Spring is slanting in the west and the breeze is gentle.

On the path in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an, a white-robed boy led a black horse and walked leisurely among the flowers. The slender woman in the thorn hairpin cloth skirt sits on the back of a horse, wearing a hat and two embroidered shoes dangling in the air.

The mausoleum of Queen Cui was built between the mountains and fields of red flowers and willows, Song Ji succeeded to the throne and was thrifty, and let Queen Cui fake her death, the mausoleum was not too big, a small peach forest was planted around, the terrain was remote, and there were no idlers to disturb on weekdays, only during the New Year's holidays, someone would come to clean up the weeds and trees.

In the grove outside the Queen's Mausoleum, there is a small grave, just a small round earthen bag, and a wordless tablet stands in front of it.

The deceased had no name, no surname, no relatives and no reason, and after Jia Gonggong buried him, no one came to visit him, and the grave was already overgrown with weeds, and if he didn't get closer, he could hardly find this small tomb.

Cui Xiaowan dismounted among the woods, looked at the small grave, and did not show too much emotion in her eyes, but seriously lit three sticks of incense in front of the tombstone, squatted in front of the wordless monument to burn paper money, and then whispered:

"In the next life, I will be reincarnated into a good family, don't be a dead soldier anymore, and don't be so upright in doing things, I have to live for myself......"

Xu Buling leaned against the big tree and waited quietly, and his heart was undisturbed. Although Jia Yi died at his hand, in that case, it was like a black man eating a white piece on a chessboard, and there was no hatred between the chess pieces, just simply following the road paved by the chess player. Father-in-law Jia is Jia Yi's father-in-law, and he did not help Jia Yi seek revenge afterwards, but helped Jia Yi complete the mission of the dead soldier, which is also because of this reason.

Soon, the paper money burned to ashes in the spring breeze, Cui Xiaowan stood up, looked left and right, probably felt that the surrounding grass and trees were too messy, ran to the wind chasing horse, took Xu Buling's saber, and carefully weeded around the small grave.

Xu Buling will not leave for the barracks until tomorrow, but he is not in a hurry, and said:

"Miss Cui, I'll come."

Cui Xiaowan leaned over and hunched her waist, the skirt on her buttocks was stretched and round, and she smiled back:

"You just rest, it's my business, I'll do it myself."

Xu Buling didn't say much when he saw this, he went back to leaning under the big tree, watching Cui Xiaowan's back swaying between the flowers and plants, the jade ball-like buttocks were a little eye-catching, he slightly deviated his unintentional gaze, but in this barren mountain and wild place, there seemed to be nothing else to see, and he unconsciously glanced at it a few more times......

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Imperial City Ouchi, Imperial Study.

After the tedious political negotiations, the courtiers of the various ministries withdrew from the door of the imperial study, leaving only Cui Huailu and Guan Hongzhuo standing quietly at their desks.

Song Ji, who was dressed in a dragon robe, held three incense sticks in his hand, lit them on the candle flame, inserted them in the incense altar on the desk, and looked at the picture scroll hanging on the desk, his eyes were deep and a little nostalgic.

In the portrait, the woman looks back in the forest and can only see a back.

As Gonggong Jia said, Cui Xiaowan is a mirror to Song Ji, with a clear heart, not contaminated with any sour and rotten gas in the court, and the only person who can chat with Song Ji on an equal footing.

After sending Cui Xiaowan away, Song Ji became completely alone; I didn't feel lonely before, but before the landslide-like situation at this moment, the pressure of the entire Dayue was on one person's shoulders, and in the leisure after the busyness, even if it was Song Ji, why didn't he want to find an outsider to vent the bitterness in his heart?

It's a pity that there is only Cui Xiaowan in this world, who can listen to the whining words that these emperors can't say, and only Cui Xiaowan dares to scold him as an emperor.

The portrait is very charming, but after all, it is just a dead thing, and it can't be a mirror, and it can't listen to the noisy words that have accumulated in my heart.

Song Ji stopped and stared for a moment, then he collected his mind, and when he turned around, he had already recovered the appearance of Gujing Wubo, came to the desk and sat down, looking at the two henchmen in front of him.

Cui Huailu, the imperial historian, is Cui Xiaowan's biological father, and this in-law relationship is much closer to Song Ji than other courtiers; Taiwei Guan Hongzhuo was promoted by Song Ji.

Among the three dukes, even if the prime minister Xiao Chuyang deliberately avoided the relationship with King Su, he had already become an in-law, and it was difficult for Song Ji to trust Xiao Chuyang anymore, and only the two pillars of the court in front of him could discuss countermeasures in private.

Guan Hongzhuo waited for the ministers to leave before he spoke: "Xu Buling brought the Xiliang Army over, although there is nothing unusual in the court today, and he gladly accepted it if he was given a false position." But the Xiliang army is almost the private soldiers of the Xu family, and the soldiers and horses only recognize the Su Wang Hufu, but not the seal of the Son of Heaven, if Xu does not disobey the order and insists on seizing power, Hongye seems to be helpless......"

Guan Hongye is Guan Hongzhuo's younger brother, and was entrusted with an important task by Song Ji, he is the elder brother, obviously afraid that his younger brother will not be able to suppress the son of the vassal king, and when the time comes, something will not end well, so he will take a preventive shot first.

In this regard, Cui Huailu shook his head: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister." The military power of the Xu family is given by the saint, and the soldiers only recognize the general, but they will not be able to deny the seal of the Son of Heaven. If Xu Buling acted arbitrarily and did not obey Guan Hongye's dispatch, he could be directly relieved of his position. Let Xiliang only send 50,000 soldiers, because the imperial court lacks these 50,000 soldiers and horses, but it is not that there is no way to live, and there is room for advance and retreat. ”

Guan Hongzhuo thought for a while, and was a little worried: "If you annoy King Su because of this, it will cause King Su to also defect......

Song Ji raised his hand gently: "I am not greedy for this throne, but none of the four kings in the east can be of great use." King Su defected, I just abdicated to make way for Xian, and the world is still surnamed Song; But King Su may not give orders, thinking that I rely on him, carry the army to respect myself, and do not listen to the order, which proves that there is a rebellion, and I will not compromise half a point on it; Even if the four kings of the east beat the city of Chang'an and killed the lineage, it would be better than the Xu family entering the pass to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes and kill the entire Song family.

Just let Guan Hongye let go and use the army, he can force the rebellion against Xu Buling, it is nothing more than a fish to die and the net is broken, and there are four kings in the east to clean up the mess. But remember not to give Xu Buling a chance to save up military prestige in the counterinsurgency, once the prestige overwhelms Guan Hongye and wins the military heart of the counterinsurgency, it will really be difficult to ride the tiger. ”

When Guan Hongzhuo heard these heart-wrenching words, he was reassured and nodded seriously:

"Rest assured, Hongye has led the army for many years, and his prestige in the army is not inferior to Guo Xianzhong, as long as the saint lets him let go of his hands and feet without scruples, he can fight the battle well, and he will not be given the opportunity to bring the army to self-respect."

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Chongrenfang, Investigation Division.

Countless wolf guards walked through the yamen, either coming back to restore their lives or receiving orders to go out.

Although the Investigation Department does not belong to the military system, as an intelligence agency under the Son of Heaven, it is still very busy in wartime.

Behind the yamen, the plan is under the warehouse, in the dungeon where the felons are held.

Jiang Kai, the right prince of Northern Qi, held the iron railing with both hands, and said nonsense boringly:

"Sister, you are all famous seniors in the rivers and lakes, you can't kill innocents indiscriminately, right? Although I am the son of the Northern Qi Dynasty, I have always loved the people like a son, clean myself, according to the Jianghu people, I should be a good official, and now I am locked up here, you don't have to draw a knife to help each other, you have to have some delicious food and drink......"

Outside the iron railing, the concubine Jiujie Niangniang, dressed in palace clothes, sipped tea in front of the table. There are also masters in the secret guards next to him, and Song Ying who is pacing back and forth in the dungeon.

Jiujie Niangniang may be tired of listening to it, and said with a little dissatisfaction:

"In the next life, after the man's family is alive and dead, he should stand up to the sky, if you don't go on a hunger strike, how can you be more broken than my woman......"

Jiang Kai has changed from a prince above 10,000 people to a prisoner, and he has been imprisoned for a few months, and he has long had enough. Although Jiujie Niangniang is older than him, as the concubine of the first emperor, her appearance is definitely not bad, and her eyes are sweeping around in the charm of others:

"I don't have anything to eat, and it's not like I can't go out. If you want me to see, my Northern Qi must have almost crossed the Yellow River, and it will be a year or two at most to Chang'an City, or you will follow me in the future. When I return to the country in Northern Qi, you will benefit from it, sister, how about I let you be the princess? ”

Jiujie Niangniang frowned slightly: "Your father Jiang Heng is fifty years old, and he is embarrassed to speak?" Do you think your father is King Su Xu You? If he is as infatuated and handsome as Xu You, he won't fight back when the palace beats him, and the palace may consider remarrying, your father is more than 30 concubines......"

"No, when I am the princess, I am only in my twenties, although I don't want to make that bastard fierce, but my appearance is not half a point worse than him......"

"Phew, shameless ......"

Jiang Kai knew that it was impossible to convince these Song eagle dogs, but he was locked in a dark dungeon, and he had nothing to do except pay lip service, and he was ready to continue to play with Jiujie Niangniang. Just before a few words were finished, a loud bang suddenly came from the top of the case library.

Boom –

In the dungeon where only torches were burned, rubble flew in an instant, and the dome of the cell above Jiang Kai was directly smashed through by a huge stone lion, and two figures fell down at the same time.

Zuo Qingqiu was bare-handed, wearing only a literary robe, raised his hand and grabbed Jiang Kai's shoulders and flew up and drilled out of the hole; The only Wu Kui in Northern Qi, the sword fairy Yan Hui Lin of the moon platform, held the sword in one hand, and several swords came out between the calcium carbide sparks, and before many secret guards could see it clearly, they overturned the two people through the railing.

Song Ying, who was pacing, changed his face suddenly, drew his knife and rushed to the cell.

Yan Huilin carried the Qingfeng long sword, stood behind the iron railing, glanced at the divine arrow Yang Kuan in the opposite cell, and felt that there was no way to save it, so he also flew up and rushed out of the hole.

Jiujie Niangniang, who drank tea, was not as good as the top grandmaster of the family in martial arts, and her chest trembled when she heard the sound, and in a blink of an eye, she was still in the noisy cell, and there was only one stone lion left, and she was stunned for a moment.

Song Ying came to the door of the cell and split the chain with a knife:

"It's Zuo Qingqiu and Yan Huilin! Pursue! ”

"No!"

Many secret guards chased them all out in an instant......