Chapter 91: Broken Memory!
Chapter 91: Broken Memory!
Revered as the 'Holy Spirit', the dragon sparrow is like a fiery and unruly nature, and never easily approaches people who are not of Xia blood.
That martial lady who lived in seclusion in the harem was the first person in the millennium of Great Xia who could caress the forehead and neck of the dragon sparrow with non-royal blood, and even sit on its back, without being burned to ashes by the 'fire of Nirvana'.
Although she was only able to 'sit' on the back of the dragon sparrow instead of 'stepping on' it, no one knew how she did it.
When the Zongren Mansion investigated the lineage of this martial lady and determined that her ancestors had nothing to do with the Xia family, this matter seemed even more confusing.
But no matter what, in the Great Xia Dynasty, the status of the 'Holy Spirit' Dragon Sparrow was almost equal to that of the Xia Emperor, or even higher than that of the Xia Emperor!
In other words, Emperor Xia is not here, this lady can exercise the rights of Emperor Xia to some extent, and the prince she supports can basically inherit the throne!
The ministers wrote again and again, asking this martial lady to come forward, at least to set up a prince between the seventh prince and the eleventh prince!
But even so, this martial lady did not express her position.
The so-called country cannot be without a king for a day, the Confucian ministers wrote again and again, and the rhetoric became more and more intense, and there was a faint meaning of forcing the martial lady out to express his position.
However, is it really appropriate to put such a great responsibility on a woman...... These ministers don't seem to have thought about it so much.
In the end, it was the three princes who came forward to settle the dispute, after all, it was not for nothing that there was time left for the two princes to grow up, and in a few years, the behemoth of the Great Xia Dynasty would not fall.
All of the above is the fundamental reason why the second prince was forcibly pushed out by hundreds of officials after the emperor's death, and he was named 'prince' for a whole year, but he did not succeed to the throne for a long time.
In the face of the turmoil of the court situation and the chaos of the four wildernesses, the ministers of the court were surprised to find that the person they could rely on was still the harem lady who had assisted the emperor several times and participated in the government during the reign of the emperor.
Except for the fact that this martial lady has already secretly controlled half of the ministers of the six ministries, not to mention anything else, just the extremely intimate attitude of the last dragon sparrow raised in the deep palace towards this lady is enough to make people feel awe.
So, on the surface, the third prince presided over the government, the crown prince, that is, the second prince lying ill and supervising the country, and the lady who actually secretly controlled the court situation, as well as the big guards with heavy troops in various places, and other forces together to suppress the dynasty and defend against strong enemies outside, maintaining a delicate balance between each other, waiting for the arrival of variables.
Even so, there are still some people who are dissatisfied with the status quo.
Some people who think they are 'loyal ministers' will always make small moves in secret.
"What the ministers want, Niangniang should know very well, and she doesn't have to take it to heart. Li Yiqi looked at the woman in palace clothes with deep eyes, and he understood very well how much pressure this emaciated woman was bearing.
Hearing Li Yiqi's words, the woman's dark and bright beautiful eyes revealed a surprising tranquility, looked at him, and asked with a smile: "Li Yun, this palace asks you, is this palace really wrong? Do you also think that you must elect the prince now?"
She knew that everyone was waiting for her answer, but no one cared how she felt. In the eyes of the courtiers, she seemed to be just a tool, an intermediary that could deepen the connection between the dragon bird and the Great Xia royal family. Once the dragon bird chooses the master, then it seems that she can not be needed. Who cares what she thinks, is she really willing to come from a small town surrounded by mountains and rivers to this deep palace in the capital and marry a man old enough to be her father......
No one cared about her feelings, the only one who ever cared about her, and she searched for years only to find that the other person seemed to have disappeared from this world. Moreover, if she really gave the answer, if she chose the wrong one, would the world be able to bear it?
In Weichen's view, Niangniang is in charge of the government, and there is nothing wrong with the big national politics. When Li Yiqi heard this, he hesitated for a moment, and replied calmly: "As for the matter of establishing a prince, in the opinion of Weichen, he is not in a hurry. β
"Hehe, this doesn't seem to be what a loyal minister should say? The country has no king, which is equivalent to the sky and the sun, and the frontier army is unstable, isn't this the reason?" the woman in the palace costume blinked her eyes and said quietly.
"What is loyalty? What is treachery? Loyal to the king, but there are many people who are determined to be traitors in the history books, loyal to the country, and regarded by the emperor as traitors...... Since ancient times, the word loyalty and treachery has not been absolute. Li Yiqi replied with a wry smile, if it weren't for the close relationship between the two, he really didn't dare to say this.
"Well said, then how will you choose in the future?" The woman's expression suddenly became solemn, and she stared at Li Yiqi's eyes, her phoenix eyes solemn.
"What do you mean by this, the minister is naturally loyal to the court!" Li Yiqi's face changed slightly, and he replied loudly.
"What if one day, for the sake of the national fortune of Great Xia and for the sake of the people of the world, this palace wants to overturn this court?" A cold chuckle came from beside him, and Li Yiqi looked at it with a terrifying expression, only to see the woman in the palace costume looking at him with deep meaning.
"Mother?!......"
The expression in Li Yiqi's eyes changed, and under the gaze of the other party, he spit out a sentence with difficulty, but when this sentence was spoken, there was a roar in his ears, and even he couldn't hear what he said.
"yes, I hope you can remember what you said, no matter what time you are. β
The woman in the palace costume glanced at him deeply, and a trace of throbbing appeared in the depths of her phoenix eyes, as if she was warning another soul in the body.
"Mother's ......"
When Li Yiqi heard this, his whole body trembled, his eyes were full of confusion, and his mind was even more blank.
The woman in the palace costume glanced at Li Yiqi deeply, changed her words, and said: "Do you know that there is a voice in the court now, saying that it is to follow the example of the previous dynasty and send people to Northern Xinjiang to make peace with those few Jin Ting, in exchange for the delay of the war in Northern Xinjiang and give the imperial court time to recover, what do you think?"
"It's just stupid, the previous dynasty sent the princess to kiss, what was the result?" Hearing this, Li Yiqi's face changed slightly, his eyes were cold, and he said in a cold tone: "The princess of a country, the body of gold and jade, is not regarded as a cow and horse by those aliens. As long as those people of the Di clan in the north do not die in the heart of Daxia, how can the world be peaceful? Sending people to make peace is just to give those Di people one more hostage with royal blood!"
"The minister dared to assert that even if a treaty was made, those Di people would turn their faces in the next moment. β
"Niangniang, anyone who says such things is a soft bone who has no ambition and forgets his ancestors, and he should be punished. I will not hesitate to die, if Niang Niang really needs it, I am willing to lead the troops in the north and fight to the death with those people of the Di tribe!" Li Yiqi knelt on one knee, his eyes were bright, his expression was awe-inspiring, and his voice was deafening and loud.
The woman in the palace costume looked at Li Yiqi, who looked fearless and had a bright eye, and a smile flashed in her phoenix eyes, and she nodded with satisfaction: "It is worthy of being the descendant of the Li family of Wu'an Hou, worthy of being a bloody man, and worthy of being the only friend of this palace." β
In the face of the three consecutive 'worthy praise' of the palace woman, Li Yiqi's eyes moved slightly, swept around, and found that although he couldn't see the shadow of the individual here, there were no less than 30 places where he could faintly feel the power of martial arts, and it was obviously the inner guard in the palace who was hidden in the shadows, and he didn't know if anyone heard these words, so he had to hug his fists again and again and smiled bitterly: "Niangniang has won the award." β
If the emperor is still there, if she says this to others, she will definitely be able to scare Li Yiqi a lot.
What man would dare to make friends with the emperor's wife......
However, the two are indeed friends.
"Are you afraid of a fart?" Seeing Li Yiqi's cautious appearance, the palace woman secretly rolled her eyes in her heart and said unhappily.
The relationship between her and the Emperor has never been told to anyone, and this is a big secret related to the fortunes of Great Xia......
"The matter of leading the troops in the northern frontier, the palace has its own arrangements for people to go, you can lead the forbidden army. The palace woman's phoenix eyes flashed with a strange light.
"What about the person who played the music?" Li Yiqi asked in a condensed voice.
"I've already let Wan'er deal with it. The woman's expression was indifferent, her face was expressionless, and she said lightly. While speaking, there was another sound of footsteps, and the woman turned her head to look, and immediately laughed, and said, "Wan'er, are you here?" I was talking to Wu Anhou about you just now!"
When Li Yiqi heard the word 'Wan'er', his face changed suddenly, and he turned to look, only to see a female official dressed as a palace maid walking in front of her, the female official looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in a pure white palace dress, with a good appearance, but her eyes were as cold as frost, and there was a plum blossom mark in the center of her eyebrows, which looked quite amorous.
However, Li Yiqi didn't have the slightest idea of that, and said solemnly: "Miss Shangguan." β
The white-clothed female official in front of him is the 'Shang Yi' in the palace, the leader of the celebrant eunuch, who is not only talented, but also thoughtful, and the henchman of the lady next to him is also the key to the latter's ability to secretly control the court.
"Niangniang, who is he?" The white-clothed female officer glanced at Li Yiqi coldly, looked at the woman, and asked suspiciously.
When the woman heard this, she was silent, but picked up the wine bottle and took another sip.
Seeing this, the white-clothed female official's face changed, her phoenix eyes were full of anger, and her eyes stared at Li Yiqi fiercely.
"Qiangβ"
Li Yiqi only felt that he heard a clear sword sound in his ears, and the blue light in front of him flickered, and a sharp cyan sword qi slashed towards him, as if a sword was about to split him.
"Shangguan girl!"
At that moment, Li Yiqi's face was filled with a look of horror, the true qi in his body surged, and a majestic force came from the palace, his right fist was clenched, and a fist smashed into the blue light with the momentum of thunder.
Boom β
Suddenly, the pavilion was torn apart by two forces, turning into a pile of rubble, and a storm of true qi set off on the side of the Jade Lotus Golden Pool, almost at the same time, more than ten wind-breaking sounds sounded in the void, and ten figures suddenly appeared around, these people were dressed in armor one by one, holding the saber under their ribs, their eyes were deep, and their eyes were staring at Li Yiqi without blinking.
"Miss Shangguan, what do you mean?" Li Yiqi turned a blind eye to the Ouchi guards who appeared around him, he stared at the female officer in white with an ugly face, and asked angrily.
"Escort!"
The white-clothed female officer ignored Li Yiqi, her eyes were cold, and at the same time she held a simple cyan long sword in her hand, and her body shook and attacked Li Yiqi again, and those inner guards also turned into afterimages, and surrounded Li Yiqi with great tacit understanding.
"Enough. β
Suddenly, a cold voice floated from ahead. Everyone's movements stopped at the same time, and those Ouchi guards knelt on one knee one after another, and the female officer in white also paused and respectfully performed a blessing.
"Mother's ......"
Li Yiqi looked at the woman beside him very puzzled, he didn't know if the white-clothed female official suddenly made a move on him, whether it was instructed by the person in front of him, if so, then he would definitely die today.
"It's almost time for you to wake up.
The woman gently put down the wine bottle and sighed.
"See for yourself, everything is up to you. β
In an instant, a long voice sounded in Li Yiqi's head, revealing a trace of loneliness and helplessness in this voice, as if it had taken a hundred long years before it came from a distant time and space.
At this moment, Li Yiqi only felt that a light that was even more dazzling than the sun suddenly erupted in front of him, and the surrounding scenery immediately turned white, and his consciousness, like a stone, sank to the bottom of the water and kept falling......
......
The cold ground, the cold air, the dim light...... In the Great Xia Imperial Mausoleum, in front of the wordless monument, the body of an unconscious young man suddenly trembled......
......
"Ahh
I don't know how long it has been, Li Yiqi suddenly opened his eyes, and the whole person jumped up from the ground in fright.
An extremely ridiculous, extremely shocking feeling exploded in his mind like thunder, and the memories that did not belong to him became clearer and clearer, making him stupid.
"Zhou Lingyun, Li Yun ancestor, Shangguan Wan'er ......"
Li Yiqi's throat squirmed, and he subconsciously swallowed saliva, he never thought that he had actually seen people from two hundred years ago, and not just saw them, but experienced the lives of those people.
Zhou Lingyun, Emperor Wu's childhood sweetheart when he was young, and a former Xie Yuan of Great Xia, disappeared mysteriously after coming to Shangjing, in fact, he did not disappear, but was taken to a mysterious place by the 'teacher' he worshipped.
Ancestor Li Yun was the commander of the forbidden army at that time, in charge of the Gyeonggi Heavy Land, he had a long talk with the palace woman on the side of the Yulian Golden Pond, and later Shangguan Wan'er came, and the three of them talked about a shocking secret, and it didn't take long for the woman to ascend the throne against the sky, and the honorific title - 'Martial Emperor'!
And many, many more characters......
Li Yiqi not only experienced a period of turbulent history two hundred years ago from the perspective of these people, but also learned a huge secret about the national fortunes of Great Xia back then.
"That's ...... so"
Li Yiqi's dark eyes changed his expression, he turned to look at the black wordless stele, and found that at this time, there was no longer any text on the stele, but a short poem:
"I want to know each other with Qing, a long life without decay, mountains without tombs, rivers are exhausted, thunder and earthquakes in winter, rain and frost and snow in summer, heaven and earth are combined, but I dare to be with Qing. β
Li Yiqi muttered softly, and in the blink of an eye, the poem disappeared again, leaving only a desolate, smooth stone tablet.