Lonely King and Widow

Chapter 1344 The pit is 330 meters deep, offer advice
The queen is dead!

The family and the country are uneasy, accompanied by a great funeral.

For a while, Nanrong, misfortunes never come singly, bad luck!
For a while, the news spread, and the camp was full of unease.

The Empress Dowager committed suicide.

Doctor Li who came with the army took the pulse and wrote down the pulse case: the empress died of the highly poisonous Hedinghong.

In addition, according to the queen's maidservant, on the carriage back from Xinglongshan Town yesterday, the empress was worried and troubled because of the matter of "mistrusting Liu Mingsheng and mistaking His Majesty".Two mistakes in a row, the empress didn't use the dinner, nor did I use the breakfast today, everything was full of worries.When going to His Majesty's room, the empress stuffed two pills into her purse.The maid didn't know what the empress was going to do, so she asked the empress with concern.

The empress did not answer at that time, only sighed quietly.

"I took it with me when I left the capital. It was originally used as a refuge in case of unexpected events, so as not to pollute the dignity of the royal family. I didn't expect that I would... Alas! I made mistakes again and again, almost harming the country and the people, and causing a catastrophe." .It doesn't matter!"

The words of the imperial physician, the words of the maid, combined with the events at that time, the death of the empress due to guilt and suicide is probably a certainty, no one doubts it, and no one dares to doubt it.

The queen died, and the country mourned.Emperor Jingchang was so heartbroken that he didn't leave his room for a whole day, dripping with water, probably because he was too sad for the death of the empress.For this reason, the soldiers of the whole battalion also sighed, immersed in this sudden disaster.

Thoughtful people, knowing that this is a battle of the Tian family, have long been frightened, fearing that it will burn themselves, so they naturally chose to remain silent.Those who don't have a heart will follow others' opinions and stir up this national funeral.

Another day, at noon, the sun was blazing.

Emperor Jingchang finally came out of the room, leaning on the door frame, squinting his eyes, with an extremely gloomy expression.

He was silent for a long time before giving a deep voice.

"Order! Send the queen's coffin back to Beijing!"

The Nanrong army going north continued to be stationed in Fangzhou, Jingzhou and Xiangyang Road across the river under the leadership of Guan Zongguang and others, and in Suizhou and Guangzhou to the south of the Huai River, confronting Xiao Jun. Xi, however, was exhausted and brought an elite imperial army back to Beijing to help Xie Qingshan himself, thus ending his journey of imperial conquest.

At the same time, since Mo Jiu gave birth to a daughter, which was a major event for the Mohist family, almost all Mohist disciples in the world were celebrating.All the shops, guest houses, etc. that hang the banner of the Mohist family have discounts to give back to the people.This is a joy, but there is another worry, which is also continuing to ferment - Mo Jiu gave birth to a daughter, which still has not broken the Mo family's spell of giving birth to daughters, which has attracted countless voices of discussion.

In addition, the relationship between Xiao Qian and Su He is ambiguous, and the relationship between them and Mo Jiu is also ambiguous. How do these three people get along with each other, how do they advance and retreat?Is Xiao Qian "happy to be a father", or Su He "happy to be a son"?Who will withdraw from this battle without battle?These are compelling topics.

Therefore, the death of Empress Nan Rong, the birth of Mo Jiu's daughter, and the multi-angle relationship between several important figures, for a while, like a spring breeze, blowing across the land of Kyushu, set off a short-term climax, and also dilute the strong fishy smell. war.

Overnight, things changed suddenly, as if a lifetime had passed.

Many people are so engrossed in these things that they forget—is there a war going on in the south and west?

Song Xi led a mighty spirit-supporting team, and before returning to Lin'an, he received the news halfway.

This is not good news, it is simply worse.

After several days of stagnation, the battle in Diaoyu City finally changed.Just a few days ago, Menghe, who had been unable to attack for a long time, adopted Su He's "siege and attack aid" tactic, and began a large-scale attack on the surrounding towns and reinforcements of Diaoyu City.

This move is quite ruthless.

There are hundreds of thousands of South Rong soldiers stationed in Diaoyu City, who need food, drink, and backup supplies.Meng He's style of play is not in line with his usual strategy of attacking fiercely and winning by force, it is really cunning.

Perhaps it was Song Xi's defeat in Hanshui that affected Su Yi's confidence and judgment.Originally, with the reserves of Diaoyu City, there was no need for backup, and the food and supplies could last for more than half a month.But he couldn't bear his temper anymore, changed the tactics of only defending but not attacking, and focused on harassment, and actually took the initiative to attack the city, and the army pressed up, highlighting the weakness of Nanrong soldiers who are not good at attacking warfare in front of Menghe.

This Beimeng Khan is used to seizing the opportunity.

Meng He was overjoyed and immediately went up to meet him.

This battle was simply a blow to Su Yi.

The battle lasted for about three hours and ended with Su Yi's defeat.

Although at the last moment, Su Yi retreated to Diaoyu City with the remnants of his soldiers and did not let Menghe break the city, but after this battle, nearly 5 soldiers of Nanrong died.Corpses littered the field outside Diaoyu City, and blood flowed like rivers, not to mention Su Yi's loss of soldiers and generals, and it also caused Nanrong's morale to drop.

After being stagnant for so long, for Menghe, it can be said that there is finally a light.

He rewarded Su He for his meritorious service and bravery in battle, until there was nothing left to give, and it seemed that he was not satisfied, so he asked people to drink with him in the Chinese army's big tent, and then discussed with him The following tactics against the enemy continued until midnight.During the dinner, Su He talked eloquently, and Meng He listened carefully. It can be said that the monarchs enjoyed each other. The previous rift between the two seemed to have disappeared.

"Brother, how long do you think Su Yi will stay in this place?" Meng He held up his wine glass in a drunken state, "This time, if we lose this time, I think this guy will have to defend the city to the death. If they have enough food and grass, they will spend it like this , They rely on Nanrong, and we have come from a long way, even if we cut off the back road, we will be very hard, and we will suffer in the long run."

Su He listened to his words, thought for a long time, and nodded.

"What the Khan said is very true."

"Alas!" Meng He sighed heavily. He was already tired of this Diaoyu City, which has been impenetrable for a long time and greatly damaged his prestige. How good it is to go straight to Xingyuan Road."

Su He pursed his lips when he heard the words, "But in that case, it is inevitable that we will meet Xiao Qian."

Meng He pondered, squinted his eyes, fixed his eyes on Su Hete's masked face, and suddenly asked: "Seeing you again this time, brother, seems to be a little different than before."

Gu Er, who pretended to be Su He, was startled.

His imitation of Su He can be said to be so perfect that even people who are very close to him can't find it. This Menghe actually noticed the difference?

Jiang is old and hot, and this man's vision is really sharp.

Trying his best to look at each other with Meng He calmly, he restrained the emotional turmoil in his heart, but he didn't hide his little surprise.

"Why did Da Khan say that?" Touching his face, he said again: "Could it be that my younger brother's face is becoming more and more ugly, which surprised Da Khan's eyes?"

"No, no, no!" Meng He took a sip of wine boldly, stared at him seriously and said, "I can't tell what's different, I just feel... as if I've changed someone else."

After a pause, when Gu Er's heart was beating like thunder, he suddenly laughed.

"I had a few more sips of wine today, so I might as well tell you something from the bottom of my heart. This perception probably comes from the nature of the strong. You used to sit in front of me, humble and silent, but full of ambition Yes, that kind of hostility can’t fool me. I can feel the murderous intent at a glance. Now you——Not at all. Come, drink this cup, I believe you. We two brothers work together, what I said, I won’t change it easily. When I take down Nanrong, I will unify the world, and this Han land will be under your control!”

Su He's complexion changed slightly, and he immediately knelt down.

"Thank you so much Khan! I'm ashamed to be my brother."

"You don't dare to be, who dares to be? Besides, what is a little man?" Meng He is a hero, usually speaks with arrogance, and under the influence of alcohol, he doesn't even care about it, laughing loudly and heartily He wrote: "Sooner or later, this world will be mine. Nanrong...hehe, it's just a small corner. There are farther and farther places, beyond the grassland, on the other side of the ocean, and the huge mountains and rivers are waiting for us to conquer. "

Lamented by Menghe's ambition, Gu Er lowered his eyes and remained silent, pretending to listen.

At this time, Meng He's low sigh came from above his head.

"Alas! It's a pity that a small fishing city traps me like this, it's really pissing me off!"

Hearing that he talked about Diaoyu City again, Gu Er suddenly raised his head, a bright light flashed in his eyes.

"Big Khan, I have a plan, you can lure Su Yi out again and kill him with one blow—"

"Oh?" Meng He immediately became interested, and raised his hands, "Why don't you talk about it, brother?"

"This..." Suhe hesitated, looking at Menghe from time to time, hesitant to speak, "This plan may affect the reputation of the Great Khan, so it's better not to use it."

Meng He couldn't help but be dumbfounded: "What plan will attract my reputation? There are only two of my brothers here, and it's okay for my virtuous brother to talk about it. Thinking about it, I have been attacking Diaoyu City for a long time, and those reputations may have disappeared long ago. As long as I can win Going down to Diaoyu City, sacrificing that Su Yi's blood to my flag, so what if it damages my reputation? Winner and loser, the world is mine, who dares to make irresponsible remarks?"

After the last battle, Menghe's trust in Su He has indeed increased a lot.

In other words, he only believed in his own feelings.As he said - he didn't detect ambition and murderous intent in Su He, so he lost his defense.

Su He's eyelids drooped, and the hand holding the wine glass tightened slightly.

"In the middle of the night, we took advantage of the alcohol and beat him again. Then, Khan pretended to be seriously injured and spread the news..."

Pretending to be seriously injured?

If he is seriously injured, wouldn't Su Yi in Diaoyu City be overjoyed?

Meng He seemed to understand what he meant, squinted his eyes, and his tone was already smiling.

"It's common for those who fight on the battlefield to be injured. How can you say that your prestige is damaged? My virtuous brother is overthinking. Haha, Miao Miaomiao, this plan is very clever! My virtuous brother is a talented general!"

Hearing him laugh, Suhe kept a straight face and said in an extremely cautious tone, "Khan, there are mixed fish and dragons in the army, and there will inevitably be spies from all sides. To be on the safe side, except for Khan and his younger brother , it’s better not to have a third person know about it?”

After thinking about it for a moment, Menghe nodded.

"As it should be!"

……

……

The moonlight hangs high in the sky, and Xinglong Mountain is peaceful.

In the middle of the night, Mo Jiu fell asleep on the couch, and the little girl was carried to the nanny's room.This "caesarean section" operation caused great damage to her body, and the wound was difficult to heal in the morning. She couldn't sleep well in the past few days, and was often woken up by the pain.Therefore, when she was sleeping, no one dared to disturb her.

At this time, there was a light knock on the door.

In the dark night, it was too quiet around here. Xiao Qian was sitting cross-legged on a beauty chair in front of her couch. He frowned at the sound, glanced at Mo Jiu who was sleeping peacefully, and tiptoedly opened the door, and then spoke to Xue Fang outside the door. With a "shh", I looked at the lights outside the window.

"How many days is it?"

"Back to the lord, it's three o'clock."

With a sound, Xiao Qian went back to his room, put on some clothes, walked out of the room, closed the door by the way, and pointed out to Xue Fang, and waited for the two of them to go to the living room and sit down together, he said with a cold face, "It's so late , there must be something important. Tell me!"

Xiao Qian, who has been blessed with a daughter, has been staying in Xinglong Mountain for several days. After he successfully took out the baby for Mo Jiu and sewed up the wound, he did not leave immediately, but stayed with him every day to take care of him. Apart from not being able to breastfeed, he almost assumed all the responsibilities of a girl, and he was extremely careful and thoughtful.This made Mo Jiu's close friends very happy, but many people in Xiao Jun were anxious.

From ancient times to the present, how can anyone stay at the bedside for a long time in the face of a big battle for a woman to give birth, and refuse to leave?
You know, the situation is too favorable for them now.

At the national funeral in Nanrong, Emperor Jingchang held a large-scale funeral for the queen when he returned to Lin'an. The people all over the city wept bitterly, and the entire army was completely silent. In addition, Suyi, the fishing city, suffered a defeat. The whole line was captured, and Nanrong's defense line collapsed. In this case, Nanrong lost most of its combat effectiveness.If we don't attack him now, when will we wait?
But Xiao Qian was very stubborn.

Regardless of Gu Liyang's letter and statement, regardless of the high expectations of the lieutenant officers and soldiers, he insisted on his own opinion.

Asked by others, he only replied: "At this time, Mo Jiu needs me more than anyone else."

Mo Jiu asked, but he replied: "After several months of fighting, I am tired, and I just took this opportunity to let the army rest."

In this way, Mo Jiu was relieved.

For a few days, the two looked like ordinary couples.Teasing the girl whose name is still under consideration, she was overjoyed.

The daughter has no name, Xiao Qian only called her "little girl" one sentence at a time, and changed her name to "big girl" at nine o'clock when he called Mo, his eyes were full of happiness, it seemed that the two girls, one big and one small, had already occupied all of his life.

When two people get along, emotions can be contagious to each other.

His happiness is also Mo Jiu's happiness.

There are lovers in the years in the mountains, where is there a better day than this?

The two of them didn't talk about the unfinished major events, even if they knew that the future would be full of thorns, they only chose to wander in the happiness in front of them and stay close to each other.

however--

What should come will always come.

The torches held by the Mohist disciples patrolling outside the door illuminated Xue Fang's eyes.

He looked at Xiao Qian, a little afraid to say it, but he had to say it.

"My lord, we can't wait any longer—we should find a way."

What he said was a little out of his head, but Xiao Qian understood it.He lazily poured himself a cup of cold tea from the pot, held his head high, and looked at it for a while, like a wise man planning a strategy, with a calm look and eyes, and his figure was also shrouded in the faint light, like a faint silhouette.

"No hurries?"

"...Master!" Xue Fang was so anxious that his heart was on fire, "Before I came down, I just got the news that Meng He attacked Diaoyu City again, was seriously injured, and immediately fell into a coma. I'm afraid it will be difficult to treat—— "

Wan Yanxiu told Mo Jiu those things, and told Xiao Qian as soon as she woke up after the operation, and Xiao Qian actually got the news before her.Regarding the mysterious event that happened in Miao Village, that one is most likely related to the news of the Eight Diagrams Tomb.

Of course, this news did not come from Gu Er.

So far, they haven't heard anything from Gu Er about the tomb.

Although Xue Fang is young, he is sophisticated.It can be said that apart from Xiao Qian, it is difficult for him to have absolute trust in anyone.Not only him, but Shengdong, Zuonan, Chuangbei and Jianxi, etc. all became suspicious of Gu Er.

When Song Xi besieged Hanshui, it can be said that he had news that he could not convey.

What about now?
He has already used the instructions conveyed by Xiao Qian to successfully gain Meng He's trust, and offered his advice to Meng He San, so why can't he tell about the Eight Diagrams Tomb?Obviously, he deliberately concealed it.

Bagua Tomb is about Qianziyin and weapon atlas.

Therefore, it has almost become a synonym for "ambition".

Gu Er's behavior is really hard to trust.

However, Xiao Qian didn't answer for a long time after listening, as if he didn't care.

Xue Fang moistened his lips, watched his face, and then said: "In the Northern Meng Army, only Gu Er knew about Meng He's serious injury and coma. It must be next—the end of Meng He's life is approaching. Poor He fought all his life, I'm afraid he can't figure out why he died so inexplicably?"

"It is not good?"

Xiao Qian asked him back, his gaze was dignified and remote, "Isn't everything going according to my plan? What are you worried about?"

"I'm worried that the lord will linger on his children's love and family matters, and he will be deceived by that Gu Er!"

Xue Fang's doubts about Gu Er grew day by day, and his words were already quite rude.

"Forgive me for being rude, my lord, please think about it. Menghe died, even though he already had a little prince. However, Ayigu was backed by the Northern Meng Dynasty, and the implementation was always carried out by the profuse Khan of the Khuriltai Assembly (Note) , then, Suhe ascended to the position of Beimeng Khan, just around the corner. But now the lord is in Xinglong Mountain, Suhe has soldiers in his hands, and looks just like you. He has become the prince of Suhe, and he has successfully taken over You deserve everything, my lord. If he insists on refusing to return it to you, how will you reverse this situation?"

Probably really worried about Xiao Qian, Xue Fang's tone became more and more serious.

He did get a little impatient.

Seeing Xiao Qian walking around Mo Jiu day by day, like an ordinary family man, Xue Fang was afraid that he would suffer the loss of employing people who did not notice, and let him pay for several years of planning in one go, and his eyes were so anxious All are red.

But Xiao Qian was silent for a moment, but looked at him comfortingly, and smiled faintly.

"In my life, Xiao Qian, I have relied on my ability to judge people. I believe in him."

"My lord!" Xue Fang was really anxious, "It's not that my subordinates told you not to believe him, but you must be on guard against others? Is it possible that you just let him kill Menghe and then become that Beimeng Khan? And you, Just guard this Xinglong Mountain, can't you be a mountain king?"

King of the Mountain?
In fact, the chips in Xiao Qian's hands are already enough.

Guarding the land of Bianjing and Jinzhou, he is completely capable of overwhelming Nanrong, and then fighting against Beimeng.

But Xiao Qian seemed amused by Xue Fang's description of "King of the Mountain".

Thinking of his big and small girls, a smile slowly formed on the corner of his lips.

"It's not bad to be a king of the mountain!"

Seeing Xue Fang's expression of wanting to die, he paused for a moment, then closed his eyes slightly.

"Things will be smooth if things are slow, don't be impatient. Just wait and see him get rid of Menghe, take down Diaoyu City, and even secure the position of Beimeng Great Khan."

Xue Fang: "..."

The moon outside the window was full, and his inner collapse surged.

my lord!He has secured the position of the Great Khan, what else is there for you?

Which capable hero does not yearn for the pleasure of being in control of the country and ruling the world?

At that time, it will be the real problem of raising tigers!

　Note: The Khuriltai Assembly is the highest state meeting, and its main functions are the election of the Great Khan, major military operations, assignment of missions, and the power to announce a new system, etc.

　　
　
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