In the winter of the 27th year of Taihe, several princes, princes and grandsons who came from afar, walked into the capital with dust on their faces and faced the wind and snow.

Just above the city tower, Xiao Changhou's head was still hanging high, and a little prince raised his head inadvertently and cried out in fear.

One of them cried, and the other children cried, and the crying sounds shook the sky in the long ceremonial guard.

They were afraid that they were the emperor's grandsons born with gold and jade in their mouths. They had never seen a dead person, let alone the heads hanging high for many days.

Li Guanzhong was the governor of Feiyuwei at that time, and he was now Qi Shuhao's position. He remembered it very clearly that the child who took the lead in crying was Zhou Zheng, the third son of the King of Qin.

He still remembered that Zhou Zheng only cried and was covered by someone's mouth.

At that time, the King of Qin was only twenty-four years old. He had three legitimate sons and all of them went to the capital under the order.

When the King of Qin left the capital, he only took away his third son Zhou Zheng.

The prince Zhou Zhen and the second son Zhou Jun were both left in the capital by the little emperor.

The little emperor just lost his grandfather and father, so his cousins ​​should spend more time with him.

So the little emperor issued an imperial edict, and except for King Gui, King Yu, King Yan, and King Qin, who had no children, each left their sons in the capital.

Of course, the five-year-old emperor would not issue an imperial edict, which was the meaning of the Empress Dowager.

In August of the first year of Chongwen, someone secretly reported that King Zhou Li of Yu was planning a wrong plan. The court sent Yang Qin, the nephew of the old Duke of Guru, to lead troops to raid the palace of Prince Yu. Zhou Li was demoted to a commoner and died suddenly on the way to Beijing with his two sons;

King Gui Zhou Zi was irritable. In March of the second year of Chongwen, someone beat drums in the capital and accused Zhou Zi of harming the people. In April, Zhou Zi was demoted to a commoner in Guangxi, and eight days later, Zhou Zi committed suicide;

King Zhou Zhao of Yan had great achievements in combat and had a Tartar army called the Tiger and Wolf Army. In October of the fifth year of Chongwen, the King of Yan, who was only 32 years old, died under a cold arrow while commanding the battle. In the same year, the prince of Yan, who was a charity in the capital, died of Fenghan. His second son, who was only six years old, was promoted to the title of Prince of Yanbei.

A year later, the imperial court appointed Yang Qin as the commander-in-chief of Yanbei on the grounds that the prince of Yanbei was young and unable to command the Yanbei army. All the troops under the former King of Yan were under Yang Qin's command, except for the 1,000 troops left by the royal palace.

Li Yongji, the Marquis of Anchang, had long stopped attending court, but he never even went to the palace banquets during festivals since then.

Among the few sons of Emperor Taizu, except for the prince he saw growing up, the King of Yan was the most familiar with him.

The first time King Yan went to the battlefield at the age of seventeen was with him.

Li Yongji still remembers what Emperor Taizu said to him: "Look at the third brother to me and bring him back to see me alive."

That time he brought the third prince back, and later the third prince became the King of Yan, the invincible King of Yan.

But he never saw the King of Yan come back alive. The King of Yan dies and dies indecipherable.

Cold arrow? Joke!

Prince Yan, a sturdy boy like a calf, died in less than three days, who believes it!

King Yu and King Gui are two of them who only know how to eat, drink and have fun. If they die, they will die. King Yan is a hero who scared the Hulu. He will die, and the next one is King Qin.

King Zhou Huan of Qin... The concubine of Emperor Taizu was born, and had the royal blood of the previous dynasty. It is rumored that Emperor Taizu would hold the young Zhou Huan on his knees when he reviewed the memorials.

The King of Qin has been guarding the northwest for many years, and his troops are even greater than that of the King of Yan. It took the Empress Dowager and the Yang family five years to dare to deal with the King of Yan. Li Yongji estimated that it would take almost five years before they could defeat the King of Qin like they did when they dealt with the King of Yan.

But it was only three years before they started.

"Father, what did you and Shang Xuan say?" Li Guanzhong asked.

"I said? I said the prince of Qin has passed away. It's been several years, so how can I remember it?" Li Yongji said self-deprecatingly.

Li Guanzhong smiled bitterly. The old father had a great ability to pretend to be confused.

The one who died a few years ago was Zhou Jun, the second son of the King of Qin.

The King of Qin was seriously ill and soon passed away. The King of Qin wrote a letter to ask the emperor to be kind and ask his second son Zhou Jun to return to the northwest to serve the sick to fulfill his filial piety.

To put it bluntly, I just want Princess Qin to see her son before she dies.

The prince will definitely not be able to come back, and the second son will not have much impact.

The Empress Dowager was right at that time and asked Zhou Jun to leave Beijing today.

Zhou Jun was traveling day and night, but no one expected that on the third day after he left Beijing, his heart ached suddenly. He was anxious to see his mother and refused to stop for medical treatment. The people who accompanied him had to let him take a carriage instead. As soon as he walked out of the carriage, the screams of the eunuch came from the carriage. When the others rushed over, Zhou Jun was gasping heavily, his pupils had dissipated, and he died in less than a moment.

Several eunuchs who followed from the capital committed suicide by biting their tongues on the spot.

Ten days later, the Princess Qin passed away and never saw her son until her death.

Li Guanzhong knew why Xiao Changdun came to see his father.

Before the death of the Qin prince Zhou Zhen, he met Li Yongji.

At that time, Zhou Zhen was already very ill, and the emperor specially ordered Zhou Zhen to return to the northwest to recuperate.

The people sent by the King of Qin were already on their way to Beijing.

Although everyone in the world knows that Zhou Zhen stayed in the capital as a hostage, he still has to do the superficial skill.

When they learned that Zhou Zhen was leaving Beijing, officials and nobles of all sizes all went to the Qin King's mansion in Beijing to send Cheng Yi.

Anchang Hou Mansion is of course no exception.

According to the customs of the mansion, in addition to 500 taels of silver, Chengyi also has a centenarian ginseng and a few good herbs.

But I don’t know what Li Yongji, the Marquis of Anchang, thought that day. He put a small painting book he bought on the street among these Cheng Yi.

This small painting is about the twenty-four generals of Xiaoyun. When Taizu was alive, such small paintings can be seen everywhere. Later, the deaths of the twenty-four generals died, and some were deposed. The major seal shops were afraid of causing trouble, so they stopped printing them.

The book that Li Yongji gave to Zhou Zhen was bought when he was strolling on the street in his early years.

At that time, Li Yongji just thought the child was very pitiful, so he gave him a small picture book to take a look when he was relieved on the road.

But he didn't expect that after Zhou Zhen received the small painting book, he actually sent someone to send him a message secretly, hoping to see him before leaving.

Although Lee Guanzhong repeatedly advised him, Lee Yongji still went.

He scolded: "I have been brave all my life, what's wrong? Now that I'm old, I want to see a sick child, but it's not okay? If you are afraid of being implicated, open a ancestral hall to draw a clear line with me!"

Of course, Li Guanzhong would not open a ancestral hall. He could only choose the least noticeable time, let Li Yongji disguise himself and follow the actor who sang a small mediation for the prince, and sneaked into the Qin Prince's mansion from the back door.

Li Guanzhong took advantage of his ability to be a Feiyuwei and sent someone to take care of Zhou Zhen, so that his father could meet Zhou Zhen smoothly...
Chapter completed!