The clouds are deep and I don't know where, and there is no nail in the mountains.

Cui Hanzhang goes out every morning, which is regarded as a dumpling into the city, and walks around the streets and alleys of Lin'an for half a day, especially the pawns and pulp sellers on the street, and strives to quickly become familiar with the memory.

After lunch, I ran up the mountain, and the two mud legs that I had practiced since I was a child walked like flying, and it was not difficult to go up the mountain and down the water.

I can't help but feel that the prosperity of Lin'an is vast, and it is by no means something that can be visited in a few days.

Millions of households, all kinds of people are rubbing shoulders, and a few days of hard work are just a glimpse.

And the beauty of Shenxiu Peak is far from being comparable to the hometown mountain, and it lives up to the name of loneliness.

After basically shopping around the front mountain, Hanzhang packed his bags and prepared to return home, and remembered the last time he met the old monk at night, he was given two pieces of rare wild tea cakes, and he should say goodbye to it, taking advantage of the hazy night Hanzhang walked to the side of the pond in the back mountain, but unfortunately the whole thatched hut was empty, and there was no one again.

Empty regrets, slowly out of the hut, the whole valley only the sound of gurgling water is still flowing, tonight the starry sky is sparse, only the crape myrtle palace is shiny and abnormal, and the corresponding bright full moon hangs in the sky, walking in the quiet valley path chill, making Hanzhang homesick rush to the heart, and suddenly return to the heart like an arrow, all the way back to the meditation room to pack luggage.

Lying down all night and unable to sleep, thinking about returning to Jianyang to reunite with his family, after all, Hanzhang went out of his hometown to participate in the scientific expedition for the first time, and after seeing the prosperity and liveliness of Lin'an, he was still a little lonely.

The next day, with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, he went to say goodbye to Master Zhenhai, walked on the mountain road, and looked at Yunshen Temple gradually restoring its former tranquility. Students from all over the world have clasped their fists, and they will not get drunk or return when they meet for the title of the gold list of other days. In the past few days, I have been more familiar with Shenxiu Peak, the ancient trees along the way are like the branches, the old ape jumps, the sound of the waterfall in the distance, Cui Hanzhang walks like a fly, chooses the mountain trail and goes straight to Jianyang.

The topic is resting, Taikang City is also held after the three-year examination but did not return to calm, the avenues are bustling, the traffic is endless, the lights in the whole city are red and green, the night and night sheng singing and dancing are non-stop, the Ming Jinlou runs in the Longyuan River all the year round, the body is huge and majestic, it is said that the overall keel is not inferior to the Yuanjiang Naval Division warship, the people who enter and exit are either rich or expensive, and do not dock within three days after the boat.

Today, Mingjin Lou took advantage of the night to quietly open the anchor, down the river and rushed to Jin'an Moon Lake, it is rumored that tonight Jiangfu two young people set up a banquet in Mingjin Lou to entertain the distinguished guests from the north, it is said that dozens of armored men in the shape of the big man hugged the distinguished guests into the city and rushed directly to the Mingjin Tower.

Accompanied by Sima Li, the eldest son of Taichang Temple, Cui Yun, the third lady of the Cui family, His Royal Highness the Thirteenth, and the prince of Luyang, any one of them can make Taikang City tremble. Especially the prince of Luyang won the name of the demon king of the mixed world in the past three years in Beijing, and since he won the Mingjin Lou Oiran with a thousand taels of gold, he himself boasted of being a merry general in the column.

It is said that this matter was transmitted back to Luyang, and he directly turned the back of the king of Luyang, scolded the evil seed in the palace hall, and sent Feng Da Butler to carry the thirteen guards into Beijing overnight to enforce the family law.

The water surface of the Longyuan River is misty, the moon is high and the night is cold, the heating in the Mingjin Building is steaming, the vocal music is flourishing, only to see the singers and dancing women, Jiang Ershao holds the tin gold pot in his left hand, and holds the one-legged phoenix bird cup in his right hand and walks to the distinguished guests to toast accompanied by the two singers:

"Yao Ye crisscrossed the battlefield, picked eleven bandits in the north, and killed no bandits within fifty miles outside Jiatong Pass, no one in Taikang City praised you for being as powerful as a man from heaven and earth, and I was fortunate to see three lives today."

Yao Xi didn't get up, but simply raised his glass and drank it all, Jiang Ershao's face was slightly stunned, and at this time, Sima Li also came over with a wine glass and grabbed Jiang Ershao's shoulders and laughed:

"Second Shao, you don't know, our third master has an unwritten rule, the armor is on the body, the wine is not close, tonight can climb the Ming Golden Tower has already given you a big face, let me ask Taikang, who can let the third master come to the banquet from the north non-stop?"

"Sima salutes the third master's heroic dry clouds" After saying this, he drank it all and pulled Jiang Ershao back to the table.

A small episode during the banquet did not affect the atmosphere of singing and laughter in the main hall, Jiang Ershao and Sima Li turned around and walked to Cui Yun's side,

"Third sister, you are so comfortable alone, come and drink two glasses with us"

Cui Yun glanced at it: "You two disappeared like ghosts for more than half a month a while ago, which girl did you go to harm, and you really recruited you?" ”

The three of them laughed together, and Sima Li glanced at the door from time to time.

On the other side, Yao Xi drank with the prince of Luyang, the two looked at each other and laughed after making five big bowls, Yao Xi galloped on the battlefield and saw the reckless generals, killing people like hemp, and came to Taikang uncomfortable, it was rare to see the children of the family who fell in love, and drank with him without falling behind, and suddenly laughed heartily:

"Come on, come on, drink three more bowls, come and sit with me."

Steward Feng knows the amount of alcohol his young master, although he is known as Luyang Xiao Invincible, no one dares to drink with him, otherwise he will be drunk and unconscious, and every time he returns home, he will fall asleep in the middle of the night and vomit and toss, so he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve: "Young Master, His Royal Highness will arrive in a while." ”

Qin Siyang shouted in his mouth: "I don't care who comes, tonight and Yao Ye are like acquaintances, no one should stop me, have a good time, don't get drunk tonight and don't return; Saying that, he walked over and hugged Yao Xi's shoulder, since Yao Ye has come to Mingjin Building, it is very boring to have wine and colorlessness, come, I will introduce you to Miss Wanyu.

The two were talking, only to see the lights around them suddenly go out, except for the center of the hall, where the light was abnormal, and countless petals fell.

Colorful ribbons waved in all directions, the silk music stopped, and the time and space of the entire hall seemed to stand still.

Suddenly, the silver Zheng exploded, and suddenly it fell like a pearl on a jade plate, and it was endless.

A silver-robed young general spun and flew from the air, his left foot was on the floor, his body was spinning like a spinning top, and the white silver light covered his body.

I saw the silver light flashing suddenly, the four directions of the southeast and northwest are all flashing in the light, so that the guests present are like falling into a dream, in the sword formation, Wanyu's appearance can be described as amazing, who would have thought that the first Oiran woman in the Golden Building will not let the eyebrows, the silver Zheng accompaniment, the rhythm is sonorous and hearty, this sword dance can be described as a must for Taikang.

Even Yao Xi, who is used to fighting on the battlefield, is the first time he has seen a women's sword dance.

Moreover, the woman wears men's clothes, and there is a rare Qingqi graceful energy, the sword dance is not heavy on the killing effect, but it is heavy, and countless sword lights are swayed between gestures, which is very easy to make the viewer's heart fall into it.

When everyone felt the sword intent of Sen Sen, as ubiquitous as splashing ink, Wanyu suddenly put away the sword behind her, her posture was as refreshing as the spring mountain jade, and she bowed slightly to greet you, and the audience was silent, and the sound of the sword armor swallowing saliva was like a cow drinking water, and then the audience applauded thunderously, and they were all amazed.

"Okay, wonderful, Miss Wanyu doesn't lose Taikang's first sword dance."

The voice came in from the door of the hall, the lights were bright all around, and the voice of the eldest prince was there, and he walked straight to Yao Xi and handed over:

"Youqi is entangled in official duties, and I hope that Yao Ye will not be surprised, I wonder if my little brothers have been with me?"

Yao Xi saw the eldest prince step forward in person, and thought of the eldest brother's advice before leaving, the reason why the Yao family's border army has been stationed in the north for 20 years without falling is that there is no collusion in Taikang, and more importantly, it must not offend any party.

Yao Xi picked up the wine glass and drank it all: "Thank you for your kindness, Yao Xi came to Taikang for the first time, drank Taikang jade liquid and saw the sword dance skills of Wanyu girl, which is really a great joy in life." ”

The guests of honor are very happy to see each other, each of them returns to the table, naturally to Youqi as the respect, on the left is Yao Xi and his entourage, on the right is sitting in order the second Shao Jiang Yunchang, the thirteenth Royal Highness Youkang, the prince of Luyang Qin Siyang, the third lady of the Cui family Cui Yun, Sima Li.

I saw the eldest prince pour himself a cup and get up and said:

"I'm sorry for you to wait here, and you'll punish yourself with a cup; All the people present are confidants and friends, there is nothing unspeakable, Beihu raised 100,000 troops, pulled out all the strongholds on the periphery of Jiatong Pass, menacing, the enemy and our two armies fought each other and damaged each other;

At the same time, the Southwest Disc reported that the ten ghost sides were ready to move, and the soldiers and horses were frequently mobilized. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Shao and the others were shocked in their hearts, and the wine in the cup stopped in their hands in a daze, and Youkang was the youngest and couldn't wait to ask:

"My divine light once from the Taizu in the grass, all over the Liuhe Eight Wilderness Ding Central Plains, Chengping for a hundred years of prosperity and prosperity, the ministers only know how to chant poems, long time do not hear about the border and external troubles, I don't know what my father thinks?"

You Qi looked at the thirteenth brother with anxious eyes and did not answer, but turned to Yao Xi:

"The Yao family's border army has been guarding the northern border for 20 years, and they know a lot about Beihu, so they must have fought each other, so I don't know what to think of this war?"

Yao Xi took a sip of the wine glass and said slowly:

"Eight hundred miles of urgent information arrived half a day earlier than me, the content of the information must have been read by the eldest prince, and now it is estimated that the news has spread all over Taikang City, and it is estimated that there will be a big excitement tomorrow."

Qin Siyang looked at the two of them who answered the question in a hurry, and couldn't help asking:

"Yao Ye, don't go around in circles, I haven't seen soldiers in Taikang City for more than a hundred years, and it is estimated that I have long forgotten the bravery of the Beihu Iron Cavalry, and now I have more understanding, so as not to be misled by the sour Confucians in Taikang City."

"Xiao Shizi don't worry, Beihu suddenly raised troops, our side is not completely unprepared, although the loss of eighteen strongholds outside Jiatong Pass, but the first tentative head-to-head confrontation between the two sides, our side did not suffer, Yao Jiaerlang no matter what Beihu Iron Cavalry or Ghost Ten Divisions arrived at the battlefield to slash and kill." Yao Xi replied with a smile.

You Qi looked at the expressions of everyone present and sighed in his heart, Shenguang Chaochengping had been in Chengping for too long, and he was unfamiliar when he heard the Beihu Iron Cavalry, and the actual situation was that the border army could withstand the first wave of Beihu siege with one for ten.

Now there is a serious shortage of food and grass for soldiers and horses in Jiatong Pass, otherwise Yao Xi would not have to gallop into Beijing to ask for help day and night, although Yao Yu, who was sitting in Jiatong Pass, immediately started the three towns moderation, and urgently dispatched Shuofang, Jingyuan, and Liangzuo to fill the grain and grass of the three towns around Jiatong Pass, and was afraid that the raid of the Beihu division was only one-fifth of their respective troops, but fortunately, the three towns were behind the flank of Jiatong Pass, and there was no danger of facing the enemy for the time being.

You Qi raised his eyes and looked, the river surface was not alarmed, the two sides of the bank were wrapped in silver like falling jade palace, the moonlight was sprinkled all over the mountains, it was unusually bright under the white snow, the great snow scenery mountain danced the silver snake, if it was not for the major events of the military aircraft in mind, I really wanted to go down the river into the sea like this.

The bow of the ship outside the main hall has been hung with the moon flag, knowing that Mingjin Tower has arrived at the Moon Lake in Jin'an.

"You don't have to panic, since the founding of Taizu has set the rules, the armament will not waste the border rotation, although the Beihu Iron Cavalry was brave back then, it was still defeated in the hands of the Shenguang soldiers, this war is an opportunity for a good man to make a contribution."

After saying this, You Qi held his forehead with his left hand and said helplessly:

"In addition, there is another tricky matter, some people in Taikang Jin'an are suspected of fraud in this big examination, and the involvement is widespread, and the Holy Lord strictly ordered the Dali Temple, the Inspectorate, and the Criminal Department to investigate, and I see that some people can't eat the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner."

Sima Li's heart sank, and he didn't hear his father mention it before he went out, it seems that the level of secrecy involved in this matter is too high, but he is afraid that it will be widely implicated, and this time His Royal Highness personally rushed to Lin'an should not be as simple as just accompanying Yao Ye to visit the river and enjoy the snow.

Gossip and talk, after three rounds of drinking, the moon falls in the western sky, and they go back to their rooms to rest.

In the early morning of the next day, the lake was sparkling and the egrets were fluttering, the shore was Zhiting Lan and the sand gulls were flying, the Mingjin Tower docked at the island in the middle of the lake, everyone was pacing and wandering, You Qi and Yao Xi went to the distance for a little communication, Yao Xi directly boarded the fast boat and returned to Taikang.

Later, Jiang Yunchang and the others gathered together, and the atmosphere was a little depressed, after all, everyone knew that whether it was Beihu raising troops or cheating in the big exam, it was the top priority of the Shenguang Dynasty, and it could be said that the house leak happened to rain overnight, and there were a lot of internal and external troubles.

As soon as I landed on the shore and heard the news, Taikang had already arrested more than 50 candidates, and directly put them in the prison of the Criminal Department, each of whom was held in solitary confinement, refusing to visit, including many children of the famous Jiang family.

People in Jin'an City are panicking, and it is said that this case is too Kang and Jin'an to collude, and there are more than 100 people involved.

After the first snow, the Moon Lake is wrapped in silver, the white and shiny lake surface and the Shenxiu Peak in the distance reflect each other, it is a good time to visit the lake and enjoy the snow.

The hall has been lit up the stove, you led the seat is the Dali Temple Inspectorate and other three divisions, accompanied by the local military minister, the academic and political envoy, poor Jin'an prefect Xu Ningyuan is at the bottom of the seat, trembling and sweating, who would have thought that the triennial examination Jiangnan Gongyuan was implicated in the fraud case, since the above qualitative nest case is afraid to be cleaned, the teacher passed the letter "no doubt".

The eldest prince has always had a good reputation in the government and the opposition, and has a reputation for being virtuous, and the saint asked him to supervise the fraud case of the Jiangnan Gongyuan, which has other profound meanings.

"Bother you to wait at the time, you have heard that Moon Lake and Shenxiu Peak are Jin'an, and the great snow scene is extremely enchanting, let's make snow tea today, and only talk about Fengyue."

Don't get tired of eating, don't get tired of fine, the extravagance in Jin'an City jumps on the table. You Qi raised his glass to salute all the people present, and the three divisions and the local magistrate quickly got up and drank it all, and said with a smile:

"Everything is arranged by the eldest prince"

"No, we are guests from afar, disturbing the treasure land. But no matter what, you can't let go of Xu Futai, the landlord, you said, right? ”

Xu Ningyuan's mind tightened, and before he could fully digest the meaning of these words, he quickly stood up:

"The subordinates don't dare, so they should do their best to make arrangements for the eldest prince and your lords."

As Jialong's two-list jinshi in the past ten years, Xu Ningyuan, the prefect of the district, has thrown off his peers in the past ten years.

In the same year on the list, some of them were still mixing in the county yamen, and some were hanging in the Qingshui yamen to spend time, and there were a few people like him who jumped to the lord of a city at such a young age.

If there is no accident, this big exam is also a good opportunity for the people of Futai to jump into Taikang and choose materials for the country. Now there is a major fraud case that has shocked the government and the opposition, Xu Ning is like falling into an ice cellar, the passing years are unfavorable, and all kinds of sourness in his heart are indescribable.

If there is nothing to worry about, eating bran and swallowing vegetables still tastes, now the table full of agar syrup and jade liquid can not drink a good taste, the officials of the three divisions here all have the imperial order, carrying the important affairs of Taikang Gyeonggi, and after arriving, they will stand by in place and not say anything, Jin'an's treacherous clouds are already like a man, and now the words of the eldest prince do not seem to be going to end up in person.

The military and political affairs of Jin'an can directly face the saint, and the people have always prided themselves on being the deputy capital.

The streets and alleys in the city are deep, the houses are full of chess, the trade is endless, and the ancestral houses of the famous families of Taikang are connected with each other, and the whole body is moved.

On the other hand, Yun Chang Cui Yun's table called friends and drank happily, this group of lords who didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement were babbling wherever they went.