After the meeting, the contents of the 800-mile newspaper spread rapidly.

Every Beijing official is preaching, and no one is talking in a suppressed voice, and they are talking behind closed doors. It spreads with both swiftness and depression.

Before this, the palace with layers of vermilion walls, the Jingxiu Palace where Concubine Chen was located.

Lin'an, who has a bright and brilliant face and charming and amorous eyes, has just finished asking her mother to say goodbye to her and stays in Jingxiu Palace to talk to her.

Concubine Chen drank health tea, looked at her bright and charming daughter, and sighed:

"Wei Yuan led the army to the battle, and it will be another rich military feat. This Wei Yuan is the biggest threat to your prince's brother's position in the East Palace, but it is also the prince's most stable cornerstone. ”

Lin'an took a sip of tea, dyed the small mouth delicate and moist, and did not respond.

As a princess, she is obviously unqualified, but under the influence of her ears and eyes, the level is a little bit, and it is not difficult to understand the meaning of the concubine's words.

Wei Yuan supported the four princes, there is no doubt about this, because Wei Yuan was a eunuch from the Fengqi Palace.

But Wei Yuan is also the most stable "cornerstone" of the crown prince, his father is suspicious, and Wei Yuan's achievements are high, so it is naturally impossible to let the fourth prince be the prince.

Concubine Chen sighed with emotion: "If only Wei Yuan could die on the battlefield." ”

Hearing this, Lin An frowned, not dissatisfied with her mother cursing Wei Yuan, she and Wei Yuan had no friendship.

She just felt that the tone and expression of the concubine when she said this sentence were full of hope, yes, that is, certainty.

It seems to know something, but before the coffin is conclusive, I am a little apprehensive and dare not be completely sure.

The second princess, who has the innocence of a girl, certainly does not have a deep level of observation and observation, but the woman in front of her is her biological mother and one of the people she is most familiar with.

While chatting, the light outside the door was blocked, and the prince crossed the threshold, hurried in, and shouted: "Mother, mother........"

Lin'an turned his head to look? When he saw his brother enter the house, his expression was very complicated, excitement mixed with regret, joy and sorrow.

Concubine Chen smiled? He said, "The prince, please take a seat." ”

Beckoning the palace maid to make tea for the prince.

The prince waved his hand? Said that he didn't need it, and sent the palace maid away? Sit down on the soft side of the bright yellow satin? Long pause? Only then did he say slowly:

"Mother, Wei Yuan........ Died in the Northeast. ”

The expressions of the mother and daughter froze at the same time, how many seconds later? Two very different faces.

Lin'an's face turned slightly pale, and his shock was mixed with confusion and worry.

Concubine Chen is ecstatic, this joy is too great? So much so that his body trembled slightly, and his tone trembled: "Really?!"

The crown prince's jaw? Give an affirmative reply: "Eight hundred miles of urgent paperwork?" Arrived last night. This morning, my father convened a temporary court meeting to discuss this matter? News of Wei Yuan's death in battle? Soon it will spread all over the capital. Of the 100,000 troops, only more than 16,000 people were withdrawn, and in this battle, our Dafeng suffered heavy losses. ”

Concubine Chen's face was flushed with excitement, looking full of spring, even if a son and a daughter had already become adults, she still had a unique charm and did not look old at all.

"As long as you can ascend to the throne, what is the necessary sacrifice?" said Concubine Chen in a loud voice.

It's like educating the prince, and it's like comforting yourself.

The crown prince nodded, and sighed with emotion: "It's a pity that Wei Yuan died, this person has a strong sense of the overall situation, and this palace also hopes that after he ascends the throne in the future, he will accept the reality and serve the palace." ”

There were only three flesh-and-blood people present, and the prince did not shy away from speaking.

"Prince, your biggest problem is that you like to be whimsical and look forward to the impossible. ”

Concubine Chen reprimanded, her charming face showed a smile, and said: "Stay in Jingxiu Palace for lunch, and drink a few cups with the concubine, as soon as Wei Yuan died, the concubine's heart disease was finally removed, and she was relaxed." ”

The prince also laughed: "Okay, today the child will have a good drink with the concubine." ”

Lin An looked at them silently, looking at the two people who were connected to her blood, and she suddenly felt a strong sadness.

This sadness stems from loneliness, what they say, what they do, what they are happy about, what they are angry about......... It's hard for her to identify and empathize as she used to.

I don't know when I have drifted away from them.

...........

Not long after the end of the early dynasty, a note was passed through hidden channels and finally fell into the hands of the chief guard of Dexin Garden.

He took a look at it, and then his face changed drastically, and he rushed to Huaiqing's bedroom.

At this time, Huaiqing had already gotten up and sat in the outer room to enjoy breakfast, she looked at the chief guard who came in a hurry and stopped outside the door, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

The chief guard didn't speak, crossed the threshold, and handed over the note tremblingly.

Huaiqing frowned, with a little doubt, took the note and read it.

I saw that her beautiful face was pale little by little, and even her lips lost their blood.

After doing this for a long, long time, she woke up suddenly, as if she remembered something, and said in a lost voice: "Queen Mother!!"

Huaiqing got up quickly, ran out of the bedroom, came to the study, and pulled out a hungry letter from a history book.

She tucked the letter in her sleeve, lifted the hem of her skirt, and ran out of the study again.

The letter was given to her by Wei Yuan before he set out on the expedition, and there was a message at that time:

"This letter will be given to your queen mother at the right time. ”

What is the right time, Huaiqing didn't understand at the time, but now, she understands.

She ran all the way to Fengqi Palace, and the two palace maids were panting behind her, holding her waist, her face was pale, and she looked like she couldn't survive.

In Fengqi Palace, the queen sat in front of the desk to make fragrances, she was wearing a golden Luo Luan gorgeous dress, wearing a small phoenix crown, beautiful and moving, graceful and luxurious.

This stunning beauty who lives in the harem seems to be unable to bear to destroy her world-class appearance even with time.

In the entire capital, except for the queen who was slightly worse than me when she was young, the other women were ten chips worse than me - Mu Nanyu quotations

This is a very high rating.

Because in the eyes of the princess, there are only two kinds of women in the world, one is Mu Nanyu and the other is a woman in the world.

can make such a narcissist admit the appearance, can be imagined.

"Why do you want to invite me here?"

The queen smiled when she saw her daughter coming.

She smiled elegantly, dignified and luxurious, and did not show too much enthusiasm because of the arrival of her daughter.

The queen is still the same queen, as gentle and dignified as ever.

In the eyes of outsiders, the queen is approachable, gentle and gentle, and a woman who is a real mother.

For example, Xu Qi'an, who once exaggerated the queen's gentle temperament and no shelf, and more people like him.

But in Huaiqing's view, this is the real coldness.

In Huaiqing's impression, this queen mother is always dignified and indifferent, gentle and reserved, and even her daughter, who is reserved, is difficult to approach.

"Duke Wei, you died in the battle at the main altar of the Witch God Sect. ”

Huai Qing said succinctly.

Then, she saw this elegant and dignified woman who made the queen a drip, and for the first time lost her manners.

"You're lying!"

She screamed suddenly, her phoenix eyes were round, and she didn't look at Huaiqing like her daughter, but at the enemy.

Huaiqing stared at his mother, and sadness flashed in his bright eyes.

What Xu Qi'an can guess, she can naturally guess, and a lot of things have been explained in the Fu Concubine case.

She put the envelope on the table and said lightly: "Before Duke Wei sets out on the expedition, let me pass on the letter to you." ”

With that, she turned and left.

Stepping over the threshold and leaving the room, she did not leave at once, but waited a moment in the courtyard until the Queen's heart-rending cry was heard from within.

The sound of crying blood is painful.

Huaiqing raised his head, and in the bleak autumn day, among the white clouds, he seemed to see the gentle and elegant man again.

Wei Gong, what kind of story do you have with her.........

..........

The Xu family once again came to Yunlu Academy and took refuge with their family.

Xu Lingyin was dragged by her aunt, reluctantly climbed the mountain, her two shallow eyebrows wrinkled, and asked loudly: "Mother, are you going to send me here to study again?"

The aunt said angrily, "No, I have already given up on you." ”

Xu Lingyin jumped hard, and smiled: "Mother is the best for me." ”

How did I give birth to such a hopeless daughter.......... My aunt almost cried because of her.

When they arrived at the academy, they went to the small courtyard where they had lived twice before.

After arranging the family, Xu Qi'an and Li Miaozhen left the courtyard side by side, and saw the dean Zhao Shou standing not far away, looking at him with a serious face.

"Before Wei Yuan set out on the expedition, he asked me to keep two things and let me hand them over to you when it is suitable. ”

Zhao Shou took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Xu Qi'an, and said, "This is the letter he left for you." ”

There was another thing he didn't mention.

Xu Qi'an didn't ask, took the letter, put it in his arms, and bowed his head gently.

The two of them left with their swords.

............

Xiangzhou border, Yuyang Pass.

The desolate barking of the dog echoed in the sky, and in the far sky, it circled in circles.

At the head of the city, the soldiers shrugged their heads, and a centurion spit out a mouthful of phlegm and scolded: "The mongrels of the Yan country have come to show off their power again." ”

The target is too high and too far, beyond the range of the bow and crossbow, and the Flying Beast Scout is very experienced, so he doesn't give Dabong Gaopin Takefu a chance, and if something goes wrong, he immediately lets the dog fly away.

Even if it is a fourth-grade master, it is impossible for the sky to catch up with this strange beast that is known for its speed.

The centurion turned to look at the demoralized soldiers, and he was angry, and scolded:

"Damn, look at what you look like now, like a daughter-in-law who has been slept with by a wild man, come out with your momentum. Duke Wei and his brothers captured Jingshan City. Jingshan City, the main altar of the Witch God Sect.

"Don't talk about our Dafeng, even if it's Da Zhou, this is the first time, and it will be written into the history books. Any idea what that means? You vulgar things. ”

The centurion waved his fist excitedly: "Go down in history!"

"But Duke Wei died in battle........."

The soldier beside him whispered.

The centurion's face instantly collapsed, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Was the war won?

In the eyes of these soldiers who went out with the army, if they won, they all penetrated the hinterland of the Yan Kingdom and captured the main altar of the Wushen Sect, such a victory, not to mention more than 80,000 lives, even if it was 100,000 or 200,000, it was a good deal.

The number of people who died in this battle of the Witch God Cult, ordinary people and soldiers, has reached a million in total.

A great victory.

But Wei Yuan's death was a heavy blow to the Great Soldier.

The kind that directly breaks morale.

After withdrawing from the territory of the Witch God Cult, 16,000 remnants were stationed at Yuyang Pass, waiting for instructions from the imperial court.

During this time, the scouts of Daebong and Yanguo have been monitoring each other, passing on their own news, and both are nervously and actively watching each other's movements.

Suddenly, the silence was broken by the terrible screams of the dog, and the scout, who had flaunted his might in the distant sky, was torn apart with his flying beast.

Blood spilled.

The soldiers at the head of the city squinted and looked at it, and after seeing a black shadow slashing the dog scout, one turned around and flew towards the city.

Immediately after, they heard the Dao-robed woman say in a loud voice: "I am a disciple of the Heavenly Sect, Li Miaozhen. ”

The centurion let out a slow breath of relief.

"It's the Holy Maiden of Tianzong, it's the Feiyan Woman. ”

"Who is the Swift Woman?"

"You don't even know that Feiyan Woman, she is the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect. ”

"Being able to fly with a sword seems to be very powerful........"

"What's more, the Swift Lady is invincible, and where she is, no one dares to do evil. ”

"Really?"

"Everybody says that........"

The soldiers were pleasantly surprised, the bottom level did not have a deep concept of grade, and even knew nothing, in their eyes, the third-grade master was not as good as a famous knight.

In the future, there is a special word called "national degree".

If Xu Qi'an came, they would think that they were invincible in the world. Because Xu Yinluo was angry with the crown for the people, he killed the prince on the street, and the court didn't dare to let it go, and the emperor was forced by him to make an edict.

Li Miaozhen landed the flying sword, stopped steadily above the city, and fell with Xu Qi'an.

This is the legendary Swift Woman? is it such a beautiful lady like a flower.......... The gazes of the soldiers looked at the two young men and women with scrutiny.

Then, they all looked at the man behind the Heavenly Sect Holy Maiden.

His facial features are handsome and delicate, not giving people a sense of femininity or "beauty", but a kind of handsomeness like jade.

His expression was indifferent, and an indelible sadness was engraved between his eyebrows.

He was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember who it was.

Until the centurion's body trembled, his rough face suddenly turned red, and he said tremblingly: "Xu, Xu Yingong ........."

Xu Qi'an looked at the centurion and didn't answer, just bowed his head slightly.

...........

In the barracks under the city, more than 10,000 soldiers suddenly heard strong cheers erupting from the city, and the noise was boiling.

Some of them ran out of their tents, some of them reined in the reins of their horses, and some of them stopped what they were doing, and turned their heads to look at the city.

They heard countless cheers, united into one voice:

Xu Yingong!

For the Dafeng soldiers who are "leaderless", the three words Xu Yingong are a shot in the arm, the backbone, and the guiding light for them to no longer be confused.

Since ancient times, leaders have been people with a reputation like the sky.

............

In the military tent.

"Duke Wei brought five golden gongs to the expedition, why are you the only ones who came to see me, and what about the others?"

Xu Qi'an saw Zhang Kaitai, who had been absent for many days, and asked in a calm tone.

Zhang Kaitai, who hadn't shaved for a long time, said softly:

"Dead, all died at the main altar of the Witch God Sect, some fought with the wizard, and some were affected by the devastating battle, and died on the spot. Among the four products, only me and Chen Ying withdrew. ”

After a long absence, Xu Qi'an had the urge to smoke, he settled down and said softly: "Duke Wei........ Where?"

Zhang Kaitai looked at him, the young man's expression was calm, his mood was stable, and the whole person seemed very calm.

However, when he opened his eyes to those bright eyes, he subconsciously avoided them.

He looked to the side and said, "We didn't get him back." ”

Xu Qi'an's body shook.

After being silent for a long time, she slowly exhaled a breath: "Tell me what happened, starting with your expedition." ”

Zhang Kaitai nodded and said, "Actually, there are many things that I haven't come back to until now, for example, why did Wei Gong fight so urgently, because from the beginning, we wouldn't have food and grass." ”

"No food or grass?"

Xu Qi'an's pupils shrank.

100,000 people go out to fight and don't give food and grass?

Is this a war, or is it a war for people to be sent to death, and Yuan Jing is crazy?

I can't wait for Duke Wei to die.

After the brothers withdrew, Chen Ying was furious and led his team to behead all the officials of the Sanzhou Household Department. Killed hundreds of people. Then he took a hundred men and horses back to Beijing. ”

Zhang Kaitai shook his head: "He wants to confront His Majesty and confront Zhugong." ”

Zhang Kaitai told the story, after the expedition, Wei Yuan secretly divided his troops, part of them by land, attacked the city, and captured the Yan country in the shortest time possible.

But it was hindered by the walls of Yandu, which were easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Although he did not capture Yandu, Wei Gongde's goal had been achieved, dragging the troops of Yanguo and Kangguo.

It was talked about until Wei Yuan summoned the Confucian Sage Phantom and fought desperately with the witch god until he died in battle.

It's him, it's him, it's Joan of Arc............ Xu Qi'an's face was distorted.

After listening to Zhang Kaitai's description, he was extremely sure that the mysterious master who joined forces with the Wushen Sect to kill Wei Yuan was the first emperor Zhende.