On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon was as bright as a gleam. A line of chariots and horses galloped like thunder, instantly surrounding Chongshan Temple in the southeast corner of Taiyuan City. Soldiers poured into the temple like tigers and wolves, holding open fires with great momentum. The eunuch shouted in the top of his voice: "The prince is here~
~" The King of Jin swaggered down from his chariot, surrounded by eunuchs of all sizes, fat and thin, and concubines holding oil lamps, whisks, and other objects, making a great deal of noise and majesty.
The monks in the temple had already come to greet her and bowed down. King Jin asked, "Where is the Queen Mother?"
The monk said: "The Queen Mother just worshiped Guanyin Bodhisattva in the Great Compassion Hall, and now she has retreated to the side hall to rest."
King Jin sneered: "Your temple is really nice, even better than the palace. It's a big festival, and the Queen Mother didn't even want her children and grandchildren, but came to the temple for reunion." The monk was frightened and chanted Amitabha. King Jin shook his sleeves and left.
The general who was leading the way had already found the Queen Mother. As the King of Jin said, the official was too young and he would not be able to get in if the Queen Mother did not allow him to enter. Not long after, the King of Jin came in person. He ordered the eunuchs and mothers guarding the door:
"Get out of the way!" Several people no longer dared to stop him, and moved aside with their heads lowered.
King Jin personally pushed open the door of the wing. He heard the Queen Mother say leisurely inside: "Your Majesty is so majestic."
The King of Jin sneered and said, "Not as powerful as the Queen Mother." Then he stepped in.
Just half way in, he suddenly heard a sound above his head. King Jin couldn't help but look up and was stunned. A figure hung down from the lintel, and the black musket barrel was pointed at his head. The Queen Mother sighed softly:
"You worried child. Come in by yourself. Close the door and let everyone else wait outside. Let us have a talk."
King Jin raised his head and looked at the assassin. The assassin was a woman, pretty in her thirties, wearing night clothes with an expressionless face. Then he shuddered, turned around and ordered those who followed him not to come in, and closed the door himself. A small figure flashed out from behind the cabinet.
The maid locked the door with a "click". Only then did King Jin realize that the room had a big spring lock. Looking back, seven or eight people suddenly appeared in the room. Some were under the table, and some were under the table.
On the top of the cabinet, some were on the beams, and there was another half-crouched behind the chair where the Queen Mother sat; all of them were wearing night clothes and holding muskets, and the muzzles of their guns were all pointed at King Jin. King Jin's heart was beating like thunder.
The Queen Mother glanced at him leisurely: "Sit down."
King Jin straightened his back and walked to the chair next to the Queen Mother and sat down. A gunman immediately jumped behind the chair and put the muzzle of his gun at the back of King Jin's head. King Jin glanced at the Queen Mother and asked, "What are you going to do, Queen Mother?"
The Queen Mother smiled calmly: "I just received a dream from your father, saying that your boss is useless and the Jin Kingdom will be destroyed within ten years if he falls into his hands. But Xiaosi is a good kid, sensible and obedient. You are getting older, so I will tell you
Give him the seat and let him retire in peace. It would be nice for us two to play dominoes and listen to the show."
King Jin said: "My father would never say such a thing."
"That's what he just said."
King Jin stroked his beard: "My father once told me repeatedly when he was still alive that you, Queen Mother, are very powerful. I can give you anything, but I can't give you power. If you don't pay attention to anything, you will suddenly become ambitious."
, morning and night behind the curtain to listen to politics."
The Queen Mother was slightly shocked: "Is this what your father said?"
"Yes." King Jin said, "The same goes for my father. I gave everything to my mother, except that you are not allowed to get involved in the affairs of the previous dynasty. It is for this reason that neither my grandfather nor my uncles have real power. My father knows that,
They all obey you, Queen Mother. As long as you give them real power, you give real power to the Queen Mother." He looked at the Queen Mother and said, "Therefore, my father will never let the lonely king pass the throne to him just because Xiao Si is sensible and obedient. Listen to Mother,
The old man doesn’t like the prince my grandmother told me.”
The Queen Mother actually smiled and took a deep breath: "Having been married for half my life, you and I really understand me. Yes, I really like Quan. Your entire family, from your grandpa to your niece, all listen to me." Nai snorted,
"What can I say? Why are your uncle and cousin so useless? It turns out that you and your son joined forces to suppress him."
The King of Jin also smiled and said: "It's not suppression, it's a ban. Anyone who marries with the maternal grandfather's family will immediately lose their official position and just use the spare money to enjoy the happiness. No matter what, the mother is not allowed to have any excuse to get involved in the court situation." He said sternly,
"It has been an iron rule since ancient times that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. The fault of the Queen Mother is that she did not give up until the death of my father. Queen Mother," he moved closer to the Queen Mother, "My son remembers very clearly that when my father passed away,
You always looked so confident in front of his coffin. As soon as he was buried, you sent your son a list, which was full of more than 30 names. You always wrote down who should be what official."
The Queen Mother blurted out: "Didn't he also create a lot of official posts for his wife as soon as he arrived in Jin?"
"That was granted by him, not by grandma's order." King Jin said seriously, "Grandma and uncle also went to beg him. Grandma begged him and he agreed, which is not the same as sending a list of officials to the orphan.
That's the truth. If the mother later asks for help from the lonely king, the lonely king will more or less agree to it."
The Queen Mother responded: "You crawled out of my intestines! Do you still want me to beg you?"
The King of Jin shook his head and said: "When you marry, you obey your husband; when your husband dies, you obey your son. Mother, do you recognize the word 'obey'?"
The Queen Mother was furious and was about to speak, when she suddenly heard a loud and harsh laugh. The mother and son looked up and saw the woman in black on the door lintel with a face full of teasing: "Pick up the bowl to eat meat, put down the chopsticks and curse your mother. Madam Queen Mother,
Your food and clothing are all provided by your husband and son. Zhou Xiaolan, the leader of the Kingdom of Java in Southeast Asia, conquered the country with one sword and one shot. Who dares to touch her power? Queen Liu Mingqiu of the Western Kingdom of England, she took the throne of her husband with one hand, as long as she and
She has the final say whenever the king of the country has any disagreements. May I ask the queen mother, how much effort have you put into Jin from its founding to the present?"
The King of Jin clapped his hands and praised: "This heroine is a sensible person."
The Queen Mother said angrily: "How presumptuous! Who hired you!"
"I know who hired me." The woman looked at King Jin and said, "Accept money to do things, recognize the money but not the person. Although I don't agree with the Queen Mother, doing our job is the only code of conduct. If the employer needs it,
I killed the prince, and I shot immediately. The prince must not have any chance of persuading me to help you escape, or you may lose your life."
A lot of words were pouring out of King Jin's mind just now, which made her choke back a few words. Then her thoughts changed: "How much money will she pay? Double the amount for the lonely king."
The woman said calmly: "It is the biggest taboo of mercenaries to defect in battle because of receiving money. If this happens once, I will never have to work in this industry again. Your Majesty, you should admit your defeat."
The King of Jin hurriedly said: "If I give you money, it will be so much that you will never have to work again in your life."
"No, I like this business. Besides," the woman looked at King Jin, "it's hard to say which of us is richer." King Jin was dumbfounded, and the Queen Mother laughed.
The Queen Mother waved her hand: "Let's stop talking. I'll write down the edict of passing the throne, and everyone will be well. I am your mother after all, and I don't want to kill you after giving birth to you."
The King of Jin sneered and said: "The Queen Mother thinks that an edict of passing the throne can make Xiaosi ascend to the throne? Do you think Lin Dongyang is dead?"
The Queen Mother laughed, pointed at him and said: "You are still dreaming! Lin Dongyang is already the mistress. Your good son is so good at stealing other people's brides in the street. If Lin Dongyang doesn't mind, is he still a man?"
King Jin was shocked: "How dare he!"
The Queen Mother said calmly: "If you had listened to me and asked him to marry your cousin, wouldn't this matter have happened now?" She clapped her hands twice.
The little maid had thickened the ink at some point, rolled out the brocade silk, pressed the paperweight and said crisply: "Your Majesty, the template of the imperial edict has been prepared for you, you just need to copy it."
King Jin glanced at it and saw that there was indeed a piece of paper on the case. He sneered: "What if the lonely king doesn't write it?"
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "It's not too late for you to go and take a look at the template first." King Jin was puzzled, stood up and walked to the case to pick up the template, and suddenly gasped: the template was actually her own handwriting! The Queen Mother said leisurely, "
Although Concubine Yin is naive, she has such a skill. Except for Han Qilin and Dongyang, others will not be able to tell the difference. Han Qi, a civil servant, what can he do if he can tell the difference? "
King Jin's fingers trembled slightly, and he was a bit scared. Since Concubine Yin has this ability, everything they do is cheap. After a long while, he said with a cold face: "The lonely prince doesn't know that she is so promising."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "You don't know much about what women are capable of."
The King of Jin said angrily: "The lonely king won't write it! If you have the guts, just forge the edict, and someone will see it."
A man in black came over and poked King Jin gently a few times. King Jin was about to scream in pain, but his mouth was blocked. King Jin's body suddenly went limp, and the little maid quickly supported him and moved him to a chair.
Up. After a while, King Jin slowly came over. The man in black pulled out the cloth towel from his mouth and immediately stuffed a pill into it. King Jin was caught off guard and swallowed it. The man in black said: "There are pupae of seven kinds of corpse insects here.
. You need to take medicine once every three months to trap the pupae, otherwise the corpse worms will eat your brain and die."
King Jin was so frightened that he pointed at the Queen Mother: "You... are so cruel!"
The Queen Mother slapped the case hard and gritted her teeth: "Aren't you cruel? If there is even the slightest way, why would I do this!"
The little maid pretended to sigh: "Your Majesty, write it quickly, it will be good for everyone."
King Jin raised his head to look at the woman on the door lintel. She turned into a cold face again, and the musket in her hand was still aimed at his head. King Jin suddenly remembered something. "The people from the Imperial City Division heard this.
There’s a man talking inside—”
The little maid opened her mouth and said in a man's voice: "It's okay, unless the prince comes in person, no one in the custody will recognize me." Prince Jin was stunned.
The Queen Mother hummed: "Do you think it's your second brother's concubine?"
The King of Jin was stunned for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "The Queen Mother has a good plan. What about the monks from Sensoji Temple and the people from the Hao family who are under my son's door?"
The Queen Mother smiled: "There is no such thing as a monk from Sensoji Temple. They are just two peasants who shaved their heads and pretended to be. Each of them was given ten taels of silver. That boy from the Hao family was just putting on a show for others to see. No, the library's
With all the people surrounding you now, can you seduce my good son and throw yourself into a trap?"
King Jin nodded: "That's it."
The little maid yawned: "My lord, after all, you have taken the poison, so just accept your defeat. Write the edict quickly so that you can call it a day and sleep. I'm already sleepy. There's no point in delaying my return after a thousand pieces of gold have been dispersed."
"
King Jin laughed a few times, looked at the Queen Mother and said, "How obedient do you think Xiao Si can be?"
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Don't worry, Xiaosi will be obedient."
The King of Jin glanced at her mockingly, picked up his pen and dipped it in thick ink, copied it carefully according to the template, and finally took the Jin King's gold seal from his pocket and stamped it. He threw the seal away and said like a beggar: "Take it." "
The little maid hurriedly picked up the brocade and inspected it, nodded and said, "Not bad. Thank you, Your Majesty." She put the brocade back on the desk, walked back to the door, opened a crack, and shouted outside, "Hey~~ send two people." Go and invite His Highness the Fourth Prince, and be quick!"
Then I heard Gan Kexi asking anxiously outside: "May I ask what the Fourth Highness is asking you to do?"
"Don't ask so many questions. Just go and invite me." The little maid closed the door with a snap, turned around, took the brocade silk, and handed it to the Queen Mother with both hands.
After reading this, the Queen Mother nodded and said: "That's right." Then she said proudly to King Jin, "Did you know that Xiaosi is your second brother's son?"
King Jin was confused: "What?!"
The Queen Mother said with a smile: "It's just that the doctor is very capable and is protecting the Yin family's late delivery." King Jin's five thunders struck his head, and he was as stunned as a clay sculpture.
The woman in black on the beam suddenly interjected: "Queen Mother, I'm curious. Is this your biological child? Or did you leave your mother to leave her son?"
The Queen Mother said calmly: "If he were not his biological son, would he still be alive now? With his second brother, wouldn't he have to see the King of Hell?"
The woman asked in confusion: "Then why are you so partial?"
The Queen Mother's eyelids twitched: "If you don't listen to even a single word, what's the use of raising a son like this?"
The woman shook her head: "So you raised your son to be obedient."
The Queen Mother said solemnly: "I worked hard to conceive him for ten months and raised him with all my heart and soul. He actually guarded me like a thief! He even knows how to wag his tail when he has a dog."
The woman sneered and said: "You are not a thief, you are a robber. But you have no ability to rob, so you can only hope that Baba will give you the money. I am not stupid, why should I give it to you for nothing?"
The man who fed King Jin the poison said: "Stop saying a few words. What are you talking about with her? We are just here to do things." The woman shrugged and said nothing.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and Situ Wei shouted from outside: "Father, I would like to see you."
The little maid jumped to open the door and said, "That's so fast! Is he waiting outside?"
The door lock rang, and Situ Wei stood at the door with an eager face, shouting: "Father, Grandma!"
The Queen Mother said slowly: "Let him come in."
Situ Wei quickly stepped into the house, and the little maid immediately closed the door. Situ Wei stepped forward and saluted: "Father, grandma."
King Jin raised his hand and slapped Situ Wei in the face: "Who is your father?" He was so beaten that Situ Wei fell to the ground.
The Queen Mother smiled and waved: "Xiao Si, come here." Situ Wei approached her. The Queen Mother picked up the brocade and silk edict and waved it, "Get it."
Situ Wei was overjoyed. He knelt on his knees and kowtowed three times: "Thank you, grandma." Fang took the edict with both hands. He turned around and kowtowed three times to the King of Jin, "Thank you, father."
The King of Jin sneered: "I am not your father. Go to Japan to find your father!"
"That's right," said the Queen Mother, "go and bring your father back quickly. Japan is full of snakes, insects and wild beasts, how can he bear it?"
Situ Wei got up from the ground and said with a smile: "Second uncle? I heard that he is living a good life in Japan, so don't disturb him."
The Queen Mother was stunned: "What did you say? That's your father!"
Situ Wei smiled and said: "My father is my father." After saying that, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to the little maid. The little maid took it and handed it to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother looked at Huizi and said, "This is Zhang Changping's prescription for anti-fetal medicine."
"That's right." Situ Wei said, "It's a prescription for miscarriage, not for late birth. I was not a late birth, but a full-term birth." The Queen Mother was confused. Situ Wei tilted his head and said, "Back then, my mother-in-law was born.
I really admired my second uncle, so I lied to my grandmother that she was pregnant with my second uncle's flesh and blood, thinking that you would give her to my second uncle. You believed it without verifying it, and you hurriedly..." He glanced at King Jin. "Later, you
I sent someone to find the doctor, and with threats and inducements, I ordered him to only tell me that my mother-in-law was pregnant with a two-month-old baby. The doctor was confused because she was really pregnant with a two-month-old baby."
The room was silent for a moment. After a long time, King Jin suddenly burst into laughter.