Sima Guang was dismissed from his position as a squire under the Zhongshu Sect by Gao Taotao, and his new appointment was to raise Yunxiao Palace and settle in Luoyang, obviously Gao Taotao meant that he could retire.

On the second day of the lecture in the Chongzheng Palace, Xu Xian'er came to Sima Guang's house to visit Sima Guang's condition, she sent Sima Guang some medicine, she guessed that Sima Guang's madness should be related to Li Kang, but after all, it was her own man, she could only help Li Kang, and told Sima Guang very accurately that he was injured by the poisonous gas of a mad dog and injured his heart and lungs, resulting in insanity.

In the days of recuperation at home, although Sima Guang could not completely recall everything that happened in the Chongzheng Hall that day, he still had some fragments of memory, he felt that his madness was likely to be related to Li Kang, but he had no evidence to prove Li Kang at all, because the officials in the hall said that he was crazy, and Li Kang did not do anything for him.

Sima Guang felt that he was wronged at first, and he wanted to find Gao Taotao to state his grievances, but Gao Taotao was angry, where was he willing to see him, she just asked Liang Weijian to come out and deal with Sima Guang for a few words, so that Sima Guang could return to Luoyang as soon as possible. Later, Sima Guang was completely stunned when he heard some people describe his performance in the Chongzheng Palace, and he decided to leave Bianjing without saying anything more.

No one came to say goodbye, and more than ten days later, Sima Guang arrived at the Bianhe ferry accompanied by several subordinates.

Although it is still the Mid-Autumn Festival, the locust trees in Bianjing seem to fall their leaves very early. A few yellow leaves fell, swirling in front of Sima Guang's feet, and they were blown by the autumn wind somewhere. Sima Guang stood alone at the crossing of the Bianhe River, looking back at the palace city in the distance alone, he knew that he would probably never have the chance to enter the palace again, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Several subordinates stared at Sima Guang closely not far away, and they remembered the majesty of the Royal Forest Army when they came, and they couldn't help but shed tears.

The whistle sounded. It was a hint that the ship was about to set sail and leave in a few minutes.

Sima Guang kept looking back, he didn't hope that Gao Taotao would change his mind and let him stay in Bianjing City, but he felt that he was leaving, and there should be a few old friends and relatives to see him off, right? But Sima Guang twisted his neck, and he still didn't see anyone coming from the New Song Gate not far away.

Gao Taotao didn't send anyone to see him off, and none of the other friends in Bianjing City were missing, yes, the "saint" of that day had become a "madman" in the eyes of many people. Who cares about him?

A subordinate came to Sima Guang and said, "Xianggong, no one is here to see him off, let's go!" After the man finished speaking, he couldn't help but have a sour nose, and hurriedly turned his head, he didn't want Sima Guang to see him cry.

At this time, the subordinate suddenly saw a few fast horses running out of the New Song Gate, and he shouted happily, "Someone is coming." Xianggong, someone is coming! ”

Sima Guang turned his head, and he also faintly heard someone shouting in the distance: "Stay, Sima Xianggong, please stay!" ”

Sima Guang looked at it from afar. He could see from the attire of the people who came that these people were not eunuchs from the palace, and he knew that it was not Gao Tao who wanted to keep him, but he thought that a friend had come to see him off when he was in trouble. Sima Guang's lungs were a little warmer.

The dust was flying, the sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and Sima Guang gradually saw the person coming clearly. It was none other than the Privy Councillor, whom he regarded as an enemy of politics. Sima Guang didn't expect that Zhang Dian would come over to see him off, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

What Sima Guang didn't expect was that it was Li Kang who followed Zhang Dan.

Zhang Duan dismounted, hurried to Sima Guang, and said: "Sima Xianggong, I have prepared a thin wine, we and Li Dang Xiaoyou will go to the nearby Shili Pavilion to sit for a while, and I will let people tell him to wait for a while." ”

Sima Guang didn't look at Zhang Dian directly, he said coldly: "You can't be a joke to see so-and-so, right?" ”

Li Dang had already stepped forward, he bowed his hand to Sima Guang and said: "Sima Xianggong misunderstood, we are sincerely here to see him off, originally Li wanted to come alone, and he just happened to meet Zhang Gong, so he decided to come together, but he was delayed because of some things on the road, so he was late." ”

Sima Guang looked at Li Kang's clothes all over his body, and said coldly: "You have been promoted?" ”

Li Dang nodded and said, "Just now, the saint decreed that I should be appointed as the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and it was because of this matter that I was delayed." ”

Sima Guang was stunned for a moment, and Xuan'er nodded again: "The waiter of the Ministry of Rites is an official of the fourth grade, and Brother Li is Qingyun Zhisheng, but you should be able to afford this official position." ”

Li Dang shook his head and said: "Actually, what Li wants most now is to return to his hometown and get married, instead of staying in Bianjing City as an official." ”

Sima Guang looked at the yellow leaves in a place with infinite sentimentality, and he said: "Brother Li is still young, and he has time, of course he doesn't care, but when the old man goes, I'm afraid that there will be no chance to serve the court again." ”

Zhang Dian stepped forward and comforted: "Sima Xianggong doesn't need to do anything else, I think this "Zizhi Tongjian" can already make Sima Xianggong flaunt history." ”

Sima Guang said: "Zhang Dian, I have always thought that you are a treacherous villain, although you are here to send me now, but I still think that you are a treacherous villain, is the vicious dog you put it?" ”

Zhang Dian said: "Who doesn't want to be a saint, of course Zhang also wants to, but it is true that as Sima Xianggong said, many times, Zhang may be a villain, but on the day of Chongzheng Palace, Sima Xianggong himself is not a villain?" However, another point Zhang must Sima Guang explain, those vicious dogs were indeed not released by Zhang, please Sima Xianggong must believe Zhang. ”

Sima Guang turned his head to look at Li Kang, and he asked again, "That is what Brother Li put it?" ”

Li Dang shook his head, and he said: "This vicious dog was really not released by Zhang Gong, nor was it released by Li, otherwise Li would not have worked so hard to save Xiangye that day." ”

Sima Guang stopped talking, he pondered for a long time, nodded and said: "I believe in you, if it is really the dog you let go, you don't have the courage to come over and see me off today!" ”

Li Dang hesitated for a moment, he filled a glass of wine, handed it to Sima Guang, and said, "This glass of wine is Li Mou's apology to Sima Xianggong and apologize for what happened in the Chongzheng Palace that day." ”

Sima Guang slowly took the glass of wine, swallowed him all in one gulp, and said: "I always guessed that it was your hands and feet, and it was really Brother Li's hands and feet!" ”

Li Dang also drank the wine in his cup, nodded and said, "Please forgive Sima Xiangye!" ”

Sima Guang raised his head and said, "Actually, I should thank you!" ”

"Thanks?" Li Dang and Zhang Dian were both stunned, not understanding the meaning of Sima Guang's words.

Sima Guang said: "Because it was Brother Li who made me see my true self in my heart!" Lao Yu has always thought that he is a person of noble character, but he doesn't know that he has been buried in the pile of old papers for the past fifteen years, and he has a lot of anger on his body. ”

Li Dang looked at Sima Guang in surprise, and he found that despite the limitations of political opinions, there were still many shining points in Sima Guang's body. (To be continued......)