Chapter 111: The Temple of the Middle Princes of Yedu (1)
Winter is coming, but Yecheng and Jinyang are completely different scenes.
There is no snow in Yecheng, the wind is mild, and the weather is very warm. When the sun pours into the city, the streets are full of people but they come and go calmly, not in a hurry, and there is a peaceful and stable atmosphere. Xu is because he has experienced ups and downs and vicissitudes for a long time, and he has long been aware of the changes in the world.
Gao Cheng had nothing to do today, and crossed the market with Cui Jishu and Cui Xian in an ox cart. The three of them seemed to be a little cramped in the ox cart, not to mention that Cui Jishu was as fat as dough. But the three of them all had their own thoughts, no one spoke, and the space in the car was quite quiet.
Gao Cheng thought in his heart, a few days have passed, but the second brother Gao Yang, who went to Jinyang, has not returned. Subconsciously raised the curtain cage on his side slightly, as if he was absent-mindedly watching the flow of people in the street market outside. Suddenly, he felt that Cui Xian, who was next to him, suddenly turned sideways, and couldn't help but half-turn around.
Cui Xian was completely carried away at this time, and actually reached out to snatch the curtain cage and raised it higher so that the larger window was exposed, obviously there was something outside that had completely attracted his attention. Gao Cheng knew that Cui Xian was a steady person, so he looked in the direction of his eyes silently. Cui Jishu, who was sitting opposite them, was even smarter, and he moved around quietly to look outside.
What caught Cui Xian's attention was an ox cart parked in front of the post house on the street, which was so eye-catching that anyone could see that it was not an ordinary car. And what really attracted Cui Jishu was not the ox cart, but the two people who were half-hidden and half-visible at the back of the car.
"How is she?" It was Cui Jishu who blurted out softly first.
The two men were a middle-aged man, an extremely young and delicate girl. Although the middle-aged man is no longer young, his body is unusually strong and tall, and he knows that he is a martial artist at a glance. The face is very ordinary, and it is slightly rough due to age or weather, but the majestic temperament can't hide it, and he is obviously not an ordinary person. The young girl makes people's eyes light up when they see it, they are extraordinarily gorgeous, coquettish, and there is a kind of smart and shrewd air, and the shallow smile of the eyes is particularly fascinating.
That middle-aged man is indeed not an ordinary person, it is Gao Shen, the newly proud lieutenant of the Imperial History, who is also a member of the Gao family, the real Gaomen surname of the Bohai Gao clan. This person is a person who Gao Cheng, Cui Jishu, and Cui Xian are all very familiar with, so it will naturally not be him who surprises Cui Jishu, but "her".
Regarding this Gao Shen, it is Gao Cheng and Er Cui who are both nested in their hearts and do not want to mention more. In order to protect himself, he won over Gao Shen's eldest brother Gao Gan, who was in a high position and had a very high gate valve, and Gao Aocao, the third brother who can be called a brave general. In terms of genealogy and generation, Gao Huan worships Gao Qian as his uncle with his nephew. Not only that, Gao Huan also asked Gao Cheng, the eldest son of the young at the time, to go to Gao Aocao's camp alone to see his uncle and worship him. And Gao Aocao didn't take Gao Huan's father and son who were born in Huaishuo Town soldiers in his eyes at all. Even so, Gao Shen, the second of the three Gao brothers, did not follow Gao Huan, although he also received the gift of Gao Cheng's uncle. It was not until the death of the eldest brother Gao Qian and the third brother Gao Aocao that Gao Shen was forced to follow the prime minister Gao Huan due to the situation, and the prime minister has always treated him well.
Gao Cheng never wanted to mention that there was such an "uncle", who would have thought of meeting here. Therefore, he did not take a position. And the more important reason for not expressing his position was that the young girl attracted him. is so glamorous, it is naturally impossible for him to turn a blind eye, and unconsciously glanced at Cui Jishu. If Cui Jishu is smart enough, he should not say anything in his heart and act secretly to get this girl in his hands and send it to him.
It's a pity that Cui Jishu frowned thoughtfully at this time.
This Gao Shen is not an outsider to Cui Jishu and Cui Xian, but Gao Cheng has forgotten it. Cui Xian's sister is married to Gao Shen, of course, there is also the meaning of a gate valve marriage, but after all, she is still Gao Shen's wife. It's just that the second uncle and nephew Cui have long known that their nieces and sisters are often worried because of their high proximity and high officials, and they are crying. At this time, I suddenly understood that the worry and crying were probably not because her husband was promoted quickly and feared disaster. It seems that there is another reason for the fear of abandoning the chaff.
"Stop!" Gao Cheng couldn't help but blurt out a loud command, and at the same time, a pair of beautiful emerald eyes kept looking at the girl outside the window with extreme appreciation.
Cui Jishu heard Lord Lang's words, and seeing that he was very interested, he seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.
The ox cart in which the three men were riding stopped at the side of the road, under a privet tree that was still green in winter, diagonally opposite the inn, separated by a wide street. And by the ox cart opposite the inn, it was obviously impossible for a man and a woman to notice this place if no one was around. Although they look very inappropriate, at this time, Gao Cheng, Cui Jishu, and Cui Xian can see that this pair of men and women are in love.
Gao Cheng is not interested in Gao Shen, of course, it is the extremely beautiful girl. The girl's high-haired dress is not like the makeup of ordinary women. Almost all the women in the Yedu Middle Street Market are small-sleeved and canopy skirts, simple and not delicate enough. The girl who stood out in this way was also dressed quite chic: her head was tied high with the clouds, and she was particularly smart, and she was decorated with gold and emerald jewelry, like a pearl of the stars, which was really gorgeous and matched her gorgeous appearance. The girl was dressed in a wide-sleeved peach Confucian shirt like a woman in the Southern Dynasty, and the pine-colored skirt embroidered all over the ground was full of hibiscus patterns, which was really delicate and gorgeous. The primrose-colored belt around his waist is so slender that he only has one hand, which makes Gao Cheng love it. But when such a waist fell into Gao Shen's hands, it caused a very awkward reaction in his heart.
But apparently the upheld girl and Gao Cheng had different thoughts in their hearts. As her waist was held in Gao Shen's hands, her body was also close to Gao Shen, she was almost in his arms, her arms around Gao Shen's neck, she stood on tiptoe, and looked a little cute. Gao Shen also seemed to be extremely accommodating and obedient to her, bending her head very gently, the girl didn't know what was whispering in his ear, and the two looked at each other and smiled, seeing that there was only one person in the other party's heart, and he didn't take others in his eyes at all.
Although Gao Shen was careless and careless from the sidelines of others, he really couldn't match this beautiful girl, but seeing the two of them behaving like this, they were naturally full of tenderness and sweetness, and they should have thought that the relationship between the two was extraordinary.
"Gao Shen...... He...... He deceives people too much! Cui Xian couldn't stand it anymore and roared angrily.
Gao Cheng was taken aback by him, but suddenly remembered that Gao Shen was Cui Xian's brother-in-law, so he withdrew his gaze and looked up and asked Cui Jishu, "Shuzheng, do you know this girl?" ”
"Lord Lang, I only know that she is the younger sister of Li Zixiong, the general of the chariot cavalry." Cui Jishu was also extremely unhappy in his heart, but he was not as angry as his nephew.
The door valve of the Li family of Zhaojun is very high, and he was born so beautiful, what kind of person can't marry, how can he look at the old man and his unattractive Gao Shen? Gao Cheng was very unhappy in his heart.
"Lord Lang, it's rude to be a minister, but Gao Shen is so intimate with this woman on the street, and I don't know what to do in private, where is the minister's sister?" Cui Xian controlled his anger, but his tone was still very aggrieved, and he talked to Lord Lang like a child complaining.
"Ji Lun, what's the use of your anger at this time?" Gao Cheng didn't say empty words to persuade him, but thought to himself.
"Yes, Lord Lang taught me a lesson." Choi Siam also calmed down.
Cui Jishu knew Shizi's temper too well, so he didn't say anything more.
The ox cart went on again, leaving the man and woman behind. After a few turns, the flow of people gradually decreased, and we reached a more secluded street. Gao Cheng was bored in the car, and unintentionally lifted the curtain cage, but it really happened today, this time it was his turn to be surprised, just like Cui Xian just now, he involuntarily raised the curtain cage on the window, and looked out of the window in disbelief.
Lord Lang's appearance attracted Cui Jishu and Cui Xian, and the two of them also looked outside curiously.
Cui Xian didn't see anything, but Cui Jishu immediately blurted out and whispered, "Lord Lang, it's her ......"
This street is actually a secluded alley, with few merchants and people, and all of them are just inconspicuous houses. The most magnificent thing in the alley is a post house called "Gunting". This inn was originally a temporary resting place for people who came and went on official business, and later it was not only sent on official business, but also some small officials who came to the capital. After several repairs, it has become a guest house for the state envoy. It's just that the envoys are also different, and the officials and lowly people will live in such a place, and if they are high-ranking and powerful, they will naturally be treated by the whole country, and they will never live here.
The county pavilion is actually a very quiet place, and it looks like it is only a little scale on the outside, and it must not be too luxurious inside. It's just that the people who happened to appear outside the gate of the county pavilion at this time today were too unusual, and it happened that they were people who Gao Cheng and Cui Jishu were extremely familiar with, so they were particularly surprised.
A total of four people were at the gate of the county pavilion. The leader was about to get started, but another young man in the back stepped forward and didn't know what to say, so he stopped and glanced back. And it was this turn just now that made Gao Cheng see him clearly.
This standing man was born strong and straight, with a very beautiful posture, gorgeously dressed, and a self-esteem that could not be concealed, but there was always a trace of frivolity lingering in his demeanor. The eldest prince of Emperor Xiao Yan of Liangwu, Xiao Zhengde, the king of Linhe County, was born without the emperor's order!
Gao Cheng recognized Xiao Zhengde at a glance. The young man behind Xiao Zhengde, who was double ten years old, was very ordinary in terms of clothing and appearance, but there was a trace of imperceptible stubbornness in his eyes, like a person who was obsessed with his heart. Looking at every move, Gao Cheng can also recognize that he must be a military general, presumably the person who accompanied Xiao Zhengde, the king of Linhe County.
What surprised Gao Cheng was not these two people, but the two women beside Xiao Zhengde. That's right, it's two women. If it is Cui Xian's view, they are two beautiful young men in hakama, one is polite and the other is heroic. And Cui Jishu recognized it at a glance, one was the daughter of the prince Xiao Gang and the little princess Xiao Qiongju, and the other was Yang Shunhua, the daughter of Liang Jiang Yangkan.
Cui Jishu said "It's her ......" refers to Yang Shunhua. He couldn't know the thoughts of Lord Lang very well.
Gao Cheng also saw their men's clothes for the first time. I am used to seeing a coquettish, a cold and glamorous, and suddenly changing his outfit makes him full of novelty, and he instantly leaves others and everything behind and becomes curious. Why did these people go from Jiankang to Yecheng?
Gao Cheng suddenly lowered the curtain cage and ordered the ox cart to leave the place, although his heart was extremely uncalm at the moment. The morning fog of the Yangtze River, the smoke willows of Jiankang, the wind and clouds of Tongtai Temple, and the scenery of Dutingyi...... Dancing and cloud-outing...... The scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is vividly in front of me, and everything that I have forgotten is all back to my heart. It's just that he is no longer the young prince of the Northern Dynasty who once was.
Cui Xian glanced at his uncle Cui Jishu, and saw that his uncle was also peeping at Lord Lang with an inquiring gaze, so he was willing to be silent and did not speak again. And at this moment, what he couldn't get entangled in his heart was the scene of his brother-in-law Gao Shen and the young girl he had just seen, which made him feel angry.
Cui Jishu saw that Lord Lang was silent, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
"I'm afraid Yecheng won't be too quiet these days." Gao Cheng finally opened his mouth idly, but the topic he said was completely irrelevant to the scene he had just seen. No matter what Cui Jishu and Cui Xian thought, whether they understood it or not, Gao Cheng only said to himself, "I heard that Hou Jing is also going back to the court to meet the new emperor?" As he spoke, he glanced at Cui Jishu.
"Hou Jing is peeking into the court situation even if he is not in the capital, and it is natural to come back, but I am afraid that it is too far away to see clearly, and there is love when we meet, how many people in the capital want to contact, I am afraid this is also essential." Cui Jishu looked at Lord Lang and hurriedly replied. The few people in front of him, and then mentioning Hou Jing, Cui Jishu easily thought that Hou Jing sent people to hunt him and Gao Cheng when he was in Jiankang, and almost killed them several times. And these things, Lord Lang doesn't know.
Marquis Jing of Puyang County, Zhenyuzhou, served as the secretary of the Ministry of Ministers in the court, and was already a very high position. has this beautiful opportunity, in fact, it depends on the great prime minister's high joy. At this time, Wei divided the east and west, and Hou Jing became a key figure, his person was hesitant and chose the master to do things, not only the prime minister Gao Huanming, but everyone in the world knew it.
Gao Cheng didn't speak again.
The ox cart went on a little further in silence. Gao Cheng suddenly sighed, "I don't know why Liang envoy went to Yecheng? Ji Lun, you can pay more attention. "This is assigned to Choi Siam.
"Lord Lang, could it be that Nanliang also has the intention to get through?" Cui Xian first came up with one of his own ideas.
Gao Cheng bowed his head, but did not say much. Liang Lord Xiao Yan knows very well that he is by no means a simple person. Now that Yecheng has moved the capital, it looks calm, but in fact, it is even more careful.
Cui Jishu felt that Gao Cheng was really much calmer, more and more like his father, Gao Huan, the prime minister.