Chapter 40: Sweetheart

"It's a long story to tell." Meng Yiqing put on a storytelling posture and began to speak carefully.

It turned out that there had always been disturbances in the Jiangbei area, and taking advantage of the terrain, it became increasingly rampant in Jiangbei.A few months ago, when Dongling Juewei went to Xialiang, thousands of rebels robbed ships paying tribute in the three provinces of Jiangbei, and took away more than 10 taels of property.

As soon as this incident happened, several military ministers and Prince Yu, who was in charge of supervising the country, were shocked. After discussing together, they decided to send troops to clear the payment.In the end, under the suggestion of Yan Su, Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhuo Junshan was appointed as the general to suppress the chaos, and Luo Yi joined the army to immediately send troops to wipe out the rebellion.

Speaking of this, Meng Yiqing paused deliberately, and said: "You may not know it, this Zhuo Junshan is Princess Wanyun's elder brother. And that Luo Yi is Concubine Shen's cousin."

This really surprised Mu Lan, "Isn't Princess Wanyun the younger sister of Dong Lingjue? Why is her surname Zhuo?"

"Who told you that they are brother and sister?" Meng Yiqing looked at her with eyes that you didn't know, "This Zhuo Wanyun is the daughter of the late General Zhuo Lie who defended the country. Entering the palace, she was officially conferred the title of Princess Duanyi the year before last, and everyone in the palace knows about it."

In fact, Mu Lan can't be blamed for being ignorant and ignorant. These days, her own affairs are enough for her to worry about, so she doesn't have the time to care about other things.Besides, how could she have thought that the princess who could make Dong Lingjue so fond of her had no blood relationship with him at all?

It has been eight years since Tang Lingjue ascended the throne, right?That is to say, Zhuo Wanyun was only seven years old when she entered the palace?A great general who protects the country is not the daughter of some prince.This kind of woman who has no royal blood can be called into the palace to be named a princess, could it be...

No matter how you look at it, there is a suspicion of raising ###.

Seeing her playful expression, it goes without saying that Meng Yiqing also knew what she was thinking, and continued to break the news: "There is a reason why Zhuo Wanyun became a princess. She has a cousin named Zhuo Xianxian. In the memory of the Queen Mother, This is the only person who has made Dong Lingjue cry."

Hearing this, Mu Lan suddenly felt as if her heart was being pulled by something. Would a person like Dong Lingjue shed tears?What kind of woman is Zhuo Xianxian who can make such a man cry?

"Why, are you jealous?" This time, it was Meng Yiqing's turn to look at her playfully, and naturally she did not miss the change in her expression, and said, "Don't worry, she's already dead."

Although Mu Lan had expected this to be the case, after hearing what she said, she couldn't help but ask, "How did you die?"

"Because of Dongling Jue." Maybe it was because the memories belonging to the queen mother were too heavy, but Meng Yiqing's face showed a trace of sadness that had never been shown before, "13 years ago, when Dongling Jue's father was still the prince, he died because He falsely accused him of wanting to usurp the throne, and the emperor at that time abolished the crown prince, made him King Sheng, and sent him to Nanyang."

King Sheng took his whole family to Nanyang, but was ambushed in Tongling, a hundred miles away from the city.Dong Lingjue was 13 years old at the time, and was rescued by Zhuo Xianxian on the way to the assassination.

Zhuo Xianxian's parents died since childhood, and she was raised by her cousin Zhuo Lie.After learning of Dongling's identity, Zhuo Lie led his troops to fight off the assassins and rescued King Sheng.

Later, Dongling joined the vanguard battalion of Jinxiaguan and began to fight with the army. In just two years, he started to lead the army independently.After the Eastern Nu Army suffered several losses under his hands, they got someone's trick and bribed someone to arrest Zhuo Xianxian, intending to capture Dong Lingjue alive and use it to threaten Xi Chu.

Zhuo Xianxian was also a fierce woman, at a critical moment, she did not hesitate to risk her own life, injuring the leader of the Eastern Nu Army who was holding her hostage, and died on the spot in front of Dong Lingjue.

Mu Lan couldn't imagine how heroic the scene was, but she couldn't help admiring that Zhuo Xianxian's courage and courage.At the same time, there was a feeling in my heart that I had never felt before.A little sour, a little depressed, it seems that something is stuck in my heart.

Afterwards, Dongling Jue led his army to break through the Dongnu army camp, and personally killed the heroic general who was well-known in the Dongnu country at that time.

It was also that battle that reminded the old emperor that he still had such a grandson. After King Cheng Yu Yu died, Dong Ling was recalled to the capital.Perhaps because he felt ashamed of the dead King Sheng, the old emperor issued an imperial decree to appoint him as the crown prince.

Two years later, the Dongnu army was ready to move again at the border. Dongling Jue asked for a personal conquest, led an army of [-], and bloodbathed the entire city of Dongnu.This was undoubtedly a great deterrent to the always restless Dongnu Kingdom. Since then, the name of Dongling Jue has terrified all the enemy troops.

Zhuo Lie, who was only a captain at that time, unfortunately died in that battle. After Dong Lingjue ascended the throne, he was posthumously named the Great General of Protecting the Nation.Zhuo Wanyun was taken into the palace to be raised in front of the Queen Mother, Zhuo Junshan was raised by his uncle because he was ten years old at the time, and he was allowed to enter the palace once a year. [

At the age of 15, Zhuo Junshan passed the examination of Dongling Jue and entered the Xiaoqi Camp. Since then, he has been on a steady rise.

Speaking of which, the Zhuo family can have today's situation, it has to be said that it is closely related to Zhuo Xianxian.

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Because she couldn't stay for a long time, Meng Yiqing also briefly mentioned these things. However, in just a few words, one can imagine how many intricate conspiracies are hidden in it.

In the end, she got down to business and said: "This time Zhuo Junshan was appointed as the general to calm the chaos, which is considered a huge advantage. Dongling will never be in the palace, and it is inconvenient for the generals defending the army to be transferred casually. If he immediately After performing this skill, he will reach the sky in one step in the future. But something happened, Zhuo Junshan was ambushed by the rebellious party, and his life and death are unknown. When the officials of the court saw him returning to the capital for the first time, they kept suppressing him and dared not report. Until a few days ago, the rebellious party Most of the army subdued the law and wiped out several leaders of the rebellious party before reporting this matter together."

Hearing this, Mu Lan finally understood the whole story, "So, Zhuojun Mountain is already in danger?"

Otherwise, Dong Lingjue wouldn't be in such a bad mood.

Meng Yiqing nodded, "The rebels are dead, and those who fled have fled. Zhuo Junshan's whereabouts are still unknown."

"In my opinion, it's not that simple." Maybe it's because there are too many conspiracies written about Gongdou, Mulan can't help but think on the dark side when she sees things.The whole thing sounded weird, and she couldn't believe it if there were no twists and turns in it.

"Besides, if something happened to his sweetheart's cousin, he would at most feel sad and regretful. After all, death in battle is a very common thing for soldiers. But I can see that his mood is obviously angry, It shows that there is something tricky in it."

Meng Yiqing was amazed, "I found out that you observed him very carefully."

Mu Lan gave her a sharp look, and argued, "Why don't you say that your cheap son is too obvious? Besides, what do we do for food? If we can't analyze this point, why write a book?"

Meng Yiqing said happily: "Look at you, I'm just talking casually, why are you blushing? But since you are so good at analyzing, do you know who is the person who irritated him?"

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