Chapter 272 a country and a city

Originally, in the early fall of the second year of the Liyang Xiangfu, the civil and military officials on the temple of Chu are eager to divide the world, but just three months later, there is a pervasive atmosphere of mourning, if it is not the old master Sun Xizi is always not sad and unhappy, Cao Changqing is still no signs of taking over the military power from Xie Xijian, I’m afraid that the court has long been in chaos into a pot of gruel. However, for sitting in the dragon chair wearing dragon robe empress Jiang Si, is looking at a group of red-faced courtiers, or a group of sad officials, there is no difference, and even she has a few points of unknown sarcasm, earlier Chu in the Guangling River in order to win the strong and weak, beat the feudal lord Zhao Yi’s Guangling naval division was wiped out, and after that it was a successful sneak attack on the southern border of the army’s grain and grassland, when the most powerful kind of clamor is similar to the argument that The most powerful argument at that time was something like “the country can not be without a king, the king can not be without a queen” orthodox tone, now His Majesty the Emperor of Chu, although it is a woman, but also need to “Queen” to comply with the etiquette, is not it? So with Xie Xijian and known as the great Chu double jade Song Maolin, this and the new Liang Wang together known as the “North Xu South Song” Song valve eldest grandson, the highest call. Perhaps Song Maolin is so outstanding that even the old master Sun Xiji hinted to Cao Changqing, who was far away from the court, that he might as well agree to this marriage, which would not only be conducive to the stability of the Jiang clan of Chu, but would also not be considered as a “lowly” by His Young Majesty.

However, with the southern border of the number one general Wu Chongxuan and the feudal king Zhao Bing parted ways, to the Liyang Ministry of War and the South General double identity back to Guangling Road, Lu Shengxiang also finally show the fangs of the Spring and Autumn famous generals, also from the Tai’an City walked through the Song Kasa grabbed the hands of the Guangling King Zhao Yi all the power of the army, especially Chen Zhi Bao and Shu elite into the field of battle, the battle front of the Great Chu comprehensive contraction, from the frequent reports of victory into a passive defensive position! The fervor in the temple that seemed like the attack on Tai’an City was close at hand poured a pot of cold water on the head, and most of the ministers and nobles were like eggplants hit by frost. At such a time, the previous intention to sharpen the young generals of the Chu Cao Changqing, finally from the Guangling River division to leave, to the Chu commander-in-chief and the identity of the Shangshu order to return to the capital of the Chu, to know that at that time Jiang Si ascended to the throne of the emperor, Cao Changqing is still the official body of the commander of the Chu water division, the official position is even to three old generals lower than the order of a half, only with the disciple Xie Xiyuan as the main general of the eastern front, but from the second rank. No Cao Changqing sitting in the town of the city of divine Phoenix, people are in fear, with Cao Changqing of the city of divine Phoenix, even if he did not bring a soldier, the Chu capital of the sky suddenly dark clouds scattered, see the sky again.

In fact, everyone knows, the new Chu less Jiang Si indeed can not restore the country, but if less Cao Changqing before running around, perhaps it will be unable to even more uninterested in restoring the country’s pathetic situation.

Today, after the retreat, did not have time to participate in the early morning Cao Changqing to the palace to resume orders, change into a brand new court dress, in the Secretary Eunuch eunuchs lead the way through the corridors and aisles, in the imperial study outside the quiet waiting for someone to notify his majesty waiting for an audience, everything to follow the courtesy of the courtiers and ministers. The old eunuch of the Secretarial Supervisor was apprehensive, if in the past, his majesty, who had already learned of Cao Changqing’s entry into the capital, not to mention receiving him in the Imperial Study Room, should have met him outside the capital. This means that there is a high probability that there is a knot between His Majesty and Lord Shangshu Ling, whom he used to respect like his own elder. This is by no means a blessing for the country. The expressionless Cao Changqing waited at the bottom of the stairs, smiling bitterly in his heart, of course he knew clearly why His Majesty was hanging himself out to dry, angry, and very angry, because the old Imperial Master had strongly recommended Song Maolin at that time, he did not agree but also did not refuse, how could she not be annoyed? Didn’t take that big cool dragon sparrow sword to cut him Cao Changqing, even if very give himself this chess waiter uncle face.

Cao Changqing in that worried elderly eunuch bent over to cover the door, did not make a sound, stood in place, the imperial study of the palace of Chu is extremely spacious, although Xu furnishings room more than precious heavy equipment are given to the Guangling King Zhao Yi coveted to go, but the depth of the heritage of the Chu, the restoration of the early days of the imperial study of the royal style, has been no less than that year. Cao Changqing looked up, only to see the young woman dressed in yellow dragon robe, lowered his head and pen on the tribute rice paper practicing writing, did not use that symbolizes the prolongation of the throne of the imperial pen “a thousand years of green”. Cao Changqing slightly moved away from the line of sight, saw the seal engraved with the “gold ou eternity” four words of gold lacquer cup, in accordance with the ritual system, every year on the first day of the first month of the first year, the emperor of the Chu dynasty will be here in the window to open the pen, with the “thousand years of green” in the cup filled with tusu wine dipped in the cup full of writing down “peace in the world” “longevity of the country” auspicious words, presented to the civil and military ministers. Prior to this, she had shown him some embarrassment and apprehension, saying that her handwriting was not beautiful, and quietly proposed to ask Uncle Chess to write on his behalf. Cao Changqing, of course, did not nod, just comfort her to write, write a few is, then only sent to know the roots of the Sun old master a few people, no shame. She then reluctantly agreed to down, but still some can not hide the sullen, Cao Changqing heard that after the throne, in order to that New Year’s Spring Festival that day of the pen, this year’s fall and winter, she did not less practicing words, anyway, certainly than the sword to practice a hundred times more diligently. It is said to have been written full of a small basket of paper, not discarded, so the accumulation of days and months, the palace maid eunuchs are not allowed to move.

Cao Changqing looked at the wide table behind, looking at that slightly slim and thin bright golden eyes, eyes trance, seems to remember a blurred scene many years ago. Cao Changqing suddenly had some heartache and even more guilt.

Now no one has called Jiang Nai’s empress of Chu, gambling not to look at Cao Changqing, angry, said: “I’m still angry, at the very least, I still have to write thirty words to get rid of the anger, chess to wait uncle you wait.”

Cao Changqing laugh and cry, moved a chair to sit in the window position, chair tilt relative to the window, both can see the scenery outside the window, the corner of the eye can also glimpse that wearing a dragon robe is not like the emperor of the little girl. But even Cao Changqing, would not have thought that today’s Jiang Si will sit on the dragon chair every day of the dynasty, to accept the civil and military officials of the pilgrimage, that more and more strong king’s temperament, even Sun Xiji old master secretly nodded his head, not only do not lose decorum, and even his two dynasties in the temple based on close to one a time of the old man, aside from the identity of the woman not to count, but also can not pick out the half a bit of flaws. Her gentleman and courtier play right, from the beginning of the

The first slightly formal to the present skillful as desired, a day by a thousand miles, simply born emperor. Sun Xiji privately laughed to his friends and colleagues and said, “Your Majesty’s sword training is very fast, so is being the king of a country.

After meticulously writing a dozen or so words, secretly glancing at Cao Changqing who was sitting upright, Jiang Si skimmed his lips, probably realizing that it was inappropriate for him to fight with Uncle Chess Waiter, gently put down his pen, and grunted coldly, “Finished writing!”

Cao Changqing held back his laughter and said softly, “There are still eleven more words, I’m not in a hurry.”

Jiang Si glared, “Uncle Chess Waiter!”

Cao Changqing smiled and said, “Alright, I know that Song Maolin’s matter has angered His Majesty, my trip to the capital is to be a punching bag for His Majesty, after all, the old eunuch is getting on in years, His Majesty can’t afford to be general with him.”

Jiang Si demonstratively re-grabbed the brush and nodded, “If I wasn’t to be this emperor, I would sneak around and beat that guy surnamed Song into a pig’s head.”

Cao Changqing couldn’t help but say, “It’s not good to learn from anyone, that Northern Liang King plucked out Jin Lanting’s beard in Tai’an City, causing that Minister of Rites to dare to go to the Yamen to order his duties only after half a month.”

Jiang Si heavily rested her pen on the pen holder.

Cao Changqing hesitated for a moment, but still sighed, “Qingliang Mountain must have a Northern Liang King’s Consort after a great victory, in this matter, he cannot be blamed.”

Jiang Si gently knocked his fist on the tabletop and glared angrily at him, then wrinkled his nose and grunted coldly, “Blame me?!”

Cao Changqing smiled and waved his hands in a hurry, “Not dare, not dare.”

He kind of understood, that Song Maolin is nothing at all, the Northern Liang King marrying his consort is the focus of our Da Chu Emperor’s anger. So he Cao Changqing this time in fact to that surnamed Xu’s kid is a fish in the pond.

Cao Changqing smiled gently.

Men and women in their respective young, he likes her, she also like him, no one does not like who, really good.

All men in the world have a wish, wish to get a heart, white head will not leave each other.

But more than afraid of that pro see beauty white head, more afraid of red face thin life without white head.

Cao Changqing some gloomy, the first time to question himself, is not wrong?

He has already missed, why now let them also miss?

Converted to Buddhism, Liu Songtao to life and death persuasion, Confucianism Diffractive Shenggong to reason, and even the whole of the Central Plains of the smoke and mirrors, have not persuaded him to Chu Cao Changqing “put down”.

Jiang Si asked cautiously: “Uncle Chess Waiting Royalty, are you angry?”

Cao Changqing collected his thoughts, shook his head and softly said, “Even if Uncle Chess Waiting Zhao is angry with the whole world, or even with Great Chu, he will not be angry with His Majesty.”

Jiang Si gave an old-fashioned sigh, “Although I’m a bit sorry to say this to my parents, but I think, mother if she could have known Uncle Chess Waiting Zhao earlier, then …….”

Cao Changqing, known as “the world a stone wind flow alone accounted for eight buckets”, “Chu’s most pleased”, “Qingyi early out, Chu will not die” he, three over the Liyang Palace such as over the corridor of Cao official son, the unprecedented old face a red. The unprecedented old face a red, cough a few times, hurried to interrupt Jiang Si to continue to say, and then feinted: “Your Majesty!”

Jiang Si laughed narrowly: “My mother can’t meet uncle chess waiter earlier, otherwise there will be no me Jiang Nai well.”

For some reason, she called herself Jiang Nai instead of “Jiang Si”, which would be destined to go down in history regardless of whether she succeeded or failed in restoring the country.

Cao Changqing blackened his face in irritation and said, “Your Majesty, beware of me forgetting a phrase on purpose! This is a message that someone in Tai’an City asked me to bring to Your Majesty!”

Jiang Si hurriedly straightened her sitting posture and said in a serious manner, “Uncle Chess Waiting for Royalty, matters of state are important, you say!”

Cao Changqing said with a stern face, “Your Majesty, the micro-minister is a little thirsty.”

This Xi Chu empress stood up with amazing speed, ran to the door in a puff of smoke, and without caring whether she lost the majesty of the king, she personally opened the door and ordered, “Bring a pot of Chun Shen Lake Tribute Tea to Lord Shangshu Ling.”

It did not take long for the elderly Cao Changqing to carry the tea bowl in one hand and fan the tea aroma with the tea lid in the other.

Cao Changqing closed his eyes, smelling the refreshing fragrance, as if he had completely forgotten that “serious matter”.

Cao Changqing didn’t even need to open his eyes to see, he knew that His Majesty the Emperor was deliberately making a face, but he had his ears perked up.

The corner of Cao Changqing’s mouth curled up, and after taking a sip of tea, “Your Majesty, I lied to you. I only fought in Tai’an City, I didn’t hear any words.”

Jiang Si let out an oh and pretended not to care.

Looking at the words on the piece of rice paper on the tabletop, she was furious and murderous.

On the densely packed rice paper, there were actually only three words turned over and over.

Cao Changqing suddenly asked: ”Your Majesty, I heard that some people are now suggesting three strategies, and the top strategy is that my Western Chu army should go south with the main force? We should not hesitate to join forces with King Zhao Bing of Yanzhi to seek skin with the tiger, and join hands with Liyang to divide the river? The middle strategy is to explore the territory to the west, and the next strategy is to fight Lu Shengxiang’s army to the death?”

Jiang Si hmmmed absentmindedly.

Cao Changqing sneered, “Pedantic scholar’s paper talk!”

Jiang Si lifted her head, looked at Cao Changqing, and asked softly, “Uncle Chess Waiter, back then when we went to Northern Mang together, in addition to the Spring and Autumn relics of the Southern Dynasty’s powerful family masters, was the colorful old man we met at the end of the day the present-day commander of Northern Mang’s Eastern Front, Wang Sui?”

Cao Changqing nodded.

Jiang Si hesitated for a long time before finally asking in a deep voice, “Then did Uncle Chess Waiting for the Emperor secretly contact Gu Jiantang as well?!”

Cao Changqing was silent, but smiled.

My Emperor Majesty of Chu is in no way inferior to the new Emperor Zhao Zhuan of Liyang.

Jiang Si lowered her head and bit her lip, “The ambitious King Zhao Bing of Yan Zhi is not a good person, but Wang Sui Gu Jiantang and these people are no better.”

Cao Changqing stood up, walked to the window, and slowly said, “The literati ruled the country, which is why Great Chu had hundreds of years of prosperity and became the rightful ruler of the Central Plains. But when times are chaotic, how hard it is to want a scholar to save the country. This reasoning, I can’t figure it out for the readers of Chu, and I, Cao Changqing, am also a scholar, so I can’t go and say this reasoning in person. But no matter what, I can do one thing, and that is to make all three emperors of Liyang understand that without Xu Snapdragon, your Zhao family is just as scholarly as you are to save the country without being able to do so!”

Cao Changqing lowered his voice, “But the truth that I, Cao Changqing, really want to tell this world is still not this.”

After a long time, Cao Changqing turned around, looked at her and smiled, “In the early years of the Spring and Autumn turmoil, there were countless compelling prophetic songs and rhymes circulating in the world, among which there was the saying that your mother …… is also the Empress of our Chu …… so the chess to wait for the imperial decree Uncle knows that you were willing to leave Beiliang at that time because you were afraid ……”

Jiang Si skimmed his head and viciously said, “No!”

The imperial study was silent.

Jiang Si snapped and realized that Uncle Chess Waiting for the Emperor didn’t know when he stood over the table, hurriedly stretched out his hands to cover the pile of rice paper and said with a reddened face, “Don’t look at it don’t look at it!”

Cao Changqing intentionally stretched his neck to find out, curiously asked: “Doesn’t seem to look like the three words of son of a bitch.”

Jiang Si blurted out, “Of course not, who wants to write that he is a son of a bitch! I don’t even want to curse!”

Cao Changqing smiled and didn’t say anything.

The young empress in a dragon robe just insisted on blocking Cao Changqing’s line of sight.

Cao Changqing smiled and asked, “‘Stabbing you to death’, Uncle Chess Waiting for the Emperor is the only one in the Imperial Study Room, Your Majesty, this puts me on thin ice.”

Jiang Si simply bends down on the desktop rice paper and raises his head, “Wrong look wrong look wrong, Uncle Chess waiter uncle your eyes are not good ah, in the future, less picking lamps to read!”

Cao Changqing covered the teacup, body leaned forward, the remaining free hand rubbed this silly daughter’s head, “Chess to be imperial uncle is old, not only bad eyes, memory is also not good, now finally remember that sentence, that person in the city of Tai’an said, roughly means that very soon he will personally bring the Northern Liang iron cavalry to the Guangling Road, to take you back, if you don’t say yes, he will rob, put you in a sack! will rob and carry you back in a sack. Li Yang Xichu world or whatever, he Xu Fengyian doesn’t care.”

She was dumbfounded and just blinked her eyes.

Cao Changqing laughed, “I didn’t lie to you this time, it’s true, a thousand times true.”

She still blinked her eyes.

Cao Changqing seemed to mumble, pretending to be a bit annoyed, “No matter how I look at it, since the two of them in Tai’an City and Deng Tai’a fought against him and didn’t win, it’s obvious that it can’t be stopped… I, the uncle of the Chess Waiter, am not a real god, so what can I do? Well, what’s the saying?”

Jiang Si has two dimples when she smiles, one pouring into the country, one pouring into the city. She subconsciously smiled and replied, “Cucumber cold, only delicious!”

Cao Changqing said softly, “The late emperor was a virtuous and wise ruler, but not a good husband. I, Cao Changqing, was even worse, just a coward who read stupidly. But that young man in Northern Liang is better than all of us. Your Majesty, when the time comes, just mean to give a sword, but don’t really stab him to death, it will be regretful and sad.”

A dead heart may seem far heavier than a sad heart, but in fact a sad heart is far less relaxing than a dead heart.

Jiang Si Hyun want to cry.

It was like hearing the last words of a close elder.

Cao Changqing gently put down the tea cup.

Put it down.

The war between the two countries, like the previous Chu and Liyang, there is the West Barrier wall of the army confrontation, and now North Liang and North Mang, the same 300,000 iron horsemen against a million army.

But one day soon afterward, Liyang’s Xiangfu three years, Western Chu’s Shenxi two years.

At that time, Gu Jiantang stood alone in his tent, silent for a night, and finally only muttered one sentence to himself: Cao Changqing has wronged me for twenty years.

Wang Sui, on the border of North Mang, drank alone and laughed: “I am relieved, I am relieved! This is the true flavor of my generation’s infatuation!”

That day, outside Tai’an City.

There was Cao Changqing of Western Chu.

One man attacked the city.