Demon Venerable's Cub Raising Career [Traveling]

In the [-]th year of the Qingli calendar, Cang Xiangxun, the eldest son of the former captain, was appointed as the general of Dingyuan, and was ordered to go to the northwest to quell the war.In the same year, the prime minister Ren Jiacheng and the regent Li Yuxuan recommended many beautiful women to the young emperor, three concubines Tinade, Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu, and dozens of beauties.

In the [-]th year of Qingli, the supply of food and grass in the Northwest Army was insufficient, and the enemy army invaded. Cang Xiangxun led the three armies to resist desperately. There were countless casualties in the army, and the city was not broken. The dragon floats on the pillar, and the decoration in the palace is the same as that of Chaoyang Palace.

In the fifth and fifth year of the Qingli calendar, Emperor Shao was assassinated in the imperial garden and was seriously injured. He entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation to recuperate.In the same year, the empress gave birth to a son. The regent was worried about the young emperor's health and thought that he was busy with government affairs. After obtaining the emperor's permission, he brought the prince into the palace to raise him.

In the fifth and fifth year of the Qingli calendar, the young emperor sacrificed to the heavens, and occasionally got a metaphor from the gods. He said, "Sycophants are disasters."Chaowen Wu is overwhelmed and feels like walking on thin ice.In the same year, Deputy General Song Wenyuan rebelled and led a group of soldiers to defect to the enemy. They failed and were executed, and the corpses of all the rebels were hung on the city wall for public display.

In the [-]th year of Qingli, the enemy committed another crime. General Dingyuan ordered [-] soldiers to defend the city. He led [-] elite soldiers out of the city to fight.Longyan was very happy, and ordered Dingyuan General Cang Xiang to find his class teacher and return to the court, so that he could be rewarded for his merits.

Inside the Xuanzheng Hall.

The man was leaning on the soft chair with stacks of memorials in hand. He tapped the desk with joy in his eyes.

Not long after, an inner eunuch walked in slowly, bowed to the man's ear and said, "Your Majesty, the empress is begging to see you."

The man was startled, but the smile on his face didn't fade: "Let her in."

Wei Wan is dressed in a phoenix robe, with a phoenix crown on her head, and her steps are shaking; holding a blue and white jade porcelain bowl, she walks forward in small steps, with a dignified and gentle expression.

"Your Majesty is diligent, working day and night on political affairs. The concubines are worried about His Majesty's health and don't know what to do to help, so they made some white fungus, lotus seeds and osmanthus soup to nourish His Majesty's body and stomach."

"It's your job."

Wei Wan laughed lightly when she heard the words: "It's the duty of ministers and concubines to share worries for His Majesty, so there is no such thing as hard work, but Your Majesty, no matter how busy you are with political affairs, you should also pay attention to your body."

Wei Wan gently picked up his hand, and put the small spoon in the bowl to his hand, "Your Majesty, hurry up and taste the skills of the concubine."

Li Ji touched the jade bowl, stirred it a few times, scooped up a spoonful, put it into his mouth and swallowed it, and praised: "The empress has a pure heart, this porridge must be delicious, unique and delicious." "Your Majesty made fun of the minister again. Concubine," Wei Wan said shyly when she heard the words, "I saw some fresh honey in the dining room at some point, and I thought it might be His Majesty's favorite, so I put some in the porridge."

"That," Li Ji put down the spoon, Wei Wan immediately picked up the bowl and slowly put it on the table.

"It's the wild honey sent by General Dingyuan from the northwest. It is said to be a little sweeter than the one in the palace."

"Oh? General Cang is coming back?"

Wei Wan walked around behind Li Ji, reaching out her hands to squeeze his shoulders, but Li Ji stood up suddenly, and reached out to touch the imperial brush on the desk.

Seeing this, the inner supervisor hurriedly helped him up: "Your Majesty is weak, let the old slave do this kind of chores!"

Li Ji helped the inner eunuch's hand, "It's okay, it's just that I have a headache." He turned his head and smiled at Wei Wan: "General Cang should be near the pass at this time, and he will be back in two days."

"Pass?" Li Yuxuan had a gloomy face, and tapped his fingers on the table lightly: "Did he say anything else?"

Wei Wan shook her head lightly, and after a long silence she said softly: "Cang Xiang can't find a little martial artist, even if he returns to court, how much trouble can he cause?"

"Warrior?" Li Yuxuan's eyes darkened, "You can be considered a martial artist before you come back, but not necessarily after you come back."

He snorted coldly, and took half a step forward: "My nephew has really grown up."

"First, he deliberately pretended to be ill, and secretly communicated with those pedantic old things behind my back; then, he used the hand of the divine metaphor to wait for an opportunity to get rid of Ren Jiacheng's followers; it's just that he is too impatient to call Cang Xiangxun back to Beijing now. "

After walking in the hall for a long time, Li Yuxuan suddenly said to the door: "Gao Xiang!"

A tall man dressed in black with a knife on his waist appeared in the room instantly, "What is your order?"

Li Yuxuan rubbed his chin, "I heard that bandits and dead people are rampant at the pass, and it happens that General Cang is going to pass by there, so you send a team over there to have a look, don't let General Cang delay there, understand?"

The guard named Gao Xiang's eyes flickered slightly, and he bowed and said, "This subordinate understands, so I will do it now."

Just as he turned around to leave, Li Yuxuan called him suddenly, "Wait."

"Is there any other order from the lord?"

"Let's go to the palace first, and invite my good nephew, and tell me that the king got a rare treasure out of the city today, and I'm very happy, so I'm going to hold a banquet in the mansion." Li Yuxuan seemed to think of something. The corner of the mouth: "By the way, call Ren Xiang too."

"Yes."

When Gao Xiang was about to leave, Wei Wan took a few steps forward and said hesitantly, "I heard from the father-in-law next to His Majesty today that His Majesty's dragon body is ill..."

"So what if the dragon's body is sick?" Li Yuxuan turned his eyes, pressed his fingers on her shoulder, and said fiercely: "What? Didn't you never care about that blind man? Could it be that you have been in the palace for a few years and you have fallen in love with him?"

Wei Wan hurriedly knelt down and said in a panic: "It's absolutely nothing! Wan'er just thought that if the prince wants His Majesty to leave the palace at this time, he might be criticized by others and get a reputation of domineering."

"Domineering? This king has never lost the reputation of being domineering since the young emperor ascended the throne."

Li Yuxuan sneered, and looked at her coldly: "You want to show your loyalty, why don't you come over tonight and sit beside me, so that you can serve me well."

Wei Wan froze, Li Yuxuan let go, and walked slowly to the door: "Don't worry too much, anyway, your blind husband can't see it."

Wei Wan bit her lip and spit out a word after a while: "...Yes."

There is a cyan stone pillar outside the door, and a ten-clawed flying dragon is carved on it.Standing on the stone steps, Li Yuxuan traced the dragon's head little by little with his fingers.

"It seems that it's time for us uncle and nephew to talk about the old days."

Inside the Xuanzheng Hall, there was a faint scent of ambergris floating on the desk, and there was a young man in a yellow robe standing with his hands behind his back, his eyes pale.

Beside him, there is a man wearing a black robe, a green crown and a tiger's pendant, and a long silver sword hanging from his waist.

"Is it all arranged?"

"Yes, according to what His Majesty said, all 65 Habayashi troops have been dispatched, and there are 30 Jinwu Guards and six Shadow Guards who are on standby in secret; there are three teams of soldiers and horses returning from the pass, and they are all ready to set off."

"Okay," Li Ji turned around and said to the man: "As planned, it just so happens that Uncle Huang wants to invite me to the palace for a small gathering tonight."

The man frowned slightly when he heard the words: "Such a grand banquet, I'm afraid..."

"Afraid? What are you afraid of?" Li Ji smiled, "Isn't there still you?"

Li Ji raised his eyes, the slightly disturbed face of the man was reflected in the gray pupils, he stretched out his hand to smooth the man's eyebrows: "I have been afraid for more than ten years, now it's time to stop."

The night was getting darker, and a dark shadow sprang out from the hall.Li Ji returned to the desk again, touched a cold object with his fingertips, and immediately withdrew his hand in disgust.

It was the cold white fungus, lotus seed and sweet-scented osmanthus soup.

"Eunuch Xu."

"The old slave is here."

"Pour this up, and the spoon and bowl will be broken together." Li Ji said lightly.

The inner eunuch was startled when he heard the words, but he didn't dare to ask any further questions, he just tidied up his things neatly, and was about to leave, when he suddenly said: "Don't add sweet-scented osmanthus, white fungus and lotus seeds to the meal recently."

"I'm disgusted."

The moon passed over the treetops, and the palace was brightly lit.

The silk and bamboo orchestra is mixed with laughter and laughter, and the wine is intertwined, and the singing and dancing are peaceful.

At the celebration banquet, the Prince Regent Li Yuxuan took the main seat, and a woman in crimson clothes stood beside her. The woman covered her face with a red gauze, her pupils were water-cut, and there was a hint of tension between her brows and eyes.

Sitting at the side of the table, one was wearing a dark gold dragon-pattern robe with a nine-dragon pendant on his waist, and the other was wearing a moon-white gown, with a long beard and gray hair, and shrewd eyes.

It was Li Ji and Ren Jiacheng.

When Ren Jiacheng saw Li Ji, he made a gesture to kneel down to salute, but when he saw Li Ji lightly squeezed the inner eunuch's hand, he smiled slowly and said, "The emperor's uncle is in charge today, and there are not so many rules between us monarchs and ministers. Ren Qing can do whatever he wants. Just fine."

Ren Jiacheng was just posturing, and slowly stood up straight when he heard the words, "Yes, Your Majesty."

The inner prisoner led Li Ji into a seat, while he knelt beside him, introduced the dishes to him one by one, and poured wine with them.

There was a dancer in the middle of the banquet to add to the fun. Although Li Ji couldn't see it, he could tap the table to keep the time, so it wouldn't spoil the fun.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Yuxuan put down his silver chopsticks and said suddenly: "I heard that my nephew likes to listen to operas since childhood, but is it true?"

Li Ji smiled when he heard the words: "My nephew can't see, and I can't watch dancing, so I can only listen to some plays to relieve boredom."

"Oh?" Li Yuxuan seemed to be interested, "Does my nephew have any favorite passages?"

"I can't say I like it. Some of them will become more familiar after listening to them a lot."

"Really?" Li Yuxuan's eyes flickered, and he raised his wine glass and took a sip: "I haven't heard much about operas, but today I heard what my nephew said, and I'm quite moved."

Li Ji's face darkened when he heard the words, and he heard Li Yuxuan say: "It's rare that Prime Minister Ren is here. My nephew just said that it doesn't matter whether he is a king or a minister. If my nephew thinks highly of my uncle, why not sing a verse for this king, so that this king can learn a lot."

Li Ji held the wine glass tightly with his fingers, his fingertips turned white, he sneered and said, "Uncle Huang, what do you mean by that?"

Li Yuxuan stared at him for a while, and was about to speak when he heard hurried footsteps outside the door.

A spy strode in and knelt down in the middle of the banquet: "I tell your majesty, lord! The path outside the city gate suddenly exploded, and several soldiers were buried under the rubble."

"What's going on!" Li Ji stood up abruptly when he heard the words, the wine glass rolled to the ground, and the wine spilled all over his body. The inner prisoner quickly wiped it for him, but he kicked him away, "Where is General Cang?"

Li Yuxuan picked up the silver chopsticks unhurriedly, "Nephew, don't worry, just listen to the spies' report."

The kneeling man was shaking like chaff, his voice trembling: "General Cang, his whereabouts are unknown..."

Li Ji clenched his fists, gritted his teeth after a while and said, "Go, look for it again."

Li Yuxuan put down his chopsticks, and wrote lightly: "Since it was an explosion, it is likely to be buried under the rubble. In this case, it would be useless to find it. My nephew is better to mourn."

Li Ji took a deep breath, his gray eyes were full of ruthlessness, he said to the person sitting on the seat: "My nephew still has important matters to deal with today, so I can't enjoy myself with the emperor."

As he spoke, he was about to turn around when a shadow suddenly fell in front of him.

Seeing this, Eunuch Xu yelled, "Bold slave! How dare you block His Majesty's way!"

Gao Xiang stood beside Li Ji, with the scabbard in front of him: "Please sit down, Your Majesty."

Li Yuxuan chuckled, raised his hand and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"The good show hasn't started yet, nephew, don't worry."