And it is said that Yuancheng, the king of Rencheng, was ordered, and he doubled the road and went straight to Pingcheng through Yanmen to the north.

Yuan Cheng's advance subordinate Li Huan rode into the city alone, and went straight to Mu Tai's lair by surprise, telling his henchmen that he would bring good fortune and misfortune, and cause the rebel party to collapse in an instant. Mu Tai had nothing to do, and hurriedly led hundreds of people under his command to pursue Li Huan, but in Yuan Cheng's ambush, he was defeated in the west of the city and captured by Yuan Cheng's subordinates in one fell swoop.

Yuan Cheng wiped out all of Mu Tai's comrades, and collected more than 100 people such as Yuan Long to prison, and won a complete victory.

In the Taiji Palace, the good news came, and Yuan Hong was overjoyed.

Looking around at the Chinese Wu Qunchen, Yuan Honglang said: "Quelling the rebellion and quelling the chaos is a heavy task, and this matter cannot be achieved without the king of the city... The king of Rencheng can be described as the minister of the society, and the merit is in the future! ”

Taifu Mu Liang lowered his head and said: "The king of Rencheng can make good decisions and annihilate the rebel party with lightning speed, which is really beyond the reach of people. ”

Young Master Li Chong also said: "The king of Rencheng is the minister of His Majesty's humerus, and His Majesty's discernment gives him a chance to win." ”

After the two of them finished speaking, Pengcheng Wang Yuanqian said: "Your Majesty, since Uncle Huang has taken down the rebels, how should I deal with the aftermath now?" ”

Yuan Hong bowed his head slightly, and said, "What the sixth brother said is also what I am worried about... Mu Tai, Yuan Long, Lu Rui and others conspired against each other, and their crimes should be punished by the nine clans... However, they are all my eight clan relatives, and their ancestors have contributed a lot to the Great Wei, and I have to decide as appropriate. ”

Yuan Xun said: "Your Majesty is kind and treats the people personally. Only those rebellious ministers and thieves harbor evil intentions, Your Majesty must not be lenient, and should be severely punished to set an example. ”

Hearing Yuanxian's words, the ministers all seconded the proposal in unison.

Yuan Hong locked his eyebrows and pondered. After a moment, Yuan Hong spoke: "Mu Tai is the head of the rebels, and his crime cannot be escaped. Mu Tai was punished with the head of the sword, and all those in the clan who were fifteen or older, both male and female, were given death, and those under fifteen were exiled to Mobei and enslaved forever. Lu Rui gave him wine, his wife and daughter migrated to Liaoxi for the people, and his son entered the court as a slave. ”

"As for Yuan Long..."Yuan Hong frowned slightly, hesitating.

Yuanxi, the king of Xianyang, knew what Yuanhong was worried about, so he said: "Your Majesty, although Yuanlong is the eldest son of the king of Dongyang, his brothers are all involved in this rebellion, and they have instigated the late abolished prince to rebel, Your Majesty must not be spared!" ”

Although there are people in the court who are good friends with Dongyang Wang Yuanpi, this is a major crime of rebellion, and no one dares to speak out to protect him.

Yuan Hong looked at the ministers and said: "When the first emperor was in power, Prime Minister Yihun rebelled, and it was the king of Dongyang who led the army to quell the rebellion, and he also contributed to Sheji... Now his son has rebelled and committed heinous crimes, which are not tolerated by national law... The head of Yuanlong was shown to the public, Yuan Ye and Yuan Chao brothers died, and the heirs of the three families migrated to Dunhuang; Nian Yuanpi contributed to the community in his early years, exempted him from capital crimes, and was abolished as a commoner with his wife and children, and sent to Hexi. ”

In this rebellion, because most of the old nobles who stayed in Pingcheng participated, Yuan Hong knew that the law did not blame the people, although he did not torture him, but because Mu Tai and Yuan Long and others subdued the law, the rest of the people no longer had the heart to resist the Han Revolution.

In the old year, due to the heavy snow and the road was closed, the banquet of the relatives of Layue was not opened, and the rebellion in Pingcheng was quelled this year, and the Han Revolution was promoted.

Taking this opportunity, the Li family did their best to operate it in a big way, wanting to use this personal minister banquet to win the praise of the ministers, thinking that he was preparing for his ascension to the throne and the seventh prince Yuan to seize the throne.

Although there are various departments and offices in charge of Zhang Luo, after all, the Li family is in charge of the harem, so they are busy day by day, and it is not until the nineteenth day of the lunar month that the matter is properly settled.

Li only felt that his waist and knees were sore, and he was about to take a nap on the couch, so he heard that the maid came to report that Princess Pengcheng entered the resting hall to worship the queen mother. In the past few days, the Li family has been busy preparing for the banquet of his relatives, and Yuan Yu has often been staying in Princess Lelang's mansion recently, and the Li family has not seen Yuan Yu for a long time. After hearing this, Li Shi couldn't care about being tired, so he changed his clothes and boarded his chariot and came to the resting hall.

For the first empress dowager and the empress dowager, Li went to the side of the couch and sat down, and stacked gold and silver ingots with Yuan Yu.

Yuan Yu opened his mouth first: "I thought that Right Zhaoyi was dedicated to preparing for the banquet of his relatives, and he was not allowed to go to the resting hall to pay homage to his mother." ”

Li smiled and said, "Where is the princess... As His Majesty's concubine, I should be filial to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager in advance. Don't say that the princess is here today, that is, the princess is not in the palace on weekdays, and I will also come to worship with incense. ”

Yuan Yu bowed his head slightly and said: "You have this filial piety, and your mother should be pleased to have a spirit in the sky." ”

Li said: "The first queen mother gave birth to Her Majesty and the princess, and she is really a blessed person. ”

"Blessed are you?" With a wry smile, Yuan Yu said: "The mother died, and the imperial brother became the prince for less than half a month, and the mother drove the crane west, how can she be considered a blessed person?" ”

Li hurriedly bowed his head and apologized, and said, "It was my mistake that I should not mention the past, which made the princess sad." ”

Yuan Yu waved his hand and said, "After many years, the imperial brother is already the lord of the world, and it is just that my heart is difficult to solve..."

Glancing up at the spiritual position in the hall, Yuan Yu said quietly: "Although I hate Yuan Sui's rebellious son, I have a relationship with his mother Lin... At that time, the Lin family was given by the emperor's grandmother to the emperor's brother to be the person who opened the house, and he was much older than me and treated me very kindly. When the rebel son was canonized as the crown prince by the imperial grandmother, the Lin family could not escape the doom like a mother. ”

A hatred rose in his eyes, and Yuan Yu continued: "Only the Lin family failed to give birth to a good son like his mother... Now this rebel son not only died in Huangquan himself, but also involved the Lin family being deposed as a concubine..."

Li said: "Your Majesty is a person who misses the old, even if Yuan Sui is deposed and given to death, he will not depose the late Lin family as a concubine..."

Yuan Yu said: "I can't figure it out, I will consult the imperial brother that day to know the reason for this..."

Placing the gold ingot in his hand in the brocade box, Yuan Yu continued: "The son is precious by the mother, and the mother is proud of the son." Although the royal brother misses the old love for the Lin family, he was only a noble man during his lifetime, and he was able to enjoy the dignity of the queen because of the rebel son who was in the storage position. Now that the rebel son is dead, if the Lin family still lives with the title of queen, the rebel son is the eldest son of the emperor's brother, and he should enjoy the temple after his death... How can the royal brother tolerate such a disobedient and unfilial son? ”

Li pretended to sigh and said: "This mother and son are in the same line, and they share honor and disgrace. I will remove the concubine born to the queen and establish a prince, and everyone else will die of the noble mother. Now the voice of the former dynasty is rising, but Your Majesty has no intention of being the queen, and I don't know where to go in the future..."

Looking at Yuan Yu, Li's eyes suddenly sparkled, and he said: "Although the princess and I are not blood relatives, we are like brothers and sisters. I have a matter of begging the princess today, if he is fortunate enough to be appointed as the prince by His Majesty, I ask the princess to remember the old love between you and me, and save the son..."

Yuan Yu saw the Li family's appearance like this, so he was relieved: "You are now in charge of the palace, everyone in the palace praises you for your thoughtful actions, and there are Longxi Gong and the second elder brother to mediate for you in the previous dynasty, and it is not a matter of time before you set up." ”

When Li heard Yuanyu's words, he was secretly happy in his heart, but he was worried, and said: "Your Majesty prefers Zuo Zhaoyi, if Your Majesty insists on making her the queen, even if your father and the King of Xianyang are powerless to refute it!" ”

Yuan Yu snorted coldly and said, "I can't let that woman of Jiao be the queen!" ”

Looking at the Li family, Yuan Yu said again: "It is a major matter of the country after the establishment, and even if the imperial brother is the son of heaven, he cannot do it arbitrarily. A few days ago, I have discussed with all the sisters in the Sister's Mansion, except for the five Sisters, after all, their concubine Duwei is a disciple of the Feng family, and the woman of Zai Jiao entered the palace as a Feng girl, in the end, you have to take care of your face, and the rest of the people will help you ascend to the throne, you can rest assured. ”