Early in the morning on the fifth day of the lunar month, it's three o'clock in the morning.

Song Xi summoned a group of civil servants and generals to hold a meeting.

The Tatar army has taken unusual actions, and Liuhe Villa must seize the time to deploy and prepare for war.

The officials and soldiers who had finished their rest were busy again, launching military and political plans one after another according to the orders.

This war will be very different from the past. The vast area involved, the complexity of the situation, and the unpredictable consequences are all unprecedented in history.

Song Xi wanted to take this opportunity to annihilate the Tatars in one fell swoop, turning this foreign nation that had roamed the world for hundreds of years into the dust of history.

Of course, annihilating the old enemy does not mean massacre. The ultimate goal of this campaign is to eliminate their imperial power and armed forces and assimilate the aliens into citizens.

The Song family troops in the northwest were all excited and actively cooperated in training and preparing for war. They had a premonition that they would witness an unprecedented heroic deed in person in the near future!

All the civil servants could not remain calm and looked forward excitedly. If Song Xi could really defeat the Tatars and take control of the capital, then half of the Song family's great cause of conquering the Tatars would be completed!

The capital is of extraordinary significance to all forces. Losing the capital means the death of the dynasty, but those who capture the capital can prove their own strength.

In troubled times where heroes compete for power, the one who captures the capital first often has a greater chance of winning. Song Xi has a geographical advantage and is close to the water, but the risks and crises he faces are more severe than usual.

It is impossible for the princes and princes of all parties to let him occupy the north. Countless conspiracies and assassinations will surely come in the future. The new emperor's thoughts are not yet known. Everyone can only wait and see what happens and wait for the situation to become clear.

The changes in the northwest were not noticed by the outside world, and all forces were focused on the new emperor's ascension to the throne.

Wu Zhongwen had been dormant for several years before he achieved today's victory. All forces are waiting to see how he will govern the country in the future and what plans he has for the various rebels.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.

Wu Zhongwen, the 16th emperor of the Wu Dynasty, ascended the throne in the capital and was named Longhe.

After the new emperor officially ascended the throne, he honored his biological mother, Concubine Wei Shu, as the empress dowager, promoted his grandfather Wei Guangqi from the position of Minister of War to prime minister, and his uncle Wei Dongsheng gave him the title of Duke Cheng'en.

As a result, the Wei family ascended to heaven and became the most powerful family in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Wu Zhongwen's followers also received varying degrees of rewards, and the entire court was purged by the new emperor's power.

Since Wu Zhongwen's princess had a lower background, her natal family could not provide much help to the new emperor, so in the end she could only be named the imperial concubine. As compensation, her natal family was granted a lower title.

After the new emperor mother and son discussed with the Wei family, they decided to marry Qiao Yue, the granddaughter of Qing Guo Gongfu, as the Queen of the East Palace. The upright and neutral Qing Guo Gong joined the royal family and was extremely passively tied to Wu Zhongwen mother and son.

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The proud Empress Dowager Wei was strong and flamboyant. Within a few days, she began to organize a draft for the new emperor. All the powerful officials in the court had to present their daughters of suitable age. If they disobeyed, they would be immediately impeached and suppressed by the Wei family.

The new emperor who has just ascended the throne needs to consolidate his power, and draft marriage is the simplest and most effective way to win over.

Some people are willing to marry the emperor and hope to advance their positions by using their daughters to be favored.

Those who were unwilling could only accept the order with tears in their eyes. No matter how aggrieved they were, they did not want to become the target of the new emperor to scare the monkeys.

As Song Xi's mother clan power, the Weiyuan Hou Mansion also came into the sight of the Queen Mother of Wei.

The Zhang family has been lucky enough to escape the whirlpool of heirlooms in recent years, but now they can no longer escape the new emperor's wooing.

"Your Majesty, there is only one legitimate daughter left in the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion. Do you think we should include her in the harem?"

Queen Mother Wei looked at Zhang Ruofei's portrait and asked her son's opinion with a smile.

Emperor Long He poked his head and took a few glances, then nodded with satisfaction.

"She looks okay, just... let's make her a concubine. Her status is too low and it's hard to explain to the Zhang family. She has to have something to say when dealing with Song Xi in the future. Didn't the eldest daughter Zhang happen to marry into the Qiao family?

It seems that Song Xi and I are destined to be relatives."

After saying that, the corner of his mouth curled up with an unknown meaning.

The utilization value of Weiyuan Hou Mansion is limited to this, and more benefits will depend on how it is planned in the future.

If you want to deal with a rebellious giant like Song Xi, you must first become his "in-law friend". Emperor Long He plans to hold the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion firmly in his hands, and when the time is right, he will use the Zhang family to kill him.

one strike!

The Queen Mother Wei was also very aware of her son's plan, and she was very much in favor of it. However, when she thought of the situation a few years ago, she was worried that things might not go as smoothly as expected.

"The Zhang family didn't do much to save people at first, and your father decided to eradicate the Song family because of Zhang Tianhuan's gaffe. Song Xi is determined to retaliate and is ruthless. How can he really be willing to continue to associate with the Zhang family? If Song Xi ignored the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion

, then wouldn’t our plan be completely in vain?”

The Song family was raided and executed, but as an in-law, Weiyuan Houfu just stood by and watched. Song's mother, Zhang Mingying, died at the hands of the He family, and her father, Zhang Tianhuan, never sought any justice for her.

Emperor Yuanfeng brought an unwarranted stigma to the Song family. No one in the Zhang family was willing to clear up his grievances. Song Xi was desperate and miserable to save her father alone, and the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion did not even do anything to help.

Who would not hold a grudge against such a cold and snobbish grandfather? Haven’t you seen that Song Xi has no contact with the Zhang family at all?

If they want to use the Zhang family to slowly plot against Song Xi, how should the other party take action if they don't care about their family and relationships?

Emperor Longhe raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but his face still looked confident and relaxed.

"Queen mother, don't worry! Song Xi will definitely take over. No matter how bad the Zhang family is, it is still his mother's family. No matter how wrong Zhang Tianhuan is, he has no right to accuse him. All parents in the world are disobedient and unfilial if he dares to take care of his relatives.

! Even if Song Xi is for his own reputation and face, he will never hate his grandfather openly. We will definitely find a loophole to carry out our plan, and the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion is the best breakthrough!"

"If it doesn't work, there are other ways. Doesn't Song Xi care about Dingbeihou's reputation? We can keep this matter in mind and deal with him a few more times. I don't believe that he can really be indifferent and have no flaws."

The Empress Dowager Wei felt relieved after hearing this, and said with a satisfied smile: "I will feel relieved if you succeed. How can a mere traitor and traitor compete with you? When Song Xi is sent to hell, we will be able to

With the northwest completely recovered, the powerful officials in the capital will no longer be sarcastic, thinking that you won the Zhou Dynasty by picking up leaks. The Song family must have accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, and the national treasury can also be well filled.

Ichiban!”

This was a bit overly conceited, as if he would be able to take in everything about Song Xi tomorrow.
Chapter completed!