CHAPTER XXXI
Today's second update! )
It was the height of summer, and the scorching sun was high in the sky, even though it was deep in the mountains, it was unbearable. In the tea shed next to the official road, due to the scarcity of guests, a small child lay on the tea table, supporting his head with his hands, drowsy. The old man sitting at another table suddenly stood up, walked out of the tea shed and looked at the bend of the road, as if there was some business. Sure enough, a few fast horses came out on the official road in the distance, and the people on the horses were obviously in a hurry to go, and did not stop by the tea shed. The old man looked at the disappearing back, and said, "It's tolerance again, our Zhongzhou is still lively these days." ”
At this time, Zhongzhou Thorn Mansion, Liu Zongyuan, the assassin Shi Liu Zongyuan, is dealing with official business in the public court, Zhongzhou is in the mountains, the mountains are dense and dense, the people are simple and tenacious, plus the two Thorn Shi Li Jifu and Lu Zhen are diligent and love the people, shrewd and decisive figures, Zhongzhou political affairs are cleared, a prosperous scene, government affairs are handled cleanly, Liu Zongyuan, the history of the assassin, actually has nothing to do, every day and Lu Zhen talk about major events in the DPRK and China, the situation in the world, ask for advice on government affairs, or chant poems and sing and, what he has gained is really a lot, The admiration for Lu Zhen has also reached the point of no return, and Lu Zhen also greatly appreciates this backward progress, and spares no effort to encourage and guide.
It is estimated that it is almost the time for the noon break, Liu Zongyuan thought that he could consult with Lu Zhen again soon, and he was excited for a while, and was about to order the little official to be on duty, and went to the backyard to meet Lu Zhen, when there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves and the sound of people outside:
"Dodge, dodge, quick, quick!"
Several fast horses rushed to the gate of the Thorn Mansion on the stone road, and several officials sweated profusely and rolled over from their horses, handed over their horses to the officers who came out of the Chungju Thorn Mansion, and asked:
"Is Lord Thorn here?"
After receiving an affirmative answer, several people rushed to the court. At a glance, he saw Liu Zongyuan who was sitting in the public court, but he was stunned for a moment, obviously not knowing that Liu Zongyuan had already carried out the assassination of the historian, but fortunately, one of the insiders was an officer who came with Liu Zongyuan, and he was busy saying:
"Liu Yushi, a certain luck did not disgrace his life, and he came to hand over the errand."
Several others also said:
"Captain Wei has a letter back to Lu Tingshi, I don't know where Lu Tingshi is now?"
Liu Zongyuan said:
"A few people have worked hard, Lu Assassin Shi was unfortunately assassinated half a month ago, and he was highly poisoned, and Liu temporarily acted as the assassin on his behalf."
Only then did a few people understand, and they stepped forward to salute again. Although Liu Zongyuan was a representative assassin, he knew that this matter was very important, so he hurriedly instructed the scribe to invite Lu Zhen, so he took a few people to the back hall.
In the backyard, Lu Yi was enjoying the shade under the wisteria trellis. At this moment, although Lu Zhen's complexion is a few points worse than when he appeared, his spirit is much better. The weather was hot, Lu Zhen also went to his coat, lay on the rattan chair, put a pot of herbal tea on the side, held a book in his hand, and his wife sat on the other side peeling fruit for him, and said in his mouth:
"Since the new emperor ascended the throne, Yueyue asked his family to pack up his belongings, saying that he would definitely return to Chang'an next month, and he packed up for a month and a month, for half a year, but he was promoted to the history of assassination, and he didn't see the edict of the new emperor. It's easy to see, but fortunately, someone stabbed him with a sword and almost lost his life. I don't know what you're trying to figure out. ”
Lu Zhen is from Wu, a May soft language came out of the mouth, although there was anger, Lu Zhen listened very comfortably, and he was not angry, and said with a smile:
"Doesn't Your Majesty still think of me? It is a matter of duty for a scholar to cultivate himself and rule the country and level the world, you are a woman, what do you know. Don't you also want to go back to Chang'an every day? ”
Mrs. Lu sighed and said:
"Where can you not want to? It's been ten years, and I don't know how the first emperor had a ruthless heart. Relegate you to this desolate place, sir, and completely forget about your exploits. ”
"How do you say that? The ministers do not say anything about the king, and the first emperor is also deceived by traitors. If it weren't for the appreciation of the first emperor back then, how could I, a little Hanlin scholar, worship the prime minister for ten years and do many great things? ”
As soon as Mrs. Lu was about to speak, she heard the housekeeper say outside the courtyard:
"My lord, Lord Liu sent someone to invite your lord to the back hall to discuss matters."
"Oh, go tell Lord Liu, wait a while, and the official will arrive."
"Yes."
Mrs. Lu knew that this was a business matter, so she stopped talking, got up and went to get Lu Zhen's coat to help Lu Zhen get dressed, and said:
"The old man's new injury has not healed, so he can't work hard."
Lu Zhen didn't answer, tidied up his clothes and went out. The lady sighed to herself and ordered someone to pack up her things.
When he arrived at the back hall, Liu Zongyuan was waiting by the door, and when he saw Lu Zhen, he hurriedly said:
"Lu Xiang, you're here!"
On the top of the Jade Emperor of Mount Emei, the clouds and mist are shrouded, and it is obvious that this day is not a good day. At this time, Mount Emei is only a place of cultivation of Buddhism and Taoism, not a tourist attraction for later generations, so there are not many people, only two old men, looking up at the sky.
An older man laughed and said:
"Lord Squire, it's really unfortunate that it's a cloudy day today. Originally, it was not easy for Lord Shilang to enter Sichuan, and Wei talked speculatively with adults, and he had the intention to stay with the adults for a few more days, so he had to be rude to wait for Wei to go to Chang'an to visit the right Shilang again. ”
"Hey, that's a good point. Taiwei is in charge of state affairs, Quan came by holy order, and he should have come back quickly, but he disturbed Taiwei for a few days, Quan is ashamed of His Majesty and Taiwei Wei! ”
Quan Shilang said seriously. If you don't stay for a few more days, Wei won't dare to be sure that he will send Lord Shilang out safely. Now that everything is arranged, you can send the right squire back to Beijing. It's a pity that I wanted to keep the right waiter to watch the sunrise in Emei together, and then let the right waiter return to Chang'an with a full belly of beautiful scenery, and it was not in vain that the right waiter disguised himself and traveled thousands of miles into Sichuan to wake up Wei, an idiot, but the sky was not beautiful, so he had to stay for the next year. ”
It turned out that these two people were Wei Gao and Quan Deyu. Quan Deyu received an edict from Li Yu summoning him back to Beijing on the edge of Sichuan and Shaanxi, knowing that Liu Pi had returned to Xichuan, and if he changed to someone else, he would go back as soon as possible, but Quan Deyu thought about it for a while and made a bold decision: disguise himself into Sichuan! So he asked the envoy to go back to report to the emperor, and he took a few people to disguise themselves as old Confucian scholars who traveled all over the world, and the peddlers were pawns, and mixed into Xichuan. Liu Pi originally ordered the guards to report to him as soon as there was news of the imperial envoys, and he also arranged confidant generals in the Sword Pavilion.
Quan Deyu inquired that Wei Gao was worshipping the Buddha in Mount Emei, so he took people straight to Emei, Wei Gao did not disturb the people, so it was extremely easy for Quan Deyu to go up the mountain. But it was easy to see Wei Gao when he entered the mountain, and Quan Deyu didn't dare to reveal his identity, so he lingered for a few days, and finally "met" Wei Gao when he took Xue Tao out for a walk one morning.
Wei Gao clapped his hands, and a young general walked out of the thick fog, hugged his fists and said:
"The last general, Wei Wu, has seen the prince and the squire!" His name is the prince of Wei Gao, but it is because Wei Gao was named the king of Nankang County.
Wei Gao said: "Quan Shilang, this General Wei Wu is Wei's personal general, and he will escort Quan Shilang back to Chang'an, and ask His Majesty for guilt on behalf of Wei." Wei's plea has been prepared, and he also asked Quan Shilang to forward it to His Majesty. ”
Quan Deyu said: "Wei Taiwei is an important minister of the country, and he is so strict with himself, he can be called a model for my generation. This time, Mrs. Wei was just deceived by the villain, and Your Majesty will not blame Mrs. Wei. ”
Wei Gao sighed and said: "Wei Mou's idea is wrong, it almost made a big mistake, the seal of asking the prince to kill the ministers has been issued before the right servant comes, even if Your Majesty does not punish Wei, what face does Wei have to see Your Majesty?" Not to mention, after the right servant Lang returns to the court, he must play His Majesty for Wei, Liu Pi is a thief, and Wei will definitely personally bind him into the court to ask for guilt. In addition, I congratulate Your Majesty on the restoration of the land and the restoration of the country's good appearance. After the completion of the two Sichuan, Wei asked for the return of the court, and asked His Majesty to send a new Jiedu envoy to Sichuan as soon as possible. ”
Quan Deyu arched his hand and said: "Quan dares to disobey orders." ”