After the toothless fat man left, Ah She walked out of the cave.
"Zi'an has been here?"
"Yes, Xiaopang said he was here." The Empress Dowager stood up from the flowers and sat on the rocking chair next to her.
"Are you really planning to let her go to Beimo?" Ah She was a little confused. "Wouldn't it be fine to let that little brat An Ran go?"
"No, An Ran can't go. The relationship between Bei Mo and Daliang is a little delicate now. If An Ran goes, it will cause pressure for the Song royal family."
"But, can Zi'an survive in the Northern Desert? There are beasts there that devour people. Not to mention other people, just the Emperor and Empress Cao in the Northern Desert are beasts that eat people without leaving any bones."
The Empress Dowager glanced at her calmly and said, "Don't talk nonsense. How can you insult me so casually? Animals also have dignity."
"It's good that you know they are worse than animals. In my opinion, Ajie was too merciful this time. We should have taken the opportunity to attack and defeat Beimo." Ah She said angrily.
"You are old, but you still don't calm down. The pro-war faction in the Northern Desert is led by Empress Cao and the Prince of Zhenguo. The emperor doesn't necessarily want to fight, but he is confused by Empress Cao and restrained by the Prince of Zhenguo, so he does that foolish thing. This time the earthquake in the Northern Desert caused a plague, which is a good opportunity to quell the war. We in the Great Zhou Dynasty were originally unable to interfere in the political affairs of the Northern Desert, but if Zi'an goes there, he can secretly let the emperor realize the devastating damage that the pro-war faction has brought to the Northern Desert."
"Can she do it?" Ashe didn't mean to doubt Zi'an's ability, but as a princess of the Great Zhou, what could she change by going to the Northern Desert
"She can't do it, but Old Seven can."
"It's impossible for Old Seven to go, right?"
"Why not? The Seventh Brother accompanied the princess to Beimo for treatment, and he didn't bring any soldiers with him. If the Emperor of Beimo disagrees, Zi'an won't go. Just fight. Who's afraid of who?"
"Didn't you just say you wouldn't fight?"
"Will Beimo allow the plague to run rampant? So, we have to agree in the end." The Empress Dowager said firmly.
"But, if the Seventh Brother passes away, what will happen to the Great Zhou? The Emperor is now... I'm afraid he is a little extreme."
The Empress Dowager said slowly, "The Emperor will not live long."
"No, isn't the disease cured?"
"He thinks it's all right," the Queen Mother threw out three copper coins, "and see for yourself."
Aunt Ah She came over and took a look. "Oh, it really is. Is this the last shudder before death?"
"Someone needs to calm this trembling."
"Are you going?"
"I won't go. I'm old and won't interfere in government affairs. Send a message to Old Seven and ask him to think of a way to control the situation before he goes to Northern Desert."
Ah She muttered, "You said you wouldn't interfere, but isn't this still interference?"
"I have to wait until the last moment, go back to sit on the dragon throne and calm the officials. This is called appropriate intervention, not full-time intervention. The Seventh Master is not the emperor, and he cannot control those people. I, an old man, have to go back."
"Okay, I'll go deliver the message." After saying that, Ashe turned around and went back.
The Empress Dowager said, "Wait, this death tremor, he can't be underestimated, but the emperor has made many contributions to the Great Zhou and the people, this pre-death honor and post-death honor must be given to him, let the seventh brother take care of it, don't hurt the emperor's face."
Aunt Ah She smiled and said, "When will you start to care about the royal family's face?"
"From the perspective of the overall situation, the Murong family must continue to rule. The royal family's reputation must not be damaged, and the royal family's prestige must not be undermined."
"Okay." Aunt Ah She nodded, "Just do as you say. I'll go and pass on the message right away."
Aunt Ashe walked and shook her head. The Great Zhou Dynasty seemed peaceful, but it was an imperial family after all, and things were treacherous. When could they really leave their ancestors behind
It was a day later that Murong Jie received the letter.
He originally thought that his ancestor had stopped caring about state affairs, but he did not expect that he had been paying attention to them all the time.
However, the current situation is difficult to resolve. He has to send a pigeon to Prince Qi immediately to inform him that he cannot invite Prince Anran to come out of retirement.
He really didn't want to fight this war as the chances of winning were not high and it would just cost the lives of his soldiers. Wars should be fought and shouldn't be fought. To defend national dignity and territory, one should fight. However, as long as there is a possibility of peace talks and as long as the other party shows willingness to make concessions, the problem should not be resolved in an extreme way.
In fact, one should not talk about war lightly. Those who understand war do not want to fight.
Those officials in the court and those radical elements among the people are always clamoring about what a certain country is like and why it is time to fight, because they are not the ones going to the battlefield.
If a fight really breaks out, they will run away faster than anyone else.
Ever since Zi'an brought the medical books back from Hanshan, he immersed himself in them and read them till he was exhausted.
She saw both Chinese and Western medicine, both ancient and modern medical techniques. Wen Yi specialized in cardiology, which was of great benefit to her.
Murong Jie and Prince Li met and talked for a long time.
After talking with Prince Li, Murong Jie went to meet the old lady in secret.
Our ancestors said that the situation in the court must be controlled first, but how to control it is a big problem.
Now that the emperor thinks he has recovered and intends to regain control of the situation, he will definitely take some extreme measures to maintain his imperial dignity.
Also, Prince Nan Huai is now very close to the emperor. He knows what the emperor is thinking and wants to use Prince Nan Huai to restrain him, but this is like raising a tiger to cause harm.
Fortunately, Danqing County Princess Yuan Cuiyu is now in the palace. Perhaps I can learn something about Xiwei Palace through her.
So, on this day, An put down his books and went to the palace.
Yuan Cuiyu was free to move around as the Emperor did not restrict her, and Zi'an was also very happy to see her.
"Mother, have you heard anything about the Emperor?" Zi'an asked directly.
Yuan Cuiyu shook her head and said, "I can't find out anything. In fact, except for the conversation between the emperor and me in the Imperial Garden that day, he has never summoned me. He did summon Linlin several times."
"What did he send Linlin to do?"
It seems that the analysis of the Seventh Prince and the nanny are correct. The emperor is not coveting my mother, but really wants to use her as a means to restrain Prince An.
"Linlin said that the emperor asked him to read books and talk with Sun Fang'er. When Sun Fang'er asked him questions, he answered that they were all about the Poison Sutra."
"Your Majesty, do you want to know the Poison Sutra?"
"It should be. He even asked Linlin to develop some pills. Now Linlin is also with Sun Fanger."
It seems that the emperor really wants to use Linlin's poison sutra. Is his illness going to be treated with poison
But how does poison treat lupus
"Mother, when Linlin comes back, tell him to write down what Sun Fang'er asked him, what the emperor told him to do, and what poison the emperor asked him to develop and what it was used for."
"Well, I'll tell him."
"You must be careful in the palace. If anything happens, remember to let Xiaodao inform me, okay?" Zi'an reminded again.
"Okay, don't worry, I know how to be safe."
(End of this chapter)