Zhi Xuan

Zhongdu City

Prince Huai's face was gloomy, and he opened Nanyouhou's letter, but he couldn't put down the pen several times.

This is the second time Nan Youhou has written a letter.

Different from before, this time the Nanyou clan jointly seconded the proposal, agreed with the king's throne, and asked the Zhongdu City to issue an order.

Zen abdication has existed since ancient times.Not to mention the vassal states, the kings of the people have also been in meditation due to serious illness or old age.Zhongdu City also promulgated laws and formulated a series of etiquette regulations for the clans all over the world to follow.

Nanyouhou wrote to the Zen position, as long as it does not violate the law or violate the clan rules, Zhongdu City should have agreed.After receiving the memorial, Zhongducheng did not respond positively for a long time. There was a reason for the incident and it was completely helpless.

First, the king was unconscious, and the crown prince Huai took over as regent. Although he held great power, he did not formally ascend the throne.In case the human king is furious after waking up, if he gets serious about it, it will cause endless troubles.

Secondly, all the abdications have always been selected from the blood of the direct line, otherwise they are also domestic clans.The heir chosen by Marquis Nanyou is Zhao Hao, who is the son of Marquis Bei'an and participates in politics in the court, and even holds a higher position. Even if his mother is Dayou's, it will cause controversy and criticism.

Prince Huai put down his pen and sighed deeply.

When mentioning the Dayou family, it inevitably involves the old affairs of the previous dynasty.

The former Marquis Nanyou asked his eldest daughter to be his son, and wrote a letter to the capital city. The matter is very secret, and few people in the world know about it.

Nanyouhou shouted old things from the top of the city, and pointed his sharp words at Zhongdu City, expressing the injustice of the king, and colluded with the Nanyou clan.

Such accusations are not trivial.

Even if there is no real evidence, just speculating on rumors will cause a blow to the majesty of the king and cast a shadow over the prestige of Zhongdu City.

Ren Wang fell into a coma and never woke up. It is difficult to trace the past events.Prince Huai asked his confidants who had followed the king for many years, but he couldn't find out why.

The Chaozhong clan kept silent, and he couldn't persecute them too much.

Faced with one letter after another, Prince Huai had no way to act, and he felt chest tightness and shortness of breath all the time, and his head was getting worse day by day.

There was really no other way, so he forced his clan to open the warehouse and search for the sealed memorials himself.

The hard work paid off, and after several days, among the mountains of bamboo slips, he finally found hundreds of letters with the seal of Nanyouhou.

It is conceivable how much energy it took to read these books one by one.

Prince Huai was physically and mentally exhausted and became exhausted.

When he was about to give up, he finally found the most critical evidence.

The bamboo slips are hidden in a wooden box. Due to the passage of time, there are cracks on the edges and the tethers have decayed.The words on the slips are still clear and sharp, which can give a glimpse of the mood of the person who wrote the pen at that time.

Prince Huai's eyes were bloodshot, so exhausted that he didn't care about etiquette, he sat on the ground and read the bamboo slips over and over again.

The evidence was right in front of him, and there was no room for his disbelief.

The testimony of Nanyouhou is true, and the king of men has indeed done something wrong.The ancestors Nanyouhou and Dayou were both victims.

Zhongducheng needs to take responsibility for their deaths.

The crown prince Huaifei Wuxia Ameng, he knew very well in his heart that if the king hadn't been selfish and ignored Nanyouhou's request for help, the Nanyou clan would not have become more and more presumptuous, and even committed the evil deed of poisoning the king.

If the human king could maintain the most basic justice, support Nanyouhou, and severely reprimand the Nanyou clan, the situation would not intensify, and it would be irreparable to this day.

Thinking of the chaos in Nanyou Country, Prince Huai was helpless, the more he thought about it, the more powerless he became.

He could still lie to himself if no proof was found.Now that the bamboo slips are in his hand, he can't even pretend that he doesn't know.

After leaving the warehouse, Prince Huai became more and more silent day by day.His changes were visible to the naked eye. The Queen and Mrs. Ji saw it, but they didn't say a word, neither asked nor comforted.

In this matter, others can't help, let alone comment, and can only rely on Prince Huai to figure it out.

However, things didn't go as expected, one wave of ups and downs rose again, Nan Youhou wrote a letter for the second time, forcing Prince Huai to a corner.

The irony is that in Nanyou Kingdom, it is rare for the monarch and ministers to be single-minded, and they only want to let Zhao Hao take over the throne.

Regardless of whether Prince Huai agrees or not, the outcome of the matter will not change.The only difference is whether there is a will to stamp the seal of the king, and whether it is recognized by the capital city.

"The master of the world." Prince Huai smiled wryly and shook his head.

Ever since Zhixuan sent troops to Eastern Liang, the situation in the world has been out of control.

Among the four major vassal states, Xiyuan and Bei'an became stronger, and sooner or later they would not pay attention to the capital city; Dongliang suffered a defeat and was concentrating on crushing Dongyi, trying to fill up the lost land and get more slaves.

Nanyou Kingdom suffered defeat just like Dongliang, the difference is that Dongliang still retains half of the land, while Nanyou Kingdom lost all its territory.Most of the Nanyou clan died, the monarch wholeheartedly wanted the Zen throne, and all the surviving clans agreed with it.

"Xiyuan, Bei'an, Nanyou, Dongliang."

Gongzi Hao became the king of Nanyou, and the An family took charge of the two countries.Prince Hao and Zhixuan had a marriage alliance, and Zhixuan and Liangba were cousins. The four princes were connected with each other. Sooner or later, the capital of Zhongdu was emptied, and all power was lost, leaving only symbolic meaning.

Prince Huai has never been sober as he is at this moment.

Recalling the conversation with the queen, he was filled with unwillingness, which added a little impulsiveness.But he is a pragmatic person after all, he can clearly see the strength gap between each other, no matter how unwilling he is, he will bow his head.

Not to mention anything else, in terms of military strength alone, Zhongducheng is no match for the great princes.

Needless to say, Xiyuan Kingdom and Bei'an Kingdom, as long as there is no chaos in the country, they will always be firmly pressed on top of Zhongdu City like two big mountains.

The defeat of Dongliang Kingdom and Nanyou Kingdom does not mean that the two countries are really incompetent, it is all because the opponents are too strong.With the royal family's private soldiers, both Dongliang and Nanyou can easily win.

It was precisely because of his clear mind that Prince Huai became more and more distressed.

In front of the queen, he was calm and willing to accept his future fate.But when things come to an end, how can you not have any emotions if you really feel the feeling of it.

Squeezing between his eyebrows, Prince Huai fell into deep thought.

He suddenly understood his father's state of mind somewhat, and he was able to guess why his father risked the world's disgrace, colluded with the Nanyou clan, and committed many unfair things.

Understanding does not mean agreeing.

Put yourself in your shoes and think about it, if you were yourself, no matter how difficult the situation was, you would never go down such a path.

"One wrong step and one wrong step."

Prince Huai didn't hesitate any longer, raised a knife and a pen, and personally drew up the will, using the king's seal and the prince's seal, in favor of Nanyouhou's Zen throne.

The seal fell, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders, and Prince Huai couldn't help feeling relieved.

"Come on."

After the decree was sealed, Prince Huai did not intend to hand it over to the court for discussion, and sent someone directly to Nanyou Kingdom.

The matter has dragged on for too long and cannot be delayed any longer.

His father's way didn't work, so he had to find another way.Not sure how many obstacles there will be in the road ahead, Prince Huai can only explore it himself, step by step.

In any case, the symbolic meaning of Zhongdu City still exists, so he still has a chance.

If the matter is as simple as the power of the monarch and the power of the ministers, no matter how bad the situation is, he has a way to deal with it, and he will not fall into the end of Nan Youhou.

It's not that he is overconfident in himself, but that he believes in Zhi Xuan's character.

Even though he didn't meet many times, Prince Huai could figure out Zhi Xuan's character.This young Marquis of Xiyuan has a reputation of being domineering and domineering, but in fact he acts justly.Without touching his bottom line, in a sense, Prince Huai could still get his protection.

Thinking of this, Prince Huai felt more and more that what his mother said made sense.

If I knew I was not an opponent, why bother myself.Leaning on a strong in-law, Duoxiang hugs a big thick leg.

Zhongdu City sent out the decree, and the courier hurriedly arrived at Nanyou Kingdom before Shi Zizhen and Zhao Hao made their next move.

To the astonishment of the visitors, Zhao Hao, who was about to become the monarch, did not see any excitement after the decree was read out, and the army of the Bei'an Kingdom also took it calmly.

"Strange."

When he was in Zhongdu City, the sender had heard the battle reports, and knew that Zhao Hao swept all the way in Nanyou Country, killing clans big and small, crying and howling.

Such a god of killing is about to become the king of the country, pressing on top of everyone, the clan members cheered and browbeat instead of panic, how strange it is to think.

What made people even more puzzled was that after the abdication ceremony was held, Zhao Hao did not stay in Nandu City, but temporarily entrusted state affairs to You Ao, who had abdicated his throne, and set off with the army to return to Bei'an Kingdom together.

The army carried a large amount of food, among which [-] carts were specially prepared for the Marquis of Xiyuan, and they turned to the west before leaving the border of Nanyou.

Shi Ziyu did a decent job and specially sent two carts to Zhongducheng.

Without the comparison of westbound convoys, it is really rare to have two good cars.But things are afraid of comparison, two vs. twenty, which is more important, anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly.

The messenger was dissatisfied, but he didn't have the nerve to find him.

To be entrusted with important tasks by Prince Huai proves that he is not without brains and can see the situation clearly.

The situation in the central capital is weak, and ever since it was revealed that the royal family's private soldiers were weak and vulnerable in front of two hundred soldiers, the princes and states in the world have become ready to move.Especially the big princes, no matter how difficult it is to be controlled.

The crown prince is willing to pay tribute to Zhongdu City, which is already full of face.If you want more, if you fall into the eyes of the other party, you will push your nose to the face.

After thinking it over clearly, the sender put his mentality in order, and the return trip was easy.

Then look at the elder son Yan who he regards as a wily and calculating man, but at this moment he has a bitter face, sitting in the tent helpless.

"Do you really want to leave?" Shi Zixuan asked.

"When the army returns to the country, Hao will return." Zhao Hao said as he took off his armor.

The carrier pigeon arrived a few days ago and sent a text message.The letter stated that Ming Zhixuan would patrol the border, and if Zhao Hao had time, he could come and meet him.

Zhixuan's border patrol this time was a temporary idea, mainly for the large area of ​​new land he won from the Eastern Liang Kingdom.

According to the plan, these lands will be planted with a large number of sugar beets, which will be specially used for sugar production after harvest.

Sweetness is rare and mostly only obtained from honey.

Wild bees are ferocious, and it takes a lot of risk to find a hive to harvest honey.In the vassal states that lack honey pickers, the price of honey is extremely high, and there is often no market for the price.

If the Xiyuan Kingdom can really boil sugar, businessmen from all over the country will flock to it.At that time, Zhixuan and the Xiyuan clan will make a lot of money again.

Zhixuan meets Zhao Hao when he is patrolling the border, and the land where sugar beets are planted is very close to the route of the army.

After careful consideration, Zhao Hao decided to leave the team temporarily to meet with Zhixuan.

After Zhao Hao left, the affairs at hand had to be handed over to Shi Ziren, which was what made Shi Ziren most dissatisfied.He is an elder brother, and he cannot be squeezed like this out of emotion and reason!

"The half-year period has not been fulfilled, and the eldest brother is going to go back on it?" Zhao Hao raised his head, his eyes were deep, his fingers slowly tightened, and his knuckles made a crisp sound.

Depending on the situation, it makes sense to rely on force to solve the problem.

Shi Ziyu really wanted to persevere, but he couldn't.

The brother is too good at fighting, and he is unreasonable every now and then. It is so difficult to be an elder brother, it is simply unreasonable!