The shadow of the country

The former prosperity was restored.From Liuzhou to Yingtian, Yilan and Muyan took a boat along the Qinhuai River for three days.It is said that "the south of the Yangtze River is soft, and the Qinhuai River is ten miles away." The soft waves on the Qinhuai River are rippling. Although the side poles and boats are constantly coming and going, it is much less noisy and complicated than the capital city.

At the moment, the boat the two of them took has reached the bank of Yingtian River.The boatman was anchoring the boat on the shore with a long bamboo pole, and shouted to the inside of the boat: "You two guests, Yingtian has arrived."

Yi Lan walked out of the cabin, handed the silver to the boatman, said "I'm sorry", and got off the passenger boat with Mu Yan.

After getting off the boat, Mu Yan walked along the river and asked casually, "It's Yingtian, where are we going next?"

Yi Lan smiled, and said softly, "Let's find an inn to stay in first. I'm not in a hurry to go back to Beijing after the disaster relief work is done, and I'll walk with you slowly in the next few days."

As soon as he finished speaking, an official dressed in a second-rank supplementary uniform hurried over, followed by a group of followers, and prepared a spacious soft sedan chair.As soon as the official saw Yi Lan, he bowed down, "See Prince Rui, I'm the governor of heaven and earth, I heard that the prince is coming, so I came here to greet you. Please get on the sedan chair, just tell me where you want to go. The next official will make arrangements for you in advance."

When Yilan saw that the governor Yingtian was so flattering and flattering, she couldn't help feeling bored, and said coldly: "This time I came to Yingtian only in modest clothes, so it would be too much work for the people and money, we just find a hotel to stay at will. You don't have to Make special arrangements, just take these people back."

Governor Yingtian was surprised at first, then quickly nodded and said: "My lord taught me a lesson, I will take them back immediately."

The banks of the Qinhuai River are now at the beginning of the Chinese lanterns. There are row upon row of lantern boats and painted boats in the river. All the boats are decorated with colorful lanterns.Carved beams and painted buildings gradually stand on both sides of the Qinhuai River, and red lanterns hang high.On the riverside, there are occasional singing girls playing the orchestra while singing local ditties in Wu Nong's soft language.Yilan and Muyan's light boat was full of food and wine, and they sailed far away from the river.Now there is only Tianxin's bright moon and the sound of the river flowing under his feet, nothing else.The prosperity and beauty on the riverside seem to have nothing to do with them.

Mu Yan stood quietly at the bow of the boat, looking at the lights on the other side like stars in the sky, he couldn't help smiling and said, "It's not wrong, it's a good place."

Yi Lan also smiled slightly, "You like this place, so I will bring you here often in the future. Like now, there is no need to follow, just the two of us. We only come here to row boats and see the mountains and rivers, how about it?"

Mu Yan held his hand, "No, no later, now is my happiest time."

When the time of Hai comes, there are only a few stars left on the Qinhuai River, and the riversides on both sides of the river are much quieter.At this moment, both of them were slightly drunk, so they let the light boat float in the river, Yi Lan leaned outside the cabin, and said with a smile: "I have never seen you so happy before, it seems that the Zen position is always done That's right. If you are still the emperor, even though you may have the opportunity to come here for a private visit, you will never be as carefree as you are now."

Mu Yan lay on his back in the boat and watched the stars twinkle in the night sky. After a smile, he took out two jade flutes from his sleeve and handed one of them to Yi Lan.Yi Lan took it and looked down, couldn't help laughing and said, "Do you take it with you?"

Mu Yan choked at first, then turned his face away, "Bring some valuables with you just in case of emergencies. If there is any emergency, I will pawn them for money."

After listening to it, Yi Lan didn't poke him too much, smiled and took the Yiying flute and played a light and simple flute.Everyone says that "sound is the voice of the heart". If you can't really give up fame, wealth and power, how can you appreciate the pure and thorough happiness of the moment?

Mu Yan listened quietly, slowly sipping a cup of Yuhua tea.At the end of the song, Yi Lan put down the jade flute and asked him, "What are you thinking?"

Mu Yan stared at the mountains and rivers in the distance, and said softly, "I was thinking, how good it would be if we could go on like this forever."

Yi Lan hugged him with a light smile, and kissed that plain face.The peaceful eyes of the man in his arms are like the soft waves on the Qinhuai River.He looked at him and said with a smile: "You like it, and I will always accompany you like this from now on."

The author has something to say: This chapter was written in March 14.After listening to Winky's poem "Jiangnan Tune", this song is very similar to Jiangnan Qinhuai.In fact, from the perspective of the full text, this chapter has basically no plot promotion effect.It's just that the two children went for a stroll on the Qinhuai River, a very sweet chapter.I have always wanted to go to the Qinhuai River to have a look, the kind of fishing lights, the bustling and beautiful feeling of red lanterns hanging on the corners of the ancient buildings on both sides of the Qinhuai River.But now it can be regarded as letting the sons realize their wishes, right?This is the advantage of writing. You can open your mind and let the people you write go to places that you can't go to, and you can also let them complete the things that you don't have the courage to do. +_+*

☆, 53. The Wall

53, the wall

Yingtianyidi has been prosperous and many scenic spots since ancient times.In the past few days, Yi Lan has brought Mu Yan almost everywhere in Yingtian.From Taoyedu Confucius Temple to Jiming Temple in Niaoyi Lane, I have been there one by one.He did not bring any guards and entourages, and also ordered the officials of Yingtian not to make public.Governor Yingtian saw that Prince Rui had been like this for several days in a row, he just stood aside silently and thoughtful.Te Lianye drew up a memorial and ordered Liu Baili, his subordinate, to submit the memorial to the Holy One immediately.

A few days after the memorial was submitted, the emperor urgently sent a message that Governor Yingtian would come to Beijing.The emperor's order was hard to disobey, even if he couldn't figure out the holy will, Governor Yingtian had no choice but to go to Beijing immediately to face the holy.

In the imperial study room, Governor Yingtian was kneeling under the golden steps, prostrating and saying: "My minister bows to the emperor, long live my emperor."

Yijun sat high on the throne, glanced down and said, "You are the governor of Yingtian?"

The Governor of Yingtian bowed his head and replied: "Responding to the emperor's words, my minister was a Jinshi in 32 and was transferred to the post of Governor of Yingtian in 36."

Yijun tapped a few times on the armrest of the throne, "I didn't ask you about your resume." Then she threw a booklet on the ground, "You wrote this booklet?"

Governor Yingtian flipped through the memorial several times and said hurriedly: "Return to the emperor, this manuscript was written by the minister."

Yijun stood up from her seat and said coldly: "Come here, drag him out and cut him off."

Governor Yingtian was shocked for a moment, and suddenly raised his head and said: "Your Majesty! I don't know what crime this humble minister has committed?"

Yijun snorted coldly, and said: "You should know what is written in this folded book you uploaded. Prince Rui is my fifth elder brother. At the beginning, he took the initiative to surrender the throne to me. Now, how could he plan to rebel in just a few months? ! As an official of the imperial court, not only did you fail to abide by your duties, but you even instigated the relationship between me and the two brothers, Prince Rui, which is a crime that cannot be punished. It is an extrajudicial favor for me not to kill you all over the house!"

Governor Yingtian's complexion changed slightly, he gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty! As an official, I should be commended by Your Majesty. This time, I have made this special submission to His Majesty, all for the sake of the emperor's society! When Prince Rui first arrived in Yingtian, he did not allow the officials of Yingtian to welcome them in a grand manner, and visited the people unannounced without escorts for several days. Prince Rui is now as rich as an enemy, and when the disaster in Liuzhou was shaken, he was already the popular will. Ying Tian is capable enough to secretly recruit troops. Although Prince Rui is His Majesty's brother and sister, he still asks His Majesty to think about the society and release the military power from Prince Rui immediately, and put him on guard so as to ensure the stability and stability of our Panyun country!"

Yijun said coldly: "Whether or not Prince Rui intends to rebel, I have my own conclusion. How can I be criticized by your mere governor?" Then he waved his hand and said: "Where is the Jinwu Guard? To drag Governor Yingtian out and behead him is a It is my purpose that the cabinet does not need to draft and convict."

The Jinwu guards who were looking at each other in the hall rushed forward and dragged Governor Yingtian out of the hall.When Governor Yingtian was dragged out, he suddenly let out a cry: "Your Majesty! The whole world can learn from your sincerity and loyalty! Your Majesty, please think twice about releasing Prince Rui's military power!"

Yijun only glanced at Governor Yingtian, and said to the little eunuch next to him: "Take these books and drive back to the palace."

In the autumn of the second year of Kangcheng, the Empress Dowager finally fell ill on the bed after more than [-] years of tedious work in assisting the government.Yi Lan knew about the serious illness of the Empress Dowager, so she immediately returned to the capital from Yingtian to visit the Empress Dowager.

Now the Empress Dowager is seriously ill and unable to assist the government, all the power in the court is in the hands of Yijun alone.It's just that Yijun's accession to the throne is not long now, and Yilan has returned to the capital from Yingtian, and it is rumored that his throne was usurped from Emperor Zhaode.Since Yijun ascended the throne, there have been constant floods and earthquakes. In addition, Prince Rui gained more fame during the disaster in Liuzhou, and even the courtiers used this as an excuse to slam the pillars in the court hall to admonish Prince Wangrui to re-emerge as a great treasure.Yijun didn't say much after hearing this, but when the courtiers knelt down and retreated, they looked thoughtfully at the pool of ocher blood under the lacquer red pillar.

Two years ago, he really didn't want to assume the fifth brother's throne, but now he has tasted the taste of everyone's bowing down and ordering the world's destiny from the throne, and no one will have no greed for the supreme imperial power .After many massacres and coups in many dynasties, everyone will sigh "the heavenly family has no flesh and blood".Once an emperor starts to become suspicious, perhaps it is destined to pave the way for the final outcome with a bloodbath.

Today's Shoukang Palace is becoming more and more quiet.Except for the imperial doctor who diagnosed the pulse and prescribed medicine, and the court ladies who served by decocting medicine, there were no longer any ministers in the palace who came and went to report affairs to the court.The empress dowager is now lying on the sickbed, her formerly handsome phoenix eyes have been deeply sunken, and her head of silver hair rests on the pillow, she seems to be 20 years older than the alert and sharp woman she used to be.Yilan just rushed back from Yingtian today, the first thing she did after returning to Beijing to pay homage to the emperor was to visit the emperor's grandmother.

Yi Lan entered the Shoukang Palace, saw the empress dowager who was sick, hurried over and said: "Grandmother, my son has come to see you."

The Empress Dowager opened her eyes when she heard the words, and stretched her withered hands forward, "Yilan, you're back?"

Yi Lan took a step forward and held the Empress Dowager's hands, saying: "I heard that the imperial grandmother's phoenix body violated the harmony, and I was worried, so I hurried back from Yingtian."

The Empress Dowager nodded and said slowly: "Yilan, help the emperor's grandmother to get up, the Ai family has something to say to you."

Yi Lan silently helped the Empress Dowager up: "What does the Empress Dowager want to say?"

The Empress Dowager looked at Yi Lan sadly, "The Grandmother asked you, did you really live up to the 'people's will' as they said when you were doing disaster relief in Liuzhou?"

Yi Lan was taken aback for a moment, and replied: "In Liuzhou, it was indeed a local citizen who recognized the identity of the son-in-law, and then the people present all knelt down and shouted for a thousand years."

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and remained silent for a long time before she opened her mouth and said: "A few days ago, the governor of Yingtian sent a report to the emperor, saying that you planned a rebellion in Yingtian and had the intention of disobedience. The emperor was furious when he heard that day. Behead him to show the public. It's just that the court situation is unstable now, and all the ministers are desperately admonishing you to become the great treasure again. Not long after Yijun first ascended the throne, his temperament is inevitably suspicious, and now he may have doubts about you. Since ancient times, countless Brothers fight against each other for power, and are deeply involved in the bloody quagmire. The emperor's grandmother is running out of time, and I really can't bear to see you brothers and sisters fighting each other. Therefore, you should temporarily ask your illness and go to Chengde for a while to avoid suspicion, imperial grandmother At that time, I will also issue a will to the emperor to protect you forever."

Yi Lan said: "Grandmother is still ill, during this period you still need your ministers to serve and take care of you to fulfill your filial piety, how can you leave without authorization?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head, "It's okay, there are so many imperial physicians and palace maids serving here at Aijia. Yilan, I beg you one last thing. No matter when and where, you must protect your own. Be safe and sound."

Yi Lan heard that the empress dowager's words had the intention of asking for help, she couldn't help feeling sad, she lowered her head and replied: "Yes, I have recorded it." When he looked up again, he found tears streaming from the empress dowager's eyes The corners of her eyes drooped, and Yi Lan panicked: "Grandmother, why are you...?"

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and waved her hands, then slowly lay back on the pillow and finally said powerlessly: "It's okay. Yilan, you can go to Chengde later, it's too early to leave Beijing to avoid suspicion Concern. Grandmother is running out of time, let Yijun come and see me. You go, go..."

Yi Lan nodded slowly, and said after a while: "Then please take care of yourself, my grandma. My son, I'm going to Chengde now."

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☆、54.

54, ignore

Not long after Yilan left, Yijun entered Shoukang Palace right after her.All the maids and eunuchs in Shoukang Palace saw the emperor coming, and they knelt down to pay homage: "The emperor is safe."

Yijun raised her hand to signal them to stand up and retreat, then walked to the empress dowager's sick bed, bowed and said: "I see the emperor's grandmother."

The Empress Dowager smiled weakly: "Get up. You, my mother and my grandson, don't need to be polite."

Yijun said: "Recently, the situation in the DPRK and China is unstable. Since I took the throne, there have been frequent earthquakes and floods. After discussing with the cabinet elders, I decided to go to Mount Tai to worship the heavens and pray for the people. As for the government affairs in Beijing and China, it is up to the cabinet to decide. If there is a major event, I will transfer the memorial to Zhu Zhu. With such an arrangement, does the imperial grandmother think it is appropriate?"

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and sighed: "Ai's family is old, and now he is ill. The emperor should decide the affairs of state affairs."

Yijun nodded, and then turned to the female official in the Shoukang Palace: "The imperial grandmother needs to rest when she is sick. I will pass on my order, and no ministers will enter the Shoukang Palace to disturb the Empress Dowager's recovery during the period of my sacrifice. I have already asked The imperial doctor is here, you have to cook the prescriptions prescribed by the imperial doctor on time, once every day at noon and you. You are all serving the empress dowager, so you must take good care of her. I'll hold you accountable."

The female officer kept silent, and hurriedly kowtowed to say yes.Seeing this, the Empress Dowager closed her eyes and said calmly: "Life and death have their own destiny, the emperor doesn't have to make her a little female official." After a slight pause, she said slowly: "And your fifth brother, the emperor There is no need to be suspicious. If Prince Rui is really greedy for the honor of the throne, why did he pass the throne to you back then and not sit firmly on the throne himself?"

Yijun paused for a moment, and finally said with a sneer: "Everything in the world is changing rapidly, which is very common, but I'm afraid people don't know it when things change. Take care of your body and recuperate well. My son will retire first." After finishing speaking, he left Shoukang Palace.

In recent days, the story of the emperor offering sacrifices to the heavens on Mount Tai to pray for the people's blessings has spread around the world.The emperor would not go out of the capital easily, but Emperor Kang Cheng's approach to the people instantly eliminated the fear of natural disasters and the shadows in their hearts.The people all over the country respect the emperor's kindness and love the people like children.Emperor Kangcheng's reputation has been faintly higher than that of Emperor Zhaode in the past.

Yi Lan has been in Chengde for two months since she was ill, and during these two months, the public opinion about Prince Rui's rebellion has calmed down quite a bit.At the same time, the condition of the Empress Dowager in Beijing was deteriorating. All the imperial physicians knew that the Empress Dowager's phoenix body was showing signs of exhaustion, and her life would last less than half a month, but no one dared to report this bad luck to the emperor first.The Empress Dowager also knew that the prescriptions prescribed by the imperial physicians were just trying to hang people's lives for a few more days, so she deliberately asked the palace people not to tell the Emperor and Prince Rui about their illnesses.And Yunyingwei is still stationed in Beijing, and he is the best at spying on information, after finding out about this, he immediately sent an urgent letter to Prince Chengde Rui's residence.Knowing the news that the imperial grandmother was seriously ill, Yi Lan immediately prepared her horse and brought Mu Yan back to Beijing without caring about anything else.

The two rode their horses and galloped for several hours and finally arrived at the capital.Yi Lan placed Mu Yan in Prince Rui's Mansion, and then rode to the gate of the palace alone.As soon as he arrived, several guards in front of the palace stepped forward together, bent down and said: "See Prince Rui."

Yi Lan suppressed the burning pain in her chest, tightened the reins and hurriedly dismounted, "Get out of the way, I want to enter the palace."

One of the guards still stopped him and begged on his knees: "If the prince is going to visit the empress dowager in Shoukang Palace this time, then please go back first. The emperor specially entrusted him before leaving Beijing. The Empress Dowager needs to recuperate during her serious illness, and no courtiers are allowed to enter the Shoukang Palace without His Majesty's permission. If something happens to the Empress Dowager, the subordinates will not be able to get rid of it, so please forgive me!"

Yi Lan sneered: "According to what you mean, you mean this king will harm the imperial grandmother?"

The guard kowtowed and said: "This subordinate dare not disrespect the prince. It's just that this subordinate is guarding here by the emperor's order. Without the emperor's order, this subordinate really dare not open the palace gate without permission."

Yi Lan calmed down, turned her head slowly and gave a wink, then nodded to the guard, "You are also following orders, so get up."

The guard stood up, "Thank you for your understanding, my subordinate..." Before he could finish his words, it turned into a piercing scream.He vaguely saw a black shadow flying past his eyes, followed by a sharp pain in his knees.He subconsciously looked at his knee, which had been cut deeply by the sharp knife, and the blood was oozing out from the wound.The guard's knees could no longer support his body, and he fell to the ground, resisting the severe pain and saying: "Your Highness! You..."

Yi Lan looked down at him, and said: "The blade is not poisoned, it won't hurt your life, it only takes half a month to recover." After saying that, she turned over and got on the horse again, looking back at the more than 140 people riding solemnly on the horse behind her. The man in black suddenly became more anxious in his eyes: "Yunyingwei, follow me into the palace!"

The guard's wound was bleeding all over the ground, but he still didn't dare to disobey the emperor's order. He sat on the ground and shouted at the palace gate: "Where is the Yulin army?! The emperor has orders! If any foreign minister dares to trespass on Shoukang Palace, Yu Lin Keli beheaded him in front of the palace!"

Suddenly, two elite feather guards rushed out from both sides of the palace gate and rushed towards Yilan.Yi Lan only rode his horse and galloped towards the Shoukang Palace, and only waved his halberd to defend against the oncoming Yulin Army—because only he himself knew how urgent the time was.He followed Yunyingwei, who was such an elite tiger and leopard guard, he galloped to engulf and encircle the two Yulin completely.Yunyingwei's momentum is awe-inspiring, and now it is even more powerful. Wherever he passes, it is bloody and rainy, but in the blink of an eye, the palace gate is full of wounded Habayashi soldiers.

After a while, several eunuchs came after hearing the news.Seeing the bloody screams everywhere in front of the palace gate, they all looked at each other in shock.Originally, the guard turned his head and shouted to the eunuchs: "Hurry up and prepare your horses and go to Mount Tai! Report what Prince Rui did to the Emperor in a hurry!"

Yilan rode his horse across half of the palace and ran to the front of Shoukang Palace. The cloud and shadow guards beside him had all dismounted and surrounded Shoukang Palace tightly, leaving only a small path outside the palace gate. Yilan pushed open the palace gate and broke into the palace The palace guards outside the hall were all overwhelmed by the calm atmosphere, and for a moment they forgot to step forward to stop them because of shock.

As soon as Yilan stepped into the Shoukang Palace, a strong herbal smell hit her nostrils.Xu the Empress Dowager got up from the sick bed when she heard the sound of sword fighting outside the palace.She was in surprisingly good spirits today, even with light makeup on her face, she said lightly, "Yilan."

Yilan knows that the emperor's grandmother will die soon, and now it's just a flashback.But he had no choice but to hide the loneliness and sorrow in his chest, and replied: "My son is here."

Although the Empress Dowager tried her best to maintain a graceful and peaceful smile, her eyes were filled with crystal tears, "You must have spent a lot of effort to enter the palace this time, right? After all, it was the imperial grandmother who dragged you down. You are always too Emphasis on friendship, but just to see Ai's family, he used Yunyingwei in the palace to attack the Yubayashi army. Have you ever thought about how Yijun will suspect you after knowing this?"

Yi Lan smiled to herself, "Emperor Grandmother doesn't need to care about this. No matter what, I'm always by your side now."

The Empress Dowager shook her head lightly, and suddenly sobbed: "Yilan, most of the time, the most ruthless emperor's family. There is a river and a mountain between the two brothers, but they have cut off the bloodline. The Shoukang Palace has already violated the imperial decree, and the emperor's grandmother doesn't know how much Yijun will miss her old love this time, and how she will deal with you. The only thing the emperor's grandmother is worried about now is that your brothers will face each other with swords and swords one day, so she can't feel at ease Go to Huangquan Road."

Yilan's eyes were extremely sore, she took a step forward and tightly held the hands of the Empress Dowager, and said word by word: "I promise the emperor's grandmother that I will never confront Yijun with swords and swords, brothers and sisters. Fighting in the Tian Family will only harm The world is devastated. My son assures you that there will never be that day."

With tears in her eyes, the Empress Dowager nodded and said: "In this way, the Ai family can rest assured." She touched Yi Lan's face lightly with her hand, and cried: "Let's go. Take Yun Yingwei and get out of here quickly. Set up the Cloud Shadow Guard in a more secluded place. Hurry up, let's go..." Her voice gradually dropped, and finally became quiet and calm.

Yilan sat in the Shoukang Palace for a long time again, until she felt that the Empress Dowager's hands were getting colder.He could only feel the pain in his chest writhing, heart-wrenching, until his heart and mind were shattered.Yi Lan closed her eyes and tried hard to suppress the tears in her eyes. Knowing that she still had too many things to do, she got up suddenly and left the palace gate.Seeing him coming out, the cloud shadow guards outside the hall lined up again, knelt on one knee and said, "My lord!"

Yi Lan got on his horse, the wind made his clothes flutter, he raised his whip and said, "Yunyingwei, follow me!"

"Your subordinates obey!—" After a loud shout, Yun Yingwei also got on their horses one after another, galloping along with Yi Lan.But after a while, it disappeared in front of Shoukang Palace.

In the second year of Kangcheng, the Empress Dowager died in Shoukang Palace.After his death, Shangzun was posthumously named Empress Xiao Murui, and his spiritual throne was honored in the Taimiao, and the whole country mourned for March.The Empress Dowager has served in the government for more than [-] years without any fault. During this period, the politics were cleared up and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.Later generations call her "Yao and Shun among women", which is really well-deserved.

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☆, 55. lingering

55. Lingering

Now the emperor has not yet returned to Beijing for offering sacrifices to heaven.In the local palace, the emperor was reviewing the urgent play sent by Beijing before the case.At this time, an eunuch came to report in a hurry, his face was pale, and he said: "Your Majesty, something happened in Beijing!..."

"Why panic?" Yijun asked indifferently without raising her head. ——Being a king for two years, he has changed from the young and indifferent Prince Huan to today's noble and arrogant emperor, who will take life and death.

"Your Majesty! Four hours ago, the Empress Dowager passed away in Shoukang Palace. The three thousand Habayashi troops stationed in front of the palace were all broken by the cavalry brought by Prince Rui! Prince Rui's iron cavalry were powerful, and the Habayashi troops suffered many injuries. , failed to prevent Prince Rui from entering Shoukang Palace!"

"Hmph, does he know that he is violating the edict?" Yijun sneered, pondered for a moment and said, "How many troops did he bring into the palace? How about the casualties of the Habayashi Army?"

The eunuch hesitated for a moment and then leaned down to report: "Returning to the emperor, Prince Rui's cavalry...only a hundred or so. None of the [-] Yulin soldiers were killed in battle, they were only wounded. It seems that Prince Rui ordered his subordinates to show mercy. It's just that the Habayashi Army's wounds are all on their legs, so they may not be able to fight Prince Rui's soldiers again for a while."

A cold light flashed in Yijun's eyes, and he swept everything on the case down, "The emperor was angry, blood flowed." All the servants in the palace held their breaths and dared not say a word.After a while, Yijun forced herself to sit down again, gritted her teeth and asked, "Then how is the situation in Beijing now? Have the hundred or so soldiers under Prince Rui withdrawn from the palace?"

The eunuch tremblingly replied: "Prince Rui withdrew his troops from the palace four hours ago, now Prince Rui himself should be in Prince Rui's residence."

Yijun nodded slowly, although she still maintained the emperor's cold and arrogant attitude on her face, she was already upset.Fifth brother still has such an iron cavalry in his hands, and only a hundred people can break through three thousand elite feather forests!Now that he is outside the capital, if Prince Rui relies on this iron cavalry to go straight to Weiyang Palace, and then uses Weiyang Palace to command the entire palace, then his throne will definitely be lost.Thinking of this, Yijun couldn't help shivering, and then sneered again.Since Fifth Brother is willing to withdraw his troops, it means that he still admits that he is the only emperor of Panyun.This is his throne, his power and dignity, and he will never allow anyone else to violate it.Not anyone.

Yijun's eyes were awe-inspiring, and she ordered coldly: "I will pass on my order, and I will immediately dispatch [-] elite soldiers from Fengyang to go north with me and return to the capital. After three days, we must complete the reorganization and start our journey."

When Yi Lan arranged the Yunying Guard in a concealed manner and returned to Prince Rui's Mansion, the night had already darkened.Yi Lan reined in the horse in front of the palace, but saw a figure in the dark pacing back and forth in front of the palace.Yilan's heart trembled, and she said in a trembling voice, "Mu Yan, is that you?"

The figure not far away heard the words and trotted towards this side, looked him up and down several times, and said eagerly: "How are you, are you not injured?"

Yilan heard this warm greeting, and the determination and tenacity she had endured for a whole day finally disappeared at this moment.He shook his head blankly, and spoke slowly after a long while: "I'm fine. But, I have one more thing to tell you, maybe everyone in the mansion will be implicated."

Seeing the dazed expression on his face, Mu Yan's heart felt as if a knife had been pierced out, and tears almost welled up in his eyes.Years of love and tacit understanding made him feel the pain in that person's heart at any time.Mu Yan hugged Yilan tightly with his backhand, and said in a low voice: "Needless to say, I know all about it. Did you use the Yunying Guard to clash with the Habayashi Army in order to enter the Shoukang Palace? Don't worry , This is human nature and not your fault, the emperor will definitely forgive me." When he said this, his eyes were suddenly clouded by tears, and he paused for a long while before continuing: "...if the emperor really sentenced you for treason I will not let you alone, I will definitely, I will go with you..."

Yilan closed her eyes, lowered her head and kissed Mu Yan's lips, her ears and temples rubbed together, as if this was the only way to soothe the pain in her body.After a while, Yi Lan let him go gently, and her eyes immediately recovered the gentleness and wisdom of the past, "Don't say stupid things. The emperor will definitely call me into the palace after returning to Beijing. If Yijun is only targeting me It's best to be yourself. Don't worry, I won't allow myself to die, let alone let you die with me."

This gaze fell on Mu Yan's eyes, like a ray of light in the morning light, piercing through all the worries and darkness in his heart.All of this stems from love, if not, how could he be willing to accompany him to overthrow the whole world?How could that person just cast a look, and all the hope and stability in his sumeru could come in one after another?

Yilan lowered her head at this moment, and took out a cloud talisman from her bosom and handed it over, "Take this, you can mobilize the entire army of Yunyingwei. Now the moment of life and death between the whole palace and Yunyingwei is in your hands, don't let it go." The cloud talisman fell into the hands of others."

Mu Yan nodded, silently clenched the cloud talisman in his hand, took a deep breath, and said, "I know, this, I will keep it for you until you come back. You must remember to come back alive."

Three days later, Emperor Kangcheng had finished offering sacrifices to the heavens on Mount Tai, and returned to Beijing with [-] troops urgently dispatched from Fengyang.Yilan knew that after she used Yunyingwei, Yijun must be more suspicious of him, so she went to pick him up alone.In front of Yongding Gate in the capital city, Yilan reined in and dismounted in front of the mighty army led by the emperor, bowed to the emperor's imperial sedan chair and said: "I pay homage to the emperor. I heard that the emperor is returning to Beijing today, and I came here alone to pick him up."

Yijun lifted the golden curtain in front of the imperial sedan chair, looked at Yilan for a while and then asked in confusion, "Fifth brother came to pick him up alone?"

Yi Lan lowered her head and nodded: "Yes. A few days ago, it was a reckless act for me to lead troops into Shoukang Palace without permission. Today, I came here alone to pick you up and plead guilty. I will let the emperor deal with me. I only ask the emperor not to blame me for my sins alone. Innocent people in the royal palace are implicated."

Yijun nodded slightly, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth unconsciously.Fifth Brother finally realized the seriousness of his sins and left his soldiers and horses to plead guilty to him alone.Fifth Brother has been better than himself in everything since he was a child, and he needs the protection of Fifth Brother everywhere.But now, Fifth Brother was subdued at his feet like this, letting himself be dealt with.This feeling is even better than when the dragon robe was added two years ago.Yijun smiled lightly and said, "Since Fifth Brother has already begged me, I don't want to take care of Fifth Brother. I promise you not to offend others, and save the lives of Prince Rui's family. Fifth Brother came here specially today to take care of my heart. I'm so relieved, I have a lot to ask Fifth Brother when I return to Beijing, why don't Fifth Brother come with me to the palace and have a cup of tea? You and I, brothers, let's clarify what you have to say today."

Yi Lan bowed and replied: "My subject, please obey the emperor's holy will."

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☆、56.

56. Vigilance

I followed the emperor's sedan chair all the way into the palace. Since the empress dowager's funeral was not over on the 27th, all the officials in the palace just wore sackcloth and plain clothes to pick them up.Yijun didn't mind too much, she waved her hand and told them to return home, then turned her head to Yilan and said lightly, "Fifth Brother, come in and have a cup of tea with me." Then she turned and entered Weiyang Palace.

In Weiyang Palace, several palace servants had just served two cups of Yuqian tribute tea before they were ordered by Yijun to leave.After the palace people came out of the palace gate gradually, Yijun lifted her clothes and sat on the throne at the very front, saying: "I summoned my fifth brother to come here today, and turned around, just to hear the truth from my fifth brother. A few days ago, I sacrificed to heaven At that time, I suddenly received an urgent report from Beijing. I heard that on the day the empress dowager passed away, the fifth brother easily defeated my [-]-feathered forest guard with only an elite army of more than [-] people? I just ask you, When did Fifth Brother form this army?"

Yilan had expected that Yijun would ask about this suspiciously, so she just drank tea indifferently on the side seat, and said very calmly: "It has been since the first year of Zhaode. Counting this year, Yunyingwei has followed me all the time. Seven years."

Yijun smiled coldly: "Seven years? Heh, Yun Yingwei is very loyal to Brother Wu, and he can defy my will and commit heinous crimes for Brother Wu with just one order?"

Yilan put down her teacup, stood up slowly from her seat, stared at Yijun and said: "That day, the imperial grandmother was seriously ill, why did the emperor have to guard the Shoukang Palace with a heavy forest of feathers to prevent the imperial grandmother from meeting the courtiers? Are you starting to have doubts too?"

Yijun's complexion changed slightly, "This is not the fifth brother and a prince's business."

At this moment, Yi Lan suddenly smiled at Yi Jun, but there was a hint of contempt and compassion in the smile.He had already seen his younger brother in front of him, the young emperor, pursing the corners of his lips tightly, and tightly holding the mighty dragon head carved in gold lacquer on the dragon chair with his right hand.For thousands of years, the imperial family's intrigues and intrigues are nothing but power.And as long as others touch it, Yijun will immediately become vicious and ruthless, even the emperor's grandmother who is almost critically ill will not let go.Yi Lan looked out of the window and said slowly: "Yijun, the last thing that the imperial grandmother missed was you. And you, her own grandson, are so beautiful, you still set up heavy troops to guard the Shoukang Palace when she was critically ill. It's just for her to recuperate from her illness."

A cold light flashed across Yijun's eyes, and she said coldly: "She is my imperial grandmother, but she is also Panyun's empress dowager! Thousands of courtiers have also worshiped at her feet. She is called the assistant prime minister, but in fact she has power The court and the public! How can I not guard against it? Well, it was my fault that I failed to rush back to the capital before the death of the emperor's grandmother. And you, as a minister, openly resisted my will and led troops to break into Shoukang Palace, which is also disloyal and unfilial! I have called you here, so how about negotiating a condition with you? As long as the fifth brother is willing to hand over the cloud shadow guard under your command to me, and be happy to submit to me, plead guilty to me, and make a royal gift. I promise you that I will not blame you for the many crimes you committed in the past. Now, it is easy for me to kill you, but since you are my elder brother, I don't want to kill you all."

Yi Lan looked up and smiled again, thinking of the emperor's grandmother's majesty in the usual days, who devoted herself to assisting the government, but ended up like this in the end, she felt a chill in her heart.He stared at Yijun closely, and said word by word: "You are the king, I am the minister, and I will submit to the king. But for the emperor's grandmother who brought troops into the Shoukang Palace, the minister is guilty, but not wrong. As for Yun Yingwei After all, he has been with me for seven years. Seven years is not a long time, but it is enough to train a hundred elite soldiers with one hand. If Yunyingwei is willing to change hands so easily, he will not be able to afford the "elite" 'It's two words."

Hearing this, Yijun felt depressed for a moment, but she just closed her eyes and suppressed the anger in her heart.He can't kill his fifth brother, at least not yet.Yijun opened her eyes again,