In Chang'an City, the figures of an antique house shuttle, and the house is full of lights.

"Mother Wang, there are not enough people, you can bring some people to the kitchen to help. Hey, Xiao Wu come here, come here, hang the lantern at the door. "The middle-aged housekeeper has been busy since dawn.

Today's Shen Mansion, everyone is busy, just because today is the master's fiftieth birthday.

In the study room of the courtyard, there are two old men sitting on fragrant wood chairs.

Sima Ruian was dressed in cloth and civilian clothes, with a long beard, and his spirit was radiant. He swallowed a sip of tea, patted his clothes, stood up and said, "Lord Shen, Qingzhou will be handed over to you." ”

Shen Zang hurriedly got up and helped Sima Rui'an, and replied: "Don't worry, the prime minister, loyal to the emperor, it is also Shen Zang's duty to serve the people." ”

Seeing Sima Ruian away, Shen Zang looked deep in thought. Although Sima Rui'an, the ruling prime minister of the dynasty, was nearly seventy years old, the momentum and majesty of the old man still made Shen Zang feel an invisible huge pressure.

The Great Qin Dynasty ruled the three states, the country was strong and the army was prosperous, and the forces in the DPRK and China were also intertwined. The two largest parties are the reformists led by Sima Rui'an, who advocate changing the law to strengthen the country, and the other is the conservative party headed by Yao Bi, which advocates protecting the country and the people. The two parties have been fighting for several years, and their henchmen are spread almost anywhere in the imperial court.

Shen Zang was born as a champion, and when he was young, he worshipped Yao Bi as a teacher, and he should belong to the old party. But this champion knows the danger of officialdom, he is left and right in it, and he is even more neat and neat. Shen Zang is neutral and capable of doing practical things, but he belongs to the kind of person who does not have pioneering thinking, this sentence is Sima Ruian's evaluation of Shen Zang.

Sima Ruian, who is very important in the court and is the teacher of the Son of Heaven, can personally visit Shen Zang today, it is impossible to say that Shen Zang is not surprised. However, what surprised Shen Zang the most was what Sima Ruian had just said to him.

"Shen Zang, Shen Zang! You are naturally a very good person, and you must not be offended. However, if you don't touch something, others will care more. Except for black, it's white, you don't want to offend either, but you're offending both. ”

Shen Zang was startled, and the blue and white porcelain teacup was shattered on the spot. With his concentration, his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Legend has it that this Sima Xianggong loves innocence the most. Even if his disciples give him gifts, they will also make him dislike. It is even rumored that Li Long asked him about the situation in his family, and there was only one old servant who raised horses in the family of the ruling officer, and he did not even have a maid to serve, which showed his innocence.

Shen Zang admires Sima Rui'an, and it is difficult for people like Sima Rui'an not to be admired. Sima Rui'an has been famous in the world for decades, and he has the world in mind, and what he does is for the people and the country. It is said that this Zai Zhi had a confidante when he was young. It's just that he unfortunately died early, and was later married by the emperor, and he has never taken a concubine. Whenever he thought of everything about this prime minister, Shen Zang's mind came to Sima Rui'an's short and straight figure, and he couldn't help but be in awe.

He believed that people like Sima Ruian would not embarrass him, or that they would disdain to embarrass him, but that other people who were difficult to run the new party would not, and it was even more difficult to ensure that the other prime minister, that is, Shen Zang's teacher, would not make a move on him.

Shen Zang stroked the sandalwood table with his hand and fell into deep thought.

Executive officer of Qingzhou, governor. If he does a good job, he can become famous and famous through the ages. But if you don't do it well or do it too well? Thinking of this, Shen Zang remembered what Sima Ruian said to him: "Lord Shen, a person's life can be lived for others and for himself. The former can only be a good official, and the latter is a good official, but he is not necessarily called a good official. When saying this, Sima Ruian did not call him Shen Zang but called him Lord Shen, and Shen Zang was silent.

"Daddy, do you think I look good in this dress?" Shen Zang was thinking when a purple figure jumped into his eyes.

"Green clothes, you look good in whatever you wear, whatever you want. When Shen Zang saw this figure, he felt that all his troubles had disappeared, and he looked at the woman in front of him dotingly.

"Hmph, even praising me is talking about my mother. It's not sincere at all, I look at you, you don't care about your daughter at all, and your eyes are all my mother, right?" Shen Luyi blinked, playful like an elf.

"You have wronged your father, your mother is usually eating your vinegar. Say that if you have a daughter, you won't love her, I can't love you mother and daughter, where do you dare to slack off!"

"Dad loves mother, of course my daughter won't be jealous. My daughter just cares about her father, and I'm afraid you're overworked. Shen Luyi patted the dust on Shen Zang's clothes, and the father and daughter talked and laughed.

As the sun sets, the Shen Mansion gradually becomes lively. A group of people outside the door came to visit, there were five or six people, and the leader was an old man wearing Confucian clothes and a purple crown.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" said the old man in an embroidered crane robe, before he entered the door.

"Teacher, please come in! When Shen Zang saw the old man, he hurriedly went over to help.

Yao Bi is of medium stature, with a white face and beard, and looks like a Confucian.

"The girl in green, the day before yesterday, I told my father that I was going to visit Uncle Shen, and my father said that Uncle Shen had a big birthday, so I came to visit today, and I will definitely make amends to my sister later. Among the five or six people, a man in a yellow brocade robe smiled at Shen Luyi.

When Shen Luyi saw this person, he made a blessing to everyone one by one, and said with a faint smile: "I am worried about the prince of Lao, I have seen all the uncles in Luyi, Grandpa Yao is good." ”

Yao Bi saw her raw water spirit, her mouth was sweet, and she praised: "Good, good." Green clothes, no need to be polite. ”

The man in yellow saw her beautiful eyes, his heart was hot, and he was about to speak, but he was glared at by a middle-aged man next to him.

"Brother Shen, I said goodbye to the Political Palace that day and prepared to visit. I didn't expect that there have been a lot of things recently, sorry. ”

"Wen Xi has seen Uncle Shen, what his father said is good, he has long thought about coming to Uncle Shen's house. I ordered someone to specially find some ocean pearls and silkworm snow silk from Luoguo, and specially brought birthday congratulations to Uncle Shen today. ”

"It's already a big gift for Brother Wang and his virtuous nephew to come to the old man's birthday, why bother spending so much?" Shen Zang replied with a smile.

"It's all a little bit of the dog's heart, and I hope Brother Shen won't be surprised. ”

While several people were laughing and talking, the host and guest were seated in the seats.

The miscellaneous people in the mansion whispered a few words in Shen Zang's ear. Shen Zang's face changed slightly, he said a few words to Yao Bi, and then ran out.

The Shen Mansion was not very big, and he walked through the corridor and stopped under the pavilion in the back garden. A man wearing a brocade robe and a hosta on his head sitting in the middle of the Shenzang Pavilion's face changed. Walking in front of him, Shen Zang respectfully knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, long live long live long live!"

"Shen Xianggong, there is no need to be so polite. I am on a micro-service visit this time, you are today's birthday star, hurry up. The man turned around and looked at Shen Zang with a smile.

"Your Majesty, Xie!" Shen stood up.

"It's so lively today, I'm also here to get some blessings, Lord Shen won't mind. Li Long quipped.

"Your Majesty is here, the minister is flattered, and the minister's mansion is full of splendor. Shen Zang knelt on the ground again and said.

"Lord Shen, you don't have to be polite. The young emperor said with a displeased expression.

Shen Zang saw that Long Yan was displeased, and hurriedly got up.

"Okay, Lord Shen, you don't have to be restrained. I just saw Sima Xianggong coming out of your house, and I was very curious, what did you say?" Li Long said slowly.

Hearing this, Shen Zang was shocked.

In autumn, it is like a piece of maltose, sticking to the mouth and making people have an endless aftertaste. The sunset in Chang'an is soft, like a marshmallow melting in an alley and melting on the long street. Everyone who travels in Chang'an City has a smile on their faces, and they are all the ones with their faces.

The boxy courtyard and the straight and straight street can remind people of the word "Chang'an". Lin Ziyun stepped on the cyan stone slab, and occasionally his eyes were attentive to grasp the yellow grass that grew through the broken stone slab. These histories of Chang'an must have seen too much of the excitement of spring, and they hid and fell asleep.

The long street is flat and stable, and people will feel very solid when they walk on it. The neat streets and the scenery that you can see at a glance make you feel relaxed. Chang'an, Chang'an, perhaps the most extraordinary thing about this city, is precisely the rebellion against its name and itself.

"Ten years of strangers in Qizhou, returning to Chang'an like an arrow. Trekking through mountains and rivers to see Qishan, looking back at the hometown is Qizhou. "The man who carried the flat burden sang a song in his mouth.

"Hot marinated noodles, let's have a bowl. The man's deep voice was mixed with a thick bias, and no one knew that he was also from Chang'an.

Qin Song was dragged to take a full-body bath, probably because the lice on his body didn't like the new residence, and the new clothes were scratched on his body with his rough hands, and they were wrinkled. "Oops, it's tickling me. You help Lao Qin scratch the back, I can't reach it. ”

Lin Ziyun shook him with a roll of his eyes, ignoring this guy at all, and wondered why he followed this scoundrel. Qin Song saw the disgust in Lin Ziyun's eyes, scratched his head in embarrassment, and then spat out a lump of thick phlegm on the clean and white ground of the Shen Mansion.

He squeezed his eyebrows and ran to Qin Tianhe. Needless to say, the handsome Qin Xianggong didn't say a word and pushed this guy away. The tall Zhou Yi also felt Qin Song's eyesore while riding on the horse, turned his head and glared fiercely, so frightened that Qin Song shrank to Lin Ziyun's side.

A few people entered the Shen Mansion, Lin Ziyun didn't know anyone, and drank tea with Qin Song in the living room. "Brother, all the dignitaries who came here were dignitaries. If you are interested, Lao Qin, I will introduce you to you. ”

Coming and going are all big officials and celebrities. When Lin Ziyun heard Qin Song's words, he was a little moved, so he asked Qin Song to take him around.

"This person deserves to be a great Confucian in the world, what a magnificent scene!" Lin Ziyun said secretly.

Not to mention the front of the Shen Mansion, the white horse seven-incense car on Guanjia Avenue, and the jade chariot honor guard were neatly lined up 100 meters away. The treasure cars are all dragon-level treasure covers, phoenixes spit tassels, and they are rich if they are not officials. The women in the interior of the mansion are all wearing red makeup, combing the sideburns of the clouds and cicadas, a little red makeup, and the goose yellow on the first moon, which is not magnificent.

At the front end of the door, there are two pairs of stone unicorns, with teeth and claws, and the forehead is gilded with iron characters and filled with silver, inlaid with a golden peach. On both sides are red flowers, the size of a moon, and they are rare species from abroad.

Phi Luo flowers are piled up in the flower beds on both sides, red pillars of fragrant wax are placed on the sandalwood table, jade pots of fine wine, and delicacies are served to the table one by one by the beautiful maids. The people who come and go in the house are all distinguished guests, either handsome sons in brocade clothes, delicate women, or big-bellied officials and dignitaries in the court.

Lin Ziyun met a few people with Qin Song and drank together. During this period, Qin Song said that he saw Qin Tianhe and the eldest lady of the Shen family playing and wanted to pull him back. Lin Ziyun wanted to stop it, but this person walked away as soon as he slipped away. Sure enough, when he came back, he dragged the sullen Qin Tianhe, and Lin Ziyun often heard Qin Song mention this person. Today, when I saw it, it was really a dragon among people, with an extraordinary appearance, and a righteous and awe-inspiring face between his eyebrows.

"Brother Qin, I have admired my name for a long time. Lin Ziyun bowed his hand.

Qin Song must have told Qin Tianhe about Lin Ziyun, but Qin Tianhe changed his smile, pushed Qin Song away in disgust, raised his glass and toasted Lin Ziyun with a glass of wine. Several people gathered around, all of them said something to make fun of Qin Song, Lin Ziyun didn't expect that his brother's notoriety was similar to his ability to lead troops to fight, and he couldn't help but feel funny. Qin Song was not interested in listening, and pulled a few people to drink.

After three rounds of drinking, the master appeared. Lin Ziyun stared at it, Shen Zang was a middle-aged man with a majestic face and gray hair.

"Shen Zang is not talented, today's fiftieth birthday ceremony. Distinguished guests come to the door, you are disappointed to welcome you!"

"Lord Shen is polite. "A full house of guests returned the favor.

"Today is the old man's birthday gift, the hospitality is not good, and I would like to invite you Haihan. Some time ago, the Huadiao wine specially transported from Qingzhou is more than ten years old, and everyone wants to try it. Shen Zang said, raising his wine glass.

The moon is like practice, the sky is like ink, the red light is like fire, and the glass of wine is like snow.

"Everyone, please!"

"Lord Shen, please!"

Lin Ziyun drank ten years of fine wine for the first time, and secretly said good wine. The flavor is intense and sweet in the mouth.

"Lord Shen, Your Majesty asked the old slave to congratulate you on Lord Shen's long life and safety on his behalf. A white-eyed man with a hoarse voice didn't need to be an old man, carrying a purple jade handle to whisk the dust, and congratulated Shen Zang.

"Xiangyun burns the heavenly city, and the champion returns to his hometown to ......" is nothing more than Shen Zang's achievements over the years and the emperor's praise for him.

Shen Zang received the holy decree and recited the holy long live long live.

One after another, the guests in the hall sent congratulatory gifts and read birthday greetings. No matter what kind of secret ups and downs Shen Zang experienced, he still thanked him on the surface, whether it was with the new French party or the old party, or with Zhou Yi, who was guarding the Zhenguo, he was extremely familiar. This old fox in the officialdom, when he is struggling, he hides it step by step.

The guests who gave the congratulatory gifts, whether they came for a purpose or simply a group of people who were friendly with Shen Zang, drank three glasses of wine and left the Shen Mansion.

Lin Ziyun didn't see the waves underneath this birthday ceremony, but he listened to what Qin Song said. However, what lingered in Lin Ziyun's mind was the word "new law". He couldn't help but think of Li Kui's change and Wu Qi's change.

Abolish hereditary, feudal frontiers. Reform of the land law and military law were carried out. Lin Ziyun's brain was like thunder, and he faintly felt that maybe he could rise, maybe it was right in front of him. Lin Ziyun, who has carried China's thousands of years of historical reforms, law changes, and historical advancement, is thunderous in his heart and extremely uneasy. He was originally a person who didn't like to settle down and was eager to show his ambitions.

Looking at the fireworks on the street and the bright moon hanging in the sky, Lin Ziyun almost jumped up excitedly.

Qin Song was taken aback, not knowing why Lin Ziyun was so excited. "Brother, why are you so happy?"

"Oh, it's fine. Lin Ziyun couldn't hide his excitement, pulled Qin Song and said, "Brother, didn't you mean that...... Is there a confidante of yours somewhere? Go, my brother invites you to drink. ”

Qin Song looked at Lin Ziyun left and right, and seemed to have discovered a new world.

"Drink flower wine?"

Lin Ziyun nodded meaningfully.

In the ancient city of Chang'an, the waning moon and the slanting stars, the two turned around and grabbed Qin Tianhe again, and pulled them to the depths of the flowers together. Pity this Qin Xianggong is still in the dark, and his drunken twisting and pinching is clamped by Qin Song's big hand, and he can't break free.

At that time, I was young and crazy, picking flowers and looking for willows to climb the Red Mansion. The young man wore a sword, the general hung a sword, and a scholar with a white face and red ears swaggered into the drunken red mansion.