Let's go......

It's all gone......

Brother Chen Bei, Brother Yang Yu, and Wu Heng......

They who have been with them since they were sensible and comparable to their brothers are gone, and in the end they are left alone......

In the back garden of the Guangling City Guard's Mansion, Liu Qing sat on the stone railing, staring blankly at the jubilant swimming fish in the pool.

"It's over......"

Raising her head and trying not to let the tears in her eyes flow as much as possible, Liu Qing muttered.

At this moment, a figure appeared behind her, this figure prostrated on the railing, stared at the swimming fish in the pond with clear eyes, and said with a smile, "Ah, it's over!" ”

"......" Liu Qing turned her head and glanced at the person who came, and found that it was the thirteenth highness of the Liu family of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and she had to be called an uncle according to her seniority, Liu Yan.

"Is that your secret agreement with Li Xian?" With a cold snort, Liu Qing said with a bit of sarcasm, "His Royal Highness Liu Yan, the 'King of Annan'! ”

"Huh?" Liu Yan was stunned, and then said with a smile, "Hehe, the news is really well-informed!" - Did Master Xie tell you that? As he spoke, he blinked meaningfully.

Seeing this, Liu Qing only felt that her face was red, and hurriedly explained, "How could it be him!" - It was Dian Ying and E Yi who told me! ”

"Oh......" Liu Yan nodded with sudden realization, and then sighed lightly, "It seems that in the eyes of Zhou Jun, you are already 'your own person'!" ”

"What do you want to say?" Liu Qing's complexion changed slightly, and she said slightly angrily, "No matter what, I can't catch up with you, my good uncle!" ——In the agreement signed privately with Li Xian, you must have made a lot of profits, right?! ”

Liu Yan obviously heard the strong smell of gunpowder from Liu Yan's words, but he didn't care, took a light breath and said with a smile, "Yes, it is indeed a lot of profit!" - Not only did he get the title of 'King of Annam', but he also got a mansion to live in Jijing. In this life, I think I have no worries about food and clothing, but the only regret is that this time I am afraid that I will really say goodbye to those sisters and sisters in the Red Mansion in Jiangnan......"

Seeing Liu Yan's sad lamentation, even though Liu Qing was angry before, he couldn't help but chuckle out loud, and said with a bit of sarcasm, "I, the only crown prince of the Liu clan in the Southern Tang Dynasty, is it so good?" - No wonder you and Xie An get along so well, a raccoon dog! ”

"Haha, how dare you dare to compare Lord Xie with mere mortality?" Liu Yan smiled and waved his hand. looks ashamed.

Liu Qing was angry and funny in her heart. mocked. "Do you think I'm complimenting you?"

"Huh? Isn't it? Blinking, Liu Yan deliberately showed a puzzled look on his face.

Seeing that Liu Yan deliberately pretended to be stupid, Liu Qing was not interested in ridiculing him again, and took a slight breath. said in a low voice, "Li Xian, is he planning to raise you in Jijing, Thirteen Emperor Uncle?" ”

Liu Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then smiled bitterly, nodded and said, "Ah! My background determined that Li Xian would never place me in Jiangnan, in order to prevent the slightest slight, I would live my life. I'm afraid I can only live in Jijing, in such a small place as far as his eyes can touch......"

"Hate?"

"Hate?" Liu Yan smiled stunned, then shook his head and said, "This is inevitable, right?" Li Xian didn't do anything wrong, why should I hate him? If the two of us are reversed. I would do the same! - This is not a righteous thing! ”

Liu Qin glanced at Liu Yan in surprise when she heard this, and said in surprise, "Uncle Huang seems to have realized it a long time ago......"

"Ah, this kind of consciousness has been ...... more than ten years ago" Saying that, Liu Yan seemed to think of something, looking back at Liu Qing and saying, "Although Lord Xie and His Royal Highness Li Xian may not care, maybe others will see it the same way...... Don't call me as an imperial uncle anymore, His Royal Highness the Thirteenth of the Southern Tang Dynasty Royal Family, I gave up for my uncle more than ten years ago! ”

"More than 10 years ago...... Have you ever been unwilling? ”

"Honestly, yes? Who have I ever resented, Father? Southern Tang Dynasty generals? Or is it me? But it doesn't matter right now...... Don't try to chase the irretrievable past, cherish what you have now, didn't Wu Heng tell you before he died? Be an ordinary woman and live! ”

"Humph!" Seeing Liu Yan mention Wu Heng, a slightly complicated look appeared in Liu Qing's eyes, and he sneered and mocked, "I can't compare to Uncle Thirteen who is so heartless and heartless, in my ...... In the most difficult moment of the Taiping Army, the thirteenth uncle wandered around the major green buildings in Guangling, laughing and playing with those Hongchen women, how comfortable this day was! ”

"Uh, this ......" Liu Yan smiled, only feeling cold sweat on his forehead. After all, Liu Qing is his niece according to his generation, and his niece counts his past affairs, even a man like Liu Yan with an extraordinary mind may be difficult to let go.

Seeing that Liu Yan was embarrassed by his words, Liu Qing snorted proudly and unconsciously showed a few smiles. However, when she thought about her current situation, the smile on her face faded away.

"Be an ordinary woman...... Is it? Recalling Wu Heng's words before he died, Liu Qing felt bitter in his heart for no reason, and muttered, "That guy said it lightly...... He took everything from me...... I'm gone......"

"You still have an uncle!" With his palm lightly touching Liu Qing's shoulder, Liu Yan said gently, "Although Uncle Wei and your mother only met a few times when they were young, and now they can't even remember what that sister looks like, but you and I are still relatives with the blood of the Liu family of the Southern Tang Dynasty after all...... Isn't it? ”

Liu Qing couldn't help but be a little moved when she heard this, and was about to speak, but suddenly saw Liu Yan smiling at herself, and said with a smile, "Besides, isn't there a good niece and Master Xie?" Uncle I've heard that my niece doesn't even need to report when she enters Lord Xie's bedroom now......"

Hearing this, Liu Qing's face suddenly turned red, and she knocked Liu Yan's hand away, and said angrily, "You...... What do you mean by that? ”

"Guess?" Liu Yan blinked his eyes and said with a smile, "Although Qing'er's niece is far more intelligent than my generation, don't treat your uncle and others as fools......"

"I ...... Don't know what you're talking about! Liu Qing interrupted angrily, but looking at her expression, she was obviously a little weak-hearted.

"Master Xie, I care about you very much......"

"You...... I...... I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you here! - You should be the king of Annan, eat and wait until you die, anyway, Li Xian wants to use you to appease Jiangnan, and he will definitely not harm you! He glared at Liu Yan fiercely. Liu Qing pedaled and ran away.

"This girl ......" Looking at Liu Qing running away as if she was running away, Liu Yan shook her head with a smile, then looked up at the sky, and let out a long sigh.

[Aren't you reconciled?] Of course there is...... Otherwise, I, Liu Yan, would not have acquiesced to Wu Heng's honorific title of His Highness the Thirteenth. Maybe I just said that I would put it down, but in my heart, I still hope that Wu Heng can succeed, right?

Not for me Liu Yan, nor for the Southern Tang Liu, it's just ...... It's just that I really don't want the country that gave birth to me and raised me, a big country in the Southern Tang Dynasty that has been inherited for hundreds of years. It's history, right?

But for now. But I can really let go of ......

Because there are no subordinates like Liang Qiuhao, Yang Yu, and Wu Heng who are loyal to the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Taiping Army......

Yes. I, Liu Yan, am just a coward who bets his hopes on others......

Just a coward! ]

Taking a deep breath, Liu Yan shook his head, leaving behind the thoughts in his heart that made him feel uncomfortable.

"Coward. There is also a coward's way of living! - Hmm, I went to Li Xian for a drink...... It's incredible, obviously you are the eighth prince of the Great Zhou, and you have been pampered since you were a child, but your talent is far above me......"

Shaking his head, Liu Yan walked towards the bedroom of Li Xian, the king of the Eight Sages.

At the same time, Liu Qing came to the vicinity of Xie An's residence in a panic.

[That damn fellow, what nonsense?] Obviously he is still an uncle, but he doesn't choose to say anything! How could I possibly ...... to him Will have a ...... on that guy]

Biting his lip. Liu Qing only felt that her cheeks were faintly hot.

"Liu Junshi? - The last general, Liao Li, has seen Liu Junshi! At this moment, a call was heard in the distance.

Liu Qing raised her head, and she found that Liao Li, the general of the Zhou army, was bowing to her.

"General Liao is exempt from courtesy......" Liu Qing raised his hand and said, asking Liao to stand up.

When speaking. Liu Qing was secretly surprised in her heart.

At present, Liao Li, who is quite a remarkable figure, is the third commander of the Jizhou Army with independent combat authority in addition to Fei Guo and Ma Dan. This authority means that Liao Li can disrespect the orders from the main army, and can change his strategy and tactics at any time according to the current battle situation. Among the 100,000 soldiers of the entire Jizhou Army, only Fei Guo, Ma Dan, and Liao Li have this authority.

But having said that, although he has been promoted to the commander of the partial division, Liao Li still did not abandon his other responsibility, that is, he also served as the commander of Xie An's guards. This made Liu Qing instinctively flustered after seeing Liao Li, after all, since Liao Li was here, it meant that the room he had been in was of course Xie An's bedroom.

[Damn!] Blind walks to that guy's bedroom? Is it a coincidence? Or ......]

Trembling all over, Liu Qing hurriedly shook her head, leaving the terrible thought in her heart behind.

And Liao Li originally attached great importance to Liu Qing because of Qi Zhi's incident, but now seeing her like this, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and asked suspiciously, "I heard that Liu Junshi was unwell yesterday, why didn't he rest in the house?" ”

"Huh? I ......" Liu Qing was speechless for a moment, could she still say that she came to Xie An's bedroom for a casual stroll? Although this is true, if this kind of thing is said, not to mention that others don't believe it, even she Liu Qing probably won't believe it.

"Huh? Liu Junshi? Seeing that Liu Qing's expression was wrong, Liao Li took a step forward and asked, "What's wrong with Liu Junshi?" Could it be something wrong? ”

"Huh? No, I just ...... Take a walk casually, well, it's been in the house for a long time, and I want to take a walk around......" Seeing Liao Li's worried gaze, Liu Qing subconsciously told a small lie.

"Oh." Liao Li suddenly said with a smile when he heard this, "In this case, I don't know where Liu Junshi wants to relax, and the last general is willing to be on guard!" - After all, there are still thieves lurking in the city, and it is not very safe. ”

"Huh? - General Liao is not that guy...... Hmm, isn't it Lord Xie's guard? ”

Liao Li said with a smile when he heard this, "Yes, of course, but well, in addition to me, there are also Dongling guards, so there will definitely be no difference." Actually, now the last general is just a name here, today is just the end of the war, and I am not used to staying in the barracks, so I came here. As for the adults' guards, Liu Junshi will look there......" said. Liao Li raised his hand and pointed to a big tree not far from the courtyard, and said with a smile, "With this person, it is enough for adults to be thoughtful!" ”

Looking in the direction Liao Li pointed, Liu Qing noticed that on the trunk of the tree, the murderous ghost sickle of the Dongling people was sitting on the branch and napping against the trunk. Although it was a nap, when Liao Li raised his finger to him, he opened his eyes and took a look. Then he nodded slightly towards Liu Qing. The right is to salute.

[Mo Fei?] ]

Liu Qing nodded in her chest. After all, she didn't stay in Zhou Jun for so long in vain, how could she not know Mo Fei's strength? You must know that although Mo Fei can't afford the title of a one-man army, he has the terrifying strength of one person to conquer a city. His assassination technique. Even Liang Qiuhao didn't dare to underestimate it.

"Liu Junshi doesn't know where to go?" Liao Li asked very enthusiastically, after all, when he was about to kill himself because of Qi Zhi, but Liu Qing persuaded him, and with some praise and encouragement, Liao Li walked out of the psychological shadow of indirectly killing Liao Li, the general in the army, and his own strength also went to a higher level. Therefore, Liao Li is very respectful of Liu Qing, and Liu Qing's position in his heart is only below the head of the family, Xie An.

It's a pity. Liao Li's kind enthusiasm made Liu Qing difficult, and he couldn't speak.

Seeing Liu Qing's expression, Liao Li was stunned. Immediately, it was as if he realized something. He turned his head to look at the room behind him, and then, a smile similar to Liu Yan's appeared on his face.

"No...... It's not like that......" Seeing the smile on Liao Li's face, which was very similar to that of the emperor's uncle Liu Yan, Liu Qing was suddenly very anxious, her pretty face was flushed, and she defended in a loud voice, "I really just walked around, and I walked here casually......"

"Yes, yes......" Liao Li nodded with a smile, and said yes again and again, but if he wanted to ask Liu Qing how much he believed, I am afraid that there was no trace of it.

Lowering his head, Liao Li whispered, "The last general, I will definitely stand on the side of Liu Junshi!" ——Not only the last general, but also General Chengyang, they will also support Liu Junshi! ”

"Support...... What nonsense are you talking about! What do you support me with? Liu Qing, who was red-faced, only felt that her cheeks were hot, and hurriedly diverted the topic, "What about that guy?" The guy in her mouth was obviously referring to Xie An.

If someone else called Xie An that guy, Liao Li would probably be furious, but now Liu Qing was called like this, but the smile on Liao Li's face was even worse, and he whispered, "If you guess correctly, your lord should be drafting a good news!" ”

"Huh?" Liu Qing was stunned when she heard this, and asked curiously, "Didn't you let Qin Ke'er draft it for you this time?" - It's okay to let Li Xian ghostwrite. ”

"That's right," Liao Li explained softly after shaking his head, "The Xie Qin clan went to search for the Guangling Assassin this morning, accompanied by the two adults, Ding Qiu and Gou Gong...... According to Xie Qin's words, half of the Guangling assassins were lonely and weak women, and the assassins in the pavilion were not all gangsters, the culprit was just Wan Li, the head of the Guangling assassins! Therefore, the adults called Gou Gong and Ding Qiu to accompany the Xie Qin clan to win over the Guangling assassins, after all, the Jiangdu Guangling assassins were good at collecting intelligence, and their intelligence network all over the country was not possessed by the Dongling people and the Jinling people!

As for Lord Xian, His Royal Highness Li Xian has been with Liu Yan since yesterday...... That is, after Liu Junshi's uncle had a private discussion, he did not take a step out of the house, and it is said that he was writing a strategy for treating the Taiping army and pacifying Jiangnan in the house with Ji Hongji, the secretary of the ministry......"

"Be lenient to the Taipings?" Liu Qing's heart skipped a slight beat. may be for her, the Taiping Army is something she can't completely give up in her life.

"Yes! - Adults and virtuous princes don't want to investigate too deeply, there are enough people who have died in this battle, and now that the battle situation has been decided, it is against heaven and humanity to kill again, so as long as it is a Taiping soldier who is willing to surrender, he will be exempted from the death penalty, but he will be charged for ten years, as for those who are stubborn and still want to resist, then ......" Liao Li did not continue, but Liu Qing obviously understood.

[Really?] Did you pardon the death penalty of the Taiping soldiers? ]

Liu Qing breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, you must know that after the first battle of Guangling, about 30,000 Taiping soldiers became prisoners, although Liu Qing has no relationship with the Taiping Army, but she may still have some complicated feelings for those Taiping Army.

As Xie An said, maybe the hatred in her heart was only against Wu Heng alone, but with Wu Heng's suicide by taking poison, her hatred has long been gone.

Perhaps this is the real reason why she is feeling unwell right now. After all, at the beginning, Liu Qing joined the Zhou army in order to take revenge on Wu Heng with Xie An's power. But now that Wu Heng is dead, what reason does she have left to continue to stay in Zhou Jun? But if she leaves Zhou Jun, the world is so big, where is her Liu Qing's place?

Therefore, Liu Qing felt at a loss, because she didn't know what she could do, or what else she could do, could it be said that she was really like what Wu Heng said before she died, to be an ordinary woman?

It's ridiculous, she is the daughter of Princess Nantang. The blood of the Liu clan of the Southern Tang Dynasty flows in his body. How is it possible to be an ordinary woman? The best ending. I'm afraid it's just like her imperial uncle Liu Yan, who has been forced to live in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty since then, becoming an existence like a golden finch in a cage, and there is no longer the slightest freedom.

With all kinds of thoughts. Liu Qing stepped into Xie An's bedroom with some trepidation and a little dazed.

After all, in her opinion, her value to Xie An is just to deal with the Taiping Army, and now that the Taiping Army has been pacified, will Xie An still need her?

Thinking of this, Liu Qing felt flustered.

However, when she saw Xie An, who was supposed to be in the house to draft good news, lying leisurely on the lazy chair, the anger in her heart suddenly rose up, and she forgot about Fang Cai's panic and reprimanded angrily. "Hey, you're not drafting a good news?"

"What's the hurry......" Xie An, who was lying on the lazy chair, said on the ground, and only then did he feel a little wrong, opened his eyes and glanced at Liu Qing, and then said even more lazily. What, it's a sunny girl......"

The dismissive tone made Liu Qing even more angry, she stepped forward without saying a word and pulled out Xie An's sleeve, and scolded while pulling, "Are you still a courtier of the Great Zhou?" Li Xianke has been busy all night trying to appease Jiangnan, you are good, drafting a good news and being lazy here......"

"Don't get excited, don't get excited......" Seeing that Liu Qing was unusual, Xie Anxin was very surprised, looking her up and down, only to see that Liu Qing was uncomfortable.

"You...... What are you looking at? Liu Qing asked with some weakness.

"Huh!" Smiling slightly, Xie An teased, "Normally, you don't seem to pay so much attention to whether I am diligent in official duties, right?" What's wrong? Got the wrong medicine? ”

"You're taking the wrong medicine!" After saying something angrily, Liu Qing said angrily, "I just want to know how you plan to deal with the Taiping Army!" ”

"Oh? Liao Li: Didn't they tell you? Xie An glanced at Liu Qing unexpectedly, and said in wonder, "Liao Li and Cheng Yang, I'm afraid it's not an exaggeration to say that they are loyal to you now, they didn't tell you?" ”

"I ......" Liu Qing looked away weakly, after all, Liao Lifang had just told her about this matter.

To put it bluntly, caring about the Taiping Army is just an excuse that she Liu Qing came up with for a while.

And just as Liu Qing was thinking hard about how to deceive Xie An, suddenly a person hurriedly walked in outside the house, knocked on the ground and said, "My lord, Ji Jing sent a letter to!" ”

Xie An looked at it and saw that it was Su Xin, the general, so he asked, "Ji Jing?" Is it a letter from home? ”

"No, my lord, it's a national letter! ——A letter of national affairs issued by the Imperial Study! There is also His Majesty's jade seal seal on it! Su Xin replied in a deep voice.

"What?" Xie An's face changed slightly, he stood up suddenly, stepped forward in a few steps to take the letter in Su Xin's hand, and then his expression became more solemn.

You must know that the letter of state is not issued casually, it is heavier than the holy decree, and generally only when something major happens, the imperial court will issue the letter of state to announce it to the world.

For example, when Li Ji, the son of heaven, died before the Great Zhou Dynasty, the imperial court issued a letter of state, announcing the news of the death of the old emperor Li Ji and the succession of the new emperor Li Shou to the world. It is no exaggeration to say that in the past few decades of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the imperial court has only issued a few letters of return to China.

[Could it be ......]

Faintly, Xie An had a bad premonition, and he stepped up to open the letter.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? - What happened? Liu Qing leaned her head over curiously, after all, she also knew the weight of the national letter.

I saw Xie An carefully scan the words written on the national letter, his eyes narrowed subconsciously, and there was a faint shock of disbelief in his eyes.

"Jizhou fell, the troops of the northern Xinjiang forced the Beijing division, and the imperial court was forced to move the capital to Chaoge. Besides...... Your Majesty is in charge of the Beijing army, and the royal driver is personally guarding the country! ”