Whoever wins the crouching dragon wins the world

Perhaps God deliberately exaggerated the tense atmosphere. From the day Liu Xi underwent surgery, Luoyang has been immersed in continuous rain.Considering that he was weak and unable to go to court early due to his illness, Liu Xi announced his resignation on the grounds of taking a vacation to relax the day before the operation. Amidst the attention of the people in the city, he moved into another palace in the suburbs with great fanfare, and sneaked back to the North and South Palaces after the curfew.He originally thought that his plan was perfect, but who knows that this annoying heavy rain will linger in Ping An Han.The memorials rushed into the palace like snowflakes. Apart from the routine reporting, there were also many greetings and temptations with ulterior motives.

The ancients were superstitious. The suburban palace chosen by Liu Xi was built 100 years ago. The emperor at that time chose a treasure land near mountains and rivers out of consideration of geomantic omen, leaving a huge legacy for us descendants. The trouble of the house—heavy rain for several days caused the river surrounding the other palace to surge up, and the room was filled with damp and damp, making it unsuitable for living.Many officials wrote memorials suggesting to end the vacation and persuaded Liu Xi to return to the court in order to avoid "dispirited invasion and injury to the Eucharist".

But as soon as Liu Xi returned to the palace, he had no excuse to quit the court. Before he passed the dangerous period after surgery, how dare we take the risk of letting him govern?

The emperor's vacation was originally for relaxation and enjoyment, but Liu Xi never summoned beauties and singing girls to have fun.People in the court have long been gossiping: Liu Xi has never been a temperament of self-cultivation, drinking the strongest wine and eating large pieces of meat is his attitude in life, why did he suddenly change his temperament?If there hadn't been this unstoppable heavy rain, the courtiers probably wouldn't have had the courage to bring their private speculations to the surface, but now that it has been raining for more than ten days, even the most meddlesome officials, Can't help muttering.

This other palace was originally characterized by flowers and trees, but now the heavy rain has hurt the weak, and the flowers on the branches have already fallen. Why is there any reason for His Majesty to stubbornly stay in the other palace and refuse to leave?

Facing the inquisition of someone with a heart, Kong Ming and I looked at each other, and we could both see the worry in each other's eyes.Although I have circled the most active officials in Bengjiadi and ordered the Ma brothers to investigate the relationship chain behind them, but now is not the time to be busy pursuing accountability.There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Even if repeated investigations are conducted, the court and the central government cannot be monolithic. Even the most naive politicians cannot open their eyes and tell lies, blindly believing that Sun Quan has no suspicions.In fact, as cautious as Kong Ming and I are, we never take chances. We would rather plan for the worst than be blindly optimistic and be caught off guard in the end.

"Princess, don't worry too much." Maybe I was too emotional in front of people close to me, Kong Ming pushed away our long-discussed response plan, and comforted me with concern, "Cao Cao was defeated by the emperor's feigned death." , Now that the emperor once again 'doesn't know whether he will live or die', and the news is both true and false, Sun Quan will inevitably restrain his hands and feet because of suspicion of fraud, which will delay the opportunity of the war."

"You also said that it was delaying the opportunity of the war, rather than standing still." The severe lack of sleep has made me feel uneasy recently, but when I saw the thick dark circles on Kong Ming's face, I had to swallow my bad emotions back.In order to hide the truth, the two of us had to pretend that everything was normal in front of outsiders, so that we could continue to sing this scene stumbling.As a woman, I can occasionally confide my inner anxiety and pressure to Kong Ming, but Kong Ming never tires of comforting me, and never transfers his negative emotions to me, even though in fact he bears more pressure than me.

Because Liu Xi did not show up for a long time, many courtiers speculated that something bad happened to him.And every court drama needs a villain, and Kong Ming is the best candidate regardless of his qualifications or skill, so it is widely rumored that he is already the uncrowned king of Pingan Han, and he will openly usurp the throne at the right time.

"Didn't you see that even Master Guo Jia and Guo disappeared together? There must have been an accident in the palace, and the one who benefits is most likely that son-in-law with a human face and a beast heart."

Even though I'm a layman, I've heard many similar remarks.In fact, it is a law in the palace that people with a broken mouth don't live long. After Liu Xi ascended the throne, in order to conceal the real relationship with Guo Jia, she has always been extremely strict. tell tales.But the news of Kong Ming's death was too shocking. If Liu Xi had really died unexpectedly, then the entire Ping'an Han Dynasty should be changed.These duckweed-like eunuchs and court ladies inevitably have their minds fluctuating, and some bold people do not hesitate to take risks to sell news to promising interest groups to show their favor.

Seeking wealth and wealth, Sun Shangxiang has been silent in the palace for a long time, and under the current situation, there are actually signs of being ready to move.In the past, even if the guards and eunuchs were given a hundred courage, they would not dare to let outsiders meet her, but the day before yesterday, a sneaky court lady sneaked into Sun Shangxiang's house and stayed for a long time before she came out. But it's just a small unremarkable golden melon seed.

Ma Liang reported: "The eunuch is also a smart man. At first the court lady stuffed him with a banknote. Our spies couldn't see the amount clearly because we were standing far away. But it must not be a small amount, but he refused. It’s gone.” The Three Kingdoms originally did not have bank notes, but in the past two years, in order to speed up the efficiency of capital circulation, Liu Xi appointed officials to promote banks and bank notes.Unlike the Ming and Qing Dynasties, as long as it was a bank, banknotes could be issued. Banknotes issued by Ping An Han can only be circulated in special banks with official backgrounds, and banks will regularly review suspicious accounts.If the eunuch comes to the door to ask for cash with the bribed banknotes, ten times out of ten the obedient teller will find out the problem, and then the crime of the huge amount of property with unknown origin will be enough for him to drink a pot.In contrast, golden melon seeds are inconspicuous and can be circulated at will, which is much safer than silver notes.

On the other hand, the monitor believed the rumors about Liu Xi's accident, so he could also take the opportunity to sell Sun Shangxiang a favor and leave a way out for himself.If Sun Quan's shit luck breaks into Luoyang, he can be regarded as the person who got on the line of the Sun family early on, and there will be room for a relationship.

But he probably won't have the chance to live to see the sun tomorrow.

Not long after the court lady left Sun Shangxiang's room, Sun Shangxiang was found dead on her bed. According to the imperial physician's appraisal, the cause of death was taking a large amount of Hedinghong.At the same time, Sun Quan, who was far away in Jiangdong, established himself as king in Jianye, named his country Wu, and ordered Zhou Yu to lead his troops to attack Ping'an Han.Due to inconvenient communication, the news was not sent back to Luoyang by Kuai Ma until two days later. If Kong Ming and I had not ordered Zhao Yun, Xing Hao and others to go to the Liu-Sun border to stand ready, the defeat would have been impossible.

The Ping'an Han navy led by Shao Chan rose up against the crime, scolding Sun Quan for his wolfish ambition and rebelling against the Han Dynasty.It's a pity that Jiangnan is a land of outstanding people, and the literati and poets in Sun Quan's camp are not vegetarians. They made a big fuss about Liu Xi's forced death of his wife, trying to use all kinds of gorgeous rhetoric to package Sun Quan as a sister who died in a foreign land to seek justice. good brother.

Regarding this, I just want to say that if Sun Quan had really felt sorry for his younger sister, he would not have married her to Ping An Han in the first place.Now Sun Shangxiang is ruthlessly obliterated after losing his use value, which is simply chilling.

Kong Ming tolerated my complaints in a good-tempered manner, and the last sentence hit the heart: "You know that Queen Sun did not die at the hands of Sun Quan, but you stubbornly want to put all the responsibility on him, why?"

This question is really sharp!I glared at him: "Whether Sun Quan ordered it or not, it is an indisputable fact that Sun Shangxiang died because of him. If he didn't need an excuse to break with Ping An Han, why would his subordinates use Sun Shangxiang as a raft?"

Loyalty is the first priority for a manly man. If Soochow betrayed Ping An Han for no reason, it would be a stain that would never wash away from him forever, and the people could drown him with a single spittle.But if he had Sun Shangxiang as a guise, he could find the gunman to package himself as a passionate and sexual person who became his own sister in a fit of anger.Sure enough, soon came the news that Wu Guotai could not bear the tragic death of his beloved daughter, and forced Sun Quan to avenge his daughter with death.It is said that Sun Quan and Wu Guotai cried bitterly all night in the bedroom, but in the end they couldn't stand Wu Guotai's hard work and were forced to submit.For a time, the reputation of Sun Quan's great filial piety spread all over the streets and alleys, and the courtesans compiled his deeds into a repertoire extremely efficiently, and performed and sang along with the stories of entertaining relatives.

Liu Xi was lying on the bed with a distorted and weird smile: "If it wasn't for the navy arranged by the high-level Soochow, how would outsiders know that our queen's boudoir name is Shang Xiang?"

Strictly speaking, Liu Xi's craniotomy was not successful.Due to the complexity of the cranial nerves, Hua Tuo temporarily changed the plan during the operation, and only part of the congestion in his brain was removed, and the rest could only be eradicated in the next operation.Fortunately, after more than half a month of recuperation, Liu Xi has gradually regained his vitality, and no longer has a splitting headache when he turned his head like when he just finished the operation.Today, he still can't get out of bed, but his mind is very clear. If it weren't for Guo Jia's unprecedented strength, he might have gone to court because he couldn't stand the boredom of looking at the ceiling.

Of course, judging from Liu Xi's frowning all the time, the knife wound was still very painful.Even if Hua Tuo gave him several horse-drawn sedatives, it couldn't relieve him too much.However, perhaps because he has nothing to do, Liu Xi, who is recovering from his injuries, is more vexatious than usual: "Oh, it's so annoying, I want to go to war! Torturing Sun Quan is so fun, I don't want to lie here like a fool and face Guo Jia That fucking face!"

For such complaints, I have already summed up my coping experience: as long as Guo Jia moves out, Liu Xi will stop cooking immediately. "If you have the ability, you can tell Guo Jia yourself, as long as he agrees, I have no objection even if you want to fight Sun Quan hand-to-hand."

"Hey, girl, you've turned bad, you don't love me anymore..." Liu Xiping lay on the bed and grinned and pretended to cry. I ignored him. He pretended to be alone for a long time and was bored, so he could only hold back his grievances and give up. .

An oil bottle can be hung on that small mouth.

I couldn't help but think of the conversation I overheard outside the palace two days ago. Guo Jia asked Hua Tuo seriously: "Sir, are you sure there is nothing wrong with it? Why do I feel that the emperor behaves like a three-year-old child after the operation? Is it unreasonable?"

Looking at the land of Kyushu, Guo Jia is the only one who dares to dislike Liu Xi's childishness so unscrupulously these days. It was not until Hua Tuo reassured that there would be no problem with the operation that he reluctantly let him go.

No matter how wise and transparent a man meets a sweetheart who doesn't like to play cards according to common sense, it is inevitable that there will be times when caring makes chaos.I held back a smile and walked out of the bedroom quickly, leaving space for the couple to be alone.