The dawn emerged from the end of heaven and earth, dispersing the darkness that shrouded the earth all night.
Huo Qubing closed his eyes slightly, and the qi in the body circulated and dispersed in the limbs and veins.
This is the method of combining yin and yang in the secret scroll given by the emperor. It is a method that is different from self-cultivation and is a method of recuperating the body.
Huo Qubing glanced at the exhausted Princess sleeping.
This method works well for me, but why is Liu Qing so tired?
You were interrupted from practicing, so you are so tired?
Liu Qing's skin is so delicate that it looks like there are no pores. According to ancient scrolls, women with the best skin are as warm and fair as jade, which is probably like this.
Her waterfall-like long hair was spread out, her beautiful eyes were tightly closed, and under her beautiful neck were delicate collarbones and smooth shoulders, with sharp and plump curves further down. However, they were all covered under the quilt, with only one glistening eye.
His little feet poked out from under the quilt, and the blood vessels under the instep glowed with a light blue color.
Getting off the couch, Huo Qubing dressed himself up.
Seeing that it was already bright, I opened the door and walked out of the room.
"Master Marquis, please eat or take a bath and take a rest."
The waitress at the door asked in a low voice. She glanced secretly as she spoke, but saw that Huo Qubing was in high spirits and not at all tired.
The two waitresses were shocked, and both said: "Master Hou stays up all night, so you should take care of your body."
The female officials in the palace had the responsibility of listening to the guests and reminding their masters to exercise self-control and pay attention to their health. They could serve as half-doctors.
Huo Qubing hummed and left with his hands behind his hands: "Let the princess sleep a little longer."
"Only." The waitress agreed in unison.
Last night, the wedding banquet didn't break up until early in the morning.
In the next few days, the Champion's Mansion will also be very busy, bustling with people and welcoming visitors from all over the world.
Huo Qubing walked towards the back of the mansion.
There are many special things sent by the emperor, several important ministers, and the head of the clan, which need to be dealt with.
In the side hall used to place congratulatory gifts, you can see the precious light lingering from a distance.
Those who are good at observing Qi can see the five-color precious light shining outside their house.
Even Dao Zun and Qin Qingyu were attracted by a ray of energy and rushed over.
"The emperor, officials, and the clans were very generous in their actions."
Dao Zun looked at Huo Qubing who was walking over and said: "You, champion, will get something from this big wedding. If it is used to build our Yinxian Sect, it can probably expand to four or five times its current size.
The wealth accumulated by a large clan over several generations is less than what you will get from this wedding."
"It's just a matter of favor." Huo Qubing said calmly.
What I gained this time was mainly due to the ruthlessness of those clan followers.
They probably feel that they need to use money to redeem the inherited items.
Huo Qubing just let nature take its course and never explained what others thought.
When I came to the back house, I ordered people to take out the gifts and sort them out a little.
When Song Ran was brought into the inner house by the Hou family's troops, he saw Huo Qubingzheng, Dao Zun, and Qin Qingyu looking at several rare objects.
The three of them were sitting in a hexagonal pavilion in the middle of the inner lake in the mansion.
When Song Ran approached, he heard Dao Zun talking:
"...The Tiger's Nest House Map has been searched by many hidden sects for many years, and it turns out that it fell into the hands of the royal family.
But if your house is in Chang'an, what big thing can happen? You need to use the tiger's den map to set up defenses, which is a waste of the power of this treasure map."
The Taoist Master paused: "Your Majesty gave you the Tiger's Den map, so what must be the Dragon Pond map in the palace?"
"Hmm."
Huo Qubing responded and picked up the ancient bronze scroll in front of him, which was the tiger's den array diagram.
"The house I lived in before didn't have any defenses. Now that I have a family, I might as well lay out a formation."
Huo Qubing used his military energy to push forward, and the soldiers' energy in the tiger's lair picture was so sharp that he flew out from his hands and merged into the ground of the mansion.
The ground, walls, and even the void of the entire Champion House are filled with energy, connected in series like lines, intertwined several times before disappearing.
Roar!
A faint roar of a tiger could be heard.
Huo Qubing took out another small copper box, which was a wedding gift given by Ru Bohu before.
The copper box was covered with incantations and opened in the dim light.
The machine button made a sound, and four small and exquisite bronze beasts rose up in four directions, like military order tiger talismans.
These four bronze beasts are Suanni, a brave and invincible beast, Qiongqi, a ferocious beast that devours ghosts and monsters, Haechi, the incarnation of justice, and Pixiu, which absorbs all kinds of auras, accumulates wealth, and cannot get out. p>
Although the copper beast is small, it is lifelike.
They rose from the copper box, with dense mantras lighting up on their bodies, corresponding to the four directions, and breathed out breath after breath.
The auras each turned into phantoms, and were eventually imprinted on the front and rear gates of the Champion's Mansion, as well as on the east and west exterior walls, forming relief-like patterns.
The gift given by Ru Bohu is also an ancient inheritance. The copper beast used to guard the house can protect the peace of the family.
The four bronze beasts are combined with the picture of the tiger's den, and the atmosphere of the entire Hou Mansion changes, like a dragon pond and a tiger's den, extremely dense, and all the precious lights that were reflected in the sky are covered and can no longer be seen.
Dao Zun glanced at Qin Qingyu.
The meaning in the eyes of the two people is probably: Our Taoist sect has existed for thousands of years, and the aura derived from it, he can equal it after just one marriage?
After Huo Qubing finished doing this, he asked Song Ran, who was waiting close to him: "Is there any news?"
"Yes, just as Huo Hou expected."
Song Ran said: "After His Majesty sent an edict to the four barbarians and came to Chang'an to meet and profess his ministers, we paid attention to the movements of all parties in the four barbarians. The first abnormality was in the northwest. The ancient Qiang and other tribes under the jurisdiction of the Xianling Qiang gathered together, and some raised troops to disturb the border areas.
Trend..."
Dao Zun and Qin Qingyu listened clearly and thought to themselves: The champion is going to attack the surrounding barbarians.
The emperor's decree for the foreign barbarians to come to court was both a lure and bait.
Then Huo Qubing immediately asked people to monitor the movements of the four barbarians. Whoever moves first will be beaten, forming a deterrent to the other four barbarians...kill the chicken to show the monkey.
Song Ran spoke and handed over a secret scroll.
Huo Qubing took it and looked through it.
It contains detailed information about the Qiang people.
It has more than 100 Qiang tribes under its jurisdiction, ranging in size.
This time, the leaders of the gathering of various Qiang tribes were Dianzhen, the leader of the ancient Qiang tribe, and Mulangtuo.
"The Qiang, Di and other tribes gathered in the west of the Han Dynasty, and they could not be completely eliminated despite repeated expropriations. The reason is that the terrain in the southwest, northwest and other places is complex, and there is a lot of miasma in the southwest mountainous area. Only the Qiang, Di and other tribes who have lived there for a long time
Be familiar with the situation."
Song Ran said: "When we send out troops in large numbers, they will retreat into the mountains.
When we retreat, they come out, so the ban continues, but the trend is getting worse."
Song Ran introduced the information in the file to Huo Qubing:
"Dianzhen and Mulangtuo are both leaders of the Qiang people in Southwest China.
They often robbed and harassed our Han territory. In the past, Dianzhen was one of the chiefs of the Qiang and Di tribes who had the closest ties with the Xiongnu.
Four years ago, when the Xiongnu invaded the north, the Qiang people also coordinated on the western front of our Han Dynasty. They sent troops to attack Xiguan and killed Shan Chao, the general of Yucheng. Shan Chao's wife and daughter were not spared, and they set fire to the city, causing countless casualties.
Dianzhen."
Song Ran's eyes were cold: "Master asked me to tell Huo Hou that he said that the Qiang, Di and other tribes are entrenched in the west of the Han Dynasty, closest to Chang'an, and they are actually a thorn in their side.
But it is extremely difficult to eliminate them, so Qin Shi has repeatedly conquered without success. Master is very much looking forward to Huo Hou showing off his troops again.
If the hidden danger of the Western Qiang can be quelled, Master will not only stand by Huo Hou in the matter of expanding the territory, but will also help Huo Hou to jointly promote it."
Huo Qubing said dumbly: "Your master knows how to use tricks and makes empty promises.
I can't defeat the Xiqiang, so he has to stand with me, because I stand with His Majesty."
Song Ran thought about it for a while, and realized that this was indeed the truth, and she also raised the corner of her mouth.
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Inner house.
Liu Qing's eyelids closed, he slowly opened his eyes and looked out the window.
The light reflected in the clouds was as red as fire, and it was already evening.
Slept all day?
The groggy thoughts slowly subsided, and he recalled the experience before going to bed... No wonder her husband was so brave in battle, and Liu Qing had a deep understanding of how ferocious his attack power was.
She lay there, staring at the curtain above in a daze, feeling a kind of lazy fatigue in her bones, and she didn't want to get up.
Suddenly I heard footsteps coming from outside the door.
The rhythm of the steps is constant, and the weight and distance of each footstep seem to have been carefully measured with a ruler, and they are exactly the same.
Liu Qing's small ears moved slightly, and she heard that Huo Qubing was back. She quickly closed her eyes, stabilized her breathing, and pretended not to wake up yet.
Then I heard the sound of the door opening, walked to the wooden couch, and lifted the hanging veil.
Pa, it was patted, like a ball of water rolling.
"Get up soon. You have the physique of a phoenix returning to its nest, and you have taken the elixir left by your aunt. You should be well by now."
Liu Qing groaned softly and opened his eyes.
That cold and formidable face was beside the wooden couch, with an imposing figure, and his eyes were looking at her unscrupulously as she woke up from her spring sleep.
Liu Qing said softly: "You go out first, I want to get up and get dressed."
"Yeah." Huo Qubing turned around and left the dormitory very obediently.
Liu Qing sat up from the quilt and moved around for a while. Although he was a little tired and lazy and had no strength, he was indeed fine.
She found the lining of the small clothes on Nuo Da's couch and put it on first, then twisted her body from the couch with her legs together, stretched out her long legs from the couch, and then put her white feet into her shoes, and then slowly
Get up slowly and walk around.
Thinking of the introduction to the physique of Phoenix Returning to the Nest in the secret scroll, Liu Qing's face doubled in beauty.
At this time, the maid came in and helped her change into an apricot-colored dress. It was getting late, so there was no need to dress up anymore, since she would have to go to bed later.
Huo Qubing came back with a food box.
He asked the waitresses to step aside, opened the food box himself, and took out a clay pot for making soup.
"You drink a little, and it will be cooked in the morning. The heat will be just right."
Huo Qubing has a calm and sharp personality, but after having a family, he still has to be humble and gentle towards his wife.
After saying this, he took out the warm stew from the food box and slowly placed it in front of Liu Qing.
Her Highness the Princess's eyes were soft and moving, and she sipped the soup in small sips.
"Are you feeling better?" Huo Qubing asked.
Liu Qing snorted softly and said: "My whole body hurts."
Huo Qubing smiled: "Yesterday you said you wanted me to take you out for a walk to see the world. Your Majesty promised me that I won't have to go to court in the near future. If you are in good health, you can rest well. I will take you for a walk outside Chang'an.
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Liu Qing said happily: "Really. Then where are we going?"
As if he was well prepared, Huo Qubing took out a map from the pocket of his magical power, spread it out and said:
"Chang'an is already the most prosperous place in our Han Dynasty. If the princess wants to go out for a walk, we should go further away."
"Well, I listen to my husband." Liu Qing narrowed her eyes.
Huo Qubing pointed out three locations on the map, namely Beiguan, the coast, and the northwest.
Liu Qing came back to his senses and felt that something was wrong: "Why are they all at the border? You are going to patrol the border, and you lied to me and said you would take me out for a walk."
Huo Qubing smiled and said: "How can it be a lie? Let's not delay. Haven't you always wanted to be a heroine? When we travel around the world, we must go to the border to conform to the style of a heroine.
If you haven’t been to the border, you’re not a heroine.”
Liu Qing suddenly flashed his eyes: "Then I want to go see the sea, let's go south."
Huo Qubing: "Looking at the sea is boring. Let's go to the northwest first and take you to see the desert smoke and the sea of sand. It's also a sea, and it's particularly magnificent."
Liu Qing mumbled softly: "You obviously wanted to inspect Xiguan, so you took me there just for the sake of it."
Huo Qubing promised: "Next time I will take you to the south to see the sea. This time I will see the sand sea first."
Time flies.
Counting the days, it has been three days since the wedding of Champion Hou.
The heads of the Li family, Wang family and other clans patiently did not bother the newlyweds during these three days. On the fourth day, they felt that it was almost done and were ready to visit and ask when they could get the inherited items back. When several family heads arrived at the Champion House, it was morning and the sun was shining brightly.
But I saw that the gate was very strict, and there were two huge gate-guarding beasts outside the main gate, which looked majestic.
At the gate, the imperial guards stood tall and strong in armor.
An attendant went up to hand over the greeting card, and came back after a while to report to the heads of the family: "The concierge said that the champion is taking the princess on a trip. He left the city this morning and it will take at least half a month to return."
Several family heads were stunned for a moment.
It's over, the inherited items are being held in the military mansion for another half month.
When I come to Chang'an this time, it seems I won't be able to leave.
Several people looked at each other.
Earlier, Huo Qubing indeed took Her Royal Highness the Princess, a group of 200 forbidden troops, and an embroidery team out of the city from the west gate of Chang'an.
Also accompanying the team was Zhang Qian.
After leaving the city, the group headed straight to the northwest.
Liu Qing was wearing a military uniform, and on his feet was a kind of soft leather boots with an upturned head that came from the Western Regions. They were exquisitely decorated and outlined tight lines on his calves to protect against wind and sand.
Two hundred forbidden troops were divided into two teams, clearing the way from front to back.
All the attendants were also walking in front and behind, leaving the two of them in the middle to enjoy the amazing sights along the way.
"Husband, I want to ride a horse with you."
When Liu Qing saw no one nearby, his eyes were full of charm and he glanced at Huo Qubing.
Seeing Huo Qubing smiling and nodding, he immediately jumped up in front of him and rode with him.
In the past few days, the two of them have been studying the secret scroll together. After eating the marrow and understanding the taste, their relationship is growing day by day.
After a day of galloping, by evening, we had chosen a location near the mountains hundreds of miles away from Chang'an and camped on the spot.