At that time, it was already winter, and the northern sky had already begun to drift with fine and dense snow. Tuoba Hong walked out of the tent wearing a thick coat, and on the opposite side was Fang Shan.

Above, there is the mausoleum of Empress Dowager Feng, Yonggu Mausoleum.

This place was personally selected by herself, and after more than 20 years of rule, she was neither willing to be buried in the ancestral mausoleums of the Northern Wei Dynasty, nor willing to be buried anywhere in the Xianbei people, lying here alone.

Back then, Tuoba Hong couldn't understand her intentions no matter what, but she insisted that the scenery here was good and had to be here, so he had to agree.

As children, you can't compete with your parents.

On this day, he ascended the Yonggu Mausoleum.

There are many huge rocks around, silent and silent, only a lone mausoleum keeper, and it is completely impossible to see that this is the mausoleum of a generation of queen mothers.

Because it was snowing, the mausoleum keeper was napping in the inner room. I heard the sound and greeted him, but when I saw that it was Your Majesty, I immediately knelt down: "See Your Majesty's ......"

Tuoba Hong waved him back, and the guards were also blocked far away. He was alone, facing a simple and solemn tomb.

The woman lying in the grave gave him this life: life, the throne, the woman...... But why is his mood so miserable? Just like that night, he was instigated by the Xianbei ministers to quietly go to sacrifice the mound to his father, Emperor Hongwen, but the queen mother knew about it, beat him severely, and threatened to depose him.

At that time, the candidate to replace him was the King of Xianyang.

It was a long time before he slowly knelt down. In the dark, is there a real providence? ? He never imagined that this expedition would end in such a way. It is not even a turn to succeed or fail, it is nothing more than a heavy rainstorm, a great flood, which simply cannot allow people to display their abilities, and God has ruled this war in its own way.

Nearly one million people were killed or wounded on both sides, a rare number of major casualties in previous wars.

said that God was not on his side, and he himself did not believe it; However, to say that there has been a victory, it is so bad. If it weren't for Xie Xian and the others single-handedly scaring off the army of the Southern Dynasties, I really don't know what terrible consequences would be caused by long-term attrition.

He was silent for a long time, and suddenly heard someone coming: "King Xianyang and others have invited His Majesty to enjoy the flowers......"

Flowers?

It's freezing on this day, where are the flowers to enjoy?

"It is said that the plum blossom in front bloomed......"

"Plum blossoms? So early, where will plum blossoms bloom?? He frowned, the earliest plum blossoms were not open at this time, let alone red plums.

One of the guards smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Taiwei bought a plum blossom garden, and the plum blossoms in it bloomed overnight. Presumably, His Majesty passed by here and alarmed the plum blossom fairy, so he specially bloomed to welcome His Majesty......"

Tuoba Hong smiled, his heavy mood was relieved, and he naturally said to himself: "There is such a thing in this world? It doesn't hurt to check it out. ”

"It is said that the day before yesterday, Mr. Gao and Mr. Xie both visited it, and they were all amazed, saying why the plum blossoms bloomed so early this year......

"Okay, I'm going to take a look at ......."

In the plum blossom forest, King Xianyang and others walked around, he had already received a secret report, and Tuoba Hong had already come this way. At this time, everyone was sweating in their palms, and King Xianyang looked back again, and there was calm in the plum forest.

The lieutenant was also extremely nervous, and he said in a low voice: "Is it already foolproof?" ”

King Xianyang laughed and looked around: "Don't worry, all this has been calculated, and at that time, there will be many people, Han people, Xianbei people...... Once it happens, these dead people will commit suicide immediately, and no one will find out the slightest bit of information. Once the matter is accomplished, we will immediately declare Yingtuobasui as the emperor, and at that time, use the authority of the regent to remove the Hanchen from the military power, and put them all to death first, and the Xianbei people will naturally support Tuoba as the emperor, and at that time, the world will be ours......"

Everyone heard his careful plan, and a relieved smile appeared on their faces.

At this time, the hand of the king of Dongyang was placed on the plum tree, he was inadvertent, but he broke off a plum blossom branch casually, waved his hand, and said to himself: "Taiwei, there is really yours, the fake silk flower you bought is so realistic that it can pinch out the juice...... It's exactly like the real flower......"

Taiwei didn't care, King Xianyang took the flower branch and looked at it, and suddenly his face changed greatly.

On one of the flower branches he pinched, the juice was lightly stained on his hands, and then he pulled a plum petal and rubbed it casually, and the reddish-brown flower juice rendered a piece of his fingers.

At this time, Taiwei and Dongyang Wang both broke the flower branch and held it in their hands, and the faces of the three of them changed. King Dongyang first exclaimed: "Oh my God, this is a real plum blossom...... It was the plum blossoms that bloomed early......"

Tai Wei also suddenly changed color: "It's indeed a real flower...... It's a real flower, why do plum blossoms bloom as soon as winter begins? ”

King Xianyang's face was pale, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

The gardener had already been brought up, and as soon as he saw the three princes, he knelt down, and his voice was full of fear: "Forgive your sins...... Please forgive the king...... The villain deserves to die, and the villain deserves to die......"

King Xianyang said sharply: "What did you do? ”

The craftsman kowtowed like pounding garlic, and the look of horror on his face was really difficult to describe. The villain obeyed the king's orders, and was originally going to buy silk flowers to make it real, but unexpectedly, overnight, the plum blossoms bloomed...... The villain was very frightened, but he didn't dare to make a noise, so he hid all the tens of thousands of dollars given by the prince and didn't spend any of them...... Lord, the villain will return the money to you immediately......"

King Xianyang's face was blue and white for a while, and the plum blossoms actually bloomed at this time? What does that mean?? He kicked the gardener in the ass and shouted, "Get out." ”

The gardener got up and ran, running less than a few dozen paces, and as soon as he turned the jungle, he was plunged into the heart by a throwing knife, and fell to the ground with a muffled grunt.

Three ministers who were originally high and powerful, at this time you look at me, I look at you.

It was the king of Dongyang who spoke first: "I thought that Gao Lu and others were old and dizzy, and they couldn't distinguish between the real and the fake, and mistook the silk flower for the real plum blossom...... Unexpectedly, it turned out that the plum blossoms really bloomed early......"

"That's not a good sign. Didn't you listen to Gao Lu Xie Xian and them? It is said that the plum blossoms bloom early, and there must be auspicious ......" Taiwei stopped talking. If it is the auspiciousness of Tuoba Hong, then what is it for them? Isn't that a bad omen?

King Xianyang sneered: "I don't believe it, luck has always been on him." This plum blossom blooms early, maybe it is to remind us to start early, is it our auspiciousness? ”

This understanding also makes sense, and the other two glanced at each other, wondering in their hearts, is this the auspicious rui of their own side or the auspicious rui of Tuoba Hong???