Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 714
The day when the Dazhou flag was raised again at the foot of Lishan Mountain was the day when the Empress Dowager Baosi and Princess Wanyun of the Dazhou Ping visited for good fortune. At this time, in late autumn, the maple leaves in the mountain stream were already blush, and the autumn wind was bleak, which made Baosi recall the Lishan Palace. various pasts.

"Queen Mother, I'm going to the palace soon. After some renovations over the years, the palace is still a powdery wall. You and the princess will be able to live some leisurely days." Jue Tu slowly raised the curtain of Luanjia, with a sad expression Bao Si couldn't help frowning.

"Ju Tu, thank you for being the special envoy for escorting me and sending me here. Maybe in the future, we will meet less and less often, but don't worry, I will always pray for your Duke's Mansion in my heart." It is easy to force a smile, and the vermilion lips are full of beauty.

"Si'er, can I call you again like this?" Jutu looked around, then sobbed very excitedly.

"I've been screaming for half my life, so why bother with me? But Jutu, don't forget that the old Hou Ye served the country loyally, and you must also serve the country. If there is any danger, you can come and notify me at any time." " Bao Si smiled leisurely at Ju Tu.

"Bai Meisheng is such a sweet smile, Si'er, let's take our leave for now!" Jue Tu tightened his grip on the horse's head, swung the whip, and galloped away on the bay red horse.

In the blink of an eye, one year passed, and it was late autumn again. In the capital city of Luoyang, officials from all over the country entered the Shuilong Shuren Hall to meet the emperor. There was a big banquet, the bells and drums were ringing, and Jug Tu and Cheng Rong were all arranged at the first hero's table, but Cheng Rong and Ming Chao saw that there was no smile on Jug Tu's face.

"Quitu, Empress Dowager Ping has been visiting Lishan Mountain for a year. This year, you have a son and a daughter, which can be regarded as a lot of happy events. Why are you still so unhappy?" Cheng Rong smiled and looked at Qutu, asked in a reassuring tone.

"Master Cheng, don't you feel that the emperor has a sense of consummation of merits and virtues now? Now my Great Zhou is just a corner, and the large area outside the Western Shuilong Pass has not been recovered. Xirong is still wantonly ravaging my people in the Central Plains, and the officialdom of the Great Zhou is even more corrupt. How can you still be intoxicated in the dream of a prosperous and great country?" Que Tu's emotions were so agitated that many officials focused their eyes on Qu Tu and Cheng Rong.

"Oh, the Duke must be drunk!" At this time, Taiwei Ma Yan deliberately smoothed things over, stood up and raised his glass.

"Ju Tu, if you can't drink, don't drink. If you give up on yourself like this, how can I rely on you to govern the country in the future?" Chu Xiu couldn't help but smiled wryly.

"Your Majesty, this subject is guilty!" Jue Tu suddenly attended and knelt in front of Chu Xiu.

"Ku Tu, what's wrong with you? I don't intend to reprimand you, are you too out of touch?" Chuxiu was startled by Qu Tu's abruptness, and hurriedly stood up to appease him.

"Your Majesty, my Great Zhou seems to be peaceful now, but it looks like the building is about to collapse. The prosperous age is just an illusion. The reason why the Emperor has not realized his ambition to restore Haojing is that I have not assisted the Emperor well, so I plead guilty." He kowtowed solemnly.

"Cu Tu, you are taking credit for your pride. The emperor is the Mingjun of Zhongxing. Are you deliberately insulting the emperor for your great achievements, which are in vain?" Fang Yun, the doctor, immediately scolded Qu Tu with angry eyes.

"Enough, today is a good day, I'll just go back to the palace first!" Chu Xiu's face darkened suddenly, and he hurriedly left the banquet with his hands behind his back.

"Ju Tu, what's wrong with you? You bumped into the emperor for no reason?" Ming Chao beside Cheng Rong couldn't help but sighed repeatedly.

The autumn wind was rustling at night, and it was particularly biting. Quetu was dizzy from drinking some wine, and with unpleasant insults lingering in his ears, he got on the horse alone and walked for a while under the poking of his colleagues. Cheng, he vaguely saw that there was no one in the thin smoke, and the street was eerily quiet. He hurriedly steered the bay red horse, ready to rush over, but a few minutes later, he was surprised to find that there was no one there. In the middle of the street, there was a woman with disheveled hair floating faintly, just blocking the way.

"Who are you?" The bay red horse also seemed to feel terror, let out a long howl, but quickly maintained its composure.

"Kutu, Great Zhou is about to perish!" The strange ghost figure was almost floating in the air. After hearing these words, Khutu clearly felt a little bit of doubt.

It was at this moment that Keng Tu felt terrified, but it was extremely short. When he regained consciousness, that floating thing had disappeared.

"Da Zhou is coming to an end, is this woman Yun Niang's soul? She has been dead for a long time, how could she suddenly appear today? And right in front of my eyes? By the way, what did she say at the end?" Jue Tu racked his brains. After thinking about it for a long time, I realized that the last word that woman said was Bao Si.

"Could it be that Bao Si is the only one who can save the impending doom of Da Zhou?" A big question mark was drawn in Jue Tu's heart.

"Ku Tu, someone must be playing tricks in the dark, don't be afraid, it's a trick to frame you on purpose." Arriving at Cheng Rong's mansion, after hearing the horrifying memories of Qu Tu, Cheng Rong couldn't help but laugh wildly.

"Master Cheng, I, Qutu, saw this with my own eyes. I didn't have any attendants by my side at that time!" Quetu hurriedly emphasized.

"Quitu, recently Fang Yun and Ma Yan's group of villains have been spreading rumors and making news that is not good for us. They don't want to deceive the public opinion and tarnish our reputation, so a woman with disheveled hair appears at this time. I think she was either made by those guys to scare us, or she is a noble person who helped us!" Cheng Rong said with a smile on his face.

"Still a nobleman? Is a ghost a ghost?" Qu Tu couldn't help smiling and said.

"Didn't you say that the ghost wants you to protect Baosi? It means that the person who will save the Great Zhou in the future must be Baosi. I'm afraid the rumors about Baosi's death in the past will be reversed!" Cheng Rong suddenly Ha ha laughed.

"Really?" Que Tu felt a little puzzled.In the middle of the night, Jue Tu returned to the mansion and rested in Xinyue's room. Just as he closed his eyes and fell asleep, he felt a faint crying sound from the window. The cry ran into the garden.

"Si'er, are you here? The Lishan Palace must be very desolate, so come back!" Que Tu looked around, but found nothing. He was so anxious that he was afraid and worried, so he yelled at the top of his voice. A few times.

"Ju Tu, don't you know me?" Before Qu Tu's eyes, Ming Gong's phantom suddenly appeared. That face, it was really too long since I hadn't looked up to it!
"Taishanghuang, why did you come to Luoyang too? Dazhou Sheji is still safe and sound, you can rest assured!" Qu Tu hurriedly knelt at Ming Gong's feet.

"Ku Tu, I died so badly. I am worried that Luoyang's Great Zhou will repeat my mistakes and be destroyed!" Ming Gong said quietly to Khu Tu with blood on his face.

"Impossible, my lord, put your heart in your belly, I, Jugtu, will definitely do my best to help the emperor establish a prosperous Zhou Dynasty!" Jugtu replied resolutely.

"Jutu, look, over there!" Mingong suddenly raised his hand, pointing at the Shuilong Shuren Hall.

Que Tu walked over in a daze. It was a bridge, erected from mid-air, and Que Tu walked on it very lightly. He looked down at his feet in fear. The people on the ground were all from Haojing in the past. Concubine Jin, Empress Jiang, and Niang Yun, their appearances are particularly horrifying, they are all the same as in the past, which makes Die Tu feel very creepy.

"Si'er, where are you? I, Jugtu, will definitely save you!" Jugtu rushed forward recklessly, and finally went down to the Shuilong Shuren Hall. The people there were also people from the past, including Lu Kai, Bo Ding, and Zhou Ji.

"Great Zhou is really too corrupt, Qutu, you killed Zhou Ji, do you think that Great Zhou can be restored to the rule of Kang? What you see are all phantoms, the real Great Zhou is about to perish, look, Those local dignitaries simply treat the imperial court as nothing!" Zhou Ji didn't have a head at all, but held the head in his hand, and was talking to Khutu.

"Yes, this guy has already been beheaded at Caishikou, what I'm looking for is Si'er!" Que Tu ignored Zhou Ji's sly smile, and continued to walk into the harem.

"Empress Empress, Prince Rongcheng, where are you? Let's take the Queen Mother back to Luoyang!" Qu Tu was horrified to find that Axi in front of him was a statue, a dummy, with very black eyebrows and no expression at all.

"Ah!" Juetu screamed suddenly, and when he was sweating profusely, he opened his eyes, only to find that Xinyue was sitting beside him.

"Chu Tu, what's wrong with you? You suddenly have such nightmares? Are you worried about the Queen Mother? It's normal to think about it every day and have dreams at night." Xinyue tried her best to comfort Qu Tu.

"Xinyue, I want to go to Mount Li in person to bring the Empress Dowager back. This is the only way I can truly not be afraid."

(End of this chapter)