The queen mother is charming

Chapter 72 Palace Change
That night.

Tonight's moon is particularly dark, and the fluffy moonlight is glowing scarlet.

It is hot and stuffy in Japan in summer, and there is not even a little wind today, like a stone falling on the heart, making people feel out of breath.

In the Zhong Mansion, someone wearing night clothes walked into the hall.

He said, "My lord, everything is ready."

Zhong Ming's hand holding the teacup trembled, and there was a burning color in his eyes.

What should come has finally come...

"Where is King Ning?" Zhong Ming asked.

"Thirty thousand troops have been led, and they are stationed outside Jinling City in disguise."

"Where's Wang Yuanqin?"

"Already led people to surround the imperial city, and only listened to the order of the adults."

"Okay, okay, okay..." Zhong Ming said "Okay" three times in a row, and then said to the subordinate: "You tell them to get ready, I will come right away."

"Yes."

After the subordinate left, Zhong Ming felt a little uneasy for no reason, and even made the whole person impetuous. He stood up and walked around the hall for several times before he calmed down.

Palace change?This is not the first time he has participated, but for some reason, this time he is more nervous.

No, no, what's there to be nervous about?
Isn't everything ready?
Since he was able to support Shen Muchi's ascension to the throne, why not change someone else?

After choosing and choosing, I chose King Ning who was far away in Ningzhou.

King Ning was the fourth son of the late emperor, weak and mediocre, the late emperor always disliked him, when he was sixteen years old, he was confiscated by the late emperor and sent to the farthest place.

It is also considered lucky to have avoided the battle of the five dragons for the heir.

Ever since he and Shen Muchi broke up, Zhong Ming started to prepare to support King Ning.

First, to build momentum in the Ningzhou area, a stone with a flying dragon was dug out, and eight characters were written on the stone-the world returns to power, and the king came out of Jiangning.

The meaning is that King Ning is the emperor whose destiny belongs to that day.

Then forged the edict, saying that the first emperor's edict was originally to pass on the throne to King Ning, and some people just occupied the magpie's nest.

The imperial edict in Shen Muchi's hand was not clean, so it was very easy to start with it.

After everything is rationalized, that is the last step - forcing the palace.

Most of the ministers in the court are Zhong Ming's people, if you want to force him to abdicate, what can Shen Muchi do as a loner?
What's more, the Royal Habayashi Army is in the hands of Zhong Ming, if Shen Muchi is unwilling to kill him with a knife in his hand, so what?
By daybreak, this country has already changed its appearance.

Civil and military officials dare not object, and the people of the world are kept in the dark.

This is his bell ringing skill.

He turned his hands into clouds and turned his hands into rain, all because the little emperor didn't know good from bad and was too disobedient.

He is fully prepared, what has he to be afraid of?It should be the yellow-mouthed child who should be afraid.

When Zhong Ming was walking back and forth in the hall, Ma Shi was sitting in the chair, her eyes were lowered, and she looked listless, as if the whole thing had nothing to do with her.

Seeing her like this, Zhong Ming became angry again.

"Who are you showing this look of dying? Do you want me to lose so that you will be happy?"

Mashi's head hung crookedly.

"How did the master come to say this? If the concubine wants you to lose, why bother traveling thousands of miles, begging my father to help you?

Now not only the concubine, but also the Ma family is tied to you alone, why do you bother to say such words to ridicule the concubine? "

Ma Shi's words made Zhong Ming feel a little sad.

This time he was able to go so smoothly, thanks to Ma Shi.

His influence in the court has been greatly cut by Shen Muchi, if Mr. Ma hadn't been in charge, there might not be so many people who would betray him.

In addition to Wang Yuanqin, who was supposed to be Shen Muchi's diehard loyalist, except Mrs. Ma, the others are absolutely unmovable.

Thinking like this, Zhong Ming sighed, stepped forward and patted Ma Shi on the shoulder.

"This time, you have contributed a lot. Don't worry, I, Zhong Ming, am not that ungrateful person. After this success, you will naturally have a share in the glory and wealth of the Zhong family.

You are the mistress of the Zhong family, you are now, and you will be in the future. No one can take your place. "

After Zhong Ming finished speaking, he turned and hurried outside.

Ma Shi was left alone, sitting alone in the hall, the flickering candles beside her made her face flickering.

After a long time, she lowered her head and sneered, her smile was desolate and sarcastic.

How fast can Zhong Ming change his face?It can be regarded as opening her face.

In the past, she felt proud of being the mistress of the Zhong family, but now she just feels that she cannot shake off the shackles.

Because of this identity, it had no choice but to drag her entire Ma family into this bloody storm, and made her father, who had been sober all his life, fall into danger until now.

Thinking of her father's gray hair, helpless eyes, and the old figure running around for her, her heart felt as if it had been slashed every inch, and it hurt endlessly.

bell ringing...

This time, he had better win...

**
On the black moon, geese fly high, insects sing softly, on the banks of the Qinhuai River, smoked willows and sand cages, someone rides a horse past the river, and the strong wind blows the fine grass.

Zhong Ming looked from a distance, there seemed to be lights flickering in front of him, and there were thousands of palaces in front of him.

There was a slight movement in his heart, and he couldn't help but tighten the rein.

I just didn't notice it, and when I was distracted, a faint fragrance filled the tip of my nose.

A black figure flashed past in front of him, as if heading towards the Qinhuai Lake.

Zhong Ming was shocked...

Obviously there is still a big event waiting for him ahead, but he made a strange mistake, so he reined in his horse like this. He turned his head and looked over, only to see that there was a small boat in the lake at some time.

On the boat stood a shadowy figure, with a long and stubborn figure, wearing a lake-colored gown.

That figure... looked somewhat familiar inexplicably.

The flat boat gradually moved towards the river bank, moving the calm lake bank, stirring the bright moon in the river into fragmented starlight.

The man on the boat spoke.

He shouted: "The bell rings..."

That voice was very familiar, and it was the voice that was buried deepest in my memory.

The past that he didn't want to recall suddenly roared in, and the door of memory that he had tried his best to cover up slowly opened, bringing the dust of the old days, and the smoke and dust were everywhere.

no, no...

Zhong Ming knew that he had been dead for a long time, and it was absolutely impossible for him to appear in this place.

But the surrounding fields were silent, only the lingering fragrance made him a little dizzy.

For a moment, he couldn't remember whether it was a dream or reality.

"The bell is ringing..." the voice was still calling him.

The boat was getting closer and closer, and his face seemed to be clearly visible under the dim moonlight.

"Father...Father..." Zhong Ming's voice seemed to tremble.

He rolled down from his horse and ran to the river in a few steps, only to see smoke billowing from the river.

The fog is getting thicker and thicker, only the little river fire on the boat is bright, scarlet swaying, and there seems to be the sound of temple bells in the distance, which is very lonely.

Zhong Ming asked: "Father, is that you? Have you come back to look for me?"

"You never came to my dream all these years, why did you come to see me at this time?"

After a while, the old voice spoke.

"Kneel down!" He opened his mouth, but it was full of reproach.

(End of this chapter)