Chapter 48: The Eve Before the Award (Part 1)
When entering the palace, facing a saint does not mean meeting you at any time. There are many other considerations. The most important point is to learn etiquette. The officials of the Ministry of Rites must explain clearly what to say and what rituals should be performed. If you are a civilian or soldier without an official position, you must also be rewarded with a white robes. You can only meet after wearing white robes. Finally, you have to bathe incense and stay in the palace that night, which is to prevent you from being late or absent the next day.
Each of them couldn't sleep that night. There were 24 people in total, twenty-four soldiers who had outstanding military achievements in the Xiaobolu Battle, including Li Siye who led the Modao Army to capture Lianyun Fort, Li Fei Yuanli and He Lou Yurun led 100 people to intercept the Tubo army retreat in Lianyun Fort.
As the captain of the scout army, Li Qing'an annihilated the Tubo army in Jialan City, discovered the secret of crossing the river, seized Anuyue City, and cut off the vine bridge. He was the first to accumulate merit, but he also shot the Tubo princess to death without authorization, violated Gao Xianzhi's order to capture the Tubo princess alive, and ranked second in the merit book. His deputy lieutenant Li Fei Shouyu also ranked fifth in the merit book because he followed him to fight.
Even his two subordinates, He Yanming and Han Jinping, also made a credit card and went to Beijing to receive rewards.
"Can't you two fall asleep?" Li Qingan asked with a smile on the bed.
"I think I will see the emperor being granted tomorrow, so I can't sleep."
He Yanming said excitedly: "General, what official do you think I can be named?"
"Then what official do you want to be appointed?"
"If I am promoted, I will be the commander of the brigade, but if I am lucky, I might become a deputy lieutenant and officially join the ranks of generals. This is what my father dreams of. He has only been a fire chief in his life. Maybe his son can become a general in the future, haha! The ancestral tomb of the He family is smoking."
He Yanming was excited and talked a lot. He kicked Han Jinping again and said with a smile: "Old Han, what is your greatest hope?"
Han Jinping sighed and said, "My greatest wish is to forgive my sin of exile and let me return to my hometown to reunite with my wife and children."
"Old Han, don't worry! Since Gao Shuai has included your name on the list of heroes, you will definitely be pardoned, otherwise how can you be rewarded?" Li Qing'an comforted him with a smile.
"I hope! I don't know if my son still recognizes me."
Han Jinping stared blankly at the bright moon outside the window, imagining his son's appearance, He Yanming asked Li Qing'an again: "General, what about you? What is your biggest expectation?"
"I don't know either."
Li Qingan plunged his hands under his head and smiled bitterly, "His greatest hope is to find a path to travel and return to his world, but he really wanted him to go back, but he couldn't bear to leave the magnificent Tang Dynasty."
"General, I think you should find a wife. You are twenty-five years old this year, and it's time to start a family and start a business."
He Yanming suddenly remembered something and smiled ambiguously: "General, you won't be obsessed with that little lady from Shi Kingdom, right? What's the name? Shi Julan, right?"
Li Qingan looked out of the window with stunning eyes at Xinyue, Ju Lan, the exotic girl who once brought him the first manly taste, where would she be now? Does she still remember herself?
Before he knew it, he remembered the girl who looked like a fairy in the Moon Palace last night. Her natural sound of piano made him unable to forget it for a long time.
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This night was destined to be difficult for many people to fall asleep. After An Lushan looked at his son's injuries, he returned to the study with great worries. He had already received news that the matter would be handled by the prime minister, which made him more worried. If the emperor came to deal with it, he was still somewhat sure. He kowtowed and confessed his guilt, believing that the emperor could spare him, but Li Linfu was not sure. Four hours had passed since the afternoon, but Li Linfu did not move any action, as if it had not happened. But the more this happened, the less An Lushan felt in his heart. He secretly begged to heaven, but Li Linfu would never use it for his essay!
"General, did you find this happening strange today?"
An Lushan's concern was interrupted by the question of his aide Yan Zhuang. An Lushan suddenly remembered Li Fei Yuanli's smug smile, which was a bit strange.
"What weird did you find?"
"I think today's incident was completely a trap set up by the Anxi Army, and deliberately led the young general to take the bait."
"How can I see it?"
"There are three doubts!" Yan Zhuang pointed, "First, after the conflict in the restaurant, they immediately returned to the Zuoyuan and couldn't insult it. This is not in line with their style. Does the coach still remember the conflict before the polo game last year?"
An Lushan nodded. He still remembered clearly that the two years ago, Anxi Army had a fierce temper like fire. He fought with Fan Yangjun at the Dongneiyuan Polo Stadium. This time they restrained it. It was very strange. It only means that they were very smart and completely pushed the responsibility to An Qingxu.
"What about the second point?"
"The second point is a strange arrow. I was about to succeed in persuading me, but at the most critical moment, I entered the yard and shot through the head of the young general's war horse. This was by no means a coincidence. It was the other party who discovered that we had an intention to withdraw, so he motivated the young general to take action."
An Lushan also noticed this point. He could shoot through the head of a war horse with one arrow. What kind of strength was there at this time? There was such a person in the Anxi army, who could almost compete with Shi Siming. It was this arrow that made An Qingxu completely lose his mind and ordered the arrow to be shot. The other party really grasped it just right.
"You said it right. This second point is also very important. What about your third point?"
"Report to the General, although a rocket shot into the Jinzuoyuan, causing a fire, the fire was burning too fast, and several places caught fire at the same time. This is a coincidence, and no one was burned to death. General, I always feel that the fire was actually released by them themselves, and the purpose is to kill the young general."
An Lushan nodded slowly, Yan Zhuang's analysis was organized and well-founded. If this was the case, there would be experts in the Anxi Army! Who would this be?
"General, I wonder if you have noticed that when the general wanted to make peace with Anxi Army twice, all of them looked at the young man with a scar on his forehead, and later this person accepted the general's concession."
An Lushan thought for a while and said, "I remember that this young man is Li Qing'an, the captain of the scout camp of the Anxi Army, and the second place in the Xiaobolu battle's merit book."
"The Grand Marshal might as well pay attention to this person. This person can make both clouds and rain, which will be extraordinary in the future."
An Lushan gritted his teeth and said, "I understand, I will never let him go, but this person is not worth worrying. The most important thing now is that I want to carry Dalang to the Prime Minister's Mansion to apologize. What is really terrible is that Li Linfu's keeping his troops."
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Chapter completed!