The extreme north is a bit desolate, but fortunately, the original buildings have been preserved, and the people are gentle and honest, working hard, so they don't go hungry.
After arriving at the destination, after setting up Qin Mu, Xun Yeyu and his subordinates, Xu Jinyan handed over the military talisman to Qin Mu. Qin Mu originally suspected that what Xu Jinyan said on the carriage was just to appease him, but after he got the soldier amulet, he completely let go of his guard against Xu Jinyan.
Resting here for a few days, after the rest of the soldiers joined Xun Yeyu one after another, Xun Yeyu counted the number of people, and there were only less than 100,000 people left, and Qin Mu's side was less than 300,000 people. People fell down on the way to the Far North.
An army of 400,000 against Li's army of one million is simply a dream come true.
Fortunately, the location where Qin Mu hid the treasure was not too far from here. He ordered his subordinates to recruit troops in a small area first, recruit skilled craftsmen to forge weapons, and expand food reserves, step by step in a planned manner.
At the same time, Li Su's arbitrariness in advocating to release Qin Mu made Li Junyan furious, but Li Su was his most important son after all, so he suppressed the matter and called Li Su to him for questioning.
Looking at the young man standing silently in front of him, Li Junyan asked: "Su'er, tell Father the truth, why did you let Qin Mu go privately?"
Li Su was silent for a moment, and replied: "During these years in Daxuan, I have been very kind to my minister, and I have always considered my minister in everything. For the sake of Li's country, I have betrayed him, and now I have let him go." Ma, I want to end the past between me and him, and I will have nothing to do with him in the future."
"Will you show mercy to him when you meet him on the battlefield in the future?"
Li Su paused, and said, "No."
Li Junyan closed his eyes and sighed silently.
He has three sons. Among these three sons, Li Su is the most similar to him. Whether it is appearance or work style, he has always intended to train Li Su to be the next heir of the Li Kingdom. He thinks that Li Su fully meets the requirements of an emperor. Some are ruthless.
However, Li Su left his side and was only thirteen years old when he went to Xuanguo. It was the time when the court was in danger and Song Taishi's power was in full swing, so he had no choice but to send Li Su away. At that time, Li Su had just lost his mother, and had experienced several assassinations. At a young age, he had to disguise his identity and lurk beside the moody Qin Mu. If he was not careful, he might be killed.
Although I don't know how Li Su was feeling at that time, but it is conceivable that there is a handsome and cruel man who only takes care of him and loves him, even if Li Su is cold-hearted and cold-hearted, he will still be touched.
"do you like him?"
Li Junyan slowly opened his eyes, and asked the young man who was staring at the ground with downcast eyes.
Like it? The scene of the man watching him with a smile under the peach grove when he was eighteen inadvertently flashed through his mind. Li Su was startled, his slender eyelashes quivered slightly, "No, I don't like him."
"I know." Li Junyan waved his hand, "Go back and think about your mistakes behind closed doors. I don't care about this matter with you, but don't you know next time?"
Li Su: "I understand."
"Back off."
"Yes, father."
When Li Su left here slowly, Li Junyan closed his eyes tiredly, put his hands on his forehead, and smiled wryly at the corner of his mouth. Maybe he did something wrong. He shouldn't have sent Li Su to Xuan Kingdom in the first place. He taught Li Su Emperor Su taught him martial arts and the art of war, but he only forgot to teach him how to love someone.
As an emperor, he shouldn't be burdened by the love of his children. Even though he has countless concubines in the harem, he never really cared about anyone in his heart. He thought Li Su was the same as him...
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Qin Mu distributed half of the treasure to Xun Yeyu as agreed with Xun Yeyu.
Afterwards, he asked Xu Jinyan what he thought of his actions, and Xu Jinyan replied: "Your Majesty must have His Majesty's thoughts in doing this, and I dare not speak nonsense."
Qin Mu smiled.
He knew that this world was nothingness, and clinging to the throne was vain. It would be better to expand Xun Yeyu's rights appropriately, and let Xun Yeyu join hands with him to destroy Li country as soon as possible.
Of course, in order to prevent Xun Yeyu from seeking revenge on him afterwards, the military strength of the Xuan Kingdom must be higher than that of the Xun Kingdom. An equal division of the world does not exist for Qin Mu.
Qin Mu came back to his senses, took Xu Jinyan's hand, and carefully played with the jade-like fingertips. Xu Jinyan's fingers are beautiful, with slender bones, slender and fair, and his nails are neatly cut and round. Qin Mu couldn't forget how those hands set fire to his body, and how it made him want to stop.
Little Xu Zi is undoubtedly a very good student, Qin Mu thought to himself, it only happened twice between them, and the young man figured out all the sensitive points on his body, although it is a little regrettable that he couldn't really get into him, but There are so many types of obscene tools, it can still make up for it.
Thinking of this, Qin Mu's mouth twitched into a smile, and he brought up the topic again: "Little Xu, do you really have nothing you want? Except Jiangshan, I can promise you anything you want."
This is the third time he has brought up this topic, and there are only three things. Qin Mu is not a patient person. If Xu Jinyan doesn't have the courage to say what he wants, then he will withdraw his promise.
Xu Jinyan was silent, why couldn't he see the determination in the man's eyes with a gentle smile, if he missed this opportunity, he would never be able to walk into Qin Mu's heart.
But there are some things that he can't get what he wants.
What he wants is to be single-minded, not to share Qin Mu with others. He is still able to stay by Qin Mu's side and tolerate Xun Yeyu's provoking Qin Mu from time to time. He is afraid that the beast dormant in his heart will break out of the cage.
The beast in his heart has already sprang out once.
When facing Chen Xingbang.
When Chen Xingbang tried to seduce him with his power and ask him to hand over the hidden soldier talisman, he asked Chen Xingbang why he wanted to rebel. At the same time, to possess the most beautiful man in the world, will you let this opportunity slip away in vain?"
Chen Xingbang never concealed his intentions towards Qin Mu again, the enthusiasm in his eyes changed his whole portrait.
At that time Xu Jinyan decided to get rid of him.
He deliberately agreed to cooperate with Chen Xingbang, and on the night when he handed over the soldier talisman to Chen Xingbang, he poured the poison he had prepared into the wine. The poison he gave was a very ancient poison, which could make people feel like they had a cold. In addition, there were no good doctors here, so no one could find out that Chen Xingbang was poisoned.
However, after more than a month, Chen Xingbang died. He couldn't forget the unwilling eyes of Chen Xingbang before he died. He was clearly unconscious, but he still held his hand, mistaking him for Qin Mu, muttering : "I was an inconspicuous soldier in the army. During a hunting trip, I blocked a wild animal's attack for you. You valued me, cultivated me, and supported me to where I am today. In fact, I have always been There is something I want to tell you, back then I... I was the one who saved you on the hunting ground... willingly, I... "
Before he finished speaking, Chen Xingbang completely closed his eyes.
Xu Jinyan didn't hide the cause of Chen Xingbang's death from Qin Mu because he knew that Qin Mu would not believe that Chen Xingbang died of wind and cold. Instead of waiting for Qin Mu to find out the truth, he should take the initiative to tell the whole story.
Pressing those unspeakable memories to the bottom of his heart, facing the man's gentle and cold eyes, Xu Jinyan moved his lips slightly, and said slowly: "The emperor's harem is vacant, and the slave wants that position."
"You want to be my queen?"
An eunuch vainly wants to become the lord of the first palace. Anyone who hears this disrespectful thought will be amazed by Xu Jinyan's boldness and arrogance, but when it comes to Qin Mu's ears, he just raised his eyebrows and couldn't hear it in his tone. Not the slightest bit of anger.
Xu Jinyan shook his head, for the first time abandoned the self-proclaimed "slave", and said, "I want to be the emperor's only companion."
The only one.
Qin Mu glanced at him thoughtfully. The latter was neither humble nor overbearing, with clear and clear eyes, quietly facing Qin Mu's scrutinizing eyes.
He didn't know how Qin Mu thought of him in his heart. He was not as stunning and talented as Li Su, and he was not as brave and heroic as Xun Yeyu. Struggling in the frightened palace.
There may be countless people like him in the palace, but he is just the lucky one, who used his own scheming and ambition step by step, and spent three years walking to Qin Mu's side step by step.
He's not even a full man.
This kind of him should have been his supporting role, instead of fighting for the glory of the protagonist.
But he still wants to fight for it, even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance.
He gave Qin Mu a choice, as long as Qin Mu refuses him, he will try his best to do his duty in the future, be a qualified slave, and not think about people who do not belong to him, but if Qin Mu agrees, he will not Will give him a chance to repent.
Xu Jinyan didn't dare to blink, and almost held his breath, waiting for the man to pronounce his sentence.
Finally, he heard the man say in that deep and pleasant voice: "I promise you."
The short four words fell heavily into Xu Jinyan's heart. He blinked, and the inexplicable mist in his eyes disappeared. He knew that he should accept it happily, but he still couldn't help giving Qin Mu a chance to repent.
"Your Majesty, don't rush to answer me."
Xu Jin said: "I will never be able to serve you like a normal man. Your majesty may wish to think about it, are you willing to call me to bed alone forever?"
Qin Mu pondered for a few seconds, and said truthfully: "I can't answer this question for you at the moment." He didn't know when he would get tired of it.
Hearing this, Xu Jinyan could already foresee what might happen in the future. Even so, he still wanted to take a gamble and bet his entire wealth and life.
"You are not joking, since the emperor has agreed to me, there is no reason to go back on it."
Xu Jinyan grabbed Qin Mu's hand firmly with his backhand, and held it firmly in his palm, sweating in his hand.