Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 902 The Throne [The Finale]

"Miss, Miss Kou, you are here." Zhu Xiuyuan smiled, and caught Dong Shuzhen who was flying over.

Dong Shuzhen hung on Zhu Xiuyuan like a koala.

"Haha, the young master looks quite good in these groom's clothes." Kou Wanwan walked closer, scanned Zhu Xiuyuan up and down, and then glanced at Li Qingnu vaguely.

When she saw that Zhu Xiuyuan and Li Qingnu were both neatly dressed, Kou Wanwan secretly shook her head, as if she had been betrayed by her good intentions.

"Sister Zhen'er, Miss Kou, long time no see!" Li Qingnu forced herself to face the two girls with a smile.

After hearing this, Dong Shuzhen suddenly turned her head and looked at Li Qingnu with an evil look in her eyes.

Then he jumped off Zhu Xiuyuan and stared at Li Qingnu walking towards her.

Li Qingnu felt a little guilty, so she lowered her head and did not dare to meet Dong Shuzhen's eyes.

I remember a long time ago, when Li Qingnu and Dong Shuzhen first met, there was a tense situation between the two women.

Dong Shuzhen was afraid that Li Qingnu would come to steal her husband.

But later, I don’t know what method Li Qingnu used to dispel Dong Shuzhen’s concerns, and then the two women returned to each other as senior sisters and were very close.

That's right.

Li Qingnu's "law" was to find a way to convince Dong Shuzhen that she would not come to snatch Dong Shuzhen's husband...

At that time, Li Qingnu really didn't think about it.

But things are unpredictable.

Because of Emperor Liang's interference and various coincidences, Li Qingnu still broke through his guard and revealed his intentions to his senior brother...

Although Li Qingnu was not at fault for all of this, she was still a "victim" on the contrary, but she did break her promise.

So under Dong Shuzhen's scrutinizing gaze, Li Qingnu felt guilty.

"His Royal Highness!" Dong Shuzhen stared at her and said without calling her senior sister, "Didn't you say that you would not come to rob me of your husband, then now..."

Dong Shuzhen looked around.

The bridal chamber is full of red silk, wedding candles, and the word "囍" plastered all over the doors and windows.

Oh, and the bridal gown she was wearing.

"Then what's going on now? You still stole my husband...you...you broke your promise!" Dong Shuzhen was excited.

"Madam, stop talking." Zhu Xiuyuan quickly grabbed Dong Shuzhen, otherwise, she might really hit someone, "This is all arranged by Emperor Liang. My husband has no way to resist, and Her Royal Highness, she, has no way to resist!"

Kou Wanwan also came out and said, "Madam, let's escape back to central Guizhou first. We can't spend too much time here."

At this time, Li Qingnu took the initiative to walk up to Kou Wanwan and said, "Miss Kou, please capture me. If you capture me as a hostage, it will be easier to pass on the road!"

"That's offended!"

Kou Wanwan cupped her hands, then grabbed one of Li Qingnu's arms and said to everyone: "Sir, madam, let's start running away now!"

"it is good!"

The escape plan begins.

Yan Dashan ran away with Zhu Xiu on his back.

Dong Shuzhen was guarding him.

Kou Wanwan held Li Qingnu as a hostage and quickly opened the way.

Then Xia Wu, Xiaohuan, and the generals cut off the rear.

On the way, Zhu Xiuyuan roughly understood——

In order to save him, Kou Wanwan and the others used a trick of "making a sound in the east and attacking in the west".

They set fires in all important places in the city, including inside the palace, at the same time. When the fire started, the soldiers stationed in the city and the palace would inevitably run to put out the fire.

Then they can take advantage of the chaos and escape.

Naturally, Kou Wanwan's men worked hard to escape this time. They used fire oil to set fires. Fire oil is easy to burn and is not easy to extinguish. It can be said that it is a good tool for setting fires and creating chaos...

However, Liang is a powerful country, and the soldiers who guard the capital are all fierce generals.

As a result, Zhu Xiuyuan encountered some obstacles on his way out of the city.

Fortunately, they had the hostage Princess Anle in hand. Princess Anle was the heart of His Majesty and the Queen, and everyone in the Liang Kingdom knew about it. In the end, these soldiers had to give way obediently.

After Zhu Xiuyuan and his party passed, the soldiers immediately reported the news that Princess Anle was kidnapped...

"Come on, we're almost at the city gate!"

At this time, everyone was riding on horseback. After the jolt, Yan Dashan turned around and said to Zhu Xiuyuan.

Before Zhu Xiuyuan could speak, he suddenly heard a sound of thunder and a boom not far in front of him. Zhu Xiuyuan was caught off guard and was startled.

"Gong Gong, our people blew up the city gate!" Yan Dashan explained.

"it is good!"

Just as Zhu Xiuyuan said a word, suddenly, the sound of rumbling thunder echoed throughout Chang'an City, one after another, like a city bombing.

"Husband, we arranged a lot of people in advance to blow up most of the gates of Chang'an City with thunderbolts to confuse the Liang army and prevent them from knowing which gate we escaped from!"

Dong Shuzhen patted her horse on the side and rushed to explain.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked at her and saw her sitting on a horse, waving a whip, her small body rising and falling on the horse, and there was a suppressed excitement on her face.

According to Zhu Xiuyuan's understanding of Dong Shuzhen, their escape was probably a fun and exciting "game" in Dong Shuzhen's eyes.

Seeing the uncontrollable excitement on her round little face, Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but smile.

Da da da!
The sound of horseshoes is urgent.

In Chang'an City in the early morning, there was no one on the streets, but almost all the buildings on both sides of the street were hung with various lanterns, so you didn't have to worry about not being able to see the road clearly...

Gallop the horse.

In a blink of an eye, everyone came to a city gate on horseback.

There was a smell of gunpowder smoke in the air.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked carefully and saw that the soldiers guarding the gate were lying on the side of the road one by one, twisting and turning, and they had obviously lost their combat effectiveness.

Then there is the city gate...it can no longer be called a city gate, it should be called a "city cave".

Because the thick wooden boards that make up the "door" have been blown into pieces by the thunder and scattered all over the floor. If you don't look carefully, someone might think it is a pile of firewood.

However, in order to make it easier for everyone to pass by on horseback, the broken door panels scattered on the road and the Liang Guo gatekeepers who had lost their combat effectiveness were all moved to the side of the road in advance.

Da da da!
Everyone kept their speed unchanged and rushed straight out of the tall and majestic city gate, then disappeared on the official road in front, and fell into the darkness of night, unable to see clearly anymore.

At this time, the entire Chang'an City and the entire palace were in chaos.

raging fire;
One after another like thunderous explosions;

There were also the terrified cries of the people and the footsteps of the soldiers guarding the capital.

Various sounds intertwined and resounded throughout Chang'an City.

Such a loud noise naturally disturbed Emperor Liang.

Emperor Liang got up, put on only a few clothes, rushed to the nearby imperial study, and then asked what happened!

The queen was also alerted and came to the imperial study.

A quarter of an hour later.

Zhu Xiuyuan and his party had already run a long way away, and only then did Emperor Liang figure out what had happened.

"The generals of Marquis Pingnan set fires everywhere in the city and palace, then broke into Anle Palace and robbed Marquis Pingnan?"

"Not only did they rob Pingnanhou, but they also robbed Princess Anle?!"

"..."

"What!? You mean they... blew up many gates in the capital. How is this possible? The gates of my capital are so impregnable, how can they be blown to pieces!"

"It's just that the city gate was blown up. You still don't know which gate they escaped from... I'm so angry. I'm going to send people to chase them. Send people in any direction. Focus on chasing the south. Go quickly!"

"..."

After roaring, Emperor Liang held his waist and sat back on the dragon chair.

He had just used too much force and his waist almost flashed.

"Your Majesty." The queen hurriedly came over to help her. "Your Majesty, your dragon body is the most important thing. Don't let your body get so angry."

……

Following Emperor Liang's order to pursue, Su Wei's army in the capital immediately divided into more than ten groups, with hundreds of people in each group. They took advantage of the darkness and pursued along the official roads of the capital.

At this time, Zhu Xiuyuan and his party were riding carefully selected fast horses, and they had already traveled nearly a hundred miles in one breath.

at dawn.

After finishing their work, the group of people arrived at an official intersection. There were people waiting here. These people were Kou Wanwan's subordinates. They led the strong horses that had eaten fodder, and there were a lot of dry food and water bottles on the horses.

Zhu Xiuyuan and his party got off their horses, and before they could stay too long, they mounted new horses one after another and went straight away with whips.

The whole process of changing horses only took a minute or two.

Among the entire team, Kou Wanwan rode at the front because Kou Wanwan had walked this road and knew which way to go. Furthermore, Li Qingnu rode the same horse with her.

The purpose of the two women riding the same horse is to take Li Qingnu as a hostage when they meet Liang Jun, so that they can pass the test quickly...

Next, there are more than ten women in red, who are Kou Wanwan's right-hand men.

Then there was Zhu Xiuyuan.

This time Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen rode on the same horse, and Yan Dashan was riding beside them.

Two maids, Xia Wu and Xiaohuan, were also protecting him.

Behind them were more than a hundred cavalry generals and some of Kou Wanwan's subordinates.

Many of these generals came after them, and their final mission was to blow up the gates of Chang'an City with thunder.

After blowing up the city gate, the generals mounted their horses and immediately rushed out of the city, following Zhu Xiuyuan and his party along the planned route.

After a morning of galloping, they finally caught up.

Of course, there are also some generals or Kou Wanwan's subordinates who did not have time to evacuate Chang'an City, so they hid in the city and waited until the time was right before leaving the Liang Kingdom...

Zhu Xiuyuan was not very clear about the details of these rescue operations.

He was a little sleepy now and still very hungry. He sat at the back of the horse, hugging Dong Shuzhen's small waist in front of him, gritting his teeth secretly and persisting.

Fortunately, dry food and drinking water were prepared on the horse. After filling his stomach, he felt much better.

Da da da!
The sound of horse hooves is intensive.

The scenery on both sides of the official road passed quickly.

Their escape this time spanned eight to nine hundred miles, starting from Chang'an City, first passing through Jinzhou on Shannan East Road, and then passing through Kuizhou.Because Kuizhou is so big, this trip only passed through two states and counties, but the distance reached eight to nine hundred miles.

……

There was no danger all the way.

At noon on the third day.

A group of hundreds of people finally crossed the boundary between Liang Guo and Qianzhong Road, and entered the scope of Shizhou.

"Master Marquis, the last general has led the Divine Thunder Army with [-] soldiers. We are here to greet Master Marquis." In the middle of the official road, a general suddenly stood up and dismounted, blocking the path of Zhu Xiuyuan and his party.

"Lieutenant General Lin!" Zhu Xiuyuan clapped his horse and stepped forward. He was very tired now, but he was still very happy when he saw Lin Bochang.

"Vice General Lin, please get up quickly." Zhu Xiuyuan waved while riding on horseback.

"Thank you, Lord Hou." Lin Bochang got up, and then asked: "Master Hou is going, is everything going well?"

"Hey, it's hard to say."

"Master Marquis, the general has prepared wine, food, and fragrant bathing soup in Jianshi County not far ahead. Master Marquis has been traveling for days, so he must be tired and hungry."

"Thank you for your hard work. Well, let's go to Jianshi County first."

Zhu Xiuyuan waved his hand.

But at this moment, Li Qingnu suddenly patted his horse forward and said, "Senior brother, I'll take you here. This is already the border of Chen Country, I should go back."

After being on the road for the past few days, Li Qingnu also felt a little haggard.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked at her, and his heart became complicated for a moment. He hesitated for a while and said, "Your Highness, please help us escape. If we go back, I'm afraid Emperor Liang will blame you."

"Otherwise... you should go to central Guizhou with us first. When Emperor Liang's anger subsides, it won't be too late for you to go back."

Kou Wanwan also came to persuade Li Qingnu not to go back in a hurry, but to visit Qianzhong Road first.

Of course, Kou Wanwan's purpose is not simple.

If Li Qingnu really followed him to central Guizhou, he would probably be tricked and lose his virginity to Zhu Xiuyuan...

Seeing that everyone was trying to persuade them to stay, Dong Shuzhen did not remain silent.

A few days ago, in the Liang Palace, although she was dissatisfied with Li Qingnu, over the past few days, Li Qingnu did sacrifice a lot for the safety of their group...

And that incident cannot be blamed on Li Qingnu at all.

In this regard, Dong Shuzhen is still very generous.

"Senior brother, sister Zhen'er, and Miss Kou, I appreciate your kindness, but I must go back. I'm not afraid of my father's blame."

Li Qingnu insisted.

There was no other way, Zhu Xiuyuan could only nod his head.

Liang Guo is my motherland, so you can't let them go back.

In order to ensure Li Qingnu's safety, Kou Wanwan arranged for several people to protect her secretly...

Li Qingnu rode a horse, turned back three times with one step, and finally gave Zhu Xiuyuan a stern look before disappearing down the official road behind him.

The look she gave Zhu Xiuyuan conveyed the meaning: "Senior brother, don't forget me."

But whether Zhu Xiuyuan understood it or not is unknown.

……

Arriving at Jianshi County, Zhu Xiuyuan and others took a bath first, then had a big meal, and then went back to their rooms to sleep and rest.

They had not had a good rest for several days.

During this sleep, Zhu Xiuyuan slept until the next morning.

After getting up, Zhu Xiuyuan wrote a memorial in his own hand and sent someone to the capital at a speed of eight hundred miles.

With such a big thing happening, it was necessary for Chen Huang to understand the ins and outs of the matter.

Zhu Xiuyuan then summoned Lin Bochang and Kou Wanwan to discuss matters together. Of course, Dong Shuzhen also came to join in the fun.

"After this incident, Emperor Liang must be furious!"

"My mission to the Liang Kingdom this time is to negotiate with Emperor Liang about withdrawing troops..."

"But now, it should be impossible to retreat." Zhu Xiuyuan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Master Marquis, please rest assured. Our Divine Thunder Army, with fifty thousand troops, has made all preparations. Even if Liang Jun's hundreds of thousands of troops invade, we are not afraid!"

Lin Bochang immediately patted his chest and reassured.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked at him, nodded, and said: "This battle is very likely to break out. I naturally believe in you, Vice General Lin, and all the Divine Thunder Army."

"Forget it." Zhu Xiuyuan clapped his hands and stood up, "Liang Jun is coming, we can't control him, we can only fight!"

"We will set off today and return to Juzhou, and be prepared for Liang Jun's invasion."

"Yes!"

Zhu Xiuyuan and his party, as well as the [-] divine thunder troops brought by Lin Bochang, set off again, heading towards Juzhou.

A day later, everyone arrived at Juzhou City.

Before there was time to deploy a defensive strategy, suddenly a scout from the Shenlei Army came to report that the [-] Liang Army stationed on the west bank of the Tongzi River in Luzhou, central Sichuan, had withdrawn!
"That's weird."

In the living room of Pingnanhou Mansion in Juzhou City, Zhu Xiuyuan, Kou Wanwan, and Lin Bochang were gathering together to discuss matters.

"Why did the [-] Liang troops withdraw?"

"We made a riot in Chang'an City and even set fire to the palace. Emperor Liang was not an easy person to get along with. Why did he let 10 taels be withdrawn?"

Zhu Xiuyuan was puzzled.

Kou Wanwan and Lin Bochang were also confused as to what Emperor Liang meant by this move.

at the same time.

Chen Guojing City, in the imperial palace.

That Emperor Chen had read Zhu Xiuyuan's memorabilia, and was so angry that he scolded Emperor Liang for being shameless...

Later, Emperor Chen received another report from Zhu Xiuyuan, saying that the [-] Liang soldiers stationed at Tongzi River had withdrawn. Unsurprisingly, Emperor Chen was also very puzzled. He was even mentally prepared to sever relations with the Liang State. .

With the growth of the armies of the Chen Kingdom, especially the Shenlei Army and the Changning Imperial Army, Emperor Chen became more courageous. In the past, Emperor Chen would not have had the idea of ​​"severing relations with the Liang State".

But it's different now...

Zhu Xiuyuan waited for another three days in Juzhou City on the Qianzhong Road, but Liang Jun still did not take any action. The scouts and horses who came and went said that the entire Liang Kingdom was calm, just like what happened in Chang'an City a few days ago. There is no general chaos.

Neither Zhu Xiuyuan nor Chen Huang could figure out what Emperor Liang was thinking.

So the monarchs and ministers discussed, and Zhu Xiuyuan, as the investigation and disposal envoy of Qianzhong Road, led [-] Shenlei troops to guard Qianzhong Road for three months.

After three months, if Liang Jun still didn't take any action, Zhu Xiuyuan set off south and rushed to the next stop——

Fanzhou on Lingnan Road!

However, Emperor Chen took the lead and put the hat of "Lingnan Road Observation and Disposal Envoy" on Zhu Xiuyuan's head. In addition, he gave Shang Fang a sword...

……

In a blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

Liang Jun still made no move.

The governance of Qianzhong Road has already entered the right track.

Today is the annual Chinese Valentine's Day.

Zhu Xiuyuan spent a wonderful and unforgettable Chinese Valentine's Day with Dong Shuzhen and Kou Wanwan.

The day after Chinese Valentine's Day.

The festive atmosphere in Juzhou City has not disappeared.

A shocking piece of news spread throughout the city.

It turns out that the old emperor of the Yan Kingdom passed away a few days ago.

Emperor Yan originally had many heirs, but when the fourth prince Zhao Pu came to power, he raised a butcher's knife against his brother...

Later, Zhao Pu himself died.

Therefore, after the death of Emperor Yan, the throne of the Yan Kingdom fell on a two-year-old child.

What can a two-year-old do but be a puppet?The person who controls this puppet is a woman named "Empress Dowager Wu".

This Empress Dowager Wu was the concubine who accused Zhao Pu of wanting to commit rebellion. This woman was very skillful. In a short period of time, she actually achieved the position of Queen of the State of Yan.

Now, Emperor Yan has passed away. Although the two-year-old emperor is not born to the Empress Dowager Wu, the status of the Empress Dowager is still there. Therefore, the political power of the Yan State has indirectly fallen into the hands of the Empress Dowager Wu.

Changing dynasties means troubled times.

A few days later, news came that the King of Zhennan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, intending to bully the orphans and widows of the Yan Kingdom, actually led tens of thousands of "iron-blooded wolf riders" to brazenly invade the Yan Kingdom's border.

The Zhennan King of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was named "Wuchi Buhua" and was often stationed in Shengzhou. This person's long-term goal was to go south with the intention of taking over the Central Plains.

Of course, their short-term goal is to go south to plunder when there is a food famine...

Wuchibuhua also has a name, called "Eagle on the Prairie".

There are [-] iron-blooded wolf cavalry under the tent, and they are even more elite among the cavalry. Wherever the horses' hooves tread, not even a blade of grass will grow.

And the soldiers of Yan State...in the past, they were only better than the soldiers of Chen State.

Facing the hungry wolf-like iron-blooded wolf cavalry, the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom were defeated at the first touch, and several states were lost in just a few days!
Empress Dowager Wu, who controlled the government of Yan State, was frightened and sent an envoy to ask for help from her next-door neighbor Liang State.

Wu Chi Buhua's iron-blooded wolf cavalry is indeed powerful, but it also has opponents, and that is the cavalry of the Liang Kingdom.

In the past, the soldiers of the Liang Kingdom almost single-handedly blocked dozens of troops from the Southern King of Beiyuan Town, preventing them from going south and being trapped on the northern grasslands forever.

In fact, Yan State also borders Beiyuan, and Beiyuan also bullied Yan State.

But Zhao Pu is a capable man, and he actually struck up a conversation with King Zhennan of Beiyuan...

But with the death of Zhao Pu, this connection was interrupted. The Nanwang of Beiyuan Town did not miss the old friendship and brazenly attacked the Yan Kingdom under the banner of "justifying the fourth prince."

It is said that the Yan State sent envoys to ask for help from the Liang State, but the Liang Emperor was arrogant and wanted the two-year-old Yan Emperor to bow down and proclaim himself the "son emperor" and pay tribute every year...

After these conditions were met, Emperor Liang agreed to send troops.

This made the Yan court very angry.

Empress Dowager Wu turned to Chen State angrily and wanted to borrow troops from Chen State.

Chen's military strength was growing, which was known to both Liang and Yan.

In order to express her sincerity, Empress Dowager Wu personally went to the border between the two countries and met with Emperor Chen... According to rumors, in order to seek help from Chen Guo, Empress Dowager Wu committed herself to Emperor Chen, and allowed Emperor Chen to have a good relationship for a while. It is said that Emperor Chen was very satisfied with Empress Dowager Wu's service.

Not to mention whether this rumor is true or false, but in the end, Emperor Chen did agree to Empress Dowager Wu.

Of course, the price paid by the Yan State for becoming a romantic position was not small... As for those costs, Zhu Xiu was far away in central Guizhou and did not understand them in detail.

After the deal was concluded, Huang Chen sent reinforcements to the north to fight against Yuan!
The leader of the reinforcements was none other than Han Qingshan.

I heard that Han Qingshan did not lead the Changning Emperor's army northward, but instead brought tens of thousands of regular soldiers.

The end result is stunning.

Han Qingshan's tens of thousands of troops, in just a few days, defeated King Zhennan's Wolf Cave Cavalry and fled in panic, spitting out all the land they had usurped from the Yan Kingdom.

When Zhu Xiuyuan heard the news, he was silent for a long time, and finally praised: "Han Qingshan is truly worthy of being a disciple of a master from this world, and he uses troops like a god!"

After Han Qingshan returned with a great victory, Emperor Chen was very happy, and he hit it off with the Empress Dowager Yan Guowu. After the two lived on the border between the two countries for more than ten days, the two countries, Yan and Chen, declared an alliance.

……

Because Zhu Xiuyuan was in central Guizhou, he was not involved in the whole process.

But Zhu Xiuyuan did meet the eunuch Jiawu who was the supervisor of the inner treasury.

Jiawu went to the middle of Guizhou, and secretly sent Zhu Xiuyuan a secret letter by discussing the matter of refined salt.

This was handwritten by Concubine You.

She probably said in the letter that Emperor Chen had been flirting with Empress Dowager Wu of the Yan State and had neglected her. She really wanted to see Zhu Xiuyuan...

After reading the letter, Zhu Xiuyuan threw it into the stove and burned it.

"Judging from the letter, the rumor is indeed true. The Empress Dowager Wu of the Yan Kingdom did not hesitate to betray her appearance in order to get Emperor Chen's help..."

Zhu Xiuyuan thought to himself.

Then, he thought about what Concubine You said in her letter that she was a little neglected and wanted to see him.

At the same time, Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but flash the scene of getting along with Concubine You... He couldn't help but shiver all over.

……

time flies.

Blink of an eye is a month later.

News came from the capital that the prince would be getting married in a few days. Guests from all over the world were invited, and Zhu Xiuyuan was also invited.

"I've decided to leave tomorrow, my lady, and I'll leave it to you to pack the luggage." Zhu Xiuyuan looked at Dong Shuzhen with a smile.

"Okay, okay, I'll go get ready now..." Dong Shuzhen hurriedly greeted Xia Wu, and a pair of master and servant ran out of the living room at a trot.

Zhu Xiuyuan and Kou Wanwan looked away from the door of the living room at the same time, and then looked at each other and smiled.

"Unknowingly, it has been a month since we entered Guizhou..." Zhu Xiuyuan sighed and looked at Kou Wanwan: "Miss Kou, do you want to come with us when we return to Beijing this time?"

"It's unnecessary..." Kou Wanwan thought for a while, then said with a smile, "Although a month has passed, the overall situation in central Guizhou has not been completely stabilized."

"If you invite the prince to the prince's wedding, he will definitely go. But I don't have to, so I will stay in central Guizhou and continue to stabilize the situation!" Kou Wanwan said.

"Alright..."

After chatting for a few more words, Zhu Xiuyuan called Yan Dashan and asked him to send someone to call Lin Bochang.

Lin Bochang and the [-] Divine Thunder Army were stationed outside Juzhou City, very close. Not long after Zhu Xiuyuan finished his instructions, Lin Bochang stepped into the door of the living room.

"Master Hou!" Lin Bochang saluted.

"I just received news that the prince will be getting married in a few days, and I am among the invitees. I have decided to set off back to Beijing early tomorrow morning."

"When I return to Beijing this time, I plan to bring [-] generals and [-] soldiers of the Divine Thunder Army. When you return, you can select a hundred soldiers."

"I obey!" Lin Bochang was on the thin side, but he had led troops to fight in several battles, and now Lin Bochang had the demeanor of a Confucian general.

"Also, during the period when I am not in Qianzhong, you need to cooperate with the Palace Master, and everything must be done with the stability of Qianzhong as the top priority." Zhu Xiuyuan added.

"Subordinates obey!"

"Okay, you go down."

"Yes!"

Lin Bochang left without any delay.

That night, under the urgent supervision of Dong Shuzhen, the ceremony for returning to Beijing was fully prepared.

Zhu Xiuyuan took a quick glance, which included bedding and pillows, a change of clothes, daily items, and of course, local specialties from central Guizhou.

This is a gift for Dong Cheng and Dong Shuyu.

Generally speaking, there is no problem with Dong Shuzhen's salute except that it is relatively large...

……

The next day.

morning.

It was just dawn.

The morning air is exceptionally cool.

Zhu Xiuyuan brought Dong Shuzhen, Xia Wu, and Yan Dashan, followed by a long team of hundreds of people. Of course, Dong Shuzhen organized several large cars to salute.

The group set off early in the morning.

Kou Wanwan sent away more than 50 miles.

"Miss Kou, go back quickly, there's no need to send her off." Zhu Xiuyuan was riding on the horse, looking sideways at Kou Wanwan beside him.

She also rode a horse and mingled with their team, looking as if she was going back to Beijing with them.

"That's right, Fairy Kou, you've been sending me away for so long, and if you continue to send me away, you'll be out of central Guizhou!" Dong Shuzhen also complained.

"My lord, madam, you go and don't know when you'll be back, so I'll see you off more." Kou Wanwan showed a trace of reluctance.

"Tch, you bandit monster, didn't we agree that we would come back after the Mid-Autumn Festival in the capital? Where is the word 'I don't know when'?" Dong Shuzhen said.

Zhu Xiuyuan also said: "There will be a long time to come. When we are old husband and wife, I'm afraid you will still get bored if we stay together... Go back quickly, Qianzhong can't live without you!"

"All right……"

Kou Wanwan finally stopped her horse.

Stand still.

Then Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen rode on horseback. Although their speed was slow, they disappeared quickly in front of them.

"Young master, take care!"

Kou Wanwan was riding on a tall horse, stepped on the saddle, stood up, and waved.

"Take care!" Zhu Xiuyuan also waved back.

"Master, remember to come back early!"

"Do not worry……"

Finally, Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen were far away and blurred.

Kou Wanwan and her horse stopped by the roadside, looking eagerly ahead. At the same time, groups of family generals and soldiers of the Divine Thunder Army were passing by on the road...

after awhile.

The buttocks of the last Divine Thunder Army soldier disappeared.

The road, which was still noisy just now, suddenly became quiet.

Here is the wilderness, with birds chirping and flowers fragrant, and lush greenery...

Kou Wanwan felt disappointed.

……

Three days later.

I wish Xiuyuan and his party a safe arrival in Beijing.

Because of his contribution to the recovery of central Guizhou, the people in the capital spontaneously lined the streets to welcome him. From the city gate to the Pingnan Marquis Mansion, they followed the Yuan Lantern Festival and it was very lively.

Such a big commotion naturally alarmed all the big shots in the city...

But Zhu Xiuyuan had no time to pay attention to those people. He simply dealt with the enthusiastic people and took Dong Shuzhen straight to the Hou Mansion.

"Xian son-in-law, Zhen'er, hahahaha..."

A long distance away, several feet away from the gate of the Hou Mansion, Zhu Xiuyuan was riding on his horse, and he heard Dong Cheng's excited shouts.

Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen looked at the door of the house together.

I saw Dong Cheng and Dong Shuyu standing there where the crowd was gathered.

Dong Cheng grinned from the corner of his mouth to his ears. He specifically took leave from the Yamen today just to welcome his daughter and son-in-law back to Beijing.

Behind Dong Cheng, Dong Shuyu stood there quietly, wearing a simple and elegant long dress, with a thin and slender figure, showing her gentle temperament.

"Father-in-law, Shuyu!"

"Dad, sister..." Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen also responded enthusiastically.

Crackling!

Crackling!

At this time, someone set off firecrackers at the gate of the mansion, with bursts of noise and smoke rising.Under the loud noise, the people watching along the street covered their ears with their hands...

The scene has a Chinese New Year feel.

"Xian son-in-law, Zhen'er, you have finally arrived. Are you exhausted from the journey?" Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen got off their horses, and Dong Cheng and Dong Shuyu immediately stepped forward.

"We are not tired. We are thinking that we will be home soon, and we are excited..."

Zhu Xiuyuan chatted with Dong Cheng and did not bother to talk to Dong Shuyu.

So Dong Shuyu supported Dong Shuzhen's arms, looked up and down, then pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Zhen'er went to Guizhou, and she became more beautiful!"

"Sister, Zhen'er misses you so much..." Dong Shuzhen was much more enthusiastic than her, and hugged Dong Shuyu in the street.

"It's noon, it's time to eat. If you come back at this time, let's go to the mansion first..." Dong Cheng said.

"Alright."

"Oh, by the way, my virtuous son-in-law Zhen'er." Dong Cheng suddenly became mysterious, his eyes slid over Zhu Xiuyuan's face, and then fell on Dong Shuzhen's face (belly), "I have prepared a good thing for you, just waiting for you to come back. Got it!"

"Dad, what good thing is it?"

When Dong Shuzhen heard that there was something good, she immediately became interested. She let go of Dong Shuyu, grabbed Dong Cheng's hand and asked.

It seemed a little impatient.

Zhu Xiuyuan was also curious, but didn't ask any more questions.

And Dong Shuyu, who was standing aside... she knew what the "good things" in Dong Cheng's words were. See Dong Shuzhen's reaction now...

This made Dong Shuyu almost laugh.

The corners of her mouth were slightly raised in a smile.

But suddenly, Dong Shuyu noticed a fiery gaze scanning her whole body.

The arc at the corner of her mouth was instantly dead, and she subconsciously looked for that fiery gaze.

That's right, it was Zhu Xiuyuan who was sizing her up.

"Master Hou..." Dong Shuyu was not very calm when they approached Zhu Xiuyuan, let alone laughing.

"Shuyu... I've been fine in the mansion this month. I haven't encountered any troublesome things, right? If you have any, you can tell me and I will definitely help you deal with it!" Zhu Xiuyuan came up.

He could vaguely smell the faint fragrance of Dong Shuyu's body.

He likes this fragrance.

Can make him happy.

"Everything is fine, thank you for your concern, Mr. Hou!" Dong Shuyu took a step back unconsciously.

"Thank you, I haven't seen you for a month. Shuyu, you are more polite. What kind of relationship do we have? You need to say thank you... uh..."

Zhu Xiuyuan suddenly shut up.

The relationship between them was a bit awkward. Dong Shuyu's face suddenly turned red.

Just at this moment, Dong Shuzhen, who was holding Dong Cheng's hand and dragging him to the house, turned around and called them: "Husband, sister, come back to the house quickly!"

So Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuyu stepped into the gate of Hou Mansion together.

Dong Shuzhen dragged Dong Cheng and walked in front anxiously. Dong Cheng kept saying: "Slow down, slow down, don't be impatient..."

Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuyu walked behind. When they saw this, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Then Zhu Xiuyuan grinned.

Dong Shuyu turned away.

After a while, a group of people came to the living room of the main house.

"Where's the good stuff? Where is it?"

When the door was closed, Dong Shuzhen had already let go of Dong Cheng, and stepped into the living room first, screaming and turning her head to search around.

however--

But she saw an old man sitting at the round table in the living room.

She recognized this old man as a famous doctor in the capital. He had come to diagnose her pulse several times before.

To be precise, it is to diagnose the pulse!
The excited Dong Shuzhen still kept jumping, her mouth wide open, and the sound of "Where are you?" came out from her throat.

However, as soon as she saw the old doctor, Dong Shuzhen was fixed there.

stunned.

The doctor also looked over, and got up to salute: "Mrs. Hou Ye!"

At this time, Dong Cheng, Zhu Xiuyuan, and Dong Shuyu also walked into the living room.

Zhu Xiuyuan immediately understood what Dong Cheng's so-called "good things" were.

He almost laughed out loud, but luckily he held it back and hid behind Dong Shuyu to avoid being discovered by Dong Shuzhen...

……

at the same time.

In the basement of a teahouse in the capital.

A candle quietly exudes light.

Han Qingshan and Chen Dongyi met again.

"That person returned to Beijing today."

"Ah."

"But that person won't be able to stay in the capital for a few days. I estimate that... that person will return to central Guizhou after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"It's good to leave the capital!"

"Oh, Brother Han, why?"

"Brother Chen, do you still remember what you said to me dozens of days ago? The Prime Minister Li Zhong has indeed launched a new round of conspiracy!"

"Foolish brother, I'm all ears!"

"Brother Chen, Li Zhong really couldn't hold it back and sent someone to contact me secretly, haha!" Han Qingshan laughed.

"That's great!" Chen Dongyi couldn't help but slapped the case, rubbed his hands and said, "Brother Han will be able to learn their detailed plans if he integrates with them. Not only can he protect that person, but he can also counterattack at the critical moment and completely reverse the situation. Qiankun!"

"Yes, the heroes see the same thing!"

The two smiled at each other.

"But Brother Han, if you get close to Li Zhong, it will definitely arouse Concubine You's vigilance..."

"It doesn't matter, I'm sure that Emperor Chen will not listen to Concubine You's gossip. Now we should plan in detail how to hide it from Li Zhong and successfully infiltrate them."

"Well, this matter is not easy..."

"..."

The prince's wedding is scheduled for the day after tomorrow.

Zhu Xiuyuan still has two days of rest after returning to Beijing.

On the day I returned to Beijing, it was noon. I had lunch with Dong Cheng, Dong Shuyu and others at the Marquis Mansion. Just as I was about to chat for a while, Eunuch Liu came to the door.

Huang Chen and Concubine You had already known about the news that Zhu Xiuyuan would return to Beijing today.

So he sent Eunuch Liu to summon him to the palace.

Zhu Xiuyuan changed into court clothes and entered the palace.

I met Emperor Chen and Concubine You in the Hall of Qin'an.

Emperor Chen... seemed to be a few years older. This reminded Zhu Xiuyuan of the secret letter that Concubine You secretly sent to him dozens of days ago. According to the secret letter, Emperor Chen was involved with the Empress Dowager Wu of Yan State, and they had I didn't get out of bed for three days and four nights...

No wonder, although Chen Huang is in good spirits now, his state of being sucked out is becoming more and more obvious.

On the other hand, Concubine You remains as charming as ever.

Zhu Xiuyuan felt it, and Concubine You looked at him with a hint of passion.

……

On the second and third day after returning to Beijing, Zhu Xiuyuan had a private meeting with Concubine You in the Neiku Supervisory Office...

The imperial tonic was indeed good. After being tortured by Concubine You, he felt that he was still satisfied, and then ran to pester Dong Shuyu. Dong Shuyu also missed him, so he half-heartedly accomplished several good things...

It wasn't until the fourth day, the prince's wedding, that Zhu Xiuyuan ended his life like a "breeding pig".

……

The prince's wedding caused a sensation in the whole city.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, as well as princes and princes stationed in various places, as well as senior officials from various places, were all present.

Zhu Xiuyuan went naturally.

The process was lackluster.

But Zhu Xiuyuan heard that this princess was a young lady from a wealthy and scholarly family. She was the most docile and courteous person. Concubine You thought that such a princess was a perfect match for the prince.

……

Three days after the prince's wedding, the Mid-Autumn Festival came.

The entire Pingnanhou Mansion was celebrating with great excitement.

The next day, Zhu Xiuyuan took Dong Shuzhen and others and set off for central Guizhou.

Also this time.

In the mansion of the prime minister.

Li Zhong, the Prime Minister of the State, and a group of his confidants gathered together for a secret discussion.

This time, their target was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who got married three days ago.

What are some ways to ruin a man?
Wine, and sex.

Therefore, Li Zhong and his confidants discussed and decided to help His Highness the Crown Prince acquire a concubine...

……

Zhu Xiuyuan and his party have arrived safely in Guizhou.

For the time being, he can't control the intrigues and tricks in the capital.

His current task is to work with Kou Wanwan to completely stabilize central Guizhou and guard against the Liang Kingdom in the north.

Suddenly, more than half a month has passed.

Today is the Double Ninth Festival.

After the Double Ninth Festival, Zhu Xiuyuan's three-month deadline for guarding central Guizhou will come. He will go south and enter Lingnan.

"I'm finally going to Lingnan!" Dong Shuzhen was very excited.

"Hey, but the slave family can't go to Lingnan to accompany the young master yet..." Kou Wanwan will stay in central Guizhou for a while.

After all, she is the local emperor in central Guizhou.

"I think the situation in central Guizhou is getting more and more stable, and it is no longer possible for the Liang Kingdom in the north to go south. So, if Miss Kou has some free time, she can come to Lingnan to play with us."

Zhu Xiuyuan comforted him.

"Forget it, it seems that's all it can do..."

"..."

Two more days passed.

Zhu Xiuyuan and his party set off.

Zhu Xiuyuan, the Lingnan Road Observer and Disposal Envoy, was wearing court attire, with Shang Fang's sword hanging on his waist. He was sitting on his horse with a big thorn, and he rushed to Lingnan with thousands of generals and [-] divine thunder troops.

They detoured to Daozhou and Lianzhou on Jiangnan West Road, and then directly entered Fanzhou.

At that time, Fanzhou had a very large territory, extending to Huaiji and Yangshan in the north.

Going south, it includes the Pearl River Estuary and Lingding Ocean.

In comparison, the prefectures and counties along Lingnan West Road are much smaller...

A few days later, the army marched to Yangshan County, Lianzhou.

As it was getting dark, Zhu Xiuyuan ordered to set up camp on the spot.

Soon, Zhu Xiuyuan summoned Lin Bochang and other generals in the Chinese army's tent to discuss the march.

"Report-"

Suddenly, a loud voice penetrated into the tent.

Zhu Xiuyuan and the lieutenants all looked towards the entrance of the tent.

I saw a scout rushing into the tent quickly. Before Zhu Xiuyuan could ask what was going on, the scout impatiently reported: "Master Qi, something bad is going on... The capital... The capital is in chaos!"

"what?!"

"There's chaos in the capital?"

"I'm worried. Please tell me slowly. What happened?"

"Master Hou... just yesterday, yesterday... the Prime Minister Li Zhong, together with the troops in the capital, forced the palace to rebel..."

"Rebellion?" Zhu Xiuyuan stood up and his head buzzed. Dong Cheng and Dong Shuyu were still in the capital...

"Yes, Lord Marquis, it is said that the traitor Li Zhong hooked up with the Yulin Guards, Jinwu Guards, and the Changning Emperor's Army, and threatened to force His Majesty to abdicate, change the title of Prince Jinling to the crown prince, and then help Prince Jinling ascend the throne! "

"Come here, come here." Zhu Xiuyuan panicked and shouted loudly, "Leave camp immediately and go north to fight back to the capital!"

"Master Hou..."

"Go quickly, anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

"Yes……"

……

The time goes back to two days ago.

In fact, a huge and shocking event occurred in the capital that day——

The crown prince of the current dynasty, the adopted son of Concubine You Gui, committed suicide by taking poison!
The reason was that after the prince's wedding, he accepted a new concubine. This concubine was a scheming bitch. She tried every means to please the prince and made him surrender under her pomegranate skirt.

The prince's side concubines were deeply hostile to Concubine You and secretly sow discord between the prince and Concubine You.

On the day of the incident, Concubine You couldn't bear it any longer and led someone to break into the East Palace and strangled the concubine to death on the spot. The prince begged, but Concubine You was even more cunning. How could she continue to tolerate such a "daughter-in-law".

After strangling the crown prince's concubine to death, Concubine You was in a good mood and took her back to the palace.

And Concubine You never expected that His Highness the Prince, who was stimulated by some unknown source, actually... actually committed suicide by taking poison!
When the news reached the palace, Concubine You vomited blood on the spot and fell into a coma.

Although the prince is not her own, she has put in so much effort to cultivate the prince, for the future of the prince, and of course for her own future, she deliberately pleases Chen Huang every day...

However, His Royal Highness committed suicide.

As soon as Concubine You fell ill, coupled with the pain of losing her son, Chen Huang also relapsed. He was lying on the dragon bed, completely losing the energy to deal with the government affairs...

This series of changes made Li Zhong, the prime minister of the country, think that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Because just a few days ago, he secretly got in touch with the general of the Changning Imperial Army, Han Qingshan.

As for the other generals of Yulinwei, Jinwuwei and other armies, Li Zhong actually had contact with them a long time ago.

And most importantly, that thorn in the side—

Divine Thunder Army.

He is thousands of miles away at this moment!
Li Zhong had been planning and holding back for most of his life, and he had never had a chance to be as perfect as he is now.

So Li Zhong grasped it very well.

On the second day after Emperor Chen and Concubine You both fell ill, the entire capital seemed to have been blown up to the sky...

Jinwu Left Guard, Jinwu Right Guard, Yulin Left Guard, Yulin Right Guard, Yulin Front Guard, Yulin Guard, and the Changning Imperial Army rebelled at the same time!

The city gate is closed.

The streets in the capital were full of patrolling rebel soldiers, who killed anyone who looked suspicious.

This caused a tremor in the city, and the people did not dare to go out for fear of being accidentally killed.

On the outskirts of the capital, there is actually a Beijing camp stationed.

However, as the old prince Zhongshan withdrew from the court, the Beijing camp declined, and its numbers, equipment, food supplies, etc. could not compare with the Changning Imperial Army.

But there is no problem with Jingying’s loyalty at all.

So outside the capital, a big war broke out.

At the same time, there were several generals of Jinwu Guard and Yulin Guard in the city who did not really want to rebel, or perhaps in order to intercept the fruits of victory, they started to rebel against Li Zhong again.

For a time, the entire capital was in chaos.

Han Qingshan's Changning Imperial Army, according to Li Zhong's instructions, went out of the city to meet the soldiers of the Beijing camp.

Because Han Qingshan had not yet integrated into them, he led troops to station in the city, and Li Zhong was not at ease.

As for the generals of the Jinwu Guard and the Yulin Guard, Li Zhong did not expect that he would rebel against him, so he hurriedly instructed the other generals to "quell the rebellion."

Soon, it's night time.

Han Qingshan led [-] Changning Emperor troops and easily wiped out all the remaining soldiers from the Beijing camp outside the city!

At this time, the melee between the various armies in the city was not over yet, and even intensified, seeming to be out of control.

Li Zhong panicked and hurriedly invited Han Qingshan into the city to help "quell the rebellion."

The Changning Imperial Army was really unstoppable. As soon as they joined the battle, it only took an hour to end the entire battle.

As a result, the generals who rebelled against Li Zhong were completely wiped out, and almost all of their soldiers were destroyed. The generals who were instructed by Li Zhong to "put down the rebellion" also suffered heavy losses after the war. The loss is not small.

Of course, this is actually due to Han Qingshan. He has his own little ideas. After rushing into the battle, he just kills indiscriminately...

As a result, after this melee, Li Zhong only had Han Qingshan's [-] Changning Imperial Army, one Jinwu Guard, and one Yulin Guard. The total number of soldiers under his tent was only ten thousand.

Han Qingshan's [-]-strong army became Li Zhong's largest army in one fell swoop!
Although Li Zhong was doubtful about this result, he could not do anything. Instead, he stepped up the pace of forcing the palace...

The King of Jinling naturally knew about the turmoil in the capital.

His ambition instantly ignited.

But some time ago, he was so drunk that his head was not very clear. He didn't know where a person came from and persuaded him to lead troops into the palace, kill Emperor Chen, and then become emperor himself!
This temptation is too big.

The King of Jinling was drunk, so he did just that.

He has coveted the throne for a long time.

With a group of generals from the palace, he broke into the palace with a sword, cursed Huang Chen who was still lying in bed, and finally, in an emotional moment, pierced the tip of the sword into Huang Chen's heart.

Because King Jinling was inexperienced, blood was sprayed on his face.

With the help of alcohol, he became even crazier. Holding a bloody sword in his hand, he asked loudly: "Demon Concubine, where is the Demon Concubine?"

In the past, King Jinling had two major wishes. One was to sit on the throne of the Crown Prince.Now, he directly stepped over the steps of crown prince and could immediately ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

It can be regarded as fulfilling the first wish.

The second wish is for the demon concubine who caused him so much pain.

He once swore that in the future, he would severely humiliate that demon concubine, teach her a lesson like a man, and then kill her.

However, the strange thing is that King Jinling mobilized all his generals to search the entire palace, but could not find any trace of the demon concubine. She seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

In the end, King Jinling had no choice but to give up.

Because Li Zhong brought a large number of troops into the palace, including Han Qingshan, the only remaining General Jinwu Guard, and a General Yulin Guard.

King Jinling knew that his grandfather was coming to support him on the throne.

However, in Fengtian Hall, Li Zhong walked up the high imperial steps, and then carefully sat on the dragon throne.

King Jinling was dumbfounded.

Han Qingshan and the others were also slightly taken aback.

This Li Zhong, it turned out that he wanted to be the emperor!

After Li Zhong took the throne, the first thing he did was to order the king of Jinling to be taken out and beheaded. The crime was that as a son of a man, he actually killed the late emperor with his own hands. He was simply a beast!
Can such a person still be an emperor?
So Li Zhong just reluctantly sat on the throne.

However, it's not over yet.

That night, when Li Zhong was blindfolded and playing the game of "catch the late emperor's concubine", Li Zhong was beheaded with a knife!
The person who did it was the younger brother of King Jinling——

King of Kuaiji.

King Kuaiji is a hidden boss behind the scenes.

Li Zhong thought he had won over Han Qingshan, but in fact Han Qingshan later got in touch with King Kuaiji.

At the same time, King Kuaiji also roped in several generals from the Jinwu Guard and the Yulin Guard. Yesterday, the armies in the north of the city were fighting in a melee. In fact, it was King Kuaiji who was causing trouble.

So late that night, everyone gathered in Fengtian Hall again.

The King of Kuaiji gradually walked up the imperial steps and then sat on the dragon throne.

He took a deep breath and was about to speak to stabilize the military morale of Han Qingshan and others.

But suddenly, Han Qingshan suddenly burst into flames, and like lightning, he drew out the sword hanging from his waist, slashing once with the left and once with the right. The only remaining General Jinwuwei and General Yulinwei died instantly on the spot.

"General Han, what are you doing?!" King Kuaiji shouted coldly, his brows furrowing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Your Majesty, the Dragon Throne is meant to burn your buttocks. Your Majesty must have had enough of it after sitting there for such a while." Han Qingshan held the knife in one hand and said with a smile.

"Han Qingshan, you are so presumptuous!"

King Kuaiji was furious.

He took out his weapon and fought with Han Qingshan in Fengtian Hall.

But Han Qingshan was the number one scholar in the martial arts examination, and he also held the title of disciple of an outsider. Although the King of Kuaiji was also powerful, he was beheaded by Han Qingshan with only a dozen moves.

"Brother Han, the dust has finally settled. I believe that person should have received the news and led his troops to the capital." Chen Dongyi suddenly walked up to Fengtian Hall.

"Well, send someone to see that person immediately to prevent him from reacting too much. Oh, by the way, take Dong Shangshu and the eldest lady of the Dong family with you."

Han Qingshan said with a smile.

That's right, in fact, when the chaos in the capital first started, Han Qingshan personally "captured" Dong Cheng and Dong Shuyu. These days, Han Qingshan has protected them very well!
While Han Qingshan sent people to restore order in the capital, a group of people, with two carriages and escorted by thousands of people, headed south.

At this time, Kou Wanwan in central Guizhou did not know everything that happened in the capital. She only knew that Li Zhong had rebelled and that Zhu Xiuyuan was leading troops to attack the capital.

So Kou Wanwan also took her own troops and rushed towards the capital without stopping.

In addition, Kou Wanwan also brought a rusty iron box with her.

Another day passed.

Zhu Xiuyuan's 1000 divine thunder army, the [-] troops coming south from the capital, and the thousands of troops brought by Kou Wanwan miraculously met at the same intersection.

"Father-in-law, Shuyu, you..."

When Zhu Xiuyuan saw them, he couldn't believe it at first, but then he was ecstatic: "Okay, good thing you escaped from the capital in advance!"

"My dear son-in-law, we did not escape from the capital when the chaos first started, but we were rescued by General Han." Dong Cheng said.

"General Han, Han Qingshan?"

"Yes, Lord Marquis, my general went to rescue Ling Taishan himself." At this time, Zhu Li, one of Han Qingshan's brothers, came over.

After Zhu Xiuyuan looked at him, Zhu Li suddenly knelt on his knees and said, "No, we should not call you Lord Marquis now, but your Majesty!"

"The last general Zhu Li, in the name of the great general, is here to welcome His Majesty back to the capital. Your Majesty, the capital needs Your Majesty to return to take charge of the overall situation!" Zhu Li continued.

Zhu Xiuyuan was completely stunned.

Dong Cheng, Dong Shuyu, Dong Shuzhen, etc. were all stunned, feeling that they did not hear clearly.

His Majesty?

"What did you say?" Zhu Xiuyuan frowned.

"Your Majesty, you are the prince of Huai Kingdom decades ago..." Zhu Li told a story from the past.

"This, this shouldn't be true." Zhu Xiuyuan still didn't quite believe it.

This Han Qingshan couldn't be playing with him.

"Master, what he said is true." This is when Kou Wanwan stepped forward, holding a rusty iron box in her hand.

"Inside this iron box is the evidence. Sir, please take a look." Kou Wanwan opened the iron box.

Zhu Xiuyuan took something out of it.

A beautifully carved jade seal, of course, from the Huai Kingdom, and an imperial edict from the Huai Kingdom's late emperor to confer him the title of Crown Prince.

The other is a book, which records some secrets of the Huai Kingdom, etc., and a letter mixed with it. Zhu Xiuyuan read it, and it turned out that it was his cheap father's "birthday wish" in his own handwriting. In the letter, Zhu Xiuyuan explained in detail origin of identity.

That's right!

He is the crown prince of the old Huai Kingdom!

The current Chen State has actually usurped the throne of Huai State.

"This... is actually true!" After seeing these things, Zhu Xiuyuan had no choice but to believe it.

"Your Majesty, please come back to Beijing and take charge of the overall situation!" Zhu Li said.

……

a day later.

I wish Xiuyuan and his party enter Beijing.

Han Qingshan led hundreds of surviving officials out of the city to greet him.

After confirming his identity from Han Qingshan again, Zhu Xiuyuan finally believed that he was indeed the old prince of Huai Kingdom!

So, under the advice of the ministers, Zhu Xiuyuan moved into the palace directly.

Not only did he take Dong Shuzhen to the palace, he also took Kou Wanwan with him. In addition, Dong Shuyu was not left behind and was half-forced to the palace.

ascend the throne;

Worship the ancestors;

On the same day, Zhu Xiuyuan sat on the dragon throne.

The first thing to do is to change the country's name to "Huai".

Then a series of arrangements were made, and now it can be regarded as a change of dynasty. Zhu Xiuyuan has many things to deal with...

In the evening, a eunuch came to ask Zhu Xiuyuan which concubine's palace he wanted to go to. Zhu Xiuyuan thought about it and went to the place where Dong Shuyu lived.

Dong Shuzhen has been named queen.

Kou Wanwan also made a noble concubine.

Because Dong Shuyu was obsessed with her, Zhu Xiuyuan did not force her. He was very satisfied to be able to keep her in the palace.

On the first night of staying in the palace, he went to Dong Shuyu's place and comforted Dong Shuyu well.

Dong Shuyu also slowly accepted the result of living in the palace.

And he has to be appeased by Zhu Xiuyuan from time to time, in fact, he is no different from a concubine.

……

half year later.

Queen Dong Shuzhen finally turned eighteen.

The emperor couldn't wait to "teach" her how to be a woman.

Another month later, the emperor officially went to Kou Wanwan's palace and turned her into a woman.

The only regret is that Li Qingnu is far away in Liang State.

In Zhu Xiuyuan's view, although the wedding was simple, they had already worshiped heaven and earth, so that woman should be his.

There's no way, he's the emperor now, that's how domineering he is.

Another half year later.

Under the hard work of the new emperor, the Huai country has been thriving, but in terms of military strength, it has already surpassed the Liang country.

Therefore, Zhu Xiuyuan sent an envoy to the Liang Kingdom and proposed the idea of ​​marrying Princess Anle and forming an alliance between the two countries.

Emperor Liang refused at first. He was still worried about what happened that night.

So Zhu Xiuyuan sent troops to fight.

The Huai State army stormed into Chang'an, the capital of Liang State, and snatched back Princess Anle Li Qingnu.

After getting the princess, Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't wait to accomplish good things with her on the day she was sent to the harem.

What Li Qingnu "learned" also came in handy.

……

Another year later.

The eldest son of the emperor, born to Queen Dong Shuzhen, was named the crown prince because he was the eldest son.

Dong Shuyu also secretly gave birth to a child, but because she was not a concubine, she did not make it public.

Then there is Kou Fairy, she has twins directly.

Finally, Li Qingnu also gave birth to a Qilin child.

Under the shrewd governance of the new emperor, the Huai State became increasingly powerful. In the end, it unified the entire land of China through various means, either annexed or destroyed.

The separation of more than a thousand years ended here!
【End of the book】

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