Today, Zhongqing City is filled with festive and noisy sounds.
Countless people crowded on the street, looking at the team in front of them, and cheered with joy.
Thousands of officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army, with bright uniforms and solemn military looks. Each one's body was decorated with red silk, and they all lined up in military formation, coming in a mighty manner.
All of a sudden, drums and music were blaring, flags, banners, streamers and other ceremonial guards were leading the way, showing the royal style.
Today's minister, Ling Qucheng, acted as the emissary to welcome the bride. Holding a talisman symbolizing imperial power in his hand, he led the large group of people, surrounded by the gorgeous and noble carriage that followed behind, in the direction of the State Guesthouse with great momentum.
And go.
This group of people is the honor guard team going to greet Emperor Rouning.
The Princess Rouning, who is about to marry into the imperial palace, now carries the identity of the princess of Xia Kingdom.
Today's Xia Kingdom is not at its peak of national strength, but its heritage is there, and it is still recognized as the most powerful country by all countries in the world. The status of the princess of Xia Kingdom is naturally extremely noble.
Whether it was based on her noble status or historical precedents, the position of queen should have been destined for the Emperor Rouning.
But now, the reason why she married into the Yun Kingdom was because the Xia Kingdom was defeated and sued for peace, so it was really inappropriate to send her here to make peace and grant him a posthumous title.
And anyone with a discerning eye knows that the situation between the two countries will definitely change again in the future.
It is because of this that the court of the Yun State gave an explanation to the Xia State with the excuse that Xiao Cheng was not yet an adult and could not establish a queen for the time being.
But even so, in order to make things easier for both parties, Xiao Cheng also created a new "concubine" position above Zhaoyi's rank in the harem. The ceremonial guards, wedding specifications and etiquette systems given were all in line with the empress.
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Therefore, there is such a large welcoming team today.
At this time, in the State Guesthouse, all the members of the Xia State envoy had already packed up, neatened their official uniforms one by one, and were waiting quietly in front of the door.
Feng Chu listened to the increasingly clear sound of drum music coming to his ears, as well as the sound of the neat steps of the soldiers of the Yun Kingdom Forbidden Army. He couldn't help but feel something in his heart. He looked at Prince Qi who was wearing a summer prince's python suit and looked at him with a smile on his face.
With a look of regret, he said:
"Although His Highness may not be willing to listen, if the princess marries into the harem and becomes the queen of the Yun Kingdom, His Highness will not only use the power of the Yun Kingdom to seize the throne, but also can add some trump cards to himself and leave a way out..."
With the current national strength of the Yun Kingdom, although it is not as profound as the Xia Kingdom, it is still one of the best in the world.
If King Qi can find a way to persuade Xiao Cheng in exchange for the help of the Yun Kingdom, then his road to seizing the throne will be much smoother!
Even the worst, the worst, can ensure that he still has a way out after he fails to seize the throne.
If he had not been afraid of this matter, the eighth prince, King Chu, would not have attacked his sister Yu Yingyao.
When King Qi heard what Feng Chu said, he was not unhappy at all. He didn't even look back. He shook his head casually and said:
"I am now powerless and idle in my palace. I was defeated by Yun Guo in a battle. I was cursed by both the government and the public, and my reputation is terrible! Among the many princes who are interested in seizing the heir, who is in a worse situation than me? That's it,
What do you want me to do to convince Emperor Yun? You can't, just really betray my interests in Daxia!"
Although he had made a deal with Xiao Cheng and handed over the list of Xia Kingdom's embroidered envoys lurking in the Yun Kingdom. In a sense, he had betrayed national interests.
But this move was also because the embroidered envoys of the Yun Kingdom had long been subdued and won over. The spy agency that originally spied on intelligence and collected information for the Xia Kingdom had become a tool to seize the heir, and even targeted King Qi and his most recent
The sister who pays attention to her starts.
As it turned out, King Qi naturally couldn't keep them.
After hearing King Qi's words, Feng Chu suddenly thought of something and said with a smile:
"What Your Highness said makes perfect sense... No, it's a bit wrong!"
King Qi was stunned and asked:
"What's wrong?"
"Perhaps His Highness has a bad reputation among the ministers in royal attire above the court!" Feng Chu said meaningfully.
When King Qi heard this, he looked at Feng Chu in confusion.
"The decree of canonization has arrived!"
At this moment, the sharp voice of the palace attendant immediately interrupted King Qi who was about to speak.
All the Xia envoys immediately knelt down on the ground to welcome the imperial edict.
King Qi looked at Feng Chu who had already knelt down, silently closed his mouth, took a step forward, bowed and said:
"Prince Qi of Daxia, respectfully obey the imperial edict of Emperor Yun!"
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Looking at the mighty honor guard not far away, Li Hu straightened his clothes and said to the envoys of the Li Dynasty:
"Emperor Yun is giving you a banquet today for his wedding, and we are going to congratulate him. Don't forget to bring the congratulatory gifts you prepared earlier."
"yes!"
"Everyone, after today, our mission will be considered completed and we can return home to hand over our errands. I hope you can cheer up and don't make others laugh!" Li Hu warned.
All the envoys and envoys responded in unison.
At this time, a close confidant of Li Hu suddenly walked up to Li Hu's ear and whispered a few words softly.
Li Hu frowned, nodded repeatedly, and then said to the envoys:
"You go get ready first!"
"Yes!" All the envoys agreed.
Li Hu and his cronies turned and left.
"What happened to General Chen?" Li Hu suddenly frowned and asked.
The confidant shook his head and said:
"I don't know. Major General Chen only said that there is something urgent, please go there immediately!"
When Li Hu heard this, his steps became a little faster.
Arriving in a courtyard, looking at Chen Liyan who was waiting here, looking closely at him, Li Hu quickly stepped forward and said in a deep voice:
"Why did the young general leave without saying a word? I have something important to tell you..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Hu looked at Chen Liyan, who had a solemn expression and evil eyes. He suddenly noticed something was wrong and couldn't help but stomp his feet.
Chen Liyan raised his hand slightly, and the courtyard door closed with a bang.
A dozen strong soldiers with swords in their hands and fierce auras rushed forward and immediately surrounded Li Hu.
Li Hu was stunned, frowned, and said:
"General Chen, what do you mean?"
Chen Liyan slowly drew out the sword from his waist, with a fierce expression on his face, and gritted his teeth and said:
"In the past few days, I have investigated clearly. The route of contact between my father and me has been destroyed. All the people who have been deployed have been killed. The letter that confirms your identity was not sent by my father at all.
of!"
When Li Hu heard this, his eyes suddenly opened wide, he immediately reacted and said urgently:
"This is what I wanted to tell you before! Things are a little different from what you thought..."
At this moment, Chen Liyan could no longer hide his murderous intent, gritted his teeth and said:
"Forging my father's letters so realistically, with the same handwriting and complete seals. It seems that my father must have fallen into your hands! Tell me, who are you?"
When he was originally doubtful, Chen Liyan comforted himself that his father was in the military camp and was protected by his own soldiers, so there was absolutely no chance of anything serious happening.
But the investigation over the past few days made his heart feel colder and colder.
All the contact channels left by his father, Chen Feng, were destroyed. All the people who were supposed to be deployed were also massacred. Apart from the people at his disposal, Chen Liyan had no one else he could mobilize.
He had been in Zhongqing City for a month. If nothing had happened to his father Chen Feng, he would have noticed it and sent someone here.
But now, he still hasn't received any unusual news.
The only explanation is that something happened in the military!
Li Hu on the side looked at Chen Liyan with murderous intent on his face and couldn't help but say:
"There are internal reasons for this matter. There is indeed something wrong with your father, but we have already discussed it before. There is absolutely no possibility of an accident happening. Don't think too much about it!"
Chen Liyan sneered and said:
"Take it! I will judge whether it is true or false!"
Although he said this, it was obvious from his expression that he did not believe what Li Hu said.
Looking at the soldiers gradually surrounding him and the only loyal guard around him, Li Hu's lips trembled, then he gritted his teeth, took out a golden token from his arms, and said:
"I have other plans in accordance with the king's order. Taiwei Chen is not in danger now. His current situation was only taken after I discussed with him. Don't be anxious. I will discuss the matter with you.
Please explain everything clearly!"
Chen Liyan paused and squinted at the golden token in Li Hu's hand that was engraved with the mythical beast Xuanwu and decorated with simple inscriptions. Then he was stunned.
He had previously served in the Royal City Guards of the Li Dynasty, so he naturally knew the token in Li Hu's hand.
This is a symbol of the King's seal of the Li Dynasty, which cannot be easily shown to others.
Thinking of the current King Li's trust in his father and son, Chen Liyan immediately paused and frowned:
"What are you discussing? Dealing with Yun Guo's conspiracy? Then why do you want to attack my people!"
Li Hu stood up straight and said in a deep voice:
"This matter is not against the Yun Kingdom. Your men are not removed by me. I can't stop those black-robed men from before! Your father, Taiwei Chen, is also fighting for those black-robed men at this time.
It’s under human supervision!”
At this time, Chen Liyan was even more confused and said:
"If you don't target Yun Guo, then who are you targeting? Also, aren't those men in black robes yours?"
Having said this, Chen Liyan's eyes flashed with murderous intent again, and he said:
"Are you talking nonsense and delaying time?"
Hearing this, Li Hu said helplessly:
"I am really a member of the king... Those men in black robes are nominally at my disposal, but in fact they are also monitoring me. If I had not insisted on sending out the men in black robes before, and finally got rid of them with the help of the Yun Kingdom,
It is impossible to say these words clearly!"
Speaking of this, Li Hu even looked helpless and said:
"I wanted to tell you these things immediately, but when I came back from the palace, you ran away with others..."
When Chen Liyan heard this, he looked hesitant and kept looking at Li Hu in front of him, as if he didn't know whether to believe what he said.
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In the palace, Xiao Cheng put on a bright red dragon robe, leaned on the dragon chair, and looked through the secret message in his hand with a strange look on his face.
This secret letter sent by Li escort was personally written by the king of Li Dynasty, Li Weining.
The words in the letter were sincere and sincere. He made it clear that he had been shunned by the ancestor of the Li family and was willing to pay any price to ask Yun Guo to help him regain power. After Li Weining took power, he was willing to surrender and become a vassal of Yun Guo and work for Xiao.
Driven by inheritance.
"Ancestor of the Li family?"
Xiao Cheng muttered in his mouth, and immediately remembered that he had seen through the luck on the Gu worm before, and saw the old monster with a face full of ravines and wrinkles, a shrunken body like a child, and an old monster with eyes that were too old to be human.
Narrowed slightly.
"By the way, is there really anyone who can live to that age?"
It is impossible for a person who is usually over 100 years old to look like that!
Feng Bao on the side heard this and immediately said:
"Your Majesty, there are rumors in the world that the Li Dynasty royal family's unique skill "Xuanwu Qisu" was created by the ancestors of the Li Dynasty watching the mythical beast Xuanwu. It is the most miraculous in guiding Qi. The life span of practitioners is different from ordinary people... and Li Dynasty's ancestors watched the mythical beast Xuanwu.
Many kings in the past dynasties lived for more than a hundred years."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but complain:
"I feel that the ancestors of the Li Dynasty may not have viewed Xuanwu but the giant tortoise..."
When Feng Bao heard this, he immediately laughed in agreement.
Xiao Cheng suddenly closed the secret letter in his hand, sneered and said:
"This Li Weining doesn't tell the truth! An ancestor of the Li Dynasty only dares to hide behind the scenes and control the government affairs. Even most of the officials of the Li Dynasty don't know that he exists. How can such a person ignore the real Li Weining?
Where is the Lord of Li Dynasty’s?”
Feng Bao on the side looked puzzled and asked:
"Then Your Majesty is saying that Li Weining is lying to Your Majesty? What is he trying to do?"
Xiao Cheng recalled the old monster he saw before, pondered for a moment, and said:
"It shouldn't be coaxing, it's just that I didn't say it clearly. This ancestor of the Li Dynasty must have other means to control the entire Li Dynasty court without losing his control. This Li Weining wants to use a few empty promises to
You want to use me..."
Feng Bao was stunned and immediately asked cautiously:
"Then what does your Majesty mean?"
"It's not a bad idea to follow him first!" Xiao Cheng said solemnly.
Not to mention taking the opportunity to deploy personnel against Li Chao, Xiao Cheng had to intervene in this matter just for that old monster!
"My slave understands!" Feng Bao immediately bowed and said.
At this time, a young eunuch hurried in, bowed to Xiao Cheng, and said:
"Your Majesty, the wedding team has arrived at the palace gate!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded slightly, and stood up and walked out of the palace accompanied by a group of eunuchs.
The extremely gorgeous and majestic looking carriage slowly came to a stop surrounded by ceremonial guards.
On the square in front of the Xuanzheng Hall, all the officials knelt down and greeted her with the courtesy of a queen.
Xiao Cheng looked at the slightly familiar figure in the center of the square, slowly walking down the carriage looking around, and suddenly narrowed his eyes.
This fake Emperor Rouning seems a bit familiar...
Bian Liuyun dragged the hem of her gorgeous palace dress, and with the support of the palace maids, she stood still, took a deep breath, walked lightly towards Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng's eyes twitched slightly as he looked at Bian Liuyun, who was wearing a long red dress and palace attire, with gentle and beautiful facial features and a dignified temperament.
Disguise? No, what if Qi Wang deliberately finds someone who looks scary and disgusts me!
Hiss, but whether it is her facial features, her temperament, her body shape, or even the Yin family martial arts running on her body, she is not disguised in any way, right?
Seeing that Bian Liuyun, with the support of the palace maid, had already walked up to his majesty, and his majesty still seemed unresponsive, Feng Bao quickly reminded in a low voice:
"His Majesty……"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he came back to his senses and slightly stretched out his hand to Bian Liuyun.
Bian Liuyun pursed her lips, gently raised her long and slender palm, and placed it in Xiao Cheng's hand.
"How come...King Qi forced you again?" Xiao Cheng asked in a low voice without moving his lips.
Bian Liuyun looked at Xiao Cheng's side face with her peripheral vision. The courage she mustered up in her heart suddenly dissipated. Her face suddenly turned red. She lowered her head and stammered:
"No, no, I'm just helping my friends..."
Xiao Cheng glanced at Bian Liuyun from the corner of his eye, led her towards the palace, and said softly:
"Weren't you unwilling to bear other people's identities before? You know, after entering the palace, from now on you can only be Emperor Rouning, and you will no longer be Bian Liuyun, a disciple of the Yin family!"
Bian Liuyun paused for a moment, then looked at Xiao Cheng, held Xiao Cheng's hand slightly tightly, took a deep breath, and said:
"As long as Your Majesty knows Liuyun, it's enough!"
From the perspective of Bian Liuyun, who was unaware of Yu Yingyao's plan, he could not only help the fourteenth princess Yu Yingyao, who had a deep relationship with him, to enter the Yun Kingdom's harem on her behalf, which she did not want to enter, but also gave herself the opportunity to stand in front of her.
Qualifications around people.
These two factors were enough to make her give up other things!
When Xiao Cheng heard this, the corners of his mouth suddenly curved.
Got it, this is another woman who is greedy for my body!
