Chapter 56: The Living Assassin
The victorious eldest princess Li Lianqiao returned to her princess's mansion.
The house is so big.
People, really few.
The princess's mansion does not have so many flowers, and there are not so many gold and jade decorations.
Sibai fell to the ground, empty, and occasionally had a few calligraphy and paintings, but Li Forsythia didn't understand this field and didn't have much interest.
Don't put so many antiques, if a room is full of multi-treasure and porcelain vases, it will look a bit like a columbarium.
There are so many houses for the sake of so many houses, and no matter how big the house is, the people in it are nothing more than a prisoner.
Li Lianqiao looked at his bedroom and suddenly remembered the coloring garden in Anguo County.
On the second floor of the bamboo, there is a breezy south window, and the trees on the fence are the begonias that she forced to leave in early summer.
This house lacks a breath of life.
She had a cat when she imprisoned Xu Yongzhi in Tanzhou (oh my god, it seemed like those days were the happiest time of her life), but that cat's personality was not very good.
Unfortunately, our eldest princess had an even worse character, so the cat was quickly abandoned, and even the corpse was nowhere to be found.
She also used to entertain many children, when she was in Anguo, but those children were borrowed by her to make a play, and they were soon forgotten.
She often thinks of a person who has only a little relationship with her, misses it, is sad, and says that she doesn't know what the fate of this person is.
If you have just met this person, you will feel that she is warm and affectionate, and seems to be full of kindness to everyone who is far away, then it must be better for the people around you.
But if you get to know her a little better, you will find that she has a great fear of being close to others, and the more you get into her heart, the more she hates you.
She manipulates the people who love her because she thinks they have bad intentions.
She also hated the people she loved because she felt they had become her manipulators.
If the cat intoxicates her, she kills the cat; If the bird inhabits her, she kills it; If Xu Zhixun let her indulge, she will kill Xu Zhixun.
Only Xu Yongzhi was an accident, he made her indulge, but he was desperately trying to break free, and this kind of breaking free made her feel more interesting.
"I still want to run!"
After the bad luck of several men who wanted to get close to the eldest princess, everyone stopped fighting the idea of the eldest princess.
Therefore, there is a folk saying that the eldest princess is actually the emperor's woman.
Whatever the reason, this eventually led to the fact that Li Lianqiao had a princess's mansion instead of living in a concubine's mansion.
From ancient times to the present, there are very few princesses, and most princesses have reached their teens, either marrying relatives far away, or marrying the children of powerful ministers.
In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong wanted to marry his daughter far away, and he couldn't give it up, so he thought of a way to build a princess's mansion in Beijing, so that his daughter could come back more often to reunite.
A more common building is the princess's tomb.
How many depressed princesses, or died of childbirth, or died of disease, can live to adulthood, in fact, there are not many.
A princess like Li Lianqiao, who acts recklessly and dances with long sleeves in the court, can also be counted on two hands in Chinese history.
defeated Xia Xiaogui at the "family banquet" today, and Li Forsythia was already full of pride.
Maybe you Xia Xiaogui has talent, but I, Li Forsythia, am more experienced than you, and I know what an emperor cares about, what he fears, and what he wants.
This is the way for women to survive and manipulate in the court.
Compared with this kind of avenue, recognizing a panda or seeing Chai Rong is just the smallest and smallest kind of last skill.
Li Forsythia was born to fit the era of five dynasties and ten kingdoms, and the situation that made her most comfortable was one:
Separatist.
Since ancient times, there have been four states in the world:
The first is the chaos, the Huangchao rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty, that is, the chaos, all places were looted, people died and wealth were scattered, there was no winner in this situation, but a soldier like Lei Song and a good man like Duan Zishou may get ahead.
This is also why after the Anshi Rebellion, Li Mi would ask the major forces to end the war as soon as possible, and after five hundred years of war, the Central Plains would return to the level of the Warring States.
The second is secession, after the chaos, it will be a group of heroes competing for deer, but soon the village fight will become a division between states and counties, and finally the seven heroes will stand side by side, three points or the north and south dynasties.
Powerful forces only need to collect taxes and send troops, and generals like Zhou Zhuocheng and witches like Li Lianqiao are suitable for charging into battle and playing right and wrong among the strong forces in the state of separation.
Weak regimes are not very good at fighting, and it is inevitable to rely on some supernatural forces.
Come and help yourself turn the tables, masters, people with special functions, and witches are the most popular in this kind of regime.
The third state is mixed one, there is already a unified situation in the territory, but the internal heir and faction disputes have not been resolved, and the situation in the Western Jin Dynasty is actually mixed one, so when the idiot emperor Jin Hui died, the world began to be in chaos.
When mixed up, the general may become the prey of the emperor, or he may suddenly rebel, Chai Rong's brother-in-law, Guo Wei, the Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty, was forced to rebel by the Emperor of the Later Han Dynasty, and the most powerful at this time is a power lover like Zhao Pu.
The fourth is the great unification, where the emperor regains power and deters the martial arts.
After the unification, the dynasty needs civil officials such as Wang Pu and Han Xizai.
What kind of state should be used.
Li Yu used Li Forsythia and Zhou Zhuocheng, in fact, this is the truth.
Unfortunately, this is often overshadowed by moral accusations.
We have heard that the emperor appoints traitors, but in fact, it is not necessarily because the emperor likes traitors.
In fact, at this stage, the emperor needs that kind of goods.
If you see a bad system, don't worry.
Because it could be a substitute for a worse system.
Most of the time, the emperor struggled with one of the two:
Sooner or later, the country will perish with traitors.
There is no need to be a traitor and immediately lose the country.
In the war against southern Fujian and Ma Chu, Li Lianqiao showed her magical strength. Heal generals, drum up soldiers, terrorize enemies, and manipulate beasts. Li Jing is a literati, and he led the troops to beat a group of old soldiers in the vicinity to cry his father and call his mother, and Li Forsythia contributed a lot.
Of course, Li Lianqiao has the charm of a woman, and she also knows how to use this charm.
Whether it is Zhou Zhuocheng, Li Jing and Li Yu's father and son, they will not admire a woman just because she has a good face or figure, she does have her own advantages.
Of course, Li Forsythia's shortcomings are also very obvious.
Xia Xiaogui discovered the problem of Li Lianqiao very early: as long as she succeeded in arousing her jealousy, she could lose a lot of judgment in a short period of time and focus on some meaningless things, such as gender and physical humiliation of Xiaogui.
However, if Li Lianqiao calms down, she will become a cold-blooded and terrifying opponent again.
After Li Lianqiao returned to the princess's mansion, he walked into his study.
She gently stirred an inkstone on her bookshelf.
A secret door appears on the wall.
She walked through the secret door and into the tunnel.
Candles burned in the tunnel, and a door at the end led to a hall.
In the middle of the hall is a sand pit, which is full of charcoal, cinnabar, frankincense and other medicinal herbs.
A black shadow was lying in the pit, tossing and turning.
"You're really useless." Li Lianqiao said coldly.
"Your Highness, Your Highness the Eldest Princess......" the dark shadow groaned, struggling to get up and salute.
"I've raised you for so many years, I didn't let you travel to Kaifeng." Li Lianqiao said.
"Give me one more chance, please give me one more chance......" the dark shadow gasped.
"Please."
"Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, I beg you."
"Praise me."
"You are the most beautiful woman in the world."
Li Lianqiao suddenly felt a little sad, did he already need a living corpse to praise himself?
"Not enough."
"You are the goddess, the light of love and compassion in the world." The dark shadow said this very sincerely.
"You're sensible," said Li's forsythia, "and I'm really reluctant to kill you." ”
"I'm going to help you," the Shadow struggled to his feet, "kill all your enemies!" ”
"Your heart, I am very grateful." Li Lianqiao leaned down and stroked the black shadow's cheek, "But you are so weak, how can you let me be good to you?" ”
"I'm not weak...... I'll increase the amount of medicine......" The shadow stood up in pain.
"Be careful, this medicine is a double-edged sword, it will kill you." Li Lianqiao said.
"Die for the eldest princess, I ...... Willing. The Shadow said.
"A few pretty words, a little more beautiful things." Li Lianqiao said with a smile.
"Yes."
"Also, your reward has always been here, and it won't run." Li Lianqiao gently took off his coat, and the soft shoulder lines filled this secret room with light at once.
"Thank you, Princess." The shadow fell to the ground and began to weep.
Walking out of the secret room and seeing the natural light, Li Lianqiao breathed a sigh of relief.
She was reluctant to deal with living corpses, even those who obeyed her and loved her.
There was already a person sitting in the study, who seemed to be waiting for her.
It is Yu Zhirang, the son of Yu Sanjiang, the president of the Mountain Ghost Wizard Guild.
Yu Zhirang saw her come out of the dark room and hurriedly came over to salute.
"See the eldest princess."
Yu Zhirang was seen by so many people in Kaifeng, and Li Lianqiao was really angry with him.
If it weren't for Chai Rong's serious illness, it would probably attract a large army to conquer the Peach Blossom Spring, and the wizarding world would be finished at that time.
Li Lianqiao, who was born in the plain people, has no good impression of arrogant wizards, but the wizarding world is the source of her strength, and if the Peach Blossom Garden is destroyed by the Great Zhou army, then Li Lianqiao's status in the Southern Tang Dynasty court will probably be much lower.
"Yu Zhirang, you have shown your face greatly this time."
"Thanks to the eldest princess for complimenting ......"
"Who's meowing to you!"
"The Eldest Princess......"
"You rescued this kid with the necromancer, and now the whole Northern Dynasty knows about you going to assassinate Emperor Chai."
"Eldest princess, I was too reckless in this matter."
"Have you figured out how to explain it to your father?"
"I'll just say, I'm sincere to you......"
"Who asked you this!"
Li Lianqiao pouted.
"This idiot, it's still so useless." She thought to herself.
"But you are very brave, rushing into so many enemies to save that kid, you do look like the son of a famous family." She relieved Yu Zhirang again.
"Eldest princess, I thought, this kid is still useful." Yu Zhirang said.
"It would be nice if he could focus on one goal, whether it was Chai Rong or Xia Xiaogui." Li Lianqiao said.
"We'll have to teach him slowly, after all, it's his first time on a mission." Yu Zhirang said with a smile.
"Let him kill a few people to practice his hands." Li Lianqiao said, "The people in Shanzitang have been a little swollen recently, let them die a few people over there." ”
"Yes." Yu Zhirang said.
"Also, let him let go of his hands and use witchcraft, don't worry." Li Lianqiao said.
"Actually, I'm still a little worried." Yu Zhirang said.
"Are you afraid that your father will blame you?" Li Lianqiao looked at Yu Zhirang, her eyes were like silk, "My Yu Gongzi, when will you grow up." ”
Yu Zhirang only felt that his body and principles were suddenly soft.
"I've heard that women help men grow......" he squinted as he reached out to touch St. John's face.
"Hey, how do you talk about it, and you still get started?" Li Lianqiao gently pulled his hand down.
"Think more about what I'll give you, Brother Zhirang." Li Lianqiao looked at him with a smile, pressed her finger to her lips, and then gently put her fingers on Yu Zhirang's lips again.
"I'm going to make this kid a better assassin." Yu Zhi swears by the gambling curse.
"But it can be seen that you are very attentive, this person has been trained by you very well, he can break the portal into the imperial city, and break through the blessings and blessings of Zhang Tianshi and Chen Tuan Ancestor to the imperial palace, which only a powerful pure-blood wizard can do." Li Lianqiao said.
This comment made Yu Zhirang regain his courage.
"Anyway, he is also a pure-blood child of the four major families, if you want me to see, he may be the most powerful pure-blood mage among all the living people." Yu Zhirang said.
"If I can ...... Xu Yongzhi" When Li Lianqiao heard this, he suddenly thought of the language about bloodline, and couldn't help but be fascinated and imaginative.
"I'll go back and dispense medicine, let this kid add a little more infiltration ability, it's best to be able to get close to the target directly, this time we can only let him advance outside the palace gate, so as to give Xia Xiaogui a chance to take precautions." Yu Zhirang said excitedly.
"It's best to let him deal with the priority of the target, for example, this time, Chai Rong can't be killed, then Xia Xiaogui should be killed immediately." "This kind of judgment is not enough to perform complex tasks. ”
"Good! I'll do it! Yu Zhirang said.
"It's all up to you. Brother Zhirang. Li Lianqiao said.
"So......" Yu Zhirang gently brushed the hair hanging down by Li Forsythia.
"I hate it, it's not okay yet, let's do it first." Li Lianqiao's face was shy.
"Do you have pity on me?" Yu Zhirang pleaded softly.
"Okay, two little gifts for you." Li Lianqiao said.
She turned and went into the inner room, dragging out two sacks with their mouths pierced.
The things inside have ups and downs, apparently two living creatures.
"Take it, I picked it myself. One in Jinling, one in Kaifeng, the slender and rich in the Northern Dynasties, and the tactful and affectionate in the South, all of them are young, and you will definitely be satisfied. Li Lianqiao said.
"After seeing you, what other woman dares to say that I am satisfied...... It's just two substitutes, let me pinpoint my lovesickness for you. Yu Zhirang perfectly escaped this proposition.
"Silly words," Li Lianqiao said with a grin, "take it easy, don't delay your work." ”
Yu Zhirang smiled lewdly, "I'll save it." ”
Yu Zhirang opened a portal and carried two sacks into the aperture.
"Old pervert." Seeing the portal close, Li Forsythia snorted contemptuously.
Yu Zhirang is a person that Li Lianqiao looks down on, because this person is obscene, so to speak, Li Lianqiao once evaluated the man she was familiar with:
Li Jing is obscene and anxious, Li Yu is obscene and open, Li Hongji is obscene and romantic, Xu Zhixun is obscene and paranoid, Xu Yongzhi is obscene and loving, and Zhou Zhuocheng is obscene and nymphomaniac.
In the eyes of Li Lianqiao, being a man is obscene, and you can only look at the latter trait to distinguish it.
Only Yu Zhirang is the quadratic of obscenity, that is pure obscenity, after throwing away obscenity, there is still only obscenity in his character.
Forming an alliance with such a person, that is, Li Lianqiao can endure it.
But it's about to endure, and when the living corpse in the tunnel adjusts to the best state, the cause of the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty to counterattack the Central Plains will begin.
Thinking of this, Li Forsythia couldn't help but be complacent, she raised her hand, and a wren flew outside the door.
"Send a message to that woman."
"Let's just say, take a good look at your man, princess, I'm going to Tokyo City again."
The wren spread his black wings and flew into the gloomy sky.