Chang'an, Qianyuan Palace

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Min has returned from Huaibei and is outside the palace at the moment."

"Let Min Guan come to see me quickly." Emperor Yuan of Northern Qin was lying on the bed and said weakly.

Not long after, the chief eunuch led Min Guan into the Qianyuan Palace. Emperor Yuan of the Northern Qin Dynasty was seen on the sickbed, and after the yellow curtain, Min Guan could not see his true face.

Min Guan knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen led the Imperial Forest Army to the front line in Hefei to arrest Wei Zhi, Wei Zhi did not expect that the matter had been revealed, and committed suicide by the Feishui. ”

"Min Xiangke has full evidence to prove that Wei Zhi wants to join the enemy." Motomi asked.

"When Weichen arrived in the front-line military camp in Hefei, the Southern Qi guard general tried to rescue Wei Zhi, as evidenced by the tens of thousands of people in the Huaibei army. At the same time, Weichen has found out that Wei Ran, the prince of Dingnan, has arrived in Jiangling, Southern Qi, and Jiangling Taishou personally sent someone to escort him to Jiankang. When Liu Chuan's labor army came back, he also told Weichen that Dingnanhou was already dissatisfied with my Daqin, and he was afraid of rebellion. Weichen thought that Dingnan Hou was loyal, so he didn't take this matter to heart, and the minister was sentenced to death. Speaking of this, Min Guan buckled his head heavily and didn't dare to raise his head for a long time.

The Qianyuan Hall was silent for a long time, and at this time, Yuan Jian on the dragon couch sighed silently: "Wei Xian was born and died with me, I really didn't expect his descendants to be like this." Wei Zhi really chilled my heart. I heard a coughing sound behind the yellow curtain.

"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body, don't be angry." Min Guan knelt down and said.

"Min Guan."

"Wechen is here."

"Wei Zhi is a treasonous crime. Now that Wei Zhi is dead, pass on my will, strip him of his title, the Wei clan and the three clans, and the Marquis of Zhongyong. Motomi said slowly.

"Your Majesty, Wechen was able to stop Wei Zhi from leading the army to surrender to the enemy in time this time, and it all depended on Li Ke, the son of the Marquis of Zhongyong, Li Ke killed his relatives in righteousness, so that Wechen could learn the news in time, and he pleaded with His Majesty for the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion." Min Guan hurriedly said.

Yuan Jian pondered for a long time, and then said slowly: "Li Ke, the son of the loyal and brave marquis, reported meritorious, and rescued Pao Ze in times of crisis, passed on my will, and Li Ke was promoted to the governor of Huaibei and took charge of Huaibei military affairs. Min Xiang has also worked hard, so let's go back and draw up the purpose. ”

Imperial

Empress Min was walking in the imperial garden with Princess Changqing and others, but when she saw Princess Changqing frowning, Empress Min couldn't help but say: "Sister Changqing is worried about the affairs of Dingnan Houfu?" ”

"Exactly, it made the queen smile." Princess Changqing said curtly: "Marquis Wei fought in the south and in the north, and his achievements were impressive. Hongu also did not believe that he would really be treasonous. ”

Hearing this, Empress Min was also a little lonely, Emperor Yuan saw that his body has become weaker and weaker recently, and he originally wanted to wait for the prince to succeed to the throne, and use Wei Zhi to fight against Min Guan, but now Wei Ran has fled, even if Wei Zhi has no objection, he is afraid that he will not be able to return to the court. couldn't help sighing: "It's already a fact that Wei Ran fled south, whether it's the southerners' discordant plan or other reasons." Dingnanhou is in a catastrophe this time, whether he is against it or not, my Daqin has no place for him. ”

At this time, a young girl beside Empress Min said: "Queen Mother, I heard that Dingnan Hou is loyal to the liver and courage, what will he do?" ”

Empress Min glanced at the girl: "Yuan Shu, according to the queen mother's understanding of Ding Nanhou, he must have killed himself." ”

"It's just a pity that Mingyue, the marriage is over, and I have to find another suitable colt for Mingyue." Princess Changqing looked at Yuan Shu with pity.

"Auntie!" Princess Yuanshu looked a little lonely after hearing this.

Empress Min couldn't help but sigh and said: "Dingnanhou himself can not only become the right-hand man of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future, but the key is that the Hou Ye himself is loyal and courageous, knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how to measure." Wei Ran's palace has also looked for someone to see, not only is he born great, but he is studious since he was a child, he has read military books, he is humble, and he does not have the kind of gentlemanly temperament of other children, so he is a good match for Shu'er. It's a shame. ”

At this moment, the inner tube hurriedly ran to the queen's ear and whispered a few words, Empress Min didn't say a word after hearing it, her expression did not change in the slightest, but said lightly: "The palace knows, you should retreat first." ”

Empress Min looked at the calm lake and sighed heavily: "The news just came that the prime minister has returned from the Huaibei front. Dingnanhou has committed suicide, and Li Ke has become the governor of Huaibei. ”

"What about the rest of the Wei family?" Princess Changqing hurriedly asked

"Your Majesty has a will, Yi three clans." Empress Min sighed: "Even if Wei Ran fell for the discord of the southerners, but now that Dingnan is waiting to kill himself, and the Wei clan has been exterminated, things can no longer be reversed." ”

"Mother, aunt. Shu'er was a little tired, so she went back to the palace first. After hearing this, Yuan Shu looked a little lonely, and hurriedly left.

"What's wrong with Mingyue? Why is there no interest all of a sudden? Princess Changqing was puzzled: "She has nothing to do with Dingnan Houfu. ”

"Hey, when I chose to marry the son of Nanhou, it was not only what Your Majesty and I meant, but Yuan Shu was also full of joy. I also know that Dingnan Hou Shizi has a good appearance and is a good match for her. Now that the Dingnan Houfu has changed, it is necessary to choose one person from the remaining children, and I think Yuan Shu is not satisfied. ”

Jiankang City

Li Yuwan slowly opened her eyes, and at first glance she saw Wei Ran asleep on the side of the bed.

At this time, Wei Ran opened his eyes and said happily: "Mother, you are awake." ”

Li Yuwan nodded: "And then where is this?" ”

"Mother, this is the Jiankang Prince's Mansion, and the imperial doctor said that you are too tired today, and you are in a hurry for a while. It needs to be quietly recuperated. Don't be stimulated anymore. Wei Ran hurriedly said,

Li Yuwan looked at her son, and then was about to get up.

Wei Ran hurriedly stopped: "Mother, let's cultivate your body first." ”

Li Yuwan shook her head slightly: "Silly child, my mother already knows that Hou Ye is no longer there." But what about the inside story? During the time when you were in a coma, did you communicate with the prince of the Southern Dynasty? ”

"No, there were a few times when the child wanted to ask questions, and the prince said that he would talk about it together when his mother woke up, but he only said that something was wrong, and he also needed to call each other with us to send messages." Wei Ran scratched his head and replied.

Li Yuwan nodded slightly: "Get up and tidy up for your mother, you go and find the prince." ”

After a while, I saw Xiao Ju hurrying over, and when I saw Li Yuwan who was already sitting at the table, I couldn't help but say: "Mrs. Hou got up and did something, just lie down and recuperate." ”

Li Yuwan shook her head: "There should still be rules, and now I and Ran'er's orphans and widows are under the fence, thanks to the prince." ”

Xiao Ju hurriedly shook his head: "I respect Marquis Wei very much, this is the courtesy you deserve." My father also said that according to Wei Houye's specifications, Wei Gongzi can be given the corresponding title. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the concubine only wants to know, does my lord really want to surrender to your country?" Li Yuwan did not answer Xiao Ju's words, but threw out the answer she wanted to know the most.

"When the Japanese Palace was on the wall of Hefei, I saw the chaos in the formation of the Northern Qin army. Men and horses came from the north, about thousands. I thought it was reinforcements from Shouchun, but at that time, the palace thought to myself that if it was reinforcements, the number would be too small. Xiao Ju said slowly: "Then I saw from a distance that there seemed to be people and horses in the Northern Qin military camp confronting each other, and at this time news came from Jiangling, saying that Mrs. and Wei Gongzi had fled from the south of Chang'an, and Wei Hou Ye wanted to take refuge in our court, so General Yang and I sent troops out of the city to rescue Wei Hou Ye and take advantage of the situation to repel the Qin army. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Ju was ashamed: "But the Huaibei Army has been personally trained by Marquis Wei for many years, and my soldiers are not opponents in the field. After stabilizing the formation, the Northern Qin army slowly retreated. The palace failed to rescue General Wei. Early the next morning, the scout came to report that Marquis Wei had committed suicide at night. ”

Wei Ran fell into deep contemplation after hearing this, and then glanced at his mother. Li Yuwan stroked her forehead, and said slowly after a while: "Then there are only two possibilities, one is that my Hou Ye has the intention of defecting to the Southern Dynasty, so he asked people to inform us to flee south first, and after we flee south to Jiangling, we will get out of the army on our own, because Hou Ye said that he will take refuge in Southern Qi alone, and he does not want to be a sinner in Northern Qin." ”

Xiao Ju nodded slightly after hearing this, "What about the second type?" ”

Li Yuwan was silent, Wei Ran wanted to understand the joints, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and then looked at her mother. After the mother and son looked at each other, Li Yuwan said miserably: "Ran'er and I fled south, thus killing Master Hou with my own hands. ”

"But the person who delivered the letter and my father's personal sword is my uncle." Wei Ran exclaimed: "How can my uncle harm us? ”

"Dare to ask Wei Gongzi's uncle, but Li Ke?" Xiao Ju spoke up at this time, and saw Wei Ran nodding silently. Xiao Ju said again: "Li Ke has now been promoted to the head of Huaibei and is in charge of the Huaibei military. ”

"Why is this so?" Li Yuwan hid her face and cried bitterly.

"Mother take care of herself." Wei Ran said hurriedly: "Don't worry too much. ”

After a long time, Li Yuwan stabilized her mind: "According to the laws of Northern Qin, the generals will lead the traitors and the three clans. The Marquis of Zhongyong was not spared, but his brother also took over the position of his first husband. It shows that the Northern Qin Imperial Court determined that this matter had nothing to do with the Li family, and Min Guan covered the sky with one hand, and did not take the opportunity to install his own manpower, but let his brother replace him, which is enough to explain,"

"It shows that my uncle and Min Guan have long colluded and reached an agreement." Wei Ran said hatefully, and then clenched his sword: "Second, my father is stationed in Huaibei all the year round, and the family letters are sent back every month, and all the family letters are sent back by my uncle. After all, my uncle also has a letter to take back to Chang'an to give to my aunt. As long as you find a calligrapher, it is not difficult to forge your father's handwriting. ”

After listening to this, Xiao Ju also said: "There is a third flaw. ”

Wei Ran turned his head to look at Xiao Ju, and Xiao Ju said, "Madam and Son-in-law set off from Chang'an, and the schedule on the way to Jiangling. Wei Hou Ye is immeasurable. But just one day after Mrs. arrived in Jiangling, Min Guan had already brought people to the Huaibei Army, which was enough to prove that Min Guan knew his wife's whereabouts well, so the time could be so good. Although it may also be accidental, Mrs. said before that Li Ke escorted all the way, dare to ask where the escort was? ”

"After passing through Lantian, out of Qinwu Pass, and then passing another pass to the Southern Qi Realm, I will return immediately." Li Yuwan said.

"When the time comes, there is no need to return to the DPRK, and you will return to Shouchun directly by land, and you will have enough time to command the army to advance to Hefei." Xiao Ju added.

At this time, Wei Ran couldn't cry anymore: "My mother and I have arrived at the Qi realm, and my father can't prove his innocence." I don't want the Northern Qin army to face each other, so I can only die. The old thief of Minguan, the sinister use of tricks, unheard of, I will not share the sky with this thief. One day, I will slay this thief with my hands, and even if this thief dies, I will crush him to ashes. ”

only heard a bang, and Li Yuwan had fallen to the ground.

Xiao Ju shouted: "Come and pass on the imperial doctor." ”