Chapter 176 Chapter Twenty

The black curtains in the palace were replaced with white cotton gauze. In one night, the emperor passed away and the empress dowager died. For seventy-nine days in a row, the death bell in the palace rang and the world mourned. On the day Li Ce was buried in the Imperial Mausoleum, Chu Qiao moved out of the Jinwu Palace, and the autumn leaves were still and vast.Wearing a cotton white soft skirt, she stood on the high tower of Xilan Gate, watching the long and winding funeral procession gradually disappear at the end of the post road. The setting sun sprinkled the ground with golden yellow, and tall wormwood grew on the barren horse farm outside Tangjing, swaying back and forth with the bleak autumn wind, like a golden sea wave.The twilight merged, the birds flew south, and the sky ignited like fiery clouds. Her figure was dragged long and thin, and reflected in the century-old Tang capital tower.

Li Ce, forgive me for not being able to see you off, now go to Lu Yao, take care all the way. The sun gradually set down the mountain, and a round of distant moon climbed to the top of the mountain, the cold moonlight sprinkled on her skirt, so empty, stars climbed onto her pale cheeks, her back covered with frost and snow.The air of autumn night is as sharp as a thin blade when inhaled into the nostrils, a trace of sourness rises from the bottom of my heart, and climbs up my back with a curve, my heart is like a heavy white snowfall, endlessly cold and dazed. Mei Xiang stepped forward and said softly, "Miss, let's go."

She took one last look at the dusty and confused post road, and finally turned around inch by inch. The shadow of the city tower was hideous, like a ferocious tiger and beast entrenched, opening its human-hungry mouth, about to snatch away her remaining freedom. The dust fluttered gently under her feet, and a big bird in the sky spread its black wings. She just walked down step by step, as if walking into a deep mire cave.Behind her, there is a barren wilderness, and further away, there are the majestic mountains of Biantang, the bustling market, and then the continuous border city, and at the other end is the land of Daxia.

The mountains and rivers are thousands of miles away, and her family and country are beautiful. After all, she can't escape the barriers of worldly affairs and drifts with the tide like a mayfly. A carriage stopped quietly at the foot of the city, and Sun Di, dressed in a green shirt, was handsome and handsome, standing aside respectfully.Seeing her coming, she whispered, "Miss, please get in the car." "I want to walk alone." Chu Qiao said quietly, her expression was very calm, and there was no trace of depression. Mei Xiang was about to speak, but Sun Di handed a lantern to her, and said in a deep voice, "It's hard to travel at night, girl, go back earlier."

The high-quality palace-made white paper wrapped the lantern, emitting a miserable white light, Chu Qiao nodded faintly, turned around and left with the lantern in hand.Mei Xiang wanted to follow in a hurry, but Sun Di grabbed her. The young man shook his head slightly. A full moon in the sky quietly shone on the woman who was going away, as if covered in a layer of smoke. It's going to fade into the night. Today when Li Ce went to the funeral, there was no one on the road, only the begonias on both sides of the road swaying in the wind, sprinkling a light petal from time to time. "Jojo Jojo..."

Vaguely, she seemed to hear a series of calls again. The man raised his eyebrows, his eyes were like a sly fox, and he looked at her with a smile. The water mirror was like an illusion, shimmering, and the clouds and mist covered the man's eyebrows and eyes, gradually turning pale and quiet. Finally, he leaned on the rattan chair and smiled weakly at her, stretching his arms and calling softly: "Jojo, let me hug you." A drop of tear gushed out from the woman's eyes, but she didn't wipe it away, but continued walking quietly.The pale light from the lantern was like the moon in the sky.

After more than ten years of life and death, and half of her life was ups and downs, she stumbled all the way like duckweed in the rain, and finally came to the end of today.In the past, she was trapped by love, how many fetters, passive and helpless, stubborn, fragile, and dejected, but now, that decadent and incompetent woman finally died along with this unruly fate. Tears fell into the lantern, a gust of wind blew, and the candle was extinguished with a puff, leaving only curls of green smoke circling upwards. She took a deep breath, threw the lantern on the ground, straightened her back and walked forward.

She swears that this is the last tear in her life, and from now on, even if the last drop of blood is shed, she will never cry helplessly again. The light in front suddenly became brighter, looking from a distance, a magnificent mansion is located among the red flowers and willows, the lights are brilliant, and it looks splendid. Sun Di was standing in front of the door in a light robe, holding a palace lantern, waiting for her return. "Miss, have you figured it out?" Chu Qiao looked at him, the moonlight was pouring down like silver, and she nodded silently, and said in a deep voice, "It couldn't be more clear."

Sun Di smiled, handed over the lantern in his hand, and said with a smile, "It's hard to travel at night, so let this lantern illuminate the girl." "A candle can be extinguished by the wind, but the heart cannot." Chu Qiao passed him and walked straight into the majestic mansion, and said in a deep voice: "From now on, my eyes are my lantern, and my heart is the candle in the lantern." As soon as she stepped into Zhumen, the oncoming lights were so fierce that she almost burned her eyes in an instant. The main entrance and the front hall were connected by a white marble road, and the pools dug on both sides were as clear as mirrors. , Juxiang painted walls, brocade mantles and bead curtains, warm jade pavement, gold inlaid railings, the strong fragrance is like a March breeze, and it almost makes people intoxicated.

Qiu Sui stepped forward and said in a respectful and deep voice: "After the girl left, His Majesty began to repair this mansion. It has been repaired for more than two years, and now it is finally healed." More than two or two servants knelt on the ground, when they saw Chu Qiao coming, they kowtowed and greeted Chu Qiao loudly. Chu Qiao walked all the way in, only to see sandalwood as the roof, crystal as the lamp, jade discs as incense, and silk curtains as the sea, and huge night pearls inlaid on the lamp holders, shining like bright moons.The pillars of the palace are carved with multicolored phoenixes, decorated with gold powder, shining brightly under the light of candles.

On the gold-plated and hollowed-out red paper, there are a few thin magnolia flowers drawn, the fragrance strikes, vaguely, it was that night many years ago, when he childishly snatched the maid's tiara, and stuck a magnolia in her thick On thick sideburns. "The Zier Chu family is a well-known and beautiful family, auspicious and Zhong Shide, knowledgeable in books and principles, respectful and modest. Bingdeyou is gentle and courteous, knows the past and present but loves kindness. Here is this metaphor. Jinxi Rongfeng (), Hou Sui Yongfu." Below is Li Ce's seal, but the title behind the honor seal has not been filled in. Sun Di stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty hasn't decided on a title for the princess that day, and after a long discussion with the left and right, the Court of Rites also proposed a few titles, but His Majesty is not satisfied, so I just kept going. It’s free. I originally wanted to wait until later to discuss it slowly, but I didn’t want to delay it, and there would be no chance.” Chu Qiao stood quietly, the lights were like a charm, lightly sprinkled on her pale cheeks, the corners of her lips were bright red, her fingers pinched the imperial decree with all her strength, her knuckles turned white. I saw a piece of gold and jade splendor inside, and all kinds of rare treasures, which are all the dowry he prepared for her, and have been placed here for many years. Her eye sockets were a little hot, and her brows could not help but frown tightly, her voice was as deep as a green lake, and she said lightly: "Since the imperial edict has not been issued yet, there is no need to mention the title of princess." Sun Di nodded: "What the girl said is very true, the night is late, the girl rests first, and I will take my leave." After all, turn around and leave. The Zhumen slowly closed and closed, with a heavy sound like a handful of muffled thunder, secretly rolling across the ground. Mei Xiang came over with a letter, frowned slightly, and said softly: "Miss, Master Zhuge has sent another letter." The expression in Chu Qiao's eyes moved slightly, she took the letter paper and held it in her hand, but did not open it, the sweat from her palm soaked into the letter paper, making it slightly damp. Mei Xiang frowned and said: "Miss, this is already the ninth letter, if you don't reply again, Master Zhuge will be in a hurry." Chu Qiao sat silently without speaking, her eyes were fixed on the candlelight in front of the window, unable to recover for a long time. Yanbei and Daxia started fighting again, and Yanming Pass had already fought four times, and the battle line expanded to the southern end of Batuha's territory.Zhao Yang colluded with the Lingnan Mu family and Jing Xiaowang Ye Jinghan, and took full control of the southwestern soldiers and horses. He confronted Zhuge Yue and Zhao Che's northern heroes in Fenghuangtai, and dangers abounded. The emperor has been ill for a long time and has not been in court for a year. Wei Guang claims to be sick and is not in charge of government affairs. No one knows what the old fox is planning.The situation in Great Xia has already become a pot of boiling water, as long as a handful of salary carbon is thrown in, it will immediately boil.At this time, no one can be careless and act rashly. She understands this, but how could he not understand? Mei Xiang couldn't help asking: "Miss, what are we doing now?" Chu Qiao looked over slowly, her eyebrows and eyes were frosty, she was silent and cold, and said slowly in a low voice: "Wait." The New Emperor's Ascension was held on the second day. In the Imperial Palace, a young child sits on a huge and resplendent dragon chair. Behind the seat is a curtain, and two women in brocade deep clothes sit behind it. Toffee James. In the spacious main hall, Zhan Ziyu sat quietly under his highness as the regent of the Taifu. He was dressed in a black court dress embroidered with six dragons and a majestic crown. There was a quiet smile on his lips, like a cold moon shining on the water, and the waves were rippling. Not surprised. Li Ce's harem has been vacant for many years, and he has no sisters or brothers. Now that he has passed away suddenly, and the queen mother is no longer there, the ministers of the court can only follow Li Ce's will to enshrine the emperor's eldest son Li Xiuyi as emperor, but the emperor's eldest son's mother and concubine Yuan She was born as a woman in clothes at the end of the court, so she was not qualified to listen to the government behind the curtain, so the highest ranking concubine Ming Tai in the harem became the emperor's adoptive mother, accompanying and assisting the government. The emperor was only six years old, and the queen mother and concubine listened to the government behind the curtain, so the imperial power naturally fell to the side.However, the Yuan family did not enter the palace when they were young. They were born in the palace and had no family members. Therefore, the power of the Bian Tang Dynasty was immediately controlled by the brothers and sisters of the Zhan family who had been expelled from the Bian Tang Dynasty. The changes in the situation in the court and the opposition are like the undercurrents flowing under the frozen lake. You can't see the slightest edge, but it is surging like a tide, and you can kill people invisible in a breath. The favored ministers of the former court headed by Sun Di were all suppressed, and they were all detained as Luo Wang's party members and sent to the Shangli Academy for investigation. All concubines and concubines were driven out of the palace and sent to become monks at Anhua Temple in Foshan. The new emperor's new policy was carried out vigorously, sweeping across the Bian and Tang courts like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves. The icy long sword hangs over the entire Tang Dynasty, and any unwilling voice will be ruthlessly eradicated. Under such a high-handed politics, the veterans who had been hesitant turned their backs one after another, and gathered in front of the gate of the Regent Zhan Ziyu's mansion every morning after the court, like a group of carrion dogs. However, to Chu Qiao's surprise, under such circumstances, the first person to stand up to object was the elder Liu Ge who had repeatedly opposed Li Ce's. On the first day of September, in front of the gate of Jinwu Palace, in front of Zhan Ziyu's car, Mr. Liu Ge accused the Zhan brothers and sisters of being rebellious officials and thieves who caused chaos in the court. At the hands of Zhan Ziyu and Zhan Ziming, Zhan Ziming conspired to assassinate the late emperor, all crimes should be punished.Then, he slammed his head into Zhan Ziyu's guard's knife point and yelled Li Ce's title before he died. His blood spattered three feet and he died on the spot. Zhan Ziyu was sitting in the carriage at that time, and he didn't show his face from the beginning to the end. He didn't get out of the carriage until Liu Ge's body was carried away. The nephews of the Liu family who collected the corpse asked them to bury their father. Chu Qiao was eating when she heard the news, and Duoji carefully told her about it, her hands froze slightly, and half of the lotus seed soup in the spoon spilled out, silently meditating for a long time. That night, the lights in front of Chu Qiao's window had not been extinguished for a long time, and Duoji sat on the stone slab in the yard with a sheepskin wine bag hanging from his waist, sitting withered all night. After the story of Liuge Lao was spread in the Tang Dynasty, it caused a wave of turmoil. Students from all over the country gathered in Tangjing. The angry students wrote tens of thousands of articles, which spread to the government and the public through well-connected people, demanding that the Academy of Sciences , the Sansi Mansion, and the military department severely punished the murderer, and restored the Qingming of the Tang Dynasty. However, two days later, Zhan Ziyu sent the Central Army to severely suppress the students. For a while, the prison of Shangli Academy was overcrowded and filled with angry voices.The judge of Shangli Academy asked Zhan Ziyu with a sad face. The young regent, Emei Gaoguan, said lightly: "Isn't there still room in Huangquanpo on the outskirts of the city?" The white-haired Sanchao Judgment suddenly shuddered, Huangquanpo on the outskirts of the city was a mass grave, the regent said so, and the meaning behind his words was self-evident. In the afternoon of that day, the cell of the Shangli Institute accidentally caught fire, burning most of the cell, causing more than half of the prisoners inside to be killed or injured, and the young corpses were randomly thrown to Huangquanpo, without even a coffin, just exposed to the blue sky and broad daylight. Next, become a supper for wolves, tigers and leopards.However, the Shangli Institute just handed over two prison bosses who were drinking and dereliction of duty, so it was perfunctory. September 27th, strong wind and deep autumn. Today's morning court is slightly different from the usual day. It is completely governed by the regent Zhan Ziyu, and there is only Zhan Ziming behind the curtain.The imperial doctor said that the emperor suffered from the cold and could not go to court today, and the queen mother was also taking care of the emperor, so today's early court was completely presided over by the princess. Before the ministers had any reaction, the servants carried up a magnificent throne from the back of the hall, engraved with nine-tailed bright yellow python dragons, at first glance, it was almost exactly the same as the Beaulieu Throne. The servant of the decree came forward to sing praises to Zhan Ziyu, and then took out the emperor's imperial decree, saying that this seat was built by the emperor himself. He took pity on Zhan Ziyu's illness and could sit on it in the future.And donated the Lingxiao Palace in the Jinwu Palace to the regent to save him from the pain of running around every day. Zhan Ziyu shied away, and finally sat down helplessly under the persuasion of the crowd. The officials bowed to him and looked up, only to feel that the regent throne was almost shoulder to shoulder with the emperor's throne, and the golden light was extremely dazzling. That night, after Chu Qiao put down the summons letter, she took a deep breath and said to Tie You, "Go back to the palace to see the emperor, it's near." Three days later at night, a huge noise suddenly came from the Jinwu Palace, and everyone who was awake or asleep was startled. He looked towards the source of the sound.The direction of the Jinwu Palace was brightly lit, red shadows filled the air, it seemed that there was a fire somewhere, and there were constant shouts of killing, piercing to the ear, like a ghost crying. Overnight, everyone was ashamed from shock.The timid man ran into the house with his wife and children in his arms, and closed the doors and windows tightly, for fear of suffering disaster.Only some high-ranking officials looked at the palace gate in shock and murmured, "I'm afraid the sky will change again." At three o'clock, the palace gate was broken open. Lu Yunxi's robe was covered in blood. He rushed out with a sword, followed by three thousand wolf soldiers, and said to Chu Qiao in front of the Tai'an gate in a deep voice: "Girl, you have already captured Lingxiao Hall." Under the pitch-black sky, Chu Qiao was wearing a black robe, embroidered with a gold pen and green luan, her face was like white jade, and she was beautiful Lingrui. Behind her were ten thousand soldiers from the beautiful army. Guards are by her side.The red cloud flag with a white background was waving above the heads of the crowd. The night was dark and windy, the clouds were densely covered, without stars and moon, the blood-red torch was reflected on Chu Qiao's face, like a cold and sharp sword, without the slightest expression. "Enter the palace." A faint voice resounded coldly, like a knife gliding through frosting, piercing everyone's eardrums sharply. The strong wind blew up Chu Qiao's clothes, she raised her thin chin, narrowed her eyes slightly, lightly tapped the horse's belly with her feet, and drove the horse into the majestic and majestic palace. When the last guard of the Lingxiao Palace fell, the fire in the West Palace had been extinguished. Du Pingan rushed forward with a group of soldiers. The young child's eyes were shining with tenacity, as if he had grown up overnight. . Tens of thousands of guards stood behind Chu Qiao, and the bright torches illuminated half of the sky, reflecting the messy corpses all over the place. Chu Qiao rode his horse all the way up the white jade steps, and the plaque on the gate of the Regent's Palace, which the palace people dared not look up to face, was thrown to the ground, and the horse's hooves trampled on it, making a sound of breaking. A court servant who was good at observing words and expressions hurried forward, knelt on the ground and said loudly that he welcomes the general to dismount.Chu Qiao gave him a cold look, then stepped on his back and got off the horse, and walked towards the majestic palace gate step by step. The gate of the palace suddenly opened, and the cold wind with the smell of sandalwood came in, blowing Chu Qiao's black cloak with a whistling sound, and the sword at her waist was like cold ice, piercing the deepest part of her heart.In the empty and quiet hall, Zhan Ziyu sat alone, vaguely as if it was still the bow of a river boat many years ago, the man in Tsing Yi sat alone on a wooden wheelchair, facing the surging river, surrounded by a clear moon, his eyes were as cold as a mountain spring , and asked in a mellow voice, "Who's over there?" The wind entered the carved window, blowing down a piece of rice paper with bright yellow and light dragon patterns, which was actually used by the emperor to draft imperial edicts. Chu Qiao stepped into the hall, stepped on the imperial decree, looked at the shadow in the deep veil with indifferent eyes, and said quietly: "I will take your life." Zhan Ziyu smiled slightly, and said calmly, "I didn't expect it to be you." "A wise man thinks a lot, and there is bound to be a mistake. It is not easy for you to climb to such a high position in five years with a downcast body." Chu Qiao said calmly, with a calm expression, without any disturbance. Zhan Ziyu smiled and said, "Are you trying to comfort me? It's not bad. It's not easy to be praised by the world-renowned General Xiuli." Chu Qiao said lightly: "What else do you wish for?" A trace of loneliness suddenly slipped across Zhan Ziyu's face, he frowned slightly, and then said unwillingly, "I'm always unwilling to be able to sit on the eighth chariot horse." Chu Qiao froze for a moment when she heard the words, she couldn't help but think of the joke she made with Zhan Ziyu back then.At that time, the two were chatting, and Zhan Ziyu said that he would never be able to ride a horse again in this life. Chu Qiao laughed and said that he could raise eight horse-drawn carriages. At that time, Zhan Ziyu smiled and said that she was confused, only the emperor can ride eight horses , if he sat down, wouldn't he want to rebel? Time is like running water, and in a blink of an eye, everything is like a mirror in the water and the moon, and it will never be the same. "General Chu, why is it that the Li family can sit in this country, but I can't? Didn't the Li family take this world from the previous dynasty? Why are they orthodox and I am a traitor?" There was a trace of majesty in Zhan Ziyu's eyebrows, he slightly raised his head, looked at the high roof, and said indifferently, not without a heroic look: "Besides, the Li family owes me, I take it back, what's wrong with it?" ?” Chu Qiao was unmoved, and said in a calm tone: "That is the grievance between you, and has nothing to do with me." She stepped forward slowly, and her footsteps were like leaking liquid, resounding through the walls of the hall with echoes. "You killed someone I cherish, and I will kill you for revenge." The sharp sword was pulled out of the scabbard inch by inch, and the cold light shone like the cold light of the moonlit night, like a pool of bright sparks, shining coldly on the face, drawing a bright white light and shadow. "What else do you have to say?" "Let go of my sister, she is just a woman, everything she does is for me." Chu Qiao looked at him, without saying a word for a long time, a trace of sourness slowly rose in her heart, the outside wind blew from a very far away, blowing the hem of the two people's clothes, like a pool of black Hui ink. "Sorry, I can not do it." She uttered a few words coldly, then swung the sword suddenly, vaguely, she remembered that night many years ago again, Zhan Ziyu said to her with a light smile, "You are right, but in the middle of the game, you often see I don’t know, when I get an opportunity, I can’t help but want to give it a try.” give it a try... A handful of blood suddenly spurted out, splashed on Chu Qiao's dark ink-colored skirt, quickly seeped in, and condensed into a cloud of shadows. Chu Qiao bent down to pick up the human head on the ground. The man's black hair was combed meticulously, his face was as white as jade, and his brows were gentle, as if he had just fallen asleep, but the broken neck was dripping with blood, which was a hideous sight. With a "poof", Chu Qiao threw the head into the arms of a guard, and said in a deep voice, "Hang the head on the palace gate and show it to the central army who attacked the gate." After finishing speaking, he walked out of Lingxiao Hall, turned over and got on the horse neatly, and said to the left and right: "Go to Roufu Hall." The moon did not know when it came out of the clouds and cast a bleak radiance. The Temple of Lingxiao gradually became cold and silent. The soldiers in armor left in a hurry, leaving only the resisting corpses all over the place. The crows in the sky screamed , The black wings are like the spirit streamers of death.In the empty hall, the headless corpse was still sitting quietly on the golden seat of the python dragon, looking eerie. The battle of Roufu Palace was over at this time, and Tie You and Sun Di came hand in hand, both of them had bloodstains on their bodies, which shows how fierce the battle was. Chu Qiao jumped off the horse and said to Sun Di, "I have wronged you." Sun Di smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just that the food in the prison is so bad that I lost a lot of weight because of hunger." "Girl, Concubine Zhan has been taken down." Tie You said in a deep voice, Chu Qiao slightly raised his eyebrows: "How is the emperor?" Tie You frowned slightly: "It's okay, I was just a little frightened." "That's good." Chu Qiao breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "Then why are you so sad?" "Empress Dowager Yuan is dead. When we rushed in, she thought it was Concubine Zhan's person. Before we could speak, she bumped her head to death." Chu Qiao frowned tightly when she heard the words, she never thought that Yuan Shi would be so cowardly, it was in vain for her to spare no effort to lay out a way for their mother and son, and she died without saying a word. "Girl," Sun Di stepped forward, and said in a deep voice, "The brothers and sisters of the Zhan family have all the crimes of assassinating the late emperor, forming a party for personal gain, plotting to assassinate the emperor, and attempting to support King Rong. their crimes." Chu Qiao took it slowly, but there were only a few pieces of paper, but she felt that it weighed more than a thousand catties. "Let me out! You slaves! Let me out!" A heart-piercing scream came suddenly. The magnificent Roufu Palace is now in decline, the fire is burning, and there are rubble and dust everywhere. Fighting, desperately wanting to run out of the dormitory, his eyes were red, and there was a trace of graceful and luxurious beauty on his face. Seeing Chu Qiao, Sun Di and the others, she suddenly froze, stared at her with straight eyes, suddenly seemed to recognize her, laughed wildly, and laughed maniacally: "So it's you!" Chu Qiao didn't speak, just looked at her quietly, after many years, she didn't want to meet again here today.The woman who followed her brother eagerly back then is dead, and now standing in front of him is nothing but a lunatic. "Where's my third brother?" she asked suddenly. Chu Qiao said slowly without changing her expression: "Dead." Zhan Ziming was stunned suddenly, as if she had expected this day a long time ago. After a long time, she suddenly laughed shyly, her voice was shrill, like a nighthawk above the sky, her eyes turned gray every inch, full of Looking at Chu Qiao angrily, said in a deep voice, "Did you kill him?" "yes." "Okay, okay, the person he is looking for is really good. No wonder there are three thousand fans in the whole palace, and he is only sincere to you." Chu Qiao looked at this beautiful and crazy woman with cold eyes, her eyes were full of vicissitudes and pity, as if she could see the depths of her heart through her beautiful skin. "How do you plan to deal with Rong'er?" "He is not only your child, but also Li Ce's. I will treat him kindly." Zhan Ziming nodded dejectedly and said with a wry smile: "Okay, my hands are bloody, and even he was killed. If it wasn't for the third brother, I wouldn't want to live anymore. You can do it." At that moment, Chu Qiao suddenly saw her heart full of holes through her sad smile.Her childhood admiration for her brother made her follow Zhan Ziyu's arrangements without hesitation. However, after entering the palace, she couldn't help but gradually fell in love with Li Ce. This love may not even be realized by herself until after assassinating him according to the plan. Only then did she understand her own heart.Outside the Yixin Palace that day, her sadness didn't seem fake, but it's a pity that the two men she loved in her life, one never loved her, and the other couldn't love her, she became a joke of fate after all. "Give Concubine Zhan poisoned wine and white silk." Chu Qiao turned around and strode out of the hall.The wind from outside blew with a whistling sound, and the night seemed to spread across her like a thick tide. Jin Wu’s main gate was brightly lit, but the shouts of killing gradually faded away. A sharp sound of golden clanging blew across the cold night sky, slowly collecting the smell of dust, The smell of thousands of slaughters and the death of countless souls came overwhelmingly in an instant, engulfing her from all directions. She held a silver sword in her hand, and her black robe was stained with blood. There was a dazzling flame behind her, and the black-armored warriors stood on her left and right. Her eyes were so cold, and she stared firmly at the end of the world.Over there, in the far north, there was a tumbling cold silence. Her eyes didn't blink for a moment, as if she was looking at someone, but she was finally submerged in the ruins without a trace. "Concubine Zhan died..." The eunuch yelled a series of tactful sacrificial tunes with a long voice. The sun pierced through the black clouds at this moment, the sky will be bright, and this long night will eventually pass, but what will be needed to dispel the darkness in my heart? Fate is like a barren fire, burning her to pieces. Those good wishes and expectations for the future will eventually go away with this fire.In this regard, she will strip away all the weakness, sorrow, kindness, kindness, and yearning for beautiful things, truly become strong, and protect everything she cherishes. Anyone who dares to violate an inch will pay a heavy price for it. "aunt!" A childish voice suddenly came, and the child's small figure immediately fell into Chu Qiao's arms. The emperor cried out, his little face was red, and he cried while crying: "The mother is dead! Auntie, Yi'er's mother is dead!" Already!" The child is still so young, with handsome features, but he is full of Li Ce's shadow. She squatted down and hugged the child tightly in her arms. Her whole body was cold, but there was a mass of warmth in her heart. This is Li Ce's child, this is Li Ce's country, and this is Li Ce's home.He has guarded her for so many years, and now, it's her who guards him. "Yi'er is not afraid, you still have aunt." "Miss," Mei Xiang stood quietly on one side, holding a child in her arms, Chu Qiao stood up, and walked slowly over, and saw that it was Li Qingrong, Zhan Ziming's son. This child, who was canonized as King Rong since birth, is sleeping soundly at this moment, unaware of how bloody the world has turned up because of his birth.His father and mother passed away one after another, leaving behind this devastated land and a precarious country. "Miss, look at how well His Highness is sleeping." Mei Xiang likes children, she smiled and hugged King Rong to Chu Qiao. Chu Qiao reached out to take it, but the child was woken up, yawned impatiently, and looked at Chu Qiao with half-closed eyes. That appearance was completely a copy of Li Ce. Chu Qiao's eyes became hot, and she almost shed tears. She hugged the child tightly in her arms, her cheek pressed against his little face, and her heart was filled with emptiness. "My lord, Liu Yuanzong, the son of Liuge Lao, brought the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs in front of Tai'an Gate, asking what happened? Is the Emperor still safe?" Chu Qiao raised her head, her gaze immediately cooled down, and she said to He Xiao in a deep voice: "I tell you all, the Regent Zhan Ziyu and Concubine Zhan conspired to murder the Emperor and usurp the throne, and the Empress Dowager Yuan died in the chaos. Now that I have been punished, my lords don’t need to worry.” He Xiao went, and after a while, there was a sound of long live singing praises outside the palace gate.The guard came to report: Liu Yuanzong was the first to show his allegiance, and all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty surrendered. The wars at the South Gate, North Gate, and Qianguang Gate have all been stopped. The gate of the palace was wide open, and under the jade steps stood the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and thousands of generals. A red sun rose in the sky, illuminating the universe. Chu Qiao hugged King Rong, led the emperor, and walked up the white jade imperial road step by step. . The voice of Long Live the Emperor resounded through the palace, and the rising sun sprinkled a touch of gold on her dark black skirt. On the red cloud battle flag on the white ground, there were two watermarked characters of "beautiful" faintly. The room was empty and lonely, a piece of gray. "aunt," The emperor screamed crisply, pointing at the golden dragon chair on the opposite side and shrinking slightly, he frowned and said, "I don't want to sit there." Chu Qiao squatted down, gently touched his face, and said softly: "Yi'er, that is the seat made of blood and bones by tens of thousands of people, it is your destiny, your father, emperor and mother are queens They all died for it, the Tang Dynasty is on your shoulders, and the eyes of all the ancestors are looking at you in the sky, the responsibility lies here, and you cannot retreat." The emperor was frightened by her words, grabbed her and asked, "What about aunt? Does aunt not want me?" Chu Qiao helped him to the throne, and said quietly: "Gu Gu will stay with you forever if you don't leave." Chu Qiao turned around, and all civil and military officials and all the soldiers bowed down in unison, the sound of long live resounded in her ears, startling all the birds in the sky. The officials didn't know who they were worshiping at the moment, whether it was the immature son on the throne, or the young woman who held the two major military powers of the Wolf Army and the Xiuli Army.All kinds of ulterior motives are turbulent in the government and the opposition, just like it has been for thousands of years, without a moment of peace and tranquility. The dust returns to the ruins, the dust settles, the chess has been played, and there is no room for regret. Li Ce, don't worry.