Chapter 76 Chapter Thirty-Three

That night, Cangyun wept blood, and Kyushu felt the same grief. The God of the Vault of Heaven opened his sleeping eyes and looked down at all living beings in the lower realm.In that ancient city gate, the building of the empire trembled in the north wind, and the heroes of the troubled times uttered their first screams in their growth. At this moment, the entire land of Simon was awakened, and a new era was about to begin. When it comes, it will destroy everything in the old world, and then let the new order be reborn from the ashes. A nation of heroes is an unfortunate nation, just as a peaceful life is destined to be mediocre and trivial.

May 20 has become synonymous with blood in later generations. This famous night has also successfully supported a group of senior scholars who are on the verge of poverty.Countless historians devoted their whole lives to researching the details of that night. They dug doors, robbed holes, researched antiquities, checked classics, jumped up and down to hold debate conferences one after another, and racked their brains to compile one after another historical argumentation works. , and even formed several schools that are highly respected by the society. This is the origin of the predecessors of the so-called Yanmai, Zhugexi, and Chexue.

But regardless of whether the focus of the debate is: who should bear the main responsibility for the May 20 massacre, or whether the social system of the Great Xia Empire will inevitably lead to the collapse of the empire, or whether Yan Xun wore black on the night of the incident? The cloak is still a white robe, but there is one issue that has been unanimously agreed by all societies, that is, the Great Peer Association, which occupies a major dominant position in the future historical development, played an extremely important role in this incident.Historians quoted extensively from many sources, especially Yanmai scholars, under the old lady mentality of defending their shortcomings, the spearhead of the massacre was directed to the Datong Association. They gave evidence that just before May 20th (not long, the exact date cannot be verified), Dafa The western commander of the guild, the Xihua commander who has been leading the people outside the desert to fight against the imperial cavalry in the sandy land, has just died under the butcher's knife of the empire.This great discovery provided strong theoretical support for the incident on May 20th. Yanmai historians justly claimed: the great Yanbei Emperor was benevolent, brilliant, brilliant, and his achievements were astonishing. How could such a cruel thing be done? The fact is obvious that this incident was led by the Great Peer Association itself, and it was completely a personal grievance between the regimes. Dirty water cannot be poured on Emperor Yanbei's head.

Although other factions scoff at their so-called "benevolence spread widely", they have to admit that Emperor Yanbei is indeed worthy of the two reputations of "brilliant talents, brilliant past and present".As a theoretical discussion among schools of thought, although various scholars have retained their own opinions and attitudes, they still haven't made the obvious self-deceiving exposition of rebelling against the Yanmai Party.Therefore, May 20th was collectively referred to by later generations of historians...the incident of the Vengeance of the Great Fellowship.

Gold and jade are full of rouge and drunk, and paper is drunk with gold and daughters are fragrant.The moment you step into the Fanggui Hall, the extravagant aroma blows over your face, the woman's slender waist and sleeves dance in the air, all the officials gather in twos and threes, chatting happily, the dinner has not officially started, the protagonist has not yet played, the emperor parades After a day, they are also resting in the back hall at this moment, so the atmosphere in the hall is slightly relaxed. Due to Chu Qiao's status, she couldn't enter the main hall, so she could only sit in the second pavilion of the side hall. Across a row of pillars, the hall was crowded with people and noisy.The Great Xia Dynasty had a thriving population, their appearance was prosperous, and the spirit of the heavenly family was undoubtedly evident.

"This girl," a delicate voice suddenly sounded beside her, Chu Qiao turned her head away, and saw a young girl with a delicate face sitting next to her, dressed in a light pink butterfly dress, she looked peaceful and delicate, with a gentle voice He said politely: "I don't know which family this girl is from. I am from the He Luo family. My father is He Luo Changqing. What do you call the girl?" The girl looked gentle and amiable, Chu Qiao nodded politely, and politely replied: "I am Prince Yan's personal attendant, Chu Qiao." "Oh, so it's Miss Chu." Miss He Luo's smile faltered when she heard this, and although she still replied politely, her attitude became obviously cold.Turning her head to chat with the rich ladies next to her, she even deliberately turned her body to one side, for fear that others would mistake her and Chu Qiao for being together.

After a while, the people next to her obviously heard Chu Qiao's identity from her, and all kinds of eyes floated over, with disgust and contempt, mixed with deep meaning. Chu Qiao sat at the side calmly, with a slight smile on her lips, she had already seen enough of the world's fickleness and human warmth. I poured myself a cup of clear tea, raised my cup and drank it, it was tasteless, I bowed my head in silence, waiting for the opportunity I wanted. The ladies on both sides didn't know that, seeing her holding the wine glass, they thought she was drinking in public, and they were even more disdainful, and gradually, loud and small voices of disdain came to their ears noisily.It's nothing more than some low-class and uneducated words. Their volume is well controlled, so that people can hear clearly, but they can't tell who said it.

Chu Qiao didn't care either, and did whatever they said, without even looking up. After a while, the voice beside the ear suddenly disappeared, and a shadow suddenly covered the tea, and in the dripping water waves, a pair of eyes were as bright as stars, like strong sea waves, and the ups and downs of the tide surged under the dark sky. Chu Qiao raised her head slowly, and saw Zhuge Yue standing in front of many floor mats in the second pavilion, wearing a deep purple robe with a dark waning moon pattern embroidered on the belt, and her black hair tied loosely with a ribbon of the same color. Behind him, he stood tall, with fluttering sleeves.There is a clear pond with shallow water between the second pavilion and the main hall. The wind blows from the pond, and there is the scent of orchid swaying, sweeping across the man's clothes, with a faint fragrance.

All the daughters of the second pavilion were stunned. For them, the weak clans in the imperial capital, the seven great clans are figures who live in legends. They are no less than the royal family of the current dynasty. touch.Although there is only a pool between the second pavilion and the main hall, it is as insurmountable as a natural moat for those small clans who need to dig around and spend a lot of money to buy seats even if they want to attend national festivals.Especially the other party is the young master of Zhuge's lineage who has been in the limelight recently, so how can they not fall in love with them?

Zhuge Yue's eyes lightly swept across the seats, passed Chu Qiao's body, and then walked straight over.The girl raised her eyebrows, thinking whether this man would come to make trouble at this time, but Zhuge Yue turned around and walked to the next table. The young lady of He Luo's family blushed with excitement, stood up with a plop, knocked over the tea on the mat, and spilled all on her skirt, the girl gave way to Zhuge Yue in panic, while grabbing Zhuge Yue's seat. He tried hard to hide his skirt, his face was as red as a pig's liver, and he didn't even know where to put his hands.

Zhuge Yue didn't even look at her, just sat down, bent his knees, and stared at the front of him indifferently, as if he was looking at something, but he didn't seem to be looking at anything. "Master Zhuge, you, please drink tea." The young lady of He Luo's family stood aside tremblingly, with a look of great surprise on her face, she brought a cup of tea to Zhuge Yue under the envious eyes of everyone.The man didn't speak, just took it casually, lowered his head to sniff it, then dipped his lips and drank lightly without looking up. The He Luo family girl was overjoyed, and there was a buzz of discussion all around, the fourth young master of the Zhuge family was able to accept the tea offer from this little girl, what a great honor this is? Miss He Luo smiled like a flower, but there was a little bit of petty timidity in her actions. She dragged the hem of her skirt and sat down slowly, beside Zhuge Yue, her eyes were like knives on both sides, and the girl's face was flushed with shame. With a bit of pride, he slowly leaned forward, and said softly in a coquettish voice: "Master Zhuge has just returned to the imperial capital, right?" Seeing that Zhuge Yue didn't answer, the girl said to herself: "We met once in the last field hunting meeting, but it was far away. I didn't expect the young master to still remember me." Zhuge Yue didn't say a word, holding the white jade teacup in his hand, frowning slightly, he didn't know what he was thinking. The second pavilion is not like the main hall, the seats are separated by a small distance, although the young ladies of the other seats gathered together to talk, but they all casually answered irrelevant questions, apparently listening with their ears up.The young lady of He Luo's family was a little embarrassed, she bit her lower lip lightly, her voice became softer, and said softly: "Master Zhuge, I am He Luofei, and my father is the little Zhu He Luo Changqing from the Ministry of Rites..." "Do you mind sharing a table with someone else?" The young man suddenly turned his head and asked in a deep voice. Miss He Luo was taken aback, her eyes widened and she was flattered for a while.Zhuge Yue asked again: "Let me ask you, do you mind sharing a table with others?" He Luofei immediately waved his hands in surprise, and said hastily: "I don't mind, of course Mayfair doesn't mind." "Oh, that's good." Zhuge Yue nodded, then raised his head to look to the side, and casually waved to a girl who was looking at him, "You, come here." The woman was blushing all over, walked over with a smile, and asked with a faint smile, "Is the young master calling me?" "En," Zhuge Yue nodded and asked, "Do you mind sharing a table with others?" He Luofei looked at it dumbfoundedly, but she still didn't understand what was going on, but the woman in scarlet clothes knew everything, looked at He Luofei with a strange smile, and said: "The young masters of the Zhuge family have all opened their mouths. Of course the little girl won't mind." Zhuge Yue said: "So, I will trouble you, take her there." He Luofei was stunned for a moment, and he shouted in confusion: "Master Zhuge, you..." "Okay!" The woman in scarlet clothes smiled coquettishly, and took He Luofei's arm: "Do you really think that there is a pie in the sky? Let's go." He Luofei's face was flushed, her silver teeth were clenched tightly, she was pulled all the way by the woman in scarlet clothes, tears filled her eyes, she was almost about to cry.The daughters who were chatting with her just now covered their mouths and sneered, with unconcealable schadenfreude. The Fanggui Hall is the largest main hall of the Daxia Palace. It is composed of thirty-six palace water pavilions and hundreds of carved galleries and painted roads.Glazed golden tiles, flying eaves and bucket arches are ingenious and resplendent.The middle hall is dedicated to Fanggui's wine god, which is the main hall of Fanggui. It is surrounded by four side halls, connected by clear ponds and waterways in between. At this moment, the momentum of the main hall has certainly risen, most of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty are present, and the other halls are also very lively, only this second hall, everyone is eager to look at Zhuge Yue's side, only to see the man drinking tea indifferently , as if he didn't know that he was the focus, with black hair like ink, gorgeous clothes but not ostentatious, with a hint of unruliness. At this moment, someone in the main hall suddenly blew a trumpet to announce: "Prince Bian Tang, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, and His Royal Highness the Thirteenth Prince have arrived!" There was a loud voice, and all the guests in the Fanggui Palace were eagerly waiting to see. This topsy-turvy and uninhibited Prince Bian Tang has never stopped for a day since he came to Zhenhuang, and he has never done a good thing. The demeanor that a prodigal son should have. Perhaps because of the solemnity of today's banquet, today's Li Ce wore a red brocade robe with a black border and ink orchid pattern. Although it was still flamboyant, it was a little more heavy.The man's hair was tied with a gold crown, his face was full of smiles, and his spirit was flying high, as if he was the one who got married today. On the contrary, Zhao Che and Zhao Song who were standing beside him paled in comparison. Zhao Che's biological mother had just passed away, and her clothes were not gorgeous. She was wearing a brown dress that was ironed on him. The man frowned slightly, and accompanied Li Ce with a somewhat impatient expression, obviously not out of his own will. Li Ce laughed, cupped his hands and said, "I'm late, please forgive me." The drums and music are loud, the singing and dancing are grand, the musicians play the welcome song in unison, the chime bells sound in unison, and the music is melodious.Li Ce and the others followed the palace people who led the way to the seats that had been arranged. Before they sat down, they suddenly heard a voice saying coldly: "I heard that Prince Li Ce has arrived in Zhenhuang more than a month in advance. Today is like this." I don’t know why the feast came late? Along the way, all I saw and heard was the prince’s love affairs, I wonder if today’s affairs have been delayed because of an affair?” As soon as the words fell, everyone burst into laughter. Li Ce turned his head and saw a woman sitting in the twentieth seat of the main hall, with a red dress like fire, three red bird feathers in her head, her face was as beautiful as Xue looked at herself ironically, she was indeed Huo Ling'er, the daughter of the head of the Huoyun tribe among the nine tribes in the Southern Wilderness. All the people present suddenly laughed and looked over, this Huo Ling'er had a relationship with Li Ce at the beginning, and there was a stir in the royal family of Bian Tang, even the officials of the Great Xia Imperial Capital had heard of it.Li Ce even ruined his marriage with Bian Tang Prime Minister Wen Shaolan because of her, but later, like most of the prince's romantic affairs, it disappeared within two months.Seeing the girl's tone today, I think it must be that the depression in my heart is still hard to get over. Li Ce's eyes lit up, and he suddenly grinned and said, "This is the Daxia Palace, not Ling'er's bed, so what does Li Ce have to do with Qing if he is late?" Thunderous laughter erupted in the Fang Gui hall, Huo Lie, the patriarch of the Huoyun Clan, stared wide-eyed and smoked with anger, Huo Ling'er became even more angry from embarrassment, grabbed the fiery red long whip on the mat, and was about to get up. Zhao Che immediately took a step forward, and pressed his palm on the girl's shoulder, with a calm expression on his face, and said in a low voice: "This is the Great Xia Palace, girl, please respect yourself." Huo Lie stretched out his hand to stop his daughter, and then gave Li Ce an angry look. His hatred was like water, and even if he was far away, it would send chills down the spine. Zhao Che got up and went back to his seat, which was next to Li Ce. The Prince Bian Tang, who was causing trouble everywhere with his outspoken words, patted Zhao Che's shoulder with a smile, and said haha, "It's all up to you." As soon as the music changed, there was joy again. Li Ce quietly approached Zhao Che, looked around with his head poking around, and said, "Where's Qiao Qiao? Did you see it?" Zhao Che frowned: "Who is Qiao Qiao?" "It's the one who served as a soldier under your tent," Li Ce danced and gestured, "The one who punched me several times hard." Zhao Che's brows became tighter and tighter, and he looked at this living treasure from Bian Tang in puzzlement, wondering if he had the potential to be abused, and he would feel uncomfortable without being punched a few times every day.She shook her head and said, "I didn't see it, this is the Da Xia state banquet, and her status may not be enough to come to the palace." "Won't she come when her master gets married?" Li Ce shook his head and sighed, "Poor Qiao Qiao, Yan Xun is going to marry a wife, she must be hiding somewhere secretly and weeping." "Thirteen, did you see Qiao Qiao? It's that pretty girl next to Yan Xun, the one who hit me." Zhao Song was already complaining about being sent by the emperor to accompany Li Ce, but now when he heard him ask Chu Qiao, he didn't look good, turned his head stubbornly and said coldly, "I don't know." Li Ce asked a few people, but no one knew. Suddenly he stood up and turned his head to look around.He was the only one standing tall in the huge hall except for the servant dancer, and he immediately attracted everyone's attention. Countless pairs of eyes looked over in puzzlement, not knowing what the fuss was about this man.Zhao Che and Zhao Song were also surprised, for fear that he would do something amazing again. There are more than a hundred seats in the Fang Gui Hall, and the four side halls outside are crowded with people. Li Ce looked around, but he didn't see the person he was looking for.The young Prince Li frowned tightly, as if he was thinking about something important. Suddenly, Prince Li moved his dantian, opened his mouth and shouted: "Qiao Qiao!" The sound was deafening, and the music was immediately covered up. The musicians turned pale with fright. They even forgot to continue playing in the astonishment. To Li Ce, that expression was weirder than seeing a pig sitting on the throne. "Puchi" came a chuckle suddenly, Chu Qiao turned her head to look, and saw Zhuge Yue's face was serious, but he could still see the corners of his mouth that he was holding back.The man looked at her provocatively, as if he was happy to see her make a fool of herself. "Jojo, where are you?" The crazy Prince Bian Tang still yelled loudly, as if he was the only one in the whole hall, and he didn't care about other people's eyes at all. "Joe..." "Okay, stop barking, I'm here." The girl stood up with a cold face. It is rare for a girl who has been trained in the cave of tigers and wolves for many years to show a trace of depression and embarrassment. Standing on the side hall of the second pavilion, she said in a clear voice. "Haha, I knew you were here." Li Ce clapped his hands and laughed, then turned his head and said to the others, "Everyone, go on, don't worry about me, where's the musician? Keep playing!" Prince Li Ce straddled the seats, didn't care about the hem of his clothes dragging the wine glass, just ran across the hall like this. At this time, the many daughters of the second pavilion focused their eyes on Chu Qiao, wondering and unpredictable. "Qiao Qiao, are you drinking? It's even more worrying to use wine to drown your sorrows!" Chu Qiao sat back in her seat, her brows were furrowed tightly. Such a flamboyant attention-grabbing was definitely not good for tonight's actions. Now that it was a critical moment, there was no time to deal with him.The girl's face was cold, and she said in a deep voice: "Prince Li has a noble status, he really shouldn't be so disregarding etiquette, please go back." "Qiao Qiao, I am so touched, you are always thinking of me." Li Ce said with a smile, his eyes narrowed into slits, like a fox, he just wanted to sit next to Chu Qiao, and he didn't think at all when he saw the girl sitting in the middle To make room for him, he touched his nose and walked to a seat beside him, and said to the Qianjin lady who didn't know whose family it was with a smile on his face: "This beauty, can you give me a seat?" The girl was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and she didn't know whose daughter it was. She had never seen such a flirtatious battle before. She stood up in a daze. Li Ce thanked her and sat down happily.The palace people in charge of the etiquette system of the hall hurriedly brought over Li Ce's high-quality gold cup tableware, and they were in a hurry. Chu Qiao sighed helplessly, now the side hall of the second pavilion is even more lively than the main hall of Fanggui. After everyone in the hall followed Li Ce, they were surprised to find that Zhuge Yue was sitting beside him, and all kinds of speculations Immediately echoed above the high roof. "Fourth Young Master Zhuge, you and I are both discerning people, come, cheers, and celebrate that Yan Shizi is finally married." Across Chu Qiao, Li Ce stretched out his head to raise a glass to Zhuge Yue, and said enthusiastically. Zhuge Yue smiled faintly, raised his glass lightly as a signal, and actually drank his toasted wine without saying a word. At this moment, a drum sounded suddenly in front of the hall, and everyone raised their heads, and saw Emperor Daxia walking out slowly in a golden robe from the majestic golden hall. The hair on the temples of the emperor was covered with hoarfrost, his face was thin, his eyes looked slowly like an ancient well, and he saw Chu Qiao's face at a glance. The girl immediately lowered her head, her heart was beating wildly, the Emperor Daxia, who had been in power for a long time, really had the appearance of an emperor, with a faint prestige and restraint. Li Ce stood aside, he is the envoy of another country, and he is also the prince's honor, so he doesn't need to bow down.This man not only has a good nose but also has good eyesight. Seeing him, he quietly approached him, and whispered when Man Chao civil and military shouted long live: "Don't be afraid of him, the old man is just like my family. He is just pretending." If possible, Chu Qiao really wanted to punch him again, but unfortunately this thought can only be passed through her mind once.After the etiquette is complete, everyone returns to the table.Xia Huang said a few opening remarks, then pointed the finger at the second pavilion, and said with a smile: "Why did Prince Li sit there? Don't you like the seat I arranged for you?" "Don't dare," Li Ce said with a haha, "It's cool here, I can sit comfortably." Emperor Xia nodded and said, "Zhuge Yue, then you should stay with Prince Li well." In a word, Zhuge's family was honored, Zhuge Yue didn't look at Zhuge Muqing's face in the hall, and replied in a deep voice: "I obey the order." "Has Shizi Yan's carriage entered the inner city?" An official came out and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, we have not received any report from the guards at the city gate." Emperor Xia frowned slightly, and Chu Qiao's heart suddenly hung high, only to hear Emperor Xia nodded and said: "Today is my birthday, and it is also the day of marrying a daughter, Yan Xun is the one I watched He grew up at a young age, and I am very relieved to marry my daughter to him. You are all national humerus. Although the Yanbei lineage started fighting against cholera, I have always liked this child. After today, Yanbei will usher in a new one. King Yan, I hope that you and your family will unite with one heart and one mind, and together strengthen our prestige in Great Xia." "Yes, the son of Yanbei is brilliant and talented, and he must be a generation of virtuous kings." "Your Majesty is merciful, and the past is not to be blamed. Prince Yan will definitely be grateful to His Majesty and swear to serve him to the death." "Princess Chun is virtuous and beautiful. Prince Yan has received the blessings of heaven and the great favor of His Majesty. He will definitely serve the country well." "With Emperor Ren like this, my Great Xia will definitely usher in the greatest revival in thousands of years." Thousands of wears and wears, flattery does not wear, a series of voices of praise suddenly sounded, everyone praised, Xia Huang smiled lightly, obviously accepting everything, with a big heart. It is necessary to do a full set of acting, so that even if Yan Xun dies, no one will suspect that it is the head of the Daxia royal family.Chu Qiao looked around the hall, and sure enough, she didn't see anyone from the Batuha family, but what was strange was that even the eldest princess of Huai Song was not present, which made her a little troubled for a while. At this time, a bodyguard in blue walked into the side hall of the second pavilion, came behind Chu Qiao, whispered something in her ear, Chu Qiao nodded, and the man retreated. When Li Ce saw him, he immediately poked his head over and asked in a low voice like a very old friend: "Qiao Qiao, who is that man? What did he tell you?" Chu Qiao frowned and looked at him, wanting to say something, but felt that what she said was nonsense, so she simply turned her head and ignored it.Li Ce continued to poke his head indomitably, and said to Zhuge Yue through Chu Qiao: "Brother Zhuge, do you know?" Zhuge Yue smiled faintly, curled up the corners of his mouth, and said flatly, "The crown prince doesn't even know, so how could I know?" Li Ce nodded: "You are right." At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the hall. It seemed that a woman was crying loudly. Everyone in the hall turned their heads to look out. Emperor Xia raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice, "Who is there?" A guard wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, ran in and knelt down and replied, "Return to Your Majesty, yes, it is Princess Chun." Everyone was stunned when they heard the words, but Chu Qiao vaguely guessed the clue from the subordinate who had just left, and Xia Huang frowned and said: "Chun'er? What is she doing here?" "The princess said, the princess said that she has something urgent to see her majesty." "Today is her big wedding day. What on earth is she trying to do here regardless of etiquette? Take her back and say that Prince Yan is about to enter the city." Concubine Shu Gui sat beside the emperor, her face turned cold when she heard this, and she said crisply. "Chun'er must be anxious to wait," Concubine Xuan covered her mouth and smiled lightly, raised her head to look at Emperor Xia with eyes like water, and said with a light smile: "Chun'er is only sixteen years old after all, maybe she is a little scared. Maybe." "As a royal princess, how can you be so disrespectful? Come on, take the princess down, and severely punish the servants who are in charge of guarding the princess!" Concubine Xuan burst into tears when she heard the words, and she said tenderly: "Empress Mu He has just passed away, and Sister Shu treats the Queen's daughter like this. Doesn't Sister Shu feel ashamed of being a sister?" "What did you say……" "Father! Chun'er has something to say!" A shout suddenly sounded outside the door, and everyone in the hall looked out in amazement.Emperor Xia pondered for a while, and finally said in a deep voice: "Let her in." A long wind blows from outside the door. Zhao Chun'er is wearing a gorgeous red wedding gown. Because of running all the way, her hair is a little messy. The delicate girl is pale. She walks into the hall under the eyes of everyone. The night wind blows her wedding gown , like the wings of a butterfly weeping blood, has a broken and messy beauty. "Father!" The girl stood with her head held high in the hall, then suddenly knelt down on the ground with a thud, knocked her head heavily, and said loudly, "Please take back your life, Chun'er doesn't want to marry!"