On the ninth day of February in the 19th year of Jiarui, the emperor and his relatives went out to inspect Yizhou.

Yizhou, as the land of Longxing of the Great Zhou Dynasty, is surrounded by mountains and dangerous mountains, fertile fields for thousands of miles, and has inherited the reputation of "the land of abundance" for thousands of years, and Gaozu has become an emperor because of it. The royal family has a tradition of going out to patrol over the years, and most of the Son of Heaven comes here to feast on the founding of the first emperor. This year, in response to the emperor's 50th birthday, the Chang'an emperor went out one after another, and the southward team was mighty.

"The princess has been bumpy all the way, can her body still eat?" "Why don't you bring a personal girl out of the palace?"

"There is now a lack of girls in charge in the Lingxi Palace, and there are still one or two people in the palace to take care of it. The rest of the people are also troublesome. I endured my exhaustion and responded: "I haven't celebrated my father's birthday for many years, and this son is still in good spirits." ”

Yu Ruo smiled: "The princess really has filial piety." ”

I was noncommittal, and it was just me and her in the sedan chair, and for a moment fell into a subtle silence.

The sedan chair stopped suddenly, and I lifted the curtain to see that the front of the royal bowl had somehow stopped in its place. Yuwen Qiye was dressed in Jinwu armor, red feather high crown and tied hair, and he walked in front of the imperial palace across the purple horse, and I saw him at a glance.

"It should be that Chang Jieyu is delicate and can't bear it. Yu Ruo glanced at Xiao Ao, the commander of the Yulin Guard, beside Qi Ye, and suddenly turned to me and said, "Does the princess know the news from the palace in the past few days?"

I vaguely sensed that something was wrong and asked, "What's the news?"

It is said that Chang Jieyu has a poor appetite and is in good spirits recently, which seems to be a good omen. "My father didn't let the imperial doctor come to see him, and I don't know why." ”

I know in my heart the doubts in my heart. The emperor's favor is always related to power, and Allure's favor is nothing more than relying on her own posture of the country, but what can make her transform from a dancer to a harem Jieyu must be her relying on the support of the Xiao family behind her. However, such support will hurt her. The power of Xiao's relatives is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and Xiao Guifei, who governs the six palaces, is fortunate to have no children for many years before the battle for the heirs has not been staged.

It is reasonable for the emperor to hide it. The one who separates love and power is the supreme son of heaven who achieves the emperor's cause.

"Don't worry, if Chang Jieyu is really happy, and see how the Xiao family fights wits and courage with the clan. ”

Yu Ruo was uneasy: "Jieyu gave birth to a son, and was raised by Concubine Xiao, will the East Palace suffer any more accidents?"

"Just be patient. I said, "We must not act impulsively now. Only one word, etc. ”

Sunset, the royal drive to the territory of Hanzhong, the county government is ten miles outside the city to greet each other, the crowd of people in the middle of the road is bustling, singing the power of heaven in unison, like the tide of overwhelming greetings echoed in the mountains for a long time.

"Princess, the emperor is invited. ”

I was helped out of the palanquin by the emperor's close eunuch, and I saw the emperor and Qi Ye and Xiao Ao standing not far away for a walk, with towering green mountains behind them, and a hundred zhang of rivers in front of them.

"Father. I walked over and bowed.

The emperor was dressed in a jade-colored regular clothes, and the dark lines of the dragon were faintly revealed, and he looked at me with a smile: "Yue'er understands the rules now, but why did she forget to salute her husband?"

My ears were red, and I glanced at Qi Ye, but I didn't dare to look at his expression, and I raised my head and said to the emperor: "My father knows how to tease Yue'er, and the son and the general are the ones who want to become husband and wife, and the two should be equal, so how can I say that I should salute? If the father reprimands the son and the emperor with the folk custom of men being inferior to women and the husband being the wife, the son will not change his original intention. ”

The emperor was shocked, and his sharp eyes looked at me, without words.

"Your Majesty, the ministers like Yue'er because they like her straightforwardness. The minister regards her as a jade in the palm of her hand, and she is the person who will accompany me in my life. I don't want her to respect and fear me, but to know me and love me. I hope that the emperor will no longer be embarrassed by Yue'er, and do what she wants. ”

Yuwen Qiye's calm and calm words sounded, and I suddenly looked up at him, who was looking at me deeply.

When the emperor heard this, Da Lu laughed: "Sure enough, I am not mistaken! Only the sons and daughters of the Yuwen family are worthy of my heavenly daughter! You two stand together, I look like a fairy descending to earth, a good match made in heaven, hahaha!"

Yuwen Qiye was a little closer to me, and I was a little embarrassed by the emperor's words, and I hung my head embarrassedly.

"Princess Celestia and the general are indeed a good match. An unruly woman like Princess Celestia is just in line with the choice of Jiangmen. Xiao Ao said on the side.

His words that are not yin and yang remind me of the day when I fell off the horse, he compared me to a fierce woman, and was about to speak back, Qi Ye secretly pulled me, and it happened that the emperor said again: "The return to the palace is tentatively scheduled for March 21, taking advantage of the rejuvenation of Chang'an for a while, I will set your marriage, Yue'er, you are not young, General Jinwu let you, you should also know some measure." ”

I wiped tears in my heart, why did I mention "age" again, this is a big pain for me, don't mention it.

"A while ago, the Queen Mother mentioned to me that the girl named 'Zhizhi' in your palace was given to Jing Hong, and King Yan has been in the palace for many days, and I have not been able to find a chance to give it to myself. The emperor said to me, "Jing Hong is getting older, and after a while he has made a name for himself in the court, he should also be crowned with a mansion, and now that you have found a Ruyi Langjun, don't forget to choose a suitable lady for your imperial brother." ”

I nodded and said, "This matter has always been in my heart, and I heard that the seventh lady of the Pei family, Hui Zhilanxin, is a suitable person." ”

"The girl in the Marquis of Xiaoyao's mansion?" the emperor heard and was noncommittal, "This matter still has to listen to Jing Hong's opinion, if the marriage is controlled by others, I am afraid it will be uncomfortable." ”

I blocked my throat and observed the emperor's expression a few times, but there was no change, just thinking that I was suspicious.

"Do you know where this is?" the emperor asked, pointing to the mountains and rivers in front of him.

Xiao Ao replied: "Your Majesty, this is the county and county of Hanzhong Mansion under the jurisdiction of Yizhou, which is connected to Yongzhou in the north and Shu in the south and southern Yunnan. ”

The emperor shook his head, looked at me and said, "Yue'er, you come and listen." ”

I looked at the Baizhang River in front of me, flowing endlessly, and suddenly remembered an allusion: "The princes of the Zhou Youwang Lishan Beacon Fire Opera, for a queen of the country and the fragrance of the country, it is rumored that Bao Xi is this Hanzhong person, presumably this place also left an infamy in later generations because of such a disaster." ”

"Since ancient times, kings have loved beauties, but for the sake of beauties, they ruined this great river and mountain, and they should be infamous through the ages. The emperor groaned, and after a moment, he asked Qi Ye again, "Tell me, how is this place?"

Qi Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, look behind you." ”

The group turned around in unison, with the mountains behind them, and the mountains were full of slender wooden narrow roads. Repairing a plank road on such a steep cliff is rare in the world.

"When Hanzu Liu Bang sent troops from Hanzhong to attack Xiang Yu, he built a plank road here to confuse the other party, but secretly made a detour to attack Chencang and establish the great cause of the empire. The rivers and mountains are delicate, and the emperors of the ages will rely on the time, place, and people to achieve the magnificent hegemony and teach people to be admired!"

Qi Ye is neither humble nor arrogant, every sentence is loud, he did not have half a look of fear when he spoke to the emperor, and his eyes were like torches.

I was shocked when I heard him say such a frustrating remark, but fortunately he did not show his arrogance like Xiao Ao, otherwise he would definitely be regarded as a light king.

"What a sentence, how delicate the rivers and mountains are!" the emperor praised, "I really appreciate this magnificent mountain and river!"

As the four of us were talking, the eunuch just arrived in a hurry and stopped beside the emperor, and before the atmosphere was even out, he hurriedly said, "The emperor ...... Your Majesty, Chang Jieyu is pregnant, and she has been bumpy all the way, and she is suddenly in a coma, and I am afraid that the dragon in the womb will not be guaranteed!"