Huaigui

For the next few days, Helan Mingyue briefly lived in Wucheng Palace. This place was not counted as a harem. It was originally Gao Jing's residence when he was not a prince.

The earlier arrangement was for him and Yu Wenhua to be placed in Wensi Hall—Honglu Temple had calculated well, knowing that these two people had essentially the same identity, since Gao Jing handed over all the military power of Zhuquewei to him, he would definitely give Longxi Wang rehabilitated, curry favor earlier, so as not to appear flattering in the future, then treat them all as the sons of princes and princes.

But Helan Mingyue was unwilling, and he frowned when he heard the word "Wen Si Dian".

Others didn't know about it, but Aman knew about Helan Mingyue's resistance.She hadn't been there for many years and couldn't see the rain in Huiwensi Palace. Even if she was like this, He Lanmingyue had experienced it herself, so how could she look directly at the various decorations in it?Isn't this making Helan Mingyue uncomfortable in a disguised form?

So without waiting for He Lan to refuse, the maid stepped forward and said: "No, no, the third son is the prince's son, but the King of Longxi has died for decades, and He Lan is his orphan. But it’s out of order.”

It was not yet the turn of Honglu Temple's harem lady to intervene, but Aman was behind Gao Jing's meaning, so the officials had no choice but to agree, modifying the Wucheng Hall opposite to Wensi Hall on the spot and submitting it, and got Gao Jing's approval.

Within days, order was methodically restored.

The Dachaohui is usually held on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month to issue important edicts.

At this time, the first day of junior high school has been missed, so I can take this opportunity to rectify the party members of King Yu in the middle of the court, so that it can be announced to the world at the next big court meeting.Most of the officials who stood in the wrong line during the suppression of the chaos were mostly accused of rebelling against the party and interrogated one by one. Many of them stayed behind closed doors, but were still arrested and sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

As for the rewards, we have to wait until the Great Court Council to act in a unified manner. The imperial edicts of imprisoning, retiring, and censorship flew to Zhongshu's door like snowflakes, and Murong Xun, who had been in power here for many years, was in the prison.

All of these have nothing to do with Helan Mingyue for the time being, he only needs to visit Xu Xin every day.

Recently, He Lan had heard a lot of gossip, so He Lan told Xu Xin all he knew about it, and finally asked, "Why do you want to use Murong Xun?"

The woman lying on the couch was still unable to get out of bed but her face was getting ruddy day by day. She smiled when she heard the words: "Since Emperor Daowu, the Murong family has been the most honorable family of powerful officials in Daning. Some people think that the Murong family They are not as prominent as the Helan, Yuwen, and Yuan clans, and they are not crowned kings, but they are the ones who really control the lifeline of Daning."

He Lan said "Yes": "I heard from Ran Yunyang about this matter, he explained that because the Gao family and the Murong family were of the same family many generations ago, it was only the Gao family who got the destiny."

Xu Xin nodded: "That's true. It has been proved from the past that people from the Gao family are more suitable to be kings. The Murong family refused to accept it and was suppressed every time. By the time of Murong Xun's father's generation, he was no longer willing to submit to the position of a minister. You Ever heard of him?"

"It seems to have done... Zhongshu Order?"

"That's right. At that time, the first emperor was young, and the queen mother, the Zhao family, controlled the government. She was able to rule the world for ten years as a female, and she could not do without the support of the Murong family and her mother's Zhao family. Zhong Shuling took this opportunity to start In the name of consolidating the kingship, suppress the three guards in northern Saibei - but in fact, he just wants to take the opportunity to get rid of the king with a different surname in the court." Xu Xin coughed twice, and continued, "You also know that the Yuan family invited him to be a king at that time. Zuo cut off the title of King of Dongshan."

Helan Mingyue seemed to realize something: "I understand. Could it be that the grand master is using this method to compromise the ego to protect the overall situation, and he doesn't want to confront the Murong family head-on?"

Xu Xin said: "No one can go head-to-head with Murong, especially after Murong Xun became an official."

At that time, the great Confucianist had countless disciples, and later became the prince's teacher... Before the Murong family controlled the courtiers by coercion and temptation, after Murong Xun, it was by uniting the gentry to win over the officials.

The first emperor made a decree to eliminate the power of the family that had been lurking in the court for a long time, open the Spring Chamber, and recruit the children of the poor family.Murong Xun took advantage of the trend. Firstly, the name of a talented scholar spread throughout the country. He is full of knowledge and noble background, so that he can be regarded as a mentor by scholars who are hard to get ahead from a poor family.

After Jianyuan and Jingming changed their titles, and when Gaojing came to the throne, the Murong family had been raised by Murong Xun to be a colossus, with countless followers and students, and could not be easily shaken.

At this moment, another careerist surfaced, and reached a consensus with them with more than 20 years of drilling and rich bargaining chips: the legacy of Emperor Xiaowu should not be allowed to be inherited, and the filthy high view of the government and the public must be cleared and the throne firmly established.

Gao Hong wants to rule the world, and the Murong family wants to continue to exert power. Although they have their own ghosts, their interests are eternal.

Thinking through this level, it is easy to explain why Gao Jing immediately detained Murong Xun as soon as Gao Hong fell from power - this was probably the best time for the Gao family to eradicate the Murong family after the founding of Beining.

Gao can bear it for a while, but it is impossible to endure it forever.

What destiny, monarchs and ministers, ancestors of the same clan, can only have one surname if they can sit in the country.

"Since that's the case..." He Lanmingyue paused and asked again, "Why did I still hear about the fact that the Murong clan asked the first emperor to cede the land to Rouran to ask for peace? And in the ceded city, there is Long city."

Xu Xin asked back: "Why don't you guess what his intentions are."

Longcheng is an eternal wound to the Helan family, and it had already belonged to Rouran when Helan Mingyue was born.Even if he felt ashamed, the former Western Army and the Helan clan couldn't bear it even more.

How could the feudal capital be ceded easily, not to mention how could there be a need for peace at that time?

"That's right!" He Lanmingyue suddenly realized, "I remember that time... the emperor wanted to attack Southern Chu, but Rouran was about to attack the north, and the most elite army in the country was the Western Army. The Emperor wanted to mobilize them, but he was afraid of the Western Army Once leaving the northern border, Rouran will immediately counterattack, and then the north and the south will fight at the same time, and there is no chance of winning."

Xu Xin nodded, motioning for him to continue.

He Lan Mingyue said: "Twenty years ago, Linhai was still in a state of disunity. Even if there were famous generals in command, the main force would have to overwhelm the troops. The equipment of the garrisons in various places is uneven, and they lack the leadership of generals. Although the attack on Southern Chu is suppressed, it is not sure that they will win. .So the emperor asked his father to take people to Nanjun to start a war. At this time, the north..."

How to restrain Rouran?

You can't fight, you can only fight.

The Khan of the nomadic royal court liked the Senamese, the fine silk and the oasis in the desert. They were greedy for the plains on both sides of the long and narrow river formed by Helan Mountain and Yin Mountain, but they couldn't attack them for a long time, so they took the opportunity to open their mouths.

But that place is the fiefdom of the King of Longxi, the court doesn't count.

Helan Maojia did not agree to give up the [-] cities including Longcheng to Rouran. Doing so would be tantamount to exposing the line from Yinzhou to Suzhou to the enemy without hindrance.

"...So, Murong's brain was twisted. The King of Longxi holds the military power, and the late emperor relied heavily on him. The Western Army has a very high prestige among the people... This is a good opportunity sent by heaven to eliminate dissidents." Xu Xin said Thinking of this matter, I still can't stop hating, "Zhong Shuling persuaded the Queen Mother Zhao to issue a decree to cede the land."

To cut off the fiefdom of the King of Longxi, one of the reasons is that the monarch and his ministers are alienated, and the other is to use military power to impeach Helan Maojia and support the soldiers to immediately abolish the right-hand man of the late emperor.

He Lanmingyue's voice shifted: "Can father agree?"

Xu Xin shook his head: "I don't know what the general thinks, he never mentioned it to anyone, I can only guess that maybe the late emperor was young and energetic at that time, and he was determined to capture Southern Chu, so he promised to take it back afterwards, otherwise it would just be The queen mother said...the general will never agree."

He really trusted Gao Pei, not to mention that the two conspired to overthrow the queen mother's party until Gao Pei came into power...

Who would have thought that it would become Nankeyimeng?

After the land was ceded, even though Helan Maojia said that it was okay to fight back sooner or later, all the people in the Western Army had lived in Longcheng for a long time, and they suddenly wanted to move to Yinzhou because of this humiliation. Can be easily persuaded - over time, there is a faint voice of dissatisfaction, so two schools of thought are formed.

If there are factions, there will be disputes, and even the Helan family can't reach an agreement, so they blame Helan Maojia for causing them to leave the land with abundant water and grass and suffer grievances in small places like Yinzhou for flattering their master.

And the one who was the target of public criticism was rushing to the front line of Southern Chu on the battlefield, only thinking about the future emperor's fulfillment of his promise, and the criticism disappeared.

This time, I never came back.

Xu Xin finally sighed: "Do you think the general did something wrong? At that time, someone scolded him for not considering his family, but I don't think he was wrong. Self-interest and the world... can't have both."

He Lan Mingyue fell silent, thinking about how she would choose.

He couldn't think of the so-called "two things" for a long time, and finally admitted that fighting for the world without small profits—not because of himself—this decision is too heavy, whether it is for one person or for a country, he will not possible.

Only at this moment did he realize that Helan Maojia's situation was far more difficult than he thought.

There are traps and calculations everywhere, every step may be wrong, and if you make a wrong step, you will be doomed. He took care of his family and half of the country at the age of more than [-] years, and walked with difficulty, but he still did not achieve the ending he wanted.

Is Helan Maojia too incompetent?

Or are too many people trying to take advantage of him, waiting to harm him?

Just for that bit of military title?

Or just because he is a shield in front of the imperial power, and if he wants to seize power, he must break it.

If it is true that there is something wrong with him, it is just that he chose Gao Pei.

Helan Mingyue couldn't sit still when he returned to Wucheng Hall, he couldn't digest these things, it seemed that the responsibilities he couldn't explain for a long time turned into the final entity at this moment.

When this heavy burden was placed on his shoulders, it was not as scary as it was then. He didn't need to sacrifice his life for righteousness among his family and country. Most of the thorns were picked off, and it was reduced to the simplest two words: father's revenge.

He Lanmingyue can attribute all these interests to hatred and take revenge on the former murderer behind the scenes.

But maybe Helan Maojia didn't expect that the child who was left behind after everything was over had grown up through all kinds of misfortunes, and knew the truth of the year but was not dazzled by hatred.

He made the right decision in front of Jiangshan.

I can also understand that my father's wish has never been that Longcheng.

Yicheng fulfilled his promise, kept his promise, and said that he would take it back if he said he would take it back.

He wants the country to be strong, the east and the west are soft and dare not invade again, the politics is clear, the powerful officials of the family cannot do whatever they want, the officials are clean, and all the scholars are dedicated to the country and will not tear each other apart... Maybe there are more, that Fang Tianhua The halberd took too many lives, and he wanted to make atonement, but he could only give the world a prosperous age of Heqing and Haiyan.

Helan Maojia couldn't do it, but Helan Mingyue might be able to.

Now his heart is about to be stretched by these huge ideals and beliefs, and he just wants to see Gao Jing.

Outside the Zichen Hall, Helan Mingyue came in a hurry and saw the servant walking out with the imperial edict in small steps. He yelled and stopped. The servant saw him and hurriedly saluted: "Master Helan!"

"Where are you going in a hurry?"

The servant bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty wants the villain to summon you and Prince Linhai to go to Dali Temple together immediately—isn't this just a coincidence, please go!"

"Going to Dali Temple?" He Lanmingyue frowned slightly, "Is King Yu going to be interrogated?"

The servant said humbly: "The villain doesn't know, the villain is only responsible for spreading the word."

He still had to go to Wensi Hall, He Lanmingyue waved his hand, and the servant immediately saluted and left.Seeing those people going away, He Lanmingyue thought that Gao Jing would really be troubled, and quickly thought with a solemn expression: I am going to interrogate King Yu so soon, I am afraid I was frightened by his risky surrender before, and I must investigate quickly.If Gao Hong died at this time, everything would be difficult.

Thinking of this, He Lan Mingyue hurried in, and Gao Jing was being changed by Aman, when he saw his voice from the corner of the eye, he was happy: "I just sent someone to pass it on, why did you come in so soon?"

"I wanted to find you." He Lan Mingyue said briefly, and took over Aman's job.

Wearing an outer shirt, wearing a belt, and adorning jade pendants—he has done these things too many times, and he is not unfamiliar with them all of a sudden, and he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with his current status.

Holding the belt with his hand, Gao Jing suddenly stopped his movement, and picked up a folded Qingqing clothes belt from the side of the couch: "Tie this."

Seeing it, He Lan Mingyue was stunned: "This is not..."

It was the belt that he handed over to Amang and sent to Gao Jing when he led the people out of Pingcheng.Although he said he was not afraid at that time, he still had doubts in his heart about whether Shanhe Pass could be captured, and he didn't know how to express it, so he had to pin it on it.

Seeing it suddenly, Gao Jing persistently handed it to him: "Why don't you move?"

"It doesn't match your clothes." He Lan Mingyue said, and there seemed to be other meanings in the words, "This is a belt from a long time ago. It is the clothes I... wore when I left Luoyang."

"I know." Gao Jing said, "There is nothing incompatible."

Can one word comfort him?Helan Mingyue lowered her head slightly, the smoky purple jade earring swayed slightly, Gao Jing clamped it with two fingers, then brushed the side face with superior lines, and said in a low voice: "Speaking of which, didn't you see General Xu? Just miss me? I haven't seen you for a while..."

"Hey." He Lan Mingyue told him to stop making trouble.

Gao Jing didn't, he quickly put his arms around He Lan Mingyue's waist when he straightened up, and after hugging him, he raised his head and kissed him.Behind him are the courtiers who are waiting obediently. He Lan Mingyue's cheeks flushed instantly, and he emphasized his tone, trying to pull Gao Jing to stand firm: "There are people outside...!"

Gao Jing had no thought of self-examination, and clung to him with one arm like a ling Xiaohua: "But I don't want to go."

Helan Mingyue turned around to call Aman, but Gao Jing took two or three steps following his movements, and immediately began to cry out in pain in a hypocritical manner.He turned his head, stared at Gao Jing expressionlessly, and asked silently what you want to do.

Gao Jing whispered: "Hold it out, others can't see it."

If the mental stalemate persisted, this person would only make more progress, He Lanmingyue bowed her body and hooked her knees, picked Gao Jing up and took two steps.The wheelchair was placed in the corner, and Gao Jing was in a good mood, and it went smoothly when he got in.

Helan Mingyue pushed him out and handed him over to Aman, instead of riding a horse or riding a shoulder car, he just followed Gao Jing.Go down the steps, go out of the temple gate, and go straight to Dali Temple.

He caught a glimpse of the cloak on Gao Jing's lap: "It's fine to put it in front of you. There is nothing in the imperial city. You also treat a broken cloak as a treasure. You might as well throw it away if you carry it all day."

"Throw it away?" Gao Jing hugged it tightly, "It's a gift from our vinegar jar, who should I explain to if I throw it away?"

First the belt, then the cloak, He Lanmingyue rolled her eyes and didn't bother to refute, let Gao Jing hold her hand, turned her head and smiled.

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Take a break tomorrow, there are still a few chapters to finish