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The King of Han was terribly afraid, while Puyang in the palace was terribly worried.

This matter is really strange and very difficult.

The difference between Pu Yang and the King of Han is nearly ten years, she still remembers some things about the King of Han when he was young.

"When the King of Han was young, King Zheng also said that he was quite similar to the late Emperor when he was young." Pu Yang recalled.With King Zheng's seniority, he would not flatter a naive child. If he said he looked like him, he must be the real one.

Wei Xiu nodded and said, "The king of Han is from the blood of the Xiao family, so it should be true."

The mother of the King of Han, her position is not high, she was conferred the title of third-rank Jieyu only after she gave birth to a son, and she was only a beauty before that.

Pu Yang tried his best to think back, but he couldn't remember that Jieyu's typical personality.That Jieyu passed away early, and Pu Yang vaguely remembered that she was gone when the King of Han was seven or eight years old. After the King of Han was born, she had never been promoted again, and had always been on the third rank.Pu Yang grew up under the emperor's knees since she was young, and she didn't see many concubines at first, and after many years, she couldn't remember that Jieyu, what kind of person she was.

Pu Yang sighed, and said: "When the King of Han was a child, he had also received high hopes from the late emperor. She seemed to be cute and very smart. When she was one year old, the late emperor invited a group of people to pray for her. That person once said The king of Han had the air of an emperor, which made the first emperor very happy, and gave the Taoist a lot. But after two or three years, the king of Han became more and more timid, and often hid in a corner without daring to speak out. The first emperor was disappointed and ignored her gone."

There must be some reason for raising the princess as a prince. I don't know how Jieyu taught it, but the more he taught the King of Han, the less courageous he became.Could it be that because the King of Han received too much attention, he was afraid that he would not be able to protect her, so he intentionally taught her to be clumsy?

Wei Xiu shook her head: "If you're just a little bit courageous, you should bluntly say that you're going to give birth to a princess from the very beginning, why bother?"

Pu Yang thought it was the same, she raised her hand and frowned, and said: "Don't guess, let someone check it out."

If we want to investigate this matter, we should start from Jieyu Palace first.The palace people back then were either out of the palace, old, or scattered in some palace, so it took a lot of effort to find out.

Fortunately, everything in the palace is clearly documented, so there are no traces to be found.

Pu Yang summoned two confidantes and ordered them to investigate closely.

In the next few days, Puyang supervised this matter day by day, and put aside the issue of heirs.

Wei Xiu didn't really care much about whether the Xiao family's blood was in disorder, she thought rather helplessly, regardless of whether the King of Han was convicted or not, the heirs were temporarily lost.In this way, to make the ministers quieter, we have to find something to do with them.

Wei Xiu thought for a while, what could keep the ministers busy and keep them busy for a long time.

Seeing that Puyang was listening to her confidantes to report what she had found, she took two palace servants and went to Xuande Hall.

Reports from various places are archived in the Xuande Hall.Wei Xiu asked someone to take a recent look, and after sitting in the royal case and flipping through it for half a day, he saw that the emperor of Qi was critically ill.

As for the matter of the King of Han, it was only found out that the death of the King of Han died on the day of his birth. All the palace servants who served in the Jieyu Palace died, except for those who left the palace. Going to another country, missing.The leads were broken cleanly.In the palace, there is no trace of it.

Among them, someone must have tampered with.Pu Yang was quite annoyed, and ordered his confidants to go out of the capital to investigate. It is impossible for those palace people who have left the palace to pass away, and that woman Wen, as long as she is still in the territory of Wei, it is impossible not to find out.The emperor wants to find someone, unless she is dead, it is only a matter of time.

As soon as his confidant retreated, Pu Yang searched for Wei Xiu everywhere in the palace, and searched all the places where Wei Xiu often stayed, but she was nowhere to be seen. Went to Xuande.

Pu Yang looked at the sky, it was already time for dinner, she thought for a while, then ordered the palace servants to warm up the dinner first, and then went to Xuande Hall to pick up Wei Xiu.

Summer is approaching, the days are getting longer and the nights are getting late.

Seeing that the weather was fine for several days, Pu Yang wanted to ask Axiu what she meant, they could go out of Beijing and live in another palace for two days, if the scenery of the other palace suits Axiu's wishes, it would be fine to stay there to escape the summer heat.

Thinking like this, walking while dissipating the anger after listening to the confidant's report just now.

Halfway along, Puyang saw Wei Xiu coming towards him.She couldn't help smiling, and quickened her pace.Wei Xiu also stopped, and looked up at her, seeing that she was walking in a hurry and her uterus was messed up, so she stretched out her hand to straighten her out.

Pu Yang's smile deepened, and he casually said what he had just thought: "The weather is very good these few days, look at the sky, and there will be no rain in the future, do you want to live in another palace for a few days?"

There are several other palaces outside Beijing, the far ones are hundreds of miles away from Beijing, and the closer ones are only a day or two away. No matter how far or near, they want to go, it is very cheap.

Wei Xiu also showed some interest, thought for a while and said, "Why don't we go to Zhongnan Mountain to escape the summer heat in a few days' time?"

It's similar to what Puyang thought.Pu Yang naturally agreed, planning to order the palace to prepare tomorrow.

After dinner, Pu Yang couldn't help complaining to Wei Xiu: "If you find something important, it will be broken. I don't know how long it will take to go out of Beijing to investigate."

Seeing her distressed look, Wei Xiu found it quite amusing, and said with a smile, "Why don't you just ask the King of Han?"

Hearing this, Pu Yang was no longer distressed, and also smiled: "The King of Han is so brave, if he asks her directly, he might frighten her."

Hearing her words, Wei Xiu knew that no matter what the reason was, the King of Han did not think his life was in danger.If Qiniang only wanted the truth, she wouldn't have spent so much time in secret investigations, and would have sent the King of Han to prison.

Wei Xiu saw through it, and didn't say anything, but talked about other things: "After you came to the throne, you haven't sent anyone to Qi and Song Dynasties, right now, why don't you send someone to see it?"

Qi, Wei, Song and Three Kingdoms didn't have much contact on weekdays, Wei Xiu suddenly mentioned that she must have some plans.Pu Yang also remembered the matter of Emperor Qi's serious illness: "Where is King Yuzhang's line?"

"It's time to take it." Wei Xiu said.

Pu Yang smiled: "So, I think about who to send."

This trip will take half a year at least, and a safe and wise minister must be sent, so he can play by ear in Qi territory.King Yuzhang has become the crown prince, but unfortunately he is not strong enough to suppress his brothers and kings.Emperor Qi was critically ill, and the crown prince ascended the throne. Qi State must have a good show to sing.

Wei Xiu said again: "If Emperor Qi dies, the State of Song will also send envoys to offer condolences. At that time, the State of Song will also be dragged into the water."

Wei Guo and Song Guo didn't care who the new king of Qi was. What the two countries were happy to see was that there were constant internal turmoil in Qi.Pu Yang understood what she meant, if a country's state affairs were in turmoil, it would be powerless to go to war with the outside world. At that time, whether it was Wei or Song, they could tear a piece of meat from Qi.

The Wei State has never used troops to align with the Song Dynasty. One of the most important reasons is that the great river is blocked. The Central Plains army is not good at water warfare and it is difficult to cross the river.If you can occupy a piece of land in the south, it will be much easier to send troops in the future.

Pu Yang said happily: "Send envoys to visit Qi in advance, and then send people to lobby Song Emperor. Several princes of Qi have their own thoughts and powers. I will send someone to light a fire. The day Qi Emperor dies will be the day of Qi's death. When there is chaos."

Wei Xiu nodded, and smiled slightly: "Chaozhong should also get ready." After she finished speaking, she paused, and then said, "It's a pity that the deposed prince of Qi, if he is here, we will have no chance to take advantage of it." .”

Pu Yang also thought of what the deposed prince did after he ascended the throne in his previous life, and he quite agreed: "He can ascend the throne, I think he is a hero."

"In 20 years, it will be difficult for Great Wei to cross the river." Wei Xiu also said.

She can speak with such certainty, it can be seen that she has spent her time researching the story of the abolished prince.Pu Yang was so sore that his teeth fell down, he looked at Wei Xiu with a half-smile and said: "It seems that Axiu admires this person quite a lot."

Wei Xiu picked up the teacup and looked at Puyang with a deep smile: "It's true that I appreciate it, but it's not as good as my admiration for Qiniang."

Pu Yang was caught off guard, and stayed for a while, his cheeks gradually turned red, and he still forced himself to be calm: "I know Axiu's heart." But the smile in his eyes couldn't be concealed, looking into Wei Xiu's eyes, full of joy.

Wei Xiu also felt joy in her heart, if only such a word could make Qiniang happy, why should she be stingy with words?

The next day, Puyang summoned three important officials, the Prime Minister, the Hushi General and the Minister of the Household Department, to secretly discuss the envoy to Qi.

The important affairs of the country are not just discussed by Weixiu and Puyang. Puyang still needs to discuss with the ministers, and after an agreement, they can promulgate and assign missions, which also involves the administration of officials, which is extremely complicated and cumbersome.

Both the prime minister and the hussar general were very excited, showing eagerness to try, but the Minister of the Household Department was hesitant: "I'm afraid the treasury has insufficient money."

General Hussars frowned: "Every year, the tax is put into the treasury, but there is no use. Why is it not enough?"

Puyang is the same as the first emperor. After succeeding to the throne, he neither built palaces nor mausoleums, let alone other things that cost the people and money. The country has been stable for the past two years. The prime minister was not happy either.

The Minister of the Household Department hurriedly reported to the emperor in detail: "If there is only one or two battles, we, the Great Wei, will not be afraid. If we fight for three to five years, we will not be able to shake the root cause. I can't stand the consumption."

Hubu Shangshu is afraid that the war will be uncertain, and he will repeat it again and again.

The two countries of Qi and Song, no matter how imaginary they are, have their foundations, and they cannot be settled in three or five years.

General Hussars was very displeased: "According to Shang Shu's words, just do nothing and pile up corn and money in the treasury to breed worms..."

The prime minister frowned and glanced at him. The prince is coming to the bowl.The general held back his anger and said nothing further.

Pu Yang looked at the attitudes of the three of them, and he had a rough idea, and said to the three of them: "The matter is of great importance, the Ministry of Households might as well go to sort out the income and expenditure in recent years, and present it to me for a look. The prime minister and the general should also think about it. How to proceed is the best way. The Great Wei has strong national power, and it is not afraid of fighting, but it cannot be wasted in vain."

The three heard this and said yes together.

His Majesty has already made up his mind to call them here, the important thing is how to act.Although Hubu's words are somewhat cautious, they are also reasonable.The prime minister and the general were both excited and cautious, and went out of the palace to ponder.

In August, when Pu Yang and Wei Xiu were escaping the summer heat at the other palace in Zhongnan Mountain, the matter of the King of Han was finally found out.There is still an old lady in Jieyu's palace alive, that maid happened to be very important to Jieyu, and because of her loyalty, she survived.

After Gong'e was released from the palace, she married and gave birth to a child, and she was burdened by her family. When she was pressed by the palace, she also said it.It turned out that Jieyu was ambitious and wanted to fight for the top, so she came up with this bad plan just now.The beginning is also good, the little prince is smart and very loved.When the King of Han grew up, Jieyu told her the truth in order to prevent her identity from being discovered outside.Perhaps it was Jieyu who described what would happen if someone found out, and used some cruel words, which frightened the King of Han, who dared not speak in front of others, and was very timid and loved to cry.

Jieyu exhausted all her efforts, and she was very disappointed to get such a result. She went away after a few years. Poor Han Wang kept the secret all by himself, and became more cautious, not daring to come out.

"The minister has checked and visited several times, and confirmed that what she said is true. The matter of the King of Han is probably the case."

Pu Yang suddenly remembered that when he was young, there was a time when the King of Han was blocked in a corner by King Teng and two family members.The king of Han was pushed to the ground, his eyes were red, and there were two bags of tears. He was pitiful and wronged. She didn't know how to resist, but she didn't beg for mercy, just endured.

At that time, she still couldn't see it, and stepped forward to repel King Teng.After King Teng left, King Fang of Han shed tears, and while crying aggrievedly, he said to her vaguely: "Thank you, sister." After speaking, he wiped his tears and walked away .At that time, she was about six or seven years old, small in stature and small in hands. While wiping her tears with the back of her hand, she secretly looked at her, her small eyes were timid, like a frightened cat.

Pu Yang was silent for a while, and said to his confidant: "Those who know, how many people are still alive in this world? You send someone to watch over it, and don't let the news leak out."

My confidant knows that from now on, there will never be any words related to Hanwang's identity in this world.

That night, Pu Yang nestled in Wei Xiu's arms and sighed: "It's really hard to be a sister. When I was young, I protected her, and when I grow up, I still have to protect her."

When Wei Xiu heard this, she knew that the King of Han would still be the King of Han.She patted Puyang's back, but said nothing.

Not long after, Puyang fell asleep in her arms.

Wei Xiu looked at her sleeping face and smiled slightly.

The sent envoys have set off today.Chaozhong has been busy.Whether it is to slowly encroach on the Qi and Song kingdoms, or to go all out with a thunderous blow, at least for the past ten years or so, the ministers have no time to dictate to the harem.After more than ten years, Qiniang must have been able to select a worthy and capable descendant from the clan to inherit the great position.Even if they couldn't be chosen, Qiniang's prestige at that time was enough to quell all the rumors.

Wei Xiu looked down at Puyang again, with a smile on her lips, closed her eyes, and fell into a dream.