Yu Wentai waited outside the door of Gaotang Temple for a long time. I secretly imagined what it would be like to wait a while to meet Gao Cheng and Hou Jing. After waiting for a long time, I had some doubts in my heart. Involuntarily turned sideways and looked into the distance, isn't the tall eaves in the distance Yunmengtai? For a moment, my mind was a little confused, and my thoughts seemed to fly out.

Fortunately, he was still able to hold himself, and when he turned around, he saw the mighty general Chen Yuankang standing at the door and staring at him. Chen Yuankang went in to report just now, and when he came back, he said very politely and politely, "The prince asks the general to wait here." Then he stood at the door, and said not a word. And this wait is too long, which in itself seems like a very subtle hint.

Although Chen Yuankang's demeanor was polite and humble, he could feel that he was maintaining a cold distance. Chen Yuankang saw that Yuwentai actually felt the same fear in his heart, because from his point of view, Yuwentai was not anxious at all, and stood calmly and waited outside the door. I didn't even see him looking left and right, and I couldn't see that he had a little bit of a snooping heart on his face.

"The horses have been waiting for a long time." Before the words fell, Cui Jishu was about to walk in front of Yuwentai, glanced at Chen Yuankang, and hurriedly smiled at Yuwentai, "The prince fell ill as soon as he arrived in Chang'an, and he originally wanted to go to see the concubine, but he never had Da'an. Unexpectedly, today he would drive a horse and a lieutenant to visit the patient in person. ”

"It's time to come, it's long overdue." Yuwentai also smiled politely and walked inside under Cui Jishu's service. "It's just that Daxingtai has just taken office, and there are a lot of things." Yu Wentai quietly pulled the ingot torch in.

"Half of the son's illness is also urgent. The prince and the horse are brothers, originally thought that the horse captain was the old department of General He Bayue, and the big event must be the general in charge of Chang'an, who would have thought that ......" Cui Jishu first smiled heartily, and then seemed to be sincere, and finally regretted that his attitude was Gao Cheng's attitude, which everyone knows. And the one behind it didn't come to me without saying it, what I didn't say was that no one thought that Emperor Yuan Xiu, who was far away in Luoyang, would suddenly intervene in this matter and send a ready-made Daxing platform out of thin air. According to Cui Jishu's meaning, it seems that Gao Cheng did not come to Chang'an to be afraid that Yuwentai would unify Guanzhong, but was worried that he could not do so.

Having said that, Yuwentai and Cui Jishu are both understanding people, so no one said anything more, and went in to see Gao Cheng together.

Before Yu Wentai entered the door, he heard a violent cough, his heart tightened, and he secretly thought, is Gao Cheng really seriously ill?

Cui Jishu saw that Yuwentai's face was solemn, gently pushed the door open, led the way in front, and brought Yuwentai in.

Yuwentai's eyes were sharp, and when he entered the door, he saw Gao Chenggao sitting on it, coughing heavily. Two attendants, one caressing his back, and the other kneeling in front of his knees holding the bowl. Hou Jing also stood on the side, twisting his eyebrows, and looked at Gao Cheng nervously.

Hearing someone coming in, Hou Jing turned around casually. Seeing that it was Cui Jishu who brought Yuwentai in, he blurted out, "It's really Yuwen's envoy!" Busy turned around and reported to Gao Cheng, "Shizi, the hussar general is thinking about Shizi and has come to visit Shizi!" ”

Gao Cheng's cough had slowly stopped, and his face was red because of the severe cough. As soon as he looked up, his emerald eyes turned to Yu Wentai with a burning gaze, and at the same time waved his hand to signal the two attendants to retreat.

Yuwentai saw that Gao Cheng was well-dressed, but he seemed to be a little haggard, and he seemed to be thinner than when he was in Luoyang that day. Without waiting for Gao Cheng to speak, he stepped forward and said, "Why is Brother Cheng so haggard?" Blame me for being late. ”

Gao Cheng had already stood up, took a few steps, stared at Yuwentai's worried pair of extremely black and bright eyes like a cold pool, and said, "I miss my brother very much, and I don't have to think about it, I will go thousands of miles, I don't know my brother, brother, don't blame." ”

Hou Jing also greeted him, stood behind Gao Cheng and said to Yuwentai, "What the prince said is true, since Luoyang knew that something big had happened to Daxingtai, the prime minister and the prince were very worried about the hussar general. The prince came from Luoyang to help the general, but he didn't dare to show the lord for fear ......of being blocked, who knows, "Hou Jing stopped, waited for Yuwentai's reflection.

Yu Wentai seemed to hear this, but he didn't seem to hear it, he only stared at Gao Cheng, as if he was extremely heartbroken after seeing his sick appearance.

Hou Jing stopped at the right time and didn't say any more. He knew that Yu Wentai was an extremely intelligent person, and he didn't need to embellish it too much.

"How is Uncle Wang? I was very worried. Yu Wentai suddenly asked.

Hearing the word "Uncle Wang", Gao Cheng, Hou Jing, and Cui Jishu all understood in their hearts.

"Father is very good, my brother is still so ......hard working for thousands of miles" Gao Cheng's eyes were about to turn red, and he pulled Yuwentai to sit down, young and impulsive, and said like he was pouring out his heart and lungs, "My brother was begging Her Royal Highness the eldest sister to dissuade the lord from ordering the king of Nanyang to take office...... he suddenly sighed and paused slightly, "Brother must also know the lord's family affairs, and now he favors Zuo Zhaoyi Yuan, who is the sister of the king of Nanyang." Her Royal Highness the Queen's dissuasion did not take the lord to heart, and it was not as good as Zuo Zhaoyi Yuan's words, which made his brother laugh. ”

"Your Majesty has forgotten the affairs of the previous dynasty, and now he dares to let women mess with the government." Hou Jing sighed, "What's more, this Yuan clan is still a blood relative of His Majesty, and he really doesn't cultivate it." ”

Yu Wentai smiled at Hou Jing and said, "It is not appropriate for us to discuss Your Majesty's family affairs in private. No matter who is in charge of the great stage, the world is also the world of the Great Wei after all. Saying that, he looked at Gao Cheng, "Uncle Wang is in charge of Luoyang's affairs, and the black otter is helping himself in Chang'an." ”

Yu Wentai smiled on his face, and thought to himself, he really ignored it, it turned out that the sister of the king of Nanyang was the cousin of the Yuan family who was favored by the emperor.

What is said is originally on the scene, in fact, it doesn't matter what is said, what matters is the meeting between the three of them. Seeing each other is a form of attitude and orientation in itself. Therefore, after greeting for a while, Yuwentai resigned under the pretext that the son had not yet recovered. Gao Cheng did not keep it, and wanted to send the guests off in person on the grounds that the hussar general's affairs were complicated. In the end, Hou Jing volunteered to send him off on behalf of his son.

Out of the Gaotang Temple, the loud laughter from the crowd suddenly became quiet. Hou Jing and Yu Wentai walked forward in a silent and orderly manner. Hou Jingdai Gao Cheng saw off the guests, leading the way in front of him as the master, while Yu Wentai only slowed him down two steps and followed behind.

Hou Jing's eyes were sharp, and he saw in the distance near Yunmengtai, where there was a white-clothed woman-like figure in the corridor, walking this way. The shadow looked familiar, and his heart suddenly moved, so he quietly led Yuwentai there. Looking closer, it was indeed the attendant of the princess of the Southern Dynasty and the daughter of the general Yang Kan. Hou Jing pretended not to know, and looked up at Yang Shunhua like a passerby.

Yang Shunhua walked towards them without squinting, and Hou Jing knew in her heart that she must go to Gao Tangguan to deliver a letter to Gao Cheng. He had long known that the princess of the Southern Dynasty would be returning to the south in a few days. He even knew that Yang Shunhua would not meet Gao Cheng, and would only ask Cui Jishu to send a message to Gao Cheng. This woman is as cold as ice, and she has always respected the prince, and only respects the princess. But in Hou Jing's opinion, Gao Cheng was far more interested in her than the princess of the Southern Dynasty.

Hou Jing slowed down and found that Yuwentai still hadn't followed. Stopping and turning around, Yu Wentai was stopping more than a dozen steps behind him to look here.

Hou Jing pretended to be puzzled, and deliberately shouted, "Is there something wrong with the captain of the horse?" ”

Yuwentai seemed to wake up from a dream, but in the end he still reacted very quickly, and his blurred eyes were extinguished in an instant, and he greeted him with a smile and said, "Don't be anxious, Daxingtai treats me very well." As he spoke, he walked to Hou Jing's side and passed by Yang Shunhua who was passing by at this time. Neither of them looked at each other.

Hou Jing was very surprised. Regardless of Yang Shunhua, he is used to looking as cold as ice, and it looks the same at this time. Just said Yu Wentai, he had never seen him lose his temper to this point, and he was even more incoherent and incoherent. From Jiankang to Luoyang to Chang'an, how many major events? Even if it is hanging on the line; Even if it is a person who is torn between the emperor and the minister; Even ...... Guanzhong's danger and his efforts to turn the tide, he has never seen such a gaffe.

Hou Jing thought of Gao Cheng again, as if he had found the fate of these two people, and he had an idea in an instant.

Zhao Gui searched for a long time, but he didn't find the Nanyang Wang Yuan Torch in Daxingtai. The subordinate officials and servants saw him running around without saying a word, and they didn't understand what Zhao Dudu wanted. No one dared to come up and ask, let alone say more. Zhao Gui was really impatient to find it himself, so he beckoned a junior official to ask.

The little official was hurriedly passing by with a stack of papers, and he didn't dare to disobey Zhao Gui when he saw Zhao Gui beckoning. Hearing Zhao Gui ask about the whereabouts of Daxingtai, he thought about it quite carefully and replied, "I don't know if I am the governor of the capital. ”

"I don't know?" Zhao Gui wondered, thinking that no one would dare to deceive him, but he still couldn't help asking, "Since you don't even know the whereabouts of Daxingtai, how can you handle political affairs?" ”

The petty official replied without hesitation, "Daxingtai never takes care of politics. The lowly has never seen a big line. ”

At this time, a servant dared to come forward and said, "The Governor of the Metropolitan was looking for Daxingtai, why did he have to find it so hard?" ”

Zhao Gui was stunned for a moment, seeing that he seemed to be a little clever, and asked, "You know?" ”

The little servant smiled, "If the governor doesn't say it, who dares to ask?" If I had said it earlier, I would have found it a long time ago. ”

Zhao Gui smiled angrily and said angrily, "Who else are you looking for if you don't look for Daxingtai in Daxingtai?" If you know, don't speak quickly. ”

The little servant chuckled, "Not necessarily. Afraid that Zhao Gui would be really angry, he hurriedly replied, "Daxingtai almost never comes to the front. Every day, he only stays in the back garden, and he must look at the flowers in the garden at this time. The governor didn't believe it, so he went to find it. Before he finished speaking, Zhao Gui had already turned around and strode away.

Speaking of which, the garden behind the big platform is really small. As soon as Zhao Gui entered the garden gate, he saw at a glance through the sparse bamboo forest that the ingot torch was standing with his back to him in another bamboo forest in the northwest corner of the garden. The ingot torch looked down at his feet with his hands behind his back.

There is a shallow gourd-shaped pool in the middle of this garden, and a small bluestone bridge is in the middle. The bridge has no guardrails and is narrow for people only. On the side of the pond on the other side of the bridge stand several unique Taihu Lake stones that are very high. Vines as thin as withered branches climb up the Taihu Lake stone from the ground, but they are adorned with small yellow flowers.

The stone of Taihu Lake is like a wall, and behind it is a three-room study. The ingot torch was between a few bamboo poles on the west side of the study outside, looking at the ground intently.

Zhao Gui was both curious and playful, and walked over quietly. The ingot torch didn't seem to hear his voice, and kept looking at the ground motionlessly. Zhao Gui walked all the way behind him and looked at the ground as well. Except for a few unknown wildflowers, there were only a few teams of ants crawling around.

"Your Highness?" Zhao Gui lowered his voice and shouted.