On the second day, Qin Jueming, Yan Shu, Li Changtian and several trusted guards left the marching army, rode their horses and rushed to the capital.
It was already late at night when they arrived in the capital.
Qin Jueming didn't have time to rest at all, so he hurried into the palace to meet the Holy Majesty.
As a key criminal of the imperial court, Li Changtian should be imprisoned, waiting to be punished.
But Yan Shu didn't say a word about his guilt, and led him back to his mansion to rest.
Yan Shu's mansion is in a quiet place on the West Street of the capital, without the slightest atmosphere of an official mansion.
"Where is this?" Li Changtian followed Yan Shu, looked around, and asked curiously.
Yan Shu pulled the horse to the stable and tied it up, put some hay in the manger, and said, "My mansion."
Seeing that the courtyard was quiet and no one came out to greet him, Li Changtian asked, "Does your family have no servants?"
"No." Yan Shu replied.
"Then what about the fire and cooking on weekdays? Do you do it yourself?" Li Changtian asked.
"Yeah." Yan Shu nodded.
Li Changtian felt Yan Shu's coldness in his heart, and asked again: "Didn't the emperor want to see me?"
Yan Shu calmed down the two horses, and led Li Changtian to the wing room: "The war in Shuofang is urgent now, and it's time for the imminent crisis. As soon as he arrived in the capital, the adoptive father was immediately called into the palace by the emperor to discuss the countermeasures. Should have no time to take care of you."
"That's it." Li Changtian responded, and walked into the wing with Yan Shu.
On the left side of the room is a wooden screen carved with birds and animals. Behind the screen is a soft gauze canopy bed. On the right side are bookcases and desks, where Yan Shu usually consults files.
About to leave in a hurry, a batch of approval documents was placed on the table, but it was not closed.
Li Changtian took a quick glance, and saw that there was a suspicious case written on the case file, saying that a girl in the city was married, but the next day, someone found her head cut off, and only her body was lying in the wedding room.
Since it was the sunrise of the newlyweds, the son who married the girl was considered the murderer by everyone.
The girl's family cried bitterly and demanded that the son's family go bankrupt and pay a huge amount of silver.
Unexpectedly, that young master was also a top brat, so he reported to the official with his neck stuck, wanting to clear himself up.
The officials who investigated the case checked the son's family over and over again, but they couldn't find out why, so they had to report it to Dali Temple.
Yan Shu approved the words on the case file.
It is said that the headless corpse is either a murderer who hates death, or wants to hide his identity.
If it is extremely hateful, the murderer's eyes are red, why is the young master sleeping next to him safe and sound
Besides, chopping off people's heads caused a huge commotion, and it was impossible for the young master to sleep soundly overnight.
In summary, the headless corpse did not die that day, but someone quietly moved in to replace the girl.
The daughter's death, unwilling to report to the officials to punish the murderer, instead directly demanded compensation, which is confusing.
If the young master finds no doubts.
It should be considered that the girl is still alive, and the headless body is just a cover-up, a scam of money through marriage.
Li Changtian flipped through the pages, and seeing that there were still many suspicious cases behind, Yan Shu carefully commented on them one by one, with great care.
When they first met, Li Changtian thought Yan Shu's handwriting was beautiful.
Looking at it now, it really is a pen with a dragon and a snake, and an iron painting with a silver hook.
Li Changtian's heart fluttered and he felt palpitations.
He closed the file and turned to see what Yan Shu was doing.
The room has been unoccupied for too long, there is some dust in the corners, Yan Shu is cleaning and tidying the bed.
After tidying up, Yan Shu took out a clean quilt from the closet and spread it on the bed, raised his head and said to Li Changtian, "I don't know when the emperor will call you into the palace, you should rest for a while."
Li Changtian walked over, looked at the bed, covered his lips and coughed lightly, and asked, "Is this room where you usually sleep?"
"Yeah." Yan Shu nodded.
Li Changtian lowered his head, his eyes drifted away, and he coughed again uncomfortably.
Yan Shu asked: "The humble house is simple and simple, no guests are received, there is only one wing room, if you mind..."
"Do you mind?!" Li Changtian yelled, "Yan Shu and I have slept together several times, do you mind now?"
Yan Shu: "..."
Li Changtian: "...No, I mean staying in an inn on the way, we both sleep in the same bed..."
Yan Shu: "Huh? Otherwise, what's the point?"
Li Changtian: "..."
Li Changtian lowered his head, blushed and cursed, a little annoyed.
Yan Shu frowned and asked, "Why is your face so red all of a sudden, but you feel unwell?"
Li Changtian: "..."
At this moment, there was a sound of knocking on the door. It was the decree officer who came and called Yan Shu and Li Changtian to the palace to meet the Holy Majesty.
The night is heavy, the royal horse enters the gate of the palace, the city wall is solemn, the attic is majestic, and the endless blood and tears of the ancient conspiracy.
Li Changtian and Yan Shu first rode horses, then walked, through the winding and complicated corridors, and changed three guides before and after, before reaching a large hall.
The guard led the two of them into the room quickly.
In the hall, apart from Qin Jueming, there was also an old general in silver mirror armor. He was about sixty years old, with gray beard and sideburn hair, stained by the weather of time.
And in the center of the hall, there are red sandalwood steps and golden lacquer chairs with double dragons playing with pearls, and one person is sitting there.
It was the third prince who had been foolishly begging to survive, and now the emperor who used thunder methods.
Yan Shu stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and saluted.
Li Changtian imitated his appearance, bent down and knelt down, and sighed in his heart.
Feudal etiquette is bad! ! !
The emperor's eyes slowly shifted from Yan Shu to Li Changtian, making Yan Shu stand beside him, but did not let Li Changtian get up.
The emperor called away the irrelevant people in the palace, and asked Li Changtian in a tone neither happy nor sad, "It's you who killed my uncle, the regent Han Ya?"
Li Changtian carefully glanced at Yan Shu beside him, seeing Yan Shu nodded, so he replied, "It's me."
The emperor asked again: "Do you know what the crime should be for killing the royal family without authorization?"
Li Changtian, who watched too many TV dramas, couldn't help thinking.
I rely on.
How does this make him answer
If he answers the capital crime, what should I do when the emperor follows the words and drags this man out to me and beheads him
However, answering does not necessarily mean death, and not answering will definitely result in death.
Li Changtian still understands this truth.
Li Changtian hesitated for a moment, straightened his back, and said, "Death crime."
A needle drop could be heard in the hall for a split second.
After a long time, the emperor glanced at the old general beside Qin Jueming and nodded to him.
The old general stroked his gray beard and asked, "What's your name, little brother?"
Li Changtian answered his name.
The old general praised: "Good name, little brother Changtian, I want to ask you a few questions."
Although Li Changtian was puzzled, he still nodded: "Excuse me."
The old general asked: "I don't know, little brother Changtian, do you know a thing or two about the art of war?"
Yan Shu at the side listened, guessed something, suddenly raised his head to look at the old general, and knew that he was being rude, so he turned his head in panic, but there was panic that could not be concealed in his eyes.
"The art of war?" Li Changtian thought for a while and said, "Know something."
This is true.
Li's father is a history teacher and likes to study military tactics. It was also because of this that he half-jokingly and half-seriously asked Li Changtian to serve as a soldier when he became an adult.
Li Changtian has heard and seen it since he was a child, so he really knows something.
The old general nodded and asked: "The two armies are fighting, and they want to take the head of the enemy general, but this person has many substitutes, mixed in the army, and they can't be distinguished. Why?"
Li Changtian thought to himself.
Fuck, isn’t this just Zhang Xun’s guarding Suiyang City, and he wanted to shoot the enemy generals with many substitutes during the battle, so Yehao made arrows, making the enemy mistakenly think that the city had run out of arrows, and excitedly gave the Yehao arrows to the enemy Will the good news be announced, and then be shot into a hedgehog by the archer Zhang Xun has already ambushed
This is a sub question.
Li Changtian organized his language a little bit, and said this plan.
The old general was surprised, but there was some joy in his eyes. He asked again: "The two armies are facing each other. Should the army that arrives at the battlefield first continue to move forward in order to expand the territory?"
Li Changtian thought for a while and said, "It shouldn't be. The army that arrives first should be on standby to ensure that it is full of energy. Otherwise, if it rushes into battle and is tired and exhausted, how can it fight? Isn't there a saying that a good fighter is the best soldier?" Is it human but not human?"
The old general nodded, and finally asked: "Little brother, what do you think of the art of war written by the predecessors?"
Li Changtian said: "Water is impermanent, and soldiers are impermanent. We can learn from ideas, but we can't just rely on them."
The old general stroked his gray beard, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, General Qin really saw the right person. This little brother, knowing the death penalty, dared to kill the leader of the rebel party. This is brave. The answer just now is reasonable and well-founded." , the order is clear, this is a conspiracy."
"The old man dares to say that this person is born to be a general and will become a great weapon."
After the old general finished speaking, the emperor nodded in understanding. He looked at Li Changtian who was kneeling upright, and asked.
"Li Changtian, killing the royal family without authorization should be a capital offense, but now you are lucky enough to give you a chance to make up for your mistakes. Do you want it or not?"
I rely on.
Idiots don't want it, okay
"Yes!" Li Changtian replied without hesitation.
"Okay." The emperor said, "I will make you the captain of Xuanjie, follow General Qin, and defend Beidi!"
The appointment came so suddenly that Li Changtian's eyes widened in disbelief.
The old general on the side smiled and said, "Little brother, what are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and thank the Lord Ron?"
Li Changtian quickly thanked him.
Everyone is happy.
Only Yan Shu, who was at the side, felt powerless and slowly closed his eyes.
Yan Shu originally did not believe in fate.
But now, thinking of Li Changtian who pointed at the scrolled recruiting notice, saying that he wanted to join the army, he suddenly felt that maybe somewhere, he had his own destiny.
In Li Changtian's life, no matter sooner or later, he would go to the battlefield to fight bloody battles.
Karma is fixed, I don't know if it is a calamity or a blessing.
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The matter was settled, Qin Jueming, Yan Shu and Li Changtian left the palace together.
After leaving Miyagi, Qin Jueming, who had been silent all this time, opened his mouth: "Brother Changtian, go back and have a good rest for a day. We will leave for Shuofang the day after tomorrow."
Both Li Changtian and Yan Shu were taken aback.
Yan Shu asked: "Father, is there something wrong with being in such a hurry?"
Qin Jueming said: "Now the border has been invaded, our army is retreating steadily, Shuofang is about to be besieged, the battle is urgent, we have to rush, Shu'er, take a step to speak."
As he said that, Qin Jueming took Yan Shu to a distance where Li Changtian couldn't hear his voice. He sighed and said, "Shu'er, I know you have a deep affection for him, but only in this way can little brother Changtian survive. Only then can you gain a foothold, don’t blame me for recommending it.”
"Father, in front of the family and the country, I understand that children's personal affairs are not mentioned." Yan Shu lowered his eyes and said.
Qin Jueming patted Yan Shu on the shoulder, turned and left.
Yan Shu stood there for a moment, then walked towards Li Changtian.
Li Changtian was looking up at the bright moon, when he saw Yan Shu approaching, he asked.
"Yan Shu, if I have to go to Shuofang tomorrow, will we be separated again?"
Yan Shu looked at him silently, neither nodded nor shook his head.
"Then what..." Li Changtian took a deep breath and asked.
"Would you like to wander around and look at the moon?"