A crisp sound of "ding" in the fifth section.

This is not the sound produced when Wu Ming and Yang Xiong's wine glasses collide. Instead, someone drew his sword in the darkness of the night. This man was dressed in black clothes and black pants, and even his entire head was covered in a black turban. At this time, he was shrinking in the shadow of the eaves of a corner of the roof of the temple, more like a ghost in the dark night.

The wind blows the trees, and the moon shadow swayes. There are a few ginkgo trees planted in the courtyard of Songko Temple, which stand straight and straight, and although it is early autumn, the leaves have not yet fallen off. A branch crossed over and covered the eaves. His figure was almost completely hidden in the deep twilight. If it weren't for the slight sound of the sword being drawn, no one would have suspected that there was someone hiding here.

It is impossible for anyone to know now, because even this soft sound is lost in the sound of grasshoppers at the beginning of autumn.

A knife is a good knife, with a sharp edge, straight as nothing.

The knife has been out, and the murderous aura has appeared.

He slowly retreated into the darkness, and finally he was short, and he disappeared from under his nose.

In the past three years, the temple has not only been renovated, but even the guard force has also increased greatly, every day there is at least one even guard battalion soldiers next to the queen mother to protect her, and there are also the guards transferred by Xie Chuan under the command of the forbidden army yamen to patrol layer by layer. It shows that the power of the owner of this house is also increasing day by day.

The living room of the temple is also whitewashed, the eaves shadow is heavy, the golden pillar of the coiling dragon, the eaves row the corners, and the beauty is boundless. Under the moonlight after the rain, it seems that the entire Songzi Temple is rich and peaceful, which makes people look at it.

"Giggle......

With a burst of cold laughter, Tao Yu led a large group of people out of the living room. To her left was a young Taoist priest. This Taoist priest was dressed in the unique costume of Cangsong Pavilion, with a dusty left hand and a long sword hanging from his waist. This is the standard Cangsong Pavilion Finger Dust Sword dress. This person is none other than the most outstanding disciple of the third generation of Cangsong Pavilion, Ming Zhen.

Three years have passed, and the little Taoist priest has completely grown into a Taoist priest. He smiled and walked out with Tao Yu, with an elegant demeanor, neither humble nor arrogant. If you don't look at the outfit on his body, he really looks like a handsome boy who travels in disguise.

To the right of Tao Yu is a thin black man, wearing a green shirt unique to bards, and carrying a large brown leather bag. I don't know what it contains. Although the person seems to be a little dusty, his spirit is excellent, and at this time, he turned half of his body sideways, and explained something to Tao Yu endlessly. Tao Yu let out a knowing laugh from time to time.

If Wu Ming was here, he would definitely be surprised, this black and thin man was Ding Xianzhi who had been absent for a long time.

Xie Chuan followed behind him, saying a few words to Tao Yu from time to time. The commander of the forbidden army was fatter than before, and he followed several people like a fat penguin.

Around a few people, the soldiers of the four guards battalions were lined up on the left and right, faintly surrounding Tao Yu in the middle with the momentum of four elephants. Three years ago, Tao Yu saw that it was not easy for the martial artists to replenish, and proposed the method of sending peripheral disciples from the Holy Land to replace them, in a vain attempt to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle and elevate Wu Ming, so as to achieve the goal of actually controlling the guard battalion. Zhu Yuqing used the new selection method of Nanning College to softly block back.

From then on, the two teams of Xuanwu and Suzaku were all replaced by disciples of the Holy Land. And the green dragon and the white tiger have become the loyal combat force of the Commander's Mansion. The inner battalion of the Guards Battalion was divided into two.

These four warriors stepped forward, faintly together, neatly aligned, and naturally revealed a tacit understanding of long-term cooperation. It seems that Yang Xiong has not been lazy in the past three years, and their mastery of the essence of the battle array is also seventy-seven-eighty-eight, almost inseparable.

The autumn wind blows, and the moonlight shines through the gaps in the leaves, pouring down the brightness of the ground. In the outer courtyard of the temple, glass palace lamps are placed every few steps. Reflecting the entire front yard almost the same day, but also illuminating Tao Yu's cold and handsome jade cheeks, three years have passed, this Xianzhuang Queen Mother is much richer than before, her eyes are still crystal clear, but in the eyes, there is no half of coquettishness, all of which are fierce. The two long eyebrows with sideburns added a little bit of heroism to her. She was dressed in a splendid Kira palace dress, with a long shawl swaying around her shoulders. It's even more expensive.

She stood still under the eaves, and said to the row of palace maids and eunuchs who followed her: "Today, Master Mingzhen and Master Ding are here, you go and set up a banquet quickly, and the palace wants to enjoy the moon and laurel with the distinguished guests." ”

Tao Yu is very happy today, Xiao Tianzi is getting bigger and bigger day by day, and he is getting closer and closer to her mother. Today, Mingzhen brought the special product of the Holy Land, Kuramatsu mushroom. She is now the queen mother of a country, so she naturally doesn't care about such a wild specialty, but it shows that the Holy Land's support for her is becoming more and more obvious.

And after several years of operation, she is no longer a fish to be slaughtered in Nanning. Many officials in the court secretly began to show favor to her. Although she is not the main official in the Sixth Ministry, it shows from the side that her authority as a virtuous lady is rising, and sooner or later she will reverse her decline in the Southern Han Dynasty.

With her order, these eunuchs and palace maids saluted in unison and said, "Yes." Then he got busy in the courtyard, leaning a little, and a jade chief was carried by two strong eunuchs and placed in the courtyard. The palace maids carried melons, fruits, snacks and other things to the long table at a low price.

Tao Yu stretched out his hand and pointed to Changji: "Two masters, please." Ming Zhen groaned slightly, and happily sat down on the left side of the long table, while Ding Xianzhi sat generously on the right side. As for Xie Chuan, he stood beside Tao Yu with a smile.

After so many years, the flowers of Songzi Temple have also increased unabated, and now they are full of flowers all year round. There is a large pot of chrysanthemums in the yard. Clusters of chrysanthemums, colorful, there are yellow ~ chrysanthemum, black chrysanthemum, dragon claw chrysanthemum...... The postures are different, the business is full of business, the delicate petals shimmer hazy in the moonlight, and the night wind blows, and these chrysanthemums also dance in the wind.

In the corner of the yard, there is a neatly planted osmanthus tree. Each plant is not very tall, and the stars of yellow petals are faintly visible in the moonlight. With the breeze the branches shake the leaves.

A gust of night wind blows, bringing wisps of intoxicating fragrance, including chrysanthemums and osmanthus. Flowers are like Lang, and fragrance is like wind. Tao Yu took a deep breath and said with a little emotion: "I usually look forward to the completion of the imperial palace as soon as possible, so I can leave this place." When I really wanted to leave, I was reluctant to give up. ”

Ming Zhen and Ding Xianzhi didn't speak, Xie Chuan owed a debt in the back, and said respectfully: "Why should Niangniang be sad, the so-called old goes to the new life." The relocation from this small temple to the imperial palace is the harbinger of the prosperity of the country and the revival of the Han Dynasty. If the mother likes it, she will transplant all these flowers to them. ”

What Tao Yu and Xie Chuan discussed was the imperial palace built in the east of Nanning. With the concerted efforts of the Ministry of Industry and tens of thousands of craftsmen, this magnificent, majestic and dignified Southern Han Forbidden Palace was finally completed. In a few days, Tao Yu will bring his ministers to pray for the heavens, and then move to the past. Looking at the scenery in the courtyard, and then thinking about the bits and pieces since the Southern Expedition, this decisive and scheming Empress Dowager Xianzhuang also felt a little melancholy.

But this melancholy only flashed away in her eyes, and she regained the state of the cold ancient well, and said with a slight bow: "General Xie is extremely right, but this palace is hypocritical." ”

Xie Chuan saluted again and said, "The minister is afraid, this is just the benevolence of Niangniang Huide." Tao Yu ignored him, turned his head to Ding Xiandao: "Master Ding has been separated for many years, and his style is better than in the past. ”

The bards of the Eastern Han Dynasty were a special group of people who traveled around and were well-informed. It is precisely because of this that there are many talented people in it, Ding Xianzhi's ancestor Ding Shou, who is the author of "A Journey to a Foreign Land", is one of the representative figures. Even the music master Akishuiichi is said to have been a bard when he was young.

Ding Xianzhi bowed and said: "Niangniang said this, I am really ashamed of the grass people." When Niangniang passed through Nanban, the grass people did not say goodbye. is such a big crime, and I have to beg my mother to open up. "What he said was that after the defeat in Cangqian, Wu Ming escorted Tao Yu through Tidal City. As a result, I bumped into Ding Xianzhi when I was probing. Later, Ding Xianzhi said goodbye without saying goodbye, and Wu Ming was quite regretful at that time.

Tao Yu said: "Master Ding, don't blame yourself, it can be said that you are nine deaths and a life of death, even if you follow, you will fall behind sooner or later." The meaning of her words is that Ding Xianzhi is also a burden to follow, and it is refreshing to leave. Ding Xianzhi was relieved when he heard her say this, as long as this majestic Queen Mother did not blame her, as for the ridicule in the words, whether it was ridicule or ridicule, for the current Ding Xianzhi, it sounds like the east wind blowing the horse's ears.

Tao Yu said, stretching her waist slightly, and two palace maids had already stepped forward and carefully beat her back. She squinted her eyes and continued: "Master Ding found the palace today, not just to tell the old story. Please mention anything you want. ”

Ding Xianzhi hesitated slightly, and finally said: "The grass people came today to trouble Niangniang to knock a seal for me and recognize my status as a lyricist, so that it will be much easier to walk around the country." ”

Not everyone deserves to be a bard, otherwise, just a civilian wandering around and saying that he is a bard, wouldn't the world be chaotic? They have a complementary relationship with the rulers, and these people sing praises for the rulers, and even explore and so on, to satisfy the rulers' curiosity. And the rulers need to provide them with proof, protection and even funding. Although Ding Xianzhi has been well-known in recent years, he mainly relied on the shadow of his ancestors. After all, the descendants of the bard Ding Shou, as soon as this identity is shaken out, who doesn't give a little face? But to put it bluntly, he is just a business reporter who is not recognized by the government.

Tao Yu waved his long palace sleeves and said happily: "This is naturally no problem, please take a few days in Nanning first." I'll do it for you. ”

No wonder Tao Yu is so happy. Ding Xianzhi is now a little famous, he is looking for Tao Yu's visa, doesn't it prove that Tao Yu is the orthodoxy of the Eastern Han Dynasty? It's a delicate relationship, and both are just taking advantage of each other. Ding Xianzhi stood up and saluted: "So, the grass people thank Niangniang." ”

Before he could finish speaking, a sudden change occurred.

Around the few people, not only were there a large group of eunuchs and palace maids, but also four soldiers of the guard battalion stood with swords. Among the flowers in the courtyard, there were many forbidden army guards scattered around. These people stand in the splendid flowers, looking chaotic, but in fact, there are rules to be found, and they have become the trend of the stars and the moon, faintly protecting Tao Yu and others in the middle. At this time, in a corner on the left side of the courtyard, a guard made a soft "coo" sound, and then slowly fell to the ground.