In the autumn of the twentieth year of Taihe, Yuan Hong led the civil and military ministers and set off to Songshan to worship the sky.

Yuan Hong is sympathetic to the people, so he takes the law as a ride. Three thousand cavalry feather forest guards hugged the guide car in front, each with a solemn expression, solemn and mighty. The convoy is full of flags and banners, and the canopy is gathered, stretching for more than several miles from end to end, all the way to the mighty and mighty, and I will not go into details.

Yuan Hong left Luoyang City with his front foot, and An Le Hou Yuanlong had already entered the Great Xia Gate with his back foot.

In the prince's mansion, Yuan Sui and Yuan Long sat together. Yuan Xian Yuanlong opened his mouth: "An Lehou has been tired all the way, and it is really hard!" ”

Yuan Long arched his hand and said: "It is a privilege for the minister to serve the prince, so why work hard." ”

Seeing the red agate pomegranate fruit on a few cases, Yuan Long smiled and said: "The things in the prince's mansion are indeed not available to ordinary people, just look at this pomegranate as bright as fire, you know that this is the tribute of the Anshi country." ”

Yuan Sui said disdainfully: "But some ordinary melons and fruits, what's so strange?" If you rejoice, I will give you something. ”

Yuan Long smiled: "The minister Xie Prince, but the minister is disrespectful... An pomegranate originated in Persia, and was sent by Hanchen Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, and the pomegranate was planted in Tulin Anshi. Later, although it was widely planted in the Central Plains, its color and taste were not as good as those produced by Anshi..."

Before Yuan Long could speak, Yuan Sui said impatiently: "I am the prince of the country, the prince of the country, I only ask about important matters of the military state, I am not interested in these chicken and dog things, and you don't need to know about me." ”

Although the pomegranate tree is a fruit tree, it is a thing of people's livelihood. The people's livelihood is the foundation of the country, and those who are kings should take this as their priority. The so-called "the king enjoys Kangning, the ministers are respectful, and the soldiers and the people are dependent!" ”

Although Yuan Long knew that this was the way of the king, he was cunning, and when he heard Yuan Xun's words, he hurriedly catered to him: "What the prince said is extremely true, the minister is no more than the salamander of the ruler, it is really a woman's opinion, and the prince is not strange." ”

Yuan Sui waved his hand and said, "That's it, that's it... You have come thousands of miles to meet me with only a piece of paper, and I will not blame you for this friendship. ”

Yuan Long said: "The minister does not give up on the prince, and he is cited as a counselor, how can the minister not help with his heart, in order to repay the prince's kindness." ”

Looking at Yuan Sui, Yuan Long asked cautiously: "Prince Fei's book only mentions that His Majesty's actions are unfair, but he does not explain the details... The minister dared to ask the prince, what was the matter that made the prince unhappy? ”

After taking a sip of the spirits, Yuan Sui said: "Aya said to the ministers at the time of the court meeting half a month ago, this time I went to Songshan to worship the heavens, accompanied by Yuan Ke and Yuan Huai brothers... Do you know that this ritual of sacrificing to the heavens can only be done by the Son of Heaven and the prince, how can the two of them be able to accompany the sacrifice to the heavens? ”

"Aya left me in Luoyang, as a prince, although I have the name of supervising the country, but I have no right to supervise the country, everything is subject to others! What's more, when the day before yesterday when the royal driver left the palace, Feng Xiaoniang actually went together... Isn't this an embarrassment to me! ”

Yuan Long looked at the young and frivolous young man in front of him, who had no city government, although he was disdainful in his heart, he pretended to be righteous and indignant: "The prince is the prince of the country, Your Majesty is free to travel by the prince to supervise the country, no matter how noble the king of Cheng and the king of Pengcheng are, they cannot be above the prince." ”

Looking at Yuan Sui's slight bow, Yuan Long knew that he was being used in his heart, so he said separately: "Li said: The prince inherits the system, and the law is correct for all generations." Your Majesty has carried out the Han Revolution, so he should follow the law of the Han family, how can the brothers of King Changshan go to worship the heavens together? Don't say that the prince has nothing to do, that is, as a member of the prince's staff, he also feels disgraced. ”

Hearing Yuan Long's words, Yuan Sui said with a gloomy face: "Yuan Ke has no military merits but was crowned the prince by Aya, if it weren't for his hypocrisy and false righteousness to win Aya's heart, how could it be like this?" ”

Yuan Long said: "The minister heard that the king of Changshan can be canonized as a prince, which is the reason why His Majesty loves the house and Wu... King Changshan's biological mother, Gao Gui Concubine, was not favored in her early years, and if his three brothers and sisters were not raised under Zuo Zhaoyi's knees, they would not be able to get the title of prince if they were to sacrifice to the sky with the royal driver. ”

Yuan Sui said angrily: "That demon woman in the Yonghe Palace, seducing Aya, is extremely hateful!" If it weren't for Yuan Ke and Feng Xiaoniang, how could the two of them dare to have a private meeting in the Yonghe Palace? When I ascend to the great treasure in the coming day, I will flood this demon woman with a bitter cold land as a slave! ”

Yuan Long let out a long sigh and said, "Prince, you are really a good person... Has the prince ever thought about it carefully, this little lady Feng is the wife chosen by His Majesty for you, and that is the future queen of my Great Wei... His Majesty was favored by the Empress Dowager, and she was the Feng woman in the middle palace. King Changshan lured Feng Xiaoniang to have an affair with him, why wasn't Zuo Zhaoyi's mother and son coveting the storage position? ”

Yuan Sui was already displeased, and hearing Yuan Long's words was like adding fuel to the fire: "What you said is not unreasonable... In my early years, I thought of brotherhood, and I once spoke well to Aya in front of him, but I never expected that it was a tiger that caused him to covet his position. If his mother and son really have this calculation, when I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely break the two of them into pieces! ”

Seeing that the plan was working, Yuan Long sighed and said, "In the future? Prince, you are confused... Now that the king of Changshan has sacrificed to the sky with the royal driver, when he returns, where is the time for you? ”

Yuan Sui said: "What do you mean by this? Could it be that Yuan Ke can still take my storage position? ”

Yuan Long said: "It is a natural thing for the prince to supervise the country, why did His Majesty order the king of Rencheng and the king of Pengcheng to handle political affairs together with the prince?" Your Majesty has always acted cautiously, so how can this person who entourage the heavens not think about it? As the saying goes, the king's heart is unpredictable, prince, you should be on guard! ”

Hearing Yuan Long's words, Yuan Sui's face changed instantly: "What do you mean, but Aya has the heart to abolish me and set up another Yuan Ke?" ”

Although there was no one in the hall, Yuan Long still looked around, and approached Yuan Sui and said: "Shiyun: 'The sky is not rainy, through the mulberry soil, and the household is prepared. If the prince can pre-emptively strike, he does not need to be controlled. ”

Yuan Sui looked at Yuan Long and said suspiciously: "What does An Lehou mean?" How can I be uncontrolled? ”

Yuan Long said: "The crown prince was ordered by the sky, and he was the first empress dowager to be registered, and he also went to Shengle Jinling to worship his ancestors, and he was already the lord of my Great Wei." Now His Majesty wants to abolish the crown prince because of his favor for Zuo Zhaoyi, and the ministers are the descendants of Tuoba and have been favored by the royal family for generations, how can they not uphold justice for the prince! ”

"Your Majesty is not benevolent, why does the prince need to be righteous again? The minister invited the prince to return to Pingcheng and ascend the throne as emperor! ”

Yuan Sui was shocked: "An Lehou is trying to rebel against me?" If I fail, my life will not be saved! ”

Yuan Long said: "If ordinary people rebel against him, it is to rebel, but the prince is the prince of the country, and he is ordered by heaven. ”

Yuan Sui still felt uneasy in his heart: "Once the matter fails, what should I do?" ”

Yuan Long said proudly: "The prince can rest assured, this is a battle for the prince's name, and it is also a battle for the orthodoxy of my Great Wei, our eight clansmen are all united with the prince, how can we lose?" ”

Between the words, Yuan Long held the altar and poured wine for Yuan Sui and himself, raised the sea bowl, and said: "The prince only needs to promise his relatives, and after the matter is completed, he will still take Pingcheng as the capital, abolish the new policy and restore the old law, and he will be supported by them." ”

Yuan Long's bold words made Yuan Sui settle down, drank all the wine in one gulp, and said: "Okay! I believe in Anlehou, and I will requisition iron horses to return to Pingcheng with you tomorrow. ”

Yuan Long shook his head and dissuaded: "If the prince recruits the iron horse, he will be suspicious... Most of the clansmen's soldiers and horses are on the border, and if His Majesty transfers troops, the prince will have no chance to fight back..."

When Yuan Sui heard this, he said unhappily: "Then what should I do, you just say it bluntly." ”

Yuan Long hurriedly put the sea bowl in his hand on top of several cases, and said with a smile: "The prince only dresses lightly and can leave Luo quietly... As long as the crown prince returns to Pingcheng, he can order his clan relatives, so why do you need these Qingdao soldiers who are ordered by His Majesty? ”

Yuan Sui thought about it for a while, and felt that Yuanlong's words were quite reasonable, so he called out loudly outside the hall: "Cheng Liang, come to take the map." ”