After the fall, the originally green leaves gradually turned yellow and fell from the trees.
The yard of the General's Mansion was full of leaves, and it was too late for the servants to clean it. Chu Tingxiu simply asked people not to clean it. Letting the martial arts field be filled with leaves, it would be a different sight.
There was no court meeting today, Chu Tingxiu breathed a sigh of relief. He trained on the martial arts field early in the morning. He swung out his spear, and the withered yellow leaves were scattered and flew away by the force, like countless yellow butterflies flying in the air.
It has been a long time since he practiced guns freely and vividly. After one fight, not only did his body relax, but his mood was much better, and he didn't reject that group of old stubborn things tomorrow.
Chu Ting Xiuguan worshiped the general, sealed the town Beihou, and was in charge of the army and horses in the world, but every time he faced those civil servants who could not fight, he always felt a headache.
Chu Tingxiu's grandfather followed Emperor Taizu to conquer thousands of miles of land in Daqi. After that, he was named Marquis of Zhenbei and guarded the north. Chu Tingxiu also grew up in the north.
He lived on horseback as a child, and followed his father to practice martial arts. He fought with the Rong all the year round, and made him use the army like a god. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, he has become a major general respected by everyone in the frontier.
If there were no accidents, he would have been living in the north like his father, guarding the frontier for Daqi.
But something unexpected happened.
Tai | Emperor Zu injured his body when he was fighting the country in his early years. He died a few years after he ascended the throne. After his death, the former emperor succeeded him.
The first emperor was cowardly, and he was not born to the empress of the emperor, but that empress was also a strange woman whose talent was not weaker than that of the founding emperor.
After the emperor ascended the throne, the power has always been in the hands of the queen mother.
Although the late emperor became the emperor, his life was sluggish, and he was a man of many thoughts.
At this time, the empress dowager who became the empress dowager chose the current saint from among the sons of the late emperor, who was only ten years old at the time.
After ascending the throne today, all the important affairs of the court are in the hands of the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager promotes her mother clan aggressively and eliminates dissidents, so that her mother clan, the Zhou clan, is actually above the imperial clan Yan clan.
This undoubtedly caused resentment in the court, and also caused those who followed the Taizu Emperor to fight the country and still had soldiers and horses in their hands, and finally rebelled.
Chu Tingxiu's father, the former Marquis of Zhenbei, Chucheng, was a somewhat old-fashioned man, but he was loyal to the royal family. The Chu family soldiers and horses.
He was young and vigorous, and his use of troops was not restricted to formalities. He quickly calmed down the world, and his subordinate Zhenbei Army was tempered into a division of tigers and wolves in the war.
When Chu Tingxiu was twenty-three years old, he was solemnly welcomed into the capital.
He was the most impatient to deal with those civil servants. He was so uncomfortable at the time that he just wanted to get out early and go back to the Northland.
It's a pity that the emperor was mistaken for life at first sight.
Chu Tingxiu still remembered that day, he walked into the hall wearing the official uniform sent by the Ministry of Rites, and when he looked up, he saw sitting on the dragon chair, looking at him curiously as the emperor.
Eyes met, he forgot to salute for a while, and was reminded, so he hurriedly bowed down.
Although it was only a glimpse, he had already seen the appearance of the emperor on the dragon chair.
His Majesty was three years younger than him and had just reached the crown, but he was so thin that he looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old.
He looks handsome, but his whole person has a weak air, and his brows are full of sorrow, which makes Chu Tingxiu want to stretch out his hand to smooth his brows.
Chu Tingxiu didn't even know why he had such a rebellious idea, but he did.
Originally wanting to leave Beijing early, he stayed with the empress dowager and began to understand the intricate situation in the capital. Only then did he know that everything in the sage is now in the hands of the empress dowager.
The Empress Dowager wanted the Zhenbei Army in his hands, but he failed to win over him a few times and hurt him a few times. Today, he contacted him again and asked him for help...
Half a year after entering the capital, Chu Tingxiu wiped out all the people of the Zhou family where the Empress Dowager lived, and the Empress Dowager, who had lived her whole life, was also sent to the Buddhist hall. Jin Shang was originally just a puppet. , and finally became a veritable emperor.
Chu Tingxiu had some rebellious thoughts about the person sitting on the throne, but he never dared to reveal it. several!
Today, I can't even read the memorials, let alone dealing with other matters, and there are many old officials in the court, and I don't like this His Majesty. In addition, although Zhou's family was removed, in order to make the court run, Chu Ting There is no way for Xiu to cut the grass and root it out - the Empress Dowager has been in control of the government for decades, and most of the people in the court at that time had something to do with the Zhou family!
Today, it is difficult to move in the court, so I can only ask him for help.
Chu Tingxiu had no way to leave under such circumstances, so he could only bite the bullet and help Jinshang handle various affairs, and invited a well-known scholar to teach Jinshang.
He was originally a military general, and he actually didn't like to deal with these things, but now that the throne is unstable, he can only help to calm down.
So far, a year has passed.
With a casual throw, he threw the spear onto the weapon rack, and Chu Tingxiu took a shower and changed his clothes, preparing to enter the palace.
Although there is no early morning today, he still needs to enter the palace to watch it, so as not to make mistakes in handling the memorial today.
Thinking of not having to argue with others in the courtroom, but being able to see the person in his heart, Chu Tingxiu felt a little better, until he met his stepmother's sister, Chu Tinglan, when he went out.
Seeing Chu Tinglan, Chu Tingxiu's heart sank.
When the Empress Dowager was in control of the government, Jin Shang was never allowed to get married, but when the Empress Dowager fell from power, people in the court from time to time proposed to let Jin Shang stand up.
And the most optimistic candidate for everyone is Chu Tinglan. Chu Tinglan herself is also very fond of Jinshang, and even took the initiative to propose to Chu Tingxiu that she wants to marry Jinshang.
Chu Tingxiu had no reason to block, and could only agree. Just a few days ago, he, like everyone else, requested to stand up today.
He didn't want to go to the morning court, because every morning, someone asked for the wedding today.
And as long as he thinks that there will be a queen today, he is like a swarm of ants gnawing at his heart, and it is extremely painful.
But your majesty is the emperor, it is a matter of time, and even in addition to the queen, there will be other concubines in the future.
"Big brother." Seeing Chu Tingxiu, Chu Tinglan bowed gracefully.
Chu Tingxiu's stepmother was born in an aristocratic family. After marrying Chu Tingxiu's father, she was not used to living in the north, so she took Chu Tinglan to live in the capital and raised Chu Tinglan like her. Miss.
Chu Tingxiu always didn't know how to get along with this sister. Recently, he was jealous, and he felt uncomfortable when he saw her, but it was no wonder his sister...
Blame it on himself, a disloyal, disgusting bastard.
Chu Tingxiu, who has been fighting all year round, is not angry, and is good at hiding his emotions. At this time, he reluctantly showed a relaxed expression: "What's the matter?"
Chu Tingxiu's attitude seemed really cold to Chu Tinglan, which made her dissatisfied. She lowered her head to cover her expression, and took out a purse from her waist.
When she looked up again, there was only shyness on her face, and she handed the purse in her hand to Chu Tingxiu. Chu Tinglan said, "Brother, I embroidered a purse for Your Majesty."
Chu Tingxiu's breath stagnated: "It's not good to bring things into the palace."
"Big brother, you will definitely have no problem with bringing things into the palace." Chu Tinglan said, and looked at Chu Tingxiu with a little pleading: "Big brother..."
Chu Tingxiu still accepted the purse.
Throwing the purse into his arms, Chu Tingxiu hurriedly entered the palace, and when he learned that His Majesty was in class, he went to see a few auxiliary ministers first.
Those ministers were chosen by Chu Ting to be loyal to the Sage, but unfortunately they didn't see him very much, and they had a lot of opinions about him. He was also very unpleasant to get along with them.
Fortunately, in less than half an hour, His Majesty finished the class and invited him to dinner.
Chu Tingxiu was often invited by His Majesty to have dinner together, and he was used to it, but he still felt happy.
He took out a handkerchief dipped in water, wiped his face, and adjusted his clothes before coming to His Majesty.
This year, without the control of the Empress Dowager, the current saint has grown a lot of flesh, no longer looks like a thin bamboo pole before, and his appearance is more and more handsome.
When Chu Tingxiu saw him, he was very happy, but he couldn't help but cast aside himself.
"Aiqing, this is the peach blossom wine just sent from Jiangnan. Aiqing has a taste." Today's sage took out a jug and poured a glass of wine for Chu Tingxiu.
Chu Tingxiu was flattered, and his voice trembled a little: "Your Majesty..."
"Aiqing, try it." The emperor looked at Chu Tingxiu with a smile.
Chu Tingxiu was thirsty in his throat, picked up the wine glass and drank it.
This wine is a bit too sweet and bitter.
No, it's not bitter, it's… the smell of a drug.
Chu Tingxiu was struck by lightning for a while.
He has experienced many storms and waves, and he has only encountered assassinations, but he has no idea how many times.
Looking at it again, when His Majesty poured himself the wine, he turned the lid of the pot.
Chu Tingxiu was short of breath for a while and his heart beat faster.
The energy of the drug did not come up so quickly, and at this moment, he was sober like never before.
The Empress Dowager has already lost power, but the anguish between Her Majesty's brows has not disappeared... Is it all because of him
His Majesty hated the Empress Dowager at the beginning, but does he now hate him
That's right, now the entire court is almost under his control, and he still has a lot of control over His Majesty...
Throughout the ages, people with power like him have had many bad endings, and he is probably no exception.
Since His Majesty put medicine in his wine, he should have left other backers and wanted to keep him, but at this moment, he has two choices.
One is to hold His Majesty hostage and break through the door, and have a way of life.
But what will he do after that
Is it completely imprisoned | Imprisoned Your Majesty? In this case, His Majesty must hate him to the bone.
And this world is the world of the Yan family. Others will not obey him, and there will definitely be wars again. He is not sure that he will become the final victor.
Or... just obey His Majesty's wishes
A person with a dirty mind like him should never have lived. He cooperated with His Majesty, and His Majesty should be able to spare his family.
Without their control, would His Majesty be happier
"Aiqing, have a few more drinks." The emperor poured another glass of wine for Chu Tingxiu.
Chu Tingxiu took the wine glass, drank it, lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, my relatives and comrades in the army are all loyal to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty wants to stabilize the court, you must not start killing again."
The emperor sitting opposite Chu Tingxiu's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly ducked back, not wanting to knock over the stool and fall to the ground.
Chu Tingxiu subconsciously wanted to pull: "Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty!" The cluttered exclamations sounded at the same time. At the same time, a group of fully armed soldiers suddenly appeared in the room. Those swords and long bows were all aimed at Chu Tingxiu.