fake emperor

"The princess is already seven years old, and I don't want her to be trapped in the palace all day. Let her go to Chang'an Academy to study together in the future." Qin Zuo's faint voice came.

Zhuge Ting was a little puzzled. If the prince were to go to Chang'an Academy, she would be able to figure it out. The prince would get in touch with some future courtiers and cultivate wings, so the princess could go... Zhuge Ting only thought that the emperor loved his daughter eagerly, and besides, the prince is still young now. When she is as old as the princess, she will definitely be sent out by the emperor.

"Yes."

Qin Zuo saw that she agreed without hesitation, and squinted his eyes. Sure enough, even if he was as smart as Zhuge Ting, he couldn't think of his true thoughts. It was really shocking.

"You should also take care of it, and don't let the princess get in touch with the bad ones."

"It's natural, don't worry, Your Majesty."

On the second day, an imperial decree was sent out of the palace gate.

"Qin Xie, the eldest daughter of the emperor, has a sensitive and intelligent personality. She is taught by the history of the map. She is full of peaches and plums, and won the emperor's heart. She was named Liyang, and ordered the minister to choose a day to prepare a book of ceremonies."

This imperial decree was issued suddenly, and both inside and outside the court were a little surprised. The title of princess is usually bestowed in time, but some emperors love their daughters too much, and it is common to confer titles in advance.

It's just that Liyang is the place where the Great Qin Dynasty thrived, and it has a different meaning. There has never been a prince or princess named Liyang in Daqin.

But everyone didn't think too much about the princess, they just thought it was the emperor's compensation for Concubine Su. After all, some time ago, the emperor clamored to be the empress, but was rejected by everyone.But now the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty think that Concubine Su Gui is too holy and has a faint tendency to surpass the former empress. This is not a good sign.

And since then, it's not convenient to use the nickname Ah Chou, and everyone calls him Liyang.Qin Zuo took Liyang by his side to raise him personally. Liyang was seven years old, already a very sensible age. Qin Zuo would choose some small things to ask her opinion every day, and then propose improvement plans. Liyang was smart and progressive since he was a child. It is also a thousand miles a day.

One month later, Liyang has gradually integrated into the life of going to Chang'an Academy every morning to study, being taught by court teachers in the afternoon, and reviewing political affairs with Qin Zuo in the evening.It's just that the relationship between Qin Zuo and Su Suyi hasn't eased yet. Although they haven't shown anything in front of the children, the atmosphere is always a bit awkward.

After a few more days, Qin Zuo was the first to take it no longer. The two of them lay down side by side. She knew that the people around her were still awake, so she started with a sigh, and said slowly, "After so many days, you still can't figure it out?"

Su Suyi opened her eyes, which were extraordinarily bright in the night, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, it's because you haven't figured it out."

Qin Zuo turned sideways: "You and I both know that Ashao has a good temper and lacks his own opinions. Liyang is as smart as you are, and has a domineering temper. She is more suitable than Ashao."

"A Shao lost his mother since he was a child, and then lost his father. Although he didn't know about it, I couldn't bear it. How innocent is he?"

Qin Zuo pursed her lips, half of her face was illuminated by the moonlight, and the other half was hidden in the darkness and could not be seen clearly, only her voice could be heard: "Liyang is the emperor, and Ashao is at least a prince of Xiaoyao, what's the matter?" Innocent?"

"I'm afraid... Brothers will kill each other."

Such words seemed extraordinarily cold at night, and Qin Zuo couldn't help getting goosebumps, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Su Suyi turned sideways and looked at her: "Your Majesty, don't force some things, Ah Chou... As a princess, Liyang will live a life of peace and happiness, so why do you impose a mission on her?"

Qin Zuo couldn't stand her gaze, he looked forward, blamed, distressed, turned his head away until Su Suyi thought she was asleep, and then said: "Let it be, I will let them choose fairly."

Su Suyi knew that she had given in today, so she leaned over gently, Qin Zuo moved her hand, and pulled Su Suyi into his arms, took a deep breath, and the fragrance from the beauty's body wafted into her heart, and murmured: "It's been a long time I haven't hugged you anymore, so don't lose your temper with me in the future."

Su Suyi was angry and funny, and finally nodded.

After a while, when I heard someone breathing evenly above my head, I knew I had fallen into a deep sleep.

Su Suyi moved slightly, changed into a comfortable posture, raised her eyes slightly, and could see Qin Zuo's quiet face.Reaching out her hand to brush away the slightly frowning brows of this person in deep sleep, her heart is clear, these days are not only bad for herself, the two of them have the same heart, one will not be happy if the other is not good, she should be more considerate of her.

Chu Xiao was born with a serious illness, and the pressure she had been under had turned into paranoia. She only knew how to blame but seldom understood. Her eyes were moist suddenly, and she really wanted to cry.

Not for myself, just for her.

Su Suyi didn't know when she fell asleep, the pillow was wet, black hairs stuck to her face, criss-crossing like intricate tree roots, tightly grasping something.

From spring to winter, the first flake of snow fell in an unknown corner, and then the snowflakes poured down. A heavy snow arrived as scheduled under the notice of Qin Tianjian. The whole Chang'an was put on new white clothes. Three consecutive days of heavy snow turned the cracks in the bricks and tiles into white.

Qin Zuo climbed up to the highest tower in the imperial palace and looked at it. It was really frozen and snowed for thousands of miles. There is nothing more magnificent than this.Liyang and Ashao followed behind her, both of them were wrapped in thick furs and felt hats on their heads, only two handsome little faces were left outside.

After two years, the seven-year-old Ah Shao was only half a head shorter than the nine-year-old Liyang. He also got Qin Zuo's permission half a year ago to handle some small matters for Qin Zuo together with Liyang.

It’s just that today’s Liyang is more involved. She even listens to some ministers when they discuss with Qin Zuo. Some Qin Zuo is angry, and she will advise a few words. , Inside and outside the court, the words of the princess's wisdom spread like wildfire.

"Your Majesty, Dean Zhuge seeks an audience." Wang Jin has not changed at all, he still smiles all day long, it seems to have been carved into his bones, even when he is not smiling, he looks like he is smiling.

"Go down." Qin Zuo went downstairs first, and said as he walked: "Go and accompany mother concubine, let her keep warm, and build a few stoves in the hall."

Li Yang giggled and said: "Father always has three words to say about mother and concubine, mother and concubine's palace is warm, but father, you should pay attention to keep warm."

She handed over the small heater in her hand, and Qin Zuo took it, felt the temperature in his palm, and said with a smile: "Is it your mother and concubine's order, or is it your filial piety?"

Liyang shrugged his nose, dissatisfied: "Father looks down on son-in-law."

Qin Zuo laughed and walked away, leaving behind her and Ah Shao.After getting off the Star Picking Tower, Qin Zuo had already boarded a chariot and traveled far.

"Let's go, let's go see Concubine Mu." Li Yang said.

Ah Shao obediently agreed, he is already seven years old, and he doesn't want to hold Liyang's hand like before, but he still clings to Liyang, as if he feels so safe, and asks as he walks: " Sister Huang, I still don't understand some things my father said today."

Su Suyi's splendor has already begun to appear on Liyang's immature face, if she grows up, there will be another stunning woman in the world.Her thin brows stretched, and the corner of her mouth smiled: "What don't you understand? Sister Huang will teach you."

Listening to her younger brother's ignorant questions, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She has learned a lot in the past two years, and she also vaguely guessed something. No emperor would train a princess like a prince.What an ordinary princess should learn is that female celebrities are gentle and virtuous, but what she learns is that governance is a military affairs.

Although she experienced a period of time without her father after she became sensible, she was still young. Afterwards, her parents loved her, and the atmosphere was warm, and they loved her very much. Nothing wrong, it's just that there is no precedent.

Even though, she's not interested.

Even if you are not interested, you can still learn what your father taught you very well.Besides, she and Shao have always had a good relationship, and she doesn't want to compete with Shao. Although Shao is a slow learner, she will do her best to help him.

The two small figures were very close. The road ahead was very, very long. They walked step by step without looking back.

After Qin Zuo met Zhuge Ting, he walked slowly towards the Shuanghua Palace. In the past two years, the Tweeting Order against the King of Chu was very effective. I was also trapped between my children, and I even lost a lot of petty movements.

Back at Shuanghua Palace, there was heavy snowfall outside the door, and Qin Zuo's temples and brows were also a little white, which was turned into damp by the warmth of the room.

Su Suyi wiped her face with a silk scarf, saw that she was holding a small stove in her hand, and said with a smile: "I was afraid that His Majesty would be cold, it seems that there is no need to worry."

Qin Zuo smiled and said, "Now Liyang loves me more than you do."

Su Suyi said angrily: "You have to be quiet, come in and drink some hot tea."

She paced into the inner hall, looked around, saw no one, and muttered: "Where are Liyang and Ashao, didn't you just ask them to come and see you?"

Su Suyi followed closely behind: "I left a long time ago, there is nothing interesting here, how can the two children stay for so long, I went to find something interesting by myself."

Qin Zuo shook his head and said: "For me, the most interesting thing in the world is here, and they are all blind."

Su Suyi looked at her with a smile: "You are the only one with sweet lips."

The heavy snow did not stop at all, and the streets of Chang'an, which had already fallen into the night, were covered with a thin layer of white because no one cleaned them.The horse's hooves rushed forward from far away, and stopped hastily in front of the city gate. The strong male voice shouted loudly, and the voice was very clear in the night.

"Eight hundred miles, hurry up, report urgently from the north, please see your majesty."

After a brief pause, the horseshoe finally sounded again, and the white of Chang'an Street was shaken by the horseshoe to create a line of traces, heading straight for the palace.

Qin Zuo was awakened by Wang Jin. She blinked her sour eyes and whispered, "Have you gone to court?"

Wang Jin also lowered her voice: "Your Majesty, urgent report at the border."

Qin Zuo woke up in vain, got up and put on a thick fur, and walked out of the palace in the dark.

"Don't wake the concubine by lighting the lamp."

As soon as she stepped out of the palace gate, the cold wind blew in, she couldn't help shrinking her neck, and wrapped her fur coat tighter.The snow hadn't stopped, and the night was frighteningly dark, and the fragile lights couldn't resist the invasion of the night at all.

"Where are the people?"

Wang Jin said: "Waiting in the side hall."

When Qin Zuo saw the soldier, his cheeks were flushed from the cold, his hands were swollen and covered with chilblains, and the cold armor hung on his body, which was reddened by the stove that the palace people had just built.

"Your Majesty, urgent report from the north!"

Qin Zuo took the memorial, without looking at it, he swayed, had to support the table to stabilize his body, gritted his teeth and said, "What's the situation, please tell me carefully."

The soldier cried and said: "The new Turkic Khan led an army of [-] to go south. General Su had already prepared the deployment, but the Turks came so fiercely that the people at the frontier had no time to evacuate, so the soldiers had to fight to the death. Unfortunately, General Su was shot by a stray arrow. He was critically ill when he left, but now..."

Qin Zuo stabilized his mind and said, "How about the battle?"

The soldier gritted his teeth and said, "When I left, I asked Hexi for help."

Qin Zuo calculated that there were only [-] soldiers stationed in Hexi, and some of them would stay behind to support up to [-] people.The Turkic cavalry is the strongest, but they are not good at attacking cities. Although there are [-] troops, there is still time to send troops.

"Go and invite Zhuge Changqing, Zhou Shang, and Shen Tufeng."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Jin took small steps very quickly, and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

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