On his side, his attitude towards Tuoba Lie has always been respectful, not to mention that His Royal Highness is a prince, although he is not powerful, he is a prince after all, he knows the truth of Hedong for ten years, Hexi for ten years, and even more deeply knows the truth that no one can grasp the affairs of the world, so it is absolutely respectful to treat a person who has a one-in-nine chance to take power in the future, and it has always been.

While walking, he had nothing to say, I have to say that Father An's ability to slap horses is really a must, if a young person is like this, but he is about to be seventy years old and can still be like this, it will be very terrible.

Tuoba Lie has always known that Father An is a very patient person, and he has always known that Father An uses Tuoba Phoenix more than he likes. But he has always maintained respect for this person, because at least, the other party is a person who endures humiliation for the sake of the goal, which is somewhat similar to his previous self.

Pretending to smile and answering Father An's questions one after another, although Father An talked a lot, the quality of the conversation was really not good, and chatting with him would feel like chatting for the sake of chatting, but it would be even more embarrassing.

Walked directly through the council hall to the backyard, this is also for a reason, Tuoba Phoenix is old, and sitting in the council hall for a long time will make her breathless, so every time she waits in the house for her to pass.

Walking into the backyard, I saw the Tuoba Phoenix kneeling in front of the smiling Bodhisattva in front of the incense, without disturbing, and stood outside the door with An's father, waiting for the other party to finish the incense.

So smart, Tuoba Phoenix turned around and smiled knowingly: "Lie'er, here!" Now she is the only one of the few people in the empire who dares to call His Highness Lie'er.

"Here it is, old Tarzan. "Tuoba Lie's respect for her is not comparable to Father An's.

Tuoba Phoenix stretched out her hand, and the maid next to her helped her stand up, the old man's gray hair was coiled behind his head, his figure was slightly bloated, he was not tall, and there was a little yellow unique to Tuoba under his eyes, and he was dressed in a brown and yellow shirt that was wide and wide, and he was slightly hunched back after standing up, after all, he was old.

Looking around, Tuoba Phoenix was waiting for a lot of beautiful girls, not very old, all of them with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, ice and jade, and after changing the maid's clothes, it is estimated that the figure must be a top one.

It wasn't the first time Tuoba Lie had seen them, and sometimes he couldn't help but wonder, with these beautiful little girls by his side all day long, wasn't he afraid that An's father would make a deviant move?

"After the heavy rain passes, the rainbow will appear immediately, the breath of spring will come to the face, everything will recover, Lie'er, walk with me and talk. Compared with An's father, Lao Taishan's words obviously have a deep meaning, with a special reference, Tuoba Lie is accustomed to such a dialogue, signaled the maid to step back, and stepped forward to hold Tuoba Phoenix's right arm: "The sun is always after the wind and rain, Lao Taishan, Lie'er came to tell you the good news that the rain is over, and by the way, I asked for a list of the existing members of the An family who served in the court, you know that reform needs talents." ”

Tuoba Phoenix laughed, laughed too loudly and turned into coughing, the person next to him immediately knelt on the ground, waited until the other party coughed a few times and spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm, skillfully caught it with his mouth, and then swallowed, without any special expression, stood up again.

Tuoba Lie frowned slightly and said, "Old Taishan still needs to pay attention to his body." ”

"On a cloudy day, the cough is terrible, there is no need to worry about it, but what you said is the most important thing and the top priority. She walked forward tremblingly, her body looked weak, but her eyes were as sharp as knives, her eyes were swirling in her sockets, and when she looked at you, it would bring suffocating pressure, "An Xu!" He called An's father by his name, "Did you hear it, why don't you go and sort out all the people you can use in the An family, the country's major affairs are important, are you delayed." ”

"Yes, yes, I'll do it. Father An looked at her like a subordinate facing his master, there was no way, Tuoba Phoenix's status was not at the same level as him, and he turned to Tuoba Lie and said: "Your Highness, you accompany Phoenix, I will go back when I go." ”

"Go ahead, father-in-law, this matter is not in such a hurry, take it slowly, and smooth out the relationship. "The relationship in Tuobalie's mouth has a lot of meaning, it just depends on how you understand it.

Father An nodded again and again, and said, "Yes, yes, this is a must." "Turned around and trotted all the way, retreated, and can still trot all the way at this age, which shows how important this matter is to Father An.

When he was far away, the courtyard suddenly became quiet and serious, and the old Taishan Tuoba Phoenix turned around slowly, and the eyes that drooped down turned out to be the same as the old emperor, with a bright light.

"Stand down, too. Old Taishan's tone was unquestionable, the maid next to him immediately lowered her head, and withdrew in turn, and after a while, only she and Tuoba Lie were left in the courtyard, Tuoba Lie knew that the other party must have something important to say, and supported Lao Taishan with both hands, waiting for the other party to speak.

Finally, after confirming that the conversation would not be overheard, Lao Taishan finally spoke: "It's just the two of us here, Lie'er, you tell the old body honestly, you will not leave again when you come back this time." ”

Tuoba Lie said without hesitation: "No, Old Taishan, Lie'er has gambled everything and will never go again." ”

"You know what that means. ”

It means victory and defeat, between life and death. ”

"It's good if you know, but are you sure?"

"With the help of Daozun, there is half a chance of success. ”

"Lie'er, have you ever thought that your alliance with the Taoist Sect is to have a grudge with the Buddha Sect, which will inevitably lead to the hatred of the Buddha Sect, and the Buddha Sect is the state religion of the human country, if they don't make a move now, it doesn't mean that they will never make a move, and no one can know what is planned behind their backs, and it will be very dangerous for you to do so. ”

"Without Shen Fei, the Buddha Sect will not support this king, so let's just oppose it, there is still a chance to fight to the death. ”

Seeing that Tuoba Lie was so determined, Lao Taishan's compelling gaze narrowed a little, and turned to show a little appreciation: "Lie'er, you have changed, is it the Taoist priest surnamed Shen who has changed you." ”

"He is a man full of legends, and Lie'er feels that with his help, he may be able to turn things around and change his fate. ”

"If only you were enlightened. ”

"Or a triumphant return, or a horse leather shroud, this king gambled with his life for the glory and wealth of the second half of his life. ”

"What would you do if you did ascend to the throne? ”

"There is kindness for kindness, and there is revenge for revenge. ”

"What about your mother? ”

"The queen mother has always favored her brother, so that the king is cold, he will become a great treasure one day, and it is enough to repay the love of mother and son to a name. ”

"Are you sure?"

"The queen mother is ruthless to me, how can I be righteous. ”

"To my daughter. ”

"Personally crowned the queen, commanded the three palaces and six courtyards, and settled down ....... ”

"Needless to say, Lie'er, you know that I only have one daughter, as long as Linglong is happy, my old life will not be in vain.

Don't say that the old man is small in body and mind, you are willing to make a poisonous oath in front of the old body!"

Tuoba Lie was stunned for a moment, then knelt on the ground, and pointed to the sky with his right hand: "The yellow sky is above, the earth is below, my emperor's eleventh son Tuoba Lie swore to the sky, spend his life to take care of Linglong, and spend his life to give Linglong happiness, if he can be called the emperor one day, he will definitely be named the queen mother, and enjoy the honor of one person under ten thousand people, if there is a repentance, the sky will thunder, and it will not be a good death!"

"Enough, enough, get up, my good son-in-law. Seeing Tuoba Lie make a poisonous oath in front of him, Lao Taishan was finally relieved, dragged his impaired body and took the initiative to help him up, squeezed Tuoba Lie's hands hard, and said to him: "Lie'er, from now on, I, the eldest princess of the dynasty, Tuoba Phoenix, will fully support your career, and everyone will be prosperous and lossy." ”

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In the chaos between the DPRK and China, the kings fought, and the various forces went their own way, gathered each other, gathered their strength, and launched a charge towards the high supreme throne.

This is a process of combining vertical and horizontal, this is a battle between one and the other, whether it is the prince or the nobles as early as before the arrival of Tuoba Lie, they began to choose sides, among them, there is a person's attitude is really intriguing.

That is the so-called imperial think tank, His Majesty's right and left hand, and served as the left prime minister of the empire for 20 years. Tuoba Zichu has not publicly sided with each other, which is a well-known thing, but there is one thing worth thinking - almost all princes ask Zichu for advice, and the other party will avoid talking about it, except for the eldest prince Tuoba Yuanji, a puppet. This matter is almost only known to Dongfang Changqing, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, and His Majesty, who are monitoring his whereabouts day and night, does it indicate that Tuoba Zichu's heart is slightly biased towards the Great Prince? No one knows, but there is one thing that everyone agrees on, if there is anyone in the empire who knows His Majesty best, it is Tuoba Zichu.

From the usurpation of the dynasty thirty years ago to the future of the extremely popular minister, Tuoba Zichu has always been able to figure out His Majesty's intentions thoroughly, and his work is impeccable.

The truth is hidden in the fog, the fact is that regardless of the turmoil in the imperial city, the characters who are in the limelight have changed one after another, and the palace of the eldest prince has always been quiet, and it has hardly been impacted, except for the princes and ministers who originally supported him to switch to the tenth brother, none of the staff in the palace left, including the bald monk.

The gathering of forces always has its commonality, and Tuoba Zichu, there is a force and the old emperor to support each other, each other has prospered for many years, for the old emperor's mind also understands, this force is Buddhism, and the person who has been supporting and helping each other with the old emperor for a long time is the former host of Lingyin Temple, and the current prison is pure.

The battle for the throne is like a chess game, everyone competing for the throne is a chess piece on the chessboard, different from ordinary games, now a chess player controls the power of both black and white, he constantly consumes the power of the two sides, to achieve the purpose of balancing and controlling everything in the center, and as Shen Fei said, when the chess player falls the first piece, he has actually thought about all the future layouts, and even the outcome of victory or defeat!

In any case, there is only one winner in the end, and the player may have already figured out who that person is.

The key is to check and balance! The side that is checked is the one that the player thinks can win the future.

If there is a family in the empire that can make the old emperor have to be jealous, it must be the Murong family. Murong clan was a nobleman in the previous dynasty, the old emperor was not beheaded when he was a proton in the imperial capital, and it had a lot to do with Murong clan's strength, and after that, the head of the Murong clan married his only daughter to him, and since then he has reached an alliance with the Tuoba clan.

After the establishment of the new dynasty, the Murong clan has the merit of supporting, and naturally receives the most rewards, the descendants of the old patriarch have become the queen in charge of the harem, one person has become the right prime minister, one person has more than 10,000 people, and one person enters Jinling to master the money road, it can be said that in the territory of the empire, the Murong clan has only one hand to the sky, and it is a big family second only to the Tuoba clan in strength, and it is not comparable to the noble concubine.

Not only that, but there is another thing that His Majesty has never told outsiders about secrets, in fact, the Murong clan also has a relationship with the general Wang Shangguan Hongri, and it was under the recommendation of the patriarch of the Murong family that he got acquainted with Shangguan Hongri, a prodigy who led the army. Therefore, the Murong family has both power and money, and even has an army in their hands.

His Majesty has always been jealous of their family, and has maintained a trend of suppression for many years, and the suppression of them is much earlier than the suppression of the true prince. But he can't do without them, because His Majesty is a nostalgic person, he didn't kill any of the old ministers who had merit, and he gave them all heavy rewards, and he had to beware, which was really contradictory.

When the rain passed, Murong Nan walked into the prince's mansion, and he arrived at the mansion under the grand escort of a team of chariots and horses, and his accompanying men knelt on the ground to pave the way for him to move forward.

The so-called human road is a road paved by people, specifically on all fours, the head of a person in front and the buttocks of a person behind are connected to form a road, Rong Murong Nan walked over step by step, so as to ensure that the shoes would not be stained by the mud after the rain.

Murong Nan was a lean old man, his eyes were rolling in his sockets, and when he walked, his eyes rolled back and forth, left and right, as if he wanted to grasp all the details around him. He wore a court dress, the color of the court dress was purple embroidered with a five-inch diameter of a large single flower, when he walked, he was a figure outside, his body leaned forward slightly, the hat on his head was made of black yarn, the size was slightly larger, and he stepped on the road into the prince's mansion.

The eldest prince is Murong Nan's nephew, and the two are close but rarely get together, because the old emperor is a suspicious person, and if they meet frequently, they are regarded as uniting the party and are suspected.

Today's visit is because the situation is different from the past, in less than a month, too many things have happened, which can almost be described as dizzying, so that Murong Nan had to take the initiative to go to the door again.

When the eldest prince heard that his uncle was coming, he hastily dressed himself, walked out quickly to greet him, and gathered with Murong Nan.

A conspiracy!

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