At this moment, the twelve ladies of the Cui family were sailing on the Tongji Canal more than a hundred miles away.

Cui's ship was heading south, just like the last time he went south from the white horse, with the goal of finding Wagang people. However, before he arrived in Songcheng last time, the Twelve Lady received an alert from Xu Shiji, and then reached out to help the Wagang people. Then he hurriedly turned north to avoid falling into a bigger storm after falling into the White Horse Storm.

Facts proved that the Twelve Lady's judgment was correct. Shortly after she entered Xingyang County, she received constant news that rebellion broke out in Qiao County. Some rebels raised troops to rebel, attacked cities and villages, burned and killed and plundered, and did everything they did. Not only did they interrupt the canal channel, plundered the heavy fleet on the canal, but they also wiped out the forces of the four regiments of Yingyang Mansion in Yongcheng, cut off the head of Fei Huai, and two Yingbalang generals disappeared.

The Twelve Lady was also very surprised because she had not heard any news about Li Fengyun, a white-haired prisoner. According to Xu Shiji, the person who sent Han Prime Minister to rebel was a Jianghuai River gang named Lu Mingxing, while Zhai Rang was a white-haired prisoner Li Fengyun, but the news from Qiao County said that the thief commander was a local noble named Han Yao, and Sima of the former Yingyang Mansion of Yongcheng.

The following news shocked the Twelve Lady. The famous Middle-earth general, General Zuo Xiaowei, General Pengcheng Prefect Dong Chun, General Wu Ben Lang of Zuo Xiaowei Mansion, and Liang Dezhong, two veterans of the Guard Army, personally directed Zhu Yingyang from Xuzhou to surround and intercept the rebels, but let the group of rebels escape from the encirclement and crossed Sishui under Pengcheng City, fled into Lu County, and hid in Mengshan. This result was incredible, and the series of political influences caused by this incredible result were even more jaw-dropping.

The Twelve Lady realized that she had mistakenly estimated the situation on both sides of the Tongji Canal, and the fog contained behind the Dongjun Storm and Qiaojun Storm was insufficient, and she seriously underestimated the impact of the storm on the situation in Henan, Xuzhou and Qilu. If these effects were placed in the context of the Eastern Expedition of Middle-earth, the possible destructive power it might have was even more immeasurable.

The Twelve Lady felt panic as if the storm was about to come and the wind filled the building, so she hurriedly crossed the river and quickly entered Hebei along the North Canal (Yongji Canal) waterway, and found her father in Xindu County.

The father of the Twelve Lady was Cui Hongsheng, Jin Zi Guanglu Dafu, Huang Taigong, a third-rank official, and his rank was the same as the Sixth Minister, Nine Ministers, and the General of the Twelve Guards. He is now the prefect of Xindu County. Since his brother Cui Hongdu died of illness, Cui Hongsheng has become the head of the Cui family of Boling, which not only controls the fate of the family, but also affects the fate of Middle-earth.

Cui Jun suddenly heard that his beloved daughter was coming, and he was very happy, but behind his smile, he could not hide his melancholy.

Twelve years ago, after the death of the third son of the late emperor, Yang Jun, the King of Qin, Cui, has suffered severe damage and has not yet recovered its vitality. The Princess of Qin was the younger sister of Cui Hongdu, the powerful minister of the dynasty. He was reported to have poisoned the King of Qin, which led to the King of Qin returning to Huangquan at the age of 30. Therefore, he was deposed by the late emperor and was deposed. At the same time, Cui Hongsheng's daughter, the Princess of Henan. The eldest son of Henan, was the eldest son of the current emperor, and died just one year after he entered the Eastern Palace.

The glory of the two concubines of the Cui family collapsed instantly. Cui Hongdu, Cui Hongsheng and other brothers were all exempted from office. A powerful political alliance composed of King Yang Jun of Qin and Cui of Shandong's No. 1 wealthy family, collapsed.

Also in this year, many major events happened. In the late summer, King Yang Jun of Qin died of illness. On the ninth day of the 10th month of winter, Prince Yang Yong was deposed. On the same day, Shi Wansui, a famous general of the Middle Land and one of the famous commanders of the Wei army, was violently killed by the late emperor in the court. In November, the King of Jin, who was the King of Jin, was named the crown prince and entered the Eastern Palace.

This series of political storms originated from the fierce battle for imperial rule, and the winner was the Shangshen. Four years later, the Shangshen ascended the throne, and the King of Henan was the crown prince, without the crown prince. At that time, the fifth son of the late emperor, Yang Liang, the King of Han, raised troops to rebel, and replaced the four major regions of Jin, You and Ji, Yingyang, and the supporters behind it were Shandong people. In order to win over and divide the Shandong aristocratic group, and with many other political factors, the Shangshen decided to reestablish the Cui family as the crown prince princess to rebuild the political alliance with the Cui family, the first wealthy family in Shandong.

However, what Jin Shang did not expect was that Cui Hongdu, the head of the Cui family, said that he was unable to afford to be sick and refused to accept the order. However, since the emperor and the royal family gave Cui enough face and expressed tactful apology for what the late emperor did, the Cui family did not need to do anything and break with Jin Shang, so Cui resolutely decided to support Jin Shang. Cui family is one of the five top wealthy families in Shandong and has supreme status in the Shandong aristocratic group. The decision made by Cui family was naturally supported by most wealthy families in Shandong. The situation was overturned. The Han King Yang Liang, who was originally sang a triumphant song, suddenly betrayed everyone, and was defeated like a mountain and defeated.

Today, the emperor fulfilled his promise and Cui re-entered the core of power, but unfortunately, the death of the prince, and the re-establishment of the prince's concubine was terminated.

If Cui Hongdu did not refuse the emperor's imperial edict and Cui Hongsheng's daughter became the crown princess again, then fate would be cruel to Cui's daughter. The prince died and was widowed at a young age, without a son or half a daughter, and had no sustenance. It could be said that she had a miserable life. However, compared to the current situation of Cui's daughter, Cui Hongsheng would rather have a miserable life. At least she was sitting in the palace and crying. She was a member of the royal family. Cui could still get some of the light of the royal relatives, rather than being like now, who seemed free, but was actually imprisoned in an invisible and intangible cage, and she was crying in the dark.

Cui Hongsheng did not resent his brother. If it were him, he would have rejected the emperor's imperial edict under the circumstances at that time. At that time, the Shandong aristocratic group was making a big bet. If they win, they could defeat the Guanlong people, seize the rule of Zhongtu, and completely change the fate of the Shandong people. Cui was just one of the big bosses in the Shandong aristocratic group. He had the authority of one word, but he did not have the strength of one word. Cui made a decision and supported the emperor, but could not be sure that he could convince other wealthy families that could make most of the nobles in the Shandong aristocratic group accept their decisions, so he had to prepare for both. If Yang Liang, the King of Han, won, what should Cui do? On the contrary, if the emperor won, how should Cui deal with it?

If the emperor wins and Cui takes great achievements, the Crown Princess will definitely not be able to escape, and it will be established solemnly. Cui has face, power, and authority to be rebuilt overnight, and the damaged vitality can be quickly restored.

However, the emperor won, but the prince died, and Cui's wishful thinking failed, but it only made Cui's daughter suffer.

The daughter of a wealthy family is one of the political resources. Political marriage is a traditional means of political alliance. The daughter of Cui is of course to marry at a young age. However, the nobles follow the tradition of "family marriage". Especially the wealthy family, marrying is a shameful thing, and marriage is a loss of face, and it will be ridiculed by the officialdom, which is one of them. Secondly, the daughter of Cui was once the daughter-in-law of the King of Heaven and was later deposed by the late emperor, but the King of Henan never appointed a concubine again. There are certainly the reasons for the King of Henan, and there must be the reasons for the King of Heaven and Heaven. If the King of Heaven and Heaven and Heaven, who was the crown prince of the late emperor, would he have to establish a concubine for the King of Henan, how could the King of Henan resist? It can be seen that whether it is the late emperor or the King of Heaven, they all know the huge strength of Cui in Middle-earth and its huge influence on the rise and fall of the dynasty, so they laid the foreshadowing. Once Cui was needed, they would use the "renewal" move to rebuild the political alliance between the two sides.

This time, the "reinstatement" was not completed, but the political alliance was rebuilt. The Cui family's daughter was no longer a deposed sinner, but wanted to be "reinstatement" as a noble lady of the Crown Princess. Such a prominent identity is unattainable in the eyes of the emperor and the royal family, in the eyes of Cui, or in the eyes of other wealthy families.

From the emperor's standpoint, this is his daughter-in-law. Especially after his son's death, the emperor had a special and complex emotion towards this daughter-in-law with a bad fate. In a sense, he transformed his guilt and longing for his son into love for his daughter-in-law. Of course, he had no reason to stop Cui's daughter from remarrying, but based on his own emotions, he had reason to interfere in the marriage of Cui's daughter. If Cui's daughter marrys, he would make the final decision. As long as he opposed it, no one would think of marrying Cui's daughter.

So this became a dead end. The emperor was unwilling to marry a widowed daughter-in-law to someone he looked down upon, and Cui could not marry her daughter with a prominent identity. The wealthy families that were comparable to the Cui family did not dare to marry Cui's daughter, considering the emperor's emotions, so as not to offend the emperor and lead to death. Cui's daughter became a special existence, and politics and tradition imprisoned her and destroyed her life mercilessly.

The twelve ladies of the Cui family were "ill" and crazy. Dongdu was a big cage for her, while Cui's mansion was a small cage. In the cage, she could not breathe and was on the verge of death. In desperation, Cui Hongsheng followed the advice of Xue Yi, the Taoist white horse master, and asked his daughter to leave Dongdu, stay away from the cage, and traveled through famous mountains and rivers to relieve her mood and treat her heart disease.

However, Cui's family represents the inheritance of Middle-earth culture, representing power and wealth. No matter where the Cui's children go, they are all paying attention. Especially prominent figures like Cui's daughter, who are under the attention of interested people. How can they travel quietly like a practitioner? Soon, Cui's daughter returned to the cage without realizing it. However, this time she was proactive and full of passion. She wanted to rewrite her life, change her destiny, and live happily and colorfully like a normal person.

The changes in his daughter made Cui Hongsheng both happy and worried. What was happy was that his daughter finally escaped from the psychological cage. What was worried was that his daughter had two backers, the emperor and the Cui family, and her hidden power was very strong. Once she was used by someone who was interested and went astray, the consequences would be unimaginable. So he had to be careful and even sent a trusted general, Cui Jiu and his confidant servant to monitor it all the time. However, something happened in the end. The big case of the White Horse in Dongjun and the crisis in Xuzhou caused by the rebellion of Qiao County were Cui behind it.

Fortunately, the daughter of the clan is smart and has a view of the overall situation. She always puts the interests of Cui first, which makes Cui escape even if she is involved and does not leave any handle for her political opponents. Especially what makes Cui Hongsheng happy, her daughter seems to be sensible. As the Eastern Expedition is about to begin, rebellions in the north and south of the Great Henan and the north are swaying, and the situation in Shandong is becoming increasingly severe, her daughter returns to her side and listens to her teachings. This is a good sign, a sign that will benefit Cui's future.

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