Winner in life

The emperor was already upset enough before he received Ruihe's secret report.

It turned out that the second prince came up with a good idea after discussing with his staff. He asked people to spread rumors in Yanjing City, saying that the tenth prince had just been recorded as his legitimate son, and there was war on the border, which showed that the fate of the tenth prince was not good. Some people don't have the ability to distinguish the authenticity of information, and some people secretly bring public opinions, thinking that it seems to be true. On New Year's Eve, the Empress of the Middle Palace in the palace just recognized her son, and there was a fight the next day. It seems that the tenth prince If you are really lucky, it also means bad luck.

The second prince's move was really too damaging. He ordered people to secretly spread this statement among the common people. It was still the kind of "I tell you secretly and you don't tell others", which was very suitable for the lower-class people's mentality of gossiping, especially the gossip of high-level nobles. . In this way, the news spread for several days, spreading almost to half of Yanjing City before it was discovered.

The emperor knew that it was the handiwork of his second son without much research. He really underestimated this son!

"Idiot! What a huge idiot!"

Seeing that the emperor was angry, the queen secretly laughed at him.

Are you angry? Raising a son like a Gu, did he think he could raise anything good? Even the tenth prince is wearing the same skin. She couldn't help but miss her grandson even more. Shan'er didn't admire the royal power. Compared with these people who had lost their humanity in fighting for the right to inherit the throne, she was countless times stronger!

"I wonder if Lao Yao has arrived in the border town." She became worried again. She has been thinking about how Shan'er got the military power these days. Based on her understanding of the emperor, it is absolutely impossible to delegate all the military power in the eighteen border cities to one person. She was confused and worried, but also slightly surprised.

Military power, this is really a good thing.

Has Shan'er changed his mind with this military power?

No, this is impossible. He was not willing to admit it back then.

By the way, Shan'er's lifespan...

The ambition that had just resurfaced disappeared in an instant.

The queen knelt in front of the Buddha statue and prayed devoutly, hoping that her grandson would triumphantly and defeat the Xijue as soon as possible, and then... let's see the grandson and grandson one last time!

At the border, Lao Yao finally arrived after traveling thousands of miles. Due to the war, security in the eighteen cities on the border was strengthened, and entry and exit inspections were strict. Old Yao was released into Qingyue City after numerous inspections. He then went to the Governor's Mansion to submit a post and waited patiently to see him. He actually wanted to sneak into the Governor's Mansion, but he didn't expect that this Governor's Mansion was more heavily guarded than the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion back then, with no loopholes at all.

Fortunately, Ruihe quickly saw his invitation and invited him in.

Lao Yao relayed the Queen's words, then raised his eyes and glanced at Ruihe, and whispered: "When I came, the war at the border had not yet reached Yanjing City, and I only heard about it when I came to the area close to the border town. Got some news."

"Your Majesty said that we should keep it a secret for the time being. We don't want to disturb the mood of the people celebrating the Spring Festival." Ruihe smiled, "You have had a hard time traveling all the way. I will ask someone to take you down to rest." As soon as winter arrives in the north, There was snow everywhere and the road was extremely difficult to walk. Old Yao must have gone through many hardships when he came alone.

"The queen said——"

"I understand what the empress means, but I can't leave here for the time being. I will write a handwritten letter for you to send back to the empress. Dayan and Xijue are going to war. As a descendant of the Wei family and a descendant of Dayan, I will definitely I will take the lead on the front line. When this war is over, I will definitely return to Beijing to reunite with you."

Lao Yao's eyes were slightly red: "I am very worried about your health."

"Empress... don't worry, life and death are like the rotation of the four seasons. I have lived a happy life. As long as I defeat the Xijue, I will have no regrets in this life." Rui He finally admitted head-on what he had done back then. "I am very grateful for your forgiveness. This is the path of life I have chosen for myself. I have no regrets when I lose, and I am happy to do so."

Lao Yao left with tears in his eyes. As expected, Ruihe wrote a long letter, just like children and grandchildren traveling far away telling their elders about their daily lives to report their safety. In the letter, he wrote about some of his experiences as an official in the border town in the past few years, as well as some fresh things in the border town. After hearing the news, he finally mentioned a few words about the war, saying that everything went well, and asked her not to worry and take good care of herself.

After the first lunar month, the spring breeze blew through the snow and began to melt. When the Xijue captives in the Lianqiao Mountain area were taught how to open up wasteland and farm, Ruihe prepared to attack again.

Xijue has had a hard time this winter. Winter has always been full of challenges for the nomadic groups. In the past, they could purchase charcoal-fired food and cloth from Dayan. This year, all trade was interrupted, and the eleven tribes of Yaoguo were unprecedentedly short of supplies. Some of the four tribes who originally lived on the outskirts of the grassland were captured, and some fled back to the depths of the grassland. These people lost their original territory and some property, and lived very uncomfortable throughout the winter. No matter how much we lose, we cannot afford to lose to the Royal Court, but the standards of the Royal Court’s furnishings, food, clothing, etc. this winter have dropped a lot compared to previous years. If it weren’t for the inventory in the warehouse, perhaps even the royal tent in Dayasi would have had to pay for it. A first-grade charcoal fire.

The material shortage was still a minor matter. Many Xijue people picked up the paper kites that flew over from Dayan and saw the letters written on them in exchange for weapons or horses for prisoners. Most of the captured people came from the four tribes on the outskirts of the grassland. Their relatives were surprised at first when they saw the paper kite. Of course they wanted to return with their own family members, but soon the atmosphere of disappointment spread among them.

Dayasi said that this was a trick of the Dayan people and should not be trusted or cooperated with.

After the cold winter, are their families still alive?

They didn't take good care of themselves in the winter. In the spring, they should have asked the most experienced veterans to check the situation of rivers and pastures after the snow melted, so that they could find more fertile pastures and move their tents as appropriate to welcome the new hope brought by spring. But this year, it didn't work. When the snow melted, the soldiers of Dayan rushed into the grassland again, leaving them with no choice but to take up arms to fight.

After the spring, Dayan's offensive became more rapid. Ruihe didn't want to give them too much time to breathe, but on the other hand, it would not be good for him to drag it out too long. Ruihe didn't know how the emperor had investigated the news about the witch. What would the emperor think about the former prince?

The emperor couldn't sleep the night he received the secret report.

In fact, the matter of abolishing the prince was also a matter of concern to him. The queen resented him for being too cruel, but the queen didn't see the look in the boss's eyes that night, which was a mixture of strangeness, madness, and a beast-like look.

At that moment, the emperor even suspected that the prince was no longer his son.

The threat brought to him by the prince reached its peak at that moment.

So the emperor showed no mercy and abolished the prince, expelled him, and exiled him.

For more than ten or twenty years, he turned a blind eye to the abandoned prince of Yucheng. Whenever he thought of the prince, he would think of the look in his eyes that night, which made his heart beat faster, as if he was in a terrifying crisis.

As a result, there is now intelligence showing that the witch of Xijue was involved in that incident. The emperor was shocked and felt absurd. What means of controlling people's hearts? If the prince does not have that heart, who can control him? The prince also secretly hid iron ore, and there is no clue about the iron ore so far, which shows that the prince has never repented until his death.

The emperor was unwilling to admit that he missed the clues in the matter of dealing with the prince because of "going with the flow", and he did not want to "reverse the case" for the prince. But the existence of "witch" still brought him a threat. On the one hand, he sent a message to Wei Zhenshan, asking him to continue investigating the witch of Xijue, and on the other hand, he checked the whereabouts of the witch in Yanjing City.

Ruihe smiled bitterly after receiving the secret order. He knew that Tuoma was in the second prince's mansion, but he could not tell the emperor directly. Otherwise, how could he explain how he stole such a secret? Saying that he hypnotized the third prince of Xijue to use for himself? That's courting death.

"Should we appoint a crown prince?" Ruihe hoped to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible. He thought of Zhuang Cheng who had been missing for a long time. The intelligence line of Yanjing had not been mobilized by Zhuang Cheng. How was the situation of Zhuang Cheng these days? No one knew. Even Zhuang Yu secretly said to Ruihe: "Now is a good time to make military achievements. Didn't you learn martial arts for so many years just to defend the country today?"

General Yongding did not tell his always simple youngest son about the content of his conversation with Ruihe, so Zhuang Yu could not understand the hatred in Zhuang Cheng's heart, and his determination to give up his future and get justice even if he had to cut off his flesh and blood.

In early summer, when the border city won another great victory and occupied the most important Hexi grassland in Xijue, Ruihe received a secret letter from the intelligence line of Yanjing City. Zhuang Cheng finally used the card he gave to ask for help from the intelligence line. After reading the secret letter, Ruihe's face was full of indescribable words. No wonder the second prince had been hiding for more than 20 years and dared not join the other brothers' war for the throne. If he had joined from the beginning, he would have been rubbed out long ago.

Ruihe could express such emotion just by relying on the brief records in the secret letter. The mood of the emperor facing the stupid second prince can be imagined.

From the first day of the new year to now, the emperor has been disgusted by the endless tricks of the second son. He never knew that the second son's tricks could be so despicable. Xiao Shi has not yet come to the court to observe the government. There are not many capable people in the mother's family. It seems that the second son cannot make trouble for Xiao Shi in the job, and there is no way to start from Xiao Shi's mother's family, so he has been making a fuss about Xiao Shi's virtue. First, on the first day of the new year, Xiao Shi's fate was linked to the border war. Later, when he accidentally stumbled when leaving the court, it can be said that he was defeated by Xiao Shi. In the early spring of this year, a small town in the south had an earth dragon turning over, and this matter was also pushed to Xiao Shi. Concubine Jing, who had little presence in her life, was also rumored to have many rumors. It was obvious that the second prince and Concubine Xian had worked together to do this.

Over the years, the sons have fought each other, but they have never used such insidious tricks. As royal children, can the younger brother be left out just because he has become an ominous person? The bad morals of the concubines in the palace are not implying that he, the emperor, is blind? Maintaining the face of the royal family should be an instinct engraved in the bones.

The second son broke the rules!

With such a stupid son, the emperor couldn't believe that if he hadn't trained Xiao Shi and made the second prince the crown prince, would Dayan be destroyed the next day! m.,Please remember:,.

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