The clear water of the river is gently rippling, and the banks of the river are neatly lined with turquoise willows, and you can feel comfortable when you sit on the boat and look at it. Of course, if you don't remember how the river came about. Because the river at the foot of the foot in front of you is the merit that the son can be proud of today - the Grand Canal. At this time, Shi Qingyi was mediocre in appearance, plainly dressed, and was taking a merchant ship from the Eastern Capital to Yangzhou, going down the river from the Grand Canal to Jiangdu, as for why he ran so far, Shi Qingyi did not expect it at first.

When the old lady Dugu told her that Gao Shuyun's lover, the person named A-Ying was actually Yang Guang, and when she was in today's holy world, Shi Qingyi was indeed taken aback, although she had already guessed that A-Ying was a member of the royal family, but Yang Guang was still greatly surprised by her, but Shi Qingyi also knew that it was impossible for the old lady to lie to her, so Yang Guang and Gao Shuyun were indeed a pair of lovers.

"My nephew's nickname is Ah Ying, and of course there is a nickname called Grandma, hey! Now not many people know these two names except for me, an old woman. Recalling what he said to the old lady at the beginning, Shi Qingyi couldn't help but fall into deep contemplation.

Originally, the emperor was in Luoyang, but Gao Shuyun always didn't go to see him, and after Shi Qingyi learned all the qiē, when he was going to the palace to find someone, Yang Guang ran away like a wind at his feet, which made Shi Qingyi depressed and wanted to hit the wall, helpless, since she had made up her mind, she could only chase Emperor Yang's fleet south, hoping to ask this tyrant if he still remembered the mountain alliance and sea oath with Gao Shuyun.

Generally speaking, although the emperor's fleet has been gone for a long time, but because the cruise is not a hurry, the speed of the fleet is not fast, Shi Qingyi originally thought that he could catch up with the fleet when he was still half the way away from Jiangdu, and then saw this tyrant Yang Guang, who would have thought that he was about to catch up with Jiangdu in one breath, but he didn't even see the shadow of a fleet, Shi Qingyi was also surprised, what the hell? Later, she found out why Yang Guang's fleet was so fast.

Yang Guang's first two cruises were naturally high-spirited and indispensable, but to the third time, it was after the failure of the expedition to Goryeo, the army was scattered, morale was low, even Yang Guang himself was discouraged and lost his enterprising spirit, if he didn't still want to be able to be partial to the southeast and continue to enjoy the glory and wealth, Yang Guang would not have hurried the third tour of Jiangdu, and made a long-term stay here, the idea is good, but the reality is very sad, his fleet has not yet gone out of Henan and suffered a blow to the head, On a dark night, when the entire fleet was immersed in silence, a bleak song sounded clearly on both sides of the river:

"My son conquered Liaodong and starved to death under the green mountains.

Now I am pulling the dragon boat, and I am trapped in the Sui causeway.

Fang is hungry today, and the road food is not small.

Go 30 journeys, and this body can be safe.

Cold bones and barren sand, ghosts cry tobacco.

Grieved to hurt my wife, and looked at my family's old age.

An righteous man, rotten this ownerless corpse.

Cause the lonely soul to return, and bear its bones. ””

The voice was desolate, so frightened that Yang Guang and many soldiers did not dare to sleep, Yang Guang then sent people to the shore to search, but found nothing, so the entire fleet of sergeants, slaves and other entourages had a cold breath in their necks, naturally there was no "cruise" mood, the fleet hurried away, and in the remaining time it only took a very short time to rush to Jiangdu, and everyone on the ship breathed a sigh of relief and began to put a qiē in order.

When Shi Qingyi heard this, he could only secretly admit that he had bumped into this kind of thing, and he was unlucky. I had no choice but to chase all the way to Jiangdu, so I had to enter the Jiangdu Gong that was being built to meet Yang Guang.

Dugu Sheng is the nephew of the old lady Dugu, because he inherited Dugu Xin's genes, and his face is also very elegant. And in the face of the commander of the forbidden army of the Son of Heaven, Shi Qingyi looked at it slightly and ignored it, because for her, there is no need to spend her brains on the dead: this Dugu general is about to be killed by the rebels in the Jiangdu Mutiny two years later, because of fierce resistance, but unfortunately, Shi Qingyi felt a little sorry for this person in her heart, and then took her mind back to business, for her, seeing Yang Guang is the most important thing, the life and death of a passerby like Dugusheng, of course she will not take it to heart.

Dugu Sheng couldn't ignore the ordinary-looking girl in front of him, although he didn't notice anything unusual about Shi Qingyi, but the problem was that when the girl came to meet him, she brought a letter from the old lady Dugu of the Li family, that is, his fourth aunt, so Dugu Sheng had to pay attention to it. Old Madam Dugu's letter did not explain the identity of this girl, but only said that there was no problem with the identity of this girl, and asked Dugu Sheng to take this girl to meet the Holy Yang Guangyunyun, however, it was these few words that actually made beads of sweat appear on the forehead of the Son of Heaven's personal guard.

Old Mrs. Dugu is Dugu Sheng's own aunt, not to mention the relationship, and the fourth aunt's insight is also very terrifying, and no one has been able to hide her from her. The fourth aunt as a guarantor, he Dugusheng is still very relieved, however, His Majesty is no longer just ascended the throne that year, dedicated to the governance of the Majesty, since the eighth year of the great cause to the present, after the uprising of the righteous army, the failure of the Eastern Crusade, Yang Xuangan's rebellion, the siege of Yanmen and a series of times, Yang Guang, who has suffered all the setbacks, has long lost the courage of the year, and now the saint, the soul is worse than a child, if you take this unidentified woman to face the saint, in case one is not good, If His Majesty goes crazy, not only will this woman be in a different place immediately, but she will also die a miserable death. Dugu Sheng thought that the current majesty really couldn't be stimulated in any way.

However, Dugu Sheng still had to agree, he knew that not only because that person was his fourth aunt, but also because the fourth aunt was the ancestor of the Li family, completely controlled a power that was not inferior to the Dugu family, in order to maintain a good relationship with the Li family, Dugu Sheng must also complete the task assigned to him by the fourth aunt. So, he looked at Shi Qingyi's eyes, except for a little curiosity, there was a helpless look. "Your Majesty's dragon boat has just arrived in Jiangdu, and people and horses need to recuperate, so Your Majesty is not light to see people, Miss Gao may wish to live in my mansion for a few days, and when the time is right, she will definitely make a statement to Her Majesty, so that the girl can enter the palace and face the saint." The reason why the surname "Gao" is used is also in case of thought, if Yang Guang really remembers Gao Shuyun's old love, will he think of anything from the surname "Gao". Dugu Sheng's arrangement was quite reasonable, so Shi Qingyi did not shirk, so he lived in Dugu Sheng's mansion near Jiangdu Palace.

Shi Qingyi waited patiently for seven or eight days, Dugu Sheng brought the news, today the saint is in a good mood, Dugu Sheng took the opportunity to tell Yang Guang about a woman surnamed Gao with the old lady Dugu handwritten letter to enter the palace to face the saint, you know, the old lady Dugu is not only Dugu Sheng's aunt, but also the late queen of literature's own sister, and also the aunt of the saint today. And this aunt's face, Yang Guang still has to sell, so it was settled, Shi Qingyi entered the palace to face the saint, and the time was after the sun went down.

In terms of scale alone, Jiangdu Palace is of course not as good as Luoyang Palace, however, there is a different scenery, different from the tall, magnificent northern buildings, the southern buildings are small but exquisite, every pavilion, pavilion is so different, the style is interesting, fully demonstrates a kind of unique and delicate humanities of the southerners, and the rough style of the north is very different. Shi Qingyi followed the footsteps of Dugu Sheng who led the way all the way, walking along the road of the palace, while observing the surrounding scenery, Dugu Sheng on the other side watched Shi Qingyi's movements, and became more and more sure in his heart, this woman is not simple, ordinary people are going to face the saint, not to mention keeping it so bland, it is also very difficult not to look very panicked. The two men walked so fast until they were about to approach the inner court when they collided with a group of soldiers and horses. The previous general was extremely strong, his face was not angry and arrogant, and he looked extremely majestic, but because of this, it was daunting, and it was obvious that this person was not only in a high position, but also in a very deep city. met Dugu Sheng head-on, and only glanced at it slightly, and then said: "I don't know why General Dugu entered the palace at night." Is there an emperor's will? Swept by this person's eyes, Shi Qingyi only felt as if his body was blown by a cold wind, obviously, this person's martial arts are extremely high, and it is biased towards the yin and cold veins, thinking that this is Jiangdu Palace, Shi Qingyi has vaguely guessed the identity of this person, and sure enough, Dugu Sheng's words on the side confirmed Shi Qingyi's guess.

"Yu Wenhua, entering the palace under the will of His Majesty, without the will of His Majesty, how dare I Dugusheng come here at night, and how can the generals of the palace gate let us enter." The tone is quite unkind, and it is vaguely pointed out between the words that you are also unruly here. Yu Wenhua and laughed: "The reason why I am here, naturally there is the will of His Majesty, according to the official report of Yangzhou, there is a Taoist treasure of longevity, His Majesty is ecstatic when he hears it, so he ordered to go overnight, to bring this treasure back to His Majesty, in the next order, it is naturally obligatory, immediately to go, what else does General Dugu have to say?" Dugu Sheng snorted, but didn't say anything, Yu Wenhua moved his gaze to Shi Qingyi: "This girl is very raw, neither a palace eve, nor like an official eunuch, could it be that General Dugu has recently come from outside to serve His Majesty, I have to say that Brother Dugu's vision is really bad." Looking at Dugu Sheng again, his eyes were already full of contempt.

Dugu Sheng was furious, and suddenly he didn't care about the last trace of his face as an official in the same dynasty: "Yu Wenhua, don't be untrustworthy, hum, only a traitor like you will think about robbing the people's daughters all day long to please Shangyi." Yu Wenhua and Wen Yan just smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: "Brother Dugu is serious, His Majesty is the son of heaven of Shengming, how can there be a traitor, fortunately, these words are only heard by you and me, if it reaches the ears of His Majesty, it will be a big deal, and I hope that Brother Dugu will speak in the future, think twice before acting." Hahahaha! After saying these words, Yu Wenhua didn't look at Dugu Sheng, and in the laughter of haha, he led his soldiers to staggered with Dugu Sheng and left behind the two.

Dugu Sheng gritted his teeth and watched them gradually go away, Shi Qingyi only shook his head slightly when he saw it, his joy and anger were pale, compared with Yu Wenhua, Dugu Sheng was too far away, and it was no wonder that Yang Guanghui In addition to the position of the forbidden army, other things were not handed over to him but to Yu Wenhua, in fact, in addition to loyalty and strong martial arts, Dugu Sheng really didn't have much ability to do it, and it was no wonder that he died tragically in the end and the hands of the chaotic soldiers, and he died unjustly.

Shi Qingyi waited until Dugu Sheng's heart calmed down, and then under the leadership of Dugu Sheng, he continued to march to the inner court, this time they did not encounter any accidents, until they arrived at the door of the hall, Dugu Sheng went in first to report, and Shi Qingyi waited patiently at the door, for a long time, Dugu Sheng walked out of the door and walked towards the inside of the palace with Shi Qingyi.

The hall is tall and empty, especially at night, but although it is night, the whole palace does not look dim, because on both sides of the palace, countless candles are burning silently, the gate of the palace is far away from the emperor's throne, Shi Qingyi estimated, probably not less than three hundred steps, at least can accommodate more than a thousand people, and on the throne of the emperor, a figure is sitting there, there is no doubt that this person is the target of Shi Qingyi's trip, when today, the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty, The sage Khan of the frontier ethnic minorities, a generation of tyrants, Emperor Yang of Sui, Yang Guang......