Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Early this morning, the emperor called Zhao Kuangyin and Guo Shao to the palace together. After Fu knew about this, she was always concerned about it, waiting for the announcement of the result every moment, but she didn't seem to care.

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In the Zide Palace, she was listening to a bunch of concubines and court ladies talking nonsense, and she was enduring the nanny holding a child who was less than three years old, Chai Zongxun, and teaching him to say "mother, queen, Ankang". This child doesn't understand anything, and she speaks in a childish voice, which makes Fu's heart upset, but she wants to act lovingly.

Chai Zongxun was born to a concubine before Chai Rong came to the throne, and the woman died after giving birth to the child. In addition, all the children before Chai Rong were killed.

But Fu actually dislikes children the most. It’s like when a woman lives until she is a teenager and gives birth, her whole body and mind should be put on a child who doesn’t understand anything. She has to live back to become an idiot, so that she can continue to play with a child all day; Besides, Chai Zongxun was not born to her, this child was just a thing to her, something that could stabilize the queen's position; she couldn't throw it away, but she didn't feel much about it.

Especially today, she was in a panic. However, the nanny kept teaching and correcting the baby's pronunciation to call her mother, repeating it tirelessly, and Fu's heart was furious. The surrounding concubines and court ladies also "laugh and laugh" to tease Chai Zongxun, as if they were rare treasures.

Fu Shi thought to himself: He was not born to you, do you really like him that much?

But she didn't show her anger and irritability, she just said to the nanny calmly: "You take him down, he's too young to be in a hurry."

When Fu Shi spoke, he was very calm and expressionless. But when she was calm, there seemed to be a faint smile on her crooked eyebrows, a smile that people couldn't see through... especially her tone was so calm that people couldn't figure out her smile. At first glance, that faint smile looks like a spring breeze, beautiful and gentle; but if someone dares to look closely at her eyes, they can see a trace of fatigue and anxiety.

The nanny finally took the baby away, Fu Shi secretly heaved a sigh of relief, at last there was one less thing to bother her.

Outside the hall, the sun was shining brightly, but she was too lazy to move... Now she could only sit on this couch, listening to the meaningless nonsense of the court ladies. In public, they are quite particular about their speech, at least they can say some boring things without making mistakes.

Fu Shi knew that everyone would look behind their backs and talk about whom the official's house would be blessed with, and why that person would be blessed. The competition for favor is fierce...but Mr. Fu does not participate in the competition, so he is not interested in these topics. In the past, she could still accept Chai Rong, thinking that he is a very capable monarch, and his courage, ability and bearing can make up for a lot. But since Huainan got a serious illness, Fu's heart has been completely different.

She probably listened to the conversations of the concubines in the palace for a while, and then said: "It's all right, just do what you want."

All the women saluted and left the Zide Hall one after another with interest. In their eyes, the queen does not compete with them, and treats people kindly and justly, so they still support Fu Shi as the master of the harem.

Not long after the concubines left, the eunuch Cao Tai went in, went straight to the soft couch of the superior, and whispered next to Mrs. Fu, "Early this morning, my family met Jingniang in Dongshi. She brought a sentence from Guo Shao: Zhao San's death was not my fault, and I would not kill Zhao San if I wanted to."

When Fu Shi heard the first half of the sentence, she didn't move at all, because she never felt that Zhao Sanzhi's death had anything to do with Guo Shao... After all, Fu Shi watched him grow from a young general in the imperial army to a senior general, and knew what he did very well, and trusted him to make such mistakes.

But when she heard the last sentence "If you want to kill Zhao San, you won't kill Zhao San", Fu's crooked eyebrows suddenly raised slightly, as if a little surprised, but soon an elusive smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Cao Tai just said a word and stood beside him silently. At this time, Fu's head tilted slightly, Cao Tai hurriedly listened to her, and heard her whispering: "Today, the officials summoned Guo and Zhao to tell me the result."

Cao Tai didn't ask the reason, but said, "Here."

Fu Shi stood up slowly: "I'm going back to the palace to rest."

She has indeed lived in seclusion recently, and she hardly cares about anything except seeing concubines and court ladies, and she behaves ascetic. The previous situation of persuading officials and managing military and political affairs has never happened again. She faintly seemed to have entered the hibernation period of keeping a low profile.

After the emperor returned to Beijing from Huainan at the end of last year, she observed carefully and felt that Chai Rong was in worse health after returning this time. She had to take all precautions, in case something happened, beware that the emperor would be wary of herself...

The current situation makes her very uneasy. If Chai Rong dies too early, according to the experience and lessons of the previous dynasty, it will be difficult for anyone to control the situation under the old situation. Especially if there is no one in the forbidden army, it must be out of control; the only general of the forbidden army that Fu thinks is reliable and can be completely trusted is Guo Shao.

If she loses Guo Shao, not only will she be very sad, but she will also lose the ability to control the situation, and she will be in a dire situation... Fu can't help but think of the horrible experience of the chaos and turmoil in the Hezhong Mansion.

And that Zhao San, who wanted to assassinate Guo Shao, really deserved to die! And Zhao Kuangyin, what exactly does he want to do?

There was a cold light in Fu Shi's eyes, those people from the Zhao family were not only dealing with Guo Shao, but also wanting to put me in a situation where I would be a mermaid! Do they want me to end up like those countless women who were looted and humiliated by warriors in the future?

Fu Shi could see very clearly that once Chai Rong was gone, the court would not be able to check and balance at all...Only when a strong ruler is in power can the balance be achieved. In a situation where there is no one under control, there will always be a winner. If that day comes, Fu Shi only hopes that this person is Guo Shao, not the layout to check and balance him; if those tricks fail, he will have to pay everything he owns. Fu's trust in Guo Shao is not taken for granted, she has verified Guo Shao's heart many times; if this person can't be trusted, she doesn't think she can find a second person to rely on.

What righteousness and integrity are things that people who are full and too stable care about. Fu Shi understands what it feels like to be someone else's meat on the chopping board at such a critical moment. You can't even guarantee basic survival and dignity. I don't care what your country name is, who is the emperor?

... Chai Rong summoned Guo and Zhao today, and Fu has been waiting for the result. She only hoped that Guo Shao could get through this hurdle smoothly and stabilize his position first. When the opportunity arises in the future, the Fu family will slowly settle old scores with the Zhao family.