Reborn as the favorite of the cold-faced general

Yanchang County, a hundred miles away, seems to be colder than the capital city.

Chu Tingyun walked into the sheriff's mansion, followed by a dark-skinned young man, his curious eyes stared like copper bells, but he didn't say a word.

Several officials of Yanchang county government have been sent to prison by him and escorted back to Beijing.But the people behind them, there are some Cha.

Chu Tingyun went to the study room first. Based on the remaining experience of his previous life, it was because he found a letter with a superior in the study room that he met someone in time to plot against him after returning to Beijing, and he was framed again.

He patiently rummaged through every drawer, and after finding something, he put it in his arms.

Turning around again, Chu Tingyun found Han Jiu standing by the bookshelf, his eyes fixed on a military book.

"Interested in this?" Chu Tingyun asked him.

"Can I take it?" Han Jiu's voice was timid, but his eyes were firm. "I also want to be a great general like you."

"If you are so indecisive, you won't be able to become a general." Chu Tingyun looked at him and gave a "tsk", "When you go into battle to kill the enemy, you should avoid hesitation, or God knows what kind of god-given opportunity you will miss."

After listening to what he said, Han Jiu nodded his head to understand, and immediately pulled out the military book from the bookshelf.

Suddenly, there were two mechanical sounds of "Ka Ka" at the place where the book of war was placed just now.

Chu Tingyun's eyes froze suddenly. There... is there a secret passage here? !

He stretched his hand behind the bookshelf, and within two clicks, he touched the entrance, and turned it lightly.The entire bookshelf was broken in half from the middle and moved to the two sides respectively.In front of the two of them, a dark secret passage appeared.

Chu Tingyun walked in with a smile, followed by Han Jiu, took out a torch to polish, and illuminated for him.

"If you don't want to die inside, just turn off your thing." Chu Tingyun walked ahead and said coldly.

Han Jiu was very obedient, and blew out the flame without saying a word, and then asked, "Why?"

"The secret road is not ventilated, and this thing is robbing you of air. Either it will die or you will die. Why don't you understand such a simple truth." It’s gunpowder, and you’re even more dead.”

This secret passage hidden behind the bookcase is not too long, and in the time it takes to speak for a while, it has already reached the main room.

Chu Tingyun sniffed a trace of unusual smell in the air, raised his eyebrows, and said, "I really guessed it right."

"What?" Han Jiu walked to his side in two steps, but it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.

Chu Tingyun said: "Gunpowder."

What is hidden in this secret room is not gold and silver treasures, but powerful gunpowder.

It seems that this trip to Yanchang County was not in vain. Chu Tingyun ordered people to come in to check everything and move it out, but he got on his horse and rushed to the capital first.

In the middle of winter, the cold wind in the north is blowing, and large snowflakes are falling lightly.Cover the huge imperial city with a layer of hazy whiteness.

The charcoal fire in the Tai Chi Hall was burning vigorously, with a few sparks emitting a warm feeling.

Ye Huaiyun received a letter a few days ago, and learned that Chu Tingyun had finished handling the affairs of Yanchang County, and would be able to return to the imperial city in a few days.But as of today, it is clear that the date mentioned in the letter has passed, and there is still no one to be seen.A big stone could not help but hang in my heart.

"Your Majesty, it's your turn." The young man with bright eyes and bright teeth suddenly called out, pulling back Ye Huaiyun's thoughts.

He holds sunspots in his hand and lands them on the chessboard.But within two steps, the sunspot was surrounded and eaten by the whites.

That young man was one of the male concubines in the late emperor's harem, and he boldly asked: "Your Majesty has been absent-minded today, but you are thinking about General Chu?"

His unusual relationship with Chu Tingyun, from the scandal that was deliberately spread to the day and night companionship, is known to almost everyone in the palace.Ye Huaiyun let out a "hmm", and didn't want to play this game anymore.

The jade chess piece made a loud knock on the chess scale, and at the same time, a cold wind suddenly blew by the side.

"So that's what His Majesty thinks of me." Chu Tingyun came in through the window dressed in plain clothes.

He was full of wind and dust all the way, and the shoulders of his black clothes were covered with white snowflakes, which melted when he was warmed by the copper stove in the house.

Chu Tingyun closed the window, turned back to look at the boy with cold eyes, but said to Ye Huaiyun, "Is he as good-looking as me?"

The young man shrank his neck timidly under his gaze, Ye Huaiyun then said to him: "You go down first."

"Wait a minute." Chu Tingyun raised his hand to stop the young man just as he moved, "Do you want to leave now?"

The Xuanyi sword in Chu Tingyun's hand was not out of the sheath, and he tapped the hilt stained with the coldness of the snowy night on the young man's chin, and he raised his head to look up at himself, "Let me tell you first, during the time when the general is not here, you have always Where did you touch His Majesty?"

"Is it here? Or here?" Chu Tingyun pointed his long sword across his neck, arm, and fingertips, and then went down.

Although the strength is extremely light, it is even a little itchy.But the young man has no doubts, as long as he nods his head a little, the general will leave his place without hesitation.

The young man didn't dare to move too much, so he could only roll his eyes and look at Ye Huaiyun, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

His coy look with red eyes angered Chu Tingyun even more, and the silver-white sword was placed on the young man's neck almost instantly.

"Tingyun! That's enough!" Ye Huaiyun hastily made a move, grabbing his wrist that was about to exert force.

Chu Tingyun really didn't go any further, but he didn't let go.Looking at Ye Huaiyun with a cold look, he slowly shook his head, "It's not enough."

"As long as His Majesty doesn't dispose of them all, it will never be enough."

Ye Huaiyun took a deep breath, a little irritated by his paranoid words, and his voice was a little chilly when he spoke again, "What? General Chu is allowed to be inseparable with Han Jiu in Yanchang County, and I am not allowed to find someone to accompany me in the palace? "

With a sound of alienation, General Chu has already drawn a clear line of identity between them.

Chu Tingyun laughed at himself, this time he finally didn't get on the line again, took his sword back, turned around and left.

Ye Huaiyun watched him walk out of the Tai Chi Hall step by step from the back, it seemed... the swing of his right hand was a bit unnatural.Only then did it occur to him that since he opened the window and entered the room just now, he has always held the sword with his left hand, but in his impression, Chu Tingyun is not a left-hander.

"Your hand..." Ye Huaiyun still couldn't help but speak.

Chu Tingyun paused when he was about to cross the threshold, and laughed, "Thank you for your concern, but I met a group of assassins on the road, so I can't die."

After saying that, he left the Tai Chi Hall without looking back.

Ye Huaiyun rubbed his forehead a little irritably. Seeing his appearance, the young man hesitated and stepped forward two steps, wanting to massage his temples to soothe him.

Before the boy's fingertips were about to touch, Ye Huaiyun raised his hand to stop his movement, and said in a moodless way: "No need, you go down first."

Looking towards the transparent window reflected by the candlelight, you can still vaguely see Chu Tingyun's figure blending into the night.It turned out that he came back two days late because he was assassinated on the way?

The assassin who was able to hurt him as well was hard to deal with.

Ye Huaiyun was upset for a while, and wanted to catch up, but after all, he remembered something and restrained his impulse.

As expected, the dispute between Ye Huaiyun and Chu Tingyun in the Tai Chi Hall had spread among the courtiers before the morning court the next day.

Today is the day when Chu Tingyun returned to the court to report on his work after he pacified the civil unrest in Yanchang County, and it should be the time to reward his meritorious deeds.

Ye Huaiyun was sitting in a high position, and after hearing the situation in Yanchang County, he asked symbolically: "General Chu has done a good job in handling this case, what reward do you want?"

"Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. This is a matter of the minister's duty, and the minister does not want to reward." Chu Tingyun stood up and replied.

This is naturally flattering, but Ye Huaiyun also knows that with Chu Tingyun's character, he disdains rewards such as gold, silver and treasure.If he enjoyed some delicacies, this person might be happier, but in the end he wouldn't be able to get on the stage of the court.

At this time, a fellow general of Chu Tingyun came out and said: "I think that the position of Taiwei is still vacant in our dynasty, so it is better to register General Chu as Taiwei."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the Jinluan Hall.

The Taiwei can hold the military talisman and control the military power. This reward is indeed a bit too heavy.

Ye Huaiyun also looked hesitant, and after a while, he dismissed the proposal on the grounds that Chu Tingyun was still young and needed a few more years of experience.

A trace of displeasure appeared on Chu Tingyun's face, and even a very soft hum leaked from his lips.

After going to court, the ministers walking on the official road will inevitably go together and whisper.It is said that the emperor is fickle. It seems that the relationship between General Chu and His Majesty, tsk tsk... is not like before!

And Ye Huaiyun sat behind the imperial table in the Tai Chi Hall, picking up the memorial to review as usual.But as long as he saw the flattering words on the letter, he would think of Chu Tingyun's neither humble nor overbearing expression just now, and he directly wanted to express his dissatisfaction.

Later, it seemed that I couldn't read a single word.

Ye Huaiyun supported his forehead with one hand, and called Xie Lan, "What's the matter with him?" The simple word "he" naturally refers to Chu Tingyun.

"Brother, he..." Xie Lan lowered her head and replied, "Tonight, I have booked the entire Fengxian Tower."

"Fengxian Tower? Where is it?" Ye Huaiyun heard the name, like a restaurant.

"No, it's not." Xie Lan was thin-skinned, and the bases of her ears were immediately stained with a faint blush, "It's the Goulan Courtyard."

Hearing this, Ye Huaiyun's brows, which were already a little creased, frowned even tighter, "Why is he contracting the Goulan Courtyard?"

Xie Lan replied truthfully: "It seems that a hundred officials and children from many aristocratic families were invited to a banquet, and they were having fun there."

"His courage is getting bigger and bigger! It is clearly written in the Dachen Law that the imperial court orders officials not to enter the place of fireworks, but he is fine, he can just go by himself, and dare to entertain all officials?!"

Ye Huaiyun was so angry at the last four words from Xie Lan's mouth that he yelled so loudly that all the attendants inside and outside the hall were startled and knelt down timidly.

"Let's go out of the palace with me." Ye Huaiyun pulled off the velvet cloak, said to Xie Lan, and went out, as if to go to the Fengxian Tower to catch Chu Tingyun.

As soon as he walked out of the hall, he saw the young man who played chess with him yesterday, holding hot soup, kneeling outside the door.

Ye Huaiyun paused, and said to him, "The snowy night is cold, you should go back today."

In the end, the striding meteor left footprints in the snow.

[The author has something to say: 1. Do you feel that the plot of this chapter and the relationship between the two of them are suddenly strange?Hee hee, don't worry, it will be explained in the next chapter.Ann, the emotional drama will not be abused throughout the whole process, and it is impossible to change your mind!

2. Because it is an overhead setting, the authority of the official position only serves the plot itself, which is different from the real history, so don't be particular about it. 】