Liu Baoshun encircled the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs all the way.

When he returned to the imperial city with the coffin, the overall situation was basically decided.

The ministers of the civil and military classes were convinced of him and were willing to support him to ascend the throne and become emperor.

So......

By the time the princes gathered, the situation was one-sided.

Except for Liu Baoping, who was also a sister-in-law, he did not rush back, and all the princes were not Liu Baoshun's opponents.

Xue Guifei, a harem woman, lost the emperor's favor and lost her biggest backer, she became duckweed, and she couldn't set off any storms at all.

If the Xue family is not slaughtered, and the Xue family still exists, who will kill the deer, and who will win and who will lose between her and Liu Baoshun is really uncertain.

Without the support of the family, Xue Guifei was lonely, and could only be slaughtered.

As for Liu Baoping, the most powerful competitor, he didn't show up, stayed at the border and didn't move at all, no one could figure out what he was thinking.

Was he willing to give up the struggle for the throne?

It's a high wind and bright festival, don't you want brothers to kill each other?

All in all, Liu Baoping did not show up, which made Liu Baoshun and the strategists around him all breathe a sigh of relief.

None of them are willing to clash with Liu Baoping at the moment.

Everything went smoothly.

With the resolute support and support of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, Liu Baoshun succeeded to the throne smoothly and ascended the throne as emperor, with the era name Taichu.

After ascending the throne, his first decree was to grant amnesty to the world.

As soon as this decree came out, it changed the harsh behavior of the first emperor Liu Zhang, and many families saw hope.

This emperor was not wrong!

Sure enough, he is more benevolent and righteous than the first emperor Liu Zhang!

What is even more encouraging is that the Qingzhou rebels actually surrendered one month after he ascended the throne and became emperor, ending nearly a year of war.

This incident wants to confirm his orthodox status of being ordered by heaven and being justified.

With these two things, Liu Baoshun successfully won people's hearts.

His series of measures in the harem, even though some people criticized it in private, no one opposed it on the surface.

Because......

The courtiers and the family all knew that Xue Guifei must die.

Even, Xue Guifei's son must die.

It's unkind, but it's necessary.

The struggle for imperial power has always been a matter of life and death.

A cup of poisonous wine was given, and Xue Guifei smiled miserably.

Although I knew that there would be such a day, I always had a glimmer of hope in my heart, so I have been struggling to survive, trying to find a way out. As long as the first emperor can live a few more years, and live another seven or eight years, when my emperor grows up, how can he Liu Baoshun be arrogant. It's a pity, God doesn't fulfill people's wishes. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, let's hurry up and get on the road! His Majesty is also a person who cares about the old feelings, so he will give the concubine a little decency. If the mother is not interested, the dignity of the concubine will be gone. ”

"Threaten Hongu! Hehe...... What can he do to me, is it just to take away my concubine position, put me in the cold palace, and then kill me with a three-foot white silk, wrap a straw mat, and throw it into a mass grave to feed wild dogs. ”

Xue Guifei smiled, her eyes full of disdain.

She disdains the decency that Liu Baoshun gave her, and disdains everything.

Doomed to death, she is not even afraid of death, what else is there to be afraid of.

Threaten her with the emperor, haha......

Underestimate her too much.

She is willing to take the emperor's life with her own hands, and take the emperor to hell together, and maybe she can continue to be a mother and son in the next life.

"Don't embarrass our family! Our family is also acting on orders. If Niangniang wants to blame, blame the first emperor for not leaving a word before his death, and did not give any explanation to Niangniang. ”

"Did the first emperor really leave a single word, or did someone secretly intercept the first emperor's last words?"

Xue Guifei seemed to be smiling, and her eyes were cold.

Liu Zhang doted on her so much, why didn't he leave a word before he died?

She didn't believe it!

She always suspected that someone was doing something wrong.

The ghost is of course Liu Baoshun.

"Mother, don't talk nonsense! His Majesty passed away in his sleep, and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs can testify to this matter. It's not that Your Majesty doesn't want to leave his last words, but it's too late! ”

"Now, of course, it is as you say, and whatever you say is what you say. And who's to argue with that? ”

"Is Niangniang reluctant, or are you afraid of death?" The chamberlain saw that she was reluctant to drink the poisonous wine, so he asked very bluntly.

If anyone dared to speak to her like this before, she would directly order the cane to be killed.

A group of, gall fat.

She smiled contemptuously, "Tell this palace that after this palace dies, what will Your Majesty do with my emperor?" ”

"Rest assured, His Royal Highness the Fifteenth is His Majesty's own brother and the youngest. Your Majesty will definitely treat His Highness Fifteen kindly. ”

"Be kind and don't count on him, just ask him to have a way to live. If he refuses to give him a way to live, it is better to let him accompany this palace now and go to hell with this palace. ”

The waiter was startled, "Niangniang, don't talk nonsense!" His Majesty will not target His Highness Fifteen. ”

"Can you guarantee it? If you can't guarantee it, don't talk nonsense. ”

Finally, she picked up her glass.

The rich smell of wine rushed to her nose, and it would be her last 'meal' in the world.

She looked up and looked around.

The palace that has been lived for such a long time is not too big, but it is luxurious enough.

Liu Zhang really dotes on her, and good things are never stingy, and they are sent into her palace like flowing water.

Don't!

Everything!

With a smile on her face, she decisively drank the poisoned wine and waited for the attack.

"Tell Liu Baoshun that even if this palace goes to hell, he will not let him go. He killed the people of the palace, and he didn't want to die! ”

When the words fell, the seven orifices bled and died!

A generation of favorite concubines, life has drawn an end symbol.

From now on, there will be no Xue Guifei in the Beiliang Palace.

In the harem, everything related to the former emperor Liu Zhang will gradually be annihilated.

……

Liu Zhang passed away and spread all over the world.

Emperor Xiao Chengwen of the Southern Wei Dynasty also specially sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to Beiliang to deliver a memorial ceremony.

Unfortunately, Shen Shuwen was assigned this job.

The reason is that he had been at the border for many years and was familiar with the situation in the north. He is Yan Yunge's cousin and Yan Shouzhan's relative.

There is also a Yan Yunfei in Yuzhou who covers him.

He went to Beiliang, and safety could be guaranteed.

The Ministry of Rites could no longer find an official who was more suitable to send envoys to Beiliang than him.

Shen Shuwen: "......"

As the son-in-law of the Cui family, he is also very sad!

Ordered to take the Dian Yi and subordinate officials, escorted by general, he went north by boat.

To go north, you can go to Yuzhou or Pingyang County.

It's just that Pingyang County has to take a long detour and delay a few more days.

Even so, he decisively chose to go to Pingyang County for a long detour.

The former servant is now the steward of his house, serving him for many years.

This time I went north and stayed with me.

The steward's surname is Wu, and he is known as Wu steward.

Shen Shuwen has been married for several years and has children, and the title has grown up for a generation.

Nowadays, everyone in the house calls him Master.

"Did the master deliberately go to Pingyang County to see Mrs. Yan?"

In front of his henchmen and old servants, Shen Shuwen had nothing to hide.

If anyone knows the most about his situation in the past ten years, it is none other than Steward Wu.

He said frankly: "You're right, the detour is just to meet Cousin Yunge." ”

"Could it be that the master has no feelings for her?"

"Definitely! Liu Zhang passed away, Liu Baoshun inherited the throne, and the situation in Northern Liang was shaken. Cousin Yunge has extraordinary knowledge, and before going to Beiliang, it is necessary for the official to talk to her, at least to know it in his heart. ”

"The lord is far-sighted. However, the old man said before that there was no danger on this trip. ”

"Just because there's no danger doesn't mean there's no trouble. You can't go wrong with a little more preparation. ”

"That's what the lord said."

After a few days of sailing, we arrived in Binh Duong County.

Yan Yunge sent Mr. Ji to the dock to greet him.

When you get off the boat and leave the dock, you will find a commercial street full of people.

Its liveliness, prosperity, and the abundance and cheapness of the goods are staggering.

He also saw many villagers picking up their produce and selling it at the market.

The shouting, shouting, bargaining, the bookseller talking and laughing, the big girl and the little daughter-in-law laughing, and the men shouting loudly......

All kinds of sounds, one after another, synthesized into the most beautiful market music.

Here, there is no clear class division.

The scholars of the golden noble were talking loudly in the teahouse, and the hawkers were shouting at the door of the teahouse.

The storyteller and the scholar grabbed the ring, and the eldest girl and the little daughter-in-law spat at the rude man, and then snorted.

Everything is in harmony.

Those scholars do not think that the hawkers are vulgar, and the hawkers do not envy the scholars.

Rude men are not inferior, and big girls are not arrogant.

It is not uncommon for people from different walks of life to appear on the same street, or even in the same teahouse.

There is a wonderful atmosphere, a magical balance.

This is an inclusive market culture, which is down-to-earth enough and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

There's no need to boot.

The tolerant environment of Binh Duong County naturally produces such a cultural atmosphere, and other places can't learn it if they want to.

Shen Shuwen sighed with emotion, "Compared with the last time I came to Pingyang County, it is more prosperous and lively." ”

I don't see riches, but I see riches.

The small people in the market are rich enough, and the big girls and little daughters-in-law who carry vegetable baskets can also wear fine cotton clothes and embroidered cloth shoes.

He said to Steward Wu beside him: "I'm afraid that the people in Pingyang County are the richest and most comfortable people in the world. ”

Steward Wu said: "The lord doesn't have to envy Pingyang County, and the people in Jianzhou are not bad for money. ”

"It's different, it's not at all."

Shen Shuwen shook his head again and again.

He saw the essence through his eyes.

The mental outlook, the look in everyone's eyes is completely different.

The atmosphere of Jianzhou is extravagant and wealthy, and there is a smell of power and nobility in the air.

It is not a paradise for the small people, but a paradise for the powerful.

The extravagant and wealthy Jianzhou is still full of beggars, the tragedy of broken families, and unclothed children scurrying around the streets......

Every winter, there are people who freeze and starve to death. There are also people who have died in the tragedy of the collapse of their houses.

It was a city of unimaginable wealth, accompanied by jaw-dropping poverty and injustice.

Binh Duong County is different, it is peaceful, comfortable, and the air is tolerant......

People laugh and talk freely, without fear of being convicted for their words.

There is no saber rattling, you fight to the death.

Living here, people are happy.

Suddenly, he was very envious of Cousin Yunge.

He even dreamed that it would be nice to live here.