Jiang Yayuan slandered the current queen in public, which was witnessed by everyone, and no one would think that her death was unjust.
The Queen was magnanimous in not pursuing the Jiang family's guilt.
Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yamei watched Jiang Yayuan being beaten to death, but they could only be angry but not say anything.
This is the deterrent effect of imperial power.
After her great revenge was achieved, Luo Qingqing's depression that had accumulated for many months was swept away, and she just spent every day in the palace taking care of her pregnancy.
She was pregnant with twins, and her belly was much bigger than that of an ordinary pregnant woman.
As winter approached, her belly grew larger and larger, and she could no longer see the ground when she walked.
Luo Qingqing followed the imperial physician's advice and walked around more when she had nothing to do.
Seeing that she had such difficulty walking, Xiao Jiuchen was afraid that she would have an accident.
Every time Luo Qingqing went for a walk, Xiao Jiuchen would always accompany her.
But he had to deal with state affairs every day and it was impossible for him to stay with Luo Qingqing all the time.
For this purpose, Xiao Jiuchen specially moved the memorial to Yunkun Palace, which was equivalent to setting up his office in Yunkun Palace.
Luo Qingqing laughed at him for being too nervous.
But seeing Xiao Jiuchen's increasingly furrowed brows, she couldn't help but feel distressed.
She knew what Xiao Jiuchen was worried about, which was simply that he was worried that her childbirth would be dangerous.
Since ancient times, childbirth has been a death hurdle for many women.
This is her first child, and she is pregnant with twins, so it is normal for Xiao Jiuchen to be worried.
Apart from Xiao Jiuchen, many court officials were very worried.
Although we are not in the palace, everyone can see the emperor's affection for the queen.
If something happened to the queen during childbirth, they couldn't imagine whether the young emperor would fall?
The Xiao royal family has few members. If Xiao Jiuchen is gone, where can they find an emperor?
What's more, Xiao Jiuchen has been on the throne for so long, and he has demonstrated amazing abilities in foreign relations, control of the court, and management of court officials.
Such a courageous and ambitious emperor is a blessing to the Jin Dynasty.
Many officials at home instructed their wives and daughters to pray for the empress when burning incense on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.
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Time flies and it is already deep winter.
The peaceful and harmonious life of the Jin Dynasty was disrupted by an urgent report from the border.
The Western Rong people have gathered an army of 200,000 and are approaching the border. Tongzhou is in danger!
From officials to common people, everyone in the Jin Dynasty was in a panic, fearing that the iron hoofs of the Western Rong would set foot on their homes.
Xiao Jiuchen calmly summoned court officials for discussion.
Since he ascended the throne, destroying the Western Rong has been his greatest wish in life.
Now that the Western Rong took the initiative to attack, he didn't have to look for an excuse to start a war.
A group of civil servants headed by Shen Ruhai unanimously opposed a head-on confrontation with the Western Rong. They agreed to adopt a defensive-oriented offensive strategy.
To put it bluntly, they simply did not agree to take the initiative to attack the Western Rong.
The Qingliu faction and military officers are the opposite.
They believed that the Jin Dynasty had good weather, peace and prosperity this year, and the treasury was full.
Although the Western Rong, like the Jin Dynasty, was free from drought.
However, they mainly relied on animal husbandry, and their recovery speed was not as fast as that of the Jin Dynasty.
Within a year, there were no more refugees in the entire Jin Dynasty, and every household had a full storehouse of grain.
I am strong and my enemy is weak.
Now is the best time to attack the Western Rong.
The pro-war and pro-defense factions argued fiercely in front of the emperor.
Xiao Jiuchen synthesized the opinions of the court officials and made the final decision in order to realize his ambition of eliminating the Western Rong.
The Jin Dynasty prepared for war across the country and launched an all-out attack on the Western Rong.
Emperor Le of the Qing Dynasty wanted to lead the army in person.
When the news of the emperor personally leading the army came out, the court officials knelt down in opposition.
Emperor Qing Le stated his reasons.
First, he had lived in Tongzhou for many years and knew a lot about the terrain of Tongzhou and Shanzhou. He also had some knowledge of the geography within the territory of Xirong.
Secondly, he was the emperor. Because of this, if he led the army in person, he would surely be able to arouse the enthusiasm of the whole country to fight against the Western Rong.
The court officials all disagreed, but Emperor Qingle had made up his mind and they could not shake it.
As soon as the order to prepare for war was issued, the whole country began to prepare for war, recruiting new soldiers, preparing food and fodder, etc. The entire court operated at high speed, only to serve the war.
Amidst the grand preparations for war, there were undercurrents of danger in the capital.
The Queen Mother secretly contacted members of the royal family with the intention of finding a new ruler.
The Queen Mother's original words to Shen Ruhai were, "The Emperor is determined to lead the army in person. On the battlefield, swords are merciless. If something happens to the Emperor, the Xiao family will be left without a successor. We are only looking for a candidate now to plan for the future."
Shen Ruhai immediately understood the Queen Mother's intention.
The Queen Mother was hinting at him to plot against the emperor on the battlefield and take the opportunity to replace him with an obedient emperor in order to preserve the power of their Shen family.
Shen Ruhai's old eyes lit up, "Queen Dowager, you are still thoughtful. I will have someone prepare it right away."
Most of the Jinyiwei were sent to the border to spy on the enemy, so the surveillance of officials was naturally reduced.
Emperor Qingle was completely unaware of the conspiracy between the Empress Dowager and Shen Ruhai.
He is making all-out preparations to deal with the Xirong people.
The night before leaving for Tongzhou.
Xiao Jiuchen hugged Luo Qingqing reluctantly, "Jiaojiao, I don't know how long this battle with the Western Rong will last, but no matter what, when you are about to give birth, I will find a way to rush back to be with you. If we gallop from Tongzhou to the capital, it will only take two days and two nights. I will definitely come back to be with you. During this time, you can rest assured in the palace to take care of your pregnancy and raise our child to be plump and white."
Luo Qingqing smiled and nodded.
In fact, she didn't want Xiao Jiuchen to go to the battlefield in person.
Swords and knives are merciless on the battlefield. He is the king of a country and the target of the entire Xirong Kingdom.
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