Chapter 11 The Prosperous Imperial Capital under a Gloomy Sky
"Return to the Yuan and keep one, the soul is too empty, the heart is determined, and the two poles are incarnated......"
He Guang closed his eyes and cultivated, his injuries had already healed, since that day Zhang Ling passed on his Taixu Sutra, his cultivation speed was faster than before, and at this time, he had broken through to the middle realm of meditation, which was comparable to the strength of Ming Xu. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
At this time, the group of five people had already approached the capital, and it was estimated that there would be about half an hour before they could reach the capital.
October 26, not yet.
Zhang Ling was bored and reclining in the carriage, that Yan Shiqiao did a good job, this carriage was more than enough for five people to sit on, and there was a futon behind to rest.
The weather outside is not as cold as the south, the north is not as good as the south, the weather is dry and cold, Zhang Ling is a little unbearable to this climate. Although he is a monk, and his cultivation should have reached the point where he can automatically adjust the temperature, he just doesn't like the northern climate very much.
He Guang looked at the lazy Zhang Ling, and felt some sympathy for Ming Xu, who was driving the carriage outside.
Originally, he and Ming Xu took turns to catch the car, but after he was injured, only Ming Xu himself, Zhang Ling said that he would not go out at all. He Guang felt that he was only injured in his left arm, and his right arm was fine, so he wanted to replace Ming Xu, but Ming Xu said that he was seriously injured, and if he had not recovered from his injuries after arriving in the capital, then there would be no way to open a store, and it would be bad if he delayed Zhang Ling's great cause.
Zhang Ling just smiled when he heard it, but didn't speak.
A few days ago, when he was resting, Ming Xu suddenly asked Zhang Ling, "According to your current age and cultivation, even if you don't become a god, then you won't be sanctified, since this is the case, why bother to get involved in this mundane thing?"
Zhang Ling didn't expect Ming Xu to ask such a question, and he was a little unable to answer it for a while.
On the other hand, He Guang said: "What about becoming a god and becoming holy? The holy are ruthless, and it is not as good as this ordinary man and ordinary man." ”
Several people were a little surprised by He Guang's realization, but they saw He Guang smile helplessly.
Zhang Ling took the fur coat on his body and said with a light smile: "Do you remember your glorious years?"
He Guang smiled awkwardly.
"Actually, if I have a choice, I really don't want to be involved in the red world, the monk is hard, but he can also enjoy himself. He sighed, now like a delicate son of a rich family.
"When I was a child, my sister and I lived in the South China Sea, and Master came to give us lectures every day, and the rest of the time I practiced against my sister, although it was often a draw, but it was also a kind of fun, at least there was no fighting. Later, I found out about the wine brewed by the master, so I secretly stole the wine and drank it, and I had nothing to do to harm the spiritual grass planted by the master, eating the spiritual fruit and listening to the wind of the South China Sea, yearning for the outside world. ”
He looked at Yu Ziyu with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"But when I really came to the outside world, I missed the place where I lived since I was a child. If you walk alone in this great world, then you are lonely, right?"
Yu Ziyu glanced at him, his face a little red.
The three of them looked at Zhang Ling enviously, and when they heard him talk about the place where they lived, it was like a paradise.
Especially the two of Ming Xu and Mingyue, they have been hunted down and killed for more than two years, although they have settled down during this time, but the defense in their bones has not been removed, and they are preparing to fight all the time, which is really tiring.
"So, when I'm in this worldly matter, I still have to return to cultivation, whether I become a god or not, at least I can't live up to this spirit body that my parents gave me, right?" Zhang Ling smiled elegantly, a little like Zhang Feng, but he didn't have the usual casualness.
"You've come to see what's going on?"
Zhang Ling was pondering when he heard Ming Xu shouting outside.
"What's wrong?" He Guang lifted the curtain and saw that thirty or forty people had gathered in front of him, as if the two sides were facing each other.
A young man on a horse next to him looked at them and smiled heartily: "How many of you just came to the capital, right?"
Ming Xu nodded yes.
The boy smiled, looked at the smile in his eyes and said, "No wonder you don't know, in front of this, it is the Gongsun family and the Liu family who are robbing women!"
"Robbing a woman?" Ming Xu and He Guang glanced at each other, both puzzled.
"yes!" the boy laughed, rubbing his hands.
"You don't know, this woman is not an ordinary person, she is the granddaughter of the original Zuo Prime Minister Wenhe, named Wen Ruyan. This girl is like a wild goose, she is a celebrity in Kyoto, and her literary talent defeated her grandfather and forcibly pulled her grandfather down from the position of prime minister. ”
He Guang and the others looked at each other.
"In addition, she is also the first first-class female official of the emperor's imperial seal, this is the first in my Yue Kingdom!" the prince admired, unconcealed the admiration in his eyes.
"Then what's going on with the two of them?" He Guang asked curiously.
The boy on the horse couldn't help laughing, his face was red, and he didn't know whether he was cold or laughing.
"A few days ago, the emperor said that Miss Ruyan is also getting older, and it is time to find her a mother-in-law, if it weren't for the fact that his two princes are still young, the emperor still wants to make Miss Ruyan his daughter-in-law! After the emperor said this, he told the queen that it was the queen's birthday, and then asked the queen to bother more for the girl Ruyan. ”
The brocade-clothed boy said while laughing, and his hearty voice attracted Zhang Ling's attention.
Later, one day, Miss Ruyan came out of the palace and happened to meet Gongsun Wushuang, the son of the Gongsun family, and Liu Mingxuan, the son of the Liu family. Miss Ruyan didn't bother to pay attention to them, so she pretended not to see it bypassing by, but she didn't know that the direction she bypassed was the direction of Gongsun Wushuang, Liu Mingxuan didn't want to see it, and said that Miss Ruyan looked down on him Liu Mingxuan? Miss Ruyan said no, she just walked casually. ”
The brocade-clothed boy rubbed his stomach and laughed breathlessly, but he still tried his best to explain the joke to a few people.
"You don't know, Miss Ruyan is straight-tempered, what do you say, as soon as she said this, Liu Mingxuan felt that his face was gloomy, and that Gongsun Wushuang would not let go of the opportunity to ridicule him, so the two quarreled, and finally made a fuss and said that whoever can marry Miss Ruyan will win. Miss Ruyan was angry on the spot, these two people actually took her as a bet in front of her, Miss Ruyan was very ambitious, how could she marry these two, but she did not refuse on the spot, she smiled softly at that time and said, you want to marry me? ”
The brocade-clad boy leaned back with a smile and almost fell off his horse, mimicking the voice of the girl like a goose, and said what she had said as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
"Do you know what the girl Ruyan has done for them?"
Ming Xu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.
"Compare appearance!" the brocade-clothed boy still couldn't hold back his laughter, "But you can't guess how it is compared, such as the wild goose girl asked them to elect ten people every day to come to the city gate, and then the people who came in and out voted for them, and in the end, the one who won for three consecutive days was considered the winner!"
The brocade-clothed boy's face turned red with a smile, and he fell off the horse, he just got up and patted the dust on his body, and sat down next to Ming Xu, still laughing breathlessly.
Ming Xu and the others all laughed.
Zhang Ling touched his smooth chin and felt that this capital was really a tiger's den in Longtan.
He laughed twice when he listened to the words of the brocade-clothed boy, and then thought of the key to it, and became interested in this girl like a goose.
She is a girl, why did she pull her grandfather down from the position of prime minister, and then become a first-class female official, this alone is incomprehensible.
It's really funny that she played the sons of those two families, it's just a matter of appearance, but at the gate of the city, no matter what, this will become the laughing stock of the two families, and I don't know why the elders of the two families didn't stop it.
What's more, no matter who wins, she won't marry this first-class female official.
She just said that if she won, she could find the queen to explain their wishes, but after they made their wishes, the queen would definitely ask her if she was willing, and she was unwilling to do so, so these two families would really lose their lives.
"Hey, it's snowing!" Yu Ziyu suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Zhang Ling looked outside, and sure enough, he saw small snowflakes floating in the sky.
Under the gloomy sky, there was the hearty laughter of the two sides facing each other and the frame.
This imperial capital is much more interesting than other cities.
Zhang Ling looked outside with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't know how long this bustling Kyoto and this laughter could last?
"Let's go into the city!" Zhang Ling commanded.
"Yes. Ming Xu responded.
But I heard the brocade-clothed boy say: "I'm also about to go back, why don't we go together?" This horse riding is too cold, and the next time I come out, I must take a carriage!"
"This ......" Ming Xu hesitated for a moment, and did not immediately agree.
Zhang Ling said: "It's okay, just invite this son in!"
Ming Xu said: "Okay, then you go and sit inside, my son-in-law is in the car." ”
Your brocade-clothed boy looked at Ming Xu twice in surprise and said, "I can't believe it, I still think you are a son of a family!" he said and got into the carriage, and saw Zhang Ling and the second daughter, and was even more surprised.
Zhang Ling smiled and arched his hand: "Under Zhang Ling." ”
The brocade-clothed boy hurriedly returned the salute: "I've seen Zhang Gongzi, and I'm under Zhang Jie." ”
"Oh, your surname is also Zhang?" Zhang Ling was a little surprised.
Zhang Jie laughed twice and said: "Exactly, today's meeting is really fate, I see that the people around you are so extraordinary, presumably Brother Zhang Ling is even more ordinary." ”
He turned his head to look at the other three, he had already seen He Guang, and he felt that this person's eyes were quiet, but there seemed to be something after the tranquility, which made Zhang Jie a little unable to see through.
And the two women sitting over there are even more extraordinary, with amazing appearances, Rao is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen in Beijing is only comparable and incomparable.
Zhang Jie's eyes were full of amazement.
He had seen Princess Yingyue and Miss Ruyan, those two were called the imperial capital Shuangzhu, and the rest of them were not related, and those two seemed to be dwarfed by the two women in front of him.
Zhang Ling coughed dryly.
Zhang Jie came back to his senses, his smile was still hearty but not embarrassed, he sighed: "I thought that there was no one in this world who could compare to Princess Yingyue and Miss Ruyan in terms of appearance, but at this time, it seems that I am sitting in the well and watching the sky." ”
Zhang Ling laughed twice, thinking that if you see the county lord of Zhuyue, I am afraid that you will feel even more like sitting in the well and watching the sky.
Over there, Yu Ziyu glanced at Zhang Jie and said, "Ignorance!"
"Ahem!" Zhang Jie choked before he came up, but he didn't feel embarrassed, just touched his hair and said, "What this girl taught is that she is indeed ignorant." ”
"If you know your mistakes, you can change them, and you can do good. Yuzi's language was concise and concise.
Zhang Ling couldn't stand it, Zhang Jie's face was flushed at this time, Yu Ziyu This girl really couldn't answer, he was a little sympathetic to Zhang Jie.
"You don't have to be like this girl, I spoil her on weekdays, make her a little lawless, don't be weird. Zhang Ling held back a smile.
Zhang Jie naturally saw Zhang Ling's expression, he just laughed twice, ignored Yu Ziyu's digging eyes and said, "It's okay, this girl is really cute, but she has a real temperament." I don't know where Brother Zhang Ling came from?
"I came from the South China Sea, all the way to the mountains and rivers, but there was nothing to do, but I heard that the queen's birthday had arrived, so I came to Beijing on the order of my father to have a long experience. Zhang Ling said.
He said this tactfully, Zhang Jie didn't hear any information.
Then he said: "I am very close to Brother Zhang, since you are new to Beijing, you must not be familiar with this, why don't you live in my house, and I will take a few people to walk around in Beijing?"
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right?" Zhang Ling frowned slightly, "There are so many of us, and the time spent in Beijing will be very long, so it is inconvenient to bother." ”
"What are you talking about? I'm bored by myself, but now when I meet you, I just feel like I know you at first sight, how can I let you go to the guest house?" Zhang Jie pretended to be angry.
Zhang Ling laughed, and he suddenly thought that he really wouldn't stay in the inn.
Because after seeing the emperor, he either lived in the palace or in the Yunwang Mansion, how could he stay in the inn!
Zhang Jie was confused by his laughter and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Zhang Ling shook his head and said, "Since this is the case, then it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and I will bother me a lot in the past few days." ”
"It doesn't matter, don't talk about a few days, it's okay for a few years. Zhang Jie was overjoyed, so he stretched out his head and ordered his little servant to lead the way in front, and the little guy answered and rode to the front.
But soon, Zhang Ling regretted his decision.
He stood outside the gate with four people, looking up at the plaque above.
Chengwangfu.
The three big words made Zhang Ling speechless for a long time.
"Lord Jun, you are back, and the prince has instructed that if you come back, go to the study to see him. A little guy ran out of it and was overjoyed to see Zhang Jie.
Zhang Jie nodded, and then ordered: "These are all my friends, you take them to Qianzhuyuan to settle down." Brother Zhang, I'll go see my father first, and then I'll come to see you!"
Zhang Ling Zhengse said: "No, how can there be a reason for guests to stay overnight but not see the host? Why don't you take me to visit Prince Cheng, and I can live at ease." ”
"This ......" Zhang Jie looked embarrassed, hesitated for a while, but nodded and walked towards the study with Zhang Ling.
Zhang Ling raised his eyebrows, a little puzzled why Zhang Jie had that look of wanting to speak when he said that he was going to visit King Cheng, could it be that King Cheng was a difficult person to get along with, or did he not allow others to enter the palace to live?
He was puzzled in his heart, but he didn't ask, Zhang Jie didn't say, and he would naturally know when he saw King Cheng.
The furnishings of Chengwang's Mansion are very distinctive, few flowers and plants, many green pines and cypresses, and bamboo can be seen everywhere.
Zhang Ling followed Zhang Jie to the inner courtyard and knocked on the door of the study, only to hear a bright and powerful voice from the door: "Come in!"
Zhang Jie was the first to go in and saluted an old man who was about sixty years old, "Father." ”
"Hmm. King Cheng didn't raise his head, he still buried himself in the book, but asked lightly: "Where did you go today, and is the birthday gift for the queen ready?"
Zhang Jie replied respectfully: "The child went to the Dongping Palace, and asked the Queen Mother to say goodbye to the Queen Mother with the prince of Dongping, and then went out of the city alone, and met a few friends at the city gate, and invited a few friends to live in the palace. As for the birthday gift for the queen's mother, the child has already been prepared. ”
He respectfully told his whereabouts, and Zhang Ling was surprised to see it.
And what surprised Zhang Ling even more was King Cheng.
No wonder Zhang Jie hesitated, Zhang Ling only found out after seeing it that the dignified King Cheng was just an old man in a wheelchair, and his left arm was broken, and his head was full of white hair.