Murong paper on the snow mountain

I haven't seen him in a year or two, and he has grown up a lot. The fourth prince Yan Luoying's appearance now is somewhat similar to that of King Ning in the past, and he is no longer the lively child he was when we met last time.

"Hey, who told Brother Zhaoming not to go to Yanhai City with Brother Huang and Brother Xunchang to open the treasure house of the previous dynasty in May? If you go, you should see me then."

"..."

"It's a pity that brother Zhaoming didn't go. You didn't see that the treasury of the former dynasty is as big as three of our treasuries! The rare treasures in it are enough for the court to squander for several generations!"

Xie Lv was very sure that it was indeed the Fourth Prince's banquet.And it's warm, soft, and definitely not "resurrected" - he never died at all!

"I've been in the capital all the time. It's just that no one else knows except Brother Huang."

There is a saying that Xie Lv has long been tired of hearing.But he had a premonition that the King of England would probably still talk about it later.

"Huh? Xiaoying...was always the emperor's brother."

really!All of you are Prince Liang——no, His Majesty’s people!

However, it’s really nothing more than Xun Chang, Tang Ji Yepu and the others. It is obvious to all that the current emperor is powerful, and it is well known that he is good at winning people’s hearts, but His Royal Highness, you—after all, you and King Ning are born of the same mother! ?

Throwing away your own brother and choosing your majesty who is born out of a concubine and has no power or influence, you...

"Yeah. Because Brother Huang is always more benevolent than Brother Shuning."

"Benevolence?"

"Well. Among all the brothers, only Brother Huang can bear the word 'benevolence'. Ah, of course, Xiaoying is not saying that Brother Ning and the others are not benevolent or kind, but, they, the so-called way of governing the country, are still If they have the temperament to do whatever they want, if they become the high-ranking people, the world... will be in dire straits."

"After all, the emperor's 'benevolence' has never been what we usually call 'pure goodness'. Since he is in a high position, he must have compassion and love for the common people in the world; Without the talent of an emperor, no matter how kind-hearted you are, I am afraid that in the end you will only be able to do stupid things with good intentions, right?"

"Brother Zhaoming also knows that there are powerful enemies outside our Great Xia who do not maintain their internal affairs, and the wind and rain are precarious. Among the brothers, only Brother Huang is capable of turning the tide, so how can Xiaoying not help the second brother?"

In the evening, Xie Lu finally sent the King away.

Talking about state affairs, family affairs and world affairs all afternoon, I just feel so tired, and my heart is full of Ah Zhi's embrace and Zhao Zhao's soft little hands and feet.But as soon as he ran to the backyard, he happened to run into Murong Zhi head-on.

"Ah Zhi, what are you doing?"

Wiping a small piece of soot off his face, Xie Lv frowned: "Hehe, didn't you burn fallen leaves in the backyard just now? Ah, could it be that you roasted sweet potatoes again and didn't leave them for me?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Murong Zhi said indifferently, "Why don't you keep His Highness for dinner?"

"I'll stay! But it's good that he didn't agree, otherwise our family doesn't have the rich clothes and food in the palace, and I'm afraid we will be charged with poor hospitality~"

Xie Lv followed Murong Zhi back to the room with a smile, and soon forgot about the episode of burning things.

But Murong Zhi didn't sleep well that night.

……

Today's "Zhenyuan General's Mansion", a few steps across the main street is another gorgeous and magnificent mansion. Murong Zhi heard that it was the mansion where Xie Lv lived for ten years.

However, these years have already been occupied by Xun Chang, and now it has become a fragrant Xun Mansion.This time when Xie Lu returned to the capital, the emperor gave him the old Prince Ning's Mansion with a large sum of money.

If there was a choice, Murong Zhi would definitely not want to live in this place, and Xie Lv was the same.But this house is the honor bestowed by the emperor after all, not to mention that as early as when Xie Lu never returned, the imperial court had already paid for the entire Ning Palace to be renovated, and the plaque of "General Zhenyuan's Mansion" was hung up. Can't help but they can't help it.

That afternoon, when the King of England came, he would not leave. Ling Guoer, the housekeeper, was extremely nervous. She was afraid that the prince would have to stay for dinner in the evening, so she directed the servants to do this and that all afternoon, and was very busy.

Murong Zhi also wanted to help, but Ling Guoeryang went to the storeroom to carry flour, but accidentally spilled the bag, and the white flour thinly fell into the cracks on the ground and leaked, which made him accidentally discover a hidden compartment.

There is nothing else in the grid, only a red sandalwood box is quietly placed, and when it is opened, there is a thick box of poem manuscripts inside.

Murongzhi had only seen the phrase "Zhu inkstone exquisite paper, ink dots on begonia poems" from the beginning to the end of King Ning's pen and ink, but the graceful and beautiful handwriting of the dragon and snake, and the iron and silver hooks made him recognize it at a glance. out.

He used to be secretly jealous of that person, jealous that he could express affection with a few strokes, a talent that Murong Zhi didn't have, and perhaps he would never learn in his life.

Now, after slowly flipping through the pages of poems, I realized that the so-called "swan geese travel thousands of miles, lovesickness is unknown", but it is just a broken corner of His Royal Highness King Ning's lovesickness.

There are so many and so many poems in the box, all of them are lovesickness written by King Ning.The words are pearls, and the reading is moving.

But never see the light of day, buried in such a place.

……

Although the misunderstanding caused by Ye Pu back then has long since been resolved, Murong Zhi has been able to calmly believe in Xie Lv's current intentions, and he shouldn't have cared about the past with King Ning.

But who let King Ning's literary talents be so brilliant, every sentence is lingering and lingering, the more Murong Zhi reads, the more he finds it delicious, he just keeps doing it when he is in a hurry, and directly clicks on the box of poems Burned the fire all over the backyard.

After burning, but immediately felt regretful.

After all, what qualifications does he have...to burn King Ning's feelings despicably and secretly?But since they had already been burned and the ashes were gone, he couldn't talk about it with Xie Lv again.

Since returning to the capital, Xie Lu has been very busy for several months.But for the early courts, which cannot be avoided by pretending to be sick, once they go, they will be caught up in other things, and they will probably not come back until the moon is bright and the stars are sparse.

"A Zhi, I'm really sorry, I really want to spend more time with you, will you be bored at home alone?"

"Why is it boring?" Murong Zhi shook his head, "Ling Guo'er is here, Xiao Luo and the others are also there, and there are signs. No matter how bad you are, you can go shopping in the East and West Markets. The capital is so big and so prosperous. Staying here will be boring, and where else is it not boring?"

"It's you, since you have been busy with business all day and are very tired, you should rest well when you come home, and don't worry about us anymore."

"Azhi, you are really becoming more and more virtuous~" Xie Lu leaned on him, and sighed greatly: "Your Majesty at least for the first two years... most likely would not let me go, I really don't know when I will be a head."

"However, it would have been fine if I had been asked to lead the troops to fight. Now, being the Minister of the Ministry of War for Lao Shizi, I am really devastated! In fact, the emperor also knows that it is impossible for me to be in this position, but who told me that I used to be popular and have a good status in the court?" Gao, the emperor's foundation is not stable soon after he ascended the throne, so he can only put me here as a Dinghaishenzhen!"

"The foundation is not stable? I thought he... was very powerful."

"Hey! Your Majesty is amazing, but there are also a lot of old foxes in the court! The ministers were originally divided into two factions, Ning and Ning. Few people expected today's ending. Let's not talk about the turbulent chaos, but just talk about it. Those people—Xun Chang, as a foreign race, it will take time to gain authority in the court; and Wei Daochang, who refuses to pay attention to people's recluse nature at all, let alone talk about it?"

"That's why he refused to let me go! Because compared with those few people, I'm the 'most worthy' person around him, and I'm really miserable..."

Murong Zhi patted his head.

"That's all, I~ I will work harder and help the emperor gain a firm foothold as soon as possible. When he doesn't have to use me to support his appearance, hurry up and 'retire from old age and return to his hometown'. Let's go travel around the world and live a happy life together!"

In the next few months, Xie Lu was very busy again.Occasionally, I have time to go home at noon, but I don't know when, Ah Li seems to come to visit often.

After all, he used to be the guard of the Shadow Pavilion, and was killed by Xun Chang.It's a pity that he lost the trust of Xun Chang, but after the new emperor ascended the throne, he only got the leader of the fast catcher in the east under the Yamen of the capital.But with his skill, the job of catching thieves all day is quite handy.

However, on weekdays in the capital, it is still mostly peaceful, so he often finishes patrolling the streets and has nothing to do for half a day. When he visits the General's Mansion, he comes in for a cup of tea.

"I'm very busy all day long, Ah Li, you should spend more time with Ah Zhi, Zhao Zhao and the others."

Xie Lv didn't take this matter to heart, because he was secretly disturbed by one incident recently - when the emperor ascended the throne, he had promised not to pursue the remnants of King Cheng and King Ning, but for some reason, he has made frequent moves recently. The night before last, he suddenly surrounded the residences of several high-ranking officials in the capital, and copied out the correspondence between Tongcheng and Ning.Some were beheaded, some were imprisoned, and people in the court were panicked for a while.

Is it just to scare the chickens to warn the monkeys, or... Yan Yuliang turned his back on his words, and wanted to start a literary prison like the previous dynasty, and everyone in the court will be in danger from then on?

Although Xie Lv said that he had never been involved with King Ning since that day when he left the small building in Hannan City, but if the emperor really planned to liquidate them one by one, he didn't believe that he would not be spoiled by the banquet. It is included in the scope of "Ning Party".

"A Li said today that King Cheng and King Ning were imprisoned in the palace last month. I don't know what the emperor is going to do. The situation... seems very bad."

Xie Lv froze for a moment, undressed and wanted to sleep, but he didn't expect Murong Zhi to tell him this.

"Oh, Ah Li is really serious, come and play when you come to play, why do you have to tell you these things? Ah Zhi, you should not listen to this kind of thing in the future, if you listen to too much... it will only increase your troubles in vain."

"Although you said so," Murong Zhi stretched out his hand and rubbed Xie Lv's tired brows, "but why can't you let it go in your heart? Look at your sad face these days, don't hide it from me anymore Come on, tell me the truth, if His Majesty really wants to harm King Ning... how do you plan to save him?"

Xie Lv was speechless for a while, took off his clothes, lay down in the dark, and held Murong Zhi in his arms.

"Ah Zhi, don't think about it."

"If you want to save him, don't be held back by caring for me. I'm... serious."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty didn't mean that. It was just to scare King Ning and the others. I will persuade Your Majesty to let him be lenient with King Ning and the others. Don't worry, A Zhi, I just want to keep you safe and at ease." Yes, I will never do anything stupid like throwing a pebble at a rock."

"Look at your face! What do you think of me?"

The moonlight was like a hook, shining into the room from the window, Murong Zhi squeezed Xie Lv's cheek: "Although I am narrow-minded, I can't go to that extent! After all, you and King Ning used to be master and servant, and now he is in trouble." , what's wrong with you worrying? It's like... just like when the Maple Leaf Villa was ransacked by the demon sect, even though we were outsiders, we couldn't sit idly by, couldn't we?"

***

In the twinkling of an eye, it has entered the depths of winter, and all the people in the city are moaning lately, it is all about the fact that King Cheng committed suicide in the prison.

"Poor... I'm afraid that King Ning is not far away, but it's a pity that he is full of talent in poetry and books! There are so many good poems, and I will never be able to read them again..."

"It's not as smart as the crown prince's. With the right person, it's easy and prosperous. This ending is simply a world of difference!"

"Hush - when the emperor has a son himself, I don't know what will happen to the current crown prince!"

At the end of the court that day, Xie Lu was originally invited to discuss matters at Yan Luoying's mansion, but Yan Luoying waved at him with a strange look on his face.

"Brother Zhaoming, why don't you...go home early."