The bright moon poked out a narrow face behind the clouds, but it spread a clear light that enveloped the boundless land.
study.
Half an hour later, Huo Qubu opened his eyes and ended his practice.
There was slight surprise on his face.
In the ancient well, very wonderful changes have taken place after receiving countless spells that have collapsed by copper columns.
Its symbols are intertwined, presenting a small world like a secret realm.
Entering it, what you see inside is the marks left by military strategists from different periods on the world.
The military strategist and semi-sage whom Lang Juxu met when he was consecrating Zen was a mark left by heaven and earth.
The four-pole copper pillars are connected to the movement of heaven and earth, reflecting the traces left by military strategists of past dynasties!
When the copper pillar disintegrated and was collected by the ancient well, it was reflected in the well.
Through the imprints left by these military strategists, Huo Qubing can interact with their qi and have 'contact' with military strategists and generals from different periods.
To a certain extent, the changes in the well are like an advanced version of the military secret realm, carrying some of the experience of the military strategist and the harmony between heaven and earth.
This will be of great benefit to Huo Qubing's subsequent climb to the Military Saint Realm.
However, the secret realm is not fully opened at the moment and is still in the process of evolving.
Huo Qubing was just promoting consciousness and saw some of the scenes.
After the practice, he continued to sit cross-legged for a while to warm up the strength in his body.
The process of Feng Chan has changed a lot, a deeper relationship with the heavens and the earth, and the arms in the body flow.
The most special thing is that after becoming a Zen monk, in addition to his own practice, he can also feel a power blessed by the thoughts of the great Han people, which blends with his own Qi.
Huo Qubing himself was surprised by the magnitude of his strength increase in the past few days.
Your Majesty, you don't need to practice, your strength will rise through the luck of the country, that's probably how I feel now... Huo Qubing thought to himself.
Come out of the study and look east of Chang'an at night.
He opened up the special vision that can penetrate the 'reality' beneath the surface of heaven and earth.
Under his gaze, the space flowed in a swirling rhythm.
And east of Chang'an, in the direction of the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum, there is a purple wave of luck.
The Great Han Dynasty increased, and the purple halo from the emperor's tomb also increased its growth.
The night is getting darker.
Huo Qubing returned to his dormitory, and Liu Qing was still asleep.
He took off his outer robe and returned to the couch. He could hear the strong fetal movement of the baby in Liu Qing's belly.
Huo Qubing put his hand lightly on Liu Qing's round belly, sending a little spiritual power into it to touch the little life contained within.
Bang bang!
Immediately there was a response from the little baby kicking the belly.
Huo Qubing touched him once, and he kicked him twice. He kicked him twice after he touched him once, and it always worked.
The corners of Huo Qubing's mouth raised and he almost laughed.
…
The sky is bright.
Yesterday, Lu Zhi, Chen Qing, Zhao Ponu and others returned to Chang'an with Huo Qubing. They first went to the outskirts of the city and returned their troops to camp.
After finishing everything, it was getting very late, so I stayed in the military camp.
Chen Qing had been in the army for many years. He bought a small courtyard in Chang'an and brought his mother and younger sister here.
Early in the morning, he returned home with high spirits, quite proud of his ancestors and his proud return to his hometown.
After being promoted this time based on military merit, he officially entered the ranks of nobles.
Chen Qing pushed open the door and walked into the small courtyard of his home, shouting: "Mom, little sister."
Bang!
It seemed like something had fallen in the room.
Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself that when my mother heard that I was back, she was so happy that she dropped everything on the floor.
He has already predicted the touching scene of a loving mother and a filial son, where the old mother laments her son's return from the battlefield and greets her son with tears.
Indeed, a woman came out of the house. She looked like she was in her fifties, her steps were brisk, and she was very thin.
Chen Qing's mother took a few steps up and grabbed her son's hand, looked him up and down, and smiled broadly: "Why are you back so late?"
Chen Qing was stunned for a moment. His son was fighting in the battlefield and would not return for several months. Shouldn't his mother be worried and have tears in her eyes?
His mother continued: "Before you came back, the official family sent you a merit plaque with the official seal, saying that you would fight with the champion and win consecutive battles."
Chen Qing felt disappointed that he had failed to show off his shame in front of his mother, thinking that someone had come to repay him long ago. Not only did my mother know that I was safe and sound, but she also knew that I would be back in the next few days, so she seemed to be too worried.
"Son, have you been following the champion?" Chen Qing's mother asked.
As soon as Chen Qing puffed up his chest, he opened his mouth and said, "I am the captain whom the Marquis most relies on. He will take me out in battles."
"That's a good relationship. Lord Marquis has fought hard, have you been injured?" Chen Qing's mother asked with concern.
When my son goes to war, he first cares about whether the Marquis is injured?
Chen Qing was a little frustrated and looked back.
At the door of the inner hall of the courtyard, stood a girl in her twenties and eighties, with a beautiful face and wearing a lake green dress. She was his sister.
The three mothers entered the house.
Chen Qing took a look and said, "Good fellow, there is a memorial tablet of Hou Ye at home, and he wrote to Hou Huo, the martial arts god who will become the world champion, to show his holy status."
"Mom, where did this tablet come from? Are you already worshiping our Lord?"
"Some people asked from door to door, saying that if you bring one home, your descendants will live longer and have outstanding military exploits. It took half a month's salary you gave to my mother to finally get one.
On the day he was snatched back, someone came to report his military merits. "
Chen Qing's sister chirped: "My mother will pay homage to the Marquis once in the morning and evening now."
Chen Qing muttered: Lord Hou has become a god after fighting this battle.
"Son, you are not young anymore. Other families your age have children who are more than ten years old. You wrote a letter before saying that you would arrange a marriage when you come back this time, but is it true?"
Chen Qing changed the topic: "Which family is this girl from?"
Chen Qing blinked, thinking that this matter was about to trouble Mr. Hou.
At noon, he left his house and went all the way to the north of Weiyang Palace.
Outside the champion's residence, there was a constant stream of cars and horses, which stretched to the turning point of the street corner but still had no end in sight.
These chariots were driven by either one horse or two horses. According to regulations, people were either rich or noble.
"The Marquis is back, so many people are visiting the house." Chen Qing, who was familiar with the Imperial Guards on duty, asked.
"The brother at the early morning post said that he came to line up before dawn."
The Imperial Guard said: "They are all well-informed and know that our Mr. Hou is about to give birth to an heir, so they come in advance to give gifts and establish friendship."
Chen Qing entered the mansion and followed an attendant. After walking for about half a quarter of an hour, he saw Huo Qubing sitting in the exquisite hexagonal pavilion in the center of the lake in the backyard.
He was dressed in silver-white uniforms and wearing silk brocade moire-patterned combat boots. He was sitting calmly in the pavilion fishing.
The concubine Zhuo Qingke accompanied him and brought the peeled grapes to Huo Qubing's mouth one by one.
In fact, Huo Qubing was not so corrupt that he would have to peel a grape to eat it.
But Zhuo Qingke's eyebrows would turn into crescents when he saw him eating the grapes he peeled.
Huo Qubing tried to make his concubine happy and reluctantly ate it.
There were two old men sitting in the pavilion with him, one of whom was also fishing, and the other was also fishing.
It was Dong Zhongshu and Gongsun Hong.
When Chen Qing approached, the three of them were talking.
"... Shendu sent news that the Brahmans had set off and were on their way to Chang'an.
Is the war over there over? "
"Well, the Buddhists are retreating to the south of Shendu and are on the defensive. It is not possible to completely eliminate it for the time being, and there is no need."
"Tao Zun is preparing for the Taoist ancestral palace in Taihua Mountain. In a few days, he will open the gates of the mountain and spread the word to the world, inviting a few of us to come and have a look."
"How is Huo Guang's studies lately?"
A few people were chatting and fishing.
Huo Qubing saw Chen Qing being brought in, and his eyes turned to him: "Come to my house and see me. What's the matter?"
Chen Qing glanced at Gongsun Hong and Dong Zhongshu, and after seeing the courtesy, he said, "I have something to do. I beg the Marquis for your permission."
"explain."
Chen Qing stepped forward and whispered: "I want to redeem a woman and marry her back home."
"Redemption?" Huo Qubing looked at Chen Qing.
To 'redeemed' a woman, she was either a hard laborer or a delinquent young woman in a female clan.
"When I followed the Marquis to conquer the Western Regions, the Marquis may not remember the princess who was the master of the country."
Chen Qing's face turned red and he said, "At that time, Jingjue was destroyed, the king died, and the princess was captured by me."
Huo Qubing raised the corners of his mouth slightly, looking like Chen Qing with thick eyebrows and big eyes.
Princess Jingjue was captured, and it sounds like she started flirting with her from then on.
The older man knows that the younger woman is better, she is a craftsman in every aspect, and she is a senior connoisseur.
"She became a prisoner of my big man. According to the regulations, she will be sent to hard labor. I used some connections to prevent her from being taken into a private house."
Beautiful captives would be spotted by powerful men and moved into private houses to become maids or concubines. It is also possible that someone secretly kept them outside.
"Where is he now? Is he sent to his daughter's house?" Huo Qubing said dumbly.
Chen Qingdao: "It's in Nvlu, but I spent some money on it, and no one else got involved in her."
"You are a general under my command. If you want a daughter, you want it yourself. Why do you come to me for such a thing?" Huo Qubing said.
Chen Qing: “Because of Princess Jingjue’s identity and appearance, she easily attracts attention and cannot be hidden even if she wants to.
After she came to Chang'an, someone from the clan asked her by name, and a message was sent to take her away..."
Dong Zhongshu laughed on the side and said: "So it is Huo Hou's name that can make the clan retreat. You, a little captain, can't steal it, so you have no choice but to ask the Marquis for help."
Gongsun Hong also laughed: "You are still young, so it is not surprising that you want to woo a beautiful woman.
Let me ask you, are you sure that he is willing to live with you and is a good match?
If you were not a good man, it would be unnecessary for you to put a lot of effort into begging the Marquis to take it back. You have to think about it first. "
Huo Qubu said: "You look at him, obviously you have already met with people, and he is willing to ask me, otherwise, how can you come to me?"
Chen Qing frowned and said, "Master Hou understands me."
"Which clan member is it that falls in love with the Princess Jingjue you mentioned?" Huo Qubing asked.
"From King Zhao's side." Chen Qing lowered his head and said.
King Zhao Jingsu is Liu Pengzu, the emperor's half-brother. No wonder Chen Qing's identity as a military captain is almost meaningless.
Liu Pengzu is a well-known treacherous person among the kings, and he is the worst one.
When the clan was invited by Princess Pingyang to consult with the emperor about overthrowing Huo Qubing, Liu Pengzu was also watching the excitement.
The fact that he was interested in capturing Princess Jingjue from the Western Regions was in line with the style of Liu Pengzu's lineage, where the upper and lower beams were crooked.
This person is cunning and deceitful, greedy for money and lustful.
Liu Pengzu himself married the former King Yi of Jiangdu, Naoji, his brother's favorite concubine, who was later captured and raped by King Liu Jian of Yan.
Anyway, Liu Pengzu has a lot of bad things going on.
Well, the clan is mostly a mess.
As soon as Chen Qing said it, Gongsun Hong and Dong Zhongshu looked at each other: "Huo Hou, we might as well take care of this matter."
"His Majesty ordered all ministries to strictly investigate the matter of privately minting money, but the progress is slow. Among them, the affairs related to the sealing of kings such as King Zhao are the most chaotic."
Gongsun Hong only mentioned one sentence, and Huo Qubing understood.
It means that Liu Pengzu is involved with Zhu Private Bank.
He was not favored by the emperor, so Gongsun Hong wanted to use Chen Qing's incident to cause trouble. He would seize the opportunity to join Liu Pengzu and expose his private coinage in the country, which would be beneficial to the country.
Gongsun Hong rolled up his sleeves:
"Before I stepped down from the phase, I was planning to give up this old face and bring a few people over, which would be considered a blessing for me, a big man.
I stood in the front of this matter and went to help Chen Qing ask for someone. Then I escalated the matter and dragged King Zhao in. I was worried that I couldn't get involved with him. "
Huo Qubing laughed dumbly and said, "It's so troublesome.
I wrote a handwriting and Chen Qing went to take him home first. Don't involve Chen Qing in the matter of privately minting money. It's just a matter of letting King Zhao hold a grudge. He doesn't dare to retaliate against us, but it's hard for Chen Qing to talk about it. "
Chen Qing said with emotion: "Thank you so much, Mr. Hou, for your kindness."
Huo Qubing waved his hand, asked someone to bring in pen and ink, wrote a warrant, and let Chen Qing go happily.
At this time, in the pond in front, a fat koi carp jumped up from under a huge lotus leaf and used its mouth to reach for the petals on the lotus leaf.
This is called carp jumping over lotus, which is a sign of good luck.
At the same time, Huo Qubing's ears slightly twitched and his figure disappeared out of thin air.
Dong Zhongshu and Gongsun Hong also stood up suddenly: "The princess is about to give birth, and the champion has a descendant. Let's go and watch the excitement together."
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