In the mid-spring of the twenty-first year of Hongyuan, the earth returned in spring, and the 150,000 troops of the great cause went straight to the middle of the Qianzhong Road!

The opening ceremony was vast, Emperor Hongyuan personally attended, and all the officials below the three grades in Beijing were present, the scene was not magnificent and vast, and the whole Changxing was lively and boiling, and the noise shook the sky.

However, the Shaoqing Mansion of Dali Temple was silent, and it seemed that the excitement across the wall had nothing to do with him. Xue Peiqi has been staying in the guest room of the side hospital recently, and he doesn't go anywhere except for the errand of the last dynasty, and now he doesn't go to this opening ceremony, he is sick at home, and enjoys the loneliness of spring alone.

Xiao Tingchu pushed the door in and brought him a cup of tea.

Xue Pei didn't raise his head, but his eyes turned to the hot air rising from the tea, thoughtful.

"She's coming?"

Xiao Tingchu agreed lightly, and after hesitating for a while, he still asked him, "Have you thought about it?" ”

"I've thought about it for a long time, but I'm just waiting for the opportunity."

"Now is the time you want?"

"Tingchu, I'm sorry."

Xiao Tingchu closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath, "Don't tell me I'm sorry, the person you're most sorry for is no longer in this world......"

In the blink of an eye, it has been more than a month, after King Sheng became the main military department, all resources were redeployed, Xiao Tingxiu, as the second-in-command of the military department, the military salary he got was not as good as Wei Shaoqing, a general on the outskirts of the city!

The guards in the capital are also quietly reshuffling again.

Xiao Tingxiu suffered some military salaries in the military camp on the outskirts of the city, and he also missed the time to close the city gate at night, so he simply didn't go back, and he was drinking in a tavern on the outskirts of the city, and he was drinking, but he saw a shadowy figure coming in at the door of the tavern, which was very familiar......

It's her!

Although she wore a hat and couldn't see her face clearly, Xiao Tingxiu had her own set of skills to recognize people, not to mention that he had fought with the people of the People's Republic of China for her in Zuichun Yuan, and he would never be mistaken, but shouldn't she be in the palace?

The man asked the shopkeeper about something, and then thanked him slightly, and was about to turn around and leave, Xiao Tingxiu stood up in a daze and muttered, "Liu Fu ......"

The man's body shook obviously, and he turned to look at him, as if he was also taken aback, "Xiao Gongzi......"

It's really her! Xiao Tingxiu got up in a hurry, and when he was panicked, he even knocked over the wine jug on the table and spilled it, he didn't care about it, he just shook his clothes, hurriedly stepped forward, and asked anxiously, "Why are you here alone?!" ”

Liu Fu paused and said softly, "This is not the place to talk, let's go out, talk as we go." ”

Xiao Tingxiu nodded, took out a piece of silver in his arms, put it on the countertop of the shopkeeper, and then left with the catkins.

After walking for about two miles, the surrounding area was completely deserted of pedestrians, and the catkins dodged into an alley and came to an inconspicuous small courtyard.

"It's ......"

"This is the place that Your Majesty has arranged for me to give birth."

Xiao Tingxiu was a little surprised, "You just told me this place so reassuringly?" ”

Emperor Hongyuan placed her so cautiously on the outskirts of the city, obviously because he wanted to guard against all the cold arrows of the harem, of course, including Concubine Xiao Ya......

"Changli understands that the Xiao family didn't know about this 'Li Dai Taozhuang' at the beginning, and if the Xiao family knew about it in advance, they would probably not agree to it. However, in the most dangerous three days of Yanqing Palace, Xiao Gongzi was able to put aside his prejudices, focus on the overall situation, and lead the army to protect His Majesty, and also protected Changli and Changli...... I really can't repay it. ”

"This Li Dai Tao stiff...... Father will definitely not agree, but Concubine Ya Niangniang may not ...... Concubine Ya Niangniang, she really loves Your Majesty, if there is really someone in this world who can make up for the regrets that Xue Qingyan left for Your Majesty, she will not obstruct it. ”

"It can be seen that Sister Yafei has true feelings for Her Majesty...... Xiao Gongzi, I'm really sorry, I'm an uninvited guest, I've blocked you, in fact, I have no intention of carving up His Majesty's feelings, if there is a foolproof plan, I can quit completely! ”

"You don't need to blame yourself, besides, even if you leave Your Majesty now, can you leave? Do you dare to say that you have no feelings for Your Majesty? ”

Liu Wu quietly lowered her head, yes, she didn't dare to ...... Such a domineering and respectful person, not only gave her identity, status and reputation in front of the whole world, but also took care of her with dignity and obedience, all of which she could not get from Wang Shulin even if she was repeatedly humble, saying that she was not emotionally attracted to this man, she herself did not believe it.

Xiao Tingxiu smiled self-deprecatingly, "You don't have to be embarrassed, after all, ...... The only woman in this world who can refuse His Majesty is Xue Qingyan...... When Concubine Ya was young, she was very lonely and cold, and the threshold of our Xiao family was about to be broken by the nobles who came to propose marriage. But once she entered the palace and saw His Majesty, she immediately became a tender little woman, tsk, it's really ......"

"Your Majesty is good, but if I can, I'd rather be alone in the mountains and forests and live my whole life......"

Liu Wu got up and personally lit a charcoal fire for Xiao Tingxiu and warmed a pot of hot tea.

Xiao Tingxiu looked at the bubbling kettle, thoughtful, "Back then, if you were willing to marry me, many things would be different......

Liu Wuyun smiled lightly, skillfully lifted the kettle, flushed away the tea leaves in the cup, filtered it once, and gently pushed it over, "Xiao Gongzi, please tea." ”

Xiao Tingxiu owed a debt and took the teacup.

"The world is unpredictable, isn't Xiao Gongzi not the same as Xiao Gongzi back then?"

"Oh, that's what I said, but people are alive, who hasn't been involuntarily in the world? The Lanling Xiao clan is famous, and we are all tired of fame. If it's just an ordinary family, me, Tingchu, and even Concubine Ya, why should I be trapped here. ”

"Xiao Gongzi, it's not early, after drinking this tea, please please...... If you can, please convey a sentence to Sister Yafei for me, leaving this life for a long time, but the court passers-by will neither bring anything nor take anything away, please rest assured. ”

Xiao Tingxiu took a sip of tea and nodded, "I must bring it, since that's the case, Tingxiu will leave." With that, he got up slowly, paused for a while, and then turned around and left.

Liu Fu looked at his departing figure and slowly lowered his eyes.

Qianzhong Province border

Liu Yi has been stationed in Qianzhong Dao for more than a month, but the tribal rebels have not moved at all, could it be that the military situation is wrong?

Liu Yi personally led a team of high-quality scouts to quietly go to the border between Qianzhong Road and Tubo to spy on the military situation.

"General, in front of you are the Tuyuhun tribes, Tuyuhun is the puppet of Tubo, and it has always been at odds with me. The deputy general Duan Bin saw that Liu Yi had no intention of stopping, and stepped forward to persuade him to stop.

"General Duan, we have been stationed here for more than a month, and all the people who should be sped on have already been spied on, so why are you worried about startling the snake?"

Duan Bin was a little anxious, rode forward and grabbed Liu Yi's reins, and persuaded in a low voice, "Don't let the prince embarrass me, if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move, it is an edict issued by His Majesty personally, and everyone here, me, my father, and the prince, must abide by it." ”

Liu Yi had long wanted to provoke a war, Duan Bin knew his intentions, but Emperor Hongyuan had just gotten out of the bewilderment case, and he was a little disheartened and didn't want to provoke an incident.

"Hmph, it seems that the Duan family has sworn allegiance to the imperial court."

"That's natural, Duan Bin didn't dare to go against the will of the imperial court. Besides, the prince has only obtained the military power, and he should be obscure and win the trust of His Majesty. ”

"Okay, Ben Jiang will stop there, but, General Duan, what did you think about what Ben General mentioned to you before?"

Duan Bin reacted calmly and replied calmly, "Duan Bin has already said that the Duan family does not know about this matter. ”

Liu Yi tightened the reins and nodded, "Okay, since that's the case, let's go home!" Qiying, lead the way! So saying, Benle turned his horse's head and whipped away.

Duan Bin looked at Liu Yi's back and wrinkled his eyebrows in contemplation.

At night, a dark shadow climbed up a separate garden on the outskirts of the city in the middle of the Qianzhong Dao Jiedu Envoy Duan Zhenggang, and there was silence in the garden, if it were not for the spotless cleaning of the road, it would be hard to believe that there were people living here.

The man in black is familiar with the way, and it seems that he has come to explore it a thousand times, and he is already familiar with the terrain here.

One of the rooms in the backyard was visibly refurbished, but from the outside, it was still dark. The man in black turned into the house, groping for mechanisms and hidden compartments in the dark.

After a while, another man leaped forward and joined the old man.

"Young master, this mechanism is very ingenious, and it seems to be a little different from what I inferred before."

"You've been messing around in Qianzhong Dao for more than half a year, just tell me this?!"

"But...... No matter how difficult the mechanism is, it can't be difficult for the young master. As he spoke, the man in black pointed to the beam above his head and jumped up lightly!

After groping for a while, the man in black gently pushed out a wooden brick from the junction of the beam and the beam, and after the wooden brick was pushed out, it just fit with the mortise and tenon structure in front, and after fitting, he could push out the next wooden brick!

After a few mortise and tenon structural movements, there was a slight "click" sound in the direction of the indoor mural, which seemed to be the sound of unlocking.

"Duan Bin is really a talent!" The man hurriedly came to the mural and gently pushed down the wooden mural, which was already slightly loose, and it turned out to be a door!

As the door was pushed open, a deep underground tunnel came into view, and the two of them didn't dare to light the fire, but just groped their way forward by feeling.

"Young Master, be careful!"

Before the words fell, only a "whoosh" sound was heard, and the sharp sword shot out from behind the two of them!

Fortunately, the two of them were very skilled, and they sensed the activation of the bow and crossbow mechanism in advance, and quickly fell to the ground and escaped!

"Hmph, it's really ruthless, the range of this bow and crossbow is definitely not inferior to the bow and crossbow machine on the battlefield!"

"The young master is wise, I can see the clues from Duan Bin's unique skill, otherwise if you give the villain another year and a half, I'm afraid you won't be able to find out where the organ is!"

"Alright, let's go!"

The two of them became more and more cautious, and walked against the wall with their waists bent, and after a few circles, they finally came to a stone gate.

The man rubbed against the stone door, pulled down his mask, and smiled for the first time in a long time.

As the last mechanism opened, the bright candle flame inside the gate finally illuminated the whole world......

"Brother Duan, why did you come from this door?"

The woman in the room turned around with a smile, and when she saw the man in black at the head, her smile suddenly disappeared, and her whole body froze.

"You-"

"Zhiyu, I finally found you......"