Wulin martial arts hegemony record

Chapter 244

"Without the emperor's permission, how could you ordinary people enter the palace!" After Liu Yong said something to Xue Chang, he suddenly remembered the warning from his adoptive father, and his tone softened: "We are going to the courtyard of the Goddess Palace in the capital, um ...To be precise, it should be the residence of Goddess Palace bestowed by the late emperor, Princess Tianchang has been waiting there these days, and she even had a fight with the emperor over this."

Xue Chang heard the other party's complaint, he suppressed the throbbing that rose from the bottom of his heart, and asked instead: "Eunuch Liu is dedicated to serving the eldest princess?"

Liu Yong glanced at him and said lightly: "Our adoptive father used to serve the eldest princess' mother, the first prince's mother Zhou, she was kind-hearted, and she still remembered the friendship back then. It was suggested that my adoptive father be transferred to serve, but my adoptive father is old and weak, and he feels that he is not competent, so he recommended our family..."

Although Liu Yong's tone was flat, his heart was full of emotions.One must know that Zhou Wanyao was only the former prince's concubine, and was named Liangdi, not the prince's concubine, so she could not be called "Niangniang". Gui Luo is so simple, but there is a reason why he still called it that in front of Xue Chang.

At that time, Zhou Wanyao was deprived of the title of "Liangdi" because of her mistakes, and was expelled from Luoyang. The eunuch Li Rui who served her was also demoted to the respect room because of this. At that time, Liu Yongzhi was just a eunuch who had just entered the palace. The ex-princess was in a bad mood when she was reprimanded by the first emperor, and he didn't notice in time when he was cleaning the garden when he passed by, so he didn't bow his head and stand still, so he was considered disrespectful and was demoted to the respect room.Because the eunuch in charge knew that he had offended the future empress dowager, he often gave him small shoes to wear. Maybe it was because of the same illness, or maybe it was pity that he was young. Li Rui often took care of him, and in the end he was adopted as his adopted son. Supported through the long and difficult years.It wasn't until Luo Lanmeng was named the eldest princess by the current emperor that he was able to stand up. Apart from being grateful to Zhou Wanyao, there was also a hidden hatred for the empress dowager deep in his heart.

Xue Chang knew about Luo Lanmeng's life experience when he was in the Wushan Goddess Palace, and he also watched some court dramas in his previous life. Although the other party said it plainly, through his words, Xue Chang could feel their past hardships, so he asked with concern. He asked, "How is the father-in-law's adoptive father doing now?"

Liu Yong didn't expect the other party to ask this question, he was stunned for a moment, then tilted his fists upwards to salute, and said gratefully: "The eldest princess is kind, I beg the emperor to let my foster father go out of the palace, and now he is living in the Goddess Palace mansion!"

Xue Chang breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "That's good, that's good..."

Liu Yong stared at Xue Chang, feeling that the other party's expression was natural, and he didn't seem to be faking it. After thinking about it, he said in a deep voice: "Master Xue, after the eldest princess is conferred, from the princes and officials to the martial arts family, I want to be with you. There are many royal marriages, but they are all rejected by the eldest princess, so they offend the current queen mother and some princely families. His status is too low, even if Empress Zhou agrees, it is difficult for the emperor to nod.

But now that you come to the capital, you will definitely become the target of public criticism. I am afraid that your life will not be saved in the end. If I were you, I would return to Bashu immediately and never see the eldest princess again. This would not only save my life, but also let the eldest princess The situation has become safe! "

Xue Chang really didn't think that his love affair with Luo Lanmeng would cause many things, even threaten each other's safety, but this made him more determined: "Thank you for your reminder, father-in-law, but on the contrary, I think the best way to solve difficulties The solution is to marry Lanmeng as his wife!"

Liu Yong was a little annoyed that Xue Chang called the eldest princess by her name again, but this time he didn't get angry, but said coldly: "Everyone wants to be a son-in-law, but it's not easy to be one. "

"It's up to people!" Xue Chang said confidently.

Liu Yong sneered twice, obviously thinking that Xue Chang was being blindly optimistic, so he stopped trying to persuade him and closed his eyes.

Xue Yuting tugged Xue Chang's sleeve lightly, and whispered worriedly: "Brother, since the emperor doesn't want you to marry Princess Luo... then don't marry her—"

"Junior sister, don't talk nonsense." Hu Qiudi couldn't help interjecting: "Master, I support you, just to marry the eldest princess back and become our mistress!"

Xue Chang stretched out his hand, tapped on the heads of the two of them, and scolded softly, "Don't worry about the adult's affairs, children should focus more and work hard to improve their martial arts, and strive to get good results in the martial arts competition."

The two girls still wanted to refute, but seeing Xue Chang raised his hand again, they quickly shut their mouths.

The carriage became quiet, but the sound of horseshoes kept ringing clearly. After a while, the sound of horseshoes disappeared, and the carriage also came to a standstill. The groom's voice came from outside: "Here we are."

Liu Yong immediately opened his eyes, got up and opened the curtain, and got out of the carriage first.

Xue Chang followed closely, got out of the carriage, saw the three male disciples beside the carriage, felt relieved, then looked around, he was in an alley, there was no one around, and there was a small wooden door in front of him, It is locked tightly, there is no plaque above it, it is probably the back door again.

Liu Yong did not call the door immediately, but carefully inspected another carriage parked next to the wooden door, and finally asked the coachman directly: "Which family are you from?"

The coachman was startled when he saw that the person who was interrogating was an eunuch, he hesitated and wanted to perfunctory, but he heard the wooden door "creak" open, and two people came out, the first one was a middle-aged woman , but wearing a gown with a round neck and narrow sleeves, and a headband with stiff feet on his head, he looks dignified and heroic.

Behind her was a middle-aged man, wearing a brocade robe and a jade belt, with fair skin and a slightly fat body, looking pampered.

Liu Yong hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to the woman: "My lord!"

This woman turned out to be a prince? ! … Xue Chang was startled at first, thinking that Eunuch Liu had been in the carriage for too long, his brain was short of oxygen, and he had misidentified the wrong person. she? !
The woman was startled by the eunuch who suddenly approached her, and hurriedly asked, "Who are you?"

"Liu Yong, the eunuch serving the eldest princess."

The woman breathed a sigh of relief, she obviously didn't want outsiders to know that she was here, she turned her head to look at Xue Chang and the others, and asked, "Who are these?"

"Xue Chang, the head of the Xiaoyao Sect who has a good relationship with the Goddess Palace, today he brought his disciples to Luoyang to participate in the martial arts competition. The little one went for a trip."

The woman didn't ask any more questions, but just glanced at Xue Chang again, turned around and got into the carriage without speaking to him.

Watching the carriage go away, Liu Yongcai turned his head and said to Xue Chang: "The woman just now is the current Dingnan King Xiao Lingnan. She is wearing casual clothes and came here quietly. I am afraid she is also here to propose marriage!"

Why did Liu Yong say quietly?Because according to the rules set by the first emperor, princes and generals are not allowed to have close contacts with martial arts sects. If her behavior is spread, she will inevitably be impeached by the ministers of the court.

Liu Yong deliberately mentioned this matter, in order to warn Xue Chang: You see, even the prince has come to propose marriage, you should retreat in spite of difficulties!

Before Xue Chang responded, Xue Yuting couldn't restrain her excitement and said, "She is Xiao Lingnan, the heroine of the female school, Prince Xiao! It's just as I imagined!"

Xiao Lingnan is the eldest daughter of Xiao Hong, the founding hero of Dingnan. Xiao Hong was once the guardian envoy of Jingnan in the previous dynasty. The Xianbei conquered the north and then invaded Jinghu. The army who fought in the war did not dare to resist, and hid in the south of Jinghu Lake until Chen Xuting sent troops from Bashu, entered Jinghu Lake, and was besieged in Xiangyang.After the defeat of the Xianbei army, Xiao Hong took Chen Xuting as his master, and Chen Xuting soon asked him to lead his army to conquer the south (there were not many Xianbei troops in the south at that time, mainly some remnants of the previous dynasty).Later, when the Great Zhou Dynasty was established, Chen Xuting named him Dingnan King because of his meritorious service.

This was the only king with a different surname after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but this King Dingnan did not enjoy his blessings for long. He also died of a sudden illness in the second year after the death of Lord Protector Ye Wenbo.However, he had no children, and the two nephews who had followed him for many years fought internally for the succession of the throne. The courtiers also had disputes, which could not be resolved for a long time. Finally, Emperor Taizu made a decision: "The legacy left by King Dingnan Fuyin should be inherited by his direct blood relatives, since there are female generals in this dynasty, why can't there be a queen!" So despite the objections of all the ministers, he forcibly decreed that Xiao Lingnan, who was about to marry, would inherit the throne.

As a result, her two cousins ​​were naturally disaffected, and it didn't take long for them to start a rebellion in the south.At this time, because the Jagged Changhe Gate was forcibly disbanded, a commander could not be selected to quell the chaos. The new King Dingnan took the initiative to ask for a fight, but the Emperor Taizu agreed. Army meet.

Before the battle, Xiao Lingnan was dressed in military uniform, with filial piety on his hair, and holding his father's military flag, leading the charge.Taking advantage of the victory, Xiao Lingnan pursued and pursued successive battles. In less than two months, the rebellion was quelled, so that the army was admired and the Southern King was firmly seated.

On the day when the teacher returned to the court, Emperor Taizu lamented in public: "The king of Dingnan bravely won the three armies, and he is ashamed of the men of the world!"

Since then, the name of Xiao Lingnan's heroine in the girls' school has spread all over the Zhou Dynasty, but she wrote to Emperor Taizu not long after, saying that "I can't adapt to the hot climate in the south, and I hope to return to the capital to settle down", and asked the court to take back the southern part of King Dingnan. manor.

Emperor Taizu allowed.

(End of this chapter)