After falsely claiming to be pregnant, the whole court came to claim it

It was autumn, and the cave was already dark and damp.

The water-soaked clothes of the three of them were difficult to dry for a while, and they were damp and cold wrapped around their bodies.

Fortunately, Lu Yuzheng had prepared kindling and charcoal in the cave in advance, and after lighting it, it was finally warmer.Liu Linxi took off his outer robe and put it next to the charcoal basin to bake. He finally felt what it meant to warm his chest while the wind blows his back.

"It should be dark, right? I don't know what's going on outside." Liu Linxi leaned in front of the charcoal basin, wishing he could put his whole body on the basin to roast, "I came in in such a hurry that I forgot to tell Commander Xiao, this hunting ground The fire is too big, and some isolation zones should be built around it to prevent the wildfire from spreading out of the hunting ground."

Hearing this, Lu Yuzheng hurriedly said: "General Liu is really thoughtful, you have thought of everything His Majesty thought of."

Liu Linxi looked at Li Yan in surprise when he heard the words, and the other party raised his eyebrows and smiled with a little smug expression on his face.

"Your Majesty was planning to do things in the hunting ground in the eastern suburbs, and some people from the Tuanhe camp will be sent to guard it." Lu Yuzheng said: "But I followed your majesty's method to deduce it a few times, and found that the mountains and forests near the hunting ground in the eastern suburbs are too dense. , if the fire breaks out, I am afraid it will be difficult to control and it will spread far and wide, so it was changed here. Moreover, it is near Tuanhe Camp, and the cleaning and arrangement of the hunting grounds are all in charge of Tuanhe Camp. On the contrary, it is more difficult to escape the relationship.”

Liu Linxi thought for a while and asked, "Then how do you know that this place won't be discovered? What if the people from Tuanhe Camp find out while cleaning the hunting grounds, how do you deal with it?"

"Your Majesty said that the Tuanhe camp has always been unafraid of the king, and should not be too dedicated." Lu Yuzheng said: "Besides, time is tight, and this place is relatively secretive, so it is difficult to find out. Even if it is according to the original plan, we will not be able to do so until it is absolutely necessary. won't come here either."

Liu Linxi thought of the rude behavior of the Tuanhe Battalion commander at the banquet the day before, and secretly thought that this person was arrogant and arrogant, and sooner or later he would suffer such a loss.As long as that person is more cautious and less complacent, he should also realize that it is a bit strange for Li Yan to put the hunting ground here this time.

It's a pity that the head coach of the Tuanhe Battalion doesn't understand the truth that prosperity must decline...

"Then..." Liu Linxi wanted to ask again, but when she noticed that Li Yan was staring at her, she realized that she had asked too much.Li Yan didn't mention this plan before, so he probably didn't trust him. Liu Linxi broke into the hunting ground to save people this time, and after thinking about it, he was a bit reckless. Now it's really inappropriate to ask Lu Yuzheng endlessly.

Thinking of this, Liu Linxi gave up the idea of ​​continuing to ask.

Although he still has many details that he can't figure out, it's safer to hold back his curiosity right now.

"What do you want to ask?" Li Yan asked.

"It's nothing, I just want to know that this place is safe, right?" Liu Linxi said.

Li Yan looked at him meaningfully for a while, and Liu Linxi felt that the other party's eyes had clearly seen through him.Fortunately, Li Yan didn't continue to ask, and only said to Lu Yuzheng: "Lu Yuzheng, check the situation outside."

Lu Yuzheng took the order to go, Liu Linxi watched him curiously as he walked to the other side of the cave, and asked, "Can I go out here too?"

"Can we go out? We have to wait here until tomorrow afternoon." Li Yan got up, took off his underwear and threw it next to the brazier, and said to Liu Linxi: "General Liu, take off your clothes .”

Liu Linxi was startled, subconsciously dodged back, and asked, "Why... take off your clothes?"

Li Yan leaned forward, raised his eyebrows and said: "If you are embarrassed, I will help you take it off."

Hearing this, Liu Linxi had no choice but to take off his underwear with a vigilant expression. Li Yan took his underwear and put it beside the brazier.It was not the first time that the two met bare-chested. Li Yan looked very calm, and Liu Linxi also pretended to be nonchalant when seeing this, and darted around Li Yan with unscrupulous eyes.

"It's cold at night, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it." Li Yan walked behind Liu Linxi, opened his arms and wrapped her in his arms, wrapped his hands around Liu Linxi's sides, held Liu Linxi's hands, and rubbed them skillfully. Rubbing, wanting to pass the heat from my hands over.

Liu Linxi's back was pressed against Li Yan, and he felt a little uncomfortable for a moment, but Li Yan's posture held him tightly in his arms, and he had nowhere to hide even if he wanted to.Especially after overcoming the initial awkwardness, the constant heat from Li Yan's body behind him made his body, which was almost freezing, finally slowly regain its warmth, and Liu Linxi even began to rely on this temperature without realizing it.

"I couldn't help but think before, you are so afraid of the cold, how did you survive all these years in the northwest by yourself?" Li Yan put his head on Liu Linxi's shoulder and murmured.

Liu Linxi thought carefully about the original owner's memories, but he didn't remember how much the original owner was afraid of the cold, so he said, "When fighting on the battlefield, you probably don't care about whether it's cold or not? You hang out with them all day, and there are so many people. , it won't be too cold."

"Oh? Does General Liu have a good friend in the army?" Li Yan asked.

"Good friend?" Liu Linxi was startled, and hurriedly said: "I do have a few friends in the army."

"I heard that those of you who are in the army sometimes fall asleep together when you are excited?" Li Yan asked.

"I haven't had this kind of experience." Liu Linxi said: "I...you are young and promising, you have your own tent early, and you don't need to mix with other sons."

Li Yan nodded when he heard the words, and then asked: "Who is General Liu's best friend in the army?"

"Naturally, he is the minister's deputy general." Liu Linxi said: "His surname is Yu, he is a few years older than the minister, and he is extremely calm. He took good care of the minister when he was in the army."

"Deputy General Yu, what does he look like?" Li Yan asked again.

"A handsome face, a show of talent." Liu Linxi said.

Liu Linxi felt that the arms surrounding him were a little tighter, and he turned his head to look at Li Yan suspiciously, but he didn't expect the two to be too close, his mouth was almost touching the tip of Li Yan's nose.Li Yan didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, he raised his chin slightly, and his lips touched Liu Linxi.

With a bang, Liu Linxi's head went blank for an instant, and he was stunned for a while before he remembered to turn his head.In just this moment, his cheeks and neck turned red, even the tips of his ears were red.

"Very soft..." Li Yan commented.

Liu Linxi: ...

After the embarrassment just now, the two fell into a long silence, and after a while Liu Linxi leaned on Li Yan's shoulder and fell asleep.Li Yan gently supported Liu Linxi's head, helped him adjust a more comfortable posture, and then hugged Liu Linxi and began to close his eyes and meditate.

There is still the last trace of tranquility in the capital tonight. Starting tomorrow, everything will be different.

A big fire completely plunged the Tuanhe camp, which was overflowing with water, into a passive state.

The coach Liang Feng, the deputy general, and the accompanying officials were all detained by Xiao Ying and disappeared.The remaining thousands of people were busy putting out the fire, and they didn't realize something was wrong until nightfall. But they didn't dare to take any action without the coach, so they could only wait and see what happened.

As for the Tuanhe Camp which is several miles away, because there is no commander and no leader, only a soldier talisman can make it difficult for them to tell the truth from the fake.If there are a few capable internal representatives in the camp and a hand order from the old prince, the whole camp will almost become a puppet at the mercy of others.

After all, this happened so suddenly, Liang Feng was too complacent and didn't have any precautions or preparations.In addition, although he has always been disrespectful to Li Yan, he has not yet turned his back on it, and it is even more impossible for those under him to have the idea of ​​rebellion.Nowadays, even if many people know that something has happened, they absolutely dare not take the risk of killing the Jiu Clan to do something they shouldn't do.

And Xiao Ying, who has always been misunderstood by the outside world as unworthy of the emperor, played a pivotal role this time.

When Liu Linxi reviewed the matter afterwards, she couldn't help but get chills down her back. Li Yan was young, and his thoughts were really deep.Even after spending so long with him in the palace, he never expected that Li Yan would actually send Xiao Ying to come forward in such a matter, instead of Lu Yuzheng who he had been with him all the time.

Perhaps this arrangement was also one of the reasons why Liang Feng was paralyzed.

At noon on the second day, Xiao Ying led the forbidden army to "find" Li Yan among the ruins of the hunting ground.

At this time, Li Yan was embarrassed and haggard, with injuries to his legs, as if he had recovered his life.

As a result, the Tuanhe camp was unfavorable, and the crime of causing a fire in the hunting ground and almost killing Li Yan was completely confirmed.

After the news was processed and sent back to the court, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were in an uproar...

"Your Majesty, are you going back to Beijing now?" Lu Yuzheng asked.

"Let's start after noon, General Liu is still awake." Standing on the high platform outside the hunting ground, Li Yan looked at the lingering ruins and asked, "How did the people involved deal with it?"

"Liang Feng and others were detained overnight in the sky prison, and the minister sent safe people to watch day and night. In addition... because of the sudden change in wind direction yesterday, General Liu was worried about His Majesty's safety, and had some disputes with Commander Xiao. At that time, Second Young Master Liu also I was there. I didn't know how to deal with him, so I asked Lin Xiaohou to keep an eye on him." Lu Yuzheng said.

"Second Master Liu..." Li Yan pondered for a moment and asked, "Has he already known about our deployment?"

"I'm not sure, but Second Young Master Liu is extremely intelligent. It is said that he was the one who spoke at that time, and Commander Xiao let General Liu go into the hunting ground." Lu Yuzheng said.

Li Yan was startled and asked, "What did he say?"

"He said that General Liu was the only one who could save His Majesty after being attacked by fire in the northwest." Lu Yuzheng said.

"Let Lin Jingze watch him for the time being." Li Yan rubbed his brows and said, "I'm tired and don't want to deal with him. You pass on my oral order to Lin Jingze, and let him stare at him day and night until the dust settles. Second Young Master Liu, if there is any discrepancy, the two of them will discuss the crime together."

"Yes." Lu Yuzheng said hurriedly.

Fortunately, Liu Xiangwan is a smart person, knowing that this matter is of great importance, Li Yan can't let him go easily, but he did not imprison him because of Liu Linxi's sake.Letting Lin Jingze follow is just another form of house arrest.

"By the way, where is Cheng Yuan?" Li Yan asked.

"He didn't know about it, so he stayed with the other soldiers of the Tuanhe Battalion after the accident," Lu Yuzheng said.

Li Yan nodded when he heard the words, stared at the ruins for a while, and then was helped into the tent.

Liu Linxi still got cold when he was in the cave, and the wound was a little inflamed from soaking in water, so he started to have a fever when he came out.The imperial physician prescribed medicine to decoct it once, and Liu Linxi fell asleep after drinking it, and has been sleeping until now, and there is no sign of waking up.

Li Yan stared at his peaceful sleeping face for a while, and felt a little tired, so he simply closed his clothes and lay down beside him to sleep for a while.It wasn't until after noon that Liu Linxi woke up and the two of them ate something together, and then Li Yan ordered people to leave the camp and return to Beijing.

The ministers of the court and the central government had already heard about Li Yan's distress, and many people did not wait until the morning of the next day, so they went around asking for news overnight.However, those in the imperial army who knew the inside story were very tight-lipped, and they didn't reveal the slightest word. As for Li Yan's injury, and what happened to the Tuanhe camp, there were different opinions for a while.

On the morning of the second day, Li Yan did not show up, so Su Heng was only sent out to deliver a verbal order, saying that the dragon's body was not in good condition, and he stopped court for three days.

Now the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were completely boiling, and the Taifu even went directly to Li Yan's bedroom to ask for an audience...

It's a pity that Li Yan is not in the bedroom at all at the moment, but is having breakfast with Liu Linxi at Jiyue Residence.

"Cheng Yuan is in Tuanhe camp, and he just went there not long ago. Now that something happened in Tuanhe camp, he can't sit still." Li Yan sneered.

"Then, does Your Majesty want to see the Grand Tutor?" Su Heng asked.

"He said that I just took medicine and fell asleep, and I was injured, so I should not see guests, let him go back." Li Yan said.

Su Heng took the order to go, and just walked a few steps when he was stopped by Li Yan again.

Li Yan sighed and said, "Tell him that Cheng Yuan has nothing to do with this matter, and you can see him after the dust settles."

Su Heng quickly responded, thinking that the master on the surface disliked the Taifu very much, but in the end he still missed the old love.

"Wait a minute." Liu Linxi called Su Heng to stop, and said to Li Yan: "Your Majesty, can I allow you to go see the Grand Tutor?"

"What did you see him doing?" Li Yan frowned and said, "He's used to being sarcastic, so he won't give you good looks."

Liu Linxi thought for a while and said: "I have a few words I want to ask Mr. Tai Tuo, it's not something important, but I'm always curious, and I really want to know the reason. Your Majesty can let Su Heng follow me, and I promise not to say anything." Half a sentence shouldn't be said."

"It's up to you." Li Yan waved his hand, and said to the palace: "Help General Liu put on some clothes, it's windy outside."

Hearing this, Liu Linxi saluted him, took the robe handed over by the palace man and put it on, before going out.

After the autumn hunting came back this time, the autumn wind seemed to be even cooler.Liu Linxi was led by Su Heng, and from a distance, he could see Tai Fu standing on the square outside Li Yan's bedroom.Apart from a few guards on duty in the huge square, there was only Tai Tuo with a slightly stooped body.

Liu Linxi asked Su Heng that Taifu Cheng was over sixty years old, so he was indeed old.

"I've met Master Taifu." Liu Linxi walked over and saluted Cheng Taifu.

Taifu Cheng raised his eyes to look at him, his eyes were full of dissatisfaction: "Did His Majesty send you to deal with this old man?"

"Your Majesty's dragon body is not healthy, so it is not suitable to see guests." Liu Linxi said: "This general is here today for Cheng Yuan."

"Gouzi... Gouzi has no limits, but he is young after all, I hope His Majesty will forgive me." When Taifu Cheng heard Cheng Yuan's name, he immediately seemed to be discouraged, and most of the hostility on his face disappeared.

Liu Linxi sighed secretly in his heart, and couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic to Taifu Cheng.

Cheng Yuan rebelled when he was young, and he probably broke with him, but as a father, he still couldn't let go of this father-son relationship.

"May I ask Taifu Cheng, why did Cheng Yuan leave Cheng's mansion that day?" Liu Linxi said.

"I had some conflicts with the old man." Cheng Taifu said.

"What caused the conflict?" Liu Linxi asked again.

"Because..." Taifu Cheng looked up at Liu Linxi with a complicated expression, and after a long time he said, "Because of General Liu."

Liu Linxi: ...

It's over, why did you go back and forth and return to yourself?

At first, he thought that it was probably the Taifu's responsibility for Cheng Yuan to join the army in a fit of anger, but he didn't expect it to be his own fault in the end.This made Liu Linxi a little depressed. If he had known about it, he would have been too lazy to make this trip. He glanced at Su Heng, but he didn't continue to ask.

"Your Majesty asked this general to tell Master Tai Tu that although Cheng Yuan is in Tuanhe Camp, it has nothing to do with this matter. After all the dust settles, he can get away. Please don't worry, Master Tai Tu." Liu Linxi said.

Taifu Cheng's expression couldn't help being relieved when he heard the words, and he let out a long breath and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, old minister. Please also send some words to His Majesty, on behalf of the old minister."

"Please tell me." Liu Linxi said.

"Since your Majesty has changed his mind, the old minister will understand. The old minister will never bring up the past, so please rest assured, Your Majesty." Cheng Taifu said.

Liu Linxi looked at Taifu Cheng, a thought flashed through his mind, but he quickly suppressed it again.

After Cheng Taifu finished speaking, he turned around and left, Liu Linxi watched his back disappear from sight, and then returned to Jiyue Residence.

Three days later, early morning.

It was also rare for Liu Linxi to stand among the military officials.

Regarding the disposal of Tuanhe Camp, Li Yan had never mentioned it before.

Liu Linxi originally wanted to ask a question, but overheard the conversation between Li Yan and Lu Yuzheng that day:

"The Tuanhe camp lost its commander this time, and there are discussions among the court. Many of them speculate that His Majesty intends to give the commander-in-chief position to General Liu." Lu Yuzheng said.

Li Yan said: "That's what I planned, but..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Linxi heard the implication that Li Yan of the Tuanhe camp was not going to give it to him.

"Your Majesty still doesn't trust General Liu?" Lu Yuzheng asked.

Li Yan glanced at Lu Yuzheng, smiled and remained silent.

After that day, Liu Linxi thought to himself, since Li Yan didn't plan to give him the Tuanhe camp, there should be another job for him.

Sure enough, before going to bed last night, Li Yan asked Su Heng to bring a message to Liu Linxi, and asked him to go to court with Wuchen the next morning.

Early in the morning, when everyone saw Liu Linxi present, they couldn't help whispering.

But only Lin Jingze came over to chat with him for a few words.

These few days, Lin Jingze stared at Liu Xiangwan by order, but he was bored.

Fortunately, today's matter will come to an end, otherwise he would have to watch Master Liu's face every day in Liu's mansion.

"I'm not in good health yet, and the imperial doctor said that I still need to rest, so I don't discuss political affairs in court today. I only have a few orders to read out. If you have a book, you can just write the booklet." Li Yan had a wound on his leg, and everyone It is not surprising to hear this.

Then Li Yan announced the first imperial decree following Su Heng.

This imperial decree removed the positions of several generals such as the commander and deputy general of the Tuanhe camp, but did not hold the soldiers of the Tuanhe camp accountable.

Everyone had expected this, and it was almost no surprise.Many people had already guessed that Li Yan would attack the Tuanhe camp sooner or later, but he managed the matter so quietly and without a single soldier, which made many people present have to admire.In particular, Li Yan did not hesitate to risk his life this time, both his courage and courage are frightening.

He has been on the throne for a year, and he has not yet reached the weak crown. It is really rare to have such means.

Those people in the court who had been obedient to him in the past must have become more honest after this incident.

The second imperial decree states that Xiao Ying, the commander of the imperial army, will temporarily act as the commander of the Tuanhe Battalion.

Everyone was amazed when they heard the words, first of all, Xiao Ying has been in the Imperial Army for many years, and the Imperial Army and the Tuanhe Battalion have different duties, so it is not too safe to transfer Xiao Ying to the Tuanhe Camp.But since it is said to be a temporary substitute, there must be other plans in the future.The second is the issue of candidates. Everyone guessed that Li Yan would let Liu Linxi go to the Tuanhe camp this time. They didn't expect that there was nothing wrong with Liu Linxi, but he was still standing upright, which made people wonder. .

The third imperial decree ordered Lu Yuzheng, the deputy commander of the Imperial Army, to be the commander of the Imperial Army, and Liu Linxi to be the deputy commander of the Imperial Army.

All the officials were in an uproar on the spot, and even Liu Linxi himself was quite surprised. He didn't expect that Li Yan would directly give half of the imperial army to him.

After the court ended that day, many people congratulated Liu Linxi, but Liu Linxi also heard some of their private discussions.Everyone felt that Li Yan relied heavily on Lu Yuzheng and gave Liu Linxi the position of deputy commander to look good, but in fact he had no real power, and it was under their noses, so he could control it.

After all, since the child in General Liu's womb was conceived, General Liu's situation in the palace became more and more embarrassing.His Majesty seemed too indifferent to drive him away, and he didn't want to be included in the harem if he wanted to keep him. In the end, he had to reluctantly give him the post of deputy commander.

Liu Linxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and felt that what he said seemed to be true.

After he came down to court, he went to the Imperial Study Room, wanting to know why Li Yan made this decision so quietly.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Xiao Ying at the door of the imperial study.

"Commander Xiao, congratulations." Liu Linxi arched his hands towards Xiao Ying, and said with a smile, "I will call Xiao Shuai in the future."

"General Liu, don't bully Xiao." Xiao Ying said: "At the hunting ground that day, if General Liu had not been wise and decisive, I am afraid that Xiao would not be able to bear the consequences anyway, let alone today."

Xiao Ying has always acted safely, but it is true that he does not know how to adapt.

If Liu Linxi hadn't been pressing him that day, he would never have thought of a way to save Li Yan.

Although Lu Yuzheng stayed behind, if Liu Linxi hadn't appeared immediately, Li Yan's life would probably be in danger.

Xiao Ying is frank, so she didn't take Liu Linxi's offense to heart that day, but admired him all the time.

"I have one thing I want to say to Commander Xiao. This is a bit out of line. I hope Commander Xiao Haihan." Liu Linxi said: "Cheng Yuan, the son of the Grand Tutor, is in the Tuanhe camp. Commander Xiao should be more disciplined, don't let him go astray, and implicate Cheng Taifu's reputation for the rest of his life."

Xiao Ying nodded when he heard the words, he had heard a little about Cheng Yuan's matter, and he remembered Liu Linxi's special instructions, so he kept it in his heart.

Liu Linxi still doesn't know what kind of turning point this simple sentence of hers will bring to Cheng Yuan and Xiao Ying's life...

"Vice Commander Liu, Your Majesty is already waiting in the imperial study." Seeing that Liu Linxi and Xiao Ying had finished speaking, Su Heng stepped forward and said.

Liu Linxi was not quite used to this title, so after bidding farewell to Xiao Ying, she followed Su Heng to the imperial study.

"According to my habit, after going down to court, Vice Commander Liu will come back directly with me." Li Yan was critiquing papers in front of the desk, and when he saw Liu Linxi coming in, he said without raising his head: "In the past, Lu Yuzheng was the Vice Commander. When you are in command, you also serve in this way."

Liu Linxi hurriedly said, "Yes."

"Also, you don't have to go back to live in Jiyueju, it's too far away from my bedroom and study." Li Yan said again.

"I'll go to the imperial army to have a look later, where I should arrange my residence." Liu Linxi hurriedly said.

"What is there to live in the guard's room?" Li Yan said, "My bedroom is spacious."

Liu Linxi was startled when he heard the words, and didn't realize the meaning of Li Yan's words for a while.

Li Yan raised his head to look at him, looked around Liu Linxi, and said, "You look good in court clothes, but I'm afraid that wearing this every day will restrain your temper. I think Lu Yuzheng used to wear it every day." His clothes look cold, and it is not convenient for walking, so don't imitate him."

"Then how should His Majesty's ministers wear?" Liu Linxi asked.

"Anyway, you don't have to go to the imperial army to get a haircut. You just wait by my side. You can come as you feel comfortable." Li Yan said with a smile in his eyes, and said: "Even if you don't wear it, I won't wear it." do not mind."