Liu Ruhai was still wearing the purple uniform before the emperor, carrying a lantern in his hand. He and Cao Xiwan walked side by side in the tunnel of the inner prison, with the sound of his own footsteps in his ears.
He couldn't figure out the meaning of Qingluo female ghost.
He came here specifically to keep an eye on her, lest she make a sudden attack in the palace and catch him off guard. But is she now taking him, Liu Ruhai, to the inner prison to meet Song Chengming, the Marquis of Nankang?
What does this mean?
——Isn’t she eager to kill him now?
She suddenly turned to look at him: "Don't worry."
He smiled: "What?"
"His Majesty's puppet has been transferred to the Queen Mother's Palace. His Majesty must be surrounded by his own people. So, I am not in a hurry to kill you."
In the Hall of Nourishing Heart.
His Majesty looked at the hanging "Defense Map of the World" while the palace people on both sides stood silently.
Su Wugou looked like a normal person, but he was anxious in his heart. Although he and his two junior brothers were the direct disciples of Mr. Kai, he wanted to invite Mr. Kai to come to the palace in person to take charge, but he never expected that Mr. Kai would suddenly die suddenly.
When Aunt Yan fell ill, Aunt Ying and Aunt Bai rushed over and killed the Prince and his wife in the palace. The two demons could not leave the prince.
Among the Seven Demons of Tianshan, only one is still in seclusion in the palace.
"Chen, Xu Shouye——"
General Xu Er came in, saluted, and glanced at Su Wugou with his sharp eyes. Su Wugou was startled and kept all his uneasiness in his heart.
Your Majesty turned around and looked at General Fenwei. He was wearing armor and had a majestic appearance. He was Xu Shouye, the second son of Duke Xu.
"Xu Qing, your sister, has a letter arrived?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." General Xu Er handed over his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please send another angel to summon Prince Zhao to the capital. Prince Zhao will have no objection. It is nonsense to say that the army is going south. The Marquis of Nankang lied about the military situation, and his heart is to be punished!
"
Emperor Huiwen stared at Xu Shouye. This person was none other than his childhood friend who grew up with him. He was selected by Taizu. After he ascended the throne, because this friend was the second son, he could not succeed the Duke.
After receiving the title, he personally conferred the title of General Fenwei on the second level and served as the commander of the Jinwu Guards.
"Your Majesty, please think carefully. Your Majesty is the direct descendant, and the King of Qin is the elder. King Zhao neither occupies the elder nor the direct descendant. His reputation is not justified, so why should he rebel?" General Xu Er said seriously, and raised his hands and said:
Some truth.
Emperor Huiwen pondered, this was the reason for his hesitation. Therefore, for the past two or three years, he had detained Li Shuyu, the eldest son of King Qin, in the capital, while he had released Li Zhanyu, the eldest son of King Zhao, in the capital.
"I'm afraid that the tiger will return to the mountain."
"Your Majesty, it must be those villains who hold grudges because King Zhao once raised the proposal to move the capital. They are dissatisfied with the Jiubian Domain King and intend to cause trouble. This is how they alienated the flesh and blood relationship between Your Majesty and the princes! Your Majesty, please think twice.
!”
"shut up."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Emperor Huiwen sat alone on the dragon chair, thinking deeply, villain?
The mother of Donggong is the empress, and the empress is from Jinling, so that’s fine. His palace and the prince cannot tolerate criticism from his subordinates.
"Your Majesty, the queen is here."
"Say I'm tired."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The queen quietly stood outside the palace and left quietly without being summoned.
But Manager Su was very gentle and brought over a cup of fine porridge prepared by the Empress for His Majesty. The jade cup of fine porridge was accompanied by twelve jade plates of porridge and vegetables, a dazzling array of dishes, all of which came from the hometown of Taizu Xingwu.
Taizu Xingwu was also from Jiangnan.
After the unification of the country and the country, the founding of the country has been passed down for thirty years, also because of the Dingding Jinling and the support of the township party.
"...Be the lord of the world, be the lord of the world." The emperor slapped the table and pondered, recalling what Taizu had told him before his death.
Advance? Retreat?
The East Palace quietly entered.
His Majesty looked at Dong Gong, who was still young. He was beautiful in appearance and elegant in appearance. He was the crown prince of the country that he valued in his heart.
The East Palace presented the memorial, and His Majesty read it in a hurry. The king and his wife secretly kept evil people in the palace. They even asked the eldest daughter, Princess Funing, to worship in the magic palace. She wanted to become the master of the magic palace and set fire to the palace.
This really made the world laugh. Emperor Huiwen was filled with anger: "Kill him, just kill him."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Think about it, who should you appoint as the concubine of the East Palace?"
"...I haven't thought about it yet. Father, I heard that Marquis Song made a mistake and angered my father, so he was detained?" Dong Gong secretly wanted to plead for mercy.
"The Marquis of Song...he is from the north. The old Marquis and his wife are both from Yanjing City. He once led the army under King Zhao for three years." His Majesty was particularly angry.
"...That's true. Father." Dong Gong also knew that there was a turbulent undercurrent about moving the capital in these years.
Emperor Huiwen looked at his legitimate son, who was very handsome and beautiful.
The Jiangnan family has lived in the south of the Yangtze River for generations, so they inevitably rely on the Queen and the East Palace for support. Could it be that these people secretly formed a party behind his back to slander the King of Qin, King Zhao, and King Zhou because of the proposal to move the capital?
He turned around and looked at the "World Defense Map".
In the picture, there are four major Kyotos of this dynasty.
When Taizu was still alive, he discussed moving the capital to three places. Before his father, the crown prince, died of a serious illness, he went on inspection tours on behalf of Taizu and visited three places in Kyoto. These three capitals are:
The city of Xi'an where the Prince of Qin's palace is located is called Xijing.
Yanjing, where Prince Zhao's Mansion is located, is called Beijing.
Kaifeng, where the Zhou Palace is located, is called Zhongjing.
Today's Jinling City and Nanjing are also known as the capital where the foundation is located, and they are the horns of each other with the three capitals. They are all for the Li family's world.
He put his hands behind his hands and looked at the defense map.
The imperial court's heavy troops were all in the south of the Yangtze River. However, the three capitals in the area around the Nine Frontier Fortresses and the Palace also gathered large armies to defend against Mongolia in the north.
When two armies face each other, who will win?
The voice from the East Palace suddenly sounded: "Father, maybe move the capital to the north to guard against the northern invaders, and then try to weaken the south of the Yangtze River. This is also a way to protect the people of the world."
His Majesty looked at him: "What do you know?"
First cut off the vassal, and then move the capital. Otherwise, as an emperor, he would move the capital to Yanjing City. Where would he place King Zhao? Where would he place the 80,000 cavalry army guarded by King Zhao?
The emperor sought a good night's sleep in the city of Yanjing, but he was afraid that he would not get it.
"Yes, the child is lying."
"You are still young." His Majesty said warmly.
Is King Zhao sincere when he proposes to move the capital? He is just testing the court. He has no intention of rebellion before he tries.
Dong Gong lowered his head: "...Yes."
"A few words of comfort to the Song family daughter so that she doesn't need to think too much."
"My son understands."
"Go ahead."
The lonely light never goes out.
Su Wugao looked at His Majesty worriedly. He could hear the cold wind whistling outside the palace and the night snow hitting the windows.
There was a warm dragon in the palace, and Emperor Huiwen felt dry and bored. He paced in front of the imperial case. The documents stacked on the case were all quarrels between the courtiers.
There were several reports in secret documents, which were the same as what Song Chengming hurried back to say, saying that the army had gone south. However, most of the people in the court said that King Zhao had been wronged and advised his majesty to preserve the flesh and blood of the Tian family and to protect the ancestral system of Taizu.
Your Majesty suddenly remembered Song Chengming, the Marquis of Nankang.
[Yanjing City’s army marches south]
If he didn't report it, wouldn't the world be at peace?
Nor will he be put in jail.
Perhaps, he may not have colluded with Prince Zhao's Mansion to conceal these days.
The Marquis of Nankang was stripped of his first-class silver robe and court crown, and now he only has plain clothes, sitting quietly in the inner cell. Because His Majesty was furious, there was not even a charcoal stove in his cell.
Drops of water turn into ice.
Until the black bear spirit Cao Xiwan appeared outside the prison door carrying a food box. She looked at Song Chengming sitting on the haystack.
He was still given preferential treatment. There was actually a lot of grass sitting on him. After all, he was a relative of the East Palace, and the Song family daughter was about to be registered as the East Palace concubine.
"Xiaowan." He smiled.
"Master Hou." She looked at Song Chengming.
The torches were piled in the iron bucket to light up the darkness in the palace prison. He stood up and walked to the prison railing: "Is everything okay at home?"
"I didn't go back." She sat down outside the prison and opened the food box with a charcoal fire sandwich. Inside was four dishes and one soup that she made in the Beigongmen group room. The hot box was borrowed from Xiao Zheng.
"...Is something wrong?" Song Chengming looked at her and sat down cross-legged.
"Um."
"Say it."
"I'm waiting for someone. I'll talk to you when she comes later." She placed the food in front of the cell door and took a bite each. "It's not poisonous, don't worry."
"Now that the matter has come to this, I have nothing to worry about." Song Chengming smiled slightly and slowly held her hand, "If I die, my family will have to rely on you..."
Liu Ruhai listened outside the cell door and couldn't help but smile.
Cao Xiwan glanced at him: "I poisoned you three times and wanted to kill you."
Song Chengming's face froze.
Liu Ruhai outside the door couldn't help but laugh. Three times? He guessed twice. The first time was when she just fell ill and discovered that the Baizhen Pills given to her by Song Chengming contained four kinds of medicine. The second time was to take revenge on Bizhu.
he.
Song Chengming had a lucky escape both times with the help of Bizhu from Tongtianchi.
The third time? Liu Ruhai remembered it and shot it in the palace.
In order to poison Song Chengming to death, she was busy laughing secretly, so she forgot to take back the Bisha Life-Destroying Powder.
But this time, it was the emperor who saved Song Chengming.
Before half an hour was up, His Majesty became furious and took him into prison.
Cao Xiwan looked at Marquis Nankang regretfully.
But Song Chengming stared at her. After a while, he seemed to have finally thought through the weirdness of his past poisoning. He still sighed and held her hand: "Yeah."
He only answered this one word.
Liu Ruhai was slightly surprised and thought to himself that the Marquis of Nankang was worthy of being a powerful figure. There was a reason why the Qingluo female ghost had followed him loyally since she was a child.
Cao Xiwan withdrew her hand and asked him seriously: "Mrs. Bao, is this the heir that Mrs. Bao is pregnant with? Or is it Mr. Bao?"
Song Chengming looked at her steadily.
Does this mean that the dynasty will change and the building will collapse? Otherwise, even if he is disliked by His Majesty, it will not be like this.
She added: "Without you, I would have starved to death on the streets of Yanjing City, and I wouldn't have learned any skills. But I saved you twenty-eight times."
"Um."
"Mrs. Bao, he is still Mrs. Bao's heir." She made her own decision and concluded that he would not choose the young master as a bastard.
"This is the last time." She looked at Song Chengming, "From now on, we will be separated. I want to take my parents back to Yanjing City. Our family will be deregistered. You are no longer my Marquis."
"...Do you choose King Zhao? Xiaowan."
The copper lamp on the wall outside the door illuminated the gray-gold frost color on the ground. Liu Ruhai calmly leaned against the palace wall and listened casually.
He never thought that such a good thing could happen from the sky.
——The Qingluo female ghost family suddenly became Prince Zhao’s people?