"I'll pay homage to Concubine Tai," said Zhang's voice.

When Tai Guifei heard the sound, she turned her head to look at her and saw the new emperor's first wife, Zhang, bowing her knees respectfully. Zhang bent her knees slightly, and her eyes seemed to be less sharp, but she lowered her eyebrows and looked smooth.

When Concubine Tai saw Zhang's appearance, somehow subconsciously ignited a glimmer of hope. In this place filled with the smell of death and howling, Concubine Tai strongly calmed down and said, "The Concubine Zhang doesn't have to be too polite. Are you here to see her off?"

The new king ascended the throne, and Zhang had not been enthroned for the queen for the time being, but as the first wife of the new emperor, she gave birth to the eldest son, and the queen was the one who chose the queen. The queen was in danger of illness. Sooner or later, the mistress of this huge palace was Zhang. The eunuchs and palace maids around him respectfully met her together.

Zhang did not answer the question, and after taking the ceremony, he walked straight into the house. An eunuch beside her hurried to a table, knelt on the ground and carefully wiped a stool with his sleeve.

Zhang walked over but refused to sit, pointed to the stool and said, "Please sit down, I have something to say." Then she gave a wink to the eunuch.

The eunuch said to his servants: "Do whatever you need, and start the road if you need it!"

Zhang was actually talking in this room, maybe on purpose! At this time, a tragic scene was happening in this room. A concubine was hung on the rope. Before she could struggle, the stool under her feet was immediately pulled away by the eunuch. The woman's body fell down, and the rope's buckle was immediately tightened. The woman grabbed the rope on her neck with her hands, which was useless. Her eyes were protruding, her mouth was opened like a fish leaving the water surface, and her legs were stretched straight and pushed down hard. The sound from her throat was very creepy, and her tight body twitched from time to time.

Tai Guifei watched the miserable situation and felt cold hands and feet, and her heart was trembling.

But Zhang's face did not change, and his bright eyes stroked the face of Concubine Tai, as if there was a touch of playful and undetectable smile. Concubine Tai had been paying attention to those silly women, and was very scared and even forgot to say anything.

After the late emperor gave birth to four sons (one young died) five daughters, he had not given birth to a princess for many years. Concubine Tai suddenly became an elder, but she was only in her early twenties and did not even give birth to a man or a woman to the late emperor. According to the rules, she should have to be buried with her.

Zhang's voice said again: "I am the same surname as Tai Guifei. You are an elder. Should I call Tai Guifei " Auntie. I wonder if it is appropriate?"

The Concubine Tai felt that Zhang was doing both soft and hard. While sitting in this terrible room, she watched those people die, she was almost trapped.

Tai Guifei didn't say anything, but she could not refuse Zhang's intimacy.

Zhang's words were not responded to. She looked at Concubine Tai for a while, as if she was talking to herself: "There were three guards in the Yan Palace, and the three commanders of the previous emperor were all named Dukes, Duke Qi Qiu Fu, Duke Cheng Zhu Neng, and only Duke Rong (Zhang Yu) died early and was posthumously conferred titles. Therefore, Concubine Tai's nephew Zhang Fu was only named Duke Xincheng Hou."

Zhang paused and said, "But Zhang Fu has made great contributions in Annan Kingdom. If the emperor mentioned the golden words and jade words, and then he would be able to win the title of Duke."

Concubine Tai had probably guessed what Zhang said, and finally spoke softly: "Isn't the Lord of the Conquest of Annan the King of Han?"

Zhang's lips curled slightly and said calmly: "The King of Han is already a prince, how can he be granted the title? When he returned to the capital, he was proud of his contributions and wanted the late emperor to make him the crown prince, but the throne, how could the crown prince be fought for by military merit? Although the Marquis of Xincheng (Zhang Fu) was not the head commander, he also led the army of the east route, captured the important towns of Duobang City, as well as the two capitals of Shenglong and Qinghua, and were the first important places in Annan, and made great contributions."

The Concubine Tai no longer argued and bowed her head and said nothing.

...The two sat face to face, and there was another silence.

After a while, Zhang said, "The Emperor has just ascended the throne, and there are only two people in the harem. The Emperor heard that Concubine Tai has a niece. He heard that she is filial and virtuous, well-educated and well-educated, so he discussed with me privately and wanted to be named Concubine in the future. I have always respected the family tradition of the Rongguo Duke and agreed with the Emperor. I wonder what Concubine Tai wants?"

The girl Zhang mentioned was Zhang Fu's daughter. When the late emperor was still alive, he intended to let Zhang Fu's daughter marry Mu Sheng's son Mu Bin and marry the Mu Mansion with a confidant nobleman. However, this matter was not made public. After ascending the throne, it may have been necessary to change the engagement for some considerations.

On Mu Sheng's side, Zhang's meaning was that Mu Ying was Duke of Qian (postally named King Qianning) during his lifetime. He could ask Mu Sheng to inherit his title and first add the Duke of Qian and give him an iron coupon. The emperor had agreed.

Concubine Tai replied: "My brother is the head of the Zhang family. Princess Zhang must ask me about it. Besides, I am a dead person and have no mind to know this."

Zhang said: "The Marquis of Xincheng is far away in Annan. Concubine Tai wrote a letter to ask him what he was like? As for the burial of his life, Concubine Tai was a hero after the nobles. Duke Rong made great contributions to the court. I should ask the emperor to grant the imperial edict to pardon the Concubine Tai. In the future, Concubine Tai was an elder in the palace, and we juniors would all respect it."

Concubine Tai's face was a little red and she had no answer. Perhaps she felt that it was not worth mentioning that she was unwilling to be buried with the late emperor.

Zhang looked at her, but did not force her to stand up, and ordered: "The Tai Guifei is a hero, and the burial of her will be suspended. I will ask the emperor to first ask the emperor to help her. Help the Tai Guifei back to the palace to rest."

Several eunuchs hurriedly said, "I will obey the order."

When they went up to help Tai Guifei up, Tai Guifei's body became soft and she slipped down and couldn't stand firmly.

Zhang walked out of this evil room and took a long breath of fresh air. She thought to herself: Concubine Tai must be willing to write a letter to Zhang Fu. She can live by writing a letter, and it is not difficult for her.

Zhang Fu, who was asked about this person, was very successful in Annan Kingdom. If Zhang Fu was a person who was not greedy for fame, then what military achievements would he compete with the emperor's legitimate son, King Han?

Therefore, Zhang concluded that as long as Zhang Fu received the letter from his own sister and was convinced that the Zhang family’s female family members would be honored in the palace, he would be able to become a vassal Duke, and it would be difficult not to be moved!

...The person sent to Yunnan to persuade Mu Sheng to surrender, Zhang also helped the emperor find the new cabinet chief Hu Guang.

In the past few years since the late emperor became emperor, Mu Sheng has always been worried about his situation. He spent a lot of money to bribe people in the court, but none of them played any role; after all, the late emperor was not a person who could be controlled by others to make decisions.

A few days ago, Yuan Gong secretly reported to Zhang a list, which was the ones who were secretly found out and had received Mu Sheng's money, including Hu Guang, the chief assistant of the cabinet. Hu Guang once went on an envoy to Annan Kingdom. When he was passing through Yunnan, Mu Sheng spared no expense and gave him a gift list. Mu Sheng also thoughtfully helped Hu Guang transport the things to the capital.

Before the Emperor ascended the throne, Xie Jin, who had not yet left in the Hanlin Academy, was talking nonsense. Even if Hu Guang was ashamed and humiliated, he was unmoved and persuaded him to ascend the throne.

Zhang thought Hu Guang was the most competent in this mission. Since Mu Sheng thought Hu Guang was his person, he naturally believed Hu Guang more. Zhang also urged the emperor to send Hu Guang south as soon as possible, and did not give the King of Han time to prepare!
Chapter completed!