I sell morning tea in ancient times

Li Rui knew very early on that he was a sword of the prince.

The Li family polished him to an incomparable sharpness, and after the crown prince ascended the throne, he could be used to eradicate the eunuchs of the aristocratic family and take back the imperial power that had fallen by the wayside.

The aristocratic families are intertwined, and the eunuchs are like mad dogs, none of them are easy to kill.As the most hated knife, his end is bound to be miserable.

But so what?The prince is his king, his first cousin, and the husband of his closest sister.Loyalty and family love are like two chains, tightly entangled him, and he can only become a knife in the hands of the prince.

What's more, what he wants to do is not only not a bad thing, but a good thing that benefits the country and the people. What's wrong with that?

So, so be it.

He thought that this life would go on without any disturbance, but in that year, he met Qin Han.

The night is dark, only a few stars twinkle on the mountain.On Changwu Mountain, there was a group of people quietly and quickly moving up the mountain.

The leader is none other than Li Rui.

There is a group of bandits entrenched on Changwu Mountain. They are vicious and fierce. They specialize in robbing and killing business travelers passing by.This time Li Rui was ordered by His Majesty to lead troops to suppress the bandits.

There are about 3000 bandits, but they have never received special training, and they only make trouble with brute force and ferocity.He ordered five hundred elite soldiers and went up the mountain quietly in the dark, intending to catch them off guard and wipe out the bandits in one fell swoop.

Due to the rampant bandits, there were no villagers nearby, and no one could lead the way, so Li Rui memorized the topographical map and kept in mind the way to go around the bandits.

It's just that I never thought that an unexpected heavy fog disrupted all plans.

"General, the sudden fog is so thick that you can't even see the mountain road clearly." The bearded lieutenant complained in a low voice.

Li Rui frowned. In this thick fog, people couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north, south, let alone lead the way.He knew he was completely lost when he found himself back where he had been.

Knowing that if he continued to walk, the road would only go further and further away, so he could only ask the soldiers to stop first and the whole army to rest on the spot.

At this time, he was a little immature, and he was not the calm and calm Patriarch of the Li family later.

He sat on the ground with his back straight, but his heart was already a little impatient.

Just then, there was a commotion.

"What happened?" Li Rui asked.

Two soldiers walked over a young man, "General, this person's whereabouts are suspicious and he may be a spy."

Li Rui heard the words and looked at the young man, but he ran straight into a pair of clear eyes.These eyes are extremely clear and transparent, like a handful of snow water that has just been melted on a high mountain, extremely clean.

The restlessness in his heart was instantly extinguished.

The boy met his eyes and laughed, very hearty.

He laughed and said, "I'm not a spy, I'm a citizen of Great Rong, a decent citizen."

For some reason, when Li Rui saw the young man smiling, he couldn't help but smile a little bit on his lips. "Then why did you appear in Changwu Mountain at this time?"

"Of course it's for the suppression of the bandits." When the young man mentioned this, his face was full of grief, "The bandits on Changwu Mountain have been entrenched for so long, but they have not been wiped out. Why? The inaction of local officials is one aspect. On the other hand, it is because of the complex terrain of Changwu Mountain, and there are often strange fogs at night, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack."

"In order to solve the problem of the terrain, I have been running up and down the five mountains every day for the past year, and I have a thorough understanding of this mountain."

Having said that, he suddenly knelt down in front of Li Rui on one knee, offering a household registration and a waist badge in his hand, "General, the humble position is Changwu County's chief arrester, surnamed Xie Minghan, this is the humble position's household registration and arresting officer." The waist badge, please take a look at it, General."

When Li Rui took over the household registration and waist badge, Xie Han said again: "As soon as the humble officer saw the general, he knew that the general was here to suppress the bandits, and he wanted to attack the bandits at night. So he wanted to lead the way for the general, and did his best. "

Li Rui helped Xie Han up with a smile, and said with a smile: "Do your best? No, if you can really guide us, it will be a great help to us."

This kind gesture surprised Zhao Han. This young master of the Li family was quite different from the children of the aristocratic family with high eyesight. He was very approachable.

The boy didn't lie, he really knew the whole mountain thoroughly.In the dense fog, he skillfully led the elite soldiers around to the rear of the bandits.

"General, it's here, can we rush to kill?" Xie Han looked eager to try.

Li Rui glanced at his small body, frowned and said, "Do you want to keep two people to protect you?"

Xie Han snorted angrily, "Who does the general look down on? Although the humble officer is small in stature, he has great strength, and a sword and a bandit are nothing to worry about."

Li Rui let out a low laugh, but couldn't hold it back after all, quickly patted Xie Han's soft hair, and ordered: "All soldiers obey the order, kill!"

The night attack did catch the bandits by surprise.Many bandits were stabbed through the heart while they were asleep.Although the remaining ones tried their best to resist, they were quickly captured.

The battle was soon over.

"General, three bandits 470 have been captured, and the rest have been killed!"

"it is good."

The bandits who had been tied up desperately begged for mercy, but Li Rui turned a deaf ear and sent out the orders one by one.

"Rescue all the people in the den of thieves, find out where their homes are, and return their belongings."

"Count up the stolen goods, register them in the register, and return them to the sufferer."

"Bury the dead bandits on the spot, so as not to cause epidemics."

"As for the rest of the bandits, take them to Changwu County and behead them in public. One is to anger the common people, and the other is to deter Xiaoxiao."

"Yes!"

Under the flickering firelight, Xie Han still had a few drops of blood splashed on his face when he killed the bandit just now, but he didn't notice it, he just looked at Li Rui intently, his cat pupils seemed to be filled with stars, so bright amazing.

Li Rui was amused when he saw it, and reached out to wipe the blood off his face, "I'm back to my senses."

Zhao Han suddenly came back to his senses, and only then did he realize what stupid thing he did just now.He was fascinated by watching the general just now!

If her little sister finds out, she will laugh at her for a whole year!

That's right, Zhao Han is not a young boy, but a girl Jiao'e.

Her real name is Xie Qinhan, and she is the daughter-in-law of the Xie family.The Xie family is a family of military generals, both men and women in the family have practiced martial arts since childhood, and Xie Qinhan is the best among them.

She has been influenced by the style of generals since she was a child, and she only wants to kill the enemy and serve the country.But Dayong had no wars in recent years, so she took a fancy to the bandits in Changwu Mountain.

For this reason, she deliberately pretended to be sick and came to Biezhuang to recuperate.Then, under the pseudonym Xie Han, he quietly came to Changwu County, using the influence of Xie's family to apply for a household registration in Changwu County, and became a nominal arrester in Changwu County.

This year in Changwu County, relying on her good martial arts skills, she came to Changwu Mountain from time to time to find out the terrain quietly.Then, relying on martial arts skills and familiarity with the terrain, he rescued the people who were almost robbed by the bandits for a long time, so that the "business" of the bandits dropped sharply this year.

Now that Li Rui came to suppress the bandits, she just came in handy.

There are many thoughts in my mind, but the reality is just a moment.

When everyone was burying the corpses, Li Rui said to Xie Han: "Xiao Han, you have made great contributions to suppressing the bandits this time. I will report your contribution to the imperial court, and the imperial court will reward you."

Award?It's been a year since she came out, and the person from Xie's family who came to pick her up is already on his way.When the time comes, the rewarder will come, but find that there is no such person as Xie Han, then it will be embarrassing.

Zhao Qinhan's first reaction was to refuse.She said righteously: "General, there is no need for rewards. This is what a humble job should do!"

Li Rui was deeply moved, and then directly refused, "No, meritorious service must be rewarded."

"By the way, Xiaohan, you are brave, righteous, clever and capable of martial arts. It's a pity to be a small catcher. Would you like to go back to the capital with me?"

Xie Qinhan naturally wanted to go back to the capital, but not with Li Rui.

So, she continued to refuse, "Thank you General for your kindness, but my humble family is in Changwu County, so I'm afraid I can't go to the capital with you."

It's a pity in Li Rui's heart. Apart from this, there is also a trace of inexplicable regret. "In that case, that's all. However, you can no longer refuse the reward."

Xie Qinhan cupped her hands and thanked, "Thank you, General." At worst, she would leave someone here to accept the reward.

After burying the bandits, the sky was already slightly bright.The first ray of skylight shone on Xie Qinhan's face, making those cat pupils more transparent.

It was only then that Li Rui realized that this young man who appeared out of nowhere had red lips and white teeth, and his eyes were picturesque.He seems to be very fond of smiling, and when he smiles, his slightly round cat eyes are slightly curved, just like the snow-white cat that his mother often holds in her arms.

He couldn't help laughing, not the usual faint smile, but a hearty smile.

It wasn't until he met the bright doubts in the boy's eyes that he coughed lightly and returned to his usual behavior.

Li Rui personally imprisoned and beheaded the bandit for public display.He stayed in Changwu County for two more days.It is called a two-day rest, which made the soldiers very happy.But this reason even he himself did not believe.But what the real reason was, he didn't know.

In the past two days in Changwu County, he asked the young man to accompany him by name. He saw every beautiful place in Changwu County and tasted every kind of food—because Changwu County is a small county with not many beautiful scenery and delicious food. many.

On the second night, Xie Qinhan sent Li Rui to the tent - because there were too many five hundred elite soldiers, Changwu County could not afford so many empty houses, so the soldiers simply set up tents outside the county seat.

Xie Qinhan slightly raised her head and said with a smile: "The general will return to Beijing tomorrow. I wish the general a smooth sailing and a prosperous career."

Li Rui looked at Xie Qinhan's bright smile, and suddenly a thunderbolt struck in his heart. In an instant, everything in the mist was invisible.

He understands, understands why he lingers on the mediocre Changwu County and is reluctant to leave, understands why he looks at Xie Han from time to time in the past two days, understands that as early as the first time we met, the bipolar His clear eyes pierced straight into his heart.

It turned out that he liked Xie Han, the boy with clear cat eyes.