After taking medicine and having breakfast, Xiao Mingche listened to a few messages from Zhan Kaiyang and Cen Jiashu, and after giving orders, he went back to the bedroom of the North Courtyard to make up for sleep.

He didn't really fight hard, he was on duty all night in front of the emperor, and he was somewhat sleepy at this time.

But he had the matter of Uncle Tai hanging in his heart, and when Li Fengming came in with the ointment to remove scars and muscles, he forced himself to lie on the pillow, squinting and talking to her slowly.

In the past, Xiao Mingche only relied on an instinctive numbness to live, like a lonely young beast, and he didn't think about it anymore. He is wary and evasive of most people if they don't have to.

For a long time, he has neglected to have a deep friendship with others, which causes him to be not good at observing words and feelings, and often cannot accurately judge the meaning of others' words.

Now that many things are different, he knows that only by living a strong posture can he protect Li Fengming firmly behind him.

So recently, he has been like a cotton ball that has dried up for a long time, desperately absorbing all kinds of water, forcing himself to study and think about many things, in order to quickly fill up and be strong.

After leaving the palace today, Uncle Tai's meaningful "parting words" in front of the Baiyu Bridge, Xiao Mingche took it to heart.

But he really couldn't understand Uncle Tai's intentions, so he chose to ask Li Fengming for help.

Li Fengming sat cross-legged beside him, his fingertips dipped in ointment and slowly wiped the scars on his back.

After listening to his statement of this morning's events, Li Fengming paused for a moment, and smiled after a little thought.

"Do you not understand what your father's heart disease is, or why Uncle Tai suddenly reminded you of such a thing?"

What Xiao Mingche doesn't understand, of course, is the latter.

He's just not very good at turning his head sometimes, and he's not really stupid.

Both the court and the central government know that Emperor Qi's biggest problem at the moment is nothing more than "wanting to fight with the Song State and completely demarcate the southern border, but the prince's party in the main battle cannot come up with a solution to the problem of lack of soldiers."

This solution, Xiao Mingche is also a little eyebrow-raising in his heart. His confusion is only in Uncle Tai.

For so many years, Uncle Tai Wang bowed his head in front of Emperor Qi, and always avoided suspicion with poetry and wine style.

Among the princes, he made a "bowl of water flat", and never got close to anyone, for fear of attracting suspicion.

Today, it is unusual, and suddenly mentions how Xiao Mingche should win the love of Emperor Qi at this juncture......

"Say, what is his intention?"

Xiao Mingche looked back at Li Fengming, and his clear eyes were full of trust.

Li Fengming met his eyes, tilted his head and smiled, "Uncle Tai has never talked nonsense for decades, and he has been cautious for most of his life to keep the wealth of the idle king." You can't suddenly be confused today, right? ”

Xiao Mingche squeezed her leg lightly with his backhand, "Please tell the story straight and get straight to the point." ”

This kind of rhetorical question with meaning is the most difficult way for him to understand.

Li Fengming slapped him on the back with a sneer, it was not heavy, but it was very loud. "You dare to pinch me if you ask someone?"

"I didn't pinch you, I just pinched," he urged, "what did he intend?" ”

"His eight achievements are to help your father be a microphone," Li Fengming directly singled out, "Your father doesn't plan to spend any more time with the Song Kingdom." ”

The battle on the border of Qi and Song has been tug-of-war for decades, and the southern border of Qi has been ploughed back and forth by the war for decades, and the young and strong soldiers and national treasury from all over the country have continued to be transported and depleted to the southern border for this reason. Now there are changes in the eastern neighborhood, and the nomadic tribes are beginning to get out of control.

The so-called long pain is better than short pain, if the border land dispute with the Song State can be settled in a war, the Qi State can free up its hands to guard against its eastern neighbors and clean up the nomadic tribes that are about to move.

"If your father wants to fight as soon as possible, he must solve the problem of lack of troops in the short term. In fact, this is not difficult, as long as the order is given to start recruiting female soldiers, the number of soldiers can be quickly multiplied. Li Fengming shook his head, hooked his lips and sneered.

"I can think of things that can be solved in one sentence, you can think of them, the crown prince, and even your father can think of them."

But the prince didn't dare to mention it.

Throughout the ages, fighting for military merit with one's life has been the fastest way for civilians to leap up the ranks.

If the opening of the recruitment of female soldiers is opened, the overall status of Qi women is bound to rise rapidly.

A large number of women with military merits will form a new force, and they will become the mainstay of the fight for women's rights.

In this way, the princess's entry into the court will soon become an unavoidable issue in the court of Qi.

This is obviously not good for the crown prince.

It's not that Emperor Qi didn't dare to mention it, but this couldn't be said directly from his mouth.

He is the lord of a nation, but whatever comes out of his mouth is called the judgment of the holy will.

If the government and the opposition are mostly opposed, he will have no room for manoeuvre and no way out, and the slightest carelessness will cause chaos in the whole country.

So he needs someone to stand up and speak on his behalf, and test the reaction of the government and the opposition first.

After listening to Li Fengming's cocoon, Xiao Mingche folded his arms on the pillow and his chin was on his arms, as if he had an understanding.

"Uncle Tai came to dial me today, did you get my father's permission?"

"That's right. This matter is not good for the crown prince, and the king of Heng is in harmony, and neither of them can be counted on. The other county kings are not weighty, and your father can only hope for you this time. ”

If Xiao Mingche proposes the matter of "recruiting female soldiers", as long as the communication is in place in advance, with the military's respect for Xiao Mingche, it can generally ensure that the military general's faction will not have much backlash.

In this way, Emperor Qi only needed to appease the crown prince, and then try to hold down the conservative civil servants of King Heng's faction with the attitude of "ruling in the middle".

"But you take a risk. If your father fails to hold down the old Wenchen in the end, he will most likely push you out to hold you accountable. ”

The so-called art of the emperor is inseparable from its origin. Before you do anything, you have to make room for yourself to be scapegoated.

Xiao Mingche suddenly became enlightened, and began to fall asleep, "Then I will fold it up before I leave Beijing." ”

After handing over the fold, he went to the southern border to take up his post.

If the opposition is too loud at that time, and others are at the border, no matter how fierce the war of words between the DPRK and China is, it will not reach that far for a moment or three, he will at least have time to try to save himself.

"You're getting smarter." Li Fengming was full of relief, and pulled the quilt to cover him with his hand.

Xiao Mingche, who was praised, was like a proud and lazy big cat, closing his eyes and humming softly, "Besides, if it is easy to do it, no matter how much I do, it will be fluttering in the eyes of others." ”

That's how the human heart is.

A thing that everyone knows how to solve, everyone is immobile because of the pros and cons, but someone stands up and easily solves the dead end, usually, this person will not be praised and rewarded.

More people will think that this person seems to have picked up a big bargain without much effort.

dragged everyone to the ants on the hot pot, only then did he come out and calmly open the situation, and his efforts could be maximized.

Li Fengming was stunned for a moment, looked at Xiao Mingche's tired side face and fell asleep, and muttered a light smile, "You're about to leave the school." ”

"It's the princess who teaches well." He muttered vaguely.

Li Fengming looked at him quietly and chuckled silently. That being the case, she was relieved.

Many things are often all the same, one thing is smooth.

When Xiao Mingche was just a prince who was not loved, he wanted nothing and struggled.

So he doesn't have and won't have any ambitions, but he just survives and struggles to survive.

But after years of dormancy and bit by bit accumulation, everything is slowly changing quietly.

He won the recognition of the military forces with his military exploits; Leaping from prince to prince by undertaking marriage; In the past six months, Li Fengming has been instructed at several critical moments, so that he quickly gained a firm foothold in the DPRK and China.

The forces of all parties suddenly realized that under the deadlock between the prince and King Heng, there was clearly still the "third possibility" of King Huai.

Wu has a Lian family, Wen has a Wen family, and the imperial heirs have King Fujun, the eldest princess, and Princess Changping, and the Zhengding Bofu who urgently needs to be rescued by him......

Or even Emperor Qi himself.

Many people quietly began to try to bet on Xiao Mingche.

And inside the Huaiwang Mansion, everything is also improving.

In the past few months, Zhan Kaiyang has occasionally been selected by Li Fengming, and Chun Yudai has taught and supervised him without concealment, and his progress can be described as rapid.

When he gradually acted in an orderly manner, Xiao Mingche also began to let go of his prejudice and "dislike" him, and began to entrust him with important tasks, which can be regarded as really relying on him as an arm.

With Cen Jiashu and others entering the house, Xiao Mingche is even more powerful.

Everything was ready, and various matters such as "improving the relevant system of the Huaiwang Mansion", "further strengthening the strength", "seeking progress while maintaining stability, and launching an impact on the court pattern" were quickly put on the agenda.

If a person's luck goes well, the whole person will change rapidly in all aspects.

In the many years he has been there, Xiao Mingche has not had the opportunity to get in touch with the affairs related to the real power of the court at all, and occasionally something suddenly happens, so he can only deal with it clumsily.

It's different now.

He encounters many emergencies every day and has to face many different people. Pile by pile, bit by bit, for him are tempered and carved.

The growth rate of people in practice is amazing, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "a thousand miles a day".

Xiao Mingche is like a piece of jade, this day is in the water and fire, and after thousands of knives, he soon reveals a dazzling brilliance that even he didn't expect.

At present, talents and opportunities are pouring in to him one after another, and he is no longer overstretched, so he does not have to be passive and defensive everywhere, and has enough manpower and resources to lay out in advance.

He was suddenly busier than ever, more purposeful and energetic than ever.

Dealing with people outside, sleeping with think tanks at night, without the slightest fatigue.

It seems that the second pulse of Ren and Du has suddenly been opened, and his wisdom and mind have risen rapidly, and he has gradually become more comfortable in controlling the situation.

Li Fengming watched his remarkable and rapid changes, and became quieter and quieter day by day in relief.

By the beginning of August, Xiao Mingche finally vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Because he was about to go to the south to take up his post, there were too many things to prepare in the prefecture, so he has been overly busy lately, and sometimes even busy day and night.

For a long time, he could only see Li Fengming when he drank and took medicine every day.

He didn't know what Li Fengming was busy with, but he knew that this woman rarely appeared in front of him recently, except for supervising him to drink medicine and patiently applying scarring and muscle-building ointment for him, and she wouldn't take the initiative to ask about him.

Listening to Zhan Kaiyang, she would even go through the side door when she left the mansion, trying to avoid contact with the retainers and staff of the former mansion.

If it is an ordinary princess of Qi, this kind of consciousness and proportionality is extremely decent and reasonable.

But she is Li Fengming, and this kind of behavior is very abnormal if it is placed on her.

The more Xiao Mingche thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and he didn't drink it immediately, but looked directly at Li Fengming, who was smiling and groaning in front of him. "Why haven't you left me alone lately?"

Li Fengming raised his eyebrows gently, "If I don't care about you, what are you holding in your hand at the moment?" ”

"It's not about this," Xiao Mingche was a little sullen, "I'm going to the south soon, aren't you worried that I'm going to make a mistake in my busy schedule and not make a thorough plan for the affairs in the house?" ”

"You have your own way of doing things, and I'm not right about everything. Now that you have a fixed mind, if I talk too much, it will be easy to disturb your thoughts. ”

No two brains are the same, and there is not only one solution to many things.

Xiao Mingche can move forward steadily on his own, so she doesn't have to force him to follow her path every step of the way.

She believed that in the near future, he would be so strong that he would not need her at all. Even, her existence will become a kind of obstacle and constraint for him.

Just like her parents.

The former Emperor Wei was just a down-and-out prince who was assigned to the county of Kuhan Prefecture, and he had nothing but his wife.

At that time, he also held his wife's hand tightly, like holding a warm and firm driftwood.

Later, the hand that once gave him warmth and strength became a shackle in his heart.

What was indispensable in the past is true, and what is in the throat is also true.

Li Fengming has always been very sober.

She understands that people's minds and perceptions will change with changing circumstances, so she never thought of going to the same level as her parents with Xiao Mingche.

In the early morning of the seventh day of the eighth month, before dawn, Uncle Jiang had already packed up for Xiao Mingche, and the civil and military officials who accompanied him were also waiting outside the mansion.

But Xiao Mingche has not been seen for a long time.

Of course, people outside would not know that from Yin Shi to the present, Xiao Mingche has been in and out of Li Fengming's bedroom door more than a dozen times.

Li Fengming, who was overwhelmed, knelt sideways in the tent, his hair was scattered, and he was impetuous.

Tomorrow morning, she said that she would not send her off today.

Eighteen miles away from each other? That kind of lingering and sad scene is really not suitable for her and Xiao Mingche.

Besides, he just went to work, not to fight, what kind of sad atmosphere did he have? Flat white touch mold head.

When talking about this a few days ago, Xiao Mingche agreed, and the two happily reached a consensus.

But when the day came, he was not happy at all.

Li Fengming's eyes widened with sleepy eyes, and he turned back to the person standing in front of the bed angrily.

"I forgot to take Peiyu on my last trip, and I forgot to hand over the gold seal to me on my last trip, why did I forget it this time?"

Xiao Mingche was condescending, looking down at her expressionlessly, "I forgot to bring a very important piece of luggage." ”

"Your luggage was personally ordered by Uncle Jiang, and it must be all in the carriage at this time," Li Fengming frowned, "Besides, even if you forget any luggage, it should be in the North Courtyard." What are you running to me? ”

"My most important luggage is not in the North Courtyard."

Xiao Mingche said, suddenly bent down, pulled the quilt to wrap her, and walked away.

Li Fengming, who suddenly turned around, hurriedly wrapped his arms around his neck, "What are you crazy about?" ”

"I've thought about it, it's better to take you with me." Xiao Mingche stopped and turned his head to look at her confidently.

She turned her head and glared at him with disgust, "Proper ghost." The southern border of your family may fight at any time, and the son of a daughter can't sit down, do you understand? I'm worth a lot of money. ”

Xiao Mingche understands the reason, but he is reluctant to separate.

Seeing that he was still stiff and motionless, Li Fengming grabbed his shoulders, straightened his waist and back, and dropped a light kiss on his lips. "Put me back and let's go."

She believes that Xiao Mingche's reluctance at this moment is from the bottom of her heart.

This man has not had many things since he was a child. In the past six months, the two have more or less relied on each other, so he is reluctant.

But he will have a lot of things in the future that he can't even think of now.

Will meet a lot of people and get more good.

He will soon be able to get used to the absence of Li Fengming by his side.

Just like in the last month or so, the two of them have been in the same house, but in fact, they are busy with each other, and there are only a handful of times when they are alone.

He's still alive and well, and it doesn't make much of a difference. Isn't it?

Xiao Mingche carried her on his back, slowly paced back to the bed, and put her back on the bed.

He had a cold face, but his movements were very gentle, like holding a porcelain doll, and he handled it gently.

Li Fengming knelt on the bed, looked up at him with a smile, and said in a gentle voice, "Go." Do what you have to do and do what you want. Wait until winter to come back and you'll be completely different. ”

If all goes well, Xiao Mingche, the king of Huai at that time, will be the most high-profile emerging force in the Qi court; It will also be a hero in the hearts of the girls of the whole Yongjing City and even the entire Qi country.

Xiao Mingche leaned over and approached her, the tip of his nose gently touching her, "At that time, will you pick me up outside the city gate?" ”

Li Fengming closed his eyes and chuckled, "Don't worry." There will definitely be a lot of people going to pick you up then. ”

She wasn't sure if she was still in Yongjing at that time.

But she was sure that on the day Xiao Mingche came back, there would be ten miles of flowers outside the city gate, and even the wind and snow could not stop countless smiling faces blooming for him.

"I don't care about anyone else, I want you to pick me up." There was a bit of stubbornness in his voice, as if he had to make a promise.

Li Fengming opened a smile helplessly, and said, "If I didn't pick you up, would you still not be able to enter the city?" ”

"Yes," he said, looking down and biting her lip slightly, his voice trembling slightly, "I have to see you to find my way home." ”

Li Fengming held his entangled deep kiss, but did not answer him half a word.

She heard it, but she didn't believe it.

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