Records of the King of Xin'an County

【Love】Princess Changning

Just in time for the warmth of spring and the blooming of flowers, the peach blossoms of Ci'en Temple are in full bloom again.

After offering incense to her grandparents and father, Princess Changning walked in the peach blossom forest with her younger sister, Princess Yong'an.The fallen petals are colorful, the clouds are steaming and the rosy clouds are blooming, and the gorgeous peach blossoms set off the outstanding appearance of the two noble masters. It can be said that people are more delicate than peach blossoms.Shadowy, it seemed that someone had passed the guards of the maidservants and walked in slowly.

Princess Yong'an couldn't help covering her lips and smiling, and said softly: "Sister, it's hard to leave the palace for a while, I want to go for a walk in the East Market. You don't have to worry, I will let A Tao guard you." After finishing speaking, She seemed to be quite impatient and walked towards the young man standing among the peach blossoms.The heroic young man saluted from a distance, his eyes were locked on the girl, and he couldn't move anymore.

At this moment, Princess Changning suddenly shook her head, as if behind them, she saw herself ten years ago.At that time, when she saw the young man who made her heart flutter, was she also excited?She even didn't care about her manners, she just wished she could speed up her pace and go to his side a moment earlier?

Due to various reasons, she is still unable to stay with her young man, so she can't let her younger sister suffer the same suffering.Thinking of this, she couldn't help thinking in her heart: I don't know when brother and the others will let go and let their disciples take the martial arts exam.Not to mention martial arts, even if Yang Shen is asked to test Mingjing this year, he will definitely pass.He is a descendant of the Yang family of Hongnong, and is related to the Wang family, so his status is enough to be the master.As long as he can serve before Shangzhu, it will be perfect.

Just as she was thinking absent-mindedly, she came to a familiar peach tree, and suddenly raised her head, and at some point there was a very familiar person standing under the peach tree.

"Your lord." The man smiled slightly at her, "Although I am not talented, I have not yet accepted Zi Fu Fei, but I want to boldly ask you to marry your lord. I hope that your lord can descend, and we will stay together for a lifetime from now on, never to be separated again."

"..." Princess Changning's eyes were slightly moist, "Sanlang, do you know how long I have been waiting for your words?"

Wang Zimu took her into his arms: "As long as your lord has been waiting, I have been waiting for as long."

"Ten years... how many ten years can there be in life?"

"In the future, I will definitely make up for these ten years. At that time, your lord, don't dislike me for being too affectionate."

"I'm too late to be happy."

After the two embraced each other for a while, Princess Changning suddenly thought of something—"Sanlang, I seem to remember that I haven't reconciled with Yuchi Erlang yet. Don't worry, wait until I quickly reconcile with him. Aunt Yang gave us a marriage."

Wang Zimu raised his eyebrows: "If your lord doesn't mention it, I almost forget it." In fact, how could he forget?His beloved woman got married twice, one time he didn't see it with his own eyes and deliberately escaped from Chang'an, but the other time he watched her marry someone else.He almost counted the days to pass the filial piety period of the first emperor, and finally survived for a year to avoid suspicion, so he has survived until now.This last time, it was time for her to rest in his arms.

A few months later, Princess Changning got married for the third time and descended to live with Prince Mu Lang.The capital suddenly became lively, and there were countless onlookers, and there were even many interested people who secretly bet on whether this noble lord would marry for the fourth time or the fifth time.

It's a pity that they were disappointed.Until many years later, Princess Changning and Prince Mu are still husband and wife, like each other, and they are inseparable through life and death.

【Resentment】Cheng Qing

"Grandfather." Cheng Ying was silent for a moment, hugged the helmet in her arms, and asked suddenly, "Do you hate Auntie?"

Cheng Qing put on the armor, took the helmet from his arms, and put it on: "What? Someone with short eyes came here again?" He looked calm, as if he was not surprised by his son's question, "The deceased is gone. , I have no hatred for her long ago." If he still harbored resentment, he would naturally not be able to adopt that person's child and raise him up as his own.

The thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy was a little confused. After finishing his father's armor, he couldn't help asking: "Aniang hates grandpa?"

Cheng Qing glanced at him and smiled slightly: "Your mother hates many people. Not only me, but our Cheng family, the late emperor, the queen mother, King Chu Gong, King Yue, King Pu, and even your grandmother Yang Taifei, the Yang family, the Jing family, etc. She holds grudges against Wang, Xin'an County King, Ni Wang Li Chen, etc. In her mind, everyone probably feels sorry for her, and everyone has a deep hatred against her, so she wishes to destroy everything."

"Why is this so?" Although the image of her mother has been destroyed countless times over the years, Cheng Ying still finds it hard to understand, "How could she be so extreme? Is it because of something?" She shouldn't be loved Princess?How can there be such a thick cloud in my heart?Twist her temperament so horribly?

"It's just that I can't accept the reality." Cheng Qing sighed, looking at his son's beautiful phoenix eyes, "Because your uncle died of illness, she had a deep affection for her brother, so she resented all related and irrelevant people. She was full of delusions Someone murdered elder brother, if someone hadn't obstructed him, he would have been able to live in good health. But in fact, it's just that his body is weak, and his life span is indeed short."

Thinking of the Duke Huai whom he had met in the palace back then, he really couldn't bear to tell the truth to the child in front of him.

Although the sick young man was thin and pale, when he smiled, it was like the warm sun in winter, and everyone who saw him couldn't help but soften their hearts.He knows everything in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and Fu. He is extremely intelligent and open-minded.Although he would occasionally look outside the palace, as if he was eager to go out and see the scenery of Chang'an, but in his short life, he just went to the Furong Garden in a carriage - that was the most beautiful thing he had recalled for many years memories.

Such a beautiful young man should indeed be admired and admired.However, when this yearning and admiration come from close blood relatives, it is not a relationship that makes people wonder, but a twisted and unethical madness.Maybe it's because An Xing also understands how terrible, disgusting, pitiful and shameful this kind of feeling is, so his behavior is so indulgent and crazy.

There was the sound of war drums outside the military tent. Cheng Qing didn't care about talking to the child, and just pressed his shoulder: "In short, all of this has nothing to do with you. Good boy, whether it's a resentment meeting or a love separation, it's just a thing of the past. You don't need to be influenced by anyone." After saying that, he left in a hurry with his sword.

Cheng Ying sent his father out, and two handsome women dressed as men walked towards him.The leader just nodded slightly to Cheng Qing, and after watching him leave, he signaled Cheng Ying to return to the military tent: "Silang, I heard that when you went with the soldiers to buy meat cultivators yesterday, how many unknown people did you see?"

"Mother and Erniang don't worry, I won't believe a word they tell me." Cheng Ying laughed.No matter how much evidence there is in front of him, he will never believe that he is not Grandpa's biological son, but the offspring of his mother and nephew of the same clan.

"Of course we don't worry about you." The handsome lady raised her lips, "It's just that I didn't expect that Jiang Xia's remnant came all the way from the Qinling Mountains to a place near the battlefield. It can be seen that they also took great pains to find you and confuse you. Also I don’t know how many people are left in the remnants of the rebellious king, if they can be caught and the news will be sent back to Chang’an—”

"It's only about a hundred people. There is no fixed place in the Qinling Mountains. They are just bandits. They are nothing." Cheng Ying said lightly, "I have already dealt with them. If my mother and Erniang want to find out, they will wait After the army goes out and the barracks no longer controls entry and exit, let's dig out the corpses and have a look."

"Alright." The handsome lady told him to stay in the tent and practice calligraphy, etc., and then left with the woman behind her.When she was far away, she looked back and sighed softly: "I don't know why, sometimes, I think he is very similar to Ah Lang, who seems affectionate but is dedicated, and sometimes I think he is like his mother, who seems dedicated but actually Ruthless. Yuan, what will this child look like in the future?"

"No matter what it looks like, just a word from Ah Lang, he will return to normal. A good and filial boy can control his own nature." Ah Yuan replied.

"That's right." Sun Jinniang, a handsome woman, laughed, "Why should I be worrying? Let's go, Qilang and Wuniang are still waiting for us to teach them spells."

【Love】Li Jing

The king of Tianshui County felt that he seemed to be ill, and the illness was not serious.

Because he had an unspeakable desire and love for Du Chongfeng, his life-and-death friend.

Thinking that he, the dignified chief guardian of the Anton Governor's Mansion, actually suffered from such a terrible disease. If someone finds out, his image of being wise and mighty will be completely destroyed——can the friendship between him and his best friend go back to the past? ?Will the best friend avoid him from now on, never see him again, or behave in a restrained manner, and drift away from him?

Just thinking about the most likely scenario in the future, Duke Tianshui felt a dull pain in his heart and could hardly breathe smoothly.Therefore, he had no choice but to try his best to restrain his words and deeds, not to squint, not to think wildly when contacting, his eyes must be clear and so on...

It's just that it's okay to control it for a day or two. After a long time, he feels depressed, and his dreams every night become more and more colorful.

In desperation, the king of Tianshui wrote a sincere letter to his cousin, the king of Xin'an, asking him what to do - he thought about it, and perhaps he could only tell his cousin about such a disease that was too embarrassing to speak out. up.If even his cousin finds it difficult to accept, then he has no choice but to take the next step—isolate himself from his close friends with various names.

When the messenger sent the letter to Chang'an in a hurry of [-] miles, the king of Xin'an County was really shocked.Although the Andong Protectorate's Mansion has gradually stabilized, after all, there are still remnants of Goguryeo after the destruction of the country, and Mohe is also entrenched in the mountains and forests in the northeast, and is still in crisis.The urgent news sent by eight hundred miles may be an urgent military situation! !

However, after a closer look at Zhan Xin, the Prince of Xin'an couldn't help laughing and crying.

The gist of the letter is as follows:

Brother, there is something I am really ashamed to tell you - recently I found out that I have a terminal illness, and I have unreasonable thoughts about Du Shishilang.Although he told himself to restrain himself all the time, and all the inexplicable thoughts were just because he didn't have a wife, it was impossible to control himself, but he couldn't restrain himself no matter what.

Originally, Du Shishilang was only dreaming at night, but now he was dreaming every night, and the dream became more and more unbearable.When I saw him in the daytime, I would even confuse dream and reality, and almost acted frivolously towards him.If I teach him to notice, he might cut me in half with a single sword, what should I do?

Brother, I am really helpless!Please teach me brother!I listen to brother! !I will bring you piles of good things I searched for later, thank you! !I would never give it to ordinary people easily! !

The king of Xin'an slowly stuffed the letter into the letter box as it was, and sealed it with wax.Then, he said to the messenger: "Eight hundred miles - no, five hundred miles is urgent, send this letter to your Deputy Protector Du. Tell him, he must give me what he promised in the letter." One copy. Otherwise, why would they thank me for such a great kindness?"

Ten days later, Deputy Chief Husband Du received the urgent letter from Chang'an, and after reading it, he couldn't help being slightly startled, and then the corners of his lips curled up.It was night, and Deputy Chief Protector Du took a shower and burned incense, and then drove to Dadu Protector's Mansion.He has been here many times, and he went straight to the main courtyard without notification at all.The man was dancing his sword in the courtyard, moving around, full of murderous aura.When the sword flower blooms, it is like a spring flower, but it rolls up the dead branches and leaves on the ground.The combination of movement and stillness, sometimes imposing, sometimes like spring rain.

Du Chongfeng stared at it for a long time, until the other party stopped and came walking like before, and said with a smile, "Why didn't you call me when you came?"

Xu Shi's impression of his dullness over the years was too deep, and Du Chongfeng suddenly realized that he really hadn't looked at him carefully for a long time.Why is he not the same about the concerns he said in the letter?So I can only use the name of my best friend, keep getting closer, and try my best to hint, but I still dare not speak out.

Now, looking carefully, how much hesitation is contained in those familiar eyes?

"It's true that I haven't been here for some time, maybe I haven't seen you dance sword for a long time. Jing Xing's figure is the same as before, vigorous and vigorous like a dragon."

"It's also because the affairs of the Protectorate's Mansion are too busy." Li Jing said guiltily, "I only know how to use force, and I'm impatient with these affairs. I leave them all to you, so you can't find any free time."

"...That's not the case." Du Chongfeng continued, "I just don't want to see you—"

Li Jing was stunned for a moment, with a look of horror on his face, thinking that his deep secret had been seen through.However, before he could feel the pain, he heard Du Chongfeng say again: "I have feelings for you, and I don't want you to find out and alienate me, so I deliberately pretended to be busy and pretended that we were just life-and-death friends. Can't help it."

"I... I treat you the same way, too." The normally forthright and straightforward Tianshui County King unexpectedly stumbled and stumbled.However, after a while, he simply threw away the sword, stepped forward, and embraced the person he had been thinking about day and night, "I am happy with you."

After another two months, King Xin'an finally received a letter from the Anton Governor's Mansion.It is said that the general guard ordered that there is no need to worry, just send it as usual.However, looking at the lonely letter box, without the matchmaker's thanks and so on, King Xin'an couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

"Brother, you are so dishonest that you actually forwarded my letter to Shisi Lang directly. If he has no intentions for me, what should I do?! Besides, you and Wang Zhiyuan have already had a relationship, but you just didn't tell me. I really don’t think of me as a brother. Everyone knows it, but I don’t know anything. Do you think this is appropriate?! Fortunately, Wang Zhiyuan is now my subordinate. If you don’t tell me, I can only ask him."

"Of course I will give the gift I promised before. However, the Anton Protectorate's Mansion is too far away from Chang'an, and it is not easy to transport it there. Shisi Lang said that he might as well wait until the prince presents it back to Beijing and let him take it back together." That is. You are one family anyway, there is no difference between giving to you and giving to him.”

"In addition, I would like to ask quietly, brother, you should have... the secret play map? I don't know much about Long Yang, and I'm afraid I will hurt Shishilang. If you have a secret play map or something else that can be used to add to the fun How about having someone bring it to me privately? I promise, the gift will be doubled!!"

The king of Xin'an County could not help but sigh, with a half-smile: "I don't know if Du Shishilang taught you the ability to talk about white wolves." After finishing speaking, he raised his eyebrows and asked someone to send this letter to his family Wang Dudu, and replied to the king of Tianshui County: "Indeed, Chang'an is too far away, and it is too far away for you to ask me for help. You might as well ask Zi Xian to find a way, as long as the gifts are enough, no matter what you ask, he can satisfy you.”

In another month, the king of Tianshui County, who was discovered by his own deputy guard Du, has been in a slump ever since.

【Revenge】Huan He

"Has your highness regretted it?"

Amidst the flames jumping, the burly man asked indifferently, as if he didn't hear the screams and bloody smell from outside from time to time.

The middle-aged monk holding the Buddhist beads opened his eyes, and his eyes were full of mockery: "So what if you regret it? What if you don't regret it? Is it possible that if I regret it, you won't kill me? Or, will you let me die simply?" some?"

"It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really doesn't know what regret is. No wonder that among the three sons born to the late Emperor and Empress Wende, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince disappointed them the most. Among them, there has never been a precedent for the eldest grandson to succeed the younger brother, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not even qualified to be the successor."

"..." Every word was heartbreaking, the middle-aged monk's face was ashen, and his expression gradually became distorted.It wasn't until he was forced to become a monk that he suddenly realized what he cared most about in his life—only his parents' approval, only his parents' trust, and only his parents' love and affection.However, his parents are the strictest towards him, but they love Saburo and Goro everywhere, and they also praise Erlang and Shiro.Once he was dissatisfied, once he vented his anger, it would only disappoint them even more.

Compared with the prince they were expecting, maybe he hoped that he was just a son they loved.

Unfortunately, it was too late, before he could tell them, they had already expelled him and no longer recognized his existence.He was not even allowed to attend the funeral in the name of his son.

"If you say regret." The middle-aged monk sneered, his voice hoarse, "What I regret is that my subordinates are useless, and they didn't succeed back then!! And your father and brother...do you think they are really innocent?! Conservative and cowardly, they knew that I was going to seek rebellion, but they remained silent and calm. They neither reported nor helped me, which was a double betrayal! They betrayed the first emperor and me! Such disloyal people should Behead!!"

The big man's expression changed drastically: "I don't believe you." However, after he calmed down, he sighed softly: "It's true that you don't need to lie to me now. However, they are not betraying, they just want to have both. , the crime does not lead to death... Your Royal Highness, you are indeed sorry to many people."

The middle-aged monk fell silent.

"If it weren't for you, Princess Chu and the King of Chu would not have endured humiliation and suffering for many years. They should have become queens of the world and princes of the East Palace, but they lost everything because of you. They never blamed you , but to share weal and woe with you and go into exile together. Even after you returned to the capital, they still never gave up on you. Now, you have attracted hungry wolves again. This time, you want to drag them down again Is it?"

The middle-aged monk slowly closed his eyes: "My wife and children, since they have enjoyed the glory and wealth I brought, naturally they have to bear the pain that originated from me. The Buddhist scriptures say that karma reciprocates, that's how it is."

"Then what kind of cause and effect does His Royal Highness have?"

"I have already suffered the retribution, Huan He."

The sound of killing was getting closer, Huan He took out a jug of wine from his bosom, put it in front of Li Song, and left quietly.But he didn't go too far, instead, he led his people to guard near the Chu Palace at the foot of the mountain, not teaching the attackers to go one step further.

A few days later, when Li Jue, the successor king of Chu, went through untold hardships and was escorted back to the fiefdom of Jingzhou by the guards and the troops sent by the king of Xin'an County, what greeted him was only bloodshed and bad news.