In the twelfth year of Tianxingguo, the inner courtyard of the palace, the golden glazed tiles are bright during the day, the purple pillar and the golden beam court are wide and wide, the bluestone long road is straight from north to south, and in the Zhenghe Palace, one person wears a bright yellow robe that shows the dragon soaring, sits in front of the golden silk nan wood carved dragon royal case, showing dignity, and the other person wears a black red-striped official uniform, sits opposite side, and is extraordinarily gorgeous.

Xiao Xianxin said to Lian Jingyuan, "I won't tell you, I've been worried about one thing lately, and I can't sleep at night!" ”

Lian Jingyuan pondered for a moment, looked at him and asked, "Su family?" ”

The man in the yellow robe smiled slyly, "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you" After speaking, he said sadly, "Alas, I think that I have been founding the country for 12 years, but the treasury is not yet full, and the war on all sides has not been settled, at this moment, the Su family is particularly critical!" ”

Lian Jingyuan replied, "Your Majesty, the minister knows that you have the Quartet in your heart, but the founding of Tianxing is only twelve years, and it can also be regarded as the people are rich and strong, the land is stable, and the war for many years does consume the treasury.

Xiao Xianxin nodded, "Yes, in addition to official salt, war horses, and weapons, grain, cloth, utensils, herbs, and even swords, crossbows, and gunpowder on the battlefield, all of them are headed by the Su family."

Lian Jingyuan also knows the financial resources and manpower of the Su family, "Moreover, the Su family's power is not only like this in Tianxing Country, but also spread up and down the Fuyi and Qishou countries, and other countries have long been interested in wooing them for their own use" After speaking, he smiled and said, "Fortunately, the Su family has lived in the imperial capital for generations, and for us, it can be regarded as the first month near the water."

Xiao Xianxin looked at him and discussed, "So I also have the intention to deal with the Su family earlier, in your opinion, who is the most suitable person to handle this matter?" ”

Lian Jing was far from thinking too much about it, got up and said, "Minister, petition!" ”

Xiao Xianxin politely waved his hand in disgust, "Don't do it still, there are no outsiders here", after speaking, he leaned over, squinted his eyes slightly and asked, "Do you think you don't need to go in person?" ”

Lian Jingyuan said, "The minister is the minister of state, this kind of thing is very suitable for the minister to come forward, if you send other people, it may make the Su family feel insincere, if the emperor you go in person, I am afraid that the Su family will be pampered in the future!" ”

The emperor was a little worried about the temper of the Su family, "The Su family has always been proud of the world, and I am still thinking about it, maybe I have more sincerity."

Lian Jing looked at him from a distance and respectfully analyzed, "If you really go in person, it is not just a matter of sincerity, it is the face of the court, and the Su family is inevitably stubborn and self-serving, and if the negotiation is successful, I am afraid that they will have the upper hand in the future, this is a long-term contest, we naturally can't raise them higher, of course, if the emperor feels that he needs to be more sincere, it is better to send another prince to go with his ministers!" ”

The emperor nodded and said, "Okay, just like you said let Ji'er go, all the conditions are up to you, and you must negotiate them."

Lian Jingyuan nodded......

The relationship between Lian Jingyuan and Xiao Xianxin was like a half-brother, the Tianxing Kingdom established by the civil and military inheritance was already intimate, Xiao Xianxin became an emperor and did not forget to share the weal and woe, Lian Jingyuan was even more of a prime minister above 10,000 people under one person, Xiao Xianxin believed in him, kissed him more than his own princes, and the two talked about everything in private.

Steward Chen of the Prime Minister's Mansion walked through the rain corridor with the magnificent mahogany columns, entered the Chenglai Pavilion, and bent down to report, "Xiangye, the letter has been delivered, the Su family has returned, and we will visit in three days, Xiangye, what else do we have to prepare?" ”

Lian Jingyuan got Xiao Xianxin's explanation, and he had already understood the Su family's big and small matters, but he was still afraid that there would be something missing, "Let people list all the properties of the Su family, and then inform the people in the house, do things well these days, the Su family has seen the world, and I have long heard that the Su family's family style is extremely strict, and when dealing with businessmen, you must do what you like, and no one is allowed to exceed the rules." ”

Steward Chen nodded, "Yes, Xiangye, the slave must be arranged" After speaking, he walked down.

Lian Jingyuan turned around and saw the girl lying on the edge of the garden eavesdropping, watching Lian Xuanjin probe his brain and eavesdropping on his speech, and shouted sternly, "What are you sneaking up on?" ”

Lian Xuanjin poked her head out, squinted and smiled, at the age of five or six years old, she didn't see any difference in the high-grade brocade that the ladies of your family worn, but those smart eyes were the children of the elves at a glance, and she grinned at Lian Jingyuan, "Dad, how can you be sneaky in your own family, I just heard that the people of the Su family are coming, is it the richest Su family, Dad, can you take me to see the world?" ”

Lian Jingyuan didn't know what the hell she had in mind, the Su family's affairs were very important, and he emphasized to her, "I can tell you, this is a big deal, don't make trouble, otherwise your father will clean you up" Seeing Lian Xuanjin's unconvinced look, he explained, "Your master will come to pick you up in a few days, you take advantage of some time to accompany your mother, do you hear?"

Lian Xuanjin pursed his lips and muttered, "Forget it, if you don't take me, you won't take me, and I'm not rare" Saying that, he walked away without hurry, leaving Lian Jingyuan to shake his head and muttered to himself, "This kid is spoiled by me"

After three days, on this day, the weather was still sunny, the sun was shining warm, Lian Jingyuan sat in the Chenglai Pavilion and watched Steward Chen come from afar and said, "Xiangye, the third prince has arrived", Lian Jingyuan nodded, "What about the people of the Su family?" Steward Chen replied truthfully, "I have already left the Su Mansion, and it should be soon." ”

Lian Jingyuan got up and walked towards the door, and saw a twelve or thirteen-year-old young man in the Flying Dragon Emperor's clothes coming, with a golden crown and long hairpins, his eyes like black springs, deep and difficult to see his depth, the bridge of his nose was high, the side profile was distinct, although he did not speak, but the temperament of the righteous Ling Ran was obvious, and everyone saw that he was magnificent, and he had some calmness that was not at this age.

Lian Jingyuan also bent down and bowed, "Three princes! ”

Xiao Ji casually helped Lian Jingyuan up, "Lian Xiang, please get up", and then walked in with a smiling sword boy who was almost a year old, the two didn't say much, Xiao Ji sat on the top and waited quietly......

Soon, Steward Chen came to report "See the Three Princes", Xiao Ji knew that the people of the Su family were coming, and after waving his hand, Steward Chen dared to get up and say, "The third prince, Xiangye, the people of the Su family are here." ”

Lian Jingyuan moved his body and sat down to signal him to invite people in, and after a while, Steward Chen bent down to lead the Su family in, also a twelve or thirty-year-old boy, followed by a plain and elegant white-clothed guard, the young man was wearing a blue and high-grade satin robe, the colored Danxiu was noble, with a green jade hairpin on his head, handsome and elegant, the young man did not salute respectfully, but nodded slightly, a lip that seemed to be smiling and not smiling was slightly raised, just like a shallow curved moon, and the entourage behind the young man said respectfully, "I have seen the three princes, Lian Xiang."

Lian Jing led him into his seat from afar and said, "You're welcome, Master Su, please."

The young man sat down, and saw that Lian Jingyuan looked him up and down a little hesitantly, and secretly thought in his heart that he must be so suspicious because he was still young and didn't count the ideas he took, so he smiled lightly and said, "Lian Xiang may not know, since I was six years old, I took care of affairs with my father, and now half of the Su family's property is decided by me.

Lian Jing had heard about Su Muyou's strange news a long time ago, but Su Muyou's whereabouts were secret, and the Su family didn't have to cling to power, and no one could embarrass the people Su Muyou didn't want to see, so he met for the first time today, "Sure enough, the hero is a teenager!" ”

Su Muyou has always been proud, and she doesn't like to beat around the bush when she speaks, so she didn't say hello anymore, and went straight to the point "Don't dare to be, today thanks to the invitation of the third prince and the prime minister, I can also guess one or two of the things we talked about, the third prince, if there is anything important about Lian Xiangruo, it is better to say it directly."

Lian Jingyuan smiled amiably, "Since Su Gongzi is so good, then the old man will say it directly, inherit the emperor's decree, and invite the Su family to come today to discuss official and commercial cooperation and win-win reciprocity."

Su Muyou already knew the intentions of the imperial court, and the Su family did not have no plans, "The reason why the Su family has today's prosperity is all dependent on the peaceful and prosperous era of Tianxing Kingdom, and it is the honor of the Su family to serve the imperial court, but since they are businessmen, the Su family naturally does not do loss-making transactions, and there is one thing as the premise, and this cooperation can be discussed."

Lian Jingyuan asked, "Please say?" ”

The young man smiled secretly, and said categorically, "Arms, official salt, the Su family wants to have sole power!" As soon as the words came out, Xiao Ji secretly glanced at Lian Jingyuan. And Lian Jingyuan was not too surprised, his eyes were still calm, Lian Jingyuan had already predicted all the conditions that the Su family might offer, although what he said was an important matter for the military aircraft and important to the imperial court, but it was not unreasonable.

Behind the screen in the inner hall, the clever girl was still lying on her stomach and looking out, and kept talking with the girl next to her, Bu Man, "This is Su Muyou, she looks so handsome" and moved her eyes to Xiao Ji from the screen seal, "It turns out that the third prince looks like this, they all say that he is talented, wise and brave, and he doesn't see any difference from others", Buman saw that she had no intention of leaving, worried that Lian Jingyuan would find out that the two would be punished, and kept reminding him, "Miss, Miss, let's go quickly, if you let the master know, you have to kill me"

Lian Xuanjin ignored her words, continued to concentrate and continued to look inside, "I'm coming, what are you doing?"

After Lian Jingyuan finished speaking, he saw that he did not ask for more, and said: "All the shops of the Su family with an annual income of more than 10,000 taels, the imperial court naturally has to appoint officials and merchants, and the imperial envoys will be stationed in Changguan, and important decisions need to be discussed together, and the accounts should also be compared." ”

I thought that Su Muyou would bargain, but I didn't expect him to be so simple, "Okay, in addition to the Yuyuan Pavilion in the imperial city, the Su family's shops, farms, mines, and 20% of the annual net profit, the Su family is willing to hand it over to the imperial court as a tax supply"

Lian Jingyuan knew that the Su family's annual profit was comparable to the annual income of the national treasury, I don't know how the Su family was so bold, and he was afraid that the Su family would make other requests, so he was skeptical, Su Muyou saw his hesitation, "If Lian Xiang has concerns, we can talk about it another day!" ”

Lian Jingyuan stood up and hurriedly agreed, "The Su family is so straightforward, of course it has no intention, that is, it is the cooperation of officials and businessmen, then the court will allocate special people for the Su family to send." ”

Su Muyou smiled and said, "Then there is no need, the soldiers of the imperial court should have worked hard and the battlefield, how can they be overused, the imperial court only sends officials and businessmen to supervise the construction, and the low workmanship is not needed, I believe that there are many capable people in the imperial court, and all kinds of details will definitely be arranged properly, and there is nothing else, so it is decided." ”

Behind the screen, Lian Xuanjin was also puzzled and muttered in a low voice, "It's so atmospheric, two percent, just give it, Dad didn't open his mouth, what did he want?" ”

Buman was already anxious, and seeing that she had no intention of leaving, he hurriedly pulled her, "Miss, let's go." Lian Xuanjin refused to leave until she finished watching the excitement, and she hated it when she pulled herself, so she struggled hard and shook her arm, I will take a look again, don't pull me. Buman had to remind him again, "Xiangye knows that he will be blamed." The two pulled and pulled, Lian Xuanjin shook his hands hard, but he didn't expect to throw Bouman out, the screen fell down with a snap, and everyone looked at it, and the girl in orange was smiling at everyone embarrassedly......

Lian Jingyuan saw her hippie smile and stood up and said angrily, "Nonsense, what are you doing here?" ”。

Lian Xuanjin patted his dress, stared at the big apricot eyes and walked in, looking casual "Father, I heard that today my father is going to discuss important matters with the third prince and Su Gongzi, Jin'er looked at the time and thought that it should be over, so I thought about it to do some landlord friendship, but I didn't expect Jin'er to be impressed by the anger of the third prince and Su Gongzi Xuanyu as soon as he entered the main hall, and accidentally lost his sense of proportion, and I hope that the third prince and Su Gongzi will not blame."

Su Muyou looked at her, looking at her immature face with a pair of big bright eyes turning around, as if there was something novel in his head at any time, he had never been very close to girls, but he didn't dislike such a cute girl, but he didn't feel the need to say anything, and turned to Lian Jingyuan, "Since there is nothing else, then I will leave first!" ”

Just about to leave, he was stopped by Lian Xuanjin, "Brother Su Muyou, please stay, I still want to take you to the Prime Minister's Mansion, why did you leave?" ”

Su Muyou saw that she was so straightforward and enthusiastic, and thought that it would be good to take this opportunity to take a look at the Prime Minister's Mansion, seeing that Lian Jingyuan wanted to open his mouth to blame, he said kindly, "Then it's better to be respectful!" ”

Lian Xuanjin looked at him and said to Xiao Ji happily, "The third prince came to the Prime Minister's Mansion for the first time, why don't you go around together?" ”

Xiao Ji and Lian Jingyuan glanced at each other, after all, the Su family was not a member of the imperial court, and the prime minister's mansion was also an important place in the imperial court, so naturally he couldn't let him inquire at will, so he nodded and answered.

Xiao Ji walked in front and took them to walk in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a long time, Lian Xuanjin was proud of the grandeur of his mansion, pointed to a juggling field passing by, and saw all kinds of leisure utensils, and deliberately asked, "Do you want to swing, or experience my merry-go-round?" After speaking, seeing that there was no interest on the faces of the two, Lian Xuanjin pointed to the coaching field in the distance, "I know that the two of them are doing their jobs, I heard that the third prince is like a god, and I have always wanted to see it, why don't we go to the coaching field, what do you think?" ”

Xiao Ji glanced at Su Muyou, seeing that his mind was on the layout of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he seemed to be very interested in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he took the opportunity to invite him to "Su Gongzi Please".

Seeing that both of them were hooked, Lian Xuanjin walked forward with them, and several people walked back and forth while talking, not realizing that the light figure of the roof was following closely, Lian Xuanjin looked up at Mo Song's figure, secretly proud......

Lian Xuanjin jumped all the way and thought about teasing the two, Su Muyou was very calm, but secretly turned his eyes quickly, Xiao Ji didn't pay attention to any flowers and plants at all, and always looked at the young man beside him, Lian Xuanjin took them around and walked through many similar roads, several people finally came to the coaching field, the empty coaching field, a hundred steps away, three arrow targets stood apart, Xiao Ji and Su Muyou glanced at each other, and heard Lian Xuanjin boast "I practice archery here when I have nothing to do on weekdays, but I'm too young to shoot so far, and it's not very accurate. If you are interested, try it too."

The two looked at the arrow target in the distance, looking at the girl in disbelief, Xiao Ji questioned, "You can shoot a hundred meters away at such a young age?" ”

Lian Xuanjin pretended to be curious, "Is this difficult, can't the third prince?" Brother Su Muyou, what about you? ”

Su Muyou smiled faintly, stretched out her hand to pick up the curved bow, bowed and shot quickly, hitting the bull's-eye in the center, Lian Xuanjin couldn't imagine that her business was doing well, and her kung fu was not bad, so she clapped her hands in surprise and applauded, "Awesome, awesome!" ”

Xiao Ji thought that he couldn't lose the royal people, and he was not to be outdone, so he picked up three arrows and gestured forward, in order to wait for everyone's attention, the three arrows were fired together, and the people were not in the middle of the three targets, and even Su Muyou's previous arrow was also worn and scattered, Lian Xuanjin never thought that his prestige was so deserved, and he was shocked and said, "Wow, this is even more powerful!" ”

Xiao Ji looked at her and was stunned, thinking about her previous conversation, and asked, "Didn't you just say that you can do it, but you don't seem to have seen it before."

Lian Xuanjin has the best face, seeing her blatantly debunked, she is unwilling to turn around and call someone "Buman, take my bow and arrows"

Buman nodded, and brought a purple-red curved bow, a silver-tipped arrow, and a black cloth belt.

Xiao Ji had already seen her pretending tricks, and sneered at it, "If you don't learn well at a young age, Master Su, this king has almost gone to the Prime Minister's Mansion, why don't we go back?"

"The third prince wants to go, don't pull others, I still have something to ask Brother Su Muyou for advice" Lian Xuanjin said and gave Bu Man a look, "You go and send the third prince", and then saw Bu Man lead Xiao Ji to turn away, she patted the dust on her hands proudly, turned her head to look at Su Muyou and asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”

Su Muyou explained, "If your posture is stronger, your bow is fuller, and your arms are straighter, it may be no different from the real one, but you should know who the third prince is, the person who can lift the sword just after walking, I'm afraid you can see it even then, right?" ”

Lian Xuanjin was a little discouraged when he saw that his results were so easily seen through, "Forget it, you can see it?" It seems that this trick will not be interesting in the future. ”

Su Muyou asked, "You know how to use magnets as arrows at such a young age?" ”

Lian Xuanjin saw that he only saw one of them, and said with some pride, "Not only that!" ”

Su Muyou asked again, "What else?" Seeing that Lian Xuanjin just smiled and shook his head, Su Muyou sighed, "Although you are the most naughty child I have ever seen, it is undeniable that you have a good brain and can be taught."

"Just wait for your words, since it can be taught, then you teach me, how to make money? Aren't you the most profitable person in the imperial capital, if I worship you as a teacher, then I won't have endless money! ”

Su Muyou saw her purpose for keeping herself, and she really couldn't understand how a child could be so reverent about money, and asked, "Are you short of money to spend?" ”

Lian Xuanjin disagreed, and asked in a milky voice: "Aren't you also short of money to spend?" ”

"Why should I teach you, though?"

Lian Xuanjin thought about the simplest truth of the businessman, "I worshipped Yun Yi You Shi as my teacher, and the master gave me a copy of Yun Youji, which was written by the master when he traveled to take the essence, and there is no foreign transmission, you teach me, I will lend you this book to see, and exchange my book for your book, is this fair?" ”

Su Muyou shook her head and said, "I don't have a book."

Lian Xuanjin didn't believe it, "You are so good at doing business, how can you not have a book?" ”

Su Muyou pointed her head and said to her, "It's all here" After speaking, she no longer wanted to stay, and was about to go out, but Lian Xuanjin chased after her, "Then you teach me some powerful doorways, I will follow the master to travel, in case I use it!" ”

Su Muyou saw that she was so sincere, and no longer stingy, she stopped and said, "Business, real trading, the way is in the timing, and the quality is in the high!" ”

Lian Xuanjin listened to the clouds, touched his head in the fog and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Su Muyou explained seriously, "There is a source of buying and selling, and the timing is the time to start, the high and low is the price of buying and selling, if you see that this year's grain growth is good and the low price is good, and the harvest is not good, sell it at a high price, isn't it profitable." ”

"Oh" Lian Xuanjin nodded as if he understood, turned around and saw that Su Muyou had already walked out, ran two steps quickly, and said loudly, "Two days from the Dragon Boat Festival, I will wait for you in Jinhua Pavilion and send you the book promised to you" After speaking, the man had already walked far away.

Buman led Xiao Ji to a courtyard, pretending to have a stomachache and ran away, Xiao Ji didn't care about the road he just walked when he went in, and walked forward carelessly, but after walking for an hour, he stood in place suddenly, saw the stone pier on the ground, and immediately understood his situation, and secretly said, "What a big courage, I dare to use the maze to tease this king, if it weren't for the big Xiangfu, I should have noticed it a long time ago" said and got up, stepped on the roof and flew, through the main hall all the way to the main gate of the Xiangfu, Lian Jingyuan and Lian Guanshen were discussing something in the courtyard, Seeing the person flying out of his head, Lian Xuan was surprised and said, "Dad, it seems that the third prince has suffered his sister's loss."

Lian Jingyuan shook his head and said helplessly, "Your sister, even the third prince dares to provoke, sooner or later she will have to return it!" ”。

Lian Xuanjin saw that the labyrinth he had set up was empty, and walked into the yard with a wicked smile with his eyes turned around, only to find that there was no one after a turn, only to know that Xiao Ji had walked out, heard a burst of laughter, and looked up to see the lean young man in black sitting on the roof, very pleasant......

Lian Xuanjin pouted and asked dissatisfiedly, "Mo Song, are you laughing at me, believe it or not, I can cut you!" ”

"I don't dare" Mo Song jumped down, "You even dare to tease the third prince and cut me, isn't it a word?" ”

"It's good to know...... I ask you, how long did it take for him to come out? ”

Mo Song said, "One hour, so, you don't lose!" ”

"So I won this game, and the two of them saw it just now!"

Mo Song disagreed, "That's your clumsy performance, it has nothing to do with me, my feather lock hasn't been discovered!" ”

Lian Xuanjin had already been sure to win, thinking of a good puzzle to trap Xiao Ji, and Mo Song tried to manipulate archery to confuse the two, so that they could win the battle, but now Mo Song said that he did not have an advantage, and looked at his lofty appearance, he was embarrassed and angry and simply hugged him, Mo Song instantly seemed to be tied hands and feet, Lian Xuanjin tied knots in the air at will, and then clapped his hands and said, "Untie it, come to me!" ”

Mo Song's hands were bound, and he slowly took out a handful of white powder from his body, raised his hand and dispersed, Lian Xuanjin looked at a rope that was not thick or thin, and clearly tied it to him and asked, "Didn't you say that this rope can't be seen anyway, why did it change color?" ”

"Can my things still trap me" After saying that, Mo Song had already untied the rope and put it away on his body, and walked away arrogantly......

At night, the crescent moon hangs high in the air, the purple sara tent hangs straight to the ground, and a beautiful and gentle woman on the bed touches Lian Xuanjin's head and kindly advises, "Today, your master has a letter saying that you are going to leave tomorrow, you follow the master outside, you must remember the master's teachings, don't mess around anymore, your father sent you out to let you learn to learn and learn, and you must not live up to your father's expectations." ”

Lian Xuanjin always thought that it was still early before the day of departure, and was a little surprised by the sudden news "Mother, I'll leave tomorrow?"

"Hmm" Wen Liang nodded softly, but Lian Xuanjin saw that she was still smiling and pleasant, and asked puzzledly, "Mother, shouldn't you say that you can't bear me with a nose and tears now, you are like this, why do you feel that I don't look like my own?" ”

"Even if my mother is reluctant to let you go, I can't imprison you by my side for my own selfishness, the sky outside is wide, and my mother wants to plan for you for a long time because she loves you!"

Lian Xuanjin was not reluctant to leave, and suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, I'll leave tomorrow?" I also asked Su Muyou's brother to send him a book, what should I do? ”

Wen Liang comforted, "It's just a book, do you think Su Muyou will care, besides, if you don't have to leave tomorrow, just because today you broke into Chenglai Pavilion to disturb your father's deliberations, your father has to beat you, and you dare to tease the third prince!" ”

Lian Xuanjin smiled and said, "Daddy is reluctant!" ”

Wen Liang looked at her mischievous and chattering, "When you go outside, without the protection of your father, you have to take care of yourself in everything, remember that you have to think twice about everything, and don't do things that are as unruly as today." ”

Without the blessing of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Lian Xuanjin knew that she really had to work hard for herself as she said, and said aggrievedly, "There are so many bad people outside, will I be in danger?" Mother, if you really can't bear me, if you don't tell your father, let me stay in the house. ”

Wen Liang said, "The whole world is not the imperial land, you remember that you are the daughter of the prime minister of Tianxing Kingdom, as long as you report your father's name in an emergency, you can naturally protect your life, and your father let Mo Song protect you with him, and you can rest assured that he is in your mother."

Lian Xuanjin saw that there was no room for maneuver at this time, and hugged the gentle embrace, and was aggrieved and coquettish, "Mother, I don't want to go, I want to stay by my mother's side all the time." ”

Lian Xuanjin is only a six-year-old child, and he is a treasure in the palm of his hand in the Xiangfu, Wen Liang knows that the road ahead is slowly dangerous and abnormal, how can he be reluctant, but he is unwilling to guard the boudoir and be a blindfolded fool, and comforted, "Why don't you want to keep you by your side, but you are the concubine of the Xiangfu, how can your mother be willing to let you only be an ordinary boudoir woman"......

The next day, before dawn, I don't know whose chicken crowed twice to the east, Lian Xuanjin ran out with his bags in silence, Mo Song was already standing outside the courtyard waiting, the two smiled at each other, and walked towards the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The long bluestone road, a girl like a flower, a boy like the wind, looking at the east is white, anxious and fast, leaving a gust of wind, it is a unique scenery, and a carriage outside the prime minister's mansion has been waiting for a long time, Lian Xuanjin panted and stopped, "Master, I'm not late, right?" ”

"When you say yes, look at what time it is, it seems that today's teacher is going to give you the first lesson, punctuality!" Yun Yiyou Shi Yunbu was wearing a white robe, solemn and solemn, like a heavenly immortal who fell into the mortal world and was inviolable, seeing that Lian Xuanjin was unmoved, he pointed to the carriage with a calm expression, "Since you missed the time, I will punish you for driving the horse."

Lian Xuanjin watched the high carriage walk up, his little hand grasped the reins, and he pulled hard, and his body shook with it............

The girl carried the carriage through the flowers and forests, through the spring, summer, east and autumn, and it was ten years in the blink of an eye.

"Master, Master, we are about to arrive at Wuling."

Hearing the sound, a charity woman in the car opened the curtain, and the driving girl turned her head to look, such as a pleasant smile on her face, seeing her thin eyebrows like willow leaves and spring breeze, her face was peach blossom in April, her ten fingers were white and delicate, as if she had never been dyed with spring water, a pair of apricot core big black eyes were like chasing in the clear spring, and the thin winged hibiscus lips had not yet opened, and the beads turned to the end......

Lin Wanrou, the woman who lifted the curtain, smiled and looked at her smiling eyes, knowing her thoughts: "What?" Do you want to go to your master's hometown? ”

Lian Xuanjin was also unceremoniously, "One day as a master, a lifelong father, master, I will also go back to my hometown to recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors, right?" ”

"You have been following me and your sister out for ten years, and finally arrived at Wuling, it is time to take you back to see, your father has sent a letter to urge you a few times, stay in Wuling for a few days, and when Mo Song comes back, you should also go back" Yun Bu in the car did not see his voice first.

Lian Xuanjin looked at him and asked, "What?" Master, Master, aren't you going back to the imperial capital with me? ”

Lin Wanrou still said softly, "Your master has always liked to be unrestrained, Wuling is like a fairyland outside the world, your master has planned to write a book here about what he has traveled and thought in the past few years, so we discussed it and will not send you back." ”

Lian Xuan knew that the gathering was scattered, the world was the beginning, and he was not often sad and annoyed by this kind of thing, and he knew that the parting was not too sooner or later, and the reunion would come, so he had already been indifferent, but so suddenly, he was still caught off guard and half a point of loss, and this loss was fleeting "It's been decided?" Although she asked, she already knew in her heart that Yun Bu's decision would never change, and so did she.

Lin Wanrou nodded before Yun Bu opened his mouth and said, "Well, if you miss us, even if you write back, we will also go back to see you when we are free."

Lian Xuanjin knew that this was just a parting rhetoric, there was always a chance to get together, but he didn't know how many spring and autumn successions would have to be taken when the opportunity was needed, and said truthfully, "The imperial capital is two thousand miles away, and it is not easy to say goodbye." ”

Yun Bu heard that she was reluctant to speak, and didn't allow her to go on, and preached, "In the past ten years since you came out, what you have seen the most is to meet and disperse, why, don't you understand the truth that everything is true and all feelings are empty?" ”

In the past ten years, Yun Bu has been like this to her, very strict, Lian Xuanjin knows that no matter how sentimental he is, it is useless, naturally he will not be sentimental, just what he said just now was just a casual remark, seeing that he reacted greatly, and did not forget to teach himself a lesson when he arrived, he pouted, and said dishappily, "The apprentice is just telling a few words of truth, what is the master's urgency, don't let him say it."

Yun Bu said sternly, "I have taught you for so many years as a teacher, and I don't want anything else, I expect you to grow a little." ”

Lian Xuanjin was extremely unhappy when he said this, glanced at the carriage, and said in a long tone, "Follow Master's teachings!" ”

Lian Xuanjin is not easy to mess with, she has not been afraid of going south and north for so many years, and she has naturally practiced a skill, people who know her feel that she is not as sentimental as ordinary women, and she never cries and cries, and even coquettishly and slippery, it is true that she is not very enthusiastic about anyone and will not take the initiative, but only in front of Lin Wanrou and Yun Bu, she always pretends to be a little girl, because she understands that Yun Bu is such a hard-hearted person, if she is high up as she likes, then she and Yun Bu's master-apprentice relationship will not be able to express, Who made her an apprentice, what if she didn't wronged herself.

On the battlefield in the south, the war drums are noisy, the momentum is mighty, a spear in the hand between thousands of troops and horses, impressively here, he is riding a strong black horse, wearing a battle armor and cloak on his shoulders, galloping, where the knife is broken, the reins of the war horse are pulled, and he suddenly turns back, the spirit of Lingyun, ten thousand people are invincible, printed with the majesty of the cold mountain, and it is more difficult to climb tall, a pair of black eyes Danfeng eyes are slightly upward, thick black ink eyebrows, such as dense forests, the side profile is clear like the wall of the cold mountain, he looked at the past The enemy's military flag has fallen, and the deserter is fleeing in a panic.

A soldier shouted at him, "Look, my lord, the enemy's flag has fallen!" ”

Xiao Ji looked further away, and on the endless battlefield, only the remnants of the enemy army were left with rivers of blood, corpses all over the field, and a group of remnants of the soldiers, "Pass my order, poor Kou Mo chase, all the soldiers, go back to the camp!" The voices of the gentlemen shouted, "Yes!" Then there was a sound of horses' hooves, and the dust was flying, which was the return of the soldiers......

Lian Guanjin drove the carriage to stop at a mansion on the shore of the lake, and saw the picturesque scenery in front of him, only to know that Lin Wanrou said that the fairyland outside the world was true, "Master, Master, we have arrived."

Yun Bu and Lin Wanrou got out of the carriage, pushed the door and entered, the courtyard was quiet, the flowers and trees were competing in the spring, and the vitality was very high, Lian Xuanjin took a turn in the courtyard, and found that there was no one and asked curiously, "Master, is the grandmother not there?" ”

Yun Bu had already practiced the skills of an unpredictable prophet, and knew the old lady's temper, "When I received the letter, I knew that we were coming, I must be here, let's go, go to the ancestral hall!" Follow Yun Bu, through the front hall to a dark place, the door plaque reads the word "ancestral hall", Lian Xuanjin looked inside, sure enough, everyone in the house gathered here, one of them wearing a dark purple robe white-haired old lady kneeling on the ground, full of momentum, needless to say who it is, Yun Bu saw that the old lady knelt down, religiously stepped forward to burn incense and worship the ancestors, Lian Xuanjin also kowtowed three heads......

The old lady looked at a few people, and still looked like she was not easy to mess with, "There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest, I am afraid that I will have no face to see the ancestors of the Yun family after I die, if you have no intention of passing incense for the Yun family, you will promise me, when I die, throw my bones into the wilderness, lest I be unable to explain when I arrive in Jiuquan!" ”

Lian Xuanjin thinks that he is a good master of finding fault and causing trouble, but compared to this old lady, he is really ashamed, and seeing that Yun Bu, who usually yells at him, is also sincerely frightened, he secretly wants to laugh in his heart.

Lin Wanrou saw that the old lady was so angry that she hurriedly knelt down and admitted her mistake, "Mother, don't be angry, blame me for being ignorant, I came back this time to listen to my mother's arrangement, and I must persuade Yun Bu to add a new wife, so as not to worry my mother."

The old lady listened to Lin Wanrou's words, and her face was not as cold as just now, "If you have anything to say, go back to the front hall and say it!"

Yun Bu pulled up his wife and returned to the front hall with a group of people, the old lady sat down in the upper seat facing the door, Lian Guanjin waited for the old lady to open her mouth to ask, and took a cup of tea with her eyesight, knelt down to her, and bowed a big bow and said, "Jin'er, I have seen my grandmother!" ”

The old lady had an unusual temperament, looked at it comfortably, nodded and asked, "You are the daughter of the prime minister?" Sure enough, it looks good, hurry up and show it to my grandmother."

Lian Xuanjin stood up with a smile and approached the old lady, "I said that Master is righteous and benevolent, and Min Shi is compassionate, I thought it was what I thought about after traveling and seeing and hearing it, but when I saw my grandmother today, I realized that Master's heroic spirit was originally inherited from my grandmother!" ”

The old lady was very helpful to her praise, and said with a smile, "You girl, you have such a powerful tongue, I just said a few words about your master, and you actually avenged him." ”

Lian Xuanjin said seriously, "How can it be, what Jin'er said is true!" ”

The old lady looked at the two who were standing silently and asked, "Are you really not leaving this time?" ”

Lin Wanrou hurriedly replied, "Yun Bu is the only son of the Yun family, he should have stayed by his mother's side, he has been wronged by his mother over the years, and he should do his filial piety when he comes back this time." ”

The old lady was satisfied with the answer and felt much more relieved: "It's pretty much the same!" ”

Lian Xuanjin stayed in Wuling for two days, planning to wait for Mo Song to come back and set off, this day to see the spring breeze warm, the sun is soft, she is interested in the Yun family's house to stroll, see a yard, the cherry blossoms bloom just right and unconsciously push the door and walk in, just moved a few steps under the cherry blossom tree, see the courtyard door is half hidden, she unintentionally tilted her head to glance, saw the old lady is burning incense in front of a portrait to worship, vaguely see the young and beautiful woman in the painting, although not very clear appearance, but the woman's charm and temperament are outstanding, Lian Xuanjin was curious about why the old lady should be secret for the most respected person in Yunfu, and couldn't help but look at the courtyard where she was, only to find that although this courtyard is not big and uninhabited, the things listed are cleaned very carefully, and there is no trace of returning to the city, and I don't want to know the importance of the person being worshipped, so Lian Xuanjin is not a very curious person, and he also respects the secrets of other people's homes.

Lian Xuanjin nodded and was just about to leave, and saw the old lady walk out of the door, the old lady obviously didn't expect her to be here, Lian Xuanjin hurriedly explained to prevent misunderstanding, "This cherry blossom is blooming so well, grandmother, can I pick some?"

The old lady was more kind to her than Yun Bu Charity "If you like it, pick it, but this flower is so beautiful, don't you think it's a pity to pick it?"

"That's right, then let him open it, grandmother, I'll come back to enjoy it after eating", the old lady nodded kindly, and quietly hinted that the girl closed the door, and the two walked out together,......

After the meal, Lian Xuanjin was drinking tea with the old lady, and heard someone report to him, "Old lady, there is a person named Mo Song outside the door who said that he was looking for the master." ”

Yun Bu said, "Call him in!" ”

The old lady was not interested in outsiders, and she was tired after eating, so she asked people to stand up "What should you be busy with, just go and be busy, I'm tired, go back to the house to rest", Lian Xuanjin respectfully watched the old lady enter the inner hall, thinking that it had been a few days since she came to Wuling, and she still had something to do, she said to Yunbu and the others, "Master, Master, since Mo Song is back, I am ready to leave for the imperial capital today." ”

Yun Bu asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to go back?" ”

Lian Xuanjin smiled and said, "Master said this, it won't be a reluctant apprentice, don't worry, I'm ready on the road, don't worry."

As he was talking, a young man in a dark robe walked outside the door, the young man held a silver long sword, he looked thin but not weak, his steps were light but vigorous, and only a cool breeze was left where he passed, if it wasn't for the main gate to meet, it was difficult for people to notice that someone was walking by, and the people on duty in the courtyard saw him coming, all stopped for him, I don't know whether to admire his unconcealable beauty, or to sigh with his indifferent expression, he walked into the main hall in a few steps, the long hair on his temples fluttering in the wind has not yet stabilized, and he has arrived in front of Yun Bu's eyes, "Master, Master" The face is still cold and handsome......

Yun Bu said to him, "Here", and then said to Lian Xuanjin, "If you make a mistake in the future, don't say that you are my apprentice."

Lian Xuanjin had a calm face and was accustomed to his teachings for a long time, and the wrong things were not her preference, so she replied as a matter of course, "Since I am a master and apprentice, I will not make mistakes!" ”

After she saw Yun Bu explain, she felt that Lin Wanrou was the most sad person when she was separated, so she took her hand and said, "Master, you don't have to be sad, I will come to see you."

Looking at Lin Wanrou's face full of reluctance, and looking at Yun Bu, she couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic, Lian Xuanjin thought about it for ten years, the two of them were reluctant, and they saw each other indefinitely, as an apprentice, he was carefully cared for for more than ten years, patiently taught, and turned around and left hastily, which inevitably made people criticize him for having no affection, so he slowly knelt down......

Yun Bu looked at her actions and wanted to help her, "What are you doing here?" Lian Xuanjin still stubbornly knelt down, his face was not touchingly sad, but said with a smile, "It is not natural for the apprentice to kneel to the master, Master, Jin'er has been following you and the master since he was six years old, and he has been learning from you and the master for ten years, and the master has long been a reborn parent for me, the master has always loved me, I know it in my heart, I still remember when I was ten years old, I passed through He Jian and got the plague, the master took care of me for five days and five nights, the master has been cold and harsh to me, I know that I am afraid that I will be too pampered and not talented. Today, when I go out of this gate, I will not be a child under the blessing of the Master, and in the future, I will definitely remember the Master's teachings in everything, put all sentient beings first, and live up to high expectations, please rest assured that the Master and the Lady will rest assured! After speaking, he kowtowed three times.

Yun Bu saw that she had indeed grown up, and patted her shoulder with satisfaction and explained, "Be careful on the road, send a letter to the teacher in case of trouble" After speaking, Lian Xuanjin nodded, he turned around and went in alone, Lin Wanrou looked at his back and told Lian Xuanjin, "Your master is reluctant to you." ”

Lian Xuanjin smiled: "I naturally understand!" ”

Lin Wanrou took her hand again and said goodbye, "If you encounter anything, remember to write to your mother"

Lian Xuanjin let out an "um". Lin Wanrou explained, "I made the blue color and returned the ointment to you, you remember to apply it sooner or later, girl, the face is very important, and also, have you learned the recipe I taught you?" ”

"Learned, learned, I just relied on my master to love me, too lazy to do it myself, I came and went in the wind and rain all day long, if I didn't have your face of retouching cream, this face would have become a dog's skin, and now you see, who can see that I am a wild appearance for ten years?"

Lin Wanrou was not at ease and advised, "Also, don't kick the quilt at night, don't drink raw water in summer, and use an umbrella in the light rain~"

Lian Xuanjin smiled and said, "I know, I know, how many times have you said it."

Mo Song looked at the two of them endlessly and reminded, "We should go." ”

Lian Xuanjin let go of Lin Wanrou's embrace, "Master, wait for my letter",

Lin Wanrou said "um" and watched her go away. Lian Xuanjin just raised his steps to leave, thought of something, and turned to Lin Wanrou and said, "That's right, Master, you and Master raised their eyebrows, even Jin'er was envious, yesterday you said to let Master add a concubine, I know that Master loves you so much, I won't do that, Master Grandmother loves to listen to good words, you often go to coax her, she won't embarrass you, you must not embarrass yourself."

After speaking, Lian Xuanjin smiled brightly at her, the smiling face was as innocent as when they first met, Lin Wanrou reluctantly looked out of the door, Lian Xuanjin didn't like such a separate scene, so she had to turn around and leave first, but the two lines of tears still couldn't help but stay...

Mo Song saw that she was so unproductive, and asked a little mockingly, "Are you okay?"

Lian Xuanjin shook his head and explained, "It's just the sadness that there will always be when parting, and it's not ashamed, let's go on the road" After speaking, he thought of the business again, and said to Mo Song, "We are walking from the south road, just passing through Hanshan." ”

Mo Song was puzzled, "Hanshan is the border between Tianxing and Fuyuan, and now the two countries are at war, can't they go smoothly from the south road?" ”

Lian Xuanjin has long known the situation of the border battle, "These days have been rumored, haven't you heard, our three princes won the battle yesterday, hum, if you guess correctly, they must be conspiring to break through the cold mountain at this time, take Jingzhou, Jingzhou is a waterway fortress, how can it be easily lost, it will definitely be resisted with the strength of the country, since there are only 50,000 guards in the Mingli, then there will be an ambush in secret, presumably our soldiers are still complacent, in case of loss, send a letter and we will return to the imperial capital."

In the border camp, Xiao Ji was wearing a white straight robe, black hair hung down on his back under the silver crown, his eight-foot body was especially tall, and he felt more steady-minded when he took off his robe, he was just as Lian Xuanjin said, looking at a map and thinking about tactics, his eyes were frowning for a long time, and when he raised his eyes, the two deep cold eyes, like stars, were bright as stars, shining everywhere he saw, and he was firm in his heart, so he raised his lips slightly, and said to the woman wearing a battle robe next to him, "Wenjun, tomorrow we will take advantage of the victory into the cold mountain and take Jingzhou!" ”

Wen Jun was dressed in a dark red suit, his face was even more cold, although he was arrogant, he also showed a little softness in front of him, "The last generals will listen to the prince"

"You take someone to Jingzhou City to inquire about the enemy's situation, see how many troops there are in the ambush country, Hanshan is their border fortress, even if the end of the strong crossbow will fight to the death, this battle is estimated to be difficult to fight, Mingli is easy to deal with, we are not familiar with the terrain here, if there is an ambush, it will be troublesome."

Wen Jun said: "Yes! The last general will personally investigate, but the prince, if they lose a battle to the death, our people are not as familiar with water warfare as the enemy, and they will inevitably suffer. ”

Xiao Ji also knew that her worries were reasonable, "This king knows, but how can this king easily miss such a good opportunity, take advantage of their low morale now, to completely subdue them, and ensure that the southern border is safe and sound for five years!" ”

The two were talking, and a soldier came in to report, "Lord Wang, General Han asks to see," Xiao Ji didn't raise his eyes, and opened his mouth to say, "Let him come in!" ”

However, in the blink of an eye, the mighty Han Ling walked in and said with the joy of victory, "Lord Wang, the last general has counted the results of the battle, this time we have won a complete victory, our army has a total of less than three thousand casualties, and the loss of the Fuyuan country in the battle is more than half, haha." ”

Hearing the results, Xiao Ji showed a satisfied smile, "Okay, this king is saying, let the soldiers repair and repair, tomorrow we will enter Hanshan, when the time comes, you will take a team of troops to ferry from the mouth of the river, Wenjun, you take people to guard the border between Hanshan and Jingzhou and standby..."

There was a commotion outside, "There are assassins, catch assassins", which disrupted Xiao Ji's words, and the three of them got up and went out when they heard the sound, and asked the soldiers, "What's the matter?" ”

"Back to the prince, there was an assassin just now, and he left a dart, that person is very good, and when we found out, the person was gone, leaving only this one," he said, and presented a piece of paper.

Xiao Ji took it, opened it and saw a page of small Kai Jun Xiu elegant, the letter reads, "Poor Kou Mo chase, Jingzhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the enemy ambushes the Jinghe Zhou, within three days, only wait for our army's grain and grass to run out, the enemy army can be put in danger without spending troops, and take Li County to the north of Raojing Prefecture, upright and flooded, attack it unprepared, take advantage of the victory and then take Dongkui can return." ”

Xiao Ji thought for a moment, "Lixian? Ha, Lixian is their mountain road, if you can take it, it will not lose a good idea, besides, it is far easier to take Lixian than Jingzhou"

Han Ling asked suspiciously, "Who could have sent this?" ”

Xiao Ji turned the reverse page and saw the word "Jing" in the lower right corner, and Wen Jun was also puzzled, "Lian Xiang?" ”

Xiao Ji said, "Lian Xiangyuan is in the imperial capital, how can he send someone to deliver a letter?" ”

Han Ling thought for a while and said, "It can't be that the enemy army deliberately misled and confused the army, right?" ”

Xiao Ji looked at him, stretched out his hand and said, "Bring water", someone brought a basin of water, Xiao Ji put the paper in, and then took it out, the paper was divided into two pages, and there was a piece of paper with the word "Lian" written below, Xiao Ji looked at the letter and said, "This is the method of Lian Xiang and his father to pass on the secret letter, and the person who sent this letter is obviously related to Lian Xiang." ”

Wen Jun asked, "Lord Wang, then do we take Hanshan as originally planned, or go north?" ”

"Originally, this king planned to take Hanshan, and he was worried that the enemy army would occupy the territory and trap us in Jingzhou, but now I think about it, since it is more smooth to go north, why should we hold on to Hanshan, Han Ling, Wenjun"

"The Last Will Be"

"Prepare yourself, we will go north when we are young, and take Lixian and Dongkui back to receive rewards for you both."

"Yes!" The two went out, Xiao Ji picked up the letter and looked at it a few times, wiped the water dry, folded it and put it on his body.

In the courtyard of the inn, Lian Guanjin is sitting on the stone steps, leaning on the earth-colored wall, comfortably watching the cherry blossoms fall with the breeze, the cherry blossoms are always silent, passers-by pass through the courtyard and return to their guest rooms, Lian Xuanjin does not care whether others look at it, can only hear the sound of wind chimes hanging down from the eaves of the pavilion, turn his head to see, Mo Song has been sitting there at some point, still holding a jar of wine in his hand, only one hand raised and poured into his mouth, enjoying it wantonly......

Lian Xuanjin asked him, "Where did you get the wine?" ”

Mo Song replied slowly, "What, you still want to drink?" ”

Lian Xuanjin didn't reply, but said lightly, "I'm afraid that you will get drunk and make a mistake, has the letter been delivered?" Mo Song didn't reply, Lian Xuanjin looked at it again, "The wine, it wasn't stolen from the barracks, right?" ”

Mo Songli didn't have the slightest panic to see through, "What's the matter?" ”

Lian Xuanjin really didn't know whether to praise him or scold him, seeing that he didn't care at all, Xiao Ji would react after he knew, and sat down a few steps closer to him and asked, "Does the third prince know?" ”

Mo Song sneered, "God doesn't know, ghosts don't know!" ”

"Drink less, we'll have to go tomorrow."

Mo Song took a few more sips, saw that it was getting late, and stood up with the wine jug, "It's late, go back and rest early", after saying that, seeing that she didn't move, Mo Song retreated after a few steps and pulled her up. Lian Xuanjin said, "I'm still enjoying the flowers"

Mo Song disagreed: "What is there to see in flowers? ”

"Why not, the plum blossoms in the imperial capital have not been defeated at this time, and the cherry blossoms here are blooming so well."

"When we return to the imperial capital, the cherry blossoms in the imperial capital are also blooming, and it will be too late to see it again," he said, and entered the inn together.

Mo Song guards Lian Xuanjin day and night, especially in the past ten years, which is enough for him to see Lian Xuanjin's nature clearly, although he never reveals his kindness on the surface, but her compassion has long made Mo Song make up his mind to protect it for a lifetime, Lian Xuanjin and his relationship with him are obviously not master and servant, more like friends or family members, Mo Song doesn't know what Lian Xuanjin thinks, but he has already recognized her in his heart, and Lian Xuanjin is probably the same.