Huaigui

Gao Qian had that dream again.

Many words and actions, touch and smell are like yesterday's memories.

In the dream, he was still young, Gao Hong and Gao Pei didn't have so many twists and turns in their stomachs, Helan Maojia was not dead, and Xu Xin was still a fledgling little girl wielding knives and guns.

In the ninth year of Jianyuan, he hadn't even met Lu Yi yet.

On an ordinary summer morning, after Shu Yuzhai's class, Gao Qian went around the palace wall, avoiding the direction where the personal maid was heading alone.At this time, when the court was leaving, the ministers dressed in dark and light colored court uniforms came out of the Taiji Hall in a file, stepped down the white marble steps, and gathered together in groups of three or five to exchange greetings or talk about the follow-up of the topic just now.

Gao Qian didn't know them, and he was not allowed to sit in politics until he was 16 and had his hair cut.And even if he doesn't understand these things, he also knows that the emperor's brother Gao Pei is the supreme ruler of Beining in name, but he is actually just a puppet.

Gao Qian had heard about the scene of him going to court from the older brother Yu Wang.

Gao Pei sat on a dragon chair with a row of ornate bead curtains hanging behind him. After that, the Empress Dowager Zhao sat in the hall.Before the "Report to Your Majesty" of each memorial, the sentence "The Empress Dowager is a thousand years old" must be added, and the Empress Dowager must first nod before being approved by Emperor Zhu.All matters, big or small, were discussed by the Empress Dowager and the current Taifu Murong Xun before being communicated to the ministers.

Gao Qian didn't know if the emperor had any complaints. He hid under the corridor on one side of the Taiji Hall, and when he was concentrating on watching the courtiers, he was suddenly pressed by the shoulders and almost yelled in fright.

"Shut up!" The person behind grabbed his hand.

Gao Qian looked up to see who was coming, and quickly stood firm: "Brother Hong."

Gao Hong, who was just 20 years old, does not have the scheming look he will have in the future, nor does he put on the painted skin of drunkenness and dreaming. He is dressed in a formal court dress with a palm-wide jade belt around his waist. His usual frivolity seems to have quietly faded away.He grabbed Gao Qian and dodged behind the corridor. Outside the vermilion carved window, a group of guards was passing by.

After the person left, Gao Hong let him go: "What are you doing here?"

Gao Qian can't go forward, he can only be active in Hanzhang Palace, Shuyuzhai and Yuhuayuan, even if he wants to go to Mingtang to see the emperor, he has to wait for the summons.

Hearing this, he said: "Isn't today the Qiqiao Festival? I want to play with the emperor and wait for him to come down here."

"Where is Ah Pei free to play with you..." Gao Hong patted his head, and grabbed his shoulder again in a childlike pain, "Forget it, I'm going to Mingtang, you come with me .”

I don't know if this matter has been hidden from the Queen Mother's eyes and ears, but Gao Qian hastily followed suit.

Going through the garden to go to Mingtang, Gao Qian was attracted by a butterfly and stretched out his hand to catch it, but Gao Hong in front of him suddenly said without turning his head: "Your concubine's birthday is coming, please ask the queen mother to let you out of the palace this year Is it?"

"Please, Brother Hong." Butterfly flew away, and Gao Qian looked back affectionately and replied earnestly, "Maybe the Empress Dowager, it would be more appropriate to return to Moling in three years."

Gao Hong seemed to have guessed the outcome, so he said in a low voice, and comforted him, "It's okay, A Pei will soon be in charge in three years. These years of studying will be over in the blink of an eye."

Gao Qian nodded, but he couldn't see the expression clearly when he lowered his eyes, he was just thoughtful.

Because the Zhao family loves peonies, and the famous flowers in Luocheng are so beautiful all over the world, there are all famous peonies on both sides of the path in the Royal Garden.

Gao Qian didn't like the rich fragrance, so he turned his face away slightly, and would have pinched his nose disrespectfully if there wasn't someone beside him.

So Gao Qian heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the faint scent of tea in Ming Tang. When he saw a person sitting reclined by the courtyard, he immediately shook off Gao Hong's hand and rushed towards him.

"Brother Pei!"

Even though he became sick and thin later, Gao Pei has always been in the prime of his life in Gao Qian's memory.

At this time, he didn't know that he met in a dream, looking at the familiar person with the appearance of his youth.Gao Pei has bright eyebrows and a smile at the corner of his mouth. He is a handsome and handsome young man.At this moment, he was not wearing court clothes, but was wearing a red and black robe, sitting lazily by the door, holding a handful of nuts in his hand and patiently peeling them.

Seeing Gao Qian sit down on the opposite side of the tea table, Gao Pei casually pushed the freshly peeled nuts to him.Looking up at Gao Hong who was saluting respectfully, he stood up and returned the salute.

When the three brothers had a rare meeting since Gao Hong became crowned and opened the mansion, Gao Pei personally poured tea for them and said, "I just said how could you come to Mingtang by yourself. It turned out that Brother Hong secretly brought it with you. Anyway, just in time It's a festive season, how about having dinner in Mingtang tonight, we brothers haven't talked together for a long time."

Gao Hong said with a smile: "Your Majesty said earlier, there is an occasional jar of fine wine in the minister's mansion, why don't you ask the servants to go back to the palace to get it?"

"No need." Gao Pei stopped him with a smile, leaned over and lowered his voice, "Brother wants to drink, of course there will be good wine and beauties later, it's just that it's inconvenient to come here in front of Xiao Qian, let's wait until he's asleep Bring it."

Gao Qian went in without knowing it: "What?"

"Children, don't be so curious!" He got hit on the head.

Gao Hong also smiled, and looked at him in harmony with Gao Pei: "It has nothing to do with you."

While chatting and laughing, the palace servants brought iced plum soup and fresh melons and fruits, while Gao Qian held the white porcelain bowl. The cold temperature inside made him have to switch hands occasionally.

He was not idle, and listened to Gao Pei and Gao Hong's chat while eating, which involved many unfamiliar names, and Gao Qian wrote them down one by one, hoping to help in the future.

He knew that the emperor Gao Pei was aggrieved, that his father passed away too suddenly, and that Gao Pei was only about the same age as he is now when he was inexplicably raised to the throne—he knew a little about the Four Books and Five Classics, and he could speak a little bit about governing the country Empty words, but it is still a little difficult to deal with those complicated government affairs.

So the Murong family and the Queen Mother kidnapped him for nearly ten years under the name of "Chuilian Regency". It was a bloodbath.

Gao Qian is a child of Tianjia, and never treats himself as an ordinary child.But he hated himself for being too young, talking about child's play, not being elegant, and hoped to grow up soon so that he could help the emperor.

"...I want to organize a large army to go south as soon as possible. The unification of the north and the south is the wish of my father when he was alive, and it is also the wish of the three generations of my Gao family. If it can be achieved within 20 years, the future generations will work hard and do not have to be threatened by the southern war. After Gao Pei finished speaking, seeing that Gao Qian was listening seriously, he couldn't help asking, "Does Brother Qian have any ideas?"

Gao Qian said: "There are East and West Rouran and Duanbu in the north, even if the south is pacified, it may not be peaceful."

Gao Pei was refreshed by these words: "Then tell me, how can we achieve peace?"

"Dominate the world." After Gao Qian finished speaking, Gao Hong actually raised his hands and applauded, saying hello.

Gao Hong said: "Xiao Qian's words coincide with the minister's. The minister thinks that we should proceed step by step. Southern Chu is on the one hand. Maybe we can first unite with the small countries in Bohai, Silla and even the Western Regions, and then we can eliminate the big enemy together."

"That's right, Maojia said so too."

Gao Hong was taken aback: "Cousin?"

"That's right, didn't he just have a big victory against Saibei before?" Gao Pei smiled, "Brother Wang, do you still remember the scene where the victory report was sent back three months ago? He wrote a letter to me and said Linhai General Kuti can be reused, let him practice Linhai and conquer Bohai Kingdom, it will definitely be effective."

When he mentioned Helan Maojia, Gao Hong's expression was gloomy for a moment, and then he also smiled: "Really, I don't know that His Majesty and cousin are so closely connected... Count the days, he will be triumphant soon, right?"

"Yeah, I told him to come back early so that he can catch up with the Fuwei River to light the lanterns."

Several people chatted with you and I talked with each other halfway through, when the plum soup in Gao Qian's bowl bottomed out, suddenly the servant walked in and knelt outside the screen: "Your Majesty, the King of Longxi is begging to see you."

Gao Pei stood up abruptly: "No, come as soon as you say it, and announce it!"

The back of the person sitting beside him tensed for a moment, and Gao Qian glanced at him from the corner of his eye, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

As far as Gao Qian was concerned, he had only met Helan Maojia a few times, and his voice and words gradually became blurred in the long years since then.But he clearly remembered that Helan Maojia was tall and tall, and his Xianbei blood made him have particularly deep eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and thin lips like blades, but he was not aggressive.

With such a deep impression, it is no wonder that Gao Qian could recognize the grown-up Helan Mingyue for the first time after many years.

When Helan Maojia was silent, he was like Saibei's snow. He was about to bow down first after entering the room with slightly drooping eyelashes, but Gao Pei supported him before he knelt down.

"Brother Helan, I told you that you don't need to salute." He called kindly, dragged the person's arm to the tea table, and gave up his seat to Helan Maojia, "Sit here, sit quickly— —”

Gao Qian thought maybe he was delusional, otherwise how could Gao Pei speak like this?

Helan Maojia didn't dare to occupy the emperor's seat: "Your Majesty is sitting here, where are you going?"

Before Gao Pei opened his mouth, Gao Hong, who had been watching coldly, said with a half-smile: "Cousin, your Majesty has already said so, you can just sit down, he can just rub a cushion, right A Pei?"

"Where to sit is not sitting!" Gao Pei really hooked a cushion from the side and placed it on the edge of the table. I just mentioned your battle at the Dry Car Oasis, it was a beautiful victory."

He Lan Maojia took the teacup with both hands: "It's all thanks to His Majesty."

Gao Pei said: "I can't control these things. Don't say it's God's blessing and the imperial city's blessing. This time, I will definitely reward you and the soldiers of the Western Army—Brother He Lan, what do you want?"

Gao Qian felt a little annoyed at his direct question.

Looking at Gao Hong silently, Gao Qian vaguely felt that it wasn't him who felt wrong.All he knew before was that Helan Maojia became famous at a young age, and that three thousand elite soldiers could overthrow the entire tribe of Libo, so Gao Pei had a lot of love for him, but he didn't think that this "blue eye" was really close...

Gao Pei never had such a tone to others.

Helan Maojia didn't answer for a while, just laughed silently.

Gao Pei asked again: "Tell me, I know you must have an idea when I see your expression, don't be tricky! As long as you don't want any imperial territory, I can naturally give it to you."

Even the title was changed, Gao Qian thought so, silently peeled a pine nut, and heard Gao Hong chew the pumpkin loudly.

"Really?" He Lanmaojia asked back, and his tone finally had a youthful look befitting his age, "I do have one thing I want to ask Your Majesty for help after this victory."

Gao Pei leaned towards him, his eyes were full of brilliance: "Well, tell me."

He Lanmaojia said: "I fell in love with a woman, but it's a pity that her family background is too low. Both my father and the elders of the clan feel that this marriage is inappropriate... But I really want to marry her as my wife... After returning from this great victory, taking advantage of the good news To make you happy, I beg His Majesty to reward you with a grace to spare the time to marry me, Your Majesty, will you agree?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere froze immediately.

Gao Pei's movements froze, he hurriedly touched the teacup, and the celadon hit the jade plate with a crisp sound.Then no one spoke, and Gao Qian played with the pine nuts in his hand, not daring to lift his eyelids.

He knew this was a sign of Gao Pei's anger.

But Gao Pei finally stabilized.

After a long time, Gao Hong laughed "puchi": "Cousin, I heard that you just met a little girl at the Imperial Army, so King Xiang is interested so soon?"

"The news is well-informed, but it has nothing to do with that little girl. She is in Saibei." Helan Maojia didn't realize it, and took a sip of tea, "Ah Hong, you will know when you see someone later..."

"Then don't talk about it now, do you want to drink the wedding wine?" Gao Hong raised his teacup to him with a smile, "Come on, let's replace the wine with tea, congratulations first, cousin!— —Your Majesty, is Your Majesty still in a daze?"

Hearing this, Gao Pei smiled reluctantly: "Ah, yes, I will consider this matter, isn't it just an imperial edict."

He Lanmao said happily: "Then I will thank Your Majesty first."

Later, when we talked about many strange things in Saibei, most of them were Helan Maojia, but Gao Pei was still not interested.After a long time, he also noticed that something was wrong, and said with concern: "Your Majesty, is this uncomfortable? Otherwise, let's stop here, and the minister will retire first?"

"No, I'm not uncomfortable." Gao Pei shook his head, covering his red ears with a teacup, "I was wondering why you came back so early this time."

"Ok?"

Gao Pei said: "The Western Army will take more than [-] days to reach Mang Mountain from Longcheng, and it will take another day and night to return to Luoyang. You said a few days ago that you are in Yinzhou..."

He Lanmaojia said: "Your Majesty said that he wanted to go to the Fuwei River to light the lanterns together, so I hurried back to Luoyang alone. Otherwise, I missed the festive season and missed your Majesty's interest. Wouldn't that be a heinous person?"

He should have been very happy after hearing the words, but Gao Pei felt sour for no reason: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you can't make it back. I suddenly don't want to go to Fuwei River."

He Lan Maojia hesitated to speak: "This..."

"He won't put the lights on, cousin, you can go with me!" Gao Hong interjected, "Wait there before it's dark, and let's go to 'Zui Xiaoyao' to have fun after the lights are off. The girl in question is just a spring night, if you don’t have one, go to my house. It’s been a long time since we brothers and sisters have had a good time together, what do you think?”

"Brother Wang, the more you talk, the more you don't look good." Gao Pei smiled, "Then go, it's not in vain for you to come back after traveling all the way."

He Lan Maojia still remembered his unhappiness, and asked: "Is your majesty's body really all right?"

Gao Pei said: "I'm fine, it's just that the recent government affairs are not going well."

"Your Majesty must not be too impatient at this time." He Lanmaojia comforted, "The arrangement for pro-government is almost perfect. At this juncture, you should continue to hide your strength and bide your time for the final fatal blow."

Gao Pei smiled and said, "Is this your way of marching and using troops?"

Without waiting for him to respond, Gao Pei said again: "My personal administration is imminent, and I can't do without your help. Brother He Lan, none of the courtiers is on my side, only you have always been my backing. In fact, I... very I don't want your heart to change, but I can't help worrying, you married a wife and had children in Saibei, can you still care about me?"

Gao Qian was terrified when he heard that, even though he was still young, he almost understood something from these words.

Under the eaves, a cloud sparrow jumped over the weeping willows beside the rockery and water, and sang loudly.The melody of the birds is cheerful, the sky is high and the air is clear, as if there is no trouble in this breezy summer day.

After a long time, Helan Maojia replied: "Your Majesty, please believe that, even if one day the minister's head is in a different place, he will think carefully about His Majesty's hegemony before that."

The matter of life and death cast a cloud over the previous joy, but Gao Pei just raised his eyebrows and drank the Dongting tea in his cup.

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