The first favorite of rebirth

Pei Jiqing turned around and saw Xia Chengxi waving at him. Pei Jiqing glanced at Jueyun and looked at Xia Chengxi with some embarrassment. Miss him?"

"Jueyun, go back and rest." Pei Jiqing kept a secret, just about to say something, when she saw Jueyun running towards him carrying something, Xia Chengxi patted Jueyun's head, as if she already knew where he was going well aware.

"Old Zhao has a quick temper, and Lin He's life experience is unclear, and you know it." Xia Chengxi said: "Dading City has finally been captured, and I feel much more at ease. Since the previous dynasty, this border city was originally It’s my land in the Central Plains, it’s been 100 years.”

The previous dynasty was arrogant and extravagant, and lost a large area of ​​land under the iron cavalry of the Yuan and Liao people. Pei Jiqing couldn't help but sighed as he watched the gradually turning white night. Xia Chengxi held Jue Yun's hand and pointed forward: "This The place was originally called Dingzhou. Although it is outside Linyu Pass, it has always been the land of the Central Plains. There is also the ancient Great Wall outside Linyu Pass. It is a pity that the previous dynasty has been useless for so many years. We still took advantage of the civil strife in Liao to take our own land. return."

Pei Jiqing looked down at Jue Yun, the child was silent, not knowing what to think.

Xia Chengxi said a few words with emotion, and continued: "Young Master Pei, I understand what I said to Luo Ji today, so I didn't reply to Fu Congjin's official document. I really didn't expect that you, a child of a family, have some villainous thoughts."

Pei Jiqing thought to herself: "What do you mean by 'little people's mind'? I'm trying to check and balance."

He suddenly thought of something, so he said: "General Xia, now that Dingzhou is back, should we arrange officials to garrison, so as to defend against the Liao people?"

"Exactly." Xia Chengxi turned to look at Pei Jiqing, and asked suspiciously, "What do you mean?"

"Help my little master, and ask you for an official position." Pei Jiqing smiled and took Jue Yun's hand, "Dingzhou is a small place, so it should be included in the prefecture of Jinzhou. The terrain here is dangerous and there are large troops stationed there. I want to ask Jue Yun for the post of Captain Zhaoxin."

"Captain?" Xia Chengxi frowned, and said in thought: "I can make a decision for a captain, but Jueyun is too young, not a pure-bred Han, and has never passed the martial arts exam. report?"

Although Xia Chengxi frowned, but judging by his expression, he was no longer always suspicious of Pei Jiqing as before, but was patiently waiting for his opinion.

Pei Jiqing continued: "This Dingzhou is a new frontier city that has just been recovered. It has been inhabited by foreigners from Mobei and Han people for hundreds of years. Now the second prince is still guarding not far away. It is not enough to let civil officials govern it. There must be The military officer who is familiar with the situation is stationed here. The general only needs to tell the court that Jue Yun was originally a local and made great achievements on the battlefield. The court weighs the pros and cons and should refer to the general's opinion. That is, 12 and 15 years old are about the same age."

Xia Chengxi pondered for a while, and continued: "In this way, His Highness can stay in Dingzhou temporarily. Although you are taking care of him, he is not by my side, so I always feel uneasy."

Pei Jiqing lowered his head, wanting to ask Jue Yun's opinion, but he lowered his head, thinking about something, waited until Pei Jiqing pushed him, then nodded slightly.

"Okay." Xia Chengxi smiled gratifiedly, and didn't say any more worried words, but said heartily: "I'm just afraid that Xiao Wansheng will be difficult to deal with here, so I stay in Dingzhou, and I just won't meet him."

Five days later, Xia Chengxi's official documents arrived in the capital, and the Da Zhou army was also stationed in Dingzhou City. Jue Yun walked in front of the army, already wearing the armor of a school captain, and he was really serious and silent like a general, Pei Ji Qing followed behind him like a steward, but did not see Lin He.

Dingzhou city is inhabited by many ethnic groups. Although it is not far from Jinzhou, the situation is like a sky and an underground. The roads in Jinzhou are neat and the streets are like a well-regulated chessboard, while the streets in Dingzhou are messy and the houses are small and dilapidated. Because of the perennial wars, People's faces were numb, as if the city had changed owners, and it had nothing to do with them.

The army was stationed outside the city, and Pei Jiqing brought Jueyun to the temporarily repaired Captain's Mansion. Although it was called a "mansion", it was extremely dilapidated, and even the door was a bit crumbling. Pei Jiqing stood stunned by the door After waiting for a long time, he held onto the door frame to let Jue Yun in.

Although everything is dilapidated, without the siege of the capital, and without the precariousness of the battlefield, it barely looks like a home. Pei Jiqing tidied up a room and moved all the books and luggage in. He just thought about it. Seeing that Jue Yun had already put away the things in the yard bit by bit, even wiping the edge of the well clean, Pei Jiqing gave up this idea and went to the house with a smile. Clean the kitchen.

It wasn't until late at night that the two of them cleaned up the house. Jueyun sat cross-legged in front of the kang table in his middle coat. Pei Jiqing brought the roasted chicken nuggets and radishes to the table, and also set two glasses of soju. A piece of steamed bun, said: "There are too few vegetables here, and the dust is too big. Go to Jinzhou tomorrow to buy some things, and also buy a flower pot. Let's plant some in the house."

"Okay." Jue Yun sat next to Pei Jiqing, grabbing the steamed bun absently, and put the chicken nuggets into Pei Jiqing's bowl. At night, the oil lamp was dim, and the two of them were toasting for the second pass, when suddenly a sound came from above their heads. There was a meow, and the dust on the ceiling wall suddenly fell. The two stared at the food and steamed buns on the table in dumbfounded, and the hands holding the chopsticks also stopped in place.

Jue Yun turned his head to look at Pei Jiqing's face, only to find that Pei Jiqing was also looking at him, the two of them were ashamed, eye to eye, and couldn't help laughing together.

In the previous life and present life, Pei Jiqing seldom really drank alcohol, and for some reason he was so happy today that he suddenly drank himself seven or eight cups.

"Silly boy, I can't even eat. What are you happy about?" Pei Jiqing put his arms around Jue Yun's shoulders, and pressed him on the bed, struggling to resist like Jue Yun. on Qing.

He couldn't eat anymore, so Pei Jiqing simply hugged Jueyun to his chest, and when Jueyun calmed down, he stretched out his hand to stroke Jueyun's hair, Jueyun also leaned against his chest, and the two of them lay down in silence For a while, Pei Jiqing sighed calmly.

Jue Yun was stunned as if shocked, and said, "Why are you sighing?"

"It's not a sigh, but I'm really happy in my heart." Pei Jiqing hugged Jueyun, wishing to rub him into his arms, with a strong smell of alcohol in his mouth, and said: "I often feel that God is too kind to me, not only leaving me alone My life has allowed me to live for so long, Your Highness, I am always afraid that one day God will take this life back..."

Before Pei Jiqing finished speaking, he fell asleep in a semi-consciousness with the smell of alcohol. He who had always slept quietly snored slightly. Jue Yun hesitated and reached out his hand, and patted Pei Jiqing's face. His complexion was snow-white, Although thin, his cheeks are as red as makeup at this moment. Under the constantly flickering candlelight, the long eyelashes draw a shadow like mist, looking a little charming, Jue Yun was stunned for a moment, his body trembling suddenly Leaning over, kissed Pei Jiqing's cheek like a ghost, and then sighed slightly.

Jue Yun quickly moved his face away, Pei Jiqing woke up in a daze, he squinted and said: "Seeing that you have been absent-minded for a few days, tell me, what happened?"

"I..." Jue Yun hesitated for a while before saying, "I might have done something wrong."

Pei Jiqing closed her eyes and said, "What's wrong? Did you smash something?"

"No..." Jue Yun shook his head, he was silent for a moment, and finally took out a wolf tooth from his hand, and said softly: "Lin He, in fact, it is He Lin, the little prince of the Liao Kingdom, he is not dead, Xiao Yixian this time Here, I just want to kill the second prince and take him back."

"Why didn't you say it earlier, if the second prince finds out and attacks again, I—" Pei Jiqing became impatient for a while, but the palm raised in anger stopped in the air, and then slowly put it down, and said coldly: "Now follow me!" I will go back to Jinzhou and tell General Xia to get ready."

"No!" Jue Yun immediately said: "The second prince didn't find out about Xiao Yixian, but Lin He was suspected by General Zhao, and it was not easy to stay any longer, so he left. Before leaving, he took the wolf Leave the tooth to me, and promise that Xiao Yi will not come again."

When Pei Jiqing heard that the second prince didn't know about it for the time being, she secretly let go of her agitated heart, and Jue Yun continued: "Lin He and I agreed that if he can inherit the throne, he will definitely not go to war with Da Zhou again, but I Thinking of him returning to the Liao Kingdom, I'm afraid that every day he will be frightened...why does he go back...I'm really afraid of his death..."

"He's the prince." Seeing that Jue Yun cared about Lin He's safety, Pei Jiqing suddenly became angry, "People choose what they do and don't do, and they choose their own path, but since he was born The prince can only choose this path, otherwise he would rather sacrifice Dingzhou and kill the second prince, instead of worrying about him, you should worry about whether the second prince will find out."

"You are always too careful, you will definitely not agree, so I didn't tell you." Jue Yun turned his head and said: "But I am willing to believe him."

Pei Jiqing sternly said: "You believe there's something wrong with it. If you don't tell me about this kind of thing in the future, I will definitely hit you with my hands. I will never soften my heart."

After he finished speaking, he quickly got up, put away the dishes on the table, and didn't say a word to Jue Yun. Jue Yun sat on the bed very dissatisfied, holding the mace in his hand, and didn't speak.

"Still up?" Pei Jiqing picked up his clothes and said coldly, "Do you want me to hold you and tell General Xia?"

Jue Yun took the clothes silently, but the movements of his hands were heavy, and he even tore off the belt all of a sudden. Pei Jiqing sighed, and said compromised: "Your Highness, be careful."

Jue Yun retorted: "Lin He saved my life and taught me a lot about marching and fighting. Am I going to betray him and hand him over to General Xia?"

Pei Jiqing replied: "If you let him go, the second prince may find out Xiao Yixian's intentions and use other generals to conquer the state; if the second prince doesn't find out, he will really become the leader of the Liao Kingdom one day. He has been at war with us for many years and has always gained the upper hand, why should he have a truce?"

Jue Yun said directly: "But I regard him as a friend, and he thinks the same way. Does it mean that if you want to be emperor, you must not even trust your friends?"

Pei Jiqing froze in place, his eyes filled with panic, and he didn't know what he thought of. He quickly tied Jueyun's clothes, but he didn't answer these words.

In the middle of the night, Deyue Tower in Jinzhou.

Xiao Wansheng was sitting in the private room on the second floor, with a glazed wine glass in his hand. He raised his drunken eyes, put his arms around the barbarian woman sitting next to him, and said softly: "General Xia, I didn't expect you to be single for so many years, it's really very interesting." Yaxing."

"Master Hou was joking." Xia Chengxi picked up the jug and poured a glass of wine for Xiao Wansheng, "I'm not as happy as the capital here, and Lord Hou has won the trust of the regent. I don't know how many times better than this small place like mine."

"What's the joy in the capital, the lady in the house..." Xiao Wansheng stopped talking suddenly, looked at Xia Chengxi with a stern smile, and suddenly replied in official words, "General Xia, I drank too much today, let's go back to rest as soon as possible .”

Xia Chengxi already understood what he meant, so he said: "Master Hou, you don't have to be so cautious. I have no other intentions. I just want to entertain Master Hou with good wine, food and beauties in Yuelou."

"Thank you, General Xia." Xiao Wansheng waved his hands, as if he was reciting his lines, "I came here this time to manage soldiers and horses, not to indulge in sensuality..."

"Forget it." Xia Chengxi also got up, and the subordinates around him immediately understood, and they opened the heavy carved wooden door of Deyue Tower together. Xiao Wansheng shook his clothes and got up. He was tall and tall, and accidentally bumped into the round stool beside the table.

The Hu girl hurriedly bent down to help her, her chest full of spring.

Xiao Wansheng sniffed suddenly, but still raised his sleeves and went out.