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When Li Yuanqing rushed outside the palace gate, he had already arrived at Yinshizhong.

At this time, the bright red crowd of civil servants had already begun to enter the palace. On both sides, there were many military attachés who were respectfully watching these senior civil servants enter the palace first.

Li Yuanqing soon discovered Mao Wenlong, Chen Zhong and Chen Jisheng among the military attachés on one side.

Today, Li Yuanqing is no longer a "chu brother", and he is no longer a stranger to the Great Dynasty.

Even if they, the military attachés, humbly squeeze in now, it will be of no use at all. Before the big bosses have finished deliberation, it will not be time for them to award the reward.

Therefore, Li Yuanqing is not in a hurry, just take it easy.

At this time, although Li Yuanqing maintained enough humility on his face, he was as calm as water in his heart, and his eyes were constantly scanning the surrounding situation.

It's already early September.

Inside the pass, it is the autumn harvest season when the crops are ripe, and outside the pass, it is also the best time for the water and grass to be fertile and for cattle and horses to fatten up.

In this current situation, the Eastern slave women are actually less harmful. After all, they have already established a country, established an organization, and have plans.

But the northern barbarians, that is, the Mongolian Tatars, are more annoying than flies.

The closer this season is, the more frequent their activities are.

Often hundreds of people, or even dozens of people, dare to cross the border and rush to Han settlements, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil. But once the Jiubian Wangshi arrives, these bastards can run faster than rabbits.

quick.

Therefore, in addition to several Liao generals such as Li Yuanqing and Mao Wenlong, there were also many other generals from Jiubian who also came to the capital to reward them.

To a large extent, this is also the importance that the emperor and the court attach to northern defense.

"Commander, you're here so early?" Li Yuanqing came to Mao Wenlong and others with a smile, and said hello to Mao Wenlong in a low voice.

Although he drank a lot of wine last night, there was still some residual alcohol smell on Mao Wenlong's face, but it could be seen that he was in a good mood. He smiled and said: "How can you not come early for the imperial court award? Yuan Qing, you have eaten

Have you had breakfast?"

Li Yuanqing smiled: "Have eaten some briefly. Commander, when you come in, I will make arrangements."

Of course Mao Wenlong understood Li Yuanqing's connections in the palace, smiled and nodded, and said no more.

Next to them, Chen Zhong and Chen Jisheng also came forward and said hello to Li Yuanqing with a smile.

After a few people exchanged brief greetings, the end of the civil service team had already entered the palace gate.

At this time, a eunuch came over to guide and began to lead Li Yuanqing and other military attachés into the palace gate.

Although Li Yuanqing is already on the same level as Mao Wenlong, to some extent, Li Yuanqing's gold content at this time is a little higher than Mao Wenlong.

But after all, Mao Wenlong is a veteran, and he is also Li Yuanqing's elder and guide. In all aspects, especially in terms of face, Li Yuanqing will naturally maintain enough respect for Mao Wenlong.

The eunuch guided from the front, with Mao Wenlong walking in front, while Li Yuanqing was more than half a body behind, closely following Mao Wenlong's pace.

This reward was obviously centered on the Liao faction. The generals behind them only had a handful of generals, most of whom were deputy generals or below, so they naturally did not dare to break the rules easily.

The distance from the palace gate to the main hall of the imperial court is not short, it takes almost half an hour to walk.

The palace is a supreme and mysterious place for most of the courtiers, but for Li Yuanqing, it is more like a 'scenery'.

Although he was walking very fast, Li Yuanqing was still looking around with his peripheral vision.

This is also due to the early dawn at this time. If it were winter, apart from the high and wide red wall, not even a bird feather could be seen.

After more than two hundred years of development, there is no doubt that the planning and layout of the palace is, in the words of later generations, ‘high-end, grand, and high-end’.

But the high red walls, the orderly floors, and the dark and far-reaching night sky are all tangled together, giving people a strong sense of depression.

People can't help but feel fear and have a sacred concept about this place.

Li Yuanqing also had to lament that these ruling classes would do anything to highlight their privileges.

There was a turn ahead, and Chen Jisheng suddenly hurriedly approached Li Yuanqing and whispered: "Yuan Qing, what happened last night, will it affect today's reward..."

"Um?"

Although Chen Jisheng didn't finish speaking, how could Li Yuanqing not understand what he meant?

Presumably, Chen Jisheng must have been holding these words in his heart for a long time, but he never had the chance to say them to Li Yuanqing.

"Brother, you don't have to worry about this. It should be fine. Don't worry." Li Yuanqing smiled and patted Chen Jisheng's back, reassuring him with his eyes.

The little eunuch on one side was about to shout "Quiet" in a high-pitched voice, but when he saw that it was Li Yuanqing who was speaking, he quickly covered his mouth with his hands and did not dare to say another word.

Up to now, no one in the palace knows that Li Yuanqing is the famous person next to his ancestor.

Not to mention, Li Yuanqing was very close to An Gonggong, Li Chaoqin, Wang Tiqian, and Wang Chengen, no matter who they were.

If you offend Li Yuanqing at this time, isn't it because the longevity star is eating arsenic~shuang--does he think his life is too long?

Chen Jisheng looked at Li Yuanqing's calmness and calmed down a little, and hurriedly murmured in a low voice: "That's good, that's good..."

But rather than saying that this was his reply to Li Yuanqing, it would be better to say that he was comforting himself.

Li Yuanqing's eyelids couldn't help but twitch slightly.

Chen Jisheng is really...

However, I can't blame him for this.

After all, the limitations of the times are here.

Given Chen Jisheng's background, the influence he received since childhood, and the surrounding environment, he is not a saint with a righteous mind, so it is naturally difficult for him to escape from this shackles.

There was a somewhat oppressive silence all the way, just as Li Yuanqing had expected. Half an hour, a little more than a quarter of an hour later, the team arrived outside the main hall on time.

Looking at the carved jade railings in front of me, I couldn't help but hear a slight discussion behind me.

The little eunuch, who had been watching the etiquette around him, finally had room to show off, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Quiet~~! Quiet!"

The military attachés behind him immediately remained silent, not daring to express their anger again.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile. For a moment, he smiled and shook his head, "Human, this kind of creature..."

Soon, a group of people arrived at the designated waiting place.

The little eunuch in charge of etiquette quickly spoke loudly about etiquette in a high-pitched voice, and everyone nodded.

But after he finished speaking, he quickly came to Li Yuanqing and said in a low voice with a smile: "Li Shuai, please rest here for a while, and I will make you a cup of hot tea and get you some breakfast.

"

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, casually took out a hundred-tael silver note and stuffed it into the little eunuch's hand: "Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law. Oh, by the way, today's court will have to wait a while, right?"

The little eunuch hurriedly laughed and said: "Master, according to the usual practice, the reward is almost half an hour, and it will take more than half an hour."

Li Yuanqing smiled: "Oh, that's fine. In that case, you go and prepare more food, such as steamed buns and meatloaf. And bring some water. These brothers here probably haven't had breakfast either. They all belong to me.

.”

As Li Yuanqing spoke, he took out a few more hundred-tael silver notes and handed them into the hands of the little eunuch.

"this……"

The young eunuch couldn't help but look at Li Yuanqing in embarrassment, "Li Shuai, I don't dare to make the decision on this matter!"

Li Yuanqing smiled, took out a few more banknotes, and handed them to him: "Just do it. If you have something to do, I'll take care of it!"

In just a short period of time, Li Yuanqing had already given the little eunuch nearly a thousand taels of silver and guaranteed it himself. How could the little eunuch still hesitate? He hurriedly smiled and said: "Li Shuai, please wait a moment. I will go and give it to you right away."

manage."

With that said, he hurriedly greeted the few young eunuchs around him and left in a hurry.

It's already the beginning of autumn, and the morning wind is already a bit chilly. There is no shelter here, and a breeze blows by, which refreshes people's spirits.

Mao Wenlong glanced at Li Yuanqing with a smile and said in a low voice: "Yuan Qing, I'm sorry for you. This breakfast costs a thousand taels of silver, which is too expensive."

Li Yuanqing smiled: "Commander, the things that can be solved with money are actually not problems at all."

"hehe."

Mao Wenlong smiled and nodded, but felt a little melancholy in his heart for a moment.

How could he not understand this truth?

What a pity.

Without a lot of money in his pocket, he obviously cannot be as confident as Li Yuanqing when it comes to doing these things.

At this time, behind him, a strong man in his early forties wearing a general's robe quickly came to Li Yuanqing and laughed in a low voice: "May I ask, are you Li Yuanqing, Li Shuai from Changsheng Island in southern Liaoning?"

Li Yuanqing was stunned. He had already wanted to find a place to start a conversation and went over to chat with the other brothers and generals from Jiubian. Unexpectedly, someone came to him first.

Li Yuanqing smiled and glanced at the man: "Yes. This is Li Yuanqing. I wonder who your brother is..."

The man also smiled: "Li Shuai, this is Yang Guozhu, the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town."

"Yang Guozhu?"

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be stunned.

He was no stranger to this name.
To be continued...