Early the next morning. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Because of the large-scale arrival of the cold wave, the rain and snow near Chang'an did not stop, but became more and more violent. Large flakes of goose feather-like snowflakes floated in this giant city in the East, building Chang'an into a silver city of wind and snow.

In the thirteen lanes of Chang'an, when the first rays of sunlight shine in the morning, they should have started to be lively. Merchants from all over the world, and the people living in Chang'an, began to work for their livelihoods. Whether it's selling breakfast, or selling special products, or preparing for a restaurant or brothel for business, or performing on the street, no matter what, it's all lively and bustling.

But today is obviously different, because some news came faintly from the palace far away, and the Tang Emperor finally made a response to the people who had been waiting outside the imperial city in the wind and snow.

A month later, the royal drive is on the march!

There are frightened, there are surprises, or they breathe a sigh of relief, or the sorrow between their brows is a little more, no matter what the reaction of the people after hearing the news, the large crowd outside the imperial city finally dispersed.

Although the news from the front line made them angry, sad and humiliated, they were only some people at the bottom of the society after all, all they could do was to shout like this, they could express their dissatisfaction and anger, and they could also ask the Tang Emperor to quickly send troops to take revenge, but after everything, in the end, it was up to the officials of the first four provinces to make these decisions that were related to the safety of a country.

Heavy snow closed the road, coupled with the recent years, the inertia hidden at the bottom of the people finally began to flood, after a year of labor, one by one returned home and refused to go out, began to make preparations for the New Year. On the streets and alleys, there are almost no people, and there is no bustle in the past, only a few passers-by who have to go out are walking deep and shallow in the wind and snow.

In one corner of the thirteenth avenue, there were several small huts, which were constantly spitting hot air outward.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong, but I'm starving!"

In a simple room, a dark-skinned middle-aged man was sitting on a chair and yelling at an old woman.

The old woman ignored him, and just continued to roast the sweet potato in front of her.

But next to him, an old man with white hair, dressed as a writer, put down the book in his hand at this time, and looked at the middle-aged man with a smile: "Don't worry, believe in your sister-in-law's craftsmanship, and keep you eating hot sweet potatoes!"

The middle-aged man scratched his head and grinned: "Big brother, you still have the ability, marry your sister-in-law, and you can still have a hot meal in this cold weather." It's like me, and I don't have a mother-in-law around me to take care of it, not to mention the mess at home, and I can't even cook a few sweet potatoes. ”

These three are the only two families in this corner.

The old man and the old woman lived here a long time ago, the old man was a gentleman in a private school, and it is said that after several ups and downs, he still did not get admitted to Xiucai, and he had to go to the private school in frustration. Although the life is very poor, but over the years it has also been respected by the people, married a childhood sweetheart neighbor's girl, and lived a peaceful life.

Therefore, the two of them can be regarded as natives of Chang'an.

And the middle-aged man moved here half a year ago, living alone, and didn't seem to have any relatives or friends. If you go out and do some hard work every day, you can support yourself.

The son of the second elder went to the front many years ago, and only came back once every three years, and the two of them had nothing to do all day, and now they have an extra neighbor, which is unexpected. After coming and going, he recognized this younger brother, and the middle-aged man obviously did not exclude many big brothers and sisters-in-law in this strange environment.

"Alright, alright!"

Then the old woman shouted loudly, and then came over with a blue and white plate with a few red sweet potatoes.

The middle-aged man screamed, so he unceremoniously grabbed one, peeled off the thin skin and stuffed it into his mouth. The sweet potatoes were hot orange and orange fields, exuding a rich fragrance, and they looked very warm, but the middle-aged man didn't seem to care at all, and swallowed them in a few bites. Then he hurriedly poured a few sips of water and said to the woman: "It is worthy of being a sister-in-law, this sweet potato is delicious." It's the best I've ever tasted!"

The old woman smiled kindly, her expression was very peaceful, obviously enjoying this kind of life very much, although the news from the front line not long ago made the old couple worry for a while, but gradually faded away, the people living in Chang'an, there is always a calmness in their temperament.

Perhaps it is also because the ancient Tang Dynasty founded the country from chaos and war, and the prosperity of force. The people are not afraid of war, let alone sacrifice, they accept everything openly, but they also act angrily from time to time.

"Eat more if it's delicious, anyway, I can't eat much with my old man. ”

The second elder sometimes encounters something at home, such as a roof leak, etc., all of which rely on middle-aged men to help, so he is also extremely grateful to him, looking at him as if he is a real relative.

The middle-aged man smiled innocently, grabbed another piece of sweet potato and stuffed it into his mouth. The old man and the old woman also laughed and were very happy.

The stove around him was burning quietly, and the fire was faint, but it still exuded full heat, which made this room extra warm.

The snow outside the door was still falling quietly, sprinkled all over Chang'an. It's another quiet day, and it seems, as before, will pass quietly.

But some things still happen, like providence, like a cycle of cause and effect. Just as after the accident on the front line, Chang'an also began to make waves.

Just as the three of them finished eating sweet potatoes and were about to do some customs for the New Year, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside the door. The fence was pushed open, and then there was a heavy knock on the wooden door.

"Bang bang!"

The old man frowned, put down the book in his hand again, and asked in a loud voice, "Which one?"

This place has always been remote, but I don't see anyone who usually comes to visit.

"Sir, it's us, sir, something is wrong!"

The old man was startled, he heard the voices of the students he was teaching in the private school, and hurriedly got up from the kang, put on his coat and went to open the door.

I saw five or six thirteen or fourteen-year-old teenagers in cotton clothes outside the door, all with snowflakes on their heads, red noses, shivering and nervously looking at him.

The old man didn't care about reprimanding them, whether he had forgotten the remarks that the scholars who were taught in the private school on weekdays should be calm and calm, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, what's wrong?"

"Sir, Uncle Chen has been arrested!"

"It's the prime minister's grandfather, and I'm going to be beheaded in ten days!"

"Sir, go and save Uncle Chen!"

The children said gossipily, the old man didn't react to who Uncle Chen was at first, and it wasn't until he heard the prime minister that he suddenly woke up.

It's Lord Chen Xiang, how can it be that he was arrested?

The old man looked at the group of children in front of him, his eyes were very puzzled, and said, "Let's talk about it first, it's cold outside!"

Bringing in a group of frozen children, the middle-aged man was busy increasing the fire in the stove.

The children looked at each other, but didn't know what to say.

The old man said, "Dog, you come on." ”

In a group of children, Goudan is the oldest, and in the private school, his abilities are also among the best.

Goudan thought for a while, and then said: "Just now I was at home, Uncle Wang came to the door, he told us that Uncle Chen was arrested and was going to be beheaded, and then let us students come to you, sir, he said sir, you will definitely have a way to read the scriptures." And he went out with his father, as if he was looking for someone. I found Xiaobao, Erbao and Sanya, they came to you!"

When the old man heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he knew that this was probably true.

The uncle Wang in the children's mouth is called Wang Chun, a big businessman in the neighborhood, the family is rich, and the private school is run by his family, and although he himself does not have an official position, he has a good relationship with many officials, he said that if the Xiangye has an accident, I am afraid it is really bad.

As for why the children call Chen Ce Uncle Chen, it is because Chen Ce attaches great importance to education. Whenever he was out of official business, he liked to go to various private schools and colleges in Chang'an City, bringing books and some gadgets to the children, and often solving problems for these old masters. Therefore, the children affectionately called him Uncle Chen, and they were not afraid of the respect of the prime minister, and Chen Ce gladly responded.

"Sir, you must save Uncle Chen!"

The children looked at him expectantly.

The old man replied with a wry smile, in the eyes of the children, this gentleman who knows everything is naturally the most powerful. But he himself knows that he is a poor scholar, what can he do, he can arrest all the prime ministers above and below 10,000 people, except for the emperor who sits in the deep palace, who else can there be!

I don't know what Chen Xiang has done!

The old man frowned.

"Wait...... Big brother, is that Uncle Chen you are talking about the current Prime Minister Chen Ce Chen?" At this time, the middle-aged man next to him, who had been watching quietly, suddenly asked.

"Naturally. ”

"This ...... How is this possible, how can someone as good as Chen Xiang be arrested and beheaded?" The middle-aged man looked incredulous.

The old man was surprised, and looked at him suspiciously: "We, the people living in Chang'an, naturally know that Xiang Ye is good, but you have only been in Chang'an for half a year, how can you know Xiang Ye? I heard that in the Shanhai Realm, many officials say that Chen Xiang is a big corrupt official!"

"That's what they have to say, King Liang's dog thing. The middle-aged man said disdainfully, and then was silent for a while, but said, "Actually, Lord Chen has a great favor to me. ”

The middle-aged man looked at the snowfall outside and said slowly: "I am an orphan, I have no father and mother since I was a child, and I live in a slum with a bunch of street children. Although life is hard in normal times, it is also passable, but that year, there was a heavy snowfall that has not been seen in decades, and the slum was crushed by heavy snow. We had to sleep on the streets. Many of my brothers froze to death one after another......"

The old woman next to her sighed softly, in fact, such things happen everywhere, but for them and the people, it is still rare.

"When I thought I would die, a young man appeared in front of us. There was a light in the eyes of the middle-aged man: "We were taken away by him and entered a luxurious mansion, and we no longer had to worry about food and clothing." In the following years, he taught us to read and write, and the principles of life. It was also at that time that we felt the happiness of human life......"

"But the good times didn't last long, he was transferred, and we left the house one after another, and gradually lived a different life. But we are all very grateful to him, like a brother, like a father......"

The middle-aged man's eyes seemed to be a little more crystalline, and he smiled self-deprecatingly: "Later, some of those brothers went to the front line, went into battle to kill the enemy, and became officers. Some participated in the imperial examination, and finally became a political party, and some became big businessmen and became rich. It's just me, I'm still so useless, I can't do anything. ”

"But it doesn't matter, I learned about him from a brother later, so I came to Chang'an without hesitation, do some hard work, do some dirty work, it's good to live, it's good to be able to get close to him!"

"Is it Xiangye?" the old man asked softly.

"Yes. The middle-aged man was very excited: "It's Xiangye, Xiangye was the Taoist master there back then, adopted us, and later went to other Taoist realms, Xiangye also did the same thing, this is all I heard from the brother who was an official, absolutely can't be wrong!"

Suddenly, the middle-aged man looked at the old man sharply, and suddenly knelt on the ground: "Big brother, if you have a way, you must save your benefactor!"

The old man hurriedly helped him up, and said: "I will naturally do it, although I don't have any power, but the scholar has his own heroic righteousness, and he is not afraid of power." I can find Chang'an Mansion, if Chang'an Mansion does not accept it, I will knock on the door of the main palace, there will always be a way! Good people will definitely have good rewards. ”

The old man finished speaking excitedly, and then said bitterly: "I just don't know what crime he has committed, how to avenge him?"

"It's a crime of rebellion!"

At this moment, a voice came from outside.