It turns out that I too have been robbed.

Qi Baili, the emperor of Dayi, made great achievements in the Southern and Northern Wars when he was young. Apart from the emperor, he is also a general who will go down in history.

Unlike other emperors who cared about the style of history books, Qi Baili didn't seem to care what the world thought of him.So now, there are many stories about Qi Baili when he was young.

These stories can often be heard in the streets and alleys.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this indifference that the image of him in the mouths of the common people becomes more and more mysterious.

And what people talk about is not only the story of Qi Baili conquering the world, sometimes people say: when he was the prince, Qi Baili was the one who was the least valued.At that time, in the entire Huazhang Palace, only Pei Ruzhou had friendship with Qi Baili.

On the main street of Fengcheng, the people drinking tea and chatting in the teahouse happened to talk about this paragraph.

"...When Your Majesty met General Pei Ruzhou back then, General Pei was not a great general who took back the Western Regions. At that time, General Zhenxi was his father, who had just died on the battlefield. Therefore, the late emperor sent General Pei and His mother, Princess Shuming, brought her to Huazhang Palace together. His Majesty and Pei Ruzhou met at that time."

The person who was speaking had a loud voice, and Qi Baili did not restrict people from talking about things related to him, so when this person spoke, he became more and more unscrupulous.

And the speaker probably never dreamed that at this time the protagonist in his gossip - Dayi's current emperor, Qi Baili, was also in this teahouse.

This teahouse is not far from Zhenxi General's Mansion, and it is built on a high place, on the third floor of the teahouse, it is easy to see the mansion.

Therefore, sometimes Qi Baili would come here quietly, ordering a pot of green tea just to get a glimpse of the Zhenxi Grand General's Mansion from a distance.

Originally, when those people were talking about him, Qi Baili didn't mean to respond, and he didn't even listen carefully to how the people nowadays evaluate him.But here, as soon as the word "Pei Ruzhou" came out, Qi Baili raised his eyes that had been drooping all the time.

Also because of hearing these three words, the eunuch standing next to Qi Baili couldn't help but frowned, and he took a step forward, as if he wanted to tell those people to shut up.

But the next moment, he was stopped by Qi Baili.

At this time, many years have passed since Pei Ruzhou conquered the Western Regions.

And unconsciously, the words "Pei Ruzhou" that once resounded all over the world have gradually become that page of the past in the history books.

Hearing people talk about the past of Pei Ruzhou and Qi Baili, some younger people around asked with some doubts: "So General Pei Ruzhou and His Majesty were friends?"

After finishing speaking, worried that everyone might misunderstand, the man added: "Maybe it's because General Pei Ruzhou has been dead for too long. I always feel that he and His Majesty are not of the same era."

The speaker's voice was not loud, but it reached Qi Baili's ears clearly. ,

Hearing this, the eunuch just regretted that he hadn't said that before Qi Baili heard these words.

The other eunuchs and maids upstairs also lowered their heads, wishing they could bury their heads in the ground.

Although this group of people who entered the palace not long ago did not know exactly what happened between Pei Ruzhou and Qi Baili back then.

But everyone in the palace knows—Pei Ruzhou is very different to Qi Baili.

No matter what, Pei Ruzhou must not be mentioned in front of Qi Baili.

Although they didn't mention it themselves now, who would have thought that when they went to a teahouse, they would overhear someone talking about the relationship between Pei Ruzhou and Qi Baili?

Didn't this touch His Majesty's inverse scale?

The people around lowered their heads one after another, not daring to speak out.

No one dared to look at the expression on Qi Baili's face, so they all ignored a detail - after hearing the words from downstairs, Qi Baili's fingers that were lightly pressed on the table trembled slightly, and then his eyes flickered stand up.

The person who spoke below didn't care, and the person who listened to him didn't seem to think that this sentence meant anything.Because what this young man said is indeed true, Pei Ruzhou has been away for too long, and Qi Baili has always been the emperor of Dayi. In their hearts, Pei Ruzhou and Qi Baili are really like two different people. The same people who existed in the same era.

"How can it be?" Qi Baili heard, the general is either about the same age as His Majesty, or he is younger than His Majesty... "Judging from that man's voice, he should be of a certain age.

yes……

Hearing what this person said, Qi Baili was involuntarily stunned for a moment.

It is amazing that at this time he is not angry at what the young man said just now.Today's Qi Baili is no longer what he was when he was young.

At this time, it seemed that nothing could affect his emotions anymore.

It's just that what the latter person said was still like a small stone, smashing into the pool of water in Qi Baili's heart that had been silent for many years.It caused ripples in his heart circle after circle.

What that person said was not wrong, Pei Ruzhou was considered to be the same age as him.

But now...

Thinking of this, Qi Baili couldn't help but look down at the cold tea cup in front of him.

He saw that although there was no white hair on his head and no wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, the eyes clearly no longer looked like a young man.

But when Qi Baili closed his eyes, the Pei Ruzhou in his heart would always be the same as when he was a boy.

This discovery suddenly made Qi Baili panic.

Did Pei Ruzhou get so far away from him before he knew it?

Not just in space, but even in time.

Qi Baili's time is still going on, he is still mature, he is still aging, and he is still continuing his life.

But Pei Ruzhou has jumped out of time, and only exists in the memories of Qi Baili and everyone else.

Thinking of this, Qi Baili, who was sitting firmly at the table, suddenly stood up.

He didn't say a word, and he didn't even show anger, but the eunuchs and maids who were already very nervous just now knelt on the ground and couldn't help but kowtow.

In fact, having said that, Qi Baili hadn't gotten angry with the servants in the palace at all in these years, at most he ignored his surroundings. , but even so, everyone is afraid of him.

Like he can eat people.

Seeing the appearance of this group of people, Qi Baili just glanced casually, he was not angry, and he didn't even feel that they were really worthless.

Because at this time, Qi Baili suddenly thought of a very important thing.

No one can doubt that Qi Baili is really a very qualified emperor.

Even the word "qualified" alone is not enough to describe him.Today's Dayi Haiqingheyan ruled an unprecedented territory.Qi Baili also fulfilled what Pei Ruzhou told him back then, to be a good emperor.

Logically speaking, for an emperor to do this, he should be very satisfied.But as he grew older, Qi Baili only felt more and more empty and confused.

At the beginning, he pinned everything on his work, hoping to be distracted by busy political affairs.

But now, in this huge and prosperous empire, there is nothing worth the effort of Qi Baili, the ruler, who forgot to sleep and eat.

Until now, Qi Baili suddenly had an idea.

He tapped twice on the table with his fingertips, only waiting for the next moment, the eunuch who was kneeling at the front finally stood up tremblingly, and walked to Qi Baili's side.

"Your Majesty..." He cautiously called Qi Baili.

Qi Baili nodded lightly, then sat back at the table, drank a cup of cold tea, and said to the eunuch standing beside him: "Make arrangements, I'm going to Zhoulan Pass."

"what……"

In today's Fengcheng, and even in the whole world of Dayi, no one dares to go against Qi Baili's wishes.

But this did not prevent the wife from being slightly stunned after listening to Qi Baili's words.

He has been in the palace for a long time, when Qi Baili was still the prince, this eunuch was in Huazhang Palace.

So of course he knew that when Qi Baili was young, he had been to the Western Regions and frontiers many times, and he also knew that Qi Baili had followed Pei Ruzhou to fight everywhere outside the Zhoulan Pass.

But today's Qi Baili is no longer the prince of the past. The king of a country left Fengcheng to go to the Western Regions. This matter is too... crazy.

Seeing that the eunuch was hesitating, Qi Baili tapped the table lightly again and said, "Go and make arrangements."

After finishing speaking, the eunuch had no choice but to nod quickly, and said to Qi Baili: "Yes."

At this time, the topic downstairs had already changed, and it suddenly became lively.hear.

He waved his hand, signaling all the eunuchs and maids around to retreat.

The next moment he was the only one left here, and Qi Baili, who was dressed in bright yellow, slowly took out a rusty camel bell from his cuff.

This camel bell looked very unsuitable for Qi Baili who was dressed in fine clothes, but the person holding it was very careful in his movements.

Qi Baili looked at the camel bell for a while, and after a long time, he shook the camel bell slowly.

I don't know how long the camel bell has been by his side, or the material of the camel bell is really bad.At this moment, Qi Baili was shaking it gently, but it could no longer make the clear and clear sound as before.

The sound of the camel bell was muffled, even Qi Baili who was holding it couldn't hear it clearly.

It's also like Qi Baili's memory that has begun to blur—yes, blurred.

Qi Baili has a superb memory since he was a child, and the four words "photographic memory" are very appropriate to describe it.

However, no matter how smart a person is, they can't stand the time.

Unknowingly, the memories about Pei Ruzhou and those years ago have become very blurred.

Even though Qi Baili had to recall the appearance of that person in his mind every day, the memory was still like sand in an hourglass, slowly dripping down.

out of control.

Qi Baili couldn't accept this fact, he couldn't forget Pei Ruzhou.

...He is going to Zhoulan Pass to retrieve Pei Ruzhou