Horse on the World

Chapter 111
This chapter is a transitional chapter, you don't need to read it.Does not affect subsequent episodes.

The next day Li Qing got up early in the morning, just before dawn, he got up, and Qing Feng, who was still very weak, also struggled to get up to help Li Qing comb and comb his hair meticulously, and put on the clothes he sewed by himself. Underwear, put on a robe, put on the armor one by one, put on the helmet, put on the waist knife, stood in front of Li Qing, looked up and down for a long time, and then said with satisfaction: "Okay, There should be no problem."

When he was in Dingzhou, Li Qing was always extremely busy, either planning how to survive, or working desperately on the battlefield. Occasionally, when he had a little free time, he had to rack his brains to fight with Xiao Yuanshan and others. After being together, with the supervision of Qingfeng, I just paid a little attention, but most of the time it was still muddy on rainy days, gray on sunny days, unshaven, disheveled, stinky clothes that I couldn’t think of changing, and a piece of armor with scars Leilei is still running around all day with a suit on his body, has he ever been so glamorous like today?Brand new clothes, bright armor, blue-shaven cheeks, as the saying goes, Buddha needs gold clothes, and people need clothes. Li Qing's dress like this makes Qingfeng's eyes shine. Baptized by the flames of war, the struggle between life and death, the face that was originally handsome as a young boy has become more determined, calm, and has an inexplicable temperament that Qingfeng can't explain. It can make people attracted to him, it seems that as long as he stops, he will naturally become the focus.

"You know the rules and regulations in the palace, don't you? Your prelude is right, and etiquette must not be neglected. If something goes wrong, it will be easy for people to catch the blame, and the emperor will not like it." Qingfeng warned.

"Don't worry!" Li Qing said: "Yesterday, the second uncle explained this to me in detail, and there will be no problems. Anyway, today is just a procedural summons. It won't take long. The emperor just knows me and said some polite words. That's all."

"Even so, we need to be more careful." Qingfeng tidied up the red cherry on Li Qing's hat.

Seeing Qingfeng's still slightly sick face, Li Qing held her hands distressedly, and said: "Okay, okay, it's okay, after I leave, you can just go back to sleep and take care of yourself. Take care of your health, let Zhong Jing cook the medicine sent by the doctor, you must take it on time, I will move when I come back, and I will not be safe for a day."

Qingfeng smiled and said: "It's so weak, there's no problem, I'll just go to bed after you leave."

Li Qing took her hand, kissed her lightly on the forehead, and said: "That's good, I will check when I come back." Letting go of Qingfeng, he turned and opened the door, walked out, Yang Yidao Already waiting outside the door, the horses outside the post house have also been prepared.

In the room, Qingfeng's eyes were moist, and he stared at the direction where Li Qing disappeared. After a long while, he walked over and closed the door, climbed back onto the bed, and pulled back the quilt to hide his whole body inside.

The Imperial City of Great Chu is located in the very center of Luoyang, just in the middle of the city's cross, and is divided into inner city and outer city. The outer city is surrounded by moats, and there are turrets at the four corners of the city wall, with triple eaves and 72 ridges, which are gorgeous in shape.There are gates on all sides of the city wall, and the Meridian Gate, the main entrance, is the most prominent. Its plane is in the shape of a "concave", with three gates in the middle and one gate on each side. Connected by corridors and verandas, the five roofs are shaped like five phoenixes spreading their wings, so it is called "Wufenglou".

Walk along the bridge paved with white jade slabs to the square in front of the outer city, pass through the gate tightly guarded by the Imperial Forest Army, and enter the outer city. The first thing you see is the Thousand-step Corridor, and the east of the corridor (left) is the Taimiao , the west of the corridor (right) is the Sheji Altar, and there are many courtyards on the left, the right, and the right. The vast building complex has a clear master from the front, the front and the back echo, the left and right are symmetrical, and the order is well-ordered. Li Qing is used to seeing big scenes. Yes, but seeing such a splendid group of palaces suddenly, I was still shocked. It is not that I have never been to the Forbidden City in my previous life, but it has become a tourist attraction, and the austere atmosphere in front of me has completely disappeared.

At this time, most of the ministers who came to prepare for the morning court had gathered in the Hall of Supreme Harmony where the emperor dealt with government affairs and summoned the ministers. They were just waiting for the official start of the morning court. Li Qingsao basically didn't know each other, only the second uncle hurried over After greeting him, Li Tuizhi's move immediately let the ministers waiting here to know who this young general is, whispers started, and many people turned to Li Tuizhi. Qing pointed and pointed, which made Li Qing very uncomfortable, as if he was watching an animal in a zoo.

An eunuch hurried over, stood in the middle of the crowd and looked around, but Li Qing recognized that the man was Eunuch Huang who had gone to Dingzhou to deliver the imperial decree. Just as he was surprised, Eunuch Huang had already seen Li Qing, and immediately smiled happily. He rushed over, "General Li, so you are here, but it is easy for our family to find you!"

Li Qing looked at him strangely. Although Eunuch Huang fed him well in Dingzhou, he would not come here to make friends with him. You must know the difference between inside and outside. Da Chu is the father-in-law of Yan Chu Dynasty who made friends with foreign ministers of.

"I don't know why my father-in-law is looking for Li?" Li Qing asked in a low voice. The conversation between the two people made Li Qing, who was already under the spotlight, pay more attention at this time. The ministers all turned their eyes to Li Qing.

"General Li, you really care about the Emperor's heart. Your Majesty asked our family to come to General Xuan to wait in the Zhonghe Palace, so that we don't have to go to court with these ministers." Eunuch Huang smiled flatteringly. Originally, he In the palace, he was just a eunuch who was not valued very much, and he was able to go to Dingzhou to pass the decree because the eunuchs did not want to go to Dingzhou, a place of bitter cold and war, so it fell on him, and he did not want to go to Dingzhou. But he came back with a lot of money, and he was full of gratitude to Li Qing. This time the emperor wanted to invite Li Qing alone, because he was the only one who recognized Li Qing, so he sent him out again. This time, the emperor Personally order, this time, it can be regarded as showing face in front of the emperor, as long as the emperor remembers himself, the day of success will be just around the corner. There are thousands of eunuchs in the palace, except for the emperor's close servants, how many people can the emperor remember?

Hearing this, not only Li Qing, but also the ministers who were close to Li Qing were also very surprised. The generals from other states returned to Beijing to report on their duties. According to the usual practice, they only met in the early court. Why did the emperor summon Li Qing alone this time?
Confused, Li Qing had no choice but to follow the happy Eunuch Huang to the inner court, leaving his eyes behind him. In the crowd, Li Tuizhi frowned, thinking hard about the emperor's intention for this move.
He untied his saber and handed it to the palace guard guarding the palace gate. Li Qing then followed Eunuch Huang into the inner city, but the inside was a different scene. In addition to being as majestic as the outside, it also added some The style is elegant, and the Zhonghe Hall is the place where the emperor usually rests. There is a small garden in front of the hall. It is early summer at this time, and all kinds of flowers are in full bloom.

Walking into the Hall of Zhonghe, Eunuch Huang greeted Li Qing graciously. He not only brought him a brocade stool, but also made the little eunuch make tea, "General, please sit down for a while. Every morning, the ministers of the DPRK and China will have a quarrel, and there will be a few hours before they can't finish their work."

Li Qing looked at the palace guards standing in front of the hall, and the wooden eunuchs standing in the room, and asked cautiously: "Eunuch Huang, I'm not in compliance with the rules. If the emperor finds out, don't you?" excellent."

Eunuch Huang smiled and said: "General, please rest assured, this is what the emperor ordered, otherwise I would not dare to borrow my courage! The emperor said that the general does not need to go to court to listen to those long-winded nonsense, nonsense, But wait here with peace of mind, and the emperor will come to summon the general after he goes to court."

Confused, Li Qing stuffed a bank note into Eunuch Huang's hand without any trace, "Eunuch Huang, can you tell me why the emperor summoned me alone?"

Eunuch Huang glanced at the little eunuch, stuffed the silver ticket into his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Well, general, you'd better wait for a while, you'll know in a while, maybe it's His Majesty's feeling for your defeat of the barbarian." Interested, I would like to hear your details!"

Upon hearing this, Li Qing knew that Eunuch Huang didn't know anything about it at all, so the 100 taels of silver were for naught.Unable to figure it out, he had no choice but to sit in the middle and the hall, patiently waiting for the Emperor Apocalypse to clarify his doubts.

(End of this chapter)