In today's court, there are no more officials who speak up, and everyone is thinking about fighting for power and suppressing dissidents.

Recently, the most famous is the grudge between Duan Cheng and Zhang Huan. The fact that Duan Cheng was appointed as the lieutenant of Sili took aback Zhang Huan, the former great Si Nong who resigned and returned to his hometown.

He knew trouble was coming. When Zhang Huan was the general of Duliao, he fought with Duan Cheng in order to attack the Qiang people, and they did not obey each other.

In the past, when he was controlling the Qiang rebellion, Zhang Huan often accused Duan Cheng of being too brutal and vicious in his methods against the Qiang people.

And Duan Cheng refuted it with 'the kindness of a woman'. The grievances between the two have nothing to do with their personalities, but are based on their different strategic concepts.

In the third year of Jianning, Zhang Huan resigned from his official position because he was not accustomed to the actions of the ten permanent servants, ended his career as a eunuch, and returned to Hongnong.

In fact, Zhang Huan himself and his family are not from Hongnong, he was originally from Yuanquan, Dunhuang, Liangzhou, and his words are clear, and Duan Cheng of Wuwei Guzang is still half a fellow villager.

Later, Zhang Huan studied in Taiwei Zhulong, and repeatedly made side merits, and was once transferred to the central government.

Now that Duan Cheng is the captain of Sili, he can be said to be a high authority, so he wants to return to Dunhuang one by one and kill him.

Zhang Huan has been an official for many years, and he still has some eyes and ears in the court. Although he resigned, he still knew a little about the major affairs of the imperial court, and as soon as Duan Cheng's idea came out, someone notified Zhang Huan.

Zhang Huan knew that his situation at this time had reached the point of exhaustion, so he wrote to Duan Cheng to thank him.

\"The villain is ignorant, offended the state general, thousands of miles to save his life, see each other with affection, you are benevolent and honest, see my hard work, the person I sent to you has not returned, and I have received your letter, the edict is very clear, it has been written before.

It's just that the state is in a hurry, and the county is panicking. ”

"I craned my neck and waited anxiously for the departed man's fate. Although the bones of my parents have rotted, and their souls are alone, if you have mercy on me and speak for me, then your grace will flow in the Yellow Spring, and in the latter, this is not something that I can repay by life and death. ”

"There is no hair, but I want to ask for the use of the hills and mountains, which is so Chun Yuyu patted his thighs and laughed at the sky. I do know what I say, and I must laugh at you, but I still hope that the rotten bones are of no use to people, and King Wen buries him in a coffin; The dead horse was no longer useful, but King Yan Zhao thought it was a treasure. Isn't the virtue of the party and King Wen and King Yan Zhao great?"

"The normal feelings of mortals, when they are wronged, they cry out to the sky, and when they are poor, they will gavel their hearts. Now shouting every day should not be, the mallet heart is useless, and it really hurts to the extreme. I was born with you in the holy world, and I am alone in the ignorance of men. Lonely and cheap, no one to tell. If you don't have mercy on me, I'll be a fish. Looking eastward, there is nothing else to say. Although Duan Cheng had a fierce personality, he saw the sincerity of the letter and couldn't bear to harm Zhang Huan, so he withdrew his life. Under Duan Cheng's hype, this matter soon spread all over the streets and alleys of Luoyang. When Wu Yong heard about this, his heart couldn't calm down for a long time. In a country, it is the sorrow of the world that those who resign from government can only survive by begging those in power. Since Liu Hong, the son of heaven, has been more and more lazy about learning. Sometimes I don't go to Huaguang Hall for a few days in a row to listen to lectures, or when I come, I can't listen for long, so I take people away. Wu Yong also felt that if he continued like this, it was pointless to stay by the side of the Son of Heaven. And after August, he has reached the age of fifteen, which is half an adult, so naturally he can no longer linger in the harem like before. So under this premise, Wu Yong proposed to the Son of Heaven the idea of leaving Luoyang.

"What! Are you going to study in the world? Liu Hong was very surprised. Wu Yong bowed his hand and said: "Your Majesty, everyone in the world is cloudy: it is better to read ten thousand books than to travel ten thousand miles." The boy's knowledge has now encountered a bottleneck, and it is difficult to make progress, so he wants to go to the outside world to see. Liu Hong stared at Wu Yong for a while, and saw that his face was as usual, so he sighed: "Knowledge, I am indeed inferior to you!" Then he said, "Since you have made up your mind, I will not stop you." But you have to come back from time to time to tell me what you have seen and heard, and I wonder if you want to? ”

"Your Majesty has orders, and the ministers should do it!" Wu Yong bowed again. Liu Hong nodded, and said again: "I will always keep your identity as the Son of Heaven's attendant, so that you can enter and exit the palace in the future." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" In this way, Wu Yong has not left the palace yet, and the news that he is leaving Luoyang to study the world has spread throughout the nearby mansions and has spread accordingly.

When Wu Yong returned to the annex of the Hou Mansion, the courtyard was already full of many brothers and sisters. At this time, Zhu Yuan saw Wu Yong coming back, and his face suddenly became a little unhappy: "How can it be so good, suddenly come out like this?" Regarding everyone's reaction, Wu Yong had already prepared, he didn't think about it, so he spoke: "Brother should know that there has been a storm in the court recently, and the younger brother is also worried that if he is not careful, it will be difficult to get out if he provokes someone who should not be provoked." When Zhu Yuan heard this, he was stunned and sighed: "If you can think like this, it means that you have grown up." That's it, I'll explain it to my father. After speaking, he shook his head again and said, "Grandmother is old, and she can't see parting." It's better for you to explain it yourself. Then he asked, "Is there a specific plan?" ”

"It's about to enter winter, I want to go back to Wancheng first, and then go to Yangzhou to visit Baume & Mercier. Wait for the next year to go to the northern counties. Wu Yong thought for a moment and replied.

Wu Yong did not have a clear plan for the study tour, he wanted to take advantage of the peaceful time in the past few years to go to more places and visit some celebrities in later generations by the way.

Of course, because of the geographical location, he plans to go south in winter and north in summer. In short, the more free time, the greater randomness.

Zhu Yuan listened, nodded in agreement: "It's okay!" After all, Luoyang is the center of the world. It's easier to get to other places from here. While they were talking, many young ladies from the Hou Mansion over there also pulled Cheng Zhao and began to wipe their tears.

After getting along for all these years, everyone has already become close playmates, and they are very reluctant to separate.

Especially a few maidservants who served in Wu Yong's Courtyard, they cried even more heartbreakingly. Wu Yong glanced at it a few times, then shook his head and went out to Zhuo Taijun's side to pray.

As soon as he went out, Wu Yong saw Zhuo Taijun's personal maid Chunxiang looking for him. Seeing Wu Yong, he immediately walked forward, took Wu Yong's hand, and said, "Lang Jun, follow me to Mrs. Tai, she is waiting a little anxious." Wu Yong let her pull her, and joked as she walked: "I'm leaving, Sister Chunxiang doesn't have anything to tell me?" Chunxiang glanced at him and said coquettishly: "I will talk nonsense, and I just told Mrs. Tai that we will go to your courtyard." Wu Yong sighed and said, "I want to too, but the old lady has always been inseparable from you." "Over the past few years, he has become very familiar with Zhuo Taijun's personal four maids, and it is harmless to make some verbal jokes every day.

As she walked, Wu Yong suddenly found that Chunxiang began to choke. Wu Yong couldn't help but stop, seeing Chunxiang's eyes red and her face full of tears, she couldn't help but gently wipe her tears, and said with pity: "I will come back to see you from time to time in the future." ”

"Really?" Haruka asked with teary eyes.

"It's true!" Wu Yong replied. said, and joked: "Don't you know the address in Fuwang, if I don't come, you can't go to my house!" ”

"I won't tell you. The old lady is still waiting. Chunxiang glanced at Wu Yong in a variety of ways, and then trotted away.

Wu Yong looked at the maids who were probing their brains, and nodded to them frequently along the way.

"I heard that Lang Jun went out to study the world, and I don't know when he will come back."

"I don't know, it shouldn't be too long, after all, there are a lot of young ladies waiting for him in Luoyang."

"Hey, what should I do if I can't see Lang Jun then."

"Don't die in the spring, and don't look at what kind of character Lang Jun is, to be honest, this Lang Jun is getting more and more handsome. What is it called to that sentence. ”

"The jade tree is in the wind, and it is suave."

"Yes, yes, that's it."

"Okay, let's work, don't get spring. After a while, the steward will see it and scold again. ”

"How can people have spring, I just want to see Lang Jun's face a few more times."

"Pull it down, you girl is dreaming at night, whose name is really I can't hear."

"Oh, Qiu Niang, you don't have many mouths."

"Hahaha, what's the relationship, Lang Jun looks like this, very handsome, isn't it normal to fall into a dream? It's just a little smaller, otherwise this manliness is a little more sufficient, and it is estimated that the matchmaker in Luoyang will have to break through the threshold of the Houfu. ”

"This Langjun is so good-looking, I don't know which little lady will be blessed in the future......"

"Hehe, there are so many little ladies in our five surnamed Hou Mansions, there is always a suitable one, and the fat water does not flow into the fields of outsiders." Wu Yong didn't pay attention to it, and he couldn't hear what these people were saying, and when he was about to get to the backyard, a little girl ran to stuff Wu Yong with a money bag, and said: "I wish Langjun success in his studies and a bright future." As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows, closed his chin, folded his hands on his right side, and bent his legs slightly.

Wu Yong was stunned, smiled, and also clenched his fists and said, "Thank you." The little girl ran away with a red face, and didn't forget to look at Wu Yong a few more times before leaving.

"Lang Jun smiled at you."

"Lang Jun is really good-looking. And the temperament is really good, are all readers like this? ”

"Cut, look at those students, who can compare to our family Langjun?"

"I'm going to find a man like Langjun in the future."

"With a spring-like face, wake up quickly, don't dream in the daytime."

"Lang Jun should have received our wishes, hey, I knew I would have sent it."

"Okay, let's disperse, when Lang Jun comes back, maybe there will be a chance." Wu Yong put the money bag in his sleeve, and as soon as he entered the backyard, he saw Zhuo Taijun, and there were many female elders standing behind him.

When Zhuo Taijun saw Wu Yong's arrival, he immediately said, "Good boy, why did you suddenly think of going on a study tour?" Wu Yong said Zhu Yuan's words again.

Zhuo Taijun turned around and secretly wiped her tears, in recent years, due to the arrival of Wu Yong, there has been more laughter and laughter in the Hou Mansion, she very much hopes that Wu Yong can stay, but she also knows that the current situation is unclear, and she can't force it, so she can only advise: "Come to Luoyang more in the future to see, your other courtyard, I will let people keep it all the time." ”

"Grandmother, I will!" Wu Yong's eyes were also a little moist. After a few years of getting along, he also regarded the Houhou Mansion as his other home.

A few days passed in a blink of an eye, at the end of August of the first year of Xiping, after Wu Yong arranged everything, he said goodbye to his relatives and friends in Luoyang and began the next study tour.

This time, Wu Yong still took three people, Cheng Zhao, Cen Sheng and Yan Zhan, and he planned to reply to Wangli to see his family first.