"As for who he was and how he died, no one knows."

"However, it is rumored that it is said that on the day of the yin month and the moon, the ghost door is wide open, and all the souls of the unjust death can go to the yang world to seek revenge, but the ghost gate is thousands of miles away from the yang world, and when the yin moon sinks, if the ghost can't rush back to the underworld in time, the soul will be scattered."

"That's why people say that the man is a ghost seeking revenge, which is why he died so bizarrely."

A question was held in my throat for a long time, and seeing that Du Rong didn't seem to plan to talk about it anymore, I quickly asked the question.

"Has anyone really seen a lunar moon?"

When Du Rong heard my question, he shook his head and said, "The rules of the cloudy time and the moon, as soon as the time comes, you must not move, the windows and doors are closed, and you can sleep without saying a word." Everyone was on the bed, and no one dared to look at the moon in the sky. ”

"It turned out to be pure." I didn't feel anything, flipped over a tea bowl, picked up the teapot and started pouring water.

Although my reaction was Du Rong's expectation, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Little Qingzhi, can't you have some other reaction?"

I took a sip of tea and said, "Although I can't find the restaurant, I still have to talk about it." ”

Du Rong heard that I was ready to start talking about business, so he stopped talking nonsense. He said, "You will return to the capital tomorrow, the matter of Tuzhou is over, but whether Ge Jun will return to Beijing with him, or stay here temporarily, you have a decision?" ”

Jiang Hewei looked at me, and he said, "The Tuzhou rebellion has been eliminated, but the holy oracle has not been issued for a long time, I am afraid that someone is blocking it behind the back, you have to think clearly before speaking." ”

I was silent for a while, but I still said, "Ge Jun has to stay in Tuzhou, at least for this year, he can't leave." ”

"You know what I mean." Jiang Hewei's tone was warned.

"The Tuzhou rebellion has just ended, people's hearts are fluctuating, and they are close to the border, and Ge can't leave." I insist.

That's right, now it is safest to let Ge Jun lead the army back to Beijing together. After all, I am only a civilian official, and the emperor did not give me military power, so if I let the army stay in Tuzhou without authorization, this would undoubtedly be overstepping. Not to mention what the emperor will think of me, even if the ministers criticize me, I am afraid that I will be drowned in their saliva.

But I chose to make this decision myself.

Jiang Hewei didn't persuade me again.

Du Rong wasn't too worried, he believed that I could handle this matter. What he was worried about was another thing: "You let Zhao Cheng temporarily take the position of governor of Tuzhou, maybe you are taking too much risk." ”

I immediately understood what he meant, and I said, "He's the best person right now." I know, you also expected that he must have made some deal with Gu Yuancheng, otherwise he would not have let Wu Yue, a traitor, stay under his nose for so long, but I am sure that Zhao Cheng has never thought of colluding with Gu Yuancheng to commit treason. ”

"How can you be sure?" Du Rong was curious.

I was silent and said, "Song Liang believes in him, I believe in Song Liang." ”

All right.

Du Rong couldn't refute it.

"What time will you leave tomorrow?" Jiang and Wei asked.

"When the time comes."

My words fell, and Du Rong and Jiang and Wei were silent.

"It's cold, wear more before you go on the road." In the end, Du Rong only said this sentence.

With all that said, we're ready to leave.

"Yunyin is a stubborn and arrogant girl, if you explain some things to her at the right time, she won't blame you." Before leaving, I specifically said these words to Jiang Hewei.

The snow in Tuzhou has fallen, but some things are destined to be left behind someday in the future, maybe when the snow falls.

The next day, the wind was cold and the dawn had not yet arrived. I wrapped myself in a thick coat and got into the carriage with Wang Jie behind the curtain.

When the carriage slowly drove out of the city, one person had been waiting for a long time.

I half-lifted the curtain and looked at the visitor with a slight smile.

"General Ge is here to send his true appearance? That's really a lot of work. ”

Ge Jun didn't speak with a cold face, and he rode a horse alone outside the huge city and stood beside the official road, the whirring cold wind blew the cloak on his armor, and under the gray dark light, it was a little bleak.

He doesn't speak, and neither do I; He stared at me, and I looked at him with a smile, and the cold air filled our midst, and everything was eerily silent.

He is the general, I am the minister, the capital will be harmonious, and the country is peaceful, but no matter how brave the general is, it is just a son who falls lightly on the chessboard when the king is playing against each other, and he can only be willing to let it go.

"Where's my brother?"

Ge Jun knew that he had no chance of winning now, and after a long stalemate, he finally opened his mouth first.

I smiled and said, "What Benxiang promised you, Benxiang will never break his word." Your younger brother is currently studying at Baixu Academy, and there are many famous teachers there, so he will definitely teach him well. "Speaking of this, I looked at him" In the first battle of Tuzhou, General Ge was very heroic, and he wanted to praise the general in front of the emperor, hoping that his younger brother would be as wise and brave as the general in the future. ”

Ge Jun tightened his grip on the reins, his eyes staring coldly, as if he wanted to kill me by the sword at any moment, but I was not afraid.

He won't, I know.

If you pull the string too tightly, it will break, and the same goes for people. I saw that he also understood what I meant, so I softened my tone, "Don't worry, I won't force you to do anything." ”

With that, I lowered the curtain of the carriage, and as soon as I knocked on the wall of the carriage, the groom raised his whip, and the carriage rushed past in front of Ge Jun, leaving only slush hoof prints on the ground.

Before there was a change in the DPRK, I ignored Wang Jie's obstruction, and I rushed all the way to the capital, and it only took me a month to reach the capital.

When the capital is warm and cold, the water of the moat has lost the thin layer of ice, the grass in the distance has added a little new green, and the buds on the sharp branches of the treetops are full of warm spring, all the scenes are so full of vitality.

I walked into the Jinluan Hall with the spring scenery along the way, the palace was full of ministers, the emperor was majestic, everyone looked at me, and I approached the high Jinhui Emperor Throne step by step under their gaze.

"Weichen see the emperor." I salute respectfully.

Emperor Cen raised his hand, "Aiqing doesn't have to be polite." ”

I got up.

"Aiqing has been running all the way, and Tuzhou is far away from the capital, so I'm afraid I have suffered a lot." Emperor Cen spoke.

I bow my head and "serve the country, and there is no suffering for the ministers." ”

Emperor Cen looked at me with satisfaction, "What Aiqing said, it is an example for hundreds of officials." You ordered someone to hurry up the excerpt, I have seen it, this Tuzhou rebellion, snow plague, you have handled it very well, and you are a talent that I value. ”

I lowered my head a little more.

Emperor Cen looked at my humble appearance, his heart became more and more satisfied, and there was an obvious smile on his face, he said, "I don't care about the Tuzhou rebellion, what I appreciate most about you is that you have a long-term vision, can predict in advance the disasters that will occur in the future, and when the snow disaster causes the plague, you can make a decision immediately, and not bury the best time because of the kindness of the woman." ”

In my heart, I didn't dare to make any changes.

"Aiqing, when you first became the prime minister, you can get such merits, let's say, what reward do you want? As long as I can give it, I can satisfy you. Emperor Cen looked at me with a smile, a dark light flashing in his eyes.

I knelt on the ground and said, "Although Weichen has shallow qualifications and limited talents, he has long been determined to dedicate his life to the country and the emperor. Appreciated by the emperor, giving Weichen such a place to display what he has learned, Weichen is grateful, and there is nothing else to ask for, and there is no need for reward. ”

Emperor Cen stood up, he stepped down from the dragon throne and walked in front of me.

Helping me up, he smiled and said, "Aiqing is always so not arrogant or arrogant, sometimes it really makes me feel a headache...... Well, then, I will give you this thing today. Cen Xi personally untied a dragon-shaped jade pendant from his waist, and he handed it to me, "I believe Aiqing will like this reward I gave you." ”

I didn't dare to look up at Emperor Cen because my peripheral eyes had already swept to the jade pendant he had given me.

"Your Majesty, you can't give this piece of jade to Shen Qingzhi!" Taifu Pei, who was at the head of the ministers, finally couldn't help it, he ignored the etiquette of the monarch and the ministers, and jumped out to stop it loudly.

Pei Lu shouted like this, and there was a dead silence in the court.

Emperor Cen slowly moved his gaze to Pei Lu, the smile on his face was gradually replaced by anger, and the ministers were nervous, waiting for the emperor's thunderous anger.

"Thank you for the emperor's gift." I thanked him loudly and calmly took the jade pendant, "Weichen will live up to the emperor's high expectations." ”

Emperor Cen was shocked to come back to his senses when I shouted like this, and the anger on his face was suppressed a lot.

Emperor Cen glanced at me, then turned around and sat back on the dragon seat.

After such a mistake, Pei Lu also realized that he was too presumptuous, but if he really wanted me to get this jade pendant easily, he was unwilling.

The eighty-five-year-old Pei Taifu threw his crutches in front of the ministers and knelt straight in front of Emperor Cen.

He burst into tears, "Your Majesty, that carved Xilong jade was inherited by the crown princes of previous dynasties, and its significance is extraordinary. Shen Xiang has only made a small contribution, and he is still young, his qualifications are still shallow, his temperament is uncertain, he has neither great achievements nor the ability to cover the world, how can he give her such an important thing? The old minister implored the emperor to think twice, and implored the emperor to think twice......"

All the courtiers knelt down, but not one dared to speak.

In fact, this is not a partisan dispute, because the significance of Long Yu is too important, as long as he has been in the court for a few years, no one does not know that it is the carrier of the secret edicts of the emperors of the past dynasties.

Dragon jade, the symbol of the emperor.

I'm afraid that even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not had such an honor.

Seeing that the emperor was indifferent, Pei Lu immediately pointed the finger at me, and scolded me with a scolding voice, "Shen Qingzhi, how dare you take this thing?" Sure enough, it's a little naughty boy, bold and reckless, and has no way to go!"

It is estimated that this sentence has been held in Pei Lu's heart for a long time, and today he is just taking this opportunity to vent it, presumably although he is full of anger now, his heart is happy.

"Taifu Pei, after all, you and I are officials in the same dynasty, although the prime minister respects you as a veteran of the three dynasties, and you are old and white-haired, but you don't want to be the soft persimmon, you can pinch a handful if you want to! How to address your colleagues, if Mrs. Pei is old and doesn't remember, Benxiang doesn't mind telling you in person!"

Pei Lu stared at me with wide eyes, his face trembling, his face gradually turning red, and the heaving chest showed how angry he was now.