Chu Yue quickly said goodbye and left, and Mo Yunhuan personally sent her out of the jade shop.

She carried a jade seal wrapped in silk in her arms, and smiled and declined the bracelet handed by the shopkeeper.

"My mother said it, except for my father...... The reward of relatives, Yue'er can't just take what others give. ”

Mo Yunhuan pursed his lips and said nonchalantly: "It's just a pair of broken stones, I'll give you and you will accept it." ”

After listening to his young master's words, the shopkeeper couldn't cry or laugh.

The broken stone in his mouth can be exchanged for at least two or three small border towns, right?

Chu Yue didn't allow the maid to pick it up, holding the jade seal in both hands, giggling and turning to run.

But as soon as she stepped forward, she slammed into a man.

The man was in his early twenties, tall and muscular, and his outfit did not resemble that of the Later Zhao.

He was hit by Chu Yue, and his body did not move at all, but Chu Yue seemed to hit a wall, and his body flew out lightly.

"Miss!" The palace maid who was accompanying her suddenly exclaimed.

The man took his ape arm and held Chu Yue in the palm of his hand.

Chu Yue looked at him in a daze, only to feel that the person in front of him had deep eye sockets, a high nose bridge, and stubble, and looked weird.

She was still young and extremely petite, and when she was picked up like a little quail.

The man stared at Chu Yue curiously, and said in a half-baked Hou Zhao official dialect: "Are all the women of Hou Zhao so young? ”

Only then did Chu Yue realize that her feet were off the ground, lying in the palm of this person's hand, and her eyes were wide in shock.

He...... Is it a giant?

Seeing this, Mo Yunhuan hurried out and said to the man: "The sister of the house accidentally collided with the distinguished guest in Mobei, and asked the distinguished guest to bear more." ”

The man glanced at Mo Yunhuan and snorted from his nostrils, "Hou Zhaoren speaks in a gentle manner, it sounds really laborious." ”

Mo Yunhuan saw that he had an attendant by his side, and glanced at the shopkeeper.

The man felt that Mo Yunhuan was boring, and looked down at the little girl in his hand.

"Strong man," Mo Yunhuan hugged his fists, "Please put down your sister first, and I have already instructed my subordinates to order a banquet in the best restaurant in the capital to catch the wind and wash the dust for the strong man." ”

Chu Yue shrunk into a small group, protected the jade seal in his arms, and said, "Let Yue'er go down, otherwise you will be a bad person!" ”

He finally slowly put Chu Yue on the ground and sighed, "Your name is ...... Yue'er? ”

His accent was odd, and he stumbled over those two words.

Seeing that he still refused to let her go, Chu Yue plucked up her courage and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Huyan," he paused, leaning over to stare at the little girl who was just over his waist, and smiled wickedly, "Xianggong." ”

"Hu Yanxiang......" Chu Yue blushed, stomped her feet and turned around.

Mo Yunhuan secretly gathered the Mo family's manpower, stepped forward and smiled at the man surnamed Huyan: "Prince Huyan, please come here." ”

"Who are you?"

Mo Yunhuan smiled and said: "It's her brother here, and the family is doing some small business in Beijing, and it's an honor to invite Prince Huyan to the banquet." ”

He was only thirteen years old, and he had only seen Cen Yin treat people and things.

The man with rough lines stared at him condescendingly, he couldn't help but feel a little frightened, but he still stood up in front of Chu Yue.

"You," the man's gaze crossed Mo Yunhuan's shoulder and looked at Chu Yue behind him, "Do you want to go to Mobei?" ”

Chu Yue shook her head quickly and said, "Yue'er doesn't know how to ride a horse. ”

"Ride my horse, come with me." The man laughed wickedly.

"Brother, Yue'er is scared, Yue'er wants to go home!" As she spoke, Chu Yue pretended to wipe her tears, turned around and ran away.

The men of the Jingshuo Khanate burst out laughing.

Mo Yunhuan stood in front of the man and arched his hand: "Prince Huyan, the banquet has been prepared." ”

The man waved his hand lazily and said, "This king is not interested in your food and drink. ”

He didn't chase Chu Yue either, and turned around and left with the attendants beside him.

"Hou Zhao's woman," he remembered the way she was trembling in his palm just now, "are they all like little birds?" ”

One of the attendants scratched his head and said, "That little girl just now looks like the princess yesterday." ”

At this time, an envoy from the Jingshuo Khanate suddenly came to find the man, "Lord Lie! We've been looking for you for a long time, so you're here! ”

"What's the matter?" Hu Yanlie turned around with his waist knife.

The envoy panted and said, "Hou Zhao...... You want to interact with us. ”

In the court, although the envoys of the Jingshuo Khanate had retired, the fierce debate continued.

Chu Ning's proposal for a mutual market between the two countries was unanimously opposed by almost everyone.

They all thought that Chu Ning's move was luring the wolf into the house.

The ministers were furious, and the discussion was boiling, and it could not be calmed down for a long time.

At this time, another urgent letter of state was sent from the south, which was jointly sent by Chen Wei.

Chen Wei proposed to the Later Zhao court that if he wanted to redeem the emperor's eldest son, Chu Xue, he would cede ten cities in the south to Chen Guo.

Although the letter of state did not state the consequences of not redeeming the hostages, the courtiers all knew it.

"Your Highness, the old minister thinks that it is necessary to send an envoy to negotiate with Chen Wei, and you must not have a bad relationship with Chen Wei at this time."

Wang Qitang said it tactfully, but everyone understands the truth.

If Chen Wei and Hou Zhao had a bad relationship and killed the killer, Hou Zhao would inevitably send troops to recruit Chen Wei.

The southern border of Houzhao is restless, isn't it the same as a few decades ago, giving the Jingshuo Khanate an opportunity to take advantage of?

Chu Ning stared at the national letter and asked, "Weiguo, isn't it Weizhou that I went to later?" ”

After she was reborn, she had already ordered someone to find maps and history books to show her.

In the past, Later Zhao was bordered by the Jingshuo Khanate in the north, Biluohai in the east, Chen in the south, and Lantai in the west.

During her reign in her previous life, she did not defend the country in the south.

But now there are only five states left in the six states of Houzhao, and Wei Zhou has established itself as a country, and he also teamed up with Chen to force Houzhao to cede land.

Chu Ning scolded angrily in his heart, how could this be reasonable!

Wang Qitang was stunned for a moment, a little embarrassed, and lowered his head and said, "Exactly." ”

Shi Yihuai has already stood up, "The eldest son of the emperor's net worth and life are tied to this, Your Highness should not bear this blood bond." ”

Yao Xingyuan was dumbfounded and muttered, "But, ten cities, ......"

Chu Ning took in everyone's reactions, and turned his attention to He Chunyi, who had always been neutral.

"Lord Ho."

"The minister is here."

Chu Ning smiled slightly, and said: "Master He was born in a scholarly family, and he is a scholar of the DPRK and China, so he must be a treasure when it comes to history, right?" ”

He Chunyi couldn't guess what Chu Ning meant, and replied modestly: "Don't dare, don't dare, I can just tell a rough idea." ”

"That's good," Chu Ning's smile narrowed, "Lord He, in this court today, you will tell everyone about the origin of defending the country." ”

He Chunyi's face changed, but due to the situation, he had to tell the story of the past decades ago.

During the reign of Emperor Zhaoping, the king of Weizhou launched a rebellion, established himself as a country, colluded with Chen State, rebelled against Houzhao, and since then has regarded himself as defending the country.

Emperor Zhaoping was so angry that he fainted on the spot, and as soon as he woke up, he issued six holy decrees in succession, asking the main force of the whole army to go south to quell the chaos.

Before the main force of Hou Zhao and Chen Wei went to war, Emperor Zhaoping's feet kicked and died in the palace.

The first emperor hurriedly ascended the throne, inherited the will of the first emperor, and continued to defend the army.

However, Chen Wei's allied army defeated the fighting Houzhao army.

Xiandi thought about it, and went to the Lantai Kingdom in the west to ask for help with a shy face.

The Lantai monarch smiled silently and pointed to the north meaningfully.

Sure enough, taking advantage of the gap between Hou Zhao's main force going south, the Jingshuo Khanate in the north came out again to pick up the leak.

There is no enemy army in the north, and the war in the south has been stalemate for a long time.

The ministers of the main peace faction of the court immediately gained the upper hand, and together with the first emperor, the envoys immediately rode to the dust and rushed to defend the country to sue for peace.

Chen Weizhao was very narrow, not only did Hou Zhao recognize the independence of the country, but also asked Hou Zhao to send the emperor's eldest son to the country as a hostage.

The first emperor had no choice but to grit his teeth and stuff Chu Xue into the mission and send him away.

The battle between Chen Wei's coalition forces and Hou Zhao has always been regarded as a national shame.

During the reign of the first emperor, the rulers were ashamed to mention it, and the ministers kept silent.

Now, Chu Ning has to let He Chunyi speak, which is undoubtedly revealing his scars.

By the time this past was finished, everyone present was silent, and He Chunyi was already in a cold sweat.

"Okay, there's no need to discuss this matter anymore."

Chu Ning's voice broke the silence in the court, and everyone was shocked.

"Wait!" Shi Yihuai stared at Chu Ning with both eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "Weichen is stupid, please make it clear to His Highness." ”

Chu Ning's eyes were cold, Shi Yihuai raised his head to look at her, and refused to back down at all.

He Chunyi hurriedly came out to play a round and said, "Lord Shi, Your Highness must have a comprehensive plan in mind, why don't you wait for Your Highness to inform me?" ”

Wang Qitang also knew that it was not cost-effective to exchange ten cities for the prince of the first emperor.

He looked at King Shin with worry in his eyes.

King Xin noticed his gaze and bowed his head slightly, motioning for him to listen to Chu Ning's decision.

"Never! Ten cities! ”

Yao Xingyuan suddenly jumped out and shouted: "As a Taifu, how can Master Shi know how much tax materials are there?" ”

Shi Yihuai glanced at him indifferently and replied: "Although the minister doesn't know, the minister still knows the face of the royal family, and he still knows the flesh and blood affection, and blood is thicker than water." ”

He fought-for-tat everywhere, insisting on beating Chu Ning into a situation where he disregarded his brotherhood.

King Xin stood up to speak for Chu Ning, "Why should Lord Shi be aggressive? It's a big deal, and Ning'er didn't mean that. ”

As he spoke, he turned around and glanced at Chu Ning.

Chu Ning turned a blind eye, smiled slightly, and picked up Chen Weiguo's book on the desk.

For a while, all the civil and military officials held their breath and shut up, and the hall was so quiet that it could be heard falling pins.

Chu Ning casually threw away the national letter and said with a smile: "Don't change it." ”

After speaking, she ignored the stunned ministers and got up and left the main hall.

Behind her, she heard Shi Yihuai laugh wildly: "The vertical son is ignorant, has no virtue, and has no talent, how can he conspire?" ”

Then, another violent cough sounded, as if it was about to cough out all the lungs.

King Xin hurriedly went to help the man, "Lord Wang, are you okay?" ”

"No matter, no matter." Wang Qitang's voice was much older, "The old man can't take care of it." ”

Yao Xingyuan's shrill voice also sounded, "Lord Wang is so old, and the phase should have been vacated a long time ago." ”

There was a mess in the court, and the ministers pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, and they all poked her backbone in the back.

Chu Ning was just about to leave, but Xiao Youzi was holding something and strode in front of her, "Master, the fourth princess has brought things back." ”

"Okay." Her mind turned, and she walked back.

Shi Yihuai said loudly in the main hall: "The life and death of the eldest son of the emperor is related to the face of the Houzhao royal family, how can he stand in the world if he abandons it?" ”

Someone applauded loudly and encouraged him to continue.

Shi Yihuai cleared his throat and was about to continue, when he heard a woman's chuckle at the door.

Everyone hurriedly turned around, only to see Chu Ning going and returning, followed by a little eunuch.

Chu Ning walked into the main hall, smiled slightly, and asked, "If this palace is shameless, what can it do?" ”

Yao Xingyuan smiled shyly: "No, no, Weichen also feels that it is more important to build a real city." ”

If Chu Xue came back, Chu Ning would not be able to justifiably ascend the throne as emperor.

He also pointed to sending his sister-in-law to the palace, and at this time, his elbow naturally had to turn to Chu Ning's side.

Chu Ning walked up to Shi Yihuai and said with a smile: "Master Taifu, this palace remembers that you once said that the broken jade seal is a sign of broken mountains and rivers?" ”

"Yes," Shi Yihuai replied simply, "I don't want to let a female woman come to hold the seal." ”

Chu Ning immediately asked: "But isn't this heirloom jade seal made by the founding empress?" ”

"Hehe," Shi Yihuai sneered, "Later Zhao founded the country for two hundred years, but there is only one Holy Ancestor Zhaowu Emperor. ”

As he spoke, he looked around and smiled contemptuously: "Could it be that the third princess pretends to be the founding empress?" ”

For a time, the smell of gunpowder between the two was extremely strong.

Hearing the sarcasm of Chu Ning, someone accidentally laughed.

King Xin came forward to relieve her and said: "When the Holy Grandfather was still the princess of Jokhang, no one knew that she would become the founding empress in the future. ”

"According to Weichen's humble opinion," He Chunyi played a round at the right time, "You and I can't do anything, so I can only hand it over to the historian to judge the pen." ”

Shi Yihuaifa said: "Lord He said it lightly, but the life of the emperor's eldest son is also waiting for the historian to judge?" ”

Yao Xingyuan scoffed at him, "What Lord Shi cares about, is it really the life or death of the emperor's eldest son?" ”

"Okay," seeing that the dispute had arisen again, Chu Ning asked Shi Yihuai, "If the jade seal is complete, will Lord Shi take back his original words?" ”

On the same day, Shi Yihuai saw with his own eyes that the jade seal was missing a horn.

Hearing her ask like this, Shi Yihuai sneered: "The words of the third princess are funny, if the jade seal is cracked, it will be cracked, how can it be recovered?" ”

Chu Ning deliberately provoked him and said: "This palace said that it wanted to exchange markets, but Lord Shi didn't allow it, and this palace said that it didn't redeem the hostages, and Lord Shi didn't allow it." ”

"Now, the jade seal of the country is here, does Lord Shi dare to gamble with this palace?"

Shi Yihuai's eyes narrowed, and he asked gloomily: "I'm afraid that the third princess can't afford to lose." ”

Chu Ning smiled, "Whether you can afford to lose or not, it depends on the bet given by the other party, whether it is worth the bankruptcy of this palace to gamble." ”

Everyone looked over here, and Shi Yihuai was a little unhappy.

He sneered: "The third princess has a lot of tone, but I don't know if Her Royal Highness's confidence is worthy of such a big tone." ”

Chu Ning hooked his lips and smiled, and replied, "Lord Shi doesn't make a bet with this palace, how can he know?" ”

Yao Xingyuan saw that Chu Ning was confident, and he didn't care about anything else, so he jumped out and provoked: "Does Master Shi want to be compared to a little woman?" ”

"The third princess is not a little girl," Shi Yihuai said, "and the whole world is about to be held in her hands." ”

Chu Ning smiled: "Then the palace will gamble with this Hou Zhao Jiangshan, how about it?" ”

Everyone gasped, but Chu Ning's appearance was not a joke.

Shi Yihuai couldn't help but ask: "Okay!" How to gamble? ”

"If the jade seal is complete, then Lord Shi will regard me as the prince, and the mutual market and the redemption of hostages will depend on me."

"If not, then the palace will not exchange markets with the Jingshuo Khanate, and the land will be redeemed for the emperor's eldest son."

Speaking of this, she paused deliberately and asked, "Master Shi, can you afford to gamble?" ”

Everything he wants, all he needs is to answer this gamble, and he can get it at his fingertips.

Shi Yihuai thought for a while, nodded and said, "I'm afraid that His Highness can't afford to lose." ”

"If you enter this game, you can only get out of the game if you lose everything." Chu Ning smiled slightly, "Uncle Xiaohuang, can I ask you to be a witness?" ”

King Shin looked surprised and nodded in response.

Chu Ning ordered Xiao Youzi to bring the tray containing the jade seal to the front.

Although the jade seal is covered with silk, the general outline of the jade seal can be seen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please see."

As he spoke, Chu Ning personally removed the silk on the jade seal.

The jade seal on the tray has three intact horns, one of which is inlaid with gold wire, and the gold and jade are staggered.

Shi Yihuai breathed a sigh of relief and sneered: "Your Highness, give an order to redeem people." ”

"No," King Xin smiled, pointed to the jade seal, and said, "It's obvious that Lord Shi lost." ”

Shi Yihuai retorted: "How is it possible! One of the jade seals is clearly damaged, and it is no longer complete. ”

"Even so," Chu Ning sneered, "Lord Shi just bet with this palace on whether the jade seal has all four corners. ”

At this time, Shi Yihuai realized that he had just taken it lightly and was tricked by Chu Ning.

Chu Ning turned around and walked to the front of the case, put down the jade seal, and turned around and said, "Lord He, you are here to reject Chen Wei's national letter." ”

"As for the border market, after the King of Mobei Khan replies to the letter, the palace will discuss the details with the envoys."

With that, she glanced at everyone and announced, "In this case, please come back, gentlemen." ”

Wang Qitang had a cough before, cheered up, and walked to the middle, "Your Highness stays!" ”

"Lord Wang, what else is going on?"

Wang Qitang said sharply: "Your Highness mentioned that those two things are related to the peace of the Houzhao border. National events, is it child's play? ”

Chu Ning smiled and said: "This palace naturally knows, but the decision made by this palace is not half a child's play. ”

"How can the major events of the state be counted by a piece of paper? Please retract your order! ”

As he spoke, he fell to his knees trembling and stubbornly repeated the last words.

Chu Ning said indifferently: "No." ”

After speaking, she flicked the sleeves of her robe and left the main hall.

Wang Qitang trembled with anger and said loudly: "Okay! All right! His Royal Highness King Xin, the old minister is old and frail, and he will return to his home to recuperate from today. ”

King Xin wanted to help him up, but he said angrily in public: "The princess is regent for a day, and the old minister will not enter the court for a day." ”

When Chu Ning came out, Han Tang stepped forward to greet her as a personal guard.

Cursing sounded from time to time in the main hall, Han Tang frowned, his right hand clenched into a fist hard, and slowly let go.

"Your Highness, do you want to drive back to the palace?"

Since Chu Ning dropped a kiss between his eyebrows, that kiss seemed to take root in his heart.

After that, he wanted to see Chu Ning again, but he was afraid to see Chu Ning.

Chu Ning seemed to have forgotten about that incident for a long time, and it was as if that incident had never happened.

She nodded, her expression was as usual, and said, "Go back, the young national master has something to come." ”

Han Tang's heart seemed to be pricked, and a slight tingling sensation came.

After walking a few steps, Chu Ning suddenly asked, "Have you ever thought that one day you will be like your father and brother and personally lead the troops to the battle?" ”

"In the past, my mother took pity on me when I was young and never let me go to the army for training."

Han Tang's eyes lit up, "But the Han family has been a general for generations, and the battlefield is the destination of the Han family's boys." ”

"Really?" Chu Ning felt her heart begin to sink, "Han Che...... What is the relationship between the ancestor of the Han family and him? ”

Han Che had no children during his lifetime, and he had no brothers or close relatives.

Han Tang replied: "After Han Che died in battle, Emperor Zhaowen remembered the general's military exploits and moved a side branch of the Han family into Han Che's name as a descendant. ”

It turned out that there was really no one in the world who had Han Che's blood flowing in it.

Chu Ning's heart was slightly bitter, the corners of his lips hooked, and he smiled: "It's okay." ”

After returning to the palace, Han Tang saw that Liu Tingchuan was there, so he retreated without saying a word.

"Your dog is very conscious today. There are a few nicknames for this seat, you choose one, and tomorrow it will be good for the first emperor to set up a tablet. ”

Chu Ning nodded and read all the nicknames he had proposed.

Eventually, her finger stopped at the word "Hui".

"The love is in the people," Liu Tingchuan said with a smile, "Ze and Wan Shi said Hui, I don't know what His Highness means?" ”

Chu Ning shook his head slightly tiredly and said, "It doesn't make much sense. ”

In her eyes, the first emperor was just a cowardly and incompetent faint king.

"Your Highness, are you alright?" There was a hint of softness in Liu Tingchuan's voice.

Chu Ning smiled bitterly and replied, "Not good." ”

"As soon as I entered the room, I asked His Highness if he was okay, but His Highness hasn't asked me yet."

Yanagi River is like a bottomless ancient well.

She only knew that once she fell into the well, it would be like falling into the abyss, and she could only sink.

Chu Ning had no choice but to honestly ask, "How is the young national teacher doing lately?" ”

"Not good." Liu Tingchuan's slender eyes narrowed, "You used to call me 'Brother Liu'." ”

Brother Liu?

Chu Ning's mind slowly emerged the memories left by the original owner.

At that time, the original owner with a childish face followed behind Liu Tingchuan, cheering, and sweetly calling "Brother Liu".

After the death of the original owner's mother, the third princess was uneasy all day long, and was sent by the first emperor to copy the scriptures in the Taoist temple.

In her most difficult time, Liu Tingchuan was the only kindness in the whole world.

Liu Tingchuan looked at her, his thin lips pulled slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Since the night of the palace change, you have never called me like that again." ”

"I ......" In a hurry, Chu Ning even forgot to call himself the main palace.

"And," Liu Tingchuan seemed to be a mirror, making her have nothing to hide, "You used to be in front of me, and you never called yourself this palace. ”

How should Chu Ning open his mouth and tell him that the self in front of him is just a wisp of a soul from another world?

Finally, Liu Tingchuan said slowly: "Ning Ning, you have something to hide from me. ”

Chu Ning tightened his sleeves and looked at him uneasily.

"What happened that night at the Imperial Mausoleum?"

Chu Ning's pupils shrank suddenly, and he remembered that shallow kiss in his heart, Han Tang's face......

"Young National Teacher, this palace is just tired."

As soon as she spoke, she realized that she had made both of the mistakes he had mentioned.

Liu Tingchuan didn't speak, just looked at her lightly.

Qingjun's eyebrows and eyes were like thick ink and fine drawings, lining his skin as pale as porcelain.

Chu Ning turned his face away and deliberately avoided his cold gaze.

But the silver-haired master stood up, walked up to her, and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, who am I?" ”

The three words "Brother Liu" stalked in his throat like fish bones.

Liu Tingchuan leaned over, and his gaze fell on her eyebrows, like a feather brushing, leaving a slight itch.

The young man's crisp breath was close to her side, and she felt her internal organs burn.

She thought to herself, no matter what, let him leave quickly.

Chu Ning slowly said two words, "Tingchuan." ”

Outside the house, Han Tang sat in front of the steps basking in the sun with a dog's tail grass in his mouth.

Xiao Youzi wanted to bring tea in, and he volunteered to grab the tea tray and knock on the door.

But when he heard the sound of "Tingchuan", the dog's tail grass in Han Tang's mouth suddenly broke.

The mouth is full of sourness.