Empress Chu

In fact, she is the ruthless one.

Zhong Changrong withdrew to let her have a good rest, and left the reward booklet of kapokhong. Chu Zhao looked down for a moment, picked it up and threw it into the brazier, walked to the bed, threw himself on the bed and fell asleep hard.

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There is no difference between day and night in the battle, and there is no difference between day and night in the post station during the war.

In the middle of the night, several post soldiers rushed into the post station.

"Good News—"

Accompanied by this shout, the post soldiers who rushed in were cheered.

All the postmen and postmen ran out, thanking all the gods and Buddhas, "Finally there is a good news."

The post soldier was angry and funny: "What are you talking about, we have been reporting good news frequently, okay?"

Yicheng sighed: "Isn't General Chu gone, we've raised our hearts."

The postmen also nodded one after another: "The people are also terrified, and the city of the state capital has also been fortified and cleared."

The post soldiers can understand that at the critical moment of the battle, the death of the coach is really terrible.

Fortunately, the coach is dead, and the battle is still frequent.

"This Lubu Feijie came too timely, and it will definitely appease the hearts of the people." Yicheng shouted happily, "Go, make the silk flag bigger so that everyone can see it, and match it with ten good horses and ten horses." People, the momentum spreads across the world."

There was laughter and joy in the station.

The post soldiers only ate and rested for a while, and then took the bigger silk flags and more troops prepared by the post Cheng, and then entered the city and crossed the town, spreading the news of the disappearance of the great victory to everyone, even if General Chu It's gone, Bianjun is still victorious, and the country is still stable.

They rode all night, through a valley at dawn.

"There is a city ahead." The leader of the station soldiers turned around and said, and ordered a few people, "You go to the city to announce the victory, and let the government spread it throughout the jurisdiction."

The post soldiers responded in unison.

"The rest of them follow me—" the leader of the post soldiers continued, but before he finished speaking, he trembled suddenly, and stared at the post soldiers behind him.

The postmen looked at him too, and saw an arrow protruding from his throat.

The next moment, the postman disappeared from sight and fell off his horse.

In the next moment, countless arrows flew from the mountain pass like rain, and the soldiers fell off their horses without even making a sound.

The sound of breaking through the air echoed in the valley, and the horse neighed.

After a while, the silence was restored, only the silk flags and corpses of soldiers and horses scattered all over the place.

A group of men in black slid down the cliff, and a few cars came rushing out of the valley. The men in black carried the corpses of the men and horses into the car and dragged them away, and lit the scattered silk flags.

Flames rose from the morning mist, and were swallowed by the morning mist.

Sporadic firecrackers sounded in the villages and towns.

The five years of Yongning have finally passed, and the new year has arrived. A few days ago, the new year name, Xingping, was announced.

Although they are still fighting against Xiliang, there are frequent good news. During the new year, pray and bless the new weather. Originally, there was a lot of celebration in various places, but bad news came soon after.

General Wei Chu Ling, the commander in chief of the frontier army, died.

He died very bravely. Before he died, he fought the king of Xiliang and repelled the king of Xiliang.

But it’s useless to die bravely. After a person dies, he doesn’t exist anymore. What should we do next?

The people panicked and flocked to the city again with their families, and the New Year's Day was forgotten.

Of course, not everyone ran into the city and deep in the mountains. There were always some people who couldn't leave their homes, and some people didn't care.

A few old men stood at the head of the village, led a few children to light a bonfire, and threw bamboo tubes into it to listen to the sound.

"There's no need to panic at all." An old man said, "General Chu is gone. Is our Great Xia about to lose? That's really a joke."

Another old man nodded: "That's right, the young people have never experienced anything. General Chu has guarded the border county for so many years. Didn't he think about it?"

"General Chu is so brave, so it is natural for him to bring out troops." The old man said to the children around him, "There is an old saying, if the general can make a litter, then the general can do it too."

The other old men also laughed, with firm expressions on their faces: "Just wait, there will be new good news in a short time. Even if General Chu is gone, the people of Xiliang will never be able to get cheap."

The children laughed, threw more bamboo tubes into the bonfire, and jumped around the bonfire.

Crackling, laughing and shouting, the village also has a New Year's atmosphere.

An old man looked at his feet suddenly: "Why do I feel my ground trembling?"

Was it the children dancing too loudly, or was his old body shaking?

There was no old man answering him, the children stopped jumping, and everyone looked up to the front. There were a large number of people on the road outside the village, not only the road, but also the small road, and the fields.

These men and horses are wearing armor and carrying weapons, and the flags in the formation are like clouds.

Who is this?

Although it is far away from the border county, the mobilization of soldiers and horses is also understandable.

But these soldiers and horses are going in the wrong direction.

In addition to gathering the whole team of soldiers and horses, there were also scouts galloping around. Several scouts approached the village. An old man boldly asked: "Where are you soldiers? Are you going to support the border county?"

The scout looked at them and waved the flag behind him.

"We are the soldiers of the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion." He said, "Old Man, the battle in the Border County is critical. We are going to defend the capital. You stay at home and don't wander around, so as not to be in danger."

After all, he galloped away.

The old man and the children were dumbfounded, Bian Jun, critical?Are soldiers and horses going to defend the capital?So critical?Could it be that as soon as General Chu died, Xiliang soldiers marched straight in?

God also -

The children who didn't know the misery in the world didn't dare to play anymore, and ran to the village crying loudly, "Father—mother—"

Seeing the misery of the world, the old people tremble physically and mentally, and they don't care to add wood to the bonfire that is about to go out.

God also -

The first emperor is dead, and Chu Yu is also dead. Is the sky of Great Xia about to collapse?

Who can withstand the summer sky again?

No, what did the soldier say just now?

Is it Zhongshan Wangfu soldiers?

That's right, the first emperor died, Chu Ling died, and the first emperor still has a brother, the king of Zhongshan.

They looked at more and more soldiers and horses outside the village, which seemed to be endless, covering the sky like dark clouds.

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The imperial city in the middle of the night is more silent than the daytime.

There was no New Year's celebration atmosphere in the palace, let alone the sound of firecrackers. Originally, a few more gorgeous palace lanterns were added, but after receiving the news from Chu Ling, Xiao Yu asked them to be taken down.

When Eunuch Qi came in, Xiao Yu was writing something, his little brows were furrowed, and he sighed from time to time.

"What kind of homework is this? To embarrass our Majesty like this?" Eunuch Qi asked with a smile.

Xiao Yu said: "How can homework be difficult for me? I wrote a letter to Sister Chu." He raised his head, "How can you comfort Sister Chu? No matter how hard you try to persuade Sister Chu, I know—"

Having said that, the child's voice sank, and there was a haze in his eyes.

Because he is also the one who lost his parents.

Moreover, the loss was so tragic that Eunuch Qi’s heart trembled. He did not dare to touch this topic. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Ms. Chu knows all the truths, so you don't have to persuade her. You just need to tell her that you are always here. Let her know that there is no father, and you, you are also her relatives."

The haze in Xiao Yu's eyes dissipated, and he smiled: "Yes, sister Chu still has me."

He also has sister Chu.

There is only sister Chu.

Eunuch Qi heaved a sigh of relief and grinded ink with his own hands. Xiao Yu was just about to write a letter when a eunuch ran in hurriedly outside the door.

"Thank you, my lord, for seeing me," he said.

Both Xiao Yu's and Eunuch Qi's hands stopped, the difference was that Xiao Yu quickly continued to write, and only said: "Tell Mr. Xie that I have a rest, and I will see you tomorrow."

Eunuch Qi looked at the eunuch and motioned him to speak quickly, but the eunuch didn't move, stammering and pointing outside: "Thank you, Mr. Xie came in."

Eunuch Qi was startled, and looked towards the door, and sure enough, he saw Xie Yanfang walking in wearing a cloak and holding a sword in his hand.

"Master Xie." He was startled, and hurriedly said, while standing in front of Xiao Yu, looking at the sword in Xie Yanfang's hand, "Who is this?"

Eunuch Qi knows that the current palace is said to be the emperor's home, but it is actually the home of Deng Yi and Xie Yanfang. They have the final say, but the guards in the harem belong to Chu Zhao, and they don't obey Deng Yi or Xie Yanfang.

Of course, Deng Yi could come in with the jade seal.

How did Xie Yanfang get in?Breaking in with a sword?

This--

Xie Yanfang knew what he was thinking, put the sword back to her side, and said, "I didn't use a sword to break in, I sneaked in."

turn?Eunuch Qi was stunned, this, this is scarier than barging in with a sword.

The guards didn't find it.

Xie Yanfang is so amazing——

Xie Yanfang didn't say any more, and said: "Eunuch Qi, if there is an urgent matter, I want to speak to His Majesty in private, you should take someone away first."

Before Eunuch Qi could speak, Xiao Yu behind him spoke.

"Everyone else go down, Mr. Xie is my family." Xiao Yu said, and said, "Eunuch Qi, serve tea."

Eunuch Qi responded, turned around and poured tea, while the other servants in the hall bowed their heads and retreated.

Xie Yanfang looked at Xiao Yu who was standing in front of the table, didn't ask Eunuch Qi to leave, and hurried over: "Ah Yu, don't be afraid of what I'm going to say next."

Xiao Yu looked at him and said, "Thank you sir, but it's okay, I'm not afraid of anything."

Xie Yanfang said: "The king of Zhongshan gathered his troops eight hundred miles away from the capital."

Eunuch Qi, who had just turned around while holding the tea, was startled, let go of his hand, and with a thud, the teacup shattered on the ground.

The stone hanging above his head finally fell down.

Chapter 78 Procrastination

In the court hall in the early morning, the officials looked dignified.

Before going up to court, they had already heard the news.

Alas, the yuan has changed, and in the new year, it seems that there is no new atmosphere.

The first news of the new year was that Chu Ling died.

This second news was also expected.

Even if the Grand Tutor was present, it couldn't stop the officials from discussing in low voices, and the hall was buzzing until Xie Yanfang accompanied the emperor in.

Xie Yanfang didn't even wear court clothes, obviously she came directly from the harem.

The officials were not surprised to see Xie Yanfang like this—Xie Yanfang seldom entered the inner palace, even less than Tai Fu Deng Yi, let alone staying in the harem, but now that something like this happened, Xie Yanfang, as the emperor's only relative, entered It is only natural for the palace to accompany the emperor.

After the emperor sat down and all the ministers kowtowed, Deng Yi said, "One hundred thousand soldiers from the royal palace of Zhongshan have come to defend the capital, and it is still eight hundred miles away from the capital."

Not all the officials knew the news in advance. Some of them were stunned for a while, and some woke up from their drowsiness and blurted out: "One hundred thousand soldiers and horses, this is really great, the capital is worry-free."

After he finished speaking, he found that other people were looking at him with strange expressions.

What's wrong?He blinked, his body froze, and he was completely awake.

King Zhongshan, where did the soldiers come from, one hundred thousand!

The prince is crowned king, sitting on a piece of land, can only get food, clothing, rent and tax, has no military, political and financial power, and the palace has a fixed number of guards.

One hundred thousand government soldiers is equivalent to the number of garrisons in the entire capital.

King Zhongshan, what does he want to do!

Deng Yi said calmly: "We actually know what he is going to do, and his reaction since the accident has been very clear."