Chapter 156 Two tigers will die when they fight

The ups and downs of the harem and the court are endless, and they will not calm down because of the disappearance of someone. Just as the news of Ling Yuechan's death spread, a more amazing news came from the government and the opposition. Prince Rui, who led the troops to the Wuhuan Kingdom, was defeated and died!

Ling Yuechan's death may have caused a lot of waves in the harem, but it did not cause any ripples in the court. Even in the harem, it was like a stone sinking into the sea because of the death of Prince Rui. In a moment, it disappeared without a trace. No more people remembered this once glorious and spoiled woman.

King Rui is the closest brother of Emperor Feng Yuqi, the most valued courtier, and has a sage name in the court, so this name is familiar even in the harem. Looking at Feng Yuqi's haggard face and gloomy expression for days, the concubines also sighed, and the palace people around them did not even dare to be angry, and they were careful for fear that an unintentional will cause trouble.

There was news from the Guhua Palace that the Empress Dowager was overly sad and unwell because of the death of King Rui. But when Ling Xiao went to visit, he felt that he was afraid that the Empress Dowager's illness was fake, and his posture was true. Although King Rui was raised by the Empress Dowager from an early age, he was not his own child. I'm afraid that the Empress Dowager was fierce in the early years.

Strangely, the Empress Dowager was not sick. Lin Xuanyu was sick at this time. How could she get sick for no reason? And looking at it, it doesn't look like an ordinary disease at all. Her red and swollen eyes and pale face actually feel a little sad, but why is she sad? Looking at her extremely weak appearance, Ling Xiao somehow had a little strange in her heart.

"Zhaoyi Niangniang, you and the little master have an unusual relationship, and the maidservant dare to say this to you. On the way to Beijing, he has been taken care of by Prince Rui. After entering the palace, the doctor Hua did his best for the young lady at the request of the prince..." Zhu Xiang knelt in front of Ling Xiao and was about to cry. "Since the news that King Rui died for the country came in, the young lady did not eat or drink. She fell down seriously ill. Please persuade the little master."

Ling Xiao's heart was shocked. He sat on the edge of the bed, holding Lin Xuanyu's cold hands, looking at her closed eyes, and was very sad. You go down first. I'll stay with my sister for a while.

Zhu Xiang was happy to know that Ling Xiao could rely on. Fortunately, there was Ling Zhaoyi. Otherwise, she and the young lady really didn't know what to do in this palace.

"Sister, it's fate that we can get together since we left Phoenix. From the moment we left home, we were destined to no longer belong to us. There were so many things happening along the way..." Ling Xiao said, thinking of the past and the appearance of Yue Chan before her death, and her eyes gradually swelled, but not a single tear came out.

Seeing that Lin Xuanyu frowned tightly, and there were thin beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead. Ling Xiao took out his handkerchief and wiped it for her. I felt stuffy in the room, so I stood up and wanted to push the screen window a little. As soon as I walked to the window, I found that an orchid on the side was a little strange.

Somehow, Ling Xiao squatted down to check, but found that there was some medicine residue mixed in the flower mud. He turned over a little with his hand and found that there were many below, and his face suddenly turned white.

"Sister, it turns out that you..." Ling Xiao closed his eyes, and his long eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyelids.

"Sister, most of the time, my fate is up to me, and I still don't force it." After Lin Xuanyu woke up a little, Ling Xiao persuaded her implicitly and said sadly, "In this huge palace, without you, my sister really doesn't know how to go down."

Lin Xuanyu's eyes flashed slightly, but there was still no glimmer of hope, and his eyes were as dark as an abyss. Zhu Xiang had already told her that the flower mud in the orchid pot had been turned over. She knew that with Ling Xiao's understanding of drugs, she could not hide it from her.

Those were the residues of Wuzi soup, which could not be found. Every time she drank it, she ordered Zhuxiang to pour the medicine residue into the flower mud. Unexpectedly, it was still known by Ling Xiao. But it doesn't matter. So far, do you know what else is important?

"At that time, you were favored by the emperor, and Xie Guifei and Ling Yuechan were staring at you, and you were too busy for a while. He has become the only spiritual pillar left of me. He often cares about me through the mouth of the Chinese doctor, in my heart..." Lin Xuanyu said this and smiled a little bitterly. "Although I know, in fact, he doesn't care about me. He just wants to know your news. The reason why he does this to me is because you call me sister. . "

Ling Xiao was silent and didn't know what it was like in his heart. He wanted to persuade him to avoid hurting himself and self-destruction by wrong love, but he couldn't say those high-sounding words. If people's hearts are at their own, there will not be so much infatuation in the world.

Finally, he only left a sentence with a smile, "Wanwang, take care of yourself. Xiaoer is still waiting for her. When she is old, let's bask in the sun and embroider handkerchiefs together."

He raised his feet and stepped out of the high threshold, and there was a depressing sob behind him.

He took Qingwu and Erlan back to Qiluan Hall, but when he passed by Bichi, he heard several little maids of honor whispering excitedly. I heard that the general was only at the beginning and weak, and he was very young." With such a light age and such a reputation, won't the future be unlimited in the future?" That's natural, but no matter how unlimited it is, it has nothing to do with us..."

"I heard that Wuhuan has recently retreated in a row, but this dynasty has won repeatedly because of a young general. The commander-in-chief Yunlian Wang and the Xie family have always been the same." Er Lan explained that there seemed to be a few words without a beginning and end, but Ling Xiao understood.

The commander is from the Xie family, but he can't refuse the enemy. Instead, he was robbed of the limelight by a new young general. How can the Xie family be embarrassed as an old political family? No wonder Princess Xie has no extra energy to restrain these little maids.

It's enough to know a general idea about these foreign affairs and the direction of the wind. As for the specific inside information, Ling Xiao is not very interested. After going back, be ready to prepare, so that the emperor will come to wait for you.

In the evening, Feng Yuqi took the initiative to talk to Ling Xiao about the affairs of the court. A few years were really eventful, not only in the harem, but also in the foreign dynasty. Wuhuan invaded the frontier, but the team led by King Yunlian was helpless. In just half a month, it lost five cities in a row.

"Formao, Li Ye is really a general, and I have never looked away." Feng Yuqi is very gratified.

It turned out that the young general who was in the limelight turned out to be Li Ye. Ling Xiao was secretly surprised. Thinking about it again, he felt that it was reasonable.

The weather is getting colder, and the war between the Qianxi Dynasty and Wuhuan is getting hotter and hotter. However, just like the flame that burns to its peak, it is often not far from the firewood. No matter how strong the momentum of Wuhuan is, it is the end of the strong crossbow, and it has slowly shown a decline.

However, for many people in this dynasty, the national feud is a certain distance from life. Except for the people who are really attacked by the war, others are more concerned about the change of power between various families in the imperial dynasty.

Everyone is spreading that there was Huo Qubing in ancient times, and now there is Li Ye. However, the Xie family, which has been flourishing for hundreds of years, has become more and more weak. Even if the hundred-legged insects die but not stiff, they will no longer return to the original fire cooking oil. Everyone said that heroes come from teenagers, and the Xie family is going to make way for the younger generation.

Unexpectedly, it is still the supreme imperial power that manipulates all this behind it. Strengthening centralization is what the emperor will do sooner or later, and the power that competes with the imperial power must not coexist with it, and one of the two must be destroyed. And those who survive must be the imperial power.

It's just that not every emperor has such courage and opportunity. And once there is a chance, no one will give up. Even if Wuhuan's invasion was a great disaster for the country, it also gave Feng Yuqi an opportunity to weaken the Xie family and even make the power gradually disappear.

After a hundred years of prosperity, Xie's family has already bred a lot of unbearable internals. Even the King of Yunlian, who is closely connected to him, is not a real handsome talent, and because he is jealous of his ability, even if there are excellent subordinates, he has no chance to use it. If it is not obvious at ordinary times, once the incident occurs, these will be exposed. Even though this generation of the Xie family is in power, Prime Minister Xie's city is extremely deep and has the talent of generals, but it is difficult to support it alone. And the more capable he is, the more he can't tolerate by the emperor - the two powers that are born destined to coexist. Once they collide with each other, the result must be bloody.

Feng Yuqi has always had doubts about the death of King Rui. Although there is no evidence that it is under the hands of King Yunlian, he still pay attention to it. Under his secret support and protection, Li Ye, who was only a participating general, made a series of contributions, and under the control of increasingly anxious and eagerness for quick success, King Yunlian made a series of "mistakes". Finally, he was impeached for a serious strategic military command improper accident, and Feng Yuqi was "forced" to change the general.

Li Ye jumped into a new general. After he took office, the war situation took a key turn. Feng Yuqi rewarded him, which naturally became more and more just. No old minister was criticized because of Li Ye's youth.

Because of the war, this year's festival is very ordinary, and it is not as grand as before. Everything is simple. Because of the death of King Rui and the seemingly sadness that often flashed on Feng Yuqi's face, the whole palace seemed to be covered with a thin layer of cold.

However, all this gradually melted like ice and snow melting in the spring of the coming year, and the whole country was happy because of the complete defeat of Wuhuan.

When Li Ye led 100,000 soldiers into the capital, the whole city welcomed him, and Feng Yuyu personally led the civil and military officials to meet him two miles outside the gate.