The second year of Yuanshuo was not a peaceful year for Weiyang Palace. During this year, the deposed queen Chen Jiao returned to the palace and moved to Zhaoyang Palace to become a palace, and the newly-educated palace Li Meiren. The wife of the King of Pixiang Palace and the deposed queen Chen Jiao were happy at the same time, but the treatment was very different. Wang Ling was sent to the ye court to take care of him, and Li Qian was confined to the Zengcheng Palace to raise her baby, and the deposed queen Chen Jiao...

Chen Jiao sat on the Shanglan Temple and admired the autumn scenery of Shanglinyuan. Since the matter of Wang Ling was over, Liu Che finally agreed to let her move out of Weiyang Palace and go to Shanglinyuan to take care of her baby. Perhaps because her pregnancy made Liu Che feel much more at ease, Liu Che no longer insisted on staying in Weiyang Palace, but promised her that she could live in Shanglinyuan.

Chen Jiao sighed lightly and found that Liu Huichen beside her was frowning, so she asked, "Huichen, what's wrong? Are you worried?"

Liu Huichen suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly said, "It's okay, it's okay."

Chen Jiao thought for a moment and said, "Are you worried about Liu Jian's book?"

A few days ago, the memorial to welcome her sister's return in the name of filial piety was sent to the court. Considering that Liu Huichen had been taking care of Chen Jiao, Liu Che suppressed the memorial without sending it, but he just spoke to Chen Jiao and Liu Huichen first. Seeing that Chen Jiao was right after guessing, Liu Huichen no longer denied it and nodded silently.

Chen Jiao patted her hand and said, "Don't be afraid. I won't let Your Majesty send you back."

"Huichen is not afraid of being sent back." Liu Huichen said, "My brother...the queen knows it too. I am afraid that he will do something irrational to be used by others, and will be unfaithful to his father's wishes."

Having said this, Chen Jiao also heard the clues and said, "Are you suspicious that someone took advantage of him in the book?"

"Yeah." Liu Huichen nodded and said, "Jiangdu is thousands of miles away. Brother Wang is not a talented lord. In just a few months, he would not know the news about me in the palace so quickly. I am afraid that someone is interested in revealing it to him. Moreover, I heard that although Master Dong is in Jiangdu again, Brother Wang does not respect him and is still in the palace... It will continue to do so, but how can he do it? I don't know the current situation of my sister-in-law."

Although Liu Jian has only succeeded to the throne for more than half a year, the bad reputation of him has gradually spread, and his lust during his mourning period has been spread vividly. How can this not make Liu Huichen, the Jiangdu master, worry? Chen Jiao sighed, knowing that brotherhood cannot be isolated in any case, so she whispered: "Why, I'll let Sizhi send someone to explore your sister-in-law's situation."

Liu Huichen was shocked, and finally shook his head and said, "It's still not possible. My sister-in-law, I understand her. She is a person who is cautious in her wife's morality. No matter how hard she is, she will never leave the Jiangdu Palace. I can't help if I know, it's just a little bit of heartache."

"So... I won't force you. If you have anything you want to do, you can contact Sizhi yourself, do you know? Although we are nominally aunts and nephews, I always treat you as a sister." Chen Jiao said.

"Yes." Liu Huichen nodded, then changed his mood and said, "Empress, don't you go down and have a walk? There are many strange flowers, plants and rare birds and auspicious animals sent from all over the country in Shanglin Garden! You are here to rest, and Huichen is also bothering you about these things. It's really inappropriate."

"No. I feel the wind is a little cold and I want to go back." Chen Jiao shook her head and said softly. When Anu heard this, she immediately picked up the cloak beside her and put it on her.

Chen Jiao, who returned to Yusuyuan, was leaning on her recliner, watching Piao'er split a small plate of soup from a medicine cup, which was carefully prepared by Yishou Doctor. He handed the exquisite small plate to Shou Qi's hand beside him. After experiencing the last storm, both Chen Jiao and Liu Che were no longer at ease with her diet. Everything that Chen Jiao wanted to enter had to be inspected by Shou Qi. Shou Qi looked a little, smelled the smell, and nodded. Piao'er finally poured the remaining soup into a small bowl with relief and held it in front of Chen Jiao.

"Piao'er, thank you." Chen Jiao took the bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and then handed it back to Piao'er, and said softly.

"Empress, please use it slowly." Piao'er's face was as gentle as ever. Sometimes, that smile reminded Chen Jiao of Xiren in "Dream of Red Mansions", a gentle and polite and capable maid.

At this time, a man lifted the roadblock outside and broke into the inner room. It was Liu Che. The black emperor's court uniform was embroidered with exquisite dragon-shaped patterns, and all his hair was tied up on his crown, which made him look very energetic at this moment.

When Chen Jiao saw Liu Che suddenly appear, she was stunned, then blurted out and asked, "Are you going to meet the Prince of Huainan today? Why are you back so soon?" Previously, there were Prince of Huainan and Prince of Qi on the list of son-in-law's son-in-law. Because of the death of King Qi, Prince of Huainan became the only candidate. So Liu Qian came to Beijing this time to pay homage to the Queen Mother-in-law and officially confirmed the marriage. Although in terms of seniority, Prince of Huainan should be Jin E's uncle, the queen mother-in-law spoke and the emperor nodded and promised that no one would care about this kind of seniority issue without blood relationship.

"Liu Qian is also in a hurry to see Liu Ling off, so I ended the meeting early." Liu Che waved his hand and signaled the others to retreat.

When Chen Jiao heard this, she smiled slightly and said, "They siblings, one is leaving and the other is coming, and they cooperate very well."

Liu Che raised his eyebrows, walked to Chen Jiao, and said softly, "Do you feel okay today?" Chen Jiao's pregnancy reaction is much stronger than that of ordinary people. Since he was diagnosed with joy, he always felt dizzy, lost appetite, and mild nausea and vomiting from time to time. Compared to Wei Zifu, who gave birth to four children, Chen Jiao obviously made Liu Che very worried. Considering Chen Jiao's current age, he became more and more worried.

"I just felt a little tired today, but it was okay." Chen Jiao replied. After being diagnosed with joy, Chen Jiao could feel that the relationship between her and Liu Che had eased a lot. Sometimes when he heard his inquiries like this, he really felt a sense of sadness and joy in his heart.

"By the way, where is Ji Zhen?" Liu Che asked, "At this time today, hasn't he returned from the Qimen Army camp?" Since Chen Jiao moved to Shanglinyuan Yusuyuan from Zhaoyang Palace a month ago, Ji Zhen was also recruited by Liu Che to accompany Chen Jiao.

"Maybe I have forgotten the time when fighting with Huo Qubing. Next time, I will punish him to copy books a few more times, and see if he dares to see his friend Wangjie." Hearing Liu Che's inquiry, Chen Jiao not only pouted, pretending to be angry. Although Ji Zhen moved to Yusuyuan, he still insisted on attending training at the Qimen Army camp. He was always not by her side and completely lost the meaning of company.

Liu Che knew that Chen Jiao was not really angry, but she was just a person who had been bored for a long time and complained. He smiled and said, "Li Gan has a high opinion of him and Qubing. He said that they are the talents of our dynasty in the future. It is a blessing for the court to get along well with them."

"Your Majesty really believes that what Mr. Yu said, Huo Qubing will make great achievements for the court?" Chen Jiao looked at Liu Che's smile and suddenly asked. Chen Jiao has always seen Liu Che's deliberate care of Huo Qubing. When he thought of Yu Ming's so-called prophecy, he couldn't help but wonder whether Yu Ming had revealed Huo Qubing's future, which made the boy receive such treatment.

"Mr. Yu didn't say it." Liu Che was stunned at the question, and then said, "However, the emperor told me that when Mr. Yu was born with a sick illness, he once hugged him and said, is this the horse-tramplinging the Huns?" At this point, he gave Chen Jiaoshun Shun, and then said, "I only believe in my own vision. Not only for sickness, Ji Zhen will also be an amazing general of my great Han Dynasty. However, he has carefully cultivated his sister like you, and perhaps his achievements are not only in the army..."

"Your Majesty!" At this time, Yang Deyi's somewhat sharp voice suddenly interrupted the conversation in the inner room.

"What's the matter?" Liu Che asked slightly unhappy.

"Your Majesty forgive me, but Lord Nie said that he had an urgent report from the frontier and would submit it immediately." Yang Deyi and other figures immediately heard the dissatisfaction in Liu Che's words and quickly apologized.

"Border Emergency Report?" Liu Che frowned when he heard these four words. In the history of the seventy years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, these four words were often closely related to the Xiongnu plundering borders, so whenever he heard these words, Liu Che felt a little uncomfortable. But if it were the information about the Xiongnu plundering borders, how could Nie Sheng send it?

"Supreme him in."

"...Yes, are you here?" Yang Deyi's voice hesitated.

"Of course." Liu Che nodded.

"The Huns military minister Shanyu died, and his younger brother Yi Zhixie, the king of Zuo Guli, proclaimed himself the Shanyu, and the prince of the military minister Shanyu led his troops to escape." Liu Che immediately stood up in surprise when he heard this. Is Junchen Shanyu dead? The man who has been eyeing him since he ascended the throne and threatening the northern border of the court finally died.

Nie Sheng, who was outside the obstacle, was also overjoyed and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, this is an urgent report sent by the death outside the pass."

"What are the details? Tell me quickly!"

"Return to Your Majesty, it is reported that the military minister Shanyu's illness worsened because the Huns lost the land in Henan. He finally left the west and returned west in the first month of the year. At that time, the customs of the Huns were at the time when the chiefs of the Huns gathered together in the Shanyu's court. Yi Zhixie immediately sent troops to control the inside and outside the Shanyu's court, suppressed the power of the right king led by the Right King, and established himself as Shanyu!"

"You said Yi Zhixie controlled the inside and outside of Shanyu's court, so how did Yu Shan escape?" Liu Che asked afterwards.

"Return to Your Majesty, although the incident happened suddenly, the military minister Shanyu had always been guarding against Yi Zhixie, so some people in the Shanyu court were loyal to Yu Shan. Yu Shan sacrificed some of his subordinates to escape from Shanyu court. At present, he was fleeing west of Zhishang County, which was weaker in the left king general." Nie Sheng replied.

"Oh? I'm so clear about the place where I go. Could it be that our death is also by his side?" Liu Che thought for a moment and asked.

"Reply to Your Majesty, that's exactly what it is." Nie Sheng replied, "He said that Yu Dan was anxious all day long. If he spoke a little, he would definitely be able to surrender to my great man."

"Really? Then..." Hearing this, Liu Che's eyes lit up. He was about to give orders, but he felt Chen Jiao gently grab his sleeve. When he lowered his head, he saw Chen Jiao shook his head at him very seriously.

Liu Che turned his eyes and knew that Chen Jiao had something to say, so he said, "I will discuss this later." Then he paused and asked again, "After the passing of Junchen Shanyu, can you find out about Princess Nangong?"

"Your Majesty, I am incompetent!" Nie Sheng sighed in his heart when he heard this inquiry.

"...You go back. Yang Deyi, send Lord Nie to the side palace to rest." Liu Che couldn't help feeling a little sad when he heard this.

"Yes!" Yang Deyi and Nie Sheng both retreated after receiving the order.

Only Liu Che and Chen Jiao were left in the room. Seeing that he looked gloomy, Chen Jiao gently held his hand, turned his attention to himself, and said, "Don't worry too much. Sister Shan is very smart and will definitely not be a problem."

Liu Che just gently pulled her to her side, hugged her tightly and said, "What did you want to say just now?"

"I just think that Yu Dan, who surrendered to the great man, is of little use to us," Chen Jiao said.

When Liu Che heard this, his eyes lit up and immediately grabbed the key Chen Jiao said, "What do you mean?"

"Sometimes, civil strife is often more terrifying than external worries. Don't you think it's a great opportunity to split the Huns into two?"

"Does Sun Tzu tempt it with profit and tempt it with chaos?"

Chen Jiao lowered her eyes, stopped talking, and didn't need to say too clearly. With Liu Che's IQ, she should be able to think of it.

"Giao!" Seeing her like this, Liu Che did not force her and said softly, "Thank you."

***

Wei Qing walked hurriedly to the Jiaofang Hall, but he kept thinking about the emperor's edict issued by the emperor in the early court just now. "The left inner historian Han Mo was moved to the prefect of Shuofang County, and the lieutenant Su Jian was transferred to Chang'an as the Weiyang Palace Guard, and the lieutenant Feng Sui was promoted to the left inner historian. The lieutenant Sang Hongyang was promoted to the lieutenant." Han Mo, who was born in Liaodong City, replaced his lieutenant Su Jian, and was responsible for the construction of Shuofang County, which was facing the Xiongnu Shanyuting. What does Your Majesty mean?

"...qing, Zhongqing?" Wei Zifu's call woke Wei Qing from his meditation.

"Did you bother today's morning court?" Wei Zifu asked when he saw his younger brother's appearance.

"Your Majesty, you have made several transfers." Wei Qing sighed and said.

"Zhongqing," Wei Zifu patted the back of the child in his arms, and then said, "You go and contact Wan Shijun."

When Wei Qing heard this, he felt shocked all over and said, "What does Empress mean?"

"Now, I am still the only prince of Your Majesty. But after March this year, it may not be the case." Wei Zifu lowered his head and touched his son's sleeping face and said lightly.

"March? Are you talking about the one in Yeting?" Wei Qing raised his eyebrows and said, "Her child should not have a chance."

"Your Majesty said he wanted that child. As long as your Majesty was willing to give him the title of prince, she would still have the possibility of turning over." Wei Zifu still lowered his head, "What's more, don't forget that there are two people waiting to be born in the palace. No matter who gave birth to a prince, it will not be good news for you."

"So, does the Empress want to set the title of the prince as soon as possible?" Wei Qing touched Wei Zifu's thoughts.

"Wan Shijun is the only old minister of Emperor Gaozu who has remained since the founding of the Han Dynasty. He always acts the most politely. He speaks to His Majesty. I think it is the most suitable." Wei Zifu did not answer him, but said softly.

"Qing understands. But sister, is this really good? Your Majesty, will you agree?" Wei Qing asked with some worries.

"This is what he owes me." Wei Zifu raised his head suddenly, with tears in his clear black and white eyes, but his tone was full of resentment, "Zhongqing, this is what he owes me."

"Sister." Wei Qing reached out with some distress and wiped away the tears for Wei Zifu. The siblings were sitting speechless.

...

At this time, in the Xuanshi Hall, Liu Che was making additional instructions to the newly released prefect of Shuofang County Han Mo, and the attendant was also the Censor Gongsun Hong and the Grand Secretary Zheng Shi.

"Your Majesty means that you should focus on Shuofang County and help the military minister, Prince Shanyu, to fight against Yi Zhixie?" Han Mo asked.

"Yes. Zheng Qing will help you. So, the first thing you do after you arrive in Shuofang is to contact Yu Dan. Be sure to do everything possible to help him before he is defeated by Yi Zhixie." Liu Che said in a deep voice, "What I want is Yi Zhixie and Yu Dan's defeat, so that my great man can benefit, do you understand?"

"Your Majesty, this plan is wonderful. However, I am afraid that a lot of money will be consumed." Han Mo frowned and said. He still has some understanding of the transactions made by Yi Zhixie in the secret city of Liaodong. If the two sides want to continue fighting, it means that the Han Dynasty must provide support in both aspects.

"So, another task of yours is to retrieve things from the Huns that could compensate the Han Dynasty." Liu Che chuckled, "just like the deal made by Liaodong City and Yi Zhixie."

Han Mo and Liu Che looked at each other for a while, then closed their eyelids and bowed and said, "My teacher, please accept the order!"

...

Shanglinyuan

"Mr. Zhang said, isn't the prince of Junchen Shanyu a good person to be with?" Zhang Qian knelt outside, listening respectfully to the instructions coming from the obstacles. Although the sound made him feel terrible.

"Back to Empress, yes."

"So who is Yu Dan's biological mother?" Chen Jiao asked. Today she got the concession from Liu Che to recruit Zhang Qian to get some information about the Huns.

"As far as I know, Yu Shan's biological mother is just a humble female slave." Zhang Qian replied truthfully, "The reason why he was able to become the crown prince is because his adoptive mother is very favored by Jun Chen Shanyu."

"Entertainment mother?"

"Yes. Yu Dan's adoptive mother is Princess Chao Nangong." Zhang Qian said. The Han woman in Hu clothes was remembered in her mind.

"Mr. Zhang, does Your Majesty know about Yu Shan’s relationship with Princess Nangong?"
To be continued...