The Time Traveling Anchor and Her Eight Hundred Fence-Sitters

Taifu Xiao Haizhou was "sick" for three days, and the young emperor Liang Yuansheng was harassed by everyone in the court for three days.

If Liang Yuansheng still thought on the first day that His Highness's old ministers were sincerely concerned about the country, three days later, he finally understood it completely.

The so-called "right-hand ministers" and "pillars of the country" are nothing but a group of old foxes who use the excuse of acting on their own, scheming for power and being selfish.

What a prosperous country and strong people, what a peaceful and peaceful sea and rivers, it's all bullshit! !

However, Liang Yuansheng was able to let go of things. When he realized that he had been used as a pawn by Zhang Zhian and had offended Grand Tutor Xiao Haizhou on a groundless accusation, he immediately humbled himself and prepared to leave the palace to personally apologize to the other party.

"Your Majesty, if you ask me, you are the real master of Tianying State.

Inside and outside the palace, in the sky and on the ground, everything in our world belongs to the Liang family!

Not to mention that you just met the young lady of the He family once, even if you really beat her to death, why do you have to be so humble to Xiao Haizhou? ! "

In Qianchen Palace, the eunuch Xin Yuan was changing Liang Yuansheng's clothes while muttering in a low voice in front of him.

Xin Yuan and Xin He were Liang Yuansheng's personal eunuchs. Except when they went to court, they followed Liang Yuansheng almost every step of the way.

The two of them were also there when Zhang Zhihe was fanning the flames. After listening for a while, they realized that Zhao Mianmian had a special identity and was not as simple as the He family's cousin on the surface.

But it’s hard to say how special it is.

All I know is that it is related to an important official of the previous dynasty and the Xiling Nine Star Map that has been lost among the people.

When Liang Yuansheng heard Xin Yuan's muttering, his fingers tightened slightly.

He frowned, gritted his teeth, and a look of unprecedented solemnity flashed across his face.

Seeing that there was no one around, Liang Yuansheng suddenly lowered his voice and asked the two people around him:

"Have you ever heard of Jiang Quhuai?"

Xin Yuan was stunned by Liang Yuansheng's question. He paused and shook his head.

Xin He thought about it and said slowly:

"The Jiang Quhuai that Your Majesty is talking about is the King of Zhenbei who was in charge of 400,000 troops in the northwest before the late emperor ascended the throne?"

Having said that, Liang Yuansheng felt that there was no need to hide anything, so he nodded solemnly.

However, Xin Yuan had never heard of this name, and asked Xin He in confusion:

"Before the late emperor ascended the throne, wasn't that more than 20 years ago?"

Xin He looked at Liang Yuansheng's expression and continued:

"Yes, that's what I heard a long time ago in the Summer Palace."

"It is said that before the late emperor ascended the throne, the Northwest Camp was not under the control of Prince Ning. At that time, the Prince of Zhenbei who was in charge of the 400,000 troops of the Northwest Camp was named Jiang, and his name was Jiang Quhuai."

"Zhenbei King Jiang Quhuai has guarded the northwest for his entire life, and he has raised an army of 400,000 people by himself.

These 400,000-man army only followed Jiang Quhuai's lead, and even dared to openly disobey the imperial edict of Emperor Taiwu at that time."

"Later, Jiang Quhuai passed away, and this army of 400,000 men disappeared overnight, causing panic among the people inside and outside the court. They were afraid that the Northern Di would take advantage of the situation and attack Tianying again."

Xin Yuan had been in the palace for almost ten years and had never heard of Jiang Quhuai and his 400,000 old subordinates. He was shocked beyond words.

"Four, four hundred thousand? How is that possible?!"

“Four hundred thousand people… just disappeared out of thin air??”

Seeing Xin He mentioned the old events from twenty years ago, Liang Yuansheng's brows tightened.

In fact, what Xin He said was almost the same as what Zhang Zhian told him, except that what Zhang Zhian said was more detailed, more real, and more pointed.

Because the other party mentioned a name without any hesitation, Zhao Mianmian.

Zhang Zhi'an said that Zhao Mianmian was the descendant of Jiang Quhuai, the King of Zhenbei, and could mobilize the missing 400,000 troops at any time.

It was a good chess move that Xiao Haizhou had carefully planned for himself in order to seize power and seize the throne.

Liang Yuansheng couldn't suppress his curiosity and ran to meet the three-year-old girl.

Before he could finish his words, he touched Xiao Haizhou's sore spot.

Liang Yuansheng:

"They will not disappear. Zhang Zhian said that some of these 400,000 people followed Jiang Quhuai to Western Xinjiang, some were incorporated into the current Qingyan Army, and some became the current Xuanlin Guard."

Xin Yuan:

"Xuanlin Guard?? But is it the Xuanlin Guard that is under the control of Grand Tutor Xiao?"

Seeing Xin Yuan's expression of disbelief as if he had heard this for the first time, Liang Yuansheng nodded.

Xin He was silent for a long time, and finally spoke when the group of three were about to leave the palace.

“Your Majesty, in fact, after careful consideration, I think that the story of the King of Zhenbei and his 400,000 former subordinates might be true.

But if it is said that the three-year-old girl of the He family could mobilize the 400,000-man army on her own to support Master Xiao's rebellion, it would be a bit too much."

"Think about it, it happened more than 20 years ago. If Jiang Quhuai really raised those 400,000 people, he would be in his 40s by now.

They are not the ghost soldiers in the myth. How could they return to the northwest without dying or growing old and join the Qingyan Army in the northwest camp?"

"The matter of Xuanlin Guards is even more untrue. I heard from the guards guarding the city that the Xuanlin Guards are all young and strong men, and they were recruited by Master Xiao in recent years. How can they be related to Jiang Quhuai's old subordinates?!"

Liang Yuansheng was shocked when he heard this.

Not long after, he started to laugh at himself in front of Xin Yuan and Xin He.

"Indeed, if you put it this way, I was actually being led by the nose."

"Twenty years is not two years. Even if those people are still alive, they are either sick or dead. How can they listen to a three-year-old girl and threaten my Liang family's kingdom?!"

"Xin He, thank goodness you reminded me in time!"

As he spoke, Liang Yuansheng lifted the curtain and got on the carriage, heading towards the Taifu Mansion without hesitation.

**

No one knew that Liang Yuansheng had left the palace. The three of them took the Imperial Household Department's sign and went through the Xuanyi Gate in the north.

It was not until they stood at the gate of the Taifu Mansion that the gatekeeper ran in panic to report.

The steward of the Taifu Mansion did not dare to delay. He personally led the way for the Emperor and sent someone to inform Xiao Haizhou.

When Xiao Haizhou received the news, he was talking with his staff in the study. When he learned that the little emperor had secretly left the palace without seeing them and came to the Taifu Mansion, there was no trace of surprise on his face.

However, when all the staff in the room heard that the Emperor had arrived, they all looked at Xiao Haizhou's face, bowed their hands and made gestures to retreat.

But unexpectedly, they were all detained by Xiao Haizhou.

Liang Yuansheng stayed in Xiao Haizhou's study for a whole hour.

Except for Xiao Haizhou and his staff, no one knew what Liang Yuansheng did in there.

But when Liang Yuansheng came out of the Taifu Mansion, his face was pale and his steps were weak.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

When Xin Yuanxinhe saw Liang Yuansheng coming out, he hurriedly walked up to him and asked anxiously.

Liang Yuansheng waved his hand, indicating that they should go back and talk about it.

The three of them returned to the palace without saying a word.

After returning to the palace, Xin Yuanxin He immediately helped Liang Yuansheng bathe and wash up.

But even after the lights in Qianchen Palace were blown out, Liang Yuansheng still didn't speak.

Xin He sent Xin Yuan to guard the outer room.

When he lowered the bed curtain in the dark and turned to leave with his eyelids drooping, he heard Liang Yuansheng's voice from inside:

"Xin He, tell me, am I really useless?"

Xin He pursed his lips and raised his head in the darkness, his eyes deep and dark.

"No, sire, you are still young."

"When you reach the age of Grand Tutor Xiao, no one in this court or in this world will dare to bully you..."