love palace

"Oh my God! Your Majesty has fallen into the water!" Eunuch Ai exclaimed. Although he was in charge of the cruise ships in the palace, he couldn't swim.

"Help!"

Concubine Lan screamed and thumped in the water, sinking from time to time, terrified, Ke Weiqing jumped into the icy cold lake, touched Shuo Lan's fingers several times, but couldn't catch her because of her frantic struggle.

At this moment, more small boats rowed over quickly, and the eunuchs jumped into the lake one after another.At this time, Shuo Lan seemed to be unable to sink any more, and was easily grabbed by the eunuch's arm and brought back to the boat.

On the other side, Huang Ye had already rushed over in a small boat.Shuo Lan was drenched all over, her pink makeup faded away, but her skin was even more white as jade, I felt pity for it.

"Your Majesty!" When Shuo Lan saw Huang Ye, she jumped up tremblingly and burrowed into her broad chest, "Please forgive my brother, he doesn't mean it!"

These words completely stunned Ke Weiqing, who stood aside and twisted his clothes, his face was also pale from the cold.

"What's wrong?" Huang Ye held Shuo Lan in his arms, and the eunuch at the side quickly handed over the mink velvet cloak, but Shuo Lan seemed overly frightened and just kept crying.

Huang Ye took the cloak in his hand, put it on her, and asked softly, "What's going on?"

In fact, Huang Ye could see the small boat from the big boat.He saw Ke Weiqing standing up suddenly in the strong wind, walking towards Shuo Lan, and then Shuo Lan screamed and fell into the water, but what happened in the middle was not clearly seen because of Eunuch Ai's obstruction.

"The concubine asked the younger brother to help me, but the younger brother probably didn't stand firm and pushed the concubine by mistake, so... woohoo, the concubine can't swim...it's really cold...it's scary!"

"Is that so?" Huang Ye raised his eyes and asked Ke Weiqing.

"Chen..." Seeing Shuo Lan crying so miserably, Ke Weiqing thought he had bumped into her, but in fact, he didn't even touch her sleeve at all!

"Your majesty, don't ask me any more questions. It's all because of my concubine's fault. I insisted on fishing on the lake. After disturbing the holy car, I hope the emperor will forgive me!" Shuo Lan was about to kneel down crying, but Huang Ye held her firmly. , said, "Let's talk when we get back to shore."

The imperial concubine fell into the water, and the group lost interest in playing and hurried back to the shore.The maids surrounded the dripping Concubine Lan and helped her down to change clothes.

Ke Weiqing stayed there, waiting for Huang Ye's instructions.Huang Ye asked Eunuch Ai, and Eunuch Ai kowtowed repeatedly and said that it was General Ke who pushed the empress, and the empress fell into the water.

He also said that General Ke was so strong that he almost pushed him into the water!

Faced with these testimonies, Ke Weiqing was really speechless, but he believed in Huang Ye, so he would not believe it easily.

"Ke Weiqing is not that kind of person." Sure enough, Huang Ye said in a low voice, and Ke Weiqing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"But this time, he was reckless." Huang Ye turned his back and looked at the lake, "If Concubine Lan Gui fell into the water, his salary would be confiscated for one month, and the rest of them would be punished with a stick for twenty."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me." The eunuchs headed by Eunuch Ai knelt and kowtowed in fear, and then were escorted away by the guards.

Ke Weiqing stood on the shore, his body was cold, and his heart was even colder.

After all the idlers had retreated, Huang Ye turned around, stared at Ke Weiqing and said, "What's the matter with you? You've been out of your mind all day?"

"I don't know."

"I knocked people into the water, don't you know?"

"...!"

"Are you thinking about that Wu Rong'er?"

"Wu Rong'er?"

"Hmph. Don't tell me, you don't think about her."

Ke Weiqing's face became more and more ugly, he lowered his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "The emperor has already punished the humble minister, let Rong Chen retire."

Ke Weiqing kowtowed, turned around and left, but after only a few steps, Huang Ye grabbed his arm, yanked it, and pulled him back!

"Oh!" The jaw was locked, and the kiss that fell was hard and heavy. It was even colder than the wind on the lake. Ke Weiqing couldn't even breathe, and his tongue and lips were bitten and sucked so painfully. !

All the maids and eunuchs standing beside him bowed their heads and turned a blind eye.

"This—is called punishment." Huang Ye let go of Ke Weiqing, staring at his red lips that were almost bleeding.

"Your Majesty..." Ke Weiqing panted, his ears buzzing.

"Are you jealous?" Huang Ye stroked Ke Weiqing's wet hair with his thumb, "Because I dote on your sister?"

"I'm not." Ke Weiqing was startled, but his face remained calm, "I won't have any wrong thoughts about the emperor."

"Really?" Huang Ye tried hard to search those black eyes, but unfortunately he didn't see anything he wanted to see, and couldn't help but sighed, "Yes, you are different."

A difference made Ke Weiqing understand why men and women are different. No matter how much he loves Huang Ye in his life, he is just an outsider!

"What's wrong? Is it cold? I suddenly started shivering." Huang Ye wanted to hug Ke Weiqing tightly.Although he was wearing a shawl, his clothes were still soaked.

"I'm fine, Rong Chen will leave first." Ke Weiqing gently pushed Huang Ye's arm away with an attitude of refusal, and saluted respectfully.

Huang Ye wanted to keep him, but a court lady came to report that Empress Lan was not feeling well and fainted in the side hall.

Huang Ye passed the news to the Beidou imperial doctor, and when they heard about the accident with the empress, the eunuchs were a little confused, taking advantage of this time, they stepped back politely and disappeared.

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Three days later, Xuanzheng Hall, court meeting.

After Huang Ye's routine discussion, he called Ke Weiqing, Minister of the Ministry of War, and went to the Imperial Study Room to discuss the matter after the imperial court left.Ke Weiqing held up the ivory wat and said, obey the order.

Ke Weiqing came to the Imperial Study Room in Changchun Palace, saw Huang Ye was playing chess, and there was no attendant on the left and right, so he stepped forward and saluted.

"Come and sit." Huang Ye said with a pleasant face, "I haven't played chess with you for a long time."

"I don't dare." Ke Weiqing just kowtowed and said, "If there is anything important for the emperor, please just order it!"

"Are you afraid, or do you not want to?" Huang Ye raised his brows, his black eyes could almost pierce Ke Weiqing's rigid body, "These days, as long as you turn to court, you disappear. It’s hard to see your people.”

"The humble minister is panicked!" Ke Weiqing said with cupped fists, "The minister is busy with military affairs, so..."

"What military affairs?"

"The minister handed over the memorandum the day before yesterday. The monarch of Nanlie was dissatisfied with Dayan being the first in the world and wanted to send troops..."

"That's it...why, Nan Lie has a new move?"

"Yes, I received a secret report from Qing Fou that Emperor Nanlie gathered a large number of soldiers and horses on the pretext of inspecting the frontier. I discussed with Vice General Zhang whether to go to the southern border to inspect the enemy's situation."

"Qing Fou has been a spy for so many years and has experienced experience. If he says so, I'm afraid Nan Lie has the ambition to invade. Be careful."

"Yes." Ke Weiqing cupped his hands.

"I will leave this matter to you and Vice General Zhang. If you have any military information, please report it at any time." Huang Ye said with a frown.

"My minister obeys the order." Ke Weiqing kowtowed again, "I will go back and make arrangements."

"Wait a minute. I haven't finished my words yet, so don't rush away." Huang Ye said, "I have worked very hard until you recently, compared to me as an emperor, I have to deal with a lot of things every day..." Huang Ye smiled wryly.Ke Weiqing, as a general and Minister of the Ministry of War, is now paying attention to the developments of the Nanlie Kingdom. He must not even have time to sleep, right?And Ke Weiqing is so serious in his work, even if he stays up all night without rest, he must do things well.

"So... I want to see you more." Huang Ye said pitifully, staring at Ke Weiqing's slightly thinned cheeks.

"Your Majesty..." Ke Weiqing's heart trembled, but he didn't raise his head.

"Do you know that since you entered the door, you haven't glanced at me, but you have kowtowed three times." Huang Ye said helplessly, "When did you start, like those pedantic princes, you are so fussy about the palace. rules?"

"As a subject, it is natural to follow the rules of the palace." Ke Weiqing said bitterly, "Before, I was too ignorant. I hope the emperor will forgive me."

That's right, he used to look directly at the emperor, because he was all pretending in his heart, and there was no way not to look at him.

However, ever since he realized that Huang Ye belonged to Shuo Lan and other empresses in the harem, Ke Weiqing knew very clearly that he could not go beyond the rules of etiquette.

As long as you assist the emperor well, isn't it also an expression of love?Since he can't become a concubine, he has to do what a loyal minister should do and help Huang Ye complete the hegemony of unifying the world, even if he sacrifices his life.

"But I," Huang Ye paused, staring into Ke Weiqing's eyes, "I never regarded you as a subject."

"Then..." Ke Weiqing's voice trembled, "What am I?"

The decision he had just made was ruthlessly overthrown by Huang Ye. So he wasn't even a courtier in Huang Ye's heart? !

"Come here." Huang Ye beckoned, his tone undeniable.

"Yes..." Ke Weiqing walked over with a frown, and wanted to kneel down, but was dragged by Huang Ye and fell into Huang Ye's arms.

"I know you are very busy monitoring Nan Lie, but before that, I still want to give you a good hug." Huang Ye whispered in Ke Weiqing's ear, "You are not allowed to hide from me anymore."

These words, like a bolt from the blue, made Ke Weiqing suddenly realize that in Huang Ye's heart, he was still a male favourite!

It can't be compared with the concubines in the harem, and it's not even a courtier, but a male favorite!Thinking of Huang Ye looking at her like this all the time, it made Ke Weiqing's heart ache like bleeding!

"Don't...!" Ke Weiqing shook his head firmly, pushing Huang Ye's arm away, "I don't want to sleep with you anymore..."

"You dare to resist the decree?" Huang Yejun raised his eyebrows.

I heard from Shuo Lan occasionally that when Brother Wang gets older, he has the idea of ​​starting a family, that's why he always thinks about Wu Rong'er.After all, the two almost got married, so please don't pay too much attention to the emperor.

After hearing this, Huang Ye knew that starting a family is the foundation of a man, and Ke Weiqing is no exception, but he was still very angry!Isn't he good enough for Ke Weiqing?He was conferred the title of Great General, Minister of the Ministry of War, numerous rewards, and established his status as the heir of King Ke's Mansion.

For Ke Weiqing's family, even in the case of adoption, he gave preferential treatment in every possible way. Otherwise, why would he favor Shuo Lan alone?It's not because he hopes to win Ke Weiqing's favor.

Ever since she was a child, except for her mother and concubine, Huang Ye had never worked so hard for a single person, but in the end, it was exchanged for his ruthless rejection.

"Let go of me! Your Majesty." Ke Weiqing not only resisted the order, but also struggled hard, trying to escape from Huang Ye's embrace.

Huang Ye grabbed his chin and kissed his lips fiercely, Ke Weiqing let out a vague whine, his shoulders trembling unceasingly.

"Your Majesty! I have something urgent to announce...!"

At this time, Qing Yun rushed in rashly. He brought the secret report from his elder brother Qing Fou, but he never expected that he would see the scene where the emperor kissed Ke Weiqing. He immediately blushed and stood there dumbfounded, somewhat in a dilemma.

"Chen...resign." Without waiting for Huang Ye to say anything, Ke Weiqing stood up first, panting slightly.

"Go down." Although Huang Ye looked unhappy, he still agreed. After all, state affairs are more important.

After Ke Weiqing retreated, Huang Ye clenched his fists and slammed on the chessboard. Anyone could see that Huang Ye was angry.When Qing Yun spoke, he was already very careful, but he was still reprimanded, who told him to come at the wrong time.

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"Why do you always reject me thousands of miles, because I am a man?"

Huang Ye was sitting high in the court hall, and a fourth-rank official was playing a report about the money and food preparations for sending troops to the Nanlie Kingdom, but Huang Ye's ears were listening, but he was thinking about Ke Weiqing in the audience.

Ke Weiqing is handsome and handsome in the military uniform of a general. He is about to go to war again. This is his last court meeting.

"I see." After the official finished speaking, Huang Ye nodded slightly, and asked again, "When we arrive in Lingzhou, who will meet us?"

Lingzhou is a border city, guarded by soldiers guarding the southern border. These things were answered by the Minister of the Ministry of War in the past, so Huang Ye wanted to hear what Ke Weiqing had to say.

However, the deputy general Zhang Huzi came out, held up the imperial wat, and said in a loud and authentic voice, "Report to the Holy Majesty, the governor of Lingzhou, Mr. Ou will come to meet our imperial army..."

Huang Ye didn't listen much, and still stared at Ke Weiqing with black eyes, thinking to himself, "It is impossible for me to become a woman, and it is impossible for me to allow you to marry a wife. Ke Weiqing, you can only be my man! Instead, I will give you a lot of chances to make meritorious deeds, and let you be under one person and above ten thousand people! Although this is not what you want, at least it will give you some balance in your heart."

Huang Ye inquired a lot about Ke Weiqing's preferences from Concubine Lan Gui.Shuo Lan said, this younger brother has always been quiet and taciturn since he was a child.Therefore, a stable and beautiful life, such as marrying a wife and having children, is the most suitable for him.

But Huang Ye couldn't give up Ke Weiqing to others, as long as he heard the word "marry a wife", it was enough to make him furious!Therefore, Huang Ye can only compensate Ke Weiqing from other places, such as glory, status, and power, although doing so will temporarily separate the two places...

In addition, Huang Ye did not give up the idea of ​​getting Ke Weiqing pregnant, because Beidou said that Ke Weiqing's health is improving, but it may be psychologically unacceptable, so it has been difficult to conceive.

Temporary separation may be a good thing.Although Huang Ye was very unhappy in his heart, he still announced the date of Ke Weiqing's dispatch of troops to Nanlie in the court. It was the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, winter had passed, and the beginning of spring had not yet arrived.

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"The last general will definitely live up to the grace and return in triumph." Ke Weiqing knelt and kowtowed.But I don't know that it will be three years since I left, three years of hard fighting, three years of bitter love...Of course, this is a later story.

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In the early morning, just as the rays of the sun broke through the clouds, the turrets of the four gates of the imperial city sounded a heavy horn horn, humming and humming, majestic and heroic!

People swarmed out from the two opened side doors, ran up the suspension bridge, and lined the road to send off Ke Weiqing's expeditionary army.

The soldiers were dressed in bronze armor, armed with long spears, bows and arrows on their backs, and the appearance of all armed people made the people respect and fear. The loud noise at the beginning subsided unconsciously, and everyone stood quietly, watching the army.

As a general, Ke Weiqing, riding a fiery red shadow, is the most dazzling scenery.His handsome appearance and heroic posture attracted countless young girls to stop and stare at him, but he didn't notice it at all, and lightly moved the reins, speeding up his pace.

This place is already far away from the imperial palace, except for this city gate, which meant leaving the capital. Ke Weiqing did not look back, but at the moment when the horse passed through the city gate steadily, he murmured in his heart, "Your Majesty, please take care."

The [-] troops walked out of Suiyang in an orderly manner. Ke Weiqing had to go to Li County in the south first. Ke Weiqing could dispatch them at will, because he had a golden tiger talisman, which was the symbol of Dayan's highest military power.

He can directly mobilize the army of the whole country without passing the imperial decree, and he has the right to appoint and dismiss military officers above the fifth rank.

In Dayan, the soldier talismans are divided into five types: gold, silver, iron, and wood. Soldiers of different ranks get different types of soldier talismans to restrain each other.

However, no matter how much the emperor trusted a general, such as Zhao Guowei, who was most important to the late emperor, he could only get the Silver Tiger Talisman. He can't dispatch the army of counties and counties.

Therefore, when Huang Ye gave Ke Weiqing the Golden Tiger Talisman that only the emperor could take in the court hall, there was an uproar in the court, and there were discussions everywhere. Some ministers complained that the emperor favored General Ke too much, how could it be possible? How about easily handing over the Golden Tiger Talisman to him?After this, wouldn't the palace become the Ke family's?

If Ke Weiqing wants to rebel, the emperor doesn't have a single soldier to dispatch!

Compared with the trepidation of the ministers, King Ke's mansion is full of scenery, because people in the palace are rumored that the reason why the emperor treats Ke Weiqing so favorably is because he favors his sister.There is a saying that if one person attains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven, and it seems that Concubine Lan Gui is going to be the empress!

No matter what the people outside said, Ke Weiqing himself was still calm, doing what he should do, strict military discipline, preparing war equipment, and practicing diligently.

With the order to defend the territory of Dayan and the people, encourage soldiers to fight bravely.In Ke Weiqing's heart, there is only one thing about how to win the war.

"Oops."

As the team went further and further away, out of sight of the common people, there was a soldier walking crookedly, still looking around in the neat queue.

"What's going on?" Ke Weiqing saw it, rode his horse over, and shouted sternly, "You, get out!"

"Yes." The soldier was wearing a bamboo hat and a flint bag around his waist. He was an engineer.He walked out of the team in a panic, and stared stupidly at Ke Weiqing who was on horseback.

Ke Weiqing jumped off the horse, wanting to ask his name.At this time, the engineer raised the brim of his hat, which had been lowered down, to reveal his face.

"Ah? Muren--!" The word Prince was covered up because Yonglin covered his mouth.

"You are really a strict general, little one." Yong Lin put down his hands and said with a sneaky smile, "This king just wanted to loosen his muscles and bones, but you caught him out."

"His Royal Highness, why are you in the team?" Although Ke Weiqing knew that the prince was very good at disguising, the soldiers he recruited were strictly screened, and there was no reason for the prince to get involved without being known.

"Money can't hold people down, so I have to use power." Yonglin shrugged his shoulders, looking helpless, "This king forced the soldier to change clothes with me because I showed the prince's seal."

"What are you doing? Why are you pretending to be a soldier?" Ke Weiqing asked with a headache.This is not when I was a child, playing war games.

"It's hard to talk here, let's talk about it when we get to the camp." Saying this, Yonglin yelled "Ouch!" and fell into Ke Weiqing's arms, crying out, "My lord, I sprained my ankle! There is no way to go!"

"...Get on the horse first, let's talk." Seeing the prince who was taller than himself, playing with his childish temper, Ke Weiqing could only sigh, turned his head, and called an orderly to lead him a horse.

The horses were delivered quickly, and Ke Weiqing "helped" Yonglin onto the horse, but he led Chi Ying and stood aside.

"You come up too, the soldiers will think wildly if you serve me like this." Yong Lin said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Royal Highness." Since you know it will cause trouble, don't get involved.Ke Weiqing couldn't help but slander, but he still rode on Chiying and rode alongside Yonglin.

"Little boy, you should call me Yonglin." Yonglin scratched his head and said, "One mouthful of a prince's words, so you won't be afraid of others listening? What if the enemy takes me away and becomes Mrs. Yazhai?"

"What is Mrs. Yazhai? This is not to fight bandits, and it is still far away from the southern border." Ke Weiqing said angrily and funny.

"Just listen to me," Yong Lin insisted, "Call me Yong Lin, or I'll scratch your armpit with a horsewhip."

"Okay, okay! Mu... No, Yonglin." Ke Weiqing hurriedly changed his words, and then, with his legs clamped in the belly of the horse, he galloped out. Yonglin followed closely behind him, don't look at him Ke Weiqing was secretly surprised by his sloppy and lazy appearance, but he was not inferior at all when riding a horse, not lagging behind Chi Ying at all.

And Yonglin kept smiling and said, "Wow, it's so enjoyable!" It really seemed like he was here to play.It made Ke Weiqing even more confused about his intentions.

The two kept galloping ahead and did not stop until the next camp where they were stationed.

The handyman waiting in the camp stepped forward, led the steaming horses, and led them to the stable. Ke Weiqing watched Chi Ying's back until it disappeared behind the gatehouse.

"You really love horses." Yonglin said with a smile, "This red shadow is indeed a good horse."

"En." Ke Weiqing nodded, it was given to him by Huang Ye, so he cherished it even more.If he hadn't been in a hurry to bring the prince here to avoid people's eyes and ears, he wouldn't be so hasty.

"Da Yan's post station is well done! It's quite clean." Yong Lin looked around, in front of him was a huge racecourse, there were several houses, and more tents.

"Are you here to visit the mountains and rivers?" Ke Weiqing pressed his painful forehead and said, "Don't make the emperor angry anymore."

"Hehe, he will be furious because I poked his weak spot." Yong Lin said with a smile, "He doesn't like others touching his things, but I just fell in love with you."

Ke Weiqing was stunned, and then recalled the scene of the two brothers confronting each other in Huajie that day. He couldn't help feeling a pain in his heart. He turned his head and deliberately avoided the topic and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Besides, even if you are a brother, you should use your respectful title to the emperor." Right? Don't keep saying 'he'."

"You're still so serious." Yong Lin smiled, and didn't bother to continue, just said, "Since you are not in the capital, don't care about those rules."

"Did you forget the foot ban?" Ke Weiqing reminded him, "This is not Gaizhou." It would be terrible if Huang Ye knew about it.

"Wei Qing, don't mention such disappointing things." Yonglin smiled awkwardly, "I'm here to tell you some good news."

"What news?" Ke Weiqing asked.Could it be related to his origin?

"You guessed right," Yonglin saw the expectation in Ke Weiqing's eyes, and said with a smile, "I found the village where you were born."

"Really?!" Ke Weiqing was overjoyed, yet panicked.

"Your expression is so funny, as if I'm lying." Yonglin smiled, and then withdrew his smile, looking very serious, "However, you will be even more surprised by what I say next. So, we still look for place, let’s talk about it.”

"Go over there." Ke Weiqing pointed to a warehouse in front, which was used to store grain and grass.

"Okay, let's go." Yonglin took Ke Weiqing to the side, and said softly, "It's a long story..."