CHAPTER XXII

The man stood up and walked towards He Lingjiang.

Sensing his movements, He Zheng was immediately vigilant.

Although they were staying in this dilapidated temple together, they had agreed in advance not to disturb each other, and this Lang Jun had no intention of getting close to them before, but now he suddenly stepped forward, what did he mean?

He Lingjiang noticed the change in the momentum on He Zheng's body, and couldn't help but look sideways, and saw a young man with an elegant temperament, coming towards them.

When the man saw her gaze, a faint smile appeared on his face: "It's really a coincidence, I don't want to meet a lady here." ”

He Lingjiang was stunned when she heard this, she knew this person?

She frowned slightly, looked at him carefully, the facial features of the person in front of her were as warm as jade, and his words and deeds were even more enlightened.

It seems to be......

In the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, the person who won the highest lantern in ten questions in a row?

He Yunjia highly respects the ...... Cui Jia Eleven?

He Lingjiang didn't expect that in this remote place in the southwest, she would meet a person she had seen in Su Ri, and she pulled a smile: "It's you......"

"It's me." Cui Shu smiled lightly and bowed slightly.

He Ling Jiang didn't recognize him for a while, and he didn't care, he just asked with a smile: "I broke the lady's mask last time, I'm really sorry." ”

"Ah......" He Lingjiang waved his hand, "It's okay...... It's not a big deal. ”

"Yes." Cui Shu lowered his head and smiled, and then raised his eyes to look at her, "I didn't think that when I saw Linchuan, I actually met the lady here again, but it was a coincidence." ”

"Well, that's a coincidence." He Lingjiang nodded, fortunately, she had only met this person once, he didn't know his identity family, but he didn't have to worry about leaking his traces for a while.

It's the second time I've seen her, but Cui Shu doesn't know who her surname is, he arched his hand slightly, and said: "Meeting is fate, in the next Cui Shu, the family line eleven, I don't know what to call the lady and this Langjun?" ”

He Lingjiang glanced at He Shishi without a trace, and He Shishi, who was just about to speak, immediately closed his mouth in amusement.

She replied, "My surname is Liu, and this is my brother in the family. ”

He Shiren has been reduced from an elder to the same level as her.

But this is the identity of the two of them, and He Lingjiang doesn't want others to know their identities, so it makes sense.

Cui Shu didn't know the mystery, but said that the two of them were really brother and sister, and he asked curiously: "How did the lady get from Linchuan to this Shaoyang?" These two places are not close......"

He Lingjiang sighed lowly, and there seemed to be a little sadness in his expression: "I have relatives at home, and they are in Yongzhou. It's not ...... Recently, there was something at home and I needed the help of relatives and friends, so my brother and I had to go there in person......"

When Cui Shu heard this, he stopped asking with interest, after all, this is a private matter in someone's family, so don't ask more.

He Lingjiang raised his eyes and asked him curiously: "The last time I saw Cui Langjun, it was in Linchuan, I don't know how you got here?" ”

Cui Shuqing smiled elegantly, and simply sat down cross-legged in front of their fire: "I, I'm with this uncle to the area of Annan to gain knowledge. ”

Uncle?

He Ling Jiang frowned slightly, I don't know who his uncle is from the Cui family?

Cui Shu seemed to see the suspicious look on her face, and explained: "My uncle is the second in the family and serves in the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate. ”

It is said that if you read 10,000 books, you will travel 10,000 miles. He is going to participate in the autumn festival this fall, but he also wants to take advantage of the fact that he will go to various places to see and learn more before then.

In terms of Cui's prestige and his own ability, after this imperial examination, the saint will inevitably confer officials on him, and it will be difficult to travel around when he wants to find a quiet time.

It happened that during the Chinese New Year, my uncle's family would go back to Jiangzhou to give New Year's gifts, and I didn't go back until 15 years later.

So, he gave his father, and after Shangyuan, he followed the general to Annan, and he gained a lot of knowledge during this time.

As soon as he said this, He Lingjiang immediately understood.

The Erlang lord of the Cui family, Cui Min, is the capital protector of the Annam Metropolitan Protectorate, ruling the entire Annam region and adjacent to Nanzhao.

The Protectorate of Annam, which was only four or five days away from the Yinsheng they were going to on this trip.

If it is said that the foundation of the Cui family is in Jiangzhou and Yingdu Chaotang, and it is dominated by Cui Huai, the head of the Cui family, then its power outside will be expanded by Cui Min.

This Annan Duhu, although it is an official position from the second grade, but compared to it, it is not as bad as Cui Huai's second-grade Shangshu Ling.

Although this Annan is far away from the temple, although the conditions are worse because of the miasma and the difficulty of educating the barbarians, it is also a little less restrained by the imperial court, and the Cui family can better develop its own power here.

Cui Min has been in the post of protector of Annan for eight years, and the entire Annan area is almost in the pocket of the Cui family.

"Cui Duhu has worked tirelessly, guarded Annan for many years, and blessed the peace of hundreds of people in Annan, which is really admirable."

He Shishi also arched his hand to Cui Shu and greeted him politely: "It turns out that Lang Jun is actually the nephew of Cui Duhu, and he is disrespectful. ”

Cui Shu hurriedly replied, and his words were clear: "Liu Langjun really tormented me, the achievements of the fathers were earned by themselves, and the juniors were just fortunate to have a little shade." ”

"You and I are equals, but there is no need to be polite. I think Liu Langjun is two years older than me, and I have to call Brother Liu. ”

He Shiren laughed and couldn't help patting him on the shoulder: "Then I'm welcome." ”

He Lingjiang thought that he was going to Yinsheng, and the distance from Annan was not far away, so he had the heart to ask him for some news.

"Cui Langjun happened to come back from Annan, I don't know if there is anything interesting to see?"

Her eyebrows were slightly bent, and she looked at Cui Shu with a smile: "Yongzhou is some distance from there, and my brother and I have never been to Annan, but I have only heard about it, and I am still a little curious." ”

Cui Shuyan's eyes were full of smiles, he rarely met the deceased, and he became a little interested in storytelling: "There are quite a lot of interesting things in the Annan area. ”

"After all, it is a place where many ethnic groups live, and their customs are different, and they are very different from us Han people......

As he spoke, he picked out his interesting experiences in Annan and told them one by one.

It was dark outside the temple, and several people gathered around the fire, listening to the story, but they were smiling and laughing, making people forget the fatigue of this journey and the miserable wind and rain outside.

He Lingjiang tilted his head slightly, listening intently to his speech.

Cui Shu told a lot of anecdotes about Annan, but if it was related to the situation in the border or the relationship between various ethnic groups, he hastily brought it over.

He seems reluctant to talk about these things, and he seems to have deliberately avoided them.

He Ling Jiang had a lot of thoughts in his heart, but his face was silent, still listening to his introduction with a smile.

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