Tuoba Huang did not leave the palace to take refuge, which greatly stabilized the situation, at least the powerful families, wealthy merchants, foreign envoys and other important people in Pingcheng did not leave Pingcheng because the prince did not move.

Even if some officials who were worried about their families only sent their families away, they still insisted on their "posts", and the entire Great Wei Dynasty moved quickly and efficiently as Tuoba Tao was still moving, and in a very short period of time, soldiers had begun to patrol the walls of the outer city day and night, which made the people's hearts settle down.

But for many people who have ghosts in their hearts, the shock of these two days is much greater than the invasion of the Rouran people.

"You said Kumoti would be safe! You promised! In the water pavilion of Princess Duanping's Mansion in Pingcheng, Princess Duanping, who was middle-aged but still graceful, roared without an image: "Now he is missing!" He's missing with the civet! Do you want me to continue to help you? ”

"We didn't expect it to be like this...... "The faces of several princes in the Water Pavilion were also very ugly, "Who knew that Kumoti would go into the water to save people?" The water was so turbulent that even the horses were washed down and there was no trace in an instant, let alone people? We've sent someone to vaguely mention Kumoti before! ”

"It's my fault...... I killed my brother's only bloodline......" Princess Duanping hid her face and wept, "He's so young, he doesn't have children yet...... I knew that there would be a day when he had been in pain, and he couldn't tell us and didn't want anything to happen to the Buddha......"

"The Buddha has gradually weakened the power of the clan, except for a few people such as Lu Wasu (Tuoba Su) and Yi Chong (Tuoba Chong), the young clan has hardly been promoted, King Le'an has been deposed at home, and King Leping is an incompetent person who has left and right......"

It was Shang Shuling Liu Jie who spoke.

"If the majesty of the clan does not exist, it will be even more difficult for the relatives who depend on the clan to survive. Princess, isn't that why your husband and son died, and why they died and couldn't get justice?

His wife is Princess Lechang, the daughter of Tuobatao, in terms of generation, even older than Tuobatao, Liu Jie is afraid and respectful of Tuobatao, but he looks down on Tuobatao, an "unruly" emperor.

"Sacrifice is necessary, auntie." Tuoba Fan Qiang suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and persuaded: "Your Majesty is missing now, although Tuoba Huang is five years old, he is not easy to manipulate, Cui Hao and Gao Yun take care of him very closely, and only by controlling the little prince can there be room for the clan to breathe." After so many years, the power of the Han people has become stronger and stronger, and His Majesty uses Han people, Han people, and foreign races, but he refuses to use the clan ......"

"If this continues, two generations at most, we will really be useless. Our fiefdoms, pastures, and slaves will all be taken back, and if Your Majesty continues to implement the new policy, maybe one day, there will be no place for us to stand! ”

"My hard-working nephew......" Duanping wiped his tears, "My son died, my husband died, and now my closest blood relatives are also dead, are you willing to let me die?" Let's go, I don't want to mix these things up anymore, I regret it! ”

"Auntie!" Tuoba An shouted in a gaffe, "You still have us!" If the little prince can really ascend the throne, he can only rely on us clans! If something happens to the little prince, King Le'an and Tuoba Liang may ascend the throne, and the authority of the Empress Dowager Dou depends on the Buddha, so there is nothing to fear, if we can continue to be rich, you can live well! Otherwise, you can only sit on the royal family of Nuoda and be lonely for life! ”

"......" Duanping closed his eyes, "I...... I'm going to think about ......"

"Auntie, if you are willing to help us, I can pass Liang'er to you." Tuoba Fan spoke suddenly. "You can choose a junior to succeed, Liang'er has a pure personality and is brave, so he is the most suitable candidate."

Tuoba Liang is the eldest son of Tuoba Tao's younger brother Tuoba Fan, and he is eight years old this year. Tuoba Tao has never had a son since he became an adult, so Tuoba Tao took the eldest son of his half-brother Tuoba Fan to the palace to raise, and said the words "Brother son Yuzi also", Tuoba Liang was therefore raised as a prince.

However, with the birth of Tuoba Huang, Tuoba Liang's position became embarrassing, and he was later sent back to Le'an Mansion by Empress Dowager Dou, hoping that he could inherit the throne of Le'an Palace. Even the last time Tuoba Fan was involved in the "Five Stone Scattered Case", he was able to leave his life, all of which Tuoba Tao saw for Tuoba Liang's sake.

But Tuoba Liang grew up in the palace since he was a child, and regarded Tuoba Tao as his own father, and Tuoba Fan naturally had a life, and Tuoba Fan had been cultivating his second son Tuoba Ning before, preparing to let him inherit the throne, and now the two brothers even have a discord.

Tuoba Tao was covered with Tuoba Liang before, and Tuoba Fan could only obediently give the title of the Zhiqin royal family to this eldest son even if he was unwilling, but now that Tuoba Tao is missing, it is likely that he is dead, and he can do it according to his wishes.

Princess Duanping knew Tuoba Liang's excellence, and immediately disbelieved it when she heard the words: "Is this true? Are you really willing to pass on Liang'er to me? ”

If it is really Tuoba Fan or Tuoba Liang who ascends the throne in the future, with this relationship, Princess Duanping will become a woman who is not under the power of the Queen Mother.

Tuoba Fan is willing to do this kind of thing, how confident are they in their own plans?

"I can write you a succession paper now, and when the dust settles in the future, Liang'er will be your heir, and you and the Wang family will not be severed. Of course, if Liang'er he ...... one day," Tuoba Fan paused, "I can't guarantee this." But I have my paperwork in hand, so you can rest assured. ”

Princess Duanping pondered for a while, thinking that she and these people couldn't be separated at all, she felt anxious. She had already fallen so deep that even Kumoti had disappeared, and if she didn't succeed, she was indeed not far from being doomed.

At this time, only success can ensure the glory and wealth in the future!

Thinking of this, Princess Duanping nervously pinched the corner of her clothes.

"What the hell do you want me to do......"

***

The news of Tuoba Tao's disappearance was not concealed at all, although Jingzhong sent a large number of people to Beiyan to search, and even invited Kou Tianshi and Tan Wuyu to divinate the good fortune and pray for Tuoba Tao, but the hearts of everyone in Beijing were like pressing a big stone, and they couldn't breathe at all.

In this era when the tribal system turned to the feudal system, the role of a wise leader is even more than that of an army that can fight well, Tuoba Huang just became the prince this year, not to mention governing the country, supervising the country for a long time, many people think of the "five-year-old doll", their minds are full of the impression of their children pouting and playing with mud, and suddenly feel that the sky is falling.

Thinking that Rouran was not far away, many people even set up immortal tablets, and kept praying that God would not accept Tuoba Tao.

Knowing that the Rouran people had come to attack, in order to stabilize the hearts of the Rouran nobles near Pingcheng, and at the same time win over the Rouran people in the Wei State, the Empress Dowager Dou made an edict from the palace under Cui Hao's construction.

Yi Zhi was sent to Lu Bi Fuzhong, which means that he heard that Princess Lelang was virtuous and virtuous, and hoped to let her enter the palace to teach the princess for a period of time, and then praised Princess Yu Jiulu, who grew up under the guidance of Princess Lelang, for her beauty and loveliness, well-behaved and clever, and the Empress Dowager Dou appreciated it very much, hoping to let Princess Crescent Moon accompany her for a while.

After the edict, Lu Bi was surprised and delighted.

What was surprising was that the Empress Dowager and the ministers of Wei really didn't trust him, and wanted to take his mother and sister hostage, so that he wouldn't rebel with the people of Rouran.

I am glad that the implicit meaning in this edict is to marry his sister to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has already shown an extraordinary side!

His sister was several years older than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and she was indeed very beautiful, and she already had hints of his mother's beauty, and there were many little boys who fought for her when she was in the king's tent. After coming to the Wei Kingdom, because the climate here is better than Rouran, and the food and clothing are more particular, it looks more and more white, tender and lovely.

Tuoba Huang was raised by the Empress Dowager Dou, he treated the Empress Dowager Dou like his own grandmother, his mother is dead, the prince goes to the Empress Dowager Dou's palace at least three times a day, and sometimes three meals are used in the Empress Dowager's palace, his sister often accompanies the Empress Dowager, is Tuoba Huang's best playmate in childhood, and it is also the love of childhood sweethearts......

Rouran General and Uncle of the Future Country are two identities.

"Wake up, Lubi!"

Princess Lelang looked at Lu Bimo's stunned appearance and sighed: "Think about the rules of the Xianbei people. ”

A basin of cold water splashed down on the ground.

The mother died.

It is enough to make many families who feel sorry for their daughters not send their children to the palace.

"Maybe there will be a turnaround in the future." Yang Zhe looked at Lu Bi as if he suddenly remembered this, "Since you have chosen this path, you have to finish it." ”

If you want to curry favor with both sides of Rouran and Weiren, how can it be so easy!

"Think about Helianding, didn't you even send your sister to the palace?"

"Mother, where are we going?"

The crescent moon, which has become more and more lively because of the good environment, heard that she was going out, and took Princess Lalelang's hand, "Are you going to the big city inside?" ”

Having grown up on the grasslands, she is still shocked by the fact that Wei is full of cities.

She had never been to the grander Great Xia Palace, nor had she been to Chang'an and Luoyang, and she only felt that Pingcheng was the largest city in the world, and Wei Palace was the most mysterious place in the city.

"Yes......"

Princess Lelang touched her daughter's head and gently coaxed her: "We are going to the palace of Pingcheng." There is a very kind grandmother there, her son is out, she is very lonely, she knows that our crescent moon has a good personality and is beautiful, I hope you can go and spend a few days with her. There is also a little boy in the palace who wants an older sister to be a playmate......"

She deliberately depicted the environment in the palace very well.

"Can he ride with me? Archery? Can you write? ”

Crescent Moon raised her head and asked.

"You can't be so stupid as the sons of your brother's companions, right?"

"I can ride a horse, I can shoot arrows, I can write......"

Lu Bi came back to her senses and answered for her mother.

"And my mother is going with me."

"Mother will also go, then I can go anywhere."

Crescent smiled sweetly.

"When that grandma is happy, my brother will take us back, right?"

"Yes. Brother will bring you back. ”

Lu Bi couldn't bear to look at his sister's innocent face and nodded.

"Master, ma'am, there's already a car coming outside to pick you up."

Princess Lelang was named Mrs. Yanguo by Tuoba Tao, which is the treatment of Mrs. Guo, so someone in the palace will come to pick her and Xiao Crescent into the palace.

"Are you packing up?"

"It is said that there are both east and west palaces, and there is no need to prepare ......"

"If you don't prepare, what if you ......"

Lu Bi was about to open his mouth to complain, but Princess Lelang stopped him.

"That's it, the palace won't treat us badly."

For some reason, Lu Bi's tears suddenly fell.

He once had the opportunity to become the king of the Khan, but because he couldn't let go of his family, he finally missed out on that position. He took his mother and sister all the way to Wei State, just to give his sister and mother the best life, but he never met his talents, and he couldn't be reused at all, even Hua Mulan and Di Yefei were inferior.

In order to be able to make a contribution, he thought about cooperating with the beggar who had gained a foothold in the west, but the other party obviously didn't believe him, the person who had sold Da Tan and Wu Ti, and only gave him some little news, but hoped that he could do a lot of things.

Once a person betrays his country and monarch, will he be forever stamped as a "traitor"?

Hopefully, this time, at least you won't be wrong.

"I wish my mother peace and well-being."

Lu Bi hugged her mother and leaned on Princess Lelang's body as she did when she was a child, hoping to draw courage and strength from her body.

"Bless you too, I hope you will be helped by heaven."

Princess Lelang hugged her son and turned her head to look at Xiang Yangzhe.

"I entrusted my son to you, you have to help me take care of him!"

She looked at Xiang Yangzhe, and her eyes were full of heart-wrenching trust and warmth.

Yang Zhe didn't make any oaths, just nodded with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Lu Bi let go of his mother, personally accompanied his mother, took his sister, and put them in the car to the palace.

He just stood there in a daze, until he couldn't see anything.

"Pass my orders, and all the people are ready to fight!"

Lu Bi grasped the golden knife at his waist.

"Defend the four gates of the outer city, and whoever wants to step in must step over our corpses!"

"Yes, master!"

***

In the palace.

"I disagree!" Tuoba Huang hugged his infant brother and shook his head desperately. "I can't send my brother away! I promised my mother to take care of him! ”

"But your uncles are right, and the ministers' concerns need to be taken into account." When Empress Dowager Dou heard him talk about his dead mother for the first time, her heart couldn't help but feel sour.

She gets along with Mrs. He day and night, and admires her tenacity and tenderness very much, and always feels a little guilty when she mentions the "blood collapse" of Mrs. He.

She stole the trust of the two princes, both from their mothers.

"Since I stay in the palace, the palace is the safest place, what is wrong with my brother by my side? He can't go to Nanshan! ”

Tuoba Tao has not yet named this newborn child, the palace people call him "Little Prince", and Tuoba Huang has been calling him "Brother", just like an ordinary Xianbei family.

"You are the prince, so instead of His Majesty Xià sitting in the palace, defending the country, the danger is borne by you, but he is also the blood of His Majesty, and he can't even walk." The longest direct servant prince in the clan snorted coldly: "Who knows if there will be any case? All the guards and courtiers will protect you first, and it is good for the little prince to protect you separately. ”

"I will let the people around me protect my brother first!"

"Do you think it's possible?" This clan is Tuoba Tao's cousin by generation, in the Tuoba family, except for him, there is no clan that can live so long, most of the clan either died in an accident or died in war, or was given death, and few lived past the age of forty.

This old grandfather Tuoba is like a god blessed, always immortal, everyone thinks that he has a good omen, so let him serve as the "great priest" of the inner palace, but all the heirs of the clan are entered into the register, death or inheritance of the throne, etc., he must be invited to witness.

This elder is too old and old, and he is not very humble to Tuoba Tao and Tuoba Huang, and he is even more impatient when he hears that this little doll is unwilling to let the little prince retreat from Nanshan.

He has survived until now because he knows the truth that eggs cannot be put in one basket. The concerns of the clan are correct, once Tuoba Huang really wants to have something, at least he can live a bloodline of His Majesty, and the throne will not be vacant.

Tuoba Fan, Tuoba Chong, or even the missing Kumoti could not fully convince the public, especially the Han people who paid attention to the outline of the monarch and ministers, and they definitely hoped that it was Tuoba Tao's son who ascended the throne rather than the prince from somewhere.

"Huang'er, the palace in Nanshan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as two thousand people can resist tens of thousands of troops with the plank road, it is a safer place than the palace."

Empress Dowager Dou stretched out her hand.

"Leave your brother to me."

If Nanshan was not extremely safe, Mu Shou and the ministers would not let them take refuge in Nanshan.

Tuoba Huang was a small man, but he hugged his younger brother tightly, even if the guards surrounded him, he was afraid of hurting them, so he didn't dare to snatch it hard, and let the situation stalemate here.

"Can't you hold him all the time! What to do with breastfeeding! What to do about changing clothes! Seeing Tuoba Huang, Empress Dowager Dou took a few steps back, so she could only coax him patiently.

"If you want to send him away, then leave him by my side. You have to go to court, you have to go to class, you have to review the recital with the minister, and it is most appropriate to put him in me. ”

"Queen Mother, will you protect my brother?"

Tuoba Huang was young after all, and Mrs. He gave birth to a big fat son, so she couldn't support it at this time, so she simply knelt down and put her younger brother on her lap to protect her.

"He and I sacrificed my mother in exchange for a qiē, and no one can have anything to do."

Empress Dowager Dou's heart softened even more, and she seemed to see Tuoba Tao, who ran to Mrs. Du's palace every night to cry because of her mother's suicide.

"Leave it to me, I won't let anything happen to him. If you are not at ease, you can assign someone to take care of him yourself. ”

What immediately jumped out of Tuoba Huang's heart was Mulan.

But Mulan is a man, and it is impossible to go to the harem to protect the queen mother and the little prince.

The most suitable person can only be a woman who is smart and trustworthy, and her status cannot be too low, which can deter other palace people......

It's best to also understand martial arts, and be able to protect yourself at critical moments, at least not to drag others down.

Tuoba Huang is struggling to find the right candidate in his heart, but where is there such a perfect woman!

It would be nice for the woman in the harem to strangle his brother without jealousy!

If one doesn't work, then two!

Tuoba Huang kissed his brother's forehead, raised his head and pleaded with the Empress Dowager Dou: "Please let the Empress Dowager let Princess Helian take care of my brother, I received a lot of care from her when I was a child, she is careful and considerate, and she is the most suitable person." ”

Helian Mingzhu is now waiting to be married in the harem, and when Tuoba Tao comes back, I am afraid that he will become one of the concubines, and the harem has also been instructed by Tuoba Tao to treat her as a "lady".

After Mrs. He's death, one of the three ladies came out, and many people thought that it was not far before Helian Mingzhu became Mrs. Helian.

"She's reliable, and she's good enough."

Empress Dowager Dou nodded.

"Yes."

"The female official next to me, Wang Xianren, is a strong martial artist and has a cautious and calm personality, and I hope to send her to the Ci'an Palace to assist Princess Helian in taking care of my younger brother."

Tuoba Huang spat out another name.

Empress Dowager Dou scolded him with a smile: "Am I here in Longtan Tiger's Den?" You also get a strong martial artist! ”

Tuoba Huang didn't answer her words, only touched his brother's swaddling clothes and leaned over to plead.

"The daughter of the Wang family? Well, let her come too. ”

Empress Dowager Dou still compromised.

The elder of the clan saw that the Empress Dowager Dou and Tuoba Huang were unwilling to send the little prince to the Nanshan Palace, even if Tuoba Xianbei in the capital was willing to send troops to protect this prince, he was unwilling, and immediately blew his beard and glared, and almost scolded in the Ci'an Palace.

In the end, it was the Empress Dowager Dou who compromised and promised that if there was chaos, the little prince would be transferred away immediately and handed over to the protection of the clan generals, in exchange for a temporary compromise.

It is conceivable that by tomorrow's court, Tuoba Huang, who did not send his younger brother away, may accept more criticism and opposition from ministers.

This is not the result that Taka Akira wants most, but it is the best result that can be obtained. The army of the eldest grandson Daosheng has already set off, and after he leaves, in addition to the internal affairs of the Wei State, there are still many military affairs to deal with, and he has no time to stay in the East Palace to take care of his younger brother, I am afraid that he will have to deal with political affairs in the Taiji Hall from morning to night.

Once Rouran really broke through Pingcheng, even if he led his army back to the East Palace to find his younger brother, it would be too late.

But he didn't want to send him to Nanshan Begong at all, and he didn't trust anyone at all in this flat city. When his father was leaving, he told him that Mulan could not be sent elsewhere, let alone leave the vicinity of the palace, he didn't understand why, but he was sure that his father must have entrusted something to Mulan, so the palace was the safest place.

From Changping Fang, where Huafu is located, to Miyagi, it only takes half an hour to run, and it is faster to ride a horse, plus his mother is still in Huafu......

Taka knew he was too selfish.

But once again, he was no longer willing to lose any of the parts he valued.

"Okay, it's all as you wish!"

After sending away the people from the clan, Empress Dowager Dou teased the little emperor and grandson, and laughed at him: "Outsiders also say that you are smart and precocious, sensitive and studious, but they don't know that you are also a guy who likes to mess around, and you can't even pull back the cow if you are stubborn!" ”

Tuoba Huang smiled and didn't answer.

"By the way, from today onwards, there will be one more person in my palace. I want to take care of this in my arms, I can't take care of her, when you are in the palace, take her around more, and get familiar with the palace. ”

Empress Dowager Dou shook the child in her arms, turned back to the palace maid and said, "Go and invite the Crescent Princess to come over." ”

The crescent moon is the daughter of Da Tan, the sister of Wu Ti, the princess of Rouran, Tuoba Tao did not stingy and let her retain the honorific title of the princess, but did not give her a title, nor did he give her a title.

Even so, when her birth was there, everyone still called her the Crescent Princess.

Tuoba Huang was originally slandering about what was there to shake in the acre of Ci'an Palace, and he would not get lost at all, but when he heard the Empress Dowager Dou say the words "Crescent Princess", he was suddenly struck by lightning and was stunned on the spot.

In his confusion, a beautiful little girl in a royal blue dress was ushered in, and as soon as he entered the door, a pair of big black and round eyes looked curiously at the boy standing there.

Tuoba Huang's appearance is not like Xianbei people, but more like Han people.

The first meeting between the young princess and the young prince was supposed to be a happy ending in a fairy tale, but who would have expected Tuoba Huang to cover his face and turn around and run!

"Prince! What are you doing in a daze! Chase His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back! ”

"Oh my God! Watch out for falls! ”

'What happened?' ’

Little Crescent blinked inexplicably and touched her face again.

'Am I so scary that I scared that little brother away?' ’