Chapter 307 The old man is here to give you a good fortune! 【2 more】
Sighing slightly, Queen Mother Zhang looked at Hu Yi and said: "Hu Yi, as the commander of the Forbidden Army, you are responsible for the safety of the palace. This time there was a fire in the Qianqing Palace and His Majesty disappeared. Do you know your guilt?"
Hu Yi kowtowed and said: "I have neglected my duty and am ashamed of Your Majesty. I am willing to die to apologize!"
As soon as she slapped the table, Queen Mother Zhang snorted coldly: "Death? Can you forgive your sins if you die? Can Your Majesty show up after you die?"
He originally thought that the Queen Mother summoned him to punish him, and Hu Yi was already prepared to be executed. However, looking at the Queen Mother's intention, it seemed that she had no intention of executing him, which puzzled Hu Yi. looked towards the Queen Mother.
Empress Dowager Zhang stared at Hu Yi and said: "Originally, according to the Aijia's wishes, even if you are executed, it will not be able to relieve the anger in the Aijia's heart. However, you are the emperor's trusted confidant. Your Majesty entrusts the imperial army to you, which is a courtesy to you. Xin Zhong, now that His Majesty is missing, the palace is in chaos, and people are in panic, the Aijia still entrusts the Forbidden Army to you. I hope you can remember His Majesty's kindness and protect the peace of the Forbidden City until His Majesty is found."
Hu Yi couldn't help but feel moved when he heard the words. He kowtowed and said: "The guilty minister has received the decree. Even if it costs the guilty minister's life, he will definitely find His Majesty and protect the safety of the Forbidden City."
Just when Empress Dowager Zhang was making various arrangements to stabilize the situation in the capital, the British Duke's residence.
As the most respected prince in the capital besides the royal family, the British Duke's Palace has been in business for hundreds of years and is definitely one of the most eye-catching mansions in the capital.
At this moment, in the British Duke's mansion, Xu Guangzha, the Duke of Ding, Zhu Fu, the Duke of Cheng, and Zhang Mao, the British Duke, were sitting opposite each other.
As the oldest and highest-ranking person among them, the British Duke Zhang Mao glanced at Xu Guangzha and Zhu Fu said with one glance: "Two, there is news from the palace that there was a huge fire in Qianqing Palace last night. The Qing Palace was burned to ruins, and His Majesty has not yet appeared!"
Both Xu Guangzha and Zhu Fu looked calm, without even a trace of surprise. It was obvious that they had received the news.
After all, it is a family that has retired from the country. It can be said that it is deep-rooted and intricate. Even the information that others cannot get is not necessarily a secret to them.
To say that these families did not have any spies in the palace, even the emperor would not believe it.
But eyeliner is eyeliner, as long as he doesn't endanger the royal family, the emperor will naturally turn a blind eye.
The Queen Mother has ordered that the news of the Emperor's disappearance be sealed off. However, this can be hidden from some officials, but not from the British Duke and others.
Duke Cheng Guo Zhu Fu couldn't help but frowned and said: "Is there any definite news about whether your majesty is alive or dead?"
The British Duke shook his head slightly and said: "I guess you are all the same. The news I received only said that His Majesty was missing, and there was no mention of His Majesty's life or death at all."
Ding Guogong Xu Guangzhao looked at the British Duke with a sparkle in his eyes, and Cheng Guogong said: "You two, there is a fire in the Qianqing Palace. The loud noise like muffled thunder can be sure that someone used gunpowder. Now that the Emperor has not appeared, Body, nine out of ten..."
Zhang Mao didn't wait for Xu Guangzha to finish his words, shook his head slightly and said: "Dong Guo, be careful what you say!"
Duke Dingguo sighed slightly and said: "I would rather that your majesty live a long life. After all, our noble family is seeing signs of revival. If something unexpected happens to your majesty, I don't know how long it will take for us to wait." A monarch who is willing to support us like your Majesty."
Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu said: "That being said, we have to prepare for the worst. If His Majesty really dies..."
At this moment, Zhang Lun, the grandson of the British Duke, came quickly, stepped forward and saluted Duke Cheng and Ding Guo, and then said: "Grandpa, someone is coming from the palace!"
With a focused gaze, the British Duke said to Duke Cheng and Dingguo: "You two should go back to your residence quickly. If I am right, I am afraid that the palace will send someone to your residence."
They were all old foxes. Duke Cheng and Duke Ding reacted immediately when they heard what the British Duke said. They stood up and saluted the British Duke.
The British duke said to Zhang Lun: "Lun'er, on behalf of grandpa, go and relax the two dukes."
In the front hall, several chamberlains were waiting.
As a chamberlain, when they go out of the palace to deliver orders, they represent the royal family. It can be said that others have always been waiting for them, but few people dare to make them wait.
But in this British palace, even if you are a royal chamberlain, you don't dare to be impatient at all while waiting here.
Who doesn’t know the relationship between the British Duke and the royal family? Even if they meet the contemporary British Duke today, they must maintain a certain degree of respect. If they dare to show any identity in the British Duke’s palace, I am afraid that after returning to the palace, they will
He will be executed in no time.
At this moment, a voice was heard: "Hahaha, I came late, but I kept you waiting for a long time!"
The old Duke, who was nearly eighty years old, was very strong and strong. He strode towards him. When several chamberlains saw Zhang Mao, they quickly bowed to Zhang Mao and said: "Old Duke, you are very polite. If you can wait here, that's fine."
Blessings for slaves!"
Zhang Mao looked at the several chamberlains with a serious expression and said, "Several father-in-laws came from the palace, but are there any orders from His Majesty?"
The first chamberlain looked at Zhang Mao with a solemn expression and said: "The Queen Mother has issued a decree to summon the British princes to enter the palace as soon as possible!"
Zhang Mao raised his eyebrows. Since he had already received the news of the emperor's disappearance, he naturally knew that the affairs in the palace were now taken over by the queen mother, so he was not surprised that the queen mother summoned him.
Zhang Mao nodded slightly and said: "Since the Queen Mother has summoned me, I should go to the palace to pay homage to the Queen Mother!"
The same was true at the residences of Duke Cheng and Duke Ding, but the few chamberlains who conveyed the Queen Mother's edict waited at the two houses for a while, and waited until Duke Cheng and Duke Ding returned to their homes before delivering the edict.
Taking advantage of the time, Duke Yingying, Duke Cheng and Duke Ding arrived at the palace gate almost at the same time.
Now Hu Yi has strengthened the guards in the palace. Usually there are only two teams of people stationed at the palace gate, but now the number has doubled, and even the inspections are much stricter than usual.
However, Duke Ying and Duke Cheng entered the palace easily and rushed to the side hall near Qianqing Palace under the guidance of the chamberlain.
Naturally, the three princes saw the Qianqing Palace that had been burned into ruins. Although they knew that the Qianqing Palace had been burned down through the palace insiders, they were still extremely surprised when they saw the ruins.
Ordinarily, even if there was a fire, it shouldn't have burned like this, but the huge palace was reduced to ruins.
With so many thoughts in his mind, he entered the palace and saw Queen Mother Zhang sitting there.
Naturally, the three princes were no strangers to the only woman of Emperor Xiaozong. They stepped forward and respectfully saluted the Queen Mother Zhang: "I will pay my respects to the Queen Mother, Queen Mother Jin'an!"
Seeing the British Dukes, Empress Dowager Zhang nodded slightly and said, "You don't need to be polite to the three Dukes. If you come, please give me a seat!"
When the three princes sat down, Queen Mother Zhang sighed: "Today, the Ai family summoned several princes to the palace, but they have something to ask for."
The British Duke Zhang Mao said quickly: "If the Queen Mother has anything to do, just ask her, why bother begging! It is really embarrassing for us!"
Empress Dowager Zhang looked at the three of them and said: "There was a fire in the Qianqing Palace and His Majesty disappeared. As a woman from the Ai family, we can only try our best to help His Majesty stabilize the situation in the capital and hope to find His Majesty as soon as possible."
The British Duke said in shock: "The palace is heavily guarded, how could your Majesty possibly disappear?"
Empress Dowager Zhang said quietly: "This is the fact. His Majesty is missing. The Ai family implores the three princes to stabilize the capital camp. Until His Majesty is found, the capital must not be in chaos!"
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Mao said respectfully: "I will obey the Queen Mother's decree. With the three of us here, there will be no chaos in the capital camp!"
Jiao Fang and several absent-minded cabinet bosses finally handled the government affairs of the DPRK and China, and returned to the house a little tired. Just as they were about to take a rest, they saw the housekeeper holding a post and saying: "Master, outside the house Someone wants to see you!"
Jiao Fang was depressed and said subconsciously: "No, sir, I won't see any guests today!"
The housekeeper smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, the man said that if he sees the post, he will definitely meet him."
With a raised eyebrow, Jiao Fang looked up at the post in the butler's hand, frowned and said: "Get the post, I want to see who he is, who is so confident!"
The housekeeper quickly handed over the post in his hand.
Jiao Fang took the post and opened it to read. At first glance, she could see that Jiao Fang's expression couldn't help but change, with a look of surprise on her face.
Standing aside, the housekeeper noticed the change in Jiao Fang's expression. Seeing Jiao Fang looking at the post in a daze, he couldn't help but remind him in a low voice: "Master, that person is still outside the house. If you don't see him, I will go there..."
Jiao Fang came back to her senses, took a deep breath, and said to the housekeeper: "Please go to the living room and see me after I change my clothes!"
When Jiao Fang changed into court clothes and walked into the living room, she saw an old man with white hair standing there with an extraordinary bearing, seeming to be admiring the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall of the living room.
Although his back was to Jiao Fang, the other party obviously heard Jiao Fang's footsteps and did not look back. He looked at the calligraphy and painting and said: "Meng Yang's writing is powerful, this calligraphy is even better than before!"
With Jiao Fang's qualifications, there are really not many people in the world who can call her by her name like this, but the old man in front of her has such qualifications.
Jiao Fang stepped forward and said with a smile: "Muzhaigong is not here to receive blessings in the south of the Yangtze River. Why did he come to the capital despite all the travel and dust and visit Jiao's mansion? It's really unexpected."
At this moment, Mu Zhaigong slowly turned around, stroking his beard, his eyes sparkling, looking at Jiao Fang, with a solemn look on his face and said: "I'll tell you nothing from Meng Yang, before this time When I came to see Meng Yang, I received a great blessing!"
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