When Zhou Wenshi was escorted to the execution ground, Huan Guanlan did not look at it.
At first he didn't want to send the old lady off for the last journey.
But it seemed that the old lady had anticipated what he would do and sent someone over to say hello in advance so that he would not show up.
The reason was not mentioned, but in short, Huan Guanlan agreed to Donglai after repeated deliberation.
The entire Zhou family was beheaded, and Zhou Wen's head hung at the city gate for several months before being buried. Zhou Zhenman's "corpse" was also sent all the way from the border to Chang'an. Emperor Xuanjing's doting on his concubine was stupid and immoral. Spread throughout the country... All the blood and tears were temporarily suppressed by those who knew about it and swallowed silently in their throats, just waiting for Ruru's attack.
Can you wait and wait, but there is no movement from Ruru.
Huan Guanlan's heart sank day by day.
He didn't believe that Ruru would be indifferent to such temptation.
I don’t even believe that anyone with knowledge of this situation would tip off Ruru.
So what's the problem
Many years later, Huan Guanlan still remembered his rage after receiving the news, and the envoy sent by Zhou Zhenman, who had expected it, knelt on one knee in the east of the hall: "The general said that, brother Bu Yusheng."
In fact, Sheng Shixiong cannot be blamed.
When he captured Prince Ruru Nafuzhen, when he humiliated Nafuzhen wantonly, when he put the scarred Nafuzhen back to Ruru, how could he have imagined that not long after, there would be an old lady who would risk her life , use a family's reputation and even future to plot against Ruru
The old lady who lives in seclusion in Chang'an, although she has an ardent desire to destroy Ruru, is far away from the border and lacks energy, so she must know everything that happens at the border.
... Moreover, after reviewing the situation afterwards, Huan Guanlan must admit that even if Na Fuzhen was safe and sound, it might not actually change.
It can be said that it is not destiny.
Nafuzhen, who was favored by the Khan, returned seriously injured and lost Coco, who became the crown prince.
The eldest son of the concubine, Deng Chenliyu, took advantage of the situation and became Ruru's crown prince. But over the years, Ruru had determined whether Nafu Zhencai was the crown prince in Dongdu, and his position was not stable.
What's more, Nafuzhen was only a teenager at the time. His mother-in-law, a beautiful concubine from the Chaowo tribe, had not yet completely grown old. Her son could no longer become a prince, and the Chaowo family would not let go of their enemies, even in front of the Khan. Crying and complaining at every opportunity.
The Khan was torn between his beloved concubine and his eldest son.
At that time, the Afu cadre of Denchen Riyu's mother clan suggested that Denchen Riyu's cousin, the beauty of the Afu cadre, and the girl who was later regarded as the pearl of the grassland, be presented to the Khan in order to restrain the Jiawo clan.
The anxious Tojin Riyu agreed to the request without much thought.
Then, when his cousin tempted Na Fuzhen to venture to the frontier for him, she helped him wholeheartedly, hoping that he would treat her well after he became king.
After becoming the Khan's concubine, the new beloved concubine quickly changed her stance: Instead of pinning her hopes for a prosperous life on her cousin, why not pin her hopes on her son
If the Jianwo family hadn't been optimistic about her son Nafuzhen becoming Ruru's future concubine, wouldn't it be a sure thing
It was true that the Chao Wo family was defeated by the Afugian family, but the Avgan family succeeded the Chao Wo family and began to spare no effort to deceive Chenliyu.
At that time, I heard that Emperor Mu was fatuous, that his ministers were plotting against each other, and that he was destroying the Great Wall... The Khan was not unmoved.
But the Avgan clan considered that Denchen Liyu was already an adult, and the eldest son was indispensable for such a big matter, whether Bubong Khan could conquer it himself or not.
It turned out that Dengchen Liyu had already rejected the crown prince after he deceived Na Fuzhen.
Please help me in the attack on Damu. Even if I am obsessed with Khan, how can I defeat him
After all, in addition to the Afu Gan family, there are many other girls among the Afu cadres, who would have been given to Tojin Riyu's tent a long time ago.
When it comes to winning the support of Afu cadres, Denchen Riyu's advantages are no less than those of the Afu Gan clan.
Because he was not the eldest son of a concubine, he was old, already full-fledged, and his character could already be seen as to whether he was worthy of hope. At that time, the Avgan clan did not even have a son.
Therefore, once Tonjin Riyu secures his position as the crown prince, it will be of no use to the Avugan family even if they give birth to a son. As a descendant of the Afugan family and married to an Afugan girl, will Tonjin Riyu become worthy of the Afugan family? There is no need to take the risk of choosing a child who doesn't know how to be wise and foolish.
Therefore, the Avgan clan almost used all kinds of martial arts to prevent Ruru from starting a war with Damu.
For this reason, she did not hesitate to persuade the Hanwo family, who had been neglected but still had a certain status in the heart of the Khan: "Dengchen Liyu regarded us mother and son as a thorn in his flesh. At the beginning, he had no enmity with us, so he could not force him to do so. Only under pressure from him would he plan on Nafu Zhen. For example, Ming Dengchenliyu told the Khan that he had a golden opportunity to attack Damu, but whether it was a good thing for him or not for me, he couldn't say A disaster is coming!"
The Jianwo family no longer cares about life and death, and even thinks it would be good to drag the Avgan family who cheated their daughter to die.
But Nafu is really alive.
Even though her life was very bad, and it would even be even worse in the future... she couldn't bear to have that son.
In the past, she taught the Afugans a way to find someone to tactfully remind the Khan that Dengchen Liyu had promised to marry the Afgans as Kehetun. The reason why Dengchen Liyu insisted on attacking Damu that time was not to consolidate his position, and even look for opportunities to ascend the throne in advance to recapture the Avgan clan.
What's more, Avgan himself told the Khan sweetly: "Not to mention that Damu's Prime Minister Huan is still alive, why did the court suddenly become so confused? Maybe it's a trap. Even if Damu is really dead, but Khan, please think about it: There are so many people in the Central Plains, and they believe that those who are not from other races must have different minds. We, Ruru, only have such a small number of people, and occupy such a huge Central Plains. Can we hold it? We can only occupy part of it if we ask for permission. We can't. For generations, we have been living in pursuit of water and grass, and we have long been accustomed to living without a fixed place, so that’s why he has his iron cavalry!”
"I've already lived in the city. The ability of riding and shooting that my ancestors passed down from the east has to be wasted!"
"At that time, if the Han come again, what will we do?"
"So it's better to go with Damu... Khan, please think about it. If something happens to General Zhou's family tomorrow, although the morale of the Northern Xinjiang Army has been hit, the whole country will be disappointed. Emperor Damu will be very disappointed. Can the Emperor After all, they are their own people, but we are complete outsiders!"
"Sending troops now is not equivalent to rescuing that foolish king?"
"Anyway, a faint emperor is a foolish emperor. From ancient times to the present, there have been many emperors who were bright at first and dim at later times. How many emperors were dim at first and wise at the end?"
"If General Zhou goes there tomorrow, there will be very little chaos in the Central Plains!"
"Why don't we let that faint king continue to harm the Central Plains for a few more months, and save us a lot of trouble in the future?"
The concubines worked together to prevent Cuo Damu from using troops before letting the Khan personally nod.
... When the Avgan clan and the Chao Wo clan joined forces, they would never have imagined what they had done.
Zhou Zhenman fell ill after receiving the news.
Disappointment, guilt, resentment, confusion, the kind of grievance and unwillingness to give everything you can to try but it turns out to be so unsatisfactory... He is not young anymore.
Ten years of guarding the border and ten years of preparing for war are like a bonfire burning at its peak.
Zhou Wenshi's decision was like pouring a bucket of oil on the bonfire.
Let him burn like never before.
That kind of burning fire won't last long, but Zhou Zhenman doesn't need any lasting method... He just wants to destroy Ruru, no, even if he can cripple Ruru, the follow-up can be left to others to complete, after all, he Just like Zhou Wenshi, I just pray that Ruru will be destroyed, and that Emperor Mu Zong and the ancestors of the Zhou family can rest in peace.
He didn't care as to who was responsible for destroying Ruru or who got the credit.
But now, Ruru's decision not to send troops is like pouring a basin of ice water on the bonfire.
Zhou Zhenman collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Even if Huan Guanlan found out and secretly left Chang'an and went to the place where he set up an ambush to comfort him face to face, he could not save his collapse.
Less than a year after Zhou Wenshi left, General Zhou, who had been "given to death" for almost a year, breathed his last breath in the nameless valley that Ruru must pass through to attack northern Xinjiang.
Before he died, he pulled Huan Guanlan's leg and left similar instructions to Emperor Mu Zong, Emperor Xiaozong and Zhou Wenshi: Destroy the moon of Ruru, don't forget to tell him in the east.
Many years have passed, and Huan Guanlan cannot forget how lonely and lonely he felt when he rushed back to Chang'an in the East of the Starry Night with full of grief and anger.
Soon, Xiao Wen became pregnant. The Wen family could not resist the combined pressure of the Meng and Shu sisters and asked Huan Guanlan for help.
Huan Guanlan tried his best, but failed before, and watched the little prince die before his eyes.
That was not the saddest thing for him.
The saddest thing is that the childish brows of the little palace servant who caused him to fall short are full of anger and hatred: "The foolish king spoiled the traitorous concubine, and my traitorous prime minister did not dissuade him, but instead harmed such a good person as the general. ! In this case, I asked to save the little prince, but he asked to help the traitorous concubine to kill him! Put an end to my wishful thinking of the Huan family’s continuous suffering!!!”
The people in that palace were from northern Xinjiang, and all the family members died at the hands of Ruru. He was the only one who was rescued by Zhou Zhenman, who gave him money to make a living in Chang'an.
Because he was not shrewd, he was defrauded of all his money after arriving in Chang'an. He was too embarrassed to seek help from the Zhou government, so he simply went to the palace and became a foreign servant.
Before that, he had been working diligently and had nothing to do with any parties.
Therefore, no one could have imagined that such an individual would murder the prince and accuse the prime minister face to face.
Huan Guanlan aged several years at that moment. He didn't agree to the Wen family's request to cut the young waiter into pieces with a thousand swords, so he simply gave him a sword to kill him.
Soon after, the Shu sisters were slandered, and Huan Guanlan became an official.
At that time, did he plan to die in his hometown
However, Zhou Zhenman's confidants who had stayed in the east came to the door and told him two things: first, the Fu Shu sisters were worried that he would continue to harm them after his resurrection, and planned to bribe the desperado to avoid future troubles.
Because of this, Bu Xin, Zhou Zhenman's confidant, and Huan Guanlan himself didn't care.
If a friend mentioned this, it would be just an introduction.
The second point is: "When the general was ordered to clean up the Qihai, the matter was not completely settled. Because Emperor Xiaozong died in the east and a new emperor succeeded to the throne, you transferred him to the northern Xinjiang to pay Ruru, and the coastal area could be destroyed. Over there. After all those years, after the general is gone, the pirates seem to be coming back again."
"The brothers who were lurking in back then... some were exposed over time, some rebelled after the general was 'given to death', and many suffered disaster when they went to sea with the pirate sect, but in the end there are still many left. Yes, I passed the letter back and forth to the leg of the military advisor, asking if the imperial court cares about Hai Zai?"
The confidant said softly, "It turns out that after the general came, these people should not be responsible for shouldering this burden. However, Prime Minister Huan should also be aware of the actions of King Gaomi and Meng. Is the Northern Xinjiang Army clearly there? Yes, we can't stop them from getting involved. Hai Zai... neither side is clear about it, and he doesn't care about it for a while. The military adviser said that Hai Zai is different from the Northern Xinjiang Army. The Northern Xinjiang Army has never been supported by the court, and it is bitterly cold in the North. , even if those people have evil intentions, they don’t have much to gain.”
"Is it different in the sea?"
"If those people fall into the legs on both sides, I'm afraid the coast will become less peaceful..."
Using the guise of pirates to kill, loot, and eradicate dissidents, you can end up enriching your own pockets... You will get that kind of reward if you throw away your conscience. I believe that whether the king of Gaomi or the Meng family is willing to do it.
"The military advisor has not been in good health recently. Although he has taken in a disciple to train him, he is still young and cannot bear the burden."
"And I really want to take care of the general's family..."
"The military advisor is asking if you are willing to help?"
Huan Guanlan listened expressionlessly. After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice: "The military advisor is interested."
He knew that this did not mean that Zhou Zhenman's military advisor from the east really wanted something from him.
Did Bu Nao know that he was frustrated, so he specially found something for him to do, so that he would not end up depressed like Zhou Zhenman.
That concern reminded him of the military advisor he had met once, the time he secretly left Chang'an to visit Zhou Zhenman.
The military advisor looks elegant and beautiful, but his hair is full of flowers.
The people on the left and right privately told Zhou Zhenman what happened overnight after learning that Ruru would not send troops.
At that moment, the man seemed to have run out of gas.
I originally thought that after Zhou Zhenman left, he would be gone.
Who knows if I have managed to hold on until now and devoted my energy to taking care of him
"Is the military advisor very good?" Huan Guanlan was stunned for a long time before hearing his own voice asking.
The person in front of him hesitated, then smiled bitterly: "The general's family is here, and the military advisor dare not do anything wrong."
He hesitated and then added, "Also, my brother Hai Zai, who attended palace banquets with the general and met the former concubine, has discovered something... maybe you will be interested."
Did Huan Guanlan know about the disappearance of King Gaomi's youngest son
At that time, Bu Nao had mistakenly told Emperor Jing that he was extremely disappointed, and he himself was completely disheartened. Although he had doubts, he didn't bother to care.
At this moment, I heard the people in front of me talking about a talented emperor's nephew who was living in the sea. He was behind Tortoiseshell Island, and he had no interest in it.
The man thought he didn't believe it, so he went to say: "Whether that mistake is true or not, the baby and Concubine Mo seem to be printed from the same mold. Moreover, the robes and jade pendants worn when they were rescued have been verified... Jue You can’t go wrong!”
So say no because they got it wrong before.
Just like the time when Xiao Wen gave birth to the little prince, the wet nurse was instigated and helped by the little foreign servant, strangled the real little prince to death, and sent her child out of the palace as a prince, and handed the child to someone outside to hide him as a prince. stand up.
Prepare to be cultivated by Huan Guanlan and regain the reserve position when he grows up.
However, the young waiter's status was low, and the plan soon revealed its flaws.
Originally, according to the Wen family's request, he killed the wet nurse's child to avenge the little prince.
But after Huan Guanlan chopped off the leg of the little waiter himself, maybe he didn't agree because of his mood at the time, but ordered the child to be sent to a charity center.
Later, the child wandered around and came to Haizai... It seems that he was an uninformed person under the command of General Zhou. When he learned that the young waiter had vented his anger on General Zhou, he intervened in the palace battle. In the mood of repaying, he will People were removed from the Tzu Chi center and handed over to Haizai's companions to raise him, right
Anyway, Huan Guanlan had agreed to the military advisor's kindness before. When Zai Hai found the child, he was silent for a long time before waving his leg and asking him not to ask to appear in front of him in the future.
He thought that the child was not resentful or angry, but simply innocent. He didn't want to think of the little waiter.
And the failure of the year.
But he didn't feel good about those feelings and didn't want to talk about them.
So the Didong people always thought that he liked the child, but he was wrong that the child was very bad.
Those Huan Guanlan also knew about it, but they didn't take it to heart.
At that time, he no longer denied Huan Xiang's mentality.
Whether it is close to collapse, but under the restraint of reason, it works hard to maintain it.
So every day is so heavy that I don't even care about trivial matters.
After Hai Zai hesitated for two years, Huan Guanlan came to his senses and decided to personally cultivate the emperor's nephew, who had been named "Gongsun Ya" by the Sun family.
As soon as he took off his legs, he took advantage of Gongsun's family and firmly held Tortoiseshell Island in his legs.
At the same time, we tightened our control over the infiltration of all aspects of Damu's military and political affairs, including the control of the sea and islands.
But those children whom he renamed "Gongsun Sleeping Crane" knew nothing.