There was a rare wavering and confusion in Leng Qingji's always indifferent expression, but only for a moment. She recalled that when Mu Churan ascended the throne at the age of ten, King An died on the battlefield in his early years, and although he was in the middle palace in the palace, he was actually isolated. The crown prince and the prince have been in control of the government for many years, and they have coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes. Seeing that Taifu's eyes were greedy day by day, it seemed that he was no longer satisfied with taking advantage of the young emperor, but he was limited to the name of rebellion and did not dare to take action.

In those days, every day I spent myself in fear, every day I was afraid that Ran'er would have any accidents under the hands of Taifu, and every day I hugged the little Wan'er tightly and couldn't sleep at night. She didn't want to live like that again, and now she didn't allow anyone to pose a threat to the royal family, not even a little.

This Xiao He, who looks so much like that person, doesn't seem to be as easy to deal with as he imagined. But what's the matter, it's a very simple thing to kill a person, the question is just how to die, sudden death with illness, or ...... It makes no difference if you are convicted for something, it's just that you spend time listening to the play.

Qingwan's seventeenth birthday is coming, and I want to celebrate her this year.

She seemed to be satisfied with the noble power in her hands, rubbed her tired eyes, and fell asleep on the phoenix bed with her eyes closed.

The level of Yichun Lake outside the Chaolu Hall is flat, and it seems that it is constantly washing away the charges for this noble palace.

Another few days passed.

In the past few days, Xiao He has been taking medicine every day, plus Duan Shizi has been visiting late at night from time to time, and he has recovered well. Since the wound is almost healed, it is time to go to the court.

At dawn that day, Xiao He took out his court clothes and changed them carefully. The person in the mirror looks the same, so there shouldn't be any trouble. The beautiful people walked to the palace in the morning light.

The early morning market has just finished the late night feast, and before I open my eyes, the pavilions in the morning light seem quiet and quiet. The early merchant ships on the Dingbei River came and went, and everything was in order.

Xiao He likes this scene of national peace and security, and her father also hoped to see prosperity and prosperity the most during his lifetime, which is the wish she and her father share. She disguised herself as a man for many years, hiding her intentions, and did not want to set off a storm in the prosperous world, which led to wars and displacements of people. What she Xiao He has always disliked is just the person who plays with power on the throne.

The ministers saw Xiao He, who had not seen him for a few days, and stood in the morning sun in autumn and briefly greeted him for a while.

Only then did Xiao He know that in the days when she was on leave, the court and the Chinese were talking about one thing.

Princess Mu Qingwan's seventeenth birthday is approaching. The queen mother meant to give this princess on the tip of her heart a good celebration. Mu Churan felt that traveling south was a good idea, not only to celebrate the princess's birthday, take the queen mother to relax, but also to inspect the local policies and people's feelings, so he intentionally or unintentionally mentioned the plan to prepare for the south trip a few days ago.

At this time, the early dynasty had not yet begun, and the ministers waiting under His Royal Highness Qinzheng were discussing.

"I heard that His Majesty seems to have plans to travel recently, but this season is a little cooler, autumn has always been short, I'm afraid that it will snow in dozens of days. Let's persuade Your Majesty to take care of the dragon body and urge him to take more concubines. Lord Liu looked very anxious for the emperor, and sighed several times. Several ministers felt that it made sense, and nodded at each other.

Xiao He sneered in his heart, heh-this Liu Shenming native of the imperial capital, always thought that the whole world was the same as the imperial capital, didn't he feel that the amount of silver and grain allocated by His Majesty was too huge to write to the emperor a while ago, and was scolded by His Majesty, it seems that he didn't wake up, and he can't grow a wisdom if he eats a trench. Presumably, if it weren't for the shadow left by his ancestors, he wouldn't have been able to set foot in this palace of diligence.

"Huh? You can't blame Lord Liu for worrying about the emperor, after all, you are a subject born in the imperial capital and raised at the feet of the Son of Heaven. A young general next to him said with a smile, his voice was very clear, like the landscape of Guangling, and for a while everyone looked back at him, looking forward to his next words.

He was not in a hurry, he slowly stepped forward and saluted everyone before he spoke: "I was only transferred to the imperial capital recently, and I have been working outside before. I have been to Saibei, where snow flies in August, and I have also lived in low-lying and humid Zhuyang. I have always felt that my Dayin water and soil style is like this, the spring and autumn are short and the winter and summer are long, until the first two years in Jiuzhou. When he mentioned Jiuzhou, his expression was particularly yearning, such a person has walked through thousands of rivers and mountains, and in the end, he can still have blue eyes on a place, which makes Xiao He very curious about that place.

Jiuzhou is located at the throat of the two mountains, has the name of the first state of the frontier, the strategic position is important, and because there are three important cities in front of it, Huaizuo, Qingchi, and Gui'an, so it is particularly stable. The folk customs there are simple, the climate is like spring all year round, the wax moon does not fly snow, and there are still lotus flowers in October. Counting the situation of September now, it is the time when Jiuzhou is in full style. Although he is a military general, he obviously has poetry and books in his belly, and he does not have the pedantry of civil officials, and he is full of spirit and makes people fascinated.

Maybe it's his convincing temperament that adds points to him, or maybe the yearning between his words is empathetic. These words won the nods of many officials, and Xiao He was also among them.

At first glance, this young man is no more than twenty-four or five years old, but he already has so much experience, and he is neither humble nor arrogant in doing things, which makes Xiao He look at him a little differently among the traditional ministers.

The man seemed to feel Xiao He's gaze and smiled back. Before Xiao He could say anything to ask for his name, he heard Gonggong Liu shouting "Shang Dynasty", and this low-key greeting was opened with the prelude to the early dynasty.

On the Qinzheng Palace, Mu Churan, who was sitting in a high position, was dressed in a bright yellow robe, as majestic and solemn as before. The officials were orderly and respectful.

Sure enough, Mu Churan mentioned the matter of Nanyou and asked everyone Aiqing what their opinions were.

This time, the court can explode the pot. There are stubborn and conservative, saying that His Majesty's dragon body is important, and it is too tiring to travel south, so it is recommended not to go; There are also ministers who are more open-minded, influenced by the discussion in the early court, saying that the visit is a good opportunity to observe the people's feelings, and His Majesty should not miss it; There is also an opportunity to persuade His Majesty to choose a concubine...... Xiao He was dizzy when he heard them arguing, but he didn't participate. Glancing at the young general through the heavy figures, coincidentally, he was also out of the way. I obviously have a great place to go, but I still don't wade into this troubled water, what kind of person is this? Xiao He became more and more curious.

Mu Churan let the minister discuss, he was not annoyed, his fingers lightly buckled the gilded armrests of the dragon chair, knocked on it again and again, and quietly watched everyone from the high position.

When the ministers quieted down, he asked a few people, but did not ask the general.

Several ministers disagreed. But the reasons given by each were very clear, and Mu Churan nodded lightly every time he heard the opinions of one. He swept the hall and directly ordered Xiao He, who came to the court today.

"Xiao Aiqing, what do you think?" Mu Churan smiled on his lips, quite a bit of trouble for Xiao He.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has been at home for several days on leave, and he has never been to the court, and he does not dare to speak without authorization, which will add to His Majesty's worries."

As if he knew that Xiao He would answer like this early in the morning, Mu Churan didn't blame anything, and also condoled Xiao He a few words.

No one in the entire court said anything about the matter of Nanyou, Mu Churan closed his eyes and raised his hand, and was about to dismiss the ministers.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a word."

Mu Churan seemed to have been facing a group of old ministers who were about to die for too long, and when he heard this, he was immediately inspired by the slight sound of the sword in this sound. When he raised his eyes, he saw a young man in his twenties standing tall and tall, with a little military spirit around him, which was exactly the characteristic of a general who came out of the barracks. What is surprising is that this person's eyebrows and eyes are not very sharp, and there is a little bit of Wuyue landscape scenery like his voice, gentle and atmospheric.

These contradictory traits are concentrated in one person, and they make him look very comfortable.

Mu Churan smiled and nodded, motioning for him to continue.

"I beg Your Majesty to travel south." As soon as these words came out, the ministers waited and watched. Others are suggesting or not suggesting, so there is room for speech, and you don't have to bear any consequences. This one is good, and directly implore His Majesty to travel south. This sentence also made Xiao He's interest in this general even stronger.

Mu Churan's expression remained unchanged, waiting for him to continue.

"I beg your majesty to take a look at the great rivers and mountains of my Great Yin Kingdom, take a look at the Heqing Haiyan under our political clarity, and look at the splendid thousands of miles under the rule of the wise monarchs before you and you."

Mu Churan hid a little smile in his eyes, and he suddenly admired this young man very much. Probably newly promoted, he looked a little surprised, and asked Gonggong Liu sideways, only to know his name - Ji Changge, twenty-four years old, a third-grade general, transferred from the Jiuzhou garrison. Mu Churan suddenly felt that there was something like his name, very elegant and elegant.

"Where does Ji Aiqing think we can go?" Even though Mu Churan was a little happy in his heart, his face was still light.

Ji Changge smiled slightly, as if he had seen the beauty of Jiuzhou.

"Huaiqing returns to Anshan River, lotus seeds thousands of miles of Jiuzhou song".

After he mentioned this, Mu Churan remembered this small place with a slight name.

I heard that Jiuzhou is a good place. It is protected by the fortress of three cities in front of it, and it is backed by Langshui, which is in the same vein as the source of the North River in Zhongding, the imperial capital. Due to the mountains between the two sides of the strait, there are quite a few checkpoints and throats. The climate is completely different from the spring and autumn and the long winter and summer in the imperial capital, and the four seasons are pleasant and comfortable. One side of the water and soil supports the other side of the people, and the people's sentiments are very simple.

Mu Churan thought about it a little, and then glanced at the ministers.

Xiao He saw his expression and immediately understood his meaning, and went out to speak.