Inside the Qingliang Palace, Princess Changle was squinting at the uninvited Princess Duanrong in front of her, that beautiful face, always smiling in front of Jia Jiu, but at this moment, it was like a layer of ice and snow, without a trace of temperature.

Princess Changle before he kissed was not familiar with Princess Duanrong. He was originally born after Princess Duanrong and his relatives, and Princess Duanrong was just an aunt who had never met since he was a child and had never left the palace since he was a child.

If it weren't for the emperor's secret attention, if it weren't for the current queen's equal treatment of all the princesses and princes, and refusing to let the palace people bully them, Princess Changle's life would not be so peaceful. At that time, Princess Changle, the most important thing in life was how to please the queen and not make the queen disgusted with him, how to please the queen so that the queen could occasionally take care of him, and not to make the emperor's grandfather and father unhappy.

At that time, Princess Changle didn't know more about the things on the grassland than the palace maids around her. What happened to Princess Duanrong on the grassland has never been mentioned in front of Princess Changle.

Who made Princess Changle just a little girl? There are some things that adults will not allow girls to be contaminated, even if Princess Changle is a princess of a country, even if Princess Changle has the obligation to have a deep understanding of Daqi's national conditions.

When Princess Duanrong really entered the sight of Princess Changle, it was just when the power struggle between the Emperor Taishang and the current emperor came to an end. Even if no one has ever opened this mouth in Princess Changle's ear, Princess Changle knows it. As a person who once held supreme power, the Emperor Taishang would never be willing to lose his power; And as a person who really has a reputation, his father and the current emperor will definitely not be willing to be a puppet all the time.

This was also a fact that everyone in the court at that time was well aware of. It was also a fact that everyone in the court did not dare to say.

The current emperor has been a puppet for more than ten years. That tight string is almost at a critical point.

Therefore, during the Mid-Autumn Festival that year, when the Emperor Taishang suddenly proposed to miss his daughter and take Princess Duanrong back, it was no less than an earthquake in the court.

At that time, Princess Changle was still a half-old child, not a few years older than Jia Jiu, who entered the palace for the first time. At that time, he didn't know what the significance of the emperor's request would be to the imperial court. would not have thought that the final war would burn on his head. He at that time. is still busy currying favor with the Emperor, the Empress Taishang, his father, and the current Empress.

Princess Changle didn't know what Princess Duanrong had encountered on the grassland, nor did he understand the significance of Princess Duanrong to his imperial grandfather and his father, he only knew that at that time. The palace mentioned that Princess Duanrong was full of good things.

Yes. No one told him about the character of Princess Duanrong, nor did they tell him what terrible things would happen to the women of Daqi on the grassland. And the reason he would be cut off from these things was only because he was a little girl, a little girl who had not yet reached the end of his life.

Because of the emperor's concern for Princess Duanrong, because every time the emperor mentions this sister, his image is always well understood, which makes Princess Changle full of yearning for this aunt, even if she has never met. Princess Changle also maintains a good impression of this aunt.

This kind of goodwill was maintained until the first meeting between Princess Changle and Princess Duanrong. When Princess Duanrong saw him for the first time. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled meaningfully.

Princess Changle didn't know the meaning behind Princess Duanrong's smile back then, but she faintly found that this aunt didn't seem to like her so much. After that nightmare on the grassland, Princess Changle, who is still haunted by nightmares, now finally understands the meaning of Princess Duanrong's original smile.

Today's Daqi is much better than the Daqi more than 20 years ago, and the country has also recovered, but Princess Changle, who is a princess of Heqin, still suffered such a terrible thing. Then more than 20 years ago, the national strength of Great Qi was weakened to the extreme, and the country almost perished. At that time, as the eldest princess of Duanrong, who was a princess of Heqin, his experience was bound to be more tragic than that of his Changle princess.

Because what is pursued on the grassland is that the weak eat the strong, and the weak have no power.

The current Princess Changle has already understood the meaning of the smile of the eldest princess Duanrong back then. Behind that smile was a deep hatred. Princess Duanrong is hating Daqi, and she is also hating the royal family of Daqi. In his heart, it was Daqi who sent him to kiss, and he was also the royal family of Daqi, but when he could choose a palace maid instead, he decided to let him, the real princess, go to kiss.

Therefore, the eldest princess of Duanrong hates Daqi, hates the Yiqiē of Daqi, the royal family of Daqi, the courtiers of Daqi, and the people of Daqi. He crawled back from hell to avenge these people.

Such a Duanrong eldest princess made Princess Changle very disgusted and hated very much, but Princess Changle didn't catch this woman's little tail, so she could only endure it.

To tell the truth, the current Princess Changle is still disgusted with those courtiers of the Lord and faction, but she is only disgusted with the disasters they have brought him, not to the point of hatred. Even Princess Changle herself admitted that not all the ministers of the Lord and faction were traitors, and not all the ministers of the Lord and the faction were political enemies of his father.

At the beginning, the imperial court would make the decision to make peace with each other, also because of many considerations.

The first reason is, of course, because of the lack of armament for many years, the combat effectiveness of the Great Qi Border Army is insufficient. Princess Changle is very clear about this matter. Even a court lady like Princess Changle has heard that the grassland people can fight on an equal footing with Daqi, because the grassland people are fast and the knives are fast, because the grassland people are not afraid of death and exchange injuries for injuries; And Daqi was able to resist the attack of the grassland, that is because Daqi is well armed.

The same is a knife, and the scimitar used by the steppe people has a simple craftsmanship. It was almost a piece of iron, and when it was slashed against the Tang knife that was standing in the Great Qi army, there was no one who was not knocked out of a gap. But such a scimitar. But relying on the speed of horses and the skills of the steppe people in exchange for their lives and blood in a difficult environment, they have become a demonic blade that has swept through the throats of the Great Qi soldiers again and again.

As for the border army of Daqi, it is necessary to talk about the army system of Daqi. In Daqi, only the Jingshi Forbidden Army was a professional soldier, and the Daqi Border Army, except for a small number of outlaws who were exiled past. More are farmers who have been drafted into the army. If it's a farmer at the border, then forget it. Because of the frequent wars at the border gates, even women can wield guns and sticks. But perennial wars. In particular, the perennial grass valley has maintained negative growth in the population of the border gates.

As a result, a very cheating policy was introduced in the imperial court, that is. Bring displaced people from all over the country into the military system. Then assigned to the border as soldiers. God knows, before those homeless people joined the army, they were simply farmers who could only farm the land! These peasants don't have any military qualities, they can't even hold up their shields when they face the rain of arrows from the Di people. If the original soldiers of the border army have been kept above a certain number, plus the military rations are sufficient, and if they meet a general with some ability, they may be able to train people. But actually. Border guard posts that can be replenished with soldiers, basically. The soldiers are all below a dangerous value, and the military rations are insufficient, even if there are two generals who are willing to do a career, there are still the greedy overseers above them.

As for why there are so many displaced people who are included in the army every year, but the actual number of people who arrive at the border pass is less than half, it is because of the hidden households, because the high-ranking families need manpower, because those people do not want to go to the border to die, so they bribe the officials who lead the team, for various reasons......

This is also the second reason, that is, Daqi always loses in the face of the steppe people, and has been losing since the death of the general, and the border army of Daqi has long lost the word morale. The current Great Qi border army, when facing the charge of a hundred and ten Di cavalry, even if they have a few thousand, they will run back regardless of a single qiqi.

When she was just rescued by Jia Jiu, Princess Changle was not only afraid, but also hated those border soldiers, but after three years of military life, he knew what kind of existence the border army of Daqi was, and how difficult their situation was.

I can't even eat enough on my stomach, the whole army is yellow and thin, and I can't even guarantee a spear in my hand, what kind of combat effectiveness can we talk about in such an army!

Princess Changle, who had just been rescued from the grassland, was resentful in her heart, he resented her father, resented him for sending him to peace, resented the ministers of the court who advocated amiability, and resented the soldiers who had been defeated at the border gates. At that time, Princess Changle didn't want to listen to it at all, nor did she want to watch it, she just wanted to shrink into her own world, feeling sorry for herself and lamenting her unfortunate fate.

It can also be said that if he keeps that state, he really destroys himself,

At that time, Jia Jiu almost half-pulled and half-pressed him to walk around in An Yuanwei, letting him see the food of An Yuanwei's soldiers, letting him see the weapons of An Yuanwei's soldiers, letting him see the armor of An Yuanwei's soldiers, and also letting him see how simple and scarce An Yuanwei's military defense facilities were.

It was also from that time that Princess Changle, the princess of the deep palace who grew up in the palace, finally opened her eyes and used her heart to understand the actual situation of the Daqi border army, and it was also from that time that Princess Changle did not continue to resist, and let Jia Jiu take him to the outside of the guard to plant the kind of food that was not delicious but full, and pulled him to sew tents for An Yuanwei together, and pulled him to repair the city defense facilities such as the rejection of horses.

Princess Changle still remembers that that year, she was following Jia Jiu to harvest red lotus outside An Yuanwei, but when she received half of it, the Di people attacked. At that time, Jia Jiu, who had been suffering for a long time in the fire and had his skills reduced to a limit, immediately drew his sword, while those soldiers carried themselves on their horses and ran into the guard.

At that time, I was so scared, lying on the horse, I remembered my miserable experience, and I couldn't stop screaming and struggling desperately, but as a result, it directly caused more than 30 soldiers to die in the hands of Di Ren.

It was also that time that Jia Jiu slapped him for the first time.

Princess Changle, who returned to Jingshi, no longer resented in his heart, he no longer resented his tragic fate, nor did he resent those ministers of the lord and faction, nor did he resent those border army soldiers. Even when the emperor asked for severe punishment for the ministers, he interceded for them.

Because Princess Changle knows. Except for those ministers of the main war faction and the neutral faction, those ministers of the main peace faction, the reasons for their request for peace are also different. A considerable number of officials are well aware of the situation at the border gates. also knew that the armament of Daqi was insufficient, so he proposed to take the initiative to sue for peace. Because they knew that once the two countries were at war, with the actual situation of the Daqi border pass, it would be absolutely impossible to keep the iron cavalry of the Di people out of the border pass. These ministers made up a considerable part of the Lordship and faction.

They just chose the one with less damage between starting a war and hurting Daqi and taking the initiative to ask for relatives to hurt Daqi.

Even Princess Changle herself, after the initial anger. There is also a lot of respect for these ministers. Because many of these ministers are sincerely planning for Daqi, and among these ministers. There are also a considerable number of people who put forward the trick of procrastination, first dragging the Di people, and then seizing the time to prepare armaments.

It can be said that if it weren't for someone behind the scenes. According to the plan of these ministers. It will only take three or five years for the border gates to change dramatically.

But the problem is that Princess Duanrong made a move.

The current Princess Changle understands the thoughts of the eldest princess of the Dragon Boat Festival very well: I am so unlucky, if everyone is unfortunate with me, then everyone will be able to understand my original pain; I am so miserable, if you suffer with me, then you can feel my sorrow; I'm so sad, if you grieve with me. Then you will be able to understand the misfortune after I was betrayed.

Because he is unfortunate, he wants all people to be unfortunate with him; Because of their own pain. Therefore let all men suffer with him.

This is the mentality of Princess Duanrong.

Princess Changle no longer resents others, but she is disgusted with the policy of affinity, and she can't wait to eat Princess Duanrong raw.

In the opinion of Princess Changle, when the general guarded the border pass, the grassland was terrified when he mentioned Daqi, because at that time, the Daqi soldiers were strong and strong, and the soldiers were brave and good at fighting, and the grassland people were not the opponents of Daqi at all. But this situation is because the Wang girl was destroyed, the good general of Daqi was killed, the army of Daqi collapsed, and the national strength of Daqi plummeted.

And at that time, the reason why the daughter of the Wang family had so much power was of course because of the old Prince Yizhong, but also because the eldest princess Duanrong was friendly with him and was active in the palace for him.

In other words, in the eyes of Princess Changle, the fact that Princess Duanrong would be friendly at the beginning was entirely because he was friendly with the daughter of the Wang family and betrayed the interests of Daqi for the small profits brought to him by the daughter of the Wang family.

In the eyes of Princess Changle, as a courtier, it is not so difficult to accept that when a crisis occurs, it is not so difficult to choose a small family between the small family and the country. Home country country, home first and then country. A person who doesn't even know how to maintain his own small family is either a true saint or a ruthless and unrighteous villain, neither of which can be reassured.

But royalty is different. The interests of everyone in the royal family are consistent with the interests of the country, especially with a royal princess like Princess Duanrong, as the daughter of the emperor, his interests are closely intertwined with Daqi. But the one in the past, he actually ruined the army of Daqi for a little profit. He will be sent to kiss, and he is really not wronged at all. Later, for his own sake, he asked his son to destroy the guards at the border of Daqi, creating conditions for the Di people to go south, which made Princess Changle look down on him.

In the eyes of Princess Changle, in this world, anyone can resent the court, but Princess Duanrong does not have this qualification. At the border pass, countless people who died in the hands of Jia Jiu could resent Jia Jiu and resented the Jia family, but only Princess Duanrong did not have this qualification.

Because it was Princess Duanrong who betrayed Daqi first.

Because his son has never regarded himself as a member of Daqi.

Looking at Princess Changle, who was looking at her silently, Princess Duanrong raised her eyebrows and said, "What, Changle, your aunt came to see you, are you not happy?" I remember that before you left Beijing, you liked to talk to your aunt. ”

Princess Changle said coldly: "Because at that time, the palace thought that you were a good person." But in fact, you don't think of yourself as my princess at all. ”

Princess Duanrong chuckled lightly and said, "Changle, you have wronged your aunt a little by saying this, isn't your aunt the daughter of your imperial grandfather?" I know that after you and your relatives came back, your heart was full of resentment, because it was your aunt who harmed you. But my aunt wants to remind you, if your aunt is really guilty, can your imperial grandfather tolerate your aunt? Do you want me to remind you of the old Prince Yizhong? ”

Prince Lao Yizhong was a taboo in the court, and since the day he died, no one dared to mention it in the palace. The eldest princess of Duanrong actually came out of her mouth so lightly, which made Princess Changle really stunned for a moment, and even the eldest princess of Lanling and the eldest princess of Jiashan also lowered their faces.

The eldest princess of Lanling and the eldest princess of Jiashan glanced at each other, and immediately knew that this sister was not good today.

Regarding the matter of the eldest princess of Duanrong, the eldest princess of Lanling and the eldest princess of Jiashan know much more than Princess Changle. After all, they were the sisters of Princess Duanrong - although they didn't crawl out of the same mother's belly.

Back then, the eldest princess Duanrong, who was still the emperor's daughter, was a little transparent in the palace, and her biological mother was a palace maid, and her low status was not favored, and she was not favored by the above, even if the queen mother at that time was not bad to the princesses below, but the kings took the heir, which really ruined the atmosphere in the palace at that time. The eldest princess of Lanling and the eldest princess of Jiashan are like this, the mother concubine has a good background or is better to be pitied by the king, and the little transparent like the eldest princess Duanrong, it is the rhythm of being bullied properly.

At that time, the Wang girl was in his ascending period, although it was not his most beautiful time, but he also hooked up with the old Prince Yizhong, who was not yet the prince, and it was also at that time that the Wang daughter began to move, and it was also at that time that the eldest princess Duanrong caught up with that woman and began to change from a small transparent among the sisters to infinite scenery.

However, for the behavior of the eldest princess Duanrong, who had not been canonized at the beginning and was just an imperial daughter (also known as the imperial concubine), only a few of the many imperial daughters were envious, and the rest stayed away.

As a princess, even if she is not so favored, as long as she is not caught in the middle of a gap and has to make other plans, other people are not so polite to that Wang girl at all.

Everyone understands that Wang's daughter keeps pretending to be aggrieved in front of many people, saying that his mother-in-law is not virtuous, but in fact, everyone knows that the clothes and jewelry on his body are more gorgeous than his sister-in-law, because he is a little older, so many times, in activities like the hairpin club, his mother-in-law only takes him and does not bring his sister-in-law, but how does he treat his mother-in-law and sister-in-law?

All the people saw it, and all the people despised that woman in their hearts.

Even the old Prince Yizhong, if he didn't need that woman's brain, he wouldn't have made a false deal with this woman. Just look at the old Prince Yizhong's brother to that woman. If Prince Lao Yizhong really loved that woman, he would have arranged a good position for that woman's brother, but in fact, that woman's brother was just an ornament from beginning to end.

There is an old saying that like gathers people in groups.

Since this Wang girl's character is not good, the character of the person who comes with him naturally needs to be considered.

The emperor of the year, that is, the current emperor, only remained silent, that is because the position of the emperor needs to be the ability to govern the country and the ability to maintain balance, in contrast, the word conduct is not so important. If the old Prince Yizhong, who was just an ordinary prince at that time, could pass the test and beat many princes to become the prince, then the emperor at that time, that is, the current Emperor Taishang, would not mind the small means behind it.

However, that Wang girl did too much.

For his own selfish desires, he almost buried the entire Great Qi.

These things were buried little by little with the conviction of the Wang daughter, and now there are very few people in the palace who know about these things. If Princess Changle knew these things, he would definitely not be so close to Princess Duanrong.

Everyone knows that for the sake of her own selfish desires, that Wang girl will not hesitate to kill her brother. How could the eldest princess Duanrong, who could have the same smell as that Wang girl, betray a niece who was not familiar with him? (To be continued......)