What happened in the side hall of the Changqiu Palace was bound to sweep the capital in a short period of time.

Even if Concubine Ling didn't admit that she had poisoned the two queen mothers before she died, it didn't matter whether she pleaded guilty or not.

The important thing is that she died in the side hall and died in front of Xu Boyan.

After all the ministers left the palace, they were all talking about today's scene, and the few cruel words that Xu Boyan put down before leaving the palace, no one felt that Xu Boyan was talking angrily.

In Xu Boyan's eyes.

It was Yang Changye, the uncle of the country, and Emperor Yongxing who joined forces to force his daughter to death.

It was Chen Chao who directly killed his daughter.

These people, especially Yang Changye and Chen Chao, will become a thorn in Xu Boyan's side in the future.

Time passes.

Emperor Yongxing left from the side hall, knelt straight in front of the spiritual seat of Empress Dowager Yang, and leaned over and kowtowed a few times.

His eyebrows were like knives, his face was slightly condensed, but his eyes were clear and deep, looking at the spirit position of the Empress Dowager Yang, he was stunned.

He recalled what happened a year ago.

……

Yongxing 2nd year, March 17.

On this day, Wang Shibin, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, and Zhou Mi, the secretary of the military department, impeached Chen Chao for building a large construction project in Qingshan County, and Chen Chao returned victoriously in the impeachment, and afterwards he and Chen Chao confronted each other in the imperial study, and Chen Chao took a knife to his emperor's neck and almost killed him with a knife.

That night, he was called by Empress Dowager Yang to the Changqiu Palace.

It was here that the mother and son, who were not related by blood, had a long talk all night.

At that time, although Empress Dowager Yang was suffering from tuberculosis, she coughed all day long.

But as long as you take medicine on time and take proper maintenance, it is not a problem to live for four or five years.

When Emperor Yongxing was called, he found that Empress Dowager Yang was fiddling with the medicine mill, and there were many medicinal materials on the table that looked like dead branches, which Emperor Yongxing had never seen, so he picked it up and put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and asked curiously:

"Queen Mother, what is this? A new prescription from the imperial doctor? ”

Even if he was defeated in the court today, he was almost killed by Chen Chao.

But when he came to the harem, Emperor Yongxing was still smiling, and he didn't want Empress Dowager Yang to worry.

Mrs. Yang was kind and kind, a few strands of white hair grew on her sideburns, and a pair of plain hands slowly grinded the medicinal materials in the medicine mill, and responded softly: "It's not medicine, it's a withered vine, a chronic poison." ”

"Huh?"

Emperor Yongxing was taken aback, looked at the Empress Dowager Yang, and then wanted to snatch the medicine mill in the hands of the Empress Dowager Yang, and threw it away along with this box of poisonous dead vines.

But he was stopped by Empress Dowager Yang.

Empress Dowager Yang gently patted the back of Emperor Yongxing's hand, and then reached out and stroked Emperor Yongxing's face gently, just like when she was a child.

Although Emperor Yongxing had tried his best to cover the wound on his neck with his collar when he came, Empress Dowager Yang still saw that it was caused by Chen Chao's knife.

"Does it hurt?"

Emperor Yongxing shook his head, with a smile on the corner of his lips, "It doesn't hurt, it's just a little bit of broken skin, the queen mother doesn't have to worry." ”

Empress Dowager Yang took a deep breath, still a little afraid.

But she knew that all this was something that Emperor Yongxing had to go through.

After calming down, Empress Dowager Yang said:

"After this trial, try out the bottom line of the Chen Dynasty, and it will be much easier to act in the future."

Emperor Yongxing lowered his eyes and nodded, expressing his approval.

Empress Dowager Yang said softly and continued: "The emperor has done a good job since he ascended the throne, and it is not in vain that the first emperor has entrusted this important task to you...... Emperor, you have to listen to your father's deathbed arrangement, and you must not expose yourself unless you have to. You have to continue to hide your clumsiness, only in this way will a powerful minister like the Chen Dynasty not take you to heart, and your throne will sit for a long time and sit firmly. ”

Emperor Yongxing responded very seriously: "Erchen understands that if he tries today, although Chen Chao is really angry, he doesn't dare to really kill Erchen...... However, Wang Shibin of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has fallen, and in the future, Zhou Mi will be alone alone, I am afraid that he will not be able to hold down the Chen Dynasty, and this balance in the court will be broken. ”

Empress Dowager Yang shook her head lightly, looked at the withered vines in the medicine mill, and her voice was hoarse, "Don't worry, the next focus of the Chen Dynasty is not the struggle in the court, the bandits in Yunzhou have become a trend, and the Chen Dynasty is bound to take the opportunity to meddle in the military power, and this matter can drag on for a year and a half." ”

Emperor Yongxing pondered slightly, and said: "That's right, the affairs of Yunzhou can drag on for a year and a half, Queen Mother, how good do you say it would be if Chen Chao could die in Yunzhou......

Empress Dowager Yang did not answer.

Emperor Yongxing also knew that all this was his own luxury.

"Chen Chao has a large number of people around him, and it is only a matter of time before he solves the bandit problem in Yunzhou, and the situation is still not optimistic when he returns to Beijing...... Queen Mother, what should we do when Chen Chao returns to Beijing? ”

Empress Dowager Yang was silent for a moment, picked up a withered vine and looked at it intently, and muttered to herself:

"You and I both know that my body can't last long, so instead of forcibly renewing my life with medicine, it's better to let it play its greatest role...... The queen mother had already thought about it, and she also found a new opponent for Chen Chao in the court. ”

"Who?"

Emperor Yongxing asked eagerly.

"General Guide, Xu Boyan!"

Empress Dowager Yang said a name.

Emperor Yongxing frowned, thought about it, and said puzzledly: "But the two of them have never intersected, how could Old General Xu go toe-to-toe with the Chen Dynasty as we thought?" ”

Empress Dowager Yang sneered and looked at Emperor Yongxing, "The emperor doesn't know yet, that Murong Yue is already a woman of the Chen Dynasty, she poisoned Chen Chao but was forcibly asked for by Chen Chao and lost her innocence, Chen Chao taught Concubine Rong a lesson for her, and made her the Empress Dowager of the Zhenggong Palace......"

"That slut ......"

Hearing this, Emperor Yongxing's eyes were gloomy, he gritted his teeth and let out a resentful sigh, clenched his fists fiercely, and smashed the table.

I can't wait to go to Fengyi Hall now and kill Murong Yue with one sword.

Empress Dowager Yang was not angry, "It is precisely because of this special relationship between the two that we can start from her, the first beauty in the world, Chen Chao is a normal man, he will not miss the ......"

"Thanks to Murong Yue, our plan was able to be carried out."

Empress Dowager Yang began to tell her plan.

She wanted to pretend to be Xu Boyan's daughter, Concubine Ling's hand, to poison Murong Yue, and then frame Concubine Ling's poison.

With Chen Chao's temperament, he naturally will not sit idly by.

When the two sides confront each other and take the opportunity to force Concubine Ling to death, Xu Boyan will regard the Chen Dynasty as an enemy.

The purpose of the royal family was achieved.

But Emperor Yongxing still had something incomprehensible in his heart, and asked: "Why did the queen mother take the risk herself?" ”

In the plan, Empress Dowager Yang will also be poisoned by withered vines.

Empress Dowager Yang paused for a moment and said: "The queen mother's life is not long, your uncle Yang Changye is not far behind the Chen Dynasty, and the queen mother has persuaded her many times, but with little effect. Taking this opportunity to involve your uncle in the whirlpool is the last thing the queen mother does for you. ”

"When the three parties fight, you can reap the benefits of the fisherman!"

Emperor Yongxing was slightly silent, his eyes drooped, and he stopped talking again:

"Uncle he ......"

Empress Dowager Yang suddenly said in a deep voice, "You can't be soft-hearted!" What kind of person is Yang Changye, the queen mother knows better than you, I grew up with him since I was a child, he may not have the intention of interfering in politics and controlling the government, and the queen mother will never allow the Yang family to ruin the great discipline. ”

After speaking, Empress Dowager Yang coughed a few times and coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood.

"Emperor, you have to remember that you will always be a chess player, and Chen Chao, Xu Boyan and the like, although they are powerful, are all chess pieces......

"The most important thing for the emperor is to find a way to maintain the balance of the court, let the powerful ministers fight each other, and wear down each other's strength!"

"The queen mother knows that you are meticulous and strategic, but in this troubled world, the powerful ministers are in charge, you must hide your clumsiness, and you must not expose your ......"

Emperor Yongxing bowed his head slightly, "Erchen..... Yes, sir! ”

"Brother Huang, will the queen mother come back to see the warbler?" Crisp words interrupted Emperor Yongxing's memories.

He came back to his senses and found that the warbler had come to her side.

The little girl was so sad that her tears had already dried up, and she looked very pitiful.

Emperor Yongxing didn't hold back, reached out to hug Yingying, rubbed her head, and comforted softly: "It will be, it will be....."

Yingying's chin rested on Emperor Yongxing's shoulder, as if she had found a warm harbor, and she nodded with a stunned gaze.