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Chapter 173 Beauty
When Li Xunchuan reached the northern border, he retreated to the back of the team, and the people who followed Shang Luoqiu rushed to the front, and they lay in ambush at the place before the northern border, without making a sound.

Xiong Zhenghao followed behind Li Yuchuan.This place is called the Northern Territory because there is nothing that can block it like the Great Territory. Those people helped Li Yanchuan cover up and ambush in front of the formation, just to open a way for Li Yanchuan so that he could face Ye of the Baishi tribe head-on. move.

Li Xunchuan raised his arm to block the oncoming wind, Xiong Zhenghao came here for the first time, and Li Xunchuan challenged him to talk about the northern border.Although the conditions in the northern border are not as difficult, it is still an old battlefield, so many places are equivalent to the alternation of the old and the new, and there is nothing special to pay attention to.Xiong Zhenghao heard Li Xunchuan mention Ye Nuo, and now that he is about to meet, he doesn't know how to help Li Xunchuan.

"Yeno has a strong physique," Li Yuchuan thought for a while and said, "In fact, all the ancient Qiang people looked like that. Yeno used to be with Bayer, and sometimes I could meet him. After all these years, I also I don’t know if his kung fu has improved.”

Xiong Zhenghao said: "The day my eldest brother was murdered happened to be the time when the Baishi Department entered Yongzhou."

Xiong Zhenghao remembered very clearly that he was in Tuzhou at that time, and before he heard the news, the ancient Qiang people rushed to break down the gate of Tuzhou.In just a few days, the three provinces of Yongxintu fell, and the city was covered in blood. No matter how much he thought about going out to find Xiong Zhengxi, he couldn't move a single step.

But he could clearly see the flag raised by the person who came, it was the flag of the White Rock Department, the pictograms of zigzags, surrounded by stones full of textures, he could remember it for a lifetime.

Li Xunchuan touched the handle of the evil knife, and said: "Since I brought you here, you should think about how to vent it, and don't show mercy later."

Li Xunchuan couldn't wait a long time ago, the wave from the sound of the horn spread all the way here, the forbidden army followed Li Xunchuan to the battlefield for the first time, everyone pricked up their ears to listen to the movement, no one dared to move if Li Xunchuan didn't speak.But Jeno's side is different.

Seeing the bad weather, Jeno was in a bad mood.He washed his face with a handful of water from the small river flowing by the edge of the pasture. Although the river water was not frozen, it was oozing cold. He managed to wake up, shaking his head to shake off the water drops.

Jeno belongs to the Baishi tribe, who came from ordinary backgrounds. People in the tribe like to use white jade as decorations. Women use it as earrings and necklaces, while men hang it on their belts and loop it loosely.

Yeno stretched his waist, no one would like this kind of life, every day except war or war, more bloodshed and sacrifices, there is rarely any comfortable and peaceful life.But he has no choice. If the ten tribes of the ancient Qiang want to unify, they must find the real Wuge Yuanjian. The ten tribes are now united as one. Whoever kills Li Yuchuan and takes Beili will be the most noble Wuge Yuanjian.

"It's dawn, you can go to the north to have a look."

Jeno was talking to himself.Yousi with braids running over behind him, Yeno heard the jingling accessories on his body, and the tassels hanging around his waist collided with him as he ran, Jeno frowned and looked at Yousi.

"Muduzhi!" You Si called out to him with a smile. You Si was the child he brought back from the battlefield, and it only grew up to his chest. After all these years, he was only this tall, but he looked lively and ignorant. There is some shallow innocence.

Jeno said in a deep voice, "Yousi, I told you not to be so restless. You will easily attract the attention of others, and you will be in danger."

You Si took a step forward, and he handed over Yeno's saber with both hands. The light in his eyes did not disappear because of Yeno's words. He was never afraid of Yeno, because this person is not only Muduzhi, but also allows him to be unscrupulous A character like a brother.

Jeno held the handle of the knife and said, "Do you remember what I said?"

"Of course I remember." You Si raised his eyes and smiled at Ye Nuo, "I remember everything Mu Duzhi said."

Jeno walked towards the tent side by side with him, and Yusi followed Jeno's footsteps, keeping the same frequency as him.Yeno's beard was braided and drooping, and there were still drops of water at the moment, Yu Si handed him a handkerchief to wipe clean, but Yeno turned his head to avoid it.

"Muduzhi," You Si looked at him with hope in his eyes, "Can we win this time? Can we bring us home this time? Can we just stay where we are and never come again?" here?"

Jeno frowned at him: "You don't like it here?"

"Hi..." You Si lowered his head, and shook his head halfway through speaking, "I don't like it, I just want to live with Mu Duzhi in our hometown, when can we go home?"

Ye Nuo couldn't help falling silent when he heard the words, he raised his eyes and looked into the distance, the sky was completely broken, he clenched the handle of the knife in his hand, watched the deputy general arrange the army, and they all stood at the camp and looked at Ye Nuo move.

"Go home?" Yeno said slowly, "There is no way, none of us can go home without Bayer's order."

You Si said anxiously: "But he is not Wu Ge Yuan Jian! Neither is Agamula!"

"Yous." Jeno shouted in a low voice, "You shouldn't have said that, this is not our home, nor is it safe enough."

Yousi took a few steps back, Yeno lowered his outstretched hand again, and said, "Actually, I didn't tell you a lie, if you can't go back, you can't go back. Bayer and Agamula are destined Wu Ge Yuan Jian, this is not something you can change with a single sentence. You Si, as long as I win, I will definitely send you home, you believe me."

You Si lowered his eyes: "I still believe in you, but this time, can you really take me home...under the condition of not hurting these people."

"You Si." Jeno looked at You Si and said solemnly, "I won't promise what I can't do, you just need to wait for me, and you also need to know that many things cannot be done by your willfulness. You get more than what you see, so, wait here for me."

Youston was on the spot, and when he reacted, he found that Jeno had turned on the horse.As soon as You Si wanted to raise his legs to catch up, Yeno hurriedly ordered the soldiers to move forward, and You Si could only stand there in a daze. He watched as the leader rushed to the front, setting off gusts of wind and galloping away. You Si stayed in the camp Not the best option.

A long time ago, Yusi had been asking Jeno if he could go home.But Jeno never gave him any definite news, but would tell him before each departure that he was one step closer to home.However, as time went by, this one step closer to home became a lie that he didn't want to reject, and gradually formed a habit. Sometimes, if Jeno didn't say this sentence, Yusi would Chase him up and ask him, until he gets what he wants, he won't keep thinking about it.

This is a kind of self-defeating sadness.

***
Tuzhou looks better than Yongzhou. Everything here in Tuzhou is very orderly. It seems like someone is holding on to the rope all the time. Although it looks like being forced to be neat, Zhuo Ran is not used to it. The feeling should be disgusting to say the least.

Zhuo Ran stared at He Xi for a long time when he got off the carriage.Obviously, the situation shown by Tuzhou and Yongzhou should be completely opposite. Zhuo Ran even felt that Nie Hanshan should have such obsessive-compulsive disorder. He wanted everyone to listen to his orders, but there was no sign of resistance.For example, there is no expression of reluctance, no pretentiousness.

Zhuo Ran suddenly understood that those people who went to Yuzhou should be the ones He Xi was dissatisfied with, but He Xi was not satisfied, but they wanted He Xi's protection. I thought something big happened here in Tuzhou.

Now it seems that she is sure that He Xi wants to attack Yuzhou. Fortunately, the road is fast. If it is later, she will miss He Xi. Now she can stay in Tuzhou for as long as possible. Probably not so fast in Yuzhou.

Wei Xun struggled to get out of the carriage, He Xi looked at Zhuo Ran and kept smiling, Wei Xun shook his hand, Zhuo Ran frowned slightly: "If you want to talk to me, let my people go first, anyway I'm in your hands now, and I can't run away."

He Xi nodded slightly: "That's natural. Come here, let go."

Wei Xun broke free from the restraints, rubbed his wrists, and stood beside Zhuo Ran.Zhuo Ran was in a cold sweat covered by the cloak on the carriage, her throat seemed to be sore due to the wind, Zhuo Ran coughed dryly, covered her lips and bent down.

"Girl..." Wei Xun wanted to help Zhuo Ran, but before his hand touched Zhuo Ran, He Xi pulled Zhuo Ran's arm over. Zhuo Ran staggered and struggled to retreat, but He Xi blocked it Behind her, the other hand pushed Wei Xun away.

Zhuo Ran spun around and dodged, brushing her body to Wei Xun's side. Just as He Xi touched Zhuo Ran's arm, Zhuo Ran dodged it. Zhuo Ran took a look: "It smells so good..."

This sentence made Zhuo Ran feel nauseous for a while.She stood up straight and looked at He Xi: "If you have something to say, say it quickly. If I'm not willing, you don't want to get any news about Yuzhou from me."

He Xi nodded slightly: "That's natural."

He Xi's house is not very big, but it is also magnificent.Nie Hanshan spends money on building structures, while He Xi, on the contrary, spends a lot of money to buy rare and exotic objects, all of which are expensive.The stone lion in front of the mansion gate is meticulously carved, and at first glance it looks like a waste of money.

Zhuo Ran was led into his mansion by He Xi, Zhuo Ran was surprised when he saw the things everywhere, how rich He Xi was to decorate the mansion like this.Wei Xun has also seen rich people, but he didn't expect He Xi to be so rich. In fact, just looking at these gold and silver ornaments, He Xi is more qualified than Nie Hanshan to say that he is famous for money.

After all, bandits have money.

Zhuo Ran walked around the corridor and walked into He Xi's hall.He Xi snapped his fingers, and someone put the prepared food on the table. Zhuo Ran couldn't help smiling and said, "Ordinary people would have to burn incense and worship Buddha for years when they saw this food, but it's commonplace when you come here." , should I say that you are as rich as an enemy or as rich as an enemy?"

"Princess is really absurd." He Xi sat down on his own and said, "You are the future emperor, and there will be things you can't see clearly or touch, not to mention food, you can swallow gold if you want. "

"I don't recognize anything without a foundation." Zhuo Ran stood up straight, "I'm not a chosen person, and I'm just asking for blessings when I'm reduced to this point. How can I dare to make this identity known to the public? unreasonable."

He Xi asked someone to close the door, leaving only Zhuo Ran and Wei Xun with a few cronies around.He Xi picked up the chopsticks and picked them up: "Princess, let's sit down, I think it will take some time for me to talk to you, at least I'll eat my stomach first."

Zhuo Ran glanced at Wei Xun, and Wei Xun stood behind Zhuo Ran.Zhuo Ran didn't move her chopsticks, but rested her hands on her knees for a while, and said, "You can say whatever you want, and I can answer you while eating."

He Xi nodded, and he said, "Actually, it's fine. I just heard that Wei Zhuang turned his back on what he said. He originally wanted to go to rescue the princess, but I didn't expect you to escape first."

"Wei Xun is my bodyguard," Zhuo Ran said softly, "We have the chance to escape only because of his cleverness. I should study hard if you wait like this. I also want to wait for rabbits."

"What does the princess mean?" He Xi said, "Could it be that you still want to take Yuzhou back again, which is not easy."

Although Zhuo Ran had a headache, her thoughts were not disturbed. She said: "He Xi, let me smooth it out for you first. First of all, I don't think that waiting for a rabbit is only used in Yuzhou. On the contrary, you can wait for Nie Hanshan to come over. Furthermore , from the moment you and I met, I felt that all of this was not right. We all knew what you wanted from me, but you need to understand that I am not qualified to say that I can fight against Taiping. God, because I have neither soldiers nor land, so I just drift with the tide like duckweed on water, and I count where I go. You need to explain to me what you mean by doing this before I can consider whether to go with him or not. You have some connection. Also, Nie Hanshan is not afraid to touch you. As far as I know, he has always wanted to find someone who can take him away from Yongzhou. This person can be me or someone else, but this person is absolutely Can't get in touch with you."

He Xi frowned slightly.

Zhuo Ran breathed a sigh of relief, she originally thought that she could get some words from He Xi, but she found that now she couldn't do it at all.Winter is not a good season at all. This is not the first time she wants to throw away this broken body. Every time she fails at critical moments, Zhuo Ran can only control herself not to say wrong things, and use a very direct way Asked him, hoping to get some useful information, she said: "Of course, what I said is just my guess. I don't know which way to say that you can understand my thoughts. He Xi, I want to ask You, what do you know, or do you have any news you want to exchange with me?"

He Xi said: "Exchange is not a good word. Let me change it for you. I can tell you something, but in order to ease the atmosphere, I plan to talk to the princess about the relationship between your father and mother. thing."

Zhuo Ran gradually got used to the fact that the so-called father, queen and empress are Emperor Nanhuan and Empress Yu Jing. She didn't show any emotion, but said: "What's the point of bringing up old things? You are so old, maybe 16 years ago, you would be so old." You are only half a boy, what can you know?"

"Half-aged boy?" He Xi laughed loudly, "This is the first time someone has called me so small?"

Wei Xun snorted lightly, thinking that this person might not have heard clearly what Zhuo Ran said was 16 years ago.Zhuo Ran looked back at Wei Xun, Wei Xun stopped laughing, Zhuo Ran said softly, "Am I not right?"

"It's not that small." He Xi said, "It seems that the princess knows very little about the past. Just today, as a meeting ceremony, I will tell the princess about the past."

Wei Xun straightened his expression.He Xi said: "Empress Yu Jing's surname is Ai Mingxin. Ai's surname was the most humble surname in ancient Qiang at that time. Basically, everyone regarded them as slaves. Earlier, there was a leader named Wu in the ancient Qiang people. Ge Yuanjian, he was also a slave, but this doesn't affect it. The first zero tribe that Aixin belongs to finally became the most powerful tribe among the ten tribes. Although there are frequent wars, Aixin's status has not been affected at all. I I have been thinking about the reason why Emperor Nanhuan is so devoted to her, but I found out later that it was because of the so-called beauty."

Zhuo Ran gave a sudden pause: "Have you seen them?"

He Xi said: "That's not the point, just listen to me first. Ai Xin was regarded as a goddess by Gu Qiang, just because she has an impeccable face, so the Emperor Nanhuan also liked her." Did Ai Xin's beauty bring him back to the palace?"

"How do you know?"

"The heart of an emperor is like this," He Xi said, "Who doesn't like the beauty Hongxiu Tianxiang to read at night, and what's more, this book is about how to conquer the world, which is very attractive, okay? Besides, Nan Emperor Huan also personally admitted that he married Ai Xin because of his beauty."

Zhuo Ran smiled slightly: "You might as well tell me the whole story."

"It's easy to say." He Xi thought for a while and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal. It has to start with a palace banquet. After Emperor Nanhuan married Ai Xin, didn't he have a covenant with Gu Qiang? At the banquet after the covenant was finalized, such a thing happened. At that time, the leader of Gu Qiang was not Agamula. I heard that this person was Agamula’s cousin Argus. Ask Ai Xin openly why he is desperately trying to marry Emperor Nanhuan, guess what Empress Yu Jing said at the time?"

Zhuo Ran lowered his head.

"Empress Yu Jing said that she wanted Gu Qiang to disappear completely."

Zhuo Ran raised his head abruptly.

"Don't look at me like that," He Xi shook his head, "I didn't say that. In fact, the complexions of the people present at that time changed. Even Emperor Nanhuan didn't expect her to say that. In fact, some people also said later Well, it is because of Empress Yu Jing's words that Gu Qiang has the intention of violating the covenant."

Zhuo Ran smiled lightly: "If they didn't have this kind of heart, then what Queen Yu Jing said would be insignificant at all."

"Insignificant?" He Xi frowned, "What was she talking about? She was talking about making Gu Qiang disappear! Can you bear it if you change it to someone else?"

"Of course I can bear it." Zhuo Ran said in a deep voice, "Argus is the leader, and his mind is as stable as a rock, how could he change his mind just because of this sentence, do you think this kind of person is still worthy of being a leader? "

(End of this chapter)