Xiao Liu replied respectfully: "Hui Niangniang, my family should have arrived in Luzhou at this time." ”

Xiao Qiudai frowned slightly, and said annoyedly: "What do you mean by should?" You don't know where your family is. ”

The delicate but majestic queen seemed to be a little annoyed, but her tone of resentment and resentment was ...... It's less nerve-wracking.

Xiao Liu hurriedly bent over and replied: "Niangniang, Xiao Liu returned to Kaifeng with the adult not long after, the adult ordered Xiao Liu and Tie Niu to escort the lady back to Luzhou urgently, the day after we left Bianliang, we heard that Zhao Guan's family died, and soon after we returned to Luzhou, we got the news, saying that the emperor's brother ascended the throne, my family was ordered by the emperor, and was named the Hengshan Festival Envoy and the Inspector of the School by the imperial court, so as to make the minister know the affairs of Luzhou, our two brothers are very happy, but we have not waited for the adult in Luzhou, and we received the box sent back by the adult, Because the two of us have lived in Khitan for a long time, and the language and terrain are more familiar, so I ordered the two of us to send them in person, and when we left, my family had just arrived in Jiangzhou, and from the time point of view, it should have arrived in Luzhou now. ”

Xiao Xuan raised her charming eyebrows in surprise and said, "Present the box to me." ”

The scimitar Xiaoliu lifted a box from his side, and handed it forward with both hands, a female guard beside Xiao Sui immediately stepped forward to take it, and then wanted to mention a few cases in the corner of the palace to open it and check it, Xiao Sui said impatiently: "Don't be careful, bring it to me." ”

The female guard obeyed the order to lift the box to the imperial case and put it down gently, Xiao Sui looked at the box that was more than half a foot thick and two feet square, and saw that the seal and fire paint on it were still intact, and it was obvious that no one had touched her hands and feet, she raised her hand to stroke the box, and a small deer in her heart suddenly jumped up.

What's in the box? According to the original plan of the two, they should cooperate with her to eliminate King Qing at present, and cooperate with the Khitan in the future under the pattern of tripartite support. He...... Will he give me something personal? Otherwise, why do you have to be so strict, even his two righteous brothers have to hide it.

For a while, Xiao Sui was a little nervous, shy and expectant, and recovered the attitude of a little woman from the emperor of a powerful country.

She has already learned the news of Zhao Kuangyin's death, Zhao Guangyi's succession, and Yang Hao's canonization from her own news channels, and she can deeply understand what these two official positions mean. Yang Hao is young, he has become a very popular minister in just two years, and he has opened a government and built a government, and naturally becomes a prince, this kind of promotion speed is really unheard of, making more and more mysteries shrouded in this man, the more she wants to see it clearly, the more she feels that he is shrouded in fog, so that she can't see clearly.

The Song court has been sparing no effort to weaken the power of the Jiedu envoy, and if the power is centralized in the imperial court, will he let him have a real power Jiedu envoy? This unreasonable thing made Xiao Xuan, who was smart in Bingxue, even more puzzled, thinking of Zhao Kuangyin's sudden death, she even boldly imagined whether Yang Hao and Zhao Guangyi would collude, Zhao Kuangyin's death was a big conspiracy, so Yang Hao was rewarded handsomely, and he had to be modest...... But although what happened in Bianliang is full of strange taste, she can't judge the truth at the time with only some clues, on the one hand, she has to read the impact of the political changes in the Song State on her Khitan, and on the other hand, she inevitably thinks about the man who told her to let go.

After fumbling for a long time, she tore off the seal, opened the two clasps, and gently opened the box.

When the box was opened, Xiao Xuan's eyes lit up, she had thought about everything, but she didn't expect that the box was a piece of mud, a piece of cement. There is a wooden board fixed at the bottom of the box, and on the board is a pair of sand tables, which are molded into the shape of mountains, rivers and cities with clay, which is vivid and very realistic.

Xiao Sui's biggest henchman is King Qing, these days she has been thinking about the situation in Yinzhou, she only glanced at it, and saw that this sand table is the terrain of Yinzhou, Xiao Xuanliu's waist folded slightly, and looked at this novel and unique map intently.

When the Khitans fought on the battlefield, the generals would sometimes gather sand and stones as a map to demonstrate the deployment of troops on both sides, discuss military affairs and study countermeasures with their generals, but rarely made such a fine and detailed sand table. With this sand table in his hand, it is like looking down on Yinzhou from the sky, showing the situation of the mountains and rivers there.

Xiao Yu saw that there was still a letter on the inside of the lid, so he took it down and unfolded it under the lamp to look at it. The letter has no name of the recipient or the letter, there is no beginning or end, and it explains how the two sides use troops, how to attack the north and south, and seek to capture Yinzhou.

She folded the letter, raised her eyes to look at the scimitar Xiaoliu, and asked lightly, "That's all?" What didn't Yang Hao tell you again? ”

Before the scimitar Xiaoliu could answer, Tie Niu shook his head and said with a smile: "Niangniang, we didn't even see the face of the adult, we were sent to the Khitan, how could we still get any orders from the adult, don't hide it from the mother, what is in this box, our brothers don't know, when the adult sent it, it was already sealed." ”

Xiao Xuan's eyes dimmed, and he said coldly: "I know, you go back to the museum to rest, and wait for my reply." ”

Xiao Liu and Tie Niu looked at each other, I don't know why the queen mother suddenly showed displeasure, and the two didn't know what Yang Hao said in the letter, so they had to retire.

Xiao Xuan sighed, leaned back on the chair, waved his hand, and several female guards also bowed and retreated. The hall suddenly fell silent, and after a while, Xiao Xuan opened his eyes and looked at the delicate sand table in front of him, and his eyes gradually revealed a trace of resentment: "That unrighteous man, is there only a relationship between me and us?" ”

was possessed by him in a drunken haze, and then took the initiative to tease him with shame and humiliation, until he was finally rough by him...... Xiao Xuan's cheeks were a little hot, and a pair of bright eyes also had a touch of seductive confusion. It is undeniable that when she first achieved a bad relationship with Yang Hao, she was ashamed and angry, and she couldn't wait to cut Yang Hao with a thousand knives, even if she took the initiative to tease him later, she just used him as a tool.

But Ye Ye Yan is good, which inevitably affects her psychology from her physiology, so that she gradually has a subtle feeling for Yang Hao, but she clearly realizes that once the use value disappears, this man must disappear from the world, so she calmly controls her reason and does not let herself really feel emotional about this man and become a captive of ** and feelings.

However, despite all the vigilance and precautions, this man finally walked into her heart, when Yang Hao took the initiative as a death row prisoner who could take his life with her little finger, and put her, a regent who held the power of life and death, at the mercy of the palm of his hand, when he forcefully pressed her down in the cell and entered her body like a barbaric Khitan shepherd brutally possessing his own female slave, from body to heart, that man firmly imprinted his mark on her, and it lingered for the rest of his life.

She is a woman, in Yang Hao, she experienced the greatest humiliation of being a woman for the first time, but she also experienced the greatest happiness of a woman; She was the most powerful imperial empress in the world, but she was choked by seven inches by one of her own prisoners, and she could not resist experiencing the taste of being at the mercy of others, this man...... Or is it the biological father of her unborn child, and so on, how can she forget?

Every day, she has countless pieces to watch, to deal with the government, to develop the people's livelihood, to rack her brains to balance the contradictions between various tribes, to carefully deal with the temptations and provocations of the Jurchen, Murowei and other tribes, but no matter whether she is busy or idle, there is always a trace of throbbing in her heart, which is a woman's warmth and sorrow.

But what did he do to her? He sent someone back, but told her coldly that he was ready to send troops to attack Yinzhou. also emphasized very noshyly, King Qing handed it over to her to deal with, Yinzhou must be handed over to him, and there is nothing else.

Well, I shouldn't have been obsessed. Ever since my father put me on the throne of this queen, I have been destined to walk alone on this path of power, and I have never looked back, and I have never looked back at the cliffs, the cliffs that will break me and my family to pieces. Walking on this road, I am destined to be in the company of strategy and power all my life, to be a lonely person with four empty things, why be so obsessed with what he wants to do! ”

Yang Hao's scoop of cold water woke her up, Xiao Xuan's confused and sad eyes regained their sharpness and shrewdness, she bent over, leaned forward, calmly looked at the geographical map of mountains and rivers, recalled everything mentioned in Yang Hao's letter in her mind, and compared with the extremely detailed sand table in front of her, which marked all the important military posts and mountains, rivers and rivers inside and outside Yinzhou, she thought about sending troops.

Yinzhou is thousands of miles away, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and King Qing can't make a move according to their design, so Yang Hao's letter doesn't have a detailed battle plan, he just put forward a proposal for the terrain of Yinzhou City, the possibility of the two sides to send troops and deal with various changes, and the distribution of the spoils of war.

For Yinzhou, whether it is Yang Hao or Xiao Xuan, it is bound to be a battle, and it is an inevitable battle. Yang Hao was anxious to seize Yinzhou, not only to establish the prestige of Luzhou's army, but also to make his Hengshan Festival worthy of his name and completely grasp the needs of the Hengshan Mountains, a strategic place between the Western Regions and the Central Plains. Similarly, getting rid of King Qing's swaggering rebellion is also an urgent need for Xiao Xuan to stabilize the Khitan regime, and the two of them take what they need, and they hit it off.

As for the distribution of the spoils, King Qing, regardless of life or death, must be handed over to Xiao Xuan, and Yinzhou City is owned by Yang Hao. In fact, ......, if possible, Xiao Xuan would never mind beating rabbits with grass, and occupying Yinzhou while getting rid of King Qing, paving the way for the Khitan forces to continue to expand westward, but as Cui Dalang analyzed at the beginning, the Great Song Dynasty was confronting the Khitan, and the two tigers roared across the mountain, and they couldn't spare their hands to deal with this northwest wolf for the time being, and now as long as they made sure that the northwest did not fall into the hands of the other party, neither of them wanted to easily add an enemy, even if this enemy was relatively weak, so even if this Yinzhou was defeated by her people, Now she can only hand it over to Yang Hao.

Who to send...... Jeruxiu will definitely not succeed. The Jurchens and the Murro are about to move, and more than 60 subject countries are paying tribute, and Shangjing needs this tiger general to suppress it, besides, ...... He and Yang Hao have always had some troubles, and it is difficult to say whether he will be hot-headed and take advantage of the situation to provoke trouble with Yang Hao again, sabotaging his long-term plan to stabilize the northwest, contain the Central Plains, quell civil strife, and revitalize national strength.

That'...... Only send Yelu slanted, he is the king of the southern courtyard, he can transfer troops nearby, and Yelu slanted is smart and steady, and he is up to the task. If the king of the southern court, Yelu Xian, leads the elite 50,000 elite soldiers of the Sixth Yuan Department of Diera to the west to conquer Yinzhou, so that the privy envoy Guo Xi and the prime minister Yelu Xianshi stay in the southern courtyard, and transfer the tribal army, the Jingzhou army, and the subordinates to strengthen the vigilance of the Song State, and my northern courtyard will not move, and the Song State will not act rashly, if Zhao Guangyi really dares to send troops brazenly at this time, then he can make Yelu Xian quickly return to the division, and the soldiers and horses of my northern courtyard form a pincer to attack the Song army, and King Qing has Yang Hao to contain it, so he will not lead troops to chase ......after him."

"That's it!"

She lifted the red pen, pulled a roll of paper, and was about to give an edict, when she saw the box of mud on the table, the emotions that had calmed down suddenly became uncontrollable and angry, she stretched out her hand and pushed, and then brushed the box to the ground, and the sand table immediately shattered, Xiao Sui sneered, just like the ruthless and unrighteous man who fell to pieces, only glanced coldly, and was about to sit on the chair and began to draft the edict to the Southern Courtyard, suddenly, The light flashed in front of him, and there seemed to be something, Xiao Xuan couldn't help but be stunned.

The female guard outside the hall heard the movement inside, pressed the knife and rushed out, seeing Xiao Niangniang holding the lamp and bending down to look at something, the head of the female guard hurriedly shouted: "Niangniang, what happened?" ”

Xiao Xuan didn't raise his head, and said lightly: "It's nothing, you all go out, and you are not allowed to enter without being summoned." ”

"Yes!" Several female guards hurriedly retreated, Xiao Xuan squatted on the ground, picked up a piece of mud and looked at it, hollow, and then looked at the ground, Xiao Xuan picked up a hairpin half rolled in paper from the mud, a simple double-tipped, not how noble and gorgeous, but the hollow agility made people happy.

"How...... Will there be such a thing? Xiao Sui was a little surprised, a little happy, the cold lines on her face gradually softened, she unfolded the paper wrapped in a hairpin and was about to throw it away, suddenly saw that there seemed to be handwriting on it, hurriedly moved the lamp to take a closer look, only to see a line of words written on it: "Why comfort and part? Tortoiseshell hairpin behind the ear. ”

Xiao Xuan's nose was sour, and a cloud of mist surged in her eyes, she sniffed, and quickly searched in the pile of mud, and soon found a small paper ball, opened it and saw that it was a silver ring with a unique shape, Xiao Sui hurriedly looked at the paper ball, and saw that there was indeed a poem on it: "Why is it courteous?" Approximately a pair of silver. ”

The corners of Xiao Xuan's charming mouth were slightly raised, as if she wanted to smile, but she pursed the corners of her mouth and held back very reservedly, who is she? With thousands of miles in hand, how can you be moved by such a thing?

Xiao Sui pursed his lips with "great disdain and disdain", picked up the ring and looked at it carefully, and suddenly found that there were hidden traces on the inside, and if he looked closely, it was actually a string of numbers of years, months and days, and it was the Khitan year name, Xiao Sui finally couldn't help but smile: "This hateful guy, could it be that I bought some head jewelry at random in the Beijing market, and now I use it to fool me?" ”

"It doesn't seem to have been long since it was made, this date...... This date ......"

Xiao Sui suddenly seemed to burn his hand, the ring fell to the ground with a clamm, Xiao Xuan's cheeks were dizzy, his eyes were bright, and he finally recovered the attitude that a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman should have: shy, happy, and wanting to refuse and welcome...... "That guy, what a scoundrel, that day...... That day...... He is ashamed to engrave it on this ring......"

Xiao Xuan bit her lip, suddenly picked up the ring and put it in her skirt, and then continued to play a treasure hunt in the mud.

Bracelets, earrings, and densely wrapped jade pendants in "Yinzhou City...... Why is it so broad? Wrist Wrap Double Jump ...... How do you get in love? The jade is adorned with a ...... Why is it so small? Two pearls in the ears...... The mountains and rivers made of clay were all smashed by Xiao Xuan, and every piece of jewelry wrapped in the most affectionate poems was like a glass of mellow wine, which made her drunk.

The strange sound in the hall reassured the female guards outside, and a guard commander had the courage to quietly take a look at the hall, and saw the queen mother who was plain and dignified and majestic, and the queen of the world squatting on the ground, holding a lamp in her left hand, holding a pile of paper balls in her right hand, looking down at what was around her skirt on her knees, and laughing innocently and brightly like a little girl who "smiled and took off her red skirt and wrapped her duck".

Unexpectedly......※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ at this time, Yinzhou City was in a slump.

The city was forbidden, the curfew was curfew, the soldiers were everywhere, and the soldiers marched through the streets and alleys, and in the night there were only their moving lights and heavy footsteps.

The East Gate Suspension Bridge creaked down, the city gate hole opened, a line of more than ten knights galloped straight into the city, when passing through the city gate hole, the horse's hooves stepped on the bluestone road, the hooves sounded like thunder.

A Khitan general greeted him, clasped his fists on his horse, and shouted, "General Liu, you have finally arrived." ”

Come to ride the horse suddenly, the war horse man stood up, Xi Yuyu let out a long neigh, and the general on the horse rolled the cloak that was blown up by the wind, and said loudly: "In order to avoid the ears and eyes of Luzhou, I traveled day and night, and copied the path, so I came a little late." ”

The Khitan general said: "The general has worked hard all the way, King Qing has already placed a pavilion post for the general, and please go to rest, ...... tomorrow morning"

The person who came said in a deep voice: "No, the military situation is urgent, and if you arrange it early, you will seize the opportunity." ”

He looked back and called, "Yanlang, Yanpu." ”

Behind him, two heroic young generals in their early twenties stepped forward and replied loudly, "Dad." ”

The man said, "You two and the guards will go to the pavilion first." ”

Looking back, he said to the Khitan general: "General, please take me to see King Qing immediately!" ”