Seeking Immortals

  Chapter 13 Battle in Northern Xinjiang

  The death of Concubine Li was a relief for Li Qing.

  Li Qing guessed that the death of Concubine Li might have something to do with Wei Yang.

   After all, as soon as Wei Yang breaks through the third-rate master, Concubine Li commits suicide, which is always a bit strange, Li Qing doesn't think Concubine Li will commit suicide.

   But that doesn't matter.

   They are just passers-by in life.

  What is the secret of Concubine Li, what kind of opportunity Wei Yang learned from Bailian, and what means he used will all become dust in history.

  After half a year, the news about Emperor Taikang recovering from his injury intensified. Li Qing no longer went to the Liyuan to watch the maids dance and practice music, but stayed in the cold palace every day to practice chess.

   Another half a year later, the Dagan Kingdom, which has been peaceful for many years, ushered in a war. The northern grassland khanate invaded with cavalry, broke through twelve cities on the border, and captured countless people of the Dagan Kingdom.

  The empress dowager failed to dispatch the army to fight the battle, and recruited a large number of civil officials to blame. Some civil officials asked Emperor Taikang to take care of government affairs.

  The civil servant was immediately investigated by the Jinyiwei and ransacked his home.

  The empress dowager's suppression of dissidents did not stabilize the court, but aroused more civil resistance.

  Every court meeting, there must be a book that invites Emperor Taikang to manage the government, and a resolute civil servant will die on the pillar of the Jinluan Hall.

  The queen mother can no longer use Jinyiwei with a high-pressure policy, so she can only keep the papers.

  In the twenty-ninth year of Taikang, the cavalry of the Khanate invaded the northern border of the Dagan Kingdom again, and Suzhou fell. The Queen Mother responded to the defeat and planned to seek peace.

   However, the eldest son of the emperor, King Wu, who had just turned twenty, took the initiative to ask for a fight.

   Both civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty supported King Wu, and the Queen Mother was forced to agree. King Wu led 100,000 troops to conquer Suzhou.

   On the day King Wu set off for an expedition, Concubine Qi watched off at the gate of the cold palace, crying into tears.

   Wei Yang comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry, His Royal Highness King Wu is guarded by a master guard, no matter what the battle is, His Highness is not in danger of life, and as long as His Royal Highness King Wu returns from victory, Your Majesty can also come out of the cold palace."

  …

   Time flies.

  Thirty years of Taikang.

   Leng Gong.

   "The emperor has a decree that Concubine Chu loses her virtue, and is demoted to the fourth rank of Ronghua, and thrown into the cold palace."

  Following an imperial decree, Li Qing's old acquaintance, Concubine Chu, was thrown into limbo.

  This is the third time Concubine Chu entered the cold palace.

  Back then, Concubine Chu kicked Li Qing's butt, causing Li Qing to lie down for a month, Li Qing still remembers it.

  Twenty years later, Concubine Chu is a woman in her 40s. She no longer has the beauty and momentum of the past.

   "Your Majesty, the concubine was wronged, the concubine did not curse Concubine Zhong, the concubine did not!" Concubine Chu, who entered the palace for the third time, roared heart-piercingly, with snot and tears.

  On duty in the room.

"Xiao Lizi, how should I put it, judging from the recent situation, the Empress Dowager may not be able to suppress the Holy Majesty, and the day when the Holy Majesty will make an appointment must not be far away. There is absolutely no possibility of Empress Chu going out of the cold palace again. Should we starve her for a few days first. "Zhang Yong showed a ruthless look.

  Eunuchs always hold grudges, and they also like to help eunuchs around them hold grudges.

   It is never too late for the **** to take revenge.

  Li Qing did not forget the kick, and neither did Zhang Yong!

Zhang Bai also said: "His Royal Highness King Wu has been going to Suzhou for a year. At the beginning, he was inexperienced and suffered a few defeats. Recently, it has been rumored that the more he fights, the better he will be. In two years, King Wu will be able to defeat the Khanate cavalry. Wait for King Wu to return with victory. , or you can rely on sanctification, and the queen mother will not be able to listen behind the curtain..."

   "Don't talk about state affairs, be cautious in your words and deeds!" Li Qing directly interrupted Zhang Bai's words, and he finally lived like a king.

   "Just give her cold leftovers, and it's okay to be hungry for a few days." Li Qing added.

  Emperor Taikang has really been having a lot of fun recently, and he is no longer a Dou. He seems to have regained the passion he had when he was fighting for power with the Empress Dowager, and now he is fighting fiercely with the Empress Dowager.

   After many years, the Leng Gong was overcrowded again.

  However, from Li Qing's point of view, Emperor Taikang still has no chance of winning if King Wu does not return.

  Above the imperial court, the old man of the Lu family is the Prime Minister of the country, and the three sons of Lu Xiang, one son is the commander of the Imperial Forest Army and controls the safety of the palace;

   Lu Xiang is a staunch supporter of the Empress Dowager. If Lu Xiang does not fall, it will be difficult for Emperor Taikang to do anything.

  Lu Xiang also has a daughter, Lu Guifei, who helps the Queen Mother control the situation in the harem, and Lu Guifei is the supporter of King Wu.

  Although King Wu valued his mother-in-law Concubine Qi more, he would not completely ignore Concubine Lu Guifei's kindness in nurturing her.

  The Lu clan originated from the mother clan of the empress dowager in the past, and it can be said that the roots are deep.

  Meal delivery at noon.

  Li Qing brought good wine and meat to the Dingjia wing.

   "Say hello to Mistress Min."

   "It's Little Li, come in."

  Lazy voices came from the wing room, Concubine Min was leaning against the bed in disheveled clothes, doing embroidery.

   Lazy posture, unique style.

  Lenggong concubines actually don't have too many taboos when facing eunuchs. Occasionally showing their **** is not uncommon.

  Concubine Min, it was the concubine Li Qing saw dancing in Liyuan three years ago, who was affected by the power struggle and was thrown into limbo by the Queen Mother.

   This night.

  Li Qing couldn't fall asleep after practicing Roushui Qiduanjin.

  Rou Shui Qiduanjin has a total of three brocade phases, and Li Qing has mastered the eight orthodox scriptures, reaching the third brocade phase.

   The inability to fall asleep is not due to exercises, but the disheveled figure of Concubine Min at noon that keeps flickering in her mind.

  He is a eunuch, and he is useless, so he is always dreaming.

   While Li Qing was suffering from insomnia, there was a slight noise from the bed next door, and a figure quietly got up and slipped out of the bedroom.

   is Wei Yang.

   "In the middle of the night, what is Wei Yang doing secretly?" Li Qing couldn't help being curious.

   Wei Yang had mastered the six disciplines a year ago and was promoted to a second-rate master. At that time, Wei Yang was only twenty-three years old.

  The twenty-three-year-old second-rate master was invited by the Martial Supervisor, but Wei Yang refused, and instead chose to stay in the cold palace to serve Concubine Qi.

  Wei Yang wanted to be transferred out of the cold palace, but he never wanted to be transferred out of the cold palace by himself.

  Since the death of Concubine Li, Wei Yang has practiced at an astonishing speed. Li Qing no longer knows how many disciplines Wei Yang has mastered. The only difference is that Wei Yang seems to be aging very quickly because of the exercises.

  Only twenty-four years old, Wei Yang has a face of thirty-five years old.

   "Is this kid going to practice evil exercises in the middle of the night?"

  Li Qing didn't have the urge to keep up with Wei Yang, and kept dozing, breathing steadily.

  Two quarters of an hour later, Wei Yang returned to the bedroom and fell into a sound sleep, as if he had never been out.

  Li Qing fell asleep slowly, not thinking about it.

  Early the next morning, when the **** Gong Yue was helping his concubine pour Yexiang, he suddenly discovered that Concubine Chu, who had just been thrown into the cold palace yesterday, had hanged herself last night.

   Li Qing was stunned after hearing this, and immediately, together with Gong Yue, sent the body of Concubine Chu to the Jingle Room.

  Unless the concubine has a great background and the concubine of the Leng Palace dies, the **** in charge of the Leng Palace generally does not do much investigation.

  The original **** in charge of the cold palace was Gu Zhangshi, who had died of old age long ago. Now it is Gu Zhangshi's godson, and Xiao Gu is in charge of power.

  Xiao Gu, who was in charge of affairs, had no involvement in Concubine Chu's death.

  The death of Concubine Chu did not cause any waves.

  Others don't know the inside story, but Li Qing knows the inside story. Concubine Chu didn't commit suicide, but died at the hands of Wei Yang!

   To be honest, Li Qing likes Wei Yang a little bit, this kid did something he dared not do!

  …

   Another two years passed, Li Qing was forty-three years old, and Zhang Yong was fifty years old.

  Eunuchs in the palace can apply to leave the palace at the age of fifty, and most eunuchs will choose to stay in the palace.

   This day.

   "Xiao Lizi, I'm in good health. I'll stay in the palace for another five years. But I plan to go out of the palace and take care of the brine shop for that boy Wangtou." Zhang Yong proposed his own plan.

  Wang Li died seven years ago, and the stew shop business could no longer continue. There were originally seven stew shops, but only one remained.

  Because the business of the brine shop is not good, Li Qing has not received any dividends in the past two years, but the letters from Wang Li's family have not stopped.

   "It's no problem. Be careful in everything. I don't want to hear the news of your sudden death one day." Li Qing nodded.

   "Haha." Zhang Yong laughed loudly, and sighed again: "Unfortunately, I still have a big vengeance to avenge, so I'm not reconciled to leaving the palace like this. Just wait another two years, maybe I have a chance to take revenge."

  Zhang Yong's great enmity is the experience of licking night incense barrels for more than 20 years and the twelve blood whips of Concubine Lu Gui.

   "Relax, someone will avenge your revenge." Li Qing patted Zhang Yong on the shoulder.

  Hearing this, Wei Yang at the side showed a faint smile.

  (end of this chapter)