The prince is very fierce

The spring sun is setting in the west, and the breeze is gentle.

On the trail in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an, a white-robed young man led a black horse and strolled among the flowers. A delicate woman in a Jingchai cloth skirt sits sideways on a horse, wearing a curtain hat and two embroidered shoes dangling in the air.

The mausoleum of Empress Cui was built among the mountains and fields of red flowers and willows. After Song Ji succeeded to the throne, he was frugal and allowed Empress Cui to fake her death. The mausoleum was not large and there was a small peach forest planted around it. The terrain was remote and no one came here on weekdays. Excuse me, people only come to clean up the weeds and trees during the holidays.

In the grove outside the Queen's Mausoleum, there is a small tomb, which is just a small round earth bag, with an unmarked monument standing in front of it.

The dead man had no name, surname, or relatives. Eunuch Jia buried him there, and no one came to visit him again. The grave was already overgrown with weeds, and it was almost impossible to find this small grave without getting closer.

Cui Xiaowan dismounted in the woods and looked at the small grave. There was not much emotion in her eyes. She just seriously lit three sticks of incense in front of the tombstone, squatted in front of the wordless monument and burned paper money, and then whispered softly:

"In your next life, you will be reincarnated into a good family. Don't be a dead soldier anymore. Also, don't be so upright in your work, and live for yourself..."

Xu Buling leaned against the big tree and waited quietly, feeling calm in his heart. Although Jia Yi died at his hands, in that case, it was like the black piece eating the white piece on the chessboard. There was no hatred between the chess pieces, they just followed the path paved by the chess players. Eunuch Jia was Jia Yi's adoptive father. He did not help Jia Yi seek revenge after the incident, but helped Jia Yi complete his mission as a dead soldier. It was also for this reason.

Soon, the paper money burned into ashes in the spring breeze. Cui Xiaowan stood up and looked around. Maybe she felt that the surrounding vegetation was too messy. She ran to Chai Fengma and took Xu Buling's saber. Weeding around the grave.

Xu Buling will not leave until tomorrow to return to the military camp, but he is not in a hurry and says:

"Miss Cui, let me do it."

Cui Xiaowan leaned over and arched her waist, the skirt on her hips was stretched round, she looked back and smiled:

"Just rest. This is my business. I will do it myself."

Xu Buling didn't say much when he saw this, and went back to lean under the big tree, watching Cui Xiaowan's back swaying among the flowers and plants, her jade dumpling-like buttocks a bit eye-catching, he slightly turned his unintentional gaze, But there seemed to be nothing else to see in this barren place, so I unconsciously took a few more glances...

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Inside the imperial city, there is the imperial study.

After the tedious political discussions were completed, the courtiers exited the imperial study room, leaving only Cui Huailu and Guan Hongzhuo standing quietly in front of the desk.

Song Ji, who was wearing a dragon robe, held three sticks of incense in his hand, lit them on the candle, and inserted them into the incense altar on the desk. He raised his eyes to look at the scroll hanging on the desk with deep eyes. A bit nostalgic.

In the portrait, the woman is looking back in the forest, and only her back can be seen.

As Eunuch Jia said, Cui Xiaowan was a mirror to Song Ji. She had a clear mind and was not contaminated by any sourness in the market and the court. She was also the only person who could chat with Song Ji on an equal footing.

After sending Cui Xiaowan away, Song Ji became completely alone. He didn't feel lonely before, but at this moment, before the avalanche-like situation, the pressure of the entire Dayue was on one person's shoulders. In the leisure time after the busy work, even Song Cum, why don't you want to find an outsider to vent your bitterness?

It's a pity that Cui Xiaowan is the only one in the world who can listen to the complaints that emperors cannot say, and only Cui Xiaowan dares to scold him as the emperor.

The portrait is very charming, but in the end it is just a dead object. It cannot be used as a mirror, nor can it listen to the noisy words accumulated in the heart.

Song Ji stopped and stared for a moment, then calmed down. When he turned around, he had returned to his Gujing Wubo appearance. He sat down behind the desk and looked at the two confidants in front of him.

Cui Huailu, the imperial censor, was Cui Xiaowan's biological father. Due to this in-law relationship, he had a much closer relationship with Song Ji than other court officials; Taiwei Guan Hongzhuo was promoted by Song Ji.

Among the three princes, Prime Minister Xiao Chuyang, even though he deliberately avoided his relationship with Prince Su, has become an in-law. It is difficult for Song Ji to trust Xiao Chuyang anymore. The only ones who can discuss countermeasures in private are the two court officials in front of him. 's pillar.

Guan Hongzhuo waited for the ministers to leave before he said: "Xu Buling came here with the Xiliang army. Although there was nothing unusual in the court today, he accepted it happily even if he was given a false position. But the Xiliang army is almost a private soldier of the Xu family. , the soldiers and horses only recognize King Su’s tiger talisman, but not the emperor’s seal. If he insists on seizing power but refuses to obey orders and disobeys orders, Hongye seems to be helpless..."

Guan Hongye is Guan Hongzhuo's younger brother, and was entrusted with important responsibilities by Song Ji. As an elder brother, he was obviously afraid that his younger brother would not be able to suppress the son of the vassal king, and something would go wrong when the time came, so he had to take precautions first.

In this regard, Cui Huailu shook his head: "Is it the king's land in the whole world, and is it the king's ministers who are on the shore of the land. The military power of the Xu family was given by the Holy Emperor. It is true that the soldiers only recognize the generals, but the generals have to recognize the emperor's seal. Xu Bu If Ling Ruo acts arbitrarily and refuses to obey Guan Hongye's orders, he can just remove him from his post. The reason why Xiliang is only allowed to send 50,000 troops is because the imperial court lacks these 50,000 troops, but it does not mean that he cannot survive without them. room."

Guan Hongzhuo thought for a moment and became a little worried: "If this offends King Su, King Su will also turn against him..."

Song Ji gently raised his hand: "I am not greedy for this throne, but none of the four kings in the east can be of great use. King Su turned against me, and I had no choice but to abdicate the throne in favor of someone worthy. The world will still be named Song; but King Su may not have allowed it, thinking that I rely on him." , the self-respect of the troops and their disobedience to orders proves that they are rebellious, and I will not compromise against them in the slightest; even if the four eastern kings attack Chang'an and kill my lineage, it is better than the Xu family entering the pass and holding the emperor hostage to order the princes to kill. Absolutely the entire Song family.

Just let Guan Hongye use his troops freely. If he can force him to rebel, it will be nothing more than a dead end, and the four kings of the east will clean up the mess. But remember not to give Xu Buling a chance to accumulate military prestige in counter-rebellion. Once his prestige exceeds that of Guan Hongye and wins the military morale of the counter-rebellion army, he will really be in trouble. "

When Guan Hongzhuo heard these heart-wrenching words, he felt reassured and nodded seriously:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Hongye has been leading troops for many years, and his prestige in the army is not inferior to that of Guo Xianzhong. As long as His Majesty allows him to let go without any scruples, he will be able to fight the battle well without giving Xu Buling the chance to lead an army to respect himself."

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Chongrenfang, Detective Department.

Countless wolf guards were walking through the yamen, either coming back to take orders or going out on orders.

Although the Detective Department does not belong to the military system, as the intelligence agency under the emperor, it is still very busy when it is fully operational during wartime.

Behind the Yamen, under the plan library, is the dungeon where felons are imprisoned.

Jiang Kai, the right prince of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was holding the iron railing with both hands and talking nonsense:

"Sister, you are all famous seniors in the world. You can't kill innocent people indiscriminately, right? Although I am the heir apparent of Northern Qi, I have always loved the people like a son and kept myself clean. According to the people in the world, I should be a good official. Now I am imprisoned here. , you don’t have to draw your sword to help when there is injustice, you must have some good food and drink..."

Outside the iron railing, the Dowager Jiujie Empress in palace attire was sipping tea at the table. Next to him were the masters of the secret guards and Song Ying, who was pacing back and forth in the dungeon.

The Nine Festival Empress might have been tired of hearing this, and said slightly dissatisfied:

"Young people, my husband should stand upright before and after his death. It doesn't matter if you don't go on a hunger strike to show your resolve, how can you be more rude than a woman like me..."

Jiang Kai went from being the heir to the throne to becoming a prisoner. After being imprisoned for several months, he had already had enough. Although Empress Jiujie was older than him, as the late emperor's concubine, her appearance was definitely not bad. Her eyes were scanning her charming figure:

"I don't want to eat anything. It's not like I can't go out. If you look at it, Northern Qi will almost cross the Yellow River. It will take at least a year or two to reach Chang'an City. Otherwise, you can just follow me from now on. Wait until Northern Qi regains its kingdom. , it is indispensable for you, sister, how about I let you be the princess?"

The Jiujie Empress frowned slightly: "Your father Jiang Heng is already in his fifties, yet he still has the nerve to speak? Do you think your father is Su Wang Xu You? If he is as infatuated and handsome as Xu You, I will give him a good beating. If he doesn't fight back, I might even consider remarrying, your father has more than thirty concubines..."

"No, when I become my princess, I am only in my twenties. Although I am not allowed to make that bastard fierce, my beauty is not half worse than him..."

"Bah - shameless..."

Jiang Kai knew that it was impossible to convince these Song family eagle dogs, but he was locked in a dark dungeon with nothing to do except make love, and he was ready to continue to get close to the Nine Festival Empress. But before he finished speaking a few words, a loud bang suddenly came from above the case library.

Boom——

The dungeon, which was only lit by torches, was filled with rubble and debris. The dome of the cell above Jiang Kai was directly smashed through by a huge stone lion, and two figures fell down at the same time.

Zuo Qingqiu, with bare hands and only a robe, raised his hand to grab Jiang Kai's shoulder and flew out of the hole; the only military leader in the Northern Qi Dynasty, worshiped the Moon Sword Fairy Yan Hui Lin, held a sword in one hand, and fired the sparks of calcium carbide Several swords came out at once, and before many secret guards could see clearly, they knocked the two of them over the railing.

Song Ying's expression suddenly changed as she was pacing, she drew her sword and rushed towards the cell.

Yan Huilin held the Qingfeng sword and stood behind the iron railing. He glanced at the divine arrow Yang Kuan in the opposite cell. He felt that there was no way to save him, so he also flew out of the cave.

The nine-section empress drank tea, and her martial arts skills were naturally not as good as those of the top masters in the family. She was frightened when she heard the noise. She turned around and saw that there was only one stone lion left in the noisy cell just now, half of which was missing. The figure was immediately stunned.

Song Ying came to the cell door and split the chains with a knife:

"It's Zuo Qingqiu and Yan Huilin! Chase!"

"promise!"

Many secret guards chased them out in an instant...