bluestone

Han Tuo returned to the city three days later. As soon as he returned to the imperial capital, he heard that several ministers asked the emperor to choose a concubine at the same time, and the emperor agreed. concubine.

How could he have imagined that in just three days, it was like a different world.

What happened during the three days he was away?

He hurried home, changed into court clothes, and ran into the palace to seek evidence.

Han Tuo was stopped at the outermost palace gate, and the guards went to the imperial study to report.

In the imperial study room, Qingming raised his head when he heard voices coming from outside, "What happened?"

Zigui looked a little ugly, "Young General Han please see me."

Qingming shook his hand, and a large drop of ink dripped onto the paper, slowly blurring a stain.

Zigui waited for a long time, but didn't hear his answer, so he wanted to help him decide, when he heard him say, "Find a reason to push it off."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head again and carefully reviewed the memorial.

Zigui and Dong Gui looked at each other, went out, and said something to the guard who informed him. The guard nodded repeatedly, and ran back to deliver the message.

Qingming kept listening to the movement outside, until the guard ran away, but still did not recover.

Dong Gui looked at him with his head slightly lowered, looking like he was in deep thought, but in fact he was in a daze, and could only sigh helplessly.

"What? Say it again!" Han Tuo stared at the guard who sent the message in disbelief.

"The emperor is busy with government affairs and has no time to see you. Please come back tomorrow!" The guard could only repeat what he said just now.

"No time? How could there be no time? I have something important to report! Did you convey it to me?" Han Tuo looked excited.

"Major General, the Holy Majesty is really busy. I don't have time to see you, but let the commander pass it on. In my opinion, the Major General should go back first. It's the same when we talk about it tomorrow. Don't forget, Major General. Well, this is the gate of the palace, if you keep pestering here and spread some nasty words, it will be bad for you and the Holy Majesty." The guard was also tactful, seeing that there were already people watching here, he hurriedly tried to persuade him.

Han Tuojing reminded him that he obviously also realized that he was too impulsive, and he ran over like this recklessly, which really had a bad influence.

"Is it true that I won't see the Holy Majesty today?"

The guard replied respectfully: "Young General, don't embarrass the little one."

"I see." Han Tuo calmed down and left with a dark face.

Since I can't see it openly during the day, I have to wait until night.

When Han Tuo returned home, he stayed up restlessly until the dead of night.

After changing his clothes, he flew towards the emperor's bedroom in the palace.

When he was about to enter the hall through the window as usual, a person suddenly jumped out from the dark and blocked him.

"You are?" Han Tuo stood outside the hall, looking at the people guarding the window.

"Qingming's brother is also the commander of the Ouchi guards." Zigui said in a deep voice, "I think I have conveyed it very clearly during the day, Qingming doesn't want to see you, if you want to ask about the concubine selection, I can tell you You are true, and it is not only the request of the ministers, but also the meaning of the emperor, now you can go back."

"Even if this is the case, I still want to hear him tell me that Qingming is not the kind of person who would choose to escape." Han Tuo clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

"you!"

"Brother," a voice came from the hall, "let him come in, he is right, I have never been someone who would run away, and it is better to say something clearly."

Zigui frowned and said, "Go in through the gate."

Han Tuo glanced at him, turned around and walked in through the gate of the Emperor's bedroom.

Seeing that the door was closed again, Zigui walked to the doorstep and sat down to help them guard the door.

When Han Tuo entered the emperor's bedroom, Qing Ming was wearing a robe and sitting on a soft couch by the window.

He strode to him, hugged him from behind, and let out a contented sigh, "Qingming~"

"Han Tuo, let's stop here."

This sentence immediately made Han Tuo feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his whole body became cold.

"You, what did you say?" Han Tuo let go of his arms and stared blankly at the back of his head, his voice trembling slightly.

"After careful consideration, I decided to choose my concubine to marry according to the arrangement of my father and the expectations of the ministers. Now that I have made such a decision, I can't delay you any longer, and you also..."

"Shut up!" Han Tuo interrupted him, turned his body abruptly, faced himself, and asked hysterically, "Is this what you want to tell me?"

"That's right." Qingming's eyes were calm, and the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, as calm as ever.

"Did someone find out? Did someone force you?" Han Tuo guessed unwillingly, "Is it the old man? He was not normal a few days ago, could it be him..."

"Who in this world do you think can force the king of a country to do what he doesn't want to do," Qing Ming replied cleanly, without the slightest hesitation, "It's just that the time has come, and you and I shouldn't continue to waste time like this? "

"Qingming, do you think it's a waste of time?" Han Tuo looked at him with eyes full of anger.

"Two men have no future together, let alone people with identities like you and me! If this is the case, what if it's not a waste of time?" Qing Ming asked with a chuckle, his eyes seemed to be careless.

Looking at him like this, Han Tuo suddenly felt a strong sense of strangeness.

Who is this guy?

Why is it so strange, so far away?

Why don't I know him anymore?

Suddenly, Han Tuo had an illusion that this person was not Qing Ming who lay submissively under him and let him do whatever he wanted, but the Crown Prince whom he met for the first time in Qiliting, Ji Yuehuang.

Never has he known who he is more clearly than now.

If there is love, why can he be so calm; but if it is ruthless, why does he accept himself unconditionally?

He found that he couldn't see the man clearly.

This is the first time, but not the last.

In the future, as a subject, he will face such an unpredictable monarch who shows no signs of emotion or anger.

At this moment, he deeply understood this point.

Han Tuo got up and backed away, forgetting to be angry, annoyed, and accusing, and just stared blankly at the stranger in front of him.

"By the way, before I leave, I'll return this to you." Qing Ming took out an object and threw it to him casually.

Han Tuo couldn't recover, he didn't catch it, and looked at the thing that fell on the ground.

a bluestone.

"Take it away. It's your token of love. It's not good to keep it with me after all. You should give it to your future wife." He said lightly.

The word "wife" echoed in Han Tuo's mind, and it took a long time before he realized what he said, his Adam's apple rolled, and he squeezed out a sentence from his dry throat, "Are you sincere in what you are saying now?"

"Yes."

Han Tuo bent down to pick up the bluestone that fell on the ground, and asked again: "Do you love me?"

Qingming was silent for a while, then said: "I never said I love you."

"Heh~" (Actually, it should be more intense and hot here, why is it written so that the spark is gone!) Han Tuo sneered when he heard this, "Aren't you even willing to lie to me?"

After speaking, he walked towards the door, "As you wish."

The sound dissipated on the closed door.

With a sound of "squeak~", the door was pushed open again.

Zigui walked in and saw Qingming sitting on the soft couch with a blank expression on his face, his eyes were blank, he walked over to him as he did when he was a child, and patted his head, silently comforting him.

Qingming pulled his hand away, smiled slightly, "There's no need to comfort me, I won't be devastated, you go back to rest, I'm going to sleep." After speaking, he got up and walked into the inner room.

Zigui had no choice but to walk out of the emperor's bedroom.

Inside the bed tent, Qingming opened his eyes, for a long time, his eyelids drooped, a tear slipped along his temple and into his hair, and disappeared.

morning of the second day

The minister was reporting his work, Qing Ming sat on the dragon chair, smiling; Han Tuo stood behind the row of generals, Han Lao, expressionless.

Suddenly, a dusty herald rushed in from outside, "Report!"

"Northwest Rong people assembled 20 troops to invade Xishan City, and the deputy general of the Zhenxi Army led troops to defend the city. The situation is critical!"

"Rong Clan..."

"The war is on..."

The ministers immediately talked about it.

Before the discussion of this matter was over, another herald rushed in, "Report!"

"The eldest prince Mu Lei of Gu Dan inherited the throne three days ago, and Chen Bing is three hundred miles away from the three cities of Fenshui City, Jiangji City, and Yumu City. He may send troops to attack at any time!"

Coupled with this military report, the Chengqian Hall was completely blown up.

"How could this be?"

"Is Da Zhou going to face a pincer attack from the two races?"

"As far as I know, Mu Lei's use of troops is very strange. I'm afraid the Suiyuan army in the south will be defeated~"

"Now it seems that the situation in the south is obviously more dangerous. After all, there is still the Zhenxi Army in the northwest. We just need to wait for Old Han and the young general to go back, and everything will be fine."

……

Amidst the noisy discussions, Han Tuo stood up, "Chen Han Tuo took the initiative to ask for a fight!"

"The veteran asked to go to the south to stabilize the overall situation." Han Lao also stood up afterward.

The ministers were silent at first, and then discussed again.

"Did I hear wrong? Mr. Han said just now that he was going to the south!"

"You heard me right, that's what I heard too."

"But it's not right, Mr. Han has always guarded the northwest, why did he ask to go to the south?"

"That's right...there were rumors before that His Majesty was going to send Mr. Han to the south. Could it be that it's not a rumor, but true?"

……

Qingming gave Dong Gui a look.

Dong Gui understood it immediately, and his sharp voice resounded through the hall: "In Chengqian Hall, no noise is allowed, if there is something to do, play, and if there is nothing to do, be quiet!"

All the ministers instantly bent down and bowed their heads, not daring to look at the face of the emperor above.

"Major General Han Tuo is appointed as General Zhengxi. He will lead [-] soldiers to leave Beijing on time tomorrow. There must be no mistake."

"The minister leads the order." Han Tuo cupped his hands.

Qingming glanced at him, and then looked at Elder Han, "Nianzai Han is old, so he shouldn't have sent you to the south, but now that the enemy is at hand, he can only send you there."

"The old minister received the order." Elder Han continued, "Your Majesty, I have one more request."

"Say it, if you have any request, I will try my best to satisfy you."

"I implore the emperor to designate Lu Yunshu, the son of Prime Minister Lu, as a military adviser, and go to the south with this general."

"This, Your Majesty, no!" Lu Lian hurriedly stood up to stop him.

"Miss Lu, Young Master Ling is very talented in the art of war, even more like a god of soldiers than this general, and the two military books sent by Gudan were only read and studied by the officials of the Manchu Dynasty. The art of war and tactics on them must have been read Having been thoroughly researched by Mu Lei, now even I can only understand the surface, only he has the chance to repel Mu Lei."

"But Gouzi has never been on the battlefield at all! With his three-legged cat's kung fu, let alone military exploits, it's not bad to come back alive."

"Lu Xiang, the military division can give permission not to go to the battlefield, you don't have to worry about that. Besides, if he really has a way to deal with Mu Lei, this general will naturally protect him."

"This..." Lu Xiang had no words to refute and could only look at Qingming.

Qingming pondered for a moment, "Lu Xiang, I think what Mr. Han said is indeed reasonable, but after all, this matter is related to his own destiny, it is better to ask him to go to the hall to make a decision himself."

"Yes." As soon as Lu Xiang heard it, he knew that there was no room for maneuver in this matter.

Dong Gui ran out of the Chengqian Palace to go to the Lu Mansion to announce Lu Yunshu to the palace in person.

Half an hour later, Dong Gui came back with Lu Yunshu.

"The grassroots Lu Yunshu kowtowed to the emperor." Lu Yunshu saluted according to the rules.

"Yun Shu doesn't need to be too polite. I asked you to come to Chengqian Palace to ask you, are you willing to go to the south with Old General Han to defend against Gu Dan as a military adviser?" Qing Ming asked concisely.

Lu Yunshu looked up at Qingming in surprise, as if confirming the authenticity of this matter.

Qing Ming smiled and nodded.

Lu Yunshu was overjoyed, and affirmed: "Caomin is willing."

"Yun Shu~" Lu Xiang looked at his son worriedly.

Lu Yunshu turned around, and kowtowed to his father with a serious and resolute expression, "Father, please forgive the child for being unfilial."

"You... hey~" Lu Xiang looked at his stubborn look, with the aura that he would not be able to kneel down if he didn't agree, so he had no choice but to agree. It's a pity that he didn't know how to explain to his wife when he got home.

"Thank you, father." Lu Yunshu thanked him with joy.

"In that case, we will seal Lu Yunshu as the Suiyuan Army's military advisor, and bestow Shang Fang with a sword. You can cut it first and then play it." Qing Ming knew that only the prestige of Han Lao is not enough, and the trust of the king is also needed to make those eyes higher than the top. The veteran surrendered temporarily, and then he could only look at Yunshu's ability.

"Thank you, Lord."

"Old General Han is going to the Gyeonggi Camp to lead [-] soldiers. We will set off from the south gate tomorrow morning without delay."

"Yes."

The author has something to say:

In fact, the first half of this chapter should be more intense and hotter. Why did it write so that the spark was gone!