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The little six sons supported the queen of Chu and bent down to pick up the note on the ground, and immediately opened their mouths in shock, "The general is critically ill, time is running out?"

The previous person, Little Six, knew that it was a secret letter from Sichuan, and Sichuan is located in the southwest, and the general on the secret letter referred to Xiao Huaide, the general who guarded the southwest.

The King of Chu leaned on the wall and moved to the table step by step, and then he went to the chair and stretched out his hand to support the armrest. When the whole person fell to the ground again.

Little Six put away the secret letter, and hurriedly shouted outside the hospital, "Hurry up and call Doctor Sun!"

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Finally, the servant who went to call the imperial doctor walked halfway and was called back. The King of Chu was lying on the couch, and ordered people to keep quiet.

After Xiao Youqing got the pulse, she got up and took Xiao Liuzi out to question: "She fainted because of her anger, what happened?"

The little six hesitated and dared not speak.

Xiao Youqing raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't you even want to hide it from me?"

The secret letter had been burned according to King Chu's order, and the little six knelt down in embarrassment, "There is news from the southwest that the founding father of Longde is seriously ill and is in critical condition."

Xiao Youqing trembled when she heard this, but compared to King Chu's overreaction, she seemed much calmer, and said with a calm breath, "Isn't Weng Weng always in good health? How come..."

A letter from Southwest was sent back a while ago, and it was mentioned that the old man would go home during the winter solstice. Apart from the Dachaohui, he also came back to visit his great-grandson. Xiao Youqing waved his hand lightly, "Retire, I will take care of the prince."

Little Six knelt on the ground and raised his head, looking at the thin figure of Princess Chu, kowtowed: "Yes."

Xiao Youqing walked in in a daze, and the King of Chu had already recovered his mood and stood waiting in the room. Seeing her dazed eyes, he slightly opened his eyes and said distressedly: "He told you all?"

Xiao Youqing nodded.

The king of Chu stepped forward and hugged her into his arms, "If my sister wants to cry, you can cry, cry in my arms, no one will see."

Xiao Youqing buried her head in her arms and began to grab her skirt, trembling and twitching, "I thought I wouldn't be sad, I thought I wouldn't cry for them."

The King of Chu stretched out his hand and gently stroked her back, "I know my sister definitely wants to rush over now."

"But it's too late," Xiao Youqing choked up, "It's too late."

The king of Chu hugged her tightly, "I think the person Weng Weng cares about most now should be my sister. The news I want to hear the most, my sister should write a letter. The urgent document should be delivered by imperial horse within three days." It will be delivered in a day."

The king of Chu let her go, took his hands and walked to the table beside him, found a pen and paper, handed the pen to her, and immediately turned away from her to write a letter, "Sister, write down everything you want to say, I don't mind look."

Xiao Youqing's hand holding the pen trembled, and after thinking hard for a long time, he turned his head to look at the King of Chu beside him, and wrote down immediately.

In addition to the full ink on the letter paper, there were still a few drops of tears that hadn't dried yet. Seeing that she had written it and folded it, the king of Chu took up the lit candlestick and approached, dripping wax on the envelope to seal it, "Sister stamped it. Come on, don't stamp your private seal."

There are two seals on the table, one is big and the other is smaller than half a palm.

Seeing that the seal was stamped on the dripping wax, the King of Chu stretched out his hand and said, "Give it to me, I will definitely be there."

When Xiao Youqing handed the letter to her, he also threw himself into her arms, nodded slightly and choked up, "Yes."

King Chu stretched out his hand and patted gently, "Sister and Liulang, this house will not collapse."

——Boom! ———

The King of Chu put the letter in his arms, turned his head to look at the door, "Who?"

"Report to the Six Kings, a soldier fainted at the gate of the Wangfu, saying that he is from Sichuan and has something to bring to the Six Kings."

A black horse fell to the gate of Chu Palace. The soldier who fell immediately was covered with wind and frost. He was wriggling his chapped lips and looking at the palace with difficulty. Immediately, several guards came out and carried him into the study of Chu Palace.

The King of Chu sent the letter secretly before returning to his study. Seeing his attire, he approached him and said, "Are you Xiao Jiajun?"

The soldier got up weakly from the ground, rubbed his eyes and saw that it was the Queen of Chu, and then looked around. The King of Chu waved his hands, "You all step back."

Running wildly for several days not only killed the horses but also exhausted the soldiers. He held his last breath, "The general has something to say to the six kings."

The King of Chu took a step closer and asked eagerly, "What are you talking about?"

"I don't want the king to complete the Xiao family, but I want the Weilang Zhou Xiao family." The soldier took out a small golden talisman from his pocket, "The cronies under my command will not dare to disobey it when they see this..."

Before the soldier had time to hand over the golden talisman, he stopped breathing and fell down. The small golden talisman lay in the palm of his open hand, and immediately slid off his fingertips and touched the ground.

King Chu slowly knelt down and picked up the golden talisman with trembling hands, "Come here!"

"Ah Lang." Little Six pushed the door open and entered, startled by the scene on the ground, "This?"

"Bury this soldier generously, find out if there is anyone else in his family, and pay a lot of money for compensation."

"Yes."

After several guards entered and carried him away, the King of Chu put away the golden talisman, and exhaled heavily towards the southwest, "Don't worry, Mr. Xiao, I will protect Sun Zhouquan, and I will live up to it in this life."

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On the eve of the winter solstice in the tenth year of Jianping, Baili from the Southwest Frontier Army rushed to the Privy Council, and the Privy Council sent the secret report to the emperor immediately without delay.

The seal of the delivered document was sealed with wax, and there was a big urgent word printed on the wax, and the emperor opened the secret report.

In the [-]th year of Jianping, the founding father of Longde fell seriously ill on his way back to Beijing at the end of October. He was stranded in Chengdu, Sichuan Province in early November.

The emperor softened the ensemble into a ball and stood up, clutching the lapel of his heart, his face turned pale.

"Officials!" Zhao Ci came in and ran forward in panic, shouting outside the hall: "Come quickly, Imperial Physician Xuan!"

"No need." The emperor calmed down and sat down slowly, "The envoys of the imperial city division, the palace division, the horse army division, and the infantry division each came to see me."

"Yes."

The emperor secretly summoned the Sanya and the Imperial City Division to enter the palace, ordered them to block all news from entering the capital, and secretly sent an order to the southwest, ordering the army that the death of Duke Longde would not be mourned. Wait for news from the capital later.

Until late at night, Zaifu and other internal officials of the Hanlin Academy were secretly called into the palace to discuss countermeasures for the grand ceremony of the court meeting.

"This year, Xia Guo sent envoys to the DPRK for the purpose of spying on our DPRK. After the death of Duke Longde, the morale of the army will be unstable. If the news is learned by the Tibetans and party members, there may be riots. The most urgent thing is to send people to the border to appease the soldiers. .”

"Who is willing to go on an envoy?" the emperor asked in a deep voice.

The frontier fortress is thousands of miles away from Beijing, and it is a place of bitter cold. They are all old and weak civil servants who don't seem to want to look at each other.

Behind the dozen or so old ministers stood two young officials in scarlet robes, "They are not among the prime ministers and the internal system, right? Why are you here?"

Han Si stood beside Liang Wenfu with his sleeves folded, and said calmly, "It's all His Majesty's intention."

"Your Majesty is truly obedient to your favor."

Han Bo vaguely saw the gloomy face of the emperor from the gap between his heads, and said in a low voice: "There are [-] elites on the southwest border, which were directly under the command of Duke Longde before. It is a great achievement, and maybe you can join the Tongping chapter and enter the political affairs hall."

Liang Wenfu chuckled, "You said it so well, why didn't Du Chengzhi ask for his order?"

Han Bang turned slightly, "I want to go, but I don't think His Majesty will approve it, but I still want to try." Han Bang smiled and stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I'm petitioning to go. The prime ministers and Nei Han are too old to withstand the wind and sand on the border, and now it's going to be winter. You are still young, so you are willing to go on an envoy, and you will definitely live up to your mission.”

Among the group of purple robes and scarlet robes, apart from Han Si, only Liang Wenfu was young, but he had no choice but to stand out, "Your Majesty, I am also willing to invite you. I am not married yet, and I have nothing to worry about at home..."

"Okay, I'm asking you to supervise the army to appease the border people and soldiers, not to let you go to war."

"During the lifetime of the founding Duke of Longde, he fought against the Xia Kingdom several times, making his soldiers fearful. Although he had always been ambitious, he was afraid of Duke Longde sitting on the border, so he did not dare to invade for more than ten years. Now Duke Longde is gone. , Xia Guojun’s morale must be greatly boosted, and the envoy is at the West Station of Duting, so it’s better to make plans early.”

"Yeah, the party members are ready to move, repeatedly violate the frontier, and harass the border residents. It is really unbearable."

"Your Majesty, the situation is tense. When the Xiao family is re-elected, they will rush to the southwest to take over this army. I request that Duke Longde's eldest son, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Xiao Xianrong, take over as his father to guard the border."

The emperor pulled a sullen face, "The prince cannot be hereditary. There is no reason for this army to be hereditary. You," the emperor pointed at Liang Wenfu, "take my handbook and rush to the southwest to appease the general."

Liang Wen raised his head in awe, glanced at Han Bang beside him, and immediately kowtowed to the emperor, "Yes."

"If Xixia wants to fight, I will wait here. I was not afraid of them 20 years ago, and I am not afraid of them now. If the party members dare to invade, I will punish them personally."

The emperor looked down at Liang Wenfu, "You, after the court meeting, tell the training envoys of the border states that the defense should not be relaxed at [-] o'clock, and the whole army is ready to go."

"Yes."

The ministers wanted to dissuade something, but saw the emperor's face suddenly turned dark, "I will never leave those who are timid, those who negotiate peace, and those who persuade them to retreat."

They had no choice but to kneel down and judge, "Yes."

"Instigating a war is not what I wish in my heart. Since it has come, I am not afraid. If I can fulfill the wish of Taizong Taizong for a hundred years, I will be worthy of my ancestors and the community in this life."

"Son of Heaven, Shengming."

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On the evening of November [-], at [-]:[-] pm, a fast horse rushed straight into the Chengdu mansion. Holding a token, he ordered the city guards to open the city gate late at night, and the fast horse rushed to the mansion surrounded by many soldiers.

"Urgent report from the capital!"

A soldier forwarded the letter to the lieutenant general.

——Ped—push—stare—the stairs of the mansion were trampled by boots, the deputy general ran upstairs with the secret letter, pushed open the door and shouted: "The princess has a letter, general, the lady has a letter."

At this time, the people on the couch were speechless, and there were all cronies standing around him. The lieutenant general saw his white lips twitch slightly, "The final general has the guts to dismantle it privately."

The sealing wax stamped with Princess Chu's seal was torn in half. The deputy general took out the letterhead inside and opened it. He approached the couch and squatted down, leaning over his ear and choked up, saying: "Fu Weiqi Aunt, Daddy is celebrating his birthday." , Your grandson, Mrs. Xiao, the greatest filial piety is nothing more than respecting relatives. My grandson often can’t understand it when I’m young, and my mother often advises me, but my grandson can’t understand it either. Now that I’m in the husband’s house, I’ll be a mother in the palm of my hand. , I wish I could not do my filial piety to the Weng Weng’s side. I have been blessed by Weng Weng for 24 years. He is a good man..."

After listening to the last sentence, the wrinkled hand held by the lieutenant slipped down at the same time as a tear flowed from the corner of his eye.

The lieutenant general's hands were empty, and he choked up and kowtowed heavily, "General!"

Several cronies around the bed knelt down with red eyes, and there was a wailing sound in the room, "General."