love palace

The scorching wind blows across the barren Gobi with sand particles in it, blowing waves of scorching heat.

Ke Weiqing was wearing a red cloak and black iron armor, riding a war horse Chiying, staring at the Southern Lie Army flying a dark yellow flag a thousand steps away.

Compared with their hundreds of people, Ke Weiqing brought only 20 guards.Because what he went to today was not the battlefield, but the negotiation agreement.

A month ago, Nanlie Emperor Qi Chu sent an envoy to Daliang Town to request peace talks with Dayan, indicating that any further stalemate would be detrimental to both countries.

Not to mention damage to production, you must know that replenishing equipment, purchasing glue paint, supplying vehicles, armor, etc., as long as the war continues, the daily expenditure will be huge!

In order to show the sincerity of the Nanlie Kingdom, King Qi is willing to cede 27 cities east of Daliang to Dayan, in order to seek a harmonious coexistence with Dayan in the next hundred years.

Ke Weiqing was very surprised by such generous conditions. Although Nanlie's economic center of gravity was in the eighteen big cities west of Daliang, did he give up the territory and people in the east so easily?Really?

Maybe he did this out of selfishness, Ke Weiqing thought deeply, after all, it is better to be the emperor of half a country than to be the king of a subjugated country.

But Ke Weiqing was not in charge of the peace talks. He asked Qing Fou to rush back to the capital with the letter from King Qi to meet the emperor.

Afterwards, Qing Fou came back with the emperor's imperial decree. The emperor expressed his willingness to accept the peace talks, but Qi Chu had to meet Ke Weiqing in person to draft and exchange official documents.

After that, Ke Weiqing took this official document and returned to the capital to meet him.Dayan's [-] soldiers and horses stayed where they were, waiting for the imperial edict.

However, Ke Weiqing saw Qi Chu for the first time today. Although he has fought against Nan Lie hundreds of times, Qi Chu has always been in the defense camp. .

"You stay." Ke Weiqing raised his hand to signal back, and the accompanying iron cavalry, including Hong Liu, all stopped, but they all nervously held the hilt in their hands in case of emergencies.

King Qi, who was riding a tall black horse, raised his hand when he saw this, and the army behind stopped moving forward.He whipped a horsewhip, and like a head start, he came to a moderate position.

"General Ke Weiqing of Dayan, I have met King Qi!" When the two horses greeted each other, Ke Weiqing clasped his fists and said.

"You're General Ke? I've seen him for a long time!" Qi Chu was over sixty, so when he saw Ke Weiqing, who was about the same age as his grandson, he was very surprised.

He had heard a lot of Ke Weiqing's heroic exploits, but he didn't know what he looked like, but no one who fought against him came back alive.

He thought he was a strong and fierce man, but he didn't think he was a young man with a good appearance and a handsome figure.Needless to say, this was beyond his expectations.

Some even wonder if this person is a fake?But judging by his sharp eyesight, calm attitude and majestic spirit, who else could there be besides General Ke who swept across thousands of miles?

"I don't dare to be a general. This is the detailed content of the peace talks. Please read it." Ke Weiqing cupped his hands, and then took out a copper pipe from the leather bag of the saddle.

Both ends of the copper pipe are fastened by copper locks, and inside is the emperor's personal letter, stating that 27 cities, two rivers, three lakes, and sixteen bridges have changed hands since then.

"I won't watch it."

Unexpectedly, facing such an important thing, Qi Chu behaved extremely freely and freely, without even bargaining, and said leisurely, "If you don't take it if you overwhelm the water, what I have already lost, let it belong to Dayan!"

"Thank you, King Qi, but the final general still needs your signature before he can go back and give his order." Ke Weiqing's words are unfounded, and Ke Weiqing can't succeed in the peace talks just because of a good word from King Qi.

Especially in this time of gunpowder and the law of the jungle, any promise is unreliable.There must be evidence to show the sincerity of both parties.

"Okay then, bring it here, let me have a look." Qi Chu then took the brass pipe in Ke Weiqing's hand, and took a small key. After opening it, he poured out the sheepskin scroll and looked at it.

"What's wrong? Please bring it up, King Qi." Ke Weiqing said.

"No, I just thought that Emperor Dayan was really thoughtful. He even included the land on the other side of Mount Qi." Not all of Qishan was occupied by Dayan, but it was a land hub to the east, so it was included in Dayan Yan.

Qi Chu took out a jade seal from his sleeve, the size of a palm, engraved with a golden dragon, he gave a few breaths to the top, and then pressed the jade seal firmly on the end of the sheepskin scroll.

"Look, is it okay?" Qi Chu handed the parchment to Ke Weiqing, on which Qi Chu's emperor's seal was printed.

"Yes, there is King Lao Qi." Ke Weiqing took it respectfully, looked at it, put it back into the copper tube, and locked it carefully.

"In the end, I will definitely bring this thing to Emperor Dayan." Then, Ke Weiqing said solemnly.

"Why, you will send it yourself?" Qi Wang looked surprised.This kind of thing should send a special envoy, how can the general go there by himself.

"Yes."

"Very good, you can also go back to receive the reward." King Qi thought, Ke Weiqing probably wanted to receive the reward.

"I made you laugh." Ke Weiqing said with cupped fists.He was just worried that such an important letter would be handed over to a special envoy who didn't know martial arts.

"General Ke, it would be great if you were born in Nanlie. The reward I will give you will definitely be more than that given by Emperor Dayan!" King Qi expressed his desire to win over Ke Weiqing.

"Thanks to King Qi's praise, but the last general has sworn to the sky that he will be a Yan's person in life and death, so please forgive me."

"Then what about the next life?" Qi Yu said unyieldingly, "Would you like to come to Nanlie and become a general?"

"Hehe, if there is another life, the last general will not be a general anymore, he should just be a plowman of Dayan." The implication is that in the next life, Dayan will already rule the world. There is no need for generals, only farmers.

"Haha! You have the guts!" King Qi laughed loudly, "Don't pass today, there will be a time later!"

"The last general sent the king of Qi respectfully." Ke Weiqing clasped his fists again and smiled slightly.

Qi Chu glanced at Ke Weiqing again, then turned his horse's head and went back.

When he returned to the guard, his confidant stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, are you going to kill him?"

"No," Qi Chu's eyes showed a scheming look, this is his true face, he said in a dark voice, "Let him go, I have other plans."

"It's rare that this servant has so few people..." The confidant was still a little unwilling.

"That's because he knows that this number of people is enough. If you go to kill him now, it will only ruin things. Well, stop talking nonsense and withdraw."

"Observe the order." A large group of people raised their flags and retreated neatly in the wind and sand.

Seeing this scene, Ke Weiqing frowned instead, and Hong Liu, who was at the side, couldn't help asking, "What's the matter? Isn't the peace talks very successful?"

"Liu'er, although they were defeated in the battle, they still kept strict military discipline, so we have to guard against them." Ke Weiqing said with emotion.

"Oh..." Hong Liu looked at the rolling yellow sand thoughtfully.

"Let's go." Ke Weiqing ordered.

After leaving the imperial city for three years, he is finally going back, to that person's side...

Thinking of this, Ke Weiqing couldn't help but let Chi Ying run wildly, returning home like an arrow, which is really the best portrayal.

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In autumn, which symbolizes harvest and wealth, Dayan ushered in the triumphant return of Ke Weiqing.Huang Ye traveled more than 1000 miles out of the city, and personally greeted Ke Weiqing's men at the east gate of Yongqing Town.

He brought back 4000 soldiers, all of whom were disabled soldiers, but they returned to their hometown in honor. They were warmly welcomed by the villagers, with drums and music shaking the sky, flowers all over the ground, and joy filled the entire Yongqing Town.

Huang Ye stood on the tower, looking at the armored army that was getting closer, and the leader was Ke Weiqing.

They haven't seen each other for three years, and the letters they exchanged are all related to the war. The two of them are polite like a general relationship between monarch and minister, which sometimes makes Huang Ye feel inexplicably anxious.

Because he knew Ke Weiqing's ability, he was put on the battlefield, and he was reluctant to let the child be trapped by wolves, so it was the right choice for Ke Weiqing to fight Nanlie.

She obviously thought so in her heart, but she wished she could call him back immediately, see him with her own eyes, hug him, and kiss him to make sure that he was unharmed!

The uneasiness was so strong, but when he read the military secret document, Huang Ye knew very well that Ke Weiqing could not come back until Nanlie was defeated.Even if it takes one, two, or even three or five years to wait!

However, although Huang Ye never sent a single word to Ke Weiqing in private, he would meditate on the official documents he sent. He seemed to be thinking about the war, but he was greedy for the familiar handwriting on it.

No matter how tragic the war was, Ke Weiqing's letters were always meticulous, without any smudges on the paper, and without redundant words.Huang Ye believed that he would definitely regain the disadvantage.

Sure enough, Ke Weiqing did not let him down, no, it should be said that he never let him down.

"Kuang! Kuang Kuang!"

With the beating of gongs and drums, the firecrackers were also set off.Amidst the heaven-shattering noise, Chiying hunched over its master securely and stopped not far from the tower.

Huang Ye put his hands on the blue bricks on the wall, and looked down, just as Ke Weiqing also raised his head, the eyes of the two met in the air, the eyes flowed, and sparks of passion burst out.

Ke Weiqing is completely a grown man.Before he left for the expedition, he still carried a little youthful air.Now, the face is like a bronze sculpture, the outline is more and more clear, and more and more handsome.

Two sword eyebrows, a pair of phoenix eyes, as perfect as depicted.The lips are a little thinner, but the lines are very moderate, not as soft as a woman, nor as cold as a tough guy, but with his unique gentleness.

Although he has gone through hardships, he is full of spirited demeanor, and he meets Huang Ye's gaze without hesitation. It is a feeling of nostalgia that cannot be concealed, and all the anxieties in Huang Ye's heart are swept away.

——His Ke Weiqing is back.

"Stop!" Ke Weiqing finally looked away, clenched his fist and raised his hand.The cavalry and infantry behind them all stopped and waited for their orders.

Ke Weiqing jumped off his horse, faced the towering city tower, and knelt down, "The last general kowtows to my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

After a loud shout, he bowed his head and kowtowed.Only then did the soldiers behind them realize that the emperor was waiting on the gate tower, and they were all so touched that they knelt down one after another.

"Long live the emperor! God bless Dayan!"

"--Long live Long live Long live!"

This soul-stirring cry made the people on the street fall to their knees, shouting, and the atmosphere was high.Huang Ye turned and went downstairs, followed by a group of officials hurriedly.

... When Ke Weiqing appeared in front of Ke Weiqing's eyes when the pair of leather boots, especially exquisite boots, and the hem of the dragon robe embroidered with clouds and dragons, he raised his head in surprise.

"Aiqing, flat body." Huang Ye said in a calm and authentic tone.The fingers hidden under the golden sleeves clenched into fists, restraining the urge to hug Ke Weiqing.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ke Weiqing stood up, but he didn't have the courage to look directly at the emperor again.It's been three years, and the person he's been thinking about day and night and worrying about is right in front of him, how can he control his heart from jumping out of his chest?

I thought that I had already trained myself after a long battle, so I wouldn't be nervous and sweat easily, but when I came in front of Huang Ye, I got back to my original shape.

Huang Ye is even more handsome... It's not that Xi Shi is in the eyes of his lover, but the stunning beauty of Emperor Dayan, which can be said to be famous all over the world.

When Ke Weiqing was fighting in Nanlie, Huang Ye also went to other countries for meetings, and word spread about his beauty and demeanor.

I don't know if it's because of this, so the courtiers are not surprised by Ke Weiqing's handsomeness.

Huang Ye got the soldiers up again and entered the town together.The soldiers were very excited by this honor, and they mixed with the villagers who were waving various ribbons and flowers to form a parade team, and laughter spread far away.

Next, in the newly built post station, Ke Weiqing will be cleaned up, and the soldiers who have made meritorious deeds will be rewarded.

At sunset, the emperor and Ke Weiqing will return to the capital to hold a festive feast of singing and dancing.It is said that there is also a special reward for General Ke.

But now, no one knows what the reward is?

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Three days later, a heavy rain fell, and the autumn became thicker. A gust of wind passed through the open hall door, making the Xuanzheng Hall feel cool.

The civil and military officials were dressed in court uniforms, held ivory wats, and stood respectfully in shifts. There was no doubt about the reward proposed by the emperor before.

On the contrary, Ke Weiqing, who came out, knelt on the ground and listened to the eunuch's decree, had a look of surprise on his face, as if he was dreaming.

"Why, Aiqing, don't you want to sit on the Hussar General?" On the high throne, Huang Ye asked loudly.

"This..." Ke Weiqing's heart was beating suddenly, and fine sweat was breaking out on his forehead.In the history of Dayan, there have only been two hussar generals, both of whom have achieved great military exploits, and he has only won some battles. Can he really take up this position?

"I have already handed over the Golden Tiger Talisman to you, and you should also take the seat of the Hussar. Do you agree?" Huang Ye paused, then asked the others with a smile.

"Yes! Your Majesty is wise!"

"General Ke, you just accept it." Whether it was the prime minister or the minister, they all smiled and said to Ke Weiqing.

Ke Weiqing was even more confused, because in the past these people strongly opposed him, and when they took the Golden Tiger Talisman, they also unanimously wrote to the emperor, begging him to think twice.

"Li Deyi, hand over the imperial decree to General Ke." Huang Ye nodded slightly, and the twelve handles on the crown shook slightly.

"Slave obeys the order." Li Deyi held the imperial order with a smile, walked down the vermilion steps, stood in front of Ke Weiqing again, and said softly, "General Ke, please accept the order."

"Little General... Thank you Lord Long En!" Ke Weiqing could only kneel down and accepted the supreme honorary rank.

"Be flat." Huang Ye said, and then issued several imperial edicts, canonizing Zhang Huzi who was still stationed in Daliang Town as a general, Liu Xi'an and Zuo Shanyi as chariot generals, and some generals were also promoted to varying degrees. Award.

Ke Weiqing came out again, knelt down and kowtowed on behalf of his lieutenants, thanking the Holy Grace.

The emperor's rewards are not over yet, and the Ministry of Industry, which is in charge of researching new weapons, has also received many rewards.

This day's court meeting is to discuss meritorious deeds, so every courtier's face is beaming, and the atmosphere is very harmonious, until the court is over, there are still many people congratulating Ke Weiqing, wishing to have a relationship with him, any Everyone can tell that the two most beloved by the emperor are the siblings of Prince Ke's mansion.

Concubine Lan lived in the harem, and it was hard to please her. This younger brother was able to meet every day, and the invitations to drink and watch a show immediately increased, and what Ke Weiqing was least good at was official entertainment.

Fortunately, Li Deyi came to rescue him and invited him to the royal family's banquet at noon. The emperor declared five days of carnival in the palace, and the feast on the third day was for the royal family to enjoy together.

Ke Weiqing followed Li Deyi to the Oasis Palace, changed the court clothes, and replaced it with another set of red silk and emerald belts, which was the attire of the prince of the palace.

"Tsk tsk, General Ke is getting more and more handsome." Li Deyi said with a smile, "It really dazzled this old servant."

"Look at what you said, am I a star?" Ke Weiqing smiled. Before the time came, he sat at a round table and asked Li Deyi, "Is everything okay in the palace?"

"You're asking about Empress Lan, right?" Li Deyi said knowingly, "She's very good. The emperor often visits her, and the rewards are never broken."

"Oh." Ke Weiqing nodded slightly.

"In the past three years, the emperor has received new concubines, namely the two empresses who live in Xiuyun Palace, Concubine Jin and Concubine Li. They are sisters, daughters of the Ministry of Justice, and each of these two empresses gave birth to a little princess." Speaking of this, Li Deyi's slender eyebrows frowned, and said in a low voice, "Concubine Li had a tire slip once, and that time she was pregnant with a boy."

"What?! Then the emperor...?" Hearing that Huang Ye had a child, Ke Weiqing felt mixed feelings, both happy and a little jealous. However, the miscarriage was unexpected to him. Huang Ye must be very sad, it is rare to have one. offspring.

"The emperor doesn't care." Unexpectedly, Li Deyi shook his head and sighed, "He didn't even take the birth of the little princess to heart, so he didn't announce it to the world, and no one celebrated it. He just rewarded the two empresses. .”

"How could this be?" Ke Weiqing asked in astonishment.

"It's not annoying." Li Deyi sighed, clasped his hands and said, "Nowadays, the harem is empty, and some powerful ministers want to stuff their own daughters in to be queens, and the trouble is like a chicken and a dog. But the emperor said, the war has not stopped, is it time to discuss the establishment of a queen? Ignore their memorials. They just use the excuse that Dayan cannot have no descendants, and go further... The emperor thinks they are endless and hates them , so I selected a show and accepted six beauties to stop their mouths."

"These two empresses, Jin and Li, were chosen to enter the palace at that time. Because they gave birth to a princess, they were promoted to concubines." Li Deyi said as if telling a story, "After all, they are only used to fill the harem. The emperor recruited them to sleep according to the month. If you are pregnant, give some rewards, that's all..."

Is it because they are not related to boys?Ke Weiqing couldn't help thinking, why Huang Ye was so cold behind the concubine and the little princess?But no matter what, it was his own flesh and blood.

"Ah, the time has come, General, please accompany this old slave to the banquet." Li Deyi said respectfully.

"Well, I'm sorry to trouble you." Ke Weiqing nodded, and followed Li Deyi, but he was still thinking in his heart, what was going on in Huang Ye's heart...?

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After five consecutive days of feasting, Ke Weiqing brought Hong Liu to Xiaoge Street.The alley was too narrow for even a carriage to enter, so when Ke Weiqing told Hong Liu that he lived here, Hong Liu was not to be surprised!

Ke Weiqing is already a great general of hussars, so there must be a general's mansion, but Ke Weiqing said with a smile, it is quiet here, and he doesn't want to bother his teachers and mobilize the crowd, and build a lot of construction.

A private house with a courtyard stands at the end of the alley, facing east from west.Ke Weiqing was originally just a renter, but later the owner said he would give it to the general, but Ke Weiqing refused in every possible way, and finally bought it.

However, Ke Weiqing has been fighting outside or staying in the palace for a short time, and has not been back for a long time.

Pushing open the lacquered mahogany door, Hong Liu took a step back due to the weeds and sundries all over the garden, and looked up at the door, but there was no plaque on it, it was really shabby.

"I haven't been back for a long time..." Ke Weiqing blinked and murmured.

"It's a bit messy..." Hong Liu said in a low voice.

"Okay, you go to the town to buy some oil, salt, firewood and rice. I'll clean it up first." Ke Weiqing said, handing the purse to Hong Liu, "buy some wine and meat."

"You don't need to give me so much." Hong Liu said quickly, feeling the heavy purse.

"Yes, if you see something you like, you can buy it." Ke Weiqing said apologetically, "It's really wronged you to let you live here."

"Nothing." Hong Liu repeatedly shook her head, "It's good to live anywhere with the general."

"Hehe." Looking at Hong Liu, who was getting taller and more sensible, Ke Weiqing smiled.

"Then I'm leaving, don't be too busy, I'll be back soon." After Hong Liu finished speaking, she ran out.

Ke Weiqing looked at the weeds in the garden, rolled up his sleeves, and started to work.Speaking of these rough and heavy tasks, he is no stranger to them, so he quickly cut down the weeds, cleaned the water tank, went outside to pick up several loads of well water, filled the tank full, covered the wooden cover, and put it away. gourd scoop.

Next, go to the kitchen to light the fire.Using weeds as an introduction, the fire was very hot, and the tea was ready in a short time, and then the rags were washed, the tables, chairs and benches were wiped, and the floor was swept.

After the kitchen was cleaned up, Ke Weiqing didn't care to wipe the sweat off his forehead, so he took a broom and cleaned off the cobwebs on the beams in the back room, and opened the windows for ventilation.

There is a fence outside, and you can see the neighbor's house, and some dried fish and corn cobs are drying in the yard.

Ke Weiqing turned around and saw a wooden ladder leading to the second floor, which was an attic.He was going to clean it up and give it to Hongliu to live in. After looking around, he decided to buy another desk and a wardrobe.

After going downstairs, Ke Weiqing changed the bedding, took the quilt to the yard, and dried it.

"...Is this here?" Suddenly, a question came from outside the courtyard.

"It should be. General Ke said it's the last one on the west side." Someone replied, but it was ambiguous.

"Well, it's right here." Ke Weiqing smiled, poking his head out from the half-person-high fence, "The door is open, come in."

"Wow! General Ke!" The two brothers Qing Fou and Qing Yun said in unison. They were carrying meat and wine wrapped in oil paper, and they were so happy to see Ke Weiqing.

"What a unique yard." Qing Fou stepped in and looked at the yard with stone benches and small flowers.

"Yeah, it feels like a paradise." Qing Yun also said, the two brothers look very similar, but the elder brother, Qing Fou, has a nail-shaped meniscus scar at the corner of his eye. If it weren't for this, it would be hard to tell Woolen cloth.

"Come and sit inside, the tea is ready." It turned out that Ke Weiqing had invited the two brothers to be guests. When they were in the palace, they also received the emperor's reward, but it was all in secret, because the green fou was always It's Dayan's spy, so don't be too ostentatious.

They rarely attend palace banquets, so Ke Weiqing invited them in private. Compared with the royal banquet with many rules, the three of them drank together, which was more enjoyable to celebrate the victory.

When Ke Weiqing was setting up the bowls and chopsticks, Qing Fou was cooking. It turned out that he was good at cooking, especially braised pork, which always made Qing Yun drool.

When all the dishes were ready, Hong Liu also came back and bought a lot of things, including pillow covers, candles, oil lamps and other things.He was stunned to see the completely new courtyard and house!

"Lord Qingyun...?" Hong Liu stared blankly at the table full of wine and the two people who looked very similar.

"Come on, let's drink together!" Qing Yun smiled and beckoned Hong Liu to sit down, and the four of them had a drink without caring about their status. It wasn't until evening that Qing Fou dragged his drunk brother along and got up to leave.

Ke Weiqing and Hong Liu cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks together. It was already dark, so he asked Hong Liu to go upstairs to rest first, and to get up early tomorrow.

"Then go to bed early too." Hong Liu went upstairs with an oil lamp.