"Let ......it go," Bai Ling pondered, "It's okay...... But why three years? ”

"It's also talked about little by little." Zhang Jingzhen said softly, "The people who have been looted in the past three years will all be released, and it is up to them to return for a longer time...... After all, many people have married in Gemdale. ”

"No wonder the deer hunters want to break with General Chang......" Bai Ling understood a little, "because we agreed to the exchange of grain and horses?" ”

"Hmm." Zhang Jingzhen nodded, "They have been dormant in the north for so many years, in the final analysis, they still want to take advantage of our momentum, and now that the agreement between the two markets is signed, it will be five years of peace on paper...... Of course they won't wait. ”

"It's always good not to fight." Bai Ling muttered, "At least the people of the north can catch their breath." ”

"yes." Zhang Jingzhen looked at Bai Ling, her eyes deepened, "Those who can breathe are not only the people in the north......"

"Jinren's actions this year are really strange." Zeng Jiuyan continued, "Earlier, when the deer hunters said that the Jin people were greatly injured in the west this year and would not invade my border on a large scale this year, I didn't believe it, but I didn't expect them to really rob a few cities of grain and run away in the end. ”

"There is a strong enemy in the west." Zhang Jingzhen said in a low voice, he suddenly smiled, "What are you talking about, today is a reunion after a long absence, we should say something happy." ”

A few people talked and laughed, and for a while it seemed to be back in the tea room of Donglin Temple when he was a teenager, but Zhang Jingzhen had been a little speechless and stopped, and finally Bai Ling thought of a way to branch him out to find Bai Yi outside, and the room was quiet.

"Does Jingzhen have something you want to say to me alone?" Bai Ling asked softly.

Zhang Jingzhen took a deep breath, stood up from the table, and said in a low voice, "...... Did you pass by Jiangzhou last August? ”

“…… I can't remember. Bai Ling said in a low voice, "Why did Jingzhen ask that?" ”

"I received a letter last fall." Zhang Jingzhen said in a low voice, "The signature is Mu Yiqing, but this letter came with a poem. ”

Bai Ling was silent.

"It doesn't matter if that person is you or not," Zhang Jingzhen said softly, "but I want to tell you about the rest of this matter, would Bai Ling be willing to hear it?" ”

Bai Ling was silent for a moment, "...... Well. ”

"After I received the letter, I immediately set off for Pingjing, and in order to verify what the letter said, I also made a special trip to stop for half a month in several remote towns in Huizhou - naturally I went to hide my identity. In those half months, what I saw and heard was not a human scene. ”

Zhang Jingzhen paced gently in the room.

"After arriving in Heikyo, I didn't go to visit my father, but went directly to the palace to ask for a meeting." He said in a low voice, "In addition to this Mu Yiqing's letter, I also wrote a note myself. The emperor was furious and asked me for details, and I told me in detail what I had seen and heard along the way. ”

"What did the emperor do?"

"The emperor sent Jinyi Wei to Huizhou in person that night to investigate thoroughly." Zhang Jingzhen said softly, "The prefect of Huizhou has been imprisoned at the beginning of this year, most of the black mines have been stopped, and those who are still alive have been given pension silver and sent back to their hometowns...... The imperial court decided to erect a monument to console me. ”

"This matter of the exchange of grain and horses is also the emperor's decision." Zhang Jingzhen said softly, "With the current military strength of my Great Zhou, of course, I can fight to the death with the Jin soldiers...... But since the other side intends to go to the negotiating table, we might as well push the boat down the river and keep quiet. Otherwise, things like Huizhou will only increase...... The seizure is just to stop the boiling. ”

Bai Ling's eyes were half-open, and he smiled with a bit of lazy sleepiness.

Zhang Jingzhen looked at Bai Ling and said, "The water is tears, and the emperor said that he knew." ”

"That's good." Bai Ling nodded.

"Over the years, Bai Yi and his uncle have done in the north, and you sacrificed yourself to rescue the people in the south this time...... It's obvious to all. The emperor felt very guilty for the mistakes he had made. He shouldn't do that to you. Zhang Jingzhen's voice was very soft, "After you jumped down the mountain stream, he changed a lot." ”

“…… He asked you to bring me a message? Bai Ling asked.

"Well, yes." Zhang Jingzhen nodded, he clenched his hands, and looked up a little uneasily, "He hopes to take you back." ”

"Where are you going?"

"Back to Pingjing." Zhang Jingzhen replied calmly, "He will build a mansion for you in Pingping, where my uncle can continue to write medical books, Pingjing is a prosperous place, and there are more famous doctors, if Bai Yiken will be in the north for two years——"

"Bai Yi will definitely not go back." Bai Ling interrupted with a smile, "My dad probably won't. ”

“…… Are you going to stay in the North? Zhang Jingzhen frowned, "The winter here is too cold, and my uncle is old—"

"We managed to escape." Bai Ling shook his head, "It's impossible to go back." ”

"Hey, actually, ......"

"I heard that the people who were rescued from the Aquili camp are now in Fuzhou?" Bai Ling asked.

Zhang Jingzhen was stunned for a moment, and then nodded with a complicated expression.

"Jingzhen doesn't need to hide it, I know it all." Bai Ling lowered his eyes and smiled, "They arranged my ballad, saying that I deserved it and took refuge in Jinren, so I deserved to miss the opportunity to come back." ”

"They don't know the details." Zhang Jingzhen said, "And the people of the countryside have always liked to tell those bits and pieces of stories, and when the truth spreads, they will understand what you have done for them, not to mention that the yamen has ordered that if anyone dares to slander in public like this, they will be severely punished." ”

Bai Ling shook his head, "It's useless. ”

“…… Why? ”

"Man will only believe what he sees with his own eyes." Bai Ling chuckled softly, "Besides, the more you don't allow them to sing, the more they think it's true......"

"Leave these things to me." Zhang Jingzhen said seriously, "I also think that blocking the mouths of the people is the next step, and I will go into the city tomorrow to see the prefect of Fuzhou." ”

"Honor." Bowling paused, "Don't waste your efforts,"

"How can this be in vain? It's your reputation. ”

“…… I don't care, it's just that the identity of 'Bai Ling' has been abolished. Bai Ling said softly, "Let's put it this way, even if those people recognize me as a savior now, I can't go back." There are some things that Jingzhen should also understand, no, Jingzhen should understand better. ”

"What?"

"My father has been in the Tai Hospital for four years, and except for Qin Kang and Qin Lao's Hospital, he has not made a single friend in that group of Tai Doctors." Bai Ling said in a low voice, "Not to mention Bai Yi, he and Wang Jihang are almost incompatible...... The water in Pingkyo is too deep for us. ”

"But—"

"Even if they go back now, and they were invited back by the Holy Lord, maybe this year, next year, everyone will still praise the deeds of the two of them in the north for a while...... But after a long time, people will get tired of hearing this kind of story. ”

"Our family is too unlikeable." Bai Ling said softly, "People's hearts are like water, especially the hearts of kings. ”