Changqing Ci

The abandoned prince Xun Yiran and his concubine gave birth to a son named Xun Xing.

Regardless of previous suspicions, the emperor specially named him the county king and raised him under the empress dowager of Ning'an Palace.

In the winter of the first year of Ning Yan, Wei Lingci, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, regained the lost border town. In another month, he drove straight in and broke the frontier fortress Moguan.

In the spring of the second year of Ningyan, Qian Fang, the right chancellor of the Great Qi, asked himself to resign. The young emperor abolished the position of right chancellor and left alone.

At the end of the second year of Ningyan, the Northern Army broke through several cities in the frontier and approached the capital of the frontier country.

The Princess of Frontiers, Ana Yanran, was forced to give up her position as head coach two years ago. She contributed to the Xifan and Frontier Alliance. After she stepped down, the frontier between Xifan and Frontier collapsed, and tens of thousands of people were killed and injured in Xifan. , only a few thousand people fled back to their country.

A war that had been going on for nearly three years ended temporarily when the Daqi army approached the city.

The king was so scared that he hid in the palace. Now the leader of the army is Anaf, but her ability is far inferior to that of Ana Yanran. The latter has been living in his mansion like air for three years, shutting the door and not coming out. Even if people from Daqi rushed in, I'm afraid she wouldn't blink.

After she sent Baiyan back to the capital, she was imprisoned by the lord of the country. No matter what she said, she couldn't shake his heart. At that moment, she understood that her brother had never changed. Since 18 years ago, he forced her to get married and expelled her. When she was in love, she should believe that she was just a pawn of the frontier royal family.

More than two years of captivity made her understand that even if she raised troops to Da Qi, even if she seized Da Qi's splendid country, the king would not believe her, and so what if she took revenge on Da Qi, after all, they were not the ones who forced her to get married in the first place.

The snow-covered frontier palace was still majestic and majestic, and the sight was resplendent and resplendent. When the war broke out outside the city, the king was already panicked, thinking of his imprisoned sister, and immediately summoned her over without stopping.

Ana Yanran unloaded her sword outside the hall, looked at the courtiers who were looking at each other, stepped into the hall step by step, stood up straight, stopped performing the courtesies of monarchs and ministers, and said with a sneer: "My lord, you are looking for me today, do you have something to do?"

The lord Ah Nazhen, who was sitting at the top, felt that Ah Nayan's eyes were very bright. He felt that the crown on his head was heavy, so he raised his hand to straighten the crown, glanced at the silent courtiers, and cursed inwardly. After a few sounds, he said: "Do you know that Daqi's army is just outside the city gate."

"I don't know, my princess mansion has long been surrounded by the lord, how do I know the news from outside."

Her words made the quiet palace even more weird, and no one dared to answer.In the past, she led troops to break through several cities in Daqi, and conquered one-third of the land in Daqi. She was No. 1 in the history of the frontier. What an outstanding person, but now she is imprisoned. Disintegrated, hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the frontier died on the front line, and retreated while fighting, retreating to the capital of today's capital.

Ana was really at a loss, and no longer believed Anaf's words. Ana Yanran was trapped by him in the mansion, and the Daqi soldiers and horses hit the capital like a cloud-piercing arrow. It was obvious that Ana Yanran was not a spy.

Now, only by relying on her can the frontier be preserved.

Anazhen pretended to smile a few words gently, and then said: "My sister has always been very capable, and you have had enough rest, why not lead the army to retreat from the enemy, this is also your responsibility."

This face is completely different from when she was forced to get married. Ana Yanran felt disgusted, looked at the courtier who bowed his head and dared not speak, and said proudly: "There are so many talents in this palace, why do you need me alone?" Women lead the army, and the lord once said that I am a spy of Daqi, and now he asks me to lead the army against Daqi, are you not afraid to open the last line of defense for Daqi?"

Her eyes are like sharp swords, oppressing everyone, but Anaf is not convinced. She admits that she is not capable enough, but compared to the people in front of her, her heart is towards the frontier, not Daqi.She clearly remembered that outside Xiangzhou City, Wei Lingci thought she couldn't escape, so he leaked the words, all of which were leaked by Ana Yanran in order to surrender to the little emperor of Daqi.

"My lord, Ana Yanran can't be trusted. If she hadn't leaked the secret to Wei Lingci at that time, how could I have been ambushed? When she walked forward, I was ambushed behind me. Could it be that Wei Lingci is as powerful as Wei Lingci, and she has determined my strategy." , she must have leaked the secret, you can no longer trust her at this time."

Although Ana Yanran has never been out of the mansion, she has been told about everything on the battlefield. Anaf, the heir of the king, is the only heir in front of him who is thoughtful, and those who are capable are killed in front of the battle. After the immediate crisis, I am afraid that the country will belong to Anaf.

Anaf's scheming is by no means inferior to that of Anazhen, even more insidious.

She didn't take Anaf's words to heart, turned around and left: "In this case, let the princess continue to lead the army. I believe that when the city is broken, Wei Lingci will think of the friendship of the same family, and will be lenient to you .”

"Fu'er was just joking. Who among the courtiers in the hall can understand Daqi better than you," the lord Anazhen pretended to be calm, and signaled Anaf to come forward to apologize with his eyes. He got off the throne again and walked to In front of her, "Only you are the most suitable person to be the leader of the army. After enough rest, it's time to serve my frontier."

The words were extremely awkward, but the courtiers in the palace were still echoing and complimenting them non-stop. Ana narrowed her eyes. She was no longer the innocent and ignorant person many years ago. She touched the loose hair on her shoulders, and the corners of her mouth overflowed with teasing. With a smile, "Master, where is Qin Chuan? Can you let me meet?"

Who is Qin Chuan, the people in the hall are full of confusion, but Ah Nazhen's face has become very ugly, but he has no room to get angry now, he endured it, and squeezed out a smile: "Qin Chuan naturally... wait If you succeed in defeating the enemy, I will let you see him, how about it?"

Ana Yanran frowned suddenly, using her blatantly, brothers and sisters are not as good as Xun Changqing's trust in her, if she hadn't insisted on sending troops to attack, she would not have broken her friendship with Xun Changqing, and she was so tired tragic death.

Mian Kuannei's expression was a little smug, Anayan read his thoughts, and followed his words: "Okay, I will go back and wait, you send the soldier talisman to my house, and I will go out of the city to break it for you." enemy."

Everyone in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, and Anazhen couldn't wait to order someone to send the soldier talisman over.

The next day, when Yun Shen was investigating the military situation, he saw Ana Yanran who was inspecting the city wall, bent his legs for no reason, ran back to the main tent of the barracks, rushed in and shouted: "A Na Yanran... is back, I am here I see."

Wei Lingci was discussing with Yuan Yan how to attack the city and how to reduce casualties. After all, it was a frontier country, and the city's military strength and defenses were stronger than ordinary cities, and the main force retreated into the city.

Suddenly interrupted by Yun Shen, Yuan Yu was a little displeased, Wei Lingci put down the map and looked at her: "Are you sure you saw the right person?"

"That's right, it's her," Yun Shen gasped a few times, feeling very cold after running for a long time, compared with Daqi in winter, it was much colder in the frontier.

Yuan Yu interjected, "Marshal, your strategy is no longer working. Ana really suspects that Ana Yanran is collaborating with the enemy. Why are you using her again?"

"There is no one to use, let's use a strange move by the soldiers," Wei Lingci looked at the strategies on the table, shook his head helplessly, ordered people to find candles, burned them one by one, and ordered: "The army rests for three days. Come out of the barracks at will, in case the frontier army sneaks up."

After changing the commander, it is natural to change the siege strategy. Ana Yanran is familiar with the art of war and has disappeared for two years. She does not know what strategy she will come up with when she regains control of the army. After all, it is the second time the two confront each other.

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Daqi's winter is not so cold, but there are still charcoal fires in the hall.

On New Year's Eve, the moonlight is clear, and the window pavilion is covered with silver light.

At the banquet, the lights were brilliant and golden, creating a harmonious scene.Two days after the snowfall was the New Year's Eve banquet, Xun Changqing couldn't postpone the banquet, so he had to sit side by side with the Queen Mother, barely coping with these courtiers.

Xun Xing was already three years old, sitting next to the queen mother, very well-behaved, it was his first time attending a banquet, his eyes wandered around in the hall, Xun Changqing carried him over and fed him a few pieces of snacks.

All the courtiers in the hall also put their eyes on Xun Xing. These years, Xun Xun was also imprisoned, and he was very quiet. They wanted to care about this son who had never met, but Xun Changqing did not intend to let their father and son meet.It's better not to see a father with bad intentions like Xun Yiran.

Seeing that the emperor treated Xun Yiran's son so kindly, he couldn't help feeling sad. They were all guessing what the emperor was thinking. There was still half a year left, and the three-year filial piety period would end. When the emperor got married, what should Xun Xing do with it.

The Empress Dowager looked at Xun Changqing who was talking and laughing at Yan Yan, and she felt relieved that her plan had come so quickly. Xun Xing really didn't look like Xun, and his temper was a little cowardly. I don't know if Xun Changqing did it on purpose. , or her nature.

After the banquet, Xun Changqing personally sent Xun Xing and the Queen Mother back to Ning'an Palace before turning back to Qianqiu Palace.

After the opening of the new year, the emperor's wedding was put on the agenda by Xun Yi. A new wave of troubles gave Xun Changqing a headache. He even pretended to be sick for a few days, but he couldn't stop the continuous stream of memorials from being sent to the Hanyuan Hall, talking about His Majesty. It's been a long time, so I should choose a young man to perform the wedding ceremony.

The Ministry of Rites even selected the portraits of the son of the aristocratic family, Mr. Lang Jun, and sent them over. After Xun Changqing saw it by accident, he was so frightened that he ordered people to take those portraits to the imperial dining room and burn them.

I don't know who guessed the emperor's mind and thought that he likes women. Some people also quietly sent over portraits of women, enchanting and pure, with various charms.

The emperor has been in power for nearly three years now, and the imperial power has long since been taken back. The military power is divided into two, with Xun Yi and Wei Ling Ci each occupying one. She was not afraid of the courtiers' letter to force her, but it was like this every day, which was a bit of a headache.

This time, Prime Minister Tang Mo kept to himself and did not add another copy to the pile of memorials, which made Xun Changqing feel a little relieved. All the memorials were thrown into the brazier and reduced to ashes.

The next day, many more came up.

She then threw it into the fire, and the light of the fire made her snow-white skin red, adding some coquettish color. Tang Mo, who was outside the hall, looked at the memorials swallowed by the fire, and was shocked, and hurried into the hall to persuade: "Your Majesty, this trip inappropriate."

As he said that, Xun Changqing threw another copy inside, and sarcastically said: "What's wrong, it's hard to get into my eyes, what do you do with it if you don't burn it, why don't you let me offer them and pay homage every day."

In order to prevent Tang Mo's long-winded speeches from making his brain ache, Xun Changqing found a few memoirs and handed them to her, motioning to sit down, and he still tore up those memoirs about admonishing the emperor's wife and threw them in. .

"This is the melody of King Pingnan. Let me accept Gu Liang, the youngest brother of Gu Liangyan, Marquis of Jing Wu. I forgot his name... Let me choose him. I don't know what he looks like. Although the queen mother has turned a blind eye to it all these years Just one eye, but I still don't like people from the Guliang family, and if I bring him into the harem and hang around in front of her all day long to make her displeased, I would be considered unfilial."

It was not Tang Mo who wrote the long speech, but her. Tang Mo opened it and took a look. They all praised Gu Liangrui, who is young and talented, and has a refined appearance. He seems to be a pretty face in the eyes of the emperor. She also threw the memorial into the In the brazier, disgust welled up in his deep eyes, "Gu Liangrui is indeed handsome at the age of a weak crown, but he has read literature and abandoned martial arts, and his brain is pedantic, I am afraid that he will be fooled by reading books."

"It doesn't matter if you are a fool, just be obedient. Isn't that what the prince has in mind." After Xun Changqing finished burning the notes, he stood up and kicked his numb feet, and glanced at the sky outside. , obviously not a good sign.

Tang Mo also stood up with her and looked at the emperor's beautiful face. The 17-year-old emperor is just the best. Unfortunately, as a woman, she has no control over her own marriage. On the contrary, she has to listen to the officials. Choose whoever suits her, the word love, I'm afraid it doesn't belong to her.

She looked at the blanket under the emperor's feet and said bluntly: "Your Majesty must have a sweetheart, otherwise he wouldn't be so resistant to courtiers' memorials and proposals."

Xun Changqing glanced at her, with a cold face and contemptuous eyes, and said: "So what, I am already the emperor of Daqi, so it's possible that my own marriage needs to be decided by others. The first emperor chose Shao Yun back then, and she was the last one. It’s a good choice, but what’s the result? The harem is disturbed, it’s useless to choose the best, it’s better to choose the one you like.”

She stepped out of the bedroom, stood under the eaves, and reached out to catch a few snowflakes. A red dress was swaying in the white snow. The dazzling color made the palace people dare not raise their heads. With slightly raised eyes, she said: "My queen The position has been decided long ago, there is no need for these people to speak, and I will not forgive anyone who speaks."

The emperor who has pretended to be gentle for so long should always show his sharpness, otherwise these people will always think that the emperor is easy to bully.

Looking at the proud emperor, Tang Mo sighed in her heart, the girl in front of her has become the real emperor of Daqi, her long and narrow peach eyes are mixed with a sharp edge, she is young and mature, perhaps the late emperor really chose the right person.

Xun Changqing looked at Daxue, Wei Lingci's face was reflected in his eyes, no matter how hard he was to conceal his lovesickness, he suddenly said, "Tang Qing, will it be difficult for you to work with the prince for a month?"

Over the years, Xun Changqing has a faint feeling that there are always some disputes between Tang Mo and Xun Yi every day, big or small, although they have never been brought up in front of her, but Xun Yi has been a headache because he is a soldier. He's not good at these trivial matters, but Tang Mo can always catch his mistakes, making Xun Yi's subordinates miserable, but they are irrational.

When Xun Changqing asked her this question, it was obvious that he would not find Xun Yi wrong within a month.

Tang Mo didn't know the meaning of this sentence, and looked at the little emperor blankly.

Xun Changqing pursed the corners of his lips, "I always dream about the late emperor these days. The three-year filial piety period is about to pass. I always feel that I have done nothing. I feel sorry for the late emperor. Now that the court is stable, I want to fast 49 Day, to show my sincerity, I will go to the □□ hall tomorrow, I will work hard for you and the prince in the future, the imperial decree has been drawn up."

On the 49th day of July 49th, the imperial capital could not be turned upside down. Tang Mo wanted to speak out to persuade her, but then she thought that this might be the emperor's probing strategy. During these [-] days, her spies would naturally be indispensable in various places in the imperial capital.

Who is responsible, who is loyal, and who wants to make trouble, you will understand after 49 days.