Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"Eunuch Cao, I didn't say anything. Someone must have slandered me!" Wang Cairen dragged Cao Tai and said emotionally, "Who is it? Who is framing me behind my back? Eunuch Cao, tell me..."

Cao Tai didn't change his face and said: "You have to calm down first, think carefully, and I will come to see you in a few days. ±,"

"Wang Cairen, let's go." The eunuch next to him lifted the burden that had been thrown on the ground. Someone threw Wang Cairen again and pushed her through a door.

Wang Cairen walked through the long corridor, and then saw the garden of Wanfu Palace. Compared with other places, there are still some old trees here, but there are floor tiles between the trunks, and there are no other plants except trees, so even the garden looks monotonous and lifeless. And the surrounding area is a high red wall, and you can't even see the outside.

In this surrounding area, it is difficult for those who come in to get out, and Wang Cairen only feels that his steps are heavy.

After a while, the eunuch took her to a big house in the front. The eunuch said: "The empress and noble concubine are in charge here. After a while, the miscellaneous family will hand you over to her. From now on, you will listen to her old man."

Taihuang Taiguifei...it should be the imperial concubine of Taizu, the grandma of the current emperor. Wang Cairen had never seen it before, and under the panic and upset, an old woman with all white hair appeared in his mind.

She entered a large hall, went in and saw a group of women sitting on stools doing needlework. When they found someone coming in, they looked up one after another, then ignored them and continued to work. Those women looked dull and lifeless, and their movements were very slow... Wang Cairen felt that they were not working, but wasting their time.

"Plop!" Wang Cairen thought that he would spend the rest of his life like this, his legs softened, and he sat on the ground. She could no longer care about face, grabbed the eunuch's leg and said: "You let me go out... I don't want to be here, you ask Eunuch Cao to help me to intercede, I will never forget the great kindness..."

The eunuch said: "Wang Cairen, you are the late emperor's man, you should be here, otherwise where else would you go?"

At this moment, a voice said: "There is nothing wrong with this place. There is food and clothing, but it is a bit boring. You will get used to it after a while."

When Wang Cairen looked up, he saw a woman in a loose robe coming out from behind. She froze for a moment, not knowing who it was. Only then did the eunuch say: "To pay homage to the empress and noble concubine, I have been ordered to bring someone here, and I will leave it to you."

Empress Dowager? Wang Cairen was stunned for a moment, because the woman he saw in front of him was really too young, maybe even younger than him!

She has a beautiful face, and her figure looks a bit petite, but wearing such a wide gown, perhaps for the purpose of adding a little calmness, it actually makes her figure look even smaller. This kind of woman does not look old, she looks younger than her actual age, maybe she is at least in her twenties, but she looks like a girl in her teens.

Only then did Wang Cairen come to his senses. It has only been eight years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even if it is the concubine of the Taizu, it is impossible for him to be an old woman. This imperial concubine seems to be surnamed Zhang, and she was a concubine whom Guo Wei loved only after he became emperor. This Zhang's ability to be a noble concubine should be favored by her beauty, and it is impossible to be too old because of her beauty. So the grandma generation that Wang Cairen sees now is a young woman.

Zhang said: "If you stay, she will get used to it after a while."

The eunuch was also polite, bowed and said: "The servant will retire."

"Elder-in-law, please stay." Zhang said, "Ai's family eats vegetarian food and recites Buddha here. They have already had no desires, and only one relative cares about them. Ai's family wrote a letter to tell him that it is good for Ai's family to be in the palace. Can I trouble my father-in-law to help Ai's family find someone to send out?"

The eunuch hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and continued: "I will do my best... I have to ask Eunuch Cao first, if something is wrong, I will send it back to you."

"It's time to work." Mrs. Zhang looked sideways slightly. A woman next to her came forward and said politely: "Please, please, I will see you off for the eldest lady."

The eunuch declined but quietly collected some money, so the letter was in Cao Tai's hands.

Cao Tai was in front of the Fu Jinzhan in the Long Live Hall, "The people in the Wanfu Palace are generally ignored, and most of them are the concubines of the two immortals. According to the rules of the past dynasties, they must either be buried or go to the temple to become a monk, and they must not be released to humiliate their ancestors. It is easier for me to go to the Wanfu Palace. I usually give some money, and I can help the palace to make something."

Fu Jinzhan nodded slightly. Widows from ordinary families in the world can remarry, let alone concubines who are not the main family, but not from the royal family.

Cao Tai held the opened letter with both hands: "But this lady Zhang, after thinking about it, I have to ask the queen mother... She is the aunt of the military general Cao Bin. Cao Bin is a dutiful son and respects his mother very much. Now she is leading the army on the front line."

Fu Jinzhan said: "I remembered, Cao Bin was the one who sent an envoy to Wuyue Kingdom last year."

"Yes." Cao Tai bowed and replied, "And this letter is very ingeniously written. My family has read it carefully. Zhang Niangniang praised the queen mother for treating her well, and asked Cao Bin to be loyal to the country."

Fu Jinzhan laughed and said: "I never paid attention to her, she is quite good at being a human being. But I can't let her out, so isn't she my elder?"

"That's, that's..." Cao Tai hesitated to speak.

Fu Jinzhan glanced at him, suddenly realized, her vermilion lips parted slightly. In this world, not only Fu Jinzhan himself is afraid of rebellion, but other women are also afraid; the Zhang family has stayed in the Wanfu Palace for so long, and now they are thinking about self-protection.

"Send it to Cao Bin for her." Fu Jinzhan said, "The other messenger told him that Concubine Zhang got along well with me in the palace."

"Here." Cao Bin carefully put away the letter.

Fu Jinzhan got up and left Yuta, walked to the edge of the wall, and stood in front of the window to watch the scenery outside. The Long Live Hall was built on a high platform. From here, you can see a large tiled roof of the palace. She felt that everything was a bit ethereal, the imperial city and the world were too big, and she was inexplicably terrified.

... A few days later, Fu Jinzhan reviewed the memorial in the Jinxiang Palace, and Cao Tai came to report that Zuo You, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, returned to Tokyo.

She immediately summoned Zuo You alone in the nearby study, and naturally asked if Guo Shao was planning a mutiny.

Zuo You spoke vaguely: "The generals persuaded many people to advance."

Fu Jinzhan couldn't help ridiculing Zuo You: "General Guo has fought so many battles, his prestige in the army, even such a serious matter, can't restrain the generals?"

Zuo You couldn't answer. At this moment, he said: "General Guo said that even if he was supported by others in desperation, he would not change the name of the Great Zhou Kingdom. He said that his great-grandfather was the grandfather of my Chaotaizu. He just guarded the country and had no intention of trying to seize it."

Fu Jinzhan was stunned for a moment. Even though there were thousands of considerations about this matter, Fu Jinzhan still figured out what was involved at once: If the country name was not changed, then she would still be the Empress Dowager, not the abolished former Empress Dowager.

What is the relationship between Guo Shao, who started as a commoner, and Taizu? Fu Jinzhan didn't believe it at all. If there was such a thing, he would have said it a long time ago. Why bother to be a guard and a pawn for a long time? It was not difficult for the royal relatives to find an official position at the beginning. To be the founding emperor, apart from the name behind him, the most important thing is to honor his ancestors.

Fu Jinzhan couldn't help thinking: He didn't even care about the ancestors of the Guo family for me to have a legitimate identity?

The status of the ancestors, a woman, how to choose the hatchback comparison is usually clear at a glance. And she can only choose one, and Fu Jinzhan didn't think of a way to get the best of both worlds... If she becomes the former empress dowager, she will definitely lose all dignity and status, and Guo Shao can no longer give her a real honorable title; The queen mother of this dynasty is different. After all, rumors and facts are very different.

At this time, Fu Jinzhan suddenly remembered what Guo Shao said after the Tokyo Mutiny: No matter how many times you have been married, what status you are, or what you look like, you can't stop my heart. In this world, you are more than everyone in my heart, including my parents...

It's really outrageous, you can say such things, you don't even care about filial piety, you really are a traitor. Fu Jinzhan's eyes glistened under the sunlight, he pursed his vermilion lips, and gritted his teeth to stabilize the expression on the surface.

Of course Zuo You didn't dare to look up at the Empress Dowager, otherwise he should feel something strange.

He said in a deep voice: "The queen mother is still the queen mother, your sister will even be named a queen, the status of the Fu family and the queen mother will not be harmed..."

This man is so stupid, Fu Jinzhan held back his tears. He also told me about the benefits in a serious manner, and he didn't look at the mighty power of the imperial city and the vastness of the world. Just for a little benefit, am I really willing to give up righteousness and duty so easily?

"Sorry... I know." Fu Jinzhan just opened his mouth, but found that his voice was a little choked up, and he didn't want to say more at the moment.

Zuo You stood bowed for a while, he didn't hear the Queen Mother asking any more questions, and he didn't seem to want to talk too much, so he said: "If the Queen Mother has nothing to ask, I will take my leave first."

Fu Jinzhan raised his robe sleeve and waved it, without saying a word. Then Zuo You walked backwards towards the door.

Fu Jinzhan sat on the upper roof for a long time, finally restraining and gathering his emotions. After a while, the eunuch Cao Tai came in and saw the Empress Dowager sitting in the upper position, looking unhappy, Cao Tai didn't make a sound, but walked up stooping and stood beside her.

"Cao Tai." Fu Jinzhan said, her voice had returned to normal, even a little cold.

Cao Tai hurriedly said: "The slave's house is here, please give orders to the Queen Mother."

Fu Jinzhan said: "Go, sort out the recent deployment maps and the list of generals of the guards in Tokyo."

Cao Tai didn't ask any questions at all, and replied directly: "Here."

Fu Jinzhan said again: "Get ready, the Ai family may have something to send you to do."

After she finished speaking, her face was bloodless, and her fingers were trembling slightly.