It's that time of year again when the autumn wind blows into the Wei River and the fallen leaves cover Chang'an Road.

Chu Zeshuoxi strolled along the city foot that had been eroded into blue and black by the wind and frost. Occasionally, the autumn wind picked up and blew up a piece of dust and dead leaves on the road. He had to raise his sleeve to block the front door, but he still choked in some dust. And he coughed embarrassingly.

"Cough cough cough..."

It seemed that dust had entered her throat, and it was itchy, making her face flushed and coughing uncomfortably. Looking around, she was about to find a simple tea shop to relieve the situation, when she suddenly heard a noise in front of her, many people gathered, and Pointing and pointing around a place, talking in a low voice.

She is already weak, and the curious thoughts she had when she was young have faded a lot. Seeing such a scene, she didn't understand much. When she raised her foot and was about to leave, she heard some sporadic words in her ears, such as "King Liuhuang", "Your Majesty" ", "big marriage" and other words are endless.

Suddenly, I felt that this trip was a wrong decision.

Words like these made her heart feel tight like a needle prick. She raised her eyes and looked at the sky. The sun had not yet fully risen, and in the eastern sky there were only colorful morning glows gathering and dispersing.

She hadn't left home for half an hour.

Even so, he had long since lost the intention of going out, and Chu Zeshuo walked towards his family's mansion disgruntled.

After wandering around for quite a while, she could see the stone lions at the gate of Duke Dingguo's mansion from a distance, but she was surprised to find that there was a team of Chang'an guards dressed in plain clothes carrying boxes of things into the mansion. Sending off, that's all, she even found three or two palace clerks dressed as matchmakers from the busy crowd.

Suppressing the smoldering fire in his heart, Chu Zeshuo frowned and approached the group of people, standing still in front of Chang'an Wei, who could be seen from the clothes as the leader of these people, and asked him expressionlessly, "Dare to ask your lord?" , what did you do today, why?"

The Chang'an guard had seen Chu Zeshuoxi several times in the palace, and when he saw her come to ask in person, he clasped his hands and replied truthfully, "Master Chu Ze, this was sent here by His Majesty's order. His Majesty captured King Liuhuang alive, and he worked hard to make great achievements. His Majesty said that Even though some things are bestowed, they can't commend your lord's meritorious deeds. Your lord is now close to a weak crown, and you are still in a brocade quilt. Therefore, I am specially ordered to bring a matchmaker over to make a kiss for your lord. Your lord will see which lord's lady is good. Leave the young lady's name and tell us, so that I can go to the palace to report to His Majesty, and to grant a marriage for Your Excellency."

As the saying goes, if you give up, you will gain, but this kind of giving, and this kind of gain, is too ridiculous.

The emperor thought well, he left King Liu Huang as his concubine, but felt that he owed her husband, so he gave her many women to cover up the fact that he had taken sex?

Thinking about it, Chu Zeshuoxi sneered, and returned to Chang'an Weidao with a face full of water, "Your Excellency, it's just that Shuoxi is mourning for his grandfather, and his term is not over yet. I'm afraid, he will fail His Majesty's grace."

Since it was a funeral, how could he marry King Liuhuang?

It's just an excuse.

That Chang'an Wei also knew it in his heart, thinking about the fact that Ding Guogong's family was almost extinct for the Han Dynasty, and looking at Chu Zeshuoxi's pale and sick face, he sighed for a long time, "This trip is the next one." The official came by mistake, it’s just that my lord... the king let the minister die... Alas, my lord, take care of yourself, and I will lead you back to report to your majesty."

When he was talking, he saw that Chu Zeshuo's complexion was getting worse and worse. The head of Chang'an Wei, who was smart and thoughtful, understood it, so he stopped talking, and said to the rest of Chang'an Wei who were still busy in and out, "Put your things away." After that, leave immediately and don’t stay too long.”

"Yes!"

They agreed in unison, those Chang'an guards moved quickly, and in less than a stick of incense, they had already moved all the things bestowed by the emperor into her mansion, and then they flew together and rode into Shangqing Garden to return to their orders up.

Chu Zeshuo stared blankly at the departing figures of the Chang'an guards on the ban alleyway, walked into the mansion and caressed the gold with the royal seal, and made a mocking smile.

The most shameless thing in ancient times is to sell one's body for glory. I heard that an actor favored by the emperor sold his younger sister to enter the palace. Come on, did you sell King Liuhuang, who was married to you, in order to obtain your own glory and wealth?

Seeing that all those people had gone, the housekeeper dared to come up and report to her about the situation of her grandmother and mother who were imprisoned in the palace.

"My lord, the old lady has sent a letter, saying that she and his wife are living well in the palace, so don't worry, my lord."

When Chu Zeshuo heard the words, he smiled faintly, "Well, I don't worry, I'm the only one left in this mansion, if I worry about it, what do I do?"

Seeing the butler, the hand holding the letter trembled and wanted to speak, but he couldn't explain why because of his heartache.

These old servants watched this young master grow up. In vain, the two masters of Duke Ding's mansion died in the enemy's country, and they couldn't even bring their bodies back. The emperor, even to the descendants of the heroes, put his wife and the old lady under house arrest, and even married King Liuhuang as his concubine... I heard that the young son of their family married King Liuhuang.

The throat that had just choked on the dust just now suddenly felt itchy again, Chu Ze Shuoxi bent down and coughed non-stop, the old butler was standing behind her, just about to order the servant girl in the mansion to bring lotus root soup, "Tap Tat Tat" for a while The sound echoed outside the door, and when I saw it, it was the captain Anwei again.

Chu Zeshuo also caught sight of it from the corner of the eye, and couldn't help but sneer, their Dingguo mansion is very lively today, and these people are desperately trying to get here.

Those Chang'an guards didn't enter the door as expected. Instead, they stood still after dismounting, took out a roll of yellow silk from their arms, glanced at Chu Zeshuo, opened it and said, "Your Majesty has For the banquet tonight, the ministers are specially ordered to go, please come here."

Hearing this, Chu Zeshuo gritted his teeth in secret, thinking that the emperor's behavior was too deceitful.

"Chen, Chu Zeshuo is here, accepting the order."

She didn't know how she followed the imperial edict, but when she realized it, she already had the imperial edict in her hand.

Chang'an Wei, who was originally worried that she would resist the edict, was relieved when he saw this, but at the same time he couldn't bear it. He had gone to the battlefield with Duke Ding, so he naturally knew how precious his hard-won grandson should be.

But this is also a matter of no choice, who gave the order, it was the emperor.

No matter how much meritorious service the Chu Ze family has made to the country, in the eyes of the emperor, he is nothing more than a slave. Fortunately, old Duke Ding died in battle. Whether it can be saved is still a mystery.

"My lord, please remember well, don't forget tonight's banquet, when the time comes, His Majesty will blame you, it's not something you and I can afford."

After giving another word of advice, the Chang'an guards went with their troops. Chu Zeshuoxi stood in front of the stone lion at the door, staring blankly at the yellow silk in his hand, standing still.

After touching the pink warm jade on the golden crown of Nine Phoenixes, he picked up the jasper hairpin and knocked on it. After hearing the crisp sound, Qi Yang smiled slightly, and said to the humanity standing behind him, "Lord Zuo Guang, You see, what Gu Ke said is correct? The jade on the phoenix crown is really the suet jade that I had aborted."

Hearing this, Zuo Guangxun didn't laugh or cry, so he could only put on a face and agree, "Wang Yingming..."

Seeing that Qi Yang smiled satisfied after hearing his words, and continued to turn around to appraise the posture of sending jade, this upright man of Liu Huangsheng couldn't help but lose face, "My lord, do you really want to marry that Han Guo?" Is the emperor married?"

"how?"

Qi Yang didn't take it seriously, and continued to play with the gold, silver and jewelry sent by the emperor of Han as a betrothal gift with great interest.

"Liuhuang has a small population. In recent years, although it has traded with Beidi in the Han Dynasty, after all, it relies on the relationship with people. If the two sides send troops to Liuhuang, no matter how strong the city wall is, it is still no match for the fate of destroying the country. Instead of waiting If we are attacked, it is better to preemptively strike. Allying with Han, not only will Beidi and Beirong not dare to attack us, but it will also save Han from worrying about the future. Master Zuoguang knows about this, why come here to ask Gu?"

"But..." Zuo Guangxun felt relieved when he saw that his monarch was so wise, but he felt awkward, "But king, didn't you marry Mr. Chu Ze?"

Qi Yang's expression didn't change, "I have sent people to investigate, and Han people allow remarriage."

Not this question, my king!

Zuo Guangxun was in a hurry. Although he and Chu Zeshuo had little contact, she took care of them all the way from Yangguan Road. After they were imprisoned, she also tried to bribe the jailer so that they didn't suffer. From these aspects, she At least, according to Zuo Guangxun, who watched their king grow up, the young and beautiful Chu Zeshuo is better than the [-]-year-old man in the palace of the Han Dynasty who still wants to marry Meijiao Niang The emperor is much better.

"Okay, I know what you want to say."

Seeing his servants so excited, Qi Yang sighed, "This matter has its own conclusion, you go down first, after all, this room was given by the Emperor of Han for the pre-marriage makeup, even if you are a lonely servant , if it is passed on by someone with a heart, it will be a bad thing."

Zuo Guangxun ignored him, stood and tried to say something else, but Qi Yang sat in front of the dressing table, closed his eyes and waved, "Master Zuo Guang, you just need to follow the instructions that Gu gave you, and take the Let the captured subordinates escape back to Liuhuang safely, assist Gu's two younger brothers in handling political affairs, and shelter Liuhuang's people, and don't interfere with the rest."

"king!"

"Don't go down yet?"

"...Wang Baozhong."

Looking at the bad complexion on the face of the king he had been assisting for more than ten years, Zuo Guangxun knew that the king might be determined, and even ten thousand cows would not be able to be brought back.

Reluctantly looking at Qi Yang again, Zuo Guangxun covered his face and retreated.

The door was gently closed, and she was the only one left in this house full of jewels and fine clothes.

The tightly clenched hands under the sleeves can finally be loosened.

Staring at the bloodstains on his palm, Qi Yang shook his head and smiled wryly.

To be a king is to shoulder the responsibility of the people under his jurisdiction to live a stable life, so that the people will not be disturbed by the war, and they don't have to witness the tragic death of their relatives. For this reason, the king's life is sacrificed.

——This is what her father taught her when she was the crown prince, and now, it is time for her to interpret this point.

The two countries of Beidi and Beirong are becoming stronger day by day, and they have the willingness to form an alliance to attack the Han Kingdom. Although the Han Kingdom has exhausted its energy in fighting the two countries in the early years, after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. If the two sides meet, I am afraid that no one will win. Not good.

Because of this, the monarchs of Beidi and Beirong focused on Liuhuang, who connected the east and west, and she also knew that the monarchs of Han coveted the gold and jade produced by Liuhuang. There were tigers in the east and wolves in the west. If you are not careful, you will perish in the vast desert.

Just when she thought that Liu Huang had nowhere to go and that she might be the last king, she met Chu Zeshuoxi.

Although the acquaintance was accidental, but she got to know each other later on purpose.

She had already inquired that the monarch of the Han Dynasty was lustful. He once killed his eldest son, who had already become the crown prince, for a favored concubine, and killed an outstanding general for a beautiful male servant. If you can go to Chang'an to meet the emperor of Han, the danger of Liuhuang will be relieved.

Knowing her identity as a woman and ordering her to be the king's wife, taking her to the shore of Nebski Lake to view the scenery, telling her the secret passage leading to Liuhuangzi City, and being willing to be captured are all just part of her plan.

Maybe that silly girl who disguised herself as a man still naively thought that she believed her words when she lied to her that she was a courtier in exile from the Han Dynasty and secretly forged the documents of King Beidi.

But in fact, as early as the first time she met her outside Liuhuang Palace, she had secretly sent someone to check her identity.

Praying mantises catch cicadas and use their tricks. She said that she likes military books written by Han people, but she didn't lie to her.

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