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- Xiangfu three years, late autumn.
Instead of going south to the outside of Liangzhou Pass, the royal army that participated in the annual autumn hunt quickly headed north and returned directly to the capital of Beiting.
During the Autumn Hunting Period, His Majesty the Emperor never showed up again, except for appearing at the painting meeting one night. The Taiping Order and the Minister of Gu Ming of the Three Dynasties, Yelu Chucai, accompanied him all the way.
In the night, the palace is crowded, and in a small room that is far from being called magnificent, the candlelight flickers gently. Instead of making the room as bright as day, it adds a bit of gloom and gloom. This is probably the so-called Cicada Forest. It's been quiet.
An old woman has a serene face, lying quietly on the bed. She seems to be remembering the prosperous years of the past, and she seems to be reminiscing about the glorious days of her youth.
Beside the bed, Taiping Ling, who was Beimang Emperor's master, sat on a small bench, staring down at the old woman with protruding cheeks and her white hair as white as frost.
Li Mibi, who created the Beimang spider web with his own hands, behaved even more strangely. He just sat on the doorstep of the house. At this moment, this shadow prime minister who made countless powerful people in Beimang feel creeped out, really looked like a twilight old man, lonely and Lonely.
"Your Majesty, have you ever felt uncomfortable?"
Tai Ping Ling¡¯s words were calm, and there was no hint of fear or sadness, but there was a bit of untimely and rare tenderness.
The old woman answered the question and said softly: "Are you wondering why I don't want to accept gifts from heaven and humans, and I don't want to force myself to survive for four or five years?"
Taiping Ling nodded, then quickly shook his head, still saying softly: "It doesn't matter anymore."
The old woman laughed it off and asked: "Do you think my silly son, who has a higher ambition than the sky and a thinner destiny than paper, led an army of 400,000 under his command, and finally captured the city of Jubei?"
Taiping Ling cautiously replied: "As long as Tuoba Bodhisattva defeats Xu Fengnian, the overall situation is decided. Let alone more than a dozen Central Plains martial arts masters, ten more people will not help. To say the least, even if Tuoba Bodhisattva loses, We may not lose, and your Majesty does not need to worry too much about the war."
The old woman gently folded her hands on her abdomen and twitched her lips slightly, "Worried? I'm not worried about the war outside the Liangzhou Pass at all. After handing over the military power to Yelu Hongcai, I let it go. This kid is a fool. After more than 30 years of wronging the prince, he was so high-spirited once. The love between mother and son, and the righteousness between monarch and minister are not owed to each other. As for whether the war there burned into the Liangzhou Pass or spread to the Southern Dynasties, I am a dying person. What are you worried about? What can you be worried about? In my life, I consider myself to be the best at forgiving. I don¡¯t feel guilty about others for long, and I can let go of my own regrets. In this life, I lived on thin ice in the first half of my life, but after all, I It's good to live a comfortable life for half my life. What's more, as a woman wearing a dragon robe and sitting on a dragon chair, I am the first person in the ages. Whether I am famous for a hundred generations or I am infamy for ten thousand years, my name is destined to be in the history of all dynasties in the future. What big regrets are there in this life? Probably none."
It¡¯s rare for an old woman to be so nagging, and it¡¯s even rarer for an old woman to be so calm.
The old man hummed.
This Taiping Order of Qi Jian Yue Mansion left the grassland angrily and went to the Central Plains of Liyang where he lived incognito for twenty years. He changed his identity more than ten times and traveled all over the country, seeing all kinds of things in the world and enjoying the mountains and rivers of the Spring and Autumn Period.
There are thousands of scholars in the world, but perhaps only Huang Sanjia, the great demon who caused trouble in the Spring and Autumn Period, is more capable of "reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles" than the Beimang Emperor whose real name has long been forgotten.
The old woman took a breath and asked: "If Zhao Bing and Chen Zhibao join forces, can they go all the way north to fight outside Tai'an City?"
The old man nodded and said: "Definitely. If nothing unexpected happens, the two rebel lords will deliberately stand still and wait for us to decide the outcome of the battle with the Beiliang border army. Otherwise, they will worry about us taking Liyang Capital too early. If we return to the grassland, we are even more afraid that we will simply abandon the territory of the Southern Dynasties and retreat decisively to Beiting. Then it will be the embarrassing pattern of the Liyang Zhao family to unify the Central Plains. With the temperament of Yanchi King Zhao Bing, he will never let himself fall short. When the time comes, Xu Fengnian will He is really the next Xu Xiao. Beiliang is still the same Beiliang who can't lose his tail. It's not a good deal. The only variable on the Central Plains side is Gu Jiantang's two Liao border troops. Overtly and covertly, they have 300,000 elite troops and seize the opportunity. It is hard to say that he has become Xu Xiao after the Battle of Xilebi, and Gu Jiantang will never miss the opportunity. After all, Liyang has lost the talented and powerful old emperor Zhao Li, and the world today is no longer the world it was back then. , at that time, Xu Xiao ruled by crossing the river, which was unpopular, but once Gu Jiantang successfully takes over Tai'an City, he will follow the destiny and be completely different."
Seeing that the old woman was still in good spirits, the old man continued as concisely as possible: "The Central Plains is in troubled times. Among the military generals, there are only a few like Lu Sheng from Liyang and Xu Gong. Outside of the turmoil, there are still opportunities. Those like Tang Tieshuang who choose trees to live in Tai'an City will most likely end up miserable. As for thatNot to mention the civil servants of the temple and the short-lived emperor Zhao Xun, Zhao Bing and Zhao Zhu, father and son, no matter who usurped the throne and ascended the throne, were willing to treat those who were educated. Only Zuo Sanqi, who often served as Chen Wang, had an uncertain future. The key depends on whether the new emperor is truly magnanimous or falsely magnanimous. "
The old woman laughed at herself: "I gave up the opportunity to live four or five more years and lost sight of the magnificent scenery. Was it wrong?"
Taiping Ling said softly: "If it is your Majesty"
The old woman seemed to know what the imperial master was going to say, and said with an open-minded smile: "Forget it, the regret medicine in the world is the most tasteless. I don't care about it."
The Taiping Order smiled and said: "Your Majesty is a true hero."
The old woman suddenly said something off-topic, "Li Mibi, that woman can survive, but she will never see the light of day again."
Li Mibi, who was sitting on the threshold, was stunned, and said in a voice that His Majesty the Emperor could just hear clearly: "I understand."
The old woman seemed to remember something again and asked: "Wang Du, who likes to plant plum blossoms in the Southern Dynasty, is he really a chess piece?"
Li Mibi raised his voice slightly and said: "Although there is no conclusive evidence, I can still conclude that Wang Du is Beiliang's secret chess piece."
The old woman sighed: "Li Yishan from Tingchao Pavilion is really awesome."
Taiping Ling showed some sincere admiration, nodded and said: "Indeed."
Li Mibi asked: "How to deal with that Dong Nabo Wang Jingchong?"
The Taiping Order responded on his behalf: "His 10,000 family private cavalry must have joined up with Yu Luan Dao's Youzhou Qingqi. Now the Southern Dynasty's military strength is weak, like a house with air leakage from all sides. Unless masters and dead soldiers are sent to secretly attack, otherwise There's nothing we can do with him. However, this time of killing with a borrowed knife, the addition of Dong Nabo just makes the knife faster, which is harmless."
Li Mibi said calmly: "Your Majesty really wants him to die, I can personally take action."
The old woman smiled and said: "That's all, the Southern Dynasty is such a big place, even if I offer it with both hands, I still have to eat the few cavalry from Beiliang. Just let them cause trouble."
Speaking of this kind of military and state affairs involving the direction of the Liangmang war, the old woman was obviously a little tired, and she was also a little bit upset that could not be concealed. She slowly closed her eyes.
It seems that he wants to be out of sight and out of mind.
She didn¡¯t want to be able to get rid of those intrigues and intrigues when her life came to the end of the road in the world.
The old woman took a strong breath and her tone suddenly became firm. Her thin face no longer had the casual expression when chatting, "I only have three things to explain. Dong Zhuo must capture Huaiyang Pass! Yelu Hongcai must die." Before me! The Murong clan must leave their bloodline, regardless of gender!"
When she said the last sentence, the old woman burst out laughing for no reason, extremely happy, "It's superfluous! Then there are only two things."
The old woman turned her head for the first time tonight, looked at the Taiping Order who worked diligently and dedicated his life to the government of a country, and asked with a smile: "You are a scholar of heaven, but you can tell me, it is not as good as God. Or is it not as good as God¡¯s calculations?¡±
Taiping Lingping calmly said: "It varies from time to time, from place to place, and from person to person. People can calculate it, but in the final analysis, there is no fixed number."
The old woman looked back, without comment, and said to herself: "What a confusing account!"
There was a long silence, and the candlelight in the house was still dim.
The old woman murmured in a low voice: "It's getting coldyou all should go, I want to have a good rest."
The autumn weather is crisp and clear.
If you don¡¯t die now, then how will you wait?
Taiping ordered him to stand up gently, then bend down to bow, but the old man refused to straighten up for a long time.
Turning around and walking outside the house, Li Mibi stood on the steps of the small courtyard, as if waiting for a peace order.
After the Taiping Order closed the door, the two old men stood side by side.
Li Mibi sighed softly: "There are still too many things that have not been explained clearly."
Taiping Order declined to comment.
Li Mibi suddenly sneered and said: "The more blanks you leave, the greater the authority of your imperial master. In the end, your majesty did not even leave a list of ministers. It is indeed exactly what you wanted."
Regarding the death of Beimang Empress, the funeral was destined to be kept secret. When the oil was exhausted, the old woman clearly refused to be "added oil" by heaven and man. She knew that her time was short, so she met the Taiping Order Li Mibi early. People have said hello that once she cannot survive the end of the Beicheng Battle, she will use the autumn cold as an excuse to hand over all government affairs in Beiting to the Taiping Order. She has already replaced all the relevant personnel in charge of the seals and ribbons. A confidant of Taiping Ling, Taiping Ling said that she was a true hero before, and he really meant it from the bottom of his heart. Yelu Hongcaibi, a veteran minister of Gu Ming in the Three DynastiesHe must die. In this case, if Li Mibi could not barely restrain the head of the Chess, Sword and Yue Mansion, no one in the entire grassland could challenge him. It is very likely that the next leader of the grassland will be chosen. After all, His Majesty the Emperor never mentioned who she preferred to succeed the throne. In the last conversation, she was still very cold to her son Yelu Hongcai, "My descendants are not worthy of me." This sentence, It has been widely circulated in the grassland. Fortunately, the word "xiao" was not replaced with "filial piety", otherwise Yelu Hongcai would really have trouble sleeping and eating. After all, mediocre descendants are not similar to their heroic ancestors, and one generation is inferior to the other. This can be explained by God's will. To a certain extent, Yeluhong is able to survive to this day and even control 400,000 soldiers. Is it not due to "a weak prince who is not worthy of the iron-blooded emperor"? Otherwise, how can the young tiger survive when two tigers are fighting?
Li Mibi¡¯s heart-wrenching words did not change the Taiping Order¡¯s face at all.
This old man who once threatened to buy Tai'an in black and white is thinking about the weight of certain chess pieces in his heart.
Prince Yelu Hongcai was naturally not as mediocre in talent and useless as the world mistakenly believed him to be. However, his private meeting with Wang Du caused the prince to completely lose the favor of His Majesty the Emperor.
Dong Zhuo, the youngest and youngest general in the prairie, has always been highly regarded by His Majesty the Emperor, but he has an ominous temperament that is difficult to control. Even the best person in the world may do the worst things in the world as long as he becomes the emperor. The world can actually be divided into two types of people, the emperor and all other people.
Yelu Dongbed, without the protection of his grandfather Yelu Hongcai, will he be devastated?
Is it possible that Murong Baoding can become the life-saving talisman for the entire Murong family?
¡°Tuoba Bodhisattva, the loyal guardian of the grassland, has he ever thought about wearing a yellow robe? After all, the presence or absence of His Majesty the Emperor is a world of difference to Tuoba Bodhisattva.
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Taiping Ling finally came to his senses, turned around and said with a smile: "I, you, and Xu Huainan all seem to have lost."
Li Mibi, who had never expected the Taiping Order to say this, was stunned, then put his hands behind his back and sneered: "Everyone has his own way of living. Xu Huainan has the deepest thoughts, so he lives the most tiring. You are not much better. Go, people who know how to play chess tend to have a strong focus on winning and losing. But I think the least and live the easiest life."
Tai Ping Ling chuckled and said, "You are not the least thoughtful, but the earliest to admit defeat."
The expressionless spy neither admitted nor denied.
Taiping Ling sighed, "I will have to work hard for you next."
Li Mibi said angrily: "It's your duty, why bother talking about it?"
Taiping Ling reached out and patted Li Mibi on the shoulder, smiled and joked: "That's right, you are the kind of gloomy person who likes to hide and scheme against others, so you should enjoy it."
The Shadow Prime Minister of Beimang, who was used to being alone, was obviously not suitable for the actions shown by the other party. He frowned, but the stagnation in his heart calmed down a bit.
The night is dark.
Outside the house, the two most powerful old men in the grassland walked down the steps one after another and parted ways at the entrance of the small courtyard.
After Taiping Ling walked far away, he suddenly looked back, burst into tears, and muttered: "Miss Murong, Miss Murong"
On the hospital bed in the room, the old woman gently grabbed an old mink fur on her side, covered her body, and slowly fell asleep.
Her dry fingers gently brushed the mink fur.
Just like that little girl with a peach-shaped face that complemented the red face, when she first met the young man from Liaodong in a foreign country, she felt like a spring breeze.
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Xiangfu three years, winter.
The Central Plains was unstable. The balance of power between the north and the south of the Guangling River suddenly took a sudden turn for the worse. This was because Chen Zhibao, the king of Shu, and Zhao Zhu, the prince of Yanchi, were just riding two horses without any escorts. They went to Wu Chongxuan's army commander's tent to persuade the leader of the army. General Zhengnan, with the title of Shangshu, defected again.
The rebels marched north, and Lu Shengxiang, whose army was stationed in the southern part of Gyeonggi Province, fell into a precarious predicament in the blink of an eye.
After hearing the shocking and tragic news, everyone in the Tai'an City Temple, Huang Zi Gongqing, was as confused as ants in a hot pot.
Tantanweng, who had already resigned due to illness, had to re-participate in court meetings. Only then did people feel calmer.
In the middle of winter, the weather is freezing and the ground is freezing.
A carriage slowly drove out of Huan Mansion and arrived at a dilapidated mansion just one street away. The plaque had been removed long ago, making it a deserted place.
The old man stepped out of the carriage with two jugs of wine, climbed up the steps, and reached out to tear off the seal on the door.
Although the several Zhao Gou spies hiding in the darkness were of extremely high rank, they all turned a blind eye.
? ?The man held two bottles of wine to his chest and pushed the door open with one hand.
The old man walked around the corridor and came directly to the study room. Some books had been moved, and some books were still left behind. The ones left behind were just eating dust. They were just moving to another place.
There is still only one chair in the study room.
Thinking back to those days, apart from Zhao Li and Zhao Dun, who served as the two kings of Liyang, Huan Wen was probably the only one who could sit down here and occupy the magpie's nest with peace of mind.
Huan Wen walked around the empty desk, put the two bottles of wine on the table, wiped away the heavy dust with his sleeves, and then slowly sat down. If it had been in previous years, the purple-bearded and blue-eyed man would have been standing at the window.
Tantanweng looked at the window and said softly: "Bi Yaner, look at it, you gave up and left, but you didn't get the peaceful and prosperous age you thought of. In the end, you only got such a messy bullshit situation. You just got it." Don¡¯t you feel guilty? It¡¯s a shame for you that you died early, otherwise I¡¯d regret it to death!¡±
The old man snorted coldly, "That is to say, you are not here, otherwise I would really like to slap you on the head. I will really hit you, and I will never scare you."
The old man fell silent.
Guangling Dao Jiedushi Lu Baijie's life and death are unknown, but the manager Wang Xionggui was deported for some reason. He escaped both life and reputation. In the end, he was escorted by troops sent by Lu Shengxiang and was about to return to the capital.
On the matter of welcoming Wang Xionggui back to the capital, the court meeting in Tai'an City was still contentious. Originally, in his triple capacity as Wang Xionggui's heir to Zhanglu, the former Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the current imperial envoy,
Sima Puhua, the Minister of Rites, came out of the city to greet him. Of course, the fall of Guangling Road caused half of the country to be in ruins. Wang Xionggui was in extreme despair. Even if he returned to Tai'an City alive, the future would be bleak. It can be imagined that the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites was in Liyang court. His status is getting higher and higher, and now he is second only to Tianguan Yin Maochun. Sima Puhua is worried about the damage to the reputation of the capital, and is even more afraid of being implicated by Wang Xionggui and angering the young emperor. Naturally, he is not willing to personally take over Wang Xionggui's hot potato. Jin Lanting, the second-in-command of the Ministry of Rites, openly scolded Wang Xionggui for delaying the court affairs at the Shilin Poetry Conference many times, and would never go out of the city to greet him. So it was the turn of the poor right minister Jiang Yongle to take action. In fact, recently The Liaodong Scholars Group, which was rising in the temple, made up its mind to beat up the man who had always been close to the Jiangnan Scholars, and publicized Wang Xionggui's unbearable responsibility in Tai'an City. If Qi Yanglong had not made the final decision and stopped the intensifying crusade, I am afraid that the person who greeted Wang Xionggui would not have been the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, but the officials of the Ministry of Punishment carrying shackles.
Huan Wen was used to the ups and downs of the officialdom, so he didn't have much feelings about this, he was just a little discouraged.
In the peaceful and prosperous times, the words of civil servants were excessive, just like the comments on the massacre of Xu Xiao during the Yonghui period, which were harmless, and Xu Laizi, who was far away in the northwest, didn't bother to care.
But it¡¯s not the same now as it was back then. It¡¯s not the same as before.
Huan Wen had no reason to think of that young man, the blue-eyed youngest son Zhang Bianguan, who was said to be the most noble but unworthy official son in the capital. He was said to be a coward who didn't even dare to bully men and women. Young people don't have anyone to rely on, so they don't want to talk to anyone.
Among Biyan'er's children, only Zhang Bianguan likes him the most. He is not afraid of him and dares to make any jokes.
Huan Wen heard that after Zhang Bianguan left the Zhang Mansion, he married a girl from a small family and lived an ordinary life in the streets and alleys. His favorite thing to do was to wander around and watch the pigeons in Tai'an City. The sky flies by, day after day, year after year.
¡°It¡¯s a pity that in the end, such a young man who had nothing to do with the world also died.
The old man opened a pot of wine and took a sip, feeling suddenly sad.
The old man took the pot of wine, stood up and went to the window, opened the window and looked at the gray sky.
It¡¯s snowing tonight, can you have a drink?
One cup is not enough! A pot is so-so.
The old man took a sip of wine, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Hey, you can't drink this kind of wine, you'll be starved to death."
Tantanweng, who has remained in a high position for three dynasties, sighed and whispered: "I almost forgot, you don't like to drink."
The old man said angrily like a child: "There are people in the world who don't like to drink! How unreasonable!"
Tantan Weng leaned against the window, looking at the desk, sipping the wine in small sips, and soon drank most of it, feeling a little drunk and hazy.
Xiao Qiang and not drunk, life is in the state.
The old man seemed to see a scholar with purple beard and blue eyes, sitting upright behind the desk and looking at him with a smile.
Tantanweng remembered that yearWhen I and that guy were young, we were classmates studying the books of saints and sages. We slowly raised the wine bottle and laughed softly: "Don't be wrong about being a Confucian scholar. Reading will live up to others."
The man seemed to answer, "I am a farmer in the morning, and I ascend to the Emperor's Hall in the evening."
Tantan Weng then continued to recite a sentence, "Every noble person in the dynasty is a scholar."
Finally, the two of them chanted together: "The emperor values ??heroes!"
Tantan Weng laughed loudly and did not dare to look over there again, for fear that he would never see that figure again in the next moment.
The old man drank the last sip of strong wine in the pot, placed the jug on the window rail, and staggered out of the study.
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On the desk, there was a bottle of wine that no one drank.
Since ancient times, sages and sages have all been lonely.
Only the drinker leaves his name.
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Unexpectedly, after Wang Xionggui returned to the capital, His Majesty the Emperor was not angry at Long Yan. Instead, he comforted the Guangling Dao Jingluo with kind words at the court meeting. He only learned that the life and death of the Tangxi Sword Immortal Lu Baijie was unknown, and he had never been attached to the rebellious feudal lord Zhao Binghou. , the young emperor's expression seemed a little touched.
After hearing the news, not only the emperor Zhao Zhuan breathed a sigh of relief, but in fact all the court officials from Jiangnan Road were relieved. Among the four powerful families in Jiangnan, after Lu Daolin and Lu Baijie successively served as a minister in Liyang, the Lu family was already considered a latecomer. He came to the top and became the leader of Jiangnan officials. Once Lu Baijie, the leader of the Southern Party on the stage, betrays the Liyang Zhao family, it will inevitably be an official disaster affecting the center of Liyang. I am afraid that Jiangnan Dao, who is in the same group as the Lu family, will Deep down in their hearts, the three great sects all hope that Lu Baijie would rather commit suicide and die for his country than live a wealthy life. To say the least, as long as there is no news about Lu Baijie, it will definitely be a blessing in misfortune. .
In fact, after the incident at Chunxue Tower, the performance of the generals was extremely disappointing.
Jizhou general Yuan Tingshan rebelled.
Song Li, a former Chunxuelou general who had become a rising star in the Liyang court by pacifying the remnants of the Western Chu, turned traitor.
Qi Shence, a son of the powerful Guangling Taoist clan and a top-ranking figure in Shangyin Academy, had just risen to prominence, but he also rebelled.
And it is said that the three of them are leading a cavalry army as the vanguard, and are about to attack the yet-to-be-constructed tight defense line of Lu Shengxiang¡¯s army in the southern part of Gyeonggi Province.
There is some encouraging good news. Xu Gong, the newly appointed military governor of the Lianghuai Road, has mobilized his troops to the south, preparing to form a north-south defense line. He has already held on to several major pass military towns, leaving the western gateway of Gyeongsang Province temporarily without control. worry.
The two Jizhou lieutenants, Han Fang and Yang Huchen, each personally led their elite cavalry southward, echoing the new Jing'an Dao Jiedu envoy Ma Zhongxian from north to south, so that the hinterland of the Central Plains north of the Guangling River would not be turbulent.
Cai Bai, the adopted son of Cai Nan, the former Jiedushi envoy, was promoted to general of Hezhou under the strong recommendation of Han Lin, the military envoy. He quickly led his troops to Jizhou to reinforce Xu Gong without any intention of passing the buck.
They are also local generals who hold military power. On the other hand, they are rebellious ministers and traitors, hoping to establish the power of supporting the dragon. On the one hand, the strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the loyal ministers.
After Wang Xionggui, who was still the envoy of Guangling Daojing for the time being, returned to the mansion safely, he did not accept his wife's suggestion and immediately took a bath and changed clothes to wash away the bad luck. Instead, he summoned two stewards of the mansion to invite the two people who had not interacted with each other for many years. The title is Zhao Youling, the minister of Zhongshu in Zhongshu Province, second only to Qi Yanglong, the chief minister of the dynasty. One was Yin Maochun, who was qualified as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs from the Hanlin Academy. Wang Xionggui's two confidants were greatly surprised. They must know that not only the master and the two adults had made it clear before that they would not be in contact with each other until they were old and dead, but in fact, although Yonghui Crown Prince Yin Maochun and Zhao Youling were in-laws, they had always had a weak relationship. After the marriage, , but also from selflessness.
Therefore, after the two of them left the deserted mansion, they both felt that their work was in vain. However, neither of them expected that someone from the front and back would come to visit, and his status was prominent, Yuan Guo!
Also from the "Spring of Yonghui", he was also an official with a bright future in Zhanglu, and Yuan Guo was so talented in his early years that he even surpassed Zhao Youling and Yin Maochun, who were among the top three in the imperial examination. Weng is the most favored junior who was born late. However, because Yuan Guo had too casual temperament, too much knowledge, and too much sharpness, he was soon surpassed by Zhao Yin in the officialdom. In the end, even Wang Xionggui and Han Lin left him far behind. Huixiangfu came back during the alternation and served as two ministers. However, he quickly left Tai'an City because he was not in line with the emperor's wishes. He was demoted to Liangliao Road as deputy governor, doing nothing, whether it was Gu Jiantang or King Zhao of Jiaodong. Sui, none of them cared much about Yuan Guo, and even the scholars of the Liao and Liao Dynasties didn't like this "good gentleman" who became more and more independent as he got older. Therefore, Yuan Guo came to Beijing this time, and there was no one.There was only the slightest commotion, but the group of juniors who had been tricked into drinking by Yuan Guo, an unscrupulous senior, had a good gathering at Yuan Guo's mansion since they were young.
Wang Xionggui¡¯s youngest son Wang Yuanran, the most famous young master in the capital, drank flower wine for the first time in his early years when he was brought to Yuan Guaguai. Because of trivial matters like this, Han Lin, the former minister of the Ministry of Justice, who was always known for his gentleness, courteousness and frugality, completely broke off all relations with Yuan Guo, an old and disrespectful guy. However, after so many years, Wang Yuanran, a group of idle playboys, and Yin Maochun's eldest son Yin Changgeng, and other ambitious young people, all got along well with Yuan Guo, who had the least airs of an elder.
When the two central leaders, Zhao Youling and Yin Maochun, came to Wang Xionggui's study one after another, the five most outstanding young people in Zhang Lu at that time were all together, except Han Lin, who served as an economic envoy in the northwest.
After the four people gathered and sat down, they were all speechless for a moment.
As the host, Wang Xionggui raised his tea cup and chuckled: "I'll use tea instead of wine. Zisi will help you take care of me later."
Zisi is the cousin of Wang Yuanran, who was given by Tantan Weng Huanwen. However, the four people present here all know that there is another secret involved. At first, Wang Xionggui hoped that Zhang Julu, their master, would give them words. However, Zhang Shoufu had never been interested in such icing on the cake, and had never made a fortune with anyone. On the other hand, Tantanweng is a man of profound knowledge. He has always been open to anyone who comes to him. Whether he is a colleague in the officialdom or a close friend of the scholar, he always responds to his request. Tantanweng's officialdom was probably due to this accumulation of bits and pieces. In fact, Wang Xionggui just mentioned it casually at the time, how dare he expect the chief assistant to make an exception for him. After all, what was the reputation of the young Wang Yuanran among the children of the aristocratic family at that time, and he, as a father, knew it well, and I am afraid that the chief assistant would not be happy. Look at Wang Yuanran with a straight face. Every year in the first month of the year, Wang Yuanran and several brothers follow Wang Xionggui to visit the Prime Minister's Mansion. Every time, it is like a mouse entering a cat's nest. They never dare to say another word. No wonder Wang Yuanran is timid. Imagine that even the chief minister's sons felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy when they saw Zhang Julu. They didn't dare to take a breath. How could Wang Yuanran dare to make a mistake?
It¡¯s just that I don¡¯t know why Wang Yuanran¡¯s pseudonym Zisi was indeed written by Zhang Julu, but he just found an opportunity to tell Huan Wen and didn¡¯t want to make it public.
Wang Xionggui was overjoyed at the time, and it is no exaggeration to say that he cried with joy. It's just that Shangshu Hubu, who is well versed in the rules of officialdom, dare not publicize it to the outside world at all. Even to his wife's son, he never revealed the truth.
Yuan Guo was the first to speak, "What's the problem? It's a good thing that Zisi has turned back as a prodigal son now and no longer lives in such a miserable state as before. As an elder, of course I have no reason to shirk it."
Then Yuan Guo turned to look at Zhao Youling with a smile and asked deliberately: "Master Zhao, right?"
Zhao Youling glared at this guy, but faced Wang Xionggui's almost pitiful look, he nodded and smiled: "No problem."
Only Yin Maochun remained silent.
In the Spring of Yonghui, Yin Maochun was extremely outstanding, otherwise he would not have been trained as a reserve prime minister by Yuan Benxi, the former emperor of Liyang Dynasty, and he would be more respected than the other person, Song Dongming.
Yin Maochun, who has been in charge of the Hanlin Academy for more than ten years, is also the most famous official in the world today who deserves the reputation of "peach plums all over the world". In a sense, Yin Maochun has more stamina than Zhao Youling, who has a slightly higher official title and more authority than himself. .
Wang Xionggui saw that Yin Maochun didn't say anything, so he didn't force anything, and he didn't dare to force anything.
Unexpectedly, after Yin Maochun put down the tea cup, he cherished his words like gold and said: "Okay."
Wang Xionggui suddenly said: "My mentor once said that it is the scholar's unshirkable responsibility to govern the country, and that it is the scholar's ability to save the country, but the only thing that cannot be done is to bring chaos to the country."
Yuan Guo hummed, "If I remember correctly, I did."
Wang Xionggui was silent for a moment, "At that time, the rebellion in Western Chu was put down, and the chaos in the Jiang family temple on Guangling Road was not witnessed by the three of you. You probably don't know the kind of things that scholars are only willing to reveal in the moment of life and death. state."
Wang Xionggui laughed at himself and said: "After my dynasty pacified the Spring and Autumn Period and unified the Central Plains, when I was compiling the history books of the previous dynasties, I could always see some jokes, such as the water was too small and the well was too small, and my house had only four walls, no beams or white silk. I was not willing to do so before. I believe it, but this time, I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, so I had to believe it.¡±
Wang Xionggui stood up and came to the window seat where the heavy snow was falling. "At the Chunxue Tower celebration banquet, Chen Zhibao, Zhao Bing and Nalan Youci arrived hand in hand, with a fierce momentum. There were thousands of rebel armored soldiers downstairs. Only One person, Mr. Tangxi, stepped forward and questioned Zhao Bing on the spot. But I, Wang Xionggui, and Lu Baijie are the same high-ranking border officials, so I was angry but did not dare to speak."
Wang Xionggui turned around and asked with a smile: "I have always thought, if my mentor was here at that time, what would he say and do?"
Yin Maochun fell into deep thought, while Zhao Youling smiled and said nothing.
Yuan Guo twisted his beard and said: "I guess, this gentleman who has never touched anyone in his life will use his old fist against Zhao Bingguan for the first time."
Yin Maochun laughed for the first time without any scruples.
"Zhao Youling, who is also a great master in officialdom, also laughed knowingly.
Wang Xionggui straightened his clothes, turned towards the window, and bowed solemnly.
Yuan Guo sighed, stood up slowly, straightened his clothes and bowed.
Zhao Youling and Yin Maochun looked at each other and smiled, stood up at the same time and bowed.
The things of scholars.
No matter what other scholars in the world think or do, I, the Zhanglu scholar, cultivate myself! Qi family! Rule the country! Peace in the world!
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In an area on the edge of the imperial city of Tai'an City, the door of a small courtyard was ajar. A blind young man and his dependent maid were cooking wine around the stove on a snowy night.
The maid named Xinghua said worriedly: "Sir, it seems that the world outside is getting more and more uneven. When I went to buy groceries, I heard that three rebel lords were fighting all the way, and I just missed running into Master Lu's army. The price of rice in the capital has increased a lot, if we don¡¯t stock up more quickly, we will be in trouble."
??The young man who is now proud of the prince in white clothes said softly: "Don't worry, we won't be hungry. But it's good to have enough food at home and not to panic. After all, it's good."
She hesitated to speak, and finally couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Master, can we hold on? As long as Gu Dazhu's two Liao border troops rush south to help, we will be able to successfully quell the rebellion? But even I know that Shu Wang Chen Zhibao is very good at using troops, but he is helping King Yan Chi and others to make trouble for the tiger, what should we do?"
Lu Xu, who was in charge of Liyang Zhaogou, said softly: "The white-clothed soldier saint chose to accept Wu Zhongxuan's army not only because he wanted a quick victory, but it also meant that the scenery farthest away from his sight was not in this Tai'an city, but in Tai'an City. It¡¯s Gu Jiantang¡¯s border town of Liangliao.¡±
Xinghua looked confused, "Ah? What is he thinking?"
Lu Xu joked: "Only God knows."
She carefully handed Lu Xu a glass of hot wine. Over the past few years, they had known each other day and night. Although they were blind, they naturally took the glass. When Lu Xu lowered his head to drink, she sighed: "Oh, it has only been twenty years of peace. , there will be chaos again."
The corners of Lu Xu's lips turned up, "We are probably lucky to have just lived in these twenty years. In the early Yonghui period, and after the summer of Xiangfu three years this year, the people of the Central Plains, the old people before, and the children now , they all have to live in fear."
She smiled and said, "Young Master is right."
Lu Xu turned his head and "looked" at the half-open door, pursed his lips, and looked calm.
She looked at the young master¡¯s profile with a dreamy look in her eyes.
She didn¡¯t have any extravagant hopes, she just hoped that she could stay with him until she saw the young master grow old slowly, but the young master would never see her old age with gray hair.
Lu Xu slowly turned around and broke the tranquility, "I have dismissed Zhao Gou's spies today. I can say anything."
Xinghua hesitated and said, "Sir, do you feel lonely occasionally?"
The blind young man shook his head with a smile, "I'm content with myself."
Xinghua stuck out her tongue, "Young Master is quiet and indifferent, it's really amazing."
He laughed at himself: "A frog in a well talks about the sea, and a summer insect talks about the ice. That's how powerful it is."
She didn¡¯t quite understand, so she didn¡¯t speak.
Lu Xu suddenly said: "I remember that there is a spring in my hometown. It is praised as the ninth best spring in the world by the great tea sage. If the spring water is poured into a cup, the water will pass through the cup without overflowing, and it can even float copper coins."
Xinghua¡¯s autumn eyes widened, ¡°Is it really so magical?¡±
Lu Xu laughed loudly, "The copper coins floating on the water must be fake, but it is like a cup of fine wine touching a glass. If there is a chance, we will use the spring water there to make wine in the future."
Xinghua nodded vigorously.
Lu Xu raised his head slightly and whispered: "This spring is the most pleasant, with eighteen spring breezes."
She asked out of curiosity: "Sir, who wrote the poem? It's quite good."
Lu Xu stretched out his finger and pointed at himself with a gentle smile.
Xinghua immediately said seriously: "It's really the best poetry!"
Lu Xu pointed at her, "You're not very good at flattering me."
Xinghua is a little shy.
Lu Xu gently opened his hand to the woman beside him.
She felt as if she had been struck by lightning, timidly and tenderly, and finally mustered up the courage to stretch out her cold, slender catkins and place them on his palm.
Lu Xu held her hand tightly?, said: "Xinghua, I am blind. From now on, you can help me see those great rivers and mountains. If you see them, I will see them."
She choked and said, "Master, don't think I'm stupid."
Lu Xu shook his head and said softly: "Husband, you don't dare."
??The snow is falling heavily outside the house, and the people inside the house are as warm as spring.
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The fourth year of Xiangfu's reign is early spring.
The last heavy snowfall at the end of last year has not completely melted yet.
King Zhao Sui of Jiaodong gathered his elite troops and marched south. At the same time, the elite cavalry of Hezhou General Cai Bai and Yang Huchen and Han Fang's cavalry successfully reunited. Ma Zhongxian, the governor of Jing'an Road, announced that he had gathered 100,000 elite troops and was about to advance eastward.
These good news added a festive atmosphere to this year's first court meeting that was not even seen during the Chinese New Year.
After retiring from the court, Sun Yin found Fan Chang in the crowd and said that he had recently picked up a fragment of a piece of music. It was really a great achievement, his chess skills had skyrocketed, and he would definitely be able to outshine this tenth-level chess master on the chessboard.
Fan Changhou originally walked side by side with Song Keli, who also served in the Hanlin Academy. The two had the same ideals and had an irreversible relationship. The young girl of the Song family, whose family was in decline, had always been taciturn, and she often talked with Fan Changhou at night by candlelight.
After Fan Changhou heard Sun Yin's provocation, he agreed with a smile and made an appointment to compete at Sun Yin's house tonight. Sun Yin repeatedly reminded the great player not to forget to pick up someone along the way before visiting. Liu Ji mutton in Dingmafang, Fan Changhou had to promise that even if the person was unavailable, he would never let the mutton break the promise, and Sun Yin gave up.
Li Jifu, the top scholar in the last imperial examination, jogged all the way. When he came to the madman Sun Yin, he was a little out of breath. After being glared at by Sun Yin, Li Jifu smiled shyly.
Li Jifu, who has a mediocre appearance and dull temperament, has been ridiculed as one of the top three people in the Liyang imperial examination. He has neither a celebrity nor a successful career, let alone Yin Maochun, who is the most romantic and leading official in Yonghui. Compared with Wu Congxian, who was ranked second in the imperial examination in the same session, Gaotingshu Tanhua, they were far inferior in terms of background, career prospects, and clear hopes in the capital. Li Jifu did nothing for three whole years and his reputation was not good. Now the next imperial examination is coming soon. Although there is no result yet, Qin Guanhai of the Yuan Dynasty at the Qiuwei meeting last autumn was already a step ahead of Li Jifu in terms of style and magnanimity. Qin Guanhai, a descendant of an aristocratic family, was already famous in Tai'an City. With Jin Lanting Gao Tingshu and others helping to build momentum, Li Jifu naturally became a green leaf, and was picked up and ridiculed from time to time.
The only striking thing about Li Jifu, an honest man, is probably that he is willing to be the follower of Sun Yin, the madman from Northern Liang. Whenever he has something to do, he goes to see Sun Yin who has just been transferred to the Ministry of Etiquette. Every time he retires from the court, he will follow Sun Yin. , It seems that if you don't do this, you won't feel at ease. The civil and military officials in the temple have long been accustomed to this. On the other hand, Sun Yin was really a master who never stopped. After gaining fame among the scholars during the debate in the Imperial College, he quickly lost his official position. Within a year, he was transferred from the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Rites, and it didn't take long for him to be promoted to the Ministry of Rites. He scolded a minister, two ministers, and three other ministers, so that the only remaining minister who was lucky enough to escape was chased and asked by other bosses almost every time he went to court, such as: "Mr. Lang, were you raped by that one yesterday?" Blocking the door and scolding?" "Is it possible to survive today?" "Master Ma, you must hold on, I guarantee that you will be safe and sound this month! Whether next month's salary will be pocketed depends on you! "
Soon, the Ma Shilang inexplicably became a famous figure in both the government and the public, which clearly shows the arrogance of Sun Yin, the "minor official of the Ministry of Rites".
In the dusk, in Kuangren Sun's rented small house, the two parties playing chess were not Sun Yin and Fan Changhou, who claimed to have miraculous chess skills, but an ordinary-looking foreign scholar, playing against a man who had already become famous all over the world. The Xiangfu chess master fought against each other on the chessboard, and after more than sixty moves, the former still did not lose. The more people who know Fan Changhou's powerful chess prowess, they will know that this is not easy. Fan Changhou, who is recognized as "Fan Zi" in the world of chess, has surpassed the Western Chu State Master Li Mi in strength, and is very likely to catch up with Huang Sanjia and Cao Changqing. The victory or defeat is between 50 and 50, so there is a "Xu Wei" There is a humorous saying that if a bear does not reach the capital, he will be invincible within an arm's length.
Several national players in Liyang Chess were convinced that they had lost to the imperial examination. Among them, the famous chess player Yuan Mei, who wrote "Taoquan Game Book", even said frankly that it was a misunderstanding that Fan Changhou was invincible because he was the only one in the capital. People can really drag the chess game into the middle game.
In addition to Sun Yin and the two people playing chess, there were also Li Jifu and Song Keli in the room. Sun Yin was squatting on a small bench with a large plate of peanuts in his pocket. The gentleman was watching the chess without saying a word, while Sun Yin, who was not good at chess, was watching the chess randomly. Fortunately, the young scholar did not listen to his advice at all. Song Keli did not watch the battle. He was flipping through an ancient book that Sun Yin picked up from somewhere. Li Jifu, who had no chair or stool to sit on, squatted directly next to Sun Yin. Occasionally, he picked up a peanut from the plate and chewed it carefully. Swallow, if you take itSoon, he was about to be slapped away by Sun Yin, and Li Jifu could only look miserable.
After more than eighty moves, the young scholar surrendered. Although this man's strength was already extremely shocking, the only flaw was that his posture was not up to the mark, whether it was picking or placing. relation.
Fan Changhou raised his head, looked at his peer who was staring down at the chess game, and asked gently: "Brother Liu, may I ask how many years have you been learning chess?"
The young man surnamed Liu raised his head and smiled: "In less than three years, I only learned how to play chess after I came to Beijing to take the exam. I didn't play much. After several friends left the capital last year, no one wanted to play chess with me. "
Fan Changhou smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Liu is like a divine help on the chessboard, which is amazing."
Sun Yin laughed happily, feeling even more happy than when he defeated Fan Chang. This man named Liu was rushing to take the scholar's exam. It was he who kidnapped and deceived the foreigner and strengthened him, so he finally got into this house. Even like this , if it weren't for Sun Yin's identity as Beiliang, this guy probably still wouldn't come here to stay. The young man's surname is Liu Minghuai, who is also from Beiliang. He was the only scholar who participated in the Qiuwei examination last year. However, his ranking was extremely low and he could barely participate in the palace examination. If he went by the results of the examination, he must have been born with the same Jinshi. . However, Liu Huai could not be considered unknown, because a middle-aged Confucian scholar named Zhang, who did not have any fame, helped Liu Huai copy scriptures at the gate of the Imperial College. After Liu Huai settled here, he lived in seclusion and devoted himself to learning. When the mad scholar Sun Yin was studying in his hometown of Beiliang Dao, he was known for his "superior craftsmanship". Everyone in the literary world was willing to make a name for him. Tan Tan Weng Huan Wen, who later firmly occupied the top spot in Zhongshu Province, also personally verified this matter. He had to lecture Sun Yin to keep a low profile while pinching his nose and snorting. Heng said, "This son won the first prize in the imperial examination and searched for things."
Liu Huai was here to prepare for the palace examination this spring, and he naturally benefited a lot. Although Liu Huai had a rigorous personality, he was not arrogant. In the early morning, Sun Yin, who needed to attend the morning court, got up and opened the door, and then asked questions one by one. However, although Sun Yin answered every question, Sun Kuangshi, who got up in a very angry mood, still scolded Liu Huai, "You are more than diligent. His qualifications are slightly lacking," "Not even as good as that idiot Li Jifu," etc. If he wakes up and is not very angry, he will pat Liu Huai on the shoulder and say a few words of encouragement, "It's okay, the article is about as good as Li Jifu's. It¡¯s not too embarrassing. After all, you are not my Sun Yin. Liu Huai and Li Jifu appear once every ten years, but I, Sun Yin, only come across this once in a hundred years." "Brother Liu Huai, the ability of a scholar cannot be seen in the palace examination Yes, Yin Maochun must have won the first prize, but his mentor, where did our Zhang Shoufu rank in the palace examination? Look at this guy Li Jifu, didn't he also win the first scholar, how can he compare with me, who has never even participated in the palace examination? ?¡±
Li Jifu, who often stays here, always smiles and says nothing at this time.
Damn it, you have to know that although Li Jifu's official career was not smooth, his imperial examination essays were truly the number one scholar that no one could find any flaws in!
Three years ago, in his article on classics and meanings, a certain senior scholar said with a smile in public, "How lucky I am not to be able to take the imperial examination in the same year as Li Jifu! How unfortunate it is that Wu Tanhua is ranked second!"
Fortunately, Li Jifu never refuted a word.
At first, Liu Huai only thought of Brother Li as a kind-hearted brother who had the same name as Li Jifu, the number one scholar in the first year of Xiangfu. When he learned the truth, he had to persuade Sun Yin privately, at least not to laugh at Li so much in front of him. Brother, but Sun Yin waved his sleeves and said, "There are countless people who have been scolded and humiliated by me, Sun Yin, but there are only a few people who have been reluctantly recognized by me, Sun Yin. It's too late for Li Jifu to be happy, so how can he be angry!" "
Liu Huai, who had become very attached to Li Jifu after getting to know him, was so angry that he almost moved out of the house, but Li Jifu tried his best to stop him. After the two had a heart-to-heart talk outside the door, Liu Huai returned to the house. Half a month later, Sun Yin finally suppressed his impulse, but it was obvious that he was holding it back badly.
In the end, it was Li Jifu who once forced Sun Yin to swallow the words that came to his mouth, scratched his head and said with a smile: "Brother Sun, if you want to say it, I can just say it. You are uncomfortable, and I am actually even more uncomfortable."
Sun Yin pointed at Li Jifu, looked at the helpless Liu Huai, and said proudly: "Did you hear that?!"
Liu Huai, who has been with Sun Yin for a long time and has learned a lot of unpopular catchphrases, couldn't help but mutter: "It's fucking unreasonable, and there's no way the king can return it!"
Therefore, the three of them get along quite harmoniously.
Liu Huai also knew that Li Jifu was very talented and learned. The most important thing was that he had a more rare kind of "righteousness and peace". He was arrogant but not arrogant. He was definitely not the kind of person who "appears to be a loyal man but is actually cunning".
Today Liu ???I only knew that Sun Yin had chess friends who came to play chess at home. After the two good-looking guests arrived, Sun Yin did not introduce his identity. He only said that if he beat that guy, he would take him and Li Jifu to the building at the end of the street. I went to a restaurant, it was a big deal. I got Sun Yin's salary and made a deal with those brothers Kong Fang. If it's not enough, I can still get it on credit. Isn't the word Sun Yin worth his tens of thousands of taels of gold?
So Liu Huai only knew that one of them was named Song and the other was Fan.
At this time, when he heard the young man surnamed Fan praising himself as "like a divine help" and saying "amazing", Liu Huai looked a little strange. I am a layman who just learned to play chess by accident. Is it inappropriate for you to praise me like this?
Being keenly aware of Liu Huai's gaze, Fan Changhou was also helpless. He was not Sun Yin, so he didn't have the shame to sign up for himself.
Sun Yin became more and more happy. He grabbed the last handful of peanuts in the plate and gave half of it to Li Jifu. After standing up, he shook his robe and then said with a bad smile: "Liu Huai, do you know who this guy is? The best model in the chess world." ', the tenth-level chess master, the best national player in our dynasty, Cao Guanzi the second, the famous Huang Menlang of the Hanlin Academy, Fan Duan first!"
Fan Duanxian?
"Pouring beans through a bamboo tube," Sun Yin called out such a large number of nicknames. Even Song Keli, who was reading in the distance, couldn't help laughing and shook his head slightly.
Fan Changhou put his hand on his forehead.
Liu Huai is not stupid, he quickly woke up, stood up and bowed: "Liu Huai thanked Mr. Fan for his advice."
Fan Changhou quickly stood up and returned the courtesy, "It's just a discussion, I don't dare to give advice."
Sun Yin rolled his eyes, turned to Li Jifu and said, "See, you are sour! There are still two of them!"
Before Li Jifu could speak, Sun Yin sighed and said, "Including you, there are three more!"
But before Sun Yin could continue to speak, Song Keli had already said: "Brother Sun, if you don't mind praising me, add me, four more!"
Sun Yin said something out of nowhere, extremely straightforward, "Song Keli, I'm not talking about you. Since you are familiar with your uncle Yan Chiji and can be regarded as a close friend of gentlemen, why should you care about those gossips? Alas, in the end, Fan Duan got an advantage." Then, I¡¯ll put my foot in between the two of you.¡±
Song Keli, who was holding the book, took a deep breath and said nothing.
Sun Yin still didn't want to give up, and muttered: "Song Keli, you need to know that the strong points will turn dull. They are a beautiful couple. Don't let Yue Lao's red line go to waste just because you are angry and do things alone." .¡±
Liu Huai and Li Jifu looked at each other. Is there really a mystery here?
Fan Changhou, who roughly knew the inside story, suppressed his laughter.
Song Keli raised the very rare ancient book with engraving in his hand, "Three hundred taels of silver! Don't accidentally burn it in the fire, it won't even be worth thirty taels!"
Sun Yin quickly extended his thumb and praised: "Go straight to Huanglong and use your troops like a god! I'm convinced!"
Song Keli snorted coldly and continued reading.
Liu Huai asked tentatively: "Mr. Fan, can you play another game?"
Fan Changhou smiled and nodded, "Just call me by my name."
The two sat back on their stools and continued fighting.
The bored Sun Yin lost interest in watching chess and could only stay in a daze.
Li Jifu doesn¡¯t have much interest in playing chess, and his chess skills are average, but he still enjoys watching the two masters playing chess. As for the chess quality, he is naturally more than ten floors above Sun Yin.
Sun Yin said to himself: "It's a pity that Chen Shaobao and Yan Chiji are not here, otherwise all the guys I like would be in the same group."
Liu Huai is extremely focused on playing chess. In fact, Liu Huai is so focused on both studying and doing things.
Of course, the same is true for Fan Changhou, who has played scores many times. It can be said that when he makes a move, he is unstoppable.
Song Keli thought a little when he heard the words.
Only Li Jifu smiled, just very happy.
"It's strange. Although I have known Sun Yin for a long time, there are never any heartfelt words between the two. Sun Yin always likes to be lost in thought and often wanders around. When Li Jifu was around Sun Yin, he rarely spoke actively. He usually just read quietly and thought about the big and small things in the officialdom and the high and low people in the yamen.
Sun Yin thought to himself and said: "Actually, Fan Duan is very focused on winning and losing, and he is able to take things and put them down. He is really suitable for being an official, not for playing chess. He first wandered around places like the Chongwen Hall of the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Academy, and was not afraid of being slow. I'm afraid of being too fast. Song Chuji Oh no, as for Song Chufeng, the most valuable thing is bravery and diligence. I have been a minister for three years, a minister for five years, and a chief minister for ten years. Oh, that's wrong again. I, Sun Yin, have to be the chief minister. You deserve your name. Song Keli, you should just be your minister. At worst, I will let you choose six ministers at your choice. As for Liu Huai, don't get stuck in the pile of books and become a teacher. He doesn't have much potential, and he can survive until he dies.After the fart, I was given a middle-level posthumous title that was neither good nor bad. What a good posthumous title, such as Wenjie, Wenyi, Wenda, etc.? It¡¯s not a curse As for Li Jifu, you can make do with practicing in Gongmen. Well, remember to burn more incense and worship Buddha if you have nothing to do. If you are lucky, you will get a third-grade minister, or a governor of a state. But if you are not lucky, you will have to borrow money from me to live. I guess you will marry me. A decent little daughter-in-law is so worried"
Li Jifu nodded vigorously and solemnly.
Yes, it seems that the champion is still serious.
Song Keli shook his head again.
Before the night ban in the capital, Song Keli, the empress of Fan Chang, said goodbye and left. Liu Huai got up and walked outside the door. Li Jifu left the house later, and Liu Huai helped carry the lantern to the corner of the alley, and then handed over the lantern.
Liu Huai clearly saw the champion man holding a lantern in one hand and blocking his sight with a cross arm as he gradually walked away, his shoulders trembling slightly.
Before going out, Sun Yin picked up the book that had been placed on the table by Song Keli, threw it casually to Li Jifu who was about to leave, and said angrily: "I'll lend you the book. Friendship is friendship, so you have to return it! The minimum time is three days Years, five years at the latest, I will count the days on my fingers. If you dare not pay it back, I will go to your door with a bucket of dung and pour it on you. Believe it or not!"
"Don't worry, mother-in-law, get out of here!"
In the night, Li Jifu gradually walked farther and farther away, then walked faster and faster, striding forward.
In fact, for some unknown reason, this champion, who has a rough official career, has been borrowing money from his colleagues in recent times, but he has never spoken to Sun Yin. It is said that his family sent a letter to the capital, and they urgently need a large sum of money to tide over the difficulties. It's just that most of Li Jifu's family members naively thought that Li Jifu, who had a glorious ancestor, was destined to rise to prominence in the capital. Who knew that it would not be easy to climb the officialdom of Tai'an City? If you get the rank of Jinshi, your life may be much easier than now, and at worst, you will have much more money and more friends. To take a step back, even if you are a second-class Jinshi who can be sent to another place, or a fellow Jinshi who can be lucky enough to fill the vacancy immediately, if you are good, you will be the official of Mu Shou's parents, but if you are bad, it will be difficult to have peace of mind. He was the number one scholar, but he had no family background, and he had no senior officials to help him when he needed it. How could Li Jifu turn into a dragon when faced with a storm? He had been pressured by the local cowards of the capital's seniors a long time ago, so Sun Yin may have unintentionally said the word "boil" before, and he really hit the mark.
But no matter how difficult it is, after all, he is the number one scholar in the imperial examination. As long as there are no major setbacks, Li Jifu's future career will eventually become smoother and smoother. Not to mention the great ministers, with the magnanimity of the successive emperors of the Liyang Dynasty, they are really not half-way. The top pick who died young, at worst, became a fourth-rank official by chance.
"Three or five years from now, Li Jifu will certainly be able to pay for a copy of his book, and it will be affordable.
"So Li Jifu now secretly sells the book, even if it is sold at a low price, he still has about two hundred taels of silver. For Li Jifu's family, this is a huge obstacle. As long as this money opens the way, they can definitely overcome it.
?? Since Sun Yin, the mad scholar, can surpass Liyang's scholars in the imperial examination system, how can he be a dead scholar? Are you really ignorant of the world and human nature?
impossible.
Liu Huai returned to the house with mixed emotions, looked at Sun Yin who was flipping a book with his legs crossed, and said softly: "Even if I know it is unnecessary, I still want to say thank you to you on behalf of Brother Li."
Sun Yin didn't turn his head, and said calmly: "You want to thank me for him? Hey, be careful that someone named Li won't miss you in the officialdom."
Liu Huai said calmly: "Brother Li and I are friends as gentlemen as water. Although the taste is not as good as wine, wine can quench greed, while water can quench thirst. I never hope to have any beneficial relationship with Brother Li. In this case ¡¡±
Sun Yin interrupted Liu Huai's words, "It's wrong, it's absolutely wrong. Do you know why looking at history, it seems that in the fierce party disputes in the past dynasties, true gentlemen lost everything, while hypocrites reaped successes one after another? ?¡±
Liu Huai was about to speak, but was interrupted by Sun Yin. The madman stared at the oil lamp and said softly: "You don't know. Even what you think you know now is wrong. A gentleman likes to call himself a friend. The Party, a true gentleman foolishly takes it as a model, and he really does this. You must know that on the way to the top of the officialdom, the most taboo thing is to appear to be full of friends, but in fact you are alone and helpless. When you are in trouble, especially when you annoy the emperor, the gentlemen around you lend a helping hand. , many times it will be counterproductive, why? Because they don¡¯t know who the biggest docile donkey in the world is. Instead, they are shameless hypocrites, and those real little guys who have the courage to bet all their wealth on the gambling table to make a big fortune with a small fortune. Only people can help turn danger into safety. Having said that, don't think that hypocrites and true villains are just empty-minded scholars. Let me tell you, the quality of scholars is?Whether they are noble or not has a certain relationship with how many books they have read and how much fame and prestige they have gained, but it is not necessarily related. Let me ask you, Song Keli's father and grandfather, the "two concubines of the Song family" who were famous overseas during the Yonghui period, Song How do you write the old master's calligraphy? A first-class great master, maybe hundreds of years later, there will still be countless scholars copying and practicing hard. Is Mr. Song's article good? Of course, it couldn't be better. He is good at everything from poetry to poetry. He only talks about prose. I guess a thousand years from now, Song Keli's father will still have a place in the list of the top ten prose masters. But if the father and son are said to have lost their reputation in the end, it is just because Zhang Julu, the chief assistant, is dissatisfied with their dominant position in the literary world and wants to incriminate them. Do you, Liu Huai, really believe it? I, Sun Yin, don¡¯t believe it, or to be precise, I only believe half of it. This matter needs to be discussed in depth, broken down into pieces, and explained thoroughly. You have to listen to me until dawn, because it involves too many secret affairs of the government, the trend of Liyang's imperial examination, the rise and fall of the world's context, the direction of public opinion in Jiangnan, officials The serious illness in the two departments of rites, etc., etc., I guess you have to listen to it. "
Liu Huai stood there, dumbfounded.
Sun Yin still crossed his legs, swayed, and said with a smile: "As long as you enter the temple, there will definitely not be many people who are truly like-minded, right? But you have to remember one thing, whether you are an official in the capital or a local When in power, there is a certain number of chairs in the officialdom. As soon as you sit down, there must be someone missing. Enmity in officialdom spreads far and wide. This wise saying is attributed to a certain great writer Well, that's me, Sun Yin. That's right. When your position is high enough, there will be fewer and fewer chairs, and even more so. Aspiring scholars, if they don't lose their original aspirations in the ups and downs of officialdom, they will only become more and more miserable, because you want to let go of your hands and feet to express your ambitions. The more you need to hold power, you will naturally need a large group of colleagues and subordinates to work hard together. You have to take care of all aspects of your interests. To give a simple example, if an official opponent throws dirty water at you, even if the emperor does not take it seriously, it will not be half-hearted. Will the entire capital say bad things about you? Or will half of the scholarly community blindly follow you? What¡¯s even more frightening is that even the common people will scold you. What should you do? scold you back? You, a gentleman who has read the books of sages, They are all Huang and Zi Gongqing. It is not shameful to scold people in person and be polite, right? Moreover, it will also damage the impression of the emperor. What do you need to do? Do you want cronies? Do you want to build a Zhanglu? Become the leader of the Qing Party? Liu Huai, ask yourself, I can¡¯t give you the answer. I just want to tell you that if you want smooth national affairs and political clarity, you will inevitably involve various shortcomings that will eventually block the road between the government and the opposition. The shortcomings come from bad government, or they may be When good government is corrupted by corrupt officials, it is more likely to be the cold-shouldered hands of officials who do nothing. Those who talk are the most unrestrained. Those who do things are the most scolded. The world is bustling with nothing but profit and gain. Let me tell you one last sad story. In fact, the reason why Zhang Julu was looking for death was that he saw that the children of aristocratic families who controlled the court were accustomed to wealth. No matter how important they were in matters of money, with the same temperament and character, the former would definitely be inferior to the noble son who emerged from a poor family. I'm not saying that everyone is like this, but there must be a lot of them. Let me ask you, after the latter suddenly became wealthy, even if he could clean himself up, would there be people in his family who were demanding excessively? Would they use their power to bully others in the local area? Will you become a wealthy and evil gentry running rampant in the land? Put filial piety first and become an official. How many people dare to deny their unkind parents? Brothers, friends, brothers, brother, help you study hard and become a talent. If he says that I want to marry a wife and have a concubine , I want thousands of acres of fertile land, will you agree? The husband and wife treat each other like guests, and someone in the wife's family does something evil. When the incident comes to light, do you dare to let his head roll to the ground? Do you want to see your wife who is sharing the same bed with you every day? Tears? A fellow countryman has been living in poverty for many years. You are rich and he is unknown. He begs for a small official. If he is really talented and learned, but his fate is unfavorable, how do you deal with it? If you work together to be rich and your children get married, but in the future he becomes corrupt and harms the country, come and ask for help. You open up a little, and there are dozens of close friends in your house, including the scholar who gave you his cousin's name, and the child with a yellow mouth who recognizes you as his godfather, but their lives are hanging by a thread, so what should you do?"
Sun Yin finally stopped talking, probably because his mouth was dry from talking, and he started to get up and rummage through the cabinets to find a drink.
Liu Huai was stunned and sweating profusely.
Sun Yin finally found a pot of green ant wine, raised his head and drank it, then glanced at Liu Huai and said with a smile: "I am not afraid of being rich and unkind. Those guys are dead when they die, and they are ruined when high-rise buildings collapse. I, Sun Yin, can't blame me." He will also take the initiative to find trouble for them. But the words "extremely evil" and "poor people" mean short-term ambitions, are you afraid? I, Sun Yin, am afraid! He, Zhang Julu, is even more afraid!"
Liu Huai never moved or said a word.
Sun Yin walked up to him and waved his arm in front of Liu Huai's eyes, "What, are you scared out of your mind?"
Liu Huai¡¯s eyes were red and there were faint tears.
Sun Yin handed the jug to the Northern Liang scholar and joked: "Don't be afraid, drink to calm down the shock."
Liu Huai shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "I won't drink anymore. I've never drunk alcohol."
?Sun Yin rolled his eyes, took back his hand, went to sit on the threshold, and said with a playful smile: "Okay, then I will be blessed to have it all to myself."
Liu Huai sat beside him silently.
In early spring, when the late spring cold and snow melt, it is the most freezing time for human bones.
Sun Yin thought to himself and said: "Ten thousand steps back, a person with no relatives, no worries, no worries, and one day he will finally reach a high position. Are you willing to do small good things, and are you afraid of doing small evil things? Anyway, these two This is something that I, Sun Yin, neither want to do nor am I afraid of doing."
Liu Huai sighed.
Sun Yin was always a good drinker and fast. He swung around the small and half bottle of expensive green ant wine and sighed: "Oh, I have a headache! I am too high-minded, see too clearly, and think too clearly, so I, Sun Yin, am better than you idiots." It's even more lonely. From now on, I will never talk nonsense to you, a fellow from Beiliang, and waste my green ant wine."
Liu Huai said softly: "I have thought about it, I still want to be an official."
Sun Yin immediately laughed and scolded: "You bitch, you are more stupid than Li Jifeng. When did I not let you be an official? If you don't become an official, how can I, Sun Yin, be an official in the future?" Help?"
Liu Huai said gloomily: "But I only serve as an official for myself and do something for Beiliang."
This time it was Sun Yin's turn to be stunned on the spot.
After a long silence, Sun Yin stood up, put down the wine bottle, walked towards his room, and seemed to be talking to himself: "It seems that he really figured it out. Then my wine was not in vain, and my words were not in vain."
Liu Huai hesitated for a moment, picked up the flask, smelled it, turned around and asked, "Did I drink it?"
Sun Yin, who had his back to Liu Huai, stretched out a hand and only bent his big and small thumbs, "If you still have about three sips of wine, you will owe me three taels of silver. For the sake of fellow Beiliang fellows, I will only accept you six taels." silver!"
Liu Huai asked: "How did you settle the score?!"
Sun Yin walked into the house, closed the door suddenly, and said loudly: "I, Sun Yin, am the best in the world in making art! The second in the world in cooking skills!"
Liu Huai turned around, took a sip of green ant wine, and felt refreshed.
Since then, there has been another drunkard in Tai'an City.
"It's just that many years later, the young drunkard did not become an old drunkard, but became a famous drunkard all over the worlda drunkard.
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In the fourth year of Xiangfu, spring is warm and flowers are blooming.
Beiliang Huaiyang Pass is the border area of ??Longyao Prefecture to the north.
A little girl with a mink covering her forehead and a Xianbei jade buckle around her waist was walking slowly on the vast grassland, holding the red pony like a ball of flame. She was so beautiful that she could probably be called the world's best. A first-rate beauty.
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In this quiet grassland where there is destined to be no war, the lineup of these three people alone is enough to make people stunned. You must know that the Liangmang war is in full swing now, and the masters and masters have already been deployed in full force, crossing the river, local snakes, and thousands of years under the pond. The old bastards all followed the 400,000-strong army to Jubei City. So a child who looks like a teenager can have these three followers, which shows his prominent status. In fact, there were not only three top masters, but also the six to seven hundred armored knights hanging far away behind the three big and small people. There were also dozens of dead warriors who were proficient in assassination lurking in the dark. In the end, there were A total of sixty horses were patrolling around in an orderly manner.
They are Crow Lanzi. Before the battle at Longyaner Plain, they were the only scouts in the world who could rival the Liangzhou White Horse Crossbowmen! Dong Zhuo spent countless efforts to train the elites. These sixty Dong family horse stalls are considered the last seeds, but at this time, they are all used to ensure the safety of a little girl.
But no one in the Dong family¡¯s army dared to question it.
Because everyone knows that in the eyes of General Dong Zhuo, this little niece of Paoze's orphan is more precious than all the princesses of the Northern and Southern Dynasties put together.
The little girl doesn¡¯t like to talk, but she has no arrogant temperament, and she is naturally close to people. Even the three master servants who escort her aimlessly all the way like this innocent girl from the bottom of their hearts.
The Zixuan Realm martial arts master suddenly turned his head and looked north. As far as he could see, as far as he could see, several crows were confronting a grassland cavalry of unknown origin. Soon, half of the Dong family's private cavalry were galloping. When they arrived, they quickly surrounded the four people, and the remaining three hundred riders headed north.
The tired and haggard cavalry seemed to be exhausted from running, and the formation was stretched intermittently. There were at least 700 cavalry in the field of vision of the six cavalry crows, and according to the information sent back by two of them, According to the news, the number of this cavalry army is at least??Ride left and right.
The leading knight dressed as a captain raised his whip high and shouted angrily: "Get out of the way quickly! I am chasing the fugitives. It is the military orders of Yuchanzhou Jiedian and General Huyan! Anyone who stands in my way will die!"
The Six Cavalry Crows turned a deaf ear and were completely indifferent, neither moving forward nor retreating.
The furious Captain Beimang narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth. If he hadn't seen the more than 300 cavalry approaching, which was an eyesore and an obstacle, he would have led his troops to rush past. It's just six cavalry. You can do whatever you want. Also a death!
After the young Dong family rider stopped his horse, he asked in a deep voice: "Who is it?"
The captain of Beimang turned his head and spat fiercely, "I am the commander-in-chief of the Yuchan Prefecture Military Town, Yelu Xuanping! Why don't you get out of here?! It's delayed a big event, let alone a baby like you who doesn't even have full hair, you The master of the house must die!"
The Dong family's cavalry general said expressionlessly: "I am Yelu Xiezhen, the commander of the cavalry army under General Dong. No matter who you are, just charge."
The captain lost all his arrogance in an instant, as if he had become shorter. His lips moved slightly, but he could not say a single word.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????: There are countless generals from big and small Xiti and military towns in the thirteen states of the prairie, but there were only thirteen generals in twenty years, until Fatty Dong, who had been the king of the South Campus, became the fourteenth.
The one who came from the north, who was also a captain and had the same surname of Yelu, was filled with hatred. He glanced at the six horse stalls, and then looked at the more than three hundred horsemen. He had already confirmed in his heart that he was really a bastard. It's Dong Zhuo's private ride! Didn't you, General Dong, have a deadly fight with Chu Lushan, the Protector of Beiliang, at Huaiyang Pass? Why are there still cavalry troops wandering around the border of Longyao Prefecture? Did you end up bumping into me? !
With a bitter look on his face, he said helplessly: "General Yelu, I'm telling you the truth, the last general is being ordered to hunt down a martial arts master who escaped from Dunhuang City. Not only me, but also three other cavalry armies are marching south together. Not to mention we suffered heavy casualties, even the spider web spies and dead soldiers, dozens of people died along the way."
The Cavalry General of the Dong family frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "My young master is behind me. If you go south, you can go around a mile away."
The captain said with a mournful face: "General Yelu, when we go south, we really want to lift up every inch of land to take a look, just for fear of missing that master. Now that man is seriously injured, he will definitely not be able to escape far, at least until we Ten miles in front of me, there are people in my cavalry team who are good at hunting. If you are worried that we rough guys will disturb your noble family, then I will only follow you with a hundred cavalry. What do you think? General Yelu, your lord There are a lot of them, please don¡¯t embarrass me, okay? Just treat it like me, Yelu Xuanping, begging you!"
The Dong family cavalry general was hesitant.
The captain put away his slightly flattering expression and said solemnly: "I, Yelu Xuanping, have lost two hundred and twenty-three brothers. Their deaths cannot be in vain!"
The Dong family's cavalry general looked up. Behind this man, there was a large group of cavalry, and small groups of seven, eight, and dozens of cavalry were gathered together. Most of them were led by a knight without armor. They seemed to be separated. A large net, dense and orderly, galloping southward.
He finally nodded and said slowly: "I can make my own decision and allow you to go south with me with a small number of cavalry, one hundred cavalry. If there is one more person, I will kill one."
Although the cavalry general from Yuchanzhou Military Town was a little regretful, he was more than happy.
This man was also a decisive person. He raised his arms and waved, leaving only more than ninety cavalry to follow him straight south. The rest of the cavalry continued to gallop forward on both sides of the area about a mile away.
"Beside the little girl with a sable forehead, the circle of three hundred riders expanded slightly outward by fifty steps at some point, and three personal guards stood side by side behind the girl.
Seeing this scene, Dong family cavalryman Yelu Xiezhen narrowed his eyes and remained calm.
In the hundred-man team chasing the cavalry, three knights who seemed to be galloping around randomly would occasionally dismount and carefully observe the grass, and would also pull up a piece of grass and put it on the tip of their noses to smell it, riding along the circular formation. The edge gradually turned southward, and finally he got on his horse. After the three people's eyes met, one of them shook his head at the Junzhen Cavalry General.
Yelu Xuanping's expression was complicated. He didn't know whether it was disappointment or relief. After cautiously looking at the little girl from the corner of his eye several times, he clasped his fists and said gratefully to the Dong family cavalryman not far away: "No matter what, I will thank you." General Yelu!"
The two cavalry generals have the same surname and the same official position, but the one who claims to be the last general knows that he and the other party have nothing to do.
Yelu Xiezhen said calmly: "Thank you for your hard work."
The cavalry army, like an autumn hunt on the prairie, continued south to pursue its prey.
After the cavalry disappeared from sight, Yelu Xizhen, who rode up to the little girl, sat high on his horse.? He stretched out his hand and pressed the handle of the knife, staring at the grassland not far to the south.
At the same time, the three martial arts masters all turned around, and the Zhixuan Realm followers completely blocked the little girl's figure. The other two were separated by more than ten steps.
It was Tao Manwu's little girl who stuck out her little head and shouted softly: "Come out."
There was no movement at all.
She raised her voice and reminded her kindly: "It's useless for you to hide any longer."
Finally, the grass loosened slightly, then exploded, and an unusually tall figure quickly slammed into Tao Manwu. The rainbow light drawn by two thick chains pierced the chests of the two guards on the left and right of the little girl.
The little girl hurriedly shouted: "No killing!"
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This guard has already arrived in front of the assassin. He holds the man's neck with the five fingers of his left hand and makes a fist with his right hand, which is only an inch away from the assassin's heart.
The two retinues on Tao Manwu's left and right each held tightly a chain protruding from the assassin's shoulders. There were two huge daggers hanging at the end of this iron chain.
The little girl wanted to step forward. Yelu Xiezhen showed an anxious look for the first time. He turned over and dismounted, squatted down and stood in front of her. His eyes were firm but his voice was gentle: "Little princess, don't come close!"
Tao Manwu hummed, and then shouted to the old man: "Grandpa with white hair, my name is Tao Manwu, I won't hurt you, and, and you are going to die soon."
The white-haired old man¡¯s eyes sparkled, ¡°Little girl, what did you say your name was?! Say it again!¡±
Tao Manwu shouted: "My name is Tao Manwu!"
Then she said something that no one, including Yelu Xiezhen, could understand, "I know that person!"
The old man chuckled hoarsely, without the slightest sadness of dying, only with inexplicable joy, "Okay, okay! What a perfect road! God, just think that I, surnamed Chu, owe you once!"
Tao Manwu tugged on Yelu Xiezhen¡¯s sleeves and said seriously: ¡°Brother Xiezhen, can I say a few words to the white-haired grandpa? Don¡¯t worry, I know he won¡¯t hurt me, and I won¡¯t lie to you!¡±
Yelu Xiezhen was the only one who knew the little girl's talent. He touched her little head affectionately, "But the three elders and I will stay with you, okay?"
The innocent little girl nodded her head vigorously, like a chicken pecking at rice, which was endearing.
She walked forward quickly, followed closely by Yelu Xiezhen and two subordinates.
Tao Manwu was five or six steps away from the burly old man and the Zhixuan Realm retinue. She suddenly sat down on the ground, sitting cross-legged, then raised her head and said, "What's the matter? Grandpa, please tell me. If I can help, I will definitely help you!"
Yelu Xiezhen, who couldn't laugh or cry, motioned with his eyes to the master to release his fingers. The latter hesitated to speak, but finally let go and closed his fist, moving three steps laterally to give his little master enough vision, even though he knew that the assassin had reached the end of his life. With the lights drying up and the Qi machine drying up, the master of the Zhixuan Realm still did not dare to take anything lightly.
The old man with disheveled hair followed the little girl and sat cross-legged. He glanced sideways at the master of the Zhixuan Realm and coldly snorted: "In normal times, I would kill you with one hand!"
In fact, the old man had already given up the plan of escaping. The reason why he used up his last energy to hide here was just to leave himself a relatively decent way to die.
The world is so big and the earth is so big that we can meet this little girl named Tao Manwu. I'm afraid it can only be explained by God's will.
The old man lowered his head and gasped, his broad chest rising and falling violently. After his breath calmed down a little, he looked at the little girl and slowly said: "Little girl, I heard that person talk about you, but what I'm very surprised about is how do you recognize me? "
Tao Manwu didn't hide anything, and said in a clear voice: "Before, I only knew that I should go this way, but I didn't know what I would encounter. I only knew that you wouldn't hurt me, grandpa and I could see certain things that others would see. Something you can¡¯t find¡¡±
The little girl thought for a while, then quickly stretched out her hands and drew seemingly random circles in the air, which were very sloppy and messy.
The old man marveled and said: "Such a talent is really unheard of! Before we parted ways with him, I heard him mention you accidentally, and I knew that there was a little girl named Tao Manwu in Beimang"
Tao Manwu blinked his energetic eyes, which were filled with brilliance.
In the deepest part of her eyes, there was some happiness and some sadness.
The old man coughed, put his fists on his knees, and said in a deep voice: "I originally had the big idea of ????Gongzhufen That's all, I won't say more about these things. In short, before I left Beiliang, I wanted to go to the Central Plains Jianghu. , but got a secret message from another old man, sayingThere is a mystery over there in Dunhuang City. I hope I can do something in the end, but it's a pity that I only did half of it Tao Manwu, remember, let that person know as soon as possible, the sooner the better! Let him know that he not only has a woman in the north, but more importantly, that woman gave him a child! "
Tao Manwu opened his mouth slightly, obviously at a loss.
The old man smiled bitterly and said: "I don't care whether you girl will help or not. To be honest, it is reasonable not to help. In any case, I can finally die with peace of mind."
After saying this, the old man reached into his sleeves with difficulty. This action frightened Yelu Xiezhen and the three subordinates as if they were facing a powerful enemy.
However, the old man just took out a yellowing book that was not thick, gently threw it to the little girl, and laughed at himself: "He gave me a knife manual. Later, he also added some moves himself. I can generally understand it." , It¡¯s a pity that you can¡¯t learn them all, little girl, I¡¯ll give them to you.¡±
Tao Manwu took the sword manual with both hands and held it in his arms, his eyes moist.
She knew that the old man was really leaving.
The old man stretched out his thumb, pointed at himself, and said with a smile: "Little girl, remember, my name is Chu Kuangnu, the white-haired old man. I am the first peerless master that I have seen in my life!"
The old man twitched the corner of his mouth, closed his eyes, and said to himself: "The chicken legs soaked in the lake water are so damn good they actually taste really good"
Tao Manwu wiped his tears and made a loud promise to the dead old man: "I promise you! I will definitely tell him!"
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Following Tantan Weng Huanwen, Neo-Confucian master Yao Baifeng and three others, Liu Huai served as the Zuojiujiuer of the Imperial College in his forties. For the next thirty years, he was not transferred to another government office for a full thirty years, and finally died in the Imperial College. Wine is served.
During this period, Zuo Jijiu, the youngest person in the history of Liyang, refused time and again to be solicited by the new emperor of Liyang. He refused to become the Minister of Rites and the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
The old man, who was in his seventies, gave lectures in the Imperial College for the last time. Unreasonably, he gave lectures exclusively to the scholars from Beiliang.
The old man was holding a pot of green ant wine in his hand. Before he started teaching the well-dressed scholars who were sitting upright, he raised his arms, shook the pot gently, and said with a smile: "Do you know how much silver this pot of wine was sold for in the fourth year of Xiangfu? ? You will definitely not guess that this pot of wine now, even if it is the best wine, is only sixty cents. I remember that on that early spring night in the fourth year of Xiangfu, the first time I drank, it was our Beiliang Road The green ant wine was so expensive. Someone only gave me three sips of the remaining half a bottle of wine, and charged me a full six taels of silver! At that time, I didn¡¯t really feel that it tasted good. I just felt that my throat was burning. If it hadn¡¯t been for that I was penniless, and I had drunk the wine on credit, so I had already spit out the green ant wine. And this person, he even boasted that it was for the sake of his fellow Beiliang people that he would give up three taels of green ant wine. You sold me wine for six taels of silver, do you think this guy has a bad heart or not?"
The young scholars studying in the Imperial College burst into laughter.
The old man smiled and said: "He is indeed very evil, isn't he? Well, you are actually familiar with this guy. He once served as the right minister of our Imperial College for a short time. Fortunately, he packed up and left soon. His surname is Sun Mingyin. You guessed it right, he is ours. That 'Sun Laowu' from Tai'an City, except the Ministry of War, has served as Lord Sun Yin and Sun, the five ministers in the six yamen of the Shangshu Province!"
The Northern Liang scholars were subconsciously silent at first, but soon they burst out laughing again.
???????????? Other officials, let alone the second-ranking Shangshu, who is at the center, would never dare to laugh openly like this, even a minister of the rank and file.
But Mr. Sun is different. In his words, "You juniors, as long as you don't bully me for not being strong enough and beat me up on the spot, it will be fine. It doesn't matter if you scold me in person or secretly. Ever since I became a high official, Sun Yin has I never scold someone who is junior to me. Why? If I don¡¯t like it, I just tell him to get lost. Why scold him? I can only scold someone who is senior to me and has a louder voice than me. A scolding is all you need to get over it."
Sun Yin is not a good-tempered person, but has a very bad temper. But he is such a guy. Either he hates and fears him to the extreme, or he admires him so much that he is in admiration. Very few people are neutral.
You must know that even His Majesty the Emperor once said with a smile: "Every time Mr. Sun points his nose and scolds others in court, no matter what I think is reasonable or unreasonable at the moment, I will never rush to make a conclusion. I will keep it in my ears first every time, and wait." After thinking about it thoroughly, I decided whether to scold him in return or reward him with a few bottles of good wine."
Sun Yin, who successively served in five yamen in the Shangshu Province and became ministers in all of them, seems very similar to Tantan Weng, an important minister in the former dynasty, but he is very different.
"Probably the only person in the world who can steadily suppress Sun Yin when it comes to swearing is the old Beiliang Taoist envoy who has only been to Beijing three times in his life.?The feudal official who has served as the strategic envoy for the longest time, Chen Xiliang! It's just him.
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The former refers to Chen Xiliang, and the latter refers to Liu Huai.
The old man waited until everyone returned to calm and said in a deep voice: "You generation of Beiliang scholars probably can't imagine the scene back then. I still remember it freshly. The year I left for Beijing to take the exam was the last year of Yonghui. It was the year when I entered Beijing. In the first year of Xiangfu, when I was in Tai'an City at that time, I met a group of scholars from other places. They were brightly dressed, holding fans and jade, and they were elegant. Well, you seem to be about the same now At that time, there were two people After knowing that I was from Beiliang, he asked and answered questions in a weird manner, one question: "Liyang Ke emphasizes the meaning of classics and ignores poetry. Logically speaking, the poor scholars of Beiliang have taken advantage of the sky, so why are they still young?" No results from the annual meeting? How strange!?' One of them answered loudly, 'Because that Northern Liang barbarian doesn't talk about classics and meanings, even his poems are nonsense!'"
The old man looked at the young faces. Most of them had expressions of anger, but there were also expressions of calmness and irony after the situation had changed. Naturally, there were also some who were completely indifferent and aloof. The old man had seen enough ups and downs, so it was not surprising.
The old man just said calmly: "It's weird that I couldn't blurt out the words 'Fuck you!' It's not that I didn't dare, I was just afraid that it would reinforce the vulgar impression of us Beiliang scholars in the eyes of outsiders. Now, you should be There is no chance like this. It would be no different if you ridiculed scholars from other places like this, such as the scholar from Nanjiang Road who has been a street rat for many years."
The old man did not speak generously about the fate of scholars in Nanjiang Road. The old man has long understood that justice only lies in the heart and never in other people's mouths.
Liu Huai just returned to the topic and said slowly: "I, Liu Huai, consider myself first in drinking, second in teaching, third in playing chess, fourth in writing, fifth in being shameless, sixth in quarreling, and last in being an official. The world laughs and scolds me. Imperial College Master Liu Lao'er has ulterior motives. He wants to be the overlord of the literary world, Master Shilin, who holds the power of a country, and will eventually rule the imperial court. Wouldn't he be my disciple, Liu Huai's disciple?"
The whole hall of Northern Liang scholars was silent.
The old man laughed loudly and said: "That's ridiculous!"
The old man suddenly looked resolute and majestic, not inferior to those central bosses with higher rank and more authority. What he said in a deep voice were the words from the bottom of his heart that he had accumulated for most of his life.
¡°When I entered the capital when I was still in my prime, I had a wish, that is, if I could one day enter the temple, I would not let the embarrassing situation that I, Liu Huai, faced while studying in Beijing be repeated to the descendants of Beiliang scholars!¡±
"When Liu Huai doesn't let the Northern Liang scholars buy books or pens, it will cost them even more money!"
"Liu Huai will not let the Northern Liang scholars talk to others without making others look down upon them because of their local accent!"
"Liu Huai will not let the Northern Liang scholars speak for the country and plead for the people in the temple!"
The face of Zuo Jijiu of the Imperial Academy turned red, he paused for a long time, and sneered: "Now the world is afraid of our Liang Party, and accuses me of being domineering, and especially hates that our Liang Party has the hardest bones!"
The Liyang Party's statement could only be understood but not expressed in words in the Liyang court. No one dared to point it out directly. Unexpectedly, Liu Huai, who was regarded as one of the backbone leaders of the Liang Party, personally expressed it today. !
"In my heart, Liu Huai, there are Liang Dang. Among the older generation, only those who are about my age are gone. Some are still alive, such as the old chief minister Chen Wang, the old minister Sun Yin, and some Old Hanlin Yan Chiji, all! Outside the capital, Kou Jianghuai, Xie Xiqiao, Chen Xiliang, Cao Wei, Yu Luandao, Li Hanlin, Lu Chengqing, Huangfu Ping, Song Yan, Chang Sui, Hong Xinjia, Cao Xiaojiao, Wang Zhi, Hong Shuwen, Hong Piao, etc., they are all!"
The old man laughed heartily and asked himself: "So many big figures who will go down in history in the future are all members of our Liang Party. Are you afraid? I am afraid myself!"
The old man raised his eyebrows and said with disdain: "What? You said I seem to have forgotten that person? The old minister and old bachelor who hid in Jiangnan Road a long time ago? Because he is not a thing at all, of course Sorry, I scolded him for being a jerk. I have been scolding him for many years. But you may not know one thing. In his later years, this old guy also tried to call himself the Northern Liangren clan. It¡¯s a pity that he Jin Lanting only focused on his own goals. We recognize our ancestors and return to our clan, but as ancestors, we are not happy to recognize this grandson at all."
???????????? Lao Jijiu claimed to be the sixth in the quarrel. Before he became an official, he only listened to these curse words without swear words. This so-called sixth is full of weight.
The old man suddenly said in a loud voice: "In the Liyang Military Department, there have been three ministers, the seventh minister, Kou Jianghuai! Cao Wei! Yu Luan Dao! The other seven ministers of the third rank are all from the Beiliang frontier army!"
¡°Forty years, a military general with a great posthumous title, and half of his life in Beiliang!"
"How magnificent!"
"I am from Beiliang! How magnificent I am!"
"Don't forget that the clothes you wear today, the sleeves you wear, the jade waist you have, and your eloquent speeches are all obtained by the Beiliang cavalry who sacrificed 320,000 people in battle for the entire four years of Xiangfuchu! That Northern Liang Prince's Mansion, now the Imperial Envoy's Mansion, was exchanged for 320,000 named stone tablets from Qingliang Mountain there!"
"I can't care about what scholars in other places think, and I don't care. But for you scholars from Beiliang, as long as I, Liu Huai, am alive, I hope you can remember it for one day!"
"Finally, let me say the last thing, remember that person."
"His surname is Xu!"
The old man was already extremely outspoken. Until the end of the day, the old man had not even taken a sip of the green ant wine, and the only sentence he had left remained unsaid.
This sentence is too taboo and too heavy.
Without him, there would be no Central Plains.
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The late spring of the fourth year of Xiangfu.
The rain is as moist as cake.
The Grand Scholar's Mansion is a small pavilion facing the lake, with exquisite hangings under the eaves.
"Two peers stand side by side, one is the young uncle Yan Chiji, and the other is Kong Zhenrong who works in the yamen of the Ministry of War. They were close friends back then and are still close friends today.
Kong Zhenrong said in a deep voice: "The Ministry of War has just received the news that Beimang's army suffered serious losses outside Jubei City, but the reinforcements of grain and grass troops from Longyao Prefecture have never been interrupted. The battle in Jubei City was brutal, and the Huaiyang Pass was even more brutal. This battle in Liangmang will last at least two or three months."
Yan Chiji leaned on the window railing and said with a smile: "We in the capital have too much time to take care of ourselves now, so I guess you are the only one who pays attention to this news."
Kong Zhenrong crossed his arms across his chest and said with a grin: "Li Hanlin is really an amazing guy. He became more and more brave as he fought and became the only remaining White Horse Captain outside Beiliang Pass. Especially after the Battle of Laomu Mountain last year, he and Yu Luan The three cavalry armies of Dao Caowei and Wang Jingchong, together with the two Liuzhou generals Kou Jianghuai and Xiexi Frontier, beat the Southern Dynasty soldiers and horses including Beimanggu Saizhou crying for their fathers and mothers. I heard that they were elusive and completely involved. There were only two main field forces left in Beimang, and three of them swaggered around Nanchao's Xijing City three times, just like walking a dog. As a result, the entire Beimang and Nanchao, except for Longyao Prefecture to the north, were beaten on all sides. A leaky sieve.¡±
Yan Chiji subconsciously rubbed the stubble on his chin, which seemed to be getting more prickly. Looking back on those days, among the four, Kong Wuchi was the oldest and the first to have a beard. Li Hanlin often laughed at him, Yan Chiji, for being a pretty boy. Unfortunately, he was just a bit uglier, and he was far inferior to his brother Nian. So even if you sell your butt, you won't be able to sell it for a few copper coins.
Yan Chiji asked: "What do you think will happen if we stay in Beiliang?"
Kong Zhenrong had obviously thought about this problem for a long time, and said without hesitation: "You can't tell me, either I will be a swordsman under Song Dongming in Qingliang Mountain, or I will be a military officer in white clothes in Jubeicheng, but I It¡¯s different. At worst, you can be like Li Hanlin and become a White Horse Colonel!"
Yan Chiji laughed and scolded: "De Xing! It's because the two of them are not around that you can be so arrogant. When they were present in the early years, you, Kong Wuzhi, never acted like a dull gourd."
Kong Zhenrong rolled his eyes.
Back then, in Beiliang Road, Kong Zhenrong was nicknamed "Wu Chi", and he also had a famous nickname in the brothel Goulan, "Kong Dashanren!" Because every time the four of them drank wine together, only this silly big man stood out. He would never call the courtean Qingguo'er, who was as beautiful as a flower. He would get straight to the point and say to the old madam, "I've been waiting for you in the building for the longest time." The girl who picked up the guest called out to accompany the drink." Kong Dashan not only called for those women with good looks and tricky tastes every time, but also rewarded them with a lot of money every time. He also called to sit next to him. Although he didn't move, he probably couldn't do it, but he couldn't do it. Never neglecting them, Kong Zhenrong, a living Bodhisattva who rescued those in distress, was famous throughout the flowers and gardens of Beiliang Road. His reputation was not much inferior to that of His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, who loved to spend a lot of money. So much so that Kong Zhenrong's father was panicked at that time, fearing that if the only seedling in the family married a girl with an appearance that could ward off evil spirits, wouldn't it become a joke among the entire Beiliang Dao officialdom?
?????????????????? So the fathers of the four evils in Northern Liang had different mentality. The old Liang King Xu Xiao was too big-hearted and didn¡¯t care at all. Yan Jiexi, an old scholar, cares about his son's reputation, Li Gongde, an iron rooster, cares about his money. Kong Zhenrong's father is the worst. He is afraid that his future daughter-in-law will be a girl who cannot walk at night, otherwise it will scare people to death.
Yan Chiji lamented: "Li Hanlin's sister seems to have never gotten married."
Kong Zhenrong curled his lips angrily and said, "Li Fu??This girl has had eyes on her forehead since she was a child, and she doesn't look good on anyone. Anyway, I dislike her the most. I remember that she loved to call me a bastard, and she dared to call Brother Nian a pervert. Li Hanlin was her younger brother, and Li Chengzhen didn¡¯t dare to scold me. But you are the one who has read the most among us, so you get scolded less As for your sister, well, she is better than Li Fuzhen. "
Yan Chiji was a little helpless.
Xu Fengnian, Li Hanlin, Yan Chiji, Kong Zhenrong. Li Minzhen, Yan Dongwu.
There were six people back then.
Three people are in Beiliang and three people are in Tai'an.
Three people stayed in their hometown, and three people went to other places.
??The spring rain is continuous and ripples appear on the lake.
Kong Zhenrong remembered something and said slowly: "I heard that the humble scholar from Rouge County, Youzhou, who should have won the championship in the spring, was deliberately targeted by a certain big shot and suppressed for an excuse that could not withstand scrutiny. Don't say Huiyuan almost lost his qualifications for the palace examination. Especially in this palace examination, after he was appointed by His Majesty the Emperor as the Tanhua Lang, old scores were revealed, and the whole capital was in uproar. Some people said that he was one of the palace masters for this imperial examination. Jin Lanting, the right minister of Jin Dynasty, some people say that the master Sima Puhua was the one who interfered with it. He intended to promote Qin Guanhai, who later won the title of Huiyuan, but in the palace examination he only got the lowest rank as a Jinshi. Now even my father is fighting against him. It is said that if Liu Huai, the top talent, had not been given some sneakers in the spring, he might have won the first place this time. In addition, Liu Huai was originally the first place in Beiliang Daoxiang examination, Jieyuan. That would be an unprecedented success in the imperial examination of our dynasty. Oh! My father's good temper can't be beaten with a few sticks. He has been talking about it countless times these days, and the wine in the house is almost running out. "
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Autumn period is the local provincial examination, and spring period is the capital examination, so there is a saying in the official circles, " From autumn to spring, the carp will jump over the dragon's gate." Liu Huai, a poor scholar from Northern Liang, actually became famous before the Spring Period. At that time, he was copying inscriptions outside the gate of the Imperial College. He was actually able to ask the contemporary Zhang family saint from Yanshenggong Mansion to help him copy the inscriptions. At that time, thousands of Imperial College students heard the news and came in droves. , in the end Liu Huai was the last one to know the noble identity of the middle-aged Confucian scholar, and this incident caused a sensation in the capital! It was just that Liu Huai, who was so strapped for money at the time that he had to live in a small Taoist temple, refused numerous dignitaries' offers of gold to buy scriptures, and also refused invitations from some people to change their addresses. I heard that several aristocratic families in the capital wanted to recruit him. The son-in-law was also rejected by Liu Huai. At that time, there were many voices in the capital saying that this person was just fishing for fame and reputation, waiting for a price, and all he wanted was to "raise his hopes." As Liu Huai won the top prize in one fell swoop, articles about the imperial examination gradually spread to both the government and the public, and these strange words quietly disappeared.
As Liu Huai jumped into the court's sight, the good people in Tai'an City learned some inside stories. There were actually five Northern Liang scholars participating in the Qiuwei Examination, but the remaining four gave up their qualifications and returned to their hometown together, leaving only the remaining All the money was given to Liu Huai, who was staying in Beijing.
Kong Zhenrong's father, Kong Dashan, was "recruited" by the Liyang court and chose to leave Beiliang Dao, mainly because his brother's two daughters, who had been doing business for many years, accidentally married into wealthy families in Jiangnan Dao. Don't look at it. Most of the men in the Kong family are rough-looking, but the women are all as beautiful as flowers. The two Jiangnan aristocratic families were quite popular in the official circles of Tai'an City. In addition, he had political disagreements with General Zhong Hongwu of Huaihua, the cavalry commander at the time, so he came to Tai'an City and only got a modest official rank in the Ministry of War. , is only in the fourth rank, and was just promoted at the end of last year. It is estimated that he will be overtaken by his son in a few years. After Kong Dashan moved his family to the capital, he was often ostracized. However, although Kong Dashan was born as a genuine Northern Liang general, his character was quite open-minded. Otherwise, with the relationship between his son Kong Zhenrong and His Highness the Crown Prince, he would not have been able to Reduced to the point of leaving Beiliang. Moreover, Kong Dashan himself is a rough man, but he is one of the few military commanders in Beiliang who openly admires scholars. In his early years, not to mention his disdain for Li Hanlin, he was even lukewarm towards the cynical Crown Prince Xu Fengnian. Only when the unsmiling Kong Dashan saw Yan Chiji at home, he became very enthusiastic.
Therefore, how could Kong Dashan not be filled with resentment at the situation of Liu Huai, a scholar from Northern Liang, in Tai'an City.
Yan Chiji, who was lying lazily on the fence, stood up and said in a deep voice: "Chun Wei does have some inside stories, but it's true that Sima Puhua, as a master, intends to support Qin Guanhai, a junior from the same town, but he has not suppressed Liu Huai. . And Jin Lanting, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, who was Liu Huai's room master, not only did not disparage Liu Huai's article when he reviewed it, but he greatly praised it. The examination paper was full of beautiful articles. "
Kong Zhenrong is a bit confused. He is the minister of the Ministry of Rites and the vice president respectively. How can anyone resist him?
Kong Zhenrong suddenly woke up, his face full of bewilderment.
Yan Chiji nodded, "It was Chen Shaobao, who had previously refused to serve as a lecturer. He shook his head at Liu Huai's article and made a few comments that were both positive and negative."
Kong Zhenrong shook his head vigorously and said: "I don't believe it! Although I have never really been in contact with Chen Shaobao, I can definitely trust him! Chen Shaobao is definitely not such a person, and he doesn't even bother to do such a villain! It's unnecessary!"
" Chen Shaobao's reputation in the court can be understood just from Kong Zhenrong's words, how unparalleled it is in the capital.
Yan Chiji smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't believe it at first, but His Majesty the Emperor said it himself, and Chen Shaobao was also present at the time."
Kong Zhenrong was dumbfounded and reached out to pat his forehead, "No wonder Brother Nian couldn't understand what he said about scholars back then!"
Yan Chiji's eyes were deep and he said softly: "In short, His Majesty appointed Liu Huai as the third overall pick and did not give him the second place in the top pick. This is not a 'best of both worlds'."
Kong Zhenrong sighed, "Don't think too much about things you can't figure out, and go around the roads that don't work. This is what Brother Nian taught me. I think it makes sense."
Yan Chiji smiled and said, "Brother Nian also said that if we meet a grandfather who can't be beaten, we should treat him as a grandson first. There will always be a day when grandpa teaches his grandson a lesson."
Kong Zhenrong grinned from ear to ear for a long time.
Yan Chiji was silent for a long time. When Kong Zhenrong finally stopped laughing, he leaned on the railing again and said softly: "Both you and Li Hanlin think that I read the most. It's just that Brother Nian is naturally smart and can be more reasonable than me. That's not true." . I figured it out very later. In fact, our family secretly left Beiliang at that time. In fact, Brother Nian knew about it very early. That¡¯s why the last time we got together, he would tell me those drunken words alone. He said that in the book It is said that there is always a banquet in the world. Don¡¯t be afraid, the book also says that wherever we meet in life, if one banquet is removed, there will always be an opportunity to set another one.¡±
Kong Zhenrong was speechless.
What I want to say, I can¡¯t say.
I want to drink, but there is nothing to drink.
Yan Chiji turned his head, his face full of tears, and looked at Kong Wuchi, "I know that the four of us, plus my sister and Li Chengzhen, the six of us will never have the opportunity to get together again in this life. ¡±
Kong Zhenrong nodded.
Yan Chiji sobbed like a child who made a mistake: "Brother Nian, he lied to me!"
Kong Zhenrong still didn¡¯t speak, but slowly raised his arm, pressed it on the young man¡¯s head, and rubbed it gently.
Just like how Xu Fengnian treated Yan Chiji.
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Many, many years later, not only did the auspicious year number become a thing of the past, but even the new year number was changed twice.
The new emperor of Liyang has just ascended the throne.
It is still in this small pavilion by the water, and it is still the light rain at dusk in spring.
The twilight old man who had just declined the new king's invitation to stay and left his post as a sect to study in Zuopushe came here alone after Hanyi had a grandson. He was a powerful minister in his official career and would become a famous minister in the history of the Qing Dynasty in the future. For some reason, Weeping silently, the gray-haired old man's expression was not very sad, but he just couldn't stop crying.
The old man who was hailed as the second best person in the government and the public did not wipe it.
It¡¯s like a child who accidentally lost a cute object. He cried loudly at first, and then after a few days, the sadness was not so severe, but when he remembered it, he still sniffled.
Three bowls of water are poured into the dried intestines, and the cool breeze grows in the two armpits.
The spring breeze blows the frost on the temples, and the old man recalls his youth.
Many, many years ago, in Lingzhou in the south of the Yangtze River outside the Great Wall, the last Northern Liang King who has long been mentioned by no one was still the absurd, carefree and carefree His Highness the Crown Prince. In those years, it was common to see four young men walking out of a brothel drunkenly in the middle of the night. Li Hanlin, who had not yet joined the army to kill the enemy outside the pass, let alone Li Hanlin, who had not become a white horse captain, that is, he had not yet become a captain. Li Hanlin, the general who went to conquer the West, must have had rouge lip marks all over his face at that time. It's just that this guy is the most cunning. He doesn't drink well, and he doesn't taste good wine either. He secretly asks the oiran Qinghuer to help him mix the water. He seems to be drinking boldly, but at the same time, he secretly throws the wine out of the cup and hides it perfectly, so every time he Every time I go back home, I can still chat with the courtesans and madams, and I won't delay to take advantage of it afterwards, so I can collect some interest. And Kong Wuchi, who is a good man, has a good drinker but can't handle the wine. What's more, the two or three girls who have been extremely grateful for a long time since the business has been opened, how can they agree to this burly and kind-hearted young man not to drink? ? Therefore, he was far less sober than the bastard named Li every time. However, good will be rewarded with good and evil will be punished with evil. Kong Wu was drunk and Li Hanlin was awake, so of course the latter would have to carry it. In the words of His Royal Highness, am I the stupid Kong Wu who carries a weight of 200 kilograms? Are you, Li Hanlin, His Highness the Crown Prince, or am I? At that time, the young scholar who was still nicknamed Yan Zhanchi was no longer afraid of being scolded by his father when he returned home. He often secretly said to himself before entering the brothel.?Cheer up, I must touch a certain young lady's breasts tonight, or else be brave enough to kiss her on the mouth? In short, we can no longer let the three brothers laugh at us for our treacherous intentions and lack of courage! It's just that every time I leave the gentle hometown of Yingge Yanyu, the young scholar will be drunk and unconscious, telling himself, it doesn't matter, try it again next time, and be a real man!
Li Hanlin, a slender young man, staggered while carrying Kong Wuchi, a strong young man on his back.
"As for His Royal Highness, the Young Crown Prince, it is certainly easier to carry the young Yan Chiji who is not heavy on his back.
"At first, Li Hanlin was not without doubts. Why didn't he just let his subordinates carry Kong Wu Chi Yan back to the carriage?
His Highness the Crown Prince said, we are brothers.
The four young men all felt at that time that there seemed to be nothing more reasonable than this.
At that moment, the old man choked and said, "Brother Nian, you are lying."
That person promised the Liyang Dynasty, or promised everyone in the world, that he would never enter Tai'an City again in this life.
But at this moment, a warm hand gently placed on the old man's head.
No matter how many years have passed, the familiar teasing laughter rang out, "Hey, Yan Zhanji, you are crying! Is it your father who forbids you to play with me, or is your sister saying bad things about me again? What a big deal. , Brother Nian, I will take you to drink wine! As per the old rules, Li Hanlin will pay and Kong Wuchi will lead the horse! Let¡¯s go!¡±
The old man did not raise his head, fearing that it was a dream.
The palm holding Yan Chiji's head was gently lifted, and then patted down gently.
The popular man smiled and said: "Yan Chiji, are you stupid because of reading?! Our three brothers are all waiting for you!"
Yan Chiji slowly turned around, widening his eyes with all his strength and trembling lips.
This old man, the Wuyingdian bachelor who ranks first among the twelve bachelors of the Liyang Xin Dynasty, is known as "whenever there is a big event, the strict scholar is the most calm." Tears flowed down his thin face. In the gully, he wiped his face randomly, cried and laughed, and said softly: "Brother Nian, I miss you very much."
The guy opposite him, whose temples were only slightly frosty white, showed a bright smile as bright as a boy's before. He raised his sleeves, wiped Yan Chiji's tears, and said, "I know, I know."
Not far away, two people seemed to be whispering, but their voices were not low.
"Look, Kong Wu Chi, I told you a long time ago that this guy Yan Chiji liked our brother Nian, but he just couldn't take that step back then."
"Huh? It looks like it's true. I didn't realize it before, but I believe it this time!"
"Kong Wu Chi, you said that Yan Zhiji is already very old. Isn't it too late?"
"Hey, there is nothing wrong with Yan Zhiji. He is just thin-skinned. If it were me, I would have told Brother Nian sixty or seventy years ago."
"Go away! By then, your surname was Kong, and you had crawled out of your mother's womb?"
Yan Chiji, who is now somewhat deaf but definitely not deaf, was immediately furious. He no longer had any scholarly demeanor, "Li Hanlin, Kong Zhenrong! Go away and cool off!"
Li Hanlin looked up at the moon, and Kong Zhenrong looked around. They were extremely skillful and perfect.
No matter what, Yan Chiji always held the hand of the person in front of him tightly, unwilling to let go.
Xu Fengnian looked at Yan Chiji, then turned to look at the grinning Li Hanlin and Kong Zhenrong, and said softly: "They are all still there and haven't changed. It's great."
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