Lord of the House

It took more than ten days since the extravagant family was trapped in Huizhou and the soldiers were directed at Jiangning.

At that time, the communication mainly relied on people and horses to travel. It took more than ten days for the news to reach Yanjing. The Jianghuai land quickly caused an uproar. When the news reached Chongzhou, the business travelers and ordinary people were also momentarily stunned and panicked.

The so-called nest is not finished, how does the public know that Huaidong has made many arrangements to deal with the current situation early? In the hearts of most people, if Jiangning was destroyed and the imperial family collapsed, even if Huaidong's troops and horses were strong, it would be difficult to support them alone, so how could they not panic?

After staying in Chongzhou, Qin Chengzu, according to the letter issued by Lin Fu, directly transferred the 9,000 workers and battalions that had been deployed near Chongzhou earlier into Chongzhou. The Fifth Brigade expanded the original garrison of Chongzhou from 6,000 troops to 15,000 people—in addition to strengthening martial law on key areas such as Chongzhou New City and Old City, it also strengthened the control of business travel in and out of Huaidong.

Although it is not helpful to eliminate the panic of ordinary people, at least it will firmly control the situation in Chongzhou and its surroundings.

People in the old city of Chongzhou were also panicking. Zuo Guitang had just stepped into the gate of the palace when Miao Shuo greeted him from the inside and asked, "Is there any new news?"

"Everyone in the teahouse said that Meng Yishan led the Hanghu army to surround the She family in Liyang, and some said that Meng Yishan had already surrendered to the rebels; over Hanghu, it was snowing for days, which stopped the Huaidong troops and horses in Xiaoshan, and said that the Huaidong troops and horses were blocked in Xiaoshan. They had already headed north and fought with the She family in Changxing; there was no news on Dong Yuan's side, and maybe there was no news. There is a saying, but it is far away from Jiangning. It is also said that She Feixiong sent troops to attack Jiangzhou in Yuzhang, and Yue Lengqiu led his troops to retreat. The Hu people in the north were also ready to move, and waves of cavalry were attacking Guoyang. He also said that Chen Zhihu led his troops to fight the Hezhong Mansion - in short, it was a mess, everything was said in the teahouse, and I didn't know who to believe?" Zuo Guitang said, "If you really want to know any news, the Queen Mother will send someone directly there. The military commander will ask questions, and if you want to come to the Huaidong military commander, you will not hesitate to say something...Mr. Miao, what do you think the queen mother has in mind?"

"What does the queen mother think, how can we be slaves, how can we guess?" Miao Shuo said, "Not much to say, the queen mother and the prince are waiting inside to hear the news!"

Zuo Guitang wanted to say something, but when he saw Chang Shi Gaoqiang showing his head from the corner of the corridor, he closed his mouth and said nothing, and followed Miao Shuo inside.

Since Lin Fushang came back to visit, the defense inside and outside the palace has been taken over by the Huaidong Military Division. In fact, all the affairs in the palace are directly controlled by Qin Chengzu. The long history of Gao Qiang has naturally become a decoration. Zuo Guitang and Miao Shuo Although the situation may not be getting better for the others, there is no need to look at Gao Qiang's face anymore.

Gao Qiang watched Zuo Guitang and Miao Shuo avoid him, feeling uneasy, gritted his teeth, and decided to follow him.

Walking to the Yuemen Gate of the East Wing, Zuo Guitang looked back at Gao Qiang and asked, "Master Gao, what do you want to tell the Empress Dowager?"

"Gao Qiang is also outside?" Empress Dowager Liang's voice came from the yard and said, "Come in together!"

Zuo Guitang didn't say a word, and Ren Gaoqiang followed them into the East Wing Courtyard.

The Empress Dowager Liang sat in the corner pavilion of the East Wing Courtyard, accompanied by Hailing Wang Yuan Jianhai, Princess Tian Shi and Princess Yuan Yan of Yangxin.

The corner pavilion was leaking from all sides, the terrain was the highest in the yard, King Hailing's face was a little cold and blue, Miao Shuo hurried over to see this situation, and said: "Old ancestor, the wind is so strong outside, the old ancestor's My body can't stand it like this!"

"Nonsense, Aijia's body is still very tough!" Empress Dowager Liang said energetically, "It's too stuffy in the house, Aijia wants to come out and breathe, the wind is so strong, but there is nothing unacceptable."

Yuan Yan sat next to her, and felt strange in her heart. The queen mother has been in poor health since she arrived in Chongzhou. She was in the room all day and did not dare to go out for a walk. However, her spirits have been surprisingly good these days, and her body has suddenly become neater. . Yuan Yan was worried that it was returning to the light, but the Queen Mother's appetite has improved a lot in the past few days, and her body has indeed improved suddenly, and even her eyes have improved a lot, but she just urged Zuo Guitang and Miao Shuo to take turns to go out to inquire about news every day. .

Empress Dowager Liang refused to go back to the house and insisted on sitting in the limelight, which was not easy for everyone to persuade. Miao Shuo's heart is sour. If it weren't for the predicament of today, even in Yanjing, where the weather is cold and icy, the Queen Mother has to walk outside, put up a flowery fence, and fill in some braziers. The outdoor will be as warm as spring, where is the need? Blowing the cold wind in this piercing corner pavilion?

Zuo Guitang repeated the messy news he heard from the teahouse just now, word for word.

The rumors in the teahouse are all hearsay, 30% true and 70% false, or exaggeration under panic. Miao Shuo said: "There are many opinions, and I don't know which is true and which is false. The days in Chongzhou are good these days. Although it is a bit cold, it is also a sunny day. …”

Yuan Jianhai was also hard to tell whether the news he heard from the teahouse was true or not, but Miao Shuo's words also spoke his thoughts: he also somewhat suspected that Lin Fu and Xiao Shan were delaying and unwilling to send troops.

Empress Dowager Liang narrowed her murky old eyes slightly, and said only: "Be more patient, the situation may not be as bad as imagined, but most of the newspapers in various places have stagnated at this time, and everyone can't cope with this crisis for a while. If you really want to know the exact information, you might as well ask the Huaidong Army Chief Yamen directly." He looked at Chang Shi Gaoqiang again, "Gao Qiang, do you think this is true?"

"What the queen mother said... it's true." Gao Qiang Xiaoyi replied, secretly: The queen mother asked me to go to the south to find Qin Chengzu to ask for news, right? Although he was also very worried about the current situation, he was an official sent by the Jiangning Zongren Mansion. If Jiangning were to be attacked, he would be sandwiched between the Hailing Prince Mansion and Huaidong, and there would be no one inside or outside. But when Gao Qiang was asked to go directly to Xincheng to inquire about the news from the Huaidong Army Division Yamen, he was also worried-why did Huaidong tell him the accurate information?

At this moment, the gatekeeper came in and reported: "Jian'an County Jun Gu, said that he wanted to come over to greet the queen mother, the princess and the princess Yangxin, and the special female officer came over to hear the Hou summons..."

Lin Fu was awarded the title of Duke Pengcheng County, and Liu Miaozhen was awarded the title of Mrs. Qiaoguo. It is a special case that the Lord of Jian'an County is the title that Gu Junxun earned as the main family-Gu Junxun has never been in the door of the Hailing Palace. When King Ling came to Haizhou, Gu Junxun also demoted himself out of the house because the Gu family was involved in the dispute with King Ning, so he did not go to the Empress Dowager Liang to say hello.

The Empress Dowager Liang couldn't summon Lin Fu's wives and concubines in Hailing for the past two or three years.

At this moment, Gu Junxun suddenly sent a female official to come over to greet him, which meant a profound meaning.

Lin Fu was supervising the battle in Xiaoshan. Although Chongzhou's military and political affairs were all dedicated, in front of Empress Dowager Liang, only Gu Junxun could officially represent Lin Fu, and it was not suitable for Qin Chengzu or Lin Mengde.

Miao Shuo, Zuo Guitang and the others looked at each other, and Gao Qiang could also realize that this was a very strong signal; Hailing Wang Yuan Jianhai stood up with a "squeak", as if a nail had been thrown on the couch, making him unable to sit still. Shi was a little confused about the situation, but Yuan Yan was thoughtful. Compared with what others thought, she might simply want to see what Lin Fu's wife and concubines looked like.

Empress Dowager Liang remained calm and asked Miao Shuo to go out and invite the female official sent by Gu Junxun in.

After waiting for a while, Yuan Yan saw Yingying, a beautiful woman with a plump figure and a bright face walking back, leaning over to greet them: "Concubine Gu, a member of the Lin family, greets the empress dowager, the prince, the princess, and the princess, Jun Jian'an. When I learned that the Queen Mother was in a small ailment, I was worried, and I wanted to come to say hello, and I specially asked the Queen Mother to grant her..."

"Jian'an Jun has a heart, and Aijia's body is not in the way, but he is also idle. Pengcheng's family has never seen Aijia in Jiangning. If you want, you can accompany an old lady of Aijia to be lively and lively in the afternoon. It couldn't be better." Empress Dowager Liang said, agreeing to Gu Junxun's request.

After the people sent by Gu Junxun left, the Empress Dowager Liang asked Miao Shuo, "Who is this person from the Lin family? Lin Mengde's wife?"

The householder is the county king's seal, and Guanlin's surname is her husband's surname. The Empress Dowager Liang couldn't remember who this beautiful woman was.

"It seems to be Gu Bingbu's niece, Lin Xiang's aunt, and cousin of Pengcheng County Duke's main room..." Miao Shuo said, he presided over Yudong Palace in his early years, and was next to Chongzhou, and he understood the various complex relationships in Chongzhou Quite a lot.

The son calls his father's concubine his concubine. Since this woman is Gu Wuchen's niece, and Lin Fu's main room is a cousin, her background is naturally extraordinary. .

However, Lin Xuwen was the deputy minister of the current dynasty, a dignified second-rank civil official, and his mother died young and he had to be awarded the county lord, and his aunt was also in line with the rules.

"Oh!" Empress Dowager Liang responded without thinking much.

Yuan Jianhai couldn't wait to say to Gao Qiang, "Can Gao Changshi say goodbye?" He was about to drive Gao Qiang away between words, so as not to hinder them from speaking.

Gao Qiang knew that it was too wicked to treat King Hailing and the Queen Mother before, and it was difficult to restore anything, so he could only ask An to quit. Yuan Yan and Hailing's princess Tian Shi were also going to retire, and Empress Dowager Liang said to Yuan Yan, "Yan girl stay here to beat my back..."

Yuan Yan's face was full of doubts, and she thought to herself that the queen mother and uncle had something to hide from her, why did she want her to stay now?

King Hailing didn't know why, but when other irrelevant people waited to leave, he couldn't wait to ask: "Ancestor, according to this situation, does it mean that Jiang Ning may not be able to keep it?"

Zuo Guitang and Miao Shuo knew that if Jiangning City was destroyed by the rebels, what would it bring to them? They were a little puzzled, but Lin Gu, who had never appeared before, had to come to greet the queen mother, doesn't it mean that Lin Fu is also preparing for the new emperor?

From living in a hut, suffering from hunger and cold, and even being bullied by the youngest officials, to the dragon chair emperor who may ascend to the throne of the Ninety-five in one fell swoop, who can treat him calmly?

Zuo Guitang and Miao Shuo have also suffered countless hardships over the years, and they can hardly contain their excitement when they think of the possibility of "getting the Tao and ascending to heaven" together.

"No one in this palace understands military affairs. Can Jiangning be able to defend? Who knows? Wasn't there news that Jiangning was good or bad, and that there were 40,000 soldiers and horses guarding him? It can't be like a piece of paper. It will be broken. Furthermore, even if Jiangning can’t hold it, Jiangning will be next to the Yangtze River. If King Ning and his ministers escape, it will be too late.” Queen Mother Liang said, “If King Ning is still there, Huaidong will push you to sit. Do you feel good about that chair that was scorched by the fire?"

Miao Shuo was shocked. If Jiangning City was destroyed and Emperor Yongxing collapsed or was captured, it would be justifiable for Huaidong to support King Lu. It's just the chess piece and the puppet in Huaidong's hand—the difference between the two is too great.

"From what I can see, Huaidong is also preparing for both hands. Lin Fu must have ambitions, but looking at his actions, he still knows etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame, and he will never take the matter of abolition lightly," Empress Dowager Liang said. Hai, you still have to be calm!"

"How can you be calm, how can you not be impatient?" Yuan Jianhai couldn't help but get impatient, stood up and said excitedly, trapped in this slap-sized place all day, bullied by a small official who dared not say a word, and still waiting for a while They were all worried about when King Ning would send someone to kill them to avoid future troubles. Even if he was Huaidong's puppet, he would at least sit in the dragon court and on the dragon chair. In that position, this world is still the world of Dayue, and the subjects are still the subjects of the Yuan clan, and it is still not Huaidong’s turn to cover the sky with one hand!”

Seeing Yuan Jianhai being so excited, Empress Dowager Liang felt inexplicably pity in her heart, she asked him to calm down a little, and said, "The more you are like this, the more likely Lin Bie is to hold back, and the more we will be pawns in his hand - it's just that before we were Idle chess, next, I think whether Jiang Ning can hold on or not, or whether King Ning escapes the patrol of Huaixi or Jiangzhou, we will no longer be idle. Do you have to be patient!"

Miao Shuo understood it, and said, "The ancestors have foresight."

"What kind of foresight does Aijia have? As long as Lin Fu has ambition, Aijia and Jianhai will be useful. It's better than going to Jiangning to die in two years," said the Empress Dowager Liang, "I think, the Yuying army will be defeated again and again. Even if Jiangning defended this time, Huaidong soldiers and horses would not honestly withdraw from Jiangning. But the matter of the title is very important, and Lin Fu did not dare to ignore it. , he can't be above the temple, and ask Ning Wang to look at his face, right? Aijia and Jianhai are somewhat more useful than before..."

Zuo Guitang also wanted to understand that the imperial army was vulnerable to a single blow. If Huaidong troops entered Jiangning City, they would be able to control Jiangning's defense. Lin Fu, with the cooperation of Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian, could almost control the government, but Chen Xiyan and other officials They may not be willing to bow their heads to Huaidong, and Yue Lengqiu and Dong Yuan have no strength to fight against Huaidong.

If you don’t want to make a fuss, everyone has to follow the rules-what are the rules that Huaidong needs? "Respect the old and love the young~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Besides, since this dynasty, there have been precedents for brothers and sisters to end their lives. Emperor Yongxing's descendants are still young. If there is any accident with Emperor Yongxing, so does King Hailing's accession to the throne. It was a smooth affair. Only when the Empress Dowager and King Hailing went to Jiangning together would Emperor Yongxing honestly let Huaidong govern the government.

Even if Chen Xiyan and others have any opinions or doubts about Huaidong, Huaidong may push the Queen Mother to prevaricate.

If Lin Fu didn't want to make a rash move to abolish the establishment and cause infamy, in addition to controlling Jiangning's defense, the Queen Mother and King Hailing will be the most important step for him to control the government.

Yuan Yan can understand some things, but she is tired of the intrigues of the imperial family: the emperor is her cousin, but she can't wait to kill them, and everyone here doesn't care about Jiang Ning's safety at all, wishing the emperor would accompany Jiang Ning The city was buried together.

"Yan girl..." Empress Dowager Liang called.

"Ah," Yuan Yan was shocked and asked, "What did the ancestors ordered!"

"If you let Yan girl go to Pengcheng's mansion to go to school and do things, will you be wronged?" Queen Mother Liang asked.

"Ah!" Yuan Yan was stunned for a moment, and continued to want to understand the meaning of the Queen Mother. Lin Fu wanted to use this side, but this side did not use Lin Fu's mind, but there was no chance before, and when she had the opportunity, the Queen Mother was eager to use it. Taking her as a **** and throwing it out, Yuan Yan was full of grievances, but she had to agree, "Yuan Yan obeys the Queen Mother's arrangements."

"I think the person from the Lin family who came just now is a shrewd and capable woman. If you have more contact with her, you can learn a lot of things." Empress Dowager Liang could see Yuan Yan's reluctance, and let the dignified princess frequent the Lin Mansion. Her inner house is also too unconventional, but she has too few chess pieces in her hands, too few pieces, what is the headache right now is to borrow a name, which sounds decent. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter