Time slipped away like flowing water. Song Xiaobei had come to this era in the late spring, and it was now the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. Because the guards in the residence often accompanied her, her self-defense skills were more advanced. He could already read and write common words, and he could even understand a paragraph of an article. He had been living in the Imperial Residence for two months. She guessed that Song Jiang's family had no intention of coming to the capital. Living a happy life together was more important than anything else. She was happy for Su Xiaoxiang and the others to be reunited. (She thought that the Su family was happy and harmonious, but she didn't know that things weren't like that at all.）Wang Fu was good, his relatives were good, Meng and Yu were also good, but he could not rely on them. All good things must come to an end. She decided to leave in a few days. The world was so big, and opportunities were so rare. She had a high IQ, good looks, and decent skills. It shouldn't be a problem for her to wander in Jianghu. She also wanted to swim in the magnificent sea and taste delicious abalone, sea cucumbers, and lobsters…She began to fantasize.
Peng, peng, peng. Song Xiaobei knew that Gao Xili was in the study. She knocked on the door and pushed it open to enter.
"What are you talking about?" Song Xiaobei asked. Gao Xili and the others basically did not avoid her when they talked. She often listened quietly to understand the situation.
"Fifth Brother, if we hand over this evidence, he will definitely die.”Gao Ximeng did not answer Song Xiaobei's question directly.
"Imperial Older Brother values brotherhood. If brothers kill each other, it will make things difficult for him.”Gao Xili looked troubled.
"Could it be that the person behind the scenes who put his family in danger is the prince?”Song Xiaobei guessed.
Gao Xili nodded.
"When the beans are boiled, the beans are burning, and the beans are crying in the pot. They were born from the same root, so why burn each other so quickly?”Song Xiaobei said slowly.
"What?" The three beautiful men asked in unison.
"A long time ago, Cao Pi, the ruler of the Wei Kingdom, hated his younger brother Cao Zhi because Cao Zhi was talented and had high prestige. Cao Pi was worried that he might lose his position, but he could not kill him openly. Cao Pi gave a question to Cao Zhi, asking him to write a poem within seven steps. The meaning was 'brothers', but the word' brothers 'could not appear between the lines. Within seven steps, Cao Zhi slowly said,"'Boil beans and make soup, soak beans and make juice. The osmund burned under the pot, and the beans wept in the pot. They were born from the same root, so why burn each other so quickly?'Later generations compressed these six lines into the first four lines, which became the famous Seven-Step Poem.”
"What happened after that?"
"Cao Pi demoted him to his fief, and he died of depression.”
" Too talented. What a pity." They all felt regretful.
"Little Seven, send someone to secretly send some evidence to his residence, as well as this poem. Let's see what he does."
Gao Ximeng took some of the evidence and wrote the poem again. The calligraphy was written in such a flamboyant manner that it was pleasing to the eye. Song Xiaobei was filled with admiration and could not bear to take her eyes off the paper.
Gao Ximeng and Shangguan Yu stood up to bid farewell.
"Xiaobei, what's the matter?" Gao Xili said as he tidied up the items on the table.
"Nothing, I just came to take a look." Song Xiaobei smiled. Since his parents were busy with other things, he should not add to the trouble. He would talk about it after two days.
"Xiaobei, tell me more about Cao Zhi.”In such a short period of time, he managed to do it in one go. This was too talented. Gao Xili admired this person very much.
"Cao Zhi's achievements are mainly in literature. Let me talk about something else. It has something to do with his father, Cao Cao. Cao Cao was an outstanding politician, strategist, writer, and calligrapher at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He served as the prime minister and later became the king of Wei. He was the founder of Cao Wei's regime in the Three Kingdoms.”As the two sipped tea, Song Xiaobei kept talking about the Yellow Turban uprising in the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty.
"This period of history is truly fascinating.”Gao Xili was not done yet. He could imagine the imposing grandeur of the mountains and rivers.
"I also feel sorry for Xu Shu, Chen Gong, Pang Tong, and the others. Such an outcome was a pity, truly a pity.”Song Xiaobei felt regretful. She continued,"'The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away all the heroes. right and wrong, success or failure, turn your head and empty. The green mountains were still there, and the sunset was red. White-haired fishermen and woodsmen on the river isles, used to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. a jug of foul wine, happy to meet. How many things have happened in ancient and modern times? This was a poem written by the literati of the Ming Dynasty for the history of the Qin and Han Dynasties. The Qing people used it as the opening sentence of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, believing that it played the role of finishing touch.”
"'Whether it is right or wrong, success or failure, all is lost. The green mountains were still there, and the sunset was red. How many things have happened since ancient times, they are all handed over to laughter and talk.'He's broad-minded and indifferent." Gao Xili was still immersed in it.
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Dream of the Red Chamber are the four great masterpieces of China.”
"Then tell me more when you have time."
"Deal."
……
Three days later, I'll serve the Prince's mansion.
"Master, this subordinate can guarantee that Song Xiaobei is that silly aunt. This subordinate will go and destroy her now.”After careful investigation, the guards found out that they had been tricked by a woman and allowed King Leng to escape. They were so angry that they wanted to cut her into pieces.
"Master, the trouble in Xia country has given us another chance. This time, we must make sure that he doesn't come back.”The guards were eager to give it a try.
"Wait." Gao Xiqin's expression was solemn. The events that had happened in the past few days had deeply touched him, and he had a myriad of thoughts.
Firstly, an official relied on the fact that his daughter was the Emperor's favorite concubine to harm the public and benefit his own interests. The officials in the court had long been dissatisfied. The 300,000 taels of silver used for disaster relief had been embezzled by him, causing the people to be filled with resentment and almost causing a mutiny. The emperor ordered the execution of nine families, including the pregnant young woman who was about to give birth. Her daughter was implicated and her rank was lowered.
Secondly, the poem and evidence that someone had sent him reminded him of the happy times when they were brothers. Although this evidence would not cause his head to fall, he would inevitably be confiscated and exiled. He knew that someone had the intention to let him off.
Third, he had been married for more than ten years. His wife and concubines had given birth to a few children, but most of them died prematurely. Only one son had grown up safely. He was now thirteen years old. Gao Xiqin reckoned that he had sinned so much that his children were implicated. Even if he did not plan for himself, he had to consider his only son.
"This king will give up on the important matter, so don't find trouble with others. The king will petition the emperor's brother to let the prince inherit the throne. If you want to stay in the prince's mansion, protect the prince for me. If you want to leave, I will give you some silver to do some business. He wanted to save himself and live a good life with his family.”Gao Xiqin said solemnly.
"This subordinate swears to follow your highness! "Your Highness…" The guards all knelt down, their voices choked.
"Get up, this king has made up his mind.”Gao Xiqin said lightly. He asked his trusted aide to deliver a small bottle of medicine to the Ji Prince's residence as atonement for his sins.
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At this moment, Gao Xili was caught in a dilemma. The scouts sent news that Xia Country had sent troops to provoke them. He wanted to go to the border to fight against the enemy. If he left Song Xiaobei in Prince Li's residence, he would not be at ease. She was not at home, afraid that someone in the residence had ill intentions and would harm her. He felt that it was inappropriate for her to stay in Meng Wang Mansion or Shangguan Mansion. Song Xiaobei's uniqueness was a double-edged sword. Not everyone agreed with him on this point. Perhaps she would be criticized because of this and might even meet with misfortune. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to let Song Xiaobei temporarily stay in the Su Manor. Since Song Jiang's family liked her, she had nothing to worry about.
Song Xiaobei was teaching Liu Zifei and Zhao Qing how to draw.
Gao Xili rushed over and said,"Xiaobei, pack up. I'll get Xiao Ming to send you to Song Jiang."?”
As he walked in front, Song Xiaobei followed behind him and asked,""Dear, what happened?"
"Xia Country is about to attack Luocheng. I want to lead my troops to fight. I'm worried about you being alone in the capital. Song Jiang and the others can be considered your big brother and sister-in-law. When the battle is over, come back with me.”Gao Xili came to the study, looked at the map, and answered.
"Why did they attack Luocheng?"
"Luocheng is the first barrier of the Liang Country. Transportation is convenient and its geographical location is very important. Xia Country was the strongest, while Liang Country had the largest territory. They had always been eyeing the Country of Liang.”
Song Xiaobei listened as she looked at the map. She saw that Jie Yuan Town was located in the northeast of Luocheng, not far from the city.
"Why is the mall important?" Song Xiaobei looked at part of the map of Xia country. The mall was not far from Luocheng, and the symbol indicated that the mall was no small matter.
"Half of the copper in China comes from the mall.”
"Alright, send someone to raid the mall. Let's see if the other party will attack Luocheng or defend the mall.”
"The mall is heavily guarded. If they attacked forcefully, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties.”
"Ordinary people can't enter. One or two experts could sneak in and spread rumors in the city. On the other hand, they could poison the water and destroy the medicinal herbs. The soldiers vomited and had diarrhea. They did not even have the strength to stand up. Moreover, they were in a panic. How could they fight? The army that was rushing to Luocheng would definitely turn around to provide support, and they would arrange for another team to intercept them halfway. Their moves were a little mean, but they could only blame themselves for being wicked. Of course, they couldn't really attack the mall. It would be very troublesome if the enemy reinforcements really arrived.‘When the enemy is tired, I'll attack 'and' when the enemy advances, I'll retreat'.”Song Xiaobei said with a smile.
She went back to her room to pack. He also made arrangements for himself. First, he would visit Song Jiang's family. Then, he would go to Vietnam or China to play. This was a rare opportunity to " travel abroad." There was no passport, no time limit, and he did not have to worry about a terrorist incident. It was really wonderful. However, when she thought about how she was about to be separated from everyone, she was still very reluctant. Gao Xili was very busy, and it would disturb him to talk about trivial things at this time. After arriving at Jie Yuan Town, he would write a letter to express his gratitude. Although the Imperial Residence was good, it was not his home after all. There was no sister that he cared about here. The world was big, and it didn't matter where he went.
Gao Xili asked the guards to quickly invite Gao Ximeng and Shangguan Yu to the Prince's mansion. He knew that this way, the chances of winning were high and the casualties were small.
"Fifth Brother, what happened?" Gao Ximeng and Shangguan Yu anxiously entered the study and asked.
Gao Xili made some adjustments to his previous strategy.
"Fifth Brother, that's great. It was because Fifth Brother was open and aboveboard, he should have done so earlier. Speaking of which, Leng Aotian was also a man. If he uses underhanded methods, we will also suffer losses. Fortunately, it was a hero versus a hero. The two sides had been in a stalemate for several years. This time, he wanted to play with him. This was Xiaobei's idea, right?" Gao Ximeng asked with a smile.
"You know Xiaobei very well."
"I understand Fifth Brother."
"Prince Li, let Xiaobei stay in the Shangguan Residence for a few days.”
"Fifth brother, why don't you let Xiaobei stay in Meng Wang's mansion?”
Gao Xili did not ask for Song Xiaobei's opinion. He expressed a different opinion and rejected his two good brothers. Gao Ximeng also thought that Song Jiang's family was more suitable. Shangguan Yu had never met Song Jiang before, so he couldn't express his opinion and could only remain silent. He agreed with Gao Xili's statement about Song Xiaobei's uniqueness.
The three of them made careful arrangements for this war. Gao Xili entered the palace that night and reported to Emperor Ming to deploy manpower.
Song Xiaobei tossed and turned at the thought of leaving the Imperial Residence.
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