Emperor Zhang said lightly: "Put this matter aside for the time being, and when I come back from Longxi, it's not too late to deal with it!" After speaking, he drove to Weiyang Palace. Dou Gu stomped his foot and pressed the sword in his waist, hating it, but he couldn't help it.

The night is as deep as water, and there are a few lone stars hanging in the sky, bursting out with a little clear light. In Changqiu Palace, Queen Dou frowned and sat under the lamp, indescribably gorgeous. She was waiting for someone. However, after a long time, the man had not yet arrived, and she could not help but be a little anxious, and looked out the window from time to time.

Finally, soft footsteps sounded. Xiao Zhao said: "Queen, Concubine Liang has arrived." Empress Dou nodded, and Xiao Zhao left with interest. Concubine Liang was dressed completely, and when she saw Queen Dou, she bowed down, Queen Dou was disgusted, and her face was full of smiles: "Call my sister late at night, my sister is really ashamed!" But it can't be helped. ”

Concubine Liang shook her head: "Sister is polite!" You've treated me like a mountain! ”

"The emperor will go to Longxi tomorrow to pray for the prince's celebration!"

Concubine Liang was taken aback: "Sister, we finally made Prince Qing look like this, you should stop the emperor!" If the crown prince is well, how can my son Zhao be the emperor? ”

It turned out that Queen Dou took advantage of Geng Gong's imprisonment in the edict, so she got two strange birds from the Western Regions and threw them near Shuhua Palace. Empress Dou was afraid of scaring the prince Zhao, so she took him to Changqiu Palace.

"What's the use of praying for blessings? That Li Daoren was invited by my father! Didn't my sister see it, although Geng Gong is tied to prison, the palace guards are still tight! This time I went to Longxi, Fan Qiang and Yang Yan of the Huben camp were all entourage, at that time, there was no leader in the camp, and the protection was lax, you were done as I said before, hehe, I am not afraid that Concubine Song and Geng Gong will not die, your son Zhao will inevitably become the prince! ”

Concubine Liang was overjoyed when she heard this: "Thank you, sister!" What difference does it make if my son is your son? ”

Empress Dou nodded with a smile and asked the prince to take out the prince. The prince Zhao was sleeping, Concubine Liang hadn't seen him for many days, she loved him, hugged him in her arms, put her face on Zhao's pink little face, and was unwilling to let go for a long time, Queen Dou's heart was sour, the murderous aura flashed in her eyes, and she smiled slightly: "Sister, it's almost dawn, you go back quickly." Zhao'er's forehead is wide and his nose is uplifted, which is the appearance of the Son of Heaven, my sister doesn't have to worry, in the future, the Han family will be Zhao'er! ”

Concubine Liang looked at Huang Zizhao, kissed him lightly on the cheek, reluctantly, and turned to leave. Queen Dou gritted her teeth and called her: "Sister, you take Zhao'er away, tomorrow I will go to Longxi with the emperor." Concubine Liang was overjoyed, hugged Liu Zhao tightly, ran away, and disappeared into the deep night, Queen Dou looked at it and muttered: "If you don't kill her, Zhao'er is my ......."

The next day, the red sun hung high, dyeing the Han dynasty red; Birds swept by, crying out the vicissitudes of wind and rain. Emperor Zhang stood in the morning glow, his shadow dragged on for a long time, and the slightly sad birdsong was soaked in the morning dew, making him feel a little uneasy. However, he is the co-ruler of the world, how can he be untrustworthy! He looked back at the majestic and magnificent Han Palace behind him, gritted his teeth, turned over his horse, and roared: "Drive!" "The white horse rushed into the distance like an arrow from a string. Behind Emperor Zhang, along with Empress Dou, Ma Fang, Fan Qiang, Yang Yan, Dou Xian, Dou Du and dozens of Imperial Forest Army.

All the way to the west, through Pingyang, Jianxing, the climate is almost the same as Luoyang, everywhere is green mountains and green waters, insects chirping and birds singing, and the scenery in the palace is very different. When Emperor Zhang saw it, he was very happy, and suddenly felt that the sea was wide and the sky was high, the rivers and mountains were picturesque, and the long-standing depression was swept away. In his spare time, he touched out the wolf's hair, the pen walked the dragon and snake, and the word walked with his heart, and there was more of a trace of aura, such as a jade stained with dust, and suddenly encountered the clear rain in the mountains, and the dirt was gone, and it was bright and beautiful. Emperor Zhang was very happy and carefully admired those words. It's just that when I think of Geng Gong in prison from time to time, I can't help frowning slightly, I don't know what to do, but when I think of Geng Gong's confident smile, I feel a little relieved.

After doing this for more than ten days, he has passed through the clouds and arrived at the border of Liangzhou. This Liangzhou is located at the intersection of the Loess Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Mengxin Plateau, with high terrain in the west and low in the east, and the terrain is very complex. The continuous mountains, like the spines of running beasts, rushed to his face with teeth and claws, and Emperor Zhang was secretly frightened. The farther west this road goes, the more desolate it becomes, those green mountains and green waters, suddenly disappeared, everywhere there are Gobi, Emperor Zhang is panting, his head seems to be propped up by something, buzzing, Queen Dou is also bloodless, very haggard. Only Ma Fang, Fan Qiang and others, who have been practicing martial arts all year round and have been on the battlefield for a long time, are natural.

Longxi is not far away, there is a mountain in front of it, the earth is gray, low, a road that is like nothing, twists and turns, stretches to the top of the mountain. Emperor Zhang's face was full of wind and sand, and he froze. Ma Fang took out the sheepskin, looked at the map above, and said: "Your Majesty, that's right, the front is Longxi, and more than thirty miles ahead, there is the Laojun Temple that Li Daoren said, I heard that this temple is on the top of the mountain." ”

Emperor Zhang said happily: "Since it is ahead, why not hurry up and hurry!" "Riding the horse to run, I suddenly saw a faint voice in front of me, and a wisp of green smoke swayed up. Ma Fang hurriedly said: "The emperor is not in a hurry, there are people in front of him, I don't know what the situation is, it is better to send one person first and take a look." ”

Fan Qiang, Dou Xian and others listened to it, and they all said: "A certain wish to go." Ma Fang didn't want to use Geng Gong's people, so he said: "Dou Du, you take a few people and go to have a look." Longxi is next to Xiqiang, and there are many Qiang people in the territory, so don't do much! ”

Dou Du was overjoyed: "Isn't this simple? The emperor can rest assured, and Weichen will go back when he goes. With a hard grip on his legs, the horse sprang out, and like a cloud, five guards followed, and disappeared in an instant.

Dou Du and his entourage rode for a while, and then saw that at the end of the road, there was a white and round stone, weighing more than 1,000 catties. In front of the stone, a group of people dressed in linen robes, sheepskin shoulders, headscarves, belts, and leggings were wrapped in extremely bright colors. They knelt in front of the stones, holding incense in their hands, their eyes slightly closed, and their faces were reverent. After a while, they put incense on the ground, bowed a few times, and sang and danced hand in hand in front of the stones, with a strange sound.

Dou Du opened his eyes and looked, inexplicably, after a while, he drew his saber, went up immediately, and shouted: "You crazy people, what are you doing here? In broad daylight, kneeling and worshipping at a stinky stone, is it your ancestor? ”