What makes Zhou Tai heartbroken the most is not that he lost, but that his sweetheart did not find happiness in the end.
"Even if I am nothing, my strength is not as good as yours, my wisdom is not as good as yours, and I cannot get you, but I will always be behind you and take care of you for the rest of my life."
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Liu Zhang led his army back to Chang'an, and Liu Xun brought more than a dozen followers to greet him. Zhou Buyi and Jiang Wan were not there, and it seemed a little deserted. However, Liu Zhang knew that Chang'an was now in a state of ruins, and a large number of migrant people were coming in, which had to be dealt with.
There are so many things going on. It would be abnormal if all the civil and military officials came to greet me.
Sure enough, after Liu Xun welcomed him, he entered Chang'an City, and Liu Xun had to deal with things.
When Liu Xun saw him, although he tried hard to restrain himself, he still shed tears. Liu Zhang sighed in his heart that Liu Xun was not living up to expectations, but seeing a ten-year-old child running around with a group of people really hurt him.
, Liu Zhang said nothing more.
Now that the Sichuan Army is at its peak, the combined strength of Sun Quan and Cao Cao is not as good as that of the Sichuan Army. Moreover, the Sichuan Army occupies an absolutely advantageous location. With the assistance of Zhou Buyi, Fazheng and Huang Yueying, if Liu Xun cannot dominate the world, then it really will be Adou.
At least Liu Xun, although he is not very kind and not suitable for troubled times, and his IQ is not very high, he still has basic abilities and should be better than Adou.
Liu Zhang led the army into the city gate and saw that Chang'an City was full of pedestrians and the order was a bit chaotic. It must be that the family was not yet stable. In order to prevent an accident, Liu Zhang ordered the entire army to dismount.
Liu Zhang felt slightly dizzy as the slightly air-conditioned sun shone down. In fact, after leaving Jiangxia, Liu Zhang just felt dizzy, as if he had a heat stroke.
But this kind of headache is much more severe than the dull headache I had had for three months.
Liu Zhang knew that Hua Tuo was using acupuncture to suppress his illness and was about to reach the limit, maybe in the next few days.
But the next moment, Liu Zhang, who was still having a headache, was suddenly pleasantly surprised. In the gap between people coming and going, Liu Zhang saw a slender figure in white standing in the middle of Chang'an Avenue, as if a fairy had suddenly landed in the mortal world, with a bright red caltrop in her hand.
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The moment Qu Lingchen saw Liu Zhang, he didn't think anything and threw himself into Liu Zhang's arms. Liu Zhang felt like he was being held for a long time, and Qu Lingchen seemed to melt his body into his own. At the same time, Liu Zhang felt a wetness on his shoulders.
"Yan'er, where have you been all these years?" Liu Zhang also hugged Qu Lingchen. He still used to call Qu Lingchen "Yan'er", maybe it represented their acquaintance.
"Husband, I regret it. I should not have left you in the first place. From now on, I will never leave you again."
Many people did not know Liu Zhang's identity, but now Chang'an was full of Sichuan army officials, leading many soldiers to appease the refugees, and generals maintaining order were everywhere, so no one watched when Liu Zhang entered the city.
But when he saw such a beautiful woman as Qu Lingchen hugging the general who came, it immediately aroused the attention of the people around him. From the appearance alone, although Liu Zhang was not ugly, he was still not worthy of Qu Lingchen, but when the two
When individuals hug each other, everyone feels that they are a perfect match and even blend together.
Qu Lingchen spoke to Liu Zhang as if there was no one around, tears falling like broken beads on Liu Zhang's shoulders.
Liu Zhang listened to Qu Lingchen's words and just nodded silently, "From now on", how much later?
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When Cao Xian was sent to Chang'an by Cao Cao's envoy, Chang'an was holding the King of Shu's enthronement ceremony. Since there were too many things going on in Chang'an, Liu Zhang asked Liu Xun to schedule the enthronement ceremony on the same day as the wedding of Cao Cao's daughter.
Liu Zhang did not know how to waste manpower and time for a Cao Xian and waste the construction of Chang'an.
In this way, the light of the enthronement ceremony completely overshadowed the so-called wedding, and even the bride Cao Xian was not noticed at all. Thinking about it on the way here, this time the ceremony band did not play like the last time, but basically
Some soldiers of Cao's army tried to prevent themselves from escaping.
Cao Xian only felt that his fate was extremely miserable, even worse than that of his two widowed sisters.
She was sold as a political victim by her father, and was sold twice. She had to marry a butcher that everyone hated, and she still got married in such a humiliating way. But now it seems that the hated butcher didn't let herself go at all.
In the eyes.
These are not the real reasons that make Cao Xian sad. Cao Xian thought of Beigongzhi at Yumenguan and the earthen tomb in Beigongzhi of Xiaopan Mountain.
He couldn't avenge his sweetheart, so he had to marry someone else.
The ceremony for enthroning the king was not grand, and not even the important civil and military officials were present, but it was carried out in an orderly manner. At this time, Liu Zhang felt a little tired of the excitement.
"Liu Zhang, Marquis of Shu, upholds the country and cherishes the Han Dynasty, suppresses the Xichuan rebellion, eliminates the rice thieves in Hanzhong, conquers Liu Biao, kills Liu Bei, sweeps through Guanzhong, shocks Jiangdong, revives the Han industry after its collapse, and opens up the country to its infancy.
This palace expresses gratitude from heaven and expresses the kindness of the previous emperors. I confer the title of King of Shu on Liu Zhang, Marquis of Shu, and lead the heroic and righteous men of the Han Dynasty to cleanse the mountains and rivers and rebuild the Han Dynasty."
"The Empress Dowager is a thousand years old, and the King of Shu is a thousand years old."
As Empress Dowager Fu Shou added the crown to Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang was officially canonized as King of Shu. At the moment when Fu Shou added the crown, Liu Zhang looked at Fu Shou, but Fu Shou had no expression on his face, just waiting on his seat to thank Liu Zhang for his gratitude.
"Liu Zhang, thank you."
Liu Zhang walked out with his sword in hand and stood on the high platform. There was thunder in the audience.
"The king of Shu is very powerful, and the Sichuan army is invincible."
Listening to the noise outside, the bride Cao Xian, who was alone in the room, felt extremely quiet. In a place where no one noticed, Cao Xian touched the hairpin on her head.
"Brother Beigong, you are Zhelan's fiance, and you will also be Zhelan's husband for life. Zhelan will not marry anyone. I will avenge you tonight. If I can't avenge you, I will come down below to accompany you."
The noise outside gradually stopped, and there wasn't even any program after the ceremony. Everyone dispersed one after another, doing their own things. Cao Xian listened and felt that Liu Zhang was really frugal. No wonder the Sichuan army was invincible.
But these are not important to Cao Xian.
Liu Zhang is no longer the person he hated, a hateful butcher, but his enemy, a sworn enemy. After Beigong Zhi's death, Cao Xian's only purpose in life was to kill Liu Zhang.
The candles burned out bit by bit, but the Sichuan army didn't even take a slave to serve her, and there was no wedding ceremony either. She just waited silently in the so-called bridal chamber.
Looking out of the small window, the sky outside is slowly getting dark. Logically speaking, the enthronement ceremony is over and there is no banquet. Is it time for Liu Zhang to come in?
But Cao Xian held the hairpin and waited nervously for a long time, but there was no sign of anyone.
The candle gradually burned out, until finally the wick fell into the wax, and no one came to replace the candle. The room was dark, and Cao Xian's nervousness was worn away bit by bit, and in the end, only endless sadness remained.
She actually got married in such a dark room. Although she hated Liu Zhang to death, she suffered a series of blows. Her fiancée was killed, betrayed by his father, and was escorted to Chang'an to marry...
But now Cao Xian has realized that Liu Zhang will not come at all tonight, and he has not appeared in his eyes yet. It is ridiculous that he still wants revenge.
The husband-in-law is dead, the father is cruel and cruel, and he is thrown into a dark room by his enemies while he is still wearing his wedding dress.
Cao Xian finally couldn't help crying, and at this moment, a burst of piano music sounded, as if light rain was cleaning the green hills that had been dry for a long time, revealing the green leaves bit by bit.
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Liu Zhang woke up to the sound of the piano. In fact, during the enthronement ceremony, Liu Zhang felt dizzy. He just endured it until the end, and finally fell to the ground in the back hall.
Seeing Liu Zhang wake up, Huang Yue and Xiao Furong gathered around him. Because Liu Zhang returned to Chang'an without any advance notice, when Liu Zhang entered the city, Huang Yue was still comforting the victims and Xiao Furong was still handling military affairs.
Only Qu Lingchen, who had been guarding the city gate, saw Liu Zhang.
The sound of the piano was naturally played by Qu Lingchen.
Huang Yue helped Liu Zhang half-lying on the bed and wanted to feed Liu Zhang some medicine. Liu Zhang smiled, said he was fine, took the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing Qu Lingchen at the door of the room, Liu Zhang looked at Xiao Furong and said, "Rong'er, do you know everything?"
Xiao Furong wanted to look at Liu Zhang angrily, but in the end she just nodded: "Senior sister didn't find you when she came to Chang'an, so she found me..."
When Qu Lingchen came to see Xiao Furong, Xiao Furong thought that Qu Lingchen was still here to kill Liu Zhang. Fortunately, Liu Zhang left, so that she would not have to choose between them.
But when Xiao Furong saw Qu Lingchen, she felt really tired. At this time, Xiao Furong no longer wanted to deal with her senior sister.
But after hearing Qu Lingchen's real purpose, Xiao Furong was confused and asked for the whole story. She was surprised. She didn't expect that Liu Zhang had done so many things behind her back. If it was normal, he would have stamped his feet.
But at that time, Xiao Furong just felt very at ease. Her senior sister did not have any irresolvable hatred with her husband.
As for working with her senior sister, Xiao Furong has no obstacles.
"Husband, after Senior Sister arrived in Chang'an, she cared about you the most. She waited for you at the city gate every day. I hope to see you. You should marry Senior Sister and give Senior Sister a status." Xiao Furong said to Liu Zhang and read the song again.
Ling Chen glanced at it and saw that the sound of the piano stopped for a few seconds before starting again.
"It's better to be sooner rather than later. Anyway, my husband has nothing to do now, so let's do it tomorrow. But tonight, there is a bride waiting for my husband." Huang Yue said.
Huang Yue knew that she meant "sooner rather than later", so the sooner her husband and Qu Lingchen's affairs were settled, the better. However, as a lady, Huang Yue had to consider more. No matter how Cao Xian got married, in the end,
It makes no sense that Liu Zhang is already considered Liu Zhang's man and that he cannot go through the wedding night.
Liu Zhang shook his head, "Forget it, I don't want to go out... Yan'er." Liu Zhang shouted to Qu Lingchen: "I'm not in the way, no need to play the piano, come here."