Cub Nursery

The emperor looked much older, with more wrinkles on his face, and his back was not so straight. He stepped out of the crowd and stood at the front.

The Taoist soldiers who came out from behind quickly backed away to drive away the people who didn't know.

The Taoist soldiers in front of the train quickly assembled and stood behind Yang Shuning in rows and rows. They all looked serious, but eager excitement could be seen in their eyes.

"My emperor Wanan." Yang Shuning stepped forward, knelt down on one knee, and shouted loudly.

All the Taoist soldiers in the back knelt on one knee and shouted, "My emperor is safe."

"Get up." The emperor showed a smile on his face, his eyes inadvertently passed the layers of Taoist soldiers, looked to the back, and saw two people clasped their hands towards this side, and then slowly retreated.

Yan Xun also came back, but he didn't go in front of people.

The emperor suppressed the smile on his face, took another step forward and said, "All officers and soldiers, you have worked hard."

In a word, it is the final word for the endless debate in the court.

The common people only saw that the train stopped suddenly, and a large group of Daoist soldiers who were full of evil spirits got off the train, and then a large group of them knelt down in front of them.

Many people didn't understand why, so they hurriedly knelt down too.

After knowing it for a long time, the Taoist soldiers retreated, and the people around them got up one after another, and they realized what happened belatedly.

"The emperor personally came out to welcome the returning soldiers from the border town."

"A big victory in a border town is not a defeat."

"The emperor is going to reward the soldiers in the border town for their meritorious deeds."

"It's different from Guiyuan Bug Bud Demon, this time the Border Town actually won a big victory!"

The huge train still stayed in place, and the Taoist soldiers guarded the surroundings, not allowing anyone to approach.

But for the common people, Dao soldiers are also human beings and have family members, so there is always a way to find out the news.

Like Qin Zhoucai, when he saw his brother was also on the train, he ran around and wandered around. When the Taoist soldiers changed their defenses, they had a chance to meet Qin Sui.

"Brother, why are you back?" Qin Zhoucai looked excited, "Our parents don't know yet, they will be happy when I tell you when I get home."

"Don't say it yet, I will go home when the time comes." Qin Sui said, "Don't tell anyone else."

Qin Zhou nodded quickly, and then asked in a low voice, "Why did you come back?"

The Taoist soldiers in the border city not only have to tie their hands in the border city, but they can't return to Beijing at will.

It was a coincidence that Yan Xun let Qin Zhoucai and his parents go to the border town to meet Qin Sui, but even if Yan Xun was capable, he couldn't get the Taoist soldiers back.

"Of course it's the emperor's order." Qin Sui said in a low voice, "Okay, you can go now, it will be bad if someone sees you."

"Oh." Qin Zhou ran away in a hurry.

Qin Zhoucai was not the only one who came to see his brother and inquired about the news, even if he didn't say anything, others would say it, so soon the people in the capital knew that the Taoist soldiers from the border city returned to the capital under the orders of the emperor.

"What's going on here?" Ruan San asked with horror on his face, "We don't know why the emperor suddenly left the city. Didn't you just talk about it in the court yesterday..."

"There are rumors outside the city that it is the emperor's order that the Taoist soldiers from the border city return to the capital."

"I think it's Yan Xun who risked the world's disgrace, disregarding the safety of the border towns and Great Qin! It must be him who is so bold..." Ruan San sat down in a daze, sweating profusely, and kept mumbling to himself.

Even if he thought so in his heart, he would not dare to go to the palace to file a complaint now.

What if it was true?

It is very important for the emperor to go out of the palace in person, and it is impossible for no one to know, but it happened that no one knew about them, the civil servants who went to the border town.The deep meaning in this made Ruan San dare not think about it, it was a war between the two.

Originally, only they knew the truth about the border town, but now a trainload of Taoist soldiers suddenly came. Not only did they know the truth, but they also experienced the truth for themselves.

The emperor went out of the palace to greet him in person. Ruan San and Yang Shuning were more important than others. You can tell at a glance.

"Hurry up and think of a way, we can't sit still." Ruan San jumped up and walked around the room, "There must be a traitor among us, someone secretly passed the news, otherwise how dare those people from the border town come back. Come on, Call me all of them, I want to see who is a traitor, and let him die badly."

The young servant suddenly ran in, out of breath, and said, "Third young master, there are people coming from the palace, the third young master announced to enter the palace."

"It's over." Ruan San's body softened and he fell to the ground.

Entering the palace in a daze, Ruan San saw them, a group of civil servants who were going to the border town, all kneeling on the ground, sweating profusely, only one person looked indifferent, it was Xiao Jia.

Who is the 'traitor', at a glance.

Thinking about it, Xiaojia has the lowest status, and she loves to curry favor with Ruan San the most along the way, like a slave, who would have thought that he still has the emperor's life in his heart.

The emperor looked down at the few people kneeling below, including his confidants.

"I'm old, blind, and confused." The emperor said slowly, "Does it make you think that I don't know anything, don't ask anything, and believe everything?"

"I don't dare, I deserve death."

"Don't you dare?" The emperor laughed, and then said coldly, "Drag out, put him in death row, and ask to be executed after autumn."

All civil servants and generals in Daqin knew the importance of border towns. Without border towns, Daqin would be in danger.

Therefore, the emperor could turn a blind eye to the open and secret fights in the court, or even condone them on purpose, just to balance the relationship between all aspects. However, no one is allowed to get involved in the border town.

The lesson of Guiyuan Bud Demon is right in front of us, because the involvement is so extensive, the emperor only rewarded the border city soldiers as compensation, and did not punish anyone.

This made the emperor feel suffocated. Is Daqin still safe, and can the people live and work in peace and contentment?

The moths feed on the foundation of the Great Qin, and even extend their hands to the border towns. Will they eat up the Great Qin one day, and the emperor will exist in name only, and all the big families and ministers will eat their mouths full of oil?

So will Daqin still exist in the future?

Once the big monster crosses the border city, it will be able to drive straight in, and it is not impossible to directly attack the capital.

Whenever he thought of this, the emperor would break out in a cold sweat, so he did not hesitate to put these people on death row.

The emperor rubbed his brows wearily, and suddenly said: "Let Yan Aiqing enter the palace. Zhang Rui, you go in person, don't neglect."

"Yes." Zhang Rui agreed in a low voice, and stepped back with small steps.

Yan Xun took the cubs off the train and went to the shopping mall first.

In the private room of the noodle shop, Yan Xun and the cubs sat around the table.

Brother Dan’s nest was also placed on the table, and the baby put Brother Dan in it himself, “Brother, this is a noodle restaurant that has a good relationship with our nursery school, and there is a specially reserved box, so you can eat directly in the box every time you come.” Noodles, I love the sliced ​​noodles here."

"Zhajiang noodles are also delicious." The flame cub next to him said, "This store will send pickled pickles, or our prescription."

Just as he was talking, a neat job came to him.

The big pottery bowl, which can only be held in two hands, is bigger than two palms. It contains less soup and more noodles, and a plate of small pickles.

The noodles are very firm, the marinade and small diced meat are poured on it, and the soup is very delicious.

"The noodles here are still so delicious." Yan Xun ate a big bowl, rubbed his belly and said in satisfaction, "Are you going to play in the mall or go back? Master Jing and I have to go back quickly, maybe someone will look for it."

"We're going to play in the mall." Flame Cub hurriedly said, "Take my brother by the way."

"Success." Yan Xun nodded hastily.

Although Brother Dan is an egg, it is not easy to carry, because Brother Dan will dangle around, and if it is not placed in the nest, it will roll by itself.

Fortunately, there are a lot of cubs, so it's not too troublesome to take turns watching Brother Dan.

Getting on the carriage back to the construction of the Conservation Hall, Yan Xun leaned comfortably on Jing Fengye, and suddenly said: "We seem to be inseparable all the time, we rarely separate."

"Well, we can't separate." Jing Fengye said seriously.

"Yeah, I'm used to having you by my side. If we separate, I will definitely not get used to it. It's like losing hands and feet." Yan Xun thought about the situation, and suddenly smiled, "So, you become me hands and feet?"

"En." Jing Fengye looked down at Yan Xun seriously.

He was a little happy in his heart that such a long-term effort finally had results.

Yan Xun is used to his existence and a person like him, so he won't let him go.

Two people should always be together.

"This time we have made a great contribution, the emperor will definitely show something, do you want me to recommend an official for you?" Yan Xun asked suddenly.

For this return to Beijing, Yan Xun had expected it before seeing Xiaojia, if the emperor refused to let the soldiers return to Beijing, Yan Xun would return to Beijing to find a way.

The cubs made great achievements in battle. If the imperial court didn't say anything, the cubs might not have any ideas, but if the imperial court wanted the cubs to help, it might not be possible.

Fortunately, the emperor is not too faint.

"I'm not an official." Jing Fengye said seriously, "The cubs have secretly discussed with me that if the emperor rewards you for their merits, they want to give the Lord all the credit."

"You discussed it with them?" Yan Xun raised his eyebrows.

Jing Fengye nodded.

"Why don't I know?" Yan Xun said just now that he and Jing Fengye are inseparable, why is there something he doesn't know now?

"We talked about it when the adults were resting." Jing Fengye said honestly, "I didn't tell them what the adults thought, they guessed it themselves."

Compared with the credit recognized by the court, Yan Xun's recognition is more important to the cubs.

What's more, the cubs only recognized the recognition given by Yan Xun, they didn't care what happened to the court.

Although Jing Fengye didn't say anything more, Yan Xun understood immediately.

This group of cubs knew very well in their hearts that everything they got and learned, including food and clothing, and their gradually changing status, was all given by Yan Xun.

Originally they were not allowed to take the imperial examination, but Yan Xun went to several yamen in person and sent out a bunch of money and treasures, so that they had the opportunity to take the imperial examination.

They have no names, and the image of the soap mold that was originally carved became the representative of their names.

Without a name, they are monsters, or even monsters from the demon country, but even so, Yan Xun gave them a chance to take the imperial examination.

Such a small scholarly fame, although it was given by the court, but it was Yan Xun who gave them more in the first place.

No matter how many honors they have, or how many military exploits they dare to add, the cubs don't care, because those are just things outside of them, and the person who let them leave the muddy abyss is not those honors, not those military exploits, it is just Yan Xun.

Yan Xun alone is enough.

The cubs are sincere in their hearts, never forgetting their origins, and never being dazzled by the glitz they gradually come into contact with.

Just like Jing Fengye, his mind never changed from the beginning to the end.

From the very first glance, Yan Xun's voice and smile took root in his heart, and no matter what happened later, he always missed this person.

There is pure love in his heart, and pure gratitude in the hearts of the cubs.

Yan Xun felt sore in his heart, his eye circles were moist, he snorted, and said with a smile: "You guys... well, no matter how much you have done in battle, you can't lead the army to fight, so it's better to make a compromise..."

The Daoist soldiers of the Great Qin were originally intended to fight against the demon kingdom. If the monsters were to lead the troops to fight, many people would not be willing.

Yan Xun is also unwilling to let the cubs lead troops to guard the border town, what if the cubs encounter a big monster that they cannot beat?Doesn't he have to worry about it every day?

"However, in the future, the cubs still have the opportunity to become officials in the court." Yan Xun said, "If Enke is not opened next year, there will be a trial in the year after..."

"They will obey the arrangement of the adults." Jing Fengye said.

Yan Xun heard his subtext, and couldn't help but said, "Did you say something to the cubs? This is Daqin after all, but you must not be divorced from the court."

"I didn't say anything." Jing Fengye hurriedly said, "But although the adults are right, for the cubs, everything in the world is inferior to the adults." Including money, jade, and high officials.

How can those extraneous things compare to the sweet smile of their adults?

"Hey." Yan Xun no longer insisted on arguing.

At the beginning, the cubs were not hostile to him, so he started to teach them well, and the results were astonishing. The cubs were not only knowledgeable, but also kind-hearted. They also learned the knowledge taught by Yan Xun. Xun is very busy.

However, what Yan Xun didn't expect was that the cubs didn't have much sense of belonging to the whole Great Qin, and all their loyalty was given to Yan Xun without reservation.

In the minds of the cubs, Yan Xun is above everything else.

This cognition makes Yan Xun a little helpless, but also a little surprised.He wanted the cubs to recognize Daqin, and Daqin to recognize the cubs, but in the end all of these came to naught and became his own harvest, which was unexpected and reasonable.

The minds of the cubs are more transparent and complex than what Yan Xun thought. They didn't copy Yan Xun's thoughts like printing, but they had their own ideas.

Back at the nursery hall, Yan Xun took out the cubs' clothes to dry.

Jing Fengye took out Yan Xun's clothes, put them one by one on a wooden frame and hung them in the glass room to dry, and took out the newly sewn shoes for Yan Xun, and washed them carefully.

At this time, Zhang Rui, who came out of the palace, had just dismounted.

Quickly stepping into the construction of the nursery hall, Zhang Rui cupped his hands at Yan Xun, "Lord Yan, the emperor welcomes you."

"En." Yan Xun nodded, he had already expected this, his face was calm, "Master Jing, please join me."

Zhang Rui nodded quickly.

Entering the palace again is different from before.

Many court ladies and eunuchs knew Yan Xun, even if they couldn't greet Yan Xun casually in the palace, they still saluted Yan Xun from a distance, and only stood up and left in a hurry after Yan Xun left.

Zhang Rui led the way in person, and said in a warm voice, "The emperor is a little worried, and I would like to ask Master Yan to help me."

He, the chief eunuch in the palace, the emperor's confidant, had an exceptionally low posture at this moment.

Yan Xun immediately said, "I know, just don't worry, Eunuch Zhang."

Zhang Rui immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

After entering the imperial study, Yan Xun and Jing Fengye knelt down together.

The emperor has been waiting for a long time.

Yan Xun under the table is still so young, with a fair and beautiful face, exuding an indomitable tenacity, those eyes are extremely beautiful, and there is a kind of peach blossom at the end of the eyes, but no one dares to think about it in Fengliuyang City, Just because those eyes are too transparent, no matter how dirty the water is, there is nothing to hide in his eyes.

"Give me a seat," said the emperor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yan Xun said calmly.

The emperor's heart was very complicated. The person in front of him was not his minister, nor was he capable of governing the world, nor was he a talented person who came from the imperial examination. At first, he was just a Honglu Temple minister who was ignored by anyone. People as small as half of the capital can take him for granted.

However, now the emperor can no longer treat him as the little Honglu temple magistrate, and even at this time Yan Xun has reached a height that the emperor dare not neglect.

"Yan Aiqing, this nursery school of yours... has contributed a lot." The emperor said, "What do you want?"

The emperor didn't mention the cubs, but the Conservation Hall, but he also acknowledged the cubs' military exploits in disguise.

"This is what a humble official should do." Yan Xun quickly knelt down again, "I dare not claim credit."

Seeing that Yan Xun really didn't care about this matter, the emperor's heart was even more complicated. He raised it so clearly and gave Yan Xun enough grace. He just wanted him to propose something, such as asking for credit for those cubs. , that should have been a matter of course, but Yan Xun didn't mention it at all.

"The Conservation Hall is special after all. Now that the situation in the Demon Country is unknown, I cannot bestow rewards." The emperor said tiredly, "I will make you a County Marquis, and you can take the land of a county in the border town for yourself, and it will not be replaced by hereditary!"

Yan Xun lowered his head abruptly, suppressed the shock on his face, and hurriedly expressed his thanks.

Once this matter was over, the emperor didn't keep Yan Xun any longer, and let him leave the palace directly.

Once outside the palace, Yan Xun asked Jing Fengye, "Did you hear that? County Marquis."

"Yes, I heard that. My lord will be the county lord in the future, and there is a county land, which will be hereditary." Jing Fengye said firmly.

"Let me strategize and think of many ways, but I didn't expect that the emperor would reward me like this." Yan Xun murmured, "In this way, Xiaodan will have the title of county marquis. Xiaodan is a monster, and the emperor recognizes it." Not to mention border towns and other important lands, even military households in border towns can't just invade the fields, and Taoists and generals can't..."

Such an important border town was directly given to Yan Xun as a county.

This piece of land is not enough to completely cover the border town, but it should not be underestimated, not to mention that Yan Xun now owns all the land in the border town, he can do whatever he wants, and no one will say anything.

It was not until returning to the nursery hall and seeing the cubs that Yan Xun finally rubbed his face and stopped thinking about it.

On the second day of court, no one was absent.

The emperor was furious, sent many people down, and rewarded Yang Shuning and other generals on the spot, and let the courtiers know about Yan Xun's rewards.

County Marquis.

If it's just a county marquis, it's just a lot of salary, not even a small official with real power, but Yan Xun, a county marquis, has a fief, and the fief is in the border town.

"I know that many of you want to oppose it!" the emperor said angrily, "If anyone among you can defeat the hopper monster, I will also be named a county lord!"

After speaking, the emperor shook his sleeves and left.

Zhang Rui shouted: "Retire."

The courtiers in the main hall came out one file at a time, Yang Shuning strode away, followed by a group of generals, all of them were tall and majestic, so that the civil servants who wanted to speak up did not dare to approach.

The few acquainted civil servants in the back gathered together, all worried.

"Lu Xiang." Hu Sai caught up with Lu Chaoyang from behind, and said in a low voice, "The emperor will use generals, and I'm afraid it will be even more difficult in the future."

Lu Chaoyang didn't speak, but his expression was not very good-looking.

Another civil servant came up to him and said in a low voice: "Those military generals know how to fight and kill, how do they know how to govern the country? The emperor still depends on us..."

"The Ruan family's hand is too long, but it shouldn't implicate us."

"Wait for a few days, let's see the limelight before we talk."

These people didn't expect Lu Chaoyang to speak, but the civil servants were always headed by the left minister Lu Chaoyang, and everyone liked to gather around him to talk.

Words from the palace quickly spread, and a single stone stirred up waves.

The promotions of all generals combined are not as important as Yan Xun, a county lord.

That is a county lord with a fief, and he is still in a border town. In the future, Yan Xun can do whatever he wants in his fief, more comfortable than on the other side of the river, and others cannot enter at will. This is simply equivalent to a small country in the Great Qin.

This kind of award was unprecedented, not to mention that Yan Xun was neither a relative of the emperor nor a general with superb cultivation, he just led a group of cubs to the battlefield.

Many people were dissatisfied, envious of Yan Xun for a while, envious of Yan Xun for a while, and hating Yan Xun for a while.

"What's his virtue and ability? He just raised a few monster cubs, and he got such a big reward. If I raise those monsters for me, I can do it too."

"That's the county lord."

"I heard that the county marquis can still garrison troops."

"What is Yan Xun's virtue and ability?"

"There is another discount in the mall. Buy eggs and get half a catty free. There is also semolina for sale. Buy a catty and get half a catty free. Have you bought all of them?"

"Why didn't you say it earlier, I have to clean up and tell my mother-in-law to go. I don't know how capable Mrs. Yan is. There are so many eggs in the mall every day, and they are cheap. If my mother-in-law knows that I haven't bought discounted eggs, she will have to kill my legs." Discount."

When the men who were still filled with righteous indignation heard the news, they ran home immediately, and some went directly to the mall with their money in their pockets.

But there are also people who can't forget, talking about Yan Xun viciously.

Wang Zhen'er and others heard these malicious words against Yan Xun, filled with anger, and came to complain on an iron donkey.

"Master Yan, these lunatics must find a way to punish them."

"Anyway, Lord Yan is a county lord, aren't they afraid that Lord Yan will send troops to kill them?"

"Master Yan, if you need help, just say it."

The county marquis can station troops and own the land of a county. Yan Xun, the county marquis, is more important than anyone else.

Wang Zhen'er and the others not only came to help sincerely, but also came to represent the family behind them to get closer to Yan Xun.

"I really need everyone's help." Yan Xun smiled, "I'm going to open an umbrella-making workshop, and I'll hire disabled Taoist soldiers to make a living, so that they can make a living. There's no need to set up troops. The border town is bitterly cold, and I have no intention of occupying that area. place……"

"That's easy to say." Wang Zhen'er patted his chest, "Wrap it on me. It's just those foul language outside..."

"That's easy to say." Yan Xun said.