Although Empress Xiao has three sons and two daughters, most of the time she is only with Yang Guang, and she has very little time with the children, and she has never seriously fulfilled the duties of a mother, and now her three sons are no longer alive, and the eldest daughter Nanyang Princess is like a passerby because she knows that she is ** to kill her father, and the enemy regards her as a passerby, and now there are only two young grandsons who follow her, and she gradually let go of the queen's figure, and inevitably misses her children, and regrets the indifference to the past family affection

This youngest daughter was originally favored by Queen Xiao, but the mother and daughter rarely met, and also developed a daughter's perverse character, but this daughter never took the initiative to visit herself, today's request to see Queen Xiao burst into tears, she stumbled off the carriage, only to see the little princess respectfully guarding the side of the road, couldn't help but hold her daughter and cry bitterly

The little princess was much more mature, gently stroked away the tears on Queen Xiao's face, and whispered: "Isn't it good that the queen mother doesn't cry children?"

"Thank you, Lord Liu, for saving the daughter of the palace," Empress Xiao wiped away her tears, and suddenly gave a deep look at Liu Ziqiu on the side, she knew that her daughter must have suffered a lot of sins in the hands of Yang Xuangan, and now she can stand here intact and brightly dressed, naturally she can't do without Liu Ziqiu's care, otherwise Liu Ziqiu will mix her daughter in those palace slaves, and reward it to any soldier, who can say clearly

Liu Ziqiu arched his hand and said: "Niangniang said that this matter is important to the ministers"

The little princess said loudly: "Queen Mother, you must make your uncle a big official"

"Lord Liu, this palace wants to say a few words to you alone," Empress Xiao sighed, she knew in her heart that it was no longer up to her to decide whether to reward Liu Ziqiu now, and she was also tired of the days of fighting for power and profit, and just wanted to live the rest of her life with her daughter and grandson in peace

Liu Ziqiu looked at the side hall next to him and arched his hand and said, "Niangniang, please come here."

The two sat down in the side hall, the palace maid and the chamberlain all retreated, and the surroundings were quiet for a while, Liu Ziqiu first saw Queen Xiao in Longxi Palace, when Queen Xiao was only wearing a small coat, reclining on the couch, the posture was ambiguous and tempting, but Liu Ziqiu was not fully in control of the West Sea at that time, and he did not dare to be abrupt to Queen Xiao, and later saw Queen Xiao a few times, and there were many people around, Liu Ziqiu wanted to maintain the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, and did not dare to look too carefully

Today, there is no third person in the side hall, Empress Xiao knelt in front of him upright, it was difficult for Liu Ziqiu not to look at it, and Liu Ziqiu was also full of curiosity about this famous woman known as the Six Emperors and Peach Blossoms in history, and now the entire Hexi and Guanlong are in his hands, counting Li Jing, the Jiangnan and Huainan controlled by them, Liu Ziqiu has occupied half of the Great Sui River, and the role of Empress Xiao is not so important, and Liu Ziqiu does not need to maintain deliberate respect for her

Without so many scruples, the beauty was in front of Liu Ziqiu generously appreciated, Queen Xiao had already stopped applying powder, but she was still as beautiful as snow, especially the charm of becoming a ** person, even Mu Duoli and Lin Qiaoer, who were also mothers, were far inferior, especially Queen Xiao was born noble and motherly for many years, even if she was wearing plain clothes, she still couldn't hide her luxurious temperament, so that men couldn't help but give birth to a conquering **

Empress Xiao raised her head and met Liu Ziqiu's unscrupulous eyes, and hurriedly said, "Lord Liu has something to ask for in this palace."

"Niangniang, please speak" Liu Ziqiu snorted suddenly, and was shocked into a cold sweat, just now I could see that I almost thought of it, I couldn't imagine that a woman who was nearly forty years old still had such charm, and I could only blame myself for not being strong enough

Empress Xiao didn't know that Liu Ziqiu was thinking nonsense in her heart, and continued: "Lord Liu's two grandsons in the palace, Yu'er, will be in the palace for a few days, and the emperor will not officially ascend to the palace, so I will ask Yu'er to give up the throne to Lord Liu, and I hope that Lord Liu will not shirk."

Liu Ziqiu was taken aback and hurriedly said: "Niangniang must not be a small minister, and she will never be loyal to the Great Sui."

Empress Xiao laughed: "Lord Liu, there are no outsiders here, you dare to assassinate even the emperor for a Gao Xiu'er, what kind of loyalty do you talk about?"

Shi Huiniang's real name is Gao Xiu'er, Empress Xiao already knew about breaking into the palace and assassinating her, Liu Ziqiu didn't hide it from her, listening to Empress Xiao's words, Liu Ziqiu also smiled embarrassedly and said: "Niangniang said well, in Liu's eyes, I really don't think the emperor has anything inviolable, the whole world is not the king's land, this sentence is not right, the world should belong to the world, the world belongs to the world."

After a pause, Liu Ziqiu continued: "Yang Guang does have great talents, but it is a pity that he only cares about his own pleasure, but does not care about the feelings of all the people in the world, so that there is today's disaster, Liu is indeed loyal to the Great Sui, but Liu is loyal to the Great Sui, this country is not Yang Guang, Liu's wish is to let everyone in the world live a good life"

Now that he had made his position clear to Empress Xiao, Liu Ziqiu had no scruples, so he began to call Yang Guang by his name

Empress Xiao was slightly stunned, and then shook her head in relief and said: "The first emperor has already died in the sky, his merits and merits, this palace does not want to mention it again, since Lord Liu has the ambition to make the people of the world have enough food and clothing, then why refuse to accept Yu'er's Zen position"

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "The orthodoxy of the Yang family is Yang Qi, and even if Liu accepts the Zen position, he will only accept Yang Qi's Zen concession."

The emperor is the supreme existence, it is a difficult choice to let the emperor give up his throne, it is also a shame, Yang Yu has been a puppet emperor for a few days, no matter what the situation is, his throne must be relinquished, rather than let Yang Yu and Yang Yu accept the same suffering, it is better to let Yang Yu bear it alone, this is the true thought of Empress Xiao's heart, but her proposal was ruthlessly rejected by Liu Ziqiu

Thinking that Yang Qi was only a seven-year-old child, he still didn't understand many things, even if he experienced this change, he wouldn't feel much pain, Queen Xiao finally bit her red lip lightly and said: "Okay, the palace promises you, please ask Lord Liu to choose an auspicious day to hold a Zen ceremony."

The days when she was under Yu Wenhua and house arrest and toying in Longxi Palace made Empress Xiao unforgettable, she no longer wanted to live that kind of humiliating and frightened days, she just wanted to leave the whirlpool of power struggle as soon as possible, and there should be no problem with being a rich woman as her and enjoying the rest of her life

Liu Ziqiu shook his head and categorically refused: "Not yet"

Empress Xiao's face was slightly gloomy: "Why?"

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "If the world is turbulent, if it can't be calmed down as soon as possible, it is always the people who suffer, Liu Mou wants to sweep away the heroes in the shortest time, and he has to rely on Niangniang and the little emperor."

Empress Xiao is very clear about her situation, at this time, Liu Ziqiu is a knife warrior, her family is fish and meat, but Liu Ziqiu treats her family much better than Yu Wenhua and her family, thinking of this, Empress Xiao sighed and said: "What do you need to do in this palace, Lord Liu, just command."

Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "Don't dare to be Liu, ask Niangniang to send down two wills, one will to Xiao Mo in Xishu, and one will to Li Yuan in Luoyang, so that the two of them can come to surrender as soon as possible, Liu can not blame the past, and ensure that they are prosperous and rich."

Empress Xiao muttered: "Xiao Mo is the cousin of the palace, there is no palace to speak for him, he is still suffering in Lingnan, he should be able to listen to the words of the palace, but Li Yuan's palace is not sure, when the first emperor was there, he was suspicious of him, so he was transferred to the Eastern Capital, and now he wants to come to the first emperor's suspicion is not without purpose, and now he really turned against the Huiluocang and Liyang warehouses around Luoyang, and the grain is like a mountain, how can Li Yuan be willing to surrender easily"

Liu Ziqiu said disapprerovingly: "Whether to surrender or not lies in Li Yuan and Xiao Mo's inability to do so, what the purpose is to help the mother Liu Mou, what he wants is just a great righteousness."

No one is willing to give up vested interests easily, Li Yuan and Xiao Milling will not be an exception, I am afraid that no one will listen to Queen Xiao's truth, of course Liu Ziqiu understands, but Liu Ziqiu knows that this world is a world of power, and he speaks with strength, Xiao Milling is a geographical advantage, Li Yuan relies on soldiers and food, but in Liu Ziqiu's eyes, the combat effectiveness of these two soldiers and horses is not to worry

The annihilation of Yu Wenhua and the two battles with Yang Xuangan made Liu Ziqiu see some things clearly, the Great Sui implemented the government military system, this system was not to the point of collapse at that time, and it could also ensure sufficient soldiers, but the system of half peasants and half soldiers caused the soldiers to have ordinary combat effectiveness, in fact, this situation had been reflected as early as the battle of Tuyuhun in the west, Yang Guang mobilized 500,000 troops at that time, although the final victory, but the whole battle was bumpy and the number of casualties was even twice that of Tuyuhun, but Liu Ziqiu was just an ordinary soldier at that time, and did not understand the overall situation

And Liu Ziqiu's army is a professional soldier who has undergone intensive training for half a year, and in several battles, it has shown a one-sided situation, and its combat effectiveness far exceeds that of Tuyuhun's nomadic cavalry, and Liu Ziqiu's army is far superior to the Sui army in various places in terms of equipment, not to mention those rebels

Therefore, Liu Ziqiu is not worried about whether he can defeat Xiao Mo and Li Yuan, in addition to trying to put himself on the side of justice, it is also his first choice to resolve the war by peaceful means, if he wants to solve the war by peaceful means, he must have a strong military force to support this, he already has it, and now there is only one candidate who can convince Xiao Mo and Li Yuan, and it is rumored that Empress Xiao, who has already died with Yang Guang but miraculously appeared in the world, is the best candidate.