Ma'am, is there someone out there?

When the court retreated early, several veteran officials were aggrieved.

"Your majesty is really messing around this time!" Doctor Yushi sighed, shaking his gray beard.

"Your Excellency, be careful!" The Minister of the Ministry of War looked around to make sure that there was no one around, and then lowered his voice, "We haven't left the palace yet, the walls have ears!"

Doctor Yu Shi has a quick temper, and he exploded at a young age: "This old man is loyal to the emperor, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

"The way of the world is different." Shangshu approached the doctor Yushi and whispered: "Look, what can we do if the two prime ministers can't persuade you? The two prime ministers are still the emperor's grand masters!"

"That's the reason, but the old man is not fair." Doctor Yushi covered his heart, "The monster is rampant, the treacherous concubine is lucky, and it is deep that I have misunderstood Chen Chao."

"Your Excellency, why are you talking loudly again?" The Minister of the Ministry of War looked around again, and his heart was terrified by this old man who was always firing cannons.

"I can't control it!" Doctor Yu Shi slapped himself in the face, "The matter of transporting grain to the border is a very important matter. The ministers have repeatedly advised, but the emperor will not listen. Look at the emperor. Who was sent? Liu Shiren!"

Bingbu Shang wrote with a mournful expression.

Liu Shiren is Concubine Rong's cousin.A person who attains Taoism and ascends to heaven, even a mere cousin, is also valued.

"Then Liu Shiren has always done a lot of evil. If he is allowed to transport this food, it will be worth it. After reaching the border, it will be good to have three achievements left." Doctor Yushi shook his head, "The traitorous concubine is wronging the country."

Concubine Rong Gui, who was dressing up in the harem, sneezed, thinking in her heart, who scolded her behind her back again.

The maid at the side quickly picked up the cloak and covered Concubine Rong Gui, saying: "It's getting colder, your empress is careful of the wind and cold."

Concubine Rong stood up, thinking to herself, the group of ministers outside are about to scold her for treacherous concubine for wronging the country again.Concubine Rong is so depressed, if she is really dazzled by the emperor, it will be fine, but the current situation is that since entering the palace, the emperor has given her more and more rewards, and even loves the house as much as the crow, and spoils the honor all the time. And gave her the whole family.

Outsiders are envious and jealous, but only Concubine Rong knows it.

It's all fake.

Half of the emperor lived in her palace in January, and the other half of the emperor lived alone in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The other concubines were jealous, and they all made up that she was a chicken that didn't lay eggs.

That's not what she thought, since the first day the emperor stayed here, he has not slept with Concubine Rong, where is she going to give birth to the prince.Concubine Rong speculated in her heart, could it be that the emperor is a eunuch, so she was used as a cover to deceive the world.

The maid next to her didn't know the truth, and she was still flattering: "The emperor only favors the empress alone, how many people are envied. As long as the empress gives birth to a prince, even the empress will do it."

Concubine Rong pinched her fingers bitterly, prince, prince, haha, where did she come from?

No matter what Concubine Rong was doing, she walked to the east of the palace until she reached Emperor Changqing's imperial study. The two prime ministers looked at each other, and then both left.

There was a bang in the room, and the inkstone on the table fell out, right at the feet of the national teacher, and a few drops of black ink splashed on the snow-white boots of the national teacher.

The national teacher waved his hand and told all the waiters to go down.The serving eunuch hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should obey other people's orders without the emperor's permission.It can be imagined that on weekdays, the emperor also obeyed the national teacher's advice, and the eunuchs saluted, retreated, and closed the door tightly.

"What's the matter, lost your temper again?" The national teacher picked up the inkstone and put it back on the table.

When Emperor Changqing saw him coming, he softened his temper, and said: "I don't give food to these old men, and they started to make trouble one by one. I gave them, and they made trouble again. Every day, they are so annoying to death."

"Aren't they like this every day?" The national teacher sat on the chair and looked up at Emperor Changqing, "The key is whether you believe your decision or not."

"Of course I believe it." Chang Qing said, but obviously lacked confidence.

"Didn't the person you sent say that there is enough food and grass in the army? Since there is enough food, what are you afraid of?"

Emperor Changqing thought of the memorial returned by that person, saying that the army had enough food and grass, the morale was boosted, and the enemy army would be defeated soon, but he received another memorial from Lu Chen's lieutenant general, which was completely different from the previous one.

As long as Emperor Changqing was silent, the national teacher knew what he was thinking, he said leisurely.

"Hiding the superior officer behind his back, he wrote another memorial to the imperial court privately. For such behavior, the emperor never questioned him, it is the emperor's kindness."

"That's right, that's right!" Emperor Changqing seemed to have suddenly found an excuse for his behavior, although he still had hesitation in his heart.The national teacher couldn't see his hesitation, dragged his skirt, and pulled it in front of him, and Emperor Changqing almost fell on him.

"What are you hesitating about? I'll still kill you. What good will it do me if I ruin everything?"

Emperor Changqing lowered his head and thought, yes, it is not good for him.

The national teacher chuckled, and the breath that came out landed on Emperor Changqing's neck, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

Idiot, the national teacher thought to himself, of course it's not good, I just like messy things, but I don't show the slightest thing on my face.

"What did I tell you?"

Emperor Changqing's eyes showed a bit of confusion, and he replied: "I want to respect and love you, and you will always stand by my side."

"Only I am on your side." The national teacher pressed him into his arms and murmured, "Only I will love you." Emperor Changqing stretched out his hand, surrounded the national teacher, and buried him in the national teacher's arms middle.

Only him, only him.

It's been that way since the age of seven.

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From Qingzhou all the way to the north, the terrain will become higher and higher. Along the way is the Tingjiang River, which originates from the Daxue Mountain in the north.The Tingjiang River faces south from the north. Due to the terrain, the water potential is quite large. It rushes all the way and flows into the Qinghe River. It is a large tributary of the Qinghe River.

Xuan Shen stood on the edge of the cliff, looking down, the sound of the waves of the Tingjiang River was overwhelming, and the water vapor escaping from the ground hit his face, and the air was damp.

Xuan Shen looked at the big river, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt familiar, and he unconsciously took another step forward. A few stones rolled down the cliff, and Xuan Shen broke out in a cold sweat.

Shen Qing was harnessing the horse, and when he turned his head, he saw that half of Xuan Shen's body was about to stick out of the cliff, Shen Qing quickly dragged Xuan Shen back.

"Be careful." Shen Qing reminded.

Xuan Shen agreed, but still involuntarily looked behind him.

"Is this water going to Qingzhou?" Xuan Shen kicked up a stone, and the stone fell into the river without a sound.

Shen Qing walked a few steps forward, there was a stele on the cliff with the inscription Tingjiang.

Shen Qing agreed, this cliff is really deep enough, if a person accidentally falls into it, it will be fine if they fall into the water, if they bump into a raised stone wall, there is almost no possibility of survival.

Shen Qing reminded again.

"Don't go there, it's too dangerous."

Only then did Xuan Shen retreat into the carriage, and Shen Qing threw a blanket to cover his face.

"It's going to rain heavily soon, and it's going to cool down later, so you cover it."

Shen Qing sat on the front of the carriage, looked up at the cloudy sky, feeling a little anxious, the dense rain clouds seemed to be falling down in the blink of an eye.It is almost evening, and it is not a wise choice to stay in the wild in this weather.

The closer you get to the Mobei military camp, the fewer towns and towns are nearby. At first, you can often see villages. After driving a carriage for three or four days, there are few people.

"Call..."

Shen Qing stopped the carriage, and suddenly saw a small town not far away that seemed to be surrounded by a city wall. He showed joy, and drove the carriage towards there.

Shen Qing dismounted from his horse, and did not let Xuan Shen get off, he stepped forward to negotiate with the city guards.

The soldiers guarding the city looked Shen Qing up and down, and asked casually, "It doesn't look like a local, is this direction going to the barracks?"

"Hehe, I'm going to see my elder brother." Shen Qing replied, "My elder brother is a soldier, and my family ordered me to deliver some things to him. Isn't it hard in the military camp?"

"Really, who else is in this car?" The soldier's tone was unclear.Shen Qing stuffed a drop of money in the past, and only said that he was the little brother in the family.

"It's going to rain, hurry up and go in. Our inn closes early, you have to hurry up." The soldier collected the money, and his face became friendly, thinking about how much wine he could drink at night with this money.Their place is especially remote, and it's rare to make any money.After saving the money, he will have to walk around again, it's time to move to work.

"Ask my brother again, how can I get to this inn?"

"Go straight to the end, and there is a signboard when you look up!" The soldier yawned and sat down without even looking at Shen Qing.

After thanking Shen Qing, he returned to the carriage and entered the city, the maroon red horse that Xuan Shen brought obediently followed behind.

This small town was very empty, Shen Qing drove the carriage and walked leisurely, but did not see many people on the street.The strong wind blew up the things hanging in front of the houses on both sides. Shen Qing guessed that maybe it was going to rain and there were so few people on the road.

The town is indeed not big, and it will be over in 10 minutes. Shen Qing got out of the carriage, looked up, and saw the four large characters, Jixiang Inn, which was blown to and fro by the wind.Looks like this is it.It's just that the inn was closed early.

Shen Qing had no choice but to run over and knocked on the door for a while before someone came to open the door leisurely.

"Don't knock, don't knock, old lady, I'm here to open the door." Through the door, Shen Qing heard an old woman's voice.

Then he saw a little old woman poking out from behind the door panel, with her mouth open, she sized Shen Qing up a few times.

"Are you here to stay?"

"Yes..." Shen Qing was speaking, when the heavy rain poured down from the sky with a whoosh, Shen Qing felt a chill in his heart at that time.

"Grandma, can you hurry up, it's raining heavily."

"Okay." The little old woman opened the door and asked again, "The carriage is yours, right?"

The heavy rain made Shen Qing unable to open his eyes, he nodded repeatedly, wondering what the rain was like, this old lady was not in a hurry at all.

Only then did the old woman call out to a few strong men behind her, let Shen Qing and Xuan Shen in, and led the carriage in through the back door.

This is really a little old woman who doesn't rush to work at all, Shen Qing changed into wet clothes, sat in the hall, thinking while holding the kumiss warmed up by the waiter in the shop.

This small town is close to Mobei, and the living customs are almost completely different from those of the Chen Dynasty, but quite similar to those of the Xiongnu.Shen Qing took a sip of kumiss, he was really not used to drinking it.

Xuan Shen, on the other hand, drank very happily, took a sip, and ate a mouthful of pancakes, seeming to enjoy it very much.

"You are going to the barracks." A fire was lit in the hall, and the old woman was sitting on the side to warm up the fire.

"That's right. My elder brother is in the military camp, we both gave him something." Shen Qing still used this reason.

The old woman agreed deeply, "Yes, yes, the barracks is very bitter. In the past, there were always soldiers who couldn't bear the hardships of the barracks and sneaked to our town to drink some wine or something."

"This is very close to the military camp?" Shen Qing originally estimated that it would take two or three days to reach the military camp.

"It's close, ride a horse over the path on the mountain over there, and you will be able to reach Wangnanguan in half a day." The old woman said, very proud, "We are the only town in a radius of tens of miles. You can find it if you look for it. Not the second one. There are some people at the foot of the mountain nearby, but they are all one or two households, which is not a good deal. Our place is considered bigger, so when people nearby want to buy something, they can Come to us, the town is usually lively."

"That's right, thank you, grandma." Shen Qing thanked him, thinking, why not let the rain stop tomorrow, he and Xuan Shen ride horses to the trail, it's better to arrive at the army earlier and complete the task earlier.

"Xuan Shen, Xuan Shen." Shen Qing patted Xuan Shen's shoulder, and he lost his mind for some reason.

"It's nothing." Xuan Shen replied, he just felt that this place looked familiar.