Chapter 9: A visit to the palace

A few days later, Zong Ai came to report that the king of Nan'an had been assassinated on his way back from hunting and was seriously injured.

Tuoba Tao was furious, and worried about the injury of the king of Nan'an, and the mother of the king of Nan'an, Lu Zuo Zhaoyi, moved to the palace of the king of Nan'an to visit the king of Nan'an.

Accompanied by the Zhongchang servant Zong Ai and a group of majestic Imperial Forest Army guards.

"Father......" shouted in a crisp voice.

Tuoba Tao and his party were about to leave the palace, and a naïve, lively and lovely girl with a pearl and green hair, pink and yellow brocade clothes, accompanied by four or five girls.

The person who came was the princess of the upper valley born to Queen Helian, Tuoba Ling.

Hu Xia was destroyed by Tuoba Tao, and King Helian Chang was initially captured and later killed.

His three younger sisters, the princess of Hu Xia, have become the queens of Tuoba Tao, full of grace and nobles.

Queen Helian had no children, and only gave birth to the princess Tuoba Ling of Shanggu.

Tuoba Ling has been smart and clever since childhood, and is the heart and soul of Empress Helian, and is also the emperor's favorite nine princesses.

"Father, wait for Ling'er!" The girl shouted to the emperor as she ran, "Ling'er and my father are going to visit the Eighth Emperor Brother together!" ”

A personal maid beside her whispered, "Princess, run slowly, be careful of your skirt, don't trip." ”

The group in front of him stopped, and Tuoba Tao looked at Tuoba Ling with a pleasant face: "Ling'er, it's rare that you have the heart of the Eighth Emperor Brother, so let's go with your father." ”

"Ling'er is not a heartless person, Brother Eight Emperor usually loves Ling'er so much, but now that he has been hurt by thieves, how can Ling'er not go to visit!" Tuoba Ling panted.

"Okay, Ling'er!" The Emperor touched the princess's head.

"Princess Kamiya is really getting more and more sensible and caring." The charm still exists, and although the graceful and luxurious Lu Zuo Zhaoyi has a melancholy face, he does not hesitate to praise Tuoba Ling.

Of course, this move was only to curry favor with the emperor.

"Alright, let's go!" The emperor said urgently.

The emperor got on the royal court, Lu Zuo Zhaoyi and Princess Shanggu got into the carriage respectively, and the royal forest army was closely guarded, and the party came to the Nan'an Palace.

In today's court meeting, the ministers knew that the emperor had come to visit the king of Nan'an, and most of the people who were interested in it also came to visit the king of Nan'an.

The princes and nobles of the Nan'an Palace, who came to visit the Nan'an King, were in an endless stream and gathered together.

"Your Majesty has arrived! Lu Zuo Zhaoyi arrived, and Princess Shanggu arrived! The emperor's side served in the middle of the waiter, Zongai, shouted in his voice.

The ministers who had arrived at the Nan'an Palace, knelt down to greet the emperor and welcomed the emperor into the main hall. The injured King of Nan'an, on the soft couch, also struggled to get up to meet the emperor.

"Hurry up and hold on to King Nan'an, no courtesy!" The emperor said from afar and hurried over.

Lu Zuo Zhaoyi, who still had charm, also walked over quickly, with a nervous and distressed face:

"Yu'er, how are you hurt? Does it hurt? ”

"Mother, the child is fine." Tuoba Yu's lips were pale, and his face was still painful.

"Where did it hurt?" Emperor Tuoba Tao also walked to Tuoba Yu's side, worried.

“…… Don't worry about the father, the son is no longer in trouble. Tuoba Yu's body was bandaged in many places, and there was faint blood in the wound, and he was beaten spiritually.

Seeing that the emperor moved to visit him, Tuoba Yu was secretly happy in his heart. But he pretended to be even more painful, and forced himself to get up on the soft couch, and wanted to bow down.

"Yu'er is seriously injured, lie down quickly, and there is no need to be formal." Tuoba Tao stretched out his hand to stop Tuoba Yu from saluting.

"Eighth Emperor Brother, why are you so badly injured?" Tuoba Ling burst into tears and choked up: "With so many injuries, the imperial brother must be in pain!" ”

"Nine Emperor Sister, Brother Huang is fine, he can stand through." Tuoba Yu, the king of Nan'an, looked at Tuoba Ling, with a slight smile on his cold and painful face.

"Father, those assassins are too rampant, they dare to assassinate the imperial brother near the capital in broad daylight. Father must arrest those wicked people! Tuoba Ling said as he wiped his tears.

"Song Court judged, how is Yu'er's injury?" The emperor asked Song Yuanqiao, who was accompanying him in the Tai Hospital, who was beside Tuoba Yu.

"Back to Your Majesty," Song Yuan said respectfully: "The poison dart in the left chest of the King of Nan'an, only three points away, hit the heart, and the venom entered the heart at that time, and the gods could not be saved." Fortunately, His Royal Highness the King of Nan'an is auspicious, someone treated it in time, allocated the poisonous blood, applied the antidote herbs, and the wounds on the body stopped bleeding and sutured in time, otherwise it would be ......"

"How else?" Tuoba Tao approached Tuoba Yu and asked, inspecting Tuoba Yu's injuries.

"Lives are at stake." Song Yuanqiao looked afraid.

"It's the other way around!" Tuoba Tao inspected the injuries on the body of Tuoba Yu, the king of Nan'an, and rushed to the crown angrily, "Bold rebel, under the blue sky and white sun, dare to assassinate my emperor under my nose." Abominable! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, those traitors are too rampant. Dare to ignore Tianwei, dare to assassinate the prince in broad daylight, Your Majesty must seek justice for Yu'er. Lu Zuo Zhaoyi wiped away his tears and looked at Tuoba Yudao distressedly.

His Majesty is about to reach the age of the sixtieth year, and Tuoba Yu, the only son, is the one she relies on when she is old.

"Say! What's going on? The emperor glanced at Tuoba Yu's personal bodyguard Ma Yun, and his face was not angry and arrogant.

"The last general should be damned, he failed to protect His Highness properly!" Ma Yun knelt down and hugged his fists and said, "We accompanied King Nan'an back from hunting, and we met a hundred assassins on the way. Although we fought hard to destroy the enemy, but the assassins were all extraordinary, His Highness was still hit by poison darts and suffered several sword wounds. If it weren't for the encounter with a skilled doctor on the road, His Royal Highness the King of Nan'an would be afraid - please ask Your Majesty to punish the last general! ”

Jack Ma's head slammed.

"Father, it's not about the guards who are not well protected, it's the assassins who are too fierce." Although Tuoba Yu was seriously wounded, he still tried his best to defend his guards.

"Get up!" The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Road to meet a divine doctor? Which famous miracle doctor saved Yu'er, I want to reward him well! ”

"That's a girl named Zhang Xiulian." Ma Yun looked at King Nan'an and said respectfully.

“…… Zhang Xiulian? Or a girl? I have never heard of a miracle doctor named Zhang Xiulian. The emperor said with a beard.

Then he added: "No matter what, it is not easy to have such medical skills, and it is good to reward others." ”

"No, Father!" Tuoba Yu's eyes flashed with tenderness.

"Yu'er has always been in charge of the household department, and the operation of the household department is also good, before the southern and northern expeditions, the treasury was empty, and now it has been slightly full." Tuoba Tao bowed slightly.

Hubu Shangshu Lu Wang arched his hand and said: "The affairs of the household department can be orderly, and the treasury can be full, all thanks to the assistance of the king of Nan'an." ”

"Okay, Yu'er," Tuoba Tao said again, Tuoba Yu struggled to get up, bowed down and stood in front of the emperor, Tuoba Tao said: "When your body is fully recovered, the Ministry of Works, take care of it." We will expand the water conservancy and civil engineering and transportation of our Great Wei. ”

"Yes, Father." Tuoba Yu said respectfully.

"Dugu Da Sikong," Tuoba Tao turned to shout a sentence of Da Sikong Dugu loyalty, who also came to Nan'an Wangfu.

"Wechen is here." Dugu loyally came to the emperor and bowed down.

"You have taken over Lou Wangzhi's position for more than a year, and you should be quite familiar with the business, so you can cooperate with King Nan'an and build Dawei more brilliantly!" Tuoba Tao Road.

"No, Your Majesty!" Dugu is loyal.

Tuoba Han, the king of Dongping, who had already come to Nan'an Wangfu to see a doctor, was decorated by the Han people, with a golden crown and a bun, and wore a brocade dress. has passed the year of standing, the eyebrows are handsome, and he often holds a jade bone fan in his hand, which looks a little chic, but after all, it has an unstoppable violence.

Seeing that Tuoba Yu not only could not die after being assassinated, but also benefited from misfortune and was pitied by his father.

Originally, Tuoba Yu supervised the big money bag of the Ministry of Households, but now he asked him to supervise the fat shortage of the Ministry of Industry, and supervised the two big money bags of Dawei at once.

His face changed slightly, and he inadvertently exchanged glances with the light cavalry general Yi Hun.

Lu Li, the secretary of the Criminal Department, seemed to be looking at His Majesty, but the expressions of everyone in the hall were unobstructed.

Tuoba Tao's anger did not subside:

"I, the descendant of Xianbei Tuoba, hanging colors on the battlefield, that is a kind of honor. However, he dared to assassinate and hurt the prince, but he was not punished! ”

Tuoba Tao looked at Lu Li, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and said:

"Lu Shangshu, as the secretary of the Criminal Department, you have made so many messes, you should reflect on it! We must give me a thorough investigation, find out the mastermind behind the scenes, and carry out five punishments! Yi three clans! ”

"Yes, Wechen obeys." Lu Li, who looked clear and dressed as a Han person, bent down and hugged her fists to receive her order.

Pause for a moment.

"Your Majesty," Lu Li, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said again, her face flushed with melancholy, "I heard that His Royal Highness King Gaoyang, the eldest grandson of the Emperor Shiyan, was not very peaceful on his way back to Pingcheng. ”

“…… Not peaceful? What happened to Jun'er? Are there any injuries? Tuobatao, who was already seated, changed his face suddenly, and Deng jumped up, looking even more nervous, clenching his fists.

Fathers will beat their sons to death, but between grandchildren and grandchildren, there are always different generations.

"Specifically, Weichen didn't see His Highness himself, but before he came, he heard from the gods of the Criminal Department, and the news came from the hussar general Li Jun." Lu Li said.

Tuoba Tao looked at Tuoba Han again, and said slightly:

"Han'er, look at you, after the prince left, you took his place to supervise the Criminal Department and the Military Department, but the sons and grandsons of my royal family were frequently assassinated, how did you supervise them?"

"What my father punishes is that my sons must investigate thoroughly." Tuoba Han said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, this is also the incompetence of Wechen, Wechen must work hard to thoroughly investigate the murderer behind the assassination in order to prove the law of the country!" Lu Li said.

Tuoba shook his head angrily and sighed, and said to the light cavalry general Yihun awefully:

"General Light Cavalry, you also assist the Criminal Department Shangshu, see who ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, don't know whether to live or die, and actually dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head!"

"No, Weichen obeys!" Yi Hun, who was born fat and stiff with his hair combed with pigtails and a humble outfit, bent down with his military boots together, and said respectfully to the emperor.

Because he is not in the Jinluan Palace, but only in the mansion of the King of Nan'an, His Majesty will not have to make a big gift.

"The hussar general has arrived!" At this time, the palace steward shouted at the door.

Because the emperor was in the palace of Nan'an, he didn't dare to make too much noise.

The hussar general Li Jun also came to the Nan'an Palace, and when he saw that the palace was full of people, he knelt in front of the emperor and said respectfully: "Your Majesty Wan'an!" ”

"Get up!" The emperor motioned for Li Jun to get up.

Li Jun still knelt down and finished the ceremony: "The last general has seen His Royal Highness the King of Nan'an, Lu Zuo Zhaoyi Niangniang, Princess Shanggu!" ”

"The hussar general has a heart, get up quickly." Lu Zuo Zhaoyi Road.

Li Jun had seen the emperor and others, and Tuoba Tao asked Li Jun impatiently: "General Li, is there any damage to Jun'er?" ”

"Your Majesty, relax your heart, the eldest grandson of the Emperor, Gaoyang Wang Jiren, is a natural and agile man. An ordinary killer can't hurt King Gaoyang, the eldest grandson of the Emperor Shiyan. Li Jun said respectfully.

"I'm afraid I'm not an ordinary killer! Someone here assassinated Yu'er, and someone over there plotted to assassinate Yu'er, who ate the bear's heart and leopard's gall, and dared to be so rampant! Tuoba Tao gritted his teeth.

"Your Majesty, relax," Li Jun comforted: "Your Majesty's princes and grandsons are all auspicious people, and they are protected by true gods, no matter what demons and monsters, they can't hurt the royal bloodline!" ”

"Well said! My descendants, how can you allow those cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods to be presumptuous! Tuoba Tao looked at Li Jun's eyes with approval, and when he thought of his grandson, he couldn't help but express his longing: "Since the death of the crown prince a year ago, Tian'er has been stationed in the military camp. Last year, he only came back once on Chinese New Year's Eve, but this year, he hasn't seen him for half a year. ”

Tuoba Tao's thoughts and love for this emperor's eldest grandson are beyond words.

Tuoba Tao looked at Li Jun again and said awe-inspiringly: "General Li, you should quickly send more soldiers and horses to protect Jun'er back to Pingcheng." If they damage a hair, I'll let them all die! ”

"No! Your Majesty! "Li Jun, who was born with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, has passed the age of standing, and his military boots are put together.

"Father," Tuoba Han, the king of Dongping, smiled and comforted Tuoba Tao, "Jun'er has been in the army for the past two years, and he is known as the polar wolf. The polar wolf has the cunning of a fox, the swiftness of a leopard, and the ferocity of a tiger. Ordinary hunters, where can they catch such a tough prey. ”

"What a polar wolf, it's just nonsense!" Tuoba Tao was obviously displeased, and flicked his sleeves slightly, "Han'er, how can you scandalize your own nephew like this." ”

King Dongping and Yi Hun exchanged glances.

"Your Majesty, King Dongping is not talking nonsense." Yi Hun said: "There is indeed this rumor in the army, His Royal Highness King Gaoyang, the eldest grandson of the Emperor Shiyan, has acted ruthlessly and resolutely in recent years, which can really be described as ...... Polar wolf. ”

"Your Majesty, that's true." Li Jun said solemnly.

"Oh?" Tuoba Tao raised his eyebrows.

"This is all because King Gaoyang is brave and good at fighting, sympathetic to his subordinates, but he is ruthless to the enemy, which makes the enemy fearful.

It can be described as fast, accurate, and hateful, like a polar wolf, and can capture the military town of Xuyi in the Liu Song Dynasty without bloodshed, so he was named the polar wolf. Li Jun said.

Tuoba Tao has a beard.

"Jun'er has been smart and mindful since she was a child, and she can rarely dance swords and ride and shoot.

At the age of five, he went on an expedition with me, brave and strong.

At a young age, he was experienced in a hundred battles.

No matter what tragic battle, among the last people who survived, there was Jun'er, who can be said to be better than the blue.

I will be brave and good at fighting, so that the enemy will be terrified, so that I can dominate the world. "Tuoba Tao and there is a way of honor.

Tuoba Tao is conceited and brave, empty-eyed, and never takes others seriously.

In the eyes of everyone, he is more than majestic, but not kind and gentle.

Now he praises the eldest grandson of the world, and the blue is better than the blue.

Everyone in the hall heard the sound outside the strings, and His Majesty's meaning was that he intended to let Tuoba Jun take over the throne, and all the princes and ministers had their own thoughts.

Tuoba Han and Yi Hun originally wanted to take the opportunity to participate in Tuoba Han's book, and in the past two years, Tuoba Han's prestige in the army has grown, and he is a fierce rival for Tuoba Han's throne.

The name of the polar wolf was also passed on by Yihun.

The polar wolf is fierce, and Tuoba Han originally wanted to scandalize Tuoba Jun with this, so that his father was dissatisfied with Tuoba Jun's ferocity.

Now it is said by Li Jun that it is a honorific name, and it can be easily resolved. On the contrary, Tuoba Tao loved the grandson even more.

Tuoba Han and Yi Hun's teeth couldn't help but tighten.