In Jianping Garden, the emperor sits in the hall, and the queen mother sits behind it, with two chamberlains and a palace person in between.

Wang Dao and Yu Tan sat down side by side, their eyelids lowered. For Director Wang, he has not felt the cramped feeling of being ashamed to speak up in the face of the superiors, and the last time was when the general was in turmoil outside, he led his children into the garden to ask for guilt.

Even yesterday, although he was a little embarrassed when he met the Queen Mother, he still promised that he would solve it as soon as possible. But in just one night, something worse happened, even if the queen mother didn't say anything, Director Wang felt that her cheeks were hot and she was restless.

After listening to Director Wang's narration, the Empress Dowager did not rush to speak, but just looked at the emperor sitting on the imperial couch, and her voice was a little low: "What does the emperor think about this matter?" ”

When the emperor heard this, his mouth subconsciously grinned, what could he think? He just thinks that Wang Taibao is too annoying, after coming to visit him yesterday, the queen mother was in a bad mood for an afternoon, and kept reprimanding him for being ignorant, and he had to look up to the outside in everything, and as a result, these ministers had no eyes on the king, and they dared to bring a sharp blade to the palace!

The emperor himself was also very wronged, he only saw that Xue what once, just that time this Xue He was just chattering with excitement on his face, and he couldn't interject, he just felt that this Xue was really disgusting. Sure enough, this guy has to disgust himself once when he dies, the garden is so big, Gyeonggi is so big, and Jiangdong is so big, why can't he die? I'm going to die in the front hall of Tai Chi!

This matter has not yet been revealed, but Wang Taibao is here again today! Before the old man could speak, the emperor could see that he should not have a good life this afternoon.

Hearing the queen mother's inquiry, the emperor also racked his brains to come up with a beautiful answer, in order to make the queen mother not embarrassed himself. He remembered that yesterday the queen mother had been talking about how his uncle was when he was alive, and he could borrow it now, so he sat up straight and said with a solemn expression: "I remember that when my uncle was alive, nothing like this happened. I have a lot of history, and I have to ask the Taibao to teach me. ”

When Director Wang heard this, his old face turned even redder. He had the heart to refute that this kind of thing had never happened when Yu Liang was in power, but Jiankang was lost!

However, seeing the emperor's immature face, Director Wang couldn't pull down his face to compete with a dead man, so he just lowered his head and said: "The minister is ashamed and failed to prevent trouble." Thanks to Yu Gong's return to the capital, he is good at leading the horses to suppress the chaos, and the danger is imminent, and it is not too late to remedy. ”

The queen mother's face was extremely gloomy, and she eased up a little at this time, on the one hand, her son's response was quite in line with her heart, not only stabbing Wang Dao, but also not making the atmosphere too stiff, and faintly having a little emperor style, which made her quite gratified. On the other hand, his son-in-law really lived up to his trust and made another contribution.

In the final analysis, when it comes to trouble, after all, it is still more reliable for your own family. Why are those small people in the market, the queen mother can probably guess, what do the small people think? It is probably that some people in Taichung are dissatisfied with the construction of palaces and gardens, so they incite the small people to make a rebellion!

She remembered that when Shen Zhezi proposed the construction, Taichung was full of disputes, and the discussion has not stopped until now! But what's wrong with this? Even if it is a small people's home, once you are calm, you must have a beautiful house to raise your body!

These courtiers, all of whom pretend to be good, are satisfied when they see the emperor living in a ruined house! What is said to be a big mess is new, and it is not appropriate to spend a lot of money as useless. What does it mean to be useless? Food, clothing and daily life are people's major affairs, everyone is running around for this, and the royal family alone has to be treated harshly?

Moreover, the treasury has accumulated emptiness, and the construction costs are all donated by her son-in-law, and the treasury is not used at all! But there are still people who want to talk about it, in the end, it's just that some people have dark minds and always want to embarrass their orphans and widows!

Thinking in her heart, the Queen Mother turned to look at Yu Tan, and said with emotion: "After the capital is abolished, it is necessary to be virtuous and dare to be virtuous." Wei Zhou repeatedly said in front of me that Yu Gongxian is good at governance, benefiting the countryside, and protecting the vitality of the imperial court. After Duke Yu returns to the capital, he will definitely make the world in the capital healthy and happy. ”

Yu Tan got up and thanked him, Director Wang looked quite unpleasant on one side, not because of the Queen Mother's indifference to him, after all, what his position is in the current situation is not something that the Queen Mother's attitude can decide. However, this change in the attitude of the love house and Wu is really a little scarred, and I think that in the near future, Yu Tan will be able to gain a foothold in the capital and raise a momentum.

"A woman holds the country, and she is right and wrong. Unai is troublesome, or a heavenly policeman. It's just that the first emperor resigned from the country suddenly, and all the sons have not yet succeeded, so I can only dare to work hard, and I am afraid of sin. However, there are only women who have seen nothing outside the court, but there are one or two who are afraid of it, but they ask for public affection and do not abandon each other, and encourage the country. ”

The Queen Mother took a deep breath, and there was already a trace of fatigue in her tone, and the successive changes in the past few days made her feel exhausted.

Especially last year's turmoil caused her psychological trauma in the eyes, even if it was peaceful, there were occasional nightmares and horrors at night, and once there was something in the capital, she was even more shocked that she couldn't sleep at night, lest there be any more appalling chaos.

For two days in a row, the important ministers came to sue, she was already tired and didn't dare to think about it, and at this time she couldn't help but look at Director Wang and said in a deep voice: "If the Taibao doesn't judge things as a woman's shallowness and inadequacy, please tell the truth, can the capital still be peaceful?" ”

When Director Wang heard this, he couldn't be indifferent in his heart, he promised yesterday, but unfortunately he was slapped in the face in an instant. At this time, the queen mother asked again, and he didn't know how to answer.

The reason why I dare not guarantee it is not that he lacks ability, but that his authority is limited! If Wen Qiao hadn't intervened, he wouldn't have been helpless in the mob riots at dawn, even if it wasn't as simple as Shen Zhezi's solution, there would always be a way to suppress it.

But now, first Wen Qiao jumped out to carve up the power, and Yu Tan returned to Taiwan strongly, and his control was even weaker. Moreover, although the Danyang people are destined to be silent, neither Yu Tan nor Shen Zhezi have clearly said that they want to settle the matter. Moreover, in the future, the opinions of various local towns on this will also be transmitted back to the capital, and he does not dare to guarantee whether there will be any turmoil at that time.

Seeing that Director Wang frowned and groaned, the Queen Mother's face became cold, and then she looked at Yu Tan: "Since Wei Zhou has returned to the capital, why didn't he come with him?" ”

Yu Tan replied: "The horses have worked hard all night, and there is no shortage of them rushing into battle and slashing rebellions, and there is a lot of blood, and they have to repair their manners before they dare to enter the meeting." ”

"This young man, how many times has he said it, after all, he still doesn't change his habits, and he is too serious!"

The queen mother sighed helplessly, and then instructed the palace people: "Go and see, if the horse has not yet arrived, send a message to him to go home and rest first, don't rush into the ceremony." ”

The palace people received the order and hurried out, but after a short time, they hurriedly returned and said, "Duke Wen asks to see you." ”

When Director Wang heard this in the middle of the banquet, his heart was suddenly sudden, Wen Qiao was originally staying in Taicheng, how did he come to Jianping Garden? Could it be that something is going on in Taicheng again?

After another moment, Wen Qiao entered under the guidance of the inner attendant, with a helpless smile on his face, and handed Wang Dao an inexplicable look before stepping forward to salute.

"Isn't Gong Wen staying in Taicheng, could it be that there is another incident in Taichung?"

When Wen Qiao got up and returned to the table, the queen mother asked, she was also disturbed by this incident.

Wen Qiao lowered his head to avoid the eager eyes of the Empress Dowager, put his hand into his arms and took out the letter left by Shen Zhezi, and said respectfully: "Taichung has been settled and nothing has happened, the labor has been returned to the camp to be held accountable, and the hundred officials have also returned home, please Your Majesty the Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Emperor do not worry." The minister took the liberty to ask for a meeting, but it was because of the horses. ”

"Pony? What happened to the colt? ”

When the queen mother heard this, her heart that had just been put down was raised again, and the emperor also pricked up her ears on the couch, staring at Wen Qiao with her eyes.

Wen Qiao smiled bitterly, put the letter in front of the case, asked the chamberlain to present it, and sighed: "The concubine was shocked to hear that Xue Jitian had killed himself in the palace, and he was hurt and felt. ”

Hearing this, except for the vague knowledge of Yu Tan from Shen Zhezi, the faces of everyone in the hall changed. The Queen Mother was busy unfolding the letter, in a hurry, she was not in the mood to appreciate the sadness of the writing, and after reading it again, her face was already faintly sad: "This child is always too affectionate, obviously irrelevant things, and he has to blame himself......"

She rolled her eyes, saw the curiosity on Director Wang's face, and said in a deep voice: "Transfer it to the Taibao at a glance." ”

Director Wang took the letter, held it in his hand, first skimmed it hastily, and then read it word by word from the beginning. Just as he was reading to the place where he was engaged, he heard sobbing from the hall, and when he looked up, he saw that the curtain had been erected in front of the queen mother, and she was hiding her face and weeping in the back.

"Affection hurts, what's the pain? There are many people in the world who pretend, this little man can do everything, but he refuses to treat himself well......"

The Queen Mother hid her face and wept: "He has done too many things, everyone knows it, who can criticize him...... Gyeonggi is broken, the rebellion of all the birds and beasts, and he is the only one who remembers to rescue his grandmother! The rebels occupied the city, and the armies were stuck, and he alone gave up his life to run to the king! The winter is very cold, and the sages are helpless, so he runs alone to help maintain stability......"

Hearing the Queen Mother's grief, several people in the palace had unnatural expressions on their faces. To sum it up, that is, people's sons-in-law are the most capable, but these important ministers have not done anything.

The queen mother was emotional, but she was in no mood to pay attention to the feelings of others: "Could it be that the woman is immoral and disgusting, it is already deeply painful for the first king to abandon me, and my brother and deacon have been robbed again...... The son-in-law dared to do anything, but he was deeply trapped by the villain, forced by the discussion, and drove himself away......"

"Wow...... Mother, brother-in-law, brother-in-law, he ......"

The queen mother's cry has made people unable to sit still, and suddenly a loud cry is inserted into it, like a naughty chicken claw tugging at the heartstrings, and the listener is even more uneasy.

Is there an end? There's no end to it!

Wang Dao was already roaring in his heart, but he didn't dare to sit down anymore, so he hurriedly got up and bowed to the ground: "Please let Her Majesty the Queen Mother temporarily restrain her sadness, and the horse feels the death of a good friend, and should think of the suffering of the people and the urgency of the country." When it comes to things, the sage does not hide. The ministers will immediately go and ask to stay, and they will not let the horses leave the capital! ”