Time flies very fast, and in the blink of an eye, the wedding date of Han Yuan and Jiang Luoyue is approaching. Although the two are not married now, they are like glue, but they have not performed the ceremony of husband and wife.

Just when Han Yuan and Jiang Luoyue were counting the days with their fingers, a bad news spread from Zhongzhou City to all parts of the Xia Kingdom: the Son of Heaven died.

Fifty-six-year-old Zhou Kang, because of his perennial drunkenness, his body and bones have long been worse day by day. After the autumn, he suddenly suffered from the wind and cold, and he couldn't afford to get sick. Originally, everyone thought that it was a minor illness, and the emperor could recover it as long as he rested for a few days. I know that Zhou Kang took the medicine prescribed by the doctor, but instead of getting better, he became more and more sick, and finally died.

The Son of Heaven died so suddenly that he didn't even have time to write the edict. Who should be appointed as the new emperor, the ministers have no idea.

In the end, after some discussion between the queen and several ministers of the pillar state, it was decided to set up the second prince Zhou Chengyun as the new son of heaven, change the Yuan Yongzhen, and succeed to the throne on the third day of the death of the first emperor.

The second prince, Zhou Chengyun, is twenty-six years old this year, with a mediocre appearance, a weak personality, and some stuttering, and he does not have the bearing of the Son of Heaven in every move. I think this is also the reason why everyone made him the emperor, after all, if the Son of Heaven is too strong, it is not a good thing for the ministers.

To tell the truth, Han Yuan doesn't care at all who will be the new son of heaven, and he won't be able to turn anyway. What made him haunted was that the Son of Heaven died and the whole country was mourned for three months, during which all marriages were forbidden, so the marriage between him and Jiang Luoyue could only be postponed until next year.

Han Yuan scolded Zhou Kang countless times in his heart, he didn't die sooner, he didn't die later, but he died at this time. It's really unlucky.

But he just thought about it in his heart, when the news of Zhou Kang's death reached Gaoyang County, Han Yuan still set up a mourning hall for him, and in front of everyone, he pretended to squeeze out a few tears. After all, his viscount position was given by Zhou Kang, and it was not a loss to cry a few words to him.

After Jiang Luoyue learned the news of the national funeral, she was afraid that Han Yuan was anxious, so she went to Han Mansion to look for him several times, but it happened that Han Yuan was not there. When she saw Lin Miao, who lived in Han Mansion, she was shocked.

In the evening, Jiang Luoyue asked Han Yuan to go to his backyard.

Han Yuan arrived as promised and came to the lotus pond, but saw Jiang Luoyue dressed up very delicately tonight:

She wore a drooping bun, with neat bangs on her forehead, light makeup on her face, and a high-waisted skirt of light cyan with a palace silk tied at the skirt.

"Yue'er. I'm coming. ”

Han Won stepped forward, approached the beauty, and gently held one of her jade hands.

Jiang Luoyue fell into his arms full of joy. The two hugged for a long time, and Jiang Luoyue suddenly asked, "Han Lang, are you the only two brothers in your family?"

Han Won said without thinking: "Yes." I remember talking to you as I seemed. ”

Jiang Luoyue was a little angry, and said angrily: "You said it, but you are coaxing the slave family." You have a woman in your family, but you don't tell me. ”

Han Yuan then remembered Lin Miao at home, so he explained the original situation.

Jiang Luoyue was still jealous, and said, "Hmph! Why does she live in your house? Still serving you? If your Xiaoxian doesn't like her either, you should ask someone to find her an in-law to marry. Staying in Han Mansion all day long, what are you talking like? ”

Han Yuan thought about it too, and said busily: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to Yue'er." In a few days, I will find her a good family to marry. ”

Jiang Luoyue turned her anger into joy at this time, and spoke softly to Han Yuan, grinding her ears and temples.

Han Yuan couldn't stand her elusiveness, so he felt itchy and unbearable, grabbed his slender waist with one hand, and immediately kissed her on the face. Lonely men and widows, straight relatives are so heartbroken, * burned. Here and now, if there is a bed on the side, the two of them are afraid that they can't help but have a burst of clouds and rain.

After a long time, Jiang Luoyue suddenly broke free from Han Yuan, and her face was already red as if she was drunk.

Han Won said strangely: "What's wrong?" I haven't kissed enough. ”

Jiang Luoyue's voice was like a mosquito and a fly, and she said shyly: "It's not proper, it's not proper, let's ...... after we get married."

Although Han Won likes her tightly, he is not in a hurry. He smiled: "Okay, anyway, you are destined to be my won woman." I'm still afraid that you won't be able to escape? ”

The two sat by the lotus pond for a long time, and it was not until the time of the child was approaching that Han Yuan reluctantly left Jiangfu.

Back home, Lin Miao, as before, prepared footwashing water for Han Won early. When Han Yuan saw her, he was about to talk to her about getting married, but he couldn't say anything.

He was used to having such a woman around him, although he didn't like her.

Lin Miao already knew that Han Yuan was going to marry the eldest lady of the Jiang family, but she really liked Han Yuan, as long as she could stay by Han Yuan's side, she didn't care how low her status was. Therefore, she is still silently busy with Han Won every day.

Han Yuan hesitated for a long time, and decided to wait for the first brother to come back and let the younger brother talk to her. He really couldn't bear to speak.

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It seems that the Great Xia Kingdom has reached another eventful season.

First in the north, after the Kun people heard the news of Zhou Kang's death, they immediately tore up the contract, and Chen Dajun was on the border of the Xia State. In the face of Kunguo's untrustworthy behavior, the monarchs and ministers of Xia Guo, who were mourning, had no choice but to send people to negotiate peace again. As a result, the Kunguo people, who were slightly intimidated, got more benefits without spending a single soldier. The Xia Kingdom ceded more land to the Kun Kingdom, and the annual tribute of gold silk also increased significantly.

If the situation was just like this, what made the imperial court a headache was that there was an even more terrible chaos in Yuezhou in the southeast.

Emperor Zhou Kang originally had five younger brothers, among which the second brother Zhou Chang and the third brother Zhou Ning were the most outstanding. Especially Zhou Chang, who almost inherited the throne as a concubine in the past. Fortunately, Zhou Kang's mother's family was huge at that time, and Zhou Kang's father hesitated again and again, and finally let the mediocre Zhou Kang inherit the unification.

After Zhou Kang succeeded to the throne, he was very jealous of his younger brothers. Among the five younger brothers, the three younger brothers, led by Zhou Chang, were mutilated by him for various reasons. The remaining third brother Zhou Ning and sixth brother Zhou Xuan, because they were afraid of Zhou Kang, asked to depose the prince one after another. At this time, Zhou Kang's throne had gradually stabilized, and taking into account his reputation, he did not embarrass the two imperial brothers, but instead divided the two into the two prosperous places of Wuzhou and Yuezhou, so that the two of them could enjoy wealth and prosperity.

Since the founding of the Xia Kingdom, the imperial family has always been very strict with other clans. Zhou Ning and Zhou Xuan were sealed outside, but they were not free. Their fief was no more than the size of a county, and the officials in the fief were still appointed by the imperial court for the purpose of supervising them.

For the feudal kings, all the expenses of the palace are borne by the imperial court, and the security of the palace is also responsible for the special troops sent by the imperial court. In other words, the princes had neither the right to collect taxes, nor the right to use soldiers, nor even the right to travel in their fiefdoms. Although they have no worries about food and clothing, they are not much different from the pigs raised in the pigsty.

Zhou Ning and Zhou Xuan have been honest and responsible for decades, and they have never made any small moves. When Zhou Kang was alive, he always felt that his two younger brothers should have accepted their fate, and they could only grow old in Wu Yue in this life.

The dead Zhou Kang would not have thought that he had only been dead for less than a month, and his sixth brother, Zhou Xuan, the king of Yue, had been dormant in Yuezhou, and he didn't know what means he used, but he stubbornly pulled up a rebel army, and for a time he attacked the city, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and his momentum was fierce. Kyushu was shaken.

Han won, who is in Gaoyang City, doesn't know anything about these things.