my wife is mulan

"Yes!" Jia Zhou agreed, and asked two young eunuchs to lead the way.

Empress Dowager Dou was the wet nurse of Emperor Taiwu Tuobatao. Emperor Taiwu died of his biological mother Du Shi when he was born. Later, Emperor Ming and Yuan asked Dou, who was only a court lady at that time, to be his wet nurse. After Emperor Taiwu ascended the throne, he was grateful for her upbringing. Zhi En respected her as the Empress Dowager Bao. After Tuoba Tao died, she still had a high status in the palace. Tuoba Jian's mother, Mrs. Yin, also died when he was 12 years old, but he had no wet nurse, so he was also like Tuoba Jian. Tao also continued to respect Dou as the Empress Dowager.

Zong Ai soon came to the palace where Mrs. Dou lived, and was received by Mrs. Dou after waiting for a cup of tea after being informed by the maid.

"Slave servant Zong Ai pays homage to the Queen Mother!" Zong Ai saluted Dou Shi.

Empress Dowager Dou is in her 40s. She has lived in the palace for more than 20 years and is well maintained. She is about 30 years old. She was married before entering the palace. Among the servants, there are two daughters who entered the palace with her as servants.

Dou smiled and raised her hand: "Why did Supervisor Zong come to see Ai's family late at night today? Is there something important?"

Zong Ai looked around, cupped his hands and said, "This servant has something important to report to the Queen Mother, please leave the Queen Mother alone!"

Mrs. Dou pondered for a while, and waved to the maids who were serving, and the maids retreated one by one after performing the Wanfu ceremony.

Zong Ai saw that there were only him and Mrs. Dou in the bedroom, and leaned closer and said in a low voice: "Queen Mother, this servant has received top-secret news that His Majesty met Zhu Xiuzhi in Liaodong and turned against him, and died!"

"What?" Dou's expression changed drastically in shock, and his body trembled involuntarily.

"Hush——" Zong Ai hurriedly covered Dou's mouth, "Queen Mother, don't panic. Only our family and a limited number of people know about this matter. If it spreads, the court will be disrupted in an instant!"

After a while, Dou finally came to his senses, "Is the news... true?"

"It's absolutely true. It's been more than ten days since this happened, but the news has been blocked by the order of Zhao Junsheng, the governor of Youzhou. Anyone who sent news to Pingcheng was blocked, but only the servants were sent to inform

, I am worried that once the news comes out, it will inevitably lead to internal chaos and attacks from the outside! "

Dou's gaze focused on Zong Ai's face from a distracted state, "You came to tell Ai's family this matter, because you want to make a plan before the news comes, and immediately enshrine the new emperor?"

"Yes!" Zong Ai cupped his hands, "This is what I think. The Empress Dowager ordered a group of ministers to enter the palace to discuss matters, announce the news of His Majesty's death, and then appoint a new emperor as the throne!"

Dou's eyes flashed, "Who do you want to succeed? King Le'an, King Jianning, King Xinxing? Or the four-year-old prince Ren?"

"Queen Mother, if any one of the three brothers King Le'an, King Jianning, and King Xinxing is allowed to succeed, will they listen to you, Queen Mother? I'm afraid they won't allow the Queen Mother to intervene in the affairs of the court? But the Queen Mother If you work hard to support an emperor, and in the end you can't even speak, why bother?"

These words caused Dou's expression to change constantly. She is a kind-hearted woman. If she hadn't been Tuoba Tao's wet nurse, she wouldn't have raised and taught him like her own son, but the palace officials over the years Life taught her a truth, if a woman has no voice or power in the palace, she will only become a victim of power struggle.

After a long time, Mrs. Dou figured it out. She didn't want to seek power, but at least she had to ensure that she had enough voice in the palace and the court.When Tuoba Tao was still alive, she was the queen mother who was a real queen mother. The emperor treated her like his own mother, and would ask her for her opinions and thoughts on some political and military affairs, but after Tuoba Jian succeeded to the throne, it was different She lost the awe of the palace people, and also lost some right to speak. Even a small pepper shop dared to point fingers in front of her.

Now, she knows she has a chance to take back her voice.

"Zong Ai, tell me what your plan is!"

As soon as Zong Ai heard it, he knew that Dou had agreed to stand on his side, so he immediately confessed his thoughts to her and asked for her support.

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Chapter 549 Palace Change (1)

Zhao Junsheng, Hua Mulan and Lai Daqian left in Pinggang. Lai Daqian led a team of more than 1 people to escort the coffins of the emperor and the military ministers all the way west to Chicheng to enter the customs. Mulan led the army to enter the pass through Beigukou. ----Update fast, no anti-theft--

Going through Beigukou to enter the customs is much faster than entering through Lulongsai. Zhao Junsheng has a lot of property and supplies to transport, so it is not convenient to go through Lulongsai.

After entering the pass at Beigukou, Zhao Junsheng immediately sent Cao Jiao to lead an army of three thousand to go east.

Hua Mulan was puzzled by this, "Brother Junsheng, why did you ask Cao Jiao to take 3000 people to the east? Are you worried that the Yan army will come after them from the Binhai Road?"

"No, isn't Jieshi Mountain occupied by the navy of the Southern Dynasties? It is a dangerous place. If it is occupied by the Yan army, the Yan army can advance, attack, retreat, and defend. It is extremely disadvantageous to Youzhou, so I must Take it down!" Zhao Junsheng explained.

Hua Mulan nodded and said, "That's right, that place is indeed very important! But Cao Jiao brought 3000 cavalrymen. Can they take Jieshi Mountain, which was captured by the Southern Dynasty navy, in a short time?"

Zhao Junsheng smiled and said: "It's not really an attack, it's just to frighten the officers and soldiers of the Southern Dynasty Navy. Now that our army has withdrawn from Liaodong at full speed, it is unnecessary for them to continue to occupy the Southern Dynasty Navy. Cao Jiao led the troops. The past was nothing more than a show, and they will definitely withdraw!"

"What if they occupy it or not?" Hua Mulan asked.

"That's impossible. The food and grass they bring can't last a lifetime. How much food can a navy carry with a full load of 3000 people? They can't stay a day without food!"

"That's true!"

Zhao Junsheng remembered something and said to Hua Mulan: "Mulan, I believe that there will be a period of chaos in the imperial court. I'm afraid it won't be too safe for you to go to Pingcheng. Why don't you stay in Youzhou? I'll send someone to Wuchuan to take my mother-in-law Take it with Xiaoxiong!"

Hua Mulan turned her head to Zhao Junsheng after thinking for a while and said, "Brother Junsheng, I know you don't want to be separated from me, and I don't want to either! But we are all people with responsibilities, how can we forget our responsibilities for the sake of our children? Besides, if I stay, what will the more than [-] soldiers of the Right Wing Army do? It is against the rules to let them stay in Youzhou, and they themselves will feel uncomfortable! If I stay, it would be too irresponsible for them to return to Pingcheng by themselves What will the world think of me, Hua Mulan?"

Having said that, Hua Mulan took Zhao Junsheng's hand and put it in her own, "Brother Junsheng, didn't you say that if the relationship lasts for a long time, how can it be day and night? The imperial court please resign and come to Youzhou to marry you, but I wonder if you will still treat me as well as before?"

"Of course, I will always treat you well, always!"

Zhao Junsheng knew that he couldn't stop Hua Mulan from returning to Pingcheng with his troops. Both of them are responsible people, and it is impossible for them to give up everything for the sake of their children. ----Update fast, no anti-theft--

Later, Zhao Junsheng wrote a letter, recorded the process of the Eastern Expedition in detail and sent someone to send it to Pingcheng on a fast horse.

Pingcheng, Jiaofang Palace.

Concubine Yi Yueshi quietly listened to Zongai's news of the death of the emperor and the tragic deaths of the ministers accompanying the army. She suddenly realized something, and her expression became uncontrollably agitated.

She pretended to cry for a while, and then asked with tears all over her face: "What is the purpose of the chief supervisor coming to Jiaofang Palace late at night to tell me about this matter?"

Zong Ai said: "Madam, Your Majesty has passed away, but the country cannot be without a master for a day. The ministers plan to choose one of the princes to inherit the throne. If you want to say that your Majesty's heirs are all dragons and phoenixes among the people." , but there is only one throne..."

After hearing this, Concubine Yi immediately said: "Superintendent, if my son can ascend the throne and become emperor, my son and this palace will be together."

I must be grateful for the great supervisor's kindness, and I will definitely let my son be named the senior supervisor, the prince of the state, no, the king, and all the eunuchs and maids in the palace will be under the supervision of the grand supervisor. What do you think? "

Zong Ai sneered in his heart when he heard the words, the maids and eunuchs are all under the care of our family, so why are you the Queen Mother?

Zong Ai pretended to think about the balance, and then leaned over as if he had something secret to say, Concubine Yi immediately listened, but Zong Ai suddenly pulled out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed Concubine Yi in the chest.

"You..." Yueshi opened his mouth, his face lost its color in the blink of an eye, his pupils began to slack, his body twitched a few times and fell down.

Zong Ai immediately supported Concubine Yi's body, making her sit sideways and lean on the low table.

He got up slowly, walked to the bed, picked up the sleeping prince Tuoba Ren, and walked to the door of the bedroom.

The bedroom door opened, and Zong Ai carried the sleeping Tuoba Ren out of the bedroom and told the two maids standing outside the door: "Your Majesty is tired, please don't disturb me. King Le'an is here, just open it and let him in. Your Majesty is in the bedroom." wait".

"Yes!"

Le'an Wang Tuoba Fan was very puzzled, he was sleeping soundly in the middle of the night, but someone from the palace said that Concubine Yi had something important to invite him into the palace.He is not very familiar with this younger sibling, why would she send someone to invite him into the palace in the middle of the night?

With doubts, Tuoba Fan came to the palace in a carriage, and under the guidance of the palace guards, he walked through the side door and entered the palace. After twists and turns in the palace, he finally came to the outside of the Jiaofang hall in the inner palace.

"Open the door!"

Two maids outside the door opened the door, and the eunuch who led the way said to Tuoba Fan: "Please, my lord, the empress is waiting for you inside!"

Tuoba Fan nodded and walked into the hall.

After a while, there was the sound of something being knocked down in the bedroom. A maid from outside the door walked in and took a look, and immediately yelled: "Concubine Yi was killed——"