Chapter 188 Chapter 32 Great Summer Collapse

Zhulan is carved and built, colorful tiles are clear and green, and the sun is falling from the gaps in the branches and leaves, with an old and simple light golden brilliance.The shadows of the flowers are sparse, and the spring day stops a little on the willow branches outside the bedroom, passes through the dim window, and flows in and out of her eyes. A piece of letter paper was pinched between the fingers, on which there was a faint smell of soldiers and beacon fire, dripping with ink, piercing through the back of the paper, a few words, like a wave of lake water, flowing quietly in the bedroom in this warm spring and March.

Chu Qiao was wearing a moon-white gauze dress, leaning on the soft couch, a birdcage was hanging in front of the window, the door of the cage was open, a snow-white bird was sleeping lazily inside, with three red feathers on its tail drooping Looking at it, I can't see a little prestige in the weekdays. Yue Qi said, this is Zhuge Yue's snow cuckoo, the most ferocious bird in Qinghai, extremely fast, with sharp claws and sharp teeth, and intelligent. Chu Qiao picked up a piece of sauced braised pork with her chopsticks, and the bird almost didn't even open her eyes, snatched it away in one bite, chewed it twice and swallowed it, then continued to sleep with her head tilted.

What a lazy bird, it doesn't cry all day long. Chu Qiao looked at it with her head up and rubbed the letter with her fingers, feeling a little warm joy in her heart. Although lazy, it is still very useful. This letter used to be called a letter, but now it is called a letter from home. The wedding date is approaching, and he will be back in two days. After that, she will put on the phoenix coronet and Xiapei, sit in the eight-carried sedan chair, and marry into his family amidst the joy of drumming and playing the sheng.In this way, she is his justifiable wife. The square gilt Geng post is still placed under her pillow, with gold powder paintings on it of mandarin ducks playing in the water, flying birds, and blooming flowers. The names of both of them.

Chu Qiao thought, she might be that Qinghai snow cuckoo, she lost her fierceness and slaughter, and lived in a house made of gold with peace of mind, even if the cage door was open, she would not want to go out again. There are tens of thousands of doors in this world, and the ones that can really block people's footsteps are always invisible. He is the Sima of Daxia, but he is also a feudal lord with a title, and she also wants to marry according to the ceremony of a princess. The dowry and dowry are all piled up in a yard, and all kinds of jewels and treasures form mountains and seas.The court dress bureau cut her wedding gown and court gown, and the royal family's rewards also slipped down. The gift lists of the rich and powerful families were so long that they piled up a whole palace room.

She is also a little more interested, occasionally taking Jingjing Meixiang and Huan'er to look through the gifts together, and occasionally seeing some rare treasures, these women who have never seen too much wealth and status will exclaim exaggeratedly , like a group of bumpkins from the countryside going to the city. She will live in Zhuge's main residence tonight, and the mistress of Zhuge's family will prepare the pre-marital etiquette for her. She has no natal family, so she can only live in Zhuge's mansion before marriage. Sima Mansion. Morning and evening, time is like ripples in the water, dizzy circles, rippling far away.

After moving into Zhuge's house, she didn't see the head of the house's mistress, but was accompanied by the Jing family. Chu Qiao took the girl named Yu Xiaohe by her side, and occasionally lost her mind. The woman will quietly light a handful of soho incense.This fragrance is very familiar, and it seems to be the method of mixing that she learned in the imperial pharmacy many years ago when she was young. One qian of Suzi, one qian of Lily, one qian of Fang Gui, one qian of gold powder, two qian of lotus pistil, two qian of rose foam, two qian of plantain oil, two qian of... None of them are precious medicinal materials, but the flavors they concoct are calming and nourishing, and can best help those who are haunted by nightmares to have a good night's sleep.

Two days later, a servant came in and said that Zhuge Yue had returned to the city and went to the Changfang to visit his parents, but Yili couldn't come to see her.She was taking a bath when she heard the news, and the hot water climbed up her smooth shoulders, steaming and warm.An attendant handed her a letter from home. Her fingers were still wet, dripping water constantly. The water soaked the letter paper and smudged an ink blot. In the mist of water vapor, there was only one line of writing. thin. "I'm back, I'll pick you up in five days." Five days later, it was their wedding day.

At night, Chu Qiao stretched out her hand to hold a vine that was a little dry in the sun during the day. There was a faint trace of white salt powder on her finger, and the water was dripping, and some hidden emotions climbed up the layers of the vine Verdant vine. A pot of salt water was shaking pale gold, and the letter paper was cruising at the bottom, with shallow handwriting vaguely floating up, densely packed small regular script, each written in the gully in the abdomen. Chu Qiao's fingertips turned white, and the voice of the armored soldiers from the past echoed in her mind, like a beautiful wind music.

"My lord, will you follow me?" Chu Qiao shook her head and smiled faintly: "I want to stay here." He Xiao nodded, bowed and saluted: "My lord, take care." There was a little dew outside the window, and the moon was big and white at night, Chu Qiao looked at the quiet moonlit night, and murmured: "The wind is going to blow up." The Zhuge family sent three noble ladies with curly hair, but Chu Qiao dismissed them all. An older woman from the Jing family also asked for it, but Chu Qiao didn't agree.In the end, it was still Mei Xiang who was sent to the bedroom the night before her wedding.

Mei Xiang, who has always been strong, trembled slightly, and put on a gilt-silk begonia Wen Jinxiu Yunji costume for her, bordered with gold luan script, awarded with eight colors, decorated with peony patterns, decorated with eight treasures, Tiancangyu, Baihetian, purple and so on. Blood jade, gold medals and purple ribbons, jewels and emerald heads, golden luan colorful wings, under the shining lights, it looks resplendent and splendid. Mei Xiang's tears rolled down from her eyes, but the corners of her mouth were raised high, her smile was as bright as a cloud of smoke. Chu Qiao stretched out her hand to wipe away her tears, then embraced the woman who had been by her side for many years, the rouge on her cheeks was like maple red in September, with a sudden brilliance.

"Miss." Mei Xiang hugged her, her voice trembling, crying uncontrollably. "Miss, miss..." She couldn't speak anymore, just hugged her, called Miss, and then shed tears wantonly. Early the next morning, Chu Qiao finally ushered in her big wedding day. Bian Tang's ceremonial officers and guards were by his side, completely following the etiquette of a princess's wedding.The luan car set off from Zhuge's mansion to Bian Tang's other courtyard in Zhenhuang, first received the imperial decree from the former emperor Li Ce, and then received the gift from the current Tang emperor Li Xiuyi, and went out of Zhuangyi Gate and Qiankun Gate. Qiming, red silk, red brocade, and gold leaf falling like frost and snow along the way, Zhenhuang sent a large number of officials to accompany them, and the sound of drums and music was a gift of marriage. The people are crowded together, densely packed like mountains and seas.Eighty brides and grooms were sitting in the small luan chariot. Behind the luan chariot were all the sisters and noble ladies of Zhuge's family.Chu Qiao's palms were very wet, and she seemed to be sweating a lot. The red hipa covered her sight, and she could only hear the joyful sound of gongs and drums. Chu Qiao's heart became tense, and the convoy gradually approached the Sima Mansion.The road was already well known by heart, Chu Qiao knew that if there were no accidents, on the Peacock Bridge in front, the ceremony officer of Bian Tang would hand over the wedding sedan chair to the ceremony officer of Da Xia, and Zhuge Yue would meet the bride on the Peacock Bridge. However, as soon as they reached Yueliu Lake, the luan car suddenly stalled and stopped. Chu Qiao's heart jumped suddenly, almost at the same time, a burst of simple and long bells suddenly came from the direction of the Holy Gold Palace, fourteen desolate and solemn bells echoed in the wide long street, Five long and nine short, different from the nine long and five short emperor's voices that I have heard before, the voice at this moment sounds solemn and depressed, as if there is the sound of the wind whizzing past this luxurious and beautiful land. All the voices of walking, standing, looking into the distance, and being busy stopped at the same time, the sky and the earth were silent, and even the birds in the sky seemed to have stopped flying.I don't know who was the first to react, followed by everyone kneeling on the ground, bowing in the direction of the Holy Golden Palace. A huge howling sound suddenly rose into the sky, coming from the direction of Ziwei Square. Chu Qiao pulled off the hipa, opened the curtains, and the breeze blew on her temples, shaking them gently. Until this moment, she suddenly understood one thing. Emperor Xia has passed away... The ceremony officials of Daxia fell to the ground and cried, while the accompanying ceremony officials of Bian Tang were dumbfounded, not knowing how to deal with such an emergency. Zhuge Huai came from behind on horseback, commanding the team back the same way with a solemn expression. As the breeze blew through the car curtain, Chu Qiao looked at the Peacock Bridge across the blue lake from a distance, and the chaos in her heart was like the tide of a lake, rolling in waves one after another.As the convoy drifted away, the Peacock Bridge became vaguely a pier of smoke, covered by layers of flowers, red willows and greenery, which could no longer be seen clearly. Chu Qiao suddenly became flustered, and she didn't know where she was for a moment, as if she had returned to that winter day at Qianzhang Lake, the two gradually drifted away, and were finally covered by snow, boundless. She lifted up the hem of her skirt and pushed open the door of the Luan car. "Your Highness!" A pair of thin hands suddenly held her tightly, Yu Xiaohe looked at Chu Qiao who was about to jump off the car in shock, and shouted in panic: "What are you going to do, Your Highness?" At this moment, a person in front of him turned his head, his slender eyes were like a cold deep pool, he was three points like Zhuge Yue, it was Zhuge Yue's elder brother Zhuge Huai. Chu Qiao's movements gradually froze. Facing thousands of armored soldiers, she slowly closed the car door.Then he sat back in his chair and remained silent. Chu Qiao was brought back to the Bian Tang post house, and she sat in the room for a whole day without taking a step out.In the evening, Ping An came to report that there were frequent mobilizations of soldiers and horses outside the city, and the cause of the emperor's death had not yet been announced in the Holy Gold Palace. After the sky was completely dark, the Biantang post house was completely surrounded by people, and even Ping An and Duoji couldn't go out to inquire about the news. On the branches of the moon, there was a sudden noise of footsteps outside the post house, as if a large number of people surrounded the post house layer by layer.Dorje ran out to negotiate, but only a slender man was ushered in. Zhuge Huai stood at the door, still smiling modestly, but his attitude was not as good as before. "The city is chaotic, please wait here for His Royal Highness King Xiuli, and don't walk around casually." Chu Qiao nodded, and replied very gently: "I understand, brother, don't worry." Zhuge Huai smiled lightly, turned around and walked out without making a sound. In the middle of the night, there was a sudden sound of fighting in the direction of the Holy Golden Palace, the sound of crossbows, screams, and the deceptive but more chaotic sound of gongs and drums, all mixed together. Ping An anxiously ran in and shouted, "Sister, we are surrounded by people!" Chu Qiao was still in her wedding dress, sitting on the main seat, holding a teacup, she didn't move when she heard the words, only her brows were slightly frowned, which proved that she heard what the child said. "Sister! We will protect you and kill you!" Jingjing put on a samurai uniform and carried a small bow and arrow. Several elderly Bian Tang officials stood aside in panic, their faces pale with fright. Chu Qiao shook her head, her gaze was looking outside the door, her fists were half clenched, and she was wearing a bright red auspicious dress, which looked alluring under the candlelight, as if it was stained with blood. "Miss, that Zhuge Huai is not a good person, he is putting us under house arrest." Mei Xiang also stepped forward and said. At the second watch, the shouting outside gradually stopped, Zhuge Huai came to the door again, this time he did not make the slightest cover up, and said frankly: "Please come with me." "How's Rong'er?" "Don't worry, I have no grievances with Li Ce, as long as you are willing to cooperate, I guarantee that the kid will be fine." Chu Qiao stood up and said straightforwardly, "I'll go with you." Zhuge Huai glanced at her appreciatively, and said approvingly, "The fourth son's vision is pretty good." "Aren't you afraid of retribution for betraying your family?" Zhuge Huai laughed, the forbearance of many years must have been vented today, and he said with a light smile: "Betrayed the family? How do you know that the family abandoned him?" Chu Qiao's eyes narrowed immediately, she meditated for a moment, and finally nodded, "I understand." "Sure enough, he is a smart person, and he can understand it with one click." Chu Qiao asked: "What benefits can Zhao Yang give the Zhuge Clan, is it worth taking such a big risk for you?" "It's no good." Zhuge Huai said lightly, "It's just that if Zhao Yang is in power, Da Xia will still be Da Xia, and the family will still be a family. If Zhao Che is in power, Da Xia will become Qinghai, Donghu, where the family will go, I'm not sure." really. Chu Qiao nodded and stopped answering. "The fourth child has been surrounded in Ziwei Square, and he only has the 3,000 brave soldiers with him. The other soldiers are all outside the city. The Gyeonggi Army, the Xiaoqi Battalion, and the Green Battalion are all ours. Now Zhao Che's Donghu Army has left the city and headed east. He has fled, he has no way to return to heaven, and if he persists, he will die, if you can persuade him to surrender, I can still save his life." Chu Qiao raised her eyebrows, looked at him fixedly, and asked, "Are you serious?" Zhuge Huai smiled: "There is absolutely no falsehood." "Okay, winner and loser, I have nothing to say, let's lead the way." Zhuge Huai said: "Then I have to wrong you." Chu Qiao stretched out her hand and said, "Come on." Two guards with swords came forward, holding ropes, and were about to tie up Chu Qiao. The room was brightly lit, the shouting outside had stopped, Chu Qiao was dressed in auspicious attire, and looked at ease.Two burly men stood beside her, holding her arms one by one, Zhuge Huai stood opposite her, followed by four personal guards. Candles are crackling, the wind is loud, and in the dark, it seems to have passed through the white time and heard the earnest teachings of the old instructors. The shot must be quick, the positioning must be accurate, the mentality must be stable, and the strength must be ruthless... At the moment when the rope was knotted, Chu Qiao's figure flashed, she crouched low, and staggered the guard's hand. She shot very quickly, and pulled out the sabers of the two big men with both hands like thunder. , the red light suddenly appeared! Before the two screams could penetrate the eardrums, the two steel knives were pulled out and thrown, piercing the hearts of the two guards who rushed forward.Chu Qiao followed the trend, stretched out her hand to grab a wrist, strangled a man's neck, threw it over her shoulder, and clasped his wrist. There was a sudden click, and the man's body fell to the ground in a strange posture. Seeing that Zhuge Huai was about to run away under the protection of the only remaining guard, Chu Qiao pulled out a red hairpin and waved away.Jumping on the spot with agility, grabbed the guard's hair, dragged his hands, tore off a large piece of bloody scalp, wrapped around the man's neck, and twisted it hard, the man struggled with his legs twice, and immediately rolled his eyes. Everything happened in an instant, Chu Qiao took care of the last guard, walked slowly to Zhuge's arms with a red hairpin stuck around his neck, took out a dagger from his boots, and said with a calm expression: "Win the king and lose the king!" Cole, do you have anything else to say?" Zhuge Huai's eyes were wide open, struggling desperately, Chu Qiao swung down the blade suddenly, and a blood line suddenly lifted up. The gate was opened with a bang, and the night wind blew flatly, whistling and rolling up yellow sand and fallen leaves. All the soldiers in the courtyard raised their heads at the same time, and saw a woman in a red auspicious uniform standing coldly in front of the door, holding Zhuge Huai's head in her hand, her eyes were cold, and she threw the head on the ground with a flick of her hand. The sound of horses rattling outside the post house, a large number of torches gathered, the guards looked back in panic, but saw a red cloud flag with a white background flying among the torches all over the sky, with the word "Xiuli" written on it, He Xiao rode his horse into the door, holding the flag in his arms. A child over one year old said loudly, "My lord, it's a good luck not to disgrace my life!" Chu Qiao walked into the crowd fearlessly. A general dressed as a high-ranking officer came to his senses and shouted loudly, "Brothers! Avenge Young Master Huai! Kill this..." However, before he could finish his words, a sharp arrow shot over with a whizzing sound, piercing his throat precisely, and bringing out a strange crimson in the dark night. He Xiao was expressionless, followed by countless black-armored sergeants, everyone holding crossbow arrows, like a group of stones who could not speak, looking at everyone in the field coldly. A gloomy atmosphere lingered in the arena. Chu Qiao was dressed in a red auspicious dress, embroidered with the pattern of the first-rank princess Jinluan. She picked up a saber from the ground, turned over and jumped on the horse brought by He Xiao, and glanced at everyone in the arena. Wherever you go, the air pressure is low, like a layer of cold sea water. "My lord, where are we going?" Chu Qiao reined in the horse's reins, turned around slowly, and said calmly, "Go to the north gate guarded by Chongxiao cavalry battalion." He Xiao was taken aback for a moment, and asked in surprise: "Aren't you going to Ziwei Square to save the Fourth Young Master?" Chu Qiao smiled, and said confidently: "Don't worry, he will come and reconcile with us." After all, let's ride the horse out of the posthouse first. At the north city gate, there are more than 40,000 garrison troops of the Xiaoqi Battalion, all of whom are fully equipped with armor. This army once led by Zhao Che has now completely become Zhao Yang's personal soldiers, following Zhao Yang to march south Northern Discussion, the level of loyalty is no less than that of Chu Qiao's Xiuli Army. At this moment, they were looking contemptuously at the team of less than a thousand people on the opposite side. The guard He Qian stood on the tower, sneered, and then ordered to his subordinates: "Kill them." The city walls are high and thick, and there are a lot of defensive tools. Generally speaking, it is impossible to attack a city gate like the capital of Great Xia without three to five times the enemy's strength.However, Chu Qiao currently only brought less than a thousand people, and if she dared to attack the 10,000-strong army sitting in the grand pass, it would be tantamount to suicidal. Xia Jun sent a soldier with a loud voice, first to persuade Chu Qiao to surrender, and after talking for a long time, seeing that she didn't respond, he began to yell at Zhuge Yue for being a traitor and traitor, who murdered Emperor Xia together with the Seventh King Zhao Che, and now he is besieged in the city, It is difficult to fly with wings, and it is certain to die without a place to bury it. Chu Qiao listened quietly, without any reaction.But after a while, he suddenly heard the soldier's words getting more and more outrageous, even saying that Zhuge Yue and Zhao Che had an affair, and their sleeves were broken, so he couldn't help feeling angry, and he spread his hands and said to He Xiao: "Bow." He Xiao didn't speak, and handed Chu Qiao a crossbow. Chu Qiao bent her bow and set an arrow, and the arrow flew away like lightning. That soldier must have scolded him many times over the years, so he had already been on guard. Seeing Chu Qiao's arrow coming, Turn over and jump off the horse.Unexpectedly, the man hadn't landed yet, but an arrow appeared from below like a ghost, shot into his mouth, and pierced through the back of his head. He Qian was furious, and immediately issued an attack order. The arrows were emptied for a while, and the blackness came like mountains and seas. The sound of Xia Jun's charge resounded through the sky. Compared to the prestige of the Xia army, the Xiuli army was completely silent. They were not within the range of the bows and arrows, but occasionally a few soldiers with strong physical strength could shoot the bows and arrows, but they were already exhausted. The soldiers of the Xiuli Army swiped their knives twice casually, and knocked their bows and arrows aside. He Qian is the guard of the city gate, so he should guard the city gate.But right now Chu Qiao's troops just surround them and don't come to attack, then this battle won't be fought, should his soldiers go down and fight those cavalry with bayonets?Seeing that other colleagues are rushing forward to help His Highness Fourteen fight the country, but he can only guard here. Finally, a group of enemies came, and they stood there lingeringly, refusing to make a move. He Qian was really angry.At this moment, a cavalryman with a shield on the opposite side ran to a stone's throw away, shouting something to himself. He Qian was taken aback, and ordered the whole army to be quiet. He was a bit old and his ears were not very good, so he asked the guards beside him, "What did that man say?" The guard's face was ugly, and after thinking for a long time, he whispered: "General, that man asked you if you would surrender? He said that if you persist in your obsession, they will destroy us?" He Qian was furious immediately, destroying him? He has an army of 40,000, while the opponent has less than 1,000.Although I heard that this King Xiuli has superb military skills and can often win more with less, but in the past she was basically the defender of the city, relying on the height of the city and sharp arrows, she was able to barely defend. Now she has a thousand cavalry to attack the city gate. It's just wishful thinking. Just when General He Qian was roaring and furious, a bright yellow firework suddenly exploded in the eastern sky, thousands of fireworks, a beautiful scene. Chu Qiao looked up at the east, and after a long time, she said calmly, "Okay, open the city gate." Ping An was listening, and was taken aback for a moment. Just as he was about to speak, He Xiao asked solemnly, "Do you want to wipe out the other party?" Chu Qiao frowned slightly, weighed it, and said, "Let's see if they dare to resist." Ping An's eyes were almost straightened, he was about to ask if they were crazy, when He Xiao yelled suddenly, a group of armored soldiers rushed forward, two rows in front and back, a total of forty people.Everyone held a bow and arrow, and there was an oiled paper bag stuck in the front row of arrows, while the back row was filled with rockets. "Target, North City Gate, the first group shoots at the upper left corner, the second group shoots at the lower left corner, the third group shoots at the upper right corner, the fourth group shoots at the lower right corner, the fifth group shoots at the middle, get ready, one, two, let go!" In an instant, the first row of arrows flew out together, and rushed towards the thick city gate, followed by the second row of rockets, and the first row of arrows pierced the city gate. At that moment, a rocket was inserted into each oil-paper bag, and with the strong wind, the fire ignited. He Qian was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "Is His Royal Highness King Xiuli planning to burn down my city gate? Haha, then this fire is not enough!" However, just as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang, and a huge explosion sounded on the city gate. The entire city wall was shaking violently, like an earthquake, and black smoke rose into the sky. In the dark night, It seems that thousands of horses and thousands of troops are galloping together. Afterwards, He Qian stared dumbfounded at the Zhenhuang city gate that he had guarded for more than 20 years. It shattered in a billowing black smoke, and turned into ruins along with half of the city wall. The Zhenhuang City Gate, which was proud of Great Xia and claimed that it would be difficult for a million troops to break through, completely fell into the 300-year undefeated history at this moment. "The sixth to tenth group preparations, the target, the eastern section of the city wall, the sixth group..." He Xiao's voice sounded again, followed by another string of high explosives that blew up the eastern part of the city wall. After three consecutive times, most of the entire north city gate collapsed, and the Xiuli Army was now completely flat. "The people on the other side listen!" Ten messengers rushed forward, each holding a simple loudspeaker, and shouted: "Put down your weapon immediately, put down your weapon immediately, squat on the ground with your hands on your head, we accept your surrender, and spare you death. The people on the other side listen, put down their weapons immediately..." He Qian's face was black and gray, and he was stunned. He couldn't understand how his 40,000 people could be defeated so easily. He even fought with one sword and one sword. Blast off?Why is there such a terrible firecracker in this world?How has he never heard of it? Chu Qiao rode over and looked down at General He Qian who fell from the tower, nodded lightly, and said very quietly: "General He, I have accepted." In an instant, He Qian was so depressed that he almost vomited blood. At this moment, there was a sudden burst of dust in the east, and Zhuge Yue came with three thousand subordinates, roaring like thunder, and was slightly shocked when he saw everything in front of him. He didn't relax until he saw Chu Qiao's safe and sound figure. tone. On the messy battlefield, the two of them were separated by a long distance, each sitting on horseback, looking through the crowds, quietly looking at each other under the starless night sky. Chu Qiao opened the corners of her mouth and smiled slightly. Until now, she was still wearing a bright red auspicious dress, with a phoenix crown and Xiapei, a brocade phoenix pattern, an eight-treasure chicken blood wreath between her eyebrows, and her hair was tied up high, all of which were royal gifts. system.In such a ferocious night, he looked dignified, dignified and dignified. Zhuge Yue rode up and asked her, "How are you doing?" Chu Qiao smiled: "It's okay." Yes, fortunately, I received your letter, and knew that some people would make changes on the day of their wedding, but I didn't expect them to be so courageous.Nothing went wrong, I was just worried about you, but I had to hold on to it all the time.It's just a little bit worried, no injury, no humiliation, everything is fine, everything is fine. Zhuge Yue turned his head and said to He Qian and the 40,000 Green Battalion: "Your Majesty was not harmed by me and His Highness the Seventh Highness, the one who conspired against you is someone who is loyal to you. Now that foreign enemies are on the sidelines and internal turmoil is endless, we don't want to dig the door of Great Xia at this time. Go back and tell Zhao Yang that we don't care about this Zhenhuang City, so I gave it to him for nothing." After finishing speaking, as soon as he stretched out his long arms, he hugged Chu Qiao onto his horse, and with a group of followers, he swept away like a strong wind along the open gate. Zhuge Yue did not boast, this Zhenhuang City was indeed given to Zhao Yang by him and Zhao Che. Long before the big wedding, they had already sensed that Zhao Yang would have some changes. He ordered Yanming to guard the guards, privately indulged his subordinates to provoke Yan Xun, and publicized the theory that Yanbei had no combat power in the country, so as to provoke the elders and the government and the opposition. Warlike wind.Later, using the pretext that the Yanbei war was about to start, he mobilized the army in the hands of Zhuge Yue through the hands of the elders, and obtained the support of the Wei Clan, Zhuge Clan and other aristocrats through the promise, and the military power of Zhao Che and Zhuge Yue Scattered everywhere, using training as an excuse to temporarily weaken their strength during the wedding. Zhuge Yue got married and had to return to Beijing to get married. Yecheng's military training had not yet been completed, so Zhao Che had to stay in Yecheng.Zhao Yang's plan was to take advantage of this opportunity to eradicate Zhuge Yue in one fell swoop, and then put the hat of traitor on Zhao Che's head. At that time, he would be unable to do anything alone, so he would naturally let Zhao Yang slaughter him. However, he didn't expect that with the three armies of the Green Battalion, Xiaoqi Battalion, and Jingji Army in his hands, as well as Zhuge Huai leading the family army, and taking Chu Qiao as a hostage, Zhuge Yue would still fight back, causing the success to fall short. Zhuge Yue's men and horses traveled to Dongyu City, and all the Qing Navy stationed in Zhenhuang's country had arrived, a total of 110,000, plus some troops loyal to Zhuge Yue and Zhao Che, the strength was approaching 25 Ten thousand. At this time, Zhao Che had also led the 170,000 Eastern Hu army, firmly guarding Yecheng, forming horns with Zhuge Yue, one north and one west, and firmly controlled Zhenhuang City in the palm of his hand. Within three days, the princes from all walks of life changed one after another. Yicheng, Xuanhua, Daliao, and Qingcheng successively had four rebel armies. They approached Zhenhuang under the banner of killing rebels and fighting against Zhao Yang. stand up.These people were not loyal to Zhao Che and Zhuge Yue, but because of the civil strife, all the princes wanted a piece of the pie, and Zhao Yang, who occupied the capital, naturally became a piece of fat in the eyes of everyone.Some vassals with no brains and force naturally couldn't bear it anymore, and with a mighty army, they also dreamed of the emperor's dream. This was the reason why Zhuge Yue gave up Zhenhuang before. The civil strife in Great Xia was unavoidable, so give a stage to all those who are disobedient and let them all stand up.And at this time, whoever occupies Zhenhuang is the target of public criticism. Above the border of the Great Xia Kingdom, all of a sudden, there was a burst of smoke, and there was a sound of shouting and killing. Zhuge Yue and Zhao Che took the opportunity to open the Qinghai and Donghu Passes, and sent a large number of troops to guard and investigate. After hearing the news, the people who were in the middle of the war all dragged their families and went to the northwest. In less than three days, only Qinghai After one pass, nearly 400,000 people passed the pass. Qinghai officials had prepared for more than three months in advance, but they were still in a hurry due to the sudden frenzy of refugees. The princes from all over the world fought ping-pong-pong under Zhenhuang City for more than ten days. Many princes who originally had the mentality of watching the fun and taking advantage of it were also angered by Zhao Yang, and they were all eagerly waiting for Zhao Che to send troops. In front of the master, gain a good reputation of being loyal to the emperor and patriotism. On the third day of April, Zhao Che announced to send troops to conquer the traitor Zhao Yang. In the afternoon of that day, Zhuge Yue went to Zhenhuang with an army of more than 200,000 troops. On the same day, Zhao Yang's Southwest Army, led by some senior generals under his command, rushed to Zhenhuang from the Southwest Canal. The seventeenth prince, Zhao Yi, was evacuated, and his military power of 150,000 fell into Zhao Yang again. hand. As a result, the Ssangyong battle for succession, which has been brewing for many years, finally unfolded vigorously in this season of melting ice and snow. The war had fully demonstrated its cruelty at the very beginning. In order to prevent Chu Qiao from destroying the city wall with that method again, Zhao Yang abandoned the towering city wall and sent a large number of troops to set up an ambush thirty miles outside the city. Zhao Che and Zhuge Yue fought in the field.In fact, Chu Qiao has only developed a small amount of explosives privately over the years. In order to prevent large-scale casualties caused by this super-era weapon, Chu Qiao has never passed on the formula of gunpowder. The dead people are like punt-pole grass after autumn, falling in batches on the crisp and oily grassland, the shrill horns reverberate in the summer sky all day long, the scene is as hideous as hell, and the soil is full of blood Soaked in the fishy smell, every day after the war, the medical teams of various armies ran to the battlefield with stretchers. What they did most was not to rescue, but to stab the wounded who were seriously injured and dying, so that they could be relieved quickly. Chu Qiao is also a person who has experienced the battlefield, and seeing such a scene, she still can't help feeling chills. She also asked Zhuge Yue in private, must it be like this?Must the soldiers of Daxia kill each other? Zhuge Yue looked at her, with a strange beauty next to his tough face, he said that the civil war was inevitable, Zhao Yang had been in power for too long, and the power in the court was entrenched, especially in the army, he enjoyed a high reputation.It is impossible for him to be willing to serve Zhao Che as the master, and Zhao Che and himself have only returned to the country for a short time, and it is even more difficult to evacuate him or split his power. This battle cannot be avoided.Now that Emperor Xia's death is pinned on his head, and the princes from all walks of life wear down his power in advance, it is already the best time for the civil war to break out. Chu Qiao actually wanted to ask Xia Huang if he was really dead, and who did it, Zhao Yang?Is it Zhao Che?Or he Zhuge Yue? But in the end she still couldn't ask, but Zhuge Yue took the initiative to tell her. Speaking of it, it was also God's will. A doctor in the imperial pharmacy was corrupt and cheated, and secretly bought a batch of mold medicine. However, Xia Huang's condition relapsed in those few days, and he secretly ordered the trusted imperial doctor to change the prescription. Therefore, it has not been publicized to the outside world.Coincidentally, among the batch of mildew medicines, there is a medicine that must be eaten by Emperor Xia's new medicine. Zhao Yang was the first to know about this. He was the general in charge of the Gyeonggi Army, and he planted several cronies in the early years In the imperial pharmacy, it was time to get the news.But he didn't know that Zhao Che had also planted a close friend by his side, so the news he knew passed into Zhao Che's hands, but he didn't know it. In this way, Emperor Xia took new medicines every day, his personal medical officer was only responsible for prescribing medicines, and the eunuch who tested the medicines was in good health, and was not killed by the moldy medicines.And the frail Emperor Xia finally died on the day of Zhuge Yue's wedding. Emperor Xia had been cautious all his life, and he might never have thought that he would die at the hands of a corrupt and fraudulent doctor.But his two sons knew about this, but none of them thought of saving him. After Chu Qiao knew about it, she was silent for a long time, and she couldn't help but think of Yan Xun, feeling a little sad and confused in her heart. Yan Xun's greatest wish in his life is to kill Emperor Xia to avenge his parents and relatives, but now, he is in power and has a strong army, but his enemy, under the erosion of time, died of illness on the couch I wonder how he would feel when he heard the news?Is it a happy laugh, or a sad and indignant cry?Maybe not at all, maybe he would just sit quietly, suppress all his emotions in his heart, and then continue what should continue on the second day. The horn sounded "Wuwuwu", Zhao Yang sent three more cavalry regiments to attack from the flanks, Zhuge Yue ordered to deploy four auxiliary regiments to meet Zhao Yang's army from the side. The war has lasted for two days and two nights without stopping for a moment, and various tactics have been used in turn.Zhao Yang and Zhuge Yue are both first-class handsome talents in the world, and their strengths are comparable this time. Under head-to-head confrontation, no one has an obvious advantage. Chu Qiao's Xiuli Army also took part in the battle three times, coordinating with the Qinghai Navy to attack Zhao Yang's right flank, and He Xiao's men tore through the enemy's gap twice, but they were quickly blocked by the enemy. Everyone knows that this is a battle for imperial power.The victor will win the world, the loser is doomed to die without a place to die, and their followers will also face the same fate, so no one flinches, even if the last drop of blood is shed, they will die on the battlefield. In the early morning of the third day, Zhuge Yue sat on the general platform in military uniform. He did not give any exciting speeches, but just drew his sword and said loudly to his subordinates: "This is the last day. After this battle, we will be defeated." Go down in history." "Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!" Thousands of strong voices shouted together, Chu Qiao stood behind the crowd, half-closed her eyes, looked at the man surrounded by thousands of horses against the light, smiled slightly, showing a mouthful of white teeth. Finally... a battle! A faint black shadow appeared on the open field, accompanied by a deep sound like thunder in the sky, on the endless grassland, Zhuge Yue's army finally formally encountered Zhao Yang's main force.The two days of hard fighting caused heavy losses to both sides, but they are still standing here with high fighting spirit at this moment, without any retreat. The shadow is rapidly expanding, like a cloud of black clouds, spreading mightily across the sky, with no end in sight.Under the shining of the sun, a large cloud of tumbling dust was brought up, and they stared at Zhuge Yue's army from a distance in a dense charge formation. Two hundred feet, one hundred feet, fifty feet... 越来越近，双方几乎能嗅到对方战马鼻子里喷出来的温热呼吸。 死亡的气息回荡在战场上，食腐的乌鸦在上空盘旋，不时的发出难听的怪叫。 隆隆的战鼓响起，万千马蹄不安的挪动着脚步，大地在止不住的震动，那声音由人的脚底板升起，一路钻进了脊梁骨髓之中，让人心口发寒。 恶战在即，所有人都屏住呼吸，手紧握着刀柄，似乎想将那刀疤攥出水来。 "attack." 诸葛玥抬起头来，轻描淡写的下达了进攻的命令。而就在他下达攻击命令的同时，赵飏的军中，也有同样的命令传递下来。 前排骑兵一把抽出战刀，整齐划一的抽刀声一时间传遍了大地，整齐的像是天神打了一个喷嚏。肃杀的风在平原上吹起，天地苍茫，有凝重的血滑过刀锋，遥遥的指向对方，等待一场生死麓战。 然而，就在这时，极远的古道上，突然响起一连串沉重的马蹄声，顺着凌厉的北风，吹进了这场浩大的战场之上。 “三千里加急战报！西南祝将军像帝都求援！三千里加急战报！西南祝将军像帝都求援！” 那年轻的讯兵满头土灰，风驰电掣的冲进战场，在所有人的惊悚目光之下，一下跃下马背，伏地大呼道：“将军！殿下！不要再打了！西南战报！西南有战报！” 几十万人同时缄默，没有一个人回应这个胆大包天到突然跑到战场上的小兵。 "what are you saying?" 一个低沉的嗓音缓缓响起，赵飏身为西南总统领，部下战士也全都是出身于西南本土，闻言上前一步，沉声问道。 “殿下！殿下救命啊！” 那小兵见到赵飏，顿时大喜，连忙说道：“燕洵带大军四十万，冲破了关口，杀进我国，两日之内横扫十九个行省，西南一代如今已沦为一片焦土。” “妖言惑众！”月七手握战刀，一身戎装的坐在马背上，闻言冷然说道：“雁鸣关守将多达三十万，怎会让燕洵悄无声息的进入西南领土？” 众人闻言齐声应是，楚乔强压下心底的震撼，也觉得此事没有道理。就算国内正在内战，但是谁都知道雁鸣关的重要性，知道燕北的威胁，是以不管是赵飏还是赵彻，都没有从雁鸣关抽调一兵一卒，不过几日之间，燕洵怎能攻破雁鸣关，杀进大夏腹地？ “司马大人，燕北攻破的不是雁鸣关，是白芷关啊！” 讯兵悲声说道：“卞唐国内大乱，靖安王妃举旗叛变，联络靖安王旧部，私自带兵打开唐户关口，放燕北军进入卞唐。卞唐东南一代守军尽毁，国都岌岌可危，燕北取道卞唐，联合怀宋大军，攻打我军白芷关。白芷关的西南守军全部被调离，如今佣兵不到一万，还被城内风四爷的探子毁了烽火台，消息无法传递，是以不到两日，整个西南国土都沦陷了！” 霎时间，全场落针可闻，北风萧瑟，静静的吹过石化了的战场。 白苍历八八二年四月六日，一个犹如玩笑般的消息，犹如晴天霹雳般把所有人震撼了： “四月初三，燕洵率领四十万燕北军，取道卞唐，攻入大夏，西南国土全线沦陷，约四百万国民沦为亡国奴。”