The desert is lonely, the sun sets over the long river, not all outside the plug is a desert, but all the outside is lonely, or every Central Plains person outside the plug is lonely. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

As the sun sets, looking at the sun through the air mixed with yellow sand, there is some sense of twilight in the south of the Yangtze River. A convoy came silently from the northwest, without a guard of honor but on guard. Tang Jue squinted his eyes and waited quietly. The convoy slowly stopped, the attendant next to him stepped forward, the well-trained opened the car door, Tang Jue stepped forward quickly to bow down, there was no movement in the carriage for a long time, it was about a few breaths of silence, "Get up" A soft female voice came to the ears leisurely.

Tang Jue got up, stood on one side, bowed his head slightly, very respectful, but couldn't help but pull out part of his eyes to observe the owner of this female voice. She was thin and slightly haggard, and she was even weaker with the support of the maid. Wearing the tunic wide-sleeved dress of an ordinary rich woman, the sleeves are slightly tightened compared with the general style, reducing a little elegant and feminine, showing a bit of unearthly arrogance, with her elegant and beautiful temperament, like a newly opened narcissus, like a faint fragrance flying, but revealing the perseverance and pride of red plums. If it weren't for the hair ornament on her head revealing the information of her identity, Tang Jue would very much suspect that she had picked up the wrong person.

"Let's go!" The maid let go of her hand, and the crowd waited, bowed and saluted, and the carriage turned around on the spot, and the group turned back and left by the same route, but the footsteps of the group were not heard on the loose gravel ground except for the sound of the collision of the wheels. Tang Jue realized that he was in a trance just now, and he didn't realize that the pair of people escorted by him were definitely superb in martial arts.

As soon as the convoy left, only left, the woman stood with her back to Tang Jue facing south, Tang Jue stepped forward, "The county lord, the minister is ordered by the emperor to take the county lord back to Beijing." ”

"Okay." There was only one light word, so light that Tang Jue was not sure if he said it to himself. He stepped forward slowly, and made a gesture of invitation, as if he was afraid of disturbing the county lord's dream.

The county lord took a deep breath, his eyes were slightly closed and silent, Tang Jue was thinking closely about what he should do next.

A gust of wind came, blowing some of the woman's scattered hair, "Let's go!" The woman said.

Tang Jue followed step by step, opened the door, saluted, invited the county lord to get into the car, and he was a little clumsy to get on the horse, the sun had already turned west, and the group went to the nearest post station.

The post station was almost here, Tang Jue couldn't help but get nervous again, this time he came out, although he was ordered by the emperor to take the county lord back to Beijing. But everyone knows that this county lord has no blood relationship with the royal family, just a maid who has been waiting for the emperor since childhood, and was named by the most powerful second prince of the Hu clan eight years ago, so he canonized the county lord and raised his identity. The identity of this county lord is said to be for her, so it is better to say that it is for the second prince of the Hu family. The second prince of the year was already a great warrior in the clan, and now he is the king of the Hu clan. Since he took power for 5 years, the Hu people's civil strife has gradually settled, the people's hearts have stabilized, and the farming technology of the Central Plains has been introduced, which can basically maintain food and clothing, and there are few traces of burning, killing and looting in the south. It can be called both internal and external, and it is above board.

If the only speculation and rumor about him is that eight years ago, the battle between the Hu people and the Central Plains coincided with the death of the Central Plains Emperor and the civil strife of the imperial family. At this time, the second prince of the Hu clan announced that he had withdrawn from the army, not taking away a soldier or a horse, a gold or a silver, but only a woman. Later, the emperor declared Qin Shu a rebel general, and he had always been the internal response of the Hu people, and because he was found to be executed, the Hu people withdrew their troops without internal response.

As soon as the news came out, the degree of anger of the masses can be imagined, countless civilians rushed into the Qin Mansion, and those people who died in the war did not accept the anger and sadness of the control of the people, and vented it to the Qin family. It is said that the scene of being trampled to death by everyone is a little bloodier than the real battlefield, which is embarrassing.

The county lord in front of her is the woman taken away by the second prince back then, she went to the Hu tribe for eight years, the second prince did not marry her, did not seal her, she disappeared like yellow sand. Recently, the Ministry of Culture and Rites of the Hu Nationality wants to send her back, and it is common for the two dynasties to be peaceful, but there are those who have sent back are unheard of, even if the gift is returned, it is also related to the national body can be big or small, not to mention women, the Ministry of Rites has to ask for holy will. When I heard that the Ministry of Rites Shangshu reported to the emperor, the emperor was learning calligraphy, and Liu Shangshu said that he saw that the emperor's pen was flowing for a long time, and then he said the word "good" in a deep voice. I don't know if it's better to say words or come back, Yu Yu couldn't pay attention until he received a notice to build the county lord's mansion by a wetland outside the imperial city. Only then did it become clear that the emperor did know and agreed to the return of the county lord.

The next step is to select a person to pick up the county lord back, the two countries agreed on the handover location at the border pass, Liu Shangshu can't make up his mind again, trembling and then ask the emperor for orders, the emperor said, "There is no big deal, and the road is far away, just find a young man in good health!" So, Tang Jue became this young man.

Tang Jue didn't know how he took on this errand. Half a year ago, he was just a doctor who wanted to hang a pot to help the world. Since he was very young, his parents died of illness and were adopted by Imperial Doctor Zhang as a righteous son and raised in the house. Taiyi Zhang is an old man in the hospital, with both virtue and art, and a smart and flexible mind, and is very able to understand the world, so although the sky has changed, it has always been highly used.

Imperial Physician Zhang often told Tang Jue that the emperor's greatest trust was not the concubines and courtiers, but the doctors, who were truly entrusted with their lives. Tang Jue felt that this sentence was a bit redundant, because he felt that everyone was entrusted with their lives to the doctor, and he would do his best to treat everyone, which was his creed since he was a doctor since childhood. Of course, he also has the ability to live up to this creed. He is smart, hardworking, and kind. Although Da is not unforgettable, with diligence and family cultivation since childhood, he has long been a leader in medical skills among his peers, although there is still a gap compared to Taiyi Zhang, it is only a matter of time and experience. He often carried a medicine box to the village to see a doctor for the poor. The Yellow River flooded, causing the plague to rage, he disregarded his safety, and worked tirelessly to save people in danger, and never left his name, don't thank him, even if he was just gag to Imperial Doctor Zhang.

Half a year ago, Imperial Physician Zhang had a long talk with the emperor, and it didn't take long for him to receive a notice asking him to go to the Criminal Department to be a petty official. Tang Jue has no intention of pursuing a career, he just wants to treat diseases and save people. However, the emperor's order is difficult to do, and it is said that it is only a job to sort out the autopsy files, and it will not take much time, and he can take the opportunity to learn one more case, so he should be done.

However, Tang Jue, who became an official, is still a smart and serious person, and the original messy corpse files were only sorted out by him, and through the sorting of the files, he provided important clues and helped solve the major case of the Criminal Department. Prince Rongqing, who was in charge of the Criminal Department, reported to the emperor all the people who had made meritorious contributions to solving the case, and all of them were rewarded. Tang Jue was also promoted by half a level and was transferred to the Ministry of Rites, where he continued to manage the files, but this time he was in charge of the people's files. In the Luo Dynasty, the files of the courtiers were kept by the Ministry of Officials, but the files of the royal family's marriages were placed in the Ministry of Rites. Tang Jue naturally didn't like this job, but before he could complain, the errand of taking the county lord back to Beijing fell on him.

has not been an official for a long time, and has just arrived in a new department, and his superiors and colleagues are all very unfamiliar, and he has received such an errand that has not been done for a long time. It is even more difficult to prepare, walking on thin ice, but fortunately, Tang Jue is still a good person, the so-called good person is a person who makes people feel not bad and is willing to help him, and all aspects are also thrilling and dangerous. Now that he has received the county lord, he has not encountered difficulties, and the burden in Tang Jue's heart can be regarded as half unloaded. However, there were still accidents that he didn't expect. It's just that the county lord didn't bring anyone, so he came back alone. He originally thought that at least the county lord should bring two or at least one personal maid, but just now, he said, "Let's go!" "But everyone is gone, leaving only the county lord alone. There were also men in their group, and they only brought a girl who was originally going to be rough. According to the current situation, before returning to Beijing, she can only let this girl serve the county lord, as for what this girl can do, Tang Jue is very uncertain in her heart.

In a blink of an eye, the guest stood in front of him, Tang Jue hurriedly dismounted and went to invite the county lord, the county lord came out of the car, met Tang Jue's gaze, his eyes were stagnant on Tang Jue, smiled at him, and nodded slightly in return. Tang Jue was a little dazed by this series, and the silent and quiet back just now suddenly became smart. For the first time, he had the opportunity to see her face clearly, slightly pale and delicate skin, her facial features were very light, her eyes were not very sharp, only your reflection was as calm as a lake, but it always made people feel that some turbulent emotions were flooding in the depths that could not be seen, peach lips were crystal clear, and light eyebrows were like distant mountains.

Not gorgeous, not charming, clear as wine, plain as water, I don't know if it's beautiful or not, but such a face and smile have the magic of making people's hearts skip a beat unconsciously, however, after returning to normal, you don't know what's wrong, suspect that it's your own delusion. Tang Jue unconsciously thought that where there was a discrepancy in the legend, such a woman should not be abandoned.

After completing the brief handover with Yicheng, everyone went back to their rooms to rest, and the rough maid lived with the county lord, walking nervously behind the people, Tang Jue also followed behind the county lord, asking for any orders. The county lord approached the house and turned around and said, "I'm used to being alone, you all go down, I will call you if you need anything." ”

"But the county lord, this is not in order."

"Don't worry, I just want to be quiet, people have some times, some things, you can only adjust yourself, others can't help you."

Tang Jue didn't know what the county lord meant, but he believed in his feelings, the person in front of him was trustworthy, and they had only met for a few hours, but he thought that he was willing to do something for her, and he didn't know what to do, but instinctively wanted to pull out the mist in front of her and let her take a breath. When Tang Jue came back to his senses, he found that the county lord and the rough maid named Gui Zhi were looking at him. He said in a hurry, "Okay." So he took the maid down.

Everyone is gone, and she is left alone, Zhao Ruoyun walked to the bed, leaned on the bed, held her legs with both hands, and put her face on her knees, she liked to sit like this, as if she was trying to protect herself.

The post house here is very simple, with a table, two chairs, and a simple bed, but for her, it is no different from the royal court of the Hu people, because she is also a person there. The difference is that she also has a small courtyard, and there is a big tree with lush foliage in the courtyard, which is the only vitality in this courtyard, spring hair, summer multiplication, autumn withering, hibernation, and repeatedly, so that people know that the four seasons are still turning, and time is still passing.

On the other side of the courtyard was a large water tank, where people came and went every day to refill water and bring food, and by the way, they brought news from the outside and the books she wanted or other specially requested materials, sometimes paper for drawing, sometimes medicinal materials for research experiments, and so on. Most of the time she is alone, and Mo Ji often comes to see him, Mo Ji is the current king of the Hu family, the second prince of the heroic back then. It was he who stopped the war between the two countries, it was he who brought her here, and it was he who finally sent her back.

Ruoyun smiled and was going back, why did he think of the past again, tomorrow, it should be different in the future, at least he can persuade himself like this, a good night's sleep.

Early the next morning, Tang Jue came to say goodbye, and saw that the county lord had already freshened up and stopped standing in front of the house, as if he was much more relaxed than when he said goodbye last night, but his face was still pale, after these two observations, he felt that the county lord must be suffering from some kind of chronic disease, coupled with the lack of qi and blood, which led to a pale complexion and unstable breath. He really wanted to go forward to check the pulse, but he felt that it was not in accordance with the rules, so he only said, "County Lord, you can go." ”

"Let's go." This time, there was no pause in the answer, but it was a little sparse. Tang Jue felt that the county lord seemed to have been reborn after a night, and he became much brighter again.

Sure enough, the county lord was very cooperative along the way, Tang Jue got through the tension and discomfort, and gradually got better, everything went smoothly. Sometimes, when everyone eats together, the county lord will take the initiative to chat with him, and most of the county lords ask him to answer, although he has a lot of questions in his heart, but he never thought of talking to each other.

It is about half a month's journey from the border pass to the capital, when the day is about to reach Guanzhou, suddenly the wind and rain are blowing, it is the weather at noon, but the black clouds are closed, and the rain is pouring down. The heavy rain made people unable to open their eyes, and the horses also hesitated, and it was even more difficult for Tang Jue to walk on the side of the county owner's car. Tang Jue, as a child of half of an official family, although he can ride a horse, his riding skills can only be said to be very ordinary. When he was a child, he majored in medicine and did not go out often, and occasionally practiced some boxing and martial arts at home, mostly to strengthen his body. As for riding, I have learned, but I don't pay much attention, usually go out to practice medicine and walk nearby, when I encounter horseback riding, I also walk slowly, obviously galloping, and I don't have the experience of riding a horse in the mountains on a rainy day. When the rain was urgent, he turned around in the same place. This group of people looked at the chief official like this, although no one broke it, but Tang Jue's own face was still a little unbearable. However, the troublesome thing has just begun, the county lord's carriage is stuck in the mud, although there is only one county lord in the car, but this carriage is made in accordance with the practice of the royal family, the inner wood and the outer iron are not light, plus the rain and wind are urgent, the horses are not very obedient, all rely on manpower, and they can't be dragged out for a while.

Tang Jue dismounted and looked around, trying to find some stones and wood to cushion the carriage. At this moment, the county lord pushed open the car door, Tang Jue stepped forward to explain the situation, and asked the county lord to wait for a while.

"In that case, I'd better come down first!" Before Tang Jue could react, the county lord had already leaned out of the car door, and the wind and rain quickly wet her pale face, making her even weaker.

Tang Jue jumped into the carriage, had his body to block part of the wind and rain, and pressed the county lord back into the car without any politeness.

"County Lord, the rain is hot and the wind is cold, so let's stay in the car."

"When I go down, the car will be lighter and easier to tow out, won't it?"

"But ......" Tang Jue met the county lord's gaze, and saw that his face was innocent and simple, not at all the quiet and introverted appearance when he first met, and he was a little abrupt compared to his panic. He was defeated, and only said, "Bring a poncho to the county lord." ”

Gui Zhi helped the county lord tie his cloak and helped the county lord get out of the car. Tang Jue shouted, "Su Ji, take two people and send the county lord to the slope over there to take shelter from the wind."

"Yes." A clear voice replied.

Zhao Ruoyun followed the prestige, and a tall figure in a cloak walked towards her with two guards. This man was supposed to be the captain of the guard on this trip, and he had been at the front or the end of the line for the past few days, and he was often alone at the side when the centaurs were eating. Ziyun had already discovered that this person was very loyal, but he had always seen it from a distance, and he had not looked at it seriously. I saw that the man walked straight against the wind and rain, without hesitation between his steps, and thought in his heart that he was a good son who was heroic and loyal. When he got closer, Zhao Ruoyun felt that although this person was heroic, he did have a face that made people look warm, and there seemed to be déjà vu between his eyebrows.

"County Lord, please come here." Su Ji said.

It is said to be sheltered from the wind, but in fact it is just standing next to a few protruding rocks on the side of the hillside. Zhao Ruoyun faintly felt that it was not very safe to stand here in such weather, but looking at the front, the road was so muddy that it was difficult to stop, and he could only stand here. He only stood in the middle of the road, so that the rock would not be useful at all. Su Ji also took a few steps forward, as if standing casually upwind of her, blocking out some wind and rain. The wind and rain at the border pass hit the body really cold, Zhao Ruoyun smiled unconsciously, it's better to come back, it's warm to come back. Seeing this smile, Gui Zhi frowned inexplicably, and continued to hold his arms and tremble.

As long as Tang Jue calms down, his wisdom and ability will be magnified many times higher. Under his command, the personnel of all walks of life were in good order, picking up stones, leveling pits, and taking care of the horses, and it seemed that it would not be long before the cart was pulled out. Tang Jue occasionally looked up at Zi Yun. Then he will see the upright Su Ji and beside him, the same, motionless Zhao Ruoyun. The wind and rain didn't seem to have an effect on these two people, one was still holding his head high, and the other was dignified and quiet. The wind and rain hit their faces and bodies, and they didn't hide or close, and they didn't even frown. Even if there is no way to avoid it, ordinary people are at least very good at moving, shrinking their shoulders and turning sideways. But these two people are different, the rain poured on Su Ji's body as if it fell on a stone, and it could bounce back with a splash, while the county lord was like a deep well, and the rain seemed to be absorbed silently, as if no matter how much suffering was buried deep by her, and disappeared. It's a good match, Tang Jue actually came up with a thought that he didn't know for no reason, he was shocked by his own crankiness, angry and laughing, ignoring the trace of sourness and impulse in his heart.

At this moment, Su Ji heard the sound of gravel rolling down his head, and Zhao Ruoyun immediately looked up, seeing that there were sporadic stones falling, and there was a growing trend. She knew that it was a big or small thing for the rocks to fall in this kind of weather, they were close to the hillside here, and they found it relatively early, and Tang Jue's side was still unknown to everyone. ”

"Go and tell them, leave the carriage alone, hide in both directions, and don't run down the slope." Zhao Ruoyun said loudly. By this time, Su Ji had already grabbed her arm and instinctively dodged to the side. Hearing the order, Su Ji looked at her and paused slightly, and immediately reacted and ran towards Tang Jue's side, saying, "You must protect the county lord." "Thrown behind him.

Zhao Ruoyun saw that when Su Ji arrived near the carriage, Tang Jue was still directing everyone to take horses and carts, and the rocks on her side were getting bigger and bigger, and she no longer had to dodge in the opposite direction.

When Tang Jue saw Su Ji, the sound of the mountain stones rolling down had also changed, but everyone's mind was on lifting the carriage, and no one cared. Tang Jue knew that on this rainy day, it would be absolutely bad to encounter such a thing in the loose sandy mountains. Immediately ordered everyone to abandon the vehicles and horses and retreat to the side.

First, when the mud and stones fall overwhelmingly, mixed with the rain, they can't see the road ahead, and everyone runs and dodges by feeling. Su Ji looked back in the direction he had just come, his vision was blocked by the falling earth and rocks, and he couldn't see the county lord and those people at all, his heart tightened, and with a burst of unstability under his feet, he almost fell. Tang Jue checked the direction of implementation as he ran, calling everyone to retreat to a safe place. After a few moments, the roar faded into the sound of stones tumbling down, and then the sound became sparse and occasional. Tang Jue walked to the middle of the road to observe and confirm that the situation was basically stable, and then signaled everyone to relax. The amount of rockfall this time was not too large, and their luck was not bad. The carriage was buried in the earth, and half of the horses were lost, and half of them were slightly wounded. It's just that the county lord and the others were blocked on the other side by the rocks, and the situation was unknown, which made everyone's mood for the rest of their lives still confused and heavy. Without waiting for Tang Jue's instructions, Su Ji had already climbed the newly formed earth mountain to check the situation on the other side.

On this side, Zhao Ruoyun has just confirmed that everyone is not injured, and he is doing a lot of this dirt mountain. Not too ordinary people can turn over, but the implementation of the pile is still very unstable, when it is turned it must be fast, and it will change later. It was after this that she saw Suji's figure appear on the dirt hill and threw the rope down this way. The two guards immediately understood, took the rope and let Zhao Ziyun and Gui Zhi go first, and they were last. Zhao Ruoyun pulled the rope, she was weak, she had just been in a hurry for the past few days, and she could only barely rest at night, plus she was in the rain just now, and she fled in a hurry, and her physical strength had reached the limit. This hillside could have been climbed by ordinary people with a little effort, but she only climbed two steps before her breath was short, and her hands and feet were completely useless, so she could only retreat to the same place, leaning against the stones to breathe. Gui Zhi hurriedly came over to help her get her right, she wanted the others to go first, and left her alone. But how could anyone else leave her alone? One is that everyone seems to be at a loss. Tang Jue looked at it and became anxious. This is the Su Ji said, "Listen to the monarch, you come up first." Saying that, he got up and went down the rope to Zhao Ruoyun and them.

It's not like going down to climb up, you can't see your footing, and you're afraid of stepping out of the rockfall and hurting the people below. When the three of them climbed to the top one after another, Su Ji had just descended to Zhao Ruoyun's side. Su Ji picked up Zhao Ruoyun's shoulders with his hands and said, "County Lord, take a deep breath, just relax, I'll take you up." Zhao Ruoyun adjusted his breathing slightly and nodded. Su Ji put her hand on his shoulder and quickly climbed up. Zhao Ruoyun suddenly whispered, "You are back this time, you don't have to worry about it in the future." Su Ji seemed to breathe, but he didn't seem to hear anything, and without pausing under his feet, he turned over the dirt mountain and settled Zhao Ruoyun aside

Tang Jue came over and wanted to cut her pulse, she said that she was fine, but she was tired, so let him go and get busy first. Tang Jue had to reorganize the team, except for the injured horses, it happened to be two people riding, fortunately, the post station was not far from the foot of the mountain, and at this time, the wind and rain were also lighter.

Su Ji walked over, knelt on one knee, bowed and asked, "Can the county lord deign to ride next?" ”

"Of course."

Su Ji led his horse over, and now the county lord helped him up, and he also turned over on the horse. Zhao Ruoyun was already extremely tired, his body was already soaked, at this time, the head also hurt, just now when he was lying on the back of the Su Ji, there were many past events that suddenly surfaced in front of him, and at this time, the pictures flickered and flickered, and he fell asleep in a daze.

When Zhao Ruoyun woke up, it was already two days later in the morning, and the first thing he saw was Gui Zhi's surprised face. "The county lord is awake! Wake up, wake up! ”

I saw Su Ji coming in, followed by Tang Jue. Su Ji, his expression was serious, but Tang Jue didn't have more emotions, he seemed to be a lot calmer after the past few days.

"You've been asleep for almost two days, the day before yesterday we just arrived at the post station and found out that you burned the stakes, fortunately, Lord Tang, the medical skills are excellent, said that you must be fine, otherwise the subordinates will really be scared to death."

"Katsura Branch!" Tang Jue called, and Gui Zhi stuck out his tongue and stepped aside.

"County Lord, after the implementation of the matter, half of the people have been injured, and the rain has not stopped in the past two days.

Zhao Ruoyun nodded and agreed, he had been waiting for eight years, these few days were really nothing, not to mention that he didn't seem to be in such a hurry to return to Beijing.

"The court has been informed of the situation here." Tang Jue continued.

"Hmm." Zhao Ruoyun was still lazy and unwilling to speak.

Seeing this, Tang Jue retired, and Su Ji also walked out.

"Is there really nothing wrong with the county lord?" Su Ji asked.

"Don't worry, the county lord is just tired, the wind and cold, causing an old disease, it's not serious, and it's okay to rest."

"But she slept so long."

"Falling asleep, there's nothing wrong with it, sleeping is the most worry-free, haven't you heard that being able to sleep is a blessing? Haven't you been guarding the door for the past two days, the county lord who has to be so heavy, it is good for the body. Tang Jue said this, and Su Ji felt a lot more relaxed.

Zhao Ruoyun always felt that these two people had become a little different, maybe they were too busy, or they were thinking too much, so she comforted herself and went to sleep.

Tang Jue and Su Ji have been really busy in the past two days, busy with people, and chaotic with hearts. When they came to the post station that day, the county lord was already asleep in Su Ji's arms, and after hurriedly relocating, Tang Jue gave the county lord a pulse. He soon discovered that the county lord was only asleep because of the fatigue of the journey, and the rain was a little cold, and it was not a big deal. But he soon discovered that the county lord must have suffered a serious lung injury as he expected, so he often had unsteady breathing, especially when he was exercising vigorously or was emotionally unstable. There is also poison in her body, it should be snake venom or something, poison to remedy, but the damage to the body is irreversible, the spleen and stomach are damaged, which mainly affects the digestion and absorption of things. In contrast to the county lord's pale face and emaciated figure, Tang Jue firmly believed in his judgment. It's just that what this county lord has experienced, her story seems to be more tortuous and mysterious than the legend. The quiet back, the innocent eyes, the pain in the body, which one is her, or is it all her. Tang Jue's pulse has been in this vein for a long time, so long that the Su Ji guarding the door can't help but break in.