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On the night when the good news came, there was a big banquet in the Weiyang Palace. The emperor hosted a banquet for the princes and important officials in Beijing. The eldest princess, queen, and prince all attended to congratulate the soldiers who went on the expedition.

When the detailed battle report reached the courtiers, countless courtiers and princes were all elated.

With this big victory, a new military group will definitely be born in the Northland. It doesn't matter, because the emperor has already mixed sand into it. It is impossible to form a group, and it is already very face-saving not to stab each other.The boiling is because of the military exploits on the head of Zhao Guohou's second son.As a vanguard general, he led [-] cavalry, captured thousands alive, and beheaded the Huns.The famous champion Jing Huanhou of the former dynasty followed the general Chang Ping Liehou to fight. He used hundreds of light cavalry to attack the Huns' rear, beheaded more than [-] people, and gave birth to Shan Yu's uncle. , even if such deeds have been passed down to the Great Jin Dynasty for hundreds of years, they are still talked about by the world.

Even if Zhao Guohou's second title is not crowned champion, Shiyi will not be too far behind.

It's a pity that the credit for beheading the leader of the Xiongnu went to King Chang Le. If it was counted as the military merit of General Zhenbei or the second son of Zhao Guohou, he might be able to seal a Marquis of Wanhu.

It is roughly estimated that this great victory can seal at least seven or eight Marquis of Thousand Households, and about a dozen Marquis of Hundred Households. Gong, but it is difficult.Prime Minister Zuo couldn't help shaking his head, General Zhenbei's youngest son was a daughter of the clan, so he must be a Marquis, otherwise, as the link between the Yan family and the royal family, the power would be too weak.

As the clan, the Duke of Shu naturally also attended. He sat with the rest of the clan kings with a calm look on his face. It seemed that the emperor's selection of the fifth son of the Shu King as the King of Changle did not affect him at all.

This palace banquet is just a taste of it, and the real carnival will have to wait until the soldiers and horses of the Northland return to court.

Before leaving the palace, the Duke of Shu handed over the warrant, asking to see the emperor.

The emperor drank wine at the dinner and was a little tipsy. He was still a little confused when he was in the palace, but he didn't think too much when he heard the palace servants asking the Duke of Shu to see him, and said directly, "Xuan come in."

The emperor met the Duke of Shu three times in total. The first time was when the first emperor passed away and he was enthroned. Elderly people in their 50s.When the second time, at the beginning of the year, the kings were ordered to enter the capital, the Duke of Shu looked very old at that time, with more than half of the white hair mixed with his black hair, and his back was a little bent.Now it's the third time, and it's not the same as before.

"The sinful minister, Yu Xing, pays homage to the Holy Majesty."

The Duke of Shu's hair was completely white, and there were many age spots on his face. He leaned on a cane and saluted him tremblingly.The emperor quickly asked him to excuse him, if he hadn't been thinking about the Duke of Shu's previous convictions, he would even have wanted to help him up.In any case, this is an old man of the clan, he is a junior, as long as he is not a pervert like Da Zongzheng, he should respect him more or less.

The emperor hesitated, but gave him a seat.

The Duke of Shu declared himself a guilty minister, that is to say...he pleaded guilty?

The emperor frowned. Although the imperial sister said that Jin Yiwei had found traces of the Duke of Shu's rebellion, it had not been handed over to the court. Whether the Duke of Shu felt it was hard to say, but whether it was inappropriate to admit his guilt so abruptly Common sense?

"I'm guilty. I once wanted to be the emperor." The Duke of Shu was very frank and honest, which made the emperor even more suspicious.

The Duke of Shu has been preparing for so many years, so he pleaded guilty?Just because of dismantling the relationship between the king of Shu and the princes?Plus the great victory in the Northland?Could there be some other conspiracy?

As if he could see the doubt and guard in the emperor's eyes, the Duke of Shu heaved a long sigh, which made him look even older.

"Your Majesty, I am fifty and eight this year, almost ancient, and the days are numbered."

The emperor suddenly realized that the Duke of Shu was almost seventy years old, even if he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, how many years would he be emperor?Judging by the actions of the Duke of Shu, he does not seem to be in good health. After all, he went to the battlefield when he was young. It is already a very long life to live to this age. It is very rare for ordinary people to live to be in their 50s without illness or disaster. .

So, did you really give up?

It’s not surprising that Duke Xiao of the Kingdom of Shu wants to be the emperor. There are a lot of people in the clan who want to be emperor. The first emperor died three sons in a row. It would be better to say that Xiao Xiang of the clan is normal. After all, when the emperor has no children, the clan has more or less hope. If the courtiers have ideas, they are planning to rebel.

"The guilty minister should not be trusted by His Majesty, but please listen to the words of the minister's heart." The Kingdom of Shu is fair.

The emperor hesitated, he had never experienced the danger of princes seizing his heir, and he was not proficient in calculating people's hearts, not to mention drinking alcohol before, let him deal with the scheming Duke of Shu, it is better to invite the eldest princess directly.

"Your Majesty, there are some words that I can only tell you. No matter how the eldest princess assists your majesty, she can only be the eldest princess." The Duke of Shu seemed to have something in his words.

The emperor nodded, and secretly rubbed a little dark color on his sleeves. He only saw the oil stains on his sleeves during the palace banquet just now.

"When I was young, I was the eldest son of my father. The emperor Shizu once planned to make a younger brother of the emperor. There were also many people who said to the young minister that he was the grandson of the minister. When I was young, I didn't know the dangers of the human heart, and I didn't understand it. Due to his high status, he actually thought that this was the truth. After Emperor Daizong ascended the throne, the minister realized that he was being deceived. Although he understood, he still had some thoughts in his heart that he shouldn’t have. After all, these were thoughts, not just This minister, the minister's direct younger brother, the son of Uncle Qin, may have thought about it, or maybe he didn't, it's the minister's wild speculation."

The Duke of Shu spoke sincerely, and he didn't shy away from some things that shouldn't be said. He heard the words from the heart of the emperor's ears, so he didn't interrupt him. Thinking about whether the previous sentence had any other meaning, the Duke of Shu had already finished the next sentence.

"When the first emperor, the first emperor lost three princes one after another. The prince Xian was smart and filial since he was a child. The country has such a prince, and the ministers are also very happy, but in the end, heaven wants to take away people's love, so that the country loses such a prince."

The emperor squinted his eyes, didn't he speak from the bottom of his heart?Why are you boasting about presenting the prince?If you want to praise, please praise the Queen Mother and Huangjie, what are you boasting to me, I have never seen the Prince Xian.

"This is where the minister's infidelity comes from. Different from the uncle of the king of Qin who was born as a concubine, the minister's father and the emperor's mother are compatriots, and they are brothers of the first line. If the first emperor had no children, he should choose from the descendants of the minister's father. Heir, I think that the grandson of my minister should take this position, although there is suspicion of self-promotion. However, the first emperor chose an heir from a remote clan, and he is Your Majesty. To say something outrageous, after eleven dynasties, King Lu really is Clan blood? That's why I have an evil heart."

The emperor mused.

Old thing, no matter how outstanding your grandson is, he is not as outstanding as I am, otherwise why did the late emperor choose me?

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, can you believe that people can live a lifetime?"

The emperor hesitated for a moment, then nodded.His tongue tends to get knotted after drinking, and he seems to be stuttering when he speaks.

Five grains can be reincarnated, so what is wrong with people?he thinks.

"I think that the eldest princess should be the one to live a new life."

The emperor's body slammed down suddenly.He stared at the old face of Duke Shu, convinced that what he just heard was not a hallucination.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, is it the Eldest Princess who exposed the crime of the minister?"

The emperor nodded.

"However, everything I did was done by my minister, and I never used it on others. Even if it was something I couldn't do, I hired a porter who was good at carrying it, and finally buried it in the ground together. The son of the minister and the minister They never told me, how did the eldest princess know? There is only one possibility, the eldest princess is a person from a later life, and everything that happened after that, the eldest princess knows."

The emperor thought for a while, and deliberately dragged his long voice to cover up the fact that he was stuttering drunk, and said, "Mr. Shu—how do you know?"

The Duke of Shu thought it was because he was slandering the eldest princess, and the emperor didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he asked briefly, "Because I also came from later generations."

The emperor couldn't help hiccupping, and he tried his best to cover his mouth so that the Duke of Shu didn't hear it. Fortunately, he was not close, but in the eyes of the Duke of Shu, the emperor could no longer bear his anger.

"Your Majesty died in Xingping four years ago. Suspected of being ill, the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei rebelled. He killed the commander of the Jinyiwei, killed the left minister, and finally took control of Chang'an."

The emperor was silent for a long time, and said: "After I die... who is it?"

"It's a humble minister." The Duke of Shu immediately knelt down and said, "The emperor's second son and the emperor's third son were all poisoned to death. The crown prince was still in his infancy, so I had no choice but to do so. There is no change. I originally planned to make the crown prince the successor after the subject died, but the crown prince was sent to the north by Yan Zhaoge."

The emperor was startled, why is there such a thing as Yan Zhaoge?

"Yan Zhaoge spent ten years in Beidi, kidnapped the crown prince, and took control of Yandi. The eldest princess had no choice but to make her king of Yan and commit herself to marry her. Her power was so strong that even if Yan Zhaoge was killed by a minister, her concubine My younger brother can still inherit the throne of King Yan." The Shu State said: "Your Majesty, I am old, and Yan Zhaoge is still young, so I have to guard against it."

"Then why did you...marry your daughter to Yan Zhaoge?"

"Cao Mengde Cao Gong of the previous dynasty was once appraised as a capable minister in governing the world and a hero in troubled times. It can be seen that people will have different ideas in different environments. I think that if I can win Yan Zhaoge and make him He has no chance of kidnapping the crown prince. If he stays in the capital like this, there will be no chance for chaos in the Northland. If there is no chaos in the Northland, there will be no chaos in the Great Jin Dynasty. With Yan Zhaoge's talent, if he is in the prosperous age, he will definitely be the next to suppress the North General, I have confidence that I can win tens of thousands of households."

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Look at the main points of this chapter and the defense against the bar: you can't believe it.