Wei and Jin Cooks

Zhao Hanzhang handed over the renovation of Prince An's Mansion to Zhao Shen. Qiu Zhi happened to come out of Dali Temple. Zhao Hanzhang asked him to make meritorious service and help Zhao Shen.

 In fact, he handed over all the specific matters of Prince An's Mansion to him.

The dust has settled, and it is useless no matter how ambitious Qiu Zhi was. The most important thing is that Zhao Hanzhang cut off his escape route. This move made him hang on the boat of King An.

But the dynasty has changed, and following King An means ruining the future. But when he said those words before, Zhao Hanzhang only punished him according to the law, neither killing him nor dismissing him. Who wouldn't praise her for her fairness and kindness?

Only a few people knew how poisonous her plan was, which made Qiu Zhi miserable.

Guo Pu said to Fu Tinghan while rehearsing the time: "We have to be more careful in the future. If we accidentally make a mistake and let her hold a grudge, it will be really heartbreaking."

Fu Tinghan: "If the emperor of the previous dynasty tried to kill officials because they offended him, that would not be hypocritical. Do you like such an employer?"

Guo Pu was stunned for a moment and then quickly shook his head, "Forget it, then she should just be hypocritical. If she can pretend for a lifetime, she will become a true gentleman."

Fu Tinghan saw him rehearsing back and forth three times and asked, "When do you want to count?"

"What's the rush? This ascension to the throne is just like getting married. You have to choose the best day, and then choose two second-best days for the top candidate. It's done in one step. Otherwise, if I calculate the days, they will always reject it with various questions. , it’s very troublesome every time I make a hexagram.”

Guo Pu calculated for a long time and finally said: "The best day is the fifth day of August. The nineteenth day of July and the first day of September are also the same. Let's submit these three days for them to choose."

Having said this, Guo Pu raised his head and looked Fu Tinghan up and down, "When Zhao Hanzhang ascends the throne, you must be the queen, right? Imperial concubine? How about I take advantage of the situation and calculate the auspicious time for you to receive this great treasure?"

 Fu Tinghan:…

Guo Pu laughed loudly as he watched.

 The dust has settled, but this is only for Beijing, and feedback from all parties will arrive slower.

By chance, two letters intercepting Liu Kun arrived.

 Zhao Hanzhang first opened the letter he wrote to Zu Ti.

The letter mainly asked Zu Ti about the situation in Luoyang, whether the emperor had been wronged, and to inquire about Zu Ti's attitude;

 Then he opened the letter he wrote to Zhao Ming.

To this day, Liu Kun thinks that Zhao Ming is a loyal minister, and they are on the same road as Zhao Hanzhang to seize the imperial power.

 So in the letter, Liu Kun first asked Zhao Ming what he thought, and then asked him with tears in his eyes whether he could treat the emperor well.

Zhao Hanzhang threw the letter into the brazier and burned it, and said to Yuan Li: "He is indeed a loyal minister."

Yuan Li said: "The secret whistle reported that he couldn't help crying when he had breakfast today. When the scholars in Xuzhou heard about it, many people cried with him."

 Zhao Hanzhang:…

"Keep staring, there is no need to do anything in particular. Send letters to Shu and Xiliang as well, they should know by now."

Yuan Li responded and asked: "Does the enthronement ceremony require summoning the governors and princes of each state?"

There are currently only three vassal kings in name. One is King Cheng Li Xiong of Shu, one is King Xiliang, and the other is King Tuoba Yilu.

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "We want to summon him, but we still need to discuss who to summon."

 Not everyone can walk away.

For example, Bei Gongjun, he will definitely not be able to move.

Erlang is guarding the border and will definitely not be able to leave.

Seeing that Zhao Hanzhang was deep in thought and had no other words to say, he bowed and left.

 In the evening, Fu Tinghan came to find Zhao Hanzhang to leave the palace and go home.

 Fu Tinghan directly told her the day calculated by Guo Pubu, "Guo Pu said that the fifth day of August is the most auspicious day."

Zhao Hanzhang: "Didn't he say that you have to fast before counting?"

 Fu Tinghan: "He hasn't eaten since yesterday."

 Zhao Hanzhang looked surprised.

Fu Tinghan said: "He made a fortune for himself two days ago and said that it was not suitable to eat, so he didn't even talk about meat. He didn't even eat rice or vegetables. He drank water and some fruit juice yesterday and today."

Zhao Hanzhang admired him. As expected, those who can achieve something are ruthless people.

 Some people are cruel to themselves, while some people are cruel to others.

When the official invitation letter from the imperial court was sent to Dai Guo, Tuoba Yi and Lu Zheng sent someone to urge Tuoba Liuxiu to come to see him and asked him to bring the best things in Xinping City.

Xinping City is a newly built city. When Tuoba Liuxiu arrived, there were only dozens of earthen houses and not even a city wall. It was inferior to the market on the outskirts of Pingcheng.

Tuoba Yilu only allowed him to take away his entourage and bodyguards, no more than a hundred of them.

But he quickly established a foothold after arriving in Xinping City. With the secret help of Zhao Hanzhang, Xinping City was quickly built. It became a gathering point for the people in the south. The population increased and more and more houses were built.

Wu Sheng’s caravan would specially pass through Xinping City every time it went north, not only to do business, but also to keep in touch with Tuoba Liuxiu.

 Hence, the economy of Xinping City is pretty good, and Tuoba Liuxiu also has some good things on his hands.

Years ago, he bought a well-bred colt for a large sum of money, but after traveling five hundred miles a day, he showed off excitedly.

Tuoba Yilu specially reminded him to bring his best things, and Tuoba Liuxiu knew that he wanted his own good horse.

 If it were before, he would definitely not give it.

But thinking that his aunt was going to ascend the throne, they would definitely give gifts on behalf of the country. This colt was probably given to Zhao Hanzhang, so he took the horse.

 He arrived in Pingcheng with the invitation letter from the imperial court.

When the messenger who delivered the letter saw him, he specifically mentioned it to Tuoba Yilu, "Your Majesty misses the eldest prince very much. When he left the capital, he even said two words of 'great nephew'. The king can take the eldest prince with him when he goes to the capital." .”

Tuoba Yilu is even more murderous. If he takes Tuoba Liuxiu to the capital like this, will Zhao Hanzhang directly make him the crown prince?

 What chance does Biyan have in this case?

 He agreed with a smile. When the messenger retreated, he frowned and looked at Tuoba Liuxiu and asked, "Have you brought the gift I asked you to bring?"

Tuoba Liuxiu said: "My son brought a well-bred colt. Although it cannot travel a thousand miles a day, it can travel five hundred miles a day." He can run from Dai to Luoyang in two days, which is extremely fast.

Tuoba Yilu said: "Your brother is about to grow up, but he doesn't have a good horse. Give him this horse."

Hearing this, Tuoba Liuxiu was stunned and angrily refused, "No, this is my horse!"

 Tuoba Yilu slapped the table and said, "Bold! I asked you to bring a gift. Since you brought it, why didn't you give it to me?"

Tuoba Liuxiu's eyes widened and he looked back fiercely: "You can give the horse to your aunt, but if you want to give it to your third child, I won't agree!"

"Okay, if you don't give it to him, what about giving it to me? I am your father, and I ask you for the colt. Will you give it to me?"

Tuoba Liuxiu said categorically: "No! Don't think I don't know. Once the horse is in your hands, you will definitely change it and give it to the third child."

“Since the horse is mine, I can give it to whomever I want.”

Tuoba Liuxiu: "The horse is not yours now, it is mine!"

The father and son broke up unhappy, and Tuoba Liuxiu left angrily. Tuoba Yilu called the people around him and said to them: "He is so rebellious and unfilial, how can I pass the throne to him? I will take him to Luoyang." I don’t even dare, for fear that he will be embarrassed outside.”

The people around Tuoba Yilu were not all obedient to him. Among the crowd of people who nodded in agreement, Wei Xiong advised: "Your Majesty, we Han people always choose the eldest son first, then the youngest son. The eldest prince not only takes the eldest son, but also the eldest son. Ye Zhanyi, if you treat him unfairly, I'm afraid it will destabilize the country of Dai, and it will only do harm to the third prince, but no benefit."

Tuoba Yilu: "Tuoba Liuxiu has been vicious and rebellious since he was a child. He doesn't listen to his parents' teachings. I really can't control him. If I choose such a son as my successor, I'm afraid my life will be shortened by twenty years."

Wei Xiong: "Then you shouldn't take the eldest prince's things and give them to the third prince. Running a family is like running a country. It doesn't worry about the few, but the inequality. The eldest prince lives long. You let him go to Xinping Town to guard it, but you left the third prince in Pingcheng. He is already biased, and taking away what he likes, doesn't it make the two princes enemies?"

It's a pity that Tuoba Yilu wants to make them enemies at this time. It is best to force Tuoba Sixth Cultivator to do something disobedient, so that he can naturally depose him from his position or even kill him.

He knows this son best. However, Tuoba Liuxiu has had a bad temper since he was a child, and he is not someone who can be tolerated.

Seeing him like this, Wei Xiong couldn't help but try to persuade him. Ji Dan suddenly interrupted and said, "Your Majesty, we need to arrive in Luoyang before the third day of August. Do you want to set off when and who will accompany us?"

As soon as they left the main hall, Ji Dan grabbed Wei Xiong and said, "Why do you continue to admonish me when you know that your Majesty is displeased?"

 Wei Xiong: “This is our duty as ministers.”

Ji Dan sighed and said: "Since your uncle died of illness the year before last, the king rarely listens to our advice. Judging from his harshness towards the eldest prince, you can tell that he has made up his mind to establish a third prince. The Xianbei people have no legitimate concubines. As for the elders and younger ones, you and your Majesty are talking about the eldest son's inheritance system."

There is no distinction between wives and concubines in Tuoba Yilu's harem. They are all his wives. However, Tuoba Liuxiu's mother was the first to follow him, so she was the eldest lady, but the status of other ladies was not lower than her.

 Especially Tuoba Biyan's mother, she was particularly favored. When several other ladies came to her, they could only bow their heads regardless of their status or age.

 Tuoba Yilu quickly confirmed what Ji Dan said with his actions.

He asked someone to prepare a gift for Luoyang, but he went to the backyard and got angry, saying that Tuoba Liuxiu's mother had ruined the gift he had prepared for Zhao Hanzhang and deposed her directly.

Tuoba Liuxiu was angry and helpless, so he could only pick up his mother who was expelled and planned to take her back to Xinping City.

His mother grabbed him and said, "I'm waiting for you in Pingcheng. You are the eldest prince, and the new emperor's accession to the throne is a big event. Your aunt loves you very much. You should go to Luoyang with your father."

"Auntie, haven't you understood? He won't take me to Luoyang," Tuoba Liuxiu said: "I won't be angry with him here. Let's go back to Xinping City, and I can write a letter to my aunt. Ask her to send me another invitation letter, and then I will go to Luoyang by myself."

Mrs. Zao hesitated after hearing this, "The relationship between you and your father is too tense. If it continues in the long run, it will only do harm, not good."

"I don't expect anything good anymore," Tuoba Liuxiu said: "I know his thoughts. He will not make me the crown prince. My aunt twice mentioned that she would fulfill her promise and establish a crown prince for the country, but he Everyone said I was unfilial, obviously, he was determined to hand over Daiguo to Tuoba Biyan."

"I don't have to act for the country. My aunt is going to be the emperor. If I go to Luoyang to join her and serve as a general for her, I can also have a career."

Mrs. Zao thought for a while and felt that the possibility of reconciliation between her son and her husband was very low. She finally nodded and agreed: "Okay, let's go back to Xinping City."

 Tuoba Liuxiu immediately made preparations and went into the palace to say goodbye to Tuoba Yilu that day.

In fact, he didn't even want to say goodbye, but who asked the people around him to persuade him, "The king can be unkind, but the prince cannot be unfilial. No matter what you think in your heart, you have to be good on your face, so you should be respectful when saying goodbye." , don’t quarrel with the king again.”

Tuoba Liuxiu was so quarreled that he needed a good reputation to be an official with Zhao Hanzhang in the future. He knew that the Han people had many rules and if a person was unfilial, he would basically have no chance of becoming an official.

 So he could only suppress his temper and say goodbye to Tuoba Yilu.

Tuoba Yilu had decided to leave in three days. When he saw him coming, he immediately called Tuoba Biyan and asked him to stand in front of Tuoba Liuxiu, "Since you are leaving, then salute your brother. "

 Tuoba Liuxiu:! !

 He glared at Tuoba Biyan so hard that he took two steps back in fright and said: "He is my brother, he should salute me, not me salute him."

 Determined not to be polite.

And this time he kept in mind the words of his confidants and could not get angry. It was all for the sake of his future. When he left Dai Kingdom in the future, he would find an opportunity to take revenge and come back.

With such constant psychological hints, Tuoba Liuxiu suppressed his temper and did not get angry on the spot, let alone lose his temper.

Seeing that he neither wanted to salute nor get angry, Tuoba Yilu frowned in displeasure. After holding on for a while, he could only give up and waved him away.

As soon as he left, Tuoba Yilu asked his neighbors: "When will he leave the city tomorrow?"

 Tuoba Yilu nodded and said, "I'll see him off tomorrow."

When word spread, not to mention Tuoba Liuxiu who left angrily, even Ji Dan and Wei Xiong were surprised, "Your Majesty is actually going to see the eldest prince off?"

Although he didn't know what his father was going to do, the anger in Tuoba Liuxiu's heart dissipated a lot, and the people around him also said: "Tiger poison cannot eat its seeds. He is your father after all. He will not take you to Luoyang this time. Maybe I feel guilty, so I want to make it up to you. The relationship between father and son is a result of give and take. You were too naughty before, and you were always at odds with the king. This is why father and son hate each other."

"Now that the king has the idea of ​​​​making it up to you, why don't you show a respectful attitude? After all, you are his eldest son. As long as you are willing to change, be filial to the king, and be friendly to your brothers, I think you can definitely repair the relationship between father and son. relation."

Tuoba Liuxiu was thoughtful, so he waited at the city gate the next day. Sure enough, around 10 o'clock, Tuoba Yilu's guard of honor came over.

The people around him pushed Tuoba Liuxiu and said in surprise: "The king has taken a step forward. The prince should also reciprocate."

Tuoba Liuxiu then took the initiative to kneel down on one knee, put his hand on his heart and saluted, "Son pays homage to his father."

 The curtain of the ceremonial guard was opened with a swipe, and Tuoba Biyan pinched his waist and laughed.

Tuoba Sixth Cultivator raised his head sharply and looked at Tuoba Biyan with a shocked expression. His anger overwhelmed his reason. (End of chapter)