【Chapter 70】Why did the emperor go to the southwest?

On the streets of the royal city, the crowd was barely able to walk. The smell of steaming food stalls is rising, and the little dolls gather around the sugar gourd vendors, standing on tiptoe and pinching the copper plates, all wanting the biggest and reddest string.

In comparison, the palace is a little deserted. This year, Chu Yuan did not set up a banquet to invite the ministers as in previous years, but gave them all rewards early in the morning, saying that there was no need to enter the palace to ask for peace, and to have a reunion dinner with his family.

With a small warm table, a few dishes and a pot of wine, Chu Yuan sat in the hall, looking at the snowflakes outside.

Sixi reminded: "Your Majesty, the dish is going to be cold." ”

Chu Yuan asked, "Is there still wine?" ”

Sixi said: "There are other wines, but Crimson...... This is the last jar, and when you drink it, it's gone. ”

Chu Yuan raised his head and drank another glass of wine, but he didn't speak again, but his eyes were a little fluttering.

Sixi's father-in-law sighed in his heart, why didn't even the Nine Princes come this year, if there were many people in the palace, it would be a little more lively.

On the first day of the new year, you have to sacrifice to the sky, and you can't even get drunk. After returning to the dormitory, Chu Yuan leaned on the head of the bed, thinking about whether it would be snowing at this time in the southwest mansion, thousands of miles away, and thinking about it was the middle of the night.

The situation in the South China Sea is uncertain, and even the snowfields in the northeast are not stable.

Chu Yuan smiled, his chin resting on his knees, but his eyes were a little lonely.

After turning over the new year, there were fewer letters in the southwest province than before. Chu Yuan put them all into the secret compartment one by one as usual, locked them again, turned around and continued to wait for the next month. After eating acacia rice in the spring, the peach in the blink of an eye in the summer will be full of water and spirit, and then later, the autumn grain harvest, the people sing and dance, ushering in a north wind blowing heavy snow, heralding the next harvest year.

Everyone is saying that since the emperor ascended the throne, it is really a good harvest and rain, and the days are comfortable day by day.

"It's been a really cold year, and it's snowing so hard before winter." "It is said that the bluestone slabs on the long street are all buried tightly, and the government is shoveling snow early this morning, and many people and horses have fallen. ”

Chu Yuan said: "Tell Gong Fei to send more manpower, don't let the people be injured because of this."

"Yes." Sixi's father-in-law agreed again and again, and said, "The emperor has been busy for a day, it's time to go back to the palace to rest." ”

Chu Yuan said: "It's still early, let's wait a while." ”

Sixi father-in-law wanted to say something, but before the words reached his mouth, he was stopped by Chu Yuan raising his hand, so he retreated to the side, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It's been four months, and the letter from the southwest government to keep the peace has not been delivered, if it is because of the weather, the excerpts from the Guizhou government have not been blocked, and they have been delivered to the royal city one after another as usual, without a day of delay.

But something must have happened.

The courtiers also muttered, it's been almost a month, and the emperor has always looked preoccupied, but no one knows what it is for-it stands to reason that the world has been peaceful recently, so there should be nothing to worry about. Besides, the emperor is not a depressed character, how much trouble he has to encounter to be so sad.

"Lao Tao, I'm afraid it won't work if it goes on like this." Liu Dajiong was worried, "I have to think of a way." ”

"What can I think of?" Tao Rende also sighed, "I don't even know why the emperor is like this, if you open your mouth rashly, I'm afraid it's better not to ask." ”

"I know this time, I still have to have a concubine." Liu Dajiong said, "I can't figure out what the emperor means, and there are others who can ask." "Where will it be like now, I can't find a crack in the door.

"It's a pity that General Shen returned to Jiangnan." Tao Rende said, "I don't know when I will be able to come back." ”

At this time, the two were still discussing, but someone on the other side came to report that the emperor had announced that the adults had entered the palace.

"Yes." Liu Dajiong said as he walked, "If the emperor is angry, you can block it more." ”

Tao Rende was annoyed by his quarrel. When I entered the palace, there were already many adults in the side hall next to the imperial study, and they all said that they had just gotten the rumor, and that they had important matters to discuss.

"Isn't it going to be another war?" Liu Dajiong asked in a low voice.

Tao Rende asked rhetorically: "Where to fight?" ”

Liu Dajiong was choked by him, and secretly said an old fox in his heart, turned around and walked to the table, and asked the rest of the adults to drink tea together.

Everyone was at a loss in their hearts, and it wasn't until they were summoned into the imperial study that they knew why they were here today.

"The emperor is going to the southwest?" Tao Rende was frightened.

Chu Yuan said lightly: "Yes." ”

Tao Rende asked, "When?" ”

Chu Yuan said: "Three days later." ”

Tao Rende said: "For the king of the southwest? ”

Chu Yuan said: "Yes." ”

Tao Rende said again: "But the southwest mansion doesn't stop? ”

"What else do the rest Aiqing have to say?" Chu Yuan didn't answer him, but looked at everyone.

"Your Majesty." Someone had the courage to say, "If the emperor wants to ask, it is better to summon the king of the southwest into the palace, and it is the same." ”

Chu Yuan looked at him with a cold look in his eyes.

The lower head became quieter and quieter, and the person who spoke lowered his head and retreated, and even Tao Rende did not speak again.

"Good." Chu Yuan said, "Within three days, I will arrange everything properly, and if there is nothing else to play, then retreat." “

Everyone received the order and thanked them, and when they left the imperial study, they breathed a sigh of relief.

"This ......" Liu Dajiong was confused, so dignified, what to do in the southwest mansion.

"Don't ask me, I don't know if you ask." Tao Rende's head was buzzing, and he interrupted before he could speak.

"It's obvious that I shouldn't go to the southwest at this time, I don't even say anything about it, and Dali is not a place to stop." Liu Dajiong said, "I see you admonishing the heavens and the earth on weekdays, why don't you say a word today." ”

"The emperor is obviously angry today, I am not afraid of losing my head, but I am afraid of losing my head in vain." Tao Rende said, "At least figure out the reason first." ”

"King of the Southwest, King of the Southwest." Liu Dajiong sighed again and again, but he was really the emperor's nemesis.

Chu Yuan was in no mood to explain more, and he didn't even bother to be perfunctory. After explaining the affairs of the DPRK and China, he set off in the evening three days later, with only dozens of shadow guards with him, stepping on the snow and starlight all the way, and galloping towards the southwest.

Tao Rende wrote a letter and sent someone to send it to Sun Moon Villa - if there is anyone in this world who can manage the emperor, only the Nine Princes are left, let him know about this, and the danger will be less.

The royal city is thousands of miles away from the southwest province. Chu Yuan almost never slept all the way, in order to rush for half a day, even if he slept in the forest, it didn't hurt. Gather around the bonfire and watch the snow melt on the branches, and before you know it, it's dawn again.

In Dali City, Duan Yao was helping Aunt Jin sort herbs in the courtyard, and the two looked talking and laughing, but neither of them was really happy.

Xiao Wu took people home a few days ago, and this trip is not said to be Tianchensha, and even the location of the country of Fei and Burma has not been found along the way. After a lot of hard work through the vast white fog, there was only a barren island, and the waves crashed against □□-colored boulders, and the white waves were several feet high.

Duan Baiyue was not surprised by this result, in fact, he didn't have any hope at all.

The Bodhicitta Sutra has been completed, and the golden silkworm thread has died, which is already a good result.

"It's been three years." Nanmo said, "These days are really fast. ”

Duan Baiyue said: "This time I have worked hard, Master. ”

"Just get through it." Nanmo clapped his hand, "Get out of the customs." ”

Duan Baiyue stood up and reached out to pick up the mask on the table.

The stone door suddenly opened, and the sunlight poured in outside, although there was a night pearl in the cave, the eyes were still a little uncomfortable, and they closed for a long time before opening them.

Duan Yao, Xiao Wu, Hua Tang, Aunt Jin, and several mothers-in-law, there are no fewer people who should come.

"Brother!" Duan Yao ran over happily.

"Grown up." Duan Baiyue patted him on the shoulder.

Duan Yao looked at him with a smile, compared with three years ago, there was less childishness between his eyebrows, and a little more youthful heroism, and there was a faint shadow of the Duan family.

"Big brother." Xiao Wu also stepped forward, "Congratulations." ”

Duan Baiyue said: "I've worked hard for you in the past three years. ”

"It's cold and snowy, standing here and doing something." Aunt Jin stepped forward and grabbed him, "Let's go, let's go home." ”

Duan Baiyue nodded slightly, and gently withdrew her hand.

"Why, I'm afraid I'll poison me." Aunt Kim complained.

Duan Baiyue smiled: "It's always right to be careful." ”

Aunt Jin forced his hand back and went down the mountain with one.

In the bedroom, Duan Yao said, "Go home, take off your mask." ”

Duan Baiyue said: "Since you have to wear it for a lifetime, it's better to adapt to it earlier." ”

"What to wear for a lifetime, how can there be so many things at home." Duan Yao said, "Take it off." ”

Duan Baiyue stretched out his hand: "Give it to me." ”

"Give what?" Duan Yao was puzzled.

Duan Baiyue said: "Letters." ”

Duan Yao: "......"

"Don't say you're all lost." Duan Baiyue was helpless.

"Naturally, I didn't lose it." Duan Yao muttered in her heart, knowing that it is your lifeline. After returning to the room, he opened the secret compartment and took out a mahogany box: "The letters of the past three years are all here." ”

Duan Baiyue said: "Thank you." ”

Duan Yao sat beside him: "In the past few years, according to what you said, I have written fewer and fewer letters, but the emperor's reply has not been interrupted for a month. I said that the master has an order, and all the letters are not allowed to be given to you, but the emperor said that it is okay, and it will be the same if you save it for three years to read it together. ”

Duan Baiyue smiled: "Got it, go back, I'll lie down for a while." ”

Duan Yao said, "Hmm." ”

Seeing him go out, Duan Baiyue took off his mask, leaned against the head of the bed and closed his eyes, pressed his left hand on the wooden box, trembling slightly, but he didn't open the lid of the box for a long time.

Outside the house, Duan Yao squatted at the door with a knife, nervously eavesdropping, so that he could rush in at any time.