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The cold north wind blew to the south of the Yangtze River, and the cold wind howled, bringing the coldness of scraping bones and the breath of death. Even after the fierce investigation and assassination of the emperor, out of consideration for long-term peace and stability, the barbarian army has gradually converged, but the corpses all over the mountains still seem to be complaining about something.

The first snow that fell from the cold sky had begun to bury the corpses that had been thrown haphazardly between the barren mountains and mountains, and by the following year, they would cease to exist, as if they had never been there. At this moment, Haojing is lit up with the ascension of Huzun, and streamers are flying everywhere, giving people a feeling that everything is new.

As for the country name, the top of the barbarian army has actually been thinking about it for a long time. The so-called "barbarian" has the meaning of self-dwarfing and contempt, but in the past thousand years, the people living in Yinchuan in the north have always envied the life of the Chinese people, as well as their fat land, as if they can never run out of gold and silver, and compared with those Chinese people with the beauty of crown clothes, they are indeed like barbarians.

Now, they have begun to sit on the Central Plains, although they have not yet dominated the world, but the Zhou Dynasty, which is shrinking in the south, is no longer much in their eyes. To call yourself a barbarian again is a bit presumptuous.

So, in the end, after a general discussion, the Tiger Emperor selected the word "new" from the few words offered by the Divine Book Sect, and the new dynasty ...... It just came out of nowhere.

For such a national name, those Chinese literati who were forced to submit to the barbarian army probably secretly cursed in their hearts "uneducated, it's terrible", but even so, they had to start quoting scriptures, praising the courage of this word, and the inevitability and justice that the new dynasty would eventually completely replace the Zhou Dynasty.

A corner of the palace, sixty-four large and small bell chimes are hung on the four walls, these bell chimes, collectively called the palace suspension, they belong to a part of the Zhou rites inherited from ancient times in China, sixty-four bell chimes play together, originally the Son of Heaven is qualified to enjoy the great music, but at this moment, sitting in the hall listening to them, it is the old man with a hunched back.

After occupying a large area of land, some of the barbarian generals in the new dynasty have begun to live a rotten life. These people, most of them are the leaders of some tribes, who are used to the hard days, and suddenly live a life of spending all day and wine, money, beautiful women, slaves, fields, what they want, such a luxurious life, is what they did not dare to imagine before, from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, whether it is Chinese or barbarian, human nature is like this, even if there are some leaders, they began to try to reverse these bad trends, but the whole trend is like this, and it is not something they can easily change.

At this moment, the god book Zongbei was squinting slightly, listening to the music playing. In his hand, he held a letter about the implementation of the military merit system that the new dynasty was about to implement. Now that the upper echelons have begun to show signs of corruption, use the military merit system to motivate the soldiers at the bottom. The implementation of the military merit system will inevitably break the overall structure of the barbarian army, which was originally composed of tribes that do not belong to each other, and indispensable turbulence will appear, and some people will rise up, but it is inevitable that some people will be swept into the garbage heap of history.

At his side, the eight-lifted sedan chair fell, and the back of the falcon peeled the grapes one by one, the blood-colored grapes, just like the lip red she had applied at the moment.

"You look idle?" Divine Book Zongbei raised his head and looked at her.

"Really?" The queen said lightly, "The mourning family really wants to find something to do, but they really don't know what to do. ”

"Didn't anyone tell you that the word mourning family is only called by the queen mother who died her husband in Huaxia? Where do you place your exalted majesty when you call yourself so? ”

"Someone did tell me that."

"And then?"

"I told him that he was uneducated, and he didn't understand that. Then he threw the scholar who reminded me of this into the fire pit. The queen gave him a cold look, "Are you reminding me now?" ”

The Divine Book Sect sighed, feeling that it was better not to bother with this kind of thing anymore.

"What are you doing?" The falcon continued to eat the grapes.

"Listen...... I'm listening...... I'm listening to the wind. The hunchbacked old man let out a mysterious strange smile.

"The wind is blowing south." The queen said casually, "The chess pieces you arranged in the south are ready to be launched?" ”

"Are you talking about the one surnamed Lu? Hehe," said the hunchbacked old man, "he's not a pawn, he's just a waste utility." Waste can also serve a very good purpose when used well, although waste is waste after all. ”

"So, what did you hear from the wind?" The Falcon Queen looked up with a slight interest.

"The Chinese people who can't kneel for a long time...... Or the big war next spring. The face of the god book sect was slightly distorted, "I don't know which one you are expecting?" ”

The queen did not speak, probably finding his answer boring, and continued to eat the grapes......

In the Mulberry Forest Pavilion, Ning Jiang raised his head and faced the north, also listening to the wind blowing from the north.

"Childe, it's cold, go to the house to take shelter from the wind, right?" Sun Ziluo came to his side and added a windbreaker for him.

The young man sitting cross-legged under the eaves tightened his trench coat: "Ziluo, have you smelled anything in this wind?" ”

Sun Ziluo shook her head: "Childe is talking about ......"

"The smell of rot!" The young man said lightly, "The leaves of the trees have begun to fall, and many things have begun to rot. The North is rotting, and the South is rotting. Some are just beginning to rot, and some are already rotten from the roots. Some people have rotten legs, kneel down, and feel extremely glaring when they see others standing. Some people's hearts are broken, and when they see plum branches that bear flower buds in winter, they feel that they are in the way. ”

"But, no matter what, winter will always pass, and spring will always come." Sun Ziluo said.

"Yes, spring will always come anyway, and those who can't see next spring will be lucky or sad...... I don't know either. ”

"Next spring...... What will happen? ”

"War...... The war that can no longer be stopped, either we will be destroyed or we will perish. The young man stood up, turned around, and was about to enter the house.

"Childe!" The tall barbarian woman stepped in at this time, "A palace maid came to the palace, saying that it was Princess Baotong's side, and this is an invitation sent by the princess to her son." ”

"Princess Baotong." The young man was slightly stunned, but he still turned around, took the invitation, opened it and looked at it, "Tomorrow at noon...... Wuhu Jiuqu Pavilion? ”

"Childe, what's wrong?" Sun Ziluo asked.

"Princess Baotong invited me to go to Wushan Jiuqu Pavilion for a while early tomorrow morning." The young man frowned, "Princess Baotong...... Wushan ...... Jiuqu Pavilion? ”

Under the puzzled gaze of Ah Cai and Sun Ziluo, the young man sat down again, took the invitation, and continued to look at the cold sky of the autumn knife, listening to the sound of the wind. Eventually, he let out a long sigh.

Ah Cai said: "Childe? ”

"Jiuqu Pavilion...... That's a fun place. The corners of the young man's mouth overflowed with a sneer, "I originally thought that guy would definitely not dare to act rashly, but I didn't expect to look at him a little." Cruelty on the outside and cruel on the inside...... What is external cruelty and internal cruelty? People say that tigers don't eat their children! ”

Get up again: "Tonight, gather everyone together." On the side of the princess's mansion, how are you preparing? ”

Sun Ziluo said: "On Qin Sanxia's side, there has already been a word, saying that everything is in order. ”

The young man nodded: "Miss Lu, I promised her parents that I would send her out of Lin'an safely." Princess Red Butterfly can't have an accident, even if it is an explanation to her father, it is also to make Princess Shan's peace of mind. Tomorrow morning, although the masters will be concentrated in Wushan, but the princess's mansion will definitely be watched deadly, they will not allow us to take away the Huangfu Lu like this, everything is according to the plan, but also be prepared for contingencies, in the world, there will always be something that cannot be calculated, be prepared. ”

Ah Cai asked, "The palace maid is still waiting outside, how to reply?" ”

"Let her return to the princess, and I will go to tomorrow's banquet...... I would definitely go. The young man turned, pulled on his trench coat, and entered the house.

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When the palace maid brought back the news that Ning Gongzi had promised to go to the appointment, Baotong's heart was joyful.

In the Imperial Garden, the begonia flowers that have fallen to the ground have a unique, earthy fragrance. The ground was full of red, speckled spots, and the air was fresh and had an intoxicating pleasure.

In the evening, let the palace maid beside her help her carefully choose the clothes to wear tomorrow morning. It's just that although I found the most beautiful clothes, I felt that they were not good enough, so I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

After dark, lying on the bed, I didn't sleep well last night, so I want to go to bed early and get ready for tomorrow's meeting. The little black cat that came out of nowhere squatted beside her bed, watching her quietly.

"Where did you go?" Princess Baotong reached out in the quilt and gently touched its hair.

The little black cat looked at her with her blue, star-like eyes, a pair of small cat ears, trembling gently.

Stretching out his delicate, jade lotus-like arm, Baotong gently hugged it tightly and hugged it in front of his chest, and there were some worries in his heart. Father Emperor needs the help of Ning Gongzi, if he can solve the contradiction between them tomorrow, it will be a good thing for the world or for Father.

It's just, if you do it like this, will you be a little sorry for the red butterfly? Obviously, Red Butterfly also likes that person.

There is also the little heron, this cat, but he gave it to the little heron, but the little heron let it stay with me in order to comfort me. And I will go to see Ning Gongzi alone early tomorrow morning...... There is a feeling of eating alone from them.

The girl was slight, a little self-blaming, and at the same time a little shy. In this happy anticipation, she slowly fell asleep.

The little black cat continued to look at her in the dim light, with the star-like cat's eyes that glowed mysteriously in the dark. After the cardamom girl had fallen asleep, it emerged from her bosom and circled around her pillow. Suddenly, he poked into the goose yellow between her eyebrows, and then quickly jumped back under the bed.

Princess Baotong opened her eyes suddenly, and found herself wrapped in an unknowable, blue light, as if attached to the back of the little black cat, and jumped with it to the windowsill.

At this moment, she was a little flustered, and when she looked back, the girl on the bed covered with a quilt embroidered with roses was still asleep and had not woken up, that was...... She?

Is it just a dream?

The girl was a little puzzled, at this moment, she was fluttering, and she felt like she had turned into an invisible wind. The little black cat jumped on the windowsill and glanced back at her.

"Are you going to let me follow you?" The girl asked softly. It's just that such an inquiry doesn't seem to be meaningful, and the mysterious light that overflows from the little black cat entangles her windy "body" lightly, and in fact, she can't get rid of it.

The little black cat pushed the window open a little and picked it out.

It was already dark early, and at this moment, the palace was quiet, with red lanterns hanging all over the corners of the palace, and two palace maids were walking around under the eaves, carrying lanterns, and did not notice the little black cat running behind them, let alone find her existence.

Passing through the flower beds, jumping out between the yellow stone walls and the delicate diamond-shaped panes, the little black cat galloped in the night.

After a few more halls, the little black cat stopped in the corner. In the officialdom ahead, two Ouchi masters with a group of forbidden soldiers patrolled through the marble-paved square, and one of the Ouchi masters looked over here, but didn't find anything.

In this way, they ran all the way, and even reached the palace gate in the south, where many soldiers were guarded. The little black cat rushed over like this, and Bao Tong shouted, "Stop, you will be found......"

After brushing it, someone raised his head, feeling that he had found something, and looked around carefully, but there was nothing abnormal, and the little black cat disappeared like this.

The girl looked around, and the sudden change of scene made her feel that she must be in a dream, even though the dream was so real. Suddenly, she saw a group of people, hurrying through the alley, who are these? She was wondering to herself, but the little black cat looked back at her again, and then continued to run forward. And the girl can only continue to follow it.

The little black cat jumped onto one of the eaves and got through the vent. The girl's soul is half attached to its body. The little black cat was hiding in the algae sea, and a faint sound could be heard below. The girl thought to herself, this seems to be the voice of her father?

Since it's a dream, I think I'm capable of anything, right? She tried, just like that, and looked down like a ghost. She saw that on the steps below, her father was explaining something to some people, and there was also her royal brother by her father's side. Those people left quickly, and immediately after, Lu Xiangye came to his father, and behind him, there were several barbarians.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready......" Lu Xiangye whispered in front of his father.

Under the surprised gaze of the girl's soul, the man in the dragon robe had a more and more gloomy face......