Legendary star: Signed to the Palace at the beginning

Chapter 158
Datou Khan said: "Abo Khan, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, and he is very ambitious. The first thing he wants to fight is our Western Turks, and the second one is you, and then the photo will unify the entire Turks. , will send troops to Da Zhou, so we should unite, we can form an alliance with Da Zhou, and jointly deal with Shetu."

Da Luo then questioned: "Shetu is powerful, does Da Zhou dare to form an alliance with us?"

Datou Khan said: "The strength of our two tribes is not inferior to that of Shetu, and with the addition of Dazhou, it surpasses Shetu. Dazhou is not stupid, and he will definitely form an alliance with us."

Daluo picked up his wine glass and said, "Okay, I am willing to form an alliance with Western Turks, let's do it!"

Xiao Chuan and Shi Wansui led [-] Zhou soldiers dressed up as Eastern Turkic cavalry, marched westward, attacked more than a dozen Western Turkic tribes, and then swept away Dashi, drove away the Roman legion that was fighting Persia, and rescued Saku He's father and king.

Along the way, not only did Xiao Chuan harvest countless gold, silver and jewelry from Turkic, Dashi, Persia, and Rome, but Shi Wansui and other generals and soldiers also made a lot of money. car.

Entrusted by the King of Persia, Saku and his sister Panteya organized a huge mission this time, and accompanied the Da Zhou army with various valuable gifts to Da Zhou, thanking Da Zhou for rescuing the crisis of destroying the country.

When passing by Tucheng, he knew that the East Turkic Khan wanted to continue the marriage, and Changsun Sheng had already escorted Yu Wenxiu into the East Turkic royal court.

I hope Yu Wenxiu can adapt to the situation and the imposter thing must not be exposed.

By the time Xiao Chuan's army returned to Chang'an, it was already mid-June 580 AD.

Shi Wansui brought three thousand soldiers back to the barracks, Yu Juluo and others returned to the Shishan barracks, Xiao Chuan put Yu Wenyan and Ruyi, who were disguised as men, in the fief, and returned to the palace by himself.

As soon as Xiao Chuan entered the palace, he found that the situation was not right. Not only the imperial guards outside the palace had ten steps, one post and five steps, one post, but also the inside of the palace was heavily guarded, with many guards added both openly and secretly.

And the guards guarding the Tiantai Palace did not allow Xiao Chuan to enter.

When Xiao Chuan was in a hurry, Liu Fang came out from inside.

Liu Fang, who used to be refreshed, is now unkempt, with two big dark circles under his eyes.

Xiao Chuan hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Master Liu, why are you so haggard?"

Liu Fang didn't answer Xiao Chuan's question, but said in surprise, "Dugu Chuan, why did you come back?"

Xiao Chuan counted the time and found that he had been on this trip for nearly a year, which was indeed a long enough time, so he said with a smile: "Master Liu, Persia is a long way away, and along the way there are wars with the Turks, Dashi, and Rome. After a few battles, there were many crises along the way, if it wasn't for the fate of a certain person, he would not be able to come back, the Supreme Emperor wouldn't blame a certain person for being out for too long, would he?"

Liu Fang sighed and said, "Oh, the Supreme Emperor won't blame you."

Xiao Chuan said: "That's good."

Liu Fang moved closer to Xiao Chuan's ear and whispered, "It's not that the Supreme Emperor doesn't want to blame you, he's unconscious."

Xiao Chuan thought in his heart: "Yu Wenyun is really going to die."

But he pretended to be surprised and said, "Lord Liu, what happened to the Supreme Emperor?"

Liu Fang said: "The imperial doctor said that the emperor was drinking too much, and time is running out. For the past few days, I, Zheng Yi, and Yan Zhiyi have been waiting for the emperor to wake up in the Tiantai Palace, so I can ask what to do next. I haven't bathed for several days. Alright, let’s go home, take a shower, eat some food and rest for a while before coming back.”

Xiao Chuan's heart moved, and he said: "Master Liu, what do you think the Supreme Emperor will arrange?"

Liu Fang said: "Nine times out of ten, the Supreme Emperor will recruit five princes back to Beijing to assist the emperor."

Xiao Chuan pulled Liu Fang aside, farther away from the eunuchs and guards at the door, and asked in a low voice, "Lord Liu, are you familiar with the princes?"

Liu Fang frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Xiao Chuan said: "What I mean is that if several princes assist the government, can Master Liu still gain the trust like now?"

Liu Fang's heart trembled. Although he didn't have any great talent, he was a smart person. He naturally knew why he was favored. He also knew that in the hearts of most officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, including several princes, he was a sycophant. Relying on the favor of the Supreme Emperor, Nian himself has offended many officials.

Now the Supreme Emperor is about to die, and the backer is about to fall. It is obvious that the princes are not good backers, maybe they are the King of Hades.

Did Xiao Chuan imply that he wanted to change his backer?
After Liu Fang pondered for a while, his attitude became much more amiable, and he asked, "Nephew Dugu, what do you think XX should do?"

Xiao Chuan said: "Master Liu, who can Da Zhou compete with several princes in terms of prestige?"

Liu Fang had a flash of inspiration, and said, "The head of the country will follow Liu Rujian, the Duke of the country?"

Xiao Chuan said: "Master Liu is right, what's more important is that you are kind to Sui Guogong, sir."

Liu Fang smiled wryly and said, "But the water in the distance can't quench the thirst in the near future. The Supreme Emperor has always been afraid that Sui Guogong's prestige is too great, so he has already released him as an official."

Xiao Chuan smiled and said, "Lord Liu, the Supreme Emperor is unconscious now, isn't it easy to issue an imperial edict?"

Liu Fang hammered the palm of his left hand with his right fist, gritted his teeth, and said, "Okay, I don't want the child to be caught by a wolf. If you want to continue to be rich, you have to fight. You wait a while, and someone will write the imperial decree."

Now the Supreme Emperor is unconscious and the Tiantai Palace is heavily guarded. Only Yu Wenyun’s two favorite ministers Liu Fang, Zheng Yi and the former prince Shidu, General Yitong and Yuzhengzhong doctor Yan Zhiyi can enter the Tiantai Palace. The imperial decree is even more forbidden to return to Beijing, otherwise it will be a serious crime of treason.

Unlike Liu Fang and Zheng Yi, Yan Zhiyi was a loyal minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Yan Zhiyi was smart since she was a child. She could memorize the "Book of Filial Piety" at the age of three, read a lot of books, and loved poetry and poetry. When she was young, she wrote "Ode to Shenzhou" with elegant and rich diction, which was praised by Emperor Liang Yuan in reply.

When Yu Wenyong chose a teacher for Prince Yu Wenyun, Yan Zhiyi was appointed as Yu Wenyun's attendant because Yan Zhiyi was loyal and outspoken. Whenever Yu Wenyong made a mistake, Yan Zhiyi would severely reprimand him. When the emperor, the Supreme Emperor is also blunt advice.

Yu Wenyun killed dozens of ministers in his short life, including his uncle Yu Wenxian, but hated, feared and trusted Yan Zhiyi.

Because Yu Wenyong knows that the teacher Yan Zhiyi is really for his own good. He needs courtiers like Liu Fang and Zheng Yi to have fun, but he needs loyal ministers like Yan Zhiyi to govern the country.

So before Yu Wenyong fell into a coma, he made a decree that state affairs should be decided by Yan Zhiyi, Liu Fang, and Zheng Yi.

Liu Fang entered the Tiantai Palace, and as soon as he mentioned that he wanted to invite Pu Liurujian, the Duke of the State, to Beijing to assist the government, Yan Zhiyi immediately reprimanded him fiercely.

"Now that the Supreme Emperor is critically ill, and the emperor is still young, the important task of assisting the government should fall on the talents in the clan. Now Zhao Wang Yuwenzhao is the oldest among the imperial relatives. In terms of blood relationship and morality, it should be entrusted with important responsibilities. The few of us The minister has been favored by the court, so he should think about serving the country loyally, why would he give the royal power to someone else all of a sudden! Even if I, Yan Zhiyi, die, I can't deceive the Supreme Emperor."

(End of this chapter)