In Pingliang, Zhao State, King Zhao Dugujie was reviewing memorials alone in the Hongyang Hall of Ninghe Palace. The voice of Princess Duguqing of Zhao State came from outside the hall: "Brother Wang, can you have time to teach me a few sets of swordsmanship today?"

Dugu Jue raised his head and saw Dugu Qing dressed in simple men's clothing, holding a long sword and walking into Hongyang Hall.

Dugu Tie continued to review the memorial, but his tone was quite gentle: "If the princess wants to learn the sword, it will take more than a day or two."

Duguqing walked to the case, looked down at King Zhao, and said solemnly: "I really want to study hard this time."

King Zhao raised his head, smiled slightly, and said: "Princess, there is no need to worry about the restoration of the Allied Forces to attack the Song Dynasty. I assure you that the Zhao Kingdom will be neutral and neither party will participate."

Duguqing frowned and looked at King Zhao, feeling that although the man in front of her only smiled slightly, although he was still elusive and difficult to approach, as long as she could see him and hear him speak, her heart would be at peace.

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Duguqing placed the sword on the case lightly and sat down next to King Zhao. Seeing her silence, King Zhao lowered his head to read the memorial again.

After a long time, Duguqing took out the Tiger Talisman of Zhao from his sleeve and whispered: "Liu Ying, the four-nation allied forces have launched an army to attack the Song Dynasty. Don't you know that in the Song Dynasty, everyone will respectfully call you 'King Huai of Song'?"

?If you want to send troops to aid the Song Dynasty, the tiger talisman my father left for me is here, and you can use the soldiers of the Zhao Kingdom."

King Zhao glanced at the tiger talisman in Duguqing's hand, and smiled slightly: "It turns out that the military talisman of the Zhao State looks quite similar to the military talisman of the Song State. Could it be that the military talismans of the Nine Provinces all came from the same carpenter's shop?"

Duguqing saw that Liu Ying was indifferent to Zhao Guohu Fu, whom she had protected with her life for twenty years, and was indifferent to her decision that she had thought about for three days and three nights. She couldn't help but feel angry and sad. But the man beside her had already turned his gaze.

Then he turned to the memorial.

She couldn't bear it anymore and threw the tiger charm to the ground.

She stood up suddenly, looked down at him, and said word by word: "King Liu Ying of Song Dynasty, I have guarded the Tiger Talisman for twenty years, guarded you for twenty years, missed you for twenty years, and tolerated you for twenty years.

Nian, why are you still so lukewarm to me, smiling and talking lightly?"

Liu Ying sighed softly, stood up and walked to the corner of Hongyang Hall. He leaned over and picked up half of the tiger talisman, and then moved to pick up the other half. He saw that a corner of the tiger ear of the second half of the tiger talisman had been thrown off, so he leaned over again.

Search carefully nearby.

When Duguqing saw that he was so disrespectful of the king, like a lowly palace servant, looking for something that he had broken, he couldn't help but feel even more angry and sad.

She still stood in front of the case and said coldly to Liu Ying, who had his back turned to her: "Grandpa told me that in order to legitimately regain the land of Qi and regain the hearts of Qi, King Huai of Song married the subjugated princess of Qi with a national ceremony. I

I have stubbornly believed it for twenty years. I also believe that twenty years ago, you sent me back to Zhao when I was thirteen years old when I went to Song to marry, because you felt that the relationship between Chen and Song was tense, and Zhao was caught in the middle.

, you shouldn’t be biased, sending me back is the best policy for the State of Zhao. Only then can grandpa feel that the State of Song is sincerely doing good for the State of Zhao. You have been the King of Zhao for twenty years. For twenty years, you have not married me or touched me. I

I believe you are doing it for Zhao Guo’s good. Because you are pretending to be my brother, how can we live in peace? But what I don’t want to admit is that I lied to myself for twenty years."

Liu Ying finally found a corner of the tiger ear of the soldier talisman in the corner. After picking it up, she put it together on the tiger talisman and compared it. It was indeed good.

Duguqing looked at Liu Ying's indifferent back and choked up: "You didn't marry me at the beginning, not because you thought I was young, nor for the good of Zhao Guo. You didn't marry me, just because you didn't want to marry me! You are now

You don't touch me, not because you and I are pretending to be brothers and sisters, nor are you doing good for Zhao Guo. You don't touch me, just because there is no me in your heart! The person in your heart, ten or twenty years, from beginning to end, is only

That subjugated princess whose life experience is unclear and whose innocence cannot be proven!"

In the dark corner of Hongyang Hall, Liu Ying's back looked slightly stiff.

Duguqing saw that Liu Ying neither turned around nor answered. She laughed in vain, her laughter was desperate and lonely.

She said: "Liu Ying, everyone laughs at you for being a smart king, but a stupid man. You have been cuckolded less than a year since you took the throne, but you don't know that you were cuckolded by the subjugated princess of Qi and the first dancer of Fanjing.

How many crowns have you won! But I, Duguqing, am the only one in the world who knows that neither the throne of Zhao nor Song can cure your yearning for a dead person! You are as infatuated as the King of Song and as ruthless as the King of Zhao, and it all depends on you, Liu Ying!"

Liu Ying turned around and walked towards Duguqing, putting the tiger talisman and the fallen corner into Duguqing's hands. He said without joy or anger: "Princess, your brother died in Pingliang, and your grandfather also died in Chenjun."

After entering Ninghe Palace, he couldn't afford to fall ill. Before he died, he entrusted Zhao Guo to me and entrusted the tiger talisman to you. For twenty years, I have devoted myself to Zhao Guo with a clear conscience and lived up to the old King Zhao's entrustment.

.But the tiger talisman is more important than the Zhao State. The Zhao State is weak and all men are soldiers. The tiger talisman that leads the Zhao army is not two ordinary pieces of delicate wood, but the wealth and lives of the only 300,000 men in the Zhao State.

.I also hope that the princess will cherish her and take her seriously."

Duguqing held the tiger talisman in her hand tightly, and suddenly burst into tears. She sobbed: "Since you are King Huai of Song Dynasty, why didn't you send troops to rescue Song Dynasty? Do you... do you want the Restoration Army to regain the land of Qi Wei?

The subjugated princess in your heart, rebuilding her homeland?"

Liu Ying turned back to the case and sat down, looked directly at Duguqing, and said unhurriedly: "Princess also knows that I have only been King Huai of Song for less than a year, but I have been the king of Zhao for twenty years.

I will not treat the people of Zhao State as nothing, nor will I make the slightest joke on the lives of Zhao State soldiers. The four allies of Qi, Wei, Chen and Shu did not need to pass through Zhao State. They went straight to the Song Dynasty, and the battlefield was in Song State.

It has nothing to do with the State of Zhao, so why did King Zhao send troops to rescue him? When King Wu of the Song Dynasty invaded the two countries of Qi and Wei, the State of Zhao did not assist Qi Wei.

What is the responsibility of assisting King Wu of the Song Dynasty in destroying the Qi Wei? The Allied Forces of the Four Kingdoms are coming with ferocity and their morale is high. If the Zhao State confronts them at this time, wouldn't it be asking for the danger of annihilation? They could have not attacked the Song Dynasty, but destroyed Zeng and the Song State first.

The allied Zhao State then stationed troops and grain in Zhao's territory and slowly restored the country. However, the Song State had never formed an alliance with Zhao State, so why would it send troops to aid Zhao? Therefore, in order to protect Zhao State's century-old foundation, Zhao State should only show weakness.

You should watch from a distance.”

Duguqing wiped away his tears, thought carefully about what Liu Ying said, sighed, and said: "Thank you, brother, for thinking about Zhao. But... the Allied Forces of the Four Nations are coming with great force and their morale is high. Brother really does not intend to assist Song Dynasty.

country?"

Liu Ying looked to the east in the direction of the Song State and said: "Princess, the four-nation allied forces can easily annihilate the Zhao State, but they are not a match for the Song State."

Duguqing was doubtful: "Are you really sure that your diligent son Liu can defeat the four-nation allied forces on his own?"

Liu Ying replied peacefully: "I promised the old King Zhao that as long as I am the king of Zhao, I will not put the people of Zhao into danger. I can't use any of Zhao's soldiers. If you can't resist it,
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