The little emperor looked at Xue Poye and Lan Wuqing, who were sitting on the left and right, with a somewhat ugly expression on his face, and whispered: "Prime Minister Lan, Master, is the Queen Mother defending the imperial court or King Mingyue? Why did she send someone to assassinate Mingyue first?
King, when she turned around she disagreed with us keeping King Mingyue, what on earth did she want to do?"
This was something Xue Poye was puzzled by.
"The old minister may be able to answer the questions for His Majesty." Lan Wuqing looked solemn and said seriously: "But before answering, Lao Chen must ask the Holy Majesty for his permission. No matter what the old minister said is wrong, the Holy Majesty will not mind."
Although Lan Wuqing's request was strange, the little emperor said without hesitation: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I have always regarded you as my grandfather, so no matter what my grandfather said, even if it was harsh, it was all for my good.
Although I am young, under the guidance of my master, I can still distinguish right from wrong. You can say whatever you want and no one will mind."
Lan Wuqing said hurriedly: "Old minister, I don't dare." But he was very grateful in his heart. This little emperor regarded him as his grandfather, which was really touching.
Xue Poye's face was originally serious, but at this moment he couldn't help but smile. This little guy narrowed the distance between him and the old prime minister and flattered himself with just one sentence. It can be said that he was very clever, and it sounded like
People are comfortable, this kid has a bright future.
"Old Prime Minister, in your opinion, why did the Queen Mother send people to assassinate King Mingyue?" the little emperor blinked and asked.
"Because of hate!"
"hatred?"
The old prime minister nodded and said, "Yes, because the Queen Mother has always hated King Mingyue in her heart."
The little emperor and Xue Poye looked at each other, feeling a little strange, and asked: "Then why did the Queen Mother stop us from keeping King Mingyue?"
Lan Wuqing pondered, and after a long time, he uttered one word: "Love!"
"Love?" the little emperor and Xue Poye exclaimed in unison.
The two are confused. They want to kill Mingyue King out of hatred, and want to prevent Mingyue King from staying because of love. What is the explanation between love and hate?
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The most prosperous place in Kyoto at night is the Muide Crystal River. Under the moonlight, the silver-wave-like water flow is twinkling with starlight. As the water ripples, the starlight is like dancing in a beautiful and intoxicating way in the clear crystal river.
The Crystal River flows meanderingly, with singing and dancing on both sides of the river. It is the most relaxing place in Kyoto.
Restaurants, powder houses, and shops line both sides of the Crystal River. Many young men and women in Kyoto, in order to express their expectations for a better life in the future, will put paper boats on the Crystal River. The paper boats on the Crystal River ripple with the microwaves, carrying hope.
Swaying.
Going down the river to the west end of Jinghe River, it seems much deserted. There are also many fewer shops here. There are only a few small restaurants on both sides of the river that look quite deserted.
Moli Liquor Shop is one of these cold liquor shops.
There were not many customers in the wine shop. There were only a few people sitting scattered around the tables, talking about some boring topics. A shop assistant stood at the door, looking around with clever eyes, as if waiting for something.
King Mingyue's carriage finally appeared from a distance and arrived at Moli Liquor Shop quietly. When the boy saw the carriage, he ran into the house quickly. Soon, a short and fat shopkeeper came out of the house and stood tall.
welcome.
King Mingyue got off the carriage and looked up at the sign of the wine shop. The yellow wooden plaque had the words "Mo Li Liquor Shop" written on it. He put his hands behind his back with a sad expression and murmured: "Mo Li, Mo Li, Mo Li."
Being separated from Qing...this is what is written on paper after all...how can life be like this?"
"Your honor is waiting in the private room!" the shopkeeper said respectfully.
King Mingyue nodded slightly, looked at the shopkeeper, and said with a smile: "Thirteen years... you don't look old, and you are still in good spirits."
The shopkeeper sighed: "King Mingyue can still remember me... Even if I die now, it's worth it for me."
"How can I forget every bit of this place?" Mingyue King said with a bitter smile. He looked at the simple wine shop for a few times and then turned around and said, "Zixuan, An Dao, you two have a rest here. You don't have to accompany me in."
Already."
The two said yes, and Zuo Zixuan came closer and said, "My lord, you must be careful in everything."
Mingyue King smiled lightly and said, "Is it possible that she wants to kill me? If that's the case, it would be a good thing." He sighed and walked slowly into Moli Liquor Shop.
King Mingyue was obviously very familiar with the structure of Moli Liquor Shop. Without anyone's guidance, he went to the inconspicuous bamboo door of the liquor shop, knocked lightly, and heard a voice inside: "
The door is not closed."
King Mingyue let out a long sigh, gently opened the door, walked into the private room, and then closed the bamboo door smoothly.
This is a very simple elegant room, which is completely different from the exquisite and luxurious "elegant room" in the usual sense. The so-called elegant room here is just quiet.
Inside the house, a woman in a white dress stood quietly next to a calligraphy and painting, with her back to the bamboo door, her slender and graceful back trembling slightly. She had a white gauze scarf covering her head.
It's just the black and shiny head, but it doesn't lose its luster because of the veil.
Mingyue King stood by the door, with his hands behind his back, looking at the beautiful back in front of him, his hands were shaking slightly.
"You're still here...I know you always have me in your heart...!" The woman's voice was as calm as water waves.
King Mingyue sighed and said: "You shouldn't let me come over, it will put you in danger!"
The woman said calmly: "Danger? Can't you protect me? Do you remember that thirteen years ago, right here, you told me personally that you would spend your life protecting me and making me happy... You have forgotten
Already?"
Mingyue King shook his head, with a rather painful look on his face, and said: "Min'er... I remember... but, I can't...!"
The woman slowly turned around and gently lifted her gauze scarf, revealing an extremely beautiful face.
This woman turned out to be the Queen Mother!!!
King Mingyue looked at the Queen Mother and smiled bitterly: "Do you know how many people in Kyoto will be watching us if you do this...!" Before he could finish his words, the Queen Mother sneered: "Is King Mingyue scared?
?Are you afraid that they will catch you?"
It was really shocking for the majestic Queen Mother to say such words, but the Queen Mother's expression was extremely calm, and her beautiful eyes were filled with deep sadness.
King Mingyue sighed: "You know what I mean, so why do you say this?"
The Queen Mother sat down gently, looked around the private room, and said softly: "Look, this place has not changed at all. This table, these chairs, and this painting are all the same as they were thirteen years ago... I have always let
You are cruel to me, but I...I keep thinking of you...!"
"Queen Mother...!" Mingyue King said with a bitter smile: "Today, is it still useful to talk about this?"
"Why is it useless?" The Queen Mother asked: "The damned one is already dead. As long as you are willing, we can be together."
King Mingyue frowned and said, "Queen Mother, these are taboo words, so it's better not to say them."
The Queen Mother sneered and said: "Breaking taboos? I am a weak woman, but I don't know what taboos are!" Looking at Mingyue King, she finally said: "He wants to keep you in Kyoto, what are you going to do?"
Mingyue King frowned and pondered, but did not answer.
"He has Lan Wuqing, Xue Poye, and that woman Liu Qiong... can you fight them?" The Queen Mother said calmly: "You came today not to renew our relationship with me, but to renew our relationship with me.
Because you know that in Kyoto, only I can be your most useful ally... You dare not deny it?"
Mingyue King sat down at the table and said with a wry smile: "Min'er, do you think I am greedy for life and afraid of death? Do you really think that I came to Moli Liquor Shop today just to ask you to help me?"
The Queen Mother said calmly: "Afraid of death? Aren't you? As for why you came to Moli Liquor Shop today, apart from asking me to help you, I can't think of any other reason." She gave Mingyue King a cold look: "You went to the northwest
After that, in the past ten years or so, I have returned to Beijing two or three times. I sent someone to make an appointment with you, but you never kept the appointment... It was not until today that the situation was critical and you came here. I can only think that you are using me."
Mingyue King pondered for a long time before saying: "Min'er, I'm staying... I want to stay in Kyoto, stay in Liuheyuan... I don't care what the Holy One thinks, but I really want to stay here. Only in this way, I
Maybe I can protect you...!"
"You didn't protect me thirteen years ago, but now you want to protect me?" The Queen Mother smiled disdainfully: "Even if you want to protect me, what do you do with it? In Kyoto, you have nothing but the reputation of not being able to make a living.
, what else do you have? What do you use to fight them?"
King Mingyue frowned and said nothing. The Queen Mother continued: "At the banquet, I used Panta warriors to test. You should have seen the consequences. Those people are all the same. Your General Dou is brave and invincible in the northwest, but in Kyoto, Xiao Xiao
At the banquet, they can make your general swallow endless humiliation... Today is just a small test, and you should feel how insidious their plot is. Keeping you in Beijing is their carefully planned conspiracy...
...Your imperial brother helped his son get rid of most of the forces. Now the most threatening thing to the imperial power is your Yongzhou... If we don't get rid of you, your nephew will not be able to sleep well!"
King Mingyue sighed and said: "I don't want to fight for anything...!"
The Queen Mother sneered: "Yes, I almost forgot, King Mingyue is a person who has nothing to do with the world. More than ten years ago, you gave up the throne, gave up Kyoto, even your woman... you also gave up, when
To this day, you still have the same virtue."
King Mingyue glanced at the Queen Mother, his eyes full of pain, and asked: "Min'er, when Panta warrior punched me with both fists, I felt very calm. If that is true, if it is really you who sent him here.
Kill me... I will be very happy... I am afraid that the person I am most sorry for in my life is only you...!"
"That's not what I want to hear!" The Queen Mother said coldly: "I want to know, what are you going to do? Do you want to be slaughtered by others, or... are you a knife maggot and others are fish meat?"
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Taihe Palace.
Lan Wuqing closed her eyes and pondered for a long time, seeming to be straightening out her thoughts, or wanting to use more concise language to narrate the story. After a long time, she said: "Speaking of which, King Mingyue and the Queen Mother met on the 13th.
We met years ago. That time King Mingyue returned to Beijing from the northwest to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager. It was the Empress Dowager's 50th birthday that year, and King Mingyue came to Beijing in accordance with the order of the late emperor. "
The Empress Dowager was the mother of the deceased Emperor Deqing.
"It was at that time that King Mingyue met the current Queen Mother...!" Lan Wuqing glanced at the young emperor and saw that he was listening attentively. He coughed and continued: "King Mingyue and the Queen Mother are very talented and beautiful.
...Hehe...According to the situation at that time, King Mingyue wanted to marry the current Queen Mother as his princess."
The little emperor and Xue Poye looked at each other. They had never heard of this before. The little emperor asked: "Then why didn't you become a princess but became a queen?"
Lan Wuqing hesitated for a moment and said: "I said that if I make a mistake, I hope the Holy One will not take responsibility for it."
"Old Prime Minister, I just say it's okay!"
"Back then, King Mingyue and the Queen Mother were very affectionate. Although outsiders didn't know it, most people in the royal family knew it." Lan Wuqing spoke slowly, as if he was worried that he had overlooked something: "The Queen died just before that year.
, the harem has no owner. According to the rules of the royal family, King Mingyue wants to get married and marry the Queen Mother... Your Majesty, the old minister is bold, let me call the Queen Mother by her name first... To marry Han Min, that means entering the palace to meet the Queen, and the Queen will perform the wedding.
of."
"But there is no owner in the harem, and the queen is vacant, so King Mingyue brought Han Min to meet the late emperor, hoping that the late emperor would marry him, but...!" Lan Wuqing smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Han Min looks like the Empress Dowager Shengshu.
Like it, when the late emperor saw it, he...!" He did not continue, but the young emperor and Xue Poye both understood the meaning.
Empress Dowager Shengshu was a title given to her mother Ye Qingyao by the young emperor after he ascended the throne.
There is no doubt that Han Min's appearance is very similar to Ye Qingyao. It is for this reason that when Emperor Deqing saw Han Min, he imagined Han Min to be Ye Qingyao.
Ye Qingyao was a dream of Emperor Deqing, a person he would never forget. The appearance of Han Min cheered up Emperor Deqing, who had been missing her deeply. Seeing Han Min was like seeing Ye Qingyao.
Of course Emperor Deqing knew that Han Min could never become Ye Qingyao, but Han Min was still enough to be a substitute for Ye Qingyao like a painting.
Like many royal families, the unfortunate incident of brothers taking wives from brothers happened.
What Emperor Deqing wanted was not beauty, but an unforgettable love. However, this emperor did not consider it. He satisfied his own selfish desires, but broke up another unforgettable love.
In other words, Emperor Deqing knew that this would tear others apart and cause both Mingyue King and Han Min to fall into deep pain, but a king who ruled the world no longer bothered to consider this.
Since he is the strongest person, no matter what means he uses to satisfy his own selfish desires, even if he hurts others, it is only natural.
"King Mingyue must be very unwilling." Xue Poye touched his nose and said: "He can endure it for so many years, so he is really capable."
Lan Wuqing waved his hand and said: "In good conscience, King Mingyue can be regarded as a benevolent and righteous gentleman, and his heart for fighting against others is very weak. It is for this reason that the late emperor has always regarded him very highly... It's just a word of love.
Even many heroes in ancient times could not pass this level. King Mingyue may have had a grudge against the late emperor because of this matter, but the old minister thought that Han Min, who has always been resentful about this matter, may be the one with the most resentment. In Han Min's heart
There must be a mixture of love and hate for King Mingyue. When King Mingyue abandoned her and went to the northwest, she must have had a deep hatred in her heart... At the banquet, Han Min looked at King Mingyue coldly, and the hatred in his eyes was fake.
It can’t be done.”
"But then the Queen Mother stopped us from keeping King Mingyue." The little emperor frowned and said, "Does this mean that she still loves King Mingyue in her heart?"
Lan Wuqing stroked his beard and did not answer, but the expression on his face made it clear that the answer was yes.
The little emperor glanced at Xue Poye and asked, "Master, do you think they will get together?"
Xue Poye did not answer, but asked: "Sir, do you know where King Mingyue is now? Where is the Queen Mother?"
"Master, what do you mean?"
Xue Poye said slowly: "As soon as King Mingyue left the palace, I sent someone to follow him. On the way, someone sent him a letter, asking him to attend the appointment. We captured the person who sent the letter and asked him
The reason is that the letter was sent by the Queen Mother to King Mingyue... King Mingyue's carriage has now gone to Moli Liquor Shop by Jinghe River!"
"Where is the Queen Mother?" the little emperor asked angrily, "Has she left the palace?"
"She has left the palace, and if her guess is correct, she is now at Moli Liquor Shop with King Mingyue!" Xue Poye touched his nose and said calmly.
"She is so courageous." The little emperor was obviously angry. If this matter was spread about the majestic Queen Mother having a private meeting with the prince, where would the royal family's face be? Where would the court's face be?
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. At this time, we should consider how to deal with their alliance." Xue Poye said calmly: "The Queen Mother is not a fool. She knows in her heart that we will definitely get the news when she meets King Mingyue this time. Knowing this,
She still went there unscrupulously, so she was confident. Perhaps in her heart, she had long thought that with the Mingyue King, she would have enough capital to fight against us."
The little emperor sneered and said: "When the father was alive, he doted on her. Now that the father has passed away, she has no backer, so she is scared...!"
Lan Wuqing said seriously: "Your Majesty, King Mingyue has a high reputation in Kyoto. Even in the court, many officials still respect him very much. If he really joins forces with the Queen Mother, things will be very troublesome."
"What's the trouble?" the little emperor said calmly: "Isn't it just a prince and a woman? I have you, why should I be afraid of them?"
Lan Wuqing shook his head and said: "If it's two months later, it won't matter. But if they have trouble in the past few days, they will be in big trouble."
Xue Poye was also a little confused and asked: "Prime Minister, how do you say this?"
"Although the Holy Emperor has ascended the throne, he is still two months away from reaching the age of pro-government. In other words, the Holy Emperor has not yet pro-administered the throne. According to the ancestral teachings of the Great Chu, the Queen Mother has the right to restrain the young emperor's youth and frivolity. She can use the power of the harem to
Wei vetoed His Majesty's decision!" Lan Wuqing's face was a little ugly: "Now that His Majesty has not yet taken charge, the Queen Mother can use this article to restrain His Majesty and order His Majesty to let King Mingyue go. Otherwise... I'm afraid everyone in the world will secretly blame His Majesty.
Unfilial Queen Mother...!"
"Damn it!"
The little emperor also looked a little unhappy and asked urgently: "Prime Minister, what should we do?"
Lan Wuqing pondered for a long time and then said: "Either we delay it for two months, and then ask Mingyue King to preside over the ceremony of the Holy Emperor's personal administration. This is reasonable and reasonable, but if Mingyue King refuses, he must be able to find a reason, and they can find a reason at once
You will be able to guess that we are stalling for time. This strategy may be difficult to implement." After a pause, he said: "There is another way, which is to invite hundreds of civil and military officials from the three divisions and six departments to come to the court and ask King Mingyue to stay in the capital.
Fuguo, once there is a joint statement from the three departments and six ministries, the Queen Mother wants to use her position in the harem to order the Holy Emperor to think about it. After all, it is contrary to the political views of the Manchu Dynasty. As long as a few people from the Yushitai impeach the Queen Mother for disorderly government, it will be
Kill two birds with one stone.”
"Two methods are good." The little emperor and Xue Poye said in unison.
Lan Wuqing smiled bitterly and said: "But your Majesty must understand that this document must have the signatures and seals of the three departments and six departments, even if it is missing one Yamen, otherwise the censors at the Yushitai will not be able to impeach the Queen Mother for disorderly government. Now King Mingyue is coming to the capital.
, with his prestige, no one knows whether all the ministers of the three departments and six departments will support the Holy One."dd