Gu Fanghua sneered: "I don't care, if something happens to Xiao Yao." I will not let go of any of those who have a vegetarian meal at the corpse in Yumen. ”

Yan Rongling wanted to comfort a few words, but she couldn't say anything.

After a long time, he smiled and said: "Mingzhu, don't worry, if something really happens to Xiao Yao, I will definitely give you an explanation." ”

When Yan Rongling left the Qingzhi Palace, he couldn't help but look back at the plaque. Suddenly a little dazed, not sure whether his insistence was right or wrong.

Now even if Xiao Yao is dead, Mingzhu still has to take his children to live. And his wife and concubine have children, so can he and Mingzhu still be together in the future?

Yan Rongling walked out of Cining Palace in a daze, but did not return to the East Palace, but went to the cold palace where he was imprisoned in his dream.

Sitting at the stone table under the tree, Yan Rongling suddenly settled down. No matter how difficult the road ahead is, it will not be more difficult than the previous life in the dream.

Only now can he sit in the position of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme that he is qualified to plan other things and win the heart of Mingzhu.

What's more, this time, in order to make Xiao Yao disappear, too much manpower and material resources were used. If the father or the queen mother are carefully traced, they may not be able to protect themselves.

Yan Rongling made up her mind and returned to the East Palace, where the people sent by Yumen were already waiting outside the study.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Xiao Yao is dead, and his body has been destroyed, this is the cold quenching knife he carries with him. Lord Yu instructed the small ones to be sent, and as for the rest, they were arranged by His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Yan Rongling looked at the cold quenching knife on the table, and saw that on the sharp knife edge, there were small gaps in the stars.

From this, it can be seen what kind of battles this knife followed his master. There seemed to be a smell of blood on the knife, which made Yan Rongling frown.

"What about Xiao Yao's entourage?"

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, Lu Fei is dead, and the body has been found. Of the hundred guards around Marshal Xiao, none of them survived. ”

Yan Rongling sighed and couldn't help but say, "What is the situation of the Jade Gate Pass now?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, it is currently taken over by Gu Yuma temporarily. What he meant was to retreat and wait for the emperor's arrangement. ”

Since this is the case, Yan Rongling no longer has any psychological burden, and ordered: "You leave the knife and go down to receive the reward first." Come back tomorrow, and I'll arrange tasks for you again. ”

"Little one, thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince!"

After the person who came back to report the news retreated, Yan Rongling picked up the cold quenching knife and looked at it carefully.

finally sighed: "Xiao Yao, it's a pity." After all, you still don't have a long life like in your previous life, but if you can marry Mingzhu, you should also be blind. ”

After that, all the excerpts that came up from Yumen Guan only said that Xiao Yao was missing and the search was unsuccessful. But on the Liao side, there is no news from Xiao Yao.

Empress Dowager Zhong looked at the latest news and felt uncomfortable.

"Xiuchun, you said that Xiao Yao didn't see anyone in his life now, and he didn't see his body when he died. How to tell Pearl? ”

Mama Fang carefully pounded the back for the Empress Dowager Zhong, and said softly: "The Empress Dowager, even if Lord Ye has also arrived at the border pass, sooner or later the princess will know." ”

"That girl has already felt it, haven't you seen it, has she lost weight recently?"

Empress Dowager Zhong only hopes that the time to tell Mingzhu about Xiao Yao will be postponed a little later. If only we could wait for Mingzhu to give birth safely, then talk about how good it would be.

Mama Fang also knew that Princess Mingzhu had not only lost weight recently, but also was silent and rarely smiled.

"Queen Mother, could it be that Marquis Xiao has escaped? With the blessing of Princess Liuyue's spirit in the sky, the old slave felt that he couldn't find the corpse, but he was still alive. ”

"I hope so!"

Dong Chun came in and reported: "Queen Mother, news came from the Qianqing Palace that the emperor was going to come over to accompany the Queen Mother for dinner." ”

"Then let the small kitchen prepare a few more dishes that the emperor likes."

Empress Dowager Zhong had long known that Emperor Hong Zheng would come to discuss with her recently. After all, the situation in Yumen Pass is complicated now, whether it is a war or retreat, or revenge, it needs to be famous.

Indeed, Emperor Hong Zheng came to find Empress Dowager Zhong to discuss the matter of Yumen Pass.

The most noble mother and son in the world, after eating together in silence, both held the tea, withdrew from the others, and sat in the flower hall.

The windows were wide open and the breeze was blowing, and there was an ice basin in the corner, which was steaming cold.

"Queen Mother, what do you think about Xiao Yao's disappearance?"

Empress Dowager Zhong wiped the corners of her eyes and sighed: "The mourning family doesn't know either, I just hope that the body is not found, and no news is good news." ”

"I think the same way, but on the grassland, Xiao Yao can't escape. I just hope that he will not be captured, otherwise he will be disgraced. ”

For Xiao Yao, Empress Dowager Zhong can still be sure. Even if he was seriously injured, fainted and captured, he would commit suicide after waking up, and he would not be used by the Liao people to threaten the Great Zhou.

"The emperor can rest assured, the mourning family believes that Xiao Yao would rather die in battle than be captured."

Emperor Hong Zheng took a sip of Longjing tea and pondered: "I want to discuss with the Queen Mother, now that the Liao people have been defeated, we still need to send troops to exterminate the Liao people." ”

"The nomads outside these three border passes are all idle people who have nothing to do and run away when they grab a handful. If we don't take advantage of their defeat this time and completely defeat them, it won't take two years for them to make a comeback. ”

"What does the Queen Mother mean is that the grass must be cut to the roots?"

Empress Dowager Zhong was domineering, and her phoenix eyes raised lightly: "The mourning family feels that they should take advantage of the victory to pursue them and completely drive them into the depths of the grassland. They will not be able to attack again for twenty years. ”

"The Queen Mother's arrogance has not diminished back then!"

"The mourning family is old, what else is not arrogant? It's just that these three major border gates, if they are not completely defeated, they will often fall into war. Now Shanhaiguan can be stable for a few years, and if it is Yumen Pass, it can also be stable for 20 years. Then we can mobilize the strength of the whole country and concentrate on dealing with the Khitan outside the Yanmen Pass. ”

Only when the border is stable can we have the energy to govern the world well. Otherwise, if there are two border passes and there is a war at the same time, then Da Zhou will be exhausted to deal with it.

Emperor Hong Zheng actually thought the same thing in his heart. It's just that now that Xiao Yao is missing, he is still a little entangled in who to send to Yumen Pass.

"Queen Mother, yesterday the prince asked me for a decree and wanted to go to Yumen Pass to be a striker."

Emperor Hong Zheng's meaning is obvious, he wants to hear the opinion of Empress Dowager Zhong. He was worried that if the prince went, would there be any accidents?

Empress Dowager Zhong pondered for a moment and said seriously: "If the prince goes, if there is the same accident as Xiao Yao." That is a heavy blow to Da Zhou, it is better to hand over the Jade Gate to Gu Dian, and the mourning family believes that he can also take care of it well. ”

"I have already had a secret decree, if there is any accident at the Yumen Pass, I will give it to Gu Dian with full authority. However, I considered that sooner or later the crown prince would have to serve the new king, and I also wanted him to make some military achievements. In the future, he will succeed to the throne, and it will be justified. ”

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