The long-cherished wish of the past
On this day, Nangong Jingnu suddenly brought a stack of portraits and handed it to Qi Yan.
Qi Yan spread it out and saw that the figures on it were all men in black robes wearing black masks, all tall, short, fat and thin.
Qi Yan: "This is... the former princess?"
Nangong Jingnu: "Yes, according to your description, I found a painter in the palace to paint it. Which one do you think is more similar?"
Qi Yan: "Your Majesty is planning to want her? However, I don't think it would be wise to tell the world that the princess of the previous dynasty is still alive." In order to invite the former princess to go back to preside over the overall situation, it was also because the news of the former princess' death was confirmed that Nangong Rang ascended the throne with the support of many colleagues. What would you think
Nangong made a full gesture after ascending the throne. Not only did he not overthrow the rule of the previous dynasty, but he also buried Emperor Shang with the honor of an emperor. Now the Taimiao also enshrines the tablets of the ancestors and ancestors of the previous dynasty. Alive, and even become a criminal of the imperial court... What will the people of the world think
Nangong Jingnv: "I've been thinking about this for a long time, but after all, the previous dynasty has been dead for many years. It wasn't that the father didn't invite her back back then, but she created a fake death to escape. Now the world is stable, but she I have been secretly stumbling the court. If she hadn't arranged for assassins to assassinate me that day, I would not have let Gongyanghuai gather all the courtiers in the inner court, and the eldest sister would not have died. The eldest sister went... Wanted, do you want the real perpetrator to go unpunished?"
Qi Yan: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, it's hard to get over the water, and the court's will can't be changed again. Please think twice, Your Majesty, besides... The late emperor did not really deny everything about the previous dynasty. According to the previous emperor's intention, if the princess of the previous dynasty is still alive, at least You should enjoy the honor of the princess, how does Your Majesty plan to deal with this matter?"
Nangong Jingnv: "This is also not possible, that is not possible, is it that the eldest sister's life will be lost in vain?"
Qi Yan: "Your Majesty, the deceased is like this, the overall situation is the most important."
Nangong Jingnu suddenly broke out and glared at Qi Yan: "The big picture, it's easy to say, the eldest sister is not your eldest sister, you naturally can't feel my grief!"
Qi Yan was dumbfounded and looked at Nangong Jingnu helplessly, the latter also noticed that she had made a slip of the tongue, a trace of pain flashed in her eyes, buried her face in a pair of palms, and said sullenly, "I sent You He to the Yuxiao Palace. Inside, but Yu Xiao told me... You He has been sleeping poorly every night these days, crying for her mother. I know that the bigger picture is the most important thing... But I keep letting the former princess stay in the dark, I don't know what will happen, There are only you and Ruolan in your half of the forbidden palace. If the princess of the previous dynasty noticed something, what would you do if you sent someone in to spy on it? Now it's the eldest sister, maybe you will be the next one! Uneasy. The fact that you are still alive is a top secret, and I can't send more people to protect you... If something happens to you, what should I do?"
Qi Yan sighed softly, sat next to Nangong Jingnv, patted the other party's back, and said comfortably: "I will take care of myself, and this Ganquan Palace has three palace walls, so it is difficult for outsiders to come in. In the inner court, there are still works of princesses from the previous dynasty, and I believe that after several cleanings, there are not many.
Seeing that Nangong Jingnu was silent, Qi Yan compromised again, thinking for a moment and then softly said: "But... what Your Majesty said makes sense. It is not an option to keep her in the dark regardless of this end of life. However, His Majesty also Find some tricks."
Although Qi Yan does not agree with Nangong Jingnv's entanglement with the previous princess at this time, she is resolute and unwilling to give her opinion. After all, Nangong Jingnv has matured a lot over the years. …Be careful, step by step, and you haven’t accomplished much, so let’s just listen to her.
After thinking about this, Qi Yan's heart widened, and after thinking carefully, she gave Nangong Jingnu an idea.
First of all, we must start from the Wanxiang Temple. Since there are clues provided by the elder sister to be actively used, the monks in the Wanxiang Temple should be controlled first. Regardless of whether they are recruited or not, the Ministry of Punishment must give a false confession to let them admit the assassination incident. It was several monks from Wanxiang Temple who colluded with the former princess to facilitate the assassination of the former princess.
No matter what her identity is, the crime of assassination will inevitably lead to her death, and then the portrait of the former princess will be distributed, and the state capitals will be ordered to search from house to house.
Nangong Jingnu: "Have you ever seen the real face of the previous princess? Isn't she wearing a mask all the time? What if she takes it off?"
Qi Yan: "I have seen an inch of the former princess' skin, and there is a burn in front of her left ear. I have determined that the face of the former princess must have been burnt, so I have been wearing a mask for so many years, and I only need to let it go. The officer pays attention to every person with burns in front of the left ear, the range is much smaller, and... The masked man has two loyal guards, who are almost always guarding the former princess, and His Majesty has seen them. , as long as they draw their portraits and the scalded clues of the former princess, I believe that the former princess will be arrested and brought to justice soon, but..."
Nangong Jingnu: "Just what?"
Qi Yan said solemnly: "This matter is a big deal, I still have to ask Your Majesty to think clearly. The princess of the previous dynasty is unfathomable, and she is so impatient that I don't know what will happen. According to the understanding of the minister, the princess of the former dynasty was also in the past. A very favored princess, her dignity is no less than that of His Majesty, so no one knows how much she has saved. In addition, she has traveled around the world and made friends with many outsiders, and she has countless mansions. Instead of being distracted and fighting with her, it is better to take the opportunity to develop people's livelihood, rectify and inspire, fill the treasury, and fight hard for horses. Youzhou is only temporarily stabilized. In order to achieve His Majesty's goal, only the court is strong enough, for the sake of Youzhou prohibitive. , to obediently surrender."
Nangong Jingnv: "Think clearly. Of course, what you said is the first priority, but the former princess is also looking for it. At least if you put pressure on the environment and make the former princess feel jealous, maybe you will be restrained."
Qi Yan: "Okay, although the minister is not good at danqing, you can also try to draw a portrait of the princess of the previous dynasty. Your Majesty will then ask the painter to make some and distribute them to the state capitals according to the characteristics of the minister's mark."
Nangong Jingnu silently held Qi Yan's hand and said sincerely, "With you here, I will have confidence in whatever decision I make, thank you... I also know that this is not the best time, but... I don't want to endure it any longer. already."
Qi Yan held Nangong Jingnu back and said with a smile, "The husband and wife are of the same mind, and it is a blessing for the minister to be able to share the worries for Your Majesty."
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On the other side of the sky, Gu Qibain was shirtless, straddled the dart-headed horse, full of bows, and with a "whoosh", the arrow broke through the air, and with a wailing, a yellow deer fell to the ground. , the arrow shot through the yellow deer's neck, the deer struggled and fell down again without running a few steps, and died.
Beside Guccibain, there is a boy who looks less than ten years old. He is also shirtless. His upper body shows muscular lines that do not belong to this age. eyes, staring nervously not far away.
Seeing Huang Lu falling to the ground, the boy couldn't help but pat his hands in admiration: "Uncle Bayin! Hit!"
There was no joy on Gu Qibain's face, but he just turned his head and glanced at the boy: "Jin Wushu, go and carry the sheep over."
Jin Wushu: "Yes!" After saying that, he jumped off the horse neatly, put the bow on his back, and ran towards the yellow deer at a quick pace.
This boy is another child of Xiaodie, the one who was left by Qi Yan in Luobei to be taken care of by Bayin: Qiyan Jinwushu.
Jin Wushu ran to Huang Lu's body, knelt down on one knee and pulled the arrow from Huang Lu's neck, then took out a cloth from his belt, carefully wiped the blood from the arrow, and put the arrow back into the quiver .
Seeing this scene, Bayin nodded with satisfaction, the grassland resources were scarce, all the iron was allocated by the Nanwei court, and every arrowhead was precious.
Jin Wushu rubbed his hands together and reluctantly hugged the torso of the yellow deer. This is an adult yellow deer. Although it is a female, it is conservatively estimated that it should weigh about 100 kilograms.
Just listening to Jin Wushu shouting loudly, he actually picked up Huang Lu, put a load on his shoulders, turned around and walked over with steady steps.
When he came to his mount, Jin Wushu was able to separate one hand, put two fingers in his mouth and whistled, the horse neighed and lay on the ground, Jin Wushu put the yellow deer on the horse's stock, He took out the rope to tie the yellow deer, stepped on the horse's back and pulled the reins, and the horse stood up.
So neat and skilled, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is an old hunter.
Jin Wushu is Qi Yuxiao's brother, both of them were born in the eleventh year of Jingjia, on June 16th, and they are only ten years old now. Whether it is in terms of age or stature, even a teenager is still young. Neither count.
However, Bayin sat on the back of the horse and watched the whole time, without any intention of helping, and even seeing Jin Wushu's movements slow, he frowned and asked, "Aren't you full? It's just a female deer. , is it so laborious?"
Jin Wushu: "No, it was the blood that was on me, it was sticky and greasy, a little..."
Bayin: "You are afraid of deer blood for useless things?"
Jin Wushu lowered his head: "I'm sorry, Uncle Bayin."
Bayin: "Raise your head!"
Jin Wushu: "Yes."
Bayin: "Don't lower your head, don't lower your head! Remember, you are the king of Khan who supports the plows. When you sit on the throne of the Great Khan, I will also be your servant! What does it look like to be compliant? I will train you strictly, It is so that you can become a real man as soon as possible and avenge your father Khan!"
Hearing this, Jin Wushu's eyes flashed with determination, he raised his chest and said loudly, "Yes!"
The deer blood on Jin Wushu's shoulders silently slid down, especially striking against his wheat-colored complexion.
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What Qi Yan was most worried about still happened. A few years ago, Qi Yan deliberately brought Jin Wushu to a secluded place and told him not to be blinded by hatred. Jin Wushu's answer was that Qi Yan was satisfied. Rest assured that Jin Wushu was handed over to Bayin for raising.
However, at this time and another, the Jin Wushu was too young after all, and he didn't even have a basic understanding of the world. Under the command of Bayin'er, he had completely forgotten what he promised Qi Yan back then.
Qi Yan is not a god, can't control everything... Jin Wushu is not that Qi Yan had his own idea early on.
A child is like a blank sheet of paper, whatever color you paint him is whatever color...
Especially when the unknown news of the life and death of the Marquis of Bei'an spread to the grassland, Bayin was even more grieved and indignant. If it wasn't for Ji Ya's persuasion with Jin Wushu, Bayin would have already led troops to kill Luochuan.
In Bayin's heart, Jin Wushu was the last royal family of the Zongli Department, and he had to raise him no matter what.
Returning to the south of the sky, due to the decisiveness of Nangong Jingnu, the portraits of the former princess and Wu Da Wu Er were spread to the north and south of the river in less than three months. Every state capital under the rule of the Wei Kingdom, the streets and alleys are covered with stickers. The portraits of the former princess and Wu Da Wu Er.
Somewhere, in a manor.
Wu Er had a bamboo hat on his head, and hurried into the house with a roll of rice paper in his hand: "Master, something is bad."
Masked Man: "What's the matter?"
Wu Er presented the three wanted orders to the former princess: "Master, the Gou court has issued a wanted order for the master, and even my eldest brother and I are wanted. I heard that these lackeys of the court will be searched from house to house. , I'm afraid our manor is not safe."
The masked man took the portrait and looked at it, and said with a chuckle, "Sure enough, he is still alive."
Wu Er: "Who is the master talking about?"
The masked man raised his hand and touched the burn in front of his left ear, and said, "I can describe the characteristics of this palace in such detail, and I know that it will start from the two of you. Who else but her?"
Wu Er reacted for a while, and then hesitantly said, "Master means... Agula?"
The masked man did not answer, but asked, "What time is it today?"
Wu Er: "The third day of the eighth lunar month."
The masked man was silent for a moment, and said leisurely: "Has it been a hundred days? Tonight... let's leave here."
Wu Er: "Yes, how to deal with this manor?"
Masked Man: "Burn it."
Wu Er: "Yes."
It was night, and the masked man only left the manor with the Wu family brothers. Before leaving, Wu Er and Wu Da took out a lot of spirits from the wine cellar, smashed them all over the manor, and dropped the torches, and the fire was raging in an instant. stand up.
The three of them rode away without looking back in the blazing fire.