forty-one

Chu Liuxiang accompanied Ye Changsheng on the street, but he was secretly thinking about other things in his heart.

In any case, he always felt that the whole thing of this so-called edict was strange, although it was only his own unfounded speculation at the moment, but his intuition had always been accurate, so when he noticed something unusual, he had to pay attention to it.

Besides, if he only had a vague sense of disobedience before, then this feeling was even stronger after entering this flowery Yunjin City.

Yunjin City is the most economically developed and most convenient place for transportation in the whole dynasty in addition to the royal capital, and it is also the core area with the largest share of rice and grain supply and savings in the country, which can be called a "land of fish and rice".

However, this huge Yunjin City can be simply described as prosperous. Its most famous central street is wide and flat, large enough to accommodate six luxury carriages walking side by side, and the streets are lined with well-run shops, and even many foreign merchants from the Western Regions who look different from the Han Chinese can be seen negotiating business with their own goods. The vehicles and pedestrians coming and going on the street are like a stream of traffic, and the whole Yunjin City is full of vitality.

It is precisely because it is so prosperous that it makes Chu Liuxiang feel abnormal everywhere. It stands to reason that such an eye-catching, noisy place is by no means the first choice for hiding important things in any way. Although it is sometimes true that the more dangerous the place, the safer, but the goal of this Yunjin City is too big, if he is the third prince, there will definitely be Yunjin City in the land that seeks to seize the throne, which is the lifeblood of the economy.

So why did this emperor put such a thing related to the general trend of the world in such a battleground for soldiers?

Thinking about it further, Changsheng can be said to be the most beloved child of the Ye family, according to Cheng Dù, who is favored by Ye Cheng, it is unlikely that his youngest son will be involved in such a struggle, and he is not the best candidate to take the edict.

Chu Liuxiang thought about it as he walked, and he couldn't think of a clue for a while, but he didn't tell Ye Changsheng what he was thinking in his heart, the boat was naturally straight to the bridge, maybe there would be a result after observing.

"Let's go find the prefect here." Ye Changsheng lala Chu Liuxiang's sleeve told him: "My father sued me when he went out, if I arrived in Pingzhou...... I mean Yunjin City, so let me come to the prefect here, and he said that it was someone I knew. ”

"Okay, but is that lord reliable?" Chu Liuxiang asked.

"It should be very credible, otherwise my father wouldn't have let me come to him, do you know who the prefect here is?"

"I heard that it is an adult named Ren Xiang, who was transferred from Ping'an County last year, do you remember Ping'an County?" Chu Liuxiang thought for a while and replied.

"Ren Xiang!?" Ye Changsheng was really surprised, "I know him!" He was my father's best student, he used to come to my house to play, he was very nice to me, and he even hugged me when I was a child! ”

Chu Liuxiang saw that he was proud of his little tail again, and couldn't help but smile and rub his dull hair, "It seems that it is indeed someone you know, and it is best to trust it." ”

Ye Changsheng nodded affirmatively: "Don't worry, my father's vision will not be wrong." ”

So, the two of them led the horse and asked many people all the way, and finally found Ren Xiang's mansion before noon.

Although Ren Xiang is an official, he is relatively low-key and does not like to be publicized, so the mansion is naturally not very luxurious.

Chu Liuxiang took Ye Changsheng to confirm that it was this one, and then stepped forward to knock on the door, and it didn't take long for a dull little doorman to open the door.

"Who are you looking for?"

"Let's find Lord Ren Xiang." Ye Changsheng stepped forward and spoke, "Is he at home?" ”

The little doorman was not very old, and he looked at them a little blankly when he heard this, "My adults are at home, but who are you?" Where did it come from? Is there a sticker or a paperwork? ”

"No, but we are old friends of Lord Ren, and we came here to visit this time, and I asked the troublesome little brother to pass on a word for us." Chu Liuxiang quietly took Ye Changsheng's hand to prevent him from revealing his identity prematurely.

When the little doorman heard that it was an old friend, he thought for a while and nodded happily and replied: "Okay, then please wait a while, and I will go and inform my family." ”

With that, he closed the big red wooden door.

Ye Changsheng turned his head: "Brother Chu, we didn't report our names, what if Brother Ren doesn't know us and turns us away?" ”

"Brother Ren?" Chu Liuxiang didn't answer his question, just raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at him.

Being stared at by him like this, Ye Changsheng's cheeks were a little hot: "Originally, it was Brother Ren, he was my father's protégé, and he was more than ten years older than me, what should I call if I don't call my brother?" ”

"Then in this way, doesn't Changsheng have many brothers?" Chu Liuxiang deliberately teased him.

I didn't expect Ye Changsheng to really think about it seriously for a long time, "If you want to count it, it seems that I do have many brothers with different surnames, my father has a lot of students, and they are now officials all over the country, and they used to often come to my house to find my father." I don't know why, as soon as they came to my house, they liked to tease me and call me brother, and after a long time, I couldn't remember how much I recognized. ”

Chu Liuxiang reached out and touched her nose, and said with a helpless smile: "Then I have to be careful in the future, if I accidentally bully you and cry one day, I may be hunted down by the big people from all walks of life." ”

Ye Changsheng was amused by him, "Brother Chu is such a good person, how can he bully people?" ”

Seeing his innocent and ignorant appearance, Chu Liuxiang's eyes couldn't help but darken, "Changsheng is still young, and when you really grow up in the future, you will know why Brother Chu wants to 'bully' you." ”

As the two of them were talking, the mahogany door was opened from the inside again, and the little doorman just now said respectfully: "Two, my adults are invited." ”

Chu Liuxiang nodded slightly to the doorman: "There is labor." So he took Ye Changsheng's hand and walked in.

In the end, the mansion of the official family is still different from ordinary people's houses, and the nine-curved cloister winds around people are dizzy, but the layout of these gardens in it is good, and it can be seen that it is the handiwork of the official family.

Ye Changsheng is quite familiar with these things, and followed the guide maid to give him the meaning of these layouts, saying that his house is bigger than here, and the road is more complicated, and if outsiders are not led for a while, they will really not be able to get out.

When he spoke, he looked like a young master of an official family, and his small appearance was really vigorous.

Chu Liuxiang listened to him with a smile as she walked, and occasionally interjected to ask a few words, looking like she wanted to spoil people to the end. The maid who led the way saw that he was extremely handsome, kind and gentle, and couldn't help but look at him secretly many times along the way, and when he noticed his peeking gaze, he immediately lowered his head in embarrassment, and somehow envied the little boy who was watched by this son with such affectionate eyes.

Finally walked to the main hall and sat down, and the plainly dressed maids gave them tea and then politely retreated, leaving two people to sit and drink tea.

Chu Liuxiang sat on the Nanmu chair with a teacup, watching Ye Changsheng adapt to this set of things very easily, and secretly sighed in his heart that the official family really has many rules, and a martial artist like him who is used to being debauched and free is really a little unaccustomed.

Ren Xiang didn't let them wait long, and with just a cup of tea, the person had already appeared at the door of the hall.

He probably just came back from the government, so he changed out of his official uniform, walked in in a azure shirt, looked at the two of them suspiciously, and asked with some hesitation: "I heard that the two of them are old friends of Ren, but now this sight seems to be very raw, I don't know what the two of you are looking for me?" ”

Ye Changsheng hadn't seen Ren Xiang for many years, but now that he saw him, he could still recognize that this was the person who had played with him, so he happily put down the teacup and ran over, "Brother Ren, do you remember me?" ”

Hearing this sentence Brother Ren, Ren Xiang looked at the happy young man with a hesitant face, and thought for a long time to make sure that he really hadn't seen him: "This little brother knows me?" ”

"Brother Ren, you really don't remember me? When I was younger, you came to my house to visit my father, and you used to hug me! Ye Changsheng reminded him.

When he mentioned such a thing, Ren Xiang stared at his face all the time. In these years, there is only one person who has called him Brother Ren like this......

"You're Xiao Changsheng?"

"That's me!" Ye Changsheng responded to him with a smile.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Ren Xiang was very surprised: "You are really Xiao Changsheng!?" But your face ......"

"Huh," Ye Changsheng raised his hand and touched his face to explain to him, "This is the mask that Brother Chu put on me, and after wearing it, no one will arrest me when I walk on the street." ”

"I see, no wonder I looked at you a little familiar just now, it turned out to be our little Changsheng." Ren Xiang smiled and touched his head, "When you grew up, Brother Ren didn't recognize it for a while, and when I left the capital, you only had so much." "He compared it to his own waist.

"You've been gone for almost ten years, and I've grown up naturally!" Ye Changsheng was proud, "You can't hold me anymore." ”

Ren Xiang laughed when he heard this, "This is not necessarily, although Xiao Changsheng has grown up a lot, Brother Ren has not always been a teenager, and it is still easy to lift you up." ”

The two of them were talking on the side, and Chu Liuxiang was a little embarrassed as she sat there holding a cup.

Fortunately, Ye Changsheng hadn't forgotten him, and after talking for a while, he pulled Ren Xiang to introduce: "This is Brother Chu, his name is Chu Liuxiang, and he escorted me here along the way." ”

"Chu Liuxiang?" Ren Xiang had obviously heard of this name, "But that Chu Liuxiang who stepped on the moon and stayed incense?" ”

Putting down the cup in his hand, Chu Liuxiang stood up and said, "Exactly." ”