As soon as he finished speaking, the man realized that he had said the wrong thing. Chu Qiao had already betrayed Yanbei, so how could she still be called an adult? "General, I...I..."
A Jing didn't say anything, turned around and left quietly. The moonlight shone on him, casting a pale light.
The whole Yanbei missed her, not just that one person.
Fate is always like this, without turning back, like an arrow that has been shot. Once it is shot, there is really no turning back.
Ah Jing shook her head slightly, the heavy mink fur draped over her shoulders bringing warmth.
Hongye was awakened by the sound of rain at dawn. She sat alone on the couch in the empty and lonely hall, her blue silk palace dress stained with sweat. The cold wind blew, and the chill climbed up her back little by little along the cold sweat. A tiny shiver arose on her skin, and she rubbed it gently, only to find that her fingertips were even colder.
On the other side of the bed, a piece of white letter was placed quietly. It was a little damaged, and it was obvious that it had been touched countless times.
Her eyes were somewhat cold, raindrops fell, the wind chimes on the window made crisp sounds, and the curtains in the hall fluttered gently, like the soft waist of a dancer.
The situation is critical, and you have three options. First, replace the Nalan family, depose the young emperor, place the eldest princess under house arrest, kill the Prince of Jinjiang, and seize control of the military power of Huai Song at lightning speed; second, seek to marry the eldest princess, fight against the Prince of Jinjiang in the name of regent, abandon the provinces in the eastern region, and protect the capital; third, seek help from Daxia and form an alliance with the princess, but do not provoke the royal family of Daxia to prevent changes in the national surname. This person must hold military power, be of appropriate age, come from a prominent family of Daxia, have a strong background, hold a high position of power, and be feared by both the government and the people of Daxia. Once the marriage certificate is announced, the King of Jinjiang will not dare to rashly send troops to the Song capital. He will just have to wait until the spring flood is over and then Jiang Yong will send troops to the East Region, and the danger will be resolved.
There is no need to look carefully under the light, everything is already familiar to me. Hongye leaned quietly against the head of the bed, her eyes like the waves in a deep well. In fact, there is another way, that is, Yanbei and Huaisong would form an alliance, which could not only resolve the danger of Jinjiang King's rebellion, but also add weight to the war between Yan and Xia, attacking Daxia from the east and the west and supporting each other.
However, he still refused in the end, and didn't even think about it.
He holds military power, is of a similar age, comes from a prominent family of Daxia, has a strong background, and is feared by both the government and the people of Daxia.
How many people like this are there in the world?
Hongye raised the corner of her mouth slightly and gave a faint smile.
Brother, you still can't let go after all.
Daxia was at war with Yanbei, there was also a foreign rebellion in the northeast, and domestic factions were fighting for power, and the royal family was clearly unable to cope. There has been no war between Huai Song and Da Xia for many years, and their relationship is more friendly than that of Bian Tang. In addition, Huai Song is a major commercial country with a rich treasury. Da Xia will never give up this great opportunity to win over Huai Song.
However, how could this uncrowned king who commands a large army, holds the high position of Sima of Daxia, has a huge family power, and is active in Qinghai be easily manipulated by others?
After the two battles in Yanbei, who in the world didn't know that Young Master Zhuge was infatuated with General Xiu Li?
Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, there will be a competition between the kingdom and the beauty, and they will guess what choice Zhuge Yue will make in the face of such temptation. However, she knew that this marriage was doomed to fail, not because of her understanding of Zhuge Yue, but because she knew Yan Xun too well.
How could you sit idly by and watch your love rival get help from Huai Song and become the regent of Huai Song? Since you have made such a suggestion, you must have already made sure in your heart that the person will not let you control him.
The result of doing so was nothing more than temporarily delaying the war with Song, and alienating Zhuge Yue from the Great Xia government and the people, pushing him to the forefront and offending all the officials in the Great Xia government and the officials of Song for no reason. Moreover, if Zhuge Yue dared to openly refuse the marriage proposal, then all economic trade of the Zhuge family in Huai Song would inevitably be hit by the Huai Song royal family. In this way, Zhuge Yue's status in the family would plummet, even though he was the only powerful figure in Da Xia who was both a member of the Council of Elders and a vassal king.
The result of the separation of Qinghai and Daxia is that Yanbei has the perfect opportunity to seize the center and divide its forces to defeat the two sides.
She had already figured out all these connections, but she didn't say anything for a long time.
My brother is indeed extraordinary. His few words were so effective that they caused a torrential rain in Daxia. The only person he didn't expect was probably his brother Xuan Mo, who was none other than Princess Huaisong, Nalan Hongye.
In the darkness, she narrowed her eyes slightly, and there was a hint of disturbance flowing in her beautiful eyes.
All her thoughts and ideas were surging in her mind. She kept thinking that after all, he didn't know that Xuan Mo was Hong Ye. If he knew, he would never use her as a pawn in his scheme.
But somewhere deep down, there is a hint of bitterness and sadness.
After all, he was asking himself to marry someone else.
My brother is so wise, and we have known each other for twelve years, but he is so careless. This Xuan Mo is not that Xuan Mo. Have you never seen that?
His fingers suddenly exerted force, and his white fingertips clenched the letter tightly. He spoke slowly in a deep voice, "Since you have this intention, why not lend a helping hand?"
Zhenhuang suddenly became chaotic, like a pot of boiling water, and it was impossible to see what was churning inside.
After Huai Song's marriage document was issued, a huge wave swept across the entire imperial city.
It is not uncommon in history for a princess of one country to marry a minister of another country, but that was always a stopgap measure when the other country did not have a prince of the right age. But now, there are many unmarried princes of marriageable age in Daxia. Zhao Che and Zhao Yang are both young talents. Zhao Yang, in particular, has a position as solid as a mountain and holds great power. He is truly the number one person in Daxia.
Huaisong is also different now. Nalan Heqing is still young, and Nalan Hongye has been in power for many years. She is called a princess, but in fact she is the Queen of Huaisong. The object of this marriage is not just a prince consort, but is very likely to become the regent of Song Dynasty. Under such circumstances, other countries should not have been invited to intervene. However, the Song Dynasty was hit by internal turmoil and the government was unstable. It urgently needed external forces to intervene and deterrence. In this way, everything seemed much more reasonable.
However, when the Huai Song envoy announced Zhuge Yue's name in the Great Xia court, the entire court was shaken once again.
Two years ago, when the news of Zhuge Yue's death came back and the Xia army was defeated at Yanming Pass, his reputation plummeted to the bottom. Unexpectedly, two years later, this man rose rapidly in Qinghai, returned to his homeland with a large army, and became the most powerful man in the court. Even Zhao Yang had to be courteous to him. And now, Princess Huai Song has come to him on her own initiative. Once Zhuge Yue becomes the consort of Princess Huai Song, the power of the Zhuge clan will surely take another terrifying leap forward. With the native fiefdom, military power in Qinghai, and the wealth of the country in hand, and with the help of Princess Huai Song, it will be easy for them to rise, and Zhuge Yue will also become the most powerful official in Da Xia.
However, despite so many terrible consequences, the Zhao royal family could not refuse this hot potato.
Not to mention the domestic economic situation and the war in the northwest, judging from the previous northern expeditions, there is obviously some potential connection between Yanbei and Huai Song and Bian Tang. Now that the beautiful general Chu Qiao has left Yanbei and the relationship between Bian Tang is broken, what about Huai Song? If Daxia goes to war with Yanbei again, what will Huaisong's attitude be? And if the eldest princess of Song Dynasty married Zhuge Yue, would this situation be reversed?
Even though he knew that there was an unsolvable puzzle ahead, Da Xia had no choice but to go in. After all, all the current concerns are not a problem in the face of the war in the northwest. In more than a month, the ice and snow will melt, and the army of Yanbei will knock on the pass again.
That afternoon, three groups of messengers, carrying the Emperor's imperial edict, the family's secret letter, and Zhuge Yue's personal intelligence, left the ancient capital of Zhenhuang one after another, all heading towards Nuanshuiling.
Zhao Yang was sitting in the hall drinking tea. The sunlight coming in from outside sprinkled on his young and handsome face, making him look heroic.
The sixteenth prince Zhao Xiang was sitting nearby, teasing a talking parrot out of boredom. The bird jumped up and down, pecking at the rice in Zhao Xiang's palm from time to time, but it did not speak obediently, which made Zhao Xiang so angry that he scolded it from time to time.
"Sixteenth brother, what do you think about this?" Zhao Yang suddenly asked.
The hall was warm, with thick fur carpets on the floor and incense burners filled with fine spices. Zhao Xiang asked lazily without even turning his head, "What's the matter?"
"Princess Huai Song's marriage."
Zhao Xiang turned around immediately after hearing this and said angrily, "The fourth son of the Zhuge family is so lucky. He died and brought back hundreds of thousands of loyal soldiers. Now he has such an outrageous luck with women. It's really infuriating."
Zhao Yang said calmly: "Is it just luck?"
Zhao Xiang did not understand the meaning of his brother's words, and said in a deep voice: "Logically speaking, if the Princess of Huai Song wants to marry, you should be chosen, Fourteenth Brother. At the very least, you are the Seventh Brother. How can it be Zhuge Yue's turn? I heard that people in Qinghai call him the King of Qinghai. In my opinion, it won't be long before he becomes the Regent of Huai Song. In the future, the Emperor of Huai Song may even have the surname Zhuge. Fourteenth Brother, do you think this counts as our Great Xia annexing Huai Song and unifying it?"
Zhao Yang burst into laughter and said, "This method of unification is quite cowardly. I am afraid that the future Emperor Zhuge Song will be more troublesome than Emperor Nalan Song."
Zhao Xiang thought for a moment and said, "But I think that although Zhuge Yue is weird, he is not a bad person. He is loyal to the emperor and patriotic."
"Loyal to the emperor and patriotic?" Zhao Yang squinted his eyes at Zhao Xiang and said in a deep voice, "Is that how you view him?"
"I once studied with him in Shangwu Hall for a period of time. He has a strong mind and is not like other children from aristocratic families. He is also very insightful. I think he is a talent who can assist the king."
"A talent who can assist the king?" Zhao Yang shook his head. "How can he be inferior to others? But even if he is loyal to the king and loves his country, he is not loyal to you and me."
Zhao Xiang looked confused and looked at Zhao Yang in confusion.
Zhao Yang did not explain, but simply said: “This matter is definitely not that simple, there must be an expert behind the scenes fanning the flames, but -” He suddenly sneered, “Everyone thinks this is a pie in the sky, but Zhuge Yue may not think so. Finally someone dares to expose his weak spot. I want to see how the King of Qinghai will react to this matter.”
The wind is just rising from the tip of the green reed, perhaps a storm is about to come. That night, Zhuge Yue slept very late. When daybreak approached, he leaned tiredly on the couch, his mind drifting away. Vaguely, he seemed to be back in his nightmare and saw some things he had already forgotten.
In the dark, he seemed to see countless lights and shadows circulating around him, and it was freezing cold, as if his whole body was frozen.
A dead blue hand grabbed him and desperately pulled him forward. Scarlet blood gushed out and dispersed in the icy water.
Yuejiu's eyes were red, and she pulled him and paddled hard. The sunlight shines through the ice, bringing a dim and faint light. He vaguely heard a sound coming from above, so loud that it vibrated his eardrums through the water, overwhelming and extremely clear:
"Long live! Long live! Long live!"
He knew that they thought he was dead, and it was the Yanbei warriors who were bowing to Yan Xun.
The sound grew louder and louder like the tide, and he could hear nothing else except that sound. He was defeated miserably by others. From childhood to adulthood, he had never lost so miserably. Now, he was afraid that he would lose his life here.