Because Xi An was injured, this trip to Qingyang City ended in a hurry before it even started.

Lin Qingbai and his party rested in Qingyang City for two days, and returned to the capital after everyone's emotions had adjusted better.

On the way back, in order to avoid encountering the beast again, they diverted to a new route.

Although the new route was far away, it was a big road, the road was smooth, and there were no strange things encountered along the way.

After returning to the palace, Xi'an needs to lie in bed to recuperate for more than a month.

One day, Lin Qingbai was summoned by the emperor to discuss matters in the palace.

As soon as the eunuch led Lin Qingbai to the imperial study, he saw General Chu coming out of the imperial study.

General Chu was wearing a brown brocade robe embroidered with a lion's head. He was tall and strong. Even though he was over half a hundred years old, his eyes were piercing and his momentum was still the same.

There was a boy with him.

The boy looked about ten years old, with a straight body and a handsome appearance. When he looked at people, his eyes were straight. Even if he was wearing an ordinary guard's clothes, he was particularly eye-catching.

As soon as General Chu saw Lin Qingbai, he stopped, bowed and said, "My lord."

The children beside him followed suit.

Lin Qingbai looked at the two of them without changing his eyes, and said in a low voice: "General Chu, you don't need to be polite. I haven't seen General Chu for a long time, and I was looking for an opportunity to visit the mansion. I didn't expect to meet the general today."

General Chu laughed, and said politely: "My lord is offending the old minister by saying this. It is the old minister who should visit the lord. I have only returned to Beijing for a few days. I am so busy that I can't get away. Please forgive me."

The two of you glanced at me and exchanged a few words of pleasantries, then General Chu took the child and left first.

After the two left, Lin Qingbai looked at their backs and thought for a moment.

It wasn't until the eunuch beside him called him softly that Lin Qingbai looked away, turned and walked into the imperial study.

When Lin Qingbai entered the imperial study, the emperor was sitting in front of the table reviewing the memorial, and he saw something, his brows were slightly frowned, and the brush in his hand did not drop for a long time.

"Brother Huang." Lin Qingbai walked to the table and saluted.

The emperor immediately put down the memorial in his hand, greeted Lin Qingbai and said, "Xiao Shi, come and sit down quickly, and help me see what is written in these memorials."

Lin Qingbai sat on the other side of the desk, raised his hand to receive the memorial and read it carefully.

This memorial has written about this border war.

The main idea is that General Chu went to Qianzhou far away, and after several life and death, it took two years to pacify the frontier. This trip showed General Chu's loyalty to the imperial court.Dongdaying was handed over to General Chu.

Lin Qingbai finished reading the memorial in silence, and after closing it, he did not talk about the petition on the memorial, but said with a smile: "General Chu has made great achievements in this battle, the emperor should be happy, but why does he seem to be worried?"?”

The emperor sighed and said: "Xiao Shi, General Chu is over half a hundred years old, and his energy and physical strength are not as good as before. After this battle, I plan to put General Chu in the court to support him for the rest of his life, but if you take a look at the entire court, my courtApart from General Chu, there is actually no young general who is brave and resourceful to lead the army outside, how can I not be bothered by this."

"Brother Huang, you don't have to worry about this. The country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the border is stable. If there are no young generals available in the court, it's not too late to train them now."

"Cultivation is easier said than done? People who can stand up to our dynasty in the future must have something special."

The emperor raised his hand and touched the jade on the desk. The jade was of excellent quality, engraved with dragon patterns, and the whole piece of jade looked clear and shiny.

He said slowly: "Cultivating generals is like choosing a piece of jade. Some people are born with excellent materials, and they only need to be finely polished in the day after tomorrow. The extraordinary materials are comparable, but I found it among the princes and princes in the court.For a long time, I haven't seen any general talent available."

Lin Qingbai was silent for a while and said: "I heard that the queen took all the princes and princesses to the temple to pray for blessings a few days ago. The princess was attacked by an assassin. It was a young man who was sweeping the floor in the temple who rushed out to block the knife for the princess.Nothing happened, and then the emperor took the child as a princess.

Lord's bodyguard."

"Do you also think this child is available?" the emperor asked.

Lin Qingbai nodded: "A ten-year-old child can rush out to save someone. This is brave. After saving someone, you don't need money or rewards. As long as you enter the palace and become a soldier, this is a strategy. A child can be brave."Shuangquan should be in line with what the emperor said."

What Lin Qingbai said coincides with the emperor, the emperor was delighted, he patted Lin Qingbai on the shoulder with a smile and said: "If you and I are brothers, what I said is exactly what I think, this childHis name is Yue Hui, I put him in the princess for some time to observe, he is indeed a good boy, I have already ordered him to worship General Chu as his teacher, and whether it will be jade or stone will depend on his own fortune."

Lin Qingbai smiled and nodded, presumably the one who walked out with General Chu just now was the Yuehui the emperor was talking about.

Lin Qingbai put the teacup back on the table, and said: "General Chu has superb martial arts skills, and no one can surpass him in leading the army in battle. He will surely live up to the emperor's expectations."

The two chatted a few more words about this matter, and then the emperor changed the subject and sighed with his brows pressed down: "Xiao Shi, after the death of General Fu three years ago, now the entire dynasty is under the pressure of General Chu, General Chu's triumphant return this time, if you don't give General Chu some rewards, I'm afraid it will be hard to convince the crowd."

The topic went around and around, but came back here.

Lin Qingbai lowered his eyes, his heart was clear, and he said slowly: "General Chu has made great contributions to the country, and he should be rewarded heavily."

"In your opinion, what should I reward General Chu?"

"I see that what is said in the memorial is very good. The emperor can reward General Chu as a first-rank general, and hand over the East Camp in Beijing to General Chu."

The emperor leaned forward, looked at Lin Qingbai with one hand propped on the table, fixed his eyes on Lin Qingbai and asked: "The Dongdaying camp has a strong army and is in charge of the lifeline of the capital. Do you also think that the Dongdaying camp can be handed over to you?"General Chu?"

Lin Qingbai smiled without changing his face: "It is precisely because of the strong military strength of the Eastern Daying Camp that I thought that only General Chu in the court could take on this important task."

The emperor withdrew his eyes with a faint smile and said, "Okay! Since Prince Yun has said so, then tomorrow morning I will decree that General Chu will be a first-rank general and be in charge of the Eastern Camp!"

After discussing the business, the emperor left Lin Qingbai to play a game of chess in the palace, and it was already evening when Lin Qingbai left the imperial study.

The sunset is all over the sky, and the delicate clouds are like fire.

The scene of colorful clouds is called auspicious clouds in the world.

Lin Qingbai stopped in his footsteps, raised his chin slightly, and looked at the sky without moving for a long time.

The maid who led the way didn't dare to disturb her, and stood hunched over and waited.

She quietly looked at Lin Qingbai.

Prince Yun is the current emperor's younger brother, ranked tenth among the emperor's sons, and he is only nineteen years old now, but he has clear eyebrows and indifferent eyes, standing there in a light blue plain dress, slim and tall, verynice.

She also heard from people in the palace that although Prince Yun is in poor health, he is good at planning, which is not easy.

Not long after, Lin Qingbai turned his head suddenly, and asked her in a flat voice: "Do you think the sunset looks different inside and outside the palace?"

The palace man was startled, and quickly lowered his head and said, "Slave... I thought it was the same..."

Lin Qingbai smiled, turned around and walked forward without saying a word.

The imperial city is majestic, the palace is covered with snow, and Lin Qingbai is alone inside the high wall in a blue plain dress. At this moment, he feels extremely depressed.

Everyone knows that the emperor's family is the most ruthless.

Lin Qingbai actually felt the same way today.

The emperor summoned him here today, in the name of discussing with him about the general Chu's award, but in fact it was a test.

A year ago, Bai Xu and the emperor's biological mother died of illness. The overlord lost his beloved concubine, had no intention of governing, and voluntarily abdicated the throne.

The emperor was only twenty-two years old when he came to the throne, and his foundation was not stable. In addition, the Supreme Emperor was still alive, so it was ridiculous in the ears of the officials to voluntarily abdicate the throne and give up his son.

For a while, there were many voices of criticism and dissatisfaction between the DPRK and China.

At that time, only Bai Xu stood by the emperor's side and supported him, so the emperor was able to secure the throne.

Now Lin Qingbai is in a high position, and he has many confidantes under him.

The minister, King Yun and the emperor are in harmony with each other, and the court has been living a peaceful life for the past few years.

However, General Fu, who was in charge of Dongdaying a few days ago, died suddenly of a serious illness, leaving a vacant position in charge of Dongdaying.

This matter was like a sinking stone falling into the bottom of the lake, and criticism arose everywhere.

Some people say that the emperor can sit firmly on the throne, but he was born well. He has a mother and concubine who is uniquely favored, a father who does not love power, and a younger brother who is good at planning, and he himself.....Nothing, he has been the emperor for nearly a year, and now the only person he can rely on is his younger brother.

This is still a gentle speech, and even more so, if the Dong Daying is in the hands of King Yun, the emperor will become King Yun's puppet, as long as King Yun moves his finger, the emperor will obediently give way.

Lin Qingbai has stayed in the mortal world for these days, and he has no interest in these imperial power struggles, so it's fine for him to listen to those words, but looking at the entire capital, the people who can take over the East Daying are indeed Lin Qingbai's cronies.

General Chu alone is not.

So the emperor hurriedly summoned General Chu back to Beijing, and brought the name of Dongdaying into the hands of General Chu in the name of awarding officials and titles.

Once General Chu is in charge of the East Day Camp, coupled with his prestige in the army for many years, his strength can compete with Lin Qingbai.

The emperor was afraid that Lin Qingbai would have too much power in his hands, which would really threaten his throne.

He really couldn't trust him.

When Lin Qingbai returned home, it was time for dinner.

Lin Qingbai was helped out of the carriage, and the servants immediately stepped forward to lead Lin Qingbai to have dinner. Lin Qingbai waved his hand and said, "I don't have much appetite today, so I won't go."

"My lord, do you want to prepare a bath and change clothes for you?"

Lin Qingbai paused, stood in the yard, looked around, and said, "No need, let me go and see how Xi An is doing today's homework?"

Unexpectedly, when Lin Qingbai said these words, the servant's expression changed instantly.

A few people looked at me and I looked at you, but no one dared to step forward and lead Lin Qingbai over.

Lin Qingbai's face turned cold, and he asked again: "Where's Aunt Lian?"

Several people dare not speak.

Lin Qingbai flicked his sleeves, turned around and strode towards Xi'an's residence.

It was already dark, and the yard was dimly lit. Lin Qingbai walked very fast, and the servants behind him hurriedly walked beside Lin Qingbai holding a candle lamp, illuminating the way for him.

When he was about to reach Xi'an's residence, he heard the noise in the courtyard in the distance.

The closer the sound is, the more clearly it is heard.

Until Lin Qingbai walked into the garden, he saw Aunt Lian walking around in a panic, directing the servants to rummage in the yard, the troublemakers turned their backs on their backs, no one even noticed that Lin Qingbai was standing at the door.

"What's going on?" Lin Qingbai asked.

Lin Qingbai's voice was deep and cold, and everyone in the yard stopped in shock.

Aunt Lian turned around and saw Lin Qingbai, she was so flustered that she didn't dare to look at Lin Qingbai, in the end she rubbed her hands together, walked up to Lin Qingbai and said, "My lord, you....you are back."

"Where's Xi'an?" Lin Qingbai asked coldly as his gaze swept across everyone like a sword.

Aunt Lian pursed her lips and rubbed her hands more vigorously. She lowered her head and swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, then knelt down in front of Lin Qingbai with a puff, lowered her head and said, "The old slave deserves to die.Young master, just now we came in to ask young master to have dinner, but found that he was not in the room, we searched the whole yard but couldn't find it, young master... he disappeared."