huo family is just a powerful minister, his father and brother conspired to rebel against the Han, and his mother killed the king, all of which are not exceeded, and it is the right thing for Your Majesty to abolish after the abolition."

"If it is not abolished, I am afraid that the courtiers who follow His Majesty to surrender Huo will be uneasy."

Huo Chengjun said slowly and unusually calmly, she has been thinking about this question for a long time, and now she can say it so fluently.

The days in the Huo family did not leave too much warmth for Huo Chengjun, but they were all depressed, and the months spent with the Son of Heaven were very comfortable and relaxed, which Huo Chengjun had never experienced.

After the fall of the Huo family, Huo Chengjun will inevitably be sad, but this sadness is limited: he has been used as a tool since he was a child, how can Huo Chengjun have too much affection for them?

What's more, what Huo did was unforgivable.

Standing on such a high place as the Jiaofang Hall of Weiyang Palace, and getting along with the Son of Heaven for a long time, Huo Chengjun's vision can see farther, she will not cry and cry for death and life.

I am not asking this question today, but just a calm discussion and deliberation.

The Huo family was all punished, and leaving a queen surnamed Huo in the Jiaofang Hall of Weiyang Palace was too eye-catching.

The Son of Heaven is not worried about Empress Huo and Empress Huo's heirs, but Zhang Anshi, who fell to Huo with the Son of Heaven, is worried.

"So when will Your Majesty be abolished?" Huo Chengjun asked again.

Liu He looked at Huo Chengjun silently, did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

"Then why didn't Chengjun learn from Empress Wei to hang herself?"

This time it was Huo Chengjun who was asked.

If it weren't for the fact that the Son of Heaven poured a cup of tea with a blank expression, and had been accompanying her in the Jiaofang Hall for the past few days, then she would definitely think that the Son of Heaven was forcing her to kill.

After a moment of silence, Huo Chengjun said softly: "I can't bear to leave my husband alone in this world. ”

When Liu He heard this, his heart was naturally shocked, and he suddenly felt guilty about what he had hidden.

On that day, when Liu He hinted to Huo Guang that the next Son of Heaven might come from Huo Chengjun, he regarded Huo Chengjun as a chess piece on the chessboard.

As long as it is a chess piece, it may be discarded.

"Then it's the husband's turn to answer, when do you plan to abolish the queen?" Huo Chengjun looked at Liu He unusually bravely and asked.

After the abolition, it is not just after the abolition, it is equivalent to forcing Huo Chengjun to hang himself. As long as Liu He speaks, Huo Chengjun can hang the beams in this Jiaofang Hall tonight.

"I'm not going to scrap it." Liu He said even more firmly.

"Husband, why is this?" Huo Chengjun asked puzzled.

"For the same reason that Cheng Jun just said, I don't want to live alone in this world."

At this moment, the two looked at each other speechlessly, allowing their sorrows and feelings to gradually rise and surround with the white moisture.

Yes, now in this vast Han territory, the emperor and the empress have become the most similar people - a lonely person!

Zhang Anjun and Cai Wenyan are about to enter the palace in three months, although the Son of Heaven will respect them like guests, but he will also be afraid of them.

Because they have a huge family behind them, they entered the palace with a mission.

And Huo Chengjun no longer has any fetters: the empress and the emperor have the same fate, except for each other, he has no fetters.

They have all become the loneliest people: the lonely people are the ones with the most ruthless hearts.

"As long as Chengjun doesn't commit suicide, then I will never be abolished!" Liu He assured again.

"But one day, there will be courtiers who will force Your Majesty to abolish the queen, how can Your Majesty give them an explanation if he does not abolish it?" Huo Chengjun asked.

"Confess? Why did I give them an explanation? Confess the fart! Liu He, who had been depressed a lot, suddenly said hideously, and the resentment that had been accumulated in his heart for a long time gushed out.

In the past few months, the emperor has been very unhappy, he has been restrained everywhere, and he has to be vain everywhere, Liu He has really suffered a lot of anger.

In the past, if Huo Guang was to fall, he naturally had to win over other courtiers, but now that Huo Guang has fallen, he should be thunderous again!

And this extremely vulgar sentence made Huo Chengjun stunned, she had never seen the appearance of the Son of Heaven as a scoundrel.

Liu He realized that he had some gaffes, and he held Huo Chengjun's somewhat cold hand in his hand.

"Chengjun, in the coming year, I will change the law and implement a new policy, and I don't know how many things the courtiers will oppose me at that time, not many of them."

"You have nothing to do with me, and you can face their persecution with me, which may be the best outcome."

"A few months ago, I asked you if you would like to live a new life with me, and you answered simply and decisively."

"Then today, I want to tell you that this new life is not just as simple as teaching a few palace maids to write and read, but to fight with others!"

"Fighting with the sky is endless, fighting with the earth is endless, and fighting with people is even more fun."

"The people who want to fight are not in the northern city, nor in the mountains and countryside, nor in the northern border of the Xiongnu...... And it's in this Chang'an City, just above this court. ”

"I'll ask you again, are you willing to fight me and them to the end?"

Liu He came to Chang'an City, not to make the wealthy and giant rooms more unscrupulous, but to make ordinary people like Meng Ban Guan Er live better.

Since many people in the court will become enemies and opponents in the future, what is the harm of having a queen who is in a similar situation to you?

Many courtiers said that he was a good man. Then if you don't waste this matter, you can also let the courtiers get to know themselves again.

After I died, no matter what he was, the flood was monstrous: after proposing to be abolished, all of them were disobedient and could be cleaned.

Huo Chengjun naturally couldn't guess that Liu He's heart was much harder than before, and she still seemed to understand it this time.

However, she is willing to believe everything the Son of Heaven says, and she is more willing to fight with those people in the court for the Son of Heaven.

After a long time, Huo Chengjun nodded resolutely.

The two did not say anything more, and there was still a lot of time to come.

"Husband, Father and Mother's Bones......"

"Now they are still in prison, and they will be buried in the next year, as well as the bones and children of the Fan family, I = will let the embroidered guards dispose of it properly."

"That sister and brother-in-law ...... them"

"I will also send embroidered clothes and guards to take care of them, so that they can suffer as little as possible."

Liu He whispered about his arrangement, these people may die or live, and they have nothing to do with him, because they will never be able to return to Chang'an City again.

In this way, in the midst of several joys and sorrows, the last day of the seventh year of Yuanfeng passed, and the Han Dynasty ushered in the first day of the first year of Dingxin.

And on the first day, there will be a "earth-shattering, crying ghosts" thing in Chang'an City. (End of chapter)