Lanling Ji

Summer Palace

"Report to the Empress Dowager, Gao Changgong, please see me."

"allow."

Ye Lanling followed the eunuchs into the gorgeous and luxurious Summer Palace. Behind a row of red and purple bead curtains, sat the notorious Queen Mother Hu in history.

"Quickly kneel down and pay your respects." Seeing Ye Lanling staring at the curtain motionlessly, the eunuch at the side hurriedly reminded him in a low voice.

"Chen Gaochang pays homage to the Empress Dowager." Ye Lanling bowed slightly and raised his hands in salute.

"Please kneel to the Queen Mother." The eunuch anxiously tugged Ye Lanling, who was unresponsive, "Master Gao, do you want to be beheaded?"

Ye Lanling heard the eunuch's words clearly, but he was not prepared to kneel down.A man has dignity under his knees, he only worships his father and mother, and nothing else.

"Eunuch Gui." A deep and lazy voice suddenly came from behind the curtain.

"The servant is here." When the eunuch heard this, he knelt on the ground with a "plop".

"You all go down, the Ai family has something important to discuss with Mr. Gao."

"Observe the order." Eunuch Gui stood up and signaled the other maidservants and eunuchs to retreat together, and Ye Lanling was the only one left in the palace.At this time, the bead curtain was slowly raised, and a woman in a rich brocade dress came forward, her fair and delicate face exuding a charm that did not match her age.She glanced at Ye Lanling, who was calm and calm, stretched out a hand as thin as a bone claw, covered her mouth, and laughed.

"In the past, they all said that after Gao Changgong became an adult, he would be a good emperor with good looks, gentle and martial arts. But just now, the Ai family heard that you called yourself a minister. Hehe, it's really not what it used to be."

"Being a king or defeating a bandit has never changed. Now that I can call myself a minister and not be executed by the whole family, I have already obtained the emperor's grace." Ye Lanling replied calmly with a smile.

Hearing this, Queen Mother Hu couldn't help putting away her contemptuous smile, narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, stared at Ye Lanling's face, and said coldly, "The Empress Dowager is a fool, don't you want to rebel and take back the throne?"

Ye Lanling looked back at Queen Mother Hu fearlessly, and replied calmly, "The emperor is useless. Someone will take his place, and this person will not be me. I, Gao Changgong, have only one purpose in entering the palace, and that is to do my best. Assist the emperor."

"Haha! It's ridiculous!" Empress Dowager Hu laughed loudly, "On the first day of the new year, the Ai family heard such a ridiculous thing. Gao Changgong, this throne belongs to you, and everything here belongs to you. Now you To actually give up the revenge of killing his father and come to assist that useless Gao Wei is simply ridiculous."

"Queen Mother, Gao Wei is your own son. As a mother, why do you want to overthrow your closest relative?" Ye Lanling frowned, looking at the crazy woman in front of him, "Could it be...you want to be Wu Zetian?"

"The Ai family doesn't know who Wu Zetian is. The Ai family only knows that the only thing that will not betray him is power. In order to seize imperial power, let alone overthrow Gao Wei, even if he wants to kill him, the Ai family will do it himself."

"You..." Ye Lanling looked at the inhumane Queen Mother Hu, and for a moment he thought of the destroyed Shenjia Village, and the tragic death of those helpless old and weak women and children.He stared at this cruel and bloodthirsty woman, clenched his fists, "You have the heart to rebel, aren't you afraid that I will report you?"

"Hehe! Report?" The Queen Mother Hu laughed when she heard Ye Lanling's angry words, "Who are you going to report to? Gao Wei or the Minister of the Court? Who would believe the words of a former prince? Chengdu is a family mourner, who do you tell?"

"Then why don't you rebel and call yourself emperor?"

"That's why Aijia needs you." Empress Dowager Hu stared at Ye Lanling's slightly angry but clear dark eyes, "However, Aijia will not force anyone."

Ye Lanling frowned, looked at the moody Empress Dowager Hu in front of her, and said nothing.Gao Changgong in history was not born long, it should be said that he died young.I don't know much about the cause of his death, maybe he was gifted to death by Gao Wei, or maybe he was assassinated by this sinister and vicious Queen Mother Hu.

"Report to the Empress Dowager, General Wan to see you." The eunuch's report came from outside the palace.

"Sure." Empress Dowager Hu glanced at Ye Lanling, turned around and sat on the phoenix couch.

"Kowtow to the Queen Mother."

"Flat body."

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, something is wrong. The enemy army has broken through the defense in the north. If there is no more reinforcements, Luoyang City is afraid of falling." General Wan anxiously reported the military situation, but Ye Lanling who was on the side was completely invisible.

"Is there any news from Deputy General Sun?" After hearing the battle situation, Queen Mother Hu was not worried about the serious situation at all, as if everything was as she expected.

"The spies from above just reported that Deputy General Sun... was found when he sneaked into the enemy camp, and his body is now in a different place." General Wan was emotional, his eyes flushed red with sadness and anger.

"It seems that there is a lack of a general in the army." Empress Dowager Hu picked up the Shuanglong Xizhu and the small gold and jade cup beside her, took a sip of the clear and fragrant tea, and then said slowly, "General Wan, the Ai family ordered you to unload the general for a while." Re-assign the position of deputy general and fully assist the chief general.”

"Too..." General Wan seemed a little overwhelmed by the sudden demotion. He calmed down and asked, "I don't know, who is the new general?"

"This person is Gao Changgong next to you." Empress Dowager Hu glanced at the surprised Ye Lanling, not paying attention.

"Queen Mother, he..." General Wan looked at Ye Lanling, who was like a scholar and a scholar, and dared not agree with his will.

"En?" Empress Dowager Hu was aware of General Wan's doubts, but waved her hand impatiently, "I have decided to mourn my family, Gao Changgong will go to the barracks with Deputy General Wan today, and lead [-] elite soldiers to repel the enemy."

"But I have never led troops to fight." Ye Lanling frowned, looking at Empress Dowager Hu who deliberately made things difficult for her.If it's embarrassing other things, it's fine, this is going to battle to kill the enemy, and you have to dispatch troops, how can it be a joke?

"Aren't you going to assist Gao Wei? The enemy country on the border outside Luoyang City is the biggest threat to Gao Wei. If the enemy invades the city and Yecheng falls, the country will perish and Gao Wei will die."

"It's just that the situation is so severe, and I have never participated in a war."

"Use your brain well, it's not a pity to be so clever." Empress Dowager Hu stood up, and walked slowly behind the bead curtain, "There is no need to discuss this matter, step back."

"Too..." Deputy General Wan looked angrily at the Empress Dowager Hu who ignored her, stomped her feet, turned around and walked out of the palace quickly.

Ye Lanling frowned as he looked around at the empty palace where only his own Summer Palace was left.History is history, no matter how incredible it is, we have to follow the track of history to complete it.After all, I was still sent to lead the army to fight, to complete the history of King Lanling. Can I really take on the role of King Lanling who is brave and good at fighting in history?How can I compare to that legendary general who is wise, brave, strategic and skilled in battle!

Palace of Yonggong

"Brother Ye, you're back." Seeing Ye Lanling stepping into the gate, Shen Ning walked forward, "Did the Empress Dowager make things difficult for you? Are you injured?"

"Hehe, I don't have any injuries. If it's embarrassing, it's very embarrassing." Ye Lanling looked at Shen Ning's youthful appearance and smiled helplessly. What do you think is the best way to go to war?"

"Luoyang?" Shen Ning felt uneasy when he heard this name, "Did you say which country the enemy soldiers are from?"

"I didn't talk about this, it seems to be a neighboring country."

The neighboring country is separated from Luoyang, and only Zhou is on the border with Qi. Is it Zhou?Why did the Queen Mother suddenly send Brother Ye to deal with such a powerful enemy?Shen Ning frowned, the Hu family, since the queen came to the throne, has been ambitious and wants to usurp the throne.Today, she must have been unable to recruit security, so she made a plan to send brother Ye to beat Zhou.In this way, if Brother Ye wins, it will remove a major hidden danger for her rebellion; if Brother Ye fails, it will just remove her dissidents.What a secret move that kills two birds with one stone, what a sinister and vicious woman.

"Ning'er?" Seeing Shen Ning pursing his lips and frowning, Ye Lanling said, "This matter is inappropriate, but the Empress Dowager Hu issued an order, so I can only obey. This battle is dangerous, Ning'er, you stay in Yonggong Hall, I am alone..."

"Brother Ye," Shen Ning came back to his senses, and when he heard Ye Lanling's words that he wanted to abandon himself and bear it alone, he lowered his face and said angrily, "Don't try to get rid of me this time, I must be with you go together!"

"No, Ning'er, this time is really dangerous, I..."

"Brother Ye, it's useless to talk about this matter, this time I have to go together no matter what." Shen Ning grabbed Ye Lanling's sleeve and said without hesitation, "The current world is in turmoil, and countries are fighting for land. The rich and powerful country in the past is now fat in their eyes. The government and the people of Qi State are fatuous and corrupt, and the emperor is incompetent and the queen mother is in power. Now that the enemy is attacking the city, the palace is still singing and dancing, and the people still think that the world is peaceful and prosperous. If things go on like this, the country will surely perish. Brother, Ning'er has no relatives in this world. Brother Ye is everything to me. To put it bluntly, I don't care about Qi's life or death at all. There is only one person I care about, and that is you."

"Ning'er..." Ye Lanling stretched out his hand and rubbed Shen Ning's hair, "The country is ruined and the family is destroyed. You can't just stand by and watch your country fall into crisis and remain indifferent. What's more, Qi is the country laid down by your ancestors. You should do your part for the country and make a contribution.”

"So," Shen Ning suddenly smiled, "So I will follow Brother Ye to deal with the enemy soldiers, and don't look at my current appearance, I have everything in my head. I know the situation in the world, The strength of each country, the quality of the enemy soldiers, and the terrain and astronomy. Brother Ye, do you think you can leave me behind?"

"Hehe, Ning'er was trying to set me up." Ye Lanling shook his head amusedly, "From what you said, it seems that I have no choice but to take you along."

"And me." Bai Ze suddenly appeared and walked to Ye Lanling's side, "I will also help you."

Ye Lanling looked at Bai Ze with white hair like snow and white clothes, and smiled slightly, "En. Thank you."

"You don't need to thank me." Bai Ze looked at Ye Lanling's face that was polished like a normal person, stared at his smile, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

"I'm going to pack my things. The Empress Dowager ordered us to leave today with Deputy General Wan to the barracks." Ye Lanling turned around and was about to enter the palace, but was interrupted by Bai Ze's words.

"Don't worry, I've already fixed everything, including your little burden." Bai Ze watched Ye Lanling's eyes widen as expected, and his smile grew stronger.

"Brother Ye, what's in that little bag? You look so precious every time." Shen Ning glanced at Bai Ze's hateful smile.For some reason, even though he had rescued Brother Ye twice, he didn't like this "person".

"There is only one of my weapons and my medicine bottle inside." Ye Lanling thought of the things that came with him when he first came to this world, and they are still there now.

"That's it, then I'll get it, and I'll go straight away in a while. Brother Ye, wait for me."

"Okay." Ye Lanling looked at Shen Ning amusedly as he was afraid that he would take the opportunity to run away, "I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere, wait for Ning'er to come out."

"En!" Shen Ning showed a big smile, turned around and walked back into the hall.

"You care about him very much." Seeing Ye Lanling's doting expression, Bai Ze couldn't help frowning.

"Yeah, he is the first person I met here, and I have always regarded him as my younger brother. Although he is actually older than me, hehe."

"You're hurting him." Bai Ze said in a low voice when he heard the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets in the house, "And it's not shallow."

"How do you say that?" Ye Lanling looked at Bai Ze who seemed to be muttering to himself, frowning in confusion.

"Ah... no, I mean he is older than you after all, so he shouldn't be treated like a child." Bai Ze changed his words, he didn't want to talk about other people's thoughts.

"Hehe, he is just a child in my eyes." Ye Lanling smiled, "In fact, you are too."

"What!" Hearing this, Bai Ze widened his eyes and said angrily, "Do you know how old I am? Do you know how many years I have lived? Heh, this is the first time I was treated as a child, and it was you! "

"Hehe, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I take back what I just said." Ye Lanling rolled his eyes and smiled, "You're not a child, no."

"Hmph! Isn't Yong the only one who isn't a child?"

Hearing what Bai Ze blurted out, Ye Lanling stopped laughing instantly, was stunned for a while, lowered his eyes, and said softly, "He's also a child."

"Eh!" Bai Ze looked at Ye Lanling's loving face, and felt pain in his heart.He'd never show that look to himself, wouldn't get any response from him, and couldn't.This is the fact, a fact that no one can change.However, even so, I will still do my best to help him and protect him, because he is the love I have been looking for for thousands of years.

"By the way, Bai Ze." Ye Lanling raised his head and suddenly thought of something, "You followed us down the mountain, but you didn't say why, you just said you followed me. Could it be that your reason has something to do with me?"

Bai Ze stared at Ye Lanling's pure eyes, nodded slightly, "Yes, it has something to do with you, but I can't tell you now."

"Then when can you tell me, I want to help you complete the task as soon as possible."

"As soon as the task is completed, I will go back to 'Magic Peak'." Bai Ze looked into Ye Lanling's eyes calmly and said in a daze, "Do you want me to leave you sooner?"

"No... I didn't mean that, I just..."

"Hehe." Bai Ze laughed lowly, interrupting what Ye Lanling wanted to explain, "I'm kidding you, I will tell you the purpose of my going down the mountain. But not now, when you return to Ye Lanling again ,I will tell you."

"Again..." Ye Lanling frowned, he didn't understand Bai Ze's profound words, he wanted to ask but he didn't know if he would offend again.

"Don't think about it anymore, when the time comes, you will naturally know."

"That's it..." Ye Lanling turned sideways and saw Shen Ning walking out of Yonggong Hall with big bags and small bags, "Does Bai Ze know which country is the enemy country on the border of Luoyang?"

Bai Ze raised his head, closed his eyes slightly, and said in a daze, "It's Zhou."

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