Phoenix and Dragon

Surrounded inside and outside, with both ends of the weapon, he put himself under the sword and put all his eggs in one basket to determine his own outcome, which can be described as a gamble.

Pei Qing and Zhang Weigong had already retreated to the end of Baiyushi Road, behind them were the palace gate and chariots and horses, and outside the palace stood countless military lords with soldiers and swords.

Li Mingyuan suddenly said: "Wait!"

Pei Qing turned a deaf ear.

Li Mingyuan was more anxious and louder: "Wait! Grandpa!"

Zhang Weigong stopped for a while when he was called out, turned around and just looked at him without saying a word.

"Take me for him!" Li Mingyuan took two steps forward, "I'll go with you."

Pei Qing firmly refused: "No!"

Zhang Weigong didn't say a word.

Li Mingyuan said earnestly: "Grandpa, I will go with you, I will not hurt you."

The handsome young man's eyes were sincere, and his frowning showed a kind of mournful connivance.

It is actually good to take Li Mingyuan away, Zhang Weigong thought, he is finally getting old, if he wants to make a comeback, this only grandson is still young in his prime of life.

He has his blood in his body, which is his best continuation.

Seeing his looseness, Li Mingyuan said anxiously: "Grandpa! Let him go! I am more suitable than him!"

He was resolute and steady all his life, and only wanted to keep a low profile, but only when facing Li Mingyuan, he showed the last bit of innocence and softness, as if he was brought back by Mrs. Zhang when he returned home to visit relatives that year, and he jumped at him in two steps. The childish child in his arms—that was the last bit of warmth he had left in this world.

He was unwilling to give in to too many things, but facing Li Mingyuan at this moment, he had the idea of ​​conniving and compromising for the first time.

After a while, he looked at Li Mingyuan and nodded.

Pei Qing paused, frowning and was about to speak out, but finally saw the persistence in Zhang Weigong's eyes.

"Okay." He said, "Please trouble your son to come here!"

Li Mingyuan's pair of red and phoenix are cold, his handsome brows are indifferent, and he moves forward without hesitation.

That person led him, coaxed him step by step to this unsolvable endgame, and in the end he won.

Li Mingyuan was dressed in a cold body, and his armor was stained with chaotic dust at some point. He turned his face away and did not look at anyone: "Come on, let him go."

Pei Qing's movements seemed to be slowly elongated, he let go of the cold weapon that had already penetrated into the flesh little by little suspiciously, pushed Qin Feng away with one hand, and signaled Li Mingyuan to come over.

One of the two went backwards and the other moved forward.

The moment they passed each other, Qin Feng, who was bleeding profusely and looked weak and pale, suddenly raised his hand and grabbed Li Mingyuan's shoulder, grabbing him out of the encirclement.

Both fell to the ground.

At the same time, the sound of the bow string being fully pulled and ejected suddenly sounded. He had obeyed the order to lie in ambush behind the broken wall, and the archer on the top appeared like lightning. Thousands of arrows were fired, and the arrows flew through the air with sharp negligence. The sound of "tom tom" several times, and shot the unsuspecting object.

Li Mingyuan was startled, and got up to watch, but was restrained by Qin Feng.

Those cold hands suddenly covered his eyes that were wide open in vain. He couldn't see, but he heard the sound of two heavy objects falling more clearly.

One heavy, one light.

Other than that, there aren't any extra vocals.

Li Mingyuan finally let go of his struggling strength, without saying a word, the liquid flowing from Qin Feng's fingertips didn't know whether it was his blood or his own tears.

On his dusty cheeks, the cold but soft touch was fleeting. Li Mingyuan was stiff all over, neither pursuing nor resisting, even though he knew what it was, even though he knew that he had been longing for it all this time.

But in just half a day, he already felt that the times have changed and the world has changed.

In the darkness, the sound of chaotic but heavy running, the sound of weapons being pulled out, and the scattered voices of civil and military officials exclaiming or terrified form a confused and distant background.

All these noises are noisy, but they herald the end of the dust.

Those slightly cold hands were still covering Li Mingyuan's face, with no intention of moving away.

"I'm sorry." A pleasant but distant voice sounded in Li Mingyuan's ears, like the last voice from the distant Nine Heavens, and then the voice said, "Thank you."

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The tenth year of Tianshun in the Jin Dynasty, the winter solstice.

Wu Yong, the prime minister of the current dynasty, planned to rebel in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest in the Temple of Heaven because of the disaster of the queen. Qin Feng, the only son of Princess Pingyang, found out and involved the remnants of the previous dynasty.

The affairs behind this case are complicated and involve a lot. Qin Feng used his identity to make unannounced visits for many years, and finally defeated the chaotic party in one fell swoop.

Prince Su's son was successful in escorting and rescuing him. He temporarily led the military department, and together with Song Guogong's son Xiao Yu, assisted Song Guogong Xiao Kui to clean up the remnants of the rebel party.

This vigorous and intriguing treasonous case finally came to an end before the end of the new year.

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As the end of the new year approaches, the capital has just gone through a vigorous scrubbing process involving all the key figures in the former dynasty and the harem, and finally barely reveals the last bit of life from the gloomy plain whiteness.

Jiangnan's last season's tax money was found one after another in the stations where the Shanhe Society was cleared in one fell swoop, and they were transported back to the household department in batches.

When Li Xu learned of this, he immediately issued a government decree and transfer order, prepared enough food, grass, and military pay, and sent it to the border before New Year's Eve, counting it as a reward for the army and supplies.

The first auspicious snow this winter finally came long overdue.

The window is bright and the snow is heavy, the plum fragrance in the snow is intoxicating, the sky is gray and the clouds are light, and amidst the quiet rustling of snow, the sky is getting dark.

Xiao Yu took the accounting books of the household department and walked into Prince Su's mansion familiarly. He spread the accounting books of the imperial court household department in front of Li Mingyuan without any hesitation, and didn't care whether he would be punished for "leaking court secrets" today. And the crime of leaving without authorization", said directly: "Look, is it enough, anyway, it is for your father, not an outsider, you will definitely not suffer, I see what the emperor means, you say a word 'less', I am afraid that the palace expenses can be reduced by a few points this year."

Li Mingyuan took the account book and turned his eyes. He was a little dizzy when he saw the densely packed square grids. He lost his temper immediately and waved his hands: "Okay, that's all if there are more or less. With you watching at the household department, how much is the difference?" Just ask you, if you dare to give it to you, try it."

Anyway, he was using the emperor's silver to give his life to the emperor. Xiao Yu had no opinion on how much, and was too lazy to listen to Li Mingyuan's surprise and prestige with Li Mingyuan, so he simply closed the account book and said, "There is one more thing , the reward army is not far or near, who is suitable?"

The court was in chaos, and several military generals who were involved ransacked their homes and took them into custody.Wu Yong's school is more complicated, in-laws, protégés, those who ignore relationships, and those who take the opportunity to show loyalty.The relationship between the Wu family is complicated, because there is a queen who was originally in a relatively stable position. These years, the foundation in the court is not as deep as usual.

The wall fell and people pushed it, the tree fell and the monkeys scattered. Now that the Wu family building is about to fall, the people in the capital are stunned to witness the real cruelty of the world.

The matter of Zhang Weigong was even more difficult to deal with. Originally belonging to Zhang Ge's old party, digging deep, implicated many old officials and cronies.Zhang Weigong has both the open and the dark side, one side only knows about the government but not the secret affairs, while the other side knows the inside, and they have already run away from the Temple of Heaven when the incident was revealed - this is the troublesome place, the people who can be caught don't know anything about it , and those who cannot be caught, more people must be sent to chase them to avoid causing more trouble.

It was extremely embarrassing for Li Mingyuan to be caught in the middle. Although Li Xu had already stated that Prince Su's son was innocent, but blood relationship is something that breaks bones and connects tendons. Li Mingyuan himself knows that everyone should save face for him. She also doesn't want to provoke him, and always leaves room for words in front of him.

It's better to say something, after all, he himself feels aggrieved, and the speaker himself is not at all comfortable.

However, there happened to be a ready-made opportunity in front of him to avoid suspicion, and it almost made the son kneel down and shout long live, so when Xiao Yu mentioned it, he simply agreed without hesitation: "I'll go, on New Year's Day, my son condolences to my father, It's justified."

Xiao Yu smiled and nodded: "He just said, it's better for you to go."

Li Mingyuan suddenly felt a little uncomfortable: "Him?"

Xiao Yu pretended to be confused while pretending to be understanding: "Who else can have a cut that was slashed with a knife for a long time, and justify that he is not in good health and refuses to accept any errands, so he just opened his eyes and called for others, no, The second son of your family was sent to Jiangling with one finger, and he hasn't come back yet."

Li Mingyuan: "..."

For the first half month, he was so busy in the military department that he didn't touch the ground. He returned home only two days ago, but Li Mingyao was nowhere to be seen. He called the servant to inquire and found out that the second son led the emperor's mission to Jiangling. It's been four or five days.

...Emotions are the bad idea behind this guy.

Since the day of the winter solstice, every time he thinks of Qin Feng, he feels uncomfortable. He doesn't deliberately want to avoid anything, but he doesn't like to approach him as much as before.

Fortunately, Qin Feng has been complaining of illness since that day, and moved back to the long-empty Chang'an Marquis Mansion alone to recuperate, avoiding the embarrassment of looking up and seeing down.

But ignoring and ignoring... It doesn't seem to be too interesting.

Li Mingyuan's expression was hesitant to speak, but he couldn't hold back: "How is he?"

Xiao Yu pretended to be stupid and was stunned: "Ah? Who are you asking? The second child of your family? Oh, I have already arrived in Jiangling, and the newly appointed governor over there was newly promoted by the emperor. I don't know where the emperor bought such a number. He is a talented person who comes from an official position. He is upright and upright. He doesn't give face to anyone except the emperor. I didn't say... His temper is not easy to mess with. He would drink a pot of old things in his hands, probably. The delicate and frail young son of your second son can't take it anymore, and in a few days, he will write a letter and cry in front of your eyes..."

Li Mingyuan: "..."

Xiao Yu is also the shadow guard in front of the emperor. After all, Qin Feng, the only son of a princess who appeared out of the blue, does not sound so convincing. It is only natural for the emperor to send Xiao Yu to help him, but the two leading masters are not as good as each other Son, Li Mingyuan feels that these shadow guards can still work hard for the court without complaint, they must have experienced countless ideological struggles.

As for Xiao Yu, Li Mingyuan saw that Qin Feng had put the son of Song Guogong, who was listening to the opera and fighting horses, to the west, and now Li Mingyuan felt that it was necessary for him to develop his ability in this area.

People's hearts are not in the past, and the world is getting worse, and the princes and brothers in this generation are actually worse than the other. The Jin Dynasty is such a big court, so why worry about the country not being destroyed.

Li Mingyuan raised his handsome eyebrows, but his words seemed to be grinding his teeth: "Oh, thank you Shizi Xiao for caring about my worthless brother..."

Xiao Yu: "..."

The eyes of the two people moved back and forth in the cold winter air, and there seemed to be crackling lightning and thunder in the dry air.

In the end, Xiao Yu was defeated.

Even if Xiao Shizi was defeated, he was not a donkey, his nose, eyes and even his whole body were filled with a breath of "I'm too lazy to talk to you".

"He's sick." Xiao Yu tightly wrapped up the black robes he was wearing, and put the account book into his arms carelessly, "It's not all an excuse for him to say that he is sick, he has not been well since he was young. In the past two years after returning to Beijing, he has improved somewhat, but he couldn't hold back his long-lost foundation. Pei Qing's knife was an introduction, and all old diseases were found by this opportunity, and he deserved it. "

Li Mingyuan was taken aback.

After Xiao Yu finished speaking, he got up and went out. Li Mingyuan followed behind and wanted to see him off, but he stopped him: "It's snowing, and the road is cold and slippery outside. I have a carriage, so please stay."

As soon as the voice fell, the departure this time was really unambiguous, and there was no intention of refusing or welcoming at all.

Li Mingyuan watched Xiao Yu leave the gate of the palace, his eyes were a little dazed by the falling snow, he closed his eyes lightly, and what he saw in the darkness was peach blossoms glowing under the sunny spring sun.