Chapter 140 Two eunuchs

Li Qing and his party entered the city from Yanguang Gate. The magnificent eaves and the exquisite buildings of the magnificent festival suddenly came into their eyes. The streets were crowded with people and noisy, and the bustling crowds were walking by the team. They were all dressed in gorgeous clothes and colorful. Whether men or women, young people or old people, they were all red and cheerful, and their ears were filled with familiar words. He greedily breathed the air of his hometown and let the Tang Feng blow his face. A sincere joy surged in his heart. Chang'an, I'm back!

Looking back, all the soldiers were as excited as him, and the desire to return home appeared on their faces.

"Siye, you go to the Ministry of War to file first, divide your luggage, and let everyone go home!"

After Li Qing finished speaking, he asked the roadside shop to borrow paper and pen, wrote down his address, and handed it to Wu Xingsu and said, "You can work harder and comfort the fallen brothers one by one for me. If there is anything that cannot be solved, please go to me according to this address."

Everyone agreed and went forward to say goodbye to Li Qing one by one. Looking at everyone's reluctant backs, Li Qing's nose felt sour. Three months of bloody battles made them feel deeply in love. Seeing that the breakup was about to be reached, his eyes couldn't help but turn red and he murmured, "Believe me, we will definitely be together!"

"It's so enviable! If I could be twenty years younger, I would be willing to follow General Li to serve the country."

Li Qing was surprised and looked back at the dark-skinned eunuch. Such words were actually said from the mouth of an eunuch. He couldn't help but be very interested and bowed to him and said, "Master-in-law respects his surname?"

"Ling Cheng below, Eunuch Gao has fallen ill these days, so I will be on duty for him!"

‘Bian Lingcheng?’ Li Qing chewed the name carefully. He had heard of it, but he couldn’t remember it for a moment. Just as he was about to take a step, he suddenly remembered it. Isn’t Bian Lingcheng the eunuch who killed Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing?

Li Qing took a step back, stared at him tightly, and his usual sneer hung on the corner of his mouth. He felt the urge to kill him. Bian Lingcheng looked at him blankly, feeling uneasy. He didn't know why he had this expression when he heard his name. When he looked up, he saw that it was getting late, and he urged: "General Li, we must leave quickly, the emperor is still waiting!"

Li Qing's eyes had softened. Bian Lingcheng was just a knife. Even if he was not here, another knife would definitely come. Besides, Lingcheng still has some talent in history. He should win him over, not offend him. Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Eunuch Bian actually won the emperor's gold medal. It can be seen that he is deeply trusted by the emperor and has the heart to serve the country with sincerity. In time, he will be very useful. I just hope that the time will come, and I will support Li Qing more."

After saying that, he took advantage of the fact that someone was not prepared and handed over a red silk bag, "This is obtained from the Nanzhao Palace. I'll give it to Eunuch Bian to leave a souvenir!"

Just like the nature of a cat, the eunuch loves money is also a nature, as if there were few parts below, and he had to fill it with money. Bian Lingcheng had no chance to make a comeback. It was not his turn to collect money. This was the first time in his life. He was flattered, took it with his hands tremblingly, and glanced secretly into his eyes. He saw a bright light coming from his eyes. He seemed to be approaching the fire, and he reflected red from his hands to his face, and his mouth was stuttering, unable to say a word of thanks. In the red silk bag was a diamond as big as an apricot kernel.

Bian Lingcheng seemed to be ignorant and walked towards the palace with Li Qing barely. His heart was empty and he had no thoughts. After a while, he entered the spring like a hibernating snake and slowly came to life again, "God, diamond!"

Bian Lingcheng seemed to be stuffy in his chest in one breath. He wanted to shout out loudly to be happy!

"General Li, thank you."

Speaking far from being enough to show sincerity. Bian Lingcheng thought for a long time and suddenly thought of the memorial. He urged him to take a few steps forward and walk with Li Qing. Seeing that there was no one on the left, he whispered to him: "The censor Wang Gong impeached the general to falsely pass the imperial edict in eastern Yunnan. As long as the general knows it, he must not talk about this in front of the emperor, otherwise I will definitely die!"

Li Qing was secretly shocked. Li Mi really refused to let him go. Needless to say, this must be a trap made by Li Linfu. He took revenge on his cooperation with Wei Jian. He sneered in his heart. There was no evidence and the person involved was killed by him again. Why don’t you be afraid of it? But Li Linfu never refused to let him go. It seems that the nature of a wolf eating man has not changed because of his concessions. Humph! If you don’t give you some excellence, you really think I am a sick cat.

Thinking of this, he smiled faintly, "Please rest assured, Eunuch Bian, Li Qing naturally knows it."

As he said that, the group had passed the imperial city, passed through Tai Chi Palace, and came to Xuanwu Gate. The imperial palace of the Tang Dynasty was divided into four parts, Daming Palace, Tai Chi Palace, Yeting Palace, and the East Palace. Among them, the Yeting Palace was the place where sinners served, which was a bit like a women's prison. Tai Chi Palace was the imperial palace of the early Tang Dynasty. To the north of Tai Chi Palace was Xi Neiyuan, and it was also the garrison of the Yulin Army and Wanqi Camp. Xuanwu Gate was linked between Xi Neiyuan and Tai Chi Palace, and its geographical location was extremely important. In the ninth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident here and opened the gate of the Zhenguan Gate Administration.

As soon as Li Qing entered Xuanwu, he heard a low and familiar voice, "Yangming, is it you?"

He looked up quickly and there was an officer standing by the city gate. He was tall and had tiger-eyed and lion-nose nose, and was majestic, which surprised Li Qing. It was not Yang Zhao who was. It seemed that history had not made a mistake. He finally entered Beijing. At this time, he was just a small officer, but soon he would have made great achievements and reached the peak of power. He would be a pawn used by Li Longji to restrain Li Linfu. Maybe even Li Longji himself did not realize it yet, but whether history would still go in that direction. Even Li Qing himself had no idea. There was no such person as himself in history, but now he had it, and in his own hands, the direction of Nanzhao has also changed.

But now there is no time to reminisce about Yang Zhao, so I stepped forward and whispered to him: "I'll come to you in a few days!"

Yang Zhao had long heard that Li Qing was doing well in Chang'an, and he saw that the emperor was going to summon him specifically. He was even more envious. He was an extremely snobbish person. If Li Qing was poor and destitute, no matter how good their personal relationship was, he might not be willing to reminisce about the past with him. In fact, this is human nature, and the same is true in ancient and modern times.

When Yang Zhao saw a group of eunuchs following Li Qing, he immediately stood up straight and checked their waist signs for entering the palace with a solemn expression. The two of them smiled knowingly and passed by.

Li Longji had a nap and was fully nourishing his energy. He was reviewing the memorials with all his energy. Below him, Gao Lishi was carefully sorting the memorials, but his eyes kept sweeping out the door. His face turned pale and his eyelids were swollen. It was obvious that the disease had not been cured. He was recuperating at home, but suddenly received a secret report from a confidant eunuch. The emperor asked Bian Lingcheng to read the memorials. Gao Lishi almost fainted, just like a group of robbers broke into the home of a wealthy slave, which made him intolerable! So he entered the palace with illness, firmly holding his seat, and not giving anyone another chance.

At this time, a little eunuch shook at the door. Gao Lishi understood that Bian Lingcheng was back. Seeing Li Longji focused, he walked out quietly. Just as he saw Bian Lingcheng coming from afar with Li Qing, he snorted heavily, stood at the door, and looked at the bold palace servant coldly.

Bian Lingcheng saw Gao Lishi from a distance, saw his resentful eyes, and saw his knife-like gaze, his face immediately turned pale, and the joy of receiving gifts was driven away without a trace, "It's over! He will definitely not let him go." All dreams were shattered at this moment, like a bolt from the blue, with the wood standing there, motionless.

Thinking of Gao Lishi's viciousness, Bian Lingcheng suddenly trembled all over, trembling more and more violently, from his thighs to his chest, and then to his skull. Then, his eyes turned black, like a tree blown by the strong wind, shaking. Seeing that he was about to fall, Li Qing held it in his hand. He also saw Gao Lishi, and immediately reacted and whispered in his ear: "Mr. Bian, don't be discouraged. If the emperor wants to use you, no one can stop him."

As if he was taking the next dose of Quick-acting Heart-Saving Powder, Bian Lingcheng immediately recovered, "Yes! Now that things have come to this, what's the use of being afraid?"

Thinking of this, he looked at Li Qing gratefully and took him to meet him, "Eunuch Gao, I will go and invite General Li on the order of the emperor. Now I have brought it here, so I will hand over the order!"

The voice was not loud, and it happened to be heard by Li Longji in the house. Even Li Qing secretly praised him for his intelligence. In this way, he immediately turned passive into initiative. At this moment, no matter how soft he was, Gao Lishi would not let him go. Instead of escaping, it would be better to try it. It seems that Li Longji used this person as a military supervisor, which is indeed his reason.

Bian Lingcheng handed over a gold medal. Gao Lishi was even more shocked when he saw it. He was both hated and alert. As long as he showed this gold medal, Bian Lingcheng's words would be an imperial edict. Gao Lishi served the emperor for decades and only used this gold medal once. Lingcheng won the gold medal on the first day of serving the emperor, which made him not jealous and not itchy.

He hesitated for a moment and was about to reach out to pick him up, but he heard Li Longji's voice coming from the room, "Since the person has been brought here, why haven't you come in yet!"

Gao Lishi shivered and did not dare to take the gold medal again. He only glared at Bian Lingcheng fiercely, changed his smile and said to Li Qing: "The emperor has been waiting for a long time. Li Zongjun is inviting him to come in."

Sometimes calling the old official name of the leader is often more effective. For example, when the director is promoted to mayor, you accidentally call him the King of Bureau, which will make him feel like he was thinking of a hero back then. He will think of you as his old subordinate, thereby bringing the relationship between the two closer. This is a small trick to flatter the leader. Readers may wish to give it a try, but remember that you can only do it by chance. Too much will be counterproductive.

But Gao Lishi called Li Zongjun, but it was not the time. He should learn from Li Linfu, patted Li Qing on the shoulder, and shouted with a smile, "Xiao Li", the effect may be better. Li Qing nodded at him and smiled slightly, and then followed him into the imperial study room.

After a few months of sight, Li Longji was obviously old, his hair was gray and his skin on his face was loose, no longer as delicate and smooth as before. If you look closely, you can find a few faint spots of old age looming. Perhaps the age of sixty is a hurdle for a person. After this hurdle, people will move from middle age to old age.

When Li Longji saw Li Qing coming in, he waved his hand and stopped his big worship. He pointed to the small chair with his head, and smiled gently, "Sit down and talk!"

But his face turned around and looked at Bian Lingcheng and Gao Lishi. He took the gold medal first before smiling at Bian Lingcheng and said, "Since Eunuch Gao's illness has been cured, you can go back first! Take good care of your body, and I will use you in the future."

Bian Lingcheng understood the emperor's words. He knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, and tears fell from his eyes, and choked and said, "I remember the holy metaphor and must take good care of my body and serve the emperor."

After saying that, he slowly got up, got rid of the cold and cold air emitted by Gao Lishi's eyes, stepped back to the door step by step, turned around and left, Li Qing silently looked at his back and left, and they would meet again in the future.

Li Longji winked at Gao Lishi again. Gao Lishi understood and closed the door and walked out. At this time, only Li Longji and Li Qing were left in the room. He raised his eyes, and a cold light shot out from his unfathomable eyes. He looked at the person in front of him carefully.

After three months of not seeing each other, Li Qing changed a lot. He was darker and thinner than before, but his body was much stronger. He sat there with his waist straight, his eyes were calm, his expression decisive, his lips were tense in a straight line, revealing his mature self-confidence. His whole appearance and grace began to look like a soldier. Before going to Nanzhao, he was a piece of pig iron. After the journey to Nanzhao again and again, he was finally refined into a piece of steel.

Li Longji couldn't help but exclaim, "What a heroic man, it seems that God has given me another talent!"

"Not bad! Not bad! You didn't disappoint me."
Chapter completed!