Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

Just when the princes and nobles of Jinye were busy picking green grass and going outing, news suddenly came from Wuyang that the brave and warlike general Hulu Qiangguang had died of illness a few days ago.

When the news came out, some were happy and some were worried.

The nobles knew very well that Hulu Qiangguang was taciturn and eccentric. Although he was not a likable person, it was undeniable that he was indeed a good leader in fighting.

The Qi army has suffered repeated defeats on the front battlefield, which has already made people panic. Now they have lost a powerful general. How can this not add fuel to the fire in this dire situation?

But there are also many people who disagree.

When the emperor received the resignation letter from the son of Hulug Qiangguang, he was furious and thought that Hulug Qiangguang was expressing his dissatisfaction and protest against his previous rebuke.

The wall fell and everyone pushed.

Some former political enemies made slanderous remarks at this time, saying that when Hulu Qiguang was alive, he had his own army and was arrogant and conceited, and even had the ambition to usurp the throne.

There is even evidence that after Hulu Qiguang's death, the morale of his soldiers was repeatedly low, which led to a series of defeats. It must have been someone who deliberately instigated this.

Upon hearing this, the emperor became even angrier and immediately issued an edict to severely reprimand Hulu Qiguang and his family, and ordered a search of their home.

Afterwards, he not only ordered Gao Anatuo to be in full charge of the Xianbei army, but also demoted and punished Hulug Qiangguang's former subordinates, and vigorously promoted and placed his own confidants in the army.

At the same time when the emperor issued an order to search and confiscate the Hulu clan, the king of the neighboring state of Zhou announced to the world that he posthumously conferred the title of Shangzhuguo and Jingguogong on Hulu Qiangguang.

This move caused an uproar in the world.

As expected, the comparison made the Qi army's frontline soldiers feel disheartened.

In addition, the King of Zhou issued an imperial decree to all parts of Qi, stating that anyone who sincerely submitted to the Great Zhou would be promoted to a higher position, regardless of whether they were famous scholars or knights-errant.

Just as everyone was watching, the governor of Huicheng opened the city gates and surrendered with all the people in the city.

Yuwen Jue did what he said. Not only did he reuse the governor of Hucheng, but after the Zhou army entered the country, he did not take a penny from the people and did not harm innocent lives. Such strict military discipline won the hearts of the people.

This set a precedent and attracted many people to surrender.

Perhaps in order to win back the hearts of the people and boost morale, the emperor ignored the opposition of his confidants and lavishly rewarded Hejian King Gaozongyou for defeating Zhou army general Xiao Jingnan.

Suddenly favored by the emperor, Gao Zongyou was at the peak of his powers.

However, where there is surplus, there must be loss.

This is how things have always been.

Sure enough, there were remarks in the court slandering Prince Hejian.

Liang Qian sat in the small courtyard and looked around. The wintersweet flowers that had bloomed throughout the winter had finally wilted, and the brown branches were covered with dense reddish-brown fruits.

It was already midsummer. Liang Qian changed into a light, dark gauze dress, and her hair was cut short enough to be tied into a simple bun.

The emperor has been bedridden ever since he fell off his horse and got injured. After Nanyang King Gao Jun launched a coup, the emperor was furious and his health deteriorated. Fortunately, Princess Yixing and her husband recommended Sun Liangping, who had special skills, to the emperor.

Speaking of Sun Liangping, he can't help but attract people's attention. Not only did he cure Princess Yixing's hemoptysis, but also under his careful care, the queen who had been infertile for many years actually became pregnant with a royal heir as she wished. It can be seen that he is really capable.

The emperor's condition was getting worse and better, and his temperament became violent and unpredictable.

Fortunately, Sun Liangping presented a miraculous medicine to the emperor at the right time, which really relieved the emperor's pain.

He is handsome and often wears a gray gauze robe. He looks like a handsome and elegant Taoist priest.

In addition to offering medicine to the emperor to treat his injuries, he also taught him how to cultivate his vitality, refine elixirs and practice Taoism.

Miraculously, the emperor was in very good spirits.

As a result, the emperor, who had been skeptical before, gradually became dependent on him.

He was further appointed as the Yellow Gate Minister.

The Yellow Gate Minister was a minister close to the emperor and could convey imperial edicts.

As the saying goes, when one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. Not only did his relatives and family members become successful, but even Princess Yixing and Princess Yuzhang, who had the merit of recommending him, were rewarded continuously.

Liang Qian smiled and made a cup of tea.

I felt that Sun Liangping was no ordinary person that day.

Gu Ya walked in from outside the yard carrying a small basket of wintersweet fruits.

Liang Qian handed her the brewed tea and said, "Wash your hands and take a rest."

Gu Ya went to wash his hands as instructed.

Wintersweet fruit is poisonous and cannot be eaten.

She knows it.

She said she didn't understand before, but after following the empress dowager for so long, she knew some things in her heart even if they were not stated explicitly.

Gu Ya wiped her hands, suddenly raised her head and looked around before whispering, "No wonder everyone in the palace speaks well of Minister Sun. I wasn't paying attention just now and walked a little further away. I didn't expect to see a group of people in the imperial garden. I was afraid of being seen, so I hid. After a closer look, I found that it was the Queen and Princess Yixing. The man accompanying the Queen must be Minister Sun. Apart from other things, just looking at his appearance, he is also elegant. The most rare thing is that he doesn't wear makeup like a royal child, but-"

She paused and shook her head: "But who knew that he would be so reckless and mean behind the scenes..."

Liang Qian glanced at Gu Ya and said nothing.

It's no wonder Gu Ya said that. How could someone who could make Lu Ying get pregnant despite her status be an ordinary person? Without good means and a good appearance, how could she stand out from all the guests and be favored?

After Gao Hao was injured, he became much less interested in the harem. Now that Sun Liangping has come and is quite favored by the emperor, how can the concubines not do everything they can to win him over?

There have always been many romantic affairs in the royal family. Even though they don't bring it up openly, it doesn't mean they are not aware of it in their hearts.

But the emperor doesn't care, so who else can say anything?

Unexpectedly, even Yuan Shi——

If you think about it, it doesn't seem difficult to understand.

Besides, she doesn't care what's going on in the harem.

Liang Qian lowered her eyes and poured herself a cup of tea.

If it was just when she moved here, Gao Hao would send people to see her from time to time under various pretexts.

At that time, she just pretended not to know.

Perhaps it was because after observing her for such a long time, and seeing that she always kept to herself and never interacted with others, and after the decline of the Hulu family, no one in the court mentioned or cared about her as a former person, Gao Hao came to believe that she could no longer cause any trouble, and he completely forgot about her.

Before, Lu Wanying would come to provoke her occasionally, but ever since Gao Hao was injured, she had been busy fighting with Yuan Yun'e and could no longer spare time.

Liang Qian raised her eyes and said, "I'll go see Wei Zhen'er later."

Gu Ya put down the teacup, wiped her mouth, and said, "Mrs. Wei is really pitiful. When I went there a few days ago, she insisted that I beg you for mercy, saying that she wanted to meet the Third Prince secretly. I persuaded her for a long time before I stopped her."

As she spoke, she sighed, "But how could she know how big a risk you are taking by keeping her? In my opinion, you'd better not go, or I'll pester you to meet the Third Prince again."

Liang Qian pursed her lips: "Alright."

Speaking of which, her child Xier is already one year and three months old, but unfortunately both his parents are not around.

She once said that neither she nor Lu Xiu had a good mother, and that she would definitely be a good mother, but in fact she had never been a good mother.

Liang Qian's eyes were filled with sadness, and her heart was even more sour.

Many times, she even wanted to drop everything and go find Xier, but in the end, after opening the secret passage, she closed it again.

Liang Qian took a deep breath and looked at Gu Ya again: "Wait a little longer."

Gu Ya glanced at her, lowered her eyes and sighed, "Queen Mother, I feel tired just looking at you."

Liang Qian took a sip of tea in silence.

After Emperor Gaozong You defeated Xiao Jingnan, Yuwen Jue ordered his troops to split into two groups to capture Xizhou. One group was led by him personally to attack the rear, while the other group was led by Gongxi Jin and Gong Liangrui to set out from Yancheng and advance northward.

According to the news sent in the day before, Yuwen Jue's progress was quite smooth, and he captured more than a dozen border towns.

She had looked at the map and knew that Yuwen Jue's route would pass through Youyan Mountain.

Youyan Mountain in this season...

Liang Qian lowered her head. She didn't know why she felt uneasy these past two days.