After Yang Ming was stunned, Yan Taishou paused and continued to introduce the changes in the Cloud Empire to everyone present over the past year.

The abolition of Zhongshu Province and the establishment of Tiantong Mansion were all important things in this year.

In addition, it is this year's imperial examination.

After learning that Lin Ruo won the top prize in the palace examination, everyone was also incredible.

"Senior sister...... I've always thought you're talented, but I didn't expect you to be so talented......"

After Hu Yue heard that Lin Ruo won the top prize in the palace examination, she immediately stretched out a thumbs up to her.

If you count it like this, the Lin family is a three-generation scholarly family.

Lin Luangui is the master, and Lin Xiao is also the former champion of the palace test.

Coupled with Lin Ruo's achievements, it would not be an exaggeration for the Lin family to be called a wealthy family in the Cloud Empire.

Thinking about it so carefully, the Lin family is indeed a wealthy nobleman......

Otherwise, will he be able to marry the royal family?

"That's all for later, now it's mainly about thinking about how to calm down this kid Yang Ming. ”

"Although I don't have a particularly deep friendship with Zuo Gong, I don't have a particularly deep friendship with Zuo Gong, but ......"

The donkey master looked at Yang Ming, this kid estimated that he would definitely be extremely angry or sad when he woke up in a while.

After all, he regarded Zuo Gong as a person like his grandfather.

When he was in Yongzhou Mansion, Yang Ming had a very good relationship with Zuo Gong, and later when he came to Yunjing, Zuo Gong also came from Yongzhou Mansion to help him improve.

Although Zuo Gong mainly went to Yunjing to deal with the affairs of the Yuan family, however, the Wang scholar of the Tianshu Pavilion was indeed recommended by Zuo Gong to help Yang Ming.

For Yang Ming, Zuo Gong is equivalent to a person who knows him, and in this regard, he is a little different from Lao Lu.

Lao Lu originally came to Yang Ming with the task of the Zong family, and the relationship between the two of them was also under this premise.

And Zuo Gong, for Yang Ming, is really a Bole-like existence.

At this point, Yang Ming has already put Zuo Gong and Lao Lu on a high level in his heart.

"I still have to do this. ”

Lao Lu thought about it for a while, and felt that Yang Ming's matter really couldn't be delayed.

After all, this Zuo Gong and Lao Lu also have a certain friendship, and if this kind of thing happens, he has to go to Yongzhou Mansion to take a look no matter what.

"In this case, donkey, you take their group of young generals to Yunjing to prepare for the world competition, and I will take Yang Ming back to Yongzhou Mansion. ”

"Uncle Shi, should I go back with you?"

Lin Ruo asked, the changes in this year still require Lin Ruo to talk to Lu Cheng slowly, but Lu Cheng shook his head.

"There's no need, I've got someone to accompany you. ”

After speaking, a figure ran into the Jiangzhou Taishou Mansion out of breath, and after a closer look, it was actually Tang Er in charge.

"Damn! you're in a hurry!"

Tang Er walked directly to the main hall and sat on a chair, picked up an empty teacup and filled it with tea directly.

When he poured it down, he said to Landing City:

"I've really convinced you, do you know where I was when you gave me the pigeon?"

"I'm still looking at the North Tower!"

"As soon as I heard that you were going to come back, Lao Tzu rode three horses to death!

This Tang Er is actually working honestly?

It's so unusual.

"So out of breath, I don't know that I think you just ran back from Tianzhu!"

General Shen Qing glanced at Tang Ke angrily, and Tang Ke scratched his head in embarrassment.

"That's not it, you can't run to Jiangzhou Mansion for a day from Tianzhu. ”

This atmosphere suddenly became a little wrong, could it be that something happened between Tang Ke and General Shen?

Lu Cheng smelled a smell of gossip, he was very sensitive to this smell!

Speaking of which, there was another thing that was more sensational this year, that is, Tang Haochu, the ancestor of the Tang family, went directly to the West Desert to find the contemporary head of the Shen family.

Shen Taishou faced the coercion and temptation of this Tang Lao Zu, and directly announced that as long as Shen Qing agreed to get along with Tang Ke, then he would not object at all.

This Tang Lao Ancestor has come forward, could it be that he Shen Taishou can still say a word?

The Tang family really likes to come to the door to propose marriage, first this Tang does not regret proposing to the Lin family for Tang Xin, and then the ancestor of the Tang family proposes to the Shen family for Tang Ke.

Sure enough, it was the order of the parents, the matchmaker's words, this Lao Tzu considered lifelong events for his son, but it was not strange in the Tang family.

Therefore, when Shen Qing received this marriage urging letter from his family, he was resentful and angry.

Why did this ancestor of the Tang family come forward, and he Shen Qing had to deal with Tang Ke?

However, having said that, what Wen Tingting told her at the beginning, Shen Qing really thought about it.

She thought about it for a while, and it seemed that the person who dared to propose to her in this cloud empire was really Tang Ke himself.

If this Tang Ke can really turn back, she can consider it, but if he still can't change his dog to eat, then there is no door!

Shen Qing has a strong sense of self-esteem, but she can't accept that her man is messing around outside every day.

However, this Tang Er's family has done a really good job this year, he has basically been investigating news along the east this year, and following the clues left by the Heng family to investigate the whereabouts of the King of Chu.

Unexpectedly, for more than a year, he Tang Er's family has been working diligently, and there have been no scandals!

This was a very surprising thing for General Shen Qing, and Tang Ke seemed to have had some epiphany during the investigation along the east, and directly broke through the Condensing Realm and entered the Transformation Realm.

The Hidden Tang Sect has an assassin from the Primal Realm of the Gods, which is great news!

In this way, there is another sharp blade in the hands of this hidden Tang Sect!

"You don't know, how did I get over this year!"

On the carriage to Yongzhou Mansion, Tang Ke was bragging to Lu Cheng about his experience this year.

Since he was fourteen years old, he has been going to the Qinglou almost every day to play!

It's been more than 20 years, and it's estimated that there are 3,000 of the Oirans he has played!

However, this year, he Tang Er's family has never been to the Qinglou once.

I didn't go once, and he Tang Er was the master and successfully entered the God Transformation Realm!

This is really a prodigal son, who has turned back wisely!

"Tell me, how much I paid for a daughter-in-law!"

"For the sake of General Shen's tree, I gave up a big forest!"

"Ahem, but your big forest can't give you children. ”

Lu Cheng's words directly choked Tang Er's master.

Having children? He Tang Er is in charge, but he has never considered this kind of thing at all!

His eldest brother Tang has no regrets, and he only gave birth to three children for so many years.

This kind of thing of having children is very far away for a wanderer like Tang Er's family.

He didn't marry to have children!

But...... It seems that this is indeed a matter of course.

He doesn't want to give birth, it doesn't mean that Shen Qing doesn't want it......

In case this Shen Qing looked at him Tang Er's appearance as such a wise and martial artist, and suddenly wanted to give birth to a smart and clever little doll, he Tang Er was in charge......

"Lu Cheng, what do you say if I become a father!"

"This ...... I've only learned how to pick up girls and kill people for so many years, and I'm not familiar with giving birth!"

Lu Cheng looked at Tang Ke like a fool.

He and Shen Qing obviously didn't have anything to do with it, but he even thought about his own child?

Why don't you wait until you get married to think about this child?

This is not married yet, and Shen Qing has not even agreed to be Tang Ke's girlfriend, so he began to think about the child?

"No, that's what I said, and I didn't really let you worry about having children!"

"Could it be that your Tang Er is a squib, and your guy can't shoot a gun?"

Lu Cheng's provocation directly made Tang Ke's face flush!

He Tang Er has been in charge of the Qinglou for so many years, and that time didn't make that Oiran lose his armor and collapse the army.

He even said that he Tang Er was not in charge? I think you Lu Cheng is really not good!

"What are you two arguing about......"

Yang Ming woke up in a daze, Wen Tingting's medicine on this needle was indeed a bit fierce, and it directly made Yang Ming sleep for two hours.

"You go back to sleep, we'll go to Yongzhou Mansion after sleeping for a while." ”

Although this Lu Cheng said so, it hadn't been two hours since he came out of Jiangzhou Mansion, and how could he run to Yongzhou Mansion so quickly.

"Yongzhou Mansion...... it!

Yang Ming suddenly came back to his senses, and was about to rush outside the carriage with a stick, but was directly stopped by Lao Lu.

"You are honest, let's go to Yongzhou Mansion here. ”

"Lao Lu, I'm going to destroy the Yuan family!"

Yang Ming was a little difficult to organize his language, he was like an angry child, his eyes were red, and his hands were trembling.

"Extinguish must be extinguished! The question is, how?"

"Stinky boy, you're quite anxious, have you thought about how to destroy the Yuan family?"

Lao Lu's words completely stopped Yang Ming.

At that time, he just felt a surge of qi and blood surging directly on the top of his head, how to clean up the Yuan family, he Yang Ming really didn't have any ideas.

Yang Ming just thought of avenging Zuo Gong and directly killing all the Yuan family.

The question is...... To do so would be against the laws of the Empire......

"You kid, you're stupid! Imperial law doesn't allow you to kill people, so you won't kill them?"

"You see I killed Yu Qiu, I'm still alive and well?"

Lao Lu seemed to see Yang Ming's doubts.

"But if you kill someone, you must be punished. ”

"If you simply destroy the Yuan family, it will be too boring. ”

"I want revenge, do you mean to tell me?"

Yang Ming looked at Lao Lu with some doubts, and Lao Lu knocked on Yang Ming's brain.

"You're just a dumbfounded! After practicing outside for a year, you've grown muscles, but you don't have brains?"

"If you kill the Yuan family like this, you won't be able to relieve your anger at all!"

"What is murder and punishment, come, Tang Er is in charge, explain to him what murder is to punish the heart!"

This kind of work is naturally best left to Tang Er's master to explain.

After all, the spiritual weapon of his Tang Er's family is called the Heart Punishment Blade, and no one can explain this kind of thing to Yang Ming better than Tang Er's master.

According to Tang Er's theory, killing people means that before you kill that person, you want to destroy his most longed-for and most beautiful things!

Either directly crush his hope, or trample on his dignity, or deny all his previous efforts and life.

After this person has fallen into real despair, let him take matters into his own hands.

Because, in this case, even if you don't kill him, he has no meaning to live.

Even, he will thank you for killing him.

This is, killing people and punishing the heart.

"Wouldn't it be too cruel, is it really appropriate for you to indoctrinate me as a child?"

"You're still a little fart, you're seventeen years old this year, and from the perspective of imperial law, you're an adult. ”

"This time, you will honestly follow me and Tang Er as the master, and learn hard, what is called murder and punishment!"

After Lao Lu finished speaking, Yang Ming pondered for a moment and then nodded.

"Then what are we going to Yongzhou Mansion for now?"

"Go to Songhe Tower and condolences to Zuo Gong. ”

Lao Lu's answer was very brief, and Yang Ming looked out the window silently.

At this time, the sky became unusually dark, and the clouds directly covered most of the sky, accompanied by a thunderclap, and heavy rain poured down.

In February, the temperature in the East China Sea is not as cold as in the first month, but the cold rain is still biting.

After three days of travel, they arrived at Yongzhou Mansion, and in front of the gate of Yongzhou Mansion, Yang Ming looked at this city gate in a daze.

I haven't returned to Yongzhou Mansion for more than a year, and when I come here again, I actually have a feeling that time has passed.

It turns out that the cowardice of going to the countryside written in the book is this feeling.

They went directly to the Songhe Tower, which at this time had become Zuo Gong's condolence hall.

The Crane Tower is no longer a restaurant, but a symbol.

What he commemorates is an old man who is unparalleled in the country.

When she arrived at the door of the Songhe Tower, Liu Ruyu Liu was waiting at the door of the Songhe Tower, and she was waiting with the three princes and Lin Xiao.

"Coming?"

Shopkeeper Liu saw Yang Ming, who was the first to get out of the car, and asked with concern.

"Hmmm......"

"Go, go and meet Zuo Gong. ”

Yang Ming, accompanied by the shopkeeper Liu, slowly walked into the Songhe Tower, and the hall of the Songhe Tower at this time was completely different from the layout of the original restaurant.

It is full of wreaths sent by people from all walks of life, even if Zuo Gong has been gone for a year, these wreaths are still carefully taken care of.

It can be seen that the shopkeeper Liu still spent a lot of effort in this pine crane tower.

"Shopkeeper Liu, where's Mr. Jiang?"

Lu Cheng asked, and Shopkeeper Liu shook his head.

"Two days ago, Mr. Jiang passed away. ”

Hearing the news, Lu Cheng couldn't help but be silent.

In the past year, I don't know what kind of mood Mr. Jiang has been in for it.

That kind of guilt, that kind of pain, for Mr. Jiang, was like a quenched blade, and it was fiercely inserted into his chest.

Now the man is gone, and only mourning remains.

In front of Zuo Gong's portrait, Yang Ming looked at the kind face, and couldn't say a word.

He stunned as he circled the wreath around it, and finally fixed his gaze on the portrait.

This portrait was painted by Yang Ming when he was in Yongzhou Mansion and asked Lin Ruo's second uncle Lin Zheng to paint it for Zuo Gong.

Unexpectedly, this portrait with a smile on his face actually became the portrait of Zuo Gong.

Yang Ming couldn't say a word at this time, he knelt down slowly, and kowtowed several times in front of Zuo Gong's portrait.

"Knock! knock!"

The sound is heartbreaking and touching.

Although Shopkeeper Liu has seen too many life and death, she still can't bear to look at it, and her eyes have become moist for some time.

Silent silence is sometimes more poignant than crying.

Yang Ming kowtowed, tears couldn't stop sliding down his eyes, and he said with a crying voice:

"Disciple Yang Ming, send off Old Man Zuo. ”

When Zuo Gong left Yunjing, Yang Ming didn't see it, and he didn't expect that when he met again, it turned out to be an eternal separation.

The last side of Yunjing when he parted will forever become a regret in Yang Ming's heart.

No matter what, it is irreparable regret.