Chapter 4

The courtyard where the Empress Dowager Liang lived was cleaned up quite neatly, and Lin Jian entered the hall according to the etiquette to meet the Empress Dowager Liang.

After all, Empress Dowager Liang is seventy years old, her sideburns are frosty, she fled from Yanjing, she worked hard all the way, she was frightened, and her body was a little unbearable, and she was always poor after arriving in Chongzhou, and she suffered from eye disease - dragging it out of Jiangning is not entirely an excuse.

The living room is quite spacious, but the decoration is crude, the Empress Dowager Liang sits on the couch, Lin Jian and Hailing Wang Yuan Jianhai sit opposite each other, and even the chair is sewn with batik blue cloth - in addition to the Empress Dowager Liang's face still has the prestige of the past, from this living room has seen a little royal bearing.

Yuan Jianhai was wearing a python dragon robe, and the bright bright yellow color had been washed several times, and it had become dim; He is over thirty years old, with a thick short mustache on his lips, in the end, he has experienced a lot of things, and after losing power, he has been bullied by Gao Qiang, and he does not have all the frivolity and condescension of ordinary clan disciples - Lin Jian thought that Yuan Jianhai should have a grudge against him, after all, in his opinion, the Dragon Chair Imperial Power was only half a step away from him for a time, but he was forced to stir things up, and it was not normal to have no resentment in his heart.

At this time, Yuan Jianhai sat opposite each other and his face was as usual, his eyes were resolute, and there were many more cities that were rare before.

"I have heard for a long time that the Queen Mother's holy body is not safe, but Weichen did not come to see him until today, and asked the Queen Mother to forgive her sins." Lin Jian spoke to the Empress Dowager Liang in an official tone, Gao Qiang, Miao Shuo, and Zuo Guitang did not have chairs to sit on, and they all stood on the left and right.

Lin Jian disdains Xueyuan's return to politics to meet with Empress Dowager Liang in private, but if he really wants to talk about something, he has to take Gao Qiang away; Lin Jian was also anxious - Empress Dowager Liang and King Hailing really had something to talk to him, so they would naturally find a way to take Gao Qiang away.

"Lin Qing's family is commanding troops abroad, serving the imperial court, distracting the king, mourning a useless old woman, and can't distract Lin Qing's family due to illness and miss the court's plan......" Empress Dowager Liang had phlegm in her throat and spoke in a hoarse voice.

After a few idle words, Yuan Jianhai got up and said: "Kai'er suffered from the cold, my nephew can't rest assured, I asked someone to invite the doctor in the city to come, presumably the doctor has already invited me, and my nephew ......will come to see it."

"Well, you go and take a look, Kai'er's condition can't be delayed......" Empress Dowager Liang nodded in agreement.

Yuan Jianhai walked out, Zuo Guitang glanced at Gao Qiang, and also walked out; Gao Qiang's face stiffened, according to Jiang Ning's meaning, he wanted him to monitor King Hailing and Empress Dowager Liang's every move in Chongzhou, but after all, he was only the head of the Hailing Palace, he wanted to stay and listen to Lin Lian's sudden visit today, what his intentions would be, but at this time, he insisted on staying, and he was too blunt in front of Lin Lian.

Gao Qiang was not afraid of Empress Dowager Liang, an old woman who had long lost power and was jealous of the new emperor, but he didn't dare to do too much in front of Huaidong Hou Linjiao, and his hesitant expression turned two or three times on his face, and he finally moved out.

Leaving Gao Qiang, Empress Dowager Liang said to Miao Shuo: "Lin Qing is also rare to come over, the mourning family has no good things to entertain, and there is also a loss of etiquette, Miao Shuo, you take the two of them to find out, is there any dragon sparrow left......" Let Miao Shuo send the two maids around him away, Lin Jian thought to himself: Empress Dowager Liang is not at ease with the maids around her? also called Zhou Pu and Chen Huamian to wait outside the door.

Just about to turn to the topic, Empress Dowager Liang almost gasped for a violent cough, so she listened to Yuan Yan complaining outside the house, "Grandma's body, how can there be no one around to take care of it?" Lifted the curtain and walked in, and gave Lin Yan a salute, "Yuan Yan has seen Marquis Lin...... and walked behind Empress Dowager Liang, beat her back, and helped her breathe.

"The mourning family has little time, and there is nothing else to ask for, but it is the bitterness of this child," Empress Dowager Liang put away the phlegm-containing silk handkerchief, and pulled Yuan Yan over to sit in front of her couch, "The Marquis of Yongchang has also met with Lin Qing's family, presumably Lin Qing's family has already known that Jiangning has a Yanguan who proposed that even if the mourning family dies, he will die in Jiangning......"

"The Queen Mother is serious, Jiangning invited the Queen Mother to return to the court, hoping that the Queen Mother will go to Jiangning to recuperate!" Lin Jian said.

"There is no one else present, Lin Qingjia has to turn around in his head three times before spitting out a word?" Empress Dowager Liang asked.

Lin Jian couldn't help laughing when he saw Yuan Yan, and he touched his nose in embarrassment, and then said, "What does the Queen Mother think of this?" ”

"Linzi is not lost, and the mourning family still has some doubts; Linzi was defeated, and the Qingzhou army was cut off from retreat in Yangxin, what else did you not understand? It sounds good, it is to mourn the family and return to the dynasty to raise the heavens, in the final analysis, isn't it just to see that the mourning family in the Liang family still has such a role? Empress Dowager Liang said.

"The Queen Mother Mingjian." Lin Jian said, thinking that Empress Dowager Liang was old, but her brain was not confused.

But after hearing Lin Tie say four words, and affirming his judgment, there was no follow-up, Empress Dowager Liang opened her eyes, and looked at Lin Tie for a few breaths with a blurred vision, and saw that Lin Tie never said a word, so she sighed and said: "I know, if the Liang family doesn't even dare to fight with Hu Lu, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, they won't put it in the eyes of Lin Qing's ......family."

"Guarding the land and defending the frontier is the duty of officials and generals; There are nearly ten princes of the Liang family, who enjoy the glory and wealth of the world, if they collapse without a fight, how do the people of the world regard them? Lin Jian stared at the Empress Dowager Liang with a resolute look in his eyes, and said word by word.

At this time, supporting the Liang family's father and son to retreat south, they may be able to withdraw fifty or sixty thousand soldiers and horses from Jinan and the plains, but if they retreat without a fight, this army will not have any morale and sense of honor at all, and they will not be able to rely on it to contain Yanhu soldiers and horses in the periphery - the so-called "not afraid of wolf-like enemies, afraid of pig-like teammates", Liang's father and son are not fuel-efficient lamps, outsiders in foreign wars, insiders in civil wars, let them lead forty or fifty thousand soldiers and horses to retreat safely, and they will not stay in southwest Lu to resist the captives.

Lin Jian would rather the Liang father and son be disabled in Jinan and retreat, and Huaidong would help them rectify the remnants in southwest Lu, and they would not help them not fight, so they all retreated.

Linzi was lost, Jinan's flank was exposed to Yanhu's blows, and once Liang abandoned Jinan, the flank of the Changhuai army stationed in Daliang was also exposed - Liang withdrew first, and the entire Hehuai defense line was likely to suddenly turn into a chaotic rout, and the result was no better than being defeated.

Empress Dowager Liang's face suddenly became ugly, the Liang family's soldiers and horses in Jinan and Hezhong Mansion added up to 100,000, but I didn't expect to not put Lin Tie in his eyes, Lin Tie would refuse so cleanly, and said hatefully: "In this way, the dry bones of the mourning family should also be buried between the lonely mountains and barren mountains in Jiangning, otherwise how will the people of the world look at the mourning family, does Lin Qing's family think this is the reason?" ”

"If the Queen Mother feels that her body is tough, Weichen should get ready to get off the boat and send the Queen Mother back to the court." Lin Lian stood up and said stiffly, leaving no room - although politics needs to be compromised and confrontation needs to be fought in the dark, he also hates too much deceit in his heart, and the Liang family's behavior of retreating south on all fronts without resistance, Lin Lian can't agree with it from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Jian stood up and waved his hands to say goodbye, looked down and saw Yuan Yan's pitiful face, and said with a hard heart: "Huaidong has a military medical superintendent, and the supervisor Wu Jiye is the leading Langzhong in Jiangning, please ask the Empress Dowager to send him to the Empress Dowager for diagnosis and treatment...... The meaning of the words is nothing more than to say that you want to get out of the house as soon as possible......

"The mourning family has also been ill for a long time, it's just a matter of delaying some time, and the Lin Qing family doesn't worry about it." Empress Dowager Liang refused with a nonchalant face.

"Then Weichen won't disturb the Queen Mother's rest......," Lin Jian said.

Empress Dowager Liang frowned and closed her eyes, so angry that she didn't want to go back to Lin Lian's words.

Lin Jian waited for a while, and when he saw that Empress Dowager Liang did not react, he was about to withdraw - but at this time, Empress Dowager Liang opened her mouth leisurely and said, "Yan'er, you send one for me!" ”

Lin Jian was slightly stunned, and asked the princess to come forward to send him out of the palace, which was a big violation of etiquette, and he didn't understand what the hell the hell this old witch was thinking in her heart, but seeing that Yuan Yan also had expectations in her eyes, Lin Jian said in a sullen voice: "Empress Dowager Xie......"

Lin Tie and Yuan Yan walked out of the room, Miao Shuo was waiting outside the door, although he couldn't hear the details clearly, but just now Lin Tie and Empress Dowager Liang's stiff tone could still be vaguely heard a thing or two, seeing Lin Tie come out so quickly, he knew that the conversation had collapsed, and his face was also extremely bad.

Yuan Yan said to Miao Shuo: "Grandma wants me to send a ...... to Marquis Lin."

Miao Shuo was stunned for a while, and then he came back to his senses and said, "Oh, I'm tired of the princess going to take a trip, and the old slave is going to serve the queen mother......"

Walking out through the corridor, Lin Jian didn't know what to say to Yuan Yan.

"Listening to the Huaidong Army's successive victories in eastern Zhejiang, Yuan Yan's heart is really like the joy when she was in Yangxin," Yuan Yan still has the shyness of a girl, but she is also generous, walking side by side with Lin Lian, and taking the initiative to speak, "I'm afraid that you will agree to grandma's request?" ”

"Oh," Lin Yan looked at Yuan Yan in surprise and asked, "You don't blame me in your heart?" ”

"If the officials and generals are like Marquis Lin Shouyangxin, the soldiers use their lives, and the ministers keep festivals, why is the world so unrecognizable, and why is Yuan Yan here? After experiencing these things over the years, how could these Li'er Yuanyan not understand in her heart? Although Yuan Yan suffered, she couldn't suffer as many as those refugees who were displaced and trapped in enemy countries, but," Speaking of this, Yuan Yan paused and said, "It's just that after going to Jiangning, Yuan Yan is afraid that it will never be possible to see Marquis Lin again......"

If the previous surprise was that Yuan Yan was so sensible and made Lin Jian surprised, and at this time, Yuan Yan's affectionate words made Lin Yan stunned for a moment - only then did he suddenly think that the innocent little girl in Yangxin City back then was now a girl who was just beginning to fall in love.

Yuan Yan mustered up the courage to say such a sentence, then blushed, lowered his head and said, "Without Yan, you can't send Marquis Lin......" turned around and walked back.

Zhou Pu and Chen Huamian approached each other, listened to the words sincerely, and smiled.

Lin Jian tightened his face, and did not say goodbye to Yuan Jianhai, the king of Hailing, and left the palace without saying a word.