A large flag with the character "Liu" fluttering in the wind.
The knights were neatly arranged in formation. They were all light cavalry. There were more than a hundred people in total. They were escorting the trophies and were heading towards Yecheng quickly.
Among the knights in front and behind were many carriages and captured generals.
On the carriage was the prepared head, as well as various flags, war drums, swords, etc.
The leader was very young, he looked less than twenty years old, and his beard was not fully grown. However, the war horse under his crotch was extremely tall and strong, which made him even more petite.
This is none other than Qinghe King Gaomai.
He also has another identity, that is, he is the commander of the Five Prefectures under General Wei!
The city of Ye was looming in the distance. Before we got close to Ye City, we first saw the ceremonial guards who came to greet us.
The ministers gathered on both sides of the road, with yellow canopies and drums.
Seeing this posture, Gao Mai was slightly startled, and then ordered the knights to dismount.
The musicians began to play the triumphal music, and the knights of Yecheng rushed around and lined up to welcome him.
Gao Wei stood in the queue with great interest, looking into the distance with bright eyes and a good mood.
And behind him, stood many important ministers.
Except for Pengcheng King Gao Jun, almost all the other ministers are here, including Gao Rui, Gao Yan, Lou Rui, Hu Changren, Gao Yuanhai, Gao Xiaoyu, Zhao Yanshen and so on.
Their expressions are different.
Anyway, most of the important ministers were unhappy. Gao Rui kept a straight face and said nothing. People like Hu Changren and Gao Yuanhai had their unhappiness written directly on their faces. Only two of them were smiling and looking forward to it.
Gao Yan and Lou Rui.
Especially Lou Rui, who was grinning from ear to ear at this moment.
"Hahaha, when I was in Liyang, I knew that Duke Dingxiang was going to achieve great things!"
"I taught him his fighting skills. I knew then that he would be a pillar of Daqi in the future!"
"It's exactly what I expected!"
"Now that there are good news coming from the frontier fortress, does Yu Wenhu still dare to speak nonsense?"
Lou Rui's voice was so loud that although the ministers around him were unhappy, they couldn't refute him.
Gao Yan was the only one who agreed with him, "Mr. Liu is really extraordinary."
Finally, Gao Mai led everyone closer to them, and Lou Rui also stopped talking.
Gao Rui whispered: "Your Majesty can go there first."
The smile on Gao Wei's face dissipated a little. Although Sister Lu had always persuaded him to respect Gao Rui and obey him, Gao Rui was really disappointing.
You always have a strong attitude and like to give yourself orders. Can the emperor still be driven by you?
He deliberately stood there and pretended not to hear anything.
Gao Rui frowned.
Gao Mai came forward and paid homage to the emperor.
"Your Majesty!! There are many good news for the frontier!!"
"explain!!"
"Gao Changgong, the governor of Youzhou, and Yao Xiong, the commander of Yan State, defeated the Turks in Jundu Mountain, killed the Khan of the East and captured more than 20,000 people."
"Present your head!!"
Gao Mai said loudly, and some knights came forward with the processed heads, and some knights came forward with swords, big flags, gold drums and other items that showed the identity of the other party.
Gao Wei hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand and picked up the head, looking up and down, "The barbarians outside the border fortress don't look any different?"
Gao Mai continued: "Pi Jinghe, the governor of Anzhou, and Zhang Heizu, the commander, conquered Kumoxi. They defeated the Xi people and the Khitan people in Raole. They killed the Xi people Changqi Jin, captured more than ten thousand, and gained a lot of cattle and sheep."
"Present your head!!"
Another knight offered his head, etc. This time, Gao Rui and others were shocked.
Liu Taozi's men also went to fight with the Xi Ren Khitans??
How come we don’t know??
Before Gao Wei could speak, Gao Rui couldn't help but ask, "When did this happen?"
Gao Mai replied loudly: "Previously, the Turkic army was hoarding outside Youzhou. The Xi people had evil intentions. They first colluded with the Khitan people and got close to the Turks together. They wanted to join forces with them to invade the border fortress and defeat the Turks before King Lanling.
When the cavalry was on the way, Pi Cishi led more than 3,000 cavalry from Andi to attack the Xi people in Raole, beheading their leader and defeating the combined forces of the Xi people and the Khitans."
"Why didn't you give the temple a good report?"
Gao Mai then said: "Your Majesty, the elite soldiers and generals at the frontier often go out to fight, and there are too many good results. Except for those important ones, they never bother the temple! So as not to make the temple troublesome!"
Gao Rui's face turned darker, but Lou Rui almost laughed out loud.
Gao Mai was actually complaining about his dissatisfaction with the temple.
The frontier fortress fought several victorious battles in these days, and there were countless small battles, but the temple never gave any rewards, and Liu Taozi had the full power to do the rewards on his behalf.
Gao Wei couldn't understand what it meant, so he picked up Xi Ren's head again and looked at it.
Gao Mai said loudly again: "Chijie, Kaifu Yitong three divisions, Beishuo, Beiheng, Dongyan, Beiyan, Yan, An six prefecture governors, Hengshuo chief governor, General Wei, Dingxiang County Duke
The soldiers attacked the Zhou people, defeated the Shiyashan fortress, killed Liu Yong, the puppet general of Zhou, and captured more than 10,000 people."
"Present your head!!"
For a time, the important ministers began to be in an uproar.
That's right, they don't know about this either.
They only knew about Gao Changgong's defeat of the Turks.
And when the other party presented his head and other things captured, such as documents related to the city, the ministers were speechless.
Even Lou Rui was particularly shocked at this moment.
The people of Zhou gathered an army and prepared to go out for war. All the people in the land were in panic and were thinking about how to resist. But when they got here, the situation changed and it turned out that the people of Zhou were still being beaten.
In the past, the people of Zhou Dynasty "dug the Yellow River", but from this year onwards it is the turn of the people of Qi to "dug the Yellow River".
But it seems that here in Liu Taozi, the Zhou people continued to 'drill the Yellow River'.
Gao Wei still didn't understand the key, so he picked up Liu Yong's head and had a great time playing with it.
Their family, no matter how big or small, is always in trouble with others.
Gao Rui's expression was complicated, with a mixture of sadness and joy. His whole body shivered for a long time, and he didn't know what to say.
In the end, he just sighed.
"Deserves a reward."
Gao Wei laughed loudly, his eyes filled with pride. When my grandfather was still here, the enemies had all reached Jinyang, but as soon as he ascended the throne, he achieved a series of great victories!
Sure enough!
Destiny is up to you!
Just when he was thinking about how to reward himself, Gao Yan walked up to him and said softly: "Your Majesty, the soldiers have made great contributions."
This is a reminder of his reward.
Gao Wei woke up immediately. He looked at Gao Mai in front of him with a smile, "Okay! General Wei is indeed brave! I like him very much!"
"Reward General Wei as King!!"
Gao Mai was shocked.
Even Gao Yan couldn't hold back. He wanted the emperor to praise him a few words, but why did he grant him the title of king as soon as he opened his mouth?
How old is Liu Taozi?
He has many military exploits, and there are many generals in the country who have great military exploits. Hu Luguang, it seems that none of these people have been crowned kings. Why did Liu Taozi be crowned king first?
Gao Rui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty! The reward must be discussed first and cannot be granted lightly."
Gao Wei became even more unhappy.
Do you need to discuss even making a king??
What does it mean to be crowned a king? Everyone can be crowned a king. Wouldn't it be great if everyone could be promoted and everyone could be a king?
Gao Wei only felt more and more disappointed, pouted, and stopped talking.
Just do it as you wish.
Gao Wei raised his head and ignored these people.
After Gao Mai and others entered Yecheng, they rushed to the palace. The officials had already made preparations for a banquet.
The little emperor just sat there for a while, then felt bored and left early.
Everyone had different expressions, and no one mentioned the reward.
At the same time, in a separate hall of the palace, Lu Lingxuan was ordering his son to serve tea to Liu Taozhi.
Liu Taozhi sat aside, wearing a mask, as usual.
Lu Lingxuan's attitude was much gentler. She smiled and urged her son to serve tea, and said: "General Wei has defeated several powerful enemies in a row this time. It is gratifying to congratulate him!"
"If you ask me, the only one who can save Da Qi from this crisis is General Wei."
"Mr. Liu, His Majesty has special admiration for you and General Wei."
"I heard him say before that he intends to make you father and son king." "However, the ministers may not agree to this."
Lu Lingxuan spoke softly, but Liu Taozhi said nothing, still looking cold.
"Mr. Liu, I am just a woman, and all I want to do is protect Your Majesty."
"I don't ask you to help me, but I can't protect Your Majesty by myself. I hope that if one day someone wants to murder Your Majesty, you can come forward."
Liu Taozhi said coldly: "You don't need to tell me these things. Where is Your Majesty?"
Lu Lingxuan summoned the other party in the name of His Majesty's order.
Liu Taozhi is getting ready to leave.
Lu Lingxuan stood up, saluted him again, and then asked her son to see him off.
Luo Tipo sent Liu Taozhi to the gate and waited for him to leave before returning to her mother.
Luo Tipo was also very young, not much older than Gao Mai.
He looked worried, "Mother, Liu Taozhi is really hard to convince. We have shown our kindness many times, but he has been indifferent. What should we do?"
Lu Lingxuan laughed, "Just now he didn't get up immediately and refute the reprimand, that means the matter is done."
Luo Tipo asked with some confusion, "Then do we really want to make Liu Taozi king?"
"If you want to achieve great things, you need a foreign general as a strong support. Is there any more suitable ally than Liu Taozi?"
"But Liu Taozi is very close to Gao Xun and Gao Rui. I'm afraid he may not be on the same page as us."
"It doesn't matter whether he is of the same mind as us. What matters is whether others think he is."
Lu Lingxuan said softly, with a smile in her eyes.
Luo Tipo seemed to understand a little bit, "Are we going to pretend that Liu Taozi is our ally?"
"Why pretend? Let's just treat him as our ally and win some rewards for him. Who can tell clearly who is on the same side as whom?"
Luo Tipo stopped talking.
He is still not suitable for using his brain to think, so he can just listen to his mother.
"Go to the banquet and secretly inform Hu Changren, asking him to come here at the end of the banquet. Tell him that Your Majesty has something important to discuss with him, and it is about the Queen Mother."
"only!!"
Luo Tipo left quickly.
Lu Lingxuan sat down and began to think about the current situation.
Although Lu Lingxuan also comes from a wealthy family, it is unlikely that her family will give her any help. She originally tried to contact Lu Yao. He and Lu Yao are from the same clan, but they are actually very close relatives.
As a matter of fact, Lu Yao had to call her aunt.
But Lu Yao is not the kind of person who is willing to run a harem, seek power for himself, and develop together with everyone.
He has now been transferred to Qinzhou. Daqi's Qinzhou is still in the south, but the relationship between Qinzhou and Qinzhou is even more complicated, which completely traps Lu Yao, making it impossible for him to escape from trivial matters.
Among the many forces in Yecheng, she is the weakest. The only card in her hand is an underage emperor. He is still an emperor who is almost ignored. The emperor's edicts can only be used in the palace, not necessarily.
can be fully executed.
Fortunately, through her son and the emperor, she has already won over many of the guards in the palace, at least she is no longer alone.
Next, as long as we can successfully win over Hu Changren, the matter will be 70% successful.
As for Liu Taozi, he is just a foreign general. He has no conflict of interest with him and has nothing to do with him for the time being.
As long as you can feed him.
Lu Lingxuan closed her eyes and began to prepare for today.
Hu Changren followed Luo Tipo with a dark face.
The banquet was over, many ministers were drunk and were being helped away.
Hu Changren glanced at Luo Tipo, with a trace of disgust flashing in his eyes.
He disliked Lu Lingxuan and her son very much.
His good sister was no match for Lu Lingxuan in the harem. She was clearly the emperor's biological mother and the real queen mother. However, in such a start, she was no match for Lu Lingxuan. She had both people and stolen goods. Hu Changren couldn't even imagine that if the queen mother fell, what would happen to him?
How dangerous the situation must be.
He was led by Luo Tipo to a separate hall. As soon as he walked in, Luo Tipo closed the door.
Hu Changren was startled and subconsciously groped for his waist, but couldn't find the sword!
At this moment, Hu Changren's mind flashed with the fate of countless relatives and generals, and he was sweating profusely.
Lu Lingxuan walked out of the hall and bowed to him with a smile.
Hu Changren nervously checked his surroundings to make sure there were no ambush soldiers, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, "Where is your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty has taken a rest."
"Are you looking for me?"
"I have something important to discuss with the king."
"What do I have to talk to you about?"
"Of course I'm here to discuss world affairs."
Hu Changren laughed and looked at Lu Lingxuan contemptuously, as if asking, is it just you?
Lu Lingxuan suddenly said: "Your Majesty intends to make General Wei king, but most of the ministers do not allow it. I wonder what you think?"
Hu Changren, who originally looked disdainful, immediately became nervous after hearing General Wei's name, and his face was no longer so relaxed.
Liu Taozi's achievements are becoming more and more exaggerated, and his strength is becoming more and more powerful.
No matter who it is, no one dares to look down upon it when they hear this name.
Hu Changren suddenly asked: "Did General Wei ask you to come and question me?"
Lu Lingxuan shook her head and said with a smile: "General Wei and I have never known each other, let alone been in contact. It's just that Your Majesty attaches great importance to General Wei, and I respect him extremely. General Wei captured Yongfeng and occupied Shiya.
, Killing Liu Yong and defeating the Turks are already meritorious enough to be crowned king, so why are the ministers unwilling to grant rewards??"
After hearing Lu Lingxuan's words, Hu Changren was almost certain that the other party had formed an alliance with Liu Taozi. No wonder Liu Taozhi always ran to the emperor!
Hu Changren fell silent.
He dared to shout openly with the two kings, but he didn't dare to shout with Liu Taozi.
The main reason is that the second king is easy to talk to, but Liu Taozi, a border warrior, is unreasonable. If he is angered, he may come to Yecheng to behead him.
Lu Lingxuan then asked the other party to sit down and asked her son to serve tea.
"Your Majesty, you are extremely talented and can appease ministers, but I still feel unworthy of you."
"The Queen Mother is so rude that even His Majesty doesn't want to see her again. And if she doesn't know how to restrain herself, I really don't know how much trouble she will cause you in the future."
Hu Changren was a little shocked. He looked at the other party and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Why doesn't your Majesty join forces with me?"
"Join forces with you?? I am the brother of the Queen Mother. You want to join forces with me??"
"What does this have to do with you? No matter how close I am to Your Majesty, can I still become the Queen Mother and usurp your family's position as a relative? The Queen Mother doesn't understand government affairs and just wants to have fun, so let him have fun. In this important matter in the world, we
Wouldn't it be great if the two of us came together to handle it?"
Hu Changren asked again: "What qualifications do you have to handle world affairs?"
"As a woman, what qualifications do I have? But Your Majesty has this qualification. Although Your Majesty has ascended the throne, you still lack a queen. I heard that you have a daughter in your family who is just right for Your Majesty."
Hu Changren's eyes lit up, "You mean?"
"If you can make your daughter the queen, you and Your Majesty will be closer. At that time, I will handle the affairs inside the palace, you will handle the affairs outside the palace, and the military outside will be handled by General Wei. Isn't this very good?
Okay?"
Hu Changren suddenly felt a little moved.
Compared to the Queen Mother, this woman is really dozens of times stronger!
If she was the one in charge of the palace, then she wouldn't always seem to be passive because of things in the harem?
And that Liu Taozi, if he can get him into his car, why should he be afraid of Gao Wei and Gao Rui?
Looking at Hu Changren who was obviously tempted, Lu Lingxuan once again said with a straight face, "Of course, if you want to accomplish such a big thing, you still need to resolve the matter of becoming the king first."
"What do you think?"
Hu Changren slowly raised his head, "I feel that General Wei is brave and invincible and has great military exploits. For such great achievements, it would be unjust to not be crowned king."
"Hahaha, the king is right, but the ministers in the court are unwilling to agree, so what should we do?"
"Your Majesty and the Queen Mother issued an edict together. I will summon the ministers to issue it. There is no reason why they will not agree!"
"Are they the ones who have the final say in this big country?"
Lu Lingxuan stood up hurriedly, "If we can achieve great things, it is all because of your efforts."
She looked at Luo Tipo who was standing aside, and Luo Tipo hurriedly handed an edict to her.
Hu Changren took over the edict.
The edict only said one thing.
The general of Jin Wei appointed Liu Taozi, Duke of Xiang County, as the King of Pingcheng.
Chapter completed!