Mugui

The etiquette of state funerals is complicated. Every two hours, a ceremonial eunuch comes to sing. Everyone kneels down and mourns, and only gets up after half an hour.

As soon as everyone stood up, rows of eunuchs came in carrying food boxes, saying that the empress dowager couldn't bear the sadness of the ministers, so she specially brought stomach-warming tea.

It was said to be stomach-warming tea, but when I opened the food box, I saw that it was thick green lotus seed porridge, which was both warm and filling.

While eating, a minister said, "The Crown Princess is really considerate of her subordinates. She comes here every day to bring some tea and porridge."

Otherwise, these civil servants would have been unable to withstand it long ago.

Lin Mao didn't like eating lotus seeds, so he didn't want to eat them when he smelled them, so he didn't eat them at all.Turning around to look, Yang Zhen didn't even drink porridge, which was a little strange.

This old boy doesn’t like lotus seeds either?

You're so shameless, you even have to imitate me in your hobbies!

……

Lin Mao stayed in the mourning hall for two hours before making an excuse and leaving the palace.

As he walked, he pondered, what did that old boy Yang Zhen mean when he didn't say who he supported just now?
Centrist?Or Junchen?

When Lin Mao's horse took him back to Prince Ding's Mansion, it was just time for dinner.

The empress dowager forced the empress dowagers of the two palaces to issue an edict, and they had already come to the Lin family, and the group of people had also been sent to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion.

Therefore, Lin Mao did not see Mrs. Cao crying and grabbing the ground, nor did he see Mr. Cao who was paralyzed and unable to walk, nor did he see Lin Shan with a face filled with hatred and Lin Qiuchen with a scared face.

Lin Xiao and Yang Mu heard that he was back, so they came to the study room in the front yard.

In the study, Mr. Ming is already there.

Lin Mao described the situation in the palace, and then said: "Today, it seems that those who support Li Yi, Li Xi and Li You each account for [-]%. The centrists account for [-]%."

Mingyuan said: "The number of supporters in the court cannot be regarded as absolute strength."

Lin Xiao nodded and said: "It also depends on whether the people who support it have real power."

Yang Mu asked: "How does your father look today?"

Lin Mao sighed and said, "It's almost the same."

After a pause, he continued: "The Crown Princess has already begun to win people's hearts."

With that, he told the story about the Dowager Princess delivering porridge to everyone today.

Yang Mu said: "The Crown Princess naturally wants her own grandson Li Yi to take the throne."

Lin Xiao pondered: "Now, the meaning of the two empresses is still unclear, and the empress dowager cannot explain it. The court situation is so chaotic, and the new king is undecided. I am afraid that the border will be unstable."

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of knocking on the window came from Lin Mao's secret guard.

"My lord, fly the pigeon to pass the letter."

Lin Mao stood up, opened the window, brought in a small bamboo tube, and handed it to Lin Mao.

Lin Mao opened it and took a look, sighed, handed it to Lin Xiao, and said, "It seems that the world is going to be in chaos."

Lin Xiao quickly read the note, frowned and said to Yang Mu and Mingyuan, "There is a rebellion in Mizhou."

Yang Mu glanced at the note, which said that there were rebels in Mizhou who killed the guard general and carried the flag to revolt. They said they wanted to overthrow the Dashun rule, kill the two queen mothers, and make the people full of food.

Lin Xiao explained: "Mizhou is originally a barren land with a lot of miasma and swampy gas, and the people are poor. With this flag of justice, I am afraid there will be many consequences."

The Lin family's army was mainly stationed in the northeast to defend against the Yan Kingdom, the Yang family was stationed in the west to defend against the Tubo, the Tang family was stationed in the north to defend against the Tatars, the Marquis of Jing'an was in the south to defend against the Japanese, and Mizhou was the territory of the regent.

Mingyuan said leisurely: "With the rebellion, I'm afraid the regent is thinking about his head instead of his body. The imperial court's eight hundred mile rush should arrive in a few days, so be prepared in advance." The regent must also have military flying pigeons. Shu, I'm afraid we have to deal with matters in the capital in advance in the past few days. Otherwise, how can we deal with the rebels with peace of mind?

At this time, a boy came to deliver a message, saying that Mu Chen was back and was anxious to see Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao asked someone to come to the study.

Lin Mao hurriedly asked what was going on, and Lin Xiao told him what happened in Baiyun County. Only then did Lin Mao know that someone was secretly dealing with Yang Mu and even reached out to Baiyun County.

Mu Chen came in quickly, and after greeting everyone, he talked about his trip to Baiyun County.

After Mu Chen and Tong Le hurried to Baiyun County, they first met the Jin family waiting at the gate of the county.

The Jin family started investigating the matter two days in advance after getting the letter from Hang Qiurong.

So it was much easier for Mu Chen and Tong Le to do things.

When they arrived at Zhupo Village, they found that the Jin family had restrained the patriarch and Li Zheng two days ago, stopped them from demolishing houses, and dismissed the workers.

According to the confession between the clan leader and Li Zheng, the two were bewitched by a woman named "Guanshi Ye" who said she was sent by the Yang family.

When the Jin family went to investigate, Manager Ye was living freely in the Yang family's new house, calling his slaves and maids, and the Jin family directly placed him under house arrest.

When Tong Le saw Manager Ye, he laughed angrily. Who is the manager of the Yang family?

He is obviously the personal steward of Mrs. Shenghou of the Marquis of Jingan Mansion!
Last year when the Prince Marquis of Jingan married his wife, Tong Le followed Lin Xiao to the Sheng family banquet. He had seen Manager Ye and was with Mrs. Hou.

Tong Le has a knack of never forgetting people he has met, so he will never remember the wrong person.

Mu Chen originally wanted to interrogate Steward Ye on the spot, but Tong Le was more thoughtful and advised Mu Chen to take Steward Ye back to the capital on horseback first, so that the interrogation on the way would not delay the trip; while he himself took all the relevant people and waited in a carriage to catch up. Back.

After listening to Mu Chen's words, Mingyuan asked, "Have you been interrogated?"

Mu Chen nodded and said, "It's Mrs. Jingan Hou."

Mingyuan smiled faintly and said: "How could it be her who has no grudges between the Marquis of Jing'an and the Crown Princess? From what I see, it seems that the Queen Mother Sheng is behind the scenes."

He used evidence of enclosure crimes to seize Yang Mu and ordered him to hand over the Suzaku Army.

Although this method was sloppy, it did not require spending money to compensate for the training costs of the Suzaku Army, and at the same time, it gained military power.

It's a pity that Yang Mu noticed it in advance.

Although the Suzaku Army was only composed of 1 people, it certainly made sense that it was worth Empress Dowager Sheng's trouble.

The unique women's army in the world can play a huge role.There are many places where male soldiers cannot be used, but female soldiers can use them unimpeded.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about the palace guard, it is equivalent to ensuring the safety of the entire palace.Whenever you want the palace to change, then the palace will change.

Lin Xiao glanced at Lin Mao and said, "Father, Queen Mother Sheng cannot stay."

Yang Mu's eyebrows jumped and he glanced at Mingyuan.

Mingyuan was the only outsider present.

However, he saw that Mingyuan was not at all panicked, as if he was accustomed to speaking openly as a disciple, and added: "There is also the Jing'an Marquis Mansion."

Lin Mao took a deep look at his son. This little boy was quite protective of his wife!

He stroked his long beard and said: "Leave Cao's affairs to Jing Zhaoyin. I see that Queen Mother Sheng seems to be extremely reluctant. Maybe there is this old woman's crooked idea in it. Since she doesn't want us to live well, then She won’t have it easy either!”

Are you sure Prince Ding is a vegetarian?

When Prince Ding's palace was at its peak, Marquis Jing'an was still a third-rate figure who went around begging his grandfather and his grandmother!
Lin Mao glanced at Mingyuan and said, "What's your plan?"