Zhao Ying didn't say a word to Yue Fei, Qin Hui opened his mouth to let the two of them take a seat, he had to hug Yue Fei with a fist, and Yue Fei returned the salute when he saw it.

At this time, the emperor had returned to his own dragon chair, and the chair, which seemed a little lonely just now, instantly became taller.

He picked up the jade cup in front of him and said happily: "Ladies and gentlemen, today my general has finally returned to the court, I am very happy, this cup is the wine I have for Yue Aiqing, so please drink this cup together!"

As he spoke, the ministers all stood up, toasted together, their faces were full of smiles, and their mouths were full of praise, showing a scene of harmony.

After drinking a glass of wine, the emperor's face immediately appeared a flush like a colorful glow, he was really happy today, so he laughed and said: "I learned that the front line was defeated by Yan Wushu, and countless enemies were killed, and the enemy could not go south, so I was extremely happy in my heart, at that time, I thought about such a great military achievement, how should I reward Aiqing? I can't be sure about it, Qin Xiang saw me as if he was worried, so he told me that it was better to wait for General Yue's class to return to the court, and let him choose it!"

As he spoke, he raised his glass again, but this time he was just facing Yue Fei alone, and said: "Aiqing, I finally hope you back today, there is no need to mention the knighthood of high-ranking officials, and I will definitely not be stingy, today in front of the ministers, I will say what reward I still want in my heart, as long as I can give it, no matter what you say!"

Seeing that the emperor was so sincere, Yue Fei couldn't help but feel a little agitated, originally he thought that it must be difficult to display his ambitions in front of the emperor, and the seemingly grand welcome from the city gate, in fact, everyone has their own thoughts, not to mention supporting Yue Fei to lead the troops north, even if he stays in the court, I am afraid there is no place to stand.

And the ultimate key to these problems comes from the attitude of one person, that is, the Supreme Emperor.

Yue Fei walked out of the long table, came to the foot of the jade steps, lifted his robe and knelt down.

"The minister Yue Fei fights for the country, there is His Majesty's virtue, and there are soldiers who serve the death, although there are winners, Fei does not dare to speak out, if His Majesty decrees and rewards, the ministers do not want high-ranking officials and generous people, and do not want mountain treasures and curiosities......"

He looked up at the holy face sitting on the dragon chair, as if looking up at the scorching sun in the sky, as if there was a light that made him a little unable to open his eyes, at this moment, he suddenly got rid of the agitated mood in his heart, but became more calm.

Yue Fei kowtowed and said: "I implore Your Majesty to let the ministers lead the troops north, now that the Wushu has been newly defeated, the morale of the Jin army is low, and it is difficult to recover for a while, it is a good time for my Great Song Dynasty to go north to regain the lost territory, if you give the Wushu a chance to breathe, then I want to fight again, I am afraid that it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky......"

Yue Fei's voice was sonorous and powerful, like a drum beating on the battlefield, circling around the main hall, and for a while, the sound of staggering was actually muffled by his voice.

The emperor was still holding the wine glass in his hand, but he stopped at his lips and did not drink it, he looked at the courtier in front of him who sincerely kowtowed, the general he really hoped to return, and his mood became extremely complicated at this moment.

The voices of the ministers didn't know when they began to fade quickly like extinguished flames, and all that was left was the sound of heartbeats, and they looked at the emperor with an expressionless face together with Qin Hui.

The wine glass in the emperor's hand suddenly moved, tilting the full glass of wine and quietly slipping down, he didn't seem to notice the wine dripping on the dragon robe at all, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, maybe he was really too happy just now, so he wanted to reward the general's mood overflowing, for a while he didn't expect that Yue Fei would not ask for high-ranking officials and treasures in front of so many people, but he wanted to lead the troops north again.

How big of a thing is this, and how can it be so rash?

Gonggong Sa found that the emperor was stunned, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't drink the wine again, you will spill it!"

The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, and seemed to glare at him

Eye, but still nodded, and saw that the wine in the glass had already spilled a little, and put the glass back on the table in front of him.

Before he could speak, Qin Hui had already gone out first, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, today is a special royal banquet for General Yue to receive the wind and wash the dust, it is better to put the reward or other in the imperial court council for discussion, the minister Wenwen Rites Department has specially prepared a elaborate song and dance to help the wine, and please ask Your Majesty for permission!"

The emperor still smiled and said: "Okay, I'll take a look at what kind of well-prepared song and dance it is with everyone?" I have been a little overwhelmed with alcohol recently, although this wine is good, it is better to drink less, so please ask Qin Xiang to treat General Yue more for me!"

After that, with a wave of his big sleeves, I saw a graceful girl coming out of the apse like a fish, wearing a light yarn on their bodies, which could not hide their graceful figures.

And at the place of the gate, there are also people who have already prepared the instrument of ceremonial music.

The drums suddenly sounded, like thunder in the ears.

The girls danced to the music, as light as white clouds fluttering in the wind, and the flowing posture was more like a rabbit jumping up and down in the forest, full of elegance and heartbeat when they fell together.

Qin Hui helped Yue Fei up from the ground, and the two returned to their seats.

The ministers watched the singing and dancing, and toasted each other, and the stillness at that moment seemed to have never happened at all, and after a few glasses of wine, some people's eyes began to be confused, looking at the beautiful and extraordinary girls jumping in front of them, they couldn't help but feel a little hot, and it was only because the emperor was on the side that they tried to hold back that evil thought.

At this moment, Yue Fei sat behind the long table, looking at this "extraordinary" dance with an expressionless face, and sometimes someone came to toast a glass of wine, and he drank it one by one, but he was not happy at all about this grand banquet specially prepared for himself.

Looking at the dancing female officials, I didn't know if it was because of a few glasses of wine at that moment, and I felt a little in a trance.

The sound of the drums of the court grew quieter until it was as thin as a mosquito's chirping, but as a ray of sunlight shone in, he looked at it as if he were in front of him in a vast land, where there were no tall palaces, no houses of varying heights, not even a trace of smoke.

It's just a land overgrown with weeds, and it looks so desolate.

Yue Fei felt that he was standing alone in this land at the moment, the same barrenness in front of him and behind him.

However, when he turned around, a high-pitched drum suddenly sounded, and it was like a thunderclap in the vast wasteland that wanted to tear the heavens and the earth apart, and the barren grass on the cold land was also shaken.

This momentum even the generals who are accustomed to life and death on the battlefield will inevitably be captured.

The feeling is familiar.

Yue Fei felt that the cloak as red as blood behind him was dancing in the wind.

Soon, as the first drum beat gradually dissipated, a second person followed, still imposing, and this time, there seemed to be a certain dull air mixed with the powerful momentum.

This feeling is extremely subtle, but at this moment, Yue Fei can really perceive it, because it will make people dull and depressed, like wanting to speak and stopping, not vomiting or unhappy.

Until the third drum sound, the sound of horns, beards, and even a variety of other sounds followed, as if everything that stood still in the world was connected.

Yue Fei suddenly stretched out his arms and looked at the sky, the sky was cloudy, and he couldn't see how high the heaven and earth were.

He laughed out loud, as if to express the many feelings of resentment in his heart.

There is no easy road ahead,

There are hardships in the world.

Bone Relic Wilderness,

White clouds on the blue sky.

When he lowered his head again, he saw a group of men and horses slowly moving forward in the mountain col in the distance, and in the middle it seemed to be a prisoner cart, the people in the prisoner cart were covered with their hair, and the escort who walked in the front was dressed in black robes, and behind him were several black-clothed cavalry.

In addition to being wrapped in black, these cavalrymen gave people a feeling of being in complete darkness, which was indescribably depressing.

"Darkness"

This word suddenly drilled into Yue Fei's mind, he has been leading the troops to gallop across the battlefield, since ancient times, he has died in a hundred battles, full of blood, tears and dusk, he has never even thought about it, where does the war in this world come from, is it really just a collision between nations, or the expansion of the power and ** of some people in power?

Maybe it is, maybe it isn't.

After all, it is difficult to have a definite answer, but since there is light in this world, there must be darkness, there is no doubt about this.

So in this drunken and dreamy court, and in the disputes that compete for the world, I am afraid that there will be a greater darkness, has it already shrouded human nature, or something else?

He suddenly realized that his vision had been so narrow.

......

Luo Bei's injuries have improved a lot these days, but Ruan Hongyu still doesn't let him walk around, and can only sit in the small courtyard to see the sun.

The sun is always good, even if it can get hot sometimes, but as long as you have really seen the darkness, if you have not sunk, you must yearn for the light.

Luo Bei thinks that he has seen the darkness, although it may not be the original way in this world, but at least he has seen the darkness of the human heart, these days, he has been lying alone in bed and unable to move, he has recalled everything he has experienced in the past few years, all the people he has met in all this, and found that it is so unreal.

Everything that is not real seems to concentrate on him, intentionally or unintentionally, and then it becomes real.

These days, except for Ruan Hongyu's master and servant and Ye Zhiqiu's father and daughter, he hasn't even seen anyone else, but he is content with this tranquility, remembering the time when he missed Qixia Mountain, it seemed boring and lonely at the time, but it was not until now that he deeply understood that in fact, life is rare and peaceful.

Luo Bei, who is ill, counts the days passing day by day, except for the non-stop "chirping" of Fluttershy and Xiaolai Swallow, there is only the sound of Ruan Hongyu playing the piano from time to time.

Luo Bei was sitting in the courtyard at the moment, Xiao Lai and Xiao Fluttershy were chasing each other and didn't know where they had gone, Ye Zhiqiu was bored, and Ruan Hongyu would be nervous when she saw it, and she was not missing at this moment.

The sun shines on the face, and there is a kind of warmth that has not been seen for a long time.

He touched the wound, as if it was really as Ruan Hongyu said, the wound healed at an unimaginably fast speed.

Although I don't know why, if I think about it carefully, maybe it has something to do with the seven cups of divine tea I drank in the Misty Mustard Seeds, or the long-standing strange internal strength in my body also played a great role.

When he raised his head, he saw two figures, one tall and one short, walking slowly.

When Luo Bei saw the two of them, he was immediately stunned.

As soon as the little monk saw Luobei, he spread his legs and ran over, and then stopped in front of him, tears welled up in his eyes, and it took a long time to speak.

"Luobei, you ...... You...... Are you really alive?"

Luo Bei was really a little crying and laughing.

Fortunately, Zhao Ying grabbed the little monk and said with a smile: "Isn't he still sitting here alive, he has long said that he will not die so easily!"

It turned out that what suddenly appeared in this quiet courtyard was Zhao Ying and Killing, who had not been seen for a long time.

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