Ministers and others get married by decree

The death of a family of witches is a shocking event.Qin Fengchi was worried about being discovered by Baizhai people, such as the Baijie, but Youzhai showed his ulterior motives, and it would be troublesome to meet him.

"Where did you come from?" He asked Chu Lou.

Chu Lou pointed to the bushes in the distance: "It's hard to walk...can you do it?"

"You should still worry about yourself," Qin Fengchi shook his head and reached out to him, "Come here and I'll carry you."

Chu Lou immediately cooperated actively and found him a thick branch as a trekking pole: "Boss, just watch the road, I will definitely hang on you like a burden!"

It was the first time seeing someone call himself a "burden", Qin Fengchi was helpless.

Although the road down the mountain is rough, the speed is much faster.

Chu Lou lay on his back and asked curiously, "You haven't said anything yet, how did you recover your memory?"

Qin Fengchi stared at his feet, and yanked a slender poisonous snake away with his cane.

He thought for a while, and was also a little confused: "Maybe the pill suppressed the Gu king. When Bai Feng attacked, I remembered many things, but my body couldn't move. However, the medicinal properties of the pill seemed to be still there. The Gu king was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, so I Seized the opportunity to control the body..."

What a fantasy... Chu Lou sighed with emotion.

Qin Chu and Qin returned to the rich manor at the foot of the mountain, but they were told that Bai Liu had gone back to the stockade with You Shi, leaving only a note stating that the twelve Eagle Feather Guards had all gone down the mountain, and they should be in Rongzhou at this time. The magistrate is waiting for them.

They hurried to Fucheng to join the crowd again.

At this time, in the distant capital, as the Empress Dowager approached, the atmosphere inside and outside the court was like a sword of wind and frost, ready to explode at any moment.

"Princess Zhao, how is your majesty? Are you looking good?" Emperor Xintai asked wearily while holding his forehead.

"This……"

Doctor Zhao let go, covered the queen mother with a quilt, turned around and said, "Report to the official family, although the queen mother is not looking good, her condition has not deteriorated."

The same conversation has been repeated almost every day in the past.

Even if he was terrified at first, he is numb now.He has even written his suicide note, and he is secretly prepared to either lose his life or lose his job in the end.

Emperor Xintai was speechless for a moment, and the air in the bedroom suddenly froze.

"Go down..." Wu Bingsheng gestured to the doctor Zhao, and the old doctor took up the medical box and left in a calm manner.The door opened and closed, and during the gap, he and Zhao Yiqing, who was guarding outside, looked at each other, and each looked away cautiously.

Standing behind Xin Taidi, he involuntarily turned his gaze to the big big bed.

The bed, from wood to bedding, is expensive and magnificent.The incense in the room is elegant and expensive, but people who come in can still smell a faint stench, not an indecent smell, but the peculiar smell of corruption that is unique to dying people.

The Empress Dowager looks the same as half a month ago, but if you look closely, you can still find that her skin is gradually losing its luster and ruddy, her eye sockets are sunken, and her joints are protruding. She is lying there like a corpse, silently, I don't know when I will die completely.

Wu Bingsheng shivered.

"My lord, I think, why don't you go to the court meeting tomorrow?" He leaned over and suggested as softly as possible.

tomorrow……

Emperor Xintai was in a daze for a few breaths, and realized that tomorrow is the Grand Court Meeting.Thinking of this, he suddenly felt his headache intensify, and he couldn't help but slapped his forehead irritably.

"The emperor can't do it!" Wu Bingsheng was startled, and quickly stopped him, "I can't beat this head casually, let me relax for you." He quickly took the mint perilla oil, and let go of Xin Taidi's hair Updo, massage the head for him.

The cool smell of mint dilutes the incense in the bedroom, and Xin Taidi's expression gradually softens.

He closed his eyes and rested his mind, but his mind kept spinning.

These days, he actually saw a lot of people jumping around like clowns, some were within his expectations, and some were unexpected.For example Zuo Yichang, for example Liu Kun.

He clenched his hands tightly, feeling chills in his heart.

Who are Zuo Yichang and Liu Kun?

Ten years ago, when he was still in the palace, he arranged for Zuo Yichang to join the Inspectorate. Although he was a bit circuitous, he was considered a loyal minister for so many years...

Now it seems that pedantic is not pedantic or not.Where is Liu Kun?The elders of the two dynasties are notorious for being gentle!It doesn't matter, he will be the old minister who honored and raised the late emperor, but it turns out that the slime was not mixed casually, and there was still an ulterior motive!

How could Xin Taidi not feel frustrated?The peaceful and prosperous world he thought was riddled with holes everywhere, almost turning into a sieve!

"I have to go," he said solemnly, "I want to see what else these people have to say."

His cheeks were thin, but his eyes were startlingly bright.From Wu Bingsheng's point of view, in all these years, he has never seen Emperor Xintai so persistent, almost stubborn.

Since a few days ago, the palace has become lively, and the palace people come and go in groups to clean and decorate the palace and pavilions.

From time to time, by the pond, a dozen or so servants can be seen setting up nets to salvage dead branches and aquatic plants, and put fresh koi in them; Besides, the couplets have been changed again; and in various palaces, the masters and apprentices can also be seen hanging up colored silk and arranging palace lanterns.

The palace was extremely busy preparing for the Empress Dowager's Qianqiu Banquet.

When all the adults walked into the Golden Luan Hall of the Great Court Meeting, they could still see two little maids kneeling on the high golden steps, wiping the intricate openwork carvings of double dragons playing beads on the waist of the throne.Seeing the officials going up, the maids still carefully cleaned the corners, then put away the utensils and stepped back.

Chief Assistant Wang Zhizhong stood in the front row of civil servants, with a calm expression, but he glanced at the throne several times calmly, feeling extremely anxious.He felt that the unruly person in this big dynasty must have some action, and the situation of the officials is really embarrassing, there is really no need to show up.

If he could see the officials, he would definitely try to persuade them.

It's a pity that the new Emperor Tai still appeared at the court meeting on time for ten years.

There was a strange harmony in the whole court meeting, and everyone seemed to discuss and decide many matters about taxation after autumn.I don't know who started it, but the Empress Dowager's birthday was mentioned, and the matter of Enke was added, and the atmosphere changed suddenly.

Wang Zhizhong was in a hurry and rushed out to get the matter right.

"According to my opinion, Enke can be held more than a month after Shengshou," he said loudly, "I don't know what the officials think?"

Emperor Xintai nodded: "Although it is Enke, it must be taken seriously as Zhengke. If it is held in a month or so, the time will be a little tight. For specific matters, Wang Qing will discuss with the Ministry of Officials and make a decision as soon as possible."

"I obey the decree!" Wang Zhizhong responded, intending to turn the topic to the border relief after autumn. "In the past, we considered whether to provide relief to the western frontier based on the abundance and apology. This year, the weather is good and the weather is good. It can be called a good year. I don't know if there is a plan?"

House Minister Rui'an rushed forward to salute, then bowed his hands to him, and said with a smile: "When the autumn grain comes to Beijing, and the granaries from all over the country gather together, we will know how much this year's relief will be. But——"

He changed the subject, and under Wang Zhizhong's uneasy stare, he said calmly, "However, the empress dowager's Qianqiu banquet, envoys from all countries in the western region will come to congratulate, and it is most appropriate to discuss this matter again at that time. Sir An, what do you think?" ?" He looked at An Zixian, Minister of Rites.

An Zixian, who was distracted with his hands in his hands, was taken aback when he heard the words, and hurriedly clasped his hands together in a vague way: "You're right, you're right."

There was no sound in the hall.

Many people have lowered their heads and only looked at the toes of their shoes, and even those officials standing in the front, carefully wiped the soybean-sized sweat beads on their foreheads in the chilly morning, and the court clothes on their backs and underarms showed wet marks.

To say that the group of people who are the calmest at this time is the military attache Shixun, especially the military attache, each looking down at the belt of the person in front of him, motionless and silent, like a statue.

Emperor Xintai looked down at these people coldly, and didn't say anything except what he said just now.

Sure enough, there was another moment of silence, and a person in the front came out slowly.It was Liu Kun.

"Old Liu Ge, do you have something to say?" Emperor Xintai narrowed his eyes.

Liu Kun has always been a temper tantrum, so he walked unhurriedly to the middle, adjusted the hem of the court clothes, and then saluted with palms together, and said slowly in a moderate voice: "Going back to the official's house, I just heard The two incidents of adding Enke and the envoy's visit are related to the Empress Dowager Qianqiu. So, I have to ask boldly, I don't know... Has the Empress Dowager's condition improved?"

Only the lingering sound of Liu Kun's words was heard in the Golden Luan Hall, but it seemed as if everyone could hear the shocked hearts.

I was shocked that he was indeed "bold", but also shocked by the deep meaning in his words!

It was the first time that Emperor Xintai looked directly at Liu Kun's face after sitting on this throne for ten years.The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other up and down, seemingly calm and respectful, but it gave people a sense of daggers being drawn, which made people tremble.

He carefully looked at the old face at the bottom of the golden steps, it looked like an orange peel, smiling, he looked like a good old man.But it was such a good old man who seized the opportunity, found a gap, and wanted to hit the vital point—want to deal with him!

He smiled, moved his fingers slightly, then relaxed his body and leaned back.

Wu Bingsheng immediately stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "Old Liu Ge is worthy of the elders of the two dynasties, and he is very worried. The Queen Mother is ill, there are officials, saints, King Wei, and many imperial doctors in the imperial hospital. It is a joy for thousands of years , it will naturally dispel the darkness and bring prosperity, the old man can rest assured!"

Halfway through saying this, Wang Zhizhong secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Well said!

Even if the Empress Dowager recovers and cannot catch up with the Qianqiu Banquet, it can be said that it is to get rid of the illness, and it will still be held as usual.It's just that the Queen Mother may not be present.

What did Wang Zhizhong think?

He naturally has his sources as well.From his point of view, it doesn't matter how the queen mother got sick and who made the move. He is willing to believe that the officials are not acting on their own will, and there is someone else behind it.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if it was really done by officials, so what?As long as we can get through this matter, according to him, one less Bai family will not be harmful to the official family.

Presumably at that time, this dynasty will also welcome the first prince, right?

After Liu Kun listened, his face was full of panic, and he shouted: "It seems that it is true as what Uncle Guo said, the Queen Mother has been poisoned by Gu and can't get better anymore?"

In a word, everyone's attention was drawn to Bai Lu who was standing on the side.

"What?" Bai Lu was shocked and almost fell to his knees, "How can Mr. Liu Ge talk nonsense!?"

He glared at Liu Kun in disbelief, and rushed forward to refute Xin Taidi: "Don't believe the officials! I never mentioned the empress dowager's poison to anyone!"

The author has something to say: Zuo Yichang, the Zuo Fudu Yushi mentioned in the previous article 55, is also the family that Xiaolou's mother wants to marry.

Liu Kun, old Liu Ge, a neighbor of the Chu family.Chu Xiaolou's grandfather.Xiaolou turned over to Liu Ge's hometown, and finally got down to the pier with Fa Xiao's help.