In the past half month, Gao Ying could not help but feel sad every time he saw his half black hair and half silver hair. Today I saw him drinking alone in front of Yuling, and finally couldn't help it:
"He is dead... He is already dead... He has been buried for seven full days, and he will never be able to live again... Why... why do you have to dwell on the past and can't extricate yourself?"
As soon as he made a sound, Gao Ying burst into tears and was hysterical. Even Gao Wenjun and Gao Zhan were so shocked that their hearts shrank and their eyelids jumped wildly, let alone a group of internal servants and palace people?
Gao Zhao gently waved his long sleeves: "Everyone, please step aside, Sanniang, Zicheng will go too..."
Everyone responded in low voices, and after a while, all the people in the hall left.
"Gu knows that you have always hated Gu...always hated..."
Hate you?
You didn’t kill the emperor, so why do I hate you?
Li Chengzhi laughed dumbly: "You are thinking too much!"
He seemed to feel a little sleepy, so he didn't apologize and just pulled up a futon and sat down lazily.
"Am I thinking too much? First of all... the words that the late Emperor Bintian said when you were about to die on the night of the festival are all... vividly remembered even now:
‘Ten days ago, I risked my life to save you, allowing you to live ten more days. Today, if I risk my life to ensure that you die after me, I will be worthy of you...’
Eating the emperor's salary is the first thing to be loyal to him. As a minister, you should sacrifice your life to save him, but why should you deserve it? I'm sorry? You are clearly... you just feel guilty and feel ashamed of him, so you want to repay him with your life...
Otherwise, why would you say this?"
Are you sorry?
There are indeed some, but what if they are repaying life?
Li Chengzhi shook his head numbly: "You really think too much!"
There were many things that he didn't want to say, had no need to say, let alone couldn't say, so he felt extremely depressed. Otherwise, why would he go dozens of miles away to drink with a dead man when the sky was covered with snow?
"Then why do you have to ask for orders to go on an expedition? Yuan Hui can't go, and Yuan Yuan can't go? Well, even if the clan cannot be trusted because of Yuan Li's sudden rebellion, there are still Cui Liang, Li Yun and others in the court who have experienced hundreds of years of experience.
A general who is good at fighting.
Moreover, Yang Dayan has recovered, Xi Kangsheng is also in Guanzhong to support him, and there are six towns to the north as a barrier. Why should you, an unknown person, be the only one to lead the army?"
Gao Ying sobbed, "You clearly... you clearly don't want to see Gu... and since the death of the late emperor, every time you see Gu, you are like this: either wandering in the sky, hesitating, or frowning.
, I’m so disgusted, you still say you don’t hate Gu?”
You really, really think too much...
When the words came to his lips, Li Chengzhi felt that they were really perfunctory. He sat up straighter and looked up at Gao Zhao again.
The Queen Mother doesn’t understand, and neither do you?
During his lifetime, Yuan Ke had great faith in Yuan Li and showed great favor to him. But he was just going against it?
There was also Cui Zujia, the governor of Longxi County, who came from a famous family, and all his uncles and brothers were officials in the court. He had no friendship with Yuan Huai, Yu Zhong, etc., but for no apparent reason, he also started to stir up trouble.
?
In addition, Yu Jing (Yu Zhong's younger brother), who was the governor of Bogulu Town at that time... At this time, it was only half a month before Yuan Ke's death. Did Yuan Huai, Yu Zhong, Yuan Yong, etc. escape to Yuanli Juzhou?
And Liangzhou (Hanzhong), which rebelled and claimed to be the leader of Yuan Huai, was not known. But from the west of Guanzhong to the east of Hexi, everything fell into Yuan Huai's hands?
God knows how many important ministers, generals, governors, and governors Yuan Huai and Yu Zhong contacted before the rebellion? And how many of them were dormant or waiting and watching?
If we don't send troops to contain and deter, it's hard to guarantee that it won't start a prairie fire, so the imperial court didn't hesitate to send troops brazenly in such a harsh winter.
But he was frightened, fearing that the people he sent would be like Yuan Yong, Yuan Li, or Cui Zuchi, who would have long been resentful of Yuan Ke and become a meat bun beating up dogs. So when Li Chengzhi took the initiative to ask for help, Yuan Cheng
, Yuan Ying and Yuan Yi felt extremely pleased, and the courtiers also unanimously agreed.
Just because they know that even if everyone in the world will follow Yuan Huai, Li Chengzhi will not follow...
It is useless to explain these principles to Gao Ying, but Gao Zhao understands them clearly.
However, at this moment, the old fox was observing his nose with his eyes, and his mind with his nose, as if he was in concentration?
Seeing that he was silent, thinking that Li Chengzhi had admitted it, Gao Ying cried even louder: "Do you know that once you leave the capital, your uncle will be left alone, alone with the emperor (young emperor), an orphan and a widowed mother? Isn't it not like letting others do it?"
Humiliation? And if the palace ban is ignored, it is inevitable that the young people will think that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, so that disaster will happen again?
Mo...don't go, even if it's not for...not for being alone, but for Sanniang, you should think twice...why...why bother to die to make your ambition clear?"
To make one's ambition clear by dying?
Li Chengzhi wanted to laugh, but couldn't.
I'm afraid Gao Zhao thought the same way, otherwise why would it be as if his mouth was sewn shut and he wouldn't give the Queen any explanation?
What caused such a big misunderstanding?
Was it the mouthful of blood when the emperor died, or was it the result of a night of coma that turned his head white?
He wanted to explain, but apart from the sentence "You are overthinking", Li Chengzhi could not find any words to match it?
For a moment, the hall was extremely silent. Apart from Gao Ying's sobs, the only sound was the whistling wind outside the hall.
"Uncle, Gu... I want to be alone with him... have a few words alone..."
Gao Zhao sighed sadly, and did not mention what was wrong with the Queen Mother and foreign ministers being alone in a room. Would it cause gossip? He actually stood up, bowed and left quietly.
"Do you know how scared I am? Whenever night falls, I will think of the scene of His Majesty Bin Tian's night: Killing people is like killing chickens...heads, severed limbs, dead bodies everywhere...blood is flowing all over the hall.
Can you float your boots?
Every time at this time, I can only keep recalling the night when you stood in front of me and the late Emperor, with your towering figure like a mountain. When I think of you standing guard outside the palace, I can be frightened for a moment, and then I can sleep gently with the help of wine.
Go...
And whenever there is a noise, I will wake up from my nightmare again, until I sit there until dawn... And at that time, how much do I want to call you into the palace? And I can't figure it out, but... just for one night, you
Why should we bear a grudge?
Throughout the ages, how many empress dowagers have had liaisons with important ministers and kept male favors? In the pre-Qin Dynasty, the empress dowager Xuan had King Yiqu and a husband named Wei Chou. She even gave birth to two sons with her. It was known to the whole court... The mother of Qin Shihuang, Zhao Ji, had an aunt, too.
He gave birth to two sons...
Even Lu Zhi of the former Han Dynasty, after the founding of the country, also scrutinized his food... And for example, the Empress Dowager Wenming (Empress Dowager Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty), there were so many important ministers in the court who were favored in the palace, since Emperor Gaozong (Tuoba Jun)
, great-grandfather of Yuan Ke) passed away, thirty years after his reign, due to pregnancy and miscarriage..."
"Favorite?" Li Chengzhi showed a hint of sneer and sighed, "How incompetent and shameless am I, Li Chengzhi, to the point where I rely on my words under the palace skirt to seek advancement? Please respect yourself, Queen Mother..." Show off your words under the palace skirt?
Gao Ying's face turned red, and he choked on his breath, almost holding back his tears.
"Gu... I know that you have a deep love for the late emperor. I am afraid that even if you die, I will not let you go. I have already given up my thoughts... I just want to keep you in Beijing, guard this palace, and protect my orphans and widowed mother."
, why is it so difficult? If you are gone, who can you rely on?"
"The Queen Mother is serious!"
Li Chengzhi peered through the palace door for a long time, staring at the snow and wind flying in the sky, and said in a deep voice: "You are the Queen Mother who is crowned the emperor. All the people in this court are your ministers, and everyone in this world is your subject.
How can you be helpless?
There are Sikong (Gao Zhao), King Rencheng (Yuan Cheng), King Zhongshan (Yuan Ying), Taiwei (Yuan Jia), and Situ (Yuan Yi). Who can harm you or His Majesty (Young Emperor)?
”
After the minister leaves, Gao Zhan will be promoted to the position of Warrior General (General of the Forbidden Army), and Gao Zhen (the Queen's brother) will also be appointed as the Suwei General. The two of them will only serve as the guards of Zhaoyang Palace, and they will protect the Queen Mother day and night.
, what are you afraid of?"
"You...you still refuse to stay?"
Gao Ying burst into tears again, "You want to be alone...what should you do if you want to be alone?"
"There is no need for the Queen Mother to do anything. The Queen Mother only needs to obey the late emperor's edict and protect the world for him..."
Li Chengzhi was upset and stood up. He had already reached the threshold, and he stopped again: "The late emperor has shown me great kindness, so as long as I have the breath of my life, I will keep you safe, and I will not let you go."
People have bullied you..."
Gao Ying was startled. When he reacted, there was no trace of Li Chengzhi anywhere.
"Is there only one late emperor left in your heart? You bastard...I hate you..."
I wish I didn’t know how many people would die, but I’m not afraid of one more of you...
Li Chengzhi turned a deaf ear and walked out of the hall unhurriedly.
The wind has become much lighter, but the heavy snow is still falling. It is floating down like moths in the sky.
There are many palace lanterns under the eaves of the palace, and the outside of the palace is as bright as day. But wherever I can see, only Gao Zhao is standing on the railing, quietly admiring the snow scenery.
Li Chengzhi walked slowly to the railing and said solemnly: "Why don't you persuade her?"
"The Queen Mother is just like the late emperor when she was assassinated. She has become a frightened bird. How can I persuade her?"
Don’t you want to persuade me to go in?
"Then don't waste any more words!"
Li Chengzhi stared at a plum tree under the palace railing and sighed quietly, "The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and the edge of the sword comes from sharpening... As time passed and she experienced a lot, she naturally understood some truths:
No matter who is left in this world, it will still be this world?"
"Including you?"
"That's natural!"
Although he responded very quickly, Gao Zhao still caught the slightest hint of hesitation in his eyes.
In an instant, Gao Zhao had countless thoughts in his mind, and he was filled with surprises and doubts. But he didn’t know which question to ask first?
After a long time, he sighed and stared at Li Chengzhi's gray hair: "I always thought that you were just fulfilling your duty as a minister. Little did I know that the affection you have for His Majesty is so deep?"
Although he knew that what Gao Zhao said was literal, and Gao Zhao was not the first to say such words, Li Chengzhi still felt it was extremely harsh.
There was an inexplicable anger in his chest, and the curse words came to his lips, but he endured them.
Just because no one would believe him, no matter how hard he explained, no matter how much he yelled at him, or no matter how he swore he swore?
Including Gao Wenjun, Zhang Jingmo, and even Li Shixian, Guo Yuzhi...
It is for this reason that Li Chengzhi is so serious about his appearance and cherishes his words like gold.
But in the eyes of ordinary people, it has become a clear evidence of his great change in temperament, and the misunderstanding is naturally getting deeper and deeper!
It's going to rain and my mother wants to get married, so let it be...
Li Chengzhi took a deep breath, was too lazy to say another word, and walked down the steps, holding on to the stone railing.
Gao Zhao's eyes gleamed with gleaming light. Seeing him walking further and further away, he finally couldn't hold back: "Why rush to send troops?"
Li Chengzhi did not stop, but said casually: "Others don't know, and you don't know either?"
Why else?
Yuan Huai went to nowhere, so he went to Liangzhou (today's Hanzhong and the junction of Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan and Qinghai), and then occupied Qinzhou (today's Tianshui, Gansu) and Bogulu Town (today's Yinchuan)? p>
This is clearly a plot against Guanzhong and even Hexi...