Chapter 97 ninety six

There was a burst of lightning and thunder in the sky, and Empress Changsun was stunned. Her body was shaking and tears welled up in her eyes.Fang Xuanling comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, the emperor is blessed and will be fine." The Empress Changsun stood blankly without speaking, and Fang Xuanling called out again: "My Majesty——" Empress Changsun still didn't respond, Fang Xuanling put his hands on his forehead and almost fell down, an eunuch came over to support him.Empress Changsun finally regained her composure and asked, "Xuanling, what's the matter with you?" Fang Xuanling replied, "It's okay, I've been a little tired these days—"

Empress Changsun hurriedly asked the eunuch to pass on the imperial physician, Fang Xuanling said, no need, there are a lot of things to do right now, let's talk about it after finishing.Then, at his suggestion, the queen sent someone to summon Li Chengqian and Hou Junji.Hearing the news that Mayi City was broken, Li Chengqian burst into tears, and Hou Junji also burst into tears.Empress Changsun suppressed her grief and made them all calm down. Several people discussed for two hours. Fang Xuanling believed that the most urgent task was to stabilize the situation in Chang'an, and then called Wei Zheng from Jiangnan, Li Jing from Bingzhou and others back to Beijing to discuss how to deal with the aftermath. , the queen agreed with him.Fang Xuanling believed that although the city of Mayi was broken, there was no news of the emperor's death, and it was unknown if he had already broken through. As he spoke, he became obviously sick and almost fainted a few times.Empress Changsun looked anxious, and told him: "Xuanling, look at your bones, you have to hold on!" Fang Xuanling choked up and said, "Your Majesty, you are the one who has to hold on, listen to the wind. , a heavy rain is coming!"

At this time, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky, followed by a thunderclap, and it really rained heavily. In such a heavy rain, troops appeared everywhere on the eight north, south, east, west and fourteenth streets of Chang'an City. Teams of cavalry and infantry marched urgently in the rain, and came to deploy defenses outside the Imperial Palace and the Eastern Palace.When it was dark, Li Chengqian and Hou Junji, surrounded by a large group of soldiers, came to Qiyun Palace to report to the queen that all the sixteen guards had assembled, and all four gates were taken over by people loyal to the East Palace.

Empress Changsun breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good!" Her face was very pale, as if she had been swept by water.Hou Junji asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, is there anything else you need to do?" Empress Changsun said in a very weak voice: "No, it's been a busy day, you go back and rest!" Li Chengqian and Hou Junji bowed and retreated. The sound of wind and rain became louder, intertwined with the sound of horseshoes near and far and the clash of weapons. The curtain hanging in the deep palace fluttered in the wind. Empress Changsun Looking out of the dark window, her face was full of anxiety and sorrow, she cried out to the boundless night: "Your Majesty, come back quickly, how can a woman like me, a concubine, carry such a heavy burden!"