Lintai Storm Record
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There are infinite roads in the green mountains, and the white head does not return to others.From Zhang Ji's "Sending Migrants to the South"
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"Is he always like this?" Zhou Xian asked.
Wu Yingzhong sighed: "It's always been like this." His eyes were nostalgic, as if it was the first time when he saw Li Xuan many years ago, he said a thousand words, "He was a very clever child."
After eating two steamed buns, Song Qianzhi was completely full. He walked to the door of the back room, opened the door curtain with two fingers wide, and looked inside.
Li Xuansheng had delicate features, his complexion was pale because he hadn't seen the sun for a long time, he had a smile on his lips, his lips were rosy, he didn't look like a sick person at all, and against his sickly and weak face, he was especially pitiful.
However, his long hanging hair has lost its black luster and is mixed with many silver threads.
Song Qianzhi was too young when he saw Li Xuan in the palace, and he hadn't seen him a few times. He only had a vague impression that there was a palace man next to the prince, who was very good-looking.
As long as they are palace servants, regardless of gender, they will be carefully selected, and the servants around the emperor, queen, and prince are not bad in appearance.But Li Xuan, among these people, still stands out.
Song Qianzhi turned his eyes and saw that there was a dressing table next to his bed. On the table were a comb, a bronze mirror, and a rouge box.
None of this should be in a man's room.
"Uncle Wu, tomorrow you will ask Aunt Qi to prepare more dry food. If you have anything to bring, tell me, and I will go to the city to buy it. We will set off the day after tomorrow, hire a boat, and head north directly."
Wu Yingzhong said: "What's the matter? Now you know everything?"
"It's not that far yet." Lu Guanqi said, "It's too late, I'll tell you in detail tomorrow morning."
Wu Yingzhong gave him a strange look, then looked at Song Qianzhi and Zhou Xian, got up on crutches, told the three of them to wait a while, and he went to tidy up the three rooms and come out.
"Two rooms are enough." Lu Guan didn't intend to help.
Wu Yingzhong walked out with his back bent.
Lu Guancai explained that Wu Yingzhong was an old man with a very stubborn temper, and he would be upset if anyone competed with him in doing things.
Zhou took a sip of tea first, tapped the table with two fingers in Shizhong, and finally sighed softly: "Poor."
"Do you still drink tea?" Lu Guan asked.
Song Qianzhi came over shaking his head, sat down next to Lu Guan, and asked him, "Did Uncle Wu find a doctor for Li Xuan?"
"If it weren't for finding a doctor for Li Xuan, this family wouldn't be so poor. I would give them money every year. When Uncle Wu was in the court, he had a lot of savings. The late emperor sent Li Xuan to his house and added a lot. The rewards are all used to treat Li Xuan's illness." Lu Guan didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly fell silent.
The three of them had their own thoughts and did not speak again.
The weather in Songzhou was hot, and there was plenty of moisture in the air. When he took off his clothes, Song Qianzhi put his palms on his body and tried it, but it was very sticky.
"It's too hot." Lu Guan fetched water and wiped Song Qianzhi's back and body. After wiping, Song Qianzhi wiped Lu Guan's back with wet cloth with both hands, distracted while wiping.
It was inconvenient to bother the old man in the middle of the night, so the two had to wipe it off with cold water. The bed was very hot, so Song Qianzhi pushed Lu Guan away.
"Don't hug me, it's too hot." Song Qianzhi unconsciously scratched his neck, wanting to cry, "There are mosquitoes."
Lu Guan was about to get up, but Song Qianyi grabbed him and asked him where he was going.
"Kick away the mosquitoes." Lu Guan said.
"Don't be in a hurry, let's just go to sleep, go to sleep, don't you want to wake up early tomorrow morning to talk to Uncle Wu?"
There was a moment of silence in the room.
Lu Guan's voice sounded very low on Song Qianzhi's eyelids drooping in a daze: "Do you know whose son Li Xuan is?"
Song Qian didn't raise his eyes: "He's his parents' son, isn't he an orphan? Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to send him to Uncle Wu."
"Li Xuan's parentage records are blank, and there is no record that he is an orphan. Don't you find it strange?"
Song Qianzhi opened his eyes, sniffed his nose, and his eyes were full of trouble: "What's going on? He jumped out of a crack in the rock?"
"He was specially selected by the late emperor as a companion for the prince. He was taken into the palace to accompany the prince at the age of five. This age is too young for a companion who enters the palace to accompany the princes to study. If it is a playmate, there is no such thing. There is a precedent, not to mention that after the crown prince is established as the crown prince, he must be strict in self-cultivation and learn the way of being a king from his master every day, the former emperor would not know it, and there is no need to find a playmate for the crown prince."
Song Qianzhi became even more confused: "So?"
"Look carefully at Li Xuan, don't you think his facial features are somewhat similar to someone else?" Lu Guan continued.
Song Qian's face was at a loss, who did he look like? He was handsome, with a nose like a nose, eyes like eyes, a very good-looking man.
"Who do you look like? Like me?"
Lu Guan: "..."
"A child of unknown origin who was brought up next to the prince at a very young age, don't you think his eyes and nose look a lot like Emperor Rongzong?"
Now Song Qianzhi's drowsiness was completely wiped out by Lu Guan's words, he opened his mouth and said, "Do you suspect that he is the late emperor's illegitimate son?"
"Li Xuan was brought into the palace by Rongzong directly from the Lihua nunnery. He was a child, and a little boy, but he was picked up by Rongzong who was out hunting in the nunnery and brought into the palace. He was not sent to the servant The prison went to wipe it off, and sent it directly to the prince as a companion. Li Xuan, five years old, no matter how smart he was, and growing up in the hands of a nun, it is impossible for him to be able to read and write. He. Not only did he protect him when he grew up, but the prince is the future emperor. Li Xuan and the prince grew up together. After they grow up, the relationship between the two is naturally extraordinary. It can be said that Rongzong even planned Li Xuan's life for him. .” Lu Guan said.
Song Qianzhi looked at him suspiciously: "Do you know what Li Xuan's life experience is? Uncle Wu knows, didn't he ask you if the emperor knows everything. You have known Wu Yingzhong for a long time, and it was Fu Mingshao who asked you to They sent money to keep them moving, so you are the only person in the world who knows Li Xuan's whereabouts. After Fu Mingshao returned to Beijing, you stayed in Quzhou. He should have written a letter asking you to do this. Li Xuan Already crazy, when Fu Mingshao just came to the throne, he didn't have such great power, let alone such boldness, and he trusts you, so this matter can only be entrusted to you."
Lu Guan looked at Song Qianzhi appreciatively, and praised, "Go ahead."
Song Qianzhi yawned, closed his eyes, and said softly, "Brother Hong's business has something to do with you, right?"
Lu Guan froze and was about to speak when Song Qianzhi burrowed into his arms and rubbed his head.
"But you can't succeed."
Lu Guan's hand fell on Song Qianzhi's head, gently rubbed his head, and asked him in a low voice, "How do you know?"
"If the sixth prince's hand could reach into the palace before Brother Hong died, he wouldn't be an inconspicuous prince that the late emperor couldn't even remember during festivals." Among the princes who were expected to inherit the throne in those years, There is no Fu Mingshao at all, and no prince sees this sixth brother who was sent out early because his mother was not favored. No matter who ascends the throne, Fu Mingshao will only be an idle prince, living a prosperous life in his fief And live without rights.
"Li Xuan went crazy. It wasn't because he witnessed the death of the prince. He must have been extremely stimulated. It would be absurd to say that the prince fell from the horse. There were so many people present, and the prince didn't die suddenly. Even if Li Xuan has a good relationship with him, the prince's death has nothing to do with him, so why is he crazy?" Song Qianzhi's eyes were sore and painful, but his thoughts became clear, he grabbed the stick Pulling the string, he pulled it out forcefully, "I thought he was pretending to be crazy...not pretending to be crazy, the biggest possibility is that Li Xuan was related to the death of the prince."
The wind slapped the window lattice, and a rainstorm fell unexpectedly.
The rainstorm in the south has no warning, and there is no thunder. It's just a sudden rain, pouring down.
"What if the prince was killed by Li Xuan?" The torrential rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the small dilapidated house of the Wu family was like a blade of grass in a strong wind. The rainwater would break through the roof and splash on people at any time.
Lu Guan hugged Song Qianzhi tighter and let him lean on his shoulder.
"Why do you think so?"
Song Qianzhi put one leg on Lu Guan's waist, rubbed it lightly, and talked with the sound of the rain: "In the situation described by Fu Mingmao, he entered the hunting ground earlier than the prince, and he was in front of the prince, not far away. There are so many guards who have witnessed it, there is no way to lie. But there is one person who has been with the prince from the beginning to the end, until the prince has an accident, and that is Li Xuan."
"Suppose that the poisonous needle that drove the horse crazy was shot by Li Xuan while the prince was not paying attention." Song Qianzhi paused, "but there is a problem. He and the prince grew up together. What to do?"
"There was one thing I hadn't figured out before, but now I fully understand it." Lu Guan stepped back a little, wrapped his arms around Song Qianzhi, and hugged him face to face. Looking at him, his eyes faintly revealed some kind of decision, "Li Xuan is the late emperor's illegitimate son."
Song Qian was taken aback: "Stop joking."
"Tomorrow morning, you go to see Uncle Wu with me, and you will know whether it is true or not."
"...Rongzong brought up the illegitimate son and the crown prince together, and, moreover, the two of them..." Song Qianzhi swallowed, "Li Xuan and the crown prince have such a good relationship, Li Xuan killed the crown prince..."
A terrible truth appeared in front of Song Qianzhi's eyes. He opened his mouth wide. After a long time, he heard Lu Guan's steady voice saying: "I never thought that anyone would have the chance to attack the prince. You are right, I am here When Fu Mingshao was advising him, he thought about eradicating the prince, but he didn't have time to do it. Fu Mingshao's connections and abilities are far from being comparable to the prince and Queen Zhou at that time. Now I understand."
"Only Li Xuan has the opportunity to attack the prince's horse, but Li Xuan has no reason to do so, unless there is someone or something that can force him to do this. I didn't know it was Li Xuan, but now I understand, Li Xuan Xuan is Rongzong's illegitimate son. He doesn't even have any relatives. I have investigated the Lihua Nunnery a long time ago. His biological mother died when he was one year old. Although he was fostered in Lihua Nunnery before he was five years old, the nunnery took care of him. His wife died of illness when he was taken into the palace at the age of five."
"Passed away due to illness." Song Qianzhi said in a low voice.
"Well, Fu Mingmao said that only the late emperor and the queen's servants were present. Except for the Queen Mother Zhou herself, everyone else is dead, and Li Xuan is crazy." Lu Guan's tone was terribly calm, "It is impossible for the Queen Mother Zhou to kill the prince, so there is only one person left."
"But why didn't Li Xuan die?" Song Qianzhi said, "If Rongzong did something, he could kill one son, but he might not be willing to kill another because of the love between father and son."
Lu Guan shook his head and said, "He didn't kill Li Xuan, not necessarily because he felt sorry for him, but also because there was no need to kill him. Because Li Xuan is already crazy."
Li Xuan was crazy, and what a lunatic said could not be counted, but Wu Yingzhong and Li Xuan could live to this day, Wu Yingzhong must still have something in his hand that could prove Li Xuan's identity.A dignified scholar, I am afraid that he will not risk his life for the dead emperor to take care of this illegitimate son who no one knows. From the perspective of outsiders, they will only know that Wu Yingzhong was the only one in the case of looking after the prince who fell from the horse. Insider.
Fu Mingmao was looking for Wu Yingzhong. I'm afraid the Queen Mother Zhou has been looking for many people over the years, but Fu Mingshao doesn't need to be looked for. After all, Lu Guan has always known Wu Yingzhong's whereabouts.
"Then why did the emperor ask you to take care of Wu Yingzhong's family?"
"The emperor didn't ask me to take care of Wu Yingzhong's family."
Song Qianzhi was completely confused by Lu Guan.
Lu Guan touched Song Qianzhi's waist, his voice was very soft, the sound of the rainstorm was getting smaller and smaller, and his voice was very clear.
"Back then I thought about how to bring down the prince, so I have always paid close attention to the prince. If Fu Minghong did not collapse, Fu Mingshao would not be able to be the prince. If he could not be the prince, he would not be on the Ninth Five-Year Honor. So I have always been concerned about the matter of the prince falling from the horse. A year later, Wu Yingzhong was demoted. At that time, I just thought it was strange, so I quietly went from Quzhou to Yingzhou. I brought a lot of money to Wu Yingzhong. He was short of money at the time. .”
"The bachelor who just retired is short of money?"
"To treat Li Xuan's illness, Wu Yingzhong has never given up treating Li Xuan's madness. When Wu Yingzhong was demoted from Beijing, I arrived in Yingzhou a day earlier than him. I was young and vigorous, and someone assassinated Wu Yingzhong and Li Xuan .” Lu Guan suddenly fell silent.
"Did you kill the people who were sent to assassinate them?" Song Qianzhi immediately thought of Lu Guan, who was only a teenager back then, and maybe he just killed people like this.
"No, I tied them up in the woods, and took Wu Yingzhong and Li Xuan to move overnight." Lu Guan said, "But I didn't go back and look, maybe they just starved to death like this."
"..." Song Qianzhi hugged Lu Guan's arm tightly, "They were going to kill people, and it's probably not the first time they did it."
"Yeah." Lu Guan rubbed his lips against Song Qianzhi's forehead, calmed down, "Because of saving my life, Wu Yingzhong always looked at me differently, and I was too young, so I could only be regarded as a young man at that time. Every time Wu Yingzhong moved to a new residence, he would send a letter to Quzhou. The two of us made an appointment to become Qingshanke, Baishouweng. We can’t even count the password, it’s just the stubbornness of Wu Dashi.”
Song Qianzhi couldn't help feeling that Wu Yingzhong's loyalty to Rongzong was unparalleled.After ten years of hard work and decades of hard work in the officialdom, he was able to achieve the position of a bachelor.This person has never been known for his ability to do things, and he is devoted to learning. What scholars care about most is reputation.Rongzong sent Li Xuan to his home, and he was demoted the next year, which is probably expected.
This scholar, with his frail and aged body, held up a protective umbrella for Rongzong's illegitimate son, perhaps because of his loyalty, or because Li Xuan was of royal blood.Wu Yingzhong should be very clear that after leaving the officialdom, he will never have the chance to go back, and his life may be in danger at any time.
"What are you thinking?" After a long while, without hearing Song Qianzhi's words, Lu Guan asked in a low voice, "Sleeping?"
"No. Uncle Wu is really amazing."
"Well, he spent his whole life doing this." Lu Guan held Song Qianzhi in his arms, and poked his lips into his neck. He didn't do anything, but just sniffed Song Qianzhi's breath.
Song Qianzhi's ears were licked suddenly, his face flushed immediately, his originally orderly thoughts were all messed up, and he complained: "I will never talk to you in bed again."
"What are we talking about? Aren't we chatting?" Lu Guan rubbed his nose against Song Qianzhi's cheek. Song Qianzhi's warm skin made him feel satisfied, but at the same time, worried.
And Song Qianzhi was also worried about one thing.
Lu Hun is dead, and Fu Mingmao's words are now almost half confirmed, which does not prove that the rest of what he said is true.
Taking Wu Yingzhong back to Beijing, Li Xuan is still crazy, will the Queen Mother believe their speculation?Moreover, Song Qianzhi has not mentioned to his aunt the shocking secret that Fu Mingmao told him.
"Lu Guan." Song Qianzhi turned over and asked Lu Guan to hug him from behind, which made it much more comfortable to stick together.
Shower breaks.
"What do you think my aunt means? Let's take Li Xuan and Wu Yingzhong back. Li Xuan is crazy now. How can we prove what happened back then?"
"I think Wu Yingzhong knows the inside story."
"Do you think Rongzong told him everything?"
Lu Guan let out a long breath, with an unknown meaning in his tone: "I believe that Rongzong will put Li Xuan next to the prince, not to use him, but to plan his life for him."
"Then why did he treat Brother Hong..."
"Fu Minghong has half of the Zhou family's blood on his body."
"What about the Zhou family..." Song Qianzhi's words suddenly stopped, "You mean, Rongzong is afraid of the Zhou family, just like the current emperor is afraid of the Zhou family?"
"Mu Ding'an, Shunzong's master when he was the prince, first became the royal doctor and then promoted to the prime minister after he ascended the throne of God. Before Shunzong was 34 years old, he relied on Mu Xiang very much, and kept him in the palace to rest at night. When Shunzong was 34 years old, he wanted to appoint a foreign woman as a noble concubine, but Mu opposed it and asked the Minister of Rites to advise him face to face. In the same year, Shunzong wanted to appoint another concubine's elder brother as the magistrate of Lingzhou, but was Mu Xiangfeng returned. On the Mid-Autumn Festival that year, Mu Xiang stayed in the palace after the family banquet as usual, and the next day he was impeached for corrupting the palace and carrying weapons in the inner court with the intention of committing crimes."
"I remember." Song Qianzhi said, "This is really true, nothing new."
"Well, there have always been many such things. When a person becomes the emperor, you can no longer look at him with the eyes of ordinary people."
Song Qianzhi turned his head: "Then how do you view Fu Mingshao now?"
"can not see."
Song Qianzhi: "???"
"He is far away in the capital, and I don't have clairvoyance and ears. Now, I can only see one person in my eyes."
Afterwards, Song Qian felt a warm touch from his neck. His ears were so red that he shut his mouth suddenly, muttering in his heart: Why is this person becoming more and more slick, and the old couple becomes more and more shameless after a long time.
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In the second half of the night, the more he slept, the hotter he got. Song Qianzhi was bitten several times by mosquitoes, and a big red envelope the size of his thumb appeared after a bite. Lu Guan felt distressed when he saw it. The thin blanket wrapped him up and down, preventing him from showing a little bit of skin, and he concentrated on guarding Song Qianzhi's face.
The sun rises in the east, and the morning light illuminates Song Qianzhi's eyebrows, nose bridge, and lips little by little. Lu Guan's thumb gently strokes the mosquito bag on Song Qianzhi's side face. The bag has disappeared a lot, not so swollen, and is still red of a slice.
Lu Guan blew lightly on the bag.
Song Qianzhi woke up completely, his eyes were dazed, and it took him a while to realize that he was in Wu Yingzhong's small courtyard in Songzhou.
After waking up, the sore feeling was always entangled in the muscles and bones. Probably because of the hot and humid weather in Songzhou, Song Qianzhi had several bumps on his shoulders and back. It was not itchy, but it felt magical to the touch.
Zhou Xian found a corner in the corner room, poured cold water down his shoulders with a ladle, raised his eyes inadvertently, and laughed when he saw Song Qianzhi's slender hands touching the bunch of bags on his shoulders time and time again. : "Young master has delicate skin and tender flesh. He has never traveled such a long distance. Have he suffered such hardships?"
Song Qianzhi put down his hands and began to take a bath. He casually washed off the sticky sweat on his body, wiped himself with a dry cloth, and smiled too. He raised his eyes, stared at the dark, moist and mildewy wooden pillar, and sighed. Tone: "A word from the top, all of us below will lose their legs."
Zhou Xian scoffed: "It's not up to Lord Hou to say this, we real coolies haven't opened our mouths yet."
From the fall of last year to now, suddenly it was only half a year, but to Song Qianzhi, it seemed like several years.
"Zhou Xian, what are your future plans?"
"In the future?" Zhou Xian's eyebrows twitched, "Didn't you say that you would accept me to work in the Secretary's Department? Didn't I follow you? I will do whatever you want me to do."
Song Qianzhi smiled: "You are older than me, anyway, the three of us are friends from birth to death, you have saved me, and I have saved you, so I won't say much. When I return from Songzhou, there may be some Change, if you have any plans, tell me before you return to Beijing."
Zhou Xian stared at Song Qianzhi for a while, and pressed the dry cloth in his hand to wipe away the water drops in the hollow of his shoulders. He lowered his head and said, "Oh, I know."
Lu Guan should have negotiated with Wu Yingzhong early in the morning. Song Qianzhi got up late, and he had already made it clear with Lu Guan last night. After dealing with each other for so many years, they are familiar with each other. Song Qianzhi saved Wu Yingzhong's life and gave Wu Yingzhong money every year.Naturally, people have no worries about what they say, and it would be bad for him to run away.
For a while, there was nothing to do, only to take Lu Guan and his dirty clothes to the yard for washing.
Zhou Xian came over to help him wash, but was rejected by Song Qianzhi. While washing, Song Qianzhi stared at the fine bubbles in the water and became dazed.Half a year ago, he didn't even wash his clothes by himself. The more he worked, the rougher he was. He was running around outside, so he couldn't take two maids with him at any time, like that.
With more roads and places to run, Song Qianzhi also felt that his heart was much wider, and all this was because of Lu Guan.
With Lu Guan around, no matter where he is, he can sleep peacefully.Mosquitoes were as annoying as last night, when Song Qianzhi was in a daze in the morning, he found that Lu Guan had covered his side face with one hand, and the back of his hand had been bitten by mosquitoes several times.This man is so stupid that Song Qianzhi's heart warms.
"I'll wash it." At some point, Lu Guan had already walked behind Song Qianzhi.
The sudden sound made Song Qianzhi almost cry out, and he shouted with wet hands.
Lu Guan's hands were soaked in water, and while washing clothes, he kept scratching the bag on the back of his hand unconsciously.
"Shall we set off tomorrow?" Song Qianzhi asked Lu Guan.
"If nothing else, it will be tomorrow. In the afternoon, I will go to the pier to hire a boat."
Song Qianzhi suddenly remembered something. His aunt the queen mother also asked him to find out several old ministries where Liu Yun had been demoted to the south.
While washing clothes, Lu Guan looked up and saw Song Qianzhi's foolish look, and scratched his nose with wet fingers: "What are you thinking?"
"I forgot one thing." Song Qianzhi said, "Is there still a way to find Xu Ruiyun now?"
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"Master, you don't know the rules of our business here. We open at night, sleep during the day, and only receive guests in the evening. Why don't you sit somewhere else first?"
Xu Ruiyun said in a rough voice: "There are so many rules in opening a brothel, sir, I can sleep with girls whenever I want, you don't do business?" Xu Ruiyun reached out and took out a bank note from Liu Pingwen's arms. He has fine skin and tender meat, and has never practiced martial arts. Cheng Tianzi said Shiyun only waited for one day to pass the exam. When he was 15 years old, he had never visited a brothel.
"Xu Jiang..." After being stared at by Xu Ruiyun, Liu Pingwen shrank his neck and said timidly, "Brother, we should go to Song Ge and the others. If they leave Songzhou..."
"They will definitely not leave today. Besides, didn't they find a place last night? It's only three streets away from here. Let's settle your matter first."
Liu Pingwen wanted to say a few more words, but was interrupted by Xu Ruiyun: "Stop talking nonsense, everyone is here."
Threatened by Xu Ruiyun's fists and kicks, the bustard led the two of them upstairs and set up a private room, and first asked the maid to serve wine and food to stabilize the burly man.
Liu Pingwen was sitting on pins and needles throughout the whole process, and he was embarrassed to take a second look at the maid who poured wine for him.
Xu Ruiyun didn't shy away from the yellow-haired girl, and said lightly, "I'm sorry, but if you were in the capital, you would have two children."
"My father is not from the capital." Liu Pingwen lowered his eyelashes and thanked the maid in a low voice.
The maid took a quick look at the handsome young man with her face blushing, and dawdled over to pour wine for Xu Ruiyun.
"Oh? Where is your home?" Xu Ruiyun didn't sit up, leaned on the mat with his elbows, and sat crookedly.
"Li Zhou, has Big Brother Xu been there?"
Xu Ruiyun was happy: "When I first came to the south to lead troops, I went to Lizhou, but compared to Xunzhou, Lizhou is also an authentic north."
"Well, men in our area don't start families until they are eighteen or nineteen years old."
"At what age can you visit a kiln?"
"..." Liu Pingwen's cheeks flushed slightly.
Xu Ruiyun grinned and said, "There is no age limit, right? That bustard didn't stop you from entering."
"After drinking, let's go." Liu Pingwen pursed his lips. His lips were naturally ruddy, and he blushed at every turn. Seeing that Xu Ruiyun had a tiger in his heart, he always wanted to get out of the cage.It seems that if the fire is not purged for too long, something will happen sooner or later.
Xu Ruiyun's original intention was to take Liu Pingwen to have a meal, so as to get rid of the shadow he left in the Liaoren tribe, but now he became angry first, Xu Ruiyun adjusted his sitting posture, quietly hiding his crotch behind the table, His eyes flicked here and there, and he ordered the maid impatiently to go to the bustard to urge the girl.
"You just sit here for me obediently and with peace of mind. Big brother asks you to be a real man today."
Liu Pingwen felt uncomfortable after hearing this, but he knew it very clearly after spending several days together.Xu Ruiyun is such an old-fashioned and warm-hearted man. Although he clearly didn't mention what happened to Liaoren, he took care of him everywhere. Liu Pingwen's ears were red, and it was impossible for him to tell the truth. Finally, he whispered: "That's a bank note from my father."
Xu Ruiyun didn't hear it carelessly, and slammed the table, and the dishes, chopsticks and cups on the table were clanging.
The bustard pushed open the door and entered with an ouch.
"Grandpa, wait a little longer, the girl's family just got up, and she has to wash up before she can meet people."
Xu Ruiyun picked up the cup dissatisfied and put it on the table: "What kind of wine is this, horse urine? Good wine, 50 taels of silver, you just give me this?"
Guiltyly stunned for a moment, the old bustard hurriedly called the young man to come in and make some wine, and persuaded Xu Ruiyun with good words, and when he saw the opportunity, he immediately withdrew to urge the two girls in the building who had just woken up.
After drinking good wine, Xu Ruiyun's expression softened, and he began to brag to Liu Pingwen about his heroic killing of the enemy on the battlefield. Bei discussing the local conditions and customs he had seen, picked up some amusing little things and said that Liu Pingwen was finally willing to see him.
Xu Ruiyun saw Liu Pingwen's two clear and clear eyes staring at him without turning, his smile widened, he felt complacent, and his chatterbox opened up, racking his brains like pouring beans to think of something interesting to say to Liu Pingwen.
"Brother Xu." There was a trace of eagerness in Liu Pingwen's expression.
Xu Ruiyun closed his eyes.Hurry up, urge my brother to tell you more.
But Liu Pingwen said: "Let's go quickly, I told my father that we will go with Mr. Song, if I can't find him, my father will find Mr. Song. This is because I lost someone with him. Later, my father will scold me……"
"Don't you already know where they are?" Xu Ruiyun said displeased.
"I don't like it here."
"What's wrong here?" Xu Ruiyun's eyes bulged, a little frightening. Seeing Liu Pingwen's pitiful appearance, Xu Ruiyun suppressed his anger, tried to keep his brows as flat as possible, and said softly, "You don't know the benefits of women, soft Yu Wenxiang, you will understand once you taste it, and you will not have nightmares again, be obedient."
Liu Pingwen's expression was ugly, he lowered his head and didn't speak, his lips were tightly pressed together, and he drank one cup after another, all in one gulp.
"Angry?" Xu Ruiyun waved his hand and asked the maid to go out.
Liu Pingwen didn't answer, he drank five cups or six cups, and he didn't count them in detail, he just felt that the head on his neck was heavier than a thousand jun, his body was hot, his eyes were blurry, and he vaguely heard Xu Ruiyun's voice calling him "" Brother Liu".
Xu Ruiyun called "Brother Liu" again, and Liu Pingwen, who was facing him, had his head on the table, really drunk.Xu Ruiyun stood up and walked over, his throat was sliding up and down, his neck and face were flushed red, his eyes were not drunk, Xu Ruiyun had always been a person who could hold a good amount of alcohol, but now his face was red like fire.
He took a deep breath and knelt beside Liu Pingwen, with a trace of tenderness on his brave face amidst his fortitude.
Xu Ruiyun touched Liu Pingwen's face with his palm, half-embraced and half-supported him up, dragged him onto his back, and left the box with Liu Pingwen swaying on his back.
The 50 taels of silver was wasted in vain. When Xu Ruiyun went downstairs, he swayed and felt like floating clouds. The stairs and the road in front of him seemed to be floating in the air.
The old bustard called him from behind, but he couldn't hear what he said.
Xu Ruiyun recognized the mark he made on the wall, went to find Song Qianzhi behind Liu Pingwen's back, and walked on the street with his back bent, so as not to let others see his man's arrogant desire.
Xu Ruiyun thought to himself: Fate is bitter, the money wasted in vain and it didn't turn into fire. Fortunately, the money belonged to the kid on his back, otherwise he would be so mad!
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Uncle Wu's courtyard.
Aunt Qi set up the steamer, came out of the kitchen, asked Brother Ang, and Wu Yingzhong and the two of them carried the stupid Li Xuan to the yard on a big chair.
On a sunny day, golden sunlight leaked through the broad leaves.
When Lu Guan went out to hire a boat, Song Qianzhi was talking to Zhou Xian, when he saw Li Xuan sitting in a chair and giggling, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Li Xuan is crazy, but he is also crazy and happy.Song Qianzhi thought, if he and Lu Guan guessed correctly that Li Xuan indirectly killed the prince, every moment of sobriety would be a torment for him.
"The matter is not over yet, we have to find Xu Ruiyun." Song Qianzhi looked away, and said to Zhou Xian, "I tried every means to get rid of him, and now I have to find him again. I have been with you two for a long time, and I am too stupid. "
"Looking for Xu Ruiyun?"
"Well, my aunt asked me to find out who Liu Yun's old department was and where it is now. When we were in Liaoren Village, Xu Ruiyun mentioned a few words to me, and he seemed to know things about Xunzhou very well. Find Xu Ruiyun , I don’t need to go to Xunzhou anymore.” Song Qianzhi looked up at the sky, “Go back to Beijing as soon as possible, I’m worried about my mother’s health.”
"Your Niangji has a natural appearance." Zhou Xian didn't know how to comfort him, so he just diverted the words away and said, "Xu Ruiyun doesn't need to look for him, he will come to us."
Song Qianzhi's eyebrows moved.
"Look at this." Zhou Xian followed a black rope tied around his waist, stroked it to the bottom, and grabbed a cloth pouch. A small hole was opened at the bottom of the embroidered pouch, which was as colorful as the morning glow. Now the pouch is shriveled and thin. The holes are stained with glittery powder, which is less visible in sunlight.
Song Qianzhi dipped some of it with his fingers and rubbed it away, leaving a clear glossy powder on his fingers.
"This is..." Song Qianzhi was speechless for a while, "It seems that Xu Ruiyun knew that we were going to shake him off. Why is he so smart?"
Zhou Xian laughed loudly: "Young Lord Hou can't just treat people as fools, there are not many people as stupid as me."
"..." Song Qianzhi really looked at Xu Ruiyun with admiration, and sighed, "A military officer in Xunzhou dares to go deep into a hundred thousand mountains alone. He is a person who is indifferent to life and death. Brave man, he doesn't care about anything."
"If such a person can be used for his own use, it may be useful at a critical moment." Zhou Xiandao.
Song Qianzhi remembered that Xu Ruiyun had said that not only did he know about the Zhenbei Army, but he also knew that someone was sent to fetch Liu Yun today.How could a military officer far away in Xunzhou know the news about the Zhenbei Army in Fengpingxia, and even know that the emperor had reactivated Liu Yun.
Unless Xu Ruiyun was informed by someone in the military department, where did Xu Ruiyun come from before he arrived in Xunzhou, and what friends and brothers did he have?
A dark cloud covered it, and the sun was overcast.
Li Xuan, who was washing his hair, frowned, became unhappy, and was whimpering, no one could hear him clearly.
A clatter.
Song Qianzhi and Zhou Xian followed the sound and saw that Li Xuan kicked over the wooden bucket filled with clear water. This sudden change made Aunt Qi covered in water, and Aunt Qi screamed.
Panting heavily, Wu Yingzhong looked at Song Qianzhi and Song Qianzhi for help.
Song Qianzhi and Zhou Xian ran over, and Zhou Xian picked up Li Xuan who had fallen from the chair into the water, and just put him on the chair.
Suddenly, Li Xuan stared at Song Qianzhi in a daze, and with a burst of strength, he rushed towards Song Qianzhi, knocked him to the ground, and the two of them rolled to the ground together.
Song Qianzhi instinctively caught Li Xuan, and was about to stand up, but Li Xuan was surprisingly strong.
Then, Song Qianzhi saw the stupid Li Xuan laughing, he smiled so beautifully, like a young man with nothing new, Li Xuan giggled, his eyeballs rolled around, unconsciously full of tears.
"Bada" a teardrop fell on Song Qianzhi's face.
Li Xuan hurriedly wiped away the water stains with his sleeve, he squeezed his chapped lips, pointed his index finger at his own lips, and then pressed it to Song Qianzhi's lips, tilted his head, and stretched his beautiful eyebrows.
"Sweet, sweet, Brother Hong, try...is it sweet?"
Song Qianzhi was stunned.
"Not sweet?" Li Xuan frowned tightly, with a puzzled face, he licked his lips, and frowned even tighter.
Wu Yingzhong recovered from the shock,
QAQ! ! ! ! ! !
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There are infinite roads in the green mountains, and the white head does not return to others.From Zhang Ji's "Sending Migrants to the South"
☆, orthodoxy ([-])
"Is he always like this?" Zhou Xian asked.
Wu Yingzhong sighed: "It's always been like this." His eyes were nostalgic, as if it was the first time when he saw Li Xuan many years ago, he said a thousand words, "He was a very clever child."
After eating two steamed buns, Song Qianzhi was completely full. He walked to the door of the back room, opened the door curtain with two fingers wide, and looked inside.
Li Xuansheng had delicate features, his complexion was pale because he hadn't seen the sun for a long time, he had a smile on his lips, his lips were rosy, he didn't look like a sick person at all, and against his sickly and weak face, he was especially pitiful.
However, his long hanging hair has lost its black luster and is mixed with many silver threads.
Song Qianzhi was too young when he saw Li Xuan in the palace, and he hadn't seen him a few times. He only had a vague impression that there was a palace man next to the prince, who was very good-looking.
As long as they are palace servants, regardless of gender, they will be carefully selected, and the servants around the emperor, queen, and prince are not bad in appearance.But Li Xuan, among these people, still stands out.
Song Qianzhi turned his eyes and saw that there was a dressing table next to his bed. On the table were a comb, a bronze mirror, and a rouge box.
None of this should be in a man's room.
"Uncle Wu, tomorrow you will ask Aunt Qi to prepare more dry food. If you have anything to bring, tell me, and I will go to the city to buy it. We will set off the day after tomorrow, hire a boat, and head north directly."
Wu Yingzhong said: "What's the matter? Now you know everything?"
"It's not that far yet." Lu Guanqi said, "It's too late, I'll tell you in detail tomorrow morning."
Wu Yingzhong gave him a strange look, then looked at Song Qianzhi and Zhou Xian, got up on crutches, told the three of them to wait a while, and he went to tidy up the three rooms and come out.
"Two rooms are enough." Lu Guan didn't intend to help.
Wu Yingzhong walked out with his back bent.
Lu Guancai explained that Wu Yingzhong was an old man with a very stubborn temper, and he would be upset if anyone competed with him in doing things.
Zhou took a sip of tea first, tapped the table with two fingers in Shizhong, and finally sighed softly: "Poor."
"Do you still drink tea?" Lu Guan asked.
Song Qianzhi came over shaking his head, sat down next to Lu Guan, and asked him, "Did Uncle Wu find a doctor for Li Xuan?"
"If it weren't for finding a doctor for Li Xuan, this family wouldn't be so poor. I would give them money every year. When Uncle Wu was in the court, he had a lot of savings. The late emperor sent Li Xuan to his house and added a lot. The rewards are all used to treat Li Xuan's illness." Lu Guan didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly fell silent.
The three of them had their own thoughts and did not speak again.
The weather in Songzhou was hot, and there was plenty of moisture in the air. When he took off his clothes, Song Qianzhi put his palms on his body and tried it, but it was very sticky.
"It's too hot." Lu Guan fetched water and wiped Song Qianzhi's back and body. After wiping, Song Qianzhi wiped Lu Guan's back with wet cloth with both hands, distracted while wiping.
It was inconvenient to bother the old man in the middle of the night, so the two had to wipe it off with cold water. The bed was very hot, so Song Qianzhi pushed Lu Guan away.
"Don't hug me, it's too hot." Song Qianzhi unconsciously scratched his neck, wanting to cry, "There are mosquitoes."
Lu Guan was about to get up, but Song Qianyi grabbed him and asked him where he was going.
"Kick away the mosquitoes." Lu Guan said.
"Don't be in a hurry, let's just go to sleep, go to sleep, don't you want to wake up early tomorrow morning to talk to Uncle Wu?"
There was a moment of silence in the room.
Lu Guan's voice sounded very low on Song Qianzhi's eyelids drooping in a daze: "Do you know whose son Li Xuan is?"
Song Qian didn't raise his eyes: "He's his parents' son, isn't he an orphan? Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to send him to Uncle Wu."
"Li Xuan's parentage records are blank, and there is no record that he is an orphan. Don't you find it strange?"
Song Qianzhi opened his eyes, sniffed his nose, and his eyes were full of trouble: "What's going on? He jumped out of a crack in the rock?"
"He was specially selected by the late emperor as a companion for the prince. He was taken into the palace to accompany the prince at the age of five. This age is too young for a companion who enters the palace to accompany the princes to study. If it is a playmate, there is no such thing. There is a precedent, not to mention that after the crown prince is established as the crown prince, he must be strict in self-cultivation and learn the way of being a king from his master every day, the former emperor would not know it, and there is no need to find a playmate for the crown prince."
Song Qianzhi became even more confused: "So?"
"Look carefully at Li Xuan, don't you think his facial features are somewhat similar to someone else?" Lu Guan continued.
Song Qian's face was at a loss, who did he look like? He was handsome, with a nose like a nose, eyes like eyes, a very good-looking man.
"Who do you look like? Like me?"
Lu Guan: "..."
"A child of unknown origin who was brought up next to the prince at a very young age, don't you think his eyes and nose look a lot like Emperor Rongzong?"
Now Song Qianzhi's drowsiness was completely wiped out by Lu Guan's words, he opened his mouth and said, "Do you suspect that he is the late emperor's illegitimate son?"
"Li Xuan was brought into the palace by Rongzong directly from the Lihua nunnery. He was a child, and a little boy, but he was picked up by Rongzong who was out hunting in the nunnery and brought into the palace. He was not sent to the servant The prison went to wipe it off, and sent it directly to the prince as a companion. Li Xuan, five years old, no matter how smart he was, and growing up in the hands of a nun, it is impossible for him to be able to read and write. He. Not only did he protect him when he grew up, but the prince is the future emperor. Li Xuan and the prince grew up together. After they grow up, the relationship between the two is naturally extraordinary. It can be said that Rongzong even planned Li Xuan's life for him. .” Lu Guan said.
Song Qianzhi looked at him suspiciously: "Do you know what Li Xuan's life experience is? Uncle Wu knows, didn't he ask you if the emperor knows everything. You have known Wu Yingzhong for a long time, and it was Fu Mingshao who asked you to They sent money to keep them moving, so you are the only person in the world who knows Li Xuan's whereabouts. After Fu Mingshao returned to Beijing, you stayed in Quzhou. He should have written a letter asking you to do this. Li Xuan Already crazy, when Fu Mingshao just came to the throne, he didn't have such great power, let alone such boldness, and he trusts you, so this matter can only be entrusted to you."
Lu Guan looked at Song Qianzhi appreciatively, and praised, "Go ahead."
Song Qianzhi yawned, closed his eyes, and said softly, "Brother Hong's business has something to do with you, right?"
Lu Guan froze and was about to speak when Song Qianzhi burrowed into his arms and rubbed his head.
"But you can't succeed."
Lu Guan's hand fell on Song Qianzhi's head, gently rubbed his head, and asked him in a low voice, "How do you know?"
"If the sixth prince's hand could reach into the palace before Brother Hong died, he wouldn't be an inconspicuous prince that the late emperor couldn't even remember during festivals." Among the princes who were expected to inherit the throne in those years, There is no Fu Mingshao at all, and no prince sees this sixth brother who was sent out early because his mother was not favored. No matter who ascends the throne, Fu Mingshao will only be an idle prince, living a prosperous life in his fief And live without rights.
"Li Xuan went crazy. It wasn't because he witnessed the death of the prince. He must have been extremely stimulated. It would be absurd to say that the prince fell from the horse. There were so many people present, and the prince didn't die suddenly. Even if Li Xuan has a good relationship with him, the prince's death has nothing to do with him, so why is he crazy?" Song Qianzhi's eyes were sore and painful, but his thoughts became clear, he grabbed the stick Pulling the string, he pulled it out forcefully, "I thought he was pretending to be crazy...not pretending to be crazy, the biggest possibility is that Li Xuan was related to the death of the prince."
The wind slapped the window lattice, and a rainstorm fell unexpectedly.
The rainstorm in the south has no warning, and there is no thunder. It's just a sudden rain, pouring down.
"What if the prince was killed by Li Xuan?" The torrential rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the small dilapidated house of the Wu family was like a blade of grass in a strong wind. The rainwater would break through the roof and splash on people at any time.
Lu Guan hugged Song Qianzhi tighter and let him lean on his shoulder.
"Why do you think so?"
Song Qianzhi put one leg on Lu Guan's waist, rubbed it lightly, and talked with the sound of the rain: "In the situation described by Fu Mingmao, he entered the hunting ground earlier than the prince, and he was in front of the prince, not far away. There are so many guards who have witnessed it, there is no way to lie. But there is one person who has been with the prince from the beginning to the end, until the prince has an accident, and that is Li Xuan."
"Suppose that the poisonous needle that drove the horse crazy was shot by Li Xuan while the prince was not paying attention." Song Qianzhi paused, "but there is a problem. He and the prince grew up together. What to do?"
"There was one thing I hadn't figured out before, but now I fully understand it." Lu Guan stepped back a little, wrapped his arms around Song Qianzhi, and hugged him face to face. Looking at him, his eyes faintly revealed some kind of decision, "Li Xuan is the late emperor's illegitimate son."
Song Qian was taken aback: "Stop joking."
"Tomorrow morning, you go to see Uncle Wu with me, and you will know whether it is true or not."
"...Rongzong brought up the illegitimate son and the crown prince together, and, moreover, the two of them..." Song Qianzhi swallowed, "Li Xuan and the crown prince have such a good relationship, Li Xuan killed the crown prince..."
A terrible truth appeared in front of Song Qianzhi's eyes. He opened his mouth wide. After a long time, he heard Lu Guan's steady voice saying: "I never thought that anyone would have the chance to attack the prince. You are right, I am here When Fu Mingshao was advising him, he thought about eradicating the prince, but he didn't have time to do it. Fu Mingshao's connections and abilities are far from being comparable to the prince and Queen Zhou at that time. Now I understand."
"Only Li Xuan has the opportunity to attack the prince's horse, but Li Xuan has no reason to do so, unless there is someone or something that can force him to do this. I didn't know it was Li Xuan, but now I understand, Li Xuan Xuan is Rongzong's illegitimate son. He doesn't even have any relatives. I have investigated the Lihua Nunnery a long time ago. His biological mother died when he was one year old. Although he was fostered in Lihua Nunnery before he was five years old, the nunnery took care of him. His wife died of illness when he was taken into the palace at the age of five."
"Passed away due to illness." Song Qianzhi said in a low voice.
"Well, Fu Mingmao said that only the late emperor and the queen's servants were present. Except for the Queen Mother Zhou herself, everyone else is dead, and Li Xuan is crazy." Lu Guan's tone was terribly calm, "It is impossible for the Queen Mother Zhou to kill the prince, so there is only one person left."
"But why didn't Li Xuan die?" Song Qianzhi said, "If Rongzong did something, he could kill one son, but he might not be willing to kill another because of the love between father and son."
Lu Guan shook his head and said, "He didn't kill Li Xuan, not necessarily because he felt sorry for him, but also because there was no need to kill him. Because Li Xuan is already crazy."
Li Xuan was crazy, and what a lunatic said could not be counted, but Wu Yingzhong and Li Xuan could live to this day, Wu Yingzhong must still have something in his hand that could prove Li Xuan's identity.A dignified scholar, I am afraid that he will not risk his life for the dead emperor to take care of this illegitimate son who no one knows. From the perspective of outsiders, they will only know that Wu Yingzhong was the only one in the case of looking after the prince who fell from the horse. Insider.
Fu Mingmao was looking for Wu Yingzhong. I'm afraid the Queen Mother Zhou has been looking for many people over the years, but Fu Mingshao doesn't need to be looked for. After all, Lu Guan has always known Wu Yingzhong's whereabouts.
"Then why did the emperor ask you to take care of Wu Yingzhong's family?"
"The emperor didn't ask me to take care of Wu Yingzhong's family."
Song Qianzhi was completely confused by Lu Guan.
Lu Guan touched Song Qianzhi's waist, his voice was very soft, the sound of the rainstorm was getting smaller and smaller, and his voice was very clear.
"Back then I thought about how to bring down the prince, so I have always paid close attention to the prince. If Fu Minghong did not collapse, Fu Mingshao would not be able to be the prince. If he could not be the prince, he would not be on the Ninth Five-Year Honor. So I have always been concerned about the matter of the prince falling from the horse. A year later, Wu Yingzhong was demoted. At that time, I just thought it was strange, so I quietly went from Quzhou to Yingzhou. I brought a lot of money to Wu Yingzhong. He was short of money at the time. .”
"The bachelor who just retired is short of money?"
"To treat Li Xuan's illness, Wu Yingzhong has never given up treating Li Xuan's madness. When Wu Yingzhong was demoted from Beijing, I arrived in Yingzhou a day earlier than him. I was young and vigorous, and someone assassinated Wu Yingzhong and Li Xuan .” Lu Guan suddenly fell silent.
"Did you kill the people who were sent to assassinate them?" Song Qianzhi immediately thought of Lu Guan, who was only a teenager back then, and maybe he just killed people like this.
"No, I tied them up in the woods, and took Wu Yingzhong and Li Xuan to move overnight." Lu Guan said, "But I didn't go back and look, maybe they just starved to death like this."
"..." Song Qianzhi hugged Lu Guan's arm tightly, "They were going to kill people, and it's probably not the first time they did it."
"Yeah." Lu Guan rubbed his lips against Song Qianzhi's forehead, calmed down, "Because of saving my life, Wu Yingzhong always looked at me differently, and I was too young, so I could only be regarded as a young man at that time. Every time Wu Yingzhong moved to a new residence, he would send a letter to Quzhou. The two of us made an appointment to become Qingshanke, Baishouweng. We can’t even count the password, it’s just the stubbornness of Wu Dashi.”
Song Qianzhi couldn't help feeling that Wu Yingzhong's loyalty to Rongzong was unparalleled.After ten years of hard work and decades of hard work in the officialdom, he was able to achieve the position of a bachelor.This person has never been known for his ability to do things, and he is devoted to learning. What scholars care about most is reputation.Rongzong sent Li Xuan to his home, and he was demoted the next year, which is probably expected.
This scholar, with his frail and aged body, held up a protective umbrella for Rongzong's illegitimate son, perhaps because of his loyalty, or because Li Xuan was of royal blood.Wu Yingzhong should be very clear that after leaving the officialdom, he will never have the chance to go back, and his life may be in danger at any time.
"What are you thinking?" After a long while, without hearing Song Qianzhi's words, Lu Guan asked in a low voice, "Sleeping?"
"No. Uncle Wu is really amazing."
"Well, he spent his whole life doing this." Lu Guan held Song Qianzhi in his arms, and poked his lips into his neck. He didn't do anything, but just sniffed Song Qianzhi's breath.
Song Qianzhi's ears were licked suddenly, his face flushed immediately, his originally orderly thoughts were all messed up, and he complained: "I will never talk to you in bed again."
"What are we talking about? Aren't we chatting?" Lu Guan rubbed his nose against Song Qianzhi's cheek. Song Qianzhi's warm skin made him feel satisfied, but at the same time, worried.
And Song Qianzhi was also worried about one thing.
Lu Hun is dead, and Fu Mingmao's words are now almost half confirmed, which does not prove that the rest of what he said is true.
Taking Wu Yingzhong back to Beijing, Li Xuan is still crazy, will the Queen Mother believe their speculation?Moreover, Song Qianzhi has not mentioned to his aunt the shocking secret that Fu Mingmao told him.
"Lu Guan." Song Qianzhi turned over and asked Lu Guan to hug him from behind, which made it much more comfortable to stick together.
Shower breaks.
"What do you think my aunt means? Let's take Li Xuan and Wu Yingzhong back. Li Xuan is crazy now. How can we prove what happened back then?"
"I think Wu Yingzhong knows the inside story."
"Do you think Rongzong told him everything?"
Lu Guan let out a long breath, with an unknown meaning in his tone: "I believe that Rongzong will put Li Xuan next to the prince, not to use him, but to plan his life for him."
"Then why did he treat Brother Hong..."
"Fu Minghong has half of the Zhou family's blood on his body."
"What about the Zhou family..." Song Qianzhi's words suddenly stopped, "You mean, Rongzong is afraid of the Zhou family, just like the current emperor is afraid of the Zhou family?"
"Mu Ding'an, Shunzong's master when he was the prince, first became the royal doctor and then promoted to the prime minister after he ascended the throne of God. Before Shunzong was 34 years old, he relied on Mu Xiang very much, and kept him in the palace to rest at night. When Shunzong was 34 years old, he wanted to appoint a foreign woman as a noble concubine, but Mu opposed it and asked the Minister of Rites to advise him face to face. In the same year, Shunzong wanted to appoint another concubine's elder brother as the magistrate of Lingzhou, but was Mu Xiangfeng returned. On the Mid-Autumn Festival that year, Mu Xiang stayed in the palace after the family banquet as usual, and the next day he was impeached for corrupting the palace and carrying weapons in the inner court with the intention of committing crimes."
"I remember." Song Qianzhi said, "This is really true, nothing new."
"Well, there have always been many such things. When a person becomes the emperor, you can no longer look at him with the eyes of ordinary people."
Song Qianzhi turned his head: "Then how do you view Fu Mingshao now?"
"can not see."
Song Qianzhi: "???"
"He is far away in the capital, and I don't have clairvoyance and ears. Now, I can only see one person in my eyes."
Afterwards, Song Qian felt a warm touch from his neck. His ears were so red that he shut his mouth suddenly, muttering in his heart: Why is this person becoming more and more slick, and the old couple becomes more and more shameless after a long time.
☆, Orthodox (eight)
In the second half of the night, the more he slept, the hotter he got. Song Qianzhi was bitten several times by mosquitoes, and a big red envelope the size of his thumb appeared after a bite. Lu Guan felt distressed when he saw it. The thin blanket wrapped him up and down, preventing him from showing a little bit of skin, and he concentrated on guarding Song Qianzhi's face.
The sun rises in the east, and the morning light illuminates Song Qianzhi's eyebrows, nose bridge, and lips little by little. Lu Guan's thumb gently strokes the mosquito bag on Song Qianzhi's side face. The bag has disappeared a lot, not so swollen, and is still red of a slice.
Lu Guan blew lightly on the bag.
Song Qianzhi woke up completely, his eyes were dazed, and it took him a while to realize that he was in Wu Yingzhong's small courtyard in Songzhou.
After waking up, the sore feeling was always entangled in the muscles and bones. Probably because of the hot and humid weather in Songzhou, Song Qianzhi had several bumps on his shoulders and back. It was not itchy, but it felt magical to the touch.
Zhou Xian found a corner in the corner room, poured cold water down his shoulders with a ladle, raised his eyes inadvertently, and laughed when he saw Song Qianzhi's slender hands touching the bunch of bags on his shoulders time and time again. : "Young master has delicate skin and tender flesh. He has never traveled such a long distance. Have he suffered such hardships?"
Song Qianzhi put down his hands and began to take a bath. He casually washed off the sticky sweat on his body, wiped himself with a dry cloth, and smiled too. He raised his eyes, stared at the dark, moist and mildewy wooden pillar, and sighed. Tone: "A word from the top, all of us below will lose their legs."
Zhou Xian scoffed: "It's not up to Lord Hou to say this, we real coolies haven't opened our mouths yet."
From the fall of last year to now, suddenly it was only half a year, but to Song Qianzhi, it seemed like several years.
"Zhou Xian, what are your future plans?"
"In the future?" Zhou Xian's eyebrows twitched, "Didn't you say that you would accept me to work in the Secretary's Department? Didn't I follow you? I will do whatever you want me to do."
Song Qianzhi smiled: "You are older than me, anyway, the three of us are friends from birth to death, you have saved me, and I have saved you, so I won't say much. When I return from Songzhou, there may be some Change, if you have any plans, tell me before you return to Beijing."
Zhou Xian stared at Song Qianzhi for a while, and pressed the dry cloth in his hand to wipe away the water drops in the hollow of his shoulders. He lowered his head and said, "Oh, I know."
Lu Guan should have negotiated with Wu Yingzhong early in the morning. Song Qianzhi got up late, and he had already made it clear with Lu Guan last night. After dealing with each other for so many years, they are familiar with each other. Song Qianzhi saved Wu Yingzhong's life and gave Wu Yingzhong money every year.Naturally, people have no worries about what they say, and it would be bad for him to run away.
For a while, there was nothing to do, only to take Lu Guan and his dirty clothes to the yard for washing.
Zhou Xian came over to help him wash, but was rejected by Song Qianzhi. While washing, Song Qianzhi stared at the fine bubbles in the water and became dazed.Half a year ago, he didn't even wash his clothes by himself. The more he worked, the rougher he was. He was running around outside, so he couldn't take two maids with him at any time, like that.
With more roads and places to run, Song Qianzhi also felt that his heart was much wider, and all this was because of Lu Guan.
With Lu Guan around, no matter where he is, he can sleep peacefully.Mosquitoes were as annoying as last night, when Song Qianzhi was in a daze in the morning, he found that Lu Guan had covered his side face with one hand, and the back of his hand had been bitten by mosquitoes several times.This man is so stupid that Song Qianzhi's heart warms.
"I'll wash it." At some point, Lu Guan had already walked behind Song Qianzhi.
The sudden sound made Song Qianzhi almost cry out, and he shouted with wet hands.
Lu Guan's hands were soaked in water, and while washing clothes, he kept scratching the bag on the back of his hand unconsciously.
"Shall we set off tomorrow?" Song Qianzhi asked Lu Guan.
"If nothing else, it will be tomorrow. In the afternoon, I will go to the pier to hire a boat."
Song Qianzhi suddenly remembered something. His aunt the queen mother also asked him to find out several old ministries where Liu Yun had been demoted to the south.
While washing clothes, Lu Guan looked up and saw Song Qianzhi's foolish look, and scratched his nose with wet fingers: "What are you thinking?"
"I forgot one thing." Song Qianzhi said, "Is there still a way to find Xu Ruiyun now?"
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"Master, you don't know the rules of our business here. We open at night, sleep during the day, and only receive guests in the evening. Why don't you sit somewhere else first?"
Xu Ruiyun said in a rough voice: "There are so many rules in opening a brothel, sir, I can sleep with girls whenever I want, you don't do business?" Xu Ruiyun reached out and took out a bank note from Liu Pingwen's arms. He has fine skin and tender meat, and has never practiced martial arts. Cheng Tianzi said Shiyun only waited for one day to pass the exam. When he was 15 years old, he had never visited a brothel.
"Xu Jiang..." After being stared at by Xu Ruiyun, Liu Pingwen shrank his neck and said timidly, "Brother, we should go to Song Ge and the others. If they leave Songzhou..."
"They will definitely not leave today. Besides, didn't they find a place last night? It's only three streets away from here. Let's settle your matter first."
Liu Pingwen wanted to say a few more words, but was interrupted by Xu Ruiyun: "Stop talking nonsense, everyone is here."
Threatened by Xu Ruiyun's fists and kicks, the bustard led the two of them upstairs and set up a private room, and first asked the maid to serve wine and food to stabilize the burly man.
Liu Pingwen was sitting on pins and needles throughout the whole process, and he was embarrassed to take a second look at the maid who poured wine for him.
Xu Ruiyun didn't shy away from the yellow-haired girl, and said lightly, "I'm sorry, but if you were in the capital, you would have two children."
"My father is not from the capital." Liu Pingwen lowered his eyelashes and thanked the maid in a low voice.
The maid took a quick look at the handsome young man with her face blushing, and dawdled over to pour wine for Xu Ruiyun.
"Oh? Where is your home?" Xu Ruiyun didn't sit up, leaned on the mat with his elbows, and sat crookedly.
"Li Zhou, has Big Brother Xu been there?"
Xu Ruiyun was happy: "When I first came to the south to lead troops, I went to Lizhou, but compared to Xunzhou, Lizhou is also an authentic north."
"Well, men in our area don't start families until they are eighteen or nineteen years old."
"At what age can you visit a kiln?"
"..." Liu Pingwen's cheeks flushed slightly.
Xu Ruiyun grinned and said, "There is no age limit, right? That bustard didn't stop you from entering."
"After drinking, let's go." Liu Pingwen pursed his lips. His lips were naturally ruddy, and he blushed at every turn. Seeing that Xu Ruiyun had a tiger in his heart, he always wanted to get out of the cage.It seems that if the fire is not purged for too long, something will happen sooner or later.
Xu Ruiyun's original intention was to take Liu Pingwen to have a meal, so as to get rid of the shadow he left in the Liaoren tribe, but now he became angry first, Xu Ruiyun adjusted his sitting posture, quietly hiding his crotch behind the table, His eyes flicked here and there, and he ordered the maid impatiently to go to the bustard to urge the girl.
"You just sit here for me obediently and with peace of mind. Big brother asks you to be a real man today."
Liu Pingwen felt uncomfortable after hearing this, but he knew it very clearly after spending several days together.Xu Ruiyun is such an old-fashioned and warm-hearted man. Although he clearly didn't mention what happened to Liaoren, he took care of him everywhere. Liu Pingwen's ears were red, and it was impossible for him to tell the truth. Finally, he whispered: "That's a bank note from my father."
Xu Ruiyun didn't hear it carelessly, and slammed the table, and the dishes, chopsticks and cups on the table were clanging.
The bustard pushed open the door and entered with an ouch.
"Grandpa, wait a little longer, the girl's family just got up, and she has to wash up before she can meet people."
Xu Ruiyun picked up the cup dissatisfied and put it on the table: "What kind of wine is this, horse urine? Good wine, 50 taels of silver, you just give me this?"
Guiltyly stunned for a moment, the old bustard hurriedly called the young man to come in and make some wine, and persuaded Xu Ruiyun with good words, and when he saw the opportunity, he immediately withdrew to urge the two girls in the building who had just woken up.
After drinking good wine, Xu Ruiyun's expression softened, and he began to brag to Liu Pingwen about his heroic killing of the enemy on the battlefield. Bei discussing the local conditions and customs he had seen, picked up some amusing little things and said that Liu Pingwen was finally willing to see him.
Xu Ruiyun saw Liu Pingwen's two clear and clear eyes staring at him without turning, his smile widened, he felt complacent, and his chatterbox opened up, racking his brains like pouring beans to think of something interesting to say to Liu Pingwen.
"Brother Xu." There was a trace of eagerness in Liu Pingwen's expression.
Xu Ruiyun closed his eyes.Hurry up, urge my brother to tell you more.
But Liu Pingwen said: "Let's go quickly, I told my father that we will go with Mr. Song, if I can't find him, my father will find Mr. Song. This is because I lost someone with him. Later, my father will scold me……"
"Don't you already know where they are?" Xu Ruiyun said displeased.
"I don't like it here."
"What's wrong here?" Xu Ruiyun's eyes bulged, a little frightening. Seeing Liu Pingwen's pitiful appearance, Xu Ruiyun suppressed his anger, tried to keep his brows as flat as possible, and said softly, "You don't know the benefits of women, soft Yu Wenxiang, you will understand once you taste it, and you will not have nightmares again, be obedient."
Liu Pingwen's expression was ugly, he lowered his head and didn't speak, his lips were tightly pressed together, and he drank one cup after another, all in one gulp.
"Angry?" Xu Ruiyun waved his hand and asked the maid to go out.
Liu Pingwen didn't answer, he drank five cups or six cups, and he didn't count them in detail, he just felt that the head on his neck was heavier than a thousand jun, his body was hot, his eyes were blurry, and he vaguely heard Xu Ruiyun's voice calling him "" Brother Liu".
Xu Ruiyun called "Brother Liu" again, and Liu Pingwen, who was facing him, had his head on the table, really drunk.Xu Ruiyun stood up and walked over, his throat was sliding up and down, his neck and face were flushed red, his eyes were not drunk, Xu Ruiyun had always been a person who could hold a good amount of alcohol, but now his face was red like fire.
He took a deep breath and knelt beside Liu Pingwen, with a trace of tenderness on his brave face amidst his fortitude.
Xu Ruiyun touched Liu Pingwen's face with his palm, half-embraced and half-supported him up, dragged him onto his back, and left the box with Liu Pingwen swaying on his back.
The 50 taels of silver was wasted in vain. When Xu Ruiyun went downstairs, he swayed and felt like floating clouds. The stairs and the road in front of him seemed to be floating in the air.
The old bustard called him from behind, but he couldn't hear what he said.
Xu Ruiyun recognized the mark he made on the wall, went to find Song Qianzhi behind Liu Pingwen's back, and walked on the street with his back bent, so as not to let others see his man's arrogant desire.
Xu Ruiyun thought to himself: Fate is bitter, the money wasted in vain and it didn't turn into fire. Fortunately, the money belonged to the kid on his back, otherwise he would be so mad!
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Uncle Wu's courtyard.
Aunt Qi set up the steamer, came out of the kitchen, asked Brother Ang, and Wu Yingzhong and the two of them carried the stupid Li Xuan to the yard on a big chair.
On a sunny day, golden sunlight leaked through the broad leaves.
When Lu Guan went out to hire a boat, Song Qianzhi was talking to Zhou Xian, when he saw Li Xuan sitting in a chair and giggling, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Li Xuan is crazy, but he is also crazy and happy.Song Qianzhi thought, if he and Lu Guan guessed correctly that Li Xuan indirectly killed the prince, every moment of sobriety would be a torment for him.
"The matter is not over yet, we have to find Xu Ruiyun." Song Qianzhi looked away, and said to Zhou Xian, "I tried every means to get rid of him, and now I have to find him again. I have been with you two for a long time, and I am too stupid. "
"Looking for Xu Ruiyun?"
"Well, my aunt asked me to find out who Liu Yun's old department was and where it is now. When we were in Liaoren Village, Xu Ruiyun mentioned a few words to me, and he seemed to know things about Xunzhou very well. Find Xu Ruiyun , I don’t need to go to Xunzhou anymore.” Song Qianzhi looked up at the sky, “Go back to Beijing as soon as possible, I’m worried about my mother’s health.”
"Your Niangji has a natural appearance." Zhou Xian didn't know how to comfort him, so he just diverted the words away and said, "Xu Ruiyun doesn't need to look for him, he will come to us."
Song Qianzhi's eyebrows moved.
"Look at this." Zhou Xian followed a black rope tied around his waist, stroked it to the bottom, and grabbed a cloth pouch. A small hole was opened at the bottom of the embroidered pouch, which was as colorful as the morning glow. Now the pouch is shriveled and thin. The holes are stained with glittery powder, which is less visible in sunlight.
Song Qianzhi dipped some of it with his fingers and rubbed it away, leaving a clear glossy powder on his fingers.
"This is..." Song Qianzhi was speechless for a while, "It seems that Xu Ruiyun knew that we were going to shake him off. Why is he so smart?"
Zhou Xian laughed loudly: "Young Lord Hou can't just treat people as fools, there are not many people as stupid as me."
"..." Song Qianzhi really looked at Xu Ruiyun with admiration, and sighed, "A military officer in Xunzhou dares to go deep into a hundred thousand mountains alone. He is a person who is indifferent to life and death. Brave man, he doesn't care about anything."
"If such a person can be used for his own use, it may be useful at a critical moment." Zhou Xiandao.
Song Qianzhi remembered that Xu Ruiyun had said that not only did he know about the Zhenbei Army, but he also knew that someone was sent to fetch Liu Yun today.How could a military officer far away in Xunzhou know the news about the Zhenbei Army in Fengpingxia, and even know that the emperor had reactivated Liu Yun.
Unless Xu Ruiyun was informed by someone in the military department, where did Xu Ruiyun come from before he arrived in Xunzhou, and what friends and brothers did he have?
A dark cloud covered it, and the sun was overcast.
Li Xuan, who was washing his hair, frowned, became unhappy, and was whimpering, no one could hear him clearly.
A clatter.
Song Qianzhi and Zhou Xian followed the sound and saw that Li Xuan kicked over the wooden bucket filled with clear water. This sudden change made Aunt Qi covered in water, and Aunt Qi screamed.
Panting heavily, Wu Yingzhong looked at Song Qianzhi and Song Qianzhi for help.
Song Qianzhi and Zhou Xian ran over, and Zhou Xian picked up Li Xuan who had fallen from the chair into the water, and just put him on the chair.
Suddenly, Li Xuan stared at Song Qianzhi in a daze, and with a burst of strength, he rushed towards Song Qianzhi, knocked him to the ground, and the two of them rolled to the ground together.
Song Qianzhi instinctively caught Li Xuan, and was about to stand up, but Li Xuan was surprisingly strong.
Then, Song Qianzhi saw the stupid Li Xuan laughing, he smiled so beautifully, like a young man with nothing new, Li Xuan giggled, his eyeballs rolled around, unconsciously full of tears.
"Bada" a teardrop fell on Song Qianzhi's face.
Li Xuan hurriedly wiped away the water stains with his sleeve, he squeezed his chapped lips, pointed his index finger at his own lips, and then pressed it to Song Qianzhi's lips, tilted his head, and stretched his beautiful eyebrows.
"Sweet, sweet, Brother Hong, try...is it sweet?"
Song Qianzhi was stunned.
"Not sweet?" Li Xuan frowned tightly, with a puzzled face, he licked his lips, and frowned even tighter.
Wu Yingzhong recovered from the shock,
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