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    In the fourth year of Yongxi, at the end of spring and the beginning of summer, Emperor Yongxi summoned the crown prince of Prince Yunzhong to the capital to worship his ancestors. Prince Yunzhong refused and killed the envoy in his fiefdom. When the news reached the capital, the emperor was furious and had the princes and princes of Xiao eliminated on charges of treason.  , ordered the governors of Sichuan and Guizhou provinces to mobilize troops and horses and march into Yunnan in two groups to capture the rebels. Xiao Lie issued a letter to the world in Wuding in his own name.

    The book says that out of trust, the eldest brother of the emperor, Emperor Tianxi, entrusted the young emperor to the two kings before his death. The two kings were supposed to trust and obey the young emperor and assist the young emperor. Unexpectedly, the young emperor suffered an unexpected event less than three years after he ascended the throne. There were many twists and turns.  Many doubts.  And he had kept in mind his late father's instructions. He had guarded the border and settled the people in the fiefdom for many years. He had followed the rules and never exceeded them. It was only because he cared about the young emperor and could not tolerate the two kings that he was charged today. He originally wanted to endure the humiliation and bear the heavy burden, but there were many people around him.  Everyone advised him, saying that even for the sake of the young emperor who had surrendered to death in the past, he could not let tigers and wolves wreak havoc like this today. After learning from the painful experience, he had to take action. His original intention was never to be rebellious. In addition to protecting himself, he also wanted to protect his future.  I hope that the people of the world will understand and stand side by side with him to uphold justice and eradicate traitors and sycophants.

    Xiao Lie's letter to the world was full of sentiments and sentiments, and passionate in its excitement. As soon as the message came out, it was widely spread all over the world. In the streets and alleys, after tea and dinner, the people were all talking about it.

    At the end of May, the imperial army and Wu Ding army fought for the first time, which opened the prelude to the civil war between the royal brothers.  The war began, and the imperial court tried its best to encircle the enemy. Although Xiao Lie's troops were not as good as those of the imperial court, he had many capable men. At first, there were victories and defeats, but soon after, they suffered repeated setbacks. The situation was precarious, the most dangerous, and it was also a turning point in the war. Now,  In November of that year, Wu Ding's army was at Hoi'an on the border of Yunnan and Guizhou, and faced Liu Jiushao, who was then named the general against Pingxi.

    In the past few years, after King Shun'an ascended the throne, with the decline and disappearance of a number of former generals such as Dong Chengzhao, Liu Jiushao became the most useful general in front of King Shun'an due to his outstanding achievements.  Xiao Lie's army had already moved out of Yunnan before and occupied part of the city of Sichuan and Guizhou, but it was beaten back by him. This time he led the army and attacked Hoi An in one go.

    If Hoi An falls again, Wu Ding's army will be cut off from its last stronghold in Yunnan. This battle can be described as a life and death battle, so Xiao Lie attaches great importance to it and leads his son Xiao Yintang to personally supervise the army.

    The battle of Hoi An continued for half a month. Xiao Lie tried his best, and Liu Jiushao's side also suffered a lot of casualties. However, Liu Zhijun was wise and his subordinates banned the order. With the arrival of backup, Xiao Lie was finally surrounded.  At the critical moment, a strange army took advantage of the terrain to attack from the flank. With lightning speed, it cut Liu Jiushao's army into three groups and quickly cut off the transmission of military orders. Liu's army was in chaos. Xiao Lie immediately cooperated with the counterattack. At the last moment,  He turned defeat into victory, captured Liu Jiushao alive, and took countless prisoners.

    The leader of this strange army is Pei You'an.  Previously, he had not participated in the direct battle between Wu Dingjun and the imperial court, and stayed in Yunnan to take charge of overall planning. At this critical moment, he not only helped Xiao Lie out of danger, but also became the number one contributor to saving Wu Dingjun's life and death.

    After Liu Jiushao was captured, Xiao Lie, out of admiration for Cai, sent people to persuade him to surrender.  Not only did Liu Jiushao refuse, he scolded Xiao Lie loudly.  Many of Xiao Lie's generals were indignant and demanded that Liu Jiushao be executed in order to boost morale and deter the generals of the imperial army who, like him, were still aiding the evildoers.  The only son, Xiao Yintang, knew that his father was thirsty for talents, so he proposed to keep him alive and spread the news that he led the army to surrender. In this way, the court would definitely anger Liu's family. Once the family members were killed and Liu's retreat was cut off, Liu's retreat would be cut off.  As a high-ranking official and well-paid, Liu Bian had no choice but to turn to Xiao Lie.

    Xiao Lie was hesitant and asked Pei You'an privately.

    Pei You'an told him that King Shun'an had a reputation as a wise king in the past. The reason why he now has the support of many ministers and generals in the court is because the prince used the name of the young emperor to start an incident and seize the throne first. He knew that he was at a disadvantage and tried to win over people's hearts.  , I would like to show my kindness to all the noble families and useful people in the capital.  For example, the Zhou family, Princess Zhou's mother's family, received a commendation from King Shun'an after submitting a memorial denounced the prince's rebellion.  Another example is the Pei family. Uncle Pei Quan wrote a letter saying that he would be removed from the ancestral hall, and Pei Xiuzhi asked for orders to go into battle to quell the rebellion to show the Pei family's unwavering loyalty to the court.  Not only was King Shun'an not surprised, he actually issued the book that had been pending for many years, allowing Pei Xiuzhi to inherit the title of his father, Duke Wei, and fight on behalf of the court to quell the rebellion.

    Pei Youan also said that at the beginning of the Wuding uprising, he had noticed Liu Jiushao, and he would most likely become the prince's rival in the future.  This man rose to prominence in the years when King Shun'an became emperor. He was naturally loyal to King Shun'an. Coupled with his strong temper, his plan to be a prince cut off his escape path, but it was very likely to backfire and promote his peace.  The prince is incompatible with each other. His subordinates love him very much and will definitely continue to be hostile to the prince. If this happens, there will be endless troubles. It is better for the prince to see Liu Jiushao in person. There is no need to persuade Liu Jiushao to surrender. He only expresses his difficulties to him and shows that he has no intention of causing embarrassment.  The position of Wei Zhongchen¡¯s good generalsWhen Ge pointed to the capital, rumors were rampant in the southwestern Uzbekistan, saying that King Yunzhong had been dissatisfied with the local Dharma King's support for Emperor Yongxi for a long time. If he were to seize the throne, Han officials would be sent to take over the local area and take back the hereditary territories of the eight kings.  There was a commotion in the Eight Kings.

    Uszang is adjacent to Yunnan, and the whole country has religious believers. Once chaos breaks out, the consequences are unpredictable. When Xiao Lie learned the news, he immediately sent Pei You'an to Uszang to refute the rumors.  Now more than two months have passed, and things have changed in the capital. He only sent news half a month ago, saying that the crisis has been resolved and he will be able to return soon.

    Based on Li Yuangui's estimation, the emperor postponed the date because he wanted to wait for Pei You'an to return before holding the enthronement ceremony.

    Sure enough, as soon as the minister left, the emperor asked this question.

    Li Yuangui then bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I will bear in mind the Emperor's instructions. Whenever there is a letter from Mr. Pei, I will submit it in time. There was none yesterday, and there is none today"

    He glanced at the new emperor, saw his brows furrowed slightly, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious, there may be news tomorrow."

    Xiao Lie remained silent and continued to flip through the pile of books in front of him. Li Yuangui knew that he had been at his desk for a long time, so he went out quietly. Just as he was about to ask someone to bring refreshments, he saw two palace maids following Zhang Fengtong, but he carried one himself.  An exquisite food box was coming over, and he went up to greet her and said, "Is Mrs. Zhang here?"

    Zhang Fengtong has already started her filial piety period, but last year she fought almost every day. Although Zhang Fengtong often stayed by Princess Zhou's side, her marriage to Xiao Yintang was naturally delayed again. Yesterday, although she accompanied Princess Zhou into the  She left the palace, but Li Yuangui still calls her as a girl who has not left the palace.

    However, her wedding to the prince should be approaching soon.

    Zhang Fengtong was extremely polite to Li Yuangui, smiled, and called him "Eunuch Li", and then said: "The princess knows that the emperor has been working hard these days, so she just made the snacks with her own hands and asked me to deliver them. Is the emperor in there?"

    Li Yuangui asked her to wait and hurried in. After a while, he came out and said with a smile: "The emperor asked you to go in."

    Zhang Fengtong thanked Li Yuangui, and Li Yuangui hurriedly said: "I don't dare. It will shorten my life."

    Zhang Fengtong smiled and said: "Eunuch Li has worked hard to serve the emperor, and he has done what we should have done for us for decades. I am young, so if you give me a thank you, father-in-law, what does it mean?"

    Li Yuangui smiled and gave in twice more, led her in, and stood at the door waiting for the summons.

    Zhang Fengtong placed the tea and knelt down to Xiao Lie who was sitting in the seat: "Fengtong kowtows to the emperor. The princess made these snacks herself. The princess asked me to tell the emperor that the people are important, but the emperor should not work too hard." Fengtong  Tong dares to ask the emperor to rest, even for a moment. This is also the filial piety of the prince."

    Xiao Lie had always had a good impression of Zhang Fengtong, and he pitied her for her bad luck and had not been able to marry her son yet. He always treated her as a daughter, so he nodded kindly and asked her to get up and talk, but Zhang Fengtong couldn't kneel down.  Xiao Lie then said, "Do you have anything? If so, just tell me."

    Zhang Fengtong kowtowed again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, so Fengtong dared to speak. Once upon a time, when the Crown Prince went to Quanzhou, he was in danger and was trapped in the city. He was rescued by a family named Zhen and was able to escape from the city. Unknown to the Emperor,  Do you know this?"

    Xiao Lie tapped his forehead: "When you said it, I remembered it. I remember that Yintang did mention it in front of me earlier. What's wrong?"

    "When Feng Tong heard the news before, she had an idea in her heart. One day, she must repay the Zhen family for saving the prince. It was inconvenient before, but it is different now. I heard that the Zhen family has a daughter, who is better than  I am a few years younger, and now I am still in the boudoir. Fengtong has the idea to take the daughter of the Zhen family for the prince and make her his concubine. In this way, this is a thank you to the Zhen family for saving the prince. Secondly,  , I can also have a sister in the future to share my worries and serve the crown prince together. So I boldly come to the emperor today and ask for his permission. If Feng Tong said something wrong, please forgive me."

    Xiao Lie was stunned and glanced at her: "Is this your own intention or Yintang's intention?"

    Zhang Fengtong said: "I don't dare to deceive the emperor. The prince should have some affection for the daughter of the Zhen family, but he only mentioned it once before, and there is no more words. This is my own wish. Today I come to the emperor,  The prince doesn¡¯t know yet. I thought that if I could ask for your permission from the emperor first, then it wouldn¡¯t be too late to let the prince know.¡±

    Xiao Lie hesitated for a moment and then said slowly: "Fengtong, I think I will arrange the wedding for you and Yintang in a few days. You have a good idea. That family in Quanzhou must be married."  I am willing, but tell me honestly, are you really willing to do this? If it is against your will, there is no need to do this. There are many other ways to thank the Zhen family. "

    Zhang Fengtong kowtowed respectfully again and said: "I am willing to do so. I am very much looking forward to having a sister to help me manage my affairs soon."

    Xiao Lie smiled, nodded and said, "Okay. In that case, I'm right. Yintang is really lucky to have such a virtuous and generous helper like you." (Remember this site's website address:  www.hlnovel.com)sp; Zhang Fengtong kowtowed respectfully again and said: "I am willing to do so. I am very much looking forward to having a sister to help me manage my affairs soon."

    Xiao Lie smiled, nodded and said, "Okay. In that case, I'm right. Yintang is really lucky to have such a virtuous and generous helper like you." (Remember this site's website address:  www.hlnovel.com
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