The sedan chair was very dim, the eldest princess's beautiful and delicate face looked a little blurred, and her faint makeup had been ruined by tears, making her look like a harlequin on the stage.

The memories after that were chaotic, and the background sound was bursts of desolate cries, including her cries, her daughter's cries, and the cries of hundreds of people in the entire National Teacher's Mansion.

White flags stand up to the door.

The national teacher Lee Jae-nian died.

The eldest princess sat in a sedan chair and looked at the particularly bleak National Teacher's Mansion.

There were no mood swings on her face at this point.

Holding a jar of wine in her hand, she rarely drinks alcohol, and even when she does, she never gets drunk.

She was afraid that after she got drunk, her thoughts about that person would be as violent as a river tide, and after the thoughts, there would be endless emptiness.

Li Changyuan likes to drink very much, every time he goes to the palace to find her, he can't drink enough, and now her room is still left in the last half of the jar of wine that Li Changyuan has drunk, but she never drinks, so she stays in her room and stays idle, and the aroma of wine is getting stronger and stronger, and it can't be dispersed.

Li Changyuan likes to drink and burn knives like Emperor Yin, laugh and dance the sword after getting drunk, one sword shakes Kunlun, and the two swords sink into the sky and the earth, he likes the feeling of cheap wine burning his throat, and every time he drinks secretly with her, he has to bring a set of homemade drinking utensils.

In her impression, Li Changyuan seemed to have nothing that he couldn't do, except for being shy in front of her from time to time.

She looked at the wine jar in her arms, thought for a long time, suddenly lifted the mud print, stepped down from the sedan chair, brought the wine jar close to her mouth, and drank in a big gulp, completely ignoring the way the sedan chair man looked at her.

What was the reason for Li Changyuan to leave her and go to the west, as well as the flower and the moon, maybe she looked down on herself as a princess from beginning to end, after all, she was the woman who fought side by side with Li Changyuan, and she couldn't help him with anything. It wasn't until this moment that she understood what was going on with the throbbing in the young man's heart, it was a wordless warmth, as if it came from the embrace of the old man of Huangquan.

She drank the last sip of wine, holding the jar high in one hand, as if there was still the young man with a heavy sword in one hand standing in front of her, and she stretched out her jade fingers like spring onions to drink the last glass of wine with him

At this time, a slight sense of wine came to mind, this bitter apricot blossom wine drank with an inexplicable sweet fragrance in her mouth, like her first love, Li Changyuan always likes to read poems after getting drunk, he has read so many poems to himself, and he still only remembers one in the end.

"Three dreams of floating life, hard work in life!"

"It's okay to be alone, it's good to be reunited. ”

"The clouds flow endlessly, and they eventually return to their hometown. ”

At that time, when Li Changyuan dared to kiss herself for the first time, she was still a little girl who was just beginning to fall in love, she was at a loss, and let the other party thin her lips, and the young man's tongue revealed a faint aroma of wine, which made her fascinated.

"Will you be a mother to my children in the future?" he said the sweetest and silliest thing he had ever heard, and the most ridiculous thing was that he was stupid at the time

Promised.

She stood on the empty street, holding the wine jar and slowly closing her eyes, opening her arms as if she wanted to embrace this world.

The woman burst into tears.

......

......

In late autumn, the sky is full of red leaves.

At the same time, a mighty army slowly entered the Shuyue frontier, in the middle of the army in the more ordinary carriage, Chu Xianzhao and the Empress of Shuyue sat together, the Empress of Shuyue pointed and explained the topographic map of Shuyue to Chu Xianzhao, the description of the map is so detailed that even the garrison is marked in great detail, which is undoubtedly a military secret for Shuyue, but the empress also spread out on the table for Chu Xianzhao to read, and from time to time also explained to Chu Xianzhao the strength of the troops, the generals of Shuyue and the form of the temples in the rivers and lakes.

The terrain of Shuyue is complex and the mountains are the main features, the soil and mineral resources are relatively rich, the eighteen counties of the three continents of Shuyue are surrounded by the connected mountain ranges, since the establishment of the Shuyue country, here was once the territory of the Great Chu Dynasty, and now it is ruled by the royal family of Tangtai, the area of Shuyue is second only to Yanfu, the terrain is open, the irrigation is convenient, the soil is fertile, so the agriculture is developed, the fruits and vegetables are all over the field, the bamboo forest is full of gardens, and it is also known as the granary of the west, and the grain produced in this rich area can even feed the small half of the northern region.

The people of Shuyue are still martial and light, for more than 500 years, they are military attachés governing the country, so the tradition is deeply rooted, the huge Shuyue Academy is only eight, the most famous is the Guanshu Academy and the White Snake Academy, the two academies each have three Confucian people sitting in town, although they have not reached the realm of Confucianism, but looking at the northern regions, these people are the only few existences, although Shuyue is still martial, but the nobles all sharpen their heads and want to send their children to the academy, unlike the military attache eight years to change the system, the status of civil officials in the court is lifelong, if there is no major event of treason and rebellion, their position is no matter how big or small is to live to be old, there is no possibility of replacement, it is better to be stable。

Now in the current situation, the Empress of Shuyue told Chu Xianzhao what she knew without reservation, and Chu Xianzhao didn't need to explain to herself like Hua Youyue, she couldn't wait to draw a picture for him to understand, Chu Xuanzhao understood a little bit in most cases, and now in this civil war in Shuyue, the number of troops in Ninghua at any time is more than them, but according to the strength of the Wind Eagle Iron Cavalry, if these damn mountain roads are difficult to walk, maybe they can attack Lijing City like a bamboo in Yanying, and they don't need to break more than half of the troops like now。

The topographical environment of Shuyue has formed a unique military system in the world, and the counties of Shuyue have independent administrative institutions and diplomatic organizations, and hold meetings to discuss each other when the country encounters major problems. ”

Tantai Ning Su suddenly said: "The eighteen counties of the three continents of Shuyue, although the combat power of each county is very average, but when it gathers on the battlefield, it will be a very terrifying force, especially that

The county guards of the eighteen counties, each of which is not an enemy that can be treated ambiguously, this involves the life and death of the local people, just like the Yanfu people, our people are also people who will never surrender, and would rather fight to the death. ”

That's what he said, but for the third prince of Chu who entered Shuyue with the Shuyue army next to her, she didn't have much feeling about such words, Yinguo Iron Horse has been riding the world for decades, and there are many people who will never surrender, but these people often have only one dead word and one end. Chu Xianzhao is also full of expectations for this trip, but unfortunately Hua Youyue and her brother can't be by his side, and the rest city must be guarded by people from the Chu royal family, and according to the agreement between his father and the empress, after they capture Yan Fu, he will accompany the empress to return to Shuyue to regain the throne.

The human heart is like grass and trees, which can be born to the sun, or it can be wilted by the yin.

There are three more days of travel, they will enter the Liuyang Military County, among the eighteen counties of Shuyue, the military strength and scale of the Liuyang Military County are the first in importance, the Tianyang general Bai Zai stationed in this military county is the empress personally enshrined the four-rank general, although the Empress of Shuyue rarely participates in the war, but the appointment of the post of military general is still done by her, this kind of important affairs involving the national mission, not only the officials of the various ministries will watch, even the Tai Ninghua will pass the door, and finally send it to their own hands.

The Empress of Shuyue said with some worry: "This time I returned to Shuyue with your army of Dayin, and even our army had to tighten the front, I am afraid that before I go to Lijing City, I will become a leading bird to fight in the border military county, and the imperial court where Ninghua is located will also make a contingency strategy, presumably all the elite spearmen have been laid in various military counties, just waiting for me and us to enter the urn to hunt and kill, but in any case, we still have to pass through the Liuyang Military County, even if it is a trap, we have to step on it." ”

Chu Xianzhao reluctantly smiled and asked: "It's just some small military counties, just a small general, you are the empress who has crowned him, it stands to reason that he should also open the city gate and wait for you to enter, is it really worth your fear?"

The empress paused for a moment, looked at the young prince who was not afraid of tigers and smiled bitterly: "Do you think I am still the empress of Shuyue? ”

Chu Xianzhao muttered softly, "I don't believe that your people would reject a beautiful and wise empress and instead trust a poisonous snake that is notorious in the eyes of all of you. ”

"Actually, I and Tantai Ninghua are not treated well by the people, I am too weak, he is too strong, but if we rule together, it will be very good for the country, but unfortunately we are in trouble now. The empress stretched her waist, her slender waist was like a white snake, and her bones were natural, Chu Xianzhao subconsciously swallowed her saliva, thinking that she would not be rude.

Chu Xuanzhao just smiled bitterly, and the empress, who didn't want to poke the young man's thoughts, glanced at him charmingly and said softly: "Xuanzhao, do you think that in this war, who will survive me, or Ning Hua, has a better chance of surviving."

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Chu Xianzhao replied affirmatively: "Of course it's you, as long as I can still wield my sword, I will never let him hurt you." ”

The Empress of Shuyue smiled like a twenty-eight girl and continued: "If you become the emperor of the Yin Kingdom, you will still have this world?"

Chu Xianzhao was silent, but the Empress of Shuyue's five fingers still didn't let go and said: "What do you think of the tranquility of my family, if this war is over, I will give you tranquility in two or three years, we are different from your Yinguo, and the girls of Shuyue can get married at the age of fourteen." ”

"No......" Chu Xianzhao looked at the scenery outside the window and said softly, this was the first time he rejected the suggestion of the Empress of Shuyue, the empress was not angry, poured a cup of warm tea for Chu Xianzhao and asked: "No, why not? Tranquility, which is not as good as your fiancée, my ugly words are put in front, my daughter can only be the queen when she marries your Chu family, and must not be a side concubine, this is my only condition, I can take the entire Shuyue to give my daughter as a dowry, Liu Kang, does he dare to take the bottle country to give his daughter as a dowry?"

Chu Xianzhao let out a long sigh and said, "This is too selfish, she is just a little girl...... You didn't even ask her what she thought?"

"She trusts you, and I trust you......"

"She treats me like an older brother and I see her like a younger sister. Chu Xianzhao leaned on the carriage and said something like this for no reason: "I think a woman doesn't have to be a husband and a child to call life, if she can dominate the world, it is also very good." ”

Empress Shuyue smiled and didn't say anything more.

Whether she is alive or not after the war is over, her daughter will always have someone to take care of her.

And that person was right in front of him.

Tantai Ningsu smiled a little far-fetched and said: "This time I went south to Shuyue, do you have any places you want to go, by the way, I forgot to tell you that the horse thieves in Shuyue often haunt the mountains and forests, we have to be more careful along the way, the scouts are unguardable, and the horse thieves are extremely ruthless, among them, there are some military soldiers who like to kill people for fun, and many businessmen who come to Shuyue from your Yin country and other countries have been slaughtered by them, so the behavior of coming and going like the wind makes us also have a headache." ”

Chu Xianzhao nodded and said, "I'll pay attention, it's just that for some horse thieves, I'll find out their motives, and the same goes for Tantai Ninghua." ”

The empress smiled and played: "You are still young, some things are not as clear as those of us who have come over, a long time ago I just became the empress not long ago, the county guards of all counties have dedicated all kinds of treasures to me, the empress, to show respect for me, among them, the county guards of Anlan County presented to the court a whole topographic map of Shuyue carved from jade, every river and every mountain range in Shuyue is included, I was still a little girl at the time, and of course I was very much looking forward to such a gift." But just as they were about to be sent into the city of Lijing, they were robbed less than fifty miles from the capital, and when our people learned that they were going to pursue it, the guards who were escorting the entire jade topographic map were all dead, and their throats were slashed and they fell to the ground

The shape is also gone...... Half a year passed, and we never got a topographical map of the whereabouts, until one day a certain Jin Wuwei came to the court with a child holding a fist-sized piece of precious jade, and he told us that the jade was picked up in the river......"

"The man who intercepted the convoy got a map of the jade terrain and smashed it all into a nearby river. Empress Shuyue said coldly.

"In that case, why did he kill someone?" Chu Xianzhao wondered.

The empress waved her hand and said: "I don't know, maybe he just thinks it's funny, there are many such people in this world, and some people's motives are not within the scope of ordinary people, and their ** is as uncertain as flowing water, for such an enemy...... They can't be bought by money, they can't be deterred by force, everything they do...... Everything you want...... Just hope that the world is in flames. ”

Chu was silent after hearing this.

The empress leaned against the wall of the car and sighed: "Just like our war, I still don't know what Tai Ninghua wants, precious treasures, power and wealth, peerless beauty, he has these things for a long time, people in the family of emperors and generals are at their fingertips, these things are easy to make people depressed, easy to make people feel passable, and finally drift away from the world." But Tantai Ninghua is different, although he has many illegitimate daughters, he has no family, even if he obtains the throne of Shuyue, he will not be able to inherit it, and the illegitimate son has no right to inherit the throne. ”

"The country that was fought with iron and blood eventually made the soldiers accustomed to reasoning with their fists, so the Confucian etiquette system did not play any role in the most critical matter. The empress's eyes were a little indifferent: "A true king must have a strong heart and iron-blooded means, leniency is only an auxiliary means, a benevolent king will be mocked and weak by his people at any time, but a king with an iron fist will never make people think he is weak." ”

"I'm not afraid of tyrants, I've even killed dragons. Chu Xianzhao said in a deep voice.

"Our return this time is undoubtedly a heavy blow for him, he has been driven to a dead end, and the enemy who has been cornered is the most terrifying, even I don't know what this person wants from Tantai Ninghua. The empress muttered to herself.

Chu Xianzhao looked at the scenery outside the window, his entry into the war was largely the responsibility of the third prince of Dayin, and now that he came to Shuyue for this responsibility, could he see more people and things.

Empress Shuyue continued: "According to the agreement between me and your father, if the Yinjun army helps me regain the throne this time, Shuyue will sign an eternal alliance with the Yinguo, and I will also try my best to make my own contribution to the cause of the Yinguo." ”

Chu Xianzhao nodded and said, "This is natural, but don't you feel a little uncomfortable?"

Empress Shuyue said helplessly: "If I die in this war, I won't be uncomfortable." ”

The young man looked at her seriously and said, "Isn't it too unfortunate for you to think about dying before you have a war now?" ”

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Di Yanran smiled and asked, "What do you think?"

Chu Xianzhao took a sip of the warm tea she handed over, closed his eyes, and the two communicated very casually, without any concealment or scheming.

Chu Xianzhao asked a question that surprised her: "That black-and-white-haired woman, why didn't you kill her?"

Empress Shuyue smiled dumbly, and looked at the pupils that looked directly at the young man: "Of course, this is because I am more benevolent, maybe weak...... It is not easy for a woman to survive in the troubled times, she likes to wear red clothes just like I used to be, and killing her is like killing myself, I can't do it. ”

"To put it bluntly, it's the same reason as if you didn't kill that princess Yanfu, among all living beings, we can all see the shadow of our own people from the enemy. The empress said seriously.

Chu Xianzhao drank the tea and smiled without saying a word.

Who is the woman who calls herself the queen in the dream?

In addition to Tai'a Sword, are there more divine weapons scattered in the world, and what is the connection between them.

He was alone in the mountains, and he was overwhelmed by all kinds of clouds and mist.

Chu Xianzhao leaned on the side of the car window and looked at the sun in the sky, stretched out his right hand and waved it gently in front of him, letting the sunlight penetrate through his fingers, shining with those magnificent purple eyes.

He raised his middle finger at the sky and rolled his eyes in passing.

(End of chapter)