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Chapter 567: Extra: Flowers on the Road Begins (End)
Wen Qingyu slowly turned around and looked at Yan Daiqing who was walking towards him with the files. Without changing his expression, he asked sincerely and puzzledly, "Your Majesty? Isn't Your Majesty in the palace, reading the files?"

Yan Daiqing held the file and said, "I just went there and didn't see it."

"You are here, don't you see His Majesty?"

Wen Qingyu said: "No."

Yan Daiqing asked suspiciously, "Really?"

Wen Qingyu said frankly:

"Of course not. Why don't you trust me?"

Yan Daiqing looked at Wen Qingyu's frank eyes, suddenly sneered and said:
"Of course I don't believe it! If you really didn't see His Majesty, you would definitely say that you saw His Majesty and then make a joke. But now you are so sure and honest that you didn't see him."

“That’s a big problem!”

"Tell me, where did your Majesty go?"

Wen Qingyu's forehead twitched. Looking at the friend in front of him who was already very familiar with him, he just said for a moment: "I don't know."

Yan Daiqing was furious and swung the scroll to hit him, angrily saying: "Your Majesty has official business to attend to today and a wedding tomorrow. Where are you going? What are you hiding?!"

The left prime minister used brute force torture.

After a resistance, Wen Qingyu found that Pojun, Fangzi Qiao, Zhou Pinglu and other people had heard the news and came. After carefully considering the strength of the enemy and ourselves, he decisively told the general situation and said, "It was the Queen and His Majesty who invited them out."

Everyone looked at each other.

Yan Daiqing's expression eased: "Since it is the owner of Changfeng Tower who asked Your Majesty to go out, it is reasonable and logical. You should have said no earlier."

Mr. Wen Qingyu, whose left eye socket was bruised, said calmly:

"The gentleman didn't seem to give me a chance to speak."

Yan Daiqing touched his right eye socket and sneered:

"It seems that if I don't use force, you will answer honestly."

Wen Lingjun said, "There are only a few miscellaneous matters left in these official duties. You don't need to bother your majesty with these matters. But tomorrow's wedding, the sacrifice to heaven and earth, the audience of all officials, and the joy of the four seas, your majesty is not here, what should we do?"

This gentle gentleman spoke in a calm tone, but his eyes were looking at Wen Qingyu.

The first major event after the founding of the Qin Dynasty.

The marriage of the emperor and the empress.

Officials from all directions came to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, and the people enjoyed themselves together.

Then both the emperor and the empress were gone.

Then what's the point of being happy?
Just thinking about this kind of thing made these strategists in troubled times break out in sweat. Everyone looked at Mr. Wen Qingyu over there. The latter smiled slightly and said confidently: "Your Majesty will return on time."

"If not..."

Wen Lingjun, Fang Ziqiao and others looked at each other and asked:
"If not, what?"

Wen Qingyu held his head high and chest high, with the magnanimity and composure of a famous scholar, and said calmly:

"I, Jiangnan Yan Daiqing, will take full responsibility!"

Everyone didn't react at first to realize that something was wrong.

After three breaths, Yan Daiqing became furious:
"Wen Qingyu!!!"

"That's his mother!!!"

Waving their fists and beating again, the group of advisers entered into a regular civil strife. Mr. Wen Qingyu looked into the distance with a gratified smile.

My lord, my queen.

Sir, you did your best.

Wen Qingyu was dragged away.

"Your Majesty will be getting married tomorrow, don't slap me in the face!"

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Li Guanyi changed his clothes, from the scarlet brocade robe with a Qilin pattern to a gray-blue ranger outfit, and tied his hair with a jade hairpin, then slipped out with Xue Shuangtao. When they went out, they could still faintly hear the crazy laughter from the other side.

“Hahahaha, drink, drink!”

"Fan Qing, why are you lying down now!?"

Li Guanyi grinned. He could tell that this was Yue Qianfeng's voice. This elder brother seemed to be in a very happy mood today. Li Guanyi held his breath, slowed down his actions, and said, "But we can't let him be discovered."

"If General Yue and the others find out, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape."

Xue Shuangtao chuckled.

Li Guanyi's martial arts skills were very high, and he left Jiangnan easily. The noise of noise and laughter and drinking gradually left them behind. All they could see were spring willows swaying in the wind and gurgling water. The two men's expressions calmed down and they drifted along with the current.

Li Guanyi said: "So, Miss, where do you want to go?"

Xue Shuangtao had a smile on his face.

There was an indescribable excitement in escaping from the grand ceremony that seemed to encompass the entire world. The eldest lady blushed slightly, exhaled, and said, "I don't know."

Li Guan smiled and said, "What a great one I don't know."

He thought for a moment and said, "Then, walk around everywhere."

Li Guanyi whistled.

The divine will of the martial arts legend soared into the sky. The sea of ​​clouds in the sky rolled, and suddenly a long cry of an eagle was heard. A golden stream of light came with the momentum of tearing through the waves of the sea of ​​clouds, and soon a golden eagle appeared in the sky.

The auspicious sign on the grassland lowered his head and stared at Emperor Qin. Li Guanyi smiled and said, "Xiangrui, I need your speed. Thank you for your help today."

The Eagle Xiangrui rolled his eyes.

He is no longer as rebellious as he was when he first met the Emperor of Qin.

A proud omen on the grassland.

After a cordial and friendly exchange with the ancient red dragon.

I never had the same problem again.

Li Guan put his arm around Xue Shuangtao's waist and stepped lightly on the ground. His internal energy circulated around him and transformed into a stream of wind, lifting the two of them up and riding on the wind. In just a moment, they had landed on the back of the sacred eagle.

This auspicious sign circled in the wind, then flapped its wings and flew away into the distance.

Since the eldest lady didn't say where she was going, Li Guanyi simply followed his youthful aspirations and went to the coldest place in the Great Wall to see the wind blowing, the snow covering the ground, and the lingering spring.

Go to the highest sacred mountain in the Western Regions and see the place where Emperor Qin led his army to break into the city and cast the tripod.

He personally reached out and touched the ancient, ruggedly shaped Western Region tripod.

Also at the border between the grassland and the Western Regions, you can see the desert like a long river. The red sun sets, and the steam makes the clouds churn like boiling water. After sunset, a bright moon illuminates all directions, making the entire desert reflect light like silver and emit a faint cold silver light.

till the end.

Riding on the auspicious divine eagle, flying over the sea of ​​clouds in the sky, he saw the sun rising and the rolling clouds of light. It was a magnificent sight. In one day, he almost saw all the prosperous scenery of the world. Xue Shuangtao was in very good spirits, but at this moment he was a little tired.

Li Guanyi chuckled and said, "Then let's go back and take a look."

With a thought, the auspicious divine eagle sensed Li Guanyi's intention. It folded its wings and fell from the air like a sharp arrow, tearing apart the sea of ​​clouds. By the time it stabilized, it had already seen the city gate of Guanyi City.

Of course the flying eagle could not descend from the sky so openly. This huge auspicious beast looked extremely terrifying in appearance and would probably scare the people. So it just stopped on the mountain outside the city. Li Guanyi and Xue Shuangtao landed and just strolled and chatted before entering Guanyi City.

Guanyi City is still far away from the original Eighteen Prefectures of Jiangnan.

Today is the wedding, and the ceremony will naturally be held in Jiangnan. Many people from the Xue family have already arrived at the Jiangnan villa and are waiting. There is no need to worry about meeting any familiar people here. Li Guanyi and Xue Shuangtao strolled forward.

The woman in green couldn't help but chuckle as she walked along the road.

Li Guanyi: "What are you laughing at?"

Xue Shuangtao said: "You should ask what you are thinking about."

Li Guanyi smiled and said, "So, Miss, what are you thinking about?"

Xue Shuangtao put his hands behind his back, his white fingers gently raised, sweeping across the green branches hanging by the roadside, and said, "I thought of more than ten years ago, when Brother Yue and his men wanted to let the ancestors enter the city in order to rescue General Yue."

"Brother Yue found many fugitives and forced them to attack the city defenses."

"That was when Master Wen Zhongzi was recruiting disciples. All the noble families in Guanyi City were here to compete in literature and martial arts. However, many of the noble families boasted that they were both good at literature and martial arts, but you were the only one who dared to rush out."

"At that time, you hadn't even entered the country yet, yet you had the guts to do that."

Li Guanyi said, "Mr. Xue and Brother Yue are both very kind to me. I know that there is only a misunderstanding between them and there is no reason for them to be enemies. I definitely can't just watch them fight to the death."

Xue Shuangtao smiled and said, "You are right after all."

"And the last time..."

The spring light is fading, and it is the time of sunrise.

There were people rushing from the villages and towns outside the city to Guanyi City. They were on the road, the grass was still covered with cold dew, and the air was slightly cold. The girl in green shirt and the knight in blue shirt walked side by side, chatting about their youth.

After entering the city, the woman suddenly became interested and said with a smile: "It was here that day that the young ladies of other families invited me to the women's literary gathering, and you were so kind that you dragged me along directly."

"I remember that at that time, there was a small market, with merchants selling Western jujubes, children, craftsmen, and performing artists. Ah, from that day to now, more than ten years have passed, and I have never seen such a lively market, nor have I tasted such delicious hot soup again."

Li Guan smiled and said, "Since you miss the past, let's go and take a look today."

The two of them just walked forward slowly and leisurely, like an ordinary pair of chivalrous knights.

When we went to the tree, although it had not rained, there was still a small market. It was a spontaneous trade held by the people. After the founding of the Qin Dynasty, these things were not dealt with strictly, but were encouraged while ensuring order.

Today is not the big market on the first and fifteenth of every month, but just an ordinary market.

There are only a dozen stalls, most of which sell small gadgets and some tools that are often used in daily life. However, even in the market in Guanyi City on ordinary days, there are specialties from various places such as the North, the West, and the Southwest.

Leather from the Western Regions and the grasslands, brocade from the Southwest.

Pottery from the Central Plains and northern China.

There were also some exquisite gadgets from other places, and different kinds of tea from different places. From listening to people's conversations, I learned that it was because a caravan came to Guanyi City that there were so many specialties from other places.

The leader of the caravan is setting up his stall here today.

Li Guanyi looked at an ox horn comb, which was polished smooth and had a good texture. He wanted to ask the caravan leader, but was slightly startled. He saw a young man sitting cross-legged next to the largest stall. He did not look very handsome, but he had a sense of determination and familiarity.

He was wearing a brown suit, iron wrist guards, and two swords on his waist. He was not very old, only in his early twenties, and his martial arts skills were already at the third level. For a wandering knight, this age and this level of martial arts were extremely outstanding. "Do you want to buy this comb? It was made by the herdsmen in the Western Regions. The craftsmanship is simple and has a miraculous effect on hair dandruff. If you want it..."

The caravan leader spoke with a smile, then was slightly startled.

The young man was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Guanyi, then looked at the woman in green over there, and jumped up as if a Mohist mechanism was installed on his buttocks, and subconsciously said: "Master Li, Manager Xue. !!"

Xue Shuangtao also recognized the young man.

It was the father and son of a traveling merchant she met when she went to the academy as promised before the Zhongzhou tour. They smiled and said, "It's... Little Stone?"

When Shi Yisong was young, he followed his father on a business trip. At that time, he first met Li Guanyi who went to Zhongzhou with Jian Kuang. Later, they parted ways. When he left Zhongzhou, he met the Xue family caravan that was heading to Zhongzhou at that time. He had a good relationship with both Li Guanyi and Xue Shuangtao.

Shi Yisong was also very happy to meet him this time, and said, "It turns out to be you two. Hahahaha, I thought I would never have the chance to see you again. Come, come, please come and sit down!"

Shi Yisong stood up and fetched two stools, and asked the people selling snacks in the caravan to bring the food. He first spread oil paper on the table, and then spread all the food on the oil paper.

We chatted about the past and recounted past events.

When Shi Yisong was chatting, he briefly talked about his own experience. It was nothing more than the years of war and the hardship of survival. Now that the world is unified, he relies on his martial arts and has resumed the trade route. Because there are no more wars in all directions, he is doing better than his father's generation.

He asked if the old man who had taught him a little about swordsmanship was doing okay.

But he knew that the old man in green had passed away. He couldn't help but look sad, and said: "My martial arts were all taught by the old senior and Taoist Li. I didn't think much of it that day, but later I gradually practiced and my martial arts gradually improved. Only then did I realize what a great opportunity it was that day."

"The old senior has passed away. I should burn a stick of incense for him."

He looked at Xue Shuangtao and Li Guanyi who were walking towards him again, and asked in confusion: "What are you two doing..."

He glanced at the two of them, and suddenly a knowing smile appeared on his face:
"That year, Shopkeeper Xue led the caravan to look for Taoist Priest Li."

"Now it seems that in the past ten years or so, Shopkeeper Xue's caravan has finally caught up with Taoist Li."

Xue Shuangtao was slightly stunned and wanted to say something else.

Li Guanyi gently held the woman's wrist, smiled, and said:

"Yes."

Shi Yisong laughed loudly. Although he was only an adult, he had walked in troubled times and had the heroic bearing of a chivalrous knight. He was just drinking to his heart's content in this simple stall. Suddenly, he thought of something and drew the two swords from his waist and placed them on the table.

It was actually a wooden sword with the word "Li" engraved on it.

A sword forged with superb craftsmanship, with the word "Xue" engraved on it.

Shi Yisong smiled and said, "These are the swords you two gave me when I was young. Now that we've met again after more than ten years, I'll let these two swords be my gifts."

"Shopkeeper Xue did not meet Taoist Li that day."

"Today, the two of you come together."

"Even the people in my Jianghu caravan feel happy and excited. Only today, seeing the state of an old friend, I feel that the saying that this chaotic world has been peaceful and prosperous for more than ten years is true."

Li Guanyi and Xue Shuangtao looked at each other.

Each of them took a sword.

What Li Guanyi was holding was the fine steel sword with the word "Xue" in it that was given to him by the young shopkeeper.

Xue Shuangtao took it, which was a willow wood sword with the word "Li" carved on it by the Taoist priest back then.

Jianghu Night Rain had been together for more than ten years, and it seemed as if he had received a gift from an old friend. Shi Yisong stood up, drank and smiled, then crossed his hands and sang a fat promise, laughing and saying, "Today, congratulations to an old friend!"

"Master Li, Madam Li, I wish you two a long and happy marriage!"

"See you someday. I hope to see the two children."

"I also hope that my martial arts skills will have improved by then, so I can carve a wooden sword for you. It's not a martial arts weapon, but just a memorial for you."

A good wine.

Old friends from the world, meet by chance and say goodbye at leisure.

Xue Shuangtao drank the wine.

It's just a little wine, but, even if the wine doesn't make people drunk, people will get drunk by themselves.

Suddenly, she thought of her youth again and went to walk on the tree. Just then, the wind blew away the clouds. The woman spread her arms, and her green shirt swayed slightly in the wind, like a young kite. She stepped on the twigs and turned to look at the young man under the tree.

"Hello, Li Guanyi."

So, it was the young lady who shouted:

"When will you marry me?"

But the young pharmacist looked up and said solemnly:
"Today is just the right day."

Xue Shuangtao chuckled, and this time it was not the rain that made his steps slippery. He just spread his arms and jumped down. The hem of his green shirt swayed in the wind like a butterfly. Li Guanyi spread his arms and held the woman in his arms.

So the ends of their hair rubbed against each other.

It's ear to ear.

The woman smiled and kissed him gently on the temple, her breath sweet as orchid:

"Husband."

Li Guanyi held the woman in his arms, his expression gentle, but Xue Shuangtao seemed to be suddenly awakened in such a beautiful situation, and said: "...It's late today, is it too late to rush back to the palace?"

Li Guanyi smiled slightly and said, "It won't be too late."

Xue Shuangtao tilted his head.

Li Guanyi: "Back then there was an 'old friend' who owed me a promise."

Li Guan swept his sleeves and a sword appeared in his hand. The Chixiao Sword whistled a few times and turned into a red-gold light mark, rushing towards the sky, causing vibrations in all directions. Faintly, the sound of a dragon's roar could be heard.

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Qin Palace——

The lights are bright, and it can be said that there is a sense of bustle everywhere. Civil and military officials and heroes of the time have gathered here to reunite and to congratulate His Majesty on his wedding and the engagement of the Emperor and Empress.

All the etiquette is complete.

Solemnity and solemnity can be said to be the most important thing after the founding of the country.

The guests were seated in a row, all of them were heroic, the utensils were arranged in a neat row, there were the rituals of a great country, the bells were ringing loudly, and there was a majestic and solemn sound. However, the historian was standing beside them, and the ceremonial officer was solemn. But, but!
Your Majesty, it's gone!

Nan Hanwen felt that he could suddenly empathize with Qu Hanxiu, who had witnessed with his own eyes the emperor's words that the whole nation was going to die.

He now felt that his stomach was almost twitching, as if it had been trampled by a war of iron-eating beasts.

Where is your majesty? !

Your Majesty, all the heroes in the world and heroes from all over the world are here.

You can't let the world know about this misunderstanding.

Mr. Qu.

Could it be that I will be infamous for eternity?
After arguing with the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Your Majesty decided to hold the wedding ceremony one by one according to the order of their acquaintance. But this first one caused such a big mess. Is there any future? Is there any need for a future?
Why not go and shoot in the lake?

Nan Hanwen had a smile on his face.

Although he seemed calm, he had actually been out of his mind for a while.

Yue Qianfeng's eyes widened as he held Xue Changqing, almost shaking the kid's stomach acid out: "Where's your sister? Your sister is not here, and His Majesty is not here either? Where did they go?!"

"Elope!?"

Xue Changqing was at a loss.

It was like going back to my childhood when my sister ran out to play and I was questioned by my grandfather.

Why are you here again?
Um? Why should I say it again?

When the entire palace and the entire Jiangnan region were about to be in chaos, a loud thunder suddenly sounded in the sky. Everyone subconsciously raised their heads and looked at the clouds rolling in the sky. The red-gold clouds rolled and dispersed layer by layer.

The huge dragon swam slowly.

The ancient red dragon looked at the prosperity of the world and felt very relieved that everyone seemed to be waiting for him.

Look, look!
What is auspiciousness!
This is what we call auspiciousness!
But just when he wanted to show off, the two people above his head fell down uncooperatively. Everyone fell silent, watching Emperor Qin coming on a dragon. Xue Changqing, with Yue Qianfeng holding his head under his elbow, felt like he had returned to his youth.

Li Guanyi held Xue Shuangtao's hand, under the gaze of all the officials.

Falling down step by step on the void.

There was silence everywhere, even the sounds of ritual music stopped. Li Guan glanced at everyone. Nan Hanwen wanted to ask Emperor Qin to change into clothes that were in accordance with etiquette, but the Emperor Qin looked around and smiled, "What I said is the etiquette and law."

"Why do you use the etiquette of past rulers to treat people today?"

He pulled the woman forward and said in a loud voice: "Today, Li Guanyi, with the ceremony of offering sacrifices and offering sacrifices, I declare to the heaven and earth - I now accept the mandate of heaven to rule the world, and I follow the will of the people to comfort the people."

"We will choose an auspicious day for the wedding."

"The sun and the moon show our virtue, and the oath of the mountains and rivers will last forever."

"The blessing of the people will prolong the prosperity of the country."

Li Guanyi recited what the officials of the Ministry of Rites had written for him, but he found it really boring. His voice paused slightly, and he swept his eyes over the old friends, good friends, and comrades in front of him, then looked at the girl beside him, who had been his childhood sweetheart since the age of thirteen, and smiled.

Does this need any cover-up or embellishment?
He threw all these things behind his mind and just held the young lady in his arms.

Loudly:
"Li Guanyi is marrying Xue Shuangtao today!"

"Everyone, drink some wine!"

"Let's see who can get me drunk today!"

Nan Hanwen raised his hand to cover his forehead, Yue Qianfeng grinned, and Yue Pengwu smiled helplessly.

The soldiers of the Qilin Army seemed to see the young man who was stationed outside the Northern Pass that day again.

After a dead silence.

The earth-shaking cheers reached the entire sky, and the lights were bright all day long.

Today is an auspicious time.

From now on, we will always be better than before.

Good luck, good luck!
(End of this chapter)