It took fifteen steps to walk from the couch to the prison door.

It was also fifteen steps back from the prison door to the couch.

If you don't walk around the cell where the court captain is imprisoned, it is thirty-two steps.

Gou Shen kept moving around in the cell every day, as if to compensate for being locked up in a dark room a few days ago.

It has been ten days since he was "sent" to the Imperial Governor's Office, and during these ten days, many people have come to visit Gou Shen.

In addition to the bonuses and Bingnu, Gan Yanshou, Feng Yewang, Du Qin, Yangxiong, Liu Xin, Gu Yong, Zhang Meng, and even Xiao Wangzhi's second son Xiao Yu.

Du Ye did not come because he was filial piety to Zhang Chang, so he asked Du Qin to convey his greetings, saying that Captain Huqiang would soon come out of the Imperial Lieutenant Office.

Du Qin always looked like a hanger, joking at Gou Shen, saying that the captain was auspicious, there was nothing wrong, you were in Yingchuan County at that time, didn't you also go to prison?

The result?

Not only did he have nothing to do, but he was also summoned by the Son of Heaven and ascended to the sky in one step.

It can be seen that the captain always likes to make a mistake in the journey of life, and then advance by leaps and bounds and then frighten the world.

This is just a joke that everyone heard.

Whether there is anything wrong this time, Gou Shen knows for himself.

The daughter of the Son of Heaven who flirted with him, or the daughter to be married, is the daughter of a famous flower, she is really impatient, and the bold behavior in the middle insults not only the princess, but also the majesty of the Son of Heaven and the royal family, which is disrespectful! It is to punish the nine tribes.

It's just that the real reason why Gou Shen was imprisoned in the Imperial Lieutenant Office is only clear to Gou Shen, Liu Xun and Zhu Bo, and the Imperial Lieutenant Administration claims to the outside world that Gou Shen is because he mishandled the affairs of Wusun in the Western Regions. Let the country of Wusun now fall into chaos. That's why I annoyed the Son of Heaven.

Last night, the north wind howled and blew without stopping. This morning, Gou Shen thought there would be snow outside the window, but there was nothing but a gray sky.

Maybe he didn't have anything to do this time, Liu Xun kicked himself a few times, it was better than quietly pulling himself out of the gang and hacking him to death.

Let the Son of Heaven kick the "dragon's feet" on his body a few times, that is a glory that ordinary people can't enjoy, right?

It is sometimes better to vent than to be silent, there is always a catharsis of performance and emotion, and the most fearful thing is the extreme disgust with someone or something. If you ignore it at all and ignore it and abandon it, then you will be completely incurable.

If Liu Xun really ignores himself, it will be troublesome.

However, I don't know how long I will stay in the Imperial Governor's Office.

One day? Two days?

Or is it over the New Year?

A year? Two years?

Or for a lifetime?

He was the only one in this prison, so when the lock of the prison door sounded, he knew that someone had come to see him.

This would be standing at the door of the cell, looking out through the thigh-thick fence of the cell, and a jailer came first. opened the door of Gou Shen's cell with a sneer, and then smiled at Gou Shen. Turned around and walked away.

Then, a man dressed in a white mantle approached, and when he lifted the cloak from his head, a tender face was revealed.

"Zhang Ke? There you are. ”

The person who came was Zhang Ke, the daughter of Huangmenlang Zhang Meng.

Zhang Kefen's face was slightly red, his eyes looked at Gou Shen for a while, and then lowered, walked into the cell, put down the basket he was carrying, and said, "I came a long time ago, but earlier, there were many people who came to visit the captain...... If it was cold today, and the north wind blew all night last night, I brought two cotton clothes to the lieutenant to save the cold here. ”

There is a brazier in Gou Shen's cell, and it is so cold that it is not cold, but Zhang Kelai gave him cotton clothes, which still moved Gou Shen's heart.

"In fact, when people are cold, they don't feel much on their bodies, but their hands and feet are easy to be numb and cold...... I sewed a pair of lieutenants, look at ...... Fit or not suitable......"

Zhang Ke said, slowly turned around, and his white face didn't know if it was because of the heat in the prison or for some other reason, it would be as pink as a glow, his eyes glanced at Gou Shen's face, and then moved to another place, and then, he looked at Gou Shen again.

"Captain?"

Gou Shen looked over, and Zhang Ke was holding a pair of gloves embroidered with exquisite patterns.

However, there are some differences between this glove and the later generations, such as the kind worn by students in school, the style is straight, the thumb cover and the other four fingers are sewn separately, and the four fingers can be exposed, which is suitable for writing and turning books with a pen.

Gou Shen took the lieutenant in Zhang Ke's hand with great interest, and when he saw a few birds embroidered on it, he smiled: "Hey, could it be a mandarin duck?" ”

Zhang Ke saw that Gou Shen liked it, and he had a smile on his face, but when he heard Gou Shen's words, his face instantly turned red as if he was about to drip blood.

Gou Shen was stunned to remember that he and Zhang Ke were besieged by Wei Yan in Cuihua Mountain at that time, and were ridiculed as mandarin ducks with the same fate.

Gou Shen was a little embarrassed, he had nothing to say, but he was even more speechless, so he reached out and put on his gloves, which were very warm and the size was also appropriate.

Zhang Ke looked at Gou Shen and looked at it, so he opened his lips and said: "This is embroidered with swallows, and this is called 'letter period embroidery'." ”

"Letter embroidery?"

The letter period originally refers to the woman's menstrual period, and this letter period is embroidered with a swallow as a figure, which has a cycle and a cycle, and also has the implication of looking forward to returning to fly together.

Gou Shen was even more silent, with a smile on his face, he just didn't speak, Zhang Ke saw him looking at himself, so he said: "There are three kinds of general embroidery: letter period embroidery, cloud embroidery and longevity embroidery. ”

"Hmm...... I've been to the Captain's Mansion in the past few days, and the bonus and the girl are fine, and there is nothing to worry about at home......"

The wind outside will blow more and more violently, whistling like a ghost crying wolf, Zhang Ke feels that he has finished what he wants to say, and he is about to leave.

Gou Shen sent her to the door of the prison, looked at Zhang Ke's slender figure, and wanted to say something, but her mouth was open, and she didn't say anything after that.

……

Since Zhang Ke sent gloves to Gou Shen that day, no one has come to look at him except for Hua Bonus and Bingnu.

It also started on that day. It has been snowing in Chang'an. There is no intention of stopping. Every time the jailer came to bring food to Gou Shen for charcoal, he always said that the sky was leaking, and this snow looked like it was going to fall until the New Year's Day passed.

Gou Shen looked at the ice edges on the eaves outside the window, and said that he really wanted to spend the Spring Festival in his cell.

On the night of the seventh day of December, the wind outside suddenly stopped, the snow stopped, and everything was surprisingly quiet.

When the night was ugly, Gou Shen faintly heard a strange sound in the distance. He couldn't help but sit up and listen for a moment, and then the voice disappeared again.

But after waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, the voice suddenly became louder again, and slowly almost all Chang'an was ringing.

Gou Shen hesitated, stood up and looked out of the window, only to see that Chang'an City was almost lit up, the gray night sky was reflected in the snow white and bright, no matter where someone was crying, the cry was getting louder and louder, Chang'an City was almost like hell on earth. The streets were full of lonely ghosts, and everywhere there were people talking and crying. But the voices were not audible at all.

After a while, there was also a cry in the court lieutenant's office, and there were also people crying in the prison not far away, so Gou Shen called out to the jailer, and after a while, the jailer ran over, his eyes were swollen and red, and said, "Captain, the emperor is gone." ”

"What!"

Liu Xun is dead?!

In a daze, Gou Shen knelt down, grabbed the ground with his head, and cried loudly.

In the winter of this year, in December, Jiaxu (the seventh day of the first month), the emperor collapsed in Weiyang Palace.

Liu Xun was forty-four years old, known as Xuan, known as Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty in history, and the temple name was Zhongzong.

In the past 40 years, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Xuan have been known as Zhaoxuan Zhongxing in history.

……

This year's winter is unusually cold, and since Emperor Xuan Liu Xuntian, Gou Shen has never paced leisurely in the prison as usual, always standing in front of the window and looking out, or sitting next to the brazier in a daze at the red coals.

No one knew what he was thinking, Hua Hong and Bingnu came to visit him, but he felt that his little master smiled less, and the expression on his face was always very indifferent.

But this kind of indifference makes people feel unfamiliar, very unfamiliar, and there are more barriers between people, resulting in some distances and obstacles.

Gou Shenzhi said that Liu Xun was right in the empty room of Weiyang Palace that night, he really looked down on himself, and he has always treated himself differently.

Liu Xun has high expectations for himself, and he has failed him.

The door lock rang, Gou Shen didn't move, several people walked in, Gou Shen turned his back to the door, Du Qin's voice resounded: "The captain always has a sense of leisure, a few of us came in the snow, but he hugged the stove to warm himself, how carefree." ”

Gou Shen got up and looked at Du Qin, Liu Xin, Yang Xiong and Gu Yong, and when he saw that Du Ye was also coming, he invited the five of them in.

Du Ye said: "I just came to visit the captain today, and I hope to forgive my sins. ”

Gou Shen said in a deep voice: "Zixia is too polite, Gou Shen is in prison, not a tour of the mountains and rivers to enlighten the Tao...... I don't know if everything at home is okay? ”

Du Ye nodded, and Gu Yong said: "Now that the new son of heaven has ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the world, the captain is about to go out." ”

"Yes, I'll wait for this time, that is, the last time I see the captain in the Imperial Lieutenant's Office."

Gou Shen shook his head, and Du Qin said: "Emperor Xuan's Shi Gao was appointed as the general of the Great Sima Che Cavalry, the crown prince Xiao Wangzhi was appointed as the former general and Guangluxun, and the prince and young master Zhou Kan was appointed as the Guanglu doctor. ”

Liu Xin said: "That's what I said, but during the national funeral, where can I talk about marriage? ”

Du Qin glared: "How can the Han and Wusun be dealt with only by talking about marriage?" This is a country-to-country exchange, and besides, Chang Luohou and Princess Xiangfu have been waiting in Dunhuang, what is that like? ”

Yang Xiong also said: "Yes...... Wusun is turbulent and not good for the Han...... If you fall to the Huns, it will be even worse. ”

Yang Xiong stuttered, and everyone knew the meaning of his words, so Du Qin said to Liu Xin: "Hey, Zijun, you tell Zongzheng, let him mention this matter to the Son of Heaven, and let the captain hurry out, how about it?" ”

Before Liu Xin could speak, Gu Yong said: "The matter of Wusun was too troublesome at the beginning, and we can't blame the school captain for dealing with it unfairly. Besides, the Wusun people supported Wu and slaughtered much more than Yuan Guimi. ”

"I think the situation in Wusun is very good now, a bowl of water is flat, everyone is half of us, and no one should make trouble." (To be continued......)

PS: [Three pairs of gloves were unearthed in Mawangdui in the Western Han Dynasty, one of which was the "letter period embroidered golden silk gloves". According to the bamboo slips in the No. 1 Han Tomb, the embroidery names of the three types of gloves are "Xinqi Embroidery, Chengyun Embroidery, and Longevity Embroidery", and the style of the gloves is a straight open finger type, and the thumb sleeve is divided into single seams. The entire glove is about twenty-five centimeters long and nearly ten centimeters wide. According to the records on the bamboo slips, the name of the glove is "Wei". 】