Time flies, and in the beginning of April, spring has come to an end without realizing it. Since the beginning of spring, Jingguo has been in trouble and disasters.

First, the rebels rebelled last year, then the Liao Kingdom and the Jurchens jointly attacked the north of the pass, and then the emperor was assassinated, Ansu Mansion rebelled, and the prince was defeated, and there was no good thing in succession.

The people were panicked and restless all day long, thinking that it was a god-like punishment from heaven and Jingguo.

Recently, some merchants and vendors from Liao Kingdom who were traveling to trade brought back news that the Liao Kingdom was gathering a large army. They met the Liao Kingdom's troops who rushed to Shangjing on the way. They were completely connected, completely without seeing the beginning and end, with strong soldiers and horses, and countless numbers. As the rumors spread, the atmosphere of panic spread even more, and the rice prices in Kyoto even rose a lot. Although there were not many, there was a vague sign.

Many people with keen and keen knowledge gradually became alert, which is a sign of the decline of the country's fortune!

Of course, no one dares to say this on the surface, but some smart people know in their hearts that no matter how big the country or the strongest army is, they cannot withstand these consecutive tortures and struggles. They are anxious and can only hope that things will turn around.

Many talented men and beautiful women gathered in the water pavilions and roofs, full of poetry, lyrics and lyrics, whipped the government, talked about the current situation, felt sad and hatred, and the ambitions were unfulfilled everywhere. Jing Chao was actually relatively open in this regard. Taizong once set the iron rule of "not saying sinners", so it would be okay for scholars and talented women to write poems and lyrics, but it also aggravated the tense atmosphere.

At the same time, because everything goes wrong, many people do not have any expectations for the incident of Li Xingzhou, the King of Pingnan, going south.

.........

"How about the prince?" The emperor asked while reviewing the recent memorials, and they were all handled by the Political Affairs Hall headed by Wang Yue, and listed the streamlined keys to be submitted, which is naturally much easier to handle.

"The prince has been taken back to the palace by the Empress, and it has not caused much trouble." Fu'an quickly answered.

The emperor just nodded, "Is there any news about King Pingnan?"

Fu'an hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "Your Majesty, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War came to report at noon. There is no news about King Pingnan for the time being. However, Deputy Privy Councilor Wen Daoli also said that Your Majesty does not have to worry. King Pingnan, one man and two horses, must have gone south with light clothes to try to save Princess Qing'an, and would not face the rebels, and there should be nothing wrong."

"I naturally know." The emperor said: "Wen Daoli has been in charge of the army abroad for many years. He finally changed his guards and returned to Beijing. He had no credit and worked hard. He sent someone to the Ministry of Personnel to the palace tomorrow morning to discuss the matter of adding a title."

Fu'an nodded and quickly remembered it in his heart.

The emperor did not speak, and looked at piles of memorials, and Fu'an calmed down, standing beside him and did not dare to disturb him.

As time goes by, the heat in the hall gradually rises. After noon, with late spring and early summer, the temperature of Kaiyuan gradually rises. The eunuchs and palace maids opened the carved windows, the breeze blew in, and then placed the ice cage at the four corners to cool down.

A large amount of ice is stored in the palace ice storage every winter, and so are the wealthy families. They put it in the cellar, wrapped with thick cotton wool, and filled the entire ice storage to maintain a low temperature. It can be used in summer and autumn, and the large cold storage ice can last for a year.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the emperor finally finished reviewing all the reports, then put down his pen, stood up and slowly stretched his body. The palace maid stood up and hurriedly stepped forward to pinch his shoulders.

Then someone presented Qing tea.

"Fuan, what is the situation of the Empress Dowager?" The emperor stood up and asked expressionlessly.

Fu'an hurriedly said, "All the empresses in the harem are accompanying you. The imperial physician said... The imperial physician said I am afraid, I am afraid of being sad tonight. Even if tonight is over, tomorrow night..."

The emperor had no expression on his face, just nodded, and didn't speak for a long time.

Finally, he sighed.

Fu'an also lowered his head and did not dare to speak. He had been with the emperor for decades, so how could he not know what position the Empress Dowager was in His Majesty's heart?

At that time, the emperor's brothers had many descendants now, and it was not smooth to enter the Eastern Palace to inherit the throne.

At first, the Empress Dowager was not a mother who was in charge of the world. She was named the Empress of the First Emperor because of her son's honor. The mother and daughter supported each other and shared weal and woe. In addition, the kindness of nurturing her has deep affection for her child, so the emperor and the Empress Dowager had a deep relationship.

Therefore, the last time the King of Pingnan gave perfume to make the Empress Dowager happy, the emperor would rarely be happy.

But now, when the Empress Dowager is dead, the court situation is in chaos and chaos everywhere. The country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and the government cannot be ignored for a day. Even if you want to accompany the Empress Dowager, it will be even more difficult.

And what's even more cruel and terrifying is...

......

Sometimes Fu'an didn't dare to think about it, but he had to think that he was over fifty years old this year, and had followed the emperor for decades, had experienced too much, understood too much, knew what was involved in it, and knew that it was widespread and bloody and dark.

But sometimes things are forced to do because there are too many bloody lessons.

The emperor slowly walked into the garden, looked up at the distance, his voice was old, and he slowly said, "Fu'an, remember, I have an order... The Empress Dowager is in danger, princes, grandsons, and princes, should be accompanied by an imperial edict to enter the palace to fulfill his filial piety, obey the virtues of heaven, and obey... obey..."

Halfway through, the emperor couldn't continue.

The man stood there trembled slightly, staring at the distance, his fingernails on his back had been pinched into the flesh, bleeding...

Fu'an lowered his head and cried. What could he say? Even the emperor had no choice but to do anything.

The recent one is the rebellion of the King of Wu ten years ago. There are countless farther away. There are no time when the country is shaken, and no time when the creatures are miserable.

The more unhappy the country's fortune is, the more dangerous it is, the more alert and scary it is.

The King of Wu left too deep a knot for His Majesty. The Supreme Emperor was besieged in the capital. His favorite son died on the battlefield. His plan to attack Liao, which had been carefully planned for many years, failed. From then on, in the battle between Jingliao, which had been in conflict for a hundred years, Jingguo began to gradually fall into a disadvantage...

Some things cannot be explained clearly, but they have to be careful, especially when everything goes wrong. After the two defeats in Guanbei and Anxia, ​​people in the world were fluctuating and complained to the court.

And how to solve it...

This is exactly what made Fu'an unable to help but feel empathy and cry. At this point, the solution is simple, because the opportunity given by God, the Empress Dowager is in danger...

On this ground, all the emperor's brothers and sisters, princes and grandchildren were summoned to the palace, saying that it was a mourning, but in fact it was under house arrest until the storm ceased.

But where is filial piety in doing this? Where is the way of my son?

Even if you depend on each other for life and overcome the joys and sorrows of your mother, you cannot let her rest in peace, but use it ruthlessly.

But if not, what can I do?

When people's hearts are fluctuating today, if there is another King of Wu, how many people will die, how much money will be consumed, and how much national fortune will be damaged.

It is said that since ancient times, the ruthless imperial family has been. Sometimes, why don’t the emperor want to have feelings? But if the emperor has feelings, it will cause chaos in the world. If the emperor has feelings, it will cause peace in the country. This is an unchanging lesson from ancient times...

Seeing the emperor's chest undulating, unable to speak for a long time, and unable to show any expression on his face, just standing there, Fu'an could only wipe away the tears in his eyes, and stepped forward to support him, not daring to say anything.

At this time, silence is better than sound.

I only hope that the young Prince Pingnan who went south could return safely and bring back Princess Qing'an. Your Majesty would feel much more relieved at that time.

But a thousand people went south... I'm afraid it would be a lot of luck.
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