Chapter 14 Breaking the Nee Clothes

The New Year's Eve banquet in the deep palace dispersed early because of the order of the emperor. Xiang and the concubines returned to their respective bedroom with several children accompanied by the maidservants. When the queen returned to the palace, she seemed to faintly hear the faint sound of killing in the south of the imperial city. She was nervous for no reason and asked her confidant's servant to inquire. The maid went away for a while and ran back all the way: "Madam, it's okay. Grandpa Song said that Yu Linwei's sons were practicing and preparing for the morning meeting ceremony tomorrow. Please go back to the palace to rest."

A little peace in the queen's heart, but she always felt that there was something wrong. Looking back at the beginning of the dinner, her husband's face was not very good. She felt like a stone in her heart and couldn't put it down.

"Yan Chong, go and look at the prince and let him go to bed early and don't go out and run around." After all, she still couldn't trust her son. The queen whispered a few words to her confidant, and then took several maids back to her bedroom.

The night was getting dark, and the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty was single and sat alone on the throne of the Taihe Hall. The ** outside the south gate is getting worse and worse. Obviously, the Fengsheng Army has been transferred to suppress it. Why is there such a big noise?

The emperor's heart became more and more uneasy. Although he urgently ordered Song Yongxian to bring the people of the imperial horse camp to reinforce, he always felt very unsteadily. It seemed that there was something wrong, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

Originally, he planned to go back to the bedroom to rest after the night banquet, tomorrow's imperial meeting, and the subsequent sacrificial ceremony, which was not a relaxing man for the emperor. Thinking of the hard work of the sacrificial ceremony in previous years, he felt that being an emperor was really not a human job.

However, no matter how difficult it is, he has climbed to the peak without turning back. Under the throne, a step back is an abyss. Thinking of the court meeting 15 days ago, the indifference of Wenwu made him feel stuck in his throat and added a little worry. What will happen to tomorrow's morning meeting?

Five years ago, at the Zhengdan Dynasty meeting, the king of Chu suddenly made trouble, which almost killed him. At that time, he stood by and watched Chinese martial arts, which made him chill. Since I ascended the throne, I have always been aptitude, abided by the ancestral system and law, honored virtuous and sergeants, reused literary ministers, and promoted education. I am even more favored by these literati and military generals and obedient to everything. I ask myself why no one is willing to be loyal to me if they are worthy of them.

Thinking of Song Yongxian and Li Shuncheng, who had just left, their faces were slightly flustered when they left. There was a burst of irritation in his heart for no reason: "These eunuchs are loyal, but they are slightly less brave. How can they fight against those group of civil servants and generals? After these days, we have to choose talents and cultivate usable talents."

At the moment when he was about to go back to his bedroom, his heart suddenly moved, waved his hand to send away the servants, returned to the empty hall alone, sat alone on the throne, and tasted the loneliness of this moment. He remembered many years ago, his father, Emperor Wuzong, the peerless hero who dominated the world.

That is the real emperor. He conquered the north and surrendered from all over the world. Whether it is Khitan Goryeo or Tubo, they have come up to pay tribute and receive countless rich children, cattle, sheep and horses every year. The court built with one hand, the independently cultivated literature and martial arts, only the ministers who obey the orders, and the Confucian students without defense.

And what about himself, saying that Cao followed and ruled in nothing, was just a submissive puppet holding the jade seal. But how can I be willing to give this good river and mountain to you?

The emperor looked around on the throne, and his face was full of loneliness and unwillingness. Just as his heart was full of ups and downs, a few slight footsteps suddenly came out of the hall, getting closer and closer, as if he were walking towards the hall.

He stood up curiously from the throne and looked up at the palace gate. At this time, who would come to the Taihe Hall without his own permission? Could it be the chamberlain who came to report the news? However, listening to the frequency of footsteps, calm and down-to-earth, full of leisurely pace, and not like the careful or frightened pace of the waiter.

The babbling sounded, the door was slowly pushed open, and a tall, thin and magnificent outline approached calmly, and the figure gradually appeared in the dim yellow candlelight. The night was dark and the lights were dim. The emperor tried to gather his eyes with the faint candlelight, and finally gradually saw the other party's face clearly. He couldn't help but be surprised!

"Brother, it's really difficult to see you now." The voice of the visitor was full of fatigue and vicissitudes, and seemed to be overwhelmed by the heavy burden. This voice is not harsh, but it sounds like a ghost crying in the emperor's ears.

"Fourth brother, how can it be you? At this time, shouldn't you be in the royal palace? How can you come back here?" The emperor's questioning was hesitant and powerless. Tonight, you arranged the chaos outside the imperial city, right? You are getting more and more promising. Do you expect these unarmed people to defeat the imperial city? No, how did you enter the palace? The gate of the imperial city has been closed for a long time.

Chai Zonggui approached the throne a few steps and sat down at the seat of the prime minister closest to the emperor. In the imperial and Zhou system, the prime minister and the emperor are sitting and discussing, which is also the meaning of the emperor respecting the authority of the prime minister. Even in the era of Wuzong, it has never changed. Nowadays, it has always been good for ministers, and naturally it is to abide by the ancestral system.

"Brother, in fact, why do you need it?" Quietly looking at the slightly panicked emperor in front of the throne, the king of Wei had a little pleasure in his heart: "Isn't it good to be your peace emperor? The civil and military officials are safe, quiet and do nothing, and govern. You can not only enjoy the family, but also get the reputation of the king of Yao Shun.

"If you don't want to do it, you have to get these moths. How wise and martial arts your father is. How could he choose you to be his heir after hundreds of years?" Chai Zonggui mercilessly mocked his brother, completely ignoring the increasingly ugly look on the other party's face.

Seeing that the king of Wei had a fearless look, the emperor's heart had sunk to the bottom. Song Yongxian's wastes, Yuma camp, Fengsheng Army and Yulin Wei came out, but they could not control the situation. They could easily walk to the Taihe Hall, and he could still be so fearless. He was afraid that the general trend outside had completely collapsed.

"How's the situation outside?" The emperor tried his best not to collapse on the spot. On his pale face, a pair of blood-red eyes stared at King Wei: "Yu Linwei, Yuma Camp and Fengsheng Army, the three emperor's own army, even swaggered into the inner courtyard of the deep palace for you. How on earth did you do it?"

"What are you afraid of?" Chai Zonggui continued to lead the topic, but refused to solve the doubts of the emperor: "This is the forbidden city of the palace, the place where our father governs the people in the sea. If the father left it to you, then it is yours. Haven't the generals of the three battalions of Beijing Normal University been replaced by your cronies? I entered the palace alone. Now you and I are the only one in the whole hall, who are evenly matched with each other. What on earth are you afraid of?