Adviser should be self-improvement

A resounding rooster crowed from nowhere, penetrated the slightly bright sky, and circled high in the sky for a long time.A glare of golden yellow rises from the dark horizon, and in the process of gradual change, the golden light slowly softens, revealing the bright red light inside, and the intertwined golden and red light falls straight down, reflecting on a man who is exercising in the morning.

The man tied his coat around his waist, wearing only a thin coat, and swung a silver gun in a circle in his hand. Every move was like a silver dragon sailing out to sea, with an imposing manner. Fine beads of sweat condensed on the man's forehead, following the trend Sliding down, the crystal luster is reflected between the ups and downs of the bearing.

There is still a man standing under the eaves. His moon-colored clothes have only been tidied up a little, as if he has just woken up not long ago. His long hair is not bundled up, scattered randomly, and the tail of his hair flutters gently in the wind, matching the man's light and handsome face It made him look like an independent fairy.

The man in the corridor was staring intently at the man in the courtyard, when he suddenly heard the report from the servants behind him, he looked back and met the eyes of his best friend with a playful smile.

It was only January, and before it was the coldest time in Pingzhou, Xie Qiongjiu had already put on a thick down jacket. Even so, his complexion was much paler than normal people, and Chu Huaiqing's cheeks were pale. Even though he was slightly flushed by the cold wind, all he had left was his sad lips and teeth.

Having not seen this familiar face for many days, Chu Huaiqing was overjoyed at first, and then walked over in shock, calling for servants to add charcoal to the stove, and said to his friend: "Why are you here today? "He dragged Xie Qiongjiu into the house again.

Xie Qiongjiu walked slowly: "I couldn't bear to wait for the news, so I wanted to come over and make trouble."

The stove had already been lit, and the two of them sat down nearby. The flickering firelight shone on Xie Qiongjiu's face, which seemed to be stained a little rosy. He cupped his hands, took a breath, and rubbed slowly, Looking up to see the undisguised worry in Chu Huaiqing's eyes, she chuckled lightly, "Could it be that Huaiqing's expression doesn't welcome me, a sick child?"

Chu Huaiqing glared at him angrily: "Talking nonsense again." Another servant was called to warm a pot of wine for them.

In the past, this jug of wine might not have been enough for Xie Qiongjiu to drink alone, but since winter came, Xie Qiongjiu's desire for anything has dissipated a lot, and he would only drink a drink, and most of the time he would feel sleepy , unwilling to move a step.

Originally, Xie Qiongjiu stayed at home for more than 20 days, but I don't know what happened today, which stimulated this lazy fox to finally move its nest.

I can still see the man in the courtyard through the corridor. I wonder if it is Chu Huaiqing's illusion. Qin Ce's moves seem to be much sharper than what he saw just now.

Xie Qiongjiu poured a glass of wine for each of them, and then picked up one of the glasses, so as to watch the man who seemed to be fighting against Li Feng leisurely: "How long did it take for the master to wake up?"

The word 'lord' was mentioned by Chu Huaiqing inadvertently not long ago. Xie Qiongjiu thought about it after hearing it, and then called it that.

After all, Qin Ce is also the one who is preparing to instigate a rebellion now, so they don't need to worry about whether to use the code name given by the court. Compared with the prince, the word "lord" is more comfortable.

The two famous people around Qin Ce both spoke, so this title suddenly became popular among Qin Ce's subordinates so unexpectedly and resolutely.

The person involved said: "..." Why does he always feel that Mr. seems to have called himself that?

"An hour ago."

Chu Huaiqing looked at the man in a blink of an eye, and couldn't help smiling. A certain subject who was secretly observing this side just happened to put this smile into his eyes, and his expression was lifted. His moves were less aggressive, and he danced more vigorously.

Xie Qiongjiu's brows twitched up immediately, put his hands into his sleeves, and asked lazily: "How many days have you been so early?"

"After all, war is about to start... By the way, poor wine."

"What's the matter?"

"Travel is exhausting, if you—"

"Don't worry, my body is not so weak." Xie Qiongjiu looked at Chu Huaiqing, and smiled without any burden on his face, "Besides, didn't Xiaolizi already said that I must go."

Chu Huaiqing sighed slightly.

"You, it's just too easy to soften your heart." Xie Qiongjiu joked with a earnest look, "If you get married in the future, what should you do if you meet someone who is a little bit more arrogant?" It really shows that a friend is worried that his friend will be bullied by the "barbaric wife".

Chu Huaiqing twitched the corner of her mouth, aimed at the 'wife' who was not far away, stretched out her hand pretending to be annoyed, pinched Xie Qiongjiu's not-so-round cheek, narrowed her eyes and said: "Since Qiongjiu said so, It seems that Qing also has to harden her heart to show you a lesson."

Xie Qiongjiu huddled together cooperatively, and asked 'fearfully': "What are you going to do?"

"It seems like it's been a long time since I've stretched your meridians? Take off your clothes."

"Wait, don't—"

'Crack! '

The two who were laughing and laughing were stunned at the same time. Within the range of their peripheral vision, a huge tree suddenly broke in the middle and fell slowly towards the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust. .

Chu Huaiqing: "..."

Xie Qiongjiu: "..." This jar of vinegar.

The instigator, Qin Ce, smiled at his husband nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened, and continued the morning exercise that was cut off in the middle.

A guard ran in from another door in the courtyard, saluted Qin Ce and said, "Speak to the prince, there is news from Chang'an!"

When the two people in the room heard this sentence, they stood up one after another and walked towards the courtyard. Qin Ce turned his wrist, put the spear upside down on the ground, took the letter and read it.

Chu Huaiqing asked: "How is the situation?"

Qin Ce smiled and handed the letter to Chu Huaiqing.

After reading the content on the paper, Chu Huaiqing couldn't help being pleasantly surprised: "I didn't expect Cao Yuan to really persuade Emperor Qianning."

"A straight-talking person like Cao Xiaozi can give the opponent a knowing blow when he speaks out. Otherwise, there are so many eloquent people, why would I recommend him?"

Xie Qiongjiu smiled as expected: "Now with the 15 people promised by Li Wen, we have a total of 35 soldiers and horses. If we rush to Chang'an as fast as we can, we can catch He Wei by surprise."

Qin Ce asked: "Just go so openly?"

"That's right." Xie Qiongjiu said with a smile, "It would be even better if he could alarm the King of Xiangyang."

For more than ten years in the past and present, Chu Huaiqing still couldn't understand the thoughts of King Xiangyang. Seeing Xie Qiongjiu's statement so firmly, he immediately asked in surprise: "Looking at the performance of King Xiangyang in the past, he should not be an impulsive person."

"No, no, I didn't say he was an impulsive person."

Chu Huaiqing: "...?"

Xie Qiongjiu smiled meaningfully: "In the final analysis, it's just that the man wants to find a little more excitement before he can't lift the knife."

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Glancing at King Xiangyang who was working on wiping the blade, Gongsun Ji whispered to the guard beside him, "There is still no movement from He Wei?"

The guard looked hesitant, and replied: "Yes." In the past, He Wei would send a message every ten days to report the current situation in Chang'an to the King of Xiangyang, but he couldn't get in touch recently, and the people sent to investigate were like nothing. The trace disappeared.

"What are you talking about?"

Gongsun Ji paused, but in a blink of an eye, he found that King Xiangyang did not look up, his eyes were still focused on the knife in his hand.

Even though King Xiangyang did not behave like the person who asked the question at all, Gongsun Ji still did not dare to be vague, and replied respectfully: "This subordinate is asking if He Wei has any news."

"Didn't you tell this king first?"

The King of Xiangyang inserted the knife into the scabbard with his backhand, and gave Gongsun Ji a sideways glance calmly: "This king's good nephew has set up an ambush in Chang'an, waiting to catch this king in the urn. Under such circumstances, can He Wei survive?" till now?"

Gongsun Ji: "...The prince is still planning to go." The tone of the statement expresses the weakness of the known result.

"It's one thing for them to set a trap, but it's another thing whether the trap can cause damage to the king." King Xiangyang looked straight ahead slowly, "I heard that Qin Ce actually persuaded Li Wen to dispatch 15 soldiers Ma, this king is looking forward to it even more."

Gongsun Ji frowned, to show the same 'expectation' mood.

The King of Xiangyang squinted his eyes for a while, and suddenly hooked his lips. Looking at the assembled army behind him, he let out a loud shout that was not loud but as deep as thunder: "Let's go!"

"Yes--!"

The distance between Xiangyang and Chang'an is no more than 20 days. Although it can't meet the sincere heart of Xiangyang King, the fast horse shortened it by a few days, but after arriving, Gongsun Ji can be regarded as shedding his skin. Arriving at the gate of Chang'an, he was about to get into the carriage for a short rest, but was carried out by King Xiangyang.

Really. Lifted the carriage out by hand.

Facing the king of Xiangyang, whose energy is different from that of ordinary people and even regarded as non-human, Gongsun Ji resisted the urge to help his forehead and let out a heavy sigh, knowing that the other party would not disturb his rest for no reason, so he stood beside the carriage and bowed: "My lord can What are your orders?"

The army was stopped just now by King Xiangyang, who took the reins and walked a few steps, said with a smile: "In your opinion, where will my good nephew set up an ambush?"

He didn't think about it for more than ten days before, and only started to think about the opponent's strategy before the battle. This is also one of the well-known characteristics of King Xiangyang before each battle. Gongsun Ji often feels that such King Xiangyang can still live until now. It's a miracle.

However, the King of Xiangyang can do it willfully, but as a subordinate, he can only plan everything without complaint. He looked around and replied: "Right now is a good place to ambush."

"It's really a good place."

King Xiangyang raised the corner of his mouth and shouted, "Cheng Gai, Nie Yun."

"Subordinates are here!"

"Each of them leads 15 people, occupying the left and right gates, waiting for orders."

"Yes!"

Seeing the two generals leaving with 30 soldiers, Gongsun Ji asked in surprise, "My lord?"

King Xiangyang didn't seem to be interested in explaining, but asked again with a smile: "According to Mr. Gongsun's prediction, how many people are in Qin Ce's hands?"

Gongsun Ji frowned, and said hesitantly, "30?"

"Do not."

The King of Xiangyang raised his voice and smiled loudly: "It's 40!" After that, he ordered again and led the remaining 30 soldiers and horses to go straight to Chang'an.