Even though Liu Xiu was not the emperor, he was still a very charming man. In terms of appearance, good looks, temperament, gentleness, and temperament, he was gentle, easy-going, and tolerant towards others.
Xu Xiling looked at Liu Xiu who was cheerful and not angry at all. She was stunned for a while before she came back to her senses. She quickly took out her handkerchief and said, "Please help your majesty wipe it clean."
As she spoke, she came closer to Liu Xiu and helped Liu Xiu wipe the water stains on his chest.
As Xu Xiling approached, a charming fragrance immediately penetrated Liu Xiu's nostrils. Coupled with Xu Xiling's warm hands moving back and forth on his chest, Liu Xiu's body felt hot.
He cleared his throat, took Xu Xiling's handkerchief, and said, "I can do it myself."
While speaking, he leaned back inconspicuously, widening the distance between the two of them. At the same time, he continued the topic and said: "The position in Dachangqiu is good, Xi Ling can think about it carefully."
Da Changqiu is the supervisor of Changqiu Palace. Changqiu Palace in the Han Dynasty has always been the queen's bedroom. In this regard, Luoyang Palace also followed the example of Chang'an Palace and named the queen's dormitory Changqiu Palace.
Generally speaking, Dachangqiu should be appointed by the queen. Most of the people who hold this position are eunuchs, and occasionally there are female officials. Dachangqiu is not a minor official, but a recorded imperial official. His salary is two thousand dan, which is the same level as the prefect.
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An ordinary woman would be overjoyed to hear that she could hold the post of Great Changqiu, but Xu Xiling was not like that. Her ambition was not to be in the officialdom, and she would not be willing to do it no matter how high an official position was given to her.
What's more, if you become the Great Changqiu, you have to work under the Queen. Now, the relationship between her and Guo Shengtong is not good. If you work under Guo Shengtong, you may not be able to make things difficult for her!
Xu Xiling smiled calmly at Liu Xiu and said: "Xiling is now serving as the Yetingling. Although he is busy with work, his life is very fulfilling. Xiling plans to work for a while longer to learn more about the affairs of the palace."
Liu Xiu didn't force her, nodded and said, "As long as Xi Ling is happy, let me know when you feel tired or fed up."
Liu Xiu felt somewhat guilty about Xu Xiling. His old subordinates who followed him on the battlefield were all made marquises after he ascended the throne. However, Xu Xiling could not be made a marquis because she was a woman. Liu Xiu was also helpless about this.
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"Thank you, Your Majesty, Xi Ling..." Before she could finish her words, the carriage jolted violently again, and Xu Xi Ling crashed into Liu Xiu's arms again.
The first time she bumped into him, it was completely unintentional, but this time she bumped into him again, she was more or less using the topic and did it on purpose.
Liu Xiu said careful, and subconsciously stretched out his arms to hug her waist. Xu Xiling's jade face flushed, and she whispered softly: "Your Majesty!" She threw herself into Liu Xiu's arms without any intention of getting up.
With her arms full of fragrant jade, any normal man would not be able to bear it, let alone the charming Xu Xiling. Liu Xiu felt that the heat in his body was getting stronger, and his arm around Xu Xiling's waist could not help but tighten slightly.
Xu Xiling lay down in Liu Xiu's arms, raised her head slightly, looked at him affectionately, and exhaled like orchid. Looking at her pair of spring eyes, Liu Xiu was a little absent-minded for a moment, and unconsciously turned his head.
It hung down.
Just when he was about to touch Xu Xiling's delicate lips, Li Tong's voice came from outside the carriage: "Your Majesty!"
The words "Your Majesty" made Liu Xiu, who was confused and confused, immediately come back to his senses. He instinctively raised his head, pushed Xu Xiling outward, and whispered: "Sorry!"
Then, he took a deep breath, collected his emotions, and asked outside the car window: "Jiyuan, what's going on?"
At this time, no matter how thick-skinned Xu Xiling was, she was too embarrassed to continue to rely on Liu Xiu's arms. She sat up again, stretched her hair awkwardly, and her face was as red as a ripe apple.
Although she looked calm on the surface, in fact, her heart was in a state of turmoil, and she rolled her eyes at Li Tong outside the car. It was not a good time for Li Tong to come, but he happened to come at this time.
The car had curtains, so Li Tong couldn't see what was going on inside the car.
He was riding a war horse outside the car, bent down, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, this road is not easy to walk, and the car is bumpy. Why don't Your Majesty and Xu Yeting order you to get off the car and ride on horseback?"
Liu Xiu turned to look at Xu Xiling and saw that she had her head lowered and her cheeks were red. She looked like it was hard to go out.
He raised the car curtain and said to Li Tong: "Ciyuan, just bring a horse!" As he spoke, he bent his waist and walked out of the car.
Xu Xiling subconsciously pulled off his clothes, shyly and with a hoarse voice, she said delicately: "Your Majesty..."
Seeing her like this, Liu Xiu couldn't stay in the car any longer. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he might do something to her!
He coughed dryly and said, "Xiling, have a good rest in the carriage. I'll go out and take a look." As he spoke, he smiled at Xu Xiling again and walked out of the carriage.
When he got outside, Liu Xiu took a long breath. The fresh air in the mountains made Liu Xiu feel that his confused brain had sobered up a lot. He took the reins from Li Tong, got on the horse, and walked side by side with Li Tong.
Li Tong took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it to Liu Xiu. The latter asked in confusion: "Chiyuan, what is this?"
"It's the elixir Bo Ji prepared for Wei Chen, which can remove miasma." Li Tong said with a red face.
Li Tong's health is not very good. Especially in the past two years, he has suffered from diabetes mellitus. He eats and drinks a lot, but instead of getting fat, he keeps losing weight. In modern medical terms, it is very possible that
It's diabetes.
Diabetes can kill people. Therefore, every time Li Tong goes out, Liu Boji is very worried and prepares a lot of medicine for him, such as medicine for sores, medicine for clearing away heat and detoxification, and even medicine for removing miasma, etc., etc.
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Liu Xiu took the porcelain bottle from Li Tong and sighed: "My little sister is really attentive!"
He pulled off the cap, poured out a pill, lowered his head to smell it, and then put it directly into his mouth. He returned the porcelain bottle to Li Tong and asked, "How is Jiyuan's health recently? Can he still take it?"
Li Tong smiled and said: "Wei Chen was feeling uncomfortable all over while staying in Luoyang. Now when I go out for a walk, I feel that my body is much better."
Liu Xiu shook his head and said: "This time when I entered the mountain to defeat the bandits, I asked you to stay and practice martial arts, but you didn't listen and insisted on following..."
Li Tong said: "Wei Chen is your Majesty's bodyguard. Your Majesty is marching in person. How can we not follow him?"
Knowing that Liu Xiu was worried about his health, he waved his fist in the air and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Wei Chen is in good health!"
Seeing that Li Tong didn't seem to be faking it, and indeed looked refreshed, Liu Xiu felt relieved a lot.
Li Tong was not only his courtier and good friend, but also his brother-in-law. If Li Tong had something wrong when he went on an expedition with him, he would not be able to go back and explain it to his little sister. wavv
As he was walking forward, he suddenly heard a commotion from the team in front. Not long after, a soldier ran over on horseback. When he came to Liu Xiu, he got off his horse, bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty! The rebels have been spotted ahead.
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Liu Xiu's eyes flashed and he asked: "How many soldiers and horses does the bandit army have?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are more than a thousand rebels in total!"
There are only more than a thousand people?! Liu Xiu frowned secretly. He pondered for a moment and said: "Send an order to Wang Liang. If the bandit army blocks our army, it can be defeated. Once the bandit army is defeated, there is no need to pursue it!"
The bandit army only has more than a thousand people. They are not here for a decisive battle with our own large group of troops, but more like they are here to serve as bait. Now that our side is deep into the Taihang Mountains, we have to be more careful.
Hearing this, the ordering soldier accepted the order, remounted his horse, and ran back quickly. Liu Xiu shook his head at Li Tong and said, "Ci Yuan, let's go to the front and have a look too!"
The two of them were about to urge their horses forward when the curtains on the carriage windows were raised, Xu Xiling poked her head out and asked with concern: "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"
"There is an army of thieves ahead. Jiyuan and I are planning to go over and have a look!"
Li Tong glanced at Xu Xiling, and immediately turned away and looked away. Li Tong could definitely be called a gentleman, but even if he saw Xu Xiling, he would be distraught and would not dare to look more, and secretly reminded himself not to be disrespectful.
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Xu Xiling said nervously: "I will go with His Majesty!"
Liu Xiu waved her hand to her and said in a brisk tone: "No need! There are not many rebels ahead, so Xi Ling can just stay in the car with peace of mind!" She got out of the car and went to the battlefield ahead, which made it even more troublesome.
I'm afraid that by then our soldiers will no longer look at the enemy, but only at her.
Liu Xiu, Li Tong, Long Yuan, Xuying and others rode to the front of the team. By the time they arrived, Jia Fu had led his army to fight against the red eyebrow army on the opposite side.
The road in the mountain was narrow, and even if there were many people on the Han army's side, they could not form a fighting formation. But even so, Jia Fu's ferocity and the bravery of the Beijing garrison still forced the Red Eyebrow Army to retreat continuously.
More than a thousand red-browed troops could not withstand Jia Fu's offensive, leaving behind hundreds of corpses and wounded, and fled back in a panic. Jia Fu refused to give up, and was about to lead his army in pursuit when Wang Liang, who was plundering the formation, hurriedly
Tell someone to inform Jia Fu, and don't pursue the poor bandits.
Jia Fu was stopped by the generals sent by Wang Liang. He looked at the backs of the remnants of the Red Eyebrow Army who had escaped far away, snorted coldly, and sneered: "Rat!"
While Jia Fu withdrew his troops, Wang Liang also sent a large number of spies to find out where the rebels were escaping. Not long after, the scouts who went to investigate returned one after another and reported to Wang Liang that all the rebels had fled into the valley.
Digou Valley is the only way to go to Wangwu Mountain. This canyon is only three or four meters wide. It would be difficult for two carriages to walk side by side. However, it is nearly a hundred meters long and has mountain walls on both sides. If both sides of the canyon are
The top of the mountain is guarded by enemy troops. It is as difficult as climbing to the sky to pass through the ravines.
Walking to the Digou Valley, Wang Liang frowned, not to mention Jia Fu, and even Liu Xiu took a breath. He asked Wang Liang, "Jun Yan, can you send someone to find out if there are any invincible troops on the top of the mountain?"
Wang Liang said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have sent scouts to investigate."
"Yes!" Liu Xiu nodded and said, "This place is steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack. If nothing happens, there will be bandits guarding the top of the mountain!"
But this time Liu Xiu guessed wrong. The scouts who went to the tops of both sides of the Digou Valley to investigate all withdrew one after another. They received unanimous news that the top of the mountain was empty and no trace of the rebels was found.
If one or two scouts said this, Liu Xiu and others might still not believe it, thinking that the scouts might not have inquired clearly. But if all the scouts who withdrew said so, they would have to be believed.
In such a dangerous place, it is incredible that the Red Eyebrow Army did not set up an ambush or arrange anyone to guard it.
Jia Fu rolled his eyes, burst into laughter, and said: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, our army must have arrived too suddenly, and the rebels were unprepared, so they did not have time to deploy troops on both sides of the ravine."
Although I think this is unlikely, it is the fact and Liu Xiu cannot help but not believe it.
He shook his head and said: "The Red Eyebrow Army gave up its guard in the valley. From now on, there will no longer be any danger to defend. Such a huge mistake is simply unforgivable."
His words were addressed to the general of the Red Eyebrow Army. If the general of the Red Eyebrow Army only had this ability, his personal expedition would really be unnecessary and made a fuss out of a molehill.
He looked up at the mountaintops on both sides of the canyon again and couldn't help but shake his head. At this time, a Yulin guard came over and reported to Liu Xiu that Xu Xiling was not feeling well. Liu Xiu explained to Jia Fu, Wang Liang and others
After a few words, he turned his horse back.
When Liu Xiu left, Jia Fu grinned and whispered to Wang Liang beside him: "Your Majesty originally thought that he met a very powerful opponent this time. Looking at it now, it is just mediocre. A thief army will be a thief army after all."