Ninety thousand miles of wind

一

Tao Xuan was in the school when he was young, once the master asked everyone about their aspirations, and when the ignorant children still talked about being a high-ranking official and earning a lot of money in public, Tao Xuan stood up and replied: I should be dedicated to the king, Yao and Shun, and let the customs be good.

The master is overjoyed, saying that this is exactly the tolerance that scholars of our generation should have.I teach you to study, that is, to read the books of sages, tomorrow's geography, to establish a life for the people, and to be the ear of peace for all generations.

Ideal is always good.

It's a pity that although Tao Xuan was selected as a scholar early, the provincial examination was extremely wasted.He barely succeeded in the third test, so he gave up the idea of ​​the test, and bought a man with a foreign title to run his family's farm. He is usually a kind person who is willing to give and give, and the local government can also move around. People who see him respectfully call him "Master Tao".

Tao Xuan knew that this would be the end of his life.

——Until the world is in turmoil.

Later, Tao Xuan wondered how he had such motivation.Hangzhou is located in the southeast and densely populated. The prosperity of Sanqiu osmanthus ten li lotus, monsters and strange shapes are just rumors of strange powers and gods in the "Shan Hai Jing", and people only regard it as inaccurate wild fox Zen.But all of a sudden, a scorpion came out of the river overnight and caused a mess in the whole city of Hangzhou.That day, the government used all the garrison officers to barely repel the beast.Everyone was panicked for a while, but they all knew that the hard days were still to come, and they each caressed about stockpiling food for refuge.

But Tao Xuan knew that this was definitely not a long-term solution.When the government began to distribute bonuses, he also inquired many ways, only to hear that there were two lone rangers from Cangzhou in the north. Although they were young, they were extremely good at dealing with strange beasts.

So Tao Xuan went.

When he saw Ye Xiu and Su Muqiu in the small courtyard in Cangzhou, he was taken aback.Among all the previous rumors about "One Autumn Leaf" and "Sharp Spear", none of them made Tao Xuan predict that the two of them were not even in the weak crown - even Su Muqiu's face was sickly due to the injury the day before yesterday.

So when Tao Xuanyan invited them to his villa as guests, he somewhat felt that he had given the two of them a golden opportunity.If not, where did the two of them go?

two

Later, Excellent Era really slowly established itself in Hangzhou.Tao Xuan was able to communicate easily with officials, but now he is even more at home. He first moved weapons from the official armory, and then recruited private soldiers and masters. The strange beasts in Hangzhou were wiped out by Excellent Era within one or two months. Three four four.Before Laba that year, a group of merchants and shopkeepers in the prefectural city gathered together and sent a plaque of "Protecting the Environment and Safeguarding the People" to Jiashi Villa with gongs and drums.

Tao Xuan showed humility on the surface, but he couldn't express his complacency in his heart.Although he was considered an outsider in the past, how can he compare with today's scenery?So I arranged a Laba banquet, and invited the city's number of literati and merchants, and the huge hall was crowded, and everyone came to compliment him when they saw him. How to be a hero is needless to mention.

However, Ye Xiu did not come.

Tao Xuan said that One Autumn Leaf occasionally felt cold, but in fact he himself didn't know the reason.Ye Xiu usually looks lazy, Tao Xuan should be happy that he has self-knowledge; but in fact, seeing the empty seats around him, only a dark fire keeps rising in his heart.

Later, when Tao Xuan recalled the stories from the past, he felt that maybe all the disputes between him and Ye Xiu had been buried as early as that night.What's ridiculous is that at the banquet that day, the singer sang Nian Nujiao, but it was exactly "the family of Jinhe has been together for thousands of miles, and it is rare to belong to each other in front of the bottle."

It's a pity that the claws of snow and mud in the lyrics of a que can't reach their respective divisions after all.

three

Later Su Muqiu passed away.Tao Xuan, Ye Xiu and Wu Xuefeng gathered their spirits, first won the gold medal of "Shuntian Anmin" awarded by the imperial court, and climbed to the top of Huashan Mountain three times.After the sword test in the third year, Wu Xuefeng came to him and said that the old injury had become a chronic illness, and he was afraid that he would have to raise it in the future, and it would not be able to be reused.

Tao Xuan felt extremely regretful, but there was nothing he could do, so he had to arrange a large sum of money to send Wu Xuefeng to retire.After Wu Xuefeng left, he asked Ye Xiu, what happened next?

Ye Xiudao: We have no choice but to continue.

Tao Xuan himself knew that this question was ridiculous.He searched around for famous qigong masters, but there were few who could compare to Wu Xuefeng.That day, when he was annoyed at sending back the informant, he heard the ringing of bowstrings on the martial arts arena.He was startled, and rushed out of the house to look, but it was a girl in an apricot red shirt holding a crossbow and swallowing the sun, practicing with Ye Xiu with a spear.

He stared blankly for a moment, then suddenly became angry: "What's going on?"

The two people on the stage stopped moving, Su Mucheng turned over and got off the stage, and saluted him: "Villa Master."

"How did you find out your brother's weapon?" Although Tao Xuan was angry, he still couldn't say anything serious about raising Su Mucheng like a daughter.

"I have completed my archery skills, so I can go to the battlefield." Su Mucheng said, her eyes were full of determination.

"" Tao Xuan choked his breath, and simply jumped over her and yelled at Ye Xiu, "You let her mess around too?!"

"If Mucheng is willing, I will keep her safe," Ye Xiu said.

"Are you willing to let her deal with those strange beasts?"

Ye Xiu's pupils shrank suddenly, and he showed a three-point fighting spirit in his usual laziness: "If she wants to, why can't she? Besides, have you really seen Mucheng Archery?" What he didn't say, But - now that Wu Xuefeng is not here, without Su Mucheng, how would Excellent Era continue to move forward?

Tao Xuan looked at Su Mucheng's steadfast expression and became tired for a while, waved his hand and said, "As you wish."

In fact, Su Mucheng was more powerful than he imagined.Since childhood, she mixed with Ye Xiu and Su Muqiu to practice martial arts, and she has been in Excellent Era for three years, and she has never let go of horse bow kung fu—even if Tao Xuan arranged a lot of classes for her.Even if it is not as good as her elder brother Su Muqiu's skillful shooting in the past, the continuous shooting of arrows should not be underestimated.In the Huashan sword test that year, she actually made a name for herself in the name of Dancing Rain, and joined hands with One Autumn Leaf.

It's a pity that the first place in the sword test that year was finally taken away by the coveted Tyranny.

four

Tao Xuan had only too many reasons to complain about Ye Xiu: he never gave him face to attend the banquet when he was supposed to, and made Su Mucheng appear as a chivalrous woman (he originally wanted to marry her to be a royal wife), Regarding personnel dispatching, he has always made his own decisions and refused to listen to him.But after all, he couldn't bear to tell Ye Xiu how dissatisfied he was. He just felt that there was no way they could be open to each other because of their friendship from then to now.In this section, Liu Hao, Ye Xiu's deputy whom he later promoted, was completely different.Although Liu Hao's martial arts are not top-notch, he is very good at being a man, and he is very thoughtful about the details of the scenes. Although his words are a little bit flattering, they are pleasant to the ear after all—only sometimes Tao Xuan feels that he shouldn't be a knight. Should be a housekeeper.

Later Liu Hao got to know him a little better, and thought he knew Tao Xuan's pulse, so he always liked to whisper Ye Xiu's little things in his ear.What is today, what will be tomorrow, and what will be in the past.On the one hand, Tao Xuan despised such behavior, but on the other hand, he felt that this bit of slander tickled his heart—Ye Xiu was just like Liu Hao said, disrespecting his elders, arrogant, lazy and useless, but he was still better than Liu Hao after all. I understand, I know that Ye Xiu and Quexie are indispensable in Excellent Era, so I just listen to it every time.Seeing that he listened silently, Liu Hao seemed to have some kind of acquiescence, so he gave Ye Xiu little shoes to wear overtly and secretly.

In this way, you should come to me, right? Tao Xuan saw it, and just thought in his heart.

But Ye Xiu didn't come, as if his feud with Liu Hao was just a trivial matter between the two of them and had nothing to do with Tao Xuan.

Tao Xuan was annoyed in his heart, thinking how friendly you and I are, this matter can be resolved in just a few moments with me?It's just that you pretend to be the big head yourself-that's all, you can support yourself.

It was at that time that Feng Xianjun, the leader of the martial arts alliance, approached him.

五

In fact, the so-called Wulin League at this time is also different from before.It is said that it is the "Wulin" alliance, but it is an organization sent by the imperial court to supervise the ten sects. It can't do much on weekdays, except for a little limelight in the sword test, which has long been forgotten by everyone.So Tao Xuan felt extremely strange when he received Feng Xianjun's letter that day, but in order not to lose face of the martial arts leader, he went as promised.

Unexpectedly, Feng Xianjun spoke for King Ji.

Tao Xuan himself had also heard about the establishment of a reserve by the imperial court—although everyone said that this matter was "unspeakable", it had already been secretly spread by the court and the public.When Feng Xianjun came over, he only talked about how King Ji admired talents and how wise Master Tao was, and that he wanted Excellent Era to secretly join King Ji and do some business, "I will see the benefits from now on."

After Tao Xuan heard this, he couldn't say he wasn't tempted, but he was still hesitating: "I'm afraid I'm too reckless to be reused."

"How do you say that?" Feng Xianjun laughed, "It's said that learning martial arts is good for the emperor's family, but I don't believe in the heroes of Jiashi Villa. There are a few who don't want to make it to the top. If you wait for King Ji—" He Unexplained, he just cupped his hands, "I think Master Tao has at least a sixth-rank title."

Tao Xuan took a deep breath and said after a while, "At least let me go back and discuss it."

Feng Xianjun said: "Naturally. I will wait for the good news from Master Tao."

So Tao Xuan went back to the villa, the first thing he did was to call Ye Xiu into the study and tell him about it.He originally thought it was a good thing, but Ye Xiu said with a serious face, "No."

Tao Xuan's heart suddenly hit with ignorance: "Why not?"

"We in Excellent Era are just people from the Jianghu, but the people from the Jianghu can't control the affairs of the court. Besides, now that there are two kings, Yingji, you are not afraid of being on the wrong team, the master, and you will not get the benefits, but you will be stained all over?"

Tao Xuan was naturally afraid of this, but when Ye Xiu said it, he hardened his mouth: "I have considered it. After all, Jiashi Villa is in charge of me, so I'm afraid you won't be able to say anything about it."

"Boss, you insist on going your own way." Ye Xiu frowned, but he stopped talking, "But I won't let Mucheng and others work their lives for King Ji."

"Ye Xiu, you're wrong!" Tao Xuan slapped the table and stood up, "Do you still remember who invited you back to Excellent Era?"

Ye Xiu was silent for a moment, and said, "——Vendor Tao suddenly called me by my old name, I'm really not used to it."

"Yeah, you can even forget your name, and you can't remember the past." Tao Xuan said, feeling annoyed and exhausted, he just sat back in the chair and said, "—Go ahead."

"My boss, please think twice."

Ye Xiu finally finished speaking before leaving.Tao Xuan paused for a moment, and wrote a talisman to Feng Xianjun, only saying that he had some disagreements with his subordinates, thinking that he could no longer serve the court.

Unexpectedly, Feng Xianjun returned the talisman very quickly, but he said that recently there was a young knight in the south of the Yangtze River, named Sun Xiang, with superb martial arts, and Tao Zhuangzhu might meet him.

Tao Xuan held this talisman and sat in the study all night, and went out early the next morning under the morning dew.

He only thought that he was not wrong.It was Ye Xiu who was wrong.

六

The night before Sun Xiang came to Excellent Era, Ye Xiu finally came to Tao Xuan on his own initiative.Tao Xuan didn't know how he knew about Sun Xiang - but it's not hard to imagine that Liu Hao, He Ming and the others knew about it.Ye Xiu entered the door, feeling a little tired in his laziness, and asked: "Old boss, I think the engagement contract between the two of us will end today."

This was just right for Tao Xuan.He also thought about how to comfort Ye Xiu and tell him to find a way out by himself, even thinking about how to give Que Xie compensation.However, when Ye Xiu poked him in front of him like this, he couldn't think of a good word. Instead, he snorted coldly: "——you only know to find me at this time."

"The boss has a lot of things to do every day, why do you come to disturb him so often?" Ye Xiu smiled and said, "I want to go, I just need to bring one thing."

Tao Xuan snorted coldly: "Que Xie can't let you take it away."

"I don't want to be evil."

"Mucheng don't even think about it."

"She is old, and she has to decide for herself."

Tao Xuan was not happy when he heard it, and thought that you really wanted to take Mucheng away: "Then what do you want?"

"The old boss, do you remember that Mu Qiu made a thousand machine umbrella in the early years? You promised him that he would repair it if he had time, but until today he has no time." Ye Xiu paused, and said, "I want that umbrella."

Tao Xuan stared at him for a moment, and said, "That umbrella has nothing to do with it. It's just that you want to take it away, so you promise me three conditions. First, don't call you a member of the Excellent Era sect; If you stay in Excellent Era, you will no longer use the title of One Autumn Leaf; thirdly, within one year, you must not return to other people's gates."

——Tao Xuan originally thought that these three conditions were extremely difficult, and Ye Xiu would have to say a few soft words no matter what.If Yexiu was subdued, he changed his mind again, took out the money he had prepared, and said a few words of comfort, the friendship would not be in vain.

Unexpectedly, Ye Xiu just nodded and said, "Okay."

The day Ye Xiu left, Tao Xuan was actually there.He was sitting in the study, knowing that he couldn't hear anything outside, knowing that the conversation between himself and Ye Xiu had been finished, and there was no possibility of turning things around, but he still waited.

It wasn't until after noon that Liu Hao sneaked in and whispered to him: Ye Xiu has already left.

Tao Xuan took a look at him, let him out of the study, turned around and saw the pen holder on his desk, and he threw it on the ground ruthlessly.

He thought that the resentment meeting that the eminent monk had said was roughly the same.

Seven

When Excellent Era fell and the big event came to a close, Tao Xuan dismissed the people first, and then sold the villa under name.Others thought he had left, but he still stayed in a small courtyard in the outskirts of Hangzhou. He sneaked back to the villa until everyone had left—only to see the bustling scene of the past, leaving nothing but emptiness for a while. He was walking alone in the courtyard among pavilions, terraces and pavilions, but for some reason, he turned around three times and finally came to the side of the martial arts arena.Seeing a few battle spears standing on the weapon rack beside him, he also went over to pick up one and swung it three or two times.

"—I didn't expect my old club to practice martial arts back then."

A voice suddenly sounded.

Tao Xuan must be in awe. He turned around and saw Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng, and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Look." Ye Xiudao, "—seeing that my old master can swing a spear, I feel much more at ease."

"Fuck you." Tao Xuan said—he no longer put on airs of the owner, and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and couldn't help stabbing Ye Xiu, "Are you happy to see this?"

Ye Xiu glanced at him, and said frankly, "I feel complicated."

"I think so." Tao Xuan dropped the spear casually, and said, "Come with me." He took the lead and left, regardless of whether Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng followed, went straight to the study room, and opened the lock with the key , went to the shelf to take out a box, and handed it to Su Mucheng: "—this is your Tunri. Take it."

Su Mucheng said, "Three chapters are also required?"

Tao Xuan just pushed the box into her arms, then turned around, found a small gray box from the bottom of the shelf, opened it and handed it to Ye Xiu: "Here are you."

Ye Xiu looked at it, and his face became serious: "——this is the essence of the Western Regions Ningbi, how did you get it from the old club?"

"I just know it's on Su Muqiu's list, so you can take it." Tao Xuan said without explaining.

Ye Xiu put the box in his arms and asked, "Excellent Era is gone, where are you going after that?"

"Me? With a lot of money in my pocket, where can I go? But you are happy, everything is waiting, I don't think you can live such a comfortable life."

Ye Xiu said: "Then I wish my old boss all wishes come true." As he said that, he cupped his hands and went with Su Mucheng.

Tao Xuan stood quietly in his study for a long while, finally sighed, and sat down in the grand teacher's chair.

It was as if he had just slept in a bed before, and now he had to wake up and return to the boring reality of "Tao Xuan".

But all of this was created by himself, no wonder people.

Eight

Later Tao Xuan really went to Shu and bought a small house by the river. The climate, water and soil are all to support people. Every day, he only sees green mountains and green waters. Before that, all kinds of things turned into floating clouds in the mountains and rivers, which was like a dream. Recalling the names of "One Autumn Leaf" and "Mu Yu Cheng Feng" again, I feel indescribably distant and strange.

Later he heard that the turmoil in the world had come to an end for all the heroes in the world; that the court officials had finally collapsed and the King of England was in power, and there was another bloody storm; But Tao Xuan never inquired about it. He even turned a deaf ear to the storyteller in the teahouse when he went to the city occasionally.

Until one day, the family said that someone missed the place and asked for a night.This is already a common thing, Tao Xuan said you should receive him first, and I will go after I get dressed.So he changed his gown again and was walking towards the front hall when he heard a familiar voice.

He thought he wouldn't remember, but he didn't think it was the exact opposite.

So he talked about the old family members, saying that it is good to only tell the guests in the front hall that the owner is well, and if you want to ask the name of the owner, don't answer.

The old family members were ignorant and asked: Are they going to be driven away?

Tao Xuan shook his head and said, "Receive well."After speaking, he went back to the house by himself.It is already evening, but the sky will be mixed with twilight in the dark blue.He stood in the courtyard for a while, and heard a few fisherman's songs on the distant river, which echoed for a moment surrounded by the opposite mountain peak, and then went far along the river.

It is too late.