Empress Chu

"If I knew she was so powerful." Xiao Xun said with a smile, "I would have left her in Zhongshan Palace at that time."

At that time, not only was the girl weak, but Deng Yi was just a Ling Cheng. Ning Kun sighed and said, "Why don't you just stay and kill them directly, who can do anything about it."

What a pity, what a pity, what Ning Kun wanted to say, Xiao Xun ended the topic.

"So this incident was my mistake." He looked regretful, "I really can't blame others for being locked up here."

Ning Kun hurriedly said: "My son, don't say that, the prince also blames himself, but the prince said that as long as people are alive, they still have a chance."

Xiao Xun smiled: "Let father rest assured, I understand."

Ning Kun looked at his face. There was indeed regret on Shizi's face, but it was not as sad as before, so even if he knew that the prince was also threatened at that time, in Shizi's heart, it was Chu Zhao who should be resented by the enemy.

This is the case, and the prince can't help it. It's all because of Chu Zhao.

It's good for the son to think about it.

"I will tell the prince." He nodded, full of concern and sadness, "No matter how much the prince can enjoy himself in hardship, and no matter how much gold, silver, jewelry and furniture are sent, the prince can't solve the prince's concern for the prince, you live here This cage in the capital, the prince is also in a cage in Zhongshan County, please be patient and get through this hard time."

Xiao Xun nodded with a smile: "I know, I understand everything, as the saying goes, the child is sick and the body is hurting the mother's heart, you go to rest first, I will write to the father and tell some jokes to make him happy, you take it back to show him. "

Ning Kun responded, "Then I'll go wash up first."

"Go, take care of yourself." Xiao Xun said, "Don't count on Tie Ying."

Ning Kun said with a smile: "How dare you bother him." After saying that, he resigned and left.

The room was quiet again. Xiao Xun stood in front of the table, and instead of picking up a pen to write, he reached out and took out a scroll from the painting bottle on the table and unfolded it.

This is a landscape painting. Xiao Xun looked at the painting and stretched out his hand to uncover it from the edge. This landscape painting unexpectedly has two layers——

One layer is uncovered to reveal the next layer, which is a bright yellow imperial decree.

Xiao Xun looked at the imperial decree quietly, over and over again, without a smile on his face, his eyes were cloudy and cold.

"You gave me this life, but you can't use it however you want." He said slowly, reaching out to touch his face, "I also have a face, skin and bones."

Chapter 11 Sudden

The two cars of King Zhongshan drove into the capital and entered Taifu's Mansion and Shizi Posthouse respectively, but they did not attract much attention.

There was an endless stream of chariots and horses giving gifts to the Taifu's mansion. The officials and the people were used to it. Even if it was the King of Zhongshan, there was nothing strange about it. Deng Yi and the King of Zhongshan had a close relationship, which was already known to everyone.

The king of Zhongshan made such a big mistake, not only was he not punished, but he was also given the title of king of the town. This is all because of the Taifu.

It should be reasonable for King Zhen to give gifts to Tai Tuo.

As for the prince of Zhongshan, the people didn't care, and the matter of raising troops to Beijing had faded away.

Even the battle in Border County was forgotten.

Until the soldiers and horses galloped on the street, the people who were either wandering comfortably or busy with their livelihoods were instantly awakened.

"Where is this soldier?"

"It's Jingying!"

"They went to the Ministry of War—"

"No, no, I went directly to the imperial city. This is an urgent report."

"Did something happen to Bianjun?"

"I came from outside the city and heard news from the Jingying side that there was a fight!"

"Could it be that King Zhongshan is calling again?"

All the memories that hadn't gone away were turned up, the capital was restless, the people flocked to the government office to inquire, and the soldiers and horses of the five cities had to patrol the city to explain and appease.

"No soldiers and horses are coming."

"Don't gather to spread rumors."

"It's the military affairs of the Beijing camp, and the Beijing camp is training soldiers."

This did not appease the public, but instead fueled more rumors.

"Impossible, what kind of training made the post soldiers run like their butts were on fire."

"I heard from the dealer that he saw a group of Beijing soldiers with bloody heads. It was very scary."

The atmosphere in the capital became tense.

A group of officials also looked downcast as they hurried into the Ministry of War.

"What's going on?" "The news of the arrival has not been sent, but the news of the fight shocked the city first!"

"It's because you didn't entertain well?"

Hearing this sentence, the officials of the Ministry of War also looked very ugly.

"My lord, we really do our best to entertain you." An official explained, "We lined up to greet you ten miles away, the camp was cleaned up and looked brand new, beef, mutton, wine and meat were prepared on the stove, and we even prepared good fodder for the horses."

The court officials frowned: "Is it disrespectful? Is it because the soldiers refused to accept the merits of the frontier army?"

The court officials also knew the temperament of these soldiers and generals in the Beijing camp. At the feet of the emperor, the southern and northern armies were carefully selected, with extraordinary backgrounds and unruly.

The officials of the Ministry of War once again denied, "Where do you dare to be disrespectful? For the frontier warriors, the Beijing soldiers are extremely admired."

In the midst of the noise, a voice took a step back, "...Even if the frontier soldiers compete with us, we will give way by three points."

Hearing this, the noise in the hall stopped, and the eyes focused on the sound.

The one who spoke was a tall and tall Wu Wei. His black face was even redder and he was tongue-tied after so many officials looked at him.

"So." A court official frowned and shouted, "It's really a provocation!"

That Wu Wei blushed and shouted: "We didn't provoke, they provoked first!"

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The camp where the frontier soldiers were housed was a courtyard with four entrances, and the carved beams and painted buildings were extremely exquisite.

In the thick spring season, the courtyard is full of green shade, flowers are fragrant and birds are singing.

For Xie Yanlai, this scene was both familiar and strange. What was familiar was like returning to the Xie family's son's mansion, what was strange was that he hadn't lived in such an environment for a long time.

Xie Yanlai was lying on her back on the Arhat bed by the window, with her legs crossed and her arms resting on her arms. There were dried fruits, candied fruit and tea on the table. It was a pity that there was no beautiful maidservant to peel the fruits and feed them into her mouth. He needed to reach out and feed himself.

Xie Yanlai was too lazy to reach out.

Suddenly there was a noise, there was noise, cursing, and the sound of doors being smashed. The fragrance of birds and flowers disappeared instantly, and the screens were shaken and rattled, like a northwestern spring wind blowing in.

This scene was very familiar to him. It was like this in the barracks of the frontier army, noisy and noisy.

Xie Yanlai turned over, her hands beat rhythmically on her body, as if she was playing music for the noise outside.

The voice became louder and louder, except for shouting and cursing, it began to be mixed with physical collisions.

Xie Yanlai lay on the bed, as if she was about to be hypnotized by these sounds, until there were footsteps outside and someone slammed the door open.

"It's fighting outside again." The person who came was a general, with a helpless expression, "Go and have a look."

Xie Yanlai didn't move with his face inward, if it wasn't for the fact that his fingers were still tapping on his legs, he would have thought he was really asleep.

He lazily said: "What's interesting now, I'll go see it if I lose - I want them to look good if I lose."

The military commander thought he understood Xie Yanlai's meaning, which meant that everyone must win, but he didn't understand it. Of course, a war is only good when you win, but in this situation, it's not a matter of good or bad.

The general said anxiously: "We can't fight anymore, this is the capital city, the capital camp."

"The Beijing camp is also a barracks." Xie Yan said, "Being a soldier is to fight back and forth. There are foreign enemies who fight with foreign enemies, and there are no other places where you fight with your own people. You always have to fight."

The military general looked at the young general lying on the bed, and felt familiar yet unfamiliar. What was familiar was this kind of ruffianism, and what was unfamiliar was this kind of laziness. Captain Xie was also like this ruffian in the frontier army, but the ruffianism made people's blood boil , unstoppable, but the current ruffian seems to be indifferent to everything, not interested in anything, and has nothing to do with him.

He doesn't care how the frontier army and the Beijing soldiers fight, and he doesn't care what the fight is like.

"Captain!" the general shouted, "We are here to go to Beijing to review our duties, not to fight!"

The din from outside rushed in loudly, "You are majestic to Xiliang in Bianjun, we admire you as heroes, what kind of heroes are you if you are majestic to us!"

The general hid his feet: "Look at you, look at you, they are all officers and soldiers, and they are all guarding the Great Xia. What do you and I look like!"

Xie Yanlai sat up, pushed the dried fruit on the table to the general, and said earnestly: "Brother Lao Niu, don't worry, we can protect Daxia even if we divide you, and we have already started fighting. It's useless to say anything, it's better to let everyone fight." a joy."

The general surnamed Niu said anxiously: "As the leader of the army, how can it be useless if you go and say not to fight? What's the matter with you, Captain Xie? When you were not the leader of the frontier army, you often directed the battle by yourself, declaring that you It's up to you."

Xie Yanlai smiled: "Because this is the capital city."

The general doesn't quite understand, what's wrong with the capital?Now there are no other generals in the capital, and you have the final say, just suppress the storm and the like.

Before he could ask, there were angry shouts from outside.

"Stop all of them!" "If you fight again, lock them up and deal with them by military law!"

Like thunder on the ground, one after another, the noise outside was blown away, but the thunder did not stop.

"You guys are frontier soldiers?"

"Are you fighting Xiliang people in the frontier army? Or are you fighting your own people?"

"Are you here to show your bravery in the battle with Xiliang? Or are you here to show your prestige?"

"Or, are you here to vent your anger?"

The previous words were nothing more than that, Xie Yanlai just listened, and ate the dried fruit. When he heard the last sentence, he threw the dried fruit on the plate and stood up.

"The smell of the capital is too strong." He said, striding out.

The general hasn't reacted yet, what's the smell?Let this immobile boy move?

Chapter 12 Quarrel

Outside the courtyard is like a school field, densely packed with soldiers.

Xie Yanlai staggered across the threshold, glanced at it, and surrounded the government office near the door were 50 frontier soldiers brought by him, and the rest were Beijing soldiers, about 200 people.

Both sides were neither wearing armor nor holding weapons, but the tense atmosphere was no less than that of the front row, especially the soldiers standing in the front row on both sides. push".

Several officials stood in the middle, separating the two parties.

When Xie Yanlai stood still in front of the door, the leading officials were still angrily reprimanding him.

"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, a group of you officers and soldiers are fighting in groups, how decent it is!"

"Is this the rule taught by the frontier army? Or are you used to fighting, so you think you can fight wherever you go?"

Xie Yanlai said twice: "My lord, it's almost done."

The official was interrupted, turned his head with a sullen face, and saw the young general standing at the door, before he spoke, the young general raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "Who are you?"

"Zhu Yun, the head of a certain military department." The official said in a deep voice.

Xie Yan came and said, "A principal."

What's wrong with the boss?Isn't the master worthy to talk to him?Master Zhu gritted his teeth and restrained his eyebrows from fluttering, and asked, "Who are you?"

Xie Yanlai raised her hand and saluted: "Xie Yanlai, Lieutenant Luocheng."

Just a captain!Looking at the way he spoke, he thought he was a general. Master Zhu sneered, and when he wanted to say something, a servant rushed out beside him.

"Ninth Young Master." He said anxiously, "Third Young Master sent someone to pick you up, do you want to go home?"

The name Jiu Gongzi is nothing but the third son broke into his ears, wishing the master a sigh, and adding that surname, he immediately knew who this young general was.

The imperial court issued an edict to allow the frontier army to enter Beijing, but did not designate who would come. It was the frontier army's own decision, and it was only when they arrived in the capital that they handed over the order to declare their identity.

It turned out that it was Xie Jiazi.

Well, it must be Xie Jiazi who came, not surprising.

Master Zhu looked at the young general and felt that everything was clear. At the same time, two officials came in from the crowd shouting "Get out of the way".

Behind them, five soldiers were escorted over with their heads bowed.

"My lord, I have asked you clearly." An official said angrily, "What do you think is the cause?"

"It's because of eating and drinking!" Another official said, "These cooks and soldiers said some nonsense, and they provoked a fight between the two sides."

After he finished speaking, he berated the five soldiers in unison.

"Your Majesty!"