Chapter 38: The Princess
Now, Liu Youqiu wants to complain that Zhang Wei's mouth is not tight, but it is to no avail. Although Zhang Wei has explained many times that he has never leaked the conspiracy, Liu Youqiu doesn't believe it at all, if it wasn't Zhang Wei who leaked the secret, who else could there be?
Xiao Heng has not had any news so far, Liu Youqiu has an ominous premonition, maybe Xiao Heng will suddenly come out to testify about bribery, and the result of the combined punishment can be imagined. In short, when people are unlucky, they are really unlucky.
"Bang!" With a wave of his hand, Liu Youqiu brushed several ceramic antiques on the case to the ground and smashed them into pieces. The pretty girl on the side was frightened, and was about to withdraw in fear, Liu Youqiu shouted again: "Stop!" ”
The woman stood there with her head bowed and her hands down.
Liu Youqiu paced, stretched out a finger to support her chin, and carefully looked at the pretty face, "Tut, when I bought you, I took a fancy to you at first sight, you know I like you very much." ”
The woman whispered: "Ah Lang's favor, the slave and maid are inexhaustible. ”
Liu Youqiu shook his head and sighed: "I'm unlucky now, and I don't know how I will be punished today, even if the capital crime can be avoided, the dismissal is inevitable...... The thought that you will be pressed under you by others to call the bed, Lao Tzu feels very uncomfortable. ”
She listened to this, not knowing how to answer. The tree fell and scattered, she didn't plan to do anything for this old man, was it necessary?
At this moment, Liu Youqiu grabbed her wrist and said, "Why don't you go first." ”
The woman's body trembled, raised her head and said in fear, "Ah...... Ahh She wanted to run, but her wrist was grabbed tightly by Liu Youqiu.
Liu Youqiu sneered: "I spent money to buy you, you are my person, and a good life has made you live for so long, don't you want to do something for me?" As he spoke, he pulled her to find a white silk and slowly put it around her neck, "Be obedient, and you'll be fine in a while." ”
"No, don't! Ah Lang, don't kill me......" She was so frightened that her face turned white, and she hurriedly reached out to grab the white silk around her neck, and she was so frightened that she cried.
Liu You said angrily: "I can't help you! ”
The woman begged while struggling: "Ah Lang, you are good, for the sake of me waiting for you for so long, spare me, I don't want to die......"
Liu Youqiu put on Bai Aya, and no matter what she said, he strangled her neck tightly with his hand. Her frightened eyes widened, and she wailed indistinctly with her mouth wide open: "Don't, don't! ”
…… In the end, the emperor did not kill Liu and Zhang, and issued an edict to exile them to Lingnan Province. Xiao Heng has not heard any news, but the murderer was found by the Criminal Department, and it was a murder case committed by a merchant next door who saw the uprising. So Chang'an regained its calm, and Princess Taiping and her party did not catch the matter of Liu and Zhang, and had to deal with the prince, and both sides eased up. Whether or not he has become more wary of Li Longji because of this is impossible to know, and the sacred heart is unpredictable.
When it comes to the Dragon Boat Festival, Chang'an City is more lively, the magistrates of the surrounding counties watch the "race", the people have pasted Puai and paper cows on the door to "suppress the disease", and the palace also held a banquet, inviting the royal family and the envoys of various states to participate, and the singing and dancing are not lively.
There is also a major event in the imperial court, which is to officially announce the dispatch of Princess Jincheng to Tubo on the Dragon Boat Festival. After Princess Wencheng married to Tubo, the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo has developed, but in recent years, there have been frequent wars between the two sides, so the Tang court decided to send Princess Jincheng to Tubo and her relatives as early as the third year of Shenlong.
Princess Jincheng is the granddaughter of Prince Zhang Huai and has been living in the court, and her adoptive father is Tang Zhongzong.
It was originally scheduled to send the princess of Jincheng to Tubo last year, but last year the Tang army had a border conflict with Tubo, and there were countless casualties, so the time was delayed.
Because there were many people participating in this court meeting, even Xue Chongxun was fortunate to be present. He didn't feel good in his heart, how unhappy he was when he gave the Han princess to someone else.
Looking at the appearance of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces who didn't mind, Xue Chongxun's face was pale, and he really wanted to yell at the Tibetan envoy: The princess didn't have it, how about the three thousand tigers?
But he ended up kneeling in his place and not saying a word...... It's useless to shout, at most you'll be watched as a monkey. Since Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang court has always believed that marrying off the princess can not only appease the barbarians, but also influence foreign politics and promote peace through women. In short, this is an established national policy, and it is not something that one or two people can change, not to mention which onion Xue Chongxun counts in the court, who listens to you?
In Xue Chongxun's memory, there was a Ming Dynasty later, and he was repeatedly defeated in the later wars, but he never got along...... Tang Jun is quite capable of fighting, but he still has to send the princess, which makes him very uncomfortable.
After the court meeting dispersed, a large group of people came out of the Hanyuan Hall in turn, and then Xue Chongxun and other imperial relatives could not go home, so they immediately went north and went to the Linde Hall to participate in the palace banquet.
At this time, a reckless man with a wide face and black beard caught up with Xue Chongxun and said with a smile: "Just now in the palace, I saw that the eldest brother's face was not good, I don't know why?" ”
This reckless man is Xue Chongxun's second half-brother, Wu Erlang Wu Chongxing, he is five big and three thick, one top taller than the black-faced Xue Chongxun; There was also Wu Chongxing's brother Wu Dalang Wu Chongmin who came along the way.
There are two brothers on the Wu family's side, but Wu Dalang is not the ugly and short Wu Dalang, he looks very similar to his father, he is long, handsome, and personable, and he is really an elegant son.
Although he is not a father, he is a brother in the end, and when he thinks that if his mother collapses, the two brothers of the martial arts family will also finish playing together, Xue Chongxun has a feeling of being a difficult brother, and he feels a lot closer. Xue Chongxun shook his head and said: "Let's compensate the princess, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all elated, and they are panicked when they look at it." ”
Wu Chongxing said: "Eldest brother, I have the same mind as you, I really hold my breath, our Datang controls millions of strings, and it's not that there are no men, Tubo doesn't accept the fight!" It's better to marry the princess to me, and I will play the striker when I fight Tibet. ”
Hearing this, Xue Chongxun suddenly felt that he and his second brother had a common language, and immediately patted him on the shoulder and said, "One day, our brothers will go into battle together to rob their women to relieve today's hatred." ”
Wu Erlang suddenly laughed. At this moment, I could only hear the sound of a fan flicking from behind, and Wu Chongmin said lightly: "The princesses have enjoyed the wealth for so long, and marrying the king and prince in the past is also marrying the king and prince, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and they can make some contributions to the country, what's so bad?" ”
"Alas, big brother, you really don't have a little bloodiness when you say that, and you don't lack food or clothing when you get married? The princesses are all our relatives, so it's very comfortable for you to play with those barbarians? Wu Erlang looked at his eldest brother very unhappily.
Wu Chongmin snorted: "Women have to marry anyway, who is not the same to marry?" ”
"I can't talk to you, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you." Wu Erlang dropped a sentence unhappily, walked a few steps quickly, and walked side by side with Xue Chongxun.
Xue Chongxun sighed and said: "This is a national policy, no matter how we look at it, it is useless, unless the national policy is changed, the harmony can only continue." ”
At this time, Wu Chongmin said coldly in the back: "Jincheng himself thought that he could marry the prince of Tubo, hehe, I heard a Tubo man say that the prince Jiang Chalawen fell to his death on a horse last year, I am afraid that Jincheng can only marry the old man Chide Zuzan when he arrives in Tubo." ”
Xue Chongxun immediately turned around, glared at Wu Chongmin angrily, and said, "The Tibetan envoys deceived us...... Since you know, why didn't you go to the book before the court decided to make peace? ”
Wu Chongmin sneered: "Is it useful to write a book? Our Tang Dynasty marries a princess to promote border peace, what is the difference between marrying a prince or Zambu today? ”
Wu Erlang said indignantly: "Is this serious? If you don't go to the book, I'll come! ”
"It's useless." Wu Chongmin shook his fan and walked past Wu Erlang with his eyes in front of him. Xue Chongxun was silent, although Da Lang's words were not listened to, they were the truth, and he understood.
It's just that the poor princess of Jincheng is another victim of politics. Princess Jincheng is the youngest, beautiful and virtuous princess in Daming Palace, and she has long been famous, otherwise Wu Erlang would not be so angry.
The three brothers came to the front of the Lin De Hall noisily, "Open three halls in the depths of the smoke, and attract hundreds of officials when the spring rain is slight." "The corridor of the Linde Hall is surrounded by magnificent, the curved flying bridge is ingenious, and the whole palace is very magnificent.
As soon as they walked through the square, they saw a large group of people under the steps, all of whom were princes and grandsons who had come to attend the palace banquet, but they did not go up the stairs, they were all gathered below, not knowing what they were doing.
After Xue Chongxun approached, he heard many people in the circle talking nonsense, "Sister, you're going to Tubo, I don't know when we'll be able to meet......" "Sister Jincheng, are you still going back to Chang'an to see us?" "You can take my bag, take it with you, and think about your relatives when you get there......"
At this moment, I only heard a coquettish voice: "Do you still let my aunt go?" Get out of the way! ”
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" I saw a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl push away the crowd and pull a slightly older girl behind her to squeeze out. Xue Chongxun looked at the big girl behind him, and he was shocked and amazed! The beautiful face can no longer be described in words, and the city and the country are about such a woman, which is rare to see in the world. The hair is like silk, the beautiful eyes are looking forward to it, the red lips are lightly opened, its aura is simply the essence of heaven and earth, and the sun and moon are glorious, so it can be so impressive.
The smooth skin that was more beautiful than jade shone with the sun's streamer, and there seemed to be a halo of light surrounding her body at all times...... She is not a human, she should be a fairy from the sky, and she does not eat fireworks in the world.
When Xue Chongxun looked back at Wu Erlang, he saw that he was already dumbfounded, as if he had settled down, standing there and looking ahead: "My mother, if you can keep her, even if you die 100,000 people in battle, it's worth it!" ”
She should be Princess Jincheng, Xue Chongxun saw her for the first time. At this moment, only Wu Chongmin looked calm, and Xue Chongxun couldn't help but admire his concentration very much.
The girl who was pulling Jincheng in front didn't know who it was, and I heard her call Jincheng "aunt", and she was probably a little princess. The two of them finally got rid of the entanglement of a large group of princes and grandsons, and ran out as if they were fleeing.
Xue Chongxun couldn't control his hands and feet anymore, he took two steps forward in a daze, stretched out his hand to keep Jincheng, and told her that the prince of Tubo had hung up, and their old man Zanbu wanted to cheat on the marriage...... But he couldn't say a word, just watched as Jin Cheng ran past him.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a "bang", Xue Chongxun was shocked, and when he looked down, it turned out that when he stepped forward involuntarily, he accidentally stepped on Jincheng's skirt, and as soon as she ran, her skirt was torn off a large piece, and her flawless calves were exposed.
"Ahh Everyone suddenly exclaimed, and their eyes looked at Jin Cheng's calves in unison. The little girl in front of her was staring at Xue Chongxun angrily, her eyes were about to burst into flames. Jin Cheng hurriedly pulled up the other side of the long skirt and covered it on his legs.
"I ...... I didn't mean to. Xue Chongxun said innocently.