Chapter 152: Parting

Zhao Xian blew to the wharf outside the city like a gust of wind, and there was still the shadow of Anfu's merchant ships in his eyes, and after inquiring carefully, he learned that he had just left, and he rode along the Xiangjiang River to the north. The bowl-sized horse's hooves trampled on the ultra-low sound of early spring, and the sound was as rapid as rain. The fast horse pursued, but there was still no trace of the Anjia merchant ship as far as the eye could see, and Zhao Xian carried the reins of the horse and ran along the riverbank path to the north.

The fiery red cloak made a hunting sound in the air, the fast horse flew like a fly, under the control of his superb riding skills, the big black horse flew with four hooves, like an arrow from the string, and the land of the ridge ran to the end was a tributary river, and the red horse flew by, splashing a piece of broken soil.

In the distance, he finally saw the big boat slowly moving along the river bank, and he was ecstatic in his heart, and he turned his horse's head and chased along the Xiangjiang River and the boat in the middle of the river and on the shore. It's quite a bit of 'sister, you sit on the bow of the boat, brother, I walk on the shore'.

The mountain landscape changes, and in front of it is a semi-circular cliff, and the road finally comes to an end.

Zhao Xian was blocked by the cliff, his heart was angry and anxious, he turned the horse around in place a few times, and shouted loudly: "Sister Liu, you stop me." ”

Fu Bo, who was sitting on the boat and resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes slightly and got out of the cabin, only to see a black horse coming from the shore, and couldn't help but shout strangely: "It's Zhao Xian, madam, Young Master Zhao Xian is here." ”

Mrs. An, who was leaning on the couch in a daze, shook violently, turned her head through the window through the layers of smoke and rain, and saw a person and a horse standing there quietly on the shore.

"Ignore him, I, let's go." Mrs. An bit her lower lip and muttered softly, her body trembling uncontrollably.

As if she had heard the shouting, she slammed the window shut again, leaning against it in silence.

This stupid woman, why is there a tendon? Zhao Xian was very annoyed, estimated the distance of the ship to the shore, spat and jumped off the horse, and a fierce man plunged into the rolling Xiangjiang River and swam towards the merchant ship of Anjia.

"Young master, I can't help it." Fu Bo was immediately shocked, now it was raining heavily, the river was quite urgent, if something happened to Zhao Xian, it would be a big trouble, he hurriedly asked the boatman to lean to the shore.

When Mrs. An heard Fu Bo's shout, she was slightly stunned for a moment, and hurriedly opened the window to look over, but saw Zhao Xian churning in the river water, swimming here quickly.

"Why are you forcing me like this, can't you let me leave quietly?" She muttered, but still didn't show up, thinking that if Zhao Xian couldn't catch up, she would go ashore.

After a while, Zhao Xian seemed to have lost his strength and couldn't swim, and slowly drifted with the river.

Seeing this scene, Mrs. An was shocked, "This fool, what should you do if you die in Northern Qi?" If it weren't for the fact that your identity was too important, I would have watched you die and not save you. She glared at Zhao Xian angrily and anxiously, couldn't stay any longer, quickly ran out of the cabin and picked up the penpole, plunged into the water closer to the river, and kicked the edge of the boat to sweep towards Zhao Xian with extraordinary light skills.

"Poof" There was a sound of falling water, and Mrs. An fell next to Zhao Xian, seeing that Zhao Xian had risen and fallen with the water waves, as if she had lost her strength, she was even more anxious.

hurriedly reached out and wanted to grab Zhao Xian's robe, but he suddenly grabbed his waist and was forcibly taken to the shore.

"Yikes!" No matter how high Mrs. An's martial arts are, when she gets to the water, she is Zhao Xian's opponent, and her strong arms are tightly pressed against the landlord, and her chest is quietly squeezed on Zhao Xian's body, which makes her feel a little depressed, the river water is cold and biting, she pushed a few handfuls, and said angrily: "You... You liar, you let me go......"

Paddling towards the shore with one hand, Zhao Xian looked at the pretty face with pear blossoms and rain in his arms, his black hair was wet and sticking to his face, and his pale and moving cheeks made his heart hurt slightly.

"Don't move, I warn you, you're pregnant now, and if you mess around and lose my son, I'll let you have another one." Zhao Xian was not afraid of her in the water, and snorted with a cold face.

Mrs. An stiffened slightly, she really didn't dare to move, her luck stabilized her mind, and she said coldly: "Why do you want to keep me?" I don't have the face to go back, you and Yijun have known each other for a long time, she really likes you, and we are just a bad relationship by accident. ”

"Evil fate is also fate, and if you and I can be connected together, it means that we are destined by God, and you can't escape or escape." Zhao Xian struggled to swim to the shore, and did not forget to comfort her.

You can't escape, you can't hide. The two sentences made Mrs. An stunned, and Zhao Xian have known each other so far, isn't it the fulfillment of these two sentences, it's not the first time she has escaped, but what? It wasn't that Zhao Xian found him at home. Can you escape for one day, two days, three days, and for a lifetime?

Mrs. An's eyes gradually dimmed, her eyes were angry and helpless and aggrieved, even if she left Jiangnan today? Sooner or later, he will be found, even if he hides deep enough and is not found, but what will happen when the child is born? Let this child become an orphan without a father since he was a child, and live a lonely life?

Mrs. An's grievances and helplessness hit her heart for a while, so she couldn't help crying, she felt like she had fallen into quicksand, the more she struggled, she could only sink deeper and deeper, there was nothing to grab, no one could take her out, if she didn't struggle, she would sink a little bit, sooner or later one day she would be swallowed, there was only the difference between fast and slow time.

Zhao Xian's lips turned purple, and he finally approached the shore, picked her up and hid under a tree, and reluctantly smiled: "You hide from my women there, why do you deceive yourself and let yourself suffer?" If you're afraid of gossip, it's a big deal that I'm done with things, and I will change my face and find a place where no one knows to live in seclusion together, and how good it would be for the family to be happy. ”

Find a place to live in seclusion with him? This is a good method, but can he really let go of the power of the grandfather of the country? Mrs. An still shook her head and said in a trembling voice: "No, if you abandon Yijun and live in seclusion with me, it is better to let me go." ”

Zhao Xian was slightly stunned, frowned and asked, "Uh... Why abandon Yijun? Can you only marry one wife in this era? ”

"You... You shameless thief. Mrs. An choked on this sentence, and said coldly: "Don't try to fight the idea of the beauty of this Qi people, I won't let you succeed in death." ”

It's not that I want to fight, Zhao Xian was immediately helpless, twisted a handful of wet clothes, and said distressedly: "Sister Liu, Yijun and I have done everything we should do, just like me and you, it's too late to say anything." ”

"What!?" Mrs. An was immediately furious, and she didn't care about her wet body, she stood up and said angrily: "You... You and Yijun are not married yet, how can you ruin her innocence? If someone finds out, how do you let one of her daughters deal with herself? ”

Zhao Xian opened his mouth, but did not explain, but smiled to express guilt.

"You..." Mrs. An couldn't help but be angry and angry when she saw that something was really going on, and her brain was a little dizzy when she touched the taboo, and she stomped her feet like a little daughter in shame and anger, turned her back and said angrily: "What kind of sin have I done, I met you bastard in this life, I... I'm dead......"

After saying that, she really walked to the river, and the frightened Zhao Xian ran over and hugged her delicate body tightly, and two big hands were unintentionally covering her chest: "Sister Liu, if you have something to say, how can you not think about it?!" Anyway, why are you still carrying two big steamed buns? ”

"Let go of me!" Mrs. An's heart trembled, and she hurriedly twisted her body: "You let go of me and let the next person see how it is." ”

"If you have something to say, why do you want to throw yourself into the river." Zhao Xian hugged her tightly with both hands, holding on to her and refusing to let go.

This bastard, at this time, did not forget to tease me, Mrs. An was blushed by his thief's hand, and said angrily: "I am not going to throw myself into the river, I am going back to the boat." ”

Zhao Xian looked at her puzzled: "No! The discouragement you just said is not as simple as going back to the ship. ”

Mrs. An can't wait to kick him, I don't say it's disheartened, and I'm still happy to fulfill you?

"I just got on the boat and set off to Jiangnan, not to throw myself into the river!" Mrs. An was shocked by the hand on her chest, and urged, "You let go of me quickly!" ”

"To Gangnam?" Zhao Xian retracted his hands and said helplessly: "What are you doing in Jiangnan?" You don't have to run so far if you're angry, it's just a contradiction between the husband and wife, a fight at the head of the bed and a fight at the end of the bed, why make such a fuss? ”

Who is married to you? Mrs. An glared at him angrily, stepped back a little distance to sort out her clothes, and said angrily: "If I don't leave now, will I be embarrassed in Kyoto in a few days with a big belly?" ”

She is almost three months pregnant, and she can be seen to be pregnant in the next month, if she doesn't leave as soon as possible, she is still waiting for outsiders to point fingers behind her back? And now that this kind of thing is happening, how can she be embarrassed to stay and get along with Yijun day and night, since they have reached this point, there is no room for redemption, she has to find a place to calm down.

Zhao Xian has not been able to inherit the An family now, and he has not yet reached the point where he covers the sky with one hand, and now it is indeed harmful to Mrs. An to poke things out, so he can only smile apologetically, and did not continue to keep it, but said: "When I settle down, I will go to Jiangnan to find you, don't run around." ”

The heavy rain was pouring down, and Mrs. An was also worried about getting her body drenched, so she just wanted to separate from Zhao Xian earlier, turned her back and walked towards the boat that had docked: "You don't have to look for me, I will come back in a few days, Anfu is my home, I won't hide outside all my life because of you thief, you explain to Yijun yourself, I can't open my mouth, I'm leaving." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Xian felt a lot more relieved, at least he didn't mean to cut off relations with him, feeling that the merchant ship was watching here, Zhao Xian couldn't even get a kiss before parting, he couldn't help but sigh in disappointment, watching Mrs. An get back on the boat after a few ups and downs, and entered the cabin and never showed up again, Zhao Xian's heart suddenly emptied.

The relationship between him and Mrs. An is very strange, the two really know each other, they can say that they do not have any common language with each other, they don't know each other as much as physically, they say that the relationship between lovers is not close to any step, they say that they are strangers, but they occasionally do some embarrassing things together, the feeling of being close and far away, they can't ignore it, they can't catch it, and they all know where they can't escape.

Standing on the shore, watching the ship slowly leave, Mrs. Ann did not open the window from beginning to end, but she did not know if she was peeking through the gap.

Zhao Xian stood in the heavy rain, waved his hand and confessed to her, until a lonely sail disappeared far away in the heavy rain, then he sighed softly, shook his head and sighed silently, and drove the horse on the way home.

When the horse returned to the city, the rain was still getting heavier and heavier, and the thunder was so loud that the dark clouds almost pressed overhead.

Zhao Xian was shivering, Rao is strong and sure physique, but he was also dragged down by this ghost weather.

When I walked to the city gate, I saw the carriage stopped at the intersection, and Side was anxiously looking around and waiting. Zhao Xian ran faster than the carriage alone, and he threw him away when he got out of the city, no matter how good his light skills were, he couldn't compare with the horse's strength, he lost his goal, and could only wait here.

Seeing Zhao Xian coming back soaked, he hurriedly stepped forward and supported the crumbling Zhao Xian with his chubby big hand: "I said young master, if you have anything important, please look for the second lady in such a hurry, and it's okay to discuss with the eldest lady, why bother to run so far in the rain." ”

"Ahh Zhao Xian sneezed violently, rubbed his nose and got into the car, and smiled: "It's just a private matter, and it's not a big deal." He took out a spare set of robes from the car, and put them on his body to warm up a lot, and while he was dressing, he asked, "Brother Sitoku, is there a place to manufacture ordnance in Kyoto?" ”

Making ordnance? Side touched his chin and thought about it, nodded and said, "Yes, yes, but what are you asking for, that place is dirty and there is nothing to look at." ”

In order to solve Dongying's trouble, Zhao Xian had to prepare a big gift for them, and he smiled lightly: "I'm just going to take a look and build something by the way." ”

The carriage was galloping, but after half an hour, Zhao Xian came to the Ordnance Division located in a corner of the city. Listen to the introduction of Side, this is the place where Daliang develops experimental weapons and armor and other ordnance, Daliang's students are very interested in literature and art, and no one cares about making armor to build blades, only people who are not good at mixing or like these in the sky will come here.

The building in the Ordnance Division was old, Zhao Xian got out of the carriage, walked to the gate with an umbrella, and raised his eyes to see two small soldiers who were supposed to patrol the military plane, sitting on the threshold fighting crickets, and they didn't even notice that they came.

Zhao Xian came to the door, looking at the two dereliction of duty little soldiers' faces changed, he is the heir of the Duke of Daliang Town, the future Minister of Defense, even if he fights crickets in front of him, what is the matter with the number of gnats all the time, when he has been carrying the handle in Osmanthus Lane for more than ten years, can't he distinguish between crickets and gnats?

"Come on, bite him to death." Zhao Xian squatted down and sweated for the little cricket, the volume difference between the two was huge, the cricket was bullied one-sidedly, and he was beaten in three or two strokes and lost his temper, and ran around to escape.

The cricket lost, and the little soldier squatting on Zhao Xian's left sighed in disappointment, and the other person was happy.

Seeing that there were cricket friends cheering on the side, the soldier on the left turned his head to look, but saw that it was a man in household clothes and a man in Tsing Yi and trousers, as if he remembered his duty, he waved his hand and said: "Two little brothers, don't blame the old brother for not being emotional, the Ordnance Division is an important place in Kyoto, and idle people can't get close, you want to see the crickets go to the alley in front." ”

Side stood up unsatisfied, and looked at the two of them with cold eyes: "Who wants to see the crickets, you can see clearly, this is the descendant of our Daliang Town Guogong Zhao Xian Zhao Dagong." ”

"What?! He is Zhao Xian. The little soldier on the left was surprised, looked at Zhao Xian a few times, and sneered: "What are you kidding, General Zhao Xian doesn't know who in Kyoto?" Legend has it that Zhao Dagongzi is two feet tall, huge strength, a pair of tiger eyes faintly flashing three taels of light, overlord gun, unicorn armor, crotch riding a black dragon swallowing cloud horse, this BMW, according to legend, is the black dragon king in the sky, specially assisted General Zhao Xian to crisscross the battlefield......"

The little soldier said that the spit frothed, and the big black horse snorted, shook his head and hissed, as if to say: Are you talking about me? Are you talking about me?

Zhao Xian was dumbfounded when he heard it, what 'Capture the enemy general alone outside Jinling City' and 'Baling Nanhu slashed the white dragon in a rage', in the mouth of this little soldier, what he said was the same as the truth, which made Zhao Xian a little fluttering, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "There, there, Zhao is just a mortal, and he will be such a heavenly technique." ”

"Cut! Do you really think you're General Zhao Xian? The little soldier looked at Zhao Xian, who was less than three meters tall, and said disdainfully: "Don't think that you can pretend to be a long and strong person, although General Zhao Xian is burly, but that face is so charming that even women are jealous, people give the nickname 'Jade-faced Little General', how can you, a big man, pretend to be casually." ”

The little general with a jade face? When did I mix up such a mix again, Zhao Xian was stunned for a while, and in desperation, he took out his waist card and handed it to him: "You have listened too much to the story, right?" The height of the second zhang is still beautiful, that is a shemale, can a normal person look like that? ”

Xiao Bing took it and saw that it was the brand of the Imperial Forest Army, and the disdainful face just now immediately disappeared, licking his face and smiling: "Don't mind, my lord, the humble position is just a joke, but you pretending to be General Zhao Xian are also pretending to be too bad......"

How can this guy be so brainless, I have nothing to do pretending to be myself? Zhao Xian saw that he just didn't believe it, and he didn't bother to explain, anyway, he could still enter with the brand of the Royal Forest Army, so he directly entered the Ordnance Division.

Although Daliang also attaches great importance to the army, but due to the reason of the scholar's governance, more emphasis is placed on the offensive and defensive drills of the army, and the research and development of new weapons and equipment to improve the combat ability of individual soldiers is not very important, and the national strength of the beam is weak, even if the manufacturing method of steel such as 100 steel, steel filling, and crucible steel has been studied, there are not so many people who are mass-produced, and men, women and children have studied poetry and songs, who has the time to study these things.

In the outer courtyard of the Ordnance Division, Zhao Xian just came in and saw a rusty cannon thrown on the ground, swords, guns, swords, halberds and steel scrap thrown everywhere, and there were a few small officials in official robes in the earthen embryo room next to him, and a few blacksmiths gathered around, discussing something around the huge stove, and their faces were very solemn.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Xian finally felt a little more comfortable, there were still a few serious people in this place, he hurriedly walked in and wanted to say hello, but before he got close, he heard:

"Hey! Lao Wang was detained by Huaichun Lou, we can't ignore him, how to say that he has been a brother for many years, and he was arrested for prostitution..."

Prostitution? The corners of Zhao Xian's mouth twitched slightly, and Side was also stunned, he didn't expect that someone would even do such a tough thing, he was really not afraid of death.

Side was about to interrupt their conversation, but Zhao Xian raised his hand to signal that he had come to the wrong place today, and it was better to find a blacksmith shop.

He turned around and just wanted to leave, but before he could leave the courtyard, he heard an exclamation from the house in the west: "Brother Zhao?!" Long time no see. ”

The voice was not very familiar, Zhao Xian felt strange, but when he looked back, he saw that it was his fellow countryman, Liu Feiyue, one of the four great talents in Jiangnan.

At this time, Liu Feiyue was wearing a leather apron, with a few black marks on her face, and a saw in her hand, but she looked like this, and she also showed a little bit of literati elegance. Behind Liu Feiyue, his sister Liu Yan'er also glanced curiously at the door.

Zhao Xian and Liu Feiyue used to be a small blacksmith and the other was the son of the prefect, and they never negotiated with each other at all, but in this foreign country, they were naturally a little surprised to meet the fellow, and he was surprised: "It turned out to be Brother Liu, what a coincidence, but you are a famous talent in Jiangnan, why did you bend down to do these rough jobs with the Ordnance Division?" Is there no one to take care of it in Kyoto? ”

Liu Feiyue came to Kyoto to send a letter to Lin Qingyuan, and then to visit relatives, seeing Zhao Xian asking, he walked to the courtyard with an umbrella, and said with a smile: "If you talk about fame, I can match Brother Zhao in case, I am just an idler, I have nothing to do in Kyoto, it just so happens that a relative is in the army, and my interest is so that I came to this armory department as a few days of errands. ”

Such a famous reader, writing poems and painting bubble girls is the right thing, Zhao Xian didn't expect him to be interested in these things, but this is fine, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Man, why not contribute to the country to wipe the dirty, but Brother Liu, you are here on an errand, do you have the right to command craftsmen and make some utensils?" ”

While speaking, Zhao Xian followed him into the West House, looked left and right, but was startled, only to see that the 'Changzhou One Branch' Liu Yan'er was standing behind a desk, mixing a few piles of powder, with Zhao Xian's years of experience, he recognized at a glance that she was really mixing gunpowder.

Zhao Xian was shocked, what should a girl do if she fiddles with these things and accidentally blew them up, this is really her brother, that can make her touch things here casually.

As if sensing Zhao Xian's gaze, Liu Yan'er glanced at him and turned his back.

Liu Feiyue laughed dryly: "Let Brother Zhao laugh, my sister was born weak, she has been bored at home since she was a child and rarely goes out, she likes to make some toys by herself on weekdays, and she has not been able to get rid of this little problem when she grows up." ”

Zhao Xian suddenly realized, no wonder he had never heard of Liu Yan'er, it turned out that he was weak and couldn't go out since he was a child.

This hobby is quite special, men in this era rarely like these things, she is a woman who does not go out of the door, I am afraid that she has been bored at home since she was a child, and she likes it.

Liu Feiyue shook her head and smiled, she didn't continue to say more in this matter, and when she heard Zhao Xian's words just now, he asked again: "I'm here on an errand, and I can indeed command some craftsmen, what kind of utensils does Brother Zhao want to make?" ”

Zhao Xian's current identity is extraordinary, Liu Feiyue has the opportunity to make friends and naturally grasp it, as for the purpose of his father to send the letter, he doesn't care about it now, Zhao Xian's descendants of the Duke of Zhenguo, no matter how big the conspiracy is, it is also a matter of Fuguotang, his father is just a small prefect, and it has nothing to do with this matter, just a subordinate who delivers the news, these small officials and officials, it is the king to have a good relationship on both sides.

Zhao Xian's face showed a trace of solemnity: "This thing is extremely important, it is used to deal with the envoys of Dongying, I hope Brother Liu can help and send craftsmen to make it as soon as possible." ”

"Oh?" Liu Feiyue was slightly startled, it was a big deal to have something to do with the Dongying envoy, and he hurriedly said: "I don't know what it is, as long as I can do my best, I will definitely help." ”

Liu Yan'er also quietly turned her head and looked at Zhao Xian with a solemn face, with a hint of curiosity flashing in her eyes.

Zhao Xian walked to the table, spread out the rice paper on it, and said to Liu Feiyue: "This thing is just a sample, it is not required to be really made, of course, these craftsmen can't really make it, the name of this thing is 'Aka Siqi'..."

"Ah, Ka, Four-Seven?" Liu Feiyue was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "What a strange name, what is it for?" ”

"It's for fooling people." Zhao Xian laughed secretly, and was about to continue talking, when he suddenly heard the bell and drum ring leisurely, and the sound waves reverberated throughout the imperial city. At first time, he didn't think it was right, but then he realized that it was wrong, it was not the time of the dynasty, how could the sound of bells and drums come from, and the bells and drums did not strike one after another, but at the same time.

A different color rose in Zhao Xian's heart, and he couldn't help but look up at the palace, only to hear the bells and drums continuously, nine rings leisurely, and the sound spread inside and outside the forbidden palace.

All the walking and standing soldiers, soldiers, and pedestrians turned back to look at the palace, and after a moment's pause, there was silence in the Ordnance Division, only the rustling of rain remained.

The bells and drums rang, and after a pause, the bells and drums rang again, first one person, then several people, and then all of them knelt down in the direction of the palace and bowed their heads.

Liu Feiyue opened her mouth, unable to speak for a while, and finally her knees weakened, and she suddenly knelt down.

Emperor, dead!

Zhao Xian finally understood, but there was no surprise, he lifted his robe and bowed, without words, got up and got on his horse, and galloped towards the imperial city.

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