When Xue Ne's knife wound healed, Xue Ne finally threw down the scroll in his hand on this day, and began to move his muscles and bones in the courtyard, he had not been on the battlefield for a long time, and he was trapped in Chang'an, this swordsmanship should be rusty. At this time, the morning light revived the vitality of the courtyard that had been dead and silent, the whole courtyard was very warm, the birds and finches that flew in the branches shouted endlessly, and the fallen leaves of the branches were almost scattered on the ground.

At this time, Lu Zheng suddenly ran out of the house and shouted at Xue Ne: "Xue Jungong, the letter to Wang Dadu has been written, you can take a look." ”

After a few months of separation, Xue Ne wanted to tell Wang Hui about the situation between himself and Lu Zheng, and now the holy grace is difficult, and he also said that Lu Zheng can no longer return to the Anbei Protectorate to serve his life, hoping that Wang Hui can sort out the border government affairs alone, and wait for the day of reunion.

Xue Ne looked at it carefully, Lu Zheng wrote very emotionally but moderately, Xue Ne read it several times in a row, and then said: "What you wrote is generally good, but some words are not used appropriately, so let's change it." ”

When Lu Zheng was about to enter the house and revise again, Xue Ne said again: "Why don't you accompany me to the mountains outside the city these days, although it is early winter at this time, but there is still a different scenery on the mountain in winter." ”

Lu Zheng shook his head but said: "I'm afraid this won't work, just a few days ago, His Majesty asked me not to leave Beijing, if I go out of Beijing without permission, not only will I ignore the holy order, but also cause criticism." ”

"Then I will go to the Holy One and ask for permission, and we will go again. Now that snow has covered the summit of Mt. Jungnam, I have heard that there are some rare animals on the mountain. ”

Lu Zheng didn't know what Xue Ne's plans were, so he smiled and said, "The county prince is so idle." ”

Xue Ne also smiled in the same way: "It's not like there's nothing to do recently, and it's not a way to stay here all day, this Zhongnanshan has always been praised by poets, which shows that its status is not ordinary." ”

Xue Ne said, and Lu Zheng also had some expectations for Zhongnan Mountain in Xue Ne's words, so he also said: "Since the county prince said so, I will go with the county prince to see if it is as the county prince said." ”

"That's it, we can go up the mountain at noon."

Xue Ne finished speaking, and then got ready, this Zhongnan Mountain is now a lonely and cold suburb, and it is naturally not possible to prepare a few cotton clothes. Xue Nelu Zheng carefully packed up and loaded all the things he wanted to bring on the carriage. After working for a long time, Lu Zheng suddenly said: "I went to the mountains these days, what if someone came, maybe Pei County Ling or who, I will leave a message on the door, so that people can know our whereabouts." ”

"You said Pei Yaoqing, he just finished dealing with the case a few days ago, and His Majesty asked him to continue to search for unstable factors in Chang'an City, I don't think he has time to come for a while."

"Still want to investigate the case?" Lu Zheng asked in surprise.

"But isn't it, Your Majesty said that the remnants of evil have not been eliminated, so he is ready to start killing again, but every case must be very conclusive evidence, and no one will be wronged."

"That's another bloody storm, now that Chang'an City has just stabilized people's hearts, will this cause panic?"

A smile appeared on the corner of Xue Ne's mouth, and he said again: "Your Majesty has always known how to do things, and you still have to collect it when you should collect it." ”

Lu Zheng nodded, and then said: "Then the other people may also come, I think it's better to leave a message on the door." ”

After that, Lu Zheng wrote on the door: I will return to Zhongnanshan in a few days. Then Xue Ne walked out of the mansion with all the things, loaded them on the carriage, and shouted to Lu Zheng: "I'll set off when I see it." ”

Lu Zheng and Xue Ne drove towards the city gate with agitation, and Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask in the carriage: "Can Xue Gong go to the mountain?" ”

"I can say that I have been there, but that was a long time ago, when I first entered the official career, but at that time I went to patrol, and I inspected the people in the neighborhood on the mountain. It's been a long time, and now I don't know if anything has changed from what it used to be? ”

Listening to Xue Ne's words, Lu Zheng instantly sighed with emotion, and in an instant, it seemed that the sea had changed into a mulberry field, and the place that used to be in sight may no longer exist. This is nature, if you want to talk about a city, then countless times of destruction and countless times of reconstruction, this is the past and present life of a city.

As the carriage drove forward, Lu Zheng looked out the window, and the field had been harvested at this time, leaving a bare patch. In the woods in the mountains in the distance, the crisp sound of birds can be heard from time to time. Lu Zheng saw that there were still some houses in the distance, so he said: "The people here rely on the mountains and water to eat, hide in the world, and don't care about the world. ”

Xue Ne then asked, "Then are you nostalgic for life here?" ”

Lu Zheng sighed: "Since I have entered the world and entered the official career, how can I be a lonely cloud and a wild crane." ”

"And what if you're going to be in the future?"

Lu Zheng shook his head and said, "I don't know when that day is?" ”

Xue Ne smiled: "If there is really such a day, I will be with you, I don't know if I can wait." ”

Immediately, the two laughed again, and soon the carriage drove farther and farther, and there was no longer a shadow of Chang'an City, but a snow trail on the top of Zhongnan Mountain. Lu Zheng pointed to Zhongnan Mountain in the distance, and said, "Xue Jungong, it's almost here." ”

Xue Ne looked out, and said: "It's still far away, see if it can be reached after dark, although I can already see the mountain peak, but I estimate that it will be almost an hour." ”

At this time, Lu Zheng moved out of the carriage and personally drove the carriage, and there was no one on this official road, so he drove and began to run wildly, followed by the dust raised.

Xue Ne leaned on the carriage and fell asleep at this time, these days, he was not only frightened, he was physically and mentally exhausted when he came back from the Longyou Dao battlefield, and he never relaxed. This time, he was finally able to get his wish, to a wild time, and it was to climb Zhongnan Mountain.

About an hour later, Lu Zheng and Xue Ne arrived at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, and the two searched up the stone steps, their eyes were full of dead branches and leaves, and after walking a short distance, the former Hanging Spring Waterfall was condensed into ice at this time, filled with a solemn atmosphere.

Lu Zheng helped Xue Ne to walk up step by step, Xue Ne suddenly looked up and saw a Taoist temple, just on the hillside, Xue Ne said: "Zhongnan Mountain belongs to the Taoist holy land, there should be many Taoist temples." ”

Lu Zheng said: "The lobby respects Taoism, with Taoist patriarch Li Er as the ancestor, and now Your Majesty also respects Taoism, and there must be many places for Taoism." ”

After Xue Ne and Lu Zheng went up together, they saw that there were a few Taoist children cleaning outside the door of the Taoist temple, so Lu Zheng went up and said, "Let me ask a few little masters, we are here from Chang'an City to visit the Taoist chief, and we are troublesome to report." ”

The little boy didn't look up and said, "The Taoist chief doesn't see the earthly people now, this is what the Taoist chief ordered." ”

Xue Ne said again: "The Taoist is well versed in the principles of the world, and he makes a living by hanging pots, and now I have something to ask for, please be sure to see me." ”

When the two children heard this, they put away their brooms and walked towards the courtyard, Xue Ne couldn't help but be stunned, and said, "It seems that this chief really doesn't see anyone, but we can also go in and have a look." ”

Xue Ne and Lu Zheng walked through the front yard of the Taoist temple, which was an empty courtyard with several corresponding stone pillars, and there were some textures carved on them. Xue Ne looked at the main hall in front of him at this time, the statue of Lao Tzu was smiling, and the incense in the furnace below had been extinguished for a long time, and it even looked a little cold.

At this time, Xue Ne took a few steps forward, walked next to the gilded statue of Lao Tzu, bowed, and said to Lu Zheng next to him: "Such a gorgeous statue is a little cold to look at now." ”

Lu Zheng said: "As long as this statue can be liked by the world, no matter how cold it is at this time, when the spring flowers bloom in the next year, we will be able to see the incense again." ”

"You have a point, the reincarnation of the four seasons of the year is like the experience of a lifetime, and we can see the grand occasion of continuous incense."

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps from nowhere, and a seemingly old Taoist came out from behind the golden statue, Xue Ne said again and again: "The Taoist is here, we are from Chang'an City, we have heard the name of the Taoist for a long time, we are here to ask for advice." ”

Dao Chang said: "I think the two of them are extraordinary, they must have a big background, and the two of them are estimated to be nobles in Chang'an City." ”

Lu Zheng was a little surprised, and Xue Ne said: "Dao Chang has good eyesight, I am indeed from the queen of Xungui, and this one is also a person on the way." ”

When the Taoist chief set his eyes on Lu Zheng, Lu Zheng also smiled and gave his hand to him, and then the Taoist invited the two into the courtyard, and said as he walked: "You are from Chang'an, and I also have a lot of nobles from Chang'an City when I was full of incense in the past few months, and I think that there may not be many distinguished guests at the end of this year, so I let the boy say that he does not accept outsiders, I didn't expect a few distinguished guests to come here, this view is really a blessing for three lives." ”

Xue Ne said: "The master is serious, we are also admired, and now we have encountered some difficulties, and I hope the master can give you some advice." ”

"Of course that's okay, please?"

Xue Ne said: "A few days ago, I was almost killed by a group of killers, may I ask the master why I have this catastrophe?" ”

The Taoist chief smiled and said: "Everyone will have a destined calamity, and there will also be a destined fortune, neither early nor late, only those who understand life will be relieved." ”

Xue Ne stopped at this time and sighed: "What the Taoist chief means is that everything depends on the will of heaven. ”

Lu Zheng asked Xue Ne at this time and said, "This Dao Chief's words are too general, no matter how you look at it, it's a little intriguing." ”

Xue Ne replied: "Don't underestimate him, many people in this Chang'an City have come here to ask, and the incense money is not less than one million, even His Majesty has been here, and it was all said by this Taoist chief, so this person will not fool people." ”

After hearing this, Lu Zheng secretly felt admiration for this person, if even His Majesty was here, then this person must be extraordinary, and his words are worthy of careful study.