Blue skies.

On the yellow earth, a big brown horse carried Li Yang forward slowly, making a sound or two from time to time, as if trying to attract the attention of the owner on his back.

Li Yang's attention was still on the map in his hand.

The road ahead is unknown, and he is choosing.

In fact, where people like Li Yang will go, it is more or less possible to guess.

"Drunk and looking at the sword, dreaming of blowing the horn and the battalion ......"

The singing sound, accompanied by the melodious sound of the flute, seems to tell the chivalrous pride of a pair of children in the rivers and lakes.

Li Yang stopped his horse, stopped where he was, and closed his eyes to listen to the music that suddenly came.

In this barren yellow earth, it is also a rare enjoyment to hear such a song.

Soon.

The singing and flute stopped abruptly.

The sound of horses' hooves "stomping" sounded from behind them, getting closer and closer.

Until Li Yang was beside him, he stopped.

"It's really a place where you don't meet in life." Zhou Huai'an looked at Li Yang and sighed.

Qiu Moyan didn't have the heart to sigh, and looked at Li Yang suspiciously, "Why are you here?" ”

Li Yang opened his eyes, "Waiting for you." ”

"Wait for us?"

Zhou Huai'an and Qiu Moyan glanced at each other, and couldn't help but show a strange look on their faces.

Did he know we were going to walk through here?

Qiu Moyan thought of a possibility, and his face changed, "You are following us?" ”

Li Yang chuckled, "Look clearly, I am walking in front of you, I want to follow, and you are also following me." ”

Qiu Moyan was stunned.

It seems like so.

"And what do you mean by waiting for us?"

"I'm just waiting for the pair of children who play the flute and sing the song."

Speaking of this, Li Yang glanced at Qiu Moyan, "I didn't expect that what I was waiting for was an iceberg beauty who was suspicious and suspicious." ”

Qiu Moyan knew that he was at a loss, and he couldn't say anything about Li Yang, so he turned his head angrily and stopped looking at Li Yang.

Zhou Huai'an laughed and said a beautiful sentence in the round, "Whether it is an iceberg beauty, or a child of the rivers and lakes, they are all a grain of sand in this rolling red dust. ”

Li Yang nodded, "It doesn't matter if you have fate or not, as long as there is no hatred." ”

"Not only is there no hatred, but there is also a sense of gratitude." Zhou Huai'an said that he was about to bow down.

Li Yang "drove", urged the horse forward, and dodged, "I don't need to be grateful, I just need a little song that can relieve boredom on a lonely journey." ”

Zhou Huai'an and Qiu Moyan glanced at each other and were not surprised.

Last time, the two of them made a special trip to thank Li Yang, but they were also rejected.

It's just that the end of the last time was unhappy.

What about this time?

Qiu Moyan was silent and did not speak.

She knows that she is at a loss, and she knows that she should thank her, no matter who the other party is or what she has done before, it is an indisputable fact that the grace of saving her life is the grace of saving her life.

But she just couldn't open her mouth.

It's not that he is ungrateful, it's just that whenever he sees Li Yang, who was robbed of his belt in the inn, he will involuntarily come to mind, and at this time, his stomach is full of anger, where is there a word of thanks.

But Xie didn't say anything, she always felt that she owed Li Yang something.

It's a bad feeling.

How do you show gratitude?

Say, can't speak.

Maybe it can be done......

Qiu Moyan picked up the flute, put it in front of his lips, and blew it again.

This is in response to Li Yang's words, blowing distortion and relieving his boredom.

Zhou Huai'an understood.

Li Yang understood.

There is no need to say more, some things are said too much, and it is not interesting to pursue too much.

In the sound of the flute, Zhou Huai'an, Qiu Moyan, Li Yang, and the three of them rode slowly.

"Are Yuying and Jinbao okay?" Li Yang suddenly remembered the pair of children.

"Fortunately, Mo Yan and I entrusted the child to an ordinary family, and left a sum of silver, which is enough for this family to have no worries about food and clothing and raise the child."

Speaking of this, Zhou Huai'an paused, and then said: "We didn't tell the children about your past, in the children's hearts, you will always be Uncle Li, the hero who saved them and took care of them." ”

"Then I have to thank you." Li Yang said.

Zhou Huai'an shook his head, "No need, Mo Yan and I are doing this for the good of our children, I hope that when they grow up, they can live a happy and ordinary life, don't think about revenge, and don't get involved in the power struggle in the court like their father Yang Yuxuan." ”

"Hopefully." Li Yang sincerely wishes that the pair of sisters and brothers who have gone through hardships can live a good life.

Zhou Huai'an suddenly patted his head and remembered a question, "Look at my brain, you didn't even ask where you are going?" Is it a dropway? I've been walking with you for so long, and if I continue like this, I don't know if we led you astray, or if you led us astray. ”

Hearing this, Li Yang smiled, "The world is so big, how far can it go." ”

"That's true, but there has to be a destination."

Zhou Huai'an asked solemnly, "Where are you going?" ”

Li Yang waved the map in his hand and replied with two words, "The world." ”

The meaning of these two words is actually the same as the meaning of a three-word word:

I don't know.

Zhou Huai'an seemed to think that Li Yang was playing a dumb riddle, and guessed: "But at the feet of the Son of Heaven? ”

Li Yang's eyes lit up, "Good idea." ”

Zhou Huai'an looked puzzled and didn't understand.

Li Yang didn't explain, as soon as he let go of his hand, the map went away with the wind, and he fell far behind him.

—

Capital.

This is the center of the court's power, and it is also the center of the gathering of Jianghu people.

The temple is high, and the rivers and lakes are far away.

The two seem to be out of reach, but in fact, these two are very close, very close.

It's like a pair of brothers in the womb.

Palace. The Imperial Study.

At this moment, whether it is Liu Xu, a bachelor from the official to the cabinet, or Liu Ji, the first assistant of the cabinet, or Zhu Youjiao, who is as noble as the crown prince, or even Wan Guifei, who is the most favored by Xianzong, dare not speak out.

The atmosphere was very solemn, as if there was a big mountain pressing on everyone's hearts.

The name of this mountain is: Emperor.

Ming Xianzong's face was gloomy, and he threw the fold in his hand on the ground, "This is the fold sent by Dongchang overnight, let's take a look." ”

The fold was on the ground, right at the feet, but no one dared to reach out and pick it up.

Concubine Wan Guifei silently observed Xianzong's face, waiting for the right time to speak.

Liu Ji, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Liu Xu, the elder of the cabinet, lowered their heads, as if they didn't see it.

In the end, it was the crown prince Zhu Youjiao who took two steps forward, bent down and picked up the fold, opened it and looked at it, and suddenly his face changed drastically, "Cao Shaoqin is dead?!" ”

"What?"

"How is this possible?"

"What's going on?"

Wan Guifei, Liu Ji, and Liu Xu all spoke one after another.

This also ignited the anger of Xianzong.

He slapped the table hard, made a loud "bang", and said angrily: "Cao Shaoqin! The celebrant is penning! Dongchang palm print! Hold the power! So important ministers are dead? Do you not know anything? ”

Liu Ji and Liu Xu tacitly understood and shouted at the same time, "The ministers are incompetent", and then pounced twice, kneeling on the ground with strong knees.

"Plop" Zhu Youzhu followed.

Wan Guifei finally spoke, gently stroking Xianzong's chest, as if soothing the anger in Xianzong's chest, "Your Majesty is angry, a eunuch is just a eunuch, and if he dies, he will die, because the slave is angry and the dragon body is broken, but it is not worth it." ”

"Can I not be angry?"

Xianzong held Wan Guifei's hand, and his anger gradually subsided, but his anger was difficult to dissipate, "That's the palm print of Dongchang!" is not a petty official, and it is a ridiculous death at the hands of a fugitive from the court, once it is spread, how can the face of the court remain? What is my face? Then again, who is that person named Zhou Huai'an? What does he want to do? Rebellion? Yes?! ”

"Your Majesty is angry."

"The dragon body matters."

…… Under everyone's appeasement, Xianzong's anger also disappeared by half.

At this time, Zhu Youzhu stood up and said: "Father, the son thinks that this matter is a little strange, according to the fold, no one saw the death of Gonggong Cao with their own eyes, but only found out afterwards, and at the same time found a line written on the words of Dongchang Gelding, killing to vent anger - Zhou Huai'an, let me ask, if the murderer is Zhou Huai'an, how can he leave his name after the killing?" ”

Indeed, what murderer would be so stupid as to leave his name after killing someone?

This is a big doubt.

Xianzong couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Wan Guifei beside him disagreed: "What's so difficult to understand, Zhou Huai'an is a fugitive from the imperial court, and he naturally has a grudge against the imperial court and Gonggong Cao, so he sneaked into the army, killed Gonggong Cao, and left his name, on the one hand, to vent his anger, and on the other hand, to demonstrate to the imperial court, are you right?" Your Majesty? ”

"Well, Concubine Ai has a point." Xianzong has almost developed a habit since he was a child, and subconsciously agreed with Wan Guifei's words.

Wan Guifei glanced at Zhu Youzhu proudly, "Look at you like you want to say something, what's the matter?" But do you think what this palace said is wrong? Even His Majesty agreed, or did the prince have a higher opinion? ”

Zhu Youzhu hurriedly lowered his head, "No." ”

Wan Guifei didn't let him go, "Just say it if you have it, so as not to let others think that this palace can't listen to bad words and can't tolerate the prince." ”

"Ahem."

Xianzong suddenly coughed, interrupted Concubine Wan's words, and turned to look at Liu Ji and Liu Xu, "What do you think about the two Aiqing." ”

"I think what Niangniang just said is very true." Liu Xu said.

"The old minister seconded the proposal, just imagine that Zhou Huai'an has been reduced to the recklessness of the rivers and lakes, the people of the rivers and lakes, in order to make a name for themselves, they will do everything." Liu Ji is worthy of being the first assistant, and he can even say a set of convincing truths even if he echoes it.

Zhu Youzhu on the side shook his head in his heart.

These two elders, plus the deceased Wan An, are notoriously sleek in the court, and are even laughed at as "papier-mâché three elders", counting on them to say a fair word, unless the sun comes out in the west.

"That being the case, immediately draw up an order to arrest Zhou Huai'an." Xianzong ordered.

Then he said: "Now, who should take over the position of the palm seal of the East Factory?" ”

Hearing this, everyone's spirits were shocked.

That's a big deal!

It's just that who should start this first?

If the emperor has someone in mind, then he must be cautious when he speaks.

The first person to speak is often not pleased.

Liu Ji and Liu Xu looked at each other silently and remained silent.

Zhu Youzhu thought about it seriously for a while, and just wanted to speak, but was preempted by Wan Guifei.

"Your Majesty, the position of the palm seal of Dongchang is very important, and it will definitely not be discussed for a while, and the news of Gonggong Cao's death came too suddenly, and the ministers were not prepared, and they didn't know who to propose? It's better to let the ministers go home and think about it first, and then make a proposal when they think about it, so as not to waste your tongue here and delay your rest. ”

Speaking of the word rest, Wan Guifei added an accent, and leaned into Xianzong's ear, I don't know what whispers she said, which made Xianzong unable to sit still.

"Just do what Niangniang said, come and drive Wanning Palace."

After Xianzong finished speaking, he got up, took Wan Guifei, and couldn't wait to go to Wan Guifei's bedroom.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty."

"The ministers are leaving."

…… Zhu Youzhu walked out of the imperial study, looked at the backs of Liu Ji and Liu Xu in the distance, and then recalled the flattering attitude of Wan Guifei whispering in her father's ear in front of everyone just now, and the impatient look of her father afterwards.

Alas!

Zhu Youzhu sighed deeply in his heart.

Look up at the sky.

The night I is charming, the starry sky is vast, just

"Da Ming, ......"