General Chunyu's mansion was hosting a grand funeral, and all the officials in the capital, big and small, who could be called officials, came to pay their respects. Even some well-informed officials from other provinces were on their way to the capital, just to show their faces in front of General Chunyu, whom the new emperor relied on the most, in order to leave a good impression on Chunyu and to help him more or less in the future.
Everyone knew that the old general Chun Yu An was the most meritorious official who helped the new emperor ascend the throne, and he was also the person who had the most say in front of the new emperor. They were worried that they had no reason to curry favor with him, and Chun Yu Ling's death just provided them with a perfect opportunity. Therefore, although it was a funeral, the mood of the people who came to pay their respects was the opposite, and they even competed to give gifts, saying that they were funeral gifts, but each gift was more expensive than the last, and there was a subtle trend of comparison.
Chun Yu An knew all this very well, but he didn't dare to say it out loud. While he was accepting so many gifts, he was secretly feeling a little nervous.
These ministers are so short-sighted! They only saw that he helped Li Jian to take the throne, but forgot that any illegitimate successor would first have to kill meritorious officials to cover up the crimes they committed in order to get the throne. The reason why Li Jian hadn't done anything to him was entirely because he still held the military power of Zong Sui, and now that Zong Sui was going to go to war with Dashun, Li Jian still needed to rely on him. But this was all temporary. Chunyu secretly knew that Li Jian was always thinking about turning against him, so he had to hold on to the power in his hands tightly, and during this period he had to find ways to make his daughter Chunyu Qing, who was already the queen, give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible, so that his Chunyu family could be more secure.
Chun Yu An dragged his sick body to continue to receive the guests, but his wife Ma couldn't stand it anymore. Are these people here to pay their respects? The real purpose is not to drink, don't think she can't see it. She was so angry that she had no place to vent it. She finally found a time when no one was around and caught Chun Yu An to vent her anger. She complained in pain: "At the beginning, I didn't agree to marry Ling'er to Bu Cong, a traitor of Dashun. Our Ling'er is a legitimate daughter! But you insisted on letting her marry, and now Bu Cong took Ling'er away to avenge himself, but he couldn't save Ling'er's life. Tell me, Ling'er is gone, how can you let me live in the future?"
Chun Yu An felt bad after hearing this, and he said to his wife, "Ling'er is not only the apple of your eye, but also my most beloved daughter! If she dies, not only you don't know how to live, I don't know how to live either. But what can we do? We can't really die with her, we have to continue living, because in addition to Ling'er, there is also Qing'er who needs our help. Madam, you have seen it all these years. Ever since Ling'er fell off a horse that year, she has often been in a trance. Except for Bu Cong, she is resistant to almost everyone, including you and me. Seeing that she is getting older day by day, but her condition has not improved at all, I am also very anxious, and I had no choice but to let her get married!"
"Are you worried about Ling'er?" Ma pointed at Chun Yu An and said, "Is it for Ling'er or for your power? You helped Bu Cong get a general's position and also gained a small amount of military power, which further strengthened your own strength. Do you dare to say that all this is for Ling'er?"
"Who else can I do this for?" Chun Yu An stamped his feet. "For Ling'er, for our family, if I don't strengthen myself, am I just waiting for the new emperor to come and destroy us all? Madam! Ling'er is dead, please believe me and stop making trouble!"
Ma is actually a reasonable person. She knows Chunyu's pain. Today's quarrel is because she is angry about her daughter's death. But this does not mean that she has forgiven Bu Cong!
Ma would never forgive the man who caused her daughter's death. Therefore, at the memorial service held at the General's Mansion today, only Chunyu Ling's memorial was set up, and there was no memorial for Bu Cong. This showed that the Chunyu family didn't care about the son-in-law. In their hearts, Chunyu Ling was the most important daughter.
Chun Yu An watched his wife wipe her tears and leave, he sighed, and said to his attendant: "Send someone to the palace to send a letter to the Queen! Ling'er is her elder sister, she should come home to burn incense for her elder sister no matter what, I believe the emperor can understand. In addition..." He thought for a while, and then said: "Tell the Queen to take the initiative to hand over Bu Cong's military power to the emperor. No matter who the military power is given to, we must make our attitude clear first. Our Chunyu family does not want it." After speaking, he waved his hand, "Go!"
Chun Yu An's words were soon brought to the palace intact and told to Queen Chun Yu Qing.
Chun Yuqing had never expected to receive such a message. He was stunned for a moment, as if he had not reacted. He asked the person again: "What did you just say? Who died?"
"Your Highness, it's the eldest lady. She... has gone."
"My elder sister..." Chun Yuqing was a little absent-minded. She and her elder sister were so close that they could talk about anything. They basically slept in the same bed since they were young. Even when Chun Yuling fell off her horse, she did it to save Chun Yuqing who was in danger. Afterwards, she cried so hard because her sister was about to die that she even hit her head against a pillar and wanted to die with her sister. Unexpectedly, Chun Yuling came back to life. But the resurrected Chun Yuling seemed to be a different person. No one recognized her. She talked nonsense all day long and was as unfamiliar to her, her closest sister, as if she were a stranger.
She had made countless efforts to restore Chunyu Ling to her original state, but unfortunately, no matter what she did, there was no improvement. Until the two of them got married, they had no contact since then, and gradually, the original sisterhood faded.
Now, she has become the Empress of Zong Sui, but her sister is dead. Chun Yuqing couldn't control her tears and was about to break down and cry. The servant of General Chun Yu's mansion who came to deliver the message quickly persuaded her, "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences." Then he took two steps forward and whispered, "The master has something else for me to say to you, let me bring it to the palace."
Chun Yuqing was stunned, tears still hanging in her eyes, but her grief subsided. She glanced at the maid, then ordered the palace maids and eunuchs around her: "All of you go down!" After everyone had left, she wiped her tears and said: "Tell me! What did your father tell you to say?"
"The master said that the queen should leave the palace to pay her respects to the eldest lady, and she should also take the initiative to propose in front of the emperor that the military power in the hands of the son-in-law be returned to the Zong Sui court."
"Huh?" Chun Yuqing was stunned, and subconsciously asked: "Why did my father do this? My brother-in-law is dead, and the military power should naturally be taken over by my Chunyu family. My father is..." She stopped halfway through her words, and after a while, she smiled bitterly. What is he asking? How could she not know what her father is thinking? Since ancient times, the most taboo thing for emperors is that their achievements surpass their masters, not to mention that the Chunyu family still holds a lot of military power. My father did this to show his goodwill to Li Jian, and also to express that the Chunyu family does not want to hold too much military power. She nodded and said to the maid: "I know, you go back! Tell my father that I will do what he says."
The maid bowed and left the hall, and soon her tears started to flow again. The maid Ruohong came in, holding a plain dress in her hands. Chun Yuqing changed the clothes, took Ruohong and the eunuch Wuyan to see Li Jian.
Li Jian had naturally received the news a long time ago. Seeing the queen coming in plain clothes, he quickly stood up to greet her. Without waiting for Chun Yuqing to bow, he took the initiative to say, "Queen, please don't be so polite. I am also very sad about what happened at home. I heard that the queen had a very good relationship with her elder sister when she was at her parents' home. I know you must be upset. I was just about to go see you, but I didn't expect the queen to come first."
Chun Yuqing cried bitterly, and said to Li Jian: "I thank the emperor for his kindness. I would like to ask the emperor to let me go out of the palace to burn incense for my sister. My sister has been very kind to me since I was a child. Now she is gone suddenly. I am really sad."
"That's what I should do." Li Jian held her hand and said, "I should have gone with you, but the battle between Zong Sui and Dashun is imminent, and the battle reports from the front are coming one after another. I am really too busy to handle it. Queen, please go on my behalf! Tell the old general to mourn, but don't hurt yourself because Zong Sui's territory still needs him to protect it!"
"Has the war started?" Chun Yuqing suddenly asked. After she finished speaking, she immediately realized that she had said something wrong and quickly explained, "The emperor just said that there is a report of a war. Could it be that the war has already started? If so, I will tell my father when I see him later that no matter how important family matters are, they are not as important as state affairs. He must not delay the war because of this."
Li Jian shook his head. "The war hasn't started yet, so the Queen doesn't need to worry. The most important thing is for the old general to take care of himself. In addition, regarding the military power in General Bu's hands..."
"I was just about to tell the emperor about this." Chunyu Qing spoke, and at the same time looked at Li Jian, carefully observing his reaction.
When Li Jian heard Chun Yuqing also say this, his eyes narrowed twice, and there was a subtle chill in his words: "Oh? What did the Queen say? Do you want me to hand over the military power in the hands of the general to the old general?"
"Your Majesty." Chun Yuqing took two steps back and knelt down. "Your Majesty, what I think is exactly the opposite of what you said. I want to tell Your Majesty that since my brother-in-law is dead, the military power he originally held should be returned to Your Majesty and be under Your Majesty's command."
"Give it back to me?" Li Jian was a little surprised. "General Bu is the beloved son-in-law of General Chunyu, so it is only natural that the military power should be handed over to the Chunyu family. I was just about to tell the Queen that I wanted General Chunyu to take over! I didn't expect the Queen to..."
"Your Majesty." Chun Yuqing interrupted him and said, "Since ancient times, ministers have obeyed the orders of the monarch. No matter how great his merits are, he is still a minister of the monarch. The soldiers of the country are also the soldiers of the monarch. There is no reason to hand them over to the ministers. What's more, I am your wife and my name is on the royal clan record. As the queen of Zong Sui, the first thing I should think of is your interests. I believe that the military power is in the hands of the emperor, so that the Zong Sui will be more confident. So I ask the emperor not to give that part of the military power to the Chunyu family, and ask the emperor to take it under his own command!"
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