He Mulan didn't know why things developed into this situation.
Maybe her political talent point has never been above 60, maybe she is a scumbag with a combat power of 5 compared to real politicians like Bei Liang. All in all, no matter how mighty and domineering she was in the hall that day, after three days, The scapegoat became the palace maid named Li Er.
An obvious murder turned into Daxingyi being bitten by a poisonous snake while going to the toilet. He ran out of the toilet and saw Li Er, but fainted because he was too emotional.
Daxingyi died in front of her, but there were beans all over the place, and everyone knew who had come here. She didn't have time to pick up all the beans to cover up the traces of her appearance, and she saw this envoy's body was high, He simply gritted his teeth and kept doing it, messing up his clothes, and then slapped himself seventeen or eight times indiscriminately, lying on the ground and pretending to faint.
Daxingyi, because of her momentary fear, delayed her illness and died.
As for the person who waited for Daxingyi to go to the toilet, he said that Daxingyi did not want him to go to the toilet room, so he left halfway. This person was directly caned for dereliction of duty.
As for the wine, Beiliang has also checked with the medical officials of the Northern Wei Dynasty repeatedly, and the result is that there is no problem at all.
Everything came to a conclusion, things are just a combination of many accidents.
"Do you believe it? Can you listen to such stupid words?" He Mulan angrily roared at a group of Wei envoys, "Dahangyi is so aggrieved, can't you get any justice?"
"This is the best result, General Hua." One of Li Shun's former deputy looked at He Mulan with an expression of "you really are a warrior."
"Juqu Muqian will be imprisoned by Queen Meng and deprived of all official positions because of a trivial matter. It is already the country of Liang who is showing us who the murderer is, but it cannot be handed over to us."
He analyzed to He Mulan: "Although General Hua said it was tough, we are now fighting with Beiyan, no one wants to really fight with Beiliang, and the country will not want to start a war on two fronts, once it really starts. , Liu Song will not be unmoved, when the time comes, if we can win, it will be a tragic victory."
"Under this circumstance, King Liang and Queen Liang maintained the reputation of Daxingyi in this way and dealt with accomplices, and they were even willing to compensate Daxingyi's family with a sum of gold and silver that would last them a few lifetimes. It's already much better than when Daxingyi was wrongly accused of being 'Ma Feng'."
The deputy pursed his lips.
"Not to mention… "
"Not to mention, in order to appease our anger and dispel our doubts, King Liang even asked Juqu Bodhi to enter the capital with us as a proton. Although Queen Meng once said that she would send him to our country after the throne was established. Be a proton, but after all, it is the safest to follow us now, unless Queen Meng and King Liang really disregard the safety of the last son-in-law for Bei Liang's sake, we will all be safe along the way."
Liu Zhen continued his words.
"Although Daxingyi died unjustly, His Majesty will not treat his family badly or let him go. I believe that Your Majesty will ask Beiliang for debts for this Daxingyi in the future. The envoy Yu Shimen who was imprisoned in Beiyan for decades..." This incident made many envoys full of confidence in their mission, because the country would not give up on them.
"Meng Yulong personally acted as the guide, and Bei Liang was willing to put the princess and Bodhi in our team, so he was able to express enough apology."
He Mulan was very painful.
She knew what they said was right, but it was precisely because they were right that she couldn't accept it.
She knew that it was an unacceptable result for both parties, and she also knew that Juqu Muqian would not die because of such a thing, but the real murderer was at large, and innocent children and women had to bear the burden of their brothers The bitter fruit of crime
A Daxingyi exchanged for a noble son from a noble background. Everyone in the mission thought it was worth it, but everyone persuaded her to let it go
How could she just let it go
"General Hua, you are a military general, so it is difficult to understand our thoughts." An envoy saw He Mulan's unbelievable and unwilling expression, although his heart was ironed, he still said as a matter of course: "Just like your generals. We have already made preparations to die in battle, and we, the messengers of Honglu Temple, are also ready to die in a foreign land..."
He said very calmly: "No country is our battlefield. Conspiracy, poisoning, halfway interception, intrigue, and swords are all weapons of both sides. We are always ready to use our own death for the country's interests. In addition to being a little sad about the death of Daxingyi, I just want to use this incident to seek greater benefits for our country."
"You can call us ruthless, or call us ruthless, but now King Liang Queen Liang is willing to open the borders of Northern Liang to serve as merchants and guards of Wei State to trade, and to exchange Bodhi for our trust, it only cost Daxingyi one person's money. Life is really worth it."
"you… "
"Do you know, under normal circumstances, how much would it cost to let a country open its doors and send the next generation? Sometimes it's even a matter of corpses, which can only be done if the country's strength is exhausted." He stared at He Mulan's Eyes, said word by word:
"Not to mention Daxingyi, if someone tells me that as long as I die, the merchants of our country will be allowed to enter and leave Liang Kingdom at will, and I will die calmly the next moment."
The world is crazy.
The prince of Beiliang murdered the envoy of Wei, but now the envoys of Wei are taking turns to persuade her to stop interfering in this matter, because this business is very worthwhile
Because each of them is using themselves as goods.
For a time, He Mulan felt that this result was very absurd, completely exceeding her expectations and excitement over the past three days. What she was waiting for was that the helpless King Liang could only press Juqu Muqian to come to their embassy and ask to calm their anger...
He Mulan wanted to say more, but Yuan Fang, who was beside him, pulled her sleeves.
"Our general is just a little stubborn, he will accept it." She heard Yuan Fang say, "We will persuade him, everyone please do your own thing first. How to arrange the upcoming Princess Xingping and Prince Bodhi, there are still many things that you have to work hard, we will not participate..."
She saw Yuan Fang looked at herself worriedly.
"As for the general, I think he needs to be quiet."
The rest of the envoys showed expressions of "knowing" and "understanding", and they all left under the pretense that they had something to do. Only Liu Zhen stayed until the end, and stayed in the room until everyone left.
"General Hua, you should know that I am the Egret Officer Hou Guanling stayed in the mission." He looked at Hua Mulan, who was obviously in a trance, and sighed slightly.
"I'm here because Your Majesty and Suhe make you feel uneasy about you."
He Mulan was slightly startled.
"In our opinion, you are a little too upright. Although the soldiers of our Great Wei are indomitable and invincible in battle, it is only a means of deterring the enemy. The real victory is never on the battlefield, but after brutal fighting. , by these envoys and the ministers in the middle of the country with another kind of fighting in the battlefield."
He was worried that He Mulan would doubt himself because of this, so he stayed to tell her the cruelty of the world.
"I have always been a clerk. I don't know how many hidden egret officials like me exist in Wei. Maybe there is a powerful soldier in your Tiger Ben army that you don't know is actually an egret."
"The cruelty we have seen is not only from the battlefield of swords, lights and swords, but also many unknown advisors who died in obscurity, messengers who were robbed and killed on the way, and local officials who had to give up their status and lives because of compromise... Many people may have died without meaning at all. ."
"But I, the Great Wei, made it to today with so many sacrifices step by step. In the Sixteen Kingdoms of the past, where are there any traces of our Wei Kingdom? At that time, the Great Wei was just a small and inconspicuous little country. But why is the state of Wei getting stronger and stronger now, while the rest of the states have become clouds of the past?"
Liu Zhen looked at He Mulan who was slowly replying.
"Someone has to make a sacrifice, and someone has to suffer the consequences of the sacrifice and then go on with gritted teeth."
"You're just not used to this kind of thing. When you get older and see more and more things, you won't be so angry and unbelievable."
"I don't think I'll ever get used to this kind of thing."
He Mulan spoke resentfully.
"But you are right. Now that things have happened, what I should do is not to let the murderer die, but to make the sacrifice of Daxingyi more meaningful."
There was a cold light in her eyes.
"Beiliang has to pay a price, but it's not enough."
***
Changming Palace.
"I didn't know you were willing to make such a big sacrifice." Juqu Mengxun looked at his wife with guilt on his face, "Bodhi will be fine, I have sent all my dead soldiers to him as guards. , they will be his guards from now on."
"My own son, can't I protect it?" Queen Meng looked at Juqu Mengxun with a sad expression: "I gave birth to three sons for you, and these three sons have done their best for Bei Liang. Sacrifice. Monson, I have begun to regret marrying you back then."
She choked and said, "I was so happy back then, all I thought about was what kind of fur fox to hunt tomorrow..."
Juqu Mengxun recalled the past with her rare weakness, and couldn't help showing a nostalgic smile: "I was not King Liang at that time, the only thing I thought about was how to make King Duan take his sword give it to me."
Duan Dawang is talking about Duan Ye, the true founder of Beiliang.
Beiliang's foundation was seized after Juqu and his son took revenge on Duan Ye.
At that time, no one knew that they would carry such a huge country on their backs. Juqu Mengxun was only the son of the Northland Lushui Huhao Chief, and Meng Qiushuang was only the most favored daughter of the Northland Baima Qiang chief.
"You believe me, Bodhi will eventually ascend to the throne..." Juqu Mengxun looked at his wife tenderly, "I am also very sad about the death of Zhengde and Xingguo, but my old vows will not be voided. Maybe Mu Jian I will be proud for a long time, but in the end, Bodhi is the final winner. I never lie, you may not understand now, but you will know later that the best path I choose for Bodhi is…”
'Perhaps you left Bodhi with something behind. '
King Meng choked up behind him, but he was sneering in his heart.
'But we mother and son are not rare anymore. '
Juqu Mengxun may have felt very guilty for Queen Meng's sacrifice, and the two had snuggled together after a long absence, talking softly while recalling the past.
However, the better the past he recalled, the more difficult it would be for Queen Meng to breathe.
She felt like the frog that was boiled in warm water, because the environment was comfortable at the beginning, and gradually it reached such a point that she didn't wake up until the youngest child was almost poisoned.
If he kept thinking about protecting them, how could she have come to such a point
She is not an ignorant woman. She has also seen the lord of Nanliang who was called "weak" back then, and she still remembers his words at that time.
"As a lord, the best thing you can give a woman is to show the greatest love that will make her feel confident, to put her son on the throne, and..."
he said with a smile.
"Even if you die, you can continue to live without worries and honor."
So from the beginning, she didn't believe in any "shields", "I spoil other women because of your reputation".
She was just struggling to get her son on the throne.
Now that the son who wants to be king has gone, and the biggest wish left is to travel all over the world, why should she pretend to be disgusting and perfunctory to him
Thinking of this, Queen Meng almost couldn't wait to push away Juqu Mengxun who was leaning on him.
"At this time, Bai Ma must be naughty and refuse to sleep again. I'm going to have a look. Your Majesty, please do as you please." Bai Ma is her daughter, Bodhi's sister, with a boyish personality.
Thinking of that naughty and lawless daughter, Juqu Mengxun sighed with a headache: "Although I don't plan to kiss her, but it's not good to spread a gun every day, you still..."
"I'm going to let her take over the job of guarding the tunnel after my death." Queen Meng just blocked Juqu Mengxun's mouth with one sentence.
"Treading the Stars"
"She may marry later, or she may not be able to marry at all. I have to exercise her skills well, the king doesn't have to worry about it."
Queen Meng nodded at him casually, and was about to leave the palace, but she stopped and said to him, "Your Majesty, after Bodhi left my side, I don't know when I will be able to return. Now I only have this daughter, Chenghuan, under the knees. Don't let her slip a little bit. After Bodhi leaves, I'm not going to leave the Central Palace, and the white horse must stay with me, is that okay?"
Juqu Mengxun's heart softened, "I know what you are worried about. I will not interfere in the affairs of the palace, and I will also withdraw the guards who look after your safety."
Because they were worried about the rebellion of the Meng family, there were also people from Juqu and Mengxun patrolling the tunnel at any time. These guards did not listen to Queen Meng's command, and it was these people who frequently got into trouble. Bodhi was assassinated several times before, all of whom belonged to this faction.
But since there was no way to control Queen Meng, Juqu Mengxun could only bite the bullet and continue to use it even if he knew that these people were no longer trustworthy.
But now, because Queen Meng's most reliant backer, Bodhi, has been handed over to the Wei people, Juqu Mengxun finally let go of the guilt and handed over the control of the tunnel completely to Queen Meng.
"After so many years, I finally waited for this sentence..."
A teardrop flashed across Queen Meng's eyes.
As if his heart was scalded by those teardrops, Juqu Mengxun almost fled from the middle palace in a desperate manner.
"Mother, is the father gone?"
The timid Bodhi stole his head from the side room.
Behind him, a little girl who looked exactly like Queen Meng came out carelessly and rolled her eyes.
"If you're going to Wei State, he must be so guilty that he doesn't even dare to stay longer!"
"White horse, don't keep pushing your brother out as the culprit!"
At first glance, Queen Meng knew that Bodhi was forced by his sister to do this kind of secretly eavesdropping.
Bai Ma stuck out his tongue, "He also thought about it, but he didn't dare to do it. I pushed him to give him a suitable excuse. I'm all the bad guys. It's really hard."
Queen Meng really didn't know who Bai Ma's outgoing temperament was like. She and Juqu Mengxun were both steady and cautious people.
If she hadn't known that she had been loyal to Juqu Mengxun for so many years, she would almost have thought that it was her drunken sex and some rude child.
A girl's character is like a rogue, it's like a word!
"Mum, can we leave soon?" Bai Ma looked at his mother expectantly, "Go and see what the merchants and guards said about it?"
The south of the Yangtze River, the vast Central Plains, the vast desert, and…
Various types of handsome men
It's great, as long as she thinks that she doesn't have to choose a slightly taller one from a group of scumbags to marry, she can't wait to leave immediately.
Bodhi also looked at Queen Meng eagerly.
He has never left his mother when he grows up.
"Cousin Yulong will protect me, right? It won't be long before I see my mother again?"
"You're so stupid. If you want to leave for a while, my mother will be crazy. How can I let you stay outside for a long time. Wait a minute, wait for us to pick you up!"
Bai Ma's heartless words seemed to comfort Bodhi's worried heart, and he also laughed.
"Don't worry, we will all be fine. Auntie has been waiting for this day for many years..." Queen Meng nodded silently, holding a pair of children.
"Everyone will protect you. What's more, Hua Mulan from Wei State is a very honest and good person, and won't hurt you like other people..."
Queen Meng thought for a while, squatted down, and instructed Bodhi in a very cautious tone.
"But Hua Mulan is a good person, it doesn't mean that Wei's envoys are all good people. When you arrive at the Wei country's envoy, you must follow Hua Mulan every step of the way, so that even if someone wants to plot against you, you will have to pass him. One pass. People like him will never let you have an accident, do you understand?"
"I see."
Bodhi nodded.
"Even if I lose face, I will follow him."
"It's just that my mother said it, and he will understand."
Queen Meng pinched Bodhi's little face.
"kindness."
***
The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is an auspicious day fortune-tellers from Beiliang.
On this day, there were countless turmoils in Beiliang, and the Wei envoy, which made all Beiliang people afraid and curious, finally left Guzang.
As grand as entering the city, when the Wei people left, the procession was more noisy and pompous, because when they came they were just the tiger army and the envoy, but when they left, they took their most beautiful princess and most honorable prince with them.
This is a shame for all Beiliang people, but behind this shame, the people of Beiliang are full of happiness and joy that they sacrificed their princes and princesses in exchange for the assurance of peace.
They numbly believed that this was a real "golden and jade relationship", and it was the affection of Qin and Jin after the good, and even many amorous teenagers were enthusiastically talking about "a beautiful princess and an exotic young and handsome emperor" In the story of falling in love", it seems that the two have seen a happy future in their words.
The men were all guessing how beautiful the kind Princess Xingping was and how wise she was who once launched disaster relief, while the women were madly imagining how broad Tuoba Tao's chest was and how charming his face was. .
He is the most valiant warrior and has the most determined and invincible army in the world, his roar can make the enemy tremble, and his smile can make the most beautiful woman enchanted.
Even He Mulan, who had always been a little unhappy, felt a little better when he saw that these people in Bei Liang were so happy about the possible peace.
At least what Daxingyi wanted to see was such a farewell, not a big basket of rotten eggs and stares that dared to speak out. She was very sure of this.
The body of Daxingyi could not be brought back on this hot day. The people of Xianbei held a grand "burial" for him. Even Queen Meng and King Liang were present and burned a lot of sacrifices. The eminent monks in Beiliang rescued the soul of his death in vain, and the poisonous snake in Guzang City almost disappeared because of this incident...
"We're going home."
Looking at the clear blue sky, He Mulan was finally moved by this satisfying result.
"Let's go home!"
"Go home! Go home!"
"Wei Kingdom is mighty!"
Everyone's laughter and laughter, relaxed and carefree, all brewed into a crazy homesickness in He Mulan's simple "go home".
Wei's envoys and the Hu Ben army almost couldn't wait to bid farewell to the officials of Northern Liang and the king and queen of Liang, and then ordered all the horses to run wild.
Unfortunately, this is impossible. Before leaving, I don't know how long it will take to be polite.
Wei's envoys, who had become accustomed to this, suddenly found it difficult to accept even the courtesy.
If it's Li Shun, I'm afraid I don't know how long it will take to talk to Juqu Mengxun
Look at Mulan again...
"When are you going?"
With an impatient look on her face, He Mulan looked at Queen Meng and Juqu Mengxun who were walking towards her, with an expression of "I'm so troublesome, can I just leave right away" on her face.
'We believe you can just walk away! '
A group of envoys were hysterical in their hearts.
'Don't worry about us, really! '
When King Meng came to He Mulan later, his eyes crossed He Mulan's shoulder and looked directly at his son who was riding a horse and waved his hand to her, showing a hint of encouraging smile.
"General Hua, I won't be too polite otherwise, I'm just such a son..." She bowed to He Mulan Yingying, "Please protect his safety."
"do not worry."
He Mulan had always had a good impression of the queen, and hurried to help her up.
"I must protect the prince."
He Mulan helped her up, only to realize that the legendary queen with amazing martial arts was very strong, and she was even an inch taller than herself.
If she hadn't been born in Liangzhou, if she had been born a little later, if she had fought for Tuoba Tao, there would be no Mulan in this world, only "Meng Qiushuang".
The world is really good fortune, and Queen Meng's living example tells her what she can make a woman look like when she enters the palace, which makes her have a greater awe of the harem.
Even being a nanny is not enough, there is no place for people to stay at all.
Juqu Mengxun said mostly polite words, and expressed great concern for his daughter who was in the Wei Guo team. In his words, Princess Xingping was like a pure and clean saint who would die even if a man saw it. Although Princess Xingping's safety was placed under the protection of the Hu Ben army in order to gain the trust of Wei State, she still hoped that Wei would die. The country can understand her reputation and don't touch Yunyun too much.
If He Mulan hadn't secretly inquired about Princess Xingping's past, I'm afraid she would have been concealed by this "chaste and wise" princess, who dared not let any guards approach her car.
At this time, He Mulan could only nodded perfunctorily.
"You can rest assured that unless the princess summons us, we will all retreat. Besides, with the Prince Bodhi here, and Princess Xingping, there is nothing to worry about."
Who would have nothing to collide with and kiss the princess
Do you think Your Majesty's sword is not fast enough
Juqu Mengxun was just worried that his daughter would not be able to hide her true nature among so many men. After repeatedly instructing her, she looked at He Mulan's team unintentionally.
"Why is General Yuan not here?"
"He replaced Daxingyi's job and went ahead to explore the road ahead of time." He Mulan said without changing his expression: "Now only he is familiar with the path."
Tomorrow, Meng Yulong will find that there is one less deputy envoy in the team, but that's okay, the Meng family has formed an alliance with the Wei State, so I won't say much.
Yuan Po Qiang used to be a native of Guzang and the prince of Nanliang. He knew the way naturally. Although Juqu Mengxun was very puzzled, he could only suppress his uneasiness and send the group of Wei people away before checking.
Juqu Mujian followed after the queen and the king had finished their greetings.
He had been imprisoned in the empty East Palace before, only Li Jingai was by his side, probably because his life was not very good and he did stupid things to get in trouble. Many officials in Beiliang pretended not to see him. , His complexion is not very good, but his expression is not as gloomy and depressed as before.
If he had to say it, his eyebrows seemed to light up a little.
No one knew why he had become like this. Some people looked at him with schadenfreude, but he continued to walk forward without hesitation and walked in front of He Mulan.
"Why, the lesson is not enough, do you still want to provoke?"
He Mulan really didn't have the slightest affection for this person, and she was ready to sue Tuoba Tao for his disgust after returning to China.
Such a man actually married a woman who knew the whole thing like Li Jingai, it was like a good cabbage being humiliated by a pig.
She looked at Queen Meng not far away.
She thought wrong, two good cabbage was arched by two pigs.
"I used to think wrongly, and I won't do it in the future." What He Mulan didn't think about was that Juqu Muqian gave in without concealment.
"I'm here to have a word with my brother, okay?"
Of course Juqu Muqian didn't feel embarrassed.
No matter how people laugh at him now, look down on him, or think he's superfluous and almost screwed up, he won't be afraid and angry anymore.
Because he will be the king of Northern Liang, the future lord of all people, they will bow down under his throne and ask for his mercy.
The peace exchanged by rapprochement and handing over hostages is only an illusion. The peace that everyone is waiting for will not come at all, it will only be temporarily delayed.
In the end, Bei Liang still had to rely on him for support.
No matter how arrogant Hua Mulan is, he is just a small general, and he will become the lord of a vast country...
Why should he...
"Can't."
He Mulan looked at him and spat out three words.
… and compare with him…
Uh
What did he hear just now
Did he hear it wrong
'You're not the King of Liang yet, don't try to tell me what to do. '
He swore that he saw something like this in He Mulan's eyes.
He Mulan showed a mocking expression and said with a light smile to Juqu Mujian: "I'm so sorry, third prince, we've wasted too much time, we can't let you go..."
She looked at the people of the Wei country who were already restless behind her, showed the first incomparably happy smile of the day, and shouted loudly.
"Let's go now!"