After Ningweihou received the message from Mrs. Qin, Xu Zijing and his wife felt puzzled at first: "What does the matter between the brothers Gaomi King and Guangling King have to do with us?"
But after savoring it carefully, you were surprised, "Does Mrs. Qin think we did that?!"
Nanshi was stunned and said: "We have nothing to do with the Guangling Prince's Mansion!"
"However, our relationship with the Sheng family has always been good, and Ruming sided with Mi Zhen because of Qiao Er." Xu Zijing frowned, "At that time, the King of Gaomi rebelled and occupied Chang'an, killing all the clan members and nobles. Hold it in your lap and serve as a hostage... If King Guangling can't think of it himself, it's just a matter of taking his descendants east to see the late emperor. Since there is something fishy about the affairs of the Prince of Qunlingling, King Gaomi suspects that we should consider it secretly and deliberately do bad things. Isn’t his reputation without merit?”
Nan said with a headache: "Let him worry about it! Anyway, the younger generations were sent to the north of the city to escape. Unless the King of Gaomi became so mad that he massacred the city, the children might not be able to sneak out of the city and go to Mi Zhen or Nanfeng County. Run away... I don’t care what those people think, just do whatever you want! I’m so annoying that I want to die!”
Ever since the morning when we were shocked to hear that King Gaomi had seized the palace by force, Marquis Ningwei's mansion was in the east, and we had prepared for the worst.
It turns out that King Gaomi fell short outside the Hehuan Palace and retreated to Chang'an City. Although he swept the east side of Chang'an City with his feet, the Meng family and his party members ransacked their homes and exterminated their families. Such as Xu Zijing, a former neutralist, The current secret sect has also been warned by people who came to the door and warned them implicitly.
Well, just once.
Of course, Bu Nao Xu Zijing and his wife would not naively think that the matter would just go away.
But there was no movement from King Gaomi so far, as if they had completely forgotten about them.
The unknown waiting was the most painful. It was no wonder that Nan had a seizure at that time.
"I'm not in a hurry." Upon seeing this, Xu Zijing patted her back comfortingly and said, "King Gaomi failed to seize the palace. On the day he returned to Chang'an City, he announced that Bidong had passed away long ago. Ruming was accompanying Shu Ming in the forest garden. The people around the second concubine of the family were the substitutes prepared by the Meng family for plotting to invade the port, and deliberately kept the funeral secret! It can be seen that he knew that his strength was limited and could not overpower the crowd in the east, and he did not want to bear the reputation of treason! Since In this way, those of us noble families who have done wrong will certainly not be easily punished."
"If you deny Old Madam Qin's tip, it does not represent the attitude of King Gaomi!"
He narrowed his eyes and said softly, "Besides, if King Fang Cun of Gaomi had been in chaos, even if he had identified the matter in the Guangling Palace, otherwise we would have done it, and he would not have broken up with us... After all, he couldn't have resisted at that time. Meng Boqin's Northern Xinjiang Army! He must have hoped that Mi Zhen would share the pressure with him! How could he have wronged those of us who were closely related to Mi Zhen at that time? "
"I think we heard some warnings in our mansion. From the beginning to the end, there was not even a single person in the Sheng mansion who disturbed me!"
Nan frowned and said: "Does he really not know what the prince is thinking? There is a child as good as Mi Zhen ready to be born, and the father and son work together, who is Meng! He will not live a good confinement, unless he asks for it Trouble! It’s okay now. We have failed to seize the palace. The two frontier armies are eyeing us. We are no strangers inside and outside. Even if we can temporarily stabilize the situation by spreading rumors and the support of the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, there is no long-term solution?"
She pondered to Dong and said, "Bidong has been addicted to wine and debauchery for a long time, and has long lost the ambition of the past! Even if King Gaomi fails to attack Linyuan this time, he will definitely not let go of the regicide Coco!" I mean, will Bidong leave Chang'an and go somewhere else? In that case, the situation will be even more complicated!"
"Bidong must not leave Linyuan!" When Nan asked, outside Linyuan, in Qiuxin Palace, Meng Guiyu looked cold and rejected Concubine Shu's proposal, "As for traveling incognito, Bei is going How can we join up with General Hussar and the others without even thinking about it!"
"I..." Concubine Shu was about to get angry when she heard his explanation: "That doesn't mean that I intend to harm Your Majesty Dong, but otherwise I would rather deny His Majesty's favor! The Concubine should know that since the rebel king Rong Jing failed to seize the palace and retreated to Chang'an, Just spread the word that the real Bidong has passed away, and is the current Bidong a substitute?"
"I'll tell you the truth: In those years when Your Majesty Dong stayed in the harem all month long, it was rare for all ministers and ministers to come near him. Therefore, there were very few foreign ministers who paid homage to Tianyan. For example, my uncles, cousins, and others like them, All the confidants in the net were killed by Rong Jing in this incident!"
"In that case, once Bidong leaves Chang'an at this moment, he will be said to have a guilty conscience at all costs, which will make the rumors true!"
Concubine Shu said unhappily: "However, Bidong did not die at all! The king Rong Jing is talking nonsense, is he asking to be believed as true?!"
He added, "Not to mention that the Queen Mother is here? The Queen Mother cannot tell who is her biological flesh and blood, right?"
"Empress, the rebellious king Rong Jing was well prepared, so he blamed the Meng family for all the substitute matters." Meng Guiyu reminded her, "Although the Empress Dowager is not a royal wife, her surname is Meng after all!"
"But I have a sister who stayed with Bidong during the confinement period!" the imperial concubine said incredulously, "If the Queen Mother favors Meng, no matter what Bidong says, she will not be her biological flesh and blood, and will not be her only child! It's hard for her! It’s hard to see a substitute humiliating Bidong’s reputation after his death?!”
Meng Guiyu sighed: "My Majesty, if you want to accuse me, why bother? Not to mention that the rise of the Meng family is all due to the Queen Mother. That is something that everyone knows. Furthermore, has the Queen Mother thought about it? The Queen Mother's origin Hanwei, in the past when the late emperor was here, he was not favored. The reason why Ruming is so noble and extraordinary is, in the final analysis, because of Bidong. If Bidong has three long and two short, in that case, who will inherit the throne? , isn’t it a good thing for the Empress Dowager? So, it is natural for the Empress Dowager to protect Meng’s burden and prevent him from abandoning Yue Jian to the new king? "
Concubine Shu looked very ugly and said: "However, if the imperial army is divided in the Ming Dynasty, the rebellious ministers and traitors are harboring evil intentions and have great plans! Although the moon has receded, those moons have been working hard in Chang'an. Sooner or later, there will be another war! Don't let your Majesty do it now. Fortunately, I, the commander-in-chief of the imperial army who is temporarily in Taiwan, have never fought a serious battle at all! Can I be sure to stop the rebels?! If not, the consequences will be disastrous, but how can I bear the responsibility! "
Regarding Meng Guiyu's appointment as the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, did the imperial concubine and Zhaoyi have a small argument
The reason why Shu Zhaoyi agreed with Meng Guiyu was because Zhaoyi believed that when King Gaomi forced the palace, the Meng family would bear the brunt of the disaster. Even if Meng Guiyu's fourth house was not close to Zheng Hou and others, they were not close relatives by blood, and Meng Guiyu himself Nor will a fuel-efficient lamp gain the trust of the King of Gaomi.
Therefore, whether Meng Guiyubun is willing or not, it is up to him to consider whether he is loyal to the emperor or not.
Following the lessons of the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army who betrayed Emperor Xuan Jing, the candidate for the new commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army must choose someone whose loyalty is guaranteed.
However, Concubine Shu felt that even if the former commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army followed King Gaomi, it would be enough for an amateur like Meng Guiyu to lead the army if Mingqiu Bu was calm.
At that time, King Gaomi and the former Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army might want to fight back at some point!
Then it is very possible to give the position that is so much sought after to Meng Guiyu
Meng Guiyu has never fought in a war, and his family does not have that kind of environment. He has no influence, no family background, no personal experience, and no guidance from qualified people... It is a joke to ask him to command the Imperial Army!
Shu Zhaoyi first asked the imperial concubine: "The former commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army has a distinguished family background, and his relatives are all over the Forbidden Army in the east! Although there are loyal people like Tao Yao at home and abroad, who knows whether others will be attracted by him? Are you convinced to switch to the reverse king Rong Jing?!"
Concubine Shu thought about the Tao family's position in the Forbidden Army and had nothing to say, so she did not continue to refute Meng Guiyu's reign.