Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

The Queen's Art of Checks and Balances

Chengqi five years, March.

The imperial concubine Qi Yan died in the palace of the Cheng Dynasty at the age of 31. The empress was greatly mourned, and she stayed alone with the imperial husband's body for seven days.

Regardless of the objections of the ministers, the empress buried her with the emperor's ceremony and bestowed a twelve-character seal.

Since then, the empress has never remarried for life.

In the next five years, the empress Nangong Zhenzhen, with her powerful tactics to the insiders, applied a policy of benevolence to the outside world, selected talents and promoted talents, carried out new policies, made the government and the public look completely new, and everyone in the people became rich, and finally became a generation of sages.

Ten years into the succession, the empress Nangong Zhenzhen abdicated and was passed on to the new emperor.

It will be recorded in the annals of history for thousands of years.

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Chengqi · April of the fourth year.

Since Qi Yan suffered a serious illness last time, she has been in Ganquan Palace for more than ten days. Fortunately, Dean Wang and Gu Ruolan of the Royal Hospital took good care of her.

Nangong Jingnv was very happy, but due to taking care of Qi Yan these days, there was a backlog of government affairs. Although Nangong Jingnv really wanted to spend more time with Qi Yan, but there were too many things in the court, and there were still many needs The thing that the empress personally presides over is waiting for her. At first, Nangong Jingnv moved all the memorials to Ganquan Palace, but Qi Yan would cough and wheeze from time to time due to physical reasons. Go to Qi Yan's side.

Qi Yan persuaded him: "Your Majesty... the minister's health is alright, the Oasis Palace is hot, it is really hard for His Majesty to stay here to deal with government affairs, I feel distressed in my eyes, why don't you go back to the imperial study."

Nangong Jingnv refused at first, but she couldn't resist Qi Yan's insistence, so she went back to the imperial study.

The imperial court was very busy during this period, and the first major event was that Enke had started, and the examiner was Qin De, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

The second thing is the battle report of Luobei. Gongyanghuai's report said: According to the report from the spies, before Qi Yan left Luobei, suddenly there was a group of prairie soldiers with at least [-] people in Jiaojun city, and they left on a snowy night. In Jiao County, the spies followed them all the way and found that they had bypassed Linjiang City and went deep into the grassland, but the grassland was flat, and the spies were worried that their whereabouts would be exposed and they did not follow closely, so they came back to report the news.

Gong Yanghuai analyzed in the report: This group of people is likely to be members of the Plow Department. Their sudden departure may have something to do with the three days when Qi Yan left the barracks.

Nangong Jingnv also thought so, she told Qi Yan the news, and the latter showed a relaxed smile that he hadn't seen for a long time.Nangong Jingnv took the opportunity to comfort Qi Yan in a gentle voice, and said to her: Maybe Bayin was just short of breath, if he really no longer regards you as a brother, he can completely break with the imperial court. Since he has withdrawn, it means that he is still What matters to you is that as long as you take good care of your body, you will meet Bayin again.

Qi Yan sighed quietly, but didn't say anything more.

Nangong Jingnv asked Qi Yan: "Now that the plow support department has retreated, do you still have scruples in your heart?"

Qi Yan heard the voice of Nangong Jingnv's words, pondered for a moment and replied: "Back then, Nagus Erihe, Khan of the Tuba tribe, failed to propose marriage, so he dedicated the map of the grassland to the country of Wei, and that's why the grassland suffered a lot of trouble. Disasters, although the supporters and the Tubas are both people of the grassland, they have never been friends, so your Majesty does not have to worry about it."

Nangong Jingnv seemed to have taken a reassurance, and sent a secret decree to Gongyanghuai that day: the grassland rebels must be repulsed, and if the weather allows, they can be sent to the other side, and no one will be left except the support plow.

Natural time refers to Luochuan. After all, it is already April, and it will take some time for the memorial to come and go. If Luochuan thaws the imperial army, there is no need to take risks. If the time permits, Tuba will be killed at all costs.

Half a month later, Gongyang Huai sent another report, which said: After Qi Yan left, the grassland troops launched more than ten assaults on Linjiang City, but the walls of Linjiang City were high and thick, and although the enemy troops Repeating the old tricks, they used fire tactics against Linjiang City, and invested a lot of siege weapons, but the grassland people seemed not to be able to master these weapons proficiently, and they failed to succeed in several charges, resulting in heavy losses.

Gong Yanghuai also said: He adopted the strategy of waiting for work with ease, and he couldn't hold on. The loss of grassland people is already very serious, but there are also signs of melting in Luochuan. Wait for next year.

Nangong Jingnv approved Gongyanghuai's request and ordered him to stand firm until Luochuan was completely unsealed. The prairie people could retreat and return to the dynasty. She also appointed Han Yun as the general of the Western Expedition, leading an army of [-] to garrison Linjiang City.

The third thing...is the brochure handed over by Lu Boyan, Zuo servant of Zhongshu province. It's okay if you don't read it.

Lu Boyan said in the brochure: The orphan of Zhonglie Hou Lu Zhongxing, the young Zhonglie Hou Lulan and Princess Yanyang Qi Yuxiao are about the same age, and they both studied in the upper study together. They can be called childhood sweethearts.

Marquis Zhonglie sacrificed his life for the country and left only this bloodline, which is still fostered under the knee of Princess Zhuohua. If His Majesty can marry Princess Yanyang to Lu Lan, it will not only comfort Zhonglie, but also strengthen the relationship between Princess Zhuohua and the royal family. I also heard that His Royal Highness Zhuohua loves Princess Yanyang very much, so it is better to get closer and marry Qin and Jin forever.

Nangong Jingnv read the memorial twice, and called the Lu family "crazy □ want to eat swan's head", "wishful thinking", "shameless" and even thought up the rebuttals. Think about it.

Nangong Jingnv can probably predict Lu Boyan, or the whole Lu family's thoughts...

Lu Quan and Ding Yi were the two major villains who destroyed the grassland back then. After Qi Yan's identity was exposed, these two families tried to kill Qi Yan several times.

It must be that they are afraid of Qi Yan's revenge, or that they are worried that the next generation of emperors born with Qi Yan will be taught by Qi Yan and will liquidate the Lu family after ascending the throne.

Counting it... Lu Quan is almost 70 years old, and his lifespan is rare in ancient times. I heard that Lu Quan suffered a dark wound when he was young in battle. In recent years, he has suffered from frequent attacks in recent years, and the pain is very painful. Maybe he won't last for a few years.

Although Lu Quan has been hiding behind the scenes all these years, the centipede is dead but not stiff. The Lu family used to have all the power in the world, and even the powerful father and emperor had to avoid the edge for a while. The resources of Taiwei Mansion...

Through this second battle of Jingwei, it can also be seen that although Gongyang Huai is a Taiwei, he has many deficiencies in ability.

Except for the grassland... Youzhou Mansion is the biggest hidden danger. After the death of the elder sister, the bond between Youzhou Mansion and the imperial court was broken. The [-] Youzhou Army have experienced many battles.

It is impossible for me and Qi Yan to have another child, but none of the many heirs is suitable, maybe the world will fall on Yu Xiao's shoulders in the end, and at that time, I will find a grandson in the Nangong family to betroth to Yu Xiao That's it.

But... the military attache group is related to half of Dawei's world. The reason why the Youzhou man was so tough last time is because of the grief and anger of losing his beloved wife, but in the final analysis: no one in this world can check and balance the Youzhou army.

You know, when Lu Quan was in full swing, the guy from Youzhou didn't even dare to return to the capital.

Although Gong Yanghuai came from a noble family, his current qualifications are indeed a bit low. Han Yun also needs to be trained for a few more years before he can become a leader on his own. What about before that?

Can this "centipede" of the Lu family be used again?

Yuxiao is eight years old this year, and he intends to let go of the burden at the age of 30, and there are five years left... At that time, Yuxiao was also 13 years old. Although he was still a little young, there are many Mingjun who have ascended the throne at this age through the ages...

At present, Yuxiao is not yet old enough to talk about marriage, so she might as well be vague and hang herself in Lu's house.

Then through the second sister, he privately "revealed" to the Lu family that the empress wanted to pass on Princess Yanyang's idea. I believe that Lu Boyan would definitely come up with some bargaining chips in order to "ingratiate" Yuxiao.

I heard that Lu Boyan also has a son, who is five years older than Yuxiao...

In any case, Yu Xiao can get the full support of the Lu family, which is of great benefit and harmless, and with the full support of Gong Yanghuai, the civil servants have Qin De...

It is really the best policy to burn the last remaining heat of Lu Mansion and check and balance Youzhou Mansion while the right of land is still alive.

As the saying goes: the snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's benefit, and skillfully use the technique of balance to weaken the influence of Youzhou Prefecture and the Lu family before he abdicates, strengthen the power of the imperial court, and pave a broad road for Yuxiao.

By the time……

If the Lu family and Youzhou Mansion sincerely surrender, the children of these two families can't be reused. The eldest son of the Lu family and Shangguan Fu are about the same age as Yu Xiao, so they can be left to Yu Xiao as his right-hand man.

Although Nangong Jingnv knew that Qiyan's family and Lu's family had a sworn feud, but it had been three generations since she came to Yuxiao's place, and those who are in high positions must have a mind that embraces all people in order to achieve great success.

Back then, Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, his nephew Cao Anmin, and his favorite general Dian Wei all died in the battle of Wancheng. Later, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu came to vote for the second time.

And Yu Xiao didn't know about the past, and according to Qi Yan's meaning, she didn't mean to tell Yu Xiao, so why not make good use of the Lu family?Right as atonement is also good.

Having figured this out, Nangong Jingnv put away the memorial, took a piece of rice paper and wrote a sincere letter to Lu Boyan.

The letter said: The Nangong royal family and the Lu family have maintained a good relationship for many generations. When I was young, I was cared for by the two elder brothers of the Lu family. Humerus of the imperial court, the Lu family is full of loyalty and the pillars of the country; besides, I have always been close to my second sister, and it is indeed feasible to get closer. She is still young, and she and her husband have only one child at the moment. Marriage is the biggest thing in a woman's life. She always has to choose the best husband-in-law for Yuxiao. Lu Lan is still a child at the moment. It's not too late to see what's going on in the end, so it's better to observe for a few more years, if Lan'er inherits her uncle's father's strength of character, it's not too late to get married.

The secret letter was caught in the memorial, and was secretly handed over to Lu Boyan by Nangong Jingnv's confidant, who was dumbfounded after reading the letter.

Since his father stepped down from the position of Taiwei, his second brother inherited his father's position, and his eldest son seems to have been "snubbed" by the court. In the past, when the late emperor was still there, the annual palace banquets, big and small festivals, Lu Xun The government's rewards were too many to fit in the treasury, but all this seemed to end with his father leaving the court. After reading this letter, Lu Boyan felt that it was not enough for him to be happy, so he had to write a copy and pass it on to Yuan Zai. The fief's father, let him also see... how he regained the respect of the court.

Let him understand that the rise and fall of the Lu family rests entirely on his shoulders!