Dugu Mingyue's carriage traveled to Xianyang County, and she knew that she didn't have to go west, and the inside and outside of Xianyang County were full of camels from the Western Regions, foreign faces and accents, and bustling shouts and bargains.

In front of a porcelain shop, two Hu merchants quarreled with the shopkeeper.

"This silver coin was exchanged in Datang Anxi! How can you not take it? ”

"You are Hu Shang, and you speak Chinese, why don't you understand the rules? Datang only accepts copper coins and cloth, and if you buy silver money, go to the black market to change it, someone will like it, at least we don't accept it. ”

The carriage drove by, the sound of quarrels gradually drifted away, the hometown was more timid, and Mingyue's heart began to pound, but where would Li Qing'an be?

The butler's voice came from outside the carriage, "This military master, may I ask where your general is?" We are his family, from Chang'an. ”

"Our general has just gone to the county office, you just go to the county government to find it."

"Thank you, where is the county office?"

"We don't know about the county government, you ask the locals."

The housekeeper was going to ask a local, but the street was full of blue-eyed and high-nosed Sogdian Hu, and it was really not easy to find a local, at this time, Mingyue saw through the curtain of the car two young women walking out of a piano shop, like a master and a servant, both wearing snow-white long skirts, Mingyue boasted of her beauty, she could see this woman, she couldn't help but exclaim, she really hadn't seen such a beautiful woman, that exquisite face like ice jade, that kind of transcendent temperament, like a fairy who was not stained with a trace of mortal dust. Mingyue suddenly felt that she seemed to have seen this woman somewhere, but she couldn't remember it for a while.

"Girl, please stay!"

When the two women passed by the carriage, Mingyue finally couldn't help but stop them, "May I ask the girl, where is the county office?" ”

These two women, naturally, are the dance clothes and her maid Yu slave, the pipa strings of the dance clothes are broken, and when she arrives in Xianyang, she finds a piano workshop with strings, and just came out, just met Mingyue.

Wuyi followed the prestige, only to see the curtain of a carriage next to her open, a young woman was asking her, at first sight of the bright moon, Wuyi was also secretly shocked in her heart, and wondered: "There is such a beautiful woman in the world?" ”

If the beauty of the dance dress is like ice and jade, then the beauty of the bright moon is like a flower, she wears a lot of makeup, but it does not look kitsch, her beauty is a kind of national color and fragrance, just like a rich and delicate peony, which makes people ashamed of themselves.

Dance clothes in the court for a few years, her beauty in the north court is famous, everyone praises her as the first beauty in the Western Regions, she sometimes walks on the street will cause a sensation, so that she has to go out to wear a veil, she has always been extremely confident in her beauty.

When she saw Mingyue today, she suddenly realized that she was not the only beautiful woman in the world, maybe she was also a stunning beauty, Mingyue's beauty made the dance dress have a sense of pity, she stopped and smiled: "Is there something wrong with the girl?" ”

"I want to ask the county government how to go?"

There was a student in Wuyi who was the daughter of Xianyang County Ling, and she happened to want to take a look, so she smiled and said: "Coincidentally, I am also about to go to the county office, so I will take you there!" Not far away, turn left at the intersection ahead. ”

"If the girl doesn't dislike it, get in the car! Go by horse-drawn carriage, be quicker. ”

Wuyi thought about it and smiled: "Okay then! Just bother you. ”

She and Yu Nu got into the carriage, Yu Nu and Mingyue's maid Caiyun sat in the front row, and the dance clothes and Mingyue sat in the back row, the carriage was very elegant, covered with carpets, and the walls of the car were hung with silk curtains, filled with a faint fragrance, which was wafting from the incense burner in the corner.

The two glanced at each other, smiled at each other, and said in dance clothes: "Judging by her dress, she should be a woman from a big family, or a famous lady, but I don't know how she is at the piano, how she can also understand the rhythm, but she can make a friend." ”

Mingyue also thought secretly: "Seeing that she is about the same age as herself, why is there a faint sadness between her eyebrows, such a beautiful woman, could it be that she also has a red face and misfortune?" Hey, I don't know what her name is, if conditions permit, you can have a good relationship. ”

Mingyue took a closer look at the dance dress, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt that she was familiar, so she smiled and said, "Girl, I seem to have seen you, have you ever been in the Liyuan Courtyard before?" ”

Wuyi smiled when she heard that she recognized herself, which was considered a tacit acquiescence, but the jade slave in the front row said more: "Girl, you are the right person, my girl is the former Qin Xian." ”

"Jade slave!"

Wuyi's face sank, and she scolded her, Qin Xian is a distant past, she doesn't want to recall anymore, she has already told Yu Nu to her, but as soon as she returned to Guanzhong, she was a little carried away, Yu Nu was so frightened that she stuck out her tongue and didn't dare to say anything more.

Mingyue said happily: "I said how to see that you are familiar, it turns out that you are the Qin Fairy, four years ago on the Mid-Autumn Night, I heard you play the piano, the piano is like the sound of heaven, if you are a fairy in the Moon Palace, I have never forgotten, Qin Fairy girl, why has there been no news of you in the past two years?" ”

Wuyi smiled faintly and said: "The tide rises and falls, there will always be a day to retreat, Qin Xian is already in the past, I don't know what the girl is called?" How well does the piano play? ”

Chang'an women can play the piano, the difference is only good and mediocre, Mingyue of course also plays very well, but in front of Qin Xian, where does she dare to boast of her piano skills, and Qin Xian is so famous in Chang'an, but people are very low-key, if you boast of your family, it seems very vulgar and arrogant, Dugu's surname is a little too sensitive, Mingyue smiled: "My surname is Pei, a native of Chang'an, I have studied the piano for a few years, but I am just a rough rhythm, I don't know what the girl's surname is?" ”

"My surname is Jiang."

"It turned out to be Miss Jiang, has Miss Jiang been living in Xianyang?"

"No, I left Chang'an two years ago and went to the Western Regions to learn Hu Le there, and this time I went back to Beijing to see the old man, what about Miss Pei? Are you visiting relatives in Xianyang? ”

Mingyue nodded, it was an admit, at this time, the carriage stopped in front of the county office, Wuyi hesitated, although Li Qingan was in the county office, but she wanted to go to the back house, but she was embarrassed to let Mingyue drive the carriage to the back house, so she had to smile and say: "I'm here, thank you for the girl's carriage." ”

"I'm getting out of the car too."

The two got out of the carriage one after another, exchanged a few more words, and were about to say goodbye, when Li Qingan walked out of the county office, and Xianyang Guo County ordered him to come out.

"General, please rest assured, I will arrange forage and send someone to the barracks within an hour."

"Then thank you for the county order."

Li Qingan walked down the steps, he saw Mingyue first, a burst of surprise flashed in his eyes, his eyes swept away, and he saw the dance clothes again, he was stunned for a moment.

"Why are the two of them together, they shouldn't know each other! It seems to be very affectionate, could it be that they accepted each other happily? ”

Li Qingxin was surprised, and his steps hesitated, at this time, Mingyue and Wuyi greeted him at the same time, and said in unison: "Li Lang!" ”

The air seemed to freeze at this moment, and the two women looked at each other in amazement.

"So you're Mingyue!"

"So you're a dancer!"

Speaking at the same time, both of them showed embarrassed expressions on their faces, Li Qingan looked at Mingyue, then at the dance clothes, and suddenly smiled: "Do you already know each other?" ”

A complicated look flashed in Wuyi's eyes, and she sighed in her heart: "It turned out to be her, no wonder Li Lang wanted to marry her as his wife, sure enough, the country is beautiful, and she is a famous concubine, how can she be like herself who is lonely and miserable, and she is still a widow, hey!" There is a providence in the dark, and Li Lang marrying her is not an insult to himself. ”

Mingyue also secretly praised: "It turns out that the dance dress is Qin Xian, no wonder Li Lang will take her to the North Garden, Li Lang is a heroic and heroic character, and only a fairy-like woman like Qin Xian is worthy." ”

Mingyue knew that Wuyi had a sad background, and she was still bound by a marriage letter, and now she knew that Wuyi was the Qin Xian she worshipped, and she couldn't help but feel sympathy for her.

Mingyue stepped forward and grabbed the hand of the dancer and said with a smile: "It turns out that the Qin Fairy is the dancer sister, if she is a fairy in the moon, she really deserves her name." ”

Wuyi also reluctantly smiled and said: "If you say that your surname is Dugu, I just know that it is you, but you say that your surname is Pei." ”

"My mother's surname is Pei."

Wuyi nodded and said, "I should have thought of it, such a beautiful woman, who else can there be besides Sister Mingyue?" ”

Li Qingan couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that the two of them were sympathetic to each other, he was worried that the two would be incompatible after they met, but now it seems that at least they can get by on face, which is enough.

At this time, a war horse galloped in the distance, Mingyue hurriedly pulled the dance clothes and flashed to the side, immediately a personal soldier of Li Qing'an, he turned over and dismounted, and saluted and said: "General, there is a guest visiting the barracks, Mr. Li asks the general to return quickly." ”

Li Qing'an thought for a while, he immediately understood, this must be Li Heng's person arrived, he nodded and smiled at Mingyue: "You and Wuyi have a good chat, and Wuyi will take you back to the barracks directly later, and then meet the picturesque and picturesque, take a good rest, and we will have dinner together in the evening." ”

Mingyue hadn't seen Li Qingan for more than a year, and she had a thousand words to say in her heart, but in front of the dance clothes, she couldn't show it, so she smiled and said: "You go get busy!" I talked to Sister Mai and asked her to teach me how to play the piano. ”

Li Qingan glanced at Wuyi again, meaning to let her entertain Mingyue for herself, Wuyi understood what he meant, and nodded.

Li Qing'an turned over and got on the horse, pulled the reins, and galloped away outside the city, Wuyi kept looking at Li Qing'an and walked away, at this time she had no intention of going to see her students, so she took Mingyue's hand and smiled: "Let's go!" I'll take you back to camp to meet Li Lang's precious twin sisters. ”

They got into Mingyue's carriage together and slowly walked towards the military camp outside the city.

．．．．．．．．． Li Qing'an galloped all the way to the camp, the camp is located in a colonel field outside the city, in addition to the stationing of 1,000 cavalry, there are 5,000 camels, full of all kinds of materials captured from the hands of the Great Food Army, the camels are taken care of by special personnel, so in addition to the soldiers, there are nearly 1,000 camel servants.

Li Qingan ran to the big tent, turned over and dismounted, and a soldier said loudly: "The general is here!" ”

As soon as the curtain was lifted, Li Mi walked out quickly, and whispered to Li Qingan: "It's King Liang's people who are here." ”

King Liang is Li Heng, Li Qingan walked into the big tent quickly, there was a person in the big tent pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, Li Qingan came in, he suddenly turned around and smiled: "General, don't come to harm?" ”

Li Qingan was stunned, the person who came was Li Cong's son Li Li, what was going on? How could Li Yu be Li Heng's person, and what happened here?

Li Qing'an's surprise was expected by Li Li, and he smiled slightly: "The general only needs to think about who my biological father is, and he will understand?" ”

Li Li's biological father is the former prince Li Ying, Li Qingan immediately understood that Li Li turned his back on Li Cong and turned to Li Heng, and it seems that he also bet on Li Heng.

He nodded, waved his hand and said with a smile: "Little prince, please take a seat!" ”

Li Li sat down, Li Qing'an and Li Mi also sat down one after another, Li Qing'an couldn't help but glance at Li Mi, when Li Li took refuge in Li Heng, he didn't tell himself.

Li Mi seemed to know Li Qing'an's thoughts, so he smiled and said: "I also just knew, this matter is extremely hidden, except for the two of them, no one knows, including the emperor's eldest grandson." ”

Li Li also hurriedly explained: "Today I went out of the city under the pretext of hunting, and except for a few of my henchmen, no one knows that I am here." ”

At this time, the soldiers came in with a few cups of tea, and Li Qingan smiled at him: "Take a sip of hot tea first, and let's talk slowly." ”

The three of them took a sip of tea, and Li Li took out a gold medal and a letter from his arms, handed them to Li Qing'an, and said, "This is from the prince to the general." ”

The gold medal is exactly the same as the original Li Qing'an's, but the pattern on the gold medal has become a unicorn, and the number engraved below has also become 'one', which means that Li Qing'an has become Li Heng's number one henchman, and the original gold medal was confiscated by Yushitai when he was in prison, and this piece was re-supplied to him by Li Heng.

Li Qing'an picked up the gold medal, looked at it carefully, and carefully put it into his arms, then opened the letter, the letter was written by Li Heng's own handwriting, and the letter clearly expressed his desire to return to the East Palace, hoping that Li Qing'an could support him as always.

Li Qing'an nodded silently, he pondered for a moment, and then asked Li Li: "What is the situation of the kings taking the heirs now?" Tell me about it. ”

Li Yu slightly bowed and said: "Since the emptiness of the East Palace, all the kings have peeped into the East Palace, among which King Qing, King Di, King Rong, King Yi, King Ying, King Yong, King Shou are the most brilliant, each has its own performance, because the Holy Lord has not set the East Palace for a long time, all the kings are tired, King Yi and King Shou drank and complained in the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, and were denounced, and the saint ordered to beat the two, and it is estimated that there is no hope, and then only Qing, Di, Rong, Yong, Ying and other five kings have hope to enter the East Palace, but King Qing is suspected of framing the former prince, I am afraid that he has no chance to enter the East ,......Palace."

"Wait!"

Li Qing'an interrupted him and said, "You said that King Qing framed His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

"That's true, this matter also involves Mrs. Qiuguo."

Li Qing'an saw that Li Li's expression was a little strange, so he guessed that he might not be able to get out of it, so he didn't ask any more questions, and changed the topic: "Since the prince has been rehabilitated, why is he not among them?" ”

Li Li sighed and said: "The key is that the prince is very low-key, and the Chang'an government and the opposition have basically forgotten him, so no one puts him in it." ”

"That's not going to work!"

Li Qingan shook his head and said: "Since the prince wants to re-enter the East Palace, he can't be too low-key, he must be recognized by the courtiers, with the support of the ministers and the high voice, this can naturally re-enter the East Palace, otherwise, once the prestige is snatched away by other princes, the saint will not be willing to fry cold rice at that time." ”

"The general said it very well, I also mean this, but now it is really difficult, on the fifth day of the first month, the prince held a banquet in the mansion, this is a kind of temptation, a total of fifty people were invited, but in the end only five people came, on the contrary, on the same day, King Di invited two hundred people, but went to more than three hundred people, several Xiangguo went, everyone is very optimistic about King Di!"

Li Qing'an smiled, turned back and asked Li Mi, "What do you think, sir?" ”

Li Mi has been silent, seeing Li Qing'an ask him, he put down the teacup and smiled slightly: "The general is right, taking the heir is actually the same as fighting, the most important thing is morale, now King Liang can be said to have no morale, the time and place are favorable, and the same is not occupied, the original Donggong Party has disappeared, although there are many reinstatements, but they have all voted for the new master, no soldiers and no generals, extremely weak, if you want to win the battle for succession, you must surprise the army." ”

Speaking of strange soldiers, Li Qingan suddenly thought of Yan Zhuang, he didn't bring him this time, it's a bit of a pity, if he is there, there is no conspiracy, but this Li Mi is also a powerful figure in history, and see what plans he has.

"Sir, might as well give me a hint, where is the strange soldier?"

"The strange soldier is the envoy!"

Li Mi said with a smile: "The envoy has a big victory in the river, and when he comes back at this time, he must be a man of the year in the court, I suggest that the envoy might as well openly visit His Royal Highness King Liang and make his position clear, so as to attract some old people from the East Palace Party." ”

"This must not be done!"

Li Li hurriedly objected: "The general's public visit to His Royal Highness King Liang is afraid that it will displease the saint, which is not good for the general!" ”

Li Mi shook his head, "This time and that time!" If it is to visit when the East Palace is first abolished, it is indeed inappropriate, but now that the truth of the East Palace Cup case has been revealed, the East Palace is innocent, and now the king makes his position clear, which can only show that the king is a loyal minister, and the saint should understand in his heart that even if he dislikes it slightly, it will not hinder the overall situation, but this is not trivial to King Liang, and it can make King Liang rise again, and the pros and cons will make Jun Ke weigh it himself. ”

Li Qingan smiled happily: "Sir's suggestion is exactly what I want!" ”

He said to Li Li again: "Please let the little prince bring a message to His Royal Highness King Liang for me, just say that I have a ceremony to enter the city, please be sure to participate!" ”

．．．．．．．．． When Li Li left, Li Mi smiled and said to Li Qing'an: "Can you understand my deep meaning?" ”

Li Qingan nodded and smiled: "Mr. is actually cracking the suspicions of the saint, right!" ”

"That's right, the envoy brought a large number of items to pay tribute to the saint, although it can please him, but the strength is not enough, so I advise the general to enter Beijing this time to be arrogant, such as the old vendetta, you can go and beat it up to relieve the hatred in your heart!"

Li Qingan didn't understand what he meant, so he hurriedly asked, "Please explain in detail, sir!" ”

Li Mi smiled slightly: "In the past, after Han Gaozu punished Han Xin, Xiao He wantonly seized land among the people and ruined his reputation; The first emperor invaded Chu, Wang Jian led 600,000 troops out of the pass, but sent people back to the court five times to ask for good land, so all of these are ways to protect themselves, so I persuaded the general to return to Beijing arrogantly, in fact, it is also in the same vein, only in this way can the saint be suspicious, if the corporal Jun Lixian and sell his reputation, it is really dangerous. ”

Li Qingan laughed and gave Li Mi a deep salute, "I have written down what Mr. said, there is no need to be arrogant, arrogance and toughness are my true colors." ”

(To be continued)