Sheng Shi Merciful Light

Mu Zan wanted to go out of the palace to see his ninth brother, but was caught by Concubine Xie.

Mu Zun is really not stupid, his mother and concubine will not get sick sooner or later, and suddenly his heart hurts, how could it be such a coincidence?But after all, he was his own mother, so he thought about it again because he had asked for sick leave to not go to court. It was rumored that the ninth younger brother who was "blood-piercing" wished he could split it in half by himself, so as not to suffer in two places.

He used to think that being an emperor meant calling the wind and calling the rain, omnipotent.But when he actually sat on it, he realized that it was really not easy to be a good emperor.

The former dynasty had to worry about state affairs, trembling like walking on thin ice; the harem never stopped.Sandwich cakes are a little better than his, at least they are stuffed with meat and vegetables, but he has a whole one filled with coptis.

Mattam, he can't complain yet.

——The emperor asked you to do it, why are you so hard, you can't die of hypocrisy?

When Mu Zhan saw his mother with a forehead tied on her head, leaning on the bedside and drinking bird's nest leisurely, how graceful and luxurious she wanted, how luxurious she wanted, how did she look like she had a heart attack?

——This is my mother, don't get angry!Mu Zan felt ashamed that his mother could not be the empress dowager, so he asked obediently, "Mother, concubine, what's wrong with you?"

Concubine Xie rolled her eyes and said angrily: "Seeing you makes Aijia feel uncomfortable everywhere." She particularly dislikes the title "Mother Concubine", the difference between "Toffee" and "Queen Dowager" is like a world.Concubine Xie has been a lowly servant for most of her life, and finally managed to get her own son to become emperor, but everything is still not going well.

Her emperor's son is also a diehard, and he would not call her "mother queen" in private. This son has been raised "crooked".

I get angry when I think about it.

The word "filial piety" is as important as the sky, and Mu Zhan can only lower his eyebrows and be pleasing to the eye in front of his mother: "What did the concubine mother say? What is wrong with the son..."

"Do you know, who is your real brother?" Concubine Xie grabbed her son and patted her. Thinking of her younger son being severely injured by her brother and almost killed, she became the "King of Anshun", a living brotherhood Disabled.

It's heartbreaking.

The eldest son is also a puppet as the emperor, and he has no ability to keep his relatives.Both the eldest daughter and the youngest son greatly offended the King of Chu, and none of the princes and nobles in the entire Tianjing City complained.

What a day!

That little bastard of the King of Chu is really hateful. Concubine Xie said that her biggest enemy in this life is Mu Ci, not one of them.

She was so angry that she slapped Mu Zan hard again. He didn't say that his younger brother was injured and went out of the palace to see him. When he heard that the little bitch was injured, he wanted to leave the palace without eating.

Concubine Xie really couldn't help asking again: "Who is your real brother?"

Mu Zun was so honest that he stabbed his mother and concubine: "They are all my younger brothers."

That's right, they all belong to the same father.

Concubine Xie really didn't dare to say no, otherwise Da Zongzheng Temple would kill her with a cane.At this moment, she dare not think that no one dares to touch her as a concubine.The king of Chu is waiting to catch her.

Be patient!

With a knife on the prefix of the word "forbearance", the well-maintained concubine felt like she was ten years old in an instant, and her white hair and wrinkles appeared.

Concubine Xie could only bring the emperor's son over first. She shed tears while taking pictures, and she didn't care about the "pear blossoms with rain", anyway, no one was watching.She wailed like an ordinary woman: "Do you know, you and I are going to be doomed."

"Mother and concubine, be careful!"

"Be careful..." Concubine Xie grabbed her son and shook her again, "Sanlang, the former emperor was so bad that he gave you an empty chair. You have no soldiers or money in your hand. Princes, courtiers, generals, etc. You are all trapped by the King of Chu, and now even the palace servants who serve you are falling for the King of Chu." She had heard that in the court hall, Li Hai, the servant who served Mu Zan since childhood, was caught by the King of Chu.

Mu Zhan said seriously: "Mother and concubine, don't question the decision of the father, the father gave the money for the soldiers and horses to the ninth brother, naturally there is a reason for him."

"What's the point? He just wanted to call that little... but he didn't have time to pave the way, so he had to ask that one to hold the real power first, have soldiers and money, and just wait for the time to replace him." (This... You got the truth. )

"Mother and concubine, father is not such a person."

"I have been married to him for 30 years, and I know what kind of person he is."

Mu Zhan: "..." He thought for a while, and continued to stab his mother and concubine, "I believe that the ninth brother is not such a person."

"What kind of person is he? He refuses to look at you until now, how can he have you in his heart?" Concubine Xie said with the wisdom she learned in the deep palace, "It's better to entrust your life to others than yourself You are in control. The national forbidden army is 50, not to mention the frontier army. The garrison force of the capital is 20. The King of Chu controls the six armies of the guards, and there are still six armies in front of the palace to restrain them. You know how hard your uncle spent Is it possible to connect with Prince Ding's Mansion through marriage?"

Since the return of the virtuous son, Concubine Xie has told her family to resume marriage negotiations, especially when she heard that the eldest grandson of King Ding has become the chief official of the Prince Chu's mansion—which son of the clan with a bright future would condescend to become a small official?

As long as the eldest grandson has dissatisfaction and resentment, with his status as a senior official who serves the King of Chu closely and is in charge of all affairs, he will definitely be able to deal a fatal blow to the King of Chu.

——The person who knows you best is the person who is most likely to hurt you.

Concubine Xie continued: "We have worked so hard to get to Prince Ding's mansion... The king of Chu is a traitor, and he is willing to risk his life to save King Ding. What kind of grace is this? They are tied together... ..."

Mu Zun was heartbroken by the words, yes, it hurts, does it hurt, does it hurt his life?

How is the ninth brother?

"Sanlang, the king of Chu doesn't even want the order, the picture is not small...the 20 soldiers guarding the capital are all his...how can we both sleep soundly at night?" Concubine Xie babbled, crying over and over again, and crying for the former emperor, "Jun's family, why didn't you bring your concubine with you, so as not to see Saburo Goro being bullied..."

She completely forgot that when Emperor Tianshou was dying, the king of Chu had said that "the emperor's tomb has reserved a place for them".

Mu Zhan looked calm, but his heart was not without panic or fear.He didn't want to be at first, but the ninth younger brother "let him go", and now he has sat on the throne, and if he comes down... no, he has nowhere to retreat, who will keep a young emperor?

Take a step back, and there will be no redemption.

His father, the emperor, was appointed the emperor, and even his brother Guangqi, who was paralyzed and "abdicated" after falling from a horse, was killed very quickly, which is definitely a lesson for the past.

The mother's crying made Mu Zhan even more upset.

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Yongjia is the elder sister of the new emperor Mu Zhan's compatriots. Although she has not been conferred the title of "Eldest Princess", she is a rich and powerful woman. Seeing that the new emperor flatters her, she has recently been praised... a bit floating in the air. way down.

Yongjia was favored and always regarded the imperial palace as the back garden, although later he was banned by the emperor who intended to hurt Muci and was not allowed to enter the palace.But now the palace is run by her own brother and mother, and the foot ban seems to be abolished, and she comes into the palace almost every day.

If it wasn't for Chonghua Palace still heavily armed, she would be the first to step down there.

She came into the palace and quietly listened to the mother and son talking outside. She couldn't help but jumped out and didn't say hello. She pointed directly at Mu Zhan's nose, thinking that he was the younger brother who bullied him since childhood: "Third brother, you are the emperor now!" , you are afraid that he is a small... a child who has no hair yet, are you cowardly?"

Mu Zan was scolded as a gray grandson, and felt uncomfortable, but he didn't get angry.

"Come on, take over the military power of the King of Chu and raid his home. We won't kill him, but ask him to guard the imperial tomb for the rest of his life. It's the most benevolent thing to take care of his food and clothing." Yongjia said in an emphatic tone.

Mu Zhan: "..." Your military power is the cabbage that your family puts out, so you can take it if you want?You think the ninth brother is made of mud, you can pinch it if you want?

Seeing his younger brother's cowardly silence, Yongjia couldn't help but pat him, "I really haven't seen any emperor who is more aggrieved than you."

In fact, she didn't know that the reason why Emperor Tianshou agreed to let Mu Zhan succeed him was also because Mu Zhan was really easy to bully. Isn't Yongjia bullying?

Yongjia is the sister of his compatriots, and Mu Zhan is also used to being bullied, so he can only bear it.

Mu Zhan is not weak in ability, nor is he weak in character. He is upright, kind, and more affectionate.

In layman's terms, it is... lack of love.

When Mu Zhan was young, his father favored his fourth younger brother, and Concubine Xie forced him to be stronger than the fourth elder brother, and used him as a tool for favor, which was very harsh; his elder sister Yongjia was favored and was very domineering, not only did not help him, but also bullied and laughed at him; Thinking that he was long-winded, she turned around and walked away when she saw him. She even blamed him for mutilating the sixth brother because she thought he was annoying, and almost killed him.

The young Mu Zun really wanted to be loved by his relatives, but he kept hitting a wall.The psychological shadow of childhood will affect a person's character. Mu Zan longed for love and care, so he used the most stupid method - pampering his relatives as much as possible.

But his mother, sister, and younger brother, to put it mildly, are inferior to his ninth brother in his heart.

Because, Concubine Xie Chen, the biological mother of the ninth brother, was the only one who reached out to save him, took care of him tenderly, and loved him sincerely when he was framed by his own brother, beaten by his father, and in the darkest and most desperate moment. She was the only one in his cold childhood. warm affection.

He really regarded Concubine Xie Chen as his mother and his ninth brother as his own brother, so he went to visit his ninth brother in the cold palace regardless of the ban.

The ninth brother is also beautiful and cute, sensible and caring. The most amazing thing is that a pair of beautiful eyes are black and bright, shining innocently like a deer; and shining like a bright moon, without a trace of the haze of growing up alone in the cold palace.

It made people feel so soft that they turned into a puddle of water, wanting to hug him, kiss him, love him, and love him.

Mu Zun's favorite thing is that every time the ninth brother sees him, he will be soft and sticky, calling him "brother" with joy, and he will show a sincere and happy smile, with attachment and admiration, and a sweet smile of satisfaction and expectation .

It's a pity that he wanted to bring down Prince Bao, so that he became dazed. He even took advantage of the insulted and bruised ninth brother to tear his scars open in front of the public, ruining the brotherhood for many years.

Now the ninth younger brother treats him as indifferent and distant as a stranger...he feels ashamed.

Ninth Brother has turned into a piece of cartilage in his heart, and it hurts whenever he thinks about it.

Now, his mother and sister are telling him to murder the ninth brother, how can he be willing?I was still worried that the ninth brother outside the palace would be injured.He felt extremely uncomfortable for a while, and he couldn't cry like a woman, and he couldn't shake his mother, it was the most tormenting.

Yong Jia still didn't let him go: "That kid was originally with King Ding, otherwise why did Chaoyang go into the palace to accompany him? And sent the eldest grandson to the palace to be a companion? He went out of the palace to help after King Ding was assassinated , and now you are still pricking blood to save King Ding?"

The grievances between Yongjia and Chaoyang began when they were children, and for more than 20 years now, she sent people to wait online and then spread the jokes of the Hou Mansion.Later, Chaoyang moved to Kaiwu Garden, and it was better if she couldn't reach out.

Who would have thought that one person would rise to heaven, the king of Chu would gain power, and Chaoyang would also gain a holy army. Although there were only two thousand soldiers, it was the first time for Daxing to be in command of a woman. She will definitely be remembered in the history books.

Yongjia has been envious and jealous for a day or two.

Yong Jiachao stretched out his hand to his younger brother: "You are the emperor now, you hurry up and make me the 'Eldest Princess', and give me another [-] soldiers and horses, called Ping Yongjun, lest I be looked down upon by Chaoyang. Say I am the emperor's own sister , can't compare to the little princess of the Prince's Mansion next to her?"

Mu Zhan: "..." My dear sister, there are more than 50 forbidden troops in the world, but none of them are in his hands.He used to have only [-] people in the Luoyang King's Guard, including the grooms who brought them into the palace, he couldn't even make up the [-] people in the Imperial Forest Army.

My dear sister, you pay [-] when you open your mouth...

Mu Zhan was shocked here, and Yongjia immediately acted like a baby to Concubine Xie: "Concubine Mother, Ding Wangfu is definitely with that kid. Even if you marry, the fourth wife of my uncle's family will become a foreigner after marrying... It is better to believe in your own birth than to believe in outsiders. Where's the daughter?"

Concubine Xie's eyes lit up, she also felt good, she said to Mu Zhan: "Sanlang, you can really ask your sister to raise troops for you, and let Wulang bring one hundred and eighty thousand soldiers. Of course, my siblings are for you."

Mu Zhan: "..." He wanted to complain and couldn't bear it, what should he do?

My siblings have one hundred and eighty thousand soldiers?It's good not to be the first to kill yourself.

Besides, dear mother, raising soldiers is not a matter of words. Armored horses, food and pensions, what is not real money?

The first emperor's treasury has always been spent as much as it has. Recently, because of the good plan of the ninth younger brother, the income and expenditure are balanced, so it is good if there is no deficit.

Every copper in the national treasury is regarded by Lu Dingguo as more precious than the eyeball.For no good reason, even he, the emperor, couldn't dig a dime out of him.Also, the internal treasury told the first emperor to move to Chu Palace, so how can we raise extra soldiers?

Northwesterly?

Concubine Xie and Yongjia thought that Mu Zhan was unwilling to serve as soldiers, so they took turns to bombard him exhaustedly...

Li Hai, Mu Zhan's confidant, said in a panic, "Your Majesty, Lu Taishi fell ill, and Lu Shangshu of the household department begged for his father's bones to return to his old age. Lu Taishi is the elder of the three dynasties and the humerus of the country. Your Majesty, are you Do you want to go out of the palace to visit yourself?"

Mu Zhanxin said: relatives, Li Hai and Grand Master Lu, these are relatives.

Concubine Xie really said: "It should, Sanlang go."

What a good opportunity to buy people's hearts, Concubine Xie grabbed Mu Zhan and gave him a warning, and also told him to return to the palace quickly and not go to dubious places.

Mu Zhan took advantage of his official business and fled in despair.

Mu Zhan suppressed his mood, went to see Grand Master Lu, and comforted him with kind words. He told Grand Master Lu that he burst into tears, and almost didn't aggravate his condition.

Grand Master Lu wept and said earnestly: "Jun's family, you have been a gentleman since you were a child, and you value love and righteousness. You really want brothers to live in harmony. It is the happiness of the whole country to work together. Remember that 'professional ministers are far away from villains', don't listen to it. Those who provoke rumors, make brothers fight against each other, and make things easier for outsiders."

Grand Master Lu was the "audience" of the late emperor, and a witness who knew why the King of Chu rejected the throne.I am most afraid that it will be on the side of Emperor Deguang, forcing the king of Chu to resist...it will not be good.

Therefore, Grand Master Lu took advantage of his age, veteran minister of the three dynasties, and being the former emperor's benefactor, extremely famous, so he directly mentioned the new emperor a little bit.

One is to live up to everyone's expectations of the new emperor's "virtuous Liuguang", and the other is to hope that the two brothers will trust each other and not fight each other, which is the blessing of the people.

Mu Zan finally met a confidant, and immediately nodded to show that he was very clear. He added a title and gave him a generous reward of gold and silver.

Of course, Grand Master Lu knows best what is meant by "one emperor and one courtier". He said the most important thing to say, and he planned to grow flowers and plants when he had nothing to do on weekdays, and he didn't plan to enter the palace to be long-winded.

Mu Zhan also praised Lu Dingguo, the eldest son of Lu Taishi, for his diligence, and planned to let him remove the word "Quan" (agent) and officially become the Minister of the Household Department, which was also a routine favor from the new emperor just as he ascended the throne.Even the other sons of the Lu family also received rewards.

The Lu family is a large Lu family in Fanyang County. Because of the favor of the late emperor, there are members of the family who serve as officials in the court and everywhere. It is a big force to blend together.Moreover, the Lu family prides itself on being a clean stream, forming cliques, relatively few cases of corruption and fraud, and has a good reputation in Shilin.Lu Taishi often served as the chief examiner of the imperial examination, and there were seven or eight hundred officials who called him "teacher".

The forces behind the Lu family are extremely impressive.Treating Lu's family kindly not only brings benefits, but also has the effect of "buying horse bones with a thousand pieces of gold". Even if Mu Zhan couldn't thank the concubine for her advice, he also wanted to treat him kindly.

He, the emperor, has no soldiers and no money. After taking over the government, he glanced at the courtiers below... Scared?Few of them are from their own family, the top ones in the ranking, and all of them have been teachers of the ninth brother.

He himself is a naked emperor, and the heights are extremely cold.He subconsciously wanted to add a few more direct line officials to himself, so as not to fight against the ninth brother, at least it would be easier to manage the government.

It is understandable for Mu Zan to do so.

In order to prevent the tragedy of the prince seizing the throne, after the first emperor established the prince, the princes including Mu Zan were suppressed and grew up.Mu Zhan never trained him as an heir, and in the end the late emperor guarded him for Mu Ci and prevented him from intervening in the government affairs.

Mu Zan, the emperor, was definitely a "half-way monk", and he had never learned the art of being an emperor, but he was a prince after all, and he also had a little political awareness and skills under his influence.

And low-level paramecium also has the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. It is not wrong for Mu Zhan to have a sense of crisis. It is normal to be affected to some extent by Concubine Xie's nagging.

Of course, a series of events in the palace, Mu Zan's series of performances, have been reported to Mu Ci through Ye Xingwei.

Mu Ci's reaction was... no response.

He didn't say anything, didn't do anything, even his eyes didn't fluctuate, Gu Jing was silent, he returned the secret volume recording everyone's words and deeds to Mou Yu, stood up and stretched, and asked Wang Ziguang who came to play: "I heard that you often play Cuju in the afternoon?"

When Wang Ziguang saw Mu Ci, he was habitually star-eyed: "Yes, do you want to come and play together?"

"Okay."