Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

As the saying goes, "If you accept money and property from others, you should help them eliminate disasters." Qi Shanxing accepted Xiao Yu's gift in Chang'an, so it was only natural for him to help find Xiao Jun. Qi Shanxing returned to Xia State from Chang'an and inquired for Xiao Yu. He found out that there were thousands of captured women in the Sui Palace, all of whom were exiled to temples by Princess Cao and became nuns. Now, finding Empress Xiao was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

All captured palace women had to be dealt with by Princess Cao. Qi Shanxing himself didn't know what Xiao Jun looked like. If he asked privately, he would definitely not be able to find her. He thought it would be better to tell Princess Cao, and maybe he could find out about Empress Xiao by taking advantage of Cao Xiuhua's curiosity.

This Princess Cao lived in the harem, lived a frugal life, wore plain clothes and ate simple food. She was accompanied by only a few palace maids and old women, and set an example for the world to show frugality. After not seeing Dou Jiande return to the harem for several days, he thought he must be busy with military and political affairs, so he didn't ask about it.

Suddenly one day, the female official Gao came to report: "Princess, Qi Shanxing wants to see you for something."

Princess Cao was stunned: "I am not involved in political affairs, what is the important matter for Qi Shanxing to come to the palace? Send him to see you."

After meeting Princess Cao, Qi Shanxing bowed and said: "I have a confidential matter to report to the princess."

"Oh?" Princess Cao said: "You come and tell me."

"Princess Cao, please tell me." , I heard that the King of Xia conquered Liaocheng, killed the King of Xu, and captured countless women from the Sui Palace. I wonder if this is true? "

Princess Cao said: "You are right. These evil women caused chaos to the monarch and led to the fall of the Sui Dynasty. They were all sent to become nuns."

Qi Shanxing said: "Then Princess, do you know that Yang Guang's queen Xiao Jun is in my Xia country, or among these palace people. If we get this hostage, it will be very useful." Qi Shanxing said.

"Oh?" Princess Cao asked: "I didn't expect that there was a queen of the Great Sui Dynasty among these palace people. The women in the palace of the previous dynasty were all sent to become nuns. You can send Wang Fubao to search."

Qi Shanxing received the princess's oral order and drafted an order to send Wang Fubao to search in the temple. This is:

To find Queen Xiao and palace people, there are three thousand beauties in one body.

Even if the monks and nuns are there, it is difficult to distinguish the beauty.

Qi Shanxing and Wang Fubao searched for many temples and monasteries around Jizhou, looking for the women of the Sui Dynasty palace who were dismissed by Princess Cao. They searched more than 30 temples in a row, but they didn't hear any news about Empress Xiao.

Seeing that all the temples and monasteries had been searched thoroughly, but there was no news of Empress Xiao, Wang Fubao asked: "Master Qi, did you hear it wrong? Empress Xiao is really among these women in the Sui Dynasty palace?"

"This is absolutely true."

"I can't be sure. I have accepted many surrendered soldiers of Yu Wenzhi. Why don't I go and ask and find out the truth."

"Okay, let's go and ask."

At this time, everyone was a little tired after searching for days, and saw a bun shop next to the road. Qi Shanxing and Wang Fubao went to the bun shop together and had a lunch.

Among the guards accompanying Wang Fubao, there were two brave soldiers who had surrendered from Yu Wenzhi. Because of their excellent martial arts, they were highly appreciated by Wang Fubao., one is Pan Wu, the other is Hong Xingzi.

Wang Fubao summoned two guards and ate buns at the same table. Wang Fubao asked: "You two have both served as guards under Yu Wenzhi. Do you know the whereabouts of Empress Xiao?"

Pan Wu said: "Hong Xingzi is a member of the imperial guards. He knows a lot."

Qi Shanxing and Wang Fubao looked at Hong Xingzi. Hong Xingzi put down the half-eaten bun and said in retrospect: "You two adults have visited so many temples and nunneries. Those palace maids who copied the records are all young palace maids and servants. Empress Xiao has three grandchildren. She should be a woman in her forties or fifties, not like among these monks and nuns."

"Oh..." Qi Shanxing suddenly realized and asked: "I have indeed never seen old women. Where did those women go?"

Wang Fubao said: "I heard that there are women who wash feet around King Xia."

"Then you and I will go to meet Princess Cao and report this matter." Qi Shanxing said.

After returning to Yongnian City, Qi Shanxing and Wang Fubao came to the harem together to pay respects to Princess Cao. Qi Shanxing said, "After two days of searching, no one has seen Empress Xiao."

Wang Fubao said, "The palace maids who have become nuns are all young women. Counting with fingers, Empress Xiao is a woman in her forties or fifties."

Princess Cao was confused and turned to ask the female official Gao, "Where are all the women selected that day?"

Gao said, "There is only one woman over fifty years old, Xiao from Jiangnan, who is arranged to serve the king's grooming."

When they heard that the only woman's surname was Xiao, Wang Fubao said, "This Xiao from Jiangnan must be Empress Xiao." Everyone suddenly realized and followed Princess Cao to the Qinzheng Palace to look for Xiao Jun.

Qi Shanxing followed behind, thinking that if he wanted to help Xiao Yu find his sister, he would have to do it all at once. If he couldn't find her in the Xia Palace, Xiao Jun would be in danger.

Female official Gao brought Princess Cao and others to the side room of the Qinzheng Palace. They saw that there was no one in the side room, but bursts of pleasant piano sounds came from the palace. Princess Cao said, "The king is not good at playing the piano. Who is playing this?" Everyone turned to the Qinzheng Palace to see.

When they arrived at the palace, everyone followed Princess Cao and walked slowly. Looking inside through the curtain of the study, everyone was stunned. It can be said that:

The beauty is still there, suppressing the world, and she is still a pretty lady at fifty.

Talent and indulgence are fighting in the distance, but only the king is broken.

Princess Cao, General Manager Gao, Qi Shanxing, and Wang Fubao watched through the curtain and were shocked. Xiao Jun sat in the arms of Xia Wang Dou Jiande. They were both wearing thin gauze and Dou Jiande was affectionate with her. Xiao Jun played the zither to please him. They were like a loving couple, like a couple on a tree.

Princess Cao, who always talked about chastity and abstaining from sex, felt as if the sky had fallen. She was furious and cursed: "You bitch!"

A roar as loud as a bell. When Xiao Jun and Dou Jiande, who were still in love, saw Princess Cao coming, they suddenly lost color and the sound of the zither stopped abruptly. They were so scared that they dispersed.

Xiao Jun quickly knelt down and kowtowed, not daring to look up. DouJiande put his hands behind his back, looking helpless. Princess Cao strode forward, cursing at Xiao Jun: "You shameless slut, vixen, slave of a fallen nation! Adulterer, whore, you are so bold!"

Princess Cao kicked Xiao Jun over with a "bang!", Dou Jiande jumped to stop her: "How can you be so rude as a princess?"

Princess Cao was furious, grabbed Dou Jiande by the collar, and shoved him, shouting: "As a king, you are so dignified, but you are foolishly hooking up with this woman. If this matter gets out, won't the world laugh at you?"

"Asshole! You dare to scold me, how can you be so shameless?" Dou Jiande and Cao Xiuhua and his wife pushed, beat and scolded him.

Xiao Jun covered her ribs with her hands and huddled aside. At this time, the female officials Gao, Wang Fubao and Qi Shanxing saw that King Xia and Queen were fighting, and hurried over to persuade them to separate.

Qi Shanxing thought to himself that I was entrusted by someone and I must be loyal to him. I can't let Princess Cao really beat Queen Xiao to death. Thinking of this, Qi Shanxing was quick-witted and hurriedly advised: "Princess, calm down. Keep this woman. She will be of great use in the future. Don't lose the big picture because of the small one!"

"What's the use of it? Besides seducing my man, what else can she do to hurt the world?" Princess Cao roared.

"Oh, Princess, calm down, calm down." Qi Shanxing advised.

Wang Fubao and General Manager Gao also advised, and Princess Cao calmed down a little and sat aside. Qi Shanxing thought that he had caused trouble and needed to use a trick to calm it down. He immediately came up with a plan and approached Princess Cao, whispering: "I heard that there are still remnants of the Sui army in Hengshui County. Why not arrest Xiao Jun and use his reputation to recruit the Sui soldiers to surrender, recapture Hengshui, and submit to King Xia? Wouldn't that be better?"

Princess Cao didn't know it was a trick. Although she was still angry, she heard that there were still remnants of the Sui army, so she thought it made sense to use Xiao Jun. Princess Cao glanced at Xiao Jun, and asked Qi Shanxing with doubt in her heart: "It is natural to recruit the rebels and recapture Hengshui. But I am afraid that this bitch is difficult to control."

Qi Shanxing said: "Don't worry, Princess. I will accompany you and monitor you. Xiao Jun will not dare to do anything reckless."

Princess Cao glanced at Qi Shanxing, but she was still worried. She said to Wang Fubao: "General Wang, you should go with me. If the bitch dares to cause trouble, I will kill her first and report later. There is no mercy!" Wang Fubao glanced at Dou Jiande's embarrassed face and had to respect the princess's order. This is:

To catch an adulterer, you must catch them in pairs, so why wait for others to take over the King of Xia.

It is difficult to say everything about two women and one husband, but Xiao is the queen.

It is said that two days later, Wang Fubao and Qi Shanxing mobilized 50,000 troops to escort Dou Jiande to Hengshui County to recruit the remnants of the Sui army in the territory. Xiao Jun also accompanied them. After all, she was treated with some courtesy by borrowing Empress Xiao's reputation. She was taken to a carriage and accompanied them.

The large group of people and horses moved forward all the way. They were still far away from Hengshui and were about to reach Wuqiang County. Wang Fubao and Qi Shanxing rode side by side. Wang Fubao asked, "How come I don't know where the Sui soldiers are in Hengshui?"

Qi Shanxing smiled and said, "Where are the Sui soldiers? I'm worried that the princess will kill Xiao Jun., using a delaying tactic. ”

“Then what’s the point of you taking Xiao Jun to Hengshui?” Wang Fubao asked.

Qi Shanxing said: “Although the Sui Dynasty has fallen, Xiao Jun’s reputation still exists. Although Princess Cao is disrespectful, others dare not disrespect.” The two chatted all the way to Wuqiang County.

The army was stationed in Wuqiang. Dou Jiande said to Qi Shanxing and Wang Fubao: “Choose a temporary palace in Wuqiang and order Xiao to accompany you.” Wang Fubao wanted to dissuade him when he heard it, but Qi Shanxing held Wang Fubao, and after hesitating for a moment, he did not dissuade him.

Qi Shanxing arranged the temporary palace, and Dou Jiande happily welcomed Xiao Jun into the room. Xiao Jun entered the temporary palace and knelt on the ground: “Your Majesty, please let me be your servant. My integrity has been ruined. If it goes on like this, I am afraid that my reputation will be ruined. ”

Dou Jiande hurriedly helped Xiao Jun up, sat aside and advised: "The chastity arch is worthless; remarrying after losing a husband is natural. I will settle you in Wuqiang County, you can live there with peace of mind."

Xiao Jun asked: "Will this not delay the surrender of the Hengshui Sui soldiers?"

Dou Jiande laughed, hugged Xiao Jun and said: "This is Qi Shanxing's advice to me. Princess Cao doesn't understand the world's wars. She is a prodigal woman. This trick can scare her." Xiao Jun couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and lived in Wuqiang Palace with peace of mind.

General Wang Fubao returned to the camp and said to Qi Shanxing: "I was in the Sui army back then, but I heard that Xiao Jun was a disaster star in February, who killed people and lives. Xiliang was destroyed, the Great Sui was destroyed, and Daxu was also destroyed. It was very effective. ”

Qi Shanxing was a smooth talker, and advised: "I will convince the king that even if he likes her, he will only visit her and never marry her. Why not?"

Wang Fubao was a warrior, so he didn't care about these things. He complained loudly: "King Xia ruled the world with diligence and frugality, and he didn't like women. As a minister, you kidnapped two people and lived with them. How could you come up with such a lowly idea? You have no shame."

"General Wang, you are too arrogant. Weren't you also a lieutenant of the Sui army who conquered Goguryeo three times? How could you be so ruthless to your old master?"

"Humph! What friendship can there be with the wife of a tyrant? But you, Lord Qi, are here to play both sides and help the king to have an affair with a witch. What is your intention? ”

The two of them talked more and more, and they parted unhappily. Wang Fubao looked down on them and left, but Qi Shanxing held a grudge in his heart, but he kept it to himself.

Wang Fubao still had concerns about Xiao Jun, so he sneaked to the outer courtyard of the palace, and saw the flickering candlelight in the bedroom, and the figures of Dou Jiande and Xiao Jun were looming. Wang Fubao couldn't help but feel angry, thinking to himself that if King Xia was not there tomorrow morning, he would kill Xiao Jun first and then report. It's really calculated:

Ministers only worry about the king's injustice, and it's hard to achieve the goal of unity in vain.

Why bother to kill Xiao girl so radically, and it will hinder King Xia's achievements.

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