On the fourth day of Wang Laohu's stay in Huaide, which was also the day he was going to return to Hangzhou, he received a letter.

This letter was personally brought by Wang Qingqing.

"Fifth Madam, why are you here?" Wang Laohu asked in surprise.

"I am familiar with the way of this flower god, and others may not be able to find it." Wang Qingqing said.

"There must be something wrong with you." Wang Laohu felt a little wrong, "Is there something going on in the house?" ”

"The house is safe, but someone sent a letter, we must hand it over to you personally, my sister knows the weight of this letter, so let me send it quickly." Wang Qingqing said.

"How do you know the weight of this letter?"

"I don't know, my sister met with the messenger alone, and I don't know what happened, but she told me that the letter was very important. I was sent to deliver the letter. Wang Qingqing said.

Cheng Cheng is a smart person, she must have talked to the messenger about something, so she kept asking people to send the letter.

"Write it to me." Wang Laohu took the letter, there was no signature on the envelope, Wang Laohu felt very strange, what kind of secret was hidden in such a letter.

Wang Laohu opened the envelope and took out the letter inside, but it was a painting when he spread it out, he hurriedly closed the letter again, and said to Feng Sheng: "Feng Sheng, the fifth lady is hard, you take her down to rest." By the way, let people guard the door, don't let people in. ”

Feng Sheng understood and said, "Fifth Madam, please come with me." ”

"Xianggong, then I'm out." Wang Laohu nodded to Wang Qingqing. Wang Qingqing just wanted to leave, but suddenly she thought of something and said, "Xianggong, the messenger also said a word." ”

"What did he say?"

"Sue."

When Feng Shenglin went out, he also took the door with him.

Wang Laohu looked at the door, and looked around the house, confirming that no one had opened the letter again, Wang Laohu waited for this letter for a long time, and finally looked forward to it today.

There is only one painting, which shows a bell on the left, a full moon on the top, and a boat with water flowing underneath. There are only three objects like this, what does the emperor want to express?

Why is it so difficult to see the emperor by himself? It is more difficult than the underground D joint, but Wang Laohu knows that now is a difficult time, and without a certain joint means, it is easy to be noticed.

But such a painting makes Wang Laohu guess, how to guess? Guess from which direction? Mid-moon boat. Could it be that he wanted to tell Wang Laohu where the two met, that there was a boat at night, a boat, and so many boats in Hangzhou, which place was the boat. Bell, the key point in the bell, the place name of the place name containing the bell in the place name of Hangzhou? Especially close to the river.

But Wang Laohu thought about it, the place name with the word bell, Hangzhou is so big, some places have not been to it at all, so this place name with the word bell must be relatively large, or a more familiar place. Bell pipes? There are indeed a lot of rivers next to this place, but the scope is too large. Tangzhong Port, this place is also crisscrossed by rivers, of course, there are boats, but in such a general place, how to find a joint location.

It's time to say goodbye to the fairy.

"Wang Gongzi, this time you brought so many girls from the Flower God Society, should you be careful on the road?" Fairy Road.

"I've hired a few wagons, fairy girl, and don't worry, they won't be hungry or frightened on the road. You have handed over all the Dharma protectors to me, and I will keep your great kindness and great virtue in mind. ”

"It's not that I gave them to you, it's that they themselves willingly follow you." Fairy Road.

"You're joking."

"Prince Wang, I have something to ask for."

"Please."

"I want you to bring these girls back."

Wang Laohu looked at the girls who were about to get into the carriage behind him, and said, "Fairy girl, don't worry, I will do my best to bring these girls back." ”

But he knew that he was not very sure of what he said. But it was such an untrue sentence, but it reassured the fairy a lot, and the fairy said: "Prince Wang, take care." ”

Wang Laohu said: "Fairy girl, take care." He turned to the group and said, "Get on the horse." ”

Take a break halfway. Wang Laohu sat on the ground alone, and Wang Qingqing came over and said, "Xianggong, what are you thinking?" Restless. ”

"You've seen through all of my thoughts." Wang Laohu said, "I do have something to do here, but it has nothing to do with you. ”

"I know that Xianggong is thinking about big things, so I won't bother you, I'll talk to the other girls for a while." Wang Qingqing can clearly grasp this point.

Wang Laohu was still thinking about the letter written to him by the emperor, what kind of connection did these three things have, the moon, an iron bell, and a boat? The emperor will make an appointment where he will meet, there are too many ships in Hangzhou. Wang Laohu closed his eyes, and the painting appeared in his mind again, with a crescent moon at the top, an iron bell in the middle, and a boat rippling in the water below, and no one on board.

No, I seem to have neglected something? There are also two strokes drawn next to the iron bell, and these two strokes, like the ship below, have changed from a static iron bell to a dynamic one, and the bell is moving, just like a bell in a tunnel war. Where in Hangzhou is someone ringing the clock? Where are the clocks struck?

Temple, Wang Laohu finally thought that there was such a bell in the temple. Where is the temple with a ship? Just as Wang Laohu was thinking, the right protector came to his side, and a guard stopped him, and the right protector said: "I came to see Gongzi, you dare to stop me." ”

Wang Laohu said: "Let her come over." ”

The guard lowered his hand and let the right protector come over.

The right guard was by Wang Laohu's side

Sit down.

Wang Laohu himself was very worried, he was meeting the emperor, and the right protector at this time was also very worried. Wang Laohu knew what she was thinking, she was unwilling to go to Beijing this time, few of the hundred girls were really willing, but if she didn't do it, there was no room for negotiation.

"Right girl, I have also come all the way through the ups and downs with you, do you say that this matter can stump us?" This matter in Wang Laohu's mouth should be the matter of going to the capital to protect the emperor, and the right protector should understand.

"I'd rather not know you in this life." The Right Dharma Protector said, "Do you know how important innocence is to a girl? ”

"I know what you're thinking, but it's more important than anything else to get that done." Wang Laohu said, "Right girl, as long as you have each other in your heart and miss each other, this form of things can be dispensed with." ”

The right protector listened to it, but his heart was even more sad.

"I'm telling the truth, there is no choice in a person's background, and there is no choice in the current situation. Heaven always makes sense for us to meet, so I don't regret what I chose. Wang Laohu said, "If this matter is handled well, maybe it won't take long for us to complete the task, and then it will be the day I marry you." ”

"If you don't like me, I don't like me. What about the other girls? The Right Protector asked.

Wang Laohu raised his head, looked at a dense tree beside him, and said, "They are all heroes, and they are all the loveliest people. ”

Everyone is on the road again, along the way, Wang Laohu is sitting on a horse, he is still thinking about this problem, the meaning of several things in the emperor's painting, there is this bell in the temple, the most famous in Hangzhou is Lingyin Temple, but there is no boat on the side of Lingyin Temple, what's going on? What does the emperor want to tell himself? Where the agreed place is, this matter cannot be postponed.

The emperor must not have a lot of time to Hangzhou, and there are many minions around him, so he should think of the agreed place as soon as possible.

The horses were galloping, and because there was a carriage behind them, it was not very fast along the way.

It's time to rest and eat again, and there is no store in front of the village or behind the village, so everyone also eats some dry food in the field to solve the problem of food and clothing.

Feng Sheng came over and said to Wang Laohu: "If you go down the road in this place, you won't go to the town all at once, and everyone is hungry, so let's rest here." ”

Wang Laohu didn't mind this matter, and said: "This place is good, others may not be able to find such a good place when camping." ”

"Childe, let's eat a piece of Su cake." Feng Sheng said and handed over a piece of Su cake.

Wang Laohu took the cake, put it in his mouth and chewed it, this is the speaker has no intention, the listener has a heart, Feng Sheng's words reminded him of a sentence that Wang Qingqing had just said to him when he arrived at the Flower God Club, to be precise, "Su." This was when she first arrived at the Flower God Society and handed the letter to her, and when Feng Sheng was about to send her out, she told him that he was a word that the messenger told her.

This word should be very important.

Sue? What is the meaning. Wang Laohu fell into thought again.

What place names in Hangzhou are related to Su?

Thinking about it, another word appeared in his mind, Su Hang. Suzhou and Hangzhou themselves are linked to the famous Jiangnan, is this Su Suzhou, not Hangzhou, I thought in the wrong direction at the beginning, so from the perspective of Suzhou, the meaning of the emperor's painting, is to tell yourself what content?

The crescent moon, the moving iron clock, the boat on the water. These three things can't be connected at all, the moon boat? Or is it the moon in the boat? Probably not.

The crescent moon represents the evening, and the time is very directive, so that you can meet him at night, but where? With just one Su character, how can it make sense and explain it.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you really regard me as a god, can you say more key words next time, let me not guess and guess the past like this, if you delay time, you may miss the right thing.

Temple, temple with bell, what temple in Suzhou, except for some famous, I don't know anything, I believe it should be a famous temple, a famous temple in Suzhou. Wang Laohu's mind was thinking, and from time to time the names of the temples he knew flashed in his mind, and the last temple name was fixed in his mind.

"Hanshan Temple." As soon as he thought of this, Wang Laohu's heart was excited, Hanshan Temple, yes, it should be Hanshan Temple, if it is it, then the meaning expressed by several items in the picture will be solved.

A crescent moon, an iron bell, it is making a sound, the boat below, the emperor wants to express is actually a poem "The bell rings in the middle of the night to the passenger ship." And its last sentence is "Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City", which is obviously directional.

Hanshan Temple. Wang Laohu understood the meaning of the painting, and his heart was excited, but there was no one waiting for anyone in time, he wanted to meet with the emperor eagerly, and the task of escorting more than a hundred girls was only handed over to Feng Sheng's right protector.

Wang Laohu took two guards and quickly whipped his horse and went straight to Suzhou. His heart, like this horse, has galloped fast on the road, and has run to Suzhou.

Suzhou City.

Wang Laohu arrived in Suzhou early, so he booked two rooms in the inn, settled himself first, and after a short rest, he went straight to Hanshan Temple with his guards.

Hanshan Temple is outside the city of Jiangsu, not as prosperous as in the city, but this temple has unique characteristics, there is a river flowing in front of the temple, this river meanders from the temple not far away, passers-by can take a look at the side of Hanshan Temple. How many literati and elegant guests in ancient times stopped here and comforted their feelings. "The moon is falling and the sky is full of frost, and Jiang Feng is sleeping. Hanshan Temple outside the city of Lone Su, the bell rings in the middle of the night to the passenger ship. This poem is one of the more touching poems in question.

Wang Laohu's understanding of it is also based on this poem alone

A few words, but today I came to the temple in person, which makes people feel a lot of emotion. At this time, he was sitting on the boat, thinking about the countless ways to meet the emperor tonight, and he couldn't help but feel excited. It was a small ship, and there was no one but the boatman and his own bodyguard. Wang Laohu asked, "Boat family, how many years have you been rowing on this river?" How many trips can I run in a day? ”

"This son, I, this boat, have been rowing for decades, and at most I have to run more than 20 times a day. We eat the river by the river, and it is passed down from generation to generation, and when I can't row anymore, I will give it to my children. "The boat family said.

"I think the boatman's body is very tough, and there is no problem with doing it for another ten or twenty years." Wang Laohu said.

"Childe said and laughed, in another ten years, I will become a fine."

"Isn't it better to be fine." Wang Laohu smiled, "How is the business these days?" ”

"It's no different than usual."

Wang Laohu thought that if the emperor wanted to come to Hanshan Temple, there would definitely be different movements in the past few days, so he wanted to set a set of words from the boatman. But the boatman's answer made him understand that the emperor should be out on patrol this time, and he did not alarm the place. This is also in his own expectations, the emperor wants to go out of Beijing, he wants to see himself, how can he make a big move.

Another point, if the emperor goes out of Beijing, such a big thing, if it comes from the open, more people should know, but Wang Laohu believes that he did not come out openly, if it is dark, let the Eight Tigers know, what will happen? So now, Wang Laohu is a little vigilant, whether this time the agreement is another trap, a trap to lead himself into the pit.

But Wang Laohu quickly vetoed his idea just now, this time, it must be the emperor who wants to see him, and only the emperor will write such a letter to himself, this is his consistent practice, and it has not changed.

"Being able to maintain the flow of guests every day makes it a big deal." Wang Laohu said.

"That's what Childe said." The boatman said, "We just live on the boat, if there are fewer people, as the son said, eating is the problem, and I still have two grandchildren to raise at home?" ”

"What a blessing the boatman is." Wang Laohu said, "There must be a lot of high-ranking officials and rich people on your boat." ”

"My boat is small, and I can't accommodate a few people, and dignitaries and nobles all sit on those big boats. There are very few people who take my boat like Childe who take a fancy to my boat. ”

Wang Laohu smiled and said: "Sitting on a big boat has the scenery of a big boat, and taking a small boat has the taste of a small boat." ”

The boat soon docked not far from Hanshan Temple.

It's still early, much earlier than scheduled. Hanshan Temple is not big, if the emperor wants to see him, he must have arranged someone in advance, so Wang Laohu is relieved to walk around and take a look.

This time, he could say that he had already been to Hanshan Temple.

It gets dark, there are still people in the Hanshan Temple at night, but, gradually, there are not many people, at this time, the temple seems to be a little quiet, a gust of wind and a gust of coolness, Wang Laohu is in a more prominent position, that is, the place where the emperor painted the bell, of course, he will not be open to the clock, his guards are near the bell.

He was waiting, waiting for the emperor to come suddenly.

Thinking about it, it won't be very early, why hasn't the emperor's person appeared yet? Is it because he understood the emperor's meaning too late, so he has already left again? He thought that if he delayed the emperor's meeting because he went to Huaide, this would be exactly ......

What to say? Picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon.

Wang Laohu said softly to the two guards, "Let's go out and have a look." ”

Wang Laohu walked out with the two of them, such a time period, and it was outside the city, ordinary people had already gone home, and the same was true in this Hanshan Temple, and ordinary monks had already fallen asleep.

Wang Laohu walked with two guards, listening to the eight directions, and he hoped to know the emperor's position by listening to the method of the debater.

But there was nothing, and Wang Laohu felt that there was no one within fifty steps.

Hasn't the emperor come yet?

Just when Wang Laohu was still puzzled, he heard the voice of a person, and from this footstep, he knew that there were not many people, two or three people.

Wang Laohu hurriedly beckoned, asked the guards and himself to rush to the side of the tree, and submerged behind the trunk, could these people be the emperor he wanted to see? Wang Laohu's heart was hanging, and he was looking forward to seeing the emperor, so when there was a footstep coming, he paid special attention.

These people are close, and they really come from here.

Wang Laohu looked into the distance, and sure enough, there were several black shadows coming towards this side, Wang Laohu saw clearly, they were two people, but the specific faces were difficult to see.

Who are the two? Is one of them the emperor? Wang Laohu was not sure, he was paying attention to the movements of the two people.

Sure enough, I saw these two people coming in my direction.

Whether it's or not, let's go out first. Wang Laohu has made up his mind, two people and three people, even if they are not, it doesn't matter, if they don't know each other, they should be passing by, and if they are enemies, they can also be solved.

"You're here, I'll go out and have a look." Wang Laohu said to the two guards.

The guard nodded.

Wang Laohu leaned out from behind the trunk of the tree and walked towards the two men, apparently the two also saw Wang Laohu, but they did not move.

"There's a problem." Wang Laohu thought that whether it was friend or foe, Wang Laohu was ready, and he clenched his hands into fists. He walked slowly towards the other party.

But the other party didn't move, they really stopped and stopped moving.

Wang Laohu is still more than twenty steps away from them now, but at night, he can't see each other's faces clearly, and no one can know who the other party is.

Wang Laohu only heard his own footsteps.