phoenix knot

As soon as Empress Dowager Xu got out of the car, her legs became weak and she almost fainted.

"Please be safe, Queen Mother." Liang Guanjing and Lianxiang supported her and rested under the thatched pavilion by the pier. The accompanying maids and eunuchs hurriedly buried pots and lit a fire. The gold-painted official ship appeared where the water and the sky met.Flags are fluttering on the prow of the ship, and the guards are heavily guarded. A big "Liao" character is particularly eye-catching. There are several smaller wooden boats on the front, back, left, and right sides of the big ship, which are strung together with iron chains to protect them in two rows.

Su Mingyue did not forget her own duties, first she took out the mirror to take a picture of Empress Dowager Xu, helped her wash and wipe off her sweat, and arranged her makeup. After the work, she also dressed up Liang Qingyu next to her so that no one would see her flaws.In the end, in order to show that the group did not care about one thing and lose another, she carefully helped everyone control the overall situation and decorate the appearance.

Liang Guanjing personally brought the boiled tea to Empress Dowager Xu.

It was hot and the tea was hot, and when the big ship docked, before Empress Dowager Xu had a sip, cold sweat was protruding from her forehead.

As soon as the boat touched the shore, the big anchor landed, and seven or eight middle-aged men who looked like trackers jumped down. They carried sand and mud bags to pad the embankment, laid out the sampan, covered them with anti-vibration tape, and anti-mud carpet. Detailed, teach people not to pick mistakes.This big ship has a very deep draft, and it can accommodate no less than a hundred soldiers. From the side of the ship to the deck, from the bow to the shore, there are ten steps for each post, and five steps for each person.An envoy with the appearance of a civil official waited for everything to be arranged, and then brought seven or eight personal guards to get off the boat. Before the people arrived, they first bowed and bowed, "I am late to pick you up, I hope the Queen Mother will be happy."

"This jasmine fragrance, take a sip after the Queen Mother, before boarding the boat." Liang Guanjing offered tea again.

Empress Dowager Xu regained her composure, took the tea bowl and slowly blew the floating flowers, "The sun is going to make me dizzy, where is my son?"

"The emperor has already prepared the food and wine, and made the herbal tea, just waiting for the empress dowager to board the boat to taste."

"He can't greet him in person, but he is seriously ill?"

"Where is it, the emperor's dragon body is in good health, please rest assured the queen mother."

"That's Ankang, our mother and son haven't seen each other for many years, why doesn't he come out to greet him?"

The Empress Dowager was about to put on airs, the civil servant stroked her long beard, and said respectfully: "The Empress Dowager, please don't embarrass me and step down from office. His Highness King Liao has an order..."

"Fart, please tell me clearly, is it His Royal Highness Liao's order, or the emperor's order?"

"This……"

The Queen Mother stretched out her jade fingers, tapped this, tapped that, and then tapped the boat, "You one or two are persecuting our orphans and widowed mothers for what, I know very well! If the King of Liao doesn't come to me today to apologize, I will I will never board the boat, and when I go back, I will tell the people in the world that he is holding the emperor hostage and seeking to usurp the throne!"

"Ah, ah, Empress Dowager Xu has been waiting for a long time. The king is late, and the greeting is not good. The queen mother must not blame you!" While speaking, a middle-aged man came running. Su Mingyue saw his broad forehead, thick eyebrows, and a pair of eyes. With a piercing expression, a hooked nose, and thin lips, he is a handsome and heroic figure.King Liao is the half-brother of Emperor Hongxi, forty years ago, His Majesty the Emperor personally saw him off that day, she had met him once in the team, and she saw that the two brothers were not like the emperor, they were both handsome in their own way, Emperor Hongxi met In contrast, he is much more refined and looks like a modest gentleman.Thinking of Liang Guanjing next to her with such a husband and having children, she couldn't help thinking about their daily relationship.

"Stop talking nonsense, I want to see my son."

"The queen mother can see the emperor when she gets on the boat, so you are afraid that I will deceive you?" King Liao refused to give in.

Liang Guanjing looked around, but was amazed that King Liao's boat could easily cross the Yellow River. He was holding back his troops now, but he was waiting for an opportunity, not because he was afraid that the reinforcements guarding Shandong would cut off his defense.

The King of Liao approached the Empress Dowager Xu, "I am worried about the safety of the emperor's dragon body, and I am afraid that some villains will assassinate in broad daylight. There are too many archers under the Yan thief's seat who can pierce Yang with a hundred steps. Isn't he the one who is most eager to kill the king and ancestors at this moment? "

One sentence moved Empress Dowager Xu, Su Mingyue was really worried that the former Princess Yan would draw her sword and stab her, but fortunately Liang Guanjing followed with a low eyebrow and a pleasing eye.

Empress Dowager Xu was helped onto the boat by Lianxiang, but the guard sentry wanted to stop the people behind, it seemed that Lianxiang would also be stopped.The king of Liao saw that the people who followed were all women, so he waved his hand to let him go.

When a group of people got on the deck, the helmsman ordered the anchor to be lifted and the boat was sailed. The tracker jumped down to clean up the boat, and the iron locks clanked. , protect both sides.

The official ship was three storeys high and ten feet long. There were countless rooms up and down. The interior was gorgeous and beautiful. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was the residence of King Liao.In the hall, there was a military general sitting on the side. It was Chen Chunhe, the Jinwu general who was sent by Emperor Hongxi to quell the chaos a few months ago.During the Rebellion of the Seven Kings, he first helped Emperor Huiwen to fight back, but King Qin was superior in killing and planning. With the help of the right time and place, Chen Chunhe was first transferred back to the capital, and then sent to the southwest to recruit troops.Before his reinforcements arrived, King Qin broke the city and Emperor Huiwen disappeared. In desperation, he had no choice but to stand by King Yan.It was not wrong for Emperor Hongxi to let him take charge of the printed version at the beginning. During the chaos of the Seven Kings, the Liao King was not a fuel-efficient lamp.Now that Emperor Huiwen was killed, Chen Chunhe naturally found his old master and continued his relationship.

Chen Chunhe first paid homage to Empress Dowager Xu, and then ordered someone to report to Emperor Huiwen.A group of people just took their seats, but they saw Chen Chunhe exclaimed "Huh?" It turned out that he had a face-to-face meeting with Liang Guanjing and recognized the empress at a glance.

Seeing the queen dressed up like this, he didn't know whether to recognize her or ignore her, and felt uneasy.

"Why is General Chen surprised?" Liao Wang asked.

"No...it's nothing..." Chen Chunhe sat down tremblingly, then got up again, as if thinking of something, "Come here, see the emperor disarm."

Several guards hula la came up to receive the weapons that the generals voluntarily handed in, and searched all the people brought by Queen Mother Xu. Except for not daring to search Queen Mother Xu, all the daggers on Liang Guanjing and Lianxiang were searched.

Su Mingyue's nose began to break out in cold sweat. Of course she understood what Chen Chunhe's "ah?" meant. Now that she didn't even have any weapons to defend herself, how could she get out?

After a while, Emperor Huiwen came out under the leadership of the guards. He was wearing a golden crown and court clothes. The scene was a bit funny, as if he was a fake emperor singing an opera.

Empress Dowager Xu broke away from Liang Guanjing's support, stepped forward and cried with Emperor Huiwen, and after crying for a long time, the mother and son chattered, gossiped about family matters, and talked about how they were doing recently, what they were eating, what they were wearing, and whether mosquitoes had bitten them or not.

King Liao was very proud at this time, he is now famous as a teacher.The generals around Emperor Hongxi were killed before and after the Seven Kings Rebellion, and the rest were either too old or too young. He had planned for several years. The capital and the throne are just around the corner. Who else can I?

While talking, a guard came to report in a panic, "There is an unknown ship ahead, coming towards us."

The warriors under the seat stood up one after another, and subconsciously touched the weapons at hand, but the sword had just been removed by Chen Chunhe, and they were at a loss at the moment.

The King of Liao asked everyone to be safe and not to be impatient, and allowed him to go out to investigate first, and then ordered Empress Dowager Xu and Emperor Huiwen to avoid assassins in a safe place.

Liang Guanjing was about to help Empress Dowager Xu to leave, but was stopped by Chen Chunhe, "Wait a minute, if I'm not mistaken, is Emperor Hongxi's Empress Liang?"

When the King of Liao heard this, the foot that was about to step out just now stepped back. He looked at Liang Guanjing and laughed loudly, "Forgive me for my poor eyesight, but I didn't recognize Princess Yan just now. Good time, good time, my brother and sister are not ordinary people. , I can’t even invite you on weekdays, but now I actually deliver them to my door.” After saying that, his face turned serious, “Come here, don’t take Princess Yan down yet!”

Chen Chunhe shouted: "Send the emperor and Queen Mother Xu away quickly."

"Escort! Escort!" An eunuch squeezed his throat, hurriedly dispersed the crowd, and took Empress Dowager Xu and Emperor Huiwen away.

Liang Guanjing was unarmed, and was captured almost without any struggle.

Su Mingyue almost fainted, but fortunately Lianxiang reacted quickly, pulling her and Liang Qingyu to catch up with Empress Dowager Xu and Emperor Huiwen.