Transmigrating into a Turbulent Era as a Soldier, Starting with Marrying a Wife

After the jade seal was lost.

Empress Xiao and Eunuch Wu immediately and strictly sealed off the news. They both believed.

That one of the other two princes must have sent someone to sneak into the palace and steal the jade seal.

The purpose, of course, was to prepare for his own prince to inherit the throne.

If he could get the jade seal, he could greatly increase the legitimacy of the successor.

Even if he is not in the palace, he has the reason to be crowned emperor.

The two immediately used the excuse that someone in the palace was assassinating them, forcibly closed the palace and searched for them.

The old eunuch, who was half a step behind, replied quickly.

"At present, the Tiele envoys are still safe, but they ask our Liang State for wine, meat and women every day."

"I sent someone to find out what they asked for this time."

"The Tiele Khan wants our Liang to cede the Zhuzhou of Beichuan Road. These northern barbarians are simply wishful thinking."

Empress Xiao pondered for a moment and said.

"Stabilize them first. I heard that the two princes also sent people to contact the Tiele envoys."

"Now is the critical moment in the battle for the throne, and there must be no accidents."

"Tell the Tiele people."

"Grain, cloth, gold, silver and jewels can all be given by our Liang State."

"But there is absolutely no possibility of ceding land."

The old eunuch thought for a while, and then said.

"The Tiele people have made two more demands, and this old servant thinks they are very excessive."

Empress Xiao paused slightly, and then asked.

"What is it?"

"The first requirement is that the new Khan of the Tiele people will hold an enthronement ceremony this year."

"In addition to doubling our Liang's annual tribute this year, we must also send more women."

"At least three thousand young women who can bear children must be sent to them."

"Saying it is to reward the warriors under his command."

"The second thing is that the eldest son of the Tiele Khan will be an adult this year."

"The Tiele people want us to choose a princess to marry the Khan's eldest son."

"The envoy said that this is the minimum requirement, if we don't agree."

"They said they might interfere in the internal affairs of Liang's succession to the throne."

"Moreover, the 30,000 Tiele troops in the direction of the Chishui River will also advance to Shangjing."

"So this old servant suggests that we might as well agree first."

"If we only abandon some women."

"It's also a good thing to stabilize the Tiele people first."

"We can't let them ruin our big plans."

Empress Xiao thought for a while, and then nodded.

"Then let's do that first."

At this time, the two had already walked through the corridor and arrived at the Imperial Garden of the Imperial City.

At this time, the Imperial Garden was filled with a chilling atmosphere.

Hundreds of black-clothed palace guards and forbidden army soldiers surrounded the area.

The black-clothed guards brought the 76 palace servants they had caught to the Imperial Garden.

Eunuch Wu instructed the black-clothed man in front of him.

"Go and ask them, who took something from Jianfu Palace, those who know should tell me quickly."

"Those who don't tell will be thrown into the lake to feed the fish, and the eunuchs will be sent to Yushan to dig pits and bury them alive."

The black-clothed man took the order and led his men towards the 76 palace servants.

A moment later.

Inside a pavilion in the Imperial Garden.

A short, fat teenager wearing a bright yellow brocade robe was making a scene.

"Mother, mother."

"I still want to see people bubbling in the water, it's really interesting. I still want to see it."

"Quick! Throw a few more, throw a few more down."

At this time, dozens of female corpses were floating on the surface of the lotus pond in the Imperial Garden.

They were all palace maids who had just been interrogated by the men in black.

But it was clear that they had gained nothing.

And the short, fat teenager who was shouting.

Is Empress Xiao's biological son, the Seventh Prince, Chen Xing.

Looking at her somewhat foolish and crazy son.

Empress Xiao sighed again with a sad face, thinking helplessly in her heart.

Even if my own son really inherits the throne, can this foolish brain really protect the lives of my Xiao family?

Under the erosion of the Western Region poison, the days of the Liang Emperor will not be too long.

I don't know what the other two princes are preparing.

At this time, inside the Zuo Xiang Mansion in the East City of Shangjing.

A middle-aged scholar with a square face was writing at his desk.

I saw him writing lightly, and between the strokes of his pen, an article was beautifully written.

This is an article praising the Second Prince's benevolence and virtue.

First, he described the Second Prince reading the sages at night, and then he wrote about the Second Prince helping the widows and orphans in the countryside, and denouncing the evildoers to make them change their ways.

The article also tells the story of the Second Prince making friends with virtuous people and being indifferent to fame and wealth.

Before long, a magnificent article was written.

Several other scholars also came over to watch, and couldn't help but admire.

"Wonderful, Zuo Xiang is truly the first scholar of our Liang Dynasty. This article is full of pearls, flowing smoothly, and completed in one go."

"It's really like drinking fine wine when reading this article."

"That's right, that's right, Zuo Xiang is really talented and ingenious."

Listening to the flattery of the people around him.

The middle-aged scholar put down his pen, picked up the article and looked at it again, quite pleased with his writing.

This person is Zuo Xiang, Cai Hongwen, who is known as the literary champion of Liang.

He summoned his servants and ordered them to copy several copies of this article.

And let the doormen in the family take the article and spread it in the taverns and teahouses of Shangjing.

Zuo Xiang Cai Hongwen did this to make the Second Prince's image of benevolence and virtue more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Increase the Second Prince's popularity.

At this moment, a servant ran in and whispered a few words in Zuo Xiang's ear.

Zuo Xiang couldn't help but frown, his eyes turning.

Immediately, he instructed the subordinate.

"Prepare the sedan, and go to the Second Prince's mansion quickly."

Before long, the sedan arrived in front of the Second Prince's mansion.

Zuo Xiang was the Second Prince's teacher, so no one stopped him from entering the mansion.

As soon as he stepped into the mansion, he saw a close general of the Second Prince greeting him.

Zuo Xiang asked the general in a low voice with a warm anger on his face.

"Where is the person?"

The general replied quickly.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, the Second Prince is... in the back."

Zuo Xiang didn't say anything, and directly stepped in.

After passing through several courtyards in the mansion, he saw the Second Prince coming out of the back hall in the back house.

At this time, the Second Prince Chen Jingxuan had dark circles under his eyes and a thin face.

He saw his teacher, Zuo Xiang Cai Hongwen, walking in angrily, his eyes flickering with some anxiety.

But then he relaxed again.

Although his teacher is the Prime Minister, what can he do to a prince?

Cai Hongwen didn't look at the Second Prince, but walked straight into the bedroom in the back hall.

Inside, a pair of mothers and daughters on the bed, disheveled, looked pale, and were obviously strangled to death.

Zuo Xiang closed his eyes, trembling with anger.

The Second Prince knew that he was in the wrong.

He quickly explained to his teacher.

"I... I just wanted to play around."

"I didn't expect that this pair of women would be so easily manipulated."

"I was a little too heavy-handed."

Zuo Xiang turned his head and looked at his unpromising student.

The Second Prince had a dissolute face and was disheveled, not at all like the virtuous person in his article.

But after all, the person in front of him was a prince, and Zuo Xiang suppressed the resentment in his heart and said softly.

"Your Highness, now is the critical time to compete for the position of Crown Prince."

"If what you did is spread out, what face will you have to compete?"

"If you don't become the emperor, have you ever thought about what the After Party and the Third Prince will do to you?"

"Pleasure is a small matter, life is a big matter!"

Then he sighed a long sigh.

The Second Prince apologized repeatedly, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart.

Of course, Zuo Xiang didn't believe it.

He knew too much about the character of this Second Prince.

Since his mother was murdered in the palace, he has had some morbid hobbies.

Not a few women have been tortured to death by him.

These hobbies are actually nothing to a noble person like the Second Prince.

But Zuo Xiang knows that now is the critical period for competing for the Crown Prince.

And the Second Prince's only advantage is the so-called benevolence and virtue that the civil officials led by him have praised.

Once this benevolent and virtuous persona is broken, the Second Prince will inevitably be eliminated.

Then he, as a teacher, will not have a good end either.

Thinking of these things, Zuo Xiang's expression was like the dark clouds in the sky, even more gloomy.