Fake concubine, real queen

He Gu was slightly startled when he heard the sound, and turned his eyes to look, only to see two people coming from a distance, both on fast horses. Although the face could not be seen clearly in the faint morning light, the voice of the person who spoke still made He Gu almost It took only an instant to recognize his identity——

It was Zhou's bodyguard next to His Highness the Third Highness.

Didn't he follow the Third Highness, how could he appear here at this moment?

He Gu's breathing suddenly became quicker, and this time he reacted quickly, what does Zhou Shiwei suddenly appearing in front of him mean——

His teeth trembled imperceptibly, and he unconsciously took a step forward almost immediately. In just one step, Guard Zhou and his party had already galloped up to him.

Zhou Yufei leaped off the horse neatly, and when he landed, he immediately cupped his hands and bowed to He Gu, saying: "Your Majesty marched very fast, but he was a few hours late, so the two of us chased him all night. "

He Gu said: "Why are you here?"

He was also impatient for a while, and when he asked the question, he realized that this was really a very general question. Since Zhou Yufei could appear here, the capital must have changed, and the ins and outs may not be easy to explain clearly. Yu Fei also seemed to have been prepared, knowing that he would ask this question, three sentences and two sentences, and in a few words, he explained the chaos in Beijing, the prince's forced palace, and how he escaped.

After He Gu heard this, he couldn't help but think in his heart that it was true, and it was not different from what he had guessed before. The only lucky thing was that the Third Highness was still safe and sound until Guard Zhou left.

Zhou Yufei said: "Your Majesty and Your Majesty were imprisoned by the Crown Prince in the Palace of Government Affairs. The villain has been with the prince, the second prince, and the other adults, and has not seen each other. This trip was ordered by the prince to escape from the capital overnight. Come, go to Yangxi to meet my elder brother, who will rescue soldiers for the imperial court."

He Gudao: "Since that's the case, did Zhou's bodyguard meet your elder brother? Before I left, I begged him, but General Zhou didn't see the tiger amulet, so he didn't want to send troops. I wonder if you can persuade him?"

Zhou Yufei smiled wryly and said: "To tell you the truth, I just arrived at Yangxi last night, and I didn't have a tiger talisman with me. My brother is really a stickler... so after seeing my brother, the villain couldn't persuade him immediately. To send troops, he only said that he had to think about it again."

When He Gu heard this, he felt a little disappointed, secretly thinking that this was indeed expected, but he still remembered another thing, so he asked anxiously: "There is nothing that General Zhou does not want to send troops, but Beijing is in a hurry right now. Your Majesty and Your Majesty are in danger, so no delay is allowed. Now that the capital is under martial law, the Zhou guards can escape from both the palace and the capital. Do you know how the defenses and patrols in the city are distributed?"

Zhou Yufei said: "The reason why the villain chased Lord Hou out is precisely for this reason."

He Gu was startled, and before he had time to ask what was going on, he heard a person beside him suddenly say: "Master Hou, here is an order from His Majesty, I have received an imperial order today, so please ask Lord Hou to accept the order."

It was only then that He Gu discovered that the person who came with Zhou Yufei was not someone else, but actually Yan Chi who His Majesty put beside him before.

Speaking of Yan Chi, the emperor clearly arranged for him to follow him before he left Beijing, but since he disappeared that time, He Gu has never seen him again. Chi Ye never showed up, but He Gu knew that he was from Qianjiaowei, so it's not uncommon for him to behave like this, after all, it was arranged by the emperor, so He Gu didn't care too much, so after so many days, Yan Chi would never Showing up, He Gu almost forgot that such a person existed.

It wasn't until seeing him here that He Gu suddenly came back to his senses——

Yes... yes.

At that time, I didn't think much about it, but I just felt that the old emperor put Brother Yan by his side, probably just because he was afraid that he would be young and arrogant, holding the Yulin sword just for fun and doing something he didn't know the importance of. Ask Brother Yan to watch him, but now that he thinks about it, he can guess the prince's rebellion, and the emperor may not have noticed it beforehand.

Rebirth in this life, two years passed too quickly with a flick of a finger, two years, although it is not long, but it is definitely not short, everything is completely different from the direction of the previous life, even very different, congratulations Sometimes he thought it was because of his rebirth that there was such a big gap between this life and the previous life, but it was also because of such a huge difference. Sometimes when he recalled the things in the previous life, he felt more and more in a daze, He even wondered if all of this was just a fantasy produced by He Gu when he was out of his mind——

But it wasn't until this moment that He Gu woke up suddenly, and he came back to his senses clearly. Whether it was the previous life or the life he picked up after rebirth, it was not just a dream. Otherwise, with He Zihuan's brains, it would be Thinking about it, he definitely couldn't guess that the prince forced the palace in advance, but the old emperor in Beijing was different from him. He gave himself a sword before... and he clearly favored the third highness, but he tried his best to hide it All the seemingly abnormal things you did for His Royal Highness, which made people wonder why... They are really meaningful, and almost every one of them shows that the prince has a deep mind, but he is not necessarily inferior as a father. He doesn't.

When the last emperor passed away and the crown prince took the throne, he was ordered by the crown prince to lead troops outside Beijing to arrest Wen Xiuming. He didn't know how the old emperor died that time, and the crown prince explained to him later, He also only said that the emperor was suffering from chronic illness and couldn't afford to lie down. Although He Gu had doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to say more.

But thinking about it now, this matter is full of suspiciousness. The death of the old emperor in the last life must have something to do with the prince and Chen family who stayed in Beijing at that time.

But in the last life... His Highness the Third Highness has never been restored to his status, and he has never revealed the idea of ​​competing for the heir. He, what's more, in the last life, the incident happened several years later than now. At that time, the prince had already made full preparations. Whether it was in the court or in the army, he was already full of his eyeliner and manpower. It was true that everything was ready. , where will you give others a chance?

But now... this life is completely different.

The Emperor clearly wanted His Highness the Third Highness. Since he dared to punish the Song family a few months ago, couldn't he have guessed that this move hurt the Prince's arm, and might force him to rebel?Couldn't he have guessed that the crown prince would not just sit and wait for death?And if the crown prince wants to do something, is the palace banquet on New Year's Eve a god-sent opportunity?

Could it be that His Majesty... didn't make any preparations?

He Gu's mind turned back and forth, but the few people stood silently in the snowy field that had just dawned and looked at each other. In fact, it was only a short moment. He figured this out, and he naturally understood that the emperor left Yan Staying by his side is definitely not just for monitoring——

So He Gu suddenly raised his head to look at Yan Chi, and saw Yan Chi jumped off the horse behind Zhou Yufei, and took out a small scroll from his arms. He was obviously chasing Zhou Yufei very fast along the way. , panting slightly, but calmed down quickly, looked at He Gu and said, "Master Hou, accept the order."

He Gu looked at the small scroll in his hand, rolled his Adam's apple, but didn't say any more, just bent his knees neatly in the snow, lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Congratulations Gu, respectfully accept The oracle."

Seeing this, Yan Chi nodded slightly, then removed the lacquer seal on the outside of the small bamboo tube containing the scroll, and carefully unfolded it.Yan Chi seemed to have known what was written on the scroll a long time ago, and he didn't have much emotional ups and downs. He cleared his throat and said in a loud voice against the north wind, "I'm going to tell you that He Gu, the general stationed in the Kunqiong Mountain camp, has been appointed as a ranger general." , take over the Chenghe Shenwu camp and the Ruixun camp, and go to Beijing immediately, and the king will rescue him, and there will be no mistakes. If there is any delay or obstruction, you can kill yourself with the sword, no fault. This is my honor."

Yan Chi articulated the words clearly. Although the edict was extremely short, the words were clear and clear without any ambiguity. Yan Chi's voice circled back and forth in He Gu's mind. It took a long time before he confirmed that he had heard correctly. It was blank for a while, and it was almost in a trance for a while.

Yan Chi closed the scroll and said in a low voice, "Master Hou, accept the order."

Only then did He Gu come back to his senses, and immediately kowtowed in the snow: "Minister...Minister He Gu leads the decree, kneel down and thank the Holy Grace, long live, long live, long live."

He Gu received the decree, and Yan Chi really deserved to be by the emperor's side all along. He accepted this completely unexpected letter, obviously faster than He Gu, the rightful lord, and immediately changed his words: " General, have you brought the Yulin Sword with you?"

Although He Gu was still a little unresponsive, but hearing him ask himself, he knew that there was no time to delay him any longer, so he immediately pinched his mouth, forced himself to calm down, and said: "Take it, I wanted to It may be useful on the way to save the driver, but after all, this sword has not been used for many years, and now that the crown prince has rebelled, I am afraid that when he arrives in the capital, his people may not recognize this sword..."

Yan Chi said: "It's okay, since His Majesty has a decree, if anyone dares to deny it at that time, the general will just use it to clear the king's side."

He Gudao: "I still have one thing I don't know. In this decree, His Majesty said that the Chenghe Shenwu Camp and Ruixun Camp, which were handed over to me,... didn't they all follow General Yang to the Budan Grassland? How to take over?"

Yan Chi said: "You don't need to worry about this matter, Your Majesty has already made arrangements."

He paused, didn't know what he thought of, shook his head and said in a low voice: "It's just that when His Majesty arranged it, I really didn't expect that His Majesty turned out to be..."

He Gu didn't understand what he said later, and said anxiously: "Since you want me to lead the army to rescue you, you must let me know where these people are, right? Now I can't see anything, and I only have the two men under my command. Thousands of soldiers, Ji Hong's Gyeonggi Forbidden Army has tens of thousands of people, and they are all elites, how can I save them?"

It is true that this decree is really inspiring. He Gu stayed in Chenghe with the old man before, so he naturally knows that Shenwu Camp and Rui Xun Camp are the best elites in Chenghe Camp. If they can get the help of these two camps, Not to mention that Ji Hong will definitely be beaten, but at least there is a slight chance of winning. It is no longer a stone against a pebble, but there is only an imperial decree and the title of a ranger general, but there is no sign of soldiers and horses. What's the matter? use?

Yan Chi guessed what he was worried about, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, people and horses are all in Yangxi, although His Majesty put this secret decree here at the humble office, and ordered the latter to pass it on to the Marquis as soon as he got the letter, but yesterday Brother Zhou came suddenly, Lord Hou left again in a hurry, the Second Battalion could not be ready for a while, and the humble officer had already sent someone to communicate before he left, and they will catch up within two hours at the latest."

He Gu was startled, and said: "What? You mean... Shenwu Camp and Rui Xun Camp are really in Yangxi? Why didn't I..."

Before the words were spoken, He Gu's mind flashed, but he suddenly thought of the group of refugees who fled years ago seeing bandits, and the abnormality that he found on the canyon after chasing She Pian, and what happened just now. What Yan Dingye told him last night——

"A few days ago, I was ordered to raise food and grass for the army horses. I was bored and thought about it. I always felt that the amount of food and grass left for the army horses did not match."

He Gu's mind suddenly became clear, and he understood what was going on almost instantly. He raised his eyes to look at Yan Chi, but Yan Chi just looked at him and nodded slightly, and didn't say anything more.

He Gu's voice was a little dry, and said: "So... Your Majesty... Your Majesty has long ago..."

He closed his eyes, and didn't care about how these thousands of people hid near Yangxi, he only paused, and then continued: "Then who is in charge of the second battalion now?"

Yan Chi said: "Master Hou has also met this person, and he will know when we meet later."

He Gu let out an "oh" and said, "Really? I've seen it before?"

But Zhou Yufei became anxious when he heard it from the side, and said, "Brother Yan, what do you mean, we have to wait for the second battalion to arrive before we can go to Beijing to rescue him?"

Yan Chi was startled when he heard the sound, turned to look at Zhou Yufei, and said, "That's right, I also know that rescue is urgent, but now that the capital is under martial law, if Lord Hou doesn't have enough manpower to rashly attack the city gate, I'm afraid The odds are slim."

"Brother Zhou, do you think there is something wrong?"

Zhou Yufei's complexion changed when he heard the words, he walked back and forth a few steps, and said like a cannonball: "I have nothing wrong with it, but I'm afraid the palace will not be able to delay it, I killed a few horses along the way." Ma, I'm just afraid of delaying the time. To tell you the truth, the Yingluan Hall in the palace is tightly guarded, do you know how... how did I get out?"

An inexplicable bad premonition surged in He Gu's heart, his throat tightened, and he said, "...how did you come out?"

Zhou Yufei raised his head and looked at him, and said quickly: "It's the prince, the prince wanted to see the prince, but the prince refused at first, but later I don't know what the prince asked someone to bring to the prince, he agreed again, and I went out with the prince Yingluan Palace, this is how I was able to escape."

He Gu was suffocated for breath, and after a while he came back to his senses and said quickly: "You mean... His Highness the Third Highness went to see the Crown Prince alone?"

Zhou Yufei nodded and said: "That's right, although...Although it was the prince who brought the message to see the crown prince, but a few days ago, there was a change of scene in the Yingluan Palace, and the crown prince was unmoved. Before I left, he suddenly let go. , I am willing to see the prince, I always feel that something is wrong, now that the prince is alone, if the prince is really crazy, he will not hesitate to take the life of the third highness, it is not impossible..."

He Gu's mind was dizzy for a while, but his feet stood extremely steady, unmoving. He took a couple of deep breaths, and when his vision returned to clarity, he closed his eyes, opened them, turned to look at Yan Chi, and said in a deep voice: "I know what brother Yan is worried about, but at this moment, I can't wait."

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The palace, the palace of government.

It was the eighth day since the shocking change at the New Year's Eve palace banquet.

Dawn was breaking outside the window, and the morning sun was just right. Although the Lanzheng Palace was burning with charcoal fire, it was cold and silent.

The palace man moved a bench for the prince, and the prince just sat on the side of the imperial couch with his eyes closed, without saying a word.

The old emperor on the imperial couch let out a very low hum from his throat, as if he had just woken up from a chaotic slumber, or as if he was enduring some unspeakable pain.

The prince's drooping eyelids trembled, but he didn't open them. He just whispered, "How long will Father want to delay?"

The emperor lay on the imperial couch without making a sound, and now he was silent again, as if the uncontrollable low hum just now had never existed.

The prince's voice was calm, as if he was not in a hurry, and he said leisurely: "Whether the father believes it or not, Wen Xiuming has not noticed anything unusual at this moment, but Gu Ke wrote the letter written by Concubine Wen Gui to her brother." , It was handed over to him intact and unharmed, he didn't have any doubts at the moment, he was very relieved, he was worrying about his precious daughter's marriage."

There was a bit of obvious sarcasm in the prince's voice. The emperor listened with his eyes closed, but he didn't respond, only the eyeballs moved under the finely wrinkled eyelids.

The prince knew that he was awake, so he was not in a hurry. He held the armrest of the bench, rubbed his thumb on the exquisitely carved patterns, and said, "A fool from a family like the Wen family dares to think about saving seats." , thinking that the pig-like brain of the second younger brother can secure a high position, it's a ridiculous thing in the world...Father can tolerate them, it's really good self-restraint, this is really not as lonely as father. "

The emperor paused, and said: "...the imperial concubine has no delusions, she is a dutiful woman."

The emperor suddenly paid attention to him, the prince was obviously a little surprised, opened his eyes slightly, sneered after a while, and said: "I thought...except for my aunt, my father would be dismissive of any woman, so you would too." For a vulgar fan like Wen's, why does Gu think about it? Duty... But is it because of this?"

The crown prince paused, his voice became a little gloomy, and he said in a low voice: "In the eyes of my father, is there only a woman named Wen who is able to do her duty and is not at all upset by my father's preference for my aunt?" A jealous 'dutiful' woman is good?"

The emperor was silent for a while, opened his eyes, looked at the prince from a distance, and said in a low voice: "Yuan'er, your delusional thoughts... are too many."

Pei Zhaoyuan snorted and said, "Delusion? What is delusion? Just because the son-in-law was unfair on behalf of the mother, the son-in-law still misses her, so he has delusions? The mother-in-law is your married wife, and it is so painful for her to go. , this son just wanted to seek a posthumous title for his mother and father, so that his father would be furious, and he would be imprisoned for half a year. After that, he would never make false speeches, and he would be all hypocritical and hypocritical towards his son... "

"Delusion... Could it be that my son is a mortal body, an ordinary person, and my son has delusions, and the father is the body of the ten thousand chariots? Is the father really a saint through the ages? Is it the destiny? Is it a fairy? Don't you have delusions?"

The emperor did not answer him.

He just lay on the imperial couch and stared at him with half-opened eyes without saying a word, a turbid cough came out of his throat, and then a low sigh.

He didn't answer, the prince sniffed, stood up suddenly, looked at the sky outside the window, turned his head and said: "Even if the father delays, he won't be able to make a name for himself. Wen Xiuming can't come, is it possible?" Is the father counting on Yang Wenbing? Now that the matter is up to now, I will not hide it from my father. General Yang is also a member of my son, and he is still on the Budan Grassland. Let me think about it, my father still has What life-saving straws..."

The prince pondered for a while, as if he was really thinking about it seriously, but at this moment, both father and son in the palace knew it well, what else did he need to think about at this moment?Since he dared to achieve what he is today, which one is not a thousand plans, all the emperor's escape routes, which one is not blocked by him?

It was just making a fake appearance and humiliating the sick and weak imperial father.

The crown prince thought for a long time before he suddenly thought of something. He tapped his temple with his index finger and said, "Ah, could it be that the emperor is counting on the Kunqiong Mountain that is full of rotten fish and rotten shrimps to be camped? I'm sorry to say bluntly." , Zhou Zhenfei is a man who sees the wind and turns the rudder, a philistine who is more than greedy for profit, but has no courage at all. This person wants to get a little bit of everything, but he never takes responsibility. Send troops to save him...the minister here advises the father to stay awake."

The emperor shook his head, and said: "Yuan'er only knows how to look at appearances...Zhou Zhenfei is definitely not such a coward."

Pei Zhaoyuan hooked the corners of his lips, without being annoyed, he said: "Father, you don't have to be stubborn. Whether he is a coward or not, Father knows better than Erchen. Let Gu think again, who else..."

"Oh... Is it possible that Father still counts on that kid from the He family? My son can see that Father has really worked hard to train him. He is a good candidate. The He family and the Yan family have been around for many generations He is honorable in the army, and he is also brave. The most rare thing is that his brain is still single-minded. Yes, I will be loyal in the future... As long as it is cultivated, I will be the third younger brother's right-hand man in the future, so how about it, is the emperor's guess right?"

There was silence in the hall.

The prince sneered, and said: "It's a pity that no matter how good the iron material is forged into a good knife, it will take a long time to temper it. Even if the father and the emperor are doing everything for the third brother, and he is so painstaking about the kid surnamed He, there is no time to hammer it now." Beat him, leading the army to become a general is not something that happens overnight, even if he has three heads and six arms, he is just a yellow-haired boy now, could it be possible that the father thought that even if he brought a few shrimp soldiers and crab generals, he would be able to compete with the Fifth Division Imperial Army?"

The emperor still did not answer.

The prince seemed to be tired of talking, and suddenly stood up from the bench, the smile on his face disappeared completely, he walked to the bed step by step, looked down at Junfu's expressionless face and said: "So many Heavens, I'm already tired, and I don't want to argue with my father anymore, my father will write the imperial edict today."

"Gu still recognizes you as the emperor's father. As long as you write the edict, you will be the Supreme Emperor in the future. Gu will not hurt a single hair of the father, and will not..."

But the emperor said: "Then... cough cough... what about your brothers? Would you... cough cough... would you treat... cough cough... treat them kindly?"

The prince was silent for a while when he heard the words, and said with a blank expression: "How did the father secure the throne back then? Don't you think it's too much to ask Gu for something that the father didn't do at the beginning?"

"You know it well, so why ask again?"

Without waiting for the emperor to reply, he raised his voice outside the hall and said, "Come here, paper and pen."

Immediately outside the hall, a small internal official came in with a pen and ink.

Pei Zhaoyuan looked down at the emperor condescendingly, and said coldly: "I have no patience. If my father doesn't write today, then don't blame him for being cruel."

The emperor took a few breaths and said in a low voice, "How are you doing...?"

Pei Zhaoyuan said indifferently: "I know that my father doesn't care about my body, because my father dared to gamble with anything because I was willing to go out, I was able to have the last laugh."

He was silent for a while, his voice lowered a little, and he said quietly: "...But at that time, no one knew where the father's weakness was, right?"

"Father doesn't know, last night, the third younger brother said that he would come to see Erchen."

"Now the third brother and aunt are reunited with their mother and son, and they are all waiting outside."

The emperor's throat choked, and he suddenly opened his eyes to look at him, his voice became very hoarse.

"You...you unfilial son..."

When Pei Zhaoyuan saw this, he suddenly laughed. This time he smiled comfortably and unscrupulously: "Hahahaha...what? The father can't continue acting? The son wants the father's life, and the father can be filial to the son and father. , why can't the father be unable to hold back his embarrassment and anger now that he is only troublesome to others?"

But the emperor just shook his head slowly, and said: "I... I want to save you, but you... ahem... but you are very sick... there is no cure..."

Pei Zhaoyuan smiled and said: "Whatever the father wants to say, it is what it is."

But the emperor just closed his eyes again and lay motionless on the couch.

Seeing this, Pei Zhaoyuan was slightly taken aback, and called him twice, but the emperor remained motionless without any response.

Pei Zhaoyuan's heart was inexplicably angry, he didn't know whether it was caused by the foreign workers who the emperor's father has been refusing to do for a few days, or whether he was annoyed to see the emperor's indifferent attitude towards him as if he didn't know it, and looked up He said angrily in a loud voice: "Come here, take the queen and the three..."

It's just that the words hadn't finished yet, but the emperor suddenly spoke.

"The princess already has your flesh and blood in her stomach, do you know?"

Pei Zhaoyuan was stunned, and suddenly froze, and the words that he didn't finish were completely blocked in his throat. After a while, he looked down in disbelief, and looked at the emperor who was speaking leisurely on the imperial couch.

"Yuan'er, now you and I, father and son, are betting on our own wives and children, since that's the case...do you dare to bet with me?"