Visit Yunmen Mountain and leisurely step on the turtle scales.

Everywhere you go, you can see white clouds.

Don't disturb Chen Lumeng, I heard Fan Gongyin.

The bright moon shines on Qingzhou, and the fairyland is vulgar.

Qingzhou City has a long history and many celebrities, and it has been an important political, economic and cultural town in all dynasties.

Because of it, "there are mountains and rivers on the right, and there is the Rao of the negative sea on the left", it is also an important military town and a place where soldiers must fight.

Great Qi Dynasty, the capital of Qingzhou City.

Beyond the eastern walls of the palace, the water of the moat connects to a scenic man-made lake called the East Lake.

When the middle of summer comes, the lotus flowers in the East Lake begin to bloom one after another, which is one of the eight views of Qingzhou City, and is also a must-pass place for countless literati.

Lotus East Lane, standing here across the East Lake, is the magnificent palace, and the distance is only two miles away.

This alley is not a straight alley, but it is a little winding, but here, it is full of luxurious mansions, full of dignitaries and nobles. As soon as the daily Yin hour passed, all kinds of carriages and official sedan chairs began to flow endlessly, rushing to the early dynasty.

In the first year of Jingde, on the fourth day of December, at the end of the year, snowflakes fell in the silent night sky, and the quaint city of Qingzhou was soon covered in silver.

"Husband, why did you open the window again, it's snowing outside, and you're not afraid of catching a cold."

Mrs. Li, Zhen, who had just finished adding charcoal to the brazier, saw her husband standing by the window contemplating her eyebrows. She hurried forward, trying to close the window.

"I'm afraid that this snow is going to fall bigger and bigger, and I don't know how many people are going to suffer from the disaster, hey, the Holy One has only been on the throne for a short time, and the foundation is not stable, which is really worse."

Li Si's face was a little sad, and he didn't look back, still staring directly at the plain white outside the window. He seemed to be talking to himself, as if he were speaking to his wife.

"You said you, an idle prince, what kind of mind is this, even if there is a snow disaster, it should be the household department who is in a hurry first."

Zhen gently closed the window, put a dress on Li Si, took his hand, and walked to the bed, whining as he walked.

This is today's saint, although she has given her husband the title of the prince, she also has a decree, but for some reason, she has not allowed any real job.

"Hugh has to say nonsense, the Holy One has its own holy truth, how can you allow a woman to chew her tongue."

"If this snow falls heavily, how many poor people's houses will not be able to bear it, and how will they survive this cold winter? I can't help but worry about it. ”

"The people of Li are the foundation of the country."

Li Si was a little angry, his beard was slightly upturned, and a pair of eyes glared at her fiercely, reprimanding.

"Yes, yes, what the husband taught me is that the concubine knows that she is wrong, and the concubine no longer dares to talk nonsense."

"It's better to rest early, it's so late, you have to go to the morning court tomorrow."

Zhen didn't care about Li Si's reprimand, she had been married for many years, and she had already become accustomed to his temper.

"You."

"Alright, let's rest."

Li Si stretched out his finger and gently tapped her forehead, and shook his head helplessly.

"Walk the water, go the water, go the water!"

Not long after lying in bed, I suddenly heard several exclamations outside, and for a moment, the husband and wife were completely sleepy.

"Bang bang bang."

"Master, madam, it's not good, it's out of the water!"

Outside the door, the maid was anxiously banging on the door while shouting loudly into the bedroom.

The two hurriedly got up and dressed, and quickly ran out of the bedroom.

In the mansion, the flames were blazing, and the maids and servants were shuttling back and forth, some were looking for barrels, some were carrying things, some were helpless, and some were frightened and screaming, and it was already a mess.

"Miss, where is she, is there anything wrong?"

"Did you send someone to inform the Water Dragon Bureau?"

Li Si grabbed the arm of the little maid who was tapping the door, and anxiously stepped forward to ask.

"Steward Li has already sent someone to inform the Water Dragon Bureau."

"As for the young lady, as soon as the slave maid heard that the water was walking, she ran to the lord and the lady first, but she didn't see it."

The little maid's forehead was covered with beads of sweat at the moment, and she was obviously in a hurry.

"Okay, I know, you go down first, go and help fetch water and put out the fire."

Li Si frowned slightly, and commanded the little maid.

"Husband, hurry, hurry up and go see Wanwan."

Zhen nervously pulled Li Si, and wanted to run to her daughter's boudoir, there were already some tears hanging from the corners of her eyes, and at this moment, she was extremely worried about her daughter's safety.

"Father, mother."

The delicate voice suddenly came from the ears, but it gently put down the hanging hearts of the two people at once.

I saw that a woman dressed in black was holding a cute little girl with pigtails and slowly walking towards them.

With a face like a porcelain doll, there was still a little sleepiness, and it was obvious that the little girl had just been woken up.

"Wanwan."

"Good thing you're fine."

The moment Zhen saw her daughter appear, she hurriedly ran over, picked her up, and buried her deep in her arms.

"Master, this fire is very unusual, there is fire oil."

The woman in black's face was a little serious, she walked lightly in front of Li Si, and said to him in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"It's time to come, it's going to come."

Li Si's gaze looked into the distance, where the fire was everywhere, and a pungent smell, accompanied by a cold wind, invaded his nostrils.

"Wanwan will leave with you, you can take her away first."

"When she's sixteen, I'll give her the things myself."

Li Si's eyes always looked into the distance, and he didn't look at the woman in black, nor did he look back at his daughter who was close at hand.

"Lianxin, I will live up to the trust of the master, and I will definitely sacrifice my life to protect the young lady."

The woman in black's face was firm, and she assured Li Si. It's just that in the depths of her eyebrows, there is a faint hint of reluctance.

"Your life is as important as Wanwan's life."

"Let's go, if you delay any longer, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to go."

Li Si waved his hand lightly and commanded.

"Yes, Lianxin obeys."

The woman in black turned around and walked towards Zhen, who was holding her daughter.

"Give Wanwan to Lianxin."

Li Si's instructions are somewhat unquestionable. It reached Zhen's ears, although she was a little strange, but she didn't think much about it, and gently handed the daughter in her arms into Lianxin's arms.

The little girl was drowsy, and at this time, she was still dazed, not knowing what was going on.

Holding the graceful lotus heart, he took a deep look again, and Li Si's back was still standing in place. He quickly pulled away, and in the blink of an eye, there was no trace.

Li Si's body trembled slightly, and a tear accompanied by a snowflake in the corner of his eye slid down gently.

"Husband."

Zhen also seemed to notice a hint of unusualness at this moment, and some inexplicable fear slowly attacked, she gently stepped forward, hugged Li Si's arm, and gently rested her head on his shoulder.

"Su Yuan, have you ever complained about me?"

Looking at the flawless face in front of her, Li Si asked her affectionately.

"I have never married my husband at the age of eighteen, and in the past seven years, my husband has always respected me, loved me, and treated me well. You haven't even had a concubine's room, and you're already very content. ”

Leaning on Li Si's shoulder, Zhen's face was filled with deep satisfaction and happiness.

"In the next life, we will still be husband and wife."

Hearing Zhen's words, Li Si gently closed his eyes, stretched out his hand, and hugged her fiercely.

"Okay, then you have to remember to wait for me."

Zhen raised his head slightly, looking at Li Si's face, which she had been looking at for seven years, was still as handsome as it was at the beginning.

"I'll wait for you, it's a word."

"It's a deal."

The snowflakes were still falling slowly, falling on their black hairs that had been scattered and tangled together by the wind.

In the magnificent palace, there were bursts of roaring and smashing glasses in the imperial study at this moment.

"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, it's just daring."

Emperor Jingde, dressed in a golden dragon robe, trembled all over, his face full of pathos, anger, and disbelief.

Above his desk, there was a crumpled letter, and the handwriting on it could still be read.

"On the fourth day of December, on the night, the family of Li Si, the Duke of Dingguo, died in a fire, with 48 families, none of whom were spared."

Before dawn, he knocked on the door of the confined palace and hurried to present it. It is precisely because of this letter that Qingzhou City, which was originally peaceful, has been surging with undercurrents at this moment.

"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, the slaughter is full of princes of the court, so arrogant, saying, what use do I want you people?"

"Here, but it's still my imperial city?"

Emperor Jingde's extremely terrifying eyes stared at the trembling officials below and roared.

"The Holy One is angry."

Everyone's backs were covered in cold sweat, and they didn't dare to say a word more.

"Rest the wrath, rest the wrath."

"Dingguo Gong, I am also a teacher and a friend, his family of forty-eight is still dead at the moment, how can I calm my anger? Well? You know that my heart is like a knife. ”

The officials still buried their heads deeply, and Emperor Jingde at this time was like an angry lion.

"Close the nine gates of Qingzhou City, from now on, only enter but not exit."

"Check, check for me, check door to door."

"The secret guard, Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the Qingzhou Mansion are all together for me to investigate, if you can't find out who did it, don't want the hat on your head."

"Do you understand everything?"

Emperor Jingde stared at the group of officials in front of him, especially the few chief officials he had just named, and ordered in a calm tone.

"Wechen obeys."

Dali Siqing, Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and Yin of Qingzhou Mansion, these three people feel pressure, this shocking case, at this moment, there is no clue.

"Let's all go down and let me be quiet."

Emperor Jingde, waved his hand lightly.

"Wechen retired."

A group of civil and military officials cautiously retreated.

In the imperial study, the lights were still bright, but it was unusually quiet, only the sound of breathing.

"Debao, do you remember the first time I met Dingguo Gong?"

There was a trace of remembrance in Emperor Jingde's eyes, and he asked the personal eunuch who was waiting on the side.

"How can you forget, at that time, you were not the crown prince......

The first meeting between the saint and the Duke of Dingguo, Debao remembers it very clearly.

It was precisely because of that meeting that the current saint, who was not yet the crown prince, began to rise strongly, defeated a number of princes, and thus reigned in the world.

"Yes, if it weren't for him, there would be no country for me, and without him, I'm afraid I'd already be ......."

Emperor Jingde's heart was extremely sad, and Li Si left him like this.

He recalled the bloodstained road from the acquaintance of the two to the bloodstained road of passing the test all the way, and this sadness could no longer be hidden, and tears slipped gently.

Emperors, too, have times of tears.