Chapter 389: Consistency
After three consecutive days of sunny weather, Jinling suddenly began to drizzle.
After rumors about the third prince spread throughout the capital.
Another piece of news caused quite a stir.
Dasong was going to raise a large army to attack Xiliang for revenge.
And just as this became the talk of the town.
A carriage escorted by the imperial guards quietly entered the city.
But the carriage did not go in the direction of the palace, but stopped in front of Prince He's mansion.
Then, a young man was supported by a servant and walked into the mansion, and the imperial guards rode away.
After another half an hour, two carriages arrived in front of the mansion, and Concubine Dou and Dou Wei got off the carriages and entered the mansion.
"Mother, uncle..."
On the bed, the third prince looked at his mother and Dou Wei and burst into tears.
Concubine Dou burst into tears and just held the third prince's hand.
Dou Wei also shed tears, and at this time he drove all the servants out of the house and ordered no one to come in.
The three cried for a while, and Zhao Mu said, "Mother, I might as well die in Xiliang, at least I can get my reputation back. What's the point of living in this state?"
"Mu'er, don't say such stupid things. If you die, mother will die with you."
Dou Wei sighed beside him, his heart was broken.
Zhao Mu looked up at the sky, "But what if I live? Has there been a prince like me since ancient times?"
"Emperor Taihe of Liang Dynasty was captured by the grassland people, and returned to Liang ten years later. Didn't he still seize the throne and continue to be the emperor? If an emperor is like this, how can you, a prince, not be able to do it?" Dou Wei comforted.
"But now...is there a prince like me?" Zhao Mu finished speaking, tears flowing like a spring.
Concubine Dou and Dou Wei knew what Zhao Mu wanted to say.
This move of Xiliang was too vicious, it was even worse than killing Zhao Mu.
But this humiliation was only for the national system of Dasong.
In the eyes of Concubine Dou and Dou Wei, they still hope that the third prince can return alive, even if the third prince now has physical defects.
"Mu'er, don't think so. No matter what, you are still the prince of Dasong. Uncle will definitely do what he promised you." Dou Wei said firmly, "Now, you just need to take good care of your injuries, and leave the rest to uncle."
Dou Wei promised him to make him the emperor of Dasong.
But if he hadn't been determined to fight for the throne, how could he have become like this.
Thinking of this, he was like crazy, "It's impossible. My father will never choose me as the crown prince again. He won't even come to see me now, because I am the shame of Dasong!"
Dou Wei and Concubine Dou were even more distressed when they saw this, and hurried forward to comfort him.
Holding Zhao Mu's hand, Dou Wei stared into his eyes, "Mu'er, uncle will do what he promised you, no matter what the cost."
Looking up at the sky, he continued: "Uncle used to care about the old relationship with some people, but it will never happen again in the future. No one can stop you from ascending the throne."
Zhao Mu's distorted expression gradually eased.
Now he looks no different from a living dead.
If he can only live like this for the rest of his life, he might as well die early.
The only reason for him to continue living is the high chair in the Golden Palace.
Seeing Zhao Mu calm down, Dou Wei and Concubine Dou were relieved.
Zhao Mu then said: "What is uncle going to do?"
"It's not the time to tell you now, at least wait until the attack on Xiliang." Dou Wei narrowed his eyes.
"Attack Xiliang? Good, good, destroy Xiliang, we must destroy Xiliang." Zhao Mu suddenly shouted as if he was stimulated.
Then, Zhao Mu seemed to be too tired, closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep.
At this time, Concubine Dou and Dou Wei looked at each other.
Concubine Dou sobbed, "Brother, why is Mu'er so miserable? He has always been very self-righteous. I created this disaster because I was afraid that he would not be able to survive."
"So, I allowed him to be the crown prince. This is his only wish. If he loses this wish, he will really not be able to survive." Dou Wei sighed.
Concubine Dou wiped her tears, "But how could the emperor let him inherit the crown prince?"
"You don't have to worry about this. I have my own ideas." Dou Wei's eyes flashed with determination.
Concubine Dou nodded and leaned her head on Dou Wei's shoulder.
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Imperial study.
Zhao Heng looked at the mountains and rivers on the wall, his eyes stopped at the position of Xiliang.
This is a war about the dignity of Dasong.
Xiliang must pay a heavy price.
But he knew that the battle to conquer Xiliang would not be easy.
After all, there is Beidi behind Xiliang, and Beidi will not sit idly by and watch Xiliang be conquered by Dasong.
However, now both the powerful clans and the imperial army are equipped with artillery, which makes him no longer lack confidence as before.
This time, he must take back Qinzhou and Yongzhou, and defeat Xiliang and Beidi, so that they can no longer cause trouble in the northwest of Dasong.
"Has the third prince entered the city?" Zhao Heng asked seemingly unintentionally.
Liang Cheng nodded, "Your Majesty, the third prince has returned to the palace, and Concubine Dou and Prime Minister Dou have both visited him."
Zhao Heng nodded.
He didn't want to visit him at all now.
With the return of the third prince, more news about the third prince in Xiliang came back.
He led the horse for Xiliang Chanyu and wiped his boots for Xiliang Chanyu.
These actions simply made Dasong lose face.
Now facing the court officials, he thought that these ministers were laughing at him behind his back.
He even hoped that the third prince would have some backbone and commit suicide when he was captured.
This way, at least the dignity of the royal family can be protected.
And they don't have to start a war against Xiliang for him.
"Tell the King of Yan that he must guard Yanzhou during the Northern Expedition and not let it fail." Zhao Heng said.
Under Dou Wei's lobbying, the Xiao family, the Wang family, and the Han family all agreed to the war and promised to send troops.
As for the Xie family, it goes without saying that they have the same idea as him. The Ma family hates Ma Jin to the bone and will naturally agree.
Now only the Liang family and the Fan family have ambiguous attitudes.
The Liang family said that they could not withdraw troops because of the frequent attacks of pirates on the coast.
The Fan family said that Jiaozhi had repeatedly invaded and the journey was too far, so it was inconvenient to send troops.
But even so, in his opinion, these troops were enough.
Therefore, he felt that there was no need to call the King of Yan for this war.
From his selfish point of view, he did not want the King of Yan to make another great contribution.
And in his opinion, the King of Yan was so good at fighting because the army was equipped with artillery.
Since the imperial guards and the powerful army all have artillery, they can do what the King of Yan can do.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Liang Cheng responded and turned to leave.
Seven days later.
Zhao Heng's oral order arrived in Yancheng.
Zhao Xu immediately called Chang Wei and Liu Fu to the study.
"Your Majesty wants to attack Xiliang?" After Zhao Xu read out the content of the oral order, Chang Wei was shocked.
In recent years, Dasong has only been passively beaten and has never taken the initiative to start a war.
So he was slightly surprised.
"What's so strange about this? If you captured the son of the Khan of Beidi and treated him like this, how do you think Beidi would react?" Liu Fu glanced at Zhao Xu while making the move.
Zhao Xu shook his head helplessly.
Because this was undoubtedly a conspiracy of Beidi.