Chapter 591 Who is in the play
In the middle of the night, it started to snow again.
Daman was lying on the bed, staring at the sound of snow falling on the roof, not feeling sleepy at all.
The shocking conspiracy she heard from Xiaoman was like a huge stone pressing on her heart, as painful as a burning fire...
She even regretted that she shouldn't have inquired.
I don’t know, that’s it.
Know how to do it?
Nothing is right.
This emotion entangled her, like an insect biting her, and it was difficult to get rid of it...
Until the sound of peace came from outside the house.
"Mrs. Huaman, can you rest now? Your Majesty has invited me."
Daman suddenly sat up from the bed as if he was frightened, his heart beating rapidly.
Xiao Cheng had never summoned her at night...
Of course he didn't call her to sleep with him in the middle of the night.
That is……
Xiao Cheng doubted her.
She sat quietly for a moment, changed her clothes lightly, put on her heavy cloak, and walked out slowly.
Outside, a cold wind mixed with snow particles blew in my face.
The cold air awakened her senses, and she shrank subconsciously.
Xiao Cheng's house was very quiet.
A dim light reflected his handsome and cold face.
Daman said hello, but when he glanced at her, his legs felt inexplicably weak.
"My brother-in-law called me here in the middle of the night. Why?"
Xiao Cheng looked at him, his thin lips pursed tightly.
Daman's eyelids drooped, he looked at his toes, and his shoulders tensed up.
In front of Xiao Cheng, she often cannot be herself well, or she hides two selves in her heart, one left and one right, which are often torn apart, causing pain...
Xiao Cheng: "Tell me."
Daman was stunned, "What did you say?"
Xiao Cheng slowly picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "You sisters, what good plan have you made."
Of course, this sister does not refer to her and Xiaoman.
But it refers to her and Feng Yun.
After all, her surname is Feng——
Daman said awkwardly: "Xiaoman came over and asked me to talk about some household matters, nothing serious. Alas, a woman would only lament the good days and start another war to calm down..."
boom!
Xiao Cheng put down the tea cup, and his gentle and handsome face suddenly became extremely cold and solemn.
"For so many years, I tolerated you communicating with her. I knew you were leaking secrets about state affairs, but I turned a blind eye. I never asked you for anything, and I kept you in the palace like a noble woman. Is this how you repay me? "
Daman was confused.
With a plop, he knelt down.
"Brother-in-law, Daman really doesn't know what to explain..."
Xiao Cheng hummed heavily.
"It seems that you are determined not to die until you reach the Yellow River."
He pointed at the door, "Get out of here-"
Daman's eyes were hot, and he suddenly felt sad.
"I have never said anything before. My brother-in-law or sister are all people I admire..."
Xiao Cheng looked at her coldly,
She also looked at Xiao Cheng, her nose was extremely sore.
There was silence in the room, which was a bit suffocating.
She was breathing hard and slowly closed her eyes, feeling both embarrassed and humiliated.
"I admit, at first I had the intention of being a spy for my sister, but..."
She took a deep breath and choked up, "For many years, His Majesty and I have been together for a long time. His Majesty is not only good at governing the country, but also has the world in mind. I am not a chaste and martyr woman. We get along day after day. Even if your heart is as hard as stone, you can’t be unmoved or emotionless..."
Xiao Cheng's eyes were still cold.
The figure is motionless, dignified and indifferent.
Daman suddenly felt that he was kneeling in front of him at this moment. He was so despicable that his back was bent and he could not straighten up.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Although I have intentions, I am self-aware and don't dare to think about anything... Between the eldest sister and Your Majesty, I have no intention of hurting any of you..."
Xiao Cheng looked at her without saying anything.
Daman said: "Your Majesty, think about it carefully. If I had the intention to betray you, how could your Majesty easily capture the ancient city and catch the Yong army by surprise?"
Xiao Cheng looked at her lightly, "So, I still have to reward you?"
Daman lowered his eyes and said, "I don't dare to have such unreasonable thoughts. But now, my eldest sister also has a suspicion towards me, and she will probably never trust me again in the future..."
Xiao Cheng looked at her silently.
In the eyes that were so cold that they seemed to take away his breath, Daman slowly lowered his head and smiled silently, "Everything is done willingly by me, no wonder... From now on, I will be someone who has no one to rely on. No matter what, I will be helpless." Without my eldest sister to protect you, your majesty may kill or behead you, so please do so.”
Xiao Cheng looked at her and said, "As long as you don't make trouble, Qi Gong will always have a room for you."
Daman's nose suddenly became sore.
Inexplicably, tears couldn't stop pouring out.
She has known for a long time that Xiao Cheng's kindness to her is all due to Feng Yun, whether it is because she looks like Feng Yun, or because she is a bridge that can indirectly communicate with Feng Yun...
Good or bad, it has nothing to do with her...
She is just a middle-aged person.
A knife where Xiao Cheng and Feng Yun had a grudge and hatred.
No matter which side she kills, it's not what she wants.
But just now she had made it clear that Feng Yun would no longer believe her, and she had lost the value of staying with Xiao Cheng...
Xiao Cheng also said that there would be a place for her by his side.
For her, a room.
This was said to her.
Not to Feng Yun's sister.
It's just Xiao Cheng, just to her.
"His Majesty……"
Daman knew she shouldn't be soft-hearted, but facing those eyes, the secret she was carrying was like a string of lit firecrackers, and she didn't know when it would burn her whole body.
"I have something to say."
A surge of blood rushed to her head.
She seemed unable to restrain herself, and wanted to open her heart and offer her heart and soul to the man in front of her, the king of Qi, a beloved man who looked at her with tender eyes.
"Xiaoman just accidentally revealed that the Dayong army would raid from the Mingquan Zhuhe ferry and surprise attack Bingzhou--"
Xiao Cheng's eyes flickered slightly.
Daman bit her lower lip and raised her head.
"Xiaoman also told me a secret."
Xiao Cheng half-squinted his eyes and looked at her nervous face, "What?"
Daman said: "Pei Jue's surname is not Pei, but Xie. He is the son of Xie Xian, the late general of the Great Qi..."
This news may be a secret to the people, but rumors have been spread from time to time since the time of Li Zongxun, and it is not the first time Xiao Cheng has heard of it. Moreover, he already knew the truth, so he didn't show any surprise.
"So?"
Daman said: "Xie Xian's tomb is in Bingzhou. Back then, Pei Cong captured Bingzhou City, and was trapped by His Majesty. He finally got out, and he was ashamed of losing Bingzhou. So, they would rather give up Dan County and Guyi, and they must take Bingzhou..."
At this point, she raised her eyelids again.
"After all, there is not only the tomb of Pei Cong's biological father, but also the place where he and his eldest sister got married..."
Xiao Cheng's face changed, his lips pursed, his eyebrows slightly wrinkled, the calmness on his handsome face almost cracked, and his eyes were like a cold and deep pool.
Daman glanced at her from the corner of his eyes and lowered his head slightly.
"Your Majesty, do you want to hear more?"
Xiao Cheng raised his eyes, "Speak."
Da Man looked at him and hesitated, "Xiao Man said that as long as the snow melts in the beginning of spring, they will feint to attack Suoyao Ridge, attack Bingzhou by making a feint to the east and go south to Hengqu Pass, forcing Your Majesty to withdraw troops from Dan County to defend..."
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In the first month of the eighth year of Jingning, heavy snow fell for half a month.
The vast snow completely blocked Suoyao Ridge, and only the scouts of the two sides shuttled back and forth in the snow on the empty mountains.
The snow on the mountains became the best barrier for the two armies.
But everyone knows that winter will pass.
The critical point of the war may be when the sky clears and the snow melts, and when spring comes and flowers bloom, peace will end.
It is better to be a dog in peace than a man in chaos.
While the two countries of Yong and Qi confronted each other in the heavy snow, the eyes of the people of Yunchuan were cast beyond the battlefield.
Behind this unprecedented grand battle, when the eyes of the world were all on Suoyao Ridge, in Yunchuan, where it never snowed all year round, Yunchuan King Chunyu Yan annexed several Yi tribes in the southwest border with lightning speed, and broke the tradition of Yunchuan "neutrality for a hundred years, never invaded", and incorporated a small subordinate country in the southwest border into the territory...
Ten years of sharpening a sword.
Yunchuan's sharp sword finally came out of the sheath.
The chaos of the world, once again caused a storm.
At noon on the tenth day of the first lunar month, a team of light cavalry traveled through mountains and rivers to reach the Dayong military camp in Dan County, presented the letter of King Yunchuan, and presented it to Pei Cong.
"The king is willing to help Dayong with 100,000 elite soldiers."
100,000 elite soldiers.
Dayong certainly does not lack those 100,000 people.
Chunyu Yan brought not only 100,000 soldiers, but also hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and equipment. Without waiting for the emperor's approval, he had already left Yunchuan and headed straight for Dan County by land and water...
The soft whip called Qiu Tong was also sent back by Chunyu Yan.
The dusty Yunchuan envoy handed the letter to Pei Jue, and raised the box containing the soft whip above his head with both hands. In front of Pei Jue, he said loudly:
"This gift is presented by the King of Yunchuan to the Queen. Please accept it."
Feng Yun's heart skipped a beat, and she smiled and said, "Thank the king for me."
The rosewood box was made by a skilled craftsman. It was placed in Feng Yun's study before. People who came and went could see it. It looked very familiar...
Pei Jue took a look, tapped his fingertips on his knees, and said nothing.
Feng Yun's heart tightened for a moment.
I really wanted to find an opportunity to strangle Chunyu Yan to death.
But in just a moment, she calmed down.
Xiaoman put the box aside, and did not open it, but asked the messenger with a smile.
"Is the King of Yunchuan healthy?"
The messenger said: "Thank you for your concern, the king is fine."
Feng Yun smiled slightly, "As long as he is safe."
After the messenger left, Pei Jue did not ask any more questions, and Feng Yun did not make trouble in front of him.
Back then, she sent Ge Guang to Yunchuan to return the whip to Chunyu Yan. She did not tell Pei Jue about this, not because she had any intention, but because of her private friendship with Chunyu Yan, Pei Jue always disliked it, so she was too lazy to dislike it.
Who could have expected that there would be a boomerang after so many years?
Chunyu Yan has become worse.
He used to be a bad man.
After a few years, he has lost all his humanity.
She cursed in her heart, but her face was calm.
Pei Jue was also very peaceful.
It was snowing heavily outside, and there was a fire burning in the tent.
A small table, a wine pot, the two of them sat opposite each other, the map was placed beside them, he was looking at it seriously...
And the red sandalwood box that Feng Yun always found eye-catching was placed on the small table in front of Pei Jue.
The tent was not like the manor in Huaxi, which was only this big, and there was no wide space for her to hide things...
No. Why should she hide?
She didn't do anything to let him down.
Feng Yun figured it out and decided not to waste her energy alone...
"Your Majesty..."
As soon as she spoke, Pei Jue raised his eyes.
He looked at him with dark eyes, leaned forward slightly, and there was an indescribable coldness in his handsome features, but his expression was particularly peaceful.
"I have an idea to discuss with the generals. Yunniang should listen too."
Feng Yun swallowed her words back into her stomach.
Before the generals arrived, she personally made tea and added cups, and took this opportunity to put the box into the suitcase.
Pei Jue just pretended not to see it.
Feng Yun also thought that he didn't notice it.
He breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and was pulled over by the man.
"Open your palms."
Feng Yun was very frank, slightly raised her face, and looked at him with a smile.
"You know who Chunyu Yan is. If you get angry about this, he will be proud."
"Who said I was angry?" Pei Jue said calmly, without any clues in his eyes.
Just when Feng Yun let down her guard and thought the crisis was over, he patted her palm heavily, then hugged her around the waist and walked into the inner room of the tent.
In broad daylight...
Feng Yun froze when she saw Xiaoman's head shrinking quickly.
During the days in Dan County Camp, Pei Jue was actually very busy. Or maybe they had been married for a long time, he was no longer as impatient as he was in the past when they met, so the two of them only had a few gentle times...
If he was a tiger before, he is now a house cat.
When a tiger sees its prey, it will pounce on it without saying a word, and it would tear it into pieces, chewing and chewing it, swallowing it down with skin and bones.
House cats are not...
House cats usually eat well and are full, and their appetites are satisfied, so they are not so anxious. Some of them had the leisure and elegance of playing with their prey. What they liked most was to see their prey become dizzy, collapse and beg for mercy, and pester him for the antidote unbearably...
There were many people in the camp, and the tent was not soundproof. In order to avoid shaking the morale of the army, he was particularly restrained recently...
So, Feng Yun didn't believe he would do anything at all.
She made up her mind and refused to beg for mercy...
So on this snowy afternoon, this man who claimed that he was not angry or jealous pressed her against the window of the tent and asked her to turn her back, making the whole tent seem to tremble...
Feng Yun's legs and feet were weak, and she couldn't stand at all. She gritted her teeth and dared not make a sound. It was all thanks to the strength of his arms that she didn't collapse...
Generals and staff members who came to discuss the matter came one after another...
But it was quiet inside and outside the tent.
It seemed that no one knew what had happened...
The man finally calmed down, holding her hand tightly with his ten fingers, and asked her in a hoarse voice, "Will you dare to do it again in the future?"
"What?" Feng Yun was powerless.
"Secretly."
This gnashing tone made Feng Yun happy.
She was unwilling to admit it when the big hat was put on her...
"How could this be privately handed over? Wasn't it flirting with my adulterer? Your Majesty, are you angry? Come and kill me."
She used to be delicate and noble, and now she is even more delicate and delicate as a queen in the palace.
She was bold in the afterglow, and bit him hard when he was not prepared, staring at him with resentment.
"Pei dog, you dare not."
Pei Jue held her face with both hands, his body was still, but his eyes made her almost burn.
"You are really looking for death..."
He pulled away, stroked her face, and slowly tidied his clothes. His face was slightly softer, "I will deal with you tonight."
He left Feng Yun in the tent and went out alone.
The generals waited for a long time, and their expressions were somewhat subtle.
Pei Jue sat down and spoke a strong medicine.
"I am going to issue an order to invite King Yunchuan to attack Qi together."
Several generals and staff were all shocked.
King Yunchuan brought his own rations and 100,000 soldiers with him. It was clearly Sima Zhao's intention. Your Majesty should have taken precautions before it happened. How could he take advantage of the situation and invite the wolf into the house?
The generals opposed it, and the two staff members knelt on the spot to die.
Pei Jue only said: "I have made up my mind."
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This matter caused a lot of repercussions in the Dayong military camp.
Xiao Man heard it from Zuo Zhong and shook her head at Feng Yun.
"My Majesty, why is your majesty a little strange?"
"What's strange?" Feng Yun asked back.
Xiao Man rubbed her empty head and wanted to shake out some knowledge from her brain, but she was such a simple person. She racked her brains and couldn't understand what these high-ranking men were doing.
"Do you think the prince is really here to help?"
Xiao Man still holds on to the affection she had for Chun Yu Yan in the past, and doesn't like to think badly of him.
Feng Yun laughed when she heard this.
How can this be called helping?
It's clearly adding to the chaos.
However, the world is already so chaotic, and everyone has ambitions, and he is no different.
"He just won't give up."
"Give up?" Xiao Man was puzzled, "To the queen?"
Feng Yun laughed and shook her head to deny.
"What do you think the soft whip represents?"
Xiao Man was stunned, "Isn't the soft whip a whip? What else can it represent?"
Feng Yun didn't say anything.
Xiao Man's eyes widened with curiosity, "The queen took the whip from King Yunchuan, and the queen gave it to King Yunchuan, and now King Yunchuan gave the whip to the queen..."
She twisted her fingers around, and shook her head.
"I still don't understand. If King Yunchuan had bad intentions, why would Your Majesty agree?"
Feng Yun smiled slightly and motioned her to sit down.
"Let me ask you, what is the most stable thing..."
Xiaoman: "What? Love?"
Feng Yun shook his head, "No, it's profit."
Xiaoman understood this time.
It is the common interest of His Majesty and King Yunchuan to deal with Xiao Cheng together.
She sighed, and there was confusion and regret in her pure eyes.
"My dear, tell me, why are the more capable people, the more unwilling they are to live in peace and contentment?"
Feng Yun thought for a moment.
"Because capable people have the ability to be restless."
"Ah?" Xiao Man was confused.
Feng Yun smiled, "Once you get the taste of power on your hands, you can't let it go. It's like rolling a snowball. If you want to live a long time, you can only keep rolling it up, getting bigger and bigger, even if you know... As soon as it clears up, the snow will melt and it still won’t stop.”
"Oh." Xiaoman glanced at Feng Yun silently.
The lady is also a capable person.
But the lady is very peaceful.
The corners of Feng Yun's mouth curled up.
"Forget it, good words can't persuade the damn ghost. Let him go."
She returned the whip to Chun Yuyan, of course, with good intentions. She wanted to persuade him to let go of his unwillingness and persistence, protect the centuries-old stability of Yunchuan Country, and not to get involved in the war and let that land be trampled by the flames of war...
However, with thousands of miles of mountains and rivers under our feet, no one can convince anyone. (End of chapter)