If the Gu County Marquis could have taken office three years earlier, if the evil thief Gao Xianzhi ordered the extermination of the nine surnames of Zhaowu, if the Gu County Marquis could have been there to dissuade him, and if the officials in Anxi were as knowledgeable and able to distinguish right from wrong, then all the tragedies would have been

Is it possible that it won't happen?

If only if.

Today, the nine surnames of Zhaowu have been reduced to pieces, and their clansmen have fled without a trace. The remaining clansmen who are reluctant to leave their homeland live in anonymity and live without seeing the light of day.

The belated justice was just a calming explanation given to him by fate.

However, there was finally an explanation.

"Let's walk around. Kucha City has changed a lot this year. You will like this city." The soldier smiled kindly.

The middle-aged man thanked him and turned around numbly, but Gu Qing's name was deeply imprinted in his mind.

Walking slowly along the main street of Kucha City, the man did not pay attention to the crowds of people passing by. He just wanted to find a sunny place, sit down, have a drink, and see the scenery he had missed for many years.

Unknowingly, he walked outside the door of Fuzhi Inn, and the familiar figures busy inside made his dull eyes feel warm.

Is she...a benefactor or a friend?

When they walked into the inn, Huangfu Sisi happened to turn around. The two looked at each other, and then Huangfu Sisi's lips opened into a smile.

"Have you seen the pardon order?" Huangfu Sisi asked.

The man nodded and looked around nervously, wondering whether he should sit down.

"Sit there, there is sunshine there, it's very comfortable to bask in the sun." Huangfu Sisi pointed to a secluded spot near the street.

The man walked over and sat down.

Huangfu Sisi was still busy for a while, and after greeting all the other guests in the store, she took a jar of wine and sat down opposite him.

After opening the mud seal, the amber wine gurgled into the cup. The man swallowed his saliva, raised the glass and drank it all in one gulp. Then he took a long breath and looked much calmer.

Huangfu Sisi filled the bowl for him.

The man took another drink and suddenly asked: "Has anything happened to the Anxi Protectorate?"

Huangfu Sisi asked without answering: "How did you know?"

"The name of the deputy envoy of Jiedu should not appear at the end of the list." The man said concisely and concisely.

Huangfu Sisi nodded: "Well, Gao Xianzhi's power has been restrained by Gu Qing. Now all the power of the Anxi Protectorate is in the hands of Gu Qing."

The pupils in the man's eyes shrank suddenly: "Did Marquis Gu personally seize power, or... was it Chang'an's intention?"

Huangfu thought for a moment and said, "Is this what Chang'an means? But with Gu Qing's personality, I'm sure he won't be willing to be controlled."

The man's eyelids twitched: "Is the Emperor Tang suspicious of Gao Xianzhi?"

Huangfu Sisi smiled bitterly and said: "I am a woman who runs an inn, you ask me this? How do I know? But Gu Qing and I are friends? It can be seen from his words and deeds? It should be that Emperor Tang was dissatisfied with Gao Xianzhi, and was dissatisfied with him.

The root cause may be the destruction of the nine surnames of Zhaowu three years ago? and the great defeat of the Tang army in the Battle of Talos."

The man was silent for a long time and sighed: "It's too late. If the emperor of Tang Dynasty could have discovered the truth a few years earlier, why would the nine surnames of Zhaowu have suffered such a disaster..."

Huangfu Sisi whispered: "To you, it is a catastrophe that destroys the country and family? To the emperor of Chang'an, it is just a small mistake that was made accidentally? Now it is just a small mistake that has been corrected.

.”

The man sneered: "Yeah? In other people's eyes? What does it mean to destroy the country and destroy the family? The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty depends on destroying the country and the family, and only then can we achieve the glory we have today. And for those of us who are in exile, an amnesty order

It’s like rain from heaven.”

Huangfu Sisi frowned: "You can have hatred, but don't involve irrelevant people? Did Gu Qing help you? Your hatred should not be directed at him."

The man lowered his head and said, "Will Gao Xianzhi be transferred away from Anxi? Will the emperor punish him?"

Huangfu shook his head Sisi: "Will he be transferred away from Anxi? But he won't be punished. The emperor will give him a promotion."

Mentioning Gao Xianzhi's name, the man's breathing became faster. He looked at the street with red eyes, and his clenched fists were shaking with force.

Huangfu Sisi stared into his eyes and said slowly: "Have you thought clearly? Should you continue to take revenge and find an opportunity to assassinate Gao Xianzhi, or should you live a peaceful life?"

"My father, brother, and members of my clan all died under the swords of the Tang Army. How can we not avenge our sworn hatred?" the man gritted his teeth.

Huangfu Sisi was not surprised by his answer and said calmly: "Yes, but I can't help you. Also, if you take revenge, the pardon for the nine surnames of Zhaowu will be cancelled, and the Tang army will hunt and kill you year after year from now on."

The mistakes made by Gao Xianzhi, the people of the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu, are not considered mistakes. It is you, the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu, who brought about your own destruction."

"This morning, more than twenty clansmen with the nine surnames of Zhaowu were released from the camp outside the city. They were released under the order of Gu Qing. He is willing to give you a way to survive. You have blocked the escape yourself. You can't blame others."

The man was silent for a long time, and then said softly: "I want to see the Marquis of Gu County."

Huangfu Sisi suddenly had a faint blush on his face, looked away strangely, and said uncomfortably: "It may take a while."

"Why?"

Huangfu Sisi pursed his lips and wanted to laugh, but held back and smiled a little shyly: "He is a little afraid of me recently and may not dare to see me. Let's wait until his pretentiousness has passed. You can live in peace."

In my inn, wait for him to take the initiative to see you."

…………

Chang'an City.

As winter goes and spring comes, the snow melts and flowers bloom, and there are many beautiful people along the Weishui River.

Just after the New Year, Chang'an City can already feel the slightest hint of spring. There are gradually more and more tourists outing on the Weishui River. Countless people and scholars brought their families and simple snacks to the grass by the river, spreading their

Open a piece of cloth, take off your shoes, and the whole family lies happily on the cloth, feeling the long-lost warm spring sun shining on them.

The carriages of the powerful families drove out of the city in groups, and the servants hurriedly followed their masters' carriages. When they arrived at the Weishui River, they found a beautiful grassland to circle. The female relatives of the powerful people were in the enclosed area.

In the grassland, we feel the coming spring like the common people.

Zhang Huaijin pestered Zhang Huaiyu for several days, and Zhang Huaiyu had no choice but to agree to accompany her on an outing in the city.

The carriage and horse ceremony at the Honglu Temple Minister's Mansion was quite low-key. Two carriages, accompanied by a few maids and servants, left the city just like that.

Zhang Huaijin sat in the carriage, holding Zhang Huaiyu's arm. From time to time he curiously lifted the curtain of the carriage, looking at the crowds of people on the street, he couldn't help but smile happily.

"I haven't been out for a long time. Chang'an City is not interesting since Brother Gu is not here. It's still fun to have fun with Brother Gu. We went to the street to eat barbecue, drink grape wine, and even kicked someone into Qujiang Pond...

..." Zhang Huaijin chuckled, but his eyes were full of lovesickness.

Zhang Huaiyu said in surprise: "Who did you kick into Qujiang Pond?"

Zhang Huaijin laughed loudly regardless of his manners. After laughing enough, he whispered a name in Zhang Huaiyu's ear.

Even Zhang Huaiyu, who had experienced many storms, could not help but tremble at this moment.

"You, you... are so ridiculous!"

Zhang Huaijin said with a smile: "Brother Gu kicked me, but I was hiding far away. If Sister wants to scold him, just scold him."

Zhang Huaiyu couldn't laugh or cry and said: "The prime minister of the current dynasty who is a very human minister, you are really..."

After saying that, Zhang Huaiyu immediately shut up, lowered his face and said coldly: "This matter will be buried in my stomach from now on, and I am not allowed to tell anyone. Do you understand? Otherwise, it will bring great trouble to you, Brother Gu, and you will have a strong man for nothing."

enemy."

Zhang Huaijin nodded hurriedly: "I only told my sister, not anyone else, that she would not betray me."

Zhang Huaiyu snorted and said, "If you act so nonsense, your brother Gu will be killed by you sooner or later."

"No, no, no, I secretly went to the Taoist temple to calculate it, and my destiny is Gewangfu." Zhang Huaijin said proudly.

The carriage had arrived at the Weishui River. The two sisters got off the carriage and found a secluded place. The maid spread cloth and thin blankets for them. Zhang Huaiyu sat cross-legged on it and took out a book to read. Zhang Huaijin couldn't help but feel disappointed.

He shook her arm and said, "Sister, you are reading again and again! You finally came out with me, how could you waste this wonderful spring time?"

Zhang Huaiyu put away the book helplessly and was about to say something when someone suddenly shouted loudly in front of him: "It's the princess's chariot!"

The two sisters turned around and saw a group of Yulin Guard knights riding their horses calmly. They chose a place not far from the sisters and surrounded them. Then, under the protection of many palace maids and eunuchs, the princess's carriage slowly stopped.

Next, Princess Wanchun walked out of Luanjia with the help of the palace maid.

After Zhang Huaijin saw Princess Wanchun's face clearly, his eyes widened immediately, with a look of caution on his face, and he shook Zhang Huaiyu's arm vigorously: "Sister, it's that bad woman! Bad woman, bad woman!"

Zhang Huaiyu scolded: "Shut up! We are all here for an outing, and we don't offend each other. Don't yell so much that the princess' honor guard will hear you, or you will be jailed."

Princess Wanchun got off the Luanjia and walked to the Weishui River under the escort of the Yulin Guards. She stared at the river alone in a daze. For a long time, the Yulin Guards laid out a scarlet carpet for her, and surrounded it with screens several feet wide.

Isolated from tourists.

Just as she was about to surround the last screen, Wanchun glanced inadvertently and suddenly met Zhang Huaijin's hostile gaze. Wanchun was stunned for a moment, and then she saw Zhang Huaiyu clearly next to her.

Zhang Huaiyu was still wearing white clothes and white skirt, looking aloof and indifferent to the world, standing calmly in the distance, like a fairy who could not eat the fireworks of the world.

Wan Chun narrowed his eyes, raised his nostrils unconsciously, and stared at them arrogantly through his two small holes.

Wan Chun hooked his fingers at the palace maid next to him and whispered a few instructions. The palace maid bowed and stepped back, walked out of the screen, came to Sister Zhang Huaiyu, and said politely: "You two, Your Highness the Princess invites you."

Zhang Huaijin said angrily: "Don't go..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Huaiyu covered his mouth.

"Lead the way." Zhang Huaiyu said succinctly to the palace maid.

After a quick meeting last time, this was the second time the three girls met.

After passing through the heavy guard circle of Yulin Guards, the Zhang sisters came to the front of Princess Wanchun to salute. Zhang Huaijin reluctantly bent down, glanced at Wanchun imperceptibly, and then stood next to Zhang Huaiyu to prepare his emotions.

Wan Chun looked at Zhang Huaiyu carefully, from his face to his neck, from his skin to his chest and legs, and then unconsciously lowered his head and looked at himself, suddenly feeling a little inferior.
Chapter completed!