Huaigui

In the winter month of the fourth year of Guide, Linhai Wang Yuwenhua entered the court.

Gao Jing saw him in the imperial garden, the fragrance of tea was wafting in the green hall, and there was a faint smell of ice and snow.Yu Wenhua paid his respects first, then took a seat at the head of Gao Jingxia, and praised the good tea.

"After becoming a prince, he became more and more hypocritical. He said it was delicious before drinking it." Gao Jing smiled, and raised his chin at him, "Are your two brothers okay?"

Yu Wenhua took a sip of tea and said: "It's not like that. He came to me all day long to ask for money, but I didn't give it. He immediately started crying, making trouble, and hanged himself, saying that the royal father passed on the title to me because he was blind. It hurts again. Scolding the New Deal, saying something like 'the title of title is not hereditary, it will not be hereditary, and the salary will be halved from generation to generation, and the world will be in chaos'."

Gao Jing's smile faded away: "Oh? Is the world in chaos?"

Yu Wenhua said: "Just listen to it as a joke and let it go. These idiots can't carry their shoulders, they can't mess up."

Gao Jing took a deep look at him and said nothing.

After entering the tea, the bitter taste returned to sweetness. Yu Wenhua was used to Gao Jing casually, and asked, "Did He Lan not come back this winter? Before entering the palace, he passed by the Longxi Palace, and saw that the door was still locked."

Gao Jingdao: "The letter from last month was at a stalemate with Rouran and did not reply."

"That doesn't mean there's no one to clean Luoxue."

"He doesn't like to let too many people go, he says he's uncomfortable, now Li Queshuang will take care of the sheep for him, and it won't be too late to clean them up before he comes back." Gao Jing changed the subject, "Even if it's time to start fighting Between one and two months. Once this battle is over, if we win, we will take back Longcheng. Brother Mingyue will not leave now anyway, and General Kuti will bring people there as well?"

"The teacher likes He Lan very much. At that time, he wrote to me to ask for reinforcements, and the teacher went without saying a word." Speaking of this, Yu Wenhua thought for a while, and said in a deep voice, "There are not as many Western troops as there were in the past. It takes more experience to make those barbarians throw away their helmets and armor when they see the wolf flag!"

Gao Jing didn't answer, and didn't express his opinion.

He pursed his lips, put down the teacup, touched the few memorials placed beside him one by one with his fingertips, and stopped in the middle to pick out one.

Incense made people feel sleepy, Yu Wenhua just yawned, and Gao Jingyu teased: "As the saying goes, you stand at thirty, you are... thirty this year, right?"

"What?" Yu Wenhua cheered up, "Your Majesty, you also want to marry me."

Gao Jing played with taste: "So someone else told you, do you like it?"

Yu Wenhua mentioned this, and spread out one hand to count methodically: "The third lady of Xue Jia, the servant of the Ministry of War, said that I am the third child and she is also the third child, and she is a good match, but Miss Xue is only fifteen this year; Xunzhou's daughter, only Miao Miao, is extremely precious, and is too weak to marry far away, so I want to step in; the daughter of Liangzhou governor's daughter is suitable in age and personality, but she hasn't made a marriage proposal yet. Her father was punished by you because of corruption and bribery. Have you been exiled to Qiongzhou?..."

When he said something, Gao Jing's smile deepened, and at the end he almost lay down on the table, waved his hands repeatedly and said, "How dare these Confucian scholars make fun of you?"

"That's what you said, Your Majesty." Yu Wenhua pressed down with the last finger, "Oh yes, there is another person, the jewel in the palm of the Grand Master. Back then, He Lan intended to introduce him, and I later met Miss Yuan. That's kind of interesting, I was just thinking about it or it would be her...you know what happened afterwards."

Gao Jing covered his mouth: "That's right, Yuan Yuxin caught Ran Yunyang's eyes when he went to Mangshan Mountain with his sister Huang to watch the military performance. I'm afraid that in a year or so, their twins will be running all over the place."

Yu Wenhua spread his hands: "So, Your Majesty, I am the lone star of the devil, so don't work in vain."

"That's not necessarily the case, it's just that the fate is not enough." After Gao Jing said, Yu Wenhua shook his head desperately, he restrained his jokes and said seriously, "Come on, I have something serious, let me tell you first, and then you decide whether you want to help me or not." manage."

Yu Wenhua frowned slightly: "What?"

"I received Silla's letter of credence yesterday, and the other contents will be read tomorrow at the court meeting. It's nothing special." Gao Jing paused, "But there is only one thing. The king of Silla has a daughter who is twenty years old this year. He revealed Out of curiosity, I want to get married with Daning, so that we can reconcile forever, do you think it is necessary?"

Yu Wenhua said sternly: "Silla's territory has doubled since the unification of the new island last year. It is across the sea from my fiefdom. It is not unusual to have many rare objects there. Since the opening of the sea trade route, There are often Silla people in Zicheng doing business. I don’t think they are thieves. They admire Daning and want to learn the scriptures of the Central Plains. If the two countries have in-laws, not only the people will benefit, but the navy will attack Duanbu At that time, it is logical to ask them to cross the Baishan Mountain to send troops to help... It is not impossible. But this person, has your Majesty decided?"

"That's what bothers me." Gao Jing said, "The princess of a country is no more than an ordinary woman, but you also know the situation of me. If I marry back, it will only be a display, and it will be difficult for the King of Silla to explain. Although Brother Cheng is of the right age, But there is no matter between men and women in my heart. And the other princes and brothers are a bit younger, so it is not convenient."

Yu Wenhua scratched his hair, and said seriously: "Yes... there is no one who can marry a princess... huh?"

He suddenly raised his head as if he had realized something, Gao Jing stared at him intently, with a smile on his mouth, Yu Wenhua panicked immediately, and began to stammer: "You you you you... no, don't you think... me?"

"That's right, after the three guards of Saibei, the military achievements are outstanding, and the position of princess is also vacant. If this is done, Princess Silla will be a first-rank imperial order, and it will not be treated badly to her." Gao Jing stroked his chin. ,"how about?"

"This, this..." Yu Wenhua almost bit his tongue, "I have never met the princess before, and I don't know if my personality is compatible. The other party may not like me, and—"

"I heard that the princess has read scriptures a lot, she is good at poetry, she writes well, and she has a lot of research on the culture of the Central Plains."

"what?"

"And known as the number one beauty in Silla, the flower of Baishan."

Yu Wenhua: "...let me think about it for a night."

When Yu Wenhua resigned, Amang watched the whole process, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty said so, Linhai King must not be able to refuse. But is Princess Silla really so beautiful?"

"It doesn't matter. The Jin family has this heart, but I will never let foreigners into Ziwei City." Gao Jing looked in the direction of Yu Wenhua's departure, and picked up the teacup again, "Besides, Yu Wenhua hasn't married yet. It's always a hidden danger, if one day the knife hits his head, even if he doesn't complain, his two elder brothers are not easy to save fuel."

"Your Majesty means..."

"It's better to take advantage of Princess Silla's matter and tie his heart to the capital. Otherwise, when he attacks Linhai sooner or later, he will be loyal to me, and I don't want to deal with him."

After all, Gao Jing closed his eyes slightly, and Amang rubbed his sore shoulders thoughtfully, and said softly, "Today, His Highness the Fourth Highness went to the princess's place again. Just now, the guards of His Highness the Eldest Princess reported back, and the two are still playing chess."

Gao Jing said "hmm" to indicate that he understood.

These years have not been easy, time seems to have passed by in a flash, the first batch of talents after Qiu Wei went their own way, and all the new policies and orders were difficult to implement.It is only now in the fourth year of his enthronement that he is gradually on the right track. Not only is the court completely new inside and out, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the treasury is well-stocked, but the only serious problem is in the north.

If Helan Mingyue can take back Longcheng within a few months, other voices in the court will be silenced.

He should trust Helan unconditionally.

Thinking of this, it seemed that he and Gao Jing had a short-term consonance, and the servant from a distance hurried over with a letter in his hand: "Your Majesty, Yinzhou urgent report! Great victory, great victory——"

Gao Jing stood up suddenly: "Bring it to me to see!"

The hand that unfolded the letter paper was trembling, Gao Jingshen took a breath, and quickly scanned the ten lines at a glance.

He didn't speak for a long time, Lin Shang was watching his words and expressions, seeing that Gao Jing's brows were tightly furrowed, he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, didn't you say great victory?"

"Ah?" Gao Jing suddenly came back to his senses, read the battle report again, slowly spit out the stagnant air, and his voice was tinged with youthful joy, "After fighting for two years... I am a little dazed, but I really became !"

Lin Shang also said happily: "Your Majesty, how about making your subordinates happy?"

Gao Jing folded the battle report, thought for a while and opened it to read between the lines, his tone also overjoyed: "Brother Mingyue wrote in the letter that he and General Kuti split into two groups, and took advantage of the black water to freeze before winter, and made a long-distance raid Attacked the tribe of King Zuoxian in Rouran, captured Queen Zuoxian alive and integrated his troops to attack the royal court. Khan Buluzhen fled westward, as if he was going to the Western Regions to seek assistance from Suiye and Qiuzi countries. The surprise attack dispersed Buluzhen's team. Although Khan escaped, he captured tens of thousands of Rouran soldiers and forced King Zuoxian to sign a letter of surrender and return them to Longcheng...and hand them over soon!"

Lin Shang hastily knelt down on one knee: "Congratulations, Your Majesty has fulfilled his wish!"

"It's not my wish, it's Mingyue's wish, and even my father's wish!" Gao Jing handed the battle report to the waiter waiting on the side, and said, "Go to Zhongshu and order them to copy more copies of this battle report. Some are sent to the streets and alleys of Luoyang, and I want to have fun with the people, and let everyone know that our Western Army has regained the former glorious city!"

The servant responded again and again, and walked away quickly with the battle report in both hands.

In the Luhua Hall, Gao Jing walked a few steps, his words overflowing with joy: "I have to tell my mother first, no, no... I'm going to the Taimiao to announce the good news to my father... Go, call Yu Wenhua back to me to have a banquet and drink, Please accompany Master Yuan—wait a while, and then celebrate the victory of the army, I am so happy and confused..."

He changed the order again and again, and Lin Shang was in a dilemma, but he kept smiling.

Aman said: "Your Majesty, I dare you, you might as well go to His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess at this moment, and then go to the North Hall with His Royal Highness to greet the Queen Mother, and present the good news to the Queen Mother."

Gao Jing nodded frequently: "Not bad, let's do it this way."

After saying that, start driving, and from Lvhuatang is Shoushan.A gust of breeze was blowing, Gao Jing's footsteps paused, and suddenly he turned his head thoughtfully, and saw that on the Meiling beside Shoushan Mountain, the white plum blossoms had already burst into buds.

He didn't move for a long time, and the people beside him didn't dare to urge him.The servant took a bold look and saw that the young emperor was thinking of something, most of the joy faded away, but his expression became very gentle.

Gao Jing looked at the plum ridge, and said softly after a while, "Aman, I mean I smelled the fragrance of plums last night."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the plum blossoms are about to bloom."

Gao Jing murmured: "He said in his last letter that he would give me a result when the plum blossoms bloom...it's really not bad." His eyes flashed like a fright, Gao Jing patted the waiter and said, "Hurry up!" , bring me a pen!"

"This, Your Majesty..."

"Hurry up, hurry up and send it to Longxi King of Yinzhou for six hundred miles tonight!"

The courier hurriedly set off from Luoyang, thousands of miles away in Saibei, it happened to be a clear night after snowfall, and the sky was full of stars.

Outside the city of Yinzhou, the former Hegu Ranch is now temporarily used as a residence for the army.Mr. He Lanzhu brushed off the snow from his shoulders, and went straight into the tent of the Chinese army after patrolling the camp, but saw no one.

He frowned and opened the curtain to go out, grabbed a guard and asked, "Where is Mingyue?"

"The general has gone to Wolf Mountain."

Hearing this, Lord He Lanzhu was taken aback: "What is he going to Langshan for?"

A familiar woman's laughter came from behind him: "He is such a big man, and you still control him everywhere." Mr. He Lanzhu turned his head when he heard the sound, saw that it was Wan Lixia, and naturally took her hand and said, "Sister, Dajun Tomorrow I have to leave camp and go to Longcheng, he disappeared at this juncture, I'm afraid I got drunk with Xie Ruxi—"

"Drinking is all about drinking! If you win a big game, you should drink to your heart's content all night long!" Wan Lixia tapped the tip of his nose, "He told me that he wanted to go to Wolf Mountain to see the stars."

Helan Zhujun opened his mouth to speak but stopped, looking worriedly at the outline of the cliff in the distance.

Langshan is a fortress leading to Yinzhou. It is named for its cliff like a lone wolf worshiping the moon.Few people would want to climb to the top there, why did He Lanmingyue go there?

Tonight is clear, on the cliff of Wolf Mountain, Helan Mingyue is carrying a sword and carrying wine, accompanied by a gray wolf by her side.On a whim, he invited Xie Bi to climb the mountain together, but Shi Xiucai was still a frail scholar even after several years of experience in Saibei, he couldn't climb half way up, and was left far behind by Helan Mingyue.

There are relatively flat huge stones on the cliff, and a layer of ice has formed after the snow falls.Helan Mingyue thought for a while, put the jug in front of the stone, and walked a few steps towards the cliff.

The soles of his feet are the river and the little fires where the Western Army camped, the red flames are like stars, and the stream is like a stream.Farther away, Longcheng beyond the horizon can already be vaguely seen.

When he defeated King Zuoxian's tribe, when he led the army to retreat Luzhen, and even when he saw the surrender letter... all the hard work and excitement were not as good as now, which made him feel more realistic about taking back that city.As Helan Mingyue thought about it, Meteor next to him scratched the soil under the thin ice, and made a wheezing sound in his throat.

"Hungry?" He Lan Mingyue knelt down and stroked the fur on its neck, and said in a low voice, "I'll go down the mountain and get you some mutton later."

Meteor understood what he said, and lay quietly beside him.

He waited for another half an hour before Xie Bi and Tang Feiyi climbed up the cliff.

Seeing the two of them, He Lan Mingyue couldn't help but said: "It's fine for Xie Ruxi to be delicate and weak, Miss Tang, why don't you just let him go?"

Hearing this, Tang Feiyi hit Xie Bi on the back with the dagger at his waist: "This lazy bastard won't let me go, if it wasn't for fear that he would make up a story after he went back, I would have thrown him in the middle of the mountain."

"I'm exhausted..." Xie Bi couldn't move at all, and crawled towards the huge rock with hands and feet, ignoring the ice, and just sat down on the ground with his back leaning against it.

He Lan Mingyue walked over and kicked his leg: "Don't sit here, do you know what this stone is for?"

Xie Bi was out of breath and said, "What? I'm so tired that I won't give up my throne."

He Landao: "It was the burial place for the herdsmen in the river valley in the past. They thought that only by dedicating their bodies to the gods could they obtain the ultimate tranquility, so they asked the priests to put themselves on this stone platform. .You lie down now, and the hawks will come in a moment."

As if in response to his words, Feishuang, which had been hovering above his head, chirped several times.

Xie Bi hurriedly got up, he was most afraid of these ghosts and monsters in his life, bowed several times to the stone with lingering fear, and then hid behind Tang Feiyi.The girl showed a rare smile, and said to He Lan, "Don't scare him, where are the vultures in this season?"

He Lan Mingyue hammered Xie Bi's shoulder indifferently, he made a false howl, poked his head and asked, "You came here in the middle of the night just to scare me? He Guichi, are you immoral or not?"

He pointed at the top of his head: "Look."

Xie Bi looked along the trend, couldn't see the clue for a long time, frowned and said, "Isn't it just the starry sky? It's so common in Saibei."

"Previous divination said that tonight is the brightest time for Ziwei Star." He Lan Mingyue said, they are in the east of Heishui, and they will go to Longcheng in Hexi tomorrow.

Xie Bi was still puzzled, Tang Feiyi said: "Snow Queen Chuji, you miss him."

Caught off guard by such a blunt explanation of what is on her mind, Helan Mingyue's ears were a little hot, but she still couldn't see anything unusual on her face: "It can be considered that we have been through life and death together for several years, Miss Tang, save me some face!"

Tang Feiyi just smiled and said nothing, and didn't agree.

He Lan Mingyue asked again: "Longcheng returns, and then we will be closer to the oasis in Liuzhong City. The two of you first said that you will go to the Western Regions after this battle. Should you leave in the spring, or now?"

Tang Feiyi said: "Let's start spring! When you return to Luoyang, Longxi has General Xu and Senior Sister, so I don't need to stay any longer."

In fact, she is not a material for marching and fighting, but she has been driving ducks to the shelves for too long, and she is holding back her energy to refuse to let the male generals in the Central Plains laugh at her, so she desperately never seeks military merit.He Lan Mingyue knew that Tang Feiyi was a son and daughter of the world after all, and she wanted to return to her world, so she only let out a "huh" when she heard the words.

Tang Feiyi said again: "Go back, please greet Gao Yunji for me."

Gao Jingdu became the emperor, and she still called him by his first name. After Helan Mingyue answered, Xie Bi suddenly said from the side: "Hey, you have to settle down here before going to Luoyang, remember to help me celebrate the New Year Go see Lao Qin."

"He's fine, he can eat and sleep, and he sells his Qingxin Pills all day long in the streets and alleys!" He Lan Mingyue gave him a push, "It's fine to talk, but I won't help you to be filial."

Xie Bi retorted and didn't ask you to help me with this, and they fought together again.

At the end, Helan Mingyue picked up the jug of wine and sprinkled it on the stone platform.

Langshan still stood alone, and Helan Mingyue didn't tell them why he came.

A few days ago, when he was chatting with Kuti, he heard the other party mention this place, saying that Helan Maojia once revealed that he would come here from Longcheng to sit here for a night before sending troops every time.The sound of wind, rain, and falling snow are all lines of poetry that he can't understand. He has made many important decisions here, and he has also looked at Longcheng countless times from here, looking forward to leading his tribe back one day.

Although the clansmen have suffered heavy setbacks, they will return to their hometown again.

Helan Mingyue wanted to come and see what kind of scenery it was, and guessed what kind of mood the young father was at that time.

Maybe he will never be able to read Helan Maojia, they are too far apart, and there are no words or letters left.There are only white jacarandas, Yinzhou City, and only the Heishui River flowing quietly, just like 20 years ago.

The stars twinkled like silent witnesses.

Back at the camp from Wolf Mountain, the soldiers dancing around the bonfire were also half drunk and about to fall asleep.Except for the vigilantes, everyone else was immersed in the joy of victory.

He Lanmingyue bid farewell to Tang Feiyi and Xie Bi, and walked around the barracks again.

He didn't feel sleepy at all, and finally sat in the river valley holding the shooting star all night.When the sky was bright in the morning, and the pasture was like a green sea, Helan Mingyue drank a handful of cold water from the stream, and returned to the camp with a sword in hand.

Just as the army was about to set off, not far away, an envoy came wearing morning glow, shouting "[-] miles to hurry up" along the way.

Helan Mingyue sat on the steed, saw that behind him was protecting a roll of silk like a treasure, holding the handed letter without opening it, and asked the messenger: "Is there something His Majesty wants to give me behind?"

"Return to the prince, that's right! The letter is an arrangement for the Western Army after they arrive in Longcheng. Your Majesty has ordered that the silk be unwrapped by the prince himself." The messenger finished speaking and presented the silk with his backhand.

Countless eyes around were focused on it, but Helan Mingyue was embarrassed to look at it, he said lightly, "Understood", casually hung the silk on the side of the saddle, put the letter into the quiver, and ordered the army to set off.

It's just that when Helan Mingyue walked through the black water, Helan Mingyue deliberately went to the back of the team.

With his back facing the rising sun, he took out the silk from the rich golden shadow.

It is a little hard when you start it, and a little thin, and it is as flexible as a willow branch.Helan Mingyue frowned slightly, and then pulled away the cotton thread, the snow-white silk was illuminated by the sun with a layer of shimmering light, shining like water waves when it was unrolled.

After seeing clearly the things wrapped in it, He Lan Mingyue was stunned for a moment, then she bent her eyes and smiled.

Among them were three white plum blossoms, with unmelted ice crystals still hanging on them due to the snowfall a few days ago.

A few lines of sharp ink on the corners of the white silk are written eloquently, full of lovesickness——

You congest the snow three feet north, and I guard the plums ten miles south of the mountain.

Unintentionally drunk and lying on the spring breeze, but begging for a white horse to return with a sword.

——The Return of the Old Man·End——

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That's all for now.

It was not hard to write, but I was very happy. I hope that I can meet like-minded friends through this article, and I also hope that this article will be less labeled as a scumbag, then I will be very satisfied.

I am very grateful to everyone who followed the serialization for accompanying me to the present, and I am also very grateful to you who can see this in one breath after the end. Thank you for every compliment and comfort. I still have a lot of deficiencies that need to be improved.This article may or may not be revised, hahahaha I really don’t want to experience the pain of being denied and not understood anymore, last time I almost confessed to it in a bad review.

Feelings put a free chapter as postscript, postscript, and my own writing mood, if you don’t want to be affected by my emotions, then don’t read it and go directly to Fanwai? (Fanwai has written 3 now, Xiaojing and Mingyue’s car , Gao Qian and Lu Yi, forums in the modern world, which one I want to see first, I will post it in two days~

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