A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 580: Parental Love 580

Since ancient times, heroes have been unable to resist the temptation of beauties. The male emperors of the Tuoba Yuan family have always been immune to the beauty trap, but the female members of the Yuan family are not among them. Therefore, Empress Dowager Hu, who can be regarded as a wise ruler in terms of political achievements, fell into the hands of a beautiful man because she was fond of beautiful men.

At first, Empress Dowager Hu openly admired the talents of her late husband's younger brother, Prince Qinghe Yuan Yi. The court appointed Yuan Yi as the Grand Tutor and Grand Commandant. Among the female officials, Emperor Xiaowen's youngest daughter Yuan Mingjing was appointed as the Female Prime Minister and the Lady of Suxing Mansion, in charge of the "Proper Guard Cabinet" Suxing Mansion.

In the later period, Empress Dowager Hu revealed her true nature. She was obsessed with Yuan Yi's beautiful figure and forced him to sleep with her. She gradually neglected state affairs and indulged in pleasure day and night. The uncle and sister-in-law's promiscuous indulgence without telling others naturally aroused the disgust of the people of the world.

And the Prince of Qinghe was by no means an ordinary person. Yuan Yi was intelligent, handsome, talented in literature and virtuous since childhood. Apart from being arrogant and presumptuous, he had no major problems and knew how to enjoy life. He even built a high tower in the northwest corner of his home, which was more magnificent than the Lingyun Tower in the imperial palace. His retainers composed a poem saying "There is a high tower in the northwest, reaching as high as the clouds"... But with the support of the empress dowager and her eldest sister-in-law, no one dared to say no.

Not only that, Yuan Yi was also eager to recruit talented people, and he attracted all the talented people in the world to become his disciples. As a result, the Qinghe Palace became the most luxurious place in the world. People at that time said that even if Chen Si Wang Cao Zhi came, he would feel ashamed of the shabby Bronze Sparrow Tower compared to the Qinghe Palace.

In the first year of Zhengguang, Qinghe Prince Yuan Yi was falsely accused of poisoning the young emperor and plotting to usurp the throne. He was imprisoned by the Queen Mother. Although the truth was finally revealed, he was involved in the Xuanguang coup launched by the powerful minister Yuan Cha and the eunuch Liu Teng. Queen Mother Hu was also imprisoned. Therefore, the amulet of Qinghe Prince's sister-in-law was invalid, and he even lost his life in this palace coup.

Since Empress Dowager Hu and her son were imprisoned, and the stronghold of Suxing Mansion was burned down, the connection between the emperor and his personal guards, Suxing Mansion, was cut off. From then on, powerful ministers and relatives of the emperor were in power, disrupting the court order, raping female officials, and forcing away Princess Lanling, the fourteen-year-old ruler of Suxing Mansion. After that, the world was in chaos, and the Northern Wei Dynasty went from prosperity to decline.

And far to the north of Luoyang and Pingcheng, outside the Great Wall——

The soldiers and civilians of the Six Garrisons, who built the Great Wall of the Northern Frontier with human flesh and resisted the Rouran for decades, were originally Xianbei and Xianbei-transformed nobles. However, after the capital was moved south, they were reduced from the heart of the country to the dogs of the gate. Their status and even the food and clothing they depended on for survival deteriorated.

Especially after the Empress Dowager and the Young Emperor were both imprisoned, and the treacherous officials brought disaster to the country and oppressed the people, the soldiers and civilians guarding the borders in the Six Garrisons suffered from bitter cold, natural disasters, and desperate situations. They were short of food and grass, and the court imposed heavy taxes but did not provide disaster relief. Countless people had died of cold and starvation before the battle with the Rouran.

The older generation of Xianbei nobles blamed the situation on Emperor Xiaowen's "Sinicization" reforms and plotted an uprising to restore Xianbei orthodoxy.

The idea of ​​this school was contrary to Princess Lanling's banner of "supporting the Han Dynasty". She was the daughter of the abdicated Emperor Xiaowen and her mother was originally a legitimate Han Dynasty member of Huaxu, so she insisted on promoting sinicization.

In the second year of Zhengguang, the military and civilians of the Six Garrisons took the opportunity of holding the "Summer Hunting Meeting" to gather brave generals from various tribes, intending to raise an army and march south to Luoyang, purge the emperor and kill the traitors, in order to save the two imprisoned emperors and restore the government.

At this time, Princess Lanling, who was active among the people, also appeared in the northern border and spread the word that she would compete with the forces that adhered to the orthodox Xianbei to divide the Six Garrisons and come to rectify the government.

The summer hunting fair, which has always been held by the six towns in turn, is Wuchuan Town's turn this year.

——It was midsummer in Wuchuan Town.

The beautiful scenery of the north lies in the beautiful grasslands.

The green grass covered the ground like a thick blanket covering the wilderness. In the green and flawless scenery, a little boy with pigtails suddenly came in and disappeared without a trace.

A Han girl wearing Xianbei riding and archery clothes followed closely behind. As soon as she entered the grassland, she missed a step and fell into the grass that was taller than her waist.

This made the Xianbei boy in front laugh, and he hurried back to help her up.

When the girl stood up again, she saw the sunset not far away. A young man in a red shirt riding a white horse returned from hunting in the crimson sunset. His hat was tilted to one side, revealing a face as white as goat's milk, handsome and eye-catching. Even from a few feet away, she could see that his facial features were very good and he was definitely very handsome.

At dusk, the setting sun looks like an orange-red salted egg yolk, while the sunset glow is purple and red. The distant mountains are deep blue, the grass is emerald green, and the sky and the earth are as gorgeous as an overturned makeup box or cosmetics box.

On the green grass and in the wilderness, there was only the young man on the white horse. He was wearing a red shirt embroidered with traditional Xianbei patterns, and two straight white long legs were swung under his knee-length skirt. He had a quiver around his waist and deerskin boots on his feet, his hat was tilted to one side, and he held a longbow in his hand.

What a handsome man from the northern frontier, he is truly the most charming and suave man in the world. It is a scene that she will never forget after just one glance.

Couldn't even take my eyes away.

Until this young man, like a pearl of the grassland, came closer and leisurely ran towards the two of them on his horse, the Han girl thought that she was staring too blatantly and attracted someone, so she quickly withdrew her gaze and turned back.

Unexpectedly, the young man asked the boy next to her in Xianbei language with a smile: "Heita! Which tribe is the girl next to you from? She had a lover and didn't tell me?"

His voice was clear and gentle, and he even made the gibberish Xianbei language sound melodious and beautiful.

When she heard the young man talking to the fourth son of the Yuwen family beside him, she realized that they knew each other. Fortunately, she had just learned Xianbei language recently, so she could hear him speak as clearly as Chinese.

The fourth son of the Yuwen family looked at the girl beside him in embarrassment. She looked normal now. She took the initiative to clasp her fists towards the handsome young man on horseback and explained, "My lord, you misunderstood. I am a member of the Tuoba family who came back from worshipping our ancestors in Gaxian Cave... that is, in Shiwei."

The young man on the horse opposite heard the words and was stunned for a moment when their eyes met. He felt that the Han girl in front of him had a heroic look and her amber eyes were staring at him intently.

She was obviously a delicate girl, how could she have such blatant aggression in her eyes? He felt uncomfortable all over, and his snowy cheeks suddenly turned red, as if he was some kind of prey that was bound to be caught.

In addition, he only understood "Shiwei" and "Tuoba" in her Chinese. Thinking of the old Tuoba nobles who always looked down on others because they were related to the royal Yuan family, he just muttered in Xianbei: "What a bird language!"

She walked around the two men, clamped her straight white legs around the horse's belly, and took another path.

The young man's blushing face reflected the colorful clouds in the sky, which was the most beautiful scene. Although the two of them did not speak the same language, they did not say a word.

The Han girl just learned that this Xianbei boy might have been protected too well and had pure blood, so he couldn't even understand Chinese.

Seeing the princess of the Celestial Empire, who was once so powerful, looking sad because of her setback with men, Yuwen Tai, the fourth son of the Yuwen tribe, who was only fifteen years old, had already precociously understood the reason, and he joked with her in fluent Chinese:

"Your Highness, isn't my brother handsome? He is Dugu Lang, who is known as the most beautiful man in Wuchuan!"

"It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most beautiful woman in the northern part of the world."

Princess Yuan Mingjing of Lanling, who was at the age of 15, met a man who made her fall in love at first sight at the sunset in the Yunzhong Hunting Ground.