Tome of Troubled Times Chapter 242: Water and fire

Chapter 242 Water and Fire

In front of Tang Wanzhuang, of course Zhao Changhe could only distance himself from the relationship with the imperial concubine: "Where are you thinking? Isn't it just that if you are good-looking, you will naturally look at it twice? It is human nature, human nature ..."

Tang Wanzhuang stared at him without speaking.

Zhao Changhe said carefully: "Actually, I stared at you for a longer time. Didn't you feel it..."

Tang Wanzhuang glanced left and right subconsciously, then said expressionlessly: "Remember what you said."

It means to remind him that everyone has agreed that they are not interested in marriage, but don't go back on your word.

Zhao Changhe rolled his eyes. They could tease each other a little bit in Gusu before, but they started again in the capital. The skin is very tender and I won’t find anyone else.

Tang Wanzhuang ignored his expression and continued to ask: "It doesn't matter if you look at her a few times, is it normal for you to want to stay in the Huangfu family?"

"I have no place to live, can I stay here with you?"

Tang Wanzhuang: "..."

She found that she had no position to quarrel, so she could only say: "Anyway, regardless of whether you admit your identity or not, she is still a noble concubine. Even if you are just an ordinary commoner, you can't covet her. Be careful. And based on that identity Say it, even more..."

Zhao Changhe felt a little guilty and said helplessly: "Where did you go? What happened to you today? You are talking about this kind of thing, why don't you just take a second look? This is the perspective from which our Tang chief should look at things. What?"

Tang Wanzhuang also felt that she had lost her composure. She adjusted her mood by lowering her head and sipping tea, and then slowly said: "Because I know that she, a so-called noble concubine, doesn't take it seriously, and neither does His Majesty. So there are a lot of things. Heart."

Zhao Changhe became interested: "How do you say it?"

Tang Wanzhuang hesitated for a while. Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said to anyone casually, but if this person is Zhao Changhe, does it count as a family matter in a sense? Or is it better to let him know?

After hesitating for a long time, he finally said: "The Huangfu family is a general in the northwest and did not originally live in the capital. Since several young masters died in battle one after another, His Majesty asked Marquis Jingyuan to return to the capital to retire, which was an extremely gracious blessing..."

Zhao Changhe said: "Afraid that his achievements will shock the Lord? Or are he afraid that General Huangfu will lose too many sons and his mentality will explode? He said he was returning to the capital to retire, but in fact he was disarmed and returned to the fields, seizing military power, and even had people leave their place of residence for generations and be raised in captivity in the capital. Get up."

"Maybe...a little bit." Tang Wanzhuang said it, but she also felt that it sounded unpleasant, and defended the emperor: "But your Majesty has not killed any meritorious officials so far, which is also rare in history. It is true that the general family has been stationed on the border for a long time. It’s not very good... and the Huangfu family are subordinates of the former dynasty, so it’s not incomprehensible for them to be defensive.”

The former dynasty... Zhao Changhe remembered for the first time that there was such a concept. It had been decades since the founding of Daxia, and the concept of the former dynasty had long since disappeared among the people. I had not heard of it for so long. Heard it.

Having said that, it is quite normal for Miss Huangfu Qing to feel resentful about what happened to the Huangfu family, but the family doesn’t know what to think. So she joined the Four Symbols Cult herself? I wonder if her father knows... Anyway, judging from the current situation, at least the Demon Suppressor doesn't know, otherwise Tang Wanzhuang would not have this attitude.

He also declined to comment: "What then?"

"The Huangfu family entered Beijing more than ten years ago. At that time, Huangfu Shaozong was still wearing crotchless trousers, and Huangfu was in his prime love years. At that time, his reputation was really well-known in the capital..."

"Where were you then?"

"..." This question turned out to be a precise entry point that broke several clues.

Tang Wanzhuang didn't want to answer, but she could only reply expressionlessly: "Traveling around the world... studying in Beijing."

Zhao Changhe urgently suppressed his smile.

About the same age, about the same beauty, and similar family backgrounds. I guess their talents and learning are not much different. Maybe your martial arts is better than hers... Zhao Changhe has not thought that the Winged Fire Snake is Suzaku, otherwise he would not even know the martial arts. Almost everything.

A woman from a water town is gentle, elegant, and serious; a woman who is a general and a fierce woman may be a bit of a goblin.

One is the mainstay of the imperial court, and the other is a traitor behind the scenes.

It is simply incompatible with fire and water, with both light and dark sides. It's not surprising that these two people have disliked each other since they were young girls. It is most likely that this feud has become natural, and the entire capital is used to having fun.

Time flies, one becomes the first, and the other becomes a noble concubine, and the inertia is still tearing...

If Zhao Changhe could connect Suzaku, he would know that back in Luojiazhuang, in the atmosphere of imminent massacre and annihilation, Suzaku’s first words when he saw Tang Wanzhuang were: "Chunshui Swordsmanship has a vulgar name. It’s a bit cool, but it still looks good.”

The little taste in those words is really not enough to explain to outsiders.

Tang Wanzhuang looked unhappy: "What's that expression on your face? Do you think I told you not to get close to her because we dislike each other?"

Isn’t it?

Zhao Changhe sat obediently, lowering his head and drinking tea.

Tang Wanzhuang knocked on the table: "What does this have to do with me? It's after the Huangfu family entered Beijing! Don't change the subject!"

"Hmm, what next?"

Tang Wanzhuang stared at him for a long time, and finally got back to the topic: "In general, in the many wars with the Hu people in the future, the imperial court was defeated badly, and many elite border troops were killed. The so-called faintness of His Majesty in his later years. Marquis Jingyuan couldn't sit still and asked for an expedition many times."

Zhao Changhe said: "So sending your daughter to the palace is considered to reassure him? How can your daughter be reassured? It's useless. It's not as meaningful as leaving Huangfu Shaozong to live in the capital."

"Obviously, the real proton is Huangfu Shaozong himself, not Huangfu Qing. I don't know if Huangfu Shaozong understands it himself."

"...In other words, there is no need for Huangfu Qing to enter the palace."

"Yes, it is unnecessary and meaningless. In this matter, it is very likely that Huangfu Qing and the Jingyuan Hou family are treated separately... At most, it is better to let Jingyuan Hou use his relatives to lead the troops, which is better than It sounds nice to keep someone else’s son in Beijing, but I still think it’s Huangfu Qing’s own business.”

"Is it because Lao Xia was guilty of sexual misconduct and forced her to enter the palace?"

"No, Your Majesty has not been flirting with women for at least ten years, maybe even longer. He has not even chosen a beautiful girl in twenty years." Tang Wanzhuang said seriously: "In fact, a person like your Majesty has practiced so much. At the level of unity, I will no longer be interested in these things. I have never seen anyone in the Tianban who is interested, such as Cui Wen Z. Since Cui Yuanyang was born, he has probably never touched his wife or concubines. This is also the reason why Your Majesty has only one prince. According to my secret reports in the inner palace, His Majesty has not touched Queen Wang for at least fifteen years. Maybe the Luo family matter is his last interest..."

"..." Although it matched the judgment of Huangfu's virginity, Zhao Changhe's CPU was about to burn out again.

Since entering the palace has no meaning to the Huangfu family, then why does she enter the palace? To seduce the emperor? The emperor is no longer flirting with women, and he seems to know a lot of people. It makes no sense that you don't know, and you want to hook up with a hammer? And this kind of thing doesn't seem like something the Winged Fire Snake would do with its temperament.

It makes sense to deliberately enter the palace to cause trouble for a certain purpose, such as plotting to assassinate the emperor. But Xia Longyuan couldn't make sense. Since he didn't even choose a beautiful girl, why would he find a noble concubine if he thought he didn't have enough things to do? Maybe she killed your son and you didn’t care?

But fortunately, this matter probably doesn't require any brain-burning. If I ask Huangfu Qing directly later, she should be able to tell.

Damn it, the worst case scenario is that in exchange for joining a religion.

Tang Wanzhuang said: "In short, the relationship between your Majesty and Huangfu is definitely not the relationship between the emperor and the concubine. It must be just a name, and they are cooperating for a certain thing. Your Majesty's idea may be barely explained as promoting a noble concubine. I'm beating up Queen Wang, but I really don't understand Huangfu Qing's purpose, and it's impossible to have a son. What is she trying to do? In short, this woman is very dangerous, especially your identity..."

She paused, frowned and said: "You shouldn't have entered the capital. There is no big difference between your entering the capital and announcing that you will succeed. What does the Queen think, what does Huangfu Qing think, the attitude of the officials... His Majesty's own Attitude. I can't deduce the troubles here for a while. Why would I enter Beijing at this time?"

The shadow of Xia Chichi flashed through Zhao Changhe's heart, and he knew that his entry into the capital this time was not entirely the result of Yihuo Snake's deception. The reason for entering the capital was not that important.

The real reason was that Xia Chichi sighed. She felt that her father was going to die, but she didn't even know the situation.

Zhao Changhe took a deep breath: "The Wang family is in turmoil. I think Queen Wang has revealed some serious information to the Wang family. I want to know your majesty's true current situation, and I will leave as soon as I know. You said you have a hidden secret in the palace. , can you give me an accurate letter?"

Tang Wanzhuang shook his head: "According to my information, His Majesty's complexion is obviously fine. I don't know how the Wang family made the judgment. He even went to court this morning and sent additional troops to the south. He didn't see anything at all. Something went wrong.”

Zhao Changhe scratched his head and thought to himself that if you don't let me get in touch with Huangfu Qing, I'm afraid it won't be possible. I have to ask Huangfu Qing about this anyway...

Just as I was thinking about this, the announcement from the Demon Suppression Department personnel came from outside: "First Officer, Mr. Huangfu is outside and invites Zhao Changhe to a banquet."

Zhao Changhe looked at Tang Wanzhuang pitifully. Tang Wanzhuang glared at him angrily, then shook his head and laughed: "Go, go, we are here, how long can we hide? Just look at the smoke and clouds of Beijing. Is it as you wish?"