The pride of heaven

Qi Mingrui looked back and saw Qi Mingjue, approached and raised his hand to gently touch the back of his younger brother's head, and smiled kindly: "Jueer, how are you doing?"

"Brother", all of Qi Mingjue's thoughts were thrown out of the blue under his brother's closeness, and he asked slightly surprised, "Brother, why are you here?"

Qi Mingrui said indifferently: "The mother misses Jue'er and cannot come in person, so I will do it for my brother."

Qi Mingjue smiled slightly. He knew that his elder brother was always thoughtful and considerate. This adventure and secret visit to Dazhou would definitely not be as simple as visiting relatives on behalf of his mother.

Li Junran: "It's getting late, my brother-in-law came all the way, must be very tired, we will not disturb my brother-in-law's rest, and leave first."

Qi Mingrui: "What my brother-in-law said is very true, the future will last forever."

Qi Mingjue heard the greetings of the two uncles and sons-in-law again, the corners of his eyes twitched, he couldn't bear it anymore, and interrupted: "Okay, you are about the same age, and now you are in-laws, so you don't need to exchange greetings like this."

Qi Mingrui raised his eyebrows. Since he grew up taking care of this younger brother, he naturally knew that his younger brother must be dissatisfied with the title of wife, uncle, and son-in-law, so he said, "Junran is one year younger than me, and from now on he will be like Jue'er, calling me the second son-in-law." Brother will be fine."

Li Junran smiled slyly, her own princess is really awkward, "Second brother is right."

Qi Mingrui only stayed in Da Zhou for three days, and then set off to return to Dayan. Qi Mingjue was reluctant to give up, and sent his elder brother all the way to Shili Pavilion outside the city.

Qi Mingjue: "Brother, do you have something to tell Jue'er?"

Qi Mingrui: "Jue'er, how is everything going in Dazhou?"

Qi Mingjue: "Well, everything is fine."

Qi Mingrui: "How is Emperor Xiaowen treating Jue'er?"

Qi Mingjue: "Well, Father is very kind to Jue'er."

Qi Mingrui: "How is Li Junran treating Jue'er?"

When Qi Mingjue heard the words Li Junran, his cheeks blushed unconsciously, he nodded, then paused and said, "He, he's fine."

Although Qi Mingrui didn't come out of the Fanghua Building for the past three days, and only Li Junran went to have a secret talk with him once during that period, he also knew the affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty very well. Spy, now this spy net is even more criss-crossed and impenetrable, even the Crown Prince Donggong cannot escape from this net.

No matter how much he heard, it was not as good as what he saw with his own eyes. Qi Mingrui looked at his younger brother's shy appearance, and suddenly felt that the female college was not accepted, no, it was the male college. At this moment, he became more determined. A guarantee is naturally good.

Qi Mingrui clapped his hands three times, and five black shadows flashed past. He bowed his head and knelt down in front of the two of them and said in unison: "This subordinate has seen your Highnesses."

"Jue'er, the two leaders, Yunyi and Baoqin, you met in Fanghua Building before, followed by Moqi, Zhishu, and Nonghua. They are in charge of Banbaizhai." Qi Mingrui raised his hand to signal everyone to excuse him, "Jue'er, these people will take orders from you in the future."

"Brother," Qi Mingjue looked at Qi Mingrui blankly. He knew that these people were Qi Mingrui's eyes and ears in Da Zhou, and how important they were, but now that his brother gave them to him, his voice was trembling with emotion, "Jue'er is in Da Zhou. Everything is fine in Zhou, so you don’t have to worry.”

"Brother knows that Li Junran and Emperor Xiaowen treat Jue'er well," Qi Mingrui patted his younger brother on the shoulder, "But they are not the only ones in the Great Zhou court. Jue'er doesn't want to make brother worry, so he must let him rest assured."

Qi Mingjue: "Jue'er understands, brother can handle the court affairs with peace of mind, Jue'er will protect herself and won't let brother worry about it."

Minister of the Household Department: "Reporting to Your Majesty, before the heavy snowfall in the north, Wuhuan was severely affected, and the victims of the disaster appeared, and the people were in a state of distress. On the other hand, the people in our dynasty are rich and the country is strong. Yongliang is an important border commercial port with criss-crossing vehicles and horses. , nothing more than coming here to plunder food and wealth, a barbaric small country is nothing to be afraid of."

Minister of the Ministry of War: "Yongliang controls the throat of the five counties, which is an important military location. If Yongliang falls, Yongzhou is in danger."

Marquis Wuwei: "The Yuwen family has assembled heavy troops on the border to besiege Yongliang. Its wolfish ambition is evident. It is not comparable to the past. This battle cannot be avoided."

Marquis of Wuwei was born as a military general, and his status today is the result of countless illustrious military exploits in those years. His precise grasp of the battle situation is beyond the invincibility of ordinary ministers in front of the palace. Emperor Xiaowen must take his words seriously.

As soon as this remark came out, there were voices calling for battle in the hall one after another, Emperor Xiaowen didn't say a word, squinting at the people in front of the hall, he already had a plan in mind.

"Your Highness," An Gui greeted Qi Mingjue when he saw Qi Mingjue returning to the mansion, "His Royal Highness just sent a message to return to the mansion after lunch, so His Highness can use it first, don't wait for him."

Qi Mingjue nodded silently, but felt a little uneasy.

Before returning home, accompanied by Mo Qi, he went to Banbaizhai, and had a clearer understanding of the border situation.

As early as years ago, the Yuwen family had been harassing the border villages, burning, killing, and looting. The scale was overwhelmed once, spying on my bottom line, and the people on the border were unbearably disturbed, but the governor of Yongliang wanted to cover it up. Now the Yuwen family's [-] troops are approaching the city, making a massive attack, the thin paper can't contain the raging fire, seeing that it can't be covered, so they urgently report to the capital for [-] li.

I also know that things are far from being as simple as they appear on the surface. How dare a mere governor be so deceitful? I don't know what kind of heart I have.

"Why are you eating now?"

Qi Mingjue Shanshan turned her head, following the source of the voice, she saw Li Junran frowning coming as expected.

"I just came back after sending my brother off," Qi Mingjue signaled Angui to add another pair of bowls and chopsticks, glanced at Li Junran and said, "Let's use some more together?"

Li Junran had already used it in the palace, but seeing Qi Mingjue rarely take the initiative, his heart softened like a spring water, so he sat down and drank a bowl of soup with him.

The afternoon viewing pavilion is warm and cozy. Qi Mingjue has fallen in love with this pavilion since the second day of his wedding, and often comes here to make tea.

"Taste it", Qi Mingjue pushed the brewed tea in front of Li Junran, the feng shui took turns, this time it was Qi Mingjue who presented the treasure, "Brother came to bring it for me this time."

"Baiyun is suspiciously shining, a cup full of floating milk, white silver needles from Fujian, wrapped in plain silver, pleated and shining, with a fresh aroma and a mellow taste." Li Junran picked up the tea cup and tasted it carefully, squinting at the The corner of Qi Mingjue's mouth curled into a charming smile, "This beauty is really extraordinary."

Qi Mingjue was slightly taken aback when he heard the word "beauty". Baihao Yinzhen is known as the "king of beauty tea", but as soon as Li Junran said the words, he had a different feeling. Qi Mingjue couldn't tell what it was. But there was indeed a slight ups and downs in my heart, and a little blush slowly appeared behind my ears, and I hurriedly changed the subject: "My brother also brought Long Tuan Shengxue, Lingyun Baihao, and Junshan Silver Needle this time, all of which are first-class. Tea."

Li Junran smiled slightly and said, "If you have the chance, you must try."

Qi Mingjue lowered his head and responded, "Yes."

Li Junran enjoyed Qi Mingjue's slightly flustered feeling very much. Seeing that the curvature of Qi Mingjue's mouth continued unabated, he felt melancholy when he thought of the day when he would be separated.

Li Junran took another sip of tea, then put down the teacup in his hand, paused and said: "The border is urgent, Father intends to ask me to be in command."