Gao Huan stood in the palace with an angry face, and on the dragon bed sat the indifferent Emperor Yuanxiu, and the chief eunuch Xie Jindou stood beside him. Gao Huan said loudly: "Although Your Majesty thinks that the whole world is yours, why didn't you discuss such a major matter as the appointment of the state pastor with us earlier?" What does it mean to be notified only now that the edicts have been issued? ”

Looking at Gao Huan with a hateful face, Yuan Xiu was also annoyed: "Don't say that my sister hasn't even gained a name since she died with you." Even if it's me, when today! Do you still have to discuss with you about canonizing a few released officials? Are you the emperor or am I the emperor? ”

"You...... You are the emperor, but do you have to discuss the change of high-level personnel with us courtiers? Do you really think that this world is yours alone? Get a few eunuchs to go out, it's just nonsense! Gao Huan was also furious.

"Presumptuous! How dare you talk to me like that? Yuan Xiu also said angrily. Xie Jindou on the side also had a red face on his face, and he was half angry when he was scolded by Gao Huan's finger scolding.

"You are not an emperor, and I haven't given it yet!" Gao Huan finally couldn't bear it anymore and said the words that had been pent up in his heart for a long time.

"You...... It's against you! Yuan Xiu's face was red and white, and he didn't know how to refute Gao Huan's words.

Xie Jindou also supported Yuan Xiu, who was trembling with anger, and comforted: "Your Majesty is angry, Your Majesty is angry, and King Qi is also confused for a while, and what he said is ...... angry."

Gao Huan interrupted Xie Jindou's words and scolded: "I'm a fool!" It's really confusing that this emperor, we didn't support you to play nonsense with you. Now that the world is falling apart, the people are struggling to make a living, and the emperor is not only not self-improving, but also takes the lead in favoritism, fraud, and selling officials and lords. ”

"You...... Don't deceive people too much! Yuan Xiu finally couldn't hold his face, what he, the emperor, couldn't even do to be an official and a lord?

"I really want you to make this edict today, so I will mess with you with the world!" Gao Huan didn't give up an inch of land. The two sides were so nervous about each other. At this time, the eunuch outside the door reported: "Murong Hengren of Yushitai asks to see." ”

Murong Heng was invited by Gao Yue to be a peacemaker, and when he learned that the emperor and Gao Huan were arguing in the palace, he hurriedly went to the Yushitai to invite Murong Heng.

"I don't want to see him!" Yuan Xiu was already mad and refused Gao Huan's staff's request to see him in person. Gao Huan was also so angry that he said loudly to the eunuch outside the door: "Let Murong Heng come in and listen to the emperor's good policy of governing the country together." This is the good emperor elected by us courtiers. ”

"You ......" Yuan Xiu was mad by Gao Huan's anger, and Xie Jindou on the side persuaded and comforted him again and again.

Murong Heng came in and knelt down in front of Yuan Xiu, and shouted long live. After getting up, he said: "The minister heard that King Qi was talking with the emperor in the East Palace, and when he arrived outside the door, he really heard the indescribable content of the two supremes. ”

Yuan Xiu had a confused expression: "What are you talking about?" Who has the kung fu to talk about it? Gao Huan was also confused by the second monk, and he couldn't figure out what Murong Heng meant.

I only heard Murong Heng continue: "Your Majesty's edict will be brought to Zhongshu Province to be verified and arranged by the relevant personnel, and the ministers have come here to discuss important matters with the King of Qi." ”

As soon as Yuan Xiu heard that his edict could go to Zhongshu Province, it meant that at least his wishes could be known and understood by the people below, so he was not so angry. Gao Huan asked curiously, "What are you looking for me?" ”

The two of them came out of the palace one after the other, and Gao Huan was very annoyed along the way: "The entire imperial capital was rebuilt by me Gao Huan, and I helped him to sit on his throne, and now he is carrying my official position of canonized minister, and he doesn't take me seriously." "Power is like a tempting fruit, so that no matter how smart and calm people are, they will be crazy and confused by it, let alone the high joy of mortals.

"Why should the king be angry for that kind of person, now we have no way to support him as the emperor, and when we find a suitable opportunity later, we should find someone to replace him." Murong Heng had a calm and relaxed expression.

"It's not like what comes out of the mouth of a gentleman." Gao Huan looked at Murong Heng with a look of surprise, this old man was educated in orthodox Confucianism, and he often talked about being loyal to the monarch and loving the people.

"I also entered Beijing since I entered Beijing, watching the corruption of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs breed and corruption is rampant, and I feel angry in my heart," Murong Heng sighed again and again.

"Don't talk about this, is there really something wrong with me sir?" Gao Huan was reluctant to mention the things that gave him a headache.

"What do I have to do with you, it was General Gao Yue Gao who came to me to rush to fight the fire, and I entered the house just to give you both a step down, so as not to really hurt the peace."

The two were chatting outside the palace, and Gao Zhongming rushed from a distance and said, "The king will have something urgent to report." ”

"What's so in such a hurry?" Gao Huan looked at Gao Zhongming in confusion and asked.

"It's Murong Shaozong's business!" It turned out that Gao Huan and they left Beilingqiu not long after the Taishou was transferred, the new Taishou was a chick who was promoted from the county official, the new official took office three fires, and he had nothing to do all day and night to find something to make some achievements, and he couldn't make political achievements in his own jurisdiction, so he used the crooked brains of the nearby counties and counties, and asked Murong Shaozong to lead the troops to the neighboring counties to overstep his authority and arrest the thieves.

There are good things in the neighboring counties, so they arrested Murong Shaozong and them as bandits and locked them in a prison to be executed after the three sessions of the meeting. Not only did the newly appointed official not dare to save people, but he said that Murong Shaozong had made meritorious contributions and crossed the region to arrest the thieves without authorization. How many more faint officials like this can still be good in this world?

This Murong Shaozong was shocked to hear that he and a group of officials were going to be executed by the Autumn Queen, so he asked someone to go home to deliver a letter and tell his mother who was alone at home about his situation, and the old lady was in tears and had nothing to do. After being reminded, he remembered that Gao Huan, a noble man, came, so he asked someone to write a letter to Gao Huan's garrison general Guan Yi in Julu to ask for help, and this letter came to Gao Zhongming for more than ten days.

"This is a godsend, king, send someone to save my clan, this time I think he shouldn't be able to escape." Murong Heng said to Gao Huan not worried.

In order to prevent accidents, Gao Huan asked Gao Yue to personally bring his letters and sigils to save people. asked him to rescue Murong Shaozong and then pick up his wife and go south together to come to Luoyang, the imperial capital, to meet.

Within ten days, Gao Yue brought people in.

In the Qi Palace, Gao Huan sat in the main seat, Murong Shaozong's wife sat in the guest seat, Gao Huan sat Murong Heng under his head, and Erzhu Caihuang stood beside him. Murong Shaozong stood beside the old lady and served respectfully.

Gao Huan smiled and asked: "Auntie has been working hard all the way these days, after arriving in Luoyang, I have never had time to go to the house to visit because of my busy business, I don't know if my aunt is suitable for life, how does she feel about her body?" ”

"Old man, thank you to the king for saving my unscrupulous son, so that I don't let the white-haired person send the black-haired person. Now, thanks to you, my mother and son have come to this prosperous Luoyang from the wilderness of the frontier, and I really don't know how to thank the king. After that, he got up and wanted to bow to Gao Huan.

Gao Huan hurriedly got up and said hurriedly: "I can't help it, the old man is tormenting me." Both hands hurriedly helped the old man up.

Murong Shaozong also hurriedly helped the old lady up, and the old man said to Murong Shaozong: "In the past, you were your son, and I took care of you, but now that your life was saved by the king, I can't say anything, in the future, if you want to serve the king like me, remember?" ”

Murong Shaozong hurriedly agreed: "My son knows, follow his mother's teachings." After saying that, he turned around and bowed to Gao Huan and said: "The villain Murong Shaozong will be the head of the king in the future, and he will never give up his death." Please take the villain and be a pawn. ”

Gao Huan raised his eyebrows, picked up Murong Shaozong, and said again and again: "I can't help it, General Murong is loyal and brave, and I can't respect Gao Huan." Murong Heng also blushed and said loudly: "Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king, you have to be a good general, and the hegemony can be achieved." After saying that, everyone in the living room laughed happily.

Just as everyone was happily talking, Gao Lan of the house took the maid into the house, and said deeply to the old man: "I have seen Murong Auntie...... Then his eyes turned to Murong Shaozong, and said with a slight shyness in his mouth: "I have seen Murong Gongzi." ”

The two have been lovesick for more than half a year, and now the lovers are finally reunited, but at this time, the eyebrows are silent.

Gao Huan said with a little embarrassment: "Auntie still remembers my sister, right?" Seeing the old man's kind face with a smile, Gao Huan continued: "My sister is beautiful, she is also virtuous and virtuous, and she is quite knowledgeable, since the last time she said goodbye to Youzhou, she admires General Murong very much, and today the old man is here, I will have the cheekiness to marry my own sister to General Murong, and the two families will be good for Qin and Jin, I don't know what the old man thinks?" ”

Before the old man could reply, Murong Heng hurriedly said, "Great, this is the honor of our Murong family, sister-in-law hurry up." We can understand Murong Heng's mentality of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, but the old lady looks down on it very much, but because of Gao Huan's face, she naturally can't refute anything, so she also smiled and said: "Thanks to the king's ability to look up to dogs, now the two families can really get married, but I'm afraid that it's our poor family who has climbed high." ”

This was originally a polite word, Murong Shaozong was originally a descendant of the former Yan royal family, but he did not get his due status in the Northern Wei court.

Murong Shaozong was always thinking about Gao Lan in his heart, because he was afraid of his mother's opposition, but now he listened to Gao Huan and marry Gao Lan to him as his wife, and the old lady readily agreed, he felt as if he was dreaming, and the wish he had been looking forward to in his heart was finally realized, and the ecstasy in his heart could not be described in words.

Murong Shaozong and Gao Lan were at a loss in the living room with red faces, and Er Zhu Caihuang got up and said with a smile: "Since the old lady agrees to this marriage, you two should stop standing." I see that you have been separated for so long, and you must have a lot of thoughtful things to say. After that, he pulled Gao Lan, who looked shy, out of the living room, turned around and beckoned to Murong Shaozong: "Murong Gongzi, you also come with me." ”

A pair of lovers went to the next room to talk with Erzhu Caihuang, and the pain of lovesickness is needless to say.

Within two days, Murong Shaozong brought a dowry (most of which was Gao Lan's own money) to Gao Shu's mansion to ask for marriage. Gao Shu originally looked down on this poor Murong Shaozong, his idea was to ask Gao Huan to find a prince for Gao Lan to be a concubine, at least a first-class member to be his son-in-law, but Gao Lan himself refused to back down at all on the basis of reason, and Murong Shaozong would not marry. Gao Han was also persuaded on the side. Gao Shu was afraid of offending Gao Huan, so he gave up stupidly.

The wedding day of Murong Shaozong and Gao Lan has also been set, and the entire Qi Palace's mansion is also full of lights, which is very festive. Ruyi is gone, but the days will continue, and it is time to dilute this gray day with happy events. Erzhu Caihuang said in his heart.

"Big brother, General Heba has already arrived in Yecheng, and he will arrive in Luoyang in a few days." Gao Yue said to Gao Huan, who was reading in the study, when there was no one in private, Gao Yue called himself eldest brother, and Gao Huan had adapted to this. It's just that when he heard that the fourth brother was coming, he hurriedly invited the second brother Sun Teng to the house to discuss matters.

"Now that the fourth brother is here, our four brothers have not arrived before the eldest brother." Sun Teng is now a little embarrassed about Gao Huan's identity, according to the previous ranking of everyone who married Jin Lan, he is the second brother, Gao Huan is the third brother, there is nothing wrong with everyone calling him a brother, but now Gao Huan is like the king of Qi above 10,000 people under one person, and the government of the world is all in the hands of Gao Huan, and then calling him the third brother, Sun Teng himself feels that he is not bold enough. So he usually calls Gao Huan His Royal Highness King Qi.

Gao Huan has no concept of these identity changes, he still calls Sun Teng his second brother as always, trusting and valuing him very much, at Er Zhu Zhao's Hongmen banquet, it was thanks to Sun Teng's efforts that he escaped death.