Overwhelming mountains and rivers

Around the time of the first shift, there was another knock on Yazhuxuan's door, and the knock was slightly urgent.

In autumn and winter, Shen Qingjun always went to bed early, and he had already fallen asleep at that time.

He got out of bed, and before he could put on his robe, the door was pushed open.

When Chu Xuanzhao saw Shen Qingjun, who was only wearing a white mid laner, he was slightly taken aback, "Qingjun..., well, the lights in the room were not turned off, so I didn't know you had fallen asleep."

That's when Shen Qingjun saw that there was only a little stump left on the candle, and wanted to let it burn out, so he didn't care about it.

Shen Qingjun ignored this, put on his robe casually, his eyes fell on the envelope in his hand, "What's the matter?"

Since he moved back to the palace, Chu Xuanzhao set the ground dragons on fire in the mansion, especially Yazhuxuan, which almost kept burning charcoal, so it didn't feel too cold in the house.

Chu Xuanzhao sat down on the chair, "Oh, it's a letter from Cheng Zhiteng."

As he said that, he opened the envelope with one hand, and said while opening it: "I have read it. General Cheng said that Tuojia's second prince, Guobulu, asked for a battle with Tuojia King, but was stopped by Gergis. Jisi sent people to Hanling Pass for peace talks."

"What's the deal?"

Chu Xuanzhao handed the letter to Shen Qingjun.

Shen Qingjun refused, "This is a private letter between you and General Cheng, how can I read it?"

"It's okay, just look at it."

Shen Qingjun had no choice but to accept it, and his eyes fell on the letter, "Prince Tuojia and Princess Dayuan have formed an alliance, and it is not appropriate to start another war. Guergis enshrined that he would like to communicate with each other through Dayuan, and exchange Dayuan's money and food with animal fur. , complementary to what is lacking, so as to eliminate the flames of war?"

Chu Xuanzhao nodded, "Exactly. You are right, he will indeed continue to put on his mask and deliver the hymn of harmony to Dayuan. I just don't know, this 'princess', is he in Tuojia? How did you explain it?"

Shen Qingjun folded the letter again, "Once it is true as he said, the barter between the two countries will inevitably loosen the pass to a certain extent. Once the pass is loosened, Gergis' goal will be achieved."

Chu Xuanzhao looked a little dignified, "Yeah, although Gergis didn't know that some of the officials he contacted had already fallen, but after all, there were still a large number of them. When the time comes to relax the gates and respond to the internal affairs, it is bound to disturb Guan He." Ning, the world is in trouble!"

Shen Qingjun clicked on the letter, "Presumably, apart from this letter, General Cheng has already brought this matter to Beijing to report to the emperor, right?"

Cheng Zhiteng couldn't decide this matter without authorization, so he would definitely report it to the emperor.

"Well, not bad. That's why I was in a hurry. But fortunately, this letter was sent through the channel of Qianji Building. If it is a memorial, it will be submitted layer by layer. I am afraid it will take a few days. No one else knows yet. The real face of Gergis, and there is a Tuojia wonderful concubine next to the father, I am worried that the father will agree to Gergis' request."

Shen Qingjun thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but smile, "He really knows it."

Chu Xuanzhao couldn't help but said in a cold voice, "Princess Jiazhen's body is not cold yet, how can I allow him to talk about peace with hypocrisy!"

Shen Qingjun got up and took two steps, then suddenly turned around and smiled, "Chu Xuanzhao."

Chu Xuanzhao raised his head in response.

Shen Qingjun said slowly, "For us, this incident may be an opportunity, an opportunity to force Chu Xuanqing to fight against us. We probably don't have to wait for you to find the traces of Ge Jisi and Chu Xuanqing's relationship."

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Recently, Emperor Yuan felt more and more unwell, and often felt unable to lift his spirits.Today, he just walked around the imperial garden, and he felt a bit tired. Seeing that he was walking slowly, Cui Gui knew that he was tired, so he led him to rest in the pavilion without any trace. Seeing the emperor sitting down, he immediately set out various fruit refreshments.

"Cui Gui."

Emperor Yuan put down the teacup in his hand, and suddenly called out to Cui Gui.

"emperor?"

"Recently, is there something going on in the palace that I don't know about?"

Cui Gui hurriedly pleaded guilty in panic, and then comforted, "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much, what can be the matter."

Emperor Yuan pursed his lips tightly, and frowned, "Since there is nothing wrong, why are the palace people I see acting weird these days? Either they were panicking to cover up, or they were talking in private. They all shut up."

Cui Gui added tea to the cup he put down with one hand, pushed it to his hand, and replied, "There are a lot of servants in this palace, and they love to listen to something. care about them."

Emperor Yuan's brows did not loosen, "No, you go and investigate, no matter what means you use, you must find out what they are spreading."

Cui Gui bowed to accept the order, "Yes, don't worry, Your Majesty, the servant will definitely ask clearly."

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Near the end of November, Obuchi Kyoto ushered in the first snow of the year.

Although it was the first snow, it fell very quickly.

However, within half a day, the earth was already covered in silver, and it was a vast expanse of whiteness.

The snow didn't stop until night, and the snow didn't cool down, so Chu Xuanzhao set another fire in Yazhuxuan because he was afraid that the earth dragon would slow down.

At dawn the next day, the sky was covered with snow, and the entire palace was much brighter.

Qingzhu waited for Shen Qingjun to get up, opened half of the door for ventilation, and then retreated.Shen Qingjun grabbed the cloak on his body, stood behind the half-closed door and looked at Chu Xuanzhao who was walking slowly in the courtyard.

Black cotton boots rustled on the snow, leaving a string of clear footprints. He was dressed in a heavy purple delicately embroidered cotton linen robe, holding a hand warmer also wrapped in a delicately embroidered pouch, with a slight smile come lightly.

Next to the half-opened three-fold door, there is a Yueqing pine tree, whose branches have been covered by snow, and the green color is almost invisible. When the cold wind blows, pieces of snow fall down and hit the depression that Chu Xuanzhao newly stepped on. .

Shen Qingjun was suddenly a little lost in thought.

So calm down and look carefully, just standing there, watching him walk slowly through the snow with a gentle smile, his heart is so peaceful and comfortable.

Chu Xuanzhao quickly walked up to him, and naturally stuffed the hand warmer in his hand with a purse embroidered with flying cranes on a black background into his hand, and then subconsciously raised his hand, wanting to close the front of the cloak for him, suddenly Thinking of the agreement between the two of them again, he paused and withdrew his hand, "Feng Er sent news that the rumors in the palace have already had results."

Shen Qingjun held the hand stove in his hand, retracted it to his waist, and hid both hands and the hand stove inside the cloak, "Yes. The so-called three people become a tiger, if there is another ambiguous evidence, the emperor is suspicious. Chu Xuanqing can't argue with her conceited temperament."

Chu Xuanzhao nodded, "We know about the Gyeonggi Guards. We just don't know if there are any other Imperial Guards who belong to Chu Xuanqing besides what we know. As for the Jinjiawei, I have already arranged it. Yours is very good." .”

Shen Qingjun smiled, "Actually, Xiao Ying's martial arts are higher than Zhu Qing's and Bi Yuan's, but he prefers to go out and take action rather than take care of chores. Otherwise, he would have been a hall master long ago. His prudence and experience , is almost unmatched by others in the pavilion."

Xiao Ying, Chenyin Pavilion's ace killer, is top-notch in assassination and spying. Because he doesn't like chores, he has only stayed in Chenyin Pavilion as a full-time killer.

Chu Xuanzhao smiled gently, "The people you bring out are always good."

Shen Qingjun lowered his eyes slightly, "He is two years older than me, and was brought out by my father."

Chu Xuanzhao consciously made a slip of the tongue, afraid that he would think of something bad, so he quickly changed his words, "I mean, the people in your Chenyin Pavilion are always good."

Shen Qingjun smiled back and did not continue this topic.

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Emperor Yuan took a nap at noon, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Cui Gui bringing soup to cleanse his face.

Cui Gui has been with Emperor Yuan for decades, and he knows his habits very well. Every time Emperor Yuan wakes up, he has to wipe his face to refresh himself, so he prepared a copper basin and towel and kept it aside when he saw him. He opened his eyes and brought it up.

Emperor Yuan wiped his face, "Cui Gui."

Cui Gui bent over holding the copper basin, "The servant is here."

"I asked you to investigate the matter a few days ago, how did the investigation go?"

Cui Gui's heart skipped a beat, his eyes dodged, "...it's nothing important, the emperor is concerned about the country and the people, the emperor is still—"

"Say!"

Emperor Yuan threw the towel back into the basin at once, splashing water on Cui Gui's face, and a large area of ​​his chest was wet.

Seeing that he was angry, Cui Gui quickly knelt down, "Going back to the emperor, it is the rumors that the palace people have heard from somewhere, saying that the empress Miao and His Highness Prince Teng have known each other for a long time, and now, they still have contacts..., Your Majesty , This is just gossip, you don't have to listen to this, and get angry again."

Emperor Yuan's complexion was really not very good. After thinking about Concubine Miao's past nonsensical speeches for King Teng, he snorted, "Gossip? I don't think so."

Cui Gui looked up in surprise, "Your Majesty?"

A cold light flashed in Emperor Yuan's eyes, and he said in a low voice, "Cui Gui, go and do something for me..."

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"My lord, the Ministry of War received a report from General Cheng this morning, saying that Geji's thoughts will communicate with Dayuan. The memorial must have been sent to the imperial study by now. Look?" The people arranged by King Teng in the Ministry of War received The memorial came to inform Liu Feng as soon as possible.

Chu Xuanqing turned around, "Are you connected?"

Liu Feng bowed his head and replied, "Exactly. The subordinates feel that the emperor may not agree to the memorial. Gergis just brought up something that he was not sure about. What he meant was obviously to count on the prince .”

Chu Xuanqing added, "There is also Concubine Miao."

"My lord, what about you?"

"It's not appropriate to have a bad relationship with him. Although the matter of Yuxuan's life and death is unpredictable, and Princess Yuxian will marry later, it has already been agreed, but we are rude in the end. We should help each other in this matter."

Liu Feng nodded, "Then, my lord, do we have to wait for Gergis' private letter to come, and we'll make a fuss about it?"

Chu Xuanqing shook his head, "No, all Cheng Zhiteng's memorials have come up, but Gergis has not sent any letters. This shows that it is not so convenient to send letters during this period. The two countries are tense in winter. Even if there is a marriage, it is not You still have to be cautious about getting married with King Tuojia and communicating with each other through letters. Judging from the current situation, he probably won’t write any letters.”

"I understand it."

"Well. You go to contact the palace. This matter is far easier for Concubine Miao than for us. A hero is saddened by a beauty! Let alone a king." Chu Xuanqing raised her eyebrows and stretched her waist.

"Yes, I will do it right away."

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After receiving the order, Liu Feng sent his capable cronies all the way to the palace gate. There was someone placed by Chu Xuanqing at the north gate of the palace. That person managed to get in touch with the little eunuch in Concubine Miao's palace that night.

When the little eunuch was brought in front of Concubine Miao by the eunuchs in the palace, everyone didn't know that everything had fallen into the eyes of others when the eunuch met the eunuch at the gate of the palace and was taken away by the eunuch.