Plan to cut off the nine states

Empress Dowager Luan almost forgot about the fall of Dongdu. For her, except for the visitors who came to see her at the beginning, her life had hardly changed. She still did nothing every day, sitting in the house, feeling the sunrise and sunset, and using Buddhist scriptures and prayer beads to wipe away her calm state of mind.

Therefore, when the female official came in panic and said, "That Ning Wang is here again," Empress Dowager Luan didn't understand and asked, "Which Ning Wang?"

"It's the big black guy who came last time." The female official was really worried for the queen dowager.

"Oh, that guy." Queen Dowager Luan remembered it, and it seemed like it happened a long time ago. The memory was blurred, leaving only a faint impression, "He didn't seem too dark."

"Empress Dowager!"

"Hmm?"

"Ning Wang came here with bad intentions, we have to think of a way."

"What can we do?"

Empress Dowager Luan always said this, and the female official heard it and became more anxious, "We can ask King Wu for help."

"Who is King Wu?"

"The queen dowager doesn't remember anything? King Wu is that young man, the son of General Lou Wen , has been sending people to guard the bedroom."

"By the way, he is the daughter of the Princess of Wu, interesting. Can he help me?"

"Among the rebels, only the King of Wu is more polite, and he has sent people to protect the bedroom, so he should be able to stop the King of Ning."

"Since the King of Wu has sent people to protect the bedroom, the King of Ning can't get in, right?"

"There are more people outside the King of Ning, and fewer people outside the King of Wu. I just looked at it from a distance at the door. The King of Wu's men didn't seem to dare to stop him. It must be the King of Wu himself..."

Before the voice fell, there was a heavy knock on the door outside, and there were vague shouts.

The female official's face was pale, "The King of Ning is really here."

Queen Dowager Luan sighed lightly, "Then there is no way, otherwise let's not open the door first and see if the King of Wu can arrive in time."

"The only way." The female official did not discuss with the Queen Mother anymore, turned around and went out, summoned more than a dozen maids and servants in the courtyard, and prepared to take them to block the door together.

As soon as they reached the door, they saw a knife sticking out from the crack of the door, which frightened them so much that they screamed and ran away. The female official could not hold back and shouted a few times, and then the knife moved upwards and opened the bolt.

The courtyard door was wide open, and the female official made up her mind, opened her arms and shouted loudly: "I am here, you are not allowed to harass the queen mother!"

The soldiers were divided into two sides, and Ning Baoguan strode in, stared at the female official and sneered, "Tiancheng's men are all cowards, and I didn't expect that there is a woman who protects the master in the deep palace."

The King of Ning was even more terrifying than the female official remembered. Her voice trembled slightly, but she did not move, "You trespassed into the queen mother's bedroom, aren't you afraid that the King of Wu will settle accounts with you?"

"We do have accounts to settle. If he doesn't come to me, I will go to him." Ning Baoguan strode forward and pushed the female official a few steps away with a push.

The female official was anxious, steadied her body, and quickly chased after him. She saw from the corner of her eye that the King of Ning's subordinates were all staying at the door, and she felt relieved.

Queen Mother Luan was silently reciting scriptures, and she felt that her heart was as calm as water. When the door opened, she was still startled, and even forgot the words she had read thousands of times.

Ning Baoguan looked at the queen mother, and his heart seemed to be twisted several times, bringing all anxiety and pain. There was only one way to end this feeling and make his heart unblocked again.

"You are mine, even if you are enemies with the world, you are still mine." Ning Baoguan said angrily, with a strong urge to draw his sword and chop the woman in front of him into pieces, and there was an even stronger urge to stop him from doing so, and even wanted him to crawl on the ground and beg for some comfort.

"I can't do anything, I'm a useless person, why does King Ning have to want me?" Queen Mother Luan tried to stay calm and let herself smile, hoping to use this attitude to stabilize the intruder.

What Ning Baoguan saw was a timid and beautiful woman, whose smile was so charming that his heart tightened twice more.

"You are a scourge, a shameless bitch, Tiancheng died in your hands..." Ning Baoguan walked up to the Queen Mother, tightly grasped one of her wrists, his eyes shot out a beast-like greedy look, and continued to curse.

Queen Mother Luan had never heard such unbearable language, there were many words she didn't understand at all, she only knew that these were all groundless accusations, she was anxious and angry, but she couldn't speak, tears rolled in her eyes.

Ning Baoguan suddenly softened, loosened his hands, and whispered: "I will treat you well, let you become..."

Feeling a pain in his back, Ning Baoguan turned around and punched, knocking the assassin to the ground, and his heart became smooth again - it turned out that there were other ways to get rid of those strange feelings.

The fallen female official said sternly: "You are not allowed to insult the Queen Mother! Queen Mother, hurry up!"

The dagger stuck in Ning Baoguan's back swayed slightly in front of Queen Mother Luan, she was so scared that her heart almost stopped beating. Although she heard a sharp cry in her ears, she didn't understand what it meant, and she didn't dare to reach out to touch the dagger.

Ning Baoguan reluctantly drew out his sword and came to the female official. He was so murderous that he held the sword with both hands and was about to stab her fiercely.

"Don't kill her!" Queen Mother Luan finally came to her senses and begged, "Don't kill her, I... I will be yours."

"Queen Mother, let him kill me! You must find a way to commit suicide and keep your chastity. You must not be insulted by the traitors!"

Queen Mother Luan did not want to commit suicide. "The cause of the previous life is the result of this life. It is like paying off a debt. If you avoid paying it back, you will still suffer in the next life. If you don't pay it back in this life, you will plant the cause for the next life."

Although she had always been with the Queen Mother and knew who she was, the female officer was still shocked and angry when she heard these words, "Queen Mother, what are you talking about? You are the heroine born in heaven, and your mother loves the world, and he is from the grass." Robber, you are covered in filth, it will be humiliating to look at you even more..."

"Come here!" Ning Baoguan walked to the door and called loudly. Immediately, several soldiers ran over. They glanced at the Queen Mother first, and then saw the dagger on King Ning's back. They were shocked.

"Take this woman down and gag her, but don't kill her."

"Prince Ning, on your back..."

Ning Baoguan turned around and glanced, "It's a small injury, bandage it for me."

Two soldiers dragged the female official away, but she was still shouting outside the house, urging the Queen Mother to commit suicide.

With the help of the soldiers, Ning Baoguan carefully took off his shirt and pulled out the dagger. Fortunately, the female officer was not very strong, and the armor inside the clothes blocked it. The dagger penetrated the gap and only penetrated a small part, causing blood to flow from her back. , but not fatal.

Ning Baoguan bandaged it hastily, sent the soldiers away, and said to the Queen Mother: "You didn't hide any weapons, did you?"

The Queen Mother shook her head and looked away from Prince Ning's exposed upper body.

The female officer's stab was like a basin of cold water, which extinguished the flames in Ning Baoguan's chest, but did not extinguish his ambition. "The King of Wu wants to send you out of the city, but I won't allow it. You come with me now, and I will lead you." You go to Beicheng, and from now on, you will live in my camp and accept my protection."

The Queen Mother still shook her head, not knowing what it meant.

Ning Baoguan asked: "Have you never been out of the palace?"

"I've...been." Empress Dowager Luan wasn't very sure. Every time she left the palace, she would sit in the phoenix chariot and couldn't see the outside scene. It was no different than in the palace, but even more depressing.

Ning Baoguan stretched out a hand, "Stand up and follow me. This is an order."

Empress Dowager Luan never made her own decisions. Even if she wanted to have breakfast, she had to put it forward tactfully. If the maids made it difficult, she would not insist on it.

After Prince Ning gave the order, she stood up involuntarily, but refused to take a step. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but that her whole body was weak and she could barely maintain her standing position.

Ning hugged the Queen Mother by the waist before closing the door. He felt a slight pain on his back, and the wound seemed to be bleeding again. He didn't care, and even felt happy.

After carrying the Queen Mother and walking out of the room, Ning Baoguan saw his wife standing in the courtyard with cold eyes and a hint of reproach.

This was a basin of cold water that was colder and richer than the female officer's dagger. Ning Baoguan loosened his arms and found that the Queen Mother was sliding down, so she hurriedly lifted her up again.

In order to maintain her balance, Queen Mother Luan had to hug Prince Ning's neck. When she saw the woman in the courtyard, she became more and more ashamed. She simply closed her eyes and silently prayed that this was all a nightmare and that she could wake up soon.

Niu Tiannu took two steps forward, "Is this the famous Queen Mother Tiancheng?"

Ning Baoguan nodded. He was three parts respectful, three parts grateful, and three parts afraid of his wife, but he had lost that part of the love between husband and wife.

The Bull Goddess doesn't like to quarrel, "Where are you taking her?"

"Go back to the Beicheng military camp."

"Then what?"

"Then...just stayed there."

"What will you do if the officers and soldiers attack the city? Take her to escape together, or will you die together?"

"As a woman, how much influence can she have on the defense of the city?"

"If you can't even understand this little thing, you are calling yourself Prince Ning in vain."

He would rather stay silent. Of course he understood that the Queen Mother herself was of little use, but using the Queen Mother could gain the trust of the officers and soldiers. This was an important part of King Wu's plan to lure troops. Without this link, the rebels would have to fight head-on with the officers and soldiers. , the casualties were huge, and the chances of winning dropped sharply.

"I think at the beginning, I was the one who advised you to become the king, to leave the King of the World and find another place. Others thought you abandoned your wife and children, but I didn't defend myself because I knew that Qinzhou Ning Bao'er had great ambitions and could not be accepted by his family. It’s a drag, and when Ning Bao’er comes back one day, he will be number one among ten thousand people.”

Ning Baoguan remained silent, and the Queen Mother on her arm became increasingly heavy.

"But you didn't go to Jiangdong. You gave up halfway and stayed in Luozhou. Well, at least you built an army that can be on an equal footing with the kings. Even the King of the World is courteous to you. You like cavalry, I will do it for you. You look for suitable generals from among the prisoners. You have the natural ability to lead troops in war. Well, I will collect food and grass for you so that you have no worries. "

"I will never forget your benefits."

"But I have forgotten what all this is for. Tens of thousands of soldiers accompany you through life and death, just to win a woman? King Wu, at his young age, knows enough to stop and does not care about women. The dignified King Ning, however, steps forward But is this a threshold? King Wu intentionally spreads the news and lets you break into the palace, just to make you make mistakes. Do you not understand, or do you do it knowingly? You can't understand, you are blind, and you do it knowingly? Guilty, you are a fool."

Ning Baoguan glanced down at the Queen Mother, and his heart twisted a few times. He couldn't help but use his arms to push her into his chest. The pain on his back made him wake up in time. He slowly let go and put the Queen Mother on the ground. , said to his wife: "If the king of Wu is not eliminated, there will be trouble in the future."

"Well, but not now. King Wu is eager to show off. Let him fight the officers and soldiers. The only thing we have to do is to train the cavalry. This army is your weapon to dominate the world. The so-called conspiracy and tricks are just children. Just watch them play their tricks, you don’t need to participate.”

Queen Mother Luan was unsteady and had to lean on the door frame. Ning Baoguan looked at her and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Niu Tiannu smiled and said, "The wife of the Emperor of All Things and the biological mother of the little emperor, I can't believe it - if Prince Ning can defeat the soldiers, he can naturally take her back. Why bother about a short separation?"

Ning Baoguan turned his head, "I want the world, not a woman."

Niu Tiannu nodded approvingly, supported her husband's injured side, and helped him walk out, her heart was calm, she knew she could always take her husband back, because others only saw Prince Ning's past and present, but she saw the future.