Just as Yang Yuanqing inspected the battlefields of Jingxing and Mayi, Xie Sili was ordered to come to Yuzhang County. At night, a carriage stopped in front of Yuzhang Palace.
Cen Wenben, the prime minister of Nanliang, accompanied Xie Sili out of the carriage and looked at the so-called palace. He couldn't help but shake his head. How could this look like a palace?
Cen Wenben smiled bitterly and said, "This is indeed not like the imperial palace. I originally planned to build a Nanhua Palace, but I had no choice. The financial resources were short of money, the warehouse was empty, and I was powerless even if I had the will! "
"Will your financial resources be tight?" Xie Sili glanced at him and asked in confusion.
Cen Wenben sighed. He didn't want to answer this question, so he walked up to the guard and said, "Report to the emperor quickly and say that the Sui envoy is coming to see him."
The guards did not dare to be negligent and ran into the palace.
This Yuzhang Palace is the palace of Emperor Xiao Xian of Liang. However, although it is called the palace, it does not have the momentum of the palace. It is like a royal palace, covering an area of only a hundred acres, without the majestic aura of the northern palace, pavilions and towers.
, rockery pond fish, looks very small.
In fact, Yuzhang Palace is a different palace built by Chen Houzhu. Since Xiao Xian defeated Jingxiang, his strength has been greatly reduced. Although he defeated Lin Shihong and obtained a large area of land, the people were unacceptable, and officials fled, and famous families in the south were
The aristocratic family was too late to hide from him, causing the large area of land occupied by Xiao Xian to survive.
The tax was not collected and the warehouse was empty, which made Xiao Xian unable to build a new palace city and had no financial resources to recruit troops. His army has only saved 80,000 troops so far, and even these 80,000 troops, he could not afford it.
During this period, Xiao Xian lived a decadent life. Since he and Du Fuwei joined forces to defeat Li Mixi, Xiao Xian completely lost his ambition.
Xiao Xian really had no confidence. The west was the powerful Tang Dynasty, while the east was the aggressive Li Mi. The Sui Dynasty had occupied the entire north and looked down on the heroes in the world with a powerful attitude.
So Li Xiaogong recruited a hundred thousand troops to attack Luoyang, but there was no soldier in Jingxiang. Xiao Xian also ignored this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
He had completely lost his ambition to compete for the world, and he would enjoy himself for one day as Emperor Liang.
In a quiet corridor, a young woman walked slowly with a teacup, looking worried. She was tall and slim, with white skin as white as fat, and her nose was as tall as jade. Her eyes were like dreams and smoke.
, with a faint sorrow.
Her name is Xiao Yuexian, and she is Xiao Xian’s only daughter and his only child. Xiao Yuexian is only twenty years old this year. She was betrothed by his father many years ago to Dong Jingzhen’s son Dong Lin.
But just one month before the marriage, Dong Jingzhen was killed by Xiao Xian for suspected rebellion, and her whole family was killed. Xiao Yuexian also became a poor family, although Xiao Xian wanted to talk about her husband's family several times, including her eldest grandson who came to Hu'er, even her eldest grandson who came to Hu'er several times.
Xun. But Xiao Yuexian refused them all.
It’s not that Xiao Yuexian has any feelings for Dong Lin. He has never met anyone before. There is no relationship. But his father’s various actions made her feel heartbroken and scared. His father’s failure was fundamentally
It was not defeated by the Tang army, but by his own mercy and mercy.
She knew that sooner or later, her father would attack Lai'er and let her marry Lai'er's grandson. She was not the same as she expected. As she did, her father turned against Lai Hu'er soon, and Lai Hu'er finally left.
Xiao Yuexian walked quickly through the corridor and walked to a palace. She faintly heard the sound of the jade zither in the palace singing and dancing. She sighed in her heart. What is the difference between her father's appearance and Chen Houzhu back then?
Xiao Yuexian walked into the palace. The palace was not big, but the layout was magnificent. The walls were covered with gold foil, the ground was made of white jade, and a thick carpet was covered.
A group of dancers were moving lightly, with long sleeves flying, and beautiful posture. Eighteen musicians sat on both sides, playing various instruments, and three singers sang softly. The entire palace was filled with a kind of debauchery.
sound.
Xiao Yuexian frowned. She walked into the hall and coughed gently. The hall immediately became quiet.
"You all go down!"
Xiao Yuexian's voice was not loud, but he had a kind of majesty. Xiao Xian's wife died early, leaving only a daughter. Although he was in charge of the Nanhua Society later, he could never give birth to children again. There was only such a daughter under his knees, so he would
She regarded it as a treasure, and after ascending the throne, she was named Princess Baoyue.
The dancer and singers looked at each other and looked at Xiao Xian together. Xiao Xian was lying halfway in the ivory dragon couch on the white jade steps. He was leaning against a beautiful girl like a fairy, with a very similar appearance. In fact, they
They are a pair of twin sisters, one is called Nishang and the other is called Yuyi.
The music and dance stopped. Seeing that his daughter was a little unhappy, Xiao Xian waved his hand, "You all retreat!"
The singers and dancers all retreated one after another. For a moment, only the sisters of Nishang and Yuyi and Xiao’s father and daughter were left in the hall. Xiao Yuexian glanced at the two daughters. These were the two concubines his father loved the most, but Xiao Yuexian didn’t like them very much.
He pestered his father to have fun all day long, but never advised him to think about national affairs. He was the kind of daughter who lost his country.
"You guys retreat too!" Xiao Yuexian said coldly to the two women.
The two sisters turned their heads at the same time, slightly squinted their mouths, and ignored her. Xiao Xian was a little embarrassed and had to coax the two girls and said, "You go and take a shower first! I'll come to accompany you later."
The two women stood up and left in a trait. Seeing that both of them were almost twisted, Xiao Yuexian couldn't help but spat hatefully and scolded in a low voice: "Demon!"
"Moon Fairy——"
"Xiao Xian raised his voice unhappily, "Don't be so rude!"
"Father, you take the medicine first!"
Xiao Yuexian put the teacup on the table. She touched the wall of the cup with the back of her hand. Xiumei frowned slightly, "It's a little warm, father, drink it!"
Xiao Xian accidentally vomited blood and fainted a month ago. The imperial doctor diagnosed him with lung problems. In fact, Xiao Xian knew it well that this was a chronic disease he had when he was young. He could not drink alcohol in this disease, but in recent months he
It's a bit of fun, so it's a serious crime.
Xiao Xian picked up the teacup and drank the medicine slowly, and asked his daughter softly, "It seems that she is not in a good mood today, why?"
Xiao Yuexian sighed, "As long as my father cheers up and no longer gets close to wine, I will be in a good mood."
“This question…”
Xiao Xian waved his hand and was about to continue saying, but Xiao Yuexian interrupted him, "Father should have also received the news that the Sui Dynasty defeated the Turks in Mayi County, and the people of the world were excited. Even the people of Nanliang were igniting firecrackers to celebrate. Now
The Sui Dynasty shook the world with its momentum, but my father was still singing and dancing to peace. Wouldn't you really think about it for the future?"
Xiao Xian said nothing for a while, and finally he sighed, "I am already thirty-seven years old this year, and I am not willing to die. The only thing I can't let go is you. As long as you have a good home, why not give up my Nanliang Jiangshan to him Yang Yuanqing?"
"Father!"
Xiao Yuexian's eyes turned red, and she knelt down in front of her father, "What if my father has any faults and leaves his daughter alone? I will never let my father have any accidents, and he must live for a hundred years."
Xiao Xian's nose felt sour, and he stroked his daughter's head lovingly. This was his only bloodline. How could he make her lonely? Sighing, Xiao Xian said: "If you are a man, command the army for your father and fight in the world."
, how good should it be?"
Xiao Yuexian bit her lips tightly and said, "Father, my daughter can protect her father. My daughter begs her father to send me to Taiyuan. I would like to marry Yang Yuanqing and be his concubine Teng in exchange for her father's safety."
Xiao Xian was stunned for a moment. He suddenly reacted and shook his head repeatedly, "No, you are Princess Baoyue of Nanliang. How can you be a concubine? I will never agree. I want to marry you out of the glory and become a famous family.
My wife, Yang Yuanqing, is really not OK, so I surrender to him and I wish he would not hurt me."
Xiao Yuexian thought for a long time. She knew that even if her father surrendered, he would only be comforted for a while. At most, he would die suddenly in one or two years and would not have a good end. Even a mediocre king like Houzhu Chen could not escape death in the end.
, let alone a hero like my father.
Only by sacrificing himself and entering the palace to serve Yang Yuanqing can he save his father's life. Xiao Yuexian knew that this was the only way.
She was extremely determined, "Father, this is not as simple as being Yang Yuanqing and Teng's concubine. My daughter actually entered the palace as a concubine. With Princess Nanliang, she may have some status. Only in this way can she protect her father. My daughter has decided to ask her father to help her!
”
Xiao Xian looked at his daughter's clear and bright eyes. He felt the firm will in his daughter's heart. He sighed, "But if you ask you to marry someone you don't like, how can you tell your father to your mother?"
"Father, I met Yang Yuanqing when I was a child, and my daughter doesn't hate him."
"You've seen it!"
Xiao Xian frowned, “When have you seen him?
"Father forgot?" Xiao Yuexian reminded his father, "I sold him jade bracelets and sold him 100 gold coins. Wasn't my daughter right next to me?"
Xiao Xian then remembered that his daughter was indeed aside. He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "You were only six years old at that time. Why do you still remember him? How do you know whether to hate it or not?"
Xiao Yuexian lowered her head, and after a while, she whispered: "At least he did not surrender to the Turks like Li Tang, but led his army to defeat the Turks invade the south and protect our China. In his daughter's heart, he is a hero."
Xiao Xian looked at his daughter. He seemed to understand something, so he could only sigh, "Let me think about it again."
At this moment, a guard ran to the palace and reported: "Report to Your Majesty, Prime Minister Cen accompanied the Sui envoy to see you."
‘Sui Envoy!’
Xiao Xian was shocked. Why did the Sui envoy come just as soon as he talked about the Sui Dynasty? He looked at his daughter and said, "Yuexian, please avoid it first, and see the Sui envoy for your father first... In history, Xiao Yuexian's
The fate was also quite tragic. After Xiao Xian was killed by Li Yuan in Chang'an, Xiao Yuexian was unwilling to be humiliated, so he committed suicide by hanging his beam.]