Although Wang Guojiu was the queen mother's biological brother, he was not qualified to enter the harem casually. He asked the eunuch to inform him at least ten times before he finally got permission.

There were not many people in the Cining Palace, and the destiny women were gone. There were less than ten eunuchs and palace maids inside and outside. Wang Cuilian was still there, kneeling in front of the empress dowager's couch and crying. It seemed that she had been there for a long time.

Wang Guogong was dissatisfied. His close relative was stopped outside, but a neighbor could enter the palace at any time. The empress dowager's approach was not fair, but he did not reveal it. He also rushed to the empress dowager and knelt down and kowtowed, "Our father is almost in a hurry. Empress dowager, you can't stay. Let's go together, go as soon as possible, go to Luoyang. If it really doesn't work, go back to his hometown. The Wang family is rich now..."

Empress Dowager Cining smiled bitterly and said, "My stupid brother, if Da Chu dies, what's the use of any more money?"

Wang Guojiu stayed for a while, "Our family really can't help. Staying in the capital will also cause trouble for the court."

Empress Dowager Cining said seriously: "You didn't go to talk to the minister?"

Wang Guojiu hesitated and shook his head.

Empress Dowager Cining sighed, "Your Majesty has a stronger eye. I still expect someone from the Wang family to assist You. Now it seems that this is just my wishful thinking. Go back and tell your father that I am the Empress Dowager of Great Chu. If Your Majesty is not here, I have to stay and guard the city with the ministers."

After a brief pause, Empress Dowager Cining said again: "The palace is my home, I will not go anywhere, I would rather die in it."

"But...but..."

"If you have the intention, stay with me and show your Majesty and the people of the world that although the Wang family has no talent as generals and ministers, they all have a loyal heart. If you are afraid of death, I will write a decree and let you go out of the city. Don't go to Luoyang, go back to your hometown and continue farming. Just think that the capital is a dream. I have never found you, and you have never really been here."

Wang Guojiu kept kowtowing, he was afraid of death, and the whole family was afraid of death, but when the empress dowager said such words, he could no longer mention the matter of leaving Beijing, so he could only reply: "If the empress dowager doesn't leave, no one of the Wang family will leave."

Empress Dowager Cining sighed, "You go back and bring all your family into the palace."

Wang Guogong kowtowed and exited the room. He felt his legs weak and whispered to himself: "There is still a chance. I can't persuade the Queen Mother, my father can."

In the hall, Empress Dowager Cining said to Wang Cuilian: "You are not a relative of the outside world, so you don't need to follow these rules, don't cry. Go back and take your son with you and leave the capital with the queen."

"Empress Dowager..." Wang Cuilian was about to speak again. Empress Dowager Cining waved her hand impatiently, and she had to get up and retreat.

Empress Dowager Cining ordered people to light the lamps, and they were lit inside and outside the house, as if it was the New Year.

As the night approached, the queen and others came to pay their respects again. Empress Dowager Cining ordered the female official to block the door and not allow anyone to come in. The two princes were no exception and told everyone not to bring heavy things and not to say goodbye when moving to the palace.

After midnight, all the Wang family came, with dozens of close relatives and distant relatives. This was the first time most people entered the harem, but they were not in the mood to watch the scenery, and they all knelt down and cried.

Empress Dowager Cining personally helped her father up and knelt down, "The daughter was unfilial and caused her to suffer."

Uncle Wang knelt on the ground and said to his father: "Dad, please advise the Queen Mother..."

Dad Wang's face burst into tears, turned around and kicked his son, then helped his daughter up, and shouted: "I understand what the Empress Dowager meant. The Wang family saw it in one step, and hated it in their hearts. They could not let them say that we were afraid of life and death, and stayed, and they were all left. When it was necessary, they would all go to defend the city. They could not get a knife, and they could still move things with their strength."

Uncle Wang looked at his father in surprise and forgot to cry. His father just nodded at home but didn't say these words.

Empress Dowager Cining was both moved and sad. Just as she was about to speak, Dad Wang turned around and said to her children and grandchildren: "Don't cry, don't think it's unfair. What are the days we have lived in the past few years? I never dreamed of the days like a god before. This is God's eyes, so that we can finish all our good days in advance. The rest are hard days, and there is nothing we can't bear to give up."

The Wang family just kowtowed.

Queen Mother Cining said: "The Wang family cannot ask my father to select a few children and grandchildren because of my defeat. I will leave the queen and leave the capital together for shelter."

Dad Wang looked around and the whole family was looking at him, hoping to be chosen. He was also sad, and he stomped his feet with cruelty, "No one said I am unfair. The third son is the youngest and was born in the capital. He is not over yet."

Wang Guogong cried, "Dad, the Queen Mother said they were 'a few children and grandchildren'..."

"Stop talking nonsense. If the Wang family has this fate, the incense will naturally continue. If it is not the fate, it will be useless for the whole family to leave Beijing."

Empress Dowager Cining knelt down to her father again, "Daughter thanked her father for help."

The youngest child of the Wang family was sent to Qiuxin Palace. Empress Dowager Cining ordered her mother to follow her, but the woman was unwilling to leave her husband and family and said, "The queen is still short of people to take care of the children? I stayed, our father said a lot, good days have been passed, this is our life."

Empress Dowager Cining left her family in the palace, prepared wine and meat, and piled gold, silver and jewelry on the ground to play with everyone.

At the fourth update, the queen and others left the palace and were ordered not to come and say goodbye. They gathered together and kowtowed to the direction of Cining Palace.

Shortly afterwards, the palace maid informed that Wang Cuilian had come again. She did not leave and handed her son over to the eunuch who left the palace and came to see the queen mother by herself.

After no longer persuading each other, Empress Dowager Cining stayed in the palace and chatted with several female relatives, recalling few past events.

After dawn, Empress Dowager Cining finally got sleepy and fell asleep on the couch. Wang Cuilian took care of her.

There were many people in the palace and they could not all leave with the queen. Most of them were still staying, waiting for the next arrangement. The two empress dowagers were not in charge. Liu Jie, the chief supervisor of the Central Secretary, was busier than usual. He sent off the queen and others and began to assign the second and third batches of personnel and the items to be carried.

He himself did not plan to leave, and wanted to live and die with the palace. In fact, he was also one of the most calm people in the palace. He was still in order and could not find any fault. Some people wanted to please him in exchange for a place to leave the capital, but they gave up after seeing him.

The day passed, until the evening, when Liu Jie finally got free and ordered a table of wine and food to invite Duke Jing.

Jing Yao is Liu Jie's old boss. The two have known each other for a long time and have always been superiors and subordinates. They did not turn around until a few years ago. The relationship is not harmonious, but there is no deep hatred. Liu Jie personally greeted him, invited Jing Yao to sit down, and raised his glass and said, "Please drink this cup with Gong Jing."

Jing Yao was not polite either, so he made a gesture to invite him, and then drank it all in one go.

After Liu Jie drank it, he invited two more drinks in a row and said, "I have something to ask Mr. Jing."

"Now you are the Chief Supervisor, so there is no need to ask for it." Jing Yao said.

Liu Jie smiled, "Does Mr. Jing have anything to tell His Majesty?"

Jing Yao understood the meaning of this question. If there is, he would be included in the second batch of leaving Beijing. If there is no, he would have to stay in the capital.

Jing Yao picked up the wine glass, and did not invite him, drank it himself, and replied: "No."

"Happy." Liu Jie gave three cups in a row.

Jing Yao refused to refuse and asked, "Why did Mr. Liu refuse to see Your Majesty?"

Liu Jie smiled and said, "Like Duke Jing, I have nothing to do to see Your Majesty. Since it is useless to Your Majesty, I will stay. To be honest, when I followed Your Majesty to patrol the hunt, I was thinking, try not to leave the capital again in the future, and it is best to die in the palace."

Jing Yao laughed, and the two of them exchanged cups and became closer to each other as they chatted.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Jieping left the eunuch who served him, and said, "The rules in the palace should not be too talkative until death. Today I want to ask, what did Duke Jing find for Cining Palace?"

Jing Yao smiled and said, "Mr. Liu is also curious?"

"certainly."

"You really want to know?"

"I know that the last wish before death must be related to the demise of Emperor Si. We have all served Emperor Si. If Emperor Si is still there, we will be a good emperor. Moreover, there will be no civil strife in the Great Chu, and perhaps it will not be invaded by foreign enemies, and even the capital will not be able to be protected."

Jing Yao put away his smile and looked aged, "Rules are rules. Even if the Great Chu is destroyed, the rules will continue. I have told Empress Dowager Cining everything I know. It is her business for the Empress Dowager, but the secret will never be revealed from me."

Liu Jie laughed, "Mr. Jing is right, I am still not qualified to serve as the Central Supervisor."

Jing Yao drank another glass of wine, "But there is one thing I can tell you."

"What's up?"

"Emperor Si is not as good as His Majesty today, and far inferior. If Emperor Si is here, he may have a better relationship with the ministers. There may not be so many civil strife. However, Emperor Si cannot take on major events, and he has no foresight and no sense of vision. Facing a strong enemy, the Great Chu generals are unprepared and have no chance to survive."

Jing Yao learned a lot of the truth, and what he said was very authoritative. Liu Jie also drank a glass of wine and said, "I hope everything is safe and hope to have a foundation forever. After a long time, I regard hope as a fact. I really think there will never be any trouble. King Jing is right. Although Your Majesty is a bit... but only he can bear such a crisis. Whether the Great Chu survives or dies depends on Your Majesty. We can't help, just don't cause trouble."

"Two half-dead old eunuchs actually talked about the emperor behind their backs. It's really a violation of the rules and deserve punishment."

"It's a punishment!"

The two of them drowsy until they fainted.

The next morning, Liu Jie woke up and felt his head as heavy as a mountain. Jing Yao was gone. I don’t know if he left or someone else carried it away. He tried hard to shake his head and called the little eunuch outside, washed his face and rinsed his mouth, dressed neatly, and prepared to continue to perform the duties of the Central Supervisor.

Nearly noon, an eunuch came to inform him: "The Prime Minister is invited in Qinzheng Hall."

Liu Jie knew that things should come.

There were more ministers in the Qinzheng Hall than usual. Zhuo Ruhe saw Liu Jie, but he was not polite and said directly: "Xiao Zhou City and Mancang City have all been lost. The enemy is heading south quickly and will soon arrive in Beijing. The vanguard rebel army probably cannot stop it. Another group of people can be withdrawn from the palace. Then the city gate and the palace gate will be closed and will not be opened again." (To be continued.)

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