concubines

On the bank of the Yun River, Cheng Sijie was holding a barbecue and listening to the report of the situation by the spies who arrived.

"He hit the territory of the Qiang people...it's not easy, but I underestimated him." Cheng Sijie took a bite of meat, and glanced at Qi Yunruo who was sitting far away, his eyes thoughtful.

Zha He led people to find him, and he was slightly injured. After the "ambush" was successful that day, he immediately led people to retreat, watching Si Dehao march forward to "support" King Chun, and then Zha He hid his whereabouts. After quietly following behind, seeing King Chun arresting Si De in the secret place, he knew that Si De had been exposed. Afterwards, Li Chen and Zhao Wei fought back like a thunderbolt against the Botuk soldiers of the Qiang people, and the Qiang people finally Invincible, gradually defeated.

It didn't matter that Zha He was hit by Liu Ya, he rushed to Cheng Sijie to treat the wound, and after telling the news he had learned, he also saw Qi Yunruo, he reacted, and said eagerly: "My lord! I understand Si De didn’t keep the secret well. At first, King Chun only brought 5000 people with him when he left the customs, and he didn’t bring his male favorite. It was this male favorite who spread the news that Si De was going to be bad for King Chun.”

He stood up, walked around, and the more he thought about it, the more certain he became, "These days, I see that Li Chen has sent a team of people to search left and right, just to find this male favorite!"

"Huh?" Cheng Sijie looked up.

"That's it!" Zha He said firmly.

Cheng Sijie looked at Qi Yunruo, and suddenly smiled, "We're not going back to China."

"Master, shall we go back to the capital of the Qiang tribe?"

Cheng Sijie propped his chin and said: "If the Qiang people are really wiped out by the Lord Dakang, it will be a great disadvantage to us. Our country is small and we can't send troops to Yushuguan for the time being, and the Qiang people didn't do what I wanted. Consuming more than half of Yushuguan's troops... The Qiang people are the barriers that our Xinyuan Kingdom puts in front of us, and if the barriers are gone, we will be in danger, so go back to the capital of the Qiang people!"

Qi Yunruo opened his eyes and glanced at them lightly - he had read a book on the history of the previous dynasty in Li Chen's study. To rectify the imperial court and restore the world's clarity, it's just that Prince Ruiwen lost to the aristocratic family and his brothers teamed up to set up numerous traps and continued to attack. However, it is unavoidable that the army of tigers and wolves of the Qi family breaks through the imperial city, the world changes its surname, and Prince Ruiwen dies... The history books say so, but in fact, Prince Ruiwen was rescued by his loyal subordinates and taken captive to the northwest. The Xinyuan Kingdom was established in ten years, and he left a message to his descendants that he would not allow the successor king to mention that he was a descendant of the Dahong royal family until he had no ability to return to the Central Plains.

Cheng Sijie walked up to Qi Yunruo, squatted down, leaned over, and asked, "Have you finished eating?"

The goose meat was greasy, Qi Yunruo only ate one goose leg, and said, "Thank you, Lord Cheng, for your hospitality." After these few days, Qi Yunruo also calmed down. Although the road ahead is dangerous, it may not be without opportunities.

Half a day later, Cheng Sijie stopped his horse and looked at the sky. A carrier pigeon rested on his arm. Cheng Sijie took out the letter and looked at it indifferently. He didn't move for a long time. The horse under him paced anxiously. Yuan Feiyu was a little uneasy and said, "Is it a letter from China?"

Cheng Sijie said lightly: "Yes."

It took Prince Ruiwen decades to establish a firm foothold in the Northwest. After Cheng Sijie's father came to the throne, he also continued to expand the influence of the married family in Xinyuan Kingdom. In Cheng Sijie's generation, the number of people in Xinyuan Kingdom The most aborigines, the Qi people, have very little interference in political affairs. When Cheng Sijie was weak, he married the eldest daughter of the Qi family as the eldest wife. This was the last compromise of the married family to the Qi family, but Cheng Sijie did not expect it , Feng Qiang, a girl from the Qi family, showed her desire for power from the very beginning. She played with power and used cruel methods. After getting married, she fought for power with Cheng Sijie every moment. He even had the idea of ​​abolishing Cheng Sijie and establishing himself as an empress—later Cheng Sijie captured her, but he was afraid of the Qi people and did not execute her.

Now someone in the country sent a letter saying that Feng Qiang was dying.

Cheng Sijie let out a long sigh. What happened to Feng Qiang made her completely lose her favor with Qi clan girls. He was away for a long time and did not want to return to Xinyuan Kingdom. There was also this reason. Ever since Feng Qiang was imprisoned, Qi clan people kept giving him Provide candidates for the new eldest lady. They hope that the fourth generation of the Xinyuan Kingdom will have the blood of their Qi clan. That successor may be able to improve the status of the Qi clan. It is best to continue to marry with the Qi clan and add the blood of the Qi clan to the family again. Among descendants.

"My lord, are you going back?"

"Well, back."

Along the Yunhe River, speeding up, another day will be the Xinyuan Kingdom. The Xinyuan Kingdom is a small country composed of people of multiple races. You can see all kinds of customs in the Northwest and Central Plains.Cheng Sijie and his cronies returned to the Xinyuan King's Palace, while the rest of them detained Qi Yunruo in a safe place.

Qi Yunruo didn't know the outside situation at all. He was in this common people's court, and his worries kept deepening. Cheng Sijie didn't know how long he would be delayed in Xinyuan Kingdom, and the prince didn't know where he was, so he must be worried. He heard that Sijie's subordinates said that Wei Suye had led his troops to the territory of the Qiang people... Maybe he could see his sister and rescue Princess Changping from the predicament.

At night, Zha He walked around anxiously, feeling more and more uneasy.He took a sip of water, sat down, and said to himself: "Does the lord want to guard that poisonous woman all night? But why didn't you ask someone to come out and spread the news?"

The next day, when Zha He woke up early in the morning, he noticed some abnormal noises outside. He opened the door and saw the Qi clan soldiers walking back and forth to check. Zha He looked at the leader and murmured: "Suo Ci? Then Isn't the kid staying at home? Who restored his official position?"

Zha He's pupils shrank, he closed the door at once, walked quickly back into the house, and began to pack his things. Qi Yunruo sat aside, frowning slightly.

Zha He told people: "That bitch from the Qi family is cheating, it's not safe here anymore! Let's go!"

"Where are we going? Let's go out now, we are ready-made targets." One person said.

Except for Zha He, the rest are Cheng Sijie's guards. Everyone in the Qi clan knows their identities. Zha He dropped his burden and paced around. When he saw Qi Yunruo, his eyes lit up, and he grabbed Qi Yunruo's collar and said, "You They have never seen it before, and you will say later that you are the owner of this place, and no one else is here! Did you hear that?"

"Okay." Qi Yunruo was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted and said.

Zha He asked those people to hide, and stayed aside by himself. When the outsiders knocked on the door vigorously, he quickly opened the door. Qi Yunruo walked over and asked calmly: "What's the matter, everyone?"

Suo Ji turned the portrait across and asked, "You two are the only ones here?"

"Yes."

Suo Ci was about to go out, Qi Yunruo said: "Brother, did something happen?"

Suo Ji said impatiently: "You don't care about the things in the palace."

Cha He's heart shuddered.

Suo Ci and the others left, Qi Yunruo was thoughtful, and Zha He was already in a hurry, "From the very beginning, I thought Feng Qiang was not a good thing, she could die just because she was locked up? How is that possible! The Feng family is really courageous..."

Qi Yunruo couldn't help but said: "If it's really the eldest lady who is playing tricks, no one in the palace will notice that there is Feng's family who are cooperating with each other, and the Lord Cheng didn't leave any cronies?"

Zha He reacted, stood up and slapped the table, and said angrily: "Tanqiao! The king left Tanqiao behind! It was also a letter he sent to the king."

Qi Yunruo turned his head and looked at him curiously.

Zha He couldn't help but said: "Tan Qiao is the most trusted person of the king, the official worships the prime minister, his grandfather was the one who rescued the king of Ruiwen and came to the northwest, and their three generations of grandparents have been loyal to the married family..."

Although Qi Yunruo wanted to take advantage of the chaos and escape, he didn't know the route, and he didn't have a horse, so he could only stay with Zha Hexu, who didn't look very shrewd, and Snake, he said: "Is there any way you can save your lord?"

Zha He said dejectedly: "I have been away for many years, and most people don't know me. Once the king's guards go out, they will be found, and there is no way to act."

Qi Yunruo said: "How to contact?"

Zha Hedao: "I know quite a few absolutely loyal courtiers...no, even Tanqiao can't be trusted..."

Qi Yunruo said: "Is there anyone who dislikes the Qi people and opposes their involvement in the court?"

Zha He nodded and said excitedly: "I know this!" After a while, Zha He looked at Qi Yunruo suspiciously.

Qi Yunruo said seriously: "Although you guys caught me, I don't know anyone here except your group of people. Those Qi people may be more dangerous to me, and, most importantly, I want to wait for you to get along with me." I can return to Dakang only after the prince's interests are exchanged."

Zha He thought about it carefully, and felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said, so he nodded, "You are wise."

Cheng Sijie did not think of Tan Qiao's betrayal. In his heart, Tan Qiao was the least likely to betray him. But as soon as he entered the palace and saw the strict guards, Cheng Sijie understood that there is no absolute "impossibility" in this world. ".Feng Qiang is living well and is more beautiful than before. She has red nails painted on her nails, and her red phoenix eyes are slanted with a long stroke. Her red lips are shining and her nose is proudly straight. She smiled at Cheng Sijie: " It's been a long time, my lord."

Cheng Sijie glanced at her, then at Tanqiao behind her.

Feng Qiang caressed her lower abdomen and said with a smile: "My lord, you have been working so hard for the country for years, and I can't bear you to continue with your swords and swords. I want to let you rest for a few years."

"Oh?" Cheng Sijie also laughed.

Feng Qiang looked at Tan Qiao, "In the next few years, when my concubine and your child ascend to the throne of the country, you can rest completely."

"Orphan child?" Cheng Sijie was still smiling.

"Isn't it the lord's child? I have been married to you for many years, and I finally have flesh and blood. It is a blessing from heaven that Xinyuan Kingdom has a successor."

Cheng Sijie had already fully understood, he raised his eyebrows, and looked at Tanqiao who had been silent all along, "Prime Minister Tan, what do you think?"

Tan Qiao said in a deep voice: "What Da Furen said is very true, please rest assured, the Lord, I will assist the young master and train the young master to become a generation of sages."

Cheng Sijie said: "Then I really want to thank you, Prime Minister Tan."

Feng Qiang chuckled, and waved her hands back, "I don't know if the lord is going to rest? The lord must be exhausted from traveling and traveling. Clean up the palace where I lived before, and invite the lord to live in."

The servant leaned forward and said, "Yes, Da Furen."

A group of guards came forward, Cheng Sijie stood with his hands behind his back, "Go alone."

Feng Qiang smiled at him with beautiful eyes, Cheng Sijie flicked the folding fan, followed the guards and left.

Feng Qiang stretched out her hand to cover Tan Qiao who was standing behind her, and said with a smile, "Everything is under your control." With a word from Tan Qiao, those Han officials would be obedient, and at the same time, the two of them had already thought of a way to keep the palace. It's under control—Cheng Sijie has been away for many years, and he can no longer control people.

Tan Qiao said: "The lord has countless spies outside, and those people only obey his orders, even we have no way to know."

Feng Qiang didn't care at all and said: "Even the army is in our hands! What are a few spies, if they don't want to continue to be loyal, just let them go."

Tan Qiao has always been worried. Feng Qiang has been staring at the rights in Xinyuan Kingdom, but Cheng Sijie is thinking about the territory of the world. Tan Qiao is not sure what he is doing is right, but Feng Qiang is already pregnant. If his child, Cheng Sijie preemptively strikes, neither of them will survive, so they can only take risks. In the future, it will be the blood of his Tan family who will become the head of the family!

Another day, when Zha He heard that the lord of the country ordered Tan Qiao to temporarily act as state affairs, his teeth itch. Qi Yunruo thought about it, and said: "At least we have determined who the enemy is? Besides those who oppose the Qi people, who else is it?" Tanqiao's political enemies?"

Zha He pondered for a moment, but couldn't say anything, Tan Qiao's reputation was so good that even the king believed him so much.

"Officials in the court, there are always people who understand that your lord has been wandering between the Qiang people and Dakang, and spent many years of hard work," Qi Yunruo said calmly, "If the order of Tanqiao is changed day and night, it may attract people's attention."

"Will he change the order day and night?"

Qi Yunruo tilted his head and said, "For example, according to my observation, Lord Cheng wants to consume the forces of Dakang and the Qiang people. I guess he has more ambitions for the Qiang people, right?"

Zha He nodded with a calm face, and asked, "How do you know that the king doesn't prefer Dakang's territory?"

Qi Yunruo said directly: "If he had that ability, he wouldn't have been hiding behind the Qiang people all the time."

Zha He's face was ugly, but Qi Yunruo continued: "There are some things, Master Cheng thinks this way, and doing this, but Tan's usurping power, I guess they will seek stability instead of continuing to walk on the tip of the knife... This is a change of order!"

Zha Hezhang said: "I understand. They have just usurped power. First, they must stabilize the domestic situation. They dare not act immediately. They have been in the Xinyuan Kingdom all year round, and they don't know which of the Qiang people are the kings. It will cause dissatisfaction among those who are loyal to the lord!"