The royal hunt is extraordinary.

A cannon sounded, drums and horns rang out, and the wild beasts and beasts that were dormant all over the mountains were frightened and flew away.

One hundred and fifty miles north of the capital of Yan Kingdom, in the meadow, a group of soldiers in full armor and cross-horse bows shouted and shouted, driving away a number of prey.

It was late autumn, the golden wind was slightly cool, and the sky was high and the clouds were light.

In the distance, the blue and black flags were pointed, and the whole team of iron horsemen was in order, and they stood solemnly, embracing two young men and women in gorgeous costumes.

The man is tall, handsome and calm; The woman is fit, beautiful and generous. The two are as old as ever, talking and laughing all the way, coming side by side, complementing each other, which is admirable.

The current emperor of Yan Kingdom is famous, at this time a suit of armor, embroidered with Yunshui dragon pattern on bright yellow satin, sleeves inlaid with gold edges, the bib is divided into two, the sea water and river cliffs are decorated with the bottom, luxurious and dignified, showing the style of the Supreme Son of Heaven.

He is exactly eighteen years old this year, although he is not as weak as the crown, but looking at his body and face, he has faintly shown his domineering superiority. Strong shoulders, long arms and thin waist, angular countenance, dark and high eyebrows—the thin beard of the two cheeks had pierced the young man's fair skin and exposed his head.

Actually, it's time to be young. However, in Yan Rin's heart, there is no boundary at this level, after all, no one has the courage to restrain him to evaluate him by this worldly standard.

He ascended to the throne as a child and became a politician at the age of fifteen. In the past three years, gathering people's hearts, grasping real power, managing the government and securing the people, the Yan State located in the northern Xinjiang is rich and strong, and the emperor's prestige is growing, so that the border neighboring countries no longer dare to despise the young Yan Rin.

At that time, the people of Yan said that today's holy heaven is full of British capital, and they are chasing after Gaozu - Gaozu refers to Yan Li, when he opened up the territory and opened up the territory, the iron horse stepped all over the world, almost making the military god emperor who did not insert the Yan army Qingyang battle flag in the north, and he was more than ten years old and reckless, and finally had a young genius in the country.

Although the ancestor is the son of heaven, he is not good at pleasure and is not close to women; Outstanding appearance but not like to smile, intelligent temperament and depressed. From this point of view, the young Yan Rin is indeed somewhat similar to him, but the close ministers around him don't like to hear such praise, because after all, Yan Li died too early, and such a hard life, not to mention being a monarch, is compared with ordinary young people, it also seems too bleak, but that bleakness is in the eyes of the people under the emperor's rule, and it is all covered by the pride and hegemony of driving a long car to break through thousands of mountains, and it cannot be seen or touched.

At this time, it was the end of autumn, the birds and beasts in the mountains were fat, and the encircled Imperial Forest Army galloped all the way, driving those yellow roe deer, white deer, hares and pheasants to the emperor's royal drive.

The girl beside Yan Rin was full of braids, beaded and green, dressed in a brocade short coat, stepping on sheepskin boots, controlling the reins with one hand, walking side by side with him, with a vigorous posture, and obviously quite good at riding and shooting. Between the two talking and laughing, the young man's voice was clear and awe-inspiring, but the girl's speech was very slurred, obviously not fluent in the official language of Yan Guo.

This is the fifth concubine canonized since Yan Rin ascended the throne, he was to envelop the nomads of northern Xinjiang, stabilize the border fortress, promise the marriage of the tribal khan, and marry the second daughter Chao Geji Zhuli as a concubine.

Yan Rin is strict in temperament, he is only diligent in government affairs on weekdays, not for fun, so he is not very good at courting girls of the same age, but it is a pity that he can't bring Shi Jingyuan to the top of Shi Jingyuan like daily chores, and he pities the girl in his heart, so he doesn't want to just treat this marriage as a state affair. This time, he took a busy time out and took Chaoge Ji Zhuli to the pasture for autumn hunting, just to make her happy. Fortunately, this princess from the grassland has a very bright and refreshing temperament, Yan Rin talked to her about the scenery of the northern country, the grassland desert, and asked about her hometown, and the two chatted quite happily for a while.

The young emperor in armor shook the reins, spurred his mount on the flank, and the blood-red Yan Chi BMW immediately galloped up like the wind, galloping towards Geji Zhuli behind him, and the crisp laughter flew into the sky.

She smiled and said, the emperor ...... Let me see your archery, okay?

Because of her unfamiliar language, she still couldn't tell the difference between the titles "Emperor" and "Your Majesty", and the words that came out of the girl's mouth seemed to be pleading and joking, soft and moving.

Yan Rin looked back and smiled slightly on the back of the galloping horse.

Shi Jingyuan was behind the two, not far away, beating horses and following, and also smiled slightly.

It's been three years since I left Rong Qian.

On Anping Street in front of the old Xiangguo Mansion, the thin peach trees have become shade. And he and Yan Rin, whose eyes flashed with pride and pride, mixed with a little haze, have long been unable to be teenagers traveling together.

Yan Rin took the golden arrow and pulled out the treasure eagle bow, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, chased after a yellow sheep in front of him that jumped and escaped, and said with a smile, This sheepskin will make you a warm mat.

The girl smiled vividly behind him, I don't want the sheep, I want the rabbit.

Yan Rin pursed his lips and controlled the horse with one hand, and there was a snow rabbit behind the left that seemed to have changed its moult too early, and its white body was particularly conspicuous in the dead grass.

The two horses rode side by side, chasing the wind and lightning, but suddenly a goshawk swooped down from mid-air, and a pair of sharp claws were embedded in the rabbit's back, and the prey struggled in vain a few times, and then flapped its wings and went straight to the clouds.

Chao Ji Zhuli exclaimed, the scene of the goshawk fighting the rabbit was just a moment in front of the two, Yan Rin frowned slightly, beckoned back, Shi Jingyuan Pegasus caught up, untied the red bow behind his back and handed it over, Yan Rin held the double bow in his hand, waved the horsewhip, and galloped away.

He watched the eagle fly higher and higher with the rabbit, and suddenly he raised his arms from the horse's back and let out a deep shout.

Two bows and one arrow, the bowstring was pulled down to him, and it opened like a full moon in his arms.

The arrow was like a meteor off the string, and the thin dog under the horse barked, and ran towards the eagle that fluttered like a paper kite.

Yan Rin smiled.

Shoot the rabbit first, then through the belly of the eagle, and make a string of the two.

He put the rabbit and the eagle in the girl's hand, and said with a smile, "Look, here it is for you."

Chao Ge Ji Zhuli stared at him closely, her eyes full of drunkenness.

She said, you are not only a powerful emperor, but also a great hero in the eyes of the steppe people, I just liked you very much before, and now I love you even more.

In the heart of this girl, trekking through the mountains and rivers to marry a man she didn't know in this completely strange land, the sadness and unwillingness were now washed away by this joy. The daughter of the grassland, at that time, only cared about her husband, who was a rare heroic man in the world.

Yan Rin said this to her, and her heart was slightly hot. He watched as the girl hugged her prey and smiled.

Her happy face is as beautiful as a morning flower.

"Father Khan is right, the tribes of the steppe do not fight with the Yan country, and we will always be brother states."

- She is very different from Lechang, Lechang is kind-hearted, she is sad when she sees immature birds and birds on weekdays, she is worried about his body, worried that he will fight with other countries, especially Yan and Qin.

Such a heavy worry makes the little girl even more weak, and in her heart Yan Rin is the kindest and gentleest existence between heaven and earth, and she is the brother she can rely on.

In the eyes of Chao Geji Zhuli, he is a hero, and only a hero can make the daughter of the proud shepherd of the grassland tame him like a lamb and an elk, and he is worthy of the heroic men of the clan who gallop across the sword and arrow in the northern frontier to bow down to him.

Yan Rin smiled at the girl, his young face was also strong and handsome enough to make the girl fall for him, he stretched out his hand in front of the girl, and the girl put the hand that gave the sun a healthy wheat color in his hand, and slowly returned with him.

Do you know that the young man on the grassland, the first time he hits the prey, he will take it and give it to his sweetheart.

Chao Geji Zhuli giggled, cheerful and pleasant. She was his wife, and although she didn't necessarily love him yet, she was already proud of him.

And Yan Rin suddenly remembered that when he was still a child, he also shot down a rabbit with an arrow for the first time in autumn hunting, held it himself, and happily sent it to his Taifu.

That man's name is Rong Qian, a veteran of the two dynasties, a loving father who took care of him growing up, and the first minister to take care of his life when he took power—a graceful gentleman as his name suggests, peaceful and upright.

That day, he wore a full set of prime minister's official uniforms, red robes and jade belts, clean and elegant, warm as jade.

So the emperor thought, how could he make that kind of mistake?

Looking back, the past is like a dream. The trance lights on the Taihe Palace, the endless twists and turns of political affairs, he can't even remember the person's face, where is there a chance, tears are pouring out for this little sadness.

By the time the group returned to their station, a white moon had risen in the sky, and the scattered stars were filled with a gentle light. The autumn moon is bright, the autumn grass grows, and the chirping of autumn insects is desolate and pleasant.

It was not the first time that Yan Rin knew that as an emperor, his meager favor would be the supreme glory of his courtiers. However, it was the first time that he had experienced that as a husband, a little tenderness could be the greatest happiness for a wife.

They were all beings under his protection.

Chaoge Ji Zhuli smiled and said to him, Your Majesty, Chaoge means starlight, you are the brightest star in the sky, and we are all your people.

Yan Rin looked up at the starry sky on horseback in the cool evening breeze, so he saw the glorious North Star, and he was awe-inspiring and independent in the bright star.

The terrain is extremely deep in the south, and the heavenly pillar is high and the north is far away. The ancients liked to use Beichen as a metaphor for the Son of Heaven, calling the lonely and widowed, and the Quartet respected.

He remembered that Rong Qian had said to him with pity that the emperor was originally a selfless person. Originally, he didn't understand, until he grew older, until he carried the world on his shoulders, until the person was faint and nowhere to be found, he looked down on his wings, picturesque rivers and mountains, countless people, only then did he shudder and wake up.

Just now...... As the man said, proud of himself to the point of crying.

Who wants to be the dazzling North Star, lonely, staying in the empty sky.

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On this day, the autumn night is exceptionally cool, the Milky Way in the inky sky is like a belt, and the countless stars are twinkling, which is extremely beautiful.

Qinggu moved a few bamboo chairs and accompanied Rong Qian to enjoy the cool in the small courtyard.

The man leaned on the chaise longue with his eyes half-closed, his palms comfortably rubbing the smooth bamboo knots on the armrests, which felt smooth and slightly cool to the touch. He was wearing an ordinary duck egg green coarse cloth robe, looking up at the star man of the day, his expression was pleasant, compared to when he was in the temple, one person was above ten thousand people, he was more graceful and diluted.

Qinggu quietly looked at him with her eyes, an ordinary young man, this age is the time to ride the pride of the long wind and waves, but Brother Rong in front of her seems to have seen all the red dust, and the whole body is a kind of slight tiredness that is outside the object and has no worries.

She looked at Xiao Rong like this, but she didn't expect that the other party was actually planning to be extremely worldly in her heart, and for a moment the man suddenly looked extremely distressed, rubbing his eyebrows with his fingertips.

“…… Qinggu, the family business I talked about last time ......"

He was halfway through his sentence and opened his eyes with a sleepy look.

For Rong Qian, he has been a minister for the whole four lifetimes, entrusted by the monarch and the whole country, and is undoubtedly a great scholar.

Qinggu bowed her head and said nothing.

It wasn't a day or two that she was blinded by people because of her ugliness, and since that person was by her side, she gradually thought about it. However, when someone looked down on Rong Qian, she felt insulted from the bottom of her heart, and this time she couldn't bear it, quarreled with someone, and rushed away angrily.

However, she couldn't say anything in front of Rong Qian, she just lowered her head and rubbed the corners of her clothes, looking extremely embarrassed.

Rong Qian naturally knew that this family affair was blowing again, it was about himself, he was originally open to everything, and he knew that Qinggu was a simple girl who valued kindness, but if it affected her because of this, it would be against his original intention.

He sighed softly.

Qinggu couldn't help but blush when she heard him breathe. She knew that these things couldn't be hidden from Brother Rong, but if she wanted to explain it clearly, how could she.

Oh heard the man say leisurely: "Qing'er, you think wrong." ”

Qinggu was stunned when she heard the man's words, raised her head, and faced Shangrong's humble and tranquil face, she couldn't hold back the resentment in her heart, and said, "Brother Rong...... That's it, I know that I look ugly, and the people who come to the door are all trying to make money, and my heart is cold, anyway, it's not that I can't live alone, I'd rather just be like this for the rest of my life, and it's better to be bound by those people. ”

When Xiao Rong heard this, he sighed again in his heart.

It's not that you don't want to start a family, it's that you want to guard me right now...... He thought so.

When he was in Xiaolou, Min Xin once told him that the water is clear and the people are the most unfortunate in the world. At that time, he just smiled lightly, he naturally didn't think that he could penetrate people's hearts, but his nature was not easy to argue, so he was silent.

Maybe Xiaolou's classmates just don't understand him. He can hold the huge Yan Kingdom in his palm, and cultivate Yan Rin with full reproach, even if he suffers damage, he still has no concern.

I remember that when he was tortured by Ling Chi, in the crowd of thousands of onlookers, he was still able to talk about the rights and wrongs of his life in the other party, and analyze them in detail, just like a game of chess after leisurely coming to review, checking the omissions, pointing out them one by one, and making them clear and clear. He thought this was the most natural way to do things, but he laughed at the man's anger, and he didn't know what to say about him.

…… Isn't that right?

Of the four people in Xiaolou's history, only he maintains the most stable situation in Yan Kingdom, compared to Qingchen, his obsession is almost indifferent, and he is meticulous in his work, and he will never force those who can't ask for it. Even if he fails, even if there is an abrupt change that he wants, as long as he has a normal heart, he will minimize the damage that both parties may suffer, and that is.

…… What's more, on the day he was far away, the stubborn young emperor was like a foolish child, holding his legs, mourning and pleading.

From this, he felt that he should have no regrets. People are in love, after all, there are ten unsatisfactory people in this world, and how can he not leave a trace of defects.

The night breeze blew his clothes, and he felt very cool, Rong Qian was shocked to find that his thoughts had drifted far away for a while, he calmed down slightly, Fang turned around, and smiled at the simple woman in cloth clothes on the opposite side.

"Qing'er ......"

He called softly, thoughtfully. Although I plan to accompany Qinggu for the rest of my life, for this ordinary woman, I can't replace her with everything. People in the world should have worldly happiness, strange alleys, chickens and dogs smell each other, sunrise and sunset and rest, so that the ordinary life is a situation that can be met but not sought.

Thinking like this, he leaned back slightly, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "If I hadn't kissed you, I really wouldn't have seen that you are so spicy." ”

Qinggu blushed, and she couldn't say anything when she wanted to argue. Rong Qian thought for a while and said: "Even if I ask for a wife, if there is a person of unknown origin in the other party's family, I must ask someone to understand." What's the matter, the next time someone asks, you tell him...... Well, let's just say that I am a victim of the floods in the south and abandoned my family to come here......"

He remembered how to explain his life experience to the man who was on a blind date with Qinggu, and there were some excuses in his mind, but he didn't think about it carefully enough, he thought that he would open a teahouse with Qinggu for a lifetime, but he was afraid that it would never be possible, if Feng Changqing came to the door one day, he just hoped not to cause trouble for her.

"In short, anyway, the teahouse business is booming now, and you are not short of savings, and when you get married in the future, we will naturally live next to each other, and you can explain it to the person who is close to you."

He knew that Qinggu was kind-hearted, so he didn't mention the teahouse to give her a dowry, at the moment he only wished that everything would follow fate, if the woman had a plan for a future life after getting married, then the two would be separated, and it was not known.

But when Qinggu heard his words, she suddenly raised her head, and her eyes showed some pungent color.

"Brother Rong...... You haven't seen these things, and I don't want to talk to you about them, those men's hearts are cold, and I don't want to marry when I see it myself, I don't think these things can be forced, so don't be busy! ”

Xiao Rong was stunned, in the past, Qinggu didn't say anything to him, and often looked at his meaning cautiously, but this time he changed the norm and blamed him for worrying blindly. Thinking of this, Rong Qian couldn't help but smile, and just said, "Qinggu, have you ever heard a word?" ”

"What?"

"The so-called 'bustling world, all for profit. The world is crowded, all for the sake of profit. ”

“……”

"Don't look like that...... In life, it would be too pedantic to be ashamed to say 'profit'. Marrying a wife is a lifelong thing, some people value each other's beauty, and some people are willing to pick each other's hearts, even if they are willing to find someone with rich family resources, it is understandable. People live in this world, unless they find a saint to marry, how can they not have some selfish scheming in their hearts. ”

He talked indifferently like this, and Qinggu listened in a daze, and the expression on her face gradually softened like water. In the end, the woman said softly: "Brother Rong, your heart is really good. ”

Xiao Rong smiled, he didn't have a good heart, he just had always been like this and his mentality had always been like this. The four people in the small building who are still in the past generations have all chosen difficult topics, and they have practiced life for several lifetimes, and they all have a body of kung fu that is not inviolable, but their temperaments are different, and their choices are different.

Ah Han is pure and kind, and the enmity and enmity are forgotten in a blink of an eye; The light dust is resolute, and there is no hesitation in cutting off the bonds; Energetic and free, looking at the world with cold eyes...... And he is just quite clumsy, like solving a difficult mathematical problem, trying to dismantle the human heart little by little.

There are no saints, no perfect people, in fact, everyone lives this life, and the emotional and rational activities are all common sense to follow and general laws to follow.

But do you really get it?

Xiao Rong remembered that on the day he beat his horse out of the palace, he put the young emperor who he knocked out on the low couch, and when he went out, he turned around for the last time and saw the body under the bright yellow dragon robe, still revealing the slenderness of the young man.

At that time, he was not surprised or disturbed by his wandering. He is different from Qingchen, he frankly admits that he is not a saint who forgets his feelings, so it is natural and ordinary to have nostalgia and unwillingness, and there is no need to be surprised.

He was forced to go. If it weren't for the fact that his physical condition was difficult to determine, he was not a ruthless person, and he would definitely not ignore Yan Rin's bitter pleading...... But if the child doesn't ask or cry, will he stay with him?

When thinking like this, Xiao Rong felt that there was some kind of crux in his consistent thinking that was difficult to solve. After all, he couldn't get the thread of his last life.

- Maybe it's just that I'm too restrained.

Rong Qian thought so, but he couldn't imagine that and he was unwilling to have this kind of change in the child he cultivated, so he was obsessed, so he couldn't let go, so he ...... He thought that he should reflect on himself and not mistake himself and others for the sake of potential selfishness.

While thinking like this, there was a sudden noise of carriages and horses at the door.

Rong Qian frowned, his and Qinggu's residence was not close to the official road in the suburbs of Beijing, and at this time, a visitor came to the door, but he was afraid that something troublesome would find him.

Qinggu was also taken aback, hurriedly stood up, and said to Rong Qian, "Brother Rong, you sit, I'll open the door and have a look." ”

Xiao Rong's legs and feet were still a little inflexible at this time, so he just nodded and said, "You go first, and I'll arrive later." ”

Qinggu answered, turned around and left hurriedly.

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Outside the door is Feng Changqing.

Qinggu timidly welcomed the man dressed in black, and when she saw the chief of the security guard groveling behind her, she glanced hesitantly in, and then hurriedly confessed and left.

Rong Qian dragged his lame feet and walked out a little staggeringly, when he practiced walking on his own on weekdays, or walked slowly to the teahouse to see Qinggu with food, he was very leisurely, but at this time, he expected that the person must have an urgent matter at night, and it must be an urgent matter related to Yan Rin, so he couldn't help but walk fast. However, his body was not just at the behest of his thinking, Rong Qian held on to the door frame of the second door, wiped the sweat on his head, and thought about walking fast, and his feet stumbled more and more.

Although he was very anxious in his heart, Feng Changqing did not forget the etiquette at this time, looking at Rong Qian who came out, he hurried up to help him, and bowed as a courtesy.

"It's urgent, you can go out with me and get in the car to talk!"

The man didn't say anything about his appearance, but just glanced at Qinggu lightly, "I'm here for a purely private identity, disturbing the two of you, if you don't worry, I'll ask someone to take care of this girl......"

Qinggu snorted, she looked at Xiaorong, and finally mustered up the courage to interject.

“…… I, out of the way, if Brother Rong has something...... It's not troublesome, it's not good to show the surrounding neighbors a lot of fanfare. ”

At this time, Qinggu's heart was anxious and clear, but she was humble, her face was like water, and her eyes were like mirrors.

He raised his eyes to look at the sky, nodded, said a few words to Feng Changqing, and suddenly turned around and patted Qinggu on the shoulder.

Qinggu looked at him with a deep and moist look, and her heart gradually calmed down, she had long been as humble as a celestial, and what strange deeds this man had, in her opinion, were all justified.

Feng Changqing looked at Xiao Rong.

In his heart, what he wanted to talk to Rong Qian was a hundred times more important than the village girl in front of him, and the more anxious he was, the more calm that person became.

In Xiao Rong's heart, of course, it was not that he was not in a hurry Feng Changqing, on the contrary, it was about Yan Rin, the more Feng Changqing couldn't hold his breath, and the faint fear and doubt gradually came to his heart. It's just that the sky at Yan Rin's side is falling, which means that he and the simple woman in front of him will be separated from the sea and the sky from now on, and at this moment, he will not be allowed to care about it.

He looked at the other party, Qinggu's face was a little helpless and a little confused, hiding the earnest affection in his eyes, and looked straight at him. Therefore, Xiao Rong just sighed in his heart, maybe the innocence of people is not really as exquisite as the crystal ice spirit, and it can only be compared with the clumsy simplicity of gold and jade, and he can have the treasure on the side to know it, and it is also a full realization of happiness and boasting in life.

"Qing'er, don't be afraid, Changqing is an official in the capital - he can be regarded as my old friend, I live with you, and he is secretly taking care of him, and now he has something to do with me, so I can't help but go with him." After I enter Beijing, let him send someone to send you news, and you just have to live as usual and wait. ”

arranged so indifferently, but he didn't say much, Rong Qian just held Feng Changqing's hand very calmly and said, "You brought a carriage and horses?" ”

The man nodded, Qinggu watched the two of them walk out of the farmhouse courtyard, the door squeaked, she finally mustered up the courage, watching the carriage carrying the extraordinary person in her life gradually drifting away, the prying eyes of the neighbors around her followed the sound of Zaza's ruts on her, Qinggu suddenly wanted to cry.

Today's night is exceptionally clear, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the autumn air is refreshing.

In the night sky, the stars shine brightly, and the seven stars of the Beidou are scorching and twinkling, but none of them can be brighter than the stars Beichen hanging high in the sky. These stars must be the Qin Tianjian in the palace who looks up night and night, so as to be the fortune of a huge country.

She has always been afraid to guess the origin of Brother Rong, and in her limited intellect, she may think that the figure is like a character favored by all the storytellers in the world, a military advisor who is wise and victorious, and a broad hermit with a wide mind - yes, as long as he smiles, he can change his fate.

Just like such a person, what he really wants is not the world of gold and silk, just like the person who is lame, braving the sun every day, crossing the country road, carrying a basket of food, leisurely coming to her, gossiping, laughing and talking.

Xiao Rong helped Feng Changqing into the car and sat down, and he didn't ask Yan Rin in the first sentence. He just said, Qinggu, let the county order know, I left suddenly, don't give her any gossip about the villagers.

Feng Changqing nodded, he was extremely smart, although he didn't understand Xiao Rong's thoughts, but since that person intended to take care of the country girl who looked plain, he tried his best to do this well.

Then he opened his mouth and said to Xiao Rong, "Xie Rongxiang." ”

Xiao Rong smiled, of course he wouldn't not understand what Feng Changqing meant by thanking him, so he just asked clearly: "Your Majesty, is there anything wrong?" ”

"Rong Xiangmingjian, wait a while and the car will come to the intersection, and I will have to part with you. The emperor suffered from the wind and cold during a hunting trip to Beijing and fell ill, and now he is driving in Minglu Garden......"

Speaking of this, Feng Changqing swallowed for a moment, he was originally an extremely calm and cold man, and he also made several drafts on how to explain this matter to Rong Qian along the way, but now it is still difficult to speak.

After a pause, he finally said: "Several imperial doctors with the army consulted twice, and they thought it was a pox rash. ”

As he spoke, his tone still calm, and his gaze was unconsciously tilted to the side.

This simple sentence fell on Rong Qian's ears, which was silent when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, making his throat cold and his heart sinking.

I don't know how much bad news has passed through his hands in these lifetimes. Plague, famine, defeat, rebellion...... No matter how tragic and tragic the natural and man-made disasters are, he has heard, thought, and dealt with them, and he can't finish talking about them.

He is Zaifu, an important town in the Netherlands, up to the young emperor, down to the ministers, and then to the people of the country, who are either at a loss or worried, and they all point to him to give guidance, to pacify and calm down, and to point out a way back to heaven.

After that, he was always able to be relied on, and he was able to explain with a smile, have you ever heard of the deeds of Bingji in the past? Worrying about the cow and panting, and not asking about the dead people in the cross, this is the same reason, it is the duty of the prime minister, the duty of the prime minister.

So Xiao Rong nodded, he clearly knew that he was not a doctor, and he couldn't use much strength, he just knew that the ancients said that pox was smallpox, and in this era, as long as it was infected, it would be up to heaven to live and die.

…… By heaven, not by oneself or by man.

Feng Changqing has considered it many times, how to say this to Rong Qian. Yan Rin is still young, the emperor has no heirs and no brothers, he invited Rong Qian to come, the first is to count on him to help the country, the heirs of the emperor of Yan have never been prosperous, so the dispute on the throne is not as tragic as Qin, but this is the weight of a country, the change of the palace...... You can't afford not to guard against it.

On Rong Qian's watery face, he couldn't see any agitation in his heart. He understood that the former ruler was not keen on the "conspiracy" of power schemes, and in fact, he had never seen him say anything about the palace intrigues, and he ...... Rong Qian's feelings for the emperor, he didn't dare to speculate.

It's just that if Yan Rin is in danger, he wants Rong Qian to make calculations and arrangements for his afterlife, in this case, he can't say it.

However, the man just said lightly: "Well, Your Majesty wants you to return to Beijing." ”

Feng Changqing was speechless, nodded, and said after a while: "The emperor's secret decree is to ask Shi Shizi and me to enter Beijing, and Shizi will go to secretly announce several military ministers." I am with Lord Luo Yan, the Admiral of the Nine Gates...... Gongwei Gyeonggi. ”

Xiao Rong pondered for a moment before replying: "The emperor's mind is indeed much more meticulous and secure, and Luo Yan is a credible person...... The Qinglin Army stationed in Beijing is in whose hands is the tiger talisman for the transfer of troops? ”

"The prince takes it."

The man across from him nodded. In the dark night, the whistling of the autumn wind through the treetops was particularly clear, and in the monotonous clatter of horses' hooves on the road, a trace of gray clouds swept past the moon.

In the suburbs of Beijing, the inner hall of the emperor's residence is quiet and empty.

The cigarette from the Crane's Beak incense burner slowly climbed and dissipated, as if it had slowed down at night.

The goose-yellow curtains, which obscured the figures of the people in the hall, were turbulent by the breeze blowing in from the gently opened portal.

"Jingyuan? You're back, aren't you? ”

The voice of the young son of heaven was slightly lower and slightly softer, slightly hoarse, but calm and constant.

“…… Your Majesty. ”

Shi Jingyuan's voice had a gloomy taste that couldn't be hidden, he was different from the old ministers that Yan Rin relied on, he grew up with the emperor as a playmate, he had a good relationship, and he was young, so it was difficult to control his depressed and sad mood at this time. However, he still tried his best to control it, and said in a low voice: "According to Your Majesty's wishes, including the first assistant Shen Taishi, all the pavilion elders have been recruited. Do you want a few adults to come in and listen to the training? ”

Yan Rin snorted softly.

“…… It's good to come, I want them to be around. ”

In his words, there was no trace of melancholy, but a hint of arrogance. Since he was in his early tens, Yan Rin has developed such a temperament, the more adversity, the more difficult he is, the more tough, stubborn, and unwilling to admit defeat. Even when he was fifteen years old, he relied on this brave and calm momentum to impress Rong Qian.

The emperor said lightly: "Jingyuan, I know that you feel uncomfortable - not to mention that the imperial doctor has not yet diagnosed the diagnosis, but you really have acne rash, and you still have more than ten days to live." When I left Beijing, I was in charge of the Taishi, and I heard that the military intelligence report came from Nanjiang the day before yesterday, and you tell me what happened. ”

"This is actually not a big deal." Shi Jingyuan frowned slightly, "I've also read that document...... We border Nantang and Yuping with Qin, are border people living together, a few days ago the market opened for trade, somehow there was a civil uprising, General Yue Zhonglin stationed in the border did not have time to ask for orders, directly sent troops to quell the chaos, and now he took the men and horses into Nantang City, and temporarily took over the government affairs of these two places...... This time, he pleaded guilty. ”

"Please? Does he know how to write the word pleading? Yan Rin laughed for a while, he was sick, suddenly choked and coughed rapidly, he had been bedridden for four days because of his illness, first he had a high fever, his pulse was floating and thin, and then there was a small rash, at this time, because he was talking to Shi Jingyuan, he had sent out all the people who served around him, Shi Jingyuan shouted half Your Majesty, and Yan Rin drank him immediately.

"Don't come here!"

His tone was stern, but his body was weak and weak, and his voice was sharp and thin, Yan Rin frowned when he heard his voice, and said with a smile: "Jingyuan, don't blame me for seeing outside...... Don't stand still, move a stool from there yourself, sit down and talk to me. ”

Shi Jingyuan's nose was sore, and he turned his back and took the opportunity of pulling the stool to wipe his face secretly.

Yan Rin smiled with him through the golden curtain on the bed, "Zhonglin was still promoted when Rong Xiang was there, and I don't know his temperament yet?" His boy's handsome mansion should have been six or seven hundred miles away from Nantang...... Later, you will draw up a decree for me, and ask if he has done any bad work in the popular rebellion over there. ”

Even though Shi Jingyuan was sad, he couldn't help but be angry when he heard this, he fixed his mind, and said with a straight face: "The emperor is clear, although we are friendly with the Qin State, but Nantang and Yuping are the strategic points of the Qin army going north, when the Qin court did not turn against the three princes, these two places were in the hands of the Qin people, and General Bian Guan Yue couldn't even sleep well. ”

Yan Rin stood up half of his body, he burned badly, his whole body was hot, his mouth was dry, he picked up the hot tea on the small table at the bedside and drank half a sip, and said very calmly: "I understand what you mean - it stands to reason that Qin Guo is Lechang's maiden family, but I won't just grieve us for this." But don't speak too much for Yue Zhonglin, he is a well-known iron rooster, and he is ruthless to the outside, so he has to fight with his own people. When you draft the edict, you will say that it is so reckless that it must not be done again. ”

He said these words and took a break. Shi Jingyuan was sad again when he heard this, how could he not understand Yan Rin's thoughts, even if Yue Zhonglin's strategy was clever, but the emperor was afraid that his time was running out, and the situation in the country would be unstable, so he would no longer be able to withstand the turmoil in relations with Qin.

“…… The government affairs of the past few days will be handed over to the cabinet for discussion, where are the Taishi now? ”

"Waiting in the west side hall, there are people serving tea and water on the side, and they will not be wronged by a few elders."

"That's good...... Jingyuan. ”

Yan Rin smiled, "I'm tired too......"

He tilted his head sideways and listened for a while, "It's so quiet over there, it seems that those old ministers are scared of me." ”

Shi Jingyuan put his hands on his knees and hung his head, not knowing how to respond.

Yan Rin turned his head, in this candle-lit hall, through the curtain on the couch, looked at the face of this only friend since he was a child, and said in a rather soft tone: "Jingyuan, I have wronged you all these years. ”

The well-groomed young man was startled, raised his head suddenly, paused, and said in a dumb voice, "What did Your Majesty say this?" Jing Yuan's talents are mediocre, and the special grace he has received from His Majesty over the years is beyond his deserved......"

Yan Rin's tone was extremely steady, with a hint of rare feelings: "You are wrong...... Jingyuan, in the past three years, I have often remembered that when the rebels attacked the execution ground, arrows rained down and blood splashed everywhere, and you were always in front of me. Not only that, but since I was a child, you have thought about me in everything, and I should be grateful to you to this day. ”

"That's what a minister should do."

"No, it's not your job, I've thought about it many times, if it wasn't for Rong Xiang to turn the situation around and save our lives with the power of one person, if you really have to die at the hands of the rebellious army, I will die with you Jiuquan, and I can't explain to King Beijing."

When Shi Jingyuan heard this, his heart was moved and confused, he didn't understand what Yan Rin wanted to say, he only heard the emperor slowly let out a chuckle, and said to him softly: "I may be a little inappropriate to say this to you today, but it is all my intention-you should also go out to rest first, and tomorrow morning I will summon you and all the pavilion elders to discuss the matter of succession." ”

Shi Jingyuan's throat was almost choked, he agreed in a dumb voice, turned around and hurried out of the hall, for fear that he would not be able to hold back those two tears. Who knows, he twisted the horizontal bolt of the door of the main hall with one hand, stepped out with one foot, and under the desolate moonlight, he saw a familiar and strange person.

Yan Rin, who was drowsy in the hall and wanted to take a light nap for a while, was full of complicated thoughts about the heir, succession, etc., he thought that his third emperor uncle's tutor had always been gentle and kind, and his son only took the officials to rectify the deficit in the provinces this year, and the results were quite obvious...... The imperial aunt married the eldest son of Zhenyuan and won the third place in the first class of the imperial examination......

Suddenly heard Shi Jingyuan's gaffe exclamation outside, his whole body trembled, he reached out and pressed the sword beside the bed, reluctantly raised his voice, and shouted: "Jingyuan, what's the noise outside?" ”

There was a long silence.

Then there was an old minister outside, and he said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the commander of the seal has found Zuo Rongqian and come to see him." ”

On reason, Rong Qian is not the prime minister for a long time, and his current identity is only cloth, but since he left, the phase of Yan Guo has been vacant since then, and these cabinet ministers naturally regard him as the prime minister at this time, without hesitation.

Yan Rin didn't scream like Shi Jingyuan, he just opened his mouth and didn't make any sound.

The head is still groggy, the waist is sore, and it is almost difficult to support the body. Yan Rin fumbled with her hand to get the teacup on the table, and accidentally swept it to the ground.

He almost thought that he was burned unconscious, otherwise how could he have sent him to himself like this when he stepped on his iron shoes to find people all over the world?

But the words in his mouth were still extremely decent and calm, "Rong Xiang is here? What are you waiting for, please come in. ”

As he said this, his eyes were staring straight at the door that was glowing with microwave moonlight, but his eyes were full of pain and drowsiness due to the high heat of his body. In his eyes was a thin figure, with his robe fluttering and his limp foot, slowly walking in.

At that moment, he almost wanted to be angry, even if it was the old ministers outside, didn't any of them have eyes to help each other?

Xiao Rong walked in slowly, brushed his clothes, and sat on the stool brought by Shi Jingyuan.

Yan Rin breathed a sigh of relief almost in his heart, if that person came here, he ...... To stop or not to stop?

It's hateful to see each other at this moment, and his ugly appearance in a dilemma falls in the eyes of that person.

However, he had not seen him for three years, and he supported his body with his right elbow, and his gaze lingered deeply on the man's face...... I couldn't see clearly, and at that moment, it was as if there was a cloud blocking his eyes, blocking between him and the man.

Yan Rin felt that he was always smiling tonight, so he settled down and said, "Rong Xiang...... I didn't expect Feng Changqing to have the ability to find you. ”

As he spoke, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, the conversation between him and Shi Jingyuan, whether that person had been listening outside the window for a long time.

Thinking like this, he straightened his chest and maintained his usual cold appearance.

"There's tolerance, and Rin isn't in a hurry...... I want to leave for the palace tomorrow, the heir can't be settled for a while, if the imperial doctor is diagnosed, I will summon all the royal relatives in the three suits into the palace to wait for peace, the forbidden army is dispatched by Changqing, and they don't expect them to have the means to make trouble. ”

He just talked like that, but the man just didn't speak, and suddenly stood up softly.

Yan Rin was frightened and bounced up suddenly.

"Compatible ......"

He wanted to tell Rong Qian that his illness was not good, and the two of them should just sit and talk at a distance, but looking at the way the man dragged his lame feet, his throat was just a spasm.

"Boy ......"

Rong Qian's first words tonight were his way of speaking, his voice, expression and attitude, which were both deep and indifferent.

With this, the curtain was lifted open by the man's hand, and Yan Rin had never felt that the light of the candle flame could be so dazzling.

There is nowhere to hide, and in an instant, the whole body is cold, and there are thousands of tastes attacking, and there is no way to say.

The man looked at him, his eyes as warm as water, and his brows seemed to be low in twilight.

Yan Rin listened to the man he called his face and whispered, "...... Are you so not afraid of death? ”

…… It is said that under the moonlight like snow at the border, a small reed pipe can hook the tears of hundreds of iron-boned men.

Rong Qian's voice also brushed his ears like a folk song in the field, and Yan Rin didn't even raise his hand to wipe the tears hanging on his face.

Terrible headache...... He didn't feel any shame, Yan Rin looked at Rong Qian's empty sleeve.

“…… Taifu. ”

A name, but time does not turn back three years ago.

"I'm big, I really want to be a tyrant - I just want to follow the old gentleman Rong Liang, who wrote the history of Yan three dynasties ago, to pull it out and whip it many times with the Taifu - I can't listen to what the Taifu says once......"

His words came to an abrupt end, because Yan Rin suddenly remembered that it was because of his trembling, and he did not tell Rong Qian not to come, not to approach his couch, and not to risk the spread of this disease.

The eighteen-year-old emperor had broad shoulders, straight shoulders, and a look worthy of the lord of a country—handsome and calm.

At this time, the sickly red color burned like the glow of the sun, and Yan Rin's cheeks were blazing, and he rolled into the man's arms, crying and shouting.

Taifu - I have no parents, so you can't pity me......

If you don't have a reason, you can make an unreasonable accusation, but for the first time, the immortal prime minister who knows everything without straightening his face and telling him that set of truths, just hugged him.

Brat...... I love you.

Rong Qian held the child he had raised, and Yan Rin's shoulders shook violently. The hair of the two was entangled, Yan Rin's hot cheeks were against Rong Qian's neck, and the acne rash had not spread too much, just fine red spots on the bare skin.

Yan Rin sobbed in his arms.

Anyway, I also let the Imperial Doctor get pox...... If it can be done, then it is not the disease, if it is not ...... Taifu is not afraid of death, why should I be afraid of death!

The North Star in the sky was exceptionally bright on this night.

Xiao Rong hugged the child who seemed to be crying and didn't know what was going on in his head...... I can't call a child anymore, I'm a young man who has transitioned from a teenager.

Yan Rin calmed down and hurriedly pushed him aside, Xiao Rong didn't say a word of truth after all...... At that time, he suddenly didn't like to analyze the rules, didn't like the pros and cons, and didn't like the set of truths.

Probably because he has nothing to teach him, he can't teach a generation...... The emperors of the ages are not people who teach.

He just wanted to say, boy, I love you now...... If you don't want to, let it go, let it go.

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Yan Rin doesn't like to hide everything, especially his illness. He thought that instead of letting the people below guess the East and the West be panicked, it would be better to explain it in three sentences, and it would be enough for everyone to mourn.

On this day, he cried in the door, Shi Jingyuan cried outside the door, and the next day he really took a carriage back to the capital, and summoned the royal relatives within three suits to enter the palace to wait for peace.

"Wild **** nepeta, Poria cocos, dandelion, burdock seed, large green leaves, mulberry leaves, red peony, plantain ......"

The old lady doctor in the imperial pharmacy chattered, opened a prescription, sweat beads on his forehead were slightly oozing, and the old man with white hair stretched out his sleeves and wiped it, smiling heartily.

The medicine for the emperor to drink, as usual, someone has to taste it, Rong Qian in the room picked up the bowl and prepared to drink it so-so, he knew that there was licorice in the medicine, but the taste was probably not much better at all, Yan Rin stretched out a hand from the tent, snatched the bowl, and drank it in a big gulp.

He said: "Rong Xiang, I regretted it, I knew this was the case, it was better not to give Yue Zhonglin that decree." ”

Xiao Rong leaned back in the chair, and the day was as cool as ever, and the sun was warm.

Shi Jingyuan ran out in a panic, Yan Rin asked him to go to the Yin Mansion to appease the people, he passed by the Yuerong Hall where the royal relatives stayed, and the King of Beijing was saying something slowly, he couldn't see it, and most of the listeners were relieved and relaxed.

Xiao Rong pondered for a long time, and hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the minister is not suitable to be an official now......

Yan Rin took a copy of the recital on the hospital bed.

“…… Yes, yes, my appearance, it's all my fault, although it was a misdiagnosis in the hospital, I am such an adult and I have chickenpox and shocked my appearance. I can make you a cloth prime minister and learn those good stories through the ages. ”

Xiao Rong was looking at Yan Rin, covered with deep and shallow scars, and he was old...... He thought worriedly, he didn't know if he could go down, he had a good appearance, but don't just add a stain to it.

Over there, another eunuch came in and handed over two cups of stone chicken soup, saying that the queen stewed filial piety to Rong Xiang and the emperor. Yan Rin raised her head and smiled, her eyebrows and eyes were cold and strong.

Then he looked at Xiao Rong, his brows slightly knotted.

"Compatible ......"

He said so.

"Rong Xiang is a kind-hearted person." The emperor concluded, "It was my mistake that you left back then, and I didn't dare to ask you for a reason." ”

"I don't want to restrain you, let's put it this way, the sky is big, from now on, no matter where you want to go......"

Yan Rin still looked at Xiao Rong and suddenly raised her eyebrows.

"I still remember that Rong Xiang said that you hurt me."

He leaned back on the couch, closed his eyes slightly, and slowly opened them for a while, smiling.

The child's eyes are like ice, and the eyes of the youth are like fire.

Xiao Rong thought, after all, when he grew up, his heart was still stubborn, but his mouth was sweet.

In the autumn of this year, the sky of Ziyan Kingdom looked up at Beichen, and it was exceptionally bright.

Qin Tianjian said, auspicious, Beichen Yu Jun, my Dayan country will be prosperous.

Luckily, Beichen.

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