After Xiao Yuchuan learned that Queen Renzhao died of illness due to worries, he was immediately furious.
On the one hand, he was dissatisfied and disappointed with Xiao Heng's behavior of indulging in the love between his children and losing his life. As a member of the Xiao family, she ignored the Xiao family's many years of planning and paving the way for her. Not only did she fail to gain more benefits for the Xiao family, she actually fell into the trap of hoping to win the sincerity of Emperor Xuanwu? Since ancient times, emperors have been very lucky. Emperor Xuanwu was very scheming. Not to mention that she was from the Xiao family. Even an ordinary official lady was just wishful thinking, which was simply stupid!
On the other hand, he felt sad about Xiao Heng's attitude of not fighting against the world. So what if Emperor Xuanwu doted on Concubine Ling again? She, Xiao Heng, was the queen of Beiming, in charge of Feng Yin and the harem, and he, Xiao Yuchuan, had a large army. If she was willing to fight, how could Emperor Xuanwu only favor Concubine Ling? What puzzled him the most was that she actually made the decision and deliberately concealed the news from him about Xiao Heng's serious illness!
The departure of Queen Renzhao not only weakened the Xiao family's position in the court and greatly reduced their power, but also made Xiao Yuchuan feel uneasy.
This concubine Ling is so favored, and she has the Mo clan as her backer. Even if Emperor Xuanwu keeps his promise and does not establish a queen, she is still the only concubine in the harem, and she is the same as the deputy queen. If she gives birth to a prince in the future, it will be said It might even threaten Rong Ming's position as crown prince. How could he feel at ease?
After several days of careful consideration, Xiao Yuchuan finally made a decision.
On the day that Queen Renzhao was buried, Emperor Xuanwu talked for a long time with Xiao Yuchuan who came back to mourn his daughter.
Emperor Xuanwu had always been brooding over the death of Queen Renzhao. He confided to Xiao Yuchuan in grief: "If I hadn't put Heng'er in the back position, she wouldn't have worked so hard for the harem. As for the illness she got from overwork in the end, I was useless and couldn't cure her."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuchuan comforted him and said, "It's because of my poor fortune that I can no longer serve your majesty. I hope your majesty will take care of your dragon body and don't harm yourself because of this."
Xiao Yuchuan's words were sincere, but he was forced to say them insincerely.
How could he not hear the hidden meaning in Emperor Xuanwu's words? It was your Xiao family who pushed her to the throne of queen with your own hands. The Xiao family bears a great responsibility for her death. As the mother of a country, the queen's duty is to command the six palaces and safeguard the eternal glory of the royal family. It is said that the higher the status, the greater the responsibility. Xiao Heng was tired and seriously ill because of the complicated affairs in the harem. Now that it has affected the power of your Xiao family, it can only be attributed to the fact that the person you elected is not capable of holding the position of queen. He has nothing to do with Emperor Xuanwu. What's more, he has done everything he should do. It is known to the whole world that Emperor Xuanwu has a deep love for Queen Renzhao and has done everything he can for Queen Renzhao's illness. Why does Xiao Yuchuan have any reason to blame him?
That night, the two of them had their own thoughts, and no one mentioned the matter of canonizing Rong Ming as the crown prince.
Not long after, the troops stationed in the north suddenly sent back an urgent report: the northern barbarians had crossed the territory of the Mo tribe and were preparing to attack the border town of Beiming.
This news shocked the government and the public. The northern barbarians crossed the territory of the Black Ink Clan, but the Black Ink Clan did not send any news to Beiming. There are only two possibilities: First, the Black Ink Clan has fallen and cannot pass the news to Beiming. sea. Second, the Mo people took refuge with the northern barbarians and took the initiative to open the city gate and let them pass through. But no matter what the situation is, it is not good news for Beiming.
After discussing with the ministers, Emperor Xuanwu immediately dispatched another army to the southern border to replace Xiao Yuchuan's garrison, and ordered Xiao Yuchuan to immediately lead his army to withdraw from the southern border and march north.
This matter quickly reached Mo Ling's ears. She knelt in front of Emperor Xuanwu and swore that there was absolutely no way the Mo clan could betray Beiming. It must be the northern tribe that took advantage of Mo Ling's unpreparedness to capture the Mo clan. She asked Emperor Xuanwu to rescue him. Her people.
Emperor Xuanwu readily agreed and comforted her by saying that he did not believe that the Mo clan would turn against her anyway, and he would definitely do his best to rescue her clan members.
Not long after Xiao Yuchuan led his army to the northern battlefield, he sent back a piece of news that shocked the world to Emperor Xuanwu: it had been confirmed that the Mo tribe had rebelled, and they were collaborating with the northern barbarians to fight against Beiming.
This incident caused an uproar in Beiming. Many officials signed a letter asking Emperor Xuanwu to order the annihilation of the Mo clan and the disposal of Concubine Ling, in order to commemorate the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country and boost morale.
Emperor Xuanwu had no choice but to order Mo Ling to be placed under house arrest in the palace, demoted from a noble concubine to a concubine, and took back her right to take charge of the Sixth Palace. He also ordered Xiao Yuchuan to keep as many people from the Mo clan as possible and bring them back. Interrogation in Shangyuan City.
Facing the menacing Beiming army, the northern barbarians were unable to hold on for long due to problems such as backward weapons and lack of food and grass before they were repelled by Xiao Yuchuan's army and fled to the north.
Soon after, Emperor Xuanwu received a military report from Xiao Yuchuan: "The Northern Barbarians were defeated and have retreated hundreds of miles to the north; the Mo clan resisted desperately, and I have destroyed their clan."
Emperor Xuanwu was furious about Xiao Yuchuan's unauthorized destruction of the Mo clan, but he could not punish him. As the saying goes, "When the general is out, the emperor will not accept your orders." But at this time, he had just finished the victory, and he could not let this chill the hearts of the soldiers.
After the battle, Xiao Yuchuan did not immediately return to the court with his troops. Instead, he reported to Emperor Xuanwu and asked him to stay in the north to guard against another invasion by the northern barbarians.
Most of Xiao Yuchuan's forces were concentrated in the southern border. On that day, Emperor Xuanwu dispatched another army to replace Xiao Yuchuan in the southern border and asked Xiao Yuchuan to lead the army north in order to weaken Xiao Yuchuan's strength. If Xiao Yuchuan returned to the court at this time, it would be impossible for him to return to the southern border. Emperor Xuanwu would take this opportunity to keep him under his nose and gradually evacuate his military power. It was precisely because Xiao Yuchuan saw this clearly that he took the initiative to ask Ying to garrison in the north. Although his power in the north is not as strong as before, as long as he maintains his military power, he is not afraid of the day when he will not make a comeback, not to mention, he still has Rong Ming.
With Xiao Yuchuan in charge of the northern border, both the government and the public, as well as the people on the border, felt like they had received a reassurance. For a time, the whole world was publicizing General Xiao's loyal and patriotic behavior, so Emperor Xuanwu could not refuse and had to agree.
After Mo Ling learned the bad news of the destruction of the Mo clan, she cried every day and was haggard. Although Emperor Xuanwu was not with her every day as before, he often visited her and confided to her his own compulsions as the king of a country.
Mo Ling knew that Emperor Xuanwu had not decreed the annihilation of the Mo clan. Although she resented him in her heart, she could not hate him. She knew that it was rare for Emperor Xuanwu to still protect himself despite the overwhelming public support. How could she hate him? What she should hate is the executioner who ignored the king's order and destroyed the Black Ink Clan with his own hands. She never believed that the Black Ink Clan would rebel!
Seeing Mo Ling living in pain every day, Emperor Xuanwu felt very distressed, so he found a sunny day and took her incognito to leave the palace to relax. But Emperor Xuanwu never expected that leaving the palace this time would actually change the fate of Mo Ling's life.
The woman who was supposed to die in the Mo clan - Mo Ling's cousin Liu, actually appeared in front of Mo Ling.
