Three days later, the soldiers and civilians of Qin capital took off their mourning clothes and burned them, and everything returned to normal.
Before the envoys from various countries left, Emperor Qin Hui'an, also known as Emperor Yuanzong of Yan, held a dinner in Qin Palace to entertain guests from all over the world, and I was also invited.
Yan Yuanzong specially asked me to come to the palace in advance and discuss matters with me privately.
I arrived at the palace an hour in advance.
Yan Yuanzong was sitting quietly in the Xuyang Palace in black court clothes.
A large map of Qin's territory hung on the wall in front of him.
His eyes were confused and empty, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his mind.
I didn't dare to disturb him and stood quietly behind him.
After a long time, Yan Yuanzong let out a long sigh and turned around.
I hurriedly knelt down and said, "Yin Kong meets your majesty."
Yan Yuanzong smiled bitterly and said: "There is no one else here, and you don't need to show off to me.
Get up."
Then I stood up and said softly: "Brother Huang, what do you want from me?"
Yan Yuanzong said: "My mother has arranged a marriage for me."
My heart was shocked, but on the surface, I said calmly: "So Yinkong wants to congratulate the emperor brother."
Yan Yuanzong stood up: "Do you know who that girl's family is?"
I shook my head.
There was no sign of this before, so how could I know.
Yan Yuanzong took two steps before he said: "That's Bai Liji, Bai Dio's eldest daughter."
I couldn't help being surprised.
Bai Dio was really powerful.
After marrying his daughter to Yan Yuanzong, he became the head of the state.
In addition, he held the military power of Da Qin, and his influence in Da Qin was unmatched by anyone.
Yan Yuanzong said angrily: "Since the death of my father, Bai Dio has been arrogant and unruly, intimidating the government and the public.
He has killed more than ten important officials in the court.
His wolf ambition has long been obvious under the sun and the moon.
How can I marry this thief's daughter?"
wife" This matter is indeed very serious.
Yan Yuanzong has not married yet.
If he marries Li Ji, she will naturally become the first choice for the queen.
With Bai Dio's current momentum, this matter has become a foregone conclusion.
Could it be that Empress Jing will No matter how the white dial fails to develop and grow, Yan Yuanzong said: "I begged my mother, but she insisted on letting me marry Li Ji and refused to take it back no matter what."
He grabbed my arm and said: "Yinkong, you have to help me persuade me no matter what this time."
"Mother" I nodded and said: "Yinkong is willing to try it for the emperor brother, but the queen mother may not be willing to listen."
Yan Yuanzong said: "Since the funeral, my mother has been hiding in Fengyang Palace all day long, ignoring everything that happened in the court.
Why don't you just leave this mess to me?"
I couldn't help but smile bitterly.
It seemed that Yan Yuanzong didn't understand his mother.
The situation in front of her made Empress Jing feel much sadder than anyone else.
Since the incident with Jinghou, I have been avoiding her.
This is not out of fear of her, but because I want to give her a relatively calm space to consider dealing with the political situation at hand.
I don’t want us to The evil relationship between them disturbed her mind.
After not seeing her for a few days, Empress Jing became much more haggard, which added to her pitiful and delicate charm.
When she saw me, she was not too surprised.
She pointed to the seat next to her and said, "Yuan Zong asked you to come."
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"The Queen's Holy Wisdom" Queen Jing smiled calmly: "Are you here to persuade me to take back my life and cancel this marriage?"
I shook my head and said, "Yinkong didn't mean that."
Jing Hou said: "Then why are you here?"
I saw no one everywhere and whispered: "Yinkong is here for his mother."
Queen Jing's beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, revealing a hint of anger.
She must have mistakenly thought that I was still worried about what happened that day.
I said softly: "Bai Dio is arrogant and arrogant.
Why does the queen mother let the prince marry his daughter to further his power?"
The expression on Queen Jing's face softened slightly and she asked, "Do you think the Ai family still has a choice?"
"Is the Queen Mother doing this to reassure Bai Dio?"
Empress Jing nodded and said worriedly: "Xue Anchao's mansion suddenly caught fire this morning.
More than a hundred people in the mansion died in the fire."
I was extremely surprised and blurted out: "Could this be done by Bai Dio again?"
Jinghou bit her lower lip hard and said: "Speaking of which, this incident happened because of me.
Yesterday Bai Dio met with Yuan Zong and asked him to order an investigation of Xue Anchao, but I didn't agree.
I didn't expect that this bad news would come out early today. ” I felt sad, this Xue Anchao must have been killed by Baidial.
Jing Hou said: "I proposed the marriage of Yuan Zong.
Li Ji, Bai Dio's eldest daughter, is beautiful and smart.
If I marry her as my queen, I can be considered a good match."
"Has the Queen Mother ever considered the Emperor's feelings?"
Jing Hou said: "This is just an expedient measure.
As the king of a country, how can Yuan Zong put personal interests first in everything?"
I suggested: "Queen Mother Bai Dio took advantage of the change of political power and went on a killing spree with the intention of weakening the power of the emperor and the Queen Mother.
If things go on like this, the consequences will be unimaginable.
It is best for Queen Mother to support new forces in time to compete with Bai Dio."
There was admiration in Queen Jing's beautiful eyes, and she said softly: "How could I not have thought that Xue Anchao was originally a suitable candidate, but now that the traitor Bai Dio has been eliminated first, looking at the court, no one else can I have enough energy to compete with him.
The reason why I let Yuan Zong marry Li Ji is just to stabilize Bai Dio temporarily. " I whispered: "Xue Anchao has long become Bai Dio's biggest hidden danger.
How can Bai Dio allow him to continue to live?
If the Queen Mother wants to get rid of Bai Dio, she must first divide his power from within."
Jinghou asked softly: "Tell me and listen."
I picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.
This move was intended to test Queen Jing's reaction.
You must know that the cup of tea on the table had just been drunk by Queen Jing.
I deliberately didn't move around the new tea brewed for me next to it.
Jinghou's eyes flashed with a hint of charm, but she didn't show any intention of blaming her.
The fragrance of her lips and teeth was faintly left on the teacup as white as jade.
I took a sip before putting it on the table: "Yinkong means the confidant who supports Baidial."
Queen Jing's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, and she blurted out: "Why didn't I remember?"
She stood up happily, walked back and forth two steps and praised: "With the change of status, the relationship between them will definitely change in subtle ways.
On the surface, it seems that I favor Bai Dio, but in fact, I use his subordinates to divide his military power, okay."
I smiled and said, "This matter must not be rushed.
The Queen Mother wants to improve the status of others in the army without Bai Dio noticing."
Jinghou said: "Bai Dio asked me to promote Zhou Chao and Wang Yuande yesterday.
Well, I will do a favor this time and let Zhou Chao command the Imperial Forest Army of Qin.
He will be promoted to two levels.
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By the way, the Long Xiang Army and the Tiger Wing Army will also be promoted."
He will be assigned the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Navy."
I added: "There is an ancient allusion of two peaches killing three people.
When the queen promotes them, she must not forget to create conflicts of interest between them."
Queen Jing nodded appreciatively and said, "You don't have to go to today's dinner.
Come with me to the General's Mansion."
I was slightly startled and said, "The Queen Mother is going to the White Dial."
Queen Jing smiled and said: "Before Yuan Zong's wedding, I always go to meet my future daughter-in-law."
The General's Mansion is located on Wuque Street in the south of Qindu City.
This place is far away from the bustling city.
Most of the residents are the upper-class dignitaries of Qindu.
The architectural styles are all different.
The streets are all made of large bluestones, which reveal deep reflections under the moonlight.
The curfew imposed after the death of Emperor Xuanlong has not been lifted, and there are few pedestrians on the streets.
Empress Jing did not want to disturb others when she left the palace this time, so she only took Eunuch Xu and me there.
The carriage stopped in front of the general's mansion.
I helped Queen Jing get out of the carriage.
Eunuch Xu came to the door and informed the two doorkeepers.
The two men hurriedly ran into the mansion.
Only then did I know that Queen Jing's visit had been planned beforehand.
White Dial was not notified.
Not long after, Bai Dio hurriedly came out in casual clothes, knelt down and said: "I didn't know that the Queen Mother was coming, so I didn't go far to greet you.
I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me."
Emperor Xuanlong was dead, Yan Yuanzong became the emperor of Qin, Jing Jing The queen was naturally promoted to the queen mother.
Jinghou waved her hand and said: "General Bai, why are you so polite?
We will be a family soon.
Get up quickly."
Only then did Bai Dio stand up, with an extremely humble expression.
He said hello to me again and led the way.
Jinghou and I followed him towards the main hall.
Although Baidial's mansion is large in scale, there are no cumbersome decorations and the whole mansion looks very simple.
After walking through the house with three entrances and three exits, bypassing the landscape screen wall, we came to the Crouching Tiger Hall, the main hall of the Bai Mansion.
Several servants were kneeling in front of the door.
The lights in the hall had just been lit.
Queen Jing smiled and said: "General Bai, why haven't I seen your two daughters?"
Bai Dio said respectfully: "I have sent someone to inform them.
Empress Jing, please wait in the hall for a moment.
The two of them will be here soon
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