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    (Thanks for the support of Wandering with Snails, thank you!) There is still more than an hour before dawn, but Queen Xiao Meiniang has already woken up.  ¡Ó She closed her eyes, leaning on the bed with multiple curtains, and fell into boundless sadness among the soft and soft brocade quilts.  These days, she only gets a moment of relief during the two hours when she falls asleep from extreme exhaustion.  This period of time in the past was a terrible memory that would never be erased for her.  Just after the New Year, her husband was removed from his post as commander of the Northern Expedition and placed under confinement in the palace because of suspicion of his grandson's assassination.  After finally being exonerated, she breathed a sigh of relief and followed her husband to Bingzhou to take office.  At that time, her husband asked her to stay, but she could not worry about her husband. He had just suffered a heavy blow and she wanted to spend more time with him to comfort him.  Once they leave the capital, they will not find relief but greater misfortune.  After Emperor Gaozu was murdered, her husband immediately fled Hedong with her after hearing the news. He pretended to be a businessman along the way and finally returned to Yangzhou in fear. Finally, her husband took back the military power. He proclaimed himself emperor with the support of the soldiers, and she was granted the title of emperor.  For the queen.  At that time, she really thought that just as her husband said, everything would soon fall to the ground, they would take back the capital, and then everyone would surrender.  She believed in her husband and even hid her grief and worry about her second son falling into the hands of Yang Xiu in Beijing.  She followed the army to march westward. After the New Year, she spent most of her time on the road.  He rushed from the capital to Bingzhou in Hedong, fled from Bingzhou in Hedong to Yangzhou, and now followed the army from Yangzhou to Guanzhong.  In just six months, she has come full circle.  On the way to the march, she could not help but think of the mutual affection and love between her and her husband in the past.  Although my husband is the prince of the Sui Dynasty.  Although they have been married for more than ten years, they are still gentle, graceful, beautiful and smart.  For more than ten years, her husband's love has been all over her.  She bore her husband two sons.  They are also the husband's only two sons.  Although the husband later took in several beautiful concubines, they were more of a reward from the emperor and empress, and the husband's love did not transfer.  She believed that her husband's love for her was sincere, and it was not because the emperor and empress hated men who were lecherous and doted on concubines that they only treated her well.  She cherished this relationship, and later she learned that before her husband married her, he had loved another woman and had a son with her.  That time.  She was angry, felt cheated, and even thought about cursing and killing that despicable illegitimate child.  But at that time, the husband assured himself that it was just an illegitimate son, and everything he had would be inherited by their two sons in the future, and there would not be a cent from the illegitimate son.  When her husband proclaimed himself emperor in Yangzhou, he made the illegitimate son the prince. She was extremely sad.  Her husband explained to her over and over again that it was just a temporary measure, etc., but she was really sad and no longer had the same wholehearted love for her husband.  She even felt that her husband did not love her as much as she loved him, and she began to only want to work hard for one thing.  That is to let his son get what belongs to him, everything.  Finally, her husband made their eldest son Yang Zhao the crown prince.  But this was just because the illegitimate son rejected him.  Seeing her husband's angry look, she even felt a little excited at that time.  There is a feeling of taking pleasure in others' misfortune.  Not long after I was just happy, revenge came.  Yang Zhao, the eldest son on whom she placed all her hopes.  He was actually killed by Yang Xiu. They killed Yang Zhao so cruelly. It is said that they stabbed him more than ten times with a spear, causing blood to flow all over the ground. In the end, they cut off his head and passed it down to the three armies.  After hearing the news, she simply couldn't believe it. She was shocked, grieved, fainted with sadness, and then cried heartbreakingly, dying.  The second son fell into the hands of Yang Xiu, and now the eldest son was killed again. Although she is still the queen, what is the meaning of it, her two sons are gone.  As a woman, although she is over thirty years old, she still has a beautiful face and a healthy body, but she has no son.  She was still able to give birth, and in addition to two sons, she also gave birth to two daughters.  But can she still have another son? The emperor's heirs have always been meager, and it would be very difficult to have another son, let alone a boy.  Without her son, she lost everything.  She even regretted helping her husband compete for the favor of the emperor and the empress over the years, and supporting her husband in seizing the legitimate heir. Even when she heard that the emperor had passed away in Jinzhou, she decisively supported her husband in abandoning his official position and immediately fleeing Jinzhou and went south to Yangzhou.  Regret, regret, extremely regret.  "If they had not left, their sons would still be in Yizhou now, and they would not have their heads chopped off and passed around.  Her husband will not remain in a coma now, completely unable to handle matters, and his condition is worrying.  In Jiangling City, the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion is now a temporary palace. It is quite magnificent, but it is far from worthy of an emperor and a queen.  After getting up, Mrs. Xiao first went to the emperor's palace to visit her husband. Her husband was only awake for half a day and slept the rest of the time.  The doctors accompanying the army said that my husbandI was angry and hurt, and I was running around on the road after the New Year, and I was over-exhausted, which made me weak and cold. I was not acclimated to the climate and was affected by bad news. Finally, I ended up in this situation. What I need now is  Just rest and relax to avoid overexertion and stress, and it is not advisable to run around anymore.  When she passed by, her husband was still asleep and had lost a lot of weight. After sitting for a while, she came back.  After eating some porridge, the official day started.  Ms. Xiao is a woman who loves beauty. She usually pays most attention to all kinds of maintenance. This is why her two sons are married, but she still has outstanding beauty and perfect figure.  She had to take a bath every day, and she had to put fragrant petals, milk and pearl powder in the water, which made her skin whiter, more delicate and smoother.  In addition, she has to drink two cups of milk in the morning and evening every day, not cow's milk or goat's milk, but fresh human milk.  After her eldest son died and her husband was seriously ill, she lost interest in dressing up.  After simply tidying up, she cheered up and started dealing with military and state affairs for the new day.  With the exception of a few of her husband¡¯s doctors and a few important ministers such as King Jing and his son, Zhang Heng and Duan Da, no one knew about the news about her husband¡¯s current condition. No more than ten people knew about it.  Even except for a few imperial doctors.  Even important ministers such as King Jing and Zhang Heng were not completely aware of the emperor's serious condition.  Empress Xiao only told them that the emperor was tired now and needed to rest and could not see many people.  Let them handle external matters, and some important matters can be sent to the palace.  Wait for the emperor's instructions and then hand them over to them for processing according to the instructions.  But in fact, Yang Guang can't take charge of the affairs at all now. The memorials that are said to be sent to the emperor for processing are actually sent to Mrs. Xiao in the end, and she handles them on her behalf.  In the past, Mrs. Xiao often helped her husband with official affairs, but more often she just acted as her husband's ghostwriter, and her husband asked her to write.  Even because of this, she has developed a handwriting that can almost look like the fake husband's real handwriting. It was not a serious observation.  There is almost no difference.  However, Mrs. Xiao knew that this was not a long-term solution. King Jing and other important ministers had not seen the emperor for a long time, and they all began to speculate and doubt. The soldiers in the army had not seen the emperor for a long time, and even now in the army  Some rumors have begun to spread. If the emperor can no longer appear in public, I am afraid that the rumors will never stop.  Today, Prince Jing and his son, as well as six important officials including Zhang Heng, Duan Da, Yuwen Shu, and Guo Yan, entered the palace together to report important matters to the emperor in person.  Mrs. Xiao couldn't stop her, so she had to come to entertain him in person.  Yang Hong, King of Xun.  He was the cousin of Emperor Gaozu. He was intelligent by nature, talented in literature and military affairs, and had a good relationship with Emperor Gaozu.  During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he accompanied Emperor Gaozu on many expeditions, and was promoted to the third division of Kaifu Yitong for his repeated meritorious service.  When Gaozu was the prime minister.  In addition, he opened a mansion and was granted the title of Duke of Yongkang County.  Later the Sui Dynasty was established.  He was promoted to general and granted the title of Duke of Yongkang.  Soon he was granted the title of King of Hejian, and was appointed General of the Right Guard, and later promoted to Zhuguo.  In the third year of Kaihuang's reign, he led the army to attack the Turks as a marching marshal. He became one of the eight counterattacks and defeated the Turks.  Later he served as the general manager of Ningzhou and was promoted to Shangzhu State. He performed extremely well as an official.  A few years later, he became the governor of Puzhou.  Since then, he has been guarding this important passage between Guandong and Hedong. Whenever Yang Guang entered the court, he was ordered to guard the place in Yang Guang's place, so he had a very close relationship with Yang Guang.  The four brothers of Gaozu were not as trustworthy as Yang Hong, his cousin.  Yang Xiu committed regicide and usurped the throne. He sent people to Jingzhou to reward Yang Hong and wanted to recruit him, but Yang Hong ignored him at all.  When Yang Guang proclaimed himself emperor, Yang Hong immediately took the initiative to send someone to contact him and expressed his support. Yang Guang was very happy and gave him a large reward.  After Yang Lin betrayed him, Yang Guang immediately promoted Yang Hong to the titles of King of Jing, Grand Manager of Jingzhou, Shangshu Youpuse, and Taibao.  He also named Yang Hong's son Yang Qing the King of Hejian and granted him the post of General Zuowei.  Yang Hong and his son were landlords in Jingzhou. Although they did not have as many soldiers as Yangzhou soldiers, they were local snakes.  The other four people, including Zhang Heng, were the most trusted people of the emperor and his confidants in the old residence.  They wanted to see the emperor, and it was impossible for Xiao to stop them.  As soon as Yang Hong and the other six people entered the meeting hall and saw Xiao Hou sitting behind a bead curtain, the main seat was vacant and the emperor was not there, they couldn't help being surprised and hurriedly knelt down to salute.  "Please excuse me. You are all important ministers of the country and His Majesty's confidant. You don't need to be so polite." Xiao Meiniang smiled brightly at the six people in front of her and said, "We used to meet each other often when we were in Yangzhou, and there are no outsiders here.  " After hearing this, Yang Hong and others all stood up and sat down respectively.  Xiao Meiniang ordered the maids standing around, "Serve tea to King Jing and your Excellencies." The two maids served six cups of tea on gilt copper plates. The teacups were all made of Jiangnan celadon cups, and the tea they brewed was Yangzhou's dragon tongue tea.  .  Mrs. Xiao waved her hand, and only two female officials were left in the room, while the rest of the maids and eunuchs all left silently.  Yang Hong looked at the cup in front of him and considered it.After a while, he asked, "Empress, why has your Majesty been unwilling to see you all?" "It's not that your Majesty refuses to see you, but it's just that your Majesty can't." Xiao Meiniang sighed and said, "Actually, I have been hiding it these days.  Dear everyone, Your Majesty is in poor health and the situation is not optimistic. He is unconscious for most of the day. He wakes up occasionally and has no energy to see anyone. " "Then he was sent to the palace and reviewed again these days.  Memorial?" Zhang Heng asked.  Xiao Meiniang sighed again from behind the curtain, "Actually, I imitated His Majesty's handwriting to review those things." The six people outside suddenly fell silent. No one thought that this was such a situation and that the matter was already so serious.  "What did the doctors say?" "It's very bad. Your Majesty must rest." As soon as Xiao Meiniang finished speaking, Duan Da couldn't wait to say, "But who will handle this important military and national matter of the imperial court? Queen, the situation is not optimistic.  The traitor Liang Gang was extremely difficult to deal with. He dispersed with tens of thousands of troops, gathering and dispersing at times. They attacked prefectures and counties everywhere, plundered and burned grain and grass, and had a great impact on the morale of the army.  It's too difficult for them. We all want to ask the emperor for a strategy. " "The soldiers will block it, and the water will flood the soil. It's just like this. Leading troops to fight is what you are good at. You can make up your own mind on this matter.  "Mr. Xiao said.  "However, if we want to deal with Liang Gang, we must send out all the more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangling, lay out a net, and encircle them on all sides. But this mobilization of soldiers and horses must be approved by His Majesty. We have also submitted several memorials to invite soldiers before.  , but they were all left unanswered, and there was no reply." Guo Yan continued.  Of course Mrs. Xiao knew those memorials. Although she reviewed the memorials on Yang Guang's behalf, she could also imitate the handwriting to make it look like the real one. However, she, a female prostitute, would not dare to make any decisions about the deployment of troops. Naturally, she would not return them all.  "Now that you know His Majesty's situation, you must not disturb His Majesty. I think this matter will be decided by the few of you through discussion. It is up to you to decide whether to fight or defend." Zhang Heng said, "  We must make a decision early. If we can't cut through the mess quickly, then if we stop here, the army will lose morale and have no way to advance or retreat." "Then we must first mobilize troops to encircle and suppress those Yizhou rebels, and then send troops to attack the key points and capture them.  Go to the capital," Guo Yan said.  "That's the decision then?" Yang Hong asked.  "Let's decide like this, but we still need to leave troops and horses to garrison in Jiangling to protect your majesty and queen." Zhang Heng said.  Xiao Meiniang thought for a moment, she knew the King of Jingzhou the best, so it would be better to let him stay behind. Besides, he was from the clan, so her family would be more trustworthy at this time.  At that time, it was proposed that King Jing should stay behind. In the end, everyone unanimously agreed and decided that Yang Hong would stay behind and Yu Wenshu would assist in guarding. One would be in charge of the army and the other in charge of the court.  Then, with Guo Yan as the commander-in-chief, Duan Da as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Zhang Heng as the marching commander, the Yangzhou army was divided into three groups, trying to surround and kill Liang Gang and completely eliminate them, and then march westward to Guanzhong.  "Then it's settled, we will send out troops tomorrow." Guo Yan said impatiently.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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