Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 404

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The imperial palace, the center of power in the imperial power era, is always so majestic and majestic. In the eyes of people who don't know the inside story, people living in the imperial palace must be living a fairy-like life. Of course, if you look at it from the perspective of food and clothing, It can be regarded as a paradise on earth, but this paradise on earth is not bright. In fact, the imperial palace is the darkest corner of the world, where the plots and schemes are astonishingly complicated.

It's normal to say that the people in the palace are actually a group of caged birds with nowhere to go. Apart from trying their best to please the owner, most of the time can only spend most of their time counting other "birds". Rumors spread in the palace much faster than the speed of light—even though Liu Shuangcheng had ordered the military department to be sealed off, and even though the elder brother Hongli withheld the "military newspaper", it was only one night. The news of the defeat on the front line has already spread in the palace, causing panic among the concubines and concubines in the harem, and low sobs can be heard everywhere.

"Emperor Niang, my son greets you." Hongyang, who got up early in the morning, rushed to Kunning Palace to pay his respects to his mother and empress Lan Yueer before entering school as usual.

According to the rules of the palace, even if the biological children come to pay their respects, they can only meet through a curtain, and they cannot meet at will. Although the emperor Yinzuo has always disliked this set of bad rules, he has never announced the cancellation of them in public, so these rules still have to be respected. keep.As the empress of the main palace, Lan Yue'er naturally had to be a role model for the harem, she would get up early every morning, sit behind the curtain, and wait for the gang of elder brothers and princesses to come to pay their respects.In the past, if brothers came to pay their respects, Lan Yueer would always call out politely, and she would go away after a few words of consolation, even for her own son, Hongyang, but today it is strange, Hongyang has invited Ann, but never heard the cry, but heard a suppressed sobbing sound from behind the curtain.

"Emperor Niang, what's the matter with you? But why did the child not do well enough to make you angry?" Hongyang asked, kowtowing his head.

"No, it's nothing." Lan Yue'er sobbed a few times, and suddenly said to the maid next to her, "Yi Xin, pull up the curtain, and you all step back."

Lan Yue'er's personal maid, Yixin, replied in a panic, "Yes." After instructing several young eunuchs to roll up the curtains, they all retreated cautiously, leaving only the mother and child in the spacious palace. exist.

Lan Yue'er gently rubbed her slightly red and swollen eyes, stared at Hongyang and said, "Yang'er, do you know everything?"

Hongyang kowtowed respectfully and said, "The Queen's Mother is asking about the front-line military newspaper that is being rumored in the palace?"

"Oh, you already know that your Huang Ama's whereabouts are unknown now, and Er Niang's heart is completely in turmoil. What should I do? Although Er Niang has ordered the palace not to spread such news, but, I can't stand it anymore. There are so many people talking, if the queen mother finds out, if the queen mother's body is good or bad, how can Er Niang face your Huang Ama?" Lan Yue'er shook her head distressedly.

There was no slight fluctuation on Hongyang's little face, he just kowtowed and said, "Don't worry about the emperor's mother, this news must not be true. Although I don't know the situation on the front line, there is one thing that I understand: Huang Ama has come to use soldiers." Be cautious, never fight an unsure battle. It is absolutely impossible for the whole army to attack the old Maozi as soon as you arrive at Zhungeer. , this battle should not have started yet.”

"This..." Lan Yue'er raised her willow eyebrows, her eyes revealed the light of Qi Yi, she paused and said, "Yang'er, are you sure?"

"En." Hongyang nodded vigorously and said: "If you go back to Huang Erniang, I have seen the large map in Huang Ama's study, and I have a good understanding of Zhuanger's topography. According to the marching schedule, even the emperor If Ama marched at full speed and headed straight for the Ugulun River just after the [-]-mile dry sea, it would take April [-]th ​​at the earliest to arrive, and then send back the military report from the front line, even if it was [-] miles urgently. It will not be until April [-], that is, tomorrow, and the rumors say that Huang Ama was defeated in the Ugulun River on April [-]. After contacting before and after, it can be seen that there is a fraud in it, and there should be villains. To mess with my court plan."

"What?" Lan Yue'er was taken aback, got up suddenly, took a few steps around the palace, turned around suddenly, stared at Hongyang and said: "Yang'er, this matter is not a joke."

"Emperor Niang, don't worry, the child has his own measure, this matter will never be false." Hongyang replied respectfully.

"Then, what should I do?" Seeing Hongyang's words being so sure, Lan Yue'er suddenly became flustered and said, "Your emperor Ama is not in the capital, and your thirteenth uncle and Hongli are taking care of everything big and small. , do you want to inform them immediately?"

Hongyang's small face said solemnly: "Emperor Niang, please relax, this matter should not be leaked. Who is Huang Ama, she has already set up a net to wait for the villain to jump out by herself. If Huang Erniang messes up, once I'm afraid it won't be good if it spoils the important matter of Huang Ama, and besides, my Qing Dynasty has its own ancestors' precepts, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, so please take good care of yourself, Empress Mother, and don't give it to others."

Hongyang's words were a bit heavy, and it was unavoidable to be suspected of violating filial piety, but it was a big truth, and suddenly Lan Yue'er woke up from the panic like a pot of cold water, and laughed at herself and said: "Yang My son has grown up, Erniang knows what to do, so just get up."

"Emperor Niang forgive the sin, but the child's words were meaningless, and he offended Huang Erniang, please punish Huang Erniang." Hongyang didn't get up, but knelt deeply on the ground.

"Forget it..." Lan Yue'er hadn't finished speaking, Yixin poked her head out from behind the screen at the gate of the palace a little flusteredly and said, "Empress Empress, a decree has come from the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and the Empress Dowager announces her audience."

Lan Yue'er looked up at Yi Xin and said, "Understood, I will go right away, you go prepare the soft chariot first."

"Yes." Yi Xin withdrew her body, and was busy instructing a group of eunuchs and maids to arrange soft chariots without mentioning it.

Lan Yue'er thought for a while, looked at Hong Yang who was kneeling on the ground and said: "Yang'er, at this very moment, I won't go to school today, and I will go with my mother to please the Queen Mother."

As soon as Hongyang heard it, he understood that Lan Yue'er was worried that she would not be able to persuade Wu Yashi, and that Wu Yashi was worried too much and would hurt her bones. Said: "Yes, my child respects the order."

Wu Ya's habit of getting up early is basically the habit she developed when she first entered the palace as a court lady. Even though she later became an imperial concubine, she didn't have the problem of sleeping in late. The same is true now that you are the queen mother.Just woke up today, Hongli, elder brother of the supervisor, came to pay his respects, the mother-in-law and grandson talked for a while, and the Taoist decree came out in the Palace of Compassion and Ning: Empress Xuan, Lan Yueer, will see her.

Wu Ya's nature is simple and elegant, since she became a concubine, she didn't take much care of things. She also behaved the same way when she became a queen mother. Apart from burning incense and praying to Buddha, she also invited some old concubines who were close to her to talk together. The concubines of the concubines have given orders, and it is the first time in three years that the queen has been summoned to see him. Naturally, such news spreads very quickly in the palace. Lan Yueer has not even arrived at the Palace of Compassion, and it spreads all over the palace. It's open, there are all kinds of things, and there are even rumors that the queen mother is going to support Hongyang or Hongli to become the throne, making the already panic-stricken harem even more flustered.

"Knowing the Queen Mother, my daughter-in-law (grandson) greets the Queen Mother." As soon as Lan Yueer's mother and son entered the Palace of Compassion, they saw Hongli, the elder brother of the supervisor, obediently standing beside Wu Yashi. There was not a single eunuch or maid in the big Compassionate Palace, although each of them had doubts in their hearts, they didn't dare to ask any questions, so they hurriedly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed for peace.

"Get up." Wu Ya didn't have any expression on her face, she just said something lightly, and when Lan Yue'er and her son got up, Wu Ya looked at Hongli and said: "Hongli, you and Hongyang Let's all go out, I have something to say to your mother."

Hongli and Hongyang hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed their heads and said "yes" and walked out shoulder to shoulder. When they arrived outside the palace, Hongli said with a smile on his face: "Second brother, elder brother is going to discuss matters in Qianqing Palace right now, so I won't let you go." I've chatted with you a lot, see you later." As soon as the words fell, he turned around and got on the soft chariot, surrounded by a group of young eunuchs, and went to Qianqing Palace, Hongyang frowned quickly, but he didn't say anything. Expressing that, he looked at the study and rushed to the study...

"Queen, as the master of the harem, you should know the rules. The ancestral rules are there. You don't have to worry about what you shouldn't, but you can't ignore what you should. I don't need to say more about these things. "After the two brothers Hongli and Hongyang withdrew, Wu Ya said expressionlessly.

"My daughter-in-law will understand what the queen mother said." Lan Yue'er actually didn't understand what Wu Ya's words said, but she had to say it back.

Wu Yashi was so shrewd that she could tell at a glance that Lan Yue'er didn't understand her own words. She frowned involuntarily, thought for a while, and said lightly: "The harem is not allowed to discuss politics or spread rumors. Now The palace is too chaotic, it should be managed carefully, those who should be punished should be punished, those who should be killed should not be lenient, if there is kindness, how can there be a peaceful day in this harem."

Wu Ya's words sounded a bit serious, Lan Yue'er suddenly had a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, she hurriedly fell to her knees and said: "The queen mother taught me the right thing, my daughter-in-law will take care of it immediately, please calm down the queen mother."

Lan Yue'er has always been lenient towards others, she seldom relied on her status as the master of the harem to bully other concubines, and she seldom made things difficult for others, this Wuya family is clear, she is supposed to be a good empress in the palace, but the problem is the harem The dark place is not a place where grievances and grievances are clearly distinguished. The Wu Ya family has experienced countless dark places there, and it is very clear that if Lan Yueer hadn't been supported by Yinzuo, she would have been tossed down by someone.Originally, Wu Ya didn't want to ask about Yin Zuo's harem affairs, but now that Yin Zuo is not in the palace, and Lan Yue'er obviously doesn't know how to deal with these miscellaneous matters in the harem, Wu Ya can't see it. Only then did I mention something, seeing that although Lan Yueer nodded, she didn't understand the purpose of this move nor how to proceed, so she sighed secretly in her heart, glanced at Lan Yueer and said: " The empress can send an order to Li Dequan, ordering him to investigate the source of the rumors, but anyone who spreads rumors will be punished, and the first to spread rumors will be shot to death with random sticks, and the empress can go to work, the palace is exhausted, you kneel and rest."

Lan Yue'er knelt down and kowtowed profusely to beg for peace, and exited the Palace of Compassion and Ning. As soon as she returned to her bedroom, she immediately issued an order to pardon Li Dequan, the eunuch in charge of ceremonies, to seal off the palace and thoroughly investigate the source of the rumors. When the time was full, the imperial palace suddenly became chaotic. From time to time, people such as court ladies and eunuchs were reported and dragged down to beat the board again, making the whole harem full of smoke. It made the whole harem panic...

The Qianqing Palace was originally the place where the court meeting was held, but because Yin Zuo led the army, it has been more than half a year and has not held a court meeting. There is only a collegiate meeting every five days. Only the minister of military affairs and the study room are eligible to participate in the collegial meeting. Apart from the ministers, there are only ministers, and the number of people is not large, but there will always be some troubles in every round of the meeting, and it is always inevitable to gossip. According to Yunxiang, it is better than the previous morning Still tired.

Today is another day for the collegial meeting, everyone has rushed here early in the morning, not only Yunxiang, the prime minister and prince, but even Yunzhen who said he was sick at home a long time ago, and Yunzhen who just "fell ill" yesterday did not stay behind , a group of ministers waited for almost half an hour, but they never saw Hongli, the elder brother of the country, showing up. The big guy couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and each divided into several small circles to get together to discuss matters. It was all about the defeat of the frontline that was rumored in the market. Just when everyone was worried sincerely or pretendingly, a eunuch's high-pitched voice rang out: "Brother Jianguo is here!" Stand still and wait for Hongli's arrival.

"Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, Eighth Uncle, Thirteenth Uncle, and all the adults, my nephew is late, please forgive me, let's start a collegiate discussion, the old rules, you discuss, my nephew just listens." " Hongli greeted the big guy with a smile, walked to a chair on the side of the throne and sat down, put on a look of listening attentively, and looked at everyone with a smile.

Today, everyone has something on their minds, and no one intends to discuss other matters. They are all concerned about whether the rumors circulating in the streets and alleys are true. After De Hongli finished speaking, everyone stood silently without making a sound.

"Hey, what's the matter? There's nothing to discuss today?" Hongli asked pretending to be confused, and looked at everyone with surprise on his face.

Li Zhenyu, Minister of Military Aircraft and Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, is the youngest and the most impatient among all the people. In addition, it is his turn to be on duty today. Seeing that the big guys are silent, he has no choice but to stand up and greet Hongli Gong respectfully. He cupped his hands and said: "The lower official is on duty today. I heard rumors in the streets and alleys early in the morning, saying that the front line sent back unfavorable battle reports. As the minister of military aircraft on duty, the lower official has a duty and dare not neglect it. I went to the Ministry of War to inquire. After looking at the stub of the military report, I found out that there was indeed a military report yesterday. After asking the official of the Ministry of War, I found out that the military report is in the hands of my elder brother. Calm the hearts of the people in the capital."

Prince Yong Yunzhen quickly glanced at the smiling Yunhu, and suddenly stood up and said: "That's right, Mr. Li's words are justified, you must know that the people's hearts are not stable, and the country will be in danger. Children's play."

Yunyu shook the folding fan in his hand, walked out slowly and said: "Yes, what the fourth brother said is reasonable, the hearts of the people are like water, and the change is very fast. If the hearts of the people are not stable, everything will be over. Since the elder brother has the army in his hands How about taking it out and letting the adults have a look at it together?"

Prince Cheng Yunzhi's eyes wandered around Yunzhen and Yunxuan for a while, and then took a peek at the silent Yunxiang, the corners of his mouth moved, but in the end he still didn't stand up to speak, but turned his eyes to Yunxiang. Close it, with a look of indifference to everything.

"Military newspaper?" Hongli was stunned for a moment, and said with an innocent face: "In the hands of my nephew? Is there such a thing? Why doesn't my nephew have any impression? Hey, why didn't Master Liu of the Ministry of War come?"

"Lord Liu asked for leave early this morning, saying that he fell ill." Yun Xiang, who had been silent all this time, stood up and said indifferently: "Brother, this military report is an important matter of the imperial court. You can't make fun of it. I'm really not here. In your hand?"

"Uncle Thirteen, why don't you believe my nephew? This matter really has nothing to do with my nephew. Here, where did you start? Hey, oh, by the way, what do the rumors on the street say?" Hongli said. He said with a sincere face.

Before Yun Xiang answered, Yun Hu opened his mouth first, and said with a look of concern for the country and the people: "Oh, it is said that the front line has been defeated, and the whereabouts of the Holy Spirit are unknown, what should we do, no matter whether the rumors are true or not , we can’t just pass it on like this, we should strictly control it, otherwise the consequences..."

"That's right, the eighth brother's words are for the country, it's time to come up with a definite idea now, we can't just sit and watch." Yun Zhen said with a gloomy face.

A group of ministers below discussed in a low voice, but no one came out to offer advice on how to deal with this matter, and the scene suddenly became chaotic...

(End of this chapter)