The next day, the sky was overcast, and dark clouds hung over the entire Chang'an City, dense and dense.

——It was the day of the funeral of the former prince.

Although the crown prince was guilty of rebellion, Emperor Yuansheng still made an exception to bury him with a state ceremony, and let the queen who temporarily lived in the cold palace bury him.

From the palace to the temple, the road is too long.

The queen, who was walking at the forefront in plain clothes, lost her soul, her eyes were dull, and even the paper money in her hand looked so weak and heavy.

The Xiangye on the side was also full of sadness, and after walking a few steps, he shed a line of tears, and in this way, he sprinkled from the palace to the Taimiao, and from the Taimiao to the imperial tomb.

After the sacrificial ceremony, the prince was buried in the imperial tombs.

"Click-" sounded, and the sound of the official coffin being closed sounded!

The queen, who had been silent and silent, looked like a corpse, her eyes suddenly cold, her face showed hatred and ferocity, and her eyes were scarlet and whispered a sentence from between her lips and teeth-

"You're fine down there. Waiting for my mother to avenge you and accompany you. ”

With that, she smiled desolately, and two lines of cloudy tears ran down her cheeks and flowed into her lips.

I can't forget anything, bitter!

At this time, the sky was torn apart with a "boom-" sound, and in an instant, thunder and lightning ploughed across the dark clouds!

The fierce pain in her eyes was illuminated by the thunder and lightning!

Then there was a torrential rain with thunder and lightning, pouring her up and down!

She bowed her head suddenly, slammed her head in front of the grave, and didn't lift it up again for a long time!

It rained all over the ground, all the time, all the time.

In front of the grave, she knelt hard to get up.

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At this time, on the top of the Jinluan Palace, Emperor Yuan Sheng sat steadily, frowning and listening to the ministers discussing the drought in the Hetao corridor.

In recent months, there have been not only severe droughts in the vicinity of this Hetao corridor, but also horse thieves from the north who have taken advantage of the situation to burn, kill, plunder and do all kinds of evil, making the people miserable.

What's even more worrying is that the people are not guaranteed food and clothing, and the horse thieves have a tendency to continue to go south, which makes people have to guard against it.

The official Shangshu stepped forward, held the advice in his hand, and said loudly: "The minister thinks that the army should be sent to exterminate this horse thief!" ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu also stepped forward and said slowly: "A horse thief, where can you use the army of the capital!" The road is far away, and the people are working and the money is lost! It's better to let the governor send an army there, it's really coming! ”

"Lord Rite may not know that these horse thieves are not trivial, and they seem to be well-trained. If the governor can handle it, why do you need to go up to heaven to listen? ”

Wang Yushi bowed slowly, and said with a slight contempt in his tone.

"It's better to send troops!"

"Save the people of Li first, and it is important to provide clothes and food!"

"Your Excellency, Lord Wang's words are wrong."

“……”

Seeing that the ministers were about to quarrel, Emperor Yuansheng had just experienced the pain of losing his son, and he was very irritable in his heart. What a noise! ”

Suddenly, the entire hall was quiet and silent.

Emperor Yuansheng glanced at Baili Shengji, waved his hand and said, "Fourth, tell me, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Baili Shengji, who was concentrating on napping, heard Emperor Yuansheng call him, and immediately relieved himself, grinned, and said to the horse: "Me? I'm okay with that! It's all good. ”

There was a sigh among the ministers, and it sounded secretly.

Emperor Yuansheng frowned even more, shook his head, seemed to be very disappointed, and in desperation, he had to set his eyes on Baili Jingchen, hesitated for a moment and said, "Third child, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Baili was shocked by the eyes like a torch, slowly gave a salute, and said in an orderly manner: "First of all, the people were displaced, and it was important to stabilize the people's hearts at that time. Therefore, materials are indispensable. But now that the treasury is empty, it is possible to borrow materials from the governors on the side. I heard that the governor in the west of the river is not less meaty. ”

Emperor Yuan Sheng nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and urged: "Go on." Go on. ”

"The second is to drive out the thief. The horse thieves were not eliminated for a day, and no matter how much supplies arrived there, they were also snatched up. And the transfer of troops and horses from the capital is obviously unrealistic. You can choose to let Erchen personally go to the Hexi area and borrow local military strength for use. Presumably, if the emperor is here, it will definitely be different from the governor and the army. ”

Baili was shocked, and he actually proposed to lead the army in person.

Emperor Yuan Sheng nodded frequently with more satisfaction, and said: "It is really rare for the third child to have this heart, and I am accurate." ”

"In addition, there is always a drought in the Loop corridor, presumably because the channels for storing water have not been opened. The son wanted to bring some skilled craftsmen to repair the river, and he hoped for his father's permission. ”

Baili was shocked and said something amazing, and the ministers were admired again and again.

Emperor Yuansheng swept away the haze on his face before, slapped the desk and laughed comfortably, and said, "Accurate!" I didn't expect the third child to have such a careful mind. In the past, I thought you would only tease the finch, but I underestimated you. ”

"It's that Erchen is not good enough."

Baili Jingchen bowed his head and said without arrogance.

"Good! Just follow your word and set off tomorrow. What you need, what you lack, just follow me. ”

Emperor Yuan Sheng smiled comfortably and said heartily.

"Thank you, Father!"

Baili Zhenchen knelt down, bowed deeply, and said.

"Okay, if there is nothing else, let's retreat."

Emperor Yuansheng was also a little tired, waved his hand, and retreated.

As soon as the early dynasty, Wang Yushi followed behind Baili Jingchen, and said with some flattery: "It seems that the day of the prince Tengda is not far away!" ”

"Wang Yushi is too worried, Xiao Wang is just sharing his father's worries."

Baili Jingchen smiled slightly, kept a distance from Wang Yushi, and said politely.

"Haha-the third prince is too modest."

After Wang Yushi made a gesture, he smiled slightly, turned around and left.

Baili stared at Wang Yushi, who was getting farther and farther away, and a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

Just as he was distracted, he heard General Ye say behind him: "The third prince should be very careful when he goes to the Hetao area this time. Don't let people get into the way. ”

Baili Jingchen was already a little guilty about shooting the prince to make General Ye carry the pot, and when he saw that his old man had specially come to tell him to pay attention to safety, his heart welled up with emotion, he bowed slightly, and said softly: "Baili Jingchen, thank you for the general's reminder!" ”

General Ye smiled and patted him on the shoulder a few times, then shook his head slightly, sighed lightly, put his hands behind his back, and walked straight towards the palace gate.

The sky was pouring rain, hitting the white marble ground of the palace, splashing cold bursts.

"It's a different day."

Baili Jingchen looked up at the rain, slowly held up an oil umbrella, and approached the rain curtain indifferently.

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Finally, Baili Jingchen walked to the gate of the palace on foot, and his sleeves were already wet, so Beixuan hurriedly braved the rain to get him a clean suit of clothes and asked him to change in the front hall.

"Master, if it rains so heavily in the future, send someone to say hello to the house and let the sedan chair pick you up. You see, it's all wet. ”

Bei Xuan shook the water stains on his clothes with some complaints, and said.

"Where is it so expensive. When I was a child, it rained a lot more than this. No problem. ”

Baili Jingchen smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Why Miss Xuan?" Why is there no movement? ”

"Miss Xuan should still be in the house. Since yesterday, I don't know if it's because the big wedding didn't happen or something else, so I haven't been closed. It's hard for anyone to shout. I don't eat either. ”

Beixuan cautiously looked at Baili's shocked face and said.

"That's it. Let's go and shout and see. You can't skip a meal. ”

Baili was shocked to know that she must be worried about killing the prince for him, so she wiped it a few times casually and walked straight to the inner room.

As soon as he arrived in the inner room, he saw food in front of the house, but he never stopped it.

He sighed slightly, knocked lightly on the door, and said, "It's me." Come out, I have something to discuss with you. ”

"If there's anything, let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm a little tired and want to be still. ”

Xuan Zhige categorically rejected Baili Shock's words.

"Tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't have a chance."

Baili smiled helplessly, lowered his head and said.

"Why?"

I only heard that the door was gently opened by Xuan Zhige, and her haggard face, which had not slept all night, appeared in front of Baili Jingchen.

Baili Jingchen's face was first happy, and then he frowned and wanted to hold her cheeks, but she avoided it.

He lowered his hands a little embarrassed and said softly, "Because, tomorrow I will go to the Hetao corridor." There's a big drought over there, and horse thieves. My father sent me there. ”

"Will you leave tomorrow?"

Xuan Zhige frowned and asked softly.

"Yes. Early tomorrow morning, I will probably leave. ”

Baili looked at her side face in shock, with reluctance in his eyes.

- Probably, when he left, he set her free. Also, there's no more reason to leave her behind......

"When will you be back?"

Xuan Zhige turned her body to the side again, and asked slowly,

"Maybe a month or two, maybe a year or two."

Baili smiled bitterly and said slowly.

"Have a nice trip."

Xuan Zhige's lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she could only say these few words.

"Nothing else to say to me?"

Baili looked at Xuan Zhige who was so unfamiliar in disappointment, and asked softly.

"This. Here you go. ”

Xuan Zhige slowly took out a yellowed letter from his arms, sighed lightly and said, "This thing was found at the bottom of the box in my room. After thinking about it, it is more appropriate for you. ”

Baili Jingchen took the letter, his eyes wrinkled, and asked, "Have you read it all?" ”

"I've seen it. It's a letter from your mother. I also know that it was the queen who killed your mother in the first place. That's why you will calculate the prince in every possible way. ”

Xuan Zhige gradually raised his head, stared at him, and said softly: "For so many years, have you been living in hatred?" ”

"Nope. There are also intrigues. ”

Baili smiled helplessly, looked at Xuan Zhige again, and said with a soft smile: "Fortunately, I met you." ”