"Seeing that the Queen Mother Our Lady doesn't actually have much pity for His Majesty." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and then said to the Qing people, "Otherwise, how could the Queen Mother not mention it at all during those years when Your Majesty was dormant?"
The Qing people couldn't believe it and said, "It shouldn't be that big of a deal. Maybe it was because the Ji family was so powerful at that time that even if they were taken out, it wouldn't help."
Yun Fenghuang said: "If it had been brought out at that time, do you think His Majesty would be indifferent to the situation of the Queen Mother? My words in front of Your Majesty still have some weight. However, look at how much I have slandered Duke Yi. Time, when has your majesty ever heard of it? Even his majesty didn’t like Duke Yi Guo’s wife, but he didn’t explain what he wanted Duke Yi to do to her. Wasn’t he just remembering what Duke Yi Guo had done to help him in the first place? A little affection? Otherwise? With Yunzhao's straightforward personality, Ouyang Yanran can trick him to death if he uses his brain a little bit!"
He added, "But this cannot be entirely blamed on the Queen Mother. After all, His Majesty has not been close to her over the years. She comes from a humble background and is not well-received by the loving Mother Queen Mother. It is reasonable to think about leaving some trump cards to protect herself." things in."
She shook her head and did not discuss the degree of sincerity between mother and son in the Tian family. She only muttered, "These people in the hands of the Queen Mother are not very good. Not only do they not have high official positions, but they either have no successors, or they have no heirs." Mediocre... I guess her temperament is not that good, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen her in the first place... "
After all, Empress Dowager Qu has always kept a low profile. The manpower left behind by the old concubine was originally just to allow her to check and balance Empress Dowager Yuan, who was still Princess Fuyang. She did not consider the intrigues at the imperial court level at all. Yun Fenghuang was mainly interested in those officials who had taken refuge with Queen Mother Qu after the Ji family was overthrown.
But I also know that those who would choose the inconspicuous Holy Mother Queen Mother at that time basically have no ambitions.
After all, even if Empress Dowager Qu was the biological mother of the Emperor, in terms of position and affection, she would basically not be able to get ahead in the presence of Empress Dowager Yuan.
Even if the Queen Mother wants to maintain her position in the eyes of her own son, she must first show that she will not compete for it.
Otherwise, the relationship between her and the emperor, which was not a deep one in the first place, would only become more vulnerable.
Chunjia was not the kind of master who was foolishly loyal and filial. Even Empress Dowager Yuan, who raised him single-handedly and loved her as her own child, was able to take the back seat in front of the overall situation, let alone Empress Dowager Qu, who had just given birth to him and had never gotten along with him at all.
"It's better than nothing." The people of the Qing Dynasty knew that Yun Fenghuang was not very satisfied, but there was nothing they could do about it. Not to mention that the Xie family was almost destroyed, and the remaining children still had to observe filial piety, they really had no right to pick and choose.
Then he comforted, "Besides, earlier they had no way to seek help and had to seek refuge with the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother. This person is going to higher places. Even if he has self-knowledge, how can he not have any ambition at all? Now it is the empress who will help them. They have no reason to say they can’t make progress.”
Yun Fenghuang said: "How can it be so simple? When I chose the empress dowager instead of me, I just didn't want to take risks. But if I follow me, how can I not take risks?"
She breathed out, concentrated for a moment, and then asked, "What happened in the north... is there any news from the past?"
Huizhou suffered a big loss this time. For Chunjia, it was not only a loss, but also like a heavy slap on his face.
If such an incident had happened a few years earlier, someone else could have been blamed. For example, the Ji family had too much power, or the regent was too ambitious and affected the emperor's energy. But now that the emperor really sticks to his word, even the most important ministers in the temple no longer dare to say that they despise the emperor. In this case, of course, the emperor is responsible for all major events that occur in the country.
Since Chunjia took office, he has been portraying the persona of a wise king.
He has established an image of being diligent, caring for the people, perceptive, and young and powerful in both the government and the public.
The results of it
The late Emperor Xiaozong was recognized as mediocre and incompetent. He could not suppress his mother-in-law's speech all his life, and he even died depressed because of it... To be honest, everyone sympathized with this experience and felt that he was a bit incompetent. Nothing like his father Shenzong's style.
But during Xiaozong’s time, the conflict with Wei He was won by the state!
Never mind what kind of price the country paid, never mind whether it was Shenzong Yuze, never mind that Xiaozong never had a say in this matter from beginning to end. It was purely presided over by Ye Guogong who came out with Shenzong. Anyway, Xiaozong was here If he defeats his neighboring country, the honor will go to him first.
Now Chunjia is doing well, with a posture that he doesn't know how much better than Xiaozong. Huizhou has been burned, killed, looted, and even the concubine's natal family is gone. If there is no strong fight back, how disappointed will everyone be
Therefore, Yun Fenghuang was not worried that the emperor would not use weapons on the grassland. Originally, Chunjia did not have much good intentions towards Wei He. In addition, this incident greatly hurt his face. She was willing to bear it, and Chunjia would not. Be patient.
Sure enough, when the Qing Dynasty heard the news, they said: "Your Majesty was very angry after hearing the news that day, and the ministers were also excited. They all said that they must avenge the soldiers and people of Huizhou... In the past two days, the generals have been asking for battle."
"They have good intentions." Yun Fenghuang said with a hint of ridicule, "It's just that it has only been a few years since Wei He was in civil strife. Even if Xifa and Hele put aside their previous differences and joined forces, there would still be discord. This battle is easy to fight, and you can take credit for it... But Uncle Zhaowu and Marquis Jingning are both in the north. They don't care about their qualifications, and don't they care about their heirs?"
That evening, Chunjia came to see her, and she mentioned the matter directly.
Sure enough, the emperor euphemistically expressed his intention to use Marquis Jingning as the commander-in-chief to attack Wei He. Uncle Zhaowu stayed in Yanzhou, which could be regarded as sitting in the rear for Marquis Jingning, so that he could send troops to the fortress with peace of mind.
Yun Fenghuang first thanked the emperor for his kindness with pear blossoms and rain. Although she understood that the emperor would do the same without Xie's grudge, she still thanked Xie on behalf of Xie and said that she wanted to thank Chunjia for avenging Xie's death. In this way, he brought it up at the end and wanted Xie Wuzheng and Xie Xiaoyu to join the battle together: "It turns out that they are both in the midst of filial piety, so they should concentrate on observing filial piety and not ask about other people's affairs. But everyone knows that the Xie family was destroyed by Wei He. Now that the country is conquering Qiu Yu, how can the Xie family's children remain indifferent and sit back and watch other people's children fight in front of the battle?"
What she said was reasonable and reasonable, and she looked like she fainted because she couldn't bear the emperor's disapproval anytime, anywhere. Chunjia hesitated for a while but agreed.
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty!" Yun Fenghuang burst into tears when he heard this, and said in a hateful voice, "I only hate that as a female, I can't join the army! Otherwise, I really want to go into battle with my brothers to kill the enemy. , avenge the clan!"
The emperor thought to himself, if you really go into battle in person, how can I still have the time to deal with government affairs
In fact, his hesitation just now was not because he suspected that the imperial concubine wanted his brothers to gain military glory, but because he considered that the Xie family was originally a prosperous family, and it would not matter if some of his younger brothers were killed in battle.
But now that the great Xie family has dispersed, there are only a few people left.
The people who have the closest relationship with Yun Fenghuang are Xie Wuzheng and Xie Xiaoyu.
Morally speaking, it is their duty to personally avenge their parents and family members. But the sword has no eyes in front of the battle. If they are up to something, how will he explain it to the noble concubine? How could the imperial concubine accept it
The emperor thought for a moment and thought that rejecting the offer would be too hurtful to the imperial concubine. If it doesn't work, I can tell the coach to arrange for all the Xie brothers to be in the logistics department. There is no need to take the arrows personally.
As for what if the Xie brothers refused to listen and insisted on killing their enemies with their own hands... that would be easy to handle. The main thing he felt sorry for was the imperial concubine, and the imperial concubines around him would not go into battle.
Ask the coach to send someone to tie up Xie Wuzheng and others, and then untie them when the war ends.
If they file a complaint later, they will punish the coach and show it to the imperial concubine. Anyway, it is none of his business as an emperor.
Little did he know that Yun Fenghuang was relieved to see his promise, thinking that his brother had missed so many things, so he didn't need to miss this opportunity to make a contribution.
But the emperor nodded, but there was still a problem before her, that is, even if Marquis Jingning took the lead this time, Marquis Jingning had no grudges with her or the Xie family, but he could not withstand the soldiers commanded by Marquis Jingning. They were all trained by Uncle Zhaowu. After all, it’s impossible to mobilize the army from the south right now, right
So among these soldiers, who knows whether Xie Wuzheng and the others will be killed if anyone obeys Uncle Zhaowu's instructions
When the person is cold in the battle, everything will be pushed to Wei He when he comes back. Can she still go to the scene in person to find out the truth
Of course, the safest thing is to let Xie Wuzheng and the others observe filial piety in Huizhou honestly and not get involved in so many things. However, if you do this, you will be safe, but what about your official career
If you miss this time, where will there be so many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future
"I have just made a request to Your Majesty to allow the Consort to personally go into battle to kill the enemy and avenge the Xie family." She lost her father because of her, and it was the period of filial piety. Although it was not convenient to wear sackcloth and mourning during the palace confinement, it was still necessary to change the mourning period. I got dressed in plain clothes and didn't plan to stay in Chunjia for nine months. The emperor did not want outsiders to talk about the imperial concubine. At this moment, he did not forget to win the emperor's favor. He was very cooperative. He talked with her for a while, watched the dusk fall, and went to Yijia Palace next door.
Yun Fenghuang called Chen Jing to him and whispered, "You can send this news to Huizhou later and tell the consort and others. There is one more thing, that is to tell the consort that although this expedition is very likely to be Marquis Jingning is in charge, and Uncle Zhaowu is staying at the rear, but...since the soldiers are all under Uncle Zhaowu, he has to worry about other things. If it doesn't work, sometimes things that everyone knows will make people jealous. "
She only told this to Xie Wuzheng, but not to Xie Xiaoyu, because she felt that Xie Xiaoyu might not be able to understand it.
Sure enough, after receiving the news, Xie Wuzheng only thought about it for a moment, then turned around and had a fierce conflict with Gu Lun, Gu Fangshu's second son, in public due to an accident and misunderstanding!
Gu Lun is not very prominent in the Gu family. To be precise, it is a lie that there are no successors to the Gu family. Considering Uncle Zhaowu's status, none of his descendants of the Gu family can become famous and leaders among the younger generation. The lack of talent can be seen in the group ethics.
But he is still relatively valued within the Gu family, and he has a particularly good relationship with Gu Li, who was involved in trouble before. The reason why he is in Huizhou now is because Gu Fangshu specially brought him to play the emotional card in order to persuade Gu Li. As a result, before the family's negotiations came to a conclusion, something happened in Huizhou first. Gu Lun was then left in Huizhou to help Huizhou deal with the aftermath.
When such a conflict occurred, Gu Fangshu, who was originally in Yanzhou, naturally did not dare to neglect it and rushed to Huizhou in person to explain to brother Xie Wuzheng.
It’s just that Xie Wuzheng kept Yun Fenghuang’s advice in mind, so how could he be willing to listen to his explanation? He pretended that his temperament had changed drastically because his family had been massacred, and he was temporarily extreme. He even made Gu Fangshu angry with just a few words!
So the news that Mr. Xie and Mr. Gu were at odds quickly spread.
The Imperial City Secretary did not dare to neglect this news and hurriedly reported it to the emperor as quickly as possible.
After Chunjia heard about it, she only felt a dull pain in her forehead. She was helpless for a long time, and finally sighed: "Go and tell the noble concubine. The cause of the matter is indeed that Gu Lun didn't do it well, but Uncle Zhaowu probably really didn't want to talk to Mr. Xie." There was a conflict.”
However, the emperor said so, but he felt that the imperial concubine might not hear it.
Because Yun Fenghuang had suspected that the Gu family was plotting against the Xie family before, not to mention that now Xie Wuzheng and the others were the first to refuse to turn their hostility into friendship. According to the concubine's care for her mother's family, she never said that she was not towards her brothers, but towards outsiders.
Sure enough, when Yun Fenghuang heard the news, he first cried loudly, while crying, he told about Xie's misery, as well as the miserable fate and loneliness of himself, Xie Wuzheng and others; then he pulled Chunjia to ask him to deal with it. Gu Lun, give your brother an explanation. As for Uncle Zhaowu, he has already dealt with Gu Lun in order to settle the matter? The imperial concubine refused to admit it, saying that her biological father and son were all just pretending! It can’t be counted!
The next step was to torment Chunjia, saying resentfully that the emperor didn't like her anymore and favored the Gu family.
The emperor was busy with government affairs, and he was a little annoyed when he was pressed into a hurry.
At this time, Yun Fenghuang changed her attitude again. She blamed herself and said that she came from a humble background and was not qualified to serve the emperor. Maybe it was because she had gained the emperor's love so much that she had to pay such a heavy price. She had to pay it herself. I can't afford it, so I'll hurt my blood relatives.
When Chunjia heard this, she couldn't bear it anymore, and instead thought that she was too impatient.
After all, something big happened in the imperial concubine's family. She was always a domineering and arrogant person, so it was understandable that she would be more difficult and overthinking now.
He was immersed in his pity for the imperial concubine and could not extricate himself. The empress and others who watched clearly felt a little speechless.
Gu Zhen sighed privately and said to his attendants: "I finally understand that Your Majesty likes this kind of restlessness! It's just that the original Concubine An was only able to make a fuss, and she was not as good at controlling things as the noble concubine! "
Since she had long since stopped counting on the emperor's favor, she just felt sour in private. On the scene, he also wanted to apologize for the incident between Gu Lun and Xie Wuzheng, and for sending this and that to the imperial concubine.
Yun Fenghuang was not polite at all and took everything from him. In the end, she said lightly that it was all a matter of the previous dynasty and had nothing to do with the harem, and she didn't take it to heart at all.
The queen knew that she was just saying this, but she probably still held a grudge in her heart, but there was nothing she could do.
As a result, at this time, I heard something. It was the imperial concubine who persuaded Chunjia to take back the empress dowager, her loving mother.
The queen was immediately a little bit excited.