Gao Zhan's carriage did not go to the palace.
Instead, he drove to his mansion.
They are also princes and kings, but among the princes and kings, there are also differences between high and low. For example, Gao Changgong, the King of Lanling, or Lou Zhao, the King of Dong'an, are obviously not enough in front of Gao Zhan, the King of Changguang.
This Gao Zhan is the second best person in the world.
He has a large number of troops at hand, is recognized by many honorable men, and his reputation is second only to his brother Gao Yan.
The two of them were sitting in the car, and Gao Zhan smiled particularly boldly.
It seemed that he was in a good mood, and the two of them arrived at his palace all the way.
There are a lot of soldiers stationed here. Before arriving at his house, but just approaching the street, you can see groups of soldiers walking back and forth around. Those high places,
Crossbowmen were also arranged, looking around vigilantly.
Entering the main gate, two rows of soldiers holding spears opened a path.
Liu Taozi's expression remained unchanged as she followed Gao Zhan to the backyard and got out of the car. Someone had already prepared a banquet.
Gao Zhan pulled Liu Taozi to the banquet, took a deep breath, and said with full satisfaction: "That's great."
He suddenly looked at Liu Taozi.
"I am not the same as His Majesty."
"Speaking of which, Your Majesty."
"The eye is high but the hand is low."
After Gao Zhan finished speaking, he tilted his head forward and looked directly at Liu Taozi, who said nothing.
Gao Zhan grinned, showing his white teeth, "As His Majesty's loyal minister, shouldn't you stand up and reprimand me at this time?"
"This is a family matter."
Liu Taozi spoke.
Gao Zhan was overjoyed and slapped his leg suddenly, "You are right!"
"Today, don't treat me like a king, and I won't treat you like a hawk or dog. Just talk to me and have a drink!"
Gao Zhan asked someone to bring some wine, gulped it down, and then handed it to Liu Taozi.
"Your Majesty is really a person with high ambitions and low ambitions. He says he is cautious, but in fact he is very hesitant and suspicious, and he is not decisive enough in doing things!"
"The day after he killed Yang Min, he regretted it and told me that maybe his life could be saved."
"Haha, he thinks this is child's play? After the beating, he throws some candied fruit to the person and then stops beating him??"
Gao Zhan's expression was very exaggerated, "Look at the current situation. Jinyang soldiers and border soldiers are basically in his hands. Those who are noble and incompetent and can stand up are basically by his side. This is better than Wenxuan
How much better was it when he was the emperor??"
"Think about it for yourself, who did Emperor Wenxuan have to deal with when he first came to the throne, and who does the emperor have to deal with now??"
“Can these two be compared??”
"Even in such a good situation, he still can't lead his troops to directly kill nobles, and he doesn't dare to issue new orders directly. I can make a bet with you."
Gao Zhan looked at him calmly, "I bet this time, His Majesty won't take any big action. At most, he will kill some people in the name of border defense and assassination. He will never dare to take a few more steps. You bet
Don’t bet?”
Liu Taozi replied: "My subordinate is a warrior and does not understand the affairs of the court."
"How could you not understand?"
"You are the one who understands best. You see things more clearly than I do."
Gao Zhan said quietly: "Actually, I am the one who wants to kill you this time."
"It was I who told the Queen Mother to summon you, and it was I who informed the nobles in Jinyang and hinted them to take action."
Liu Taozi was still not surprised and nodded, "That's it."
Gao Zhan said: "Actually, I don't have any personal enmity with you. I sent someone to provoke you before, but I was under the orders of others and could not do it. Speaking of which, I am very close to your father, closer than anyone else."
But you know, there always has to be a bad guy around a good guy, and I've been running around being a bad guy, but I've made a lot of enemies."
"My original idea is very simple. I just want to use you. If your Majesty touches you, your Majesty will touch you, and your Majesty will come to support me."
"But this time, you woke me up."
"What a distinguished person, even one hundred and eighty of them are not as good as you!!"
"If I hang out with these idiots, I will be killed by them sooner or later."
"But you are different. You alone can change the overall situation. I would rather give up those stupid things and get your help."
Gao Zhan handed him the wine again, "Don't refuse in a hurry."
"I know you want to improve the status of those Han people and get rid of these evil nobles. My Gao family is the Han people of Bohai!"
"I also have a lot of Han staff around me. Among the many clans, I have the closest relationship with the Han ministers. I even have many children from their families around me."
"Your Majesty is too indecisive and not suitable for you."
"Just this time, if I am in Jinyang and you fight your way through and come to me, I will directly order you to pull out everyone in the palace and kill them."
"I know you dare to do this, and you know I dare to give this order."
"Look, aren't we a match made in heaven?"
"And the equalization of land, equalization of land, right? If I take office, we will equalize the land across the country! Those who have uneven land will be cut down!"
"Why don't the Han people serve as soldiers? If I were to be in power, it would be the same! They can all fucking serve as soldiers!"
"Why don't Han people be generals? If I ascend to the throne, whoever has the ability will be the general!"
Gao Zhan has a strange chivalrous spirit, which is completely opposite to the conservative and solemn Gao Yan.
Two brothers, one looks mature and steady, the other looks bold and heroic.
"How about it?"
"Would you like to help me?"
"I will do whatever you say! If we join forces, who in the world can stop us?"
Looking at the excited Gao Zhan, Liu Taozi shook her head slightly.
"Your Majesty is not kind to me."
Gao Zhan looked at him, looked at him for a long time, then laughed again, "How many days will you not think about it?"
"Don't consider it."
"Does the king want to kill me?"
Gao Zhan pursed his lips and shook his head again, "If you don't kill me, if you don't kill me, you can stay here with me."
Just as he was talking, there was a sudden noise outside, and He Shikai walked in quickly, bowed to Gao Zhan, and then whispered something.
Gao Zhan looked at Liu Taozi again and laughed, "People in the world not only regard me as a villain, they also regard me as a fool!"
"Get up, get up, come with me to meet people."
Gao Zhan took Liu Taozi and walked out the door.
As soon as he reached the door, he saw a man roughly knocking over the soldiers on the left and right, and striding towards here.
Gao Zhan smiled and stepped forward to worship.
"Cousin!!"
The person who came was none other than Lou Rui.
Seeing Gao Zhan and Liu Taozi following behind, the anger on Lou Rui's face immediately disappeared, and he also put on a smile.
"Why is your Majesty so persecuting?"
"The Queen Mother urged me several times to pick up Liu Taozi, but the King hid him in the backyard, causing me to be scolded all the time, as well as these short-sighted people."
Gao Zhan was furious. He pointed at the soldiers in the distance, "How dare you stop my cousin from coming? I've really had enough. Come on, pull these people out and kill them!"
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"King!"
Lou Rui hurriedly pulled him, "These people are also loyal to the Lord, forget it, forget it."
Gao Zhan chatted with him for a few more words, then looked at He Shikai beside him and gave him a wink.
"Brother, I love peaches very much, so I had some wine with him. I never thought that I would delay my mother's affairs and make my brother suffer for me. Please forgive me."
"I asked He Shikai to prepare some gifts and send them to your house now as an apology."
Lou Rui smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed, "Why bother to be polite? Why bother to be polite?"
The two chatted for a long time, and Lou Rui just took Liu Taozi away. Gao Zhan stood there and watched them leave.
He then looked at the soldiers and said, "You did a good job. You can even stop the princes and kings for me. You are really loyal. I will promote you to official positions! Each of you will be rewarded with ten gold coins!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!!!"
Gao Zhan turned around and walked towards the backyard, but He Shikai followed him, "Your Majesty, didn't the matter succeed?"
Gao Zhan's face was very ugly.
"It's not easy. This guy is very talented. If you kill him, no matter how hesitant your Majesty is, he will directly lead his troops to Yecheng to arrest me and punish me. If you don't kill him, we can't recover, and wait until he goes back to help his brother.
, that will be our disaster.”
Looking at Gao Zhan who was suffering from a headache, He Shikaihu said: "I have an idea."
"Oh? Tell me?"
"Start from Liu Taozhi."
Lou Rui took Liu Taozi out of the house at this moment.
Lou Rui narrowed his eyes, "I originally wanted to greet you in person, but the knight told me that you won't arrive until tomorrow."
"This guy is getting better and better."
He suddenly looked at Liu Taozi beside him, his face became a little solemn, "No matter what he tells you, don't believe it."
"He has a true Xianbei temperament. He seldom considers the consequences of doing things. He does what he says on a whim, and his ideas change. We are all his people inside and outside the city. If he suddenly wants to kill you, you can't run away.
"
"He must have seen your bravery, so he wanted to win over you."
"In these days, many people have been attracted by him."
"Is your lord one of them too?"
Lou Rui hurriedly cleared his throat, "I have been friendly with him in the past. To be honest, His Majesty is too serious, and sometimes it is not easy to get close to him. Although he is enthusiastic, he always feels that something is missing, but this king is different.
Yes, if he is close to you, he is really close."
It was difficult for Lou Rui to describe this relationship. Both of them were very polite to Lou Rui, but His Majesty's kind of politeness was like treating a minister, while Gao Zhan's kind of politeness was like treating a relative or friend.
"But don't think about it, ugh."
Lou Rui suddenly sighed, looked around, and whispered: "King Changguang may want to rebel."
"Why do you say that, sir?"
"When we executed Yang Min, His Majesty said to him: If the matter succeeds, you will be the crown prince."
"A few of us have also heard this sentence."
"But now, things have gone smoothly and successfully, and King Changguang can be regarded as indispensable, but His Majesty has conferred the title of Crown Prince."
"After King Changguang arrived in Yecheng, he changed his usual character. He made friends everywhere, interacted with dignitaries, and trained Yecheng's soldiers and horses. All the generals in the city were replaced by his people."
"I've never seen anyone do things like this. They really do it as they say without any hesitation. It's similar to you."
Liu Taozi asked again: "Then where do you want to stand?"
Lou Rui trembled and quickly pushed Liu Taozi, "What nonsense is this? Of course I want to serve my good aunt in the palace."
The two of them were getting closer and closer to the palace. Lou Rui raised his head and said seriously: "My aunt is very good, especially for people who are close to her. She is very good, but you have to remember one thing. No matter what, don't disobey her.
Whatever she says is what she says, even if she says that your uncle is still alive, you have to nod and say that you met him yesterday."
"She doesn't like other people's disobedience to her. You must remember that."
"Then, don't talk about His Majesty and Prince Changguang in front of her."
"Well, also, don't look so fierce, be a little kinder."
Lou Rui rambled on about the many rules for meeting the Queen Mother.
When we arrived at the gate of the palace, we still did the familiar operation, taking off our weapons, armor, and changed our clothes, while Lou Rui was waiting all the time.
After completing some procedures, Lou Rui took him to the Queen Mother's palace.
As soon as I walked to the door, I heard laughter coming from inside.
Chirping, like a bird.
Lou Rui led Liu Taozi in. The Queen Mother was sitting in the middle, surrounded by many women, all young and beautiful, surrounding the Queen Mother, making the Queen Mother laugh.
Lou Rui muttered in a low voice: "If it had been a year earlier, no one would have dared to come in."
"Meet my aunt!!"
Lou Rui said loudly, and Liu Taozi followed him to worship.
Only then did Queen Mother Lou look at the two of them. Queen Mother Lou's face was full of kindness. She looked at Liu Taozi tenderly, "Boy, stand up and let me see."
The women around her were also blushing and shy at this moment.
Of course they knew why they were called here.
Among these people, either the surname is Lou or the surname is Gao. They are similar in age, and there is no big gap between them.
They all looked at Liu Taozi.
Liu Taozi stood up suddenly, her brows furrowed and her eyes fierce.
"ah!!!"
A woman screamed and noticed that she had lost her composure. She quickly covered her mouth and took a few steps back.
When the other women saw his fierce appearance, they were so frightened that they backed away.
Queen Mother Lou glared at them and cursed: "Is this insignificant thing like this majestic husband so scary?"
The Queen Mother Lou was particularly good-looking, and the behavior of these women made the Queen Mother Lou very dissatisfied.
She was already a little angry, and Lou Rui hurriedly said: "Aunt, Taozi just came back from outside the Great Wall, full of murderous intent. Not to mention them, even I am scared when I see her."
"You followed your uncle into battle and killed people when you were thirteen years old. Are you so scared?!"
Lou Rui touched his head and laughed.
Empress Dowager Lou cursed a few times, but her expression became better. She looked at Liu Taozi in front of her again.
"You know, that's what they call it, right? Hey, don't be offended. These people were all born in Yecheng. They don't have the temperament of frontier people anymore. They all like those people who wear powder and lipstick and are from dissolute aristocratic families.
They are useless."
"Come and sit."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
Liu Taozi took a few steps forward and sat next to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother waved her hand and asked the women to leave.
Lou Rui also sat aside cautiously, and Queen Mother Lou pretended not to see him.
Queen Mother Lou pulled him and looked at him repeatedly. The more she looked at him, the more satisfied she became, "Like father, like father."
"As strong as your grandpa and as beautiful as your grandma."
"It's great. My sons are inhumane and cruel to the extreme."
When the Queen Mother Lou talked about this incident, she couldn't help wiping away her tears, "If King Gao were still here, you wouldn't have suffered such injustice, nor would I have suffered such humiliation."
"aunt."
Lou Rui spoke, and Queen Mother Lou wiped her tears and calmed down.
Obviously, Empress Dowager Lou also saw clearly that under the instigation of Gao Zhan, she ordered Liu Taozi to come, and then someone set an ambush on the road.
How could she not know who the mastermind was?
Gao Zhan's actions after arriving in Yecheng were extremely dramatic and he never hid it from anyone. How could she not know what her son was thinking?
But even if she knew about it, there was nothing Empress Dowager Lou could do.
She doesn't like to choose between flesh and blood. No matter how bastard or hateful she is, after all, it fell from her body.
Empress Dowager Lou did not ask about what happened on the way, nor did she even mention the nobles and the emperor again. She just asked about Liu Taozi's situation over the years, and told him some past events.
It's like chatting with juniors.
I don’t know how long she had been talking, but Empress Dowager Lou suddenly said: "Wang Xi sent someone to send me a letter. The letter said: You like the second daughter of Hu Luguang’s family very much. You want to marry her, but Hu Luguang refused.
He said that you are just the son of Cang Tounu and are not worthy of marrying his daughter, is that true?"
She was a little angry, "What kind of big shot is this Hu Luguang? What about the Cangtou slave? Is my Cangtou something he can despise?"
Liu Taozi was stunned and fell silent.
Lou Rui frowned, suddenly having a headache.
He really didn't want to get involved in the brothers' affairs, but there was no way to hide this matter. Why did Wang Xi submit a letter? Why did Wang Xi dare to write to the Queen Mother privately? Why did he like the second daughter of the Hu Luguang family, and Hu Luguang was the only one who liked it?
How fucking old is he? Is his little daughter ten years old this year? Liu Taozi has never met anyone, how can he like her?
As he continued to think about it, there were a lot of things in it, and Lou Rui let out a long sigh.
"aunt."
"What? Is this a lie?"
Lou Rui struggled for a moment and then said helplessly:
"I heard that Your Majesty is planning to let the prince marry the eldest daughter of the Hu Luguang family, and King Changguang wants his child to be engaged to the second daughter of the Hu Luguang family."
Queen Mother Lou was shocked and immediately thought of the connection. She became angry again and wanted to say something.
But faced with such a situation, she had no choice but to hide all her anger in her heart.
The hall suddenly became quiet, and none of the three people spoke.
Liu Taozi interrupted the quiet atmosphere, "Queen Mother, King Changguang wants me to marry the daughter of the clan, and Your Majesty wants me to marry the daughter of the Hulu family."
Lou Rui was shocked and quickly hinted to Liu Taozi not to say more, but Liu Taozi seemed not to hear.
"The only one who can stop the chaos at the moment is the Queen Mother. I don't know how the Queen Mother makes her choice. I just ask the Queen Mother to come forward. The Daqi community has just made some improvements and cannot fall into civil strife anymore!"
Chapter completed!