Standalone Northern and Southern Dynasties

Chapter 83 Harvest
Wang Hui felt that his life was just like a dream. He had just narrowly escaped death on the edge of a cliff, but now his luck had turned around as he was rewarded for his contribution in protecting Prince Qinghe. Although he failed to become a white-robed scholar, he was promoted to a centurion in the Material Officer Battalion and obtained a military position.

As the instigator of all this, he not only got the military position of commander of the Tunqiying, but also sent the Rouran King Anagui to the Siyi Pavilion and imprisoned him.

Wang Hui was even more afraid of Su Ze's methods. After coming out of the hunting ground of King Qinghe, Wang Hui said to Su Ze: "Su, Su Brigade Commander."

Su Ze patted his shoulder and said, "Today's matter is over, my Yafu's matter."

Wang Hui immediately said, "I have never seen Coach Li in the hunting ground."

Su Ze looked at Wang Hui with satisfaction. This guy had a cowardly personality, but he was good at archery and was obedient. He had set the goal of making friends with the grassroots Yulin people, and Wang Hui could also play a certain role.

Su Ze said: "It is my fault that you cannot enter the Qinghe Palace this time, but staying in the Imperial Guards may not mean you will be rich."

After saying this, Su Ze mounted his horse directly, and this tortuous journey of entering the draft finally came to an end.
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On the oxcart returning to Luoyang, Hou Yuan, the new commander of the Yulin Caiguanying, asked his father Hou Gang:

"Grandpa, what about Su Ze?"

Hou Gang said calmly: "Prince Qinghe is the general of the guard army and is in charge of the imperial guards. He can promote you, and naturally he can also promote Su Ze. However, the Su family is a poor family. Even if he becomes a brigade commander, he will not have the opportunity to be selected as an official."

"After you arrive at Yulin, don't get into conflict with him. Wait until you are granted an official position!"

Hou Yuan had suffered a loss once before, so he nodded quickly, but felt a little scared inside.

The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. Su Ze has performed so well in the selection of the front line, and is highly regarded by King Qinghe. After I am appointed as an official, I will definitely wipe him out!

Just as the father and son were talking, a servant appeared beside Hou Gang's ox cart. Hou Gang got off the ox cart, came to King Jiangyang's motorcade, and boarded King Jiangyang's ox cart.

Compared to most of the handsome-looking members of the Northern Wei royal family, Jiangyang King Yuanyi must have awakened the genes of atavism. He looks rough and ugly, especially his pair of three-white eyes, which always remind people of the insidious jackal.

After Yuan Yi was born, his father, the former King of Jiangyang, disliked him because of his appearance. He finally inherited the title of King of Jiangyang after his father's death. However, the Yuan clan was huge, and the title of King of Jiangyang, a distant branch, was not worth anything at all. Yuan Yi was also very embarrassed when he first inherited the title.

If Yuan Yi had not married the sister of Hu, an unpopular concubine in the palace, and if Hu had not given birth to a prince and was now promoted to the ruling empress dowager, Yuan Yi would have had no chance of turning things around.

After his rise to power, Yuan Yi became extravagant and extravagant. As a new noble, Yuan Yi occupied many surrounding houses in order to expand his palace. For this, he was reprimanded by the ruling Qinghe King Yuan Yi, who ordered him to vacate the occupied houses.

Among all the palaces in Luoyang City, Qinghe Palace was the largest one, and it even exceeded the highest regulations of the palaces. Yuan Yi was naturally dissatisfied, and formed a clique with Liu Teng, a eunuch beside the Queen Mother, and constantly alienated the Prince of Qinghe in front of the Queen Mother Hu.

After the Yongning Temple case, Yuan Yi and Liu Teng relied on their status as officials in the imperial palace to constantly slander the Empress Dowager Hu, who eventually deprived Prince Qinghe of his badge allowing him to enter and leave the palace.

As soon as Hou Gang boarded King Jiangyang’s luxurious ox carriage, he saw King Jiangyang’s ugly face.

The whites of Yuan Yi's eyes occupied most of the space in his eyes, and his small eyeballs rolled around in his eye sockets. Hou Gang felt a chill down his spine when he saw this look. The last time when the Yongning Temple incident was secretly discussed in Prince Jiangyang's mansion, Prince Jiangyang looked like this.

It was unknown whether he was thinking too much or his eyes were rolling around too much, but Prince Jiangyang took a handkerchief and put it on his eyes. He leaned against the soft couch in the oxcart and said to Hou Gang, "The Queen Mother is probably going to favor Prince Qinghe again."

Hou Gang blurted out: "What?"

In fact, Hou Gang originally had a very good relationship with Qinghe Prince Yuan Yi. At that time, Qinghe Prince Yuan Yi praised Hou Gang for his loyalty, bravery and straightforwardness, and recommended Hou Gang to Empress Dowager Hu.

But ever since the case of Su Ze's father, Hou Gang had been trying to find connections everywhere to seek reinstatement, and finally found Jiangyang King Yuan Yi. Now, he was recommended by him to be the Right Prime Minister of Luoyang, and the King of Qinghe became estranged from Hou Gang.

Now that the struggle in the court has emerged and the ministers have begun to take sides, Hou Gang naturally became a member of Prince Jiangyang's party and began to be impeached by Prince Qinghe's followers.

Prince Qinghe's power is deeply entrenched in the court. If he regains the Queen Mother's favor, Prince Jiangyang can still rely on his relationship with the Queen Mother to remain safe, but it is hard to say about an outsider like Hou Gang.

Whether he was seeking promotion himself or his son wanted to be appointed an official, Hou Gang was unwilling to have Prince Qinghe regain his favor at this critical juncture.

Yuan Yi's temple twitched. He had been trying to figure out people's minds all his life, from trying to figure out his father's thoughts when he was a child, to occupying the position of crown prince until his father's death, and then to trying to figure out the thoughts of his colleagues, and finally to figure out the thoughts of Empress Dowager Hu.

He had long realized that Empress Dowager Hu still had feelings for Prince Qinghe. He relied on slander to prevent Empress Dowager Hu from seeing Prince Qinghe a few days ago. However, Prince Qinghe was assassinated today. Given Empress Dowager Hu's character, she would definitely summon Prince Qinghe to the palace to check. When the two really met, the previous grudge would disappear.

The King of Qinghe would certainly know about the slanders made by himself and Liu Teng, and the fight between the two factions would become more intense.

Yuan Yi said, "You were a member of the Imperial Guards before, and you must have a lot of prestige among the guards. I would like to recommend you as the Palace Attendant, General of the Left Guard, and commander of the Imperial Guards."

The official position of General Zuo Wei is not as high as that of the Yin of Henan, and is at the same level as Hou Gang's current position as the You Ling Yin of Henan. In theory, it is just a lateral transfer. Upon hearing this, Hou Gang was overjoyed.

The General of the Left Guard is the commander in charge of the Imperial Guard system and has the power to enter and exit the Forbidden City. Officials in the Forbidden City are much more valuable than local officials like the Yin of Henan.

The General of the Left Guard was also a direct subordinate of Jiangyang King Yuan Yi, the General of the Guard who was in charge of the defense of the Forbidden City. With his recommendation, he would naturally be in a safe position.

As long as you can enter and leave the palace, you will have the opportunity to come into contact with the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and your chances of promotion in the future will be much better than being a Henan Yin who often takes the blame.

"Thank you, my king! I am willing to die for you!"

After hearing Hou Gang's statement of loyalty, King Jiangyang's face was still full of worry. He secretly made up his mind to overthrow King Qinghe. He could no longer rely on the Queen Mother, so he had to make other plans.

However, this plan does not have a way out like the previous ones. If it fails, there will be no recovery.
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The convoys returning to Luoyang were endless. In Princess Chenliu's carriage, she had been hugging a pillow and laughing since she got on. Luzhu looked at her own princess helplessly. This morning's "good show" had really taken too much of a toll on the princess.

Princess Chenliu suddenly came up to Luzhu and said, "By the way, I have another 'bet' to pay."

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