Li Tian was awakened by the eager voice of the snow eel.

"What happened? Why are you so panicked? Li Tian opened her sleepy eyes and yawned, the encounter with her daughter in her dream last night made her not sleep well all night, and the snow eel woke her up at the moment, making her unhappy.

Li Tian remembered, according to the etiquette system, today is the day when she and the emperor should ask the empress dowager for peace. But even so, there is no need to send someone to urge it! Something big must have happened in the imperial court, or the Empress Dowager is unwell. Li Tian didn't dare to slack off, and immediately called out the palace ladies to dress up for her, and then hurried to Taihe Palace.

As soon as she entered the temple gate, she felt that the atmosphere in the temple was different from usual. The Empress Dowager, who was in an old state, was sitting with a serious face. There was also a person sitting next to him, it was Xu Yongming, the Berlin Hou who said he was sick at home on weekdays. When he saw Li Tian coming in, he hurriedly got up to greet him, and then left in a hurry.

How did he come to Taihe Palace? Since the emperor ascended the throne, he "asked" to go home to recuperate, and now that he is back in Changjun, he didn't go to the court to see the emperor first, why did he go to Taihe Palace first? At the moment of greeting the Empress Dowager, Li Tian thought suspiciously.

"The concubine greets the queen mother!" Li Tian saluted the Empress Dowager.

"Flat! Throne! ”

"Thank you, Mother." Li Tian sat down opposite, so that the Empress Dowager could feel her closeness.

"How is the queen mother's life?"

"Not dead yet!" The Empress Dowager used harsh words to vent the resentment in her chest.

Li Tian was suddenly stupid, she really couldn't figure out why the old man was angry, and tried her best to answer the Queen Mother's question as meekly, "Who made the Queen Mother unhappy?" The concubine will let Hui'er cure his sins! ”

"Ask yourself!"

"The concubine really doesn't know, and she asks the queen mother to make it clear." Li Tian said, lifted her dress and bowed down again, and her heart hung in the air.

"Is the Queen Mother guilty?"

Li Tian didn't answer, she really didn't know where to start.

"Speak!"

"Queen Mother, the concubine doesn't know what's wrong? Please also ask the queen mother to make it clear. Li Tian was so aggrieved that she almost cried, but she couldn't hold back.

"Do you know what Huo Wu has been doing lately?" The Empress Dowager couldn't talk to her daughter-in-law calmly, but angrily counted Huo Wulai, "At a young age, you dare to disrespect your elders and despise your ancestors." Sage Cloud: I do nothing and the people are self-reliant; I am so quiet and upright; I have nothing to do, and the people are rich; I have no desires and the people are simple. But he just isn't quiet, what kind of virtuous and virtuous things to do, what kind of bright hall to set up, has he forgotten my national policy of ruling by doing nothing? Even the ancient book "Rite of Soldiers" said that Confucianism messed with the law, but he was good and held Confucianism to the sky. If you don't raise and don't teach, it's your mother's fault, as the queen mother, shouldn't you be responsible for losing your education? ”

Although the Empress Dowager is blind, her voice is still sonorous and powerful, revealing the majesty of Sensen: "The mourning family wants you to come today, just to tell you that as long as the mourning family still exists, no one should try to forget their ancestors and change the system." ”

Li Tian understood that the anger of the Empress Dowager was caused by Huo Wu's recent series of reforms.

In all fairness, Li Tian has been in a dilemma recently. As a mother, she understands that everything Huo Wu does is for the sake of the prosperity of the Huo dynasty. But he was too sharp, although he was repeatedly warned to take care of the emotions of the Empress Dowager and not to be in a hurry. But where can he listen to his fierce nature? Now, sure enough, the old man is in trouble.

At this moment, Li Tian's first thought was to shelter her son from the wind and rain, and she soon decided to take all the responsibility to alleviate the empress dowager's anger towards her son.

Li Tian bowed down and said that he sincerely accepted the old lady's admonition.

The queen mother admonished the concubine to understand that all this was the sin of not teaching her son well. As soon as Hui'er returned, the concubine announced the will of the queen mother, asking him to abide by the ancestral system and maintain the ancestral inheritance. ”

"You don't have to kneel, stand up and talk." Li Tian's sincere words calmed the Empress Dowager's mood slightly. After all, she is the queen mother of a country, although she is only over forty years old, she is also a person with a daughter-in-law, and her self-esteem cannot be hurt too much.

"You can't be blamed for it. The Confucian students around Hui'er were buzzing around him one by one, and he was inevitably influenced by people when he was a child. Since ancient times, there has been no one who has not mistaken the country. Go back and tell Hui'er not to let the villain's slander blind her ears and eyes. Also, the mourning family heard that Hui'er slept at night in Changle Palace, and let the queen guard the empty hall alone, what kind of system is this? "The Empress Dowager knows that Li Tian is an extremely smart person, as long as she clicks on it, she will not fail to understand.

"Go back, the mourning family is also a little tired. Hohen, send the Queen Mother! ”

Although the person left the Taihe Palace, Li Tian still couldn't help but shudder when he remembered the scene just now, it was a kind of horror that could not be said but could be vaguely felt. The woman in front of her who was about to die, although she had been blind for a long time, how could her eyes in her heart have been relaxed for a moment? Every move of their mother and son is under her control.

As soon as such thoughts opened, Li Tian's heart was extremely troubled. Sitting in the sedan chair, the scene of her love with Emperor Gang in the past came to mind.

When Emperor Gang was alive, although he obeyed the Empress Dowager's orders, and sometimes even made promises, in fact, only she understood how painful he was in his heart. He not only has to take into account the status of filial piety, but also has a lot of complaints about the Empress Dowager's interference in court politics.

After the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, especially after the Great Hungarian Xiguan named the princess and his relatives on the day of the heir ceremony, these things gave him no less impact on his soul than the self-respect of the princes after the death of Emperor Gang. It's not that he didn't see that the rule of inaction pursued since the emperor and the emperor was no longer appropriate, but before he had time to have a clear sort out of the future whereabouts of the dynasty, he died. To this day, she still clearly remembers the lingering regrets left behind when Emperor Gang was dying.

He gasped and said intermittently: "After I am gone, the queen must assist Hui'er and shine the glory of the Huo family." ”

Then, he said to Huo Wu, who was kneeling in front of the couch: "Since ancient times, there has been a rule of conformism and stability, not thinking about changes, and there is no one who will not die in the country." After you ascend the throne, you must take advantage of the situation and change the law to become stronger......"

When Emperor Gang said this, he had exhausted the last wisp of life, leaving the "Queen Mother...... The Queen Mother ......" and left them behind.

Now, recalling the Empress Dowager's harsh admonition just now, it reminded her that Emperor Gang's unfinished words contained too much unwillingness and worry, and he must have left with a complicated and helpless heart.

Li Tian straightened his body, looked up at the gray sky, and felt panicked in his heart. Hui'er! Heaven has sent you a great responsibility, and it has also sent tribulations to you! She sighed inwardly. At this moment, the snow eel reminded in his ear: "Queen Mother, the Zhengjiao room has arrived." ”

When she came back to her senses, she suddenly felt that she had seen the scene from last night's dream. Asus was standing at the door of the temple to greet her return, and beside him stood a country woman.

At the moment when Li Tian got out of the car, Hua Shuo pulled the woman to kneel in front of her.

"Chen Huashuo knocks on the Queen Mother." The woman kept her head down and didn't speak.

Li Tian's gaze repeatedly flowed over the woman. Her black hair hung down her shoulders, and she wore a dark blue dress and a long blue dress. Although it is not as heavy makeup as the women in the palace, it is also naturally dignified and pretty. That eyebrows, that figure, she seemed to have seen in a dream.

As she was thinking, her eyes suddenly widened. There was a red mole on her neck.

It's Lian'er! It's Lian'er! Li Tian's eyes suddenly welled up with crystal tears. Is this true? Could it really be that the haunting Lian'er has returned to her side? She couldn't believe what was in front of her. However, a timid voice convinced her of the facts.

"The people's daughter Yinlian visits the Queen Mother."

Seeing this, Huashuo hurriedly said on the side: "On the orders of the emperor, the minister greets Xiu Chengsi*." ”

"Ahh You really are Lian'er! Li Tian stepped forward and helped Yinlian up. With a "Lian'er," and a "mother", the mother and daughter hugged each other tightly. Li Tian caress Yinlian's shoulders affectionately, gently holds her daughter's tearful face, and kisses her forehead for a long time.

"Lian'er, I want to be a mother."

"Mother! Child...... Only in ...... I can only see my mother in a dream! ”

When Snow Eel saw Yinlian return to the palace, he understood that it was Huashuo who told the emperor the queen mother's secret. Seeing such a scene in front of her, she hurriedly took all the guards and Gong E to pay homage, which made Yinlian at a loss. Li Tian hurriedly said to her daughter: "Hurry up and let them be flattened." Although Yinlian did as her mother told her, her words were very discreet.

Huashuo sat down with the Queen Mother's mother and daughter, and Li Tian asked the reason for the matter.

"This is all the emperor's idea, Weichen just truthfully played the queen mother's hardships to the emperor. The latter thing is still best known to Princess Yinlian. ”

Yinlian then burst into tears again, and muttered in her mouth, "Mother......"

"It came too suddenly, but it frightened my daughter...... Li Tian said distressedly, and hugged Yinlian into his arms again.

……

It turned out that Huo Wu changed his itinerary on the fifth day. He asked Huo Xin and Li Wei to wait at the Wanjun camp, and he only took Hua Shuo and Zhang Ou to Boluo County to find his lost sister. Family affection quickly dissolved the barriers of the years, making him have the urge to change his sister's fate. So, the mighty royal convoy crossed the Zhongqiao River and headed for Boluo.

As the car left the road, the people fell to their knees on both sides of the street, and all they could hear was the roar of the rolling wheels and the neat footsteps of the guards and guards, and they did not dare to look up at the emperor.

Under the guidance of the lieutenant chief, Huo Wu walked straight towards Zhang's house at the east end of Boluo.

When had Yinlian's husband seen such a huge battle? Never, even the diminutive lieutenant has never been to this dilapidated firewood courtyard? The lieutenant asked him about Yinlian's whereabouts, and he couldn't say a word in fear, just trembling and pointing to the hidden door.

When the guard brought the silver lotus hiding under the bed to Huo Wu, he looked at the woman with a white face in amazement. Is this the sister that the queen mother is looking forward to? The vicissitudes of her face, a few withered leaves on her head, and the loess on her skirt made Huo Wu unable to connect her with her mother no matter what, only the pair of eyebrows and eyes, the shadow of her mother could be vaguely seen.

"Sister!" Huo Wu took a step forward, pulled up Yinlian's sleeve, and said loudly, "The queen mother knows that she misses Sister Day and Night!" ”

Yin Lian couldn't believe that the current emperor would suddenly come to the door no matter what, so she took two steps back in panic and fell to her knees with a "plop".

"Folk Girl...... Silver Lotus ...... Disturb the emperor, please ...... The emperor forgives the sin. ”

This scene made Huo Wu feel a lot of emotion, and he felt that there was an invisible wall between himself and Yinlian. He realized that on such an occasion, only the emperor's edict could make Yinlian truly feel the turn of fate.

"Where is ASUS?"

"The minister is here!"

"Passing on my will, Sister Yinlian has been separated from her mother for many years, and she has experienced hardships, and I am very sorry for her. From now on, she was canonized as the princess of Yinlian, welcomed back to Changjun, and gave 10 million in money, 300 slaves and maids, and 50 hectares of public land. ”

After announcing the edict, Huo Wu personally helped Yinlian to get into the car. At this time, Yinlian's husband stepped forward with a pair of children and pulled her sleeves, and said with tears in his eyes: "You are gone, what should I do with my two children?" ”

But the emperor's destiny is like heaven, even if she is the emperor's sister, what can she do? What's more, she has Li Tian's character inherited in her blood. When Li Tian left Zhang Xiaolong, how could he have the slightest hesitation? Yinlian said goodbye to her husband and two children with tears, and got into the car step by step.

Along the way, the child's cry seemed to follow her, which made Yinlian unable to cut off the haunting thoughts...... In the days to come, she would persuade her mother to allow her to take a pair of children to Anling, Changjun. It's far away, but it's not impossible. But now, the most important thing for her is to change her fate.

"That's how my daughter returned to her mother under the escort of Asus."

After listening to Yinlian's narration, Li Tian was filled with joy and sorrow. She asked the snow eel to serve Yinlian to bathe and change her clothes before asking Asus where Huo Wu was. Li Tian also promised in front of Asus that he would let the emperor promote him to the position, and he would be rewarded heavily.

ASUS immediately stood up and thanked: "Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother!" The minister has escorted Princess Yinlian back to Changjun safely, and the emperor is still in the Wanjun camp, so the minister will go to accompany the emperor. ”

"Lord Huashuo wait for a while, wait for the mourning family to repair the book, and you will bring it to the emperor." As he spoke, Li Tian had already spread out the silk. She felt that the pen in her hand was too heavy, and she had to remind Huo Wu without saying it too bluntly; He has to make his heart clear, but he is not willing to burden his son. After much deliberation, she wrote a simple sentence:

In October, Changjun, the clouds are dark and the sky is low, the cold is bleak, and the emperor hunts away from the capital, which must be cherished. At the beginning of the new deal, all industries were waiting to be developed, but the autumn wind was sparkling, the fallen leaves still did not go, and the lewd rain was changing rapidly. The mourning family is in the palace and is very worried; Every time I think about the things of the previous dynasty, I never sleep at night. People's hearts are unpredictable, the world is unpredictable, and I hope that the emperor will plan for the great Wu country, be sincere and prudent, see the subtle knowledge, and must not be in a hurry, causing the boat to overturn, and have the trust of the emperor, hoping that Huier will not remember.

After writing, she packed it in a bag and told Asus to be cautious on the road. Although Asus didn't know exactly what was written in the book, he knew intuitively that it was a big deal.

"Please rest assured, ASUS guarantees her life and is foolproof."

The sound of horses' hooves faded away, taking away Li Tian's heavy and uncalm heart.

The 10,000 military camp is still the 10,000 military camp, and the Wu army is still the Wu army that made great achievements in that year. But since Zhou Zhi died of hunger strike, Emperor Gang saved the post of lieutenant, and the morale of the soldiers was much worse than before.

Although the armament was nominally under the direct control of the emperor, the management of the army was actually under the leadership of the commanders, and in addition, Emperor Gang suffered from many illnesses in his later years, was mentally exhausted, and had no time to take care of himself, so the discipline of the army was much more relaxed.

After Huo Wu ascended the throne, he resumed the position of Tai Lieutenant, but how could Li Wei compare with Zhou Zhi? Huo Wu was worried that the army would not be able to recruit and come immediately, and it would be able to fight! This is also his original intention to use the opportunity of hunting to inspect the military camp.

Now, the main army here is Zhou Zhi's other son - Bole Hou and Lieutenant Zhou Xiong.

When Huo Wu's car arrived in front of the camp, Zhou Xiong, Li Wei, and Huo Xin were already waiting outside the camp. From the bank of the Liuhe River three miles away, the Wu army formation composed of chariots, archers, and knights was lined up all the way to the outside of the main camp.

This was the first military parade since Emperor Wu.

Adhering to his father's business, Zhou Xiong, who was in charge of this military parade, had indescribable emotion in his heart. In the dark, it was as if his father and brother were watching him. He was very excited, the emperor's move to appoint the military parade of ten thousand military camps this time was tantamount to the redress of his father and brother's unjust case. For this reason, he attaches great importance to this opportunity.

Now everything in the army is arranged according to the etiquette of my father when he received Emperor Gang. As soon as the car driver arrived in front of the first phalanx, Sima Xiang, the leader of the team, immediately stepped forward and said to Zhang Ou: "Cars are not allowed to walk in the army, please get off the car and get on and off the car." ”

Zhang Ou frowned, and was about to speak, but was stopped by Huo Wu waving his hand. He got out of the car as Sima asked and walked slowly towards the camp gate.

Huo Wu recognized Zhou Xiong standing in the greeting line at a glance, with dark skin, thick black eyebrows, and a stiff beard, if it weren't for the eyes that were not as sharp as his father, with the armor inlaid with iron-colored scales, it would have been like Zhou Zhi had come to life back then.

In front of the camp gate of the banner hunting, Zhou Xiong stood up on behalf of the Wu army who was read, and greeted the emperor: "The armor does not worship, please see you with a military salute!"

Huo Xin watched from the side, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, after the real general's gate!

Ascending to the platform, Zhou Xiong stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is ordered to lead the army to drill the formation, please make it clear to the emperor." ”

"I watched the battle this time, not to be quick for a while, but to strengthen the heart of our army, please ask the general to do it in actual combat."

"No!"

As soon as Zhou Xiong turned around, he waved the flag in his hand to Wu Jun on the school field. Suddenly, the drums and horns on the martial arts arena sounded in unison, and the sound of killing was overwhelming. First, under the command of their respective Simas, the two sides advanced towards each other's positions and fought together; Then hundreds of riders crossed the school yard and shot at the target. The next step was to drill the military formation, and the soldiers took the banner in Zhou Xiong's hand as the number, and practiced different formations such as the crane wing array and the fish scale formation one by one. In the end, the "Great Hungarian Xiguan Army" was either divided and surrounded, or gathered and annihilated, or the commander was captured and completely defeated by the Wu army.

These dazzled Li Wei, and he couldn't help but clap his hands and smile.

But when he turned his face to look at Huo Xin, the smile froze. He couldn't see any encouragement or joy in Huo Xin's expression, so he thought in his heart that Huo Xin's qi was narrow.

It's just a touch. In fact, Li Wei's mustard for Huo Xin was produced as early as when Emperor Gang died and Huo Wu surveyed the "Three Princes and Nine Qings". If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's support for Huo Xin, he Li Wei would probably have been firmly in the position of prime minister and commanded the government and the opposition.

However, what made him most uneasy was the emperor's expression. The emperor first stared at the soldiers, and watched intently as the soldiers practiced various formations on the school ground, but he gradually became impatient, and then simply asked Zhou Xiong to stop the drill. When Li Wei saw this, he was like falling into five miles of clouds, what is the matter, could it be that the emperor sees any flaws?

Sure enough, Huo Wu called Zhou Xiong and asked very unhappily, "Is the general satisfied with the exercise?" ”

"The minister is dull, please ask the emperor for advice."

Huo Wu asked Huo Xindao beside him with a sideways face: "What does the prime minister think?" ”

"Flashy! is so flashy and vain, if it encounters a strong enemy in the future, it will be vulnerable. Huo Xin didn't have a smile on his face.

"This is not a military exercise, this is no different from a child's play!" Huo Wu flicked his sleeves, his face full of anger.

Zhou Xiong secretly complained, Li Wei's repeated request was to have a warm atmosphere and make the emperor happy. He also proposed that if he didn't do it in actual combat, he might not escape the emperor's sharp eyes. But Li Wei, who had never been in the battle array, was very unimpressed, saying that the emperor's viewing of the battle was just a pastime outside the court. He is a general, how can he change the will of the captain? On such an occasion, he couldn't argue clearly, so he could only bow his head and accept the emperor's reprimand.

"How different are you from your father?"

The wind on the school field was getting stronger and stronger, but Huo Wu ignored it. He was enraged by the falsehood in front of him, and turned his face to look at Li Wei and said: "A few years ago, the post of Tai Lieutenant was vacant for a long time, which caused the army's morale to be weakened and the armament to be relaxed. I can not blame the past, but from now on, anyone who delays the military plane will be killed! ”

Although it was late autumn and he was used to cool clothes, Huo Wu's words made Li Wei sweat profusely, and he quietly glanced at Huo Xin beside him, but saw him nodding frequently. Li Wei couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly: Hmph! What's there to gloat? Sooner or later, I'm going to let you know how good I am.

In fact, Huo Xin was pleased that although the emperor was young, he had a keen eye and a keen eye. In a drill like this, not only Li Wei, even if he became a lieutenant, he could not escape the emperor's reproach. Li Wei and Huo Xin, the mustards of the two great Wu ministers, gradually evolved into a brutal struggle from the beginning of the military parade in the Wanjun Camp.

Li Wei soon understood the true purpose of Huo Wu's military parade, which was to revive the strength of Wu's army. He improvised and picked up the emperor's aftermath without the slightest hesitation, and took the trouble to turn his unhappiness into a rebuke to Zhou Xiong: "My emperor Dawu, how can I allow the people of Xiguan in the Great Hungarian to run rampant. But the general treated such a serious military exercise as child's play, can he be convicted? ”

"Captain...... Subordinates ......" Zhou Xiong's grievances were about to be said, but he was stopped by Li Wei, "Remember that your father has contributed to the court, and spare you for the crime of dereliction of duty." Why don't you regroup and start the war again? ”

At this moment, on the school field of the Wanjun Camp, the military exercise has completely returned to Zhou Xiong's train of thought, and the "smoke of war" fills the open area between the Shihe River and the Banhe River. Zhou Xiong was in the center of the formation, holding a flag. In accordance with the banner, the "Wu Army" quickly assembled its main forces in the center and divided them into a number of small phalanxes in the shape of fish scales, which were arranged in echelons.

Although the "generals of the Great Hungarian Xiguan" repeatedly launched attacks, the "Wu army" was as solid as the Great Wall and remained immovable. Seeing that the "Great Hungarian Xiguan Army" was gradually exhausted, Zhou Xiong waved the trumpet flag and concentrated his forces to launch a fierce attack on the enemy formation, and the "Great Hungarian Xiguan Generals" were divided into a small phalanx of the Wu army, unable to take care of each other.

The "Great Hungarian Xiguan Generals" rushed left and right, and the "Wu army" continued to fall around, but they were finally annihilated because they were outnumbered. The first drill had just come to an end, and the non-commissioned officers of the "Wu Army" were already covered with dust and sweating. However, the morale of the "Wu Army" was still very strong, and it did not wait for rest and entered the next exercise.

Huo Wu, who was sitting on the platform, was happy to see it, and couldn't help shouting: "Wu Jun is mighty!" ”

The ministers who watched the troops also burst into applause...... At this time, Li Wei's gloomy expression began to improve.

Zhou Xiong held the trumpet flag, located in the middle and rear of the formation, the troops were gathered in the center, and the forward was opened in the shape of an arrow, straight into the heart of the "Great Hungarian Xiguan". The "Great Hungarian Xiguan General" mobilized two teams and tried to attack from both flanks, but in front of the "arrow-shaped" array, it seemed a little powerless. The "Great Hungarian Xiguan Generals" then changed their strategy and launched an attack from the rear flank, and suddenly the tail of the "Wu Army" camp was somewhat chaotic. Seeing this, Zhou Xiong quickly changed his formation, stabilized his position, and forced the "Great Hungarian Xiguan Army" to abandon the tail attack tactics......

Huo Wu was fascinated by it, and didn't notice that Asus was quietly standing behind him.

It wasn't until the sun was setting in the west and the drill was over that Hua Shuo gently stepped forward to reply to the emperor, saying that Princess Yinlian had been sent to Zhengjiao Room safely, and then quietly reported the news of the Queen Mother's letter.

"Is there anything important about the queen mother?"

"The Queen Mother didn't say it, she just ......"

"Just what?"

ASUS lowered his voice again: "The Queen Mother wants her ministers to keep secrets. ”

Huo Wu touched the bag and frowned, he knew that if it wasn't for a very urgent and serious matter, the Queen Mother would not ask Huashuo to bring a letter.

When the team finished the drill and Zhou Xiong arrived at the point to resume the order, he spoke highly of the drill in the second half of the day.

"I ask you, why is the same army so different?"

"Start the emperor, the later exercises are in accordance with the emperor's will to arrange the troops, the ministers have enemies in their hearts, and naturally there are enemies in their eyes."

Huo Wu was very satisfied with Zhou Xiong's answer: "What Aiqing said is very true. The Art of War: 'Know yourself and know your opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles', you must know more about the Great Hungarian Xiguan, so that you know the other. ”

"No!"

Huo Wu then asked: "I don't know about the affairs of the three armies, and those who are in charge of the three armies are confused. Does the captain think so? ”

Li Wei's sallow face suddenly turned red, and he lowered his head in embarrassment. How shrewd he was, how could he not hear the sarcasm in the emperor's words? The meaning is very clear, if it weren't for the Queen Mother, he would definitely not be qualified to be this Tai Lieutenant.

The weight of these words is very heavy, and it gives Li Wei not only embarrassment, but also an invisible pressure. Li Wei has already understood that in the future, in this court, he will not be able to win the favor of the emperor and the respect of the ministers by relying on that little shrewdness, and he can no longer be as muddy as before.

In a trance, he listened to Huo Wudao again: "Spread my message, reward Zhou Xiong with 100 catties of gold and 50 horses of silk to show praise." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief, but there was not the slightest happiness in his heart. The emperor gave the reward to Zhou Xiong, didn't he embarrass him? He seemed to inadvertently glance past Huo Xin, and found that Huo Xin's expression was melancholy and solemn, and he couldn't guess what this old man was thinking now.

At this moment, Huo Xin didn't have the heart to pay attention to Li Wei's emotions. Just now after receiving the tips brought by Asus, the subtle change in Huo Wu's expression attracted Li Wei's attention.

When he stepped off the platform, Huo Xin followed a few steps and whispered against the emperor's back, "Your Majesty, what happened?" ”

"It's a small thing, it's not a big deal." Huo Wu said lightly, as if all his energy now was to share the excitement of the parade.

Huo Xin stood still, watching Huo Wu walk out of the business with brisk and vigorous steps, he remembered many stories in the Sixian Hall back then. Only the Holy Lord with thousands of miles in his chest would have such a measure! But before he could think about it, he heard Huo Wu shouting: "Prime Minister! You ride in my chariot. ”

Huo Xin flicked the dust on his feet and quickly followed......

As soon as Han Yun, the governor of Nandi, arrived in office, he inspected the defense affairs under his jurisdiction non-stop.

He didn't know how to express his state of mind. Since the death of King Liang, Han Yun was involved in a case, because he was cautious in his words and deeds, he was not held accountable by the Tingwei Mansion, but he was idle at home for several years, but his heart did not want to serve the country for a moment. Whenever there was a dead of night, he always took out the tiger head shackle and called the emperor in the depths of his heart.

But he is a loyal and good man who has made special honors for the major case of Luoyang Prefecture in Xiguan, and if he wants to go out of the mountain again, he has to spend 500 gold to knock on the door of Li Wei's mansion. According to Li Wei, it was he who said that the Queen Mother was moved to get this position for Han Yun. And what made him most sad was that when he went to see the emperor before going to work, he was obstructed by Li Wei for various reasons.

Walking among the ravines of the plateau, Han Yun's exhaled breath was dry.

It hasn't rained here for more than half a year. Sima of Nandidu County told him that most of the grasslands were dead, and it was difficult for horses to survive the winter.

Turning a hill, Han Yun raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and the Great Wall of Changjun lay undulating in front of him. Although it was late autumn, it was already cold and windy, and the knife-like wind blew from the depths of the desert, making a raging roar. The yellow sand entrained in the wind hit his face, and it hurt hotly.

Han Yun subconsciously pulled the hood on his head, he had to admit the strength of the people of Xiguan in Great Hungary, they could still pass through the desert in such an environment and light beacon fires inside and outside the Great Wall. Looking back behind him, the soldiers who followed him were all blue and purple, and their armor was covered with dust.

He turned his horse's head and said loudly to his subordinates: "This official knows very well that everyone has been fighting in the north all the year round, eating and drinking, preparing for hardship, and being loyal can be learned. However, from Nandi to Anling in Changjun, it is only a few hundred miles away, and we have the heavy responsibility of defending the land and protecting the country, so we would rather be crushed than let the Great Hungarian Xiguan Nanguan take a step at Changjun. If there is negligence and delay the war, the military law is asking, understand? ”

"Understood!"

Han Yun raised his horsewhip and whipped it hard on the buttocks of his mount, and the troops advanced rapidly, and behind them, the lonely sun hung over the gray sky......