Longzhou Station.

At dusk, fine snow fell, and the snow was like catkins in early spring, and then the wind fell lightly in the atrium, and soon covered the bluestone slabs.

After dinner, the group sat in the main hall of the west wing and gossiped around the brazier lit by the store. It was cold in Jinju in winter, and the charcoal fire in the post station was homemade pine charcoal, and the fire was faint, and the officials of the post station set up an iron shelf on it, and copper pots were stewed on the iron shelf. At noon, seeing the celestial phenomenon of falling stars in the daytime, Pingling Yu must have a heart, and with a wave of his big hand, he allowed a few Lang Jun to hunt in the mountains and forests against his back, It is rare to see a big beast in winter, but there are still general roe deer, everyone hunted rabbits, roe deer peeled off the skin and washed it, and found the little official at the post station to buy some dried vegetables, Everyone had a good meal in the afternoon.

If it was dark early today, everyone rested, Pingling Yu took a look at the missing moment, the hour was still early, Yan Qi took the remaining half of the roe deer and brushed the oil and sprinkled the spices, and there was white dew next to the side to scald the wine for a few people, it was that everyone was gathered in the main hall of the West Chamber, the wind blew in from the gap in the door, and the fire was clearly extinguished, and the roe deer was roasted after a while, and the oil dripped down and the room was full of meat fragrance.

Ji Yan was originally untying the nine links on the couch covered with wolf skin on the side, stabilizing the fragrance, and involuntarily turned his head and stretched out his hand towards Pingling Yu to hug him.

"You can't eat this. Pingling Yu saw that his greedy mouth was drooling, he couldn't help laughing, reached out and used chopsticks to order a little warm white wine, Ji Yan thought it was the fragrant thing he smelled, and couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick it, because of the existence of a suspected traverser in the front, the degree of the wine was naturally not low, Ji Yan frowned, and cried.

"Mr. is still so narrow!" Bai Lu stretched out his hand to support Ji Yan, and hurriedly poured a glass of white water, but saw that the little guy didn't have a single tear and just howled, and was dumbfounded.

"You ghost. When everyone saw it, they couldn't help laughing.

At that moment, everyone heard the sound of beeping by the window, as if something was coming in the wind and snow.

Yan Qi got up when he got up, walked to the window, opened the window and looked, and saw a white falcon flying over against the wind and snow.

"It's Ah Bai. Yan Qi smiled when he saw this bird.

"It should be the news of the death of Tuoba Ao, the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Pingling Yushun tore off some barbecue meat and handed it to the bird, the bird tilted his head sideways and looked at it carefully for a while, and after a while, he seemed to feel that the person in front of him was a little familiar before eating the meat he fed.

"With such a heavy snowfall, this bird must have frozen. Zhou Niangzi was originally sitting on the side sewing a lambskin hat for Ji Kai, and said anxiously when she saw this.

"It's warm in the house, so you don't have to. Yan Qi went out to retrieve the half-blooded roe deer, and whistled at the white falcon, which unhurriedly stretched out a leg to allow him to remove the bamboo pipe tied to his leg, and then flew back to the beam of the house with the roe deer in his mouth.

"Sir, how did you know that the news was about the death of the crown prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty?" Wang Ji got up and circled around the room when he was full.

"I estimated Yuan Zhao's itinerary before and agreed with him to ambush the troops, and since I met it this time, I can't let Tuoba Ao return to the Northern Wei Dynasty anyway. Pingling Yu poured himself a glass of wine and smiled slightly.

"Why?" Wang Ji thought for a while, "I heard people say that Prince Tuoba is known as a virtuous person, not a violent person. ”

"The seven sons under Tuoba Lie's knees are not mediocre, that is, the seventh son, the king of Zhongshan, Tuoba Jing, although he has the name of a gentleman, but he has a brother as the crown prince, and he has a prince in his body, if he is advanced and sharp, then it is really to shake the strength of their line, just imagine if you are a Dugu family, they are also children with family blood, the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and it is a question who supports or does not support anyone!" Pingling Imperial General Zhangzi turned over and brushed honey on it," It is the imperial talent that the crown prince is not only not a mediocre talent, but also an amazing figure! The change of imperial power, since the prince is not easy to do, such as the former prince Huai'an, who was kind and kind-hearted, but was regarded by Emperor Wu as a son who is not like his father, and created a circle and forbidden; as strong as the prince of this dynasty, but was suspicious of Emperor Wen, father and son, if the Northern Wei Dynasty Tuoba was so dependent on his father and suppressed his brother, it would be difficult to produce a person for thousands of years. ”

"But sir, Prince Tuoba is really dead, won't the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty send troops south?" Wang Ji couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the flames that were extinguishing and rising.

"Prince Tuoba is naturally sad when the Lie Emperor dies, but who of the princes under him doesn't want the position of the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty?" Pingling Yu took a sip of wine, the wine in the post station is the pine nut wine brewed by the locals themselves, the wine is not clear, but the taste is also sweet, "If there are many people, it is uneven, everyone wants it, and naturally their hearts are not aligned, and once they are not aligned, the army will be far away, and all the princes are adults, and there are their respective forces standing behind them, that is, the princes themselves have no intention, but they can't help themselves in the bureau." ”

"Sir is really unpredictable!" As soon as Pingling Yu's voice fell, the room was quiet for a long time, and only the beeping sound of the fire burning the pine wood could be heard, and Wang Ji sighed for a while.

Pingling Yu is just Wan'er, took the brocade silk presented by Yan Qi, Ji Rin's hearty handwriting came to the surface, and briefly explained before and after Tuoba Ao's death, and said that he temporarily rectified the soldiers and horses in Changping Town, and then he would rush to Changsheng Mountain in the hope of killing the Northern Wei Army, and finally wrote the famous sentence of Princess Chang'an, "Pingsheng will not be lovesick, will be lovesick, and will harm lovesickness", Pingling Yu couldn't help but smile when he saw it.

Thousands of miles away, Tai'an City is too guarded, and the kitchen is still brightly lit.

Tomorrow is the old lady's birthday, when countless guests come to the door, and there are 20,000 monks who chant for the old lady, even though the Taishou has already made people have the famous restaurant in Tai'an City to wrap up, in order to facilitate the cooking for the masters tomorrow, but the banquet prepared for other guests at the birthday banquet is naturally responsible for the chef in the house, and all the ingredients and utensils must be checked again in advance.

When the red falcon came over, he saw people coming in and out of the kitchen.

"Lang Jun came here because Childe has any orders?" "Okra is the girl who burns the fire in the kitchen, but she has a good memory, no matter who you can remember as long as you look at it, it is because now that she sees the red falcon standing at the door at a loss, she can't help but smile at him.

"My son-in-law talked with the monk and the ignorant master from the cliff of the Buddha cave with candles, and the servants came to the kitchen to add some vegetarian food. It was rare for the red falcon to deal with the little lady, and now when he heard okra greet him, his face turned red, and he hurriedly handed over a piece of silver in his hand.

"Haha. Okra couldn't help laughing when he saw him with his hands and feet, "Lang Jun wait, the slave will call Fang Niangzi, her old man's vegetarian food is also a must in Tai'an City, and it just so happens that there are many vegetables in the kitchen today, so I have to ask her old man to show his hand." ”

"I'm so tired of the little lady. The red falcon thanked him when he came up.

"Lang Jun doesn't have to be polite, and wait here for a while. As he spoke, Okra drew a stool and placed him next to the stove, which was not used much, and poured him a cup of coarse tea, which was not on the tuyere, and had been burned before, but now the embers had not stopped, and it was very warm.

After listening to her arrangement, the red falcon sat down quietly, but he was tall, sitting on the stool with his legs bent, which was really uncomfortable.

After waiting like this for a while, he heard okra talking outside, the red falcon got up and opened the curtain, and saw that the little girl was holding a huge food box in her hand, and when she saw him come out, she smiled at him: "I heard that the monk is generous (belly), so the slave asked Fang Niangzi to add more dishes, and Lang Jun will take it." ”

"Thank you yet. The red falcon took it with one hand, knowing that the ingot of silver just now was only afraid that it would be given to the lady, and touched the pocket with one hand, but there was still the golden nude that Lang Jun rewarded during the New Year, so he simply took it out and handed it to her, "You have taken this away." ”

"A slave can't take such a valuable thing. Okra saw it and hurriedly waved his hand.

The red falcon is naturally not easy to push, thinking about it for a while, and thinking that in six or seven days, the eldest prince and the fourth lady will also go to Tai'an City, Lang Jun is waiting for them to return to Yecheng together, and then talk to Lang Jun again, it is also appropriate to transfer this little girl to serve the little lady. He made up his mind in his heart, thanked him again, and then turned back to the house where Yu Wenrui lived alone.

"I have heard that Tan is more famous, and only today can I see the true face. When the red falcon knocked on the door and entered, he saw his own Langjun sitting upright, and opposite him was a monk dressed in white □□, who was the great prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuoba Kang, who had shaved his hair. He stepped forward to arrange vegetables for the two, and secretly thought in his heart, people said that the Bodhisattva was merciful, King Kong was angry, and the great prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty was really born as a leader, that is, he shaved his hair and wore □□, and he didn't look like a disciple of Buddhism.

"The ignorant master has lived outside the world for a long time, but he is not a person who has escaped from the world. Yu Wenrui smiled faintly.

"The poor monk is an outsider, but if he wants to purify all sentient beings, how can he get away from this red dust?" Tuoba dared to smile, "This time I thank Tan Yue for his introduction, if it weren't for this, many disciples under the poor monk might not be able to show their skills." ”

"I don't know what scripture the master is willing to read for Ruizhi's elders tomorrow?" Yu Wenrui only didn't hear his pun, and called the topic in a soft voice.

"It is to eliminate disasters and help Tan Yue. Tuoba dared to see that he was not disappointed if he did not answer, but followed his words and tried again and again, only laughing secretly in his heart, in the end, the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Eastern Qin Dynasty are feuds, and both sides have the ambition to compete in the world to cooperate, but the Yuwen family did it, and did not leave his hand in the slippery way, and did not fall at all, which really responded to the Han people's sentence "not only to be a watch, but also to set up a memorial arch" , It's not kind, but he doesn't know that Yu Wenrui has been an envoy to Western Chu since he was six years old, and he was questioned in court but his mouth was bright, and he taught Chu Wang Yanyan to sigh that he should give birth to a son like Yu Wenrui, and his tongue is naturally first-class and powerful.

The two of you are playing Tai Chi with a word, Yu Wenrui originally thought that this prince was a reckless person, but now it seems that he is also coarse and fine, but he is wary of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it is dispensable to dare to meet with Tuoba, and even the other party is not as attractive as the Luohan Zhai in front of him, because he is just secretly knocking on the other party not to cause trouble tomorrow, and the two of them will disperse after a few more gossips. And if the other party is not a fool, it is naturally impossible to have no problem with Tuoba Ao, and in the future, when Emperor Lie returns to the embrace of Changsheng Mountain, it will be a little more worry-free to instigate the other party to block the new emperor.

After resting for three watches, the red falcon followed the blue duck who rode all the way from Yecheng, and the two woke up Yu Wenrui, who got up in his clothes, lit the candle, quietly looked at the servant in front of him, and said softly: "I left you in Yecheng to guard Mr. Yuan, why did you come here in person in person for eight hundred miles?"

"Yesterday, Mr. Bai Ri watched the celestial phenomena, and the stars fell during the day, and he should be in the north-Mr. speculated that he was afraid that Tuoba Ao, the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty, had taught Ji Zhou Mu to take his life!"