Summoning the Empress of the Martyrs - Biyue Scimitar?

I frowned slightly, looking at the scimitar that shimmered in the light of the fire, reflecting the ever-changing expressions on the faces of some of the people around me, and the eyes that were speechless with surprise, as if I had seen some earth-shattering artifact.

Chang Qing said slowly: "I heard my father say that this knife was given to the Emperor Taishang by himself on the day of the canonization of Empress Zhaolie, and the Emperor Taishang's most beloved thing was always carried with him in the past; It's just that I heard that the queen is summoning the martyrs...... After that incident, the sword was enshrined in the depths of the inner palace, guarded by the most trusted warlock of the Emperor. ”

"Oh......?"

I looked at the knife in a daze, and like everyone around me, I was speechless.

If it is said that the things of the Empress Zhaolie appear in his hands, it seems that there is something out of place; But now that he is the lord of the world, no matter how deep the inner palace is, it is under his jurisdiction, so naturally everything belongs to him, which is not uncommon.

The question is - why did he give it to Nian Shen!

Since this knife was given to the Emperor Taishang on the day of the canonization, it can be regarded as a token of love between the two of them, and it feels a little weird to give such a thing to Nian Shen.

I'm still thinking about it in confusion, but I feel that the expressions on the faces of the people around me seem to be a little more than in my doubts.

Shocked, stunned, and—disbelievable.

Among all of them, Nian Shen was quite calm, just simply excited, his little face was slightly red, and he stood on tiptoe and stretched out his hand: "Thank you, Father!" ”

At this time, Chang Qing patted me gently, and I understood, so I stepped forward.

The knife is used by adults, and the blade is almost as tall as Nian Shen, and the scimitar made of such fine iron must be heavy, and sure enough, before I reached out, Nian Shen was crushed with the scimitar in both hands, and almost fell down.

I hurriedly stretched out my hand to help him: "Your Highness! ”

He turned his head and looked at me with a crooked smile in his eyes: "Aunt Qing! ”

"Weichen will help His Highness take it."

"Okay, thank you, Aunt Qing."

Now he has no shredging at all, and he is as affectionate and familiar in front of everyone as when he was alone with me in Jingren Palace, and I was looked at by some people as if I had been pricked in the back, so I could only lower my head and look at the scimitar in my hand.

This scimitar......

I watched, frowning slightly.

Iron ore has always been a more sensitive topic, in fact, not only after the royal family entered the customs, in all dynasties, iron ore, the lifeblood of the most important raw material for casting weapons, are in the hands of the imperial court, without weapons, the disobedient forces will have no fangs to fight against the imperial court, so as to ensure the long-term peace and stability of the country.

And Xichuan, the reason why it was the most difficult place for the imperial family to fight when they entered the customs, and it is also the only area outside the control of the imperial court today, is because there is a rich iron ore there, which can cast a large number of weapons for war, and over the years, it has not been controlled by the imperial family, so that Xichuan has the ability and capital to be free from the supervision of the imperial court.

Before, the dagger that Fu Badai had just entered Beijing to send Nian Shen had a greater significance, and this was the greater significance.

Thinking of the dagger, I felt something, and looked down at the scimitar again.

"Aunt Qing?" Nian Shen seemed to feel something and looked at me: "What's wrong with you?" ”

"......" I looked at the scimitar in my hand, then at him, and after a while, said, "It's okay." ”

Pei Yuanhao also glanced at me.

Although there was no expression on my face, my brows were subconsciously frowned, and my hand holding the scimitar was tightened.

It is precisely because of the rarity and strong control of iron ore that there is almost no other place in the Central Plains where weapons can be cast in large quantities except for the weapons manufacturing field of the imperial family.

Except, of course, Nishikawa.

I remember that in Xichuan, there were some Haoqiang gate valves specializing in iron casting, and their casting process was also distinct, with some unique skills and characteristics in their own family.

The scimitar in my hand, and the dagger, are very simple to cast, as if they were from the same process.

Is this a coincidence?

And - the scimitar had a dragon cast in its scabbard, and a gold dragon head on the hilt.

Most people like to carve dragons and flying tigers on their weapons, which is not unusual, but I suddenly found out that this dragon is a five-clawed dragon!

The five-clawed dragon is an accessory that can only be used by the royal family!

This knife was worn by the Emperor Taishang, and in the eyes of outsiders, the five-clawed dragon was not unusual, but since it was given to the Emperor by Empress Zhaolie, that is, this knife should have been forged before meeting the Emperor, and it was not requested by the Emperor.

And I just found out that this knife is in the same vein as the dagger that Fu Badai brought from Xichuan, that is to say, this knife came from a certain gate valve in Xichuan, and they forged such a rebellious, five-clawed dragon knife!

I didn't speak for a while, and the atmosphere seemed a little stiff, at this time Chang Qing stepped forward and said with a smile: "The concubine is the eldest prince, thank the emperor for his generous gift." ”

Pei Yuanhao looked at her and smiled.

"Such a good Biyue scimitar, the emperor gave it to Nian Shen, I'm afraid of him, I'm going to be proud again."

"Hehe......" Pei Yuanhao smiled and said, "He is my son, I gave him a scimitar, what is this?" ”

“……”

This sentence sounded a little wrong, Chang Qing was also slightly stunned, together with me, everyone looked at Pei Yuanhao, only to see him stretch out his hand and gently touch Nianshen's soft heart, and said: "In the future, even this piece of my country will be his." ”

“……！”

As soon as these words were finished, no one spoke again.

For a while, the entire Juma River Valley was so quiet that it seemed that even a needle could be heard falling on the ground, and at the bonfire dinner of hundreds of people, only the wind from the grassland, with a cold breath, blew through everyone's body, the firewood beeped in the fire, and sparks continued to rise into the night sky with the green smoke.

After a while, I seemed to suddenly come back to my senses from the shock just now, and turned my head to look at Chang Qing, and the look of surprise on her face couldn't be hidden: "Emperor...... The Emperor ......"

Nian Shen didn't seem to be able to fully understand the meaning of this sentence, but he could also feel something from it, and his little face showed a solemn look, raised his head and opened his eyes wide, looking at his father.

I also looked at Pei Yuanhao in amazement.

The sentence he just said - it has been clearly distinguished, it is clearly determined, Nian Shen is his crown prince, and he will be the master of the Central Plains in the future!

This is a more sensitive topic than iron ore, or even more than Empress Zhaolie, especially in the current situation, I subconsciously looked back at Shen Gongyi and several other old generals, although the fire was dazzling, their faces were still gloomy and black, especially Shen Taifu, I don't know if it was because of the relationship between standing too close to the bonfire, I seemed to be able to see a burning flame in his eyes.

I was already worried before, the road that Shen Gongyun paved before, when he found out that Pei Nianyun was an idiot, it was all broken, and now Pei Yuanhao actually said such a thing in front of the public, isn't that a sue for Shen Gongyun, even if Shen Rou has another chance to conceive and give birth to a prince in the future, is it useless?

This -- this thing is forcing them!

At this time, the surrounding ministers, eunuchs and palace maids seemed to react suddenly, but none of them dared to speak casually, and many people looked at Shen Gongyi carefully, as if they were afraid of annoying him; And the people on the other side were talking about it for a long time, as if they were waiting to see something good.

At this time, Chang Qing came back to his senses, a smile tugged at the corner of his lips, and he stroked the back of Nianshen's neck: "Why don't you thank your father for your grace?" ”

"Oh? Oh......" Nian Shen nodded in a daze, and knelt down in a proper manner: "Son-in-law Xie Father." ”

"Haha, get up." Pei Yuanhao helped him up with one hand, turned to the people around him: "Okay, let's drink happily tonight, and continue to hunt tomorrow!" Well done, I have a reward! ”

"Emperor Xie!"

Soon it was lively again, and for a while there was a staggered mix of chips and laughter, and as the flames burned, the atmosphere became hotter and hotter.

However, such an atmosphere is no longer simply lively.

I held the scimitar and slowly withdrew from the crowd with Chang Qing, ready to take it back to the tent and pick it up, but I subconsciously turned around, only to see the end of the crowd, Shen Gongyi's group of people all bowed their heads and muttered something, and behind him, a figure flashed by.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night.

But unexpectedly, this night was the quietest in these days, as if it was shocked by something, and even the surrounding insects and birds did not dare to chirp in the night.

The whole valley was so quiet as if it was shrouded in a black hand, there was no wind, no voice, all that could be felt was the beating of one's own heart, one moment, one moment.

It wasn't until dawn that I closed my eyes, and I immediately fell into a deep nightmare.

In my dream, I felt as if I was back in Nishikawa.

The high mountain surrounded by clouds and mist, there is a quiet air in the quiet, like a fairy mountain in an ancient painting.

But in the blink of an eye, there was a change, countless knives stuck in the mountain, like the legendary knife mountain, followed by the smoke of war, countless people howling and weeping in the war, for a time I could only see corpses all over the field, blood flowing like a river......

No......

No!

I felt more and more uncomfortable, and I couldn't even breathe, and I kept struggling: "Don't ...... Don't ......"

At this moment, a very gentle, gentle voice of the wind blowing across the face sounded in my ears, as gentle as the softest in March.

"Remember what I said......"

……

"As long as you learn wonderfully, God will arrange it for you in the future."

……

"The flying dragon is in the sky, and it is good to see ...... Adult ......"

……

"My lord! My lord! ”

The soft voice slowly receded, but a panicked voice sounded in my ears, suddenly waking me up, I opened my eyes all of a sudden, only to find that it was all a dream, there was still a tent in front of me, and Shui Xiu's anxious face was reflected in his eyes: "How are you?!" ”

"......" I was stunned for a moment, only to feel that I was sweating, my mouth was open, and my throat was a little hoarse: "What...... What's wrong? ”

"Ah, you're fine." Shui Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the edge of the bed, and wiped the sweat on my forehead with a handkerchief: "You seem to have a nightmare just now, you have been sweating, and you have been calling people." Your Excellency, you scared me to death. ”

"......, oh?"

I was still lying on the bed, but my heart was pounding in my chest, as if I was about to jump out, and it took me a long time to slowly prop myself up, Shui Xiu hurriedly reached out to help me sit up, and sure enough, I was in a cold sweat, and my limbs seemed to have gone through some strenuous exercise, and they were numb.

I calmed down and comforted her, "It's nothing, I just had a nightmare." ”

"Hmm."

"Shui Xiu, help me get some water, I want to wash it."

"Okay, I'll go right away!"

Shui Xiu hurriedly ran out, as soon as the curtain fell, the whole tent fell into a dim light, only a small oil lamp in the corner flickered, I sat on the bed alone, still a little wheezing, this only a little bit of mind and time, I groped to recall the scene in the dream, but let my heart beat heavier.

Why?

Why do you dream of that place, those people, those things?

The dream just now, that is the people and things that I have forgotten for a long time, and I will not even think about it anymore, have even been turned into ashes in that flame, why, why is it now rising from the ashes of time and appearing in my dreams?

The flying dragon is in the sky, and it is good to see the lord......

After a while, Shui Xiu helped me prepare a large bucket of hot water, the mountain dwelling here is simple, and it is already very difficult, I thanked him, and then cleaned himself, and after a while, there was a noisy sound outside, and everyone got up.

The spring hunt has just begun, and this is the second day.

After cleaning a bit, I was a little more energetic, changed my clothes and went out with Shui Xiu, just as Chang Qing and they also walked out of the tent, she looked at me from a distance, seemed to notice that my face was not good, frowned, I already smiled and walked over: "Weichen to meet the queen." ”

"Didn't sleep well?"

"Ah, no."

"You don't have to hide it from Hongu." As she spoke, her eyes looked around as if she was inadvertent, and said, "Last night, there were many people who couldn't sleep. ”

I listened, and followed her gaze, and sure enough, I saw Shen Gongjun's group of people.

It seems that their nightmare is much more terrible than mine, Master Taifu's face is pale, but there is a black halo around his eyes, and even his lips are a little black.

However, compared to his face, his expression didn't seem to be too difficult.

Chang Qing and I glanced at each other, and both smiled faintly, just when the hour came, so I walked forward with Nianshen.

The horse team is still the same as yesterday, full of energy, the flag is flying in the wind, after everyone got on the horse, just waiting for Pei Yuanhao to wave his hand, everyone rode their horses and galloped into the dense forest ahead, and suddenly startled the birds in the forest, and scattered in all directions.

Not long after entering the forest, I also parted ways with Chang Qing and them.

My health is not good, and it is impossible for me to come here to hunt something, but I just responded to the scene, and after riding the horse for a while, I still felt that my body could not support it, so I simply got off the horse again, and walked slowly to the place where I drank the horse yesterday according to the direction in my memory.

Before I got out of the dense forest, I heard the sound of the river flowing in front of me.

In the air, there is also the moist smell of water, I was happy in my heart, and hurried to pass, but just around the row of big trees in front of me, I saw the river in front of me, there was a person standing there, skirt fluttering, reflected in the water shadows, there is a sense of waterfront flowers.

Yes - Nangong Lizhu.

As soon as my footsteps faltered, I saw a person on the other side leading a horse and walking over slowly, dressed in a dark riding costume with a dark golden light in the sun, it was Pei Yuanhao.

He got closer, Nangong Lizhu had already heard his footsteps, but he didn't look back, Pei Yuanhao let go of the reins in his hand, and the two horses ran together happily, bowed their heads and drank water by the river, stretching their necks from time to time to grind each other, looking particularly affectionate.

At this time, Pei Yuanhao had already walked behind her.

I subconsciously frowned.

I didn't expect that the emperor of the Spring Hunting Center did not take his entourage to chase the prey, but arrived here with Concubine Li.

The two of them didn't speak, just looked quietly ahead.

The weather is just right, under the clear and high sky is the playground with new blue, the morning dew reflects the sunlight and reflects the colorful light, like the stars in a place, perhaps such a beautiful scenery is fascinating, even behind the killing place of the spring hunt are ignored, the two people stand there quietly, as if a picture is too quiet and beautiful.

But looking at the two of them, it doesn't look like they're enjoying the scenery, but like they're reminiscing about something.

However, no matter what they recall, it doesn't matter much to me.

I didn't want to be discovered by them, and stumbling into it was no different than stumbling into a knife - thinking so, I hurried to lead my horse and turn away.

As soon as he turned around, he heard Pei Yuanhao's voice coming from the river, which was almost inaudible: "I didn't expect it, do you remember here?" ”

Nangong Lizhu seemed to smile: "Who can forget?" ”

"You haven't forgotten, and I haven't forgotten."

"Oh? How much does the emperor remember? ”

Pei Yuanhao glanced down at her, looked ahead again, and said slowly: "I still remember that back then, you were just in time to ride a horse, and you were brought here by me during the spring hunting that year. ”

"It was the emperor who coaxed the concubines back then, saying that he would bring the concubines to see the world."

"Hehe, yes."

He seemed to sigh with emotion: "I didn't expect that I didn't see it in the world, but I almost hurt you." ”

Hearing this, Nangong Lizhu's emaciated shoulders trembled slightly, as if there was a chill in the wind, Pei Yuanhao hurriedly stepped forward and gently hugged her, she looked down at Pei Yuanhao's chest, and smiled: "Fortunately, the emperor was still the same as now, and he has always protected his concubines like this." ”

“……”

"However, the emperor's hand was bitten by a wolf, and blood flowed all over the ground."

“……”

"Let the concubines, take a look at the emperor's injuries again."

As she spoke, she was about to reach out to touch Pei Yuanhao's hand, but he held her soft hand with his backhand, and the slender hand like white jade became more and more delicate in his thick palm, as if it would be broken if he didn't pay attention to it. Pei Yuanhao held her hand with great cherishment, and said slowly: "My injury, what's so good?" ”

“……”

"Your wound is—"

"Don't say it to the emperor."

Nangong Lizhu interrupted him, and there was some inaudible trembling in his voice, as if he wanted to withdraw his hand, but Pei Yuanhao held it hard: "Zhu'er ......"

“……”

"I—"

“……”

He seemed to want to say something, but the words didn't come out, just kept looking deeply at the person in front of him, and a gust of wind blew the mist rising from the river valley in the distance, and there was a slight warm breath on his face.

I don't know why, I suddenly remembered that once before, Chang Qing said that Nangong Lizhu was also a "poor person".

Now that I think about it, she grew up with these princes, childhood sweethearts, innocent, I don't know what kind of picturesque beautiful years she had, and how many romantic moments she has experienced that they will never forget. Even, they once shed blood together, so until now, no matter what happened or what hurt there was, the emperor's determination in her is still unwavering.

Each person has his own fate.

Thinking of this, I smiled faintly and turned to walk away.

But just as I was about to turn around, I suddenly felt a cold wind behind me, and an indescribable fishy smell blew on my face, followed by a low roar.

Is - what?

I stiffened, but slowly turned my head, and saw a large bush of bushes not far in front of me, and two green eyes staring at me, shining like pinpoints.

That's—

I felt a shudder all over my body, and before I could react, those two eyes suddenly moved, and I saw a hairy head emerge from the bushes, and let out an earth-shattering roar at me with its mouth wide open:

"Whew!"

It's a tiger! Tiger!

For a moment my mind buzzed, and it was blank, and I heard the horsemen beside me stand up and let out a long and terrible neigh, and I couldn't hold the reins, so it galloped out at once, leading me to stumble and sit on the ground, and as soon as I turned around, I saw that the two people by the river heard my movement here, and they all looked over.

When Pei Yuanhao saw that it was me, he was immediately shocked: "Qingying! ”

“…… Yes, yes—" I pounded my teeth, and after a while I bit the tip of my tongue and shouted, "There are tigers!" ”

"Huh?!"

He was stunned all of a sudden, and Nangong Lizhu next to him suddenly turned pale with fright, grabbed his sleeve at once, and hid in his arms.

At this moment, my heart was also very nervous.

Spring hunting is to come out to hunt beasts and birds in the mountains and forests, but there are also differences between birds and beasts, naturally will not let the emperor and queen such a golden body in danger, before the imperial camp soldiers came here to camp in advance, is to clean up the dangerous beasts here, leaving only some wild deer, rabbits and other docile for hunting.

But why, why is there a tiger here?!

My mind was in a mess, and I couldn't think of anything clearly, when I heard the rustling sound of the grass in front of me, and two thick and soft tiger claws slowly and step by step, appeared in my sight.