The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Chang'an City.

Tufu's Mansion.

The prince looked at Grand Tutor Xie with a heavy face, "Grand Tutor, my father is in a coma now, and I, as the Crown Prince, cannot even see him."

The prince looked aggrieved at this moment, feeling sad, angry and helpless.

Taifu Xie's hair turned completely white in just a few months. Ever since his son passed away and his grandson Xie Yu'an went missing, Taifu Xie looked old all of a sudden.

"Prince, the harem is now controlled by Concubine Liu, which is very disadvantageous to the Crown Prince. You must be more careful!" Taifu Xie said dryly.

Taifu Xie's family were all civil officials, and there was only one old man left in the family. Although he had the title of Taifu, not many people took the Xie family seriously at that time.

Taifu Xie looked at the prince with regret. Although he was the prince's teacher, he also knew the prince's talent and intelligence. With his abilities, he could not defeat the King of Jin and the King of Qi.

However, ever since he was named Taifu and became the prince's teacher, the entire Xie family has been tied to the prince.

The emperor was seriously ill, and Tutor Xie took the opportunity to let his eldest grandson Xie Yu'an leave the Hanlin Academy and go to the north. Unexpectedly, he pushed his grandson into the fire pit.

Master Xie still doesn't know whether his grandson is dead or alive.

Thinking of this, Master Xie felt a pain in his heart.

"Grandmaster, Concubine Liu is paving the way for Prince Jin. The Liu family is showing off their power in the capital, which is really hateful.

The Liu family relies on the power of Concubine Liu, and their eyes are almost on the top of their heads. And the King of Jin doesn't take this prince seriously at all! "

The prince did not notice Master Xie's helplessness and continued to complain.

The prince didn't know that Tutor Xie had already given up.

Now no prince supports him anymore. He is like a fish on a chopping board and has given up struggling.

It’s mainly because of the current crown prince that Master Xie can’t find any hope at all.

"Your Highness, the most urgent task now is to find out whether the emperor is really unconscious or is under the control of Concubine Liu."

The prince nodded hastily, "Grandmaster is right, what should I do then?"

Master Xie: “…”

Master Xie took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, why don't you go find the King of Qi now? You two can come together to ask for an audience with His Majesty."

The prince curled his lips, "Grandmaster, you know that the King of Qi and I have always been at odds, and the King of Qi is not a good person either. Now the Ministry of War is controlled by him, and he is very arrogant. The King of Qi doesn't take me, the prince, seriously."

Master Xie: “…”

Taifu Xie finally understood why the officials of the Zhanshi Mansion were not working hard.

I can't carry it, I can't carry it at all!

"Master, is there still no news about Yu'an? If Yu'an were here to accompany me, he would definitely be able to come up with a good solution for me. He is so smart."

When Xie Yu'an was young, he was the prince's companion. At the age of eighteen, he became the top scholar in the imperial examination and was the leader of the three outstanding scholars in the capital. His reputation did not come for nothing.

At least when Xie Yu'an was around, the officials in the Zhanshi Mansion dared not fool the prince.

The prince didn’t understand the twists and turns, but Xie Yu’an did.

Master Xie had a worried look on his face. "There is still no news about Yu'an. Maybe... maybe he is no longer in this world!"

The prince said hurriedly: "Grandmaster, no, Yu'an will definitely turn danger into safety."

Master Xie nodded, "I hope so!"

Thinking of the prince's situation, Master Xie couldn't help but speak again: "Prince, it is the best strategy to make peace with the King of Qi and form an alliance with him first to dissolve the imprisonment of Concubine Liu and King Jin. You might as well talk to the King of Qi."

When the prince heard that Master Xie asked him to bow to the King of Qi again, he was dissatisfied, so he stood up and said, "Master, I have disturbed you for a long time today, so I will take my leave."

Taifu Xie slowly stood up and said, "Your Highness, I respectfully send you off."

The prince left the Taifu Mansion somewhat angrily.

On the way back in the carriage, the prince smashed a teacup.

Eunuch Otomo Gao hurriedly put away the teacup and said, "Your Highness, calm down. Calm down."

"I originally wanted to ask the Grand Tutor for advice, but he came up with such a bad idea and asked me to bow to the King of Qi.

How ridiculous! Am I the crown prince, or is the Prince of Qi?

"You want me to surrender to the King of Qi? No way!"

Eunuch Gao whispered, "Your Highness, Grand Tutor Xie is a veteran of two dynasties. Without real talent and knowledge, he cannot be a Grand Tutor.

The Grand Tutor is the Crown Prince's teacher and has always been on the side of Your Highness.

Your Highness may wish to try his method."

The prince glanced at him and said, "Humph, the relationship between the eldest companion and the master is quite good!"

Eunuch Gao knelt in the carriage. Because of the bumpy road, his hands were pressed on the broken porcelain pieces, but he didn't dare to hide. "Your Highness, please forgive me. I said too much."

The prince saw the blood on Eunuch Gao's hand and softened his tone, "Get up, Otomo!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

The prince sighed at this time, "If the teacher really agrees with me, he would not let Yu'an leave the capital. He saw that I could not defeat the King of Qi and the King of Jin, so he left a successor for the Xie family in advance!"

Eunuch Gao didn't dare to answer.

"Even if I find the King of Qi and form an alliance with him, what will I do after that? The King of Qi has more soldiers under his command than the King of Jin. If the King of Jin is gone, it will only be a matter of time before the King of Qi takes care of me."

The prince grew up in the palace and is not a naive person.

However, he understood many principles, but without soldiers under his command, he, the prince, was just an empty shell.

Eunuch Gao rolled his eyes and said, "Your Highness, the soldiers in the capital are all from the King of Qi and the King of Jin, but the Zhenbei Marquisate in the north has not sided with anyone. Your Highness might as well extend an olive branch to the Zhenbei Marquisate."

The prince's eyes lit up, "Zhenbei Marquis Mansion?"

The prince thought that the Zhenbei Marquisate had been suppressed for many years in the north, but it could still hold on until now. It must be that this army must have certain strength.

"What Oban said is right. If I can win over the Zhenbei Marquisate, it will surely be a great help."

The prince became happier the more he thought about it, and patted Eunuch Gao's shoulder heavily, "Otomo is still smart."

In the north, on the grassland.

Zhao Zhen led 1000 cavalrymen and galloped across the grassland.

The whole journey was light and quick, and they had already eliminated many small enemy hideouts along the way.

"My Lord, if we go around the Bashan Mountains, we will reach the heartland of the Xianbei. The Xianbei royal court is in Beisaiwei."

Zhao Zhen put away the map and said, "This time we must capture some important hostages and bring them back. Then the Fourth Prince Murong Fu will have to withdraw his troops."

"Yes, what the eldest master said is absolutely right."

Zhao Zhen nodded, "Pass on my order. The army will set out immediately and try to reach Beisaiwei before dark tomorrow."

"Yes, eldest son!"

Because the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion was not taken seriously, although Zhao Zhen had made military achievements in the army, the court would not approve all of the military achievements reported by the Zhenbei Marquis.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen’s current title is only a seventh-rank Yunqiwei, and he is not even a general.

However, the Zhenbei Army recognized Zhao Zhen, and the soldiers were accustomed to calling him the eldest master.