The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 370 Chapter 369
Although the Empress Dowager Gongsun was young, she was very smart. Ever since she came to this cold palace, she had always been aloof from the world, and she was also very kind to others, and treated the maidservants like sisters.

It is precisely because of the Queen Mother Gongsun's inaction thinking that she was able to settle down in this ruthless palace, which made her even more queen mother.

The Gongsun family who became the empress dowager still didn't put on airs in front of anyone, and was always kind and amiable to others, and raised Liu Feng as his own son. The whole palace was full of praise for her.

Every move in the palace cannot be hidden from Zhang Yan's eyes. However, Gongsun's inaction is another scene in Zhang Yan's eyes.

In Zhang Yan's view, the Empress Dowager Gongsun is an extremely intelligent woman, and such a woman is what scares him the most.

Now, the whole of Pengcheng, and even Xuzhou, spread the deeds of the empress dowager, from the civil and military ministers to the common people, all praised the empress dowager Gongsun.

At this moment, in the palace of the Empress Dowager Gongsun, when she heard Zhang Yan's question, she felt a "thump" in her heart, and thought to herself, "Zhang Yan is really going to use his father for surgery..."

After a while, the Queen Mother Gongsun replied: "These are important affairs of the court. This palace is a woman's family and should not participate in the government affairs. Everything is decided by the regent. The regent is the minister of the country. If there is no regent, the man will There will never be the current stability. The current world does not know what it will be like. The things the regent decides are all major events that benefit the country and the people. As long as the decision is made by the regent, the Palace will not Any opinions, and will be supported. If the Prince Regent needs anything, I will definitely cooperate with my best."

After Zhang Yan heard the Queen Mother Gongsun's answer, he thought to himself: "This woman is really not an ordinary person, and she knows my intentions! However, since this woman's golden words have been given, I don't have to worry about whether Gongsundu will stay in Pengcheng. .”

"The empress dowager understands righteousness, and I admire it very much! Now that I have these words from the empress dowager, I can rest assured. When the Marquis of Liaodong arrives in Pengcheng, I hope that the empress dowager can try her best to persuade the Marquis of Liaodong! I still have For other government affairs, it is inconvenient to stay here, I will leave first!" Zhang Yan bowed respectfully to the Queen Mother Gongsun, then turned around and left the Queen Mother's bedroom.

After Zhang Yan left, the Empress Dowager Gongsun let out a sigh of relief. For a weak woman like her, the scheming Zhang Yan was undoubtedly an insurmountable mountain, and she could only look up.Although she is smart, she can't resist Zhang Yan's powerful influence. Here, she is just a puppet.

Therefore, the Queen Mother Gongsun began to think about how to persuade her father to stay in Pengcheng, and hoped that her father would give up Liaodong, which he had worked so hard to manage, and be a big man in peace and stability!

Three days later, Liaodong Hou Gongsundu arrived as scheduled. Under the leadership of Hua Xin, he first went to the palace to meet the emperor.

The emperor Liu Feng is still a child, so what can be seen.But this is the only way for foreign ministers to meet in court, and the emperor must be the first to meet.

The emperor, Liu Feng, was raised in the palace of the Queen Mother Gongsun, so seeing the Emperor was like going to see the Queen Mother Gongsun.

After Gongsundu was admitted, he directly entered the queen mother's bedroom, and together with Hua Xin, first paid homage to the emperor and then the queen mother.

Then, there were some polite words, and not long after, the Empress Dowager Gongsun said: "Master Hua, I haven't seen the Marquis of Liaodong for a long time, and I want to tell you about the relationship between father and daughter..."

The Empress Dowager Gongsun's words are to the point, and her words are very measured.Hua Xin is also an old, treacherous and cunning person, which is what Empress Dowager Gongsun said in the way of nature.Therefore, Hua Xin immediately cupped his hands and said, "Empress Dowager, I still have some things to do, so I will take my leave first!"

The Empress Dowager Gongsun turned her face to the maid beside her and said, "Master Send Hua!"

"There's no need to send it off, I know the way out of the palace." Hua Xin bowed to Gongsun Du again, then turned and left.

Although Hua Xin said that the maidservant of the Empress Dowager Gongsun would not send her off, the maidservant followed Hua Xin.

Hua Xin walked out of the Empress Dowager's bedroom, paused at the palace entrance, and winked at the maid standing in the bedroom, the maid nodded slightly, then she understood, turned around and walked into the bedroom, and returned to Queen Mother Gongsun's side Standing by.

"You all go down, I haven't seen my father for a long time, I have something to discuss." The Queen Mother Gongsun said suddenly.

The ten maidservants in the entire bedroom all said "Here" in unison, and then walked out of the bedroom.

One of the maidservants closed the door after leaving the bedroom, but she didn't go far away, but eavesdropped on her ears and hid outside the window.

The rest of the maidservants knew what was going on, so no one spoke, as if they already knew about the situation, and no one wanted to be troublesome, so they dispersed one after another, as if they hadn't seen it.

The Empress Dowager Gongsun pushed back everyone, put Liu Feng on the couch, then walked directly to Gongsun Du's side, and threw herself into Gongsun Du's arms, saying coquettishly: "Father, my daughter misses you so much !"

Gongsun Du and his daughter reunited after a long absence, and they wanted to confide in each other. The Queen Mother even told Gongsun Du that he didn't like the life here and hoped that Gongsun Du could take him away. Gongsun Du was also helpless, saying that the Queen Mother She is already the queen mother of the world, how can she just leave?
The daughter complained that her father sent her to this cold, cruel and impersonal palace, and said that she would not be as happy as marrying an ordinary family.

When Gongsundu heard his daughter's confession, his eyes were full of tears, but the matter has come to this point, and there is nothing he can do.

The more the father and daughter talked, the worse they felt, and they gradually hugged each other and cried.

After a stick of incense, the Empress Dowager Gongsun suddenly said to Gongsun Du: "Father, you are the Marquis of Liaodong. You are far away from the court, and you have a large army in your hands. You are bound to be envied by others. Now Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have been killed successively. The regent Zhang Yan He also pacified Hebei, made outstanding achievements, and was crowned king with a different surname. His father's Liaodong was under the jurisdiction of the regent's Yan Kingdom. Being feared by the regent. Why don't you resign from the post of Liaodong prefect early, and only take the title, and the thousand households can live comfortably in your old age..."

After listening to the words of the Queen Mother, Gongsun Du heaved a long sigh. Although Gongsun Du had the ambition to be a hero, he was not capable enough. develop slowly.

However, Gongsundu was able to take root in Liaodong because of this, and his influence spread throughout Liaodong. Even Goguryeo, Wuhuan, Xianbei, Fuyu and others who bordered it were afraid of him.

Over time, Gongsun Du lost his will to be the king, and only wanted to stay in the land of Liaodong. Anyway, the mountains were high and the emperor was far away. He was the emperor of Liaodong, and he lived a carefree life, which was very comfortable.

At this time, Gongsun Du frowned when he heard his daughter's words suddenly, and hurriedly asked: "My dear daughter, does the regent have any thoughts about me?"

The Queen Mother Gongsun shook her head and said: "The regent did not reveal any thoughts to her father, but the daughter had to make predictions in advance. Liaodong is a place of bitter cold, and my father is sick. It is not suitable for recuperating there. Why don't my father remove the prefect of Liaodong?" I will stay in Pengcheng as a Marquis with peace of mind, and my daughter will have someone to take care of me here, and I can even find a famous doctor in the world to treat my father!"

After Gongsun Du heard this, he sneered and said: "I, Gongsun Du, have been in the army all my life. Although Pengcheng is located in the Central Plains, it is also an important place in the capital. Gyeonggi, this marquis is nothing. Although Liaodong is bitter and cold, it is my hometown and the place where I grew up. My father is old and I feel homesick even more. You made me leave my hometown and come to this helpless, helpless How can a place with no relatives compare to the carefree life in Liaodong?"

The Empress Dowager Gongsun hurriedly said: "Since father is unwilling to leave Liaodong, that's fine, but father must resign from the post of Liaodong prefect. In this way, wouldn't father be able to live a peaceful and carefree life in Liaodong?"

Gongsun Du sneered and said, "Let me resign from the post of Liaodong prefect? ​​Then you are asking father to die!"

"How do you say that?" Queen Mother Gongsun asked hastily.

"Father has worked hard to manage Liaodong for many years, and his hands are covered with blood. Once I give up my power, those enemies will definitely seek revenge on me. Do you want to watch me die?" Gongsun Du said.

The Empress Dowager Gongsun didn't think so much, she frowned, seeing that she couldn't persuade Gongsun Du, she also looked helpless.

Seeing his daughter's expression, Gongsundu suddenly said, "Father is old and useless. It's not impossible for me to give up the post of Liaodong prefect, but there must be a prerequisite!"

"What conditions?"

"I give up my authority, but all my authority must be assumed by your elder brother Gongsun Kang!"

The Empress Dowager Gongsun originally thought that Gongsun Du would give some good news, but when she heard the news, she was disappointed for a while, and immediately said: "Father, you are so confused, if this is the case, what does it have to do with you being the governor of Liaodong?" Same?"

"I'm old, but I'm not confused! You are a silly daughter! I have a heavy army in my hand, and I am entrenched in Liaodong. The court must be very afraid of me. If I hand over power, I will be nothing. When the time comes If you want soldiers but no soldiers, no money if you want money, if the court wants to kill me, it will be easy!" Gongsun Du said.

The Empress Dowager Gongsun finally confirmed Gongsun Du's pulse, and she comforted Gongsun Du again, but Gongsun Du was still unwilling to give up his military power.

The Empress Dowager Gongsun had nothing to do with Gongsun Du, and Gongsun Du became impatient, so he simply left the Empress Dowager's bedroom.

After Gongsun Du left, the Empress Dowager Gongsun sighed heavily, tears welled up in her eyes, she let the tears fall from her cheeks, and said slowly: "Father, Father, you are the one who is really confused, I'm afraid it will be our father and daughter Last chance to meet..."

(End of this chapter)