Boulevard, 100 miles away from Wucheng, Huiji County.

A man and a dog walked on the post road. The young man was dressed as a traveler, with a slender figure, and his gray cloth clothes were stained with a lot of dust, which looked a little old, and he carried a rectangular object wrapped in gray cloth on his back, and a discerning person could probably guess that it was a guqin by the shape of this object. The dog is a big black dog, and its half-human-tall body looks unusually strong under the support of the owner's slender figure, and it can even be said that it is a little outrageously strong.

The young man dressed as a traveler has a thin face, clear eyes, and quietly looks at the road ahead without squinting, revealing some ancient waves and not being surprised. The big black dog walked like the owner next to him, and he didn't run around, if the dog also had an army, that posture was probably the standard step of the dog army.

At noon, a man and a dog chose a leeward place to stop to rest, and the young man took out a water bladder and took a few sips of water, the temperature close to freezing ran through the lobes of his lungs to his lower abdomen, but there was no change in expression on his face. After drinking the water, the young man magically took out a round wooden box, about two inches in diameter and no more than an inch high, and then poured some water from the water bladder into the wooden box, and handed it to the big black dog squatting beside him.

The big black dog stuck out his tongue and exhaled a few breaths, faintly snorting, and then lowered his head to drink the water.

"There are less than two days to go to Wucheng, counting the days, we have been away from Chang'an for a month or two. For more than a month, from Chang'an to Wucheng, even on Chinese New Year's Eve, we were in a hurry, and this speed was indeed not slow. The young man touched the big black dog's head, as if he were talking to an old friend, and his tone was very casual. From Chang'an to Wucheng, walking without riding a horse, this speed is indeed not slow.

The big black dog looked up and forgot the young man's eyes, and then lowered his head again and continued to drink.

The young man's gaze returned to the front, and his hand habitually stroked the hair of his ears and temples, and only then did he realize that he had become too easy to look at for the road, and it was impossible for the hair to flutter on his sideburns. The hand was stretched out in the air and put down, and the movement was not stiff at all, and it was as natural as flowing water. The young man's gaze was always looking ahead, as if he wanted to discern something different from the forest.

"I've finally left Chang'an, the city I'm tired of." The young man said softly, his voice as light as the sky, "But what if you return to Wucheng?" It's still the same city, the same people, the same rivers and lakes. ”

When talking about the words "rivers and lakes", the young man paused, touched the big black dog who had already drunk the water and was half-squatting beside him, and said to it in a consultative tone: "It's not easy to survive, when we get to Wucheng, let's leave the rivers and lakes!" ”

The big black dog just opened his eyes wide and stuck out his tongue, looking at him quietly.

The young man suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly and looked up at the sky, "yes, I don't even believe you. Also, I have been living in the rivers and lakes for so many years, and this body already belongs to the rivers and lakes, has it retired? ”

The young man poured out the water in the wooden box that fed the big black dog, put it away, stood up again, and said, "Let's go." ”

The big black dog barked twice, wagged its tail, and kept up with the young man's footsteps.

A few yellow leaves swirled and fell behind a man and a dog, and a few small sprouts on the branches of the tree had just sprouted their heads.

......

Two months later.

Changan.

Weiyang Palace.

Winter is not over, spring has woken up, on March 3, when everything is rejuvenated, Liu Che summoned Qin Cheng alone in the palace.

This time, the place where Liu Che summoned Qincheng was Jianzhang Palace, and it was the waiter Dongfang Shuo who led Qincheng to see Liu Che. Jianzhang Palace is outside Chang'an City, built according to the Taiye Pool, the palace is rich in grass and trees, the stream is murmuring, compared with Weiyang Palace, there is a little more natural taste, less ** solemn, this season is a good scenery full of spring.

"Your Majesty has summoned very few courtiers in Jianzhang Palace in the past two years, and the only courtiers who have set foot in Jianzhang Palace are General Wei and Doctor Han, oh, and the former Prime Minister Dou Ying." There was nothing to do on the road, Dongfang Shuo chatted with Qin Cheng, since Dongfang Shuo was drunk in Qin Mansion on the day he beat Dongfang Shuo, the two of them moved around a lot on weekdays, and the relationship was naturally closer, and Dongfang Shuo was a dissolute person, and he had no scruples about doing things and talking at all, "Brother Qin, do you know what Your Majesty is doing in Jianzhang Palace today?" ”

"I don't know." Qin Cheng said lightly.

"Today is the Shangsi Festival, and His Majesty held a water pouring ceremony for the nobles in the palace in Jianzhang Palace, which is a big event. Brother Qin has not forgotten that today is the Shangsi Festival? Dongfang Shuo said to Qin Cheng, as if he was showing off that he had the ability to know about Liu Che's activities.

"Of course, this has not been forgotten." Qin Cheng said, and immediately lowered his voice and said to Dongfang Shuo: "Brother Dongfang, do you know what is the big deal recently?" ”

"What else could be a big deal?" Dongfang Shuo pursed his lips and said lightly: "It's not that the King of Minyue is making trouble, Your Majesty has already been angry about this matter." ”

"Now that the Han and the Xiongnu are in a period of confrontation, the key is that the king of Minyue provoked an incident at this time, how can Your Majesty not be angry? From this point of view, I am afraid that this time His Majesty will focus on dealing with the King of Minyue. Dongfang Shuo said again.

"Hmm." Qin Cheng nodded in agreement.

"I went back to deal with the King of Minyue a few times before, and Your Majesty asked General Wei to go, but General Wei is a little unwell this time, I'm afraid Your Majesty will have to choose another person." Dongfang Shuo said, saying that, Rao Youshen looked back and forth on Qin Cheng's face a few times, and that expression meant that it might be you.

Qin Cheng had expected this, but Dongfang Shuo kindly reminded himself that he naturally couldn't save his face, so he said, "Thank you Brother Dongfang for reminding him." ”

"I didn't say anything." Dongfang Shuo retracted his gaze and said seriously, as if he really believed that he hadn't said anything.

After sending Qin Cheng to Jianzhang Palace, Dongfang Shuo went back, and Qin Cheng, under the leadership of Liu Che's close attendant, stepped on the forest path and walked to the depths of Jianzhang Palace.

When he saw Liu Che from afar, he was sprinkling water and praying for the nobles in the palace, and a wicker about three feet long was dipped in water and sprinkled on the heads of those nobles with different purple colors, and he got one or two thanks.

The Shangsi Festival is recorded in the "Zhou Li": "The year is cleared, and now in March, the Shangsi is like water." On this day, people spread the camellia flowers on the stove and the places where they sit and sleep, believing that they can get rid of ants and other insect pests; hide the manghua and paulownia flowers in sweaters and feathers, thinking that the clothes can be moth-free; The women wore the mango cauliflower on their heads, believing that they could avoid headaches and sleep very sweetly at night. The urban and rural people also climbed Huishan, Hongshan, Doosan and Xigao Mountains. Siqing Sijing can almost be equated with the Qingming Festival at that time.

On the first day of late spring, the yang energy is clear. Qi Qi is rainy, and the ointment is flowing. Xi Xi auspicious wind, stagnation and different life, birds and birds, Hui Mu Rong. It is also the Shangsi Festival at this time.

After a while, Liu Che finished praying, took the towel handed over by the attendant, wiped his hands and turned back to Qin Cheng and said, "Don't dare to stand there, sit down." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qin Cheng bowed.

"It's a good year for the weather, and it's only been March and it's been so warm, which is a good sign." Liu Che said with a smile, "The ancients: those who are in the twilight of spring, the spring clothes are completed, there are five or six champions, six or seven children, bathing in Yi, dancing in the wind, and returning with a song." It's a good sight. ”

After that, Liu Che took a sip of water and said to Qin Cheng: "I have already read the article you handed over a few days ago, the article is well written, but I have some opinions, you say that this is made by a scholar by the Weishui River?" ”

"Exactly, that person's name is Dou Fei." Qincheng Road.

After several months of maneuvering, Qin Cheng has successfully put Dou Fei's work on Liu Che's desk, and now judging from Qin Cheng's reaction, the effect should be good.

"It's a talent, and such a talent can't be buried." Liu Che said, "Catch Ming'er and let him wait at the palace gate." ”

The so-called waiting at the palace gate is to wait for the palace gate, a loose position, and Dongfang Shuo was also this position at the beginning.

Qin Cheng naturally knew that Dou Fei could not be recruited so easily, I am afraid that what Dou Fei hoped would be like Shang Ying and Qin State, and he would see and explore Qin Xiaogong three times, and then talk freely for three days and three nights, and finally decide to govern the country. Even if it can't be so, the worst thing is to let Liu Che rule the country according to the law, and Dou Fei will come to be an official. It's just that Qin Cheng is not convenient to say anything at this time, after all, this is someone else's business, just introduce him to Liu Che himself, too attentive will inevitably make people doubt his intentions.

After saying this, Liu Che began to turn the topic to the topic, "Can the body be raised?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister's body has long been raised!" Qin Cheng said solemnly.

"Hmm." Liu Che nodded, "King Minyue still can't control his wildness in the end, my previous warnings are useless, this time the meeting will send back the exact news, the King of Minyue has used troops against Nanhai County, this matter must not be tolerated, it must be extinguished by thunderous means!" Now it seems that the policy strength of my first two rounds is obviously not enough, and this time I must beat him up!

Qin Cheng, are you ready? ”

"I'm ready." Qin Chengdao almost said that he was ready at all times.

"Okay, this time, I'll let you go, directly transfer the soldiers of Jijun, act at the opportunity, and teach me what the King of Minyue is called the way of being a minister!" Liu Che said awe-inspiringly, "In addition, I asked Dongfang Shuo to go with you, this person is a clever person, you two are good at working together, and it is not a problem to subdue the king of Minyue." ”

"The minister commands." Qin Cheng bowed.

"Hmm." Liu Ce nodded, "Is there anything else you don't understand?" ”

"The minister has a question, how many people will the minister bring this time?" Qin Cheng asked.

"Well, I'll arrange it for you. However, there was not a single soldier. Liu Che affirmed.

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