At dusk, a bloody remnant sun entered the west.

The evening breeze is coming, and it can't blow away the heat of the Dune Palace. A flock of birds swept obliquely over the ruined palace, and the yellow sand covered the sky and landed in every courtyard.

The faint sound of gongs and drums and locks came from the deepest part of the palace, which was Emperor Xiantong with a group of cronies listening to the play with great interest in the Lingbo Zhishuang Palace. The Qinghe Empire once again suffered a heavy blow from the Fanbang army, the mountains and rivers were broken, the people were struggling to make a living, and the once glorious empire could only be reproduced in a dream.

The stormy Qinghe Empire could not come up with a decent army and an army, and lacked a backbone, arrogance, and courage. And Zeng Fan, the commander of the well-equipped and powerful Jingnan Army, only wanted to protect himself, so that the Eagle and French coalition army picked up a big watermelon.

Despite the banner of "Hokuka", he could not erase the fear and anxiety in his heart, and Xiantong became the first emperor of the Seiwa Kingdom to flee Kyoto. He spent the last years of his life in the Dune Palace, and he didn't want to go back to the Jinluan Hall in Kyoto, because the dragon chair on the hall was sat by the soldiers in turn.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, Emperor Xiantong didn't have the heart to go to Zhang Luo, the country was going to die, it didn't matter if it was over, it was better to listen to the opera, don't have to think about those troubled things, with the drama, his Yi Guifei also went to cool off.

The scarcity of heirs was a problem for Emperor Xiantong, and he always suspected that Concubine Yi instructed the eunuchs in the palace to make trouble, but there was not enough evidence, so he had to let it go.

Yi Guifei is not the most favored concubine in the harem, and her title is completely won by her wrist, after giving birth to a son for Xiantong, she is afraid that other concubines will conceive heirs and compete for favor, so she secretly affects the fertility ability of the palace concubines through various means. For those who are pretty, Lala has people drugged their soup, causing their skin to deteriorate, so that Emperor Xiantong can avoid them.

At night, red candles were shining high in Lala's dormitory, and the footsteps and conversations of patrolling soldiers could be heard outside the hall from time to time.

In the dormitory of Nuoda, only a few maids are still accompanied, and Lala is sitting next to the Go chessboard, counting the chess pieces, and he is extremely bored.

Lala waited for two hours, and several candles were changed, and he didn't see Gong Changyu come to knock on the door.

"Niangniang, it's so late, General Gong shouldn't come, right?" The maid asked.

"Wait. When the candle burns out, if the general does not come, the main palace will also sleep in his clothes. Lala replied with a yawn, "Gui Qiao, you go outside the gate to see if General Gong has arrived." ”

"Yes, sissy." The maid Gui Qiao walked out with a lantern.

Gui Qiao arrived outside the door and stood for a while. Suddenly, a lightning bolt swept across the dark night sky, followed by a thunderbolt, and the rain poured down, Gui Qiao was so frightened that he covered his ears, and the lanterns fell to the ground.

"Girl, your lantern ......," a deep voice came.

Gui Qiao took the lantern and took a closer look, the person who came was Gong Changyu, who was wearing a hat and a hat, and hurriedly said: "General, the mother has been waiting for you in the middle of the night, come in......"

"Hmm." Gong Changyu followed behind Gui Qiao and walked along the corridor towards the dormitory. As soon as he stepped into the door, Gong Changyu smelled a strong smell of sandalwood and perfume. Wait a minute, Lala is holding his forehead, constantly napping.

Gong Changyu hung the hat and robe at the door of the dormitory, walked over lightly, sat down on the opposite side of the chessboard, and called softly: "Niangniang......" shouted three times in a row, but Lala did not respond.

"General, I'm tired." Gui Qiao whispered.

Gong Changyu didn't care about any red tape, and reached out and pinched the tip of Lala's nose: "Niangniang, I'll come." ”

Gui Qiao next to him sweated for Gong Changyu's actions, and was very nervous, for fear that the Lala clan would condemn Gong Changyu. was pinched by Gong Changyu, but Lala still didn't wake up, so anxious that Gui Qiao didn't know what to do for a while: "When I went out just now, Niangniang was still awake......"

"It's okay, I have a solution." Gong Changyu said with a smile. He dragged the orchid silk handkerchief in Lala's hand with all his might.

At this time, Lala's sleepy came to grab the silk: "You robber, you dare to rob ...... things in this palace."

"Niangniang, I'm Gong Jichang, not a robber." Gong Changyu said with a wicked smile.

Lala rubbed his eyes, only to see clearly that it was Gong Changyu sitting opposite, and patted his heart: "I was scared to death in the palace, I saw Concubine Chang taking a bath in the bathtub of the Old Summer Palace in my dream, and was ruined by a group of yellow-haired monsters......

"Concubine Chang, who is she?" Gong Changyu looked confused.

Gui Qiao told Gong Changyu that Concubine Chang Niangniang was the concubine of the first emperor of Daoli, and she had never given birth in her life, but only spent the rest of her life in obscurity. Especially after the death of the first emperor, she was bored, and when the weather was getting hotter, she went to the Old Summer Palace to cool off as usual.

Before the emperor came to the Dune Palace this time, he didn't have time to inform Concubine Chang, so Concubine Chang did not return to the palace, and stayed alone in the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer, where she trembled and waited for the arrangement of fate......

Lala pinched a chess piece, but did not hold it steadily, and fell to the floor: "This palace is worried that Concubine Chang will really have an accident...... Gui Qiao, what time is it today? ”

"Twenty-three, mother." Gui Qiao replied.

"Is there any news from the Old Summer Palace?" Lala asked.

"Oh." Lala nodded, "General, let's get down to business." ”

"Niangniang, what are you looking for me?" When Gong Chang met Lala, he wore a long blue cape, and a white silk belly pocket inside, which was dazzlingly white.

"Gui Qiao, you guys go down......" Lala waved his hand.

"Yes, sissy." Gui Qiao went down with a few maids.

As soon as the maids left, Gong Changyu became nervous, and he had a bad premonition, the Lala clan wanted him to spend the night here and bring a green hat to the emperor?

"The night is long, and I dream of Concubine Chang in this palace, and I have no intention of sleeping. How about you spend the night with Hongu tonight? Lala spoke, eyelids drooping.

"What's the way?" Gong Changyu went straight in.

"It's good to play chess with this palace, and talk and talk." Lala smiled, and it was very charming. If you haven't been in contact with a woman, you'll definitely be swept away by Lala's eyes.

"Niangniang, the last general's chess skills are not good." Gong Changyu said with a smile.

"It's okay, this palace can teach you ......" Lala grabbed a handful of sunspots and put them in the palm of his hand, "General, guess." Double, or single? ”

"Double." Gong Changyu said casually.

Lala opened his palm, covered the chess pieces on the chessboard, counted them, and sure enough, it was a double: "According to the rules, the general moves first." ”

When Gong Changyu was still in the Zhu family compound, he studied Go with his cousin for a period of time, and his skills were not perfect, at most he was an amateur third dan. He pinched a sunspot and pointed it directly at the area in front of Lara's, starting with Sansan.

Lala's went four or four, after occupying four corners, the two began to fight, where Gong Chang met, Lala's blocked, and soon Gong Chang's long dragon was killed by Lala's, Gong Changyu lost in the middle of the first game, and killed in the second game.

"General, Go is like a battlefield, if you are not careful, you will lose all the games. Su Shun and Yixin are the chess pieces of this chessboard. If you use it well, this palace can control the scepter of the Qinghe Kingdom. Lala said meaningfully.

"Niangniang, Yixin, I met in the Kyoto Governor's Camp. This person is available, but not reusable. Gong Changyu said, "I am worried that this peace conference will cause the Qing Peace Congress to lose a large area of territory......

"The Dune Palace is more than 500 miles away from Kyoto, and the emperor is fleeing outside, and the whip is beyond his reach." Lala's hand couldn't help but clasp on the Go box, "If he cedes the territory outside the gate to Queros, he will be beheaded when he returns to the Jingben Palace." ”

"Niangniang, have you read the draft of the Kyoto Treaty?" Gong Chang encountered a sunspot on Lara's left.

As soon as Lala raised his hand, his nail set fell on the chessboard, disrupting the layout of Go: "Look, see all." The conditions are very demanding. Su Shun threw the text on the ground during the discussion, resolutely disagreed, and asked to continue the war, although he was very hateful, but the heart of the palace was still biased towards the main battle. ”

"Will the devil six carry the banner of resisting the Fan army?" Gong Changyu asked tentatively.

"No, Yixin is the emperor's minister of peace and security, so he won't think about it for such a long time. In his opinion, the Qinghe Kingdom is going to be rotten, and it is not something he can control alone, so let it rot. If he had a little backbone and organized a nationwide anti-invasion battle to defend Kyoto, the army that was short of ammunition and food would have no chance of winning, and would have fallen into a protracted war, but he would have missed the opportunity. Lala sighed.

"Niangniang, the Occidental are wolves that can't be fed, only if they are beaten and disabled, they will not show off their power in my Chinese land." Gong Changyu was filled with righteous indignation and smashed his fist on the chessboard.

"Our weapons are not as good as the Yi people, and the regular army is a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, and they will only receive money, so what is the war?" Lala untied his cloak and rested it on his chair.

Gong Changyu couldn't help but look at the outside of the dormitory, the heavy rain was still falling, and the sound of rain falling from the eaves was so loud. There was going to be chaos tonight, and he secretly complained in his heart.

The few maids standing by the door were dressed thinly and shivering, and Lala was only wearing a belly pocket, wasn't she cold? Damn, what the hell is this Lala trying to do?

"Water drops through stones. Our army is not as well equipped as the Fan army, but as long as we are united and united, we can still drive the Fan army into the sea. It's not that the army can't be defeated, we have to believe in ourselves, self-confidence is half the battle......" Gong Changyu said while looking at the door,

"General, you look at the face of Bengong and speak, don't look at Gui Qiao and the others......" Lala seemed to feel that his arm was a little cold, one hand was on his belly pocket, and the other hand was holding a chess piece, and he was on the chessboard, sonorous and powerful, she was reminding Gong Changyu not to get distracted.