My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 346 Time to go see my grandson
Hengzhou, in Pingcheng.

There were some unfamiliar faces in the inner courtyard of Gao Huan's mansion.

A hint of resentment flashed in Gao Cheng's eyes as he stared at the room not far away, which was guarded by people from the grassland tribes.

He looked up at Lou Zhaojun behind him.

Ever since that damned Rouran princess arrived, Lou Zhaojun even gave up her previous residence to highlight the Rouran princess's noble status.

"Mother..."

“Ah Hui, those who achieve great things must tolerate what others cannot tolerate and endure what others cannot endure. Your father is plotting something great. What is a little humiliation if I have to endure it for now in order to help him succeed? You must treat that Rouran princess with great courtesy in the future and not be rude to her, lest you ruin your father’s great plans.”

Gao Cheng nodded.

After a while, Gao Huan came out of the room, and the person outside was Tutujia, Anagui's younger brother.

Anagui was eventually persuaded by Gao Huan to marry his daughter to Gao Huan and to provide Gao Huan with the support of the grassland army. However, he also allowed Tutujia to come to Gao Huan's mansion with his daughter and keep an eye on Gao Huan every day. In fact, it was a kind of coercion to make Gao Huan sleep with the Rouran princess more often.

Princess Rouran needs to give birth to a son for Gao Huan so that Anagui can help his grandson compete for the legacy that Gao Huan may have built.

In order not to alert the enemy, Gao Huan did not hold a grand wedding. He simply sent Tu Tu Jia with guards and the princess into the city in a very low-key manner. Lou Zhaojun also voluntarily gave up the house where the first wife of the family lived.

I've finally managed to free myself up.

"Zhaojun, Ahui..."

Gao Huan also felt guilty, but he had no better options. Rouran was the only place he could rely on, and for now he could only temporarily make Lou Zhaojun and the others suffer.

After giving his wife and children an apologetic look, Gao Huan did not linger in the inner courtyard.

Instead, they went outside the mansion.

"Aliudun, Ningshi, you two go to Hexi to find Hedoulingbufan and tell him to quickly raise an army and invade... After that, I will have my own way to take Mayi!"

Then Sun Teng was summoned.

"Go to Dingzhou immediately and tell Wan Gu that I will cause a disturbance in Sizhou and ask them to find a way to take Jingxing. At that time, the two of us can join forces and quickly head south to help Ziru."

Gao Huan then sought out Tu Tujia.

"I hope you will go and inform the Great Khan so that he can prepare to send troops south."

After explaining everything, Gao Huan also looked at the map. If all went well, he could quickly take Si, Dingzhou, and Xiangzhou. If Gao Yu could head west immediately, the two of them could meet up in Hebei and occupy half of the Great Wei's territory!

As for the handwritten letter sent by Yuan Ziyou...

Gao Huan took it out and glanced at it, then muttered to himself.

"Your Majesty, I will repay your great kindness after He Liuhun dies. For now... I will borrow your life to help me seize the righteous cause."

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Luoyang.

Inside the Mingguang Hall.

Yuan Ziyou summoned his trusted confidants to the palace.

"I have made up my mind!"

On the table in front of him was the Emperor's Sword that he had temporarily made Gao Yu wear. Yuan Ziyou suddenly drew the sword from its sheath.

"We can't wait any longer!"

Gao Qian, Li Yu, and the others all had solemn expressions; they all knew what this meant.

Li Yu seemed to want to ease the tense atmosphere, and immediately said with a light laugh, "Last time, Narzhu Rong was lucky to escape. If he enters the palace again this time, I will make sure he doesn't leave alive!"

"Erzhu Rong is confident of victory and has lowered his guard. We are sure to succeed this time."

These repetitive words are said to others, but also to oneself.

Can it be successful?

Even Yuan Ziyou wasn't entirely confident, but he had no way out!
Yuan Ziyou looked at Yuan Hui beside him, stood up and said, "Uncle, I'm entrusting this matter to you this time. You must go in person to prevent Erzhu Rong from becoming suspicious."

Yuan Hui nodded.

He was not a peripheral member of the imperial family like Yuan Tianmu; he was a genuine beneficiary of the Yuan imperial power and naturally could not tolerate Erzhu Rong seizing the Yuan dynasty's empire.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Yuan Hui turned and left, while Li Yu and the others went to ambush the wandering knights they had brought into the palace. Wen Zisheng, however, was somewhat uneasy. "Your Majesty... can we really trust the General of the Martial Guard?"

What good will distrust do?

Yuan Ziyou did not dwell on this.

Gao Qian continued to comfort him, saying, "If General Wuwei had any ulterior motives, the Prime Minister would have taken action long ago. Why would he wait until now? We should proceed according to the plan."

There's no point in saying anything more. We've already come this far, there's no time to worry about anything else.

Everything is ready, just one last push is needed.

The entire Mingguang Hall was immediately filled with a chilling atmosphere.

Yuan Hui rode swiftly to the outside of General Tianzhu's residence and immediately revealed his identity, "Quickly report to the Prime Minister, there is good news! The Empress successfully gave birth to a prince for His Majesty last night!"

The news was quickly relayed to Erzhu Rong by his personal guards.

"Ying'e has given birth?"

Upon hearing the news, Erzhu Rong jumped up, but quickly calmed down.

While calculating Erzhu Ying'e's due date in his mind, given the conditions in ancient times, he could only make a rough estimate and could not have an exact time.

If you calculate the time, Erzhu Ying'e should indeed have given birth within this period.

"Father, could this be a trap?"

Erzhu Rong's eldest son, Erzhu Puti, frowned, still somewhat worried.

Yuan Tianmu also spoke up to advise, "Back then, Dong Zhuo also controlled the Central Army and the Imperial Guards, but he still met with an accident. Tianbao, you need to be careful."

"There are rumors all over Luoyang that His Majesty intends to harm you, and there's no smoke without fire."

Erzhu Rong nodded. "How could I not know His Majesty's little tricks?"

"But I must enter the palace today. If I do not enter the palace, how can the world know that it was His Majesty who wronged me first, and not that I wronged His Majesty!"

Erzhu Rong quickly sent someone to invite Yuan Hui to his residence.

"Prime Minister, the Empress has given birth to a prince, which is a great joy. His Majesty has ordered me to summon you to the palace to visit the Empress and the prince, no, the Empress and the Crown Prince."

Erzhu Rong wore a polite smile. "Allow me to prepare a small gift. Since I'm going to visit you, how can I go empty-handed?"

After stabilizing Yuan Hui.

Erzhu Rong arrived at the inner courtyard, where Erzhu Shilong had already been summoned.

"Shilong, go outside the city now, take my seal and bring the brave Qihu warriors into the city, so they can be ready to go to the palace to meet me at any time."

Erzhu Shilong took the seal and turned to leave.

Xi Yi, Zhu Rui, and others were also summoned to his residence.

Erzhu Rong looked at Xi Yi, "Wu Cheng, His Majesty sent someone to deliver a message saying that the Empress has given birth. Is this true? Also... have any strangers appeared in the palace recently?"

Xi Yi remained unfazed.

He bowed with his hands clasped and said with great certainty, "The Empress has indeed given birth. There are no other newborns in the palace; they are all my trusted confidants."

"it is good!"

Erzhu Rong nodded.

After settling everything in, he went back to his room before leaving the inner courtyard.

"Let's go! Tianmu, Puti, we'll head to the palace now!"

Yuan Hui was overjoyed, but his face remained impassive.

Erzhu Rong, accompanied by dozens of personal guards and attendants, immediately headed towards the palace.

Astride his horse, he gazed intently in the direction of the imperial palace, his eyes sharp and piercing.

"Your Majesty... if you have truly failed me, then you cannot blame me."

"I have never wronged you."

(End of this chapter)