The emperor is embarrassed

"Marquis of Pingyang?"

Even Li Pingzhou was unavoidably surprised by Queen Mother Wei's proposal.

The Empress Dowager Wei smiled slightly, "The position of Minister of the Ministry of War is the most important thing. Once Gu Yueshan is gone, it is not difficult for all the officials in the court to pick out someone who is as familiar with the Ministry of War as he is. The left and right ministers are all veterans. It's just that , the responsibility of the Minister of War is not limited to these common people, what is rare is that virtue can make the Ministry of War subdued, so as not to cause right and wrong for no reason. If you think about it this way, there are not many candidates."

"I remember the emperor said earlier that the Marquis of Pingyang lived in the Northwest for many years. Now that he is old, the emperor has long wanted to call the Marquis of Pingyang back to the imperial capital for honor and support. Needless to say, the virtue of the Marquis of Pingyang is what Emperor Renzong and the Supreme Emperor personally resorted to. The people who are here are loyal to the imperial court and the emperor." The Empress Dowager Wei said, "Furthermore, the Marquis of Pingyang has made great achievements in battle. If he is called back to the imperial capital, he must have a place to settle. Now it seems that the post of minister of the Ministry of War is not right. Is it suitable?"

The Marquis of Pingyang was able to return to the imperial capital, not only a military department was in charge, even the soldiers and horses of the imperial capital would be intimidated by veteran generals, and the imperial capital could be quiet for a while.Li Pingzhou said, "It's just that if the Marquis of Pingyang returns to the imperial capital, the [-] soldiers from Shaanxi and Gansu..."

Empress Dowager Wei smiled, "Let Pingyang Hou Shizi take over."

Pingyang Hou and his son have been operating in the Northwest for too long. Song Yao and Zhao Lingyan from Datong Mansion need not be mentioned. It is good that these two can secure the throne of Datong General.The rest of Liaodong Jiantong and Xuanfu Liu Yishan have more or less friendship with Pingyang Houfu.In the northwest defense line, none can match the prestige of Pingyanghou.

The Northwest Army is naturally headed by Marquis Pingyang.

Empress Dowager Wei is not jealous of the Marquis of Pingyang, but, no matter the way of being a monarch or a minister, one must know the word "advance and retreat" in order to last for a long time.

Pingyang Hou returned to the imperial capital and could enjoy the position of Shangshu.

At that time, there were two fathers and sons in Pingyang Houfu, one was in charge of the military department, and the other was in charge of the northwest. With such honor and favor, no one could say that the court treated them poorly.

Even Li Pingzhou couldn't help saying, "Empress Dowager, although the Pingyang Marquis has made contributions to the imperial court, this kind of favor is too much."

Empress Dowager Wei said, "I think since the emperor had this intention long ago, there must be the emperor's own reasons. Besides, the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion has been loyal for generations. From the Marquis of Pingyang alone, there are two sons and one grandson blood-stained on the battlefield. This honor , the Marquis of Pingyang can afford it."

In fact, literati don't need to say sour words about "a scholar with ten thousand households". Military generals fight with their wealth and lives. It is not something that literati can compare with their pens.

Furthermore, there are really capable ministers who can stabilize the country, and the royal family has never treated them badly.

Li Pingzhou received the order.

The Empress Dowager Wei is arbitrary, but no matter whether it is a hundred officials or the clan, there is nothing wrong with this decision.After all, with the high merit of Pingyanghou, he can naturally afford the position of Minister of the Ministry of War.

Of course, there are also many people who are worried that the Pingyang Marquis's achievements are so great that they will be disobedient.

Empress Dowager Wei is not afraid of this matter, she said lightly, "Zhennan Prince's Mansion is not a decoration." Yi Mingzhan's soft heart must have informed him of his whereabouts in Zhennan Palace, otherwise, Feng Jingnan couldn't be so silent Received the imperial edict.

Feng Jingnan doesn't need to care about her status, but she will definitely maintain Ming Zhan's rule.

Fuzhou City.

Ming Zhan said yesterday that he was not in a hurry, but today he immediately forced Yaoguang and others to pack up and salute, and return to the imperial capital immediately.

Fu Ning was quite puzzled, "Why are Brother Du and Brother Xiaopang in such a hurry to go back?" He hadn't heard any rumors before.

Ming Zhan rolled up his wide sleeves, revealing most of his snow-white arms. He had no elegance, and gritted his teeth, saying, "It's a family scandal, but Brother Fu, you are not an outsider, so I won't hide it from you. Brother Fu doesn't know anything. Well, Lao Du and I have been tossing around for these years, and we have quite a lot of family property. This time, we planned to go out to relax. But last month's account books were delivered, and I checked it out, and I actually earned less than last month I bought 10,000+ silver. If anyone wants to say that there is no ghost here, I will twist his head off and give him a kick. Grandma is a bear. If I go out while I am going out, I will count my family business. If I don’t go back, when will I give it to you? People sold it and weighed money for others.”

"Oh, this is a big deal." Actually, Fu Ning felt that he shouldn't talk about it, and he really shouldn't listen to other people's family affairs.It's just that Ming Zhan didn't expect Ming Zhan to talk so fast. As soon as Fu Ning asked, he babbled, and finally sighed, "Brother Fu, I have something to ask for help."

Fu Ning lived in Du's courtyard these days, Ming Zhan opened his mouth, he naturally couldn't refuse, and said with a smile, "Little fat brother, you don't have to be polite, just say it."

Ming Zhan corrected his complexion, and sighed softly, "This time, I want to go back to check the accounts. Of course, I can't let my servants know the news first, otherwise I can't catch their heads and tails. Therefore, Lao Du and I went back quietly. There can't be no one here, I thought, if you leave Big Brother Fu to stay in the other hospital for one more month, I will keep some people here to make it look like me and Lao Du are still here. It just needs the cooperation of Big Brother Fu, Big Brother Fu how about?"

Without waiting for Fu Ning to speak, Ming Zhan said with a smile, "I know Brother Fu is like a wild crane. If Brother Fu has other arrangements, it will be fine." He considerately blocked Fu Ning's refusal to retreat.

"It's just a trivial matter, little chubby brother, don't worry. Brother Du's house is beautiful and comfortable. I wanted to tell Brother Du that I would stay for a few more days." It's not that I asked him to go up the mountain of knives or go down to the frying pan, but to invite him It's all for him to stay in the mansion for a while, Fu Ning agreed with a smile.

Ming Zhan quickly thanked him, "I have to pay my brother."

"When is little chubby brother going to leave, and then set up a table of wine, I will see you and brother Du farewell."

"tomorrow."

To be on the safe side, Ming Zhan and Ruan Hongfei only brought flutters with them, some of the rest stayed in the other courtyard, and the other part put on a show and went their separate ways.

Imperial City.

Although the world is peaceful now, the atmosphere in the imperial capital is strange no matter how you look at it.

First of all, the life and death of the Supreme Emperor is uncertain; secondly, it has been mentioned many times, but there has never been a major event of establishing a crown prince; thirdly, the joy of being a queen was forced to be interrupted.

By the way, there is also the position of Minister of the Ministry of War who is about to change hands.

With these four things under pressure, there will be ghosts in the imperial capital if it can calm down.

However, no matter how unsettled the imperial capital is, there is a major event that has to be done - the future of the Empress Dowager Wei is at hand.

Don't look at the Empress Dowager Wei who was left out of the palace by a group of ministers for half a month when she first came to the imperial capital.Now the Empress Dowager Wei has been in power for two months, even if there are dissatisfied among the ministers, they dare not add obstacles to the Empress Dowager Wei at this moment.

A few days ago, Marquis Lu An, who took advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to create trouble for the Empress Dowager Wei, had already sounded the alarm for those ambitious people who wanted to rebel.

The Empress Dowager Wei is in power, and it is her good day. Even if His Majesty the Emperor is still lying in the bedroom of Xuande Hall, not knowing whether he is alive or dead, he can't stop the crowd who are sycophant and want to please the Empress Dowager Wei.Even if the Empress Dowager Wei excused herself in the name of the emperor's chronic illness, the officials and clans repeatedly came up with the book, and even if they cut down some pomp, they still wanted to celebrate the future for the Empress Dowager Wei.

Even the Empress Dowager Wei has to lament, in the face of power, integrity is bullshit.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs handles this matter.

All the officials and clans are busy preparing birthday gifts for Queen Mother Wei. Now this woman is not only the emperor's own mother, but also holds the power of the country.If she is unhappy, your whole family will suffer.

Who dares not to prepare the gift honestly.

As stubborn as Li Pingzhou was, he was somewhat exhausted facing the situation in the imperial capital. He did not support a woman in power, but at present, there is really no more suitable candidate than the Queen Mother Wei.

The life and death of the Supreme Emperor is unknown, so he can't invite the King of Zhennan to come to the imperial capital.Not to mention the inseparable relationship between the Taishanghuang's distress and the Zhennan Palace, let alone the status of the Zhennan Palace, the court cannot guard against him.

If you want to establish a prince, take a look at the mother's house of the emperor's nephews.Needless to say, the great emperor's nephew, Prince Lan came from a concubine, and her mother was just a maidservant in the former Prince Lan's mansion, who gave birth to the eldest son and raised her to be a concubine. After tossing and turning in his hands several times, he entered Prince Lan's mansion.It was definitely her luck that the great nephew could come out of her belly.This woman doesn't know a single word, if she establishes a grand nephew... then, in Li Pingzhou's view, the situation of Concubine Li being the Empress Dowager is likely to be worse than when the Empress Dowager was in charge of the harem, not to mention the others.

The second emperor's nephew is the descendant of Prince Lan, and his mother's family is also a well-known family in the imperial capital, the Lin family.The Lin family has a history and a reputation. Back then, the Supreme Emperor picked a girl from his family to be his son's wife, which shows that this family is not bad.

However, it was Sima Zhao's heart that the Lin family wanted to seize the reserve position, and everyone knew about it.The second emperor's nephew is still young, once the crown prince is established, or if the emperor does not foresee it, if the emperor's nephew ascends the throne, the Lin family will definitely have a relative who will be the eldest.What's more, the master is young and the country is suspicious, and the son is young and the mother is strong.As the biological mother of the second emperor's nephew, Princess Lin, if she followed the example of Empress Dowager Wei in governing, the key point is, looking at what the Lin family has done, it is very likely that Princess Lin has the ambition of Queen Mother Wei, but not the ability of Queen Mother Wei.

The Wei family of Cheng Engong, the niece of the Three Emperors, is sparsely populated. If they want to be a big family or their relatives are involved in politics, their manpower is limited.However, Wei An's reputation is really bad enough.

After repeated consideration and comparison, Li Pingzhou believes that before the whereabouts of the Supreme Emperor, even if the Queen Mother Wei is a little stronger, it is better to maintain the status quo.

Therefore, Li Pingzhou did not prevent the Queen Mother Wei from holding the Qianqiu Festival.

As everyone knows, a conspiracy surrounding the Qianqiu Festival has started.

Min Jinghou was sitting in the garden of the former Marquis of Lu'an's mansion, and the autumn wind was coming, bringing a little chill, Min Jinghou couldn't help shivering, looking coldly into this place full of dead branches and leaves.

The Marquis of Lu An likes flowers and trees the most, he has only been here for half a year in the imperial capital, the garden has been taken care of by all seasons and the flowers bloom undefeated, and it has been a good story for a while.

Now, Marquis Lu An took over his post and Feng Qinian bestowed him with death. This garden has been confiscated and taken back to the clan's residence.Min Jinghou thought of Lu Anhou who was imprisoned in the ancestral mansion's white-haired dejected look, and couldn't help sighing, how much desolation the rabbit died and the fox felt in his heart.

"Min Jing, how much older am I than you? I don't have to hide it from you now." Marquis Lu An's words were still in his ears, "Your Majesty has never shown himself since he was ill. The queen mother is right in saying that she is the mother of the mother." The son is precious. Without Your Majesty, she cannot be the Empress Dowager. Not to mention the deep love between mother and child, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty have a close relationship. I don't know what disease Your Majesty has, and the imperial physician can't find anything useful. But, In the name of taking care of His Majesty nearby, the Empress Dowager moved to live in a side hall of the Xuande Hall, but I know that the Empress Dowager seldom visits Her Majesty in the sleeping hall."

"Min Jing, tell me, why?"

Yeah, why is that?

Empress Dowager Wei is His Majesty's biological mother, why is she so indifferent to His Majesty's illness?Why do you still have to pretend to be worried?