emperor of a dynasty

Gongsun Judao, "Your Majesty, I would like to introduce these three boys. The oldest is Li Chang'an, who has been in the army for 14 years. This time he took three thousand soldiers as the vanguard to attack the Shu Kingdom's Jianmen Pass. —he deserved it!"

"My subject, Li Chang'an, has seen the king!" The somewhat rough-looking man standing behind Gongsun Ju stepped forward and saluted Murong Xun with his fists cupped. Murong Xun heard the sound and smiled, "Isn't the general from Qin?"

Li Changan was tall and dark-skinned. Qin Guozu was originally from the south, so most of them would be more delicate, that's why Murong Xun asked such a question.

"Return to the king, the minister is from Chen Guo."

"Chen country?" Murong Xun was stunned for a moment, "Chen country is rich, why did the general come to Qin country?"

This is true, Chen Guo has a vast territory and rich resources, and it is the most powerful country in China in more than [-] countries. How could a talented person like Li Changan come to other countries to serve as officials and ministers?That's why Murong Xun asked a few more questions.

"Back to the king, my father was once murdered by the head of the pavilion in his hometown. It was my mother who took me and my younger sister and fled all the way to Qin."

In this way, it is an outsider. Qin's national style is open, and there is no restriction on the nationality of talented people, so Murong asked, "Mother, how is it?"

"Go back to the king, my mother left three years ago."

Murong Su paused, "Is there anyone else in the family?"

"There are also wives and children and an unmarried younger sister."

Murong Xun nodded, and Gongsun Ju introduced, "Your Majesty, this is Che Lu. This kid has the most ideas, and he has read the most books. In the future, when he marches and fights, it will be no problem for this kid to be a military adviser."

"Chen Chelu has met the king."

Murong Xun nodded, asked a few questions, and Che Lu answered them one by one, it seems that he has studied for several years, he can be a counselor, and if the time is right, he can go to court in the future.

"This is Gu Ming. This kid is the youngest, only 24 years old. He is good at martial arts, and he is the most talented. He captured Bawang alive this time alone."

"Oh?" Murong Xun became excited when he heard this, "The general is very skillful, I heard that King Naba also acquired good martial arts, but the general captured Ba Wang alone and brought the battle to an end, what a young man Hero."

"Your Majesty has a great reputation." Gu Mingchang is a bit delicate, not like a man who has been in the army all year round, but like a young man in a mansion, but with starry eyes and sharp eyes, he is very energetic, and his skin is yellowish. I have been in the barracks for a long time.

"How long has the general been in the army?"

"Back to the king, I joined the army at the age of 14, and it has been ten years."

"14 years old?" Murong Yan frowned, "I remember that the age of enlisting in the army ten years ago was eighteen, right? How could a general enlist at 14 years old?"

"Back to the king, I'm a farmer. My father and four brothers died in battle. If I don't enlist in the army, my mother will have no food to pay taxes, let alone fill my stomach. That's why I falsely reported my age and followed the villagers. I joined the army with my companions." Gu Ming said it was calm, but how dangerous was the situation at that time that a 14-year-old child was required to enlist in the army to relieve the mother's burden?

"Where is the general from?"

"Return to the king, the minister is from Kuaiji."

Hearing this, Murong Xun became a little hesitant in his heart. Kuaiji is the fief of Gongshuji, and he has done a lot of things in the fief all these years to fish and meat the common people. The state of Qin has laws: At that time, if the number of enlisted people in various places was not enough, the feudal landlord could pay the tax, and at the end of the year, the government would return it according to a certain percentage, in order to protect the minors from being forced to join the army, and this uncle Ji just wanted a few dollars, which seems to be a big deal. Young children came to fill the count, Murong sneered in her heart when she thought of this, of course she knew that this kind of thing happened in basically every county and county fiefdom, but now Uncle Ji broke into her hands, and if she didn't clean up, she would return. When will we wait?

"Where are the fellow villagers who joined the army with you?"

Gu Ming paused and said, "They all died in battle."

Murong Xun was startled, but didn't realize it all at once, "All... died in battle?"

Gu Ming didn't speak, Murong Yan looked at Gongsun Ju who was standing aside, opened her mouth, and wanted to say something, but she suddenly thought of her father and brother whom she hadn't seen for many years... The current situation is chaotic, which family is still intact What about?

"... I know." Murong Yan said to them with a heavy heart, "You guys go down first."

"Hi!"

"Hi!"

"Hi!"

After the three of them saluted, they walked out of the hall, and Murong Xun suddenly remembered something, and said, "—General Gu, stay here."

Hearing this, the young man named Gu Ming turned around, lowered his eyes, turned back, and stood still on the spot.

Murong Xun asked Gongsun Ju carefully about the battlefield, and Gongsun Ju knew everything he said, and the conversation between the two of them was probably over after a stick of incense. It was Murong Xun who called Gu Ming who was standing aside, " Where did General Gu learn from?"

Gu Ming said, "Back to the king, the subject is General Gongsun."

"Huh?" Murong Yan looked at Gongsun Ju, and said with a smile, "Ai Qing got such a high apprentice but didn't tell Gu?"

Gongsun Ju laughed loudly, "How can such an old man be a young man's teacher? I just gave him a few books and let him learn by himself."

Murong Xun nodded, and didn't ask any further questions, her own purpose was not here, so she asked again, "Does General Gu have a family?"

"Go back to the king, minister, minister...haven't married yet."

"As the saying goes, if you start a family and start a business, and a general is a good-looking talent, you still have to pay close attention to the important matter of marriage." Hearing this, Murong Yan felt a little happy, and thought about the unmarried woman who was about the same age as Gu Ming in the clan, and felt something in his heart. Concerned, he tentatively said, "Or does it mean that the general already has someone he likes? If so, I can only marry you for the general."

She said it in a calm manner, as if the gift of marriage can be given casually, but as the name suggests, her pretty face turned red in an instant after hearing these words, and she didn't feel anything at all. Just now, his demeanor was calm, and there was even a trace of panic, "Chen, Chen..."

Stuttering, do you really have a sweetheart?

On the other hand, Gongsun Ju who was on the side smiled and said, "Don't make fun of this kid, Wang Shang. How can he have a sweetheart? He blushes and stammers when he sees a girl. He is so shy. Wanting to marry a wife is difficult!"

Murong Xun was satisfied after hearing this, but he didn't know how to ask more questions, so he changed the subject and asked a few details about the capture of Ba Wang alive at that time, Gu Ming answered politely, without being coquettish or dry, and now Murong Xun was very upset. She was even more satisfied, long and short, she had talked with those two for almost an hour, if she hadn't remembered that the memorial had not been approved, she might have talked about it for a while.It's not her fault either, once Yan Wuwei left, she was full of words and didn't say anything, and finally met someone who looked pleasing to the eye and was chatty, so of course she said a few more words.

It was almost noon when Murong Xun finally let Gongsun Ji and Gu Ming go back. As soon as the two of them left, Tangtang, the court lady on the back, came with a bowl of medicinal food. Perhaps it was because he was in a good mood, this time Murong Xun obediently drank the medicinal food He didn't complain about anything, and when he was done, he told Tangtang, "Find someone to go down and check this Gu Ming carefully, to see what kind of background it is, and if there's anything messy about it, is it a real gentleman?"

Tangtang agreed, "Your Majesty wants to marry General Gu?"

Murong Xun let out an "En", put the bowl on the table, and said with his hands behind his back, "Twenty and Four dared to enter the enemy's camp alone to capture Ba Wang alive. Our Qin Kingdom has never produced such a warrior for many years."

"General Gu is young and promising, he is indeed a rare general."

Murong Xun thought for a while, and then said, "You said, betroth Princess Qinghe to him—how about it?" Naturally, Murong Xun didn't just think about it, she had a loose temper, and when she became the Queen of Qin, she worried about the country's affairs. She was already very tired, so naturally she didn't bother to pay attention to the clan, but now the clan didn't know good from bad, she wanted to let it go, but the other party wanted to ride on her head.

Hmph, she really has a heart of a bear and a leopard, that's why she thought of marrying Murong Xi, the princess of Qinghe, to the sixth-rank general Gu Ming. Although Murong Xi is the princess, she is a concubine. For starters, if she is betrothed to Gu Ming, once Qinghe County Lord's Mansion has a man with military merits, he will naturally be able to hold his head high in the clan. Glory, but it's better than being overwhelmed by others. After staying for a while, she can grant some official positions to Murong Xi, and the descendants of the name will inherit her mother's title. This Qinghe Princess Mansion can be regarded as support Wake up, it can be regarded as worthy of the childhood friendship and the contribution of Murong Xi's father and brother to protect the country. Secondly, after Gu Ming and Murong Xi get married, they will be regarded as members of the clan. It's not impossible for the general, if he is willing to join the Palace of Princess Qinghe, that would be the best. In the future, his descendants will be named Murong, inherit the title of Murong Xi, and the military power can be recovered, ensuring the stability of the country. In this way, it is indeed a win-win situation.

Tangtang's thinking was not as far-reaching as Murong Yan's, and she just said, "Then General Gu is a good-looking talent, unmarried, and has military merits, he is indeed a close match with Princess Qinghe."

Murong Xun nodded, "Let's wait for a while, let the two of them get along more, I don't want to have a family that is complained about."

Hearing this, Tangtang laughed out loud, and was about to say something, but a group of people came quickly outside the hall, looking a little flustered, Murong raised his eyebrows, feeling something was wrong, and sure enough:

"Report, report to the king—the Lord Qinghe has fallen into the water!"

"--What did you say?!" Murong Yan raised his voice twice in shock, "Where is it?!"

"Return, return to the king, in the imperial garden..."

Murong Xun hurried to the Imperial Garden with Tangtang.

When we arrived at the Royal Garden, there was already a circle of people around the lake, noisy and disturbing, Murong Xun yelled angrily, "Where is the imperial doctor?! You haven't sent the imperial doctor! What are you doing around here?!"

Everyone was shocked when they saw Murong Yan coming, they all knelt down in a row, and a courageous palace man said, "Hui, back to the king... I have already gone to teach the imperial physician."

Murong Xi walked past the crowd with a livid face, and sure enough, he saw Murong Xi who was lying on the ground completely drenched and seemed to have fainted, "What's going on?!"

"I... Gu Ming, pay homage to the king."

It was only then that Murong Xun noticed Gu Ming who was kneeling beside him, who was also drenched, "General Gu?"

Why is Gu Ming here?

"Your disrespect, I hope the king will forgive you." Gu Ming bowed to Murong Xun, and said, "I just passed by here and saw... the princess fell into the water, so I jumped into the water in a moment of desperation... I know I have offended you. Your Royal Highness, please ask the king to surrender."

Coming out of the imperial study room, one must pass through the imperial garden. Murong Xun looked at Gu Ming, who was kneeling on the ground with a straight waist, and then at Murong Xi, who was lying unconscious on the ground, feeling mixed feelings in his heart. Gu Ming blatantly jumped into the water to rescue Murong Xi. Although it is justifiable, men and women are different, and the two of them will inevitably have physical contact underwater... This, the innocence of this daughter's family will be considered ruined... Murong Xi did it on purpose. The marriage between the two is true, but I never thought that this would be the case?This marriage seems to have to be done if it can't be done.