Autumn is getting cooler, and even the wind that blows carries the cool breath of chrysanthemums. The lotus in Taiqing Pond has long since failed miserably. The sound is like the lingering fragrance from the copper gilded tripod, floating quietly in the hall, making it appear more empty and lonely.
"Princess Yunkang, Mrs. Yipin Huayang, Princess Runan, Princess Duanqing, and Princess Jing'an all submitted their petitions one after another, expressing their willingness to enter the palace to raise the emperor; King Runan, King Duanqing, King Jing'an, General Situ, and Princess An The son-in-law and the horse of Yunjun are also on the scene. The government and the opposition are currently divided into two factions, most of the military generals admire King Jing'an, but the civil officials advocate that the three concubines will raise the emperor together, and the three princes will supervise the country and assist the government together."
The breeze blew past, and the flowers and trees outside the window shattered the shadow of the moon. Chu Qiao was sitting on a soft mat, wearing a cotton white inner room brocade robe, with one hand resting on the window lattice, and with her chin resting on her chin, she quietly looked out at the sycamore moonlit night outside the window. Her wide sleeves drooped slightly, revealing a section of snow-white Forearm, thin face, quiet eyes, can't see what he is thinking.
"Hussar General Xie Xu of the Ministry of War has brought 70,000 southern troops to Xizhao Mountain, and will arrive at the capital in a few days. Xie Xu used to be the servant of King Jing'an, and now he is coming with troops. I have to guard against it. I have ordered Xu General Su has set up defenses in Hanshui, if Xie Xu came under the banner of paying homage to the new emperor, he can only cross the river alone, and he is not allowed to bring troops."
"Xie Xu?" Chu Qiao leaned against the window without turning her head, and said in a deep voice, "When King Luo rebelled back then, I never saw him so loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but now he has become domineering."
Sun Di's voice remained unchanged, and he said in a deep voice: "If the name is not right, the words will not be right. It is no wonder that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty have different ideas."
Chu Qiao looked sideways slightly, and looked at Sun Di fixedly. She seemed to understand what he wanted to say, but she didn't say it after all, and didn't give him a real answer. She just turned her head quietly and looked out the window. Sparkling blue waves, long silence.
"In addition, Liu Yuanzong, the son of Mr. Liu Ge, once approached me in private, expressing his willingness to contact some of the old members of the Liu family to help him at the right time, but it still needs an opportunity and a name."
At this time, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall. Both of them turned their heads together and saw that the emperor was wearing a small golden python robe, barefoot, without even boots, running into the hall with tears on his face, and threw himself into Chu Qiao's arms, crying loudly stand up. The two nuns followed behind and knelt on the ground when they saw Chu Qiao and Sun Di.
The child's body was small and soft, holding Chu Qiao's waist tightly with both hands, crying and shouting: "Auntie! The concubine mother is here to find me, the concubine mother is here to find me!"
Chu Qiao pitifully pulled the little emperor up, took out a handkerchief to wipe away his tears, and said softly, "Is the emperor dreaming again?"
The child pursed his lips, and cried, "Concubine Mu's head is covered in blood, and it's all rubbing against me."
Chu Qiao comforted him and said, "Emperor, don't be afraid, it's a dream, it can't be real. The queen mother liked you so much before she was alive, how could she scare you?"
"Aunt—" Li Xiuyi hugged Chu Qiao tightly, refusing to let go no matter what.
Sun Di looked at the emperor and said regretfully, "Your majesty is still so young, if he falls into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, he will suffer a lot."
Chu Qiao's heart suddenly felt a little troubled, and without looking at Sun Di, she said in a cold and deep voice, "It's getting late at night, my lord should not stay in the palace any longer. Mei Xiang, see off the guests."
Sun Di was not annoyed, and politely saluted Chu Qiao, and Shi Shiran turned and left.
Mei Xiang stared at Sun Di's back, with resentment in her brows, and said angrily after seeing him leave, "Miss, don't listen to this man's nonsense, at worst, we will take Your Majesty away when Fourth Young Master arrives."
Before Chu Qiao could speak, Li Xiuyi in her arms raised her head and asked, "Where is Auntie going?"
Chu Qiao lowered her head, looked into the child's dark eyes, and seemed to vaguely see another person's shadow through these eyes. At that time, catkins were flying all over the sky, and the cold wind was as cold as a knife. Regardless of the opposition and doubts of the whole country, he led the army to Longyin Pass and rescued her from the chaos. His armor is so cool, it sticks to her cheeks, but it is like a high mountain that blocks the wind, majestic like a majestic mansion, it will never fall down.
She folded her arms little by little, and hugged the child tightly in her arms.
White candles are burning high, and the night in the deep palace is always so long.
The corner door next to Tai'an Gate opened slowly, and Sun Di stepped out in a light robe.
Tie You crouched in a dark corner, and approached him calmly when he came out. Sun Di looked at him with a faint smile, and said nonchalantly, "Commander Tie wants to drink with me?"
"You killed Empress Dowager Yuan?" Tie You said in a low voice, his eyes as quiet as water, suddenly.
Sun Di's face was calm, with a slight smile on his lips, and he said, "What does Commander Tie mean by that? The Queen Mother Yuan touched the wall and died. The entire palace saw it, and you saw it with your own eyes. What does it have to do with me?" ?”
Tie You frowned, and said with the same tone: "Qing Yuan said that the night before the forced palace, you sent a secret letter from the prison, specifying that it was to be handed over to Queen Mother Yuan. After reading your letter, Queen Mother Yuan So I went to His Majesty's bedroom and didn't leave until the night when the palace was forced. The maid serving the Empress Dowager said that the Empress Dowager Yuan cried all night and didn't even eat, what did you say to her?"
"What can I say, I just told the queen mother to be careful to guard against the brothers and sisters of the Zhan family."
Tie You suddenly took two steps forward, fixed his eyes on Sun Di, and said in a deep voice, "Then why did you secretly execute the little eunuchs who delivered the letters for you, and last night searched for the Palace of Yixin under the name of Qing Palace?"
Sun Di's complexion also turned cold, he turned around sternly, and said coldly, "I don't know what you're talking about." After saying that, he lifted his foot and wanted to leave.
"Sun Di!" Tie You yelled suddenly, scaring all the guards in the distance to look at him. His chest heaved and he said in a low voice, "If you want people to know, you have to do nothing. With hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at you, do you think you can do it flawlessly?"
The moonlight was cool and cold, casting silvery white light on Sun Di's back. The green shirt was elegant and unpretentious, but there was an indescribable brilliance floating from this young nobleman.
He turned around slowly, looked at Tie You quietly, and said in a deep voice: "Tie You, what is your origin, you must remember."
Tie You was stunned for a moment, a flash of displeasure suddenly flashed across his face, and he said coldly: "Tie You was born as a pariah, so naturally he can't be compared with Master Sun."
"I didn't ask you this." Sun Di said lightly, under the cold moonlight, his face was handsome and evil. The man's back was straight, his robe sleeves were elegant, and he said in a deep voice, "I mean, you won't forget His Majesty's kindness to you and me, right?"
Tie You was taken aback for a moment, but in a flash he said coldly: "Killing His Majesty's only mother and concubine, and encouraging the wild people to change their minds, is this your means of repaying His Majesty's kindness?"
"Otherwise, what else can we do? Let His Majesty ascend the throne and Empress Dowager Yuan assist the government? Hmph, if that's the case, within three years, this Great Tang Dynasty will be surnamed Zhou after King Jing'an Zhou Yun."
There was a sneer at the corner of Sun Di's mouth, his young eyes were as cunning as a fox's, and when the night wind blew, he could only see that he was elegantly dressed, and he did not look like a human figure.
"Indeed, before your Majesty died, you had expected such a situation, and you knew that the Zhan brothers and sisters were planning to rebel, so you made instructions and arrangements one by one. It's just that I didn't do that, and I wanted to let Datang mess up this situation." In one case, Zhan Ziyu, a traitorous official, was forced to die at the hands of General Xiuli, so that she could make this achievement. Even if Queen Mother Yuan did not commit suicide that day, I would kill her afterwards, but she is still smart enough to know that she is not It's my ability to make a choice early on, which saved me a lot of trouble. I was the one who muddied the waters of the government and the opposition. Only when the situation is forced to such a point, Master Chu will be used by me, and will not leave the university with Zhuge Yue. Don."
Tie You was stunned when he heard that, the iron-red city wall looked thick and oppressive, and the nocturnal birds flitted past the tall Jinwu Palace, making ear-piercing chirps. Tie You frowned tightly, opened his mouth slightly, and after a long time, he said in disbelief, "You're crazy!"
"No, it's not me who's crazy."
Sun Di raised his head, his clothes were in the wind, and his tall and straight figure was like a gun. He pointed at the far northern night sky, and said sharply, "Did you hear that? With a million corpses, Great Xia is about to fall apart; Yanbei Yan Xun is ambitious, his literary and military strategy is unsurpassed in the world, and his cruelty is unmatched. The reason why Great Xia can still compete with it now is simply because Zhuge Yue's Qinghai army is on the flank Threat, once Zhuge Yue leaves, how can he rely on Zhao Che alone to compete with Yanbei? Moreover, in Daxia, there are intrigues and internal strife, and the clans of all parties do their own things. Zhao Yang is not a person who is willing to be inferior. I have completely removed the northern barriers of Bian Tang. At that time, there will be Yanbei in the west threatening from the waterway in southern Xinjiang, Yanbei's army will attack from the north, Nalan Hongye, who is closely related to Yan Xun, in the east, and King Jing'an and other people with ulterior motives inside. Secretly coveting, at that time, my Tang Dynasty still has a reason to survive?"
Tie You was stunned for a moment, only to hear Sun Di continue to say: "In the battle of King Luo, Datang suffered heavy casualties. We still have the power to fight. Once the situation is broken and Great Xia is at the hands of Yan Bei, that will be the time when my Great Tang will be destroyed. Your Majesty has been so kind to you and me. Now that he is gone, isn’t it? Can you and I sit back and watch Datang's millennium foundation be destroyed?"
"Then...then you shouldn't kill Queen Mother Yuan, after all, she is His Majesty's concubine and His Majesty's mother!" Tie You blushed and said loudly.
"It's just a useless woman." Sun Di snorted coldly with disdain, and said in a deep voice, "For the present plan, the only way to give us a chance to breathe is to find ways to keep Daxia. Before Yanbei destroys Daxia, If we can't annex Huai Song, then we will definitely fall into heavy siege in the future."
After all, a trace of fanaticism suddenly appeared in his eyes. He turned around, stared at Tie You closely, and said in a deep voice: "As long as Master Chu stays in my Tang Dynasty, Zhuge Yue will definitely not leave Daxia and return to Qinghai. As long as he does not leave, Yan Xun cannot ignore him." Cuiwei pass and attack Yanming pass with all forces. If the summer is not extinguished, we will have time and opportunity to recuperate. Moreover, with the relationship between Master Chu, Yan Xun and Zhuge Yue, it will inevitably usher in a new era between the two sides. With political support, if there is any change in the domestic forces, you have to consider the attitudes of the other two countries. Your Majesty's throne will be safe and secure. Even if King Jing'an and others want to intervene, they will have some scruples. What's more, the fighting power of the Xiuli Army is extremely high. Strong and loyal, no less than His Majesty's wolf army, it is the best guarantee for the king's teacher. Master Chu himself is extremely talented in military and politics, and is highly respected by the remnants of the Great Brotherhood. He is worthy of a great responsibility and has affection for His Majesty Righteousness, she has no relatives and family members, and as a woman, she has no ambitions. In today's world, can you find a second person like this?"
Tie You was rendered speechless by what he said, and could only stare blankly at his colleague, as if he didn't know him.