When she arrived at the queen's seat, Yao Duran saluted respectfully: "The concubine visits the queen's mother, and the mother is a thousand years old." I've seen two older sisters. ”

"Concubine Chen, take a seat." The queen smiled kindly, but between her eyebrows she was dignified and majestic, I really don't know how she did it.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Yao Duran sat down and greeted Concubine Jing beside her, Concubine Jing smiled lightly, and responded gently, and the two seemed to be more and more harmonious and affectionate.

The spring is splendid, the beauty is like a flower, the stage is full of splendor, and the dark fragrance floats.

After waiting for a short time, suddenly there was a notice: "Your Majesty has arrived—Lord Du has arrived—"

Yao Duran was stunned, Du Yan?

Why did he come here about this palace election?

Just as he was thinking, two figures had already walked up the steps.

Huo Jingcheng is wearing a white suit today, simple and elegant, but without losing his luxury. Du Yan on the side was dressed in black, capable and cool, steady and cold. The two are of the same size, and they come together, both of them are handsome and extraordinary, which can make people feel that men are beautiful.

Everyone returned to their senses, and all knelt on the ground to salute, and there was a sound of rustling for a while.

Huo Jingcheng said as he walked: "It's all free of courtesy." ”

A coquettish voice overlapped: "Your Majesty Xie-"

The two men walked past the show girls on both sides without squinting and came to the seat, Huo Jingcheng first helped the queen to take a seat, and then sat down. Du Yan stood beside him to greet the queen's concubines, and finally sat down at the first place under Huo Jingcheng.

Yao Duran immediately felt a little uncomfortable.

Huo Jingcheng's starry eyes swept around, and suddenly smiled at Yao Duran: "Concubine Chen, is the makeup on your neck actually rising?" Why did most of these show girls wear this makeup? ”

Yao Dui's cheeks were slightly hot, who knows how the flower makeup on her neck came about, and who knows that the flower on her neck was originally to cover up the kiss marks. Now, it has become a fashionable makeup by mistake, and it is sought after and imitated. For example, the show girls in front of them are mostly made of flowers around their necks, or plum or lotus, which are different.

Yao Duran smiled and replied, "Your Majesty, everyone has a love for beauty. ”

Huo Jingcheng smiled and said to the official, "Let's start." ”

Then the celebrant opened the book and began to read it, and five people were read at a time, to be chosen by the king.

There are five people in front of him, all of whom are powdery and slim.

Huo Jingcheng smiled again, this time at Du Yan, and asked, "Du Yan, what kind of woman do you like?" ”

Du Yan's complexion was a little unnatural.

Huo Jingcheng was amused when he saw it, and said, "I heard that your wife is arrogant, this time choose a few gentle and obedient ones, what do you think?" ”

Du Yan replied: "Your Majesty, you can choose the ministers and then elect." ”

"Okay." Huo Jingcheng looked back at the show girl in front of him and waved his hand.

The ceremonial officer looked at it and sang: "All the unsuccessful, put up the sign, give flowers-"

In an instant, the five show women were disappointed, and they took the flowers and retreated.

Thinking of five more people, Huo Jingcheng glanced around and continued to wave.

At this time, the queen couldn't help but speak: "Your Majesty, according to your choice, how many people can you choose?" ”

Huo Jingcheng said indifferently: "The queen is not in a hurry, there are not many concubines." ”

The queen bowed: "Yes." ”

When the ceremonial official read five more people, Yao Duran looked at it and saw that Xu Huanyan was already among them.

Sure enough, Huo Jingcheng also remembered his promise, looked at Xu Huanyan, and asked, "Is the injury on his hand healed?" ”

Xu Huanyan was flattered, raised her eyes to look at him and smiled happily: "Your Majesty Xie cares, the courtier's injury has healed." ”

Huo Jingcheng said slowly: "Well, how are you learning the rules?" ”

Xu Huanyan hurriedly said: "I've learned everything!" It's true! ”

Qin An instructed loudly: "Xu Xiunu, in front of the Son of Heaven, how dare you call yourself like this? ”

Xu Huanyan came back to his senses, and hurriedly added: "Back to Your Majesty, the courtiers have learned." ”

Huo Jingcheng was a little helpless: "What you say doesn't match the truth?" Okay, okay, stay. ”

Xu Huan's face flowed with joy: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Huo Jingcheng said again: "Queen, let her live in your palace, and send someone to give some advice." ”

Who knew that before the queen answered, Xu Huanyan grabbed a sentence: "Your Majesty!" The courtiers want to live with Concubine Chen! ”

Yao Duran was stunned for a moment, and her heart was worried, if she lived in the same palace with her, it would also be her trouble! When can this straightforward and unscrupulous character change? If you don't get yourself in trouble, you'll get her in trouble. No, blurted out, he had invisibly offended the queen, but he didn't know it.

Where is this concubine better than the queen? actually let a show girl abandon her in public and join the concubine?

Fortunately, Huo Jingcheng did not hesitate to say: "The Arbitrary Palace is only for Concubine Chen to live alone." In this way, you go to Concubine Jing's palace. ”

It can be seen that he is as smart as him, and he already knows in an instant that this Xu Huanyan can't even go to Fenghuan Palace, and now she is willing to be willing, and the queen is not sincere enough to see her.

At this end, Concubine Jing said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, the concubine has to take care of Yiqian, I'm afraid that she will take care of Sister Xu flawlessly." ”

As soon as the words fell, Huo Jingcheng laughed silently, looked at Xu Huanyan and said, "No one wants your hot potato?" ”

Xu Huanyan was a little embarrassed at this time, and said in a weak voice: "Your Majesty will just want me." ”

"Ahem." Huo Jingcheng coughed dryly, and was about to say something, but Concubine Shu suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that this sister Xu's temperament is a bit like the concubine, so it's better to let her come to live with the concubine palace?" ”

Huo Jingcheng said: "It's okay." ”

Yao Duran suddenly felt that something was wrong in her heart, and when she was about to think about it, the ceremonial officer sang loudly, interrupting her train of thought.

In front of me, five show girls came, standing side by side, leading the way in a variety of postures.

Huo Jingcheng suddenly got up and walked down the steps, stopped in front of a show girl in a blue dress, and asked, "Are you the daughter of Wei Langting, called Wei Yanran?" ”

Wei Yanran bowed slightly: "Back to Your Majesty, yes." ”

Huo Jingcheng had a smile on his face, and his eyes slowly became distant: "A generation of famous generals Wei Langting, even I was once his deputy general." I still remember that it was the tenth year of Yongxi, and after the earth was shaken, Xikou took advantage of the chaos to invade the realm, and the first emperor ordered your father to go on an expedition, and in order to let me accumulate actual combat experience, he appointed me as your father's deputy general, and embarked on the journey together. ”

Wei Yanran raised her head, revealing a smile and a moving face, and talked to him calmly: "Your Majesty, the courtiers heard from their father that the battle of Xikou was a triumphant success. Everyone in the world said that it was the work of his father, but in fact, his father said that the battle was the credit of His Majesty. ”

Huo Jingcheng laughed: "At that time, our army fought with Xikou on the flat ground, the enemy was defeated and retreated for several miles, and then moved north overnight, thinking of crossing the Shanggu River in the north. Some advocate pursuing on flat ground, while I am willing to seek the near and far, and advocate moving to the upper valley. If Xikou wants to cross the Shanggu River, we will also move over, and while they are crossing the river, we will attack them halfway, and we will not win? ”

Wei Yanran smiled and praised: "Your Majesty is wise." ”

Speaking of the war, Du Yan's interest was greatly increased, and he immediately left his seat, joined them, and said, "Your Majesty, Du Yan has never fought a water battle, but he knows that it is a clever way to attack halfway. ”

Huo Jingcheng said: "Yes." When the army marches across the river, the most taboo is to be hit by the enemy half-crossing, when crossing the bridge, the army is not connected, the ranks are chaotic, and the reinforcements are blocked by the big river, so it is easy to be annihilated by the enemy on the bank. ”

Du Yan said: "Yes, it is true. ”

Huo Jingcheng said: "But if you hit it halfway, there is also a laughing stock." Song Xianggong claimed to be benevolent and righteous, and refused to attack the Chu army halfway, but the Chu army crossed the bridge and lined up to attack, and the Song army was outnumbered and suffered a heavy defeat. On the other hand, in Zhuge Liang's last Northern Expedition, Sima Yi also specially mobilized 50,000 soldiers and horses to build nine pontoon bridges to communicate the north and south of Weishui, and guarded Weibin without leakage. ”

Du Yan laughed: "This Song Xianggong is indeed ridiculous and lamentable. ”

Huo Jingcheng said with a smile: "Renyi is used in the wrong place, isn't it cruel to yourself?" Han Xin attacked Xiang Yu's subordinate general Long He halfway through, and completely annihilated the main force of 200,000 Chu troops, and the first battle established the victory of the battle between Chu and Han. Ma Chao crossed half and attacked Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao fled in embarrassment, if it wasn't for Xu Chu's rescue, Cao Cao would have already broken the Yellow River. Zhang Liao attacked Sun Quan halfway through, and defeated the eight great tigers of Eastern Wu in a battle, and shocked Xiaoyaojin. These are all famous battles that have been successful in one battle. Since Xikou is going to cross the river, if we don't cross it halfway and attack it, won't it be a violent ruin? Why bother to pursue on the ground and lose the soldiers and horses. ”

Du Yan asked: "What Your Majesty said is very true, how did you fight this last battle?" ”

Huo Jingcheng smiled and said, "Later, General Wei and I hit it off, so the army moved to Shanggu, attacked half-crossing, and completely annihilated Xikou, and the battle was successful!" ”

Du Yan praised: "I see, Your Majesty is wise!" ”

However, this battle is also the last battle in the years of the old general Wei's army. After that, he was disarmed and returned to the field. Huo Jingcheng said, looked at the show girl in front of him, and asked, "Is Old General Wei okay?" ”

Wei Yanran replied with a smile: "Father, he is leisurely outside the world, pinned his affection on the landscape, and lives very freely, thank you Your Majesty for your concern." ”

Huo Jingcheng nodded: "That's fine." However, how did you enter the palace and become a show girl? The rules of the draft of the official's daughter can't control the head of General Wei? ”

Wei Yanran lowered her eyes and smiled: "Your Majesty forgives the courtier's innocence, and the courtier's daughter dares to say it." ”

Huo Jingcheng smiled: "Okay, let's say it." ”

Wei Yanran said truthfully: "My father said that if you marry a husband, you should marry Huo Liulang, and if you ask for a son-in-law, you should ask Huo Jingcheng." ”

"Haha-" Huo Jingcheng laughed loudly: "He's no longer in the court, and he still wants to be my father-in-law?" ”

Wei Yanran said with a smile: "Father said that he didn't want to see His Majesty, and if he didn't see it, it would prove that Heqing Haiyan was peaceful in the prosperous world, and there was no need for him to go out of the mountains to return to the court, Kuang Fu Sheji." ”

After Huo Jingcheng heard this, he laughed again, laughed, and asked, "What about you?" Are you willing to enter the palace or forced by your father? ”

Wei Yanran lowered her eyes and smiled, her delicate face was a little shy: "The courtiers are fierce, if they are unwilling, their father can't force the courtiers." ”

Huo Jingcheng hooked his lips and smiled, and his voice was clear and slightly: "Wei Yanran, the daughter of Wei Langting, is registered as a nobleman and is given to live in Luoyang Palace." ”

Wei Yanran was flattered and knelt down with a smile to thank her. Huo Jingcheng personally helped her up, which made Wei Yanran's face flutter.

Everyone watched silently, each with their own thoughts. This is the first person canonized by Huo Jingcheng on the spot, and it seems to have a great future.