Chapter 177 Chapter 21: Concubine Xiuli

Autumn is getting cooler, and even the wind that blows carries the cool breath of chrysanthemums. The lotus in Taiqing Pond has long since failed miserably. The sound is like the lingering fragrance from the copper and gilt tripod, floating quietly in the hall, and it looks more and more empty. "Princess Yunkang, Mrs. Huayang Yipin, Princess Runan, Princess Duanqing, and Princess Jing'an have all submitted their petitions one after another, expressing their willingness to enter the palace to raise the emperor. King Runan, King Duanqing, King Jing'an, General Situ, and Princess An The son-in-law, the Yunjun horse, are also on the court, the government and the opposition are currently divided into two factions, most of the military generals admire King Jing'an, but the civil officials advocate that the three concubines will raise the emperor together, and the three princes will supervise the country and assist the government together."

The breeze blew, and the shadow of the moon outside the window shattered. Chu Qiao was sitting on a soft mat, wearing a cotton white brocade robe for the inner room, with one hand resting on the window panel, and she rested her chin quietly looking at the parasol trees outside the window. On a moonlit night, the wide sleeves drooped slightly, exposing a section of snow-white forearm, his face was thin, his eyes were calm, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking. "Hussar General Xie Xu of the Ministry of War has brought 70,000 troops from the southern army to Xizhao Mountain, and will arrive at the capital in a short time. Xie Xu used to be the slave of King Jing'an, and now he is coming with troops. I have to guard against it. I have ordered Xu General Su has set up defenses in Hanshui, if Xie Xu came under the banner of paying homage to the new emperor, he can only cross the river alone, and he is not allowed to bring troops."

"Xie Xu?" Chu Qiao leaned against the window without turning her head, and said quietly, "When King Luo rebelled back then, I never saw him so loyal and patriotic, but now he has become domineering." Sun Di's voice remained unchanged, and he said in a deep voice: "If the name is not right, the words will not be right. It is no wonder that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty have different ideas." Chu Qiao looked sideways slightly, and looked at Sun Di fixedly. She seemed to have understood what he wanted to say, but she didn't say it after all, and didn't give him a real answer. She just turned her head quietly and looked out the window. Sparkling blue waves, long silence.

"In addition, Liu Ge's son, Liu Yuanzong, once approached me in private, expressing his willingness to contact some of the old members of the Liu family to help him at the right time. However, we still need an opportunity and a name." At this time, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside the hall, and they both turned their heads to look, only to see that the emperor was wearing a small golden python robe, barefoot, not even wearing boots, and ran into the palace with tears on his face. When the main hall came, he threw himself into Chu Qiao's arms and burst into tears.The two nuns followed behind and knelt on the ground when they saw Chu Qiao and Sun Di.

The child's body was small, so soft, holding Chu Qiao's waist tightly with both hands, crying and shouting: "Auntie! Mother concubine came to me, mother concubine came to me!" Chu Qiao pitifully pulled the little emperor up, took out a handkerchief to wipe away his tears, and said softly, "Is the emperor dreaming again?" The child pursed his mouth and cried, "Concubine Mu's head is full of blood, and it all rubbed against me." Chu Qiao comforted him and said, "Emperor, don't be afraid, it's a dream, it can't be real. The queen mother liked you so much before she was alive, how could she scare you?"

"aunt……" Li Xiuyi hugged Chu Qiao tightly and never let go. Sun Di looked at the emperor and said regretfully, "Your majesty is still so young, if he falls into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, how much suffering will he suffer?" Chu Qiao's heart suddenly felt a little troubled, and without looking at Sun Di, she said in a cold and deep voice, "It's getting late at night, my lord should not stay in the palace any longer. Mei Xiang, see off the guests." Sun Di was not annoyed, and politely saluted Chu Qiao, and Shi Shiran turned and left.

Mei Xiang stared at Sun Di's back, with resentment in her brows, and said angrily after seeing him leave, "Miss, don't listen to this man's nonsense, at worst, we will take Your Majesty away when Fourth Young Master arrives." Before Chu Qiao could speak, Li Xiuyi in her arms raised her head and asked, "Where is Auntie going?" Chu Qiao lowered her head, looked into the child's dark eyes, and seemed to vaguely see another person's shadow through these eyes.At that time, catkins were flying all over the sky, and the cold wind was as cold as a knife. Regardless of the opposition and doubts of the whole country, he rushed to rescue her with a large army and rescued her from the chaotic army. His armor was so cold, sticking to her cheek , but it seems to be a high mountain that keeps out the wind, as majestic as a Huanghuang building, as if it will never fall down.

She folded her arms little by little, and hugged the child tightly in her arms. White candles are burning high, and the night in the deep palace is always so long. The corner door next to Tai'an Gate opened slowly, and Sun Di stepped out in a light robe. Tie You crouched in a dark corner, and approached him calmly when he came out.Sun Di looked at him with a faint smile, and said as if nothing had happened: "Does Commander Tie want to drink with me?" "You killed Queen Mother Yuan?" Tie You's voice was low, his eyes were as silent as water, and he suddenly said in a deep voice.

Sun Di's face was calm, with a faint smile on his lips, and he said loudly, "What is the meaning of Commander Tie's words? The Queen Mother Yuan touched the wall and died. Everyone in the palace saw it, and you saw it with your own eyes. What does it have to do with me?" ?” Tie You frowned, and said with the same tone: "Qing Yuan said that the night before the forced palace, you sent a secret letter from the prison, specifying that it was to be handed over to Empress Dowager Yuan, and Empress Dowager Yuan read your letter Afterwards, I went to His Majesty's bedroom and did not leave until the night of the forced palace. The maid serving the Empress Dowager said that the Empress Dowager Yuan cried all night and didn't even eat, what did you tell her?"

"What can I say, it's nothing more than telling the queen mother to be careful to guard against the brothers and sisters of the Zhan family." Tie You suddenly took two steps forward, fixed his eyes on Sun Di, and said in a deep voice: "Then why did you secretly execute the little eunuchs who delivered the letters for you, and last night searched for the Palace of Yi in the name of Qing Palace? " Sun Di's face also turned cold, Ling Ran turned around and said coldly, "I don't know what you're talking about." After all, he lifted his foot and wanted to leave.

"Sun Di!" Tie You yelled suddenly, scaring all the guards in the distance to look at him. His chest heaved, and he said in a low voice, "If you want people to know, you have to do it yourself. Thousands of pairs of eyes are staring at you, do you think you can do it flawlessly?" The moonlight was cool and cold, casting silvery white light on Sun Di's back. The green shirt was elegant and unpretentious, yet there was an indescribable brilliance wafting from this young nobleman. He turned around slowly, looked at Tie You quietly, and said in a deep voice: "Tie You, what is your origin, you must remember." Tie You was stunned for a moment, a flash of displeasure suddenly flashed across his face, and he said coldly: "Tie You was born as a pariah, so naturally he can't be compared with Master Sun." "I didn't ask you this." Sun Di said lightly. Under the clear light of the cold moon, his face was handsome and wickedly beautiful. The man's back was straight and his robes were elegant. Have you forgotten His Majesty's kindness to you and me?" Tie You was taken aback for a moment, but in a flash he said coldly: "Killing His Majesty's only mother and concubine, and encouraging the wild people to change their minds, is this your means of repaying His Majesty's kindness?" "Otherwise, what else can we do? Let His Majesty ascend the throne and Empress Dowager Yuan assist the government? Hmph, if that's the case, within three years, this Great Tang Dynasty will be surnamed Zhou after King Jing'an Zhou Yun." There was a sneer at the corner of Sun Di's mouth, his youthful eyes were as cunning as a fox's, the night wind was blowing, his clothes fluttered, he did not look like a human figure. "Indeed, His Majesty had expected such a situation before he died, and made instructions and arrangements one by one. It's just that I didn't do that. I wanted to let Datang mess up this situation, and Zhan Ziyu This traitor died at the hands of General Xiuli, so that she could make this achievement. Even if Queen Mother Yuan did not kill herself that day, I would kill her afterwards, but she is still smart and knows that she has no such ability. I have made a choice, and it has saved me a lot of trouble. I was the one who muddied the waters of the government and the opposition, and only by forcing the situation to this point, Master Chu will be used by me, and will not leave Datang with Zhuge Yue." Tie You was stunned when he heard that, the iron-red city wall looked thick and oppressive, and the nocturnal birds flitted past the tall Jinwu Palace, making ear-piercing chirps.Tie You frowned tightly, opened his mouth slightly, and after a long time, he said in disbelief, "You're crazy!" "No, it's not me who's crazy." Sun Di raised his head, his clothes were in the wind, and his tall and straight figure was like a gun. He pointed at the distant northern night sky, and said sharply, "Did you hear that? With millions of corpses, Great Xia is already on the verge of falling apart. Yan Bei Yan Xun is ambitious, his military skills and military strategies are unrivaled in the world, and his ruthlessness is unmatched. The reason why Great Xia can still compete with it now is nothing more than Zhuge Yue's Qinghai army Threatening on the flanks, once Zhuge Yue leaves, how can Zhao Che alone compete with Yanbei? Moreover, there are intrigues in Daxia, internal strife is endless, and the clans of all parties are doing their own things. If people break through, I will completely remove the northern barriers of Bian and Tang. At that time, there will be Yanbei in the west threatening from the waterway in southern Xinjiang, Yanbei's army will attack from the north, Nalan Hongye, who is closely related to Yan Xun, in the east, and King Jing'an in the interior. When those with ulterior motives secretly covet it, at that time, will my Great Tang still have a reason to survive?" Tie You was stunned for a moment, only to hear Sun Di continue to say: "In the battle of King Luo, Datang suffered heavy casualties. We still have the power to fight. Once the situation is broken and Great Xia is at the hands of Yan Bei, that will be the time when my Great Tang will be destroyed. Your Majesty has been so kind to you and me. Now that he is gone, isn’t it? Can you and I sit back and watch Datang's millennium foundation be destroyed?" "Then, you shouldn't have killed Empress Dowager Yuan, after all, she is His Majesty's concubine, and she is His Majesty's mother!" Tie You blushed and said loudly. "It's just a useless woman." Sun Di snorted coldly with disdain, and said in a deep voice: "For the present plan, only by trying to keep Daxia, can we have a chance to breathe. Before Yanbei destroys Daxia, If we can't annex Huai Song, then we will definitely fall into heavy siege in the future." After all, his eyes suddenly showed a trace of enthusiasm, he turned around, stared at Tie You closely, and said in a deep voice: "As long as Master Chu stays in my Tang Dynasty for one day, Zhuge Yue will definitely not leave Xia. Returning to Qinghai, as long as he doesn't leave, Yan Xun can't ignore Cuiwei Pass and attack Yanming Pass with all his troops. If the Great Summer is not destroyed, we will have time and opportunity to recuperate. And with Master Chu and Yan Xun and Zhuge Yue If there is any change in the domestic forces, we have to consider the attitudes of the other two countries. Your Majesty's throne will be safe and secure. King Jing'an and others will intervene Moreover, the Xiuli Army is extremely powerful and loyal, and it is no less than His Majesty's Wolf Army. It is the best guarantee for the king's division. Master Chu himself is extremely talented in military and politics, and has won the remnants of the Great Brotherhood. She is highly respected, worthy of great responsibility, and has affection and righteousness to His Majesty, and she has no relatives and family members, and as a woman, she has no ambitions, such an auxiliary figure, in today's world, can you find a second one?" Tie You was rendered speechless by what he said, and could only stare blankly at his colleague, as if he didn't know him. Sun Di looked at him, and said quietly: "If you want to see the foundation of the Tang Dynasty destroyed, and become a sinner for the ages of the Tang Dynasty, you might as well tell others what I just said, and be a colleague. I don't blame you for being ruthless." It’s just that my thoughts are not understood by the world.” "But, you want Mrs. Chu to be her... aren't you fooling someone's life?" Sun Di shook his head and smiled, patted Tie You's shoulder lightly, and said lightly: "Although I believe that Master Chu has no ambitions, I have to be wary of others. If Zhuge Yue really marries her in the future, should Qinghai still be allowed to marry her?" Is Wang's wife going to be my supervisor of Tang Dynasty?" The moon was bright in the sky, and the ground was covered with silver. The man turned around and left with his head held high. The voice came from a distance, with a hint of unspeakable desolation: "How can a woman's benevolence be tolerated on the road of an emperor? Hell is deep and deep, no one dares to go, so let me go alone..." The shadow of the moon is tilted, and the autumn wind is blowing, and the autumn leaves of the phoenix trees are everywhere, and there is a quiet color. Miheju is still the same deserted, but now it has become the most popular place in the entire Jinwu Palace, at least there are living people walking around, while other places are said that even nocturnal birds are unwilling to fly down. . The Jinwu Palace suddenly quieted down, there were no more singing and dancing, no more banquets, no more Donghu dancers with honey-colored skin and blue eyes, and no more singers who sang all night. The entire palace became lonely, and even the nightingale tactfully flew away from the silent palace. The palace suddenly became so silent that one could even hear her own breathing while walking.Everyone is living quietly, and it seems that a little louder will startle the undead who have just died and have not dissipated. The white flags and silks in the palace are like snow-white women's arms. The splendor and prosperity here, and the extravagant drinking and drinking, but in an instant, the dust returns to the ruins, and everything has dissipated. Everything is missing that person, including the continuous sycamore trees and clear water and blue waves here, as well as every eaves and brackets, and every garden rockery. The emperor had just fallen asleep, and was lying on Chu Qiao's bed. The child had witnessed Queen Mother Yuan committing suicide that day, and hadn't had a good night's sleep for many days. At this moment, the little brows were still tightly frowned, as if he was also afraid in his sleep.King Rong was lying in the cradle beside him, but he was sleeping soundly, with the corners of his mouth curled up, very much like his father. Chu Qiao sat in front of the window, not feeling sleepy at all, a white candle was burning quietly, the candle's tears were drooping, there was a hint of red under the firelight, like rouge rolling down from a woman's tears. Holding a thick stack of letters in his hand, the sealant is intact and all of them have not been opened. She has been sitting like that for more than two hours. Sun Di's words couldn't help echoing in her mind again, she turned her head slowly, looked at the two young children, her heart was filled with emptiness. There are already thirteen letters, and he must be extremely anxious. If it weren't for the current situation in Daxia, he might have come here alone. A faint smile slipped across the corner of Chu Qiao's mouth, imagining in her mind how angry he would be, his brows must be furrowed, his eyes staring at her, his lips pursed into a straight line, like an angry child. What will be written in this letter?Will scold her angrily?Blame her?Or will he tell her earnestly? Maybe there are all of them, but she doesn't want to go to see them anymore. This road is so cold, she can't turn her head to look at the flames on other roads. Once she looks, she is afraid that she will never have the courage to go forward again. The heat in his chest cooled down inch by inch, and gradually condensed into a lump of solid ice.In a trance, she remembered what he said to herself that night. At that time, the osmanthus tree was shaking gently and the moon was shining brightly. He turned his head to look at her, with such clear and handsome eyes, and asked slowly: "The road has not been completed yet. There will be other variables, are you afraid?" The wind was so gentle at that time, and the weather was warm and warm. Her sleeves were blown up by the wind, like a butterfly about to fly. At that time, she let go of all her worries and quietly smiled and said that she was not afraid.Then he smiled gently, which was very rare, without embarrassment, anger, bickering, or dispute, he smiled at her from the bottom of his heart, then slowly bowed his head under the moonlight, A gentle kiss on her lips, a strong hand around her waist, lips and teeth caressing her softness and fragrance, absorbing the sweetness that has been longed for for many years. However, this dream is about to end before it begins. For her, the years are already lingering and severing, and her fate is empty and boundless, just like a raging wildfire that burns through the wilderness. She slowly stretched out her hand, picked up the letter, and placed it on the candlelight.The flames ignited high, and the envelope was slightly curled and gradually turned yellow. The flames spread, and finally turned into black ash. "Miss!" Mei Xiang came in with a snack, she let out a cry of surprise, ran forward a few steps, pushed down the candlestick, and asked in surprise, "What are you doing?" Chu Qiao didn't make a sound, just quietly looked at the letter that had burned most of it, the remaining half was also rolled up in black ash, dilapidated, like a riddled spider web covered in black dust, under the lamplight, there was Obscure light. "Miss!" Mei Xiang widened her eyes in surprise, suddenly grabbed her thin shoulders, and asked worriedly: "You don't, you don't intend to listen to that Sun Di, do you?" Chu Qiao just raised her head and looked at Mei Xiang quietly, Mei Xiang suddenly felt that Chu Qiao's eyes seemed to be dead, turned into a piece of ashes, without any anger.She grabbed Chu Qiao's hand nervously, held it vigorously, and said anxiously: "Miss, you can't be stupid about this, it's a matter of a lifetime, although Emperor Tang treats you well, but he is no longer here, you just A woman, why should you carry the entire Tang Dynasty on your back?" Chu Qiao still didn't speak, Mei Xiang sweated anxiously on her forehead, tears welled up in her eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "Miss, you can't let the Fourth Young Master down anymore, you can't promise, you wake up, you can't be stupid!" A gust of wind suddenly blew up, blowing up the ashes of the letter on the ground with a whistling sound, turning over several pieces of letter paper that had not been completely burnt, and faintly visible a few handsome and flying handwriting under the light: Don't wait for me... Wait for you…… Chu Qiao's eyes were a little blurred, but no tears fell. The lamp climbed up from the corner of her skirt, covering every inch with a shallow light.Her heart throbbed in pain, but she was choked up and unable to speak. "Miss!" Mei Xiang cried out suddenly, and knelt on the ground with a plop. The child on the bed was startled awake, and sat up with sleepy eyes. Seeing Mei Xiang crying, she was a little shocked. She looked at Chu Qiao in a daze, opened a pair of small hands, and gently He called softly, "Auntie." The child's voice shattered the silence in her heart, Chu Qiao stood up, and was about to see the child.But Mei Xiang grabbed the corner of her skirt, and the woman looked up at her with tears in her eyes, crying in such a sad voice: "Miss, why do the living live for the dead?" Chu Qiao's footsteps froze immediately, she turned her head in a daze, looked at Mei Xiang's red eyes, her blue and white hands began to tremble unconsciously. "Miss, you can't let the fourth young master down anymore, you can't." Mei Xiang burst into tears, and said sadly: "Have you forgotten that song? The moon shines on your soul, urging you to return home early, miss, you must Do you regret it until you lose it? You have to repay the debt owed to Emperor Tang today, how do you know if you will have the opportunity to compensate the Fourth Young Master in the future? The dead are dead, do you want the living to live in pain and sadness forever? ?” Mei Xiang knocked her head on the ground and said loudly: "Miss, let's go with Fourth Young Master, Mei Xiang begs you, let's go!" "Bad guys!" Li Xiuyi suddenly jumped off the bed, threw herself on Mei Xiang, and knocked her down.The little child was like a small beast, grabbing Mei Xiang's hair vigorously, and yelling while fighting: "Bad guy! You are a bad guy! You want to take my aunt away, you want to let my aunt go! Bad guy! " Chu Qiao quickly hugged Li Xiuyi in her arms, the child was still struggling in her arms, her eyes were full of hatred looking at Mei Xiang, like a wolf cub who lost its mother wolf. "Bad guy! Yi'er no longer has a father and mother, and she still wants to rob my aunt, bad guy!" The child's voice was like a knife, piercing Chu Qiao's heart sharply. At that moment, it was as if a mouthful of blood was clotted in her throat, and she almost wanted to spit it out. Li Qingrong also woke up, the child stared at the people in the room quietly with his dark eyes, and suddenly saw his little brother crying, opened his mouth wide, and let out a cry. The nurse hurried in from outside, she didn't dare to say anything, she just picked up King Rong and went outside to nurse. The candles in the main hall were crackling, and the shadow of the sycamore tree in front of the window was swaying. The night was so quiet that she couldn't hear anything except the cry of the child. "What fourth young master?" Li Xiuyi's small face was suddenly as cold as ice, and with a bit of rare evil spirit, she pushed Chu Qiao away, ran to the bedside, picked up Chu Qiao's sword, and pulled out the sword that was almost as tall as him with a whoosh. Murderously shouted: "I'll kill him, let him rob my aunt!" "Yi'er!" Chu Qiao snatched the sword and scolded angrily, "What are you doing?" The child pursed his mouth, tears rolled down from his eyes, and cried loudly: "My aunt doesn't want me anymore, I know, you're leaving, you don't want me anymore!" Chu Qiao knelt down on the ground, hugged the child tightly in her arms, her heart ached like Ling Chi, she was so choked up that she couldn't speak. "Auntie, don't go." The child stretched out his little hands to hug her back, and cried, "Yi'er will grow up soon, and I will protect aunt like my father. Don't leave, aunt." At this time, a little girl as beautiful as white jade suddenly came running outside the door, wearing a small gown, standing stupidly at the door, a small face was white and fat, and her eyes were dark, like two birds raised on the ground. grapes in water. Seeing her, Li Xiuyi ran out of Chu Qiao's arms, took a few steps to hold the little girl's hand, and said sobbing, "Xiaoxiao quickly kowtow to aunt, and aunt won't leave after kowtow to aunt." The little girl is Li Ce's daughter. She is only four years old this year. Because the palace has not been peaceful recently, Chu Qiao brought all three of them to live in Miheju. It's just that Xiaoxiao is used to sleeping with the wet nurse, so she sleeps not far away. outside room. Xiaoxiao was stunned, for a moment she didn't know if she didn't understand her brother's words, but she stood still. Li Xiuyi got angry immediately, and shouted: "I make you kneel and kowtow! Didn't you hear that?" Xiaoxiao burst into tears, knelt down with a puff, propped her two little hands on the ground, kowtowed her head continuously, and said indiscriminately while kowtowing, "Xiaoxiao doesn't dare to mess around anymore, Xiaoxiao doesn't dare anymore, aunt, Woo..." Chu Qiao grabbed Li Xiuyi who was about to kneel and kowtow, and hugged him and Xiaoxiao in her arms, the sourness in her heart was like a blue sea, overflowing without bounds. "My aunt won't go, my aunt won't go anywhere." She said word by word, the two children flung themselves into her arms, weeping in fear, their voices echoed in the empty and silent Jinwu Palace, together with the leaking drum, they were transmitted to this mournful late autumn. Mei Xiang looked at the figures of the three of them, and her heart sank so heavily. She sat there, turned her head slightly, and tightly pressed the corners of her lips, a line of tears slipped from the bottom of her eyes and fell into her mouth. , so astringent. "It's all life." She pulled out a smile helplessly, like old Coptis chinensis. On the second day, when Sun Di came, Chu Qiao had already washed and washed, she was dressed in a deep red woven gold dress, and the golden silk lily lapel hung down on her chest, looking resplendent and resplendent. Sun Di glanced at Chu Qiao, seemed to be slightly taken aback, and after a while a smile suddenly appeared on his lips, and said quietly: "It seems that the girl has figured it out." The woman sat on the main seat in the main hall, and the morning sun shone on her body, giving off a light that people dare not look at.Putting on such a fancy dress, the sharpness between her eyebrows and eyes did not diminish at all, but she looked more graceful. She looked at Sun Di with a cold voice, and said slowly: "Fortunately, I must not have called Mr. Sun. disappointment." Sun Di's mind froze suddenly, but he still lowered his head calmly: "The girl is serious." Chu Qiao didn't say much anymore, and waved her hand coldly: "I guess the adults have already figured it out, and I will leave it to you to handle it." "Yes, I will live up to my trust." In the blink of an eye, the address had been changed, and Chu Qiao turned her head away, even finding it difficult to sneer. Sun Di hesitated for a moment, then tentatively said, "After three days, it will be an auspicious day." "Three days?" Chu Qiao raised her eyebrows slightly: "Isn't it too late?" "It's okay, the Minister will urge the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry to step up preparations." "What about the imperial decree and edict?" Sun Di smiled slightly, and said very complacently: "Miss, have you forgotten? The edict that the late emperor gave to the princess of the princess has not yet filled in the honorary title. As long as you make a little modification, you will be done. There is no error in time, after all, it was written by the late emperor himself. Book, the officials will be more convinced, and with the girl's current power, no one would dare to speak out against it." "Heh, you are very thoughtful." Chu Qiao said calmly, Sun Di's back suddenly felt cold, and said in a deep voice: "Then minister, go down and get ready." "Yep." Chu Qiao nodded lightly, looking quite tired, Sun Di hurriedly turned and left, and just as she was about to step out of the room, a very light voice suddenly came, and the woman said lightly: "This is the last time. " Sun Di's feet froze for a moment, and he turned around, only to see that Chu Qiao had already stepped into the inner hall. Is it an auditory hallucination? He frowned tightly. The autumn day was high and the sky was clear and blue. Sun Di suddenly smiled freely and raised his face to look at the sky. In a vague way, he seemed to see that man who was also a gentleman and a friend looking at him with a smile. "You must be happy when I do this. Even if you put on a virginal and inviolable righteous look on your face, you must be happy in your heart." Sun Di took a deep breath and closed his eyes quietly. It doesn't matter if you hate me, as long as you keep Li Tang's blood, everything is worth it. On the fifth day of October, Jinwu Palace issued the last emperor's edict, canonizing the beautiful general Chu Qiao as the imperial concubine, in charge of the palace seal, and promised the world that as long as a prince is born in the future, it will be canonized as the queen of the Tang Dynasty. Because the payment was made three months ago and Li Ce was still alive at that time, Chu Qiao became the only woman who was promoted to empress concubine right after she was canonized, and everyone in the world knew what kind of marriage it was. It is impossible for a beautiful imperial concubine to conceive Li Ce's child again in her whole life, so she can only be a grand concubine in her whole life. The canonization ceremony is scheduled for three days later, the whole city of Tang capital is covered with black curtains, and the Ministry of Rituals has also rushed to make the first black phoenix robe in the thousand years of the Tang Dynasty. Officials from all over the place are in a hurry to prepare the ceremony. Far away towards the direction of the capital. Everyone is waiting for this ghost marriage three days later, and the eyes of all countries are focused on it. Tianda was once again alarmed by this woman, because everyone knows that this is not just an imperial concubine, but the Tang Dynasty. In the next ten years, the real master, this former slave-born Daxia woman, finally climbed to the peak of power step by step by virtue of her legendary encounters. When Yan Xun knew the news, he was entertaining distinguished guests in the palace, Feng Zhi walked over quietly, leaned into his ear, and whispered a few words.His face changed suddenly, the wine cup in his hand was tilted, and half of the grape wine was spilled on the black robe. The rough guest smiled slightly, and asked inquisitively, "What's wrong with the king?" Yan Xun suddenly smiled, shook his head and said, "An old horse that I raised for many years just died, I am really sorry to disturb your envoy." "It turned out to be a horse." The guest laughed loudly and said, "Yanbei is vast and rich in resources. If the king conquers Daxia again in the future, the world will be under the control of the king. I don't want anything. But since the king likes good horses, I will send them immediately." The people go back and send a thousand high-quality war horses to the king, wishing the king a smooth journey to the east and victory!" Lang Lang's laughter suddenly came from Shuofang Palace, and echoed far away on the Yanbei Plateau. The sky and the earth are so vast, fate is really like a sharp arrow that goes forward, once it is shot, there is no room for turning back. That night, Yan Xun took his entourage up to the Nada Palace in the Sunset Mountain. The palace looks like floating clouds and is beautiful.He sat in the fairyland-like palace deep in the sea of ​​clouds and didn't come out for a long time. The sun was setting little by little, and the setting sun was red and fiery red, like flaming red flowers on the Huoleiyuan. The spirits slipped down his throat, and his vision blurred little by little. His vision was no longer sharp, and it became a little blurry. There was no one around him, so he could allow his mind to temporarily take a vacation. "Ah Chu, marry me." "Yep……" "I will always be nice to you." "I will always trust you." "Ah Chu, when the war in the east is over, let's get married." "Ah Chu, all the storms are over, and we are still together." Everyone will change, we will not change. We, will not change... A burst of low-pitched laughter came from the Yunhai Palace, Fengzhi was slightly taken aback, and turned his head, but only smelled the lingering aroma of wine.In the past, His Majesty never drank alcohol. Ever since that person left, alcohol has become a must-have here. Thinking of that person, Feng Zhi suddenly felt sour on the tip of his nose. In the end, there are two sad people, scattered around the world, living on the tip of a knife, and no one can have real peace. The wind in Yanbei is gradually getting colder, and winter is coming again. At this moment, a group of people at Xianyang’s ferry had just disembarked. Several men with weathered faces led some horses and said in a deep voice: “There is news from home. No one knows that the young master is not here. Said that the young master will do his own thing with all his heart, and he can go back within ten days, don't worry." The man in purple frowned slightly, with a handsome face, red lips, and a pair of eyes that looked like deep pools and ancient wells, deep and sinking. He got on a horse neatly, with a hint of dust on his face. "Going to Tangjing here, if you take a shortcut, it will only take three days, but there are no large towns along the way, so it will be a bit bumpy." "Time is short, let's take a shortcut." One of the attendants turned to the man in purple and said, "Young master, should you prepare a carriage, you haven't had a good night's sleep for many days." "No need." The man shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Is there any news from Tang Jing?" "After the girl defeated Zhan Ziyu in one fell swoop, the government and the public calmed down. It's just that there has been some noise recently about who will assist the government. It's just that it has nothing to do with the girl. It's Bian Tang's internal affairs." The man nodded and said, "Let's go." Everyone followed him and got on their horses one after another. The horseshoes splashed and disappeared on the Xianyang Ancient Road in a blink of an eye. After a while, they left the West City Gate and walked along the remote post road. An hour later, the royal envoys entered Xianyang City and read out the imperial decree that Chu Qiao was named the Empress Dowager Xiuli. The gift to congratulate the new master has gone. After a long absence, the world has turned upside down and everything has changed. Time flies, and in a hurry, ten years of time are looming.Vaguely, she is no longer the childish girl with a bun, nor the stubborn boy of the past. Years have drawn countless boundaries among them, family hatred, national hatred, love, war, upheaval, displacement, life and death, separation. , after all, friendship and debt also appear one by one, just like the layers of silk and satin that are rich and beautiful, no matter how much you pull, you can't finish the endless threads. The long wind blows from Yanbei far away, blows across the vast land of Great Xia, blows into Bian and Tang Dynasties in late autumn, slightly enters Huai Song Dynasty like brocade flowers, and faces the vast blue sea in the far east, submerged in the snow-white waves. "The road hasn't gone to the end yet, maybe there will be other variables, are you afraid?" "I'm not afraid." "Remember, I'm waiting for you." The night is cold and the moon is shining brightly, all over the ancient road Hualin. The warm fragments in the memory of that scene were finally washed away by the endless bloody wind and sword light and sword shadow, and the initial happy and bright expectations and lead were washed away, leaving only the cold facts, clearly distinguishing the past expectations from the current situation. , The difference between Wei and Wei is clear. The horseshoes are rolling day and night, and the ancient city of Tangjing, which has not been seen for a long time, is in front of us.