Trees & Veterans

Chang'an, there was a storm and snow, and when I woke up, it was like a pear blossom blooming all over the city.

In the cold Qianlong Palace, the Holy Emperor with unkind eyes sat on the cold dragon chair.

"The north is in an emergency, and the Northern Barbarian Front is complacent and the snow-capped mountains are being pushed forward fifty miles. ”

"The old general Xu Zhenwu led the army to resist and defeated the Shuofeng Division, but was attacked by the Shuohe Division, and the old general was very old and suffering from a vicious ......illness."

When the Holy Emperor saw this, he threw out the two urgent military information letters, and his palm fell on the armrest of the dragon chair, making a trembling sound.

Zhao Qingzhi lowered his head and saw the two battle reports fall at his feet, bent down to pick them up, and held them in both hands.

"What is this, why is this happening!" The Holy Emperor was like an angry lion, staring at Zhao Qingzhi deadly.

"Outside Chang'an City, there is an old tree that was crushed by the wind and snow last night. Zhao Qingzhi replied lightly, as if he was answering the question.

"It didn't collapse, but the branch bent down a little, and someone tied the branch with a rope and tried to bend it. ”

The Holy Emperor's eyes when he looked at Zhao Qingzhi at this time were full of disgust.

As a courtier, Zhao Qingzhi didn't seem to notice this change. Or should it be said that from the day he entered the Dragon Guard and gradually erected Fan Yu, he no longer thought about and cared about the king's intentions.

"Actually, no, the old tree bends down just to protect a small tree from the wind and snow. Back then, it was also sheltered. No one deliberately dragged him, and the old tree in Chang'an for decades was watched, and no one could bear to do that to it, and no one had the ability to force it. Except, the owner of the land at its feet. ”

The Holy Emperor looked at Zhao Qingzhi, the anger in his eyes gradually disappeared, his eyes lowered, and he no longer looked at Zhao Qingzhi.

Both of them understood that they were talking about trees, but they were referring to the old general who was guarding the frontier.

"Then can you make a move and head towards the snowy mountain? The Holy Emperor's tone softened, and it was clearly written in the battle report that the old general Xu Zhenwu had won a great victory, and the Northern Barbarians had invaded Tongzhou. There was nothing wrong with the front, if he didn't write the last sentence, the Holy Emperor would never have imagined that his courtiers would use this method to persecute him. Perhaps it should be said that this method was used to persecute the entire court.

"There is no offense against the barbarians!" Although it is only seven words, it represents the determination of those people to protect Xu Changan.

"Our name is 'Dragon Guard', and even when Xu Changan was in Tongzhou, his subordinates never sheltered him. This point, Your Majesty can investigate in detail, and the only time a little grandmaster was sent was because of Miss Fan Jiuxian. ”

The Holy Emperor's face darkened, and he understood what Zhao Qingzhi meant.

He glanced in the direction of the nine-storied tower, although the tower was now obscured by the Qianlong Palace. The

The emperor who opened up the Xuanyuan Holy Dynasty was like an old lion at this time, sitting on the throne weakly, with a hint of helplessness in his voice.

In fact, the Beiban only advanced a little, and he did not commit any crimes with the people, and besides, General Xu Zhenwu had won a big victory in the war against the Shuofeng Ministry, so he should not have had this kind of reaction.

The people are safe, and other battlefields are open up territory, but for him, these are not as good as that mountain, or even what is hidden on that mountain.

"Let's talk about it, what do you want me to do?" said the Holy Emperor weakly, in a high position, but there was a trace of sadness in his voice, if Hao Lianying and Fu Ziling were still there, how good it would be, at least there was a confidant. Now that the master and son are fighting for power, and his subordinates are not united, he has once again begun to dislike this seat.

"Resist with merit, let him go to Beiban, Your Majesty, you also know that he has a lot of relationship with the eldest prince of the Shuohe Department, if it is handled properly, it is not impossible to temporarily give up that mountain for some time!"

The Holy Emperor stood up, exuding a sharp aura all over his body, and he regained his kingly demeanor at this time, staring at Zhao Qingzhi condescendingly. Zhao Qingzhi's soldiers were well led, and the intelligence was also good, but the cultivation was as far as 108,000 miles away compared to the Holy Emperor.

Zhao Qingzhi took two steps back, blood spilled from the corners of his mouth, and he was half-kneeling on the ground, still gritting his teeth and looking up at the Holy Emperor.

"You people are always self-righteous, and now it's not me, who is an uncle, who doesn't save him, but he himself doesn't save himself. He confessed his guilt, the human evidence is there, and the physical evidence also points to him, if he insists on going his own way, don't say that you threaten me with the snow-capped mountains and the Nine Dragons Talisman, the law is the foundation of governing the country, and when the time comes, the world will be in chaos, and none of you will be able to clean it up!"

As he spoke, the Holy Emperor stepped out of the dragon chair and walked towards the door.

Before he was about to leave the Qianlong Palace, he stopped and turned his back to Zhao Qingzhi.

As long as the human or physical evidence is gone, all cases can be temporarily sealed and closed without corroboration. ”

After the Holy Emperor finished speaking, he did not stop and left directly.

Zhao Qingzhi knelt in the Qianlong Palace, only then did he realize that he was in the wrong direction, he suddenly remembered a person, his eyes were murderous, and he spit out those three words in his mouth.

"Mei Ruolan!"

......

There haven't been many changes in the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion, and it seems that everything is as usual except for one less master.

Mei Ruolan walked to the door of the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion several times, but she didn't have the courage to knock on the knocker on the door.

Eventually, she gritted her teeth and knocked on the door.

The door slowly opened, and the old woman who opened the door saw that it was Mei Ruolan, she was stunned at first, and then her eyes pierced Mei Ruolan's face like a needle, stabbing Mei Ruolan's face painfully.

"Ouch, Miss Mei,

Are you here to take revenge, the old and young of our house, the slaves and maids are not left!"

Although Xu Changan is not often in the house, whether it is Xue Pan or Chai Xintong, he treats the subordinates in his house quite generously, and Chai Xintong is extraordinary, and has done a lot of practical things that are beneficial to scholars, they all admire it from the bottom of their hearts, although they don't get along much, they have feelings for Xu Changan and his friends.

Mei Ruolan was dumbfounded for a while, her mouth opened slightly, but she didn't know what to say.

At this time, Xiao Yuan's eyes were red, and he obviously cried, so he rushed out of the mansion directly. Mei Ruolan wanted to speak, and Xiao Yuan, who had always been weak, slapped her in the face.

", if Brother Xu kills your family, why doesn't he kill you!" Xiao Yuan looked at Mei Ruolan and asked hoarsely.

Mei Ruolan covered her face and lowered her head, looking like she had made a mistake.

"I know!"

Her voice was low, and she didn't know why, but when Xu Changan confessed, she suddenly regretted it.

"You know you're ......"

Xiao Yuan said, then picked up the broom by the gate, and wanted to hit the top of Mei Ruolan's head, Mei Ruolan had a sad smile on her face, stood in place, and closed her eyes. Now even if Xiao Yuan kills her, she feels that she is innocent of death.

The broom did not fall, and a white dress reached out and grabbed the broom. A gentle voice came into Mei Ruolan's ears.

"I've been looking for you for a long time, why are you here?"

Cheng Baiyi took Mei Ruolan in his arms, and looked at Xiao Yuan with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

"Ouch, isn't this Brother Cheng, why are you here?"

The woman who still showed a large area of skin in the cold winter came over, even if she didn't do it deliberately, she was full of charm.

When Cheng Baiyi saw Tao Su, his face changed, and he took Mei Ruolan in his arms and left.

The rumored one of the five worst handsome, he is not qualified to fight her, and he has no idea to provoke her. As a bad handsome, he used to be a bad person, and if he was unhappy, it would not be surprising to kill him.

Tao Su looked at the two people who were far away, sighed and said, "It's a pity that that little girl met a scumbag." ”

Immediately, she looked at Xiao Yuan and smiled.

"Little sister. ”

Xiao Yuan saw her close to Xu Changan that day, and suddenly became jealous, snorted coldly, scolded "bad woman", and closed the door heavily.

Tao Su could only touch her nose helplessly, and murmured: "Little girl, I'm jealous." But my sister is not a bad woman!"

After finishing speaking, he took a look at the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion and left.