After Laba Festival, the people of Dachu will start to be busy with New Year celebrations. The following period will be the most intensive period of visiting relatives and friends, and also the period of most banquets in various houses in the capital.
Among the crowds moving around, the people talking the most were Ye Mo and his party who were about to return to Beijing.
Everyone has different opinions about Ye Mo's apprentice, Bai Yueguang, who killed Beiyan's two top masters.
Ordinary people only admire Bai Yueguang's outstanding kung fu and are mostly curious.
But for the powerful, Bai Yueguang's appearance somewhat upset the balance of the court, and the most annoying ones were the princes.
The eldest prince was assassinated during Jianghan's disaster relief operation, and the person who rescued him was Bai Yueguang!
"Will Bai Yueguang really be the boss?"
In the East Palace, the prince frowned as he looked at the information about Bai Yueguang collected by his subordinates.
Unfortunately, Bai Yueguang is too mysterious. Except for making a high-profile appearance when killing the spies of the Huyan family of Beiyan in Northwest Rongcheng, he acted very low-key afterwards. When he rescued the eldest prince, he appeared and left in a hurry.
Wei Yichen shook his head and said: "I don't think so." Seeing the prince looking over, he continued, "Bai Yueguang is Ye Mo's apprentice. Ye Mo is an old fox and he is the commander of the Special Investigation Department. He is very aware of the current situation in the court.
, if I were him, I would not let my apprentice get involved in the fight for the legitimate son."
The prince frowned: "But Bai Yueguang saved the boss."
Wei Yichen thought for a while and said: "What happened last time in Jianghan was actually a bit over the top. The eldest prince has done great work in disaster relief, but is being hunted by so many people. Some people in the Jianghu who call themselves heroic and courageous may not understand it." p>
"Bai Yueguang may be one of them!"
The prince listened and nodded: "It's not impossible." He sighed, "The boss's luck is always so good, and he can always turn danger into safety at critical moments."
As he said that, he looked at Wei Yichen with a wry smile, "I don't believe in fate, but from the boss, I often feel that fate favors him. He is the legitimate son and the eldest son. It seems that he is the successor chosen by God." p>
Wei Yichen was silent: "Guarding the country requires hard work and hard work. The eldest prince is too weak to shoulder this important task."
The prince snorted and said with unclear meaning: "The boss is weak, but his eldest son Chu Yu is very healthy. My father is now in good health. When Chu Yu grows up, he will be able to take over."
After saying that, the prince laughed: "How can I give birth to a healthy child when I am so frail and sick?" He looked at Wei Yichen and asked, "Are you right?"
Wei Yichen's eyelids twitched: "According to common sense, it's really impossible."
The prince smiled: "The boss helped Shennongtang support Tongguguan grain and grass last time, but he offended many people. Someone will deal with him without us taking action."
The two chatted for a while. The prince was about to leave Wei Yichen for lunch when the maid next to the queen came and said that she wanted to invite the prince to Kunning Palace for lunch.
"Maybe the queen mother has something to do and is looking for an orphan. You should go back first."
The prince asked Wei Yichen to step aside and quickly went to Kunning Palace. As soon as he entered the palace, he saw the queen's face, and immediately asked with a smile: "Who made the queen mother angry?"
The queen looked at the prince, waited for him to sit next to her, and then said: "Today the eldest prince and the eldest prince's concubine brought Chu Yu into the palace. That little guy Chu Yu made your father laugh. The three members of the family are now accompanying him.
The emperor is dining."
After hearing this, the prince's face darkened.
The Crown Princess only gave birth to one daughter, and his only son was born to a concubine. Perhaps because he was born a concubine, the father rarely asked about this grandson.
Seeing that the prince was silent, the queen frowned and said, "How is the prince's health doing?"
Prince: "I've been taking medicine."
The queen sighed: "It's my mother's fault. When the emperor pointed Dou to you as the crown princess, I should have objected."
The prince still valued the princess very much, and immediately said: "The Dou family has three grand masters. It is the most noble and scholarly family in Chu. It is not a disgrace to marry a daughter of the Dou family alone. The Dou family is also very good at taking care of the backyard.
With all your heart, except for not giving birth to a legitimate son, everything else is fine."
The queen didn't listen: "It's the biggest fault that you can't have children. You are the prince, what's the point of not having a legitimate son?"
The prince was silent: "My father is not his legitimate son."
The queen choked: "Okay, let's not talk about legitimate sons today. How about you give birth to a few more bastards for me?"
Now, the prince was also depressed. He was about to get married soon. He only had a son at his knees, so he was also very anxious.
The queen looked at the prince: "The women in your backyard have been with you for a long time. They haven't been happy for so long. It can be seen that they are not fertile. I think the queen will have to give you more people." p>
This time the prince did not object: "Which girl does the queen like?"
Queen: "Ren Ruoxue of Piaomiao Palace, what do you think?"
The prince looked stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Father will not let his son get involved with Jianghu forces. Besides, Piaomiao Palace has a stronghold of top masters, so why would he be willing to let his young palace master be a concubine for Gu?
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The queen smiled and said: "Maybe it wasn't possible before, but it's not necessarily possible now."
The prince looked over and said, "Please ask your mother to clarify your doubts."
The queen looked at the prince: "Wasn't the eldest prince saved by that Bai Yueguang? And he was not clear with Shennongtang. Obviously, he is no longer the marginal prince with no power."
"Your father is the most suspicious person. He likes to have power. Even his son cannot take away the power in his hands, and he is not willing to see things beyond his control."
"In order to restrain you, the emperor raised Concubine Liu Guifei and the fourth son to fight with us in the ring. Now the boss has wings. In order to maintain the balance among the princes, he will allow us to increase our chips appropriately."
The prince thought seriously.
The queen continued: "As for the Piaomiao Palace, the emperor's attitude towards suppressing the Jianghu sects in recent years has almost become clear. In order to continue passing on, many Jianghu sects have begun to serve as bodyguards."
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"You don't know that Ren Ruoxue wanted to join Duke An Guo's family before, but unfortunately, neither the Queen Mother nor Duke An Guo fell in love with her."
"Now, the East Palace has given her the opportunity to enter the East Palace. It is her blessing and destiny. If she is sensible and knowledgeable, she should happily thank her."
The prince didn't care that Ren Ruoxue was rejected by Duke An. What he cared about was the help Piaomiao Palace gave him.
Seeing that the prince was moved, the queen smiled and said: "People who practice martial arts are in good health. Even if Ren Ruoxue cannot give birth to a son in her first birth, she will eventually give birth to a son if she has several more."
"After all, she is the young palace master of Piaomiao Palace. If she really wants to enter the East Palace, I am afraid she will be given the position of concubine."
The prince nodded in agreement: "Everything depends on the mother."
Seeing that the prince was obedient, the queen smiled with satisfaction: "By the way, there is another one, the sixth girl of the Shi family. The Shi family who gave birth to a pair of twins to Duke An Guo at once is her biological sister, and the queen wants to have her as well.
Point it to you."
Prince: "The two concubines and four concubines are already full."
Queen: "Although the Wuchang uncle's house is an earl, it has long since declined. If the sixth girl of the Shi family enters the East Palace, she should be a waiter first. If she gives birth to a son, then find an excuse to destroy the barren Liangdi.
One, just make her Liangdi."
The prince shook his head: "The Wuchang uncle's house is in decline, but Shi Dingxuan, the brother of the sixth girl of the Shi family, is highly regarded by his father. Some time ago, the southern governor's office had a bad reputation, and his son took a look at it. Shi Dingxuan has made meritorious deeds again.
, he, the acting governor, should soon be promoted to the official governor."
There is also Shi Dinghao, although he is just a mouthpiece, sometimes some of his words can affect his father.
After hearing this, the Queen also hesitated: "How about abolishing Liangdi now?"
The women in the prince's backyard are all carefully selected by him, and they all have forces behind them that he wants to win over. The Shi family is somewhat useful, but compared to the people he wants to win over, they are not enough. He immediately smiled and said:
"Mother, this matter is not urgent. Didn't you point out Ren Ruoxue to your son? Let's see if she can give birth to a son. If not, it's not too late to consider it again."
The queen knew her son well, and when she saw that he refused, she stopped forcing him and said along the way: "The sixth girl of the Shi family is indeed not qualified to be your good ladder."
On the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month, Chu Yao and his party took Ye Mo back to Beijing after a long journey.
Before entering the city gate, Zhao Jing and Ye Lanzhi stopped the convoy.
Chu Yao glanced at Ye Mo, who was still dying, and did not stop the two from stepping forward. He just reminded: "Hurry up, we have to enter the palace to see the emperor."
After being raised for a month, Ye Mo's injury not only did not heal, but the inflammation became more serious due to the cracking of the wound.
"Brother"
Ye Lanzhi burst into tears when she saw Ye Mo's miserable condition.
Even Zhao Jing's eyes turned red instantly and he rushed to Ye Mo's side. While crying loudly, he secretly handed a black token into Ye Mo's hand.
After Ye Mo got the token, he nodded invisible to Zhao Jingwei.
Zhao Jing and Ye Lanzhi did not dare to say anything to Ye Mo, and silently watched Ye Mo being brought into the palace with red eyes.
After entering the city gate, Chu Yao saw that the white cloth tied around Ye Mo's body was stained with red blood, two stones popped out, and the carriage window was suddenly knocked open.
As the carriage moved, the windows opened and closed, and through the gaps, people on the street could see Ye Mo, who was wrapped like a zombie inside the carriage.
Ye Mo noticed the situation on the car window and glanced at Chu Yao who was riding a horse outside the car. Chu Yao happened to look over as well. Their eyes met in the air and separated in an instant.
Just like this, with the crowd on the street pointing and talking, the carriage arrived at the gate of the palace.
At this time, the news that Ye Mo was tortured into a human form by the Beiyan people had spread throughout the capital.
Under the leadership of Chu Yao, Ye Mo was carried all the way into Qianqing Palace.
Along the way, everyone in the palace looked sideways when they saw Ye Mo's injury.
Everyone knew that Ye Mo would definitely not recover if he fell into the hands of the Beiyan people, but no one expected that Ye Mo would be so seriously injured.
Even the Emperor was speechless when he saw him squirming on the ground, unable to salute himself after struggling for a long time, and when Ye Mo was whimpering and unable to say a word, and could only wave his arms to express his meaning,
I couldn't help but sigh: "Ye Qing, you have suffered."
Ye Mo's eyes suddenly turned red and he lay on the ground choking.
Seeing Ye Mo like this, the princes and officials present recalled the majestic scene when Ye Mo led the special inspection department to bloodbath the capital, and their hearts also felt a bit of sadness and sadness, as if they were defeated by the bandits, and the rabbit died and the dog was cooked. p>
Sympathy is sympathy, but we still need to talk about the business.
"General Ye, you have such a powerful disciple of the supreme master, why didn't she go to Beiyan earlier to save you? If she had gone earlier, you wouldn't have to suffer such a heavy punishment."
"General Ye, why didn't your disciple Bai Yueguang escort you back in person? She killed two of Beiyan's top masters, and the emperor still wants to reward her."
"It's General Ye. Please call your apprentice to the capital, so that we can all admire the magnificence of the supreme master."
Ye Mo turned a deaf ear to the officials' words and just moved his arm and took out a token.
Seeing the token, the emperor suddenly stood up.
When the princes and officials saw the emperor's reaction, they all looked at the token.
A very ordinary black token has the word "dragon" engraved on it.
"Everyone, please step aside."
The prince and the officials looked at each other and exited Qianqing Palace one after another.
The prince and princes were very puzzled and didn't understand why the emperor sent them out after seeing a token: "What's the origin of that token?"
Seeing Duke Wei's shocked expression, the prince walked over and asked, "Grandpa, do you know that token?"
Wei Guogong looked at the prince, and when he saw others looking at him, he said quietly: "That is the token of the 12th Hall Master, the descendant of the Long Family."
"Heir of the Long family?!"
The descendants of the Long family are no strangers to the princes and officials who have a little knowledge of the civil and military skills of Taizu's dynasty.
The descendants of the Long family, the followers of Queen Wende, and the promoters of the prosperity of Da Chu, each of the twelve hall masters is full of legend.
"Bai Yueguang is a descendant of the Long family?"
Lord Liu couldn't help but marveled.
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed. Several princes looked at each other and quickly dispersed.
Looking at his brothers leaving in a hurry, the prince sneered.
When Wei Guogong saw him, he whispered to the prince: "Prince, if Bai Yueguang becomes the successor of the Long family, then Ye Mo must win over him."
The prince remained silent.
Seeing this, Duke Wei became anxious: "Prince, you don't know what the descendants of the Long family mean to the people of Dachu. As long as the descendants of the Long family support you, you can win at least half of the people's hearts."
The prince frowned: "Is the influence of the descendants of the Long family so great?"
Wei Guogong sighed and nodded: "At the beginning of the founding of Taizu, the people of Dachu lived in a very difficult time. It was the descendants of the Long family who opened up maritime trade routes, planted high-yield grains, made cement, and built official roads. ."
"In terms of improving people's livelihood, the descendants of the Long family have really done a lot to benefit the people."
"Although the descendants of the Long family have long since disappeared publicly, privately, people are still spreading word of mouth about their great achievements."
The prince frowned: "Ye Mo is not easy to win over."
This Wei Guogong also knew: "Fortunately, we can't win over, nor can we win over other princes, just the eldest prince." He said, sighing heavily, "The descendants of the Long family follow Empress Wende, and they are absolute supporters."
The prince frowned even more tightly. He once again discovered that because of his status as a direct eldest son, the boss could easily obtain many benefits that he and other princes had to fight hard to obtain.
Wei Guogong added: "Fortunately, Ye Mo is an old official in the officialdom. The descendants of the Long family probably don't want to be the targets of the royal family anymore. There is a high probability that they will not get involved in the court situation."