After rebirth, I made the princes cry

Seeing that Northern Han was about to fall into civil strife, Gao would certainly not stay in the "battlefield" of Weiyang Palace any longer. She planned to retire after achieving her goal, but was intercepted and taken directly to the Queen's Palace.

Empress Wu smiled with a fake smile: "We are now in a state of emergency during war. I have already taken in the wives of the Zhenlan and Zhenhuang princes to stay in the Weiyang Palace. I have just invited the wives of the Jincheng Duke to the palace. I knew that the lady was in the palace, so I decided to keep her here. I have asked people to clean up the Xishi Palace, which is close to the Baoguang Palace. If the lady is free, she should spend more time with the Lord of the Shenyuan Palace and the Left Deputy Envoy. She must have heard about the mess caused by Lina's illness today. Alas, I am really sorry and have no face to see Envoy Yu. Fortunately, the lady once personally welcomed me in Hanzhong. With this old friendship, I am still counting on the lady to help me turn things around."

Gao was so angry that she was stunned.

But there is nothing to do.

Since Queen Wu was able to invite the family members of Duke Jincheng's Mansion, she must have convinced Jiang Baiji. It doesn't matter whether Gao is willing or not.

But when Gao saw her daughter-in-law, she couldn't help but vent her anger: "Empress Wu wants to hold us hostage in Weiyang Palace, how can you really obey her orders?"

The daughter-in-law felt very aggrieved: "My husband followed my father-in-law's instructions and asked me to bring my sister-in-law and the children to stay in the palace temporarily with the palace guards. My husband said it was for the safety of the family, how could..." How did I become a hostage?

Although Gao was very angry, she had to give up.

Speaking of Jiang Yan, although he was shouldering the important task of guarding the capital, he was actually just a person holding military tokens and seals. Any of those guards who stayed behind in the capital, even a small soldier, was probably more capable than him. He didn't need to really perform the duties of a military commander. He could have stayed in his Zhenhuang Palace and lived a life of debauchery. Who knew that Queen Wu ordered to bring his family to the Weiyang Palace for a short stay. Although she didn't say to bring him into the palace as well, Jiang Yan was reluctant to leave his virtuous wife, so he also moved into the Weiyang Palace.

Speaking of this virtuous lady, she is not really a beauty, but her skin is whiter than ordinary people, and her figure is extremely graceful. Jiang Yan is by no means a loyal person, and it is not logical that he should favor such an ordinary-looking virtuous lady for a long time. But in Jiang Yan's cognition, whatever his mother says is right. His mother said that virtuous lady is a woman favored by Kunlun God, so with the "favored by God" by his side, he can certainly live a long life.

The brothers Jiang Tai and Jiang Cang are now working day and night in Tongguan to resist the powerful enemy. However, Jiang Yan, who was also given an important task, is lying on a high bed with a soft pillow in broad daylight, letting the "divine family" feed him goat's milk wine. As a result, Jiang Lina rushed in aggressively. When she grabbed him and took him to the Empress Dowager's Palace, Jiang Yan was still holding the silk handkerchief stained with body powder that he had just "stolen" from the "divine family"'s arms, and he was reluctant to throw it away.

Being dragged and staggering, Jiang Yan couldn't help feeling a little unhappy: "Sister, why are you in such a hurry? Don't be anxious. I really don't understand why mother and sister would care about state affairs so much all day long when they can enjoy their leisure time? My brother has arranged everything properly. Once the gates of Chang'an City are closed, there are still so many soldiers guarding the city, which is as solid as a rock. If there is any sudden event, my brother will of course send someone to report to me, and I and Duke Jincheng will make arrangements. What is mother asking me in a hurry? I haven't filled my stomach yet! Walk slower, or I will fall!!!"

Jiang Lina didn't think there was anything wrong with Jiang Yan not going to the city gate to supervise the defense, but she couldn't stand his procrastination. She used her "pincers" to twist Jiang Yan's forearm half a circle and pouted, "My royal brother is not in the capital. Although he only told me to control the capital guards, don't you care about the security of Weiyang Palace? My royal brother has only been away from the capital for a few days. Do you know that my mother and I are in danger of losing our lives!!!"

"What do you mean? Isn't the palace's security supervised by Wu Ziwei?"

"Humph, it's because my brother mistakenly trusted the Wu clan! Everyone in the palace knew about it, except my brother. Today in Baoguang Palace, those two bitches Xuan and Wang actually ordered the bandits from Dongyu to kill my mother's inner guards and even wanted to kill me. Although Ran Ziwei arrived in time, not only did he not kill the bandits, he even reprimanded my mother and me for violating the law. Weiyang Palace is now controlled by Wu Ziwei and his sister, and my mother and my life are in danger!"

Jiang Yan was confused and at first thought that Wu Ziwei was plotting treason and was scared to death. Finally, although Empress Dowager Yao was also angry, she spoke more logically than Jiang Lina. Jiang Yan finally understood that Wu Ziwei was not plotting treason, but just disobeyed the imperial decree. His ears were filled with the "roars" of his mother and sister, and the veins in his brain were stiffened. He confusely agreed to mobilize troops to attack Baoguang Palace, and finally he regained his freedom.

Who knew that they would encounter trouble when mobilizing troops.

It turned out that although Jiang Tai handed the Beijing Guards over to Jiang Yanjie, the mobilization required him, the temporarily appointed Shangjing general, to come forward in person. But Jiang Tai also knew his brother's character. He was indecisive and had no ability to lead troops in battle. This was no problem anyway. The current Hanzhong Governor was also one of Jiang Tai's trusted generals. Now he was transferred back to Shangjing. If the rebels attacked the city, he would know how to deal with it. And just in case, Jiang Tai also stipulated that the mobilization of the Beijing Guards must show a transfer order, and the transfer order must be stamped with the seal of the Duke of Jincheng.

Duke Jincheng currently holds the position of regent. If he is certain that the transfer order came from Jiang Tai's instruction, he will certainly not refuse to issue it.

Jiang Yan verbally mobilized troops and wanted to attack the Weiyang Palace. This was obviously not a normal military action. None of the generals dared to act rashly in violation of the rules set by Jiang Tai. They quickly reported it to the governor Bai Xing. When Bai Xing asked, he found out that it was the Queen Mother's decree. He knew that it was not from Jiang Tai's edict, but he did not want to offend the Queen Mother directly, so he used the regulations as an excuse and handed Jiang Yan over to Jiang Baiji.

Jiang Baiji knew what Queen Mother Yao had done and was stunned and speechless for a long time.

Of course, he understood the real reason why Empress Wu took his family to Weiyang Palace for "protection". Although he secretly complained about the stupidity of Empress Dowager Yao and her daughter, and was somewhat dissatisfied with Empress Wu, Jiang Baiji would certainly not stamp his official seal on the transfer order at Jiang Yan's urging, and do the foolish thing of approving the Beijing Guards and the Palace Guards to fight each other in the face of a powerful enemy. However, he could not help but care about Empress Wu's behavior of holding his family hostage for threat. He calmed Jiang Yan down with a few words and went into the palace to argue with Empress Wu.

His Majesty personally led the expedition to Tongguan, but this unknown woman caused a huge uproar in the capital!!!

Facing General Jiang, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, Queen Wu was well prepared.

"If it weren't for Lady Gao's tip-off, the Queen Mother wouldn't even know that His Majesty had left the capital and is still under house arrest. Without Lady Gao and Lady Gao fanning the flames, the Queen Mother would certainly be dissatisfied, but why would she disobey the order again and again? The Commander must also know that although Lady Gao is his wife, she does not consider herself a minister of our dynasty and still regards Emperor Zhao as her ruler."

Queen Wu used these words to stop Jiang Baiji from questioning.

Then, her tone softened, "Of course I understand that the Grand Marshal will not betray the country at the instigation of Lady Gao. Even the Grand Marshal's legitimate son is actually loyal to the country. How could I regard the Grand Marshal's family as hostages? But I am sure that the young lady will not give in. She has the Queen Mother's protection, and I cannot hold her accountable. I also deliberately invited the Grand Marshal's family to stay in the palace temporarily to avoid the Grand Marshal being in a dilemma.

Also, if it's just a girl jumping around, I'm not afraid that she will really cause any big trouble, but I'm worried that the enemies in Chang'an City will also wait for an opportunity to act. Even Lady Gao may have been regarded as a discarded child by Northern Zhao. What if the family of the general is assassinated at this critical moment... After all, it's not as safe outside the palace as inside the palace."

Jiang Baiji just wanted an explanation, and he was quite satisfied with Queen Wu's statement.

Indeed, if possible, he certainly did not want to have a head-on conflict with Queen Mother Yao and her daughter.

Jiang Yan "ran around" outside the palace but returned in vain. He didn't know how to explain to Queen Mother Yao, so he wanted to return to his temporary palace and naturally asked Madam Xianshu for advice.

Jiang Xianshu had long known that her biological mother died as a result of the conspiracy of Queen Mother Yao, but she had no memory of what her biological mother looked like. However, she knew since childhood that her biological mother was of humble origin. She felt that she had not received any favor from her biological mother but instead suffered from her. Therefore, she did not regard Queen Mother Yao as an enemy. At one point, she was convinced that Queen Mother Yao wanted to elevate her to the position of mother of the country, so she was willing to "recognize the thief as her mother"... But after all, that was a thing of the past.

When Jiang Tai succeeded in seizing the throne, Jiang Xianshu still did not think that her dream of becoming queen was completely shattered. She fancied that as a "divine favor", she could choose a husband again. However, Jiang Tai was unwilling to accept such an absurd "divine favor". Jiang Xianshu was also given a wake-up call by Queen Mother Yao, who repeatedly ordered her to be a good wife, which made Jiang Xianshu very angry.

The one who made her commit herself to the witch minister in the Kunlun Temple actually threatened her to behave herself by using the "woman's code"!!!

The dream of becoming the queen has become a bubble. Jiang Xianshu doesn't care about the survival of the Northern Han Dynasty or the life and death of the queen mother. Seeing that Jiang Yan was at a loss, she leaned into the man's arms and said, "Your Highness, why are you so worried? It's not that Your Highness is unfilial, it's that Your Highness is powerless. Your Highness can speak frankly. It's that the general refused to sign and seal. Without the transfer order, not a single soldier can be transferred."

"My mother is furious, and my sister is also furious with the two daughters of the Xuan family and the Wang family. I am afraid that I will be blamed for my inability to help."

"It is unavoidable. I will have to go and persuade the Queen Mother."

Jiang Xianshu volunteered, and Jiang Yan was overjoyed. "Madam is a blessed person who is favored by the Kunlun God. If Madam says that Xuan and Wang will be punished by heaven, it will surely make my mother endure the humiliation for a while."

It turned out that although Jiang Yan was cowardly, he was not stupid enough to really believe the claim that the Dongyu envoys colluded with Queen Wu to plot against the Queen Mother's life. He knew in his heart that the Queen Mother and the Empress Dowager wanted to take private revenge, but they ended up humiliating themselves again and he could not bear the anger in his heart. He also wanted to calm his biological mother and younger sister, but he could not mobilize the troops. What else could he do?

Jiang Xianshu took the opportunity to humiliate Queen Mother Yao in person.

So Queen Mother Yao waited and waited, but her son did not come with the Beijing guards to help her seize power. Instead, she got the charming Jiang Xianshu.

"The Queen Mother is really a fool. She gave all the benefits to His Majesty and the Queen, but now she is reaping the fruits of her labor. She is like being locked up in a magnificent cage, unable to even protect herself. She let Lina suffer several humiliations from two Dongyu women for nothing. She is also thinking of forcing Your Highness to disobey the imperial edict and cause chaos in the palace?! You can give up this idea. I will advise Your Highness. Wu Chen can predict the gods. We must rely on the Lord of Shenyuan Palace to pray to the gods of heaven and earth for protection. Only then can the Han Dynasty prosper and be safe. If you follow the Queen Mother's selfishness and harm the Lord, the country will be destroyed immediately."

Queen Mother Yao suffered several rounds of anger and almost did not go directly to see Jiang Xiongying.

Jiang Lina finally found out that Lian Gao was "controlled" by Queen Wu, and Jiang Baiji had to "disobey the order". However, Lian Dashangchen went to Wuguan again, leaving her alone and without help. She was filled with grief, and her anger subsided. She was worried that her only supporter, Queen Mother Yao, would be angered to death, so she temporarily gave up the idea of ​​fanning the flames.

An old palace maid in the Empress Dowager's Palace then had the opportunity to offer advice.

"I think that His Royal Highness Zhenhuang Prince would never disobey the Empress Dowager, but he hates that Lady Xianshu who is interfering. She claims to be favored by the God of Kunlun, and the Empress Dowager agrees with her, so the Zhenhuang Prince believes it without a doubt... I have an idea. The Empress Dowager should pretend to be sick and ask Lady Xianshu to come to the Empress Dowager's palace to take care of her. He can hold Lady Xianshu hostage and force the witch minister to do his bidding. He can spread the news in Chang'an that the gods have changed and that the Xuan family must be killed to avoid the disaster of national destruction. Otherwise, the Empress Dowager will be ill and it will be a sign of great disaster.

As long as the Zhenhuang King believes it, and with the pressure from Wu Chen, how can General Jiang dare to sit back and do nothing? "

This old palace maid was actually a "stake" planted by Wen in the Empress Dowager's Palace. Empress Dowager Yao had never noticed this and had suffered several losses. Now Ran Zhugu was forced into an alliance with Jiang Gaofan, and so the "stake" was activated again.

Jiang Lina's brain won't learn any wisdom even if she suffers hundreds of losses.

Empress Dowager Yao's brain wasn't working well either. She was so angry that she felt dizzy. She didn't even need to pretend to be sick. She truly felt that she was about to die. As soon as she was covered with the quilt, she immediately became dying.

Lady Xianshu knew that the empress dowager's illness was a fraud, but her filial son Jiang Yan forced her to take care of her. So she had to go to the empress dowager's palace again. This time she fell into a trap and there was no way back. So Wu Chen of the Northern Han Dynasty experienced a "legend" that made him laugh and cry.

"Wu Chen must know what kind of person Jiang Xianshu is. Although she appears arrogant on the surface, her bones will become soft and her courage will be gone after two or three whips. If Wu Chen does not obey the Queen Mother's order, the Queen Mother will force Jiang Xianshu to tell the truth in front of all the believers in Shangjing. The son she gave birth to in the temple was not given by Kunlun God at all, but was the result of her and Wu Chen's affair."

He was a witch official, not a monk. Witch officials did not take vows and could still marry and have children. Moreover, as the heir to the national witch, it was not a crime for him to have a child with the daughter of the Qiang royal family. Although he should not use the "God's gift" as an excuse, the national witch and the Grand Master were both dead. The new king Jiang Tai was not unaware of the truth of the matter. Even Queen Wu knew it well. How could he tolerate Queen Mother Yao, the instigator, who used this matter as a threat?

Wu Chen verbally agreed to cooperate with Queen Wu and then told her about it.

The Queen Mother's mischief was an internal affair of the royal family and it was not his place as a witch to worry about it.

Queen Wu was indeed very troubled.