In some dark study, Gong Yuchen leaned lazily in a chair, holding a glass of wine in her hand and drinking leisurely. Under the mask, there was an excited and sinister light in one eye

In Jinling Imperial City, after reading the express horse urgent report just received, Xiao Qianye was already a little thin and pale, and his pale face became more ugly. The fold in his hand accidentally fell onto the imperial case in front of him. After a moment of silence, Xiao Qianye picked up the fold again. He closed his eyes tired to calm his anxiety and frustration.

"Your Majesty?" seeing that he knew that things were bad, Zhou Xiang hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, but what happened?"

Xiao Qianye raised his eyes and looked at him. He was silent for a moment before he said, "Yichun Marquis hastened to report that Xie Li and Qi Shuo are dead, and the 100000 troops in Youzhou are almost wiped out."

Smelling the speech, no one spoke in the imperial study for a while. One hundred thousand troops... Not much but not little for the imperial court. Not to mention the 100000 troops stationed in Youzhou all year round. Xie Li and Qi Shuo are the people who know Youzhou and King Yan best. They lost a lot when they first met. At least... Now in the eyes of the world, the start is bad for them.

For a long time, Zhou Xiangcai said, "King Yan is rebellious and plotting rebellion is a foregone conclusion. Your Majesty must no longer be soft hearted and hesitant."

Xiao Qianye nodded and said in a deep voice, "this is nature."

The king of Yan has declared that the world's famous people are against him. In any case, he can't show weakness to the king of Yan. Nodding, Xiao Qianye said, "pass on my will to the Duke of Yichun and attack Yanni at all costs! Whether it's lack of people, food and money, I'll solve it for him!"

"Yes, your majesty!" Zhou Xiang and Han min looked at each other and said in unison.

Not to mention Xiao Qianye, in fact, their position with the king of Yan is not to die. King Yan told the world that the so-called flattery in the book is not about them? The Yan king is about to clear the king's side. Can they expect any room for negotiation? No matter what happened between Xiao Qianye and King Yan, as long as king Yan won, they must die in the end.

After leaving Xiao Qianye, Zhou and Han went out of the imperial study and looked at each other. They saw firm eyes in each other's eyes.

"Brother Zhou, it seems that King Yan really treats you and me as a thorn in the flesh." Han min sighed.

Zhou Xiang sneered and said, "you and I help your majesty, which is contrary to the position of the king of Yan. Naturally, it is a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh. However, if the king of Yan thinks he can win the whole summer, he might as well try it. The former Emperor has a spirit in heaven, and presumably he will not allow disordered subjects and thieves to bring trouble to the world."

Han min nodded. "What brother Zhou said is. Why don't we... Have a drink in my humble house twice?"

"Then deference is better than obedience." Zhou Xiang also smiled.

"The Empress Dowager arrived!" not far behind, the Empress Dowager walked over with people. They hurried forward to salute. The Empress Dowager glanced at them faintly, nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Han, your majesty is still busy?" Han min hurriedly said: "the two of you have just come out, and your Majesty must be resting. The Empress Dowager came to visit your majesty. The ministers dare not delay the Empress Dowager. Please leave first."

The Empress Dowager was still the crown princess. She was firm and decisive. Even though her appearance was not very excellent, she was actually the first lady in Jinling. But after becoming the empress dowager, she kept a low profile, and almost never paid attention to external affairs in the harem. Every day, the queen only talks with her and takes care of her baby grandson. Not only the concubines in the Imperial Palace, but also the old ministers who have been turned into ministers by his majesty. Han min also understood the Empress Dowager's temperament, but she didn't say anything.

The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, and they left quickly. Looking at the back of the two people who hurried away, the Empress Dowager sighed and turned and walked towards the imperial study.

Xiao Qianye is busy approving the folding. If it comes to diligent administration, Xiao Qianye is not lost to the first emperor. It's a pity that the same thing can be done with only three parts of power in advance, but Xiao Qianye may not be perfect even with 10% of power. Less than two years after his accession to the throne, Xiao Qian worked hard day and night, but the scene inside and outside the court was not as efficient as that of the former Emperor.

Hearing that the Empress Dowager was coming, Xiao Qianye quickly stopped writing and got up to greet each other, "empress mother, why are you here?"

The Empress Dowager looked at her son's haggard face. He sighed slightly and said, "Your Majesty looks a little haggard, but he's tired these days." although there was some disagreement between Xiao Chun and Nangong when they were forced to the palace, Xiao Qianye was the only biological son for the Empress Dowager. As long as you think of this, what can't be forgiven? At this time, the Empress Dowager still cares about the tunnel, looking at the hard to hide fatigue between her son's eyebrows.

Xiao Qianye shook his head and said with a smile, "I just didn't sleep well last night. Mother doesn't have to worry."

The Empress Dowager looked at him. "How can you not worry? I heard that you haven't been back to the harem for many days. Although the AI family has always told you that you can't covet women as a king, you can't wear yourself out for political affairs. You must know that haste makes waste."

Xiao Qianye whispered, "I'd like to follow my mother's instructions. But since I've inherited the rivers and mountains handed down by my grandfather, how can I bear to let him decline in my hand? If so, what's the face of my child to see my father and grandfather under the nine springs."

Although the Empress Dowager doesn't care about political affairs, she has also heard of things in the court. The Empress Dowager sighed when she thought of the Yan king in Youzhou, who had been treated very carefully by his Royal Highness the prince. "Are you sure there is no room for turning around there?"

"Mother!" the smile on Xiao Qianye's face was slightly stiff, but it soon calmed down again. He took a deep breath and said, "the king of Yan has made a clear-cut announcement that his son is a confused king, and Mr. Zhou and Mr. Han are sycophantic ministers. He said he would come back to clear the king's side, empress mother... Do you really believe it? If he was allowed to clear the king's side, what would happen to his son, the emperor?"

The Empress Dowager was silent, and she read a lot of history books. No matter whose fault the cause is, she doesn't believe that King Yan has no ambition. Since ancient times, there are few emperors who can regain power after being ruled by the Qing Dynasty. In the end, you either become a puppet or your head falls to the ground.

"Empress mother... My son doesn't want to be a puppet of Uncle Yan. His son is the Xia emperor designated by his father." Xiao Qianye's eyes were red and his voice was deep.

The Empress Dowager sighed, stepped forward and stretched out her hand to hold her son in her arms. "Don't be afraid, the queen mother will always be with you."

Xiao Qianye nodded, "don't worry, mother. Your son won't lose to King Yan, absolutely not!"

The Empress Dowager was silent. There was peace in the imperial study. Only the occasional sound of Xiao Qianye, sometimes low and sometimes high.

Nangong Mo's injury healed quickly. He recovered on his shoulder in a few days. Even the most seriously injured star danger is almost the same, and the whole Yan palace seems to have regained its vitality in the past. However, if you carefully observe it, you will find that everyone seems to be holding on. Compared with the past, it seems more capable. Everyone knows that this Youzhou siege is obviously only the beginning, and then it will only be more dangerous.

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