The three of them had lunch in the princess's mansion, and the young emperor persuaded the eldest princess to take medicine and sleep, and took Concubine De back to the palace.

After the carriage walked a few steps, the young emperor spoke, "Since you are out of the palace, you will go to Jingyuan to see the imperial aunt." ”

The coachman immediately turned around, bypassed the princess's mansion, and arrived at the quiet garden behind the princess's mansion.

The garden was indeed very quiet, even the gatekeeper had a gloomy face, and the whole courtyard was so quiet that it was lifeless.

"Your Majesty has arrived—"

"Minions participate in Your Majesty. ”

"Where's the princess?"

"The princess prayed in the Buddha hall, and the slave asked the princess to come out to pick it up. ”

"No need, take me to her. ”

"Yes. ”

The courtyard where the princess lives is naturally exquisite, but it is strange everywhere.

"Isn't there anyone here to serve the princess?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the princess said that she couldn't have so many people to serve alone, and the eldest princess did as she pleased, except for the necessary manpower, there were no extra people, but every few days, someone came to help buy and clean up. ”

"Well, what does the princess do on weekdays?"

"Since the princess moved here, most of the time has been in the Buddhist hall, thinking that the grief in my heart has not dissipated, and it is too sad. ”

The young emperor also felt a little emotional, the regent's palace, which was extremely prosperous that day, was lonely for a while, and the noble and dignified princess was willing to be plain, and all changes seemed to be overnight.

When I arrived at the Buddha Hall, it was more deserted than the Eldest Princess's Mansion, and the scent of sandalwood lingered in the air.

The servant beside her whispered, "Princess, Your Majesty is here." ”

The princess opened her eyes and waved her hand, motioning for her to go out.

"Your Majesty is here, and you are disappointed. ”

"The imperial aunt doesn't need to be polite, I should have come to visit you a long time ago. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

"The imperial aunt does not have to be polite, the deceased is gone, please also ask the imperial aunt to mourn, wait for a while, the fiefdom is calm, I will let Yunyang come back to accompany you." ”

The princess sneered, "Didn't Your Majesty discuss it with the eldest princess? The eldest princess didn't say to let Yunyang come back, why did Your Majesty summon him back, could it be that Yunyang couldn't be tolerated like this." ”

The young emperor frowned and said, "How can the imperial aunt think of me like this, Yunyang is just nine years old, too young, alone outside to those people, how can I rest assured, the imperial uncle is gone, Yunyang naturally wants to accompany the imperial aunt more, if the imperial aunt is unwilling, I don't mention it, why bother to say such hurtful words." ”

"Hurt feelings, your sisters and brothers have always wanted to get rid of our family, where did the feelings come from, now that you have the power in your hands, you don't have to pretend. ”

"Aunt Huang, you misunderstood-"

"Misunderstanding or not, we all know it in our hearts. ”

The young emperor is empty-hearted in the end, and he is indeed clear about everything.

But I heard the princess continue, "You said that Yun Mei can kill the imperial uncle who brought you up, and one day, will she kill others again-haha." ”

Seeing the emperor's aunt's crazy face, she looked like she wanted the person in front of her to die without a place to be buried, but behind her was a bodhisattva with a compassionate face, and the young emperor was speechless for a while.

"I remember that someone proposed to make her the empress, indeed, in terms of means, ability, and ruthlessness, you and her, now it is just relying on the love of sisters and brothers who you have grown up together since childhood, but how long is a lifetime, you are only in your teens, and there is still most of your life behind, who knows what will happen-"

The young emperor's face jumped tightly, and Concubine De touched him on the side, and he stopped it,

"That's enough, the imperial aunt is too sad and crazy to talk crazy, I won't pursue you. ”

"Isn't that what worries you the most?

"Aunt Huang, let's read your Buddhist scriptures carefully, and I will come to see you another day. ”

After speaking, he took Concubine De and went out.

The princess was smiling gloomily in the back, and the maidservants who walked in were all frightened.

The regent is the faith of the princess, for him, you can suffer a lot of grievances, and you can generously care for other people's children as your own.

When the prince is dead, he will live himself, because it will bring them endless pain.

The young emperor walked out of the courtyard quickly, and Concubine De followed his steps, holding his arm tightly.

Feeling the dependence of the person next to him, he slowed down his pace, "What is Yi'er afraid of?"

Concubine De looked at him left and right and said, "The princess is just sowing discord, Your Majesty don't care about his words." ”

The Young Emperor stopped and forced her to look at herself, "What are you afraid of?"

"I, the concubine, am just thinking, if the prince is really killed by the eldest princess, if His Majesty favors the concubine too much, will the eldest princess feel unhappy, will she also kill the concubine - it is the concubine who is vain

Test, please don't blame Your Majesty. ”

The Emperor let go of her with a blank face, "No." ”

Concubine De reacted that what he said was that the eldest princess would not kill her, and she was curious why, but she didn't dare to ask.

The young emperor didn't know why he was so sure, maybe since he was a child, the eldest sister didn't let him down, including getting rid of the imperial uncle.

It's just that it's different from what was expected, I thought that the imperial sister would let the imperial uncle take the name of a rebellious minister and thief, and then completely eradicate the regent palace.

Unexpectedly, she used such a method, she endured the speculation of others, and let Yunyang go back to the fiefdom, is she soft-hearted?

When he returned to the palace, he first made an order to marry the daughter of the Wang family, and preparations were made inside and outside the palace.

The Wang family holds the military power, and among the military generals, the prestige is very high, and marrying the Wang daughter is not exhaustively beneficial to the military power.

When the eldest princess learned about it, she was also very relieved and let them do it.

In mid-November, the collapse of the talks between Chu and Shang spread throughout the five countries, and the emperor of Chu appeared to strongly reject Shang, which made many people admire.

However, the joy is only temporary, and the consequences of the decision to transfer hundreds of thousands of troops are also endless.

The news sent back by the spies of the Chu State was placed on the desk of the eldest princess.

"On November 7, the envoys of the Shang State made a big speech at the reception banquet, wanting to buy back the five cities of the Shang State occupied by the Chu State in that year, and never mentioned the matter of compensating the Chu State. ”

"On November 8, the early dynasty of Chu State, the Fengyu Emperor of Chu State was sinking in the twilight, and Xie Jieyan, the Emperor of Huangyu, appeared, angrily reprimanded the prince of Shang State, put the prince and envoy under house arrest, sent a letter of state to ask for an explanation, and then transferred 400,000 troops to hoard in the original city of Xizhou, and now there are 200,000 border troops of Xie Ming's department in Xizhou, 100,000 Xizhou state army, 100,000 Binzhou army, and a total of 800,000 troops to pressure the border. ”

This news shocked many people, and the state of Chu retreated many times, but he didn't expect that it would be an army of 800,000 as soon as he made a move.

The eldest princess's personal guard Mei Jiang said, "Your Highness, the Chu State has to turn against the Shang State this time, with an army of 800,000, in the past hundred years, the two countries have not had such a large-scale war. ”

The eldest princess said with a smile, "Naturally, they won't directly let the 800,000 army overwhelm the border, after all, they still have to beware of the Jin Kingdom, this move will make the Shang and Jin countries have to worry about it for a while,"

"You mean you can't fight yet?"

"Hopefully, I hope I can give us more time, but I didn't expect that Sister Yan and them are the emperor, the temper of the two of them is not bearable, Shang Guo has repeatedly provoked and committed it in their hands, but they are comfortable. ”

"Your Highness admires the two of them so much?"

"They are one of the few smart people in the world who could have stayed out of it, but for some reason, they chose to go into the center of the vortex. ”

Mei Jiang thought about it seriously, "Maybe it's the same as His Royal Highness, for his own country, as His Highness said, they are smart people, and they don't lack anything, what they pursue should be different from ordinary people, the situation of Chu is a dead knot, if you solve the predicament of Chu State, keep the foundation of Chu State, and protect tens of millions of people, the merit is immeasurable." ”

"Maybe you're right. ”

"Then our position is still to form an alliance with the Chu State?"

The eldest princess said, "That's natural, if you don't decide, the future Qin Kingdom will become the meat of other people's mouths sooner or later." ”

She made up her mind to form an alliance with the state of Chu and join forces against the Shang and Jin states.

Unexpectedly, it was the young emperor who opposed her this time.

Although everyone was shocked by Chu State's generosity, they were only afraid of such a crazy move, so impulsive, how could they cooperate, barbarian blood, no wonder.

Emperor Qin questioned in the imperial court, "The Shang and Jin countries have not raised troops yet, this time it was the Chu State that provoked the war, why did my Qin State wade into troubled waters." ”

The eldest princess said, "The strength of my Qin State is not as good as any of the three kingdoms of Chu, Shang and Jin, Chu State has attracted the attention of Shang and Jin, if Chu State cannot withstand it, then Qin State is the next country to be annexed, the war is ruthless, but it is also the time to seek development, it is the time to change its status, if Qin State wants to strengthen itself, it must seize the opportunity." ”

"How can you guarantee that if the State of Chu takes the State of Shang, it will not be ambitious to annex the State of Qin, everything is taken for granted by the eldest princess. ”

The eldest princess sneered, "Then what are you going to do?

The Qin State is full of trouble, and the Shang State is no better.

The words of Chu that clearly provoked people's hearts once again provoked disagreements within the Shang State, the crown prince is the prince after all, even if he ascends to the throne one day, he must listen to the opinions of the courtiers and consult with the courtiers.

However, the crown prince made the decision alone, turning a good negotiation into a provocation, and made the current situation.

If this continues, won't the Shang Kingdom become a hall of words?

This is a hornet's nest, which is related to everyone's right to speak and everyone's interests, and everyone naturally wants to unite against the enemy.

The court that the prince finally calmed down boiled again, this time it was eighty percent of the officials who participated, and it was no longer a few, and it was not easy to deal with.

The main thing is that the deterrent power of the 800,000 army is really strong, if the Shang State also dispatches so many 1 troops, it will be a situation of endless death, and everyone in the Shang State is also beating drums in their hearts.

This time, it was the Chu State that took the lead.

After reading the news that came back, Cui Yue was even more furious, now that she had seen so much blood and killing with her own eyes, it was no longer what she used to be.

Even the crown princess was secretly frightened when she saw it, this sister's development seemed to be a little biased, but she just didn't listen to persuasion and didn't want to change her errand.

Cui Yue wants to vent her pain on those who oppose the crown prince, and when the next day, the army of the Shang State breaks through the imperial city of Chu State, she will also kill Sister Xie Yan herself.

No matter how the people of other countries reacted, the people of Chu were surprisingly unanimous, the emperor ordered, and if they did not disobey, the mobilization of soldiers and horses was quickly completed, and the old marquis would soon arrive in the original city.