"Once General He Tu leaves the territory, the Nanban will definitely rush towards my Tianhan territory like a mad dog that sees a fishy smell, and the people in the south of my Tianhan will be afraid of mishaps."

As soon as the third prince finished speaking, another prince spoke:

"The third brother is too worried, my Tianhan generals can fight well, the reason why General Changli was entangled by Loulan is only because he understands that the puppet has no good way to deal with it for a while, if it is helped by General He Tu, the two of them will join forces, and they will definitely take Loulan in less than half a month, and the southern barbarians in half a month have no ability to break through the frontier of my Tianhan."

"That's right, Starling's words are right, and there is not only the general of Zhennan in the south, but the Li family is reckless under the command of Jian'an City, and even if the Nanban attacks, the people of the Li family can stop it for a few months."

"This is reasonable, since he has become Li Jia, he is not a simple person, he has his town to guard the Southern Regions, and the Southern Barbarians can't be easily broken if they want to come, and General Zhennan can also leave with peace of mind."

"Looking at it this way, General Zhennan is indeed the most suitable candidate."

"In that case, I also recommend General Zhennan."

"I think it's doable, too."

Many princes and ministers present discussed a lot, but except for the third prince and the only few ministers of the court who supported him, they all agreed to Gongsun He's proposal.

The third prince's face is ugly, his main supporter is the power of his mother's family, and most of the power of the He family is in the Southern Regions, so his support in the court is actually not much.

When Gongsun He proposed this plan, he sensed that something was wrong, and sure enough, his lovely younger brothers would never let go of this opportunity to weaken themselves perfectly.

Seeing that the discussion was almost over, Gongsun He spoke again:

"Since everyone basically agrees, let's ask a few princes to express their positions."

The third prince immediately spoke:

"I don't agree, General Zhennan has always guarded me in drought, and there has never been a precedent for leaving the Southern Regions, and I still insist on my opinion."

The fifth prince followed: "I agree. ”

The other princes also spoke: "I also agree." ”

"I agree with what Prime Minister Gongsun said."

"I agree."

All the princes except the three princes agreed.

There was no accident, Gongsun He's conspiracy worked.

In the past, Huangzi would be divided into two factions. Once there is a stalemate, there will be a decision in the end, the biological mother of the three princes, the queen mother.

But this time, all the allies of the three princes chose to betray him, after all, everyone is not even a temporary alliance, and there is an opportunity to weaken the largest three princes in the city among them, and everyone will naturally not let it go.

After the next dynasty, the faces of the three princes and the queen mother were ugly.

The will has been passed to He Tu, the general of Zhennan.

He Tu can resist the decree or disrespect, after all, this is just a joint decree of several princes, and, with his status, in fact, except for the emperor, there is no one who can be mobilized, and even the prime minister is not qualified.

However, once he resists and does not obey the order, although the court and the central government have no way to deal with him, the people of the five princes and other factions will take advantage of the topic one after another.

At that time, the third prince will gradually lose most of the people's support, and the pressure to compete for the throne will be greater, but once he agrees, the pressure he will face in the court will be even greater.

"Gongsun old thief."

After returning to the mansion, the third prince broke the tea bowl and his face was very ugly.

The other party's conspiracy caught him off guard.

He never thought that Gongsun He would be like this, standing on his fifth brother's side without fear of death.

You must know that although the two sides are fighting fiercely in modern times, most of the ministers and families of the DPRK and China do not have a completely thorough team, and Xiang Gongsun He's behavior of completely offending the three princes to death is still the first case.

It is foreseeable that once the five princes fail to seize the throne, no matter which prince takes the throne, he will be eliminated as soon as possible.

Because Gongsun He's body has been labeled as a confidant of the five princes.

No one can tolerate his existence, of course, if the five princes succeed in ascending the throne, then Gongsun He's position will also be unshakable, because he has made great contributions to the five princes' ascendancy.

After thinking about it again, the third prince decided to enter the palace to discuss with his mother.

That night, the third prince attacked and asked to see his mother.

Empress He is not the original match of Emperor Zhao, her body is just a palace maid who entered the palace in a draft, but because of her outstanding appearance, she was deeply loved by Emperor Zhao, and after the death of the original queen, she was named the queen.

The He family, who was only a small clan of men back then, also became a big family, and as an ordinary general, He Tu was slowly promoted to the general of Zhennan under one person and above ten thousand people.

It can be said that the He family can have today's status depends on this woman, and this woman is also really capable, at least to govern the harem in an orderly manner.

But this ability is limited to managing the harem.

Although Queen He is not young, she is maintained all year round, and she looks a few years older than the twenty-eight girl outside.

Seeing her emperor coming, Queen He asked everyone around her to retreat with a cold face.

Facing her only son, Queen He naturally favored her and asked with a smile:

"Emperor, why do you want to come to see your mother tonight? You must know that time is sensitive now, and those ministers are staring at you? If you let them know that you entered the palace in the middle of the night, I am afraid that those old scholars will visit you again tomorrow. ”

Looking at his mother, who was not troubled at all, the third prince smiled bitterly, he really couldn't understand this mother's IQ, you said he wasn't smart, right?

The harem battle is about to catch up with him for the throne, but this mother relied on the power of her will to suppress all the concubines, and won the attention of the emperor for herself.

You want to call him smart, right? In the face of major events in the DPRK and China, she behaved extremely stupidly, and many things had to be analyzed by him before she could react.

Just like what happened in the DPRK today, my mother, I am afraid that I only thought of the other party and wanted to suppress myself, but I didn't expect that this was just a simple temptation.

Once his uncle sent troops to Yumen Pass, then the other princes would continue to weaken their own power one after another, and finally eliminate themselves, the most threatening person, first.

With a wry smile on his face, the third prince began to analyze the stakes with the queen, although his mother was short-sighted, but her brain was still very useful, and she was dedicated to herself, and sometimes some ideas could often bring major changes to her situation.

"According to what you say, are the three princes planning to join forces with the other princes to kick you out first?"

After listening to the words of the third prince, the queen mother frowned and spoke.

The third prince nodded with a wry smile: "So now, we must not allow this to go on, although the matter of my uncle going to Yumen Pass has become a foregone conclusion, but I also ask the queen mother to send a letter to my uncle as soon as possible, so that he can know that the situation between the DPRK and China is good, and make plans as soon as possible." ”

Now there is an undercurrent in Luoyang, and I don't know how many scenic spots are staring at the three princes, so every move of the three princes will reach the ears of those who have a heart.

Therefore, he can only find his mother, who is less in the palace to do this.

The queen mother frowned, thought carefully and spoke:

"Not only that, your uncle can't go to Yumen Pass, according to what you just analyzed, that Gongsun He is old and cunning, and he will definitely not be reduced, it's just as simple as a trial, once your uncle goes to Yumen Pass, then the other princes will definitely assassinate him wave after wave.

At that time, his life will be in danger, and it is not him who is more dangerous but the two of us, although I don't understand the things in the court, but I have survived with the harem for so long, but I also know how to fight openly and secretly, Gongsun He's move is undoubtedly a murderous intention for us, he has made it clear that he wants to stand on the side of the five princes, so there will definitely be some more risky approaches, and now it seems that you have the advantage in the court.

But in fact, most of your advantages are on your uncle's side, and your uncle is not the only one in the army, so it is the fifth prince who has the support of many ministers who has the upper hand in inheriting the throne.

And this battle for the throne is becoming more and more dangerous, and we can't drag it out any longer, so I'll send a message to ask your uncle to come to Luoyang with illness as soon as possible, and I wish you to compete for the throne. ”

After listening to the queen's words, the third prince was a little surprised:

"Is there such a thing as a necessity?"

The queen mother glared:

"My stupid emperor, if you want to talk about these crooked ways in the court, ten mothers are not your opponents, but if you understand these conspiracies and tricks and people's hearts, 100 of you are not as good as half of them?

For so many years in the harem for my mother, I haven't seen any conspiracy and tricks that I haven't played, this person, once I am forced to be red by interests, I will inevitably have some dangerous thoughts.

Therefore, we must strike first, and while your younger brothers have not yet received the support of other generals in the army who hold military power, we must get that position first.

When the time comes, you will be the emperor, just find a few excuses, you can push this matter over, no matter how unhappy the others are, can you still return to you as an emperor? ”

The third prince smiled bitterly, his mother was vicious, she was really vicious, but sometimes she was really short-sighted, since Emperor Guangwu re-established the Han family 500 years ago, the world has never ushered in a thief.

But he has been cultivated as the heir of the royal family, and naturally knows that there is no now, not in the future, and now that the first emperor did not leave an edict before his death, even if he succeeds to the throne here, it is not justifiable.

If normal means are used, it may lead to rebellion from several other brothers and other people with good intentions.

Not to mention that he used improper means, but in the end he agreed with the queen's decision.

Because if the other party is the opposite, even if the right means are used, the other party will try every means to find a reason to oppose, and instead of thinking about the future, it is better to think about getting this throne in his hands.

After all, if according to normal means, the fifth prince who has the full support of Gongsun He is likely to be easier to become that position than himself.

The third prince, the news of entering the palace late at night and meeting with the queen mother and the fifth prince and grandson drank it.

But the two didn't know that in the early morning of the next day, a maid of the queen's mother, followed the people in the palace who went out to purchase, quietly walked outside the palace, and never came back.

On the night of the third day alone, General Zhennan received a private letter from the empress.

He Tu, who had a square face and a beard, squinted his eyes, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"It seems that I haven't killed people for a long time, and this person has forgotten how sharp the knife in my hand is?"

That night, He Tu's life-savers began to gather a large army.

However, he did not leak any sound, but waited until he received the occupation of the court and said that he would go to Yumen Pass before leading the troops to set off.

The eunuchs in the palace who moved the decree didn't know these fancy intestines, and they returned to Luoyang after He Tu received the decree.

The other princes and Gongsun He were all overjoyed when they learned about this.

In the next few days, more ministers proposed to weaken the power of the three princes, and they were passed one after another.

Looking at the increasingly ugly faces of the three princes, many ministers who took refuge in the three princes, but had not yet issued a clear side, switched to other princes.

For a time, the three princes went from being the closest to the throne to being the farthest from the throne.

Everyone thought that the three princes would be the first to be eliminated by the other princes, but no one knew that not long after He Tu, the general of Zhennan, set off with a large army, he suddenly changed his route and went straight to Luoyang.

Then the army traveled day and night, and came to Luoyang under the suspicious eyes of all over the country.

He Tu is not like his sister Empress He, he knows that the ministers of the court and the central government have sent many spies to monitor his army, so he first marched in the direction of Loulan.

After reassuring everyone, he suddenly turned around and went straight to Luoyang, causing him to arrive in Luoyang when the ministers of the court had not received any news.

The morning when He Tu arrived in Luoyang coincided with the early dynasty.

This is also what he has calculated a long time ago.

Without any hesitation, it was impossible for the soldiers guarding the city with his identity to intercept it, and immediately after entering the city, he led people to take over the entire city defense of Luoyang.

When he turned, he was doomed to resist the order and disobey the facts, let alone lead his troops directly to Luoyang.

Therefore, his visit this time was not to put pressure on the ministers of the DPRK and China at all, but to take over the position of Luoyang's nephew by force.

"I heard that yesterday the three princes secretly entered the palace at night, the harem is a royal forbidden place, all the princes are not allowed to enter the harem again if they are not summoned after they become adults, and the three princes went to the harem several times after the death of the first emperor, which is unethical, so I suggest that the three princes of Bobo inherit the qualifications of the throne."

It was a minister who had defected to the Five Princes.

The mother of the third prince is the queen mother of the harem, so in normal times, the matter of the third prince entering the palace to ask to see his mother is not a big deal.

But at this time, it became a reason for many princes to target him.

As soon as the official finished talking about the queen at the top, he immediately spoke:

"In the past few days, because my health is not very good, so I miss the three princes a little, last night I also ordered someone to summon him into the palace, the first emperor is not there, I am the master of this harem, and I also have the right to summon the three princes into the palace, so this matter cannot be blamed on the three princes."

If in normal times, the queen mother has spoken, everyone will definitely give a face.

But today is different, several princes have already secretly discussed last night to get rid of this henchman today.

Therefore, it has long been explained, and many ministers under his command.

"I don't think this matter is appropriate, according to the law of our dynasty, only His Majesty the Emperor can summon other people into the harem, the queen mother, although she is in charge now, but the etiquette cannot be broken."

"I don't think so."

Many ministers spoke one after another, and without exception, they all demanded the abolition of the heir to the throne of the three princes.

Seeing that everyone was resolute, the three princes and the queen all had ugly smiles on their faces, while the other princes present were secretly proud.

Gongsun He even showed a shallow smile.

In his opinion, as long as the three princes are eliminated, the succession of the five princes to the throne will be half the success.

"Let me see who wants to revoke my nephew's qualifications to inherit the throne?"

At this moment, a loud voice suddenly came from outside the court.

He Tulong, the general of Zhennan, walked in.

The fifth prince was the first to react, raised his hand and pointed at the other party and spoke:

"Why are you here?"

In addition to the three emperors and the queen who were happy, the other ministers and princes present showed shocked expressions.

He Tu sneered:

"Where does His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince think I should be?"

The Fifth Prince exuded a hint of fear.

Gongsun He spoke at this time: "Shouldn't General Zhennan go to Loulan to support General Changli?" Why did you appear in Luoyang for no reason? Don't you want to resist the order? ”

The moment the other party came in, Gongsun He felt a little bad, but he knew that he had no way back, so he took the lead in buttoning a big hat on the other party's head.

"Disrespectful?"

He Tu had a playful smile on the corner of his mouth:

"Don't talk nonsense, I have never received the will of His Majesty today, and as the general of Zhennan, I have no will that I cannot come to Luoyang."

Gongsun He raised his voice:

"Presumptuous, obviously several princes sent people to pass the paper before, but now, you pretend not to know."

He Tu didn't care at all to reply:

"You also said it, it's a few princes, not to mention Huang Zilan, even the crown prince is not qualified to command me, only His Majesty is the current majesty who can command me, if you say so, I will instead refer to a few princes, and dare to join forces to falsely pass on the holy decree, I don't know what to blame."

"You!"

Gongsun He pointed at the other party, his eyes showed anger, he knew that the other party was trying to bite the prince's decree.

"He Tu, you said that you didn't receive the will to come to Luoyang, we don't have to pursue it, but my Tianhan has long had a law that no general other than the guards is allowed to wear and enter the palace on behalf of Jia Sabre, how do you explain this?"

He Tu looked at Sun He, the prime minister of the dynasty, who was gritting his teeth, and showed a sneer:

"Explain? Since you want an explanation so much, then I'll give you an explanation. ”

"Brush!" drew his saber and cut off Gongsun He's head with a single sword.

The Manchu civil and military forces and several princes were shocked.

"He Tu, are you going to rebel?"

The five princes trembled and pointed at each other and asked loudly.

"Rebellion? You are not the emperor yet, my name is Qingjun, not His Majesty the Emperor! ”

After speaking, he looked at the third prince and smiled slightly.