"Gonggong Qiu, Your Majesty suddenly summoned me to meet me at this moment, what is the so-called?"

On the way to the empress's bedroom, Li Ran couldn't help but ask the herald eunuch next to him.

"It's not clear to our family, but ah, according to our family, a talent like Li Shilang, a talent from heaven, a dragon and a phoenix among people, Your Majesty summoned you, it must be a great thing. That father-in-law Qiu said with a flattering face.

"My father-in-law has won the award, and I will have to bother Father-in-law Qiu to carry me a lot in the future. ”

Li Ran said with a modest face on his face.

He understands a truth very well, the more everyone praises and everyone praises now, the more you should be tactful and not leaky, because when you are flying in the sky, many people are envious and jealous underground, and they can't wait to catch your pigtails, pull them off, and then step on 10,000 Hong Kong stinky feet, so that you will never be able to turn over.

As the saying goes, the higher you fly, the worse you fall.

Moreover, don't look at this father-in-law Qiu's short stature, he is the eunuch of the celebrant eunuch, when Empress Xuanyue was still a princess, he was the latter's attendant eunuch, and now the slave follows the master, and his status in the inner palace is even more prosperous, second only to the two directors of the East Factory.

"Li Shilang is too elevated, those of us who are slaves only know how to do things for the saint with all our hearts, how can we have any qualifications to promote others. Gonggong Qiu smiled.

"Gonggong Qiu is right, speaking of which, we are all loyal to the Holy God and serve the imperial court, regardless of each other, regardless of each other. ”

Li Ran also smiled naturally.

Father-in-law Qiu said "haha", and couldn't help but look at the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy more, thinking that this manager Liu is really accurate in looking at people, this kid is a natural official.

The two praised each other for a while, and soon arrived at the empress's bedroom, the temple of the goddess.

"Li Shilang, wait a minute, the slave will go in and report. "Qiu Gong is fair.

"I'm tired. Li Ran said.

Li Ran took a serious look at the largest palace in the imperial city, it was called a magnificent, carved beams and painted buildings, like a Yunding Immortal Palace, giving people a natural sense of awe.

"When can Lao Tzu be in this kind of place, just sleep lazily, and then find a big machine to live...... Ahh......h Hey, life, what more can a husband ask for. ”

Li Ran was thinking about it, and an unpleasant figure walked out of the door.

When the surrounding guards and eunuchs saw this figure, they all bowed down and saluted: "Lord Wei." ”

Yes, this person is the little white face that makes Li Ran the most unhappy except for Xie Huan, the overseer of Hongying Fang, Wei Yuhong.

The main reason is that this kid is too smart, so he sees it once and is unhappy once.

However, today's Wei Governor seems to be ...... Something different?

I saw that his cheeks were slightly red, his expression was a little embarrassed, and he was a little disheveled, even his official hat was crooked, and he looked like a "little sufferer", not at all like his usual Yushu in the wind and domineering.

There is a problem, there must be a problem!

Could it be that this little white face was given to the goddess inside...... That's it?

Years of experience as a racing driver made Li Ran immediately think of this.

It's not that his thoughts are dirty, think about it, this Xuanyue Empress, needless to say, the facial features are not to mention, but they are extremely well maintained, and her skin and figure are no worse than those of several daughters, and the most important thing is that she has lived in the empty nest for many years, and she is at the age of thirty-five or sixteen, which inevitably makes people think about it......

In the previous life, on the earth, there was a saying that a woman was thirty like a wolf, forty like a tiger, and fifty...... I don't remember anything.

"Lord Wei. Li Ran thought about it, but still took the initiative to say hello.

Wei Yuhong was stunned for a moment, then tidied up her official uniform, glanced at him coldly, said a salty "um", and hurried away.

"Holy shit, the official frame is quite big. ”

Li Ran complained in his heart.

"Li Shilang, Your Majesty has announced that you have entered the palace. ”

Father-in-law Qiu came out to report.

"Yes. Li Ran hurriedly followed.

In front of him is a splendid golden dragon couch, which looks domineering and solemn, but around the dragon collapse, there is a faint red curtain, which is decorated with smart and gentle embroidery, and the fragrance around it strikes people, making people have the illusion of a woman's boudoir.

"Minister Li Ran, see Your Majesty, may my emperor live long live and enjoy the blessings of heaven forever. ”

In front of the empire's biggest true destiny, even if she was sullen and frivolous like him, she was also solemn at the moment, and she didn't dare to relax in the slightest.

"Flatten. ”

After the curtain, the empress's voice seemed a little floating and weak compared with today's court meeting, as if she had been seriously ill.

Damn, is my conjecture true?

This empress really has the surname Wei......

Dog's day, even the Son of Heaven dares to go up, this Wei Yuhong is still awesome.

Li Ran secretly marveled in his heart.

"Li Ran, I've wanted to see you again for a long time. The empress's voice came out again: "On that day, you worshiped the gods, you were identified by a traitor in front of Shenwumen Square, I am in the palace, and I am always paying attention to everything, do you know, why didn't I save you?"

Hearing this, Li Ran's heart was shocked, and he immediately threw the topic back without hesitation: "The minister is ignorant and does not understand the holy will." ”

"You know, you're not like your father, you're a smart person, so you should understand. The empress's voice was a little soft: "That's it, let's talk about it." ”

"You were accused of being imprisoned that day, even if the other party has insufficient evidence and is suspected of framing, but if you can't prove your innocence and manage to escape, then you are of no use to me, and you are not the person I have been looking for, so I will never save you. ”

The empress paused, and said: "But if the evidence is conclusive and you are plagiarized by someone, then you are a bully, and you deserve to die, and I will not save it either." ”

"But now, you have done it, you have done it perfectly, under the witness of ten thousand people, you will feel the holy stone, and you will be able to increase your strength, and now you are what I need, do you understand what it means?"

Listen, is this a human tongue? It's mad!

In a word, whether I Li Ran died unjustly or not, you don't care at all, you won't make a move anyway, if you survive and prove yourself, you can also be your pawn, hehe, it's really the heart of the emperor, cold and ruthless.

Li Ran sneered in his heart, and after thinking about it, he still said respectfully on the surface: "Minister, I don't know much about this." ”

"Ignorance? Really?"

The empress's voice was full of interest: "Then you might as well tell me about the half you understand." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

Li Ran raised his head and looked at the vague but graceful silhouette behind the curtain, "What the minister understands is that the Holy Pattern Stone recognizes the minister's pure heart and shallow talent, which makes His Majesty perhaps have a little appreciation for the minister, as for ...... Your Majesty wants the minister to serve you in the future, but the minister doesn't dare to think about it, let alone think about it, just care about being loyal to the country, and then die. ”

He said that he was ignorant of this, but in fact, how did he not know the true intentions of the empress?

To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than seeing that the second princess has returned to the dynasty with a group of military attaches in triumph, and has started a new round of political coercion with the party headed by the eldest princess, and Liu Liang, Wei Ruhong and others, who were originally weak and attached to her, took the opportunity to become bigger and waited for the opportunity to move.

Therefore, as the supreme ruler of the empire, the person in charge of this power game, she had to come out and do something.

In fact, from the series of new policies of Empress Xuanyue over the years, it can be completely seen that this woman, her political wisdom is very clever.

She knows very well the truth that "when the water is clear, there are no fish", so what she wants has never been an illusory world harmony, the sun and the wind are clear, but two words-

Balance.

As long as she maintains balance, she will always be in control of the supreme law of the game, and no force can break through the ceiling and transcend this law.

Now that the balance is showing signs of collapsing, what should we do?

In Li Ran's opinion, there may still be many choices, but this Empress Xuanyue's approach is the most simple and rude-

She wants to support a team of upstarts who have no political pollution, party history, and are only loyal to their own rights!

Obviously, she found it, and it is the Li family today!

Therefore, she transferred Li Daoguang to Dali Temple and gave him Li Ran an illiterate Jinshi background, which is enough to show that she has at least regarded their Li family as one of the candidates.

Later, Li Ran proved herself in front of the Holy Pattern Stone, and strengthened her judgment.

This is also the real consideration why she later agreed to the recommendation of Liu Liang and others and included Li Huan in the pioneer choice.

You see, in this worldly world where people come and go, there is nothing that has no cause and effect, it seems to be full of flowers, and when analyzed, it is full of selfish interests.

Werewolf kills high play, pseudo-psychology enthusiast, Bachelor Li, and can't help but "cloud philosophy" in his heart.

Silent.

The air was silent.

The empress was stunned for a long time, and said with emotion: "Li Daoguang has such a son, I really don't know what blessings this mediocre honest man has accumulated in his previous life." ”

"Li Ran, Li Ran, I have seen many smart people in my life, but most of them are pretentious, there is only one person, just like you......"

The empress said in a stunned tone: "You will all disguise your cleverness and talent, and then condense into a sharp sword in your hearts, and when the time comes, you will seal your throat with a sword." ”

Hearing this, Li Ran's face changed, this mother is obviously talking about Xiao Wan'er's father, Emperor Murong Yu.

This is not a good analogy, you must know the built-in attributes of this guy, but he is a thief, a traitor!

"Your Majesty is too serious, the minister is really dull, if you really want to talk about people...... It's only this piece of loyalty!" Li Ran hurriedly said.

"Alright, alright, I won't provoke you anymore. The empress smiled, was silent for a second, and suddenly said faintly: "By the way, what do you think of the eldest princess?"

This is a big problem with eating knives, you have to think about it!

Li Ran pondered for a long time, and said: "I don't dare to hide it from Your Majesty, the matter of worshipping the gods and sacrificing to the ministers being framed by wicked people makes the ministers have some slight remarks about Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, but the ministers sincerely believe that the eldest princess is definitely a hero of the court, shrewd and capable, and there is no one in ten thousand." ”

When he said this, he asked himself if the cliff was a full score, the eldest princess Xiao Lingqiu has always been cultivated by the empress as a successor, even if the former will have some cross-border actions in private, but as long as it is not excessive, the empress can still tolerate it.

Therefore, when the empress asked him Li Ran like this, she must have wanted to test his heart for the prince of the future country.

Li Ran was even sure that if he dared to take the opportunity to say bad things about the eldest princess just now, I am afraid that the best outcome would be exile.

The reason is very simple, the empress will definitely help her clear the obstacles before passing on the throne to Xiao Lingqiu, not to mention, it is still a so-called genius from heaven like him Li Ran!

At this moment, Li Ran once again felt the preciousness of IQ.

Sure enough, he guessed right.

"Li Ran, although you are only Wan'er's quasi-monarch and servant now, in my heart, your identity is already eight or nine, come, come closer, and talk to me about your family's affairs, the family can't always talk about serious and boring political affairs. ”

The empress let out a gentle chuckle, and Li Ran could hear it, this kind of laughter, without the slightest vigilance and temptation.

This woman who is high up and above finally trusts herself completely.

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

Li Ran stepped forward.

"Uh......"

Suddenly, the empress let out a soft groan, and then, the phoenix body behind the curtain trembled, half lying down, faintly, in the curtain tent, a pair of snow-white slender, delicate skin long legs stretched out.

"What's the situation!?"

Li Ran was shocked in his heart, thinking that he had seen it wrong, so he took another step forward.

Now I understand.

This is indeed a woman's leg.

Damn! This is the empress!

He reacted suddenly!

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Li Ran's heart was shocking, and he wanted to rush into the curtain, but after all, he had some taboos in his heart, and at this time, he suddenly discovered another important thing!

He found that the empress had a peculiar ......

Ahem, how do you call it?

Gu poison?