Gao Zhan rode a big horse to the entrance of the palace.
He was accompanied by more than ten servants.
After dismounting outside Yunlong Gate, the servants dismounted one after another. He Shikai came forward, took off the weapon from Gao Zhan's waist, and took off the sachet. The Queen Mother did not like the sachet.
Gao Zhan asked them to wait here and strode into Yunlong Gate.
An eunuch came forward and led Gao Zhan inside.
Walking on the familiar road, Gao Zhan kept mumbling, but he was practicing repeatedly how to persuade his mother when he saw her later.
Gao Yan wanted Liu Taozi to marry Hu Luguang's daughter, and Gao Zhan already knew about this.
Gao Zhan was not willing to give up these two fierce generals easily.
The relationship between Hu Luguang and Gao Zhan is also very good. If Gao Yan can marry him, then so can he!
His mother has always doted on him, and if he could convince her to get married, even the emperor would not be able to interfere.
Gao Zhan was quite confident with a slight smile on his face.
The female officer on the side lowered her head and moved forward.
Gao Zhan was even in the mood to show off to her. He pointed to the left and right, "At the beginning, if it weren't for me, I'm afraid His Majesty wouldn't be able to enter this Yunlong Gate!"
The female officer didn't answer the call.
They arrived at Zhu Hua's gate all the way. A soldier opened the gate, and Gao Zhan strode in.
As soon as he walked into Zhu Hua Gate, Gao Zhan was stunned.
There were many guards standing inside Zhu Huamen, and the most important thing was that he did not recognize these guards.
Gao Zhan had previously served as the Grand Governor of the capital, and all the armies inside and outside Yecheng were under his jurisdiction, as was the imperial army. The guards in the palace were not so unfamiliar.
Gao Zhan suddenly stopped and slowly took a few steps back.
Zhu Hua's door was shut instantly.
Gao Zhan touched his waist, but found nothing. He looked around cautiously.
"Why do you want to stay, Your Majesty?"
Suddenly someone asked.
Gao Zhan turned around suddenly.
Liu Taozi, leading several guards, was standing in front of the door, looking at him coldly.
"Hahaha, who do I think it is? It's my Zhe Kuizhen. Are you here to greet me?"
Gao Zhan said with a smile.
Liu Taozi nodded and walked towards Gao Zhan.
Gao Zhan said with a smile: "It's just right that you are here, I was just thinking about talking to my mother."
The moment Liu Taozi got close enough to Gao Zhan, Gao Zhan stopped talking, his whole body tensed up instantly, he shouted angrily, and reached for the sword at Liu Taozi's waist. His movements were extremely fast.
"Bang."
Liu Taozi hit him with his knee. Gao Zhan felt severe pain in his chest. His vision went dark. He didn't even have the strength to hold the sword tightly, let alone grab the sword. Liu Taozi grabbed his shoulder and pressed him down directly.
When he was on the ground, several soldiers rushed up and tied him up.
It took Gao Zhan a long time to recover.
His eyes widened with anger on his face, "It's my fault that I missed the opportunity by listening to the witch's words!!"
He looked at Liu Taozi, "If he did such a thing in the harem, wouldn't he be afraid of the Queen Mother's questioning?!"
Liu Taozi ignored him, but grabbed him and walked towards Zhaoyang Palace.
Gao Zhan's eyes widened, and he was a little stunned for a moment.
He was just pushed into the palace.
When he saw the Queen Mother sitting in the upper position, Gao Zhan's face was full of disbelief.
"Mother??"
"Mother, save me!!"
Lou Zhaojun sat in the upper position, with a straight face, looking at Gao Zhan who was asking for help in front of him.
"King Changguang! You were obsessed with having fun in Yecheng, and you did that disgusting thing with your servants, ruining the reputation of the clan. Do you know your guilt?!"
Lou Zhaojun asked.
At this moment, Gao Zhan looked at Lou Zhaojun blankly.
He didn't speak, tears streaming down his face, "Is mother going to kill me?"
"If my mother wants to kill me, why is it so troublesome? Wouldn't it be better to send someone to inform her and let me commit suicide?"
He suddenly screamed and was about to hit the wooden pillar on the side. Liu Taozi caught him in time, but he was still struggling and yelling, "I'm going to die!!"
Lou Zhaojun trembled and stood up quickly, "Grab it! Grab it!"
Lou Zhaojun quickly walked to his son's side and asked the other soldiers except Liu Taozi to go out.
Then she looked at her son, her eyes full of helplessness, "My son, I don't want to kill you, I want to save you."
"You think we can't see what you're trying to do?"
"Just stay with me. When the situation is stable, I will naturally let you out."
Gao Zhan's brows twitched, and he suddenly said with a sad face: "Mother, I have never had any unfavorable thoughts towards my brother. I am recruiting troops in Yecheng to help my brother deal with nobles."
"Those nobles relied on their own military strength to do evil to my brother. I was here to help my brother! If I really had any objections, how could I openly recruit troops and contact everyone??"
Queen Mother Lou frowned, "Do you think I'm an old fool?"
"Ever since the sixth son became the crown prince, you have never called him brother again. After you returned to Yecheng, you also interacted more with nobles. Do you think the world can't understand your thoughts?"
"You are wronged! I grew up with my brother. From childhood to adulthood, I obeyed his advice and went forward for him in everything. This time, it was clearly him who asked me to return to Yecheng. It was he who asked me to prepare to calm down the domestic affairs.
It was also he who asked me to contact the nobles and inquire secretly!"
"How come now, I have become a person who wants to rebel??"
"How did I offend my brother? Why did you harm me like this?"
Gao Zhan suddenly burst into tears.
His cries were heartbreaking and he almost collapsed.
Lou Zhaojun looked at his crying son and was confused for a moment. He didn't know what to say. His eyes were red and he started to cry.
"Queen Mother, it's better to send the king to the East Palace first and let him stay there temporarily."
Liu Taozi spoke.
Gao Zhan cried louder, looked at Lou Zhaojun, and begged: "Mother!! Save me! Don't leave me, don't abandon me!! They will kill me! They will definitely kill me!!
"
Lou Zhaojun slowly looked at Liu Taozi, "If he doesn't go to the East Palace, he will stay with me."
Liu Taozi said nothing.
Gao Zhan suddenly said: "Mother, my subordinates don't know what's going on here yet. Can you let me meet with them and inform them of the situation, so that they can't find me and do something stupid?"
"No need."
Someone said and walked in from the front door.
The person who came was Lou Rui. Lou Rui was fully armed. The soldiers escorted a group of people and walked quickly here.
Those people were all tied up, and it was Gao Zhan's group who was waiting outside.
When they saw Gao Zhan, they also started crying.
Gao Zhan looked at Lou Rui and cried: "Cousin!! Why do you do this to me?!"
Lou Rui said calmly: "Your Majesty, I am here to help you on the order of the Queen Mother. You don't have to worry. With me in Yecheng, no one dares to touch a hair on your head unless I die first."
Lou Rui spoke very seriously, holding the sword with one hand, without any of his usual frivolity or cunningness.
Gao Zhan was immediately speechless.
Queen Mother Lou breathed a sigh of relief and then said to Gao Zhan: "Don't worry, I asked Lou Rui to take over the troops in Yecheng. As long as he is here, no one can touch you, so you can rest assured by my side.
Your Majesty, you don’t have to worry, I’m punishing my own son and it has nothing to do with him!”
Gao Zhan's lips trembled.
He looked at Liu Taozi beside him, his eyes extremely complicated.
He sighed, "I know."
The Queen Mother still has some influence in the court. Not only Lou Rui, but also Duan Shao, they are all close confidants of the Queen Mother Lou.
Compared with an emperor like Gao Yang who has been in power for many years and has great prestige, the Queen Mother's power is not too strong. However, compared with Gao Yan who has only been on the throne for less than a year and has an unstable foundation, she can still compete slightly.
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Gao Zhan cried and stayed by the Queen Mother's side.
Lou Rui followed Liu Taozi and left here.
After walking out, Lou Rui said slowly: "The Queen Mother has an order to protect Prince Guang Zhouquan."
Liu Taozi nodded, "I heard it."
"Taozi, I didn't just say empty words. I will abide by the Queen Mother's edict. Whoever wants to attack King Changguang must get through me first."
"I see."
Lou Rui's expression softened, "Don't worry, now that I've done it, I will dissuade the Queen Mother and won't let him come out to do anything."
"I'm watching you both inside and outside the city. You can go about your business."
"Thank you, sir."
Many different versions of the news coming out of Yecheng are flying to various places.
And Liu Taozi has also arrived in Cheng'an.
Neither the Queen Mother nor Lou Rui were willing to let Liu Taozi stay in Yecheng. Perhaps they all knew that this guy could do anything.
Cheng'an's city walls are still gray.
The roads haven't changed much either.
Liu Taozi led a group of knights, facing the cold wind, and appeared at the door of Cheng'an.
These more than three hundred elite cavalrymen were originally sent by Gao Yan to General Han to escort them, but when their general suddenly decided to resign midway, they followed Liu Taozi.
They were also at a loss.
But it was obvious that Yecheng would not leave them behind. They were sent by His Majesty. They could only continue to follow Liu Taozi.
However, they prefer to follow Liu Taozi. At least, this general will not mess with the knights, and he is also a person with real abilities.
When a knight group of this size appeared outside Cheng'an, it had already caused panic in the city.
The presence of noble people is not a good thing for any city.
Many county towns were unwilling to allow soldiers to enter the city.
The officials at the city gate ran in to report.
But someone also discovered the identity of the visitor.
"Mr. Liu!!!"
A small official rushed up to pay homage in a hurry.
Liu Taozi lowered her head, "Wang Jun."
The clerk's face turned red and he was trembling, "Mr. Liu still remembers me."
"Remember, didn't you and Yao Xiong break into my house?"
The clerk was frightened and didn't know what to say. Liu Taozi smiled and said, "Are you conferring fields?"
"Yes, we are conferring farmland. The Murong family's cultivated land has not been used up yet."
The two were chatting when they saw a large number of people rushing out of the city.
Lu Qubing rode a horse and charged at the front, like a charging general. Behind him were many officials, some on horseback and some on foot.
Lu Qubing rushed all the way in front of Liu Taozi, almost colliding with the Shangguan in front of him.
He jumped off his horse.
"Peach Liu Gong!!"
On the way to the hospital, I salute you.
Liu Taozi slowly dismounted, "If I advance a few more levels, wouldn't Qu Bing's head be stuck to the ground?"
Lu Qubing laughed loudly and quickly raised his head, "Aren't you afraid that Mr. Liu will blame you?"
"Don't mention Liu Gong."
"How dare you be disrespectful to Mr. Liu? Mr. Liu is a noble person and he never replies to letters written by him."
Seeing the two of them talking like this, the newly appointed chief clerk's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He was a new follower of Lu Qubing, but he had also heard of Liu Taozi's reputation. Hearing his county magistrate talking to this murderer like this
He was so frightened that he was trembling with fear.
He emboldened himself and said, "Mr. Lu, can we talk after we enter the city?"
Only then did Lu Qubing come to his senses and enthusiastically introduced his chief clerk to Liu Taozi. The chief clerk trembled and greeted Liu Taozi.
The rest of the officials were extremely excited, excited and nervous at the same time.
The former eldest brother has now reached a level that even they dare not look up to. The gap between a fourth-grade general and a local official cannot be described in words. In Daqi, the gap between humans and dogs is not that big.
Liu Taozi met many acquaintances.
Yao Xiong and Tian Zili also appeared here at some unknown time. Seeing their brother safe and sound, they both breathed a sigh of relief and did not disturb their brother to reminisce with everyone, but just stood not far away.
Lu Qubing led Liu Taozi towards the city, and everyone gathered around him.
Liu Taozi asked Yao Xiong to take the knights to the school grounds, while she followed them towards the official office.
Lu Qubing excitedly told him about the current Cheng'an. The city had undergone great changes, but it was not easy to see it in this winter.
When he arrived at the official office, the county captain Changsun also dressed up and came to greet him.
"Oh, I didn't know that General Liu came here. It's really rude and rude."
"You don't have to be like this, Lord Changsun, just call him by his name."
"How dare you, in this army, you can't take the title lightly."
Surrounded by everyone, Liu Taozi walked into the official office. The official office had changed a lot. It no longer had the gloomy feeling in the past, and gradually became more majestic.
Everyone was sitting in the backyard, with Lu Qubing and the eldest grandson Kasyapa sitting on both sides of Liu Taozi.
The other officials also took their seats one after another.
Lu Qubing took Liu Taozi's hand. They hadn't seen each other for a long time. Lu Qubing really had a lot to say to him.
The officials had no chance to interrupt, so they could only listen to what he said and sit helplessly.
The banquet went on very late, and everyone left happily with the joy of reunion.
In the house, only Liu Taozi and a few people were left.
Lu Qubing finally moved from the past to the present.
"I heard that you went to Yecheng to get married. Has the Queen Mother granted you a marriage proposal?"
"Never."
Lu Qubing's face looked a little heavy, "Zili told me something. Is King Changguang really planning to rebel?"
"Um."
"I have long seen that things are not peaceful around Yecheng during these days. There are always officials passing by and asking me to entertain them."
"And those minions under his command are really hateful."
Just when Lu Qubing was complaining, Tian Zili suddenly asked: "Brother, why didn't the Queen Mother refuse to marry me?"
"Didn't you say that the Queen Mother summoned my brother just for this matter?"
"Something happened."
Lu Qubing said, "Maybe it's because of King Changguang."
"King Changguang is based in Yecheng and has frequent contacts with nobles. The situation has just stabilized, but I'm afraid something big will happen again."
"Not yet."
"The Queen Mother took him into the palace."
Liu Taozi told a sensational event in a very calm tone.
"ah??"
There was sudden silence in the room. Lu Qubing, Yao Xiong, and Tian Zili all looked at Liu Taozi in shock.
Lu Qubing quickly asked: "Caught?? How?"
"I reported to the Queen Mother, and according to her order, King Changguang was captured alive in the palace, and King Lou temporarily took over the Yecheng army."
Several people still had astonishment on their faces.
Lu Qubing asked dully again: "How could it be?"
Yao Xiong didn't care about this. He patted his thigh happily and said, "Okay, brother, if we capture King Changguang, the country will be at peace from now on!!"
It took Tian Zili a long time to react.
What my brother is doing is really scary.
He also quickly asked: "Brother, does your Majesty know about this?"
Liu Taozi replied calmly: "It's just peaceful for the time being."
"Your Majesty will know soon, but he can't kill King Changguang either."
"He can only wait."
Yao Xiong asked: "What are you waiting for?"
Tian Zili glared at him, "Don't ask any more questions!"
The atmosphere in the room was somewhat silent.
The impact of this incident was a bit big. Everyone was still worried about the war that King Changguang might cause, but they suddenly discovered that their brother had already taken care of the matter and everyone was arrested.
For a moment, Lu Qubing and Tian Zili didn't know what to say.
Lu Qubing looked at Taozi on the side with a faint look, "Brother Taozi is serious. His attacks are getting faster and faster."
"Yes, if Your Majesty finds out, I don't know how happy you will be!"
"not necessarily."
Liu Taozi said: "Your Majesty is irritable but not decisive, the Queen Mother is defensive but has no independent opinion, the King is cunning and has no immediate fear for his life. Besides, there are nobles and foreign thieves looking at him. I am afraid that this matter will not be solved so easily.
"
"However, we can have some peaceful days."
"We have to go back soon."
Tian Zili then said: "Brother, something happened in the city, and someone found my old brother."
After listening to Tian Zili's words about those people, Liu Taozi was thoughtful.
"I see."
Liu Taozi stayed in Cheng'an for another day, and Yao Xiong informed Liu Taozi about his eldest grandson Kasyapa.
Liu Taozi naturally had no objections.
I have finished my business in the city and met the people in the city.
Lu Qubing took Liu Taozi back to Zhangjiacun.
That is to say, in winter, there are not so many things to do in Luqubing.
The two of them rode horses and headed towards Zhangjiacun. Lu Qubing talked about the affairs of the scattered officials.
Not everyone is willing to leave their hometown and go to the frontier fortress, but there are still many people who are willing to go there because of the reputation of Mandrill. After all, there is really no place for them here in Cheng'an.
And Liu Shanman was a ‘fellow fellow’ they could trust.
Throughout the dynasties, generals and ministers have always liked to use people from the same country to do their work.
The two of them were riding horses and walking at the front. Lu Qubing looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar road with mixed feelings.
"In the beginning, we walked to your house on this road."
"In just two years, everything has changed."
"Brother Taozi, have your ambitions changed now?"
"Never."
Chapter completed!