The incident of He Mulan breaking into Cui Hao's mansion undoubtedly caused a big wave in Wei. The most intelligent people in this world are smart people, and there are too many smart people in Wei. Zhong Erlang's first thought when he heard this kind of thing was "Mulan is really loyal", then the problems these smart people think will be complicated to the sky.
What kind of backing does Hua Mulan have to dare to attack Cui Hao
Did Mulan do this because the main family, the He Lai Clan, was behind it? Everyone knows that Tuoba Tao should have made Tuoba Huang the crown prince, but Cui Hao persuaded him to stop him. How could the He Lai family be reconciled
I heard that during the banquet that day, Hua Mulan and He Laixiong were still talking and laughing. Who did the old man smile at? There must be some conspiracy!
Why did the scribe want to destroy Di Yefei, why Cui Hao didn't ask, is Cui Hao really unwilling to reuse the poor family as the outside world said, but because of Tuoba Tao's instruction, he had to accept it, so he had to acquiesce to this behavior.
And Mulan's face slap was Tuoba Tao's disobedient slap on Cui Hao
All kinds of things became more confusing with the information that Hua Mulan handed over to the Egret official.
This scholar turned out to be from Liu Song. When the late emperor conquered the state of Wei, he still kept in touch with Liu Song. He found many exquisite items in his belongings.
What's even more unpredictable is that when I followed the vine to check the past of this doorman, I found that Liu Fang had also been a doorman under Tuoba Fan. Because of the good writing, he was specially responsible for transcribing documents.
If he hadn't written well, Cui Hao wouldn't have called him Di Yefei's husband. In this day and age, a good handwriting can show a person's self-restraint and character. Words are very important. He went to work under several lords, relying on an excellent handwriting. It is said that his ancestor was a disciple of the Xie family in Chenjun, so he only had a beautiful Xie's handwriting.
And the Xie family, now allegiance is Liu Song.
As for Tuoba Fan, his identity was even more embarrassing. He is Tuoba Tao's younger brother, only one year younger than him. He has a gentle and elegant temperament since he was a child, so he does not meet the aesthetic standards of Xianbei people's martial arts, but his mother was born in the famous Murong Xianbei, the mother of Tuoba Fan. Because of Mrs. Murong's high status, apart from Tuoba Tao, he is suitable to be a prince regardless of age and background.
Tuoba Fan also has the advantage that Tuoba Tao does not have, that is, having more sons. Before he was eighteen, he had four sons. His eldest son, Tuoba Liang, looks a lot like the late emperor. He was strong and strong from birth, while Tuoba Tao did not have a son at the age of 20. Either he died when he was pregnant, or died early. It was rumored that Tuoba Tao was killed Childless.
"Succeeded without a child" is a very terrifying evaluation for an emperor who has been on the throne for many years, especially this emperor also likes to take risks with his own body and repeatedly fight for himself. In order to stabilize the hearts of the clan and courtiers, Tuoba Tao once brought Tuoba Fan's son Tuoba Liang to the palace to raise him. He once said that "the son of my brother is my son", but he did not adopt it.
Tuoba Fan was too weak to be a king, but his son Tuoba Liang was fine. So when Tuoba Liang, who was still babbling, was brought into the palace to be raised, no matter how unwilling Tuoba Fan was, he was still happy. In order to show that he didn't care, he even married a lot of wives and concubines, singing every night, and gave birth to several sons.
After Tuoba Huang was born, Tuoba Liang's position in the palace became awkward.
The six-year-old child already knew a lot of things. He was raised by the Queen Mother Dou before. Tuoba Huang was on the expedition of the Tuoba Tao army after he was born. The Queen Mother Dou had limited energy and was worried that her prejudice would make this child in the palace. He received a cold reception in the middle, so after negotiating with Tuoba Tao, he temporarily returned Tuoba Liang to the Le'an Palace, and devoted himself to raising Tuoba Tao's first son. After Tuoba Tao returned to the palace, he took Tuoba Liang again. came back.
Because of Tuoba Liang's return to the mansion, Tuoba Fan was ridiculed by how many people in the open and secret. Even if Tuoba Tao defeated Tuoba Liang and brought back Tuoba Liang, Tuoba Fan knew that this child was considered a child. White sent away.
If only Tuoba Tao and Tuoba Ti were the only ones who stopped Tuoba Liang before, then Tuoba Huang is now more. It has always been like this when it comes to giving birth. If you have the first one, you will have the second one. If you have the second one, you will have the third one. The first one stops. Tuoba Tao still doesn't know how many sons he has. Tuoba Liang was going to be embarrassed like this all his life.
Counting the time, the time when this guest entered Cui Hao's house was exactly the time when Tuoba Liang returned to the house.
Tuoba Fan was too low-key. Murong Xianbei was still a strong clan because he was annexed by Wei after being destroyed. Tuoba Fan also had a good reputation. He was a generous person and was good at mediating disputes. Therefore, when it was revealed that the general was unfairly treated in the Montenegro camp , and many people suggested that Tuoba Fan be the general of Montenegro and guard the border, but unfortunately this matter was finally settled under the interference of Cui Hao.
Cui Hao's reasons for persuading Tuoba Tao are also very good: his son was raised by the emperor, and his own father had an army of 100,000 people, no one knew what would happen.
The little prince is not even one year old yet.
Therefore, if Cui Hao and Tuoba Fan were in conflict, it would be reasonable to put such a morally corrupt person in his house.
But it was someone from Liu Song who was installed, which made people ponder.
That doorman will confess, and Wu Shi San is also involved.
Many wealthy families will use Wushi San to control guest Qing and servants, and this is also true of Liu Fang. He was deceived into using five stone powder in the earliest master's house, and he could no longer quit.
Originally, he could live a good life with this handwriting, but after taking Wushi Powder, he could not afford the cost of medicines and wine, so he began to go to many wealthy people to run errands and do some spying for people. things in exchange for money.
This person originally wanted to seek death several times, and the interrogation work was extremely difficult, but when the efficacy of Wu Shi San hit, Su Hejun just held a box of medicine and let him obediently spit everything out. .
He would enter Cui Hao's mansion, which was Tuoba Fan's signal.
Cui Hao likes to know people by words. His words are really good, and he has the style of Xie family that is hard to see in the north. Therefore, when someone he knows recommends this person to him, Cui Hao keeps him and writes copybooks for the children of the family. , by the way, to transcribe the document.
This is really an inexperienced doorman, not worthy of Cui Hao's attention.
The person who recommended it was actually an in-law of Cui Hao, Duke Pingji Li Shun. This Li Shun's younger sister is married to Cui Hao's younger brother, and has always wanted to join Cui Hao's relationship, but Cui Hao felt that this person was too "tacky" and did not help him much in the courtroom.
Li Shun is an articulate and eloquent person. Knowing that Cui Hao doesn't like him, he doesn't ask him often, but for things like recommending a doorman, Cui Hao is still willing to give him face.
A small doorman not only involved Tuoba Xianbei's clan, but also involved Han Chen's own infighting (perhaps not infighting, but Li Shun would help Tuoba Fan, which means that he has fallen to Tuoba Fan).
When Hua Mulan came out of the palace, she made a big fuss in the Cui Mansion. Not only did Liu Fang, who didn't know anything, have no way to escape before the incident happened, but it also made it known that many wealthy families were using five stone powder to control or destroy other people's sanity. And it is aimed at young generals.
Di Yefei is really too insignificant. If it wasn't for Hua Mulan's trouble with Tuoba Tao, even if Di Yefei found out the truth after being deeply victimized, Cui Hao would still take into account the identities of Li Shun and Tuoba Fan. Dare not to expose it, Di Yefei might have been sacrificed like this.
Mo thinks that Cui Hao is Tuoba Tao's loyal courtier and will help fight Tuoba Fan. After all, he is the head of the clan, and he will not offend the clan while stepping on his in-laws into the water.
In a sense, he prevented Tuoba Tao from making Tuoba Huang the crown prince, and also helped Tuoba Fan's son.
The only ones who didn't get into the muddy water were the Xianbei nobles who controlled the power in the army. But Hua Mulan just represented the faction in the army from the Xianbei people. Some people began to wonder if it was because of several large-scale expeditions that greatly increased the strength of the Xianbei nobles, and began to try to provoke left and right to further weaken the power of other factions. .
The military is the best breeding ground for cold people to fight hard, and it is also the only place where they don’t pay much attention to their background. Most of the rewards in the military below the middle level come from ordinary military households. The situation where no one is available is for this, and they will not sit by and watch the fast-promoting generals become victims of political struggles.
As for the framed Di Yefei, the Gaoche family is standing behind him. The Gaoche family is now jointly acted by Gu Bi and Cui Hao as "envoys". There are faint signs. If Cui Hao loses the trust of Gao Che first, then in the end, he will only let Gao Che fall to Gu Bi's side, increasing his weight in the court.
Now, there are even reasons why several people follow Hua Mulan to trouble the Cui Mansion.
There are a lot of them, and it can be said to be extremely complicated. In the fight against each other, only Tuoba Tao and He Mulan benefited in the end, and this was the result of Tuoba Tao's painstaking planning.
He Mulan immediately won the goodwill of the army, and the army was exactly the "career route" that Tuoba Tao planned for He Mulan.
Not only that, but He Mulan's reputation for being "fearless of power", "caring for fellow robes", and "excellent martial arts" was also spread through her actions. What does a famous general need most to grow? It is the "fame" that everyone expects.
With He Mulan's military exploits and achievements, fame is not something that can be accumulated in three or two days. With such an "anecdote" here, at least everyone hopes to make friends like her. righteousness".
The Xianbei people established their country with military force, and Tuoba Tao needed a different voice in the army, not a place for one word. Young generals like He Mulan and Di Yefei would definitely inject fresh blood into the army. Tuoba Tao knew that he would continue to wage wars, so these fresh blood would one day grow into real famous generals and become the guards. The minister of the humerus.
If there is the first Mulan, there will be a second, a third, and a fourth.
In order to be able to stand still, there is almost no other way for people from low backgrounds except to hold Tuoba Tao tightly and swear allegiance to the death. Since they do not need to cling to other powerful officials except the emperor, they do not need to act against their conscience, nor do they need to think about their own family in advance, and then consider their personal future, as many big clans and clans do, and finally consider the gains and losses of the court. the needs of the people.
For Tuoba Tao, they don't need to take too many risks, and they are not afraid that they will become a big problem when they grow up.
As for finding out the secret chess between Liu Song and Tuoba Fan, it was a surprise.
Tuoba Tao has yet to find the murderer who assassinated him in Montenegro. Before he died, he left Hua Mulan and others with the last words of "go to the other shore", "the king's sons", and "the cow loves the child". Yin Yin also matched Tuoba Fan's number.
They previously thought that the monarch of the enemy country that Killing Ghost was talking about, and "going to the other shore" also alluded to a certain place.
Correspondingly now, what Killing Ghost is talking about is that Liu Song on the other side has already united with the "Zhuzi" raised by the king. The sentence "Cow cherishes her own children, even though she is hungry and thirsty, she goes out to look for water plants, but no matter if she finds it or not, it doesn't matter. Both will come back, and when the calf grows up, he will treat his mother like this.” At first, the two monks were puzzled. They thought that the ghost-killing mother was being controlled. Now think about it, Tuoba Fan is for his own sake. His son was right to seek the throne.
When Tuoba Tao is a hundred years old, Tuoba Liang will be able to make a few, and the Tuoba Fan family must be a chicken and a dog.
So when all the confessions and news were passed on to Tuoba Tao from the egret official's side, Tuoba Tao couldn't help but sneered and smashed the paperweight in his hand.
"I, the Xianbei people, want to kill my own mother when they set up a prince. If I really have to make Liang Er as the heir, will I still keep Tuoba Fan?!"
He felt that he treated the clan very well, whether it was his biological brother or a cousin of Tuoba blood, as long as he was talented, he would never use it because of the identity of the other party. Whether it is Tuoba Fan or Tuoba Ti, even his younger brothers have led the army to fight, and they also have thrones, and at worst they are dukes.
But just because he treated the clan so dearly, he actually raised such a group of white-eyed wolves!
Because Tuoba Tao was talking about the matter of the Crown Prince, Su and Jun didn't dare to talk to each other, and they didn't dare to speak up and stood in the highness, just waiting for Tuoba Tao's orders.
To be honest, when it was found out that it was Tuoba Fan, even Su and Jun were taken aback. He had even secretly suspected Kumoti before, but he had never suspected this gentle prince. It could be seen that the words "a dog that bites don't bark" is indeed true.
It seems that the matter of Tuoba Liang being sent back to the mansion has dealt a great blow to the King of Le An, causing him to be in chaos. Knowing that he will be pulled out behind the scenes, it is even faintly connected to Liu Song.
In order to seize the throne and assassinate the emperor, Tuoba Tao can still bear it, because the attractiveness of this seat is too great, even if his son sits, when he is young, can't he still? To be a Regent or a Regent or something? It is quite normal to kill the king for this.
But in order to plan the storage space to go to foreign countries, this offended Tuoba Tao's inverse scale.
"Your Majesty, now no one knows what Liu Fang has confessed. Are we directly questioning King Le'an and Duke Pingji with our confession, or..."
Seeing that Tuoba Tao was angry and did not speak, Su Hejun had to speak first.
"Just relying on the words of a doorman is not enough to move Tuoba Fan. I have to cut off his wings first, and then cut off all his thoughts..."
Tuoba Tao is also a person who can endure when dealing with political affairs.
"Xuan Gubi, Cui Hao, Changsun Han, and Luo Jie came to the palace to see me."
He thought about it for a while, and then He Su Hejun ordered: "This matter is not publicized except for us..."
"Your Majesty, King Le'an is asking to see you outside the palace."
A guard was reporting outside the door.
"No, I want to discuss things, I don't have time to see him."
Tuoba Tao was disgusted by this brother with honey belly sword and wolf's ambition, so he didn't want to see him.
"But Your Majesty, King Le'an only wore a single shirt and came barefoot, saying that he was here to plead guilty. As soon as he arrived in front of the palace, he knelt outside Xuanwu Gate."
This Su Wei also had a headache, and no one dared to touch this reverse scale when Tuoba Tao was in a bad mood.
"If you don't see it, you don't see it, kneel for him!"
Tuoba Tao almost shouted loudly.
After a long while, there was no movement outside, and I thought I was running to convey the emperor's words.
"Your Majesty, you said before that you can't move King Le An, but now you're treating him so harshly..."
Su Hejun was dumbfounded.
"You don't understand, my younger brother has always been careful and thinks a lot. If I met him in a good way, he would have to think more, thinking that I would definitely kill him, so he would persuade him. But I If you speak harshly to him and want to go out and slap him a few times in person, he will be relieved."
Tuoba Tao was able to become a prince among many sons, not because of his long years, but because many younger brothers were under pressure from him since childhood and lived under his face, he had already developed the reflex to try to figure out his temper. .
Su Hejun sighed tiredly for his Majesty's heart, and after bowing, he decisively left the hall and called several ministers.
Leaving behind the indescribable loneliness in the independent hall of Tuoba Tao.
"Fortunately, it's not you..."
Tuoba Tao closed his eyes and pressed the corner of the case.
"Let him be charismatic, as long as I don't take it to heart, it won't hurt me half a point."
***
The people who Tuoba Tao called to discuss the matter were all the auxiliary ministers left by the late emperor. In addition to the elder Changsun Han, he also called the famous foreign official "Luo Jie".
This Roger is also a legend, he is the longest living man in the world today. When Tuoba Tao ascended the throne, Luo Jie was already 107 years old, and he was neither blind nor deaf. Tuoba Tao made him a "foreign capital official", in charge of the eight clan affairs of Xianbei, because he was young Gao Deshao, all the Xianbei nobles obeyed him.
The Egret Official was created by Luo Jie. In his life, he had been in charge of thirty-six departments. Although he is no longer in the court, Tuoba Tao would still invite him to inquire about politics once he encountered something that could not be solved.
This old minister knew so many things that he was afraid of himself.
Tuoba Tao does not know how many times he has faced provocations from foreign enemies since he ascended the throne. Although there are many factions and many ethnic groups coexisting in Wei, he considers himself to be generous and is never afraid that anyone will rebel because of his political views. self-reliance.
Unfortunately, his self-confidence was quickly slapped to the south wall by the Tuoba Fan incident. At this time, he had to call his most trusted ministers to discuss it.
Gu Bi didn't know that Cui Hao and He Mulan were acting in a play. Not only did he teach a few people a lesson, but he also worried about the possibility that he would be involved in a power struggle with Cui Hao. Therefore, when Tuoba Fan was pulled out, Gu Bi was relieved and expressed his opinions with several ministers.
The eldest Sun Han grew up watching Tuoba Tao, and naturally he would not allow Tuoba Fan's conspiracy to harm Tuoba Tao and his son, so he promised to keep an eye on Tuoba Fan's movements in the army. Nakajiro beheaded him.
But the most critical part of the problem is not Tuoba Fan and Tuoba Liang...
Luo Jie, who was 113 years old, rubbed his eyes as if he had woken up from a drowsiness, and said casually, "Since Your Majesty can give birth to a son, it seems that there will be no wars in recent years, why not Take advantage of the great victory to expand the harem. Those princesses of Rouran, the princesses of Xia Kingdom, the princesses of Beiliang, the princesses of Beiyan, all who can marry will be brought back, and they will have seventeen or eight children..."
He pouted a few times, looked at Su Hejun, who was so frightened that he couldn't close his mouth, and winked at this beloved little disciple: "Well, in order to balance the harem, noble girls from the old Xianbei clan can also marry Some. The Han nobles are afraid that they will not want to marry their daughters to you. It’s okay, the same is true for concubine daughters. Anyway, they can’t be wives…”
When Luo Jie said this, Cui Hao's face darkened.
If you want to say what they are most afraid of, the most fearful thing is that Xianbei people are always thinking of various ways to marry the daughter of the high family, so as to raise their own family status, and by the way, let their children in the future get a better education.
But the five surnames are so cautious about intermarriage, even if Tuoba Tao wants to marry his girl, Cui Hao will directly refuse.
At that time, the Cui family's in-laws are afraid that all of them will ask to come to the door, let Tuoba Tao let their girls go, and the threshold of his family will be trampled...
Only Tuoba Tao was not frightened by Luo Jie's words, but asked him: "You mean, if I have more children, these people will stop thinking about rebellion?"
"Cough cough, Your Majesty thinks too much..." Luo Jie coughed a few times, "I just feel that I haven't heard the voice of a child in the palace for too long. I really miss it very much."
He used to be the internal affairs officer in the palace, and now he is temporarily in charge of the internal treasury. In recent years, it is good that he has handed over the Egret officer to Su Hejun. Before, he often went in and out of the palace, and even the harem often ran. .
Tuoba Tao was choked by Luo Jie's words, and turned to think about whether he should really work hard for a while, otherwise only Tuoba Huang's son would be too easy to become a target.
It's still not obvious whether Huang'er will be successful or not, and it's normal to raise a few more.
"But my harem is too small..."
Tuoba Tao's head hurts at the thought of spending day and night in the harem again.
"Well, it's really too small. If you can't, send the women without children to other palaces. If you can get married, you can also release a batch. If it doesn't work, you can also distribute the palaces in the east that were originally used for the princes to live in the new palaces. The ladies of Jin are living here, and whoever has a son will have his own side palace. If you want to live a little better, the ladies will also work hard..."
Luo Jie laughed disrespectfully, and glanced at the burly Tuoba Tao, as if he had seen Tuoba Tao covered with children.
"When Your Majesty is going to raise a son, ride less horses. I told you before that riding a horse is not good for giving birth, and it is not good for you to be a big fish. Hey, I really want to go back to my butt and follow a man. The days of heaping children, when you and King Le'an begged me to bring you novelties all day long, it seems that the days are still in sight..."
Luo Jie just kept chattering about the fact that Tuoba Tao, King Le'an and other princes were still in the palace back then. He was getting old, and when he talked, he recalled and talked for a while, but Cui Hao, Gu Bi and the others couldn't hear him. Resistant.
But Tuoba Tao fell into his childhood memories because of Luo Jie's words, and after listening to Luo Jie's words for a quarter of an hour, he fell into deep thought.
When Luo Jie stopped talking, Tuoba Tao also woke up from his deep thoughts. Seeing that Cui Hao, Gu Bi and others were about to go crazy, he took advantage of the situation and asked Su Hejun to send a few ministers out. He turned around and looked at the gray hair. The pale Luo Jie nodded to him.
"I understand what you mean. King Le'an will feel uneasy because I took his son and made him feel unreasonable, so I am also responsible for this matter. I will not kill him, I won't take my anger away because of this..."
Luo Jie seemed to be suddenly deaf, and only looked at him with a smile.
"But I can't see him uniting with Liu Song..." Tuoba Tao's face was full of anger, "I can't let him shake the country."
"Your Majesty is so old, he must have his own ideas. Wei is yours now, you can do whatever you want..." Luo Jie seemed to be looking at a spoiled grandson, "but I don't have much. After a happy new year, I just want to see that the old people are doing well. At least before I die, Your Majesty will not let this old man hide at home and cry, okay?"
Tuoba Tao remembered so many things he had said before, his heart softened and he nodded.
Roger then smiled happily again.
Tuoba Tao had no mother, and his nanny Dou Shi was a Han Chinese. Luo Jie was often like a reliable grandfather. He was always under his care when he was a child, so he ignored his 107-year-old age after ascending the throne. Let him lead the affairs of Thirty-Six Cao.
"If you can live for a few more decades because of this, even if you don't make fun of King An, I'm willing." Tuoba Tao laughed and personally helped the old minister out of the palace.
"I'll send someone to take you back."
"No need, Your Majesty, even if I close my eyes in this palace, I can go out." Luo Jie looked at the mature and handsome Tuoba Tao, and couldn't help sighing: "But Your Majesty, this matter is enough to be taken for granted. Ring."
"I have lived for so many years, and I have seen countless things that cause hatred instead of fulfilling other people's wishes after giving grace. Whether it is siblings, wives and children, you must pay attention to the 'degree'. I see you treat me That kid, Kumoti, seems to be a little too much. He has an embarrassing status, and you shouldn't treat him too special, otherwise, you will keep reminding him of his identity."
Luo Jie was leaning on crutches, and when he saw that the palace servants were ordered to come to help him, he kept his words and said no more.
It was not until Luo Jie was far away that Tuoba Tao heard the old man's voice coming from a distance.
"Buddha, have more children! If no one brings them, I'll bring them for you!"
Tuoba Tao's nose was sore for some reason, and the anger and unwillingness he had filled before were all swept away. He stared straight at the continuous eaves in front of the palace and stood for a long time.
It was not until the palace servant came to ask carefully that Tuoba Tao came back to his senses and ordered a Suwei to go to Xuanwu Gate to issue the decree.
"Go and tell King Le'an that you don't have to kneel anymore. Go to Luojie's house to thank you."
"Yes."
***
Luo Jie left the palace, and Tuoba Tao also discussed the matter of Tuoba Fan with the courtiers. No matter whether Tuoba Fan had any intention of letting his son take his place, this road would no longer work.
Once any conspiracy is brought under the sun, a conspiracy cannot become a conspiracy.
A few days later, in the great dynasty, Tuoba Tao was going to reward those who had made meritorious deeds in the Northern Expedition. At that time, all the rights of Tuoba Fan's subordinates would be divided among the many heroes because of this matter.
For him, this may be the most terrible punishment.
After that, throw him to some remote place to be an idle official and take care of him. Even if he can really get through Liu Song's path, he has no military power and no power in his hands, and Liu Yikang's servant won't be on him. effort.
Tuoba Fan would not admit the matter with Liu Song, and he could not find any evidence.
But Tuoba Tao had Yan Qi and Liu Yuanjing in his hands. He already knew a lot of news. Even if Tuoba Fan didn't admit it, he could sense it little by little.
Now that the foreign enemies have been destroyed, the Quartet is peaceful, and prices are stable. Because of the capture of a large number of people, the national strength will also flourish. It was when the Great Wei ushered in the first major rule, and he could not set off civil strife because of this matter, and buried future hidden dangers. .
What Luo Jie said was right, the biggest hidden danger now does not come from the outside, nor from the treacherous villains, but from within the palace.
As soon as he entered the harem, he felt that he had become a stallion. When he was 13 or 14 years old, he naturally liked the matter of female sex. Much more, I don't really care about this.
No matter how beautiful the beauties are today, in his eyes, they are nothing but labels like "daughter of Dugu's family", "daughter of Yifu family", "princess of xx country" and so on.
And the girls he once liked slowly changed into another appearance in the harem, which made him want to escape.
For the safety of Wei, he has to put on his shirt again, step into the "long battle land", and have a "battle" with a group of women, and then he will try to protect his children in the messy harem.
He has no queen, and there is no real queen mother in the harem. After all, he is a man, and he is always on the go. Even if he wants to handle the affairs of the harem, he has neither energy nor experience.
The harem is so big, but there are more and more women, and more women will come in in the future. If there are not a few powerful women to help him protect his heir, I am afraid that he will only be the same as the previous "cats" and "dogs". , no matter how cheap the name is, it will disappear so quietly.
Forget it, choose someone to enter the palace. If you can really find a powerful means and are willing to protect his children, it is naturally the best, if not, at most, it will remain as it is.
With grandma protecting Huang'er, this one will surely grow up safely.
Tuoba Tao thought of the son of the harem and the gentle woman, and couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.
If there were no accidents, Tuoba Huang would definitely be the crown prince. He originally thought that his mother would die when the child was born, but he was worried that his son would suffer the pain of losing his mother like him.
He was established as a prince when he was more than ten years old, and the day after he was established as a prince, his mother died.
Fortunately, although the daughter of the He family has raised him for more than half a year, he is still young and will not suffer the same pain as him.
Thinking about the mess, Tuoba Tao stepped into the "Ci'an Hall" where Empress Dowager Dowager lived. This is the most spacious palace in the palace other than his residence.
Because she said hello before coming, Empress Dowager thoughtfully left half of the palace on the right to Tuoba Tao, his wife and children. She was a little tired and fell asleep first.
Tuoba Tao was worried about his son. His wife and children had already been entrusted to the Queen Mother Dou to take care of him when he left for the expedition. Now Mrs. He has not moved back to the side hall where she lived with the other ladies.
Tuoba Tao came to see her son. Mrs. He could only come to see her with her son who was less than one year old. Tuoba Tao really liked this well-behaved and sturdy son. There was laughter and laughter in the hall.
Even Mrs. He, who was introverted by nature, couldn't help grinning, and the smile was very moving.
Under the candlelight, Tuoba Tao looked at He Lai, who had become more mature and charming because he had given birth to children. He thought that he had to establish a prince as soon as possible, and this touching woman would also die because of this, the more he felt. I don't want to enter the harem anymore.
But there are still some things to say.
He sat on the soft cushion with his hands on his cheeks, and watched Mrs. He pat her son who was laughing so hard that he couldn't stop laughing, but a sentence came out that was enough to chill the atmosphere.
"I'm going to make Ah Huang the crown prince."
Madam He patted her son's hand stiffly, and her face suddenly turned pale.
She hugged her son tightly, and seeing that he was staring at her with wide eyes and motionless, she couldn't help covering his eyes and face.
Although she knew that he didn't understand what happened, she still didn't want her son to see the resentful eyes she might show.
"I... thank Your Majesty for the grace..."
She felt her son's little hand tugging at her wrist.
"Before this, can I stay with the emperor all the time?"
Tuoba Tao was not afraid of Madam He crying or hysterical, even if she cursed herself, it would be better than asking in a low voice while shivering.
Tuoba Tao has understood the tremendous power that "the throne" can bring from the moment he ascended the throne.
It can flatten mountains and rivers and fill up lakes; it can make your enemies kneel before you, and those who love you the most can become your enemies.
But there are some things that the emperor cannot easily shake.
That is the "rule".
Tuoba Tao looked at Madam He and seemed to see his mother through her.
His mother, Du Concubine, was a strong-willed woman, otherwise she would not be able to raise a son like him. Several years before he was established as the prince, Du Concubine gradually stopped contacting him, and even Dou Shi was found by her.
She would rather other women take care of him and no longer be kind to him.
When she died, everyone said she was given to die, but Rochelle told him that she committed suicide. Before Bai Ling, who was given death, had arrived, she had already stabbed herself to death with a golden hairpin.
Very determined to die.
Tuoba Tao had asked her why she did this countless times in her midnight dreams, but her mother's face was already blurred, and she never refused to answer him.
He always felt that she resented him, so he didn't even want to talk to him in his dreams.
But when he looked at Madam He covering his son's face, Tuoba Tao felt that his guess might be wrong.
"Do you hate it?"
Tuoba Tao did not answer Mrs. He's request, just wanted to know the answer.
How can you not hate it
She hates this cruel rule, she hates the stone-hearted emperor, she hates the parents who sent her to the palace, she hates why she only gave birth to a son and feeds her...
Mrs. He opened her mouth, but felt something licked on her palm.
It was warm, hot, itchy, just like what she had felt when she had put him in her arms countless times before and felt him close to her chest, hugging her with admiration.
She shivered again, only to feel the dampness and heat in her hands astonishingly hot. She looked up at the sky, tears slowly pouring out of her eyes, and when the eyes were full, the tears flowed down her pale cheeks.
In the end, Mrs. He didn't say anything, just shook her head desperately.
She kept shaking, shaking, as if she wanted to shake all the previous resentments out of her head, and she seemed to shake all the fears out of her heart. Such a docile woman was silent even when she showed her inner emotions. of.
The little Tuoba Huang couldn't see anything, and there was no sound in his ears.
He opened his mouth desperately, but aside from sticking out his little tongue and making some random syllables before disappearing into his mother's palm...
"Wow! Ah ah ah! Ah ah!"
After a while of silence, the sound of Tuoba Huang crying suddenly came from the palace!
Tuoba Tao had never seen Tuoba Huang cry like this. This child had always appeared in front of him with a well-behaved and smart face.
Mrs. He was also taken aback by such a startled howl, she stopped her gaffe, and coaxed around her son. She didn't even shy away from the emperor's presence here. She opened her son's clothes to see if she had urinated. .
The palace people who were serving outside the hall hurried over to see what happened. Tuoba Tao drove away all the palace people with a cold face, and then reached out to his son and held him in his arms.
"You're in pain too, don't you? But the boy of our Tuoba family, if he wants to sit in that seat, he must go through this day..."
He watched the little Tuoba Huang cry hoarsely, and then watched Madam He slide weakly to the ground, as if the denial just now had drained all her energy.
"Don't you hate it?" Tuoba Tao stretched out a finger and poked his son's crying red face. "Do you really hate it?"
"I don't hate it, but I'm afraid my child hates me..."
Mrs. He clutched at her chest and wept silently.
"When he grows up, how will I let him know that I don't hate it?!"
When he grows up, how can I let him know that I don't hate it!
How do I let him know that I don't hate it!
Tuoba Tao was almost unable to hold his son, and his whole body trembled violently.
Tuoba Huang's cry even hiccups because of this trembling.
'Well, I've always been a wayward king anyway...'
Tuoba Tao went from numb indifference to extreme impulsiveness step by step.
He looked at one big and one small who were crying, put his son on the soft couch, grabbed Mrs. He's cold hand, bent down to the woman who was sitting on the ground, and said:
"You still have a few months."
Mrs. He nodded. She had already foreseen the arrival of this day in the silence and cold for nearly a year.
"Three months later, I will announce Ah Huang as the prince, you only have three months."
Tuoba Tao held her hand, and his voice returned to his former cheerfulness, as if he was nervous and felt guilty for himself.
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"In these three months, I will do my best to favor you as much as possible. If you can get pregnant, you can buy another ten months..."
Tuoba Tao's eyes were getting brighter and brighter, he was using all his wisdom to contemplate her way out.
"I don't know how to save you, I'm telling the truth. I can't change the rules of my ancestors for you, and I can't hide your life from everyone's eyes, but give me ten months, I can think from… "
The crying and gasping in the room had stopped for some time. Mrs. He raised her head, as if seeing her husband's true face for the first time.
"You won't have He Lai's surname anymore, and the He Lai family won't grow the power of your descendants because of you, but I will find a way to save your life. There will be the best of both worlds... "
Tuoba Tao clenched Mrs. He's hand, as if seeing someone through her.
"I'll definitely figure out a way!"