A eunuch broke into the harem

The status of Concubine Qin is also very honorable in the palace, second only to Empress Zhou. This time, she made a great contribution in returning to the court in triumph. Naturally, Empress Zhou could not neglect her, so she personally led all the civil and military officials out to meet her, and went ten miles outside the city. At the long pavilion, Concubine Qin and other generals are waiting.

She sat upright on the upright seat, holding a teacup in her white jade-like hand, took a sip of tea leisurely, looked into the distance with her beautiful eyes, parted her vermilion lips, and said calmly: "Have the scouts sent in front ever reported that my sister's Dajun, is it coming soon?"

The old general Qin who was sitting at the bottom hurriedly said: "Empress Enlightenment, according to reports, the imperial concubine has led all the generals and officials to come here, and will arrive in a short time."

Left Prime Minister Zhou Tai also smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, since the scouts have already reported, it seems that we can't wait long, and your concubine and the others will arrive."

The beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes nodded with a smile, turned her eyes around the faces of the three veterans, and said with a light smile: "My sister and the generals have made great contributions this time. Have you ever discussed how to reward them?" Is it?"

Prime Minister Qian Song bowed and smiled, "I'll do everything according to your majesty's orders. We old ministers just bow our heads and obey orders."

Due to Tang Huang Li Yu's serious illness, power has always been in the hands of Queen Zhou.Empress Zhou also knew that her status was still better than that of an emperor after all, and she was very lenient to all officials. She decreed that the left and right ministers, and the old general Qin could enter the court without attending, and did not have to kneel down when they saw her, so that they would not grow old and go to court. Worshiping back and forth, if it flashes to the waist, it will be troublesome.

Qian Song was well aware of Queen Zhou's preferential treatment.Empress Zhou did this mostly for her old father, or to show favor to old General Qin. For herself, the two families are now faintly uniting to deal with her faction.Now that the two factions are united, the momentum is quite strong, and they are implicitly suppressing the power of Qian Song's faction in all aspects.

However, Qian Song sneered secretly: I have worked so hard in the government and the opposition all these years, how can I easily suppress it!These two alliances are obviously afraid of me. I have contributed money and efforts to help the Yinshan sect to revitalize the Taoist sect over the years, and it has achieved miraculous results.As long as the strength of the Yinshan faction is fully restored, and those old Taoist priests who were seriously injured in the fight with the Guishan faction come out together, there is no room for these two families to talk in this great Tang world!

But now the situation is ultimately unfavorable to the Qian family on the surface, and Qian Song can only be patient and wait for the future.

Empress Zhou stared at him intently.

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With a deep meaning, she smiled and said: "Master Qian is too modest. I am a girl, so I don't have any knowledge. It is better for the three lovers to discuss together and decide on a reward policy."

The four of them were discussing in the long pavilion, when they suddenly saw a galloping horse galloping from a distance, rushed out of the pavilion, and immediately ordered the soldiers to turn over and fall off the horse, bowed down to the ground, and said loudly: "I want to report to the empress, the imperial concubine led all the generals, A mile away!"

Empress Zhou's beautiful red lips showed a ray of smile, Tingting stood up, and said with a smile: "My sister is here, let's go to meet her!"

Seeing her walk out of the long pavilion gracefully, the three old ministers hurriedly chased after her, leading all the civil and military officials, lined up to greet her, and went forward to welcome her.

Not long after, smoke and dust rose in the distance, and hundreds of horses galloped forward, followed by a large number of infantry panting, but it was the imperial court's army from the south to suppress the bandits, and they returned in triumph.

The horse galloping at the front is a heroic and beautiful female general, wearing armor, but the uniform of the Marshal of the Southern Expedition Army. Under the sunlight, it shines golden and dazzles people's eyes.The appearance is also picturesque, with high spirits. Among the horses and guests, this female general raises her hands and feet, overflowing with heroism, showing her heroine demeanor, which is heart-wrenching.

On her right, a horse's head behind her, is a little general, with white teeth and red lips, handsome and extremely handsome, wearing silver helmets and armor, with a respectful smile on his face, following closely Beside her, pat the horse and gallop forward.

Behind them were the generals of the various battalions of the imperial court's conquest army, and this time they came to Jinling together to receive the reward.All of them were beaming, delighted with the rewards they would receive.There were a lot of them. Compared with when they set off, not only did they not decrease, but they actually increased a lot.

Those generals who have been added can be seen at a glance.Although each of them has the heroic spirit of a general, galloping among the generals, there is a hint of timidity faintly revealed in their eyes.

These people are the leaders of the Jushan village. Now they have surrendered to the imperial court, and they have come to accept the conferment. In the future, they can be regarded as officials ordered by the imperial court, but after all, they are generals. Uneasy, the expression on his face is also cautious, which is completely different from those generals who know that they have made great achievements.

Li Xiaomin rode a horse and followed behind Concubine Qin. From a distance, he saw hundreds of officials gathered in front of him, a peerless beauty standing on the road with a smile, secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly followed.

Empress Zhou stood on the avenue with a smile on her face, watching Concubine Qin leading the generals to gallop in front of her, rolled off the saddle, bowed down even though she was wearing armor, and said with a smile: "How dare you trouble me, come and pick us up in person! "

Empress Zhou hurriedly stepped forward to support Concubine Qin, and said with a smile: "Sister, you have made a great contribution this time, and the world knows it. How dare sister not come to pick you up?"

The two stunning beauties supported each other, and the two beauties with different styles complemented each other, but the officials and generals had no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery. They just bowed to the ground and praised in their mouths. , to share the worries for the country, wipe out the giant bandits in one fell swoop, and make the Tang Dynasty peaceful, the two empresses have contributed a lot!

The only one who dared to kneel on the ground and still look at the two ladies with the eyes of admiring beauties is Li Xiaomin, the deputy commander of the army.Seeing these two beauties standing together with smiles, his eyes sparkled, and he knelt on the ground, forgetting to stand up.

Until Empress Zhou gently opened her red lips, Ying said: "My dear friends, please be free from courtesy!" Everyone stood up, and Li Xiaomin looked at the most noble beauty sadly, knowing that she would not come to help him up with her own hands. I had no choice but to stand up dejectedly, sighing to myself.

On this side, Empress Zhou took Concubine Qin's hand and looked at her carefully.However, even though she was a busy woman, and after days of fighting, her complexion was slightly tanned, but there was a sense of gentleness and softness, reflected on her face, and her jade body became more graceful, full of feminine charm , She couldn't help but wonder secretly: Could it be that going out to fight can make women more beautiful and attractive?

The vanguard of the imperial army had also rushed to Shiliting, and after bowing down to the empress, they escorted Empress Zhou, officials and generals to Jinling City.

Empress Zhou affectionately took Concubine Qin's arm, sat on the phoenix chariot, put down the bead curtain, walked at the front of the procession, and led a large group of people into Jinling City.

Inside and outside the city gate, on both sides of the avenue, the people gathered, standing there rubbing shoulders, looking at the army and cheering loudly, admiring the generals for their bravery, they defeated the Jushan rebels in one fell swoop, and returned victorious. , so that the people of Datang don't have to worry about the war from the rear.

Li Xiaomin led the generals to walk among them, and he couldn't help but be moved by joy when he heard such warm cheers. He raised his hands and fists, and saluted the people.

Seeing that the leading general was a handsome young man in silver armor and white robes, the common people couldn't help being surprised, and asked each other loudly, what was the origin of that general.

Those who knew it excitedly said: "Do you know that the young general is the father-in-law in the palace, that is, the famous father-in-law Li!"

Those who heard it couldn't help but sighed: "Why, is he a eunuch? What a pity, seeing how talented he is, he knows how to fight, but it's a waste to become a eunuch!"

Someone exclaimed again: "Eunuch Li? Could it be the Eunuch Li who was dubbed "Spiritual Beauty"? I heard that he won the commander in a martial arts competition, defeated Commander Qian of the Imperial Forest Army, and became the deputy commander of the army. Could it be this one? "

After getting a definite answer, the people were all agitated, and they all rushed forward to take a closer look at this handsome father-in-law who is proficient in all kinds of immortal arts and martial arts.

Seeing the people who were full of astonishment and admiration rushing forward like a tide, cheering loudly to him and praising his great achievements, even if he was as humble as Li Xiaomin, he couldn't help but feel elated, and returned the salute to the people with a smile, triumphantly carrying The generals walked towards the palace, still thinking happily in their hearts: "It's really good to be a hero, no wonder so many people dream of becoming famous!"

When they came to the court hall, hundreds of officials lined up on both sides, and a group of generals went to the hall to worship Queen Zhou and accept the bestowal.

Concubine Qin Guifei was an imperial concubine in the palace and never went to the palace, so only Queen Zhou announced with a smile behind the bead curtain that her contribution was too great, so she was awarded a thousand pieces of silk, a hundred horses, and a county fief , as her fief.

After Qin Guifei, the first to accept the conferment was Li Xiaomin, the deputy commander of the army.

Li Xiaomin walked up to the hall without looking sideways, and before bowing down on the jade steps, he heard the jade man behind the bead curtain above smiled and said softly: "Li Qing's family, raise your head, let me take a look!"

Li Xiaomin raised his head, looked at the beauty behind the bead curtain, and his mind wandered. He heard her smile and said: "The merits of Li Qing's family, I have heard from Marshal Qin. Now I will give you a hundred pieces of silk and make you General Annan. The second rank of official rank is the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, assisting General Qian Wulin, commanding the Imperial Forest Army, and defending the capital."

Li Xiaomin kowtowed to thank him, and murmured in his heart: "Annan? I'm still the Secretary-General of the United Nations! I've been called this name for a long time, I don't know if I will become a black man."

Below, Qian Song secretly sneered.I tried my best, gave a lot of gifts, and used a lot of tricks to impress the emperor and let him entrust Qian Wulin to take charge of the Yulin Army. Now he has laid a foundation in the Yulin Army.Empress Zhou only sent a young eunuch, did she want to take away the military power from him?

Next, Qin Yifu and a group of generals and surrendered generals from the Southern Expedition came forward to accept the award, and all of them were rewarded. Even the leaders of Jushan who surrendered were given military posts, and they were awarded to Qin Yifu and Li Xiaomin. Hearing orders.

After the award was over, Qian Song took a step forward, bowed and said: "I will report to the empress, the Northern Zhao army is ready to move on the border, and I'm afraid it will be unfavorable to my Tang Dynasty. Therefore, it is better to ask General Qin to lead the army. Go north to help guard the border, lest the Northern Zhao army have an opportunity."

The officials of his faction also came forward one after another to echo his opinion.

Behind the bead curtain, Empress Zhou turned her gaze to Old General Qin, and said softly, "Old General Qin, what do you have to say?"

Old General Qin lowered his head and thought about it. The defense in the north is indeed weaker. Recently, the Northern Zhao army has been mobilized frequently, and the momentum is quite strong. If you don't take precautions, once the Northern Zhao army attacks, the defense troops led by your eldest son may be difficult to stop. Can live.What's more, it was his grandson who sent him this time, and he had a new force in his hands. The father and son were united in defending Northern Zhao, which was also a good move to strengthen his family's strength. The old minister does not avoid relatives, and would like to recommend his grandson to lead the army to assist in the defense!"

Seeing what the old general Qin had said, all the military generals in the court also stepped forward to echo him. They all said that the defense of the north really needs to be strengthened.

Seeing that most of the officials had the same opinion, Empress Zhou nodded in agreement, and ordered Qin Yifu to lead an army to go north to fight against Zhao.

At the end of the court meeting, all the officials bowed respectfully and went to court.

When Li Xiaomin walked out of the court, some officials came to salute, smiling all over their faces, and tried their best to establish a relationship with him, hoping to climb up to the celebrity in front of the empress.

Li Xiaomin returned the salute with a smile, and treated him humbly.After going to court, he first visited the left and right ministers and the old general Qin, and then called on his colleagues in the court.Naturally, many officials came to visit him in his mansion, and gave him generous gifts, and tried their best to curry favor with him. I just hope that he can say a few good words for him in the palace, and he is very grateful.

Although his current mansion was bestowed by the empress, he does not often live there, and only stores some belongings in the warehouse here.And in Jinling City, he also bought several houses privately. Now, apart from the houses where Concubine Yun and Lan'er, Concubine Xiao Shu and Qing Ling live, he has added a quiet private house for Song Xixi's mother and daughter to live in. And bought a maidservant to serve.The courtyard used spells to set up a restriction, and outside the gate, he sent his loyal soldiers to guard it so that they would not escape.

After all this was arranged, Li Xiaomin came out of the mansion in a hurry, urging his horse to gallop to the mansion where Concubine Xiao Shu lived.After going out for so long, he really missed this gentle and graceful wife, and her talented and beautiful daughter.

Episode 3 Chapter [-] Chicken of Justice

In the new house for marrying Concubine Xiao Shu, Li Xiaomin smiled, hugged Concubine Xiao's curvaceous and soft body with both hands, reached into the blouse presumptuously, stroked her breasts, smiled softly, pinching pink with her fingers The red nipples twitched gently, making Concubine Xiao Shu's whole body hot and her jade cheeks flushed, but she tried her best not to cry out.