In the front hall of the Prime Minister's Office, Liu Anguo was entertaining Eunuch Zhang to pass the imperial eunuch Zhang. Preparing fragrant tea and fruits is no problem. This time, Eunuch Zhang went to the Prime Minister's Office not to pass on the imperial edict of Qinzong, but to pass on the imperial eunuch of the Empress Dowager.

Liu Anguo received the order and asked, "It's already three minutes after You hour. It's getting late, but I don't know what the Empress Dowager summoned the old minister and the dog son into the palace?"

Eunuch Zhang smiled and said, "The Prime Minister and the Empress Dowager are relatives. This time, the Empress Xuan of Prime Minister entered the palace, and there was no major national matter to discuss. It was just the interaction between relatives and discussing some family affairs!"

After hearing this, Liu Anguo felt even more puzzled. Although his wife was cousin and the Queen Mother, she did not have much contact on weekdays. The Queen Mother lived in the palace and was the biological mother of Qinzong today, so she dared not disturb her much.

It is rare to suddenly announce that he entered the palace and bring his son with him, because in the inner palace, the relatives and relatives of the foreigners have never been allowed to visit privately. The last time Liu Yixuan entered the palace was five years ago. At that time, the Empress Dowager's birthday, Liu Yixuan followed his mother, Mrs. Fan, to the palace to celebrate the birthday of the empress dowager, and never went to the palace again.

Liu Anguo sent Eunuch Zhang away and hurriedly asked the promotion to go to the backyard to inform Mrs. Fan and Liu Yixuan. After hearing the news, Liu Yixuan hurried to the living room and asked, "Father, is it the emperor who wants me to enter the palace? Did you hear that I want to go to the battle to kill the enemy and want to make me the general?"

When Liu Anguo heard that he was talking nonsense, he said, "Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and change his clothes, it's the Empress Dowager who wants to see you!"

Mrs. Fan said, "The Empress Dowager wants to summon Xuan'er? What's the matter?"

Liu Anguodao: "I don't know either. I'll know it when I go. Hurry up and get my court suit and change it for me to avoid missing the time."

Mrs. Fan hurriedly called Chunlan, Qiuju and other maids, and brought clothes to dress up for the two of them. Butler Liu asked someone to prepare a sedan chair and took a few followers to run towards the Song Dynasty Palace.

Go north along Zhuque Street and cross Jinshui Bridge to the Xuande Tower at Da Nei Main Gate. Xuande Tower is about ten feet high, with eaves and teeth intertwined, brackets and wings, golden tiles and red walls, and jade pillars and railings. There are five cave gates under Xuande Tower, all with gold nails and red paint, which are tall and spectacular. The middle gate is Xuande Gate, and there are two cave gates on both sides.

The Liu Mansion and his group came to Zuoye Gate. The Imperial Guard stopped the sedan chair and asked. The butler Liu Fu stepped forward and said, "The Prime Minister is in charge of the Queen Mother's order and enters the palace to see the emperor!" The Imperial Guard saw that it was the sedan chair of the Liu Kingdom, so he opened the door and let it go.

Liu Yixuan opened the curtain and poked his head out to greet the Imperial Guard, "Hi, hello you! Thank you for your hard work!"

A leader of the Imperial Guard said, "No noise in the palace!"

Liu Yixuan curled his lips and calmed down. Although Liu Yixuan worked in the Palace Museum, it was the first time to visit the Forbidden City of Danei where the royal family lived. He couldn't help but feel a little excited. He wanted to see what Song Qinzong looked like? Ask him if he had seen the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"? He was very excited to get such a one-day trip to the Northern Song Dynasty Palace.

Entering Xuande Gate, there is the Daqing Hall. The hall is divided into two floors, lined up on the left and right, like a bell tower in the temple, with the Censorate and the Privy Council inside.

Walking around the Imperial Street on the right side of Daqing Hall is the Secretariat. In the past, Liu Anguo handled court affairs here. Liu Anguo lifted the curtain and looked at the Secretariat's office. He saw that there were still lights on. I think it was because of the constant reports of border wars in the past few days, and his subordinates were still staying up late on duty.

After passing the Secretariat, the Secretariat was the Ministry of the People's Court and the Sixth Ministry's Office. Several servants carried the sedan chair and came to the gate of ** under the guidance of several eunuchs. Liu Anguo got out of the sedan chair and told the housekeeper Liu: "You and the servants in the mansion are waiting quietly. Don't walk around at will. Just wait in the gatekeeper on both sides.

After receiving the order, everyone went to the gatehouse to rest. Liu Anguo pulled Liu Yixuan and walked slowly into the gate. Ningshou Palace where the empress dowager lived was in the middle. Liu Anguo followed several eunuchs to walk slowly along the imperial road of the palace wall. At this time, it was dark and palace lanterns were hung high at the entrances of several palace courtyards.

Liu Yixuan looked left and right, looking around, and saw several palace maids coming and going with lanterns, each wearing bright clothes and slim figures. He couldn't help but look back and take a few more glances. Liu Anguo turned around and pulled his clothes, pulled him to continue walking forward, and passed several intersections and arrived at Ningshou Gate. At this time, Eunuch Zhang was waiting at the door and hurriedly came up to greet him.

"The Prime Minister Liu is here, and the Empress Dowager is waiting for you two!" Eunuch Zhang said in a deep voice.

Liu Anguo quickly replied the gift and said, "It's a blessing from Eunuch Zhang, please come in and inform me!"

Eunuch Zhang smiled and said, "No need to inform me. The Empress Dowager ordered the officials to wait here. As long as you two arrive, you can enter the palace at any time! Come with me!" As he said that, he led Liu Anguo and his son to Ningshou Palace.

After entering the main hall, I turned over a beautiful mountain and river screen and arrived at the warm pavilion. It was not winter at this time, and the warm pavilion was not heated, with only a bead curtain across the inner room and the outer room.

Eunuch Zhang reported: "Empress, Grandmaster Liu, Prime Minister Liu and Mr. Liu are here!"

Liu Anguo leaned on the ground and bowed. When Liu Yixuan saw his father kneeling down, he also knelt down. Liu Anguo Road: "The old minister brought his dog son to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager, and I wish the Empress Dowager good luck and longevity!"

"The Liu Qing family doesn't have to be too polite. Please get up quickly! Come on, give me a seat!" The voice of a middle-aged woman came from behind the curtain.

Liu Yixuan lowered his head and wanted to look inside through the gap in the curtain. He vaguely saw a woman in a royal robe sitting high on a phoenix chair. The two palace maids brought two round stools for the Liu family father and son. Liu Yixuan hurriedly picked them up. Seeing the beautiful palace maids, he quickly smiled and said, "Thank you sister!" When the palace maids saw him talking like this, they laughed at him.

At this time, only the sound of pearls and jade in the curtain was heard. The queen mother slowly walked down from the throne. Several palace maids opened the curtain. Only then did Liu Yixuan see the queen mother's appearance, which was indeed magnificent:

He is wearing an imperial robe, full of pearls and jade, with a rich figure, and a rich appearance. He is a phoenix crown and a red robe embroidered with colorful golden phoenixes; brocade leather and satin boots, and nine-color auspicious clouds under him; his whole body is full of pearls and treasures, and his eyes are full of emperor scenery.

When Liu Anguo saw that the Empress Dowager had gotten off the throne, he hurriedly got up and bowed. The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "The Liu Qing family does not need to be too polite. Today, the Ai family has passed down the saying that your father and son will enter the palace. They are just talking about family matters, so you don't have to care about these etiquettes! Here at the Ai family, just like in your mansion, don't be polite!" Hurry turned around again, saw Liu Yixuan, and said, "Xuan'er, come here and let the aunt see!"

Seeing that the Empress Dowager was calling him, Liu Yixuan hurriedly walked forward two steps and looked at the appearance of the Empress Dowager carefully. Although she was a milf, she was also charming and charming. After all, she was the emperor's mother, and was not comparable to an ordinary old woman.

The empress dowager grabbed Liu Yixuan's hand, looked up and down, carefully reviewed his appearance and body shape, and nodded with satisfaction. This made Liu Yixuan very uncomfortable, and felt awkward, thinking to herself: "What does this old woman want to do? Why do you look at me like this? Isn't you thinking?... No, the Supreme Emperor is not dead yet! What does she mean?" Liu Yixuan felt strange. He likes to be seen by women, but he doesn't like to be seen by old women.

"Well, if you haven't seen each other in the past few years, Xuan'er has become an adult! She is stronger than before. If you don't look closely, the Ai family will really not recognize her!" The queen mother smiled and asked him again: "Have you ever been to the Imperial Academy?" Liu Yixuan said: "I've studied and am currently internship!"

"Internship? What is an internship?" asked the Queen Mother.

Liu Yixuan said: "It is practice. If you use the contents in the book in practice, you cannot just memorize it by rote!"

"Oh, so that's it!" The old lady was half confused and half understood, "You can't just read books, you have to use them more. The Liu Qing family is indeed good at teaching their children!"

When Liu Anguo heard his son talking nonsense again, he was afraid that he would say something that "the Song Dynasty will perish", he felt nervous and hurriedly said, "The Empress is a mischievous praise. The son is ignorant and has no skills. He is a little unlearning, which makes the Empress laugh."

"Liu Xiangguo is too humble, right? If there is nowhere, I think Xuan'er is good. He is much better than those sour literati who have been 'Zhihu' all day long!" The empress dowager praised.

After hearing the Empress Dowager's words, Liu Yixuan felt that the old lady was quite advanced in her mind and was much better than his pedantic father. She said, "Is that true? Do you think so too? I don't like those who are "Zhihuzhe" all day long, it's so sour!"

He looked at Liu Anguo while saying that, but saw Liu Anguo frowning and staring at him, meaning that he would not talk nonsense.

When Liu Yixuan saw his father's eyes, he immediately felt scruples. He was afraid that he would say something wrong and would implicate his father again. He wanted to hit him again when he went back, so he had to keep his mouth shut.

The Empress Dowager invited the Liu family's father and son to the living room in the back room, and sat down with the guests and hosts, and asked the palace maids to bring tea and fruits to entertain the father and son.

The Empress Dowager said: "The Ai family heard that the border wars are in a tight place these days and the army is retreating step by step. The Song Dynasty is already in danger! The Supreme Emperor is asking for immortality in the 'Jinmingyuan' all day long, and he no longer cares about the government affairs. The emperor is young, and he has to count on you old ministers to help him more in the court!"

Liu Anguodao: "Please rest assured by the Empress Dowager, the old minister must do his best to share the worries and solve problems for the emperor! Although the emperor is young, he is a benevolent lord who is diligent and loving the people. I believe that as long as the emperor works hard to govern, sleeps on firewood and tastes gall, he will definitely be like Emperor Wu of Han, who wipes out the northern barbarians and prevents the world from suffering from this war."

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager just sighed helplessly and said, "I'm afraid the Jin people will no longer give us this opportunity! I heard that the people in the capital heard that the Jin soldiers were going to cross the Yellow River and fled from Bianliang one after another. Half of the people in the Central Plains have left, is there such a thing?"

Liu Anguo lowered his head and didn't know how to reply, "This...is true. In order to avoid the war, a small number of people in the capital went to the south to seek refuge with relatives and friends. The emperor has also discussed with the ministers about moving the capital in the past few days."

The Empress Dowager shook her head, sighed and said, "Oh, at this time, I have to leave the will of heaven!" She asked again, "I heard that many ministers from the Ai family sent their wives, children, and children out of the capital. Is there any such thing?"

Liu Anguo felt more and more that something was wrong. The empress dowager seemed to have heard something, because her wife, Fan, was packing her clothes in the mansion and preparing to return to her hometown in Xiangyang in a few days. Did the empress dowager hear this news and ask herself?

Liu Anguo was ups and downs and didn't know how to reply. He had to say, "This is true. In order to prevent his family from enduring the war, the officials in the capital sent the elderly, weak and weak wife and young people out of the capital. In the past few days, Xuan'er's mother also arranged in the mansion, saying that she was... she wanted to go back to her hometown in Xiangyang to take refuge." Liu Anguo was uneasy and his voice became smaller and smaller.

The Empress Dowager was very calm after hearing this. She knew that the people in the city had already lost confidence in the court. It was normal for these ministers who were officials in Beijing to protect their families and let their families escape from the capital. She never had this idea. She was over 50 years old. Although she was the mother of a country, she could not enjoy the joy of family. She hoped that she was just a woman from an ordinary family and could share family with her husband and children and grandchildren every day. However, all this was just a short fantasy. A dynasty was about to pass away, and someone had to be buried with it.

The Empress Dowager seemed to see the worry in Liu Anguo's heart and said, "The Prime Minister Liu doesn't have to worry. The capital is about to face war. It is normal for you to send your wife, children, and children to your hometown. Naturally, the Ai family will not blame you. Today, we are calling you father and son into the palace. This is also the matter. The Ai family also asks for something."

After hearing this, Liu Anguo felt relieved and asked again: "I don't know what the Empress Dowager has to give, so the old minister must do his best!" The Empress Dowager was the mother of a country, but she didn't want to ask relatives and friends today. After all, what is entrusted to you, and the text will be clear afterwards. (To be continued)
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