Reborn to overthrow the throne, I became the new emperor's dark moonlight

Qiao Xi suppressed her excitement and asked, "Who is Xiaoyue'er to you?"

The old man laughed and said, "Xi Bao'er is stupid. Xiao Yue'er is not a human being. She is a rabbit raised by this old man. Haha."

Su Heting shook his head. "Wrong answer, Grandfather, think carefully, who is Huiyue?"

"wrong?"

The old man's smile froze and he looked very disappointed.

If you want to eat candied haws, you have to keep thinking about it.

Considering that if the queen was really fostered in the Zhou family, she might have changed her name, Su Heting asked again, "Grandfather, do you still remember your daughter?"

In the original owner's memory, when his grandfather was ill, he treated animals as his wives and children, and kept yelling that no one should hurt them and that he would avenge them. Therefore, the original owner believed that his grandfather went crazy because of the trauma of the tragic death of his relatives.

But now it seems that if my mother is my grandfather's daughter, then there must be another reason for my grandfather's madness.

"I can't figure out who Huiyue is, but my daughter is a red fox. If she gets half of it right, can I give half to the old man?"

The old man thought for a long time and came to this conclusion. He pouted and looked anxious as if he was about to cry.

Su Heting had no choice but to give him the candied haws.

The old man's expression changed immediately after he got the candied haws. "Hehehe, grandson, you're soft-hearted again. Being soft-hearted is not good. Remember not to be soft-hearted to others, but grandpa is an exception. Hahahaha..."

Looking at the old man happily walking out with the candied haws, Su Heting said, "After conquering Jiangnan, I have to go to the Zhou family."

The Zhou family was originally the residence of the Grand Tutor. During the reign of the previous emperor, it was the home of important officials whom the late emperor valued and trusted very much.

After the empress entered the Buddhist temple for meditation, Grand Tutor Zhou resigned from his position, and his two sons, one civil and one military, took up posts in the Six Ministries and the Western Suburbs Camp respectively.

A month before the prince's accident, the Zhou family moved to Jiangning because their uncle Zhou Chongwen, who worked in one of the six ministries, committed a crime and was sent to Jiangning to serve as the prefect.

Now it has gained a foothold in Jiangning.

Although it is not as powerful as the forces in the north and south of Xinjiang, it can still survive in a corner and protect itself.

When Su Heting was the crown prince, the queen had privately warned him to keep his distance from the Zhou family, so as to avoid the Eastern Palace having close relations with the Grand Tutor's Mansion and arousing the emperor's suspicion. Therefore, he always kept a distance from the Zhou family.

But both his maternal grandfather, Grand Tutor Zhou, and his two uncles were very good to him. He suspected that the Zhou family was punished because of his involvement and did not want to implicate them anymore. In addition, the matter of rebirth was mysterious, so he only paid attention to them and had no contact with them for the past five years.

“From the information revealed by Ji Chuan, it is very likely that the original owner is my second brother.

The Queen Mother must have noticed that there was something fishy about her second brother's death, but the Zhou family was under the Emperor's watchful eye, so it was inconvenient for them to take any action. Therefore, they could only seek help from her biological father.

This also shows that the Queen Mother's biological father is definitely not an ordinary gangster. But who is the old man, how did he lose his memory, and how did the Queen Mother become a daughter of the Zhou family?

I’m afraid only Grandfather Zhou can help us understand these old stories.”

But my grandfather is old now, so it’s not easy to ask him to go on a long journey, so only the younger generations can go.

What Su Heting said was the same as what Qiao Xi thought.

She said, "Bring the old man with you then, we will accompany you."

If we understand this matter clearly, we may be able to understand the real reason why the emperor harmed the Qiao family and the prince.

We will have to wait until they go to the capital to deal with it.

Su Heting nodded and said, "I will write a letter to Su Que and ask her to come to Yincheng with Lai Chijiao. I will let Lai Chijiao show it to Grandfather."

It would be best if the old man could remember it himself.

The two chatted for a while and then went about their business.

With the help of General Qin, taking over Yincheng went smoothly. Those who followed Ji Chuan to do evil were killed or imprisoned. Within two days, Yincheng returned to normal order.

The only difference was that the ruler changed from Jichuan to Xu An and Qiu Bayue. As a result, the news that the King of Jiangbei helped Xu An to attack Jichuan also spread.

In order to prevent the other vassal states from worrying that Su Heting and Xu An would form a force and pose a threat to the other forces, Xu An proclaimed himself King of Southern Xinjiang after stabilizing Yincheng.

This move was to announce to the world that although he and Su Heting were currently cooperating, they were each kings of two separate forces, and the balance of power among the various vassal states had not changed.

On the second day after King Cheng's reign, Xu An personally led the army and attacked the other two states in southern Xinjiang.

Qiu Bayue and the Iron-faced Hero accompanied him. In this way, more than a month later, Xu An successfully took over the remaining two states.

As a result, all the territories under Jichuan's jurisdiction fell into Xu An's hands.

Because Xinjiang North also benefited from a lot of money, food and water resources, the Xinjiang North Army had no objection to helping Xu An fight, and the two armies got along well.

But the capital was in an uproar.

Xu An's claim to the throne was a small matter, but the sudden appearance of a prince had disturbed many people.

Those who have already surrendered to the adult princes are worried that a second prince will compete with the princes behind them.

Those who had no one to seek refuge with, or could not find a way to seek refuge with the prince, felt that their chance had come.

Some people believe that Su Heting is brave and good at fighting, and he has formed his own army to guard the border. If he is really the second prince, then the emperor does not need to be afraid of him, but should win him over to make amends.

Some people believe that Su Heting has been living in exile for many years and must hate the royal family very much. He may even want to seek revenge, so we should be more on guard.

Some people also believe that there is no evidence that Su Heting is the second prince and that it needs to be carefully investigated.

Therefore, these days, every morning court session is particularly lively.

The emperor's face looked unhappy.

On this day, the emperor was once again troubled by the noise made by his ministers. After the morning court session, he got very angry.

Eunuch Wu trembled with fear, "Your Majesty, anger is harmful to your health."

The emperor knew that anger was harmful to the body, but how could he not be angry?

Nothing has gone smoothly in the past few months.

Tax grain was lost, the imperial mausoleum could not be built, confidants turned against him, and Qiao Xi, who had been carefully trained for five years, did not perform as expected.

She was sent to assassinate Su Heting, but problems kept occurring there.

After Xu An gained power, he wrote to Qiao Xi, asking her to adjust her plan from assassination to conquest.

What if Ji Chuan is no match for Xu An and Xu An takes over southern Xinjiang? If Su Heting is assassinated by Qiao Xi again, and there is no one to check and balance Xu An, I am afraid that northern Xinjiang will eventually become Xu An's.

By then, Xu An's next step would definitely be to target the imperial court.

Fortunately, according to the news, Qiao Xi has won Su Heting's heart and is highly valued by Su Heting.

He had just breathed a sigh of relief when he received news that Ji Chuan's useless daughter had seriously injured Qiao Xi.

In order to avenge Qiao Xi, Su Heting teamed up with Xu An to attack Ji Chuan. Ji Yao pushed Su Heting towards Xu An.

Even so, he was not afraid. Having been emperor for more than twenty years, he knew well the temptation of power to men.

Even if Su Heting and Xu An formed a temporary alliance, as long as some tricks were used to create a conflict of interest between the two, they could be divided.

But now, news has spread that Su Heting is the second prince, and he feels anxious and uneasy.

The child was indeed thrown into the mountains that year, but the mountain was outside the capital.

How did a newborn baby survive and make it to northern Xinjiang after falling into a forest infested with wild beasts?

But in order to hide the truth from the Queen, he killed all the people involved in the matter. Now, he doesn't know who to turn to for verification.

(Su Heting: It’s not that there’s no other way. You can just go to the underworld to find them.)

Seeing that Eunuch Wu was still kneeling before him, the emperor kicked him on the buttocks and said, "What's the point of kneeling here? Go and see the portrait of the King of Jiangbei."

Since it is impossible to verify, we can only see what Su Heting looks like. A few days ago, I sent a pigeon to my spies at the border, asking them to send a portrait over, but it hasn't arrived yet. They are all good-for-nothings.

Eunuch Wu has gained weight again. Although he kicked hard, fortunately he had some meat to support him, so he was able to hold on. He quickly got up and ran out to see if there was any latest news.

Although he didn't know what the situation was with the Second Prince, he could tell from the Emperor's reaction that he was not at all happy that the Second Prince was still alive.

Even very angry.

The emperor's wrath could cost one's head if one wasn't careful. He had been living in fear and trepidation these days, and even missed the days when he was not favored by the emperor.

Realizing that he still had time to think about random things, Eunuch Wu felt a chill and swung his fat legs to run as fast as he could.

Fortunately, when we arrived at the Secret Factory Intelligence Department, they had just received news from the border and were about to send it to the emperor.

Eunuch Wu snatched the statue away and complained to the head of the secret workshop, "Be quicker next time. His Majesty is furious."

He didn't care whether the manager of the secret factory looked unhappy or not, and ran to the imperial study.

"His Majesty."

He took a deep breath and presented the portrait, "The small portrait of the King of Jiangbei has arrived."

The emperor took it, read it, his face turned pale, and he staggered back.