The weather in Luoyang is getting hotter and hotter. It has not yet reached April, and many people in the palace are still wearing blue clothes. However, after many days of sunny weather, the heat in the air already has the flavor of summer.
Perhaps because of the hot weather, Queen Mother Guo felt a little irritable.
She looked south from the attic of the Westward Garden. There was a palace wall blocking the view over there, but the two huge bronze statues of dragons and phoenixes in Zhaoyang Hall could be seen very clearly. They were built too high. Under the sunlight, the bronze statue shines with luster. Compared with the surrounding simple civil buildings, it has a completely different temperament and is slightly abrupt.
Zhaoyang Hall is the queen's bedroom, but the owner of the palace does not have the eye-catching appearance of the bronze statue at all. She was next to the Queen Mother Guo at this time, looking restless and depressed.
Queen Zhen Yao murmured: "My grandfather killed Guanqiu Jian's nephew, probably because I wrote that letter. Your Majesty doesn't know that I wrote the letter yet, but you will know sooner or later, right?" She said here, He turned his head warily and glanced at the eunuch in the distance of the hall.
The palace room is very spacious, and the voices of the two people talking are not loud, and people in the distance should not be able to hear clearly.
Queen Mother Guo responded casually: "The queen just wrote the truth. Your father died young, if you don't tell General Zhen something, who else can your mother-in-law tell?"
This is the truth, but Queen Mother Guo's words obviously cannot effectively appease Zhen Yao.
Zhen Yao said again: "I saw Your Majesty this morning. He was talking and laughing with the eunuch a few steps ago. When he saw me, his expression dropped. He said something to me. He already knew what your Zhen family was. Heart, as expected, there will be good fruit for you to eat in the future!"
When Queen Mother Guo heard this, she was also startled.
The emperor's words seemed not only applicable to the Zhen family. It was probably self-evident what Empress Dowager Guo's heart was in the eyes of the emperor.
Queen Mother Guo blurted out with a complicated expression: "At this time, how can he still talk and laugh?"
Zhen Yao said softly: "Your Majesty heard what the ministers said, Guanqiu Jian seems to have a good chance of winning in Jizhou."
Empress Dowager Guo made a "hum" sound from her nose and was noncommittal. But she had to admit secretly that if Guan Qiujian won on the battlefield, the situation would indeed become very bad.
The Empress Dowager Guo was actually a little dissatisfied with the Wang family before. However, at this time, the Wang family's auxiliary status in Luoyang has problems, which will still affect many people. Qin Liang will definitely not be able to protect himself, and the Empress Dowager Guo is certainly in danger.
Empress Dowager Guo had already read Guan Qiu Jian's appeal. For a moment, she couldn't imagine what would happen once the powerful official was replaced by Guan Qiu Jian!
And even in the eyes of most people, Queen Mother Guo stood by the Wang family when King Qin of Yangzhou was in power. Once the Wang family is finished, Queen Mother Guo will be placed under house arrest in the future, which is probably the best outcome.
Maybe that result is just an extravagant hope! The emperor seems to be looking forward to Guan Qiujian's invasion of Luoyang. When the time comes, the emperor will not find an opportunity to take revenge?
The relationship between the two of them, mother and son, became what it is now, of course because of the accumulation of many things, big and small. In any case, Queen Mother Guo could already feel Cao Fang's deep hatred.
Coupled with Guan Qiu Jian's slander, if the two monarchs and ministers gained power, Empress Dowager Guo thought about her fate, it might not be as simple as being secretly executed!
The weather was quite hot at this time. Even if people were in the shade, the air would still feel hot. But Queen Mother Guo suddenly felt her hands and feet were a little cold. She picked up the hand that was placed in front of her belly and found that there were clearly signs of coldness on her long white fingertips. Still a little sweaty and damp.
At this moment, the new Huangmen Supervisor Huang Yan arrived, and she had just hurried upstairs. Huang Yan stepped forward quickly, and did not have time to say respectful words when she bowed. She said directly: "The Guanqiu Jian rebels were defeated by General Wei. !”
Both the Queen Mother and the Queen were attracted to attention, and they both looked sideways. Queen Mother Guo blurted out: "Who said that?"
Huang Yandao: "My servant saw with his own eyes that the person who delivered the urgent message entered the palace and went to Shangshu Province. Because it was a good news, the person who delivered the message talked about it everywhere, and many people already knew about it. The messenger should have gone to the General's Mansion at this time!"
He gestured and continued: "The battlefield is in Julu County and Fan County. In less than two sticks of incense, the Chinese cavalry (Luoyang) on the left wing overwhelmed tens of thousands of Karasuma people's cavalry! The battle lasted a whole day, Guanqiu Jian's army was defeated and fled that night."
At this time, Queen Mother Guo recovered a little from her surprise. After hearing the details, she completely believed that this was a fact!
Under the sudden change of mood, she no longer bothered to hide it, she smiled sweetly on her face, and couldn't help but said: "I was right about Qin Zhongming from the beginning, he is usually not showy, but he does have the talent of a prime minister. "
She breathed a long sigh of relief, turned to look at Zhen Yao, and said: "Qin Zhongming can defeat Sima Yi, then he can defeat Guan Qiu Jian. Some people want to see Guan Qiu Jian leading troops into Luoyang, but it will never happen. !”
Mentioning Guan Qiujian, Queen Mother Guo thought of the appeal again. In her complicated mood, a sense of schadenfreude suddenly passed through her heart. A sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Huang Yan hurriedly bent down and said, "Your Highness knows people and makes good use of them."
Queen Zhen Yao's sad expression also changed, and she echoed: "The Queen Mother is right."
Empress Dowager Guo saw this and thought that this teenage queen seemed to be gradually understanding the interests of all parties in the court. Empress Dowager Guo entered the palace when she was a teenager, and this is how she came about. The relationships in the royal family are mixed. There are too many things, and if you think too simply, it is really not conducive to survival.
At that time, Zhen Yao wrote that letter to her grandfather. Although she was instructed by the Queen Mother Guo, if Zhen Yao was unwilling, the Queen Mother Guo could not force her. After all, she was the queen.
Empress Dowager Guo also thought that we were relatives, so she hinted more bluntly, "As long as I am here, you don't have to worry so much all day long."
Zhen Yao said softly: "Fortunately, my mother takes care of me."
On the contrary, the eunuch Huang Yan's expression was more responsive. He quietly raised his eyes with admiration in his eyes.
A gust of wind blew in through the wooden window, and Queen Mother Guo's dress fluttered gently. The cool natural wind immediately blew away the sweat in her deep clothes, making her feel a pleasant coolness.
She turned her head and saw the piano table above, and an image immediately flashed before her eyes. Her clothes were gently fluttering in the wind, and the sound of the piano was melodious in the air.
Queen Mother Guo asked with great interest: "Can the Queen play the piano?"
Zhen Yao said: "I'm not very skilled yet."
Queen Mother Guo smiled and said: "Then I will play and you will come and listen."
Huang Yan waited for the queen to nod, then immediately bowed and said, "I have a blessed ear, so I'm going to get the piano."
People's feelings are indeed very strange. Not long ago, Queen Mother Guo was not interested in anything, but now she feels that many things have become interesting.
...At this time, the Wang family's residence in Yishouli became lively. Wang Ling personally told him to add two meat dishes to the dinner, and asked Gongyuan to fetch a jar of wine from the cellar.
The officers and soldiers of the Chinese army who conquered Jiangling City had returned to Luoyang at this time, and Wang Ling naturally returned.
Wang Ling usually lives in the General's Mansion, which is the large mansion on the southeast side of the palace and the former Taifu Mansion. But today he happened to be at the Wang family's residence in Yishouli.
The good news first arrived at the General's Mansion, and then was quickly sent to Yishouli. However, after a forwarding, it was still a little late.
So Wang Gongyuan was the first to know the news about the Battle of Julu, not from official documents, but from the mouth of his daughter Wang Lingjun. Wang Lingjun received Qin Liang's letter from home and immediately told Gongyuan that Qin Liang won the battle in Julu County
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Gongyuan was a little unbelievable at first, because the time was too fast! Qin Zhongming left Luoyang in February, and it was more than a thousand miles away to Julu County. It was not even April, and the war had already come to an end?
But then he received good news from the General's Mansion, which corroborated your words. Gongyuan and others did not delay at all, and immediately rushed to the courtyard where Wang Ling lived, and the good news spread.
The family was talking in Wang Ling's house, and everyone was in a good mood. Even the woman Zhuge Shu also talked about this important event. She said: "A few days ago, Aweng and my husband were worried, so I wanted to persuade him.
, since Zhongming is leading the army, Guanqiu Jian is no match for him. Didn't Aweng say it when he was in Yangzhou, Zhongming is a scholar and a tiger."
Gongyuan was in a good mood and just smiled and said: "Now that I have seen the good news, of course you are not wrong when you say so. What can a woman understand?"
Zhuge Shu said softly: "I thought so before."
Wang Ling read the slip again and handed the things to Gongyuan. He finally stopped walking around the room, knelt down behind the desks and said, "Guanqiu Jian is not an ordinary person.
At that time, Gongsun Yuan was very much feared by the Goguryeo people. It seemed that Youzhou was rebelling against the imperial court, but on the battlefield of Julu, Zhongming's men and horses were at a disadvantage, so it was not that easy."
Gongyuan said: "What my father said makes sense."
Wang Ling nodded and said with emotion: "Zhong Ming knows the war." A look of relief appeared on his face.
In any case, Qin Liang has indeed solved a key problem this time.
The recent state affairs are not going well, and many people in the Wei Dynasty are dissatisfied, but most of them are just hidden dangers. The most urgent and urgent problem is to openly preach against Guanqiu Jian of the Wang family, and a serious concern! Only by quelling Guanqiu Jian's rebellion, this time
The crisis has been barely resolved. Everyone at the top and bottom is worried, but they can feel more at ease.
However, unlike women who are simply happy when good things happen to them, Gongyuan noticed that even though his father was happy, he still looked a little worried. There were some things that didn't need to be said, and Gongyuan also understood what was going on.
Of course everyone hoped that Qin Zhongming would win before, because it was a life-and-death battle. Now that the good news has really come back, new problems will arise. Qin Zhongming's reputation and strength will surely grow again, and the situation is very rapid.
Qin Zhongming is an in-law and ally, and he has played a vital role in several major events and has made great contributions. Of course Gongyuan understands this!
But Gongyuan is the eldest son of the Wang family, and his heart is still very complicated at this moment.