Chapter 3 The Queen Mother
I originally thought that things would not progress so quickly, but I didn't expect that when I rushed to An Nanguo to mediate, An Nanguo had already been destroyed.
In the notebook, it is clearly recorded that in the country of Annan, there is a treasure that can control nature, and the three surrounding countries, since the rumor of the treasure flowed out, for 19 consecutive years, are all years of great drought, only the country of Annan, the wind and rain are smooth, and the harvest is abundant every year.
The Three Kingdoms bought grain from Annan for many years, but the price of grain in Annan also rose, the treasury of the three countries was empty, and the people's livelihood withered, so they had to wage war against Annan and seize treasures.
"It seems that I still have to go to An Nanguo to have a look. Lan Hanxian said to himself, the last time he went, he didn't have time to investigate, and he saw the king of An Nanguo jump off the city tower, but at his own speed, he only saved the princess.
He read this recital several times, in the recital, did not introduce much, he served as prime minister for so many years, it is impossible to judge right and wrong just from the recital, the war between the four countries is not allowed, the Xuanwu Dynasty has always advocated peace, on the Xuanwu continent, if there is a contradiction between the kingdoms, the Xuanwu royal family should judge right and wrong, and then punish, and now the other three countries have destroyed the Annan Kingdom without authorization, it is already a big crime......
Zhong Lijun took more than a dozen soldiers into the side courtyard, and the lights in the side courtyard were far less bright than the main courtyard, but what can be done about this, it is the prime minister himself who wants to live here.
"You've all guarded me, and if someone is lazy and takes a nap tonight and catches me, be careful of your heads. Zhong Lijun stood in front of the main entrance of the side room and said to the soldiers standing straight in front of him.
"Yes!" the soldiers immediately said loudly, although the person in front of him was just a servant, but he was a popular person next to the prime minister, even if he was a big butler, he couldn't afford to provoke him.
With that, the attendant turned around, pushed open the door, and walked in.
Faced with only him and Lan Hanxian, he never had too much etiquette and restraint.
"Prime Minister, everything has been arranged, you should rest earlier. Zhong Lijun walked to the prime minister's side, lowered his head, and said softly.
Lan Hanxian handed the booklet in his hand to the attendant, his eyes were a little solemn, and he said, "Prepare tomorrow, I will leave for An Nanguo the day after tomorrow to have a look." ”
Hearing this, Zhong Lijun was stunned, he didn't expect that Lan Hanxian would go to the territory of An Nan at this time: "Prime Minister, that place is very chaotic now, those three countries are still dividing up their territories and looking for so-called treasures, do we really want to intervene at this time?"
"I don't need to inform the Imperial Palace, I don't need to inform those three countries, I want to go and see what is going on, so that those three countries can ignore the laws of the Xuanwu Dynasty. Lan Han Xian said.
Zhong Lijun could only agree: "Okay, Prime Minister, I'll arrange it tomorrow, and you can rest early today." ”
Lan Hanxian nodded, Zhong Lijun squatted down and took out the basin filled with water, in the room, only one candle was burning, Lan Hanxian was used to it, and fell asleep in the starry lights.
Lan Hanxian's Prime Minister's Mansion is in the capital of the Xuanwu Dynasty, and now the night is high, and the lights are all over the city, but one part of the palace is a little unusual.
In one of the palaces, the lights were still bright, and the four guards standing at the gate of the palace couldn't help but mutter.
"What's wrong with this Queen Mother today? ”
"I don't know, according to the usual, the Queen Mother should have rested a long time ago, and besides, there doesn't seem to be any major events recently. ”
"What can be a big deal, it's been thousands of years, there is no war in this Xuanwu Continent, and this Queen Mother should have been pampered earlier. ”
"Keep your mouth shut. Suddenly, a voice sounded in front of them, they hurriedly lowered their heads to look at the ground, and some people were even trembling, they were very familiar with this voice, it was a secret agent next to the Queen Mother, and his ruthlessness was notoriously ruthless.
I saw that this spy strode into the queen mother's bedroom.
"Oh, how good is this, how can he come tonight. A guard said with great concern, none of them thought that someone would come to visit the Queen Mother so late.
"Shut up for me, if you hadn't said it first, we wouldn't have been heard. The other guard looked up and said to the one standing in front of him.
The voice fell, and the voice fell silent again.
The Queen Mother's dormitory is lit with candles everywhere, and the candles here are all specially treated, and each candle is plated with pure gold, and whenever the candle is lit, the gold will also burn with it, thus exuding a slightly golden light.
And this queen mother, she is Xuanwu Yang, the nurse of Xuanwu Zimu, the current emperor of the Xuanwu Dynasty.
The secret agent was wearing a black cloak and did not have any smile on his face, he walked into the room and saw the Queen Mother sitting on a chair in the main hall, kneeling down on one knee and looking down at the ground: "The Queen Mother is fine." ”
Xuanwu Yang was holding a small glass of water, took a sip, and then waved it with his hand.
Hearing the sound of clothes waving, the secret agent stood up, and now the queen mother is very elegant.
"Queen Mother, Weichen has just returned from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he secretly found that the current Prime Minister does not seem to have anything hidden in the Prime Minister's Mansion. ”
"Smack—" Before the agent's voice fell, the crisp sound of slapping the table suddenly echoed through the room.
The two palace maids who were originally standing next to the Queen Mother, seeing the situation in front of them, also hurriedly knelt down, for fear that the Queen Mother would be unhappy and implicate them.
"Nonsense, there must be something in his mansion. Xuanwu Yang said loudly, now that she is fifty-six years old, she can still have the posture of being thirty or forty years old.
"Queen Mother, today's Prime Minister's Mansion looks sparsely guarded, in fact, it is very rigorous, I have searched the entire mansion twice, if you have to rummage deeper, I am afraid that it will be discovered. The spy said bluntly that it was the first time he saw the Queen Mother so angry.
"Heh, Lan Hanxian, he doesn't want to be his prime minister, but he wants to go against my Xuanwu Yang. Xuanwu Yang muttered.