My historian is dying every day

Three days of autumn rain fell on Zhaohua Mountain, pattering like fog.Wen Yanzhi and Gong Zhiyuan moved the blueprints of the Ministry of Industry to the Sutra Pavilion of Zhaohua Temple. After three days, they finally compiled all Huainan Zhiyong's drawings into a book and marked them with notes. At this point, Gong Zhiyuan also helped It's not a big deal, I just watch Wen Yanzhi turn on the lamp every day and calculate the length of every corner, at most helping to dial the abacus.

Although Wen Yanzhi himself was not a talkative person, Gong Zhiyuan felt that Wen Yanzhi had become more and more silent recently.

It was as if his whole body had been immersed in a spring, and he was completely deaf to the fireworks in the downtown area, as if the pen and paper in his hand were the most important thing in this world.

Gong Zhiyuan sat on the futon of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion holding the account book of the Ministry of Accounting, and just looked at Wen Yanzhi quietly, and suddenly remembered coming four years ago.It was the last Enke match of the late emperor, and he and Wen Yanzhi were in the same session.

It is about mid-December, and there is a little snow in my memory.At that time, he went from Chanlong Township to the capital alone. He was poor, and he had nothing to worry about before reaching the border of Jingzhaosi. He was going to the posthouse to ask if anyone wanted to write a letter for him, when he saw a white-faced scholar in a blue shirt carrying a letter on his back. He packed his bags and came out of the posthouse, thinking that he was a fellow worker who had already received the job, so he went up and asked: "Brother, is there anyone in the upper room who wants to write letters for you?"

The scholar in green shirt seemed to be taken aback for a moment, and then smiled.He had a bright face, and when he smiled childishly, he said: "I'm sorry, my lord, there is only one person living in the house, and now a certain person is leaving."

Gong Zhiyuan recalled now, at that time, he didn't know whether he was poor and crazy, or he was intimidated by that person's smile, and when he heard about the inn where he lived, he asked with his tongue out: "That brother Do you want to write a letter for you to go home? It’s not expensive, five words per page.”

"Letter to go home..." The scholar lowered his watery eyes, thought for a moment wistfully, and then nodded, "Alright, I will trouble you, my lord."

So Gong Zhiyuan wrote a letter for him to report his safety, and entrusted the messenger to send it to the clan in Changping, Dongping Prefecture.The scholar in Tsing Yi didn't know how to express his love for his family at all, and it all depended on Gong Zhiyuan to play it out one by one. He only mentioned the last sentence that Gong Zhiyuan must write down, saying that he should do his best in the case of Enke, and if there is no result, it will be nothing. Destiny, no more attachments from now on, I hope all the relatives and elders can feel at ease.

It was only then that Gong Zhiyuan realized that the scholar was from the same department as himself, surnamed Wen and named Yanzhi. Money doesn't count.However, Wen Yanzhi thought that this document relieved many days of worries, so he wanted to treat Gong Zhiyuan to a meal no matter what.But Gong Zhiyuan thought that he was a man of letters, and thought that Wen Yanzhi might have seen that he was really a poor candidate for the exam, and deliberately wanted to ridicule him with this matter, so he immediately found an excuse to say goodbye to Wen Yanzhi.

I don't know whether Wen Yanzhi believed the excuse at the beginning, or didn't believe it. In short, he walked away in three steps and two turns.But Gong Zhiyuan really didn't have any money on him, he just wanted to get to the capital as soon as possible, so he could find a way to survive, so he used the last money he had to buy a few pancakes, and melted snow water and pancakes along the way, thinking that this would last him through the whole process.Even so, the pancakes were all eaten when they reached Hejian Mansion.Just when dizzy and dizzy, Wen Yanzhi suddenly appeared like a heavenly soldier, still wearing a blue shirt, carrying a plain cloth basket, speaking and smiling indifferently, only telling Gong Zhiyuan that meeting is fate, this time again If you want to invite Brother Gong to dinner, Brother Gong must not refuse.

At that moment, Wen Yanzhi was almost shining in Gong Zhiyuan's eyes.

Gong Zhiyuan was already starving in the freezing cold, how could he refuse a full meal?He immediately agreed, after all, even if it is poison at this moment, if it can fill the stomach, it is also a good poison.Wen Yanzhi saw that Gong Zhiyuan's hands were full of chilblains from digging snow, so he bought medicine for him, and also kindly asked the doctor to help him see the wind and cold. Sighing that it was God's blessing, let me meet a nobleman, and secretly vowed in my heart that I would fight hard in Enke, and in the future I would be promoted to a noble, and I would repay Wen Yanzhi's spring.

"...Brother Gong, Brother Gong," Gong Zhiyuan felt that someone was pushing his elbow, and he suddenly came back to his senses, only to realize that he was fascinated by the memory in the Buddhist scriptures pavilion, and Wen Yanzhi didn't call him a few times hear.

Wen Yanzhi knelt beside him, solemnly pointed to a booklet on the table, and said, "I wonder if I can bother Brother Gong to transcribe these measurements? This way, they can be passed on to Huainan, and the people in the river will measure them first, so that there will be no problems at the end. Mistakes will be counted over again.”

Gong Zhiyuan sat up straight with two "ohhh", quickly picked up a pen and paper, and wrote two words. He felt that it was very similar to when he and Wen Yan first met, so he couldn't help laughing.

"Brother Gong, what are you laughing at?" Wen Yanzhi looked at him strangely, "I made a mistake?"

Gong Zhiyuan picked up his sleeve and nodded his eyes, "No, no, Brother Wen, I just remembered the time when I first met you, it's so funny, I'm afraid Brother Wen has already forgotten."

At that time, Wen Yanzhi looked like a nasturtium that was about to grow to its best time, with red flowers and round leaves, and the meridians inside were overflowing with water, full of youthful spirit.Looking at Wen Yanzhi in front of him now, he looks like a winter plum plant that has inherited white snow. It has slimmed down its figure and enriched its strength of character, with every branch and petal full of integrity.

Wen Yanzhi was also momentarily stunned by his words, and felt that although it happened four years ago, it seemed like half a lifetime had passed.What was it like at that time? ...Now, what is it like?

Gong Zhiyuan lowered his head to transcribe, and said: "Brother Wen, you may not want to bring up the past, but after Liu Shilang left, you were very melancholy when you started to control the water, and you must still be sad about the old case of the Ministry of Industry two years ago. I People are humble and light-hearted, and I don’t know the twists and turns, but I want to persuade Brother Wen to take it lightly. A happy day is a day, and a worry is a day. Is it so bad that the wish of the year has come to an end?"

Wen Yanzhi looked at Gong Zhiyuan's back, lowered his eyes and sighed, "It turns out that Brother Gong is the one who has fully realized."

Gong Zhiyuan scratched his head and said with a smile: "They are all ordinary comforting words. Brother Wen just didn't see clearly because he was in them. Brother Wen is kind and always thinks of others. From now on, he should also think of himself. You need to live freely."

Wen Yanzhi nodded with a smile and thanked him.

That's right, what I've seen these days are all the old records of the Ministry of Industry, and all kinds of laughing scenes used to come to my eyes from time to time, but now he is the only one who reads the old records, which inevitably makes him feel sad.What's more, the matter of Qi Yu's sudden closeness to him a few days ago also weighed on him. Sometimes it made him happy, sometimes it made him worry. If outsiders knew, how much infamy Qi Yu would receive.

In the end, perhaps, all things close to each other will be like smoke and smoke, and after all the flowers are gone, he will be the only one left on the road.

But these words cannot be said to Gong Zhiyuan.Perhaps Gong Zhiyuan would think that he was crazy, he dared to admire the emperor, but he still wanted to expect something.

Wen Yanzhi couldn't help smiling wryly at the thought of this, and the ink brush for drawing the drainage ditch also paused.

Why did he expect any result?But a happy day is a day.

After another seven or eight days, Qi Yu's promised return date was approaching but there was still no news. Wen Yanzhi couldn't help but feel worried. On the nineteenth night of the lunar month, when he was tossing and turning in the meditation room, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

Wen Yanzhi opened the door and was taken aback: "Guard Li!"

In the drizzle, Li Gengnian stood outside the door covered in dust, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Wen, the itinerary has changed. You and Mr. Gong pack up immediately and follow me to Xuzhou."

"Xuzhou?" Wen Yanzhi's heart felt cold, and he hurriedly asked, "Where's the emperor? The emperor said he wanted to go back here, why are you going to Xuzhou now?"

Li Gengnian was very satisfied, looked at Wen Yanzhi, and smiled: "Mr. Wen, I am very worried about the emperor."

Wen Yanzhi: "...?"

—Aren't you worried?

"Don't worry," Li Gengnian wiped the rain off his face, and said with a smile, "the grand master Zhou had already raised an incident in the capital, and the Lin family suddenly turned against Grand Master Zhou, fighting in the nest, asking His Royal Highness King Yu to clean it up easily. Originally Qingzhou They were all members of the Lin family over there, and the Lin family also told them not to make trouble anymore, but Qingzhou is an important military and food town, and the military envoy Jiang Cao had already wanted to stand on his own. Hearing that the Lin family quit, he refused to agree. It’s a hypocrisy with us, but it turned out to be the other way around. Fortunately, the emperor was aware of the details before, otherwise the White Tiger Army would have almost caught Jiang Cao’s way, but—” Li Gengnian paused, pursed his lips and looked at Wen Yanzhi.

Wen Yanzhi was apprehensive when he heard it, and hastily leaned forward slightly and asked, "Just what? Is the emperor still in good health?"

Li Gengnian's sense of existence was proved, and he said slyly: "Mr. Wen, do you want the emperor to be well?"

Wen Yanzhi: "..."

——Why, I suddenly want to hit someone.

Wen Yanzhi coughed twice, and stood up straight, "Judging from the briskness of Guard Li's words, the emperor must be fine, so I won't ask any more questions." After finishing speaking, he went to pack his things.

"Hey, goodbye," Li Gengnian hurriedly pulled Wen Yanzhi back, looking completely disappointed, "Okay, seeing that you want to know so much, I'll tell you. That fellow Jiang Cao fled to Chizhou to express My brother is there. When I left, the emperor was chasing after him with the White Tiger Army. He was so handsome! Tall and mighty! Tigers and tigers are like wind! Dragons and horses—"

"Oh." Wen Yanzhi wanted to leave again.

Li Gengnian hastily said, "Hey, hey, the emperor has something to tell me to bring to you."

Wen Yanzhi turned his head: "What are you talking about?"

Li Gengnian smiled again: "What do you want to hear from Mr. Wen?"

Wen Yanzhi stared at him solemnly, expressionless.

——If you want to say it, you can say it, if you don’t, you can pull it down.

After a stalemate for a while, Li Gengnian was disappointed, so he had to say: "The emperor told you not to worry, after he got through Chizhou, he took the road to the south and joined us in Xuzhou."

"Oh." Wen Yanzhi lowered his eyes and wanted to leave again.

"The emperor wants me to bring you something!" Li Gengnian said anxiously.

Wen Yanzhi: "..."

——Why, can’t you finish the story at once?

—— Li Shiwei's mind is not clear enough?

Li Gengnian took out an object wrapped in a bright yellow towel from his arms, put it in Wen Yanzhi's hand, and smiled: "Mr. Wen, take it away, it's all the emperor's kindness."

"..." Wen Yanzhi took it stiffly, "You...how do you know...the emperor..."

"I don't know anything." Li Gengnian waved his hands desperately and shook his head, "The emperor didn't tell me anything either."

Wen Yanzhi glanced at Li Gengnian suspiciously, then removed the handkerchief, and saw a purple jade fingertip lying quietly in it, which was exactly the one that Qi Yu usually wore on his right thumb.

In an instant, thousands of thoughts, thousands of thoughts formed in Wen Yan's chest into a cloud of sour and turbid air and poured it into the tip of his nose, his heart suddenly softened.

Li Gengnian saw that Wen Yanzhi's eyes suddenly turned red, and his bright eyes were watery, and he was startled immediately: "What's wrong with you, Mr. Wen, don't cry! Your Majesty, he is really fine, I was just joking with you to cover it up, you Don't think too much, the emperor is very concerned about your safety, besides Mr. Wen, that's why he asked me to pick you up and Mr. Gong!" Don't cry, don't cry, or if the emperor finds out, I will have more bags on my head.

Wen Yanzhi grabbed his sleeve and nodded his eyes, "It's just that the wind dazzled his eyes. Guard Li should inform Mr. Gong first, and I'll come when I pack up." Without waiting for Li Gengnian to answer, he turned around and quickly closed the door.

Li Gengnian was a little taken aback, "Oh."

——How do I feel, there is no wind.

The moonlight leaked out of the leak, Wen Yanzhi stepped on the shadows of the branches in the mountains, and together with Gong Zhiyuan, followed Li Gengnian down the mountain.Li Gengnian drew ten people from the Baihu camp to accompany him, together with the imperial physician and cook from the middle of Beijing, a group of 18 people first traveled by land to Qinghe Ferry, changed to a big boat and sailed down the river, and went south to Xuzhou after five days.

Wen Yanzhi sat in the boat, his eyes kept looking around the shore, his black eyebrows were full of eagerness.

Sitting opposite Li Gengnian, he smiled: "Mr. Wen, are you looking for Liu Shilang?"

Wen Yanzhi withdrew his gaze: "Cough...not at all."

Li Gengnian smiled: "Don't you want to know where Liu Shilang is?"

Wen Yanzhi raised his head instantly: "...Where is he?"

Li Gengnian clicked his tongue twice, "So anxious, seeing Liu Shilang, what does Yuan Wai want to do?"

Wen Yanzhi silently looked at Li Gengnian.

——I want Liu Shilang to hit you.The kind with the bag on the head.

Gong Zhiyuan looked puzzled, so, "Brother Wen, why are you in such a hurry to meet Liu Shilang?"

Wen Yanzhi stared at Li Gengnian with a lifeless expression: "Of course, I want to report the flood control to the Imperial Envoy."

"Oh." Gong Zhiyuan nodded, remembered something, sighed, and said, "That's right, we still have to work together. Hey, I just hope that Liu Shilang will just be my ordinary colleague in the future."

Wen Yanzhi suddenly turned his head to look at him, his eyes widened.

--from now on?What did he think of you before that?Yes, what? !

"..." Li Gengnian covered his eyes silently, couldn't bear to look directly, and only hoped that the big boat would reach its goal soon.

——Your Majesty, I am not very good at handling this kind of matter, so I will leave it to you to handle it yourself.

After a while, the boat docked, and there were already people waiting to pick him up on the shore, and they all rode in carriages and horses to Qi Yu's house in Xuzhou.

When Qi Yu was waiting impatiently in the front hall, he suddenly heard a servant report that Li Shiwei had arrived with a group of workers from the Ministry of Industry, and he immediately felt relieved, subconsciously stood up from the chair, and wanted to go out immediately. But suddenly thought——Isn’t it a bit immodest for me to go out like this?

——Besides, I don't know if the idiot really wants me or not.

——It's better to wait and see how the idiot reacts.

Thinking of this, he nodded, sat down again, and drank tea calmly.

After a while, the servants took the lead and walked in with more than a dozen people.Li Gengnian walked in front, Wen Yanzhi was carrying a plain cloth bag, and walked beside Gong Zhiyuan, with an expression on his face as if he had eaten noodles overnight.He looked up and saw Qi Yu sitting on the chair in the middle, he didn't seem too excited, he just stood under the porch pillar and stared at Qi Yu blankly, and went back to Yanfu Palace with him for the first time The look in his eyes was exactly the same when he was in office.

Qi Yu: "..."

Then he saw Wen Yanzhi silently took out a stack of flower papers and held them, holding soft carbon in his hand.

Qi Yu: "...?" What, I'm going to start memorizing this?

"Liu Shilang is well!" Gong Zhiyuan blushed and said hello first.Li Gengnian followed and invited Ann.

Qi Yu saw Wen Yanzhi next to him glance at Gong Zhiyuan, then at Li Gengnian, buried his head in silently making a few notes, then looked up at him and said, "Liu, waiter, Lang."

——What the hell kind of tone is this?

Qi Yu felt a little cold in his heart, "Your gentlemen are tired, why don't you go to the wing room to settle down first, the official has already asked someone to arrange dinner."

Everyone thanked Qi Yu, and then someone came to take everyone to rest.

Wen Yanzhi also raised his foot to follow, but Qi Yu called out: "Wen Sheren, stay here, I have something to discuss with Wen Sheren."

Wen Yanzhi turned around in a daze, expressionless: "Oh."

——How dare this idiot say "Oh" to me? !

Qi Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.

After everyone left, he stood up and blocked Wen Yanzhi into the corner.

Wen Yanzhi hugged Huajian tightly, and looked at him with his neck straightened: "This minister has seen the emperor."

Qi Yu nodded and smiled warmly, "Wen Yanzhi, you still know who I am. I've been away for so many days, and you're just talking to me like this?"

Wen Yanzhi didn't move at all, "My minister dared to ask the emperor, what did the emperor say to Li Shiwei?"

Qi Yu paused, "I'm with Li Gengnian? Didn't say anything."

The corner of Wen Yanzhi's mouth dropped, "What's the relationship between the emperor and Mr. Gong?"

Qi Yu paused again: "...Ah? Gong Zhiyuan?" What could it matter?

Wen Yanzhi's eyes were filled with water, and he sighed, "Forget it, I don't want to disturb the emperor's purity, so I'll take my leave." After finishing speaking, he was about to leave.

"Come back!" Qi Yu got a little annoyed, and lifted him back against the wall, "What did Li Gengnian do to you?"

Wen Yanzhi's face was straightened, he didn't speak, and only blinked at Qi Yu: "It's nothing."

Qi Yu kissed him hard, and put his hands on both sides of his waist: "Are you going to tell me? If you don't say it, go back to the wing with me."

Wen Yanzhi blushed, "...say."

Li Gengnian was lying leisurely on the roof of the backyard picking his ears, when he suddenly heard the emperor's Longwei shouting in front of him: "Li! Geng! Nian!"

He stood up solemnly, sighing with vicissitudes of life, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, his back was so majestic and so sparse.

——It doesn't matter, Your Majesty, I will help you find out Wen's thoughts, and let me bear your anger.

——There is no need to add officials and ranks to ministers, and there is no need to bestow good land and beautiful concubines on ministers. Everything is what ministers should do.