Rong Suihe was already considering leaving for Chang'an. After the news reached Chang'an, one can imagine the fear and anxiety of Meng Guiyu's group!
In Ruzhou, which is a little way away from Chang'an, the Gaomi King and his party also felt heavy.
"This naughty boy... This naughty boy is so powerful, cough... cough cough... it's not our blessing!" Several blue gauze palace lanterns illuminated the spacious bedroom. The Gaomi King who was lying on the couch had a sick face and weak breath, but he still couldn't help it! He frowned and said to Huang Xianyun and others who were surrounding the couch at this moment, "The evil boy doesn't care about flesh and blood at all. Because of Ruru before, he couldn't spare any effort to retaliate. Now that Ruru is about to withdraw, Meng Juan Fei is incompetent, he is almost unstoppable in such a big country... How could he let us off lightly after he usurps the throne?!"
Huang Xianyun and Fang Anshi looked at each other with ugly expressions: King Gaomi was poisoned before and retreated from Chang'an. After receiving Rong Suihe's protection and permission, he retreated to Western Xinjiang.
Originally, we planned to retreat all the way into Western Xinjiang.
However, due to the physical condition of King Gaomi and the princess, as well as Nafuzhen's personal expedition to Western Xinjiang soon, they settled in Ruzhou.
This place is already very close to Western Xinjiang. It is said to be a state city, but it is actually very desolate.
So even though the King of Gaomi and his entourage naturally requisitioned the best house after entering the city, and bought a large group of slaves to serve them on the spot, they still felt that life was really hard.
The most uncomfortable thing was King Gaomi himself. Ever since Emperor Xiaozong couldn't handle Huan Guanlan and resentfully handed over the throne to Emperor Xuanjing, whom he didn't like at all, he had been tirelessly preparing for King Gaomi to kill Emperor Xuanjing and ascend the throne.
With his own father's unstinting support during his lifetime, King Gaomi once thought that Emperor Xuan Jing was not worth mentioning at all!
Who would have known that even in the thirty-fourth year of Emperor Xuan Jing's reign, this beauty-obsessed brother would still be a loner in Chang'an.
On the other hand, King Gaomi himself, from a high-spirited young man to over fifty now, can still only look up to that seat.
Jian Zuo's dream became more and more clear in his son Rong Suihe.
But he didn't feel happy at all. Instead, he felt endless irony.
Emperor Xuan Jing, who relied on his status as the eldest son to gain the support of Huan Guanlan, had nothing to do; he was still helpless to Huan Guanlan's disciple who was several decades younger than him and the youngest among his legitimate sons.
It seems that he is destined to live in the shadow of "Huan Guanlan" for the rest of his life.
How can King Gaomi, who was favored by Emperor Xiaozong and Concubine Mo in the previous dynasty, accept this
"I have decided to contact Na Fuzhen so that we can talk about secrets. What do you think?" He observed the expression of his only remaining confidant for a while and asked with force.
"My lord, the prince doesn't seem to pay much attention to blood ties. Once things fail, I'm afraid he won't show mercy to the prince?" Fang Anshi was a little hesitant. He was different from Huang Xianyun. Huang Xianyun had previously exposed the matter between Gongsun Xi and Empress Meng. After giving it to Meng Guiyu, he also found out that Rong Suihe and his direct descendants were mostly bandits, and most of them were vengeful and ruthless. He felt that there was no hope of turning back, so now he made up his mind to follow the King of Gaomi to the end.
But Fang Anshi didn't get involved in this matter. Although he was a rather old-fashioned person, he looked down upon Rong Suihe's behavior of disrespecting his biological father. However, the generous Fang family was behind him, and his actions and words were somewhat awkward at the moment. Scruples, I don’t really want to fight to the death with Rong Suihe.
At this moment, he objected tactfully, "Moreover, it would not sound good if news spread about conspiring with the enemy's Khan?"
King Gaomi looked at him and said slowly: "Fang Shangshu, have you ever thought about how you will deal with the orphan once that evil son comes to Chang'an City and gets his wish?"
After Meng Guiyu returned to Chang'an in the service of the Empress Dowager and Emperor Xuanjing, he announced that King Gaomi would be stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner. His ministers, such as Fang Anshi, Huang Xianyun, Zhao Shi and others , all were dismissed from their posts, convicted and convicted... However, the King of Gaomi thought that he was the orthodoxy and did not care about it at all, so he still called each other according to his previous status.
"... Is the county prince your flesh and blood?" Fang Anshi's heart skipped a beat after hearing what King Gaomi said, and he said cautiously, "Your Majesty, I thought..."
"That's right." King Gaomi interrupted him calmly and said, "No matter how bad the relationship between Gu and that evil son is, he is Gu's biological flesh and blood. There is no doubt about this... Then, once that evil son Now that I have succeeded to the throne, what kind of situation should I be put in?"
Fang Anshi fell silent immediately: If Rong Suihe ascends the throne, Princess Gaomi will be the Empress Dowager, and King Gaomi will of course be the Emperor!
The problem is that the relationship between Rong Suihe and King Gaomi has never been good. It would be an understatement to say that they are like Qiu Yu.
King Gaomi is not the kind of father with little ability. If Yuan Liuguang hadn't unexpectedly surrendered to Rong Suihe, it would be unclear who is calling the shots in Chang'an now!
And if Rong Suihe had nothing to worry about after ascending the throne, he might feel that he could suppress his biological father, and there was a possibility that the King of Gaomi would be raised and die at a healthy age.
But let’s not talk about anything else at this moment, let’s just talk about Ruru... Rong Suihe will let King Gaomi be a good emperor
Due to consanguinity and filial piety, Rong Suihe openly showed no sign to King Gaomi after he ascended the throne.
But he definitely doesn't trust King Gaomi as the Supreme Emperor... So what should he do
The easiest way, of course, is to ask King Gaomi to die. Once he has died, he will naturally be relieved.
Obviously, the King of Gaomi was considering this possibility, thinking that he would be dead anyway if Rong Suihe succeeded in ascending the throne. Now, he would not end well if he hooked up with Na Fuzhen and cheated his son in private and was discovered by his son. He might as well struggle for a while. Take it!
But before he could send someone to establish a relationship with Na Fuzhen, Meng Guiyu's envoy came over secretly.
"The adopted heir has entered the East Palace?" King Gaomi frowned slightly and said, "It's not that the Middle Palace and the West Palace have just had a wedding, but they are already several months pregnant... At that time, Marquis Chongxin swore that this was a sign of God's will in Mu. , the two empresses have not given birth yet, what kind of heir can they adopt?"
He also said, "What's more, what can Tonggu say about these things? There are two sons under Gu's knees, and the elder son is to be succeeded by Gu, and it is impossible for him to succeed; the youngest son is Mi Zhen, he has always been stubborn and unfilial, Gu can't be his master! "
Because although Rong Suihe is not in Ruzhou, Xu Zijing, who is in charge here on his behalf, is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
The envoy spent a lot of effort to meet with the prince under the arrangement of King Gaomi's confidant. The opportunity was rare and the time was urgent. He didn't have time to be long-winded. He said straightforwardly: "Your Majesty, you don't tell secret words in front of people. Ruru retreats, and the prince of Mi Zhen County is no longer intruded by foreign invaders. Next, he will definitely deal with us, what he sees as "internal worries"! My Lord Marquis is certainly frightened by this. Is it possible that the prince is willing to entrust his honor and disgrace to his life from now on? hand?"
"My Marquis has just received the news that the Prince of Mi Zhen County has sent away Ruru Khan Na Fuzhen, is arranging his troops, and plans to go to Chang'an in person! He has even sent people to Nanfeng County to welcome the Princess and his wife. The prince is going north!"
"Although my Marquis and the Prince had some disagreements in the past, but now and then, could it be that their eyes are set in stone? Will the Prince continue to regard my Marquis as an enemy?"
"You must know that the reason why my Marquis was able to catch the Prince off guard was because he was reminded by the County Prince!"
"The prince must have known this for a long time?"
"Does Your Majesty continue to endure such a rebellious and rebellious son?!"
Seeing that King Gaomi frowned and seemed to be moving, the envoy told Meng Guiyu's plan, "Although both empresses are pregnant, there are unforeseen circumstances. Your Majesty has been in poor health recently and has been in coma for many days! The Queen Mother The Empress and the Empress stayed in front of the royal couch in person, and finally waited until His Majesty finally woke up and gave a verbal instruction, which was that His Majesty was worried that he would not be able to survive, and for the sake of the country, he decided to save money on his own without waiting for the two Empresses to give birth... After all, the country cannot live without a day. Jun!"
As for why he came to discuss this matter with King Gaomi, firstly it was because Meng Guiyu wanted to find King Gaomi to join forces to deal with Rong Suihe, and secondly, "The prince said that he has two sons. This is not right, right? The prince and the Among the princes of Mi Zhen County, doesn’t the prince still have a legitimate son, but for various reasons, he has been fostered in the Zhao Mansion?”
"When the prince left Chang'an before, this prince did not accompany him, and now he is a guest in my house!"
"My Marquis is thinking that since His Majesty is in a worrying situation now, he may not be able to support the birth of the Queen and Zhaoyi. Moreover, although the imperial doctor said that the two empresses' pulse conditions indicate that they are both male heirs, this kind of thing cannot be done until now. Once the dust has settled, there is no certainty; secondly, even if the two empresses give birth to a male heir... what can the child who has just been born do?"
"As the saying goes, Prince Qingzui is nearly thirty years old, which is when he is in the prime of life."
"In terms of blood relationship, we are the direct uncles and nephews of His Majesty. From top to bottom in the clan, except for the emperor's heir who has not yet born, there is no one closer to him!"
"In this case, the Marquis plans to adopt Prince Qingzui to His Majesty's heir and move him into the East Palace to prepare for unexpected events... I don't know what the Marquis thinks?"
"Him?" At the mention of Rong Qingzui, King Gaomi's original frown became more and more frowning, and instinctive indifference and disgust flashed in his eyes. However, thinking of Rong Suihe's raging momentum, he remained silent for a moment, but in the end he was very reluctant. He said, "This child is stupid and cannot be used for much purpose. However, compared to a baby who can't do anything and still needs to be taken care of, he is certainly much better... Gu has been away from Chang'an for a long time. Now that the Marquis is in charge of the overall situation, the Marquis feels good Just fine.”
There's nothing we can do about it.
Because Rong Suihe and Emperor Xuan Jing are also very close in blood, he was once considered to be the most likely candidate to succeed Emperor Xuan Jing's heir.
If Emperor Xuan Jing's time was short and he could not wait for his own flesh and blood to take over the throne, and he appointed someone else as his heir to take over the East Palace, a mere blood relationship would be rejected by Rong Suihe.
It will also be questioned by people all over the world.
Only Li Rong Sleeping Crane's brother can hope to stop everyone's mouths.
So even though King Gaomi was very annoyed with Rong Qingzui, and even when he evacuated from Chang'an, he never thought about whether his son would live or die, at this moment he had no choice but to pinch his nose and agree to let his son become the crown prince.
"Will Mi Zhen agree?" King Gaomi nodded, thought for a while, and asked uneasy, "Mi Zhen was born in Tortoiseshell Island, and is very skilled in dirty tricks. With only a few bloodlines under her... Chong Lord Xin, you should be careful!"
If Rong Suihe just refuses to agree, there is still the possibility of mediation.
I'm just afraid that his pirate habit will kick in and Rong Qingzui will be killed quietly... This