When Emperor Yan supported his troops in Ningdong City and became independent, he posthumously named Xian Kao as Taizu, his mother Wei Shi was the queen mother, and his sister Jiang Huan was the eldest princess.

Empress Dowager Wei left her hometown to marry Liaodong when she was young, Taizu fought all the year round, and died early, it was her mother who acted as her father and raised a pair of children alone to grow up. It can be said that Jiang Huaiying will later embark on a road of imperial power hegemony, mostly under her influence.

Jiang Huan is not an ordinary woman, Emperor Yan expanded his territory and attacked the Central Plains, and there were countless fierce generals under his command, if Liu Shining, the king of Changping, was called the first, then this eldest princess could at least rank in the top ten in terms of merit. How many women in this world dare to charge into battle and kill the enemy on the battlefield? Although Jiang Huan is not good at leading troops, he is brave and fierce, and there are few enemies, so he has a high prestige in the army and is highly respected.

It is worth mentioning that this noble female Rakshasa has high eyes and a hot temper, but she is over twenty-five years old but still not married.

On the way to Beijing, Empress Dowager Wei gave Jiang Huan an ultimatum - "When you arrive in Anling, you have to find a horse for me to marry, and if you refuse to marry, I will ask your imperial brother to find a beggar for you to live!" ”

Jiang Huan had a headache when she heard her say this, and jumped out of the carriage as if she was running away, "I'll go outside to ride a horse to breathe, you can rest." ”

Empress Dowager Wei was angry, stopped for a while, and then sent someone to invite the national teacher. The carriage was spacious, and Empress Dowager Wei had no taboos, so Liu Yan came, so she let him into the car to talk. Now everyone knows that Yan Guo has a great master who can penetrate the heavens and the earth, but except for Emperor Yan, few people know that he is the famous Yunhua Yizi back then.

Empress Dowager Wei looked for him. But it's for the sake of the old thing.

"In the first war, it was difficult to take care of the personal feelings of the children, if it is decided today, I have one thing on my mind, and I hope that the national teacher can be fulfilled."

Before Empress Dowager Wei spoke, Liu Yan guessed what she was going to say, which was nothing more than to be a matchmaker for the eldest princess and kiss his son. So he heard the words but smiled but did not say a word, and dipped his hand in the tea. On the coffee table it was written: 'Don't force it. ’

His vocal cords were damaged. Light yì refused to speak.

Empress Dowager Wei glanced at it and said with a wry smile: "If it weren't for Hua Lan's girl being a dead eye, how would my old woman be embarrassed to ask for someone, I'm afraid that she would only be on Shi Ning." It won't be possible in the future. It's going to be a big disaster. ”

Liu Yan shook his head - "There is a curse for a long time. There is no way to avoid it. ”

Empress Dowager Wei was taken aback, she knew that the national teacher's hexagram was accurate, and hurriedly asked: "Please speak up to the national teacher." ”

'A good couple. Liu Yan only wrote these four words. He bowed to his seat and said goodbye. Empress Dowager Wei couldn't leave him, so she had to watch the row of water marks on the table evaporate and disperse, frowning and thinking.

"A good couple? Does this mean that Liu Shining already has a good marriage? ”

Liu Yan returned to his car, shook his head again, and sighed again, Zhao Xiaozhu saw this, and couldn't help asking: "Father-in-law, what did the Queen Mother say to you?" Look at what worries you. ”

Liu Yanxin said, can he not worry. His smart son had an infatuated heart, and he had already planted a deep love for his ill-fated little sister. just got into trouble with the peach blossom debt of the eldest princess and buried the root of the bane.

A few days ago, he calculated a hexagram for Xue Rui, calculating that he would have a love catastrophe in the near future, if he could survive it safely, the love road would naturally be satisfactory from now on, if it was difficult to escape, he would end up with the life of a lonely person.

He is unspeakable, he can't break it to Empress Dowager Wei, between Xue Rui and Jiang Huan, it was a bad fate, the two met, it was a blessing not to be an enemy, how could they be husband and wife?

Just in Liu Yan's worried heart, Empress Dowager Wei's car passed through the Bauhinia Pass and Shanshan entered the Gyeonggi area.

***

Under Xue Rui's recruitment plan, in just a few days, many officials from the former dynasty came to surrender to Cheng, and after submitting a letter of recommendation (letter of nomination), they either stayed in Beijing and reinstated the official; Or transfer out of the capital and take office.

Emperor Yan also issued several holy decrees in one day, rewarded the three armies, and sealed the heroes. The most eye-catching is undoubtedly Xue Rui. In order to show his merits, Emperor Yan ignored the opposition of the minority, and simply removed his name as the king of Changping and renamed him "King Ping", becoming a veritable king side by side, making Xue Rui above the ministers, as if he was the first person in the dynasty.

In ancient times, how many kings crossed the river and demolished the bridge, it has always been a cunning rabbit and a dead lackey, and the birds are good and the bow is hidden. However, Emperor Yan was born in a family of military generals and had a righteous heart, but he couldn't do such a treacherous thing. What's more, his heart is like a mirror, and he knows that the current situation is unstable and the people's hearts are turbulent, and it is not a talent like Xue Rui who can help him stabilize the country, so he has no doubt about employing people.

Emperor Yan kept righteousness, Xue Rui also had self-knowledge, and the next day after being crowned King Ping, he entered the palace to hand over the military talisman, and did not hesitate to hand over the power of transferring 100,000 soldiers and horses at will in his hands. This is a wise move, the world has it, and the emperor has not stranded his mind, he retains military power, but it is in vain to provoke the emperor's suspicion, and the harm outweighs the benefits. What's more, he has a solid foundation in the army, so why should he have that piece of military talisman by his side, and there are also a lot of old troops who obey him.

Emperor Yan accepted his military power, but relieved him to continue to command the Shenji Battalion, and gave him a Danshu iron coupon, also known as the gold medal for avoiding death.

On the day of Empress Dowager Wei's arrival in Beijing, Emperor Yan personally greeted him in front of the city gate to show his filial piety. After many years, Empress Dowager Wei stepped into Anling City again, but her mood was completely different from a few years ago, and she still remembered that their mother and daughter were trapped in the capital and narrowly escaped under Xue Rui's clever plan, so that they have today's dignity and uniqueness.

Empress Dowager Wei is not ungrateful, she is grateful to Xue Rui, so she knows that Jiang Huan loves him, but she can't force him to marry her daughter.

Emperor Yan welcomed the Queen Mother back to the palace, and the mother and son had something to say, so they dismissed others.

"The queen mother is tired from the journey, and I have ordered someone to clean up the Cining Palace for you to live in."

"It's still my son's filial piety," Empress Dowager Wei took his hand and patted it, and couldn't help but complain: "It's not like your imperial sister, it's just my heart that I owed her in my last life, and I can't finish it." ”

Emperor Yan smiled: "Hua Lan made you angry again?" I will teach her a lesson when I go back. ”

Empress Dowager Wei took the opportunity to get down to business, "If you have a heart." It's better to persuade your good brother, the man should marry the woman and get married, no matter how bad Hua Lan is, it is also the princess of our Dayan Kingdom, is it not worthy of him? ”

Emperor Yan suddenly showed a look of embarrassment, and he stopped talking.

Empress Dowager Wei looked at him, "Just such a sister, you don't want to be the master for her?" ”

Emperor Yan was helpless, and told the truth: "It's not that I don't want to help her, Shining already has someone you like." I only came to me a few days ago. The voice is earnest, I want to be fulfilled, but the queen mother didn't see him like that, if I don't allow it. Maybe he'll resign and abandon his knighthood. He went with the woman to the ends of the world. I don't have a solid foundation. It is the time to employ people, how to miss him. I had no choice but to grant him the marriage. ”

Empress Dowager Wei was dumbfounded. It took a long time to find his voice: "Where did such a woman come out, listening to your tone, is he actually fascinated by someone?" ”

Regarding Xue Rui's private affairs, Emperor Yan didn't want to say more, so he told her: "You don't know the origin of Shining, when he was in the capital, he made a private agreement with that woman for life. ”

Empress Dowager Wei smiled angrily, "He has a marriage contract, why didn't he explain it to Hua Lan early, but he told my son to wait!" ”

Emperor Yan frowned slightly, and disagreed: "Didn't Shi Ning politely reject the imperial sister from the beginning, considering that her daughter's face is not easy to say, it is Hua Lan's wishful thinking, how can he be blamed for this." If Xue Rui had been ambiguous with Jiang Huan over the years, he would not let Xue Rui marry someone else, but he saw it clearly that Xue Rui avoided Jiang Huan and did not have the slightest involvement.

Xue Rui followed him from birth to death, the two of them treated each other with all sincerity, and their brotherhood was deep, today he is sitting on the country, and he can't share half of him, is it ridiculous that he even has to interfere with marriage matters!

Empress Dowager Wei saw that his face was wrong, and knew that she, the emperor's son, valued Xue Rui, she couldn't force it, and after a little thought, she softened her tone and discussed with him: "You see this is good, if he likes it, let him take it and make it small, and marry Hua Lanxia to him, the best of both worlds, no one will delay." ”

Who knew that Emperor Yan listened to her idea, immediately laughed, and asked her: "Does the queen mother know who the woman that Shining likes?" ”

Empress Dowager Wei shook her head suspiciously.

Emperor Yan told her: "That woman was originally the former Emperor Si Tianjian Damen, an official residence, and was once a person under ten thousand people, famous all over the world, and known to the world. If you want such a unique woman to be a concubine, I am afraid that I will attract the scolding of the world, as the saying goes, a soldier can be killed, but must not be humiliated. ”

Empress Dowager Wei was stunned on the spot.

Emperor Yan grabbed her arm and persuaded in a low voice: "Don't worry about this matter, Hua Lan's marriage, I will take care of it, and choose a good husband for her, even if it is not as good as Shi Ning, it will not be much worse." The queen mother is tired, I will send you to rest, tomorrow there will be a banquet in the palace, for you to catch the wind and wash the dust, you can also attend when you are full of spirits. ”

persuaded Empress Dowager Wei, Emperor Yan breathed a sigh of relief, only saying that he had done a good deed for his righteous brother, and he was very proud, but unfortunately he had nowhere to show his merits.

Besides, when Empress Dowager Wei came to Cining Palace, she didn't have the intention of appreciating the beauty and luxury of the palace here, she calmed down and thought about it, and quickly got out of the horns. Yes, she wants Xue Rui to be her son-in-law, but as a woman and a person from the past, how can she not know that if the husband and wife want to live in harmony and beauty, they must first have feelings, and the twisted melon is not sweet, Xue Rui has a heart, and insisting that he marry Jiang Huan can only backfire.

Thinking through this layer, Empress Dowager Wei had nothing to worry about, so she immediately put down this thought, turned her head and asked someone to find Jiang Huan, ready to make it clear to her once, long pain is better than short pain, this time she has to make her die to Xue Rui.

The bad luck that Jiang Huan had just changed his clothes and was about to go out of the palace to find Xue Rui, but he was stopped and reluctantly came to Cining Palace.

"The Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Wei beckoned, asked her to sit beside her, waved away a palace maid in the hall, and asked her to take a sip of herbal tea to stabilize her mind, and then said in a roundabout way: "Anling City is not as good as Dadu, there are many young talents, you don't like martial arts, so the queen mother asked your imperial brother to choose a person who is both civil and military to be a concubine, what do you think?" ”

Jiang Huan was tired of hearing these things along the way, and at this moment she was thinking about Xue Rui in her heart, and she couldn't help but get irritable: "I don't think so, most of the men in this world are wreck, and a few of them are worthy of me, do you have to force me to get married?" Okay, I'll tell you straight, I don't want anyone except Liu Shining! ”

Empress Dowager Wei's brain ached, and she couldn't help but sneer: "You can look up to others, and you have to be seen by others, if he Liu Shining likes you half a point, this palace is to press his head, and let him marry you, but tell me yourself, where does he like you half a point?" ”

Faced with her mother's merciless puncture, Jiang Huan was embarrassed and angry, her neck flushed, and she said angrily: "I don't care if he likes me or not, as long as I like him, it's a big deal that he won't marry for the rest of his life, I won't marry for the rest of my life, I don't need you to care about my affairs with him!" ”

Empress Dowager Wei almost fainted, pressed her chest with one hand, pointed at her with the other, and said tremblingly: "You rebel girl, for an outsider, you are really lawless to shout at your mother!" Okay, okay, I'll tell you the truth, people have already had a sweetheart, and they didn't take you seriously at all, your imperial brother has already approved his marriage, so don't be delusional. ”

Jiang Huan stood up suddenly, staring at a pair of red eyes, "Nonsense, I don't believe it!" ”

Empress Dowager Wei slapped the coffee table, and the cups and saucers in the earth-shaking tray clanged, "If you don't believe it, go and ask him in person, I can still lie to you." ”

Jiang Huan turned her head and left, her steps were fast, and when she left Cining Palace, she spread her legs and ran, eager to rush to Xue Rui in the blink of an eye to ask if it was true or not.

Empress Dowager Wei was so angry with her that she didn't have the strength to restrain her, thinking that it would be better to let her make trouble, it would be best if she and Xue Rui turned their faces and didn't interact with each other from now on, so that she would be relieved.

***

Jiang Huan walked out of the palace gate and heard that Xue Rui was staying in the Dingbo Pavilion, so she hurried all the way over. She went to the door, but she pounced, and the doorman told her that Xue Rui had not returned to the house yet, and asked about his whereabouts, but said that he didn't know.

She just returned to Beijing today, her eyes were black, where to find someone, stood outside the door of the Dingbo Pavilion for a while, the more anxious and angry, the more angry she was, the more hateful she was, she thought to herself: If Xue Rui really has a sweetheart, she must whip that vixen to death, dare to rob her of a man, really looking for death!

At this time, a fast horse came running over, stopped at the door, and immediately jumped down An acquaintance turned out to be Xue Rui's deputy general Sha Liao. Jiang Huan recognized this kid and immediately stretched out her whip to block his way.

"Princess, princess?"

"Where is Liu Shining?"

Sha Liao was stunned and said, "Lord Wang, he went out of the city and returned to the camp." ”

Jiang Huan frowned two thick eyebrows, and said strangely, what did Xue Rui run out of the city in broad daylight, so he pulled people into the corner of the wall and forced them to ask. Shaglio had been whipped by her, and he was a little angry with her, and soon told the "truth"—

"The emperor asked the prince to recruit and reuse those officials of the previous dynasty, among whom there is a female minister, who is said to be very capable, but would rather die than submit to our Dayan, the prince cherishes talents, so he locked this person in the camp and went back every day to lobby her."

"Is it a woman?" Jiang Huan narrowed her eyes and said in an unkind tone. I thought: This female minister Bacheng is the vixen who hooked up with Xue Rui!

Sha Liao nodded, he was stunned and rarely understood people's faces, and he could see that the eldest princess was in a bad mood at this time, and when she was distracted, she quietly moved to the side and pulled her legs to run.

Jiang Huan's eyelids lifted, grabbed his ears and pulled the person back, and said in a swishing voice: "Where are you going?" You tell me everything about that vixen before you leave. ”

"W-Where did the vixen come from? Aunt Princess, the prince also explained that I have something to do, so you can raise your noble hand and spare me this time. Shaglio covered her ears and begged her for mercy.

"Don't pretend to be garlic with me, let me ask you, when did that vixen hook up with Liu Shining?"

Only then did Sha Liao realize who the "fox spirit" in her mouth was scolding, and she was dumbfounded and said, "Where do I know." ”

Jiang Huan twisted his ears vigorously, gritted her teeth and said, "Then you should always know who the fox spirit is and what it looks like." "Hey, I know, I know, I know, she is the Si Tianjian of the previous dynasty and Yu Shu!"

"Yu Shu?" Jiang Huan raised her voice suddenly, "Yu Lianfang? ”

Hearing this name that she hadn't heard for a long time, she remembered for a while that Xue Rui still had a righteous sister in the capital! (To be continued......)