Liu Honglu saw the ceremony and said, "Just now, the people from the prison and Dali Temple have come to see it." Judging from the situation at the scene of the fire, it really does not look like someone maliciously set the fire. Otherwise, it wouldn't have burned from such an obvious place. ”

"Where did it burn from?" Xiao Yunhe asked.

"It's kind of weird, too. Liu Honglu said with some confusion, "According to the research of the people who investigated the case of the Dali Temple and the craftsmen who will be the supervisors, the source of the fire should be ...... In the bedroom of the little queen of the East Female Country. Presumably she accidentally knocked over the candlestick. But it's better than someone setting fire to it, but fortunately there were no casualties. ”

"Hmm...... I see. Xiao Yunhe responded casually, muttered in his heart for a while, and then said to Liu Honglu, "In this way, after dawn, you arrange a few carriages to send all the ministers of the Dongnu Kingdom to my mansion." ”

"Yes—" Liu Honglu carefully bowed and agreed.

Xiao Yunhe took people away and prepared to go home, it seems that it was indeed a false alarm, not some kind of anti-party fun. When Xiao Yunhe took a few steps, that Liu Honglu couldn't help but laugh. He said to himself, "Sure enough...... What a amorous boy is provoking a flirtatious man!"

It happened that Gao Gu walked past him, glared at him with a cold face, and said in a deep voice, "What did you say?"

When Liu Honglu saw Gao Gu's fierce and vicious appearance, he was immediately shocked and muttered, "No, nothing." ”

Gao Gu snorted disdainfully, quickly pulled out the handle of the knife with his right hand and pulled it out, and quickly stabbed it back into the scabbard, making a dull clang. said in a low voice: "Dare to chew your tongue behind your back again, be careful of the ruthlessness of the military master's knife!"

Liu Honglu was so frightened that he bulleted all over his body, and promised again and again: "Yes, yes!"

Gao Gu sneered and strode away. Frightened, cold sweat broke out on Liu Honglu's forehead, and he muttered to himself: It's better not to talk too much about these people's affairs. It doesn't matter how amorous he is. I didn't mess with my wife and concubine......

Xiao Yunhe returned to the mansion and told Ju Wenzhen to send someone to clean up the cross-courtyard of the West Wing, and there would be guests living in later, and let the cooks start arranging the next table of banquets. After tossing and turning for half the night without sleeping, Xiao Yunhe returned to his room and lay down on the couch for a short rest.

Just squinted his eyes for a while, but he heard a voice from outside the house, and it was very rough: "Ju Wenzhen, are you up?"

This voice is so familiar! Xiao Yunhe woke up suddenly: Isn't this Chu Yan?!

But I heard Ju Wenzhen outside say: "There was a fire in the imperial city last night, and the adults went out to be busy for half a night, and they came back at dawn." Didn't you just lie down for a while? ”

Xiao Yunhe was afraid that Chu Yan would leave. immediately pushed open the door and walked out and called, "Chu Yan, I'm here." "But I see it. There were three of them standing together.

Chu Yan was also a little happy when he saw Xiao Yunhe. Strode towards this side and said in a loud voice: "Look, my lord, who is here?"

"Li Huaiguang?!" Xiao Yunhe saw clearly at this time, and it was Li Sheng and Li Huaiguang who were following Chu Yan of Niu Gao Ma Dadi, so he happily greeted him, "Brother Huaiguang, are your injuries healed?"

Li Huaiguang also seemed to be in good spirits, and laughed with a red face: "Thank you for your blessing." I'm healed from this old bone. Your Excellency has been promoted to the Order of Shangshu, but Your Majesty has not yet come to congratulate you! Your Excellency is not strange, not strange!"

Xiao Yunhe laughed. He also greeted Li and said to the three of them: "As soon as this battle is over, I will be bored at home with nothing to do." You three have no conscience, and you only came to see me at this time—I didn't say anything, I have to get drunk today and not go home!"

"Okay!" The three generals happily agreed together, and were invited by Xiao Yunhe to the tearoom in the main hall. The maids and servants immediately served refreshments, and the four of them sat down in front of the low table and chatted.

Li Huaiguang seemed to be in high spirits today, and said happily: "I have been recuperating in Gaoling for such a long time, and I am really about to suffocate. I didn't even catch up with such a big battle to recover the country, which is really the biggest regret in my life. I heard the old garlic head say that in that battle, Lord Han took the lead and was unstoppable, fighting to capture the Xuanwu Gate, and then slashing Zhu Zhu. It makes my hands itch, haha! If I can participate in this big battle side by side with adults, how much will it be!"

Li Sheng also laughed, anyway, there were no outsiders present, he said directly: "I still don't understand how the adults got into the Xuanwu Gate out of nowhere. To be honest, before the Xuanwu Gate opened, I really felt a little up and down in my heart. If you want to capture the Xuanwu Gate in a short period of time with 5,000 divine troops, it is almost impossible. But at this moment, the Xuanwu Gate opened. King Han led more than 20 warriors to fight bloodily, and he was really invincible with one block!"

Chu Yan was also puzzled all the time, and then he also asked: "Yes, my lord, I was also very puzzled for a while, how did my lord enter the Xuanwu Gate?"

Xiao Yunhe smiled and said, "Didn't you see that I was wearing rebel armor at the time? This is a bit of a long story, anyway, I was also in the dark." In any case, you have all contributed to the success of this great battle to recover the imperial capital in such a short period of time! I just did some opportunistic things. ”

When the three of them heard that he was reluctant to talk about it directly, they didn't ask any more questions, and they all laughed for a while and diverted the topic.

Xiao Yunhe said to Li Sheng and Chu Yan: "You two are now prime ministers of every day, why do you have time to come to my mansion today?"

Li Sheng laughed: "Don't make fun of us, adults. In fact, we have wanted to come here for a long time, but in the past few days, the imperial court has re-established all kinds of things to do, and we are really busy. Didn't there be a fire in Honglu Temple yesterday night? His Majesty the Emperor may have been frightened and didn't sleep well, so he didn't have to go to court today. It just so happened that Brother Huaiguang came, so they made an appointment to visit the adults together. ”

"You don't have to go to court today?" Xiao Yunhe didn't bother to scold the old man's bastard, smiled and said, "It's just right, I didn't sleep well yesterday, so I'll have a good rest at home today." By the way, is there any major incident in Li Sifang's territory? You and Chu Yan are from martial arts, and when you get to the cabinet department, you should be in charge of handling it, right?"

"Don't talk about it, my lord, there really is something. Chu Yan said, "When Zhu Zhu rebelled, Wang Wujun, Li Na, Zhu Tao, and Tian Yue from Hebei rebelled against Tang and became kings. In addition, Li Xilie, the commander of Caizhou in Huaixi, also reversed, falsely claimed to be the Emperor of Chu, and captured Bianzhou and approached the eastern capital. Due to the fall of Bianzhou, navigation on the Grand Canal was obstructed. Li Xilie's occupation of this place is equivalent to choking the throat of the Great Qi Imperial Court!"

Xiao Yunhe felt a little wrong, twisted his eyebrows and nodded, "Indeed." The geographical location of Bianzhou is quite important, and it is a key point of the Grand Canal. Li Xilie has occupied this place, and it is difficult to transport the grain tax and various materials collected from the Jianghuai area this year to the national capital. The autumn harvest has just been completed, and all the prefectures and counties must be preparing to pay taxes and grain to the imperial court. If there is no shipping...... It's really worrying!"

Li Sheng paused and said, "My lord, do you still remember the Duke Xuanqing who took the initiative to ask for guilt when he was in Fengtian?"

Xiao Yunhe said, "Of course I remember. "This Li Mian is the great-grandson of Taizong Xiao Yunhe, but now he is the highest person in the Li family, and even the emperor can only respect him as 'Xuanqing Gong', Xiao Yunhe is still more impressed by him. And that person is also a general's mentor.

Li Sheng continued: "Two days ago, Duke Xuanqing went to see the emperor, asked for meritorious service, and went to recover Bianzhou. ”

"Oh?" Xiao Yunhe asked. "The result?"

Li Sheng sighed lightly and said, "The emperor didn't let the prime ministers of our cabinet consult, so he decided right now not to send troops to recover Bianzhou. Because...... At present, the shape of Guanzhong is preliminary, and the emperor is worried that there will be some kind of chaos again. Therefore, just a few edicts were issued, and the neighboring Jiedu envoys were asked to lead the troops to recover. ”

Xiao Yunhe's heart was depressed again: this bastard old man, I'm afraid he was really scared by Zhu Jun. The national capital already has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. But he wanted to hold him by his side and 'escort', and refused to send Wang Shi to recover such an important choke point. Let the approaching festival envoy lead the army to recruit and suppress, but the court has no sincerity at all, why should people give you their lives......? It's infuriating!

Li Sheng saw that Xiao Yunhe was a little unhappy, and immediately said with relief: "Don't worry, adults. As far as I know, the king of Nanchong County, the history of Qizhou Thorn and the festival all know the soldiers and horses - Yi Shen. Troops should be sent. I have met this man a few times, he is a fierce general, and he has always been loyal. ”

"Yi Shen?" Xiao Yunhe was a little relieved and nodded.

"However, the biggest trouble at the moment is not Bianzhou. Chu Yan said again, "The imperial capital of the Zhuzhu Rebellion was lost, and Tubo has been eager to take advantage of the fire to rob. At the moment, they have gathered tens of thousands of troops on the border line. Fortunately, the adults recovered the imperial capital in a lightning flash, otherwise the result would be really hard to say. But. Due to the aid to the capital, the border military towns in Fengxiang, Linjing, and Shuofang. It's relatively empty. So, for now, these places are just fighting together. It's bound to be tight. ”

"Tubo ......" Xiao Yunhe took a long breath, felt a pang of anger in his chest, and said, "Isn't it enough for him to occupy my Great Qi's Hexi Longyou? These people have always coveted the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and rich products of our Central Plains. At present, the national capital is also peaceful. It is supposed to send troops to these places to resist the Tibetans. ”

Li Huaiguang listened to it for a long time. At this time, he said a little depressedly: "My lord, tomorrow I will go to see the emperor and ask to return to Shuofang Jiedu with the Shuofang army." I see that he Tubo dares to spread wild on my territory, and he is allowed to die one by one, and die a pair of pairs!"

"Hmm......" Xiao Yunhe groaned for a moment, which could be regarded as an expression of agreement. However, he also thought of another question in his heart: When I persuaded Li Huaiguang to surrender, the biggest purpose was to take a fancy to the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, but at the same time, I also wanted him to join the board of directors of the dynasty and balance Lu Sheng and others. If he is allowed to leave, it will be a big weakening of my strength...... But at the moment, there is no way to do it. Even if I want to engage in party strife, I can't miss state affairs, this is the minimum bottom line.

At the same time, Li Sheng and Chu Yan also thought of this question and were silent. Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, Li Huaiguang said a little angrily: "What, you don't approve?"

Li Sheng said: "Brother Huaiguang wants to go to Shuofang, which is very suitable for both reason and reason. Merely...... As soon as you leave, King Han will have one less right-hand man by his side. Haven't you thought about it?"

"It doesn't matter. Xiao Yunhe waved his hand and said, "State affairs are important, Brother Huaiguang should still go to Shuofang to sit in town." I am a prince, I have my own duty, and I can't delay national affairs because of some selfish thoughts. ”

As soon as Xiao Yunhe said this, the three of them understood a little: what he meant was nothing more than to say that a prince of mine was surrounded by so many cronies and generals, which aroused suspicion.

"What about Linjing and Fengxiang?" Chu Yan, as the prime minister, also asked about Xiao Yunhe's meaning at this time, "Linjing is the gateway to the national capital, and Fengxiang is a place where soldiers must fight for the border between Jiannan Road and Tubo. These two places should not be neglected either!"

Xiao Yunhe glanced at Chu Yan and said, "Then what do you mean?"

"Tell the truth. Chu Yan frowned and said, "I want to go to Fengxiang, and at the same time build yì Li to guard Linjing." But if both of me are gone at the same time, there will be no one to use in the court. ”

Li Huaiguang immediately became a little angry, and shouted angrily: "Why do you know the result like this? You two, of course you can't go." I am already a prime minister, how can I still think of leading troops to fight like me, a martial artist? Isn't what you do in the court more important than leading troops to charge into battle? At present, most of the people in this court are traitors who are showing their teeth and claws. If you leave, you're going to be in a mess!"

Xiao Yunhe waved his hand, signaled Li Huaiguang not to quarrel, and pondered in his heart: It seems that the current Daqi is really eventful, and the wind and rain are not peaceful...... What can I think of that will not weaken the power around me, but also make the border worry-free?

Xiao Yunhe frowned lightly and fell into deep thought. Chu Yan and Li and the other three were discussing in a low voice, all thinking of a solution to the problem. At this moment, there was a sound of carriages and horses at the gate of the palace, and Ju Wenzhen also ran in to report, saying that the envoys of the Eastern Women's Kingdom had arrived at the mansion.

Li Sheng immediately said: "My lord hasn't rested all night, and now there are guests again, so please leave first." Chu Yan and Li Huaiguang also meant the same thing.

Xiao Yunhe said, "It's okay. I'll go out to meet the guests and let Ju Wenzhen deal with it. The four of us finally got together, and we couldn't just disperse, so we had to have a few drinks. ”

The three of them smiled and agreed, and Xiao Yunhe walked out of the tea room and came to the palace compound. As soon as the little queen and the others got out of the carriage and walked into the courtyard, they heard Tang Zidi chirping from a distance: "Wow, what a good place! It's much stronger than the tattered Honglu Temple. ”

Xiao Yunhe greeted him with a smile, and the little queen and the others hurriedly saluted. Xiao Yunhe said to the little queen: "Bin, you haven't rested all night, go to the West Chamber, settle down in the courtyard first, and I'll let the chief eunuch in the palace be responsible for your diet and daily life." Take a short break, and then wash the dust for you and sort out the rest of the trivial matters. ”

The little queen was still wearing a veil, and her bright eyes made people feel that she was smiling, and said quietly: "One qiē is all taken by the Han King District." There is a lot of annoyance. What a shame. ”

Xiao Yunhe smiled slightly, and asked Ju Wenzhen to take these people to the West Chamber. When he returned to the main hall tearoom, Li Huaiguang had a strange smile on his face, and leaned over to Xiao Yunhe's side and whispered: "Beautiful, stunning! Where did you find such a woman?"

Xiao Yunhe smiled: "What nonsense! Last night, the Honglu Temple caught fire, and it happened to burn down their house and there was no place to live, so I invited people to live in my house. ”

Li Sheng also laughed: "Brother Huaiguang's biggest hobby in life is beauty. As long as you see a beautiful woman, the whole person will be revealed. ”

"Old garlic. Do you want to do it, as if you don't like it?" Li Huaiguang sneered, "Didn't you just say that that hot little girl is simply a natural stunner?"

Chu Yan on the side also laughed: "You two are not ashamed, you talk about these boring things-uh." However, I am much more discerning than you. Although the maid is good, I said it before the female envoy entered the hospital, and she is definitely the best in the world. Although we can't see her clearly when she is wearing a veil, you ask King Han, is this the case?"

Xiao Yunhe couldn't help laughing: "You guys, you are all prime ministers and great fathers, thinking about these things, and you are not afraid of people laughing when you say it." Let's start with it, don't go out and spread it. This envoy of the East Lady Country...... Ahem, I don't think anything about it. ”

Li Huaiguang immediately laughed: "Look." Look. As soon as King Han said this, he swallowed and vomited, obviously being a thief with a weak heart! How can there be a bad man. How can there be a teenager who is not romantic. Han Wang is a young hero, what's the big deal about getting a beautiful woman around. But...... I, Li Huaiguang, have hunted countless charms in my life. I've never seen such a peugeot beauty. Even that little attendant is a masterpiece, so you can imagine how beautiful that envoy is. ”

Everyone laughed. Xiao Yunhe smiled helplessly: "That's not a little follower or a little maid, she is the daughter of the queen of the Eastern Women's Kingdom, and she is also a female official." Counting the seniority, it is not much lower than the prime minister. That envoy is the little queen of the East Woman Kingdom. Come on. Don't talk about this, serve the wine. Let's have a few drinks. ”

Anyway, the eating and sleeping of the Dongnu Kingdom and his party were arranged by Ju Wenzhen, and they also tossed for a night to rest, Xiao Yunhe didn't think about what to say to him, and let go of his temperament and drank with Li Sheng and the others. A meal of wine was drunk for an hour or two, until noon. Li Huaiguang drank the most anxious and fierce, drunk to the point that he was not human and was about to talk nonsense, and he also shouted that he wanted to go to the West Wing Courtyard to see the 'stunning beauty'. Xiao Yunhe had no choice but to ask Chu Yan to send him back.

After drinking some wine, Xiao Yunhe's spirit was much better. Among the three of them, he always felt that Li and himself were more close to each other and could have some common topics. So he asked him to stay and offered two cups of tea.

"Brother Sheng. Xiao Yunhe gave Li an affectionate title, which made him a little flattered for a while, "I think you are more than 20 years older than me, and you should have been called 'uncle'." You wouldn't mind if I called you that, would you?"

"What are you talking about, my lord?" Li Sheng said with some trepidation, "Your Excellency is approachable in front of our subordinates. Being able to make year-old friends with young heroes like adults is really a blessing in Li Sheng's life. It's just that Li is ashamed, has no virtue and no talent, and I'm afraid that he can't afford the honorific title of adult. ”

"Brother Sheng doesn't have to be too humble. Xiao Yunhe smiled and said, "Brother Sheng's martial arts talent, no one in this dynasty can match it." What's more, compared to Chu Yan and Li Huaiguang, you have a little more strategy and wisdom. If you want to say that the number one general in Daqi at the moment, it must be you. ”

Li Sheng hurriedly arched his hand and said in a panic: "How dare you be! There are people outside the sky, and Li will never dare to be the 'number one general of the Great Qi'." It is the young hero of the Han Dynasty, who is an all-round man in civil and military affairs, and is very suitable for this title. ”

"Haha!" Xiao Yunhe couldn't help laughing, "Okay, you and I don't have to be so polite and brag to each other." Remember the first time my brother met me on the battlefield?"

"Exactly. Li also laughed, "It's not a secret, your subordinates have heard of the name of King Han before. But I never thought that King Han still had that good martial arts. His Majesty was really shocked at that time. ”

Xiao Yunhe smiled generously and said, "It seems that Brother Sheng is also a straightforward and sincere person. I remember when I finished fighting, you once asked me, there is a 'South Yan and North Return' marksmanship, where did I learn it, right?"

"Exactly. As soon as he said this, Li immediately became energetic, and his eyes were also shining.

Xiao Yunhe smiled slightly, got up and walked to the study on the side, took out a stack of paper manuscripts and put it in front of the low table where the two of them were sitting: "Brother Sheng, please take a look." ”

Li Sheng suspiciously picked up the paper manuscript that had been skewered into a book, flipped through a few pages, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "My lord, this is ?!......"

"That's right. Xiao Yunhe laughed.

Li Sheng became a little excited, nervously flipped through the pages one by one, and muttered: "Treasure, treasure! This is simply a peerless treasure that a martial artist can hardly find in his life! How did the adults get such treasures?"

"It was a very fortuitous chance. Xiao Yunhe smiled to himself and said calmly, "Actually, the original I got has been somewhat damaged. What Brother Sheng is seeing now is a transcript of what I personally wrote. I had limited qualifications, and I only learned one and a half of marksmanship. I believe that a top talent like my brother will definitely be able to learn all the art of war and martial arts in the codex. ”

"Ah——" Li Sheng was overjoyed, and couldn't help but exclaim, "What do you mean...... Do you want your subordinates to learn the art of war and martial arts in this codex?"

Xiao Yunhe chuckled: "Exactly." From today on, this "Medicine Master's Codex" is yours. ”

Li Sheng was suddenly extremely excited, and leaned down to give Xiao Yunhe a long bow: "Thank you, my lord! Your Majesty will study carefully and live up to your expectations!"

"Alright. It doesn't have to be so polite. Xiao Yunhe asked him to sit up, poured tea for the two of them with a relaxed expression, and said, "The sword is given to the hero." Brother Sheng got this codex, and it was also the will of God. ”

Li Sheng was already full of joy, holding the codex in both hands like a baby, and said seriously: "I miss my life Li Sheng, I love martial arts and the art of war." Now I have this "Medicine Master's Codex". I can say that I have fulfilled my lifelong wish and have no regrets since then. ”

Xiao Yunhe smiled and said, "Li Weigong is a rare genius in a hundred years. Part of his martial arts and art of war was learned from his maternal uncle Han Baohu, but more of it was realized by him after decades of using soldiers. Adapting to local conditions, being flexible, and elusive is the essence of his art of war. ”

"Your Excellency is right. Soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent. Being flexible and changeable is already the most profound and practical art of war. Your Majesty understands what your lord means. I will study this codex with all my heart. Li said with some regret, "The only pity is that I am old...... I don't know if I can comprehend the essence of the codex in my lifetime. ”

"Huh. It doesn't matter anymore. Xiao Yunhe smiled, "With my brother's intelligence." It is estimated that you will soon master the essentials. Moreover, the brother is old. And the son, the son is old, and the grandson. You can pass the Codex from generation to generation, and you may want to summarize your own tactics and strategies and write them into the Codex to pass on your wisdom to future generations. In this way, there will be countless Li Jing in Daqi. Wouldn't it be wonderful?!"

Li Sheng laughed loudly: "My lord's words are reasonable, and his words are reasonable! My sons are indeed similar to me, and they love martial arts and the art of war. Especially the second son Li Yu, although he is more than ten years old. At the end of that strand was even more fierce than I was back then, dancing knives, playing guns, riding horses and shooting arrows at home all day long. After His Majesty returned. must be carefully trained, and in the future, he will definitely live up to the high expectations of adults, and let this kid contribute to the big together!"

"Hehe!" Xiao Yunhe laughed happily.

Is the 'Li Yu' that Li Sheng said the second son? Xiao Yunhe thought silently in his heart a few times, and muttered: Well, he is only more than ten years old, I hope he can become a talent. I remember the name, I'll see.

The two chatted for a while, and Xiao Yunhe was a little tired. Li Sheng is a delicate person, so at this time, please take his leave, take the peerless treasure, and go home to study with joy.

Xiao Yunhe returned to the house, turned over and got into bed, and a smell of alcohol came up, and the person was a little groggy. In the half-drunk and half-awake fog, he seemed to see Li Jing smiling and talking to himself. He muttered to himself: "Brother Jing, I believe that your art of war and martial arts will have a successor." I hope that in the near future, there will be another figure like Brother Jing who will come out and turn the tide...... At present, the wind and rain are shaking like a building about to fall, and I really feel a little powerless, and it is difficult to support it alone. Are you free, come and help me? It's best to call Captain Chi Gong and Qin Shubao again...... Come, come......"

It was indeed a few more drinks, Xiao Yunhe slept until dusk, when he was dizzy and dry, and called several times to 'come', only then did a little eunuch run in in a hurry.

Xiao Yunhe glanced at him: "Where is Ju Wenzhen?"

The little eunuch timidly replied: "Lord Ju took some people to the place where the food was eaten to collect rent. Before leaving, he specially instructed the villain to serve the adults. "Ju Wenzhen, as the sixth product of the Han Palace, can be regarded as an official of Daqi. It's just that he is actually in charge of the ministry, and he can still manage things compared to Song Liangchen and Gao Gu of Wupin.

Xiao Yunhe turned over and sat up, and the little eunuch stepped forward to help him change his clothes and freshen up. Seeing that the year is approaching, after the autumn harvest, Ju Wenzhen takes people to collect rent, which is also one of the important ministries. Xiao Yunhe now has 2,800 households, and each household must pay grain, rice, silk and silk on time, and they must also perform hard labor.

It was dinner time, and Song Liangchen and Gao Gu went to the East Wing Courtyard to eat. There were only a few guards and eunuchs standing outside the door. Xiao Yunhe woke up with no appetite after a hangover, so he walked to the backyard alone and went to the gazebo to relax. The guzheng was still placed here, and he sat down to play it in a moment's excitement.

The repertoire is still "Mountains and Flowing Water". It was almost dusk, the remnant sun was like blood, and the autumn wind was sluggish, which was quite sad. Xiao Yunhe also had a lot of depression and incomprehension in his heart, and the tune played by his fingertips was also a little more melancholy and resentful.

Playing was in a hurry, and vaguely heard gentle footsteps behind him, Xiao Yunhe looked back and saw that it was the little queen.

She was still wearing the gold-silk robe and the milky white scarf, and she was walking towards the pavilion. Xiao Yunhe stopped playing the zither, got up and said, "Bin is resting well?"

The little queen folded her hands and bowed, and said lightly: "Thank you for your concern." Thank you for taking care of you, and you're fine. There is no one around, so adults might as well call me 'Moyi'. ”

Xiao Yunhe smiled slightly, noncommittal. After all, they don't know each other too well, and it always feels a little abrupt to call each other by name like this.

"My lord really played a good song. The little queen glanced at the zither on the stone table, and said with appreciation, "Although I am the daughter of Hu Man, I also know a thing or two about the music and rhythm of the Central Plains. What did you just play, but "Mountains and Flowing Water"?"

"Oh?" Xiao Yunhe felt a little surprised at this time, and couldn't help but sigh. What I played was a kind of "Mountains and Flowing Water" that had been lost, and it was not easy for this woman from a barbarian country to be able to hear it. He said: "That's right, it's "Mountains and Flowing Water". I don't know how you heard that?"

The little queen's jade-like fingers slowly stretched out, stroked it lightly in the guzheng, and made a clear sound, and then said lightly: "Adults don't know." In fact, if you want to count it, I also have Han blood in me. My father loved music when he was alive, and he played this song for me when he was young. Moreover, he also taught me to play with Changxiao. ”

"Really?" Xiao Yunhe couldn't help but be a little surprised. The song "Mountains and Flowing Water" requires some accomplishments to play well, and it is even more difficult to play. He said with a little excitement, "You wait. Then he ran back into the house and took out a jade stick.

"Why don't you play an ensemble?" Xiao Yunhe handed Yu Xiao to her and sent out an invitation. The little queen smiled indifferently, took Yu Xiao and said, "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

Xiao Yunhe sat down, pondered, plucked the strings, and played this song that he had admired for many years. After Xiao Yunhe started the tune, the melodious and deep Xiao sound played in his ears. The ethereal and ethereal notes, as if piercing through the void and falling from the sky, with an intoxicating rhythm, penetrated into Xiao Yunhe's heart. He had never heard anyone play the song "Mountains and Flowing Water" so elegantly and expressively with Xiao, because all along, this piece was only played on the piano and zheng. Now, Xiao Yunhe seemed to see the white river hanging high in front of him, and the light flowing water was floating down from the milky white clouds and peaks, and he felt comfortable and comfortable all over his body, as if his soul was purified by this fairy sound.

One kite and one Xiao, it is like a heavenly work, and the cooperation is not bad at all. As soon as the song was played, both of them stood at the same time, speechless. The sound of curling music drifted away in Xiao Xiao's autumn wind, but the two of them had ripples in their hearts.

They both seemed to read each other's mood and thoughts from each other's melody notes. Bosom friends are hard to find, but I didn't expect that fate arranged for them to meet by chance.

Xiao Yunhe has been fed up with loneliness these days, and at this time he can't help but feel a little excited in his heart, and said leisurely: "Thinking back then, Qin Yu Boya played the piano all his life, but he didn't get a confidant. Once in the mountains to play the piano, for the woodcutter Zhong Zi period to hear, said that his piano sound 'majestic ambition in the mountains, Yangyang ambition in the flowing water', since then the two have become bosom friends, "high mountains and flowing water" song has also been passed down, I am here today, to meet a bosom friend, really is a life of a little queen caress Yu Xiao, Yingying walked two steps, but also said with some emotion: "Since my father taught me this song, it is almost the first time to play in front of people." Because my people are not used to this kind of musical instrument of the Central Plains. To meet a bosom friend like King Han is also a blessing in my life. ”

"Your father, is he Han?" Xiao Yunhe couldn't help but be a little surprised. Doesn't the people of the Dongnu Kingdom know who their father is? Moreover, it is indeed a strange thing that a Han child can become a little queen in the Dongnu Kingdom.

"Yes. The little queen said lightly, "Actually, although I was born and raised in the East Woman Country, there is no trace of the blood of the East Woman Country in my blood. My mother was a descendant of the fallen aristocracy of Tuque. According to the custom of Dongnu Country from my mother's surname, my name should actually be 'Ashina Moyi'. ”

"Ashina?" This surname, Xiao Yunhe is too unfamiliar, the Khan nobles of Tuque are all this surname, he said with some surprise, "It turns out that you are a descendant of the grassland nobles?"

"Yes. The little queen smiled faintly and said, "I can't imagine it, my great-grandmother is the wife of the barbarian Viga Khan Ashnameryan. In the fourth year of Tianbao, she led her people to surrender to Daqi, and since then the Tuque Khanate has disappeared on the steppe and has been replaced by the Hui Khanate. After returning to the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong named my great-grandmother 'Mrs. Binguo'. It was about 40 years ago, and my mother had not even been born. ”

Xiao Yunhe listened with great interest, he didn't expect that this little queen of the East Girl Country would have such a complicated life experience. In his previous life, Xiao Yunhe had dealt with the barbarians for so many years, and later pacified the grassland and captured the barbarian Khan Ashnali. Not long after a young man, the barbarians rose again, but they completely withdrew from the stage of history at the hands of their great-great-grandson Li Longji. These sound like an illusion that the world is like a dream.

Xiao Yunhe wanted to ask the little queen's father again, but it was too rude to think about it like this, so he pressed it.

The little queen sat down at the stone table and continued: "Actually, none of this means anything to me, just legends and stories. Later, my mother met my father, and the two of them loved each other, but they fled the war to Nishikawa, and finally lived in the territory of Dongnu Province, where they have lived ever since. Then I was born, and I was the only one in my clan who lived with my parents. Although the people of Dongnu Country live in a wild land, the people there are very kind and simple. My parents helped them see doctors and taught them how to weave mulberry, and they were respected for that. When I was fourteen years old, I was elected to be a little bin. Unfortunately, in that year, both my parents died of illness......" At this point, the little queen's voice became a little muffled.

Xiao Yunhe clearly felt the sadness and depression in her heart. Such a woman with a bizarre background, but she is young and has too much responsibility and pressure. It is also conceivable that she has not had a good time in the years since she lost her parents. At present, due to the forced marriage of Tibet, he involuntarily fled to Daqi. He has no relatives in a remote land, but he still bears the burden of saving his people...... It's human, and it's a little breathless.

Xiao Yunhe persuaded softly: "Relax, you will get better." ”

The little queen nodded, showing a slightly embarrassed and embarrassed smile, and said, "My lord's forgiveness, I accidentally talked about unhappy things, and disturbed my lord's Yaxing." ”

Xiao Yunhe smiled generously: "Are we friends, it's normal to talk to each other." If there is anything, don't press it in your heart, so that people will be suffocated, and they will not be happy. ”

"Well...... "the little queen whispered, with gratitude on her face, "actually these things...... I never told anyone about it, but I often thought quietly in the dead of night. I don't know how it was today, but I can't help but think about it in front of adults, and I'm really ashamed. ”

The two sat in the gazebo and talked, and before they knew it, it was getting dark. In late autumn, it's a bit cold. The little queen was already cowering a little. Xiao Yunhe hurriedly draped a cloak on her and sent her back to the West Chamber.

Back in the room, the little queen was still lightly wrapped in the purple and blue cloak, which almost had the faint body temperature of the King of Han. She lay down on the bed, but her face was flushed with red water.

Xiao Yunhe returned to the main hall and was about to eat something to fill his stomach, but a sergeant ran in a little hastily, bowed to Xiao Yunhe and shouted in a panic: "My lord, it's not good!"