Rebirth: Dominating the Country

Zhiran pulled Mu Bai in, and closed the vermilion door smoothly.

"Hey, okay, but I heard that you like that cute kid from the Fu family, can I tell you if Su Bo is real?"

General Su's very dignified and rugged face looked very funny with wrinkling eyebrows. If the soldiers under him saw this look, their eyeballs would drop to the ground.

Before Mu Bai could open his mouth, a snow-white mass popped out of his chest, and it rushed to the face of the old and disrespectful General Su with lightning speed.

☆、Chapter Eighteen

Because of Su Zhiran, Mu Bai has a good relationship with General Su. When he was young, Su Zhiran often brought him to play in the Su residence, but when he grew up, it was to avoid suspicion, but because Su Zhiran left early, Instead, they seldom visit.

The culprit who confused General Su's face turned a pair of fox eyes. When General Su approached his face, it shrank into Mu Bai's arms. It had never been so close to anyone when Su Zhiran caught it. Seeing it, he only cared about putting gold on his face, praising that the gift was right, all because of his keen eyesight to recognize foxes.

The elders naturally ate meat and drank heavily when dining. Mu Bai grew up in the palace since he was a child. Although he learned a lot from the master of the rivers and lakes, this action of eating meat and drinking tea is still much better than General Su's rudeness. .

He was ridiculed by General Su for his actions like this. Mother Su, who had been silent all this time, said suddenly: "This is called politeness. Look at you. If it wasn't for Zhiran not being like you, I wouldn't be so rude." If you worry that he won't be able to marry a girl from a good family as his wife, it will definitely scare people away."

After saying this, she turned to Mu Bai again: "Old Su is like this, don't take it to heart, let me tell you, it's hard to last long between these men, you should find a good girl as soon as possible, please The emperor gave me a marriage, so I can hug the big fat boy. If there is a suitable one, let Zhiran take a look."

Mu Bai replied with some embarrassment, "General Su in this room had drunk too much, and dared to yell at his wife: "What's wrong with you, a bitch, what's wrong with a man? What can't be done other than the baby, you women know that you are obsessed with it, it's so annoying."

"Father, you drank too much." Su Zhiran hurriedly stopped his father from talking nonsense, but the next moment he could only give his drunken father a self-seeking look.

Mrs. Su stood up abruptly, gave Mu Bai a sorry look, and dragged her bastard husband inside.

"Aww..." General Su woke up this time, and he didn't dare to resist, and slowly moved inside along with his wife's strength.

"I'll show you a joke." Seeing that Mu Bai was almost done eating, Su Zhiran called his servants to clean up the banquet, then got up and accompanied his friends to wander in the yard.

"General Su and Su Shimu have always had a good relationship, I know that." Mu Bai couldn't help laughing when he thought of just now.

"Actually, your parents' relationship is also very good." Su Zhiran replied subconsciously, and after realizing it, he looked at the other party's face before he heaved a sigh of relief.

"They really have a good relationship." Mu Bai's tone was very calm, without any bitterness or jealousy, and he commented completely objectively, "There are not many loving couples like them in the past dynasties, and the harmony between the emperor and queen is also a good thing for the people. .”

"You have changed a lot. When you were young, you cried a few times because they were too affectionate. Thanks to your self-proclaimed masculinity, I think some girls are better than you." Recalling the previous events, Su Zhiran resolutely His face also softened a bit, making fun of his friends with memories.

However, there are only a few memories from the past that have been turned over and over again. After all, I haven't seen them for many years, so there must be some unfamiliarity.Reminiscing about the past, both of them were not the kind of eloquent people. After a period of silence, talking about recent interesting things made the atmosphere re-harmonize.

In the end, the topic came to Fu Yige.

"You want to live with him for the rest of your life. It's hard. If it's just for fun, you can go to the Nanfeng Hall to find a gentleman. If you fancy him and want to bring him back, those two in the palace will probably not stop you. Why bother?" Get mixed up with that precious lump of the Fu family."

Mu Bai stopped and looked into his friend's eyes: "I'm not interested in the people in Nanfeng Pavilion, nor in Yige."

"Then why do you still provoke him? You must know that a dog will not only jump over the wall but also bite people when it is in a hurry."

"It's just for peace of mind." Mu Bai exhaled, his voice became low, with a bit of helplessness.

Thinking of his friend's current situation, although it would damage his reputation, it is not a bad idea for self-protection, so Su Zhiran could only sigh and stop saying such bad things.

But he didn't know that in his previous life, Mu Bai deliberately spread rumors about his broken sleeves to others for peace of mind. He even accompanied a few so-called children from the so-called good family to visit the Nanfeng Pavilion. After spending the night outside, of course he didn't touch the young man, he just let the other party yell hard for the first half of the night, and then used the prepared tools to make some bruises on the other party's body and let it go.

According to Su Zhiran's thinking, someone like Fu Yige is a pampered and spoiled son of a family with tender skin and tender flesh. He has talent, brains, family background, and exquisite eyebrows. If you look at it carefully, it is indeed better than some A woman of average beauty should still look good.And the man has the heroic spirit of a man, which is another flavor compared to the shyness of the daughter's family.

When he was in the frontier, he also met many Qi brothers. After all, the way men get along with women is different from that of women.

Although Fu Yige is good-looking, he can see but not eat, and the two of them don't have a deep relationship as a basis, so it is impossible to live together no matter what.

After talking about these gossips, Su Zhiran spent the rest of his time teaching martial arts to Mu Bai.When Mu Bai left, General Su couldn't come out to see him off because he was drunk.

Su Zhiran accompanied him out of the alley where Su's house was located, and just patted the other person's shoulder comfortingly, signaling to his friend to relax: "It doesn't matter if you like men or women, if it's just a wedding, don't forget Leave me a jar, my taste has not changed, you know what I like to drink."

"I don't dare to forget." Mu Bai stopped and turned his head to bid farewell, with a shallow smile on his face but full of sincerity.

Speaking of which, in his previous life he had never met a man or a woman, and in this life he has reached his age, but he has never even been a bed warmer.

Of course, he is a normal man, but he never touches his subordinates, and he is not at ease with what others have arranged for him.

In the previous life, when Mu Yan was not yet enthroned, and when Empress Li was still there, it was not that the latter had not suggested sending some beautiful maids to his mansion, but he refused because he didn't want more irrelevant people in the mansion.

Even if the other party put the person directly in the house, he still put it there as a decoration, no matter who sent it, he would turn a blind eye.

It's okay to say that he is hypocritical, but he is really worried that he will be stabbed in bed.He has a special attachment to emotion and body. If the person under him is thinking of someone else when he is making love, then he would rather stay in bed alone, and feel more at ease on his own.

Once bitten, twice shy.Although Mu Bai hasn't been bitten yet, it is still possible to plan ahead and prevent problems before they happen.

They all say that they are full of warmth and lust, and when their own safety is not guaranteed, Mu Bai naturally doesn't pay much attention to that aspect.

The rumor of "the prince has broken sleeves" has faded after being so lively for half a month.The young master of the Ding family closed the door, and the other party was still engraving and painting, keeping a safe distance from those literati, the rumors became half-true and half-false, and Mu Bai was walking on the street, people who knew him would at most think him a little bit Inquiring, but not contemptuous.

In the history of the Northern Kingdom, there were also several emperors who liked male sex. At that time, the homes of princes and nobles kept some beautiful male favorites. It was not something that could be put on the table, but as long as they were not obsessed, they would be A romantic affair.

Mu Bai's current speed is just right, but if someone wants to change the current direction of public opinion, it's not difficult to pour dirty water on him.

Apart from Emperor Qiwen, Empress Li, and Concubine Min, the only one who could do this was Prince Muyan.But it's strange to say that even though Mu Yan doesn't like him.In this aspect, the other party has never directed the direction of public opinion in a direction that is not good for him, and there is even a hint of helping each other.

Only a few restless ones made some movements, but because the movements were very slight, they were quickly corrected, and the rumors still went in a good direction for him.

Mu Bai has been watching the direction of the rumors, and he had already prepared the worst plan, but he was stunned for a while when he heard the news.In the end, I just ordered people to continue to watch, and continue to report if there is any abnormality.

But after two months, the rumors gradually subsided, and people almost naturally accepted the fact that King An was a broken sleeve.

The transition was so smooth that Mu Bai couldn't believe it. When working with Mu Yan, he almost asked him what he wanted to do several times.However, he still held back and did not ask.

A few days later, Su Zhiran led the order to leave Beijing in a hurry because of the Qiang Wu clan's surprise attack on the border and the tension of the war.

Mu Bai put the wine glass upside down on the table, making a crisp sound, the little book boy Jixiang who followed him out then put his head back from the window, looked at his master's face, then straightened the glass, Carefully pour some clear fruit wine from the small wine jar.

On the table are some side dishes, some exquisite pastries, and two wine jars.One is small, it contains the fruit wine that comes out every three years in the palace, and the other is the high-quality spirits that the owner of the restaurant has kept privately for ten years. The wine jar is five times the size of the fruit wine jar, so it is naturally for the guests .

The restaurant he was staying at this time was called Zheliushe, and the owner of the restaurant was a layman with a wealthy family.A row of willows was planted outside the restaurant, because the restaurant is outside the city gate, the dishes are quite good, the environment is quiet, and the business is naturally good.

But because of the high price, the guests are also from rich and noble families. There are small cubicles on the second floor. The one Mu Bai chose is not the best, but as long as you look out the window, you can see the row of willows and guests coming. Therefore, it is perfect for seeing off.

He wants to practice it for Su Zhiran here today, feeling sad for the two who have not met for a long time but parted.In his last life, Su Zhiran also left at this time, and within a few months after returning to the capital, he was ordered to lead the troops to leave because of the tight frontier war.

If nothing else happened, Su Zhiran would return triumphantly a year later, stabilizing his position in the Northern Kingdom.Then he settled in the capital for seven years, and went into battle because of the barbarians. During this period, a small mutiny caused him to be shot by the enemy's stray arrows. As a result, he died on the battlefield without being rescued in time. The war lasted For half a year, although they won in the end, there were countless casualties.Afraid of the general's bones, the soldiers burned the bones to ashes according to Su Zhiran's instructions before leaving, and took the small wooden box back to the capital after the enemy was completely repelled.

This time Su Zhiran is going to make meritorious service, there won't be too much danger, and Mu Bai will not stop him from it.At this time in the last life, he stayed in the temple to pray for Empress Li's birthday, but before he could meet Su Zhiran, the other party left the city in a hurry, this time he couldn't miss anything .

After waiting for about half an hour, Su Zhiran, who was wearing light armor, went upstairs from the other end of the restaurant.

Because of the urgency of the battle, he and Mu Bai drank all the wine, took some pastries and set off on the road, patted Mu Bai on the shoulder and set off.Before leaving, Mu Bai gave him a consecrated jade pendant. In the previous life, he spent a lot of effort to get it for Queen Li's birthday, but now it is the best gift for Su Zhiran.

After Su Zhiran rode his beloved horse out of the city gate, Mu Bai came down from the second floor of the restaurant, and took a carriage from the backyard of the restaurant back to the palace.

There are still four years before Emperor Qiwen's illness and re-employment, and ten years before his death in the previous life.During the two years before Su Zhiran came back, the only one he could fully trust was himself.

☆、Chapter [-]

Apart from the traditional festivals, the birthdays of the emperor and empress are the busiest days of the year in the Northern Kingdom.Every birthday of Empress Li, the palace, which is relatively deserted compared with previous dynasties, will become extraordinarily lively.

Especially this year, it is Empress Li's 40th birthday.Mu Bai is nineteen this year, and Mu Yan is twenty-four. Empress Li and Emperor Qiwen are young couples. She gave birth to Prince Mu Yan at the age of sixteen, and she is now in her forties.

In northern China, where the average life expectancy is less than 40 years old, [-] years old means that Empress Li has passed two-thirds of her life.Maybe it's the blessing of time, or maybe it's because she doesn't smile often, but this beautiful skin is still so young.

In addition to having a good look at her husband Emperor Qiwen and her most beloved son, when facing other people, she always raised her jaw slightly and raised the corners of her eyes slightly, putting on a haughty air.Coupled with the fact that she was surrounded by a nun who was good at taking care of her, she didn't even have a few smile lines around her eyes, and she looked as young as Concubine Min, who was several years younger than her.

Due to the empress's love, this year's empress's birthday banquet is more grand than that of Emperor Qiwen.Celebrating Empress Li's birthday naturally required a great deal of thought. Those who could be invited to the banquet were not only princes and nobles, but also the emperor's favorite ministers.

One by one, the rare toys were handed over, and the birthday star sitting in the high position only raised the corners of his mouth slightly to express his gratitude, and then turned his head to talk to Emperor Qiwen about himself.

When Mu Bai presented the gift, all eyes were fixed on him again.

Those well-informed officials whispered to each other and whispered: "I heard that two months before the empress's birthday, King An went to Jialing Temple, about [-] miles away from the capital, to pray for blessings. I don't know if it's true or not?"

"It should be true. A few days ago, my wife went to Jialing to find a marriage for my little girl. I accidentally saw King An accepting a jade pendant from the host."

"But wasn't that jade pendant given to General Su? Could it be a fake?" Another official couldn't believe it.It is said that General Su and Wang An have a good relationship, so he would never give someone a fake.It is even more impossible for a fake to be given to Empress Li as a birthday present.

Mu Bai looked calm, as if he didn't hear these discussions.They clapped their hands, and under the eyes of everyone, two burly black-faced men pushed a cart covered with a red cloth.

"Don't play tricks, just lift the cloth." Seeing the eyes of the courtiers, Emperor Qiwen spoke.

The host of the banquet spoke, and Mu Bai had no choice but to obey.

The red cloth was lifted, and densely packed Buddhist scriptures were revealed in front of the guests.There was an uproar at the banquet.

"This is copied by my son since early spring. There are a total of [-] copies. My son always respects and praises it. I wish my mother a long life."

Empress Li still had the same smile, but the noble concubine sitting below said, "My sister is very lucky. These hundred Buddhist scriptures are not so easy to transcribe, and I heard that King An's words are worth a thousand gold. These are probably priceless."

Immediately, there were echoing voices of praise in twos and threes, and Emperor Qiwen also praised a few words. After saying his appreciation, Mu Bai retreated to his seat.

Mu Bai couldn't drink the wine at the banquet, so he drank the tea specially prepared for him by the palace staff, watching the crown prince presenting gifts as the grand finale.

The handsome young eunuch pouring tea for him was very clever and knew to tell Mu Bai some funny stories when he was bored.

It is said that the dead ashes can still be revived. Although Mu Bai is not taken seriously, if something happens to His Royal Highness, the throne will not fall to him.There are only these two princes in the palace, and they are both masters, so it's better to be cautious when doing things.

Before the dust settles, none of them can afford to offend.

Prince Mu Yan's birthday present to Empress Li was a scarf made of Firefox's armpit hair caught in an extremely cold place.

"I don't have the talents of my younger brother, so I can only congratulate my mother with the words of my predecessors, not to mention, he is the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva who lives in the world. Even this year, he looks forty, and he is only fourteen. Don’t ask for birthday incense candles, don’t wish for spirit toon, tortoise and cranes. All you have to do is gently remove the pen, put it on the cross, and add a stroke.”

"It's rare for you to have this kind of heart." Empress Li finally showed the first happy smile at the banquet, and there was even a rare voice of praise for the prince's filial piety.

"Put the things away for me." Empress Li gave an order to the maid standing beside her, and the prince also retreated and sat on the east side of Mubai.

Naturally, singing and dancing are indispensable on such a day of celebration. This time, it was a troupe from the capital that was able to perform for the queen.What they are singing is a new play, although it is called a new play, but it is actually old wine in new bottles, the most important thing is that the singers are all new faces with some singing skills, and there are some amazing stunts.

There are joys and sorrows in a play, which makes people laugh with tears and sigh endlessly.Later, this drama was sought after by various dignitaries in the capital, Mu Bai watched it many times, the original novelty has long since been worn away, and now he is no longer interested in watching it, so he shifted his attention to the audience present on the guests.

But after all, it was the first time for many of the ladies present at the scene, they took out their handkerchiefs to wipe away their tears as Mu Bai remembered when they saw the sad place.

It is rare for Empress Li to concentrate on this scene, while Emperor Qiwen pays attention to his first wife.Concubine Min with bright makeup sitting below him may be hurt by the scene, and her eyes rarely have a bit of pain.But in a short time, Mu Bai just bowed his head and took a sip of tea, he healed his pain and regained his bright and incomparable appearance, making people look haggard and pitiful.

The faces of the ministers present and their family members turned around, and Mu Bai finally set his sights on the prince Mu Yan who was closest to him.Empress Li's birthday happened to be snowing heavily, and the earth dragon had long been burned in the palace, and the whole hall was as warm as early summer, and Mu Yan was wrapped up tightly before entering the hall.

The thick black cloak on Mu Yan had been taken off a long time ago, and was held by the little palace attendant at the side. When he got up and went out of the palace, he put it on for others to prevent from catching the cold.

For some reason, Mu Bai still doesn't want to see the other person's face, so his scrutiny is from bottom to top.The table blocked the part below the prince's waist. From his angle, he could only see the dark purple clothes with dark patterns embroidered on them. The dark neckline exposed a piece of porcelain white neck, which was slightly pointed upwards. Thin chin, pale lips, high nose bridge, and bottomless eyes.

It was probably because Mu Bai's gaze was too strong and straightforward. Mu Yan, who hadn't put much thought into the performance, turned his head and just met Mu Bai's eyes. It is exposed to the ground, but the jealousy is well hidden, buried deep inside.

Facing such heart-stopping gazes, Mu Bai subconsciously turned his head to continue enjoying the singing and dancing.

Sure enough, no matter how good-looking Mu Yan is, he can't overcome his subconscious sense of rejection. Knowing that the other party will poison him to death on trumped-up charges in the near future, even if all this has not happened, the other party will not be reborn even now. There was no excessive movement, every time he saw Mu Bai he still felt panicked.

In Mu Bai's memory, the birthday banquet lasted about four hours this time, because it was a holiday, the guests would start to enter around the time of the morning court on weekdays.The stage at the Palace Attendant was set up temporarily. In addition to the theater troupe, there were also performances from the Western Regions.It can be said to be very lively, and the guests and hosts had a good time.

There are always some people who are not very interested in these performances. As the birthday star, Li Hou’s original intention is to make everyone happy instead of suffering. Except for the entrance at the beginning, there is a long period of time between the congratulations and the end. There is a garden behind the performance stage. As long as you go out through the side door, there will be no movement and it will not attract the attention of others.

But most of the guests don’t go to the garden, one is because the performance is really wonderful, but they are afraid of getting a bad face, except for a few people who are really high-ranking and powerful, or a few young noble children who are deeply favored by the emperor. I really couldn't sit still and blow the cold wind, no one went out through the side door at all.

Mu Bai used some refreshments, drank the half jar of wine, took advantage of everyone's attention on the performance, got up and walked out from the side door.

The wintersweet and tea plums in the garden were just in bloom, in stark contrast to the warm hall, when the cold wind blew, Mu Bai's slight drunkenness disappeared.

He stood under a wintersweet tree and knocked on the door. Sitting on a high platform was his extremely indifferent biological mother.He knew that in a month's time, the other party would be bedridden because of the cold that had been buried in his body before.After a year, the fragrance disappears.

After all, it was his mother, even though the other party had always regarded him as air.Natural disasters and man-made disasters, birth, old age, sickness and death, this is something that no one can change.Even if Mu Bai wanted to save the other party's life, there was nothing he could do.

Even when Empress Li died in the last life, he couldn't even shed tears in front of the coffin. It was because Mother Su wiped pepper water on his sleeves to prevent him from being labeled as unfilial.

When Li Hou's body went wrong, the palace would not be so peaceful.Mu Bai picked up a branch of wintersweet that was in full bloom, sniffed its fragrance, then looked up at the gray sky.

This day will soon change.

☆、Chapter Twenty

The wintersweet that Mu Bai picked from the palace a few days ago is still blooming brilliantly in his study, but the fragrance has faded, and it gradually began to show signs of withering when kept in clean water.

Su Momo saw that he liked him, so she asked the people in the palace to go to the market to buy a few trees that hadn't bloomed yet and planted them in the small yard behind Mu Bai's bedroom. After careful care by the gardener, these trees were Ended a flower bud.

Looking at the green leaves in this cold weather is refreshing.Mu Bai was sitting not far from the tree splashing ink and painting, when bad news spread from the palace.

The queen was ill, and very ill.

At first, Empress Li just coughed a little. After the pulse diagnosis, the imperial doctor prescribed a prescription, handed it to the maid who served Empress Li, and said respectfully to the person holding the golden thread: "

Niangniang's body is only a little sick. After taking the medicine, it will be cured within five days. "

The imperial doctor who saw the doctor continued to stay in the imperial hospital to see the medical skills leisurely. If he was free, he would fiddle with the herbs, point out the boy who dried the herbs, and if he was interested, he would explain the uses and preciousness of various herbs.

Except for the last time Concubine Min had a miscarriage and executed a few imperial doctors, they only saw minor illnesses on weekdays, and their days were very comfortable.

This comfortable life almost made them forget the knife hanging above their heads, and the royal meal was not so delicious.

Just like this time, Empress Li, who was originally just a little cold, didn't improve at all after taking the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor. Instead, she was groggy all day long, and couldn't even get out of bed at all.

When Emperor Qiwen's imperial decree arrived at the imperial hospital, the imperial doctor who had been seeing the doctor broke out in a cold sweat. When he came to the phoenix bed, he said tremblingly: "It is inevitable that the pulse diagnosis by Xuansi is inaccurate. Your empress Rongchen offends you."

A white and delicate hand stretched out from the tent, and the old doctor's three fingers rested on it, and after a while, he asked the other party to change his hand.

The prescription was changed again, and several people were changed, but Li Hou's illness just didn't get better.Emperor Qiwen has ordered that if the queen cannot be cured, all quack doctors like them will have to go down and be buried with her.

The imperial list was also posted, seeking good doctors from all over the world.But several days passed, and no one could take down the imperial list.

You are not joking, the imperial doctors here are sweating coldly looking for prescriptions, looking for a way to save their lives, while some people on the other side are eager to move, hoping that Empress Li will die from this serious illness.

Mu Bai is naturally neither, and Li Hou regards him as a passerby, so his affection for this mother is naturally not that deep.

But after all, he is a son, a junior.When Empress Li fell ill, he, as a son, naturally had to visit him. Whether the other party wanted to see him was one thing, but whether he was filial or not was another matter.

Entering the Lizheng Hall, the other party did not lean on a chair or a soft couch as in the past, the maid who led the way walked beside Mu Bai, and said a few words to Mu Bai in a low voice: "

The empress is inside, the imperial concubine came to visit yesterday, and now the prince is staying inside. "

"Thank you." Mu Bai raised the sleeve of his right hand, and threw the silver that Madam Su gave before leaving into the maid's open purse.

The court lady stuffed the money quickly with quick eyes and hands, with a smile on her face, and her steps became faster.

After turning a few corners, the maid stopped and stood aside respectfully.

Speaking of which, this was the first time in his life that he entered the Lizheng Palace. The queen always paid attention to her appearance, if she was not sick, how could she be bedridden in front of him.

When Mu Bai entered, the prince hadn't left yet, he was sitting on the edge of the phoenix bed, on top of Mu Yan's sleeve was Empress Li's hand, which was slender and pale, and the blue-purple meridian inside could be seen clearly.

"Mother, are you feeling better?"

Mu Bai took three steps and made two steps to the front of the phoenix bed. His tone was naturally worried, but the feeling of worry was not strong, but seemed real.If he acted like a filial son and affectionate, he would be displeased after teaching Li Hou. After all, he didn't have deep feelings for the other party, and the feelings that were too full were obviously too hypocritical.

A person who is unwilling to give his sincerity often hopes that others will be able to treat him with sincerity. After Li Hou, this person is too shrewd, and most people who think too much will not live long.

Empress Li is not that seriously ill. She is sitting on the bed with a soft cushion behind her. It is said that someone from the Imperial Hospital has figured it out. In order to make the queen feel more comfortable, she made a tailor-made one overnight. mat.

However, although this cushion can make people more comfortable, it did not bring any improvement to Empress Li's condition.

Mu Bai looked at the woman's face in front of him, it was completely different from the glamorous appearance more than a month ago.

At that time, Empress Li's face was still like that of a woman in her double tenth year. Although she was unsmiling, her eyes still had a particularly touching color, with the arrogance of a dignified position and a unique charm that remained beautiful despite the years.

But now the woman leaning on the mat has the same facial features and the same facial features, but the eyes are tired, and the thin makeup can't cover up the fine lines at the corners of the eyes. The strength was replaced by the weakness brought about by many days of illness, and he was completely different from the image of the queen mother in his memory.

After all, she is old, Mu Bai thought so, bent over to ask, the concern on his face deepened a bit.

Of course, he didn't forget to say hello to his elder brother and ask him how he is.

There was no change in the expression on the latter's face, he hummed to express his response, and put Empress Li's hand outside back into the brocade quilt: "If the queen mother can trust Erchen, Erchen knows someone, let him give it to you in a few days." Take a look. But if he can't do anything, I hope I can save it."

"Just listen to the emperor and let him come over tomorrow. Your father is also angry. If you are really talented, you will naturally keep it."

It was probably because Mu Yan said something that made her happy before, and the severely ill queen didn't make it too difficult for his unfavored son. come over.

Empress Li asked her two sons to sit together, pulled Mu Bai's hand over, placed it on Mu Yan's, and said earnestly to Mu Bai: "The queen mother is just you two sons, no matter what, you should obey the prince. After all, he is your elder brother, don't listen to the slander and come up with some stupid ideas that shouldn't be there."

Empress Li's hands were a little cold and slippery, but the warm hands underneath naturally belonged to the prince. When he came to the previous life, he was separated from the prince on purpose, so naturally it was not like this. His hand was drawn back, but the hand behind him was firmly grasped like an iron claw.He looked into the latter's eyes and answered yes, and the oppressive feeling in his hand suddenly disappeared.

After getting a satisfactory answer from herself, Li Hou closed her eyes: "I'm a little tired, you go down first. I still have something to say to the crown prince."

The patient's words were the loudest, Mu Bai pulled his hand back, stood up, did not forget to say some words such as wishing you well and taking care of your health, and then told the maid to follow the imperial doctor's instructions, then turned and left the Lizheng Hall .

Empress Li's voice came from the tent behind him, suppressed a bit, it must have been some personal words, and he could only speak to Mu Yan's son, he paused for a moment, then quickened his pace and left.

Sitting in the carriage back to the palace, Mu Bai began to think carefully. He twirled the white jade wrench on his thumb, recalling the expression on Mu Yan's face, and the big and small things that happened at this time in his previous life.

There is only one empress, one concubine, and two Zhaoyis in this palace, and the latter two have almost no place in this palace. When Empress Li is temporarily unable to manage the harem, Feng Yin can only be handed over to Concubine Min Gui.

Mu Bai remembered that during the period between Empress Li's death and Mu Yan's ascension to the throne, Concubine Min gradually held the power of the harem in her own hands, but suffered from childlessness, and she was not a prince she could completely control.

In the absence of anyone who could justifiably replace the emperor's son, Concubine Min, who was in charge of the harem, could only watch as Mu Yan ascended the throne. intrauterine.

At the same time, the Zhang family was also dismantled.The Zhang family's descendants in the court were demoted officials, those who were taken into custody, and each of them found a name and went to death.

It is said that the tree falls and the monkeys scatter, pulling out the backbone of the Zhang family. Those who should be promoted should be promoted and those who should be lowered. Once the interests are separated, the so-called Zhang's party will fall apart in just a few days.

Mu Bai doesn't like this elder brother, but he has to admit that he is born to be an emperor.Coupled with Emperor Qiwen's careful teaching and guidance, the entire court was firmly in Mu Yan's hands.

Apart from having no heirs and being too ruthless in dealing with certain issues, the emperor Mu Yan was almost impossible to find fault with. To be more precise, no one in the ruling and opposition parties dared to fault him.

Different from the relatively relaxed atmosphere during Emperor Qiwen's reign, Mu Yan's reign is not trembling.The Yanguan once made a fuss about the emperor's heir,

He also talked about King An's marriage, but ended up being dragged out of the hall and beaten to death with sticks.

When Emperor Qiwen was alive.The officials have always been unscrupulous in admonishing directly, even if they stepped on the emperor's painful feet, these officials still lived well, but in front of Mu Yan,

If they say something wrong, they will end up alone, beheaded!

Mu Yan has the capital to be reckless, and also has the courage to maintain a balance.He may not be a good emperor, but he is definitely a successful emperor.

Of course, this is all from a previous life.Nothing has happened in this life, since he can do it all over again, it is still unknown whether Mu Yan, the emperor, can do as smoothly as he remembers.

If he remembers correctly, in two months, the Phoenix seal will be handed over to Concubine Min, and the power will be handed over little by little.

With the queen's serious illness, the Zhang family in the court hall crushed the Li family with the emperor's acquiescence, but they didn't know that they were lifted too high, but the fall was even worse.

It seems that he needs to have a good talk with that Concubine Zhang.

In her previous life, she was too conniving with her clansmen, which led to a side branch child being able to run rampant in Kyoto, bullying men and women, causing the Zhang family and many officials to fight against each other. kind of.

To be honest, the Zhang family still has a lot of talents, but unfortunately, the head of the family has a terrible problem - protecting his weaknesses.

Let’s just talk about Mu Yan’s reasons for rectifying the Zhang family in his previous life. Some of them were indeed made up, but a large part of them were facts. After the Queen Mother, there is no way to keep these people of his own.

A good family and aristocratic family were ruined because of a few insignificant rat droppings.Zhang Jin is a smart woman, and she wouldn't ruin her family's bright future for a branch of her family that doesn't even have feelings for her.

Mu Bai lowered his head, took out the dagger he was carrying with him, and twisted the hem of the robe that was touching Mu Yan while sitting on the bed.took another pa