The Four Concubines

"Your Majesty!" Zhou Chen rushed over with eighteen riders, "Your Majesty, are you okay!" Zhou Chen looked at Yun Xiao worriedly.

Yun Xiao shook her head, "I'm fine." Although her legs trembled a little, it was acceptable after all.

"What's going on!" Zhou Chen looked at Number One behind Yun Xiao.

Ever since No. [-] had protected Yun Xiao from the city wall, he was worried that those people had other arrangements, so he simply showed up and followed Yun Xiao.

Although Zhou Chen didn't know the specific identity of No. [-], he could guess it in general. At the same time as he asked, two hidden guards came down from the city wall, approached No. [-]'s ear, and reported in a low voice.

After listening to it on the [-]st, he glanced at Xiao Chuo, didn't answer Zhou Chen's question, but said to Yun Xiao, "This subordinate will check again."

Yun Xiao nodded, "Be careful and safe."

No. [-] left straight away, and disappeared in the sight of others after a few turns.

"Thank you for saving me." Xiao Chuo bowed slightly to the thoughtful Yun Xiao.

Yun Xiao heard Xiao Chuo's voice, but grabbed her arm. Seeing this, Zhou Chen slowly pressed his hand on the sword hilt at his waist. Yun Xiao didn't explain, but gave Zhou Chen a look and said something "Back to the Prefect's Mansion", he dragged Xiao Chuo forward in big strides.

Xiao Chuo was suddenly dragged by Yun Xiao, he was very puzzled, he didn't know what Yun Xiao was going to do, could it be that Yun Xiao was suspicious, it was her who tipped off the news and made people prepare to assassinate her.

"You doubt me?" Xiao Chuo asked bluntly, and shook off Yun Xiao.

Yun Xiao looked into Xiao Chuo's eyes with a rare serious face, without saying a word, continued to hold Xiao Chuo's hand and strode towards the prefect's mansion with big strides.

Xiao Chuo still wanted to break free, but this time Yun Xiao pinched her wrist, like a lock, and directly buckled it. Yun Xiao quickened her pace and didn't give Xiao Chuo too much time to react.

Xiao Chuo seemed to have heard the person walking in front say hurry up, but this anxious tone made Xiao Chuo feel a little worried.

The gate of the prefect's mansion was very close, but Yun Xiao stopped at the gate of the prefect's mansion. Zhou Chen drew out his sword, and the eighteen cavalry guarded Yun Xiao and the two of them.

Yun Xiao let go of Xiao Chuo's arm, turned her back to the prefect's mansion, looked at the road they had walked, and said loudly to the front, "I followed all the way, don't you plan to show up?"

The city of Zhanjiang was as quiet as an empty city, and large flakes of snow began to fall from the sky again.

Just when Yun Xiao thought that she had made a wrong judgment, a breaking voice responded to her words.

Zhou Chen felt that Yun Xiao's reaction was not right from just now. On the way back, the anxious look seemed to be chasing her. It wasn't until she stopped at the gate of the prefect's mansion that Zhou Chen understood Yun Xiao's meaning. Hastily guarded up.

After Yun Xiao finished yelling, he kept paying attention to the movement around him. Although he didn't know why Yun Xiao felt that someone was "chasing" them, it's always good to be careful.

Yun Xiao heard the sound of the breaking wind, and Zhou Chen naturally heard it too, and immediately cut off the arrow with a sword, "Be alert!" Zhou Chen said loudly.

Yun Xiao glanced at the broken arrow, and felt a little relieved, since it wasn't improved, then her guess should be right.

After the arrow was shot, there was no more movement from the other party. Instead, the sound of weapons colliding came from many places around. Yun Xiao didn't relax until No. [-] arrived.

After a while, everything was quiet again. No. 32 turned down from an unknown roof, held a bloody sword, and bowed to report to Yunxiao, "There are [-] people in total, all from Liaojiang."

Yun Xiao nodded, turned around and left on the [-]st, Yun Xiao glanced at Xiao Chuo who was looking bad, and said in a low voice, "Let's go in first and then we'll talk."

The brazier in the welcome hall was very hot, Yun Xiao was sitting on a chair, slumped limply on the back of the chair.

Xiao Chuo hadn't spoken since he entered the room, and sat on the side with his head down, not knowing what to think. Zhou Chen went to rearrange the defensive forces in the prefect's mansion. After Yun Xiao drank two cups of tea, he came slowly. .

Zhou Chen had to salute subconsciously when he entered the room, Yun Xiao said first, "Sit", Zhou Chen paused, and then took his seat.

Yun Xiao straightened her body, "I know you have many questions to ask me..."

"Their target is me." Yun Xiao didn't finish his sentence, but Xiao Chuo said it firmly.

"Hey." Yun Xiao nodded, "Sure, I figured it out so quickly."

Xiao Chuo's expression towards Yun Xiao's "compliment" was complicated. If it wasn't for Yun Xiao's quick reaction, there would be no chance for her to think about it after the fact.

"When I got off the city wall, I felt that something was wrong. Those people were obviously well prepared. Even if I walked so casually, I could meet a well-arranged killer. It's also my bad luck." Yun Xiao showed helplessness .

"I don't know what the No. [-] person reported to him, but No. [-] took a special look at Xiao Chuo, so I have a guess."

"The target of those people is not me, but Xiao Chuo."

Zhou Chen was a little puzzled when he heard this, "Why?"

Yun Xiao smiled, "What will happen if the Xiao family's daughter dies in Zhanjiang City?"

Zhou Chen frowned, "The Xiao clan will be furious and raise their troops...!! It was done by the other three clans!" Zhou Chen was surprised. Although the Liaojiang people have strong combat power, they have always been indifferent in tactics. How can someone flatter you, let alone use these methods, to come up with such a despicable method this time.

Yun Xiao looked at Zhou Chen's expression that turned from shock to worry, and knew what he was thinking, and pointed at Xiao Chuo with a smile, "Don't worry, she is the smartest person in Liaojiang, and she is the only one with brains in Liaojiang. They didn't suddenly become enlightened, but someone pointed them out."

"Da Sikong." Zhou Chen gritted his teeth and spat out the name. Seeing that the northern border was about to be peaceful, he wanted to provoke a war between the two countries!

"Bang!" Zhou Chen slapped the table heavily, "When I have a chance to return to Beijing!"

After Zhou Chen finished speaking, he remembered that Yun Xiao was still there. If he had such a strong aura, it would be bad to arouse the emperor's suspicion. Before he could say the apology, Yun Xiao said excitedly, "Okay, you take someone back! The eldest grandson Wu Chen is in charge of closing the gates of the city, so don’t worry if you take someone to raid your house, I will definitely not punish you!”

Zhou Chen paused when he came to the lips, and looked at Yun Xiao with a confused face. Yun Xiao took a sip of tea, and his expression returned to normal. Otherwise, other families will definitely rebel."

Zhou Chen wasn't answering the conversation, he didn't know much about politics, he was fine in war, Zhou Chen glanced at Yun Xiao, well, fortunately, his "general" knows politics very well.

"You haven't finished yet." Xiao Chuo interrupted, "How do you know there are still people in ambush?"

When she heard Yunxiao's secret guard report that the people who came were from Liaojiang, she realized that the other party's target might be herself, because killing Yunxiao would cause Daqin to retaliate frantically. Although Liaojiang was bellicose, but It is still clear what battles can be fought, but killing her is different.

Taking her as an excuse, Liaojiang will face Zhanjiang City with an unprecedented goal. If there is only one Dingbei Army, as long as they cut off the water source, the Dingbei Army will definitely be forced to fight in a short time. As long as they arrange it properly, It is not impossible to eat Dingbei Army.

"Actually, those people on the city wall were just in case." Yun Xiao thought for a while and continued, "When I thought you were their target, I knew there must be more than one assassination. The arrows on the city wall, It was shot from outside the city, that is not the best assassination point on the city wall, those people should have arranged to strike at the part of the road before you cross the bridge when you leave the city."

"But if you die outside the city, if Zhou Chen goes to negotiate with the Xiao clan, your death may not be so valuable, because if we want your life, there is no need to wait for you to go out of the city before doing it."

"So the people outside the city are the second movers, and the first movers can only be inside the city."

"There's so much movement on the city wall, it's impossible for them not to notice it. They've already started to scare the snake. Zhanjiang City will be under martial law immediately. If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent. Immediate action is the best time."

"The road was so empty at the time, and we could see everything from the heights, so we had to leave quickly. I probably had this guess on the [-]st, and I didn't dare to say that I would startle the snake, so I left in a hurry to transfer people. I used my own As bait, it can be regarded as gaining time."

"Your Majesty!" Zhou Chen said dissatisfiedly, "You don't take your own safety seriously by doing this!"

"Uh." Yun Xiao smiled awkwardly, and quickly said, "Isn't there still you and Shibaqi here? Although it's a bit dangerous, the benefits are huge. At least I can sleep well, right?"

"You guessed all this from the beginning?" Xiao Chuo looked at Yun Xiao with an inscrutable expression.

Yun Xiao nodded, and smiled happily, "Well, it's all a guess, and I thought I guessed wrong at one point, but if I guessed wrong, I shouted 'you guys come out there' in the ice and snow, empty 'Hahaha, eighteen riders will definitely look at me like a fool hahaha."

Yun Xiao smiled happily, but the other two people in the room all looked solemn.

Yun Xiao stopped laughing, coughed twice, to cover up the embarrassment that only she was speaking.

"I have an idea." Yun Xiao's tone was serious, Xiao Chuo and Zhou Chen looked up at Yun Xiao at the same time.

Yun Xiao looked at Xiao Chuo, "I didn't finish what I just said on the city wall. I will teach you farming and building houses. You don't need to surrender, but you need to admit that I am a part of Daqin."

"You..." Xiao Chuo frowned and was about to speak, but Yun Xiao raised her hand to signal her to be calm, "Listen to me, I want you to admit that you are a part of Daqin, only in writing, I will not send Officials will govern and will not send troops to station, of course, if you need it, you don’t need to pay tribute, you don’t need to donate treasures.”

"And Zhanjiang is still our dividing line. Zhanjiang City will become the trading center of Daqin and Liaojiang. You can come here to sell animal skins, pastures, livestock, and Zhanjiang will sell food, vegetables and...books."

Xiao Chuo suddenly raised his head to look at Yun Xiao, and asked sharply, "What did you say?!"

Zhou Chen also looked at Yun Xiao in disbelief. Daqin's books have always been monopolized by high-level officials because of difficulties in production. Ordinary people may not have read the books and read the characters, but he promised to sell books in Zhanjiang? !

Xiao Chuo reacted quickly, looking at Yun Xiao with calm eyes, "What are you going to do?"

Yun Xiao grinned and showed a row of small white teeth, "I want to break the shackles of the aristocratic family on the court, so that everyone in the world can read and be an official!"

"Everyone?" Xiao Chuo pointed with deep eyes.

Yun Xiao sat on the chair and nodded solemnly, "Everyone."

The house fell into silence, Zhou Chen behaved very calmly, his family is a military family, different from those powerful families, he doesn't care who is an official, he holds the military power in his hand, according to Yun Xiao, Liaojiang is considered a written The government admitted that it belongs to Daqin, but he still needs to sit in Zhanjiang.

Zhou Chen understood clearly that he had no objection to Yun Xiao's "grand plan", but Xiao Chuo, whose hand holding the chair handle turned white unconsciously, was obviously not at peace.

After a long time, Xiao Chuo took a deep look at Yun Xiao and asked, "Then what are you going to do next?"

Yun Xiao asked without answering, "Then you agreed to my request just now?" It was supposed to ask the leaders of the five ethnic groups in Liaojiang, but Yun Xiao asked Xiao Chuo. It seems that Xiao Chuo agreed, and the agreement between the two parties can be reached. .

Xiao Chuo nodded without hesitation.

Zhou Chen was in a trance, feeling as if something important had suddenly been decided.

Seeing Xiao Chuo's movements, Yun Xiao smiled with satisfaction and showed a row of small white teeth, "Well, I plan to talk to the leaders of your five clans next."

"no!"

"no!"

Xiao Chuo and Zhou Chen spoke out one after another, their tone decisive.

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emmm found that everyone doesn't seem to like the Northland chapter very much?