The empress dowager's eyes were filled with an undetectable haze, but she still kept a smile on her face and said softly: "Uncle Ren, do you think this matter is successful? Don't worry, when Xue'er gets married, I will definitely spoil her well. The entire Han family will also offer Xue'er like a Bodhisattva."

The empress dowager came from the Han family. In fact, the Han family had a very weak power in Kyoto. Before the empress dowager married, the highest official of the Han family was just a seal officer in the Kyoto Imperial Heavenly Prison. It was not until the empress dowager became the mother of a country and the withered Han family took advantage of the empress dowager's relationship to release several governors and prefects. Han Nanfeng's current identity is only the Minister of Rites. In Kyoto, where there are many high-ranking officials, the identity is just ordinary. Just Han Nanfeng's status is really not qualified to marry the general. However, because of the existence of the empress dowager, this marriage can be regarded as a kind of kindness of the royal family.

Ren Siguo hurriedly said, "The Queen Mother's priest is a great blessing for my Ren family. Caomin thanked the Queen Mother..." After a pause, he suddenly said, "It's just that the Queen Mother knows that the father of our Ren family will be judged personally, but Caomin cannot make the decision. Caomin's kindness, Caomin immediately compiles a book and sends it to his father, and the father will decide. As soon as he gets the news, Caomin will report it to the Queen Mother immediately."

"Is the old general?" The queen mother smiled slightly, stared at Ren Xue, and said calmly: "Yes, it should be decided by the old general!" What she said was meaningful.

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...

"What does she want to do?"

In Taihe Palace, the little emperor looked very bad. Looking at Xue Poye who was still thinking, he asked, "Master, what exactly does she want to do?"

You Shaoqing interrupted, "Master, does the Empress Dowager not know that you are going to marry the general?"

"Impossible." Xue Poye said calmly: "Even you know, how can the Empress Dowager not know? Don't underestimate this woman. She can stand firm in the harem of intrigue and deceitfulness, and she always has some skills."

The little emperor gritted his teeth and said, "She always asked me to get married as soon as possible. Now we are going to marry the general, but she suddenly got into a quarrel. What is she doing?"

"Test!" Xue Poye said lightly.

The little emperor frowned and said, "What should I test?"

Xue Poye touched his nose and said thoughtfully: "Test the general's thoughts. The empress dowager may know that the possibility of marrying the Han family is extremely small, but she wants to try it. Her empress dowager is not without strength yet. And...!" After a pause, she smiled faintly: "The late emperor passed away, the empress dowager lost power, and the future of the Han family is uncertain. She needs to enhance the Han family's power through this kind of marriage... Whether it can be successful is another statement."

The little emperor sneered: "Did she think that if the Han family brought the general, I would not dare to touch the Han family? Hehe, I really didn't expect this Han family before, but now, I really want to move."

You Shaoqing looked around and said hurriedly, "The Lord is serious about you." He was worried that the words would be unfavorable to the little emperor when he spread to the empress dowager. After all, he is now holding the little emperor's thigh. If the little emperor is not going well, his future will be ruined.

Xue Poye nodded and said, "Master, don't say this." After pondering for a moment, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth and said softly, "If she really wants to stop the Master from marrying the general, what is she trying to do? Could it be that she is worried that the Master's power will be detrimental to her?" She couldn't figure out the key points for a moment.

The little emperor blinked and said, "Master, should we arrange a few people to follow the Empress Dowager..."

Xue Poye waved his hand and said, "No need. Even if the arrangement is made, the Queen Mother is so skillful, I'm afraid there will be no situation... Don't worry, some things will naturally be understood when it's time to understand them."

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...

The dusk is dark and the remaining heat of the day has not dissipated. Although you no longer have to withstand the hot summer sun, the stuffy weather still makes people feel a little dry.

After more than half a month of long journey, the Mingyue King's team finally saw the outline of the Kyoto City in the distance. Many people suddenly felt exhausted and muttered in their hearts: "Damn Kyoto, finally he has arrived."

Although the climate and landscape of Kyoto are far better than those of Yongzhou in the northwest, these wolves from the northwest do not hide their disdain for Kyoto. The atmosphere of Yongzhou in the northwest makes the entire Yongzhou feel a sense of resistance to the court because they know that the generous and kind King of Mingyue, who is loved by them, should be the real master of the Kyoto Ryuzo.

A team of nearly a thousand people, dozens of carriages carrying northwest specialties, swam towards Kyoto like a long gray dragon.

Although the long journey was full of people and horses, the entire team maintained a neat formation without any confusion. Although everyone's face was obviously tired, the eyes on the resolute faces unique to the northwest people were extremely sharp.

This is a pack of wolves from the northwest.

In the middle of this group, a large but extremely simple carriage was surrounded by more than a dozen sword-bearing guards and moved forward slowly. Next to the carriage, there were one rider on the left and one on the right. They were all purebred northwestern horses with long manes. Although they were not as strong and tall as Hu horses, they were extremely rare Middle Earth horses.

On the left is a middle-aged man with leather armor. He wore a pair of single pants on the lower body and only had a "ten"-shaped belt on the upper body, revealing his strong and strong body. The muscles seemed to contain infinite power. His skin was slightly dark, perhaps sharp, rough, and even had many small holes. However, the black-boreeded face was like a black-faced evil god, with a momentum of no anger. Two axes hung on his back, hanging them together, and a pair of sharp eyes looked at the hazy Kyoto in the distance, with mocking eyes on the corners of his mouth.

The person on the right looked much more gentle and looked quite rich. He was wearing a sky blue gown and had two small beards on his head with big ears, which was quite inconsistent. He held a brocade handkerchief in his hand and kept wiping the sweat from his forehead. For fat people, the stuffy weather was their hated enemy.

The carriage was a little closer to Kyoto Castle, and saw a pegasus coming from the direction of Kyoto, coming to the side of the carriage, turning over and dismounting, saying, "Report, five miles ahead, the court sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to welcome him!"

Before the person in the carriage could speak, the black-faced evil god opened his eyes wide and shouted, "What? What did the guys from the Ministry of Rites? What did the guys from the Honglu Temple do?"

This is a matter of dignity.

The Ministry of Rites welcomes the waiting ceremony, which is just treating ordinary kings and princes, while the Ministry of Rites welcomes the waiting ceremony, which is the waiting ceremony.

The spy reported: "The subordinates found that only the officials of the Ministry of Rites welcomed King Mingyue this time, and the officials of the Honglu Temple did not intervene. It is said that this was decided by the emperor, and the Ministry of Rites will be handed over to the Ministry of Rites ten days before the reception."

"It's too much!" The black-faced evil god said angrily: "This emperor, he..."

Before he finished speaking, a soft voice came from the carriage: "Andao, don't talk nonsense, let the team speed up, don't let the people from the Ministry of Rites wait in a hurry."

The sound was not loud, but it seemed like a magical power. Although the black-faced evil spirit was still angry, he stopped saying more and said respectfully: "Yes!" and shouted: "Brothers, hurry up and take you to taste the dishes in Kyoto tonight."

The voice said gently: "Zixuan, you're still coming into the car. There are still some ice cubes here, come in and go and go to the heat."

The little mustache in the right robe hurriedly said, "King of Mingyue, Kyoto is coming soon, Weichen's body smells of sweat and smells of stinking, but he still can't go up."

The Mingyue King laughed out loud: "Come in quickly, I am not afraid of your sweat." He actually ordered his left and right to stop the carriage.

The little bearded boy looked grateful and got off the horse and entered the carriage.

The carriage is mainly black and white, elegant and simple. Two plates of flowers and plants are placed in the corner, adding a bit of vitality to the carriage. In addition, there are a large number of books. On the soft mat is a middle-aged man with a purple shirt, with a handsome face and looks only twenty-four or five years old. However, his temperament is completely possessed by the precipitation of a noble man over thirty years old.

There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and his whole body looked extremely clean. Anyone would feel comfortable when he saw him. He had eyes that looked extremely sincere, and those eyes would be revealed without any concealment, whether they were joy or sorrow.

Elegant and quiet.

"Sit!" said the Mingyue King with a gentle voice.

Zixuan was not hypocritical and polite. He sat down beside the soft mat and said directly: "King Mingyue, it seems that the new emperor is already a little dissatisfied with Yongzhou."

King Mingyue smiled and shook his head: "The Lord's mind, we should not make any guesses."

Zixuan sighed: "King Mingyue, I know that you are indifferent and unwilling to participate in this worldly struggle... But in the northwest, there are no less than hundreds of thousands of people like us who are loyal to you. Once the emperor really gets some undeserved thoughts, where should we go?"

King Mingyue pondered and finally said, "This time I enter Beijing, I will sit down and have a good talk with the emperor...!"

Zixuan was speechless and speechless.

The five miles arrived soon. The Ministry of Rites of the Great Chu set up a team of welcome to the Shili Pavilion away from Kyoto, with the Minister of Rites Kong Bufan and Han Nanfeng, the Minister of Rites. The ceremony and music were shaking the sky, and the colorful flags were fluttering. When the team stopped, Kong Bufan led the officials of the Ministry of Rites to step forward and bowed together: "The prince traveled a long journey. The emperor ordered us to come and welcome to the waiting. Thank you all the hard way!"

King Mingyue got off the carriage, had a graceful temperament, and greeted him with a smile. He walked to Kong Bufan, reached out to hold Kong Bufan's hand, and said warmly: "Shangshu Kong, is Mr. Kong good health?"

Kong Bufan's father once taught Mingyue King's poetry and books, which was a bit of affair. When Mingyue King came up, he asked his old father. Kong Bufan couldn't help but dare to move and said gratefully: "Thanks to the concept of Mingyue King, my father is old and always has some discomfort, but fortunately he is in a cheerful mood and has a good life."

"That's good, that's good." King Mingyue thought to himself: "The old man was very strict with me at the time. At that time, I still complained that he was too strict with me. Now I think about it, I remember it vividly. I was full of concern for me. I went back and told the old man that I would take time to see him and would receive his teachings again."

Kong Bufan's eyes turned red and his body lowered: "The official will definitely repay his father."

King Mingyue gently patted Kong Bufan's shoulder, and glanced at Han Nanfeng, the Minister of Rites beside him. A dull look flashed in his eyes and said softly: "Nanfeng... is it always good?"

Han Nanfeng said respectfully: "Thank you the blessing of the Mingyue King, the lower official... the lower official is very good." When he spoke, his voice even choked.

King Mingyue sighed, looked at Kyoto City, which was crawling on the vast land not far away, and sighed: "It's been three years, I've finally seen Kyoto again..."

...

Xue Poye stood on the Kyoto City Tower, looking at the Mingyue King's team, waiting for the officials of the Ministry of Rites, gradually approaching Kyoto City amid the joyful rituals and music.

Huang Da, the garrison of the Kyoto Garrison Army, stood beside Xue Poye, and also looked at the team from afar, and suddenly sighed: "Master Xue, it is said that the Northwest Army is strict in military rules and discipline. Look at their team, they have been traveling for a long distance and are exhausted, but the formation is still neat and orderly, and it is indeed well-trained."

Xue Poye touched his nose and said, "I heard that in the northwest, King Mingyue has four powerful subordinates under his command, known as the "Four Great Kings", right?"

Huang Da immediately said: "Yes, it is the left minister Zuo Zixuan, the right minister Fan Chu, the former general Dou Andao, and the latter general Bai Qi. These people are capable officials and generals under the Mingyue King, two civil and two military officials. The second minister governs Yongzhou and manages the vast and bitter land with more than enough wealth. The second general is even a fierce general who has been through many battles. He trains the Northwest Army into the most powerful army in our Great Chu. Even the Northern Hu cavalry on the grassland are very afraid of the Northwest Army."

Xue Poye murmured: "How can one hundred thousand soldiers in the northwest... not beware?"

His voice was extremely low, Huang Da didn't hear it clearly for a moment and asked, "Sir, what did you say?"

Xue Poye waved his hand and said, "It's nothing!" and asked, "I walked on several streets today, and they were talking about King Mingyue. Everyone seemed to love King Mingyue very much... They were all praising King Mingyue's kindness. Hehe, could these people have been to the northwest and knew that the people in the northwest were living well?"

Huang Da said: "Sir, when King Mingyue did not go to Yongzhou, he had a very good reputation in Kyoto. If he had some unjust cases and complained to King Mingyue, if King Mingyue felt that he had really had an injustice, he would urge the Ministry of Justice to investigate again regardless of his identity. For this reason, he did not suffer any grievances. The people also decided that King Mingyue was a good prince. And... Hehe, King Mingyue did not form cliques in Beijing, and was extremely easy-going to everyone, regardless of his identity, so it is not surprising that his reputation was very good."

Xue Poye frowned. At this time, he didn't want the influence of the Mingyue King to be very strong in Kyoto.

While speaking, King Mingyue's team had already arrived at the city. The nine-gate admiral Hou Jingzong had already opened the city gate and led his soldiers to welcome him at Bei'anmen.

"Sir, look." Huang Da looked at the two riders next to the carriage: "Those two people may be among the four great King Kongs."

Xue Poye looked at it carefully and saw Dou Andao, who was like a black-faced evil spirit at first sight. Seeing that Kong Wu was powerful and mighty, he sighed in his heart: "It's indeed a powerful character." Looking at the other side, Zuo Zixuan had already gotten out of the carriage and rode a horse, and was still constantly wiping the sweat beads on his forehead.

"Do you know who they are?"

Huang Da thought for a while: "I heard that Zuo Zixuan is rich and slightly fat. The man in the robe must be Zuo Zixuan. As for the black-faced general, it must be Dou Andao."

"Everyone is a literary and military, we will come to Beijing together." Xue Poye's strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to himself: "It's great. Two of the four great Vajras came at once, so you can spend less effort... Since you are here, don't think about returning to Yongzhou."

"Did you see Dou Andao's pair of axes?" Huang Da said with admiration: "It's covered with blood, some rebels, some Hu people. It is said that Dou Andao was born with a beard in his early years, so naturally he was covered with the blood of innocent people. People who died under this pair of axes would probably have exceeded 100 people."

Xue Poye smiled and said, "A general's success has made thousands of bones dry. If a general's weapon is not covered with blood, it will not be considered a general."

"That Zuo Zixuan is the Zuo Shigong who is in charge of Yongzhou political affairs...!" Huang Da whispered: "I just can't tell that he actually looks like this."

"The sea water cannot be measured, and people cannot be looked at." Xue Poye thoughtfully and said lightly: "It can be called the Four Great Vajras, and the soil and water treatment of Yongzhou is well organized. Zuo Zixuan is always a bit worthwhile." After saying this, Xue Poye frowned and pondered solemnly.

While meditating, I suddenly heard a burst of cheers, and cheers sounded in the city. The cheers woke Xue Poye who was thinking, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Huang Da smiled bitterly and said, "It must be that the people of Kyoto saw King Mingyue coming to Beijing and all came out to welcome him."

"What?" Xue Poye frowned, and listened to the cheers in the city like a festive festival, and his heart sank.

He quickly turned over, walked to the wall, and looked into the city. He saw that the Bei'an Gate, which was originally deserted, was coming from all directions, wearing all kinds of clothes, standing on both sides of the road, cheering in unison, like a general waiting for triumphant success.

King Mingyue did not hide in the car, but stood at the shaft of the car, waving kindly to the people in the city.

"Damn!" Xue Poye muttered, the influence of this Mingyue King is too fucking great.

Huang Da said without a chance: "When Emperor Yangwu was in power, he was extremely kind to the people, and King Mingyue was also generous and kind in the hearts of the people. Therefore, every time he went to Beijing, the people would come out to see the prince as soon as they got news... Hehe, it is said that when the late emperor was in power, there were ministers who advised him that this would affect the precision order and should not be done so, and he should be eliminated... But the late emperor was not good at neglecting the people's hearts and let them go...!"

At this moment, You Shaoqing came over happily and said respectfully: "Marty, the emperor has an order to hold a welcoming banquet in the Imperial Garden to welcome the Mingyue King... The emperor ordered you to be present in the evening!"

Xue Poye said "Oh" and said that the reception banquet was held by him. After all, King Mingyue traveled thousands of miles, so it would be better to do enough face-saving projects.

The court had already prepared a house for the arrival of Mingyue King. Kong Bufan and others from the Ministry of Rites personally led the way and led the Mingyue King's team to rest. Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the people, Mingyue King's team gradually penetrated into Kyoto.

"King of Mingyue..." Xue Poye looked at the team that was leaving Mingyue and sighed: "You have come here not only brings trouble to the Lord... but also brings great trouble to yourself!" dd
Chapter completed!