When Geshuhan Wangbao sighed, in the distant city of Chang'an, the drizzle was like a crisp, and the grass was faint. Daming Palace, Taiji Palace and other majestic palaces, in the sparse drizzle, more and more beautiful.

In the small garden of the East Palace, three or two trees resemble white and pink early cherry blossoms, hanging heavily on the branches in the spring rain, blooming with short-lived beauty.

In the garden pavilion, the crown prince Li Heng, who was wearing a purple round-necked shirt, was talking with Li Yu, a subordinate of the East Palace who was dressed in white. The one who was waiting on the side was not Li Jingzhong, who had an ugly face, but Cheng Yuanzhen, a burly servant in the East Palace.

The hand talk has reached the middle plate, and the black and white canine teeth in the hinterland are intertwined and indistinguishable. And among the four corners of the chessboard, there are still a lot of blank spaces.

Li Heng rubbed a white chess piece in his hand, but hesitated for a long time, not knowing where to land.

Li Mi knelt on the couch with a relaxed expression, smiling without saying a word.

The white chess in Li Heng's hand couldn't settle down for a long time, he sighed, put the chess pieces back into the chess jar, got up and saluted: "I hope Mr. will teach me!" ”

Li Mi hurriedly stood up and saluted back: "Your Highness has broken so!" ”

Li Heng didn't give Li Yu a chance to resign, and asked straight to the point: "The hinterland is embarrassed and can't move, and the corners are weak and difficult to return to the sky, how can it be broken?" ”

Li Mi glanced at Cheng Yuanzhen, who was not very familiar, with a look of hesitation on his face.

Before Li Heng could speak, Cheng Yuanzhen took the initiative to step forward and said: "Your Highness, the game has been played for a long time, and the tea soup has been cold, so let's go and change two hot ones." ”

After Cheng Yuanzhen left, Li Mi said loudly: "Although the hinterland is sleepy, time is in me; The corners are weak, and there is still a breath. Your Highness need not be discouraged. ”

Li Heng thought for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Time is far away for me, but danger and embarrassment are near. Although there is residual gas in the corners, if it is difficult to leave. ”

Li Mi said with a smile: "The hinterland is dangerous outside and safe inside, so it should be quiet; The corners are free, and they should be gracious. ”

"Nei'an? Mercy? Li Heng seemed a little puzzled.

Li Mi saw that there was no one around, so he whispered: "No one can replace it, which can be described as internal security; Enveloping the free must be gracious. If His Highness goes further, he can use both grace and power; At this moment, or when he leaps into the abyss, he cannot abandon his grace and might. ”

"Or leap into the abyss?" Li Heng pondered for a long time before nodding and saying, "What Mr. said is reasonable. ”

Li Mi smiled slightly, and whispered: "Why should Your Highness hide it from me, since Li Neishou is not there." I guess it's for His Highness's kindness. ”

Li Heng's face turned red and explained: "The battle for the stone fort has lost troops and generals; In the west, Anxi is the first. Somewhere backward, you can only treat a dead horse as a live horse doctor. ”

Seeing what Li Heng said bluntly, Li Mi no longer played dumb riddles: "Your Highness, the king regards the minister as a sibling, and the minister regards the king as a heart." Wang Duhu is depressed and resentful in his heart, and His Royal Highness needs to use grace to dissolve it, and must not push the elite soldiers into the hands of others. ”

Li Heng nodded and said, "In the past, there were some things that were indeed urgent. I hope that Mr. will mention more in the future, so as not to make me repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

Li Mi hurriedly returned the salute: "How can you be virtuous, don't dare to be a big gift for His Royal Highness." I hope that His Royal Highness will take the lead in quietness, and always consolidate the holy grace to respond to all changes with the same. Gao Weng and the others, all of them are devoted to His Highness, and they are devoted to patience, and there will be a time when the bitterness will come. ”

When Li Mi mentioned Gaolis, Li Hengtie's black face moved slightly, and he seemed to be a little embarrassed......

When Li Mizheng was surprised that there was anything wrong with his words, he suddenly heard a woman's soft voice outside the pavilion: "Dare to ask sir, the old thief has not gone, and the new thief will be born, but what." ”

Li Mi looked slightly startled, and then closed his eyes and replied: "Whether it is new or old, they all rely on the iceberg." The sun is rising, the ice and snow are melting, why should Liangdi worry! ”

The female voice smiled lightly, and said from afar: "Concubine Fang saw Cheng Nei's waiter changing tea and soup for His Royal Highness, I thought that His Royal Highness was enjoying the cherry blossoms alone in the pavilion, and I was afraid that the spring rain would be light and cold, so I came with a hot drink without authorization." Unexpectedly, Mr. Li is here, it is a certain rudeness, and I will compensate Mr. for it, and please forgive me. ”

The footsteps gradually faded away, Li Yucai opened his eyes, and saluted Li Hengshi: "Your Highness, the hand talk is here, and the interest is exhausted." The drizzle is dashing, and the spring color is moving. A certain desire to walk in the rain, the way to view the heavens and the earth. His Royal Highness has a free day, and he will accompany His Highness again. ”

Li Heng understood that Zhang Liangdi's sudden appearance disturbed Li Yu, so he no longer kept him.

When he walked out of the East Palace, Li Mi refused the carriage and horse, changed into a robe and clogs, and walked casually on the streets of Chang'an City, admiring the intoxicating spring rain.

The spring rain continues, but it can't stop the interest of Chang'an residents to travel and visit friends. On Suzaku Street, Chengtian Street and Hengjie Street, pedestrians with oil-paper umbrellas, knights in robes and well-concealed carriages come and go.

Among the shops and liquor stores in the east and west cities, the sound of bargaining is constant, and the sound of bargaining is like a tide. Compared with the cold and dry Moxi and the Longyou where the Great War is about to start, Chang'an in early spring is completely a comfortable and comfortable world.

On the long street near Chongrenfang in the east of the city, in the silky drizzle, Fan Qiuniang, who was covered with a lake blue veil, rode a strong black horse, wearing a light and lovely green hat and a delicate and soft green robe, and followed an ordinary carriage not far away.

While Fan Qiuniang's left hand is holding the reins, her right hand is always close to her waist. Although the spring rain is a little annoying, it is not without benefits. The short crossbow that cannot be brought out casually on weekdays can be easily hidden under the cloak at the moment, and can be taken out and shot at any time.

Fan Qiuniang often seems to look around aimlessly, but in fact, she has been carefully observing whether there is any movement around her.

Fan Qiuniang has always hated such errands as secretly protecting targets. In the past, whenever possible, she would try her best to push it to her junior sister. But at this moment, the junior sister is not in Chang'an, and she has to go into battle in person.

"Damn Thirteen Niang, she went to Tingzhou to play crazy, but she threw all these drudgeries to me!" The rain dripped on Fan Qiuniang's wet mount, and she couldn't help but complain in her heart: "I thought I would come back after playing for two or three months, but who knew that a few days ago I actually wrote a letter saying that I had accepted a disciple in Tingzhou and wanted to stay in the west of the city for a little longer." I think it's just to avoid the teacher's errand! ”

Complaining is complaining, but Fan Qiuniang will always carry out the tasks assigned by the master.

For example, on the 29th of December last year, Fan Qiuniang received a secret order from her master, saying that there had been a cunning thief in Chang'an South City recently, and there were many cases, but no evidence was left. Master told her to be on standby at all times, ready to kill the thief.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, when thousands of families were reunited and celebrated, and the city was paraded, Fan Qiuniang had to make up a reason to leave the house and lurk by the pond in Quchifang in black, waiting for the target to throw himself into the net.

After solving the target with three strokes and five divisions of the silk rope, Fan Qiuniang disguised the cause of death as drunk drowning according to the master's request.

Fan Qiuniang vaguely understood that the reasons behind this matter might be very complicated, but she was unwilling to explore. After staying in the division for more than ten years, Fan Qiuniang knows very well that many times, the more you know, the more dangerous it is, and it is better to pretend that you don't know anything.

Thinking of this, Fan Qiuniang envied the little junior sister who was the same age as herself. Thirteen Niang has a simple personality, and she only has the idea of shoveling the strong and helping the weak and doing the right thing for heaven and nothing else, so she can live a simple and happy life. And the master also seems to deliberately keep the little junior sister away from the gloomy things.

"I'll never be as relaxed as Thirteen Niang!" Fan Qiuniang sighed secretly, but her beautiful eyes still paid attention to the wind and grass around her through the thin rain curtain.

In the sheltered and airtight carriage, Li Jingzhong, dressed as a scholar, stared at Wang Yuanbao opposite viciously with gloomy eyes.

At this time, Li Jingzhong, who changed his respect in the East Palace and the panic in front of Gao Lishi, was as gloomy as a snake and as fierce as a wolf, and seemed to be showing his fangs dripping with venom at any time.

"Wang Dongzhu, I know that you are proficient in the way of light and heavy, and you are an unborn business wizard. But there are some things that are not bought and sold, and they are not something you can control. I also hope that the proprietor will act cautiously in the future, not to be impatient, and not to encourage His Highness to act rashly. ”

Wang Yuanbao, who covered the sky with one hand in Ruyiju and turned the clouds and rain in the Tang business world, lowered his head and listened to Li Jingzhong's scolding, his face was a little sneering, but he didn't dare to refute anything.

"Li Xiang's side stared at His Royal Highness to death, as long as the slightest flaw was revealed, the three vicious dogs of Wang Jie, Jiwen and Luo Xizao would bite people like crazy. If it weren't for someone to help this time, maybe a new Wei Jian case would have been launched! Wang Dong, if you get to that step in the field, your hundreds of millions of family properties will not only not save you, but will become a life-saving talisman for the extinction of the household! ”

Wang Yuanbao was unconvinced with resentment floating in his chest, but he didn't dare to show it, so he could only nod his head and say yes.

"Forget it, I didn't come here this time to dwell on the past." Seeing that Wang Yuanbao obediently bowed his head and obeyed orders, Li Jingzhong's tone softened slightly: "Your Highness has an order, and the Beiting and Anxi armies are going west to conquer Shiguo, and the stakes are very high. It was supposed to be dominated by the Beiting military horses, but Li Xiang made an obstacle and made Gao Xianzhi the head of the march. Therefore, His Royal Highness Wang Ruyiju fully supported the Beiting Army's westward expedition and helped suppress Gao Xianzhi. ”

After listening to Li Jingzhong's meaning, Wang Yuanbao asked in surprise: "Isn't Wang Zhengjian a little unreliable recently?" Why help him? ”

Li Jingzhong's black face sank, and he said coldly: "Wang Dong, the Taiyuan Wang family has always unswervingly supported His Highness. Although you are also surnamed Wang, you are not the Wang family of Taiyuan, and I am afraid that you don't know all about the mysteries! ”

Li Jingzhong's words were like a hammer, hitting the place where Wang Yuanbao cared about and was most vulnerable. His eyes were glazed and he was stunned for a moment before he smiled bitterly: "What Li Neishou taught is that a certain commoner, from a poor background, how could he know the way of doing things in a high-ranking family. ”

Li Jingzhong snorted coldly before he spoke: "Wang Dongzhu, people are self-aware. If the proprietor has any questions about His Highness's instructions, please question His Highness directly. ”

"Don't dare! Can't! Wang Yuanbao was shocked, shook his head for a while, nodded for a while, and said: "Li Nei's words are serious, and he must do his best to support the royal capital to protect the western expedition." ”

Li Jingzhong stared at Wang Yuanbao intently, silent for a long time, and the air in the carriage seemed to be frozen.

Wang Yuanbao was so nervous that he was sweating like rain, and the beads of sweat on his face were much denser than the spring rain outside the car.

Li Jingzhong suddenly chuckled like a night owl, he put his ugly face to Wang Yuanbao's ear, and said in a low voice: "The proprietor doesn't need to be nervous, His Royal Highness has always trusted the proprietor. His Royal Highness has always kept in mind what the proprietor asked, and he has never forgotten it. At the moment, Li Xiang seems to be turbulent, but he works day and night, and his body is like a rotten wood, and it will be difficult to last. And His Royal Highness is prosperous in the spring and autumn, and the coming days are long. After Your Highness ascends the throne, your dragon deeds will be rewarded. ”

Wang Yuanbao understood that Li Jingzhong was giving himself some sweetness after beating. He was not angry at being rubbed like this, but he also knew Li Jingzhong's status in the prince's heart, so he had to smile and say: "I don't dare to hope for the dragon's work, I just hope that after His Royal Highness ascends the throne, the internal service province can take care of the business of the contemptible." At that time, I hoped that General Li would take more care. ”

Wang Yuanbao's words scratched Li Jingzhong's itch, and he smiled and said: "It's too early to say this, we are all people in the same boat, and we should work together to assist Your Highness." Parking it, it's inconvenient to stay longer, you have to go back to the palace. ”

Wang Yuanbao slapped his palm lightly, and the carriage immediately left the street, turned into Chongrenfang, and came to a sparsely populated road.

After the carriage stopped, Li Jingzhong put on a big hat, got out of the carriage, and hid on the side of the road.

As soon as Wang Yuanbao's carriage left, a gorgeous and spacious carriage drove over. After the carriage stopped for a moment, it headed for a workshop in Chongrenfang that processed musical instruments.

The narrow alley was calm after two horse-drawn carriages passed, as if no one had ever been here.

Fan Qiuniang hid near the trail and observed for half an hour, and when she saw that there was nothing unusual, Fang whipped the horse, broke through the vast spring rain, and chased after the carriage that Wang Yuanbao was riding.

The sound of horses' hooves is particularly crisp in the silent alleys, mixed with the gentle sound of spring rain, which is particularly moving.

Fan Qiuniang, who was riding forward, had long eyelashes covered with wet raindrops. After seeing that the carriage Wang Yuanbao was riding in was safe and sound, she slowed down her horse a little and still hung behind not far away.

Fan Qiuniang was only concerned about the safety of the carriage and the people in the carriage, as for what the people in the carriage were discussing, she really didn't want to know, so as not to involve herself in the unfathomable dark whirlpool.

The spring rain like smoke and mist gently shrouded the huge and majestic Chang'an City. On the side of the Taiye Pond in Daming Palace, plum blossoms and cherry blossoms swayed slightly in the drizzle, revealing their fragrance, and the brocade flowers that were tied to the branches before had already lost their luster.

Millions of Chang'an residents are mostly enjoying this humid spring day. There were only very few people, looking westward, paying attention to the two wars that were about to take place in Longyou and Moxi.

In the hearts of Chang'an residents, the silky spring rain and the purple flowers are the most important things at the moment. After decades of wealth and peace, Chang'an did not hear the sword soldiers for a long time. So much so that many people thought that the flames of war would never befall this prosperous city.

And the heavy historical inertia is still moving forward according to its own trajectory, and all the light and brilliance may be eroded by the heavy darkness.