It's still the same small house, but the originally empty yard is surrounded by two small areas, one area is planted with vegetables, and the other area is raised with a flock of chickens.

Ye Aoxue walked into the courtyard gate and said with a smile: "Suqin raises chickens here, aren't you afraid that she will be eaten by the little fox of Fox Xiaobai in the middle of the night?" ”

Bai Ze followed beside her, chuckled, and said, "This is indeed something that your apprentice would do, but he has always listened to his aunt's words, so he shouldn't dare to be too presumptuous, right?" ”

"What 'your apprentice'? Don't forget, Hu Xiaobai is still your apprentice! Cut! Ye Aoxue rolled her eyes and said angrily.

Bai Ze choked, and then scolded with a smile: "Ao Xue, do you have to mention the titles of 'apprentice grandson' and 'master' that seem to be very old?" ”

Ye Aoxue stopped, turned around, looked Bai Ze up and down, and finally said suspiciously: "Bai Ze, although your appearance is indeed very young, but in terms of age, aren't you old?" ”

"Leaf! Proud! Snow! Bai Ze gritted his teeth and said word by word, "You are deliberately looking for death, right?" ”

Ye Aoxue laughed, turned around proudly, and walked towards the house.

And Bai Ze stood in place, looking at Ye Aoxue's back in a daze, watching her walk into the house, and then the voice of the fox Xiaobai came from the house, but Bai Ze hadn't come to his senses yet.

Just now...... Ye Aoxue is laughing, right?

It's been a long time since I've seen Ye Aoxue laugh so heartily, and suddenly seeing Ye Aoxue's bright smile, Bai Ze felt like he was in a dream, and he couldn't believe his eyes.

Hearing Ye Aoxue's laughter, Hu Xiaobai, who only realized that his master had returned, took Ye Aoxue's hand, asked her to sit down on the chair, and said like a treasure: "Master, I just found a fruit tree in the back mountain, but it's delicious, I'll get it for you." ”

Ye Aoxue stretched out her hand, scooped up the fox Xiaobai who was going to get the wild fruit, looked at it carefully, and then asked out loud, "Have you learned the flying technique?" ”

The brilliant look on his face suddenly withered, and Hu Xiaobai lowered his head and muttered, "I learned it, I learned it a few days ago." ”

Raising the face of the fox Xiaobai, Ye Aoxue asked suspiciously: "Since you have learned it, why do you look like you are going to die or live." ”

The little fox who was about to die was full of loneliness, and said, "Master, you will ask this as soon as you come back, and you don't care about whether I'm doing well or not." ”

The corners of Ye Aoxue's mouth twitched a few times, and said, "With your aunt by your side, can you have a bad life?" After a pause, he looked around, didn't see the shadow of Hu Suqin, and asked again, "Where is your aunt?" ”

"My aunt will go to the back mountain to practice at this time of the day, and then come back after a while to cook dinner for me." Fox Xiaobai replied obediently.

"Your aunt went to the back mountain to cultivate, why didn't you go?" Ye Aoxue narrowed her eyes and asked in a deep voice, "Say, how long have you been lazy like this?" ”

Fox Xiaobai was stunned and said, "Then I miss Master!" So I'm waiting for you to come back at home every day, so that you and Brother Bai can see me as soon as you enter the door!" By the way, what about Brother Bai? ”

"With you like this, will you still think about me as a master?" Ye Aoxue snorted, didn't believe Hu Xiaobai's words at all, and said, "Don't say that you are thinking about Bai Ze or me, in short, now that you know how to fly, then show me as a master." ”

"Oh!" Fox Xiaobai nodded, took two steps back depressedly, and just bumped into Bai Ze, who had just entered the door.

Bai Ze stretched out his hand, scooped the little fox into his arms, looked at him with a smile, and asked, "Little fox, did you welcome me with a hug?" ”

Fox Xiaobai was already embarrassed when he bumped into Bai Ze, and when he heard Bai Ze ridicule like this, his cheeks turned red, and he struggled out of Bai Ze's arms, and said angrily: "Master, you tease me!" ”

Bai Ze: "......"

Behind, Ye Aoxue suddenly burst out laughing.

……

Above the court hall of Anling Kingdom, there are ministers who come out of the ranks, step forward, and say loudly: "Your Majesty, good news has come from the north, our army has broken through the twelve cities of the Northern Qi Kingdom, and everywhere it goes, it is invincible, and the people are facing each other, and they are approaching the capital of the Northern Qi Kingdom, just waiting for the emperor's order, you can immediately include the Northern Qi Kingdom in the territory of my Anling Kingdom, and please make a decision as soon as possible!" ”

As soon as he heard the news, there was a look of joy in the court, and another minister stood up, and said with a fluttering eyebrow: "Your Majesty! The lord of the Northern Qi Kingdom is mediocre and incompetent, and he listens to the words of the traitorous concubine and kills the loyal and good, deducts military salaries, and raises taxes. ”

Chu Litian sat on the dragon chair, the long hair that had been tied up in the past was put down at this moment, the long hair was shawl, the face was wearing a half-cut silver mask, the lips were thin, and the jaw formed a beautiful line, which seemed a little more indifferent than before, but also a little more handsome.

Seeing that Chu Litian on the dragon chair had not made a sound, the happy voice in the court gradually lowered, and the minister said hesitantly: "Please also ask the emperor to do his best, the time must not be lost, and the time will not come again!" ”

Chu Litian glanced at the ministers below, and then slowly spoke: "Since this is the case, then pass on the order, and order the generals on the front line to take down the Northern Qi Kingdom, and do not rush it, nor kill innocents indiscriminately, the people of the royal family of the Northern Qi Kingdom are all imprisoned and strictly guarded, and if there are those who are not satisfied, they will be killed on the spot." ”

"Yes!" The minister bowed happily and said excitedly, "Then Weichen will go to spread the emperor's will." ”

"There's no hurry." Chu Litian said slowly, his voice was not angry and arrogant, "The military department is still in the book, Lin Ze." ”

The minister was Shang Shu Lin Ze of the Ministry of War, and hurriedly saluted and said loudly: "The minister is here!" ”

Chu Litian looked at Lin Ze's hunched back, and said in a deep voice: "Some time ago, the grain and grass that were transported to the northern front line, someone once wrote that when they reached the front line, the grain and grass were reduced by two percent, do you know this?" ”

Lin Ze was shocked, quickly knelt down, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the ministers really don't know about this matter!" ”

Hooking the corners of his lips, Chu Litian tilted his body slightly, supported the handle of the dragon chair with his elbows, supported his chin with his fingers, and said in a low voice: "I naturally know that this matter has nothing to do with you, Lord Lin has been an official for more than ten years, and I am still very clear about your character." ”

"Thank you for believing in Weichen!" Lin Ze hurriedly thanked him and said loudly, breathing a sigh of relief in his heart, "Please ask the emperor to hand over this matter to Weichen, Weichen will definitely find out a piece of truth and give the emperor a satisfactory answer!" ”

"Don't worry, let's get the affairs of the Northern Qi Kingdom done first. When the time comes, there is time...... Check slowly. He chuckled, but the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes, Chu Litian's voice was a little lazy, but when the ministers in the court heard it, they felt a chill.

"Yes!" Lin Ze replied in a cold sweat, "That'...... Weichen went to convey the emperor's instructions first? ”

With his head bowed, Chu Litian said slowly: "Go ahead." ”

Lin Ze withdrew from the court, and for a while, there was silence in the court.

Chu Litian maintained that lazy posture, half-closed his eyes, and there was a palace maid behind him who was holding a pu fan and fanning it again and again, if he didn't know Chu Litian's character, the ministers in the court would think that he was asleep in the court in a grand manner.

If Chu Litian had been stern for a while, I am afraid that these courtiers would not have been so frightened, but Chu Litian hung them on the court, regardless of it, but he rested. It was because Chu Litian was too silent that the ministers felt even more worried!

After a quarter of an hour, Chu Litian suddenly said slowly: "Where is Li Xu, the secretary of Dali Temple?" ”

"The minister is here!" A man with a resolute face and steady steps stepped out of the ranks and said in a deep voice, "Please ask the emperor to order." ”

Opening his eyes, Chu Litian looked at Li Xu indifferently, and said loudly, "How are you doing?" ”

"Back to the emperor's words, the emperor's instructions to Weichen, Weichen has already investigated everything." Li Xu arched his hand, his face remained unchanged, and he said in a deep voice, "During his tenure, Xue Qing, the young secretary of Dali Temple, abused his power for personal gain, diagnosed 14 unjust, false and wrongful cases, and privately accepted bribes, and found 3,565 taels of silver in his home, and countless rare treasures. Weichen has taken Xue Qing into custody in Dali Temple according to the law of our dynasty, please ask the emperor to decide! ”

Li Xu's words were like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, causing an uproar in the court, and even more people looked at him in a panic. Without them knowing, Li Xu quietly investigated his second-in-command, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and he was so ruthless! Listening to the dialogue between the emperor and him, this is clearly directly instructed by the emperor!

As long as he thought of the little thing he did, maybe the emperor actually saw it in his eyes, and those ministers who had done bad things suddenly became a little weak and avoided their eyes.

Finally showing a satisfied smile, Chu Litian said loudly: "Since everything has been checked clearly, let's end it as much as possible, and save the position of the cell." ”

As soon as these words came out, many ministers who were good friends with Xue Qing on weekdays changed their faces.

Li Xu's face remained unchanged, and he said in a deep voice: "Obey the emperor's orders!" After a pause, he said: "There is one more matter, please ask the emperor to decide!" ”

"I know what you're trying to say." Chu Litian said lightly, "You have no way to control it, so naturally you should be punished, and after dealing with this matter, you will go to your Dali Temple to receive fifty boards." ”

"Yes, Weichen obeys!" Li Xu's face still did not change, and his expression was not at all moved at all because the fifty boards might kill half of his life.

Zhou Ping, who was standing in the back of Dali Temple, frowned and looked at his boss worriedly.