The next day, the dawn broke.

In the barracks, the eyes were full of killing.

The three thousand "Iron Floating Tu" heavy horses have long been dressed neatly, standing on horses with full armor, and the tiger is vigorous.

On the empty military academy field, as far as the eye can see, there is a large area of black pressure, with no end in sight, and the cold light is pressing.

But see, the three thousand iron floating slaughter, fully armed, like three thousand iron towers, the momentum is like a wolf and a tiger, like a group of bloody Shura, just from the battlefield of the corpse mountain and the sea of blood, stepping on the thunderous sound of iron hooves, rushing back.

The war horses of Tiefutu are all tall and mighty Hexi horses, men and horses are armored, from the war horse to the upper body, all of them are a complete set of dark iron heavy armor, fish scale-like armor leaves, embedded in the armor, tight and dense, under the light sunlight, flashing with a dazzling dark and cold light.

These Rakshasa shaped Iron Floating Warriors, wearing iron scarfs on their heads, covered with visor under their helmets, each holding a heavy spear, a saber hanging from their waists, and a large axe under their saddles, the tips of their spears shoot indiscriminately, like a few cold stars in the night sky.

Directly in front of the cavalry, Long Xifeng, the deputy general of the Tiefutu Central Army, wrapped in thick heavy armor, sat on horseback, standing still in the wind, his mask covered his rough face, and he couldn't see whether he was happy or angry.

I think that at the beginning, this heavy-armored iron cavalry once crisscrossed the grassland, swept the desert, and where the butcher knife passed, I don't know how many heads of soft rebels were cut off, bleeding and drifting, and ambushing corpses for thousands of miles, and played a great reputation on the battlefield......

The air was silent.

At this moment, with the sonorous footsteps of gold and stone, Xiao Changling was dressed in a military uniform, holding a long sword "Chengying", and slowly walked out of the handsome tent.

White-clothed arrogant frost, shoot the Beichen wolf.

Fight the end of the sword world, and spend thousands of miles in the mountains.

Xiao Changling's face was cold and solemn, standing outside the tent of the handsome tent, facing the Tiefutu, but his body was as majestic as a mountain, motionless, there was a faint flow of electric light in his eyes, staring at the three thousand athletes in front of him, the whole person looked heroic, and he added a bit of heroism.

Moreover, beside Xiao Changling, there was a guard who held a halberd for him, burly, as strong as an ox, wearing a ring-headed knife at his waist, and tightly holding the "Tiger Wei Buzi Gilded Halberd" of His Royal Highness King Qin.

The tiger mighty soared into the sky, and the blade of the cold euphorbia, under the illumination of the sun, shimmered with a cold golden light, like a rose born to the sun.

The west wind is fierce.

For a time, in the majestic barracks, the banners were rolled, the iron horses were lined up, and the hula was hula, as if a dark and heavy dark cloud had fallen, rolling and surging in the sky, one after another, almost obliterating the sun's rays.

After a moment of silence, Long Xifeng rode forward alone, and then with the common etiquette in the army, he stood in Xiao Changling, clasped his fists with both hands, and said loudly, "King Qi, Tiefutu three thousand heavy horses, assembled, ready at any time, please instruct the king!" ”

"Okay."

But he saw that Xiao Changling was expressionless, and just waved his right hand lightly. After receiving the order, Long Xifeng immediately turned his horse's head and flashed to the flank of the cavalry.

Suddenly, Xiao Changling stepped forward, holding the "Chengying" with both hands, the scabbard was tightly pestle, standing against the wind, wearing a white battle suit, a silver armor robe, like a white wave, rolling up a royal style.

A clear glow sprinkled on Xiao Changling's body, and at this time, he seemed to be no longer a Qin King in the world, but a martial god from the sky.

At the next moment, Xiao Changling raised one arm, holding a sword in his left hand, pointing to the distant sky. I saw that his face was like cold iron, his eyes were like a sword, his expression was majestic and domineering, and he seemed to have a feeling of wind and clouds, like the rolling magma before the eruption of a volcano, hidden in Xiao Changling's chest.

Suddenly, Xiao Changling, who was dressed in white armor, looked at the three thousand iron floating slaughter, and let out a long roar, and the majestic and agitating sound, like a thunderstorm in the nine heavens, erupted along the Qihai Snow Mountain, and spread throughout the entire Jingbei Army camp.

"Warriors of Tiefutu, you are the sharpest attack spear of my Jingbei army, and the most proud of the brave army of Lone. Lone and you have shed blood and fought hard in northern Xinjiang, and have killed Chu people and barbarians together. At that time, we were fighting for the Great Zhou world. Today, you are going to go to Beijing with Lone, and Lone wants to ask you, if one day, Lone is in danger and the Great Zhou Dynasty is in crisis, what are you going to do? ”

Suddenly, on the school field, the officers and men of the whole army were in high spirits, and the three thousand iron floating slaughterhouses broke out with a thunderous roar, and the sound pierced the sky.

"Swear allegiance to His Royal Highness King Qin!"

"Swear allegiance to His Royal Highness King Qin!"

At this moment, between Xiao Changling's eyebrows, there was a coldness and solemnity, and his two handsome sword eyebrows still did not hide the awe-inspiring decision of killing.

A beam of pride and happiness, the cold arrogance of the moonlight wind, unconsciously swayed out from Xiao Changling's handsome and beautiful peerless face, and infiltrated into the depths of the hearts of every Tiefu Tujia warrior present.

When!

Xiao Changling held Chengying in his hand, and gently lowered the pestle, and the black sword scabbard touched the ground of the bluestone slab, making a crisp sound, like a golden stone.

"Okay, soldiers, thank you. I assure you as the king of Qin, if one day, you really encounter danger, I, Xiao Changling, will die first and go to Huangquan together! ”

"Swear allegiance to the king!"

"Swear allegiance to the king!"

There was another shout that pierced the sky, and it sounded loudly in the vast Jingbei camp.

On the same day, outside Jinyang City, on the vast plain, a ride was overwhelming.

It was a purple horse, with a haughty demeanor, strong bones, a well-proportioned body, a neat mane up and down, and a purple and brown coat, except for the four hooves, white as snow, and tough and powerful, glowing with endless vitality, even if it was the rumored "Pegasus", I am afraid it was nothing more than that.

What's even more special is that this majestic horse, galloping on the plain, with snow-white hooves, stepping on the dusty road, is silent, as if walking through the depths of the white clouds, and just like a leap into the air.

Riding on the horse was a tall and graceful heroic man, with high sword eyebrows, a pair of bright and sharp eyes like an eagle, his eyes were like torches, flashing with a sharp knife wind, and his angular face, his face was like a crown of jade, which became more and more prominent in the outline of fortitude.

Yes. Xiao Changling rode alone, riding the "Sa Lu Zi", wearing a long sword "Chengying" at his waist, holding a gilded halberd of the tiger, facing the scenery of the northern country, and riding out of the city alone.

Soon, a group of 3,000 "Iron Floaters" also left the city.

Whether it's Xiao Changling, or the three thousand iron floating slaughter, he! The destination of our trip is not elsewhere, it is in the hinterland of Zhongzhou, the core of the empire - Shangjing.

As the sun sets, everything is depressed, and the terrible wind blows through the northern border.

On the lonely Jinyang City, Su Yiwu stood on his own in the city, his eyes were a little confused and sad, watching His Royal Highness the King of Qin and the three thousand iron floating slaughter, leaving Jinyang in a mighty way, gradually drifting away, until he was gone......

Yangguan is decaying, Xiao Changling, dressed in white, riding on a horse, looking into the distance, there, is a song of eternal sighs, is a constant lingering love silk, but also a pair of infatuated people who were once childhood sweethearts.

……

At night, warm.

A bright moon in the sky, the moonlight gradually slanted westward, soft like water, along the gap of the black clouds, pouring brilliant silver light between heaven and earth, reflecting the flickering light and dark, covered with a layer of blurry and strange colors.

When night falls, in the dark and dreary sky, the stars are like promises, the stars are blue, like a dark black cloth, dotted with countless pearls, setting off the hazy and ethereal light moon.

At this time, the early autumn has just arrived, and the cool autumn mood has gradually replaced the hot heat; The celebratory atmosphere created by the new monarch's accession to the throne also faded. Shangjing, the capital of the Great Zhou Empire, as in previous years, has returned to its former prosperity and busyness, with an endless flow of people.

At this time, thousands of households in the capital also entered a long sleep with the arrival of night, and the streets were empty.

In the depths of the palace, the Chengqian Palace of the noble concubine Niangniang, with blue windows and tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, with apricot wood as beams, and the palace road paved with good white jade stone has long been sprinkled and swept by the palace people, and it looks like a mirror with excellent texture, and everything in the mirror is clearly visible.

Chengqian Palace is the dormitory of the noble concubine, and it is also the first of the six palaces in the east of the inner court, second only to the queen's Chongde Palace, and has always been the bedroom of the concubine favored by the emperor; For example, Emperor Xuan's favored concubine Yang lived here when she was canonized as a concubine. And now, the owner of this Chengqian Palace is the most favored woman today, second only to the queen's "first beauty in the harem" - the concubine Xie Wanxin.

However, today, this Chengqian Palace is a different scene, far less dignified and solemn than in the past, but it looks extremely quiet.

But see, in the huge dormitory, the agarwood is thick, the furnace is burning ambergris, the green smoke is rising, a circle lingers over the temple, and then slowly disperses, the clouds and mist are swirling, as if a fairyland.

It seems to be a gorgeous Chengqian Palace, but in fact, when the night is quiet, it is like a lonely city in all directions, impermeable, people outside want to come in, and people inside want to go out.

Although it was late at night, the owner of this palace did not sleep. Xie Wanxin was alone, dressed in a pink and white obscene dress, leaning against the west window, her eyes full of resentment, looking at the stars in the sky, looking at the brightest Altair and Vega in the middle, stunned.

Her side face is extremely beautiful, with long black and beautiful hair, like a waterfall pouring down, slowly shawl, exuding an intoxicating style; That peerless face, there is a beautiful person, like a weak willow supporting the wind, like a bright full moon, and like a fairy Qionghua who is out of the dust and shocking, illuminating the lonely world.

However, her expression was always as indifferent as the top of a snow-capped mountain; The bright eyes of the autumn water have long been gone with the rippling ripples of the girl, and there is only a kind of numbness and fragmentation of feelings; It seems that from between her eyebrows and eyes, only two words are seen: cold!

She, born in a family of poetry and hairpins, is the most dazzling "pearl of the sea" in the entire dynasty, and has made many men in the world impressed by her beauty.

She is a "Xie family Yushu" who combines beauty, talent and wisdom, and was once a concubine and was envied by tens of thousands of people.

She is deeply favored by the emperor, she is the concubine of the harem, the son of heaven snubbed the harem for her, ignoring the concubines, and three thousand favors in one, but she doesn't care, she is only willing to stay with her beloved for a lifetime.

She and him, childhood sweethearts, are in love with each other, and they also made a white vow of "one generation and one couple for a lifetime", and they made an appointment to spend their lives together, but after all, they are destined to have no chance in this life, and they can only love each other and not stay together.

She and him, who were ruthlessly in love, became his favorite concubine, became the favorite woman of the Great Zhou Emperor, and became the concubine under one person in this harem.

However, in the depths of her heart, she will never forget the familiar figure, the infatuated man who once rode the horse and howled the west wind.

Nowadays, no one in the palace knows that His Majesty's favorite woman is the concubine Niangniang. Although, the harem is as beautiful as a cloud, under the concubines, there are four concubines, Shu, De, Xian, and Chen, and under the four concubines, there are nine concubines, twenty-seven women, beauties, talents, royal wives, and royal maids, and there are countless of them. But for these, His Majesty the Emperor never cared, and there will always be only one woman who is deeply packed in his heart, and that is the concubine Xie Wanxin.

Even, when His Majesty first ascended the throne, regardless of the world's opinions, he once wanted to make her the queen, but was opposed by the ministers. In the end, under the pressure of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, the new monarch who had just ascended the throne had no choice but to compromise and canonize Cao Qingxi as the queen, and his favorite woman could only be named a concubine; Although he failed to get what he wanted, His Majesty's favor for the concubine did not decrease at all, but reached the point of no return, so that even the queen Cao, who was the middle palace, could not be compared.

However, what everyone doesn't know is that when the concubine Niangniang was young, she fell in love with His Royal Highness King Qin, and the two of them were you, me, Qingqing, and I, and they even had a private lifelong agreement and planned to become husband and wife; But in the end, because of a holy decree of the first emperor, King Qin and the concubine, the childhood sweethearts, were ruthlessly separated. She married his brother and became his brother's woman, and in the blink of an eye, the lover who used to be in love and love at first sight has long been separated by the end of the world.

Because of this, for so many years, King Qin has always been suspicious of the behavior of the first emperor and His Majesty back then, and he can't let go of it; Therefore, in a fit of anger, he led the Jingbei Army, left Shangjing, went to Jinyang in a bad mood, and made a poisonous oath: he will guard the border pass in this life and never return to Beijing. This stayed in the frontier for a full ten years, until the death of the first emperor, and the king of Qin did not return to Beijing to see his father for the last time.

Ten years, the years have changed, things have changed, and all people and things have changed. His Royal Highness the King of Qin, who was once high-spirited and lonely, is already in charge of the 400,000 Jingbei army, with brilliant achievements and outstanding military achievements; The prince who used to be a prince and a prince with a high chest, is now the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty; And the innocent girl who used to be youthful and smiling is now a concubine who spoils the six palaces and guards the empty city alone......

People have changed, their identities have changed, but the only thing that remains unchanged is the love that once was blazing like fire, and now it can only be buried in the bottom of my heart.

The night became thicker and thicker, and Xiao Changyao, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, under the guidance of the moonlight, walked into the quiet Chengqian Palace with the joy of ascending the throne.

As a generation of emperors, he sits on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, there are countless fans in the six palaces, the subjects of the world worship him, and everyone's life and death, honor and disgrace, are only between his thoughts, and there is nothing to be satisfied with; However, for Xiao Changyao, no matter how hard he tried, he could never enter the stubborn heart of this cold and arrogant beauty, and he also knew that even if he was now a son of heaven, in her heart, he would never be as good as her brother Changling.

But he is unwilling, he is the emperor, the Son of Heaven, and the ruler of the Great Zhou Empire, and that person is just a vassal king, his own courtier, in the battle for succession, he was able to defeat this excellent younger brother and ascend to the throne, and now it is naturally no exception; In this life and this life, even if Xiao Changyao is unscrupulous, he must erase the appearance of that person in the heart of his beloved woman, so that she will forget that person forever.

When Xiao Changyao walked into the inner hall, he happened to see Xie Wanxin in bedclothes, leaning on the window and staring at the starry sky.

The emperor's steps were very light, very light, looking at the back of the cold woman in front of him, Xiao Changyao was slightly stunned, only to feel his heart swaying, so he slowly stopped his steps and quietly stared at her light figure.

"Mother, Your Majesty is here." Mingyu, the personal maid of the noble concubine, leaned over Xie Wanxin's ear and reminded in a low voice.

However, in the face of Mingyu's reminder, Xie Wanxin was obviously indifferent, and without saying a word, the beautiful woman's beautiful face was still as cold as frost, and she refused to even raise her eyelids, as if she regarded the man behind her as a floating cloud.

Seeing this, Mingyu had no choice but to look helpless and retreat abruptly.

In this regard, Xiao Changyao was not angry, for so many years, he was also used to it, no matter how hard he tried to please her, she never had a good face for herself, either cold words or indifference.

So, Xiao Changyao took two steps forward, with a smile on his face, walked behind Xie Wanxin, and called her maiden name in an extremely gentle tone, "Aren't you happy?" ”

This time, she didn't ignore it, but like a dream, she slowly stood up, without a trace of a smile on her cheeks, and watched all this blankly.

Under the flickering candle shadow, a pink and white profane dress made her demeanor look more fresh and refined, only the eyelashes as bright as peach blossoms, with the coldness and beauty of the nine cold days, looking at the dress in front of her, seemed to condense the emperor's tenacious heart into a piece of ice.

"Is Your Majesty going to settle your concubine here tonight? The concubine will serve Your Majesty. ”

That word and sentence were cold, like a sharp blade, ripping Xiao Changyao's heart and blood, and also cutting the heart of this great Zhou Tianzi.

Looking at Xie Wanxin's cold gaze, Xiao Changyao's heart was like a knife, like an old wound, which was suddenly torn open, and was suddenly torn to the point of blood, and it hurt his heart; But he still suppressed the pain in his heart, smiled gently, and said.

"Why do you have to talk to me with this attitude every time, why do you always keep me thousands of miles away and don't let me enter your heart?"

Who knows, the emperor's initiative to approach did not impress Xie Wanxin's cold temperament. In the dim light, her complexion was still so crystal smooth; Her expression was still the silence of a pool of stagnant water.

"Then what does Your Majesty want your concubines to do, is to ask your concubines to be like the civil and military generals in the court, bow to you three times and bow nine times, and shout long live; Or like all the women in this deep palace, they surround you all day long, obey you all day, scratch their heads and make gestures......"

The dignified Emperor of the Great Zhou was choked speechless by the words of the woman in front of him, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to sigh softly.

"Why can't you and I talk properly?" Xiao Changyao's face was full of bitterness and said embarrassedly.

"Your Majesty is now the king of a country, rich all over the world, if you want to listen to good words, some people will please you, not a concubine."

Until this moment, Xiao Changyao's originally gentle expression finally gradually became solemn, the noble dragon and phoenix eyes, the tail of the eyes raised a lot, staring coldly at Xie Wan's cold and bitter eyes, as if a gloomy black cloud, blocking the light of the sun, he did not hesitate, but still told her the news.

"I'm here to tell you today, Ah Pu will be in Beijing in a few days."

"Apu" is the name of Xiao Changling, the king of Qin. Hearing this name, which she had been thinking about for ten years, Xie Wan's long eyelashes trembled slightly; Perhaps, only that man would make this arrogant concubine so disregarding her identity and losing her temper in public, there was surprise, joy, disbelief, and a little sadness in her subtle expression.

Thinking of the bits and pieces of love with Xiao Changling when he was young, remembering that they used to ride horses side by side and envy the good past of others, Xie Wan's tightly knit brows slowly relaxed.

However, this soothing relaxation did not last long. Soon, Xie Wanxin regained her previous composure, as if she was stunned, and smiled bitterly coldly.

"Your Majesty, is this what you are here today? It seems that the concubine is still grateful for your grace, and you have to make a special trip for your hard work. ”

Seeing that Xie Wan was indifferent, Xiao Changyao's fierce gaze became more and more awe-inspiring, and he forced his beloved woman to look at him with a conquering look, hoping to make her give in and make her succumb to himself.

"You really don't feel anything at all? Not at all? ”

The emperor's beastly eyes did not make Xie Wanxin feel afraid. She looked away wearily, resisting, not wanting to look him in the eye.

And Xiao Changyao's performance at this time was very calm, he was expressionless, standing with his hands in his hands, only the tense facial muscles could show his supremacy as an emperor and could not be provoked.

"I haven't seen you for ten years, doesn't your heart hurt?"

I saw that Xie Wanxin turned around, her face was faint, and there was a trace of sadness and melancholy, and she soon returned to calm and indifference.

"My heart is numb."

Xiao Changyao sneered, slowly walked in front of Xie Wanxin, his long eyebrows raised slightly, a pair of elegant phoenix eyes, looked at her softly, opened his mouth in a deep voice, his tone was extremely cold and indifferent, and in an instant, cold words, like ten thousand arrows, shot directly at the weak heart of the beauty.

"Really? Are you particularly married now, after marrying and becoming my concubine, you should have wandered the world with your brother Changling. ”

Obviously, this time, Xie Wanxin was completely enraged.

Suddenly, Xie Wanxin raised her head, with anger in her despair, her frost-covered gaze suddenly turned into the tip of a long sword, and she looked at Xiao Changyao with disdain.

"Shame on you!"

At this moment, Xiao Changyao stepped forward, and his ten fingers slammed hard, clamping Xie Wanxin's two fragrant shoulders, and the lock became tighter and tighter.

"Xie Wanxin, in fact, I know that over the years, you have been thinking about him all the time, you hate me, you hate sharing the bed with me, you hate the morning and twilight that get along with me, you hate my exclusive favor to you, what kind of concubine Niangniang, the special pet of the six palaces, what you really care about, I'm afraid there is only the honorific title of Princess Qin!"

At this moment, Xie Wanxin was already mottled with tears, and the anger on her face could no longer be hidden, like a maple leaf burning like fire, dripping with red blood droplets.

She pushed Xiao Changyao away, her eyes full of disdain and disgust.

"You madman!"

Before she could react further, she saw that Xiao Changyao's complexion suddenly sank downward, like solidified rice milk, gently pinching Xie Wanxin's delicate jaw, her tone was fanatical to the extreme, and the dazzling sparks in her eyes exploded violently at this moment.

"I am the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the master of these thousands of miles; You are my concubine, my woman, in this life and this life, even if you and I are resentful couples for a lifetime, I will keep you by my side until death! In this life, you don't want to get rid of me! ”

After speaking, Xiao Changling slowly let go of his hand, took the loneliness and sadness of the emperor, brushed his sleeves away, and left the Chengqian Palace.

Night.

Silent.

Sad tears slowly slid down Xie Wanxin's pale cheeks. At this moment, she fell to the ground weakly and sobbed silently.

She was confused.

Could it be that in this life, she and her lover can only be firmly bound by the shackles of fate, and can only be permanently trapped in this Quartet City for the rest of their lives?