At this moment, a messenger who delivered the news rode his horse in the distance. At the appointed spot, he dismounted and ran over panting. Because the speed was so fast, his forehead was covered with sweat, and a faint smoke emitted in the winter.

"Your Majesty, the latest news is here......"

Tuoba Hong took the secret letter, which was written very clearly, the abolished prince Tuoba Sui had indeed arrived in the suburbs of Luoyang, and he was accompanied by the eldest son of the former garrison governor of the six towns in northern Xinjiang......

The heart of disobedience is clear at a glance.

Tuoba Hong's gaze fell on the distant mountains, unaware of the approach of King Xianyang, he knelt on the ground, and his voice kept trembling: "Report to the emperor...... Inquire ...... The rebellion is true......"

"Who is behind this?"

Silence, dead silence. King Xianyang knelt on the ground and stared blankly at the man who was tall, he and him, the age difference was only three years. He was the product of Emperor Hongwen's anger and the birth of the concubine...... In a certain year, Emperor Hongwen suddenly went berserk, and spoiled the concubine woman, almost no one refused, and that year, he gave birth to five or six children...... That was the year that he and Empress Dowager Feng became mortal enemies completely, and since then, they have not been able to unravel them for the rest of their lives.

Although the King of Xianyang knelt on the ground, his heart was so angry, he raised his head and looked blankly at the plain face of the imperial brother, he knew—all of them knew—

His planning, his ambitions, his misdeeds...... He knew it perfectly, but it was like watching a clown's performance, and he wanted to expose himself completely and unreservedly, bit by bit......

Only then did I know that the imperial brother is not a peacock, he is a powerful eagle, if he doesn't make a move, if he makes a move, it will be a dead end......

"Back to Your Majesty, it was Yu Wenxing, the former general of the six towns in northern Xinjiang, who encouraged the little prince to return to Luoyang, he was a Xianbei old minister, and he was dissatisfied with His Majesty's move to Luoyang, and felt that they could not be reused in the cold northern Xinjiang, so he was resentful, so he made trouble under the banner of the little prince...... Please forgive your majesty for the sake of the young and ignorant little prince......"

It was the captain who spoke.

There was a dripping layer of oil and sweat on his forehead, however, it looked much better than the King of Xianyang. He had already been mentally prepared to let Yuwenxing be a substitute for the dead ghost, so he was not as afraid as King Xianyang.

"Please forgive the little prince this time......"

Tuoba Hong stood up slowly, his tone was very light: "Taiwei, you still call the little prince?" ”

Taiwei was stunned for a moment, and immediately knelt down, and he trembled like King Xianyang: "Your Majesty forgives you...... Your Majesty forgives the sins...... The old minister was quick to talk for a while, and he was used to the previous title, and he didn't change it for a while...... Your Majesty forgives ...... sins"

"Has the beast been caught?"

"Our army has quickly controlled the situation in Luoyang, and Yuwenxing and his party have been wiped out......"

Tuoba Hong didn't tell them to be flat, nor did he continue to ask, it was cold, but he just let them kneel on the ground. This matter is confidential, only these auxiliary ministers know it, and outside, everyone is still immersed in this inexplicable triumph, and they are happy about the upcoming return to Luoyang.

Tuoba Hong waved his hand, and everyone retreated.

Only the king of Xianyang was still kneeling on the ground.

Tuoba Hong still didn't speak, only glanced at him lightly.

The King of Xianyang stretched out his hand, took out the talisman from his arms, and raised the seal of the commander respectfully above his head: "The subordinate brother and the auxiliary government are not good, and the teaching of Xun'er is also very unsuccessful, which has led to today's everything." The younger brother handed over all the military and horse powers, asked for punishment, and asked the imperial brother to convict......"

The seal that symbolizes his military and political power has been put down, and the seal of his title and throne has also been put down...... The second man in this empire has finally become a completely insignificant person.

He even glanced nostalgically at the two seals that symbolized his great authority and won him great ties, respect, and cliques...... It's like a man full of gold and jade, suddenly turned into a pauper, his face was surprisingly pale, and his numb legs were trembling: after abandoning all this, would he be able to get out of it all?

The sun is shining, the flowers are in full bloom, and the peony of Luoyang is the best in the world.

When Feng Miaolian first walked out of the Lizheng Palace, she always thought it was spring. The royal garden was empty, full of trees and flowers, she never knew that there would be so many flowers blooming in summer, and the gardenias stretched along the marble-paved racetrack, and the fragrance was rich; There are also large yellow grams, which drive away the newborn mosquitoes far, far away.

On both sides of the other trail are daffodils, which bloom differently from winter daffodils, not white and unscented, but small red five-petaled flowers, which are wonderful enough to stretch far and wide on both sides of the road.

She walked along the daffodil-filled path, flanked by specially planted golden apple trees, a tradition in the north, but it did not grow very well here, and although it was leafy, the fruit was thin and small.

After walking for half a mile, Chen Jia, the palace maid behind him, said in a low voice: "Niangniang, you rest first......

Step up the canopy, the cushion she carried with her, the palace maid spread it on the seat, and she sat down.

It took her forty days of recuperation before she came out to walk, but her body was so weak that she had just walked such a distance, and she felt that her legs were trembling slightly, and there were fine beads of sweat on her forehead.

But she felt cold, and her hands and feet were cold.

Just like this empty imperial garden, there is no other woman except her and these palace maids. The concubines are like clouds, infinite spring, but they won't come, they don't dare to come—because they heard that she was coming, so they avoided it far away.

She was the only one left here, alone in the garden. In time, they used to visit the garden like this, talk and laugh, and see the spring light, but now, everyone is afraid of her.

She sat for a long time, her legs were numb for a long time, she raised her head, and subconsciously felt that she was the only one here - the palace maids were behind her, and she couldn't see it, so she mistakenly thought that she was almost the only one left in this world. It hurt all over her body, but she couldn't tell where the pain was, and she couldn't feel it, it was just a burden and pain in her heart.

"Your Majesty has any news?"

"Back to Niangniang, not yet."

"You must tell me if you have any news."

"Slaves and maids dare not slack off."

……

As soon as she asked and answered, she felt so hard, and her body trembled slightly, at that time, she felt that Tuoba Hong's distance was far, far away, so far that she would hardly see him again in her life.

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