5. Personnel
The soldiers and horses of the Metropolitan Inspector Division passed by, and immediately made the lively street market quiet, regardless of the officials, people, and magnates avoided it, watching Huo Lian walking quickly wrapped in a black cloak, followed by a black carriage, and the guards wore thin armor and carried swords, guns, bows and crossbows, and the atmosphere was even more tense.
Whose house are you going to raid?
"This time it's not a house raid, it's a border to check the military defense."
"Looks like some kind of protection is broken."
"Oh, that's going to raid the home of the Northern Navy!"
"Heh, this can be regarded as Huo Lian's copying of his own home, first cutting off his father-in-law's head, and finally going to raid his house after so many years."
"Who's in the car, though?"
"Huo Lian's car, use it yourself, it's a long way to the border."
"New news, new news, in the car is Huo Lian's woman."
With this news, the discussion is more lively, compared to the bloody murder of the house, it is still the matter of men and women who are more relaxed.
"Traveling with a woman? What a love."
"It doesn't have to be love, the north is also Miss Liang's home, and I watched my home being raided with my own eyes.....
"Huo Lian is really a ..... brute."
The sound on the street was up and down, faint and obscure, and there was also a discussion in the restaurant and tea shop, a group of women stood by the window, watching the cars and horses slowly passing by, because they knew more secrets than the people's discussions, they also had more speculations.
"Is that Miss Liang, or is it the new favorite?"
"It must be Miss Liang, going to the north."
"Not necessarily, Huo Lian is willing to be a new favorite?"
At this point, the women stopped, and it was not good to talk about this, and at this time the soldiers and horses of the Metropolitan Inspector had passed by the street, and everyone had withdrawn their gaze, except for one who was still standing by the window and looking at it from afar, as if he could see God.
It's no wonder that God can see that other people are just watching the excitement, and this one has a close relationship with the excitement.
"Miss Xiahou." A woman asked with a smile, "Who do you think was brought by Huo Lian?"
This was a little ill-intentioned, but when Miss Xiahou heard it, she looked not ashamed or annoyed, withdrew her gaze, looked at her and said, "There are never too many lovers, so how about bringing them all?"
The woman smiled and said, "Miss Xiahou really knows a lot."
"If you've dealt with lovers, you'll understand." Miss Xiahou said.
The lover in these words is not Huo Lian, but Lu Yizhi.
The young lady was a little unhappy, firstly, because Miss Xiahou seemed to curse her for also encountering the entanglement of men and women, and because of the injustice of Lu Yi.
Although Huo Lian's travel is discussed now, Huo Lian doesn't always travel, but it's not easy to see, unlike Miss Xiahou, since that incident, not only did she not close her door, but she often appeared in front of people, and when she got the opportunity, she talked about her and Lu Yizhi.
"You really often talk about Lu Sangongzi." She said without saltiness, "Lu San Gongzi never mentions you outside."
Since Xiahou Qing and Lu Yizhi had a quarrel in the Sanxing Palace in March, many people have also asked Lu Yizhi what is going on, but Lu Yizhi never said much, only one sentence I am ashamed of the teacher.
No matter how you look at it, I feel that Lu Sangongzi is even more pitiful.
The atmosphere in the hall was a little tense, and the other women also came to see it.
Miss Xiahou didn't quarrel with this young lady, but smiled: "That's because he knows that he is at fault, and he has nothing to say."
These words made the young lady feel like a punch on the cotton, powerless and helpless.
The other women also stepped forward to relieve the siege, "Okay, let's not talk about this disappointment."
At this time, the door was pushed open, and several shopkeepers walked in with trays, not wine and food, but a stack of scrolls.
"Several gentlemen have judged it." A shopkeeper said respectfully, "Miss Xiahou's poems are the best, and Miss Xiahou's words are of the highest quality."
No one made the women in the room amaze, but they were all clear.
"I know." "Not at all." "With Miss Xiahou here, where can we compare." "Aqing, you're in for a treat."
Whether it is sincere admiration or reluctance, Miss Xiahou's talent is really impeccable, and the store here came out to say that he wanted to buy Miss Xiahou's poems and hang them in the store, making the hall more lively.
Yes, why can't she live her previous life, because of the fault of others, locked herself up and disappeared? When the world mentions her in the future, she will only have the shadow of Mohu, and yes and wrong.
As the Seven Stars said, everyone has a future, Lu Yizhi dares to be despicable and shameless for his future, and is not afraid of being pointed out by the world, she Xiahou Qing of course dares to be frank and calm for the future, happy and angry.
She wouldn't let a man ruin her future.
However, speaking of the future, Miss Xiahou looked out of the window again, outside the window, the soldiers and horses were already far away, although she did not answer, but she actually had an answer in her heart, if Huo Lian went to the north with a woman, it must be Qixing.
North, so far.
What will be the future of Miss Seven Stars?
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The waiter in front of him smiled gently and respectfully, but the words he said made Lu Yizhi's heart sink slightly.
"Today, Your Majesty has granted Lord Lu permission to rest." The waiter said with a smile, looking at Lu Yizhi as he spoke, shaking his head and pity, "Lord Lu has really lost a lot of weight, this is not good, you must take care of your body."
Lu Yizhi thanked him with a smile, and said, "Thank you father-in-law for your concern, although I am not very old, I have studied health preservation, I have lost weight recently, but my spirit is much better."
As he spoke, he took out a sachet from his sleeve.
"This is a medicinal tea that I have been using lately, to strengthen my body, father-in-law, you can try it."
The waiter hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, and smiled even more: "Thank you, thank you."
Lu Hanlin is not just an appearance, food and clothing are very expensive, this bag of so-called medicinal tea must be a rare treasure, and it is worth a lot.
And when others asked, it was just a taste of tea, neither gold nor silver, and they couldn't find out if they were wrong.
The chamberlain took the tea bag and whispered, "Lord Wei has seen Your Majesty before, and Lord Wei has been instructed in chess by Mr. Xiahou."
He is also a teacher who has instructed in chess.
Lu Yizhi understood, and said with a smile: "Thank you, father-in-law, then I will retire."
After he said to retreat, after taking a few steps, the smile on his face dissipated, and a trace of annoyance flashed between his brows.
Since March 3, Xiahou Qing had a quarrel with him in the palace, and he and Xiahou's family became inseparable, and these days have intensified, as he expected, the teachers, students, classmates and friends of Xiahou's family began to be unkind to him, they were all civil and cultural officials, and they had no scruples, and asked him aggressively, "Is it Mr. Xiahou who persecuted you, or did you deceive?" Scholars should be innocent in their work."
Innocent, how can there be innocent people in this world, and what about scholars? Mr. Xiahou, he didn't dare to swear to the saint that he would be innocent for the rest of his life.
It's just a clique to bully him.
He was not afraid of them, but he was worried that His Majesty would be bewitched and dislike him, and sure enough, the emperor would no longer summon him by his side for the past two days.
His biggest advantage in the court is that he is a protégé of the Son of Heaven, no party or faction, but this is also a problem, once he is in trouble, no one will help him.
What's even more troublesome is that there are no secrets in the palace, and the emperor's glance can make people guess that he was denied to accompany him twice, and the other officials knew that he disliked His Majesty, and they would avoid him.
It seems that my father has to take out an extraordinary family fortune to operate.
Lu Yiyi walked forward while pondering, and suddenly heard someone call "Lu Yizhi."
Lu Yizhi turned his head in surprise and saw a red-robed official, surrounded by four or five officials, all looking at him at this time.
Liu Yan.
Lu Yizhi hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Xiaguan has seen Lord Liu."
Liu Yan said: "I remember that you combed the eucalyptus in Liuzhou, I want to discuss this with Your Majesty again, you go to the imperial study with me."
Lu Yi was stunned, and he couldn't think about it, and he responded.
Liu Yan didn't say much anymore, and continued to move forward, Lu Yizhi followed behind the officials, and came to the imperial study again, this time the attendants did not stop him, and respectfully watched him go in with Liu Yan, and after entering, the emperor also saw it, but didn't say anything.
When Liu Yan said about the eucalyptus in Liuzhou, Lu Yizhi took the initiative to take it from the shelf and put it in front of the emperor, and stood quietly on the side.
Wait until this eucalyptus is finished.
The emperor stretched out his hand and rubbed his brows, and called out, "Lu Yizhi."
"That's it for today, you sort it out, and send it to me tomorrow." The emperor said.
This is to say that he will also come tomorrow, Lu Yizhi picked up the booklet: "The minister retires."
He withdrew, and the other officials also withdrew, leaving only Liu Yan.
The emperor raised his hand to rub his eyebrows, looked at Liu Yan, and asked with a smile, "What benefits does Lu Yizhi give you?" How did you carry him?"
Liu Yan seemed puzzled, and asked rhetorically, "Hasn't Your Majesty been carrying him all the time?"
The emperor coughed lightly: "He's a person, young, smart, talented, and learned, and everything is good, I really like it, but this matter of men and women is not good-looking with Mr. Xiahou's family, and I always have some scruples when I use it, after all, I have a ..... reputation for reading."
Liu Yan said: "Your Majesty, when the minister first entered Beijing, his reputation was not good, and even His Majesty's reputation was not good, saying that Your Majesty was reused because the minister hated the king of sin." Speaking of this, he smiled, "After all these years, how does Your Majesty think that the minister of Dali Temple has done? Has Your Majesty's reputation been affected?"
The emperor laughed: "Well done, well done, thanks to you, I am also known as the Ming Jun who makes good use of talents."
Also, what is the reputation, how can there be a clean person in this court, as long as it is easy to use, Huo Lian can use it like this, and other officials can naturally use it too.
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Liu Yan walked out of the imperial study, Lu Yizhi had already left, and he didn't seem to know that Liu Yan was carrying him.
But the news has spread, and even the officials in Dali Temple who sorted out the documents know that Liu Yan has brought Lu Yizhi with him.
"My lord, this is a cherished talent?" The little official asked curiously.
Liu Yan hummed: "Lu Yizhi's article is clearly organized."
Organized? The little official was stunned.
"Liuzhou eucalyptus is about to end, and I don't want to see a mistake in the paperwork." Liu Yan said.
Sure enough, it's a pity, the little official is relieved and laughs, isn't it? Liu Yan, a person who doesn't love money and is not lustful, what else can he do.
The little official retreated, Liu Yan looked at the book on the table and didn't move for a long time, and the hand on his knee clenched it, in fact, he didn't know why he did it, it wasn't really because of Qixing's explanation to him at the beginning, and he would bring Lu Yizhi when necessary.
This explanation will only allow him to kick Lu Yizhi out of the court, so as not to be used by Momen and do things that are not conducive to the court, but .....
Now at this time, the Great Wall in the north is repaired, all kinds of accidents are frequent, even he is almost calculated, one more person has one more chance, in case there is really any accident, this Lu Yizhi may be able to help.....
Of course, on the basis of not endangering the imperial court.
Of course, it is only to help build the Great Wall in the north, and nothing else.
Liu Yan took a deep breath, exhaled another breath, and picked up the pen to write intently.
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When Lu Yizhi left the Hanlin Courtyard and returned home, it was already time to turn on the lights, and the lights in the market were bright, bright and dizzy.
He dismounted but did not enter the door, but looked in the direction of the street entrance, frowning slightly.
"What's wrong with Childe?" The little guy hurriedly asked, and followed along.
Lu Yizhi said, "I always feel that someone is following me."
What bad guys? The servants outside the door were startled, and the servants inside the door also rushed out, "Who?" "Who?" "Where?" There was a little confusion in front of the door.
Lu Yizhi stopped them: "It's okay, maybe I'm wrong, I'm not very relieved lately." He smiled again, "But it'll be fine from today onwards."
With that, he strode in.
The servants of the Lu family walked around outside the door, and then they went in and closed the courtyard door, restoring quiet.
An idler leaning against the wall at the entrance of the street spat out the dry grass he was chewing on and withdrew his gaze.
"Hey, isn't this Lao Zhang who watches the city gate?" A few people passed by, saw it, recognized it, and shouted with a smile.
"What is looking at the city gate, it is Lao Zhang who sleeps at the city gate." Someone laughed again.
Zhang Yuan ignored their laughter and walked along the street, and those people asked behind him, "Old Zhang, don't you go to sleep at the city gate?"
Zhang Yuan looked back, smiled, and said, "No, there's no need."
Although they couldn't understand what he said, the people in the street lights were startled.
"Oh my God, is Lao Zhang smiling at me?"
"The first time I saw Lao Zhang Xiao, I was scared to death."
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The lights in Lu's house were bright, and Mrs. Lu and Master Lu, who were sitting in the hall, did not look good, and Mrs. Lu kept turning the rosary in her hand and begging for the gods and Buddhas in the sky.
"It's scary." Mrs. Lu muttered, "The Xiahou family really can't be provoked."
Lu Yizhi smiled and comforted: "It's okay, mother, it's all over, with Lord Liu's words today, Your Majesty has no suspicion of me."
Master Lu said, "Do you need to send money to this Lord Liu?"
Liu Yan? Lu Yizhi shook his head: "He's not the kind of person who loves money, don't give him money."
"Then how can he help you? Have you dealt with him?" Master Lu asked.
Lu Yizhi shook his head again: "Lord Liu is not the kind of person who likes to make friends with people, and rarely interacts with officials in the court."
It is even more impossible for a new official like him.
Liu Yan stopped him today, and he was really surprised.
"That must be this Lord Liu's cherished talent." Master Lu stroked his palm and said, "With both talents and learning, as long as you help them, you will definitely be able to get ahead, and Lord Liu naturally knows it."
Mrs. Lu paused her prayer beads and said, "Does Lord Liu have a daughter?"
How can there be a good thing in the world for no reason, there must be something to ask for, does this Liu Yan want her daughter to marry her son?
Hmph, although he offended the Xiahou family, there are many people who want to marry Lu Yizhi.
Master Lu was stunned, and couldn't help but look at Lu Yizhi.
Lu Yizhi smiled: "Lord Liu is not married, and he has no children."
In this way, Mrs. Lu was a little regretful, and continued to slowly twist the Buddha beads, but it was a pity.
"Yes, even if there is, you can't talk about marriage now." Master Lu said in a deep voice, "It's not that I care about the Xiahou family, it's that I care about Huo Lian, after all, that woman is in Huo Lian's hands, if you anger her and encourage Huo Lian to deal with you, it will be very troublesome."
Lu Yizhi smiled again: "Huo Lian doesn't have to care about it in the future, he went to the border this time, His Majesty wants to borrow his hand to eradicate the Northern Navy, get rid of the Northern Navy, Huo Lian will be useless, at most a year or two, Huo Lian will be finished."
Huo Lian is finished, and the seven stars are naturally finished.
However, she can rest assured that Lu Yizhi looked at the ear room on the side, and he would take care of her tablet in their house.
During the New Year's holidays, give her a wisp of incense.
He is a lover.
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When the light jumped out of the ground, Seven Stars reined in the galloping horses, as if they were a little uncomfortable with the light, and squinted ahead.
The front seems to be endless.
"Little girl." Chen Shi's voice shouted excitedly in his ears, "You've been walking for six or seven years, do you remember the way home?"
The sight of the seven stars gradually recovered, and there was a green field in front of them, and there were mountains in the distance, and the heavens and the earth seemed to be connected.
"Me." She said slowly, "I don't remember."
She's been away for more than six or seven years.