In May of the 16th year of Tai'an, the Western Expeditionary Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty had just crossed the Caspian Sea from Yuzi and arrived at the resting place, which was only 300 miles away from the Europa Coalition Army stationed in Babylon.

The big war seems to be on the verge of breaking out.

However, because they did not understand the enemy's situation, neither side made the first move.

On the contrary, on the Australian side, since landing in Australia, the Great Zhou Navy has been overwhelmed, and it only took more than two months to occupy the entire territory of Australia.

Because since landing in Australia, the officers and men of the Great Zhou Navy have not encountered a decent counterattack at all.

Taking advantage of the trend, Da Zhou also pocketed New Zealand, a small island on the southeast side of Australia.

At the same time, in Luoyang City, since the abolition of the crown prince Zhao Hao, there has been an undercurrent in Luoyang City.

First of all, Cao Rui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, wrote to Zhang Lingyang, advising Zhang Lingyang to re-establish the prince, and Zhang Lingyang was directly ordered to return to his hometown.

Then there is something wrong with Ning Guo's old man Sun Dingan.

Qicheng, the governor of Anhui and the grandson of Ningguofu, who had just been transferred to the capital to take over the post of secretary of Cao Rui's Ministry of Rites, returned home and discussed with his old father Sun Ding'an: "Father, now that Your Majesty has decreed the dissolution of the marriage contract between Ying'er and King An, should we choose a new marriage for Ying'er now?" ”

Since the dissolution of the marriage contract with Zhao Hao, Sun Qicheng's eldest daughter Sun Ying washes her face with tears every day and stays at home, which makes Sun Qicheng very worried, so he has the courage to propose to his father.

"No way!" Without thinking about it, Sun Ding'an vetoed his son's 'good' idea, "Your Majesty understands us, so he took the initiative to dissolve the marriage contract between Ying'er and King An, but we can't ignore the royal face."

Anyway, Ying'er was also given a dowry by the royal family, and our family can't do this! ”

"But King An is like this, do you want to watch Ying'er suffer with King An when the time comes?" Sun Qicheng was very incomprehensible.

"That's better than being alone for a lifetime!" Sun Ding'an said, "Now in the situation of Ying'er, in the entire Luoyang City, who dares to marry a woman who has been given a dowry by the royal family?"

You tell the old man, who would dare? ”

Sun Qicheng was dumbfounded for a while, thinking about it carefully, those official eunuch families in Luoyang City, no one dared to marry Sun Ying.

"The old man also knows that you are distressed, why is the old man not distressed?" Sun Ding'an said to his son earnestly, "Besides, although King An has been abolished as the crown prince now, this does not mean that King An is completely finished.

The old man heard some rumors in the palace, saying that His Majesty planned to give the whole of Australia to King An as a fief of King An after conquering Australia on the side of the navy.

Although Australia is far away from the Great Zhou, it can be regarded as a vast land.

When the time comes, when Ying'er and King An go to Australia together, they will not be happy.

And although the prince made some small mistakes before, he was kind-hearted and would not treat Ying'er badly.

Besides, even for the sake of the old man's face, King An will not treat Ying'er badly.

What's more, the queen mother likes Ying'er very much, and when she is with King An, at least Ying'er will not be troubled by her in-laws! ”

"What my father said is very good, but Australia is tens of thousands of miles away from our Great Zhou by sea, and she is afraid that it will be difficult to see each other again in this life!"

"That's better than washing your face with tears in the house every day, and even the little sisters don't dare to see each other!" Sun Dingan snorted coldly and said directly to Sun Qicheng: "The old man won't hide it from you, just yesterday, His Majesty summoned the two-year-old man alone, saying that he wanted to point out another family business for Ying'er, but the old man politely refused!" ”

Seeing that his father said so, Sun Qicheng sighed helplessly, and could only accept his fate!

Sun Dingan insisted on marrying his granddaughter to the abolished prince Zhao Hao, but he didn't want someone to have Sun Ying's idea in his heart at this time.

At the end of the day's schoolwork, the third prince Zhao Xu came to the bedroom of his mother concubine Cao.

Seeing Zhao Xu, Cao hurriedly greeted him with a smile.

"What happened to the concubine?" Since her grandfather Cao Rui was ordered by her father to pay tribute, her mother has always been worried, and now seeing the joy on her mother's face, Zhao Xu was a little confused.

"It's a good thing!" Cao Guifei smiled and said, "But it's not a good thing for the mother, it's a good thing for you?" ”

"A good thing for Erchen?" Zhao Xu became more and more confused, "Why doesn't Erchen know?" ”

Holding Zhao Xu's hand and sitting on the bed by the window, Cao Guifei asked with a smile: "Xu'er, the mother asked you, how old are you this year?" ”

"Fourteen!" Zhao Xu replied in confusion, "Doesn't the mother concubine even remember her son's birthday?" ”

"Where would you not remember!" Cao Guifei stroked Zhao Xu's head and said, "Unconsciously, my son has grown up, and it is time to marry!" I don't know if the emperor has any intentions? ”

Hearing this, Zhao Xu's face turned red all of a sudden, "The mother concubine said that she laughed, her son hasn't even gone out to the palace gate a few times, where is there anyone who is interested?" ”

"Yes!" Cao Guifei bowed her head lightly and continued: "Your father and emperor have issued a decree before, asking the mother concubine and the Gao family to choose the main concubine for you and the second prince together.

It's just that because of the sudden incident of King An at that time, the mother concubine and the Gao family did not have Zhang Luo.

Now the rumors have passed, and yesterday your father mentioned your marriage to the second prince to his mother and the Gao family.

The mother thought that there must be no more obstacles this time, so she was happy in her heart! ”

"During this time, the sons saw that the concubine kept summoning the women into the palace, presumably for this, right? I don't know if there is a suitable candidate in the heart of the concubine? Zhao Xu asked.

"When the concubine summoned the wife, the emperor also saw a few, so whose daughter does the emperor think is good?" Cao Guifei did not answer, but asked directly.

"Erchen didn't pay close attention to it at the time, everything is up to the concubine!" Zhao Xu replied.

"What does the emperor think of Sun Ying, the eldest granddaughter of the Ningguo Mansion?" Cao Guifei asked.

"What?" Hearing this, Zhao Xu couldn't help but be stunned, he never thought that his mother would fall in love with Sun Ying.

His face changed slightly, Zhao Xu solemnly looked at Cao Guifei and asked, "Why did the mother concubine mention her?" Square peg! Not suitable! ”

"How is it not appropriate?" Cao Guifei asked rhetorically, "The marriage between Ning Guofu and our royal family can be regarded as a good match, but the mother concubine thinks it is just right!" ”

"What's just right?" Zhao Xu objected, "That Sun Ying was promised by his father to the eldest brother before, and now the mother concubine actually started her idea, so what is this between us?" ”

"What counts here and there!" Cao Guifei said disappreliantly, "Didn't your father already issue an order to dissolve the marriage contract between Sun Ying and the eldest prince?"

Now that you are marrying Sun Ying again, it is also above board! ”

"No, I don't agree with this matter!"

"I'm afraid I can't help you!" The smile on Concubine Cao's face slowly disappeared, and her eyes became a little sharp, "Isn't this palace doing this for your sake?"

Now that the crown prince has been deposed, among the princes, only you and the second prince are about to become adults.

If you can catch the line of Ning Guofu, how much advantage will you have in the future battle for the crown prince, don't you know? ”

"I'm afraid it's just the wishful thinking of the concubine!" Zhao Xu sneered, "Did the concubine ever think that Ning Guofu would agree to this family business?" Have you ever thought that your father would agree to this family business? ”