At this moment, on the opposite road, more than a dozen knights escorted a carriage and galloped past Liang Xiao and the others. The wind of early spring blew the curtains, revealing a familiar face. Liang Xiao's eyes were sharp, and he immediately recognized that it was Yan Zhu.

In an instant, Liang Xiao was a little dazed. He originally thought that he had the strength and helpers in the face of Yan Zhu, and he was not afraid of what Yan Zhu would do. But after waiting for more than a month, I didn't even see a single sign, and even Li Guang didn't mention it anymore, and I was afraid that this military exploit would never have a chance to be recaptured, but it was really a complete defeat.

What's the use of having a bloody battle? Inferior to a scribe's pen. Alas, forget it, Li Guang has fought so many battles and has not been crowned a marquis, does he still want to become famous in one battle?

"Liang Jun?" A voice came from the other side. Liang Xiao looked up and saw that Yan Zhu's carriage had stopped, and a knight called him on the other side of the gallop.

Liang Xiao turned the horse's head. "It is under the bottom, and it is ...... not to be satisfied"

"Liang Xiao, it's me." Yan Zhu got out of the carriage, beckoned to Liang Xiao, and shouted loudly.

When he saw Liang Xiao, he was already a little late, and when the carriage stopped, he had already rushed nearly a hundred paces away. Originally, he expected Liang Xiao to take the initiative to go over, but when he saw Liang Xiao's appearance, it was estimated that Liang Xiao would not be so polite, so he had to get out of the carriage and shout loudly.

Liang Xiao hesitated for a moment, turned his horse's head, and walked about a hundred steps to the west, looking at Yan Zhu across the gallop.

The main roads in or outside the city of Chang'an are divided into three parts, the middle is the galloping road, which can only be passed by the Son of Heaven or those who hold special instructions, and others can only follow the rules of driving on the right side of the road. Liang Xiao went to the east, went to the south side, and Yan Zhu went to the west. Take the north side. So they could only roar through the gallop that was nearly ten feet in the middle.

Of course. If Liang Xiao takes the initiative, he can also take a detour, and every few hundred steps, there is always a passage that can be passed. But he's not interested now, and being able to stop and roar across the gallop is already his limit.

"Liang Xiao, where are you going?"

"Rest today. Go hunting. Liang Xiao pointed to the bow on his back. Are you going to Shanglin Garden, my lord? "In the west of the city, only Shanglin Yuan remains.

"Yes, Your Majesty and the princes and kings are hunting in Shanglin Yuan, and I will go to serve. I thought you were going with you. Yan Zhu sighed. There may be some misunderstanding between us, and we have been looking for a chance to meet with you, but there are too many official duties, and we have never had time. Liang Xiao, for military merits, the imperial court has its own laws, and I can't help it, please be more considerate. ”

Liang Xiao chuckled. but did not answer. He wasn't even interested in dealing with this kind of unnutritious words. He looked at the passers-by who were making frequent U-turns. smiled: "My lord, let's go quickly, don't let the Son of Heaven wait, maybe the Son of Heaven is waiting for you to make a gift." ”

Yan Zhu heard Liang Xiao's sarcasm, sighed, waved goodbye, and rode away.

Liang Xiao became more and more annoyed. He wanted to turn around and go home, but after thinking about it, he gave up on the idea. He is in a bad mood now, and he can't practice arrows when he goes back, and maybe it will make the old lady worried, so it's better to go hunting and dissipate his mood.

"Let's go." Liang Xiao greeted. Tu Niu Er and Pang Shuo followed closely.

……

Yan Zhu came to Shanglin Yuan, the Son of Heaven and his entourage were already hunting, waving the flag, and the Lang officials were under the command of the banner, driving the animals in front of the Son of Heaven from different directions. The Son of Heaven held a bow and arrows, shot several arrows in a row, and was quite successful, and he was in a very good mood. Several Langguan attendants are around, including Dongfang Shuo, Wuqiu Shouwang and others, and Sima Xiangru, who has been famous for a long time.

In the Fu family next to the Son of Heaven, Sima Xiangru is relatively old, and he is already close to being confused, and although his Fu is doing well, he is not the kind of impatient talent who can make a name for himself and become a chapter, so his performance on this occasion is not as good as Yan Zhu. As soon as he saw Sima Xiangru, Yan Zhu knew that the opportunity for him to show his face had come again.

Yan Zhu got out of the car from a distance, lifted the hem of his clothes, stepped on knee-deep weeds, came to the Son of Heaven, and bowed his hand.

"Why are you here?"

"I met Liang Xiao on the way and talked a few words, so I was late."

"Liang Xiao?" The Son of Heaven raised his eyebrows. "What is he going to do?"

"He said that he would rest today and go hunting in the east of the city."

"No wonder I didn't see him. When you go hunting, are you in a bad mood and want to relax? ”

Yan Zhu hesitated for a moment. "It's not good, it's not bad. Liang Xiao has never been the kind of person who likes and anger, and the minister can't see it very much. However, his mustard against his ministers is obvious. The minister specially stopped to talk to him, but he refused to come, but only said a few words across the gallop. ”

The Son of Heaven laughed: "Didn't shoot you with an arrow?" With his archery skills, even if he gallops across the road, he can still take your life. ”

Yan Zhu laughed twice in embarrassment, not knowing how to deal with it.

Dongfang Shuo saw it in his eyes, but he didn't say anything.

The Son of Heaven drew his bow, aimed at a small deer standing in a panic seventy paces away, and let go of his hand.

The fawn was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground.

……

After a day of hunting in the east of the city, they shot a few prey, and in the evening, Liang Xiao and others returned to Wanhuli.

Dongfang Shuo is also back, chatting with Huan Yuan. He is a self-acquaintance, can speak well, and is good at telling jokes, even people like Huan Yuan who are not smiling are willing to talk to him when they meet him, let alone a lively little girl like Zheng Er.

Seeing Liang Xiao come back, the people in the house hurriedly stood up, Hu Xijun went to fetch the food on the stove, Liang Xiao hurriedly said: "Xijun, you don't have to be busy, we have eaten." By the way, Niu'er, you pick up all the rest of the prey and make minced porridge tomorrow. ”

Tu Niu'er answered and pulled Hu Xijun out.

Dongfang Shuo said: "Ah Xiao, are you free?" I have something to ask you. ”

Liang Xiao hesitated, said hello to Huan Yuan, and followed Dongfang Shuo to Dongfang Shuo's house next door. The house is very tidy, and when Dongfang Shuo is away, Hu Xijun still comes over to tidy up for him every day. The two of them sat down, and Dongfang Shuo said straight to the point: "What do you have with Yan Suke?" ”

Liang Xiao told him about the business trip, but he just hid some of the words he said to Liu Ling. Dongfang Shuo is very close to him, but he is not a confidant. I can't tell him those things for the time being. But he told Dongfang Shuo that Yan Zhu once had thoughts about Liu Ling.

"He wanted to compare himself with Sima everywhere. It's a pity that I only have to fur. Dongfang Shuo smiled. Sima Xiangru got Zhuo Wenjun. He wanted to be the lord of Huainan. I didn't expect to suffer a big loss from you, will there be any opinions? ”

Liang Xiao was surprised. Is there such a reason? Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun seem to be not long ago.

"However, with Wei Qing and Qin Ge here, even if Yan Zhu wants to slander you, it is not so easy. What's more, the Son of Heaven has always paid attention to you, how can he slander you with a few words. Liang Xiao, did you find anything? ”

Liang Xiao was taken aback. After a while, he said: "This is what the Son of Heaven means, he wants to test me?" ”

"I think so. The north is restless, and the war against the Huns may start at any time, but the Son of Heaven is not very clear about the details of the Huns. He sent envoys several times in a row, but the news he got was not satisfactory to the Son of Heaven. You mentioned the Xiongnu to the Son of Heaven again, and I suspect that the Son of Heaven intends to let you go to the Xiongnu. Of course, this kind of secret work needs a person who can calm down to carry it out. ”

Liang Xiao felt that it made sense, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

Dongfang Shuo continued: "There are tens of thousands of rangers in Chang'an, and if you want to talk about bravery, of course you are not bad. But it's not the best. But when it comes to calmness, there are not many people who can surpass you. Unless it is a Confucian scholar who practices etiquette. However, it is impossible for a Confucian scholar who is prone to courtesy to accomplish such a task. Even Gongsun Hong, a middle-aged Confucian, sent the Xiongnu with a pedantic tone, which disappointed the Son of Heaven. ”

He smiled and glanced at Liang Xiao. "With the courage of a ranger and the stability of a Confucian, I'm afraid there are only you and me."

Liang Xiao was in a good mood, glanced at Dongfang Shuo, and said with a disdainful expression: "You? ”

"Haha, don't look down on me. I've been promoted now. ”

"You were promoted, when did it happen?"

"Shortly after you left. Speaking of which, it is also related to Shanglin Yuan. The smile on Dongfang Shuo's face disappeared, and he let out a long sigh. It's a pity that my kind words of warning only changed to a Taizhong doctor and gave the matter. Alas—"

Liang Xiao was puzzled. Dongfang Shuo explained.

Shanglin Yuan is actually not a new thing, it existed in the Qin Dynasty. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the way of the old Huang was still good, resting with the people, the Son of Heaven rarely went out to hunt, and the Shanglin Yuan was in vain, most of the time it was cultivated by the poor, and gradually formed a scale, and there were Du Zhu counties. When the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, he originally wanted to show his strength, but he didn't expect to be held back by the Empress Dowager as soon as he made a move, and he couldn't make a difference, so he became obsessed with hunting.

In the past few months, the people of Judu have complained, and the Son of Heaven has been in danger many times, so the Son of Heaven decided to rebuild Shanglin Yuan and move the people who settled in it. This idea belongs to the Son of Heaven, but it is King Wuqiu Shou who makes suggestions according to the will of the Son of Heaven. Dongfang Shuo happened to be nearby at that time, and immediately spoke out against it.

As a result, the Son of Heaven praised Dongfang Shuo, promoted him to Taizhong Doctor, and gave him the matter, but still approved the proposal of King Wuqiu Shou and officially started the preparation for Shanglin Yuan. And in order to branch Dongfang Shuo, the Son of Heaven arranged for Dongfang Shuo to go on a business trip, which is why Dongfang Shuo only came back today.

"King Wuqiu Shou is just an edict, and he has learned a few sentences of "Spring and Autumn" with Master Dong, where do you know what national affairs. He might as well be Yan Suke. Such a person accompanies the Son of Heaven and is on the outside with the Son of Heaven, which is not a blessing for the world. Dongfang Shuo shook his head and sighed again.

Liang Xiao looked at Dongfang Shuo and felt a little surprised. He always felt that Dongfang Shuo was a tease, and even Ma Qian, the later Taishi Company, included him in "Funny Biography", but he didn't expect him to have such a thought. It can be seen that under his funny appearance, there is also a heart that worries about the country and the people.

He failed to become a real celebrity, is it because he has seen through Liu Che's essence and knows that he can't do anything, so he pretends to escape from the world, is he alone, and hides in the court?

"Man Qian, what should I do?"

"Wanhuli will be demolished soon, you can move to Maoling. If possible, bring Tu Niu'er's family over as well. Since then, he has cut off contact with Jiangdu and Huainan. Dongfang Shuo grinned. It is impossible for the Son of Heaven to reuse a person who is not involved with the princes and kings. Especially the king of Jiangdu, if you have courage and no strategy, sooner or later it will affect you. ”——

(To be continued......)