In the evening, Jiang Yashuang came back and listened to Qiu Yilan talking with a sullen face about Jiang Qizhuan being sent away in tears. She didn't even bother to take a sip of tea and hurriedly went to find Mrs. Tao.
But he was dismissed not long after - Mrs. Tao pushed 265 and asked Jiang Yashuang to go to the palace tomorrow to talk to Empress Jiang if she had any objections.
"I think it will be useless if you go to the palace tomorrow!" Qiu Yilan sneered after hearing this, "The Queen has made up her mind, can it be changed so easily?" Of course, there is still a relationship between Queen Jiang and Old Man Tao. Renzhi Nian's method is to directly bring the matter to Princess Yongfu and let Princess Yongfu toss it... No matter how angry and hateful these two are, there is nothing they can do about Yongfu.
However, this would not only completely offend the Queen and Mrs. Tao, but also create a rift with Jiang Yashuang - after all, although Jiang Yashuang did not agree with forcing Chu Chunxiao to marry Xiao Su, she did not want Yongfu to fall to Xiao Su.
If he had to choose between Chu Chunxiao and Yongfu, I believe he would prefer Yongfu.
"Let's talk tomorrow!" Jiang Yashuang sighed, knowing that his wife was telling the truth, and the gloom in his eyes deepened.
However, the next day he entered the palace to ask for an audience with Empress Jiang but was blocked outside the Beique Palace: "Queen Mother Ye is here and is talking to the Empress. Please, the Nineteenth Young Master, please be patient!"
When Jiang Yashuang heard this, she knew that the Queen Mother Ye probably came here because of Chu Chunxiao's affairs. This Queen Mother took care of the Jiang family. She always lived in the palace and did not care about worldly affairs. She could not be more low-key. At least Jiang Yashuang never heard of it. She said she had been to Bei Que Palace. Who else could make her come here except Chu Chunxiao, the bloodline of the former deposed prince
Sure enough, after he waited outside for a while, the palace door opened, and a stooped old man walked out staggeringly. Calculating, Queen Mother Ye is actually not much older than Queen Mother Gu. After all, she is the successor, not the first wife of the first emperor. However, Queen Mother Gu seemed to be still in her prime, but Queen Mother Ye seemed to be a generation older than her.
The palace attendant who was supporting her seemed to be quite young. Both the master and the servant had tears on their faces and looked numb. Even if you don't look at this, just looking at their heavy steps, you know that what they want is fruitless.
Jiang Yashuang sighed deeply in her heart, stepped aside and bowed in salute - but Queen Mother Ye was in a trance at the moment and didn't notice him at all, so she just walked over.
Queen Mother Ye begged to no avail, and Jiang Yashuang's intercession also failed.
Queen Jiang, who was extremely afraid that Princess Yongfu would insist on surrendering to Xiao Su, allowed her nephew to stalk her and refused to let go at all: "I will definitely not let Yongfu leave the capital. Xiao Su has suffered from all sorts of ailments since he landed. It's not over, I can't bear the trouble! If you send him away from Beijing, it will cost his life. Will Yongfu give up with me? Since the two of them can't be isolated, what do you think? Chunxiao's marriage to Xiao Su has completely given up Yongfu's thoughts, what else can be done? "
"But Fourth Aunt, you are just suspicious. You haven't made it clear to Yongfu. Maybe Yongfu just respects Xiao Su? Just because of suspicion, Chunxiao's whole life, the third sister has such a daughter..."
"I am only such a daughter!" Empress Jiang shouted sternly, "You know that if you love your cousin, you can't love me as your biological aunt?! The Chu Weishang she married was a fool, and the emperor I married was not without ideas. How much better is this thing than Chu Weishang? It’s not easy for her these years, do you think I, the Lord of the Middle Palace, have done it easily?”
At this point, Jiang Yashuang could not say anything else. He was silent for a while and said quietly: "The fourth aunt's purpose is just to make Yongfu stop thinking about Xiao Su, not to ask Chunxiao to marry Xiao Su. Forget it. It seems that Xiao Su still has more than a year to keep his filial piety, so why not let Chunxiao get engaged to him first and postpone the wedding? If Yongfu comes to Bicheng for more than a year and the two live a harmonious life, how about canceling the marriage later? "
Empress Jiang suppressed her anger and said, "Unless Yongfu is pregnant before they get married!"
"Then why not postpone the wedding for a few more years, three years later?"
The Queen was about to answer when Ni Jin hurried into the palace and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the Zhenxi Army is reporting urgently. Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, please come to the Taishi Palace as soon as possible to discuss matters!"
The aunt and nephew in Beique Hall were both shocked when they heard this, and stood up together: "What level of emergency report is it? Do you know the content?"
"Six hundred miles urgent!" Ni Jin said in a deep voice, "It should be the Western Barbarians attacking!" The message delivery at this time, according to the urgency and importance of the news, was divided into three hundred, four hundred, six hundred, and eight days. There are hundreds of levels, and the fastest and most urgent one is the 800-mile express. The level of six hundred miles is already an extremely important matter, enough to be discussed in the imperial court.
However, Queen Jiang didn't look nervous when she heard this. Instead, she sneered and said to Jiang Yashuang: "Qiu Jinglan has shown her filial piety. As expected, the Kuang family can't sit still!"
Jiang Yashuang said calmly: "Being a thief has a guilty conscience!"
"It also shows that although the Ruan Qiu family has fallen into decline, they have a very deep foundation in the Zhenxi Army. It was because no serious son from the two families passed by, so Kuang Shihan stole the throne until now!" Empress Jiang snorted, "Otherwise it would be impossible. It’s not as if Qiu Jinglan’s appointment was not the only thing that spread, so Kuang Shihan sent urgent military information to Beijing! It’s obviously because he was afraid that Qiu Jinglan would come over!”
Although Beique Palace and Taishi Palace both belong to the imperial city, they belong to two separate palaces and are very far apart.
As a result, all the important ministers who were alarmed by the urgent military report of six hundred miles arrived before the queen - Xue Chang, the Prime Minister and Shangshu Ling of the Neutral Party, Cheng Jin, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, Zong Zhengqing Huainan Wang, Hubu Shangshu Jingchuan Marquis; the Queen Mother Tang Zimo, deputy prime minister and minister of the Party, Qiu Dian, imperial censor, Duan Qun, minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Yin Ming, minister of the Ministry of War; Qin Guogong of the Queen's Party, Ling Jiang Tianao, deputy prime minister and secretary of the Central Committee, Jiang Tianqi, minister of the Ministry of War, and Jiang Tianqi, secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. , Dou Jijiu... The Taishi Palace was all purple, and all the people guarding the palace were as silent as cicadas.
The queen took Jiang Yashuang across the threshold of the palace, and happened to hear Duan Qun, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, saying impassionedly: "... Shazhou is where the main camp of the Western Army in Zhenzhen is located. It has been a strategic location for military strategists since ancient times! If there is a place like this, If we fail, the Western Barbarian army will be directed towards the Central Plains! Then the people will be in ruins, who can bear such a mistake! How can Ruan Qingyan be able to cope with real military affairs even if he is only a young man
… The official appointed by Qiu Jinglan during his journey to the west was the governor of Shasha.
According to the official system of Da Rui, Chang Shi was the assistant to the governor, in charge of the troops and horses of a state, and was the local military chief.
Of course, although the station of the Suppression of the West Army is located outside Shazhou City, and there is even a mansion of Princess Xingkang in Shazhou City, the troops of Commander-in-Chief of Shazhou Governor are not only not the Suppression of the West Army, but can actually be regarded as the Suppression of the West Army. Because of the presence of the Zhenxi Army, this enemy force did not have to worry about the barbarian invasion. What they were concerned about was whether the Zhenxi Army would rebel.
To put it simply, it was a means for the court to prevent the border troops from causing chaos.
In a real fight, this army would definitely not be a match for the Zhenxi Army, but since the imperial court gave them such a responsibility, it certainly also gave them the skills to restrain the Zhenxi Army. For example, after the grain and grass supplied to the Zhenxi Army were transported to Shazhou, they were all placed in Shazhou City with high walls and deep trenches on the grounds that it was not safe to store them outside the city. If the Zhenxi Army wanted to use them, they had to go to Shazhou Governor, A position can only be opened with the unanimous consent of the long history, and if there is no war, you cannot receive more!
However, among all the restrictions, the most troublesome thing for the Queen Mother's Party is that the Zhenxi Army is not allowed to enter the city, but the Shazhou Army can do so as long as they have a warrant from the governor or chief historian!
In this way, as long as Qiu Jinglan arrives safely in Shazhou City, the Queen Mother Party will have to worry about Kuang Shihan's safety - after all, Princess Xingkang is in Shazhou City, so Kuang Shihan can't stay away from the city, right
Now Duan Qun is taking advantage of the urgent military situation to prevent Qiu Jinglan's trip.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Tianzhen, a member of the Zhongshu family, immediately came out to retort: "As the saying goes, ambition does not depend on age. Ruan Qingyan was a Jinshi at the age of 18, and he was appointed to the Hanlin Academy. This shows his talent! Why can't he be appointed as the governor of Shasha? Does Duan Shilang think that he is a Jinshi? , What I couldn’t do when I was young, no one in the world can do it?”
The taunting battle was about to begin, and the Queen happened to come in. Duan Qun had to shut up depressedly, and followed the others to greet the Queen Fengjia.
Queen Jiang was very happy that she came at the right time. Everyone was here, but the battle had not officially started yet. She made peace with her face pleasantly, and after congratulating Queen Mother Gu casually, she walked to Danqi and nonchalantly ordered someone to give her a seat.
Jiang Yashuang walked quietly to stand behind Qin Guogong.
He was the only junior in the palace at the moment, so he attracted extra attention.
Especially the three cousins, Jiang Tianyao, looked calm, but felt a little regretful in their hearts: "If I had known that the fourth sister was as powerful as she is today, I should have gotten along well with her. The fourth brother and his wife are not in the capital, just because of the 19th He was raised under the knee of the second aunt, and with the help of the fourth sister, he can participate in all major events! This nephew is already very good, but the fourth sister is so partial to him, I am afraid that our heirs will be suppressed by him in the future!"
Now Empress Jiang is suppressed by Empress Dowager Gu, and in the same camp is Qin Guogong, the real party leader. It is not her turn to act arbitrarily. Jiang Yashuang has taken advantage of her everywhere because of her favor. When the Queen becomes Queen Mother, what bright future will this nephew have
But now is not the time to care about these things. The regret and jealousy in the three people's hearts flashed away, and they returned their attention to the business at hand - the queen has arrived, and she hasn't read the military report yet. Naturally, she has to wait until she has finished reading before continuing. discussion.
After taking the memorial presented by Ms. Zheng and flipping through it, Empress Jiang frowned slightly: "This military report is really serious. It was said that not long ago, at the turn of summer and autumn, something happened in several major ranches in the Western Barbarians." Wildfires have caused a serious shortage of food and grass for livestock to survive the winter!
If that were all, the war could be eliminated by arranging caravans to exchange winter supplies for the cattle and sheep they could no longer feed.
But Kuang Shihan raised another question: The brothers and nephews of the current Great Chanyu of the Western Manchus rebelled in their early years and were slaughtered by him. I don’t know if they were cursed by blood relatives before they died. Not even the sons and grandsons of the Great Chanyu could survive. The elder, now has a daughter at his knees - not to mention how beautiful this Princess Asemu is in the eyes of the barbarians, just by marrying her, she is expected to inherit the position of the Great Chanyu, which is worthy of the leaders of the Western Barbarians rushing to worship her. The robe is off!
There was only one princess, so many people wanted to marry her, and most of them were of similar status. If they wanted to catch the eyes of Da Shanyu and the princess, it was difficult for the Western barbarians who always admired bravery not to turn their attention to Da Rui.
Especially now that they have a reason to be confident!
"If these words are true, there will really be a war in Western Xinjiang this autumn and winter!" Empress Jiang had a headache. Although she was born as a general, she could hold a bow and tame a horse, but she only knew the basics of marching and fighting. Now look at this The military report was informative and logical, so I felt very embarrassed, "The Zhenxi Army will definitely take it, but Western Xinjiang cannot be chaotic... If Kuang Shihan succeeds this time, what if he raises thieves every year and becomes self-reliant?" What to do?”
However, Empress Dowager Gu quietly asked: "Since the queen has finished reading, you are the daughter of a general, and now you are also attending the court to listen to politics, but you don't know if you have any good ideas?"