bookbashuk Chapter 315 Meet the Queen Mother, Zhao Ji!
Chapter 315 Meet the Queen Mother, Zhao Ji!
Chapter 315 Meet the Queen Mother, Zhao Ji!
An hour later.
In front of a huge palace gate, upon hearing the groom's words, Bai Yan lifted the curtain of the small window of the carriage, and looked at the high wall passing by in a hurry.
The carriage slowly stopped.
"General, we are here!"
The groom's voice sounded in front, and then the curtain was lifted.
Bai Yan got up and got out of the carriage.
After getting off the carriage, looking at the huge palace in front of him, Bai Yan couldn't help but sigh with emotion, no wonder the Empress Dowager Zhao dared to put Lai Ai in the palace, not worrying about being discovered.
In addition to Lai Ai's shaving of beard and eyebrows, the distance from Xianyang Palace is definitely another reason.
in front of the palace.
Several Qin guards guarding the gate of the palace were wary when they saw men on horseback wearing civilian clothes and carrying swords, but when they saw the young man getting off the carriage, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Although I haven't seen the young man before, it doesn't prevent everyone from seeing the official uniform of Qin State on the young man, as well as the royal bezel on his head.
Left more? ? ? ?
Left more! !
Seeing the young Juebian, almost all the guards of the Qin Dynasty doubted their eyes, and their staring eyes were full of disbelief.
When did Qin have such a young General Zuo Geng?
No, Zuo Geng didn't have one, but among the generals and generals of the Qin State, there was still one person.
Thinking of this, a number of Qin soldiers and guards looked at each other. Among the generals and nobles in the Qin Kingdom, the youngest general seemed to be Bai Yan of the Bai clan.
thought here.
Almost all the Qin soldiers guarding the main hall have already recognized this young man in the official uniform of the Qin State, the general from Juezhi Zuogeng.
When they saw the young man approaching, all the Qin soldiers quickly stood up straight and held their breath.
"Please inform me, Bai Yan is begging to see the Empress Dowager!"
Bai Yan stepped forward and bowed his hands to the Qin soldiers guarding the main hall.
Although Bai Yan is a general, his status is completely unattainable in the eyes of these Qin soldiers, but Bai Yan still has to do things like etiquette.
Especially for these Qin soldiers guarding the hall.
"No! General, wait a moment!"
Qin Zu, who was the leader, heard Bai Yan's words, and hurriedly bowed his hands in return, then turned around and walked towards the palace after speaking.
Bai Yan stood outside the palace gate.
While waiting, Bai Yan looked at the palace in front of him calmly.
According to rumors, after the defeat of Lai Ai, the Empress Dowager Zhao was first imprisoned in the Dazheng Palace in Yongcheng, and then moved to another Fuyang Palace in Yongcheng. Finally, after Mao Jiao's remonstrance, Yingzheng was released from Yongcheng. Move the Queen Mother Zhao to this Qiaoyang Palace.
This Qiaoyang Palace, also known as Beiyang Palace, was built during the reign of King Qin Huiwen.
Looking at the palace in front of him, Bai Yan didn't know whether the matter about Yongcheng was true or not.
"Ok?"
Inadvertently, when Bai Yan looked at a lake in the distance, he couldn't help showing a look of surprise.
The huge lake is very beautiful. On the huge lake, there are tall trees and green shades around it. Even though it is approaching winter, it still has a unique beauty. Even Bai Yan rarely sees such a stunning beauty.
If he had to wait for the transmission right now, Bai Yan couldn't help but go over to have a look at the panorama of the lake.
"This view! Beautiful!"
Bai Yan sighed in his heart.
Although he has never been here before, Bai Yan has heard it mentioned that when Lai Ai rebelled, those who stood by Lai Ai's side included the disciples and scholars that Lai Ai kept in captivity in the past, as well as Wei Weijie and Nei Shisi. , Zogejiu, Zhongdafu Lingqi and other 20 people.
The rebellion of these people made Yingzheng extremely furious. After the car cracked Lai Ai, the rest of the masterminds were all killed.
The Queen Mother Zhao was also angered.
Later, Queen Mother Zhao was brought back by Ying Zheng because of Mao Jiao's risky advice.
However, according to the rumors, although Yingzheng ordered the queen mother to be moved back to Xianyang and placed in the beautiful Qiaoyang Palace in Xianyang, Yingzheng has never come to see the queen mother a few times.
Thinking of the contempt in Ying Kan's eyes and a trace of neglect in his words when Ying Kan mentioned Queen Mother Zhao just now.
I'm afraid that apart from the reason for the Lai Ai Rebellion at the beginning, it also has something to do with Ying Zheng's attitude.
Looking at the lake water in the distance, Bai Yan couldn't help shaking his head.
"A son wants to raise him, but he won't wait for his relatives! He won't cherish what he gets, but once he loses it, he will regret it. After all, the king and the Queen Mother Zhao are mother and son, and they have lived together in Handan since they were young. Even the relatives don't respect the Queen Mother Zhao, if one day the Queen Mother Zhao is not around, in Ying Zheng's heart, the words and deeds of the past will change."
Bai Yan felt emotional in his heart.
Empress Dowager Zhao and the king's experiences in the early years destined their mother-child relationship to be far superior to others. Now that Empress Dowager Zhao is still alive, Ying Zheng can still be ruthless!
But if Queen Mother Zhao dies, Ying Zheng will remember the experience he had with Queen Mother Zhao when he was young.
Yingzheng will never forget where the grace of raising and childbearing is kept from the beginning to the end.
Not to mention, this trip is still going to Handan, where Yingzheng and the Queen Mother suffered together, and there are special memories.
From the beginning to the end, Bai Yan had always guessed in his heart that what Lai Ai wanted to get rid of at that time was not Yingzheng, but the Chu faction of Qin State, and the Empress Dowager Huayang headed by the Chu faction.
Killing a king of Qin can succeed to the throne. That would underestimate the Qin clan and the ministers in the court. Which one of these is a good person? The power of Queen Mother Zhao comes from Yingzheng. After Yingzheng died, Queen Mother Zhao It is the first to lose the biggest source of rights.
It is impossible for an heir without the blood of Qin's clan to inherit the throne. Qin's ministers will not agree, and Qin's royal family will not agree. Even Chu and Wei will send Qin Gongzi back to Qin to succeed him.
"General!"
Bai Yan looked at the lake in the distance, and when he heard Qin Zu's words behind him, he turned to look at Qin Zu.
"General, the Queen Mother welcomes you!"
Qin Zu came to Bai Yan and handed over his hands to report.
Bai Yan nodded, and after simply raising his hand in return, he looked at the trusted soldiers in civilian clothes, holding their sabers outside the mansion.
Counting the time, Yan Mao should have led an army of iron cavalry to Xianyang today.
"Yi, you take two people and go to the city gate with my seal in hand. If you see the army arriving in Xianyang, tell Yan Mao to camp in the west!"
After Bai Yan asked his cronies to come over, he took out his own seal and handed it to the cronies.
Generally speaking, to escort the king up to Handan, it is enough to station at the east gate. After all, Handan is on the east side, and in the future, he will head east.
The west side is not only opposite to the east side, but also faces the direction of Pingyang and Yongcheng.
But this time, Bai Yan will arrange for the cavalry army to camp in the west.
"promise!"
Hearing Bai Yan's words, Yi hurriedly cupped his hands to salute, and after receiving the seal, he led two black-clothed soldiers in commoner clothes and rode towards the city gate.
Bai Yan looked at the back of Yi Li, turned around and followed the maid who came out with Qin Zu, and walked towards the gate of the palace in front of him.
After a while.
Walking in Qiaoyang Palace, looking at the scenery along the way, seeing the countless maids, Bai Yan followed the maids all the way.
Walking through the corridors, Bai Yan didn't see the maid stop for a long time.
When Bai Yan was wondering, he suddenly saw that the maid had brought him to the apse and went out through the gate of the apse.
Bai Yan who had just stepped out of the back, looked from a distance, and saw a gazebo on a lake in the distance, and that lake was clearly connected to the lake seen in the front hall.
Looking at the several figures in the gazebo, looking at the sitting person among them.
Bai Yan followed the maid and slowly stepped forward.
"Queen, General Bai Yan has already arrived!"
After the maid brought Bai Yan into the gazebo, she bowed to the back of a man who was dressed in silk clothes of Qin Dynasty and decorated with gold hairpins and jade.
Bai Yan also arched his hands.
"My humble minister Bai Yan, pay homage to the Queen Mother!"
Bai Yan composes etiquette, and is meticulous in terms of etiquette. Because she is Ying Zheng's biological mother and the queen mother of Qin, Bai Yan is the first to perform the ceremony this time.
"General Bai doesn't need to be too polite!"
A mature woman's voice came, and Bai Yan got up slowly after hearing it.
However, when he looked up, Bai Yan's eyes were full of surprise when he saw the Queen Mother Zhao who had just returned the salute.
Looking at the Queen Mother Zhao in front of him, Bai Yan couldn't believe it. This woman who looked like she was only in her 30s was actually the Queen Mother Zhao who was already 50 years old.
From the cheeks of the woman in front of him, Bai Yan could clearly see how beautiful the woman was in the past. In terms of coquettish beauty, this young woman might not have been more subdued than Zhao Qiu when she was young. Shang is slightly taller, and Zhao Qiu has a black mole under the corner of his eye, also called a small tear mole, which young women don't have.
"General Bai came here today, what are you talking about?"
Looking at the young Bai Yan, Zhao Ji asked with a soft smile.
Bai Yan came back to his senses, and hurriedly clapped his hands together for the ceremony.
"Back to the queen mother, today the king specially ordered Bai Yan and Lord Ying Kan to arrange for the guards on this trip to Handan, and Bai Yan came to report to the queen mother."
Bai Yan said.
After speaking, Bai Yan saw Queen Mother Zhao nodded.
At this time, the maid has already brought the fruit.
"sit down!"
Zhao Ji looked at Bai Yan and said softly.
For Ying Kan to deal with other matters first, he didn't come here, neither Bai Yan nor Zhao Ji spoke.
"Thank you Queen Mother!"
Bai Yan returned the salute, then followed the maid to another wooden table in the gazebo, and knelt down.
Looking at the calm lake from the corner of the eye, after Bai Yan sat down, he looked at the Empress Dowager Zhao who was kneeling on the other side of the gazebo, her eyes were full of complexities.
After all, Bai Yan knew it well.
The Empress Dowager Zhao who is now living in front of her eyes may only have a lifespan of about half a year.
"I heard that General Bai made great achievements in attacking Zhao State on behalf of Qin State!"
Zhao Ji looked at the young Bai Yan and said with a smile.
Recalling that Mao Jiao had said about this young man back then, in his words, he bluntly said that the king attached great importance to the young man, and later heard about the things the young man did in Zhaodi.
Zhao Ji has been looking for a chance to meet this Bai family child for a long time.
See you now.
Rather, she was really frightened by this young man's appearance, and it was hard for her to imagine that it was such a not burly young man leading the army outside, who was the rumored Bai Yan.
"I am ashamed and dare not be ashamed. Bai Yan has the trust of the king. When Zhao was destroyed before, it was my honor to be able to share the worries of the king. How can Bai Yan be credited?"
Bai Yan cupped his hands and replied.
After finishing speaking, Bai Yan saw Zhao Ji shaking her head.
"You speak so modestly at such a young age, no wonder the king likes General Bai!"
Zhao Ji's words made Bai Yan a little confused, he didn't understand whether it was a compliment or just saying he was glib.
Bai Yan, who didn't know how to answer, could only smile awkwardly, and saluted Queen Mother Zhao.
Seeing Queen Mother Zhao put away her smile, she sighed melancholy, turned her head to look at the lake in the distance, Bai Yan did not make a sound, after all, it was the first time they met, and Bai Yan was not familiar with Queen Mother Zhao, so she spoke rashly, instead of good.
After all, Bai Yan knew that if his memory was correct, then Queen Mother Zhao's lifespan would not be long.
In case the Empress Dowager Zhao has a bad impression of herself at a glance, even if it is a misunderstanding, there may not be time to resolve it in the future.
"The general dealt with the looting and selling in Yanmen. I heard that he killed many people and offended many powerful and noble families!"
Zhao Ji said.
After finishing speaking, Zhao Ji turned her head and stared at Bai Yan with straight eyes.
Facing the Queen Mother Zhao's gaze, Bai Yan cupped his hands and saluted.
"Bai Yan offended some people with the looting and selling of Yanmen!"
Bai Yan said.
In this matter, Bai Yan didn't need to hide it, so he admitted it openly.
After all, the Yanmen incident has long been known to everyone.
Inside the gazebo.
The corners of Zhao Ji's mouth turned up, and she looked at Bai Yan with great interest.
"I heard that so many people have been offended, even Mengshi and many Chu officials have already complained about the general in their hearts?"
Zhao Ji asked curiously.
Zhao Ji didn't say anything later, but Zhao Ji knew that the young man would definitely hear what she meant.
And the young man must have known in his heart that if he had the chance, no one would let him go!
When Zhao Ji thought of this, there was a trace of sadness and a hint of hidden hatred flashing through her calm, seemingly always smiling eyes.
"Bai Yan is not very clear about this matter. In the case of Yanmen looting and selling, Bai Yan is only acting in accordance with the law, and he has no shame in his heart!"
Bai Yan replied.
Sensing Empress Dowager Zhao's staring gaze at her, although Bai Yan didn't look at each other, when she spoke, the slightly lowered eyes were very clear, without any dodge or erratic.
Inside the gazebo.
Zhao Ji looked at Bai Yan, watched and watched, and finally smiled with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
"Your Majesty is not mistaken!"
Zhao Ji said.
Living alone in this Qiaoyang Palace all the time, Zhao Ji can see through many things compared to before.
Therefore, rather than directly asking the boy if he regretted it, Zhao Ji wanted to see the boy's appearance when he answered.
When it is not mentioned, but it involves one's own affairs, in an unguarded situation, a person's eyes will not lie.
Just now when the young man talked about Yanmen, when he heard her ask if he offended someone, the young man never evaded or wandered from the beginning to the end.
Maybe Zhao Ji can understand.
Why did Mao Jiao praise this young man so much, and the king also trusted this young man.
"cough~"
Zhao Ji coughed suddenly.
Hearing Queen Mother Zhao's laughter, Bai Yan looked up suspiciously, and then saw Queen Mother Zhao who was smiling all of a sudden clutching her chest and coughing in pain.
see.
Bai Yan frowned slightly, why looked at Queen Mother Zhao, she seemed to be sick.
Watching the maid beside the Queen Mother Zhao, continuously stroking the Queen Mother Zhao's back, Bai Yan thought for a while, and after the Queen Mother Zhao had recovered, she arched her hands.
"The Empress Dowager seems to be unwell, can you feel the pulse of the imperial physician?"
Bai Yan asked with a concerned face.
Empress Dowager Zhao was panting, feeling the comfort of the maid, and when she heard Bai Yan's words, she turned her head to look at Bai Yan.
Then Zhao Ji couldn't help laughing, and couldn't remember how long she hadn't seen such eyes.
"Look, it's just hard work!"
Zhao Ji said softly.
I don't know if it's because I tested the young man just now, or because of the young man's eyes and Zhao Ji's voice, which is gentle.
"Toil?"
When Bai Yan heard what Queen Mother Zhao said, she repeated it softly, and after thinking for a while, she didn't say anything.
But the puzzled look in his eyes obviously didn't believe him very much.
Xianyang Palace.
Just now, after dealing with a lot of busy chores, Ying Zheng was looking at the bamboo slips while eating lunch.
Suddenly an eunuch hurried in, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand.
"Your Majesty, these are the bamboo slips presented by Zuo Geng Baiyan."
The eunuch came to Yingzheng and handed over his hands to report.
heard.
Ying Zheng was a little surprised, Bai Yan just left more than two hours ago, why is he sending bamboo slips over now.
Thinking of Bai Yan's thoughtful face in the court hall before, with curiosity, Ying Zheng reached out and took the bamboo slip from the eunuch, and slowly opened it.
However, looking at the contents inside, Ying Zheng's expression was not very good.
"Pass on the order of the widow, let the imperial physician's order and the imperial physician's Cheng go to the Yang Palace to feel the empress dowager's pulse!"
Ying Zheng said softly.
After finishing speaking, he put away the bamboo slips, put them aside, and continued to look at the roll of bamboo slips just now.
(End of this chapter)