Wei Lan Derivative · Houde · Ruhui

When the peach blossoms in Lianshan Temple were in full bloom again, the abbot Master Linjing welcomed two guests in the early morning.

At that time, the mountains and forests were quiet, and there was a distant flute sound coming from nowhere.Master Linjing gently put down two cups of tea, and said with a smile: "The peach grove behind the poor monk has not been visited by anyone for a long time, would the emperor wish to visit?"

Zhu Houzhao sipped some tea, got up and bowed, "Of course I'm going. It's just..."

"I see that this benefactor is destined to be with me." Master Linjing looked at Pei Wende indifferently: "Your Majesty, can you allow the poor monk to talk to benefactor Pei for a while?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Pei Wende comfortingly, and said softly, "I'll be waiting for you in Taolin."

The white clothes flashed by, and the sound of footsteps faded away.Pei Wende looked at Master Linjing and asked in a low voice, "What advice does Master have?"

"There are all kinds of regrets in the world, come into my door to understand this life."

"The benefactor Pei was young back then, but now he has to decide for himself." Master Linjing seemed to be thinking between his brows: "The previous contract has been broken. If the benefactor is nostalgic for the world of mortals, the future is bleak.

Pei Wende smiled softly: "Master, I don't feel small now, let alone bitter."

Master Linjing hesitated to speak, and remained silent for a while before he said: "He is the emperor, not an ordinary person. He is not only the benefactor alone, but also the people of the world."

"I know that." Pei Wende turned his head and looked at the faint mountain scenery outside the window: "He has something the emperor should do, so I will assist him as a subject. But what I am greedy for is just Zhu Houzhao." Warmth in Pei Wende's heart: "Speaking of which, it was a peach blossom in Lianshan Temple that made my mind."

"The poor monk knows that it is too early to persuade the benefactor to let go. But..." Master Linjing hesitated for a moment, leaned forward and said: "The poor monk only sees that the benefactor's road ahead must be hard and hard, and I just can't bear it."

"You don't ask for much, but this person is the most important in the world. Can you support the great Ming Dynasty, the gossip, the treacherous hearts, and the emperor's wish?"

Pei Wende bowed his head in thanks: "Pei knows that the master has good intentions, but I have to accompany him. The world of mortals still has concerns, and it is useless to become a monk."

Lianshan Temple is built on the mountainside, bypassing a rock, the peach blossom forest all over the mountain is crimson like a cloud, dyeing half of the sky, and it hits the eyes at this moment.

And in the peach forest stood a young man in white, who raised his hand and broke off a branch of peach blossom, looking back with a smile.

Pei Wende could vaguely hear the lingering sound of the Buddha bell curling up in the mountains.

He turned his head again, only to see flowers flying all over the sky, Zhu Houzhao was leaning loosely under the tree, holding the flower branch with his fingertips to play with.Pieces of residual red fell on the white clothes, and the breeze blew gently, and the petals swayed.His brows and eyes were like silk, his smile was shallowly curved, his eyes were softly glued to this person, and he was unwilling to move away for a moment.

Pei Wende walked across a tree and flowers.

The flower between the fingers turned slightly, and it was in front of the lips.His brows and eyes were stained with crimson meaning, and he smiled.

A beautiful woman holds a flower, and she should go to taste it.

So Pei Wende lowered his head, held the slightly bitter sweet smell, and kissed his lips.

"Jianshan Temple Peach Blossom," Pei Wende's voice was low and hoarse, and fell softly on Zhu Houzhao's ear, with the fragrance of peach blossom in his breath: "Give me a late spring branch. Thank you for your kindness."

Zhu Houzhao raised the corner of his mouth: "You still remember."

"How could I forget?" Pei Wende leaned against him under the tree, "Look."

He took out a small note from his pocket, the edge of the paper was slightly curled and yellowed, but he kept it safe and carefully kept it.

"The monk asked me just now, can it support the great Ming Dynasty, can support gossip, can support people's treachery, and can support the emperor's wish."

"You are here," he pointed to his heart, "I can support it."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were faintly shining, and he put the branch of peach blossom in Pei Wende's palm.

"Together we will."

In April, banditry broke out at the junction of Henan and Huguang, and the booklets were sent to the capital one by one.Zhu Houzhao was angry and anxious, so he went south to suppress the bandits himself.This business did not make a big announcement to the outside world, but took Wang Shouren as the supervisory censor and raised troops to suppress the bandits.

When Mr. Yangming saw that the emperor left the palace, he was not far away from the soldiers and horses he led, and when he was only accompanied by the imperial commander, he broke out in a cold sweat.Persuading the emperor to return to the palace failed, so he had to send a group of soldiers to guard behind him.

Zhu Houzhao and Pei Wende did not travel all the way with Wang Shouren, they always rested in this state capital and wandered in that mountain and river. It didn't look like they came to suppress bandits, but more like they took this opportunity to go out of the palace to play.

Mr. Yangming was worried, the emperor couldn't laugh or cry: "Don't worry, sir, I have made my own decision. Sir, I will only go to Huguang, don't wait for me, lest those bandit leaders get suspicious when they get the news."

Wang Yangming took the order of his own accord and led the troops on their way in a hurry.But Zhu Houzhao and Pei Wende found an inn in Jinan Mansion and took a rest.

At dusk, there are many tourists by the Daming Lake.Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood, shaking his fan.

They stop and go along the way, but they also listen to the customs and know the opinions of the people. They have heard that there are statements from the people one after another. There are as many loyal ministers as there are people who complain.These judgments cannot be heard in the Forbidden City.Zhu Houzhao naturally carefully remembered the ministers with high prestige among the people, and also secretly remembered the names of the ministers who were so-called tigers and wolves, and only waited until they returned to Beijing.

The lake breeze is pleasant, and the sacred heart is very happy.Pei Wende saw that there was a spring water tea stand nearby, so he went to get a pot.

Only at this time, under the willow next to the door, old women and women went out one after another, gathering together to chat.

Those words fell into Zhu Houzhao's ears by accident.

"Hey, it's that Mr. Pei Qingtian and Pei Mu."

"What? Master Pei's son?"

"It's him, he has become the emperor's servant!"

"Hey! Mr. Pei has always been clear and bright, why is his son so...shameless!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, that looks like a little boy and a rabbit, very dirty."

"Ah, the serving emperor likes it. He just doesn't have to worry about food and clothing. Don't you envy me..."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Pei is very handsome, you can't compare..."

After that, Zhu Houzhao couldn't hear what those women were chattering about.It just feels dirty.His face twitched slightly, his expression was very vicious, coupled with the shadows of the night, it was even more chilling.

Pei Wende was startled when he came back.

"Azhao?"

The hostility in Zhu Houzhao's eyes dissipated, and he just looked at him blankly, like a child again for a moment, somehow but as if he had been wronged by the world, the corners of his eyebrows and eyes twitched.

"What's the matter?" Pei Wende stepped forward to hold his hand.

The warm and cool touch suppressed the anger in his heart, and Zhu Houzhao returned to his senses with a sad smile: "It's nothing, it's just that I heard some bad things. Let's go."

Along the way, Pei Wende also heard many rumors about the emperor from the people, even worse than before he entered Beijing, some were extremely vicious, and some were extremely distorted.He thought he heard the so-called lewdness again, so he didn't say much.

Zhu Houzhao took Pei Wende's hand and left, the women behind him sighed again.

"If you can judge a person just because of some groundless gossip, then the world will be full of fools and liars." Back at the inn, Zhu Houzhao hugged him tightly, but buried his head in his neck, and did not speak .

"The Ah Zhao I heard and mine are not the same person." Pei Wende patted him on the back lightly and comforted him: "Even the emperor can't stop the mouth of the world, so why bother to care about it? Anyway, I As long as I know what kind of person Ah Zhao is."

Zhu Houzhao felt more pain in his heart.

It's not that he doesn't know how terrifying the mouth of the world is, but hearing it with his own ears is another feeling.

He can tolerate people saying that Liu Jin and Qian Ning say that he is extravagant and ruined the government, and he can tolerate people criticizing that he is not a good king who is diligent in government and loves the people.

But the only thing he couldn't hear was to slander Pei Wende like that.

The matter of the bed is used to add oil and vinegar to make it into an ugly word, how can it be done with a cruel heart?

"Wende...you are the best in the world..."

Zhu Houzhao was extremely gentle to him that night, but he clearly had these unfathomable cruel intentions, as if he wanted to rub himself into his heart.When Pei Wende was emotionally moved, he only vaguely heard this sentence without beginning and end, and was puzzled for a moment, but he also became dizzy.

Zhu Houzhao cleaned up the person, hugged him in his arms and covered him under the quilt, feeling the gentle breathing on his face.He kissed him lightly, but some weird and decisive thoughts came to his mind.

He should imprison you in the palace for the rest of his life, and never come out again, so no one can hurt you.

A few days after leaving Jinan Mansion, the two of them rushed on without stopping, and finally reached the southern border of Henan Province before dark. At this time, Wang Shouren's troops had already entered Huguang.

The shortcut between the two places was separated by a shallow mountain range, and it was not possible to hurry that night, so I first found an inn to rest.

But in the middle of the night, Pei Wende woke up vigilantly.He sat up and startled Zhu Houzhao.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Houzhao lit a candle beside him, but Pei Wende was already wearing a coat and took the knife.

He knocked on the window.After a while, a head poked down: "My lord, there is fire in the south."

Shen Qing turned over the window and entered the room, where Zhu Houzhao had already put on his robe.

"Azhao, you wait here, I'll go out and have a look." Pei Wende patted him on the shoulder: "There are only a few brothers brought by Daqing here, don't run around, your safety is the most important thing."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes sank, and he walked to the window, and sure enough, there were fires in the mountains and forests to the south.

"It's bandits. I'm with you..."

"Don't make trouble."

Shen Qing's goosebumps trembled, and Pei Wende said in a low voice: "Who did you go to contact Mr. Yangming? I'll just go and have a look, and I'll be right back."

As he spoke, he glanced at Shen Qing: "I told you..."

"Don't worry, we will protect the emperor."

Zhu Houzhao watched Pei Wende leave worriedly.

This mountain is not very famous, and the bandits are not very famous.

But the name of this mountain is magnificent, it is called Dengxian Mountain.

The bandit leader's name is even more impressive, called King Sun Hu.

In fact, Wang Shouren's soldiers and horses had just passed by for a few days, and he obediently hid for half a month. He was really out of food, so he went down the mountain to grab it.

He thinks he is a hero who knows the current affairs, so who can count that the emperor is still following behind?It was so easy to get past the army of suppressing bandits, but he didn't know that when he went down the mountain to rob, he was running into someone he shouldn't have touched.

The neighboring villages were crying and scrambling, and the flames were all over the sky, and Pei Wende fought the bandit one by one.Even though there were many people on the top of the mountain, most of them only knew what swords were and used them to scare people. In a real fight, Pei Wende would not be at a disadvantage.

He had seen all kinds of suffering when he was young, and this time with Zhu Houzhao behind him in the city, he was even more steadfast.

King Sun Hu also saw at a glance that this heroic and skilled man had disturbed his good affairs, so he was furious and mobilized people to besiege him.

The guards in the city almost rushed over, so Pei Wende rose into the air and went to the forest to stab King Sun Hu.King Sun Hu knew the truth of hiding when he couldn't fight, not to mention the mountains and forests were his territory, he dodged left and right into the forest, his obese body was rare and agile.

Pei Wende chased after him all the way.But he didn't want to enter the mountain forest. It was just as the frost was heavy and the dew was deep, so he lost his way in a moment.

The Tiger King just jumped left and dodged right, only leading Pei Wende to a mountain top.Just as he was thinking of throwing him away, another figure appeared on the side of the mountain road. At first glance, he yelled, which startled Sun Huwang.

Pei Wende came close, he was just a ten-year-old boy in black cloth clothes, with a sword, a bow on his back, a quiver behind his back, and a hare in his hand.

He didn't panic, he looked at King Sun Hu coldly and didn't move.

When King Sun Hu came up, he grabbed him and walked towards the cliff, threatening Pei Wende: "If you dare to come over, I will push him down."

The young man gave Sun Huwang a cold look, and said nothing, but dropped the hare in his hand.

Pei Wende didn't care about his nonsense, he stepped forward with the Xiuchun knife out of its sheath and chopped it off.I didn't want Sun Huwang to bring his own dagger, even if it didn't work well, he cut him on the arm.

Pei Wende grabbed the boy, and King Sun Hu took the opportunity to jump down.

"Hey!"

"No need to chase."

Pei Wende turned around in surprise, the boy picked up the rabbit and pointed to the foot of the mountain: "There is their rattan net below, he ran away."

From the beginning to the end, his expression was calm, he just looked at Pei Wende with sparkling eyes.

"You kid is interesting." Pei Wende tore off his clothes casually to wrap up the wound on his arm, looked at the boy and said, "Aren't you afraid?"

"Scared." The boy said truthfully, "That's why the rabbit fell."

Pei Wende didn't know where he hit himself, and laughed a few times.But the young man looked at him indifferently, and there was only his own smile in the forest, which was a little weird.

He smiled sarcastically.

The young man said: "But I feel that if he kills me, maybe I will become a fairy. So I don't have to be afraid."

Pei Wende and the young man were walking in the mountains, and only then did they know the rumors about climbing the Immortal Mountain.

It turned out that a person who entered the mountain a hundred years ago disappeared without a trace. A hundred years later, someone saw him come out of the mountain, but he was still a young man, and only then did he realize that he had become a fairy, and there was nothing in the world for a while.

"So I want to try it, maybe I will become a fairy."

The morning frost stained his clothes, and the mountains were silent. Hearing these weird things from the young man, Pei Wende felt a little strange.

"You want to become a fairy so much? Why?"

"I'm not afraid of gods and ghosts, I'm only afraid of people. If I become a fairy, I don't have to be afraid of people. The human heart is the worst." The young man's words were very straightforward, but they touched a corner of Pei Wende's heart.

"Aren't you afraid of me?" Pei Wende asked.

"Scared." The young man said frankly, "But you have saved me, so let's say you are a good person. Let's not be afraid." He tilted his head as he spoke, "Who are you?"

"My surname is Pei, Pei Wende."

"Oh!" The boy glanced at his Xiuchun knife: "You are Pei Wende."

Pei Wende smiled: "You know me?"

"En." The young man nodded: "The emperor's male concubine, everyone says so."

Pei Wende choked for no reason.Sure enough, I still feel bad.

"Tongyan Wuji, you don't have to worry about it. I never listen to other people's comments and judge a person." The young man looked very mature, but asked: "So not only Mr. Yangming, but the emperor also came to suppress the bandits?"

"Yes." Pei Wende turned his head and asked, "Boy, who are you?"

"You can call me A Cong." The young man raised his head: "But after I become a fairy, I may be some real person. The real person Cong doesn't sound very nice, so I still have to change my name, but I will be very upset if you call me that now. happy……"

Pei Wende: "..."

A Cong talked a lot along the way.It was only after dawn that Pei Wende realized that they seemed to be walking deeper and deeper into the mountain.

"Do you know the way?"

A Cong yawned: "I'm from Huguang."

Pei Wende stopped in his tracks.

A Cong looked back at him in surprise, and after a while Fuzhi clapped his hands in his heart: "Oh, you are from the north of the mountain, so the emperor is still waiting for you there, right? We went the wrong way..."

Pei Wende felt more and more that this child was very spiritual, and he wanted to hit someone if he was spiritual.

A Cong struggled for a while, but decided to move forward.

"But I don't know the way now, maybe I'm walking towards your emperor."

Pei Wende's eyes were very similar to his eyes when he was roasting rabbits last night, they were fierce.

The two wandered around the mountains for a day, and finally had to find a cave to rest for the night.A Cong's arrow skills are good, and he shot two pheasants.

"My mother said that no matter how bad my arrow skills are, I can't be worse than my cousin." He gnawed on the chicken leg and said.

"Your cousin thinks his arrow skills are very good." Pei Wende nodded.

"Well, but I haven't seen him for a long time, and I don't remember what he looks like." A Cong lost his chicken leg and leaned against the stone wall to look at the stars, looking yearning.After a while, I heard him mumbling again: "They say that there are immortals living in the stars in the sky. If you pay more worship, an immortal will come to fulfill your wish." He closed his eyes and made a wish: "I want to become an immortal."

Pei Wende only felt that this child was a little strange.I always feel that he is talking about becoming a fairy, but his eyes are very shrewd.

He also heard A Cong say: "I saw a monk in a dream, and he said that I have a destiny." Then he leaned over: "Brother Pei, is the dream real?"

Pei Wende's heart warmed.

"it is true."

No matter how far apart, I meet you in my dream.

"That's good." A Cong sat down contentedly, and fell asleep not long after.

Hearing the boy's distant breathing, Pei Wende fell asleep.

In the dream, there was a tree of peach blossoms, and he heard Zhu Houzhao's eager voice.

"Wende! Where are you!"

"Azhao!" Pei Wende looked around, but there was no one there.

"Azhao, I'm still climbing the fairy mountain, I just lost my way. I'm safe and sound."

A moment later he heard Zhu Houzhao's voice.

"It's fine... Wende, wait for me, I'll come to you."

Zhu Houzhao woke up from a dream and shook Shen Qing beside him: "Go into the mountains again!"

"Your Majesty!" Wang Shouren, who hurried back after hearing of the accident, pushed the door open and entered.

"Mr. Yangming." Zhu Houzhao's eyes were filled with anger. "The bandits in this mountain, I brought them to me."

Wang Shouren took the order: "Yes!"

King Sun Hu didn't know how many nobles he had offended.Many looted people in the cottage were released, but Zhu Houzhao just couldn't find Pei Wende.

King Sun Hu lay trembling on the ground, only to see Wang Shouren standing aside with a serious expression, while the handsome young man who came with him was sitting angrily on the tiger leather chair.

What is the origin of this little gentleman?King Sun Hu thought about it and came to a terrible conclusion.

I just heard a Jin Yiwei come running and said: "Master, I still haven't found it."

King Sun Hu was dripping with cold sweat: "My lord, Caomin really don't know where that lord has gone."

I only heard the young gentleman ask: "Where was the last time you saw him the night before?"

"Luo...Luoxia Peak."

The young man raised his robe and got up: "Shen Qing, take someone with me!"

Jin Yiwei shouted: "Yes!"

After a moment of chaos, the village became quiet again.Wang Shouren looked down at him.

"Do you know who it was that asked you just now?"

"The grass-roots people know it... no, no, no, I don't know!!" King Sun Hu looked at Wang Shouren's unpredictable eyes and said, "My lord, the grass-roots people know their mistakes, and the grass-roots people will immediately disperse the village. Don't fish the common people! Please forgive me, my lord."

Wang Shouren led people to clean up the mess, and sent him to the nearby Songzhou prefecture.

It was night, and a secret letter came out quietly.

"The emperor came to suppress the bandits in person, and the prince cherishes himself. Sun."

Zhu Chenhao took the fire and lit the paper, hooked the chin of the man beside him and kissed lightly: "Ning'er, it's a pity that this time is not the time to meet your old friend. Be good, wait a little longer."

"Hmm... listen to the prince." The man looked lazily and winkingly, and with one step at a time, all his clothes fell off, and he climbed onto the spring couch.

On the other side of Climbing the Immortal Mountain, A Cong stretched himself.

"I gotta go!"

Pei Wende looked up at him: "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to look for a fairy." A Cong blinked his eyes: "I dreamed that I became a fairy!"

Before Pei Wende said anything, A Cong stepped forward and looked at his arm: "Hey...not good yet, let your emperor bandage you well later. He's coming soon."

After saying this, he smiled slyly and walked away with the chicken legs from last night.

Pei Wende didn't know what it meant, but he took a short break and left the cave with the knife.

According to the position of the sun, he saw the north in front of him, so he headed north.

But not long after he left, there was a strange movement behind him.

Pei Wende held his breath and turned his head, only to see a tall shadow looming in the forest not far away.

He clenched the handle of the knife, retreated silently, then stood on tiptoe, and walked away with lightness.

Turning around to look again, it was a huge bear, its roar shaking the mountains and forests, chasing towards him.Pei Wende was startled, but ran faster.

Unexpectedly, there was the sound of arrows piercing the void on the other side.

The bear roared again, raised its claws and slapped down a big tree, causing dust to fly up in an instant.

Pei Wende drew his sword to defend himself, the dust cleared, and Xiong Wei got an arrow in his left eye.

Then came the sound of hoofbeats.

Pei Wende turned around, and saw the wind and dust in the green mountains and forests rising slightly, and the sun shining brightly, the man came riding a white horse, drew a bow and set an arrow, his expression was gloomy but calm, looking down at the world.Two or three arrows shot out through the air, hitting Xiong Wei's right eye and heart.

Jin Yiwei rushed out to surround him, firing a hundred arrows at once.

Pei Wende just ran over and threw that man into his arms.

"The emperor's arrow skills are superb! I thank the emperor for saving his life!"

But Zhu Houzhao saw the injury on his arm at a glance, he was angry and worried, he gritted his teeth and said in a hateful voice: "No matter what I say, you will not be allowed to leave me again!"

When Zhu Houzhao and Pei Wende left, Dengxian Mountain was peaceful again, and a figure emerged from the depths of the dense forest, looking at the direction they left for a long time.

Zhu Houcong took a bite of the chicken leg, his eyes flickering.