Lintai Storm Record

, has a good cooking skill, and does not want to do small business with the few families who moved north.

At the head is a shop with haggis noodle soup, which sells haggis offal, cooking cakes, and a variety of soups in the morning and night. All kinds of offal are boiled in the haggis soup. People in Mengzhou like spicy food. Before Long Jinshan came to Mengzhou, he didn’t pay much attention to it. According to Mengzhou's taste, he asked the stall owner to add a large handful of chopped coriander and a layer of chopped green onion. When the stall owner saw that it was him, he quickly added two chopsticks.Thank you Long Jinshan, took away two sea bowls full of offal soup, and walked back along the long stretch of dozens of long-backed bamboo chairs outside, until almost at the end, there were only vacant seats, and the roasted meat was just out of the oven cake to eat.

"I don't know if brother Lu is used to eating or not, you can try."

Lu Guan picked it up with his chopsticks, and said with a smile, "I'm used to it, we used to produce this in Quzhou." On the chopsticks was a wisp of tender green coriander, the steam was blowing on the face, and the haggis was the most delicious.

Song Chengyang next to him was already hungry, so he got up and went to the stall to find food.

"Who is that person? He sticks to you all day long. Don't take advantage of Master Hou's absence to hunt wild food." Long Jinshan suppressed his voice, his voice was still like thunder, rolling past in a low voice.

Lu Guan was obviously half-concentrated, and said, "How dare you."

Long Jinshan smiled.

"The moment you captured Yan Licheng, how mighty you were. Unexpectedly, the capital was only three days old, and you suffered from internal fear."

"Three days after the farewell, I should look at you with admiration. I never thought that you, a bandit, can even say 'fear of guilt'."

Long Jinshan showed embarrassment on his face, and Hululu looked at the bowl like a giant kun puffing out clouds and mist, and drank more than half of the bowl in one gulp, his cheeks twitched for a while, and his cheeks turned reddish.

"It's only been half a year, and I feel that the past is like a previous life. When it comes to being a bandit, brother Lu, don't look at me like that. It's not one or two pretty girls who are sneaking their eyes at my younger brother in the village."

Lu Guan remembered Li Yeyuan's concubine, but it was inconvenient to mention it to Long Jinshan. Fortunately, Long Jinshan didn't say much, and he was in a daze for a while while eating.

Another sea bowl was put on the table, and Song Chengyang was so hot that he squeezed his ears with both hands.

Long Jinshan laughed out loud.

The corners of Lu Guan's lips curved slightly, and he gave Song Chengyang the chopsticks.

Song Chengyang: "...too, too hot." His nose turned into two spots, and he was sweating in the crowd, and a layer of light appeared on his face.

"I just ate it." Song Chengyang glanced at Lu Guan.

Long Jinshan said with a smile: "Why, you have to ask your general for instructions to eat a bowl of offal."

Song Chengyang smiled and didn't answer. He lowered his head to eat, with his ears flushed.

Long Jinshan stroked the stubble on his chin, smacked his mouth, stared intently at Song Chengyang whose face was hidden in the hot air, and smacked something.

"Why do I think that you bring this little follower, who is a bit like that?"

Lu Guandan said: "It's the cousin of Lord Hou's family."

Long Jinshan opened his mouth slightly, and his expression was indescribable: "Master Hou's family has also been reduced to the point of carrying the sword in person?"

Song Chengyang was sweating profusely after eating. When he was at home, he thought the haggis soup had a strong smell. After eating it, he would be scolded by his father when he returned home. Occasionally, when he ran into his father's concubine, the concubine would cover her mouth and make jokes.This meal was very satisfying, and the conversation started: "It's not carrying a knife, but a pen. The family didn't agree, but everyone is huddled in the capital, waiting for the country to be destroyed?"

A smile froze on Long Jinshan's lips, and he let out an "oh".

Song Chengyang's eyelids drooped, his eyelashes looked extra long, and his ears were more red.

"My younger brother found a job for me in the Ministry of War. I may not be able to be quick on the job. When I encountered such a thing that everyone dodged, I volunteered. I also have a heart, whether I can meet him on the battlefield." Song Chengyang's voice choked up. At first he dodged his eyes, but finally he mustered up his courage and looked at Lu Guandao, "The Song family owes him an apology. It was originally the property of the Zhou family. It has been in vain for so many years, so it should be returned to him. Since The queen mother is in charge, I have nothing to say, but the Song family's ancestral hall was originally built on the Zhou family's house, and I want Hou Ye to make up his mind to move it to a treasured place of geomantic omen."

Hearing this, Long Jinshan couldn't help laughing: "It's so old, and you still have Fengshui. I didn't say you, Brother Song, first I said that you are somewhat similar to Lord Hou, but now it seems that you don't look alike at all. You guys Master Hou is the authentic Zhou family blood. You live a real life and know how to keep your eyes on the ground. You are only a little old, and Hao Erlang is traveling all over the world to do some big things. Worrying about this will not bend your spine. This matter should be left to the elders of the Song family to worry about. You listen to your brother. As far as your general thinks about Lord Hou, you should follow him well. Open your eyes in the army and gain insights. In the future, you will do whatever you want to make a living , so you don’t have to be afraid.”

Song Chengyang opened his mouth, it looked like a teapot filled with glutinous rice balls, and couldn't pour anything out for a while.

Lu Guan has almost eaten.Song Chengyang is under his hands these days, and he can see that he is an honest person. To Song Qianzhi, no matter what Song Chengyang thinks, he really misses his younger brother. It was not Qin Yuning who wanted to send him, but this person to ask for.

"When we meet, I'll help you talk about it." Lu Guan couldn't be more clear that Song Qianzhi is not a magnanimous person, but he can figure everything out clearly. Song Qianzhi won't count his father and grandmother's account here. Next to my third uncle's cousin.

Song Chengyang was grateful: "Brother Xie..." He quickly swallowed the word husband.

Long Jinshan broke up the scones and ate them, soaked half of them in the soup, and poked them with chopsticks.

"There was a sneak attack last night. When you return to the camp, you let the brothers go to rest, and my men will guard. By the way, there is a man named Liu Xuesong under your command, do you know him?" Long Jinshan was talking to Lu Guan. explain.

Lu Guan thought for a while, and said, "There is a hero who kills the enemy, and his surname seems to be Liu."

"That's it. What's his background? He's either a soldier or a gangster. When you recruited, did you check it out?"

The first half of this army brought over from the capital was recruited by Yang Wen from the household department and Qin Yuning from the military department. Most of them took root in the capital for four or five generations, and they had no way out of the city. to join the army.The second half was in Sun Xiu's hands. Sun Xiu was just going through the motions, and it was impossible to investigate carefully.

"What's wrong with this man?" Lu Guan knew it well, and simply skipped Long Jinshan's question.

"It's a usable talent. A hero doesn't care about his background. If you don't need him, give him to me. The Mengzhou Army is short of such a man. Once the war is over, you're going back to Beijing, so you can't be promoted. Anyway. Now that the Mengzhou Army has a relationship with the Zhenbei Army, there is still a way out in my hands." Long Jinshan counted out a few copper plates and put them on the dark yellow tabletop that was soaked in oil and couldn't be wiped off, and looked at Lu He added, "Call him over later, and I'll have a chat with him."

Lu Guan knew that Long Jinshan wanted to listen to that person's conversation to see if he was available.

After returning to the camp, Lu Guan asked Sun Xiu to accompany him, counted the casualties and wastage of last night, and asked Liu Xuesong to be called over.

Liu Xuesong originally planned to hide the fact that he came out of Maozhou, but unexpectedly, Lu Guan told the truth and smiled bitterly: "The general knows the boundaries of Maozhou, and there is no battle to fight. Although his subordinates hold the post of captain, they are still successful." Hanging out with people in the daytime, the subordinates are also big and big, the wife at home just gave birth to the second son, Hei Di broke through the customs, and the old mother was sick in bed at the time, it was a disease that could not be worried, there was nothing to worry about in Maozhou for a few months, the mother still went Now, only the old father is still in the family. When a man is born in the world, he always has to shelter the small family from the wind and rain. Let’s not talk about the distance, what are we doing for hundreds of years? My wife has worked hard for me, Qian Xin Wan Ku gave birth to two sons, and her family opened a tailor shop, so she could live a leisurely life, but the subordinates naturally thought that they could still kill them now, and with this ability, they could make a little appearance, so they could ask her to spend more time. Buy a few servants, and life will be easier."

Lu Guan saw that Liu Xuesong was not young, at least a round older than himself, and looked really strong, with an old injury on his neck.

"Then are you willing to go to the Mengzhou Army?" Lu Guan brought Long Jinshan's intentions to him, and let Liu Xuesong decide for himself.

Liu Xuesong frowned, "Why can't the subordinates of this new army stay?"

"That's not what you mean. You've seen that most of the soldiers recruited in this new army are young boys with green asses. If the family really has a way, they won't send them to die in vain. You hit by mistake , can't find a way in the capital?"

"There are many paths, but they are all dead ends."

Lu Guan nodded, not afraid to tell him the truth: "The capital is like this. Those who have the means to escape have all gone to the west of Hanzhou. The rest are either unable to escape, or cannot escape. They all ran away, leaving an empty city , I can't hold back the face of the royal family, so why should I sit in the world?"

Liu Xuesong repeatedly said yes.

"I heard that my lord is a celebrity in front of the emperor. Please forgive me for being rude. Look at our emperor, who is more like a king than the king of Heidina, or the king of Bi Amodanjung?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Liu Xuesong secretly regretted, how could it be his turn to ask such words, he couldn't tell what was on his mind when he asked.

When Liu Xuesong was about to apologize, he heard the leader of the marching army answer him: "I have never met the other two, so I can't answer you. It's just that no matter whether I live or die, I still want to be a member of Dachu."

"That's, that's. If Heidi or Amodanrong really took over, we Dachu people have not been reduced to pigs and dogs. How can those barbarians outside the pass treat people as people?" Liu Xuesong thought The wife and children at home had nothing to talk about, so they got up to say goodbye, and told Lu Guan that they would go to see Long Jinshan, but he would not go to the Mengzhou Army.Liu Xuesong wanted to open his mouth to seek an official position, so he could just be someone beside Lu Guan, but felt ashamed, finally shut his mouth and went out without saying anything.

How could Lu Guan not know that if he went to the Mengzhou Army, he would have to start all over again, not to mention that Liu Xuesong had found a way in the capital, and he was a military officer in Maozhou, so he couldn't understand what he was thinking.

He wanted to be an official in the capital, not a local one.

It was only after talking to Liu Xuesong that Lu Guan thought about the new army. Naturally, this was a mob. After a few actual battles, he also saw the appearance of some regular troops for the first time.Lu Guan took out a piece of paper, drew up a list, and promoted a few new people to be team leaders, and divided the new recruits into groups of five at least, and a team of one hundred.

The tip of the pen faltered softly on the paper, and when he picked up the pen, the pen was slightly forked by a thread or two. Lu Guan faced the light, picked up the forked wolf hair with his fingers, and added a name on the end.

·

There was a saying that Li Xiang's other courtyard was located in the northeast corner of the capital.Going around the palace, outside the palace wall, there is a street in the shape of a big dipper. It was measured by the emperor Qu Tianfeng when the Great Chu was founded. On this line, there are seven stars guarding the imperial city.

After hundreds of years, without paying attention, the mansion of the founding general was almost confiscated within three generations.Li Xiang's other courtyard is the former site of the founding general's mansion. There have been two princes and a generation of virtuous ministers in the middle.The person who sold the house to Li Yeyuan was the third concubine, the ninth generation descendant known as the virtuous prime minister, who was in charge of the family account.

"This feng shui is not bad. Although it is very mysterious, you have to believe it." Fu Mingmao became thinner, his cheeks were sunken, and his chin was about to become wedge-shaped.

Zuo Zhengying had already written on the last row, and looked up to the east.

Across a piece of lotus pond that has just exposed its sharp corners, in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, behind a half-hanging bamboo curtain, sits an old woman in light brown Gebu, picking soybeans.

Fortunately, Fu Mingmao figured it out, first used his former disciples to persecute the old man, and found a woman of similar age two days ago, the same is true, forcing Zuo Zhengying to correct the order, but Zuo Zhengying could tell at a glance that it was not his wife.

"Don't worry, my lord. After my king ascends the throne, I will definitely not treat you badly. You are a veteran minister that my father relies heavily on, and now you are just trying to set things right."

Zuo Zhengying didn't speak.

Fu Mingmao rubbed his nose in embarrassment, took a sip of tea, and wanted to find a few compliments to say, pretending to be excited, and humbly asked for advice: "This king has a question in his mind. My lord is just joking, how did your lord recognize at a glance that the person sitting in the pavilion in the middle of the lake is not Mrs. Zun?"

Zuo Zhengying leaned on the paperweight with her left elbow, patiently writing stroke by stroke, vertically, extremely slowly.

Fu Mingmao glanced casually, his face froze, and he heard Zuo Zhengying's answer: "Everything, if you look at it with your eyes, you will never forget the scene. As you grow older, you will inevitably become deaf and blind. Things that I think I remember exactly will change for no reason. Only with intentions can it last for a long time. Madam has served me for decades. This old man's face is annoying. I know her as well as myself. How she dresses, how she raises her hands and feet, how she sits, how she stands, I just need to close my eyes to see clearly. That day You arranged it very well. My wife is busy on weekdays and spends all day long on food and clothing. I never worry about it. It is good to let her pick soybeans, but since she knows I am close by, she will not be restrained. We are half of our body For a person who has been buried, if the husband and wife can go to the underworld together, she will naturally be happy and at ease, without fear, let alone panic to the point where her hands tremble repeatedly."

Fu Mingmao didn't listen to Zuo Zhengying's words, so he couldn't help but asked, "Lord Zuo, what do you mean by these words?"

Zuo Zhengying has already written it.

The imperial edict is made of fake copies, and the imperial seal used by the late emperor will only be used after Zuo Zhengying has finished writing it.

Unexpectedly, the last line written by Zuo Zhengying was only in half, as if two pieces of paper were put together, half was on the imperial edict, and the other half was missing.

"When the eldest prince has chosen an auspicious day and wants to force the palace to usurp the throne, I will naturally make up the other half for you. It will be perfect, even the Empress Dowager Zhou will never see the slightest clue."

old fox.

Fu Mingmao dared not speak out, his face was stiff for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he twitched a sip of tea with the corners of his mouth raised.

"Your Majesty is really careful." Fu Mingmao said out of breath.

Zuo Zhengying put down her pen and got up, and walked unhurriedly towards the Huxin Pavilion.

At the lower end of the half-rolled bamboo curtain, a hand covered with age spots stretched out from inside the big sleeve, gently covering the hand busy picking soybeans.Zuo Zhengying put one hand on the old lady's shoulders, and the old couple gently hugged each other, not like the young people hugging each other tightly, but the holding hands made Fu Mingmao upset, he got up and wanted to rub the edict, and then Suppressing this breath, carefully put away the imperial edict with a few words missing, and went back to the study to write a letter to Li Yeyuan.

☆, return to Beijing (eight)

After reading the letter, Li Yeyuan had a slight smile on his lips.

Xu Zhou stood respectfully and respectfully by the side, not daring to ask any more questions, he could not read many characters, and the eldest prince's letters were all sealed with wax, so it was inconvenient for him to peek, and they were always sent directly to Li Yeyuan.

Li Yeyuan naturally wouldn't say much to a little eunuch on weekdays, but he had to entrust this boy with some errands. He held the letter in one hand, folded his hands casually on his knees, and glanced sideways at Xu Zhou: " Do you know what the First Prince said?"

Xu Zhou was taken aback, lowered his head, and said with an apologetic smile, "Your servant is just running errands, what do you know?"

"I remember, you recognized Jiang Meng as your godfather?"

Li Yeyuan's inquisitive eyes made Xu Zhou's face drip with sweat, and he replied: "When I was young, I was always bullied in the palace, and eunuchs couldn't get married, and it's even more impossible to have children and grandchildren." This is a blessing, the servant was promoted by Eunuch Jiang, so naturally he couldn’t, couldn’t be too ignorant of praise.”

"Jiang Meng is in the palace, so he has very senior qualifications." Li Yeyuan didn't care about Xu Zhou's excuses, he was radiant, and he was in a good mood today, "But there is another person with more senior qualifications than him, the emperor. Sun Xiu in front of you."

Sun Xiu was even more difficult to mess with. Of course Xu Zhou knew about Sun Xiu. He was on duty in the palace. man's palace.

"Eunuch Sun is a celebrity in front of the emperor, and he is different from the slaves." This time the emperor sent Sun Xiu to lead the army. Although he was overwhelmed by Lu Guan, he was an eunuch after all!

"This is also the tradition of our great Chu. Whenever there is a crisis, there must be an unborn great eunuch, like the god of war who descends from the sky, and protects the emperor's star. But this Eunuch Sun..." The second half of Li Yeyuan's unfinished sentence disappeared. In a deep smile.Of course, Sun Xiu cannot be compared with Yuan Xinpei, that is the real general talent, what is Sun Xiu?Li Yeyuan felt that he had slept too much recently, and his mind was muddled. When he said this, he said it to a little eunuch who was only making promises and looking for a way out beforehand, that he was humiliating his predecessors.

Li Yeyuan changed the subject: "Sun Xiu served the late emperor, and he was there when the late emperor passed away. In fact, the late emperor made a will..." Li Yeyuan slowed down his speech and stared at Xuzhou. His face was stunned, as if he had heard Li Yeyuan's voice, but he hadn't taken his words to heart, or he might not be able to put them in for a while.

"In the will, four auxiliary ministers were selected for his successor, and one of them is Zuo Zhengying. Have you heard of this name?"

Xu Zhou's cheekbones blushed with embarrassment, and he lowered his eyes to Li Yeyuan's ribs.

"The slave doesn't know."

"Zuo Zhengying was an old minister who was extremely trusted by the late emperor. In his early years, he worked as a writer in the Yushi Temple, which was in the palace. One day, the late emperor happened to be in the mood and wandered to the Yushi Temple. He fell in love with Zuo Zhengying. Zuo Zhengying's brush and ink, Zuo Zhengying's calligraphy has the style of everyone, beautiful and graceful, and Zuo Zhengying was born in a poor family. When he was in Yushi Temple, he often stayed overnight, waking up and sleeping, cherishing the time like gold when waking up, and copying the memorials of the predecessors. Later. He served the pen by the late emperor's side for a long time. The late emperor cherished this person and often let him stay in the palace at night. Ask Zuo Zhengying to correct his handwriting. If this Zuo Zhengying only looks good, he also has a lot of insights in politics and scholarship. After a long time, he can be regarded as half of the late emperor's teacher." Li Yeyuan held the light letter paper between his fingers , smiled, "Master Zuo is working for the eldest prince, but he only writes half of the characters, leaving the other half unwritten. This weird temper, I know why the late emperor likes him."

A vague shadow floated out of Xu Zhou's mind, and he asked, "Is it the former Guozijian's sacrificial wine, Mr. Zuo?"

There were not many officials surnamed Zuo in the court, so Xuzhou remembered.

Li Yeyuan's sharp eyes gouged out Xu Zhou's face, and Xu Zhou's face was clearly ignorant.Li Yeyuan's expression loosened: "Yes, it's the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine. What's the matter?"

Xu Zhou didn't intend to say it, but Li Yeyuan's words were like a hook, and his words were hooked out neatly.

"I don't have many chances to be in front of the emperor, but I heard that Master Zuo passed away a few days ago." Xu Zhou hesitated, "Master Zuo has been away from the court for a long time, and most of the old people who knew him have passed away, will it be You are a person trying to catch fame, should you remind His Highness a few words when the slave sends a letter to the First Prince?"

"No, no, he just thinks it's fun, and if you poke it, it will disturb his interest." Li Yeyuan waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute, please send a letter back, you can send it as usual."

Li Yeyuan never thought that this slave was so stupid, a thought passed in his mind, when Fu Mingmao ascended the throne and became emperor, Xuzhou should be killed.In this way, he is not afraid that what he said to the little eunuch will be leaked out.

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After the heavy rain stopped, it was sunny for several days in a row, the temperature rose rapidly, and a strong smell of mud was evaporating from the fields. Occasionally, we had to trample on the grass, which even aroused a lot of mosquitoes, flies and grasshoppers.

Sleeping in the wild at night, Xu Ruiyun helped Zhou Xian set up the tent, and Bai Guyou's people returned to the army to make contact.

Song Qianzhi distributed a few boxes of ointment to Liu Pingwen, who was thin-skinned and tender. Princess Dongming wanted to pass a box, and sat not far away, with King Dongming in his arms, twisting and twisting to uncover the neckline. Prescription.

I don't know why Li Xuan learned it, and he ripped open the front of his clothes in a similar manner. The pull was too much, and the whole shoulders were exposed. Bai Yingying's skin was so eye-catching, which made Princess Dongming take a second look.

Liu Pingwen sat down instead, covering Li Xuan's back.

"Brother Hong, it's itchy." Li Xuan pouted, frowned slightly, and scratched hard on his ears.

"Don't touch it." Song Qianzhi said coldly.

Li Xuan pursed his mouth even higher, put down his hand, and naturally grabbed Song Qianzhi's hand holding the ointment, and just gently touched Song Qianzhi's half palm with his fingers, peeking at Song Qianzhi's expression one by one, in his heart Thinking vaguely, as long as he is a little unhappy or unwilling, he just doesn't hold it.

Song Qianzhi twitched in his heart.

Li Xuan's ear was bitten by a big bag, and he scratched it when he was not looking at him, and there were several bloody wounds on the ear, which was swollen and blood red.

"Don't scratch the itchy place anymore. If it really itches badly, call Brother Liu, or call me, and don't scratch yourself." Song Qianzhi spoke very slowly, seeing Li Xuan staring at a pair of big black and white eyes, feeling He understood, and patiently rubbed his itchy spot, Li Xuan squinted his eyes in comfort.

Xu Ruiyun and Zhou Xian, who were sweating profusely from work, came from the side of the tent that had been set up. Xu Ruiyun wiped the sweat off his body, sat down, and said unceremoniously: "Brother Song, you are always so stupid...Brother Li And I don’t understand, why waste all this effort, brother help you watch him, just don’t let him move around.” Xu Ruiyun took a piece of wet wooden stick and stirred it in the fire, a few sparks splashed and fell On the ground wet with night dew, it disappeared silently.As soon as he raised his eyes, Xu Ruiyun was stunned, quickly moved his eyes away, and changed his sitting position uncomfortably.But the thin and white clavicle frame was dangling in front of his eyes, Xu Ruiyun cursed secretly in his heart, got up and grabbed Liu Pingwen's shoulders, and urged: "Go take a bath, there is a stream next to it, come here." When I saw it, the water was clean."

Liu Pingwen was knocked down by Xu Ruiyun, and muttered: "Don't drag me..."

Xu Ruiyun hilariously took him away.

Zhou Xian sat down next to the fire, where Xu Ruiyun was just now, and added the selected dry wood to the fire.Without raising his eyes, he let out a long breath: "When the clothes are dry, put out the fire. It's already very hot, even though it's night, it's not cold."

During the daytime, when the horses were drinking, Li Xuan would make trouble together, and the clothes and robes of several people were all wet. With the fire lit during dinner, everyone took off their wet robes and roasted them.Song Qianzhi tried it with his hands, and Li Xuan's robe was already dry, so he casually laid it on Li Xuan who was resting on his lap, and whispered to Zhou Xian, "Have you sprinkled medicine powder around the tent?"

"It's all done. There shouldn't be any snakes, insects, rats and ants tonight. The medicine is very powerful. Everyone should get a good night's sleep. Wait for the news tomorrow. Before entering the city, we may meet a small group of Heidi people. Anyway, the few of us Take care of yourself, the main thing is..." Zhou Xian diverted his eyes and signaled Li Xuan, "He can't be busy, and the princess and the little prince are also important. Don't force yourself, Lord Hou, Bai Guyou sent Those are also masters, let them take care of it."

Lu Linyuan took his brothers and the Baiguyou faction scattered around where Song Qianzhi and the others were, hiding in the bushes.

Song Qianzhi smiled and said: "He also said that he came to drink with me at night, it seems that he pitched up the tent and went to sleep by himself."

"Before they searched for a water source, they made a fuss underground for a while, and they were all tired."

He rushed on the road day and night for more than ten days in a row, sometimes he fell asleep late at night, and sometimes he couldn't sleep at night, so he had to follow the progress of Bai Guyou's army.

After all, Lu Lin is a young master, and the Habayashi guards he leads are also on duty in the capital. After a lot of hard work, they are not the children of these aristocratic families, so it can't be considered that they have suffered hardships.

Song Qianzhi remembered an old incident. In the early years, Lu Lin also went to his Lintai to have a look. Song Qianzhi verbally joked and asked him to go there.

Lu Lin quit immediately.

He hates reading books the most. With just a cup of tea, he can knock the Chinese characters into a coma.

After that, the two people's errands were not in the same place, Song Qianzhi became more and more important to the emperor, and Lu Lin gradually felt embarrassed to go to him for a drink.Later I heard that Song Qianzhi brought some important officials in the court. Lu Lin's grandfather asked why Xiao Song didn't come here often. If you still take me to the sky with a dumpling of mud, don’t ask me, the courtiers have to stay away from anyone who gets close to him.I don't want to get his favor, and I don't want to get into trouble.

Most of Song Qianzhi's childhood friends got separated in this way.

Hearing Song Qianzhi sigh, Zhou Xian glanced at him.

Song Qianzhi's heart moved, and he smiled and said: "In the past, the few I played well in the past were Yao Jiqu, Lin Shu, and Lu Lin. The lawsuit involving my parents involved an important witness. Although Yao Jiqu did not No matter what kind of help, I never avoided it. Lin Shu is a warm-hearted person. When he returned to Beijing, he got together with the gang of wine and meat friends. He was almost caught off guard and sent to Qin Mingxue's couch. It was also a loss for me to argue with the household department Lin Shu settled accounts with me, only to find out that the quilt covers of households, soldiers, and officials have become moldy. Lu Lin is the most loyal, and he came here with me all the way..." Song Qianzhi originally wanted to say that birds don't shit On the ground, I happened to see a bit of unwashed bird droppings on Li Xuanhuang's brown robe, and his lips curled up, "It's my luck to have these friends. I didn't even expect to be able to kidnap a Qilin guard." .”

Zhou Xiandao: "The Qilin Guard was originally set up for the emperor." He glanced at Li Xuan, "A lowly position is not a grievance."

There was no sound of insects chirping in the mountains, the beeping of the fire, and the occasional noise of nocturnal birds and beasts came from afar, which became more and more obvious in the incomparable silence.

Song Qianzhi took a deep breath.The crisp air with the bitter taste of weeds overflowed his chest moistly.

"When everything is settled, what is Hou Ye's plan?"

Song Qianzhi had thought about this problem countless times, and felt guilty countless times. Bai Guyou naturally increased Li Xuan's bargaining chip, but Li Xuan himself was the sharpest iron awl in his skin.

"Listen to Lu Guan." Song Qianzhi said, "It also depends on the situation in the court. If the world still needs me, I will stay."

In other words, if Li Xuan's status is stable and his identity is sensitive, it would be dangerous to stay.

Zhou Xian was born in Qilin Guard, so he couldn't imagine what Song Qianzhi meant.

"Lord Lu has always listened to Lord Hou, and Lord Hou has to make up his own mind." Zhou Xian paused, "If you want to stand firm in the court, you must make a plan early."

"There are some people."

"Lord Yao and Lord Lin are behind the whole family. Commander Lu put the whole family on Lord Hou, but there are not many people left in the Lu family, and Lord Hou knows about it. The surnames of several prominent families in the capital, Lord Hou also We should get in touch. When we arrive in Mengzhou, only a few days away from the capital, the situation will change rapidly, and the winner and loser will be known in at most two or three days."

As Zhou Xian said, it's not that Song Qianzhi has never thought about it, but the capital is like a quagmire, and the aristocratic family is deeply intertwined. The only thing he is sure about now is force.After that, it was like a stone was pressing on his heart, and the stone was getting heavier and heavier.

However, Zhou Xian mercilessly asked the question Song Qianzhi wanted to avoid the most: "When the time comes, how will the Empress Dowager arrange her?"

Sleeping Li Xuan wrinkled his nose. He raised his hand and put it down without touching his face. A mosquito bit his snow-white cheek. His face turned red. I don't know if it was because he fell asleep or was burned baked.

"I haven't made up my mind yet," Song Qianzhi said, "My aunt hates Li Xuan deeply. He is the only stain on the former crown prince. If he is sober, he can be a witness. But he is crazy. Back then, my aunt was holding back the late emperor. Li Xuan can be executed, but now we have a will to let Li Xuan ascend the throne, she will be the first to agree. Since my aunt sent someone to pick up Dongming Wang's mother and son, and asked the eunuch to execute Dongming Wang's mother and concubine, her intentions are clear However, I want to leave the mother to keep the son, repeat the old trick, and support the young King Dongming to be the emperor, and the aunt will come to the court to listen to the government."

Queen Dongming's mother and son had already entered the tent, Song Qianzhi's voice was also extremely low, and it was time to talk with peace of mind after a few meters away.

Song Qianzhi's eyes were a little dazed: "Speaking of which, King Dongming is not young, he has reached the age where he can remember things. My aunt must have left something behind, she won't rest assured that King Dongming will sit on the dragon chair. "

"Li Xiang is very close to the Queen Mother. Behind Li Xiang is half of the civil servants in the court."

Song Qianzhi sneered and said, "Li Xiang fell ill in the palace. If he didn't send him out of the palace to ask the imperial doctor to visit him, he might be detained in the palace. My aunt, who faced the late emperor day and night, what a prudent and shrewd person the late emperor was. She I'm afraid I can't be completely reassuring to anyone. After my mother died... the queen mother called her sick and didn't dare to say a word. At that time, she was not completely sure. She would not even offend the emperor for her own sister, her own son She died so strangely that the late Emperor said that the case was closed, so she could only swallow her anger. But my aunt has always been able to bear it, as long as she bears it, she will repay it ten times and a hundred times. The princess did not follow her will to die, I can save my life for a while, but the future will not be easy. Fu's lineage is declining, and I will definitely keep this last bit of blood."

"Then the Queen Mother..."

"The queen mother's power in the palace and in the capital is not as good as before, but many people still secretly rely on her. After all, she is my aunt. She has been very close to me since I was a child. I can stand firm in Lintai, and I have Because of blood kinship. Only move with emotion and understand with reason.”

"Master Hou is not cruel enough."

Song Qianzhi laughed: "I was the most ruthless person."

Before Lu Guan existed in the Ministry of Secretaryship, Song Qianzhi was notorious in the capital, and killed many high officials who were related to Zhou Taifu.Fu Mingshao couldn't get his hands dirty, so he could only borrow Song Qianzhi's.

"But I have no shame in my heart." Song Qianzhi said, "Most of the people killed are those who should be killed, or those who are ignorant of current affairs. They can stand in the Chengyuan Hall, and no one is clean."

Zhou Xian watched Song Qianzhi for a while, after several months of tempering, Song Qianzhi's appearance showed a bit of sternness, and he lost a lot of weight.The trace of cynicism between the brows was completely gone now.

He is a mature man.

"Don't talk about these disturbing things, why haven't those two bathers come back?" Song Qianzhi looked up, Li Xuan, who was lying on his lap, suddenly sat up, wondering if he was woken up , Li Xuan rubbed his eyes and stared at Song Qianzhi in a daze.

Song Qianzhi felt as if he was being looked at with innocent and harmless eyes by some small animal, and his heart softened.

"Go to sleep." He softly coaxed Li Xuan to get up, Li Xuan grabbed Song Qianzhi's sleeve, obediently followed behind him, and went to his tent.

The floor was made of animal skins. Song Qianzhi was afraid that it would not be warm enough for him, so he took a roll of fox fur that he had spread on the floor.

After Li Xuan was fast asleep, Song Qianzhi lay down on the bunk. The floor was very hard. Turning over casually, his nose touched the blade of grass struggling out of the gap beside the bed.

There were rustling footsteps outside, and someone entered the nearby tent.

Song Qianzhi closed his eyes and turned over twice, Tianling Gaili was still awake and abnormal, he just closed his eyes, couldn't sleep, and started thinking wildly.

☆, back to Beijing (nine)

This sleep was extraordinarily heavy, and when Song Qianzhi woke up, Li Xuanzhi next to him raised his hand, and two Wuqinqin eyes stared at him perfectly.

Song Qianzhi was so frightened that he dozed off immediately.

Dressed in a hurry, Song Qianzhi went out. It was a sunny day. Lu Lin and two brothers were cooking beside him. The red and white meat was fat and thin. It was bought in the previous town, and it was only a day and a night ago. , In this weather, if you don’t cook and eat today, you will smell bad tomorrow, and worms will grow out of the meat.

"Is there any more wine?" Song Qianzhi asked Xu Ruiyun.

Xu Ruiyun said loudly: "There are plenty, just drink."

Zhou Xian came over: "Don't get drunk, you have to hurry." He looked up at the sky, and there seemed to be some worry on his indifferent face.

After not sleeping well all night, Song Qianzhi's head hurts, and the heavy dull pain accumulated in the back of his head will dissipate. He suddenly remembered that this is already near Mengzhou. They say they will attack before dawn.

The sun was shining, Song Qianzhi looked up, his eyelids shrank rapidly, the strong light made his eyes hurt, he lowered his head, and rubbed his thumb and index finger vigorously.But a thought can't be restrained in my heart