The countryside of Qinzhou was not as prosperous and beautiful as that of Chang 'an. Torches lit up the plains under the sea of stars. Soldiers who had traveled a long distance sat around the bonfire, eating and chatting. Three thousand cavalrymen formed a huge circle, leaving a large empty space in the middle, so as not to disturb the little King's rest.
As the future master of this world, the courtesy he received was naturally much higher than that of Chang 'an, where nobles and nobles could be seen everywhere. The Governor of Qinzhou and the local gentry were already waiting outside the city to welcome him. However, the Xiliang Army never disturbed the people, so they did not enter the city. They only stationed outside the city.
Xu Buling's guard of honor naturally included more than one carriage. Apart from his bedding carriage, there were more than 40 carriages behind. Only one contained Xu Buling's belongings, while the rest belonged to Lady Lu. The entire Jinghua Garden was almost empty, as if they were going to take care of Xu Buling for the rest of his life. There were also various objects awarded to Su Of Gojoseon by the imperial court.
There were more than 200 maids, coachmen, and guards. At dusk, they were all resting in the carriages or in tents on the ground.
Under the bright moonlight, there was a relatively large carriage in the middle of the convoy. It was similar to the other carriages carrying clothes and jewelry. The doors and windows were all locked. Yue Nu stood guard in front of it, and the other carriages blocked the view of others.
Yue Nu was originally Lady Lu's maid, but Xu Buling could not be disturbed, so he stayed at the back of the convoy. Therefore, she was given a new job by Xiao. She was responsible for taking care of special guests.
At this time, Yue Nu still had a strange expression on her face. She was a little scared. She looked around for fear that the carriage would be discovered. She heard the "wuwu" sound inside, but she did not answer. She only trembled slightly.
In the dead of night, the camp was silent.
Yue Nu stood guard outside the carriage. Suddenly, someone patted her shoulder. She was so shocked that she quickly turned her head. She saw that Xu Buling had appeared behind her and made a "shh" gesture.
"Little King …"
Yue Nu was relieved. She had no time to ask Xu Buling why he suddenly felt better. She hurriedly ran away, afraid that she would be discovered.
Xu Buling shook his head and chuckled. He jumped into the carriage, opened the lock, and entered.
There was no light in the spacious carriage. Only by lighting candles could one see two graceful women lying in the carriage with their hands and feet tied. Their eyes were covered with black cloth, twisting on the blanket.
Hearing the sound of someone coming in, one of the maids trembled and moved closer to her master.
His master was obviously a little angry, "Wu wu — —" twice, as if he was scolding someone.
Xu Buring closed the door of the carriage and walked to the front. He lifted his hand and removed the black cloth covering his eyes, revealing a beautiful face. Her eyes were like red apricots, and she was very attractive. However, her expression was very fierce.
"King …"
With a handkerchief in her mouth, Xiao Xiang 'er stared at the man in white in front of her. She couldn't wait to bite this bastard to death.
Last time, she listened to Xu Buling and went to the summer resort. She just waited for two days and fainted inexplicably. Then she appeared in a small courtyard dozens of miles away from Chang 'an City. The door was locked and deserted. She thought she was tied up. Fortunately, Xiao came out once and said that it was Xu Buling's arrangement, so she should be patient.
Xiao Xiang 'er didn't know martial arts and couldn't fly out of the courtyard. She could only wait patiently. Unexpectedly, a few days later, she fainted again and was tied to the carriage.
It was a little hot in the summer. She had never suffered like this since she was a child. She couldn't shout because she was stuffed with a handkerchief. She could only wait in the dark carriage with Qiao E, who depended on her.
The carriage was shaky. She didn't know where to go. Anyway, it took her some time. Every night, she could only be untied by a woman. Then she would be pulled to stretch and put into the carriage.
She knew that the woman was the maid of Lady Lu, Yue Nu, so she was obedient. She just kept complaining about Xu Buling and Lu Hongluan.
Now that she saw Xu Buling again, Xiao Xiang 'er, who had been restrained for many days, couldn't bear it anymore. She wriggled and her eyes were dignified and angry. "King …"
"Baby, be good!"
Xu Buling comforted her softly and raised his hand to untie the ropes.
Xiao Xiang'er was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes were filled with anxiety as she gestured to Qiao'e beside her.
Qiao E obviously heard it. She froze on the spot and was a little surprised.
After untiing the ropes, Xu Buling untied Qiao E.
Xiao Xiang 'er took the handkerchief out of her mouth and stood up in a hurry. She kicked Xu Buling's leg with her embroidered shoe.
"Xu Buling, how dare you tie me up!?"
After being untied, Qiao E had already sensed that something was wrong. She lowered her head and walked to the corner of the carriage to face the wall.
Xu Buling smiled. He raised his hand and pulled the dignified Xiao Xiang 'er into his arms. He said softly,
"Baby, guess where we are?"
Xiao Xiang 'er's eyes were full of fear and astonishment. She anxiously gestured at Qiao E. She didn't expect that after she winked, Xu Buling covered her mouth and pressed her on the couch. He raised his hand to untie her dress.
Xiao Xiang 'er was scared out of her wits. She shoved him away in a flurry, trying to stop Xu Buling's crazy evil deed.
Qiao E was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She watched the empress dowager being kissed by a man. As a maid who had grown up with her, she still summoned her courage and ran over to pull Xu Buling.
"Little King, shut up. Are you crazy? If someone finds out …"
Xu Buling kissed her for a while before he let go of Xiao Xiang 'er, whose eyes were filled with pleading. He raised his hand and helped her up. He still held her in his arms.
"In the future, we can detoxify the poison openly."
"Bah … You … Are you crazy today?"
Xiao Xiang 'er put on the demeanor of the empress dowager and struggled with all her might. She wanted to call for help, but she didn't dare. She didn't even dare to make eye contact with Qiao E. She just gave Xu Buling anxious looks.
Xu Buling raised his hand and opened the window. He smiled.
"Look outside?"
Xiao Xiang 'er was angry and anxious. She glanced outside and saw the dark wilderness. She said angrily,
"Where is this? What do you want to do? I … I … "
Xu Buling sighed and held the restless baby in his arms. "This is Qinzhou, my territory."
Xiao Xiang 'er was stunned. She looked carefully and saw the countless troops of Xiliang in the distance. She was suddenly shocked. "You … Why did you come to Qinzhou? How did you get out of Chang 'an? "
Xu Buling smiled and told her about Song Ji's plan and the result.
Xiao Xiang 'er frowned and listened. Halfway through, her eyes were full of shock. She frowned and said angrily,
"You are too risky. You played along with the situation. If His Majesty is really innocent, what if you killed the wrong person?"
Xu Buling shook his head and smiled. "The plan for me is not just to kill me. The ultimate goal must be to remove the vassal state. And the biggest beneficiary of removing the vassal state must be the emperor.
My father will not wait to be executed if he directly exterminated the Xu family. The imperial court cannot bear the consequences of rebellion, so he will not be so impatient.
Therefore, I speculate that he should be using me to force my father to send troops first. Then he will force my father to retreat and achieve the goal of removing the vassal state.
I received a jar of antidote wine, which can detoxify 20% of the poison. It also confirmed this speculation. The mastermind behind the scenes can protect my life at any time. Because if I really die, there will be no room for negotiation.
Then, based on this, I can infer the person who can use this method. He lured me to the palace, so he must want me to kill the emperor.
Then the person who made the plan must want to be the emperor or support someone else to be the emperor.
But even if the new emperor succeeds in usurping the throne, he can use this method to make my father retreat, but I will not die after killing the emperor. It will be difficult to stop the officials' mouths. The person who can perfectly set up such a big plan will not end in such a hurry, leaving many hidden dangers.
Then I thought about it. Under what circumstances can I make perfect use of this situation to achieve the goal of removing the vassal state and make the imperial court, my father, and even the people of the world believe it.
As a result, I found that only the resurrection of the Son of Heaven can perfectly solve the problem of 'I killed the emperor but could not kill him'.
And Zhang Xiang's confession let me know that the Son of Heaven and the Dragon-locking Insect are inseparable. I don't believe that the Son of Heaven doesn't know all kinds of tricks of Song Yu. There must be two people behind the scenes, so I beat him at his own game. "
Xiao Xiang 'er's eyes were full of disbelief. "Just because you guessed that there were two people behind the scenes, you killed the emperor? If you killed the wrong person … "
Xu Buling chuckled. "If I killed the wrong person and Song Yu succeeded the throne, in order to calm the Courtiers, Song Yu would definitely blame the Dragon-locking Insect on the Son of Heaven to explain that I had no choice. Then he would use my life as an excuse to force my father to retreat.
In order to break out of this situation, I asked my father to first lead the troops out of Qinzhou and pretend to rebel. Then he would directly attack Yuanzhou and catch the Northern Qi off guard.
As long as my father did not rebel, it would be difficult for me to die because I had no choice but to 'die soon'.
Even if Song Yu or Song Ji did not want the achievements in their hands and took the risk of forcing my father to rebel to kill me, most of the poison in my body has been cured. If I had no choice, I would be able to escape from Chang 'an alone.
Of course, all this is thanks to you, baby. If you did not help me cure the poison, I would not dare to take such a risk. "
Xiao Xiang 'er's eyes widened and she thought carefully for a moment. Her mind was still a little confused. Finally, she said coldly,
"If you want to break out of this situation, then so be it. Why did you tie me up and bring me here?"
