Great Zhou Empress

Waking up in the morning, Xue Zhijing really doesn't want to get up, he was too late last night, and now he is tired and sleepy, but he has to go to the Military Aircraft Office, this house will take a while to go to the palace.

Xiao Liege next to him was in a deep sleep, his lips curled up slightly, like a child.

Xue Zhijing slowly took his arm off her body, and then moved closer, wanting to kiss her, but Xiao Liege woke up in a daze when he didn't approach.

"What time is it?"

Hearing Xiao Liege's nasal voice, Xue Zhijing laughed and kissed her on the lips presumptuously, "It's just dawn."

"Hmm~" Anyway, Xiao Liege was too tired to deal with government affairs anyway, so he simply fell asleep again.

Xue Zhijing leaned into her ear and said, "I have to go to the palace to do some work. You can do whatever you want when you get up later. I will try to accompany you in the afternoon."

Xiao Liege disliked her for making him sleep, and slapped her on the mouth, but he was limp and powerless. Xue Zhijing grabbed her hand and kissed her, then carefully got off the bed, and went to the outer hall to get dressed.

But when I got to the military aircraft department, I was busy with a lot of things, so I couldn't take care of sleepiness.

In the middle of the morning, Xue Zhijing seemed to hear something vaguely, noisy, as if it came from the gate of the palace.

Someone came to report, and several military planes walked around and looked at each other, looking at each other.

"What's the matter, did something happen?" Xue Zhijing asked.

"Duke Zhou, something has happened, go and have a look at the gate of the palace."

Xue Zhijing was a bit weird, and led a group of people to the gate of the palace.

The more he went to the gate of the palace, the more clearly he could hear the movement outside, such as "Zhou Guogong" and "enthronement".

A large group of people gathered at the gate of the palace, all of them were young men in their teens to their 30s, dressed in plain robes, all of them looked refined and refined, they should all be scholars.

The leader is the scholar Ding Shan.

When Ding Shan saw Xue Zhijing walk out of the palace gate, his eyes widened immediately, he was both surprised and happy, he hurriedly greeted a large group of scholars behind him, and saluted Xue Zhijing in unison.

Seeing their politeness, Xue Zhijing naturally returned a salute, and asked loudly, "What's the matter, everyone?"

Ding Shan took a step forward, cupped his hands to Xue Zhijing and said, "Hi Public Security Zhou! Student Ding Shan is a scholar. The student brought a group of scholars here today to respectfully ask Zhou Guogong to be enthroned for the benefit of all people in the world. emperor."

Xue Zhijing: "..."

Xue Zhijing really wanted to say, this is really not what I asked for.

Na Dingshan is indeed a scholar, can speak eloquently, and talk eloquently, "...now the world is in chaos, there are barbarians in the north, turmoil in the west, religious bandits in the southwest, the royal blood of the Dacheng Dynasty is withered, and the whole world is supported by Zhou Guogong alone. With the current stable situation, Zhou Guogong is the living Emperor Qin and Han Wu, and we scholars all hope that Zhou Guogong can accept the emperor's abdication, ascend the throne as emperor, and legitimately seek the well-being of the people of the world..."

Xue Zhijing frowned, but because the other party was a scholar or above, she could only tell them gently, "I am the Duke of Zhou, and my merits have already been matched. Thank you for your kindness, but in this way I hope everyone will stop talking about the matter of usurping, let’s go back and study hard, take the imperial examination.”

She felt that she was very sincere, but Ding Shan and others only thought that she was pretending to be reserved and declined.After all, I have always persuaded people to ascend the throne, and usually I have to persuade them three times. The person who wants to ascend the throne said that my virtue is not worthy and that I cannot be an emperor.They have to drag each other three times, as if the whole ceremony is complete.

So Dingshan and the others went back happily, preparing to come to the second wave of persuasion.

At this time Xue Zhijing didn't know much about this tradition.

Xue Zhijing who walked back to the palace felt that something was wrong, no, he had to see Yuan Hanzhang.

Over there, in the imperial study room, Yuan Hanzhang was playing chess with Ayila. Just after listening to the maid's report on what happened at the gate of the palace, Yuan Hanzhang had no expression on his face, but Ayila couldn't sit still.

"Miss?"

Yuan Hanzhang made a fuss and asked, "Ayila, you are about the same age, tell me, will the people outside be arranged by Xiaojing himself?"

Ayila shook her head, "I don't think so. Based on what I know about Xiaojing, this is not her way of doing things. If she really wants to become emperor, she won't look for these scholars."

Yuan Hanzhang smiled, "Yes, this is not her style."

Her layout has always been relatively large.

Although Yuan Hanzhang really wanted to retire and hand over the authority to Xue Zhijing, but this authority was handed over by himself according to the appropriate rules, and it was different from being forced to hand it over.

"Your Majesty, Duke Zhou is asking to see you outside the study."

"Let her in."

After Xue Zhijing came in, he chatted with them for a few words, and then said, "Your Majesty, a group of scholars came to the gate of the palace just now. They are here." The family property is the same, but the words still have to be said, "They are here to persuade them to come in, and hope that I can become emperor."

Yuan Hanzhang smiled at her, "Then what do you think?"

Xue Zhijing didn't think Yuan Hanzhang's smile would be as gentle as usual at this time, she said carefully, "I will send them away. Madam, you are the daughter-in-law of the royal family of the Dacheng Dynasty. , I will never have any idea about the royal family."

"Oh?" Yuan Hanzhang was still smiling, "But I once asked you if you would like to be a foster mother for the little emperor. Why didn't you want to? Did you not want to have anything to do with the royal family?"

"Yes, I don't want to. I, Xue Zhijing, live my whole life frankly. I just want to live freely. I don't want to leave someone behind, or someone's mother. I just want to be myself."

"Be myself." Yuan Hanzhang smacked on this sentence, subconsciously glanced at Ayila, Ayila had said this to her before.Could it be Xue Zhijing taught it?

"How are you? Who are you?"

"To be myself is to have my own identity and my own name. I don't need to use anyone's name to do things, and I don't need to be someone's wife, someone's mother, or someone's accessory. I can be a sixth-grade I will do it as a court lady, if I can be a commander of a legion, I will do it, if I can be a Zhou Guogong, I will do it, power is not the purpose of my life, it is to be able to live up to this life."

Yuan Hanzhang was silent.

If the most powerful subject under her command was persuaded to join, she would naturally have doubts. If the friendship over the years hadn't stabilized her, she probably would have done something to Xue Zhijing anyway, and wouldn't have talked to her like this.

It's just that this remark made her even more confused. She always knew that Xiaojing was different from many girls, but she didn't know that it turned out to be so different.

Many concepts made Yuan Hanzhang feel a little shocked.

Naturally, the conversation this time would not have any results, it was Xue Zhijing and Yuan Hanzhang's statement that she would not seek to usurp the throne, and Yuan Hanzhang believed in her sincerity for the time being.

But at night, Yuan Hanzhang asked Ayila, "Am I getting old? Or are you young people thinking very differently?"

Ayila's relationship with Yuan Hanzhang has become much closer, and she has gradually gained the power to have physical contact with Yuan Hanzhang. For example, now, when there is no one at night, she starts to hold Yuan Hanzhang's hand talk to her.

"Mother, don't always say that you are old. You will make me feel very frustrated."

Frustrated?

"Xiao Jing, she is different." Ayla said, "When I knew her, she gave me a feeling that she would never be trapped by anyone or anything, she was like a slippery A fish can break through all obstacles, and her world is as wide as the sea."

"But you said, does she really want to usurp the throne and become the empress?" Yuan Hanzhang was also a little uncertain, "I have already said that she can be a queen mother, and she can also be a regent. If she really has such an idea, we will What should I do, take her down? But I don’t want to be regent anymore, but if she is really allowed to rule as an empress, how can I meet the ancestors of the Liu family when I go to Jiuquan in the future.”

This question is troublesome, Ayla really can't say much.

However, seeing Yuan Hanzhang frowned, she still said a few words, "Madam, I want to travel all over the world with you, and I don't want you to sacrifice your time for the Liu family."

Yuan Hanzhang was stunned for a moment, his heart softened, and he sighed, "Hey, you little guy, if I were a king, if I met a little fairy like you who always distracts people, I would say you are the charmer!" .”

Ayila smiled brightly, and her beautiful face bloomed under the dim light. Seeing Yuan Hanzhang took a deep breath, she stabilized her mind and opened her arms, "Come, come here."

Ayila bit her lower lip slightly, walked over with a shy smile, and nestled into Yuan Hanzhang's arms.

Holding the girl into her arms, Yuan Hanzhang's heart was filled with soft affection, and she temporarily threw out all the things about the ancestors of the Liu family.

Hey ~

In the afternoon, Xue Zhijing went back to her mansion with some worries, and heard that Xiao Liege was running a horse in the backyard.

She walked slowly to the backyard, and saw Xiao Liege wearing a red riding suit, running back and forth on the racecourse.

She was riding the "Black Hawk".

Xiao Liege saw Xue Zhijing, so he stopped in front of her and turned over.

"Is this the Black Eagle?" Xiao Liege asked while stroking the horse, "It feels like it."

Xue Zhijing followed her, stroking the horse's hair, "Yes, you gave it to me back then."

"Tch, I used it to leave me, but I didn't expect it to be kept by you." Xiao Liege smiled, not knowing whether he was happy or disgusted.

"I don't have much riding time, so I kept it because it was the first horse you gave me." Xue Zhijing said very sincerely.

Xue Zhijing's actions and words were very useful to Xiao Liege, she patted the horsewhip on her palm, "Didn't you say you will come back at night, why is it so early."

"I'm a little tired, so I came back." Xue Zhijing said.

"What's the matter, did you encounter any difficulties?"

Xue Zhijing shook his head, "It's hard to say."

"It's hard to say, you can tell if you say no, why are you so weak in your heart now, this is not like you. Do you remember when you tamed the black eagle, you were so energetic, it was scary, and I was afraid that you would be killed by the black eagle. Trampled to death. In the end, you got better and ran away on the black eagle, you are amazing."

Xue Zhijing stroked Xiao Liege's hair, stepped forward to wrap his arms around her waist, and rubbed her nose with his nose, "You still hold grudges against me for what happened so many years ago."

"Of course I have to remember, tell me, what happened today."

"Today someone is persuading me to become emperor."

"..."