Chang Anqing

Chapter 138 Like-minded
Amidst the leisurely sound of the piano, the painting boat floated lightly on the blue waves. Hearing the sound of the waves colliding with the water waves, Li Sui finally saw Zhao Yi's lips with a little curiosity in front of him, and a pair of deep eyes quietly sized her up. Such eyes have nothing to do with the love between men and women, let alone romance, but with the most equal alliance relationship, he slowly said to her: "Why does the princess think that I am the candidate for this alliance."

With the help of the soft candle shadow, Zhao Yi stared silently at the girl in front of him, who could be described as an alluring girl. He knew that Li Sui, the princess of Yongning, should not have any regrets in his 16 years of life except that he was not accompanied by his mother when he was a child.Her origin is destined to attract the attention of thousands of people and be favored by thousands of people. Although she doesn't have the name of a princess, she has already been lucky to be a princess.Ever since she was born, not to mention Man Chang'an's daughter, even the entire Dazhou's daughters are probably envious of her.

For a daughter like her, no matter if she is a royal vassal, a county king, or a descendant of an aristocratic family, she is only allowed to choose.But when she was favored by Taiwei's wife, Li Shi, and became Erlang Yang Yan's childhood sweetheart, she already discouraged many Erlang and his family in the Great Zhou. .

A woman who can't even beg to be married by Erlang of Taiwei's mansion who is so powerful, how many people in the world dare to risk offending the Yang family, the Li family, and the two most powerful men, Yang Jin and Yang Yan? There is a risk of succeeding Yang Chongyuan's heir to power.

After being screened layer by layer, now it is only the Chen family, Shangguan family, Yang family, and Li family who are still somewhat qualified, but in the eyes of Li Zhang and Li family, the Chen family of Tian family I'm afraid she is the first one to be excluded. Since she knows that Chen's self-defense is too late, how could Li's concubine her daughter-in-law, whom she holds so dearly in her heart, into the royal family, and have suspicions and suspicions with the Yang family who has an in-law alliance? .

As for the Shangguan family, no matter how beautiful it is now, it is not in the eyes of a century-old family like the Li family, not to mention the way is different, so how can it be conspired.There will be a battle between the Yang family, the Li family and the Shangguan family, and it will end only when one side is destroyed. Knowing that it is sad, Li Zhang will never be willing to part with it, let alone unnecessary.

And those sons who were born in the same family with five surnames and Qiwang, although they are of high family status and admired by the world, are not so rare for a family like Li's who was originally the head of the five surnames and Qiwang.

Now, the Li Sui in front of him will take the initiative to form an alliance with him by marriage. What he values ​​must be the frontier troops in his hands, his military qualifications and prestige, and the fact that he has never belonged to any faction, but it is definitely not the Yang family and the Li family. The identity of the opposing faction.

"Sister often told me that if Ah Man wants to marry in this life, he must marry the most respected person in the world—"

Zhao Yi paused slightly when he heard the words, but the girl in front of him seemed to be remembering, just quietly staring at the snow falling outside the window, with a warmth that he had never seen in his eyes, and then slowly turned to her the next moment, His eyes were firm, and his lips floated up: "I believe that those who can guard the borders of the Great Zhou with their own strength, protect the people and kings of our dynasty to enjoy peace, and prevent foreign cavalry from entering the gate, can afford the four A word, I also believe-"

Speaking of this, Li Sui's expression was impressive and graceful, his eyes gradually deepened, became serious, and became serious, almost saying word by word: "The king of Yuling in the future may even end this chaotic world and restore peace to the world. .”

Hearing the girl's low and light words, Zhao Yi's heart couldn't help but shake, because he never thought that it would be her who gave him such evaluation, and even trust.

At this time, if someone else said these words to him, he would feel that they were either conspiracy or temptation, or opportunistic, or flattering words, but when they came out of her mouth word by word, he felt every word. The words are beating and touching his heart, because he can deeply understand her seriousness from it, and I am afraid that no one in this world knows better than him, and knows the immature 16-year-old in front of him. The princess has such a mind to embrace the world, and also has a pattern of not losing to a man.

But at that time, she was clearly suspicious of him and wary of him, just like he was to her. What they had was never the trust of monarchs and ministers, only mutual temptation and suspicion.

So when he has been stationed in the Western Regions for decades, and stayed outside the Yumen Pass for decades, which even the spring breeze is unwilling to pass through, he received the urgent secret letter from eight hundred miles away, and saw that it was coming, with the emperor in his arms. When she saw that her life, her only blood, the fate of the entire Daliang, and the power of the wind in the last battle of her life were all placed in his hands in her words, he I felt one of the few shocks in my more than fifty years of life.

Perhaps when she wrote that secret letter and handed over the Tiger Talisman, even she herself didn't know whether to trust him, but she still made up her mind in the end.

When he got the letter, he never forgot that she borrowed the emperor's holy will to let him station in the Western Regions without edict and never return, he never forgot that she sent eyeliners several times to monitor his every move, and he never forgot that she gave him the opportunity to return to Beijing to report on his duties, On the grounds that he has no one to take care of him, he selects several beauties, intending to place his confidants by his side, and seduce him with beauty.

Facing her oppression and suspicion, everyone under his command was unwilling for him in those years, but he knew very well that if he changed places, he would use the same means to suppress her.

So there is no right or wrong, only what to do and what not to do.

He also needn't give birth to meaningless resentment.

It is also tending towards this, when the people under his command knew this letter, some of them who supported him to go back to the city to serve as king, advised him earnestly, suggested that he withhold the tiger talisman, stand still, watch the fire from the other side, and wait for the snipe and clam to fight and lose both. Then, taking the opportunity of eradicating rebellious ministers, he killed the king of Luoyang, Yang Che, and made himself emperor.

She who was far away in Chang'an at that time would not know that when he finally made up his mind and decided to deploy the whole army and rushed back to Chang'an to rescue the crisis, how many advisers under his command almost splashed blood on the king's account, using death as an admonition.

So at the moment he rushed to Chang'an against all opinions, he won the hearts of the world, and won a stroke in the history books. At that time, everyone admired his loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and selflessness.

But he is the only one who knows, has the imperial power really never shaken him?
The answer could not be more clear in his mind.

From the moment he started his career in white clothes, he had already seen through that the foundations of this world controlled by the powerful for hundreds of years had long been rotten.

Those born as dukes are destined to be dukes, and those born in a humble place are doomed to be humble all their lives.

But he knows that the princes and generals are kind to each other.

Since this world cannot tolerate his humble background, he will break the world and stand above those aristocratic families.

But when he was planning and timing for it step by step, he gradually saw that Empress Li, who was far away in Chang'an, came from a family, was so different from him, and was always wary of him, would actually do the same thing as him , Gradually walked on the same path with him.

It was also at that moment that he re-examined her for the first time.

Not in the status of a monarch or subject, not in the difference between men and women, not in hostile eyes.

Later, she hand-picked the Hanlin in Chang'an with the imperial examination, overturning the court structure, and he was promoted in the Western Regions with military merits to eliminate incompetent aristocratic children.

Maybe it's because of the unanimous agreement to go their own way that he gradually developed a feeling of sympathy and even admiration for her.

Because he knew that his intention to break the family rule with his background in white was like a lonely boat sailing in the vast ocean, but she was born in a family, and she tried her best to break the family rule that belonged to their family, and supported those poor scholars who were born in white clothes like him. What kind of courage and determination should one have when one is in the world.

So in the end, what made him resolute and determined to rush back to Chang'an King Qin to save him was not the blind loyalty, the pedantry of repaying grievances with virtue, and not his lack of admiration for the throne, but his like-minded ideals with her, and those who fought side by side time.

He knew that she separated herself from her relatives and family for the sake of the world, for the ideals that the world could not understand, and it was precisely because of those ideals that she would draw the ground into a prison, work hard all her life, and fall into such a dangerous situation.

But he didn't expect that when he rushed to Chang'an day and night, he would see her dressed in a palace dress, who was supposed to be the most noble in the world, and would rather end her life in such a heroic and decisive way. In her whole life, she was unwilling to lower her head to look down at the world, overthrow everything they had built, and submit to those who persecuted her.

Even if he tried his best to catch up with the horse, it was too late.

That night, the death knell rang 27 times, which is called national mourning.

But he knew that what he regretted and lamented was not the departure of the all-powerful empress dowager, but the one who had been with him for decades, who was supposed to be hostile but taught him to break stereotypes, who was not a best friend but was better than a best friend. people leave.

It is he who will spend the rest of his life alone and complete their common blueprint.

(End of this chapter)