After Chang Ling entered the palace, he left the palace without making a sound, much to the disappointment of the Empress Dowager Liu. At this time, Long Xuan's expedition was out, and it was the best time to get rid of Luo Wei. This Chang Ling was actually a coward!
"The Empress Dowager," just when the Empress Dowager Liu was furious in the hall of her death, a young eunuch said outside: "There is an adult coming from the Ministry of War to see you."
The word "Ministry of War" made the Empress Dowager Liu startled, and after reacting, she hurriedly said, "Let him come in."
A man wearing a wide-brimmed hat followed the little eunuch and sneaked in.
"It's you?" After the Empress Dowager Liu saw the man's face clearly, she lowered her face and said, "Why did you come to the palace?"
The person who came was Gao Zhu, the younger brother of a favored concubine in Longxiang's mansion, and was personally arranged by Longxiang to join the Ministry of War as a minor official. The Empress Dowager Liu did not look down on this pair of siblings. Long Xiang, for the Gao family, who came from a small family, would have almost done favoring a concubine and destroying his wife if it wasn't for Long Xuan's pressure. As for this younger brother, Liu The Empress Dowager glanced at Gao Zhu contemptuously, it was a bug attached to Long Xiang!
"The Empress Dowager." Gao Zhu flattered the Empress Dowager Liu with a smile.
"Ai's family asked you, how did you come to the palace?" asked the Empress Dowager Liu.
"My sister was found to have a happy March today," Gao Zhu said cheerfully: "Xiaguan is here to announce the good news to the Empress Dowager."
Mrs Gao was happy, but the Empress Dowager Liu was not happy at all, and said coldly, "It's not the son-in-law, does the Ai family want to say congratulations to your sister?"
Gao Zhu was not angry either, but still smiled at the Empress Dowager Liu: "I don't dare to go down, I have something to report to the Empress Dowager."
"What else?"
"Didn't the Empress Dowager tell the lower officials to pay attention to the battle report from Nanzhao?" Gao Zhu said.
The Empress Dowager Liu rushed to wave to the palace eunuchs in the palace.
The servants of the First Highness retreated in a hurry.
"Why do you dare to say anything?" Empress Dowager Liu said to Gao Zhu only after there was no one else in the palace.
Gao Zhu slapped himself and said, "Xiaguan has always been a fool, the empress dowager should not have the same knowledge as Xiaguan."
"Okay," the Empress Dowager Liu said impatiently, "what else do you have?"
Gao Zhu took a sealed battle report from the sleeve of his robe and handed it to the Empress Dowager Liu: "The Empress Dowager, this is when the lower official received the battle report today."
The Empress Dowager Liu sat up straight. She ordered someone to speak to Gao Zhu, and asked him to pay attention to Nanzhao's battle report for her, but the Empress Dowager Liu never looked down on the Gao brothers and sisters, so she did not expect this. Gao Zhu can use it for her, but she didn't expect that this person stole a battle report from her tonight.
"The Empress Dowager," Gao Zhu said mysteriously to the Empress Dowager Liu, "it's a dispatch, there must be a defeat in Nanzhao."
The Empress Dowager Liu took over the battle report, checked that the seal on the seal was good, and asked Gao Zhu, "How do you know that the battle was defeated?"
"The rules of the Ministry of War," Gao Zhu pointed to the seal on the seal of the battle report, and said, "There are five flames here."
It was the first time in her life that the Empress Dowager Liu had the opportunity to read the battle report. After Gao Zhu's guidance, she discovered that the seal was covered with five ring-shaped flames.
"This is the most urgent battle report. Generally, there is only one flame for small wins and small losses, and only four for big wins," Gao Zhu said. "With five, usually after a big defeat, they return to the court for help."
The Empress Dowager Liu directly threw the battle report on Gao Zhu's face and scolded: "You don't know what to do, how dare you detain such a battle report privately? You don't want the lives of your whole family anymore?!"
Gao Zhu hurriedly knelt down and said, "Xiaguan, this is for the empress dowager."
"What did you say?" The Empress Dowager Liu could not wait to kick this bastard again.
Gao Zhu knew that privately detaining the battle report was the crime of punishing the Nine Clan, but now their family is all counting on the elder sister who is a concubine in Prince Yu's mansion, and only if this elder sister becomes a climate, their Gao Clan will be able to stand above others from now on. Gao Zhu knew that his sister was favored by King Yu, but the Queen Mother in the Hall of Ending Years could not see his sister. It's not easy to please this queen mother. Gao Zhu decided to take this risk after thinking about it. As long as he can win the favor of the queen mother Liu, their family's life will be better. "The Empress Dowager," Gao Zhu whispered to the Empress Dowager Liu, "Listen to what the officer told you! The villain knows that Prince Yu has been stationed at Linshui Pass in Nanzhao, and he did not enter Nanzhao with Luo Yuxuan's army. Go, so even if Luo Yuxuan loses the battle, it has nothing to do with the prince."
The Empress Dowager Liu took this battle report from Gao Zhu's hand again. If this is just the battle report of Luo Ze's call for help, and it has nothing to do with Long Xiang, then an evil thought was born in the Empress Dowager Liu's mind. Can't rely on the two cheap brothers Luo Qi and Luo Ze? Luo Ze died in the battle due to defeat, or was interrogated after the incident, which can also greatly hurt Luo Wei's vitality. This battle report is a good deduction!
"The Empress Dowager?" Gao Zhu called out to the Empress Dowager Liu in a pleasing manner.
"Are you really not afraid of death?" Queen Mother Liu asked.
"Xiaguan's life is handed over to the Empress Dowager." Gao Zhu hurriedly said.
The Empress Dowager Liu reached out her hand to open the seal of the battle report.
"The empress dowager is not allowed," Gao Zhu hurriedly stopped: "Once this seal is opened, it will be found out in the future."
"Can't it be destroyed?"
"When the battle report enters the city, it will be registered at the city gate official's office," Gao Zhu said, "Even if the subordinate officer detained the battle report privately, it will be returned after a while."
Only then did the Empress Dowager Liu glance at Gao Zhu again, this person really didn't see that he had such a heart.
"What do you think, Empress Dowager?" Gao Zhu pointed to the battle report and asked the Empress Dowager Liu.
"Stay for seven days," said the Empress Dowager Liu, "let this Luo Yuxuan suffer a little too."
Gao Zhu hurriedly said, "The Empress Dowager is Shengming."
The Empress Dowager Liu took off a jade bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Gao Zhu: "This is a gift from the Aijia to your sister, let her take care of the baby."
"Xiaguan, thank the Empress Dowager for the reward," Gao Zhu was overjoyed and took the reward from the Empress Dowager Liu with both hands. This time, it seemed that he had made the right bet.
After Gao Zhu went out with great gratitude, the Empress Dowager Liu put the battle report into the hidden compartment where she was sitting. Tomorrow, she will inquire about Long Xiang from the Ministry of War. As long as she is sure of the Linshui Pass that Long Xiang said in Gao Zhu, the battle report of this rescue soldier, let him stay here for seven days.
When Gao Zhu left the palace, he was led by the young eunuch of the Xiannian Palace. The two of them avoided people along the way. They didn’t expect to reach the palace gate soon, and were stopped by a team of guards.
"He is Lord Gao of the Ministry of War," the little eunuch said quickly to reveal Gao Zhu's identity, "Mrs. Gao from Prince Yu's Mansion is pregnant, and Lord Gao came to the palace to announce the good news to the Empress Dowager."
"Mrs. Gao's side is the official's sister." Gao Zhu added again.
Only then did the team of guards move out of the way, and the leader said, "Lord Gao, go well."
Gao Zhu hurriedly followed the little eunuch forward.
Not long after, in the Yijin Garden, Luo Wei heard Zhao Fu say that Gao Zhu entered the palace to see the Empress Dowager Liu, and asked, "Who is this person?"
Zhao Fu told Luo Wei about the Gao siblings.
"It turns out that King Yu left one planted before he left." Luo Wei said, but did not take Gao Zhu's entry into his heart. He was holding a battle report from Nanzhao in his hand. Like Beiyan, his second brother was also a triumphant all the way. Luo Wei couldn't help but think, if it goes on like this, they won't put both Nanzhao and Beiyan together. take it