Empress Chu

"Don't talk nonsense, it's not a house raid, and it has nothing to do with the queen. It's Chu Lan. Chu Lan originally conspired with King Zhongshan to kill His Majesty."

"It's good for Chu Lan to keep it a secret. Taking advantage of the queen's absence and Chu Yu's death, she immediately made trouble and colluded with King Zhongshan inside and outside. The king of Zhongshan didn't come to help the court at all, but to force the palace. ran away with the family."

"So it is."

"So you're going to fight King Zhongshan?"

"We must fight. The first emperor died, Xiliang invaded, and the young emperor ascended the throne. The king of Zhongshan took advantage of the chaos to make troubles, it is really improper! Bullying orphans."

Hearing the commotion here, Qi Leyun looked at Qi's father who came back and said anxiously: "Father, listen, everyone knows that it has nothing to do with the queen, we are fine living here."

Qi's father glared at her: "What do you know, of course it's fine now."

Now we have to be consistent with the outside world. Now Empress Chu is still in charge of the frontier army, but in the future it will be uncertain. My father is gone, and my uncle is guilty of attempted rebellion. Sitting on the empress's seat with this kind of family background is like walking on thin ice. waste.

"We are able to leave now to prove that Empress Chu is innocent. Otherwise, we will be locked up too. Look at what rumors will spread in the city. I am afraid that no one will even mention Empress Chu's name."

Father Qi said, raising his hand to press his daughter's head, and stuffed her back into the car.

"Stop messing around with me, this is not something you girls are joking and joking about."

"Father, father." Qi Leyun grabbed her father's hand. She also understood the meaning of his father's words. She knew that it was useless to make trouble now, but she was really wronged and worried, "Chu Zhao is too unlucky."

Qi's father patted his daughter: "So, daughter, take good care of yourself."

The Qi family hastily moved out of Chu Garden, and other families are also talking about the Chu family.

"The imperial court doesn't save any face for Empress Chu. This is the fate of a weak family who sits in a high position."

Unable to stand up to anything, the thin house collapsed as soon as the wind blew.

Once again, I sighed that it was fortunate that the Chu family was weak, and Chu Lan didn't have much contact with them, that is, the girls had fun and walked around.

But the fun between the girls is also a headache.

Mrs. Zhou was woken up again in the middle of the night by her own girl.

"Ah Jiang." Mrs. Zhou came out rubbing his forehead, looked at his granddaughter standing outside, "Your father, uncle and uncle don't see me so often."

Zhou Jiang hurriedly came to help his grandfather himself, and said: "Our family is deeply rooted, we just need to operate according to the rules, and you don't need to worry about it, grandfather."

"Oh, so I need to worry about someone else's family with a weak foundation?" Old Master Zhou said, looking at Zhou Jiang, "Tell me, what does Empress Chu want?"

Zhou Jiang took out a note, just like last time, the bright red empress seal on it in the fainting room was particularly conspicuous.

The old man Zhou took it, squinted his eyes, and then looked at Zhou Jiang: "Ah Jiang, you are not distracting my grandfather and me, you are trying to let my grandfather die."

Chapter 84 Death

The carriage galloped in the dark night, and the road became more bumpy because the road could not be seen clearly.

Sitting in the car, Chu Tang could hear his mother's sobs.

"A Tang, where are you going to send us? To the academy where your brothers are?" Jiang asked, "It's even worse to go out now, isn't it because there is a fight outside? Or continue to hide in Zhou's house for safety?" ah."

Chu Tang thought, it's not just bad now, they are going to an even worse place.

She stretched out her hand to press her heart to prevent her heart from jumping out with the bumps, thinking about the news from Xiaotu, she was woken up in the middle of the night, after listening to Xiaotu's words, she slapped herself to be sure that it was not a dream.

"Is she crazy?" she asked. "This is going to die. How can I do it? I'm just a weak woman!"

Xiao Tu grinned: "Sister Azhao said you can do it, so you can." Pulling her to urge, "Hurry up, hurry up."

What if she doesn't leave?Whether to go or not, and where to go, is not up to her, but the loyal servants of these old and weak women and children around her have the final say.

Chu Tang has always been a person who obeys the times. Although he was full of shock and screamed, he still cleaned up obediently immediately and comforted his parents with words.

But when he got in the car, thinking about what he was going to do next, Chu Tang didn't hide it from his parents anymore.

"The imperial court and King Zhongshan started a fight, and the imperial court offered a reward for arresting us."

"It's not because something happened to Chu Zhao and his uncle, but because what my father did back then was brought to light."

Jiang was stunned, Chu Lan, who had been pretending to be confused, could no longer pretend, and wailed: "I was forced, and I didn't do anything—"

Injustice.

Jiang was flustered and puzzled and asked, only then did she know what happened at that time, and almost passed out: "God, my life is over."

Only then did I understand why Chu Zhao didn't mention or even see them when he became the queen. It turned out that they had been locked up at home for more than half a year, and it was not a matter of hiding their strengths and biding their time.

Speaking of which, I hate it again.

"She fled to the frontier army alone, why didn't she take us along and leave us in the capital to die."

Chu Tang covered his mother's mouth to prevent her from saying anything. The servants outside were all very powerful.

"We don't count on her either." She said firmly, "Sisters help me, I will take you to a safe place."

Mrs. Jiang hugged her daughter: "A Tang, you have suffered, so you have to worry about it and work hard."

Chu Tang hugged his mother and looked at Chu Lan: "My daughter is not doing hard work, and I will depend on my father for the rest."

By father?

Both Jiang Shi and Chu Lan were stunned.

"A Tang, my father is living by pretending to be crazy and foolish." Chu Lan covered her face and sobbed, "What else is there to rely on? My father was really hurt by your uncle and the prince of Zhongshan."

No one in the family knew what Chu Ling had done, and he was not in the capital. As a result, his eldest brother was targeted and threatened by the prince of Zhongshan. He obviously didn't do anything.

"No, father, it's because you were killed so badly that it's time to seek justice." Chu Tang said.

Chu Lan looked at her: "Who do I seek justice from?"

Chu Tang moved over and grabbed his arm, his eyes gleaming in the dazed car: "Of course it is, the son of King Zhongshan, Xiao Xun."

Chu Lan was shocked: "A Tang, this is not asking for justice, you are letting your father die!"

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The morning light was falling from the sky, and the green grass was not visible on the ground in the early spring, and the turf was trampled to pieces, and there were running people everywhere, men and women, old and young, adults yelling at children, and cars and horses colliding with each other.

Behind them there are teams of iron cavalry, like dark clouds, gradually engulfing the morning light.

A group of soldiers and horses also appeared in front of the fleeing people. They stood still and stood densely like a forest.

Seeing these soldiers and horses, the people ran desperately as if they had seen a savior——

"You can't go forward without orders, retreat quickly—" the black wall over there shouted in unison, "Otherwise, kill without mercy—"

retreat?where to retreat?The shouts came one after another, each sound more urgent, and the people turned their heads.

People from behind also shouted in unison: "King Zhongshan is guarding the court, and he is going to Beijing to have an audience. Those who stand in the way quickly avoid——quickly avoid—"

avoid?Where to avoid?The horse's hooves are like rolling waves, and they will swallow people with their mouths wide open.

Xiao Xun was in the turbulent waves, wearing a prince's dress, as white as jade, raised his hand and waved lightly, he said: "Kill."

Accompanied by this order, the soldiers raised their shields and spears forward, shining coldly.

On the black wall in front of him, with the sound of a horn, shields and armor stood up, bowmen half-kneeled, and thousands of arrows were fired.

In an instant, the rain of swords, light and arrows engulfed the world, and the blood was red.

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In February, the spring breeze blows like a knife.

The smell in his nose was also like a knife.

rust.

bloody.

Chu Zhao didn't wrap a scarf to block the cold wind and bloody smell. She even reined in her horse and looked at the corpses lying on the side of the road. They were two elderly people with their bundles scattered around them, and the blood under them had dried up.

"Maybe it was robbed, not by soldiers and horses." Ding Dachui couldn't help but said.

The baggage was obviously rummaged through, and the two old men had also rummaged through their bodies. The shoes on their feet were gone, and the socks were clean. It didn't seem like the shoes were lost in a run, but they were taken off afterwards.

"That's also because of the soldiers and horses." Chu Zhao said, if it wasn't for the chaos caused by the soldiers and horses, how could the old people leave home with their bags and die on the way.

Chu Zhao looked around, and there was a faintly visible village in front of him, but there was no smoke from cooking, nor the crowing of chickens and barking of dogs, nor the villagers working in the fields.

The scouts rushed from the front: "There are no villages—there are no living people."

That is, there are dead people. Chu Zhao grabbed the reins. Although there were various tragic scenes on the battlefield in Bianjun, Bianjun gave an order to fortify the walls and clear the fields because of the preparations for the war. Mass casualties.

Now the inland princes and the imperial court are suddenly fighting, and the people are caught off guard, and there is no way to prepare for it-both sides are Daxia officers and soldiers.

A village can be destroyed if the soldiers and horses of the two sides meet and fight.

In a city, the officers and soldiers suddenly split into camps and fought in melee, which can destroy half of the city in an instant.

"Move forward quickly." Chu Zhao ordered, she could not bury these villagers, she had to stop more killings.

She galloped forward, and Ding Dahui led the troops to follow closely, holding the queen's phoenix flag high in his hands. Now they are a very large team, with scouts and vanguards galloping back and forth in front, and cavalry and infantry in the rear.

After marching for half a day, soldiers and horses galloped ahead, led by a girl.

"Xiaoman is here." Ale said happily, and urged him to greet him immediately.

But Xiaoman turned her head and ignored her, and went straight to Chu Zhao, saying, "Zhongshan County has been surrounded, and the soldiers and horses of Zhongshan County are about the same as ours."

Lao Bai followed closely behind: "We have half the chance of winning the attack on the county."

Even if the city cannot be captured, King Zhongshan should be able to mobilize troops and horses to help, which can be regarded as a relief for the capital.

Chu Zhao shook his head: "Half chance of winning is not enough to shake King Zhongshan."

So what to do?Lao Bai wanted to mobilize troops again, but Chu Zhao had already passed them and said loudly, "I'll go to the front of the battle."

The queen personally attacked the city, is one person worth ten people?

Xiaoman pouted and followed.

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Soldiers and horses kept running through the streets of Zhongshan County, shouting that the imperial soldiers and horses besieged the city, and asked the people to close their doors.

The people hiding in their houses were panicked and helpless. They no longer cared about who was going to beat whom, who was just and who was ruthless. Once there was a fight, they would be the ones who would suffer.

The war that was originally far away suddenly happened around me.

Of course, some wise people sighed: "It is because of the distant war that today, King Zhongshan, has been waiting to return to the capital since the day he came here."

Finally when the opportunity came, the first emperor died, Xiliang invaded, internal and external troubles, who can stop him from returning to the capital.

King Zhongshan was lame in his legs, but not in his heart.

But some people complained: "It was also the late emperor's fault. How could a child inherit the throne? King Zhongshan should be the emperor. King Zhongshan is the late emperor's blood brother. It is most suitable in terms of qualifications and age."

It's been like this for a long time, so there's no need to fight like this now.

What's more, the king of Xiliang would not fight. With someone like King Zhongshan as the emperor, the kingdom is stable, so how could the king of Xiliang dare to fight.

But no matter what they say now, war is inevitable, and under the siege and defense, they can't avoid disaster.

King Zhongshan didn't care about the atmosphere in the city or the people's discussions.

Now that the war has started, just wait until the end of the war to appease him. When he becomes the emperor, he will be whatever he says, and the people will be grateful for whatever he does.

As for the imperial soldiers and horses besieging the city, he didn't care if the queen came before the battle in person, and even joked with the officers and generals around him: "I don't know how envious Ah Xun is in the capital to be able to fight the queen."

The officers and generals are all confidantes, knowing about Xiao Xun's previous affairs with Chu's daughter, some people laughed, and some sneered: "Chu's daughter really worked hard to become this queen, this time I will teach her a lesson at the end."

The king of Zhongshan laughed, and when he was about to say hello, someone outside the door hurried in and said, "My lord, Empress Chu said that I want to talk to you."

talk?

Isn't it a direct attack on the city?

"This is self-knowledge, knowing that fighting will not get you any good."

"It's really funny, it's already this time, so what can we talk about?"

"Maybe they came to surrender."

"There's no need to talk about that, she just turned around and went to help the prince, take down the capital, and talk about it later."