Huo Qiyoushang

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In the 18th year of Yongkang, Huo Yunsi, the thirteenth prince of the Jin Dynasty, recommended himself to go out after a serious illness, and followed Dingyuan General Zheng Chu to pacify the northern border.

In the 23rd year of Yongkang, the former empress Liu Huan was abolished, and her two sons were demoted to common people and exiled in Qingzhou, and her descendants were not allowed to return to Beijing for generations.

In the 24th year of Yongkang, the thirteenth prince Huo Yunsi led his troops to repel the northern Jue barbarians and was named King of Qinjiang.

In the 25th year of Yongkang, Xie Zhaorong, the mother of the king of Qinjiang, was canonized as the empress. Concubine Yang and concubine Zhang died suddenly overnight.

In the 28th year of Yongkang, Huo Yunsi, king of Qinjiang, returned to the dynasty.

All this is just a game of chess, and we are just the pawns in this game. Whether we win or lose depends on the person who arranges the chess.

The three thousand golden armored cavalry is like a giant dragon rolled up from the sky, with great momentum and majestic momentum.The sound of "Long Live the Emperor" resounded against the iron hooves, resounding over the palace, all the birds flew away, all the insects were silent, all civil and military officials of the court, princes and princesses were all shocked by its majesty, and all lowered their heads not daring to look around wantonly .Only the aloof king of a country looked up at the leader in the distance. He had never liked this son, but now he had to rely on him. Under the warm smile was a fake face, and the lines between his brows The room was filled with deep worries.

Huo Yunsi held the horse in one hand, raised the whip in the other, and sat high on the pommel horse. The many years of fighting in the north and south made his face full of scholarly atmosphere become extremely resolute. Under the thick golden armor, he exuded a strong The stern aura stood between his brows and eyes like ice, and a gust of cold wind passed by wherever he went.With a casual glance, there was a hint of murderous intent. Huo Yunsi looked coldly at the prominent royal guards of honor, the humble civil and military officials, and the brothers and sisters who respected her, and couldn't help feeling ridiculous in his heart.He didn't dare to be negligent in the past ten years. He clearly remembered everyone here, even what these people did back then, and never forgot.

Huo Yunsi tightened the reins, turned over, and landed firmly on the ground. He had Ling Tianyun Piercing Sword on his waist, a red tassel on top of his head, and the golden battle armor was extremely dazzling under the sunlight. All of a sudden, everything around him lost its color, as if there was him in this world.

With a "boom", Huo Yunsi knelt at Huo Zheng's feet, and the sound of his leg armor hitting the ground shocked everyone present. Only then did they realize that even Huo Yunsi, who had a great military exploits, There are also people who need to bow their heads. He is always not the emperor, he is always under one person and above ten thousand people, and he is always a thorn in the heart.

"The sons and ministers see the father and the mother!" The voice was hoarse as soon as he opened his mouth, without the sense of agility in the past.

Huo Zheng frowned, and glanced at the queen beside him from the corner of the eye, but Xie Zhaorong's face didn't cause any waves, and he couldn't help laughing at himself in his heart, he knew she was a cruel and merciless woman, why would he feel uncomfortable for such a broken throat? , He also thought too much.

In fact, Huo Zheng knew that Huo Yunsi's throat was ruined by an arrow injury, but he didn't expect it to be so serious. Looking back on the past, he was also the famous voice of the hundred spirits among the princes in this palace. How cruel it is, he can come back safely and it is considered a narrow escape.

"You have worked hard these years." Huo Zheng's voice could not hear any ups and downs, but it made people feel a sense of crisis.

"A good man aims to establish a stable country and establish a career. The body shrouded in horse leather and the loyal bones of the green hills are the best destination." His voice was hoarse, but his words were powerful.

Huo Zheng nodded, then looked to the side and motioned for him to read the imperial edict.

"By God's blessing, the emperor ordered that Huo Yunsi, the King of Qinjiang, has made great contributions in pacifying the Northern Wilderness and the Southern Barbarians. He has repeatedly made outstanding achievements in the past ten years. He is hereby conferred the title of First-Class Marquis. Hereby!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Today's return is undoubtedly glorious and illustrious, but Empress Xie Zhaorong did not have the slightest smile on her face, not only that, but also mixed with some frosty chill, from the moment Huo Yunsi stepped into the palace, she has not He looked at him squarely, as if he wanted to push away his current glory.

In order to celebrate King Qin Jiang's smooth return to the court, and to appease the soldiers in battle, the court ordered a feast for three days and three nights until it was full of fun.

The banquet lasted for three days and three nights, and Huo Yunsi knelt in Fengyi Palace for three days and three nights. This was done not only for others to see, but also for himself. He resolutely recommended himself to go to war, and there was not a single letter between them in ten years, and the knot between mother and son was thus forged.But now that he has returned to his hometown, and as the king of Qinjiang and a first-class Marquis, he can't let others say that there is a rift between him and his biological mother, and he can't let the mother-child relationship that they have maintained for so many years disappear for such a trivial matter. It's not worth it for anyone.

"Empress, His Royal Highness Qin Wang has been kneeling for three days." Bihua is Xie Zhaorong's dowry maid. Yunying has been unmarried for so many years and has served her loyally. Treating him as his own son, seeing him kneeling for so long, it is inevitable that he will feel distressed.

"As soon as autumn comes, the flowers will start to wither and turn yellow. It's the end of the day. I can't save it." Xie Zhaorong is still lightly cutting the flower branches in the vase. The light yellow chrysanthemum has always been her favorite. It starts to wither in autumn.

"It's just a flower. After the flower withers, it can bloom again next year, but if the person is gone, we can only think about the past."

Xie Zhaorong paused, but he didn't stop. Taking advantage of the skill of putting aside the flowers and branches, he glanced at Bihua, and said indifferently: "You care about him, and I hope he hasn't forgotten you in the past ten years. Anyway, don’t disappoint your good intentions.”

"Your servant doesn't mean that, I'm just afraid that King Qin's body won't be able to take it—"

"Come on, bring him in."

"Hey, I would like to obey the Queen's order!" Bihua lifted the hem of her skirt and hurriedly took lotus steps, for fear that Xie Zhaorong would go back on his word.

Xu knelt for too long, just as Huo Yunsi raised his legs a little, he knelt down heavily again, the soreness spread from his legs to his whole body, he looked at his feet, as if these two legs were not his .

"Is this knee numb?" Seeing his painful appearance, Bi Hua suddenly felt distressed, quickly took one of his arms, and cursed at the maid beside him: "You don't have a wink! You're not happy!" Go to Xuan Tai Physician!"

"Yes, the servant will go here."

Huo Yunsi stopped the maid who was about to call the imperial physician, tilted her head to Bihua and smiled and said, "Aunt Hua really underestimated Yunsi, if you have to invite the imperial physician over for such a trivial matter, wouldn't the king have already done so?" Died on the battlefield."

"Bah, bah, bah! Don't dare to talk nonsense anymore!" Bihua quickly slapped the corners of her mouth a few times, held Huo Yunsi's arm vigorously, and said again with distress: "My lord, you have such a voice. , go back and find someone to take a look."

Huo Yunsi stood up with strength, "Others don't understand, doesn't Aunt Hua understand? It is impossible for this king's voice to get better." After a pause, his eyes dimmed, "Even if it is cured, it can change what."

Bihua pursed her lips tightly, her face was a little pale, and she couldn't help trembling while holding Huo Yunsi's hand.

Xu felt that Bihua was wrong, Huo Yunsi let out a few chuckles with a hoarse throat, although it sounded a little sad, but it gave a sense of comfort, but he didn't know whether it was Bihua who comforted him or not. Hua is still himself.

"Is the queen mother okay?" As soon as he finished asking, Huo Yunsi shook his head, "I'm already a queen, so how can it be bad? This king is just joking."

Bihua paused in her heart, and helped Huo Yunsi to walk forward slowly, "The empress is also very concerned about the prince."

"is it?"

Fengyi Palace, Huo Yunsi looked at this magnificent palace, he vaguely remembered the appearance of the former empress Liu Huan. At that time, in order to avoid the punishment of the Taifu, he often came here on purpose, every time Liu Huan would tell him Love, but this is already a thing of the past. Now that the six palaces have changed hands, Liu Huan has been abolished, and her son has been expelled. The reason must be related to myself. It is the most suitable at the moment.

Bi Hua shunned the maids in the palace winkingly, then knelt down and went out, leaving time and space for the mother and son.

"My son sees my mother."

Xie Zhaorong was still as indifferent as before, leaving aside the scissors in his hand, sitting on the soft couch, his slender golden nails all showed the noble status of the queen at the moment.

"Your status is no longer what it used to be. If you kneel down so casually, people will say that I am a mean son of a queen mother."

Huo Yunsi smiled faintly, "The queen mother was joking. Since ancient times, it is only natural for sons to kneel to their mothers. Besides, with the son's status as the king of Qinjiang, who would dare to talk too much?"

"Hmph." Xie Zhaorong let out a cold snort from his nasal cavity, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, it's all because I gave that girl to death back then."

"I dare not." Huo Yunsi curled up his smile.

"You'd better not dare!" Xie Zhaorong stared coldly, "If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself. If you had the ability to protect her back then, I wouldn't be able to do so."

"My son understands."

Xie Zhaorong didn't expect that Huo Yunsi would be so obedient to him. He really grew up and knows how to bear it, but this doesn't mean that this person doesn't hate himself. He took a sip of tea and lowered his voice a little, "These ten years outside, Has anyone discovered your identity?"

Huo Yunsi frowned, and the corner of his mouth was sullen, "Those who know are dead, and those who doubt are killed."

Xie Zhaorong nodded and put down the teacup of reasoning, "There are some things that you should understand without me telling you, but I have to remind you that this palace is not like the frontier, and people's hearts are naturally much more complicated, so you have to be more careful. Don't get carried away just because you have been named a prince."

"My son knows."

"Don't blame the empress mother for being cruel, who told us that we were all born in the emperor's family? You back off."

"Yes, Erchen retire."

When Huo Yunsi came out of Fengyi Palace, he didn't go back to the palace where he lived, but went to the mansion outside the palace, which was specially built by his father for his return.

"Slave Lian'er greets the prince." The voice was as clear as a copper bell, and when I looked up, I saw a pair of big watery eyes, delicate and pleasant.

"Your name is Lian'er?" Huo Yunsi stretched out his hand to pinch her chin, and the touch of his fingertips told her that the child should not be too old, "but sixteen?"

"Returning to the lord, Lian'er just passed sixteen yesterday." The words revealed the shyness of her daughter's family.

"Just over sixteen." Huo Yunsi muttered in his mouth, but his eyes were no longer on the person in front of him. He remembered that she was just sixteen when she was hanged by the queen mother.

Sighing deeply, he said softly: "You go down first, you don't need to stand guard at the door, if anything happens, the king will call you again."

"The slaves obey."

Unable to understand the armor and not taking off the shoes, he just fell down on the bed in a daze, and the pain in his legs came up again.Huo Yunsi reached out to touch his clothes, and took out a square white handkerchief with a Korean character embroidered on the lower right corner. After so many years, the handkerchief was still the same, but it was a pity that there was no one there.

"Although you are dead, you still live in my heart. Although I am still alive, I am already a walking corpse." Huo Yunsi caressed the Korean character carefully, the thick calluses on his fingertips made him unable to move forward. As soft as it was back then, at this moment he only felt that his fingers were hard and his heart was even harder.

"It's fine if you're not anymore, at least I'm still the same in your heart."

Huo Yunsi closed his eyes, memories flooded in like a tide, the corners of his mouth couldn't help curling up, all of them smiled mockingly, who would have thought that the murderous King Qin Jiang was not him but her, a woman who was supposed to be a husband The woman who taught her son suddenly turned into a general who fought on the battlefield. Who should be blamed for all this?Do you blame your selfishness, your rights, or yourself for not having a good mother?But these are meaningless. People cannot be resurrected after death, and the time that has passed will not come back. Now it is only you who live and die.