In the Qianqing Palace, Xuanzong was reading the fold, and the one in his hand was the fold submitted by Zhejiang, and he nodded calmly and nodded from time to time, shook his head, and picked up the pen to write something next to him, after reading the fold presented in Zhejiang, and then took another book and opened it slowly, the content of the fold was not ordinary at first, and when he saw the back, Xuanzong couldn't help but get up and paced back and forth in the room, as if thinking about something.

Wang Zhen, who was serving next to him, saw that Xuanzong was uneasy, and asked softly: "Your Majesty, what troubles have you encountered?" Is there anything to tell the slave to do? ”

"You go and pass on Yang Ge to see me, and I will talk to him about something." Xuanzong commanded.

"Slave and maid, go now." Wang Zhen saw that Xuanzong was pacing back and forth, and there must have been an urgent matter, so he didn't dare to delay and hurriedly went to Xuanyang Pavilion to see the old man.

It didn't take long for Wang Zhen to come back and report back: "Your Majesty, Yang Ge is already waiting outside the door when he arrives. ”

"Dare to let him in" Xuanzong couldn't wait to say, Wang Zhen trotted to Yang Shiqi and said, "Elder Yang Ge, dare to go in and face the saint, the emperor has been waiting for you for a while." ”

Yang Shiqi straightened off his official uniform and followed Wang Zhen into the Qianqing Palace, and came to Xuanzong Yang Shiqi bowed and said: "Minister Yang Shiqi knocked to see the emperor." ”

"Aiqing's flat body" didn't wait for Yang Shiqi to prepare, Xuanzong couldn't wait to say: "I reviewed the folds today, and it was quite a headache to see the twists and turns in Zhejiang, and I couldn't figure out the essentials, so I asked Aiqing to come over and accompany me to read the details." ”

"Weichen is flattered, and the minister should do his best." Yang Shiqi responded to the case.

The emperor handed the Qin fold to Wang Zhen, Wang Zhen carefully took the fold and sent it to Yang Shiqi, and Yang Shiqi read it carefully.

Xuanzong said cautiously, Yang Shiqi naturally looked at it carefully, and only finished reading it when the book was close to the time of tea, and thoughtfully returned the fold to Wang Zhen, and then Xuanzong said: "Aiqing must have an opinion in his heart, say it and listen to me." ”

"Opinions are just some foolish opinions, according to this portrait should be able to find out the specific identity of the person, there are currently no less than 30 missions in Beijing, let Shuntianfu Yin find a painter to paint more portraits of this exotic man, and post them on the downtown streets, restaurants and teahouses to 'follow the map'."

"Wang Zhen, you immediately find someone to handle this matter according to Yang Ge's method." Xuanzong said.

"Slave and maid, let's do it." Saying that, Wang Zhen received the decree and withdrew from the Qianqing Palace.

"Elder Ge, what I want to ask most is that the ups and downs of the huge waves of the 'Shenming Beach' mentioned in the memora are affected by the distance of the moon from the earth, I wonder if this is true?" Xuanzong asked.

"From Weichen's point of view, this statement is credible." Yang Shiqi replied.

"Oh? Why is that? Xuanzong asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty, as the so-called 'there are people outside the world, there are heavens outside the sky', these states have some 'strange skills' that are beyond our reach. Judging from the compromises, the words and deeds of the exotic man on the passenger ship were calm and calm, and he was not 'silent and helpless' like the other people on the passenger ship, and it seems that his confession was also fluent, not like a hasty fabrication, which shows that the exotic man often encounters this incident and knows the reason. Yang Shiqi said.

"Well, you're right. In Aiqing's opinion, how to deal with this matter. Xuanzong asked.

"Wechen has the courage to let go of this exotic man in the opinion of the minister, there are many foreign missions in the capital, and the use of the 'law' will make people have a sense of 'sorrow', and the execution of the exotic man will make these foreigners link their fate with this, the murder is small but it is inevitable that there will be a secret estrangement, and the reputation of the Ming Dynasty will be damaged, not to mention that his words and deeds are not as good as the 'law' disposal, let him go and keep such a more obvious leniency, magnanimity, and the emperor's mercy. As for the matter of the 'Shenming Beach', let the Ministry of Rites and the Qin Tianjian find out, if it is true to the people, it will play an enlightening role for those who 'only know the ghosts and gods, but do not know the Great Ming', if it is not true, it will not be tight, and let the people 'worship', and it should not be banned, which will only arouse the anger of the people, so that the Songlin County Ya should pay more attention not to let people with intentions take advantage of it. Yang Shiqi said slowly.

"Hmm." Xuanzong nodded heavily and was very satisfied with Yang Shiqi's disposition, and praised again and again: "Aiqing is really my minister of the humerus, and I admire the old man Ying for his mastery and resourcefulness. Xuanzong laughed heartily.

Yang Shiqi hurriedly bowed and said: "The emperor praises it, and the minister is ashamed. This Ming dynasty depends on the emperor's wisdom and wisdom, the courtiers work together, and the ministers just do some things. ”

"Okay, okay, Aiqing doesn't have to be modest, I said you can do it, it's not early today, I also watched the day's twists and turns and was a little tired, so I won't leave you to eat, kneel down!" Xuanzong said and leaned back on the soft couch.

"The emperor takes care of the dragon's body, and the ministers retreat." Yang Shiqi bowed down and slowly withdrew from the Qianqing Palace.

Afterwards, the imperial court sent the staff of the Ministry of Rites and the Tietian Supervisor Lingtai Lang to Songlin County to investigate the matter, and after half a month of investigation and visits. Confirming that what the exotic man said was true, he was released from the prison, and the origin of the bearded man was also learned from the Annan mission, this person's name was Afarmaimat, and he was a merchant from a country called Zufar, and he should have liked it when Annan happened to see the ceramics of the Ming Dynasty, and he came to the Ming Dynasty with Annan. Originally, he was going to Jingdezhen, but he accidentally ran to the pine forest in Zhejiang, and only then did he make such an incident that alarmed the emperor, which caused a lot of repercussions in the embassy in the capital, and the missions also sincerely admired the Ming Emperor's deep understanding of righteousness and inclusiveness.

"I can't imagine that there is such an inside story in this matter, how did you know so much about Brother Yu?" Qingyu asked in surprise. Yu Lao Wu said with a smile: "It's okay to do what we do, but we know more things than others." This Qi Linjiang is a canal from all over the world, and there are many people coming and going. Two years ago, it was the Ministry of Rites that Lang Lang Zhishi returned to his hometown, just took my boat, saw that his words and deeds were not like the ordinary people and said more to him, talking about the rise of this member of the Lang Lang to the boy carefully said it, at that time I also listened to it with taste. ”

At this time, Zhou Jin got up and stretched, yawned and said: "Well, this story is wonderful, but this person also has a sore back, Jinhua Mansion should be almost there, hurry up and find a bed to sleep well." ”

Yu Lao Wu seemed to be a little tired after talking about things for a long time, and said with tears in his eyes: "Well, it will be half an hour in time." I won't bother the two sons, the ship is almost in Jinhua Mansion, so I have to go out for a walk. He walked towards the door.

"In this way, I'll send my brother" Qingyu said and came to the door, watching Yu Lao Wu walk towards the stern of the boat, then closed the door, Zhou Jin was so tired that he sat crooked on the chair and said: "This Yu Lao Wu can really talk about it for a day, hey, I'm almost asleep." ”

"Okay, don't get cheap and sell well, just now I begged others to say, but now I think others talk too much, you let me say what is good about you." Qingyu said.

Zhou Jinzao straightened up and said: "It's not that you 'threaten' me, you have to pull me with you to talk about things to Yu Lao Wu, now I am not a good person, just you Qingyu will be a good person, I am a wicked person." ”

Qingyu stared at Zhou Jin with his signature eyes and said, "What's the matter, I can't stand the oppression and want to 'unveil the rod'?" Zhou Jin immediately softened and confessed: "You bullied me badly, I really don't know what I owe you in my last life, I will pay it back in this life, okay, we should pack up our things and go ashore." ”

Seeing that Zhou was soft, Qingyu didn't say anything more, and the two of them packed up their things.

The two of them packed up their own salutes, and the room was very quiet. At this time, they heard a fierce quarrel coming from the bottom cabin, and the two glanced at each other and ran outside in unison, and when they came to the bottom cabin, they saw a man in a brocade robe yelling loudly at Yu Lao Wu: "Do you know where my horse came from?" Do you know how much silver this horse costs? "Throwing out a few questions in a row, Yu Lao Wu couldn't resist and wanted to hide, but there was nowhere to avoid.

It doesn't mean that the fifth man returned to the god brocade robe and said: "I don't know if you are a country man, I tell you the truth, I bought this horse from Cochin at a great price, do you know how difficult it is to get it from there?" Now we are at war with Cochin, and in order to get this horse in, I have wasted all my efforts, and I have spent three thousand taels of silver! As he spoke, he stretched out three fingers with his right hand and gestured in front of the fifth child.

Qing Yu saw the brocade-robed man being aggressive next to him, and he couldn't help but rush into the crowd and said to the horse owner: "This big brother, there is something that can't be said well, you have to be so domineering." ”

Seeing that others interjected and wanted to fight up, the horse master said dissatisfiedly: "Okay, it's okay if you want me to be polite, as long as you pay me three thousand taels of silver, I will apologize immediately, otherwise you will make trouble with me here, and stay where you are cool." ”

"Okay, isn't it just three thousand taels of silver, I'll compensate you" Zhou Jin couldn't help but take over the conversation, but Qingyu stopped Zhou Jin and said: "I know that you have a lot of money, but you have to know what it is before you lose it, otherwise you don't know what it is before you lose it." ”

Yu Lao Wu cried on his face, and said pitifully: "The two sons are reluctant, you and I just meet in Pingshui, and I can't ask for your three thousand taels of silver, otherwise I will die in the old fifty thousand to repay his kindness, and I will find a way to do it myself, even if I don't hesitate to throw my family and property." ”

Qingyu asked with concern: "Brother Yu, wasn't this okay just now, why did something happen in a while." ”

"Hey, I'm afraid that something will happen, I was shocked at the Shenming Beach just now." Yu Lao Wu beat his chest and was very uncomfortable.

"If the horse is startled, why didn't we hear it?" Zhou Jin asked puzzled.

"The owner of the horse said that he was about to arrive at Jinhua Mansion, so he came to the bilge in advance to lead the horse out to breathe, who knew that as soon as he came in, he saw the horse kicking the cabin with his legs, and he was panting and couldn't calm down, but now he became like this, and if he continued to scream like this, he was afraid that he would die of exhaustion." Yu Lao Wu said.

"Is this a family statement, or is there someone else present?" Qingyu asked.

"These guest officers came to the bilge with the master of the white horse, and they said they saw it." Yu Lao Wu said and pointed to a few guests on the side.

"Well, yes. We came down with the owner of the white horse, and we all wanted to take the horse out in advance to breathe, so that we could ride it as soon as we came ashore. Several horse owners said in unison.

After listening to the testimony of the other horse owners, Qingyu came to the white horse, his eyes were full of "tenderness", as clear and innocent as moonlight, and one person and one horse looked like this, as if they wanted to see through each other. This state lasted for a moment, and was interrupted by the cheers of the owner of the white horse.

The delicate state of getting better was interrupted, Qingyu was very angry and came to the owner of the horse and said unceremoniously: "I really don't know how this horse was sold to you, the horse seller is really blind, such a piece of 'good day and beautiful jade' has encountered a rotten craftsman who has destroyed the heavens, but it is a pity that this horse." ”

The owner of the white horse has always been arrogant, and suddenly he was ridiculed like this, but he was at a loss and froze in place.

Qingyu also ignored the rudeness of the owner of the white horse and said: "If you want to save your horse, do what I say, otherwise the white horse will die and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

The owner of the white horse thought in his heart: "This prince is very thoughtful, indeed, he has worked hard to buy such a white horse not for wealth but for business, and silver is secondary." Thinking of this, he sighed and bowed to the master of the white horse, changing the arrogance of no one in his eyes just now, and pleaded sincerely: "This matter depends on the son." ”

You respect me for three points, and naturally return the courtesy for three points, Qingyu is not with his general knowledge, the most important thing is to help the fifth child, and he also said politely: "Do your best"

He turned to the people who were in the bilge and said, "I'm sorry, but I want to borrow this time for tea in the bilge, and please wait outside." ”

The bilge was already turbid, and the smoked people who had been in it for a long time were nauseous and wanted to vomit, and everyone knew that this was about whether the owner of the ship wanted to pay three thousand taels of silver, and it was not good to say anything, including several horse owners, all turned around and walked outside, Zhou Jin and Yu Lao Wu also followed everyone out of the bilge, Yu Lao Wu was the most nervous, standing at the door with his ears on the door and wanting to hear something to comfort him.

At this time, the pin drop in the bilge could be heard, and the white horse who was still restless didn't care about opening the window, and a fresh breeze blew and made people feel refreshed, and Qingyu stared quietly into the distance, never looking at the white horse next to him, letting it bark and kick its hooves.

Seeing that the surroundings were extremely quiet, and the people standing next to him did not do anything to hurt it, the neighing stopped after a long time. Stupidly learned Qingyu to look into the distance, one person and one horse stood side by side like this, looking into the distance.

At this time, Qingyu appropriately stretched out his right hand to caress the mane of the white horse, and the white horse did not resist and enjoyed Qingyu's touch. Qingyu saw that the white horse 'accepted' himself, so he had the opportunity to look at the white horse carefully. The white hair of the body does not replace a miscellaneous hair, as thin as a hair, and when the wind blows, it will fly gently like a "Nine Heavens Fairy", which is as beautiful and refined, and does not stain a trace of fireworks in the world.

Qingyu leaned over and picked up a handful of forage and handed it to the white horse, the white horse may have been hungry and chewed it heavily, Qingyu scooped the water with a wooden scoop and drank it on the white horse. Qingyu stroked the white horse pityingly and said, "See if you will toss next time?" Bai Ma shook his head vigorously and let out a roar, which was like saying to Qingyu: "Don't make trouble next time." Qingyu laughed heartily.

The passenger ship arrived at Jinhua Mansion after half an hour, and at this time, the people outside couldn't wait to go in and get their goods into a mess, and someone said: "What the hell is this person doing inside, it's been so long and it's not good, we have to hurry after taking the salute, but we can't miss our trip." "Yes, it's been half an hour, everyone you and I are going to rush inside, Yu Lao Wu and Zhou Jin blocked the door and did not enter, Yu Lao Wu begged: "Everyone is good, all my belongings are pinned on the son inside, and then give a cup of tea time, if the son does not come out again, you will go in and take the salute and continue to hurry, I will never stop the fifth child." ”

The white horse man gave a rare helping voice, and said with his mouth: "Everyone has been waiting for half an hour, and it is not bad for this tea time, saving people's lives is better than creating the Seven Extremes Floating Massacre, everyone wait!" Just when everyone was undecided, the door creaked open from the inside, and Qingyu didn't wait for others to open his mouth and said to the white horse man: "Your horse is ready, hurry up and lead the way!" The man on the white horse looked at Qingyu incredulously, and after a while, he saw the man on the white horse leading the horse out, and the man checked the horse's whole body to make sure that it was okay and said, "Thank you, Childe." "I'm leaving. At this time, the white horse broke free of the reins and came to Qingyu and roared unwilling to leave, Qingyu stroked its soft mane, and said for a long time: "Go, we are destined to meet again." ”