Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 144

In December of the 24th year of Xijia, the fifth daughter of the emperor married Du Runjin from the Du family, and the Chen and Du families married.In the harem, the two wives ruled together, and Mrs. Dezhuang's Li family was suppressed.

The second prince has been trapped in Fengyang for half a year. After the eight kings returned to Beijing, the highest military command on the front line was once in the hands of the second prince.Except for the period when Emperor Luanjia stayed in Fengcheng, it can be said that during the first battle of Fengcheng, the second prince has always held great power.

The emperor's long-term siege strategy forced Fengyang King to abandon the city and flee, leaving only Fengyang Wang's son and the Bai family in Fengcheng.

Du Jiu was ordered to inquire about the news in the Nanluo area. When Fengyang King slaughtered the three cities, he successfully sent people to sneak into one of the three cities occupied by Fengyang King and obtained favorable information.

The second prince took advantage of the intelligence obtained by Du Jiu to send troops to attack and successfully regained a city.It stands to reason that with the intelligence of the Du family and Du Jiu's men, it should not be difficult to recover the lost city of Nanluo.

The bad thing is that the second prince is greedy for merit and grabs merit. After Du Jiu endured it many times, he found that the other party was not only arrogant, but also wanted to put people to death on the battlefield.So when he sent the news to the second prince stationed in Fengcheng, he was not so unreserved.

The third prince got the secret decree from Emperor Rui to go south, directly via Nanluo, and the Du family forces in the [-] counties of Nanluo were his mission.So I didn't go to Fengyang to meet the second prince first.

After Mu Yao arrived in Nanluo, he heard what the second prince was doing, and promptly intercepted Du Jiu's message to the second prince. The second prince didn't have any information, so he didn't dare to attack rashly.

Afterwards, the battle entered a stalemate stage. Xin Yin, who followed Mu Yao to the south, saw Mu Yao's arrangement in Nanluo, and after getting Mu Yao's guarantee, he turned north and returned to Fengcheng station again.

Xin Yin had military merits and was trusted by the emperor. As soon as he entered the Fengyang garrison, he took out the emperor's secret decree, and he took over all the Fengcheng garrison.

The second prince lost the highest military command and failed to provoke Xin Yin, so he could only nest in Fengcheng and let him go.

After Xin Yin took over the Fengcheng garrison, he did not make any transfers, but put the 20 guards he brought into the army and practiced together.

These 20 people were all from royal secret guards. When they reached the age to leave the palace, they were brought to Fengcheng by Xin Yin.The emperor promised them that if they won this battle, they could withdraw from Yujing and return to the old capital, Ya'an, to guard the land of the dragon veins.

This is the greatest luck for these royal children who live on the edge of a knife.After all, the royal secret guards have been passed down from generation to generation, and countless ones have been lost in assassinations and spying.

These 20 people all have real skills, and they have infiltrated into various camps layer by layer.Xin Yin was equivalent to planting his eyes in the army, and after that, no one under the Second Prince's command dared to make small moves in private.

Fengcheng still adopts the strategy of only blocking but not attacking. Fengyang Wang Shizi and the Bai family retreated in the city, relying on the remaining food and grass to survive.

Fengcheng has become an isolated city, but the King of Fengyang has long opposed it, and Fengcheng has stewed a lot of food and weapons. For a while, Fengyang can still support it.

Fengyang King had fought east and west before, with the idea of ​​cooperating with the inside and the outside.But being stared at by Du Jiu's people, he couldn't easily return to defense for a while.

When the two sides were in a stalemate, the third prince, Mu Yao, met his uncle Du Jiu, Du Zicheng, and his ninth aunt, Du Jiuniang, at the Wei Mansion in Jia County.

As for how Mu Yao negotiated with his family, no one knows for the time being.After Xin Yin received the news, he sent troops to reinforce him, also to protect the safety of the third prince.

The third prince stayed in Nanluojia County for a few days, and with the help of Du Jiu and Du Jiuniang, he took over the power of Nanluo Thirteen Counties.

Earlier, Du Xianyu from the Du family had sent a message to the liaison person in the thirteen counties, vaguely mentioning the actions of the third prince and his party, and asked them to fully cooperate.

But the people below didn't pay much attention to the prince from the Du family.It's just a battle in the northwest, and they don't care about it.All of them have been favored by the Du family, but that doesn't mean they have to sacrifice their lives for the third prince.

In their view, Mu Yao's success in the Northwest was only due to the help of the Du family in the Northwest Army, and he was awarded the title of County King. They were not afraid of this 14-year-old boy.

Since the Du family asked them to obey orders with the third prince Mu Yao, they didn't mind playing with the little prince; but it would be even more difficult to convince them to submit to him.

Who would have thought that the contact person in the thirteenth counties of Nanluo would be disowned by the third prince the moment he met the third prince.They are all following the hands of the third prince, and they are called learning from their seniors.

Aggrieved and helpless, the thirteen contacts discovered this young man's ruthless determination.The manpower he sent to his side, his skills and ability to scout out intelligence were not a problem.Supervising them or monitoring their movements is even more trivial.

At this time, the leader of the thirteen counties in the south of the Du family really felt the truth about the fact that he and his subordinates would eventually change hands.

After giving him his majesty, the third prince defeated them individually and interviewed the contacts in the thirteen counties of Nanluo.After Zhou Xuan with these old foxes for a while, he took Nanluo Thirteen Counties into his own.

Afterwards, the third prince merged the manpower sent by Xin Yinzeng with the manpower in Du Jiu's hands, launched a surprise attack, and won another city.

The King of Fengyang lost two cities in a row, and he didn't care much. He led his troops to the north and returned to Fengyang.

King Fengyang went north all the way, went to the North Road, and set up camp.

The northern crossing was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but Mu Yao and Du Jiu's party lost a lot of manpower, and the two sides temporarily ceased fighting.

Both battle sites are in a safe period, and the year is approaching, so the emperor ordered the second and third sons to return to Beijing.

Xin Yin stayed behind in Fengcheng, and Du Jiu, the supreme commander of Beidaokou, temporarily took over.

The second prince traveled overland from Fengcheng and returned to Yujing seven days earlier than the third prince.

As the New Year approached, neighboring countries sent envoys to Beijing to pay tribute.Emperor Rui and his wife held a grand banquet in Zhaoyang Hall, and brought the ministers of the court and China to entertain the envoys from various countries.

When Mu Yao returned to the palace, the state banquet had already started, and the eunuch next to Emperor Rui came to deliver an order, ordering him to attend the banquet quickly.

After he changed his clothes, he hurriedly took the eunuch to take the path to Zhaoyang Hall.When passing by the Royal Garden, I accidentally saw a very familiar figure.It was dark, he couldn't see clearly, and he was in a hurry, Mu Yao didn't pay much attention to avoiding the man and went to Zhaoyang Hall.

So he naturally didn't see the hatred in the eyes of that familiar figure looking at him.

When he arrived at Zhaoyang Hall, he saw his father, mother and concubine talking with envoys and wives from various countries, so it was not good to disturb him.

His seat was right with the second prince's. After the two of them greeted each other with a glass of wine, they started to bond with their close brothers and ignored each other.

The seat of the prince is arranged on both sides of the emperor and concubine according to age.The second prince sat next to the emperor, and the third prince naturally sat next to the concubine mother.Next to the second prince should be the fourth prince, but the fourth prince is still in the clan mansion, so the second prince is next to the fifth prince.The sixth prince naturally sat beside his brother.

Mu Yao teased his younger brother with a glass of fruit wine.Not seen for some days, the sixth prince, Mu Jing, has grown a little taller, with a serious face on his small face, exactly the same as his father when he was serious.

Seeing the third prince teasing him, Mu Jing's small face was tensed all night, showing an unhappy expression, and said to the third brother, "The third brother came back really late, the second brother has performed in front of the officials, stole the show."

"Jing'er be careful, that's your second brother!" Seeing that no one was paying attention, the third prince moved his younger brother's seat to his side, and hugged his three-year-old brother on his lap. People pay attention to the third brother, the third brother is the one who can accompany Jinger, right?"

"Well, Jing'er knows." Mu Jing squeezed Mu Yao's arm, "Third Brother let me down, it's not good for Father to see."

"Good Jing'er, stay with third brother for a while. Father is busy talking with envoys from various countries today, so he can't take care of you." The younger brother accused Mu Yao of hugging his younger brother and did not let go.

Mu Yao, who was holding his younger brother in one hand and picking vegetables in the other, asked his younger brother, naturally ignoring the other people's gaze on him.It wasn't until Kunsang's envoys finished toasting the emperor and Mrs. Shujia that they turned to him to toast before they put down their chopsticks and noticed the visitor.

"Prince Liangjun, let's meet again." A man dressed in grassland who spoke, looked at Mu Jing in Mu Yao's arms, and joked,

"I didn't expect that the county king can not only mount a horse to kill the enemy, but also teach young children when dismounted."

"So it's Kunsang's envoy, Master Moku. Long time no see." Mu Yao put down Mu Jing and let his younger brother sit down. Fang raised his glass and introduced to the visitor, "This is my young brother Mu Jing. He is young. The king was worried, so he took care of him with him. Didn't brother-in-law Hedu also bring his younger brother by his side to sharpen?"

"The county king is still able to speak, but Moku can't beat you, so let's do it first." Moku patted his head, and drank the wine in the wine cup as if admitting defeat.

"Lord Moku's face, I don't dare not give it to you." Mu Yao smiled and drank the wine in one gulp.

"The king of the county is good at drinking, so he must come to the station some other day, we will not get drunk forever." Mo Ku stepped forward and patted Mu Yao on the shoulder and backed away.

When he returned to his seat, Mu Jing was still looking at him, and he winked at the little prince who had been staring at him.

Mu Jing turned his head and crawled on Mu Yao's body. Mu Yao was surprised by his actions and picked him up anyway.

The sixth prince, Mu Jing, clasped his brother's neck with both hands, and whispered in his ear, "That man was weird just now, but Jing'er thinks he looks familiar, as if he has seen him somewhere."

"Sixth brother made a mistake. Don't say that anymore." Mu Yao embraced tightly, "Do you want to try the new dim sum?"

After all, Mu Jing was a child, so he was easily distracted by a few snacks.Sitting next to Mu Yao, eating snacks obediently.

Just now, Moku made a toast, and the third prince Mu Yao began to be scrutinized.The envoys from all over the world saw him patiently taking care of his younger brother and had a good temper, so many came forward to toast him.

Shi Niang took the opportunity to let Ruo Min hug Mu Jing to her side.Logically speaking, Mu Jing should not be present today, after all, he is only three years old.Mu Yao didn't come back for a long time, so the emperor allowed her to bring the sixth prince to attend.It can also be regarded as showing her status and favor in front of the envoys, so that the envoys of various countries will not want to be biased.

The mother of the country is not here, and the concubine Chong received it, which is not very thorough after all.That's why the emperor asked her to bring her youngest son to attend, and made Mu Yao rush back to attend the banquet no matter what.

This time, Ruhua followed Moku back to Yujing as the envoy's wife, and is sitting beside Shi Niang, talking in a low voice.The emperor glanced at the two of them and turned his eyes away.Regarding Jing Han, he said that it is false not to pay attention; but the details are detailed, and he can only pay attention to the general idea.Whether his daughter is doing well, whether he is going to let his subordinates check carefully.

After showing Mu Jing to Shi Niang, Ruo Min bowed to Shi Niang with her arms in her arms and then left.Mu Yao didn't pay attention, and let Mu Jing eat a snack containing fruit wine.The child ate a few extra pieces, and his face was already blushing by two pieces, and he groaned uncomfortably.

Under the service of Si Jin, Shi Niang stood up, saluted the emperor by changing her clothes, and then left.Entering the painting and leaving the seat, he left the seat and took a look in the direction of the third prince.

The third prince smiled at her while holding up the wine cup.

The banquet was full of toasts and cups, and it was very lively.Even Emperor Rui drank a few more glasses of fine wine without his wife's advice.

During the excitement, the little eunuch next to Mu Yao approached him and said something softly. He was startled, knocked over the wine cup in his hand, and made a loud noise.

However, singing and dancing were being performed in the hall at this time, so not many people paid attention to it.

"Third brother, what's wrong with you?" The second prince smiled at Mu Yao's demonstration, with undisguised malice in his eyes.

"Brother Lao Er is bothering you. It's just that he accidentally knocked over the wine and spilled some on his body." Mu Yao didn't care about the second prince's demonstration.

"Oh, this wine has soaked the emperor's clothes. The third brother should go to change earlier. It's not good to catch a cold in this weather." The second prince's voice was not low, and many people's attention was attracted, even the emperor They all sent people to ask.

Mu Yao had no choice but to suppress his anxiety, and went forward to explain the situation to his father.Emperor Rui waved him to go back to the prince's room to change clothes.

After stepping back from Emperor Rui's side, the obvious effect of Mu Yao's drinking from many parties came out.At this moment, he was limp and without a trace of strength.He was helped out of Zhaoyang Hall by the little eunuch.

Because he was worried, he sent the personal eunuch beside him to the scene of the incident after receiving the news just now.

As soon as he got out of Zhaoyang Hall, he was blown by the cold wind in winter, he was jolted up, and he became sober in an instant.However, his body is weak, so he can only walk at night with the support of the little eunuch.

When he found out that the place they were going to was not the prince's place where he was, just as he was about to question him, a cold sharp weapon was pressed against his waist, and the face of the little eunuch beside him looked vicious under the moonlight.

He pushed the third prince Mu Yao towards the Yonghua Palace, and warned, "King Liang, be honest, otherwise the dagger in the servant's hand won't recognize you!"

Mu Yao was pushed and shoved all the way forward, and when he got near the Yaoguang Hall, he didn't see his own person, so the little eunuch pushed Mu Yao in.

Entering the side hall, pushed open the door and approached the bed, and sneered fiercely at Mu Yao, "His Highness, take a closer look, are you in a hurry? Hahahaha."

Mu Yao looked intently, and there was a man and a woman lying on the bed.The man was facing him in a coma, looking at the clothes, he was one of the envoys; lying with his back was a petite woman whose face could not be seen clearly, but he would never wear that navy blue gown. Admit it, it was when he was in Kunsang, Jinghan asked him to deliver Hui to Jingyue.

"Bastard, let go of me!" Mu Yao began to struggle, the skin around his waist was scratched by the knife point, and his clothes were soon stained red.

"Scream well, and enjoy the great gift for you!" The little eunuch cut Mu Yao's arm backwards with one hand and withdrew the dagger with the other.

He retracted the dagger, reached into his arms, and grabbed out a packet of white medicinal powder.With a wave of his palm, he punched the powder into the bed with internal force, and the two people on the bed inhaled the powder instantly.

"What did you suck for them?" Mu Yao said angrily.

"Things that make them happy also make you happy. Do you feel numb in your body? Don't worry, the show will begin soon. This time, not only your sister will be on stage, but you will also have a share. Don't worry."

The little eunuch dragged Mu Yao away from the house, dragging him all the way, pushing and shoving him away from Yaoguang Hall.Mu Yao's body gradually became hot, and there seemed to be a raging fire burning in his body. Before he lost consciousness, he was pushed into the abandoned Qinghua Palace by the people behind him.

The hall was closed, and that vicious voice rang in my ears, "From now on, it depends on who gets discovered first, the game begins!"

(End of this chapter)