The Border Inn was so deserted that there was almost no one there.
As soon as Wen Qingzhu entered, the waiter immediately greeted her and said directly to her: "Please come this way, sir. The landlady is waiting for you in the flower room."
"Okay." Wen Qingzhu responded. When he followed the waiter back, he noticed someone walking on the second floor.
They had already left the lobby and failed to see who was on the second floor.
Wen Qingzhu asked the waiter in front of him: "Are there any other guests in your inn?"
"Yes! He was a friend of the landlady a few days ago. He has been living here." The waiter explained, and Wen Qingzhu didn't ask any more questions.
Arriving at the door of the flower room, Wen Qingzhu saw Su Lu sitting at the table and sighing.
When entering the room, Su Lu heard the sound and quickly raised his head: "Sir! You are finally here."
She quickly came forward and helped Wen Qingzhu sit down.
"What's wrong? Is it Zhang Ke or Bu Liugu?" Wen Qingzhu knew that Su Lu was in trouble for just one thing.
Su Lu poured the tea and handed it to her, and said with a troubled expression: "I have both. Zhang Ke said, let me wait for him for another year."
Doesn't this sentence mean that Jiang Yuancheng will definitely take action within a year
Wen Qingzhu knew in his heart that Zhang Ke used Su Lu's mouth to reveal information to him, but what kind of woman couldn't marry his future identity
After thinking about it for a long time, she asked again: "Then what do you think?"
"I think he is quite worthless." Su Lu's voice softened, and her face was very troubled.
With her current status, it is already a great gift that Zhang Ke does not dislike her.
But Su Lu is not a woman who has not experienced anything, not to mention her deep-rooted dislike of the capital.
Wen Qingzhu could see that Su Lu had already made a decision in her heart, so he chose to support her idea: "You don't have to worry about identity. After the war with the Xiongnu is over, we will have a detailed negotiation with Xianbei. Then what do you want? You can stay anywhere.”
"Not only that, Bu Liugu also made other conditions. This is a letter he wrote." Su Lu took out a letter.
Wen Qingzhu was quite surprised that Bu Liugu was not a person who liked to write letters.
Soon after she read the letter, she knew that the person writing the letter was not Bu Liugu, but the Queen of Xianbei.
Seeing that she had finished reading, Su Lu said: "The queen of Xianbei is a very capable woman. She herself has no sons. It turns out that she is supporting the eldest prince. Isn't this the death of the eldest prince? She is between the second and third princes." After hesitating, it seems now that she has decided to help the third prince."
"But her request was too much." Wen Qingzhu put down the letter casually, having a new understanding of Queen Xianbei in his heart.
Compared with the queen of Qi, the power in the hands of the queen of Xianbei is obviously much greater.
Su Lu said worriedly: "This letter is sent in the name of Bu Liugu, so he must know it. If this is the case, wouldn't it be detrimental to our Qi State? Besides, there are many things going on inside Qi State." Couldn’t solve it.”
Whether it's news from the capital or from the border, Su Lu knows it better than the average person.
Many of the news about Fu Jiajun were relayed through her hands.
Back then Su Lu was able to enter the enemy camp alone for the sake of Qi State, but now she still stands on Qi State's side in front of Qi State and Bu Liugu.
Not only Fu Lie but also Wen Qingzhu admired such a woman.
After thinking for a long time, Wen Qingzhu said slowly: "Queen Xianbei's request is actually not very difficult, but if I agree to them in this special situation this year, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among many people. After all, the canonization of the princess is This kind of thing still needs the emperor’s decree.”
"I really don't need anything like the princess, but it's just a false name. The real problem is that Xianbei wants us to open up the trade route in Youzhou. If we are not careful, there will be big problems." Su Lubi said for the most part. Everyone knows Xianbei's ambitions.
They have always coveted the Central Plains. If they were not an enemy, they would definitely be better than many Qi people because of their modesty and studiousness.
Wen Qingzhu shook his head: "They won't do it in a short time. The second prince is not that easy to fail. The fact that he came to the Xiongnu twice shows that the situation of the queen in Xianbei is not good. After thinking about it, I can feel it in the future. I am afraid that only the Duan family is threatened, and it seems that You Duan has chosen to join forces with the second prince for the time being."
"Didn't the young master of the Duan family want to resurrect their eldest prince? Now he is on the side of the second prince?" Su Lu didn't know the cruelty of the royal family's heir apparent, so he didn't know much about it.
After taking a sip of tea, Wen Qingzhu explained patiently: "There is a young master Duan, there is a young master Duan, there is a Duan family, there is a Duan family, there has never been such a thing as resurrecting the dead. The head of the Duan family is relatively sober, he Very understanding of the current situation.
At least they can't lose their position as the first family in this succession rotation. The eldest prince is dead, just replace him. They don't even care who will become the King of Xianbei. As long as the Duan family's status remains the same, then they won't mind who sits in that position. "
Su Lu could vaguely understand, but she still felt a little worried: "Is it really okay?"
"No problem!" Wen Qingzhu nodded solemnly and looked down at the beautiful small regular script fonts on the table. She said in admiration, "Queen Xianbei's Chinese is so good. I think they know what win-win means better than the Huns."
Two days later, Jiang Yuanhan was finally injured.
If Fu Lie hadn't sent someone to invite Wen Qingzhu, she really wouldn't have known anything.
Because of her pregnancy, Wen Qingzhu couldn't ride a horse, and the carriage couldn't go very fast, so it took her an hour to get to the military camp.
When the curtain was opened, the military doctor had already bandaged Jiang Yuanhan. He was looking at a map. The soldier beside him was holding soup and medicine, but he hesitated to speak.
As soon as he saw Wen Qingzhu appear, he quickly saluted and said hello: "See you, Princess!"
"No need to be polite, you can go out. I will take care of Your Majesty here." Wen Qingzhu walked over and brought the soup.
The soldiers were relieved and quickly retired.
Jiang Yuanhan finally raised his head, reached out and took the medicine bowl from Wen Qingzhu's hand, and drank it all in one gulp.
After that, continue looking at the map.
Wen Qingzhu didn't bother him, just followed him and found that he had marked many red dots at the border between Qi and the Huns.
The most conspicuous Yonghe Pass is not there.
After careful consideration, Wen Qingzhu discovered that when these red dots were connected, they turned out to be a marching formation.
"Your Majesty, do you plan to attack the Huns?"
Jiang Yuanhan raised his head with a smile: "Isn't that bad? They were the ones who started the attack anyway. Isn't it normal for us to fight back? In this case, we also have good soldiers and generals, so why not incorporate the territory of the Huns, so that there will be no Huns in the future? Harassment stuff.”
"The emperor really thinks so?" Wen Qingzhu's worry became intense. The emperor of Qi could be a warlike monarch, but he must not be a warlike monarch.
Jiang Yuanhan keenly felt the disagreement in her tone, so he put down the ink pen in his hand, turned around and asked her to sit down: "Sister, do you have any objections?"
"I can't talk about any opinions. You should know the history of the Xiongnu. The previous Emperor Ming almost killed all the Xiongnu, but in less than ten years, they came back and fought a tug-of-war with the previous dynasty for nearly twenty years.
The Jin Dynasty, which was originally prosperous and powerful, turned completely into decline during the twenty years of war. Taizu of Qi once went deep into the Huns, but in the end they only built Dingyuan and Yonghe Pass.
Do you know why? "
Jiang Yuanhan didn't say anything, he knew.
"The existence of war is for peace and development. If we are dragged into the abyss of war, the people will become more and more miserable, and the national power of Qi will become weaker and weaker. No matter how powerful the generals, no matter how fearless the soldiers are, they will eventually be defeated. A boring day.”
After Wen Qingzhu finished speaking, Jiang Yuanhan lowered his head, but he still did not express his position.
Until Wen Qingzhu said again: "It's not that I don't allow you to fight, but every time you fight a battle, you have to consider the gains and losses. You are not someone else, you are the emperor of Qi. You have to protect the people of Qi and defend the state of Qi." country."
"Then what does sister want me to do?" Jiang Yuanhan finally said.
Wen Qingzhu said seriously: "You can do whatever you want. If there are any problems, we will point them out for you."
During this conversation, Wen Qingzhu didn't know how far he had gone in, and felt vaguely worried.
So she took Jiang Yuanhan to the city tower, pointed to the vast grassland in front of her and said: "Now among the Xiongnu, there are four very noteworthy people. The first one is Zhita who controls everything, and the second one is who has an overview of the overall situation. King Zuoxian, the third is Danton, who is both wise and brave, and the fourth is Danton."
She turned to look at Jiang Yuanhan and said seriously: "His name is He Lai. If you give him enough time, he can become the second Fu Lie. If you can get rid of him this time, the Huns will be hit hard." .”
"The male favorite that my sister adopted from the Huns before?" Jiang Yuanhan became serious.
Hearing the last two words, Wen Qingzhu choked on his saliva, coughed twice, and deliberately corrected him seriously: "Not a male favorite, just a bodyguard."
"But this is what Yang Jiu said." Jiang Yuanhan was still angry when he heard the news.
Later, I ordered someone to investigate and found out the cause and effect.
Even so, Jiang Yuanhan also discovered something very important.
In the eyes of a sister, there will never be only one brother like him.
No matter it was He Lai, or he was taught by Ji Shang for three days and defeated the second prince of the Huns.
They were all carefully taught by their elder sisters.
Each one is so outstanding.
"Yang Jiu is talking nonsense! Don't listen to him anymore. If you have any questions, investigate it yourself and let the person you trust the most do it!"
"Okay." Jiang Yuanhan laughed. He was still different in his sister's heart.
At night, Wen Qingzhu waited for a long time before coming to Ye Qian.
"My subordinates see you, Princess."
Wen Qingzhu sat back on the wicker chair, put the back of his right hand on his forehead, unable to open his eyes, and said in a daze: "How did the emperor get injured? Isn't Wang Mo beside him?"
Ye Qian was a little embarrassed. The emperor had ordered that he could not tell anyone about his injury today.
But if he lies, the princess will definitely be able to tell at a glance.
So he remained silent and refused to say anything.
After not hearing his answer for a long time, Wen Qingzhu slowly opened his eyes, stood up and looked at Ye Qian and said: "You know, the emperor's current situation is unstable, and the decisions he makes about some things may not be so correct."
Ye Gan wanted to say yes, but he couldn't say the word.
He kept thinking about what the emperor said to him back then: I am no longer a child, and I am as powerful as the regent, so that my sister can rely on her.
After hesitating for a long time, Ye Qian finally said something out of line: "Why can't the princess trust the emperor for once? He is the emperor of Qi, and he wants to protect Qi. What's wrong with that?"
Wen Qingzhu looked deeply at Ye Qian, feeling a little complicated. Jiang Yuanhan was indeed different.
"Well, then you protect the emperor. If something happens, you know the consequences." Wen Qingzhu waved his hand, turned around and lay down to sleep again.
I don't know when, Jasmine's scream suddenly came from outside the door: "Who are you!?"
Wen Qingzhu, who had been sleeping, suddenly woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a black shadow flashing in front of him.
Before she could react, a dagger was pressed against her neck.