Abandoned woman's glory

Chapter 169 The Secret of the Opponent Nangong

Nangong Yu looked at me and nodded slightly: "Queen Dowager."

The moment he saw me appear, he was also a little surprised, but immediately regained his composure.

This powerful official stood in front of me, his gray hair was mottled, his tone was respectful, his demeanor was solemn, his eyes looked at me like a sharp sword, wanting to see into my heart go.

It is undoubtedly a terrible thing to be an enemy of such a person.

I smiled and looked at him: "These days, I live in the inner palace and don't care about world affairs, but I also heard that Mr. Nangong is loyal and filial to the court. I just found out that Mr. Nangong is still working hard on the affairs of this palace. He is really dedicated. He is worthy of being a role model for all officials, and he is really a rare loyal minister in this dynasty."

Nangong Yu slowly bowed and bowed: "This humble minister is terrified."

I smiled and continued: "The late emperor passed away and left the seal of Yongjia in this palace to assist the emperor in governing the government. This palace is full of women. It is not in accordance with the ancestral system to go in and out of the temple. However, the imperial edict of the late emperor cannot be abolished. From now on, I would like to ask Mr. Nangong more about matters of state affairs, and I hope that Mr. Nangong will not hesitate to give you advice."

After I finished speaking, Nangong Yu's expression remained unchanged, but Nangong, who was standing behind him, was already pale.

Not only him, but all civil and military officials looked at me in astonishment at this moment.

Everyone understood that when I said these words to Nangong Yu, there was only one purpose - to declare war!
I stood up straight and met his piercing eyes——Nangong Yu, you have been planning for a long time to press on, you killed Chu Feng with my hands, and now you want to attack the child in my womb, If you think that I, Xuanyuan Xingsi, is just a lamb at the mercy of others, then you are wrong!
The imperial power of the Qinglong Kingdom must be returned to the hands of the Ling family, and I will not let anyone with a different surname seize a single cent of the great country left by Chu Feng!
If you want to become emperor, I, Xuanyuan Xingsi, will be your opponent!
After the enthronement ceremony, all civil and military officials withdrew from the Huangzhuang, and for a while, only the setting sun was left in the bustling palace.

Perhaps, in this world, there is nothing that can last forever.

Ling Shaoyu walked in front of me with a joyful expression on his face: "Xingsi, are you serious, have you really decided?"

I nodded and said silently: "Since I can't accompany your father to enter Dongling, then I will guard his country well and fulfill his unfulfilled last wish."

"Great!"

He looked at me happily, with a hopeful expression on his face.

But—although the words are easy to say, I clearly know that to fight Nangong Yu is definitely not something that can be done with a simple sentence or two.

The first problem before us is the roster sent by Nangong Yu.

His purpose is very simple, that is, through this promotion, appointment and dismissal, to cultivate his own power before the new emperor is fully in power. Many of these officials must have already belonged to him.

Ling Shaoyu handed over the roster to me, his thick black eyebrows frowned, and he said angrily: "If it's according to my wishes, none of these people will be hired, and his idea will be rejected!"

"No!"

I glanced at the roster hastily, and said: "Your Majesty, you must know that when a new emperor ascends the throne, the key to the ownership of the regime is the retention of talents. If the emperor does not ask indiscriminately, and removes all these people, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the scholars of Shilin. , thinking that the imperial court will abandon them like shoes, and once the hearts of the people are lost, the way will be difficult."

"But, shall we cultivate his power for him?"

"No, that's not quite the case."

"Huh?" Ling Shaoyu looked up at me: "What can you do?"

As I unfolded the roster on the case, I said: "There are 32 people in this roster. After all, Nangong Yu has to avoid talking. It is impossible to recommend all of them are his cronies, so we should use them. Those who are not planned, for example—”

I pointed to a name: "This Zhao Qianyu has an upright and jealous personality, and has a great influence in the officialdom. Nangong Yu, as a courtier, cannot subdue him, and it is just a matter of course for him to be included in this roster. He Recommending Zhao Qianyu as the secretary of the Ministry of War is not suitable for him. The emperor can issue an edict to canonize this person as a servant. First, this not only responds to Nangong Yu's request, but also leaves him speechless; You can also take this person for your own use for promotion; moreover, this person is upright and resolute, and having him serve as the Minister of War can restrain the Privy Council to a certain extent, isn't it killing three birds with one stone?"

Ling Shaoyu was dumbfounded, looked at me, and said after a while: "Xing Si, how do you know so clearly?"

I forced a smile, but there was already a bit of bitterness in my heart.

These are all the things I knew when I was with Ling Shaoyang as a female attendant, and watched him review the memorials every night in the imperial study, and listened to his discussions with the courtiers. The evaluation and arrangement were also what he had considered at the beginning, but——

Nothing happened in time.

I shook my head, forced myself not to think about the past, and continued to say to Ling Shaoyu: "As long as the emperor does this, he can cultivate his own cronies. As for the people Nangong Yu really wants to recommend, he can send someone to find them out." If you are a dishonest official and have misbehavior, you can only say that you are embarrassing, and you can give some idle jobs at will, and don't sweep this lord's face."

Ling Shaoyu nodded, but hesitated: "However, it is not easy to investigate these 32 people, it is time-."

"The emperor just said, this roster is in my hands now, my seal is not stamped, and Nangong Yu has no way to enter the inner palace to find me. During this period, let people check out these people."

"If that's the case, then you—" He looked at me worriedly.

I know what he means. Someone must have told him what happened on the day of the enthronement ceremony, so these days, the guards in the Yanfu Palace are more stringent, and the rest of the maids are no longer allowed to come in and out of my side, only Ke Er And Yu Sui'er was able to get close to me.

However, this is not a long-term solution.

Ling Shaoyu thought for a while, and tentatively said to me: "Xingsi, you—you should move to Zichen Palace."

Zichen Palace?I glanced at him.

The Zichen Palace is within the Forbidden Garden of Huangzhuang, which is very close to the Taiji Hall where the emperor lived.The entire palace is divided into the front court and the inner court. There are nearly a hundred long steps in front of the main hall. Although it does not have the majestic aura of the Taiji Hall, it is towering into the clouds and majestic. It is also an exquisite palace.

It is certainly not a problem to enter Zichen Palace as the Empress Dowager of Yongjia, but it just means that I have to leave Yanfu Palace.

Ling Shaoyu saw my hesitation, and said softly: "This place is really not suitable for you to raise a baby. Looking at things and thinking about others, your mood will not get better. Move to Zichen Palace and be closer to me. There is a care."

I thought about it, and finally nodded in agreement.

He was right, since I have decided to persevere, then I should persevere.

Chu Feng, I believe that all of this is still under your arrangement. I also hope that I can go on step by step until the day when I am qualified to see you!
Thinking about it now, when Chu Feng left the Yongjia seal and canonized me as queen, he might have predicted today, and also predicted that there would be a battle between me and Nangong Yu.

He is indeed a great talent.

Perhaps, he is the domineering emperor who is most likely to march westward and dominate the Central Plains, but unfortunately, before everything can happen, he has already died because of me.

Recalling the last sentence he chanted when he entered Dongling, "Go away empty-handed if nothing is achieved, the ancestors will ask you to deal with difficulties", and you can also understand the unwillingness and helplessness in his heart. Since this is the case, I hope to use what he left me. All this fulfills his promise to the ancestors!
In the imperial study room the next day, Ling Shaoyu used that set of rhetoric to deal with Nangong Yu. Although Mr. Nangong was still silent, I knew that he could already feel the hostility emanating from the inner palace, aimed at him , he only said "Let it be arranged by the emperor and queen mother", and said nothing else.

Three days later, that roster was down, as I had hoped.

Ling Shaoyu was very happy. I didn't expect to win the first round with Nangong Yu so easily, but I felt a little uneasy in my heart.

Nangong Yu is not such an easy person to deal with, otherwise, Chu Feng would not have left this scene and let Shao Yu, me, and Wei Yusheng compete against him.

I just don't know what is hidden behind his silence.

However, I didn't have time to think about it. In August, I had been planning to send troops to Xuanwu to take back Ling Shaoyang's body, but Ling Shaoyu insisted on not agreeing. Instead, I had a disagreement with him.

In my opinion, taking back his bones and letting him bury him back to Dongling is the only thing I can do for him. I also thought that Ling Shaoyu would definitely agree, but he only lowered his head for a moment and then raised his head and said: " no."

I was anxious: "Why?"

"Xingsi, I also really want to get back my second brother's bones. If possible, I even hope that I can go to the imperial conquest to avenge my shame." He looked at me and said seriously: "But the timing is not right, it is August, the grassland The grass on the mountain has already grown, and it is also the time when the horses of the barbarians are the fattest. Although I heard you say that the second brother led people to burn down their Shangyang City, these days are enough for them to recuperate, not to mention the scene behind the snow mountain. You haven't seen it yet, but you don't know exactly how powerful the Xuanwu Kingdom is, right?"

"..."

"Yulongtang is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, but such elite cavalry go deep into the grassland, and it is easy to fall into their pockets. The battle line is too long and the terrain is unknown. These are not the best strategies for a surprise attack."

"..."

I was speechless. It is true that what he said was correct. Compared with the court, Ling Shaoyu understood the matter of sending troops and releasing horses more thoroughly than I did, and it made me feel more desperate—could it be that there was really nothing I could do about it? To take back the man's bones and make him live forever?

Seeing my panic and helpless expression, Ling Shaoyu sighed slightly, and then said: "Besides, not only for this reason, I also disagree with you for sending troops, which is the alliance between the White Tiger Kingdom and the Xuanwu Kingdom that you mentioned earlier. "

I looked up at him.

"You also know that Xi Yumen of the White Tiger Kingdom stationed troops in the Dragon and Tiger Gorge before. We guessed that he wanted to fight Xuanyuan Kingdom for the last battle, but since the father's accident, they have remained silent."

There was a slight movement in my heart - these days, I have completely sealed myself off, and I have not cared about the war in the White Tiger Kingdom. Unexpectedly, Xi Yumen did not send troops.

Could it be that--

"If I'm not wrong, he should be worried about you. As the princess of Xuanyuan Kingdom, and now you have the seal of Yongjia, they will probably also worry about you sending troops westward to help your homeland, so there has been no movement in Baihu Kingdom. But If you declare war with the Xuanwu Kingdom, we will be restrained by the forces of the northern grasslands, and at that time the White Tiger will send troops again, it may be overwhelming, and we will have to fight against their allied forces."

……

In other words, we have reached an impasse?
One hair can affect the whole body, and any country's troops may provoke a great war in the Central Plains!
After leaving the Imperial Study Room, I originally planned to go back to Zichen Palace, but after walking for a while, I felt my feet ached, so I sat down at a stone table in the garden to rest my feet.

In August, the weather was still very hot. After sitting for a while, I stood up and wanted to leave.

But just standing up, a strong dizziness hit me, I staggered and nearly fell, and hurriedly reached out to hold the rock next to me, but at this moment, I suddenly felt a strange feeling, the whole person suddenly bent down, leaned over I retched.

I know, it's a pregnancy reaction.

I heard from the maids in the palace that I rarely react like this, and this child really didn’t burden me too much, but from time to time, he would still remind me that as a mother, he is still in my womb, He still needs my protection.

After spitting out several mouthfuls of acid water one after another, I felt a little better, but it also made me miserable.

At this moment, a white silk handkerchief was handed to her eyes.

The one holding the silk handkerchief is a pair of familiar hands, with long and slender fingers and cleanly cut nails. The fingertips are covered with calluses, and they appear gentle and reliable—like him, who is always silent when I need him most. appeared by my side.

I took the silk handkerchief, wiped the corners of my mouth lightly, and looked up at him.

We haven't seen each other since the enthronement ceremony.

He was thinner than before, with sharp outlines on his face, and his eyes were deeply sunken, with faint bloodshot eyes. It could be seen that he hadn't had a good rest for a long time.

I don't know, who made him like this, what is it...

"Are you okay?"

"……fine."

I shook my head lightly and barely stood up straight. He was protecting me, but he didn't reach out to help me. He walked to the stone table next to him and sat down. He stood beside me, his tall body blocking the heat. The sun cast a shade on me.

I didn't look at him, but looked at the handkerchief in my hand, and said softly, "Why are you here?"

"..."

He didn't answer, but even if he didn't answer, I would understand that this is not a place where courtiers would pass by, he is here only because this is the only way from the Imperial Study Room to the Zichen Palace.

The two of them were silent for a while, then they heard him softly say: "Is it better?"

"much better."

"Would you like some water?"

"Need not."

The two of them questioned and answered like this, it seemed very peaceful, but only he and I knew that this kind of peace was too little, too little for us.

Ever since I declared war on Nangong Yu, the confrontation between me and the Nangong family has reached its peak. The fact that he exhausted his true energy for my battle against the Xuanwu army is still close at hand, but now, it is already tit for tat; Ling Shaoyu and I can't use those people, and I will try my best to resolve matters related to the interests of the Nangong family.

That's how he and I stand in completely opposite positions, but he remains the same.

Sometimes, I even worry that such a split will make him unable to bear it-how much ability can a person bear such suffering?

Nangong, what will happen if you give up?
When they had nothing to say, both of them fell silent, but I could clearly feel that the chest of the man next to him was heaving violently. He actually had a lot to say, and until now, he still hasn't said a word.

So, I turned to look at him: "Nangong, what do you want to tell me?"

He slowly squatted down, squatted in front of me, and looked up at me. For some reason, he looked extraordinarily thin and helpless like this, as if he was about to be overwhelmed and overwhelmed. average.

"Xingsi..."

My heart skipped a beat.

It's been a long time, and I haven't heard him call my name like that, and his voice seems to be trembling strangely.

Today, I clearly feel his abnormality, which is completely different from him in the past - what happened to him?
"You—" He looked at me, his eyes were dim in the sun, like a person standing at the bottom of the valley, trying to pick the fruits on the top of the cliff, knowing that there is no hope, but still wanting to try try--

"You, would you like to—"

He didn't finish his words, because at this time, Yu Sui'er hurriedly ran over from the side, shouting: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, I have something important to do——"

When he saw Nangong squatting in front of me, he was also dumbfounded. After a while, he couldn't believe it: "Master Nangong?"

Nangong looked at him without saying a word, but the expression on his face gradually became cold.

I seemed to feel something, and asked Yu Sui'er, "What are you talking about?"

Yu Sui'er glanced at us again, then came forward, and said respectfully, "Xi Yuying, the envoy of the White Tiger Kingdom, came to summon Ye, and asked to see the Emperor and the Empress Dowager."

Princess Xi Yuying of the White Tiger Kingdom? !
Baihu Country, why did they send envoys, and it was Xi Yuying who came to summon karma?
My eyes widened all of a sudden, and at this moment, I also felt the man's body in front of me suddenly stiffen.

There was no expression on his face, and he stood there as if his soul had been sucked out.

Nangong...?
(End of this chapter)