Quickly pass through and refuse to be cannon fodder

Mu Chengan stretched out his hand and pulled Yuan Jing to sit beside him, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I dare to come, so I'm not afraid of trouble. Don't worry, I don't need to do anything next, they will be restless and can't wait."

Yuan Jing was startled, who could it be?First prince, second prince or third prince?Or are the three of them about to move?

Mu Cheng'an poured a cup of tea for Yuan Jing: "Look, these three are not good things, they will move, let them kill each other for a while, who told the old guy not to establish a prince, let the princes below fight each other?" It's like a black eye."

Yuan Jing smiled: "Even if they stand up, they will still be able to fight. First work together to pull the prince off the horse, and then fight each other."

I have heard too much dramas like Jiulong Seizing the Inheritance in the previous two lives, so what about the establishment of a crown prince?

Mu Chengan just came to see Yuan Jing, talking to him would make him feel better, the carriage circled around the city for a long time, and finally stopped at the door of Tao's house, Mu Chengan watched Yuan Jing enter the mansion from the car, Only ordered to return.

When he was about to get off the car, he told Yuan Jing that both the mansion and himself should be more careful recently. He would arrange a few people to protect the people in the mansion in secret. Yuan Jing didn't refuse at all, because it was Mu Chengan's kindness. It is also about the safety of the family.

One day half a month later, Yuan Jing clearly felt that the atmosphere above the capital was extremely suppressed, the kind that exploded at one point. After he came back from the yamen, he asked people to close the door. Zhuangzi called back, because when he went to the yamen, there were only women and children in the house, so he would always be more considerate with his father around.

The old lady and Xiao Song did not notice anything unusual, but Tao Dayong, who returned to the capital from outside the city, felt that the atmosphere on the street outside was different from before, and asked his son worriedly in private: "Yuan Jing, what is going to happen? Is something wrong? Otherwise, I wouldn't have specially called Dad back and let Dad stay at home."

Yuan Jing looked at the sky outside, there were dark clouds, just like the situation in the capital at the moment, I don't know how long it will take for the clouds to clear and the moon to rise.

He whispered: "Father, His Majesty is seriously ill. He may not last long at this age, but he hasn't established a crown prince yet, so..."

Tao Dayong trembled all over, is this the princes seizing power?Yuan Jing pressed his father's trembling hand and said, "Don't worry, father, our family is small, as long as we don't go out, our house is absolutely safe, father, please don't let grandma and mother notice anything unusual."

"Yes, don't worry, dad is not worried." Tao Dayong tried his best to calm down. He is the head of the family and cannot take the lead in panic.

Sure enough, something happened that night. As soon as the old lady fell asleep, Yuan Jing was startled by the sound of horses' hooves outside. He walked out of the study and saw Wu Yi standing on the wall in black, looking towards the direction of the palace. Yuan Jing came out and turned his head. Glancing at him, he jumped off the wall and told Yuan Jing what he saw outside.

Just as he was talking, Tao Dayong also ran out, but he hadn't fallen asleep yet.

It was also this night that he realized that Tao Wu was different. This was not an ordinary follower, but Tao Wu at this moment brought him a sense of security.

Lala son, asked in a low voice: "Is this Tao Wu really a long follower?"

Wu Yi could hear it, but when he couldn't hear it, Yuan Jing smiled: "Father, besides Tao Wu, there are people in our family who are secretly protecting us. Father, my son can't tell for a while. As long as father knows that they are there, our family It's absolutely safe."

can not say it clearly?I don't know how to say it, Wu who heard it slandered expressionlessly.

There are still people?Tao Dayong was not afraid anymore, and looked around curiously, but it was so dark that he couldn't even see a shadow. Of course, he never doubted his son's words. This is a friend his son met outside. Tao Dayong felt that he should thank his son's friends in another day.

"Father, go back and guard your mother and Yuanze, I'm outside."

"Okay, be careful too, call Dad if you have something to do." Tao Dayong felt much more at ease this time.

After that night, the commotion became more and more loud, not only the sound of horseshoes, but also people fighting outside the imperial city, as well as human voices and fire lights. Mrs. Song has recovered a lot under Tao Dayong's reassurance, and went in to tell the old lady what happened, which frightened the old lady very much.

Fortunately, the whole family is together. The old lady who has not experienced much is finally stable. She is about to collapse from fright. What she is most afraid of is the two grandchildren. Even for the sake of the two grandchildren, she has to hold on Living.

Yuan Jing also called the servants in the mansion to gather together, and stayed there until midnight before the commotion outside subsided. The old lady and the others didn't think so, but Yuan Jing smelled the smell of blood from the wind. dead.

Yuan Jing brewed calming tea, waited for his family to drink it and went to sleep, the calming tea quickly took effect, including Tao Dayong fell asleep, only Yuanjing stayed outside with Wu Yi.

Wu saw that apart from caring about his family, Yuan Jing was not flustered from the beginning to the end. He was completely different from the literati he had met before, so he asked curiously, "Master Tao, isn't he worried about the situation outside?"

Yuan Jing teased him: "Don't you doubt your master's ability?"

With a black line, how could he doubt his master's ability?But what does this have to do with Tao Yuanjing?

Yuan Jing burst into laughter: "I believe the prince can handle all this well."

At the dawn of the day, the death bell rang in the palace. Yuan Jing and Wu Yi looked at each other. The emperor had passed away, which meant that the overall situation had been settled.

"Wu Yi, go out and have a look, I'll stay in the mansion and arrange it."

"Okay." Wu Yi jumped over the wall and went out, while Yuan Jing would instruct the servants at home to put away all the colors that shouldn't appear.

The old emperor really passed away, Yuan Jing thought at this moment, how many of those princes are still alive now?It was because he thought that if the Nine Princes were to be promoted to the throne and King Zhenbei to be the regent, then the previous princes would not be able to stay. Otherwise, why not support the previous princes but the youngest one?

Yuan Jing didn't think that Mu Cheng'an's methods were too cruel. This was a political struggle, either you die or I live. There is no right or wrong position, but how will history books evaluate Mu Ancheng in the future?Although everything is settled after death, Yuan Jing still couldn't bear the fact that what Mu Cheng'an left after his death was only infamy.

The only thing he can do to help Mu Chengan is to do his best to build Daxia better in the next few decades and leave a strong mark on Mu Chengan, the regent.

When the sun rose, Wu Yi came back and brought the detailed situation outside. In the middle of the night, the eldest prince, the second prince and the third prince all started fighting. Not to mention the blood flowing into rivers in the palace, it was almost the same, and the fighting outside was also going on. It was the three princes who ran into each other and started fighting.

The second prince died, the third prince was disabled, and the eldest prince only suffered some minor injuries, but the four and five adult princes all died under the hands of the three princes without any precautions, and they were all killed by one blow. The old emperor He was so angry that he died on the spot, and he didn't even have time to confess his death.

King Zhenbei led people to suppress the rebellion at a critical moment, and the queen, who had been in the deep palace and had almost no sense of presence, also stood up to preside over the harem at this time, and she announced that the nine princes would be recorded under her name as the first prince , ordered Zhenbei Wang to take charge of the government, help the youngest son ascend the throne, and return to the emperor until the youngest son became an adult.

The empress was very strong, and suppressed the mothers and concubines of the six, seven, eight, three princes who thought the opportunity had come and kept making trouble. With the princes here, what happened to their concubine princes?

When the king of Zhenbei was blushing and led his troops out without a trace of sickness, everyone knew that they were deceived by the king of Zhenbei. How could the king of Zhenbei be sick?Even in the chaos that night, I don’t know how many kings of Zhenbei were there, and they didn’t even know when he hooked up with the queen. After the change of the night palace, the capital and the palace were completely under the control of King Zhenbei. What else can they say?

The most unsatisfactory, Yuan Jing thinks he is the old emperor. He has guarded against King Zhenbei for many years, and what he fears most is that King Zhenbei will make trouble. No more, it can be said that King Zhenbei was forced to go to this step.

After the Tao family got up, the order outside had been restored. Except for the soldiers still patrolling, there was no trace of chaos at night, but there were not many people who came out for activities, and the original vendors did not dare to come out. , because I still don't know what's going on outside.

Gradually, news of the situation in the palace came out little by little, of course it was what Mu Chengan wanted the common people to know, such as the eldest prince, the second prince and the third prince who committed crimes and killed other princes, and the old emperor was angered to death by them.

For example, the king of Zhenbei led troops to suppress the rebellion, respected the queen's order, and supported the nine princes who were the first princes to ascend the throne as emperors.

The common people felt relieved when they heard this. King Zhenbei, he is a great hero of Daxia. With him, no matter whether it is the capital or the border, there will be no chaos, and they can still live in peace.

Those civil and military officials who didn't dare to come out at night were all dumbfounded. Just overnight, the sky in the capital changed. Officials who knew the old emperor's temperament would bet that if the old emperor knew that the empress would hand over the power of government to King Zhenbei , Let him lead the government as the regent. It is estimated that he will be able to come back to life after he dies of anger, and then he will die of anger again. It is impossible to hand it over to King Zhenbei.

But now the palace is guarded by King Zhenbei's people inside and outside the palace, and there are many officials standing behind King Zhenbei in the court hall. How dare they say anything?Didn't you see the blood stains at the gate of the palace haven't been cleaned yet, don't you want the head on your neck?

So this battle between the old emperor and King Zhenbei finally ended with King Zhenbei winning?

A group of stalwarts who stood in line with the prince were purged at night, so in the daytime, not many officials jumped out, and even the voices of those officials were not loud, and did not cause much splash.

Moreover, on the first day of the regent's reign, apart from explaining the preparations for the new emperor's ascension to the throne by the Ministry of Rites, it was also to increase the rectification of Jiangnan Province and post-disaster management. Mouth, King Zhenbei does more things than the old emperor and those few adult princes. With King Zhenbei around, Jiangnan Province will soon come out of the shadow of the flood.

After the old emperor's funeral, the Ministry of Rituals was busy preparing for the enthronement ceremony of the young emperor.

On that day, Yuan Jing also had the honor to meet the young emperor for the first time. He was hugged by the empress, no, the current empress dowager and sat on the throne, accepting the worship of all officials.

Yuan Jing thought to himself, Mu Chengan has already reached an agreement with the queen who has no princes. Originally, the queen was unknown in the palace, and she lived alone behind closed doors, as if she really did not exist, but now the queen stepped forward, The ministers also had nothing to say, she was the one who had the loudest voice in this palace now, no matter how favored those concubines were in the past, the title of empress would overwhelm them.

When the death knell rang, Mu Jinxuan, who was still tormenting each other with Tao Yuzhu in the palace, froze for a moment, showing an expression of disbelief. Such a death knell only represented a signal, that is, the death of the emperor. How could this be possible? ?

"Come on! Come on! What happened outside?"

Tao Yuzhu also ran out to call for someone, but this courtyard was sealed off by Mu Chengan's order, without his permission, even a fly would not be able to fly out, so the master's servants trapped inside could only infer from the sound of the bell. The situation outside, and frightened.

No matter how much Ren Mu Jinxuan yelled, none of his people could get out, and no one told him the news outside. Only then did he start to panic, not just because he was uneasy about his broken leg.

He has heard all kinds of rumors outside, and judging from the attitude of the Holy Majesty towards him, he knows that the rumors are true in eight or nine out of ten. He is also a prince like the third prince, although he was adopted by Zhenbei Prince It made him unable to get close to the throne, but compared to the prince who failed to fight for the throne, he was invincible. A hereditary king with a different surname and holding military power was more important than anything else.

So he actually enjoyed the convenience brought by this status, so he entered the palace confidently and asked to regret the marriage, annulled the original marriage, and asked the emperor to give him a new marriage, because he knew that the emperor felt guilty for him. It turned into connivance to him, paving his way ahead of time.

So he knows that his biggest backer is the emperor, but what happens when the emperor dies?He can still be as reckless as in the past, even King Zhenbei can ignore this old man?

Looking down at his broken leg, Mu Jinxuan suddenly became frightened. He didn't know which prince would take over the throne, but no matter which prince took the throne, it was impossible for him to pamper him like in the past.

No, he can still be saved. No matter who is the emperor, he is very afraid of the military power of the Zhenbei Palace, so he hopes that this military power will return to the royal family. He is one of the important chess pieces, so no matter which prince succeeds, he must rely on it. He came to inherit the throne and military power of the Zhenbei Palace, and when he took the military power, it was impossible for the reigning emperor not to value him.

That's right, that's it, Mu Jinxuan, who was in a state of anxiety, comforted himself in this way.

But within two days, news was sent into this yard, which was of course Mu Chengan's intentional behavior.

"What? Nine princes succeeding to the throne? King Zhenbei supported the young emperor to take over the throne and govern the government? How is this possible?" Mu Jinxuan screamed, "No, I want to see my father, please take me to see my father."

How can this be?Not only did King Zhenbei not be deprived of military power, but he went one step further to become the regent. There are still more than ten years until the ninth prince becomes an adult, which means that as long as King Zhenbei survives these ten years, he will be the most powerful man in the Great Xia Dynasty. people.

If he had known this earlier, he should have tried to please his father in the past, instead of taking him seriously and going to the palace every now and then to ask His Majesty to meet his various demands.

The guards of the courtyard spread his words, and soon the new regent sent a message: "Be honest and recuperate in the courtyard. I am busy with government affairs, so don't add trouble to me."

The original words were passed on word for word, causing Mu Jinxuan to wither on the bed, and Mu Chengan didn't even have the patience to see him. Could it be... someday even his position as the son of the world will be abolished?

No!

Tao Yuzhu is also going crazy. King Zhenbei, who was supposed to die in his previous life, is still alive. It's the third prince, what's going on?

She knew very well that the relationship between King Zhenbei and his son existed in name only, and the relationship was not harmonious, but relying on Mu Jinxuan to be favored by His Majesty, she didn't take the doomed King Zhenbei seriously, but she knew that King Zhenbei was going to be the regent. Will flatter early.

Why has everything changed in this lifetime?Tao Yuanjing came to Beijing High School a few years in advance to visit the flowers. The damn king of Zhenbei did not die and became the regent, but Mu Jinxuan, who was supposed to be high-spirited, became a disabled person and was paralyzed on the bed.

Tao Yuzhu felt dizzy, and finally became confused about the future and her own destiny.

***

According to Mu Ancheng's explanation, Yuan Jing chose an appropriate time to tell the existence of cement to Mr. Yu, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, who is also Yu Xiao's uncle. Of course, Mr. Yu did not join King Zhenbei, but compared to The former Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Mr. Yu is capable of practical things after all.

The appearance of the cement made Mr. Yu see the prospect of his promotion, and he had a better impression of Tao Yuanjing, a good friend of his nephew. On this day, he hurriedly called Yuanjing: "Quickly, come into the palace with me. Your Majesty and the regent want us Enter the palace and explain in detail the function of this cement."

Well, Yuan Jing knew that this was a procedure, and he officially unveiled the cement before the officials.

Originally, Yuan Jing handed over the cement to Mu Cheng for disposal, and he didn't want to take the credit, after all, he also copied the results of his descendants.

It's just that Mu Cheng'an didn't think so. This credit belongs to Yuan Jing alone, and no one should try to covet it. The people in Daxia should also remember Tao Yuanjing's name.

That's why Master Yu presented cement in the court hall. Mu Cheng'an expressed his importance in the hall and asked the cement maker to explain the efficacy of cement to everyone.

Yuan Jing straightened his official uniform, and entered the palace with Lord Yu, facing the eyes of many officials, stepped forward to salute behind Lord Yu, and was called out just as he was about to kneel down, the voice was naturally familiar to Yuan Jing Mu Chengan's voice.

"You are Tan Hualang from last year? You really look good. I heard Master Yu said that the cement was made by you and the craftsmen. Let Master Tao tell everyone what cement is."

Yuan Jing doesn't know what expression to make, is there such a compliment?Praise him for his good looks in front of others?

But other officials felt that it was normal. They still remembered the scene of the palace examination last year. This Tanhualang was hand-picked by the late emperor. They did not expect that after more than a year, this Tanhualang became even more outstanding after blooming. It is unforgettable. , if this cement can really play a big role, this Tanhualang will be promoted.

Yuan Jing could only play with Mu Cheng'an, as if he was meeting the regent for the first time, opened his throat, and began to introduce the function of cement in that clear voice, it can be used to pave roads, stronger than stones, and can be used to build embankments. The input cost is not comparable to the past, and it can also be used for building houses and the like, with a wide range of uses.