Empress please be more ruthless

Chapter 66

Song Qingtong sighed silently, and she didn't want to kill people based on subjective guesswork without evidence.Turning over, Leng Junxie's thin cheeks appeared in his eyes, he must be exhausted these days!

"Ah Xie, the people in the Li Palace are very cunning. Searching the city like this is not the way to go. Send troops to guard the city gates to prevent the rebellious party from leaving the capital." As long as the palace remains vigilant, the Li Palace will not be able to make waves.

Leng Junxie let out a "huh" and asked for a long time, "Tong'er, why didn't you send people to watch after you released the people from the Ji Mansion?"

Seeing that Song Qingtong fell asleep, when he heard Leng Junxie's question, he closed his eyes and said, "Father Xiang picked out five clever and honest servants in the Ji Mansion, and ordered them to always pay attention to the changes in the Ji Mansion, and then went to their slave house , and reward money." At that time, he proposed to send someone to monitor, Chu Tianmo thought of this method, and among the five servants, three were from the courtyard of Princess Suyang.

Leng Junxie said "hmm" again, and he didn't make another sound for a long time. A low snore sounded in his ears, and Song Qingtong couldn't help sighing. He hadn't had a good rest since he returned with Qingtian Army.

Turning the other day, Song Qingtong was in a light dream, and heard the rustling sound of dressing in his ears, opened his eyes, Leng Junxie was already fully dressed and turned to leave, Song Qingtong quickly got up and grabbed his sleeve, " Ah Xie, leave the matter at hand to my subordinates, and you will stay with me these few days." The emperor had a three-day holiday for his wedding as usual.

In the empty palace courtyard of Tongque Palace, a light and agile figure in red was surrounded by sword lights. Song Qingtong held a three-foot green blade and turned her wrist to pull out sword flowers. In the past two days, she She has been pestering Leng Junxie to teach her the Xuanyang Sword, and now she has practiced the tenth form.

Leng Junxie watched from the sidelines, and her thick eyebrows frowned. She had been practicing non-stop for half an hour, her breath was obviously unstable, and sweat dripped down her cheeks and splashed on the white marble floor tiles. Is she practicing martial arts so hard because of Li Gong?
After watching for a long time, Leng Junxie touched the ground with his toes, flew to Song Qingtong, swung his left palm, and hit Song Qingtong's right hand holding the sword. Song Qingtong hurriedly pulled a sword flower, but Leng Junxie's left palm It was just a false move, and his right hand was pressed under Song Qingtong's neck like lightning. Song Qingtong was startled, his body remained motionless, and he looked at Leng Junxie.

Leng Junxie raised the corners of his lips: "Tong'er, you have fully mastered the ten sword moves, but your reaction is not quick enough. Chu Xiang must have reminded you, maybe you have forgotten, and you must always be alert to the movement around you, no Give the enemy an opportunity!"

Song Qingtong nodded. It would be a lie not to be moved. When she proposed to practice sword two days ago, Leng Junxie not only did not object, but put down everything in his hands and focused on teaching her to practice Xuanyang sword.

At this moment, a guard rushed in and reported: "I just received a message from Feige that the Liao Kingdom invaded and captured three cities in our country overnight. Now Northern Xinjiang is in a hurry!"

The atmosphere in the Golden Luan Hall was rather depressing. Because of the urgency of the situation, an impromptu court meeting was held.

Song Qingtong sat on the throne, glanced at the silent ministers under the jade steps, and pondered: "The Liao Kingdom and the Northern Qin Dynasty have always been repaired, why did they invade the country this time?" Liao Kingdom is located in the north of Beiqin, and it is a nomadic people. 50 years ago, Beiqin married a princess, so Liao and Beiqin lived in peace for decades.

Lin Kuang walked to the center of the hall with a serious face, and replied: "My Majesty, two months ago, the Khan of the Liao Kingdom died, and five princes competed for the throne. In the end, the fifth prince, Xiao Di, stood out from all the princes and killed four of them. The brothers ascended to the throne. Xiao Di was cruel and ambitious, so it is not surprising that he invaded our country."

At this time, a general walked out of the ranks of generals, knelt on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, the last general is willing to lead the army to fight!"

Song Qingtong looked at the military general. He was about forty years old. He was rough and sturdy, but he couldn't recognize his name. He only knew that his surname was Li, and his official residence was the General Hussars.

Lu Xuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, walked to the center of the hall and reported: "Your Majesty, the terrain in northern Xinjiang is complicated and steep. General Li is brave, but he is not familiar with the terrain of northern Xinjiang. Mr. Ronggui has been stationed since he became famous in battle at the age of 12. It can be said that you know everything about the mountains and rocks in Northern Xinjiang, and I think that Lord Ronggui should be in command!"

Song Qingtong's heart couldn't help sinking, to wipe out the chaotic party in the palace, Leng Junxie was her indispensable helper, she looked at Leng Junxie, Leng Junxie frowned and remained silent, Chu Tianmo's eyes moved slightly, and came out He said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to go to the northern border in person, you only need to draw the terrain of the northern border from memory, and General Li can arrange troops according to the topographic map."

Song Qingtong nodded, this couldn't be better, and said in a clear voice: "Okay, just do as Xiangfu said, General Li, I will designate you as the Marshal of the Northern Expedition, dispatch [-] elite soldiers, and go to northern Xinjiang overnight to expel the Liao soldiers! "

It was past noon when the court retreated, and the ministers had already left. Song Qingtong sent a painter back with Leng Junxie to draw a topographic map of northern Xinjiang. Song Qingtong and Chu Tianmo walked out of the Golden Luan Hall together.

"Father, how is Zhu Li's trial going?"

Chu Tianmo glanced at Song Qingtong, and said: "The courtier and Chen Mian are still in trial. Half a month ago, Zhu Yuan's younger sister made a marriage. The matchmaker was guaranteed by the most famous matchmaker in the capital. She married an official. According to Zhu Yuan's sister, the son of a minister named Wai Lang, after his mother passed away, Zhu Yuan went home and brought back a lot of gold and silver. And the reason why Yuanwailang made this marriage is entirely because of the generous dowry promised by Zhu Yuan."

Song Qingtong was silent in thought, Zhu Yuan had a lot of doubts, and asked with a frown: "Have you found out the source of the silver tael?"

"Still investigating."

While talking, the two walked into the inner court unknowingly, and suddenly saw Shangguan Lianyue walking towards him, wearing a moon-white satin robe, with a dignified expression, Song Qingtong stopped in his footsteps.

Shangguan Lianyue glanced at Song Qingtong, then her eyes fell on Chu Tianmo: "Master Chu, have you seen your uncle?"

Chu Tianmo's eyes flashed, and he said: "Today, the official said that he would accompany Guzhu Ji to Lanshe Guyun, but when he received the news of the invasion of the Liao Kingdom, he temporarily decided to go to court. Guzhu Ji left the palace?"

Shangguan Lianyue's complexion became more and more serious, "One hour ago, the maid who served the uncle came to report, but the uncle disappeared. I sent people out of the palace to look for it, but the search was fruitless."

(End of this chapter)