"Good luck today~ Lao Lang~ Please eat chicken~ It's all right..."

Wang Yuwen Wen hummed a strange tune and sat alone in the desk and looked at the official documents. He just arrived at the official office today and received a message from Chang'an: Liang Shiyan, the Duke of Hui, died.

Yuwen Wen is humming this tune now, of course he doesn't have any idea of ​​gloating, he is just bored.

Of course, when Duke Hui passed away, he could breathe a little relieved, because the emperor's marriage was ruined, and the situation in Chang'an would probably be a little calmer.

The empress, who was about to be enthroned by the emperor, was the granddaughter of Duke Hui and the daughter of Duke Liang Shuxie of the British Duke Liang. Liang Shiyan died. As a son, Liang Shuxie was able to keep filial piety, and as a granddaughter, the daughter of the Liang family also had to keep filial piety.

Everything is like that time.

That year, Yuchi Mingyue, the granddaughter of Shu King Yuchi Jiong and the daughter of Yuchi Shun of Duke of the Kingdom of Shu, was about to enter the palace as the queen. As a result, Yuchi Jiong died, and the emperor's marriage was postponed for one year.

Now, the emperor is in a bad mood. Something happened to the bride’s parents’ family. So what should the emperor do?

If you are in a hurry to book the book, it will inevitably attract fierce discussions, which is not good for the Liang family's reputation.

Or, according to "precedent" and postpone the wedding date by one year?

That means that in the next year, Chang'an will be calm and Yuwen Wen can concentrate on "farming" in Henan.

After the Emperor’s Book of Emperors, the selection of the queen has always been very particular. It is not just about whether the queen is beautiful or not, but also about the status and strength of his mother’s family. For today’s emperor, introducing foreign relatives to restrain King Qi is a very suitable choice.

It can even be said to be an open plot, a dignified open plot.

The emperor did not choose girls from aristocratic families, but chose the granddaughter of Duke Zhu. In fact, he chose very well, and would not stimulate King Qi, but also be sure to introduce slightly decent relatives.

Liang Shiyan, Duke of the Kingdom of Hui, was highly valued during the reign of Emperor Wu. He once defended Jinzhou alone and resisted the siege of Qi without losing the city. He had military achievements, reputation, and disciples and former officials.

In the second year of the elephant, Liang Shiyan served the Chang'an court controlled by Yang Jian. At that time, he was the commander of the Southern Expedition, attacking Yuwen Liang, the Duke of Qi who occupied Anzhou and Xiangzhou, but was defeated miserably in the decisive battle.

Later, the Sui Kingdom was established, and Liang Shiyan became a minister of the Sui Dynasty. The situation was not good, so he persuaded Yuwen Liang, became an internal supporter of the Zhou army, and made great contributions to the Zhou army invading Chang'an in Shannan.

Since then, Liang Shiyan, who was "anyway" has stood on Yuwen Liang's side and fought with Yuchi's family openly and secretly.

In the subsequent war, Liang Shiyan made a lot of efforts and led his army to recover Shu and kill Xipiluo, the chief manager of the pseudo-Yizhou. Now in the court, his status is naturally needless to say. It is natural for the emperor to refer to him as a relative of the foreign country.

Liang Shiyan and King Qi have a good relationship, so they have made his granddaughter the queen. At least this move does not seem too targeting King Qi, and King Qi is not easy to interfere.

As the Liang family became a relative of the foreign country, they inevitably had a closer connection with the emperor. At least the possibility of favoring the emperor was higher than the possibility of favoring the King of Qi. Then, relying on the Liang family, the emperor could appropriately gather some civil and military officials.

To form a political force, it can at least restrain King Qi.

Therefore, from the perspective of power game, it is indeed good for the emperor to choose the girl from the Liang family as the queen.

However, Duke Hui suddenly passed away, which made the emperor's efforts vain. Because Liang Shiyan passed away, the Liang family's strength was instantly lost, and the cohesion of his disciples and officials was no longer enough.

Even if the Liang family becomes the queen a year later, the emperor basically does not expect the Liang family to do anything great.

A carefully arranged chess game was overturned by an emergency. Yuwen Wen, who was far away in Bozhou, was wondering whether his father and brother "violently broke the deadlock" and directly allowed Duke Hui to "suddenly die" and easily resolve the emperor's layout.

Are my father and brother so vicious?

Yuwen Wen didn't know that since the demise of the Yuchi family, there had been undercurrents in Chang'an City. After all, after the biggest threat disappeared, the contradiction that was originally hidden by it gradually emerged.

That is, the emperor and the king of Qi, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and sooner or later they will decide the outcome.

When it comes to political struggles, the means are not noble or despicable, so they do whatever they are effective. After all, the winner will not be condemned, and historical books are written by the winner.

King Qi was defeated and the whole family was about to be destroyed. Even Yuwen Wen's family could not escape, just like the Jin Wang Yuwen Hu's family back then.

All the male losers were killed, the female family was confiscated as slaves, and the beautiful female family became playthings. This is the rule of the game in this era. Yuwen Wen didn't want to fall to that level himself.

Therefore, he was actually relieved by Duke Hui's death, but he thought that this matter was unlikely to be related to King Qi and his son, otherwise he would not have received any news in advance.

It is winter now and the weather is cold. It is a season for the elderly to have frequent diseases. Duke Hui, who is not a few years younger than the former King of Shu, suddenly passed away in this season. Yuwen Wen thought it was normal.

He could figure out several ways of "the death of Duke Huang" for respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, etc.

"So, this is purely accident?"

Yuwen Wen asked and answered himself. His mind was completely in Chang'an, thousands of miles away, so the official documents on the desk were actually just decorations for him.

The Duke of Hui died and the emperor's layout suffered a severe blow. He would probably be more low-key or "convergent" in the future. This would be a good result for Yuwen Wen.

He didn't want King Qi and the Emperor to break up so quickly. The reason is very simple, and he is not ready yet.

So, now he just needs to do his own thing well.

......

Chang'an, the Duke of Huiguo's Mansion, inside and outside the mansion, there was a lot of mourning. Since Duke of Huiguo's death, officials and old friends who came to pay their respects to their condolences have been endless, and the emperor also visited the Duke's Mansion in person to comfort the Duke of Huiguo's family.

He also posthumously awarded Duke Hui as the governor of Yongzhou and the tutor of the Grand Tutor of the Duke Hui, and ordered the Secretary to preside over the funeral of Duke Hui, and to be extremely mournful.

And the emperor's marriage was naturally put on hold.

The happy event turned into a funeral. Liang Shuxie, who had just been promoted to the British Duke, wore a filial piety uniform to keep his soul for his deceased father. He was supposed to be mourning for three years, but this meant that the emperor would either refuse or choose another queen for his marriage.

But the candidate for the queen has been decided, and most of the process after the booking has been gone. It is not appropriate to choose another queen at this time.

Therefore, a scene that happened in Yecheng a few years ago is now happening again in Chang'an. According to rumors, the emperor's marriage will be postponed for one year.

But no matter what, it is a fact that Duke Hui died, and there are endless people going to Duke Hui’s house to pay mourning. The relatives of Duke Hui’s family have been guarding the spirits these days, and their faces have been haggard, and their children and grandchildren have cried so hard that their eyes are red.

Therefore, Duke Hui's original wife has passed away for many years, and Xu Xian also died several years ago, so the four sons who are now guarding the spirit.

Liang Shiyan had five sons, the eldest son Liang Cao, who was adopted by Liang Shiyan's brother as his heir and died early; his second son Liang Gang was the prince of Duke of the Kingdom of Hui, and his third son Liang Shuxie was promoted to Duke of England, and his daughter was the future queen.

Liang Shiyan's fourth son Liang Zhiyuan and fifth son Liang Wu are now guarding their souls in the mansion.

The four brothers of the Liang family wore mourning clothes and accepted the comfort of those who came to pay their respects every day. After several days, their faces were haggard, and the younger generations were not much better.

In the afternoon, Liang Cao and his four brothers were talking to the guests who came to pay their respects. Suddenly, the head of the mansion came to report that King Qi was coming. Everyone was stunned and immediately stood up to greet him.

This news made the guests who came to the house to pay their respects a little uneasy.

When Duke Hui died, there were rumors in the public that "it is said that there is something strange about Duke Hui's death, which may be related to King Qi."

It is said that the word "六" is very wonderful. I don't know who said it, but it links the death of Duke Hui and King Qi. For those who understand the so-called "insider" behind the court, it is not an exaggeration to say that Duke Hui and King Qi will be the beneficiary.

The emperor wanted to make the Liang family a queen, which obviously wanted to use the Liang family as a relative to the foreigner to compete with King Qi. However, the emperor's plan was about to become a reality, but as a result, Duke Hui passed away, all of this was wasted.

So some people suspect that the death of Duke Hui was related to King Qi, and it was not without storms, but no one knows the truth of the matter.

Perhaps the death of Duke Huang was really just an accident.

Now King Qi is here to pay his respects in person. Everyone thinks that the other party wants to act openly, but now the other party is about to enter the mansion. Among the people present, those who are active find it uneasy:

If there is an accident in the mansion...
Chapter completed!