Chapter 226: Starlight
The behavior of the third prince, Xie Wen, has already stepped on the most taboo and intolerable forbidden area of Emperor Zhou Hui - rebellion, this is rebellion. I think that Xie Yan, the king of Li, just took a bribe of taxes and military salaries during the war, so Emperor Zhou Hui directly knocked it over. Now that as long as Coco Xie's crime is exposed, are you still worried that he will not be convicted by Emperor Zhou Hui personally?
It's just that Xu Youshan seems to have heard a sentence just now, "The 30,000 private soldiers of Coco Xie in Zhengzhou have successfully transferred into the deep mountains and old forests three days ago"? Xu Youshan grabbed Xie Jing's sleeve with some unacceptability, and felt a little uncomfortable: no wonder Xie Jing would say that this was bad news for him, if Xie Jing had really successfully transferred the 30,000 army into the deep mountains, then among the lofty mountains, even if there were as many as 30,000, it would be impossible to say that he would definitely be able to find them again.
In this way, it was originally Xie Jing's absolute weapon to win, but now it has become nothing, and anyone will be uncomfortable. Xu Youshan looked at Xie Jing with some distress at this time, but her distressed and distressed expression fell in Xie Jing's eyes, but it was like a warm current, slowly and slowly flowing through his body, making him look at Xu Youshan's eyes, like the stars in the night sky outside the window, dazzling.
"That's not right!"
But in such a warm atmosphere, Xu Youshan suddenly tilted her head and looked at Xie Jing's extremely bright eyes, and said: "If the third prince really transferred those 30,000 private soldiers into the deep mountains and old forests, now Your Highness, you shouldn't have such leisure and leisure, teasing me here!" Your Highness, have you already thought of something to deal with this incident? Xu Youshan looked at Xie Jing with bright eyes. didn't blink, and the concentration really made Xie Jing cough twice.
"Your Highness!" But the more she saw Xie Jing's reaction, the more Xu Youshan affirmed her thoughts. She is not the Xu Youshan she used to be, she is not the Xu Youshan who looked at Xie Jing before, she is completely like seeing flowers in the fog. Now as long as Xie Jing has a look, Xu Youshan can know what kind of mood he is in.
Therefore, looking at Xie Jing's expression at this time, Xu Youshan was sure that even if things were a little tricky now, he must have found a way to deal with it.
"Beforehand, Xie Wen had always deliberately wanted to transfer his 30,000 private soldiers into the mountains. But it was not too late for us to receive the news here, and we sent the third uncle over early to deal with it. Although the current 30,000 troops still managed to enter the mountains, the third uncle also successfully drove the dark piles into the army. Having fully grasped their whereabouts, now they are just waiting for news from here. ”
Xie Jing smoothed the broken hair in Xu Youshan's ears for him, and said in a low tone, and Xu Youshan also followed Xie Jing's words. His face gradually became serious. After all, hear here. No matter how dull she was, she could hear Xie Jing's words, the murderous aura of the mountain rain coming and the wind filling the building. It seems that not only Concubine Xian and Coco Xie, but even Xie Jing no longer chooses to retreat this time, but plans to attack. It's just that if both sides choose to attack, then it is impossible to say what the outcome will be, and it is highly likely. This early end will come.
"Xu Youshan."
Xu Youshan's heart was slowly rising little by little, and she began to feel uneasy. Xie Jing suddenly shouted softly, making her nervousness all the time, and subconsciously just looked at him, waiting for his next words. At this time, the lights outside the window were bright, shining in through the window screen, and it just fell on Xie Jing's face, and the shadows were full of shadows, making a face that was already good-looking more and more beautiful. Xu Youshan's gaze on his face also had a moment of trance.
"For the rest of the time, you'd better not leave the palace." But Xie Jing's voice, Xu Youshan still heard it clearly.
"Okay." Nodding heavily, Xu Youshan assured Xie Jing.
Of course, she also knew that from today onwards, the entire Divine Capital would be surging, and Xu Youshan didn't want to create any flaws and weaknesses for Xie Jing at such a critical time. So even if Xie Jing doesn't say it, in fact, Xu Youshan has also planned it, and before this matter ends, she will not take another step out of the Chu Palace.
But the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. On the second day after Xu Youshan solemnly promised Xie Jing, Xu Yourong came to the door again early in the morning, and the time was very good, all of which happened to be pinched at the next moment after Xie Jing just left, so that Xu Youshan wanted to borrow Yu Wei to block Xu Yourong.
It's just that although things are difficult to do, Xu Youshan promised Xie Jing not to leave the palace, not to mention that Xie Jing told her so solemnly, which shows that he is also very concerned about her safety. At such a sensitive and important juncture, he could still care about her so much, it was impossible to say that he was unhappy, so Xu Youshan would not go out, so she could only shirk with her eldest sister.
"Xu Youshan, why are you so reckless today." Xu Yourong was very angry and stood in front of Xu Youshan with his hands on his hips, blowing his beard and glaring at her. If it weren't for the fact that she was in the Chu Palace, she was afraid that if Xu Youshan shouted so loudly, many servants and guards would pour out, then it is estimated that Xu Yourong would not be so polite, she would have ignored Xu Youshan's opposition at all, and directly dragged her to the Tai Academy, how could she still talk to Xu Youshan here for so long.
"Ouch, so eldest sister, didn't I tell you, my body is not very comfortable today, and His Royal Highness also asked me to rest at home, and I can't leave the palace." Xu Youshan said bitterly.
"Not feeling well? But I see your face is very good. Xu Yourong squinted and looked at Xu Youshan, of course she didn't believe Xu Youshan's words, look at how ruddy that little face is now, where is a little sick? If Xu Yourong believes that Xu Youshan is really unwell, then she should really go to the doctor.
"This discomfort is in the body, and the face is not accurate." Xu Youshan said poorly.
"You're not going today, aren't you, anyway?"
“…… Well! In the end, Xu Youshan still watched Xu Yourong leave alone in a rage, and she was naturally a little sorry for Xu Yourong in her heart. But I'm sorry for the little bit. Because Xu Youshan knows that now Xu Yourong's mood has recovered, and this behavior of cheering for Xu Chen. For the shy and low-key Xu Chen, in fact, he would prefer not to have it. Therefore, there is only a little bit of sorry, when Xu Youshan can go back to bed to sleep well, she was thrown out of the clouds without any nostalgia.
And Xu Youshan's return to sleep was also a sleep until noon, and then she got up satisfied. But Xu Youshan had just gotten up, but she was startled by Chu Dai, who rushed in in a hurry.
"Princess. Princess! Xu Youshan had just woken up, and she was just sitting up from the bed at this time, and the curtains that reached the floor were still hanging softly layer by layer. Xu Youshan couldn't see Dai's expression clearly at this time, but just listening to her voice, Xu Youshan could hear those anxious, so Xu Youshan was still sleepy. Suddenly it became clear.
"Chu Dai. Is something going on? Xu Youshan's voice sounded very solemnly, which made Chu Dai, who was still in good spirits, stunned, before hurriedly replied loudly: "Yes, yes, princess, something big happened, just now, the military report from the front line came back, the battle in the reef valley." Our Great Zhou was defeated, although the casualties were small. But the saint was very angry, except for the old man Zhai, almost everyone was guilty by the saint, including the eldest lord Zhai and the eldest prince Zhai. ”
Battle of the Reef Valley? Xu Youshan didn't turn a corner all of a sudden, why didn't the matter of Zhengzhou break out, but the news of the defeat in the Battle of Jiaogu came back.
Xu Youshan was distracted for a while before she slowly reacted, and then immediately breathed a sigh of relief. And I don't know if this is good news, it seems that the matter in Zhengzhou has not yet kicked off, at this time, it is just because the news of the defeat in the Battle of Jiaogu came back, breaking Emperor Zhou Huidi's dream and making Emperor Zhou Hui furious, otherwise Emperor Zhou Hui would not have remembered everyone as a crime.
It's just that even so, Xu Youshan is not very worried at this time, anyway, the border pass where Old Man Zhai is stationed now is the last fortress in the north of the Great Zhou, if even this place is lost, then the enemy army may really drive all the way down until the soldiers are outside the gate of the divine capital. At such a critical time, even if Emperor Zhou Hui gets angry again, it is just for show, unless Emperor Zhou Hui doesn't want to sit on this splendid thousands of miles of rivers and mountains anymore, otherwise it is impossible for him to move all the border generals, let alone the people of the Zhai family.
When Xu Youshan thought of this, she no longer tensed her body, but fell back to the bed, only beckoned to Chu Dai, asked her to come over, and commanded weakly: "I suddenly feel very tired, I want to rest for a while, and come back to call me in an hour." ”
Although Chu Dai was very strange, how could Xu Youshan still sleep peacefully when she heard such shocking news. But after Xu Youshan finished giving the order, Chu Dai still obediently responded: "Yes, princess." ”
After Bowei, the clouds were quiet again, but in the entire divine capital, it was all boiling, and it was never quiet again, everyone was discussing with each other for the loss of the defeat in the Battle of Reef Valley. After all, this is military, and this time it was defeated, so the common people did not dare to discuss it in public, and everyone was quietly talking to each other about their opinions.
"The defeat in the first battle of Reef Valley this time is really unexpected, although since Zhai Gong took charge of Shuaiyin, not every battle has been victorious, but it is also more victories and fewer defeats. Moreover, in several important battles, Zhai Gong has never been defeated, so why will he be defeated this time. A sigh welled up.
"You know what?" At this time, a voice different from others sounded: "The reef valley has always been the danger of my Great Zhou's moat, and it is impossible to open the border for a hundred and ten thousand years, but now this reef valley is controlled by the enemy, even if our Great Zhou army wants to conquer it, it is impossible Okay, otherwise how can my Great Zhou rely on this reef valley to defend the border for a hundred years?" ”
Everyone nodded yes, "Yes, the terrain to the north of my Great Zhou is flat, if it weren't for the second pass of Jiaogu, it is estimated that it would not be peaceful for all these years." ”
"Alas...... It's all blamed for the misguided generals, if it weren't for the wolf ambition of General Lin, who dared to steal military supplies, how could I have lost this reef valley natural danger? It's really cheap to die a hundred times. ”
"But speaking of this, how did I hear that it seems that the dog thief stole the exchange of military supplies, and His Royal Highness the Third Prince was involved?" As he spoke, the topic somehow came to the matter of munitions, which was about to be gradually forgotten. It's just that the beginning of this topic has been provoked, and everyone suddenly started to talk about it.
However, in a short period of time, in addition to the defeat in the Battle of Reef Valley, there was one more item that was hotly discussed in the entire Shendu, that is, the matter of stealing military supplies, and this time the spearhead was directly aimed at Xie Wen, which caught many people off guard and panicked, including the center of the matter - the third prince Xie Wen; Xie Wen was standing quietly outside the palace at this time, and the warm breeze blew through the hem of his Buddha-headed green silk pin gold dragon robe, making him look like that jade tree in the wind.
But if someone could ignore Xie Wen's order at this time, get close to him, and see the emotion in his eyes, then he would no longer feel how the third prince Xie Wen was at this time. Because at this time, Coco Xie's eyes used to seem to be as warm as a spring breeze on weekdays, but now they can no longer see the slightest warmth. All they have now is the cold air that permeates people.
"Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, Concubine Xian, please come in."
At this time, it happened to be the time for Concubine Xian to take a nap, so after Xie Wen arrived at the palace, although the palace maids were a little strange, how could Xie Wen come over when Concubine Xian was taking a nap, but this was just strange in their hearts, and no one dared to ask, after asking Xie Wen to wait for a while, the palace maids hurriedly woke up Concubine Xian and told her about Xie Wen's visit.
"See the concubine." As soon as Xie Wen entered the inner hall, it was like Concubine Xian bowing respectfully.
In the inner hall, Concubine Xian lazily leaned on a soft couch with golden peony inlaid with beads, and there were four palace maids holding fans standing next to her, who were gently shaking the huge feather fan in their hands, fanning out a light breeze and dissipating the heat for Concubine Xian. But at this time, it is a hot summer, and the stuffy and humid air cannot be swept away, and in the heat, people's mood will naturally be affected. (To be continued.) )