Plan to cut off the nine states

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Looking at the flying snow outside the window, Ning Baoguan seemed to be sitting on a gradually heating fire bed, becoming more and more restless and sleepless, muttering "people's hearts" or "the world" from time to time.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but he no longer wanted to endure it any longer, and cursed: “Fuck people’s hearts and the world, big chunks of gold, small chunks of gold, what you get is gold.”

Ning Baoguan walked out of the tower, called a group of soldiers and some generals, mounted his horse, and galloped through the snow. After running out of the street, he felt very comfortable.

They didn't know the way very well, so they chose the main road and soon arrived outside the north gate of the palace.

The north gate is not the main gate, but it is still quite large. Against the background of the night and snowflakes, it looks even more majestic and towering. Ning Baoguan thought that this was the gate of the palace. He asked for a bow and arrow from the soldier, aimed at the lintel and shot an arrow. At night, I couldn't see clearly, I don't know where the arrow hit, but it didn't fall.

The soldiers behind him cheered.

Ning Baoguan became more and more excited and didn't understand why he had listened to Xu Chu's nonsense before.

"When a man is alive, he should be happy and free, even if it's just for a while. You all will follow me into the palace!"

Everyone had this idea for a long time. After hearing King Ning's order, the cheers became louder, like thunder on a snowy night.

Immediately, someone came forward and broke down the door. The palace door was thick and could not be opened by manpower without the help of equipment. The soldiers shouted in anger and threatened to set the door on fire.

Someone inside finally replied with a trembling voice: "Who are you? Are there King Wu and General Cao..."

"This is King Ning, King Wu is his subordinate, and Cao Shenxi is his prisoner. If you don't open the door, the emperor's lair will be burned to the ground with a fire!"

The small door opened, and the voice of the person inside was trembling, "Rebels, please come in..."

Ning Baoguan was furious, "I own the entire Dongdu. Can't I enter the palace through the main gate?"

When King Ning was angry, the soldiers became even more angry. They drew their swords and spears and stabbed at the small door randomly. The people inside couldn't escape and screamed. After a moment, the door creaked open, and ten people were kneeling behind the door. When the eunuchs arrived, one of them was bleeding and the ground was dyed red.

Ning Baoguan rode through the door, stopped in front of the eunuchs, and asked, "Who is the leader?"

An old eunuch walked forward on his knees, "I, I am..."

"Name?"

"Gao, Gao Shengze, welcome the king. The king is a thousand years old."

"Lead the way."

"Yes, yes." Gao Shengze forced himself to stand up, but didn't know where to go, "Your Majesty... where are you going?"

Ning Baoguan wanted to take a look at the legendary Jinluan Palace to confirm whether there was real gold there, but when he saw the eunuch prostrate on the ground, he suddenly changed his mind, "Who has the highest status in the palace now?"

"M-Queen Mother."

"Take me to her place. I want to ask this Queen Mother, does she feel no guilt after eating so much money from the people?"

"Yes, please go this way." Gao Shengze immediately led the way without any resistance.

Ning Baoguan still rode his horse and led more than a hundred soldiers towards the depths of the palace. He passed through one door after another. Although it was smooth, he was still unhappy in his heart, "Why build so many doors? The emperor didn't mind when he came in and out. Annoyed?"

Gao Shengze was so embarrassed that he could only say: "It's annoying, it's annoying... the Queen Mother's palace is in front of you."

Several soldiers jumped off their horses and wanted to rush in. Ning Baoguan shouted: "Behave here."

Ning Baoguan jumped off his horse and said to the eunuch: "Go in and announce my arrival, and ask the Queen Mother to prepare and come out to see me."

Gao Shengze could only say so and stepped forward to knock on the door.

The people inside had been awakened by the sound of horse hooves and asked in panic: "Who broke into the palace at night and disturbed the Queen Mother?"

"Well... Prince Ning wants to see the Queen Mother, please... please come out." Gao Shengze said from across the door.

"The Queen Mother can be seen by outsiders if they want? What's more, it's late at night..."

"They will kill people and set fire to the palace." Gao Shengze whispered.

Ning Baoguan jumped off his horse, strode to the door, and said proudly: "The emperor has been beaten away by me, so what can the Queen Mother do? King Wu can see it, and I can see it even more."

"Please wait a moment, Prince Ning." The voice inside the door immediately became softer.

Ning Baoguan asked Gao Shengze: "How many people are left in the palace?"

"I don't know, I just guard the north gate."

"In such a big place, there must be someone in charge, right?"

"I used to be in charge of the 24th Supervision Department, but now... everyone has run away..."

"Why didn't you run?"

"I, my leg is not good." Gao Shengze pressed his right knee with one hand and frowned, "And I am not His Majesty's favorite..."

The door to the palace courtyard opened, and Ning Baoguan pushed the eunuch aside. The soldiers crowded behind King Ning, stretching their necks and legs to get a better view.

A middle-aged woman stood at the door, dressed like the person in the painting, with a calm and calm face.

Ning Baoguan couldn't help but take a step back and asked doubtfully: "Are you the Queen Mother?"

The woman shook her head, "I am the attendant of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother invites Prince Ning to enter the palace."

Ning Baoguan took a step forward, but the woman refused to give way. "The Queen Mother only invites Prince Ning to enter the palace. The others please stay outside."

The soldiers entered the palace just to see something new. When they heard that they were not allowed to enter, they immediately started shouting, and many even cursed.

Ning Baoguan stared at the woman for a while, raised his hand to stop his subordinates, and said loudly: "Wait a moment. After I have seen her, it is not too late for you to see her again."

A general stepped forward and said: "Prince Ning cannot go in alone, what if there is a trap inside?"

Ning Baoguan laughed: "A bunch of women, what can they do to me?"

Everyone had to stay outside and comment on the woman.

Ning Baoguan entered the yard and saw that the lights were on in the middle room. Four palace maids were standing under the corridor outside the door. The door was open, the bead curtain was hanging low, and there was someone behind it.

The woman said: "Please ask King Ning to pay respect to the Queen Mother here?"

Ning Baoguan looked down at the blue bricks under his feet and said coldly: "Let the Queen Mother pay respect to me here."

The woman said: "When King Wu came, he was also here..."

"King Wu is nothing."

The woman blushed and couldn't speak.

Ning Baoguan walked a few steps to the door, lifted the curtain and went in. No palace maids on both sides dared to stop him.

Behind the curtain was a soft couch, and the woman sitting on it was panicked and collapsed there, unable to move.

Ning Baoguan frowned more and more, looking left and right, "Where is the Queen Mother? If she doesn't come out to see people..."

"I, I am." The woman on the couch said.

Ning Baoguan looked at this person again, "Impossible, how can the Queen Mother be so young?"

"I am thirty-three years old, not young at all."

Ning Baoguan was slightly surprised. In his eyes, the woman was only in her twenties. He bent down slightly and got closer, but still didn't believe it. "Thirty-three years old is too young. The Queen Mother should be in her fifties or sixties."

Queen Mother Luan was still weak all over, but she couldn't help but smile, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you have a misunderstanding. The late emperor was two years older than me and was only thirty-five when he died. The current emperor is my biological son and is less than ten years old. The old woman you think is should be the Grand Empress Dowager."

For Ning Baoguan, the emperor and the queen mother have always been on the stage, which is completely different from what he saw with his own eyes.

Ning Baoguan wanted to humiliate the Queen Mother, inspire the soldiers, rob the maids, and reward the soldiers. But when he saw the Queen Mother, his anxiety quickly cooled down.

"Don't be afraid. I'm not here to kill you. I just want to see what you look like. Stand up and let me take a closer look."

Queen Mother Luan blushed, "I... can't stand up."

"Huh? Is there something wrong with your legs?"

"No. The King... The King's majesty scared me."

"I told you before, you don't have to be afraid. The Emperor is your biological son?"

"Yes."

"Why didn't he take you with him when he ran away?"

"The Emperor was raised by the Queen Mother since he was a child. He is not close to me. When he left, he probably didn't think of me."

"Is the Emperor of All Things your husband?"

"Yes."

"What kind of person is he?"

"Huh?"

"What kind of person is the Emperor of All Things? They all say that he is wise and brave, How could she die at the hands of the King of Wu? "

"I haven't seen the late emperor for many years, I don't know...what kind of person he is."

"Hey, the emperor's family is quite interesting. The wife hasn't seen her husband for several years, and the son didn't care about his mother when he ran away. What's the benefit of you being the queen mother?"

"Wife" and "husband" are so new and shy to the queen mother. Her face turns redder, but her body has some strength. She sits up straighter and whispers: "I don't know what's the benefit. If someone asks me to be the queen mother, I will be the queen mother."

Ning Baoguan has been struggling for half his life. The people he has seen, whether men or women, are more tyrannical than each other. They must use force to subdue each other. He has never seen such a weak and bullied person as the queen mother.

Strangely enough, the more powerless the queen mother was to resist, the less Ning Baoguan felt like humiliating her. He said in a gentler tone than ever before: "From now on, you will be my wife, and I will make you the queen."

Queen Mother Luan married the prince when she was a teenager. When she first entered the bridal chamber, she was not so shy, and she collapsed again, "No, no, I can't..."

Ning Baoguan smiled, "If 'I' ask you to be the queen mother, you should do it. I'm more capable than 'I', but you won't listen?"

"I... am old and ugly, and I am ashamed to serve the king."

"It's okay, I think you are still quite young. Well, you can ask someone to decorate this place like a bridal chamber. I have something to do tomorrow and can't come over. Let's get married the day after tomorrow."

Ning Baoguan turned and left the room. Queen Mother Luan collapsed on the couch and didn't move. She thought she was destined to have a disaster, and she never expected it to be like this.

The female official came in from outside. She heard the conversation and was filled with anger. She closed the door and whispered, "The Queen Mother must not accept this humiliation."

"What if I don't? I was so scared when I saw him that I couldn't even move."

The female official pulled out a dagger from her sleeve, "When he comes the day after tomorrow..."

The Queen Mother Luan turned pale and fell on the couch, and fainted.

The female official sighed, "I can do it myself, which can be regarded as revenge for Tiancheng. Afterwards, I will die with the Queen Mother." After that, she stepped forward to help the Queen Mother up.

Outside the palace, Ning Baoguan said to the soldiers who had been waiting for a long time: "Go back, this is it for tonight."

Everyone was disappointed, Ning Baoguan said: "I will marry the queen mother the day after tomorrow. Everyone who follows me into the city can get a palace maid. If the number is not enough, I will compensate with gold and silver."

Everyone smiled and congratulated him. The one who was really outspoken asked: "An old woman, can King Ning look down on her?"

"The queen mother is the queen mother. After marrying her, Emperor Tiancheng will be my son."

The soldiers laughed and thought this was a great idea.

Ning Baoguan said to the eunuch Gao Shengze: "From now on, you are the one in charge of the palace. Search out all the palace maids. I will hold a wedding the day after tomorrow. If I find out that you have hidden someone, your legs will no longer be bad legs, but no legs."

Gao Shengze knelt down and kowtowed, saying yes repeatedly.

Ning Baoguan returned to the tower, his mind as calm as usual, confident about the gathering of kings tomorrow, muttering: "A large piece of gold has its benefits after all, it is worth fighting for."