The general said she doesn't take a wife
Chapter 66
In the depths of the grassland, the rich and prosperous Boca tribe, the scenery is still beautiful and pleasant. On the verdant grassland outside the tribe, there are groups of cattle and sheep, making a sound from time to time, and the grazing barbarian people gather together in threes and fives , laughing and talking about how much harvest this year.
The drought in Beichen didn't seem to have had a serious impact on the barbarians, especially the Boka clan who went deep into the grasslands. The surrounding rivers were enough to support these nomadic people.
As the most majestic and majestic Boca Palace in the Boca tribe, it is extremely quiet today.
On the corridor of the palace, the guards stationed at the side were trembling one by one. They didn't dare to say a word to each other. Deep worry and fear, it seems that some terrible disaster that is difficult to resist is about to come.
The Boca tribe is in a very critical period, they can't decide their own destiny, and the struggle for power among the superiors will not bring them any benefits, only a careless catastrophe.
Everyone in the palace is in danger, and no one dares to enter rashly.
His Majesty the Man King suddenly became seriously ill. The Queen invited many excellent doctors from the clan to see him, but they failed to achieve any results. In order to save the Man King's life, the Queen left a heavy army to guard the palace, and sent many cronies to look after the Man King. She herself led the army He went to Xingbeiguan, intending to capture the famous doctor of Beichen Kingdom to treat the man king.
It has been half a month since the princess led the army to go to war, and the specific result is unknown, but there are still two princes in the palace who are trying their best to fight each other.
At the beginning, Zhe Ji led the army to set off, and not long after leaving the Boca garrison, the eldest prince and the second prince joined forces to calculate Zhe Ji's itinerary, guessing that she would not be able to return immediately, so they secretly led their respective [-] soldiers to surround After leaving the palace, they forcibly broke through Zheji's defenses, and managed to delay the barbarian king's forbidden army, taking advantage of the chaos to break into the barbarian king's bedroom together.
Before Zheji came back, the two princes had already broken up with the barbarian king, asking him to write the imperial edict for succession before Zheji came back.
In the barbarian king's bedroom, the eldest prince Xiu Mu and the second prince Xiu He were arguing. They were hostile to each other over whose name was written in the imperial edict.At the same time, each of them has [-] soldiers and horses, and no one can do anything to the other. They are all jealous of the throne that is close at hand, and they want to put their relatives who grew up together to death.
The old barbarian king who was dying of serious illness witnessed all this, lying on the bed and crying.
He is both guilty and remorseful, hating himself for not being able to teach these two sons well, and hating himself for being blinded by power. Over the years, he has devoted all his energy to expanding the territory of the Boka clan and how to become the leader of all tribes in the grassland. In these government affairs, he neglected to teach his son, so that he brewed such a bitter wine, and he could only swallow it himself.
In the bedroom, the two princes were at war with each other. The eldest prince Xiumu looked at his younger brother with cold eyes, and said unceremoniously:
"Xiuhe, you and I are both descendants, I am your elder brother! There is no difference between elder and younger, the throne shall be passed on to me!"
Xiuhe's fangs that had been hidden for many years were also revealed at this time, the cold light in his eyes faded, he snorted softly, and mercilessly responded to Xiuhe:
"Ergui is a brother, but he has no talent or virtue. So far, he has been making suggestions behind Brother Wang's back for him. Does Brother Wang have no self-knowledge?!"
Xiu Mu was shocked and furious when he heard the words, his face changed rapidly, and his heart burst into anger. He gritted his teeth, wishing he could directly tear the sneering face of the man in front of him into pieces!
However, when the two brothers were at a stalemate, there was an urgent report from outside the palace, and a guard hurried over, knelt down at the door of the store, and shouted tremblingly in the eyes of the two princes:
"His Royal Highness, First Prince, Second Prince! Her Royal Highness is back, and she is thirty miles away from the palace!"
The two princes were shocked, and they looked at each other with horror on their faces. Xiu Mu's face sank, and he hurriedly shouted at Xiu He:
"If you and I continue to fight, when Sister Wang returns, there is still no conclusion on this matter, and neither of us will be able to please!"
Xiu He's face was also very ugly, Xiu Mu made it clear that if he didn't give in on this matter, then he wouldn't back down at all, even if it dragged Zhe Ji back, both sides would die at the same time.
Xiu Mu has no brains, and will ignore impulsively, but Xiu He is different. He endured it for a long time, and finally waited for this opportunity. They will all be charged with regicide, and there will be no place for them in Boca from now on!
He has always had a deep understanding of how cruel their sister's heart is and how decisive her decision-making is!
Xiu He gritted his teeth violently, he miscalculated today, he thought that Xiu Mu would be easy to control, but he unexpectedly hid his private soldiers, at this point, they have nothing to do with each other.As Xiu Mu said, if the delay continues, none of them will get the throne, let this matter continue to worsen, let Zhe Ji find an opportunity to take advantage of it, and they will have nothing to do.
"Let father and king write brother Wang's name on the book of succession!"
Xiu He compromised.
Since Zheji's return is imminent, the matter should be dealt with urgently, and we will wait for the limelight to pass, stabilize our position, and then make plans.Anyway, once the barbarian king died and the old system had not been changed, the princess would still not have the right to succeed the barbarian king. At that time, he would try to join Zhe Ji to overthrow Xiumu together. Although this move was dangerous, it was still worth a shot.
Xiu Mu was overjoyed when he heard the words, he laughed, stepped forward and patted Xiu He on the shoulder, the undisguised self-satisfied smile almost flowed from his eyes, his face changed as quickly as turning the pages of a book:
"Brother Wang is so understanding of righteousness and reason, it's really my brother's luck!"
Obviously just a moment ago he was still treating the person in front of him as a sworn enemy for the ownership of the throne, but now he suddenly smiled, as if the dispute just now had never happened at all, and continued to call Xiu He brother and brother.
Xiu He's eyes sank, the light in them dimmed, and he stopped talking.
Now that the decision has been made, Xiu Mu is naturally unwilling to procrastinate, and the two brothers immediately walked to the barbarian king's bedside. Even though Xiu He was unwilling, but the current situation forced him to make a compromise, so he did not hesitate any longer. When he came to the barbarian king, he took the initiative to say:
"Then ask the father to pass the throne to the king brother."
The barbarian king's eyes were wet, and the tears in his eyes were cloudy. Even when he raised his hands, he was trembling, begging for death.
He let out a long sigh, lowered his head as if resigned to his fate, stretched out his hand and dipped his finger in the ink that the attendant handed over to the side of the bed, and made a note on the edict. While the two brothers were waiting nervously, the barbarian king stopped with his fingers After writing, Xiu Mu looked anxious, stepped forward quickly, and asked anxiously:
"Father?!"
The barbarian king raised his eyes, glanced at Xiu Mu with those cloudy eyes, and said:
"You must promise me that you will not persecute Zhe Ji after taking the imperial edict."
Xiu Mu wished to cut Zhe Ji into pieces. In his plan, once he gained power, he would immediately remove Zhe Ji. Regardless of whether this action would damage his reputation, Zhe Ji was the most important thing for him. A sea of flames from beginning to end must not be left as a disaster. If Zhe Ji stays for a day, he will feel like a light is on his back, and he will not be able to live in the slightest.
So, when the Man King made such a request, Xiu Mu's face sank subconsciously, but before he could speak, Xiu He took a step ahead of him, with an elbow, interrupting what Xiu Mu might have said, and quickly said:
"Father, don't worry, sister Wang and we are also close relatives, she will not take the initiative to provoke troubles, and we will never trouble her!"
No matter what Xiumu thinks, Xiuhe definitely doesn't want Xiumu to kill Zhe Ji after he wins the throne. No matter what, Xiu Mu would not let him do anything to Zhe Ji.
Although Xiu Mu was displeased, in this situation, he still knew that the overall situation should be the most important thing. First stabilize the barbarian king, and what will happen after he really gets the power? Isn't it up to him?So after Xiu He's voice fell, he did not refute, but nodded in agreement:
"Second brother is right, please rest assured father."
The barbarian king was old, he knew that the two brothers said one thing in front of him because they didn't want to make each other too ugly, but he couldn't control what they really thought behind the scenes.
He shook his head helplessly. The matter had come to this point, and there was no room for change. Even if Xiumu and Xiuhe brothers had evil thoughts in their hearts, he had no choice but to pray that Zhe Ji would have a countermeasure.
If he could really choose, he would rather not have the prosperity of Boca today, but only hope that this small world is still the pure land that soothed people's hearts more than ten years ago.He missed the time when Boca had not yet risen, the whole family was happy, there were not so many fights, no brothers turned against each other, and no relatives became enemies.
The barbarian king was saddened by it, his eyes dimmed with tears, and he wrote Xiu Mu's name on the imperial edict to pass on the throne with trembling hands.
When Zhe Ji led an army of 15 across the grassland and returned to Boca, all inside and outside the palace were under martial law. As soon as she approached, she was stopped by the guards outside the palace.
Zhe Ji frowned, her eyes were cold and stern. Seeing this scene, she knew something had happened in the palace. Even though she had left some of her own soldiers to guard the barbarian king's bedroom before she left, for half a month, the two brothers Xiu He and Xiu Mu People must find a way to break the blockade she set.
She was anxious in her heart, and her face became even more fierce, her eyes swept across the guard's face, causing him to tremble, kneel down in panic, and called out "Your Highness".
"what happened?"
she asked with a cold face.
But the guard just knelt tremblingly, unable to utter a complete sentence.
"Hahaha... Sister Wang, stop arrogance and impetuosity, stop arrogance and impetuosity, your appearance will scare our soldiers! It is an insult to our royal family to vent our anger on innocent people!"
When the guards trembled and almost collapsed, Xiu Mu's voice came from the palace. Xiu He followed him, one step behind, and behind the two were a long group of palace guards.
Seeing this scene, Zhe Ji already understood what was going on.
Apparently, Xiumu had already obtained the military right to dispatch the imperial palace guards, and this right could only be possessed by barbarian kings.
No matter what means he used, in short, he has already obtained the succession of the barbarian king, and he is the new barbarian king, who has the power to dispatch the imperial palace guards.
There are [-] forbidden troops in the Boca palace, plus the private soldiers raised by Xiumu and Xiuhe, the total is more than [-], and Xiumu has already obtained the royal power. The entire palace and Boca public opinion are more inclined to support Xiumu , Zheji raises troops to fight against Xiumu, which is treason.
The situation is extremely unfavorable for Zheji. Although she has the strength to lead the army to directly attack the palace, the life of the barbarian king is still in the hands of Xiumu and Xiuhe brothers. She has made a decision earlier, and she will not use force to resolve the conflict before her father passes away. , even though the two brothers Xiumu and Xiuhe are wolf-hearted, but they are the sons of the barbarian king after all, even if he hates them, if he finds out that something happened to them, he will still be sad.
Zhe Ji actually didn't care about the current situation. Since she had made up her mind to leave the grassland and go to Xingbei Pass to find Yunyan, she had already made such preparations in her heart. The bottom line of the prairie people, so Zheji dared to leave Boka temporarily and lead the army when she was sure that although the barbarian king was seriously ill, he could barely hold on for a while.
Everything that happened before her eyes was not beyond her expectation.
The old barbarian king was seriously ill, and his time was running out. If the two brothers were allowed to be arrogant for a little longer, it would be fine. With the ability to repair, one can imagine how far he can do it.
"Brother Wang is full of ambition, and he got what he wanted. Sister Wang is here to congratulate Brother Wang!"
The corners of Zhe Ji's lips twitched, and her eyes revealed mockery.
Xiu Mu didn't mind Zhe Ji's attitude at all. He was in power now and felt that Zhe Ji's life and death were completely under his control. He laughed out loud at the ridicule, appearing extremely open-minded:
"Today alone, I can't do without Sister Wang's credit!"
When he said the last few words, the corners of Xiu Mu's lips curled up, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, but he quickly dissipated that smear of ferocity, and did not show it at all.Although the Transposition Hall has not yet been held, he has already called himself an orphan, and he seems impatient and extremely arrogant.
Zhe Ji glanced at him, and didn't tangle with him on this matter, only said:
"How is the father now?"
Xiu Mu knew that she would ask about the barbarian king, so he said:
"Father is of course safe and resting in the palace."
Hearing this, Zhe Ji lowered her eyebrows, she didn't want to talk to Xiu Mu any more, so she started to go to the barbarian king's palace.
Xiu Mu stretched out his arm and stood in Zhe Ji's way, with a cold light in his eyes, he asked knowingly:
"What is Miss Wang doing here? My father just took a rest, so it's better not to bother me."
Zhe Ji stopped, her eyebrows and eyes slanted, and the cold light in her eyes was like a waterfall. Xiu Mu's repeated provocations, pushing her forward, had already touched her bottom line, really thought she was helpless?
When Xiu Mu was swept away by Zhe Ji's gaze, the fear buried deep in his heart was immediately aroused, and he subconsciously felt a chill down his spine.But he quickly realized that he was now the new barbarian king, and the entire Boca clan would obey his commands. No matter how powerful Zhe Ji was, as long as she dared not use force in public, she would be a paper tiger and nothing to be afraid of. .
Therefore, Xiu Mu calmed down, straightened his back, looked directly into Zhe Ji's eyes for the first time, and mustered up the courage to stare back.
The corners of Zhe Ji's lips curled up, her smile was stern, with a hint of sternness hidden:
"Let me give brother Wang a piece of advice, to be a human being, it's better to keep a low profile."
With a movement of Xiu Mu's throat, his jealousy and hatred resurfaced, and the flame of anger broke through his forbearance and false kindness almost instantly.He was already a barbarian king, with great power in his hands, so how could Zhe Ji talk to him in such an attitude?She is contradicting the king, she is committing the following crimes!
He was so resentful that he took a step forward and wanted to grab Zhe Ji's throat, to tear her body to pieces and put her to death!
But after he took a step forward, Zhe Ji quickly grabbed his wrist and broke it hard, Xiumu's face changed suddenly, sharp pain came from his wrist, causing him to turn pale in an instant.
He gritted his teeth and was about to curse angrily when suddenly there was a panicked scream from the palace, chaotic footsteps followed one after another, a guard quickly stepped forward and stopped beside Xiu Mu.But seeing the situation in front of him, the guard's words that were already on his lips seemed to be strangled in his throat, and he stopped abruptly.
Zhe Ji let go of Xiu Mu's hand at the right time, and Xiu Mu was able to stagger back. He widened his eyes and glared at the guard angrily. Feeling that he was humiliated in front of the servants, he broke down in anger:
"What's up?!"
The guard trembled all over, knelt on the ground with a plop, and reported in a panic:
"Report to Your Majesty, the little prince and princess have been taken away!"
Now that Xiu Mu has become the new barbarian king, his son and his wife are the new prince and queen of Boka.
"What did you say?!!"
Xiu Mu's face changed suddenly when he heard the words, and he didn't even care about the needle-like pain in his wrist. He grabbed the guard's collar, pulled his clothes and roared angrily:
"How did you get caught? Who caught it?! What are the guards doing?!"
The guard who came to report the situation was trembling with fright, but it was too difficult for him to answer these few questions.Frightened, he could only reluctantly answer:
"Reply, report back to Your Majesty, the martial arts of this person is very strong, and the guards guarding His Highness's bedroom are not opponents at all..."
"waste!"
Xiu Mu was furious and threw the man back to the ground with force.
Xiu He, who was following Xiu Mu, raised his eyes, his eyes quickly swept over Zhe Ji's half-smiling face, and then quickly dropped his eyes, already thinking about it, knowing that Zhe Ji sent people.
Presumably, Zheji had already made the arrangement before leaving. Although it took a lot of effort, and the means were indeed a bit sloppy, but the repairing of friendship comes first, so why should she worry about the way to achieve her goal?
And she also has a bottom line in her heart, and she will not do this unless it is absolutely necessary.
"Brother Wang, why are you so anxious? You need to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, abstain from arrogance and impetuosity, your appearance will scare our soldiers! It is an insult to our royal family to vent our anger on innocent people. !"
Zhe Ji had a good time, and calmly folded her arms around her chest, with a smile on her face, but her eyes were extremely cold, and she repeated what Xiu Mu had said, without restraining her sarcasm.
Xiu Mu's heart beat fast, and after a brief moment of shock, he quickly came to his senses. At this time, Zhe Ji's attitude was obviously inseparable from this matter.He dropped the guard, turned to glaring at Zhe Ji, and asked viciously:
"It's you who messed up again, right?! Let my wife and children go immediately! Otherwise, I'll cut you to pieces!"
Now that things had happened, he didn't want to play that brother-sister scene with Zhe Ji anymore, he just wanted to cut Zhe Ji off once and for all, so that this overly smart woman would not appear in his sight.
Zhe Ji raised the corners of her lips with a sneer on her face, not paying attention to Xiu Mu's irritating words:
"Brother Wang should understand my temperament. Since I know that I have captured the person, how can there be any reason to let him go easily? I advise Brother Wang not to block my way this time, otherwise be careful to hear any bad news."
Xiu Mu's face was purple, and he was almost mad with anger:
"You woman with a heart of snakes and scorpions!"
Xiu He didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. Although Xiu Mu had been spending his time outside these years, he only had a son who was less than three years old. This was his weakness.
Seeing that Xiu Mu was so irritable, Zhe Ji was exceptionally calm, and replied without changing her face:
"Yes, I have the heart of a snake and a scorpion, but you and I know what tricks you two have used behind the scenes, who is really kind?"
Zhe Ji's decisive words made Xiu Mu unable to refute. He gritted his teeth, wishing he could eat the flesh of the woman in front of him, but in the end, considering that his child was still in Zhe Ji's hands, he didn't dare to really push Zhe Ji into a hurry , had no choice but to grit his teeth and growl angrily:
"Let her in!"
The barbarian king was dying, even if Zhe Ji brought a good doctor from Beichen Kingdom, there would be no chance of recovery, and asking Zhe Ji to meet the old barbarian king would not pose a threat to him.
Zhe Ji snorted coldly, and led the army to move forward, but Xiu Mu stopped the army behind her, and looked at her with warning eyes:
"They must stay."
Zhe Ji had a large army in hand, if he used the palace as a base to station, and with Zhe Ji's talents in leading troops, it would definitely not be easy for him to win favor from Zhe Ji.Therefore, he would not let Zhe Ji lead the soldiers into the palace.
There was a sneer in Zhe Ji's eyes, but she didn't insist. She only brought Yun Yan and a few capable attendants, and walked through the guards' line of defense calmly, and walked deep into the palace.
She couldn't fight Xiu Mu at this time. This cold-blooded, ruthless, selfish villain could put a knife on his biological father's throat, so how could he expect him to have such a deep relationship with his son.Being able to threaten her son's life now has not violated his bottom line. If she really wants to bring the army into the palace, there is no guarantee that this person will jump the wall in a hurry.
Compared with fighting for power with her brother, Zhe Ji wanted to make sure her father was safe and sound.
When she led the people past Xiu Mu, the pupils of the latter shrank suddenly, and his gaze was fixed on Yun Yan who was beside Zhe Ji.
Just now he had been vigilant about the army behind Zhe Ji, lest Zhe Ji would no longer care about the life of the barbarian king if she disagreed with her, and would raise troops to rebel. Now that the situation was under pressure, he noticed the people who were following Zhe Ji.
The appearance of the people of Beichen Kingdom is very different from that of the barbarians. Compared with the roughness of the barbarians, both males and females of Beichen Kingdom are more delicate and delicate. Yunyan's appearance is rare even in Beichen Kingdom. For the few ordinary women who were captured from the Beichen border here, they were like fairies descending to earth.
Xiu Mu's gaze was attracted to her in an instant, and it was hard to move away.
He subconsciously took a step forward, but the attendants beside Zheji protected Zheji and Yunyan, and Zheji led Yunyan through, and soon disappeared at the end of the corridor.
"Presumably this woman is the doctor Zhe Ji brought to Beichen Kingdom this time."
Xiuhe couldn't see what Xiumu was thinking, he snorted coldly in his heart, Xiumu was really unbelievably stupid, and his own son was still in Zheji's hands, on the surface it seemed that he was already in power, as if he was in chaos. Now that the matter was settled, he started thinking about the girl from Beichen Kingdom beside Zheji, it was really stupid.
But he would never break Xiu Mu's mind. Xiu Mu was so stupid, which made him feel a little relieved. It was much easier to deal with a fool than Zhe Ji.
Hearing Xiuhe's words, Xiumu's throat moved slightly, he pondered for a moment, but didn't say anything.
He ordered the forbidden army to surround the palace, and Zhe Ji was not allowed to leave the barbarian king's palace. As for Zhe Ji's troops left outside the palace, he did not forcibly expel them. Taking advantage of this time, he wanted to secretly investigate Zhe Ji. Where did he take his wife and children? He wanted to find his son before the death of the barbarian king.
Xiu He glanced at Xiu Mu's back indifferently, a sneer twitched on the corner of his lips, secretly thinking that Xiu Mu was stupid, today was a great time, and with the life of the barbarian king in his hands, Xiu Mu didn't completely get rid of Zhe Ji, so Xiu Mu couldn't get rid of Zhe Ji. It would be foolish to dream of making achievements after harmony.
Yun Yan followed Zhe Ji into the palace, the expression on her face did not fluctuate much from the beginning to the end, even though she witnessed a royal family infighting, she was calm and relaxed as if she was watching a wonderful drama .
"Aren't you afraid?"
Zhe Ji squinted at Yun Yan and asked softly.
Upon hearing this, Yunyan pursed her lips and smiled, the smile was shallow but pleasing to the eye:
"Why should I be afraid? I am already in the enemy's camp, and I am at the mercy of fate, so why should I be afraid?"
Zhe Ji's eyes fell on Yun Yan's slightly smiling face, her pupils flickered slightly, and then she glanced away:
"I invited you to treat my father. As long as I am still alive, you will be fine."
Yunyan giggled with downcast eyes, put her hands behind her back indifferently, and walked lightly:
"Even if you are dead, I can still try to get out. At least that brother of yours, as long as he has my ideas, no matter how much military power he has in his hands, it will be useless."
Zhe Ji pursed her thin lips, her eyelids trembled slightly, Xiu Mu didn't know what to do, if he really dared to provoke Yun Yan, she really couldn't say what would happen.
The two walked into the barbarian king's bedroom. The palace was very quiet, and all the attendants stood silently outside the palace. Compared with their duty of guarding the barbarian king's safety, they seemed to be monitoring the old barbarian king at the moment.Zhe Ji's eyes became colder and colder. She first entered the bedroom hall step by step, walked towards the old barbarian king lying on the bed, and at the same time called out:
"Father, I'm back."
Hearing Zhe Ji's voice, the old barbarian king on the couch burst into tears. His old five fingers clung tightly to the edge of the bed, struggling to sit up from the bed. The barbarian king's shoulders allowed him to borrow strength from himself.
The old barbarian king stood up leaning on Zhe Ji's arm, with cloudy tears streaming down the corners of his eyes, he whimpered and said:
"Father, I'm sorry..."
He originally wanted to change the old system and let his most promising and filial daughter inherit the throne, but changing the old system did not happen overnight, and there was a lot of opposition in the palace. The reason why Zhe Ji went to the arena when she was young was also because of her Freedom likes to fight with horses and horses, and the art of war is strategic, but because of his weak body and easy to get sick, he is ridiculed by his two brothers for going to the grassland to herd sheep.
Unwilling, Zhe Ji gave up her luxurious life in a fit of rage, practiced martial arts hard, and entered the arena to fight bloody battles. Coupled with her noble status as a princess, she completely suppressed the desire of women in the Boca tribe to be unsuitable for martial arts. sound.
Changing the old system is not the business of the barbarian king alone. No matter how outstanding Zhe Ji is, in the eyes of all the officials, she can only be a minister, not a king.This is also the reason why, after Xiumu and Xiuhe forced the old barbarian king to write the imperial edict in hand, the positions of the ministers in the palace quickly turned towards Xiumu.
The old barbarian king failed to survive until the reform was successful, and his actions were destroyed by Xiu Mu and Xiu He. At the same time, he also suffered from a sudden serious illness, which dragged down his body, so that he would never have a second chance to reform. .
"Brother Wang is a wolf who is ambitious and unscrupulous, what does he have to do with his father?"
Zhe Ji calmed down the old barbarian king's mood straightforwardly. She patted the old barbarian king's back lightly to comfort him, and then said:
"I invited a doctor with excellent medical skills from Beichen, and asked her to treat my father."
After saying that, she raised her head to look at Yun Yan, beckoning her to come to the bedside.
Yunyan stepped forward and bowed in front of the old barbarian king:
"Yunyan, the doctor's daughter of Beichen, has met the barbarian king."
The barbarian king's vision was cloudy and he couldn't see Yunyan's appearance clearly, but he could understand Beichen Kingdom's words, and he wanted to say that he was already terminally ill, even if he asked a doctor to see him, it wouldn't help, but this was Zhe Ji's wish , he couldn't bear to refuse, so he said:
"Please doctor."
Yunyan took the pulse of the old barbarian king, and after a while, she frowned slightly, and there was a slight glint in her eyes. Zheji quickly noticed her expression, her heart tightened, and she asked:
"how?"
Yunyan withdrew her hand, did not answer immediately, and then opened the eyes of the old barbarian king, looked at the chaotic lines in the eyes, and then answered:
"Your Majesty the Barbarian King suffers from a serious physical loss. I will give you an injection for His Majesty later, so you can rest assured."
She didn't say anything more, but Zhe Ji already had a premonition that something was wrong, her face darkened slightly, but at this moment the old barbarian king was in front of her, and she couldn't ask carefully, so she agreed to Yun Yan's words.
Zhe Ji and Yun Yan worked together to help the old barbarian king to lie down, and Yun Yan took the medicine box she was detained from Zhe Ji's attendant, and took out the silver needle.
She pierced the slender silver needle into the acupuncture point on the old barbarian king's head, and Zheji's eyelids twitched when she saw it, and her heart trembled with fear.Not long after the silver needle was pierced, the old barbarian king became unconscious, and soon, he closed his eyes and fell into a coma.
Zhe Ji was shocked, and angrily lowered her voice to question Yun Yan:
"What did you just do?!"
Yun Yan glanced at her sideways, and replied indifferently:
"Although His Majesty the Man King has been bedridden with illness in recent days, he has been exhausted and has not really had a good rest, so his energy is exhausted. Every moment he wakes up, he is consuming what little life energy he has left. At this time, let him A good night's sleep is the best way to warm up."
After hearing Yunyan's explanation, Zheji felt a little relieved, but her frown did not loosen, her face was still heavy, and she asked again:
"How is the father's illness? Is there any way to cure it?"
Yun Yan, who was administering needles for the barbarian king, lowered her eyebrows slightly:
"If I give him acupuncture every day, and warm him up with decoction, he can live for three months."
The old barbarian king has exhausted all his oil and energy, and his years of hard work and worry about government affairs have caused his health to deteriorate. This time, the serious illness is just an introduction to pull out all the old diseases buried in his body. He should have died at the onset of the disease. Fortunately, Zheji found out in time and sent doctors to treat her, so that the old barbarian king's condition could be stabilized, and he was dragged to Yunyan to see him.
Three months.
This figure was much better than what Zhe Ji expected.Her heart was heavy, but if there was no Yunyan, judging from the previous state of the old barbarian king, he might not be able to hold on within ten days.
Zhe Ji pursed her lips, looked at Yun Yan's busy figure, and let out a long sigh:
"Thank you."
Yunyan paused for a moment, then raised her eyes:
"You don't have to thank me. Besides, I have one more thing to tell you. His Majesty's illness did not break out suddenly, but someone secretly caused it."
As soon as this remark came out, Zhe Ji was stunned. She stood up abruptly, her eyes burst into dazzling light, she glared at Yun Yan angrily, and said in a low voice:
"What do you mean by that?!"
Yun Yan shrugged, bluntly speaking:
"It literally means that someone secretly murdered the barbarian king and tampered with the meal. Otherwise, why do you think everything happened so coincidentally?"
Originally, Yunyan was just suspicious, after all, Zheji's attack on Xingbeiguan was too smooth, as if someone was behind the scenes.However, she took the pulse of the old man king just now, judging from the man's king's pulse, his illness was caused by improper diet, conflict of cold and heat, and excessive body strength. If a coincidence is a coincidence, then it is inevitable that the coincidences are all connected .
She squinted at Zhe Ji and asked:
"Who is the person who provided you with information on the deployment of Xingbei Pass?"
Zhe Ji's expression changed again and again, she was not stupid, when Yun Yan mentioned it, she understood what Yun Yan meant.She was just shocked, that man could really stretch his hand so far, reach the hinterland of the barbarians, and control the fate of the Boca clan?
Zhe Ji didn't answer immediately, and Yun Yan didn't urge her. She vaguely had an answer in her heart. No matter whether Zhe Ji answered or not, she had her own guess. In other words, make a more accurate judgment.
After a while, Zhe Ji clenched her fists and replied coldly:
"It's Xuanhe."
Yunyan continued to administer needles to the old barbarian king, and when she heard this, she glanced at Zhe Ji again, and let out a chuckle, as if she stood by and watched, "I told you not to cooperate with me, but to be eager for quick success and quick profit".
Zhe Ji was very embarrassed, her face was sullen, and the light in her eyes flickered, making it hard to see what was going on in her heart.
About half an hour later, Yunyan took off all the silver needles stuck on the old barbarian king's body, roasted them with candles, and then picked them up again. At this time, Zheji asked again:
"Can you find out who is behind the scenes?"
She still couldn't believe it, and felt that Bei Chenhe's hand could reach into Boka and go straight to the side of the barbarian king. Han, thinking about whether the previous agreement with Xuanhe was worthwhile, whether to reconsider.
Originally, to Beichen, the barbarians were tigers and wolves, eyeing the Beichen territory covetously. When the important generals of Xingbeiguan were falling one by one, they might drive hundreds of thousands of soldiers southward at any time to trample on Beichen's land.
But if Bei Chenhe grasped her lifeline, then the identities between hunter and prey would be reversed, and before she developed ambitions for Beichen's land, she had to guard against whether Beichenhe would have the idea of grassland.
Yunyan put away the silver needle, chuckled lightly, and replied:
"His Royal Highness, this is the grassland, so it's not your business to investigate who is causing the trouble, and who is plotting against you?"
Zhe Ji was choked by Yun Yan, her face darkened, but she was unable to refute.
She immediately ordered her attendants to investigate the servants who had been in contact with the old barbarian king's meals when the old barbarian king fell ill. Seeing her like this, Yun Yan just shook her head and said nothing. Bei Chenhe is behind the scenes, so he will definitely not leave any evidence. Even if someone gets involved, it must be cleaned up and there will be no clues.
Things happened just as Yun Yan expected, Zhe Ji ordered people to investigate secretly, and Xiu Mu made more efforts to prevent accidents. In the end, the few people involved in the investigation finally died inexplicably within a few days. Zhe Ji had no choice but to , had to stop the investigation, and stayed in the palace to accompany the old barbarian king.
For Zhe Ji's filial piety, Yun Yan was quite moved. When she thought of Lin Aoxue's parents who died early and lived alone in the world, she felt sore in her heart, and her heart was full of pity.
It has been several days since she left Xingbeiguan. When she parted from Lin Aoxue, the man was riding on horseback, and the expression of forbearance and grievance in his eyes seemed to be still in front of her eyes, making her heart feel soft and soft. The pain was not severe, but it was like Tarsal maggots cannot be removed.
The man she's thinking about is actually a little girl who is prone to crying. Apart from the disguise of a ferocious appearance, Lin Aoxue's heart is sensitive and fragile, which is very easy to make people feel distressed. Once she leaves, Lin Aoxue is alone in Xingbeiguan again. .
I don't know if Lin Aoxue has seen the letter she left behind. She hopes that Lin Aoxue can stay in Xingbeiguan to recuperate. Beichenlong is about to lose power. The dazzling one is undoubtedly Lin Aoxue.
She was a little worried in her heart, if Bei Chenhe set his mind on Lin Aoxue, that person must be in the wind and rain again, and would inevitably be hurt.But fortunately Xing Beiguan still has Pei Qing, Bei Chenlong was injured, and the most valued soldiers are Lin Aoxue and Pei Qing. If Lin Aoxue reads her letter, she should get in touch with Pei Qing. The two cooperate with each other , it was much better than Lin Aoxue being alone.
Yunyan sighed softly, her calm state of mind after leaving Xingbeiguan and coming to the grassland fluctuated again the moment she thought of Lin Aoxue, as long as she thought of Lin Aoxue, she wished to fly back to Xingbeiguan immediately, but ideal and reality There is always an insurmountable moat in the world, both she and Lin Aoxue have to learn to be rational and mature.
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The drought in Beichen didn't seem to have had a serious impact on the barbarians, especially the Boka clan who went deep into the grasslands. The surrounding rivers were enough to support these nomadic people.
As the most majestic and majestic Boca Palace in the Boca tribe, it is extremely quiet today.
On the corridor of the palace, the guards stationed at the side were trembling one by one. They didn't dare to say a word to each other. Deep worry and fear, it seems that some terrible disaster that is difficult to resist is about to come.
The Boca tribe is in a very critical period, they can't decide their own destiny, and the struggle for power among the superiors will not bring them any benefits, only a careless catastrophe.
Everyone in the palace is in danger, and no one dares to enter rashly.
His Majesty the Man King suddenly became seriously ill. The Queen invited many excellent doctors from the clan to see him, but they failed to achieve any results. In order to save the Man King's life, the Queen left a heavy army to guard the palace, and sent many cronies to look after the Man King. She herself led the army He went to Xingbeiguan, intending to capture the famous doctor of Beichen Kingdom to treat the man king.
It has been half a month since the princess led the army to go to war, and the specific result is unknown, but there are still two princes in the palace who are trying their best to fight each other.
At the beginning, Zhe Ji led the army to set off, and not long after leaving the Boca garrison, the eldest prince and the second prince joined forces to calculate Zhe Ji's itinerary, guessing that she would not be able to return immediately, so they secretly led their respective [-] soldiers to surround After leaving the palace, they forcibly broke through Zheji's defenses, and managed to delay the barbarian king's forbidden army, taking advantage of the chaos to break into the barbarian king's bedroom together.
Before Zheji came back, the two princes had already broken up with the barbarian king, asking him to write the imperial edict for succession before Zheji came back.
In the barbarian king's bedroom, the eldest prince Xiu Mu and the second prince Xiu He were arguing. They were hostile to each other over whose name was written in the imperial edict.At the same time, each of them has [-] soldiers and horses, and no one can do anything to the other. They are all jealous of the throne that is close at hand, and they want to put their relatives who grew up together to death.
The old barbarian king who was dying of serious illness witnessed all this, lying on the bed and crying.
He is both guilty and remorseful, hating himself for not being able to teach these two sons well, and hating himself for being blinded by power. Over the years, he has devoted all his energy to expanding the territory of the Boka clan and how to become the leader of all tribes in the grassland. In these government affairs, he neglected to teach his son, so that he brewed such a bitter wine, and he could only swallow it himself.
In the bedroom, the two princes were at war with each other. The eldest prince Xiumu looked at his younger brother with cold eyes, and said unceremoniously:
"Xiuhe, you and I are both descendants, I am your elder brother! There is no difference between elder and younger, the throne shall be passed on to me!"
Xiuhe's fangs that had been hidden for many years were also revealed at this time, the cold light in his eyes faded, he snorted softly, and mercilessly responded to Xiuhe:
"Ergui is a brother, but he has no talent or virtue. So far, he has been making suggestions behind Brother Wang's back for him. Does Brother Wang have no self-knowledge?!"
Xiu Mu was shocked and furious when he heard the words, his face changed rapidly, and his heart burst into anger. He gritted his teeth, wishing he could directly tear the sneering face of the man in front of him into pieces!
However, when the two brothers were at a stalemate, there was an urgent report from outside the palace, and a guard hurried over, knelt down at the door of the store, and shouted tremblingly in the eyes of the two princes:
"His Royal Highness, First Prince, Second Prince! Her Royal Highness is back, and she is thirty miles away from the palace!"
The two princes were shocked, and they looked at each other with horror on their faces. Xiu Mu's face sank, and he hurriedly shouted at Xiu He:
"If you and I continue to fight, when Sister Wang returns, there is still no conclusion on this matter, and neither of us will be able to please!"
Xiu He's face was also very ugly, Xiu Mu made it clear that if he didn't give in on this matter, then he wouldn't back down at all, even if it dragged Zhe Ji back, both sides would die at the same time.
Xiu Mu has no brains, and will ignore impulsively, but Xiu He is different. He endured it for a long time, and finally waited for this opportunity. They will all be charged with regicide, and there will be no place for them in Boca from now on!
He has always had a deep understanding of how cruel their sister's heart is and how decisive her decision-making is!
Xiu He gritted his teeth violently, he miscalculated today, he thought that Xiu Mu would be easy to control, but he unexpectedly hid his private soldiers, at this point, they have nothing to do with each other.As Xiu Mu said, if the delay continues, none of them will get the throne, let this matter continue to worsen, let Zhe Ji find an opportunity to take advantage of it, and they will have nothing to do.
"Let father and king write brother Wang's name on the book of succession!"
Xiu He compromised.
Since Zheji's return is imminent, the matter should be dealt with urgently, and we will wait for the limelight to pass, stabilize our position, and then make plans.Anyway, once the barbarian king died and the old system had not been changed, the princess would still not have the right to succeed the barbarian king. At that time, he would try to join Zhe Ji to overthrow Xiumu together. Although this move was dangerous, it was still worth a shot.
Xiu Mu was overjoyed when he heard the words, he laughed, stepped forward and patted Xiu He on the shoulder, the undisguised self-satisfied smile almost flowed from his eyes, his face changed as quickly as turning the pages of a book:
"Brother Wang is so understanding of righteousness and reason, it's really my brother's luck!"
Obviously just a moment ago he was still treating the person in front of him as a sworn enemy for the ownership of the throne, but now he suddenly smiled, as if the dispute just now had never happened at all, and continued to call Xiu He brother and brother.
Xiu He's eyes sank, the light in them dimmed, and he stopped talking.
Now that the decision has been made, Xiu Mu is naturally unwilling to procrastinate, and the two brothers immediately walked to the barbarian king's bedside. Even though Xiu He was unwilling, but the current situation forced him to make a compromise, so he did not hesitate any longer. When he came to the barbarian king, he took the initiative to say:
"Then ask the father to pass the throne to the king brother."
The barbarian king's eyes were wet, and the tears in his eyes were cloudy. Even when he raised his hands, he was trembling, begging for death.
He let out a long sigh, lowered his head as if resigned to his fate, stretched out his hand and dipped his finger in the ink that the attendant handed over to the side of the bed, and made a note on the edict. While the two brothers were waiting nervously, the barbarian king stopped with his fingers After writing, Xiu Mu looked anxious, stepped forward quickly, and asked anxiously:
"Father?!"
The barbarian king raised his eyes, glanced at Xiu Mu with those cloudy eyes, and said:
"You must promise me that you will not persecute Zhe Ji after taking the imperial edict."
Xiu Mu wished to cut Zhe Ji into pieces. In his plan, once he gained power, he would immediately remove Zhe Ji. Regardless of whether this action would damage his reputation, Zhe Ji was the most important thing for him. A sea of flames from beginning to end must not be left as a disaster. If Zhe Ji stays for a day, he will feel like a light is on his back, and he will not be able to live in the slightest.
So, when the Man King made such a request, Xiu Mu's face sank subconsciously, but before he could speak, Xiu He took a step ahead of him, with an elbow, interrupting what Xiu Mu might have said, and quickly said:
"Father, don't worry, sister Wang and we are also close relatives, she will not take the initiative to provoke troubles, and we will never trouble her!"
No matter what Xiumu thinks, Xiuhe definitely doesn't want Xiumu to kill Zhe Ji after he wins the throne. No matter what, Xiu Mu would not let him do anything to Zhe Ji.
Although Xiu Mu was displeased, in this situation, he still knew that the overall situation should be the most important thing. First stabilize the barbarian king, and what will happen after he really gets the power? Isn't it up to him?So after Xiu He's voice fell, he did not refute, but nodded in agreement:
"Second brother is right, please rest assured father."
The barbarian king was old, he knew that the two brothers said one thing in front of him because they didn't want to make each other too ugly, but he couldn't control what they really thought behind the scenes.
He shook his head helplessly. The matter had come to this point, and there was no room for change. Even if Xiumu and Xiuhe brothers had evil thoughts in their hearts, he had no choice but to pray that Zhe Ji would have a countermeasure.
If he could really choose, he would rather not have the prosperity of Boca today, but only hope that this small world is still the pure land that soothed people's hearts more than ten years ago.He missed the time when Boca had not yet risen, the whole family was happy, there were not so many fights, no brothers turned against each other, and no relatives became enemies.
The barbarian king was saddened by it, his eyes dimmed with tears, and he wrote Xiu Mu's name on the imperial edict to pass on the throne with trembling hands.
When Zhe Ji led an army of 15 across the grassland and returned to Boca, all inside and outside the palace were under martial law. As soon as she approached, she was stopped by the guards outside the palace.
Zhe Ji frowned, her eyes were cold and stern. Seeing this scene, she knew something had happened in the palace. Even though she had left some of her own soldiers to guard the barbarian king's bedroom before she left, for half a month, the two brothers Xiu He and Xiu Mu People must find a way to break the blockade she set.
She was anxious in her heart, and her face became even more fierce, her eyes swept across the guard's face, causing him to tremble, kneel down in panic, and called out "Your Highness".
"what happened?"
she asked with a cold face.
But the guard just knelt tremblingly, unable to utter a complete sentence.
"Hahaha... Sister Wang, stop arrogance and impetuosity, stop arrogance and impetuosity, your appearance will scare our soldiers! It is an insult to our royal family to vent our anger on innocent people!"
When the guards trembled and almost collapsed, Xiu Mu's voice came from the palace. Xiu He followed him, one step behind, and behind the two were a long group of palace guards.
Seeing this scene, Zhe Ji already understood what was going on.
Apparently, Xiumu had already obtained the military right to dispatch the imperial palace guards, and this right could only be possessed by barbarian kings.
No matter what means he used, in short, he has already obtained the succession of the barbarian king, and he is the new barbarian king, who has the power to dispatch the imperial palace guards.
There are [-] forbidden troops in the Boca palace, plus the private soldiers raised by Xiumu and Xiuhe, the total is more than [-], and Xiumu has already obtained the royal power. The entire palace and Boca public opinion are more inclined to support Xiumu , Zheji raises troops to fight against Xiumu, which is treason.
The situation is extremely unfavorable for Zheji. Although she has the strength to lead the army to directly attack the palace, the life of the barbarian king is still in the hands of Xiumu and Xiuhe brothers. She has made a decision earlier, and she will not use force to resolve the conflict before her father passes away. , even though the two brothers Xiumu and Xiuhe are wolf-hearted, but they are the sons of the barbarian king after all, even if he hates them, if he finds out that something happened to them, he will still be sad.
Zhe Ji actually didn't care about the current situation. Since she had made up her mind to leave the grassland and go to Xingbei Pass to find Yunyan, she had already made such preparations in her heart. The bottom line of the prairie people, so Zheji dared to leave Boka temporarily and lead the army when she was sure that although the barbarian king was seriously ill, he could barely hold on for a while.
Everything that happened before her eyes was not beyond her expectation.
The old barbarian king was seriously ill, and his time was running out. If the two brothers were allowed to be arrogant for a little longer, it would be fine. With the ability to repair, one can imagine how far he can do it.
"Brother Wang is full of ambition, and he got what he wanted. Sister Wang is here to congratulate Brother Wang!"
The corners of Zhe Ji's lips twitched, and her eyes revealed mockery.
Xiu Mu didn't mind Zhe Ji's attitude at all. He was in power now and felt that Zhe Ji's life and death were completely under his control. He laughed out loud at the ridicule, appearing extremely open-minded:
"Today alone, I can't do without Sister Wang's credit!"
When he said the last few words, the corners of Xiu Mu's lips curled up, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, but he quickly dissipated that smear of ferocity, and did not show it at all.Although the Transposition Hall has not yet been held, he has already called himself an orphan, and he seems impatient and extremely arrogant.
Zhe Ji glanced at him, and didn't tangle with him on this matter, only said:
"How is the father now?"
Xiu Mu knew that she would ask about the barbarian king, so he said:
"Father is of course safe and resting in the palace."
Hearing this, Zhe Ji lowered her eyebrows, she didn't want to talk to Xiu Mu any more, so she started to go to the barbarian king's palace.
Xiu Mu stretched out his arm and stood in Zhe Ji's way, with a cold light in his eyes, he asked knowingly:
"What is Miss Wang doing here? My father just took a rest, so it's better not to bother me."
Zhe Ji stopped, her eyebrows and eyes slanted, and the cold light in her eyes was like a waterfall. Xiu Mu's repeated provocations, pushing her forward, had already touched her bottom line, really thought she was helpless?
When Xiu Mu was swept away by Zhe Ji's gaze, the fear buried deep in his heart was immediately aroused, and he subconsciously felt a chill down his spine.But he quickly realized that he was now the new barbarian king, and the entire Boca clan would obey his commands. No matter how powerful Zhe Ji was, as long as she dared not use force in public, she would be a paper tiger and nothing to be afraid of. .
Therefore, Xiu Mu calmed down, straightened his back, looked directly into Zhe Ji's eyes for the first time, and mustered up the courage to stare back.
The corners of Zhe Ji's lips curled up, her smile was stern, with a hint of sternness hidden:
"Let me give brother Wang a piece of advice, to be a human being, it's better to keep a low profile."
With a movement of Xiu Mu's throat, his jealousy and hatred resurfaced, and the flame of anger broke through his forbearance and false kindness almost instantly.He was already a barbarian king, with great power in his hands, so how could Zhe Ji talk to him in such an attitude?She is contradicting the king, she is committing the following crimes!
He was so resentful that he took a step forward and wanted to grab Zhe Ji's throat, to tear her body to pieces and put her to death!
But after he took a step forward, Zhe Ji quickly grabbed his wrist and broke it hard, Xiumu's face changed suddenly, sharp pain came from his wrist, causing him to turn pale in an instant.
He gritted his teeth and was about to curse angrily when suddenly there was a panicked scream from the palace, chaotic footsteps followed one after another, a guard quickly stepped forward and stopped beside Xiu Mu.But seeing the situation in front of him, the guard's words that were already on his lips seemed to be strangled in his throat, and he stopped abruptly.
Zhe Ji let go of Xiu Mu's hand at the right time, and Xiu Mu was able to stagger back. He widened his eyes and glared at the guard angrily. Feeling that he was humiliated in front of the servants, he broke down in anger:
"What's up?!"
The guard trembled all over, knelt on the ground with a plop, and reported in a panic:
"Report to Your Majesty, the little prince and princess have been taken away!"
Now that Xiu Mu has become the new barbarian king, his son and his wife are the new prince and queen of Boka.
"What did you say?!!"
Xiu Mu's face changed suddenly when he heard the words, and he didn't even care about the needle-like pain in his wrist. He grabbed the guard's collar, pulled his clothes and roared angrily:
"How did you get caught? Who caught it?! What are the guards doing?!"
The guard who came to report the situation was trembling with fright, but it was too difficult for him to answer these few questions.Frightened, he could only reluctantly answer:
"Reply, report back to Your Majesty, the martial arts of this person is very strong, and the guards guarding His Highness's bedroom are not opponents at all..."
"waste!"
Xiu Mu was furious and threw the man back to the ground with force.
Xiu He, who was following Xiu Mu, raised his eyes, his eyes quickly swept over Zhe Ji's half-smiling face, and then quickly dropped his eyes, already thinking about it, knowing that Zhe Ji sent people.
Presumably, Zheji had already made the arrangement before leaving. Although it took a lot of effort, and the means were indeed a bit sloppy, but the repairing of friendship comes first, so why should she worry about the way to achieve her goal?
And she also has a bottom line in her heart, and she will not do this unless it is absolutely necessary.
"Brother Wang, why are you so anxious? You need to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, abstain from arrogance and impetuosity, your appearance will scare our soldiers! It is an insult to our royal family to vent our anger on innocent people. !"
Zhe Ji had a good time, and calmly folded her arms around her chest, with a smile on her face, but her eyes were extremely cold, and she repeated what Xiu Mu had said, without restraining her sarcasm.
Xiu Mu's heart beat fast, and after a brief moment of shock, he quickly came to his senses. At this time, Zhe Ji's attitude was obviously inseparable from this matter.He dropped the guard, turned to glaring at Zhe Ji, and asked viciously:
"It's you who messed up again, right?! Let my wife and children go immediately! Otherwise, I'll cut you to pieces!"
Now that things had happened, he didn't want to play that brother-sister scene with Zhe Ji anymore, he just wanted to cut Zhe Ji off once and for all, so that this overly smart woman would not appear in his sight.
Zhe Ji raised the corners of her lips with a sneer on her face, not paying attention to Xiu Mu's irritating words:
"Brother Wang should understand my temperament. Since I know that I have captured the person, how can there be any reason to let him go easily? I advise Brother Wang not to block my way this time, otherwise be careful to hear any bad news."
Xiu Mu's face was purple, and he was almost mad with anger:
"You woman with a heart of snakes and scorpions!"
Xiu He didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. Although Xiu Mu had been spending his time outside these years, he only had a son who was less than three years old. This was his weakness.
Seeing that Xiu Mu was so irritable, Zhe Ji was exceptionally calm, and replied without changing her face:
"Yes, I have the heart of a snake and a scorpion, but you and I know what tricks you two have used behind the scenes, who is really kind?"
Zhe Ji's decisive words made Xiu Mu unable to refute. He gritted his teeth, wishing he could eat the flesh of the woman in front of him, but in the end, considering that his child was still in Zhe Ji's hands, he didn't dare to really push Zhe Ji into a hurry , had no choice but to grit his teeth and growl angrily:
"Let her in!"
The barbarian king was dying, even if Zhe Ji brought a good doctor from Beichen Kingdom, there would be no chance of recovery, and asking Zhe Ji to meet the old barbarian king would not pose a threat to him.
Zhe Ji snorted coldly, and led the army to move forward, but Xiu Mu stopped the army behind her, and looked at her with warning eyes:
"They must stay."
Zhe Ji had a large army in hand, if he used the palace as a base to station, and with Zhe Ji's talents in leading troops, it would definitely not be easy for him to win favor from Zhe Ji.Therefore, he would not let Zhe Ji lead the soldiers into the palace.
There was a sneer in Zhe Ji's eyes, but she didn't insist. She only brought Yun Yan and a few capable attendants, and walked through the guards' line of defense calmly, and walked deep into the palace.
She couldn't fight Xiu Mu at this time. This cold-blooded, ruthless, selfish villain could put a knife on his biological father's throat, so how could he expect him to have such a deep relationship with his son.Being able to threaten her son's life now has not violated his bottom line. If she really wants to bring the army into the palace, there is no guarantee that this person will jump the wall in a hurry.
Compared with fighting for power with her brother, Zhe Ji wanted to make sure her father was safe and sound.
When she led the people past Xiu Mu, the pupils of the latter shrank suddenly, and his gaze was fixed on Yun Yan who was beside Zhe Ji.
Just now he had been vigilant about the army behind Zhe Ji, lest Zhe Ji would no longer care about the life of the barbarian king if she disagreed with her, and would raise troops to rebel. Now that the situation was under pressure, he noticed the people who were following Zhe Ji.
The appearance of the people of Beichen Kingdom is very different from that of the barbarians. Compared with the roughness of the barbarians, both males and females of Beichen Kingdom are more delicate and delicate. Yunyan's appearance is rare even in Beichen Kingdom. For the few ordinary women who were captured from the Beichen border here, they were like fairies descending to earth.
Xiu Mu's gaze was attracted to her in an instant, and it was hard to move away.
He subconsciously took a step forward, but the attendants beside Zheji protected Zheji and Yunyan, and Zheji led Yunyan through, and soon disappeared at the end of the corridor.
"Presumably this woman is the doctor Zhe Ji brought to Beichen Kingdom this time."
Xiuhe couldn't see what Xiumu was thinking, he snorted coldly in his heart, Xiumu was really unbelievably stupid, and his own son was still in Zheji's hands, on the surface it seemed that he was already in power, as if he was in chaos. Now that the matter was settled, he started thinking about the girl from Beichen Kingdom beside Zheji, it was really stupid.
But he would never break Xiu Mu's mind. Xiu Mu was so stupid, which made him feel a little relieved. It was much easier to deal with a fool than Zhe Ji.
Hearing Xiuhe's words, Xiumu's throat moved slightly, he pondered for a moment, but didn't say anything.
He ordered the forbidden army to surround the palace, and Zhe Ji was not allowed to leave the barbarian king's palace. As for Zhe Ji's troops left outside the palace, he did not forcibly expel them. Taking advantage of this time, he wanted to secretly investigate Zhe Ji. Where did he take his wife and children? He wanted to find his son before the death of the barbarian king.
Xiu He glanced at Xiu Mu's back indifferently, a sneer twitched on the corner of his lips, secretly thinking that Xiu Mu was stupid, today was a great time, and with the life of the barbarian king in his hands, Xiu Mu didn't completely get rid of Zhe Ji, so Xiu Mu couldn't get rid of Zhe Ji. It would be foolish to dream of making achievements after harmony.
Yun Yan followed Zhe Ji into the palace, the expression on her face did not fluctuate much from the beginning to the end, even though she witnessed a royal family infighting, she was calm and relaxed as if she was watching a wonderful drama .
"Aren't you afraid?"
Zhe Ji squinted at Yun Yan and asked softly.
Upon hearing this, Yunyan pursed her lips and smiled, the smile was shallow but pleasing to the eye:
"Why should I be afraid? I am already in the enemy's camp, and I am at the mercy of fate, so why should I be afraid?"
Zhe Ji's eyes fell on Yun Yan's slightly smiling face, her pupils flickered slightly, and then she glanced away:
"I invited you to treat my father. As long as I am still alive, you will be fine."
Yunyan giggled with downcast eyes, put her hands behind her back indifferently, and walked lightly:
"Even if you are dead, I can still try to get out. At least that brother of yours, as long as he has my ideas, no matter how much military power he has in his hands, it will be useless."
Zhe Ji pursed her thin lips, her eyelids trembled slightly, Xiu Mu didn't know what to do, if he really dared to provoke Yun Yan, she really couldn't say what would happen.
The two walked into the barbarian king's bedroom. The palace was very quiet, and all the attendants stood silently outside the palace. Compared with their duty of guarding the barbarian king's safety, they seemed to be monitoring the old barbarian king at the moment.Zhe Ji's eyes became colder and colder. She first entered the bedroom hall step by step, walked towards the old barbarian king lying on the bed, and at the same time called out:
"Father, I'm back."
Hearing Zhe Ji's voice, the old barbarian king on the couch burst into tears. His old five fingers clung tightly to the edge of the bed, struggling to sit up from the bed. The barbarian king's shoulders allowed him to borrow strength from himself.
The old barbarian king stood up leaning on Zhe Ji's arm, with cloudy tears streaming down the corners of his eyes, he whimpered and said:
"Father, I'm sorry..."
He originally wanted to change the old system and let his most promising and filial daughter inherit the throne, but changing the old system did not happen overnight, and there was a lot of opposition in the palace. The reason why Zhe Ji went to the arena when she was young was also because of her Freedom likes to fight with horses and horses, and the art of war is strategic, but because of his weak body and easy to get sick, he is ridiculed by his two brothers for going to the grassland to herd sheep.
Unwilling, Zhe Ji gave up her luxurious life in a fit of rage, practiced martial arts hard, and entered the arena to fight bloody battles. Coupled with her noble status as a princess, she completely suppressed the desire of women in the Boca tribe to be unsuitable for martial arts. sound.
Changing the old system is not the business of the barbarian king alone. No matter how outstanding Zhe Ji is, in the eyes of all the officials, she can only be a minister, not a king.This is also the reason why, after Xiumu and Xiuhe forced the old barbarian king to write the imperial edict in hand, the positions of the ministers in the palace quickly turned towards Xiumu.
The old barbarian king failed to survive until the reform was successful, and his actions were destroyed by Xiu Mu and Xiu He. At the same time, he also suffered from a sudden serious illness, which dragged down his body, so that he would never have a second chance to reform. .
"Brother Wang is a wolf who is ambitious and unscrupulous, what does he have to do with his father?"
Zhe Ji calmed down the old barbarian king's mood straightforwardly. She patted the old barbarian king's back lightly to comfort him, and then said:
"I invited a doctor with excellent medical skills from Beichen, and asked her to treat my father."
After saying that, she raised her head to look at Yun Yan, beckoning her to come to the bedside.
Yunyan stepped forward and bowed in front of the old barbarian king:
"Yunyan, the doctor's daughter of Beichen, has met the barbarian king."
The barbarian king's vision was cloudy and he couldn't see Yunyan's appearance clearly, but he could understand Beichen Kingdom's words, and he wanted to say that he was already terminally ill, even if he asked a doctor to see him, it wouldn't help, but this was Zhe Ji's wish , he couldn't bear to refuse, so he said:
"Please doctor."
Yunyan took the pulse of the old barbarian king, and after a while, she frowned slightly, and there was a slight glint in her eyes. Zheji quickly noticed her expression, her heart tightened, and she asked:
"how?"
Yunyan withdrew her hand, did not answer immediately, and then opened the eyes of the old barbarian king, looked at the chaotic lines in the eyes, and then answered:
"Your Majesty the Barbarian King suffers from a serious physical loss. I will give you an injection for His Majesty later, so you can rest assured."
She didn't say anything more, but Zhe Ji already had a premonition that something was wrong, her face darkened slightly, but at this moment the old barbarian king was in front of her, and she couldn't ask carefully, so she agreed to Yun Yan's words.
Zhe Ji and Yun Yan worked together to help the old barbarian king to lie down, and Yun Yan took the medicine box she was detained from Zhe Ji's attendant, and took out the silver needle.
She pierced the slender silver needle into the acupuncture point on the old barbarian king's head, and Zheji's eyelids twitched when she saw it, and her heart trembled with fear.Not long after the silver needle was pierced, the old barbarian king became unconscious, and soon, he closed his eyes and fell into a coma.
Zhe Ji was shocked, and angrily lowered her voice to question Yun Yan:
"What did you just do?!"
Yun Yan glanced at her sideways, and replied indifferently:
"Although His Majesty the Man King has been bedridden with illness in recent days, he has been exhausted and has not really had a good rest, so his energy is exhausted. Every moment he wakes up, he is consuming what little life energy he has left. At this time, let him A good night's sleep is the best way to warm up."
After hearing Yunyan's explanation, Zheji felt a little relieved, but her frown did not loosen, her face was still heavy, and she asked again:
"How is the father's illness? Is there any way to cure it?"
Yun Yan, who was administering needles for the barbarian king, lowered her eyebrows slightly:
"If I give him acupuncture every day, and warm him up with decoction, he can live for three months."
The old barbarian king has exhausted all his oil and energy, and his years of hard work and worry about government affairs have caused his health to deteriorate. This time, the serious illness is just an introduction to pull out all the old diseases buried in his body. He should have died at the onset of the disease. Fortunately, Zheji found out in time and sent doctors to treat her, so that the old barbarian king's condition could be stabilized, and he was dragged to Yunyan to see him.
Three months.
This figure was much better than what Zhe Ji expected.Her heart was heavy, but if there was no Yunyan, judging from the previous state of the old barbarian king, he might not be able to hold on within ten days.
Zhe Ji pursed her lips, looked at Yun Yan's busy figure, and let out a long sigh:
"Thank you."
Yunyan paused for a moment, then raised her eyes:
"You don't have to thank me. Besides, I have one more thing to tell you. His Majesty's illness did not break out suddenly, but someone secretly caused it."
As soon as this remark came out, Zhe Ji was stunned. She stood up abruptly, her eyes burst into dazzling light, she glared at Yun Yan angrily, and said in a low voice:
"What do you mean by that?!"
Yun Yan shrugged, bluntly speaking:
"It literally means that someone secretly murdered the barbarian king and tampered with the meal. Otherwise, why do you think everything happened so coincidentally?"
Originally, Yunyan was just suspicious, after all, Zheji's attack on Xingbeiguan was too smooth, as if someone was behind the scenes.However, she took the pulse of the old man king just now, judging from the man's king's pulse, his illness was caused by improper diet, conflict of cold and heat, and excessive body strength. If a coincidence is a coincidence, then it is inevitable that the coincidences are all connected .
She squinted at Zhe Ji and asked:
"Who is the person who provided you with information on the deployment of Xingbei Pass?"
Zhe Ji's expression changed again and again, she was not stupid, when Yun Yan mentioned it, she understood what Yun Yan meant.She was just shocked, that man could really stretch his hand so far, reach the hinterland of the barbarians, and control the fate of the Boca clan?
Zhe Ji didn't answer immediately, and Yun Yan didn't urge her. She vaguely had an answer in her heart. No matter whether Zhe Ji answered or not, she had her own guess. In other words, make a more accurate judgment.
After a while, Zhe Ji clenched her fists and replied coldly:
"It's Xuanhe."
Yunyan continued to administer needles to the old barbarian king, and when she heard this, she glanced at Zhe Ji again, and let out a chuckle, as if she stood by and watched, "I told you not to cooperate with me, but to be eager for quick success and quick profit".
Zhe Ji was very embarrassed, her face was sullen, and the light in her eyes flickered, making it hard to see what was going on in her heart.
About half an hour later, Yunyan took off all the silver needles stuck on the old barbarian king's body, roasted them with candles, and then picked them up again. At this time, Zheji asked again:
"Can you find out who is behind the scenes?"
She still couldn't believe it, and felt that Bei Chenhe's hand could reach into Boka and go straight to the side of the barbarian king. Han, thinking about whether the previous agreement with Xuanhe was worthwhile, whether to reconsider.
Originally, to Beichen, the barbarians were tigers and wolves, eyeing the Beichen territory covetously. When the important generals of Xingbeiguan were falling one by one, they might drive hundreds of thousands of soldiers southward at any time to trample on Beichen's land.
But if Bei Chenhe grasped her lifeline, then the identities between hunter and prey would be reversed, and before she developed ambitions for Beichen's land, she had to guard against whether Beichenhe would have the idea of grassland.
Yunyan put away the silver needle, chuckled lightly, and replied:
"His Royal Highness, this is the grassland, so it's not your business to investigate who is causing the trouble, and who is plotting against you?"
Zhe Ji was choked by Yun Yan, her face darkened, but she was unable to refute.
She immediately ordered her attendants to investigate the servants who had been in contact with the old barbarian king's meals when the old barbarian king fell ill. Seeing her like this, Yun Yan just shook her head and said nothing. Bei Chenhe is behind the scenes, so he will definitely not leave any evidence. Even if someone gets involved, it must be cleaned up and there will be no clues.
Things happened just as Yun Yan expected, Zhe Ji ordered people to investigate secretly, and Xiu Mu made more efforts to prevent accidents. In the end, the few people involved in the investigation finally died inexplicably within a few days. Zhe Ji had no choice but to , had to stop the investigation, and stayed in the palace to accompany the old barbarian king.
For Zhe Ji's filial piety, Yun Yan was quite moved. When she thought of Lin Aoxue's parents who died early and lived alone in the world, she felt sore in her heart, and her heart was full of pity.
It has been several days since she left Xingbeiguan. When she parted from Lin Aoxue, the man was riding on horseback, and the expression of forbearance and grievance in his eyes seemed to be still in front of her eyes, making her heart feel soft and soft. The pain was not severe, but it was like Tarsal maggots cannot be removed.
The man she's thinking about is actually a little girl who is prone to crying. Apart from the disguise of a ferocious appearance, Lin Aoxue's heart is sensitive and fragile, which is very easy to make people feel distressed. Once she leaves, Lin Aoxue is alone in Xingbeiguan again. .
I don't know if Lin Aoxue has seen the letter she left behind. She hopes that Lin Aoxue can stay in Xingbeiguan to recuperate. Beichenlong is about to lose power. The dazzling one is undoubtedly Lin Aoxue.
She was a little worried in her heart, if Bei Chenhe set his mind on Lin Aoxue, that person must be in the wind and rain again, and would inevitably be hurt.But fortunately Xing Beiguan still has Pei Qing, Bei Chenlong was injured, and the most valued soldiers are Lin Aoxue and Pei Qing. If Lin Aoxue reads her letter, she should get in touch with Pei Qing. The two cooperate with each other , it was much better than Lin Aoxue being alone.
Yunyan sighed softly, her calm state of mind after leaving Xingbeiguan and coming to the grassland fluctuated again the moment she thought of Lin Aoxue, as long as she thought of Lin Aoxue, she wished to fly back to Xingbeiguan immediately, but ideal and reality There is always an insurmountable moat in the world, both she and Lin Aoxue have to learn to be rational and mature.
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