Chapter 22 Chapter 4: Heavy Snow in the Capital of Gods

Royal study. Long Ying put his head down and wrote quickly, Wu Zhao came, with a spring breeze on his face, he went straight to Long Ying's table, and said happily: "Mr. Long, do you know that you accidentally knocked down last night and made great contributions to me?" Long Ying continued to write, confused and said: Last night, the little people were just fighting and killing, how could they do meritorious service for the Holy One? Wu Zhao said with a smile: Mr. Long doesn't know, Hengkong Muye's visit to the east this time is not simple, it must be a secret mission entrusted by Tubo King Zanpu, to find out the truth of our Great Zhou.The Tubo people rose from Songtsan Gampo, with strong troops and strong horses. The neighboring countries were not rivals, and they were annihilated one by one. , with a force of hundreds of thousands, Taizong had no choice but to take Princess Wencheng as his wife.

Long Ying said: "Didn't they just be defeated by the troops sent by the Holy One?" Wu Zhao sighed, "Sir, you must be referring to the Battle of Qinghai. I sent our great general Hei Chi Chang Zhi to lead an army to attack the Tubo army on the border. His opponent was defeated in the first battle. Fortunately, Hei Chi Chang led the army well, and he was defeated without being defeated.Later, Hei Chi Chang led 5,000 dead soldiers to attack the Tubo camp at night, causing Tubo to retreat in chaos, and the victory was extremely dangerous.In addition, Zanpu seized the opportunity to regain power from the powerful ministers, so Tubo was temporarily unable to attack.

Looking out of the window, he said slowly: Twenty-one years ago, the late emperor was still in power. At my suggestion, he sent generals Xue Rengui, Ashina Daozhen and others to attack Tubo, but they were defeated by the Tubo army in Dafeichuan, and Tubo took advantage of the situation to cross The Kunlun Mountains captured the four towns of Qiuci, Yanqi, Khotan, and Shule, which greatly expanded its territory. It reached the Turks in the north, covering an area of ​​more than 10,000 li. Longying listened with admiration in his heart. As early as 20 years ago, Wu Zhao knew the situation of the enemy and us in the middle land outside the Great Wall. If it was an ordinary emperor, he might not know the name of the place, the name of the country, and how to dispatch the army. ?

Wu Zhao was apparently triggered by Hengkong Muye Donglai's longing for Xisai, the conversation was very interesting, and he continued: Twelve years ago in the first year of Tiaolu, the Western Turks and Tubo jointly invaded our Anxi Capital Protectorate, although our army Repulse, but the frontier guards have been seriously injured, had to give up Anxi.Since then, the control of the Tarim Basin has been in the hands of Tubo.The defeat in Qinghai did not damage the national strength of Tubo. It can be seen that if China is weaker, the Tubo army will definitely come back.If Hengkong Muye defeats all the masters in China this time, the people in Tubo, who admire heroes and force, will definitely feel contemptuous. The consequences are predictable, and that is something I never want to see.

Long Ying was surprised and said: Then why didn't the Holy One let Xiaomin play? Wu Zhao looked at Longying again, and said with a smile: In order to deal with Hengkong Muye's probing operation called "Meeting Friends with Martial Arts", he did not hesitate to dispatch troops and generals in order to frustrate his spirit. How could he know that this person's swordsmanship is as high as ours? It is estimated that none of the so-called masters who are usually on the Megatron side can perform ten moves in his hands.There are only a handful of people in China who can compete with him.Some are not suitable for fighting due to their status, while others disdain such public competitions. For those who are similar in age and capable of fighting, the remaining three young masters are Feng Guoting, Wan Renyu and Fu Junhou. They have their own strengths. The directors all have enough strength to be evenly matched with Hengkong Makino.

Long Ying forgot that Wu Zhao still hadn't answered his question, and asked: Who is Fu Junhou? Wu Zhao said: Fu Junhou is a master who has risen in the south in recent years. He is nicknamed Gun Jun. He is brave and invincible. I have arranged for him to compete with Hengkong Muye in Yangzhou. Take the martial arts contest to heart. Longying Daqi said: Wan Renyu is in the capital of God, why does the Holy Majesty not let him fight? Wu Zhao said calmly, "Wan Renyu is known as the number one saber master in the Middle Kingdom after the young commander Kou Zhong. If there is any mistake, the blow to the martial arts in the Middle Kingdom will be so serious that it is hard to estimate. I really don't want to take this risk." , so I asked the old man to persuade him in private to let him give up the idea of ​​going to war.He said again: "As for Feng Guoting, he is a former swordsman of mine, and a scholar of the North Gate who is outstanding in both Chinese and martial arts. .

Long Ying didn't expect that there would be so many thoughts and considerations behind Hengkong Muye's friendship with martial arts.Scratching his head, he said: What about Xiaomin?There should be no consequences for losing. Wu Zhao laughed and said: Mr. Long likes to scratch his head very much, he looks silly, very funny. Seeing her smiling like a flower, Long Ying relaxed like a mighty empress, and said with a smile: Your Majesty is in a very good mood today. Wu Zhao nodded and said: Since I became the throne, I have never had such a beautiful heart, and I don't need to hide it in front of Mr. Long.Well!as for you

Long Ying was itchy by her hypocrisy, and asked: How about Xiaomin? Wu Zhao said softly: Mr. Long's demons are ever-changing and have great powers. If you can let go and fight Hengkong Muye in a life-and-death decisive battle, I will buy you to win.However, due to various restrictions in the martial arts competition in the classroom, Hengkong Muye still has a better chance of winning.I don't want to see Feng Guoting and Wan Renyu lose, and I don't want to see my husband lose. Longying's scalp tingled when he heard it, and it was the first time that he thought that the skull was so easy to feel, that he scratched his head from time to time, maybe it had something to do with the way the monster sensed.

Wu Zhao's eyesight is really sharp, he can see through the reality of his demon species, so it is concluded that he can win Xue Huaiyi steadily, and against Hengkong Muye, it is four or six. At the same time, he vaguely grasped that the reason why Wu Zhao didn't want him to lose the battle was based on a subtle state of mind.Because in the final analysis, he and Wu Zhao belonged to the front of the Demon Sect, and if he, the evil emperor, was defeated miserably, she would definitely feel very uncomfortable. Wu Zhao said happily: "I don't know that girl Taiping will take Mr. to the competition venue, and all my painstaking arrangements will be in vain."Fortunately, the master showed his supernatural power and forcibly forced the mighty Hengkong Muye to a disadvantage, but he ended up peacefully, which is most in line with my wishes.At that time, the master who came with Hengkong Muye, everyone was dumbfounded, they never imagined that there would be such a terrifying master in China.How can the evil emperor of the Demon Sect belong to the idle generation?

Old Long Ying blushed, and murmured, "Your Majesty praises me, but in fact, Xiaomin is just messing around with no rules." Wu Zhao smiled coquettishly and said, "Mr. is really pissed off. No matter what moves Hengkong Muye uses, he is afraid of your random beatings."This morning Hengkong Muye officially paid a visit to the DPRK, presented a very symbolic tribute that was not on the tribute list, and canceled the Yangzhou martial arts competition, and only asked me to give him a boat to swim in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.Unexpectedly, the terrible foreign aggression that had been in trouble for many years was resolved by a beating by the husband.Why do you think I'm in a bad mood?It was the first time I saw Mr. blushing.

Long Ying became curious, and said: "What special thing is the tribute that that guy offered?" Wu Zhao said in awe, "Young Commander Kou Zhong's Jing Zhongyue." Long Ying said sharply: "It's impossible, how could Jing Zhongyue fall into the hands of the Tubo people?"How could Hengkong Muye be willing to return it? Wu Zhao's eyes sparkled, immersed in a certain memory, and slowly said: Two years after Ling Zhong's wedding, Kou Zhongjing was very anxious, and suddenly thought of traveling far away, taking advantage of Ba Fenghan's long-distance visit, the two People went to Shu to find Xu Ziling.Kou Zhong also took Song Yuzhi and Monk Xiufang's two lovely wives and his concubine Chu Chu, and after reuniting with Xu Ziling and Shi Qinglin, they entered the frontier from the west of Shu, first went to Tuyuhun to meet Fu Qian, stayed for two years, and then went to Persia to visit his old friend Yun Shuai The news came back from Persia's return to business. The king of Persia treated them with great courtesy.During the Tuyuhun period, Kou Zhong had reached the supreme level of martial arts, where no sword is better than a sword, so he sent Jing Zhongyue to King Tuyuhun.The Tuyuhun people attached great importance to this knife and offered it to the temple of the king, thinking it was an auspicious sign.Later, Tuyuhun was wiped out by Tubo, and the Tubo people obtained the treasured sword, and transported Jing Zhongyue back to Tubo with the eight times of gold and jade, and also offered it to the temple of the king.well!Outside the Great Wall, regardless of princes and nobles, masters and ordinary people, what they are most afraid of is not Li Shimin, but the young marshal Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, so the only way for the Tubo people to show their sincerity is to present to Dazhou this masterpiece who is famous inside and outside the Great Wall because of Kou Zhong Treasure sword.In this way, sir, you should understand why I am so happy today. Long Ying was surprised that Wu Zhao seemed to have a strange and special feeling for Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, talking about them as if they had become another person, and kept an eye on their whereabouts, even the daughters of Xu Ziling and Shi Qingyun, and tried every means to see her one side. Wu Zhao's voice came to his ears and said: "Guo Lao Ben has some criticisms about Mr. becoming our state guest, and thinks it is not in accordance with the etiquette."ha!Now he doesn't dare to say a word to me anymore, I said that I want to bestow Jing Zhongyue as a gift to Mr. He only has to agree. Long Ying was taken aback and said: "It's absolutely impossible, how can the little people afford such a rare treasure, please take it back." Wu Zhao smiled and said: You are not joking, how can what you say don't count?I know that Jing Zhongyue will limit your magic, so after you get the knife, it's like giving it to someone else. I don't blame you at all. I can guarantee that the recipient will be moved to the point of tears, and will regard you as a lifelong friend. Long Ying thought that the only person who was eligible to receive this gift was Wan Renyu, and Wu Zhao meant him, and if Wu Zhao sent this knife to Wan Renyu through him, what kind of motherly trick was this, Wan Renyu was not Is she a thorn in the side and a thorn in the heart? He said happily: "What the Holy Majesty said is true."ha!Seeing a super swordsman crying in front of his eyes must be an unforgettable thing in his life, thank you Lord Long En. Wu Zhao didn't answer him, but stared at the window behind him intently. Long Ying stopped writing, because he had just written the third chapter of Li Mo, looked away, and saw a vast expanse of whiteness outside the window, snowflakes were flying, and turned into fist-sized snowballs in a blink of an eye, the biggest snow he had ever seen in his life was falling outside. Looking at Wu Zhao again, a pair of phoenix eyes shot out an incomprehensible strange light, and he couldn't help but think of the painting scroll of the snow scene. Wu Zhao said softly: Xiao Rong! Long Ying was confused by what she heard, not knowing whether to answer her or not, Eunuch Rong rushed in from the back door, knelt down behind Wu Zhao, and said respectfully: "Xiao Rong is here!" Long Ying yelled fiercely, such a skill of transmitting sound into secrets was indeed unheard of, it can be seen that Wu Zhao has reached the state of walking at will. Wu Zhao said indifferently: Prepare the car, prepare the boat, and change clothes for me in the room. Long Ying was dumbfounded. Standing aside, Longying watched the eunuch and maid remove the imperial crown for Wu Zhao, took off her dragon robe, and revealed a snow-white skirt that fit her insides, showing off her seductive curves. She felt embarrassed, but Wu Zhao did not There is no sign of letting him go, no if you look at it, or no if you don't look at it. Fortunately, the eunuch carefully put on a warm silk robe for her to hide the spring, so he didn't have to be so frightened. He didn't think it would be so useless to watch a beautiful woman change clothes before. Wu Zhao's beautiful eyes were melancholy, and he didn't have the appearance of the generous statement he had just made when discussing the situation in the four fortresses. He looked straight ahead and said softly: Tonight, I will hold a state banquet at the Guanfeng Hall of Shangyang Palace to entertain Hengkong Muye and his followers, Mr. Long Attendance is required, and no excuses are allowed. Longying had something to say, and replied: "Xiaomin leads the decree." Wu Zhao glanced at him angrily, and said slightly annoyed: "The future will be long, Mr. Long, is he afraid that he won't have the opportunity to be gentle with others?" Longying Xindao belonged to Lili and Xiuqing tonight, they were truly blessed, they just had a good time with Renya last night, and the next day they were accompanied by Renya's good sisters, everything was bestowed by the empress in front of him, just like a scene Dameng said: "Xiaomin is not good at socializing, afraid of losing face to the Holy One." At this moment, the eunuch put on a maroon snow jacket with a big cloak attached to her, Wu Zhao seemed to be a different person, like a daughter of a wealthy family. Wu Zhao said: Don't talk nonsense with you, come with me! After saying that, she walked towards the main entrance of the imperial study, and the eunuch and maid who served her knelt down to see her off. Longying chased after her in a daze. Under the heavy snow, the world outside the imperial study turned into a dreamlike blurred world. The forests in the far gatehouse disappeared, and the gorgeous emperor waited outside the door, and the cavalry guards lined up on both sides, straight to the depths of the rain and snow. See Wu Zhao Appearing on the top of the long steps, they shouted in unison: Long live, long live, long live!At the same time, they raised their hands in salute, their movements were uniform and intimidating. Eunuch Rong bowed and opened the door, inviting Wu Zhao to board the car. Wu Zhao said softly: "Mr. Long will board the car with me. The carriage set off. Longying is worthy of the name and is on an equal footing with today's empress. He only needs to move two inches horizontally to touch Wu Zhao's alluring carcass, which is still blooming like a flower. Of course, he dare not move half a finger. Wu Zhao stared straight at the endless snowfall outside the window, losing interest in speaking. She didn't speak, and Long Ying didn't dare to speak. Tian's power is unpredictable, he doesn't know where Wu Zhao is taking him, and he doesn't know what to do.The most frightening thing is that you can never guess what is going on in her head.Princess Taiping was right, pretending to be confused might be the only way to deal with her. Wu Zhao finally spoke, without turning his head, he said: This snow is really heavy, it seems that it will fall for a while. Long Ying couldn't help but said: His Majesty seems to have a soft spot for snow scenes. Wu Zhao said: Why do you say that? Long Ying said: The scroll hanging in the study depicts a heavy snowfall. Wu Zhao sighed softly, and said softly: Yes!It was a heavy snow. He paused and said softly: That painting was not drawn by me, it was completed after a heavy snowfall.well!Why is there always so many helpless and melancholy things in life. Her voice is full of deep emotion, if you don't know that she is the cruel Wu Zhao, you will think that she is a sentimental and resentful girl. Longying didn't know how to answer her.I only know that no matter how harsh the environment is, I can still maintain my fighting spirit and create a better future. Wu Zhao stared out of the window, talking to himself, in an infinitely gentle soft voice: If time could be turned back, and I had not entered the palace, I was still unmarried as Yunying, and when I met Longying and you on the left side of the road, my fate would be different. What will it be like? Longying smiled bitterly and said: Xiaomin should not have been born at that time. Wu Zhao said angrily: You are really spoiling the scenery, you are just hypothesizing!How can it be true?However, Mr. Long really made me understand what I didn't understand back then. Although the situation is different, the meaning is the same.Love you and hate you, why is heaven so unkind? Longying was puzzled and said: "What can the little people make the Holy One understand?" The carriage stopped, still in Shangyang Palace, and stopped in front of a building in the west of the palace. After Wu Zhao got out of the car, Long Ying stepped into the carriage, and the flying guards were deployed in all directions to escort him. Only he knew that Wu Zhao didn't need any protection. Long Ying followed Wu Zhao, entered the building, and walked straight to the backyard without stopping. When he saw the scene, he was startled. The building is a vast space, protected by high walls on both sides, and in front of it is the west city wall of Shangyang Palace. Under the city wall, a water channel is opened, closed with a sluice, and water from the valley river is introduced to form a large square pool. A lightweight speedboat that reaches two feet. In the heavy snow, generals Wu Chengchuan, Ling Yu and more than twenty flying guards knelt on the ground, saluted Wu Zhao, and all changed into civilian clothes. Longying finally understood that Wu Zhao wanted to go on tour in a low-clothes, and the strange thing was to pick such a time when the snow was pouring. Wu Zhao said lightly: "Pingshen!" Everyone stood up, bowing their heads, not daring to look up. Wu Zhao said in a deep voice: Mr. Long is rowing the boat for me, no one can follow, and you are not allowed to speak. Everyone was stunned, including Longying.