The afternoon in Chang'an is particularly lively, that is, the cold winter air, which is also dispersed by pedestrians and noisy vendors on the streets, revealing a slight smell of warmth.

There is a street that is neither wide nor narrow by the Zhishui River, and there are weeping willows that look quite orderly by the river, swaying slightly in the river breeze, showing off their charming demeanor. It's just that because the street is near the river, although it is full of pedestrians in summer, it looks bleak in winter, and there are very few people walking around.

Somewhere in the street, a plainly decorated carriage was parked, and its small windows were covered with thick linen cloth, making it impossible to peek inside. A gust of cold wind blew, and three or five young men who were originally scattered in the distance walked over slowly, these strong men who knew at a glance that they were powerful and powerful at this time had the embarrassment of a little girl, but they still had some strange smiles, they glanced at the seemingly calm knight next to the carriage slightly unnaturally, and one of the men even whispered "hehe" and laughed twice, and after being glared at by his companions, he quickly restrained his smile, pretending to be serious, but that appearance was even more strange.

There was a slight noise in the lacquered wooden carriage, and the horse pulling the carriage snorted twice, and the door of the carriage was opened, and a slender figure sprang out of the carriage and jumped to the ground.

Although everyone deliberately didn't want to look at her, but the non-existent gaze still made Guo Xixi feel strange, she didn't look at these entourages, and she didn't dare to look at them, lowered her head, walked to the side of the horse and got on the horse, and said to Guo Dongdong, who was also pretending to be calm: "Dongdong, you can go." ”

"Hmm." It was also a little unnatural Guo Dongdong responded, tightened the reins in his hand, and was about to order everyone to set off, but there was a voice in the carriage behind her that made her crazy.

Qin Cheng poked his head out of the carriage, looked at Guo Dongdong's seductive back evilly, and said in a sincere tone that made a retinue almost fall off the horse: "Dongdong, it's warm in the car, come in and sit?" ”

"......" Guo Dongdong.

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On the way, Qin Cheng and the others met Gongsun Ce, who had received the news and came to greet them. Gongsun Ce galloped all the way with a big grin, and the shadow of the horse was like flying, causing passers-by to dodge one after another, shocking a large area. Fortunately, this is not a commercial area, and there are not so many small merchants and hawkers, so that chickens and dogs will not jump, but it also makes many passers-by point at Gongsun Ce behind his back and scold him again and again.

Qin Cheng saw Gongsun Ce's domineering posture from the car window, and couldn't help but think of the senior deputy marshals who were racing on the street in later generations, and the Gongsun Ce in front of him was undoubtedly very consistent with that image. However, this did not make Qin Cheng, who was born at the grassroots, feel good, he lowered the curtain of the car window and changed to a comfortable position to lie down.

"Brother Gongsun!" Guo Dongdong hugged his fist at Gongsun Ce, who was holding the horse, and was full of chivalry.

"Brother Qin can be in the car?" Gongsun Ce turned over and dismounted, and asked.

Qin Cheng poked his head out of the carriage, glanced at Gongsun Ce, and said in a loud voice: "Brother Gongsun, it's warm in the car, come in and sit?" ”

"Uh......" Gongsun Ce.

Watching Gongsun Ce enter the carriage, Guo Dongdong and Guo Xixi glanced at each other, and the atmosphere was a little ambiguous.

"Let's get down to business first, what's the direction of the court in the past two days?" Gongsun Ce sat down after entering the carriage, Qin Cheng did not move under the pretext of being injured, and still leaned on the back wall of the carriage, seeing that Gongsun Ce looked a little anxious, Qin Cheng waved down his wide sleeves and asked directly.

"Your Majesty has investigated and prosecuted some officials who have failed in their duties, and many of them have been imprisoned, mostly those who have different views on Your Majesty's strategy towards Hungary. Prime Minister Xue didn't move, this old boy moved very quickly, and after the accident, he took the initiative to do a lot of people under him, and he left himself all out, His Majesty also took into account that Prime Minister Xue Cheng had already died, so he didn't embarrass him anymore. After this move, there were many fewer voices in the court opposing the use of troops against the Xiongnu, and these people couldn't be depressed for a while. Gongsun Ce said in an orderly manner, "Brother Qin's injury is really okay?" ”

Qin waved his hand, signaling that he was okay, and said: "What is expected is that it is good for Your Majesty to take the opportunity to reduce some forces that oppose the use of troops against the Xiongnu, and my seven or eight swords have not been in vain." He added: "By the way, who did His Majesty send to investigate those officials this time?" ”

"Dongfang Shuo." Gongsun Ce replied.

"Dongfang Shuo? That's weird. Qin Cheng was a little surprised, in his memory, Dongfang Shuo was at most a general role of a minister, and he had never stood in front of the stage, but if he thought about it carefully, it was normal for the sparse things in his memory to be a little distorted, but Liu Che should still have some deep meaning in putting Dongfang Shuo in front of the stage.

"I also think it's strange, Dongfang Shuo has never been out of the palace to do anything big before, this time it's a big deal, Your Majesty doesn't need to use the people around him, maybe it's to show an attitude!" Gongsun Ce analyzed. Martial arts idiots left the old profession of martial arts, not only did not look idiot, but was a lot more shrewd, Qin Cheng thought that Gongsun Ce had practiced martial arts for so many years and had no achievements, and thought that maybe it would be better for this guy to engage in some other professions, such as entering the office, not to mention anything else, at least he and himself could refer to each other.

"What attitude?" Qin Cheng asked.

Gongsun Ce glanced at Qin Cheng with deep meaning, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty has a habit of employing people, almost every major event and every new policy must use new people. With Dongfang Shuo this time, will Your Majesty want to convey a signal that he wants to make a big move against those of the Huang Lao School? ”

Qin Cheng frowned, "It shouldn't be enough to make a big fuss against those people from the Huang Old School. It is quite possible to use this as a warning. ”

Qin Cheng suddenly thought that he was stabbed in the back by Xue Ze was told by Liu Che through Dongfang Shuo, and this time he used Dongfang Shuo to "avenge" himself, did he also have the intention of appeasing himself? Not to mention the main reason, at least in passing is still possible.

"No matter what, Brother Qin will be able to recover his whole body from now on." Gongsun Ce said lightly, and immediately smiled: "Although it hasn't been long since you arrived in Chang'an this time, but after all these things, at least you don't have to worry about being used as a target for dealing with army generals by those people who are the main and faction." In other words, Brother Qin has already gained a firm foothold in Chang'an, and it will be much easier to open up the situation and show his skills. ”

Qin Cheng laughed. laughed, and said to Gongsun Ce: "I think you are really buried if you don't get into the ranks." ”

"Brother Qin, don't laugh, a certain zhi is not here." Gongsun Ce haha.

Qin Cheng didn't delve into whether Gongsun Ce really thought so, now was not the time to say this, but there was a sentence he didn't ask: Are you not here, is it in the martial arts? It's just that there is no need to ask this question, Qin Cheng also knows the answer.

A person who has been immersed in martial arts for more than ten years, is not stupid and even very talented, can only make a tie with Guo Xixi, a half-grown girl, and say that he is committed to martial arts, who believes it?

When he returned to the Qin Mansion, Bai Xinxin was waiting at the gate of the mansion, Qin Cheng pulled the car door and smiled at Bai Xinxin, Bai Xinxin also showed a happy smile on his face, and couldn't wait to walk over quickly, and helped Qin Cheng out of the carriage with Gongsun Ce.

"General Li has just returned to the camp, and the general is not in these days, General Li has been presiding over the search for the general's whereabouts, General Wei, General Han, General Gongsun, and Dongfang Shilang...... are all running for the general, and many ministers have come to the mansion...... "Bai Xinxin didn't rush to tell Qin Cheng how worried he was in the past two days, and as soon as he met, he told the business one by one, compared to Guo Xixi and the others' worried and tearful looks as soon as they met, Bai Xinxin was extremely normal.

The person is already fine, and she is back well, what reason does she have to cry again? Expressing to Qin Cheng that he has been worried about tea and dinner for the past two days, don't you think about it? Bai Xinxin doesn't need it. Because she knew that Qin Cheng knew it. At this time, Bai Xinxin's heart was filled with more joy than sadness.

A lot of things to say between the two of them were contained in the smile that was clear to each other at the beginning.

Guo Xixi followed behind Qin Cheng angrily, although he knew that he couldn't fight Bai Xinxin, but it was obviously not a matter of a while to make her feel comfortable. Guo Dongdong didn't care, but after experiencing the scene by the river, a deep taste flashed in her eyes when she looked at Bai Xinxin at this moment, and she didn't know what kind of picture appeared in her mind, which made her herself startled.

"Has Prime Minister Xue ever been here?" Feeling a slight tremor in Bai Xinxin's hands supporting her, Qin Cheng put his hand on the back of her hand and rubbed it gently.

"Prime Minister Xue has been here twice." Bai Xinxin felt the warmth coming from Qin Cheng's palm, and the uncontrollable trembling of her body suddenly disappeared invisibly, and she replied, "I said a lot. ”

"I know." Qin Cheng knew what Xue Ze was talking about, and the prime minister came to say nothing more than to reassure Bai Xinxin, he would definitely try his best to get himself back, ensure that he would not have any major problems, and apologize for the dereliction of duty that he did not have.

"General, are you back? Yes! Are you hurt?! Xiao Rong'er stayed up for a few days and nights, and finally couldn't stay up, so she just sat in the room and fell asleep, after all, she was still young, and her body couldn't eat, and she immediately woke up when she heard the sound of talking outside, and ran out of the house to see Qin Cheng being helped by Gongsun Ce and Bai Xinxin to walk in, and she was suddenly frightened.

"I'm fine, don't shout, it's not good to make noise to the neighbors." Qin Cheng said with a smile. In fact, what Qin Cheng said was a little unreasonable, the area of Qin Mansion was large enough, and it was actually a bit difficult to quarrel with the neighbors.

After that, Qin Cheng said to Bai Xinxin again: "You prepare, I will enter the palace immediately to see Your Majesty." ”

"In such a hurry? Your injury ......" Bai Xinxin stopped talking, and then nodded: "Okay, I'll arrange it." ”

"Brother Qin, it's not too early today, and besides, it's inconvenient for you to move with such a serious injury, why don't you enter the palace again next day?" Gongsun Ce persuaded.

"No, I'm fine." Qin Cheng said, "Besides, even if you let people carry it, I also have to go to see Your Majesty today." ”

Qin Cheng said in his heart, Liu Che has done so many people for himself, and he has put so much effort into it, although many of these things are not just for himself, but as a courtier, how can he not know what to do and not thank him?

Besides, taking advantage of the injury, I have to make some requests, which is not a rare opportunity......