"The Zier Chu family is from a well-known family, auspicious and virtuous, knowledgeable in books and principles, respectful and modest. Bingdeyou is gentle and courteous, knows the past and present but loves kindness, Shu Hui'an and peace, and progress is regular. Here is this metaphor, Jin Xirong was made the empress's noble concubine, assisted in the government and supervised the country, and then Sui Yongfu."
The solemn voice echoed under the blue sky and white sun. A golden phoenix crown made of bare feet and real gold was placed upright on the square platform of the ancestral temple in front. Phoenix seals, ink brushes, jade seals and other objects were placed on it one by one. The power of gold and jade that the world looks up to, as long as you take a step forward and hold it in your palm, no one in this world can easily hurt her.
She stood on the high phoenix platform, and there were thousands of kneeling figures below. Among those looking up, there were jealousy, resentment, fear, fear, hesitation, hesitation, and a trace of... She was eagerly looking forward to it, but there was nothing that made her feel warm.
The jade steps under my feet are so cold, and the sunlight in the sky is also icy cold.
The Minister of Rites knelt in front of her, holding a golden seal ribbon in his hand, and the seventy-year-old minister lowered his head, his old knees trembling slightly.
The wind whizzed by, and groups of eagles flew across the sky. She raised her head and looked at Tang Jing's majestic city gate, vermilion iron walls, towering towers, and the ancient city that had gone through thousands of years of wind and rain seemed to be He also looked at her, waiting for this historic scene.
As long as she takes over, as long as she takes over, a quarter of this world will be in her hands.
At that moment, she suddenly saw those eyes again. They were cool and hot. His pen was clear and handsome, with a sharp light, and he wrote flamboyantly: Don't forget to wait for me!
Remember! wait for me!
The canonized trumpets suddenly sounded in unison, like thousands of rhinoceros roaring at the same time.
Outside the northern city of Tang Jing, a horse riding a war horse was isolated far away at the head of the bridge. The withered yellow autumn grass swayed with the wind, and the rising sun cast thousands of golden rays of light on the wasteland.
He was dressed in a purple robe, his hair was tied with sapphire, his eyebrows were clear and handsome, his eyes were like a deep lake, and he couldn't see a wave.
A gust of wind blew by, and the small wind blew slowly into the string of bells hanging around the neck, with a whoosh sound, a small and melodious sound came out.
"Remember, I'm waiting for you."
I'm waiting for you... I'm waiting for you...
The rising sun breaks through the clouds, and thousands of rays of light suddenly arrive, and everything is renewed, and it is beautiful!
Boom! A loud noise suddenly came from the south gate, and even the Taimiao was shaken for a while.
Tens of thousands of hectares of yellow dust surged from the southern sky, almost covering the rising sun in the sky. The sound of the gold alarm sounded all over the king's army, and the post horse rushed to the altar of the ancestral temple. The Great General defected to the enemy! King Jing’an’s soldiers approached the city! General Xu Su defected to the enemy!”
In an instant, the whole city was in panic, and everyone's faces were ashen. Sun Di stood under the stage, and his face instantly turned pale.
The Minister of Rites fell to the ground, and the Fengxi seal ribbon in his hand fell on the white marble stone steps, shining bright golden yellow.
Chu Qiao walked down step by step and stood in front of Sun Di. Sun Di raised his head and looked at her steadfastly, his gaze was like a deep cold pool, with indescribable coldness, but also inexplicable fear.
"Master Sun." Chu Qiao took out a piece of letter paper, on which were densely written the names of high officials in the court.
"This is the list of rebellious Kyoto ministers who secretly communicated with King Jing'an during this period. Please deal with it immediately."
As soon as Chu Qiao finished speaking, the faces of several ministers present turned ashen. Sun Di took it in a daze, and looked at her suspiciously, as if he hadn't really seen the woman in front of him until now.
"I'm going to lead the army to fight against King Jing'an. I entrust the safety of the city and the emperor to you."
"The garrison in Gyeonggi is only 150,000, but the number of the enemy..."
Chu Qiao interrupted him: "We still have General Xu."
"General Xu is not..."
"It's not the first time General Xu has done something like this."
Sun Di was stunned for a moment. He watched Chu Qiao casually tore off the magnificent auspicious clothes, revealing a silver-white close-fitting armor underneath. After three thousand Qingsi, he got on a war horse brought by He Xiao and roared away with the soldiers of the Xiuli Army.
The 150,000 guards inside and outside the imperial city had already been waiting in full battle. The girl was dressed in military uniform, and there was no such calm and indifferent aura on her face. The flying brilliance was like a phoenix reborn from the ashes. She walked with her sword, stood with her head held high under the city, and shouted coldly: "Open the city gate!"
At that moment, she was like the first ray of light from the beginning of heaven and earth, so beautiful that people have the urge to cry.
Sun Di watched the majestic city gate slowly open, thousands of horseshoes kicked up thousands of yellow smoke and dust, and thundered towards the battlefield ten miles away.
The world is a melting pot, everything is fuel, troubled times create a hero, and she is the sharp sword that everyone covets.
The cold wind kept passing by her ears, and she once again remembered what Li Ce said in her ear before he died: "After I die, the government and the people will be in chaos. The Zhan brothers and sisters are just paper tigers. It's a real wolf. Sun Di is an extreme person. If there is any change, you will follow the plan and go to Hanshui with the finger wrench I gave you. Xu Su will listen to your orders after seeing it, and Tie You's wolf army will also follow your command. Getting rid of the spies of the vassal kings in the ruling and opposition parties can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. As for Zhuge Si, you don’t think he looks very smart at ordinary times, but when it comes to you, he suddenly becomes an idiot. You don’t have to remind him when the time comes, just let him bring soldiers to snatch the relatives , I, Bian Tang, can save a few people from dying, and I can be angry with him by the way. Qiao Qiao, you have been tied up all your life. If it is because of my death that you are once again tied up in your footsteps, then I will live under Jiuquan, and I will not be angry. I will close my eyes in peace.
"You, don't let me down."
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The corners of Chu Qiao's eyes were sour, and the corners of her mouth were tightened, and she slapped the horse's stock hard. I saw that the two armies had already clashed in the wilderness. Xu Su took the lead, dressed in armor and uniform like a god of war in the prosperous age, holding a big knife in his hand, and a big banner behind him: kill rebels and punish traitors.
"Kill—" the wolf army let out a deafening scream, the world was dark and yellow, the first turmoil after Emperor Yongjun of the Tang Dynasty came to the throne, finally unfolded completely.
On the eighth day of October in the first year of Yongjun, Wang pretended to ascend the throne and induced Jing'an, Duanqing, Huayang Dagong and others to raise troops and sent 180,000 troops to Hanshuiguan. The Ministry of the First Road gathered from the gathering, Fang Huaihai, the deputy general of Shennan Banjiying, Tian Rujia, the general of the Western Yunnan Army, Liu Mubai, the deputy commander of Xizhao, Zhu Jiong, the general of Huaicheng, and Xu Su, the general of Hanshui, and the force expanded to forty. Yu Wan, all the way like a broken bamboo, directly killed the capital. When Wang heard the news, he took off his auspicious clothes, put on his armor, opened the gate of Nanchang, and led his army to meet the enemy.
When Fang Huaihai, Tian Rujia, Liu Mubai, Zhu Jiong, Xu Su and others saw Wang Qi, they immediately raised the banner of punishing traitors and turned against the bandits. Wang controlled the bow and arrow, and led his troops to fight, beheading more than 30,000 enemies, and the rest surrendered. King Zhou Yun of Jing'an died at the sword of General Xu at the age of fifty-seven.
Two days later, Wang hung a phoenix seal on the gate of the palace. In the name of not daring to take power as a woman, he knelt down in front of the Taimiao and asked the late emperor to take back his order. On the second day, Emperor Yongjun arrived. Feeling the kindness of the king and Li Tang, he was specially allowed to play, and was named the empress and noble concubine.
—"Book of Tang·Biography of King Xiuli·127 Volumes"
In front of the palace gate, Chu Qiao was wearing a white cloak, standing quietly under the shadow of the palace gate, the sky was getting dark, and the birds were flying at dusk, she was shrouded in the faint blush of the setting sun, she looked quiet and peaceful, not at all galloping The sharpness and sharpness of the battlefield.
Sun Di's carriage and horses had just left the palace when they saw Chu Qiao and stopped immediately. He got out of the car slowly, and for a moment he didn't know where to start. After thinking about it for a long time, seeing her talking and laughing freely, he finally bowed his head and said, "Master Chu."
"The Xiuli Army has settled down in Bian Tang's house and has children, so it is no longer my private army. I will entrust them to Mr. Sun, and I will no longer be the commander of the Xiuli Army. I am called an adult. Bring it up again." Chu Qiao said lightly, her voice was very gentle.
Sun Di, who had seen how powerful she was, no longer dared to despise her. He nodded and said, "Your Excellency said so."
Chu Qiao smiled and said lightly: "The few adults who openly opposed my canonization that day should be released. Your Majesty ascended the throne at a young age, and it is a good time to buy people's hearts. I will not act on behalf of Your Majesty for this edict. After I leave, Lord Sun, don't forget those loyal ministers in the prison of Shangli Academy."
Sun Di replied: "I will bear in mind your lord's instruction."
"Master Sun, the words just now were spoken to you by King Xiuli of the Tang Dynasty. Now, I, Chu Qiao, still have a few words I want to say to you."
Sun Di was taken aback for a moment, and slowly raised his head, only to see the woman's beautiful face, with some unspeakable brilliance looming on her face, he nodded involuntarily, "Please speak."
"You also know that the way of an emperor will never tolerate the benevolence of a woman. So whether I am the concubine of the Tang Dynasty or the prince of the Tang Dynasty, it will not have any impact on the political orientation of Yanbei and Daxia. Maturity, war is inevitable, and the process of unification will never be wiped out because of someone's personal friendship. Although all the resistance forces in Bian and Tang have been wiped out, you still must not be careless. The battle between Daxia and Yanbei will definitely It is inevitable. Neither you nor I can guess what the general trend of the world will be in the future. We can only do our best to reverse the situation, protect Li Ce's bloodline, and Datang's eternal foundation."
Sun Di looked at Chu Qiao, frowned slightly, and asked in a deep voice, "Master Chu, why did you entrust me with the important task of supervising the country?"
Chu Qiao smiled slightly, and said calmly: "There are three reasons: First, Tie You is in charge of the Wolf Army and the Gyeonggi Army, and General Xu Su is in charge of the troops outside the capital. He has political power, but he has no ability to mobilize troops, let alone the identity of a royal family member. If you want to rebel, you will not succeed if you have no real status and no military power to supplement you."
The setting sun shone on Chu Qiao's face, as if covered with a layer of red satin and gold gauze, she continued: "Second, Tang Jing has just gone through several battles, and the people need to recuperate. King Luo and King Jing'an fell one after another, and the royal family's prestige flourished." , You are not popular, you cannot stir up a civil uprising, and you lack the opportunity and public opinion to usurp power.
"As for the third one," Chu Qiao smiled slightly, her eyes were shining brightly, she was as cunning as a fox, she said with a smile, "I believe in you."
Sun Di's heart stopped beating suddenly, he looked at Chu Qiao, and seemed to be a little bit disbelieving his ears.
"I believe in you, and Li Ce also believes in you. Although you are withdrawn and extreme, you are the most loyal courtier to the Tang Dynasty and the Li family. Li Ce said before his death that you were the number one candidate to assist the government. I deeply agree."
She took out two letters from her bosom, handed them to Sun Di, and said, "This is a letter written by Zhao Che, the Seventh Prince of Daxia, and Zhuge Yue, King of Qinghai, expressing their willingness to become an ally with Datang. Your political status will be guaranteed by both parties." You don’t have to worry about the threat of domestic public opinion to you, I will fully support you, I believe you will be able to raise the emperor well.”
With slightly trembling fingers, Sun Di took the two letters slowly, feeling that they were as heavy as mountains. He suddenly knelt down in front of Chu Qiao, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, don't worry, Sun Di will swear allegiance to Li Tang to the death. If there is any mistake in the Tang Dynasty, I am willing to die to apologize."
"Master Sun, don't do this." Chu Qiao lifted him up, looked at him sincerely, and said in a deep voice, "You are Li Ce's friend, and you are my friend. If he believes in you, I will believe in you."
The setting sun was like blood, and the wilderness was like iron. Sun Di stood on the majestic city wall, watching Chu Qiao leave the city under the escort of He Xiao, Pingan and others. A long shadow looms on the golden yellow wasteland, a beautiful young girl leaps and whips, like an eagle flying out of confinement, and her white robe is like a pair of huge wings, hunting and flying.
It was an eagle, and no one could cut off her wings. No one can force her to stay except herself.
At this moment, Sun Di suddenly understood the stubbornness of that close friend for many years. There is such a person in this world, and it really makes the world admirable.
He raised his head, took a deep breath, and seemed to see the foolish smile of his best friend again, approaching his ear with a wretched face, and said with a hey smile: "Guess if the skin on Mrs. Hu's Third Miss is pale? "
The autumn wind is rustling and everything is falling. This is a chilling year, but it is also a harvest season.