Chapter 107: Willing to be a fox
Empress Zhong's mood was a little low, although it was thrilling today, everything went smoothly. The rebellion of Li Jingda, the king of Qi, was suppressed, and no one threatened his son's position as the prince, and he could move into the East Palace after dawn.
However, the disappearance of the daughter-in-law Zhou Ehuang and the Song envoy Zhao Zheng cast a shadow on this matter, and it is no longer a fly in the ointment. If the Zhou sisters make any mistakes, it will be a big blow to the royal family and King Wu of the East Palace.
If the Song envoy died, the consequences might be even more severe. I heard that the Song army had surrounded Yangzhou City, Li Chongjin was about to be destroyed, and Song Emperor Zhao Kuangyin had come to the riverside in person. Across the river is Zhenjiang, a military fortress of the Tang State, and the defenders have been transferred out by Li Jingda to rebel, and the defense is very weak. Once Zhao Zheng died, Zhao Kuangyin used this as an excuse to cross the Yangtze River to the south, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Don't worry about the queen mother, the news I have received so far is that the six sisters-in-law are temporarily free of their lives." Li Congshan said: "I have arranged for someone to pursue Li Congqing, but Zhongshan is densely forested, and it is inconvenient to search at night, so I can only wait until dawn to ......."
"His Royal Highness King Han, please be sure to save Empress E and Nu Ying......" Mrs. Zhou couldn't cry anymore, her husband Da Situ Zhouzong was dead, and the two daughters were related to the status and future of the Zhou family. Especially the eldest daughter Emperor Zhou E, who will be regarded as the princess of the Tang Kingdom from tomorrow, will be the mother of the world in the future, if there is any mistake, it will be a collapse for the Zhou family.
Empress Zhong said: "Madame, don't worry, Empress E is my daughter-in-law, and I will definitely do my best to save them." Congshan, you send Mrs. Zhou to rest first, and then send more people to rescue your sixth sister-in-law. ”
"Yes!" Li Congshan took the order and left, although Mrs. Zhou was worried, she was also a reasonable person and knew that it was enough to stop.
Empress Zhong left Li Congjia alone, and frowned: "It's getting more and more disagreeable, the queen mother has told you, why do you want to go out of the city?" ”
"Mother, I ...... I was deceived by Congqing! Li Congjia was a little weak-hearted, and it was inevitable to swallow and vomit.
"How did he lie to you?"
"This ......"
Empress Zhong's face suddenly sank, and she said coldly: "For that cheap girl? ”
"The queen mother forgives her sins, she bought the attendants of the palace from Qing, and said that Shuting is pregnant, so I ......" Li Congjia said: "The son is also for the sake of the heir." ”
"Humph!" Empress Zhong snorted coldly: "You only have one child in Zhongyu, and it's true that the heirs are thin, but you can't spoil that cheap maid because of this." The emperors and grandsons of the Tang Kingdom need to have noble bloodlines, and it is best to have princesses...... With more spoiled Emperor, are you afraid that you will have no heirs? ”
"Yes, son, remember!"
"Hopefully!" Empress Zhong said with a cold expression: "Are you going to deal with that?" ”
"Ah...... The queen mother, it's not Shu Ting's fault......" Li Congjia was suddenly hesitant, looking at the queen mother's cold and stern expression, a little panicked.
"She is a cheap maid back, but the princess is not known for life and death, how are you going to explain?" Empress Zhong said in a deep voice: "What is going on with your words, you know it in your own heart. The queen mother may be reluctant to believe it, but the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, do the people of the Tang Kingdom believe it? ”
"This ......" Li Congjia was speechless for a moment.
"That must die......"
"Queen Mother, Shuting, she's right, she's innocent......"
"Innocent? The fox is just a cheap maid who bewitches the lord......" Seeing her son panicked, with a somewhat pleading look, Queen Zhong frowned, and said in a deep voice: "That's it, the queen mother just locked her up first, and the emperor came back safely, if she can't come back, she must die." Remember, tomorrow you will be staying in the East Palace, and the reputation of King Wu is the most important. Because there must be no such thing as a cheap maid leaving the princess! ”
Li Congjia chuckled in his heart, he knew that the queen mother was really angry, if Emperor Zhou E had something three long and two short. Then he really lost his wife, and he had to break the concubine! Originally, there was some schadenfreude, hoping that Zhao Zheng would die, but he had to worry, and even prayed that he would live well......
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There are many people who are worried about Zhao Zheng, Zhao Kuangyin stood under the city of Yangzhou, looking at the southwest direction, and he was also quite worried in his heart.
The distance from Jinling to Yangzhou is not far, but only two hundred miles, and with the help of birds, the speed is very fast. Zhao Kuangyin received the news of a mutiny in Jinling at the first time, and he couldn't ask for such a situation.
Although Yangzhou has been besieged, Li Chongjin is still resisting stubbornly, and some nearby prefectures and counties are still in the hands of the rebels. If Tang sent troops in time, there was still a possibility of a reversal.
However, at this time, there was a mutiny in the Tang Kingdom, where was the strength to send troops north? Not only will Li Chongjin not be able to rescue, but in the next few years, I am afraid that he will not be able to look north, which is conducive to the stability of the Great Song Dynasty and the recuperation of Huainan. For the Song Dynasty, this rebellion was simply a timely rain that could not be desired.
Through various channels, Zhao Kuangyin basically figured out the ins and outs, and it was Zhao Zheng who led the way behind and successfully forced Li Jingda to rebel, and this credit is self-evident. Zhao Kuangyin was very proud, sure enough, he was not wrong Zhao Zheng, he was indeed a talent, and he was still thinking about waiting to go back from Jiangnan, and he should reuse it.
But I didn't want to, news came this evening that Zhao Zheng's whereabouts were unknown, and life and death were at stake. Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but be very worried, for Zhao Zheng's behavior of going to Zhongshan, in his opinion, it was to protect Li Congjia, the orthodoxy, and deal with Li Jingda, as for the complex emotional relationship, he didn't know.
Thinking of Zhao Zheng's exploits and some special things, Zhao Kuangyin said silently: "Wen Yan, you have to come back alive!" ”
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At this time, on top of Zhongshan Mountain, Zhao Zheng, who was seriously injured, was talking to two beauties in a galaxy night!
On August 14, the autumn is high and cool, the weather in Jinling is good, and the stars are clearly visible. Instead, it is the moon, which is obscured by clouds from time to time, making Starlight the protagonist of the night.
For Zhao Zheng, who had been living in the city in his previous life, he had not seen such a brilliant star for a long time, and he enjoyed it very much. But the two beauties don't seem to have much interest, especially Zhou Nuying, who has been pestering storytelling.
In order to spend the long night, the three of them took turns to tell the story, but then it unknowingly became Zhao Zheng's one-man show. What stories such as the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the Legend of the White Snake, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, and even the Legend of the West Chamber, after Zhao Zheng's changes and removal of the imprint of the dynasty, were all told.
The two beauties listened to it fascinated, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl Queqiao would be familiar to them, and the sisters looked up at the Milky Way in the sky together. After finding Altair, I wish I was the Vega on the other side, but unfortunately...... After thinking of other people in Bianliang City, it was inevitable that my heart would be a little gloomy.
Hearing that Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai had been classmates for three years and didn't know that she was a daughter, I couldn't help laughing and scolding Liang Shanbo for being stupid, but I didn't know that this was Zhao Zheng's previous nickname.
When I heard that the two were in love, and finally turned into butterflies, I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Emperor Zhou E was thinking, if it was possible, he would really like to fly with him, but unfortunately he could never be.
As for the story of the West Chamber, between Zhang Sheng and Yingying, it can't. As a princess, it is completely impossible to meet in private. The etiquette is so harsh, and it is destined to no longer have any thoughts in this life.
Zhou Nuying didn't know her sister's sad mood at all, and asked with a smile: "Big brother, how do you know so many beautiful stories!" ”
"Hehe, it's all what I heard from others before......" Zhao Zheng smiled and prevaricated.
I didn't want Zhou Nuying to say immediately: "Big brother, can you talk about another one?" ”
Emperor Zhou E shook his head and said, "Nuying, that's enough, Zhao Shaoqing is injured and tired, let him rest!" ”
Although Zhou Nuying's expression could not be seen clearly in the dark, she could fully feel the mood of anticipation, and Zhao Zheng said: "Okay then!" ”
"Okay, what's the story this time?"
Zhao Zheng groaned slightly: "This time it's a story about a fox...... Legend has it that in the former Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar who went to Beijing to take the exam, because his family was poor, and there was no extra plate to entangle the store, so he lived in a ruined temple in the wilderness and studied hard. Here he met a beautiful girl.
In fact, this beautiful girl is a white fox who has been practicing for thousands of miles, and was moved by the scholar's hard reading...... fell in love with the scholar, and the white fox also did everything possible to help the scholar catch the exam. Scholar High School, the title of the gold list, when the white fox rushed to congratulate, he found that the scholar took a Shangshu's daughter as his wife......"
"Ahh Zhou Nuying suddenly shouted: "This scholar is too ungrateful!" ”
"Not necessarily, maybe the scholar doesn't know that the white fox loves him, not to mention that the human fox has a different path after all, and they are destined not to be together." When Zhou Ehuang spoke, he seemed to empathize.
Zhou Nuying asked stupidly, "Big brother, what happened later?" ”
Zhao Zheng said lightly: "About this story, there is actually a song, I will sing it to you!" ”
"Yes, yes!" Zhou Nuying was immediately excited.
Zhao Zheng cleared his throat before singing: "I am a fox who has practiced for thousands of years
A thousand years of practice and a thousand years of loneliness
In the dead of night
But someone heard me crying
The lights are dim
But I was seen dancing
……
Can I do another dance for you?
Just for that review of your parting moments
You see the clothes are fluttering, the clothes are fluttering
For a long time, it has been reduced to nothingness. ”
Emperor Zhou E listened silently, and in the dark night, tears couldn't help flowing out again. This is the will of God, this life is destined to be so, she feels that she is the white fox, she can only be a white fox, I only hope he can remember......