After marriage and marriage, I became the favorite of the group

As Liu Xuan said before, today's courts are divided into old and new factions.

The new faction is headed by the Empress Dowager and the Prince Regent who has never been seen before. Because of the Empress Dowager, this faction is close to the people of Liang, and it was not long ago that the peace talks between Jiwu and Liang Guo were facilitated.

The old school was headed by the Empress Dowager, who didn't like the people of Liang, nor did she like He Lianzhu, who sat on the throne because of the support of the new school.She wholeheartedly wants He Liancheng, He Lianzhu's older brother, who has a pure bloodline, to take the throne.

The dispute between the two factions has been going on for a long time, and the curtain has been drawn since the death of the former King Jiwu.

For five full years, the old and new factions have struggled for five full years. The forces are deeply intertwined, difficult to distinguish, and even more difficult to eradicate.

During the time when He Lianzhu was sent as an envoy to Liang State and married with Ruan Jiu, the tribe called Dili in the north of Jiwu fought for the water source, causing countless casualties. Please send troops to suppress it and judge right from wrong.

Dili has a vast territory and his people are brave and good at fighting, so after they sent people to ask, the regent Sur decided to lead his troops to Dili himself.

When the news from the front came back, the Queen Mother was talking to Ruan Jiu.

The officer was travel-stained, with yellow sand all over his head, and with a plop, he knelt down in front of the hall as if he was exhausted.

"Your Majesty, the Prince Regent met a sand bandit on his way, and his whereabouts are unknown! Prince Chagan took the opportunity to rebel!"

The queen mother stood up abruptly, her hands in her sleeves trembling slightly: "What did you say? Say it again!"

The officer gave her a "bang" kowtow: "Madam, the Prince Regent encountered sand bandits on his way back. The team was dispersed by the sand bandits, and the whereabouts of the Prince Regent are unknown! Check out Prince Gan..."

He thought for a while, and then changed his words: "He Liancheng, under the pretense of escorting Liang Guo's envoys back home, in fact fled back to Kaka and mobilized troops to rebel!"

Kaka?

Ruan Jiu always felt that he seemed to have heard of this place name before.

Before he could think about it, the Empress Dowager sat down again, looked at him and Liu Xuan, and said, "It doesn't matter, it's not a big deal, you two go back first, don't come out if you have nothing to do."

It seemed that she was only flustered for a moment, but soon recovered her composure, her eyes were firm, and no one could doubt her.

Ruan Jiu still thought about Ji Jun Cai Chu but was dragged away by Liu Xuan.

"Let's go."

When they left, Ruan Jiu heard the Empress Dowager say to the official: "Come in, and explain the matter carefully."

In the hall, the Empress Dowager paused for a moment, and then said: "Transfer my personal guards to the Empress Dowager's Palace and surround them. No one in the Empress Dowager's Palace is allowed to go out."

Eunuch Zhou approached her and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager left the palace yesterday and said she went to the ancestral temple to pray for blessings."

The Empress Dowager never cared about her mother-in-law, and sometimes she didn't see each other for half a month. Naturally, she never paid attention to the whereabouts of the Empress Dowager.

The queen mother looked up and saw Ruan Jiu and the others walking away, so she raised her hand and dropped the teacup: "Old man, you run pretty fast!"

Ruan Jiu and Liu Xuan returned to the bedroom, Ruan Jiu held Liu Xuan back: "Hey, it's a little urgent, don't go back, stay with me."

Liu Xuan nodded and followed him in: "Okay."

He Lianzhu was not here today, but Ulan and Getulu were both.

As soon as Ruan Jiu entered, he was surrounded by two puppies and a little wolf. Liu Xuan was free and took a careful look. It seemed that there were more guards outside Ruan Jiu's bedroom today, and the frequency of patrols had more than doubled.

The 13-year-old king is far more than a 13-year-old in his heart.

He understood it, sighed secretly, envied Ruan Jiu's good life, there were always people thinking about him and favoring him, and he followed suit.

Ruan Jiu picked up the two smaller guys, turned around and said, "Liu Xuan, come in."

But he doesn't know it yet.

Liu Xuan smiled and looked away: "Here we come."

The two sat down in the inner room. Ulan brought tea and fruit, picked up a knife, and brought a small stool. She wanted to sit down at Ruan Jiu's feet and peel fruit for him.

Ruan Jiu said: "I don't want to eat fruit today, I want to eat that creamy snack, can you make some?"

Ulan naturally responded: "Okay, then I'll do it, the queen and Mr. Liu will sit down for a while."

Ruan Jiu shook his foot: "Okay."

Liu Xuan couldn't help but laugh, he wasn't stupid, he knew some things not everyone could hear.

After Ulan left, Ruan Jiu turned to look at him, and said with a smile: "Rebellion sounds scary, I'm afraid it will scare him."

Looking at his pure and clear eyes, Liu Xuan's smile froze.

How could Ulan be frightened when she followed the king?

Maybe what happened today was in the king's expectation.

It turned out that Ruan Jiu was still stupid.

Liu Xuan laughed again.

"Why are you laughing? Don't you think this kind of thing is terrible?"

"Yes." Liu Xuan nodded in agreement, "It's terrible."

Ruan Jiu touched the tip of his nose, wondering what he was thinking.

Liu Xuan picked up the teacup to drink tea, but was startled when he suddenly slapped the table: "What's wrong?"

"I remembered, where is Kaka that the officer said just now?" Ruan Jiu said, "Before, my brother said that he didn't care about the peace talks with Jiwu, because it was not Jiwu who fought with Daliang at that time, but a man named Kaka's tribe just didn't fulfill their duty of restraint."

Liu Xuan was helpless: "Did you know that it was Kaka who started the war with Daliang?"

Ruan Jiu touched his hair, a little embarrassed: "I don't care much about the government."

"I see."

"My brother lied to me. He clearly knew that Kaka was He Liancheng's fiefdom, and Heliancheng was Jiwu's Prince Chagan. Kaka and Jiwu are inseparable." Ruan Jiu pouted. , "He should be very angry at the time, but he lied to me."

"He might just be..." Liu Xuan was not good at comforting others, "I don't want to make you unhappy."

"Of course."

He was quite proud.

Liu Xuan smiled: "You should stay in the dormitory these few days and don't go out. The Empress Dowager will take care of the outside affairs."

"But the matter sounds urgent, if..."

"He Liancheng has soldiers in Kaka. He marched overnight, surrounded Shangjing, and then joined forces with the empress dowager. I'm afraid Shangjing will not be able to protect it." Liu Xuan mused, "For the current plan, the only way is to quickly mobilize the troops closest to Shangjing. The rest of the army defended Shangjing, and rushed to drive He Liancheng back before he broke through Shangjing. But..."

"But what?"

"Your Majesty has just experienced Ashina's betrayal, and I'm afraid she is still suspicious of others. I'm afraid it's hard to determine who will be dispatched."

"I……"

"Don't join in the fun." Liu Xuan held him down, "If you stay in the palace, nothing will happen."

As expected by Liu Xuan, in the Wan'an Palace where the Empress Dowager lived, the Empress Dowager took out a wooden box from a hidden compartment, opened the wooden box, and inside was half a tiger talisman.

She held the Tiger Talisman in her palm and rubbed it until her palms were sweating, but she still hesitated to make up her mind.

"Zhou Rong, go and invite the little prince..." Before she could even finish her sentence, she denied herself, "No, go and invite the warriors...I'll think about it again."

Before she could make a final decision, Eunuch Zhou came in and announced: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty begs to see you."

Hearing that He Lianzhu was coming, the queen mother quickly put the tiger talisman back into the box, and then put the box back into the secret compartment.

She is very wary of He Lianzhu, the more he grows up, the more so.

After putting away the things, the queen mother straightened her clothes and prepared to go out.

It was also at this time that Eunuch Zhou stepped forward and opened the door of the palace: "Please come in, Your Majesty."

The Queen Mother looked back at him, only seeing his 13-year-old boyish appearance, and she only wanted to see He Lianzhu's appearance.

This will reassure her.

But before she could let go of her heart completely, He Lianzhu raised his right hand, pressed it to his heart, and saluted her: "Mother."

"En." The Queen Mother just responded lightly, "What's the matter?"

"I've heard everything."

The Empress Dowager ignored him, walked slowly to the main seat, sat down with a flick of her sleeves, lowered her head and straightened the hem of her clothes.

He Lianzhu stood in the hall and looked up at her: "The regent is in danger, King Chagan rebelled, and Shangjing City is in danger. The son is on the throne, and he is really scared. He doesn't know what to do, and he doesn't know what his mother has planned. .So I came here specifically to ask Qu negative how to deal with the enemy."

He said so, but there was no sign of fear on his face.

The queen mother glanced at him: "I'm already preparing to send people out of the city to transfer troops, so you don't have to worry."

"This person must be someone my mother can trust, and he must not be like Ashina again." He Lianzhu said, "I don't know if my mother has someone to choose?"

He Lianzhu's pair of dark eyes were inherited from his mother.

At this moment, the two pairs of pitch-black eyes were staring at each other, neither of them would show weakness, they just silently stalemate.It seemed that even the sound of the wind blowing in the hall was very clear.

The queen mother pressed her palm on the steaming hot tea on the table, as if she didn't know the pain, she must see something in He Lianzhu's eyes.

"What do you mean?"

"My son is worried that the city of Shangjing will be destroyed and He Liancheng's rebellion will succeed. It will be difficult to save his son and mother." He Lianzhu also looked at her like that, and said every word, "That's all."

"What the hell are you trying to do?!"

The queen mother suddenly got up.She stood on the steps, but suddenly felt that she was shorter than Helian Zhu.

"The army closest to Shangjing and the hardest to disturb others is the garrison at Wuyang Mountain. When my father was around, I sent Pale to station at Wuyang Mountain. Pale is the general who taught me martial arts. He knows me. If I I took the Tiger Talisman and asked for help, and he will come with all his strength."

The Queen Mother clenched her fists tightly, trembling slightly all over.

"I will not leave Shang Jing alone." He Lianzhu finally said, "Ruan Jiu is still in the palace, I will definitely come back."

The Queen Mother sneered: "You people, you father and son, only have power in your eyes, and your heart is made of stone, colder than ice, harder than iron. I can't cover the heat, and neither can Ruan Jiu, I don't believe it .”

He Lianzhu pulled out the dagger hanging from his waist, raised his right hand, and made a cut in the palm of his hand without hesitation.

He didn't make sure of the strength, and the stroke was too deep, and the blood quickly slid down the wound and fell to the ground, splashing tiny blood on his black leather boots.

He threw away the dagger, tore open the skirt of his coat with his left hand, squeezed his right hand, and pressed his hand to his heart.

His heart is connected with blood.

"I and Ruan Jiu are linked by life and death."

"I swear in the name of the fierce god Azulu."

The words are sonorous and the voice is powerful.

The queen mother opened her mouth, but found herself unable to say anything.

She was silent for a while, and finally walked down the steps: "You come with me."

At noon, He Lianzhu returned to the bedroom.

Ruan Jiu stepped forward with the puppy in his arms: "Have you eaten yet?"

As soon as he lowered his head, he saw that He Lianzhu's right hand was hastily wrapped with a white cloth, the white cloth was soaked with blood, it was already soaked, and blood was dripping down.

Ruan Jiu was taken aback by him: "What's wrong with you?"

He Lianzhu raised his hand and hugged him into his arms, buried his head in his arms, refusing to look up.

The puppy in Ruan Jiu's arms took the opportunity to escape from his arms and jumped to the ground.

To be honest, He Lianzhu and Ruan Jiu have only known each other for a few dozen days, and they just play together every day. Apart from eating and living together, they are closer than ordinary friends. There is nothing else, let alone living and dying together. promise.

Their relationship wasn't that deep, it was just a sudden marriage that bound the two of them together abruptly.

He Lianzhu swore on him, out of reason, the Queen Mother shouldn't trust him so easily.

He Lianzhu couldn't see it himself. When he swore an oath in the name of the god, the look on his face and the look in his eyes were nothing but seriousness and concentration.

And He Lianzhu himself didn't know whether he made such a heavy oath with Ruan Jiu at that time, whether it was for the military talisman or out of sincerity.

If it was for the military talisman, then he would have gone too far.

If it is true, then what is he doing it for?He doesn't understand.

Maybe there are both, but which is more important, which is more and which is less, he still doesn't understand.

Maybe he just couldn't think of a better person to swear on. Ruan Jiu seemed to be the only person he was close to.

Maybe he just doesn't want Ruan Jiu to leave his side, he likes to stay with Ruan Jiu.

Ruan Jiu stood, held by him, and patted his head again: "What's wrong with you?"

He Lianzhu sniffed, with a crying voice, as if crying in pain: "Ruanjiu, I'm hurt."

"..." Ruan Jiu paused, "I saw it."

After a while, Ruan Jiu pulled him to sit down on the seat, Liu Xuan came over with the medicine box and put it in his hand: "Queen."

He Lianzhu glanced at him, then handed the injured hand to Ruan Jiu.

It's a pity that Ruan Jiu, the young son of a rich family, only knows how to wipe off the blood on his hands, and then sprinkle the medicine powder on the wound.He didn't know the severity, his hand trembled, and a large piece of the medicine powder fell down, causing Helian Zhu to take a deep breath in pain.

It is not a bandage that ordinary people can bear.

Then Ruan Jiu took the white cloth and gestured on his hand for a long time, not knowing what to do.

"I'll do it myself." He Lianzhu took the white cloth from him with his left hand and bandaged himself.

Ruan Jiu smiled embarrassedly: "I will learn later."

He Lianzhu looked up at him and smiled.

Helian Zhu said while dressing the bread: "I'm going to leave for a while, you stay here, don't run around."

Where did Ruan Jiucong go to? "

"Go to Wuyang Mountain to dispatch troops." He Lianzhu was honest in front of him, "He Liancheng rebelled, and he is bringing people to Shangjing City."

"You... don't you have anyone else?"

Ruan Jiu was in Daliang and had never seen a 13-year-old general leading the army.The generals in Daliang are all in their 50s and [-]s, with their belly upright, just like Wei Xu's father, General Wei.

How can a 13-year-old lead soldiers?

"I am the most suitable candidate, and my mother thinks so too." He Lianzhu stood up, turned around and picked up the long knife from the knife rest, and carried it on his back.

He turned around, saw Ruan Jiu's hesitant expression, thought he was afraid, and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely come back to save you."

Ruan Jiu touched the tip of his nose and whispered, "I don't want to be the queen mother so soon."

He Lianzhu choked, and finally said: "No way!"

Shangjing City is lingering with dark clouds, and the wind and rain are about to come.

After He Lianzhu left the city secretly with two or three personal guards, the Queen Mother ordered the city gates to be closed, leaving only a hundred warriors to dig ditches outside the city.

Soon it was night.Shangjing City is not prosperous, and the night on the grassland is not quiet. There are wolves howling in the distance, and the rustling of the wind blowing pasture nearby.

Ruan Jiu hugged Liu Xuan and lay on the bed.

He felt unsafe, so he asked Liu Xuan to sleep with him.Insecure, refers to his own feeling that he is not safe.

Ulan and Getulu stood guard outside.

No matter how frightened Ruan Jiu was, he soon fell asleep.Liu Xuanping was lying on the bed, probably unable to sleep, with his eyes open, not knowing what he was thinking.

The night wind was quiet, blowing in from the gap in the window, blowing the tulle curtains in front of the bed.

Suddenly, the moon shadow cast on the paper of the outer window that came in from the gap was slowly widened.

Liu Xuan suddenly turned his head to look, only to see a figure holding a dagger slowly approaching the inner room.

He hugged Ruan Jiu and rolled it silently around twice.Thanks to Ruan Jiu's big bed.

Ruan Jiu was woken up by him, and just about to speak, he covered his mouth.Ruan Jiu woke up instantly when he saw the figure on the paper outside the window, and felt around, trying to find a convenient weapon.

Liu Xuan took out the dagger hidden under the pillow.He himself felt that the palace was not safe enough, so he hid the dagger for emergencies.

But before the assassin entered the inner room, Getulu roared, stretched out his hands from the window, wrapped his long arms around, and dragged the assassin out of the door.

There was only a loud bang, accompanied by a scream, the assassin should have been thrown to the ground by Geturu hard, and just like that fell to his death.

The two people on the couch were relieved, and then Geturu and Ulan both came in.

Ulan helped Ruan Jiu tuck in the quilt and wrapped him up: "It's really a crime to disturb the queen."

Ruan Jiu had lingering fears: "What's going on?"

"The empress dowager has the key to the palace, and her people should have sneaked in. The minister and Getulu should stay here to guard the queen."

"She will send someone over."

"The minister has already sent someone to inform the queen mother. The queen mother will strengthen the guards of the palace. The king has enough people left behind, and the king will bring people back."

Ruan Jiu nodded.

At this time, the bloody smell from the outside permeated the inside, and Ruan Jiuguang's face turned pale when he smelled it.

Geturu said, "I'll go and clean up the outside."

Ulan looked down at Ruan Jiu and hugged him: "The queen will sleep for a while, Ulan will guard the queen."

Ruan Jiu squinted for a while, then was awakened by the noise again.

It was just dawn, and the outside seemed to be in chaos.

He opened his eyes: "what's the matter?"

"I'm afraid that the Empress Dowager's people entered the palace in large numbers, and there may be some guards in the palace..." Ulan let go of his ear, "It doesn't matter, Daedeok Palace is unbreakable."

Ruan Jiu hesitated, "But... there are other people outside."

"I can't take care of it. The king only asked us to guard the queen, and the others are not under the order." Ulan said, "Besides, the one who has the deepest grievances with the empress dowager is the queen mother. The queen came not long ago."

Ruan Jiu looked into his blue and cold eyes, pushed away his hand, and stood up.

"I'll go out and see."

"queen?"

After speaking, Ruan Jiu took off the longbow hanging on the wall, put on the quiver on his back, and prepared to go out.

Ruan Jiu stayed in the palace, he didn't know, in fact, last night, He Liancheng had already approached the city.

Just wait for dawn, and then raise troops to attack the city.

And all this is in the calculation of the Empress Dowager.

She didn't go out of the city to wait for He Liancheng to bring someone, but stayed in the city.

It's human nature to be like this.

She has hated her daughter-in-law for more than ten years. Since the last marriage, she has hated her all the time.

She wants to see this woman's destruction with her own eyes, and if necessary, she can personally take action to end her.

She is very familiar with Shangjing City, the soldiers are strong and horses are strong, and the surprise attack by surprise soldiers, He Liancheng can lead the army in less than half an hour, and enter through the gate of Shangjing City in an upright manner.

So with half an hour left, she brought people into the palace and arrived in front of Wan'an Palace.

Wan'an Palace, behind the palace gate, a dozen or so archers are already in place.

Eunuch Zhou leaned against the window, glanced through the window paper, and hurried back to report: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is outside."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a strange noise from the apse. Eunuch Zhou became alert and raised his hand to signal the archers to turn their arrows to the apse.

The Queen Mother also looked back.

I saw Ruan Jiu, who was in a single suit, running out from the inside, and while running, he was scrambling for the empress, how is the empress? "

The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief: "Why are you here?"

Ruan Jiu ran up to her: "I'm a little scared."

"Helian Zhu didn't arrange guards for you?"

"Yes, Ulan said that the Dade Palace is unbreakable. But Ulan also said that the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager have the deepest grudge. I saw the Empress Dowager bringing people over, so..."

"He didn't tell you to leave me alone and let me fend for myself?"

"Ah?" Ruan Jiu was taken aback, "No."

The queen mother sighed, only to hear Ruan Jiu say again: "My father said that the empress dowager is also here to make a kiss. I should advance and retreat with the empress dowager. Shouldn't I come?"

The Queen Mother frowned. Master Ruan was right. She took care of Ruan Jiu because she was also a "marriage princess", but what is "advance and retreat together"?

He advances and retreats together with himself, why is Helian Zhu dying of anger?

This should be Ruan Jiu's random thought, right?

He really doesn't understand.

The queen mother finally waved to him: "Come on, come to me." She rubbed the dirt on Ruan Jiu's face: "How did you do this?"

"Everywhere is fenced off, except for a small kitchen next to the wall with a chimney above it." Ruan Jiu touched the tip of his nose, leaving a black mark, "I crawled in from there."

"Oh, little cat." The Queen Mother glanced at Eunuch Zhou, "Take him to the back to wash his face."

Eunuch Zhou understood, and stepped forward to take Ruan Jiu away: "Queen, there is no rush, let's wash our face first."

The moment the two of them turned around and entered the apse, the arrows shot from outside broke through the bright paper pasted on the window and door, and the nearest arrow landed two or three steps away from the Empress Dowager's feet.

She raised her hand and ordered: "Open the door and release the arrow."

The door of the temple opened, and a dozen archers took out their shields and quickly fought back.

Facing each other across the two sides, the queen mother and the empress dowager looked at each other from a distance.

There is no way to wear it down like this, the Empress Dowager pushed the archers away, walked to the front of the formation, and slapped one of the archers casually: "I'll come and see my daughter-in-law, what are you doing here? "

At this time, there was an earth-shattering cry from a distance outside the city gate, and it was He Liancheng who started to attack the city.

She walked into the palace confidently, her mean eyes turned several times on the Empress Dowager's face.She tried to see a little panic on the Queen Mother's face, but there was none.

The two looked at each other for a long time, but they couldn't see other meanings on each other's faces.

Then the empress dowager waved away the crowd, stood up alone, and with the support of the eunuch, came to the empress dowager and asked her

The Empress Dowager did not agree, and raised her hand to ask the attendant to bring a wooden tray containing poisonous wine, white silk and poison.

Her skinny fingers, like eagle claws, firmly grabbed the Queen Mother's shoulders: "I heard people say that Liang Guo's suicide methods are these, you choose."

At this time, Ruan Jiu was peeking in the back hall. The Empress Dowager saw him and continued: "Coincidentally, he is here too, saving me two trips." Her voice was gloomy and cold: "You choose one, and the rest , leave it to the queen."

Ruan Jiu couldn't understand what they were talking about, but felt that the atmosphere was tense, and he clenched the bow and arrow in his hand.

The Queen Mother looked back at Ruan Jiu, and Eunuch Zhou took him back: "Young Master, don't look outside."

In the hall, the queen mother raised her hand and overturned the tray, spilling poisonous wine and white silk all over the floor.

She also pinched the Empress Dowager's shoulders, her veins bulging: "Do you think you are sure to win?"

She approached the empress dowager's ear, and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Do you think He Liancheng is the son of the former king? You seem to have forgotten that He Liancheng lived in a pasture before he was five years old." , It was my good mother who sent someone to bring him back. Who is he? Whose son is he? Have you thought about it?"

"You want the bloodline of Jiwu to inherit the throne. Do you want Helianzhu, who has half of my bloodline in Daliang and half of the bloodline of the royal family, to continue to be the king, or you want Helian Cheng, I don't even know. Where did you find it, a wild species, ascending to the throne?"

The empress dowager's withered face showed a crack, her cloudy eyes moved, and she stared fixedly at Princess Liang in front of her.

"You... poisonous woman, poisonous woman..."

The archers following the Empress Dowager quickly stepped forward and surrounded the two of them.

The Empress Dowager was in a trance for a moment, not wanting to stay here any longer, wasting time, and left quickly.

"Go upstairs."

"The concubine sent the Empress Dowager off respectfully." The Empress Dowager shook her head and laughed loudly, and asked her attendants to close the door of the hall, then turned her head and walked to the back hall.

She shook Ruan Jiu's hand holding the bow and arrow: "Good boy, there are good people and bad people in the world. Let's also go to the tower to have a look. It's time for Helian Zhu to come back."

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