Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Chapter 363: Since ancient times, there has been no family affection in the royal family!
Imperial Palace, Royal Road.

"Mr. Di Ge, the Tai'an Palace is ahead. The Queen Mother is waiting for you inside."

A Yulin guard walked to the sedan, opened the curtain and said respectfully.

The curtain was opened and Di Renjie walked out. He glanced at Tai'an Hall and nodded.

"Let's go."

When the two of them walked towards the steps, they happened to meet the Habayashi Wei coming towards them.

There were probably dozens of these people, dragging a bloody corpse in their hands.

The cold wind blew through the shroud, revealing a face with closed eyes.

"General Habayashi Wei!"

Di Renjie secretly took a breath of cold air and felt a storm in his heart.

The Habayashi Guards have always been the guards who protect the emperor and are responsible for the security of the entire palace.

Now that even General Habayashi Wei is dead, doesn't it mean that there is a problem with the security of the palace?

"Mr. Di Ge, are you okay?" The guard's voice came to his ears.

Di Renjie suppressed the shock in his heart and coughed.

"It's okay, let's go in."

With many years of political acumen, he felt that something big must have happened.

So much so that it aroused the Queen Mother's vigilance.

"Alas, the national government has just stabilized. I hope there will be no further turmoil."

Di Renjie sighed softly and stepped into Tai'an Hall with his right foot.

As the heavy palace door closed, the only sound left in the dark hall was the sound of burning candles.

"My lord, Di Renjie is here to see the Queen Mother. My Queen is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

After a long time, a majestic voice came from deep in the hall.

"Mr. Ge, please come in."

"Yes."

Di Renjie straightened up and came to the Queen Mother's palace.

"Your Majesty, I wonder what the purpose of summoning ministers to come here late at night is?"

Seeing Queen Mother Li Lingyue sitting on the bed with a tired look on her face, Di Renjie had a flash of doubt in his eyes.

"Come here, bring a chair for Mr. Di Ge."

Asking the chamberlain to move a chair for Di Renjie, Princess Taiping smiled bitterly.

"Mr. Di Ge, I won't hide this from you now. I'm afraid there will be another coup in Chang'an."

"Why did the Queen Mother say this?"

Di Renjie was startled and suddenly stood up from his chair, feeling thunderous in his heart.

He didn't expect that the Queen Mother summoned him late at night and actually said this kind of thing.

After looking at Di Renjie, Princess Taiping motioned for him to sit down.

"There is no need to panic. I have already noticed that someone is planning to rebel a few days ago, so I have discussed it with you, the prime minister of the cabinet."

Di Renjie looked solemn: Your Majesty, please speak. I am listening attentively.

Princess Taiping nodded lightly and looked at the portrait of Wu Zetian on the wall.

Youyou said.

"I have had a lot of bad luck in life, and I have fallen into death several times. If it weren't for Fan Xin, I would not have reached the heights I am today."

"Therefore, I will never allow anyone to launch a coup again to endanger our country, the Tang Dynasty!"

"I hope you will work harder these days to stay at Fengge Luantai. Any laws and regulations will have to pass through your hands until Fan Xin comes back. How about that?"

Seeing that the Queen Mother entrusted him with the central power of the imperial court, Di Renjie solemnly handed over her hand.

Please rest assured, Queen Mother, the veteran will definitely stabilize the foundation of the imperial court. "

After looking at him for a moment, Princess Taiping suddenly said.

"Mr. Di Ge, what do you think of Shangguan Wan'er's son Duan Wang and Yinzhu's son Han Wang?"

Faced with the Queen Mother's inquiry, Di Renjie did not answer directly.

Although he and Princess Taiping have known each other for many years, even he cannot make rash comments when it comes to the throne.

As soon as he thought about it, Di Renjie took out a prescription written by the imperial doctor Xia from his arms and handed it to Princess Taiping through the chamberlain.

"Your Majesty, this is the prescription the imperial doctor gave me to treat my illness. I am too old and have reached the end of my life."

"Do you think a dying person can still give good advice?"

Princess Taiping was startled and quickly read over the prescription.

When she saw the imperial doctor writing down the eight characters "Old and frail, take care of your life".

I sighed secretly in my heart, and the last bit of temptation was gone.

"Go back, help me do this, and then you can go back and take care of yourself."

Seeing that the Queen Mother issued an order to expel guests, Di Renjie bowed and left Tai'an Palace.

Looking at his back, Yingniang hesitated and said.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Di Ge has never had second thoughts in the central government. He should not support His Highnesses Duan Wang and Han Wang.

Surprisingly, Princess Taiping changed her previous silence and said coldly.

"Since ancient times, there has been no family affection in the royal family. In order for my son to secure the throne, I will never allow any accidents to occur, no matter whether he is the remnant of the former emperor or the son of Shangguan Wan'er and Yin Zhu."

"If anyone dares to have an interest in the throne, I will show no mercy!"

"Di Renjie has been the central prime minister for a long time and his prestige is too high. If he supports King Duan and King Han, it will inevitably cause huge waves, and I have to guard against it."

Speaking of this, Princess Taiping sighed.

"Since he said he doesn't have much time left, let him live out his life."

"By the way, have you sent the letter to King Yan? Let him come back quickly, otherwise I am worried that the remnants of the former emperor will cause trouble."

"It's been sent out, and it will be in the hands of His Highness King Yan in ten days." Yingniang bowed and said.

...

Ten days passed by. Since the last time he met the Queen Mother, Di Renjie had moved to Fengge Luantai to deal with government affairs while staying in bed for treatment.

Nothing happened during this period, and Chang'an, a large city in Nuozhou, was eerily peaceful.

However, careful people discovered that there were suddenly more guards guarding the city gate.

A group of officers and soldiers on horseback ran past the streets from time to time, as if something big had happened.

"Have you heard? The gate of Ziwei City has been put under curfew, and you can only enter at certain times during the day."

In the teahouse, several merchants wearing silk and satin said mysteriously.

"Really, who did you listen to?"

"My nephew is on duty at Yingtianmen. He said this when he came back."

"Sentinels have been set up at every city gate. Check each one as you pass by."

"It seems like they are checking for some demon from Black Wind Village."

Hearing this, a young man wearing a bamboo hat in the corner lowered the brim of his hat.

He put the copper plate on the table and left his seat. He walked out of the teahouse and turned left and right all the way to a small courtyard.

After looking around, he found that no one was following him and then he pushed the door open and entered.

"His Royal Highness, Prince Yan, has returned from his humble position."

Taking off his bamboo hat, Liuzi sat on the chair, grabbed the teapot and took a sip.

Finally wipe your mouth.

"I have inquired clearly. The person responsible for guarding Yingtian Gate is Zuoweiwei Deputy General Yu Feng."

"This man and Yu Wen Chenggong are sworn brothers. He will be able to take you into the city a little later."

"Thanks for your help."

Fan Xin patted Liu Zi on the shoulder, with a trace of relief on his dusty face.

After more than ten days of traveling, he finally arrived in Chang'an.

It turned out that this place had been sealed off for a long time, and he had no choice but to find a subordinate who was loyal to him.

I didn't expect to get a reply so soon.

"Tell Yuwen that we are successful and we will enter the city directly in half an hour."

"Let him prepare everything he needs to prepare."

"Yes."

……

Light rain gradually began to fall in the gloomy sky, and a team of people wearing sackcloth and wearing filial piety walked towards Ziwei City on the empty street.

Wherever they passed along the way, people stepped aside and pointed at the coffin. Finally, in full view of everyone, the funeral procession arrived at the city gate.

The leader responsible for guarding the city gate was a deputy general named Yu Feng, who came up to him and frowned.

"Brother Yuwen, what's going on? I never heard that someone in your family passed away."

"And there's already a curfew at this point. Aren't you putting your brother in trouble?"

Yuwen Chenggong sighed, cupped his fists and said: I don’t know something, brother.

Lying in this coffin is a distant relative of mine.

After listening to the storytelling, I was so excited that I personally drank three bowls of wine and went up the mountain to fight the big bugs.

As a result, the big insect was not seen, and he was infected with the corpse plague and lost his life.

Seeing how pitiful Brother Wei is, he wants to send him on his last journey. Please help him.

Delaying the time for burial will do no good to the living.

"Today's young people really don't know the heights of the world. After drinking three bowls of wine, they dare to go up the mountain and become a worm."

"I really think everyone is a little bully in storytelling."

Yu Feng shook his head, held his sword and waved his hand, signaling the defenders to move away from the roadblock.

"Thank you, brother. I'll treat you later to Baihua Tower to have some fun."

Yuwen Chenggong quietly breathed a sigh of relief and was about to order someone to transport the coffin into the city.

A cold voice came from the tea shed.

"Wait a minute, the coffin hasn't been inspected yet, so why worry."

As he spoke, the two guards forced the lid of the coffin to open and took a look inside, regardless of everyone's obstruction.

I almost threw up at just one glance.

Damn, this corpse is so disgusting, it's so black that you can't even recognize it, and it stinks like hell.

So after a quick glance, he jumped out of the carriage and signaled to get out of here.

After thanking him profusely, Yuwen successfully asked someone to close the coffin and walk towards the city.

When they arrived at a remote house, several subordinates wearing sackcloth and mourning lifted the lid of the coffin and helped Fan Xin up.

"My lord, are you holding back your emotions?"

"It's okay. Fortunately, there is a small hole left in the bottom of the coffin."

Fan Xin waved his hand, jumped out of the coffin, and took off his shroud.

"You guys stay here for a while so as not to arouse suspicion."

"I, the king, take the first step."

Separating from Yuwen Chenggong and others, Fan Xin put his hands in his sleeves and walked towards the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce like an old farmer.

If he remembered correctly, the boss of the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce would go to the palace every day to report the new income to the court.

I happened to take his ride to the palace to avoid exposing my identity.
Arriving at the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce, Fan Xin did not enter the store directly.

God knows how many pairs of eyes are watching here.

Seeing no one around, he went to the stable and hid.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Zhu Zhengting stretched himself and took a look at the sky.

"Xiao Wu, it's getting late. Remember to lock the shop later, do you hear me?"

"I understand, Shopkeeper Zhu," the shop assistant replied, putting down his feather duster.

"Ah."

Zhu Zhengyan nodded, carried the ledger to the backyard, and said to the driver.

"Catch the car and go to the palace."

"understood."

The coachman responded dully, leading the carriage towards the outside of the courtyard.

"Humph!"

Zhu Zhengyan flicked his sleeves and got on the carriage, making up his mind to quit this guy when he came back.

What the hell, just three months' salary arrears and this attitude.

If you default for one year, you will have to rebel.

While closing his eyes in deep thought, the carriage slowly stopped.

The guards' interrogation sounded outside the car. Zhu Zhengting reluctantly opened the curtain and said hello before being let in.

I don’t know what’s going on lately. I only need to check once when I come to the palace on weekdays.

Now it can be poured at least five or six times.

The two of them walked and stopped, and finally came to a step.

After tying the horse under the willow tree, Zhu Zhengyan was about to give the coachman a few words, when he turned around and found that the man was gone.

Cursing secretly, he hurried to Tai'an Palace with the account book in hand.

"The villain Zhu Zhengyan has met with the Queen Mother and the general ledger for this month has been calculated."

"Oh? How much did you earn?" Princess Taiping's voice came from behind the gauze curtain.

"Back to the Queen Mother, there are a total of 120,000 pieces, of which tea cloth accounts for 70%, and..."

"Okay, let's go out."

"Huh? Yes."

Putting the account book on the ground, Zhu Zhengyan kowtowed and walked away in despair.

After he left, Yingniang picked up the account book and said worriedly.

"Your Majesty, the city of Chang'an has been turbulent and undercurrent lately. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at us.

"I'm afraid King Yan won't be able to come back soon."

Princess Taiping put down the memorial with a look of helplessness on her brows.

"Yes, I underestimated the determination of those people to support Li Longji."

"They also overestimated the forces that love us, which resulted in today's passive situation."

"If my prediction is correct, at least 30% of Chang'an is under their control at this time. Fan Xin is the only one who wants to stabilize the situation."

Just as a feeling of sadness filled the hall, a slightly tired voice came from behind the pillars.

"It seems that you have enough confidence in me, Taiping..."

As soon as they finished speaking, a figure appeared in front of the two of them. It looked like Fan Xin dressed as a coachman.

"Fan Xin...!"

"His Royal Highness King Yan...!"

Princess Taiping and Yingniang were shocked, and they both exclaimed, with shock in their eyes.
They never expected that Fan Xin would quietly come back when the undercurrent in Chang'an was surging.

Unexpectedly, Fan Xin only took a few days to reach Chang'an after a journey of nearly a thousand miles.

This shows the importance of his mother and son in his heart.

a long time.

Princess Taiping wiped the tears from her eyes and cursed with a smile.

"You are my husband, how can I look down on you."

"Why don't you sit down and take a rest? Let's see how tired you are."

After saying that, he walked up to Fan Xin and took off his coat, and wiped his face with a handkerchief.

"Why don't you hurry up and get some water to wash King Yan's feet? This smell makes you want to beg for money."

"Sir, obey the order."

Ying Niang bowed and bowed, then happily went to get a basin of hot water.

Then he squatted in front of Fan Xin and said softly: Your Majesty, this servant is here to wash your feet.

"Isn't this inappropriate?" Fan Xin scratched his head and said a little embarrassed.

Although he is the emperor's father and the queen mother's husband, this is the palace after all.

Yingniang is Princess Taiping's female official, and he is not qualified to enjoy this treatment.

Hearing this, Princess Taiping laughed meaningfully.

"You don't have to say it back, you'll just get used to it in the future."

"Just get used to it?"

Fan Xin was stunned and didn't understand what Princess Taiping meant.

However, he was more concerned about the situation in Chang'an City than these.

So he went straight to the point and said: "I see that there are troops and horses mobilizing in Chang'an City from time to time. It looks like it is before a war."

"How about it? Have those who support Li Longji and Li Heng jumped out?"

(End of this chapter)