Qinse is in the imperial court, forgetting both favor and disgrace

The fire in the harem for no reason, coupled with the incident of Empress Xie's move to the palace earlier, caused rumors of resentment to spread everywhere in the palace. Under the superficial surface, there are still undercurrents. The emperor's murder of relatives and seizing the throne, appointment of traitorous generals, and connections between cadres and kuns, and the tragedies of infidelity in the courts and rivers and lakes, quietly tore a hole in Jiuchongshen Palace. Although it was indistinct, the target was directed at Li Lang Unethical and unjust.

And the person who brought this undercurrent into full view was the emperor's biological mother, the queen dowager.

After Li Lang ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager, who was not favored by the emperor and was still not favored, moved to Tai'an Palace. She devoted herself to Buddha and ignored worldly affairs for many years.Now suddenly many eminent monks are invited to Dachong'en Temple as the emperor of the harem, and they perform rituals, chant scriptures and pray for blessings in Tai'an Palace, which inevitably arouses suspicion.

Li Ming followed his master and mixed among many monks. When he looked closely at Li Lang's birth mother, he felt that this woman was shallow and stupid, but he heard that the Empress Dowager, who had no blood relationship with him, acted in front of the master as an unknown , The "golden branches and jade leaves" that have not seen the sun show true sadness and regret, but they can't help but sigh spontaneously, adding a little guilt for nothing.

He was anxious to and fro, but he didn't want his master to cast a sharp gaze on him suddenly, but the power of the glance made Li Ming terrified, and he said to himself: "I should be less sentimental. How can someone who makes a big deal be so serious?" How crazy are you thinking? If things go on like this, not only my master and mother will be disappointed in me, but even Zhao Jingdu will also look down on me."

Although he had never called out Zhao Rang's name, Li Ming had "Zhao Jingdu" in his thoughts, but the simple and ordinary words had already made his heart tremble and his tongue was sweet.

On that day, he took advantage of the situation and insisted on Zhao Rang's marriage as a reward, but Zhao Rang couldn't resist him, and finally let the young man fulfill his wish with a wry smile.

The young man who grew up in the deep palace and was almost isolated from the world won this heaven-sent opportunity. He would never taste it lightly.

As a result, Zhao Rang pushed him away, and Li Ming still couldn't get enough of it, but he knew that this moment was definitely not a beautiful day with a full moon, so he couldn't let go of the source of pleasure that was just a short distance away, and asked unwillingly: "You say, Compared with Li Lang, where is the difference?"

He asked very seriously, feeling anxious, not wanting Zhao Rang to be stunned, but actually smiled back, shaking his head and sighing slightly: "You..."

Li Ming recalled Zhao Rang's voice and smile at that time in the Buddhist scriptures, as if his heart was being scratched with claws, and it was so itchy. The master who had a good chat with the queen mother was lucky that the master didn't notice the abnormality this time.

But because of this, Li Ming's mind turned from Zhao Rang to another place.

The master's plans and plans were never revealed to Li Ming, but Li Ming's confidence in the master was not achieved overnight. From the master's words and deeds, Li Ming knew that this monk who jumped out of the world in name was unpredictable. He is also well aware of the overall situation of the neighboring countries of Eastern Chu and the strong bandits in the north.

As for the secrets and anecdotes of the Eastern Chu royal family that are not known to outsiders, this eminent monk knows very well. Most importantly, Li Ming knows that his mother believes in him——

What kind of character is he?

Li Ming was puzzled more than once. At first he thought that his master was an old servant of his father, so he could be so loyal and courageous. However, seeing his mother respecting his master, it was the ex-princess who condescended to be a servant, which also made him persevere. The gift of children should never be proud of being a monk.

So how can he be a subject of the former prince?

But if it is said that he has nothing to do with the Tian family's Li surname, then why does this person take the risk of implicating the nine clans to seek power and throne for Li Ming, the posthumous son of the former crown prince?

When Li Ming followed his master's instructions to meet the envoy of the Northern Liang Kingdom before coming to Changle, his inner confusion reached its peak.

It was the first time that Li Ming saw a man from Beiliang at Dachong'en Temple. That envoy was very tall and his face was very different from that of Han people. He had a broad forehead and high cheekbones, deep eyes and a protruding nose, and two thick black eyebrows full of evil spirits. Although he was still dressed in Han Dressed in clothes, but his body is so tall that it attracts people's attention. Li Ming is not short, but he can only reach this person's chest.

The envoy was kind, always smiling, and called Li Ming "Prince". His Chinese was blunt but fluent, and his speech was polite and courteous.

The envoy called himself the surname "Shi", which was the Han surname given by the Eastern Chu royal family before going south. Li Ming vaguely remembered that at the beginning of the founding of the country, when the ancestors changed dynasties, they had the help of Di Rong from all over the world, and later they gave the surname to the city as a reward. It's just that I don't understand, the master and Beiliang secretly communicated the song, could it be that they wanted to use Beiliang's teacher to kill Li Lang?

However, even though Li Ming had no personal experience with the fierce and violent bandits in the north, it is not impossible for Li Ming to know nothing about it. Not to mention that there are still a steady stream of Han people crossing the south of the Yangtze River to escape the disaster of war. It is this country of strong beams in the north that lies across the thoroughfare.

Eastern Chu and Northern Liang, based on emotion and reason, shouldn't they all be sworn enemies?

What is the master's plan?

——Does Zhao Rang know about him?What will he do?

Li Ming was lost in his own thinking and confusion, until suddenly he came back to his senses and was startled to realize that everyone around him knelt down. He hurriedly imitated the example and peeked around, only to see the solemn guard of honor in front of him. It turned out that the emperor had arrived.

The queen mother painstakingly summoned monks to chant scriptures and pray for blessings day and night. In the final analysis, it was for the emperor. Li Lang no longer wanted to participate in it, and he could not completely ignore what the queen mother did. Inside.

This matter was expected by the master, and Li Ming was not surprised, of course, but Li Lang actually brought along the male concubine Zhao Rang who was on the cusp of the storm, which was really unexpected.

Li Ming knelt on the ground, looked at these two people secretly, and felt more and more bitter in his heart:

Li Lang walks forward steadily, not striding forward, but wearing a yellow robe with a coiled collar and narrow sleeves, jumping on the gold thread and dancing dragons, he is not angry but majestic. Palaces, princes and grandchildren who have been reduced to women's powder groups can be compared;

As for Zhao Rang, Li Ming's heart skipped a beat. The man was about two or three steps behind Li Lang, but he was still the closest to the emperor.

It must have been Li Lang's idea, but this unique male concubine came in the prince's regular clothes, with black gauze inlaid with a golden sun crown, the same collar and narrow sleeves, and a red gown with a dragon woven with gold threads. With two shoulders, a jade belt around his waist, and leather boots on his feet, although his appearance is not outstanding, in Li Ming's view, his calm demeanor and demeanor are so appropriate-it fits the emperor so well best of all.

Li Ming recklessly stared at the two from bottom to top, his blood was surging, and he almost felt sick, until the monk next to him quietly reached out and quickly pulled his sleeve, Li Ming realized that he was so hateful that he gritted his teeth and rattled .

Fortunately, after he took a few deep breaths and regained his peace of mind, the emperor and Zhao Rang entered the inner hall together with the queen mother and master.

Of course Li Lang didn't know that one of the monks who had kneeled and crawled all over the ground just now wanted to kill him. He deliberately left the court early today and brought Zhao Rang with him.

I wanted to resolve it privately between mother and child, but the queen mother insisted on calling the abbot of Da Chong'en Temple to answer the question. Although Li Lang was unhappy, he changed his mind and planned to go to the temple to find out the depth of this person. good thing.

Turning to look at Zhao Rang, seeing that the man had no objection, Li Lang nodded silently, but his expression was still solemn.

Waiting for the left and right attendants to retreat, the emperor sat in the middle, the empress dowager and the eminent monk Haixuan were in the same row, and Zhao Rang was on the other side facing the empress dowager.

After the four of them sat down, there was a moment of silence. The queen mother saw that the emperor's eyes were always frosty, and she knew that her son didn't like her making such a big show, so she sighed first and said, "My lord, you don't fear anything when you pee. It's just that you are honorable. Ghosts and gods are hard to hurt, but...but you must think more about the prince and your unborn flesh and blood, right?"

Li Lang was silent for a while, turned to Haixuan, and asked: "What the master saw is also the rebirth of resentment in this harem, so we must invite the gods and Buddhas?"

Haixuan clasped his palms together and called out the dharma call without saying a word.

Seeing that Li Lang was still stubborn in such a field, the queen mother couldn't bear it and shouted angrily: "Your Majesty, don't make things difficult for Master!"

Li Lang was about to refute, but seeing Zhao Rang's expression changed, he swallowed his words reluctantly and waited for the Queen Mother to speak.

How could he not be angry?In the midst of troubled times, it’s just that the empress has never been able to agree with him. Even the biological empress picked the right time to shoot him in the back. Such a big fanfare, called praying for blessings, is not just changing the way to blame him, the emperor and his son. Yu Guo is incompetent, and Yu Mu is not filial?

But the Empress Dowager's face turned purple, she was obviously very excited, she stroked her chest, Zhao Rang didn't say anything when he saw Li Lang, but as Haixuan, he couldn't say much, sighed secretly, and called the maid by himself, Serving the Empress Dowager for a while, the Empress Dowager waved her hand away from the palace, glanced at Zhao Rang, and sighed with regret: "I was born in poverty, this is something everyone knows, I entered the palace at the age of eight, it makes sense If you don’t know much, you may not be able to be the emperor’s biological mother..."

"My queen said this, is she asking me to apologize with death?" Li Lang wanted to shoot the case, but Haixuan was still there, so he could only endure, but the exhaustion of the past few days made the top of his head ache, and he Can't help stretching out his hand to rub, and the aggressive words blurted out like an arrow leaving the string.

"Old lady," Zhao Rang was in the battle between mother and child in the Tian family, seeing Haixuan with his eyes closed and twisting Buddhist beads in his hand, he was also troubled by this person's ability, but at the moment he could only persuade him, "Your Majesty listens to the people diligently, eats and clothes all night, and cannot always be filial in front of the Empress Dowager..."

"Ranger," the queen mother interrupted Zhao Rang's defense, and said seriously, "When I first met you, I asked you why the emperor didn't let you lead troops to fight, but put you in the harem, a pile of women. Lilai, you said that you are wearing a sinful body, do you feel humiliated? I am now asking the emperor in front of you, the emperor, you put a good man in the position of wife and children, are you worthy of him? If you follow the law and behead Rang'er, it is better than humiliating him for the rest of your life, making him a man and bearing the infamy of being an Israeli!"

Li Lang's face changed suddenly when he heard the words, Zhao Rang was also dumb, the two looked at each other in a blink of an eye, each was startled, they never expected that the Queen Mother would make such a shocking statement.

Then the queen mother continued to say to Li Lang: "You are in the heavenly family. You are completely indifferent to the kindness of your father, your son's filial piety, and your brother's respect. Promising, there will be an end... It's just Huang'er, don't you have any fear in your heart, don't you have any regrets? You really don't realize that you don't have the slightest affection for your eldest brother's wife and the only remaining flesh and blood. commit crimes?"