Chapter 120: Winter is here again

Zhan Doudou climbed up from the collapse, and the Lili of the One-Shi Si put a gray-black cloak on him, walked to the gate of the hall, and looked at the snowflakes floating outside the hall, the supreme ruler of the Northern Qi Dynasty fell into deep thought.

Northern Qi Dynasty went to the Great Wei Dynasty and liked the solemn and central colors of black and green. This is the case with this thousand-year-old palace built against the mountain. The clothes he wore today were basically the same as these two colors. His naked feet were wrapped in warm velvet shoes, and I wonder if it had been warm.

Snowflakes floated through his slightly narrowed eyes and fell on the quiet ground. This hall was deep in the palace, not far from the Queen Mother's bedroom, and not far from the small pavilion behind the mountain. It was very quiet. Without His Majesty's approval, no idle people could approach it. There were very few eunuchs and palace women serving on the left and right of this palace. They were all old maids and slaves brought by the Queen Mother back then, so there was no need to worry that the biggest secret of Northern Qi would be leaked.

However, in such a safe situation, the Emperor of Northern Qi still put his hands behind his back, looking straight in the snow calmly, without any weakness at all. Perhaps for her, dressing up as a man was no longer a matter of being careful and something to be concealed, but she had long regarded herself as a man and an emperor. This kind of aura had already penetrated into her flesh and blood and could not be separated.

"After Chen Pingping's death, there are only three people who are qualified to make a fuss in the world." A complicated expression appeared on her face. The weather was a little cold and her cheeks were a little red. She just didn't have the charm, but she felt a bit fierce. "I never thought that Chen Pingping would play like this in the end..."

The Emperor of Northern Qi frowned, sighed coldly, and said, "Now I understand why the national priest cares so much about Chen Pingping's life span before leaving. It turns out that he has already seen it. If you want to force Fan Xian to turn against his cheap father, only Chen Pingping took the initiative to choose."

"I don't understand why Chen Pingping did this. What kind of hatred can make him do so?" She sneered and said, "I think it has something to do with that woman back then."

Lili Si slowly walked to her side, looked at her worriedly, handed over the small warmer in her hand, and asked softly: "The three people also include Fan Xian?"

She is the granddaughter of the prince of the previous dynasty of Nanqing, but now she is the only favored Concubine Li in the Northern Qi Palace. Her relationship with the Emperor of Northern Qi is closer than many people speculate. They are partners, partners who grew up together since childhood, and objects to express their congratulations to each other. Previously, the Emperor of Northern Qi said that after Chen Pingping died, there were only three people who were qualified to make a name for themselves in the world. If these three people included Fan Xian...

"Of course Fan Xian is qualified." The Northern Qi Emperor gently rubbed the slightly hot stove and sighed, "He has a good mother. He is cruel to himself, so he has the current power... Don't underestimate his energy, there are good things hidden in Dongyi City."

"At least, Emperor Qing does not want to force him into a dead end, but still wants to subdue him. Because subduing Fan Xian's team is far more beneficial to Nan Qing than destroying him." The Northern Qi emperor said Youyou: "That alone proves the power in Fan Xian's hands, which makes Emperor Qing also afraid of it."

"It's cold and cold, don't stand at the gate of the hall." Lili Si looked at the emperor's face carefully, and his eyes were not easily noticeable to brush across the belly wrapped in the cloak.

The emperor was so smart and sensitive. He immediately noticed her gaze, and a hint of disgust suddenly appeared on his face. His cheeks were slightly tight, as if he was gritting his teeth tightly and suppressing his anger.

Looking at the emperor's expression, Lili Si burst out and couldn't help laughing: "I don't know what Mr. Xiao Fan would think if he knew His Majesty's situation at this time."

"That guy is ruthless, but... he is a corrupt scholar in his bones." The Emperor of Northern Qi ruthlessly criticized the man in the south and sneered: "What he has done in the past few months is so naive and confused! The current situation has developed to this day. He is still hoping to solve the problem within Nanqing. He wants to die fewer people to make the matter come to an end... After all, he underestimated Emperor Qing. Even if his emperor is not a great master, how could his little hands and feet shake his position?"

"If you want to die less, change the dynasty? It's so ridiculous." The Emperor of Northern Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, and did not listen to Lili Li's words. He left the door of the palace where the snow had just started to rise, and said coldly: "If I don't help him this time, Dongyi City will face the Yanjing camp head-on. No matter what the outcome of both sides are, I have to look at him. How can he still pretend to be a rich idle person in Kyoto."

"Is Your Majesty really just trying to help him guard Dongyi City?" Si Lili's eyes turned slightly and asked softly.

The Northern Qi Emperor's body stiffened slightly, as if he didn't expect that Lili Li could see his other plans at first sight. After a moment of silence, he said, "I am the lord of Northern Qi. How can I hurt my soldiers of the Great Qi just because of a man... Helping him is actually to help him. Nan Qing will not be in chaos, and the Great Qi is too stressful. Besides, Emperor Qing has always had the idea of ​​a Northern Expedition. Now General Uesugi is guarding the south, testing first, and then controlling the center. With preparation, he will always be more relaxed in the future."

"I'm just a little worried about Uesugi Tsuki." Si Lili responded with a low eyebrows. This sentence is actually not the turn of a concubine in the harem. It's just that she, the Concubine Li, is actually similar to the counselors of the Emperor of Northern Qi in many cases.

"The foreign enemy is strong, even if Uesugi Tsuki holds hatred for me and Fan Xian that year, I joined forces to kill Sean..." The Emperor of Northern Qi frowned slightly, "However, Nan Qing will not be able to avoid the idea of ​​invasion in the north for a day, General Uesugi will not forget the world because of personal grudges... I am like this, and so is General Uesugi."

"It's just that Lord Fan is in a difficult situation in the south at the moment. Once the people from the Nanqing court saw that General Uesugi sent troops...the relationship with Dongyi City..." A trace of worry flashed between Si Lili's eyebrows, and she couldn't help but worry for Fan Xian. The three women who had a relationship with Fan Xian in the capital were far away on the grassland. The emperor in the palace was cruel and ruthless. I was afraid that he didn't care much about Fan Xian's life or death, but Si Lili couldn't help but worry about the man who was sometimes gentle and sometimes cold.

"I have never been worried that the southerners would see the real purpose of this trip to the south. I can't hide much from it. At least those who know the real state between the Nanqing court and Dongyi City can definitely guess." The Emperor of Northern Qi said coldly: "Wang Zhikun, Yanjing, must be the first to guess... What should I be afraid of? Even if it spreads, I am not afraid. I collude with Daqi. I think this is a crime that Fan Xian can't afford."

When Lili Si heard this section, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "It turns out that Your Majesty has never had the idea of ​​forcing him to come to the capital... But if he really reaches that point, can he still come alive?"

The wind and snow made people cold and blushed on their cheeks. The Emperor of Northern Qi looked at the wind and snow. He slowly said, "If he was alive but refused to come, for me, what is the difference between you and dead?"

"Duoduo probably didn't know about this." Lili Si raised her head and looked at her.

"My little master is on the grassland, and all the people on Xiliang Road are dead again. It is inconvenient to contact her." The Emperor of Northern Qi lowered his head. Looking at his toes, he remained silent for a long time. His right hand suddenly raised and trembled slightly, as if he wanted to caress his abdomen. However, this action has not been done for a long time.

However, his fingertips were slightly raised, and he finally showed a hint of feminine expression.

"Report to Your Majesty, the military report has arrived. All the ministers are waiting for the journey at Helan Pavilion." An old eunuch outside the hall said in a silence. He said hurriedly that the south is fighting with the people of Qing, and the military situation is tense, so no one dares to mislead the matter. The people of Northern Qi discovered their own army for the first time and finally bravely launched the offensive first, and their mood is very different from before.

Hearing this, the Emperor of Northern Qi suddenly raised his head. The softness in his eyes had already turned into a cold calm. Lili Si quickly tied a golden jade belt around her black cloak waist. She headed towards the outside of the hall, her steps were stable, and her emperor's aura was fully displayed. After leaving the deep hall, Lord Langtao and Taoist He were already waiting outside.

In the tenth year of Qingli, Dongyi City nominally surrendered to Nanqing. The general trend of the world was about to change irreversibly, but a rain in Kyoto in the early autumn brought the situation back. No matter whether Fan Xian was in the middle of the vortex, he really had such foresight. But at least the current Dongyi City is actually under the control of him and the Your Highness.

It has to be said that the fate of Sigujian truly played its most powerful role at this moment. Except for Yun Zhilan, the 13th son of Jianlu, who were the lord of Dongyi City, the other twelve people and the masters of their grandchildren gathered under Fan Xian's command. In addition to the 10,000 elite soldiers led by Prince Nanqing, and the 4,000 black cavalry left by Chen Pingping for Fan Xian, as long as the cooperation between Fan Xian and the eldest prince is not hindered, Dongyi City has once again become a separate force.

In any aspect, the trust and cooperation between Fan Xian and the eldest prince are not so easy to break down, which has been well reflected in the rebellion in Kyoto three years ago.

Dongyi City remained independent after the death of Sigu Jian. I believe that the soul of this great master would be relieved after the death of him.

Of course, the key to achieving this situation is in addition to the strength of Dongyi City itself, the most important thing is that in the late autumn of the tenth year of Qingli, the Northern Qi army suddenly launched this autumn offensive. This time, the inbound offensive caused the Northern Qi court to lose a lot of strength and food. In the end, Uesugi Tiger's wonderful hands got the prefecture city at the corner. It seemed that the people of Northern Qi were really not worth the effort.

Immediately afterwards, the entire northern Qi area launched, making a full-scale southward look, forcing Nanqing to prepare for the war with all his might. A big battle seemed to break out next spring.

And this gave Dongyi City at least half a year of buffering time.

No matter how the Northern Qi emperor disguised himself as a man, he only put the interests of the Northern Qi court and the people in front of Si Lili, but she could not convince herself. All she did was largely because of the man in Nanqing, the man who fought with her for several years, cooperated with her for several years, and fought for several years, and finally became her first and only man.

When the news of the war in central and northern mainland reached Kyoto, early winter was already in progress. This year, the weather in Kyoto was a bit abnormal, and the autumn rain became denser, as if it had squeezed down the water in the sky. After the winter began, the sky was cloudless, but it was blindly bleak and cold and high, but there was no snow.

Without the Supervisory Office, the information on Baoyue Tower was all about the edge of the corners. Fan Xian was not clear about the real inside story of the battle in the north, but this could not stop him from analyzing the judgment close to the truth. It was different from what Zhan Doudou expected. The outbreak of the war did not make Fan Xian angry, because he was not a real saint after all, but an ordinary person. He knew that the female emperor in the north was helping him, and it was difficult to get angry about anything again. He was just a little gloomy.

The reason for the gloom between his eyebrows was very complicated. Perhaps he found that he had no way to influence the ideas of the Northern Qi royal family. Even if he had grasped the biggest handle of the other party, the other party was a king after all, and he would have his own ideas. Another reason was the attitude in the palace after this matter.

The Northern Qi invaded, retreated, refused to take over, and prepared for war. In fact, these four attacks were all sharing the pressure for Dongyi City. All the sharp-eyed big men could understand this, so some people also understood the role Fan Xian played in this. Although not many people knew this, they did not affect the discussion among the people of Qing Kingdom, the silence in the palace still made Fan Xian unexpected.

Those figures in Nanqing would be shocked by Fan Xian's influence and shocked by his ability to send troops to help the Northern Qi people. For example, Duke Liu, who rarely went to the mansion once a few days ago, that night, Duke Liu, who was silent in the court for many years, talked with Fan all night seriously.

He is the biological father of the Liu family, and he is also Fan Xian's ancestor. Fan Xian has always respected Guogong Lane in Beijing over the years. Although this Duke rarely leaves the palace, he always stands on Fan Xian's side at critical moments, so although Fan Xian is silent about the other party's lessons, he did not refute.

As a soldier from Qingguo, Duke Liu was a little shocked and frightened by the vague relationship between the war in the north and the Fan Mansion. However, the matter could not be clarified, so the old man just came to the mansion to warn Fan Xian for a few words and reminded him for a few words.

Even Duke Liu, a person like Duke Liu, began to be afraid of the role that Fan Xian might play. Why is the palace so calm? Fan Xian didn't believe that the emperor would be shocked by the changes in the north. He didn't believe that even if his strong support from Northern Qi was exposed to the emperor's land, the emperor would feel a little afraid.

Your Majesty originally needed a war, so he would not be afraid of the invasion of the Northern Qi people. It was just that this kind of quietness and silence was really unusual.

The cold air gradually condensed, and the first snow in Kyoto finally fell. At the beginning of the winter moon, when the winter solstice was approaching, dumplings began to be cooked in big pots in the houses in Kyoto. The business of killing sheep in various shops was extremely good. The delicious mutton soup seemed to rise in every corner of the streets and alleys.

The main entrance of Prince He's mansion, which has been silent in Kyoto for a long time, is open today, and there are distinguished guests, but it is still not lively because there are only a few people coming. The imperial guards in charge of the escort outside the Prince He's mansion are watching the movements everywhere with vigilant eyes. Now the role of these imperial guards is to guard the royal palace to a greater extent.

The eldest prince refused to return to the capital when he resisted the sage. This matter was not promoted. Only a few ministers in the court knew that a prince who was leading the army refused to obey the order. This matter was originally extremely rebellious. It was just for the sake of the court and the Li royal family. When the Yanjing camp was unable to enter Dongyi City, the court remained silent for the time being, but no one was willing to relax his supervision of the Prince He Mansion.

Fan Xian held Shuning's little hand, walked into the Prince's Mansion with a smile on his face, and walked side by side with the princess towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake. As soon as Lin Wan'er entered the mansion, she was pulled away by Ye Ling'er. She didn't know what the pair of handkerchiefs would say.

"Mr. Xiao Fan really does amazing things." She and the princess have no power in their faces, but are just calm and composed. Now she is waiting for her hostage and will not leave the house all year round. Today, she rarely gets the winter solstice, but she invites these young people in Kyoto, who are in the most subtle situation.

Fan Xian and his wife, Ye Ling'er, Princess Roujia, and Princess and Princess Wang Tong'er, are already most of the people in the Qing Dynasty royal family. In addition to the third prince in the deep palace, the younger generation of the Li royal family has gathered in the royal palace, and these young people are in a very bad situation now.

"The eldest princess was joking." Fan Xian replied in a harmonious voice: "If you were talking about the things outside Cangzhou City, I think you should know better than me that the little emperor in the north is not a role I can use."

The princess looked at him with a complicated expression and said with a gustiguish, "It is precisely because I know the prince's personality that I don't understand how you can tell him to send troops to help you."

"I don't think there is no need to mention this matter." Fan Xian replied with a smile: "At least it is a good thing for the Highness far away in Dongyi City... It's just that Princess, you are in Kyoto alone now. If you have any inconvenience, please tell me."

The princess smiled slightly and bowed solemnly. Although the situation is unpredictable, she knew that she had made a mistake before, but now she could never make such mistakes again. Her husband and the young man in front of her were already tied together and tied to Dongyi City.

"Yanjing camp pointed at Dongyi, I wonder how Wang Tong'er felt in the mansion." Seeing that Shuning beside her could not walk, Fan Xian picked her up and asked the princess. The little girl couldn't understand what the elders were saying, curiously opening her big eyes and turning around Fan Xian's face and the princess' face.

"Although Tong'er is a little arrogant, she is actually a naive child. She just feels a little bored. Sometimes when I ask her to go to Ye's house, she is so happy that she can't... By the way, she once thought about going to Fan's house to see it, but you also know that it's always not very convenient."

"Understand." Fan Xian smiled slightly, looked at the princess and said, "I thought at the beginning that the princess was in the mansion. Miss Wang's family should have no problem."

"This is not what you did in the first place. By the way, Miss Masso is still not famous and she is still old..." A trace of sadness flashed between the princess' eyebrows. Now the eldest prince is far away in Dongyi and is competing with the court from afar. Her hostage life in Kyoto is naturally extremely desolate, and there is a concubine like a child in the mansion, and a Hu girl who is straightforward but does not understand the world, which really embarrasses her.

Fan Xian sighed and said, "I can't care about these things now. However, although it was the demon girl who was made by me, the chief minister of Taichang Temple, you and I know it very well. In the end, it was just the meaning of Your Majesty."

It was boring to say that, and the two of them had already walked across the wooden bridge on the lake to the middle of the pavilion. There were glass windows on the pavilion, which were not airtight and had several warm stoves. The breath was like spring and it was pleasant. Fan Xian squinted his eyes slightly. Looking at the four girls talking together in the corner of the pavilion, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

One year on the winter solstice, Fan Xian was summoned to the palace as the princess and the princess. Under the gaze of the queen mother, she ate a meal of mutton soup with no interest. It seemed that it was that year that the eldest prince opened a house to treat her. It was in this pavilion that, except for the prince, all the young people in the Li royal family arrived, and the second prince also arrived.

Now the empress dowager is dead, the second prince is dead, the prince is dead, and all those who deserve to die and those who should not die are dead, leaving Fan Xian who is locked in Kyoto, the eldest prince separated from Dongyi, the third prince in the palace, and these five girls.

All the children stood faintly on his opposite side. Could it be that he was better? Fan Xian couldn't help but think of His Majesty the Emperor in the palace. He stood at the entrance of the pavilion and was speechless for a while.

The hot pot was delivered, but today everyone was a little silent in the meal. Maybe they thought of something in their hearts. Fan Xian sat next to Roujia, asking about his well-being like a warm brother, rinsing the mutton in the bowl for her. The girls in this pavilion were probably Roujia the most timid and pitiful. Although there was a rumor in the palace, Prince Jing would go back to the house in a few days, but when he thought of a girl's house staying alone in Prince Jing's mansion for several months, Fan Xian couldn't help but feel pity.

There was no servant in the pavilion, and everyone seemed much casual in their words. Even the Wang Tong'er, who was a little restrained, unfamiliar, and had fun in his eyes, did not feel neglected. Fan Xian got up and went to the corner of the pavilion to pick up silver charcoal. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Ye Ling'er following him.

"I know you feel sorry for Wang Tong'er." Fan Xian stood up and looked at her and said softly. What kind of ending will Wang Chan'er be like in the future? Will he become a young widow like Ye Ling'er? No one knows.

Ye Ling'er sighed. She was no longer the pretty woman who was riding on the streets and alleys of Kyoto back then. She said, "Master, are you just going to make trouble with Your Majesty like this?"

Fan Xian was silent for a moment and said, "You asked me to death... But your Majesty's eyes were afraid that there was no me at all. In a few days, maybe news will come from the west. Please help me find out if there is any movement in the secret of the Privy Council."
Chapter completed!