A big funeral was held at General Chunyu's mansion. Everyone in the capital who could be called an official, big or small, came to express their condolences. Even some well-informed officials from other provinces were on their way to the capital, just to be able to pay their respects to the new emperor.
The old general Chun Yuan whom he relied on the most showed his face in order to leave a good impression on Chun Yuan, so that it would be more or less convenient when something happened in the future.
Everyone knows that the old general Chun Yuan is the biggest contributor to helping the new emperor ascend to the throne, and he is also the person who can best speak in front of the new emperor. Zhengchou has no reason to fawn over, and Chun Yuling's death just provides them with an absolute solution.
It was a good opportunity. Therefore, although it was a funeral, the mood of the people who came to express condolences was the opposite. They even rushed to send gifts, saying it was a memorial ceremony, but each gift was more valuable than the last, and there was a vague tendency of comparison.
Chun Yuan knew this very well, but it was difficult to tell him. While accepting the gift, he felt soft but secretly felt a little flustered.
How short-sighted are these ministers? They only saw that he helped Li Jian ascend to the throne, but they forgot that the first thing a successor with an unjustified reputation would do when he came to power was to massacre the heroes.
Cover up the crimes he committed in order to get the throne. The reason why Li Jian has not taken action against him is entirely because he still holds Zong Sui's military power. In addition, Zong Sui is going to war with Dashun, and Li Jian still needs
Continue to rely on him. But this is all temporary. Chun Yuan knows that Li Jian wants to fall out at any time, so he must hold the power in his hands tightly, and during this period, he must find ways to make Li Jian
The queen's daughter Chunyu Qing gave birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible, so that Chunyu's family would be more secure.
Chunyu An was dragging his sick body to greet the guests, but Mrs. Ma couldn't stand it anymore. Are these people here to express condolences? The drunkard's intention is not to drink, don't think she can't see it. She is so angry that she has nowhere to vent her anger.
He found an opportunity when no one was around to catch Chun Yuan and vented his anger. He complained in pain: "At the beginning, I didn't agree to marry Ling'er to Bu Cong, a rebellious minister. Our Ling'er is the legitimate daughter.
Ah! But you had to let her marry, now it’s okay. In order to avenge himself, Bu Cong took away Ling’er, but he couldn’t save Ling’er’s life. Tell me, Ling’er is gone, will you let her go in the future?
How do I live?"
Chunyu An felt uncomfortable after hearing this. He said to his wife: "Ling'er is not only your sweetheart, but also my most beloved daughter! She is dead. Don't say you don't know how to live, and I don't know how to live either.
.But what can we do? We can't really die, we have to continue to live, because in addition to Ling'er, there is also Qing'er who needs our help. Madam, you have seen it all these years.
, Ling'er has been in a trance since she fell off a horse that year. Except for Bu Cong, she is resistant to almost everyone, including you and me. She is getting older day by day, but her condition has not improved at all.
, I was also anxious and had no choice but to let her get married!"
"Are you anxious about Ling'er?" Ma pointed at Chunyu An and said, "Is it for Ling'er or for your power? You helped Bu Cong get a general position and also got a small share of
Military power has further strengthened your own strength, do you dare to say that all this is for Ling'er?"
"Otherwise, for whom else?" Chun Yuan stomped his feet, "For Ling'er, for our family, if I don't strengthen myself, will I wait for the new king to cross the river and demolish the bridge one day, and drive us all away? Madam! Ling'er is dead.
, please believe me and stop making trouble!"
Ma is actually a sensible person. She knows the pain in Chun Yuan's heart. In the final analysis, today's quarrel is because she is angry because her daughter died, so she just vents it out. But this does not mean that she forgives Bu Cong!
The person who caused her daughter to die will never be forgiven by Ma in her lifetime. Therefore, today, the general's palace only set up a memorial tablet for Chunyu Ling, not Bu Cong's. This made it clear that the Chunyu family did not care about the person who came to the door.
Son-in-law, in their hearts, only their daughter, Chun Yuling, is always the most important.
Chunyu secretly watched the lady leave with tears in her eyes, sighed, and said to the entourage: "Go to the palace to deliver a message to the Queen! Ling'er is her sister, and she should go home to give her a message.
Zhuxiang, I believe the emperor can understand it. In addition..." He thought for a while, and then said: "Tell the empress and ask her to take the initiative to hand over the military power in Bu Cong's hands to the emperor. No matter who the military power is given to, it must be made clear first.
Attitude, our Chunyu family doesn’t want it.” After saying that, he waved his hand and said, “Go!”
Chun Yuan's words were quickly brought to the palace intact and told to Queen Chun Yuqing.
Chunyu Qing never expected to receive such news. He was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't react, and asked the person again: "What did you just say? Who died?"
"Go back to the queen, it's the eldest lady. The eldest lady...has gone."
"My sister..." Chun Yuqing was a little absent-minded. She and her sister were so close that they talked about everything. The two of them basically slept together in the same bed since childhood. It was that time when Chun Yuling fell from a horse.
It was also to save Chun Yuqing who was in danger. Afterwards, she cried so hard because her sister was about to die, and even bumped into a pillar to die with her sister. Unexpectedly, Chun Yuling came back to life. She just came back to life.
Chun Yuling seemed to be a different person, no one recognized her, she talked nonsense all day long, and she was as estranged from her, her closest sister, as a stranger.
She had made countless efforts to restore Chun Yuling to her original state, but unfortunately no improvement was seen no matter what she did. Until the two got married separately, and there was no interaction between them since then. Gradually, the original sisterly love faded away.
Now, she has become Zong Sui's empress, but her sister is dead. Chunyu Qing's tears flowed down uncontrollably, and he was about to break down and cry. The servants of General Chunyu's mansion who came to deliver the message quickly advised him: "
My condolences." Then he took two steps forward and whispered: "The master has something else that I want my slave to bring into the palace."
Chun Yuqing was stunned for a moment, with tears still hanging in her eyes, but her grief subsided. She glanced at the maid, and then told the palace maids and eunuchs beside her: "You all go down!" She waited until everyone was gone and then left.
Wiping away his tears, he said again: "Tell me! What did my father want you to say?"
"The master said that he would ask the queen to come out of the palace to express condolences to the eldest lady, and also take the initiative to hand over the part of the military power in the hands of my uncle to the Zong Sui court in front of the emperor."
"Well?" Chun Yuqing was stunned and asked subconsciously: "Why did my father do this? My brother-in-law is dead, and the military power should naturally be taken over by my Chunyu family. My father is..." She said mid-sentence
She paused for a long time and smiled bitterly. What are you asking? Could she still not know what her father was thinking? Since ancient times, the most taboo thing for emperors is to have great achievements and surpass the master. What's more, the Chunyu family still has a lot of military power. It's also true for her father to do this.
In order to show her kindness to Li Jian, she also wanted to express that the Chunyu family did not want to have too much military power. She nodded and said to the maid: "I know, you go back! Tell your father, I will take care of it."
Do as he says."
The maid bowed and exited the palace, her tears soon falling again. The maid Ruohong came in, holding a piece of plain clothes in her hands. Chun Yuqing changed the clothes and took Ruohong and the eunuch Wuyan to see Li
simple.
Of course, Li Jian had already received the news. When he saw the queen coming in plain clothes, he quickly got up to greet her. Before Chun Yuqing could bow down and bow, he took the initiative and said: "Queen, please don't be too polite. Something like that happened at home. I
It’s also extremely sad. I heard that the queen had a very good relationship with her sister when she was at her parents’ home. I knew you must be feeling uncomfortable. I was about to go see you, but I didn’t expect the queen came first.”
Chun Yuqing cried so hard that she said to Li Jian: "I would like to ask the emperor to let me go out of the palace to burn incense sticks for my sister. My sister has treated me very well since she was a child. Now she suddenly goes
Sorry, I feel really uncomfortable in my heart."
"That's what it should be." Li Jian took her hand and said, "I was supposed to go with you, but the battle between Zong Sui and Dashun is about to begin, and the battle reports from the front are coming one after another, and I am really busy.
.Queen, just go for me! Tell the old general to let him grieve, but you must not get hurt because of this, Zong Sui's country still needs him to protect it!"
"Has the war begun?" Chun Yuqing asked suddenly. After saying this, he immediately realized that he had made a mistake and quickly explained: "The emperor just said that there was a battle report. Could it be that the fighting has already begun? If that is the case, I will meet my father soon to decide.
I told him together that no matter how important the family affairs were, they were not as important as state affairs, so he must not delay the war because of this."
Li Jian shook his head, "The war hasn't started yet, so the queen doesn't need to worry. The most important thing is for the old general to take care of himself. In addition, regarding the military power in the hands of the infantry general..."
"I am about to talk to the emperor about this." Chun Yuqing said, and at the same time looked at Li Jian, carefully observing his reaction.
When Li Jian heard that Chunyu Qing had also accepted these words, he couldn't help but shrink his eyes twice, and there was some coldness in his words that was not easy to detect: "Oh? What did the queen say? But I hope that I will hand over the military power in my hands to the old general.
Where is the general?"
"Your Majesty." Chun Yuqing took two steps back and knelt down, "Your Majesty, what I think is exactly the opposite of what the Emperor said. I want to tell the Emperor that since my brother-in-law is dead, what he originally held
Military power should be returned to the Emperor and brought under his command."
"Give it back to me?" Li Jian was a little surprised, "General Bu is the beloved son-in-law of Old General Chunyu, so it is natural for this military power to be handed over to the Chunyu family. I was also preparing to tell the queen that I would let Old General Chunyu take over! I didn't expect it.
The queen actually..."
"Your Majesty." Chun Yuqing interrupted him and said: "Since ancient times, ministers have obeyed the king's orders. No matter how great their achievements are, they are ministers of the king. The soldiers of the country are also the soldiers of the king. There is nothing to take for granted.
The reason for leaving it to the ministers. What's more, I am your wife, and my name has been entered into the royal family. As the queen of Zong Sui, the first thing that comes to mind should be the emperor's interests. I believe that the military power belongs to the emperor.
Such a Zong Sui will be more confident in his hands. Therefore, I ask the emperor not to give that part of the military power to the Chunyu family, but to ask the emperor to take it under his command!"