Chapter Seventy-Four: The Quiet Beauty of Autumn Leaves (Part II)
The Shili Pavilion outside Youzhou City ushered in the very lively sending to the city. Over time, tea shop vendors, traveling merchants carrying Huo Dan, and surrounding farmers carrying fresh vegetables and fruits spontaneously gathered here, turning this place into a small bazaar.
In a tea pavilion hidden in the shade of a tree, Lu Jiu listened to the annoying cicada chirping, and his heart became more and more irritable, and the folding fan in his hand kept shaking. frowned, and looked faintly at the direction of the official road not far away.
"Ninth sister! Take a sip of this chilled sour plum soup and you'll be less hot. You've always been chaotic, why can't you hold your breath today? ”
Beside Lu Jiu, a young man with luxurious clothes and fair skin smiled slightly and said to Lu Jiu.
"Eighth brother-in-law, you don't know how hateful that kid is. Not to mention the repeated antagonism with me, this time he was even more reckless, and actually kidnapped Emile privately for half a year, almost ruining his uncle's big business. When I see him, I'll make sure he looks good. Lu Jiu said hatefully.
"A few days ago, you didn't keep praising him, saying that what this person has learned is a long-lost ghost valley vertical and horizontal technique, and he is a real talent for governing the country and the world. Most of these characters are arrogant and unruly, where can you easily control. I heard you say that he was about the same age as me, and I really wanted to see him. ”
The young man's eyes were shining, and he looked fixedly into the distance.
"Humph! Eighth brother-in-law, you are less than twenty, and you are the official residence of Hongluqing and Guangyang Taishou, which is comparable to him as a scholar in cloth. Lu Jiu said disapprovingly.
"Alas! I only have some kung fu in arching and horseback, and I inherited my father's shadow to have these official bodies. My father has always disliked me for being introverted and cowardly, and he dislikes me very much, but he is not as good as those young people who have real skills. With a sigh, the young man shook his head, his mood becoming a little depressed.
After passing a line, he was stopped by a team of elite sergeants before he could get close to the Shili Pavilion, and was immediately taken to this tea pavilion in the shade. The tea pavilion was surrounded by heavily armed officers and soldiers, driving irrelevant people far away.
Pei Wuniang and Bai Liangqi were stopped, and they carefully supported Emile and were taken to the tea pavilion.
Seeing that the road had become slightly dark, Lu Jiu's heart twitched, the fingers holding the teacup became innocent, and he looked at the road with a gloomy face without saying a word.
The atmosphere in the tea pavilion was somber and solemn, and Emile looked at the road and smiled sadly, and slowly knelt down in front of the two people sitting according to the case, and waited for the fate in silence.
After passing by, my heart was sour, and I knelt down with my wife.
Seeing Amir's slightly bulging abdomen, he passed by and knelt down with her resolutely. A nameless fire rose inexplicably, and Lu Jiu clenched his fists, wishing that this pair of dog men and women would kneel on the ground for the rest of their lives.
Stalemate, I don't know how long I knelt down, and saw Amir beside him frowning and looking a little painful. Lu Lu couldn't suppress his anger, and stood up and pointed at Lu Jiu.
"Wang Liuli! Amir was taken captive by me, and I made my mistakes. What's the matter with you letting a pregnant woman kneel like this for so long! ”
Okay, you're a lustful and shameless road, and you've always been gentle and polite in front of other women, and you've always looked flattering. In front of me, he often yelled and yelled. I will help you hide the identity of Tang Xiaoqi, the lady in your family, and the lover of Tianxian Lou will come to help you protect it at night. This time I kidnapped Emir and caused a big disaster, I tried my best to exonerate you, did I owe you Lu Jiu in my last life!
Lu Jiu's nose was sour, he was so aggrieved that he almost shed tears, picked up the teacup and threw it towards the road.
He took the teacup lightly, didn't even spill a drop of tea, and looked at Lu Jiu who was panting with contempt.
"Good kung fu!" The young man on the side, who had not spoken, couldn't help but blurt out a compliment.
Seeing the passing, the fox looked at himself suspiciously, and the young man introduced himself with a smile.
"In Xia An Renzhi, Fan Yang Jiedu made the second son of Lord An, temporarily serving as Hongluqing and Guangyang Taishou. This time, I came to deal with Amir's escape from the Yang Mansion. Can Brother Tai be the one in the mouth of his wife and sister Liuli, Mr. Taibin and Mr. Taibai, the second jie in Shuzhong. ”
I was shocked when I passed, it turned out that this young man who was not outstanding and did not say a word was the main one. involuntarily protected the Emir beside him tightly, and looked at An Renzhi with a little weakness.
"I am a disciple of the two gentlemen, and now I am the husband of Amir. His father and brother have officially promised her to me, and she is already my official wife. ”
An Renzhi smiled, looked at Lu and said, "I'm going to ask Miss Emir something now, can Brother Lu be accommodating." ”
After hearing this, I couldn't help but have a good impression of the noble son in front of me, and nodded with an embarrassed face.
"Stand up, Miss Amir. Can you tell me what you have heard? An Renzhi said kindly.
Amir's expression twitched, and he glanced uneasily, blushing for a long time without saying a word.
He whispered in her ear, "Do you think I still care about those things now?" Say, whatever happens, I'll face it with you. ”
Wiping away the tears welling up from the corners of his eyes, Emile raised his head to look at An Renzhi, and recounted with a shy face.
"One day after the Yuan Day, a drunk Yang Zhao came to my room. laughed vigorously, and said that he had caught the evidence of Lord An's rebellion. He said that Lord An not only privately took in the scattered tribes in the Western Regions to expand his strength, but also secretly bought a large number of horses from the Western Regions through the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, not preparing to rebel and what he wanted to do.
Another day, he asked me to wait for him to drink with one of his guests. I vaguely heard the guest tell him very firmly that the man he wanted to deal with would not live more than three years at most.
As I slept with the guest, I pretended to ask who wouldn't live more than three years. The guest was also drunk, and proudly said that he was the traitor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Linfu, and he would not live for three years.
I thought in my heart that this news might be more important to Lord An, so I secretly ran out when I went to watch the exorcism drama with the people in the Yang Mansion. ”
Amir finished speaking with a disturbed expression, and stood there helplessly, not daring to look at the road, for fear that he would henceforth look down on his own woman, who had become filthy.
The feeling was very complicated and uncomfortable, and he gently hugged the helpless Amir in his arms.
Waving his hand at Amir, An Renzhi said, "You go down first, I still have something to ask your husband, Brother Lu." ”
Looking at Emir, who turned back three times one step at a time, Lu Jiu let out a long "exhalation", and the resentment in his heart seemed to have dissipated a lot.
"No one asks about the poor in the downtown area, but the rich have distant relatives in the mountains. When my father was working as a toothman in Chang'an West City, no one cared about him. Where did he think that after he took the position of Fan Yang Jiedu envoy, countless clansmen poured to the door. My father had no choice but to place them on the remote grassland of Fanyang.
There were many conflicts between the clansmen who came from afar and those Khitans and Turks. For this reason, my father also cut off the heads of many Khitans. Later, more and more wandering tribes in the Western Regions came to meet each other. My father was afraid of causing misunderstanding in the imperial court, so he specially informed the prime minister, Lord Li Linfu, who set the policy of using razing to control razing and acquiesced in this matter.
After the noble concubine's cousin, Yang Zhao, and Lord Yang ascended, he kept on to this matter and falsely accused my father of having bad intentions and wanting to rebel. Tell me, in this Tang Dynasty, how can my father's small festival envoy rebel, how dare he rebel. ”
An Renzhi looked at the road helplessly, and was silent.
"Ninth Sister has often praised you for your thaumaturgy lately, and you are a rare young talent in the world. In the face of such a situation, how should I, Fan Yang, deal with myself, and hope that Brother Lu will give advice. An Renzhi looked at the road sincerely.
"Those who have done nothing on the road have nothing to learn. How dare you speak vainly about these things about your family and country. He shook his head.
"If not for us, but not for the sake of Miss Amir, for the sake of her people?" An Ren looked at Amir beside the official road in the distance and said faintly.
Lu Lu was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "I only have two superficial views on this matter. First: Lord An led the army to attack north, captured the land of the Khitan and sent it to those who had come to serve the Western Regions. While expanding the territory for the Tang Dynasty, it also conformed to the policy of Lord Li Linfu to conquer raze. Naturally, you can block false accusations of your father's rebellion.
Second, the imperial court must return if there is a recall, and there is no need to be cautious after entering Beijing, but to ask the saint for a reward to appease the saint's heart. After all, the world of the Tang Dynasty is the world of the saint who is high above. ”
An Renzhi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but ask again: "What does Brother Lu think about the so-called fact that Lord Li can't live for three years?" You must know that most of the Hu generals of the Tang Dynasty were promoted and supported by Master Li. Once he is sick, the life of those of us who are Hu generals will be sad. ”
Lu lowered his head and pondered for a while, shook his head and said, "I also feel very strange about this matter. Even the strange person who is proficient in the art of physiognomy cannot accurately predict a person's life and death. I think I had to pay attention to it and adapt to the situation. ”
"Do you know that if you hadn't taken Amir away, it would have been difficult for the Ninth Sister and her party to reach Fan Yang safely. The determination of the other party to kill Emir is unimaginable. This makes it even more difficult to grasp the news that Emile has inquired about. ”
An Renzhi sighed again and again.
"What? Have you been attacked many times since I left? As he passed, he looked at Lu Jiu a little uncomfortably.
"Humph!" Lu Jiu snorted coldly and turned his head to ignore it.
"When I met Brother Lu today, I was very in love. There is a villa of mine at the foot of Miaofeng Mountain outside Youzhou City, and we will go there to drink and talk in detail. Seeing this, An Ren smiled slightly.
The anxious Amir, accompanied by Pei Wuniang, kept looking uneasily in the direction of the tea pavilion.
"Fresh fruit, fresh fresh fruit." A young girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old came over with a green fruit on her back and shouting.
Seeing those shiny, green fruits, Emir's stomach was sour, and he couldn't help but want to eat them. Stopped the little girl and picked it up in the basket.
"Sister-in-law! Don't eat anything unclean. Pei Wuniang stretched out her hand and stopped Aimir.
The little girl's eyes widened, she looked at Pei Wuniang with an angry face, picked up two fruits and ate them.
"It's not poisonous, it can't kill you."
Pei Wuniang glared at this stubborn girl angrily, but the other party looked at her without showing weakness, but Pei Wuniang was defeated.
After a while. He walked by with a relaxed face, and smiled slightly as he helped Emile, who was holding a bag of green fruits.
"Looks like we're fine."
Aimir breathed a sigh of relief and was helped into the carriage by Pei Wuniang. After eating two green fruits that had been wiped clean, he glanced at the parallel road riding horses outside the car window, and fell asleep with a happy and satisfied smile on his face.
Following the people of the brigade, the group came to the gate of Anrenzhi's villa at the foot of Miaofeng Mountain.
"Senior brother, come and take a look! Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, she can't wake up no matter how she screams! Pei Wuniang's very frightened voice came from the carriage.
When he got into the carriage, he saw Amile smiling, quietly leaning back in his seat and sleeping. When I touched her body, it was already cold and stiff, and I couldn't wake up forever.