Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 368 Sand Dust Dark Cloud Sea (1)

"Li Sihai, what do you mean?"

Chen Kang looked at Li Sihai with anger in his eyes.The two had known each other since Xia Guo, and Chen Kang had also heard of Li Sihai's reputation as a wandering flower.Seeing his vigilant eyes, Li Sihai touched his nose in embarrassment, and took out a crumpled piece of silk paper from his bosom, which was the secret order of the Huguo Mansion, and brought it to Chen Kang for him to see. clear.Just as Chen Kang was about to reach out to take it, Li Sihai withdrew his hand and said in a deep voice: "It's business, Prince Kang, I offended you." He made a gesture of please.

When Chen Kang saw the big seal of the Huguo Mansion, he looked like a defeated rooster. He looked at Han Ningshuang with some reluctance, fearing that she would worry, so he pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile: "If the Huguo Mansion really wants to question the crime, I will confess my responsibility." As the son of Kang Guo, he will come to Liaodong immediately to come to the mansion of the commander of the Han army, and he will be on duty under the command of Marshal Han." Han Ningshuang sighed slightly, but Chen Kang came closer and said in a low voice: "You know who Li Sihai is, be careful Don't fall for his tricks." He paused, then said in a deep voice, "Zhao De, the captain of the Eighth Battalion of Chengying Camp, is my friend, if you have anything, you can ask him for help."

He lowered his voice, but not too low, and Li Sihai could hear every word clearly. He coughed in embarrassment, and asked, "Are you clear?" He stretched out his hand as a "please" Gestures, he has some friendship with Chen Kang, knowing that Chen Kang will not escape, and he will not lose face in front of Han Ningshuang.Bowanghou's Mansion didn't want to form such an unjust relationship with King Kang.

"I'm relieved to see you're fine. Don't worry about me."

Chen Kang turned and left, Li Sihai watched him out of the room with some sympathy, it seemed that seeing Han Ningshuang gave him infinite courage.Li Sihai bowed and said goodbye to Han Ningshuang, and closed the door after the soldiers confessed.

Han Ningshuang leaned against the window, her gaze changed several times complicatedly, and she felt a little 'chaotic' in her heart.She sighed, stretched out her hands to straighten her wind-blown hair, bent over and took out a jar of daughter red and a wine glass from the cabinet in front of the window, picked up the wine pot, poured a glass, and raised the wine glass to her lips , swallowed it little by little.This daughter's red mouth is soft, and there is some warmth on her body.When Han Ningshuang was a teenager, she wandered around with the generals of the Han army.The north is bitterly cold, so bring some wine and sweat with you, which can not only warm up your body, but also relieve fatigue, and sometimes satisfy your hunger.After drinking two glasses of wine, her cheeks became dizzy, and she temporarily calmed down from her chaotic mood just now.

"Can I forget?" Han Ningshuang murmured, "As long as we don't see each other again, we will be able to forget."

At this moment, the soldiers reported that Mrs. Zhao was visiting, and Han Ningshuang hurriedly put the wine and cup back into the cabinet, took a mouthful of tea, rinsed her mouth, stretched out her hand and took a few breaths, feeling that the smell of wine was gone, and then walked to the door to greet her.

Seeing Han Ningshuang's expression changed, Li Ruoxue took her hand and asked with concern, "Is there anything bothering you?"

Han Ningshuang smiled helplessly.In the entire Han army commander's mansion, only Li Ruoxue treated her like an ordinary woman.It was like this from the very beginning, she gradually got used to it, and she naturally treated Li Ruoxue differently from others.She didn't want to bring up the matter just now, but when Li Ruoxue asked, she replied in a low voice: "Chen Kang came here just now, but because he left the fief privately, he has already been taken away by Li Sihai."

"How could this be?" Li Ruoxue was a little surprised, and then worried, "Mr. Chen will be okay?" She had met Chen Kang when she was in Dunhuang, and knew that he was her husband's friend, and Zhao Xingde had also mentioned Chen Kang to her. Chasing after Han Ningshuang.

"It's just leaving the fief privately. Although it is serious, there should not be too much guilt," Han Ningshuang said slowly, with complicated eyes, "King Kang has no heirs, and the position of the son is vacant. Chen Kang's mother, Queen Kang, is She is the younger sister of King Kang, and Chen Kang's civil and military talents are also extraordinary, so King Kang chose him as his son. This is something that the five houses of Xia State want to do but cannot do. As long as it has nothing to do with the safety of the country, the five houses will Do your best to protect Chen Kang's position as the eldest son."

"So that's it. I think this Prince Kang's son is a man of affection," Li Ruoxue sighed a little, then smiled narrowly, "My sister is such a good match, it's useless for me to wish to be a lobbyist for my husband. According to Xia Guo's law, as long as the wife agrees, you can marry a second wife."

A trace of panic flashed in Han Ningshuang's eyes, but her cheeks turned even redder, and she spat, "I'm so shameless, this can be used as a joke."

Li Ruoxue said, "If it wasn't for joking, sister would be willing?"

A complicated expression flashed in Han Ningshuang's eyes. She looked at Li Ruoxue, was silent for a moment, and then said: "If General Zhao intends, it's not like he doesn't have a mouth. Besides, a fairy like my sister followed him. And half-hearted greed, if that's the case, I'll scold him." Even so, her cheeks became hotter and she lowered her head, not daring to look into Li Ruoxue's eyes.

Seeing her demeanor, Li Ruoxue understood a little, and said in a low voice: "Leave him alone, sister willing?"

"Am I willing? Just marry Zhao Xingde just like this? If Zhao Xingde wanted it, why didn't he show it at all? He was afraid that Li Ruoxue would feel uncomfortable, so he deliberately acted cold and heartless." Han Ningshuang only felt flustered, and she deeply felt He took a few breaths of air, trying to calm himself down.She was silent for a long time, her expression changed several times, she finally sighed, and said in a low voice: "I heard a story before, it was about an old couple, but it was a bit boring, sister would you like to hear it?"

"Oh, what story?"

Han Ningshuang straightened her hair, calming down Ru Chao's mood gradually, and said slowly: "Once upon a time, there was an old couple who loved each other deeply. They were poor and had no meat at home. It took a long time to eat a fish. The husband likes to eat fish heads, and every time he eats fish, he must give the fish heads to his wife. But the wife likes to eat fish tails, and every time she eats fish, she must give the fish tails to her husband. For many, many years, two people gave each other what they liked, but they didn't know that the other gave them what they liked."

Having said that, Han Ningshuang didn't continue talking. "General Zhao and his sister are deeply in love," she said slowly, trying to calm herself as much as possible, "but I really don't want to be that fish." She almost exhausted all her strength, clenched her teeth, and controlled Own emotions, do not let the full tears flow out of the eyes.But the harder he tried, the more he felt a dull pain in his heart.

"It seems that I'm busy." Li Ruoxue shared the sadness, but also felt relieved.

For the next few days, Han Ningshuang avoided seeing Zhao Xingde, and Zhao Xingde didn't know the reason, except for feeling strange, he didn't think about it deeply.Chen Kang was detained by Li Sihai and was about to be sent back to Xia Guo, but he was also kept in the dark.Until this day, Jin Changtai brought the military newspaper from the Military Intelligence Department, and showed it to Zhao Xingde with a strange expression.

"You succeed as the captain of the Fourth Battalion, and the military government transferred me to leave Liaodong?"

Zhao Xingde's face was full of disbelief. Although the situation of the Liao army had stabilized, there was still a lot to do.He has put all his heart and soul into the defense of Suzhou, the reclamation in the north, and the industry of Dongmuhang. When he suddenly received the military order to leave Liaodong, he was struck by lightning, and his chest felt stuffy.This Liaodong foundation was gathered with painstaking efforts over the past few years, and it is almost like his own flesh and blood.Fortunately, it was Jin Changtai who succeeded him as the lieutenant of the Fourth Battalion.Otherwise, handing it over to others would be even more difficult to accept.

"I would also like to congratulate Xing Zhi for being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant of the Longya Military Academy." Jin Changtai smiled instead, "This Lieutenant of the Longya Military Academy is a general. Brother Zhao is valued by the General's House, and he will lead an army alone in the future, and it is just around the corner matters." The captains of the Dragon Tooth Army have the same military rank as ordinary generals, so they are called generals.When the Grand General's Mansion selects generals, it usually transfers the most valued captain to the Dragon Tooth Army. On the one hand, it strengthens its loyalty to the imperial court, and on the other hand, it also raises the rank of the captain to the general level. In the future, there will be suitable candidates. Opportunity, and then the captain of the Longya Military Academy will be the general, that is, he will be transferred to a foreign post instead of being promoted to a general.

But Zhao Xingde shook his head and said: "There are still many important things to be done in Liaodong. I would rather stay here and go through life and death with the brothers in the camp." and regret.