At this time, the empress was reluctant to make the birth of the prince public, and they knew it.

But to send the prince to Helian City's house to raise him, this was a big surprise to them. And before, the empress had never revealed such thoughts.

It was not Helian City who spoke out first, but Zhongsun Xuanting.

He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the prince is a golden body, and it is not appropriate to send it to General Helian's house for support......

Li Xiushu looked at him deeply, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhongsun Xuanting's eyes shrank, he couldn't answer, and he hurriedly lowered his head again.

He shouldn't have spoken out so quickly, he was in a hurry.

He knew that the emperor had already seen his thoughts.

He was reluctant to let the emperor send the prince to Helian's house to support, naturally not because the prince was noble. But if the prince grew up in Helian's family, the Helian family and the royal family will have this relationship in the future, and it is likely to overpower their Zhongsun family. And now, the Zhongsun family is the most entrenched in the Western Xia court and the most trusted by the empress.

Although it only needs to be alive with the old lady Zhongsun Qifu, it is probably impossible for the Helian family to overshadow the Zhongsun family. But with Zhongsun Qifu's current age, how many years can he live?

Zhongsun Xuanting's opposition was really selfish.

At present, the major families of Western Xia seem to be harmonious on the surface, but in fact, they naturally still have competition and other thoughts.

Helian Cheng watched Zhongsun Xuanting lower his head from the side, and only sneered in his heart.

Zhongsun Xuan Ting wanted to get the disadvantages of the prince being sent to Helian's family for support, and he naturally wanted to get his benefits to Helian's family.

He kowtowed to Li Xiushu and said, "Please rest assured, Helian City will definitely take care of His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

"Hmmm......"

Li Xiushu responded gently, no longer looked at Zhongsun Xuanting, and only said: "I will arrange for the prince to be the prince's teacher, and when the prince grows up a little, he will be sent to the palace to study." When he was in Helian's house, the prince named Helian Xiao. ”

When Zhongsun Xuan Ting heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief beside him.

It seems that the emperor still favors the old lady of their family. Let the old lady be a teacher for the prince, and always let the Zhongsun family not fall out of favor in front of the prince in the future.

And although Helian Cheng was slightly disappointed in his heart, he would not say anything.

It is not surprising that the emperor will not entrust the prince to their Helian family. It's just that he was thinking too simply.

The emperor's mind has always been leaky.

At this time, Li Xiushu said again: "I gave birth to the prince and sent the prince to Helian's family for support, only the two of us will know about it in the future." Do you know what to do in the future? ”

Zhongsun Xuanting and Helian Cheng hurriedly said: "The emperor can rest assured, the ministers will be tight-lipped." ”

"No ......"

Li Xiushu said: "This is not enough, after I die, I will let the prince ascend the throne." ”

Helian Cheng and Zhongsun Qifu both realized something, and they hurriedly kowtowed: "Helian and Zhongsun will always be loyal to the emperor." ”

Helian is the prince, and only the two of them will know about it in the future. In the future, Li Xiushu wants to let Li Goxiao ascend the throne, but he will inevitably make his identity public to the world.

And this, naturally, needs two families as proof, and unswervingly stand next to Li Xiushu. Otherwise, there will inevitably be many other voices within the Western Xia Dynasty.

The news of the empress giving birth to a prince has never been spread, and suddenly a Helian Xiao is the prince, who would believe it so easily?

Even if you believe it in your heart, some people are afraid that they will deliberately pretend not to believe it, right?

At that time, only the help of Helian and Zhongsun will probably be able to suppress the gossip and opposition in the court.

After all, although Li Xiushu is now suppressing the major families, the real power in her hands is actually not enough to fight against the joint efforts of the major families.

At this moment, Helian Cheng and Zhongsun Xuanting couldn't help but feel deep admiration for Li Xiushu's mind.

Let the prince enter Helian's house, and let the old lady be a teacher, it turns out that it is not as simple as it seems. What the emperor saw and planned was far more far-reaching than they imagined.

She wanted to make Helian and Zhongsun the most prosperous families, and at the same time, she also firmly tied the two families to the royal family.

Because when the time comes, if Helian and Zhongsun do not support her to make the prince the emperor, the two families will also face a sudden decline in prestige.

Western Xia may again be in civil strife.

And the Helian family may be charged with holding the emperor hostage and wanting to make the Helian family the emperor privately.

Of course, this is not what the two families want to see, and they may not be able to withstand it.

"Alright."

Li Xiushu took a deep look at the two of them a few times, and made sure that they knew their thoughts, and then said: "Then let's lead the soldiers down, and after returning to the house, let the Taishi and Doctor Helian come to see me in my dormitory after the routine court meeting tomorrow." ”

"Yes."

Helian Cheng and Zhongsun Xuanting agreed and exited the room.

They knew what the empress would say to Zhongsun Qifu and Heliandong.

With such a big matter, the empress couldn't just explain it to the two of them. What she needs is the statement of Zhongsun Qifu and He Liandong.

After exiting Li Xiushu's dormitory, Zhongsun Xuanting and Helian Cheng gathered the guards and left.

When they left, the two were still walking together.

Helian Cheng said to Zhongsun Xuanting: "General Zhongsun, it seems that our two families will become unwavering allies in the future. ”

Zhongsun Xuan Ting nodded and said with a smile: "I hope so." ”

Helian Cheng also nodded.

The two of them are the most promising descendants of the Helian family and the Zhongsun family respectively, and they are also the future masters of the family.

Although it is only a few words, it can be said that they have formed an alliance.

Of course, the premise is that when Zhongsun Qifu and Helian Cheng are in charge of the two families, the relationship between the two families will not change much.

After a short time, there were carrier pigeons in the Xixia Palace rising to the sky and heading towards Changsha.

Following.

Zhongsun Qifu and He Liandong jointly went to Li Xiushu's palace to ask to see Li Xiushu.

What Li Xiushu said to them, no one else in the Western Xia court knew.

What I only know is that after Zhongsun Qifu and He Liandong came out, the relationship seemed to be suddenly much closer.

Just after leaving the palace, Helian Dong went to Zhongsun's house as a guest.

Although the Helian family and the Zhongsun family chose to support the empress in the past, they have never been so close.

This only made the ministers who were unaware of the court think that the emperor was going to make some big moves.

Even the patriarchs of the major families strictly ordered the disciples in their families not to cause trouble, and many actions in the secret were quietly restrained a lot.

After all, after the empress pulled out Pang Hongguang and others, it could be regarded as the empress's heart disease in Western Xia, and there were only these major families who had not completely chosen to surrender.

After two days.

Changsha.

Zhongsun Guge, the envoy of Western Xia to the Great Song Dynasty, hurriedly went to the palace to ask to see Zhao Dongting.

At this time, Yue Peng and Zhao Hu had already led the Tiankui army to Xiangyang Mansion.

The formal establishment of the Xianglong Military Region will not take much time.

Zhao Dongting only sent a decree to let Yao Yushi be appointed as the envoy of the Tongchuan Mansion Road Jiedu, Xiyi was appointed as the Chengdu Fulu Jiedu envoy, and sent Ren Wei to the Shuzhong Military Region as the marshal, so he returned to a leisurely life.

For example, the government and the central government's taxes, grain and silver, water conservancy, civil affairs, and other matters have been handed over to Lu Xiufu and others to be in charge. And the officials of various ministries are also in good hands.

Zhao Dongting had no intention of taking back these powers at all.

The monarch governs the ministers, and the subjects govern the people. Zhao Dongting didn't mean to do everything, and he had never done so.

This is a kind of trust in the courtiers, and it is also a kind of self-confidence.

Zhao Dongting, who created the Great Song Dynasty in just a few years, is convinced that even if he leaves power, Lu Xiufu and others will not be willing to let this Great Song Dynasty be full of holes.

After receiving the eunuch's report to Zhongsun Guge asking to see him, Zhao Dongting walked from the palace to the imperial study.

Only the footsteps are a little hurried.

Before, he had forgotten something, but now that Zhongsun Guge suddenly asked to see him, of course he remembered something.

Calculate the time, if Li Xiushu is really pregnant, it should be the time to give birth.

In the imperial study, Zhao Dongting's first words when he saw Zhongsun Guge were, "Is it that the empress has a letter to me?" ”

Zhongsun Guge looked at Zhao Dongting and was slightly surprised, "Exactly." ”

Then he handed over the secret letter in his hand to Zhao Dongting.

Even he didn't dare to open this letter.

Zhao Dongting opened the letter, "Give birth to a son, Li Goxiao, and send it to Helian's family to raise." ”

That's all there was to the letter.

Zhao Dongting couldn't help frowning slightly when he saw it, and muttered in his heart, "Send it to Helian's house to raise?" ”

Li Xiushu is in Zhongxing Mansion in Western Xia, and Helian's house is close at hand, so she is not worried. But Zhao Dongting, a cheap father, was a little worried at this time.