"Should I call her Yuan Yun, or should I call her, Feng, Xiao, and ......?"

The cool night is like water, Gao Wei's gentle question is like a stone thrown into the mire, as soon as he enters, he slowly sinks in, and he can't be shocked by a little wave, but Gao Wei's heart is still not calm, only he knows what this name means.

He stared earnestly at Yuan Yun's eyes—those bright eyes, but at the moment with infinite hatred. Only, there is no panic that has been recognized......

Gao Wei frowned and lowered her chin: "What the hell are you ...... Isn't she? ”

Legend has it that Feng Xiaolian is a natural stunner, soft as a crisp, can play the pipa, and is very good at singing and dancing; Legend has it that Feng Xiaolian is smart and clever, able to speak well, and coaxes the queen not to think about state affairs, and lingers in dance and music all day long; Legend has it that Feng Xiaolian was extremely favored, and the queen vowed to live and die with her. So, the Feng Xiaolian in history, the enchanting and charming, long-sleeved and good dancer, and the Feng Xiaolian who is in trouble for the country,...... Could it be her?

But these two are so different...... One, who looks cold, is actually as fierce as fire, and has excellent martial arts. The other gives people the impression of being weaker and powerless.

Gao Wei didn't think that his guess was right at first, aside from the obvious difference in the personalities of the two, Yuan Yun was almost a double ten bigger than Gao Wei, how could Lu Lingxuan be stupid enough to cultivate a woman so much older than him to confuse Junshang?

However, as time went on, Cushman gradually chose to believe...... Whether it's because of unsubstantiated suspicion, jealousy, or some other reason.

Yuan Yun's appearance is extremely outstanding, she is definitely one in a million beauties, and her posture is also tall and slender, without the bloat of a middle-aged woman, and she is extremely flexible.

No matter how you look at it, she doesn't look like an old girl, and she looks a little older than the queen......

Putting aside that cold temperament, saying that she is as big as Wan'er, I'm afraid some people will believe it......

Legend has it that Feng Xiaolian was the maid of Mu Huanghua, the third queen of Gao Wei, who fell out of favor with the queen and offered Feng Xiaolian in order to consolidate her favor.

And Mu Huanghua's godmother is Lu Lingxuan, the female official who controls the power of the harem, these two ...... Isn't there any connection?

After Gao Wei got rid of Langya Wang and Lu Lingxuan, the first thing he did was to order the palace people to secretly investigate, and to remove some people and things forever, the first to bear the brunt was Mu Huanghua and the Cao sisters, especially ...... Feng Xiaolian......

As long as they are found and sent out of the palace, then they will no longer have anything to do with Gao Wei, he is just Gao Wei, not the queen.

He didn't want to hurt them, the man lost the country, he shouldn't blame the woman, he just didn't want to have anything to do with them anymore, that's all.

They were all found one by one, and sent out of the palace for the reason of dismissing the palace maids of the right age. Everything went well, if there wasn't one less Feng Xiaolian......

He's only been in the past few months, and history can't change so much by him. How could Feng Xiaolian be gone? Either there was no such person in the palace in the first place, or ...... Feng Xiaolian, in fact, there are other people......

And Yuan Yun slowly entered Gao Wei's field of vision, I heard that she was extremely effective, and the queen often praised her, and I heard that her pipa and dancing were very good. She never seems to be old, and she will be less than ten years younger than Empress Dowager Hu next year, but she is still as young and beautiful as a twenty-eight girl......

All kinds of amazing coincidences add up to make Cushman suspicious, or directly - murderous ......!

There is one more Yuan Yun in history, but one less Feng Xiaolian, is this a coincidence? …… She and Feng Xiaolian are so different, but they are strikingly similar in some places, is this ...... Is it also a coincidence?

But he never believed in coincidences. All kinds of undercurrents are surging in Cushman & Wakefield's heart. There is only one word that comes and goes in my mind, Daji brings disaster to the country...... Da Ji Woe to the Country......

If Yuan Yun is really Feng Xiaolian, then that Feng Xiaolian is just a disguised ....... The two obviously have so many deep hatreds, Gao Yang killed her whole family, and the Gao family and the Yuwen family jointly divided the rivers and mountains of the Yuan family...... Then, she changed her nature, carefully disguised herself, charmed the queen, and pleased the queen...... And for what?

Can...... What if she's not? What if she wasn't Feng Xiaolian, but she was seriously suspicious and thinking too much......?

Cushman & Wakefield's frowning brow quietly relaxed. Even if he was wrong, so what? Doubt, that's enough!

In just a moment, Gao Wei's mind turned back and forth, and Li Zu'e said in a daze, "Emperor? ”

"It's okay, I recognized the wrong person......" Gao Wei straightened up, and just wanted to order someone to carry Li Zu'e back to his residence, when a man in a crimson robe staggered over in the distance, "Your Majesty's men have mercy!" I beg your majesty to show mercy! ……”

"Escort!" More than a dozen forbidden soldiers stepped forward one after another, put the knife on Yuan Wenyao's neck, and kicked him on his knee, causing him to kneel on the ground in a surprise. Feeling the pain in his kneecap, Yuan Wenyao's eyes flashed with tears, but at the moment of the big event, he couldn't care so much, and still shouted at Gao Wei's side: "...... Please be gracious, Your Majesty! ”

Gao Wei's gaze was colder than the steel knife attached to his neck, and he couldn't help but shudder.

"Please be gracious...... Your Majesty" Yuan Wenyao watched the emperor approach step by step, and humbly bowed to the ground.

"Yuan Wenyao, are you here to stop me too?"

Yuan Wenyao kowtowed, "Minister...... I beg your majesty to think twice! She...... She can't kill her! ”

Cushman & Wakefield's murderous intent suddenly rose, suppressing his anger, "An assassin with bad intentions, what can't I kill?" ”

"Your Majesty, please listen to me, even though she is heinous and will die a thousand deaths, but ...... But her identity is too sensitive, and it affects her whole body...... Think twice, Your Majesty! ”

Gao Wei sneered and said, "So what, a remnant of the previous dynasty, what can't be killed?" …… I should have killed her in the first place! It also saves a lot of trouble later! ”

He pointed at Yuan Wenyao's nose, with undisguised killing intent on his face, "And you...... You are so good to have offended me many times for the sake of a ill-intentioned assassin and a remnant ......of the former dynasty! ”

As soon as Yuan Wenyao was about to speak, Gao Wei shouted: "Yuanwen Yao...... Are you a courtier of Great Qi or a courtier of the previous dynasty?! ”

Yuan Wenyao's body trembled and said, "...... The minister, naturally, is the courtier of Daqi and the courtier of His Majesty...... However, the minister has a word, I have to say! Your Majesty, this woman, Your Majesty must not kill her! ”

"Joke!" Gao Wei said: "The former Wei is dead!" Now it's the country of Daqi! Once a son of heaven and a courtier...... The former Wei is dead, so she is not a princess! The subjects of the world, life and death, do as I wish! Why can't I kill her? ”

"You are scheming, protecting her, protecting her, not hesitating to be Lu Lingxuan's lackey for her, and now, you are not hesitating to offend me for her, can I understand that in your heart...... Former...... And this remnant of the previous dynasty is much more important than me? Yes and no! ”

Gao Wei was really angry, he could tolerate Yuan Wenyao's nostalgia for the previous dynasty, and he could also tolerate Yuan Wenyao's little actions secretly in order to keep a little bit of blood in the former Wei, but he could never tolerate Yuan Wenyao's two masters!

The reason why he was reluctant to use Yuan Wenyao was that he suspected that his loyalty to himself and Northern Qi was limited.

Don't use suspicious people, don't use suspicious people...... He originally thought that as long as he showed a tolerant and generous side, sooner or later he could make his courtiers return to their hearts and truly use them for him!

But Yuan Wenyao's performance made him angry and made him feel cold......

Gao Wei's every word poked Yuan Wenyao's heart like an awl, and Yuan Wenyao fell to the ground and cried bitterly, saying, "The minister is guilty!" The minister is indeed selfish, but Your Majesty, the minister is also for Your Majesty's consideration! ”

"There are still a large number of Xianbei tribes in the north of Yanzhou, Bingzhou, Yingzhou, Youzhou and other states, Your Majesty wants to make it move south to Sinicization, it is necessary to win the hearts of the Xianbei people, although the former Wei is dead, but the influence is still there, if Your Majesty will be Xianbei Tuoba Yuan Zhengshuo bloodline to extinction...... will lose the hearts of the people of Xianbei! Your Majesty, please think twice...... Your Majesty, please think again! Every time he thought about it, he kowtowed, his forehead hit the ground, and there was a thump, and in the blink of an eye, there was an extra blood mark on the ground.

Yuan Wenyao mechanically kowtowed, kowtowed, begged bitterly, but Gao Wei was unmoved, he looked at Yuan Wenyao, and there was no longer the amiable relationship between the former monarchs and ministers in his eyes, "I killed an assassin...... It's not a princess of the previous dynasty! Even externally, I would only say that I killed an assassin......"

Killing an assassin who entered the palace to assassinate me, no one can blame me for half a point!

"Your Majesty thinks twice......," Yuan Wenyao was still begging bitterly. Gao Wei shook off his hand in disgust, "The more you persuade me, the more I will kill her......!" ”

"—Your Majesty......!" Several forbidden soldiers hurried over and got down on one knee.

Lu Ran's eyelids jumped, isn't this the forbidden army guarding the Qianqiu Gate? Why did you suddenly come here?

Gao Wei frowned and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”

They glanced at each other and said, "Your Majesty, more than ten Xianbei tribe chiefs such as the King of Liyang County and the Xianbei Department of Pingzhou Tuoba knelt outside the palace gate to ask Your Majesty for mercy...... Forgive...... Sinner! ……”

Yuan Jing'an, the fifth grandson of Tuoba Shiyiqian, a distant relative of the former Wei Dynasty, was awarded the title of Xingtai Shangshu Order for his outstanding merits, the king of Liyang County, and once guarded the northern provinces, won the hearts of the few people, and was one of the backbone ministers of the imperial court.

These Xianbei tribal chiefs are some of the leaders of the Xianbei tribes in the north who still maintain their traditional nomadic habits, and because the imperial court and the Turks negotiate and trade with each other, they are also important participants and vested interests, so they naturally want to come to the meeting.

These people, even if they are not in a high position in the Northern Qi court, they also occupy a large position, but tonight they came to the palace to knock on the palace, just to save the life of the remnants of the previous dynasty.

"What did you do......?" Gao Wei glanced at Yuan Wenyao, although it was a question sentence, it was used in an affirmative tone.

Yuan Wenyao buried his head deep in the ground, didn't say a word, didn't deny it, that is, admit it.

Cushman & Wakefield almost laughed angrily, "What kind of trick do you want to play?" What are you ...... Forced palace? ”

"The ministers don't dare to ......!" Yuan Wenyao said: "The ministers are just begging Your Majesty to show mercy to their subordinates and not to cut them all...... Kill ......! ”

Gao Wei seemed to restrain his anger, and said calmly: "I give you time to convince me, if you can't, I will not only kill her, but those kneeling outside the palace gate will all have to die......"

Yuan Wenyao lowered his head and said: "The minister has three reasons...... First, Xianbei Tuoba is Xianbei Zhengshuo, although the country is destroyed, but if His Majesty kills him, it may cause turmoil in northern Xinjiang and instability in people's hearts......"

The Gao clan has won the world with the power of Xianbei, and the requirements of the Xianbei clan have always been extremely important.

Gao Wei sneered: "Former Wei has been dead for nearly twenty years...... Twenty years...... I don't believe that anyone will be loyal to the court that has been destroyed for so long, and I don't believe that there are still people who will oppose me for a remnant of sin that cannot even be restored! ”

A woman with no offspring is a fool's dream to be restored!

Yuan Wenyao hurriedly said: "But those kneeling tribal chieftains outside the palace gate just show that there are still many people who are willing to die and protect the bloodline of the former Wei ......!" If Your Majesty wants them to move south and join the court, you can't kill her, let alone ...... Slay them all! This is the second reason for the minister......! ”

Gao Wei was silent, and Yuan Wenyao continued: "The imperial court and the Turkic market are only one foot away!" If this matter is disgruntled and obstructed by the northern ministries, Your Majesty's plan for mutual markets will fall short, and Your Majesty must not be impulsive! This is the minister's ...... The third reason ......! ”

Gao Wei's face became more and more cold, three reasons, all of them are impeccable, if there is no one to intercede except Yuan Wenyao, then Gao Wei can directly kill Yuan Yun, but now...... He had to think carefully.

Yuan Wenyao is right, the layout of Cushman and Wakefield is like playing chess, one link after another.

Cushman & Wakefield's mutual market policy has four main objectives: First, it is to control the market economy of the whole country of Northern Qi Dynasty, take the opportunity to rectify the state finances, and sort out some malpractices. Second, it is to spread the influence of the imperial court to all aspects of the life of the Xianbei tribe in northern Xinjiang through mutual markets, so as to achieve the purpose of control. Third, increase the fiscal revenue of the Northern Qi Dynasty, improve people's livelihood, and increase taxes. Fourth, there is another extremely important reform after that, a reform that will greatly increase the productivity of the Northern Qi Dynasty, which will be carried out by relying on the mutual market.

And these, and determine the development of the Northern Qi later, if the Xianbei tribe is dissatisfied, and the Turkic friction, then the mutual market may fail. Not to mention the annulment of the alliance between the Turks and the Northern Qi, it is very likely that they will fall into a melee. The Northern Qi will not only lose the hearts of the Xianbei tribesmen, but also tear face with the Turks, so the road after that...... But it's not easy to go......

At this time, there must be no ...... go wrong!

Gao Wei closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, and said, "From my personal point of view, I don't want to let her go...... But you have a point...... In this way, I don't make a decision, let the heavens decide whether to spare her life or not......" Yuan Wenyao raised his head suddenly, and only heard the emperor say:

"Drag her down, rod forty!"

"Your Majesty......!" Yuan Wenyao shouted in a panic, and Gao Wei raised his hand to stop his next words.

"After forty rods, if she is still alive, I will not kill her, and if she is dead, then it is no wonder that I am not guilty, everything is providential...... She's so good, her body must be very strong, she should be able to carry it......"

Yuan Yun was set up by several people, lying flat on several stone piers, the arm-thick staff fell with the sound of breaking wind, each stick seemed to be smashed into the flesh and blood, after more than a dozen sticks, the waist became bright red, and blood oozed out. Yuan Wenyao's heart thumped, forty rods would kill people! At the beginning, Duan De, a subordinate of King Langya, was angry that His Majesty was beaten to death with forty rods, but he was beaten to death in less than forty sticks! No matter how powerful Yuan Yun is, she is just a woman after all, she ...... Will you be able to make it through?

Yuan Yun gritted her teeth tightly, and she didn't want to snort out in pain even if she died, the court staff rose and fell, stained with blood, and after forty canes, she had passed out.

The chamberlain stepped forward and sniffed, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, are you still alive......"

"Carry it down, let the imperial doctor treat her, don't die......" Gao Wei looked at Lu Ran, Lu Ran took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, and explained to the waiter: "This, give it to her every seven days, you must ...... it on time"

Li Zu'e's heart was cold, she always thought that the poison that Gao Wei gave to Yuan Yun was fake......

As if he had seen through Li Zu'e's thoughts, he said, "This is not poison...... This is the best gold sore medicine, and it is ...... to take internally."

“…… Go to Qianqiumen and say that I have done what they wanted! ”

"I have fulfilled my promise......" Gao Wei looked back at Yuan Wenyao, and said coldly: "Yuan Wenyao, I will talk about the matter between me and you next......"

Yuan Wenyao said: "The minister understands...... Minister...... Willing to accept ...... sin"

"It's good that you understand, I can be regarded as fulfilling the righteousness of you and my monarchs......" Gao Wei nodded and said, "From now on, you and I will be monarchs and ministers...... Grace, break, righteousness, absolute ......! ”

Although he had been prepared, at that moment, Yuan Wenyao's brain was still blank. The whole world was empty in that moment, and only that sentence remained:

From now on, you and I will be the kings and ministers...... Grace and righteousness......

Gao Wei turned around and said, "I didn't lose Qing, but Qing didn't lose me...... Annoying...... Sorry......"

"I will arrange it for her in front of the Jindian Yiluan Division, and I can promise you that I will not kill her......"

Yuan Wenyao took a deep breath, used all his strength, and kowtowed heavily, "Minister...... Thank you, Lord Longne! ……”

He had probably guessed what the outcome would be.

For a long time, he didn't wait for that sentence. Gao Wei walked straight into the Li Zheng Hall. On the refined wood-carved bed, Gao Yuanyuan slept soundly like a pig.

Cushman stood for a long time, reaching out and rubbing his hand on her round little head. Sighing helplessly:

“…… I can't wake you up with such a big movement, you're a piggy......"

He bent down to tuck the kicked quilt for her, and watched her fall asleep.

It's nice that children don't know anything, have few worries, and can sleep at any time......

Tomorrow is another carefree day......

"No one is allowed to mention tonight's events, especially in front of Baoqing...... Whoever dares to say half a word, I will kill whoever ......"

"It's almost dawn...... I will give you a quarter of an hour to restore the interior of the temple to its original state...... Be ...... fast"

Lu Ran silently took a few steps forward, "Your Majesty, ...... Yuanyun?" ”

"Let's just say that she went to run errands for me, and I don't know when she will come back......"

Lu Ran frowned and said, "But His Royal Highness will know one day......"

Gao Wei paused and said, "Then you can deceive for as long as you want...... She's still young after all......"

The white halo shone into the window screen, and Gao Wei sat on the edge of the couch, closed his eyes tiredly, motionless, like a sculpture.

It's dawn......