Rong JIan pushed open the window, it was white outside, and the snow stopped not long ago.

The few ministers behind him were still discussing the matter of food and grass. He was still very involved just now, but now he stood up and moved a little far away. He heard the words indistinctly, as if separated by a layer.

For no reason, Rong Jian thought of Ming Ye who was thousands of miles away, and didn't know what he was doing now.

Rong Jian has not slept for two days and two nights.In the meantime, I have to deal with affairs, discuss ways, and meet with people, but I am in good spirits and can be regarded as sober.However, under the pressure of so many things, and without falling asleep for a long time, the body is inevitably sleepy, but it cannot be expressed.

Akeno is in danger, he is a man who cannot fall.

Rong JIan blew the wind for a while, stretched out his hand, and held some cold snow on the window sill. When he touched it, he felt very cold, and he immediately woke up.

He turned around and sat down again, and Sun Duanfang, the Minister of War at the side, said: "Your Highness, for the present plan, we must first contact the local officials around Chongwei Pass, and try to find a way to send food and grass in. Otherwise, it doesn't matter if we are trapped internally or externally.I'm afraid the general will not be able to hold on for too long."

When Rong Jian received the news a few days ago, Empress Dowager and the family's plan had already completed more than half of it.

This incident started from the south of the Yangtze River. Regardless of whether Empress Dowager agreed or not at that time, the family was at the end of its rope and had to fight hard.On the one hand, they are agitating to support the Ranran people to start a war again, and on the other hand, they are trying to cut off the food and grass.

After Empress Dowager agreed, he took control of the surrounding troops. Although it was impossible to directly attack Chongwei Pass, he also trapped Mingye inside to prevent outside support.

This is where the whole thing started.The struggle is not only in the Taiping Palace, but also between the long princess and the Empress Dowager, but also in the entire court.In the eyes of many scholar-bureaucrats, whether it is Rong Jian or Xu Empress Dowager, their identities are not enough to become emperors. They are difficult to support in name, and their interests have their own advantages and disadvantages.However, Empress Dowager took the young emperor with him, treated the aristocratic family leniently, and maintained the original state, while Rong Jian clearly showed an attitude of reformation once he succeeded to the throne.

For example, Cui Gui, after he became the first assistant, he became the head of civil servants, gained the followers of everyone, and now he also firmly supports the long princess faction.And Cui Gui's reputation is not good, because in order to fight against Fei Jinyi, who has a bad reputation, someone must take the lead, and once Fei Jinyi falls, Cui Gui's symbolic meaning will disappear, and many people will also become angry.Don't think about it.

If everything goes as the family expected, when Rong sees her down, the Queen Mother is insignificant and will become a pawn in their hands.After all, the Empress Dowager has made no achievements in the court. She thinks these things too simply, and she has no ability to control this place.

So when Empress Dowager actually got involved, things started to spin out of control.

This also involves Da Yin's founding foundation, which is a problem left over from the past.

It was less than 20 years since the founding of Da Yin, the founding emperor died too quickly, there was no successor, and the power of the clan was deeply ingrained. This is a stubborn disease that cannot be easily eradicated.However, since the founding of the country, there have been internal and external troubles, and there have been difficulties from time to time, and the central government has insufficient control over the localities.

In the original book, Akino used force to conquer the world, which is equivalent to destroying everything and rebuilding it. This is not the case now, and it can only be repaired for the time being, and we will talk about it later.Because the time is too short, except for the local tyrants, it will take a long time to replace them with useful officials.

The siege of Ming Ye in the northern border was their first move, but in the final analysis, it was because they wanted to cut off the military power of the long princess.

Rong JIan was very aware of this, he took a sip of the strong tea with a bitter taste, half-cast his eyes and said: "Then do you have any plans?"

After all, it’s still the same old tune, whether it’s by courtesy or by profit, it’s very difficult to get all the support of the local people, concentrate their forces immediately, and rush to help Chongwei Pass.

In the family's plan, Ming Ye's death was only the first step.But after losing Akino, the long princess will inevitably be seriously injured, and it is not impossible to win after that.

Even if Rong Jian killed Empress Dowager now, it would not be able to stop them, it would only expand the moral flaws and hand over the initiative to others.

For these people, Ming Ye is a bet, what they are doing now is to bet on his life or death, but Rong JIan cannot bet.

That is the person Rong Jian likes, the person he cannot let go of, the person he cannot lose.

No matter who or what is, there is no comparison with Ming Ye, when those people take Ming Ye's life and death as a bet, Rong Jian is doomed to fall into a passive position.

People come and go in Baishuizhai, come and go, come and go, only Rong Jian has been sitting in it for a long time, making decisions one by one.

Cui Gui came late because he had something to do, so he asked Si Fu a word when he came in.

He is a person who has been in the government for a long time, and he can do things by lighting a lamp and cooking oil. At this time, he persuaded Rong Jian: "Your Highness has not rested for two days. There is no need to worry about the frontier affairs. Your Highness, don't burn your body. When the time comes, people will take advantage of it."It's gone in."

Rong Jian sat on the chair and shook his head: "I'm in good spirits, and I'm not sleepy."

Cui Gui pulled aside the chair beside Rong Jian, sat beside Rong Jian, and watched him silently for a while.

They are not just monarchs and ministers, in the past two years, Cui Gui has taught Rong Jian everything he has experienced. He regards Cui Gui as his elder, and Cui Gui also cares for him as if he were a junior..

The candle on the table made a "beep" sound. It had been burning for too long, and the wick was almost burnt out. Cui Gui stared at the dancing flame with a pair of old and cloudy eyes and said, "No matter what you do, Your Highness, do your best."And for the future, I can only accept it.”

Cui Gui didn't persuade him to accept it, it was just a kind of comfort. He had experienced too many things he had to and lost in his life.

Rong Jian propped his forehead and shook his head: "I...the only thing I can't lose is him."

Rong Jian can choose to negotiate and mediate and transfer slowly. He is not at an absolute disadvantage.But time is the most precious thing, and no one knows what will come first.

Everyone has their own positions and desires, and there are those who hesitate, those who wait for the result, those who are afraid of ruining their wealth, and those who are unwilling to take risks.

This is the case with political struggles, the pull of power and the balance of interests, between advance and retreat, and slowly plan.But Rong JIan couldn't take Ming Ye as a bet, he couldn't accept another result.

He has to win.

But what Cui Gui said is also right, and there is nothing else to do for the time being, so Rong Jian should go back and rest.

After returning to the Hall of Changle, after a brief wash, Rong Jian saw his own face in the mirror.

He was stunned and lost his mind for a long time.

In fact, after that inexplicable drowsiness, Rong Jian knew that he had a lot of dreams, everything in the dream was real and unreal, and it was hard to distinguish the real from the fake.After waking up from the dream, his materialistic worldview collapsed a bit, and he was no longer so firm, and he had to believe in certain things.

Rong Jian came back to his senses and rang the bell. He seemed to be really tired, and said to Ling Song who came over: "Ling Song, do me a favor."

Twenty years old seems to be a Schrödinger's curse, and no one knows the life and death of Mingye.Rong Jian was still willing to gamble, but he changed the bet to himself.

On December 29th, the Hall of Compassion and Ning.

Recently, the fragrance of Buddha in the temple has become much lighter, and Empress Dowager doesn't worship Buddha very much, and can't finish reading the daily greetings.But it was for the sake of the common people in the world, and she felt that the Bodhisattva would understand and understand her heart.

Zuo Rong, the former chief officer of the Hall of Compassion and Peace, just got the news from outside and handed it to the Empress Dowager.

Chongwei pass cannot be entered or exited, and it has been more than half a month to prevent it from sticking to the wall. However, people are staring at it, and they should have launched an offensive.When the city is broken, the Zhenxi army will support them again, and they will be able to sleep more peacefully if their regrets are wiped away.

The Empress Dowager read the secret report, her face showed joy, and she couldn't help saying: "Okay, okay."

As soon as Zuo Rong heard it, he knew it was good news, and said flatteringly: "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, good things come in pairs. After the new year is over, we will bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. One side is the Longevity Festival, and the other side is to preside over the overall situation and listen to the government behind the curtain. It must beIt's so lively!"

The empress dowager also meant the same thing. When Rong Shihuai was still alive, Da Yin had not established the country for a long time, and she didn't like extravagance and waste. As a queen, she did not do anything big on the surface.Later, she lived as a widow, and she always had a green lantern and an ancient Buddha. Even the Hall of Compassion and Ning was dead, and the annual Longevity Festival was very shabby.

Not so this year.

But in the end, he still restrained himself: "It's not necessarily true. Maybe Mingye's death was not around, and Aijia's Longevity Day was delayed. It's not certain."

"Oh, ma'am, you are a wise man who is sure to make mistakes. You are wrong." Zuo Rong clapped his hands, nodded and bowed: "Think about it, what time is it now? The weather is getting colder.In Guanzhong, there is even a lack of food and clothing, and there are barbarians outside who are watching, and people are not made of iron, so when the time comes, they will be exhausted, and they will be defeated in one blow."

The Empress Dowager agreed deeply, nodded her head, and said to him: "You should pay more attention to the matter with the Wang family. If you have any news, please inform the Ai family immediately."

She was deep in the harem, so she couldn't leave the palace easily, and relying on eunuchs was almost inevitable.

And no one more than Zuo Rong hoped that Empress Dowager could listen to the government behind the curtain and grasp the real power.

Zuo Rong said: "The slave knows the importance. The matter in the frontier is that the mountain is high, emperor far away, he cannot control, and others take care of it. The slave is only worried about the treacherous ministers who surround the long princess in the court.What should a sycophant do."

Empress Dowager does not know much about government affairs, and is not interested in the strengths and weaknesses of each person. In her opinion, there is only a difference between those who support her and those who oppose her.

The Empress Dowager believes in Buddhism, and believes that everything in the world has a definite number, and disasters are suffering for all living beings.The army is her tool to exercise power, and future officials will be no exception.

She thought about it, and seemed to think that she should think about this matter in advance: "Cui Gui, the chief assistant now, has a stubborn temperament, and the Ai family has heard about it."

Zuo Rong responded again and again: "That's right, he's an old man in his seventies, and he still wants to seize power?"

As soon as the word "old" was uttered, Zuo Rong knew something was wrong. Fortunately, Empress Dowager frowned, thinking about how to deal with the chief assistant, and didn't bother to think about his words.

After a while, Empress Dowager finally said: "By the way, does he have a daughter who is not yet married?"

Zuo Rong said: "Exactly! An abandoned baby, raised as a baby."

Empress Dowager closed her eyes and rested for a while, and twirled the prayer beads in her hand half a circle: "You go out of the palace now, take that girl over, and tell Aijia that she likes her, let her be married at Aijia's knees, and give her a gift personally."marriage."

As for the candidates for the marriage, she is also prepared, that is, the children sent up by the family for her to choose.

As soon as Zuo Rong heard it, he knew what the Empress Dowager meant, and quickly complimented: "Your Majesty, this trick is really amazing! The arrogance of those aristocratic families is also very arrogant, and Cui Gui doesn't obey discipline, so it's just right."

Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows and smiled smugly: "How could Aijia be manipulated by them? The marriage of the long princess is decided by Aijia."

The Empress Dowager is the best at handling things like wives and children.

Thinking of this, Empress Dowager let out a long sigh of relief, feeling that he was sure of winning.

As long as Akino dies, the next thing will develop according to her wishes.A long princess who has lost her man and lost her support, how can she threaten herself.Besides, Rong Jian is still so presumptuous, daring to dislike the curtain of the Hall of Compassion and Ning, and threaten himself.

She was sure of winning.

Empress Dowager thought so, and said to Zuo Rong: "Call some hairdressers to come. Today's ceremony, Aijia must not lose his manners."

Da Yin's tradition is to worship ancestors on December 29th. In the past, as a widow, she should not go to such occasions.But today she is going to worship her husband who died early, and thank him for everything he left for her.

On the other side of the Changle Hall, Rong Jian was also ready to set off.

He wore a pure black cloak today, and held a fan in his hand, covering most of his face.

Everyone found it strange that according to the old etiquette, as a princess, appearing on such an occasion is indeed necessary to cover her face.But the long princess has long been in power, and she is busy with official duties every day. She has met all the military officials, and she has never concealed it. Now she suddenly took the fan. Although it is strange, dare not ask why.

The security is very strict today, and Zhu Quan is waiting outside.He felt bad when he woke up today. Although Ming Ye's matter was the government's affairs, he could see clearly and knew the involvement in it.I don't know if it's a talent or a supernatural ability, but he is naturally good at perceiving people's minds, and when he sensed something from Rong Jian's decision a few days ago, he rushed over from Huguo Temple.

Not long after arriving, he happened to bump into Rong Jian coming out of the Changle Hall, got into the Luanjia, and planned to set off for the altar.

Zhu Quan didn't care about anything else, and shouted: "Your Highness..."

When Rong Jian heard a familiar voice, he turned his head and saw Zhu Quan coming in the snow, his hand trembled, the handle of the slender fan he was holding fell down a lot, and most of the fan surface moved away.

Zhu Quan also saw his face and was shocked, because his unforeseeable premonition came true.

Rong Jian didn't make a sound, but his lips said "sorry".

Zhu Quan couldn't believe it, and wanted to chase after him: "No..."

The voice was gradually drowned in the heavy snow, Rong JIan didn't look back.

The altar is on the Heyang Mountain in the outskirts of High Capital. The road was quite bumpy, and it took almost two hours to arrive slowly.

Civil and military officials have already lined up according to their official positions and are waiting under the altar. Empress Dowager has already been waiting on the altar, and she will preside over today's ceremony.

In fact, it didn't have to be like this, she was too anxious and wanted to show off her power.

As for Nanny Chen, she had already left Empress Dowager's side.After the long princess got married, she was frightened half to death, fearing that what she had done for the long princess would be discovered by the Empress Dowager, so she quickly put on a big show, and after her serious illness, she was sent out of the palace to be raised by Rong Rong.

Seeing Rong Jian's Luanjia, the queen mother also lowered her head and looked at him.

There are hundreds of steps on the majestic and tall altar, Rong JIan is alone, the hem of the black cloak is slowly moving on the stairs.

He reached the highest point, and instead of saluting the Empress Dowager, he turned around and faced the courtiers.

Rong Jian lowered his eyes and looked calmly, looking at the people below.

There are traitors with ill intentions, loyal courtiers, and cowardly people who hesitate and wait for the result.

Rong Jian doesn't want to fight with these anymore, doesn't want to waste any more time, and doesn't want to put Ming Ye in danger anymore.

He couldn't lose Akatsuki.

Just like that, under the puzzled eyes of everyone, Rong Jian removed the fan, took off the complicated headdress on his head, and casually threw it aside, then untied the cloak, pulled out the tie, and casually tied his hair into a high ponytail, He was wearing a man's thin crown suit.They were taken from Ling Song last night. According to regulations, the Ministry of Internal Affairs must prepare these in advance.

Rong JIan's face and figure appeared in front of everyone without reservation.

Empress Dowager looked at his back. After losing the modification of the skirt, Rong JIan had the figure of a slender and well-proportioned teenager.

Her face turned pale, and she said in horror: "No, it's impossible... how is it possible!"

Rong Jian has a very beautiful and touching face, but with such a beauty, no one will obscure his gender without the cover of makeup.

Everyone present saw it clearly, and no one dared to believe it.

Rong Jian stood in the strong wind, his original voice was clear and lingering, only Ming Ye had heard it before, and now he is telling these people: "When I was born, I was weak and sick, and almost died. The master said that I must be a womanOnly by having a special status can we avoid disasters and grow up smoothly. Now that the palace is over nineteen years old, and it is time for a festival, such a happy event should also be told to grandfather."

"Everyone present, everyone in the world can witness it."

Empress Dowager and everyone thought that what they were doing was a big gamble, Ming Ye was the bet, and Rong Jian was the person in the game.

Rong Jian didn't want to gamble with them, he wanted to overturn the gamble, and he did.

The so-called listening to the government behind the curtain, the young emperor, and the power of regent are all based on the fact that Rong Jian is indeed a princess.

Except for the stubborn family, everyone knows how to choose.Because the Empress Dowager did not really hold power, she was pushed to this position in order to suppress tolerance with ethics, in order to delay time and besiege Ming Ye.

Empress Dowager Xu panicked, she rushed forward regardless of the maids and eunuchs who were looking around, and asked in the mighty voice of long live: "Rong Jian, in order to seize power, you dare to tell such a lie and deceive your ancestors like this.It's a crime that deserves death, and a thousand cuts!"

Rong Jian tilted his head to look at her, his expression was relaxed, he seemed a little careless, but so sharp, cutting through all illusions, like a sharp knife piercing the heart of Empress Dowager Xu.

Rong Jian's tone was deliberately pitiful, as if he didn't regard her as his opponent: "Empress Dowager, there is no need."

The author has something to say:

Is it Rong JIan who will sacrifice everything for Mingye qwq

The young couple can meet tomorrow!But Brother Ming probably will gain a lot of sympathy. Just after the battle, the whole world knows that his wife is gone (he has become a boy)

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