The emperor sent secret guards to follow Meng Shu, not only to monitor her, but also to protect her.
After all, my life is now in someone else's hands.
Although the girl may not need the protection of the people he sent, he must do what needs to be done.
"How is the situation at the Fifth Camp on the outskirts of Beijing?" The emperor asked while sitting on a chair and drinking tea.
"Your Majesty, the person you sent has responded. Things are going smoothly. Your Majesty, please rest assured." Yan Shangfei, the chief guard of the Taiqian Palace standing aside, quickly replied.
There are more than a hundred guards in Taiqian Palace, all of whom are the emperor's confidants.
On the surface, it seems that several people were appointed by the Queen Mother, including Yan Shangfei, who was the first bodyguard chosen by the Queen Mother for the emperor, and gradually became the commander-in-chief.
In fact, they had been instigated by the emperor to rebel long ago.
The entire Taiqian Palace was under the control of the emperor. They came to Xiyi Garden to escape the summer heat, and the emperor took them all out.
"Tell them to be careful and don't let King Wei's people notice the abnormality." The emperor said this with a cold look on his lips: "If you accidentally reveal the truth, everyone who deserves to be killed will be killed."
The Queen Mother and King Wei went to Chengping Palace to escape the summer heat, which was of course a good opportunity for the emperor.
He has been setting up a trap for two years, and it’s time to slowly close it.
Although the Queen Mother was wary of him, she initially thought that he did not know her true identity and still regarded her as her biological mother. Naturally, she would not think that her son would secretly do something detrimental to her.
The worst thing is that she is partial to her younger son, and she has some complaints in her heart.
Because of this, neither the Queen Mother nor the King of Wei paid much attention to the emperor, which made it easier for him to act secretly.
"Yes." Yan Shangfei responded and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, it is more difficult to control the guards in the palace than in the five camps outside the city. The Wei family has controlled the guards for many years, and Wei Mingtao only listens to the Queen Mother. As for the empress, although they are not in the capital now, the guards who followed the emperor to Xiyi Garden and the guards who stayed in the palace are a bit difficult to control. "
The emperor smiled when he heard this: "Don't worry, getting rid of these people too early will alert the enemy."
In addition to the guards around him, the emperor actually had two thousand secret guards in his hands. These were secret guards trained by the founding king of the Zhou Dynasty, and they were passed down from generation to generation, only to the emperor.
The Queen Mother had asked him for these two thousand secret guards before. At that time, the emperor regarded the Queen Mother as his biological mother and had no reservations about her, but the two thousand secret guards were not given to her.
Because this is a rule set by the ancestors, the secret hall can only be controlled by the emperors of the past dynasties.
The emperor was also glad that he did not relent and hand over these secret guards.
In the past two years, he has relied on these secret guards and his confidant eunuchs and guards to slowly make arrangements in the court and the army.
I just don’t know what kind of reaction the Queen Mother and the others will have when they return from Chengping Palace and learn that she has fully recovered.
Just thinking about it made him feel a little hopeful.
Of course, if he wasn't completely sure that he could get everything back, he would still be "ill" for a few more months.
The centipede is dead but not stiff.
The Queen Mother has been in charge of the government for eight years, and the King of Wei has been in charge of the five battalions outside the city for three years. Of course, he cannot act too hastily.
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For many days, the emperor went to Bai Yuanze's other courtyard on time and asked Meng Shu to give him acupuncture to remove the poison.
I don't know if it was his imagination, but he really felt that he was getting more and more relaxed and full of strength.
And Meng Shu also fulfilled his duty as a doctor.
I tried my best to give him acupuncture every day and never said a word.
As for Wei Qingyun?
He had long been sent to Tianjing to work as a supervisor by an imperial edict from the emperor.
The place where the imperial family of the Great Zhou Dynasty came into being was called Tianjing. When the founder of the country first supported his troops and respected himself, he was canonized as king by the previous emperor and built a royal palace in Tianjing, namely Dechang Palace, where the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty lived. Ancestral land.
The emperor was in frail health and never went to Changdeok Palace in Tianjing to pay homage to his ancestors, nor did the Queen Mother.
As time went by, some palaces in Deokchang Palace were in disrepair and were about to collapse. They reported this to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the first two months.
The Queen Mother had many things to do, and her mind was not on this. She only sent a message to Tianjing Mansion and asked the officials there to be responsible for repairing Dechang Palace.
The emperor sent people to protect Meng Shu, of course he knew that Wei Qingyun wanted to entangle her.
In order for this girl to detoxify him with peace of mind, of course, he must help her solve her worries.
The emperor then issued an order for Wei Qingyun to go to Tianjing to oversee the renovation of Dechang Palace.
Such errands are often supervised by members of the royal family or people whom the emperor has great trust.
He sent Wei Qingyun there, but he wouldn't be able to come back for a year and a half.
Meng Shu could then detoxify him with peace of mind.
In the eyes of others, this has another meaning.
The emperor had previously dismissed Wei Qingyun from his position, but now he was assigned to be a supervisor. On the surface, Wei Qingyun had no actual official position, but it made people feel that Wei Qingyun was a person whom the emperor trusted greatly.
Maybe when he comes back from Tianjing, he will be able to resume his official position.
Even Meng Shu thought so.
She originally prepared a "big gift" for Wei Qingyun!
She was suddenly sent to Tianjing by the emperor, which made her arrangements temporarily come to nothing.
But Meng Shu is not in a hurry, she can arrange it more securely, and when Wei Qingyun comes back from Tianjin, he will be very "surprised" by the safekeeping.
Since then, he has been too busy taking care of himself and has no time to pester her anymore.
What's more, I am already quite old. In a year and a half, my marriage should be settled.
Her grandmother had told her before that it would be best if she didn't care about the rules and could choose someone she liked.
But in fact, she didn't know much about these people in the capital. She knew very few noble ladies from aristocratic families, let alone men.
She didn't know which one was better.
Besides, people may not like her.
There is a big difference between her and the well-educated, gentle and virtuous ladies in the capital.
In addition, there was a breakup, and the people in the same family as them, who valued reputation above all else, might not be willing to let their children marry her.
Meng Shu didn't want to wrong herself.
Things have reached this point. If you still feel wronged and marry casually, what's the point?
Just thinking about these things, Meng Shu felt depressed.
Even a legitimate daughter like her cannot escape the constraints of the rules.
No matter how powerful she is in Guiyun City and can kill enemies on the battlefield no less than men, she will still have to marry in the end.
In fact, if she could be allowed to be a female general leading troops in battle, she would be willing to do so even if she never married.
It's a pity that no woman has ever been a general in the Zhou Dynasty. No matter how much the elders in the family love her, they will not allow her to remain unmarried for the rest of her life.
After all, besides her, there are many female relatives in the entire Meng family.
She can't be so selfish and only care about herself.
In this world, people have many constraints, and it is impossible to live alone.
She understands all these principles.
