The further away from the capital and closer to the desert, the more obvious the pain became, engulfing his heart like a flame, and he could no longer think about it.
Urging the horse closer, he asked the guard outside the chariot: "Is the princess okay?"
The maid answered him in the car: "The princess is well."
When Tang Zuo heard this voice, he felt a little disappointed for some reason.
In fact, he had met Princess Ding'an before. After all, she was different from ordinary noble girls. She was proficient in martial arts and good at riding and shooting. When the previous princess got married, she also nodded to him in front of the palace gate. Said a few words.
But after embarking on the journey, she didn't say a word.
When Tang Zuo thought of this, his heart felt as if a huge boulder was weighing it down. It was so dull that it was almost painful, making him breathless.
A few days later, they stopped on the way. Officials from nearby states and counties prepared fresh fruits. The female officials took them and gave them to the princess. When the car door opened, he happened to pass by here and finally saw Princess Ding'an again.
She covered her face with plain gauze, revealing only a pair of calm and calm eyes. There was a thick stack of manuscripts in her hand, and she even had a volume in her hand...
It was completely different from the gloom and depression he had imagined. On the contrary, he had a fascinating calm demeanor.
Tang Zuo was stunned.
Princess Ding'an seemed to notice his gaze and turned her head to look over.
And he turned his head away in a panic. When he came to his senses and turned his head back again, the car door had been closed.
Saw it.
That night, Tang Zuo didn't sleep all night.
They kept going all the way, and by the end of the year, they finally arrived at the Beizhou border.
Princess Ding'an's uncle Xie Shu went out of the city to greet the wedding procession. After a few days of short rest and adjustment, he and he sent the princess out again.
After this trip, they can come back, but the princess will stay outside the territory forever.
Tang Zuo wanted to say something to the princess, but he hesitated and gave up in the end.
What could he say?
…
With Xie Shu, his direct uncle, there was no need for Tang Zuo's retinue to drive around the princess. He stayed far away, like a child, broke a branch, and beat the road distractedly. An unknown plant with numerous red fruits hanging on its side.
And along the way, the window of the princess's car, which had been closed, was finally opened to a gap of two fingers' width.
Until this moment, Xie Shu felt that it was too risky. His face remained calm, but his hands involuntarily tightened the reins with so much force that his veins popped out.
"Chunro!" He whispered: "If we go forward for half an hour, we will really be outside the territory. How will you escape in full view of everyone?!"
Liu Che held a book in his hand and looked calm: "Nothing will happen. Just go with peace of mind, uncle."
What does it mean that the emperor is not anxious but the eunuch is anxious? !
Xie Shu has never understood the meaning of this sentence so deeply!
He was at the border and heard that his nephew was assassinated and that the emperor was going to marry his niece outside the border. He was heartbroken. Little did he know that a few days later, the legendary niece who was going to get married turned out to be looking for him dressed in men's clothing!
Xie Shu was almost out of his mind: "You are here, who are you marrying?!"
Ying Niang said with a smile: "It's me."
Xie Shu was almost pissed off by her: "I mean, who is the person sitting in the car for you?"
Fu was overjoyed: "Could it be that the emperor Li Dai Tao Jian chose someone else to replace you?"
Ying Niang looked at him unhappily and said, "It's Chunlang. We look alike. Most people can't tell us apart unless they look closely. Besides, after leaving Beijing, I will be the one to count." The biggest one, who dares to lift the veil and sedan curtain and take a closer look!"
Xie Shu's eyes went dark!
What's going on!
He was angry and anxious, but he couldn't do anything about the child. He told the outside world that she was a distant relative whose parents had gone and came to seek refuge, and gave her a clear identity.
One thing to say is that this niece is really a bit like her maternal grandfather. I used to correspond with her, and I just thought she had some strategies. Now I really let her lead a small team, but she can achieve something every time. After several days He has been promoted to centurion in an upright manner.
It was not until Princess Ding'an arrived at the border with the mighty wedding procession that stretched for several miles that Xie Shu finally had the opportunity to talk to his nephew.
"You took your sister's place in the car and staged such a drama of fake death. Do you have any plan?"
Liu Che was at a loss: "Huh? This... not at all!"
Xie Shu was even more confused than he was: "Then what should you do, just get married like this?"
Liu Che said: "Yes, let's just get married. Otherwise, what else can we do?"
The evil fire that had been suppressed in Xie Shu's heart for so long was about to explode: "You little bastard——"
Liu Che immediately covered his head: "Uncle, I am different from my sister. I am really weak. If you beat me, my mother will not spare you!"
Ying Niang smiled and agreed: "Yes, uncle, don't you know that? When Chunlang was born, he weighed less than three pounds!"
He sighed again and glared at his brother complainingly: "I asked him what his plans were, but he was tight-lipped. Even my biological sister refused to tell me!"
…
Seeing that the distance to the border was getting farther and farther, my nephew was still calm, but Xie Shu felt that the horseback he was used to sitting on was becoming uncomfortable.
Not just him, almost everyone in the send-off team felt a sense of boredom in their hearts.
Except Liu Che.
Even a calm person like Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Xie Shu couldn't sit still, so he forced himself to sit still because he felt that his nephew had a plan. However, the people in the space spent time with Liu Che day and night, and they all knew clearly that Liu Che actually had no plan!
No foreign aid, no escape strategy, nothing!
Ying Zheng couldn't help but ask: "Are you really planning to marry outside the territory?"
Liu Che's eyes fell on the scroll in his hand, without even raising his eyelids: "Of course not."
Zhu Yuanzhang was astonished: "Then how dare you drive out of customs in a car without any preparation?"
Liu Che turned over a page of the book with a calm expression: "Because I know that someone will not let me get married."
Li Shimin and Li Yuanda said in unison: "Who?"
Liu Che closed the book in his hand and smiled slightly: "The Emperor."
…
A grand banquet was being held in the capital of such a huge empire.
All the kings are present, all the clans are complete, many nobles are present, and the concubines are in full bloom.
The emperor was obviously very happy, and burst out laughing from time to time. The kings held the court in cooperation, drinking and dancing, and the wealth in the world was nothing more than this.
Sitting next to her father, Ning felt that the music was harsh. Her eyes swept over the happy faces of everyone, and finally landed on the emperor who was dancing happily after drinking happily.
"Is it really worth being so happy?"
Her eyes were pitiful and her voice was inaudible: "Does anyone still remember Princess Ding'an who came out of the country to get married?"
Duke Dingguo's eyes also fell on the emperor, but he gave the completely opposite answer: "Of course I'm not happy."
Ning was slightly startled.
Ding Guogong said: "It is precisely because the endless pain is accumulated in the heart and cannot be relieved, that's why it is like this!"
…
Liu Che told the rest of the people in the space the answer.
"In terms of vertical and horizontal control, I am not as good as the First Emperor. When it comes to going into battle and fighting on the battlefield, I am not as good as the other three of you. But I have one command that is worse than you, and that is to guess people's hearts. Not to mention, today, today His nature is somewhat similar to mine."
"Who do you think the Emperor is? King and court officials, who do you think the Emperor is?"
"He is ruthless, murderous, inhumane, and values power above all else, right?"
Liu Che smiled slowly: "That is to say, no one dares to say this to him face to face. If there is such an opportunity, sit down with the emperor calmly and tell him what the world says about him. Take a guess. , what would be his first reaction?"
Without waiting for the others to speak, he gave the answer: "It's a grievance."
"He will feel very aggrieved."
"He will kill those who try to wrest power from him, he will kill those who try to take advantage of him, and he will not hesitate to realize that his son wants to do something against him. He hesitated to kill his son, but all this had a major premise - in his eyes, these people died because of mistakes and because they violated his bottom line, not because of death. He has no restraint and a whim of murderous intent!"
"The reason for his grievance is that he felt that the people who were killed were the ones who made their own mistakes. He had given them opportunities before, but they did not know how to cherish them and led to their own death."
"But when the emperor reaches a high place, it is impossible and has no reason for him to analyze his own heart and analyze with others where they went wrong. Therefore, the world can only see one result - he actually killed his own son. , It’s so cruel and inhumane!”
"He is a hero in the true sense, but he is not bloodthirsty. He will kill his son who makes mistakes in his eyes, because in his view, it is the son who brought it upon himself, but he will never He will suddenly go crazy and inexplicably execute his own flesh and blood relatives to death when they have done nothing wrong!"
"So, what reason does he have to harm his own granddaughter?"
Li Shimin subconsciously added: "This is not directly killing someone. Isn't it for marriage?"
…
"The emperor is really sad."
The palace banquet was over, and Ning and her father took a carriage back home. Duke Ding had a few more drinks tonight and looked tipsy.
He asked his daughter: "Do you know when was the last time a princess got married?"
Ning paused for a moment, then realized what the problem was: "It was when the late emperor was here."
"That's right," Duke Dingguo sighed: "I have been on the throne for decades now, and there has never been a marriage proposal. I don't even bother to marry a palace maid pretending to be a princess!"
"I also know that in recent years, there have been failures in the border wars. However, the cavalry of the imperial dynasty, which rode across the desert and looked at all directions, making the Rong and Di surrender, was not polished bit by bit after the emperor ascended the throne. Isn’t this glorious and prosperous age created by the emperor himself? However, times have changed, and because of the unsatisfactory border conditions in recent years, probably no one remembers that the emperor was also a hero when he was young. The heroic lord is brilliant and has vowed to cleanse the desert."
Recalling the past, he looked a little sad: "Do you know what was the first edict issued by the emperor after he ascended the throne?"
That was decades ago.
Ning could only shake her head: "My daughter doesn't know."
Duke Dingguo told her: "The edict was very short, with only five words: Hua and Yi are not at odds!"
Ning was shocked.
"No one remembers."
Duke Dingguo sighed and waved his hand: "They are afraid of the Emperor and revere the Emperor, but no one really understands the Emperor. In their eyes, the Emperor is old and cruel. No one understands the Emperor's ambitions. No one wants to inherit the emperor’s ideas, and no one can shoulder the burden of the world..."
"Think about what the kings said at the palace banquet that day."
