On the twelfth day of the twelfth month of the fourteenth year of Dahuan Jingxi, the largest official change in history was carried out in the Dahuan court. Under the joint efforts of Pei Yun and Su Weixin, the six princes in the court and the cronies of the Yuan family and the Zhang family were all expelled from the court.

On the second day, the news of the suicide of the six princes came from the prison, and all the officials sighed, and Emperor Xiao helplessly wiped a tear, but Xiao Mojiu did not directly endanger Emperor Xiao's actions after all, so Emperor Xiao tried his best to protect his granddaughter and grandson, and finally Pei Yun and Su Weixin had to obey Emperor Xiao's will and imprisoned Yuan Bitao and her two children on an island near the sea. And Zhang Guifei in the palace was also beaten into the cold palace. When Yuan Bitao left the capital, she finally took her two children to visit Zhang Guifei in the cold palace, and Zhang Guifei also committed suicide in the cold palace after her daughter-in-law and grandson left.

Seven days after the Six Princes committed suicide, the Zhang clan was defeated and killed in Wuxing, and the Seven Princes worked with the Su clan and the Xie clan to exterminate the remaining party. The entire political activities of the Six Princes and one party ended in the Wuxing Rebellion. At this point, Dahuan finally stabilized the situation and quelled the civil strife, and the whole country was happy for a while, and the people in the capital were also stable.

After a gust of wind and waves, the capital of Dahuan finally ushered in a belated heavy snowfall, which had arrived as early as November in previous years, but this year it was particularly late.

Just as Ruoyun watched the snowflakes flying all over the sky, she immediately ran into Jiang Mei's house. The cheer shouted: "Miss, it's snowing, it's snowing, come out and see!" But Ruoyun didn't wait for Jiang Mei's reply, she ran into the back room to take a look, she didn't see Jiang Mei's shadow, and when she was about to go out, she bumped into a little girl who entered the door, Ruoyun asked, "Where's Miss?" ”

The girl sighed, "Miss should be in Ruoxue's house..."

Ruoyun felt a pain in his heart when he heard this. Jiang Mei has been since Ruoxue's death. Hardly a word was spoken, and he had not cried since he shed two tears that day, except when the snow stopped. She sat stupidly in the mourning hall and watched her for a day and a night. No one in the entire mansion dared to say Ruoxue's name in front of her. Only when the burial is about to be buried. Rong and asked her where to bury Ruoxue,

Jiang Mei took one last look at Jiuzhu. Said: "Jiuzhu, do you remember the place where we saw Mu Shizi paying tribute to the Yun family? Jiuzhu nodded, "Then bury it around there!" Jiang Mei squeezed out these words weakly and then fell asleep quietly.

Ruoyun thought about it, and felt that she couldn't let Miss go on like this anymore, so she mustered up the courage to run to Ruoxue's room, and looked at Jiang Mei who was sitting on Ruoxue's bed,

She walked over and said loudly with tears in her eyes: "Miss, do you remember what you promised Ruoxue?" You can't go on like this, you have to cheer up, if the snow is watching from the sky! ”

Jiang Mei heard the sound and raised her head slightly, when she saw Ruoyun for the first time, she seemed to think that Ruoxue was back at that moment, but when she looked at it, it was exactly the same appearance, but it was a completely different expression, she knew that this was Ruoyun before, so she lowered her head again.

"Miss, do you remember when you were a child, Ruoxue said that if she wasn't around one day, as long as she saw the snowflakes, it would be like seeing her, and now it's snowing outside!" Ruoyun wiped away her tears and said.

Jiang Mei's expression finally moved slightly, she did remember Ruoxue saying such a thing, so she immediately got up and walked outside.

Seeing this, Ruoyun immediately put a thick mink coat on her. Help her out of the house.

Jiang Mei walked to the eaves and saw snowflakes flying all over the sky, she reached out to catch a few snowflakes, and muttered, "They are laughing so happily!" ”

After a while, Jiuzhu and Rong He also came over, and the young lady was finally willing to come out of the house, and Rong He felt a lot better. And Jiuzhu was also leaning against the pillar at the moment, staring at the snowflakes in the sky.

"It's a pity that Ruoxue didn't like to smile before...."Jiang Mei continued to add, and a sad expression appeared on her face again.

Jiang Mei looked up at the white sky again, the dead trees that had gradually been covered with snow. Her expression began to be a little dazed, and when the snowflakes were fast enough to hit her face, the coldness of the pieces made her slowly sober up, and her eyes gradually became clear, Jiang Mei said silently in her heart: Ruoyun is right, sadness has no meaning, Ruoxue will not come back, the future road will continue, and what can be done is to try not to let the people around her be hurt again because of this...

After figuring it out, Jiang Mei smiled with relief, turned to the four of them and said, "It's snowing today, let the cook cook a few good dishes, and let Ruoxue come back to see us!" "Let's go to the back room.

Everyone was relieved to see that she had regained her former look. They all walked in with her.

After lunch, Jiang Mei sat by the fire all afternoon, looking at the silent snow outside the window in a daze, with a trace of sadness in her calm face, as if everything had become a memory.

After Xiao Moheng brought the Beifu soldiers back to Beijing, he finally returned to the capital on the second day of the heavy snowfall, when he was dressed in military uniform, majestic and heroic approached the court, the ministers really realized that the day when the wind never stopped, the six princes fell, and now the seven princes have heavy troops in their hands, and they rose overnight, and it seems that they have the full strength to compete with the nine princes, and the already simple and clear court situation suddenly became complicated.

Emperor Xiao was very happy that Xiao Moheng could successfully quell the chaos, this was the most comfortable day for him in several months, because Dahuan's internal strife was finally pacified, and he also found that he had another excellent son who stood proudly in the court like a green pine, and more importantly, he also held Dahuan in his hands an army that really belonged to the royal family.

Emperor Xiao saw that the government had finally stabilized, and he was very happy, so he rewarded the meritorious people of the Pingxi Rebellion and the Wuxing Rebellion one by one.

Emperor Xiao issued several edicts at the same time, the first edict, officially promoted Jingkou to Beifu, promoted the seventh prince Xiao Moheng to the governor of Beifu, changed the Xuzhou governance office from Guangling to Huaiyin, moved the general mansion of Xuzhou Thorn Shi Bing to Huaiyin, and promoted the general of Beifu to Mi Xuejun as the general of Beifu. Other generals were also promoted one by one.

Feng Pei Yun is the Marquis of Pingxi, and the general's official department is still the same; Feng Su Weixin is the Marquis of Pingdong. General Wei's book made his job the same; Xie Hui was promoted to the general of the service and the leading army, and the two departments of Zuo Min and Du Zhi were merged and renamed the Household Department, and Xie Hui was promoted to the Household Department Shangshu, which was listed above the Ministry of Officials in the same place. Su Weiheng and Xie Yun were also promoted to knighthood one by one. Even Pei Yun's son Pei Hui was promoted to the middle of the matter.

In order to reward the courtiers for their dedication to quelling the chaos and protecting the country, Emperor Xiao rewarded him almost from top to bottom, so the court was also happy. Despite this, all the ministers can also see that the Seventh Prince Xiao Moheng is now hot in the court, but the Nine Emperors still have the upper hand with the support of Pei Yun and Su Weixin.

Emperor Xiao always used his checks and balances at the right time. Everyone can see that the biggest profit from this award is Xiao Moheng, the seventh prince. To say that Emperor Xiao used to favor the most was the Nine Emperor Prince Xiao Mocheng. But now the ministers also saw that the scale in Emperor Xiao's heart had begun to favor Xiao Moheng.

When Xiao Mocheng's power was strong enough to threaten Emperor Xiao's imperial power, Emperor Xiao had to have some scruples, and more importantly, what was powerful behind Xiao Mocheng was the power of the scholar clan that ran counter to the imperial power, and what Xiao Moheng had in his hands was an army that really belonged to the imperial family. It represents the revitalization of imperial power. Therefore, Emperor Xiao had to re-examine the candidate for the crown prince.

But just as the courtiers privately began to talk about the glorious Seventh Prince. This master actually ran to his palace with an angry face.

After Xiao Moheng returned to the house. With an angry face, he strode straight to Dongfang Zhan's residence, and when he saw Dongfang Zhan reclining and sitting, leisurely reading a book. There was a hint of anger in his heart, so he split his head and asked, "Why didn't you tell me that she was under house arrest by Xiao Mojiu?" ”

When Dongfang Zhan saw him coming back, he was getting up with a smile on his face and preparing to salute, but what he saw was Xiao Moheng's face full of anger, and what he heard was Xiao Moheng's stern questioning.

Dongfang Zhan did not immediately respond to Xiao Moheng when he heard this, on the contrary, he slowly straightened up and stared at Xiao Moheng proudly for a long time before he slowly spoke: "Is this important?" The tone was a little cold.

Dongfang Zhan also responded to this lord's accountability with an unprecedentedly serious expression, because this was the first time in more than seven years that Xiao Moheng had spoken to him in such an angry tone, and he couldn't do it if he didn't want to.

Xiao Moheng was even more angry when he saw his indifferent expression, so he said in a somewhat excited tone: "What if, what if the person who received that arrow is her?" How should you? ”

When he heard that Jiang Mei was taken hostage by Xiao Mojiao, his heart was already tightened, last time she was so seriously injured in Jingzhou, how could she bear such pain this time, but when he knew that Jiang Mei blocked an arrow for her because of Ruoxue in order to survive, he was scared into a cold sweat all over his body, and at that time he couldn't wait to run back to the capital immediately, hug her in his arms, don't let her be hurt again, and tell her everything and him.

Dongfang Zhan sneered when he heard this, "Oh? But she is not dead, so what can I do if I tell Your Highness? It makes you sleepless and can't successfully quell the rebellion, right? ”

Dongfang Zhan said in a cold tone, "Or is His Highness going to give up Wu Xing for her sake and rush back to save her?" I'm afraid that His Highness hasn't rushed back yet, and the six princes have already been beheaded by someone, and His Highness has lost the opportunity to quell the chaos! "Dongfang Zhan also doesn't care about the way of the monarch and the minister, and is a little aggressive.

Xiao Moheng was speechless by his question, and was stunned on the spot for a while.

Seeing this, Dongfang Zhan continued: "Does Your Highness know why the Sixth Prince wants to hold Miss Jiang hostage? ”

Xiao Moheng looked at Dongfang Zhan in confusion.

Dongfang Zhan sneered at the corner of his mouth: "It is precisely because the Nine Emperor Princes care about her too much, and his love for Jiang Mei has allowed Xiao Mojiao to catch his weakness, so the Nine Emperor Princes fell into helplessness and passivity from beginning to end. And His Royal Highness actually questioned Zhan so sharply for the sake of a woman today, Zhan had to think about it, His Royal Highness's children will not only let themselves fall into a passive place in the future, but also harm Miss Jiang a little! ”

Xiao Moheng was a little red by what he said, then closed his eyes, took a long breath, and finally understood Dongfang Zhan's hard work, and also figured out the joints: It seems that he is concerned and chaotic, and the authorities are confused, Mr. is right, he must not follow in the footsteps of Xiao Mocheng, and he must not let people use this to threaten him to hurt her.

Despite this, Xiao Moheng was still a little uneasy after being silent for a long time, and asked softly, "Is she okay?" The maid was inseparable from her, she must be very sad, right? ”

When Dongfang Zhan heard this, he was a little helpless, "Your Highness, don't worry, if Miss Jiang can't even bear this blow, then we will also look up to her," Dongfang Zhan replied with a smile, and after a while, he looked at Xiao Moheng, and said in a somewhat tragic tone: "What's the point of dying a girl, when we cut down an opponent, we will step on the blood of our companions, and all success will come at a price!" Although Dongfang Zhan was saddened by Ruoxue's death in his heart, he also had to admit this bloody fact and had to face up to the sacrifices he might face in the future.

Xiao Moheng looked at him in a daze, his eyes were full of understanding and helplessness, and finally the two looked at each other for a long time without saying a word, and this wordless gaze showed the consensus of the two. At this time, both of them also felt each other's mood and intentions.

After Xiao Moheng calmed down, he realized that he was wrong today, "Sir, I was reckless today, I hope Mr. forgive me, Mr. today's words are all reasonable, Mo Heng is grateful to have a good teacher like Mr. by his side, who can spur me from time to time, so as not to make me make a big mistake!" Xiao Moheng bowed to Dongfang Zhan. Open-minded and sincere.

Seeing this, Dongfang Zhan immediately bowed his hand to him, "Your Highness, although Zhan's words are sharp, but every sentence is from the bottom of his heart, and it is also for the sake of His Highness, I hope that His Highness will try to restrain his feelings for Miss Jiang as much as possible, and not let it affect His Highness's mind anymore!" ”

When Xiao Moheng heard this, he smiled bitterly, his feelings are not said to be there, and if he says he doesn't, he can't say that he can't, but now he can only promise him: "Mo Heng remembers it in his heart!" ”

Dongfang Zhan saw that he agreed, and his heart was also relieved, and he thought that Xiao Moheng had just come down from the court, and he should not have eaten yet, so he said with concern: "Your Highness has been tired for so long, you should also rest well, Zhan will send His Highness down for dinner!" ”

"Good!"

Immediately, the two went to the main hall of the palace together, and saw that the two side concubines were waiting in the hall, and as soon as the two saw Xiao Moheng, they immediately welcomed him in.

Xiao Moheng suddenly found that Xie Yuanxiu was a little blushing and shy, he was still a little puzzled for a while, Shi Qingzao took the looks of the two in his eyes, blessed Xiao Moheng, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Highness, Sister Xie is happy!" ”

Xiao Moheng was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Xie Yuanxiu blankly, he has a child! This is something he has been looking forward to, but now that Concubine Xie is pregnant, he doesn't know what to say for a while. (To be continued......)