The ace special forces of the Sui Dynasty

Tuoba Yuanju suddenly said: "Your Majesty, although I have no physical evidence, there are witnesses!"

Liu Ziqiu said "Oh", nodded and said, "Tell me, who is the witness?"

Tuoba Yuanju gritted his teeth and said: "It's an elder from Weichen's tribe! This person is called Man Guangji. At the beginning, Man Guangji was ordered to report the funeral to the court, and it was Li Shimin who received him. Li Shimin asked him to bring a letter to Weichen, asking Weichen I intercepted and killed His Majesty on the way. I did not dare to be disrespectful to Your Majesty. It was Man Guangji who repeatedly persuaded me to become malicious. Your Majesty, Li Shimin is clearly rebellious. All this is a trap set by him. !"

Tuoba Qianyu said angrily: "Bring Man Guangji here, I want to see how much he has benefited from Li Shimin, and how bold he is!"

After seeing her father's body, Tuoba Qianyu has gradually calmed down, recalling the scene outside Weiding City, how could she still not understand what Tuoba Yuanju's original actions meant.However, Tuoba Yuanju is her real brother after all, her father is dead, she doesn't want to lose another brother, so she can only vent her anger on Man Guangji.

However, Liu Ziqiu grabbed Tuoba Qianyu's hand, patted it lightly twice, and comforted him in a low voice: "Qianyu, don't be angry. If I guessed correctly, the reason why Yuanju agreed to him was also for the belonging of Dangxiang King. "

Tuoba Yuanju hastily kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty is indeed a wise man. I am afraid that the family property left by my father will not be protected, so I was deceived by the traitor."

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "For Qian Yu's sake, I can pardon you, but this Dang Xiang Wang, you obviously can't do it."

Tuoba Yuanju was shocked and said: "Your Majesty, if you really lose King Dangxiang, even after your death, I will have no face to meet your ancestors. I hope your majesty will forgive me."

Liu Ziqiu's tone softened, and he said with a smile: "At the beginning, I canonized your father as Dangxiang King to repay your father and Tuoba tribe's support for me, so the title of Dangxiang King will definitely remain in Tuoba tribe, not You don’t have to worry about the fact that it might end up in another family. Your eldest son, Tuoba Jun, is already an adult, so let him succeed you as Dangxiang King. You can also give up the position of patriarch, and go back to Luoyang with me. "

Tuoba Yuanju heaved a sigh of relief, and hastily kowtowed to thank him.Of course, he also knew in his heart that if he went to Luoyang, he might never be able to return to Xihai in this life.

After a while, another soldier came to report that the head of Tuoba, Laoman Guangji, had committed suicide with his sword.Several letters were found from Man Guangji's residence, all of which were evidence of Li Shimin's secret contacts with him.In the letter, Li Shimin promised him that after the matter was completed, he would help him become the patriarch of the Tuoba tribe until he was named king of the party.

Liu Ziqiu couldn't help sighing: "If people don't have greed, why would they be here. Yuanju, you don't think people are good."

Tuoba Yuanju gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, please behead his whole family!"

But Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "The crime is not as good as my wife. I don't want to implicate the nine clans. Forget it, you go back and pack up, and prepare to return to Beijing with me."

...

Because Gao Xiu'er was not at ease all the time, the speed of the return journey was obviously much faster this time, and all the government offices along the way had been notified in advance, and they arranged escorts to welcome her, so the journey went smoothly.Ten days later, the group finally returned to Luoyang.It's just that compared with when they left, the atmosphere in Luoyang City is obviously a little tense, and there are twice as many guards at the top of the city than usual.Since he had received the news a long time ago, Liu Siyun led a group of Fang Wu ministers to wait outside the city gate early in the morning, even Wei Zheng and Zhao Ling, veteran ministers who had not asked about the government for a long time, came.

They were all the founding fathers who followed Liu Ziqiu to conquer the world. Although they have retreated behind the scenes and lived the lives of rich men, their affection for Liu Ziqiu remains the same as before.A few days ago, rumors of Liu Ziqiu's death in an ambush in the West Sea were circulating everywhere in the capital. It wasn't until five days ago, when the news finally reached the capital, that the rumors gradually stopped.It's just that these days, Wei Zheng and others are still restless, so they rushed over when they heard that Liu Ziqiu was returning to Beijing today.

Gao Xiu'er was riding on the horse, holding the binoculars in her hand, her complexion suddenly sank.It was not her beloved son Liu Sigen, but Hua Yun's son Liu Siyun, who stood at the forefront of the welcoming team.Although all the children regard her as their aunt, there is still a difference between biological and non-natal.

Liu Ziqiu also faintly felt something strange, gently shook Gao Xiu'er's hand, and whispered, "Don't worry, nothing will happen at all."

Soon, a group of people arrived outside the city gate, and Gao Xiu'er couldn't wait to ask: "Yun'er, why didn't Gen'er come to pick you up?"

Liu Siyun hastily kowtowed and fell to the ground, weeping uncontrollably: "Mother, elder brother..."

Liu Ziqiu's complexion also became gloomy, he raised his whip lightly, pointed at his eldest grandson Wuji, and said, "Wuji, what happened, come and tell me!"

Changsun Wuji sighed lightly, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Li Shimin and Zhang Liang conspired against each other and attacked the palace at night. His Royal Highness resisted desperately, but he was outnumbered, so he had to detonate the gunpowder and ride the dragon away!"

Hearing the news, Gao Xiuer yelled "Ah" and fell off the horse.Fortunately, Tuoba Qianyu and Mu Duoli were both quick-eyed and quick-handed, and both supported her, but she was already unconscious.

Liu Ziqiu also felt a twinge of pain in his heart.However, his willpower is much stronger than Gao Xiuer's, so he couldn't help asking in a deep voice: "Wuji, you said that Gen'er would go away on a dragon, how do you say that?"

Changsun Wuji hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, that night, the direction of the imperial palace was full of flames, and there was a large group of flames that looked like a huge mushroom. Many people in the capital saw it with their own eyes. A white dragon flew out of the fire mushroom. Carrying His Highness the First Prince into the air, the ministers thought that His Highness was the order of a real dragon, and the heavens just sent down the Heavenly Dragon at a time of crisis to rescue His Highness."

Liu Ziqiu's face was livid, he flicked his horsewhip violently, and shouted in a deep voice: "Nonsense, nonsense! Enter the city!"

He came from later generations, and of course he knew very well that the so-called fire mushrooms were just the mushroom clouds produced after the explosion of gunpowder.Since even the mushroom cloud was formed, one can imagine how powerful the explosion was at that time.How could such a violent explosion be resisted by flesh and blood? I'm afraid Liu Sigen will be more ominous this time.Among all the sons, Liu Ziqiu likes the eldest son the most.Before he left the capital, he had already sensed some problems, but he still handed over the capital to Liu Sigen, instead of sending more troops to him, in order to give him a chance to exercise and test his adaptability, but he didn't want to harm him instead. he.At this moment, Liu Ziqiu felt deep self-blame.

...

Back in the harem, Hua Yun, Xie Muyu and others all came out to welcome them, with expressions of sadness on their faces.Indeed, although they escaped unharmed, the situation at that time was indeed very dangerous.If Liu Sigen hadn't led the palace guards and female guards to block the enemy with their lives, it would have been difficult for them to escape into the cave in Xishan so calmly.Once the rebels catch up, even if Hua Yun is the champion of the three armies, the other weak women and children will not be safe.At this time, although they returned to the palace safely, Liu Sigen's whereabouts were unknown.Moreover, the magnificent palace in the past has now become a piece of scorched earth.Although after several days of repairs, it has restored a bit of the past, but it has left an indelible shadow in the hearts of everyone.

When Liu Ziqiu saw the palace that was almost completely destroyed, he was very annoyed, he shook his head repeatedly and said, "It's all my fault!"

Indeed, he had already expected that some people would be disturbed, but he did not expect that the army would be involved, let alone the general Zhang Liang.It is precisely because of this misjudgment that led to today's result.

Yuan Ziyan hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, my concubine has watched the sky at night these few days, and Gener's life star is shining brightly. There should be no serious problems. I hope Your Majesty can rest assured."

Liu Ziqiu knew very well that all his women loved Liu Sigen very much.Therefore, their worries about Liu Sigen are also from the bottom of their hearts. Yuan Ziyan's saying that she has been watching the sky day and night is not a lie.It's just that Liu Ziqiu doesn't quite trust her sometimes ineffective physiognomy.

Seemingly seeing Liu Ziqiu's doubts, Yuan Ziyan said softly: "Your Majesty, Gen'er is also a disciple of my concubine, and I am very sad in my heart when something happened to me. Learn. For the past few days, there is no difference in the sky, and there must be nothing wrong at all, please don't worry, Your Majesty."

Liu Ziqiu's women are not vases that only rely on a pretty face, all of them have their own strengths.In addition, they all like the child Liu Sigen, so they also try their best to pass on what they have learned all their lives to Liu Sigen.Therefore, what Liu Sigen learned was very complicated.In addition to martial arts, classics, and Fu, he has dabbled in medical skills, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, astrology, and utensil making.Even Liu Ziqiu admired his son's learning talent. After learning so many complicated things, he managed to succeed in everything.In this regard, Liu Ziqiu is ashamed of himself. Perhaps only his younger sister Liu Chaofan, who is called a child prodigy by his teachers and can jump several grades, can compare.

Of course, Liu Ziqiu's mood is still in deep pain, his thoughts just wandered for a while, and he returned to his eyes.He obviously still didn't believe the results of Yuan Ziyan's stargazing. He shook his head slightly and asked, "How is Xiu'er?"

While talking, Vanilla ran over in a panic and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good, it's not good, my sister is awake."

Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but blamed: "It's a good thing that Xiu'er woke up, you are also a mother, why are you still so reckless, like a child."

At this time, what Liu Ziqiu most wanted to hear was good news. He had heard enough of the word "not good".Even if he is the emperor, he is not exempt from customs.

But Xiang Cao said with a mournful face: "Your Majesty, my sister is really bad, she doesn't even know her slaves anymore!"