The gauze lantern next to it made a slight beeping sound, and the flames jumped rapidly, reflecting the faces of the emperor and Chu Yi and his son from time to time.

The eunuch quickly took off the outer silver gauze lampshade, and carefully trimmed the wick with scissors.

Chu Yi stretched out his finger and teased the parrot twice before continuing: "I remember Gu Ce. I met him several times in the palace when I was young. Gu Ce is a person who would rather bend than bend."

When Gu Ce was alive, he was stationed in Yangzhou all the year round, and only went back to Beijing to meet the saints during court congratulations and duty reports.

When Chu Yi was six years old, he met Gu Ce for the first time. At that time, Gu Ce was only in his early twenties, with a jade-like face and aloof.

A little servant said in Chu Yi's ear with emotion that everyone in the world praised Gu Ce as "white as snow on the mountain, bright as the moon among the clouds", which is really true.

At that time, Seventh Emperor Uncle was shooting an arrow in the palace, and the arrow missed and almost hit him. Gu Ce grabbed the stray arrow and only shot off a few strands of hair on Chu Yi's temple.

If Gu Ce hadn't shot, the arrow would not have killed him, but it would have scratched Chu Yi's face.

Uncle Qihuang had no guilt, and said that he had heard that Gu Ce's arrow skills were the best in the world, with the ability to pierce willows with 200 steps, let Gu Ce shoot an arrow and let him see.

The late emperor ordered Gu Ce to shoot willows, but Gu Ce offered to cover his eyes, but the arrow shot at the Seventh Uncle, and also shot off a few strands of hair on the sideburns of the Seventh Uncle.

The first emperor was furious, but he could do nothing about Gu Ce, because the arrow shot by Gu Ce blindfolded almost pierced the willow at three hundred steps, which aroused applause from all the halls, everyone praised, and congratulated the late emperor for being a good general.

Under the situation where thousands of people are united in one mind, even the late emperor was not easy to punish Gu Ce.

Chu Yi remembered when he was six, and he also remembered what happened when he was ten.

When he was ten years old, the State of Yue invaded, and the late emperor wanted to negotiate peace with the State of Yue. Someone in the court proposed to send a hostage to the State of Yue to show his sincerity.

Even though Chu Yi was young at the time, he knew that he would be the one who would be sent to Yue, so he was very concerned about the situation of the war between the two countries.

At that time, the Duke of Wei and Gu Ce and other nobles were all in the main battle, but because Gu Ce did not wait for the reinforcements to descend to the Yue Kingdom, the Yue Kingdom occupied Yangzhou, and he was quite unstoppable.

As a result, Duke Wei and other main fighters were slapped in the face, and the aristocratic families headed by the Yuan family and the Wang family became more aggressive, and they also dragged a bunch of idiots into the camp of the main peace faction.

The peace faction thus gained the upper hand.

Wei Guogong and others were outnumbered in the end, and could only watch helplessly as the first emperor made a decree to discuss peace.

After that, the first emperor formally proposed peace talks with the Yue State, and compensated the Yue State with a full ten thousand taels of gold, 20,000 good horses, and the Yellow River Ocean to the east of the Dajing Land, and sent him to the Yue State as a hostage.

Before that battle, the national power of Dajing and Yue State were comparable, it can be said that they were evenly matched. After this battle, Dajing has since fallen into a disadvantage.

And he went there for eight full years.

Whether it was at that time or in the following eight years, he also thought about the "Battle of Yangzhou" over and over again in the dead of night...

Chu Yi didn't move for a long time, staring down at the word "Gu Ce" on the notebook.

The candlelight next to him reflected in his dark pupils, shining an unknown light.

"Chirp?" That colorful parrot was unwilling to be lonely, and Chu Yi didn't move, so it took the initiative to rub its cheek against his hand.

Chu Yi's thick and slender eyelashes trembled, looking at the lively and noisy little guy under his finger, he suddenly thought of Gu Yanfei's cat named Qingguang who rubbed against him in the same way.

He moved his fingers again, stroking the top of the parrot's small and soft head, with gentle movements, just like he did when he teased the kitten.

The emperor watched this scene with great interest, but he didn't expect his son to like playing with birds.

"Father, do as Gu Jian wishes." Chu Yi suddenly said meaningfully.

"I listen to you!" The emperor said without thinking, with a loving and conniving smile.

After trimming the wick, the eunuch put back the silver gauze lampshade, not surprised by the emperor's attitude.

Facing the eldest prince, the emperor has always been very easy to talk to. As long as the elder prince said something, the emperor would respond. He just wished that the world would be handed over to the eldest prince immediately.

Had it not been for the strong opposition of more than half of the ministers, the emperor would have established a prince long ago.

Occasionally, the emperor would tell himself with emotion that he just wanted to be an idle overlord who played with birds and dogs.

Chu Yi smiled slightly, and said again: "I want to go to the Ministry of War."

This time, without waiting for the emperor to speak, the parrot said again: "Listen to you!"

The parrot's cry was still so loud and crisp, which made Chu Yi chuckle, and even the emperor burst out laughing after being dazed.

Ever since Chu Yi returned to Beijing in October, the emperor had mentioned to him that he could choose from six parts, and he could go wherever he wanted to practice. But Chu Yi never agreed, and it was only now that he made a decision.

The emperor was in a good mood and personally fed the colorful parrot some five-colored millet.

When the parrot eats something, it will be quiet, and the head of the pecking bird will move.

Chu Yi looked at the way it was eating, and thought: Since she likes that cat, she should also like parrots...

Just as he was thinking, the gentle voice of the emperor came to his ears: "On the first day of the new year, do you want to raise a parrot?"

Chu Yi stared at the parrot for a while, and finally shook his head.

not suitable.

A parrot in a cage is not for her.

Thinking of that elegant and free-spirited girl, the corners of Chu Yi's lips curled up, and his jade-like eyes brightened a little.

Being rejected by his son, the emperor was not disappointed, and thought to himself: If he doesn't keep it on the first day of the junior high school, he can also raise another parrot to make a pair.

Thinking of this, the emperor's heart moved, he put his fist to his lips, cleared his throat and said, "On the first day of the junior high school, although Chu You is your uncle, he is about the same age as you, and his marriage has been decided..."

"You are also eighteen, not too young, is there any girl you like?"

The emperor moved his face closer and looked at Chu Yi with burning eyes, wishing that he would give him a name now.

The eunuch had no doubt that as long as the eldest prince could give a name, the emperor would be able to write a marriage decree right away.

"..." Chu Yi's eyelashes fluttered twice, and there was a charming smile on his lips. With those radiant eyes, he was so beautiful that it made one's heart palpitate.

He didn't say a word, just made a fist with his right hand, and tapped the imperial case lightly, which meant that the emperor could write notes.

"Okay, okay." The emperor naturally understood the meaning of his son's action, and said repeatedly, with a bit of joy on the corners of his eyes and brows.

"Okay!"

Amidst the repeated and noisy calls of the parrot, the eunuch went out with a note written by the emperor, and went to the Ministry of War in person.

The emperor personally issued the order, and the Ministry of War naturally did not dare to neglect, and immediately issued a new order.

So, that night, Gu Yuan received this transfer order from the Ministry of War.

He was transferred from Shenjiying to Luanyiwei, and then promoted to Fushi from Sipin Town.

This Luan Yiwei is definitely a good job. The emperor is in charge of the emperor's honor guard and escort when he travels. The heavy responsibility can be seen.

Moreover, this time Gu Yuan has been promoted from the fifth rank to the fourth rank. This level is extremely critical, which is equivalent to crossing the distance from "soldier" to "general".

For anyone, this is a great joy.

However, Gu Yuan who received the transfer order couldn't laugh at all, and was even a little disappointed.

All these years, he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and be able to fight on the battlefield. Although Luan Yiwei was glamorous, he had to revolve around the emperor, which was equivalent to being trapped in the capital.

He wanted to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and open up territories.

At this moment, the sky has completely darkened, and the night is as dark as ink. The full moon on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month hangs high in the night sky, and the silvery moonlight adds chill to the already cold night.

At some point, catkin-like snowflakes fluttered down from the sky, and a few snowflakes landed on Gu Yuan's cheeks and eyelashes.

Gu Yuan didn't feel the cold at all, he was a little stuffy and listless.

Holding the new "hot" and "heavy" order, he walked back dejectedly.

After turning around, I saw Gu Yanfei standing ten feet away with a smile on his face.

In the boundless wind and snow, Gu Yanfei was wearing a thick red cloak trimmed with rabbit fur, which made her face even smaller.

"Sister," Gu Yuan quickly walked towards Gu Yanfei, raised his hand to help her put on the hood of the cloak, "The winter in Beijing is much colder than in Huaibei, so be careful of catching cold."

"Show me." Gu Yanfei stretched out his hand towards him, as if it was a matter of course.

Gu Yuan gave it to her if she wanted it.

Gu Yanfei took the transfer order and read it from beginning to end, her thick eyelashes flickered, the corners of her lips curled into a seemingly invisible arc, and her smile was bright.

If it is said that the elder brother's transfer from Jiuxiao Camp to Shenji Camp was the work of Wei Guogong, then the only person who can transfer him to Luan Yiwei is the emperor or... the eldest prince Chu Yi.

interesting.

If this was really what Chu Yi did, then the eldest brother should stay in Luanyiwei for a long time. Chu Yi would not treat a tiger like a cat in a rich nest.

After thinking about it, she didn't say anything about it, and after returning the transfer order to Gu Yuan, she just said: "Brother, let's go to the martial arts arena."

Gu Yuan looked at Gu Yanfei in puzzlement.

Gu Yanfei pointed in a direction with a smile, his eyes gleaming against the backdrop of the blossoming snowflakes, and said loudly: "Let's take the bow."

"Brother, you have changed to an errand in front of the imperial court now, so you need a good bow."

Before Gu Yuan could figure out the relationship, Gu Yanfei had already skillfully pinched Gu Yuan's cuff, striding forward to pull him forward.

Gu Yuan obediently followed Gu Yanfei forward, and the brother and sister went to the martial arts field again.

The martial arts arena at night is quiet and empty, and lonely, at a glance, there is no one else except a dozing night watch boy.

There were only a few lanterns scattered in the martial arts arena, and the light was dim.

The brothers and sisters crossed the Martial Arts Field, and walked towards the Zhengqi Hall on the west side of the Martial Arts Field with a clear goal. From a distance, they saw that the door of the Zhengqi Hall was closed and locked.

However, Gu Yanfei didn't care at all, and kicked forward neatly with his right foot.

The door was simply kicked open, and one of the door leaves and the lock fell to the ground, making a loud noise, and even the snowflakes on the ground were blown up.

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