imprinted you in my heart

"Minister Gu Ming" did not have this position in the previous dynasty or this dynasty. It was completely set up by Shi Xuan in order to overshadow Shi Yan, the prince of the country, so that she could command from a long distance, so this position is also one of her favorite ministers. One - Yang Zhihong.

When the imperial edict was issued yesterday, she stood in front and only heard the other party's voice was very low. Today was the first time she saw Yang Zhihong's face in front. official.

Through the information collected by Chen Jiyuan, she also knows a thing or two about Yang Zhihong's deeds and personality. He was born in poverty, the second son in his family, Chengguang was born as a Jinshi in 31 years, and he climbed from a ninth-rank sesame official to the current third-rank Dali Yucheng in just 15 years. His position, ambition, methods and ruthlessness are by no means comparable to ordinary people.

Although the position of "Minister Gu Ming" has no rank, the responsibilities are determined in the form of an imperial edict. In the name of her never being involved in government affairs and unfamiliar with political affairs, she kindly asked Yang Zhihong to assist in handling it. In fact, it was Shi Xuan who commanded by remote control. Yang Zhihong dealt with it in detail.

So the whole early court Yang Zhihong was like going through the motions, asking questions by himself, answering the questions, and letting others ask questions, and he answered the questions, and finally asked perfunctorily, "What do you think, Your Highness?"

Can she, a puppet prince with no real power, say no?No, and she couldn't express her dissatisfaction, so she was perfunctory and serious from the beginning to the end.

When she left, she heard the voices of the ministers shouting for a thousand years, and she felt that it was even more ironic than what she heard when she was sitting on the throne and receiving worship.

Because she was able to see the ministers below while sitting on the top, she also knew the thoughts of some people. What they said was completely different from what they thought in their hearts. They could be roughly divided into three categories. A good puppet will do, accounting for one-third.

There is also a kind of loyal and good talent who is loyal to the country. I hope she can make a difference and not be manipulated by Yang Zhihong, a villain. I am very disappointed to see her performance today, which accounts for a small part.

There is another group of people who eat and wait to die. As long as their interests are not harmed, it doesn't matter what she or Yang Zhihong do. This group of people is generally older, and this kind of people accounts for almost half of them.

After the dynasty was over, Shi Min went to the Si Xuefang to continue her studies. She is a puppet prince who has no rights and no time, so she should study hard.

Not long after returning to Changlu Palace in the afternoon, Yang Zhihong brought a bunch of documents for her to sign. Yang Zhihong could pretend to be respectful, but she could also pretend to be innocent. It was you who did it. Let me sign the words, and let me sign them. I'll recite it, how can there be such a good thing in this world.

She simply used the imperial edict to say that she didn't know anything, and she put on a good attitude, and put a lot of hats on Yang Zhihong, so that he happily took all the documents back and signed them.

Thinking of the situation of going to court this morning, she simply fulfilled Yang Zhihong's wish. If there was no major event, she didn't need to come to her.

Unexpectedly, Yang Zhihong, who is so upright as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, happily went back and held a banquet, and invited all the high-ranking officials in Beijing. He would come if he didn’t invite those who would come, and he wouldn’t come if he didn’t invite them. He also kept an account in his heart .

On the other side, Shi Xuan led the troops not far out of the city, so she divided the people into two groups. She took three thousand cavalry and several trusted civil and military officials to go first, and moved forward at a speed of one hundred kilometers per day. People chasing behind at a speed of forty kilometers per day.

Even though the daily march is so tiring, Shi Zhu, who likes sparring, still needs someone to accompany her to practice for a while. From generals to soldiers, she either beats her to the ground or begs for mercy. She happily thinks that her martial arts are invincible.

In fact, it was the general and the soldiers who let her because of her status. She was so tired from the march, so he casually tried two tricks with her to get around, or pretended that he could go back to rest after being beaten, who really beat her!

Shi Xuan led the fast-moving cavalry and arrived in Beisha in only [-] days. The minister suggested that she go to Nanling, the capital city, to settle down first, and join up with the local troops by the way, and then slowly plan.

But Shi Xuan, who had long been eager to show off his style on the battlefield, could not listen to the minister's advice. He led the army and went straight to the front line, and even arranged the civil servants who talked a lot and gave advice to Nanling.

Every time she thinks that this imperial conquest can spread her wisdom through the ages like Gaozu and Gaozong, Shi Xuan is so excited that she can't sleep. She doesn't believe that the 30 army she assembled can't beat Braque's [-] nomadic army , so I never thought I would lose.

Shi Xuan excitedly rushed to Youchong County, which was being attacked by the military newspaper yesterday, and only then did he know that Youchong County had been captured. After seeing that the [-] cavalry behind him were not enough to attack the city, he returned to Nanling in despair.

Braque has been a vassal state of the Central Dynasty since the beginning of the Divine Dynasty. If the Central Dynasty is strong, it is better than the other vassal states. If the Central Dynasty is weak or takes advantage of the opportunity, it will definitely come to bite. If you go down, you have to take the blood with you.

In addition, Braque's throne is not connected to the upper and lower generations like Huaguo, but the real strong is king, so there is great uncertainty in both its country and the throne, which is why they are not like other subordinate countries. The fundamental reason for being so completely convinced.

This King Braque is an ambitious man with both civil and military skills. He has been in power for 13 years. Every year when he sends envoys to Fandu to pay tribute, he will buy a lot of the latest smuggled weapons. Over the years, he has planted a lot of eyeliners in Huaguo. , and even a stronghold.

After years of unremitting efforts, he finally bought off the officials of the DPRK and China. This attack on Huaguo was the result of an agreement between him and the traitor.

In June of the fourth year of Jianping, the whole of Huaguo entered the scorching summer. Even wearing only two thin silk clothes, it was still too hot to go out. Watermelons chilled in well water were especially sought after.

Shi Min, who usually goes out of the palace to wander around the city on rest days, also took a rest and stayed at Grandma Huang's place all morning, and then went to Empress Mother's place for half an hour after having lunch.

Since Shi Xuan's imperial conquest, Shi Min would have dinner with the imperial grandmother and the queen mother every now and then, most of them directly in the Yongshou Palace of the imperial grandmother or the Anren Palace of the queen mother.

Grandma Huang likes new gadgets, and every time she leaves the palace, she will bring some back to give to her, while the Queen Mother is more quiet, likes to read unofficial history, and especially likes to tell stories to her and the little one, which she has never heard However, I listened carefully every time.

Shi Min, who was sitting in the imperial palace on his way back to Changlu Palace, met the deputy commander Zuo Xuan who was anxious to see him as he walked halfway. Because Wu Dong and the others were blocking her in front, she couldn't get in, so she yelled at Shi Min: "Your Highness, I have something important to report!".

In the past three months of going to court intermittently, coupled with Chen Jiyuan's information in the past three years, she has already matched the names of the officials above the fourth rank who are still in Beijing, and those who were taken away by Shi Xuan still only know their names. .

Zuo Xuan is one of the vice-commanders of the Imperial Guard, the other vice-commander, the chief commander, and the thousand Imperial Guards have already accompanied the army as Shi Xuan's guards, and she is now the highest officer of the Imperial Guard.

"Let her come over" Shi Min ordered the palace servants to move away.

"Regardless of your highness's well-being, this matter is of great importance, can your highness retreat?" The turmoil in his heart could not compare to the turbulent sweat on Zuo Xuan's face.

"They're all mine, it's okay." Looking at Zuo Xuan, who was wearing armor and sweating profusely, Shi Min praised her, thinking: Fortunately, there is a big umbrella covering the sun in Yudao, so that he can avoid being caught in the sun. Toxic sun.

"Your Highness, Luo Bumin, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, and Yang Zhihong, the minister of Gu Ming, have turned back, and Fandu has been surrounded by them. Now they are passing through the Zhongnan Gate with about [-] cavalry and [-] infantry. There are only [-] soldiers in the palace. The imperial guards may be hard to resist, I beg your highness to bring the empress and empress dowager with you to break out from the north gate." Zuo Xuan's words were earnest, and he had already reported that he must die.

If someone else came to report, she might pretend to be afraid. If Zuo Xuan, he is one of the few generals who are young and loyal to the emperor and patriotism. She does not want to let her down. And just retreat them to Chengtian Hall."

Zuo Xuan has never had a very good impression of His Highness the Crown Prince, because she has nothing to do with the Ming Jun in her heart. She thought she would be at a loss and flee in a hurry after knowing that the minister rebelled, but His Highness the Crown Prince was not at all flustered, and even said that There are arrangements, did she already prepare for it?

"Yes, Your Highness, I will leave." Zuo Xuan retreated full of doubts.

"At the beginning of Guan, pass on Gu's order to close all the palace gates, and all palace servants stay in the house. Unless Gu withdraws, he is not allowed to come out, and those who do not obey the order will be beheaded. Go to Chengtian Palace." Wiped the sweat with the handkerchief on his face.

"Yes, Your Highness." After Lu Guanchu got the order, he brought two other palace servants and two guards to deliver the order.

After arriving at Chengtian Palace, Shi Min felt much cooler. The good show that he had been waiting for for a long time was finally about to be staged with the sound of swords and shouts approaching.

Zuo Xuan followed Shi Min's instructions all the way and fought and retreated to preserve his strength as much as possible. When he retreated to Chengtian Hall, there were still more than 1000 people, and a line of defense was built outside the hall.

Yang Zhihong and Luo Buwen, who followed closely, also led their troops into the large square outside Chengtian Hall. The empty large square, which was originally guarded by some internal guards, would be full of people, and the confrontation between the two armies was imminent.

Yang Zhihong, who had regarded the throne as his own for a long time, didn't want to see the Chengtian Palace being polluted with blood, which would be bad luck, so he asked people to come forward and shout, "Minister Gu Ming has an order that those who surrender will not be killed, and those who surrender the crown prince will not be killed." The marquis will be rewarded with a hundred gold."

"Yang Zhihong, Luo Buyun, you two rebellious officials and thieves, everyone will punish you" Zuo Xuan, who is not very good at cursing, originally wanted to scold people harshly, but he got stuck.

Although there were a lot of people in the audience, most of them were imperial guards, and each of them performed their duties in a very quiet manner. Zuo Xuan's word for word fell into Yang Zhihong's ears.

Although he is a traitor, the most annoying thing is that others say he is a traitor. Just when he was furious and about to order to continue the attack, he heard the voice of the weak prince.

"As long as you let them and Gu's family go, Gu will be at your disposal." How could such an important show lack her as the protagonist.

Seeing Shi Min coming out of the hall, Yang Zhihong narrowed his happy eyes, "I thought you were a tortoise, you only knew how to hide in a shell, but you said it yourself, okay, I promise you, let them Put down your weapons and stand aside."

Zuo Xuan, who had always thought that he could turn the corner, was bewildered at this moment, looking at the prince who gave her hope and made her despair, it was really hard to say anything, and he looked helplessly at the prince shaking his head and begging with his eyes not to listen to that traitorous minister of.

Seeing Zuo Xuan's movements and thoughts in his heart, Shi Min was both moved and couldn't bear it, but in the end he gave the order cruelly, "Do as he said", with an unquestionable tone.

Zuo Xuan, who failed to protect the palace and the prince, felt ashamed of the country and ancestors, and wanted to apologize with death. Fortunately, Shi Min, who was looking at her, knew what was on her mind and stopped it in time, so it did not lead to tragedy.

Zuo Xuan, who was stopped by the prince in a low voice, remembered that the prince is at least fine now. Since the prince asked her to do this, then she would do as she said, and then she would try to rescue His Highness the prince.

Seeing Zuo Xuan think this way, Shi Min was relieved. Under Zuo Xuan's leadership, all the imperial guards put down their weapons within a short while, and stepped back to stand on both sides.

Yang Zhihong, who is still a little sensible, did not rush into the Chengtian Palace like a nouveau riche, but sent someone to announce all the officials above the seventh rank in the capital to the palace. He wanted all the officials to witness Huaguo demise.

After giving the order, Yang Zhihong entered Chengtian Hall with the officials and generals who followed him, and grandly sat on the purple phoenix chair that his master dreamed of. The moment he really sat on it, he suddenly didn't want to give it up. ?