Spring is slanting westward, and the breeze is gentle.

On the path in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an, a young man in white robe led a black horse and strolled among the flowers. A delicate woman in a slim hairpin and cloth skirt sat sideways on the horse's back, wearing a curtain and hat, and her two embroidered shoes swaying in the air.

The tomb of Empress Cui was built between the mountains and fields with flowers and green willows. After Song Ji ascended the throne, he was frugal in his style. In addition, Empress Cui pretended to die. The tomb was not very large. A small peach forest was planted around him. The terrain was remote and there was no idle person to disturb him on weekdays. Only during festivals would someone come to clean up weeds and trees.

In the woods outside the Queen's Mausoleum, there is a small tomb lying, just a small round earth bundle, with a stele without a word in front of it.

The dead man had no name or surname, no relative or reason. After Eunuch Jia buried him, no one came to visit him again. The grave was covered with weeds, and this small grave could hardly be discovered without getting closer.

Cui Xiaowan dismounted in the woods and looked at the grave. She didn't show too much emotion in her eyes. She just lit three incense sticks in front of the tombstone, squatted in front of the wordsless monument to burn paper money, and then muttered softly:

"In the next life, you will be reincarnated in a good family. Don't be a dead soldier anymore. Also, don't be so straightforward in your work, and live for yourself..."

Xu Buling leaned against the big tree and waited quietly, and his heart was unrestless. Although Jia Yi died at his hands, in that case, it was like a black piece on the chessboard eating a white piece. There was no hatred between the pieces, but just walking simply according to the path paved by the chess player. Eunuch Jia was Jia Yi's adoptive father. Afterwards, he did not seek revenge on Jia Yi, but helped Jia Yi complete the mission of a dead soldier. This is also because of this reason.

Soon, the paper money burned into ashes in the spring breeze. Cui Xiaowan stood up and looked around. Maybe she felt that the surrounding plants were too messy. She ran to Zhui Fengma, took Xu Buling's sword, and carefully weeded around the small grave.

Xu Buling set out to return to the military camp tomorrow, so he was not in a hurry and said:

"Miss Cui, I'll do it."

Cui Xiaowan bent over and bent her waist, and the skirt on her buttocks was round and she looked back and smiled:

"Just rest, this is my business, I will do it myself."

Seeing this, Xu Buling didn't say much, and returned to leaning under the big tree. He watched Cui Xiaowan's back shaking between the flowers and plants. His buttocks like jade balls were a little eye-catching. He slightly turned his mindless eyes, but there seemed to be something else to see in this deserted mountain and ridge. He unconsciously glanced at it a few more...

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The imperial city, the imperial study room.

After the cumbersome political affairs and negotiations were completed, the court officials of each department left the gate of the imperial study room, leaving Cui Huailu and Guan Hongzhuo standing quietly in front of the desk.

Song Ji, wearing a dragon robe, held three incense sticks in his hand, lit it on the candlelight, and inserted it into the incense altar on the desk. He raised his eyes to look at the scroll hanging on the desk, his eyes deep and a little nostalgic.

In the portrait, the woman looked back in the forest and could only see a back.

As Eunuch Jia said, Cui Xiaowan is a mirror for Song Ji, with a clear mind and no sourness in the market and court. She is also the only person who can chat with Song Ji on the same level.

After sending Cui Xiaowan away, Song Ji became a lonely man. He didn't feel lonely before, but before the current situation of a landslide, the pressure of Da Yue was pressing on a person's shoulders. After the busy leisure, even Song Ji wanted to find an outsider to exude the bitterness in his heart?

Unfortunately, there is only Cui Xiaowan in this world. Only Cui Xiaowan can hear these complaints that the emperor cannot say. Only Cui Xiaowan dares to scold him as the emperor.

The portrait is very charming, but it is just a dead thing after all. It cannot be used as a mirror or listen to the irritating words accumulated in the heart.

Song Ji stopped and stared for a moment, then calmed down. When he turned around, he had already returned to Gujing Wubo's appearance. He came to the desk and sat down, looking at the two confidants in front of him.

The censor Cui Huailu is Cui Xiaowan's biological father. This in-law relationship is much closer to Song Ji than to other court officials; the Taiwei Guan Hongzhuo was promoted by Song Ji.

Among the three dukes, Prime Minister Xiao Chuyang deliberately avoided his relationship with King Su, but he had become a relative of the marriage. It was difficult for Song Ji to trust Xiao Chuyang anymore. The only ones who could discuss countermeasures in private were the two pillars in the court in front of him.

Guan Hongzhuo waited for the ministers to leave, and then said, "Xu Buling brings the Xiliang army here. Although there is nothing unusual in the court today, he will accept it with a false position. However, the Xiliang army is almost a private soldier of the Xu family. The troops only recognize the King Hu Talisman, but do not recognize the emperor's seal. If Xu Buling violates the Ling and insists on seizing power, Hongye seems to have no choice..."

Guan Hongye is Guan Hongzhuo's younger brother and was entrusted with important tasks by Song Ji. He is the older brother, obviously because he is afraid that his younger brother will not be able to suppress the son of the vassal king. If something goes wrong, he will get a vaccination first.

In response, Cui Huailu shook his head: "All the kings under the world are kings, and all the kings are kings and ministers in the boundaries of the land are kings. The military power of the Xu family was given by the emperor. The soldiers only recognize the generals, but the generals must not refuse to recognize the emperor's seal. If Xu Buling acted arbitrarily and did not obey Guan Hongye's orders, he would directly remove his position. The only way for Xiliang to send only 50,000 troops was because the court lacked these 50,000 troops, but it was not that he could not survive and had room for advance and retreat."

Guan Hongzhuo thought for a while and was a little worried: "If you annoy King Su for this, it will lead to King Su turning against him..."

Song Ji raised his hand gently: "I am not greedy for this throne, but none of the four kings in the east can be used as a big deal. King Su turned against me, I was just abdicated and gave way to the wise, and the whole world still had a surname. But King Su may not order me, thinking that I rely on him and took my army to respect myself. If I do not obey the order, it proves that I have a rebellion. I will not compromise with him. Even if the four kings in the east attacked the city of Chang'an and killed my lineage, it would be better than the Xu family entering the pass to command the emperor to command the princes and killing the entire Song family.

Just let Guan Hongye let go of his troops. If he can force Xu Buling to rebel, it will be nothing more than a death-death battle. The four kings of the eastern region will clean up the mess. But remember not to give Xu Buling the opportunity to accumulate military prestige in suppressing rebellion. Once the prestige overwhelms Guan Hongye and captures the morale of the rebels, it will be really difficult to get a tiger."

When Guan Hongzhuo heard these heart-breaking words, he took a reassurance and nodded seriously:

"Don't worry, Master Hongye has led his troops for many years and is not inferior to Guo Xianzhong's prestige in the army. As long as Master asks him to let go of his hands and feet, he will be able to fight the war well and will not give Xu Buling the opportunity to join his army to respect himself."

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Chongrenfang, Investigation Department.

Countless wolf guards walked through the yamen, either came back to report or received an order to go out.

Although the Investigation and Investigation Department does not belong to the military system, as an intelligence agency under the emperor, it is still very busy to do its best during wartime.

Under the plan treasury behind the yamen, the dungeon was detained in the dungeon.

Jiang Kai, the right prince of Northern Qi, held the iron railing with both hands, and spoke nonsense boredly:

"Sister, you are all famous seniors in the world, so you can't kill innocent people indiscriminately, right? Although I am the prince of Northern Qi, I have always loved the people as my son and kept myself clean. According to the people of the world, I should be a good official. Now I am locked up here. If you don't see any bad things, you should give me some good food and drink..."

Outside the iron railing, the Queen of the Concubine in the palace dress was wearing a small sip of tea at the table. Next to it was the master of the secret guards, and Song Ying was paced back and forth in the dungeon.

The Nine-Legend Empress may have been annoyed and said slightly dissatisfied:

"Young people, men should stand up before and after their death. It's better if you don't go to bed to show your ambitions, why are you even more silly than me, a woman..."

Jiang Kai went from being a prince above ten thousand people to a prisoner, and was imprisoned for several months, and had already had enough. Although the Nine-Legend Empress was older than him, as the concubine of the late emperor, she must have a good appearance, and her eyes were straight and swept around her family's charming figure:

"I'm so fodder, it's not that I can't go out. If you want me, I, Northern Qi, must have almost crossed the Yellow River. I will reach Chang'an City for a maximum of one or two years. Otherwise, you will follow me in the future. When Northern Qi restores the country, you will be beneficial. Sister, how about I let you be a princess?"

The Nine-Legend Queen frowned slightly: "Your father Jiang Heng is fifty years old, so I am so embarrassed to speak? Do you think your father is Xu You, King Su? If he is as infatuated and handsome as Xu You, I will not fight back if I beat him up. I may consider remarrying. Your father is more than 30 concubines..."

"No, I am only twenty years old when I am my princess. Although I am not sure that bastard is so handsome, my appearance is no worse than his..."

"Ph—shameless..."

Jiang Kai knew it was impossible to convince these Song's hawks, but he was locked in a dungeon with no time to do anything except to say a word, and he was also ready to continue to get close to the Nine-Legend Empress. Before he could finish his sentence, a loud bang suddenly came from the above the desk library.

Boom-

In the dungeon where the torch was only burning, gravel splashed in an instant, and the dome of the cell above Jiang Kai was directly smashed through by a huge stone lion, and two figures fell down at the same time.

Zuo Qingqiu was bare-handed and wearing a robe. He raised his hand to grab Jiang Kai's shoulder and flew up and drilled out from the entrance of the cave. The only Wu Kui of Northern Qi, Yan Huilin, was holding a sword in one hand, and several swords were released between the sparks of the calcium carbide. Before the many secret guards could see clearly, they rolled over the two of them through the railing.

Song Ying, who was walking, suddenly changed his face, and she drew her sword and rushed to the cell.

Yan Huilin, holding the long green sword, stood behind the iron railing, glanced at Yang Kuan, the magic arrow in the cell opposite, and felt that he could not help, so he also flew up and rushed out of the cave entrance.

The Nine-Legend Queen of Tea was no match for the top master of the aristocratic family. She was so scared that she trembled with her chest when she heard the sound. In a blink of an eye, she was still in the noisy cell just now, and there was only a stone lion left, and there was no one in the figure. She was stunned.

Song Ying came outside the cell door and cleaves the chain:

"It's Zuo Qingqiu, Yan returns to the forest! Chase!"

"promise!"

Many secret guards chased them out in an instant...
Chapter completed!