After Er Zhurong's death, Yuan Hui naturally took over Er Zhurong's position as the Great Sima and Lu Shangshu, and was fully responsible for the internal and external affairs of the imperial court. Yuan Hui has since monopolized the power, just in the power, the selfish and narrow nature was exposed, he began to be jealous of the virtuous, every time he entered the hall alone to discuss affairs with Yuan Ziyou, but the advice of others and his own opinions were withheld and not issued.

Yuan Ziyou relaxed his vigilance against the Erzhu clan under his whitewashed peaceful and prosperous times, thinking that his amnesty would be grateful to the Erzhu clan, but he ignored that at this time Luoyang had been surrounded by the children of the Erzhu clan, and the land of Shanxi in the north was Erzhu Zhao's territory, and he could directly send troops to the south and arrive in Luoyang in a few days; The area of Xuzhou in the east is controlled by Erzhu Zhongyuan (Erzhu Rong's subordinate brother and Erzhu Shilong's elder brother); Guanzhong to the west is occupied by Erzhu Tianguang.

When Er Zhu Shilong, who was about to flee back to Bingzhou, was undecided, he was dissuaded by Sima Ziru, who was a young man, in order to win back his trust, and tried his best to dissuade him, his main battle views coincided with Tian Yi, but he was a strategist and cunning, and Tian Yi's stubborn and competitive fighting and killing were very different, not to mention that he was playing the abacus of making Gao Huan a fisherman profitable. He lay in bed for a few days, pretending to be sick, but in fact, he was calculating and waiting for the opportunity. As soon as he heard that Erzhu Shilong was planning to return to the state, he turned over and thought about it, so he called his servant Uncle Chai, and helped Uncle Chai to come to Erzhu Shilong with a humming and chirping, and he said with tears in his eyes, "The general of Tianzhu has just passed away, and it is the time when the Erzhu family is in the same breath, and now the princes are ready to go, but the county princes are going to return to the state, and the subordinates are worried that they will be separated from other lords." His subordinates have been living in Luoyang for several months, and they have inspected the Luoyang guards with General Gao, but they are extremely weak, and there are no fierce generals to defend the fortress, otherwise the Xiyang Gate will be easily broken. Therefore, in the humble opinion of his subordinates, while the capital was still in a panic, when the little emperor was not firmly established, he returned to Luoyang and caught him off guard. Before, the division was unknown, but this time the little emperor detained the remains of the general and the eldest prince and did not return them, which is the best banner, and you must not miss the opportunity. ”

Seeing that his analysis was straightforward, Er Zhu Shilong thought about it for a while, felt reasonable, and immediately decided to lead his army to kill Beizhong City.

On the 26th, Erzhu Shilong captured the river bridge, captured Xi Yi and others, directly showed the public to kill, and hung his head at the city gate to establish his authority. When the news came back, Yuan Ziyou inquired about the mourning, personally wrote an inscription for Xi Yi, and ordered a thick burial.

Erzhu Shilong then guarded the northern middle city and forced Luoyang in the south. At this time, Erzhu Tianguang and He Bayue agreed to return to Luoyang and release Yuanziyou, he first said that he had no dissent, and only wanted to assist Yuanziyou to stabilize the situation, and at the same time arranged for his subordinates to spread the news everywhere, saying that he actually had different intentions and needed high-ranking officials to stabilize his heart.

At the suggestion of Yuan Hui, Yuan Ziyou reluctantly chose to order the hussar general, Yongzhou Assassin Shi, and Guangzong County Founding Duke Zhu Tianguang as the servant and Yitong three divisions. At the same time, he ordered Shizhong and Sikong Gong Yang Jin to be the envoy of the festival, the governor and the commander, the Yan, the Heng, the cloud, the Shuo, the Xian, the Fen, the Wei Kyushu military, the hussar general, and the state of the assassin history, and the book of the order, the north road Daxingtai, through the merger, the two states. On the 27th, he issued an edict to release Gao Gao, who was imprisoned in the Camel and Cattle Department, held a banquet to catch up with them in Hualin Garden, and appointed Gao Gan as the ambassador of Shizhong and Hebei, and asked him to go to Hebei to recruit brave soldiers.

For a while, Luoyang City was rumored, and wolf smoke rose everywhere in the Great Wei River, and the people felt that there was no place to live in the troubled times, and they were displaced and starved everywhere.

Since Ying'e heard the bad news that her father and eldest brother were killed by Yuan Ziyou, the world was spinning for a while, she desperately controlled her emotions and sent Li Guangan to see Yuan Ziyou, wanting to see her father and brother for the last time, so that she could send her last ride. On the fifth day of the first month of October, because Yuan Ziyou had been avoiding it, Fu Zhi had to come to Zhang Haosong in person to ask Zhang Haosong for help, "The flesh and blood of the flesh and blood, so separated by yin and yang, it is also the right to see the last face, why is the emperor so insistent, doesn't it make the queen feel sad?" ”

Zhang Haosong quietly pulled her aside and said in a low voice, "It's good not to see, the queen is about to give birth now, if you see it, I'm afraid it will startle the mother." ”

Fuzhi's lips twitched, and he squeezed out a sentence for a long time, "Isn't it... Very bad. ”

Zhang Haosong nodded, "I really can't see it, I wanted to hide it from the queen, but I was penetrated by that side." In the past few days, I'm also afraid to see you, it's really hard to say, I can't say it. ”

"Little Songzi, it's okay, this palace is already mentally prepared, I have been to the battlefield with Daddy, and I haven't seen anything, but I have blood on my hands. No matter what, Hongu can't let Daddy and eldest brother lie there alone, and there is not even a crying person around. Ying'e's face was haggard, her voice was calm, but her words were persistent, she followed Fuzhi, just hiding in the corner and listening to their conversation, wanting to know the truth from Zhang Haosong's mouth why Yuanziyu didn't let her see the body.

Zhang Haosong didn't expect Ying'e to be nearby, so he turned around in surprise and knelt down, begging, "Queen Mother, don't be embarrassed, the emperor is really afraid that you will be sad." ”

Ying'e held her pregnant belly and pulled Zhang Haosong up with a calm face, "This palace doesn't embarrass you, this palace goes to kneel and beg the emperor, you accompany Fuzhi here, don't implicate you and be scolded." ”

"Queen Mother, the slave is not afraid of being scolded, but why do you have to go and see it and make yourself sad?" Zhang Haosong wanted to stop him, but he was pulled behind by Fu Zhi, looking at Fu Zhi's eyes full of pleading, he retracted his step, lowered his head and said, "Fu Zhi, you are making me embarrassed, you might as well knock me unconscious with a punch, and then you can explain the past." ”

"Hit you? Isn't that the sin of our queen mother in the end? If you think about it, I will let the emperor see you standing next to the queen and deliberately let the mother in. After Fu Zhi finished speaking, he dragged him to the front of the main hall, and Zhang Haosong followed helplessly.

Ying'e pushed away the eunuch who was blocking the door, went straight into the main hall, and startled Yuan Ziyou, who was reviewing the chapter, and looked at Zhang Haosong, who was pulled by Fuzhi, to understand everything, and said to Zhang Haosong with a calm face, "The queen is going to give birth in a few days, how did you guard it, and you didn't send the queen back to the palace to rest." After speaking, he picked up a book of folds and pretended to read it, he really didn't dare to see Ying'e, he felt a little guilty and a little relieved, he didn't want to stimulate Ying'e who was waiting to give birth, he just wanted to dodge.

Ying'e looked at his coldness, and there was no trace of turmoil in her heart, as if she was facing a stranger, he was just an emperor, sitting a few feet away, with a majestic face and indifferent eyes. The distance of a few feet that approached him, at this time seemed to be thousands of miles away, Ying'e felt that her steps were heavy, as if she had been walking for several years, every step she took, the sweet scenes of the past were disillusioned one by one, just like the begonia falling into the dust, fading red, only to see the vicissitudes of life, how to see the pear blossom crying rain Sijun tears, it is difficult to describe the deep palace hatred with no hands. He was once her husband, the man he loved, and now he is her enemy who killed her father and brother, she knelt down slowly with her stomach in her hands, her blue eyes were frosty, her eyebrows were resolute, and her tone was calm, "Your Majesty, you have a son who said: 'A gentleman is a gentleman, and he is born immediately. Filial piety is the foundation of benevolence!' The concubine's father and eldest brother were disobedient to the holy face, and they were already punished, but because of filial piety and family affection. The concubine had to ask the emperor to read it for the sake of the child in the womb, so that the concubine could see them for the last time, and it was also the fulfillment of the concubine, and the concubine was very moved. ”

Yuan Ziyou looked at Ying'e, who was kneeling at the bottom of the steps, and suddenly felt a sour feeling in his heart, he looked away, "The queen is about to give birth now, it is not appropriate to see blood, so as not to collide, I am for your good." Fu Zhi, come in and help the queen back to the palace, and ordered Imperial Doctor Zhao to serve her well, and other things will be talked about after childbirth. ”

"Why didn't the emperor let the concubines go to see them for the last time? The two of them were lying lonely and lonely in the Hualinyuan annex, there was not even a mourner around them, even if Daddy was deeply guilty, now that the deceased had passed away, he would not be crushed and ashes. Now that the emperor has pardoned the Erzhu family's sins, and returned Yuan Tianmu's body to his family, why can't Ying'e just want to see Daddy? Your Majesty, the concubines only ask to see them and burn some paper money for them, can't this wish? Ying'e began to get excited, involving a pain in her abdomen, she was breathing a little short, beads of sweat the size of beans flowed down her cheeks, she felt the contraction of the uterus for a while, and the amniotic fluid gushed out of her body and soaked her dress instantly, she began to be a little scared, "Your Majesty, I'm going to give birth, ah, it hurts..."

Yuan Ziyou saw that Ying'e's face was pale, he hurriedly sat up, ran down the steps in three steps, saw that her dress was soaked, and shouted, "Zhang Haosong, quickly pass the imperial doctor." After speaking, he picked up Ying'e and ran to the bedroom in the hall, at this moment his heart could no longer hide his anxiety and concern, and the mother and son would be safe.

Seeing this, Zhang Haosong and Fu Zhi hurriedly arranged for someone to go to Xuan Zhao Liangyuan and the midwife, Fu Zhi instructed the kitchen to prepare hot water, rolled up his sleeves and opened the door curtain to go in, and said to Yuan Zi, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, "Your Majesty, the woman's birth is a big murderer, the emperor should wait outside the palace, don't collide with the emperor." ”

Yuan Ziyou held Ying'e's hand tightly, looked at her in pain and couldn't breathe, and felt sorry for her, "E'er is not afraid, I will accompany you." ”

Ying'e didn't think anything else, only felt the pain like a broken rib, and the abdomen tightened, as if she wanted to press her soul out of her body. She gradually felt that everything around her was blank, she couldn't hear any movement, even if she was weak, she was accumulating strength little by little, her mouth was open and closed, she wanted this child, this was her last trace of consciousness.

Yuan Ziyou looked at Ying'e's eyes a little sluggish, and began to panic, he saw Zhao Liangyuan, who had just come in and knelt on the ground to ask for peace, grabbed him from the ground, pointed at Ying'e and said, "I want their mother and son to be safe, if one of them is damaged, I will punish your ten clans." ”

Zhao Liangyuan nodded tremblingly, swallowed his saliva, and stammered, "Yes, yes, the emperor, Weichen must do his best, no, no, he must go all out, go all out, must, he must ensure the peace of the queen and the prince." ”

Yuan Ziyou clenched his fists tightly, "Okay, as long as the queen is safe, I will have a heavy reward." After speaking, he reluctantly left the hall under the persuasion of Zhang Haosong and others.

Zhang Haosong saw that there were yellow water stains and some blood stains on Yuan Ziyou's dragon robe, and couldn't help but persuade, "Your Majesty, the servants are waiting for the emperor to change his clothes, the dragon robe is dirty." ”

Yuan Ziyou waved his hand and leaned on the couch in prostration, "I'm not going anywhere, I want to accompany her, accompany her well." ”

Fu Zhi looked at this scene and muttered in his heart, "If you toss all the love points, who will you show it to again, and who wants to see it." She sighed and closed the door of the hall, ran to Ying'e's collapse, helped Zhao Liangyuan open Ying'e's mouth, carefully fed the ginseng soup little by little, pinched Ying'e's middle for Ying'e, and continued Ying'e's strength.

After a while, Ying'e's consciousness was still turning, she endured the abdominal pain, and said intermittently, "Fuzhi, you let him go, he is here, and this palace is desperate and doesn't want to give birth to this child." ”

Fu Zhi turned his back and quickly wiped away his tears, "Queen Mother, why are you so troubled, thinking that this child would be born as soon as possible, but now you are saying such unlucky words." ”

Ying'e bit her lip tightly, endured bursts of abdominal pain, as if tearing it apart, and the midwife said worriedly beside her, "Queen Mother, don't talk, save some effort, the prince has a big head, I'm afraid I will have to suffer a little harder." ”

"It's okay, Bengong can bear it, but I really don't want to see him, these years, Bengong can stand it. Fuzhi, tell, tell Zhang Haosong, let him go, go..."Ying'e's excited breath almost couldn't catch her breath, she gasped rapidly, and there was a burst of pain, so she couldn't help but scream, "Ah~~'"

Yuan Ziyou heard it outside, rushed to the door and asked inside, "How is it, how is the queen." ”

The door creaked open, Fu Zhi came out and quickly closed the door, "Your Majesty, the queen said to let you move to the outer hall to rest, there is still some time to give birth, the queen is afraid that you will be tired, and she will not be able to give birth in peace." ”

Yuan Ziyou pointed to the hall and questioned, "The queen is worried that I am tired, or does she not want to see me?" ”

Fu Zhi shook his head and said, "The emperor is too worried, but the queen mother orders the slaves and maids like this." Please read the emperor for the sake of the queen's mother, go to the front hall for a while, and if the prince is born, he will report to the emperor as soon as possible. ”

Zhang Haosong saw Fuzhi's words flickering, and didn't dare to face it, so he knew that this was a lie she made up, thinking that Ying'e didn't want to see Yuan Ziyou, he stepped forward and persuaded, "Your Majesty, what the queen mother said is right, the queen mother is worried about the emperor, and she must not give birth with peace of mind." Wouldn't it be better to ask the emperor to move to the outer hall and welcome the birth of the little prince after changing his clothes? ”

Yuan Ziyou looked down at his pickled clothes, and there was a smell of blood, "Yes, yes, how can I hold my prince in this dress, Xiao Songzi went to the outer hall to wait for me to change clothes." ”

Zhang Haosong responded, and when Yuan Ziyou turned around and walked out of the hall, he pointed to Fuzhi, but he didn't dare to say anything after two strokes, and bent down to wait for Yuan Ziyou to go to the front hall.