The master said not to judge people by their appearance

The change in Cangzhou was not reported to Beijing until seven days later, and the incident shocked the government and the public. Not long ago, Jingzhong suffered from the monster dragon, and another monster dragon appeared in Cangzhou, and it almost flooded the entire city of Cangzhou .

This is just the news on the surface. The disaster of the demon is a natural disaster, and it cannot be stopped by manpower.Xie Yunlan wrote a secret letter, detailing the origin of the Cangzhou Chenghe Shen case, and also attached evidence that the Luo family colluded with Jiangnan officials and businessmen to amass money from it.

Yuan Shuo was furious after reading it, and sent a special person to investigate the matter. Throughout Cangzhou City, and even the entire Jiangnan, officials of all sizes were beaten up one after another, and even the most vicious ones, such as Luo Zhantu, were beheaded. Show it to the public, to make an example of others.

But that's the end of the matter, and something deeper, such as why Luo Zhantu has such a big face, can hook up with officials from all over the south of the Yangtze River, and for example, the money that the Luo family has embezzled over the years, finally Where did it go, no one dared to investigate.

However, shortly after the end of the Jiangnan case, there was news in Beijing that the second prince, Yuan Yi, had been crowned King of Yunzhou, and that he would set off for the fiefdom of Yunzhou from now on. Yuan Yi's original degree of favor was that even if he could not become emperor, he should have been entrusted to the affluent Central Plains region. This move has already demonstrated Yuan Shuo's attitude.

According to the news from Xie Yunlan's men who stayed in Beijing, Yuan Shuo's health was getting worse and worse. In the last days, what he worried most about was the successor. He weighed repeatedly between the prince and the second prince, but he still felt that Yuan Yi is more suitable. It is said that he even wrote the imperial edict to abolish the prince, but what happened, he was so angry that he called Yuan Yi into the palace late at night. I don't know what the father and son said. Anyway, when Yuan Yi came out the next day Her cheeks were red and swollen, and she hadn't seen anyone for several days after returning home.

And Mrs. Luo was also left out, and the power of the Luo family plummeted.Anyone with a discerning eye knew that Yuan Yi was completely finished, the tree fell and the monkeys scattered, and some courtiers who belonged to Yuan Yi's camp turned their backs one after another. For a while, the reputation of the crown prince Yuan Lang in the court was unprecedentedly high, as if he was some unborn Mingjun.

Yuan Shuo knows best what his son is like, but Yuan Lang's weakness of indecision is still there. Fortunately, he is honest and kind. With the help of a competent minister, there shouldn't be any major mistakes.

But it's just what it should be, people's hearts are changeable, Yuan Shuo helped Yuan Lang choose the assistant courtiers who he trusted at present, but who would have expected that they would have two hearts in the future?

Yuan Shuo was full of worries. He had tried his best to pave the way for Yuan Lang, but he still couldn't easily hand over the country to the other party. He hated that his lifespan had come to an end. When he was dying, he was still thinking about it. His eternal dream of an emperor.

It's a pity that no matter how beautiful the dream is, it is empty. The emperor who was desperate for longevity could not escape the samsara of mortals. As Shen Fan expected, he passed away at the end of September.

The whole country was mourned, and the news spread to Cangzhou. Xie Yunlan was also filled with emotion. Even though Yuan Shuo made a big mistake, he also showed great kindness to him. direction, offer a glass of wine.

After the funeral, Prince Yuan Lang succeeded to the throne and changed his reign name to Jianping. The new emperor ascended the throne and pardoned the world.

Yunxiu was imprisoned because she obstructed the investigation and did not report her knowledge. Love is love and law is law. Emotionally, Xie Yunlan can understand Yunxiu, but legally, her crime is unforgivable.

Xie Yunlan thought that she really had difficulties, and she had never participated in any harm, so she was not given a heavy sentence, and was only sentenced to three years in custody. Now it happened to be in time for the amnesty, and after more than a month in prison, she was released. let it out.

On the day he left the prison, Xie Yunlan asked Yunxiu where he was going in the future. The evidence Yunxiu gave him helped him a lot. He wanted to repay Yunxiu, such as helping Yunxiu redeem her body, buying some land, and finding a place to settle down .

But Yunxiu refused. When she was imprisoned, the sisters in Fangzhong often came to visit and sent some quilts to eat. She had no relatives and no reason, and she had nowhere to go after leaving Caiyunfang. Accompanied by each other, there is also a care for each other. In addition, she can go to the outskirts of the city to sweep graves from time to time, and burn incense for Xu Liniang and Luo Yong'an.

Xie Yunlan complied with her wishes, but still kept some silver taels.

For more than a month, although Cangzhou has not fully recovered, civil production has returned to the right track, and everything is proceeding in an orderly manner. The court also sent a new prefect to take charge of Cangzhou affairs, and finally no longer have to worry about it. Counting on Xie Yunlan.

At this point, the matter in Cangzhou was completely over, and it was time for them to go on the road again.

"Where are we going this time?" Xie Yunlan asked while consciously handing a branch to Shen Fan.

This time going south, although Shen Fan procrastinated a lot, and the way he chose the direction was extremely unreliable, but the final result was just right. For example, he was on a separate boat with Wang Tai and his party at that time. If Xie Yunlan's original plan had been followed, They will go all the way to Huaizhou along the land road. Not to mention that they will encounter landslides on the road and delay their journey, and because they came too late, the snake has become a climate.

For another example, if Shen Fan hadn't complained that he was tired and refused to leave, he would not have separated from Shen Fan, and Shen Fan would not have been deceived by He Zhu and others, and they would not have been able to discover the case of the River God.

Everything is due to chance, perhaps as Shen Fan said, there is a destiny in the dark.

This time Xie Yunlan didn't doubt at all, and they went wherever Shen Fan threw it.

Shen Fan took the branch and threw it casually. Xie Yunlan and all the accompanying guards including Wang Tai stared at the thrown branch with dozens of pairs of eyes. They watched the branch draw an arc in the air, Finally fell to the ground.

"Is it the north?" said the sharp-eyed guard.

"No, it's the Northwest." Wang Taixi said, "I'm familiar with the Northwest. I haven't eaten roast lamb and milk tofu in the Northwest for a long time. Lord Hou, shall we go back to the Northwest?"

Xie Yunlan looked at Shen Fan: "Are you going to the northwest?"

Shen Fan nodded, his attention was not here right now, and after nodding, he went to ask Wang Tai: "What is milk tofu?"

Wang Tai: "It is a dairy product made of milk, goat's milk, and horse's milk. It is white and tender. It looks like tofu, but the taste is completely different. Milk tofu is sweet and sour. You can drink it with milk tea. It can also be eaten dry, or shredded, there are many ways to eat it!"

Shen Fan: "What is milk tea? Is it a kind of tea?"

Wang Tai: "That's right! You use tea bricks to make milk, you can add salt, sugar, and some fried rice. We used to eat this as a meal in the army."

It sounded very good, Shen Fan wrote down the names of milk tofu and milk tea, and asked, "What else is delicious?"

"That's too much!" Wang Tai was eloquent. He had marched and fought in the northwest for seven years, and it was like his second home, where special delicacies were rare.

Shen Fan listened to his introduction very carefully, and almost took out a paper to take notes. The two of them talked and listened, completely forgetting themselves, completely unaware of Xie Yunlan's increasingly dark complexion.

Xie Yunlan was thinking about asking Wang Tai to clean the stables or clean the latrine later, when he heard Wang Tai say: "The game over there is also good. The taste of wild rabbits is different from that of the Central Plains. The meat is more robust, especially In autumn and winter, those rabbits are full of fat, and when they are roasted on the fire, they will swell and smell delicious! Master, you can ask Lord Hou to shoot rabbits for you to eat at that time. Master Hou's archery skills are the best in the army. Yes! You can also hunt some wild geese, hunt them and roast them fresh, it tastes fresh!"

Shen Fan turned to look at Xie Yunlan, as if looking forward to it: "Is it okay?"

"Yes, yes..." Xie Yunlan quickly put away her black face.

"There is also milk tea, milk tofu..." Shen Fan reported many names in succession, and finally smiled at Xie Yunlan.

"It's all right..." Xie Yunlan's ears turned red quietly.

Shen Fan was satisfied, and the group set off again on a cloudless and sunny day after confirming the route.

In order to keep a low profile, they specially chose to leave in the early morning, when the sky was just dawn.Same as when they left Beijing, everyone in the group rode tall horses, except Shen Fan.

Xie Yunlan had also learned his lesson, and this time he was not in a hurry, so he specially ordered someone to prepare a spacious and comfortable carriage, with a lot of cushions and snacks in the carriage.

But Shen Fan sat in the carriage for a while, and then got down on his own initiative, saying that it was too stuffy inside.

"Then what do you say?" Xie Yunlan was very patient this time.

Shen Fan thought for a while, and sat behind Xie Yunlan's horse.It was the beginning of October, and it was the season of high and crisp autumn. The sun was not as harsh as it was when I left Beijing, but it was warmer. Sitting on a horse, basking in the sun, walking slowly and swaying, was more comfortable than being in a carriage.

"Ride slower." Shen Fan hugged Xie Yunlan's waist and told him behind him.

"Hmm..." Xie Yunlan tilted his head uncomfortably, Shen Fan was too close to him when he spoke.

Obviously, Shen Fan often hugged his waist on the way to Cangzhou, but after he figured out his inner thoughts, some things became completely different.

Xie Yunlan tried her best not to act strange in front of Shen Fan, and just took it as usual.

A group of people walked along the official road to the north and slowly left the border of Cangzhou, but at an intersection not more than two miles away from the city, they were suddenly surrounded by a group of people chasing from behind.

The people of Cangzhou thanked Xie Yunlan and Shen Fan for saving their lives, and after hearing the news of their departure, they chased them out to see them off.

The people surrounded their horses and enthusiastically gave them the fruits, snacks, chicken, duck and fish meat they had prepared. In order to prevent the horses from being disturbed and hurting others, Xie Yunlan got off the horse and refused the gifts from the people. There are too many, and they can't hold them at all, as long as they want to.

Shen Fan also dismounted, and some people saw that Xie Yunlan was already surrounded, so they came to surround Shen Fan again. Wang Tai and the others helped stop him, but an old man seized the opportunity and stuffed a handwritten letter It was in Shen Fan's hands.

Shen Fan unfolded the scroll and took a look:

Subduing demons and fighting demons bravely, saving the world and saving the people will last for thousands of years.

——The people of Cangzhou presented Xie Yunlan, Marquis of Xuanwu, and Master Shen Fanfan, the envoy of the Dragon God.

"You wrote your name wrong." Shen Fan said to the old man.

The old man was startled, and hurried forward to check it out. After looking inside and out three times, he said strangely, "That's right."

right?It was Shen Fan's turn to be stunned. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Is there a custom in Cangzhou to treat overlapping characters as honorifics?"

The old man stroked his beard and thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "The old man has little knowledge, but he has never heard of it."

"Oh." Shen Fan closed the paper roll expressionlessly.

In the end, Xie Yunlan couldn't resist the kindness of the people, so he picked some good gifts to take away.Finally able to go on the road again, everyone else had already lined up, only Shen Fan was still standing there, Xie Yunlan called out: "Shen Fan, let's go!"

Shen Fan should not.

Xie Yunlan steered the horse, trotted to Shen Fan's side, and asked strangely, "Why are you ignoring people?"

Shen Fan glanced at him and said, "Because my name is Shen Fanfan."

Xie Yunlan: "..."

This matter was finally discovered by Shen Fan.

Xie Yunlan hurriedly went to coax him, he talked about it, and brought out a lot of desserts and delicacies, Shen Fan finally loosened up a little, but he still didn't forget about it, and he will mention it when he finds an opportunity.

Along the way, in the marching team, there was a voice from time to time, "Because my name is Shen Fanfan."

Xie Yunlan was very distressed. He really shouldn't have given him such a name in a moment of annoyance. This guy is really good at holding grudges.

Wang Tai and the others were trying their best to hold back their laughter. Their Lord Marquis had always acted decisively, so it was only Shen Fan who could annoy Xie Yunlan so much.

With a sound of "Puff!", Wang Tai accidentally laughed out loud, Xie Yunlan immediately slapped him sharply, and asked coldly, "What are you laughing at?"

"No, it's nothing..." Wang Tai stuttered in fright, watching Xie Yunlan turn the rein of the horse, as if he was going to come to him, he quickly waved his whip and said, "Master Hou, I'll go ahead to explore the way first !"

"Stop!" Xie Yunlan shouted, he also waved his whip, and followed Wang Tai closely.

Shen Fan still remembered the hatred of "Shen Fanfan", even though he was sitting behind Xie Yunlan's horse, he never hugged his waist, and when he suddenly ran away, he didn't care about holding the grudge, and quickly hugged Xie Yunlan's waist tightly.

Seeing this, the rest raised their whips one after another, laughing and chasing after them.

The horseshoes stepped on the official road, raising waves of smoke and dust, and the rustling autumn wind chased after them, blowing across the thousand-mile embankment surrounded by willow trees, and blowing all the way to Saibei.

In the bamboo forest outside the city, under the yellow leaves, two butterflies danced on the tombstone.