Brilliant Horse

At night, it is as silent as death.When it was warm and cold, the general's mansion looked gray and bleak.Mu Zhongzhong knelt in front of the coffin, wanting to cry, but couldn't stop sighing.He has written a memorial and asked for leave for three months of mourning.

Xiao Shi...Xiao Jingjing...

Mu Zhongzhong's tears fell to the ground, and every time he took a breath, his chest felt a dull pain.His true love is Fan Ying, but the one who loves him most is Xiao Shi.Married to him for more than [-] years, although sometimes unreasonable and savage, but he did his best to take care of the family.For so many years, he had never taken her sincerely, and he couldn't express his guilt for taking her to her death.

I always feel that tonight is longer and lonely than before.For so many years, maybe besides Fan Ying, maybe at some point, he also had his heart fluttered for her.It's just that this short-lived love and affection never lasted until she died...

"The general is really so sad?" Behind the white silk, a woman with a peony head and heavy make-up walked out slowly.

Mu Zhongcheng sneered, doesn't he know who this voice is?

"I'm not in the mood to chat with you today." His voice was very weak.

The woman walked to the side of the coffin and caressed the black coffin. With a smile on her face, she gently looked at the gray dead body lying in the coffin, "I still haven't made it through..."

"What do you mean!"

She lit three sticks of incense, inserted them into the incense burner, put her palms together, her expression was so gentle, as if she was looking at something she loved.

The woman said: "You once said that your beloved is my master, and it will not change in this life. But when Xiao Shi was young, he swore to take root in your heart and occupy one-third of an acre of land. But it seems that she died, and you didn't Looking at her, is it because you are too cold-blooded? Or is she just a fool?"

Mu Zhongzhong listened to her words quietly, not wanting to argue at all.

"The tears you shed now... are you trying to tell me that you have forgotten my master? Or are you just pity her?" The woman looked at Xiao Shi in the coffin. She was beautiful and lovely back then, but now But cold and pale.

How to answer her words?He has not forgotten the former, but the latter is not only pitiful, no matter whether he answers the former or the latter, it is disrespectful to the deceased.

"Fan Hua is your flesh and blood, you are willing to push him out."

"You are well-informed about these news." Mu Zhongcheng smiled wryly, good things don't go out and bad things spread thousands of miles, that's all.

The woman sat on the grand teacher's chair beside her, and smiled slightly, "For each other, didn't the general put a lot of eyeliner on them? Those girls are working hard under my command."

"..."

"If you didn't hide the young master back then, didn't let Mu Hongling nurture him, didn't let him come out of the Pear Blossom Valley... Xiao Shi, who loves you the most, would still be alive and kicking in front of you today." stop?"

"Fan Hua...wouldn't do that."

The woman sneered, "Hey, the general is thinking that he didn't do it right now? Then what's your intention of driving him out of Mu's house?"

"It's not what I thought..."

Mu Zhongzhong stood up slowly with his support on the ground, and looked into the coffin with a frown.

"It's useless to argue about these. No matter how much you argue, it won't change the fact. He will overthrow Great Liang, your heartfelt Great Liang! His beloved country! It will all be destroyed by this child, I know Yes...I know..." The woman laughed like crazy, just smiled and burst into tears.

As she walked into the darkness, her laughter became more and more ethereal.

Man Die Man Die, did the overthrow of the Fu Kingdom make you lose your mind?Is that girl who followed Fan Ying back then full of hatred now?

"Pa——" a booklet was thrown onto the dragon-carved golden lacquer table, and the courtier kneeling in the hall couldn't help but tremble three times.

"You..." Li Hong stared at the courtiers below, all of them were pussy at this moment, how could he be so desperate when writing the notes!

"General Mu Da is the elder of the two dynasties. He just lost his wife yesterday and asked for leave. You..." He patted a pile of papers on the table, "Is this the case? Are you dissatisfied with me?" , still dissatisfied with the general!" He slapped the table heavily again.

Li Xian's incense table is placed on the side of Li Honglong's table, which was specially allowed by Li Hong, and it is called the assistant of the king of virtuous government.At the beginning, both civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty were the voices of opposition, but now Li Xian suppressed him very strictly. Apart from gossiping behind his back, he dared not fart in front of him.

There was also a stack of tall memorials on his desk. He drank saliva, moistened his throat, opened one casually, and said coldly: "Tsk tsk tsk, should I read it? In order to save the face of the big guy, I will also read it." I won’t name names, but after hearing these impassioned invitations, everyone knows it well...

Forget it, what for? Mu Zhongzhong, who has the name of a general of the country, shoots and kills his married wife. His illegitimate son, Mu Fanhua, messes with his concubine's daughter. The lieutenant soldiers can't set an example, and then there are a lot of things, the king can't stand it.

You people!Don't you and your majesty know about this three-inch tongue?He married his wife Xiao Shi to steal the military aircraft fortress and tried to escape from the city, but General Mu was just forced to do nothing. Although he is Xiao Shi's husband, he is also the great general of Great Liang. "

As soon as Li Xian finished speaking, the group of people below began to mutter, Li Xian glanced away and returned to silence, and he added, "I heard that Mu Fanhua and Mu Xin have severed ties with the Mu family. It is no longer the Mu family, so this matter is not related to General Mu."

What he said, the new official can believe that he is wise and powerful, and has a discerning eye to distinguish right from wrong, but this veteran...doesn't know that he has always been at odds with the Mu family?And I heard that yesterday he was sitting on the top of the city gate as if he was watching a play with the Mu family boy, maybe it has something to do with it, right?Many people are guessing.

"If you're thinking about this, why not think about how to deal with the frontier cities! Huhu has become more and more daring recently. He heard that several cities in Daliang were burned, killed and looted. Do you have a good plan?" Li Hong asked abruptly. Those old pedants.

The audience sighed, the emperor came to the court completely out of temper, how could he raise such a difficult question today.Moreover, important matters on the frontier were discussed jointly by the Mu family and the virtuous king. In the past, they would never give pointers.

A small official who was kneeling at the back plucked up his courage and came out to remonstrate: "In the past, General Mu and the head of Zhuohe County were in charge of the frontier fortress. Now they are all on leave for mourning. Do you want to find someone else?"

Li Xian raised his eyebrows, isn't this one of Prime Minister Ling's henchmen?Ling Xiang likes to take the scattered officials of the Manchu Dynasty to do these things that make people worse.Taking advantage of Mu Zhongzhong and Mu Hongling's absence, he wanted to expand his influence in the army. Although he didn't get along with the Mu family, he wanted to help a group this time.

"Which one does Prime Minister Ling think is the most suitable?" Li Hong asked Ling Sheng in front of him.

"I thought... Although Zhuohe County Lord has been dealing with trivial matters on the frontier, she has never held an official position, and she is a daughter, and now she is on leave for mourning. I think if Zhuo He returns, she will return I hope His Majesty does not want to be promoted to a noble, if Huanyue and Huhu listen to it, they will laugh at me, and all the men in Daliang will die."

Li Xian sneered for a while and retorted, "Master Ling, what dynasty is it and still so patriarchal? I heard that Nalan Jin, the second princess of Huanyue, is good at riding and shooting, and is good at swordsmanship. Since Nalan Lianshan ascended the throne, she So he took the position of deputy commander of the Imperial City Imperial Army."

"I have also heard that there are three princesses in Huanyue, but the second princess is the most talented."

"If Zhuo He is really not needed, then Prime Minister Ling thinks who else in Great Liang is suitable for this position?" Li Xian laughed sinisterly in his heart.

If Ling Sheng wanted to strengthen his party members, he would have to elevate these few people to high positions in order to ease the restraint of the court, but how many capable people could he have under his command?The most capable is his son Ling Han, but this seems to be suspected of cronyism.

"I think that the son of General Dingyuan is very suitable. General Dingyuan's family is from a military background, and his son has been deeply influenced by it. He also has some insights in this regard."

Li Xian sneered in his heart, it was all bullshit.I couldn't be more clear about what that kid did. General Dingyuan's salary was used by this prodigal son for eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and the shop he opened made a lot of money.

"Then..." Li Hong was about to agree to Ling Sheng, but Li Xian stopped him.

He said: "Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate for this king to let him act as an agent for border affairs. I also have a suitable candidate, why don't you make a decision after seeing the two of you, Your Majesty?"

"Who does the virtuous king want to recommend?"

"Mu Fanhua who was just kicked out by the Mu family."

"Okay, then let someone arrange a time, and I will choose it myself." Li Hong winked at the eunuch beside him.

"Start playing if there is something to do, retreat to court if there is nothing to do!~"

All the ministers whispered, but no one dared to stand up to refute Li Xian. No one dared to try Li Xian's methods.In the end, Li Xian's trickery succeeded, and Mu Fanhua and Wei Yao, the son of General Dingyuan, will meet the Holy Majesty in a legitimate manner, and no one can change it.

After retreating from court, Li Hong went to the side hall and asked the palace servants to take off their court clothes, "Xiangru, arrange for Wei Yao and Mu Fanhua to meet in the palace for me."

"Yes." A guard with a knife stood aside with tea, "Your Majesty seems to be very interested in Mu Fanhua."

"Well, the boys from the Mu family are very talented. Where is Xiao Guiji?"

"At Qihua Palace with Concubine Shu."

"Show Qihua Palace." Li Hong flicked his long sleeves, and the palace people retreated to both sides.

"Uh......"

In the dim room, smoky, with a slight smell of medicine in the middle, a woman sat up from the bed with difficulty, looking haggard and thin.

"Auntie!" Mu Fanchen noticed that the woman on the couch woke up, and hurried to help her up, "You finally woke up, you have slept for two days and one night."

"Two days?!" Mu Hongling felt very surprised, she cherished time like life, but now she slept for two days...

Mu Fanchen looked at her very anxiously, and added, "I have already asked someone to write a request for you to take leave and recuperate at home, and the emperor has already approved it."

"Both your father and I are not in court. I think Ling Sheng and Li Xian are going to turn the world upside down, but what's going on?"

"Yesterday morning, many ministers participated in a copy. They said that you are a woman and have no official position, so Ling Sheng and Li Xian have already decided on another candidate. They will meet with the Holy One in the near future. His Majesty will choose the resident ambassador in Beijing. minister."

Mu Fanchen poured a glass of water for Mu Hongling, and opened the doors and windows to let the air in. He was relieved to see that she was fine.

"Who do Ling Sheng and Li Xian recommend?"