Chapter 85: Wei Wu’s Legacy, Meng De’s Ambition

It was enough to make the current Queen Mother Su Wan'er say such vulgar words regardless of her status as the mother of the country.

It is enough to show how shocking the reply that Chen Huaian asked the eunuch Cai He, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, to bring back to Queen Mother Su was.

So much so that after Su Wan'er ordered the eunuchs and palace maids to leave the palace, she still couldn't calm down.

Those charming and introverted Danfeng eyes showed the ruthlessness of the humiliation and the urgent desire for revenge.

Humph!

Su Wan'er snorted coldly and said to herself: "Chen Huaian, I really didn't expect that under your sanctimonious appearance, you actually have a filthy heart."

"At such a young age, why don't you learn anything else? You have to learn the legacy of Wei Wu and the ambition of Meng De. You really underestimate me!"

Su Wan'er became more and more excited as she spoke, and she shouted almost madly: "You think you can cross the Yangtze River and insult the emperor's mother in the imperial city of the capital by riding two inferior horses and carrying two broken swords-"

"I tell you, it's a daydream!"

"I don't believe it. There is no loyal minister or good general in the world who is willing to help my Daxin Zhao family!"

At this time, Su Wan'er suddenly shouted to the outside of the palace: "Cai He!"

"Old, the old slave is here!"

Outside the palace , the old eunuch Cai He hurriedly pushed the door open and entered, grovelling in front of Su Wan'er, whispering: "Empress Dowager, what do you want me to do?"

Su Wan'er said: "You rush to the Zhongshan Palace and tell the uncle Su Muchen everything about the trip to Longcheng, and ask him to act according to my order and contact the other three kings of different surnames in the Jiangnan area of ​​Daxin Court."

As she spoke, Su Wan'er's eyes revealed the ruthlessness and determination of killing, and continued: "Order the four kings of different surnames to secretly recruit soldiers and horses, and when the time is right, rush to the imperial city to rescue the king!"

"I promise them that after the matter is accomplished, the two-character king will be changed to one-character king, the county king will be changed to prince, and he will be granted a red-lettered iron certificate, a gold medal of immunity from death, and nine gifts!"

"I obey your order!"

Guangling County, Zhongshan Palace

As one of the eight foreign kings of the Daxin Dynasty, Su Wenbin, the King of Zhongshan, was the only one of the eight kings of Daxin who had a marriage with Zhao Mang, the founding emperor of Daxin.

The current Queen Mother Su Wan'er was the youngest daughter of Su Wenbin and his first wife.

Su Wenbin died before Zhao Mang, and his eldest son Su Muchen inherited the title of King of Zhongshan.

Therefore, after the second emperor Zhao Gan ascended the throne, in the "cutting down the vassal states and seizing power" action to purge the kings, Su Muchen, the King of Zhongshan, who was the uncle of the emperor, was not affected.

However, Su Wenbin, who came from a Jiangnan family, could become one of the eight foreign kings under Zhao Mang in the Daxin Dynasty where "martial arts are respected".

It was not because he expanded the territory for the dynasty on horseback and made great military achievements.

It was because the Su family was originally a family of aristocratic families in the rich land of Jiangnan, and its strong financial resources could provide a steady supply of food and logistical support for the army under the command of the previous emperor Zhao Mang.

Therefore, when Zhao Mang unified the Central Plains in the turbulent times, ascended the throne and was crowned, and granted amnesty, Su Wenbin was able to be conferred the title of King of Zhongshan and given Guangling County as his fiefdom.

King of Zhongshan Su Wenbin also became the only county king among the eight kings of different surnames in Daxin who was not good at commanding troops and had not made any achievements on the battlefield.

Under his command, there were only a few thousand personal soldiers in the palace.

As the eldest son of King of Zhongshan, Su Muchen perfectly inherited the gene of his father Su Wenbin who was not good at riding and shooting. He was naturally romantic and proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs.

He claimed to be the first talent in Jiangnan, with the style of Jian'an and the legacy of Wei Wu.

On this day, the uncle of the state, King of Zhongshan Su Muchen, went out of the house for a private visit, and was taking a few lackeys to tease beautiful young women all over the street.

Su Muchen waved the folding fan in his hand, stopped a beautiful young woman on the street, and said gracefully: "Madam, please stay!"

Swish!

As soon as these words came out, several lackeys in the palace immediately understood and stepped forward to block the way of the beautiful young woman and her maid.

Seeing this, the beautiful young woman blushed and brushed her face with her sleeves, not daring to look directly at Su Muchen.

Su Muchen was interested and continued to ask with a smile: "Madam, do you recognize me?"

The beautiful young woman timidly replied: "I am here to meet the prince!"

Hahaha!

Su Muchen laughed heartily, shook his head in a self-conscious manner, and asked, "May I ask your surname, Madam?"

The beautiful young woman frowned slightly, and replied softly, "I am the wife of Guangling prefect Pan Fenglin, Ms. Bai!"

"Oh?"

"Mrs. Bai!"

Su Muchen's eyes lit up, and he immediately invited her, "Mrs. Bai, there is a Persian cat in my palace that is a tribute from the Western Regions. It is snow-white, well-trained, and can do somersaults!"

As he spoke, Su Muchen's head was almost close to Ms. Bai's pretty face, and he said, "I wonder if Madam would like to go back to my palace with me today to watch the Persian cat do somersaults together?"

Puff!

These words made Bai Shi laugh so hard that she covered her face and laughed foolishly: "My Lord, you are so funny. I have never seen a cat do somersaults!"

Su Muchen replied seriously: "Lady Bai, you don't know this. This Persian cat in my house can do somersaults."

"If you don't believe me, come to my house with me to find out the truth, and you will know whether it is true or not!"

As he said this, Su Muchen was about to hold Bai Shi's delicate hands.

"Report--"

"My Lord, the Queen Mother has ordered that the Prince return home immediately!"

Just when Bai was about to refuse and Su Muchen was about to hold the pair of tender and smooth jade hands, an inappropriate voice suddenly sounded, breaking the ambiguous scene.

Su Muchen's heart was full of excitement, but on the surface he was still polite, like a modest gentleman, and said: "Lady Bai, I am busy with official business, and I am afraid it will be difficult for me to watch the cat's somersault with you today."

"Another day, another day is okay?"

Chuckles!

Bai just covered her face and laughed foolishly, without saying a word.

Su Muchen had to get up and say goodbye.

As soon as he turned into an alley, Su Muchen kicked the servant who reported the news, and said angrily: "You little bastard, why are you so blind? Can't you see that I am doing something important?"

"That's good, the beautiful lady who was about to be in my mouth flew away, spoiling the fun!"

However, no matter how noisy and angry he was, the Queen Mother's decree was still accepted.

Su Muchen was also very clear that his brother-in-law, Emperor Zhao Gan, had just passed away, and the situation in the Daxin Dynasty was turbulent.

As the younger sister of the current empress dowager, Su Wan'er, it must be a matter of great importance that could not be delayed.

Soon, Su Muchen returned to the residence of King Zhongshan in a hurry.

Cai He, the eunuch in charge of the Silijian beside the empress dowager, had been waiting here for a long time.

As soon as they met, Su Muchen asked anxiously: "Eunuch Cai, why did the Queen Mother come to deliver the decree?"

"Old slave, meet the prince!"

Cai He was neither hurried nor slow. He saluted Su Muchen first, then signaled with his eyes, and then said: "Prince, the Queen Mother ordered me to deliver the imperial decree, which is an oral order!"

Su Muchen understood and immediately waved his hand to dismiss the servants: "You, all of you, leave!"

"Yes, Prince!"

As he spoke, only the eunuch Cai He who delivered the decree and the uncle of the king, Prince Zhongshan Su Muchen, were left in the main hall of the huge palace.

Afterwards, Cai He followed Su Wan'er's instructions and leaned close to Su Muchen's ear, telling him everything he had seen and heard during his trip to Longcheng, including the words that Chen Huaian asked him to bring to the Queen Mother Su Wan'er.

"What!"

The next moment, Su Muchen's face turned pale and he roared like thunder: "Chen Huaian, this scoundrel, shameless villain, did he really say that?"

As he spoke, Su Muchen repeated word by word: "Did he really say something like 'After the emperor dies, I will take care of the empress and the prince', which is so treasonous and against human ethics?"

Cai He nodded and said: "Your Highness, there is one more sentence, the imperial seal will be handed over to him, and the young emperor Zhao Lingwu will change his surname to Chen!"

"Ugh!"

Su Muchen spitted and was furious. "Chen Huaian, this shameless villain, wants to emulate Cao Mengde!"

"How can this be tolerated? I hate shameless people who covet other people's women the most!"

"Let's wait and see. I will never let Chen Huaian go!"

It turned out that Chen Huaian asked the eunuch Cai He to bring the original words to Queen Mother Su:

Zhao Gan and I were as close as brothers, but now Zhao Gan is dead. If the Queen Mother is willing to offer the imperial seal, the young emperor Zhao Lingwu will be renamed Chen Lingwu, and I will raise Zhao Gan's wife!