Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

capital palace

A beautiful woman in palace attire sat opposite Zhou Wang Ji Gaosheng, looking troubled.

"Your Highness, the common woman has been expelled from the royal family, why do you still bother to force her?"

"Sister Huang, after all, we are siblings from the same mother. Can you bear to see your younger brother being bullied by those brothers who are like wolves and tigers? The wealthy families in the capital don't take my brother seriously at all. Only you can help me now."

"Your Highness, a commoner woman is just a woman, and she has been under house arrest in the palace for so many years. How can I help you?"

King Zhou suddenly knelt down in front of the beautiful woman:

"Sister Huang, please help my brother. If you don't help, my brother will die."

Shui Heshun behind King Zhou also said:

"Your Highness Qianhui, even for the sake of the dead Concubine Zhou, you must help Your Highness no matter what this time. The old slave has already sent a message to the Tianwu Gang. Prince Consort Hou and He Tianwu should arrive in the capital soon. , with the strength of the Tianwu Gang today, as long as they support His Royal Highness King Zhou to ascend the throne, no one in the world will dare to oppose him."

The beautiful woman in palace attire turned out to be Princess Qianhui, the eldest daughter of Emperor Tianqi, Hou Tianzong's wife and Hou Yao's grandmother.

"Eunuch Shui, Tianzong is just a disabled person, and he doesn't have the final say on the Tianwu Gang. Even if I say it, it's useless. Why do you need to make things difficult for him?"

Seeing that Princess Qianhui's tone relaxed, Ji Gaosheng cried even harder:

"Sister Huang, if it really doesn't work, the emperor's brother will not dare to embarrass the prince-in-law. I just ask my sister for a favor, and the emperor's brother will naturally grant it with a high official and a generous salary."

Ji Qianhui looked intently at the imperial brother in front of her who was nearly fifty years old. If it was another younger brother or sister, she would ignore it. But after all, King Zhou and her were siblings from the same mother. Not to mention that during these years of house arrest, there were only This sibling younger brother still regards himself as a royal person. Thinking of this, after all, he couldn't bear it.

"That's all, the civilian woman can only talk to He Tianwu. As for how they decide, it is not something that the civilian woman can control."

King Zhou and Shui Heshun were overjoyed when they heard this. King Zhou actually hugged Ji Qianhui's leg and said:

"Thank you, Sister Huang, thank you, Sister Huang..."

At this moment, a soldier from the Shenji Battalion came in and reported:

"Your Highness, the water manager, He Jinghui and Hou Tianzong from the Tianwu Gang have arrived outside Zhengyang Gate with 2 troops."

King Zhou immediately stood up and shouted in surprise:

"Sister Huang, they are coming, let's go see them quickly."

Shui Heshun stopped the two of them and said:

"Your Highness, you are the king, and they are the ministers. Since ancient times, only the ministers can see the king. As the king sees his ministers, it is better for the old slave to bring them in. You can just wait to receive them in Zhechong Palace."

King Zhou thought for a while and said:

"No, now that the world doesn't recognize me as king, I can't see them in Zhechong Palace. Let's do this. You invite them to the Royal Garden, and I will meet them there."

Shui Heshun nodded happily:

"His Highness can think like this, and he has the dignity of a human being. I will go and pick them up right away."

The Zhengyang Gate suddenly opened, and Shui Heshun came out of the city with a team of Shenji camp guards.

"Headmaster He, you are really late here. Our family had already arranged for someone to send you the message in August. Why did you arrive today? With the war in chaos, aren't you afraid of something happening to Princess Qianhui? Prince Consort, You are here."

He Jinghui said angrily:

"We came from Japan, do you think it's easy? Okay, I don't want to talk nonsense with you. Where is Gan Hui? Just tell me what you want. I still have a lot of big things to do, and I don't have time to be here. Moji.”

Shui Heshun was not angry, but smiled and said:

"Don't be so impatient, Mr. He. His Royal Highness Prince Zhou held a banquet in the Imperial Garden and asked Mr. He to move with the consort. After all, His Highness and Princess Qianhui are siblings from the same mother. It's okay not to say hello to the consort when he arrives. it's not good?"

Hou Tianzong and He Jinghui looked at each other, then nodded. He Jinghui looked at Xiang Le and Xue Liquan behind him and said:

"You just wait for us here. If we don't come out before dark, we will attack the city directly and kill everything that moves in the imperial city."

Shui Heshun's eyes twitched when he heard this. He knew that He Jinghui was telling him this:

"Master He is worrying too much. King Zhou is not the former emperor, so that can be detrimental to you."

He Jinghui held back his words and pushed Hou Tianzong towards the imperial city.

Naturally, this is not the first time for them to come to the Imperial City, but in the past they always had a hint of fear.

Now there is no need to panic about their strength, but everything in the imperial city has changed.

Royal Garden

Ji Gaosheng prepared a banquet and asked Princess Qianhui to take the main seat.

He Jinghui pushed Hou Tianzong's wheelbarrow closer and closer, and Ji Qianhui saw Hou Tianzong's figure from a distance:

"Tianzong——."

With an affectionate cry, Ji Qianhui couldn't wait to throw herself into Hou Tianzong's arms.

Hou Tianzong stroked his lover's hair and said with a choked voice:

"I'm sorry that I have wronged you all these years..."

Ji Qianhui said with tears in her eyes:

"No, I have nothing to feel wronged about. It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be driven by my father again and again."

He Jinghui despises this kind of city scene the most. It might destroy his glorious image of a strong and tough man:

"It's okay, you two. We won't be separated from each other anymore. Why don't you cry? After we resolve the matter here, we'd better go back to the sea and be at ease. This palace is like a dead man's tomb, and I feel uncomfortable staying here. "

Hou Tianzong and Ji Qianhui looked at each other and smiled:

"Yes, uncle is right."

Ji Gaosheng also came forward:

"Master He and his brother-in-law came from afar, and my brother specially prepared a table of wine and food for the two of them to wash themselves off."

He Jinghui was about to curse, but when he saw Ji Qianhui's look, he swallowed his words back.

"We're not short of food, so let's just stop eating. The brothers in the gang are all waiting outside the city. If you have anything to say, just say it. Come on, I'm a rough guy and don't like to do those things. Brain stuff.”

Ji Gaosheng didn't expect He Jinghui to be so disrespectful, and immediately felt a little embarrassed, but now they were the only ones to rely on, and he couldn't have an attack, so he had to look to Ji Qianhui for help.

Ji Qianhui hesitated for a while, but in the end she couldn't resist family affection, so she had to say:

"Uncle, the current national situation is difficult. My imperial brother is not strong enough and is sitting in the imperial city. It is really difficult for him to move forward. Therefore, he hopes to use your strength to help sort out the national affairs and revive the mountains and rivers of Daxia."

He Jinghui refused on the spot and said:

"Don't wear such a big hat if you don't have such a big head. Why do you want to be an emperor if you don't have any strength? I advise you to quit the imperial city and count the balls. Don't expect me to help you conquer the country. The Tianwu Gang doesn't want to get involved with you. These princes are fighting for power and profit."

Ji Gaosheng's face turned pale instantly. He didn't expect He Jinghui to refuse so bluntly, and immediately shouted:

"Master He, please think again. I am willing to make Master He the general of the country."

He Jinghui looked sarcastic:

"An empty-handed general who governs the country will make me sacrifice my life. Do you think I am stupid?"

Ji Gaosheng's face turned pale and he said with a look of despair:

"Although what Master He said is true, I am helpless now. Even if I withdraw from the capital as the master said, how can they let me go?"

He Jinghui opened his mouth but said nothing. Ji Gaosheng was telling the truth. If he really retreated from the capital, his death would only be worse than now.Once the battle for the throne begins, there is no way out.

Hou Tianzong, who had been silent until now, finally spoke:

"How does His Highness King Zhou plan to clean up the capital? How do you want the Tianwu Gang to help you?"

Ji Gaosheng glanced at Hou Tianzong. He knew that this was his last chance, so he thought about it carefully and said:

"The king will first let the Tianwu Gang guard the capital, and then invite the important ministers to return to the court to discuss state affairs. Then..., then..."

Although Ji Gaosheng wanted to talk like a wise man, he was really out of ideas and couldn't figure out what to do.

Hou Tianzong sighed deeply:

"The national situation is so difficult. Please give us some time, Your Highness, and allow us to go back and discuss it before replying to Your Highness."

After saying that, he turned to look at He Jinghui and said:

"Let's go, push me back to have a meeting first."

He Jinghui opened his mouth with a look of shit on his face, then swallowed his words again, and finally pushed the wheelbarrow away.

Ji Qianhui wanted to catch up, but looked back at Ji Gaosheng who was in despair, and finally couldn't bear it and stayed where he was.

Hou Tianzong glanced back, their eyes met, and both of them understood the other's intentions.

The Tianwu Gang has a rule that when they cannot reach an agreement on a major matter, mainly when Hou Tianzong and He Jinghui disagree, a gang meeting will be held to seek everyone's opinions.

He Jinghui pushed Hou Yao halfway and finally couldn't help but said:

"Nerd, do you really want to help Ji Gaosheng secure the throne? That old boy is not a good thing. You should see it more clearly than me. Helping him is a thankless task and we will be betrayed by him sooner or later."

Hou Tianzong took a deep breath:

"A country cannot live without a king for a day. The tragedy of Niuzhu Village back then is still vivid in my mind. If foreigners really want to take over the Central Plains, I am afraid that the desolation of Niuzhu Village will be everywhere in Great Xia."

Niuzhu Village is a small village on the border between Daxia and Mongolia. After the two quit the pirate gang, they traveled through the Mongolian border trade routes twice.

A few years after Tianqi came to the throne, Anda Khan led his army to attack the capital from Gubeikou. The whole country was shocked. It was this war that broke the tradition of not paying tribute in Daxia.

Anda Khan signed an alliance with Emperor Tianqi under the capital, plundered the surrounding areas and then retreated to the grassland.

Niuzhu Village was one of the small villages that was plundered by the Mongols. The two of them escaped by hiding in a deep well in the village.

After coming out, they just felt that the world was like a hell on earth. Even after so many years, both of them still deeply remembered the miserable scene of Shili Chidi at that time.

Emperor Tianqi also appointed Zhang Shuda as his chief assistant in this year and began to work hard to govern.

"Yes, we shouldn't let the tragedy in Niuzhu Village happen, but I'm afraid that King Zhou will be an Adou who can't help him, and even more afraid that he will be like that old guy Tianqi, a master who crosses rivers and breaks bridges. I can't I don’t want us to end up like Uncle Zhang.”

He Jinghui didn't want to be restricted, but Hou Tianzong wanted to put the overall situation first. This was the biggest difference between the two.

"Three years..., give him three years. After three years, whether he can secure the throne or not, we will withdraw from the capital."