You must know that Pei Yuanhao is not Lord Yin of Yangzhou Mansion, nor is he a powerful gentry in any place, a hegemon, there will be no guests in front of the emperor, only courtiers.

However, Xiaofuzi said that the emperor had a guest temporarily.

In other words, this person, or these guests, was not summoned by him, but came to the door by himself.

I couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and at this pass, I couldn't ignore anything, so Xiaofuzi took me all the way inside, and asked in a low voice, "What kind of guest?" ”

Xiao Fuzi also looked around, the people I brought were waiting outside, and the other attendants did not follow, so he whispered: "It's four old people." ”

"Four old men?"

"Yes, all of them are gray-haired, and the youngest looks to be in their hundreds."

“……”

"I don't know what their names are, but I just heard the old people in this house say that these four people have unusual origins, as if they are called-called-" He scratched the back of his head and thought for a long time, and finally remembered some, and said hesitantly: "It seems to be called, what is the ...... of Tongshan?"

Kiriyama?

Four old people?

My heart palpitated, and I immediately asked, "Isn't it, Kiriyama Sijie?" ”

Xiaofuzi immediately nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, it's the four heroes of Tongshan!" He said and looked at me again: "My lord, do you know those four old people?" ”

I shook my head: "I don't know." ”

Not only did I not know them, but I never even met them.

However, these four old people are famous, especially in the Jiangnan area, and there are few who don't know them.

These four people, originally four hermits, when the royal family entered the Central Plains, the Jiangnan area was ravaged by the war, the people's livelihood withered, and because of the war, copper ore is rare, the circulation of coins is even more chaotic, most of them are shoddy, but also make the Jiangnan area of all industries withered, and at this time, these four hermits suddenly visited the Yangzhou government at that time, and pointed out to them that there is a mountain fifteen miles away from the western suburbs of Yangzhou, and there are a large number of copper mines in the mountain. A large number of copper mines were mined, and official coins were minted, which enabled Yangzhou's economy to recover.

And that mountain was named Copper Mountain.

In the following decades, a large part of the copper mines minted by the officials in the south came from this copper mountain, but gradually, the mining of copper mines became difficult, and these four hermits appeared again in the Yangzhou Mansion, and the official at that time was Liu Shizhou. They told Liu Shizhou that the underground copper veins were exhausted, and if mining was not stopped, the copper veins would be cut off, and the copper mountains would no longer be able to produce copper.

Therefore, Liu Shizhou stopped mining copper ore, and the copper mountain that could not mine copper ore was deserted, and gradually overgrown with tung trees, and it was called Tongshan again.

And those four hermits are said to have been living in seclusion on Tongshan until—

Until the last time, when they appeared, it was Liu Qinghan who held a banquet in Yangzhou Mansion.

Thinking of this, my heart also became a little heavy.

However, the four heroes of Tongshan have now appeared in Yangzhou Mansion, and they are here to ask to see the emperor, they have rarely asked about the world, this time they will appear, is it for-

When I thought of this, my heart lifted again.

At this moment, we had already walked outside the Chongwen Garden, and when we looked through the guò arch, the door of the study was pushed open.

From inside, four white-haired old men with extraordinary instruments walked out.

They all looked white as snow, their wide robes and wide sleeves looked very thin, most of their clothes were washed white, and they couldn't tell what color they were originally, and there were patches in many places, but they didn't affect their extraordinary bearing, and all four of them were in good spirits and full of energy, and it seemed that although they were indeed old men, they showed a kind of extraordinary spirit.

They are the four heroes of Tongshan!

When I met them like this, I didn't shy away from it, and went up to salute them: "I've seen four seniors." ”

They all looked at me, and didn't seem to think too much of me, but returned the favor with a salute, and walked out together. If it was in normal times, I would definitely want to have a relationship with such a stranger, but today is really not the time, so I stepped aside and watched them walk out, at this time Xiaofuzi lowered his voice and said in my ear: "In the past two days, there have been many people who have come to intercede for Lord Liu. Yesterday, there were several groups of ordinary people kowtowing at the door of the government office. ”

"Oh......"

I nodded, and before I could speak in a hurry, I heard Pei Yuanhao's voice from the study-

"Who?"

Xiao Fuzi was startled, hurriedly dressed and walked to the door, and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Yue is here." ”

There was silence inside, and then he was heard, "Come in." ”

Xiaofuzi glanced back at me, and I didn't say anything, so I started and walked in.

As soon as he walked into the study, Xiao Fuzi stood outside the door and carefully closed the two doors.

As soon as I turned my head, I saw that the study was divided into two rooms, the inner room separated from the outer room where I was standing, and under the dim light, Pei Yuanhao was sitting in front of a table.

Perhaps it was because he was dressed in a black robe, and his face was a little gray, and although he stood far away, and through a beaded curtain, I could see at a glance the tired look on his face, and his bloodshot red eyes.

When he looked up at me, the exhaustion seemed to grow worse in an instant.

I stood in the middle of the room, not knowing whether to go in or out.

In the end, he spoke first.

"You're here."

"Yes."

"Come in."

“……”

There was silence for a moment, but he still walked in.

After all, I didn't come today to be afraid of him, and I still know very well what I want to do.

Passing through the bead curtain, listening to the crisp sound of the beads behind him, his spirit seemed to be slightly lifted, he looked at me, and said slowly: "I know, you will definitely come." ”

I said calmly: "But I don't know why the emperor gave such a verdict." ”

He looked up at me: "You think it was a miscalculation?" ”

I was silent for a moment, confused the question, and said, "It is impossible for Liu Qinghan to kill the eldest princess. ”

“……”

This time, he fell silent.

However, those bloodshot, slightly red eyes looked straight at me, and those eyes seemed to see through people, whether it was body or soul, no slightest throbbing could be hidden under his gaze.

I felt more and more uneasy when I saw him like this, especially in my palms, and cold sweat broke out.

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