Chapter 5: Hyacinth
The north wind suddenly rose, and heavy snow came.
In an instant, Jinling is like a Jiangnan woman in a wedding dress, demure, dignified, mysterious and blooming. From north to south, the scales of Xuanwu Lake are stained with cold color, the sound of oars on the Qinhuai River ties up time, the pedestrians under the Zhoushan Mountain come and go in a hurry, the Tianshu in Qingxi is independent in the hazy smoke, and Taicheng and Fucheng appear more reserved and noble with the snow-capped peaks.
However, the long stem is different!
Changganli is always so lively, with flying wine curtains, noisy hawking, children running around and only caring about playing, and occasionally arguing and scolding and the sound of the piano from far and near.
This is the unique fireworks of Changganli, prosperous and introverted, full of fun, so when Xu Shunhua's unicorn car passed through the wind and snow of Suzaku Hang, and plunged into the streets and alleys of Changganli, it was like from one world to another.
The undulating hooves of the ox trampled on the bluestone road, crisp like the singing of a fisherwoman, the wheels creaked, leaving two winding and shallow marks, people rushed to scatter to both sides, but they were extremely curious to look at the car representing status, wealth and class.
This is the first four-wheeled ox cart made by Tiangongfang, removing all kinds of flashy gold and jade decorations only for the premium, reinforcing the body and shock absorption, the appearance is not too outstanding, but it is quite comfortable to ride, compared with the previous two-wheeled ox cart, like replacing the walk-behind tractor with a Mercedes-Benz BMW, the satisfaction soars.
An Xiulin advocated "government in the economy, etiquette for the thrifty", since the queen Xu Shunhua below, the palace rarely uses silk, does not wear gold and jade, the palace lamp is halved, all are extinguished at night, lack of bright yellow color, the overall look is gray, very simple. This Kirin car can be regarded as Xu You's filial piety, otherwise, Xu Shunhua would not have spent millions of dollars to buy such a luxury product.
The car stopped at the door of Xu's house, Xu Shunhua was wearing regular clothes, stepping on cloth shoes, and the cloud-like wig was inserted into the wooden hairpin made by the emperor himself.
The autumn equinox got out of the car first, stretched out her hand to help, Xu Shunhua took her wrist, slowly landed, two palace maids and twenty guards from the inner mansion followed behind him, knocking on the door.
Xu You greeted him with a smile, Xu Shunhua's expression was cold, he didn't look at him, and passed by. Xu You took the oil-paper umbrella from the autumn equinox, smiled softly at her, and then followed Xu Shunhua, covered the umbrella above his head, and said, "Sister, slow down, the snow road is slippery......"
Xu Shunhua was stunned, Xu You quickly shut up, the two entered the wing room in the backyard, Xu Shunhua turned back to the autumn equinox and said: "You are guarding the door, no matter what sound you hear, no one is allowed to come in!" ”
The autumn equinox was a little worried, Xu You signaled that it was okay, closed the door with a bitter face, and before he could do a good job of psychological construction, his ears were grabbed by Xu Shunhua, twisted back and forth hard, and said, "Say, what the hell are you doing?" ”
"Sister, it hurts! Hurt! ”
"Heh, you know it hurts, too?"
"I'm not a stone man......"
"Dare to talk back?"
"Okay, sister, you dissipate your anger!"
"I can't get rid of my anger, you explain honestly, do you really want to resign and go into hiding?" Xu Shunhua let go of his hand, stared at Xu You, and said word by word: "You are so tight now, I can't guess what you think in your heart, but you must tell me clearly, is it forced by Xie Xiwen's dog to resign, or do you think it's boring to be a general of this Laoshizi?" ”
Xu You said softly: "Sister, the resignation is true, but don't worry, you are still in the harem, only my younger brother can be relied on, surrounded by wolves, coveted by vicious dogs, even if it is to protect you, I will not leave Jinling for the time being." When the investigation is over, and my innocence is returned, it is ...... to seek reinstatement."
Xu Shunhua breathed a sigh of relief, his body seemed to have lost support, and he instantly collapsed in the chair. From the moment she knew that Xu You wanted to resign and return to her hometown, she had always tensed the nerves in her whole body, because only in this way could she wear a thick mask on her face and prevent everyone from seeing the panic and weakness under the mask.
In the past, she never knew what fear was, but now she ...... She has a child, life has meaning, she can't die, let alone lose!
"It's okay, you have been leading the army for a long time, and you are physically and mentally exhausted, so take this opportunity to recuperate at home. Don't worry about the affairs of the court, since Xie Xiwen is looking for death, I will fulfill him! ”
Xu Shunhua has never been a little woman who lives in the deep palace and is ignorant of the world, she dares to write a book to scold the prince when the Xu family encounters a great disaster, and she is brave and brave, and she does not lose to a man at all.
"Sister, don't make a mistake!"
Xu Yousheng was afraid that she would do something stupid regardless of it, so he persuaded: "Although I love my sister today, the courtiers will not be so easy to get along with, and they usually look at each other peacefully, and that is also because my sister knows the general situation and never interferes in the government." Besides, the Lord is by no means a godless lord who listens to the words of women, he knows very well in his heart that Xie Xiwen does not have a personal enmity with me, but to take precautions to prevent the slightest slight, so as not to repeat the disaster of the Eastern Han Dynasty due to the dictatorship of his relatives. Do you think, I, the only relative of the dynasty, are so jealous of them, and if you, the queen of the righteous world, end up in person, the backlash will be beyond everyone's imagination......"
Xu Shunhua is not a stupid person, thought about it a little, agreed with Xu You's statement, and said, "So what? ”
"So you should not have my younger brother, go back to see the Lord, and say that I am too powerful, and it is good to suppress my arrogance, and the jade will not be successful, and young people can hone their minds if they suffer a little setback......"
"I can't say such hypocritical words, and besides, I taught him a lesson before I came!"
Xu You said helplessly: "Pull your ears? ”
"No, I smashed him with the inkstone of the imperial case......"
Xu You exclaimed, "Are you hurt?" ”
"Jiang Ziyan stood in front of him and smashed his head, and the emperor was unharmed......"
Sending Xu Shunhua away, Xu You is quite big-headed, Sister's temper is an invisible undercurrent whirlpool, I don't know when it will drag her into the bottomless abyss, so some things should be solved as soon as possible, and changes will occur later.
He wrote a letter, handed it to Zhan Wenjun, and sent it to Zuo Yan who was on the way to withdraw the army through the secret house, and then left a secret signal to contact Fengmen in several inconspicuous places in Jinling by Qingming, and waited until the evening, Wu Ji Fish Shop, which was very famous in Changganli, sent people to deliver fish, took off his coat and hat, and it was Duan Jiangbei who Chang'an had met.
"Does Duan Xian live in Jinling, or does he happen to be passing by?" Xu You said with a smile.
Duan Jiangbei accompanied him and said: "I don't have a fixed place, just five days ago, there was a small problem with a batch of cloth and silk goods in Jinling, I was ordered by the master of the door to deal with it, and I received a secret signal from the general, how dare I not come to listen to the inquiry?" ”
Xu You still hasn't figured out the number of Duan Jiangbei's paths, but this person can't be underestimated, the humility of words and demeanor is just a habitual cover for business, and the divine illumination technique can secretly glimpse the pride hidden in his bones, in fact, one of the two major worshippers of the wind gate is not very afraid of Xu You, and puts the two on an equal footing in his heart to communicate.
Xu You was a human being, and there was no deep-rooted class concept of the natives at all, and slaves and maidservants were equivalent to cattle and horses, this is civilization? Treating people equally is the basic quality, and Duan Jiangbei's mentality is very appreciated by Xu You.
"Chang'an's agreement, can it still be counted?"
"The reason why Fengmen is based on the world depends on the words faith and righteousness. Promise the general's matter, even if the wind gate is killed and injured, there is no possibility of breaking the contract! ”
"I have resigned, it is estimated that tomorrow the court will tell the world, the title of general, don't mention it in the future!"
Duan Jiangbei was not surprised, obviously already knowing the results of the court discussion of the early dynasty, he showed a sincere look, and said: "There have been eight great generals in the imperial court for more than a hundred years, and Fengmen has only reached an alliance with you, the general, and what we are in awe of is not the position of the general, but the person who sits in the position!" ”
"Good!" Xu You smiled harmlessly, and said: "Thanks to your family, I will make a long story short, in a few days, the imperial court may carry out a secret troop transfer, I hope that Fengmen can give up the intelligence business in this regard, and not make transactions with the Heavenly Master Dao and anyone close to the Heavenly Master Dao." ”
Duan Jiangbei replied without hesitation: "General rest assured, although Fengmen has been separated for six days, it will not be in the same stream as the Heavenly Master Dao, we do business to make money, and people scold us for being business-free and treacherous, but we also have a bottom line and ethics, some things to do, some things to do!" ”
"It's really a pleasure to talk about business with Duan Feng, I hope to see you next time!"
Duan Jiangbei bent down slightly and said, "The general has opened the golden mouth, and the wind gate will definitely be satisfied!" ”
Xu You exchanged greetings with Duan Jiangbei again, and Qingming sent him out of the house. Back at the fish shop, Duan Jiangbei instructed the owner to sell the fish shop within three to five days, evacuate all the personnel in the fish shop, and activate a new contact point at the same time. He changed his clothes and makeup again, left through the secret passage in the back, passed through three strongholds in succession, made sure that no one was following, and quietly entered a luxurious farmhouse in Qingxi, and after layers of strict identity verification, he came to the remote small courtyard in the northeast corner, and flashed into the main house.
Through the thick curtain, Duan Jiangbei told about the meeting with Xu You, repeating what Xu You had said, word for word, including the tone and actions when speaking, which were almost identical.
A voice sounded behind the curtain, male and female, neutral, old and young, hoarse, and said: "Xu You's goal is not Heavenly Master Dao, but six days!" Jiangbei, the situation is critical, pass on my wind signal, all the brothers outside stop the business in their hands, whether they are negotiating, or have made a contract, all the cabinets are sealed, the losses and compensation will be calculated later, within two days, deal with the tail of the hand, hide in the water, and wait for the tide to pass before showing up. ”
Duan Jiangbei exclaimed: "Door master, isn't this a bit of an overreaction?" Since the establishment of the damper, the wind signaling has never been used......"
There was a light laugh behind the curtain, and he said, "Yes, but in the past hundreds of years, I have never seen a person like Xu You......"