It was the end of the first month, and although there was no snow in the sky, there were still snowflakes floating in the sunken sky.

Standing at the head of the Baqiao Bridge, remembering that the person in front of him used to communicate with his music and music in the mansion of King Qi, but now he had to leave Beijing and embark on a long road, Wang Wei couldn't help but feel gloomy. The words of farewell that should be said have been said in Chang'an City before, and at this moment, thousands of words have only been gathered into the word cherished. Seeing that in the past few months, Wu Yue, the pawn of the Qiwang Mansion who had added a bit of frost white to his sideburns, smiled and saluted, and then turned around and walked towards the horses and servants over there, he couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness and confusion from the heart.

In all fairness, Wang Jin really doesn't want his brother to go out of the city to give away people at this juncture that has not yet been released, especially in the past few months, when today's son used the excuse to attack the king's friends and friends, it almost made the once crowded Qiwang Mansion an empty haunted house. Li Fan, the king of Qi, who has always been bold and cheerful, has now become a drunk who borrows wine every day to kill his sorrows, and the most jīng god may be the moment when his brother presents a new song, and after a new song, Li Fan will immediately return to that boring state, which makes people feel sour and numb when they look at it.

"Brother...... Let's go back. The list will be released on the first day of February, and there are only a few days left, so I have to go to your lord to inquire about it. ”

"If no one makes a ghost, this head can't be left to another house."

Wang Wei was full of confidence in the examination room, which made Wang Jin very happy, but he couldn't watch his brother fall into this sad and sad mood and couldn't extricate himself, and he had to gag to try to divert his thoughts. However, it turns out that his skills are far from enough, and Wang Wei, who is in a trance in ten sentences, can listen to one sentence, and the remaining nine sentences are like wind in his ears. When he was at the end of his rope, he suddenly saw a burst of smoke and dust in the distance, and after a while, a group of twenty or thirty horsemen roared over, and only slowed down when they reached the bridge. Seeing the unusually familiar face in front of his head clearly, he hurriedly tugged on his brother's sleeve, and when he saw that the person did not react, he had to increase his strength and pat him twice on the shoulder.

"Brother, look, look who that is"

Wang Wei suddenly looked up in surprise, and when he saw the person who was trotting over here, he was stunned, and then quickly stepped forward, and shouted in surprise and joy: "Du Jiulang, are you back?" ”

On this return trip, if it weren't for Pei Kuan and others, Du Shiyi would have planned to wander all the way back, but Pei Kuan persuaded him that the Son of Heaven was still waiting for his return, so he had to wait for Tian Mo and Chibi to come back from the Sanbu Qi Jin with Pei Kuan and his party all the way back from the Rao Le Du Governor's Mansion Xi Wang's Tooth Tent thousands of miles away

Fortunately, this road is not without gains, when staying in Youzhou City, Pei Tan and Gongye Jue finally met, and the two didn't know what they said, Gongye Jue quietly disappeared, and Pei Guo was worried on his face, and when he parted, he specially gave him the sword he carried, which made him really flattered. Not only that, Pei Guo also promised to help ask for credit for Hou Xiyi, which also made the latter extremely happy, and thanked him again and again. As for his uncle Du Fu, although he was smiling and warm in front of him, he also said a lot of good things when he entrusted Du Anzhi to him and brought him back to Fan Chuan's hometown, but at the dinner at Du Fu's private house, he found out from his aunt Wei Shi without much effort that Wang Jun's recommendation of Du Fu to be transferred to Yuyang County was refuted by Zhang Jiazhen, and he couldn't help it, so he verbally expressed his condolences and set off again.

And the pair of Yue Wuniang and the little monk also parted ways with him after passing through the merger of states. Because there was no way to go back to Songshan to visit Lu Hong, he had to entrust Luo Ying to go back to report a letter of safety for himself, and by the way, he forwarded a letter to Lu Wangzhi, while Yue Wuniang still came and went without a trace as before, and left without concern after leaving the next sentence.

Now that he met his old friend again by the Baqiao, he couldn't help but laugh and jumped off the horse, and just greeted him. After a long absence, the two came to each other with a bear hug like the unrestrained habit of the Tang people, and after letting go of their hands, they looked at each other, zuihou or Du Shiyi opened his mouth first: "I saw you and Wang Shishilang from afar, why is it so coincidental, your brothers are here to give people away, how did you do in the provincial exam?" ”

Wang Jin didn't want to mention anything about seeing him off, so he hurriedly continued: "Then you still need to talk about it?" Brother Jingzhao Mansion tried to make a poem "Clear as an Ice Jade Pot", which was full of color, and won Xie Yuan for a while, and it was sung everywhere in Chang'an in the past few months, and this provincial test is naturally not a problem. ”

"Then I'll say congratulations early."

Du Shiyi saw that although Wang Wei was smiling, his smile was a little bitter, he suddenly remembered the information he had received before, and suddenly realized for a while, so he naturally followed Wang Jin's words and never mentioned the send-off again. When Pei Kuan also arrived at the bridge, he had to meet with each other.

For Wang Wei, who is famous in Beijing and is known as the most popular candidate for the top of today's department, Pei Kuan is naturally no stranger, and at this moment, thinking that these two people may be the champions of the two years before and after, he can't help but feel even more emotional. And Wang Wei also has a lot of respect for Pei Kuan, who is from a famous family, and after greeting a few sentences, he somehow talked about Buddhism and Buddhism, and talked about Pu Lonely, and the two of them immediately brightened their eyes, and they were like old friends at first sight.

When the group entered Chang'an, Du Shiyi deliberately sent several guards and Tian Mo to send Du Anzhi back to Fanchuan's old mansion first, leaving only Chibi and Liu Mo to accompany him. Seeing Wang Wei and Pei Kuan talking about Buddhism side by side, I couldn't help but have a ridiculous feeling in my heart. Although Wang Jin on the side also believes in Buddhism, it can be seen that if no one talks about Zen and Taoism Buddha on the side, he still can't help but shake his head.

Taking advantage of the opportunity that the elder brother couldn't take care of himself, Wang Jin whispered to Du Shiyi: "Since last year, Pei Xuji, the captain of Guanglu Shaoqing and the horse commander who had a close relationship with the king, was demoted out of Beijing, and even the princess was ordered to divorce, and after Liu Tingqi and Zhang Ge, the captain of Wannian, and Zhang Ge were also demoted one after another, many palace officials in the palace of Rìqi were transferred to foreign posts.

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then said sincerely: "Du Jiulang, I know that you have always been sincere to your brother, and I ask you to persuade him more." The affairs of the heavenly family are extraordinary, and I am afraid that it will cause great trouble if you rashly mix it up, even if your lord is extremely important to him now, as soon as he has a poem, he will spread it all over the minister, and even recommend it in front of the saint, but after all, he can't stand it. If someone pulls out the connection between the elder brother and the king, the saint will inevitably have a mustard in his heart. ”

"I see, where then, where do your brothers live now? You also know that now that my old house in Fanchuan has been renovated, the house in Chang'an City has not been lived, how about I go to your place for a night? ”

Wang Jin suddenly smiled: "Then it is naturally best to Shanguo Temple is narrow after all, and now we have rented a house in Qinrenfang." When the time comes, you just have to say that you are looking for Wang Shisanlang, and you will have the martial marquis in the workshop to show you the way. ”

When they arrived at the Suzaku Gate of Taiji Palace, the two pairs of people who were talking before and after said goodbye to each other. Du Shiyi was not an official, but this time he was ordered to watch the wind, so he naturally needed to report to the capital hall of Shangshu Province when he came back, and Pei Kuan was ordered to go to the Rao Le Du Governor's Mansion, and he should also return to this place to resume his life. Stepping into the capital hall where he had taken the provincial examination again, Du Shiyi naturally developed a subtle sense of familiarity, especially when he saw Shangshu Zuo Cheng Pei Huang, this feeling was even stronger.

Pei Huang only asked a few words about Pei Kuan's reinstatement, and then nodded and motioned for him to retreat. When only Du Shiyi was left in the huge room, he smiled: "Since the establishment of Jinshike, there have been champions every year, but the champions are as good as Du Jiulang, but there has never been Du Jiulang, do you know that you haven't come back this time, and there are already countless people waiting for you?" ”

Du Shiyi saw Pei Huang put on a kind elder jiashi, so he asked for a casual attitude, and immediately smiled bitterly: "Pei Zuocheng, don't scare me, I haven't released the brown yet, how can it be remembered?" ”

"Who made you do something too amazing, not to mention the name of the sage who personally sent you to watch the wind, you have never lived up to the holy hope, and naturally makes people think that you must be on the rise after the rì, do you believe it or not, someone must go to Daming Palace to report the news, maybe before you leave here, someone will come to summon you into the Zichen Palace to play the right one" After the two jokes, Pei Huang changed his face, and carefully asked Du Shiyi about the experiences of the Tongluo Department and King Xi's tooth tent, and interrupted from time to time to ask about some details.

The answer to this question was half an hour, until Du Shiyi said everything that could be said, and what could not be said was changed according to the transformation discussed with Princess Gu'an, and he saw Pei Huang breathe a long sigh of relief.

"Du Jiulang, and Governor Shi Zhang Zhijun has praised you a lot for appeasing Tongluo before, so the sage praised you very much. And after the marshal of Shuofang was transferred to Shuofang, he was quite dissatisfied with you because you were in the Raole Governor's Mansion Xi Wang's tooth tent and did not attach the proposal to send troops to the Turkic tooth tent, and even the Gu'an princess Pingxi clan's internal strife, he also questioned the truth or falsehood. So, if a saint asks, you need to know the importance of it. ”

Pei Huang's words are obviously to promote and belittle the king, although the facts are, Du Shiyi is not possible to understand at the moment, but he knows that Pei Huang has made such a gesture, and he must make corresponding guarantees. Otherwise, even if Pei Ning was in the same door as him, Pei Huang, who was a scholar and Zuocheng, would not have to treat him so differently.

So, he hurriedly bowed and replied: "Thank you Pei Zuocheng for telling you, if the saint asks, you will definitely tell the truth, know everything, and say everything." ”

He deliberately accentuated his tone of the twelve words of zuihou, and Pei Huang secretly sighed that the drum did not need a heavy hammer, and naturally smiled with a smile on his face. When Du Shiyi was left to speak for a while, the news from outside said that the Daming Palace was coming, and Du Shijiulang entered the Zichen Palace, so he stood up and personally sent Du Shiyi out, and when he arrived at the door, he reminded him earnestly: "Zhang Zhijun and I have no friendship, you don't have to worry."