The Imperial City is located in the north of Bianjing City. Xuande Gate in the south of the Imperial City is exactly on the central axis of the entire Bianjing City. In front of Xuande Gate is the famous Imperial Street. On the east and west sides of the Imperial City are Donghua Gate and West Gate.

Huamen.

After the imperial examination, the newly promoted scholars would roll their names at the Donghua Gate. This is where the folk saying of the good boy outside the Donghua Gate comes from.

As the night gets darker, pedestrians on the street are returning home one after another to reunite with their families. Groups of heavily armored soldiers are walking on the long and empty street.

The British Duke, the Zhang family, a group of internal servants with armored guards, armed with swords and guns, hurriedly came to the front door. Holding a token of Empress Dowager Cao in their hands, a soldier with a sword volunteered to call the door.

"Who is it?" The small door next to it was opened, and a head poked out.

"The Queen Mother has a decree! She hasn't informed her yet!"

The soldier's voice was quite sharp.

Although the Prime Minister is a third-rank official in front of the Prime Minister, and the British Duke's House is the most prestigious house in Tokyo, in front of the angel, the concierge did not dare to slack off at all. He hurriedly opened the middle door and welcomed the person into the house.

After a while, the British lady hurried to the front hall with several daughters-in-law.

"I don't know when angels come, they may be welcomed from afar, or they may be welcomed from afar!" the British lady said cheerfully.

"I was waiting for you here in a hurry!" The British princess has a noble status, and the British princess is the pillar of the imperial court. Although the chamberlain has received the order from the Queen Mother Cao, he does not dare to show off in front of the British princess, pretending to be powerful.

"According to the instructions of the Queen Mother, the British duchess and several ladies are summoned to the palace to have a talk."

"Enter the palace at this time?" the British princess asked doubtfully.

The chamberlain said: "I want Madam to know that today is New Year's Eve, and there are family reunions outside. The Madam misses the late Emperor in her heart, and she can't help but feel a little sad, so she thinks of calling Madam and several other ladies into the palace to talk. It's so lively and lively.

So as not to be lost in sorrow and longing.”

The British princess did not doubt that he was there and said: "Please wait a moment, sir. I will ask someone to prepare the car right now."

"Madam, there is no need to be busy. The eldest lady ordered me to bring a soft sedan to come!"

The same situation is playing out in the homes of countless important officials in Beijing.

At the right moment of You hour, in the palace, in the main hall, Queen Mother Cao is at the top, Queen Shen is sitting on her left hand, followed by Xiao Shen and Zou. The first person sitting on the right is the British princess.

On the left and right sides of the hall were the married women and official family members of various martial arts generals in the capital, and there were quite a few from the Yuzhou family. In addition to Madam Zhang, who was keeping filial piety for Marquis Ning Yuan at home, even the eldest lady from the fourth room of the Gu family was also there.

At the table.

Although this banquet came suddenly, it is not strange. In the past, banquets were often held in the palace. However, in the past few years, there were constant disasters in the capital. First, there was a rebellion against the king, then Emperor Jiayou died of a serious illness, and then there was the south.

There was a rebellion, and last year King Huan disappeared again.

For today's banquet, the Queen Mother specially invited the Nanqu Troupe, which has become very popular in Beijing these days, to enter the palace. Everyone was changing cups and cups in the palace, listening to the music, and chatting with people they knew well.

In the southeast corner of the hall, near the entrance of the main hall, Hua Lan, dressed in splendid clothes, sat in the third row against the wall. In front of her were her sister-in-law Xiao Zhang and her mother-in-law Zhang who had always made things difficult for her.

Mo Lan, on the other hand, was married to the legitimate son of the Yongchang Hou Mansion. Although Mrs. Wu didn't like her temperament, she still brought her here. Naturally, it was not for Mo Lan, but for Mo Lan's husband, Mrs. Wu.

’s youngest son Liang Han.

Although there are more and more memorials in the court asking the Queen Mother to return to power, and the voices are getting louder and louder. Among the civil servants, several officials from the Admonition Yuan have been demoted to Lingnan, but those who hold the power of the court have

She was still the queen mother. For the sake of her son, Mrs. Wu had to take Mo Lan out to socialize even if she didn't like it.

Beside Hua Lan, Mrs. Zhang looked left and right, searching back and forth among the official family members in the palace, and said with a smile on her face: "Why don't you see the niece of my sister-in-law who was granted the title of princess?"

The expression on Hualan's face was stagnant, and she smiled and said: "Sixth sister is pregnant again now, and her body is not feeling well. The imperial doctor said that she needs to rest. Now that it is the New Year, there is inevitably some noise in the capital, so the princess accompanied Liu

My sister went to the village outside the city to rest together, and it has been some time. Today's banquet came suddenly again, I guess the princess hasn't received the news yet!"

Xiao Zhang glanced sideways at Hua Lan and said: "I heard that my sister-in-law's sixth brother-in-law offended the eldest lady in the court years ago and was punished to live in seclusion for a month. Now that I count the time, it should be over!"

Hua Lan said: "Sixth brother-in-law is in charge of the Salt and Iron Department, and he is the emperor's humerus. Although he offended the eldest lady, he has already been punished. The eldest lady has a broad mind, how can she hold on to such a trivial matter."

"A trivial matter?" Xiao Zhang covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said with a chuckle: "Don't my brothers and sisters think that my sister-in-law and mother-in-law are such ignorant women? It's a matter of reform, but it's also a trivial matter?"

Zhang and Xiao Zhang, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, come from a scholarly family. Although it has declined in recent years, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are also very stupid, but they still have the common sense.

"Sister-in-law, be careful!" Hua Lan's expression did not change, because when Xiao Zhang just spoke, her voice was not low. Fortunately, they were far away, and only the officials and family members nearby heard them.

"If you are disobedient, you will lose the face of the Yuan family!" After staying in the Yuan family for so long, Hua Lan has finally figured out that if she is blindly weak, the only thing waiting for her will be Zhang and Xiao Zhang.

Endless bullying.

You can give in, but you must have a bottom line. You cannot give in blindly. You have to be tough when you need to be tough. Now his father is an important member of the fourth rank, and his brother-in-law is a third-rank salt and iron envoy. He holds great power, and his brother is also in the salt and iron.

As an errand in the company, Hua Lan naturally has the confidence to speak with real power in his hands.

"Say less!"

"Hmph!" Xiao Zhang wanted to argue a few more words, but Zhang in front turned his head and glared back.

Normally, Mrs. Zhang would have spoken out before Mrs. Zhang could speak. But today she was in the palace, and she was surrounded by ladies from the Xungui family. Mrs. Zhang just didn’t want the Yuan family’s face.

She also has to take care of her own face and that of the Zhang family.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Naturally, the news here cannot be hidden from the people nearby, especially Mo Lan, who has been paying attention to Hua Lan and saw Hua Lan and Xiao Zhang having an unpleasant quarrel.

, Mo Lan felt a sense of joy in her heart. Although her relationship with Mrs. Wu, her mother-in-law, was average, at least Liang Han was still controlled by her, unlike Hua Lan, who had stayed in the Yuan family for so many years.

Her life was not as good as that of her, a concubine who had just married into the Liang family within two years.

Thinking of Hua Lan's cool, aloof and arrogant look when she was a girl at home, and then seeing how she looked like a doormat when being targeted by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, Mo Lan felt happy in her heart.

Queen Mother Cao, who was sitting at the top, was listening to music, eating wine and food, and talking and laughing with Queen Shen, the British duchess and others nearby. The atmosphere looked very cheerful.

But at the same time, in the imperial city, groups of armored soldiers were trotting back and forth, groups of soldiers were filing onto the towers, and all the palace gates were sealed from the inside.

In the yamen in front of the palace, Liu Xian, who is currently the commander of the bureau in front of the palace, is sitting in front of the dinner table. There are exquisite dishes and several wine bottles on the table. There are also several people wearing armor lying beside the table. You can see it at a glance. A person who is a general.

"Come here!" Liu Xian ordered, and several soldiers with swords immediately pushed open the door and entered.

"My subordinate is here!"

"The three generals are too drunk, take them all down!"

There was no sadness or joy on Liu Xian's face, but his eyes were extremely cold, and there seemed to be a cold light flickering in his eyes. Even his voice became extremely cold: "Good care!"

"No!" The soldiers hurriedly carried the person to the inner room, took out the hemp ropes and rags that had been prepared, tied up all three of them, stuffed the rags into their mouths, and tied them tightly with the hemp ropes.

Liu Xian stood up and walked to the table. He held the helmet on the shaft in both hands and put it on his head slowly. The bodyguard brought the sword and tied it on his belt.

Walking quickly to the door, groups of soldiers had already lined up neatly, all wearing swords at their waists and holding torches in their hands.

"Brothers, you can find a wife, a son, a son, glory and wealth, all today!"

"If you still regret it, it's not too late to quit now!"

"We all use our instructions to keep our heads up!"

"To make the horse behave accordingly!"

"The horse follows the lead!"

Listening to the soldiers holding torches and declaring their loyalty, the smile on Liu Xian's face grew stronger.

"very good!"

"Commanders, set off!"

Liu Xian turned around first and walked quickly towards Emperor Zhao Zongquan's palace.

In the outer city, Nanxun Gate, as Empress Dowager Cao has taken control of the government in recent years, the guards of each gate have gradually changed from Zhao Zongquan's confidants to her Empress Dowager Cao's confidants.

The Cao family, from which Empress Dowager Cao was born, was also one of the founders of the country and had been serving as generals for generations. Her father and brother were all serving in the Northern Army. Last year, Empress Dowager Cao had already transferred all her brothers, nephews and nephews back to Bianjing for some excuse. Now she is deploying troops and generals in the city. He is the brother of Empress Dowager Cao.

Groups of armored officers and soldiers were scattered throughout the city, surrounding the residences of important officials in the court. Especially those from the Yuzhou clan, as well as those headed by Grand Prime Minister Han Zhang, wrote several times to urge Cao Cao to do so. The civil and military ministers who returned to power after the Queen Mother returned to power.

Xicheng, Han Mansion.

"Who are you? Do you know where this place is?" The third-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, Han Zhang, was the prime minister at that time. He was below one person and above ten thousand people. The head of the civil servants was a concierge. Facing the officers and soldiers, he also No fear at all.

"The one I'm looking for is Han Zhang!"

The leading general suddenly drew his sword out of its sheath with a grin, and with a flash of light from the sword, the head on the porter's neck flew up, and a stream of hot blood spurted out in an instant.

"kill!"

The blood-stained sword in the general's hand waved, and dozens of soldiers behind him drew their swords out of their sheaths, charging into the Han Mansion like a pack of wolves.

"Master, it's not good! It's not good, the officers and soldiers are coming in!"

Han Zhang was sitting in the hall with his wife, children, and children, eating snacks and playing with the grandchildren. He was very happy when a young boy ran into the hall in a hurry.

"What?" The laughter in the room suddenly stopped. Han Zhang immediately put down his grandson in his arms, stood up, walked forward quickly, and asked sharply: "What did you say?"

The boy hurriedly said: "The officers and soldiers are coming! They are already rushing this way, sir..."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Before the boy finished speaking, a burst of wild laughter came from outside.

The key generals covered in blood carried blood-stained swords and led a group of officers and soldiers like wolves and tigers into the hall. They faced Han Zhang directly: "Mr. Han, the eldest empress has a decree. Please invite Mr. Han to the palace."

Narrative."

The pungent smell of blood filled the air instantly, and several women with small burdens turned pale with fright.

"Bold!" Han Zhang was still not afraid. He took a few steps forward and faced the general directly: "I am the prime minister of the dynasty, do you dare to take action?"
To be continued...