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Zhao Nanxing took Zou Yuanbiao's hand, his old eyes were red, and said: "Since the people of Donglin have returned to the dynasty, everyone is in the dynasty, and the government and the opposition are celebrating. Stay, let's fight together! ”

Zou Yuanbiao smiled and shook his head, looked at the Donglin people who came to see him off, and said: "Brother Mengbai, it's not that I don't want to stay, one is old and his energy is not as good as before; Second, the time has come, and I have exhausted my efforts and can no longer make a difference. For the rest of the things, I have to ask Brother Mengbai a lot! He was also slightly choked up as he spoke, and it was difficult to keep calm in his heart.

He and Zhao Nanxing have known each other for many years and know each other very well, starting from the seven-rank petty officials in the imperial court back then, all the way to the big members in the imperial court, the two of them support each other and support each other. The entire Donglin Party from small to strong is inseparable from the concerted efforts of the two. He and Zhao Nanxing have also formed a deep friendship in years of fighting together. Now that the separation is imminent, how can it not make his heart sour?

Zhao Nanxing was still very reluctant, frowned, and said: "Erzhan, Your Majesty did not issue a harsh edict because you gathered to give lectures, but gently soothed you, why do you have the idea of retreating and resigning?" Why are you doing that? If Uncle Shi was here, he would never allow you to do this! I think back then, when the three of us first joined the Beijing Division, how high-spirited we were...... "The uncle he was talking about was Gu Xiancheng, the late spiritual leader of Donglin.

When Zou Yuanbiao heard him talk about Gu Xiancheng, he also felt a burst of nostalgia in his heart. When the three of them first entered the Beijing Division, what a great ambition they had, although they were not high, they were only in charge of the sixth grade and the seventh grade, but they could influence the situation and force the Wanli Emperor to be clumsy, and even those old ministers had to bow down to them.

However, after so many years, he is getting older and older, and the passion of the year has long been exhausted in the struggle of the imperial court.

His heart was already exhausted, unlike Zhao Nanxing in front of him, who still seemed to have endless motivation, and sighed: "Brother Mengbai, we are all old, what we should do has been done." Donglin now has countless backward and powerful ministers, you and I, I'm afraid it's time to retreat and let them show their strength. ”

Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, and Wei Dazhong, who were standing behind Zhao Nanxing, hurriedly said: "Old Zou, Donglin can't do without you, we are looking forward to your guidance!" ”

Zou Yuanbiao waved his hand at everyone and said with a smile: "The old man is already old, where can he guide you." However, when the old man left, there was a word to send, such as today's son is young, but he is smart-minded, you will be an official in the court in the future, everything should be calculated by the family and the country, and the imperial power and society should be the most important, and you must no longer be like the old man before, impeaching the Son of Heaven at every turn, forcing the ministers, and admitting death, which is also the perception of the old man's life as an official, and give it to the kings! ”

Zhao Nanxing held his hand tightly and said, "Do you really want to leave?" ”

Zou Yuanbiao looked at Zhao Nanxing tightly with a pair of old eyes, and said, "Brother Mengbai, I also have something to say to you." ”

Zhao Nanxing also looked at his eyes and said, "You say, I'll listen!" ”

Zou Yuanbiao's expression became a little sad, and he sighed: "Uncle Shi once said that this world is not the world of one person, but the world of many people, and this imperial power is not the authority of one person, but the authority of all beings. But after so many years, I want to tell Brother Mengbai today that this world is still the world of one person, and this imperial power is still the authority of one family. Everything that can be done is done; If you can't do it, don't force it! ”

Zhao Nanxing listened quietly, and a painful expression gradually appeared on his face, and said, "The world ...... The ...... of authority "Their ideals and ambitions back then did not rule out limiting the imperial power and returning the government to the people, but now after so many years, it still seems that it is still difficult to achieve......

Everyone was silent for a while, and for a while, only the cold north wind remained, whirring, whistling from under the roots of the imperial city, blowing the sleeves of everyone's robes flying.

Zou Yuanbiao suddenly put on a relaxed expression, laughed, and said: "Everyone, in this life, the old man will enter the court as an official and give full play to his ambitions; Retreat to the five lakes, chant the wind and admire the moon, can meet many fellow practitioners, there are no regrets in this life, and the old man goes! With that, he turned around and walked towards the carriage that had stopped beside the road.

Zhao Nanxing was still reluctant and shouted: "Brother Erzhan ......"

Zou Yuanbiao stood on the wheel, arched his hand to everyone, and said loudly: "It's not easy to be an official, this Ming country, please leave it to you!" Donglin fire, please also! Finally, he said to Zhao Nanxing, "Brother Mengbai, I am waiting for you in my hometown, when you feel tired and don't want to serve the Son of Heaven anymore, then come to me, you and I will study and preach together, enjoy the mountains and rivers, and smile proudly, wouldn't it be more comfortable, I am waiting for you at any time!" He lifted the curtain and got into the car.

The sound of the wheels of the carriage sounded, and it traveled farther and farther above the official road, and finally slowly turned into a blurred black dot.

A gust of cold wind swept by, and cold snowflakes fell sporadically from the sky, falling on the heads of the Donglin people who were staring into the distance.

Winter is finally here.

……

Concerned about the hall in the east hall, after listening to Chu Xinying's farewell words, Sun Yueling stood up in surprise and said, "What, you are leaving tomorrow?" This...... Why are you in such a hurry? ”

Chu Xinying sighed: "This trip to Jingshi to do business, we have completed the transaction with the SX Wang family, and we have to rush back to Chengdu as soon as possible, otherwise my brother will blame me again!" Then he smiled at him again, "In the past month, you have accompanied me everywhere, and you haven't been tired, have you?" ”

Sun Yueling couldn't laugh, and said hurriedly: "In the Jingshi, you still have a lot of beautiful scenery that you haven't seen, and you haven't tasted a lot of delicacies, why don't you stay a few more days, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?" ”

Chu Xinying frowned and shook her head, and said: "I can't stay any longer, if I can't go back a year ago, this batch of goods can't be sold, my brother doesn't blame me, I don't want to anger him anymore." ”

Hearing him say this, Sun Yueling suddenly felt a sense of loss, for some reason, although he was with her for a short month, it made him feel very happy, which was a feeling he had never felt since he set foot in Beijing. Her smile, every move is deeply imprinted in his heart, making him miss it night and night, savor it carefully, and his heart is excited.

Could it be that he actually fell in love with her?

Sun Yueling wasn't sure if he had fallen in love with Chu Xinying, but it was undeniable that as long as he was with her, he would feel very relaxed, very comfortable, and very down-to-earth, which was a wonderful feeling that was difficult to describe in words. Now, when Chu Xinying came to say goodbye, he suddenly felt a sense of loss in his heart, empty, as if something was suddenly missing in his life.

Chu Xinying saw that he seemed to be frowning, and joked: "It's not life and death, how can Hall Master Sun have a sad expression, if you are really reluctant to let me go, just go to Chengdu with me." After finishing speaking, he found that his joke seemed to be a little inappropriate, and his face flushed slightly.

Sun Yueling raised his head to look at her big clear eyes, and said, "Don't worry, one day I will go to Chengdu to find you." ”

He spoke quickly for a while, and what he said was also sincere, which fell on Chu Xinying's ears, which made her heart even more happy, she coughed lightly, and changed the topic: "If you can come, it will be great." My brother has heard me talk about you, and he wants to meet you and learn martial arts from you. ”

Sun Yueling laughed and said, "How am I your brother's opponent!" Your brother Chu Zhennan, I must be here to visit, the mountain city is as kind to me as a mountain, I will not forget it. "After all, if Chu Xinying hadn't rescued him on the boat that day, maybe he would have died on the streets; The reason why he was able to get a first glimpse of the martial arts path was also because of the guidance of Yuan Hongdao, the protector of the mountain city, and it can even be said that if there was no Baishi Mountain City, there would be no Sun Yueling today.

Therefore, he was grateful and trusted to Baishi Mountain City from the bottom of his heart, and faintly regarded Baishi Mountain City as his home in the Ming Dynasty, and Chu Xinying and Ma Hou were his trusted family members. He had told Chu Xinying before that he must go to Baishi Mountain City to serve, but after coming to Jingshi, he has been busy with things, and he can't find time to make such a trip. Now that the brothers in the mountain city are leaving, he is naturally sad in his heart, and he just hates not to follow him.

Chu Xinying said with a smile: "Look at you, you are polite as you speak, we don't dare to be the great benefactor of the East Hall Master who is full of Beijing masters, if you don't dislike us for being from a poor country, we will be grateful!" ”

Sun Yueling laughed and said: "SC Chengdu, it has been a country of abundance since ancient times, if even you are a poor countryman, then I will be a villager who has never seen the world, haha......"

After sending Chu Xinying out of the gate, Sun Yueling received a report from the main hall and asked him to hurry to the Baita Temple to meet the master of the main hall. Sun Yueling was surprised for a while, thinking that the second part of Infernal Affairs was about to start filming, could it be that Li Ruobing and Ye Xianggao agreed to meet on the top floor of Baita Temple again?

He didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly drove his horse to the White Pagoda Temple. Outside the house, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, turning from the initial snowflakes into goose feather-like snow, enveloping the entire Jingshi and turning the world into a white world.

He couldn't help but remember that it was around this time last year, Li Ruobing took him and met Ye Xianggao, the old man of Donglin Su, on the top floor of the White Pagoda Temple, and they discussed with each other some countermeasures to deal with other forces in the Jingshi, and determined the next step of the action.

Could it be that they have something important to discuss and deploy?