Eastward Flow

Xu Mingyi is an important minister in the court, and with his achievements as a dragon and many disciples, his foundation is deep, no one in the court could think of anyone who would dare to pluck a tiger's beard.Therefore, after the memorial and impeachment came out, the Xu party was watching and speaking to Xu Mingyi step by step.

Yushitai took Jiang Shilang who could not speak in the hall not long ago as an entry point. When investigating the life and political affairs of that Jiang Shilang, he found out what his family had done to occupy good land in Lizhou and harm the people.These people are now able to be officials in the imperial capital, all because of their deep relationship with Xu Mingyi.

For Xu Mingyi's sake, Xu Dang discussed this matter with Yu Shitai.But not only the Yushitai, but even the Ministry of Officials participated.The Ministry of Officials provided a document on the evaluation of officials in recent years, and found that the officials approved by Xu Cheng had serious problems in their performance.Not only that, but also the Ministry of Household Affairs, which started to investigate the source of the Xu family's industry.

After several days in a row, Xu Dang realized with bewilderment that such a large force was not targeted by other people against Xu Cheng, but by the Holy Majesty.So when the Ministry of War questioned Xu Cheng for the delay in moving the Wanzhou reinforcements, Xu Mingyi understood why the Queen targeted him so much.

His first reaction was that Xuan Jingchen knew what he was planning.But after calming down, he vaguely understood that it might be the empress who was holding him accountable for Emperor Zhao's death.

He has been in Yuanzhou for many years, so he was not innocent at first.This accusation can be cleared, but when Nian Wang was asked, Nian Wang felt that it was unnecessary.

"According to the [-]th day of August, it's only two months. Everything is ready. My lord is only one step away from the supreme position. Why do you need a position below this person?"

Xu Mingyi felt that what Nian Wang said made sense, but he vaguely felt that it was wrong.But in the end, he decided to make progress by retreating, and Shangzuo resigned from the empress, and handed over all the work before the Double Ninth Festival in September.

While writing the memorial that night, Xu Mingyi's door was knocked open.It was very rare for someone to come, but it was Xu Renqing who hadn't spoken to him for many years.Xu Renqing stood outside the house, dressed in night, quietly looking at Xu Mingyi who was in front of the case, without saying a word.

Xu Mingyi felt surprised, looked at Xu Renqing, and asked, "Why are you here?"

Ever since he followed Nian Wang's advice and divorced Xu Renqing's brother Xu Renli's mother ten years ago, and married a new wife, his official career has been on the rise.But because of this, she separated from her only two children.

Xu Renqing stood at the door, looked at his father who was becoming more and more unfamiliar, and said, "Four years ago, did father participate in the reinforcement of Wanzhou?" It took a long time.As a result, Xu Renqing was alone, unable to stand out from the encirclement to help Emperor Zhao.

Xu Mingyi looked at the eldest son not far away, stopped writing, frowned and asked, "Who are you blaming father for?"

Xu Renqing was very familiar with his expression. He took a step back, closed the door, and said, "If my father really did it, I advise my father to resign and return to his hometown." He was familiar with the empress who grew up together. , but became increasingly unfamiliar with the father who raised him.

Xu Renqing walked out of the yard step by step, and he could hear the sound of the inkstone being smashed from the room.Xu Renqing raised his head, looked at the dark night sky and let out a long sigh.

Xu Mingyi in the room was indignant, cursing over and over again: "Little bastard, don't you think about who I am doing this for!"

In Xu Mingyi's plan, after Emperor Zhao's death, Xu Renqing would have the opportunity to be with Xuan Jingchen.But he didn't know Xu Renqing at all. In Xu Renqing's admiration and admiration, he didn't have the extravagant hope of being with Xuan Jingchen.

He had been chasing Xuan Jingchen for many years, and as early as when she married Prince Zhaoming, he had already seen clearly that it was impossible for him to become Xuan Jingchen's willing partner in his life.He can only stand in front of her as a courtier, and guard the ten thousand li country with her.

With Xu Mingyi's resignation memorial, the matter intensified, and the empress had no intention of calming down the matter at all.The Xu party is of the same line, and anyone who is found to be innocent will be demoted and punished.The huge Xu Party, under the strength of the empress, opened a gap, and it is only waiting to be liquidated after all the affairs are settled in autumn.

While the imperial court was busy, the envoys from Subei had already arrived at Yuanzhou City, and the soldiers and horses from the military exercises of various states had also arrived at Yuanzhou City.

Originally, the military exercise was to be led by the governors of each state, but this time the empress ordered the governors of the states to guard the garrison without returning to court.Because of this, the generals who came to Yuanzhou were under a lot of pressure.

This year's military exercise is combined with the routine hunting of the nobles. In order to show the majesty of the great country, the momentum is quite large.

Before such a grand battle came, Yuanzhou City was the first to usher in the Hungry Ghost Festival on July [-]th.

Among the traditional festivals of the Chu people, the Hungry Ghost Festival is a very important festival.Legend has it that on the day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, the ladder to the kingdom of God and the river to the ruins will be opened to the living, so that the thoughts of the world will be passed on to the dead.

And on this day, many lonely and wild ghosts wandering in the world with nowhere to go will also come to the mortal world, seducing strangers to replace their sins.On this day, all the legendary stories have already been written in Huabenzi.

Before the Hungry Ghost Festival, the Northern Envoy who arrived in Yuanzhou City visited Su He's son once.Their arrival made Su He very unhappy. Seeing his appearance, Zhong Lisuo put aside his plan to celebrate the festival with his family in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion that day, and planned to go out in the evening to take Su He for a stroll along the river bank.

But I never thought that Zhong Limu would come to the door this day.

"Young Master Su, I came today to ask you something." In the sunny end of summer, Zhong Limu sat in the cool pavilion of Zhenbei Houxi Mansion, looked at the young man who looked like a elder sister, and said sincerely : "I begged Mr. Lin for many days before he was willing to tell me. The original score of the song "Untitled" is here with you. I know that those who love music cherish the composition, but this score was written by my sister. The only thing left in this world."

"My imperial sister, Emperor Zhao, died for the country. All the things she left behind were destroyed after the rebels entered the city. To be honest, what is buried in the imperial mausoleum at this moment is an empty coffin."

"My family, Zhong Li, has had the custom of offering incense to the relics of ancestors since ancient times. Many emperors of Chu State can receive incense in Dongling. Only my sister..." Zhong Limu took a deep breath and swallowed the tears in his eyes Going back, he choked up and said: "There is nothing left in this world, not even the incense of future generations can bear it."

"To Mr. Su, this is a rare sheet music. To me, it is the only thing my sister left in this world." Zhong Limu stood up, bowed to the young man in front of him, and said sincerely: "I beg Mr. Su, if you can give me the composition, no matter what Mr. Su wants, even if you spend all of Yunzhou, I will find it for you."

The tears in the corner of his eyes moved Zhong Lisuo, and Zhong Lisuo was reflecting on whether it was right or wrong for him to make up his mind to cut off his past after waking up.

Zhong Limu was the only blood relative she had when she was Emperor Zhao, should this also be parted?Now, with her own strength, can she really get close to the queen?

She thought about the rumors that spread that summer, and felt deeply that she was weak and powerless.Although she didn't want this country, she really shouldn't see the queen working hard alone.

Zhong Lisuo thought about it for a moment, and said to Zhong Limu: "This is something that Emperor Zhao left in the world. Since Sanyang said so, I should give it to you. However, I have a request. Today, Crown Prince Su He wants Come with me to the shore of Liangshui, I am afraid that the guards will not allow it, can Sanyang take the son out and watch the river lantern with me?"

Zhong Limu was overjoyed, and said: "Don't talk about taking over the son, even if it is His Majesty, I will ask for you. Besides these, what else do you want? I have collected a lot of shakuhachi scores, and I want to give them to you. Send it to your house."

"I've also collected antique calligraphy and paintings, you can take a look."

Zhong Limu was really happy, he suffered repeated setbacks with Lin Mengdie, but he never thought that he would be so successful here with Le Zhengsu.Zhong Lisuo shook his head and said, "No need, just this one."

Zhong Limu responded immediately, and immediately went to the palace to pick up Su He.But on this day, Zhong Lisuo put on the white clothes he hadn't worn for a long time, loosened his bun, and tied his hair on the top with a jade crown, so that the long hair at the back of his head was scattered behind his back.

Around her waist was a shakuhachi given by Qinglan, and she wore sapphire.

Tonight is the Ghost Festival, and it is said that on the day when all ghosts walk at night, all strangers walking on the road must wear masks to act as ghosts and monsters to keep them safe.

So Zhong Lisuo put the white fox mask on his face again, and walked out of the Zhenbei Hou mansion in such a chic way.

This night, she was not Le Zhengsu, the son of the Hou family from Lanzhou, but the son Jianlu who was most popular among young women on the streets of Yunzhong City.

In the darkness of night, Zhong Lisuo finally met Zhong Lisuo on the bank of Liangshui.Seeing her attire, Zhong Limu froze in place.He looked at the young man in white who was walking towards him step by step, and he thought of the young man in white clothes and a white fox on his face in the Yunzhong Palace many years ago in his mind.

The boy stretched out his hand and said, "Follow me."

Zhong Limu subconsciously wanted to put his hand in the boy's palm, but there was someone who was faster than him.It was a child's hand, white and soft with a chubby sensuality.Zhong Lisuo looked at Su He who was led by her with a cute face and smiled freely, "Go to the river and put the lights on."

As she spoke, she led Su He to the Liangshui River where countless river lanterns flowed.

Zhong Limu followed behind them, following them in a daze.

The river lanterns are like stars, embellishing the long dark river under the night.Zhong Lisuo squatted on the bank of the river, mentioned his parents' names on Su He's river lantern, and helped him put them in the river together.

Today's river water can bring the thoughts carried by the river lanterns to Guixu, and it can also flow to the Kingdom of God.Su He raised his head, looked at Zhong Lisuo brightly, and asked, "Can Mom and Dad really receive it?"

"Of course." Zhong Lisuo nodded, looked at Zhong Limu who was also wearing a mask, and asked with a smile, "Isn't the King of Yunzhong going to release the river lantern?"

The King of Yunzhong stared at her blankly, it took him a while to react, and he hurriedly dropped two words——Zhaoming.

Seeing these two words, Zhong Lisuo felt very complicated.She looked at Zhong Limu and reminded, "Don't you write your parents' names?"

"Written." Zhong Limu bowed his head, and put his parents' names on the river lantern squarely.While writing, he said: "Young Master Su's outfit today reminds me of my imperial sister. When she was young, she also liked wearing white clothes like Young Master Su, with a shakuhachi hanging on her waist and a white fox on her face."

Zhong Limu thought of the most beautiful scenery that lingered in his childhood memory, couldn't help laughing, and said: "As long as she goes out, all the men and women upstairs in the streets of Yunzhou will throw jade and handkerchiefs at her. In our Yunzhou, This is the meaning of the spring breeze. Many people like my imperial sister very much, she is the most outstanding person in our Yunzhou."

Yes, in Zhong Limu's heart, Zhong Lisuo came from Yunzhou.

Zhong Lisuo also chuckled as he thought about the rare happy but troublesome days in those few years, "Is it just a resemblance?"

As she spoke, she picked up a pen and wrote two words on her river lantern.

Zhong Limu raised his eyes, followed by the dim lights, saw the white fox in front of him, and said two words steadily, "Ayan."

This was the name that Zhonglisuo would drop every time he and Zhonglisuo came to set off the river lanterns when he was young.Zhong Lisuo never told him who this person was, but Zhong Limu knew that this was the person Zhong Lisuo had always missed when he was young.

Zhong Limu was startled, but saw that the young master who made the last stroke raised his eyes and called softly, "Sanmu, it's time to light up the lamp."

The lights are dim and dim.Zhong Limu couldn't see the boy's expression through a mask. He stared at the dark eyes protruding from the mask and stayed where he was.

The pen in Zhong Limu's hand fell down, staining his newly worn brocade robe black.

The author has something to say: Sanyang is a sign, and it is external.

Miki is a nickname, only his own people would call it.

To reiterate the background:

Chu Wu, Xin Donghuang, both men and women can marry

Fixed thinking that the ancient Chinese saying that women wear men's clothing means that women disguise themselves as men does not apply here.Women can be officials, a very dreamy world.

After going through the first twenty chapters, you should understand what type this is.

The clues are all in the wedge and Chapter 1. If you don’t believe me, look back and see which of the things written now is not implied in it. (The cause of Emperor Zhao's death, the death of Emperor Assassin, the aid of Wanzhou, the Queen's destiny, etc.)

What else do I have to say... You guys are so indifferent to others recently...

First, get rid of the king of Yunzhong, and then the siblings will do things together, because fooling the king of Yunzhong is Zhong Lisuo's forte, after all, they grew up together.