"I see......"

"We, the Qiuyue clan and the other royal clans, have opposed it, but after all, we can't resist the rules of the monarch and ministers, so we have to obey. It happened that there was civil strife in your Bihai country at that time, and I heard that there were people in the imperial city who rebelled during the second Ming Emperor's southern tour, and I didn't have time to take care of my Liuxia country's severance of diplomatic relations, and I didn't pursue it after that. It's probably too far away, and there is no conflict of interest, so I just leave it alone. ”

"And then?"

"In fact, if the Lin family stops here, it will be okay to be the lord of his country with peace of mind. Unexpectedly, the lord of the country became more and more cruel, and the wine pond meat forest completely disregarded the life and death of the people. My grandfather really couldn't stand it in the court, and he admonished him with reason, but he was taken advantage of by the lord of the country to cut off his fiefdom and take away his official position. ”

"It's only a matter of time before such a lord will have such virtue." Zhu Zhitong has been accustomed to hearing her mother and sister handle national affairs since she was a child, although she is resolute and resolute, sometimes ruthless, but there is no injustice, and there is no favoritism, so the understanding of the word Mingjun is very clear.

"You said the same thing as my grandfather, and he also said that such a life is not good for long. Later, the harsh taxes became heavier and heavier, and the people were miserable and unspeakable, so my grandfather took advantage of the situation to conspire with other clans, and suddenly raised troops at the same time one night, and at the same time besieged the imperial city, destroying the Lin clan. After that, because the Akizuki clan was the most powerful, and my grandfather was also highly respected, he was promoted to the lord of the country. ”

"Then aren't you the emperor's grandson?"

Qiu Yue shook her head: "Although my grandfather has become the lord of the country, he said that the twelve royal families are originally related to the same bloodline, except for the Lin family's treachery must be severely punished, it is a long-term plan to not distinguish each other." Therefore, as long as they are descendants of the royal family, they can become the future lord of the country by virtue of their popularity and talent, and they are not limited to just one clan. So after my grandfather, the position of the lord of the country was passed to the royal family of another opposite sex, not to his own Akizuki clan. ”

Imperial power is like a knife, if you don't hold it in your own hands, you will always tremble, always staring at where the edge of the knife is heading. But if you really hold the sword, you will become the target of everyone, because everyone in the world has become the one who snatches the sword.

Qiu Yue's grandfather knew very well that even if he was put on the throne by other clans for a while, it was because he had a common enemy like the Lin clan, and once the Lin clan was exterminated, they would have a dislike for each other, so he simply said that if he inherited the throne regardless of the people of one clan, he could at least suppress the situation in front of him.

The act of delegating power seems to be benevolent, but in fact it is just a retreat as an advance. The imperial power is in hand, if it is not helpless, how can it be handed over to others?

Zhu Zhitong suddenly remembered something and asked, "You just asked for a person's name on the boat, it's ...... Forest...... Childlike? ”

"Lin Tongsheng, he is the only descendant of the Lin family who escaped. He is proficient in the art of the Five Elements, and he is also the head of the patrol camp guarding Gyeonggi, and the disciples of the Fog Hidden Stream under his command were once the most elite existence in our Liuxia Kingdom. The Ato you just saw was inherited from his disciples. When he was the head of the sect, he helped the evil to abuse and assassinated many people in various clans for the Lin family, among them, Eagle Tail's father. Therefore, as soon as the Lin clan fell, the clansmen of all clans were eager to break him into pieces. Pity......

”

"It's a pity you didn't catch him?"

"Yes...... This person's Five Elements Technique is already superb, and there is no trace, and it is difficult to find a trace. The silver bell rope is his original weapon, and his dart throwing technique is also a secret mental method. So when you came out, we thought you had something to do with Lin Tongsheng. ”

"But...... My silver bell is indeed given to me by Sister Yin......"

"That's strange...... Qiuyue was also puzzled.

Zhu Zhitong suddenly sighed, and she suddenly remembered someone.

Steward Lin on Nanhua Island's house, he not only recognized the silver bell rope at a glance, but also gave one to Da Su!

"I know of a person whose surname is Lin, and he also has a silver lingsuo! But he ...... He's dead. ”

"What?" Qiu Yue was taken aback.

"I saw him a few months ago on Nanhua Island, and he not only recognized my silver bell rope, but also gave me a ...... It's mine...... Companion. When Zhu Zhitong said of Su Xiaochen, her expression suddenly became unnatural. yes, what else can I call him but a companion?

Qiu Yue didn't pay attention to these at all, and asked anxiously, "Is he on Nanhua Island?" How do you say he's dead? ”

"I heard that the island exploded later, and the whole house was blown up, and he was also inside......"

Qiu Yue was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "This is impossible." ”

"How could it be impossible, I saw with my own eyes that the house was in ruins."

"I'm not saying he can't die, but he won't die by being blown up, and he's a master at making gunpowder himself. It's just that I should have thought of it, Nanhua Island is so close to the country of Liuxia, and he fled here, I should have thought of it......"

Zhu Zhitong was thinking, this Sister Yin and this Lin Tongsheng don't know each other, how can there be a silver bell rope? But Ato's dart throwing technique just now is indeed the same as his own, but he has never intersected with any fog hidden stream or Liuxia country, how can this be explained?

Qiu Yuewu thought to herself for a while, and then said, "Speaking of this traitor, I said something wrong. But that's pretty much the way it happened. The explosion of Aso Mountain, we escaped from these thousands of people, most of them are members of the Qiuyue clan, and the rest of the clans are basically gone, and I am the only one left among the direct descendants of the royal descendants of various clans, so I must take on the heavy responsibility to ensure the safety of my clansmen and the bloodline of my Liuxia Kingdom. ”

When Qiu Yue said this, she suddenly changed her color and bowed to Zhu Zhitong seriously.

"After talking about it for half a day, I, Qiu Yue, have already told His Highness everything frankly. Now, I have only one request, and I beg Her Royal Highness to help us find another home for the sake of our common affection. ”

Zhu Zhitong saw that he suddenly made such a big salute, so she hurriedly pulled his sleeve to prevent him from worshipping.

"It's pitiful that you have no home, but if you want me to help you, I don't know where to start, so you should get up and talk first. I'm not used to this, so can you just talk to me like I did? ”

Only then did Qiu Yue raise her body and said earnestly: "We heard that there is an island not far from the mouth of the Hanjiang River, which is uninhabited

It does not belong to the country of Cangwu, nor does it belong to the country of the blue sea. Our people are not very numerous, and it is estimated that there is about one island that can be resettled temporarily. ”

Zhu Zhitong breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you wanted me to intercede with the mother emperor for you and give you an island, that would be a bit difficult." ”

Qiu Yue smiled bitterly: "At the beginning, we abandoned the name of the country given by His Majesty and changed it to the Liuxia Kingdom, which broke the relationship between the two countries, and now there is no reason to ask for a piece of territory again." ”

"Since that island doesn't belong to the Blue Sea Country, wouldn't it be good? You have a boat, and you go. ”

"But...... The island is to the west, and if we want to go there, we must pass through the waters under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office in Southern Xinjiang. ”

"Liu Mingyan? That's simple, I can intercede for you and let you go. ”

Qiu Yue was not only not happy when she heard this, but showed a little embarrassment, but she didn't speak.

Zhu Zhitong looked at his expression and said suspiciously: "You must have something to hide from me." ”

"The art of contemplation is really powerful...... You can see this. Actually, we wanted to be as unaware as possible by Liu Mingyan and sneak over. ”

"Why is that?"

Liu Mingyan ...... Probably won't want to let us go. ”

Zhu Zhitong became more and more surprised.

"Does Your Highness know about the red-haired pirates who were just exterminated by Liu Mingyan?"

Zhu Zhitong remembered that she had heard Liu Mingyan talk about it on the Fuxing stage, and her mother praised it a lot at that time.

"I've heard of it, what does that have to do with you?"

"That's with us...... It does matter. Qiu Yue's fair face suddenly turned red for a while.

Zhu Zhitong thought about it for a while and suddenly realized.

"It turns out that you are the ghost behind it, and you are constantly funding the red-haired pirates, aren't you?"

Qiu Yue didn't speak, but answered this question with an embarrassed expression.

"My eldest sister has said several times that the red-haired pirates are very cunning, and they are cunning, and sometimes they catch up with them, but they always can't find them when they encounter fog."

"That's the fog shadow that we secretly funded them, and it's a unique weapon in the fog and hidden stream. We hide at sea during the day, and we rely on this thing. ”

"But why are you funding the red-haired pirates?"

"Our Zhuzi Peninsula is too close to your southern frontier, and it was okay when Liu Zhan was there before, and there was nothing to do. After Liu Mingyan became the governor, she was too powerful, and she cleaned up the sea, we were worried that her next target after clearing the pirates would be my Liuxia Kingdom, after all, the Liuxia Kingdom had not surrendered to the blue sea for many years, so we thought about using the red-haired pirates to disturb it. If the pirates can last one more day, we will be at ease for one more day, but after all, they were wiped out by Liu Mingyan. ”

"That's why you don't dare to see her, do you? The person who said he was going to send me to the Southern Xinjiang Governor's Mansion also scolded me, didn't he? Zhu Zhitong was a little unhappy, she didn't like others to lie to her the most.

Qiu Yue saw that her face was gloomy, and she secretly screamed in her heart, so she turned her heart sideways at the moment, and suddenly untied something from her neck and held it in her hand.

"Your Highness, as long as you are willing to save my people, I am willing to offer this thing."

Zhu Zhitong saw that it was an inconspicuous necklace with a rope strung on

A magatama in the shape of a fish's body.

"...... this?"

"This is an eight-foot Qiongqu jade, a total of twelve, is the symbol of my royal family of Liuxia country, with this jade in hand, the people of Liuxia country all obey the order. Originally, the twelve royal families each held one, but now only I am the only one......" Qiu Yue's eyes suddenly turned red.

Would rather give up the only token of the royal family symbol than keep the clan safe, Zhu Zhitong saw that his face was full of resoluteness, and suddenly felt an indescribable familiarity.

He...... He is also so considerate of others, completely disregarding himself.

It's really straight and roundabout!

Zhu Zhitong almost couldn't help crying, and was busy hiding her tears with a smile, saying:

"I promise you! I'll help you. ”

"Is that true?" Qiu Yue was overjoyed when she heard this.

"Naturally, take it seriously. However, I don't want your jade, I just need you to do me a favor. ”

"What's the busy?"

"Find someone for me."

(End of chapter)