Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 423 Great Changes in Hehuang
However, Rulan usually looks happy, and her melancholy expression at this moment gives Zhao Xing a different feeling.

"Your Majesty, I know that what my mother did was unforgivable, but she did it for me after all. She had no intention of harming Your Majesty. Please forgive her." Rulan pleaded.

After Molan was arrested, Rulan learned the whole story.

He has been worried about his mother and has asked Minglan about it.

But Minglan told her not to ask Zhao Xing for mercy.

Rulan listened to Minglan's words, but she was still worried.

Today, Madam Wang sent her a letter. Although she didn't say anything explicitly, there was a hint of farewell between the lines.

Rulan thought her mother was going to commit suicide, so she quickly sent someone back to find out the news.

As a result, before he could get any news, he received a summons from Zhao Xing.

Faced with Zhao Xing's questioning, she could no longer bear it and pleaded for her mother.

Zhao Xing heard this and said, "We'll talk about this later!"

He meant what he said literally. Rulan's melancholy expression had a different flavor, and he wanted to try it.

Now that I say it, I won’t be able to taste it.

Rulan didn't think too much about it. Instead, she thought that Zhao Xing was unwilling to let Madam Wang go, and tears flowed down her face when she heard it.

"Why are you crying? Didn't I say we'll talk about it later? I didn't say I don't agree." Zhao Xing said as he wiped her tears.

He wanted a melancholy Rulan, not a sad Rulan.

Otherwise, instead of adding to the fun, it would be a bit of a letdown.

"Do you agree?" Rulan asked excitedly.

"I've already said, let's talk about it later. You are not allowed to mention this matter now." Zhao Xing said with a stern face.

Rulan opened her mouth when she heard this, but didn't dare to say anything else.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. It's time to have dinner," said Shu Lan.

"Ok!"

Zhao Xing nodded and told Sanshui to serve the meal.

…………

Late at night, Zhao Xing was hugging women on both sides, looking energetic. Shulan and Rulan were tormented a lot, their faces were flushed, and there was a hint of satisfaction between their brows, but they were a little tired.

Zhao Xing patted Rulan on the back and said, "You can tell me now."

"Your Majesty, what does your majesty want me to say?" Rulan asked puzzledly.

"Tell me about your mother."

"Hmm?" Minglan was startled: "Didn't your majesty say that we can..."

At this point, Rulan finally reacted and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty will humiliate me."

"Ha ha!"

Zhao Xing laughed and said, "Your mother was also deceived, and she didn't do anything wrong. I don't intend to pursue it. But don't tell her yet, so that she can remember it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Rulan said excitedly.

"That's not the way to say thank you verbally."

Zhao Xing grabbed a handful of the soft spot and whispered in Rulan's ear.

This time, Rulan quickly understood what Zhao Xing meant and shrank back into the quilt.

Shulan, who was lying on the bed, didn't understand at first, but when she saw Rulan curled up in the quilt, she finally understood and her face turned even redder.

She simply closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

However, Zhao Xing did not intend to let her go. He hugged her and kissed her.

It took a long time before he let go of Shulan, who had a dazed look in her eyes, and pressed her shoulder.

Shulan gave Zhao Xing a charming look and could only obey.

…………He had been quite busy recently, and now that he had some free time, Zhao Xing indulged himself.

Except for a few who were pregnant, the rest of the concubines including Li Yunchu all received the grace of rain and dew.

Zhao Xing was busy watering the flowers in the harem, but there was unrest everywhere in the country.

In the Dali Kingdom, the Yang family's rebellion had been put down, but the Gao family took those territories for themselves when they put down the rebellion. The emperor of the Dali Kingdom had no choice but to reward those territories to the Gao family.

At this point, Gao's power had already surpassed that of the Dali emperor.

As for the Liao Kingdom, although the Song Dynasty withdrew its troops, Yelu Yixin did not send troops again to eliminate Yelu Chongyuan.

Firstly, they were worried that the Song Dynasty would send troops again, and secondly, there was a heavy snow on the grassland, making it temporarily unsuitable to send troops.

And the most important reason was that Empress Xiao of Liao Dynasty began to feel restless when she saw Yelu Chongyuan being driven to the grassland.

Empress Dowager Xiao had no choice but to promise Yelu Yixin that after Yelu Chongyuan was defeated, she would appoint him as regent and he would jointly rule the country with her.

But Empress Dowager Xiao knew very well that Yelu Yixin was also a man with ulterior motives. If that were true, they, mother and son, would become puppets sooner or later.

There wasn't much time left for her now, so she couldn't wait any longer.

While the Liao Kingdom was engaged in internal strife, the Western Xia was watching the show.

Although Western Xia did not continue to advance into the plateau, it did not retreat either. It planned to wait until the next spring to wipe out the Tibetans on the plateau in one fell swoop.

At this time, Dong Jian, the new leader of the Zuosilo tribe, responded to the request of the Hehuang Qiang people and personally led tens of thousands of troops into Hehuang to deal with the Hehuang Tubo.

At first, the Western Xia wanted to stop it, but after careful consideration, Li Liangzuo decided to stay put.

If the Qiang people really surrender to the Zuosilo tribe, it will indeed have a great impact on Xixia's annexation of the plateau in the coming year.

But Li Liangzuo knew clearly that the Qiang people could not really surrender to the Zuosilo tribe.

After all, being someone else's younger brother is not as comfortable as being the master of your own house.

The most important thing is that Li Liangzuo also had secret agents among the Qiang people, and he knew that the Qiang people were only pretending to surrender.

In fact, after the Song Dynasty withdrew its troops, Li Liangzuo learned that the Qiang people were preparing to invite foreign aid, and he thought of using a hidden player to guide the Qiang people to ask Western Xia to send troops for help.

In this way, Xixia could legitimately intervene in the affairs of Hehuang.

But after some consideration, he gave up, as fighting on two fronts was a bit difficult for Western Xia.

Moreover, although the Song Dynasty withdrew its troops, as long as the Western Xia intervened, the Hehuang Tubo would definitely ask the Song Dynasty for help.

At this time, Li Liangzuo did not want to fall out with the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Li Liangzuo had no doubts about the Qiang people's request for help from the Zuosilo tribe.

After all, the Qiang people can only ask a few people for help. If the Song Dynasty helps Tubo, the Qiang people will definitely not ask the Song Dynasty for help.

The internal affairs of the Liao Kingdom had not yet been settled, and the Liao Kingdom looked down upon the Hehuang area and would not care about it.

The only people the Qiang could seek help from were the Western Xia and the Zuosilo tribes.

Li Liangzuo was also happy that the Zuosilo tribe agreed. After all, the Qiang people were not really surrendering, but just used the Zuosilo tribe as a knife.

Zuo Silu would not only gain nothing by helping the Qiang people, but would also waste his military strength.

It will be very beneficial for Xixia to occupy the plateau next year.

In order to prevent the Hehuang Tubo from being defeated and the Song Dynasty from intervening, Li Liangzuo directly sent reinforcements to the cities facing the Song Dynasty's border.

He also sent envoys to the Song Dynasty to tell it that neither side should interfere in the affairs of the Hehuang River.

By the way, I will also participate in the seal debate conference held by the Song Dynasty.

Li Liangzuo valued the Han people, and even if he underestimated the significance and role of the imperial seal to the Song Dynasty, those Han officials would remind him.

Therefore, he would definitely sabotage this matter. Not only Western Xia, but also Liao and Dali sent envoys to the Song Dynasty to participate in the seal debate conference.

After Zuo Siluo entered Hehuang, he indeed defeated the Tubo in Hehuang repeatedly.

But he also suffered a lot of losses. Just when Li Liangzuo was happy, a great change took place in Hehuang.

(End of this chapter)