Gu Qingci

Whether to let Yan Xi and Yang Zhi go, Liu Yueying asked me what I meant, and she said to listen to me.

I know that letting Yan Xi go to Jincheng is Liu Yueying's biggest concession.After a few years, the capital will be moved, and there will be the new capital, and we can meet again.It's hard to say whether the Xiao family's forces can last until then, and such a predicament can be solved.

But both Yan Xi and Yang Zhi want to leave, so what's left?So I replied to her like this: "The most important thing is that the world can't keep it, the beauty of beauty and the tree of beauty."

At the end of the year, Liu Yueying approved Yan Xi's resignation form, causing an uproar in the government and the public.

Before they left, I went to see them off.Yang Zhi grabbed my hand and said, "Sister, you have to take good care of the paintings on the wall in my boudoir."

"Naturally!" Nodding hurriedly.

"It's a token of love between Yan Xi and me. It's not convenient to carry it with me when I travel around. In the future, if I get tired of playing with her and go back to Rongcheng, I will take her back to see it. "

"Okay, it's a deal! My sister will guard those paintings for you, and wait for you to return to Beijing in the future to continue the relationship."

"Well, sister, take care, Xiaozhi is gone." With the corners of her eyes up, she returned to Yan Xi's arms, with a happy and calm smile on her face.

Yan Xi also waved at me: "Let's go!"

The coachman flicked the long whip in his hand, and the two big horses galloped forward through the dust. Xiao Zhi poked her head out of the car window and waved to me one last time. The winter sun fell on her face, reflecting a bright expression.

I suddenly remembered a lot of things in Dongshan, and all kinds of memories broke out, and I couldn't tell whether they were mine or not.Perhaps somewhere in the dark, these memories once belonged to me.

That was when Yangzhi and I were teenagers. We were fishing and catching shrimps on the beach, and diving to the bottom of the water to find the most beautiful starfish. We were scolded by our master for this.

Master gave us private lessons with the Four Books and Five Classics. I was a little tired in the afternoon, so I closed my eyes and took a nap. Yang Zhi secretly painted on my face with ink.When I woke up, I stood up abruptly, causing everyone to laugh, and the master angrily asked us to stand in the corner.

Many times, Yangzhi practiced sword outside the house, and I read inside the house, set off firecrackers on New Year’s Eve, and caught insects in midsummer.

Some people don't feel it when they are around, and you will feel that their company is a matter of course—like a solid backing, silently, but always resisting behind without complaint.

It was only when they left suddenly that they realized that a big piece was missing in their hearts, and there was a chill of emptiness.Looking back suddenly, it was all empty.

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In the iteration of Spring and Autumn, there must be sadness of passing away.However, my own life has to continue to flow along the river of life.

The spring of the eighth year of Tianjia.

Today, after coming down to court, the empress summoned the eldest princess, General Nangong, Minister of Rites and me to discuss the matter of moving the capital.

"Moving the capital" is not a surprise to me, because the capital of the later Daxing Kingdom was indeed changed from Rongcheng to Jincheng.Moreover, this wasn't Liu Yueying's whim. She had been preparing for it since Gaozu, but it was just that she didn't mobilize the crowd.

To my surprise, Liu Yueying put it on the agenda much earlier.

Because the time is too long, the historical records that I used to know by heart have become blurred now, but this kind of event will not be forgotten.Historical records: "The Holy Patriarch Pingbei Qiang ruled the Southern Man, unified the Yanhuang Continent, and moved the capital to Jincheng."

But now the elite leader of the Northern Qiang has not been wiped out, the vast grasslands have not been completely appeased, and the attack on the Nanman has not been a word.It is too early to think of moving the capital at this time, and there are many hidden dangers.

I don't agree very much, but Liu Yueying has the feeling that she will go her own way, and Liu Yuehua, Nangong and the others have no intention of objecting, and began to discuss the foundation construction of Jincheng.They talked to each other, but I couldn't get in at all, and I was anxious.

"When General Zhen Guo returns in triumph, we will move the capital on another day." She made a final decision.

"I can't do this," I blurted out, looked up at her and said loudly: "It took a lot of people's resources and material resources to fight against the Northern Qiang, and the people are miserable. Now that the Southern Man has not been settled, why are you so anxious to move!" Fist hit the ground.

General Nangong couldn't help turning his head to look at me, Minister of Rites stared slightly in surprise, a little scared.

Only then did I realize that my behavior was too presumptuous.He lowered his head and said softly, "Moving the capital consumes a huge amount of material resources, which Daxing can't afford now. It's better to wait until the southern barbarians are pacified, and use the rich materials in the south to make plans to move the capital."

The voice fell, and the meeting hall fell silent.My disrespect in front of the imperial court just now made everyone dare not speak easily, and they were all waiting for Liu Yueying's intentions.

After a long while, she finally said: "Okay, let's stop here for today, everyone, let's go." Then she raised her head and raised her forehead, unwilling to say any more.

The general and the minister resigned, Liu Yuehua said softly to the emperor: "Miss Huang, you have indulged her too much." When I looked up, I found Liu Yuehua winked at me, and then went out too.

However, my mind is now full of thoughts on how to persuade her not to move the capital, and the rest are secondary and can be ignored.

"Yang Li." I was still thinking wildly, when a cold voice came, she was calling my name. "It doesn't matter how you and I are in private, but we can't always break the rules in front of others." Her face was a little worried, and her outline was covered with a layer of sternness.

Hearing this at first, my heart stabbed uncontrollably, and my mind was forced to stop moving the capital.She still supported her head and looked at me sharply.

Since the last time I said "wait for me for five years" to her, our relationship has changed drastically.She really complied with my request, starting with love and ending with courtesy, monarch and minister, all the tenderness is like a big dream.Obviously she should be happy, but when she really became alienated and indifferent, the tingling sensation couldn't be controlled at all.People are really cheap.

Kneeling down and sincerely said to her: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."

There was a flash of surprise in those calm eyes, which was fleeting, and then she said slowly: "Get up, the ground is cold."

Although I stood up, I lowered my head, not knowing what to do next.Should I say that the minister resigned?But Liu Yueying didn't let me leave.

There was a faint sigh in his ear.

What to do with Yangli?Unable to curb those thoughts, he could only bear it, unable to touch or hug her, and finally said a few words to her cruelly, but the man showed an unhappy look again. "Come here." Liu Yueying's voice was not loud, but she could not resist.

I walked from the hall where I was standing to the side of her throne, and then stopped.

"What are you doing standing there?" She suddenly grabbed my hand and I fell into the chair along the armrest.Liu Yueying's face was close at hand, and the unique fragrance filled her nostrils.

I haven't been this close to her for a long time.

"I, I'd better not sit here." As soon as he opened his mouth, Liu Yueying's right hand touched my face, and the soft touch made me lose my words for a moment.She opened the box in the desk drawer, took out a candied fruit and brought it to my mouth: "Open your mouth."

Well, it's very sweet, it melts in the mouth and leaves a lingering fragrance.

"Tell me carefully why you don't agree to move the capital." This sudden patience carried an air of sinking.But I must never fall into her gentle hometown again!

Smacking his lips, he swallowed the candied fruit, and said, "Although the northern Qiang is about to be defeated, the manpower and material resources consumed are astronomical. Moving the capital at this time is really a waste of time and money, and it will hollow out the foundation of Daxing."

"This can be solved completely. The large number of cattle and sheep on the northern Qiang grassland can be transported to the Central Plains to exchange wood and stones with the people to alleviate the shortage of materials; there are a large number of slaves in the grassland tribes, and they can be requisitioned to build Jincheng to alleviate the shortage of manpower. .”

"Those nomads are used to being free and loose all year round. It is not easy to appease them. I don't think they may be willing to send slaves..."

Liu Yueying smiled contemptuously: "If you don't want to, you don't have to send it? If you still want to be beaten all over the place by Daxing, I can definitely send troops there."

"But don't you still want to destroy the Nanman as soon as possible? Although the Nanman army is weak, it occupies an excellent geographical condition, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The southern part has miasma and swamps, and the hills cut the land to pieces. The climate is also extremely hot and humid. Daxing It is difficult for the army to adapt. Now the northern Qiang will move the capital before they are completely appeased, and the large-scale construction is a waste of money and people. When will the southern barbarians be defeated?"

Even after the northern Qiang was pacified, Daxing, who had recharged his energy for a long time, suffered a big loss by attacking rashly.Although the Nanban had no ability to expand externally, they had lived in a corner for a long time, and it was more than enough to protect themselves.

Liu Yueying stared at me with a chuckle, and said calmly, "How do you know Nanman so well?"

It's... indeed, I've never been there.Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Daxing has not sent any spies to the south. It can be said that it has always known very little about the Nanman.

Liu Yueying saw that I couldn't answer for a while, a chill flashed in her eyes, and then she pinched my chin suddenly: "Are you still in contact with Sha Yu?"

It was very uncomfortable to be hugged by her like this, and he took a deep breath: "I have never had any contact with her, and she did not tell me these things." Facing her sharp eyes without fear, all the sinking came again. Pull out.

"It's just that it's really not a good time to move the capital, at least after the Nanban is settled." With a serious face, I pushed her hand away and stood up.

Her hand hit the chair handle suddenly, making a muffled sound.

Liu Yueying retracted the red backs of her hands into her sleeves. Seeing my tough attitude, she pursed her lips in bewilderment.

After a long time, she whispered, "Do you have any news about Nanban?"

I want to tell her that there are still many formations set up by strange people in Nanban, and Daxing will suffer heavy losses if he rashly sends troops.But now is obviously not a good time to say these things, she is absent-minded and at a loss.

"Little worry," Liu Yueying sighed, and stroked her forehead, "You go back today, let me think about it."

I opened my mouth, but stopped talking.Forget it, since she said she believed me, let her figure it out for herself.

Turning my head and leaving, Liu Yueying gradually broke out in cold sweat after I left, pressing her hands on her chest and gasping for breath.

==

When I returned to the house, I was always uncomfortable, and suddenly had the idea of ​​drinking.Counting on my fingers, I haven't touched a drop of alcohol for half a year, and now this addiction has been aroused, and my whole body is itchy.

Anyway, he is an important official of the imperial court, and he can't justify going to a restaurant to indulge in broad daylight.

So I disguised myself in the mansion, painted myself ugly in front of the mirror, painted thick rouge, and borrowed the servant's commoner clothes to wear.Well, looking at my makeup with satisfaction, I will definitely not be recognized now!

After finally staying at dusk, with a lot of money in hand, he sneaked out from the side door of Yang Mansion.