Although Qiu Luoxue tried her best to stay, Nie Yuan still left, went to the distant border pass, and didn't know when he would be able to return again. He rode his horse and disappeared into the afterglow of the setting sun, leaving only the faint shadows of the trees and the autumn snow in the distance. I don't know when I will see you again.

After Nie Yuan left, Xia Ziyan slowly walked back to Qiu Luoxue's side, every step he took was dyed with a golden halo by the setting sun. Qiu Luoxue stood with her back to Xia Ziyan, looking at the direction Nie Yuan left, her back in red clothes was even more dazzling in the sunset, maybe it was because of the sun.

"The newly made official uniform is good, it suits you very well." Xia Ziyan and Qiu Luoxue stood side by side and said.

"When did you know he was leaving?" Qiu Luoxue ignored Xia Ziyan's words, but asked.

"From the moment he decided to leave." Xia Ziyan replied.

Qiu Luoxue looked sideways at Xia Ziyan and said, "He even told you, but he didn't tell me." ”

"Even I told him what it means, and I have a good relationship with him." Xia Ziyan looked at Qiu Luoxue and said, as if Nie Yuan should be the first to tell him when he left.

Qiu Luoxue looked at Xia Ziyan unconvinced and said, "Can I have a good relationship with him?" ”

"That's different, I have a very special relationship with him." When he said this, Xia Ziyan was afraid that Qiu Luoxue would find out his hidden emotions, so he didn't dare to look him directly in the eyes and turned his gaze forward.

Qiu Luoxue didn't ask in detail, and turned her eyes to the front, watching the sunset with Xia Ziyan. The sky was sprinkled by the red light of the setting sun, sprinkled on the rows of trees, sprinkled on the pavilions in the distance, sprinkled on the autumn snow and Xia Ziyan. As time passed, the sun set little by little, the red light of the sunset weakened little by little, the darkness gradually came, when the last ray of the sunset also disappeared, the night fell, looking from a distance, the figure of Qiu Luoxue and Xia Ziyan was no longer clear, and the night was integrated.

Two months later

On a sunny and breezy afternoon, Qiu Luoxue stood under the white magnolia tree in the courtyard, looking up at the magnolia flowers one after the other. Thinking of Nie Yuan again, it seems that she and Nie Yuan always get along with the magnolia flowers, he was amazing when he killed the assassin under the magnolia tree, walking in the streets and alleys with the autumn snow on his back, looking at the magnolia flowers that were falling all over the ground on a rainy day, and sad alone......

The gentle breeze blows off, blowing off the petals of the magnolia flowers that have just bloomed, accompanied by the bright sunshine, fluttering, like falling rain, wrapping the autumn snow in red clothes in the world of longing.

Looking at the falling magnolia petals, Qiu Luoxue unconsciously reached out to catch them, and a lanceolate petal fell into her hand. Qiu Luoxue stared at the petals and muttered, "Summer has arrived, and the magnolia flowers have bloomed again, but the man who matched the flowers has never returned." ”

And the man who matched the flower was stationed at the desolate border. He sat on the city tower at the border gate, dressed in military uniform, holding a small wine jar in his hand, looking at the Gobi with yellow sand, and what he thought in his heart was still the smiling woman who was far away in the capital.

"I still can't forget it." Nie Yuan smiled self-deprecatingly and said, and took another sip of wine after speaking.

After staying at the border with yellow sand for two months, Nie Yuan's complexion was naturally not as good as when he was in the capital, and he was more inclined to the color of wheat, but this complexion matched the military uniform on his body more well, showing his might and bravery.

"Report ...... General, there is an enemy attack outside the city. A soldier ran to Nie Yuan and reported.

It can be seen from his address to Nie Yuan that Nie Yuan's status at the border pass is also very good. Also, he is a person from the Nie family, and his status is naturally not bad, coupled with his strong martial arts and decisive attitude, Xia Zimo will not arrange him here casually.

Hearing the report of the little soldier, Nie Yuan came down from the city tower, stuffed the wine jar in his hand to the little soldier, and said, "The cavalry team is assembled. ”

A cavalry team composed of more than 20 people rode out of the city gate, the horses drove fast, splashing the long yellow sand on the ground, in the rolling yellow sand, Nie Yuan rode to the front, leading the cavalry team to set off forward, to deal with the enemy who came to harass.

Recently, the situation of the Seven Kingdoms has changed, and there is a lot of friction between the borders, this is where heroes come in, and Nie Yuan's prestige has also unfolded during this period of time, everyone knows that Nie Yuan, the youngest son of the Nie family, is brave and boundless on the battlefield, and the wars he has fought will never leave the enemy alive. Nie Yuan has always used annihilation warfare as his core tactic, and on the battlefield, there is not a single enemy left.

Overall, the situation in Great Qin was stable, and although there were occasional small countries harassing the borders, there were no large-scale wars. To the north is the Seven Feather Kingdom, which is weak and does not dare to attack Great Qin; It is close to Chuyang Kingdom to the west, and it is also a country that has often harassed the border of Great Qin recently, but there is Nie Yuan guarding it, which is basically unhindered; There is a Nie army to the east, bordering the ally Nanliang, and there will be no war in the short term.

Although there are no external troubles, internal worries have never been resolved. If King Chen's power is not eliminated for a day, Xia Zimo's country will not be able to sit still for a day. What's more, the people in his camp have been pointing the finger at Qiu Luoxue, which makes Xia Zimo very difficult. The position of the prime minister of Qiu Luoxue is in jeopardy, and the position of the prime minister of the Seven Kingdoms is also unstable, King Chen has gathered the lord of Chuyang State, and has been proposing to remove Qiu Luoxue's Seven Kingdoms phase, which is also a point for a number of ministers in the country to attack Qiu Luoxue.

"Your Majesty, the position of prime minister of the Seven Kingdoms has only come once in thirty-five years, and now it is the time when Great Qin sent someone to serve as the prime minister of the Seven Kingdoms, so I took this opportunity to benefit Great Qin, but because Prime Minister Qiu is a daughter, I ......" Jiang Shilian reiterated this topic again, his words were obviously directed at Qiu Luoxue, and his eyes also turned to Qiu Luoxue, and said:

"She can't convince the public as the prime minister of the Seven Kingdoms, the countries are discussing the removal of the Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms of the Prime Minister of Qiu, if they really succeed, Daqin will definitely have a loss, please Your Majesty remove the Prime Minister of Qiu from the position of Prime Minister and replace him as the prime minister, so that he can sit firmly in the position of the Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms."

"Jiang Qing, among the Seven Kingdoms, only Chu Yangguo raised objections to Prime Minister Qiu, how can it be determined that she cannot serve as Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms?" Xia Zimo said unhappily, "Even if you want to remove the prime ministers of the seven countries, you have to agree to more than half of the countries, just one Chuyang can't set off the storm." ”

"But Your Majesty, Chu Yang has been out of the control of Great Qin because of this, how can he make up for such a big loss?" Jiang Shilian asked again, he was completely in line with Qiu Luoxue.

"Although it is a loss to be unable to control Chuyang, the alliance between Great Qin and Beize and Nanliang was single-handedly promoted by Prime Minister Qiu, how can the benefits be calculated?" Xia Zimo asked.

But Jiang Shilian did not show weakness at all, he no longer took care of Xia Zimo, compared to Chen Wang Xu gave him more generous benefits, he retorted: "Beize, Nanliang and Great Qin Alliance, that is because Great Qin is strong, how can it be regarded as the credit of Prime Minister Qiu?" Just change someone to handle this matter, and you can handle it well. ”

"In that case, why doesn't Jiang Qing use his strong national strength to invite Chuyang to ally with Great Qin?" Xia Zimo threw a difficult problem to Jiang Shilian.

Jiang Shilian was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, this is not within the scope of the minister's duties, if you ......"

"Your duty is to admonish, not to target the prime minister." Xia Zimo said, his voice was already full of anger.

"The duty of the minister is to correct the mistakes of His Majesty and the hundred officials, and it is a mistake for women to be in power, why shouldn't it be?" Jiang Shilian said, he and Xia Zimo looked at each other, and there was fire in the eyes of both of them.

Jiang Shilian and Xia Zimo were working against each other in the court, and the ministers didn't dare to speak out, so they could only listen silently. And Qiu Luoxue watched from the sidelines, and couldn't help but feel sad in his heart. She didn't want to see Xia Zimo so embarrassed. This issue is brought up almost every day, and every day Xia Zimo finds various reasons to refute it. But day after day, there will be a day when you get tired.

"Qiu Luoxue can become the prime minister is the ancestor and the agreement and the will of the emperor, but Jiang Qing is questioning them?" Xia Zimo looked at Jiang Shilian and asked.

"The minister is not questioning......" Jiang Shilian quickly explained, the ancestors and the emperor still did not dare to question it.

"It's good if not." Xia Zimo interrupted Jiang Shilian's words and said, "Okay, I'm tired, let's retreat." ”

This controversy in the court ended in this way, but there were still a lot of political affairs that were not discussed. This situation has been going on for several days, and because of the problem of autumn and snow, it is no longer possible to form an effective decree in the court. Xia Zimo could only summon another minister after the next dynasty, but in the long run, it was not a matter.

Qiu Luoxue didn't want to see such a situation, so she said to Xia Zimo after the next dynasty: "Your Majesty, why don't I resign?" This way you will have less pressure on the court. ”

Xia Zimo took Qiu Luoxue's hand and said, "I know, but then my situation in the court is even more difficult, and if I really let Jiang Shilian become the prime minister, it will be even more tricky." ”

"Even if I don't become prime minister, someone else can be prime minister, not necessarily Jiang Shilian." Qiu Luoxue said.

"You don't understand his dedication to this position, if he doesn't want to be the prime minister, he will still find all kinds of exploits to attack. If I retreat once, he will advance once, so I can't retreat. Xia Zimo said.

He paused for a moment and continued, "What's more...... If you're not in the prime minister's position, someone will definitely assassinate you. ”

"Why?" Qiu Luoxue asked puzzled.

"Because you want to never suffer from future troubles, in the future, your children will also be descendants of the Qiu family, as long as the Qiu family has descendants, they will definitely become the prime minister of Great Qin. As long as you leave this position, whether it is Jiang Shilian or Chen Wang, or anyone else, they will probably kill you. Xia Zimo explained, "You don't want to marry me now and be my queen." Without that position, I won't be able to protect you. ”

Qiu Luoxue realized that the reason why Xia Zimo didn't let her resign no matter what, it turned out to be protecting her.