Chai Rong held the three copies of the memorial in his arms and pondered for a long time before saying, "Do all the officials know about it? How did they react?"

Old Mu Tou replied: "The memorials were handed over through the Privy Council, and all the ministers already knew that now there was a mountain of memorials to impeach Xu Xian, and all the officials wanted to kill them, and some even asked your Majesty to destroy the Red Scarf City. Some people were already impatient.

Shangshu is about to lead the army on an expedition."

"Well, bring me a pen and paper. I want to make a decree!"

Old Mu Tou immediately moved a short table to the dragon bed and spread the yellow scroll on it. Chai Rong took the moistened brush and finished writing in one breath. It seemed that he had exhausted all his strength. He leaned on the quilt.

He kept breathing heavily.

Old Mu Tou pouted and blew dry the ink on the yellow scroll. His eyes quickly scanned the content on it. He couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Your Majesty, I have some friendship with Xu Xian, so I should have interceded for him.

He deserved credit for breaking the Youzhou camp of the Liao Kingdom, but now at this critical juncture, Your Majesty must focus on internal affairs. He has already offended the public, so Your Majesty ordered him to be punished to appease the ministers. The punishment given by Your Majesty is too light.

"

"My decree is not only to stop foreign enemies, but also to deal with internal affairs. Do you think those people in the court are good men and women? Xu Xian did not offend the public's anger, he offended the public's fear. He led such a group of evil people

With the wolf out of the way, my good ministers can still do their duty more honestly."

"It's just that Your Majesty shouldn't throw away all the red scarves. If there are red scarves guarding the palace, those with evil intentions will always be a little afraid."

"Haha... If the late emperor had abandoned you when you were injured, would you be as loyal as you are today? Let this group of arrogant soldiers who dare to eat others defend the palace. I'm afraid they won't dare to support you in a few days.

Xu Xian, do you believe it or not?"

Old Mutou was enlightened, "What your Majesty said is that I am confused! But Xu Xian and Zhao Kuangyin are related by marriage, so your Majesty is not afraid that they will collude together?"

"No! They are not from the same group." Chai Rong stretched out one finger with one hand and five fingers with the other hand, "Xu Xian is alone, but Zhao Kuangyin is surrounded by a group of people. If Zhao Kuangyin wants to wear the same pants as Xu Xian, he must

Leave that group of people behind."

Chai Rong seemed to feel much more comfortable. He took the letter and wrote a line and put it into the envelope, "Seal this with fire paint and send it to Waqiao Pass together with this edict to Xu Xian."

Seeing that Old Mutou was gone, Chai Rong wrote another edict and gave it to Li Tingfang, "Tomorrow I will send an edict to the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple? Tell them to choose a good day and auspicious days to conduct the ceremony for the conferment of the queen."

All the ministers in the dynasty knew that the emperor was seriously ill because of the death of the princess, and they were afraid that he would not have a few days to live well. They never thought that he would be in this new position? But in the blink of an eye, they understood that this was to find a backer for the princes.

Although these princes are not related by blood to the sisters of the Fu family, as the royal palace, they are all their children in name, and there is also Fu Yanqing's grandfather. If you want to touch the princes, you have to think carefully.

The emperor was seriously ill and could not get up. The empress was the only one present at the canonization ceremony, but it was quite solemn and the rules that should be followed were not bad at all? The former empress had never been treated like this.

It's just that the new queen doesn't seem happy? After all, she just lost her biological niece, and she will soon be a widow. Unfortunately, the new queen is talented in beauty, and she will only live in Xiao Qiang for the rest of her life. I don't know if the emperor can still be humane.

? Otherwise there will only be one more virgin queen in history.

After going through the process, the new queen finally returned to the main hall of the middle palace. The concubines in the palace, the eunuchs and maids in charge came to pay homage one by one. The new queen also generously rewarded her with silk brocade, gold, silver, pearls and jade given by the emperor.

, he rewarded more than half of them without feeling any distress at all, which made everyone in the palace extremely happy.

At dusk, the bustling middle palace finally stopped. The afterglow of the setting sun slanted into the palace through the windows and fell on a pair of embroidered shoes woven with gold and silver threads. The owner of the embroidered shoes, wearing a harem and a phoenix crown, was leaning against the large hall.

On the seat, her beautiful face was full of exhaustion. If you look carefully, you can even see despair in her eyes.

Gugu...

There was a soft sound in her stomach, and Fu Liying remembered that she hadn't eaten all day. Zhang Dejun, who was sent by Li Tingfang to wait on her, said quickly: "Your Highness, it's already getting late. This servant is going to deliver the food to the imperial kitchen."

.”

Fu Liying nodded and said, "Okay, I'm inviting Mr. Liang Wang and Fourth Brother to have dinner with me."

Zhang Dejun couldn't help but look embarrassed when he heard this, "This...is not appropriate. Maybe your Majesty will come back later."

Fu Liying is not a concubine. She has not yet left the court. Tonight can be regarded as her wedding night. It is really not good to ask two boys to come and disturb her.

Fu Liying shook her head and said: "Didn't you say that His Majesty can't get up? He probably won't come tonight!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a sharp voice shouting from the gate: "Your Majesty is here!"

I saw Chai Rong sitting on the Bu Chu, and was carried into the main hall by four eunuchs. Fu Liying immediately led the palace people to kneel down. Chai Rong was lying on the Bu Chu, his face was pale, and he was breathing heavily from time to time.

He was so angry that he no longer had any of his former heroic demeanor. He only heard him say in a weak voice: "Everyone, please retreat."

Li Tingfang waved her hand, and all the maids and eunuchs in the palace withdrew, and closed the door considerately. Only Chai Rong and Fu Liying were left in the huge palace.

Fu Liying asked expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, can you have dinner?"

Chai Rong nodded and said, "I've used it!"

Fu Liying said: "Then I will help your majesty to sleep in the inner room."

"Haha..." Chai Rong chuckled, "I don't have that ability at the moment. I just came here to say a few words to you."

"Your Majesty, just speak, I am all ears!"

"It's rare that you don't hate me and are willing to listen to me."

Fu Liying turned her back to Chai Rong and said, "Who says I don't hate Your Majesty, but since I have become His Majesty's queen, I should fulfill my duty as a minister."

"I'm being blamed. I have no choice. Brother Yang, fourth brother is usually the closest to you. I'm afraid that others can't take care of them."

Fu Liying's voice suddenly turned cold, "It's not just that, because I have a high-ranking and prestigious father behind me, who can be your Majesty's weight to balance the tigers and wolves in the court."

"yes!"

"Your Majesty is not afraid that my father will imitate Yang Jian and replace him with Zhou Dynasty!"

Chai Rong shook his head and said: "He doesn't know how. Everyone said that your father was ambitious, but I thought he was loyal and courageous. Back then, all the people in Zhuang Zong betrayed their relatives and left, and when he was dying, there were only a few people left around him, and among them was your father.

.No matter who becomes emperor in the future, he will be loyal and cautious, and any disobedient things will have been done long ago, and it will not be Liu Zhiyuan and the late emperor's turn."

"Haha, if my father hears your majesty's praise like this, he will probably blush. My father is either too cautious or too cautious. If something unexpected happens, does your majesty think that a 'cautious' person like my father can protect your country and protect your young son?"

"Maybe not. I haven't put all my treasure on him. There are Han Tong, Zhao Kuangyin and... Xu Xian, who you and your son can rely on."

Fu Liying's body trembled slightly, "I have heard about Xu Xian's incident. After such a thing, it is rare that Your Majesty can still trust him."

"I don't trust him that much. He has too many little plans in his heart, but that doesn't stop me from using him. With Xu Xian and Hongjin out there, even if someone has evil intentions, he still has to be a little wary of you."

Fu Liying turned her head, the hatred in her eyes seemed to overflow, "Besides, by making me your concubine, His Majesty has completely eliminated his thoughts. Do you think he doesn't hate you?"

Chai Rong smiled and said, "I have already sent him a letter, telling him that you are still a virgin."

"You!" Fu Liying's face turned red when she heard this, and she scolded with shame and anger: "Your Majesty is not using Xu Xian, he is clearly using me. Who do you think I am, and what do you think I will do?

Something bad happened to the Tian family!"

Chai Rong, however, looked calm, "That's a matter between you and Xu Xian. I'm going to die, so I can't control that much. If we can stabilize the country of Great Zhou, it doesn't matter even if we are laughed at by future generations."

Fu Liying said angrily: "When the late queen was still alive, she often told my concubines that your majesty is the most extraordinary man in the world. Now it seems that she has misjudged the person. Your majesty is as irresponsible as my father. You can't fulfill your dreams."

When we have a great cause, we have to put heavy responsibilities on the shoulders of little girls like us."

Chai Rong replied indifferently: "I'm going to die, so Liying shouldn't worry about me so much. Just think of it as something I owe you."

Fu Liying's full of resentment was completely resolved by this sentence. She looked at Chai Rong carefully. This was indeed a man who was about to die. Things could not be changed. No matter how many complaints he made, it was of no avail. She sighed softly: "Your Majesty

Don’t worry, I will definitely take good care of Prince Liang and my fourth brother.”

Chai Rong cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much!"

The palace door reopened, and the eunuchs carried Chai Rong out of the middle palace. Chai Rong said to himself with a relaxed expression: "Finally, we have settled another matter." He then said to the eunuchs: "Don't carry me up again.

I have gone back to the back pavilion. I have nothing to do. I haven’t talked to Brother Yang for a long time. If I don’t go, I won’t have the chance.”

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"Ugh!" Looking at the bloody sheep intestines in front of him, Dakui couldn't help but retched, and almost burst into tears. He complained: "I have been eating this for several days, and it has made me sick for several days."

I don’t even have the appetite to eat anymore.”

"Is it disgusting? I heard that you were the first to use the knife that day, and you were also the first to put it in your mouth, and you also ate the most. Han Lingkun is a dark man. I heard that he doesn't like bathing, but you can do it

You have to remove your mouth, why can’t you eat this good mutton?”

"Your Majesty, don't mention what happened that night. I drank too much that day and was so angry with Han Lingkun that I didn't know why I stabbed him. At that time, a bunch of people were robbing him, and I also

I don’t know what kind of meat I ate. It made me very angry. I still feel sick thinking about it now. Your Majesty, please spare me. Isn’t it okay that I won’t eat human flesh in the future?”

Xu Xian turned around and looked at the other group of people, "Do you still want to eat?"

A group of soldiers carrying the offal of animals replied in unison: "Please spare us, your Majesty, we will never dare to eat human flesh again in the future!"

Xu Xian snorted heavily, "Spare you? I didn't hit you with a whip, and I didn't hit you with a military stick. What's the point of being aggrieved? You guys have ruined my reputation. I'm the man-eating devil."

The news has spread, and it will be difficult to find a good wife and daughter in the future. And you, Chen Niuer, haven't you married your mother-in-law yet? If people find out that you cannibalize people, who would dare to marry their daughter to you?

.”

Talking to the soldier about etiquette, morality, beasts and barbarians is not as useful as talking about matters related to personal interests.

Xu Xian's voice became stern, "Anyone who eats a human being will be fined two months' salary. From now on, if any soldier from the Red Scarf Capital dares to eat a human being, he will have his head chopped off. I will reward him with a hundred guan!"

"Here!" Hundreds of soldiers agreed in unison.

"Since you have a heart of repentance, I won't let you eat the intestines today. Go to the kitchen and eat with everyone."

Everyone threw away the sheep intestines in the empty bowls and went to the kitchen one after another. Li Mobai said with a smile: "Your Majesty is lenient and strict, and all the brothers are convinced!"

Xu Xian smiled and said, "I'm afraid. If the penalty is too severe, I will end up like Han Lingkun."

He finally understood the worries that only Jiedushi had. For the first time, he was afraid of his soldiers. Pan Mei was right. Soldiers in these troubled times are deadly weapons. If they are used well, they can achieve the great cause of the emperor.
To be continued...