Chapter 337: The Kingdom is like a chess (2)

"Li Hanlin, it is not our duty to be a minister!" Li Qing looked at Li Mi coldly. He was Li Heng's close friend and the army of King Guangping. He said this, but he should not say it so directly and frankly in front of himself. This is not something that a rational person should do. Sometimes a subtlety is more intriguing.

Li Qing gently picked up the tea bowl and let the time continue in silence for a moment. If Li Bi did not reply within this moment, he would order his personal soldiers to drag him out without hesitation, no matter how famous this person was in history.

Li Mi was like Guo Ziyi in history. After four generations of kings, Xuan, Su, Dai and De of the Tang Dynasty, he could make the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty cry on his shoulders, or he could abandon his official position and become a monk when he was in power, enjoying a life of idle clouds and wild cranes. He was recalled to the court several times in the crisis of the Tang Dynasty, became the minister, and helped to win over the water and fire of the Tang Dynasty.

This time, Li Mi came prepared. He was not scared by the other party's cold attitude. From Li Qing and Li Chu several conversations, Li Mi had slowly touched Li Qing's intentions. This was a very clear roadmap. From Li Heng to Li Chu, although Li Qing was ups and downs in the court several times, and although almost everyone thought that Li Qing had given up his support for the Eastern Palace, even including Li Heng himself, Li Mi still had a unique vision to see that Li Qing had never given up his support for Li Heng and his son. The tacit understanding between him and Gao Lishi also surprised Li Mi. Since Li Chu was gradually being valued, he began to realize that Li Qing's efforts were moving towards success step by step.

Although Li Cong's recent strong performance seems to have a tendency to win the crown prince, Li Mi always believes that Li Longji would not be so hasty when it comes to the principle issue of inheritance of the throne. He will help Li Cong, who has bad records, to the throne. This is very likely a strategy of rights and interests, and no one can understand the emperor's mind.

Facing Li Qing's criticism, Li Mi was not panicked. He smiled and said, "General, don't be angry. Although I am a little presumptuous when I come today, I am also thinking carefully. Please believe in my sincerity and vision. If I were a reckless person, the general would have shot the prince's arrow, I would have already turned over."

Li Qing stared at him coldly without saying a word. Li Mi gradually began to feel a little nervous. Li Qing helped Li Heng escape with a bitter trick. This matter was extremely secret and had always been a headless case. He also inferred from all kinds of signs that after many years, he inadvertently revealed that if Li Qing regarded it as a threat, he would probably kill someone to silence him. Li Mi also felt that he had a little slander.

After a while, Li Qing still didn't say anything, and the atmosphere was suppressed so much that it almost exploded. Li Mi could even feel the murderous aura emitted from the edge of the tent, and thin beads of sweat began to seep out of the tip of his nose.

Suddenly, Li Qingzhan smiled and made a gesture of invitation, "Sir, please use tea!"

Suddenly, the tense atmosphere in the air suddenly eased. Li Mi took up the tea bowl, his hands trembled slightly, his back was cold, and sweat had soaked his underwear. He suddenly realized that Li Qing had turned his back without realizing it and grasped the dominance of his words.

‘What a powerful method.’ He sighed secretly, and only savored the tea without saying a word.

He knew that although Li Qing intended to support Li Chu, the Anxi Xuanfu Envoy appointed by Li Chu had a conflict with Li Qing's Anxi Protectorate in terms of function. In particular, Li Chu was obviously used by Li Longji to monitor Li Qing. If this knot was not untied in time, the two would sooner or later have conflicts. This was his real intention of Li Mi to visit Li Qing at night. However, at this time, the right to speak had been taken away by Li Qing, so he was not inconvenient to speak directly. He just waited for the opportunity to guide Li Qing slowly.

"Sir, can you tell me if the little prince is here?" Since both sides have already explained it thoroughly, Li Qing no longer hides it. In fact, he also hopes that someone who can see through the situation will remind himself, for example, this time he has an unexpected ending, which is beyond his expectations.

When it comes to An Lushan's case, if someone can remind him, he would not directly advise Li Longji to use excessive means of killing An Lushan, but instead advise him to put An Lushan under house arrest. Perhaps Li Longji would accept it, and An Lushan would not escape calmly. Li Qing later realized that his considerations on this matter were somewhat inappropriate.

Since dealing with Gao Shang, he also hoped that he would have an aide like Gao Shang, who could help him see the initiative and make no mistakes. Zhang Ji, who was around him, was fine and could not participate in planning military and national affairs. He could not do it. Yan Gaoqing was his new aide and could discuss major events, but he had been sent to Hedong to observe An Lushan's movements, and he could not help in this regard.

Since Li Mi in front of him can see through the incident of his cold ejaculation of Li Heng and the last time he saw that he had the intention of plotting in Hexi, it means that this person is indeed well-known and can be used for himself, but his relationship with Li Heng and his son forced Li Qing to be cautious.

He pondered for a moment and said frankly: "What I mean is that sir is coming on behalf of the little prince?"

Li Mi didn't know the intention of Li Qing's words, so he hesitated for a moment. He did not discuss with Li Chu in advance tonight. On the one hand, he was Li Chu's army, and Li Chu obeyed his advice and did not tell him whether he would tell him. On the other hand, he did not want Li Chu to enter the power struggle in the court too early, and did not want the power struggle to change his kindness, filial and gentle nature.

He owed his body and replied accordingly: "I'm not hiding the general, I'm here tonight, the little prince doesn't know about some things. I don't want to tell too much about them."

"That's good, and I am consistent with what my husband wants. The reason why I decided to assist King Guangping has nothing to do with my origin in the Eastern Palace. I am interested in him being generous, kind and filial, and able to make big things. This is the basis for being a benevolent and wise king. Since Mr. Wang is the teacher of King Guangping, he should teach him to explore the sufferings of the people and have ambition for thousands of miles."

Speaking of this, Li Qing raised his eyes and stared at Li Mi with bright eyes and said, "As for the court battles and the matter of supporting him to the throne, we will do it. Let us work together and carry out major events together. Is this good, sir?"

Although Li Qing was implicit in his words, Li Mi had already understood a little. Li Qing was trying to win over him! He smiled slightly, raised his right palm and said, "If the general believes in Li Mi's sincerity, we can swear to high-five!"

Li Qing was overjoyed and raised his right palm and hit him hard. The two of them looked at each other, and their joy was overwhelming, and they couldn't help laughing.

The next day, Li Qing appointed Li Mi as the judge of the Anxi Jiedu Prefecture, and Zhang Ji as the chief secretary of the Anxi Jiedu Prefecture. The brigade continued to move forward. Soon after, the first batch of immigrants in the Western Regions finally arrived in Kucha. Li Qing then ordered Xi Yuanqing to lead the army to escort the young and strong immigrants to build houses in Saiye first, and the rest of the old, young, women and children were left to Kucha for cultivation. After the spring began, they followed the next batch of immigrants to Saiye.

After Li Qing returned to Kucha, he was busy dealing with the backlog of documents and rectifying the army. The cumbersome and complicated matters made him have no time to patrol outside. Before he knew it, the flowers bloomed and the snow-capped mountains melted, bringing a abundant source of water. The land of the Western Regions was green and full of vitality.

On the evening of that day, Li Qing returned from the government office. The light of the setting sun shone on the stone lion and painted it with a layer of gold. Everything was as peaceful and quiet as usual.

Suddenly, Li Qing discovered something abnormal. There were dozens of horses tied to the wooden stake next to the gate. The horses looked very tired and were eating fodder quietly. Just opposite them was a carriage, a fiery red carriage, as if flames were burning in the sunset. Li Qing's heart suddenly jumped up. He didn't want to think about it and could not face it. At the moment when he was most unprepared, he came quietly. Of course, he knew this carriage, from the Shi Kingdom, which worshiped Fire, and was the carriage of Luo Lan, the Queen of the Shi Kingdom.

However, he had a faint expectation in his heart. He wanted to see what effect would be like when Li Jingyan, who was a noble person, stood with her. One was an extremely elegant oriental woman, implicit, deep, delicate and delicate, like a piece of warm and flawless white jade. The other was an unparalleled Western Region Hu girl. She was enthusiastic, unrestrained, and unreserved, like a dazzling gem, shining with light.

"When did she come?" Li Qing pointed to the carriage and asked a soldier guarding the gate.

"Report to the General, it's almost two hours."

Two hours, this between women means that everything is transparent, and he has no need to make any unnecessary explanation. At this time, Li Qing suddenly had a sense in his heart, afraid that the silk man had already known all this, so he made Li Jingyan and him come to the Western Regions.

He had no time to think about it, threw the reins to his personal soldiers, and walked into the door with a tough bullet. Li Qing's mansion was originally the deputy palace of the King of Kucha. The gate was high and the golden walls were brilliant. The whole mansion was paved with the same color of bluestone, with a square and wide layout, and the courtyard was deep. There was a high viewing tower on the west side of the courtyard, which could overlook the whole city, with a typical Persian style.

The mansion was very quiet, as if nothing had happened. Li Qing walked through the atrium and came to the backyard. He seemed to hear the woman's laughter. He walked past a small door wrapped in thick green branches. Li Jingyan and Luo Lan appeared in front of him:

The two of them stood intimately under an apricot tree with large snow-white and fragrant flowers above their heads. Under the afterglow, purple light fluttered in the air under the tree, reflecting the two of them into a dreamy beauty. One was wearing a wide-collared white silk skirt, without any fireworks on her body. Her eyes were hazy and soft, and there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, like a fairy descending from the fairyland; the other was wearing a thin-waisted purple-robed skirt with gold edges, and her blue eyes were filled with fire, but she was like an elf floating from the Western divine realm.

"You... know?" Li Qing asked hesitantly. This ridiculous thought jumped out of his mind irresistibly. Yes, anyone who saw their intimate scenes would have the same thoughts as Li Qing, and they were like old friends reunited.

"Li Qing, I really didn't expect that even Princess Pingyang is yours..." Luo Lan's eyes suddenly became dim. She and Li Qing had been separated for half a year. Her longing for him was like a spring silkworm that fell into her heart. She was biting her every day madly all the time. At this moment, she just wanted Li Qing to hold her and fly under the apricot tree, so that happiness would completely melt her.

However, she glanced at Li Jingyan from the corner of her eyes. The unique reserve of women made her passion fade rapidly. She suddenly realized that Li Qing was not only her, but also, far away from her, the feeling of disappointment began to spread in Luo Lan's heart, like an old tree struck by lightning, scorched and without vitality.

"Li Lang, Luo Lan is my old acquaintance." Li Jingyan stepped forward slowly, gently held her arm, and looked at Li Qing with a smile and said, "When she was still a little Hu Niang, I knew her in Chang'an. I lived with me for several months. It was not like the vastness of the world. We actually met again in Kucha, which shows that it was also a destined fate."

She specially bit the word "fate" very seriously, then whispered and counted in Luo Lan's ear, turned around and floated away. When she walked to the door, she looked back and smiled, and her eyes were flowing, which made Li Qing both happy and worried. The joy seemed to be loosened, and worry was how to arrange it tonight.

"How do you know I'm back?"

As soon as Li Qing finished speaking, Luo Lan could no longer suppress her inner excitement. She threw herself into Li Qing's arms, pinched his broad back desperately, and stared at him with her face raised, as if she was telling her inner longing to him.

Li Qing gently stroked her face, lowered her head and sucked on the tip of her nose, and said pity: "You have lost weight!"

Luo Lan slowly pressed his face against his chest, and tears finally poured out unscrupulously. A string of crystal tears slid across her face and rolled into the grass.

"Li... Lang!" the voice shouted hoarsely from her slightly haggard lips.

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That night, Li Qing slept alone, but he couldn't sleep. He turned over and got out of bed and walked slowly into the yard. The yard was very quiet. An unknown little insect sang quietly in the corner. A bright moon in the sky, and the black clouds floated past the moon from time to time like gauze fog. The light was bright and dark. His mood at this moment was like this moonlight, and there was always a shadow that could not be removed. This is Luo Lan's current identity. Li Qing didn't care about marrying her. He felt her deep love for him, but she was the queen of the stone kingdom. If she married her

If she was not in charge, it would inevitably cause a stir in the court, and the charges with dissatisfaction would also be confirmed. After all, the time was still short of his command of the Anxi Army, and the Anxi Army was not his private army. However, this problem was not big. Time could solve this problem. But what really made Li Qing worried was ethnic conflicts. He wanted to immigrate a large number of people in the Western Regions, and gradually transformed the nine surnames of Zhaowu into one by one, which would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the indigenous Turks. As the king of the Shi Kingdom, where would she go?

Li Qing looked up at Haoyue and fell into deep thought. At this moment, a slight footsteps sounded behind him, and then a thick robe draped on him. Li Qing knew that it was Li Jingyan coming. He held her hand. Her hands were warm and delicate. Li Qing turned around and smiled, pulling her to his side. Li Jingyan sat down next to him, and looked up at the bright full moon silently.

"Has she slept?" Li Qingxiang asked inadvertently.

Li Jingyan nodded, "She came from afar, so tired."

Then the two of them fell silent again. Li Qing glanced at the beauty beside her and saw her staring at the full moon in the sky with concentration, not knowing what she was thinking.

He gently held her hand, but her face slightly darkened, and she struggled stubbornly, as if she wanted to pull her hand out, but Li Qing held her hand tighter and crossed her fingers. After a moment of stalemate, Li Jingyan suddenly sighed softly, relaxed her hand, gave up resistance, and gently snuggled her head on his shoulder.

Li Qing sniffed the faint fragrance emitted from her body and asked in a low voice: "What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking about the scene when we first came to Kucha. That night, there was also a full moon. We walked hand in hand on the street, and there were only the two of us. It was so nostalgic!" Li Jingyan seemed to be talking to herself like a dream, and her deep eyes were filled with nostalgia for the past.

Li Qing suddenly had a thought. He grabbed Li Jingyan's wrist and whispered: "Come with me!"

"Li Lang! You..." A surprise flashed in Li Jingyan's beautiful eyes. Li Qing nodded and pulled Li Jingyan and sneaked out from the back door.

There was a thin layer of fog floating on the street, very quiet. I could occasionally see a few pedestrians walking along the corner of the wall. The couple knocked on the clapper intently. The patrol soldiers lined up across the street and quickly disappeared into the dark curtain. It was already midnight, and most shops were closed, but several wineries even showed a few light rays of light from the cracks in the door.

Li Qing and Li Jingyan walked slowly along the street holding hands, with the breeze blowing, without feeling chill at all. They looked at each other from time to time, and their eyes were filled with joy and love.

There is a small stall selling beef soup on the street. The stall is an old Turkic man in his seventies. After his last business, he was about to close the stall and go home.

"Are you hungry?" Li Qing pointed to the stall and smiled.

Li Jingyan shook her head, then nodded again. Li Qing smiled slightly and went forward and called out, "Old man, are you still doing business?"

The old man slowly looked up at the young man, a gentle smile flashed in his muddy eyes, and slowly said, "If you have a business, you always have to do it."

He removed the table and chair from the carriage again. Li Qing hurriedly stepped forward to help, lifted the large jar containing beef soup, patted the jar and smiled: "Old man, come two bowls of beef soup, and you need the original flavor."

After saying that, he pulled Li Jingyan and sat down, looked at the busy old man, and smiled and said, "When I saw this scene, I remembered the fact that I sold popsicles in Yilong ten years ago."

Only the two of them, Li Jingyan became lively. She gently pinched Li Qing's nose and smiled, "I still remember you, the little shopkeeper who only has thirty cores."

Looking at her charming and pretty face, Li Qing felt a swaying heart, hugged her waist and smiled, "What about now?"

Li Jingyan gave him a blank look, sighed helplessly, and said in a lengthened voice: "Now? Is it still the shopkeeper, but my shopkeeper."

Li Jingyan suddenly became affectionate and raised her head to kiss Li Qing's face. Her eyes were as charming as silk, and her voice became coquettish and glutinous, "Now, you are my husband!"

Li Qing's index finger twitched and whispered in her ear: "We will go to that old shop later, which is the first time we have been to Kucha to live."

Li Jingyan nodded shyly.

At this time, the old man brought two bowls of hot beef soup and smiled and said, "The young couple came out so late, come! Have some soup to warm up your body."

In just a moment, Li Qing drank a bowl of soup. Li Jingyan took a small spoon and drank only a few sips, then pushed the bowl, and smiled and said, "I'm fine too."

"Then let's go!" Li Qing touched his arms casually, and suddenly said 'ah!', then he remembered that he had forgotten to bring the money.

Li Jingyan smiled sweetly, pulled out a golden hairpin from her head, placed it gently on the table, pulled Li Qing and left the stall. After a long time, a sigh came from the other side of the stall, "A rare pair of jade men!"

The store is still the same old store, and even the black paint peeling sign in front of the door was not changed. The shopkeeper was still white and fat. Although he came to stay late at night, he didn't ask a question for a pearl as big as a thumb and took them into the best courtyard.

"Hotel, you are lucky. The room you want is empty. I just cleaned it in the afternoon."

He handed the lantern in his hand to Li Qing and said, "If you need anything, come to me. Please rest, I won't disturb you!"

After saying that, he closed the door and left. Li Jingyan stroked the ancient and yellow furniture, and felt that it was this room she had lived in back then, as if it was yesterday, but six years had passed in a flash.

"Li Lang, you'll sleep outside tonight!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a "puff!" sound, and the front of her eyes became dark. Her husband had already blew out the lantern impatiently, hugged her waist, laughed twice, lowered his head to kiss her. Li Jingyan closed her eyes, greeted her gently, and kissed her lips tightly, allowing his wolf claws to penetrate into his clothes and let them be light and light.

Gradually, Li Jingyan's body bent up, and she was hot all over, and she panted and said in a low voice: "Hug me!"

Li Qing picked up her legs, picked her up horizontally, bit her belt with her teeth, and the gauze fell, Li Jingyan's plump body was exposed, Li Qing caressed her body with her cheeks. Although she had been married for many years, Li Qing was still amazed by her delicate and elastic skin. He couldn't help but feel confused, opened his mouth and took her breasts, and walked quickly towards the inner room.

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Chapter completed!