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"Oh? Wei Zizhuo?" Empress Dowager Geng gently picked up the meat soup and put it in front of her mouth, "Brother is you talking about the daughter of Sima's family?"

"My sister knows this person better than I do, it's her."

"I heard from Huai Chen that the eradication of Xie Fuchen and the rest of the party guards made the first contribution, and this Wei Zizhuo also contributed a lot."

"That's exactly what I'm worried about. At the beginning, Wei Jing'an, the second son of the Wei family, broke into the Jin Dynasty and broke into the Jin Dynasty. Everyone knows that. Later, relying on His Majesty's power, he won a complete victory, and Wei Lun was promoted to rank in the ranks. The Sangong holds all the soldiers and horses in the world. And Wei Jingan was exceptionally promoted to Shizhong and General Zhenyuan before he was [-] years old. Not to mention the current dynasty, it is very rare to go forward a few generations. Think about it, Empress Dowager, who holds Dayu's most soldiers now, not the Li family or our Geng family, but their Wei family."

Empress Dowager Geng said: "Brother, do you mean that you are afraid that the Wei family will support themselves?"

Geng Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, neither saying yes nor no.

The Empress Dowager Geng let out a "hehe": "Your Majesty is on good terms with that Wei family. They have known each other since they were young, and they can be regarded as growing up together. In order to get rid of Xie Fuchen, the Wei family dragged his half-disabled body and ran to northern Xinjiang. His courage is commendable. Not to mention Wei Erlang. Wei Erlang is unparalleled in bravery, and he is not able to eliminate the disasters of the northern border. If my brother thinks about hiding all the birds, I am afraid that it will chill people's hearts, and no one will work hard for us in the future. Besides, now everyone There is a shortage of military generals, and the only one who can fight the Hu thief is Wei Erlang. If there is no him, our Dayu country will be on the verge of collapse. This is why Wei Erlang ran to northern Xinjiang without the emperor's order, but I didn't have the heart to send him The reason he killed."

"Empress Dowager, eradicating the guards can be said to be the end of all birds, and it can also be said to be Du Jian's anti-meng. Generals, the country is peaceful and the people are safe in the Zhaowu period, and the number of men is increasing. It is not difficult to find a person to replace Wei Erlang within five years. But our family is in danger! If the Wei family hadn't been scrambling to restart the Wanxiang road this time, I'm afraid even I would not have thought that the Wei family would have their abacus in secret!"

"The road of all directions?"

"Yes, it is the road of all directions established by the previous dynasty. This road starts from Dayu in the south and goes all the way to the mysterious ancient country of Liuhuo in the desert. Yu State Treasury."

"Isn't this a great thing?"

"Hey! The queen mother is confused. You can't just look at the surface of this matter, you need to cut it open to see how many evil intentions of the Wei family are hidden in the texture!" Geng Bai couldn't sit still, stood up and paced the room, "It's fine if someone else goes, but Wei Zizhuo went secretly. Think about it, Queen Mother, why should there be a big banquet to see him off for such a big event, but Queen Mother, have you heard? Do the officials of the whole court know? No. Why? I have tens of millions of talents, why should she risk her life as a little lady? If His Majesty has the ambition to reopen the road of Wanxiang, there are countless better choices, why use her? She is exactly Afraid that if it is revealed, it will be replaced by others and ruin their Wei family's important affairs, so it is kept secret!"

The silver spoon stirred the meat soup gently, and Empress Dowager Geng ate very slowly.

"The Queen Mother must also know that His Majesty has always wanted to elect a female officer in this autumn's election, but was opposed by all the officials. Your Majesty is still unwilling to give up, and wants to entrust Weizi Zhuo Li to the court through the Wanxiang Road Tang. I don’t know if it’s His Majesty’s own idea or bewitched by Wei’s ulterior motives. Although the road to Wanxiang is dangerous, what if Wei’s witch really comes back safely?”

"My brother also resists the female officer?"

"No! I have no objection to whether a woman should be an official. After all, His Majesty is a woman. It is only natural that she wants to promote a confidant to the court. If His Majesty promotes anyone else, I will not say a word. Only Wei Zizhuo can't do it." Gengbai said categorically, "Has the Queen Mother thought about it, if Wei Zizhuo enters the official again, there will be three members of the Wei family in high positions and powerful soldiers in their hands. Minister Zhizhi, how can we resist?"

"If the Wei clan wanted to rebel earlier." The Empress Dowager Geng said, "Why bother to turn the tide before rebelling? Isn't it unreasonable?"

After being silent for a while, Geng Bai said in a voice that couldn't be more delicate: "Ming Emperor asked Xie Fuchen to kill Wei Jing and Yu Rongchuan, and imprisoned and abused Wei Zizhuo. The Empress Dowager must have heard about it."

Gengbai brought this matter up to the public and made Empress Dowager Geng's hand holding the bowl tremble slightly.

The candlesticks in the house swayed from side to side, and it would automatically move without wind.

Empress Dowager Geng looked at the candlestick and almost broke out in a thin sweat.

"This matter..." Empress Dowager Geng hesitated to speak, quite taboo.

"Although it has been more than ten years, it is impossible for Wei Zizhuo to forget it, and the Wei family will never forget it. They have been hiding their strengths and biding their time for so many years, what is the purpose of hiding their talents for so long? Has the Queen Mother ever thought about it? Have you reminded His Majesty?"

Empress Dowager Geng put down the bowl.

"Wei Zizhuo can't be an official, it's better to kill her, in case she has other evil ways." Speaking of this, Geng Bai no longer needs to hide it, "If this woman is made a woman as an official In the first place, Your Majesty became an unfilial king who disobeyed the will of the ancestors. Since ancient times, the orders of the father and the king must not be disobeyed. Not to mention the son of heaven, even ordinary people have no children. I am afraid that the promotion will push out the people's hearts that have been won so hard. Your Majesty has just taken the position of the Son of Heaven. The most urgent thing at the moment is to implement benevolent government to stabilize the country and establish a prince to stabilize the country. Even if your Majesty wants to push back the matter of female officials, you should not be in a hurry I would like to ask the Queen Mother to advise Your Majesty not to be impulsive. If Your Majesty insists on choosing a female official, I think it is better to choose a capable female family member from our Geng clan to assist Your Majesty. Knowing the root and not talking about it will also strengthen our Geng family in the court. Middle position, Empress Dowager, why not do it?"

The Empress Dowager Geng knew that Gengbai had said such a long list to prevent Wei Zizhuo from becoming an official, because what Li Yanyi wanted was not only a female official, but also to use the "female official" as the blade of change to cut through the election side. The old plaques are used to create a brand-new official selection system. No matter the humble family or the nobles can enter the court by virtue of their own abilities.She wants to recruit talented people and let all capable people use their talents wisely.Li Yanyi's ambition is lofty. What she wants is an unprecedented prosperity, and she wants to kill off the carrion that has been accumulated for 200 years.

On the surface, reform seems to be a good thing, but it is a huge suppression for those noble families who were born with golden keys and should be destined to be rich in their lives.They no longer have the golden key to easily unlock the upper ranks. Instead, they have to compete for official titles with those poor and poor people, which is a great shame to them.If the election system is really changed in this way, it will greatly weaken the power of Da Yu's huge gentry clan.

It is of course a great thing for the emperor to check and balance the gentry to stabilize the monarchy, and to attract more sages to cultivate confidants.

But how could the nobles headed by Geng Bai agree?

Empress Dowager Geng understands Geng worship's thoughts, and every word on the surface is for "our Geng family", which is true in fact, but Empress Dowager Geng is the Geng family and the birth mother of the emperor, no matter which side she stands on, she will not suffer but she will not lose. It's not flattering, no matter what she does in this position, she is a double-faced person.

The Wei family still played a very important role, and she would definitely not agree to let Huai Chen move the Wei family at this time.

Since it would be thankless to do anything, Empress Dowager Geng simply let go.It doesn't matter who wins the Chao Gang or party struggle, as long as her Huai Chen is still sitting firmly on the throne.Empress Dowager Geng's thoughts were still in the harem, and the only thing she cared about most was the crown prince.

Compared with Wei Zizhuo, Empress Dowager Geng is more afraid of Xie's Ah Xin!

This Xie Axin must not stay.

Huai Chen shirked in every possible way but refused to draft a male queen, Empress Dowager Geng knew very well that it was all because of her daughter.

Gengbai left, Empress Dowager Geng sorted out her thoughts and was upset.

"I don't know what method this woman has used to make my son bewildered, and she has been delaying again and again regardless of the safety of the country. If my son does not have a child, I am afraid that it will be difficult for my son to give birth in two years. Sigh..." Empress Dowager Geng felt a headache when she thought of this matter. , Let the waiter take a tube of hibiscus to lie down and smoke.After Furong San ignited, the wisp of green smoke was slowly inhaled into the body, soft and continuous, as if a gentle hand stroked from her nasal cavity all the way to her throat, and then penetrated into her heart, igniting a fire.Soon, the irritability was replaced by joy, and Empress Dowager Geng lay on the couch with blushing cheeks, laughing foolishly alone.

"Queen Mother, do you want another tube?" You Changshi who was waiting at the side asked.

The Empress Dowager Geng put down the pipe slowly, savoring the smell of Furong for a long time before she said: "No need. Ai's family is going to sleep."

You Changshi hurried up to arrange her jade pillow, spread out the blanket, and lit her favorite aromatherapy.

The aroma permeated the whole room. Empress Dowager Geng lay peacefully on the soft couch, and the water from the square skylight opened on the roof splashed in the long cool pool, stirring up water splashes and cool air, which could cool off the heat very well.Back then, Empress Dowager Geng wanted to renovate the Changning Palace because it was too hot, but Li Yanyi didn't have time to pay attention to it, and asked Mother Geng to bear it for a while because of the tight treasury.Later, You Changshi thought of this cost-effective and effective way to cool down.The hot summer outside the palace is like spring inside the palace, and Empress Dowager Geng likes it very much.

"You still take good care of me." After a while, Empress Dowager Geng seemed to have woken up from a nap, and said with a slight frown, "Before, the Son of Heaven insisted on removing all the servants in the Forbidden Garden and replacing them with Moonchasing Forbidden Army." The servants and maids, those rough girls who only know how to wield knives and sticks are fine at first glance, but they don’t know how to serve people at all. There must be internal servants, there must be..."

You Changshi smiled, his face was as smooth as fat, he took care of himself meticulously, it took nearly half an hour every day just to apply powder.The Xiaohuangmen in other palaces would never allow it, but You Changshi is different. He has served the Queen Mother for more than 20 years, and he knows the Queen Mother's likes and dislikes. No one can replace her.In terms of qualifications and seniority, he is the head of the servants.It was also because of this that when Li Yanyi wanted to clear out all the eunuchs of the Huangmen in the Forbidden Garden some time ago, You Changshi was not cleared out, and he and the few little Huangmen around him who worked for the Queen Mother were saved.

Waiter You Chang saw that the Empress Dowager had already reached this point, so he took it up: "Yes, who else in the world can serve the Empress Dowager well except the servant girl? The servant girl has not done anything else in her life, only serving the Empress Dowager. This is the most important thing in the world.”

The Queen Mother was asleep, and You Chang came out from the house to guard the door. A young little Huangmen came and whispered in his ear:

"Uncle Guo said that if you can't cut Wind Valley, you can do it at the banquet."

You Changshi said: "Has the banquet been confirmed?"

"It's confirmed, in front of Zichen Palace. As soon as the surname Wei comes back, he will throw a big feast to welcome the dust."

You Changshi sneered and said: "Watch the wind and wash away the dust, hum, I'm afraid they won't come back. If you want to drive people to death, don't blame others for being cruel."

A thick broken log tightly blocked their way forward.

Zhen Wenjun and Zuo Kunda explored the road together and asked the local coachman if there were other roads available.

"Yes, there is, but you have to cross a suspension bridge and take a long way, and go from Shearwind Valley."

"How far can it go?"

"Delayed by an hour and a half."

"It may take more than an hour and a half if this broken log is removed. Alright, let's go through Shearwind Valley." Zhen Wenjun ordered all the carriages and horses to take another road, and after crossing a rickety suspension bridge, they will not be able to travel for two miles. land will reach the Dale of Shearwinds.

When the chariots and horses were about to enter the Valley of Shearing Wind, Zhen Wenjun, who was walking in the front, stopped his horse suddenly, and the chariots and horses behind him also stopped.

"Ji Yong, did you hear anything?" Zhen Wenjun asked.

Zuo Kunda beside him listened and said, "No."

"Listen again."

Zuo Kunda still didn't hear anything, and after a while he suddenly realized: "That's right, in such a valley, how could it be possible that you can't even hear the birdsong?"

Zhen Wenjun and Zuo Kunda looked forward and saw that the high cliffs on both sides of Jianfeng Valley approached upwards, and only a slender dirt road extended in the middle. This kind of terrain is the easiest place to set up an ambush when marching and fighting.When they fought against Chongjin, they also used the same terrain to lay down magnets and then used rolling stones to kill the Chongjin army.

The dark wind was blowing from the valley, Zuo Kunda had goosebumps on his back.

Wei Tingxu's carriage drove up, and Zhen Wenjun said to Wei Tingxu: "There may be an ambush in the valley ahead, and even the birds and beasts are scared away."

Wei Tingxu: "From this point of view, that crazy tiger was also a trap deliberately laid."

Probably because he thought of Xie Fuchen frequently recently, at this time Zhen Wenjun felt that the person ambush in secret was Ah Xun who wanted her life wholeheartedly.

The corner of Wei Tingxu's mouth twitched: "It seems that someone doesn't want us to go back to Runing."