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When Chang Ming returned to Jianhe Valley with two servings of eight-treasure rice, he bumped into Wen Ji who had a face full of heaven and earth.

"Seventh Battalion Commander!" Seeing him, Wen Ji burst into tears.

"What's the matter? Why are you so panicked?"

"The third master is in a hurry to find you. Battalion Commander Owen Qing is seriously injured and is in his own courtyard..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chang Ming had already sprinted away, one mile away.

Compared to Ou Wenqing, Gu Xiaowu only had a knife on her arm, and she didn't hurt her muscles or bones. Standing in the courtyard, Yijing watched the military doctor busy, and saw that her face was as calm as water. worry.

"I have something..." Gu Xiaowu just opened her mouth, but Yijing blocked her hand and interrupted her words, "I know what you mean, but if you are really calm and sober, why are you so eager to act decisively?"

"Don't stop, just accept the chaos." Gu Xiaowu said lightly, "I just made up my mind and told my lord, but the time is not right now, as long as the army commander plays it by ear."

Yijing let out a long sigh and whispered: "I understand. It's getting late and your lord is injured, so let's rest in the humble house for now. Qingzi will clean up a guest room for your lord."

Gu Xiaowu saluted and thanked her, and left.

Just when Yijing was full of emotions, Chang Ming also rushed to him in a panic, and before he could ask, he was scolded by Yijing.

"Where have you been? You go out on leave all day long, and leave your post without permission. What can I do to you?! The incident happened suddenly and disappeared without a trace. If it wasn't for this, why would Owen be so hurt ?!"

Chang Ming had never seen such thunder and fury before. He was terrified and confused at the moment. He didn't even care about being angry and rebuttal. , I also ask the commander of the army to be lenient, and I will not complain when I am punished, but I only ask the commander of the army to make it clear."

Seeing him like this, Yijing suddenly felt dizzy for a while, and secretly blamed himself for scolding his subordinates without asking questions about right and wrong. After taking a long breath, he calmed down and said: "It's my fault, don't be angry."

This made both of them baffled, Yijing is the commander of the army, and Changming is the commander of the Seventh Battalion, even if Yijing wanted to kill Changming, he might not have room to struggle, so he couldn't stop scolding this time with soft words, Yi Jing felt delirious.

"Forget it, it's a long story, you go back, the official will clearly say that you are not allowed to ask for leave to go out again without permission."

Chang Ming had no choice but to back down sadly.

A group of military doctors had been busy for a long time, and Ou Wenqing's injury was finally stable. Although he hurt his abdomen, he didn't seem to be seriously injured. At least he could sit on the bed and chat with Yijing now.

"Commander, what you just said outside, the officer heard clearly, isn't this a bit biased?" Owen raised his eyebrows and said: "Let Li Changming go and he will come back unscathed, take the officer to see you Blood, I feel depressed in my heart."

"Aren't you injured? You didn't stop the bleeding and bandaged it, and you stretched out your ears." Yijing glanced at him, "Besides, Li Changming is superior in martial arts compared to you. It is the most suitable to call him for today's matter, but he is nowhere to be found." !"

Owen smiled faintly and said: "Then the officer will go and tell Chang Mingming that he doesn't know about the emergency today, and he was scolded for no reason. He doesn't know the reason. It's really pitiful. It's a fantasy to be so angry."

Yijing raised his hand and patted him on the head.

In order to send Gu Xiaowu back to Wangcheng Zaochao, Yijing and she woke up early on purpose and called Shang Wenji to drive there, lest Zaochao make a mistake and impeach Gan Yi.

"Is your lord better?" Yijing asked Gu Xiaowu, she still looked distracted, but her voice was as calm as before.

"It's all right."

"According to Gan Yi's style, this time I intend to kill you outside the king's city. The accident of being injured by a wild beast is closed. When I arrive in the king's city, I will be at the foot of the emperor. There is no danger. However, he must have a second move. In order to be on the safe side, my lord In a few days, don’t make a decision lightly, and entrust it to a trustworthy person, so as not to be affected by Gu Yu’er’s affairs, and make a mistake.”

Gu Xiaowu pondered for a moment, and finally nodded slowly.

"How did the Commander know what happened tonight?"

"It's strange to say that a few months ago, the doctor of the Ministry of War showed his favor to this officer, but this trip was weird. This officer suspected that Gan Yi had other plans, so he ordered people to monitor him day and night. He got the information last night and rushed there. Fortunately, my lord is fine. This fact is too reckless, my lord's daughter is important, but if there is a slight mistake, my lord died unexpectedly, who should take care of Jiang Yuan's entry into the court in the future?"

It sounded like a question but was actually a reprimand. Gu Xiaowu knew that she was worried about her daughter's loss of propriety, so she could only deal with it silently, and then said with a gloomy and worried expression: "Gan Yi knows more than we thought, this time the adults sent her to protect the little girl. They have already used the little girl just after the person left, I am afraid that before the rumors that I have a daughter are released, that Xingzhu has already been ordered by Gan Yi to meet my daughter."

Yijing nodded seriously, and said, "Gan Yi should not be underestimated."

"Speaking of which, has the Commander ever heard Chang Ming mention the matter of Xiacheng?"

"It's in every detail, he said it all, did someone report the incident with an arrow?"

"That's right... I have asked people to investigate this matter, but there is no news, as if nothing has been heard. If the letter is not still in my hands, I'm afraid it's just a dream."

In the early morning of the same day, Qu Liying, a student of Gan Yi's protégé, Yu Shitai, impeached Zhou Wei, a doctor in the Ministry of War, and others for embezzling military pay and neglecting their duties.

Everyone knows that Zhou Wei is Gan Biao's protégé, and that the two brothers of the Gan family belong to the same party. Such actions are like cutting one's own wings. There were many people who intended to attach themselves to Gu Xiaowu, Gu Xiaowu thought about it and passed the morning quietly.

After retiring, she summoned Lu Yichuan.

"Today, Gan Yi's action is to reduce her own influence, to express her loyalty and justice to the Holy One, but the people involved in it are those who intend to attach themselves to the official, and they have done enough superficial work, and even killed chickens and monkeys. How do you decide this time? ?”

Seeing that her expression was not good, Lu Yichuan reminded her: "I'm afraid it's more than that. A few months later, there will be a national martial arts examination, and the Ministry of War will also participate in it. I'm afraid that the purpose of impeaching the doctor of the Ministry of War is to demote him to a lower rank." Wai Lang, a member of the military department—this is just Gan Xiang looking for a few people to talk about. He is usually not very eye-catching, but at the time of the national martial arts test, he is indeed a well-known place to make money, and there are many people who accept bribes."

"How shall we be?"

"Your Excellency, don't act." Lu Yichuan said coldly, neither arrogant nor humble: "If your Excellency makes a move, it will undoubtedly make the Holy Majesty misunderstand that you have other cronies, and all previous efforts will be wasted, and Prime Minister Gan will be able to kill four birds with one stone."

Gu Xiaowu sighed and said: "Si Zhi is right, I am eager for quick success."

Lu Yichuan looked her up and down, and asked cautiously: "What happened to your lord recently?"

After Li Changming was banned, he should continue to lead troops, train, and do things. Yijing asked him not long ago to explain the reason. .

Over the past few months, there have been numerous memorials to impeach Li Changming, big and small. For Yijing and Gan Yi, it was just a routine small fight. After a few words from Changming, he asked him to report back to the saint, and he blocked it without leaking.

However, Yijing found that since Chang Ming was banned, the attendants ran to him with letters every day, which was really strange. Even though Chang Ming and Xing Sheng were in contact, they were not so insanely close.

This day, Yijing was still having a headache preparing for the National Martial Arts Examination. Hearing the north wind howling outside the window, he felt a slight chill on his face. When he looked out of the window, he realized that the sky was full of snow. At that time, several of his battalion commanders were still standing in the hall and making jokes. Maybe it was not because the time was too hasty, but because the gatherings were always short.

"Great Army Commander", the attendant outside the door woke him up from his reverie, "There is a member of the Ministry of Officials, Wailang, who is asking to see the Seventh Battalion Commander outside the valley."

"what name?"

"Luojianghong."

Yijing pondered for a while, and then remembered that this person was the one who followed Gu Xiaowu to Xiacheng half a year ago, and he was also a Xingzhu. After thinking for a while, he finally said: "Go and tell the commander of the Seventh Battalion."

Chang Ming handled military affairs at Mo Zhi Pavilion with peace of mind. Hearing that Luo Jianghong was coming, he hurriedly put down the pen and paper and hurried to Taniguchi.

"Why did you come here?!" Probably the snowfall today caught many people by surprise. Luojiang's red clothes looked a little thin, his face was pale from the cold, and his lips were purple. Melt snow.

"You always write back saying that you are fine, it doesn't matter, it's just that it's inconvenient to leave Jianhe Valley, I tossed and turned, but I still couldn't feel relieved."

Seeing him like this, Chang Ming asked him to go back to the room with him to warm up for a while.

"No need, come here so rashly, I can't delay any more, you take good care of yourself, it's freezing cold, don't bury your head in military affairs anymore, I'll go back first, let's write a letter about the future... The army commander really didn't embarrass you? "

Chang Ming pursed his lips and shook his head lightly, reassuring him that he just had too many military affairs and couldn't ask for leave.

In fact, it was Yijing who forbade him to leave Jianhe Valley.

Luo Jianghong smiled knowingly, lifted her feet and left.

"Don't be in a hurry to leave, I'll go back and find you a big cloak, so you can catch the cold for free."

"No, no, no," Luo Jianghong hurriedly stopped him, "I'm in good health, so there's no need to delay, I'll leave right away, don't bother."

Chang Ming stood there at a loss for a while, so he had to watch him leave in the snow.Unexpectedly, Luo Jianghong took two steps, then turned around reluctantly, took out a small box from her arms, and handed it to Chang Ming.

"What is this?" Chang Ming held it in his hand, feeling the warmth from Master Xing.

"It's... the knife for you!" Without waiting for Chang Ming to ask, he ran away happily.

Chang Ming opened the box and took a look, only to find that it was a knife tassel carved from white jade. The simple unicorn pattern was unpretentious, and the knife workmanship was not exquisite, but after all, it was a kind of heart. The edges and corners on it were rounded. Sleek and sleek, I think it has been played by people for a long time.

Chang Ming couldn't help but twitched his mouth, replaced the simple tassel on Tianxia Feishuang, and returned to Mozhi Pavilion contentedly.

Seeing that the winter solstice will be tomorrow, Changming has been obediently staying in Jianhe Valley for the past few months and has performed well, and he has never slackened in military affairs. Just as Xiao Tingyu was talking about Li Changming's roasted rabbits, Yijing planned to invite the battalion commander to his home for dinner. He also relieved his restraint. He has nothing to do in the past few days, and he doesn't stop him when he wants to go out.

However, it is not possible to catch roasted rabbits in the winter.

The final result is that Chang Ming, who knows nothing but roasting rabbits, can only watch Yijing and Qingzi's daughter busy while he has nothing to do.

"Speaking of which, when will big brother come back?"

Yijing thought for a while, and said, "According to the schedule, it's only a few days."

Chang Ming smiled with emotion, "It's true that I haven't seen him for a long time..."

Before he finished speaking, a servant shouted from outside the door: "Commander Seventh Battalion, your letter!"

Changming’s residence is not far from Yijing’s side. The attendant screamed in the east, and Yijing’s house heard it clearly. The Seventh Battalion Commander can receive letters every day, which is nothing new. In this way, Chang Ming looked at Xiao Shengya and Yijing, still feeling a little embarrassed, and then went out to get the letter.

Yijing stood on the spot, watching him go away, with a momentary look of loss, but he didn't want to be accidentally seen by Xiao Shengya, so he also stood there, thinking about one or two things, and dragged Yijing out of the door.

"what happened?"

"The third master seems to be too concerned about Changming these days."

Hearing this, Yijing's heart skipped a beat for some reason, and the soft heartbeat that he obviously didn't care about suddenly exploded into lightning and thunder in his ears. He turned his head unconsciously, and said calmly as always: Say that?"

"After Changming went to Xia City, you always seemed to be worried about something. After he came back, you took your anger out on him, prevented him from leaving the river valley, and defended him everywhere in the court. Just now he won the trust, you..."

Yijing smiled nonchalantly and said, "That's just another important matter. He shouldn't be the commander of the Seventh Battalion. However, there are twists and turns in it, and I won't be able to explain it for a while."

Xiao Shengya frowned and tilted his head, no matter how much he looked at Yijing's face, he couldn't see any clues, so he could only sigh: "If the third master likes him, Cao Min is willing to leave at any time. For so many years, the third master has taken care of the three of us, Thumb ..."

Before she could finish her words of gratitude, Yijing interrupted her.

"Impossible." Xiao Shengya also fell silent for a while.