The King of Liang, the feudal lords outside the town, and the generals inside

After the early court, the emperor left Bai Yu alone and asked him to wait in Chongming Hall.

After finishing some trivial matters, the emperor returned to the bedroom quickly.Bai Yu stood up and kowtowed, but was pulled up by the emperor before touching the ground, "There are no outsiders here, sit down."

The emperor handed a memorial to Bai Yu, "I came here for this matter. Yuchi Yuanhe's sentence has expired, and he is already on his way back to Beijing. According to the law, I can restore him to his original post, or send him back to work." Expelled from the court. I am a little hesitant between agreeing and not permitting."

Bai Yu pinched the thin memorial, her lips trembling, "This matter...my brother, please don't talk about it."

The emperor smiled, his brows and eyes were gentle, "Don't have any worries, just talk about what's in your heart, and let it come out of your mouth and into my ear."

"Then, I think it's inappropriate to directly give him an exorbitant official position, so as to encourage him to be more diligent."

The emperor nodded, "You think so."

"Has the emperor asked other ministers?"

"I also asked Yan Xun." The emperor said, "I have to ask him about the general."

Bai Yu immediately asked, "Then what did he say?"

The emperor pursed his lips and smiled, reached out and patted Bai Yu's head, "Can I tell you?"

Bai Yu lowered her head and said nothing.

"Anyway, it's not a good word." The emperor looked at him, "cut him off, I'm sure."

Bai Yu couldn't help laughing, "The general is an important minister of the country who has been loyal for generations, how dare my younger brother offend you." He paused and continued, "He has determined that my younger brother and Yuchi Yuanhe are innocent, and my younger brother is too lazy to spend more time with him. tongue out."

The next day, the red wheel receded to the west and the jade rabbit rose to the east. Bai Yu, dressed in a white crepe cloak, sat in the study of the palace to sort out and improve his various new policies.

Qiu Ye came in with tea for a change, held his breath, and made almost no sound during his movements.

When he was going out, a reporter came in and said, "Director Qiu, there is someone outside asking to see His Highness. He is wearing a cloak and hood to cover his face, and he only said that he is an old friend of His Highness."

"Oh? I'll go take a look first."

The man lifted the brim of his hat slightly, Qiu Ye was startled when he saw it, and hurried in to report Bai Yu.

The room was brightly lit, Qiu Ye stayed outside after serving tea and pouring water, and did not allow anyone to enter and disturb him.

Bai Yu was surprised for a moment, then helped the person on the ground, and said with a smile, "It's so late, why are you still here?"

Yuchi Yuanhe took off his cloak and hood, and said: "The criminal will return to Beijing after serving his sentence. He hurried along the way, but it was still delayed for a while. He could have arrived at noon today, but in the end he entered the city at the time when the city gate was closed. If you can enter the palace to face the saint tomorrow, you will naturally come to see His Highness tonight."

"Why, what's the matter?"

Yuchi Yuanhe pursed his lips, looked at Bai Yu, but said nothing.

He has been exhausted all the way, and he has not yet shed the dust from his body.In the past four years of studying at the border, he has become darker and thinner. He looks a lot more mature, and he is no longer the ignorant, reckless and impulsive general he used to be.

Bai Yu probably understood, and said, "Your sentence has expired, and the emperor ordered you to return to Beijing, but your future position has not been determined yet, or you may be dismissed directly. Yesterday, the emperor asked me about this matter, and I Naturally, I want to keep you in the court. I don't know what the emperor is thinking now."

Yuchi Yuanhe nodded, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kind words. When you enter the palace tomorrow, the emperor should pass down the decree. At that time, the crime will be..."

"Tomorrow, I will go to the palace with you to meet the saint." Bai Yu said.

Yuchi Yuanhe was taken aback, "What?"

"It just so happens that I have something to discuss with Brother Huang." Bai Yu smiled and said, "I won't let you be dismissed from office."

"But if Your Highness intercedes for the guilty general, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble." Yuchi Yuanhe bowed his head and said sadly, "The emperor should have punished the nine clans, but the emperor spared the life of the guilty general, which is already a great grace of the emperor. Sin will dare not ask for anything else."

"The others have returned to their posts in good order, and even Qin Ran and Mu Fengyi have received the titles of Prince Shaofu and Shaobao. Why are you different from others? In the end, it's not that I have troubled you. So you don't have to Blaming myself too much."

"Your Highness is blaming yourself." Yuchi Yuanhe said, "The rebellion was all voluntary by the criminal general and others, and it was not forced by His Highness. How can you say that you are involved."

Bai Yu smiled noncommittally, "It's a good thing for you to return to Beijing now. When all the dust settles and you start from the beginning, you will still be a loyal minister and general of the Great Zhou."

Yuchi Yuanhe hesitated and said: "The guilty general still wants to ask, what about the general for the past four years...?"

The smile on Bai Yu's face gradually faded, even if he wanted to cover it up, he still couldn't cover up the momentary loneliness in his eyes.

"Him? What else can he do, he is very good." Bai Yu simply gave up covering up, and let the deep sorrow swallow him layer by layer, "It's a pity that none of us are the same person as before."

Early the next morning, Baiyu and Yuchi Yuanhe went to the palace to face the saint together.The emperor caressed the five-clawed golden dragon carved on the armrest of the dragon chair, and carefully examined Yuchi Yuanhe who was kneeling down.

"You seem to be lighter." After a long time, the emperor said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

"Get up." The emperor said calmly, then turned to look at Bai Yu, "Why did you come together?"

Coming out of the imperial study room, Yuchi Yuanhe's face flashed with excitement, and he became uneasy after thinking about it, "The emperor said that he still needs to discuss with several important officials, then there must be a general."

Bai Yu frowned slightly, "That's exactly what I'm worried about."

"No matter what happens in the end, Sin will be extremely grateful for His Highness's recommendation."

"Brother Cai's words just now, he probably agreed, but he still has some concerns. The latter will fall on the courtiers. It's okay for the civil servants to say, but if Yan Xun doesn't let go, I'm afraid..."

Bai Yu's words stopped abruptly.

It's really saying that Cao Cao Cao Cao is here, what to be afraid of.

Yan Xunzheng was walking towards him, and the moment he saw Baiyu, his body froze, his eyes swept from Baiyu to Yuchi Yuanhe, and then from Yuchi Yuanhe to Baiyu.

The eyes of the two met, Bai Yu felt guilty for no reason.

Yuchi Yuanhe was the first to break the embarrassing situation, he stepped forward and bowed, "The sinner will pay his respects to the general."

"When did you come back?"

"Last night." Yuchi Yuanhe replied, and added, "Go to the palace today to meet the saint."

"Oh."

Yan Xun gave Bai Yu a very indifferent look, and walked past him without looking sideways.

The moment they passed by, Bai Yu turned her head to stare at him, her heart beating extremely fast.

"Your Highness..." Yuchi Yuanhe spoke from the side.

"You go first." Bai Yu said, "I'll wait for him to come out."

About half an hour later, Yan Xun came out from the imperial study, and Bai Yu was still standing there waiting for him.

"General Yan." Bai Yu called out to him.

Yan Xun stopped.

"Just now in the imperial study, what did you say to the emperor?" Bai Yu simply went straight to the point.

"Do I need to explain to King Liang?"

Bai Yu laughed off his provocation, "It is true that King Liang has nothing to do with the government, but the prime minister supervises all officials. Since I asked, it is better for the general to tell the truth."

"The supervisory officials?" Yan Xun said coldly, "Is it the supervisory officials who handed over the Great Zhou army to a rebel general?"

Bai Yu's breath stagnates, "You can think I'm being selfish..."

"Of course you are doing favoritism." Yan Xun looked at him deeply, "I can't allow a traitor to take over the army again and threaten the country. The prime minister's actions have to make me doubt, what is your intention?"

Bai Yu looked at Yan Xun sadly.

Yan Xun's every word hurt his heart, he was exhausted just by maintaining the superficial calm.

Finally, it has developed to a situation where fire and water are incompatible, and it is impossible to even maintain superficial peace, and it is impossible to continue acting.Enemies are jealous when they meet each other, but why did the two of them come to this point.

Yan Xun looked at him, and his heart couldn't help but twitch.

"General Yan's words are all reasonable, but knowing his mistakes can make things better. Yuchi Yuan congratulated him for making a mistake, but the emperor's brother has already dealt with it, and now he is summoned back to the capital with a kind order, isn't it just for the sake of all him? Do you have a heart?" Bai Yu paused, and then said, "Besides, is he the only one who rebelled? You can accept others, but you can't tolerate him alone? The general's actions have to make me doubt, are you He is avenging himself in public!"

"Your majesty's kindness is not the reason for you to do whatever you want." Yan Xun was calm and cold, "I also want to advise King Liang to avoid dealing with criminal officials. It is a blessing and destiny for you to be able to have today, don't always look at Shu. , not enough greed.”

Bai Yu knew that it would be useless to fight head-to-head, so she softened her voice and said, "Just this one time, is it okay?"

Bai Yu was actually talking to him in a pleading tone.After so long, when has he ever been soft on himself?

Yan Xun was surprised for a moment, and then an inexplicable anger exploded in his chest - Bai Yu put down her body to beg him for Yuchi Yuanhe!

Is Yuchi Yuanhe so important?

Yan Xun's face was livid, and his eyes were gloomy, "Grand Yu, you are using power for personal gain, disregarding the safety of the court, and privately... who is Yuchi Yuanhe? It's inappropriate for you to pull your old lover out to lead the army."

Yan Xun was out of breath and his mind was in chaos, he only knew to say something unpleasant to stimulate Bai Yu.But as he talked, he couldn't go on talking, and every word he said seemed to cut his own heart.

Bai Yu stared at him blankly, and repeated those three words in his mouth, "Old lover?"

He drooped his raven-wing-like black eyelashes, with a dismal smile on his face, "It's because I didn't think carefully, the general forgive me."

As soon as Yan Xun returned to the General's Mansion, someone from the Palace over there came to report that the old prince had returned, and Yan Xun hurried back without stopping.

I haven't seen each other for more than two years, the distance creates beauty, and the relationship between the father and son seems to have eased a lot.Yan Jun sat in the main hall, raised his hand to signal his son to get up, held the tea cup and blew, and said: "The emperor suddenly called me back to Beijing without saying the reason, do you know?"

Yan Xun didn't dare to say anything, so he could only say: "Just now I told the emperor that my father should be arriving in Beijing soon. Father has worked hard all the way, so let's go to the palace after a good rest. By the way, where is mother?"

"She was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as she came back. Don't disturb her." Yan Jun said, motioning Yan Xun to sit down beside him, and asked him in a gentle tone that was almost never seen before, "Xun'er, what's the matter?" You can tell your father anything. What's wrong with you?"

Yan Xun was a little surprised.

At this moment, Yan Jun is actually like a real father, no longer reprimanding Yan Xun with a cold face all day, what is wrong here, what is wrong there, no longer full of words about "how to be a general".He's just a father who cares about his son now, that's all.

Many days of hard work and grievances, the helplessness of facing death alone, and countless guilt and self-blame surged up all at once, attacking Yan Xun's last line of defense desperately.But at this moment, the care from his father is like protecting the lair of a beast after it is injured, which makes Yan Xun feel like crying.

He still held back, but his voice was a little hoarse, "Father, I won't live long."

Yan Jun's hand shook violently, and half of the tea spilled on the table and hands.He stared blankly at the pool of water, speechless for a long time.