Dai Viet Royal Palace.
The main entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
A figure in mysterious clothes was waiting in front of the door.
The morning sun shone brightly, falling on the mysterious clothes, and the rich black color made it even more mysterious and noble.
After the courtiers who had attended the morning meeting on the other side of the Jinluan Hall had dispersed, the emperor in dragon robe came slowly with his hands behind his back, accompanied by the great eunuch Miao Ping.
The figure in Xuan Yi bowed and saluted, "I, Wei Li, have met the Emperor!"
Emperor Hong De narrowed his eyes against the light and glanced at him condescendingly, "Stay flat and come with me."
"yes."
Entering the main hall, Emperor Hong De sat down on a small couch with a dragon by the window in the inner hall and ordered Miao Ping to serve tea.
Wei Li stood in front of the couch, silent and speechless.
The inner hall is empty, and there is a hint of coolness in the morning air. The pink lotus in the bottle in the corner is still stained with water vapor, and the fragrance of lotus mixes into the air, adding a hint of coolness.
When the emperor sat on the couch and raised his eyes, without speaking or smiling, the majesty of the emperor was naturally revealed, and his whole body had a compelling aura.
After Miao Ping brought the tea, he smiled and said, "Captain Wei, do you know why I called you to the palace today?"
Wei Li lowered his head slightly and said in a respectful tone, "Go back to the emperor, I don't know."
Taking the tea cup from Miao Ping, Emperor Hong De took the tea lid and skimmed off the foam in the cup, "You returned to the capital last year to receive the title. I was pleased that you were a promising young man, so I kept you in the capital for appointment. It has been a year since then." More than a year has passed. During this period, you have completed all the tasks assigned to you perfectly, and you are worthy of my trust. Especially in the suppression of bandits on the ancient road of Yudu, you only led forty subordinates to wipe out all the thirty-three peak bandits. This matter was reported to the capital. Among them, the courtiers all praised him highly."
"I dare not take it as a false compliment!"
"You don't need to be so humble. I can see clearly how capable you are. Captain Wei joined the army at the age of twelve, right? He was promoted to major general in just five years and earned countless credits in the military camp. Even the veteran generals in the military camp respect you. I like him very much. I heard from the veteran general back in the capital that Wei Duwei was not only brave and good at fighting, but also thoughtful and resourceful. Now I believe him. As time goes by, my country will gain another pillar."
After taking a sip of tea, Emperor Hong De transferred the tea cup and placed it on the sandalwood table on the couch. The soft sound was extremely clear in the moment of silence.
Wei Li's heart shrank, and his eyes became unsightly.
The emperor's low and majestic voice came back, "Wei Duwei is very talented and has helped me a lot, which relieved a lot of my worries. I called you into the palace early this morning because I have another important thing for you to handle. I hope Captain Wei can behave as usual this time and not disappoint me."
Wei Li clasped his hands and bowed his head, "I accept orders, but I will be sent by the emperor."
"Since you have been to the ancient road to Yudu, you must have heard of the place of exile one city away from the ancient road. Over the years, nearly half of the criminal officials in the court who committed crimes were sent to that place. The original intention was to make those prisoners guilty and meritorious. , open up wasteland and farm in the place of exile. Over time, the wasteland can also grow a piece of beauty, reducing the burden on the court. Unexpectedly, some people regard it as an unruly land for their own use, trampling on the power of the court under their feet, and acting lawlessly. How audacious!”
Emperor Hong De raised his eyes, and his eyes fell firmly on the man in black clothes, and then on the silver wolf mask covering most of his face, "What I want you to do this time is to clean up the place of exile and wipe out the entrenched people." The various evil forces among them. Those forces have been entrenched for many years and have deep roots. The leaders of the forces are all capable. It would be best if they can be recruited to submit to the court and be used for my use. If not, those who have different intentions will be punished."
Behind the silver wolf mask, the young man's eyes shrank violently for a moment, and he tried his best to restrain himself from losing his temper in front of the emperor and arousing suspicion.
He lowered his head and said in a calm and calm tone as before, "Back to the Emperor, I have indeed heard about the place of exile. I heard that the imperial court has sent many people there to clean up the place of exile over the years, but none of them succeeded. I dare not trust you. Big, it may take some time to complete this task.”
"It doesn't matter. Recovering lost territory never happens overnight. I can give you time, and the entire Yulin Guards are at your disposal. However, I hope that the time it takes will be as short as possible. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
"This place of exile has given me headaches for many years, and it has almost become a heart disease." The emperor lowered his eyes, shook his head and smiled softly, "Fortunately, I have you available now. You can go and do things. I will wait for you in the capital. Good news.”
He gave Wei Li an order to dispatch the Yulin Guards. Before the young man left, he called him and his eyes fell on the silver wolf mask again. "Wei Duwei, you have never taken off your mask since you came to Beijing. When I think about it, I have never seen your true face. Maybe you can take off the mask temporarily and let me have a look? What kind of injury is on your face? You need to put on the mask to cover it up. If the injury is not serious, the palace lady There are many old doctors in the hospital who treat trauma, and they may be able to diagnose and treat your injuries."
The young man paused, hesitated for a moment, then turned around and slowly took off the silver wolf mask in front of the emperor, "I'm so embarrassed, I'm afraid it will stain the emperor's eyes."
The mask fell down, the boy raised his head, and his face was completely revealed.
She has long eyebrows on her temples, eyes that look into the cold stars, and a hanging nose and thin lips, making her look stunningly handsome.
What was a pity was that an ugly scar suddenly appeared on the left side of his face. It was as thick as a thumb and ran from the cheek to the corner of the eye and the end of the eyebrow. The scar was bright red and appeared like a terrifying centipede crawling on the boy's wheat-colored skin.
Ugly and hideous.
It completely destroyed that noble and handsome look.
Emperor Hong De raised his hand to signal the young man to put his mask back on, and sighed, "It's a pity. He should have been the young man who conquered Changjing."
After putting on his mask, Wei Li bowed and left without saying anything.
After he left, Emperor Hong De picked up the tea that had been drying on the sandalwood table for a while and sipped it slowly and carefully. His half-closed eyes were dark and dark, making it difficult to distinguish between joy and anger.
"Your Majesty, is the scar on Captain Wei's face placed just right?" Miao Ping bowed and whispered in the emperor's ear.
Emperor Hong De said in a very light voice, "How is your investigation going?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me. The place of exile has been extremely well-defended in the past few years. The old slave sent people several times to sneak in to investigate, but they were noticed by those forces. None of the people who went out could come back... Was all the Wei family back then? The silence has been silenced, and the results of this matter cannot be found out yet.”
"The place of exile is like a wolf. It used to be a wolf cub. After all these years, its fangs have become sharper and harder to attack." Emperor Hong De snorted coldly, "I will wait for the good news and look at the capital of Wei. The result of the battle."
As for whether Wei Li was Nangong Qingyu... Emperor Hong De looked at the brown tea liquid swaying in the tea cup and chuckled.
Better not.
If so, Wei Li or Nangong Qingyu may not be as lucky this time as before.
After leaving the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Wei Li walked straight out of the palace with his handwriting and went to the No. 1 teahouse in Dongshi.
After going to the private room on the third floor and closing the door, the square jaw exposed under the mask suddenly became tense and cold.
The dark eyes behind the mask were filled with scarlet color.
