fifteenth quarter moon

Arriving in southern Xinjiang with Huaqiao on the fifteenth day, the whole southern Xinjiang is like a paradise in time, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, quiet and peaceful.Fifteen didn't even have time to take a look at the scenery of Southern Xinjiang, and was taken into the Southern Xinjiang Palace by Huaqiao.

There is no dazzling ornate decoration, but the red is more dazzling.The entire palace is mainly red, but only the palace is red, and the others are also made of blue bricks and calendar tiles.

"Brother..." As soon as he entered the palace, Ye Qingxiang's clear voice was heard.

Fifteen turned around, and saw Ye Qingxiang and Jing Yangjue who was guarding him walking over.Ye Qingxiang kept hugging Shiwu and said in a low voice, "Brother, you are finally here! Let me take you to see Father!" He pulled Shiwu towards the inner palace.

Southern Xinjiang is indeed different from other places. There is no overly ornate decoration. When entering the king's bedroom, there is a scent of fragrance. It stands to reason that the smell of medicine should permeate the king's serious illness, but there is no pungent smell here. the taste of.This is the strength of Southern Xinjiang.The use of poison, medicine, and fragrance are all unique in the world.The palace is full of embroidered patterns of mandala and manjusawa. It is not surprising that this flower is an auspicious flower in southern Xinjiang.

The lights in the palace were very dim, and there was a looming figure in the light gauze curtain.

Ye Qingxiang said softly: "Royal Father, Queen Mother, brother is here!"

The queen's soft voice came from inside: "Come in"

The gauze curtain was slowly pulled apart, separated by a screen embroidered with lotus flowers in full bloom, which really surprised Shiwu, the ruler of southern Xinjiang actually loved lotus flowers.

A few male coughs came from the screen, which made Shiwu unable to take a step forward. Fifteen had thought about what the coughing person would be like in his mind many times.

"Brother..." Seeing Fifteen stop, Ye Qingxiang shouted again. "Father is awake! He is waiting for you!"

After regaining his senses, Shiwu finally lifted his foot and walked into the depths of the screen.

At the first glance, I saw the expectant eyes of the king. Although he was seriously ill, he was still very bright.I thought it would be a gray-haired look, but the king's black hair is still as black as ink in his 40s.Except for a few shallow forehead lines on the forehead, it looks exactly the same as Shiwu.That's why those people recognized Fifteen the first time they saw it, it was exactly the same.

The father and son looked at each other like this, as if they were looking at themselves, and remained silent for a long time.

Fifteen bowed his hands and shouted, "Father..."

The Lord of Southern Border smiled gratifiedly after hearing this. Even the father and son with the same smile finally met each other.After the king fell asleep, Shiwu and Ye Qingxiang walked out of the bedroom.

Ye Qingxiang said: "Like it!"

Fifteen said: "Indeed!... Is father sick?"

Ye Qingxiang said: "I also have the inherited cough disease! It is said that I will not live to be 50 years old."

Fifteen looked at Ye Qingxiang in surprise, and then asked, "Why didn't I?"

Ye Qingxiang laughed and said: "Brother, this disease is not inherited by everyone, but you happen to be the lucky one!"

Fifteen looked at Ye Qingxiang and saw that he was smiling very calmly. "Aren't you afraid?"

"What are you afraid of? Afraid of death, of course I am afraid, but what can I do? In the end, I will still die."

Such a clear and calm situation made Shiwu a little uncomfortable.The two brothers didn't talk for long before Ye Qingxiang was picked up by Jing Yangjue.Looking at the backs of these two people, I sighed again! The life of less than fifty is not long or short, and staying together for a lifetime does not necessarily have to be a hundred years.

At night, Fifteen alone sat in the room prepared for him. It was empty, and he felt that he had no strength. He suddenly realized that his power had not recovered at this time, and it was still the same after many trials. He suddenly felt that he had been cheated. up.

When Hua Qiao came, she happened to see Fifteen trying to use her skills, so she walked over and said, "It's useless!"

Fifteen said: "Why did you lie to me!"

Hua Qiao said: "If this is not the case, His Highness will definitely not stay in Southern Border properly."

Fifteen just stared out of the window steadfastly, and realized that without Nalan Xianyue, he was useless.Without Nalan Xianyue, the whole person seems to have become clumsy, but it has been a few days since she returned to the southern border, and Nalan Xianyue has not found herself, did she not find her or did she not find her at all?My mind is full of thoughts, as if I have returned to the days in Baiyun Mountain a few years ago, and every day is suffering.

Hua Qiao kept looking at Shiwu, knowing what he was thinking, and said, "Xiqi is destroyed!"

Fifteen turned to look at Huaqiao and repeated her words, "Xiqi was destroyed?"

Hua Qiao said: "Yes, the Lord of Xiqi united with the surrounding small tribes to attack Ziyang Pass and was defeated. Later, Young Master Xianyue and his army took advantage of the victory to directly destroy Xiqi, and the King of Xiliang took his princess and left too. Afterwards, Young Master Xianyue and Prince Liguo went all the way and annexed more than a dozen foreign tribes in one go, and Liguo seemed to become the most powerful country in the Central Plains overnight."

Fifteenth said: "Those people were the ones who violated the border first, and they also started the war first, so they should pay the price for it. Xianyue and the others are just doing justice for the heavens!"

Hua Qiao said: "Can you possibly guess what the crusade slogan of Mr. Xianyue is?"

Fifteenth Dao: "Soldiers go out to defend their country and the people. Why not?"

Hua Qiao said: "But they have another goal, and that is to unify the world!"

Fifteen: "Heaven... the world is one...."

Hua Qiao said: "That's right, that must be the reason why Mr. Xianyue hasn't come to look for you for so long! Also, Xiqi was destroyed, and when those small tribal countries are eradicated one by one, their next goal is to unify the world." Who will it be? Chu State...or Southern Xinjiang?"

"No, both Xianyue and Prince Haoyue have promised in front of the former Emperor Chu to keep the Chu Kingdom from falling for a hundred years!"

"Then it will be Nanjiang next! In fact, I can also fulfill your wish, and I will come to pick you up as Mr. Xianyue..."

"Hua Qiao, stop talking..." For some reason, Shiwu became bewildered.

Hua Qiao continued as if she hadn't heard it: "So, Your Highness, it's up to you whether or not Southern Border can be defended!"

Fifteenth said: "So, the purpose of you bringing me to Southern Border is to use me as a shield for Southern Border, as a bargaining chip to stabilize Nalan Xianyue, or as a hostage to threaten Xianyue!"

Hua Qiao said: "In the beginning, I did bring you to meet the lord of the country, but the situation changed later, what I want to do is to keep the southern border, and you..."

"Ha ha!" Fifteen sneered twice and said again: "Hua Qiao, do you know, me, I always feel that I am really useless when I am with Brother Xianyue, but I will do my best if there is anything that needs me. To do better, I want to be a person who can go hand in hand with him. Only here did I realize that the time when I am most useful is actually when I am against the moon."

A few servant girls trotted over in a hurry!

Hua Qiao sternly said: "In such a hurry, be careful to bump into His Highness!"

The little maid directly knelt on the ground and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, please make amends!"

Hua Qiao then said nicely: "What's the matter?"

The servant girl said: "The lord...the lord has fallen ill again, the lord ordered the slaves to come and look for His Highness and the leader!"

Huaqiao and Shiwuxiang glanced at each other and quickly moved towards the king's bedroom.

At the door, Jing Yangjue and a few soldiers were guarding there, and at the door they heard the sovereign coughing violently.Walking around the screen, he saw that the handkerchief in the queen's hand was covered in blood, and even the quilt had blood he had coughed up.Seeing Fifteen coming in, he stretched out his hand to Fifteen, and his hand was also stained with blood. Fifteen couldn't care about others, ran over and grabbed the raised hand and shouted: "Father..." After all, it was blood The family affection is thicker than water, tightly holding the blood-stained hands, two lines of clear tears dripping down.

Ye Qingxiang also knelt by the bed and cried, "Father..."

Freed up one hand to support Ye Qingxiang's brow and mouth and said with a smile: "Okay...Okay! Everything is fine!" Then he looked up at the queen and said: "It's been hard for you these years!" Then he looked up Seeing the screen that was still standing there, his hands fell infinitely, and a shrill cry came from the bedroom.

The screen was also buried with the king.After the funeral, Fifteen is still doing nothing like before, and his skills can't be recovered. This will really feel like a useless person.Weak and weak all day long, he did not look like the lively fifteen in the past, lying on the couch like a tens-year-old man basking in the sun and blowing the wind, tightly holding the piece of jade, and the piece of jade in his hand. With a hairband embroidered with crescent moon, she muttered faintly: "Brother... I miss you at fifteen!"

A member of the New Moon Sect was holding something in his hand, followed by several people, walking towards Shiwu solemnly.Fifteen got up and sat on the couch and asked, "What's the matter?"

The woman unfolded the scroll in her hand, and still said solemnly: "At the behest of the lord, Ye Qiancheng, the prince of Nanjiang, has both ability and political integrity, and has excellent conduct... I hereby pass down the title of lord of Nanjiang here. ...."

Fifteen slowly got up and his whole body was shaking.

"Your Highness, please accept the order!"

"You, you are mistaken! It is Qing Xiang who should inherit the position of king, not me!"

"It is clearly stated in the posthumous photo of the king, that the throne belongs to your Highness!"

"No...you must have made a mistake!" Fifteen suddenly became agitated and was talking nonsense, "I'm just a wild child that your lord accidentally got outside. How can I take on such a heavy responsibility? It was a mistake." The whole person circled around the deck chair helplessly!

"There is no mistake, this is the truth!" The Queen's voice came from behind her.Ye Qingxiang and Hua Qiao followed the queen and walked to Shiwu's side. "This is the last call left by the lord before he left, and when this edict was issued, the empress and Qingxiang were by the lord's side."

"Why?" Fifteen sneered, his usual smile was so sunny, but now it was more impatience.

The Queen's tone was still firm: "You know, only you can guard the southern border!"

"Haha, I can defend southern border, hehe, can I defend? How can I defend southern border if I can't even defend myself!"

The empress drove away those servants who delivered the decree, and suddenly brought Ye Qingxiang and Hua Qiao to kneel on the ground and said: "Qiancheng, you should accept this decree!"

Fifteen suddenly went blank, knees bent suddenly and also knelt on the ground facing the three of them, and said, "I beg you, don't force me, okay?"

Ye Qingxiang knelt and stepped forward to support Shiwu's shoulder and said: "Brother, I'm sorry, you can just take this order for me!"

Fifteen raised his eyes to look at Ye Qingxiang, then looked at the Empress and asked, "Didn't your father make this edict?"

The three looked at Fifteen together.

Judging by their reactions, Fifteen will have the answer.

Hua Qiao said: "This... is indeed not the king's will, it is a re-drafted edict later on."

Fifteen laughed again, and the smile was even uglier: "Why, everyone else is fighting for the top position, fighting to the death, and it's reasonable to give up here when you are good!"

The queen was still very calm: "Southern Border can no longer stand the toss. It needs a healthy emperor to keep it in peace for a long time! And you know about Qingxiang's illness!"

Fifteen raised his eyes to look at Ye Qingxiang, he was still pale and weak, Fifteen lost his attention for a moment, got up helplessly and suddenly sneered: "Hehe, long-term peace and stability....Healthy, haha..." After all, Fifteen is still Sitting on the chair of the Southern Border King.

On the third day of enthronement, Jing Yangjue took Ye Qingxiang and left the southern border, and he was never seen again since then, and the queen removed the phoenix hairpin from her head and went up the mountain to a temple, and she was never seen again. been out.

In the quiet hall, Shiwu Youyou asked, "Is this the result you are looking for?"

The flamboyance next to her was silent.

The northern part of the Central Plains is still full of fire, and Nalan Xianyue and the others have just finished a battle and won another tribe.

Beiling handed the note to Nalan Xianyue and said, "This is from Longxi!"

Nalan Xianyue's cold face took the note and unfolded it, "Well, not bad!" Tore it up and threw it away: "Ask Lu Xiao to come see me! And how about the craftsman you asked to find in Xuanyang City?"

Beiling said: "The craftsman has been found!"

Nalan Xianyue said: "Very good! Then take the drawings to Xuanyang City as soon as possible, without any mistakes! Also, you must always pay attention to the movements in the southern border, and report any abnormalities!"

Beiling said: "No!"