King Zhao kept his word, and Li Yue brought news at night that Lou Kaiyang had returned to Ruixinlou and was free from illness, pain and injury. Yun Buhui felt relieved and saw Lou Kaiyang again the next day. Lou Kaiyang told
She and King Zhao did not make things difficult for him. They just forced him to tell Mrs. Yunyao's identity. He did not explain. King Zhao just placed him under house arrest in his house and did not torture him. Yun Buhui asked him to return to Fengcheng. Lou Kai
Yang has no intention of going back.
"Yu Wu is very worried about you." Yun Buhui said, "You forgot to promise her that you would get married when you got back. Now the palace needs someone to take care of you. Brother, please go back to Fengcheng."
"And you?"
"I want to go back with Xiaobai."
"I'll wait for you to leave together."
Yun Buhui's dissuasion was ineffective and she could only follow Lou Kaiyang. In the past few days, she had become increasingly worried, wondering what changes would happen in the future. Cheng Mubai seemed determined to have a showdown with King Zhao. Yun Buhui had approached Beitang
In Zhennan, he kept silent about state affairs. A few days ago, he was still a little loose and wanted to help Cheng Mubai. In the past few days, he surprisingly did not say anything about the court.
King Zhao came to the house to see Beitang Zhennan once. The two talked for several hours in the study, with occasional quarrels. When he finally left, King Zhao looked ugly. Yun Buhui had no chance to talk to him. He
As soon as he got out, he mounted his horse and left.
Lin Wan'er was worried, and Yun Buhui was worried. If things continued like this, the situation would definitely get out of hand. If there was a real fight, what chance would Cheng Mubai have of winning?
It was December in the blink of an eye, and the year was coming to an end. There was no Chinese New Year atmosphere in the capital. Yun Buhui spent the past few days tidying up the General's Mansion, and hung up the Yun Mansion's plaque, which was inscribed by King Zhao himself. He
She is very familiar with his handwriting, which is vigorous and domineering. He is the best calligrapher she has ever seen, and she likes his calligraphy very much. She once copied his calligraphy for a year, and they are 70-80% similar.
Cheng Mubai once said that her writing is not as graceful as that of a woman, but has the strength of a man. I don't know why.
"Have you met Cheng Mubai recently?" King Zhao asked, and Yun Buhui said, "I have met him three times. He came and went in a hurry. He is very busy."
King Zhao nodded and stood outside the general's mansion with his hands behind his back, "The emperor is dying, of course he is busy."
Yun Buhui's expression changed slightly. She had heard rumors that the emperor was critically ill and that King Zhao was supervising the country. She did not dare to ask King Zhao if he had poisoned the emperor. To be honest, she really didn't care at all whether the emperor lived or died.
But she cared about Prince Xuan's Mansion. After the emperor died, Prince Xuan's Mansion also collapsed.
"Can you survive this year?" Yun Buhui asked.
King Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Let's take a look."
"What's wrong with him?"
"When people get old, they will die. It doesn't matter what illness they are." King Zhao said lightly, and Yun Buhui nodded, "I think the emperor must have written an imperial edict to pass the throne to you."
King Zhao said nothing, there was something very dark in his eyes.
After a long while, he said, "There's going to be a war."
Yun Buhui's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he didn't know what to say.
On December 12, King Zhao’s birthday, the palace held a birthday banquet and invited dignitaries from the capital. The other two princes came to the palace for a party, and Beitang Zhennan was also invited. The prime minister and King Zhao had already had a knot in their hearts.
He did not attend the appointment. All the dignitaries in the capital, whether willing or unwilling, came over to celebrate the prince, and all the princes from the four counties went.
The birthday banquet was held very grandly, and it seemed to be a special event that was well known throughout the city.
He is a low-key person, and has always been like this. In previous years, the birthday banquet was not extravagant, and it was just a small deal, but this year it was a big deal, and it was held grandly. Many people said that King Zhao was dizzy because of the upcoming success.
There is no one in the capital who can resist him. He is already a well-deserved emperor. Naturally, it will be as grand as the Longevity Festival.
Yun Buhui looked up at the crescent moon in the sky, it was his birthday again.
In previous years, she would send him a gift to celebrate his birthday, and she didn't forget it after they got married. This year, she was in the capital, but she didn't show any sign of it. On the eleventh day, she met King Zhao, and they hurriedly met him in Beijing. He was in a hurry to leave the city, and the two of them
When they met him on the road, she just said happy birthday and gave him early blessings. King Zhao just nodded and passed by, and hurried out of the city. No one said anything later. Naturally, she did not go to the palace to celebrate him today.
"Happy birthday." Yun Buhui looked at the moon and blessed, "May you be safe every year."
Yun Buhui had a very restless sleep that day, tossing and turning at night. He was suddenly awakened by a sudden strong wind. He quickly woke up from the bed and found a black shadow standing in front of the bed. Yun Buhui was startled and was about to leave.
His mouth was covered by someone's voice, and the person's hands were cold.
"It's me!" Cheng Mubai said. Yun Buhui's panic calmed down, but she found a blood stain on his abdomen. She lifted the quilt and helped him sit down, and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Don't be nervous, it's not my blood." Cheng Mubai said, with a hint of tiredness in his tone, as if he hadn't rested for a few days. Yun Buhui felt heartbroken. In such a high-pressure environment, no one would be able to sleep.
"I want to leave the capital." Cheng Mubai said, Yun Buhui was angry, "What happened?"
"Mu Dong and the eldest brother were arrested, the two princes died, three of the princes from the four counties were gone, Xiao Bing's life and death are unknown..." Every time Cheng Mubai said a word, Yun Buhui's heart sank a little. She vaguely knew,
Cheng Mubai and the others fell into a trap...
Is King Zhao a person who is being plotted against? He will definitely use his plan to include them all and lose his troops and generals.
"What happened?" Yun Buhui asked sharply, "Didn't I tell you not to act rashly? Didn't I tell you that you are no match for him at all? Why are you still messing around?"
Cheng Mubai looked at her with a sneer, Yun Buhui's eyes turned red with anger, the door was suddenly pushed open, the lights in the room turned on, Yun Buhui and Cheng Mubai turned around, Beitang Zhennan and Lin Wan'er stood at the door with heavy faces, Cheng Mubai
The white eyebrows were deeply knitted.
Beitang Zhennan said, "I had already guessed that tonight would be a big trap. Sure enough, with three eagles at once, King Zhao won, and your goal was achieved, the prince, but the price was too high..."
Cheng Mubai remained silent and looked directly at Beitang Zhennan, "Who will you help?"
Yun Buhui interrupted the conversation between the two men anxiously, "Who will tell me what's going on?"
Beitang Zhennan said, "The birthday of King Zhao is just a trap. His purpose is to make King Mu and King Rui kill each other. Liu Mei was the number one courtesan in Beijing at that time. King Mu and King Rui knew Liu Mei together and both of them fell in love with her.
Liu Mei liked King Mu, but was raped by King Rui. She had a child, and eventually married King Rui. The two turned against each other. The child died in childbirth. King Rui was really infatuated with Liu Mei. He had not married a concubine in the past ten years. He was infatuated with her.
Leave her alone. Half a year ago, Liu Mei and King Mu met in Chunfeng Tower. Liu Mei came home late, and rumors spread that the two had an affair. King Rui had a hot temper and beat Liu Mei, and the family conflict deepened. Liu Mei and King Mu complained, and the three
The conflict between people gradually became more and more intense. In the past six months, everyone in the capital had known that Liu Mei was pregnant, but King Rui thought the child was King Mu's. On the day of King Zhao's birthday party, someone in the palace said that King Mu and Liu Mei were messing around in the backyard of the palace, and King Rui
After hearing the news, they were furious, and the two kings started fighting. Finally, the two kings and one concubine fell into the icy lake and drowned."
Yun Buhui was shocked when he heard this. King Mu, King Rui, and King Zhao were three princes with foreign surnames in the Southern Kingdom. The three of them had always been at odds with each other. No one wanted to win the world. The conflict between the three of them did not happen overnight and could not be solved for a long time.
.There are recent rumors that King Zhao and King Mu are getting closer. King Rui has a bad temper and has made things difficult for King Zhao many times. He did not break up with him. King Rui also threatened that he would not allow an ambitious person to ascend the throne, and also hinted that
King Zhao is a bastard and unworthy of taking on important responsibilities. This incident happened at the end of November. King Zhao was obviously in a bad mood during those days. His life experience was a major pain point for King Zhao, and he hated others to mention it.
Now that the birthday banquet is coming, it is not surprising that he wants to get rid of King Rui, and after removing Queen Rui, his military power will fall into his hands. Yun Buhui thought to himself, when there was news in the capital about the affair between Liu Mei and King Mu, King Zhao
He began to make arrangements to deal with King Rui and King Mu. Winning over King Mu was just a cover-up. His ultimate goal was to get rid of them and completely control the three kings and 400,000 troops.
Liu Mei was the best trigger. Yun Buhui thought to himself that there was something fishy about the deaths of King Rui and King Mu, but who cares now? They were dead anyway, and there was no evidence of their deaths. The dignitaries saw them fighting again. Once they died, the soldiers and horses
They all fell into the hands of King Zhao, who now had at least 400,000 troops, equivalent to all the troops in the four counties.
Pretend to win over, fight against the enemy together, sow discord, create chaos, kill people with a borrowed knife... What a perfect plan. From half a year ago to now, step by step, he patiently waited for the perfect ending.
In the end, everything went as he wished, and King Zhao was a terrible man.
Yun Buhui frowned suddenly, "What's going on with those princes?"
Beitang Zhennan looked at Cheng Mubai with a sneer and said, "Today King Zhao brought King Xuan out of prison because King Xuan had an old friend who met him. The condition for him to help King Zhao was to meet King Xuan. King Zhao agreed.
King Zhao wanted to kill four birds with one stone and kill the prince and the two young masters at once. The prince did not disappoint the prince's expectations and really came. But he didn't expect that King Mu and King Rui would be killed.
It was an accident, so the prince kept doing nothing to create chaos. When he was rescuing King Xuan, he took advantage of the chaos to kill the three princes and put the blame on King Zhao, the two young masters of the Cheng family and the prince of Beijun. None of King Xuan escaped from the palace."
Yun Buhui looked at Cheng Mubai in shock. She seemed not to have expected that Cheng Mubai was so vicious.
Cheng Mubai said, "Only when the three princes are dead will the four counties raise troops."
Yun Buhui didn't know that King Zhao asked the princes of the four counties to come to the capital as hostages. He didn't want their lives, but just wanted them to contain the four counties. Originally, the princes of the four counties were unwilling to raise an army. Now that the prince is dead, hatred has arisen.
The four counties unite together and share the same hatred.
The king of Zhao had Zhang Liang's plan, and Cheng Mubai also had a plan to cross the wall.
King Zhao got all the troops and horses of the three kings as he wished, and Cheng Mubai also got his wish so that the four counties shared the same hatred and fought against the enemy together.
A battle of wits and courage, each one comes out victorious.
Cheng Mubai looked at Beitang Zhennan, "Whose side are you on?"
Beitang Zhennan said, "Your Majesty, if there was not a life between King Zhao and me, I would have been loyal to him long ago. Now I stand by and watch. No matter which of you takes over the world, I will still be the prime minister under one person, or I will be the prime minister under one person."
There is no worse choice than resigning and returning home, so why should I choose which side to stand on."
Lin Wan'er looked at Beitang Zhennan nervously, but did not persuade him.
Yun Buhui thought to himself that there was a huge difference between the battle of wits and courage between the men and the methods of the women in the courtyard. This was the death of the king when he saw the king. They were all ruthless and cruel.
King Zhao was cold-hearted and cruel. In fact, Cheng Mubai was the same.
In late December, the four counties raised troops and attacked the capital in four directions. Cheng Mubai personally went to Beijun and led 150,000 troops from Beijun to take Ningzhou Fortress, the largest line of defense in the northwest of South China, Ningzhou Thirteen Cities, Zhao
The king personally trained his troops and fortified the fortress.
There are 120,000 Zhao troops in Ningzhou. When Beijun did not send troops to the north, King Zhao secretly used Yunyao Air to transport 60,000 troops. Now there are 180,000 troops stationed in Ningzhou. The troops of Beijun were brave and good at fighting, and they conquered it in half a month.
From the four cities to the fifth main city, the two armies faced off for eighteen days and could not attack for a long time. Starting from the fifth city is the top priority of the thirteen cities of Ningzhou.
The first month was almost over, and the war started fiercely.
Yun Buhui did not return to Fengcheng. She was still in the capital, and King Zhao did not go to Ningzhou. It seemed that he felt that Cheng Mubai was not worthy of him personally leading the army. A few of his generals could defeat Cheng Mubai.
The emperor's health was getting worse day by day. Yun Buhui heard King Zhao say that he couldn't hold on for long, but he finally managed to hold on. Although there was no improvement, he did not breathe his last breath. The situation was tense, and King Zhao did not kill him.
After you ascend the throne, he still supervises the country and controls everything in the southern kingdom.
Yun Buhui couldn't leave. King Xuan, Cheng Youtian and Cheng Mudong were all in the cell.
She begged King Zhao for a month, and King Zhao said, "Watch a plum blossom with me, and I will let you see them."
"Okay!" Yun Buhui agreed readily.
The plum blossoms in the first month have not yet faded, and the plum blossoms in the palace are blooming very beautifully. Yun Buhui walked into the palace for the first time. The place was full of plum blossoms, and it was as far as the eye could see. The flowers were raining and blooming enchantingly. The steward of the palace happily told
No regrets, every plum tree here was planted by King Zhao himself.
She had to admit that the plum blossoms in Prince Zhao's Mansion were more gorgeous than those in Lou's Mansion and Prince Xuan's Mansion.
No matter how fierce the war is outside, the capital remains prosperous.
"Does it look good?" King Zhao asked, feeling very good.
Yun Buhui nodded, "It's beautiful. This is the most beautiful plum blossom forest I have ever seen."
King Zhao said, "You must hate me very much. Look at you, you smile very reluctantly."
Yun Buhui smiled bitterly, "I don't hate you, I just feel sad and helpless about this situation. I hope to do something for you, but I find that I can't do anything."