Painting Doctor Jinhua

Yecheng, Hualin Garden.

A group of dancers came gracefully, their slender legs and white jade-like feet faintly visible under the fluttering veil.

Gao Wei was sitting in a cluster of flowers, eating grapes fed by the beauty in his arms while enjoying the singing and dancing. His handsome face, still a little childish, was full of lustful eyes, and from time to time, he would spit out a few grape seeds and a few words from his mouth.

"Wonderful! It's really wonderful. The waist is like a spring willow and every step is like a lotus. It's really wonderful!"

"Reward! Reward them all!"

"Lady Mao, you play the zither very well. I will make you a county lady!"

"Lady Li plays the five-stringed zither very well. I will also confer upon you the title of Princess!"

"Also, Concubine Wang and Concubine Peng are such great dancers. They should all be rewarded. All the women in my palace should be made princesses. Hahahaha..."

"Your Majesty, what about me?"

The beauty in his arms moved, and rubbed Gao Wei's chest coquettishly. When Gao Wei's eyes met, she immediately gave him a charming look with waves in her eyes.

Gao Wei lifted her chin, took a sip of wine, and said with a very doting smile: "You are my new treasure, so naturally you deserve more than their rewards. I plan to make you my lady. I have already thought of the title, Madam Hongde. I will also have someone make you a pair of pearl skirt and pants. How do you think?"

After saying that, he reached his hand into the beauty's clothes and pinched it hard, causing the beauty to scream and look at him with reproach again.

"Your Majesty, you are so evil!"

After the beauty had finished speaking, she slid off Gao Wei, lifted up her half-covered gauze skirt and trotted across the garden, filling the garden with a fragrance like rain.

Gao Wei laughed loudly and chased after him. For a while, there were constant screams and chaos in Hualin Garden.

After catching the beauty, Gao Wei did not shy away from others. He picked her up and kissed her fiercely in the flower garden. When he was exhausted, he stood up shakily and ordered the eunuch, "Please bring my fighting cock! I want to see its performance today. If it performs well, I will give it a reward. What reward should I give it?"

"Oh, by the way, just make it a Kaifu!"

"And my horse. The red horse is very good. Let's give it the title of Chibiao Yitong! And the white horse walking on snow is also very good. Let's give it the title of Lingxiao County Lord. What do you think of these titles? Hahaha..."

"Your Majesty is truly a man of unrivaled talent and great benevolence. Not only has this title been given to you, but you have also given such generous rewards to horses and chickens. This shows how benevolent and wise your Majesty is!"

Hearing the beauty's praise, Gao Wei was overjoyed, and then his eyes fixed.

"Of course, chickens, horses, cows, dogs and other animals all know how to be loyal, but those ministers only know how to criticize me, saying that I did this wrong and that wrong, and they always go against me! I am the emperor, who has the final say in this world, or do I?

Especially this left prime minister, who relied on the military merits accumulated by the Hulu family and repeatedly lectured me as my father-in-law. Even my queen often nags me. I am really fed up with them!"

The left prime minister was Hulugu Guang. After Gao Wei ascended the throne, his daughter Hulugu Min'er was officially canonized as queen.

But Gao Wei disliked this queen very much. Instead, he took a fancy to a maid beside her, who was the beauty lying in Gao Wei's arms at this moment, named Mu Xieli.

Coincidentally, Mu Xieli is actually Mu Ti Po's sister. According to Mu Ti Po, he and his sister were separated in their early years and only recently reunited. The life stories of the brother and sister are very sad.

In particular, every time Mu Ti Bo mentioned his mother Lu Lingxuan in front of Gao Wei, she would shed tears silently, looking very pitiful, which made Gao Wei feel overwhelmed with sympathy. Thinking of how good Lu Lingxuan was to him when he was a child, he couldn't help but feel sad and his hatred became even stronger.

"Don't worry, I will avenge your mother!"

This was the promise he had made to Muttva.

"Your Majesty, the General of the Wuwei Army and the Grand Justice of Qinzhou come to see Your Majesty!"

General Wuwei and Qinzhou Dazhong was the official position conferred on Mu Ti Bo by Gao Wei after he ascended the throne. Gao Wei's promotion of Mu Ti Bo to this position was a willful act, regardless of the opposition of his ministers.

Therefore, since he ascended the throne, most of the ministers in the court were not close to him. Even when the three ministers reported to him, they only said a few words and ran away. Only Mutibha played with him like a childhood playmate, never saying a word to refute him, and often confided in him, every word was from the heart, and he always thought of him, which touched him deeply.

"My dear, why did you come to see me today?"

Mu Ti Po said, "Your Majesty, I wonder if the angel you sent to Shuozhou can summon Prince Lanling and his wife back? I am very worried!

It is said that during the four years that Lanling Wang was in Shuozhou, he recruited many soldiers for the frontier, trained the army day and night, and also developed agriculture and commerce in Shuozhou, Hengzhou, and Yanzhou, which led to the rapid economic development of the three states and the strengthening of the army.

All these signs indicate that Prince Lanling must be planning a rebellion!

Moreover, four years ago, the Emperor had asked the Empress Dowager to give her poisoned wine. He was lucky enough to survive, so he must be holding a grudge..."

After hearing this, Gao Wei felt upset.

"I know. I have already sent someone to deliver my order as fast as possible. If they still don't come back this time, I will have Prime Minister Duan send troops to Shuozhou to capture them and punish them for treason!"

After hearing this, Mu Ti Bo was overjoyed. At this time, Gao Wei changed the subject.

"But what if they come back with the order? If they have done nothing wrong, what can I use to punish them?"

Mu Ti Po rolled his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, you can let them make mistakes. Gao Changgong values ​​his princess very much. As long as Your Majesty asks for his princess in front of Gao Changgong, he will definitely get angry and be rude to Your Majesty. And once he dares to be rude to Your Majesty, Your Majesty can sentence him to death for the crime of treason!"

Gao Wei thought about it for a moment and felt that it made sense. He looked at Mu Ti Po and asked with a smile, "I heard that the Princess of Lanling is extremely beautiful. Father tried to take her away several times, but was rejected by the Prince of Lanling. In the end, he even let them flee to the border, right?"

Mutipo was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled: "Yes, Your Majesty, that woman is extremely beautiful!"

"Compared to your sister, who is more beautiful?"

"Well, each has its merits, but that woman's beauty is indeed rare in the world!"

An evil gleam suddenly appeared in Gao Wei's eyes!

……

Shuozhou.

A group of people in the government office surrounded Li Mi and Cui Heng, listening to them talking about the current situation in Yecheng with contempt and sadness on their faces.

"In addition to giving official titles to chickens, horses, cattle and dogs, and making them the same as ministers, he also gave official titles to the slaves and eunuchs in the palace, as well as the merchants, non-Hu households, miscellaneous households, dancers and some swindling sorcerers he called in. There were more than a hundred people of different surnames who were given titles of king, more than a thousand people who had their own government offices, and countless Yitong.

Besides this, Your Majesty also likes to perform in the palace?"

"What kind of show are you playing?"

"He built a so-called poor village in Hualin Garden, dressed himself as a beggar, set up a poor market, conducted business, and built a city in imitation of the frontier fortresses. He had the imperial guards dress in black and pretend to be Qiang soldiers, set up a battle formation, and pretended that the enemy was attacking. He then dressed up as a hero who saved the country and the people, and fought with those imperial guards who were dressed as enemies.

But it doesn’t seem like he’s acting, he really shoots people with arrows, and many imperial guards died in such unclear ways during acting.”

At this point, Li Mi sighed and continued:

“To be honest, the imperial guards of Ye City are not as good as they used to be. Except for the 3,000 warriors led by Ku Difulian, who still have strict military discipline, the rest of the imperial guards have become lax or indulged in fun, or are dissatisfied with this young and ignorant Majesty!

If the Zhou army breaks through Jinyang, I dare say that they can capture Yecheng without any effort!

What will Qi face at that time?

That means the country will be destroyed and the family will be ruined!"

The more Li Mi spoke, the more excited he became.

Even Madam Wei couldn't help but add a sentence: "What's wrong with this Emperor of the Gao family! Our princes are working hard on the frontier, exposed to the wind and sun every day, and the princesses are frugal, fearing that the people will not live well. But this emperor is so good that he actually gives official titles to chickens, horses, cows and dogs. In his eyes, these ministers who have worked hard and made great contributions are not as good as chickens, right?

Of these emperors, the first three were relatively normal for a while, but later on they went crazy. This one is different. He is so young, but he went crazy right after he took the throne, and it seems he is quite crazy!"

Hearing this, Gao Changgong's face turned very ugly. He could hardly control himself and walked out of the yamen with big strides.

"Chang Gong——" Princess Liyang called out worriedly.

Only then did Madam Wei realize that she might have touched a sore spot in the prince's heart.

"Oh no, I shouldn't have said that just now!"

"Don't worry, Chang Gong just has a hard time accepting it. I'll just go and talk to him!"

Xiao Jinyu gave Princess Liyang a reassuring look, then left the government office and found Gao Changgong, who was standing on the city wall looking towards Yecheng.

From his expression, she felt extreme indignation, disappointment, helplessness and melancholy.

"Chang Gong, nothing happened, don't think too much!"

She reached out and held his hand, which was still visibly shaking.

"I thought things would get better after Qi changed its emperor, but I didn't expect it to be like this again! Is this really the unavoidable obstacle for our Gao family? Ah Yu, will I..."

"No!" Xiao Jinyu said firmly, "Don't be affected by Lu Lingxuan's words, Changgong, I am a miracle doctor, you have to believe me! Look, your brothers are all fine, Gao Xiaowan, Gao Xiaoheng, Gao Yanzong, they are also very good to you!"

Gao Changgong looked into her extremely clear, bright and tender eyes and couldn't help but smile. He hugged her and put his face against her smooth forehead.

"Okay! I believe you, without a doubt!"

"Ayu, I really want to grow old with you here! No matter what the Qi-Zhou war is, or what the world is like!

But we can’t just ignore it. If the war continues and the world is not peaceful, I’m afraid this piece of pure land will eventually be destroyed!”

"Yes! Chang Gong, born in this chaotic world, we have no choice but to keep moving forward!"

Gao Changgong paused, and his eyes suddenly became extremely firm.

"Okay, then let's go to Yecheng and do what my father did!"

……

Before Xiao Xian and Xie Yuxuan returned, Xiao Jinyu and Gao Changgong were about to set off from Shuozhou, leaving only a letter to Princess Liyang, asking her to pass it on to Xiao Xian and Xie Yuxuan.

"Shuozhou, Hengzhou, and Yanzhou all need a governor to take charge. Chang Gong has arranged for several generals to go there. When Uncle Xian and Axuan come back, we will have them help us guard Shuozhou. Wei Xiaokuan has many spies, and their scouts often move around the border areas. So once we leave, the news will definitely reach Wei Xiaokuan!

Ling Ye, in the past four years, you have gained experience in marching and fighting. You should stay here to protect them, and wait for A Xuan and the others to come back!"

"What about you? Who will protect you?" Ling Ye was a little worried.

Xiao Jinyu smiled and said, "I have Chang Gong by my side, and we also have so many hidden weapons you made, which are enough to protect ourselves!"

At this time, Bai Yi said, "Prince, Princess, let me go with you! Although I don't know how to march and fight, I can still be a guard!"

Xiao Ruoling also said: "Yes, sister, let Bai Yi go with you, and also our Xiao family's troops. Uncle Qi has trained them very well over the years!"

"Forget about bringing your own troops. Chang Gong can just bring five hundred Baibao Xianbei soldiers. That will be enough!"

After this agreement, Gao Changgong and Xiao Jinyu set out from Shuozhou with 500 soldiers and headed for Yecheng. Cui Heng and Li Mi also accompanied them.

But who would have thought that before they reached Jinyang, they were attacked by a group of soldiers, and this group of nearly 200 people was actually holding Wei Xiaokuan's flag.

After seeing this, Li Mi couldn't help but sneer: "Who is this idiot who dares to pretend to be the Grand Commander Wei of Zhou?"

The two teams immediately started fighting, and in a short while, "Wei Xiaokuan's" army was defeated and fled in panic.

Bai Yi beheaded the leader of the bandits and brought him before King Lanling and Xiao Jinyu.

Cui Heng took a look at the clothes of the group and said, "They should be people sent from Yecheng, intending to assassinate the prince and princess on the way!"

"I guess it must be that Mu Ti Po. Like He Shikai, this Mu Ti Po is now a favorite of the current emperor. Because of Lu Lingxuan's death, I'm afraid he has already held a grudge against the prince and princess and wants to avenge his mother!" Li Mi continued.

Lanling Wang said: "It doesn't matter who it is, let's keep going!"

The group continued to rush towards Jinyang, but unexpectedly, at the nearest checkpoint to Jinyang, they encountered another army. They looked like Xianbei soldiers from Jinyang. The leader was very brave and domineering. He gave an order and bluntly stated that he wanted to kill King Lanling.

Lanling Wang didn't waste any time talking to him and directly led his men to fight against them. However, after the middle-aged man in the lead used an army to lead Lanling Wang away, he actually locked his eyes on Xiao Jinyu.

He ordered the remaining troops to surround Xiao Jinyu directly and ordered: "Capture her alive!"

A group of soldiers rushed forward, Bai Yi rode his horse forward and drew his sword to fight. At this moment, several arrows shot from the side and front, knocking all the soldiers who were rushing over off their horses.

Bai Yi was a little stunned.

Xiao Jinyu looked in the direction where the arrow came from, and saw a young man in a white robe leading a group of cavalrymen riding their horses towards her. He had a bow in his hand and shot an arrow. The arrow went straight through the forehead of the middle-aged man in the lead, causing him to fall to the ground with a thud.

The leader of the thieves is dead, and the rest have all fled and scattered!

Gao Changgong immediately returned to Xiao Jinyu's side, and the two of them just happened to make eye contact with a young man in a white robe who was riding a horse towards them!

The young man was very tall, with red lips, white teeth, eyes like the deep sea, and facial features that were extremely three-dimensional like a sculpture. There was a piece of jade on his forehead. The whole person was like a painting, yet chilly and fierce.

"What a handsome young man!" Even Li Mi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, frowning, "Who are you?"

However, Xiao Jinyu's eyes were filled with tears, and she asked, "You are Fenghuang, right?"