The night was dark, flickering lights shone from the tiled courtyard walls, a layer of warm yellow halo shrouded the white snow, and the sound of the wind reverberated in the boundless snowy night.
Yang Qian returned to his senses and asked, "How can the princess tell which people are perfidious?"
Yaoying didn't answer him immediately, she turned around and boarded the carriage, and sat in the carriage. Xianxian Su raised the felt curtain with her hands and motioned him to follow.
Yang Qian didn't react yet, and Yuanjue changed his face first.
Yaoying closed the felt curtain and looked at Yang Qian, her eyebrows slightly curved, and she asked with a smile, "Young Master Yang is afraid of me cheating?"
Yang Qian glanced in front of him and behind him, and found that he had been surrounded a long time ago. He snorted softly, raised his chest, and strode towards the carriage.
Princess Wenzhao is just a weak woman, and he is a dignified Yang family.
The wheels rolled over the snow and continued to shuttle through the deep alleys.
In the dark night, footsteps kept catching up with the carriage, and several personal soldiers in white cloaks rushed back from different directions, presenting letters and parchments.
Yuanjue picked it up and sent it into the carriage.
A lamp was hung in the car, Yaoying opened the sheepskin roll, looked at the light carefully, and handed it to Yang Qian opposite.
Yang Qianzheng moved his arms and legs impatiently. The carriage is not too cramped, it is more than enough for four people, but he is strong and tall, and he is concerned about the difference between men and women. He does not dare to get too close to Yaoying. superior.
As soon as his posture was awkward, he naturally lost his momentum. Facing the sheepskin scroll that Yaoying handed over, he snorted again and took a closer look.
After only watching half of it, Yang Qian's face was already blushing, and after reading all the sheepskin rolls, his face turned purple, his teeth clenched, his hands clenched into fists, and he said angrily, "These people who are greedy for life and afraid of death! "
The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he wished he could tear up the parchment.
The letters Yaoying handed him were all informative letters, and without exception, they all told the government that Princess Wei was now in Gaochang.
"Princess in vain trusts them so much, and took the risk to personally come to Gaochang to have a secret meeting with them, but they actually denounced the princess!"
Yang Qian gritted his teeth.
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Earlier, there was a rumor in the royal court that a princess Wenzhao from Zhongyuan fell in love with the son of Buddha at first sight, and he would not marry him. The Buddha's son is an eminent monk who has attained the Tao and is not stained by the world, so naturally he will not marry her. She did not change her infatuation, and made an oath, willing to follow the example of the modern girl and practice for the Buddha, in order to seek the blessing of the Buddha.
At first, no one cared about the rumor.
The disciples of the Buddha not only have high attainments in the Dharma, are compassionate, and bless one side, but also show kindness to the people of other countries, regardless of the high and the low. In the North Western Regions, when merchants encountered bandits blocking their way, they only needed to take out the banner of the Buddha and they could travel unimpeded. Therefore, he was deeply respected by the people of all countries and was a god in the eyes of the people. He was of noble birth, his face was like a full moon, and his eyes were like green lotus flowers.
A few months later, the royal court suddenly issued an edict, officially informing the city-states of the north and south of the Congling Mountains, and Princess Wenzhao stayed at the Wangting Buddhist Temple to lead the king to practice.
When the news reached Gaochang, there was an uproar.
Over the years, the number of men and women who admire the Buddha is as many as the sands of the Ganges River, and some city-state princesses are even attached to the whole country, in order to be loved by the Buddha. The Buddha has never paid attention to it.
But this time, the aloof Buddha actually made an exception for a Chinese girl!
He allowed Princess Wenzhao to stay in the Buddhist temple, didn't he just tell the world that Princess Wenzhao would be sheltered by him
All of a sudden, there was a lot of clamor, there were different opinions, and everyone was talking about this.
At this time, a merchant from the royal court came to Gaochang to buy wine, and the locals asked them in succession.
The merchants said: "Princess Wenzhao has indeed lived in a Buddhist temple. I heard that she can listen to the Buddha's teachings and eat with the Buddha every day."
Everyone was dumbfounded.
A wine merchant interjected with a smile: "The princess not only sees the Buddha's son every day, but the Buddha's son also preaches the Dharma for her alone! The Buddhist temple also specially asked the caravan to ask for a truckload of food from the Central Plains, which must have been prepared for the princess! "
Everyone was itchy, and continued to ask.
The businessman continued: "My aunt often goes to the Wang Temple to listen to the Buddha's teaching. She heard from the monks in the Wang Temple that the princess can enter and leave the Buddha's meditation room. The princess does not know Sanskrit, so the Buddha will teach the princess Sanskrit in person."
Everyone looked at each other and saw shock and excitement in each other's eyes.
Seeing the enthusiasm of the crowd, another interjected: "Yes! The Buddha and the princess share a book table every day and read a book of scriptures together! The little novice saw it with his own eyes!"
Another businessman smiled and told everyone who was listening to the news: "I have seen Princess Wenzhao, the princess likes glazed ware, bright moon beads, I have dealt with the servants of the princess, and the utensils used by the princess are all bought from me! The princess praised My jewel is the most beautiful and rarest in the royal court!"
"I also sold the makeup powder used by the princess, the gold leaf flowers and eyebrows. The princess looks like a goddess and knows how to dress up. The ladies of the royal court are all imitating her fashion."
"What dress Princess Wenzhao wears and what hairstyle she wears, within five days, Wang Ting will go up to Mrs.
Everyone was skeptical at first, but after listening to the Hu merchants swear by each other and speak righteously, that little doubt faded away, replaced by vigorous curiosity.
Now, when the women of Gaochang talk about the Buddha and Princess Wenzhao after a meal, they are no longer making fun of Princess Wenzhao's delusions as they did at the beginning.
Especially when the news of "Prince Aling, the capital of the North Rong Haidu, publicly declared that Princess Wenzhao would be his woman sooner or later" spread throughout the Western Regions, the people of Gaochang were even more excited to talk about this topic.
It turned out that the Buddha's words to all countries were to warn the prince of Beirong!
One is the noble and cold prince of the royal court, the other is the prince of Bei Rong who fought with iron and blood. Whose woman will Princess Wen Zhao become in the end
After Princess Wenzhao has practiced for one year, does the Buddha really want to marry her
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When the common people were happily discussing the affair between Princess Wenzhao and the Buddha, Yang Qian and other Hexi people were also excited: Princess Wenzhao was from Zhongyuan!
Yang Qian is eager to know what the situation in the Central Plains is now, and whether the Central Plains are unified? Does the emperor plan to send troops to retake Hexi, Gaochang, and Izhou
He sent his servants to follow the merchants to the royal court to inquire about the origin of Princess Wenzhao. After half a month, the servants returned, and the news he brought back made him depressed: Princess Wenzhao was kidnapped by Haidu Aling to the Western Regions, and she could not protect herself. The Central Plains Dynasty Still haven't recovered Helong.
Yang Qian was greatly disappointed, but he still sold his property to save a sum of money and planned to go to the royal court to see Princess Wen Zhao. Anyway, the princess is the princess of the Central Plains, living outside the territory, and has nothing to fall back on. , to see if I can help, and by the way, I can inquire about the Central Plains from the princess.
Unexpectedly, before he left, Princess Wen Zhao actually came to Gaochang by herself.
Yang Qian's heart skipped a beat: Haidu Aling would not die for the princess. In the royal court where the Buddha was in charge, the princess was safe and sound. Gao Chang surrendered to Beirong. If Mrs. Yina reported to Haidu Aling, the princess would be in danger!
He felt that the princess was really reckless, and he wanted to scare and warn the princess so that she could see the benefits.
But he never imagined that they had just left the market, and someone could not wait to send out a whistleblower letter.
Yang Qian squeezed the parchment tightly with his fingers, and the veins on the back of his hands were violent.
"Since the princess can get these letters, she must have made all preparations. I admire it! Please tell me the names of those people, the princess. I, Yang Qian, are ashamed to be in the company of these people!"
Yao Ying smiled lightly, without any anger after being betrayed, and said, "This is Gao Chang, not the Central Plains."
Yang Qian frowned.
Yaoying looked at him calmly: "Young Master Yang, the Central Plains are in chaos, and the Western Regions have been left alone for many years. How many people like Young Master who never forget their homeland and look forward to returning to the East?"
Yang Qian clenched his fist and said, "There are still many people like me! As long as I raise my arms, they are all willing to serve the princess!"
Yao Ying shook her head, "Young Master is a hero, Yao Ying admires it, but not everyone can put life and death aside like Young Master, more people work hard to seek wealth and glory, and the world is stable, and now Da Wei can't send troops. In the west expedition, Gao Chang is powerless to fight against Bei Rong, and it is reasonable for them to betray me."
She had long guessed that someone would inform and made arrangements in advance.
This meeting was originally a test. She had already made up her mind about who was trustworthy, who was available, and who had to stay away.
"The princess doesn't have to excuse them, they can be greedy for life and fear death, and don't come to the market to see the princess, but they shouldn't sue the princess after swearing by the princess! This is absolutely unreasonable!"
Yang Qian sneered, "How could my Hexi disciples do such a filthy act?!"
Yaoying's mouth curled slightly.
When Yang Qian was young, he was rebellious and arrogant and arrogant. People in the world said he was a dummy. Who would have thought that this young man with thin shirts, riding on a leaning bridge, and full of red sleeves, would be so proud
She looked at the man in front of her, thinking that he died of despair after going through all the hardships, and finally turned into a dry bone in quicksand, her eyes softened a little.
"Because there are so many villains, a sincere hero like the son is more valuable."
Yao Ying spoke her heart out, her dark and shining eyes fixedly staring at Yang Qian.
Hearing her sincerity, Yang Qian was stunned, with a cramped expression, avoiding her sight, his back against the door of the carriage was so hard, a trace of coy swept across his face, and whispered: " The princess is serious."
Yaoying smiled.
Yang Qian was so embarrassed that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet. After sitting for a while, he raised his head suddenly, and with a bang, the back of his head hit the carriage with a loud noise.
He didn't care about the pain, frowned and asked, "Princess, are you going to just let it go? What if one of them sent the whistleblower letter?"
Yaoying pointed to the parchment paper: "Young Master Yang, I am from the Central Plains, and I don't know much about the famous Hexi family living in Gaochang. The sons who denounced me should all know each other. They are all after officials in Hexi, and they are related to each other by marriage. Among them is the son's uncle, son, if I kill them for my own safety, what will their family think of me?"
Yang Qian's anger dissipated little by little, his head slumped, and he said sullenly: "Kill them, these nobles must have a grudge against the princess."
For aristocratic families, family interests are above everything else. The princess is just an outsider, and the clansmen are relatives who are connected by blood and share weal and woe. Even if they do not approve of the despicable actions of their relatives to sue the princess, they will choose to cover up their relatives.
So these people can't be killed.
Could it be that they can only let them use the princess to please the Beirong people? Chengri is in the company of these people, when will he be able to complete his ambition to recover the rivers and mountains
Yang Qian suddenly felt disheartened.
A warm cup of goat milk was delivered to Yang Qian.
He lifted his eyelids.
Yaoying put the tea cup forward and handed it forward, her voice calm: "Young Master Yang, ants are greedy for life, how much more people? Now I am living outside the territory, with no soldiers and no generals, Helong has fallen, the North Rong is strong, and the son's clan has denounced In exchange for the immediate benefits, it is also human nature, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one, let alone Gaochang surrender to Beirong?"
Yang Qian took the tea cup, looked at the snow-white goat milk in the cup, and said angrily: "I, Yang Qian, are a good man, and I don't want to be like them. A man, I should wear a three-foot sword and make an indelible feat. !"
Yaoying couldn't help laughing.
She knew that Yang Qian was firm in his will, and he would do what he said.
"Young Master, things are like this, don't worry about it. Now that I am alone and alone, the son's clan can naturally betray me for glory. If there is a civil strife in the Northern Rong, and I have soldiers and generals in my hands, there are heroes like the son to help me, and there are various tribes. If the Great Wei can send troops to the west, will they still risk the death of a rabbit and a dog to please Beirong?"
Yang Qian raised his head abruptly, his pupils shone brightly, and two clusters of flaming flames seemed to rise from his pupils.
Yao Ying's face was calm: "Since the son wants to make an extraordinary achievement, he shouldn't be sad because of the current setback. Those who achieve great things can't stick to the gains and losses of every square inch. The son must unite with everyone who can be united and make friends. Every friend that can be made, the son's clan is greedy for life and fear of death, and also wants to seek wealth and wealth at risk."
Yang Qian remained silent, pondered for a moment, regained his energy, and straightened his shoulders.
He understood the hint of the princess.
When he was weak, the clansmen disagreed with him. When he had the strength to unite with the Central Plains Dynasty to regain the rivers and mountains, would the clansmen still stop him? Which rich family in the city does not often recall the prosperity and peace of the past
Yang Qian tapped the parchment: "These people can't be killed."
In the first place, they did not die.
Second, rashly killing people will only intensify conflicts.
Yaoying nodded and said, "I will send these letters to Yuchi Damo."
Yang Qian's eyelids jumped, and the roots of his teeth suddenly became sore.
The princess is so cruel.
Although Yuchi Damo and Mrs. Yina are husband and wife, they are incompatible. The wealthy family in the city told Mrs. Yina a secret, which is undoubtedly a betrayal of Yuchi Damo. Isn't the princess sending the letter to Yuchi Damo to kill with a knife
He also thought that the princess and the Buddha had been together for a long time, and he planned to let go of the past and convince people with virtue!
Yaoying greeted Yang Qian's surprised gaze and smiled slightly.
If you let those people go directly, within three days, Mrs. Yina's personal soldiers will come to her door. She doesn't want to use her life to influence those cunning people.
Yang Qian squinted his eyes, thought about it, and gloated a little: "It's good that the princess treats them like this."
Yuchi Bodhidharma won't kill people just because of this trivial matter, but he won't let it go lightly. I think those people must suffer from flesh and blood. Let them learn a lesson, lest they rush to tell the truth whenever there is trouble.
After realizing this, Yang Qian let out a long sigh, then thought of Yaoying's situation, with a look of shame on his face, and said, "I have nothing to do these years, and I have no troops and horses, so I can't escort the princess back to the Central Plains."
Yao Ying was about to talk to him about this, and said, "Young master must be familiar with military books after he is the commander of the capital of Hexi. I have a presumptuous request."
"The princess said it bluntly."
Yaoying turned her face straight, bowed to Yang Qian, and said word by word, "Young Master Yang, would you like to recruit soldiers and horses for me and train the rebels?"
The muscles on Yang Qian's face rolled with a tremor.
Yaoying looked directly at him and said slowly: "A man should be equipped with a three-footed sword, and he will make an extraordinary contribution. I think that Young Master Yang is not a thing in the pool. He will be famous in the world and show his ambition."
No matter what the result is, this time at least he already knows that the Central Plains Dynasty has not completely abandoned the fallen rivers and mountains, and he will not die of despair and loneliness.
Yang Qian's chest rose and fell violently, and his eyes were as bright as stars.
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Yuanjue sat outside the carriage and heard the excited voice of Yang Qian in the carriage, and his heart also trembled.
What the hell is this Han man talking about with the princess? Why did we talk for so long
He was in a trance, frowning, feeling angry and wondering why he was angry. When the carriage stopped, he quickly collected his mind, made a quick tour, made sure it was safe, and signaled.
The felt curtain was lifted, and the tall and slender Yang Qian jumped out of the carriage and strode away.
Yuanjue quietly rolled his eyes.
They continued wandering the alley until they were sure there were no tails to follow before turning back to the courtyard.
It was late at night, there was silence all around, and snowflakes were flying all over the sky.
The carriage drove into the backyard, Yuanjue jumped to the ground, turned around, wanted to help Yaoying down, opened the felt curtain, and saw the scene of the carriage, and was stunned.
A dim yellow light flickered slightly, Yaoying leaned against the corner of the carriage, folded her arms and drooped her eyelashes, as if she had fallen asleep.
She met several groups of people today, and she was exhausted, and her voice was hoarse when she talked to Yang Qian.
Yuanjue was a little embarrassed, and was hesitating whether to wake her up, when the personal soldiers who stayed in the courtyard strode over.
"The princess is back? The regent wants to see the princess."
Yuanjue was stunned for a while, not knowing why, but suddenly felt guilty for Yaoying.