After the first fool

Chapter 154
Liao Xue saw the empress dowager's complexion slowed down, and a gleam of joy flashed in her eyes, and then she continued to incite: "Now the emperor has no power of his own, and he cannot compete with the 80 army. It is because the emperor does not have enough time. Just give the emperor one or two In a few years, I believe that he will surpass the record of the regent and become the most powerful young emperor in Dongyao."

The words carried huge confidence, as if she had already seen the picture of Bai Zixu holding the world in his hands.

The Queen Mother's heart skipped a beat, she is a woman and a mother, how can she not like others to praise her son? "Yes, the emperor is still young, as long as he has enough time to prepare, it is feasible to overthrow the regent and start all over again."

After all, the queen mother was persuaded by Liao Xue, "The Ai family is looking for the emperor to order him to release the regent."

The hostility must be calmed down first. As for the regent, he can be emptied slowly. The Queen Mother also knows that what she said to instigate Bai Zixu this time was a little impulsive, and she didn't see the correct situation. Although Bai Mo was shut down, But he also pushed the imperial court to the edge of the cliff with his own hands. If he was a little careless, if he fell, his body would be smashed to pieces.

Liao Xue changed the clothes for the Empress Dowager herself, with a beaming smile on her face, exuding a trace of tenderness, but her eyes were not warm at all, leaving only a chilling viciousness.

As father said, as long as the queen mother is persuaded, the emperor will eventually compromise and release the regent. At that time, Mo Qing will be in trouble, and Mo Xiaoran, the queen, will also make it to the end!
This is Liao Xue's ultimate goal.

The latter position, which represents the supreme glory, is what she wants wholeheartedly.

The Empress Dowager got up and drove to the Imperial Study Room. Feng Huan rushed past Ai Qingshi Road. She sat on the cushion with a dignified expression. You could see palace people whispering everywhere in the palace. Most of them looked anxious and serious. Obviously also frightened by the current situation.

Who would have thought that just imprisoning the regent would cause such a storm?
In the imperial study room, Bai Zixu sat on the dragon chair with his brows tightly frowned, his expression slightly gloomy, the imperial decree had been written, but the jade seal in his hand could not be covered for a long time, once it was closed, Bai Mo would leave the prison and go back Returning to the court hall, this building is to completely trample on his dignity as a king, and bow his head to Bai Mo and admit defeat.

Bai Zixu slumped down on the dragon chair, raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, still hesitating.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is here." Li Quan knocked lightly on the door of the imperial study, and reported in a high-pitched voice. The sun was covered by dark clouds, and there was no light, and it was so oppressive that people almost couldn't breathe.

Mother came?

Bai Zixu hurriedly said, "Let the queen mother come in."

He immediately tidied up the mess on the dragon table, not wanting the queen mother to see it, but it was too late. When the queen mother came in, she had already caught sight of the bright yellow imperial edict. She stepped into the room and looked at the expression on the dragon chair. Tired, like a son who has lost his courage, his heart throbbing with pain.

"Emperor," the queen mother's soft voice sounded slowly, Li Quan respectfully closed the door, she walked behind the dragon case, and gently patted Bai Zixu's shoulder, just like when she was a child, hugging him carefully, Relieved, "This matter is the fault of the Ai family alone."

"Mother?" Bai Zixu's eyes were filled with astonishment, why did the mother say that?Why put the blame on her shoulders alone?

"If it wasn't for the Ai family's miscalculation of the situation, how could it have caused you to fall into this dilemma?" The queen mother blocked all the faults on herself, and wanted to use her thin body to prop up a piece of sky for Bai Zixu, with tears flowing in her eyes With a soft light, "Aijia already knows everything that happened in the court."

Bai Zixu lowered his head weakly, his expression slightly disappointed, he clenched his fists unwillingly, the veins on his body popped out, how could he be reconciled?Obviously Bai Mo has been imprisoned in the sky prison, and he is already preparing to eliminate the power he left in the court!However, when things come to an end, such an accident will happen.

Among the three armies, he has a more noble status and reputation than the king of a country!Even without his order, the 80 troops rose up and pointed at the imperial city.

"I'm not reconciled." He gritted his teeth and said word by word.

"The Ai family knows." The queen mother patted him on the back lightly, her tone was very soft: "My lord, you are still young, and there are still opportunities and time to regain your strength, but the imperial court can't be chaotic. If the 80 army If you are really pointing directly at the imperial city and soldiers are approaching the city, what should you do?" A sigh flashed across the Queen Mother's eyes, "Let's release the white ink."

Bai Zixu's body trembled slightly and became stiff for a moment.

Perhaps, all he needs now is someone to push him from the back, so that he can make this determination!

"One day the regent will not let go, and the army will not stop advancing for one day. My lord, for the present plan, we have only this way to go." The queen mother said in a deep voice, every word carried endless She should have persuaded him to calm down and be patient, instead of miscalculating the situation and causing a catastrophe now.

Bai Zixu opened his mouth, but he couldn't find any reason to refute it. After a long time, he spit out a very complicated sentence: "But once I make an order, the prime minister..."

The prime minister is his right-hand man, and he pushed him out this time to become the regent. If Bai Mo regains his freedom, will those generals under his command miss the chance to attack the prime minister?
A faint light flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes, she clenched her fingers, and said in a ruthless voice: "As an emperor, you can't be soft-hearted. Abandoning a prime minister to protect the overall situation is a last resort. Ai Jia believes that even if the prime minister knows, he will not I'll blame you." It's just a pity for a pillar of the country.

Bai Zixu's heart trembled slightly, he closed his eyes, calmed down his chaotic thoughts, and when he opened his eyes again, there was only determination left in his eyes, it was a desperate determination, the fortitude to endure all the anger, he Slowly picked up the jade seal carved with jade on the table, opened the imperial decree, and gently rubbed the place where the seal was placed. There was a trace of coldness in his eyes, and his arms dropped suddenly.

"Boom-"

With a clear sound, the jade seal was heavily covered under the imperial decree, and Bai Zixu's entire strength seemed to be emptied at this moment. It was obviously just a simple and extremely simple movement, but he only felt tired, and he only felt tired. Lifting it up, the Empress Dowager took it immediately. After a closer look, it was indeed the will to release Bai Mo. Isn't her heart heavy?It's like crushing a boulder.

"Prince, the Ai family will proclaim this decree for you." She said harshly, took the imperial decree and walked out of the imperial study, Bai Zixu looked at the back of the queen mother who was always straight, and a warm current flowed into her heart quietly.

The Empress Dowager led Li Quan, followed by many palace people, and went to the prison in a mighty way.

Dressed in a luxurious court dress, she was dignified and graceful. Before the prison, she abandoned her phoenix and walked instead.

"The servant knocked on the Queen Mother." The cell bosses knelt down to respond one after another. The earth-shattering voice made many prisoners in the cell howl, and their bony hands stretched out from the cell, and in the narrow passageway On both sides, waving.

"Be careful, Queen Mother." A cell chief gave the gang of criminals who were begging for mercy and suffering coldly a cold look, pulled out the whip from his waist, and slapped it along the cell door.

The queen mother did not look sideways, and walked steadily towards the cell where Bai Mo was held.

In the square cell, you can hardly see your fingers. There is only a torch hanging on the wall outside the cell, and gloomy light refracts in from the vent. The silhouette is cold, and the figure is as straight as a pine and cypress, sitting quietly on the straw pile.

The queen mother stopped outside the cell, looked at Bai Mo inside with a complicated expression, and her arms tightened slightly. At this time, she had an urge to go back to the house directly, wanting Bai Mo to die alone here, and wanting him Leaving the court completely, can no longer affect their mother and son.

But this impulse was firmly suppressed by her, she took a deep breath, the queen mother pointed to the big lock of the cell, the cell head immediately stepped forward with interest, and opened the big lock with clangs.

The queen mother bent down and walked in, holding the imperial decree firmly in her hand, unwilling to let go, but had to let go.

"Bai Mo," she forced out a kind smile, as if a loving elder caring about her younger generation, "this time I made you suffer."

Bai Mo slowly opened his eyes, there was only a dead silence in his eyes, calm and calm, and he was not moved at all by the Queen Mother's words.

There are no brothers under the imperial power, let alone family ties. He should have known this fact long ago, but he still had extravagant hopes. Until this moment, he was still unable to calm down because of the arrival of the Queen Mother.

Bai Mo smiled wryly in his heart. If the people under his command hadn't made a big move, how could the Queen Mother condescend to come here?
Seeing that Bai Mo did not speak, the Queen Mother smiled awkwardly, unfolded the imperial decree, and read slowly word by word: "Regent Bai Mo was innocently accused by the prime minister of committing three major crimes of misconduct, embracing soldiers and self-respect, etc. , Dali Temple tripartite investigation, this matter is purely false, someone maliciously spread rumors to cause trouble, from now on, the regent will be released, and the official will be restored to his original post, hereby."

The concise imperial decree was Bai Zixu's compromise with Bai Mo. The queen mother closed the imperial decree and handed it to Bai Mo, "Bai Mo, please go with Ai's family, you will get sick if you stay here for a long time."

Bai Mo got up slowly, received the imperial decree, and didn't even open it to take a look. His heart sank into the bottom of the valley. With this imperial decree, I am afraid that the prime minister will bear the serious crime of slandering the court officials.

"Queen Mother," Bai Mo said with a slight tremor in his deep eyes.

The Queen Mother paused: "What's the matter?"

"I don't know if the Prime Minister is safe and sound? I don't really blame this matter..." Before Bai Mo finished speaking, the Queen Mother interrupted him. Her expression was cold, and her eyes were even more frosty. She said slowly : "The prime minister is old and dim-witted, and he mistakenly regarded Zhongliang as a traitor, and slandered the regent for many crimes, and he deserves to be punished! Regent, rest assured, the emperor will handle it impartially, and will not show favoritism."

Bai Mo's heart twitched, it seemed that the emperor had completely given up on the prime minister, if not, how could the empress dowager say such a thing?
He frowned slightly, and made up his mind to meet Bai Zixu in the morning tomorrow and intercede for Prime Minister Mo Qing!Whether it was for the court or for the little selfishness in his heart, he couldn't just watch the prime minister be convicted and ignore it.

But Bai Mo didn't know that at this time, his three generals, Zhou Jie, Li Shuang, and Zheng Shao, had gone together and entered the gate of Liudao Palace. The destination was the imperial study where Bai Zixu was. justice!

(End of this chapter)