The Great Wall of Zhao mentioned by Zhao Qin refers to a section of the Great Wall built on the border of Zhao by King Wuling of Zhao during the Warring States Period, and later, Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, in order to prevent the invasion of the Xiongnu, he ordered the construction of the Great Wall, and in a section of Zhao Land, the foundation of the original Great Wall of Zhao was used.

It stretches in the clouds, Yanmen, and Daijun three counties.

"Spread the decree, order Lang Wei Xu Huan to go to Yunzhong, Yuan He to go to Yanmen, Dong Changqing to Dai County, trace the traces of the queen's mother, and report back immediately if there is a whereabouts." Liu Ying hurriedly returned to the Ganquan front hall and issued a series of orders.

"No."

"Everyone, you can see Zhao Changcheng, but there are only a few places, since you have clues, you can always find the whereabouts of Empress Zhang one by one," Han Changliu followed by his side and gently persuaded, "You can rest assured." ”

Liu Ying sighed, "I hope so." ”

"It's just," he said solemnly, "I can't really rest assured if I don't have any definite news about Ah Yan." ”

The days when Ah Yan left her side are a kind of memory that Liu Ying does not want to recall. Finally, when the dawn came, it was even more tormenting because of an uncertain worry.

Han Changliu secretly looked at the tired look on his face, and there was a faint worry in his heart, since these days, everyone has slept very unsteadily at night, and when they wake up every morning, it is difficult to hide the pale cyan under their eyes.

A round of golden crows gradually fell down the mountain. Liu Yingping retreated from the palace people outside the hall and gently stepped into the Yishou Pavilion.

Since Zhang Yan left, Lu Yuan has become more and more silent. After entering the summer, Liu Ying was worried that her sister's depression would damage her body, so she brought her to Lin Guang Palace.

"God bless, Ah Yan is safe and sound, and she will live a long life."

Standing outside the secondary room where Lu Yuan lived, he heard the sound of Lu Yuan praying to the sky.

Liu Ying stepped into the palace door, "Sister." ”

"Your Majesty."

"I asked Sister A to come to Lin Guang. I'm here to relax. Liu Ying hugged Lu Yuan, "If you are so worried, Ah Yan will be uneasy when she is outside." ”

Lu Yuan sighed, walked to the edge of the couch, and sat down opposite Liu Ying, "It's not that I don't know this truth, it's just that Ah Yan is my own daughter, and the meat that fell from my pregnant ten-month body." Now that there is no news, how can I not take care of it? ”

After Zhang Yan left the palace, Liu Ying immediately ordered someone to guard the Jiaofang Palace. At the same time, he ordered Chu Fumu to lead the details of the middle palace, and several middle palace chiefs cooperated together, announcing that the queen was recuperating, and at the same time presiding over the palace affairs in an orderly manner. Nakamiya has its own system and has nothing to do with outsiders. The Jiaofang Palace was tight-lipped, and the news of Empress Zhang's disappearance was tightly covered.

But Empress Dowager Lu and Princess Lu Yuan knew the inside story.

Lu Yuan raised his head to look at his younger brother, opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but with some shame in his heart, he couldn't say some words, and finally could only ask. "Ah Yan's act is so reckless, it's really ......"

"Sister." Liu Ying paused for a moment and looked into the distance. said, "That's not Ah Yan's fault. ”

It was he who wasn't good enough for her that finally forced her away.

Lu Yuan was panicked in her heart, after Ah Yan left, she was at a loss. was distressed and remorseful, but even the most trusted family order Tutu and her husband Zhang Ao. can not fully understand and understand. In the end, I found out that only in front of Liu Ying could I feel depressed in my heart. Just ......, she gritted her teeth and looked at the haggard brother in front of her.

After all, she is not only Ah Yan's mother, but also the sister of the man in front of her.

"I really didn't expect Ah Yan to be so reckless, since she was a child, she has always been well-behaved and sensible, this time I don't know what's wrong, it's like this. But that's it, Your Majesty...... How are you going to end up? ”

Thousands of shouldn't, never should, Ah Yan has no news. Jiaofang Hall does not have the queen of the world, and it can be hidden from the people of the world for a while, but it can't be hidden for a lifetime.

And even if the queen mother spoils Zhang Yan on weekdays, it is impossible to lightly expose her recklessness this time.

"So that Sister Ah knows." Liu Ying suddenly laughed, her voice became brisk, "I may be able to get Ah Yan's whereabouts soon." ”

Lu Yuan was startled, his face suddenly brightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Where is it?" ”

"It's not certain yet," Liu Ying gently clasped the long case with the knuckle of her left finger, "but if possible, there will be definite news in the next two days." ”

Lu Yuan burst into tears and said, "I just hope she's safe." ”

"I thought that after Sister knew about it, she would definitely be happy." Liu Ying smiled brightly, "I came to tell you in person." Sister rest assured that when I find her, I will bring her back safely. ”

Lu Yuan was stunned, and his face suddenly became strange.

"Your Majesty," she called Liu Ying, with a strange look on her face, "you just make a mistake and treat it as if there is no such thing at all." The voice seemed to be like fried beans, and it jumped out quickly, and then he finally breathed a sigh of relief, stroked his chest and fell to the couch.

Before knowing Zhang Yan's whereabouts, Lu Yuan was looking forward to his daughter returning to her side for a while to smooth out the matter; For a while, I felt that it was not bad for Ah Yan to be outcast. Don’t know whether to wind a watch or bark at the moon.

After knowing the whereabouts of his daughter, he didn't have time to think about it, and blurted out, "The marriage between His Majesty and Ah Yan that day was just an expedient measure to prevent the Huns. Over the years, I know in my heart that Ah Yan is bitter in her heart, even Your Majesty, and she may not be happy......"

"Sister."

Liu Ying intercepted what she was about to say next, and her voice was stern.

"Throughout the ages, how have you ever seen a country disappear without explanation? Where do you put the royal face? ”

Since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, there have been countless kings and queens, they are either happy or unhappy, but one thing is the same, they are all old and dead courts. There is a cloud in the ancient book, "Marrying the Son of Heaven, although it is rude, there is no debut, and it is just far away." "Have you ever seen a queen who has left the king?

"But, that's Ah Yan!" Lu Yuan cried, slipped to his knees, and begged:

"You are a man and will not know what is most important to a woman in her life. I was naïve when I promised you to get married, thinking that although it was ......, it was because of this that you would have some pity for Ah Yan, and you could still live well. But over the years, I watched Ah Yan guarding hard in the Jiaofang Palace, and my heart was in pain. No matter how much gold and silver treasures there are, they can't compare to the husband's knowledge of cold and heat. ”

Lu Yuan's voice was sad, "Face is important. Is it important to Ah Yan? Your Majesty, I don't ask you to force yourself to give her more, I just ask you to let it go if you can't give it. ”

Even if Ah Yan really returned, even if it could be treated as if nothing had happened, it would just be a repeat of the old days.

Tears fell from her eyes.

It is better to take this opportunity to let Queen Zhang in the Jiaofang Palace die of illness. She can, never see this daughter again in her life, just ask her to be safe and happy somewhere, and live her life in peace.

Liu Ying looked at her sister. I only feel bitter, sour and sweet in my heart, and I have all five flavors.

If a year ago, Lu Yuan personally came to the front to beg him. Perhaps, I can really let go. But now, the girl who smiled and blew like an orchid has become a little cinnabar mole in his heart. To give up her is to give up part of your life.

"Sister."

He leaned down and picked up Lu Yuan and helped her up.

"Sister can't trust her brother?"

Lu Yuan was surprised, but his answer was very firm. "Naturally, I believe in Your Majesty."

"I have my own plans." Liu Ying's eyelids were slightly closed, her long eyelashes hung down, and the expression on her face was a little solemn. The grace and unpredictability of the seven-year career of the Son of Heaven is faintly reflected at this moment, and the tone is slow. There is a convincing force, "I will treat Ah Yan well, Ah Yan will live well in the future, you don't have to be suspenseful." You just have to believe, I. will protect Ah Yan thoroughly, it's fine. ”

When leaving the Masukukan area. Liu Ying handed an ebony square box to Lu Yuan, "This box, please help me keep it." ”

Lu Yuan couldn't help but wonder, "What is here?" ”

"It's nothing." Liu Ying smiled disapprovingly, "Maybe it's not useful at all, Sister take it well, if in the future, when you are embarrassed, open it and take a look." ”

"What kind of joke did Your Majesty say," Lu Yuan's heart faintly appeared uneasy, and he forced a smile, "I am the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty, now that I follow you to escape the summer in this Lin Guang Palace, what will be worth embarrassing?" ”

"There are always accidents in life." Liu Ying smiled faintly, and suddenly said, "Sister still remembers what happened on Xingyang Road back then." ”

Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment, his face gradually became emotional, and he muttered softly, "How can you not remember?" ”

In the second year of the first emperor, the first emperor Liu Bang fought with the overlord of Western Chu in Pengcheng and galloped away. The two siblings met their father on the road, because the carriage was heavy and slow, Liu Bang wanted to drive a pair of children out of the car.

Lu Yuan, who was a girl, didn't know where the courage came from, Huo Ran stood up and begged his father, "Ah Weng, don't drive my brother, I'll go down." ”

"Sister A's kindness of protection back then, I have never forgotten it."

Liu Ying earnestly, "I and you are the same mother, and we are dependent on each other and born together in adversity." I've always trusted my sister. Please also ask Sister Ah to keep this box properly. If there is a major event, you may be able to ask Xin Pinghou (Zhang Ao, see the notes at the end of the chapter for details). In the imperial history, Cheng Cao Cave is also my minister, and Sister Ah may as well be close to him from time to time. ”

Lu Yuan couldn't help frowning, she wasn't smart, she couldn't understand the deep meaning behind Liu Ying's entrustment, but she faintly felt a little heavy, and called, "Your Majesty......"

Liu Ying had already changed the topic with a chuckle, easily diverting Lu Yuan's thoughts, "After my father became emperor, over the years, our family has been extremely honored. It's just that sometimes I think about it, before those things, when our family lived in Pei County, we were also very happy. It's just that there's no going back. ”

"yes." Lu Yuan also felt something, "I can't go back." ”

He can never go back to the past when Ah Yan was by his side.

On the same day, I hurried to the Jiaofang Palace, and all I saw was Tu Yu kneeling in the court to ask for sin, and the queen's silk ribbon in the bed.

At that time, he didn't hear what Tu Yu said. There was just a voice in his head: he had finally lost Ah Yan.

He thought that being able to have such an ending could be regarded as a kind of fulfillment. Ah Yan always smiled gently, but he knew that she was a very tough woman in her bones, and she had always been more decisive than herself. When she liked it, she married into Weiyang Palace without hesitation; She didn't like it anymore, so she cut off all contact with herself.

If he could, he should follow her wishes and announce that Empress Zhang was seriously ill, let Empress Zhang slowly fade out of everyone's field of vision, and slowly drag it out for another two or three months, and finally, "die".

In this way, perhaps it is the best ending for them.

However, he was horrified to find that when he realized that Ah Yan had really left him, at that moment, he was overwhelmed by the pain in his heart, and for the next half a year, he often repeated it and was difficult to say to others.

In the past six months, he has lost the trace of Ah Yan.

Ah Yan is out alone, but she is still safe, have you eaten well, is it the same as him, occasionally or often, thinking of the old days, thinking of herself...... He wanted to know. finally had her exact news, and the heart that had been worried about Xiao for half a year gradually became active, beating in the chest, like a drum.

The hourglass in a corner of the temple quietly flipped around.

Outside the curtain hanging from the temple door, the eleven or twelve-year-old little chamberlain sat on his knees, not daring to make a sound, waking up the sleeping Son of Heaven.

Liu Ying sank into a dream.

The agarwood curled in the Jiaofang Palace, and he walked all the way in and saw Ah Yan coming out of the inner hall. He was wearing a light blue shirt with flowers embroidered with entwined branches on the collar. Beautiful and sophisticated.

"I'm not so ignorant," Ah Yan's words were crisp and urgent, "You're willing to hold your big bunch of Zhao Ji, Li Ji, Wang Ji, you go by yourself, I'll go." Hmm—" He kissed her on the lips.

Ah Yan struggled slightly, but he hugged tightly and refused to let go. Slowly, the body of the girl in her arms softened and began to cater warmly.

"Don't talk nonsense." He looked at Ah Yan's flushed cheeks and said slowly.

Ah Yan's eyes were red, and she said angrily, "You will bully me." She exhaled like an orchid, and her soft delicate body leaned against her bosom, warm and fragrant, like satin. The body trembled slightly, like a fallen leaf floating in the wind, and like a frightened rabbit ready to attack.

"Don't be afraid." He soothed softly, "I won't hurt you." ”

He kissed along the swan-like neck curve of his sweetheart, brushed her long eyelashes trembling slightly, and at the same time stretched his hand into the hem of her clothes, through the scattered white silk middle clothes, caressing the soft fragrance and warm fragrance, Ah Yan is young and pure, where can she stop such a * means, she moaned unbearably, and her charming eyes like apricot kernels flashed with dripping charm.

"Ah Yan," he called her name in the depths of his affection, stretched out his hand to touch her ear, and his voice was a little hoarse.

She glared at him hatefully, opened her mouth suddenly, and bit his wrist fiercely.

Diao Dou tapped in the long night, and a dull aftersound came out, waking up Liu Ying in her dream. The night leak has not yet dripped away, and I only feel sweaty and greasy.

"Everyone." Voices of ecstasy came from outside the curtain.

Han Changliu suddenly lifted the curtain and came in, raised his eyes with joy, and didn't even have time to salute, gasping and said, "I have found the whereabouts of the queen mother." ”

——4058 words in total, revised on May 3, 2011

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Concentrate:

Xinping Marquis: In the ninth year of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Ao, the king of Zhao, was escorted to Chang'an for rebellion, and Emperor Liu Bang deposed him from the throne and changed his title to Xuanping Marquis. I used a lot of effort to find the map of the Han Dynasty in the "Historical Atlas of China" to find the place corresponding to Xuanping County, but I couldn't find it. Later, in the more than a year of stoppage, I searched for information on the Internet, and occasionally found a cultural relic engraved with the seal of the Marquis of Hanxin Ping, which was verified by some people to belong to Zhang Ao.

got another explanation, when Liu Bang deposed Zhang Ao and Zhao from the throne, he did not give this son-in-law a seal again, but used Xuanping at the east gate of Chang'an as a false finger to seal Xuanping Marquis. In other words, this Xuanping Marquis has no corresponding fief. (Poor, a handful of tears.) Liu Bang, where are you right for your son-in-law? Later, it was changed to Xinping Marquis, and Xinping County was used as a fief. The year of the change of letter to Pinghou cannot be examined, but according to my guess, it should be Liu Ying who succeeded to the throne and promoted his brother-in-law.

Here, Liu Ying's so-called Xinping Marquis refers to her brother-in-law Zhang Ao.