Although the queen mother escorted the way back, the probability of the team encountering assassination was greatly reduced. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's heart was still faintly uneasy, and he asked people to detain the messenger who delivered the news to the capital, and decided to rush back before the news reached the capital.

Speaking of which, since that day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to the camp with the head of Hulu Khan, the army had rested for several days, and it was the time to be full of energy.

Wen Cheng, as a close confidant of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, announced the good news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was about to reward the three armies. But if you think about it, you also know that the grain and grass before the team set off, that is, the tight enough, to reward the three armies or something, must not rely on the grain and grass allocated by the imperial court.

I'm afraid that this money still has to come out of His Royal Highness the Prince's private treasury.

That night, a bonfire was lit in the camp tent of the Ji Dynasty, and during the half month of chasing Hulu Khan, everyone in the three armies was nervous. Now there is a rare opportunity, the soldiers of the three armies are happily singing and dancing around the bonfire, enjoying delicious wine and food, and the guards of the East Palace brought out by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is in charge of vigilance.

In the jumping firelight, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat in front of the tent, holding a glass of fine wine in his hand, but seemed to be lost in thought. A brave soldier came over and asked, "Your Highness, are you thinking about your relatives who are far away in the capital?" ”

His Royal Highness the Prince, who has been acting cold and solemn these days, actually showed a shallow smile, "Yes, there are people who miss you very much." For a moment, this soldier felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to show shallow tenderness, which was diametrically opposed to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was sitting on the throne and ordered the killing of Hulu Khan.

This soldier even felt that he had seen it wrong in a trance, and it was hard to imagine that His Royal Highness the Prince, who governed the army with iron and blood, would actually show such a side.

And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't seem to pay too much attention to the soldier's expression, but after saying this, he looked silently in the direction of the capital, "Mother, sister, Ah Rui, are you okay?" ”

Thinking of Wang Jian who had made great contributions to this mission, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince felt jealousy in his heart, "Ah Rui, will you regret your marriage with me?" Will you be attracted by Wang Jian's light? ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was jealous, never thought that he had won a complete victory in this imperial expedition, and in terms of brilliance and merit, he was far superior to Wang Jian.

The surrounding joyful atmosphere seemed to be actively isolated by His Royal Highness the Prince, who didn't know what he was thinking, and drank silently from beginning to end.

And in the court of Beidi, at this time, they were also celebrating the defeat of Hulu Khan.

This ambitious Hulu Khan is also a big trouble for Beidi, and now he is removed by the hand of the Ji Dynasty, and the people of the Beidi royal family are naturally happy. What's more, which of the many tribes in the north did not know that there were countless gold and silver treasures in the Ji Dynasty, and there was never a shortage of iron tools and herbs.

At the time of the negotiations, although the thirteen-year-old King Beidi was taught to bargain quietly with the other party, he was also worried that the terms would be too high and the peace talks would fail.

The Ji Dynasty is no longer the Ji Dynasty of the past, today's Ji Dynasty is strong and strong, the treasury is full, and the arrogant nobles of the family have begun to gradually bow their noble heads to the royal family, not to mention these northern barbarians who have no fixed place and rely on the sky to eat?

Having said that, the young King of Beidi still couldn't understand that his mother, as the regent of Beidi, still had to travel thousands of miles to enter the capital with the team of His Royal Highness the Prince of the Ji Dynasty to meet the Emperor of the Ji Dynasty.

Thinking so, he also asked his doubts, "Didn't my mother once teach me that there is a saying in the Han people that 'the son of a daughter can't sit down'." Now that my mother is the regent of my Beidi, why should I risk entering Beijing with the prince's team? If the Emperor of the Ji Dynasty has bad intentions and detains you, how can this be good? ”

Lu Yun, who was sitting opposite him, looked faint and looked at the scroll in his hand casually. Beidi did not have a printing craftsman, nor did he have a scholar who copied the book, so the scrolls were very expensive. And the one in her hand was brought to her by her nephew Lu Bingxi.

"Oh, is it? That's what I really think. I thought that my son would be like those nobles in the royal court who wished that I, the regent queen mother, would go to the capital of the Ji Dynasty, and it was better to die in the capital of the Ji Dynasty. ”

King Beidi's face turned red, and he immediately defended, "Mother, my son has no such intention. It's just that the group of nobles has held great power and has accumulated power for a long time, so they have not refuted them. ”

Lu Yun's expression softened, she took her son's hand and patted it twice, "My son, I know what those nobles in the royal court think, they just think that I am a Han girl, and they will not think about Beidi, and they feel that their hearts must be different if they are not of my race." ”

As he spoke, a sarcastic look appeared on Lu Yun's face, "But they don't want to think about it, the current King of Beidi is my son, and no matter what I do, I have to think about my son."

My son, the only person in this court who cannot usurp your place is me. Which of those nobles is not ambitious, since the death of the old king of Beidi, you are still young, and they don't know how many times they have planned to usurp the throne in their hearts.

Among them, who is the one who can be trusted, my son is about to get married, and he should have a judgment for himself. ”

In the end, Lu Yun's tone became more and more serious.

The young King Beidi, listening to his mother's words, only felt that a layer of obstacle in front of him had been removed. Yes, each of them coveted the throne under their seat, but there was no way for the mother to sit in the position of the king of Beidi.

What's more, for the sake of Beidi and her throne, her mother is even willing to take the risk of going to the capital of Jichao. So who to believe, it is already clear at this time.

Seeing that his son finally turned the corner, Lu Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time thought in his heart, "This group of nobles sow discord every day, I didn't know what to do before, but I was just waiting for it to be revealed in one fell swoop today." ”

Because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince withheld the news, the discussion in the capital about the negligence of the Prince's personal expedition in the past few days can be described as boiling. The streets and alleys, children and children can say a few words about this matter.

In the capital, people with a little insight can detect these wind directions from the newspapers of the palace, and then deduce His Majesty's intention to acquiesce in the spread of this matter in the capital.

Several Beijing officials with ordinary official positions got together to drink after retiring from the court, and after three rounds of drinking, they actually had the audacity to talk about the government affairs of the DPRK and China.

One of the drunken petty officials said unsoberly, "What does Your Majesty mean? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and His Majesty is so laissez-faire with rumors? Don't you really want to take His Royal Highness King Yu as ......"

Before he finished his words, another person next to him, who was scared out of a cold sweat and instantly sober, hurriedly covered his mouth. "Don't die, you just talk about the government, and now you even dare to say this."

The petty official who was drunk and lost his words also came to his senses in an instant.

Today, His Majesty's dissatisfaction and suspicion of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have become obvious day by day. Even these petty officials, who are far from the center of power, are aware of it. But what is even more incomprehensible to them is that although His Majesty connived at His Royal Highness King Yu and defended His Royal Highness King Yu in every way, he never gave His Royal Highness King Yu substantive rights.

His Majesty still pampers His Royal Highness King Yu like a child, instead of plumping his wings like cultivating a prince.

There are even rumors in the court that His Majesty is ready to marry His Royal Highness King Yu, and the object of the marriage is the empty county monarch of the eldest princess of Ruyang, the monarch of Rongde County, Chi Weiyan.

This rumor made the courtiers of the DPRK and China even more confused. His Majesty was so favored that they all thought that His Royal Highness King Yu was expected to replace His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and become the prince of the Ji Dynasty. However, this rumor is clearly weakening the power of His Royal Highness King Yu.

In the palace of Queen Wen, Xiuxin took this matter as a joke and told Queen Wen, "Niangniang, look, Your Majesty doesn't fancy His Royal Highness King Yu much." If you talk about the candidate for the future daughter-in-law, the future princess of our family is much stronger than the monarch of Rongde County. It can be seen that His Majesty still takes a fancy to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

Xiuxin said while carefully looking at the queen's face, these days the queen has been praying for blessings, and the whole person's face is very bad. So as soon as Xiuxin heard the news today, she hurriedly ran to talk to the queen, wanting to make her master happy.

But what she didn't expect was that after hearing this, Queen Wen's face became more and more ugly.

"Your Majesty is really crazy now, he is not going to let His Royal Highness King Yu replace His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but to abolish all his sons, or all his adult sons, sons who may threaten his throne, and he is afraid that he will favor the Ninth Emperor, the Tenth Emperor and the Eleventh Prince."

Saying this, even Queen Wen herself felt a little ridiculous, and he suddenly felt a little pity for Gu Guifei, that flamboyant and naïve woman. I'm afraid that Gu Guifei would never have thought of it, just because her son has grown up, so His Majesty can't tolerate him.

Empress Wen closed her eyes in some pain, she couldn't understand or imagine why the high-spirited and hard-working man back then had now become such a puppet of power.

Fortunately, there is a special communication channel between Queen Wen and the crown prince. That is Lu Bingzhen.

Early this morning, Lu Bingzhen entered the palace again to say goodbye, and at the same time brought the good news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was about to return after a great victory. Queen Wen, who had been haggard for several days, instantly became radiant, and the more she looked at Lu Bingzhen, who brought good news, she liked it more and more.

After Lu Bingzhen said goodbye and left before dark in accordance with the palace rules, Queen Wen sighed to her confidant, "Your Majesty is really not a good father now, but this marriage he gave is indeed the best marriage in the world." ”

Xiuxin saw that it was rare for the queen to be happy, so she naturally wouldn't be disappointed, so she chimed in, "Yes, the little lady of the Lu family is indeed a good noblewoman." ”