Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 256 The emperor deposes the queen

Luonan.

As the capital city during the founding period of the Song Dynasty, even though it experienced earthquakes and chaos, which caused the capital city to be moved to Tianchuan, Luonan had a different meaning to the Song Dynasty. Therefore, Luonan's subsequent development did not stagnate. Keep moving forward steadily.

Luonan has not been affected by disasters and wars. Today, it is extremely prosperous, with a population of more than one million.

And as the former capital, the imperial palace built at the founding of the People's Republic of China has been preserved.

Night falls.

The bright moon hung on the eaves of the corridor, and the dim moonlight coated the turrets and palace rooms within the high walls with a thin layer of silver, adding a bit of desolation to the palace walls in Luonan.

Chu Nan stood at the window of the high pavilion, holding the window sill with both hands, leaning out slightly, looking at the rows of palaces and crisscrossing paths outside the window.

Since the capital was moved to Luonan, he has been imprisoned in this high pavilion. He is called the Emperor, but he is actually a prisoner.

For several days in a row, he would stand here and observe the terrain outside the window every day. He could see the palaces and paths from the window, and he had almost completely memorized them by heart. He even knew the changing time of the guard and the patrol route nearby. Master everything without fail.

But he didn't find any loopholes in it.

Chu Nan is now a puppet in the hands of Xu Guozhong. How could Xu Guozhong let Chu Nan escape? Naturally, he must be strictly guarded.

"Ancestors and clans, are the kingdoms of the Song Dynasty really going to perish in my hands?"

Chu Nan looked at the night outside the window and whispered sadly.

"Your Majesty, I have cooked a bowl of mung bean soup for you."

At this moment, there was a soft sound of footsteps behind Chu Nan. The footsteps stopped behind him, and a slender and graceful figure stood only two steps away from him.

The visitor was none other than Queen Liang Ji of Chu Nan. Liang Ji was the real legitimate daughter of the Liang family, and her father was the head of the dynasty and the head of the Liang family, with a prominent status.

And Liang Ji was able to enter the palace and become the queen. In addition to her distinguished status, her figure and appearance were also second to none.

Before coming to Gaoge, Liang Ji specially put on a light palace dress and put on light makeup.

However, at this moment, Chu Nan had no interest in women at all.

"Queen, thank you for your hard work."

Chu Nan turned around and took the mung bean soup from Liang Ji.

As soon as I took a sip, the wind poured into the room through the window. The white candle flames on the candlestick swayed, spreading a layer of dim yellow light in the room.

The door was pushed open, and an elegantly dressed middle-aged scribe walked into the house with two eunuchs. The eunuch standing on the left was holding a tray in his hand, and on the tray was a wine glass made of white jade.

The soft candlelight shines on the wine glass, and the wine glass reflects the luster, which is really beautiful.

Liang Ji looked sideways, her eyebrows suddenly furrowed, and she shouted: "How dare you, this is His Majesty's palace, without notification, you dare to break in, Xu Guozhong, do you still have His Majesty in your eyes?"

Liang Ji waved her hand, and the hairpin on her bun swayed slightly.

"Don't be rude." Chu Nan raised his hand and asked the middle-aged scribe who walked into the room: "Prime Minister Xu is usually busy with state affairs, so how can he have time to come to my residence?"

"I am devoted to your majesty and devoted myself to the great Song Dynasty. I thought that your majesty understood my painstaking efforts, but I did not expect that your majesty would regard me as a traitor. I am really heartbroken."

Xu Guozhong has completely understood why King Qin's army came to attack him. It was entirely the blood letter from the emperor of Chu.

When he was in Tianchuan, because he had to deal with government affairs and deal with King Qin's army, Xu Guozhong put the matter down. Now that he is free, he must settle the accounts properly.

"Xu Xiang, is there any misunderstanding in this?" Chu Nan's expression changed.

"Is there any misunderstanding? If your majesty doesn't understand my painstaking efforts, you can tell me alone why you slandered me in front of outsiders and wrote that blood letter from the emperor.

King Huai is a prodigal son with ambitions. Your Majesty's invitation to the capital is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. If I hadn't rescued your Majesty from Tianchuan, your Majesty would have been a withered skeleton. "Xu Guozhong said coldly.

"Presumptuous." Liang Ji scolded.

"Snapped!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Guozhong slapped Liang Ji on the face with his backhand.

Xu Guozhong was a top-grade warrior. Even without using his innate spiritual energy, a mid-grade warrior like Liang Ji could not withstand it. He was knocked to the ground and his cheeks became red and swollen.

Chu Nan's eyes widened and he took two steps back in fear. He never expected that Xu Guozhong would dare to hit his queen.

Liang Ji covered her face and coughed out a mouthful of blood: "How brave Xu Guozhong, how dare you do the following."

"Your Majesty." Liang Ji looked at Chu Nan, but the latter was so scared that he didn't even dare to fart.

Liang Ji was disappointed. As the emperor, she didn't even have the courage to scold him.

"The Queen Mother has passed away. I am afraid that Your Majesty is overly worried, so I specially prepared a cup of rice wine to present to Your Majesty." Xu Guozhong gestured, and the eunuch behind him immediately walked towards Chu Nan with a tray in both hands.

"The Queen Mother." After hearing this, Liang Jifeng's eyes widened, her little hands covered her mouth, her eyes were frightened. How could the Queen Mother die in such a good way? The only possibility was that she had been poisoned by Xu Guozhong, and two lines of tears fell down her cheeks. .

Chu Nan's body also shook slightly, and he looked at Xu Guozhong standing in front of him with some sadness and anger, thinking that he was crazy.

Looking at the wine glasses on the tray, Chu Nan vaguely guessed something: "Does Xu Xiang want to kill the king?"

Xu Guozhong didn't say anything and waved to another eunuch. The latter stepped forward and picked up the wine glass in the tray, as if he wanted to feed Chu Nan with his own hands.

Chu Nan was so frightened that he stepped back.

Liang Ji stood up and stood in front of Chu Nan, but Chu Nan shivered and fell to the ground. She didn't know whether it was because of fright or something.

Seeing this scene, Liang Ji suddenly felt a surge of shame and anger in her heart. The majestic emperor was so unstable. While she helped Chu Nan up, she shouted to Xu Guozhong: "You dare to kill the king, don't be afraid that if the news spreads, you will be despised by the world, and you will be betrayed." Infamy for eternity?"

Xu Guozhong raised his hand, and the eunuch stopped immediately. He looked at the woman in front of him. She was worthy of being a daughter of the Liang family, and was much more stable than the emperor.

But he ignored Liang Ji, and instead looked at Chu Nan, saying: "But I know that this matter was definitely not your Majesty's idea. It must have been instigated by someone else. Your Majesty listened to others and did such a wrong thing. right?"

Xu Guozhong's words contained questions. "That's right." Chu Nan was frightened and said hurriedly.

"I know if you are the queen?" Xu Guozhong looked at Liang Ji.

"No."

"Huh?" Xu Guozhong glared.

Chu Nan was so frightened that he could only nod.

When Liang Ji saw this, she looked at Chu Nan in shock, never expecting that he would actually push her out in order to save her life.

"The truth is that it was the Queen, a poisonous woman, who deceived Shengting and made His Majesty do such wrong things. It is really unforgivable."

Xu Guozhong glanced at the eunuch, who handed the poisoned wine to Liang Ji.

Liang Ji's eyes moved towards Chu Nan, but the latter turned his head to avoid her gaze. For a moment, Liang Ji's heart was filled with despair.

"Please let the queen drink this wine," the eunuch said.

Liang Ji's face turned pale, she hesitated for a long time, and finally bit her red lips and said: "This matter was done by me alone and has nothing to do with Your Majesty. Thief Xu, I will turn into a ghost and demand my life from you. "

After saying that, Liang Ji took the wine glass from the official's hand, raised her head and drank it all in one gulp.

"Pound."

The wine glass fell to the ground. The wine was so strong that Liang Jila burst into tears.

Liang Ji thought she was going to die, but after the meeting, she didn't feel the pain of heartbreak.

Chu Nan looked over.

"Papa." Xu Guozhong smiled and clapped his hands and said, "I'm afraid the queen, this evil ghost, won't be able to be transformed. I said this is just a cup of rice wine."

Xu Guozhong is not stupid, he will not do such a thing that risks the disdain of the world.

He just wanted to shock Chu Nan and let the other party put the puppet in place, and don't think about it.

Liang Ji and Chu Nan were both shocked.

Chu Nan felt a little ashamed and regretful, and was too embarrassed to see Liang Ji.

But then the smile on Xu Guozhong's face subsided and he said: "The queen is stubborn and resentful. She has violated many religious orders. She cannot care for her son and train her to live in another room. If you see an eagle or a falcon in the palace, it is no longer appropriate for her to be a queen." "

Chu Nan had an heir, but he was not born to the queen or the noble concubine. Instead, he was conceived by a palace maid.

As soon as these words came out, Chu Nan and Liang Ji's expressions changed.

Xu Guozhong's words were very clear. He asked Chu Nan to depose the queen, and arranged a series of crimes for Liang Ji that were resentful, contrary to women's ethics, and could not teach other princes. He even compared Liang Ji to an eagle.

If this word spreads to the world, Liang Ji's reputation will be lost.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Liang Ji turned pale.

Xu Guozhong continued: "The noble concubine is gentle, kind and virtuous, and she can be the queen."

Then he looked at Chu Nan: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

The imperial concubine is Xu Guozhong's daughter.

Xu Guozhong wanted to promote his daughter to the position of queen.

Under Xu Guozhong's pressure, Chu Nan did not look at Liang Ji and nodded: "Yes."

Liang Ji felt like her whole body had been drained of strength, and she sat on the ground in despair.

"Then your Majesty, please issue an edict immediately and inform the world..."

...

June twenty-fifth.

It was also the day after the emperor issued the decree to abolish the queen. Chen Mo's battle report finally arrived in Luonan. After being passed on through layers of communication, it reached the hands of Xu Guozhong.

Xu Guozhong had no impression of Chen Mo.

But I was very interested in the contents of Chen Mo's battle report.

Liang Song, Situ Liang Mu's younger brother, was actually captured alive by Chen Mo.

This is really exciting news.

The most important thing is that it can improve the morale of the imperial army.

Who is Xu Guozhong? From this battle report, he even smelled a hint of Chen Mo's intention to break away from the Tianshi Army and establish his own company.

Of course he supports this.

After all, he would not win over the Heavenly Master Army unless he had to.

So of course the situation needs to be as chaotic as possible.

In the battle report, Chen Mo not only captured Liang Song alive, but also said that Liang Song's daughter Liang Xue was also captured alive by him.

Xu Guozhong instantly thought that there was an engagement between Liang Xue and Prince Chong.

After thinking for a while, he came up with an idea that disgusted King Chong.

(End of this chapter)