Empress Dowager Wei shook her head slowly and said, "It's not that someone is gossiping, but the mourning family wants to make an exception today." The mourning family did this for the sake of the harmony of our royal family, not to interfere with the laws of the imperial court. If the emperor thinks that what the mourning family said is wrong, then there is no need to listen to me. The mourning family only said what I thought in my heart, and the emperor decided for himself. ”

Guo Chong frowned and said, "What is the queen mother going to say?" Please also tell your son that it is. The son must do as the queen mother commands. ”

"Okay, the mourner will say it directly. The mourning family heard that your second brother Guo Bing has made some trouble recently, right? He killed someone? It's still a four-grade master, isn't it? ”

Guo Chong chuckled in his heart, and his brows furrowed. He didn't expect that what the Queen Mother said was actually about this. In fact, this matter could not be hidden from the Queen Mother, and Guo Chong always wanted to find an opportunity to report to the Queen Mother. But before the results come out, he will not report to the Queen Mother, because the punishment in his mind will be a very serious result, and he is afraid that if he informs the Queen Mother in advance, there will be complications. So he decided to wait for the case to be clarified and the punishment to be determined. At that time, everything will settle, and even if the Queen Mother has an opinion, she can explain and excuse herself on the grounds that the decision of the court and the laws of the country cannot be changed.

In fact, with Guo Chong's understanding of the Queen Mother. As long as Guo Bing's crime is really determined to be a deliberate murder of court officials, resisting the implementation of the new law and harming the society of the country, the queen mother may not object. But he decided to take precautions.

However, the Queen Mother actually took the initiative to ask at this time, which is by no means a good thing. Guo Chong immediately thought that someone had reported the matter to the Queen Mother and pleaded for mercy. I heard that Princess Liang came to Beijing, and the county lord also came to Beijing, although their mother and daughter did not enter the palace, but it is difficult to guarantee that there is no one to bring the letter into the palace. Maybe it has something to do with it.

"Queen Mother, this matter was originally intended to be revealed to the Queen Mother, but the truth of this case has not yet been ascertained, and the Son has ordered Fang Dunru to find out the case with full authority, and when the case is clear, he will report it to the Queen Mother." Guo Chong said in a deep voice.

Empress Dowager Wei sighed, pondered for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the mourning family has not achieved much in this life, and the only thing that makes the mourning family happy is that they gave birth to two good sons. Not to mention contributing to the inheritance of the community, for the mourning family itself, the mother's kindness and filial piety to their children and grandchildren are around their knees, and this life will not be in vain. Both of you brothers are very filial, needless to say, the emperor is wise and sage, although your second brother is more stubborn, short-tempered, and out of line, but he is also decent. I remember that when you were young, the two brothers had a good relationship, and Bing'er also listened to you the most and obeyed you. He still has a lot of respect for you as a brother. What the mourning family wants to say is that no matter what Bing'er does wrong, he is your brother after all, and you must take care of it more. Don't look at other people's faces, only look at the face of the mourning family, and ask the emperor to be more tolerant. ”

Guo Chong frowned tightly and didn't speak, only thinking in his heart who came to tell the Queen Mother about it, and he should check it out when he went back. He strictly ordered that he was not allowed to report the outside affairs to him, and someone still did this, which is a blatant violation of his will and must not be spared.

"Your Majesty, the mourning family knows that these words should not have been said, but you are all born to me, and you are all my sons. As long as the mourning family is alive for one day, they don't want to see ...... I don't want to see anything happen to either of you. In your opinion, this is a major event in the court, but in the eyes of the mourning family, this is a family matter. I can't help but talk to you. The emperor is no wonder that the mourning family is talkative. The Queen Mother continued softly.

Guo Chong frowned and said: "Queen Mother, don't worry about this matter, Erchen said, I will report to my mother when the case is clarified." ”

Empress Dowager Wei frowned and said, "Have you found out the facts of the case?" Oh, the mourners know some of the facts of the case. It's nothing more than the Hangzhou prefect named Kang Zizhen who ran to the big boat of the palace to spread wild, and offended Cai Wei, who was pregnant with Liujia. Your second brother is already a fiery temper, how can he stand up when he learns the news? So they dipped him in the river as a punishment. I didn't want to drown him. Although the crime of manslaughter is inevitable, it is also these people who are disrespectful to the royal family. It's not that the mourning family is too much, now the people of the world are really disrespectful to our royal family, a small prefect is still like this, and the others are not ......"

"Queen Mother......" Guo Cheng suddenly interrupted Empress Dowager Wei's words. Empress Dowager Wei looked at Guo Chong in surprise, Guo Chong had never been so rude to herself.

Guo Chong also realized his gaffe, coughed and said in a slow tone: "Queen Mother, who did you listen to these words?" Is this just manslaughter? The second brother killed an official of the imperial court, the prefect of Hangzhou, and a member of the fourth grade. The second brother acted so recklessly, how could he not cause public outrage? None of the ministers in the DPRK and China believed in the so-called manslaughter. Kang Zizhen did misbehave, and he was suspected of committing a crime, but he couldn't drown him privately. The court has laws and rules, Kang Zizhen is guilty, and the court has his own punishment. The second brother does this, is there still a law in his eyes? Is there still a court? And my royal brother? ”

Empress Dowager Wei looked at Guo Chong in a daze and said, "Is it that serious?" Even if there is a ruffian brawl on the street, and one party humiliates others first and is killed, it is just a homicide. When it comes to your mouth, how is it that it has become a contempt for the laws of the court? ”

Guo Chong shook his head and said, "Queen Mother, do you know who this Kang Zizhen is?" He is a cadre in the reform faction of the new law that his sons are promoting. It was Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru who recommended him to go to Hangzhou to fully implement the new law. He did a very good job in Hangzhou, and the implementation of the new law was very successful. However, the second brother had many constraints in Hangzhou and did not cooperate. In fact, there has been a mustard between them for a long time. This is by no means as simple as manslaughter, nor is it the fighting and killing of the so-called street ruffians in your mouth, there is a motive and purpose behind it. Erchen simply explained to you that the second brother has always opposed the change of the law and said a lot of excessive things. It is okay that he does not support the change of his sons to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but he dares to hate or even destroy the change, and kill the right-hand man of the reform faction, this is a declaration of war against the new law, a declaration of war on me, how can I tolerate it? ”

Empress Dowager Wei stared at Guo Chong blankly, and said softly: "Then according to the emperor's intentions, how is this going to deal with your second brother?" ”

Guo Chong frowned and said, "Erchen said, we have to find out the facts." ”

What if that's what you say? What will you do with him? Empress Dowager Wei asked softly.

Guo Chong frowned and thought about it, and said in a deep voice: "Queen Mother, Erchen is the lord of the Great Zhou, the emperor of the subjects of the world, hundreds of millions of eyes look at Erchen, and Erchen can't act without taking into account their feelings. What's more, the sons and daughters have made every effort to implement the new law, and now they have begun to bear fruit, and a rich country and a strong army are just around the corner. At this juncture, Erchen does not allow anyone to disrupt the current situation, nor can he disappoint the people of the world. The second brother acted too arrogantly and recklessly this time, if the son protects him, the people of the world will be disappointed in the son. Therefore, the second minister cannot show favoritism, and can only act according to the law. Queen Mother, all this is for the sake of my Great Zhou Jiangshan Society, and I hope that the Queen Mother can understand the heart of her son. ”

Empress Dowager Wei slowly stood up and turned her head. Guo Chong raised his head and said, "Queen Mother......"

Empress Dowager Wei waved her hand and said softly: "The emperor goes back, the mourning family wants to be quiet." ”

"Queen Mother, you have to understand the heart of your son, and your son has to think about the society and the country......" Guo Chong shouted.

Empress Dowager Wei turned around, her face already full of tears. Guo Chong panicked, got up and said, "Queen Mother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Empress Dowager Wei said with tears: "The emperor's thoughts, the mourning family understands. The mourning family didn't say anything more. From today onwards, the mourning family wants to move to Yuntai Temple to live. ”

"Mother, this is ...... Why? The palace lives well, why do you have to ......?"

"The mourning family should recite the Buddha all day to atone for their sins, because the mourning family has not fulfilled your father's last wish. On his deathbed, your father said to me that as long as I live, there will be no human tragedy of fratricide. He said that if I failed to prevent this from happening, he would punish me when I got to the spring. I have no shame to go to the spring to see the emperor, so I have to go to the temple to ask the Buddha to atone for my sins. When I die, I will go to hell, and your father will not spare me. Empress Dowager Wei said softly.

Guo Chong frowned and exclaimed, "Queen Mother, what are you talking about?" How can any brothers kill each other? The second brother did such a wrong thing, can't I punish him? What should the world think of me? How will the new law be implemented? Is the law of the court useless? Everybody's like that? How can you be the emperor of Erchen? ”

Empress Dowager Wei said softly: "I don't blame you, you did it right, I only blame myself for not raising your second brother well, so that he caused such a big disaster." It's all my fault. I put so much thought on you that I didn't pay much attention to him when I was younger. But what can I do? When you were seven months old, you were born prematurely, in the cold winter, the palace was as cold as an ice cellar, and you were not as old as a cat left, lying there like a gossamer. The imperial doctor in the palace said, you can't live, and you want me to give up. But I don't care, you are my son, I can't let you die. I held you in my arms, warmed you for three days and three nights, and you finally cried. ”

With tears in her eyes, Empress Dowager Wei immersed herself in the situation of that year, and continued: "Your Majesty, do you know how I felt when I heard your cry? I'm going crazy with all my joy. I thank all the gods for bless you. When you cry, you have hope. After that, although you were still thin and sickly, you had convulsions frequently, and you almost couldn't come back several times. But I've always believed that you can live. My son will never die, I firmly believe that. At that time, I was just a little concubine, and your father didn't often come to visit me, and the concubines in the palace laughed at me, saying that I wanted to be crazy for the throne, and I wanted to be expensive for my mother and son, and I wanted to soar. But only I know, I don't want that, I just want my son to live. In this way, after half a year, under my careful care, you finally came back to life. My hard work was not in vain. On the second day of June, yes, that day, you smiled at me. You were crying before, but that day was the first time you laughed and smiled at your mother. With your smile, I know you're fine, and the son of the mourning family will be fine. You laughed that day, but I cried. The crying liver and intestines are broken. ”