After the rain, the sky is clear, the sky and the earth are exceptionally clear, with the majestic Chang'an City of thousands of mansions as the background, the thousands of sails on the river are even more spectacular. Xue Chongxun looked at such an ancient scene, his chest was broad, and he was poetic, although he didn't make any poems, but he couldn't help but feel that good poems really need the background of the times.

He said goodbye to his acquaintances before he left, and told everyone not to say goodbye, but when he arrived at the dock, someone still came to see him off, and it was difficult to refuse.

Mother has a lot of influence in the temple, and it is only easy to arrange a new title for Xue Chongxun. Now Xue Chongxun's official position has been changed to Hubu Shilang, who is also the imperial historian and the transfer envoy, and has the same official title as Liu An, who is now in the Eastern Capital. The two are of the same rank, but Xue Chongxun got a holy decree that "officials at all levels along the canal should be temperate", which is equivalent to Qincha, Princess Taiping wants to give him the power to act cheaply, so as not to affect his business because of the constraints of power...... Patrolling the transport is just a façade.

The travel expenses on the sailboat were ready, Xue Chongxun hugged his fists and said goodbye to his colleagues, and when he was about to board the ship, he saw a very special carriage driving towards the dock. It was really special because it had decorations that were only used in the court.

Who will send it off in the palace? Xue Chongxun thought for a while, but couldn't think of who it should be.

The bureaucrats on the dock were all Beijing officials, so they naturally had some knowledge, and when they saw the car, they were all attracted to it like Xue Chongxun, and they all looked over. After a while, the carriage came to a stop next to Xue Chongxun, but the people above did not come down.

A bamboo curtain blocks the car window, and the delicate and elegant beaded curtain gives people a very stylish feeling. Xue Chongxun guessed who was coming, and at the same time clasped his fists and saluted: "Since friends give face, why don't you see each other?" ”

At this time, a pleasant voice sounded like a heavenly sound, soft, gentle, and detached, "Since it is a parting, why meet again?" I didn't come here today to meet, just to say a few words. Because of some inconvenience, please forgive Xue Lang for the faux pas. ”

Princess Jincheng! Xue Chongxun was very surprised, he really didn't expect Jin Cheng to come to see him off in person. Although she was very good at Lin De Hall that day, for a character like Jin Cheng, if someone met her for the first time and then made a statement, she wanted her to fall in love at first sight, then there were too many people she could love...... Originally, Xue Chongxun didn't have much hope, so it was indeed unexpected to hear that it was Jincheng's voice.

Xue Chongxun forcibly suppressed the excitement and excitement in his heart, and tried to maintain his calmness, "It is an honor for Xue to have the princess come to see him off in person. ”

At this time, the colleagues around him all smiled and saluted to avoid the convenience of others, leaving Xue Chongxun standing alone by the car curtain.

The gentle voice inside the curtain said softly, "Thank you for the events of that day...... But don't do that in the future? ”

Xue Chongxun's feet couldn't help but take a step, looked at the bamboo curtain and said, "What's the matter, it's me who bothered the princess?" ”

After being silent for a while, Jin Cheng said slowly: "You know that I am going to Tibet, and I don't want the people who once cared about me to be troubled and sad, so don't do this in the future...... I'm not used to being overly noticed, so it's better to live simply. ”

Xue Chongxun's chest somehow ached, but he only responded lightly on his face.

Jin Cheng said again: "It's okay, I wish you a smooth journey, be a good official, and benefit the people is the right thing." Then she said softly, "Let's go." Then the groom whipped the chariot and turned around.

Xue Chongxun watched the carriage go away in a daze, and couldn't help but sigh.

Sanniang on the side suddenly said coldly: "Princess Jincheng is so strange, she is not going back and forth to reject Lang Jun's wishes, but also dodging, so what is she doing in vain?" ”

Xue Chongxun groaned: "Yes, then why does she pay attention to which day I leave, why does she go out of the palace to run in person?" ”

Sanniang said: "I think this person's mind is not so simple, Lang Jun wants more eyes." ”

Xue Chongxun shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Noble princess, peerless red face...... But what can she do, what is a woman's lifelong happiness compared to national events, what can she do? There is all suffering in the world, and people are the most suffering. There are words of suffering. ”

"Get on board, let's go." He glanced in the direction of the light car, turned around, and walked toward the riverbank.

Colleagues stood on the shore, arching and waving, "Have a safe journey." "Return to the ...... as soon as possible" In all kinds of blessings, the sails are raised, the rivers are rippling, and the rivers and lakes are drifting.

As soon as Chang'an came out, the carved building was soon gone, and the idyllic scenery came to you. The Tang Dynasty is still an empire dominated by agriculture, and crops are the most beautiful scenery. The sun hung high in the sky, the sky and the earth were very bright, the river flowed quietly, the fields were endless, Xue Chongxun stood at the bow of the boat, feeling the fresh wind on his back.

"The mother calls for food, the child does not eat, and people who are hungry must know that they feed cattle late. Put it in the flat spring, and work with wide oxen; The bath is shallow, and the cow is panting......" There was a pastoral song by the river.

The song is out of tune as if it is choked and changed, and the pastoral song reveals a strong feeling, in addition to the overflowing love for the ploughing cattle, there is also the hardships of the farmers...... Xue Chongxun knew that the sunny pastoral scenery was not as comfortable as the poets praised, and the people of Guanzhong not only had to bear the heavy rent, but also had to be conscripted to Zhichong Mansion to serve as the main battle force of the empire.

Xue Chongxun turned his head to Sanniang and said: "The nobles who don't come out of the mansion will never understand the pastoral songs, I believe that the ambition of some ministers to rule the world peacefully comes from the heart." ”

Looking at Sanniang's face, he suddenly found a detail, Sanniang's face has a little blood these days, compared to the lifeless and miserable white face when she first saw her, now she seems to be healthier.

"Sanniang, I remember that Bai Wuchang wanted to kill me in the City God Temple, she said that she knocked you down with one move, I still remember what Bai Wuchang said at the time, she said, 'Sanniang was originally a person who lived in the shadows, you let her stand stupidly under the sun, and she didn't even block my move'...... I want to ask you, do you think it's better to be in the open or in the dark? Xue Chongxun said casually.

Sanniang said: "As long as you have a heart, killing people is very simple...... In addition to killing the kind of dignitaries who have guards at all times. Less concern in the shadows is certainly more effective. ”

"Makes sense."

Xue Chongxun stood at the bow of the boat, thinking about something, and after a while, he muttered, "This time, we have to make some movement on the canal to divert our attention." ”

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The group walked and stopped, along the Caoyun route to Tongguan, because the front is the Yellow River, there are occasional dangerous roads on the Yellow River, and the boat is not very stable, so Xue Chongxun took the horses from the post station and continued to travel east by land on horseback.

A few days later, when they arrived near Shaanxi County, Xue Chongxun decided to go to Sanmen Pillar to inspect the site, because this place has always been a big problem for Cao Yun, like a stone stuck in an artery, and countless ships and grain are destroyed every year. His trip was nominally to rectify his luck, and since he came, it was also a rare experience to go and see it.

Xue Chongxun sent someone to hire a boatman who was familiar with the local area as a guide, he was a dark and thin old man, and the boat was also very small. Seeing this, Fang Yuzhong asked, "Can you do this old ship?" ”

The people who came from the capital naturally would not be stingy with their shots, and the old boatman immediately patted his chest and said: "Young man, let me tell you an allusion, King Zhao asked back then, Lian Po is old, can he still eat?" Isn't this despising people, for no one should be a person, and no ship should be a person! Don't look at the old man's thin body and sturdy feet; Don't look at the ship is broken, steady! The old man has been begging for a life on the Yellow River all his life, and he has never had a major event. Ha! The boat from the south of the Yangtze River is big and good-looking, isn't it still capsized in Sanmen? If you don't believe it, the old man will take you to see it, and it only ran aground and sank in the morning, and they are still crying when they die. ”

Xue Chongxun heard that this old man actually talked about Lian Po, and immediately laughed and said: "Sure enough, people can't be discognizable." I'll just take your boat if you are darker than me, and if nothing happens, I'll pay you twice the price when I come back." ”

The old man gave a thumbs up after hearing this: "This Lang Jun is generous, man!" Listen to the accent, you're from Kyosato? ”

Xue Chongxun patted the goldfish bag on Mai's waist: "Don't worry, I am wearing black yarn in the yamen, not a bad person." ”

"Clumsy, I don't recognize it, ho-ho." The old man smiled, "The old man is dark and sunburned outside, but his heart is red." ”

So the group got on the old boatman's boat and went up to Sanmen from the Yellow River to see the terrain. The old boatman was very talkative and cheerful, and he skilfully drove the boat down the river and chatted aloud.

"You are a person from the yamen, and the old man will tell you a story about Shaanxi County, and he is also an official. The official's surname is Li, the country's surname is Li, everyone wants to stay in Beijing to eat and stretch out their hands, but this official surnamed Li just wants to do practical things in the local area. The Son of Heaven said, you go to Shaanxi County. The official surnamed Li has come to our Shaanxi County, what is the best thing to do in this place? Needless to say, it is the three pillars of the ghost gate, and the official surnamed Li patted his chest and said that Lao Tzu doesn't believe that he can't cure your river. ”

The old boatman wiped his sweat with a black towel and continued: "He started on the rocks on the north side of Sanmen Mountain, preparing to carve out a new channel to replace the old one. As a result, the people and money have been spent for a year or two, how to dig stones? This is the Yellow River, not just a shallow pit. Now the new river is placed there, and only when the tide is high can there be water for boats, which is not needed at all. ”

Xue Chongxun thought for a while and smiled: "I'm here to govern the river, and I'll leave my words here, so I don't believe that I can't govern the river." ”

The old boatman shook his head and smiled: "Just if you are joking, how much blood and sweat does it take for the foolish man to move the mountain." The old man pleaded for the people of Shaanxi County, and the sons and daughters went to Shangban every year (men in military service went to Beijing or garrisoned in fortresses) enough, and the family had to be supported by fathers, wives and children, and they had to move mountains like this again...... To put it mildly, you go back to Fengchi to boast, and it is the people who suffer. ”

Xue Chongxun said: "I don't move mountains, I move people." This person may not be able to overcome the heavens, but it is still possible to overcome people. Haha, when the time comes, the old boatman can tell his children and grandchildren that I have been on your boat. ”

At this time, the water on the Yellow River seemed to become turbulent in an instant, and the old boatman said: "It's almost here, the old man can smell the fishy smell in the water, and this is all the blood of those people who transported taxes to Beijing!" ”