Queen of the Black Phoenix

Chapter 642
midnight.

The queen mother opened her eyes sharply.

sit up.

The back of her head was very cool, and she reached out to touch it, and the pillow towel was soaked through sweat.

She has nightmares.

At this moment, I have no memory at all.

It's just that the heart is beating extremely fast.

"Pu Tong Pu Tong." She pressed her chest, feeling a little strenuous.

She doesn't like to be watched when she sleeps, and she doesn't trust anyone.

So in the dark night, she seemed to be the only one in the huge Showa Palace.

It was brightly lit.

After sitting for a while, I finally recovered, and when I lay down again, even the bed felt cold.

Because my back is also sweating a lot.

drenched.

She didn't care about it, but just recalled the scene in her dream.

I think about it a little bit.

She dreamed that her father brought people to kill them, and the whole tribe was slaughtered, and her mother kept telling her to run and run.

She also kept running, running, as if she fell into the water, sank, thought she was dead, and then floated up again.

She was washed to the shore and saw someone grilling on the shore. She was very hungry and wanted to eat.

That taste is extremely fragrant.

She walked over.

The other party was very hospitable and asked her to eat together, and handed her a piece of meat, and she stupidly took it and ate it.

It was very fragrant and delicious. At the end of the meal, she spat out the bone and found that the bone was actually a finger...

Then she kept vomiting, vomited out her eyes, ears, nose...

She saw a group of people on the opposite side laughing at her throwing up.

Then she woke up.

The last thing frozen in the dream is a human face.

But she had never seen that person before, and even when she thought about it again, that face became more and more blurred, and she had no memory at all.

Ever since she assumed power, she rarely dreamed, and rarely recalled the past.

Neither Shenhuang who was killed by her nor Jinghuang who was killed by her appeared in her dream.

On the contrary, Li Yiren, the daughter who lives far away in Xiguo, once dreamed of her, but it was also an inexplicable side, without any deep meaning.

But in her dream, she dreamed of the former queen Lan Xi several times.

As before, she helped the queen comb her hair, and the queen smiled at herself in the mirror with a smile on her face.

It was warm in my dream.

When she woke up, she was very depressed. The former queen was not dead, but hid in the wilderness. Sooner or later, she would send troops to quell the wilderness.

The period from night to dawn seems to be extraordinarily long.

Empress Dowager Zhao didn't know how long she thought about it.

Finally, the maids came one after another.

Open the door, wash, change clothes, dress up...

After tidying up long and finely, she ate something and went up to court.

Empress Dowager Zhao, who was sitting in the sedan chair, lifted the curtain and glanced outside.

At this moment, the sky is not yet bright.

There are stars in the sky.

On the way, I met the sedan chair of the emperor Li Pingan.

Emperor Li Pingan backed down and let Empress Dowager Zhao's sedan chair go first.

And the bearers who carried the sedan chair for the Empress Dowager all looked contemptuously at the bearers who carried the sedan chair for the emperor, with a look of air on their faces.

The emperor's sedan chair started again after the empress dowager's sedan chair went ahead.

Li Pingan, who was dozing off in the sedan chair, woke up now.

Because he wanted to salute the Queen Mother.

He is probably the most aggrieved among the emperors of all dynasties.

Especially when he saw that the porters who carried the sedan chair for the Empress Dowager dared to mock him, Li Pingan felt furious in his heart. Sooner or later, when he took power, he would kill these people, all of them.

Chaotang.

Hundreds of officials gathered.

Majestic and solemn.

Although the Empress Dowager Zhao killed many people, there is no shortage of people in Shen Guo, especially those who are officials, and a larger number of newcomers have added to the officialdom.

These people were suppressed before and struggled in humble positions. It was Empress Dowager Zhao who gave them the opportunity to walk upright in court.

A large part of them are very grateful to the Queen Mother.

Of course, there are also some people who are still guarding some things that cannot be explained clearly.

But he also succumbed to the authority of the Empress Dowager Zhao.

If you want to get promoted and get rich first, if you want to benefit the common people, you must first please the Queen Mother.

The former Ye Yushi and today's Ye Shoufu said a sentence: the people are happy, the country is prosperous, the soldiers are well-off, the scholar-officials are capable, and the queen mother governs the country behind the curtain.

This tone is very suitable for the psychology of the ministers.

In this way, I can stand in the hall with peace of mind.

Shen Guo fought against Xi State, all the way to the north city of Xi State, and let Xi State sign the humiliating North City Alliance. Xi State recognized the rule of Shen State's army in the north of Xihe River, and provided food, silk, tea, and gold every year. Yin, Xiguo has to pay three levels of taxes to Shenguo when doing business in Shenguo...

Thanks to this treaty, the Shen Kingdom has suddenly become prosperous.

It even surpassed when Shen Huangyu was around.

Moreover, under the rule of the Queen Mother Zhao Leiting means, if the states and cities are disobedient, they will be replaced.

They were replaced with new people, all of whom were the Empress Dowager Zhao's own people, and a large amount of supplies and money were continuously sent to Shencheng.

People living in Shanghai enjoy more benefits than people outside.

Even the people in the poor alleys are singing the praises of the merits of the Empress Dowager Zhao.

Empress Dowager Zhao wore a long dress, and with the support of two court ladies, she sat in the authentic position.

However, there is still a transparent door curtain in front of the location.

The emperor Li Pingan followed.

Li Pingan was wearing a dragon robe, and there was only a young eunuch beside him, and he was also very tender.

Compared with the vigorous queen mother, he is like a follower.

But after he sat down, he saw the curtain on his side, and his heart was still a little dark.

Not to mention which bastard moved his dragon chair away, but the queen mother still has to sit behind the curtain, half-covered.

The courtiers began to report their work one by one, and they all looked at the Queen Mother.

Li Pingan was so bored that he even slandered in his heart that the Empress Dowager Zhao was hiding behind the curtain, so what was the difference between half-covering and half-closed doors in the folk.

When he thought maliciously like this, he felt relieved.

I even feel better.

Empress Dowager Zhao didn't pay attention to Li Pingan, even if she did, she wouldn't care what Li Pingan was thinking.

Waste is not qualified to have ideas.

The Empress Dowager Zhao knew about Li Pingan's little tricks. She connected with some scholars and low-level courtiers. In order to rebel against her, she also favored some harem women and wanted to rely on the support of those women's families. climate.

If you have a real temperament, it's fine if you really dare to rebel, or if you are really obedient, you can live a good life with the queen.

If you really don't want to, even if you pretend to do it, you can't do it completely. If you are obedient, you have the same virtue as Shen Huangyu back then, or even worse.

At this time, a courtier took a step forward and said: "In today's world, Jing Guo is in war and Xi Guo is weak, but Shen Guo is prosperous and strong, and the people are happy. It is all because of the queen mother's ability to govern the country. I suggest that the door curtain should be removed."

"My minister agrees."

"The minister agrees..."

All of a sudden, a large number of courtiers came out, some were old and some were young.

Li Pingan's smiling and peaceful face suddenly froze.

Empress Dowager Zhao smiled.

Speaking of Shen Guochen, it is very interesting, and he is really extremely powerful in trying to figure out his mind.

According to the usual practice, the queen mother declined three times, and the courtiers persuaded her three more times, and the curtain was removed.

But at this moment, when Lord Chao Shoufu Ye also stood up, it meant that the matter was settled.

Immediately the clever eunuch removed the curtain.

Empress Dowager Zhao's clear face was revealed.

After applying a lot of powder, it is a little white and a little tired.

But his back was straight, and he was more imposing than Shen Huang Li Pingan next to him.

Ye Shoufu took the lead and shouted: "The Empress Dowager lives forever."

"Longevity without bounds... Longevity without bounds... Longevity without bounds..."

Empress Dowager Zhao's face was calm, her voice was still slightly trembling, and she said, "Your Highnesses are at peace."

(End of this chapter)