Dressed as the Queen Mother to grasp the script of a strong country

Temple of Heaven - a place of royal worship.

At night, several black shadows flashed past.

The black shadow passed by the guarding soldiers. The guarding soldiers were killed before they could react, and then reached the ground.

The fire on the Temple of Heaven soared into the sky, and the light and shadow could be seen from a distance.

On the ground, a man in black wrote in red letters "The imperial examination offended the gods, and the punishment is hereby imposed."

The next morning, he was discovered.

In the Dajin court hall, the emperor was furious.

"Tell me why this happened?"

The emperor stared at the civil and military officials angrily, scanning Zheng, Cui, Lu, Wang and others.

There was silence in the court.

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

All the officials knelt down.

Zheng Bingzhi lowered his head and smiled in triumph.

"Xiao Yuan." The emperor shouted.

"I'm here," Xiao Yuan said.

"I leave it to you to find out who did it," the emperor said.

"Yes." Xiao Yuan said.

"The emperor's insistence on conducting imperial examinations offended the gods, so he punished him."

For a while, such remarks were widely circulated in Dajin.

"I remember that time during the provincial examination, I still remember that some candidates saw ghosts."

"Yes."

"It's not that it's man-made."

"I think there might be a ghost."

……

The family of the slain examinee even felt that the imperial examination had killed their child, and they wailed in the street and were watched by the people.

The remarks circulating in Dajin made the people of Dajin panic and very turbulent.

In the palace of the Concubine Xian.

Zheng Wanyi received a letter from her mother's entrustment.

"This pregnancy must be saved no matter what."

Zheng Wanyi saw the letter in her hand and then looked at the midwife standing in front of her.

"Midwife Yu pays her respects to the Concubine Xian."

"stand up."

"Don't worry, Concubine Xian. I have received orders from Master Zheng. I will ensure that the fetus is safe and sound and that the fetus will be a prince." Midwife Yu Shi said.

Zheng Wanyi fell silent when she heard the midwife's words.

Then nodded.

"Go down." Zheng Wanyi said.

"The slaves retire."

"Mother-in-law, come with me."

Zheng Wanyi looked at the midwife leaving and gently stroked her swollen belly with her hands.

An idea formed in Zheng Wanyi's mind.

The news about Dajin also reached Liang Meng's ears.

Liang Meng was really puzzled.

There is nothing wrong with the emperor's implementation of the imperial examination and the opposition of the aristocratic family to the imperial examination. This is due to foreknowledge.

But the civil servants had no soldiers, so why did they continue to challenge the imperial power like moths to a flame?

Shouldn't we figure it out slowly?

Liang Meng recalled all the information in his mind and analyzed it.

Zheng Wanyi is pregnant.

Could it be that the family is acting like this just because Zheng Wanyi is pregnant? They wanted to wait until Zheng Wanyi's child was born, kill or depose the emperor, and let the family choose an emperor who would suit their interests and abolish the imperial examination.

However, if the aristocratic family wanted to support Zheng Wanyi's child as the emperor, could it be that the generals turned a blind eye and the aristocratic family did not have the troops to fight against the generals?

A noble family needs soldiers and horses.

Liang Meng didn't quite understand why the family resisted so fiercely.

The results of the general examination are out.

Liu Ruhui is at the top of the list.

Zhang Zheng is in the top three.

Zheng Baiying passed the national examination.

At night, Zheng Wanyi had stomach pain.

Liang Meng and the emperor were waiting outside.

The emperor was very nervous.

Liang Meng looked at the emperor's nervous look, thinking that he had seen the emperor nervous twice, thinking that Zheng Wanyi was pregnant, and thinking that the emperor cared about Zheng Wanyi.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, Congratulations to the Queen Mother, the Concubine Xian has given birth to a prince." The palace maid said happily.

The emperor was very excited and wanted to enter the house.

Everyone blocked it.

The emperor did not enter.

Everyone looked at the emperor's joyful look, and could not hide the jealousy on his face.

Zheng Fu.

After learning that Zheng Wanyi was born to a prince, Prime Minister Zheng said: "God bless my Zheng family."

Laughed heartily.

In the dark night, the small town on the border between Daijin and Huoyao.

The red military uniform could not be found in the dark night and kept moving.

When the soldiers boarded the city gate in the early morning, they found that the soldiers were approaching the city.

"Yes, enemy troops, yes, enemy troops."

The soldiers left the city wall in panic and went to report.

But they just camped on the spot and did not attack the city gate.

in the hall.

The emperor received news that Huoyao was approaching the city.

The atmosphere in the court was depressing.

Zheng Bingzhi couldn't hide his smile and winked at an official.

"Your Majesty, please send troops as soon as possible."

The emperor looked at the official who spoke, then at Prime Minister Zheng and other officials.

"Your Majesty, please send troops as soon as possible." Everyone knelt down and said.

Jia Zhongguo looked at the emperor's gloomy expression.

"Your Majesty, please think twice. Huo Yao is the strongest military leader. I hope your Majesty will think twice." Jia Zhongguo said.

The emperor looked at Jia Zhongguo.

In Liang Meng Palace.

The news that Huo Yao was approaching the city quickly reached Liang Meng's ears.

It turned out to be the case.

It turns out that Prime Minister Zheng’s trump card is Huoyao.

As long as Huo Yao sends troops, Dai Jin's troops will all be mobilized to resist Huo Yao.

And the imperial city will become empty.

At this time, Prime Minister Zheng can kill the emperor and establish a new king.

As for why Huo Yao helped Prime Minister Zheng.

There must be a shortage of food in Huoyao. The lack of food means that there are too many people and too little food.

Food and population are related to the rise and fall of the dynasty. Whether Huoyao will be uprising by the peasants depends on how the Huoyao Dynasty solves this problem.

There are two methods: one is to reduce population, the other is to increase food.

Both of these methods require a way, which is war.

War reduces population, and if the war is won, one can also rob others of their food.

However, war is extremely draining on a dynasty, because soldiers in war must have food to eat. If soldiers eat food, the rate of food consumption will be greater than the rate of food acquisition.

This revealed the reason why Huo Yao hadn't launched an attack yet.

Prime Minister Zheng must have reached a deal with Huo Yao, a way for Huo Yao to obtain food without having to fight.

That was Huo Yao providing force to hold back Dai Jin's troops.

The new emperor was elected by Prime Minister Zheng and other aristocratic families and ascended to the throne.

Then Prime Minister Zheng will hand it over to Huoyao with food or greater economic benefits.

Liang Meng did not expect that Prime Minister Zheng would put a lot of money at the expense of the interests of the family.

If it is as arranged by Prime Minister Zheng, will the generals really not resist when Huoyao withdraws?

Maybe this is also Huo Yao's strategy.

Wait until the life-and-death battle between Daikin and others takes advantage of the situation.

Liang Meng's face turned gloomy when he saw this.

The emperor's study.

"General Liang, the emperor is handling government affairs. No one is here. General Liang needs to go back first." Yuan Gaodao said.

"Please also ask Eunuch Yuan to inform this general." General Liang said.

"General Liang, it's true that the emperor said that no one should be seen." Yuan Gao finished speaking and then said.

"General, wait a moment, I will ask first."

Yuan Gao walked in.

"Your Majesty, General Liang has arrived. Do you want to see General Liang?"

The emperor raised his head and said, "Let General Liang come in."

"General Liang, please come in." Yuan Gao opened the curtain for General Liang.

General Liang glanced at Yuan Gao disdainfully.

"I will finally see the Emperor."

"General Liang, please rise," the emperor said.

"The general would like to ask the emperor to allow the general to go to the battlefield and resist Huo Yao."

"General Liang is really a loyal minister of my country. I am very pleased to have such a loyal minister as General Liang. I am right."

"It is the highest honor for a general to kill Da Jin Gan Nao." General Liang vowed.

A scene where the guests and hosts enjoy themselves.

"Your Majesty, I finally have a wish, and I hope your Majesty will make it come true."

"But it doesn't matter." The emperor looked at General Liang and said calmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I know that the harem is the Emperor's family affair. I shouldn't mention it to the Emperor, but I have always loved this daughter the most. It is because of my incompetence in teaching my daughter that she made such a big mistake. I am so bold, I hope that the emperor will see the sincerity of the minister's dedication to Dajin and ask your majesty to give Mr. Liang a chance to change his ways." General Liang said with tears.

The emperor finished listening to what General Liang said.

He said: "General Liang, please wake up. Mr. Liang is really lucky to have a father like you. Since General Liang has come to me personally to beg me, I understand General Liang's beloved daughter and will restore her position."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." General Liang said.

Then General Liang retreated.

The emperor's face turned gloomy as he watched General Liang leave.

It is because I expected that the imperial examination will be opposed and the Huoyao army is pressing down on the country. I want to use you now, so you can make a request to me.

General Liang walked out of the room. The tearful face was no longer on his face, replaced by a arrogant look.

Yuan Gao saw Master Liang coming out.

"Master Liang, walk slowly." Yuan Gao said flatteringly.

Lord Liang glanced at Yuan Gao, his nostrils turned upward.

Then he left without talking to Yuan Gao.

Yuan Gao looked at General Liang's leaving figure with a smile frozen on his face.

"A eunuch." General Liang said with disgust.

The words of disgust reached Yuan Gao's ears.

"A eunuch? I haven't heard anyone say that for a long time." Yuan Gao said lightly.

Yuan Gao used his fingernails to pinch the palm of his hand until it bled.

He kept looking in the direction where General Liang was leaving.

In the palace of Concubine Shu.

"From today onwards, Liang Guiren resumes her status as concubine Shu and is no longer in the forbidden palace."

Liang Shuer was so happy when she heard the decree.

"The emperor still loves his concubines."

The news that General Liang was going to lead his troops to the battlefield reached Zheng Mansion.

In the palace of the Concubine Xian.

Zheng Wanyi looked at the poison in front of her table.

"Mother Xian, this is what Master Zheng entrusts to you."

Zheng Wanyi nodded.

The Emperor thought about what had happened.

The emperor and Liang Meng thought the same thing.

Huo Yao cooperated with Prime Minister Zheng for food.

So why can't I cooperate with Huo Yao?

Thinking of this, the emperor came to the queen's palace.

"I have met the emperor."

"Pingshen." The emperor said gently.

Tuoba Lanrou has never been treated so tenderly by the emperor.

"Jing Huan should be old enough to get married," the emperor said.

"Yes, Jing Huan has reached the age of getting married." Tuoba Lan Judo.

"The emperor wants to marry Jing Huan."

The emperor nodded.

"Since ancient times, princesses need to marry. I think it would be great if Jing Huan marries Huo Yao. What do you think? Queen." The emperor asked.

"Mr. Huo Yao?" the queen asked.

Tuoba Lanrou didn't know how to react.

"But Your Majesty, the Queen Mother only has one daughter, Jing Huan. If Jing Huan is married to Huo Yao..." Tuoba Lanrou said.

Then he saw that the emperor's expression became increasingly intolerant of refutation.

Tuoba Lanrou's voice gradually lost its sound.

"I am telling you this because I want you not to let your mother know about it."

Tuoba Lanrou looked at the emperor.

"You should talk to Jing Huan about this alone. The reason why Jing Huan gets married is for the big money. Do you know the importance of this?" the emperor said.

"I know this."

"If so, if so, Jing Huan refuses."

"Then you can use your personal experience and the justice of your family and country to persuade her to agree."

then.

The emperor secretly sent officials to Huoyao for peace talks.

Fire shines in the court.

"The envoy of the Great Jin meets the Great Khan."

"Flat body."

"I don't know what the purpose of the envoy's visit is."

"I have been entrusted by Your Majesty to come to negotiate peace with Huo Yao."

Emperor Huoyao opened his squinted eyes and said, "Peace talks?"

"Tell me how to negotiate peace?"

"Make peace with Dai Jin."

"Marriage with Dai Jin?"

The courtiers burst into laughter.

"Why did I, Huoyao, marry you, Daijin?"

"Great Khan, let me explain in detail. Huo Yao launched the war against Dajin this time for food. However, although the war can solve Huo Yao's food supply, it will also consume Huo Yao. This is why the Great Khan Chi The reason why we haven’t sent troops yet.”

The flaming emperor nodded.

"Keep talking."

"Great Khan, Da Jin is willing to marry the Queen Mother's only daughter to Huo Yao, and the emperor of Da Jin is also willing to pay for the food Huo Yao needs."

The fire shines above the main hall.

When he heard about the Queen Mother's only daughter, there was an unnoticeable movement in the man's motionless body. This man was the serious man who appeared on the Dajin Polo Ground.

"Ruo Huoyao doesn't agree?"

"Great Khan, His Majesty the Great King already knows that Huo Yao has reached a cooperation with Prime Minister Zheng and other aristocratic families, but has the Great Khan ever thought of the disadvantages?"

"Cons?"

Emperor Huo Yao thought in his heart that as long as the family supported the new Emperor Jin to ascend the throne, Huo Yao would be able to get the food. When the time comes, the military generals and the family would compete for it, and Huo Yao could take advantage of the ruins.

Therefore, Emperor Huoyao didn't think there were any disadvantages.

"The disadvantage is that our Emperor of Dayin already knows about Huo Yao's cooperation with the aristocratic family. I, the Emperor of Dayin, can definitely kill all the aristocratic families including Prime Minister Zheng first, and then meet with Huo Yao's soldiers and horses, but by then Huo Yao will The Khan needs to think twice about getting food through war.”

The envoy's words obviously touched the Khan's heart.

The Khan fell into thinking, and so did the officials.

The serious man who once appeared on the Golden Polo Ground also fell into deep thought.

The envoy looked at Huo Yao and everyone who was thinking, and knew that the mission of Huo Yao was successfully completed.

The envoy strolled out of Huoyao's court.

This envoy is Jia Zhongguo.

Jia Zhongguo had already foreseen that this mission to Huo Yao would be an important turning point in his glorious life.

From this moment on, he will be the most powerful official under one person and over ten thousand people.

This moment was Jia Zhongguo's happiest moment. He had climbed up step by step from an unknown official and was about to step into the position of one person below one person and above ten thousand people. He already felt that huge power was coming to him.

night.

The lights in the imperial city are brightly lit.

Xiao Yuan's royal guards shuttled through the imperial city.

The Nine Kings led their troops on the streets of the imperial city.

Zheng Fu.

The gate of Zheng's mansion was forced open and troops poured in.

Master Zheng looked at the troops pouring into the Zheng Mansion, and he knew that his Zheng family was finished.

Xiao Yuan did not give Mr. Zheng any chance to speak or question, and directly killed Mr. Zheng.

Zheng Baiying, Liu Ruhui, and Zhang Zheng all live in the Zheng Mansion.

The three of them don't know what happened?

"Take them all to prison."

"Yes."

At the same time, the same thing was happening in the homes of Wang, Lu, Cui and other aristocratic families.

The news that the Zheng, Wang, Lu, and Cui families were confiscated by the emperor soon spread throughout Dajin.

"Wang, Lu, Cui, and Zheng, who tried to stop the imperial examination by using theories about ghosts and gods, killed candidates, destroyed the Temple of Heaven to disrespect the gods, and colluded with Huo Yao to commit rebellion, have been arrested and put in prison.

Anyone who is disloyal and unjust to me, Daijin, and hinders the imperial examination will be the fate of Wang, Lu, Cui, and Zheng. "

One after another imperial edicts flowed out of the court.

Zhang Zheng and Liu Ruhui were quickly released.

The palace examination was also held as usual.

Very few civilians entered the court as officials.

Most of them are children of aristocratic families.

The family's dissatisfaction and inner panic were also alleviated.

The smart family took a fancy to those common people and hoped to use them to propagate the family's big tree.

Common people's children also took a fancy to the resources of the aristocratic family.

Suddenly, the search for a son-in-law happened in Daikin.

The Liu family bought a house in the Imperial City.

Master Liu, Mrs. Liu, Liu Zizhu, Liu Ruhui, and Zhang Zheng were sitting together.

"Father, what happened?" Liu Ruhui asked.

"Prime Minister Zheng colluded with Huo Yao to plot rebellion. Prime Minister Zheng is finished."

Liu Zizhu, Liu Ruhui, and Zhang Zheng looked at Master Liu in surprise.

"The Zheng family is finished. I, the Liu family, are lucky to be able to survive."

"Father, what about Zheng Boying?" Liu Zizhu asked.

"Father Zheng Baiying is innocent, he is innocent." Liu Ruhui said.

"His surname is Zheng. This alone makes him not innocent."

Everyone fell into depression.

Liu Zizhu Boudoir

"Mom, what about my marriage to Zheng Boying?"

"I have to cancel the engagement, my poor child."

"Cancel the engagement." Liu Zizhu said sadly.

"Father, the Zheng family is finished. Our Liu family is looking for a big tree." Liu Ruhui said.

Master Liu shook his head thoughtfully.

"What does father mean?"

"Prime Minister Zheng gave me an inspiration when he arrived."

Liu Ruhui looked at his father in confusion.

"It's better to rely on yourself than to rely on others."

Liu Ruhui was still puzzled.

"With the destruction of Zheng, Lu, Cui, and Wang, there will definitely be a shortage of people in the palace."

"My father wants to let Liu Zizhu enter the palace."

Master Liu nodded.

"If I give birth to a prince..." Lord Liu smiled.

Zhang Zheng felt very melancholy when he learned that the Zheng family had been destroyed. His originally smooth official career suddenly experienced twists and turns.

Looking forward to the fate of Jing Huan, Zheng Boying and Zheng Wanyi