"That barbarian is so deceiving!"
"Yeah yeah... "
"Your Majesty, they are treating me as nobody! This tone is unbearable!"
"Chen Qisheng..."
"Chen Qisheng..."
There was a lot of noise in the court hall, making Emperor Yongcheng's head hurt. He waved his hand to signal the ministers to be quiet.
After a while, the hall fell silent. Emperor Yongcheng glanced at the ministers, then looked at Hehua, and asked in a soft voice, "What do you think of the national teacher?"
He Hua, who was named, was not nervous. Shi Shiran stepped out and said, "I think it's time to fight."
Last night, there was an overnight emergency report from the border. Nanyi launched a surprise attack at night, and the border troops were caught by surprise. Overnight, Liaoyuan Pass fell, and all the people in the city, men, women, and children, were slaughtered. General Chen Linghu died for the country, and his head was cut off and hung in the city head along with a group of captured soldiers.
The soldier who delivered the urgent report last night lost his right arm, suffered two stab wounds on his back, and his robe and face were covered in blood. Without blood and tears, he shouted loudly: "My subordinates are incompetent, I failed to protect my territory, I would like to die to apologize!" Then he committed suicide with his left arm, which was still intact.
This news made the whole court become heavy.
Since the defeat of Yuwen Lingyun last time, Nanyi has been harassing the border, all of which are petty. Emperor Ben Yongcheng has already sent someone to negotiate peace, and the king of Khan has agreed, but in a blink of an eye, he went back on his word and launched a sneak attack.
The Nanyis were all fierce and belligerents. The late emperor led his troops to the south to fight and defeated the Nanyi. Finally, the two sides signed an agreement that the Nanyi should pay Jiang a certain amount of cattle, sheep, cloth and jewelry every year. Only then did he stop fighting, and he had been doing his duty honestly until recently, and it was only in recent years that there were more and more small actions.
Emperor Yongcheng was a little scared, otherwise he wouldn't have sent someone to negotiate the peace last time. When he saw Hehua said this, he turned his head timidly and asked the ministers below, "What do you think?"
"My minister agrees!"
"My minister agrees!"
"My minister agrees!"
"The minister seconded..."
Seeing that all the ministers were of the same caliber, Emperor Yongcheng had no idea what to say. He shrank his neck, swallowed, and asked, "Are there any good candidates for the Ai Qing?"
Everyone unanimously turned their attention to the core figure of the recent storm - the general of the township, Yu Wenxu.
Everyone knows that after this Miss Yuwen entered the palace, not long after that, the general contracted a cold. Although he was cured, his body and bones were not as good as before.
Yu Wenxu stood up under everyone's gaze and said loudly, "I urge Your Majesty to give my nephew Lingyun another chance and allow him to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds. If he loses again, I, Yuwen Yi, will let him handle it."
There was a sigh in the hall, this Yuwenxu could be said to have caught up with the entire Yuwenyi clan. If he wins, it is a great achievement. If he loses, I am afraid that there will be no Yuwenyi clan in this capital.
Emperor Yongcheng wished that someone would quickly take over this hot potato, he could not be blamed for success or failure anyway, so he nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, I agree, I will resume the post of General Yunbing Ma and go to Yuwen. Lead the army to fight the enemy, if you lose again, you don't have to come back to see me!"
"Chen! Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yu Wenxu immediately knelt down and bowed his head.
"Weichen asks to go together!" Suddenly, a crisp and slightly immature voice sounded, and everyone fixed their eyes and almost lost their eyes! Isn't that the one who is talking about the new favorite of His Majesty recently, Bai Miaomiao, the servant of the Ministry of Rites!
Everyone didn't seem to expect this, and they didn't come back to their senses in a daze. When He Hua heard it, his expression suddenly cooled down, and there was a hint of panic that was not easy to detect.
Emperor Yongcheng looked at him rather tangled, he still liked this child, and he didn't know whether to agree or not.
"Your Majesty, you can't." He Hua immediately said, "Bai Shilang has no martial arts skills in the first place, and secondly, he has never been involved in military affairs, so it may be useless to go, so please think twice."
"Who said that I don't understand the art of war?" Bai Miaomiao immediately retorted: "Don't forget, Master Guo Shi, I was taught by you, you should know my skills, is it because Master Guo Shi wants me to live my life? Do you want to be that trash talker?"
He Hua stared at Bai Miaomiao, the anger and pain in his eyes almost scalded him, Bai Miaomiao bit his lower lip, couldn't help but turned his face away and looked at Emperor Yongcheng.
Emperor Yongcheng originally wanted to reject the situation, but as soon as he met Bai Miaomiao's firm eyes, he couldn't say anything to refuse, so he nodded and said, "If Bai Aiqing wants to go, then go with General Yuwen."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
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After the court, many ministers looked for Bai Miaomiao, just to say some polite words, Bai Miaomiao did not show an impatient look, and responded with a smile, but in the eyes of others, this Bai Miaomiao was more and more. The more you have the demeanor of a national teacher.
After dealing with those ministers, Bai Miaomiao planned to return to the mansion alone along the road. As he was walking, his footsteps suddenly stopped. He raised his head and looked straight ahead with a complicated expression. He moved his lips, but did not make a sound. He seemed to be hesitating, but finally came out.
"Hehua." Bai Miaomiao watched Hehua getting closer and closer, and then stopped in front of him. The two looked at each other quietly, and the emotions in their eyes could be understood at a glance. Therefore, there was nothing left to say. Say.
"Why?" He Hua asked, angered and disappointed to the extreme, but at this time he became more and more calm.
"I need real power." Bai Miaomiao lowered his head and said indifferently, "With military merit, I can truly sit in my current position."
Bai Miaomiao's ability to sit in this position is partly due to luck, partly due to the emperor's favor, and of course, Hehua's connivance and protection of him, so far no one has taken action against him, but even so , these are just superficial phenomena, like bubbles that can disappear in a blink of an eye, once these are gone, he is nothing.
He needs real power, and this trip is indeed a very good opportunity.
The emotions that had been suppressed suddenly erupted, Hehua grabbed Bai Miaomiao's wrist violently, pushed the man to the wall, and roared in a low voice: "That Yuwen Ruo treats you like this is really so important! Is it worth your life to exchange? "
Bai Miaomiao looked at him quietly, her chest was sore, denying that it had reached her mouth, but it was as hard as a stone stuck in her throat, she couldn't say anything, so she was silent.
Seeing his reaction, Howard felt as if a knife was slashing back and forth in his heart. He closed his eyes as if discouraged, and asked, "What about me? What am I?"
Bai Miaomiao didn't know what to say. If Hehua really wanted to deal with him, he wouldn't even need any means, just expose the fact that he was a monster. He knew that Hehua had been pampering him, maybe It is because he understands this that he is so reckless.
"I... ... "
As soon as Bai Miaomiao opened her mouth, her lips were blocked fiercely. He Hua's kiss swept like a storm, rudely opened his teeth, silently conveying his rage and helplessness, the rich emotions rushed to his face Come, as suffocating as this kiss.
Bai Miaomiao passively endured it, and after an unknown amount of time, she awkwardly began to respond.
The emotion of the person on his body seemed to be soothed. He changed his emotions after kissing. He Hua's movements changed from violent and rude to lingering, tenderly tasting the lips of the person in front of him like a treasure.
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This morning, the news that General Yuwen and Bai Shilang were going to go to Nanman spread throughout the capital. Chen Yulang was anxiously waiting in the courtyard for Bai Miaomiao to come back. As soon as he stepped out of the gate, he saw the person he was looking for.
As soon as he saw someone, he couldn't help but asked eagerly, "Miao Miao, do you really want to go with the army to the Nanman?"
Seeing Bai Miaomiao nodded, Chen Yulang was anxious but didn't know what to do. The imperial decree has been issued, and things have already spread. If Bai Miaomiao doesn't go at this time, isn't it because he doesn't put Huangwei in his eyes? Besides, how could Bai Miaomiao give up the expedition just because of his words, but he couldn't help but say, "Can't we just go?"
Bai Miaomiao smiled, shook her head and said, "Chen Yulang, you know it's impossible."
Chen Yulang glanced at Bai Miaomiao with a complicated look. He always felt that Bai Miaomiao was different from before, not a slight change, but a completely different person. He hesitated and said, "Miaomiao, you... . . . . It seems to have become different."
Bai Miaomiao was shocked, and his pupils shrank sharply. The sense of disobedience that had not appeared for a long time—or was deliberately forgotten came to his heart, and it was more violent than ever before. He suppressed the strange feeling in his heart. With a strong feeling, he forced a smile and said, "Humans will always change." Without waiting for Chen Yulang to answer, he said, "I'll be leaving for the border in a few days. I'll go and prepare first."
Chen Yulang looked at Bai Miaomiao who passed by, and felt a sense of fear in his heart for no reason, as if he would lose this person if he didn't reach out and grab him.
And he did so. Bai Miaomiao felt that his sleeve was being grabbed, and turned around in surprise. He happened to see the emotion in Chen Yulang's eyes. After being stunned, he came back to his senses, smiled, and understood.
Maybe Bai Miaomiao didn't understand it before, but he understood it at a glance, he pretended to be relaxed and said: "By the way, I heard that next month will be the big day for you and the sixth princess to get married, I haven't congratulated you yet. , it's a pity that I may not be able to come back, so I'll say sorry first."
Chen Yulang moved his lips and was speechless. He clearly realized that the person in front of him had never belonged to him. He used to be and he will always be.
Chen Yulang liked Bai Miaomiao, but he didn't dare and couldn't say it.
He did not have the courage to betray the scriptures and deviated from the Tao. The entire burden of the Chen family rested on his shoulders, including his parents and his clan, and he couldn't give up everything for Bai Miaomiao. Chen Yulang has always known the qualifications to be together, but subconsciously he is unwilling to face it.
Chen Yulang's throat was bitter, he smiled bitterly, reluctantly, but slowly let go of his hand, he said: "I will wait for you to come back, forever."
Bai Miaomiao naturally understood what he meant, but just smiled, not seeming to take it to heart, pulled out her sleeves, and left without looking back.