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Chapter 146
Wei Xun looked at Zhuo Ran helplessly, and said, "Young lady doesn't know something. Gu Qiang sent people to Yongzhou many times in order to develop this place into the territory of Gu Qiang, but it always ended in failure. There is still a big man hidden here in Yongzhou." .”

"Big man?"

Wei Xun nodded, and said, "If the bandits in Luocheng are the tyrant of Dayu, then the waves he created alone are quite the disturbance they made in Luocheng this time."

"I haven't heard you mention it before." Zhuo Ran motioned him to move forward, and said as he walked, "After staying in Gaodu for these years, I only thought about how to survive in Gaodu. I never wanted to close my eyes and listen. It’s so far behind.”

Wei Xun smiled slightly and said, "It's actually normal. After all, Yongzhou is now under the control of the ancient Qiang people. There is really no need to spread a lot of news to Gaodu. Speaking of which, that person is the original bandit leader in Tuzhou. What is his name?" Nie Hanshan became a tyrant after he came to Yongzhou, and everyone called him Hanshan King behind his back."

"Make yourself king," Zhuo Ran sneered, and said, "He has quite a bit of guts. However, I never heard of his name at that time. Sure enough, there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are called kings."

Wei Xun looked at Zhuo Ran: "This man is ruthless, but he likes beauties. I heard that in Yongzhou, he opened his own Beiyuan Building, and he specially searched for girls from all over the world to entertain him."

"He is a middle-aged man, and now he is at ease in the territory of the ancient Qiang people. Presumably he has some connection with the ancient Qiang people." Zhuo Ran walked forward slowly and said, "It's just that I was thinking, he and the Luocheng bandits Is there any connection? If Li Chengru led people to escape from Los Angeles, if he wants to join other people, he must either go to Luzhou or Yongzhou. If he comes here, maybe we can still watch a good show."

Wei Xun said: "I'm afraid I can't do what the girl wants. I heard that Nie Hanshan is not only arrogant, but also suspicious. Li Chengru is not a good person. I don't know what will happen when these two get together. "

Zhuo Ran sighed lightly: "That's a pity..."

"By the way, girl, Chang Yinyu you asked me at that time, who is he, is it important?" Wei Xun said: "If the girl is in a hurry to find him, I will send someone to help find him."

Zhuo Ran shook his head and said, "Chang Yinyu is also very cautious. If he wants to send someone to look for him, I'm afraid it will cause some unnecessary trouble. Since you said he's fine, I believe he will be able to find him soon. Yes. Now we are investigating the matter, and we have no time to take care of their safety."

Wei Xun nodded.

"There are a lot of changes here in Yongzhou." Zhuo Ran tried hard to search for those gradually blurred silhouettes in his memory, and found that many things did not match. The bustling market before has become a newly built house full of people. It should be a quiet place It was even more noisy, Zhuo Ran felt that his place was taken by someone, he was a little angry and a little sad, but most of all he was helpless.

"This is no longer Yongzhou..." Zhuo Ran raised her eyes to look at the golden color hidden in the thick clouds, and found that those colors were no longer the one in her dream, they were very strange.

It's just that this place, this name, has been telling her that this is Yongzhou.

Wei Xun followed Zhuo Ran and walked slowly, bypassing many places, and finally found the dust-covered mansion in a series of ruins. It was deserted and dilapidated, which was extremely painful.

It really is a place that no one dares to occupy.Zhuo Ran frowned and looked at the dust-covered door, and when she pushed it open, it was like returning to the day when she left Yongzhou.Blood surged all over the sky, dyeing the whole sky red. Zhuo Yi held her on his back and took her out with all his might, but in the end she was still hidden in the overwhelming blood. No matter how much she tried to change or forget, she couldn't It peels off from memory like something etched in the marrow of the bone.

Zhuo Ran sighed deeply, Wei Xun watched her and didn't speak, just followed her, waiting for Zhuo Ran to take this step.

***
Jiang Rulan changed into clean clothes, and Liu Yulin looked at the stream running through the forest, and when he heard his footsteps, he turned his head.

"What do you want to say?" Jiang Rulan walked to him.They did not enter Gaodu that day, nor did they participate in it, but the news brought back by Li Xunchuan was that Chu Shiyu had left with Ye Lanyi.Although it was unbelievable, they had no other choice but to follow Li Xunchuan.

There was civil strife in Gaodu, Yan Chengxuan had no major losses this time, and he would definitely recover soon.Maybe he will really proclaim himself emperor in Gaodu, and then gradually encroach on Zhongqu to become his own territory, and then rush in all directions.When they go back, they have no place to stand, because as we all know, they are serving the affairs of Los Angeles, and there is no reason to speak out after they go back, because they are not qualified.

Jiang Rulan and Liu Yulin talked about returning to Gaodu, and what he thought was that no one in Gaodu knew that they had received Li Yanchuan's favor, and no one knew what happened in Luocheng.Going back to Gaodu is actually harmless, but it will be temporarily suspected.

But Liu Yulin didn't think so.He doesn't care about the Guozijian now, but he is very surprised that Yan Chengxuan's method is put in Gaodu, which is unacceptable to the students all over the world, and they have nothing to say.Liu Yulin began to admire Yan Chengxuan, what method did he use to block the minds of these literati and let him go smoothly step by step.

That's why he doesn't want to go back.Naturally, he is not such a sullen person, he refuses to obey these people who he does not want to obey at all, doing so will only make him feel sad, and it will have no effect on others.

He went back to the Imperial College, and the sacrificial wine was probably not enough.But following Li Yuchuan, he felt that it was not a good way out.Li Xunchuan is now completely charged with being a rebel. No matter what Li Xunchuan did, he will be criticized by the world, and if Zhuo Ran is involved, this matter is too messy to make sense of.

Is Zhuo Ran the princess of the former dynasty? The matter of Zhuo Ran's life is no longer as simple as before. Now that Emperor Chongwen is gone, who should take the throne?
Zhuo Ran?
Jiang Rulan and Liu Yulin were tacit understanding.Zhuo Ran is not qualified enough, she is a woman after all, and she is extreme in things, in terms of other things alone, Zhuo Ran is too cruel, not a kind person, no compassion, this is enough for them to deny Zhuo dyed.

Jiang Rulan was also hesitating, seeing that he had already arrived in Xiqi, but he felt that he really couldn't speak, and he couldn't express his thoughts to Li Yuchuan.Yan Chengxuan is not a good candidate for them either, they are now wandering around like bereaved dogs, and they don't know what Li Yanchuan's plan is, they just follow blindly.

Liu Yulin looked at Jiang Rulan and said, "You, what do you think we should do now?"

"What else?" Jiang Rulan frowned and said, "Where else can we go now, and who can we rely on?"

Liu Yulin bit her lip and said, "To be honest, it might not be any good for us to follow the governor. The governor will naturally have his own arrangements, and the two of us can't be strategic generals, nor can we be pawns to fight the enemy. It's hard to put it bluntly." It’s just two oil bottles, the governor took us out of friendship.”

"When you say that, you always feel that this literati is useless." Jiang Rulan looked at him sideways.

"I'm talking about business with you." Liu Yulin looked at him and said, "I don't mean to belittle myself. Think about it, what the governor wants to do most now is to go back to Beili and find Xiaqiu, and he won't think about it in a short time. It’s about Gaodu’s affairs. It’s useless for us to follow the governor, why don’t we go together, not with the governor.”

Jiang Rulan snorted softly: "Why, you want to follow General Ye back to Xiqi?"

"That will definitely not work." Liu Yulin frowned and said, "Xiqi is also a place of right and wrong. If we want to stay here, it is no different from following the governor. We might as well find a way out."

Jiang Rulan looked at him: "What do you think?"

Li Xunchuan was not very surprised after hearing the news, but nodded calmly.He looked up at Liu Yulin in the dark wind: "Liu Jijiu, if you return to Gaodu at this time, I'm afraid you will be in danger."

Liu Yulin pulled his lips and smiled, and said: "Master Jiang and I have considered this matter. But considering the fact that we don't have the ability to march and fight, following the governor will only cause trouble. Why not go back to Gao and think about it."

"My lords, don't worry." Li Yuchuan said, "Actually, I want to take you to Beili. Before that, I will definitely go to Xiaqiu. Presumably the two of you have also heard about the former princess. I definitely don’t believe it and don’t want Xiaqiu to get into this muddy water, but it’s not up to us.”

Liu Yulin frowned slightly.

Li Xunchuan went on to say: "Han Congzhong is Xiaqiu's master and the former Taifu. He is the emperor's teacher. If Xiaqiu is really the former princess, then the throne can only be decided by her, not our wishes. Even though Xiaqiu is immature now, she is a girl, and talking about political affairs is unavoidable. I don't want anyone to stand in Xiaqiu's way. If she doesn't want this position, I will do my best to protect her. Regardless of Gaodu's affairs, if Xiaqiu wants to, I will stand by her side and will not allow anyone to hurt her."

At this point, no matter how dull he is, he can understand what Li Xunchuan meant.Zhuo Ran's identity is a certainty, she can't run away, Li Xunchuan completely trusts and respects Zhuo Ran.But invisibly, he is also putting pressure on everyone. If Zhuo Ran is not the emperor, he can't control other things. He can stand by and watch the turmoil in other places. He only needs to keep Beili well. If Zhuo Ran really has ideas about the throne , then Li Yuchuan was the first person to surrender to Zhuo Ran.

This is no longer a negotiation.

Jiang Rulan looked down at Li Yuchuan: "I don't know what the governor thinks, what do you want us to do?"

"I originally wanted you to go to Yongzhou." Li Yanchuan said solemnly, "You two also know that the boundary of Yongzhou is not yet clear, and it is not considered the area of ​​the ancient Qiang. I still have soldiers in my hand, enough to take Going down to Yongzhou, the two of you can manage those people well in Yongzhou and become the new prefecture. I have escaped from Gaodu now, so what I do does not represent Gaodu's wishes, and you two don't have to be afraid of Gaodu's troubles."

But what is the difference between doing so and becoming a king on your own.

The difference is that Yongzhou is completely in the hands of Li Yuchuan, and it will not be taken away by anyone.

"Your Excellency is brave and resourceful," Jiang Rulan looked at Li Yuchuan and said, "It's just that we still have some things to do."

Li Xunchuan frowned slightly.

"The students of Guozijian are very important to Dayu." Liu Yulin said: "This turmoil was originally supposed to be a campaign against Yan Chengxuan by scholars from all over the world, but there has been no news from Gaodu for a long time, and something happened to Guozijian."

Jiang Rulan said: "After all, Liu Jijiu is a member of the Guozijian. Many things have not yet been settled. The world needs to wait for the dust to settle. But I, I am a small official. I work for Dayu and the late emperor. Naturally, I don't want to Leave it blank."

"You two have already decided?"

Jiang Rulan and Liu Yulin nodded emphatically.Li Xunchuan also knew what they were thinking, he stopped the two of them just because he was afraid that he would never be able to get out after returning to Gaodu, Li Xunchuan was not in Gaodu now, and he didn't want to see them fall into the tiger's mouth.

But he couldn't stop it.

Can't stop it either.

It can't be stopped by saying that.Li Xunchuan sighed deeply, and complied.He said: "I will send a team to send the two of you back to Gaodu. We will see you again in the future. I hope you will take care of yourself."

Liu Yulin took two steps ahead and said, "Governor, I, I have something to ask the Governor."

"It's okay for Liu to offer wine."

"Governor, I can see that you have a deep affection for Xiaqiu, and I hope that no matter what happens, you will not hurt Xiaqiu." Liu Yulin's eyes showed some emotions that made Li Yanchuan feel dangerous, and he said: "She herself After entering the Imperial Academy, the time I spent with me is not short. I know she will be very extreme. In the future, the governor must watch Xiaqiu carefully, and don't let her go into danger. If Xiaqiu decides to seize the throne, I will naturally do my best to help , but the premise is that Xiaqiu must be a qualified and capable female ruler."

Li Xunchuan looked at Liu Yulin.

"Don't think of me like that, I just treat Xiaqiu like a girl." Liu Yulin explained: "Originally it belonged to Second Young Master Yan, but now he is not worthy of Xiaqiu, so you must treat her well."

Li Xunchuan lowered his head: "I remember it, but I will remember it if you don't tell me."

Jiang Rulan coughed twice, and Liu Yulin took a few steps back as if realizing it, keeping some distance from Li Xunchuan.

***
Yan Qingyao frowned slightly, lowered her fingertips to gently caress the tender cheeks of the child, Chu Yun smiled at her in her arms, and stretched out her hand to hold her drooping long hair.

"Miss..." Dongzhu gently pulled Yan Qingyao's sleeve and called out: "Okay miss, it's almost time, we should go."

Yan Qingyao pinched Chuyun's white lotus-root-like arm and pulled out her hair. Li Xunchuan took Chuyun from her arms and nodded slightly towards Ye Ji.

"There are so many of you going to Yuzhou, remember to keep a low profile. I will try my best to drag my father there. You should be fast." Ye Ji looked at the baby in Li Yanchuan's arms, but didn't want to touch it, but it was Ye Lan. Yi's children.

Chu Yun opened his round eyes, looked at Ye Ji for a moment, and cried directly. Li Xunchuan was not very good at holding a baby, so he handed it to Wu Song for him to coax, and Ye Ji took a few steps back.

"I'm going to Yongzhou and it's close to the border. If there's any news about Jun'an, I'll send it to you as soon as possible." Li Yanchuan frowned slightly and said, "You also have to think about how to explain to Gaodu, even though Gaodu is chaotic. , but after all, the left and right ministers and courtiers are still there, if they attack Xiqi, you can just push the matter to me."

"You think you are the savior, and I still can't handle these things?" Ye Ji smiled at him and said, "Xiqi is not a contested place. I have my own way of dealing with things in Gaodu. Just do your own thing well." .”

Li Xunchuan only nodded.

"However, is there something you are hiding from me, kid?" Ye Ji looked at Li Yuchuan's expression and said, "I always feel that you have changed a lot."

"Is there?" Li Yanchuan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Your illusion."

Ye Ji didn't want to talk to him, but just glanced back at Yan Qingyao, Li Yanchuan patted her arm, and said softly: "She is now..."

"I won't do anything to her, I'm not so despicable." Ye Ji replied: "It's ok, write a letter frequently, let's go."

Li Xunchuan looked at Ye Ji's back, then at Yan Qingyao, she nodded slightly towards Li Xunchuan, and was supported by Dongzhu and Xia Qiong into the carriage.

After bidding farewell to Jiang Rulan and Liu Yulin, Li Xunchuan got on his horse and suddenly felt that this time his mood was heavier than ever before.He didn't even know whether it was right for him to do so, but looking back at the people behind him, he felt that everything was very simple.It's a matter of doing and not doing.

Xiong Zhenghao looked at Li Yuchuan for a moment, then said, "What's on your mind, the governor?"

Li Xunchuan tilted his head: "It's nothing."

Xiong Zhenghao heard the sound of horseshoes that were fading away, and glanced at the place Li Xunchuan had just seen, and suddenly seemed to know what Li Xunchuan was thinking.These people were brought out by Li Xunchuan, and they will naturally follow Li Xunchuan, so this leader is extremely important. If he makes a mistake, he can push these people into a desperate situation with just one step, and only he can lead these people Get out of the cage, like now.

Li Yunchuan turned around and headed north.

Yan Qingyao opened the curtain and looked out. The speed was not very fast, and she could see the scenery along the way clearly.But unavoidably lonely and ethereal, Yan Qingyao tightly clenched the car curtain with her fingertips, Xia Qiong helped her pull up the wind cloak that had slipped onto her arms, and said softly, "Ma'am, it's windy, let's put down the curtain."

Yan Qingyao didn't respond.

Dongzhu took Xia Qiong's hand, signaling her not to disturb Yan Qingyao.She sighed deeply, and said softly: "Xia Qiong, stop trying to persuade Miss."

"But..." Xia Qiong frowned and looked at Yan Qingyao.

"You should understand that this is the way for Empress Lan to go home. Miss, it is for Empress Lan to go home, and none of us can replace it. Let the lady remember this scenery well..."

Dongzhu raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of Xia Qiong's eyes, and said, "You are tired too, but don't be afraid, Miss Lan and I will protect you for Empress Lan..."

Looking at Yan Qingyao's back, Xia Qiong was gently hugged by Dongzhu, weeping intermittently.

(End of this chapter)