Chapter 234: Out of the Palace

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Liu Che stood under the corridor with his hands behind his back, looking at the clear blue and cloudless sky, and this sentence suddenly jumped out of his heart.

This is what Gillian said, and she said this on a summer afternoon like this.

Her eyes are shining, as if reflecting all the greenery of the courtyard, which makes people feel cool and comfortable at first glance.

She has been like this since she was a child, and she truly loves everything around her.

Liu Che often took a breath and looked into the distance.

When Gillian was a child, she always liked to tell him that if you read a book for a while, you have to look at the green for a while and look at the distance for a while, because it is good for the eyes.

He believed it, and he believed everything she said.

The snow lion came from the west end of the temple like a tornado, and excitedly ran to him and stood still. Kicking the horse's hooves incessantly, no different from a coquettish child who asks for candy.

Liu Che didn't feel it, and the melancholy in his heart was suddenly lightened by a gust of warm wind. Leaned over and touched its neck and asked softly, "Who is here again?" Are you so happy? ”

The snow lion has a natural affection for military generals, and everyone in the palace knows it.

It was Liu Che who guessed with interest, and before he could say a few words, he heard a steady footsteps.

The snow lion happily ran away to greet him, and Liu Che straightened up and turned to look.

It's Prime Minister Dou Ying.

Among the courtiers who do not bring soldiers, the only one who can be called Snow Lion likes is him, Wei Qihou of Zeng Ping Seven Kingdoms Rebellion.

Dou Ying was favored by the Empress Dowager when he was young, and he was indeed a great talent for governing the country. Arrogance is notoriously aloof, but in recent years, it seems that more and more attention has been paid to cultivating qi, and people are a little more kind.

It was to bend down and put his arms around the neck of the snow lion and make a lot of affection before he got up with a smile.

The smile on his face, how can he still have the unsmiling appearance of the former emperor?

After Dou Ying walked up to Liu Che and saluted, he stood still and talked to Liu Che freely.

In the Han Dynasty, the power of the prime minister was still real, and the emperor also had a lot of respect and scruples. When Emperor Jing was in the time of Emperor Jing, Zhou Yafu could block the queen mother's brother Wang Xinfeng Hou, and when the prime minister saw the emperor, the emperor would often get up to greet him, unlike the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, and even had to kneel for things.

The prime minister is the real one person below and above ten thousand.

Therefore, Wu Anhou worked hard to ascend to the position of prime minister, and Dou Ying also longed for this position very much.

Because, that should be his.

But Emperor Jing, even if his aunt strongly recommended him, he never got his wish.

Now that he had finally boarded it, he understood what he hadn't understood before.

Where does the power come from?

Naturally, it was from the emperor.

Since the war broke out again in the spring, Dou Ying always came to the palace every few days.

Liu Che knew what he was thinking about, and he wanted to see the battle report ahead as soon as possible.

This was the second campaign against the Xiongnu, and it was the final decision of the emperor and the prime minister.

Although those buzzing voices were suppressed, if they were defeated again, even the emperor and the prime minister would have nothing to say. In the end, I am afraid that I will inevitably ask for peace in person, but how should the enraged Huns open their mouths and not say anything, and be humiliated again and again, what prestige can the Son of Heaven have in the future?

The summer breeze in the afternoon blew warmly on the monarch's body, as if there was still some sweetness.

"It stands to reason that no matter what the result is, it is time to send a letter to Chang'an." Dou Ying looked into the distance, and his gaze seemed to penetrate the palace walls and reach the border. He looked forward to it, to hear the voice shouting "good news".

Liu Che's heart was not anxious, but in front of his courtiers, especially in front of the courtiers who supported him, he couldn't show weakness at all. After hearing this, he just pretended to be casual and replied: "Attacking in four ways, there should always be a way to get a little bit of success." What's more, the famous general Li Guang is also counting, aren't you still at ease with him? ”

Liu Che said this is not bad, that is, the maid Huang Men in the palace knows that the war is privately discussing whether Li Guang will be made a marquis?

No one thought that this veteran of the Three Dynasties would be defeated against the Huns, and everyone thought that the most promising one was Li Guang.

Dou Ying's smile gradually subsided, took another step forward, and said in a low voice: "The minister said something from his heart, what the minister was most worried about was Li Xiaoqi." The minister was afraid that he would be burdened by his name, alas, the minister said discouraged words. ”

At the end of his words, his face was solemn. Obviously genuinely worried, but nowhere to speak.

Liu Che was stunned, surprised. looked at Dou Ying like electricity, and couldn't help but be surprised and appreciated in his heart.

The surprise was because he thought of being with him, and the appreciation was that he sighed that he really deserved to be Dou Ying, and his eyes were like torches.

At that moment, he also confided in his heart, and then the monarch and the ministers looked at each other for a while.

The snow lion stood obediently under the porch, and when he saw that they had been silent for a long time, he felt bored and ran away with a gust of wind.

It was Dou Ying who broke the silence, "Your Majesty, my Han family has waited for more than seventy years to wash away the humiliation. The minister believed that the heavens would not be so favoritistic, and victory would not belong to the Huns forever. Li Xiao's ride all the way is just our worry, not to mention the other three roads. ”

"Wei Che rode with him and didn't know how to fight the border, although he was young, he didn't have half a point of experience. The minister also heard that he was hard to find in the army of riding and archery......"

Speaking of Wei Qing, Liu Che's face finally had a smile, and it was rare that he didn't wait for Dou Ying to finish speaking, and then he said: "Don't hide it from the prime minister, I say a heart-to-heart word: I am most optimistic about him!" ”

His tone was sonorous and full of confidence.

Dou Ying was stunned, although he had heard that His Majesty had a preference for Wei Qing, who was personally picked up by the queen. With Manu as the general, he sat on an equal footing with Li Guang. There was a lot of discussion in the court, saying that even if it was a closed disciple who Cheng didn't know, he was too fast.

He was not without doubts in his heart, but His Majesty insisted that it was not good for him to oppose it strongly, but he didn't expect His Majesty to have so much confidence in Wei Qing.

Dou Ying's doubts naturally fell into Liu Che's eyes, Dou Ying is famous and proud, but in his scheming, he has always broken a few points because of the bias of Qing Gao and the Empress Dowager. Even if he knew how to bow his head to the emperor after being the prime minister, he still couldn't help but show his emotions.

Fortunately, Liu Che is the most tolerant, and he smiled when he saw him like this. "In the past, the queen said to me that Wei Qing would be a famous general, and I was also skeptical......

After the queen left the palace, Liu Che rarely mentioned the queen in front of insiders. Now that it is mentioned so naturally, it will inevitably cause Dou Ying to look at Liu Che.

And Liu Che still talked eloquently, "But after a long talk, I have to admit that talent is precious." This talent is not based on origin. ”

Dou Ying is a loyal minister but not a flattering minister, he can't convince himself, so naturally he won't change his concept in order to conform to the emperor. Hearing this, he only muttered, "Your Majesty is bold, and the ministers are like you." ”

The lonely and arrogant prime minister, how many people really don't have this.

Liu Che didn't care either, and said with a smile: "I believe that as long as the prime minister sees Wei Qing for a long time, he will also be impressed by him." ”

Dou Ying promised, but he was noncommittal in his heart. Suddenly, I understood what Wu Anhou was thinking at the beginning, that is, he was standing in the same position, and he couldn't help but worry when he saw His Majesty's love for the house and Wu to this point.

He shook his head and told His Majesty about the taxation and servitude of the court.

As he spoke, he always felt that he heard something faintly.

The voice was getting closer and closer, and both the monarch and the minister couldn't help but silently listen to it.

But he heard nothing, and after a while he heard a lark skimming away from the high branches, leaving behind a series of crisp songs.

The monarch and the minister looked at each other and smiled, and were about to open their mouths to discuss the matter again.

Bang!

The door of the temple was pushed open with a bang, and then there was a sound of unscrupulous running footsteps and the shrill voice of Chuntuo.

The voice was full of surprise and excitement, "Good news at the border!" Your Majesty! Good news at the border! ”

Liu Chegang's frowning brows from the rude sound of pushing the door stretched out, and he looked at Dou Ying and laughed: "Prime Minister, go!" Let's go to the map and see the good news! ”

Dou Ying's heart was also like a heavy stone falling to the ground, his eyebrows and eyes smiled together, and he said "No" repeatedly.

The fire-sealed military newspaper was opened by Liu Che himself, and he read it in ten lines at a glance, and his eyebrows fluttered and he applauded.

Then Dou Ying finally took over the military report, his expression was first surprised and then unprecedentedly ecstatic.

Both of them were a little out of shape for a while, and they couldn't close their mouths when they laughed.

Wei Qing burned the Xiongnu Holy Land Dragon City, killed 700 Xiongnu, and the head was returning with the army!

This is the first happy victory of the Han family since the siege of Gaozu Pingdeng!

For more than 70 years, how many soldiers have died with regret! How many border people die without turning a blind eye!

But finally did it, it's still Wei Qing! Except for His Majesty, no one can think of Wei Qing!

Dou Ying praised from the bottom of his heart: "Sure enough, Your Majesty is still Your Majesty, and your eyes are like torches." The minister is blunt. ”

When he said this, there was no reluctance in his heart, and it was indeed a real compliment.

Liu Che laughed and pulled him over, and the two gentlemen and ministers excitedly gestured in front of the map.

This night, Dou Ying rushed out of the palace before the palace gate was locked, and after going back, he insisted on pulling his wife up and worshipping his ancestors until late at night.

The next day, he entered the palace early in the morning, and Mrs. Dou looked at his red eyes and felt distressed, but she didn't dare to say anything.

Dou Ying didn't feel tired at all, and the whole person was as excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

What has not been done in generations, if it can really be done in their generation.

In the future, when he went down to see his aunt and the first emperor, he could also straighten his waist and say that he assisted His Majesty, and he did something!

As he walked, he thought that Wei Qing's military report had returned, and the rest of the roads had been in the past few days sooner or later.

The sky was blue, and his mood was as bright as this day.

He walked all the way to the outside of His Majesty's bedroom in the Qingliang Palace, and saw Chun Tuo guarding outside the hall.

Dou Ying stepped forward and asked, "Is Your Majesty up?" As he spoke, he was about to go inside, but Chun Tuo screamed and walked two steps to block Dou Ying. Facing the latter's anger that was about to rise, he explained in a low voice: "Your Majesty went out of Chang'an City last night to Yangling to tell the first emperor the good news, and then went to Baling to report the good news to Emperor Wen and the Empress Dowager......"

Before Chuntuo's words were finished, Dou Ying withdrew his feet and said with relief: "The Han family has this fortunate thing, it is time to comfort the ancestors, and the old man will go to the side hall to wait for His Majesty to get up." ”

As he spoke, he turned back and went down the steps, Chun Tuo's heart was as bitter as eating Coptis chinensis, but he still stubbornly stopped Dou Ying's footsteps again, and whispered before Dou Ying was about to get angry: "Prime Minister, Your Majesty didn't come back at all!" ”

Dou Ying frowned, and looked at Chun Tuo with a drum in his heart.

The latter gritted his teeth and let go. "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I'm going to leave Chang'an City......"

Chun Tuo looked up and saw Dou Ying being able to eat him, but he still had to continue: "Your Majesty said that you are here, and there is a military newspaper in the palace, and you will know what it means after reading it." Please also cover for Your Majesty! ”

"Nonsense! What nonsense! Dou Yingjian's eyebrows were upside down, scolding Chuntuo. Your Majesty's golden body, how can you casually say that Chang'an will leave Chang'an? What about safety along the way? Who is responsible? ”

Dou Ying turned back and forth like a sleepy beast a few times before gritting his teeth and asking, "What if the old man doesn't come?" How do you deal with those princes and ministers? ”

No matter what Your Majesty is doing, since he left the palace like this, it is obvious that he does not want people to know.

Since he came, he had to do his best to block His Majesty.

Chun Tuo smiled confidently, "Your Majesty said, you promise to come back today." ”

Dou Ying laughed angrily, and then pushed the door with a cold snort.

A volume of military newspapers that had been opened was spread out on the case, and he picked it up.

The more I read, the cooler my heart became, and Li Guang was defeated.

Suddenly, Yu Guang saw the silk book that was pressed by a tourmaline, and he pulled it out, and there were a few big characters written on it.

It was Liu Che's handwriting.

The last few strokes were scribbled and messy, almost rushing out of the silk book, which can show how urgent Liu Che's mood was at that time.

"Coming Back"

He only wrote two words, but at once he told Dou Ying that all his confusion had a reason.

Your Majesty, I also recognize the queen as the queen.

And the queen is also willing to come back, hoping to be as her aunt hoped for on her deathbed.

The two of them are harmonious and beautiful, and they grow old.

Dou Ying breathed a long sigh of relief, and then picked up Lao Tzu's silk book and read it through.

Today, he and His Majesty will discuss in the Cool Hall until late at night.

And it's still early, how can you do it if you don't find something to do?

*****

Official road outside Chang'an City.

A hurried but not chaotic sound of horses' hooves rolled up and fell, and dust rolled.

If there were any marchers here, they would be shocked.

In the rapid march, he was able to maintain a formation that could be attacked, retreated, and defended.

But unfortunately, there was no one who understood along the way.

The praise they received was all praise for the horse, and no one knew that the knight on this horse was also a real one in a hundred.

Fortunately, no one cared, and on the contrary, the more they were relieved.

Because it's Your Majesty who is escorting!

Liu Che galloped on the horse, only to feel as if his heart was about to jump out. It's been like this for many years, like a hairy guy who listens to his sweetheart and is excited about his intentions, and he doesn't know how tired he is.

He couldn't help but laugh sweetly again, and the whole person had a sense of unreality in his dreams.

But it's true!

He carried the silk book sent with Li Guangjun Bao in his arms, which was Gillian's handwriting.

She said she wanted to return!

She said she missed him! She said she wanted to come back!

It turns out that she can't let go of him either!

As for what she says when she goes back, she will be whatever she says. As long as she is willing to go back with him.

Liu Che really wants to sing a song, otherwise there is nowhere to vent this heart-filled heart.

His eyes were full of brilliance, and he could have waited in Chang'an.

But he can't wait for a moment, people say that if you don't see each other for a day, you are afraid of how many lives have you been separated from Gillian, right?

He couldn't wait to see her, he had a stomach full of words to tell her.

He misses her, he misses her.

A gust of wind came, and his eyes were captivated, and tears welled up in his eyes. (To be continued.) )