The autumn rain is continuous, and this is already the fifth day, and I don't know when it will stop.

"My lord, you are really ingenious. You have easily eliminated the biggest threat in the Guangling faction. Our road will be smooth sailing in the future, but there is still a prime minister left, I don't know..."

"Duanmu medicine is no longer a threat, so is Mei Shiliang still a threat?"

Poppy was in the study, looking at an old chess record, while deducing the chess game on the board.Du Zhijuan sat opposite him drinking the best Jiangnan tribute tea.

"Mei Shiliang, although he is upright and talented, he has always lacked some consideration in what he says and does. This kind of person is fine when he doesn't offend anyone. Once he offends someone, he will end up not so well. Now Guangling faction He is the only leader left, and if I don’t design him, it’s likely that he will offend others because of his mouth.”

"You said so."

Du Zhijuan nodded respectfully, and said: "At first I thought these people could have great abilities, but the result is that those who are dismissed from office are dismissed from office, and those who are released outside, I am afraid that they will never see their day."

Poppy heard this, put down the game record, and said: "Their abilities are not bad, but it's a pity that they don't want to think of others as bad. After ten years in the officialdom, they are still so naive, so I can't blame others."

Du Zhijuan looked at Poppy's silent look, and knew that he probably remembered the days he had spent in the Ministry of Rites, and he knew a thing or two about those things.

Poppy was the number one scholar in Xiping's 29th year, and he was the youngest Jinshi in that year. I still understand that when I first entered the Ministry of Rites, I was very prosperous. Unfortunately, because of the internal performance appraisal problem in the third year, I was not upgraded. I was finally transferred to the Ministry of War. I started from the main job of the fifth rank, and gradually reached the current position of Minister. , and the problem performance appraisal that was not upgraded, it is said that someone destroyed the ceremonial equipment of the empress silkworm ceremony that he was in charge of, which caused problems in the ceremony, so he was demoted and transferred to another department.

"Then, my lord, if they were wary of people, wouldn't they be so easy to attack?"

Su Ying took a look at Du Zhijuan and said: "That's not necessarily true. I told you before that when doing things, we must pay attention to the right time, place and people. Even if they are wary of the outside world, if they don't understand people's hearts internally, they will still fail. Especially When standing on the same boat with the emperor, no matter how powerful you are, no emperor will hand over the rudder to one person willingly. The emperor has the majesty of the emperor and cannot tolerate provocation unless , you want to rebel."

"That's what my lord taught me."

"By the way, this tea is Yuqian Longjing tribute tea, which is a special product in the south of the Yangtze River, right? There was a flood there this year, and the tea was destroyed a lot. Since you brought it, it means that the situation there should have stabilized, right? "

Poppy looked at the tea leaves standing up in the teacup, and asked Du Zhijuan with a smile.

"Your Excellency's guess is correct. All the materials from the Ministry of Industry have been sold, and they all got a good price. It is not in vain for us to move around to fool them and toss ourselves."

"Well, the next issue is the border issue, but General Zhen Guo will never disappoint."

***

In the private seat of Tianpingfang, Yu Lingbo and Tu Muxiang are listening to the script.

"Hey, the last few times Nan Wu has written, why have I become melancholy, don't you think so, Qili?"

After not hearing an answer for a long time, Yu Lingbo turned his head to look at the people around him. Tu Muxiang was wandering in the sky, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Qili? What's wrong with you?" Yu Lingbo stretched out his hand and pushed him.

"Huh? Oh, I'm fine..."

Tu Muxiang was startled, came back to her senses, and hurriedly smiled at Yu Lingbo.

"You don't look like you're okay, what's wrong with you?"

"I... I'm really fine."

Seeing him like this, Yu Lingbo pretended to be angry, and said: "I don't like my friend hiding something from me. If you don't tell me, then we two won't come to Obedient Book again."

Seeing that Yu Lingbo, who always makes people feel like a spring breeze, was angry, Tu Muxiang became a little flustered.

"Qingtai, I really didn't mean to make you angry, I..."

He hesitated for a long time, the corners of his eyes were red with anxiety, before he said: "I'm actually worried about my brother..."

Yu Lingbo was taken aback for a moment, feeling a little funny.

"Your brother? Why worry about General Zhen Guo? General Tu has never lost a battle."

"I know you may think my worries are funny and unnecessary, but what I am worried about is not what my brother will encounter on the battlefield, I am worried about his heart."

"General Tu's heart? Is Taibao's heart not in good condition?"

Yu Lingbo thought back to the days when he was taking martial arts lessons, but he didn't see any disease in Tu Shenshui's body?

"No, it's not a physical problem, but a mental problem..."

Tu Muxiang turned her whole body around, and said to him seriously: "You also know that our father passed away early, and my elder brother has inherited the General's Mansion since he was 14 years old. He has always been under great pressure. Sometimes he will lock himself in the ancestral hall without eating or drinking until he comes out by himself, and this situation has become more and more frequent recently. He will lead the army to Hongyan Pass tomorrow, so I am very worried about his behavior on the battlefield this time. situation."

Seeing his sad face, Yu Lingbo walked up to him, knelt down and held his hand, looked up at him, and said softly: "Qili, although the battlefield is unpredictable, I know what General Tu is like." He has always been strong, calm and tenacious, and has his own insistence on the way of war, so no matter what state of mind he is now, as long as he goes to the battlefield, he will be invincible. You have to believe that he is, later When you get home, give him a good encouragement."

Seeing his sincerity, Tu Muxiang nodded slightly.

"Thank you, Qingtai."

***

Tu Muxiang entered the house with a bunch of things in her arms. These were gifts Yu Lingbo bought for him to make him happier. Although he didn't want to accept them, he still couldn't resist his enthusiasm.

After putting away all the things he sent, he went to the Bingjia Room in the mansion, where Tu Chenshui was cleaning his most commonly used Mo Dao on the battlefield.

Tu Muxiang sat next to him and helped him polish the iron-black armor.

"Brother Hanjian, this time...how long are you going to be away?"

"Depending on the situation at the border, it can range from half a year to three to five years."

Wouldn't it be the same as when I was a child again...

Tu Muxiang thought about the battle ten years ago. Before Tu Shenshui triumphed, the house was always cold. His mother always stayed in her own wing because of her poor health. When he was a child, he had only himself. Facing the huge empty courtyard in a daze every day.

After Tu Shenshui came back, although the mansion was still deserted, his voice when he practiced martial arts and swung his sword every morning always made Tu Muxiang feel at ease.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Tu Shenshui said: "After I leave tomorrow, you have to take care of your family, do a good job in Dali Temple, remember to make more friends, and don't always carry everything by yourself."

Tu Muxiang was a little surprised, Tu Shenshui never said these things to him before, let alone before going out, he had a vague premonition.

Just when he was about to speak, the butler came to report: "Master, there is a guest coming to see you."

"I don't see any visitors today."

"He said he brought bitter ginger wine."

Tu Shenshui wiped his knife with his hand, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Please come in."

Then he said to Tu Muxiang: "Qili, go and do your own business, and leave me alone."

"……Okay, I get it now."

There were no fancy decorations in the main hall of General Zhen Guo's Mansion. Xia Jushuang put down the wine jar, raised the veil on the curtain fence, and looked at the slightly old longbow decorated on the wall. There was some ornamentation, but it had been scraped away, leaving only a dull sheen of black lacquer all over.

"What are you doing here?"

Xia Jushuang heard the sound and put down the veil of the curtain again. He sat in front of the table and pushed the jar of wine over.

"I'll see you off."

"why?"

"There's no reason. The two of us have met for a while. Isn't it normal to come here to see off a friend?"

Tu submerged in the water and looked at him, Xia Jushuang was dressed in white, her formerly gorgeous eyes and eyebrows were now hidden behind a layer of tulle, making it hard to see clearly.

"Since you are here to see me off, why are you wearing a curtain and don't want to see my face so much?"

Through the tulle, Xia Jushuang could vaguely see the figure of Tu submerged in the water not far away, it was the familiar appearance.

How could I not want to see you? It should be because I have no face to see you.

Resisting the urge to lift the curtain, he only said "I wish the general a speedy triumph." Then he got up and stepped out of the gate.

Tu Muxiang was wandering outside the main hall with a tea tray, he thought that his brother's friends should always be there to meet, although Tu Shenshui always asked him to make more friends, but he himself was not even a drinker He didn't have a companion either, and he was a little curious that it was the first time someone came to see his brother off on an expedition.

Just as he was still hesitating whether to go in, the main hall door was opened, and a tall and swaying man in white clothes and a curtain came out, picked up the oil-paper umbrella by the door, and was about to leave.

A gust of wind mixed with some rain rushed towards him, blowing up the man's veil, and Tu Muxiang was stunned after just a glance.

"His Majesty……?"

When Xia Jushuang heard his voice, she lifted up half of the tulle, smiled at him and said, "You're mistaken, I'm not that person, remember to take good care of your brother."

After speaking, he opened his umbrella and walked into the rain.

Poppy entered the gate of the General's Mansion, and passed by a man wearing a curtain. He looked at the decoration on the other's waist, and slightly licked the corners of his mouth.

Really interesting.

"I'm the Minister of the Ministry of War, Poppy, and I'm here to pay a visit to General Zhen Guo."

Tu Muxiang hurriedly brought the lord into the main hall, put down the tea tray, and hid in the side hall.

This minister of the Ministry of War is not as gentle as the one just now.

Poppy handed the military token of this expedition to Tu Chenshui, then looked around the main hall, her eyes stopped on the longbow.

"I heard that General Tu Lao is good at riding and shooting. The most convenient weapon to use on horseback is a longbow. I wonder if it is the one on the wall?"

"Yes."

Poppy got up to look at the bow carefully, and said, "The glory of the General's family is hard-won, please cherish it."

Tu Shenshui looked at the uninvited guest and said, "What do you mean by that?"

Poppy stretched out her hand to touch the scraped part of the bow, smiled, and said, "The original pattern on this bow should be the 酴醾花, right? Is it the symbol of Xue Guo's most elite army?"

Tu Shenshui stood up, and put his left hand on the short knife at his waist.

"Why is the general so nervous? I'm just talking casually."

"This is not something that ordinary people can know casually. What do you want to do?"

"General, if you want to honor your ancestors and restore the lintel, I might wish you a helping hand. Of course, the lintel I'm talking about is named Xue, not Rong."

Restoring the lintel...

This was the wish that Tu Chenshui wanted to realize the most, but he remembered the person who is sitting on the throne now, and during the ten years of getting along with him, he had gradually buried this terrible idea.

"I don't care what you know, don't be self-righteous with me."

Poppy smiled when she heard this, and said: "In that case, I can only wish the general good luck, and I will take my leave."

After speaking, he pushed open the door and walked away, leaving only Tu Shenshui silently facing the longbow.

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Tu Muxiang: I have a beautiful sister-in-law

Yu Lingbo: I have a lovely daughter-in-law, chirp~

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