Chapter 352: The Truth
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The female official stood beside Gillian like a clay sculpture until late at night, and finally couldn't help but speak softly and persuaded: "Queen, restβ"
Gillian glanced at her and saw that her eyes were full of concern, and her heart was greatly ironed.
She looked at the female official's eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in the tone of Empress Lu: "This day is really boring, and I don't know when it will be the end." β
When the female officer heard this, tears immediately rolled out of her eyes, but she gritted her teeth and endured it. Smile strongly, "Your Highness, you look at the crown prince. Your life will be fine in the future, she is a concubine in the end, and she can't become you. β
Gillian smiled bitterly, "This Jiaofang Palace is almost unable to live, how do you know if you can see that day?" Ying'er is too kind, His Majesty has always disliked him. β
As soon as she said that, Gillian was immediately startled.
It's not her answer, it's Empress Lu herself who is talking!
Gillian seemed to understand the meaning of the dream, and she immediately tried her best to communicate with Empress Lu in her heart, but no matter how she called, she didn't pay attention to her.
The female official saw that her face was sinking like water, and while coming up to help her go to bed, she said softly and firmly: "Jiaofang Hall is a middle palace, which no one can say." Didn't she want to live in the side hall in the first place? His Majesty was also rare to be stubborn, and made her cry for several months without letting go. Your Majesty also counts it in your heart, in the final analysis, you are the queen and the wife. β
Yes?
What does Mrs. Qi want to live in Jiaofang Palace?
That's too deceitful!
What does it mean that a concubine dares to propose to live in the queen's palace? Tell the queen to hurry up and let Xian?
Fortunately, Gaozu rarely cleared it once, but it didn't go as she wanted.
No, no, no, no-
The Jiaofang Hall is a poison hall!
Between the lightning and flint, Gillian suddenly rushed out of her mind, and she felt that she had grasped something crucial. She immediately turned back to ask about her origin, but when she reached the temple gate, she tripped over the threshold.
The female officer reacted very quickly and pounced forward to cushion her.
However, the moment she fell, it was still a whirlwind that swept towards her. She pinched herself hard, trying to keep herself awake.
She was sure that as long as she grabbed the female officer and asked, she would definitely be able to ask something amazing.
However, when the exclamation in her ears gradually subsided, she opened her eyes and found that she had returned to reality.
When she returned to Hanwu, she returned to the Xuanmu Hall that belonged to her.
Gillian immediately turned sideways to look at the carving leak in the hall, and it was only three minutes.
She fell asleep at the moment of Shin's time.
The Xixi Suo in the palace spread to the outside of the hall, and immediately heard Haitang gently ask tentatively: "Your Highness?" β
"Hmm-" Gillian replied, and her heart was completely sleepy by the dreams that were firmly in her heart. "Come in."
After Haitang led people in, while waiting for her to change her clothes and makeup, she smiled and said: "You are actually waking up in front of the prince and the eldest princess today. β
This is talking about Gillian who had to sleep until she woke up naturally every day before yesterday, but since she had two children, she got up energetically as soon as they cried.
mentioned the two children, Gillian's heart eased a lot. There was a smile on her lips, but she still couldn't help but feel a little depressed when she remembered everything in her dream.
When Empress Lu hung the curtain and listened to the government, the whole world was convinced. Will she remember the grievances that made her heart tighten?
Those injuries will always be there.
Because the two children didn't wake up, Gillian finished dressing up and asked everyone to withdraw.
She wanted to be still.
A gentle spring breeze came in through the cracks in the windows, stirring the mist-like veils that spread out in the hall. The translucent light spots danced on it, just like the dance dress of Mrs. Qi seen in a dream.
Mrs. Qi, I saw that the pitiful beauty completely conquered Gaozu, and he didn't care about her for her, so he sent the world to her, and sent it to his favorite son Liu Ruyi, who was born by his favorite Mrs. Qi.
Even when Mrs. Qi asked the queen to plant the ink begonias herself, Gaozu really went to ask for it. Not to mention that he repeatedly proposed that Ruyi should be renamed as the prince, so why did he resolutely oppose it when Mrs. Qi proposed to live in the side hall of Jiaofang Palace?
If Gao Zu really still has some respect for Empress Lu, how can he ignore Empress Lu and a pair of sons and daughters?
Could it be that there was a problem with the Jiaofang Hall at the very beginning?
That's why Gao Zu didn't want to ask Mrs. Qi to live
Gillian was shocked by her bold idea, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was not completely impossible.
She thought about it and found another shocking fact.
The queen of the Han Dynasty lived in the Jiaofang Palace, which had many sons and many blessings, but it seems that she did not get her wish.
When Empress Lu gave birth to her youngest son, Emperor Hui Liu Ying, Gaozu was not yet prominent. And after Gaozu met Mrs. Qi, Empress Lu had nothing to do in this life.
Empress Hui was Zhang Ying, the granddaughter of Empress Lu, and when she died, the harem people decorated her funeral and found that she was still a virgin.
Empress Wendi, that is, Gillian's grandmother. has two sons and a daughter, but it is also a matter of being the king in the future. After staying in the Jiaofang Palace, there is nothing to come out of.
After Emperor Jing Yuan, Queen Bo never asked for it.
Emperor Jing succeeded her, and now she is the Queen Mother. has three daughters and one son, Liu Che is her last child, and Liu Che was seven years old when she moved into the Jiaofang Palace.
Empress Wu Yuan, that is, she Chen Ajiao. In his previous life, he did not give birth to a child until he lived in Zhaoyang Hall for several years under Liu Che's meditation.
Emperor Wu succeeded Wei Zifu and gave birth to three daughters and one son. It was precisely because she gave birth to the emperor's eldest son that she was able to be canonized as the queen, but she also lived in the Jiaofang Palace and never came out again.
Emperor Zhao's Empress Shangguan is the granddaughter of the powerful minister Sima Huoguang. Because of her mother's prominence, she even asked Emperor Zhao to be less close to women except for the queen, but Rao was like this, and she couldn't do anything in her life.
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There is no need to go down one by one, there is obviously a big problem in Jiaofang Palace, and it is impossible for every queen to fall out of favor and be infertile. How come it is so coincidental that he can't give birth to a child after living in the Jiaofang Palace?
Thinking of what the female officials around Empress Lu said, Gaozu rejected Mrs. Qi for the first time because of Jiaofang Palace.
It's all about that.
Gillian didn't dare to think about it, she took a deep breath. She felt a mess in her heart, and she was already very close to the truth, but she didn't want to think about it anymore.
She stood by the window for a while, and finally called Haitang to ask her to go to the Changping Marquis Mansion to bring a message to Xue Wu, and let her start to check from the founding of the country.
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Yuyang, thousands of miles away who was suspensed by Gillian, the war has ended.
The green fields that sprouted on the field had long been trampled by the charge of the war horses, and the city tower was full of stumps and broken remains.
The Hun cavalry was extremely tired, they had been attacking Yuyang City for a whole day and a night, but they still did not gnaw this bone. I heard that the garrison in Yuyang is a veteran of the Han people, surnamed Han. It's really remarkable, just with thousands of people, they have been holding on for so long.
However, the Han people are also at the end of their crossbows.
After so many repeated charges to attack the city, there were no more than a hundred living people to be found on the tower.
can't hold it, Yuyang can't hold it.
Han Anguo, who was mottled with blood in armor on the city tower, looked tired on his face. He's too old to hold on. But Yuyang is broken in front of him, and once he relaxes, the people of this city can only wait to be killed.
His face was full of bitterness, and at first he complained that His Majesty did not allow him to stop the army. Looking at it now, I can only sigh that the Huns are really wolf ambitions.
He thought about it before coming to Yuyang and His Majesty to fight for the main station or the main one, and he only felt how ridiculous it was.
The Hun cavalry, which had become more and more courageous, rested for a while, regrouped and waited for the last time, ready to charge for the last time.
Finally hunting in the flag, the horn sounded.
The Hun cavalry shouted for the last charge, and the earth rolled like thunder under the trampling of the horse's hooves like dark clouds.
Han Anguo, who was upstairs in Yuyang City, clenched the long knife in his hand with a sad expression.
Death is death, for the general, the horse leather shroud is glory.
But the people in this city are innocent, alas, only blame him Han Anguo for his incompetence and can't protect the safety of the people in this city.
I was afraid that he couldn't wait for His Majesty's reinforcements, so he knelt down facing Chang'an and muttered, "Your Majesty, the minister is wrong." It's just too late, too late. β
When he stood up, his eyes burst with indomitable courage.
Han Anguo personally stepped forward to take the drumstick and beat it on the war drum. When the Hun cavalry rushed downstairs, he threw away the drumsticks in his hand. Pulling out the long knife on his waist, he shouted sharply in the eyes of the cold light: "Sons, kill!" β
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
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The only dozens of soldiers left on the city tower burst out and shouted in a shocking voice, retreating is also death, it is better to stand head-on and stand up to the sky and die!
In the future, when children talk about their fathers, even if they are sad, they can proudly say, "My father is not a bad breed, he is a great hero!" β
Their eyes were a little moist, but they were also full of anticipation.
They look forward to pouring the blood and glory of the Han people with their own blood and the blood of their enemies!
General Wei burned Longcheng and killed 4,000 Huns this year. The Han people are straightening their backs, how can they bend down?
The closer the Hun cavalry became, the atmosphere was tense to the extreme.
Everyone knows that there is no suspense anymore, and now it is just a matter of course to take over Yuyang.
Suddenly, it seemed that the dark thunder was faintly heard.
The sound was getting closer and closer, and by the end it was getting clearer and clearer.
The Hun cavalry was slightly surprised, and reinforcements from the Han army came. The horses were getting more and more hurried, and they were going to break through the gates before reinforcements arrived.
Han Anguo was in a desperate situation, and he shouted vigorously: "Sons! Reinforcements sent by His Majesty are here! β
There was a burst of cheers on the castle tower, and the faces of all the tired Han soldiers who were ready to accept their fate glowed.
The reinforcements are getting closer and closer, and a flag with the word "Li" waving in the wind is particularly dazzling.
Han Anguo made up his mind: It's Li Guang! Li Guang is here!
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Just when the smoke of the Han Frontier was rising again, Zhang Qian, who was pinned on by Liu Che and hoped to bring back the good news of joining forces with the Western Regions, was not having a good time at this time.
When he finally arrived at the Otsuki clan as he wished, he was shocked to find that the Otsuki clan was no longer ready to take revenge.
Although the original king of the Dayue clan was beheaded by the Xiongnu, his head was cut off and used as a wine vessel, and even the whole country was forced to move far west.
According to such a deep hatred, the Otsuki clan should be determined to take revenge.
However, time washed away a lot of hatred, and secondly, the new land of the Dayue clan was very fertile, rich in products, and far away from the Xiongnu and Wusun, and the danger of foreign enemies had been greatly reduced, and under the comfort of life, they were no longer willing to start a war.
When Zhang Qian suggested to them, they had no intention of taking revenge on the Xiongnu.
In addition, they thought that the Han Dynasty was too far away from the Yueshi, and if they jointly attacked the Xiongnu, it would be difficult to help them in case of danger.
Zhang Qian refused to return in vain, and persuaded him so hard that he still made no progress.
The people of the Great Moon Clan have always refused to unite with the Great Han, they are accustomed to peace and do not want to be caught in the flames of war again.
yes, who wants to fight?
But the territory of the Han Dynasty is so vast, where can they retreat?
What's more, when will it come to an end?
Why didn't the Huns retreat?
Zhang Qian understood the people of the Dayue clan, but he couldn't agree with their approach. It's just that peace is precious in the end, and he can't convince the Otsuki clan to join forces
I finally made up my mind to return to China.
In the first year of Yuan Shuo, Zhang Qian set off to return to China.
Once he made up his mind to go back, Zhang Qian couldn't wait for a moment.
Your Majesty has waited too long, andβ
He looked at his tiger-headed son beside him, and his heart swelled with joy: the child should also go back to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.
In the end, people have roots, and of course the roots of his Zhang Qian's children are in the Han,
He will take his wife and children back.
On a sunny early spring day, Zhang Qian and his entourage got up and set off.
They climbed snow-capped mountains and crossed mountain trails along the way.
In the desolate world, the shadow of Zhang Qian and his party seemed extraordinarily small, like a few black spots that could be ignored.
They walked for months, and finally they were about to get out of the long wasteland.
was trekking hard, and Ganfu, who was the leader and guide, suddenly shouted: "Zhang Qian, run, we have met the Huns." β
A pair of cavalry really urged the war horses to run towards them, and Zhang Qian and his party turned around and ran. But it was too late, the horses' hooves trampled the dust and smoke, and a dozen Hun cavalry caught up with them and surrounded them.
Zhang Qian and his entourage had to stop their horses, he had lived in the Xiongnu for many years, and he was extremely proficient in Xiongnu dialect, but his obvious Han appearance still betrayed him.
Especially after searching for a golden Han royal talisman on Zhang Qian's body, no matter how many words he said, it had lost its meaning.
They were Han Chinese, enemies of the Huns.
Especially the current Han people, last year, the Han people burned the Xiongnu holy land Longcheng, which caused them unprecedented humiliation. This year, it was the same Han general who led 20,000 cavalry and killed 4,000 of them.
The Huns galloped across the country, and they had never suffered such a big loss.
Now that I see Han people, or Han envoys, how can I let it go easily?
Although Zhang Qian was far away in the Western Regions, he also faintly heard the news of the victory of the Han Dynasty, and he rejoiced when he thought of it. Therefore, even if he is detained by the Huns at this moment, he is only afraid of more evil and less auspicious, and he is not timid.
He is the envoy of the Han Dynasty, and he is the face of the Great Han!