To Rule in a Turbulent World

From that day on, no matter what happened, You Miao studied in the prison and shared some wine with Li Yan. The two never talked about their grievances over the years, but only talked about the profound meaning in the book.

The sky gradually cooled down, there was still no news from the north, and heavy snow fell in the sky.On New Year's Eve, Qiao Rong personally took the prince and princess to the prison for You Miao to watch.The family was happy and happy, and Li Yan couldn't help but feel sad watching.

"I heard that the army is back today." Qiao Rong whispered, "The leader of the army is a general surnamed Huang."

"The surname is Huang..." You Miao remembered that it was Li Zhifeng's deputy general, and hurriedly asked, "Where is Li Zhifeng?"

"I don't know." Qiao Rong said, "His Majesty beat him with ten sticks and cut off his salary for one year."

"Not sentenced to death?" You Miao said.

Qiao Rong said: "No, I asked my uncle to send some money. After inquiring about the reason, the family boy said that General Huang was lying on the bed drinking after being beaten. He said that Li Zhifeng returned to his family, and his eldest brother was killed by the King of Korea. Now The Quanrong people regard him as king."

You Miao turned from worry to joy, and smiled, smiling brightly, as if returning to her childhood.

"I knew he could do it!" You Miao exclaimed, "That's great!"

"But Your Majesty is very angry." Qiao Rong said: "When the army came back, he couldn't eat and couldn't sleep at night. He said that if Li Zhifeng sent an envoy to talk about peace, the first thing he would do would be to kill the envoy."

"Let him go." You Miao said with a smile: "I don't believe that he really dared to kill him. If he wanted to kill him, the court ministers would not let him kill him."

Qiao Rong nodded and said, "You can stay here with peace of mind."

Snowflakes fluttered and fluttered down from the skylight, and the stove in the prison was burning red. You Miao brewed two cups of tea, roasted them on the fire, and shared a cup with Li Yan.

Half a month later, voices came from outside the prison, and there seemed to be some turmoil, so You Miao lay on the skylight and looked out, saying, "What happened in the palace?"

Li Yan scratched the fleas lazily, and replied: "It's probably the Lantern Festival, so let's make a fuss."

You Miao remembered that today is the Lantern Festival, and couldn't help feeling a lot.

Li Yandao: "Your sister doesn't know what delicious food to give tonight."

You Miao said: "Just wait, good wine is indispensable."

You Miao sat down and opened the book. At this moment, a palace official came over with a jug of wine and said in a sharp voice, "My lords, have a good holiday."

Li Yan was stunned, and You Miao smiled and said, "Come, bring it."

The palace man first poured a glass of wine for Li Yan, and handed it to Li Yan, You Miao was stunned for an instant, trembling, looking at Li Yan, Li Yan also came back to his senses, looked at You Miao, and then at the wine in front of him .

"Brother, let's take a step first." Li Yan smiled bitterly, and said, "I went to see your sister-in-law."

You Miao had thousands of words in his heart, but he didn't know what to say. After a long time, he finally said a word.

"Okay... let's go." You Miao trembled.

Li Yan drank the glass of wine, leaned against the brick wall, slid down slowly, and the glass fell to the ground with a clang.

How many years ago, the young pommel horse, wanton in the capital, youthful and young, with the spirit of Wuling, are all in that thought.

That year, through Changlong Lane, the Wuliu River came out. In March of Yangchun, the warm wind was blowing on the water. A girl surnamed Liu was sitting by the water, surrounded by a group of young men and boys, talking and laughing happily.

Willow leaves are flying all over the sky, bringing You Miao's forgotten memories for many years, and in an instant, complex emotions are blown up like the wind, leaving him.

"Master You." Gong Ren said, "Please follow me."

Yulinjun opened the cell door, and You Miao's mind went blank. Before leaving, he glanced at Li Yan's body. He followed the Yulinjun out of the prison, and Tang Hui was waiting outside the cell.

Gong Ren said: "General Tang, I will go back and report to you first."

Tang Hui replied: "Please report to His Majesty on your behalf. I will bring it in two hours."

The palace servants nodded and left, You Miao felt a little more settled, knowing that Zhao Chao probably wanted him to come out for the Lantern Festival today, so that everyone could have a meal and talk together.

Sure enough, Tang Hui brought You Miao to the side hall, where a bathtub was already prepared, Tang Hui smiled rarely on his pale face, and said, "My dear brother, just take a bath and change your clothes, Brother Yu will watch the door for you outside."

You Miao smiled, nodded, and went to take a bath. Two imperial guards waited on her. After she finished washing, another court lady came out holding a robe and said, "The Queen ordered that Uncle Guo wear this."

You Miao tried it on, and saw that it was wearing a black and gold robe, which fit him perfectly. He had been in prison for several months, and lost a little weight. He didn't see the sun, his face became paler, and he looked a little sick.

Tang Hui escorted You Miao to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, where incense was burning, You Miao was surprised, isn't it a family banquet?How did you bring it to the hall?

Zhao Chao was wearing a royal robe, Qiao Rong stood aside, there were no officials in the hall, only the emperor and empress, Qiao Rong smiled at You Miao, You Miao felt like a dream, what happened today didn't feel right?

Zhao Chao said: "Fourth brother."

You Miao felt a little surprised, but had no choice but to bow down as a monarch and minister, and said politely: "The minister is here."

You Miao bowed and saluted, guessing that Zhao Chao was happy and angry, Zhao Chao didn't speak for a long time.Finally said: "You won."

"Your Majesty." Qiao Rong reminded in a low voice.

Zhao Chao's voice was full of anger and unwillingness, and finally heaved a long sigh, saying: "Fourth brother, remember to come back and see third brother when you have time."

In an instant, You Miao was struck by a bolt from the blue. Zhao Chao's words contained too much information, and he finally gave in.You Miao closed her eyes, and couldn't help sobbing: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your perfection. In this life, there is no way to repay you. I only hope that in the next life, I will be a cow and a horse in order to repay the grace of God..."

Zhao Chao said: "Make you the king of Liaodong, let's go on the road."

The palace man came over and put a seal in front of You Miao. You Miao couldn't help trembling. When she looked up, she saw Qiao Rong weeping with joy and her eyes were red.

The Royal Army sent You Miao out of the palace gate. You Miao had mixed feelings and said to Tang Hui, "Brother Tang, what happened when I was in prison?"

"The Quanrong people came to negotiate." Tang Hui said: "With the 400-year border contract, the thousands of miles of plains outside the Dongliang Pass, you will leave. And promise King Quanrong for the rest of his life, not to let Goryeo step into the Central Plains. Ministers in the court discussed for a long time , His Majesty finally agreed to let you go."

You Miao breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Li Zhifeng had won the battle, and came back to let Zhao Chao release him.

Maocheng's flower market lights are like daytime, thousands of lanterns pass by, the palace is shrouded in bright and prosperous scenery, and it is gradually moving away from You Miao.

Two fiery trees and silver flowers reflected the night sky brilliantly and colorfully.

The sky is like a colorful glazed lamp, slowly rotating.

You Miao was stationed in front of the Macheng gate, and couldn't help looking back, and vaguely saw the figure of Zhao Chao standing outside the market on the night of the Lantern Festival that year.

The gate of Maocheng was slowly pushed open, and on the Qianli Plain, the Qiang flute blew for a while, the sky was full of bright moon, and the wind outside the Great Wall sounded.

Outside the city of Mao, there was an army of [-] dog soldiers, following behind Li Zhifeng.

You Miao's eyes reflected the tranquility outside the city, the moon was full of silver light, gently covering Li Zhifeng's body, and behind him was the dog cavalry that no one dared to contend against.

The sound of the flute blew in the wind, taking away You Miao's thoughts.

Li Zhifeng was dressed in a tiger-skin king's suit, a wolf-head hat, and You Miao's jade pendant around his neck. He was stationed on the horse plain and played music.

You Miao rode out of Maocheng, and the gate closed behind him.

The silver moon in Guanshan shines for thousands of miles, and the black armored king rides against the yellow sand.

You Miao couldn't tell whether it was tears or the water droplets from Xiaoxue's melting. He dismounted in front of Li Zhifeng. Li Zhifeng stopped playing the flute and looked down at him tenderly.

He stretched out his hand towards You Miao, with a wolf tooth spread out in his palm, You Miao put his hand in Li Zhifeng's big hand, and the two sides borrowed each other's strength, You Miao flew on the horse and sat behind Li Zhifeng.

With a howl of wolves, [-] dogs and cavalry responded in unison. The howling was overwhelming, and the army set off to leave Maocheng with Li Zhifeng.

The pack of wolves went north, looking back at the middle of the month.

——Troubled times are kings, the end——