Chapter 57

The dazzling sunlight came, and Lin Nan rubbed his eyes subconsciously, feeling a steaming big guy nudging him.

He woke up in a daze, and was faced with a huge horse's face. The horse's mouth was pressing against his neck, and its hot breath was spraying on his face.

【What the hell! 】

Lin Nanjie almost fainted.

After calming down, Lin Nanqi reached out and touched the horse, and breathed a sigh of relief: "So it was you."

This horse is silver-white all over, with a tuft of black hair on its forehead. It is very easy to recognize and very human-like. It was it that kicked us yesterday.

Lin Nanjie called it Silver Night.

【Ginye, oh Ginye, hello again.】

【Those two kicks yesterday were really good. 】

[I'll give you more food and grass today to feed you well! ]

Yin Ye sneezed and licked his hand gracefully with her tongue.

Lin Nanqi added fodder to the horses one by one, and gave Yin Ye an extra handful.

It was still early, so Lin Nanjie stretched his muscles and watched the horse eat grass. Finally, he came to a conclusion:

【The horse is stronger than the dog emperor. 】

Li Chenghuan, who got up early and took a walk to the next door of Yumajian:?

He expected Lin Nanlie to scold him.

But calling him worse than a horse? What kind of scolding is that?

Wang Dehai stopped and asked: "Your Majesty?"

Li Chengqian cleared his throat and looked at the rising sun in the east: "The weather is very good today."

Wang Dehai looked puzzled.

You got up early in the morning during your holiday just to see the sun?

What's so special about the sun this morning? Don't we see it every day during the morning court session?

Wang Dehai suddenly realized what was going on when he remembered that the Yuma prison was next door.

Are you thinking about Lin Nanlie?

Not to mention the emperor, he was a little uncomfortable with Lin Nanjie's absence these days.

It's no wonder that although Lin Nanjie is not in good shape sometimes, he is smart, quick-witted and has no bad intentions. The gold leaf cards that I gave him are still in the treasure chest beside his bed.

Recently, a young eunuch was promoted to a higher position, but Lin Nanjie didn't like him at all.

He seemed respectful on the surface, but he could tell at a glance that he was very ambitious and didn't even take him seriously.

So when Wang Dehai heard the emperor's words, he also had some ideas.

He glanced at Li Chengqian and pretended to be casual: "I heard an interesting thing the other day. It happened in the Yumaguan next door."

Li Chengqian's mind moved, but his expression remained calm: "Oh? Tell me about it."

Wang Dehai thought there was a way, so he said, "Years ago, the Western Regions paid tribute to the emperor with a batch of precious horses, which were kept in the Yuma Prison, under the supervision of the internal supervisor Hu Jinbao, and raised by his subordinate... Lin Nanjie who had just been transferred there. Who would have thought that the precious horses were kicked out after being raised by Lin Nanjie for just a few days."

Li Chengqian was nervous: "Is anyone hurt?"

Wang Dehai: "How could there be no one? I don't know how, but the horse kicked Hu Jinbao twice."

Li Chengqian: “Oh.”

The relaxation in this sentence was too obvious, so Li Chengqian asked again: "What exactly is going on?"

Wang Dehai said with a smile: "I don't know the reason, but I heard that the Baoma is intelligent and can recognize people after being trained. Besides, Hu Jinbao usually has a bad temper, and this horse is protecting people."

Wang Dehai didn't finish his words. He couldn't tell the emperor directly about the trouble Hu Jinbao had with Lin Nanjie, but he got kicked by the horse instead.

But Li Chengqian understood as soon as he heard it.

My mood suddenly became complicated.

Finally, he said, "Since this horse can recognize people, let Lin Nanqi follow during the spring hunt."

Wang Dehai was delighted and said quickly: "It is a blessing for that boy that the emperor appreciates him!"

Lin Nanjie was somewhat surprised when he received the news, but he quickly realized that this must be an opportunity that Wang Dehai had fought for.

Lin Nanjie thanked Wang Dehai: "I didn't expect that my father-in-law still misses me."

Wang Dehai sighed: "For us servants, life and death are all determined by the master's words. Fortunately, the emperor is a wise master. You have good foresight during the spring hunt."

Lin Nanjie hurriedly thanked Wang Dehai again.

Wang Dehai actually had his own selfish motives. He was worried that if the new eunuch could gain a firm foothold, his good days would be over.

He still wants to live out his old age in peace and stability.

*

The day of spring hunting came in a flash. The weather was clear, the wind was gentle, and the scenery was beautiful.

Li Chengxuan led the civil and military officials and marquises in the capital and headed towards Jingren Mountain in a mighty procession.

As the attendant of the Horse Guard, Lin Nanjie was at the end, following behind the team with Yin Ye. He looked ahead at the long line of people in front of him, and could only see a bright yellow carriage moving among the guards.

There was a strange eunuch beside the driver, who looked young and was saying something funny to the people in the carriage. I didn't know how the man in the carriage reacted, but I saw that the eunuch also laughed.

Lin Nanjie had a strange feeling in his heart, something strange and awkward.

[After not seeing each other for a few days, I started chatting and laughing with others, haha. 】

The other eunuchs in the Horse Guards whispered to each other: "I heard that the emperor recently promoted a eunuch named Liu Jiang. He is young, very capable, and he makes the emperor happy every day."

"Really? The one following next to you?"

"That's right! Now I'm going to be a celebrity!"

"That's hard to say. If the emperor doesn't think it's fresh anymore, he might send us here to guard and raise horses again."

As they talked, they looked in the direction of Lin Nanjie.

But Lin Nanjie held Yin Ye with one hand, as if he didn't hear what they were saying at all, and didn't even glance at them.

Several people immediately found themselves in trouble.

Lin Nanjie was thinking about something else.

The name Liujiang sounds so familiar.

He tried to review the plot in his mind.

Liujiang River.

Spring hunting.

Jingren Mountain.

These three words seem to be related.

Jingren Mountain is very large and is located on the dragon vein. It is not only the location of the Li family imperial tomb, but also the place where hunting is carried out in spring and autumn.

In a flash, Lin Nanjie finally discovered the connection between the three words.

[Liu Jiang! This person is not simple! ]

【Liu Jiang was originally a servant of Concubine Duan. He had been in the palace for four or five years and became a favorite of Concubine Duan. He was about to make it big, but who would have thought that Concubine Duan suddenly went to pray for blessings and practice meditation. He was left alone in the palace. Although he still received his monthly salary, he had no future. It happened that the emperor was short of people at that time, so Liu Jiang was recommended to the emperor.】

[Oh... The dog emperor saw that he was smart, funny, and good-looking, so he kept him. ]

Lin Nanjie commented on this: [Hehe, be careful, it's a beautiful snake. ]

Li Chenghuan was sitting in the carriage. Liu Jiang's voice kept coming from outside the carriage, but he was absent-mindedly listening to Lin Nanjie's inner voice.

When I heard this beautiful snake, I couldn't help but chuckle.

Liu Jiang was delighted: "It is worth dying to make the emperor happy."

Li Chenghuan uttered an ambiguous "hmm" but did not look at Liu Jiang. Instead, he continued talking about "beautiful snake" and thought of the absurd dream that night.

I don't know who this sentence is describing.

[Eh… I have to admire you for that.] Kokoro said again.

The more he dug into Lin Nan's secrets, the more he found out. He was completely immersed in the gossip.

[When Liu Jiang arrived at Yu, he was not outstanding at first. But he worked very hard. To what extent did he work? ]

[Other people change their coins once or twice a day, but Liu Jiang doesn’t.]

【He goes to bed at 2 a.m. and wakes up at 4 a.m.】

[During these years in the palace, in order to attract the attention of the masters of each palace, he not only did his job well, but also learned the skills of serving people, and was proficient in massage, cooking, etc. That was enough, he also learned to play musical instruments, write, paint, and do accounting and financial management.]

Lin Nanjie was stunned.

[It's simply a hexagonal warrior! 】

Lin Nanjie was silent: [Indeed... he is very talented and knowledgeable. I am not as good as him.]

Looking up again, Lin Nanjie was already looking at Liu Jiang's back with satisfaction and admiration.

Stop it, stop it.

He couldn't go to bed at two and get up at four.

Liu Jiang was following the emperor, racking his brains to entertain the emperor, when he suddenly felt someone was staring at him.

When he turned around, he saw Lin Nanjie, who was riding a horse at the back of the team and looking at him from a distance.

The corners of Liu Jiang's lips curled up.

There is no need to be afraid of defeated generals.

Lin Nanqi retracted his gaze and complained again: [It's a pity that after working so hard, I'm still associated with rebellion.]

[The dog emperor is still blind. ]

Li Chengqian: ???

He was first alarmed by the word "treason". The capital was heavily guarded and no signs of treason were found.

But if Lin Nanjie says yes, then it is yes.

Then, because of the word "blind", even though I was being scolded, I felt a sense of familiarity that I hadn't seen for a long time.

*

The team set out early in the morning and arrived at the hunting ground in the afternoon.

The order came from the front, and the hunting was about to begin. Lin Nanjie and several people from Yu's horse guard led the blood-fighting horse to Yu. Lin Nanjie touched Yin Ye's head and whispered, "Let's go."

Lin Nanjie felt a little nervous when she thought about meeting Li Chenghuan soon.

Yin Ye seemed to sense his nervousness and licked his hand affectionately.

However, halfway through the journey, Lin Nanjie was stopped.

"Eunuch Lin, please stay. I will lead the emperor's silver lion." Liu Jiang blocked his way.

Lin Nanjie thought: [So Yin Ye has a name, called Silver Lion.]

Lin Nan raised his eyes and looked at Liu Jiang: "This horse has a fierce temper, Eunuch Liu, you must be careful."

Liu Jiang smiled contemptuously, his voice was sharp and cold: "Stop talking!"

Lin Nanjie loosened the reins and stood aside.

Liu Jiang raised his hand to pull the reins and was about to bring Yin Ye to the emperor. But when he pulled, Yin Ye didn't move at all.

Liu Jiang was annoyed, and he used some strength to yell in a low voice: "Go!"

Yin Ye twisted his neck and the reins were pulled. Liu Jiang almost failed to hold on and staggered on the spot.

Low laughter could be heard all around.

Liu Jiang suddenly became angry and humiliated, and pulled the reins hard, forcing Yin Ye to follow him.

At this moment, something unexpected happened.

Yin Ye raised his front hoof high in the air, and was about to kick Liu Jiang.

Liu Jiang was so frightened that his face turned pale. He immediately let go of the reins, fell to the ground, and subconsciously covered his face.

Fortunately, the horse's hoof did not kick up. Liu Jiang put down his hand, looked at Yin Ye and cursed: "This little beast!"

Lin Nanjie stepped forward to comfort Yin Ye: "Eunuch Liu, please be careful with your words. This is the emperor's mount. How can you insult it?"

Liu Jiang got up from the ground, choking and shaking: "Just wait for me!"

Lin Nanqi looked innocent: "Eunuch Liu, you are so weak, you should stay up less late."

Liu Jiang frowned: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Lin Nanjie came closer and whispered, "The powder under your eyes has fallen off."

The Liujiang River split open.

He took out a small mirror from his pocket and saw the dark circles under his eyes that were exposed because of his sleeve rubbing off. His eyes went dark.

Lin Nanjie looked at Liu Jiang's back as he ran away with his face covered, and was amazed: [I thought Eunuch Liu was gifted, but I didn't expect he also had dark circles under his eyes.]

Several people continued to lead their horses and walked in the direction ahead.

Lin Nanjie saw Li Chenghuan from a distance, and although hesitant in his steps, he still pulled his horse in front of Li Chenghuan.

Then, he bowed respectfully.

"I have seen the emperor."

Li Chenghuan fixed his eyes on Lin Nanjie. As he watched the other party approach step by step, he saluted in an extremely polite manner.

It was clearly a familiar face and figure, but there was a sense of strangeness and alienation in it.

He moved his fingers slightly, as if he was going to step forward and help her up.

Finally, he said coldly: "Stand up."