Helian decided to attach himself to the Great Wei, which was a shock to the whole world.

This iron-clad prince Hu Xia told the whole world with his blood, tears and tragic experience, if you didn't choose the wrong master, what would happen to you.

This is a world of chaos and chaos, and it is also a world where morality is decayed, rules are trampled on, and everyone from the emperor to the slave is in danger.

Who is more feared by Helianding or Helianchang, everyone will say that it is Helianding. Even Liu Yilong, the emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty, said that if he was Tuoba Tao and captured Helian Chang, he dared to leave him alive and promised to be supported by high-ranking officials, but if it was Helian Ding who was captured, he could only kill him.

As long as he is alive, this military god of Hu Xia is a banner of the Xia Kingdom.

When he returned to the Xia Kingdom, he found that the country was ruined, the former respected brother became his enemy, and the only remaining family members became women who were sent around, what he did was to kill Helian Chang, collect the last remaining 10,000 elite soldiers of the Xia Kingdom, and occupy Chang'an and establish himself as the emperor.

Because Xi Jin and Changshan King Tuoba Su sandwiched Chang'an in the east and west, during Helianding's occupation of Chang'an, there were countless Xia wealthy clans and Xiongnu old species who went to join Helianding, but they were all dispersed or defeated, and did not succeed in entering Chang'an, but whether the spies and envoys of countless countries took advantage of the chaos to enter Chang'an City, God knows.

Just because Helian Ding is the only one among the countries who is firmly against Tuoba Tao, he will also be secretly supported by many countries, asking for weapons for weapons, horses for horses, and money for money, otherwise Tuoba Tao's northern expedition has been soft for so long, why are all countries on the border? Just want to pull Tuoba Tao's hind legs, so that Wei does not dare to pour out the army and quickly win this victory.

The Xia State has been destroyed, the entire border has become the territory of the Wei State, only Chang'an remains, like a wedge nailed into the heart of the Wei State, especially the status of "Chang'an" and "Luoyang" in the minds of the Han people is extraordinary, for a while, the last emperor of the Xia State "Helianding" every move has become the focus of attention of the whole world.

Rouran won a big victory, the first thing to clean up must be the embarrassing situation in Chang'an, Helian will take all the soldiers and civilians to abandon the city and flee Many people can expect it, but no one imagined that he would be so bold, and directly sent troops to destroy the neighboring West Qin next door, and also slaughtered the begging royal family, and even the prince of the Northern Liang Kingdom did not fall behind.

Now this Xia Emperor is gathering the remnants of the defeated army in Western Qin, appeasing the people, repairing the city wall, and reorganizing Tiansang, everyone thinks that he wants to use Western Qin as a base, slowly restore fù, and then try to restore the Xia Kingdom.

During this time, Liu Yikang, the auxiliary prince of Liu Song alone, sent no less than a thousand gold (note, this is a thousand catties!). to help him regain his vitality and reorganize his people. Others, such as the Northern Yan, the Hao clan of the original Xia Kingdom, and the supporters of Helian Ding, do not need to be mentioned.

Everyone was waiting for Helian Ding to slap Tuoba Tao again.

Everyone is waiting for Helianding to revive the Xia Kingdom, and the wolf flag is roaring in the Central Plains.

But......

"Helian Ding has actually descended! It's down! ”

Frustrated Muqian smashed his own cup!

"What is he going to do if he surrenders and fights Xi Qin! I didn't know how to descend when I was in Chang'an? I knew that he was going to surrender, what did we Da Liang endure to do, and we would have beaten it in the name of avenging the world! ”

"Hate! I hate it! And for the Buddha to get the western border! Yes!!!! ”

Frustrated Muqian tugged at the placket of his clothes in pain, because he was excited, his wheezing sound was as violent as pulling a bellows. And his current physical condition simply couldn't sustain his intense emotions, and after a while, he coughed desperately.

"Ahem, ahem......"

"Your Highness, you have to take care of your health. Now the power of the Wei State is blazing, and the autumn wind sweeps away the leaves, and begins to clean up the mess of the Sixteen Kingdoms. The countries of the Western Regions have changed to Wei as their suzerain, and they are attacking our country from east to west, this situation is not something that can be reversed by manpower, even if the Buddha is dead, Wei can still continue to sweep the countries, for the sake of today, can only continue to belong to Wei, and then befriend Liu Song, and survive in the game between the two great powers. ”

Speaking is the frustrated Muqian's adviser Song Mian, frustrated Muqian made friends with a group of high-ranking scholars, learning Sinology since childhood, this is called Song Mian is his number one adviser, Fuqu Muqian can win the chess pieces to compete for the storage position, and Song Mian's plan has a great relationship.

"I can't enter the park that day, otherwise, I won't let you out of this limelight. Although it is said that if you win again and again, it will be of great benefit to your prestige, but will Wei State not let you fold here because you are too good and cannot return to China. You always think that the most you can do is to be a proton, but I am afraid that if the Buddha does not do it, he will directly murder you. ”

Song Mian has been his husband for ten years, and he speaks as if he were a nephew.

"Tan Wuyu is not from Liangguo after all, although he was sent by Buddhism, he is not necessarily of the same heart as you. Now that he has entered the Wei Palace, the benefits that Wei can bring to Buddhism are greater than those of our country, and he is familiar with all kinds of methods and knowledge, our mission has almost returned in vain, so you had better find a reason to return to China in advance. ”

"I'm not reconciled! Sir, I am here to marry the princess of Wei, for this, I don't even dare to make my beloved mother a concubine, if I go back like this, how can I be worthy of my father, how can I be worthy of my beloved concubine, how can I be worthy of the doorman who is planning a war for me in the back? ”

Fuqu Muqian calmed his breath, "No, I can't go back, even if I want to continue to find out some news, I have to endure going back with the team of Wei Guoying." ”

"If you insist on this, we can only think of it. It's just that your body is ...... now."

Since Fuqu Muqian was injured by Mulan, his body has deteriorated, and he is panting when he walks a few steps, where is the appearance of the sturdy man before, a man with weak willows and supporting the wind!

According to Tan Wuyu's words, this situation should be maintained for at least three years, and the Buddhist "three" is a special number, since he said three years, he will not be wrong.

In the past three years, what can he do with such a broken body?

"Actually, if you go back and go to a few other masters for help, you may not be able to get rid of this 'backlash'." Song Mian could only persuade him in a roundabout way, "Hua Mulan is now famous, and he fainted inexplicably in the Plum Garden, and he almost didn't know anything, everyone thinks it's your fault, and it's embarrassing for you to stay." ”

In the past, no matter what Song Mian said, he obeyed his words, but when he heard "Mulan", his eyes were full of blood like a wounded beast, and he turned a deaf ear to Song Mian's words, let alone promised to return to the country.

In order to make amends, he bought the Hou Mansion of Wei, consumed a lot of money from the treasury, and became the laughing stock of Wei.

He had to find a way to do something enough to shake the state of Wei to make up for it, and there was the most profitable place in front of him.

Helianding!

Helian Pearl!

Whether Western Qin and Wei can turn against each other depends on now!

"What does Your Highness want to do, it's better to talk about it in detail, and let's plan together." Song Mian knew that although this disciple was smart and studious, he also had the common problem of smart people, that is, conceit, so he didn't dare to be careless, and asked him directly what he thought.

There is only one general idea in his mind, just like when he wanted to plan the fall of his brother and Western Qin, if he wants to really succeed, he still needs to rely on his many staff members to plan together.

Song Mian listened to the thoughts of the frustrated Muqian, and a trace of worry drifted through his eyes, but then he still thought deeply.

He thought for a while, and said to Fuqu Muqian: "I don't know if Your Highness knows that our Lu Shuihu has a well-known warlike army in Wei State, called the 'Tiantai Army'......"

"You mean Lu Shuihu in that branch? After the Xia Kingdom was destroyed, didn't it be said that there was no trace of it? ”

Naturally, he knew about the mercenary army. The Lu Shuihu people are scattered all over the country, and the Fuqu family was originally the Lu Shuihu people of the Xiongnu race, and the nobles of the Northern Liang Kingdom are all Lu Shuihu people.

However, what Song Mian said was that Lu Shuihu's army was originally a famous private army of Hu Xiaguo, and it was composed of the children of Lu Shuihu who were good at fighting in Xingcheng.

When Hu Xia and Wei were in a tug-of-war, they also used a large amount of money to invite the Tiantai army to dispatch, and successfully broke through the Wei grain and grass team at that time, making Wei retreat hundreds of miles for the first time, preventing the grain route from being cut off, and winning the initial respite.

It's just that the situation got worse and worse later, even if there were several mercenary troops, the situation could not be reversed, and the leader of the Tiantai army, Gai Tiantai, died in the hands of the famous general of Wei, Sun Han, and as soon as Hu Xia was destroyed, this Tiantai army escaped without a trace, and naturally it was not affected by the Wei State.

The Lu Shuihu people in Xingcheng naturally would not betray their own children, and the Tiantai army did not appear near Xingcheng after the defeat, Tuoba Tao was too lazy to care about such a private army, so he went with them.

But the reputation of the Tiantai Army is still out, and there are very few regular troops that can make Wei deflated, let alone a group of private troops who work hard for others, so many countries have inquired about the news of this army, and Beiliang is no exception.

"Of course, the Tiantai army must be scattered, otherwise Changsun Han will not spare them. They were broken into pieces and hid in a place that the Wei people couldn't think of......"

Song Mian smiled and told the truth.

"Xingcheng has become the Wei State, what else is there to think of? Ah, you mean......" Frustrated Muqian's eyes widened, "they came to the Wei realm?" ”

"They are the identity of the person's money and the elimination of disasters, and they have a relationship with the 'heads' of various countries, and they have rich connections. When they received a big deal to fight, they gathered together to go to the battlefield, but they still had to eat on weekdays, and they did it all with thugs, guards, guards, and even grooms, and this team of men and horses could not be killed or destroyed......"

Song Mian said the details of this Lu Shuihu people.

"Xia Guo can't stay anymore, and they don't want to flee into our country to cause trouble for us, so they simply hide in the Wei realm and take some business to do. We are both Lu Shuihu people, and we all want to fight against Wei together, Gai Wu, the son of Gai Tiantai, even wants to kill Changsun Han to avenge his father, and what you want to plan has to fall on the Tiantai army. ”

In fact, he respected Song Mian not entirely because he was his own husband, but because he was the nephew of Song Mian, who was a scholar of the Ministry of Heaven and a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he could have access to many unknown things, which was very important to him, an ordinary prince.

"How do I find them? Even the civets can't find any trace of them......"

Frustrated Muqian gritted his teeth and hated: "Even if I let me scatter all my family wealth, I will also invite them!" ”

"Haha, Your Highness doesn't have to scatter all your wealth, this kind of thing, the king will definitely be willing to give you this money." Song Mian said with a smile, "If you want to find them, it's useless to look for me, you have to go to the deputy envoy Bai Yi, he knows how to find them, and only he can win the trust of the Tiantai Army." If you want to do such a great thing, you can't hide it from the eyes of the king. ”

Although Fuqu Muqian was the "main envoy" of this envoy to Wei, this was only because of his noble status. The one who is really responsible for all kinds of practices and negotiations is Bai Yi, an important minister appointed by the lord of the Northern Liang Kingdom, Fuqu Mengxun. And this Bai Yi is in charge of various foreign affairs on weekdays, and it is this person who is responsible for contacting Lu Shuihu's Tiantai Army. ”

This person is an out-and-out national expert, even with the Tiantai army has an excellent relationship with such a reckless person, Lu Shuihu's army has been able to fight for the countries since the Han Dynasty, not only because they can fight, but because they have principles and beliefs and know how to protect themselves.

The Tiantai Army not only maintained good relations with Hu Xia and Beiliang, which were also born in Xiongnu, but even the Xianbei people of Wei State had hired them, and they were able to use their "connections" everywhere to find jobs and survive, which was naturally related to their inextricable network of relationships.

Bai Yi is the confidant of Fuqu Mengxun, who has been the "main envoy" of the envoy before, but this time he was squeezed out by the matter of the Fuqu Muqian volunteering to send the envoy, all the work has been done, but he has not yet taken on the reputation, and the wanton actions of the Fuqu Muqian have caused a big laughing stock, and even the "governor" in the mission has stayed in the Wei Palace, he doesn't know how to go back to the mission, and his attitude towards this prince has begun to be a little subtle.

Knowing that this prince is likely to be the heir to the next lord, it is natural to tolerate and cooperate in every way. However, this prince has lost such a big person in the Wei State, and it is difficult to say whether he can compete with Bodhi for the prince, and Bai Yi's attitude will naturally change.

Frustrated Qu Muqian is not a stupid person, he was blackmailed by the Wei State, ridiculed, and even reported illness and did not dare to go out during this period, this deputy envoy was noisy, socializing everywhere every day, often did not come back until late at night, and no longer reported to him every day about the major events of the outside world, and the reputation of the envoy was to "recuperate with peace of mind".

Frustrated Qu Muqian originally wanted to think of a way to send him down when he returned to China, but now Song Mian told him that if he wanted to find Lu Shuihu, he had to ask Bai Yi first!

The hatred for Mulan in his heart and the jealousy of Helian Ding finally overcame his disgust, and in Song Mian's expectant eyes, he clenched his fists and nodded.

"Good! I'm going to find him! ”

***

In the main hall of Wuchang Palace, Tuoba Tao was ecstatic because of his good mood, and he didn't show any anger because Su Hejun and He Mulan were late.

"Helian Ding has finally descended! Xiqin encountered a great drought, and now it is winter, Helian Ding has the treasure trove of Xiqin, countless treasures, but he can't exchange it for food, a large number of people in Xiqin are about to starve to death, he originally wanted to wait and see for a while, but now he doesn't wait and see, and directly brings the national letter to descend! ”

Tuoba Tao shook his fist into the air with an excited expression.

"If Western Qin can also be attached, I won't be in a hurry to clean up Beiliang, and the road to the Western Regions will be open!"

This is the reason why Tuoba Tao is most ecstatic. As early as ten years ago, the countries of the Western Regions had all shown favor to the Great Wei, but they were blocked by the Western Qin, Northern Liang and Xia in the middle, and the mountains were high and the rivers were far away, so they were not allowed to trade and come and go.

But there are always those who see the current situation and persevere, and that's how the sweaty horses in the Tuoba Tao Imperial Horse Garden came.

The Western Regions need silk, tea, and porcelain, and the Wei State has these, although they are not as exquisite as the Liu Song Dynasty, but they are enough for the Hu people who trade in the Western Regions, and the BMWs, jewelry, spices, fine wines, and various technologies that the Hu people know in the Western Regions are all needed by the Northern Wei Dynasty.

What kind of man was Helianding? If he hadn't seen clearly why Wei had been eyeing Beiliang, he wouldn't have found another way to take down the turmoil of Western Qin at the risk of destroying the country and dying.

He had already sent troops to the Western Qin as soon as there was a great drought in the summer, and in the autumn, the Qin State had no harvest and encountered a conquest, so it was naturally the people's will not return, and it was easy to break the Western Qin.

"I don't think Helian Ding may be able to raise grain and grass for disaster relief, Liu Song and Bei Liang can't wait to send him with food." Cui Hao was also in a good mood, and the annexation of Western Qin accelerated the unification of the north by Wei for at least five years.

"Helian Ding just wants to give His Majesty face and send a step. It seems that this Pingyuan Gong really cares about his son and sister and doesn't want to put up a fight anymore. ”

"He doesn't want to put on a show, I'm going to arch him high!" Tuoba Tao rubbed his hands, "He came with the honor guard of the Plains Gong?" I probably heard that the officials of Honglu Temple in our country did not allow his envoys to enter Beijing in the name of Wang Chen. I personally led my army to meet him! With a guard of honor to greet the kings of other countries! ”

"No, Your Majesty!"

Gu Bi was worried when he heard it, "I almost ...... last time"

"He only brought 3,000 soldiers and horses into the Wei State, and the army stayed in Western Qin, what else is there to be afraid of? I only greeted him near the border, and he came to our country with 3,000 soldiers and horses via the Xia country, which was already a show of his sincerity. There are so many centaurs in Xia Kingdom, if he really has any ideas, he will trample him to death. ”

Tuoba Tao never worried that Helian Ding was cheating, he was worried that his sincerity was not sincere enough.

"Three days later, no! Let's go tomorrow! Bring Helian Mingzhu and Helian Zhishui to greet Helian Ding together! ”

Gu Bi saw that Tuoba Tao's urgency had another attack, and knew that what he said was useless in the limelight, so he had to urge Cui Hao, Kumoti and the others with his eyes again and again.

"Your Majesty, if the Yulin Army wants to be dispatched, at least the state capitals along the road must be ordered to prepare food and grass supplies, right? You can't go without three or five days. ”

Cui Hao starts from a pragmatic point of view.

"It's better for King Changshan, who stayed in Tongwan City, to lead people to greet Helianding's men and horses, and escort them directly to the vicinity of Pingcheng, and His Majesty will go to greet them again. In this way, face is also given, and the safety of His Majesty is also ensured. ”

Kumoti apparently agreed with the arrangement, and nodded repeatedly.

"It's not just a matter of supplies, if Helian is set too big a welcome specification at the beginning, the envoys of the countries who stayed in Pingcheng will definitely be dissatisfied. Moreover, if His Majesty greeted Helian Ding with the etiquette of welcoming the king, how would he reward him after he returned to the Wei State? The necessary respect is to be there, but not too much. ”

"What did those envoys do other than send me something I didn't need? We will give them twice as much! Who wouldn't want to do this kind of good deal! If I can return twice as many things as I send to others, I will send them several times a year! ”

Tuoba Tao was angry when he thought of those "gifts", "I have the ability to give my country a large piece of territory!" I will also treat him with the power of a king! Which monarch dared to come to Wei in person? ”

Tuoba Tao was so anxious to go to meet Helian Ding, he didn't even count what Cui Hao and Kumoti said, and his tone was urgent like a demon in the color who wanted to greet a beautiful woman.

In fact, he didn't pay so much attention to the big beauty Princess Xingping that Beiliang was going to send, and he was worried that the soldiers would freeze in the cold in winter, so he had to wait until the spring was warm to greet him.

But this is about to be the New Year, and Pingcheng doesn't know how busy he is, but Tuoba Tao wants to leave a bunch of messes and go to the west to meet Helianding!

After Kumoti's persuasion failed, he had to go to see Hermulan standing at the end. Although he didn't know that He Mulan was a woman, he knew that Tuoba Tao had always treated He Mulan differently from others, and he suspected that He Mulan was originally a secret chess piece arranged by Tuoba Tao, and he was a hidden henchman, so he had greater hopes for her.

Who knew that He Mulan opened his mouth, but several other ministers and generals almost bit her to death.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with doing this."

Gu Bi's expression almost didn't read, "You sycophant!" You sycophant! "That's it.

He Mulan had her own thoughts, she said without humility or arrogance: "Helian Ding is undoubtedly a hero in the world, and he also has his own arrogance, otherwise he would not have established himself as the emperor after killing Helian Chang, and erected the banner of Xia Kingdom." But he really didn't think about really re-establishing the Xia State, otherwise there would be no need to send envoys to our country frequently, and accept our envoys for negotiations, including his defeat of Western Qin, which is more like a capital ...... to win promotion and gain a foothold in order to return to our country in the future."

Her thoughts became clearer and clearer, and her words became more and more firm.

"Helian Chang has always been jealous of him and desperately suppressed him, what does it turn out? Facts have proved that this Pingyuan Duke is indeed the real pillar of the country, and after the failure of the mission of nine deaths, he dared to return to the Xia Kingdom with the remnants of the army across most of the Rouran, in terms of 'the way of being a minister', his virtue is not at all lost. In contrast, Helian Chang did something to him was enough to chill the world. ”

"His Majesty is now trying to sweep away the countries, the countries are either weak or small, and there are many capable people who are indecided, and His Majesty is the time to erect a model of 'Ming Jun'. Mo said that Helian Ding really came to surrender with the land, but no, His Majesty must also make enough sincerity to show the countries. If you can treat your rivals with sincerity, let alone the vassals who are really attached. When the time comes, our country will really fight with other countries, and I am afraid that these ministers of other countries who want to submit will be able to play an unimaginable role. ”

Are there still few ministers who instigate their bosses to change jobs in order to change bosses?

The sixteen northern countries used to jump ship to each other.

"Taking a step back, Helian Ding has experienced such a tragic thing, and he must have left a huge wound in his heart, and he will not put all his trust in the interaction between the monarch and the minister, he will be obedient, firstly, to take care of his family, and secondly, after weighing it, he will find that submission is the best way, but it may not be how much he trusts and has a sense of belonging to His Majesty."

She smiled and patted Tuobatao's ass.

"But our majesty is a monarch who is the complete opposite of Helian Chang, not only benevolent and open-minded, but also very trusting of his subordinates, which is one of the most easily submissive traits for a monarch. If His Majesty can really warm Helianding's heart......"

She thought of the general who was desperate to run thousands of miles, and for a while she felt a sense of heroism and cherishing heroes.

"Your Majesty, if you can really make him return to his heart, how Helian Ding was loyal to the Xia State back then, how he could be loyal to the Wei State. The things in a person's bones will not change, even if the heart is cold for a while, but the nature is there. He has the heart and ability, and he is the pillar of the Xia Kingdom, treating him well will do no harm, but there will be a little risk, it is worth trying. ”

"That's what I thought too! That's it, is face important? No matter how much I respect the end of the begging twilight, can he help him up? Can he be loyal to me? I don't respect those who owe me allegiance, so what else do I have to respect? ”

Tuobatao's eyes lit up again and again when He Mulan said, and he couldn't wait to rush up and take her hand and kiss her a few times.

On the side, Gu Bi, Cui Hao, and several Xianbei dignitaries glanced at each other, and changed their expressions to each other, all of them were surprised that He Mulan, who could only listen silently before, had changed so much.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it has been reborn!

Could it really be that he was dialed by a Buddhist monk and opened his spiritual acumen?

"People say that the priest should be impressed for three days, but I didn't believe it, but now I believe it. Let the young people of Pingcheng praise each other, General Hua really has a unique mind. Cui Hao sighed, thinking of his disciple Di Yefei, who didn't know how long it would take to □□, he couldn't help but say again: "In this world, there are really not many people who start with love instead of profit. ”

He Mullan was reserved and did not even dare to say it.

Gu Bi also thought of a number of his little disciples, a number of people were shocked by Mulan, and they did not leave "My family is long", Tuoba Tao also trusted Hua Mulan so much, this person was among the top of the court with a humble body, and even Tuoba Tao asked Su Hejun to summon him to come when discussing such a major event, even if he stood at the end, it was worth scrutinizing.

In addition, Hua Mulan is not pampered and arrogant, and her words are also substantial, and she has an appetite for Tuoba Tao, not only that, but also whether it is a battle or a competition, it proves that the whole person has martial arts and combat ability that is difficult to reach in the world.

The so-called hidden dragon in the abyss, not to be underestimated, that's it.

Tuoba Tao was elated, Kumoti seemed to be moved, Cui Hao had always supported Tuoba Tao, Gu Bi saw that it was difficult to support alone, so he had to compromise, and everyone began to discuss in detail the details of welcoming Helianding.

These are not things that Hermulan can interject, she does not understand these administrative plans and arrangements at all, and this is not something that "knowledge" can make up for, so she continues to maintain her usual attitude of "humble learning" and listens without interjecting at all.

And this kind of words and deeds made many dignitaries and ministers think that she was a stable young man who was not arrogant or impatient, and they became more and more kind to him.

Although there is friction between the Han and Xianbei people now, and there are also conflicts of interest between many factions, the north is not peaceful, and there are many frictions among other Hu ethnic groups inside.

As long as the opinions put forward by Tuoba Tao are adopted, or the opinions put forward by the ministers are adopted by Tuoba Tao, many ministers brainstorm and perform their duties, and soon the matter will be assigned, and each will be in place, with very little delay.

After a while, many ministers left the palace, all of whom were busy with their own affairs, and only Cui Hao and a few ministers stayed.

Cui Hao stayed, but it was for another matter.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you left the high monk Tan Wuyu from Tianzhu in the palace? This is an envoy from Beiliang, and leaving him rashly behind is not conducive to the friendship between the two countries, so it is better to send him back to the embassy. ”

Cui Hao believes in Taoism, and allies with Kou Qianzhi, the Kou family is a wealthy family in Henan, and the Cui family has expanded a lot of power through the prestige of the Kou family, and the two rely on each other, and it is impossible to watch Tuoba Tao tilt in the direction of Buddhism.

Tuoba Tao did not look particularly impressed by any religion at this time, whether it was Buddhism or Taoism, it was the attitude of "black cats and white cats are good cats when they catch mice".

His own father believed in Buddhism, the Northern Wei Dynasty Buddhism was strong, many famous monks were highly respectful of Tan Wuyu, this master was proficient in many languages, and was once a "mage" in the Western Regions, traveling around the world, and seeing a wide range of knowledge.

Tuoba Tao was worried that he would be retaliated against by Beiliang, so he placed him in the palace and treated him as a "master", listening to him tell about his experience in the countries of the Western Regions and in Beiliang, and wanted to understand the customs and national strength of the Western Regions and Beiliang and other countries, but Cui Hao asked him to send Tan Wuyu out, and he was immediately unhappy.

He knew that Cui Hao was the contact person of the Confucianism and Taoism families, and he also had a lot of attacks on Buddhism, but after all, he was an important minister, and the monks could not help him fight the war and govern the government, so he turned a blind eye to it.

However, his trust in Cui Hao was still extraordinary, so he didn't obviously show displeasure, but said: "This master is proficient in Tianzhu's farming skills, and can also make some farm tools, improve waterwheels and overturns, I want to keep him to be of great use, so I left him in the palace first." ”

"But he is an outsider after all, and the monk is also a man, how can he stay in the palace all the time?"

Cui Hao continued to persuade: "If His Majesty wants to use him and send him to any temple in Pingcheng, I believe those high-ranking monks will also be very happy." If you really want to ask him for advice, just summon him into the palace when you need to. As a 'Heavenly Master', Kou Dao has never lived in the palace. Your Majesty's words and deeds will affect many people's opinions, so it's best to be cautious! ”

Although Tuoba Tao was a little blocked in his heart, he still nodded according to his words: "Then according to what Taichang said, please invite him to Huguo Temple to temporarily worship and treat him with national courtesy." In fact, he also proposed to leave the palace several times, saying that there was still Buddhism that had not been completed, and I forced him to stay. ”

He was afraid that Cui Hao would have an opinion on Tan Wuyu, and he took the matter on himself, so he ordered the hunter around him to spread the word.

He Mulan had seen the terrible rivalry between Cui Hao and Buddhism in her dreams, and she knew that although Kou Qianzhi also suppressed Buddhism, he never had the idea of destroying it. And Cui Hao doesn't know why, it seems that he was born with an extreme hatred for Buddhist monks, even to the point of being quick to deal with them.

When she saw this kind of cruelty for the first time, she couldn't help but feel frightened, as if she had seen the appearance of the monks dying under the order to destroy the Buddha later, and she looked at Cui Hao with some fear.

Cui Hao seemed to feel something, and when he turned around, he found that it was He Mulan, and smiled friendly. He Mulan couldn't open the corners of his mouth, even if he knew that this person was indeed a brilliant and capable humerus minister, but when he thought that he also had many problems such as unclear knowledge, excessive selfishness, and pride and conceit, his heart was very heavy.

This is human nature, not something that can be changed for a while, she only hopes that Di Yefei will learn by his side, and not contaminate his nature.

Thinking about it like this, she felt that Di Yefei's road to soaring was a bit dangerous, and it was far better for a few people to be a little waiter by Gu Bi's side.

Although it is inconspicuous, what the attendant officer learns is practical, and what he does is positive, and there will always be a day when he is released. Once encountering a battle, he will also start from a middle-level general.

But Di Yefei's "disciple" belongs to the "protégé", and he is almost as prosperous as Cui Hao, and he is both in loss and loss, even if he is the right Sima in Gaoche Huben, because Cui Hao is a "Gaoche Recruiter", he is still branded as Cui Hao's faction.

But these worries only passed through Hermulan's mind. Di Yefei is not a stupid person, and he has a terrible tenacity, and he is also extremely sensitive to politics, otherwise he would not have been able to become a general in Zhenxi from a white body in his previous life.

General Zhenxi, who is in his thirties, is already an astonishing high position for a miscellaneous beard.

Cui Hao achieved his goal and left satisfied, Tuoba Tao was happy to submit to Helian Ding, and at the same time he was worried that his "strategy" for Helian Mingzhu had almost no progress. Originally, Helian Mingzhu should still have a good impression of him, but after returning from the plum garden, his attitude became cold again, which made him sigh at the fickleness and inexplicability of women.

In addition, Helian Mingzhu now lives in the palace of the Empress Dowager Dou in order to avoid suspicion, and the Empress Dowager Dou still has Mrs. He and Tuoba Huang in the palace, he often goes to see his son, but he can't get along with Helian Mingzhu at ease, after all, there is still a Mrs. He who has no good news in the middle, and he still has to work hard to "cultivate".

The only thing that can be called happy is that I don't know if Mrs. He broke out to survive, or fought hard to see her son alive, this woman who is as gentle as water on weekdays suddenly became extremely "hungry/thirsty", every time she only had the opportunity to sleep with Tuoba Tao, she hurried up to the time, and it was normal for the red candle to shake until dawn overnight, and she crushed the silver teeth of a woman in the first house.

Mrs. He can still make up for sleep during the day, Tuoba Huang is already one year old, and she doesn't need people to watch it every day and night, but Tuoba Tao has to go to court for a hundred days, Rao is body is amazing, and she has been squeezed dry several times, and her legs are weak every time she goes out of Ci'an Palace, and she has to doze off in the court, so she doesn't lose face when she pinches her legs and wakes up.

Because Mrs. He knew her future, she became more and more delicate and moving, blooming with a surprising charm, and the whole person was also in an open mood, laughing when she met people, and even the little eunuch often blushed when she saw Mrs. He's gentle smile.

The prince Tuoba Huang is also very good-looking, he began to eat some solid food, never picky, he looks white and fat, and can talk a lot, especially love to stick to the Empress Dowager Dou, and treat her differently from others, which makes the Empress Dowager Dou hurt in her heart.

This is the future crown prince, Empress Dowager Dou knows it, and she also knows that she will teach this child in person before the nanny is found, and treats Tuoba Huang like a real grandson.

Helian Mingzhu and Mrs. He live in the same palace, and it is not a competitive relationship (Mrs. He knows that she is leaving), the two get along well, when Tuoba Tao does not come, the two often visit the garden together, talk, Mrs. He can speak Hun dialect, for the reason of leaving connections for Tuoba Huang, she takes care of Helian Mingzhu, and often teaches her all kinds of complex relationships in the Wei palace and the court, and various factions in the harem, and never hides her secrets.

Mrs. He is a really gentle woman, and she is from everyone's background, and when she treats people well, she is like a spring breeze, and over time, Helian Mingzhu treats her emotionally like her own sister, and she also knows that this lady is probably dying, and the unique softness of women makes her more pity for Mrs. He and Tuoba Huang, the two are not sisters, and they are already a little like sisters.

Empress Dowager Dou was happy to see this kind of development, and even added some fuel to the fire, promising Mrs. He that after she "left", if any of her henchmen in the palace were unwilling to leave the palace, they could point it to Helian Mingzhu to help her gain a foothold in the harem.

Helian Mingzhu herself seems to be unwilling to stay in the Wei Palace, but the whole Wei country thinks that she has to marry Tuoba Tao, Empress Dowager Dou helps her is to help her own son, Mrs. He was worried about what to do with her mother's family and the palace people who have served for so many years, all the palace people after Tuoba Huang were personally selected by Tuoba Tao, and it is impossible to use people from the mother family, and the kindness of the Empress Dowager Dou is simply a charcoal in the snow for her.

Based on this relationship, Mrs. He and Helian Mingzhu are somewhat like allies, except for Tuoba Tao, who is a little embarrassed every time he comes to Mrs. Xinghe, they get along very well at other times.

Tuoba Huang now does not call Helian Mingzhu "aunt", but "aunt", so that his nephew, who is already ten years old, Helian Mingzhu evokes distant memories and loves him endlessly.

A qiē is extremely beautiful, except when Tuoba Tao comes.

On this day, Tuoba Tao went to the harem from the front to visit the Queen Mother, and went around to see his son by the way. Unexpectedly, Helian Mingzhu was also in Tuoba Huang's side hall, bouncing on his lap with Tuoba Huang in his arms, as if he was a real aunt.

Mrs. He is not in the palace, she should be busy with other things, Helian Mingzhu stood up with Tuoba Huang in her arms and looked embarrassed, I don't know whether to throw the child on the couch and salute, or just hold Tuoba Huang and stiffen.

Fortunately, Tuoba Huang broke the siege, and when he saw Tuoba Tao, he immediately shouted "Grandpa" and stretched out his hand to hug him. Tuoba Tao hugged his son over, and Helian Mingzhu saluted Tuoba Tao, and then stood aside stiffly.

"You're so nervous when you see me now. In the past, you didn't have such a restrained ...... when you served me to change clothes and go to the toilet" Tuoba Tao glanced at Helian Mingzhu and said with emotion: "Sure enough, when the woman recovers, the woman's body becomes twisted and pinched......"

I don't know if Mulan is like this, if it's the case, or don't run around in women's clothes.

Tuoba Tao thought as he casually pointed to the mat beside him.

"What are you doing standing? Sit. ”

"Don't dare, your majesty is on your side, how can you let ......"

"If you want to sit, you will sit! You stand and I talk to you with your face up! ”

Helian Mingzhu saw Tuoba Tao hugging Tuoba and looked in a good mood, so he didn't dare to brush his meaning, so he could only sit down according to his words.

Tuoba Tao pointed very close to him, Helian Mingzhu looked at Tuoba Tao who was gently teasing his son, and then thought about hearing the movement from the next hall every night, and couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt in his heart for robbing his sister's things, and lowered his head and was even more reluctant to speak.

These days, she has been thinking about what Tuoba Tao said to her, she knows that if she marries him and enters the harem, it is actually the best way for everyone, but even if she has long admired him in her heart, she is still afraid of that kind of life.

Especially after living in the palace for so long, seeing those women in the harem ruining each other and ruining their own lives, and knowing that Tuoba Tao was about to elect a palace concubine again, and Mrs. He was also dying, she couldn't help but start thinking about whether she really wanted such a day?

If her brother hadn't sacrificed so much for her, the life she wanted was actually like this, marrying the lord of a powerful country, becoming the favorite concubine of the harem, or even ascending to the throne, and then fighting for the greatest interests of her country.

But now that Xia Guo is gone, her brother doesn't need her to fight for any status for him, although she is happy in the palace, she has a new longing after seeing the vivid and lovely life of many Xianbei daughters in Meiyuan who dare to love and hate.

She wanted to know what it was like outside the palace.

I want to know what a free life will be like.

She wants to be able to say "I love Mulan" or "I love that majesty" in front of people one day, instead of not knowing what the answer is in her heart like now.

Maybe it was because she hadn't spoken, and her attitude was getting more and more strange, and Tuoba Tao suddenly opened her mouth first after squeezing Tuoba Huang's little hand for a while.

"Your brother has already handed over his credentials and is ready to be attached. He had been leading his team from Nanping for a while, and he would arrive at Pingcheng in about ten days. ”

Tuoba Tao looked at Helian Mingzhu, whose eyes widened, and said with a smile: "I am going to meet Helian Gong in person, your nephew can come to Pingcheng the day after tomorrow, if you are not afraid of hardship, you can follow my army to meet him." ”

"I'm not afraid of hard work!"

Helian Mingzhu blurted out, her eyes full of tears.

"My brother, is he really here?"

"Well, here you are, with three thousand men. The courtiers didn't want me to go personally, I wanted to. Fortunately, Mulan's advice was adopted, otherwise there would have been a toss. ”

He looked at Helian Mingzhu and continued to speak: "Hua Mulan said that Helian Gong has been injured by Helian Chang and is disheartened, what I should do is to let his heart warm up again......"

"Easier said than done......"

Helian Mingzhu muttered to himself.

She never doubted that he was an upright emperor, but her brother was not an ignorant woman. The hatred of the country and the family are criss-crossed, and it is too complicated.

"I think it's much easier to get along with courtiers than with women. But sometimes, I think that if I can get along with my subordinates like a woman, it would be better to marry back if I like it. If this is the case, my position as the queen may be determined by Helian. ”

He shamelessly said words that could scare a minister to death.

Helian Mingzhu blushed, as if she couldn't imagine what it would be like for her brother to become a "queen". She had a deep understanding of His Majesty's "informality" and his obtuseness in the affairs of men and women.

Her younger sister, who was included in the palace when the Xia Kingdom was destroyed, still doesn't know which little corner it is stuffed in, maybe this majesty doesn't even know her sister's name.

He is too inattentive to women. Probably only Mrs. He, who gave birth to her son, can get a different look at him.

-- but at the cost of death.

"You will reunite with Helian Gong, and after the reunion, I will officially propose an employment contract to Helian Gong, and I don't know if Helian Guild will not agree. But I hope you can say yes. ”

There was a deep and expectant emotion in Tuobatao's eyes.

"I see you differently from other women in the palace, after all, you have served me for so long, and you have ...... with me"

"Majesty!"

Please, don't say dragon root again!

“…… And I don't think you're annoying or anything bad about you. You are a real princess, there is currently no woman with a higher status than you in my harem, and you don't have to worry about being wronged. ”

The more Tuoba Tao spoke, the more powerless he became, and embarrassment appeared on his face.

"Gee, even I don't think I'm convincing." He stroked the soft hair of his son, who was listening to their conversation with wide eyes.

"Well, I'm not a begging person......"

He stood up, bent his son back into Helian Mingzhu's arms, and Tuoba Huang wrapped his arms around Helian Mingzhu's neck, babbling.

"You may have to leave with me soon, and prepare your things, but if you have anything to say, you should talk to your brother."

At this moment, Helian Mingzhu was shaken again.

He, she, and the little prince looked like a real family, discussing how to welcome their mother's family.

But it's all fake after all.

"陛xià! 陛xià! Mrs. He fainted in the front hall! ”

Kiss.

The illusion cracked and turned into a burst foam.

Is it from, or not from?

Is it to conform to the destiny and the situation, or to ignore the hesitation of the heart?

A moment later.

"Your Majesty, Mrs. He is probably pregnant, but the month is still young, so I can't be sure. Wait another month for confirmation. ”

After the imperial doctor's diagnosis, he continued to persuade with some embarrassment: "A pregnant woman can't be tired, although your majesty is fierce and fierce, but ...... Ahem...... Please also be modest. For the first few months, it's better not to have any more. Madame has some kidney water insufficiency, but fortunately the fetus is fine......"

Helian Mingzhu stood in front of Mrs. He's bed, looked at Tuoba Tao and Mrs. He breathed a sigh of relief, held hands and looked at each other and smiled, there was an indescribable tacit understanding in her eyes and expressions, and her heart gradually sank.

This answer.

She already knew......