Chapter 697: Empress Zhang's Choice and Decision!
Chengqian Palace.
Zhao Jun sat silently alone, looking at the jade pendant in his hand silently, looking at the jade pendant in his hand, and was silently stunned.
This is a three-clawed dragon pendant with a bright white body and a three-clawed dragon carved with teeth and claws, which was placed in his hand by the imperial brother before he died.
Zhao Jun clearly remembered that this jade pendant was handed over to him by his father on the day when the imperial brother was canonized as the crown prince, and said that every prince of Zhao Song would inherit this three-clawed dragon pendant after becoming the crown prince.
The purpose of the imperial brother to give this jade pendant to himself before he died is self-evident.
It is now the second day that Zhao Jun has entered Bianjing.
After Zhao Ming's death yesterday, the crazy Zhao Jun killed among the black armor foot soldiers, and the last black armor foot soldier did not escape, and all died on the spot.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Jun ordered the Yunzhou Army to quickly blockade the entire Bianjing City and investigate the news of all the people related to this black armor army.
Although most of the people escaped, there were still many people who stayed in the city with the intention that they were in partnership with the Xiongnu, and after being investigated, they were escorted to the entrance of the vegetable market and beheaded.
Yesterday's Zhao Jun was almost crazy, he didn't go through the program at all, and he killed when he found it!
The mouth of the vegetable market that was directly killed was full of blood, and a full 357 people were all killed on the street!
And it just so happened that there was an old coffin maker in the city who did not evacuate with his son because of his age, but guarded the store alone and quietly waited for death to come.
In addition to the forbidden army guarding the city, the others in the palace had already run away, so Zhao Jun finally had no choice, found the old coffin maker, and dismantled a golden silk nanmu used as the main beam in the palace to make two coffins for the father and son, so that the old man and the imperial brother were not exposed to the corpse wilderness.
After almost controlling the city, Zhao Jun divided the Yunzhou army into two.
Zhao Jun led 50,000 men to stay in Bianjing, while Guan Ning led the remaining 140,000 men to pursue the Xiongnu.
And Zhao Jun also immediately sent someone to catch up with the fleeing queen and her party after they left, and picked them up.
At first, the queen and her entourage were very happy when they heard that Zhao Jun had returned with his troops and had repelled the Xiongnu.
I thought I didn't have to flee!
However, when they returned, they saw two coffins in the Long Live Palace, and when they stepped forward to see with their own eyes that one of them was actually the crown prince, the queen fainted on the spot, and she has not woken up until now.
When I asked the imperial doctor, the imperial doctor said that he was too sad and couldn't accept the reality for a while, so his body fainted on his own.
Although the crown princess Li Qingning was also sad, she was still strong but never left, so she stayed in front of the hall.
The best way to recover is to let her sleep for a while and she will wake up soon.
Zhao Jun stayed in front of the mourning hall until midnight, and finally came over to rest under Wang Huaien's persuasion, but he never fell asleep, holding the jade pendant in his hand and looking at it all night.
And yesterday before he died, the prince said that he would send someone to help him solve the fourth and fifth children, but Zhao Jun also sent people to the mansion of these two people after he freed his hands.
Both of them had no one in their homes.
The fourth child couldn't find anyone and didn't know where to go.
But Lao Wu, although he was not found alive, his body was put into the coffin.
When the people sent by Zhao Jun saw it and immediately sent the news back, Zhao Jun immediately rushed over and saw with his own eyes where this low-key old man in the past could only lie quietly.
He still has a smile on his lips and makeup on his face, even though he is only a corpse now, he is still as handsome and dashing as when he was alive.
"The people who do the work are really good......
Zhao Jun subconsciously said, and the soldiers of the Yunzhou Army who were busy around him all looked back at their prince in amazement.
The fifth child is dead, but the whereabouts of the fourth child are still unknown.
The secret guard has been looking for a long time, but there has been no trace of the fourth child, and Zhao Jun is not too obsessed with this, so after letting them continue to search, he came to the Chengqian Hall alone and quietly took it all night.
Suddenly!
Tuk Tuk! Tuk tuk!
A regular knock on the door pulled Zhao Jun back from his thoughts.
Zhao Jun looked up, but it turned out to be Cao Shuang and Eunuch Li Wen Li next to the imperial brother knocking on the door of the store.
"What's the matter? In! ”
Zhao Jun glanced up, and then let the two in.
As soon as the two of them came in, Cao Shuang bent down with his hands into fists and bowed: "King Yun, the queen mother is awake, please go to Kunning Palace." ”
"Is the queen awake?"
Zhao Jun was stunned, then nodded silently, and then got up and wanted to go.
Cao Shuang and the others immediately walked in front to lead the way.
Soon the two came to Kunning Palace from the Chengqian Palace in the East Palace, and saw the queen Zhang who was holding a small dress in a daze.
"The sons and daughters visit the queen mother, and say hello to the queen mother!"
Zhao Jun saluted according to the number of etiquette.
Queen Zhang ignored him, still quietly looking at the small clothes in her hand and was stunned.
After a long while, Empress Zhang muttered, "Why Ming'er, not you?"
Why wasn't it you who died?
Why did you come so late?
Why! Why! Why is it that we have already left Mingming, and we will come back tomorrow!
That's why! Woowoowoo......"
Empress Zhang couldn't help crying.
Zhao Jun stood silent in the hall, he knew that the queen didn't want him to give an answer or answer at this time.
She just wanted to find a way to vent her emotions.
So Zhao Jun understands that he just has to bear it quietly.
After all, he was also brought up by Queen Zhang.
After a long time, Empress Zhang's crying gradually stopped, and the hall was quiet again.
Empress Zhang sounded with a trembling voice: "What did Ming'er say before she died?" ”
Zhao Jun replied: "Before leaving, the queen said that she was not filial, she was sorry for her mother, and she could not continue to be filial to her mother." ”
"Woo woo, my son......... Woowoo woo ......"
After some words, Empress Zhang cried again and became a tearful person.
After a long cry, the crying stopped, and at this time, Empress Zhang's voice was already full of exhaustion.
"Sixth, what are you going to do?"
Zhao Zheng was stunned for a while before he said, "After guarding the spirit for my father and brother, I will return to Yunzhou County." ”
"And then?"
The queen continued.
Zhao Jun was silent.
The queen continued:
"Do you want to leave everything for your father and Ming'er to give to the fourth child?
This palace heard that the whereabouts of the fourth child are still unknown.
Could it be that you want to give up the throne to the fourth child, and then watch the fourth child bully me and Qingning, two weak women?
Watching your father's lifelong guard of the country being plagued by the fourth wolf's ambition? ”
"Erchen doesn't dare!"
Zhao Jun bowed over, not daring to do so.
Empress Zhang laughed out loud at this moment, laughing and laughing, but tears quietly slipped from the corners of her eyes.
"What don't you dare, you are a dignified Cloud King!
There are hundreds of thousands of mercenaries, and even the entire Tatar steppe is your sphere of influence.
The Great Song Dynasty only had a defensive part in the face of the Huns, but in the face of your Yunwang, the Huns only had the share of fleeing in embarrassment, what else would you not dare?
How far apart are you from the one who sits on the throne? ”
Empress Zhang stood up suddenly, wiped away the tears that slipped from the corners of her eyes, stared at Zhao Jun, and said coldly: "Either you will inherit which position and help Ming'er protect us."
Or, you go back to your Yunzhou, Bengong and Qingning will hang up the three-foot white silk and accompany Ming'er and them together, and the province will be humiliated!
How do you choose? Pick it! ”
Zhao Jun looked at Empress Zhang, thought for a long time, and finally sighed lightly and nodded slowly.
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(End of chapter)