Everyone loves Huo Qubing

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

As a guard of the Imperial Army, General Li was happy, and seemed completely unaware of his inadvertent intrusion into the territory of the Qimen Army, and was looking around curiously.

It's just that he can no longer touch those confidential objects.The moment he stepped into Tianliang Palace, Gongsun Ao pulled the rope hidden next to the map with his backhand, and two silk curtains shook down, completely covering the map; Cover the head of the sandbox.

"General Li has worked hard." The emperor looked helplessly at the Qimen Army soldiers who were tense as if they were facing an enemy, and sighed, "General Li has guarded the country for dozens of years for my big man, and he has a great reputation. Experience, everyone should learn from General Li in the future."

"Hehe, Your Majesty is honored. It is the duty of a minister to serve His Majesty." Li Guang was praised by the emperor Hao Dun as soon as he came, and he couldn't help but feel a little elated.

Having said that, the emperor did not indicate to reopen the map, but gave Gongsun Ao a look of "back down and don't talk too much", and then turned to Tai Shiling.

"Sima Aiqing, didn't you say you were waiting for me in Guanxing Pavilion? Why did you come here?"

The current Taishi Ling Sima Tan is almost forty years old, but his eyes are very familiar. I must have met this person somewhere.He seemed to have sensed the change in the atmosphere in the hall, so he knelt down and kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, I watched the stars last night and found that in the next year of Xinhai, the year will be in Chongguang, the red bird will appear in the south, and the sky wolf will shine in the sun, which is auspicious. The matter should be reported to His Majesty immediately, so I came here rashly, and I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

"Oh, is that so?" The emperor gestured for a temporary stay, but his eyes glowed with excitement, "I've just finished here, and I'm about to go back to the palace, Zhongqing, General Li, let's walk and talk with Tai Shigong. "After that, he quickly walked out of the palace gate.

"Qing'er, how many war horses can the frontier take out now?" Before leaving, the eldest uncle stopped the second uncle and asked.

"Thirty-two thousand." The second uncle glanced at Li Guang, who had followed the emperor away, and whispered, "In the battle of Mayi, General Li Guang took away all [-] cavalry in Yanmen County, and now they are stationed in the clouds, and the Yanmen army is now divided into three thousand and twenty thousand cavalry. In Men and Shanggu, Daijun Li Xi has [-] horses in his hands. In the past two years, the small-scale tug-of-war with the Xiongnu, plus the decommissioned war horses, consumed two out of ten, and the remaining [-] horses."

The uncle frowned and said, "I'm afraid this number is not enough. If you meet Sang Hongyang, please send me a message and tell him that he will definitely raise funds to buy horses this year, and tell him to make preparations early."

"General Wei," the second uncle smiled knowingly, pointed at me and said, "Far waters can't save near fires, so here is a ready-made speaker. Today Taixue happens to be an arithmetic class, let your nephew speak."

Gongsun Ao came out from the shadow of the curtain, looked at the back of Li Guangda striding away, and sighed: "Ma Yi has suffered such a big loss, your majesty's intention this time is very clear, not one of Tian Chengxiang's subordinates is wanted; If General Li knew His Majesty's intentions, I'm afraid he would be sad."

"What a pity." The uncle shook his head disdainfully, "Li Guang is so proud of himself, he thinks his talent is unparalleled in the world, but he is a martial artist with only brute force when compared with others. Those princes and kings who get too close, we use it like a double-edged knife, and we can't take advantage of it anyway."

My uncle's words, I silently approve in my heart.The story of General Li Guang is almost well-known in the north. He was also a great hero who quelled the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion. Wang went around on the site and worked as a prefect for more than ten years. He was not recalled to the capital until the emperor ascended the throne.And Shanggu, Yuyang, and Youbei, where he stayed, were all entrusted by the King of Yan. Tian Fu had just married the Lord of the King Yan's family, and since then he has been strung together with King Yan as a grasshopper on a rope. The relationship between the princes and states is always intricate and entangled.I heard that Xia Cheng did not know that General Xia returned to the capital and divided half of Li Guang's military power to leave. At this time, Li Guang came to Qimen Army's territory, probably showing his favor to the emperor and expressing his allegiance.

I was wandering in the sky, and suddenly I heard someone greet me, but it was Taishi Ling Sima Tan who turned back.

"Little brother, Your Majesty said that this astrolabe is yours?" He waved the things in his hands to me.

"Hmm." I nodded.

"Can you leave it to me?" Sima Tan said with anticipation.

"Anyway, I can't understand it, so you can take it."

"Thank you very much." Sima Tan joyfully put the astrolabe into his arms, and was about to leave when I suddenly remembered the question I had before.

"Master Tai Shiling, what do you mean by the 'auspicious image' just now?"

"The auspicious sign is that Sirius is in daylight, which heralds the battle between military strategists; Suzaku is sitting in the south, it is an auspicious time to go north to fight." Sima Tan introduced his old business in a clear way, and added at the end, "Little brother, if you are on the star If you are interested in Sui Su Yun, come to Guanxing Pavilion anytime to find me, and I will know everything."

"Thank you, Lord Taishiling, for your advice." I read it right. When I heard "Sirius shines on the sun" just now, the joy that flashed in the emperor's eyes was like the bonfires in the Ganquan Palace that night. No matter what, I couldn't hide it. .As for Sima Tan's proposal, I'm not interested in fortune-telling by a heavenly official for the time being, but when I have free time, I can learn from him about stargazing and position identification.

***

"Your Majesty, go to the Princess Mansion."

I didn't think much of the young master's drunkenness that day, but Cao Xiang himself seemed to be very responsive. On the way to Taixue, he followed me back and forth, looking hesitant to speak.

The boy with a single bun, who drank too much, hugged me and bit people madly, drew a map on my couch, and was finally caught by the elders. If it were me, I would feel embarrassing, but this kind of thing It's not good to poke it face to face.

After school tonight, he still wanted to follow me to Chengming Palace, but I kicked him away and obediently went back to his princess mansion.After all, he has already won the title, so there must be a lot of things waiting for him at home, and I am also very busy recently; besides, I really don’t want him to spend the night with me, it’s crazy hot for the two of us to share a couch.

Thinking of this, I pushed out of my room.

"Who are you, why are you in my room?" I stared at the two strange maids in front of me.

"The servants are ordered by His Majesty to serve Mr. Huo." The maid replied.

When the second uncle came back in the evening, what he saw were the two maids and sisters in light yellow shirts kneeling at the door, one was already crying, and the other was wrapping a pack of ice cubes in a handkerchief and covering her chin. Blood and water mixed with ice water passed through the scarf and flowed between her fingers and into her elbows.

"Why do you want to beat someone?" The second uncle frowned.

"I don't even know her, but she kissed me!" I sat on the threshold, licking my lower lip that was still bleeding.I admit that I hit too hard before. I punched the maid on the jawbone, biting her tongue with her teeth.

The maid cried pear blossoms and rained: "General Wei, forgive me, this servant was sent by His Majesty to serve the bed..."

"Needless to say, I'll explain it to Your Majesty. You can help her to the Imperial Hospital." The second uncle called the servant and carried the injured maid away.

"Sleeping servant?" I looked at the maid who left angrily, and asked puzzledly, "The servant did a good job before, just bring her back."

"The word 'sleeper' does not mean its literal meaning." He sat next to me, checked my injuries, and was relieved to see that I was fine, "Sorry, it's all because my uncle is usually too busy to I noticed that Qu Bing has grown up. There are some things that you can start to learn."

I was stunned, what should I learn from the maid? "Uncle, I don't want them to teach me, why don't you teach me?"

"Uncle happened to have a question to ask you." The second uncle looked at me with a serious expression, "Young master spent the night in your room that night. Did you do anything intimate with him?"

"Intimate things?" I thought, "He was drunk that day and hugged me overnight, is it considered intimate?"

The second uncle's face darkened three points in an instant.

"For example, on the lips, did he kiss you?"

I thought for a while and spit out the word "yes".

"Apart from the young master and that maid, has anyone else kissed you here?" The voice became deeper and deeper.

"There are..." Several.I silently counted them in my heart, and suddenly recalled the kiss in the spring night, and my heart couldn't help but flutter.Looking up, he is so close to me when he is awake, if I kiss him now, how will he react?

Seeing me staring at him intently, my second uncle could no longer be serious, and smiled helplessly. His fingertips slid down to my chest and abdomen, and the itchy feeling made me giggle uncontrollably.

"Has anyone touched these places?"

"Only Cao Xiang touched that night."

"Do you like Lord Cao Xiaohou?" He asked.

"I can't say I like him, but I don't hate him," I shook my head. "He's just a good buddy who plays Cuju together."

"Kissing and touching are wonderful things, but only when two people like each other can they feel happy." The second uncle explained, and continued to point his finger down, gently tapping on my half-awake Yang Feng, Sliding to the part behind me that I couldn't see.

"Here, and here, has anyone touched it?"

"No." I shook my head quickly, and at this moment I could feel my blood rushing down my body following his lightly touching fingers.

The second uncle moved his fingers, let out a long breath, and said in a solemn tone: "Remember, the area below the waist is not for the person you like, and it is not a voluntary moment, so it cannot be touched by anyone."

"Yeah, I know." If that's what needs to be learned, I've learned it all that night in the clock room.

The night sky was clear, and I leaned in my second uncle's arms, leaning on his shoulder, looking over the lights in Weiyang Palace, looking at the Big Dipper in the sky that was gradually becoming clear.

"Uncle, it's time to fight again, right?"

"Well, it should be soon." The second uncle shook the wine glass in his hand lightly, and the aroma of the apricot blossom wine drifted away bit by bit in the summer night.

"Will you lead troops this time?"

"meeting."

"Actually, I don't want you to go to war." I buried my face in his collar.

"why?"

"You get hurt when you fight, and I don't want to see you get hurt."

"I'll be careful." He patted my shoulder and comforted me.

***

My second uncle arranged for me to go back to Zhan Shi's Mansion to visit my mother, and Chen Yan happily introduced my brother to a new playmate I met in Maolingyi.At first when I heard that I had to stay with Chen Zhang for a whole day every week, I was a little reluctant, but later I found out that Chen Zhang was a tactful invisible person, trying to let me get along with my mother and sister. I guess the second uncle might have told him something .All in all, Wei Mansion hadn't been back for a while, my uncle was on holiday on Chongyang Day, and my second uncle finally took me back to the mansion for reunion because I couldn't stand my pleading.

"Be careful." The uncle helped the pregnant Da Jinniang across the threshold.The uncle who loves his wife hired a skilled cook and a gardener for the mansion. Da Jin Niang stayed at home for a whole summer, and her whole body was as whole as a steamed bun.

"Why are you so tanned? Where's that white and fat little nephew from before?" Jin Niang turned me back and forth, complaining distressedly.

"This kid has been exposed to the sun, and winter will come back for nothing." The uncle comforted Jin Niang.

"Is Ganquan Palace fun?" Jin Niang continued to ask.

"It's fun." If Jin Niang sees Wei Chang and Chen Yan, she will definitely not think that I am tanned.I hunted and drilled in the mountains and forests with the adults more, and those two girls played in the water every day, and their arms faded from the sun, it was really horrible.

"Have you heard about the East Palace Court debate?" During the banquet, the uncle asked after drinking half a glass of wine.He was referring to the recent quarrel between Tian Fu and Dou Ying that required a court meeting to resolve their grievances.

"Either we set up a gamble, guess who wins and who loses, and bet ten taels of silver." Seeing the determined eyes of everyone, the uncle became interested, and put the wine glass on the table, "I'll bet first, bet on Wei Qihou."

Da Jinniang said excitedly: "I will also bet on Wei Qihou."

The uncle glanced at his wife and scratched his head: "Then, I'll bet on Marquis Wu'an. If you lose our money, it's still your own money."

"Husband is really a money addict." Da Jinniang laughed angrily.

"Hey, you two, don't show your affection in front of us bachelors." The uncle yelled, "It's time to buy it and leave, brother, you will pay it."

There was a smile on the corner of the second uncle's lips: "Then I will accompany the eldest brother to escort Marquis Wu'an."

"Hey," my uncle said angrily, "You Chinese and North Korean officials, don't put so much pressure on me, okay? I bet 20 taels from my comrades."

"Okay, you guys, how dare you gather a crowd to gamble." The second uncle put down these words, and waited for the reaction of the younger uncle with his hands behind his hands.

Sure enough, my uncle pouted immediately: "Brother, don't we Qimen disciples also care about world affairs, please do me a favor and spare my brother."

"I'm just kidding you." The second uncle couldn't help laughing, "I'm betting on you."

"Come, come, come and bet." The uncle got the permission, and happily called the servants, the cook, the gardener to join the betting game.

"Qubing is also here to gamble. I heard that you just got your first monthly salary." When everyone was betting, my uncle greeted me.

"Is my nephew getting a salary? It's amazing to be able to earn money to support the family at such a young age." Jin Niang stretched out her big hand and embraced me.

I clutched the purse in the placket.That's right, I did receive my first salary, a monthly salary calculated according to the number of hours I worked as a servant.A receipt, [-] baht, is nothing to my two uncles who earn [-] a month, but it means a lot to me—after all, it is the first hard-earned money in my life.The pocket money I had saved before was all in the small treasury that Zhang Zhang took care of for me. I kept this money with me to buy gifts for my second uncle and mother.My uncle gambled ten taels of silver, equivalent to [-] baht. If he lost, all the hard work of a month would be in vain.

"This will put me in custody for Qubing." The second uncle saw that I was preoccupied, so he threw an extra ten taels of silver at Marquis Wu'an's side, "Qubing has been under a lot of pressure recently, and he was appointed by His Majesty to attend court debates. It is inevitable that you will be nervous at the North Korean assembly.”