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Chapter 33 Double-sided fine work

After he decided to recover Yinzhou, Emperor Liang was always uneasy. He was afraid of failure and the comments of future generations. Since he got older, his ambition and courage have been declining day by day. Now he only wants to be glorious for the rest of his life. If you want to say who can give him the warmest care in the imperial city, it is only Yingpin.

Qiluo Garden is the favorite place that Emperor Liang likes to go, not only because of the understanding Yingpin, but also because of the delicious food that he could not resist. When Emperor Liang stepped into the Qiluo Garden Gate, Yingpin was teasing the thrush she raised in the garden. Everyone in the harem knew that Yingpin, who was very popular, loved painting thrush very much, and there were dozens of painting thrushes raised in the courtyard. Emperor Liang also loved the singing of the orioles.

"I just knew you were here!" Emperor Liang walked to Yingpin with a smile.

"The emperor is here? Why don't you say a word? I'm rude." Yingpin looked at the palace maid standing next to her angrily, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted. This move has been used many times, so Emperor Liang must have hurriedly held it and said caressingly: "It's all my requests, I'm just afraid of disturbing you."

"Your Majesty, it's not good to spread this. Those who don't know about it think that my concubine is arrogant because of favor and even forget the basic court etiquette!" Yingpin pretended to be angry and helped Emperor Liang to walk down the stone bench beside him, "Come on, bring up the rouge dew that I just made."

Emperor Liang was attracted by this novel name, "Rangzhilu? The name sounds good, but did you give it?"

"It was my concubine, and the emperor must eat more later."

"Okay, okay, I will definitely promise you."

At this moment, a palace maid held an exquisite tray and brought a small bowl. The bowl was painted in glass texture and was painted all over the body, and the waves were flowing in the sun, which was extremely bright. But what was more attractive was the thing in the bowl, pink like porridge, with a little golden embellishment, like a girl's pink cheeks carrying a little pear blossom rain, which I felt pity; when I smelled it, the fragrance was faint and refreshing.

Emperor Liang widened his eyes. He had never seen or tasted this delicious food in Daliang, but this rouge dew was the first time he had seen it in his life.

"This...is your rouge?"

"That's right, Master, don't just watch it, you might as well try it."

Emperor Liang picked up the spoon in his hand and scooped it gently on the surface. The texture was very similar to tofu. He raised his hand and looked at the cut surface as smooth as a mirror, and the fragrance was even more intense. He put it in his mouth, like snow falling to the ground, slowly melting, a cool feeling spread in his mouth, and the aftertaste was long and long. After Emperor Liang could no longer hold it back, he finished a bowl of rouge dew in a while.

"Your Majesty, how does it taste?"

"Excellent, excellent, I really can't live without you!"

"Then the emperor would just come to my Qiluo Garden more in the future."

"It's a pity that the government is busy, and now we are going to start a war against the Tang Dynasty again. I'm afraid I'm just willing to do it." Emperor Liang often talked about the affairs of the previous dynasty in Qiluoyuan to listen to Yingpin.

"Is the emperor ready to regain Yinzhou?"

“That’s right.”

"Good thing, how can I allow others to ravage my Daliang territory? I absolutely support the emperor!"

"Just say you are the most caring. I just hope that this battle will be won and that Yinzhou will be recovered in one fell swoop."

"I think the emperor will definitely get what he wants."

"Haha, yes! The fourth brother didn't disappoint me much. This time there are Chen Gale and Yang Zhong, so I should be relieved."

"I have also heard of the generals of King Yu. They are very good at marching and fighting and planning."

"You have heard of it too? The fourth brother is indeed a general. Only my four sons are the most powerful general. This Baili attack is also his usual style."

"Oh? Are you going to catch Tang off guard?"

"That's right, soldiers are very fast! Forget it, you are a woman, I still won't talk to you about this." Emperor Liang stretched out his waist lazily.

Yingpin stood up and ordered: "Come, move the emperor to the warm room!"

"Okay, I'm tired now." Emperor Liang got up and walked towards the warm pavilion. After walking for a while, he turned around and asked, "Why aren't you coming? If you are not here, I will find it hard to rest."

Yingpin covered her mouth and said with a smile: "I know, I will come here when I am ready to incense."

Emperor Liang turned around and left with satisfaction. The smile that Yingpin had been hanging on her face disappeared instantly. She turned around and walked to a pair of thrushes, grabbed one with her hands, and began to learn to yell at them. After chirping for a while, she let go of her hands and let the two thrushes spread their wings and flew towards the blue sky. As they flew higher and higher and farther, they obviously headed in two different directions, but no one knew where they were flying respectively. Even if someone saw it, he was already used to it. Everyone knew that this was Yingpin's thrush, the most beloved by Emperor Liang, and no one would pursue it.

However, a palace maid hurried to Zhanghan Palace and informed Concubine Jingjia of everything she saw. Concubine Jingjia got up and went to the inner courtyard to look towards Qiluoyuan. Suspicion and worry began to slowly melt away like a drop of ink in the pool in her heart, although there was no slightest appearance on her face.

In the summer of the 29th year of Liang Li, King Yu led the 15,000 Xuanjia Army mobilized from Mobei to Annan. Xuan Shaoning was accompanied by the centurion, and the troops were also Gong Zhengyuan and Duan Lang, and Ye Kai and Zhao Kexin acted as King Yu's personal guards.

King Yu marched quickly without burying pots and making rice with dry food all the way. In just four days, he arrived at Dazhi City, the capital of Annan. At the same time, he arrived at the 20,000 Guangyuan Army led by Yang Zhong, and all the troops were stationed outside Dazhi City.

Just as the army gathered in Annan, the two thrushes had already stopped on the branches of the inner courtyard of the Xiatang and Xiliang Palaces a few days ago.

Qiyun grabbed the thrush and sent it carefully to Zerolerong, "Your Majesty, this is from Gong Ruoyuan."

Zero Roller took the thrush and gently stroked the head of the thrush with his hand, and then began to squeak at the thrush. The thrush seemed to understand it and responded in the same language.

"Oh, it turns out that the Liang Dynasty was going to use troops against Tang and wanted to recover Yinzhou." Zerolerong let go of the thrush and let it fly out of the palace. He was not surprised that Zerolerong could make birds singing, and just asked seriously: "Will your Majesty be ready to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight?"

So Basil Rong thought for a moment, "It's better to see if they fight now. The deeper the grudges of the Liang Dynasty and the Xia Tang Quality Inspection are, the more beneficial it is for us. We can also give it a push at the appropriate time."

On the side of Tang, the thrush fell on a woman's hand. She was wearing a snow-white jacket, with a circle of white hair embroidered on the collar. A dark green skirt wrapped her concave and convex body. The exposed neck was slender and pink, and a red jade hung on it to add a scene. The woman's appearance is characterized by the Liang people, graceful and delicate. Although she is not a first-class beauty, it is also unforgettable.

She slowly walked across the bridge with her thrush in her hand and walked towards the palace on the top of the mountain. The palace ladies who saw her along the way bowed their heads to avoid it.

The imperial city of Xia Tang was different from the system of Daliang and Xiliang. It was chosen on a mountain, and the entire mountain was used as the foundation of the imperial city. According to the trend of the mountain, each palace was built in various locations of the mountain, and the Linxia Palace where the Khan of Xia Tang was located was built on the top of the mountain.

The woman was not far from Linxia Palace. After a stick of incense, she arrived at the main hall - Yingfeng Hall. Linxia Palace was empty all around, occupying the best position on the top of the mountain. You can overlook the mountain from any angle. There is nothing else except one palace on the top of the mountain. The exposed part is ochre rock, and there is no grass growing in the place where you can see it. Compared with the lushness in other places in the mountain, it looks like two worlds.

Yingfeng Hall is divided into three levels. From the air, you can find that the bottom layer is a five-angle shape, the middle layer is a triangle shape, and the top layer is a circle; colorful glazed tiles cover the top, pillars, and the walls are painted with various birds and beasts; there are several strings of green wind chimes half a person high hanging on the corners of each building. Although the Linxia Palace is magnificent, its shape is really strange. The reason why it is called Yingfeng Hall is because the mountain top is unobstructed and the wind is extremely strong. Even on a sunny day, the wind is roaring in the ears, so the huge green wind chimes never stop ringing all day long.

The woman walked straight into Yingfeng Hall without any obstacles and came to the upper floor. The highest floor was still empty, with only a huge dragon-mounted carving chair in the middle, two red dragons hovering on the armrests on both sides. Behind the chair was an eagle spreading its wings to soar in the sky, with sharp eyes and thick claws; the chair could accommodate four people to sit down at the same time, and a pillow embroidered golden silk was laid flat on it, and the owner of Yingfeng Hall was sitting on it.

"Ling Yi meets King Khan." The woman held her thrush with one hand, lifted up the hem of her skirt with the other, and squatted slightly.

The man in front of her opened his eyes at this time. His slender eyelashes covered his eyes with deep blue pupils. His straight nose bridge and slightly raised mouth showed his cynical appearance. He was born with a cold look, but there was a pair of dimples on both sides of his cheeks, as if he had been born in the wrong place, making the coldness even more playful. He stretched out his right hand, his arms were not as thick as ordinary men, but rather slender. The skin on the back of his hand was fair, his fingers were as thin as onions, his nails were pink and shining, and his little fingers were even slightly upturned. These were extremely beautiful on a woman, but unfortunately they were on a man, which made people feel a little incompatible.

"It wouldn't be easy for Master Zhuo to come in person." If his appearance is too feminine, then his voice is just right with his appearance, with a delicate voice, and it sounds like a woman.

"I found this thrush in the garden on the hillside, so I brought it to see King Khan."

"Is there anything special about a thrush?"

"Don't you recognize King Khan?"

After hearing what the woman said, the man opened his eyes wider. He looked at the thrush in the woman's hand and asked as if he had some insight: "Is this Ruoyuan's love-searing eyebrows?"

"That's right, it's Ruoyuan's love-sickness. Once the love-sickness appears, there will inevitably be a major event."

"What's the matter?"

The woman opened her red lips lightly, which was like a basilrong bird singing, and the lovesick eyebrows also responded to it.

"The Liang Dynasty is going to use troops to us, and its target is Yinzhou!"

The man who had been lying on the slanting side immediately sat upright after hearing the news, looking at the woman in front of him with a vicious look, "Oh? The news is indeed?"

"Acacia Mei will never be wrong."

"I didn't expect that the old emperor of the Liang Dynasty would have such ambitions in his twilight years. Do you know who led the army this time?"

"If Ling Yi was not wrong, there were only a few people who could lead the troops in the Liang Dynasty. Yang Jie was old. Although his son was in charge of the Guangyuan Army, he had to garrison the frontier. In addition, only King Yu Xiao Yunqi, but his Xuanjia Army was also in Mobei to guard against Xiliang."

"What I want is accurate news, not your guess."

"Yes, please rest assured that the spies in Annan will soon find out the situation and report it!"

"Don't worry, of course, don't worry. Master Zhuo's ability has always been obvious to all." The man's eyes changed from his previous viciousness and became a little frivolous.

"Then Ling Yi will retreat first."

"Okay, there is Master Lao Zhuo."

The woman turned and left, and the man's eyes kept staring at the woman's figure until she disappeared completely.

"No matter how much you see, it is useless. Zhuo Lingyi, King Khan cannot get it." A sentence suddenly appeared in this empty palace, which made people feel incredible. The sound must not come from King Khan, because the sound is thick and powerful, and the contrast with the prince's voice is very large, but there is no one in the huge palace.
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