After a while, a middle-aged man in white in the distance walked slowly, and the white-haired old man smiled when he saw it: "It's coming!" ”

I carefully looked at him from top to bottom, from far and near, and saw that he was thin, pacing unhurriedly, and felt that the air around him was much quieter because of him. He walked up to us and arched his hand at the white-haired old man, "Uncle is late, I'm sorry for making you wait for a long time." ”

Zheng Jibo, who was still disdainful of me just now, smiled and said: "Uncle brother has always liked to be late for half a moment, and there are rules, why apologize?" ”

After saying a word, the middle-aged man in white who claimed to be an uncle actually blushed, I took a closer look, although he was middle-aged - after all, his beard was a little long, but his face was white, there were no wrinkles on his face at all, and the two willow eyebrows were very slender, like a woman, only those eyes, deep as water, I don't know why, seeing his gaze, my previous impetuous heart was actually a lot.

When he saw someone he didn't know, he asked, "Senior, is this son also going?" "His voice was also very gentle, and I couldn't help but feel a great affection for him.

The white-haired old man nodded and smiled: "I have to ask what this little boy means." He turned his head to me as he spoke.

I arched my hand again and said, "How dare you not obey the invitation of your predecessors?" Naturally, we are going together. ”

Monk Zhiyue said: "Buddhism also said that it is necessary to purify people who are destined. It seems that the old gentleman has fallen in love with this little boy. ”

The white-haired old man stroked his white beard and kept nodding his head: "Well, not bad, not bad!" "It seems to be a pleasure.

Our group left Luoyang City and headed north.

The white-haired old man introduced to me: "This is Wang Qi, the grandson of the prince of Yongning County, can the little boy know it?" ”

Zheng Jibo on the side wanted to stop him, but it could be seen that he didn't want me to know Wang Qi's identity.

When I heard this, I looked at him vigilantly, is he Wang Qi? Wang Juncai, that is, Wang Shengbi, was originally a famous general of the Liang State who had quelled Hou Jing's rebellion, but was later falsely accused of rebellion and brutally killed, because it had been a long time, and this matter had nothing to do with Wang Jue. However, Wang Shengbi's youngest son Wang Cheng was one of the important advisers around Yang Liang in the rebellion of the Han Dynasty that had just been pacified, and he heard that if Yang Liang had adopted his strategy at that time, the world would have changed hands long ago, but Yang Liang couldn't listen to it at all, and Wang Cheng was also considered to have backbone, and finally committed suicide in defeat. As an uncle, Wang Ju participated in the rebellion, so Wang Ju was naturally guilty.

As for Wang Jue's name, I have actually heard it for a long time, Yang Su sighed for a long time after Wang Ju committed suicide, saying that it was a pity that such a talented man died like this, and said that his nephew Wang Ju was also talented, and sent people around to search for his whereabouts, but he probably hid because of the crime of joint sitting, but I didn't expect to be so coincidental today that I actually ran into it.

I nodded and said to Wang Jue after thinking about it: "In Xia Li Jiancheng, it is really a blessing to be able to meet Mr. Wang today." ”

Wang Jue said with a normal expression: "The little prince is the eldest son of the Tang State Mansion?" It's better to be famous than to meet, and it is also the luck of the uncle to meet the son. A smile spread across his calm face as he spoke.

The white-haired old man laughed on the side and said, "It's so polite, it's not very interesting, cheesy!" ”

Wang Jue and I glanced at each other and laughed, and Zheng Jibo on the side also smiled and said: "I didn't expect that the squire is also a bold person, and I hope to forgive me for my previous offense." ”

I looked at him and said, "Dr. Zheng does not shy away from the powerful, and he admires him to the fullest." ”

The white-haired old man smiled again: "Well, that's good. ”

Zheng Jibo said with a displeased face: "I am not a doctor a long time ago, and the waiter is called like this, which is really to promote the old man." There was a hint of sarcasm in his words.

I didn't know how to pick it up, and suddenly remembered that I didn't know the name of the white-haired old man, so I bowed down and saluted: "Haven't asked the senior Gao surname yet?" ”

Monk Zhiyue preemptively said: "This old gentleman has no name and no surname, only a Dharma name given by the poor monk, the poor monk has traveled for many years, and he barely accepted this disciple." ”

The white-haired old man laughed again when he heard this.

"Ziyi?" After listening to it, I repeated it and laughed, "Listening to this name, it doesn't look like a Buddhist person, but like a Confucian disciple." ”

Zheng Jibo smiled: "This is more appropriate." ”

Then Wang Jue told me that this old gentleman was actually the queen of Hongnong Yang, because of his sparse temperament and dislike fame and fortune, so he lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and became a hermit in this northern mountain.

I felt a little incredible, and wondered: "Beibi Mountain? There are imperial tombs everywhere here, how to live in seclusion? ”

Monk Zhiyue said: "The more quiet the movement." Confucianism also says that the great seclusion is hidden in the city, why can't you live in seclusion? ”

We walked all the way north for a long time, until the sun shadow was slanting westward, and we arrived at Mr. Ziyi's residence.

Mr. Ziyi's house is nothing special, in fact, it is a few ordinary wooden houses, surrounded by a circle of bamboo fences, but with them through the front hall I found that I was wrong, it turned out that the front hall was just a disguise, through the back of the hall there is a wooden board built of a horizontal corridor, the left side of the corridor is a thatched pavilion, the pavilion is a wooden table, on which is a chessboard, the right near the bamboo fence is a few rows of sparse bamboo, but there is a sword frame inside, there are four swords from top to bottom, there is a small wooden tablet next to the sword frame, engraved " Test the sword", I can't help but be curious about this place.

Follow them through the corridor, and come to the back room, the terrain of this room is obviously a little higher than the hall house, it is actually full of bookshelves, densely packed with books, several rooms on the left side of the study are bedrooms, and the right side is a three-sided ventilated room, except for one side of the study room, the other three sides are only hung with curtains, probably because of today's good weather, the curtains are rolled up, there is a stove in the room, a tea set, a table, several sides of the couch, the layout of this place reminds me of the drunken Hong gradually teahouse. Sure enough, Zheng Jibo told me that this place was a tea room.

The backyard is also very large, and I think this old gentleman really knows how to enjoy it, and if I were allowed to live here, I would probably be satisfied and refuse to be an official.

The old gentleman showed me his lodgings and said to me, "What does the little boy think?" ”

I praised it again and again, and looking at the old gentleman's appearance, I was quite proud of my own residence. I leaned on the wooden railing of the corridor, looked at the chessboard in the thatched pavilion, and said to the old gentleman: "If it is built, I will have to live in seclusion here, and I will have no regrets in this life." ”

After speaking, he carefully admired the feelings of the wooden house.

Seeing that I was emotional, Zheng Jibo asked puzzledly: "The squire also has the heart of retreat?" ”

I knew that he was still prejudiced against me, and thought for a moment and said, "How can this situation not be envied?" ”

Zheng Jibo followed my gaze, and saw that the old man Ziyi in the thatched pavilion had already played against the monk Zhiyue, and Wang Qi was standing beside the old man Ziyi and was watching the situation on the chessboard intently. There were only two of us left in the corridor.

Zheng Jibo looked at it, turned his head and said solemnly: "Squire, the old man relies on the old man and sells the old, he has a few words to ask, and he also asks the waiter for advice." ”

I arched my hand and said: "I am young, and I dare not give advice, Mr. Zheng, please speak." ”

Zheng Jibo still said with a straight face: "The Son of Heaven is immoral, the powerful ministers are in charge, and the squire is young and promising, why don't you think about cherishing the name and honor, but instead go along with it?" As a son of man, why didn't he think of abiding by the precepts of the court, but instead succumbed to the powerful and flattering the lord? ”

I was stunned for a long time by his question, thinking that I was an out-and-out villain in his mind, and somehow I was a little sad, and couldn't help but explain: "Mr. Zheng, the Son of Heaven is immoral, as a courtier, he should be loyal to him and do his right." As for the ministers...... Mr. Zheng, I can't help but be involved in the completion of the project, and I hope Mr. Zheng will understand. ”

Zheng Jibo asked rhetorically: "Can't help yourself? ”

I said, "Ministers of the court, Mr. Zheng refers to Yang Su and Yuwenshu, right?" To tell the truth, Yang Su was built with the help of one to eliminate the emperor's suspicions, and the other was to hold his father hostage; As for Yuwenshu, although it was built and had a great relationship with Ziyu's culture and friendship, it was a friendship of heart and spirit, and it was not involved in court disputes. Built a young court training, the teachings of the father, never dare to forget, how can it be a flattering villain? ”

After listening to my explanation, Zheng Jibo's expression finally relaxed a little, and he shook his head and said, "So it seems that it is the heart of the old man and the villain?" ”

At this moment, a childish voice shouted: "Father is here, why don't you wake up Zimin?" ”

I followed the sound and saw a little girl of four or five years old running towards Zheng Jibo, ran to Zheng Jibo, hugged his legs, and said excitedly: "The old gentleman said the day before yesterday...... Well...... He said that his father was coming, and his father came. ”

Zheng Jibo was a little embarrassed, and said lightly: "Zimin, in front of the guests, you are not allowed to be rude." ”

Zimin looked at me from head to toe with wide eyes, and then said to Zheng Jibo: "Who is this person?" ”

Zheng Jibo took her little hand and was about to speak, I saw that this little girl was really interesting like a little adult, so I leaned over to her and smiled: "In Xia Li Jiancheng, what about the little girl?" ”

Zimin rolled his eyes, pouted and shook his head, "Are you a nerd?" My father has already called my name, you don't know yet? ”

Zheng Jibo glared at her when he heard this: "Didn't you say it? In front of guests, no rudeness. ”

Zimin nodded, turning to his father to stop talking.

Zheng Jibo then said to me: "The squire smiled. She is the daughter of the old man, called Guanyin, her mother died early, because she had no children under her knees, she was raised as a man, and she was sent to the old gentleman not long ago to learn a few words. Helpless, she is a little wild, I heard that Zhiyue Zen Master gave the old man a legal name, and he wanted to give her one, she was a disciple of the old gentleman, how dare Zhiyue Zen Master respond? Who knew that the old gentleman listened to it for a long time next to him, and said, "Guanyin, compassion, it's called Zimin", so that in Buddhism, she is actually the same generation as Mr. Ziyi, it is really nondescript, and it is difficult to be a Zen master of Zhiyue. ”

I looked at the thatched pavilion again, the twilight had fallen, they were not playing chess, and the figure of Mr. Ziyi was a little unclear. Zheng Jibo's words made me look at this old gentleman with admiration - not confined to the world, he can really be regarded as a master in the world, in comparison, we people are really too vulgar.