In August of the fifth year of Shaoxi, Lin'an, the sun is blazing overhead, and the streets are crowded, which is a prosperous scene that can make people fall in it and forget the era.

The cries on the royal street, the endless flow of customers from various shops, the sedan chairs and carriages coming and going, the comfortable and satisfied smiles of red men and green women, and the elegance and grace of the literati will make people temporarily forget the troubles and sorrows hidden in their hearts.

I don't know when it began, even in Ye Qing's dreams, there are very few people, things, and things in the later generations, and the people and things in the present begin to fill his entire life, and on the other hand, everything in the later generations is becoming more and more distant and vague, and even sometimes it gives him an unreal feeling, as if the vague and distant traffic, high-rise buildings, etc., is just a half-truth and half-false dream, he has never really been in it, but has only met it in a dream.

The watch on his wrist that is out of step with the times makes him deeply aware that even if he tries all his means to forget the past and devote himself to the current world, there is always an invisible gap between him and the world, and many times, he will still look at the world from the perspective of a bystander, looking for the answers to those mysteries in the future.

The hot weather made Zhong Qing unbearable, and for several days, Xie Daoqing would come to the door of the Ye Mansion every morning to linger, and then he was invited into the mansion as soon as possible and began to wait all day.

At sunset, the gate of Yefu will open again, and Xie Daoqing, who is disappointed, will reluctantly and unwillingly walk out of Yefu and return to his home, and then come to the door of Yefu again when the sun is about to rise on the second day.

After waiting in Yefu for a few days in a row, the easy-going uncle in her heart gradually became ruthless, but just when she felt desperate, as if she was about to be abandoned by the whole world, the uncle was finally willing to see her.

For a while, Xie Daoqing was excited with tears, no matter how comforted Fang Fei was beside her, but the sobbing sound was still difficult to stop, and the sadness hidden in the bottom of her heart finally broke out completely, and the pressure on the little girl's shoulders that was originally as heavy as a thousand catties disappeared without a trace in an instant because Ye Qing was willing to see her.

Although she no longer dared to expect Ye Qing to help her, for some reason, when she knew that Ye Qing was willing to see her, she suddenly felt that the world in front of her had finally opened her warm arms to her, and she no longer regarded her as an outcast who no one cared about, and she no longer felt lonely and helpless, as if she had grasped a life-saving straw in an instant, and all the hopes for life and the world rose again in her heart.

Dressed in a pale cyan narrow-sleeved robe, there is still a thin and breathable soft foot hood on his head, and a faint circle of stubble on his lips, which makes Ye Qing look elegant at this moment, and has a hint of tough temperament.

Ye Mansion didn't even have a carriage, and there was no Xia person to follow, so Xie Daoqing followed Ye Qing to the royal street, intending to go to Dali Temple.

In these days, Xie Daoqing, who seems to have been abandoned by the lively and noisy scene of Lin'an, once again feels the familiar Lin'an, and is finally willing to accept her again, the whole person seems to have a chance to be reborn, looking at everything on the street with a sense of intimacy, not like a few days ago, everything has nothing to do with her, as if she was abandoned by Lin'an.

"Why are you so sure that I'll help you?" Ye Qing, who had also not been out of the house for a long time, was in the crowd, looking at this world that was now more real to him, and asked Xie Daoqing who was following him closely.

is still wearing a light green shirt and skirt, plus it is because of the hot weather, which also shows Xie Daoqing's budding figure perfectly and almost perfectly, tall figure, immature and youthful face, a pair of bright and clear eyes, fair and beautiful face, just like a breeze in the hot summer, the plain and elegant room makes people's mood feel a little more cool and comfortable.

"Uncle is a good man." Xie Daoqing followed Ye Qing closely, no matter how Ye Qing asked, Xie Daoqing would only answer this question with this sentence.

Ye Qing shook his head helplessly and smiled, and then said: "I am also a mud bodhisattva crossing the river now, even if you want to save your father and grandfather, it depends on whether they are willing to be rescued." Let alone...... It's still me Ye Qing who saves them, they, I'm afraid they won't accept my favor. ”

"I remember your great kindness, and I will definitely repay you with all my strength in the future." Xie Daoqing listened to Ye Qing's tone that did not loosen, and hurriedly followed two steps and nodded vigorously.

These days are like a nightmare that she can't wake up to, there was originally a happy family, but suddenly, it became uncontrollably the current situation, and this situation, for Xie Daoqing, who was unprepared, was like a catastrophe, which she couldn't bear at all.

In particular, the feeling of being abandoned by the whole world made her feel helpless and helpless.

"You repay me? How are you going to repay me? Ye Qing looked back at Xie Daoqing, and his eyes dimmed instantly.

Saying to repay in front of a powerful person like Ye Qing sounds like a deceitful word, after all, Xie Daoqing also knows in his heart that not to mention herself, even her grandfather and father may not be able to be looked down upon by others, let alone repay others' kindness in the future.

"Do whatever you tell me to do? As long as you're happy, uncle, I can do anything. Xie Daoqing followed Ye Qing's side, followed Ye Qing's line of sight at the shop called the Third Aunt Tavern, and said to Ye Qing with an oath.

"If there's a chance...... If you can get your grandfather and father out of Dali Temple, don't hate me when the time comes, as for repayment, I don't dare to hope for it. Ye Qing sighed, and then took Xie Daoqing across the street and into the bustling Third Aunt Tavern.

The woman in the third aunt's tavern can be said to be one of the few people who can make him feel kind among the first people Ye Qing knew after he came to this world, and now he is living an idle life with Lao Liu Tou in Haizhou.

When the third aunt left, it happened that Zhong Qing had returned to Lin'an at that time, so Zhong Cheng, a distant relative of the Zhong family, became the shopkeeper of this tavern with Zhong Qing's acquiescence.

Now that many years have passed, the third aunt is no longer in the tavern, but the name of the tavern has never changed, and when she walks into the tavern, it is still a familiar furnishing, but the busy woman is no longer visible, and she has been replaced by a middle-aged man, Zhong Cheng, who shuttles back and forth between the various wine tables in the lobby.

Somewhat surprised, he glanced at Ye Qing who was standing at the door, and the girl next to him who was looking at the tavern with a curious face, Zhong Cheng, who was stunned for a moment, hurriedly ran to the table of guests in the corner, and then didn't know what to say in a low voice, so the table guests smiled and nodded and moved to another table.

When Ye Qing came over with Xie Daoqing, the foot of the table had been cleaned up by the guy who was quick with his hands and feet, and the two stools were wiped hard by the guy several times before he asked Ye Qing to sit down with Xie Daoqing.

"Sir, you ...... today. It's still ...... to have a drink. Zhong Cheng came over in person, although he was talking to Ye Qing, but Yu Guang kept looking at Xie Daoqing next to him.

He naturally didn't dare to ask about the affairs of Ye Mansion, but seeing Ye Qing come in with a young girl still made him a little apprehensive: Does Madame know about this matter? The lord looks like this, are you planning to welcome back a small room to the house?

"If you have good tea, you can use it in a pot of tea." Ye Qing smiled and said: "Then you go to Dali Temple in person to see if Bi Zaiyu is there, if he is, please come over and talk about it." ”

"Okay, sir, I'll do it." Zhong Cheng nodded and turned to leave.

Xie Daoqing's eyes on the side gradually changed from curiosity to incredible and unbelievable when he came in, this tavern does not have any good furnishings, let alone the luxury and elegance of the Hongchu Teahouse, it is completely a small place, only suitable for some ordinary places where some peddlers and pawns come here to drink, completely unrelated to Ye Qing's identity, let alone a place where powerful people like Ye Qing come.

"What, surprised?" Ye Qing looked at Xie Daoqing, who secretly looked at himself from time to time, or looked around, and continued with a smug look in his expression: "Did you see it just now?" The shopkeeper here calls me master, do you know what this means? ”

Xie Daoqing stared at a pair of bright eyes and shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"When I first saw you, I thought you were quite smart, but now you look so stupid! You don't understand this? This shows that this tavern is my property, that is, ...... I'm the real shopkeeper of this tavern. Ye Qing said even more proudly.

And Xie Daoqing's expression was even more incredulous, and he even had some doubts, was the person sitting next to him the one who was taboo to all officials in the court and had power covering the sky Ye Qing.

"Uncle......." Xie Daoqing was a little embarrassed: "Uncle, owning such a tavern shouldn't be a thing worth showing off to you, right?" And...... In my opinion, there is nothing strange about this tavern, even if you want to buy it, it is estimated that it will cost fifty taels of silver? That's enough to buy the whole tavern, right? ”

"This is feelings, you little girl don't understand." Master Ye sighed with emotion, and then looked at Xie Daoqing obediently pouring him tea, recalling the past and saying: "When I first came to Lin'an, I thought at that time, how good would it be to have such a tavern one day? Then, if you are lucky, you will marry a beautiful lady as the shopkeeper. As for me, I will make my own wine, or make some better quality wine, so that I can ensure that the business is prosperous and feed our life in Lin'an. But who knows, this wine is actually under the control of the government, although the people have private production, but it is also because the government turns a blind eye, which is actually a crime. ”

"Uncle...... You....... Xie Daoqing was attracted by Ye Qing's original "lofty ideals", and asked with his eyes wide in disbelief: "Uncle, your original goal was ...... It's as simple as that? Is your original dream ...... Isn't it to gain fame and gain a foothold in the court one day? By the way, uncle, aren't you from Lin'an? ”

"I'm a native of Lin'an...... In fact, he is not a Lin'an person. As for gaining fame, ....... Ye Qing then smiled, when he first came to this world, how could he dare to think that in this era when literati opened and closed their mouths, to take the "college entrance examination", not to mention that with his half-baked skills, I am afraid that he will not even be able to pass the township examination.

And when he first came out, although there were many ways to make a living, combined with the reality at the time and his own situation, in fact, there were not many places to make Ye Qing, the head of the forbidden army, show his strengths, and there were rules and laws hidden everywhere that he didn't understand at all, and everywhere he had to be controlled by the court and others, so the only thing he could do at that time was to use the platform of the forbidden army to be a bodyguard for people's homes.

Even so, this is because of the internal calculations among the forbidden forces, as well as the use and exploitation of their own value after weighing the pros and cons of the high-level people.

As a defeated army was assigned to the forbidden army, according to common sense, this life is to stop thinking about having a chance to turn over, just like when he followed Lao Liu Tou to look at Yongjin Building from afar for the first time, Lao Liu Tou said: If one day, you can live happily in Yongjin Building, this life will not be in vain.

At that time, he was the head of a small forbidden army, even if he came from another era, but he also had a strong desire for this kind of place that was glamorous and symbolized that he had enough status and wealth to be able to consume.

Just like in the previous life, I am afraid that a man will be more or less excited about the place where women are the business content, naturally, in this era, Ye Qing at that time also wanted to see the gentle township of this era.

Ye Qing's rise has an extremely clear route, but this route is so unique, in addition to the mistakes, it is thrilling and exciting.

But in the final analysis, what is still inseparable is the Yan family and Emperor Gaozong Zhao Gou, two seemingly different backgrounds, but they played an absolute role in Ye Qing's rise.

Without the Yan family, Ye Qing would not have clashed with the Jin people, so naturally he would not have been known by Zhao Gou, and because of the aggressiveness of the Jin people, Zhao Gou would have to find a knife to get rid of the various threats that the Jin people always had to him.

It's just that...... No one could have imagined that such a knife that should have been held in the hands of the powerful and wielded and slashed by others eventually had an independent consciousness, and then with the creation of the knife itself, it became a powerful figure today step by step.

Therefore, a person's ideal and the path he ultimately takes in reality can be completely different paths. No one knows which industry they can succeed in this life, naturally, there is no right or wrong in choosing an industry, only on this road, whether you are working hard and whether you are determined to approach success on this road, rather than wandering, hesitating whether to change the road, and then hesitating and finally missing all the roads. Ye Qing sighed while watching the big bright eyes turn around with bone, obviously ...... Lord Ye played the piano to the cow.

After a somewhat embarrassed dry cough, Ye Qing said from a different angle: "Just like your grandfather and your father, they did a good job in the dispatch of a small official position, although they can't let your Xie family have glory and wealth, but at least you can be safe and have a clear conscience, and it won't make your Xie family come to such a depressed state today." I think this is also the original intention and ideal of your grandfather and your father. But when the sudden ascension appeared, as your grandfather got one step closer to his ideal of serving the country and the people and being loyal to the court, your grandfather's eyes ...... He could no longer see anything else, such as danger, family, etc., he only saw the duties and dispatches given to him by the imperial court, and completely ignored the various danger signals brought by the ascension, so that he inadvertently folded on the party struggle of the court. There is a method called compromise in the world, but your grandfather didn't understand it, although the character and integrity of the literati are important, and although the name after death is equally important, it is ...... To die well is to maximize one's own value, not to die stupidly allegiance, and finally die unclear. ”

As Ye Qing compared her grandfather, Xie Daoqing's mouth began to gradually become pouting, although she didn't like Ye Qing to evaluate her grandfather like this, but now that she was under the eaves and had to bow her head, she didn't dare to refute it, and she didn't know how to refute it, and even felt that what Ye Qing said was quite reasonable, but because her grandfather was involved, she didn't want to admit it.

Bi Zaiyu, who had already sat down on Ye Qing's other side, glanced at Xie Daoqing, and then said with a smile: "Listening to Lord Ye's words, it feels like reading a book for ten years." It's just Lord Ye, how can Junchen Avenue be mixed with his own selfishness? As a human minister, ....... ”

"Is the king or the people important? As a minister, do you gain fame for the king or for the people? As a king, you can follow Xie Shenfu and ...... for the people. ”

"Can't you emulate your uncle?" Xie Daoqing's mouth pouted, and he was a little unhappy to grab the words: "In this case, won't the court be in chaos, and won't the way of the monarch and the minister become a joke?" ”

"Do you want to save your grandfather?" was robbed by Xie Daoqing, and Lord Ye instantly threatened.

Xie Daoqing was dissatisfied but didn't dare to refute, so he had to express his dissatisfaction by snorting softly over tea.

Bi Zaiyu smiled, then looked at Xie Daoqing, who lowered his head and drank tea, and said with a smile: "What Lord Ye said here today, Miss Xie doesn't have to think too much, the girl is still young, and it is difficult to understand it." However, if the girl wants to rescue Master Xie, then you only need to tell Grandfather Ling what Lord Xie said just now. As for how to choose, it depends on Grandfather Ling's own choice. After all, Lord Ye's situation over the years is somewhat similar to that of Grandfather Ling, who was suddenly promoted by the imperial court without preparation, so ...... How to choose, it depends on Ling Grandfather himself. ”

Xie Daoqing listened to Bi Zaiyu's words, raised his head suddenly, and his heart instantly understood: It turned out to be ...... It turned out that the uncle had said for a long time that he wanted his grandfather to make his own choice.

In Bi Zaiyu's view, Ye Qing and Xie Shenfu's careers have many similarities, Ye Qing was just the head of a forbidden army, and then without warning was promoted by Emperor Gaozong to the deputy commander of the Imperial City Division.

Xie Shenfu was the same, and suddenly he was promoted by the Emperor Taishang to be the pacification envoy of Lin'an, and even his two sons, who were not as smooth as him, rose to prominence almost overnight and became the general judge of Jiaxing and Shaoxing.

And the most important thing between the two is that whether it was Ye Qing back then or Xie Shenfu now, it was actually a knife chosen by the royal family, a knife used to clear the worries and then prepare to abandon it.