in the sound of swallows

Chapter 159

Gu Chaobei squinted at Shen Hanlu, and the expressions of Gu Chengxiang and Fu Xueshi beside him changed.

"What... what does this mean?"

Shen Hanlu looked at several important officials of the court, squeezed his hands and said solemnly: "Yesterday, the gods dreamed that my position at the back was always left empty, and that the imbalance of yin and yang would cause a severe drought in the world, so I bestowed these eight characters. Let the emperor decide. "

The Empress Dowager Nian looked at the characters and muttered in a low voice, "Is the characters written by gods so ugly?"

Shen Guiyan frowned, Shen Hanlu, does this mean that the emperor wants to be a queen?But now that she has left the palace to become the high priest, what does it have to do with her, why bother to intervene like this?Looking at the emperor's expression, she knew it wasn't what the emperor meant. Who gave her the courage to say that in front of everyone?
Fu Xueshi listened, turned his head and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, you must listen to the words of heaven and man, and it is true that the post has been vacant for a long time, why not just listen to this."

Prime Minister Gu also nodded slightly: "It's not a bad thing to be an empress, it can also stabilize people's hearts. But, what does this 'benevolent person' mean?"

Shen Hanlu raised her head and explained: "The one who is a queen, the heart of the world belongs to her, and she is kind and kind. The gods said that you should choose the queen, not according to the emperor's will, but to the people's will. Whoever the people choose is the destiny of heaven."

Gu Chaobei's brows frowned even tighter, Shen Hanlu was always under his control and would not talk nonsense.Who took his puppet line today and asked this person to dig a hole for him?

After Li Li, the queen is the mother of the country, and in this dynasty is even more important than the prime minister.The reason why Empress Wen could easily interfere in politics at the beginning was because the empress could receive courtiers at any time and enter and leave the palace freely.Now Shen Hanlu said that the common people should choose the queen?
What a joke, the common people are ignorant, and they will help and talk nonsense if they are given some money. This is not chosen by the common people, it is obviously bought by the money of each family!
There is no one in the Wen family, but there is still Fu Guipin who belongs to the Queen Mother Wen's faction. These people want to use God's will to directly bypass him and make Fu Youyi the queen.

Squinting his eyes, Gu Chaobei looked at Shen Hanlu with an arrow-like gaze: "The High Priest is really good at hearing."

Shen Hanlu's back felt cold, and he took a step back guiltily.Don't blame her, she has no interests here in Gu Chaobei, and there is no guarantee of security. Wen Guozhang has a strong army, and pinching her to death is like pinching a chicken at any time, so she has to bow her head.

"In that case, let's make it so." Gu Chaobei closed his eyes and said, "In the past six months, the north of the Yellow River has indeed not rained, if the weather can make the wind and rain smooth for me, then I will. It’s just that for specific matters, Prime Minister Gu and Xueshi Fu have to discuss how to be chosen by the common people is fair.”

"Yes." Both Prime Minister Gu and Xueshi Fu agreed.

It's time for the harem to be lively, Shen Guiyan smiled softly, it was like a beauty pageant after standing up, and the common people were required to choose, Shen Hanlu's idea was really strange.

But no matter how the people choose, the temporary harmony in the harem may be gone. Everyone has a chance to sit in the back seat, and they should be on guard against each other.

After Shen Hanlu finished speaking, she packed her things and prepared to leave the palace.The emperor just wanted to stop her, but Wen Guozhang's cronies came to stop her: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Looking at Shen Hanlu's back, Gu Chaobei snorted softly.

Upon hearing the news, Liugong was silent for a while, and then Concubine Hua came to look for Shen Guiyan: "Your Majesty, the high priest is obviously helping Concubine Fu to speak. If it is up to the people to choose, how would the people know?" Who is suitable to be a queen? Isn't it just bought by money? In this comparison, who can compare with the financial resources of the Wen family and the Fu family?"

Shen Guiyan leaned on the soft couch and said, "I know."

Know that you are still so leisurely?Concubine Hua really hates iron and steel: "Even if according to the emperor's wishes, you are made empress, the concubine will not have such a big reaction. But I just want to watch Fu Guifei use improper means to ascend to the throne. How can the concubine be willing?"

Shen Guiyan glanced at her and said, "So what if you are not reconciled? Concubine Hua, don't let yourself bear too deep a sin."

sin?Concubine Hua sneered, she is not afraid of any sins, since she entered the drunken flower shade, her sins have been washed away and cannot be washed away.

"Your Majesty still doesn't want to fight?" Concubine Hua looked at her and asked seriously.

Shen Guiyan shook her head without hesitation at all: "Fate."

Concubine Hua was so angry that she stood up, and said slightly angrily: "If you do nothing like this, there will be no pie in the sky!"

After speaking, he turned and went out.

Looking at Concubine Hua's back, Baoshan couldn't help sighing: "Concubine Hua is so fierce."

Shen Guiyan smiled, it's one thing for her to do something, but it's another thing for her to tell Concubine Hua.She also wants the position of queen, and only by ascending to that position can she have enough strength to protect herself and do what she has always wanted to do.

How can we not argue.

"Bao Shan, ask Zhuiyun to invite Mr. Zhou from the Beijing Academy into the palace for me."

"Yes."

Gu Chaobei sat behind the desk, Yuwen Changqing frowned and said: "You shouldn't trust Shen Hanlu, such a sloppy woman, and expect her to do things for you all the time? The words of the high priest are more effective than yours. Gave her the power to talk nonsense."

"It can be taken back now." The emperor said softly.

"How to take it back?" Yuwen Changqing snorted coldly: "Do you think the high priest is some kind of village official? If you order her to be dismissed from her position now, wouldn't it mean that everything you did by relying on her before was a lie? All dissidents were eliminated by you, the emperor. Isn’t the world in chaos?”

Gu Chaobei snorted twice: "Do you think I'm so stupid? From the time I helped her up, I planned to pull her down. Do you think I will repeat the mistakes of Queen Mother Wen? However, I still have to After a few days, I still want to take advantage of her to deal with a few more people."

Yuwen Changqing said: "Then you will let them do whatever they want when it comes to establishing a queen?"

"They like to give money to the people of Chang'an, I won't stop them." Gu Chaobei's eyes were dark and bottomless: "Just wait and see the result."

Concubine Fu Gui was so frightened by the high priest's words that she fell ill, but Xueshi Fu took the time to go to the palace, and Fu Youyi's illness was miraculously cured, and her face was radiant, and she walked around the palace like a bright spring.

"It's absolutely impossible for nothing to happen in the world." Fu Guipin looked at Concubine Hua and said with a smile, "Sister, don't you think so?"

"En." Concubine Hua replied lightly.

"My concubine has been ill for so long, and now I remember to ask my sister about the matter of drowning, how did my sister find out?" Fu Guifei said, "You are in charge of the harem affairs, and you should always give my concubine a favor." Saying. Is it really God's punishment to death?"

"She slipped and drowned." Concubine Hua looked at her sideways, "It must have been caused by God's punishment."

(End of this chapter)