The fifth wife wants to escape marriage: marry the princess

Chapter 171 Qiu Rong's Question 3
He was originally such a person, but now, he just returned to the beginning.He didn't gain anything, and he didn't lose anything. It was true on the surface, but why did his heart still feel empty, he said he had no feelings, why did he still go crazy and want to go back to the capital, to that person's side?

Mu Wushuang, don't allow anyone to mention your name, but the person who remembers your name the deepest, even engraved in the bottom of my heart, has always been me, me...!
The official who passed the decree fled to the northwest all the way, suffering from a broken ear, hated Xiao Junyi in his heart for a long time, and sent an urgent letter to the capital before he could return to Beijing, adding fuel and vinegar to describe Xiao Junyi and the Northwest soldier general as The rebels said that everyone looked up to Xiao Junyi, and there was no queen mother in their eyes, let alone the emperor or the court.

The empress dowager was already full of hostility and guard against Xiao Junyi, but when she saw the letter saying that the anti-imperial heart of the Northwest was clearly revealed, she immediately became annoyed. military repression.

However, the Northwest has always been in a state of security. Facing the sudden pressure from the capital city, they are at a loss, and they don't understand why the court is like this.

At the same time, there were rumors in the Northwest that Xiao Junyi had won a battle, and the emperor and queen mother were worried that his achievements would overwhelm the master, so they launched an army to attack.

The northwest has always been guarded by Xiao Junyi and his soldiers. Without them, how would the people live and work in peace and contentment?This time, in the eyes of the common people, the imperial court has become a narrow and immoral regime, and its actions are against chivalry, and it is suspected of crossing rivers and demolishing bridges.

Therefore, when the imperial army suppressed the Northwest inexplicably, the people in the Northwest complained, accusing the imperial court of not resisting foreign enemies, but venting their anger on their own people, and not tolerating meritorious ministers.

The queen mother's trip not only failed to effectively suppress the Northwest Army, but also aroused public resentment and lost the support of the Northwest people.But the Empress Dowager was impatient, she couldn't listen to anything else, if Xiao Junyi was not eliminated for a day, she would never feel at ease, she just kept ordering the attack, and refused to withdraw the troops.

The Northwest Army claimed that it was resisting in self-defense, and the two sides were in a stalemate, neither of them willing to admit defeat.

Xiao Xuanyu was in the north to check the drought situation and started to arrange for the south-to-north water diversion, but he received a letter from Lian Cheng, saying that the queen mother insisted on her own opinion and sent troops to the northwest.

Xiao Xuanyu was horrified, and immediately sent his cronies with the emperor's keepsake to the northwest to cease the war. After arranging the officials responsible for the drought in the north, he hurried back to Kyoto.

When she returned to Beijing, the queen mother knew that the emperor had sent someone to stop the division in the capital, and she was so angry that she knew that there was a "spoiler". Jun Yi, this time he was the one who tipped off Xiao Xuanyu again.He said that Lian Cheng also had rebellious intentions, and wanted to help Xiao Junyi, so he arrested Lian Cheng and interrogated him in the palace. The interrogation was only halfway, when he heard that Xiao Xuanyu had returned to the palace, he was startled for a moment, and ordered people to let Lian Cheng go, and welcome the saint together. drive.

The Empress Dowager led everyone out of the bedroom, and saw Su Xin coming with the Emperor, she couldn't help but look back at Lian Cheng, and then she stepped forward and said to Xiao Xuanyu, "Didn't the Emperor write that it would take a month, why did you come back early? "

Xiao Xuanyu's complexion was not good, but it was inconvenient to lose his temper with his mother, saying, "My son has only been out of the palace for more than a month, but he heard about the great changes in the palace, so he hurried back to the palace. I ran into Princess Suxin on the road, and then I knew that my mother announced that she was going to leave the palace. Lian Cheng has entered the palace, I don't know why? I remember saying before leaving the palace that Lian Cheng can bring the princess to live in the military camp, and the Ministry of War has nothing to do with entering the palace, the world is at peace!"

"Is it peaceful, haven't you seen it! No one is obedient, from the general to the servant!" The queen mother was quite dissatisfied with Lian Sheng. If it wasn't for the emperor's close friend and confidant, she would never tolerate such a disobedient person.Not only did he inform Xiao Xuanyu, but he also dared to disobey the Queen Mother's order and turn a deaf ear to letting him send troops. It's really abominable. He also said that the Queen Mother can just take care of her life, and the military department is directly under the emperor's jurisdiction. She is so mad at her!

"It used to be very peaceful, but now that the queen mother hastily sent troops to the northwest, I'm afraid there will be no peace."

"What does the emperor mean by this, accusing Aijia?"

"My son dare not! My son is just worried."

"There is nothing to worry about. If you hadn't stopped the suppression, Xiao Junyi would have been decapitated by now."

"The queen mother underestimated Xiao Junyi too much!" Xiao Xuanyu looked sullen, glanced at Lian Cheng and Yu Ren, and said, "You all step back!"

"Yes." All the palace people retreated, Lian Cheng helped Su Xin, who was six months pregnant, and left, only the Queen Mother and Xiao Xuanyu were left in the room.

Seeing that Xiao Xuanyu's complexion is not very good, and the Queen Mother is also very uncomfortable, she doesn't understand, is it wrong for her to want to get rid of Xiao Junyi?What's wrong? !
"Your Majesty, why are you angry? Did Aijia do something wrong?"

Xiao Xuanyu came back in a hurry, frowning, "Mother, I know that you wholeheartedly want to pave the way for my son, and you will not allow anyone to threaten my son in the slightest. But, Xiao Junyi, he..."

"Are you still thinking about the old love and don't want to kill him?" The Queen Mother blushed with anger, "You are the kindness of a woman!"

"I want him to die more than anyone else. I have no old relationship with him, but I can't kill him. He represents the Northwest, and he has a very high reputation and support in that generation..."

Before Xiao Xuanyu finished speaking, the Queen Mother said, "Then you should kill him even more. How can a mere general receive such high support?"

"The ministers used to be unconvinced, but when they were in the bloody battlefield, we were intoxicated. Why should we blame him and envy him like this?"

"Your Majesty, don't grow up other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige. No matter how you say it, Xiao Junyi is just a minister! If you are a minister, you must bow your head!"

"I don't mean anything else, but I just want to say that it is not easy to move Xiao Junyi, nor is it easy to move the Northwest. As long as we can't bear it and do it first, then we will be unreasonable. What is the army that has lost the popular support?" Others? Do you know why Xiao Junyi is not afraid of angering you? Now that you have sent troops to the northwest, you have hit his plan. You have more troops than him, but you didn't kill him. Why? Didn't the mother think about it?"

The queen mother was taken aback for a moment, and then she remembered, "In the beginning, the urgent report from the battlefield was blocked by the people when they entered the northwest. But Ai's family didn't pay attention to it, they just thought they were confused by Xiao Junyi, this..."

"The army that the people want is invincible. Empress, this time, we really lost." Xiao Xuanyu sat down on the chair, "Please don't be impatient in the future, Empress, the country is ours, why are you so anxious? Xiao Junyi has been quietly in the northwest, he is not in a hurry, why are we in a hurry? But this time, the balance was broken, the face was torn, and there is no peace to speak of."

"Isn't it just Xiao Junyi? It's a big deal to lose the Northwest. As for being so alarmist?" Already a big win in the Northwest."

"What?" Xiao Xuanyu suddenly stood up from the chair, "Didn't I already order a truce?"

"Yeah, when you said the truce, Xiao Junyi and his remnant defeated generals had already fled. Although they are gone now, the Northwest is already under our control. The Ai family has sent your uncle to take over the Northwest Now, you can sit back and relax from now on..."

"Uncle? He served in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He has neither joined the army nor is a general. Why should he take over the Northwest? Empress, you..." Xiao Xuanyu was angry and anxious, "I have never let my empress worry about state affairs, why can't you accompany me more?" Where is the imperial grandmother admiring the flowers and visiting the garden? She has fought all her life, but now she also enjoys leisurely leisure. Why did one empress dowager leave, and another empress dowager came? Do you still know why your father is dissatisfied with you? The daughter of the family can't let go of this power in her hand!"

The Queen Mother was dumbfounded by what she said, and suddenly angry and wronged, her face was complicated and sad.

Only then did Xiao Xuanyu realize that his words were too serious, and lowered his head, he said, "My son has no intention of making my mother sad, but some words are harsh, but I have to say them, and I ask my mother to stop worrying about court affairs. There are many things that can only be grown and understood by a son who has experienced it himself. If the son listens to his mother in everything and only knows how to hide behind his mother, I am afraid that such a puppet is not what you want!"

"Puppet?" The queen mother couldn't believe that Xiao Xuanyu would use such a serious word. She just wanted her son to avoid detours because she was thrown into the cold palace, kind and suffered a lot. Soft-hearted and disadvantaged, she has suffered, and she doesn't want her son to make the same mistakes, but she is still wrong.

Wanting to make up for the lack of maternal love, she takes care of everything from the harem to the government, but he is restrained everywhere and feels like a puppet.

She didn't know whether to be happy or sad. Does this mean that her son has grown up?Want to break free from her protection?
After Xiao Xuanyu finished speaking, he bowed to the Empress Dowager, "I still have to be busy with political affairs, so I will step down first, and the Empress Mother will rest early."

"Did the queen mother do something wrong? Is the encirclement and suppression of the northwest wrong?" The queen mother asked softly. She didn't want to make Xiao Xuanyu unhappy, but from his expression, it can be seen that he is really unhappy.

Xiao Xuanyu took the queen mother's hand and said in a low voice, "The queen mother is right. My son knows that the mother loves my son. But, mother, it is useless to talk about it. What kind of brother is your own brother, my uncle? Man, you know better than anyone else whether your son is more important, or your brother and Mrs. Zhang, do you know it in your heart?"

"Of course the son of the Ai family is important, otherwise why the Ai family does so much?"

"Then let my uncle be his minister of justice, and even the most important tasks cannot be entrusted to him. My son wants General Du to go to the northwest. Although the northwest is under our control this time, it has become a chaotic place. It’s nothing more than a hot potato in your hands. Northwest is the most important frontier fortress in Daliang. Now only General Du can reassure me. There was Xiao Junyi before, although he and Erchen refused to accept, and even refused to recognize Erchen as emperor, Entering the palace to surrender and worship, but he is a good general. With him, the Northwest will never fall. If he sticks to the Northwest like this, he is not a minister, and maybe he is not the former emperor. It's just that he has feelings for the Northwest. Now, he appears to be defeated, but he is only stirring up public grievances, and I am afraid that he will really be ruined, and then we will be in danger."

"Break the boat, what do you mean?" The Queen Mother's heart tightened.

"If he escapes from the northwest, then only Xiruo country can go, because my uncle once used others and didn't give corresponding benefits, so he already has a grudge in his heart. Although it is a small country, it can't be underestimated. I'm afraid of Xiao Junyi Taking refuge in the Xiruo Kingdom, based on his understanding of Daliang and the support of the people in the northwest, I am afraid that when the time comes..."

(End of this chapter)