Yuan was ashamed for a while.

From the first night Pei Xiaoyuan entered Beijing, he brought people into the palace to see him at night, and he was ordered by the emperor to monitor him, especially where he had been and who he had seen.

Moreover, there is another point, which must not be let him know, that this is the emperor's order.

However, it is actually quite difficult to implement. Yuan Wei also had a feeling that Pei Xiaoyuan should already know that he was being watched. If the emperor's intentions are exposed again, then he will really die.

Cangshan has cool summer nights, sleeps in the palace at night, and people who are cold even need to cover a thin quilt. However, at this moment, he was sweating secretly, and hurriedly knelt down again, begging: "It's the slave who is incompetent, and he missed His Majesty's major event, please condemn Your Majesty!" ”

Unexpectedly, the emperor did not get angry, but said lightly: "I can't complain about you." I know you've done your best. It's the Pei family who is too cunning. ”

The emperor's reply made Yuan Zhi unable to guess what he was thinking for a while. After thanking him, he hesitated: "Slave is dull, please make it clear to Your Majesty, what should I do in the future?" Did he take people away for a while? ”

The emperor was silent, for a moment, and said coldly: "Don't withdraw." How it was in the past, how it will be in the future. ”

Yuan Zhi glanced at the emperor quickly, and saw that his eyes were cold, and he should be.

After the emperor finished ordering, he glanced at the jade leak in the palace and brushed his hand: "Go and see, has the princess returned!" ”

"Yes." Yuan Zhi led the order to retreat to the palace gate, and was about to go out in a hurry, when he saw a person standing at the door of the hall, looking at him coldly.

He was stunned, reacted, hurriedly took a few steps back, and bowed to Ruyi: "I've seen the princess!" ”

The rain bypassed Yuan and turned in quickly.

The Emperor was leaning on the couch with his eyes closed. His brow furrowed, his hands rubbing his temples, when he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps.

This pace has no scruples, is others dare not go, immediately know who it is, open the eyes, see that it is really the daughter is coming, at first a burst of anger in the heart, sit up straight, was about to blame her late at night and went to find a foreign man, suddenly saw the daughter stopped in front of him, looked down at something on the ground, reacted, a spirit, the head did not hurt anymore, hurriedly reached out, picked up the book, and stuffed it into the sleeve.

"Give it to me!" Suyu stretched out his hand to beg for it.

"What for you?" The emperor naturally didn't give it, and changed his words, "It's so late, say you went to find the Pei family again?" ”

"Give it to me!" When the rain went up, he pulled out the emperor's sleeve.

The emperor hurriedly dodged and scolded: "You rude wild girl! How dare you speak to me like that? Go to bed! If you mess around again, I'm so angry! ”

The emperor really didn't want his daughter to see the books and protect them to death, but how could he afford to take it by Su Yuqiang, and she was quickly taken away.

The emperor was angry, but the fire couldn't come out, and when he saw his daughter looking down at the books, her face became more and more solemn, and her heart inevitably began to feel weak again. Suddenly, seeing her throw the book on the imperial case, she sneered: "Aya, that's how you treat your subordinates?" How can you keep saying it seriously, but secretly let people stare at it like this? Why don't you ask someone to get under the bed where he sleeps and record how many times he turns over at night? I can't say, the dream words he said can also prove that he has rebellious intentions! ”

The emperor only pretended not to hear, let his daughter ridicule, and when she finished speaking, he said: "This is a necessary move, you don't understand, and you don't have to think about it!" It's not early, there is a big event tomorrow morning, Aya will send you to bed. As he spoke, he grabbed his daughter's sleeve and led her to the Yueyue Tower.

Su Yu pulled his sleeve out of the emperor's hand: "Aye! Are you three years old when I? You summoned him to Beijing, and you used him on the surface, but in fact you did this to him. How can you win his heartfelt love and loyalty? It will only push him farther and farther away from you! ”

The emperor's hand holding his daughter's sleeve paused in mid-air, paused for a moment, and finally became angry, and brushed his sleeve: "What should you do if your name is Aya?" Do you think Aya thinks? Staring at him like this, I don't know how many unspeakable things I have done behind your back! If he didn't stare at it, he was afraid that he wouldn't poke a hole in Chang'an's sky! I want to see what he wants to do and what kind of waves he can make! ”

When the emperor said this, he suddenly remembered another incident that had just happened, and his face was even more angry: "Also, not only the Pei family's children are against me, but even Pei Ji's old Tian Sheweng is now bold enough to help his nephew start persecuting me!" I kindly asked him to come to escape the summer and wanted to talk to him, but he actually replied to the music, saying that he had cold and diarrhea, and he couldn't come to Cangshan! That's it, let's call this He Jinlai! What does he mean? It's not that he has an iron heart to stand with his nephew, and he wants to punish me! He's reminding me that I owe them the Pei family! ”

"Everyone else is an uncle and nephew, but it's good for you to help outsiders ......"

The emperor was in a hurry, his face was blue, he suddenly panicked and shortness of breath, and the person was crumbling, Su Yu hurriedly went up to hug him, and asked him to support himself to the couch, and lay down, and was about to call someone to call the imperial doctor again, but the emperor raised his hand to stop him.

"No, in the middle of the night, tell someone to stop. Aya is fine, just lie down for a while. The emperor closed his eyes and said in a low voice.

Su Yu watched, and slowly, knelt down to the emperor's side.

"Aye, my daughter has long wanted to ask, what was the battle of the North Abyss back then?" Su Yu suddenly asked.

The emperor's eyes were still closed, and he didn't react at all, as if he hadn't heard it.

"If you don't say this Aya, your daughter can't force it. However, Rong Daughter is bold, and ask again, do you really have a clear conscience about General Pei Gu Pei back then? ”

After Su Yu asked, he got down from his couch, knelt in front of the emperor, and solemnly kowtowed.

"Aye, please answer me!"

After a while, the emperor, who had always been silent, suddenly snorted coldly: "How about having a clear conscience?" What if you have a guilty conscience? Those who achieve great things are not informal, and I am more qualified than others to be the emperor of the world! I am worthy of my throne and the world, and that's enough! ”

With the words, the emperor slowly sat up from the couch, opened his old but strong eyes, and looked at the rain that knelt under his knees.

"Sister, I know what you're thinking. But you have to understand one thing, I am the emperor, why do I have to explain what I have done to others? They can think whatever they like, what do they have to do with me? ”

"As for Pei's here, I will tell you the truth, although I appreciate him very much, and always have high hopes, believing that he will be the national weapon of our holy dynasty in the future, but if he is obsessed and must fight against me in the end, then I can't help it. When it's time to kill, even if it's a pity, I won't be relentless. So Aya advises you to stay away from him before Aya doesn't take a good look at him! ”

Su Yu knelt at the emperor's feet, looked on his back, and looked at his emperor Aye, for a long time, opened his lips and said slowly: "Aye, I understand what to do." ”

She got up from the ground and smiled: "It's really not early, I'll send Aya to rest." There are still big events tomorrow, Aya will take her daughter to inspect the majestic posture of my holy pilgrim soldiers tomorrow morning. ”

The next day, in the morning, the top of Cangshan was clear and cloudless. Under the flat foothills in the south of the mountain, the flag is unfurled, covering the sky and the sun. Along the Suzaku Terrace, hundreds of princes and officials, and envoys from foreign domains, all entered the east according to their respective class order. Under the curtain erected on the west side is separated by a light veil, and behind it sit the women and nobles who have been allowed to enter the ceremony today. On a square piece of land more than ten zhang away in front of the Suzaku Stage, there are 120 athletes who are about to participate in the formation breaking music performance. They were divided into six teams under the leadership of the prince King Kang, symbolizing the six armies, wearing three-color armor of vermilion, white, and black. Behind them were 20,000 soldiers selected from the various guards of Gyeongchung and the various armies of Gyeonggi. They were also divided into six armies, lined up in a neat formation, all of them were heavily armoured, swords and halberds, and under the command of the silver-armored brigade commander, they were waiting for the arrival of the emperor.

At the moment, accompanied by solemn music, the dragon fluttered, the emperor was dressed in military uniform, riding a horse, under the guidance of the military department Shangshu, Jinwu general Han Kerang and Long Wuwei general Fan Ximing, entered today's inspection site. Behind the emperor's imperial horse, there were two columns of honor guards with a total of forty-eight people, led by Lu Wusi Si Cheng Pei Xiaoyuan. From him down, everyone wore a martial crown, a purple chain armor, and a crimson embroidered robe. The Son of Heaven guards, heroic.

When this crowd of horses appeared on the field, the prince led the kings and hundreds of officials out of the throne, knelt on the side of the road to greet them, the six armies saluted together, chanting long live, and the sound of 20,000 people vibrated the valley with the sound of the echo, and for a while, the birds within a radius of several miles were also noisy, like the same heaven and earth, and changed color for it.

The emperor ascended the Suzaku Terrace, sat upright on a high seat under a canopy in the center, and declared himself flat. His voice was given by the ceremonial officer, and then quickly transmitted by many commanders, but after ten breaths, it spread throughout the audience, and the soldiers shouted long live again, as ordered.

The emperors of the Holy Dynasty have all had the past of inspecting the six armies like this. According to the custom, at this time, His Majesty the Emperor should speak out, and then personally beat the drum to announce the beginning of the martial arts. Today, however, it seems to be a little different.

The emperor was already seated, but he did not move. At three o'clock, I saw Zong Zhengqing, who was dressed in ceremonial clothes, ascended the high platform under the attendants of the two teams of ceremonial officials, and after saluting the emperor on the seat, he turned to the people in the audience and announced: "Princess Shouchang returns." Today, Feng is here—"

"Pass on the order of His Majesty the Emperor, except for the prince, except for the prince, the hundred officials except for the super honor, and the rest of the people, etc., are all out of the queue to welcome the princess!"

Zong Zhengqing's announcement was also quickly spread by the ceremonial officials and broadcast to the audience. Soon, there was a slight commotion in all directions. Not only on the east and west sides of Suzaku Terrace, but the clansmen, officials, women, and nobles who came here with the emperor today were so shocked that they lost their honor on the spot, or they got up to look around, or whispered to each other. Even the ordinary officers and soldiers of the Sixth Army in the field were also surprised for a while, and they all turned their heads to look.

Two hundred musicians played a solemn and joyful sound.

The sound of music quickly drowned out the noise of the audience.

Pei Xiaoyuan was standing in the northwest corner of the Vermilion Bird Terrace, under the dragon crane that was hunting and hunting in the wind.

He was not far from Zong Zhengqing's position, and after Zong Zhengqing's words fell, he woke up, only to feel that his heart was beating wildly, and he was almost about to jump out of his chest.

Did she arrive? The girl who just separated from him last night?

Although she has long understood that sooner or later, she will restore her original noble identity and become the princess of the Holy Dynasty. Even, he once woke up in the middle of the night and wondered what kind of situation she would return.

However, even in his dream, he never imagined that on such an occasion, when he was completely caught off guard, she appeared in front of him as a princess.

At this time, Zong Zhengqing had already led the people around him to kneel down to greet him. Everyone reacted.

King Kang was the first. He almost rushed out of the queue, bowed to the side of the road, and called "Sister." ”

The people on the left and right sides of the Suzaku Terrace also quickly stopped talking and lined up to greet them.

Then, with the sound of the clash of armor and halberds, many of the guards led the soldiers behind them and bowed in the direction where the princess's chariot had arrived.

Pei Xiaoyuan calmed down, slowly turned his face, and followed everyone's gaze.

In the distance, a jade chariot drove in under the guidance of the ceremonial officials and honor guards, and appeared in his sight.

It's really her.

She was sitting upright in the car, slowly coming in the direction of Suzaku Terrace, where he was.

Chapter 77

Yesterday, news spread far and wide, saying that before today's martial arts parade, the saint may announce a major event.

What is the matter, to be preached on such an occasion, even the ordinary soldiers who participated in today's military lecture are extremely curious, not to mention those princes and nobles and ministers who serve in the court all day long. A small temporary change of thought by the emperor may affect their status and well-being, not to mention such a wind released by Sigongtai.

Last night, after Liu Ceye and Feng Zhenping sent the emperor into the Qingrong Palace and exited separately, they didn't care about the difficulties of traveling during the day, or tried every means to inquire about the inside situation overnight, or secretly summoned their henchmen to meet and speculate in private, so as to be prepared.

No one would have thought that such a thing would happen. The current emperor, who has always been just a princess who has been living in rumors, is really alive, and today, the emperor has brought it back to the eyes of the world in such a way that can be described as extremely glorious and even overstepping.

Except for the sound of Yale music played by the bell, the golden chime, the drum and the Xunzhu, the audience did not hear half a minute of noise. Everyone held their breath, and countless pairs of eyes, from all directions, secretly looked at the phoenix driver who was being guided by the honor guard.

The princess rode in a chariot dressed in green jade, with a heavy body, painted with fangs, and surrounded by colorful borage inscriptions and auspicious birds and beast patterns. On the top cover of the body, there is a golden phoenix standing high, and under the sun, the golden light shines. Under the golden phoenix, a jade-clad luan bell hangs on the left and right. As the jade chariot moved forward, the luan bell shook gently, emitting an endless sound of clear and pleasant vibration. In front of the jade chariot, the outermost two dust curtains woven with brocade have been separated from the left and right, and behind them, there is a layer of translucent vermilion silk light yarn, after the light yarn, hazy, revealing the figure of the princess in the car.

Feng drove towards the Vermilion Bird Terrace in the center, and when the official stepped forward, he gently lifted the veil and respectfully invited the princess to bow down.

She got out of the car, and the Yuntou Palace shoes on her feet landed on a brocade laid under the car.

When the princess's true body arrived, the people nearby should have lowered their heads to show their worship. However, there are still many frivolous teenagers who seize the opportunity to sneak into the worship and take a bold peep. This scene made the one hundred and twenty athletes who were waiting to participate in the formation break music in a daze. As the princess got out of the car, her sleeves were lightly brushed, her skirts moved slightly, and many people even seemed to smell a cold and faint fragrance of Baihe from the princess's jade bridle, and they all sniffed secretly greedily, so as to remember the wisps of incense that drifted inadvertently.

On the road, the two rows of palace attendants holding peacock fans on the left and right withdrew their fans, leading out a road to the Suzaku Terrace.

Princess Shouchang of the current dynasty was led down by the ceremonial officer. The gold-armored guards standing on both sides of the central staircase of the Suzaku Terrace bowed down to her one after another.

Step by step, she ascended to the high platform.

Today, she wears a hairpin crown on her bun, is made of gold beads, southern pearls, Sese, jade leaves, she wears a dress, is woven of five silk Caiqi, Caijin cut, shoulders, draped with a long curtain full of golden phoenix tail flowers, with her slowly ascending the steps, the long curtain dragged on the steps behind her, in the sun, a piece of dissolving veins of golden glow jade, Wen Cai Yaoyao.

At this time, the emperor got up from the throne, stepped down from the canopy, and greeted his beloved daughter. The sage took her through her clothes, led her to the middle of the Vermilion Bird Terrace, and proclaimed: "I am the only one girl in my life, the young hairpin star, I love it, like a jewel, and hate her in the year of her drooping hair, because of the difficulty of national mourning, so that the flesh and blood are separated, and it has been nearly 20 years!" Fortunately, God still cares about me, and when I am now dying, the princess returns safely! ”

The voice of the emperor's words spread with the wind, and the tone was unhurried.

It had been a long time since the saint had appeared in public like this. The last time many of you here saw the face of the saint was three years ago. Rumor has it that he is riddled with scabies. At this moment, although it has a bit of a sick breath of crane bones and hair, the voice is not lacking in neutrality, solemnity, and full of affection.

At this moment, he did not look like an unfathomable emperor, but a father with mixed feelings.

After saying this, his tone changed.

"I was overjoyed and emotional. At that time, I lost the pearl due to the war, although my liver and intestines were broken, in vain, so when I talked about the military parade today, I wanted to bring the princess here, so that those of you present today would know, everyone in the world would know, and you should not forget the danger. ”

"A country and a dynasty must not be belligerent, and must not be reckless, but it must not be prepared for war, let alone abandon force! This is the only purpose of today's performance of breaking the array music and talking about martial arts. ”

"When the princess returned, I was very relieved. This must also be a sign of peace. ”

"Therefore, today, when I declare that it is appropriate to obey the sky, the princess will replace me, beat the golden drum for you and other athletes, and show off your might!"

The voice of the emperor's words gradually turned fierce, and the last word was settled, and then it was transmitted to the audience.

After a brief period of condensation, suddenly, in front of the Vermilion Bird Terrace, the 120 guards wearing scarlet, white, and black armor shouted in unison, "Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live, long live!" ", "Her Royal Highness the princess Chitose, Chitose, Chitose! Then, like the ripples caused by a stone thrown into the water, the cry continued in waves, from near to far, from the center to all sides, and finally, more than 20,000 people bowed down in unison.

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live, long live!"

"Her Royal Highness the princess Chitose, Chitose, Chitose!"

Under the oppression of this sound, some of the officials and envoys of the vassal clan on the viewing platform could not help but feel frightened, and their faces were shocked, and they knelt down with the officials and soldiers of the Holy Dynasty to the emperor and princess on the Suzaku platform, not daring to raise their faces.

In the earth-shaking mountain cry, Su Yu slightly raised a face of her gorgeous gold leaf flower today, facing the south direction of the Vermilion Bird Terrace, and slowly raised her arms under the sleeves to the crowd under the stage, palms to the sky, flat to the shoulders, in return salute.

Following her movements, the mountain cry slowly subsided, Yale followed, and countless pairs of eyes gathered on the noble and beautiful princess of the Holy Dynasty on the high platform.

"Go ahead." The Emperor turned to Su Yu and commanded softly.

The crowd was silent.

Under the gaze of Aya with a little proud smile, and under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes behind him and the audience, Su Yu turned around and walked towards the golden drum set up at the highest point of the platform.

She passed in front of Li Mao, the crown prince of Suzaku Stage.

After the initial shock, his expression on his face at this moment was more of an embarrassment that he wanted to hide.