The death of the Empress Dowager is not a surprise.

She is old, her sanity has not been sober many years ago, and her body is also not strong. The Ritual Department has already discussed with the National Teacher's Office in advance, and has made some preparations for the funeral. Everything is well-established. So the funeral matters were properly arranged, and he didn't seem flustered because he had just changed the Minister of Rites a few years ago.

After the sound of the great mourning sound, the entire Daliang immediately entered the period of national mourning.The emperor observed filial piety for [-] days according to the rituals of the Liang Dynasty, the imperial family followed the sacrifices, and all officials above the third rank entered the palace to perform their ceremonies, and the whole country banned music banquets for three years.

At the same time, this incident also brought several additional consequences.

First of all, Xie Yu's case was determined to be executed by beheading, but due to the national mourning, the execution was not executed, and the sentence was changed to exile to Qianzhou, where he set off two months later.

The marriage between Liang and Chu was also suspended, and only the marriage contract was exchanged, and the marriage could only be given off after three years.Da Chu's initiative to propose marriage this time was originally for the purpose of forming a good relationship and freeing up his hands to pacify the Burmese and Yi. Said, ready to return home after condolences.

Princess Liyang, who lived in seclusion in the mountain temple, immediately set off to return to Beijing to observe her filial piety after hearing the news.Xiao Jingrui and Xie Bi are no longer qualified to be knighted or to be accompanied by spirits, but the old man who passed away loved every junior for many years, and it is really unreasonable not to come to worship for the sake of love, so even though After returning, their identities were awkward, and the situation was very different compared to before, but the two of them still returned to Beijing with their mother and lived in Princess Liyang's mansion.

The party struggle that was in full swing was temporarily stopped at the sound of the funeral bell.

At the end of the vigil, Quanyi had a big funeral. This elderly queen mother, who had gone through four dynasties and was nearly a hundred years old, was deeply loved by the descendants of her subjects. She was sent to Weiling to be buried with her husband who had passed away more than 40 years before her.

The coffin was driven out from Suzaku Avenue in Miyagi, dirges and music were played along the way, and paper money was flying everywhere.

The high-pitched and mournful music could also be clearly heard in Su's house, which was a block away from the main road. Mei Changsu knelt on the porch to salute, his eyes were red, but he did not shed tears.

After the funeral, the emperor returned to court.

One day at noon, Mei Changsu was sitting in the yard picking a peacock for Fei Liu. When the peacock's tail gradually took shape, Fei Liu suddenly turned his head and called out with a smile, "Sister!"

Mei Changsu was startled, stopped his movements, and ordered, "Fei Liu, go and see what sister brought you."

"Sit down." Mei Changsu handed the semi-finished peacock to Fei Liu, and let him play aside, then leaned over and sat up again.

"You've worked hard this month. I'm afraid the palace city is still busy. If you have time, why don't you go back to the residence to rest?"

"I don't worry about you," Mu Yanshan looked at him carefully under the light, and saw that he was getting thinner and thinner. She couldn't help but feel sad, and persuaded, "Although the relationship between you and Grandma is deep, she is already old, so it is considered happy." Mourning, you still have to take care of yourself."

Mei Changsu lowered his eyes, and said slowly: "You don't need to persuade me, I understand the reason, but I just can't help it... The last time I saw Grandma, she took my hand and called Xiaoshu, no matter she really recognized it , or yelling casually in a daze, in short, she must be thinking about Xiaoshu in her heart, so she yelled that name... I always hoped that she would wait for me, and now I don't even think about it..."

"Grandma knows you're back, I told her, I said my brother is back, don't worry, grandma, he's alive and well." Mu Yanshan held back her tears, what she didn't say was, after she said this, The Empress Dowager said three good things in a row, and then went.

"Really?" The corners of Mei Changsu's eyes sparkled slightly, but a warm smile appeared on his lips, "In the past few days, I often think about those things in the past... Every time I get into trouble, it is Grandma who comes to save me. Dad found out that as long as he doesn't beat me, Grandma won't intervene too much, so he thought of some punishment methods that I can't stand even if I don't beat me..."

"I know." Mu Yanshan also showed a nostalgic smile, "Once, you caused something... probably because you broke something important to the late emperor. Dad was very angry. He refused to let you and Meng Zhi learn riding and archery, instead he gave you a bunch of children and punished you to watch them, and you were not allowed to make mistakes, you were still a big child at that time."

Mei Changsu nodded, obviously impressed by this incident, "At that time, I would rather go to a bear fight alone than bring a bunch of noisy boys. Jing Rui was still quiet, but that Yu Yu Jin, running around without stopping for a moment..."

"So you tied him to a tree with a rope?" Mu Yanshan raised her eyebrows, "Brother Jingyan, who kindly came to accompany you, took the blame and said he tied it..."

"But in the end, I was the one who punished me for kneeling, until Grandma rescued me... At that time, I felt very wronged, thinking that Jingyan had already said that he did it, so why did he still punish me..." Mei Changsu smiled. , coughed again, and it took half a day to stop, panting slightly and continued, "Recalling these things, I feel like I have a hockey puck in my heart, warm at one moment, and cold at the other... "

"Brother..." Mu Yanshan's heart ached, she wanted to persuade her, but she couldn't find the right words, her eyes were red.

"Don't be sad," Mei Changsu comforted her in turn, "Grandma is buried in the ground now, and I have also passed the saddest few days, and I am much better now. It's just that I can talk about those old things with me."

Mu Yanshan smiled slightly, "Yes, it's all over." She got up and walked behind Mei Changsu, her five fingers combined into palms and pressed against Mei Changsu's back, secretly channeling her true energy, "Thinking too much is not good for your body. Ask Mu Xuan to bring over the Tianshan snow lotus and century-old Ganoderma lucidum that he paid tribute to recently, and tell the banquet doctor to boil it for you, and then eat it with the secret medicine."

"I made you worry."

"It's okay, old diseases are prone to occur in spring, you should pay more attention to yourself, the things I send must be used well, don't save them for Fei Liu, I will make another plan for his." Mu Yanshan channeled her true energy nagging.

Mei Changsu's pale face gradually returned to rosy, and while listening to Mu Yanshan's nagging quietly with a smile on his face, a warm current flowed slowly in his heart. , the profile is cold, the season changes, it hurts badly, I'm used to it."

"Trust me, it will be fine." Mu Yanshan murmured, she withdrew her hand, and got up to leave.

"Shan'er!" Mei Changsu suddenly uttered as he watched her voice gradually disappear.

"Huh?" Mu Yanshan looked back and smiled slightly.

"Are we... going to fight hand to hand?"

Mu Yanshan was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled wryly, "I will..." The Imperial Teacher will guard the emperor for a day when he is in power, challenging the imperial power, questioning the emperor's prestige, they are all punished by the Imperial Advisor, not to mention that matter... the Imperial Advisor The government is doomed not to be alone.

After saying that, he disappeared.

It was already the second watch, Mei Changsu listened to the distant sound of clappers on the street, caressed the filial piety clothes on his body, and tried his best to stabilize his fluttering mind.

Now that the first step has been taken, then...you must persevere until the end...

The boy swooped back and handed over half a peacock.

In fact, only the final process is left, folding and turning, and then pulling the fan-shaped tail feathers, and the shape and spirit will emerge.

Amidst Fei Liu's joyful exclamation, Mei Changsu slowly raised the peacock in his hand, and murmured, "Grandma, have you seen it?"

……

About a month after the empress dowager's funeral, Xie Yu walked out of the prison and was ready to go to Qianzhou, where he was exiled, under the decree.

He was born in an aristocratic family, young as a lord, and repeatedly appointed as a first-rank military marquis. He has great authority these years. Similarly, they were escorted by two rough yamen servants, and they didn't even carry one more water and fire stick than others.

Princess Liyang brought the children to see him off, and according to Mei Changsu's suggestion, Xie Yu handwritten the events of the year, and Princess Liyang kept them personally. With this letter, Xia Jiang did not dare to act rashly.

According to Mu Yanshan's request, Xie Yu avoided the National Teacher's Mansion completely without mentioning a word. The spies of the National Teacher's Mansion secretly checked and ordered his subordinates to escort Xie Yu away safely, and send him to a remote place according to Mu Yanshan's instructions. Xie Yu is not allowed to act without authorization, completely blocking his way to make a comeback.Xiao Jingrui also returned to Southern Chu with the Southern Chu Mission after seeing off Xie Yu.

After Xie Yu was convicted, the patrol battalion he directly managed was temporarily taken over by Meng Zhi, but since Meng Zhi was the commander of the Imperial Army, as long as he still managed the Imperial Army, it was fine for the patrol battalion to manage daily affairs, and he had the supreme command of the entire military camp. It is absolutely impossible to give them all to him.

For this reason, the prince Shangben proposed that the patrol battalion should be directly commanded by the Ministry of War, and suggested that this right should be withdrawn.

Of course, King Yu strongly opposed this proposal, thinking that the Ministry of War is a government agency, how should it be commanded?Of course, specific candidates must be designated.However, there are many affairs in the Ministry of War, so it is obviously difficult to hold this post concurrently. The other officials of the Ministry of War are not qualified enough, and they are not much better than Ouyang Ji.

Of course, Emperor Liang paid far less attention to the patrol battalion than he did to the Forbidden Army, but it was not a small matter after all, it was related to the safety of the central organs of the imperial city, the palaces of princes, and the residences of ministers and the balance between them.

The prince and King Yu were in dispute, and it was very difficult for him to make a decision at the moment, so it dragged on until the end of July.The weather in July is already very hot, especially in the afternoon, which is even more disturbing.

In order to avoid the summer heat, Emperor Liang moved his daily affairs from Wuying Hall to Yixian Hall. There are lush trees and flowing water on three sides. It is the coolest place in the whole palace city. We are busy every day, and we are inexhaustible.

Emperor Liang slept very well when he was young, and he could sleep on the pillow, but when he was old, it was completely reversed. As long as there was a slight sound, he could wake him up and provoke a burst of rage.

A few days ago, a young eunuch was pulled out and killed with a stick because he accidentally dropped a cup and disturbed Emperor Liang's nap.Therefore, as soon as lunch is over, all the people around Shengjia will immediately become tense, and everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the national teacher, because only the national teacher can bear His Majesty's anger without changing his face, and can not hurt him in the slightest. .

"What do you think of the Patrol Battalion?"

"It is related to the safety of the capital, so it is natural to choose thousands of choices."

The imperial capital of Jinling is divided into two parts, the inner palace city and the outer imperial city. The imperial guards of the palace city are in charge of the imperial army directly under the emperor's direct control. The current highest commander is Meng Zhi, the commander of the imperial army.

Compared with the singleness of Miyagi, the division of labor in the Imperial City is relatively more complicated.Civilian criminal cases, daily patrol inspections, arresting bandits, fire and water rescue, etc. are the responsibilities of the Jingzhao Yamen. Matters such as city gate guards, night curfews, and suppression of armed fights are also managed by the patrol battalion. The patrol battalion should have been under the control of the Ministry of War in terms of organization, but for a long time, because its direct commander, the Marquis of Ningguo, was higher than the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he was detached and independent, and the Ministry of War did not dare to issue any orders to it.

In addition, there are several families in the imperial city who have the right to private soldiers. Since the Emperor Hui Dynasty became independent from the inner palace city, the East Palace has also been included in the scope of the imperial city. Thousands, eight hundred for the First Rank Military Marquis Mansion.

These privileged mansions will more or less affect the movement of the imperial city. It can be said that the forces of all parties are intertwined, making it look like a mess.

"If the patrol battalion is returned to the Ministry of War, the government soldiers of the important ministers in Gyeonggi will not be able to suppress it with the strength of the Ministry of War. If His Royal Highness or His Royal Highness is used, the current balance of the court will definitely be broken."

Emperor Liang nodded, although his expression was light, but his tone was calm, "How about leaving it under your control?"

Mu Yanshan stood with her hands behind her back, her voice was calm and calm: "Does your majesty think that I don't have enough things? Ten years ago, your majesty said that half of the world's soldiers and horses should be under my control, and they would find someone to take over within half a year. It’s been ten years, and the soldier talisman in this hand still hasn’t been handed over.”

Hearing this, Emperor Liang laughed loudly and pointed at Mu Yanshan, "You, you, others wish to hold the military power firmly in their hands, but you, wish to hand it over. In the past ten years, what you have told me the most is that Hand over the military power." Only in this way can Emperor Liang safely hand over the military power to her. After all, her soldiers and horses have become an iron army under the tough training of the National Teacher's Office. Compared with the Chiyan Army back then, they are not They are equal.Moreover, the master of this army is Emperor Liang, and has always been.

"I was almost spared by you. Come on, let me tell you, Jingyan is a veteran in leading troops, I want to hand over the patrol battalion to him, how about it?" Emperor Liang went to Zhiluo Palace by chance today, and saw Concubine Jing, mother and child The mother was kind and filial, so she walked in and chatted for a few words, but found that she didn't pay much attention at ordinary times. Looking at it seriously today, she suddenly found that this son was tall and handsome, and he had never thought him so pleasing to the eye. This thought flashed through his mind.

"Your Majesty's decision is naturally excellent, and Prince Jing is very suitable, but according to Prince Jing's usual style, I'm afraid he doesn't want to get involved in party disputes."

Emperor Liang also meant the same thing, Xiao Jingyan's dignified prince, his status is there to frighten the winner.Coupled with his stubborn temper and unsophisticated nature, he was relieved.

"By the way, what happened to what I told you to do?"

Mu Yanshan's extremely fair complexion matches the snow-white and blood-red plum blossoms embroidered between her eyebrows, making her look like a fairy descended from the earth, graceful and cool, even if she doesn't speak, it is pleasing to the eye.

"The army has been integrated and sent to guard the whole country according to His Majesty's hand. However, just in case, I decided to leave the most capable team to guard around the capital to avoid accidents. This is a soldier talisman. I will give it to you. In charge. In addition, no one knows about this army except you and me, so please be careful." Mu Yanshan took out the military talisman and handed it to Emperor Liang.

Emperor Liang's eyes sank, but he did not refuse.

This is Mu Yanshan's cleverness. It is really rebellious to garrison troops in the capital city without authorization, but taking the initiative to hand over all the military power to Emperor Liang can eliminate half of Emperor Liang's doubts.In less than three days, Emperor Liang would send people to check in the army. All the people in the National Teacher's Mansion had withdrawn, and the army only obeyed the command of the soldiers in Emperor Liang's hands, and the last half of doubts were eliminated.

"That's right, I'm at ease when you do things." Emperor Liang nodded, accepted the military talisman, and then sighed, "The crown prince is still a bit stupid after all, I'm afraid he won't be able to stabilize the country. What do you think of the fifth child?"

"His Majesty……"

"But it doesn't matter."

"His Royal Highness Yu Wang misses you the most among all the princes." But he is a rebellious son left by the Hua clan, and it is difficult to be elegant.

"That's right, even I think so, otherwise I wouldn't just give him the favor these years." Emperor Liang closed his eyes, rubbed his temples, and said slowly, "Nowadays, are there any rebels from the Hua tribe?"

"Master entrusted this matter when he succeeded to the throne, and he has been paying attention to it all these years. He secretly eradicated many of them, and the list has been reported. It's just that the Hua people are too cunning, and their relationship with each other is very secret, so it is difficult to follow the vine. Not long ago, I got it Some news, people have been sent down to follow, I believe it will be completely cleared up in a short time."

Seeing that Emperor Liang looked sleepy, Mu Yanshan finished speaking briefly, then saluted and left.

Just after returning to the National Teacher's Mansion, she received the news. The more she looked at Mu Yanshan, the colder her eyes became, she finally snorted coldly and said, "Give the news to Mei Changsu, and tell him to be more careful."

"Yes."

The news is the whereabouts of the Hua family, and the success of Mei Changsu's men in the Red Sleeve Move, and Qin Banruo's trick to challenge Mei Changsu Jiang Zuomeng's shady move.

It has been more than 30 years since the Hua family destroyed the country. At that time, there were many heroes, and they merged with each other. In the past few decades, there were more than ten small countries that were swallowed up by major powers. The Hua family was just one of them. Heart.

When the Hua family had a country back then, it was unavoidable to struggle for survival for the time being. They first attached themselves to Daliang, and then rebelled against Dayu. The king dies.Now there is no country, no foundation, no root and no foundation, the descendants of the Hua tribe are either scattered or have been assimilated by the Liang people.

Mu Yanshan is quite shameless towards the women of the Hua tribe. They live in the dream of restoring the country that they have made up all day long, thinking that they can restore the country with the power of a few women, which is extremely stupid.Although Princess Xuanji is intelligent, she is too thoughtful.Knowing that there is no hope of restoring the country, he willingly lurks in Ye Youting, and later hides himself as a counselor, scheming people's hearts and disturbing the situation, and finally makes the Daliang royal family fight against each other. ridge.

But it is impossible for Mu Yanshan to let Qin Banruo go if she takes revenge for killing her father.

"Keep an eye on Qin Banruo, if she tries to be like her master, then do it—kill her!"

"Yes."

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Palace Man: (Kneeling) I have seen Your Majesty.

Xiao Jingyan: (looks around) Where is your wife?

Palace man: (panic) Report back to Your Majesty, the empress has left the palace...

Xiao Jingyan: (stroking forehead) Get out of the palace!

Su Zhai

Mei Changsu: (indifferently) I don't know what your Majesty is doing here?

Lin Chen: (holding hands) Ditto ←_←

Xiao Jingyan: (to please) I'll take Shan'er home.

Mei Changsu and Lin Chen (indifferent): Get lost!

Xiao Jingyan: Death←_←

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