Tuoba Tao was in the study to review the manuscript, and Qiyun stood aside to polish the ink for him. Tuoba Tao occasionally looked up and saw that she was not squinting, concentrating on grinding the ink, her slender and white fingers pinching the ink stone steadily, and not a drop of ink overflowed. His heart was so calm that he felt inexplicably at ease.

Qiyun picked up a wolf hair, dipped it in ink for him and handed it to him. Tuoba Tao looked at her and didn't take the pen, but just said to her: "I heard that you are a martial artist of the Shadow Palace, and you are not a problem with dancing and ink, you can write a few words to show this king." ”

Qiyun didn't think about it, laid out a blank piece of paper, and wrote down the words "訏谟定定, far away 猷辰告". Tuoba Tao looked at it and was shocked, "Few people know these eight words, why don't you think about it, you actually wrote these eight words?" ”

Qiyun replied with a smile: "I remember Xie An, the famous minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and my favorite sentence in the Book of Songs is this. Yun Qing admired Xie An very much, so he wrote it down. ”

"The name of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is Xie An, and if you don't want to hear it, you will be shocked by it. His mind and talent are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Tuoba Tao nodded.

A hearty voice came from outside the house, "Buddha, you rarely go out these days, what are you doing at home?" Hearing this, Tuoba Tao lifted the curtain to welcome him, and saw that it was his Seventh Emperor Uncle Guangping King Tuoba Lian who was visiting. Although Tuoba Lian is a generation older than Tuoba Tao, he is not a few years older, and the two are very affectionate when they meet.

Qiyun took the tea tray and served tea to Tuoba Lian. When he looked up and saw Qiyun, he couldn't help but smile, "Buddha, I haven't seen you for a few days, you have such a handsome little guy here." He put down the bowl and raised his hand to Qiyun's cheek.

Qiyun's steps were steady, his upper body leaned back, and Tuoba Lian's hand stopped in mid-air, unable to stretch forward any longer, and was firmly clamped by Tuoba Tao's two fingers.

The extremely strange postures of the three of them were all very surprised. Qiyun was surprised that Tuoba Tao was so quick-eyed, and Tuoba Lian was surprised by Tuoba Tao's strange appearance. Tuoba lowered his hand in a sneering manner, "Buddha, I've never seen you so stingy." This kid is so handsome, what's wrong with me touching it? ”

The corners of Tuoba Tao's mouth raised, and he said, "Uncle Seven Emperors, he is a person from the Chaoying Palace, he has a hand in curing diseases, and he is also an expert in poisoning. You touch him, beware that your hands are going to rot. ”

"The people in the Asakage Palace." Tuoba Lian retracted his hand in some surprise, not daring to make a mistake.

"Uncle Seventh Emperor, what are you looking for me?" Tuoba Tao asked after taking a sip of tea.

"Look at me, forget about business." Tuoba Lian patted his head, "The first thing is that the Qingming Festival is coming, and it's time to go to the graves of a few royal brothers and royal brothers." ”

Hearing this, Tuoba Tao's expression was gloomy and he lowered his head. In the past few years, members of the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty have passed away one after another, such as the death of the three kings Yangping Wang and the five kings of Hejian Wang, especially his sixth emperor uncle Changle Wang Cong, who died at the age of fourteen, and the Ming Yuan Emperor Tuoba heir was very sad and mourned.

Tuoba Tao raised his head and said to Tuoba Lian: "This matter, the Seven Emperor Uncles don't need to work hard, the Buddha will naturally handle it." And what's the second one? ”

Tuoba Lian said: "The second thing is that the emperor is fighting with the Song State in Henan, and Pingcheng is guarded by you, and patrolling the city at night is the top priority of defense." I see that you are also very tired every day, do you want the imperial uncle to do it for you? ”

Tuoba Tao smiled and said: "Don't dare to bother the Seventh Emperor Uncle, you are newly married Yan'er, and the Imperial Uncle still accompanies the Seventh Aunt." I'll be in charge of patrolling the city at night. ”

"Buddha," Tuoba Lian Ha smiled, "I really envy you, your son gave birth to such a good son!" Two years ago, the emperor issued a holy decree to give you a sword and let you go to the border to guard against Rouran, and he said that if you can't keep it, don't come back. I didn't expect you kid to break through the difficulties and put the border defense in order. In this southern expedition, your father and emperor were relieved to hand over Pingcheng to you. My future son would be half as sensible as you. ”

Tuoba Tao flicked his sleeves and stood up, "Don't take advantage of me. Uncle Seven Emperors, do you still have anything to do? ”

Tuoba hurriedly held him down and glanced at Qiyun, "There is also the promotion of animal husbandry to encourage the breeding of war horses, is it inconvenient for the people of the Chaoying Palace to be here?" ”

Tuoba Tao glanced at Qiyun, and Qiyun saluted: "Your Highness, Yunqing remembered that your horse has not been fed yet, so I will go and feed the horse." Tuoba Tao nodded, Qiyun went out of the door, and gently closed the door, Tuoba Lian's loud voice still came, "Are the people of Chaoying Palace reliable or not?" ”

Tuoba Tao replied indifferently: "There is no doubt in employing people, but there is no need for suspicious people." The Seventh Emperor Uncle doesn't need to worry about it......"

Under the wisteria trellis, Qiyun cooked two dishes by herself, and chewed slowly with a bowl of rice, thinking about her thoughts. Tuoba Tao slowly paced over, sat opposite her with a brocade robe, and asked her, "Have you fed my horse?" Qiyun nodded, "Feed your horse, I'm hungry and feed myself." ”

Tuoba Tao looked at the two dishes of Qiyun roast, the cabbage sum was green, and the chicken was white and tender. His eyes lit up, and he shouted: "So this king is also a little hungry, so someone will give me a pair of dishes and chopsticks." ”

Tuoba Tao swept away half of the dishes she had eaten, and touched her stomach unfinished after finishing, "It tastes good, Yunqing will cook such a good dish in the future, don't forget to call me." After that, he stretched out his hand and gestured to her: "Let's go, go for a walk after eating, eliminate food, don't sit all the time." ”

Tuoba Tao took Qiyun to the stable and caressed his beloved horse affectionately, a war horse with a bright coat and a strong posture. "It has been with me for several years, accompanying me in and out of the customs, accompanying me to guard against Rouran, and has been born and died many times."

Qiyun pulled a handful of grass, stroked his mane while feeding it, and said to it: "Being able to accompany King Taiping from birth to death is indispensable for your great military exploits." ”

Tuoba Tao Ha Luha smiled, took the reins in his hand, turned over on the horse in a dashing and vigorous manner, and stretched out his hand to Qiyun, "Go, this king will take you to walk outside the city, so that you can learn the horse control skills of this king." Qiyun exclaimed, and Tuoba Tao grabbed her belt and lifted her behind him.

Before she could sit down, Tuoba Tao rode out of the stable. Qiyun almost fell off her horse, but Tuoba Tao glanced back at her, took her hand and put it on his waist, and galloped away.

Qiyun shook, and his body was pressed against his back, and his posture was ambiguous and ambiguous. Qiyun's face was a little red, and he puffed out his cheeks and pinched his waist tightly, only to feel that his muscles were tight and firm, and he must not feel the pain, and slowly let go of his hand.

Out of Pingcheng, Tuoba Tao took Qiyun and rode a horse to the top of Baishan Mountain in the east of the city. The two dismounted, revealing a large field of golden yellow rape flowers in front of Qiyun. The golden sunlight shines down through the clouds, making it even more yellow and brilliant, and green and delicate. Everywhere the mountain breeze passes, rape flowers rise and fall one after another like waves, such as bowing to the two of them, which is spectacular. The farmer sows seeds in the field, and the shepherd boy grazes under the tree, and it is peaceful.

Seeing that Qiyun was amazed and intoxicated, Tuoba Tao smiled and said, "When I patrol the city, I often come here to have a look. This flower bloomed a few days ago, and today I will take you to see it, but I think it is even more beautiful than the previous days. ”

Qiyun said a little proudly: "A few days ago, His Highness came to see alone. Today is the two of us watching together, so naturally I think today is better. ”

Tuoba Tao stepped on a high stone, looked into the distance with his negative hand, and casually asked Qiyun: "Yunqing, do you know what place this place is?" ”

Qiyun stepped forward, stood beside him, and said slowly: "I know that this is Baishan Mountain. Six hundred years ago, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, led an army of 200,000 to be besieged by the elite cavalry of the Xiongnu for seven days and seven nights, and it took Chen Ping's strategy to relieve the siege. From then on, the Han Dynasty was forced to make peace and pay tribute to the Xiongnu every year to live in peace, and this situation was not completely reversed until the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. ”

"Look at how beautiful the rivers and mountains are, leading countless heroes to bend their waists. I often come here to climb high and look far away, just to remind myself from time to time that the siege of Baishan Mountain in history must not be repeated in my lifetime. I must defend this picturesque country for all ethnic groups in the Central Plains, and never tolerate the wanton trampling of the grassland barbarians! I must create an era, an era that belongs to me! ”

Tuoba Tao held the horsewhip in his hand, pointed straight ahead, and said slowly, every word was like an oath.

Qiyun looked at him sideways, and his heart fluctuated. At this moment, his eyes under a pair of thick eyebrows are like torches, as if he has absorbed the essence of the sun, and a king looking down on his territory is so elegant and calm, and the momentum is thousands.