Sign In a Lu Bu Fengxian at the Beginning

"Eight hundred miles urgent."

"The patron king defeated the southern barbarian army in Liusha Forest and sent troops to the southern barbarians."

"The great victory of Nanman."

On this day, a messenger rushed into Luoyang City with his horse and whip raised.

While shouting, he ran towards the palace.

The good news from southern Xinjiang entered Luoyang.

When the people around heard the shouts of the messenger, their faces were all shocked.

What?

The patron king sent troops to the southern barbarians, and the southern barbarians won a great victory?

Many people looked surprised.

They did not expect that not many days after Xirong and Beidi had just sent back the good news, the Nanman sent back good news again.

This really makes many people unbelievable.

You know, before the Great Zhou Dynasty sent troops outside the pass, no good news came back.

Let alone such a big victory, there are not even small victories.

But this time, in just ten days, news of great victory came one after another.

This is quite shocking.

However, before everyone could recover from the news of the great victory in southern Xinjiang, another piece of good news entered Luoyang.

"Eight hundred miles urgent."

"The Marquis of Donghuang defeated the Dongyi army outside Dongyan Pass, sent troops to Dongyi, and captured all the Dongyi tribes."

"Dongyi's great victory."

A messenger came from the east and rushed into Luoyang City.

With the news of Dongyi's good news coming.

This completely shocked the people in Luoyang City.

If we say that the previous victory was a bit shocking to everyone.

Then, the good news sent back by Dongyi can no longer be described as shocking.

This is simply incredible.

First, Beidi and Xirong reported good news, and now it is Southern Xinjiang and Dongyi.

Such a great victory has not happened in Da Zhou for countless years.

"I really didn't expect it! Nanman and Dongyi also received great victories. This is a great victory that I have not had in many years."

"Yes! First Beidi and Xirong, and now even the Southern Barbarians and Dongyi have also received great victories. After that, our borders in the Great Zhou Dynasty will no longer have to suffer from foreign invaders."

As the two good news came, discussions in Luoyang continued.

…

royal palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen sat on the dragon throne, looking at the two memorials of victory sent from Southern Xinjiang and Donghuang, with a smile on his lips.

Open up territory and expand territory, and your achievements will last for a long time.

This seems to be the most desired pursuit of every emperor in his life.

Even Zhou Chen is not exempt from vulgarity.

What Zhou Chen, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and many famous generals and heroes failed to do, he has now done it.

Whether it is Xirong and Beidi, or Nanman and Dongyi, they have now become the stepping stones for him to expand his territory and dominate the world during the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Once the alien races from all directions are wiped out, his surrounding areas will be wiped out once and for all, and they will never suffer the misfortune of alien races again.

Zhou Chen put down the two victory memorials in his hands, stood up and walked out of the Yangxin Hall, looking up at the gray and foggy sky.

Now the foreign races from all directions have been wiped out, and the foreign enemies have been wiped out.

Then, the next step should be to clean up some internal shortcomings.

Zhou Chen looked at the sky with deep eyes.

"Cao Zhengchun, how is the matter I asked you to investigate?"

"Have you found anything?"

Zhou Chen looked at the sky and suddenly asked.

When Cao Zhengchun, who was silently waiting behind Zhou Chen, heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have checked all the records in the palace and asked some old slaves and maids in the palace. There are no specific clues yet."

"However, more than twenty years ago, there was a concubine in the palace who was the most favored by the late emperor."

"But the palace records did not record any information about this concubine. It seems that any information about this concubine was deliberately erased."

Cao Zhengchun looked a little cautious.

Even Cao Zhengchun, the governor of Dongchang who has the power to kill first and report later, has to be cautious when it comes to matters involving royal family secrets.

Especially, this is still a matter of His Majesty's life and death, which makes Cao Zhengchun even more cautious.

Concubine Zhen?

When Zhou Chen heard this, he muttered these two words silently.

Ever since Zhou Chen learned from the uncle of the country that King Zhou Zhi of Shu said that his emperor was not born from the Queen Mother, Zhou Chen had been thinking about this matter.

Although Zhou Chen didn't care too much about his own life, he didn't want to be a confused emperor.

Therefore, after Cao Zhengchun returned from Xiliang, Zhou Chen asked Cao Zhengchun to investigate the matter secretly.

"Who is this Concubine Zhen?"

Zhou Chen was silent for a moment and then asked again.

Zhou Chen knew that Cao Zhengchun would not target without reason, nor would he talk about Concubine Zhen without any reason.

Since Cao Zhengchun talked about Concubine Zhen, then Concubine Zhen is probably involved in the life and death of his emperor.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I haven't found out any other information about Concubine Zhen yet."

Cao Zhengchun said in apology.

Cao Zhengchun did not dare to do this to others, so he could only secretly investigate it himself.

Plus it was more than twenty years ago.

Therefore, Cao Zhengchun’s gains were very small.

Although some rumors were found, Cao Zhengchun did not dare to say anything without confirmation.

After all, this is about the secrets of the royal family and the life of the emperor Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen looked at the sky and said nothing.

It happened more than twenty years ago, and someone erased all relevant information.

If it could be found out so easily, then the people who erased this relevant information twenty years ago would not have had to go to great lengths to do so.

"Keep checking!"

After another period of silence.

Zhou Chen said lightly, turned around and returned to the Yangxin Hall.

Zhou Chen is not in a hurry, he can investigate this matter slowly and there will always be a result.

…

Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother moved the prayer beads in her hand and sat down with the help of an old palace maid.

"I heard that our Great Zhou Dynasty won, and good news came from Nanman and Dongyi!"

After sitting down, the Queen Mother glanced at the old palace maid and asked.

The old palace maid immediately replied: "Yes, Queen Mother."

"Your Majesty sent General Lu and General Huo to send troops outside the pass to deal with Beidi and Xirong, and then sent the six guards of the Beiying Shenwu to Southern Xinjiang and Donghuang."

"All foreign races from all directions were destroyed by our Great Zhou."

The old palace maid explained the war in detail.

Hearing this, the Queen Mother nodded; "The late emperor really chose a wise king. What the previous Zhou emperors could not do, I didn't expect that your majesty could do it."

The Queen Mother sighed.

Thinking of King Zhou Zhi of Shu, I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

If King Zhou Zhi of Shu could have been half as wise as your Majesty, he would not have ended up in a situation where life and death were inevitable.

The old palace maid pursed her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but she was a little hesitant.

"What's wrong?"

"If you have anything to say, just say it. Why are you hesitating with the Aijia?"

The Queen Mother saw the old maid's hesitation, looked at the old maid again and said.

This old palace maid has also been with the Queen Mother for many years, and is one of the Queen Mother's most trusted people.

"The Queen Mother, Cao Zhengchun, the governor of Dongchang, has been secretly investigating the news about Concubine Zhen more than 20 years ago these days."

The old palace maid hesitated and said.

This palace is neither too big nor too small.

Cao Zhengchun's actions still did not escape the attention of those who were interested.

Of course, this is what Cao Zhengchun did not intend to completely cover up.

Otherwise, with Cao Zhengchun's behavior, even if someone really noticed, they would never see the sun the next day.

"oh!"

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother's eyes immediately flashed with light.

Who is Cao Zhengchun?

This is Zhou Chen, a trusted eunuch beside the emperor, who is in charge of the power of Dongchang.

Cao Zhengchun secretly investigated the news about Concubine Zhen more than 20 years ago. Needless to say, this must be the intention of the emperor Zhou Chen.

The Queen Mother was silent for a moment, then looked up at the old palace maid beside her and said, "The Ai family has not seen the Eight Wise Kings for a few days. Send someone to bring the Eight Wise Kings into the palace."

The old palace maid immediately bowed and said, "Yes, Queen Mother."

After saying that, the old palace maid turned and left, sending someone to tell the Eight Wise Kings.

After the old palace maid left, the Queen Mother's eyes were a little unpredictable, making people wonder what she was thinking.

…

Half an hour later.

Zhou Xian, the Eight Sages King, walked into Cining Palace.

"I have met the Queen Mother."

After entering the Cining Palace, Zhou Xian, the Eight Sages King, saluted the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother looked at the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian and said with a smile, "The Eighth Emperor Brother is here, sit down!"

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian did not show any politeness and sat down directly.

The Queen Mother looked at the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian: "Eighth Emperor Brother, His Majesty's harem is vacant. Didn't you prepare to report to His Majesty the concubine?"

"What happened?"

the Queen Mother asked.

Zhou Xian, the Eighth Sage King, shook his head and said, "Queen Mother, I haven't had time to report yet. During this time, Your Majesty has issued an order to send troops outside the pass to deal with the foreign races."

"Everyone in the imperial court is busy with the war."

"However, now that the foreign races outside the pass have been destroyed by our Great Zhou Dynasty, the war is over."

"After all the matters after the war are settled, I will prepare to report this matter to Your Majesty."

Zhou Xian, the Eight Sages King, said.

Hearing this, the Queen Mother nodded; "In the past few days, the good news from outside the customs has been coming one after another. The Ai family really did not expect that one day I, the Great Zhou, would be able to annihilate the foreign races from all directions."

"Your Majesty has accomplished what several generations of emperors in the Zhou Dynasty have failed to accomplish."

The Queen Mother said with a pleased expression.

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian also nodded with a smile on his face.

To be honest, Zhou Xian, the Eight Sage King, did not expect that one day Zhou Xian would be able to sweep away the foreign races from all directions with such domineering talent.

This is a great blessing.

It is also a royal blessing.

Zhou Xian, the Eighth Sage King, looked at the Queen Mother and asked, "Is there something wrong with the Queen Mother calling my younger brother to come into the palace?"

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian would not think that the Empress Dowager sent someone to summon him to Cining Palace just to ask him about reporting to His Majesty the concubine.

After hearing the question from the Eighth Sage King Zhou Xian, the Queen Mother said nothing more and said directly in a solemn voice, "The Eighth Emperor's younger brother, Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, is secretly investigating the news about Concubine Zhen more than 20 years ago."

What?

As soon as the Queen Mother said these words, the expression of the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian changed immediately.

Concubine Zhen, this is such a distant title, but one that is impossible to forget.

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian did not expect that this title, which had been buried for more than 20 years, would be mentioned again.

The Eighth Sage King Zhou Xian looked at the Queen Mother solemnly: "Queen Mother, what is going on?"

"Why would Cao Zhengchun secretly investigate the news about Concubine Zhen?"

"How did your Majesty know this?"

The face of Zhou Xian, the Eighth Sage King, has never been more solemn than before.

This is a taboo that has been buried for more than two decades.

And not just for royalty.

Even for the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, it is a taboo that cannot be revealed.

The Queen Mother sighed; "This is all the fault of the Ai family. It was the King of Shu who overheard the conversation between the late emperor and the Ai family when he was a child."

"Eighth Emperor Brother, you also know what happened to the King of Shu before. The King of Shu revealed this matter to his uncle in order to drag him into trouble."

"Uncle Guo confessed all this after he was arrested."

The Queen Mother told the story.

After hearing this, the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian's expression changed several times: "How do you say that your Majesty already knows that he is not the Queen Mother?"

The Queen Mother nodded; "This is all the fault of the Ai family. The Ai family thought they had warned the King of Shu, so the King of Shu would not tell these things."

"But who would have thought..."

The Queen Mother did not say any more, her expression was both heavy and painful.

The Eighth Sage King Zhou Xian remained silent with a solemn expression.

After a while.

The Eight Wise King Zhou Xian also sighed; "Maybe this is fate! Since Your Majesty already knows, this matter cannot be covered up."

"Although more than twenty years have passed and all traces have been erased, Cao Zhengchun is not an ordinary person."

"If Cao Zhengchun investigates secretly, he will definitely find some clues."

"Perhaps, when the time comes, His Majesty will personally summon my brother."

A wry smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Xian, the Eighth Sage King.

Even if some things have been buried for many years, they will eventually be revealed one day.

Even if the Eight Sages King Zhou Xian no longer wants this day to come, he is powerless to stop it.

Hearing this, the Queen Mother looked at the Eighth Sage King Zhou Xian solemnly: "Eighth Emperor Brother, is there no way to deal with this matter?"

"You also know that Concubine Zhen's matter is not a trivial one. Once His Majesty knows about it, His Majesty will probably not remain indifferent based on his current behavior."

"When the time comes, the consequences will be disastrous."

The Queen Mother's voice was a little heavier.

I also trembled a little.

No one knows better than the Queen Mother, what did that incident twenty years ago bring to Dazhou?

The Queen Mother does not want this to happen again.

The Eight Wise King Zhou Xian shook his head; "Now I don't have any good ideas."

"However, after all, more than twenty years have passed since this incident, and the traces have been erased. Even if Cao Zhengchun wants to investigate, he will definitely not be able to find anything for a while."

"Ancestor Rushan should be returning to Luoyang from southern Xinjiang soon."

"When the time comes, I will go and ask Patriarch Rushan for instructions."

The Eight Wise King Zhou Xian naturally understood what the Queen Mother meant.

The Eight Sages Wang Zhouxian also experienced that incident twenty years ago.

Therefore, the Eight Sages King Zhou Xian also did not want Zhou Chen to know about this matter.

Because that incident twenty years ago had already destroyed his imperial brother.

The proud son of a generation of royal family inherited the throne with amazing talents.

In the end, because of the incident twenty years ago, the brother of the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian who succeeded him as emperor was completely destroyed and became an incompetent emperor who only knew romance.

This is the sorrow of the royal family and the sorrow of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian did not want such a thing to happen to Zhou Chen and ruin Zhou Chen, his nephew emperor.

After all, because of Zhou Chen, Great Zhou finally ushered in a renaissance.

Once what happened twenty years ago happens again, the Great Zhou Dynasty will really come to an end.

"Okay, let's see if Ancestor Rushan can do anything."

"Based on time, those people should be re-entering the world soon."

The Queen Mother said in a heavy voice.

When Zhou Xian, the Eighth Sage King, heard the Queen Mother's last words, a coldness that he had never seen before flashed across his eyes.

Even his face showed a hint of ferocity.

hard to imagine.

The always gentle Eight Wise Kings would show such expressions and coldness.

Afterwards, the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian and the Queen Mother chatted for a few more words before leaving the Cining Palace.

After the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian left, the Queen Mother was silent for a while, fiddled with the Buddhist beads in her hand, and continued to knock the wooden fish.