His Majesty And Ministers

Southwest, Bixue Pass.

Just after a fierce battle, several soldiers squatted by the side of the mound, chatting and eating the steamed buns they had brought.

"Those bastards in Xirong, it's as if they've eaten meth. They don't stop day and night. If this goes on, who can stand it?"

"Be patient, the superiors have said that the reinforcements have already set off and will be here soon."

"It's useless for the emperor to come in person. Look at us, which one is not ashamed and half dead?"

"You..." One of them took up the conversation, suddenly saw something, and stood up abruptly, "Xirong's army! It's coming, hurry up..."

Several people hurriedly stuffed the steamed buns into their clothes.The battle drums on the city wall sounded, and the soldiers quickly assembled in rows, holding spears in their hands, waiting in formation.

The city gate opened, and a row of cavalry rushed out to the front of the team.

Everyone's faces were covered with dust and looked tired.

The Xirong army is strong and strong.The two armies had just fought, and Jade Blood Pass lost momentum.

In the corner of the battlefield, the soldier who stood up first just rolled on the ground and cut off the front hooves of the Xirong cavalry horse in front of him with a knife. The cavalry fell into the dust, and before he could get up, the soldier cut his throat, blood spattered .

Soldiers shouted around: "Fifteen!"

A youth named Wenxiu not far away stabbed his long sword into the enemy's chest, turned around and shouted, "I'm fine!"

The soldier rushed over, guarding the young man behind him, and shouted: "Go back! This is sending us up to be hacked by the Xirong people. Go back!"

The young man roared: "You come with me!"

The soldier said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense and go!"

Between the two stalemate, the battlefield is already retreating step by step.

The soldier's eyes turned red, and he slashed at the charging enemy army: "Damn it!..."

The two were fighting in the flying dust. Suddenly, there was a faint tremor in the distance, as if tens of thousands of people were approaching.

The young man looked up and said loudly: "Look to the north!..."

I saw a black line pressing far away from the north of the battlefield, and looking closer, the ground was billowing with dust, and the long flag was fluttering with the wind.

"Reinforcements are coming—"

The soldiers of Bixueguan who were fighting roared, their morale was revived, and they forcibly pushed back the Xirong army who had already approached the city gate.

The huge army approached in a blink of an eye, and the Xirong people immediately turned their horses and fled. They were ordered to kill the morale of the enemy army, but they didn't say that they would also take their lives.

The soldiers here saw the flag raised in the center of the reinforcements and looked at each other.

"what is that?"

"I don't know, it's so beautiful..."

The officer on the city wall took a closer look and shouted, "Kneel down quickly! At that time, His Majesty personally conscripted the command flag!"

emperor? !

In the howling wind, thousands of people inside and outside the city gate knelt down together.

The young man wiped the blood and sweat from his face, pulled the soldier to kneel on one knee with the crowd, and said with a low laugh, "What are you talking about?"

The soldier snorted coldly.

The army entered the city.

When everything settles down for the time being, it is already time to hold the lamps.

Li Tingqiu asked Ye Mao in front of the room: "Has Your Majesty woke up?"

The latter shook his head and said, "It's been three or four hours since I took a nap at noon."

Li Tingqiu frowned and said, "What did the imperial doctor say?"

Ye Mao sighed and said, "I prescribed a few medicines, saying that they can nourish the spirit and blood, but they are of no use after all."

Li Tingqiu was silent, with a gloomy expression.

Ye Mao said: "General, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing. If His Majesty wakes up, please send someone to tell me."

Ye Mao nodded and said, "Okay."

There was a faint candlelight in the pane, Li Tingqiu glanced at it, turned and left.

Ye Mao watched him pass through two rows of armored guards and headed out of the courtyard, but he heard a soft "squeak" from the door behind him, and Lin Xiaosheng pushed the door open and came out.

Ye Mao bowed and said, "Master, are you going back to your room?"

"Bring some warm water for cleansing your face." Lin Xiao said in a voice, "Also ask someone to find the sweeping red that came with me, and bring the soothing incense."

Ye Mao hurriedly said: "Let's go."

Lin Xiaosheng turned around and entered the room, Jing Ye was still lying on the bed, frowning and falling asleep.

Lin Xiaosheng sat gently on the edge of the bed, twirling Jing Ye's black hair with his fingers, his eyes were dim.

Li Tingqiu pushed away the fence of the small fence with a jar of wine, and the old man was lying on the recliner next to the flower garden, with his hands on the armrests and his eyes closed.

Li Tingqiu stepped forward and said, "Old He."

The old man opened his eyes, looked back at him, and smiled.

"It's your boy."

Li Tingqiu said: "I haven't seen you for two years, you are still so tough."

The old man waved his hands and said, "Lian Po is old, Lian Po is old." He pointed to the wooden stool next to the reclining chair and said, "Sit down."

Li Tingqiu sat down as he said, put the wine jar on the small table, opened the mud seal, the old man sniffled and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for two years, it's hard for you to remember my old man's kindness."

Li Tingqiu said: "Tingqiu will never forget what Mr. He taught back then."

Three years ago, Li Tingqiu was just a white man, while He Lao was the famous General He in the imperial court.After Li Tingqiu came to Beijing, he paid a visit to He's residence. Mr. He saw that he was proficient in both civil and military affairs, that he was a dragon and a phoenix in his character, and his temperament was calm, so he taught him a few martial arts and military skills. disciple.

Mr. He first asked a few words about the current situation in the capital, then smiled and said: "Warriors don't make circles, you, but you invited me here for the little emperor?"

Li Tingqiu nodded, and said: "Now that the war is urgent, the imperial court needs someone who can hold the line. Apart from you, there is no other suitable candidate."

Boss He frowned, and "hummed": "He came as soon as he was called, and left as soon as he was called. Who do you think of me, He Shaochang?"

Li Tingqiu was sitting and said: "Your Majesty has written an imperial decree. As long as you are willing, the officer will be restored to his original post immediately and welcome back to the army according to the protocol."

Mr. He waited for a while with a "humph" and found that he had stopped talking, so he said, "It's gone?"

Li Tingqiu said: "This is His Majesty's will."

Mr. He couldn't help but stare and said: "I said you boy, you don't know how to say a few beautiful words. If you want a girl you like in the future, how can you scare people away with a few words?"

Li Tingqiu was stunned for a moment, thinking of something, his face turned reddish, and he said seriously: "Nowadays Xirong is rampant and the people are restless, He Lao is not a person who just stands by and watches."

He Lao was silent for a while, then waved his hands and said: "Come on, I have stepped into the mansion of the king of hell many times in my life. I don't care about the false name. You go back and tell the little emperor that He Shao often leads the army and does not accept the orders of the emperor. If he is willing Nod this head, I will break my old bones, and I will also drive those Xirong bastards thousands of miles away."

"Old He." Li Tingqiu got up, bowed and cupped his hands, "Tingqiu is here first, to thank you on behalf of the people and His Majesty."

He Lao nodded: "Well, that's fine, sit down and drink."

Li Tingqiu was on military duty, had a few drinks with the old general, then took his leave and left.

Mr. He lay back on the recliner again, squinted his eyes and fell asleep for a while, when he heard footsteps, he opened his eyes and saw that it was his bastard.

He Laodao: "Just you, how about fifteen?"

He Yu, the soldier on the battlefield yesterday, frowned and said, "Lin Xiaosheng is here, he was called to meet."

He Lao thought for a moment, and said, "I'm afraid you are going to take Shiwu away, so you don't want to follow him to have a look."

"I'm going, but his little servant is not sure, even Shiwu will let me come back."

"You will come back if you are told?" Mr. He was almost stunned by the lack of understanding of these juniors, "Your brains are for nothing? I don't know who to follow. Will he really take Fifteen away?"

He Yu pursed his lips: "I won't let him go."

"What if he's leaving?"

"Then I'll go with him."

Fifteen followed Sao Hong into the courtyard, and the guards searched him and took him into the next room.

Entering the room, Shiwu saw the familiar figure on the main seat at a glance, couldn't help but stepped forward, and shouted with a smile: "Brother!"

Lin Xiaosheng raised his head, his eyes were a little soft: "I lost weight."

Fifteen raised his eyebrows and smiled, Lin Xiao said: "Come and sit."

Shiwu Yiyan sat on the chair closest to the host.Lin Xiaosheng was not good at being intimate with others, so the two brothers talked about trivial matters in life.

Lin Xiaosheng said: "After the battle in Jade Blood City, you can follow me back to the capital."

Fifteen was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously said, "I don't want to go."

Lin Xiaosheng frowned: "Could it be that you still want to stay here?"

Fifteen hesitated a bit, Lin Xiaosheng said coldly, "Is it because of that He Yu?"

There was silence in response to him.

Lin Xiaosheng's hand holding the handle began to exert force. He never thought that the precious brother he raised would willingly run away with others.

Fifteen looked at him and said, "Brother, I... like him. You said that you will give me everything I like."

"So I want to watch you get hooked away by others?"

Fifteen can't laugh or cry: "It's not appropriate to tick the word."

"I don't agree." Lin Xiaosheng stood up with a cold face, and walked out. Shiwu called out behind him, but was ignored.

After leaving the room, Lin Xiaosheng ordered Sao Hong: "Find a yard in the city, clean it up, let the second young master live there, and don't allow him to live in He's house anymore."

"Yes." Sao Hong bowed and said, "Young Master, His Majesty called you over to discuss matters of food and grass."

Lin Xiaosheng returned to his indifferent expression, and asked Sao Hong to take the ledger papers and go to the main house.