Chapter 345 Heaven, the Gate of Hell!
On the day before the wedding, Qin Mubai was refreshed at home and prepared for tomorrow's wedding ceremony. In the afternoon, he was called into the palace by the envoys of Li Shimin's faction, but it was not because of the big wedding that Lanzhou came to report the war.
A few days ago, Tubo suddenly invaded the border and sent a suspected soldier to Dafeichuan. Another strange soldier climbed over Qilian Mountain and inserted it into the hinterland of the Datang River like a sharp knife, besieging Liangzhou to cut off the official road. Qin Shubao, the governor of Lanzhou, ordered Xue Rengui to lead a brigade of iron horses to rescue. Together with the soldiers and horses of Xue Wanjun, the governor of Liangzhou, he fought seven bloody battles with the Tubo cavalry outside Liangzhou, with four wins and three losses, and won a tragic victory. The governor Qin Shubao resisted the pressure and was as stable as a rock in Lanzhou. Tubo really thought that Lanzhou was empty. He went out with a division to surprise attack Lanzhou. He was personally blocked by Qin Shubao in front of the city and was defeated.
Since then, Qin Shubao waved his troops to cover up and won a complete victory. He also killed Liangzhou with one breath, breaking the balance of the battle situation there and almost annihilating the Tubo cavalry. So far, all the offensive launched by the Tubo people has been disintegrated. Qin Shubao sat in Lanzhou, the eight winds did not move, and Lanzhou won a great victory!
Li Shimin specially summoned Qin Mubai into the palace and asked Chu Suiliang to read this news to Qin Mubai, so as to untie his knot for the past few days, so that he could attend his wedding calmly without worrying about it.
Qin Mubai was indeed relieved.
For the past few days, others have been at ease in Lanzhou, always thinking about the situation there and the safety of their father. Now this big victory has also slowed down the situation over there and also slowed down my mood.
However, Qin Mubai still has some concerns.
He said to Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, judging from the war situation, I, the Tang Dynasty, won. However, the mind of the Tubo people is obviously not in Lanzhou. Otherwise, they would not only send so little soldiers to get Lanzhou. Although they used the trick to get the tiger away from the mountain, they still seemed a little cunning. I suspect that they are plotting an outpost for Gaochang and other countries in the Western Regions. At the beginning of the war in Liangzhou, the passageway of the Western Regions was blocked. The long whip of the Tang Dynasty was not as good as that of the Western Regions, and Gaochang must turn against it!"
"What you said is not bad." Li Shimin was not overjoyed by this victory. He nodded with a grim expression and said, "If Tubo doesn't show a gesture of breaking with the Tang Dynasty, Gao Chang will not dare to reverse it. In the Battle of Lanzhou, although Tubo fought fiercely in Liangzhou, there were not many troops. They are competing with us with a gambling mentality. If we can use this subtotal to get Lanzhou, it will be the best; if not, it will also break the deployment of our Tang Dynasty in the regional pattern, let Gao Chang get out of our control, and then rebel. It can be expected that the Battle of Liangzhou is just an outpost, and a bigger battle is yet to come. Gao Chang's rebellion is not far away. However, it will take more than ten and a half days for the movement to move. You are going to get married tomorrow, and let go of this big event first. After three or five days after the banquet is held, but the sacrifice is held, I will let you go to Lanzhou.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Ha ha, silly boy." Li Shimin got up with a smile and walked to Qin Mubai, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Thank you? It is not to mention that you are already half the son of my son-in-law. Going to Lanzhou is also to solve the country's problems and share my worries. I thank you. But what's annoying is the Tubo people. When did they come to disturb you, they chose the day of your big wedding. I have recorded this account for them.
Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this is Weichen's own business. Weichen will go to them to choose the account."
"Ha ha, that's fine." Li Shimin smiled and said, "Anyway, you have also entered the palace. I'm very happy to get the good news today. Come on, have two drinks with me before you go back. At tomorrow's wedding ceremony, drinking may not be as casual as today.
"Weichen is willing to accompany you."
The two gentlemen and ministers arrived at the Penglai Hall. Li Shimin also called Li Zhi to accompany them, and the three of them drank and ate together. Li Shimin is doing well today. He drank several cups of Qin Xian wine in a row and was half drunk after a while. Li Zhi looks weak, but he is born to drink, and his drinking capacity is actually excellent. He only drank the Qinxian Hotel as a coke, and his face turned red, but he was not drunk.
Qin Mubai was about to get drunk, but Li Shimin laughed drunk and praised Li Zhi for finally having an extraordinary place. He actually drank.
The night was getting darker, and Li Shimin, who was already drunk, was helped by the eunuch to rest, so he told Li Zhi to arrange a carriage and horse to send Qin Mubai home. Li Zhi called the eunuch in charge of the carriage and horse honor guard, arranged a carriage, and helped Qin Mubai in and carried him to Xuanwu Gate.
Qin Mubai also drank a lot, and the drunkenness was also full. As soon as he got into the car, he felt a little spinning and fell asleep drunk.
The carriage walked slowly in the backyard of the palace, and the sound of the wheels was extremely clear. Just as he was passing through the gate of the court, two eunuchs in charge came to stop and ask, "Who is the carriage and horse?"
The eunuch replied, saying that he was ordered by the King of Jin to send Qin's son-in-law out of the palace and back to his house.
The two executive eunuchs gave a wink, and one of them said, "Qin's son-in-law is drunk?"
"How does Grandpa Zhao know? The son-in-law did drink more, and now he is sleeping.
"You talk a lot." The eunuch surnamed Zhao came forward, looked sideways into the car, and whispered, "General Qin? General Qin?"
"It seems that I'm really drunk."
"I said, wait, I don't know anything." Another eunuch in charge said proudly, "The son-in-law is drunk and will have a big wedding tomorrow. You can send him back like this. What if you miss a big thing after sleeping too much?"
"Well, the villain is just ordered by the King of Jin..."
"Look at you, you will be a little boy all your life. If you say one thing, you can only do one point. When can you get a promotion? Couldn't it be impossible to achieve twelve achievements in ten of things? Listening to this seat, I sent Qin's son-in-law to the court to rest. I arranged to drink the sobering soup with the son-in-law, and then took a fragrant bath. When he wakes up and is full of energy, he will go back to his house to rest for a night. He will be able to attend the wedding tomorrow. Things have been done beautifully. Why don't you give you a heavy reward under the joy of Qin's son-in-law? Learn a little, you're dumbfounded!"
"Uh... father-in-law, isn't the court a random place to enter? Isn't that good? I'll wait for the order..."
"Who is Qin's son-in-law? In the past, when he was a hundred riders, where else could he go in the palace? Now I'm even more a relative of the emperor's country. It's like walking in my hometown. What's the matter? Don't talk nonsense! Drive the car, follow me! A loser who has no potential and no strength in his life!",
"Yes..."
Qin Mubai in the car was already drunk and completely asleep. Today, I don't know what's going on with this Qin Xianyu wine. It's particularly superior. In the past, it was generally fine to drink three or five cups. But today, I'm extremely drunk. At the beginning, Qin Mubai just thought that he might have been tired for days, and his drinking capacity had decreased a little. But as soon as I got into the carriage, I fell asleep in the dark, and I didn't know anything.
The two eunuchs led the car and entered the court with dignity. It's strange that I didn't meet half of the eunuch maids along the way, and it seemed that they all went to each house neatly and had an early rest.
In the court, most of the eunuchs and maids of honor live in the palace, and there are also some uninvited concubines who have settled down here, just like entering the cold palace.
When the carriage arrived in front of a house, the eunuch in charge came forward and opened the door. The eunuch in charge of the carriage stared with horror and said, "Eunuch Zhao, how to lead people here?"
Eunuch Zhao suddenly showed his fierceness, and he took out a short dagger in his sleeve, which plunged into the chest of the eunuch in charge like cold electricity. Before the other eunuch who followed the car had time to scream, he was also grabbed by a dark shadow hiding in the dark from the back, wrenched the circle, clicked, and suddenly swallowed.
"It's done beautifully." A cold and gloomy voice came from the corner, accompanied by a low-sounding laughter.
"Your Highness the King of Han, the villain was lucky not to humiliate his life and brought people."
King of Han, Li Yuanchang!
"It's not easy! After more than half a month, I finally bumped into today's great opportunity. It's just that this thief is unlucky. Today happens to be the day before the wedding. Hey hey! - Brother Fang, you are really good at it! Please be responsible for arranging this corpse. It must be seamless. Mr. Zhao, how to arrange it next? You should know?" Li Yuanchang picked up the corners of his mouth and smiled wickedly and obscenely.
"Your Highness, don't worry, give the power to the villain... It must be called this man, and there will be no day to turn over from now on!"
"Wonderful. After it is done, you can wait to be the deputy director of the inner garden supervisor!" Li Yuanchang smiled.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Eunuch Zhao hurriedly got into the carriage, and another eunuch in charge carried Qin Mubai out of the carriage and into the guest room of the other courtyard. Li Yuanchang cut his hands and looked at the process. He couldn't help shaking his head and smiling with satisfaction: "Qin Mubai, Qin Mubai, I have already said that I will give you ten times, a hundred times and a thousand times. After today, you will definitely lose your reputation and affect your family. Even if you are the emperor's son-in-law, it won't help; no matter what your father is, the governor of Lanzhou, it's useless.
"Your Highness, your plan is really in his own way, and it is extremely wonderful." Fang Yuai gritted his teeth and said, "In those years, he colluded with the little ** woman of Princess Gaoyang to drug me and lured me to take the bait, which made me expelled from home. Today, it's his turn! Your Highness is right. Ordinary small fights don't work for this one. If you want to do it, you have to kill him completely! Only by killing it with the hand of the emperor can we have an end to the future!"
"Hmm! At this moment, the medicinal wine he drank should be very medicinal. In less than half an hour, under the provocation of the two foxes, he will be beastly... Haha! Qin Mubai, Qin Mubai, who are you spoiling? You have to spoil the woman of the former emperor! - You are dead!!!"
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Late at night, the son-in-law's house is still brightly lit. From the hostess Liu Shi to a small servant who didn't sleep, he lit the lamp and waited for Qin Mubai to come back. There will be a big wedding tomorrow, and the house will have to prepare more. There will be fatigue tonight. Just now, Qin Mubai was summoned into the palace by the emperor. He didn't know what was going on. The whole family was a little restless.
In the middle of the night, Qin Mubai still did not come back, and his family became more and more worried. But it's not easy to go to the palace to find people, so I have to worry.
At this time, the demon who had not finished the affairs of Qin Xian Pavilion came back in advance. Su Lianqing came with him and was eager to find Qin Mubai. Hearing that Qin Mubai went to the palace and still didn't come back, Su Lianqing almost fainted and shouted in his heart: It's broken!!
Fortunately, she was so calm that she didn't show it in public. She just called the demon aside and said to her, "Miss Yaoer, General Qin may be in trouble. Don't say anything. Try your best to enter the palace. You must see Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang!"
"Ah! Third brother...what's the matter?" The demon was shocked.
"Don't make it public! Listen to me, try your best to go into the palace to meet Princess Gaoyang, and say that the son-in-law is in trouble! And say the following things to Princess Gaoyang..." Su Lianqing whispered to the demon and hurriedly said a lot of important things.
"Ah!" As soon as the demon heard it, he was so scared that he suddenly looked pale. "This... The third brother won't really suffer such a disaster, will he? Then it's really all over!"
"It's not too late. I don't care what method you use. You must go to the palace as soon as possible to inform Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang! I'm going by myself, and there are more urgent things to do! Don't get out of the pool, otherwise, General Qin will really die this time, and the Qin family and us will die without a place to be buried!"
"Good, good!" The demon voiced Ying Nuo with a white face, and his body trembled a little. He bit his lips and said, "But in the middle of the night, what can I do to enter the palace? This is really urgent!"
"Don't panic!" Su Lianqing bit his lips and turned his eyes straight. He thought for a long time and slapped him: "Yes!!"
Late at night, a carriage slowly drove to the brightly lit Xuanwu Gate of Daming Palace and was stopped by a stern voice. The head of the city shouted and asked, "Who is so bold to rush to Daming Palace in the middle of the night?"
The demon got down from the carriage and gave a salute: "The general is warm. I am Qin Xueer, the betrothed daughter of Qin Shubao, the Duke of Yi, and the betrothed sister of Qin's son-in-law, who will get married tomorrow. Because of the customs of the Qin family, the daughter-in-law must have her daughter-in-law dressing up and wear the heirloom jewelry given by her mother-in-law on the eve of her wedding before the door. This etiquette is complete. Therefore, the little woman was ordered by her mother and brother to come to the palace to comb her hair and jewelry for the princess.
"Is there such a thing?" The guarding the city military academy said suspiciously, "Why didn't I hear about it? In the middle of the night, idle people are not allowed to enter the palace! Unless you have your majesty's oracle!"
"Brother General, you are stationed in the Xuanwu Gate of Daming Palace, and you should be a hundred riders, right? I'm sure I know my three brothers!" The demon shouted eagerly, "I, Qin Xue'er, is also a little famous in the Qinxian Pavilion. I'm not Xiao Xiao's generation. I don't dare to break into the palace to make trouble, right? Moreover, this is indeed what my mother and brother told me, otherwise the general can be confronted! Otherwise, if the general is still worried, how about a blind woman who enters the palace alone and sees the princess under the general's escort?
The military academy guarding the city whispered about a weak female stream. I waited for her to be sent to the palace to meet the princess Gaoyang. It's not too late to see what the princess said. Otherwise, we are all Baiqi people, and it's not good to offend General Qin Mubai. In addition, Qin Tong and Qin Bin are now officials in Baiqi. . Today, the little woman moved out of the three brothers of the Qin family. If she doesn't give this face, she will not be able to afford it. If she dares to deceive, she will know when she sees the hostages of Princess Gaoyang. It will not be too late to cut her with a knife for the crime of breaking into the forbidden palace, and we will not be much wrong.
After discussion, the military schools opened the door and only let the demons enter the palace. They sent a whole team of Hundred Horses Military Academy to escort her to the Xianju Hall to see Princess Gaoyang.
Princess Gaoyang is getting married tomorrow, so many preparations have not yet rested. Hearing that the demon came to see her, she suddenly felt very surprised. She couldn't help but invite her in and drink out of those military schools, and went into the boudoir to discuss.
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In the morning, Qin Mubai woke up leisurely with a splitting headache!
This sleep is like a different world. In a trance, he couldn't tell who he was, where he slept, whether it was his previous life or this life.
There was an inexplicable lazy and charming sound in his ear. Qin Mubai shook his painful and confused head, opened his confused eyes and looked aside. Suddenly, his whole body sweated coldly!
There are two naked and strange women sleeping beside me!
And he himself is also naked!
This shock made him suddenly come to his senses. He raised his eyes and looked around, and suddenly screamed in despair: It's over!
I'm very familiar with the spring decoration in front of me. It's clearly in the concubine's tent of the imperial harem!
Moreover, the room was full of overturned tables, chairs and cups, and the bodies of four eunuchs were placed in the room, which was extremely miserable. He can still be vaguely identified, among which are the two eunuchs who sent him out of the palace yesterday.
A bombardment suddenly came from Qin Mubai's mind, and there was only one thought left - what did I do?!
The two ** beautiful women around her also woke up and looked at Qin Mubai in panic. The six eyes were stunned for a moment. The two women screamed hysterically at the same time - "Ah, help!!!"
Qin Mubai suddenly became angry. He covered the mouths of the two people with his left and right hands. He scolded in a low voice, "Don't scream, or I'll kill you! - Say, who are you?"
The two women's panicked eyes were full of fear, and they couldn't speak.
Qin Mubai gritted his teeth and said, "If I'm right, you can blink. Are you the concubines of the harem?
The two women blinked in panic and were extremely scared.
Qin Mubai suddenly felt weak all over, and his eyes were a little straight: Now, it's really over...!
Yesterday was still in heaven, and today is hell!
At this moment, several eunuchs broke into the door and suddenly screamed.
In the court, there is a chaos...