Following Huo Mu's victory in the western border, the voices of flattery and flattery are endless.Unexpectedly, from Liangzhou, there were also secret reports from time to time, that he formed a party for personal gain, and his main goal was to win over the army.After Ice Wheel had read it, he kept his composure and put it on hold, but the secret papers from several states in the west came one after another, and were handed in by the cabinet. One of them was to impeach him for sending his army into the country for a while, and for taking away the century-old gold stored in Tubo. The treasures were looted, but they reported false numbers to the court and filled their pockets.

At this time, anyone who dared to participate in Huo Mu's book was tantamount to risking his wealth and life, but obviously, in the Great Yan Dynasty, not everyone was following the trend, and everyone was following the trend.A few loyal and far-sighted ministers have long been wary of Huo Mu, lest he support himself in the future and make the imperial power fall. Grabbing Huo Mu's braid, he secretly sent someone to play, hoping to take the opportunity to wake up Binglun.It's just that Binglun's attitude is ambiguous. She has carefully read every sealed seal, sometimes several times. After that, she will destroy it with her own hands, ignore it, and hold no one accountable. , as if nothing happened.

Now, that letter is placed on the large red sandalwood case in the main hall of Chongde Palace. Binglun stared at the words on it, pondered for a moment, and said to the eunuch standing beside him: "Someone summoned Sun Yuejin to see me in the palace, please quietly." son."

"Yes."

Sun Yue and his brother Sun Teng, who were originally the generals of the Huo family, have followed Huo Lin in Xijiang for many years, and have become his right-hand man and confidant.This time Huo Mu selected people to escort the treasures dedicated to the queen mother and the emperor, Sun Yue asked for an escort, and took the opportunity to return to Beijing to visit relatives.

Binglun said: "I heard rumors that after the general invaded the capital of Tubo, he obtained more than [-] jin of gold, but only reported [-] jin to the imperial court. Is this true?"

Sun Yue said: "I am in the army, and I also vaguely heard such rumors."

"Why didn't the major general mention it in the letter to me?"

Sun Yue replied: "When the army entered the patrol that day, the Major General was ordered to hunt down Tuyuhun's deserters. He did not participate in these incidents. We cannot be sure whether it is true or not. Maybe that's why he didn't dare to report to the Queen Mother rashly."

Binglun nodded, Sun Yue hesitated for a moment, and said: "There is one thing, the Major General hesitated again and again, wondering whether he should report to the Queen Mother."

Binglun's eyes moved: "Say."

Sun Yue said in a low voice: "Deli Zanpu has a concubine who is the cousin of the king of Nepal. She was newly married not long ago and she is very favored by Deli. It is said that she hanged herself and died when the Tubo city was broken last time, so she did not escort her with her. Beijing. But in fact... it was actually left behind by the general and resettled elsewhere. This matter was kept top secret and very few people knew about it."

Bing Lun looked slightly astonished, and after a while, he frowned and said: "The general is not good at women." Seeing the hesitant look on his face, he said: "Don't hesitate, just say what you want."

Sun Yueqiqi Ai Ai said: "It is said... It is said that this Nepalese princess is born with a natural charm, and she is so beautiful that most men can't help being fascinated by her when they see it..."

"Really?" Binglun said indifferently: "You speak so eloquently, you must have seen it with your own eyes?"

"No...no." Sun Yueda was embarrassed, bowed his head and said: "The last general... how can the last general see it, but... the major general has already confirmed that this princess is indeed still alive, Now I am in the army." As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that there was only silence around him, and he couldn't help being disturbed, and regret had already arisen in his heart.

Binglun narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was thinking or remembering, and after a long time, he said, "It's very good, very good if you can tell me about it!" Repeated twice, an unexplained smile slowly rose on his lips. With a smile: "This Nepalese princess is so beautiful and mysterious, I really hope that I will be lucky enough to see her one day."

After taking a nap and waking up, Qinzhu waited for Binglun to bathe and change clothes, grind the ink, put paper and pen on the kang table, added a handful of sandalwood to the incense burner, and then quietly retreated.The silky and elegant fragrance spread out in the Nuan Pavilion, gracefully floating out of the soft curtain.Binglun sat quietly on the kang in front of the window for a while, took a pen and began to copy Buddhist scriptures.

The rain outside the window came and went, but it fell more and more urgently, the leaves of the trees were rattling, and there were fallen leaves and petals all over the courtyard.Binglun turned a deaf ear to everything outside, and only focused her eyes on the tip of the pen. After copying "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Fundamental Vows Sutra" once, she slowly put down the pen, closed her eyes and recited softly for a while, then put it away by herself.Fang wanted to call someone, but suddenly heard the sound of the curtain, and someone came to report: "Queen Mother, uncle Daguo is asking to see you."

Huo Song, dressed in python robe and jade belt, looked radiant, bowed to Binglun, kowtowed and thanked Grace, Fang leaned over and sat down.

Binglun said: "Brother braved the heavy rain to come to see me in the palace, is there anything important?"

Huo Song's chubby face was full of smiles: "Wei Chen entered the palace, firstly, to greet the Queen Mother, and secondly, regarding the matter of the Queen Mother's inquiry last time, Weichen has some thoughts in his heart, and wants to talk to the Queen Mother."

A few days ago, the Right Guard General Yuan Yue was dismissed. Binglun asked the cabinet to recommend a new candidate, and also consulted Huo Song. Huo Song coveted this important position and wanted to recommend himself, but he was not over thirty. He is already the minister of the Ministry of punishment, and he will be appointed as the son of the prince of Xining. He really couldn't say this, so he didn't say anything at that time. When he got home, he couldn't sleep or eat. He kept thinking about this matter. After careful consideration, he entered Gong came to see Binglun.

Bing Lun heard him mention this matter, smiled and said: "Brother is worried, but I already have a suitable candidate for the position of General Right Guard in my mind."

Huo Song was stunned: "There is a candidate? Who is it?"

"After discussing with several ministers in the cabinet, I will issue an imperial edict, and my brother will naturally know when the time comes."

When Huo Song heard that he hadn't discussed with the cabinet yet, a glimmer of hope was ignited in his heart, and he leaned forward: "Queen Mother, Huo Ze has become a family of his own, and his temper has calmed down a lot. Recently, he has become more stable. It's complicated, I can't get away, so I basically leave the housework to him, and he manages everything in an orderly manner. The Queen Mother also knows that he is smart by nature, as long as he pays a little attention, he can do a lot. I thought, General Youwei The position is very important, and only close relatives of flesh and blood can hold it..."

Binglun sat upright, her deep phoenix eyes were like a deep pool, bottomless, but with a slight smile on her lips, she had been listening carefully, at this moment she interrupted: "Brother is right, such an important position is not for a brother of flesh and blood. I can't rest assured that I'm in charge, so I thought twice before deciding to appoint Huo Ling as the general of the right guard."

Huo Ling is Huo Mu's distant nephew and cousin of Huo Song and others. He is loyal and upright, clean and self-disciplined. He doesn't like to curry favor with others. A mid-level military officer can be said to be inconspicuous in the family.When Huo Song heard that Binglun was interested in him, he couldn't help opening his mouth: "This...how can Huo Linghe De?"

Binglun put down the teacup and interrupted him again: "You said that Huo Ze changed his temper, and I'm glad to hear that." Then the topic changed: "However, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Liu Mengdie came to the palace to receive a banquet. See you in private. I was crying, saying that Huo Ze kept taking concubines, she tried to persuade her a little, then beat her, and even said that one day she would divorce her sooner or later, is there such a thing?"

"This...how is this decent? It's the queen mother who made the trouble." Huo Song was embarrassed and angry at the same time, and hurriedly excused Huo Ze: "But the queen mother should not listen to her one-sided words and say that she will hit her, then There is no such thing, this humble minister can testify."

"Perhaps he took in a few more concubines, so Mrs. Liu was jealous, so she came to me and cried." Binglun said in a relaxed tone, paused for a moment, and then said seriously: "But marriage is not a trifling matter, let alone Liu Shi was a marriage bestowed by the late emperor, if Huo Ze really wanted to divorce his wife, it would be disrespectful, as an elder brother, you should give him a good lesson."

Huo Song said again and again: "There is absolutely no such thing, it was fabricated by Mrs. Liu, because she only wanted the Queen Mother to make decisions for her."

"Well, I don't think Huo Ze is so confused."

Having said that, it was already boring. Although Huo Song comforted himself in his heart, Huo Ling was the Huo family after all, but his plan failed, so he was still unavoidably frustrated. He sat for a while, talked about going home, and then got up and left. .

In the evening, Binglun didn't have dinner, so Gao Xian did not dare to persuade him, so he decided on his own and ordered the dining room to make some delicious tea and food. Binglun read a book for a while, and brought a cup of bird's nest stewed milk with rock sugar After a few sips, the rest remained motionless.

Gao Xian felt a little relieved, and replied by the way: "The maid in the front is indeed a newcomer, because after the death of the first emperor, the Queen Mother graciously released some older maids from the palace, and some palaces were vacant. Later, with Master Chen’s consent, another batch was selected, but the number was not large. The servant asked someone to inquire carefully. The father of the maid was the magistrate of Linchuan County. To send my daughter into the palace."

Binglun thought for a while: "Linchuan County is under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Mansion, right?"

"Yes."

She seemed to ask inadvertently, but Gao Xian was thinking one after another. The new Jing Zhaoyin is Xu Guogong Zongkang's protégé, and Zongkang's daughter Zong Hui is Huo Song's wife. Thinking of this, he became more and more frightened , was thinking wildly, only listening to Binglun said: "From now on, without my permission, no one is allowed to enter the palace. Even if I allow, they are only allowed to go to the southern states to pick good families to fill the harem. You will check it yourself when the time comes."

Gao Xian hurriedly replied: "Yes."

"You are loyal and cautious, and you are the most capable person around me." Binglun stared at him: "Since I have been promoted to empress dowager, you will naturally become a famous person in the palace. It is not difficult to think about it. How many people are scrambling to curry favor with you, trying their best to win over you, I hope you can keep your heart, and don't be fooled by some dazzling things."

These words obviously carried a warning meaning, Gao Xian was very terrified, and quickly knelt down and said: "This servant is loyal to the queen mother, the sun and the moon can learn from each other, and I will never dare to do anything that will offend the queen mother."

"You don't have to be afraid. I know if you are loyal or not. I just want to remind you a few words." Binglun took another sip of milk and said casually, "Sometimes when a person reaches a high place, it is inevitable to get carried away. You should always be vigilant as if you are in an abyss, because if you fall from a high place, your body will be broken into pieces, and you will never recover."

Gao Xian has served her for many years. Compared with others, he knows her temper and means well. He has always been in awe of her and worshiped her like a god. When he heard these words suddenly, he felt a chill down his spine and broke out in a cold sweat. He only said: "Yes. .”

"I am currently in charge of the government and have no time to take care of the harem. After all, Master Chen and Master Rui are young and can't take care of many things. I know you have always been careful. You and your people must be my eyes, my ears, and the harem. As long as there is even the slightest disturbance, you have to report to me in time." Binglun looked indifferent, and finally got to the point: "And the master and I in the palace, every move, every word and every action, absolutely must not be leaked to the outside, you Do you understand?"

Gao Xian hurriedly said: "Yes, the slave understands."

"If you have done these few things well, you will have fulfilled your duties." Binglun glanced at him, and asked again: "Are there any rumors in the palace recently? About me, or about Master Chen?"

Gao Xian might as well be so straightforward, he was slightly taken aback, and immediately said: "No, the harem has been calm recently, it's peaceful and peaceful."

"Very good, you must know that I have the worst rumor in my life." Bing Lunxiu frowned slightly, and opened a memorial on the case: "Get up."

Up to this moment, Gao Xian let out a long breath in his heart. He stood up, walked to her desk, changed her to a cup of hot tea, and then stood beside her.

While correcting the memorial, Binglun said: "I'm too lazy to eat today, let someone come and remove these."

"Yes." Gao Xian rolled his eyes, and said again: "The treasures sent by the general this time, the Queen Mother hasn't seen them yet, do you want to see them?"

Binglun said: "No need, keep it."

Gao Xian said with a smile: "The servant was lucky to see it when it was sent to the palace that day. Some of the jewelry looked quite unique. I guess the Queen Mother and Master Chen might like it."

Binglun stopped writing, thought for a while, and said: "Since that's the case, let's take a look."

Gao Xian smiled secretly, walked to the door, and gave a few instructions to a little eunuch, and the little eunuch left quickly.After a while, more than a dozen eunuchs, each holding a gold plate covered with yellow satin, filed in and then knelt down in the hall. uncovered.I saw that the oval plates were filled with pearls, emeralds, precious stones and jade, which were radiant and dazzling under the light.

Binglun ignored the other things, glanced at them briefly, then stood up, walked straight to the gold plate containing jewelry, picked up a gold conch bracelet, looked at it, put it down, and picked another one inlaid with coral. She was looking carefully at the short necklace of amber, amber and jade when someone came in and said, "Queen Mother, Master Chen is here."

Binglun said happily: "It's just in time, please hurry up."

When Lianzhen entered the hall, she saw the room full of jewels and jewels. Binglun waved to her with a rare expression of enthusiasm: "Come and have a look, there is something you like."

Lianzhen was full of thoughts, she only glanced at it briefly, shook her head and said: "The queen mother has already rewarded me with a lot of jewelry, I don't need these."

The smile on the corner of Binglun's mouth gradually faded, and with a wave of his hand, the eunuchs stood up and retreated in an instant, even Gao Xian took a look at them and retreated wisely.

Binglun said: "I was thinking of you, and you came here." She reached out to hold her hand, but felt that it was cold, and couldn't help frowning: "It has been raining for a long time today, and you are wearing such thin clothes. "Wanting to blame a few words, but seeing her staring at him fixedly, with intricate eyes, he couldn't help being stunned: "What's wrong with you?"

"Ice wheel."

Binglun looked at her inexplicably, Lianzhen's voice sounded a bit laborious: "The maid..." After saying these three words, she stopped.

Binglun understood in an instant, her face was slightly sullen, and after a long time, she said: "You shouldn't take care of it, but you always have to take care of it."

Lian Zhen said: "If it's not related to you, I won't care about it." She looked at her, and the sadness on her face gradually increased: "Binglun, that is a living life."

Binglun's eyes were cloudy and uncertain, she suddenly turned around, turned her back to her, and sighed softly: "Lianzhen, you said you love me, but in fact, you don't understand me at all. One day in the future, you You will regret loving me, and you will fear me." She gritted her silver teeth, her shoulders seemed to be trembling slightly: "You don't even know what kind of person I am, and you don't know what I will do. things come."

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It's a shame that I haven't updated it for so long last month.

Seeing that the comments below are still praising me, I am even more ashamed.

So make another chapter with anger.

By the way, I would like to remind you that starting from July, I will make some minor revisions to the previous chapters of this article. It is not a fake revision, but a preparation for the future physical book. Please forgive me.

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