Chapter 35: Branches

"Brother Yun!" Peng Yue didn't expect to meet Ziling on the way back from Xia Yan's mansion. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Brother Yun, it is rumored that there will be a light show in Dongcheng tonight, can you take me to see it?" Ziling said as she took Peng Yue's arm and walked to the other side.

Peng Yue was a little tired today, and the recent abolition of the sea ban made him a little annoyed, and he didn't want to go. But he really couldn't resist Ziling, so he let Ziling drag his body over.

Along the way, Ziling chattered non-stop, as if how unhappy she was, and as soon as she described it, it became a laugh in life, and the worries in Peng Yue's heart gradually disappeared.

"Brother Peng..."Qiu Qingge rode over from a distance, but happened to see Peng Yue and Ziling who were laughing on the road.

"Sister Qingge, I didn't expect to meet you here." Peng Yue has been busy recently, and he hasn't seen Qiu Qingge for many days. Now that I see it, I am very happy. So inadvertently, he pulled his arm out of Ziling's arms and strode towards Qiu Qingge, but left Ziling aside.

"Rhyme..."Ziling saw Peng Yue like this, and she didn't like it in her heart, but now she is no longer the little girl from a few years ago, and she knows when to put away her temper, so she endured it in her mouth, but she didn't say it. Just stood there, biting his lip, and watched them quietly.

Qiu Qingge had already jumped off the horse, but he didn't seem to see Ziling, and he didn't say hello, so he just chatted with Peng Yue. And Peng Yue seemed to have forgotten her existence, and his eyes always stayed on Qiu Qingge opposite.

"Haha..."At a distance of less than ten steps, their laughter continued to reach Ziling's ears. The joyful look on the faces of the two, Ziling could see it clearly, a humble gentleman, gentle and elegant, and the jade tree was difficult to hide in the wind. A fair lady, with a moon skirt, is like a quiet orchid with implied affection. Under this landscape, I seem to be a superfluous person.

Ziling's anger gradually rose, her eyes were sharp, and her indignant expression was faintly visible on her face.

"Brother Yun..."Ziling called in a low voice, she decided to restrain this inexplicable anger first.

A gust of wind blew on Ziling's face, and the inaudible sound dissipated farther away.

"Brother Yun..."Ziling raised her voice. Qiu Qingge's horse slowly walked in front of Ziling, blocking her sight and separating Ziling and Peng Yue abruptly. However, the sight is not far away, but it is not possible to prevent the louder and louder laughter not far away.

"Brother Yun..."Ziling herself has long lost her confidence, and she can't see Peng Yue at all now, only Qiu Qingge's skirt that is constantly lifted by the breeze. It separates not two people, but two hearts, two worlds.

"It's not more than three", at this time, the tears in Ziling's heart were about to drip out, "The reason why he forgot me is because he doesn't care about me at all..."

Qiu Qingge's horse retreated, and the two people who were talking and laughing seemed to have never paid attention to passers-by, and she, the "passerby" who stood dumbly! Ziling took a step back, took another step, took another step back, then turned around, ran away in small steps, and threw a tear in the air.

"Ahh

The horse next to him neighed, and the two people who were talking and laughing came back to their senses from the world they had created, and not far away, Ziling fell to the ground, her shoulders trembled, as if she was sobbing faintly.

"Sister Ling'er..."Peng Yue rushed over with an arrow step.

But I saw Ziling half-kneeling on the ground, his hands touching his knees, and his not thick clothes had been torn, faintly revealing blue or purple skin.

"Ling'er..."Qiu Qingge held the reins of the horse with one hand and stretched out the other hand, making a gesture to help.

Ziling lowered her head as if she didn't see it, not looking at her, just stroking her knees with both hands, trying to hold back the tears that were about to flow from her eyes, leaving Qiu Qingge's outstretched hands frozen in the air.

"Sister Ling'er, why did you run away?" Peng Yue said as he reached out to see Ziling's wounds.

Ziling was already aggrieved in her heart, and when she heard Peng Yue ask like this, she couldn't help it anymore. "You get up, I don't want you to care... Woooooo She didn't care about the pain in her legs, stretched out her arms and hugged Peng Yue tightly, and kept beating Peng Yue's broad chest, "I don't want you to care, I don't want you to care..."

Qiu Qingge stood aside, very embarrassed, and somewhat mechanically withdrew his hand that was stopped in the air. The reins in her hand kept pulling her in the other direction, but her steps were pinned in place, unwilling to move.

"Woo... Why do you call her "Sister Qingge"..."Ziling cried all the grievances in her heart.

Qiu Qingge was slightly stunned and stayed where he was. "Then I won't bother, and I'll leave." Qiu Qingge said a little embarrassed.

Peng Yue was also a little overwhelmed by Ziling's crying, and when he heard Qiu Qingge say goodbye, he only turned around and bowed slightly, not even squeezing out a smile.

Qiu Qingge seemed to have thought of something, and she felt that this scene was somewhat familiar. Yes, it's in that hospital. "What else do you say about brother and sister love, it's all... It's all a lie to me. Qiu Qingge also had mixed feelings in his heart at this time, and he couldn't help but think about it.

The sound of horses' hooves gradually faded away, and with it a wounded heart.

"It's all your fault, it's all your fault..."Ziling cried whining, Peng Yue also understood a little in his heart, and he sighed helplessly.

Under the moonlight, the figures of the two people, who should be one person, were gradually elongated. Ziling, who was lying on Peng Yue's back, had stopped crying at this time, thinking of Peng Yue's silence, thinking of Peng Yue's careful concern, Ziling looked at the broad arms in front of her, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but show a sweet smile: "Brother Yun's heart... There's still mine..."

"Zirui, isn't my visit a little abrupt today?" Xia Yan saw that Peng Yue rushed out of the inner hall in a hurry, and couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"No... It's not abrupt..."Peng Yue hurriedly invited Xia Yan to his seat, "Ling'er is injured, I have been taking care of her, and I can't come out to meet you in time, I hope you will forgive me." ”

"It's okay, it's okay..."Xia Yan smiled and waved his hand, "Her injuries don't matter, right?" Xia Yanshun pointed to the inner hall.

"It's okay, it's okay... It's just a little skin injury..."Peng Yue himself sat down in his seat, "I don't know why Lord Xia came here today?" ”

"It's not easy to come to you, I'm still quite far away from you..."Xia Yan said while taking a sip of tea, "I'll just say it today." ”

"Lord Xia, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Peng Yue stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please.

"You asked the emperor to abolish the sea ban?" Xia Yan slammed the teacup onto the table at once, and his dull voice startled Peng Yue.

"Yes, but..."Peng Yue didn't expect that the excerpt he had just presented this morning, Xia Yan would know it in the morning.

"Why didn't you discuss it with me beforehand!" Xia Yan frowned, and his tone was much heavier than usual.

"Didn't I tell you that day, and you agreed..."Peng Yue didn't expect Xia Yan to be angry because of this.

"Then you didn't tell me that you would ask the emperor so soon!" Xia Yan waved his hand, "Do you know that you have a lot of problems with that fold!" ”

"What's the problem?" Peng Yue looked surprised, "Have you seen that excerpt?" ”

"Yes, that excerpt has been detained by me in the cabinet, and it has not yet been presented to the emperor..."Xia Yan sighed helplessly, "Zirui, you should think about it before you do something." ”

"I've thought about it..."Peng Yue stared at Xia Yan and defended, "You said last time that you couldn't be in a hurry, so I only proposed to the emperor to restore the city in the excerpt, and did not propose other measures that were too hasty. ”

"Yes, I agree with that." Xia Yan was still a little angry, "But why did you tell the emperor that... Something that many people don't know? ”

"What do you mean... I explained to the emperor that Zheng He's trip to the West actually made a lot of profits? Peng Yue asked cautiously.

"Yes, that's what I'm talking about..."Xia Yan clasped the table case with his fingers, "Since you just want to restore the city, why did you tell this matter?" ”

"Lord Xia, you have forgotten that the emperor has always been most worried about the loss of tributary trade. This information was added to the emperor's mind by the civil officials of previous dynasties, so the emperor was unwilling to take out money from the treasury to do this loss-making business. However, if the emperor knew the truth, then the emperor would naturally have less of this costly worry, and no matter how sharp the civil officials were, they would not be able to cover up the huge profits of opening the trade. In this way, the emperor's biggest heart problem was solved, and the biggest reason for civil officials to oppose this matter disappeared. ”

"Confused!" Xia Yan slapped the table hard, "How can the saint not know that there is a lot of profit in foreign trade, it's just that he has a wrong understanding of Zheng He's trip to the West back then." Since you just want to restore the city, not the measures you took to the West, why do you want to bring up the fact that Zheng He went to the West to make a lot of profits, do you just want to show your loyalty to the emperor and tell the emperor that the ministers are all lying to him, and only you are willing to tell the emperor the truth? ”

"Lord Xia, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that, I just think that the emperor hates being deceived the most in his life, if I say this, the emperor will definitely be..."

"Are you saying that you want to take advantage of the emperor's rebellious mentality, thinking that since the ministers have deceived the emperor in this matter, then the emperor wants to do this?" When Xia Yan said this, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

"I... That's exactly what it means..."Peng Yue said in a low voice, "but now that I think about it, it's a bit risky, and it's some... Reckless..."

"It's not just a reckless adventure, it's just brainless!" Although Xia Yan said this, his emotions calmed down a lot, "Not to mention that we as courtiers can't speculate on the emperor's intentions without permission, let alone ... Use the emperor's mind to achieve your own goals, even if you use this method to provoke the emperor to agree to your approach, at the same time, you will make enemies to the ministers. ”

"Huh? Hmm..."Peng Yue had a pensive expression.

"You said that if you follow the emperor's mind and know that the ministers deceived him in this matter, will he give up?" Xia Yan glared at Peng Yue as he spoke, "When the time comes, he will find out if he can find out, and if he can't find out, he will also investigate, no matter what, it will also be a panicked scene, how can there be a few people who will be unlucky because of this and become a substitute for the dead, if this is really the case, do you think your policy can still be implemented?" ”

"This is indeed a bit inconsiderate..."Peng Yue tapped his head with his hand, "Actually, the emperor should know that there will be a lot of profits when the market is opened, and I don't have to prove Zheng He's trip to the West at all... In this way, it is indeed a redundant move. ”

"And you're mistaken about it... The biggest reason why the Shengshang abolished the Shibo Division today is the tribute dispute between the Wa Kingdom in the second year of Jiajing, so you have to try to persuade the emperor to change his opinion on this kind of dispute, because this kind of thing may happen again in the future. As long as the emperor is allowed to go to this layer of knots, other things will be easy to do. Xia Yan was as calm as usual at this time.

"I've written this down..."Peng Yue listened to Xia Yan's words, and his heart was both a little weak and a little moved.

"But do you really ask the emperor now?" Xia Yan asked in a low voice, "Have you thought of all those countermeasures?" ”

"After all, I'm just asking for the resumption of the City Shipping Division now, and there shouldn't be too many objections, after all, the Municipal Shipping Division has also been implemented for a long time before..."Peng Yue analyzed in a low voice, "Now I think the only people who will oppose it should be the southeastern officials who have made a lot of profits over the years, but I have already thought of a countermeasure..."