On August 16, 529 A.D., Er Zhurong, who had recovered Luoyang, did not have time to enter Luoyang this time, and received the holy decree of Yuan Ziyou, which commended Er Zhurong for his great military exploits, and appointed the general, Shangdang Wang Yuantianmu as Dazai, and Situ Gong and Chengyang Wang Yuanhui as the Great Sima and Taiwei Gong. In order to show the great prestige of the country and the grace of the monarch, Yuan Ziyou also ordered a banquet to be held in the capital pavilion ten miles outside the city of Hanoi to entertain Er Zhu Rong, Yuan Tianmu and all the generals. In addition, those who sent envoys from each prefecture and county to bring a seal of loyalty to the palace were promoted to a higher rank.

At the banquet, singing and dancing were leveled, staggered, a state of bliss, Yuanzi ordered Li Yu to arrange hundreds of beauties to serve on the side of the generals, singing softly, warm jade and warm fragrance, making people linger, just want to get drunk and die in the arms of the beauty. However, there was only one exception, this person was He Batsheng, and he was also arranged to serve two beautiful women, although he could not refuse politely, but when the beauty was not seated, he pushed it to Er Zhuzhao opposite. Er Zhu Zhao didn't think there were too many beauties, and pulled them all into his arms, He Batsheng was used to him, but when he saw Gao Huan sitting on his right side, he also hugged him left and right, tasting the food fed by the beauties, and couldn't help but add a little more disdain.

Gao Huan is drunk and drunk, although he is happy with the beauty in his arms, but he has a clear view of He Batsheng's demeanor, he pushed the beauty aside slightly, leaned close to He Batsheng and whispered, "General He Bat's character is noble, his virtue is high, there is no need to show it at this time, I am not in the eyes of my brother at this time, but I am the most suitable person for this face." You take a closer look at the emperor's expression, he is not half disgusted with our lewd pleasures, and he also asked Li Yu to keep changing the song and dance for us, this dancing girl is wearing fewer and fewer clothes, and the general didn't think about why? Because the emperor just wants to see our romance, and there is nothing wrong for the emperor to stay, and it seems too unsociable with other generals, then our future will come to an end. ”

He Batsheng snorted, "I didn't expect General Gao to be so long-sleeved and good at dancing, I really admire it." Poor General Gao's wife is also a person who knows books and etiquette, if she knew what General Gao was like here, wouldn't she blame herself for having no eyes back then? ”

Gao Huan was not annoyed, and handed the wine glass to He Batsheng, "Hehe, my wife not only knows books and etiquette, but also knows the general knowledge of righteousness, and she never asks about this officialdom." Okay, let's not talk about my wife, come, Brother Heba, I remember that I invited you to have a glass of water and wine that day, but I failed to do so, and Gao deeply regretted it. Today, we just take advantage of the emperor's banquet, let's have a drink, and fulfill my Gao's long-cherished wish, I will drink first as a tribute. Without waiting for He Batsheng to answer, he drank the wine first.

Seeing that what he said was sincere, He Batsheng didn't want to excuse himself anymore, so he picked up a wine glass and drank a glass with him, "I, He Batsheng, really don't have the seven tricks of General Gao's exquisite heart, I have a straight temperament, and I am not good at making friends with people, even Er Zhu Zhao often says that I am easier to offend people than him." If there is anything inappropriate, I hope that General Gao Haihan, everything is in the wine today, and I will make amends. ”

Gao Huan laughed and said, "Brother Hebal's words are serious, I like to make friends like you the most, and I will have a place where I can be happy in the future, and I hope that Brother Hebal will not be polite to me." ”

"General Xie Gao's kindness, I wrote it down, he is bothering every day, and General Gao is not good at refusing."

"Where, where, if one day I can send Brother Heba, it will be my honor."

Not to mention that the two of them drank back and forth during the banquet, at this time, Er Zhuzhao, who had been drunk for more than half of the tour, was already drunk for seven or eight points, no wonder, others drank in the wine bottle, he drank with the altar, and before the wine was halfway through, he was already drunk. I saw him carrying a wine jar, staggering to Yuan Ziyou's banquet, raising the jar and saying to Yuan Ziyou, "Your Majesty, Chen Er Zhu Zhao respects you with an altar." ”

Li Yu saw that he was drunk, and hurriedly came up to stop him, "General Xiao Erzhu is drunk, don't lose your etiquette, how can you toast the emperor like this." ”

Er Zhu Zhao relied on the intention of drinking, and pushed Li Yu to the ground with a slap, "Lao Tzu is drinking with the emperor, you nerd chirp crookedly." ”

Seeing that he was speechless, Xi Yi jumped out of the case and grabbed Li Yu first, pressed the sword on his body, and scolded loudly, "Er Zhuzhao, what do you want to do?" ”

Li Yu was afraid that the situation was serious, so he said repeatedly, "It's okay, it's okay, General Erzhu is joking with his ministers, General Xi don't have to worry, please go back to the banquet and drink and listen to songs, let's have a few more drinks in a while." ”

When Xi Yi saw Li Yu round, Yuan Ziyou signaled him to retreat, so he stopped making a sound, retreated to the banquet and sat down, put his sword on top of the wine case, and stared at Er Zhu Zhao with a pair of tiger eyes.

Er Zhurong calmly watched everything that happened on the field, slowly and methodically cut the mutton on the table with the saber he carried, tore off a strip, and put it in his mouth to chew slowly. The others also stopped drinking and having fun because of the noise, and each sat in the banquet waiting to see what Er Zhu Zhao would do next.

I saw Er Zhuzhao holding the wine jar with one hand, putting the other hand to his mouth and "shh If you're really afraid that you won't be able to beat me and cry again, then it's not good. Be obedient, be obedient, put the sword down. After speaking, he swayed his steps, raised the wine jar above his head with both hands, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, come, I will respect you for the altar." Seeing that Yuan Ziyou didn't speak, he continued, "Your Majesty, we laid Luoyang for you, bloody, sweating and working hard, isn't the scar on this body worthy of you and your courtiers?" ”

Yuan Ziyou's eyes stopped Xi Yi, who was about to have a seizure, and waved his hand to signal Zhang Haosong to bring a new pot of wine, he held the wine jug, and said with a smile, "I not only want to drink with you, I also want to pay a good tribute to General Tianzhu, my father-in-law is really the pillar of Optimus of Great Wei, and the cornerstone of my Great Wei." As he spoke, he walked down the steps, came to Er Zhurong, and poured the wine in the pot for Er Zhurong, "Father-in-law, I salute you with this glass of wine." ”

Seeing Yuan Ziyou lifting him up like this, Er Zhurong took the wine glass and drank it all with satisfaction, patting Yuan Ziyou on the shoulder with no one in his eyes and saying, "Your Majesty, although you are the emperor, you are also my son-in-law. I took this country back for you, whether you can sit firmly and do it for a long time depends on your ability. ”

Yuan Ziyou humbly said again and again, "Yes, yes, what my father-in-law said is very true." It's just that now Wan Qiao Chounu is still rebelling in the northwest, and this last thorn in the Great Wei Dynasty makes me sit on pins and needles, and my father-in-law has to pull it out for me. Therefore, for this second glass of wine today, I wish my father-in-law a great victory as soon as possible. ”

Everyone understood that this was Yuan Ziyou who made it clear that he would not let Er Zhurong follow him into Luoyang, and Er Zhurong was not clear in his heart, he looked at the little wolf in front of him, stretching out his paws to him, eager to try, testing his bottom line. He stared at Yuan Ziyou for a long time, stretched out his hand and grabbed the wine jar of Er Zhu Zhao beside him, and when he raised his head and finished it, he smashed the jar in his palm, and the slag almost splashed into Yuan Ziyou's eyes. "Good son-in-law, this king will definitely set these four seas for you before the queen gives birth." Seeing Yuan Ziyou's dazed face, he suddenly had the light of his father, and said to Yuan Ziyou in a soft voice, "E'er is pregnant, I think you haven't received this news yet, take her back to the palace in a few days, treat her well, don't let me down this stupid daughter." ”

When all the ministers heard the good news, they all left the table and knelt down and congratulated in unison, "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to General Tianzhu." ”

Yuan Ziyou was shocked to hear that Ying'e was pregnant, and he had mixed feelings in his heart, and he didn't have the slightest joy, he barely came back to his senses, and forced a smile and said, "Thank you father-in-law for bringing such good news, I'm going to be a father, okay, great." Come, all Aiqing drank this cup of wedding wine together and prayed for the queen, I am so happy today. ”

At the end of the banquet, when he was already a child, Yuan Ziyu was helped into the palace by Zhang Haosong to rest, and he asked tiredly, "Why is the queen pregnant, but there is no news over there?" ”

Zhang Haosong replied softly while taking off his court clothes for Yuan Ziyou, "Your Majesty, I think the news hasn't been delivered yet." ”

Yuan Ziyou sighed, "This is the reason why I will never be able to fight Er Zhurong, his information is always the fastest, and I even need others to inform me that I am a father." ”

Zhang Haosong carefully took off his shoes for Yuan Ziyou, knelt on the ground and asked, "Since the emperor is already prepared, why does he care about the news sooner or later?" ”

Yuan Ziyou leaned forward, put his left arm on his lap, hooked Zhang Haosong's neck, and said word by word, "I am prepared, but not at this time, this matter is too unprepared for me. Xiao Songzi, did you see the people singing at today's banquet, in addition to Er Zhuzhao, who is a veritable wine-colored person, how many of them are really drunk? Especially that Gao Huan, who did the most drama, if it weren't for the whispers between him and He Batsheng who were heard by the palace maid arranged by me and reported to me, I would have almost been deceived by him. It's just that you've thought about why they're making this big show with me? But everyone wants to fool me as a fool, but I can only accompany me to be this fool, I can't say it, I can't say it, why? It's not that none of these people are mine, none of them are mine, so I have to willingly pretend to be stupid. But my child can't be a fool, the queen's body has not yet been adjusted, and there can be no joy at all at this time, what do you say I should do, this is my own flesh and blood. ”

Zhang Haosong looked at Yuan Ziyou's red eyes, he felt sorry for what happened to his master, "Your Majesty, you command, the slave is willing to do anything." ”

"I don't need you to do it, I'm afraid that the pair of nephews in Jinyang City will not be able to hold back, I hate deception the most, but I didn't expect that the most deceitful to me is my most trusted relative." Yuan Ziyou's eyes glared ahead, and he said fiercely, "I'm afraid that they already know this news, but they are not sure of my thoughts, and they should understand that no matter when, I am standing with them." ”

Zhang Haosong understood what Yuan Ziyou meant, and remembered another matter, "Your Majesty, the reason why you asked Cha's brother Gao Qian's brother to leave suddenly last time was found out by General Xi. On that day, Mrs. Gao was taken captive, and Gao Qian borrowed 20 soldiers from General Xi to help find her, but only eight returned. A dilapidated house in Wayao Village caught fire that day, and after it was extinguished, there were 16 corpses inside, General Xi asked him to carefully verify that they were all killed first and then set on fire, and the knife marks on their bodies were similar to those of high blades. General Xi ordered people to visit the surrounding people, saying that at ten o'clock in the afternoon, there was a group of people wearing masks riding all the way, and one of them placed a cloth bag on his mount, and there was a humming chirping inside, like a woman's voice. The people were afraid that they were thieves, and they did not dare to come close to see them, so they closed the doors and windows in a panic and did not dare to come out. Later, before the fire broke out, a man dressed as a general was seen riding a horse with a disheveled, weeping woman, who according to the description was General Gao Qian, heading north. The servants did not dare to confirm it rashly, and sent people to the mansion of General Gao Qian in Hebei Province to investigate, and heard from the miscellaneous servants that Mrs. Gao had not shown up since she returned, and only stayed in her own house every day, and committed suicide several times. Only then did I dare to determine that Mrs. Gao was indeed insulted, and I thought that General Gao killed the dozen or so witnesses who accompanied him to prevent rumors. ”

Yuan Ziyou was a little stunned, "Did you find out who did it?" ”

Zhang Haosong shook his head, "Although it has not been verified, there are signs that it should be related to Er Zhuzhao." According to the guards, after seeing the emperor, Zhu Zhao and his subordinate Qingwei left the house, and soon it was reported that Mrs. Gao was taken captive, and I don't know if the two have anything to do with it. ”

Yuan Ziyou instructed, "Continue to investigate secretly, now that the Gao Qian brothers are herding horses in Hebei, there is a lot of use in the future, some things are inconvenient to give favors, but they can make him more determined." ”

Zhang Haosong nodded, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the servants have been doing it." It's just that there is one more thing, a secret letter was sent from Luoyang Palace this morning, it was sent by Lord Wen, and the emperor was going to the banquet at that time, so let the slave still carry it in his arms. After speaking, Zhang Haosong carefully took out a letter from the clothes on his chest and handed it to Yuan Ziyou with both hands.

After reading the letter, Yuan Ziyou burned the letter, "Let Wen Zisheng tell Yang Jin that I will forgive the sins of his family, including Yang Yu, the Eastern Han Dynasty has Jiang Ge as a maid for his mother, and my Great Wei also has a courtier like Yang Yu who is filial to the heavens, how can he not be loyal to me if he is so filial to his parents?" Their Yang family has been loyal and good for generations, but they are still good ministers that I all rely on. After he finished speaking, a trace of worry appeared on his face, "Xiao Songzi, let Rong Hua take care of the queen, don't be harmed." ”

Zhang Haosong looked at the melancholy on Yuan Ziyou's face, and felt sorry for the emperor, the emperor loved the queen, but the gap between the two people who loved each other was difficult to fill in this life. After he extinguished the candle for Yuan Ziyou, he silently retreated, and after handling the matter according to Yuan Ziyou's instructions, he came back to guard Yuan Ziyou's palace gate and didn't dare to rest all night, because Er Zhurong's men were patrolling outside, and Xi Yi could only guard in the inner court. Zhang Haosong looked at Xi Yi's sturdy body under the moon, his eyes were blazing like owls and looking around, he met Xi Yi's gaze and exchanged glances, a look that only they themselves understood was safe and sound.