Song Yi

Chapter 391

The Empress Dowager nodded slowly: "That's true, Cheng'er is better, but Hao'er is a bit domineering, and he never wants to suffer. You have to think of a way so that he can't trouble you."

What Du Wenhao wanted was the Empress Dowager's words. He put his arms around her small waist, and said with a bitter face, "What can I do? He's a prince. Stamping me to death is not the same as trampling an ant to death!"

The empress dowager glanced at him reproachfully: "Look at what you said! How can it be, don't you still have me?"

"Tao Tao, I can't hide in your bedroom for the rest of my life, can I? No matter how afraid I am of death, I can't ruin your reputation!"

The empress dowager blushed again, and gave him a sideways glance: "Then what do you say?"

"You can't protect me every day, so you can only find someone to protect me. It would be great if I had military power, for example, the guards in front of the palace are all commanders and envoys. It's easier to do things with more people. In the future, the prince will step on me if he doesn't like me." , I can also ask them to stop it for me, so that I can find time to escape and come to complain to you."

The Empress Dowager couldn't help it, she burst out laughing: "What's so difficult about all the guards commanding this, I'll ask Wei An to let you, just promote him to another official."

"Really?" Du Wenhao was surprised and delighted, he hugged the Empress Dowager into his arms, kissed her on the cheek, the empress dowager was so ashamed that her ears turned red, Jiaochen broke free: "Don't do this! Sit down obediently!"

Du Wenhao smiled and held her hand: "Tao Tao, you are so kind to me!"

The empress dowager broke away from his hand with a blushing face, looked around subconsciously, and said in a low voice, "You are also very kind to me!"

Du Wenhao said: "Hehe, but I'm afraid that Wei An is unwilling to hand over power, now he wants to use the guards in front of the palace to fight against the two princes, and try to ensure that the sixth prince ascends the throne."

The empress dowager nodded: "Yes, this matter is a bit tricky. Why don't you let him hand over the Imperial Forest Army to you after this matter is over?"

Du Wenhao said: "It's good, I'm afraid that he will lead the guards in front of the palace and the two princes to kill the generals, and both sides will suffer. At that time, if the guards in front of the palace are sent to me, there will be no one left. It is not enough for a polished commander What do you mean?"

The empress dowager's heart trembled, this was what she was most worried about, and said anxiously: "Aren't you trying to prevent them from fighting?"

"Yes, we are starting to do so now. Tao Tao, I have already said that to resolve this crisis, both of them must surrender their military power. If they have no soldiers, they will naturally not be able to fight. Only in this way can we calmly fight." Peacefully resolve the issue of succession to the throne. Only then can your words really count.”

"You're right, what to do, you make up your mind, I'll listen to you."

"Okay!" Du Wenhao held her hand and said sternly: "The current situation is like this. I used some means to convince the two princes that I was helping them ascend the throne. They trust me very much. So now, just let Wei Kishi will call me the post of commander of the guards in front of the hall, and the two princes will not use their swords again. Then I will take the opportunity to take back the military power of the two princes. At that time, both sides have no soldiers, so naturally they will not be able to fight. Woke up."

The empress dowager quickly asked: "How do you take back the military power of the two princes? Don't hurt them!"

"Don't worry!" Du Wenhao held her hand tightly, "As I said a long time ago, don't worry when I do things. I've already thought of a solution. In short, it won't hurt the two lords."

"Well, that's good. Do you have a way to let Wei An hand over power?"

Du Wenhao said: "I thought of a way, listen to it."

He whispered in the empress dowager's ear, and said the plan, the empress dowager nodded frequently and said it was feasible, and the two discussed the specific details, and then decided to implement it accordingly.

Half an hour later, the empress dowager's bedroom.

The commander of the guards in front of the palace, Wei An, brought four deputy commanders to the Empress Dowager's bedroom.After the report goes in, it will be seen immediately.

Entering the room, I saw a white gauze hanging in the middle, and sitting on the soft couch behind was the Empress Dowager in a black dress and white silk around her waist.Wei An and the four deputy commanders crossed their fists and bowed in salute: "The last general will see the Empress Dowager."

"Well, no courtesy, a seat!"

Next to him, Eunuch Jiao waved his hands to the ladies in the palace, and the ladies hurriedly took five high chairs and put them aside, and they lined up in a row.After thanking the five people, they sat down with their bodies bent.

The Empress Dowager said: "It has been very hard for you to guard the palace for several days. Ai's family boiled ginseng and bird's nest soup to comfort the generals."

After finishing speaking, a row of maids filed out from the back hall, all carrying trays with bowls on them, steaming, came to the five of them, knelt down on one knee, and lifted the trays above their heads.

Wei An and the other five hurriedly got up and clasped their fists in thanks, took a sip from the bowl, the soup smelled delicious, but it felt a bit bitter in the mouth.

Wei An frowned slightly, and put the bowl back on the tray. Looking back, the four deputy commanders had already drank up a large bowl of soup.After all, it was bestowed by the empress dowager, it was a great kindness, there is no reason to hesitate to drink it.Wei An wanted to stop it, but he couldn't refute the Empress Dowager's face. During this hesitation, the four assistants had already drank the soup and wiped their mouths.

The Empress Dowager said: "Wei Aiqing, why don't you drink?"

Wei An clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for the empress dowager's kindness. I am taking a medicine these days, and I am worried that the two medicines will conflict and hurt my body."

"This is ginseng and bird's nest soup. It won't conflict with other medicines. Drink it quickly."

Wei An frowned, thought for a while, then picked up the bowl, covered it with his sleeve robe, and poured all the soup in the bowl into his sleeve.Then he wiped his mouth, cupped his fists and thanked: "Empress Dowager, the palace is inseparable from the vigilance, I will leave!"

"Wait!" The Empress Dowager said, "Wei Aiqing, the Ai family has something to ask you."

"Yes!"

"The Ai family intends to appoint the six emperors' grandsons as emperors, what do you think?"

Wei An was both surprised and delighted: "The empress dowager is serious?"

"Aijia is just asking for your opinion!"

Wei An clasped his fists and said: "The sixth prince's succession to the throne is the orthodox way. 1 humble ministers support him, and they are willing to go through fire and water for it, heartbroken!"

The Empress Dowager said: "However, the Sixth Emperor's grandson is too young to be in charge."

"Naturally, the queen mother should listen to the government behind the curtain!"

The empress dowager paused for a while, then asked slowly: "Are you really persuading Ai's family to listen to the government?"

"Yes, I swear to assist the Empress Dowager to the death."

"Are you willing to listen to Aijia's words?"

Wei An said without hesitation: "This humble minister must obey the Queen Mother's order!"

"Well, the Ai family now wants you to hand over the post of commander of the guards in front of the palace to Du Wenhao and Du Aiqing!"

Hearing this, Wei An couldn't help taking two steps back, subconsciously stretched out his hand to press the handle of the knife, but pressed for nothing, only to remember that he had left the saber at the door just now when he entered the bedroom.He hurriedly bowed and said: "My minister..., I don't know what the empress dowager's intention is?"

"You have heard what the Ai family said clearly. The Ai family only asks you, are you willing to give up the post of commander of the capital to Du Aiqing?"

Wei An glanced left and right, but found nothing unusual, quickly bowed and said: "Empress Dowager's order, my minister... Naturally, my minister should follow it! However, the two princes now have the intention to usurp the throne by force, and the situation is urgent I am afraid that the two princes will take advantage of the situation when I leave office at this moment, so I implore the empress dowager to wait a little longer, and when the sixth prince ascends the throne and the empress dowager draws the curtain, I will immediately hand over the position of the commander of the capital to Lord Du."

The Empress Dowager said indifferently: "So, you are not willing to hand over power?"

Wei An was sweating on his forehead, but he was also a man of courage. His thoughts turned and he decided to ensure that the sixth prince would ascend the throne first. Zun, it's just that the military situation is urgent now, in order to ensure the safety of the sixth prince and the empress dowager, I dare not step down!"

The Empress Dowager said: "It's just that you have so many reasons. You say it nicely, but it's true, but you don't listen to the Ai family."

"Wei Chen dare not!"

"Why don't you dare? Hmph! All four of them drank the ginseng and bird's nest soup that Ai's family gave you just now, but you only took a sip and poured the rest into your sleeves. You deceived Ai's family." Your eyes are swollen from crying these days, can't you see clearly?"

Wei An panicked and said: "I dare not..., I am really worried that the effect of the medicine will conflict, so I failed the Queen Mother's kindness! I punish you!"

"Wei Aiqing, don't be afraid. Doctor Du has already returned. If you have any ailments, he will treat you properly. Don't worry about the contradictory effects of the medicines. Come here, bring Wei Aiqing another bowl of ginseng and bird's nest Here comes the soup!"

A maid in the back hall agreed, and after a while, another maid came out, holding the tray in both hands, walked up to Wei An, knelt down on one knee, and lifted the tray above her head with both hands.

The Empress Dowager said: "Drink quickly!"

Wei An slowly stretched out his hand, picked up the bowl and smelled it, frowned again, slowly put the bowl back on the tray, bowed with fists in his hands, and saluted: "Empress Dowager, I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders, and I must assist the six The prince is enthroned, so he can't drink this soup, lest his body can't resist the problem now, and he will miss a major event. I also ask the empress dowager to forgive the crime of resisting the imperial edict..."

As soon as he said this, he silently stretched out a finger from under the tray, and poked it right above his waist!

Wei An is good at swords and horses, but his short-handed bunt is weak. There is a tray covering this finger to cover his sight, and he just clasped his fists and bowed to salute. He never thought that this court lady would sneak up on him.

This finger made no sound, but was as quick as lightning. Even though he was wearing heavy armor, he cast this finger close to his body, penetrating through the gaps in the armor, his whole body felt like being electrocuted, and when he wanted to fight back, his whole body was powerless.

The court lady holding the tray succeeded in one move, not to mention neglecting, she stood up and hit Wei An's vital points with a few fingers. Wei An, wearing a suit of armor, collapsed heavily on the ground.

The commanders of the four lieutenants screamed in alarm, and rushed forward to make a move, only to realize that their hands and feet were completely weak, and then their eyes turned black, the sky spun, they fell to the ground one after another, and they disappeared.

A person flashed out from behind the curtain of the empress dowager, and said with a chuckle, "It's done!"

This person is of course Du Wenhao.The maid who reached out to restrain Wei An was naturally Du Wenhao's third concubine Lin Qingdai in disguise.

It turned out that during the half hour, Du Wenhao went back to Wuwei Hall, called Lin Qingdai, brought anesthetics, and returned to the palace.The empress dowager ordered Wei An and the four deputy commanders to be summoned, and anesthetized the ginseng and bird's nest soup, which anesthetized the four deputy commanders.Although Wei An had found something wrong with the decoction and insisted on not drinking it, he was still restrained by Lin Qingdai, who was disguised as a court lady.

Wei An was lying on the ground. He didn't understand what happened at first. When he saw Du Wenhao, he suddenly understood. He couldn't move his whole body, but his mouth could still speak. My lord! The emperor's orthodoxy must not be left behind!"

Du Wenhao said: "Master Wei, please be patient. The Empress Dowager did not say that she would designate two princes to inherit the throne. In other words, the Empress Dowager has not yet decided who should decide the throne, but you must be clear about one thing. To whom, only the empress dowager can decide. You support yourself and want to use force to protect the sixth prince from ascending the throne, and the two princes also want to seize power by force. Once there is a fight, no one will end well. This is the empress dowager. It is allowed to appear, so I have to use this bad strategy as a last resort to withdraw your military power and temporarily assume the position of this officer! I hope you can understand!"

Wei An said: "Master Du, you... you took my military power, but you didn't seize the military power of the two princes, it is tantamount to handing over the throne to them two! This..."

"Don't worry, my lord, the Shanren have their own tricks! Offended!" After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand and took off Wei An's armor. With the help of him, he put on the armor.Wei An was taller than Du Wenhao, and the suit of armor Du Wenhao wore was a little too big, but it was still considered mighty.

Eunuch Jiao ordered the thug maid to strip off the thinnest set of armor, and helped Lin Qingdai put it on, turning into a dashing general.

Seeing that the two were dressed neatly, the empress dowager said to Wei An on the ground: "Wei Aiqing, the Ai family is going to imprison the five of you temporarily, and the Ai family has already issued an order to transfer you to be a member of the military department. You will be released after this matter is completely settled. Take it down!"

Eunuch Jiao waved his hand, and several eunuchs from the thugs team came up, clattered and shook the iron chains, said to offend, chained Wei An and others, put the shackles and handcuffs on them, carried them to the soft chair and sat down , carried away.

Du Wenhao put on his armor and crossed his hands to salute the Empress Dowager: "Empress Dowager, how about this military uniform?"

The empress dowager smiled and said: "It's okay, it's just a little too big, I'll have someone to customize a new set for you tomorrow."

"Thank you Queen Mother!"

At this moment, two eunuchs rushed in and reported: "Queen Mother, all the generals and guards in front of the hall have been sent to wait in the courtyard outside the front hall."

The empress dowager nodded to Eunuch Jiao beside her.

Eunuch Jiao hurried to the back, and after a while, he came out with a gold scroll that had already been written in his hand, led the team of beaters, and followed Du Wenhao and Lin Qingdai out of the Empress Dowager's bedroom.Du Wenhao and Lin Qingdai hung the swords that Wei An and the others kept outside on their waists.

The soldiers leading the horses saw that instead of the original five adults, they had become two face-to-face generals, and there was also a group of eunuchs and court ladies, but the first one recognized that it was Eunuch Jiao, who was very popular next to the Empress Dowager. With his mouth curled up and the imperial decree in his arms, he knew that the situation had changed, so he dared not say a word, let alone ask questions, obediently helped Du Wenhao, Eunuch Jiao, and Lin Qingdai get on their horses, and led the horses all the way out. After leaving the hanging flower gate of the bedroom, he came to the large courtyard outside the gate of the front hall.

(End of this chapter)