Daxing City, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, has been known as Tokyo since Luoyang was built.

Wei Zheng carried the burden, paid the boat money, and like an ordinary person, passed through many checkpoints and set foot on the land of Daxing City. Of course, today's Wei Zheng has no official or position, and he is indeed just an ordinary person.

When Li Xuanba left Luoyang, he explained him some things.

After many inquiries, Wei Zheng finally knew Du Ruhui's whereabouts.

Wei Zheng came to the capital of Dasui for the first time, and the prosperity of Daxing did not arouse any interest from Wei Zheng, so he boarded an ox cart and went straight to Yongpingfang.

The Du family is also a family of eunuchs, his father was the governor of Changzhou, and his grandfather and great-grandfather were also great officials in the Zhou Dynasty.

Although Du Ruhui resigned, it had no impact on the Du family. Du Mansion is magnificent, and the courtyard alone covers an area of more than ten acres. In a place like Daxing City, where every inch of land is valuable, to be able to have such a large mansion, the wealth of the Du family can be imagined.

Fortunately, the Du family was so wealthy that Wei Zheng was able to find out Du Ruhui's whereabouts in Luoyang.

Wei Zheng got off the ox cart in front of the Du Mansion and handed over the post, and the people guarding the door heard that Wei Zheng was a member of the Tang State Mansion, so they didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ran into the mansion to report. After a while, he came back and brought Wei Zheng into the mansion and brought him all the way to Du Ruhui's room.

The door opened, Wei Zheng looked up and saw a person kneeling alone on the kang, on which there was a desk with a chessboard and chess pieces, and the man was frowning and thinking, as if he was playing chess by himself.

The subordinate knocked lightly on the door, Du Ruhui turned his head, took a look, and saw that Wei Zheng had arrived at the door, and hurriedly got off the kang, not even wearing shoes, and went out to greet each other, the two bowed to each other, and Du Ruhui invited Wei Zheng into the room.

"Brother Xuancheng, you came all the way from Luoyang to Daxing, I don't know what to do with Keming?" The two sat opposite each other on both sides of the chessboard, and Du Ruhui asked.

Wei Zheng arched his hand and said: "I took the liberty to visit, and I also asked Brother Keming not to blame, I was ordered by my son to come to ask for advice on the way to be an official." ”

Du Ruhui smiled and said: "Brother Xuancheng's way of being an official is different from me, although I live in Daxing, I have also heard about Brother Xuancheng's invitation to see Shengyan, and I know that I can't do it, so I admire it." ”

Wei Zheng shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Brother Kepeng, don't make fun of me about this. ”

What Du Ruhui mentioned was that Wei Zheng had been in the Eastern Capital for a month.

"How dare you." Du Ruhui said politely: "Loyalty and straightforwardness are the duty of courtiers, but if you are greedy for life and afraid of death, you can't get used to the wind of the court, so you can only leave with your sleeves." ”

Du Ruhui directly admitted that he was greedy for life and afraid of death, so that Wei Zheng had nothing to say for a while. The two were silent for a long time, Du Ruhui felt bored, and began to play chess by himself again.

When Wei Zheng sat down, he felt that the pattern of black and white chess pieces on the chessboard was very strange, so he took advantage of this to start talking and said, "What do you say about this game? ”

"Brother Xuan Cheng thinks, is this game of chess won by white or black?" Du Ru said without raising his head: "This is just my spare time, I put it down casually, and I don't say anything." ”

Wei Zheng studied it, felt that there was no omission, and said: "This game of chess seems to be messy, but in fact, no matter who moves first, it is a must-win game." ”

Du Ruhui chuckled lightly and said, "Brother Xuancheng, are you interested in accompanying me through this game?" ”

Wei Zheng didn't like Du Ruhui's character a little, but Li Xuanba seemed to value Du Ruhui very much, and he had to endure it, so he replied: "It's better to be respectful than to obey!" ”

"Brother Xuancheng, please." Du Ruhui made a gesture of please. Let Wei Zheng choose whether to hold the white or black first, and then let Wei Zheng take the lead.

Wei Zheng held a white child, thought for a while, and then silently put it on the chessboard, and the pattern on the chessboard instantly became clear.

"Looks like I'm losing." Du Ruhui still maintained a calm appearance, said with a smile, and then went down to the kang and brought a basin of water, took a few white seeds from the chessboard, and put them in the water, and soon after, the white seeds turned into black seeds.

Wei Zheng quietly watched Du Ruhui's every move, and was shocked in his heart.

Li Xuanba once told Wei Zheng that no matter what, he would invite Du Ruhui to Luoyang, and Wei Zheng felt that Du Ruhui was too ambitious at first, so he resigned and left because he disliked his humble official position. Now it seems that Du Ruhui's eyes are indeed vicious.

Wei Zheng is also a smart person, so he naturally understands the meaning of the sunspot and the white on the chessboard, and what Du Ruhui wants to express is: The court and the traitor seem to be on par, but the black is just a black child, and the white son is not all white.

"The princess heard that Brother Kepeng is talented, and ordered you to go to the Eastern Capital to teach King Zhao his studies." Wei Zheng knew that he couldn't persuade Du Ruhui to enter Luoyang at all, so he adopted the last method Li Xuanba said: press down!

Leaving Luoyang, Li Gou was very happy, and finally didn't have to be pestered by Li Jiuzhi all the time, but Li Gou did not forget the purpose of this trip, and after arriving in Linzi, he immediately went to visit Fang Xuanling.

Fang's family is a scholarly family, and when he heard that the Tang Guogong Mansion had sent someone to visit, Mrs. Fang went out to greet him in person, which made Li Gou startled.

Mrs. Fang is beautiful and well-proportioned, if you don't look at her eyes, she can be described as a rare woman, but unfortunately, Mrs. Fang's eyes are blind, and her hollow eye sockets are intimidating.

"My husband is busy with official business outside, I don't know what this adult is looking for him?" Mrs. Fang gave a salute and asked softly.

Li Gou hurriedly returned the salute, took his eyes off Mrs. Fang's face, and replied, "I am ordered by King Zhao to ask Lord Fang to go to Luoyang with his family. ”

"This" Mrs. Fang said with some embarrassment: "My father-in-law is unwell, and my husband is often there to take care of him, but I am afraid that I will not be able to leave, and I ask the adults to help me return." After speaking, he took out some broken silver from his sleeve and handed it to Li Gou.

Li Gou's eyes lit up when he saw the silver, but he also knew the seriousness of the matter, so he excused himself and said: "There are countless famous doctors in the Eastern Capital, since the old lady is seriously ill, Lord Fang should go to Luoyang." ”

Mrs. Fang ran out of ideas for a while, invited Li Gou into the house, and sent someone to find Fang Xuanling.

Li Gou waited in the house for half an hour, Fang Xuanling ran in sweating, and saw Mrs. Fang and Li Gou chatting in the lobby, so he wiped the sweat beads, calmed down for a while, and then slowly walked into the lobby.

"Mr. Fang." Li Gou bowed, and when Mrs. Fang saw Fang Xuanling coming back, she nodded to him, saluted Li Xuanba again, and exited the lobby with the maid.

"I wonder what this adult is looking for me?" Fang Xuanling returned the salute and asked.

Li Gou introduced himself, and then recounted what he said to Mrs. Fang again, but his tone was a little heavier, and he had a feeling that he could not be shirked.

Fang Xuanling frowned involuntarily, feeling very uneasy in his heart, and asked: "Lord Li, I don't know what is the so-called matter that King Zhao ordered to go to Luoyang?" ”

"The villain just does what he is told, and the rest is not clear." Li Gou said politely: "King Zhao said, let Lord Fang leave immediately, go to Luoyang, and settle down in the Tang Mansion first." ”

The so-called order of King Zhao is just a sentence from Princess Yang Ling, and Yang Guang is not in Luoyang, and Yang Ling listens to Li Xuanba's words the most. Before Li Xuanba left Luoyang, he asked Yang Ling to find a way to make King Zhao order to transfer Xuanling to the Eastern Capital.

Fang Xuanling's official position is low, and his appointment and dismissal don't even need to be ordered by the imperial court, if King Zhao personally sends someone to send him to Luoyang, how can he not obey?