When she learned that Tuoba Tao had returned suddenly, and had gathered the Dingzhong Army and the Zhengnan Army to fight all the way to the desert, Qiao Nu only felt that her blood had gone against the flow. Could her hope, her only hope, be wiped out in the flames of war? No way! She would never allow that.

Qiao Nu's first thought was to kidnap Tuoba Huang, the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and if necessary, she could change Zhong'er's life. But she felt that this was not enough, because Tuoba Tao could still have many sons, but she only had Zhong'er.

thought that the person in the palace who could make Tuoba Tao the most attentive was the Empress Dowager Dou...... Although it is much more difficult to hold the Queen Mother hostage than the prince who is still a child, Qiao Nu has other helpers in the palace, as long as the arrangements are made properly, she will definitely be able to take the Queen Mother Dou out of the palace.

Thinking of this, Qiao Nu did not hesitate, tidied up her clothes, and planned to "visit" the Empress Dowager Dou in the name of visiting the old master. But as soon as she left the gate of the queen's bedroom, she hurriedly stopped.

"Old ...... The old fairy ...... "Qiao Nu once thought that she was wrong.

Jiang Qian looked Qiao Nu up and down, and saw that she was obviously only in her thirties, and she was already full of gorgeous hair, not only sighed, "Qiao Nu...... The reverse is delicate...... The old man is fascinated, I didn't expect you to stay under Tuobatao's nose so blatantly. ”

"Old Immortal!" Jiao Niang's legs were weak and she knelt down, "You save my son!" Zhong'er, he may not know that Tuoba Tao has returned! If we meet the army of Tuobatao, my son will surely die...... He's the only blood of the general, and I can't watch him die anyway...... I'm willing to trade my life for it, I just ask you to save him! ”

Jiang Qian shook his head slightly, "I knew this was the case, why did I have to do it in the first place." You know it's an egg hitting a stone, so why do you put him at risk? What if you take the city today? Forcing Tuoba Tao to surrender with the lives of the crown prince and the queen mother? Do you think he will compromise with the rebels? The four armies of the Northern Wei Dynasty are all under his control, how long can a small Pingcheng last? In the end, it was nothing more than innocent soldiers and people who died in vain. ”

Jiao Niang's face was full of tears, and she froze on the ground, "The concubine knows...... The concubine has known for a long time...... It's just that I'm not reconciled, and Zhong'er is not reconciled...... Why do you have to give up to an executioner who killed your uncle?! My general...... He has never had two hearts for Da Wei! Why did he die?! Heaven is unfair! Heaven is unfair! ”

Jiang Qian knows that people are like this. When the wound is on one's body, it hurts and feels unfair. But in the world, no matter whose pain it is, it is only one person's pain. Even if that person is a prominent emperor and general. To exchange the pain of one person for the peace of tens of thousands of people, this is what Xingzhilou has to do.

"Go back," Jiang Qian persuaded, "Tuoba Zhong will be fine." If you act rashly like this, you will really put him in danger. If you are still nostalgic, give up early, so that those who are still loyal to your mother and son because of the Tuoba Breaking Army can live. Otherwise, you won't be able to do anything but drag these people to their deaths. ”

Jiao Niang quickly stopped crying. She stood up, patted the dust off her clothes, and after bowing to Jiang Qian, she returned to Helianke's dormitory. As long as Zhong'er is not dead, she must live. As long as Zhong'er is not dead, they will always wait for a new time......

It didn't take long for Tuoba Tao's army to return to Pingcheng. However, this was only the beginning of his next plan. He quickly solved the rebel families who rebelled in this mutiny, and completely purged the palace again, as long as it was someone who had anything to do with the Tuoba Po Army, he was either secretly killed or kicked out of the palace. This made Jiao Niang's original helper suddenly shrink a lot.

The generals of the defenders of Heicheng were reappointed to ensure that everyone was a confidant of Tuoba Tao.

After arranging these, Tuoba Tao completely ignored the opposition of the courtiers and directly led his troops to pursue Rouran. This time, Tuoba Tao brought enough men, horses, grain and grass to go deep into the desert, vowing to clear the Rouran people on the grassland.

When Tan Invite Yu saw the news, he was silent for a long time. Although he knew in his heart that Zhong'er couldn't just pray for shelter when he ran to Rouran. But when it really happened, she still felt heartache. Zhong'er has embarked on a road of no return, and he will fight with Tuoba Tao endlessly.

However, according to the calculations in the "Hexagram History", Tuoba Tao will unify the north. Other words...... Zhong'er is afraid that she will not survive.

"Nothing has gone well these days." Tan Yuyu threw the bamboo piece in his hand on the table, got up and climbed out of the window, then turned around and jumped onto the eaves, and disappeared in the blink of an eye. And Master Meng, who was guarding the door, thought that Ling Yu was still watching the military situation in the room.

Zimo has been back to the Traveler Building for four months, from midsummer to the end of autumn, and he has never sent a word to invite rain. Even the first peace letter after arriving was written by Qin Zhongzhi on his behalf.

Tan Invite Yu knew that Zimo had injured his right hand, and he must have felt that the handwriting on his left hand was not good-looking, so although Invite Yu wrote no less than ten letters to him, he never replied.

"I can even read the words of Zhurong......" Tan Yuyu muttered, avoiding Master Meng's people all the way and going down the mountain alone.

Although the matter of accepting apprentices in the Xingzhilou is going well, there are now ten students who are officially studying in the Five Schools. But the matter of Zongzi's banquet was delayed.

Liu Yilong doesn't know if he is sick and lacks a sense of security. finally decided to make the existence of the eldest son Liu Shao public.

Although Liu Shao's birthday is a little embarrassing, he has been kept in the palace for so many years, and he has not even been accepted by Empress Yuan. But Liu Yilong loves his eldest son very much, and has already decreed that he will crown Liu Shao as the crown prince at the beginning of winter and give him the Yongfu Palace closest to his bedroom.

At this time, if you invite Yu to hold Xie Huilian's Zongzi banquet again, it will be a bit like stealing the limelight with the crown prince. Therefore, Tan Zhaoyu had to postpone the Zongzi banquet until next year, so as not to attract unnecessary gossip.

It's just that Tan Yuyu, who originally planned to return to the Walker Building at the beginning of next year, had to postpone his return. The thought of staying in his place of death for so long, Tan Yuyu's heart was inevitably uneasy.

Under the low mood, Tan Invite Yu thought of He Yi.

Since the last time he sent He Yi back to the flower boat, Tan Zhaoyu has become a "frequent visitor" on the flower boat. The prostitutes on the flower boat all knew her, knew that she had no intention of others, and every time she came, she would order a pot of wine, and then listen to He Yi tell the stories she had heard from other guests.

There are prostitutes who secretly laugh and invite rain because of this.

What's more is that they still remember that Yingfeng teased and invited rain that day and gave her ten golden lotuses, and they all suspect that the two may really have an unusual relationship. There are even people who say things with the same surname. said that Qin Twelve might not have been surnamed Qin, but he changed his surname after Qin Langjun.