"I heard that Lord Lingtailang went to Dragon City the day before yesterday?"

"Father-in-law Hu's news is quite good."

"Two days ago, our family wanted to invite Lord Lingtailang to listen to Zhuxuan for dinner, and sent people several times, but I didn't see Lord Lingtailang, so our family was in a hurry, and finally listened to the words of Rong Zhennu Shi from the Supervision Yuan, and only then did I know that Lord Lingtailang was not in Xunyang City."

"There's a lot of trouble on the part of the father-in-law."

"There's nothing to worry about, this is a matter of duty, we are all from Luoyang, and we will inspect and do things for Your Majesty together, and of course we will go back together, but we can't pull anyone down."

Listening to Zhuxuan, Lin Cheng and Hu Fu, who were the envoys of Luoyang this time, were sitting at a dining table and chatting face-to-face.

The table was full of delicious food and wine, but no one moved the chopsticks.

"My father-in-law is right."

Lin Cheng nodded with a smile, his face agreeing.

Khufu touched his beard, looked at the face of the slightly chubby young man in front of him, changed his words, and asked:

"What is the reason why Lingtailang-sama went to Dragon City this time?"

"It's fine, just curious."

"Curious?" Khufu frowned: "Lord Lingtailang, don't forget what we came to Jiangzhou for, the mission given by His Majesty is not to hang out."

"The contemptible knows."

Lin Cheng sighed:

"It's just that I'm a little curious about Ouyang Changshi, I have long admired the name of the true gentleman of Lianghan, and the Folding Wing Canal in Dragon City also has a very high reputation among the princes of the Political Affairs Hall......

"Ouyang Changshi is the official in charge of the construction of the Donglin Giant Buddha this time, so it can be regarded as within his duty to learn more about it."

"Oh."

Khufu's brows loosened a little, and his tone was light:

"It's still Lord Lingtailang who is careful, so it seems that our family is careless."

"Whereever, don't dare to be."

Lin Cheng immediately waved his hand:

"Gonggong Hu sits in Xunyang, and he also thinks hard for the imperial court, and he is loyal to His Majesty, what is the difference between high and low. Even if there is, the upper one works hard, the middle one works wisely, and the lower one works hard, and Hu Gonggong is also the above."

"Lord Lingtairou is really good at talking."

Khufu said a few words, and his face softened slightly.

He pinched a pair of chopsticks neatly placed on the table and ate a mouthful of food.

While chewing on his cheeks, the bearded eunuch lifted a pot of sake, leaned forward, and poured a glass for Lin Cheng:

"Okay. What do you think about Lord Lingtailang walking around Dragon City?"

"Well deserved."

Lin Cheng's face was very emotional, and at the same time he raised his wine glass, habitually sniffed the wine on the edge of the glass, and said seriously:

"A simple folding wing canal directly replaced the Di Gong Gate and solved the flood in the most dangerous place in the south of the Yangtze River, once and for all.

"Moreover, the contemptible people looked at this situation at the top of Dagu Mountain, and they faintly used the leylines of the majestic Dagu Mountain, Tuke Water, to achieve the feng shui treasure pattern of having a backer in the back, a green dragon on the left, a white tiger on the right, a small lonely mountain in front, and a dragon city."

This Xia Guan Lingtailang nodded very convincingly:

"Ancient books and clouds, the backing of the mountain is stable, the dragon and tiger complement each other, the wide Ming Hall increases the momentum, and the water city has to gather and flourish, so it is auspicious.

"This winged canal is ingenious, and it revitalizes the poor mountains and bad waters with one move, and Dajilong City."

Khufu's upper body couldn't help but lean back slightly:

"I didn't expect Lord Lingtailang to understand Feng Shui?"

Lin Cheng's face was modest, and he waved his hand:

"I'm ugly, I know a little bit about the sun, moon and stars, and feng shui surveys, and what the teacher taught, a little bit of skin."

"Lord Lingtailang doesn't seem to know a little bit about fur."

Khufu waved his hand.

Lin Cheng smiled but did not speak.

Khufu touched his chin, thought for a moment, and quietly leaned his head closer and said:

"Then you Yin and Yang family qi practitioners, will you face to face fortune telling? Why don't you do the math for us?"

Lin Cheng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows:

"This kind of fortune-telling and physiognomy techniques,

Some branches of the Northern and Southern Daoist sects are better at surveying yin and yang and stargazing, but ......

"Contemptible Master, I know a little bit about stargazing and measuring good fortune.

"It's a pity that this technique is difficult to learn, and the method of refining qi that derives blessings and misfortunes is a mysterious and mysterious secret technique, which is difficult for ordinary people to grasp, and contemptible people are also stupid, they don't know this technique, and they can't tell the fortune of Gonggong Hu.

"However, the bridge of Father-in-law Hu's nose is plump and straight, the heavenly court is full, and his complexion is moist, at first glance, it is auspicious, and Father-in-law Hu is also noble."

"Where, where."

Khufu waved his hand, but he was complimented on him, and he raised his chin slightly, and his face was still a little happy.

"You're the deputy superintendent of Zhao, right?"

Khufu's face was full of interest.

"Deputy Eunuch Zhao is highly respected in Si Tianjian, His Majesty is very respectful, and our family has long admired the great name, and we admire it very much.

"This time I went back to Luoyang, if I have a chance, Lord Lingtailang must introduce me, let our family know each other, and see if we can deduce the evil luck for our family."

The bearded eunuch rubbed his hands.

Lin Cheng looked at Khufu's unceremonious and eager expression, the corners of his mouth pulled slightly, and nodded:

"Although the teacher is busy, ...... Grandpa Hu is not an outsider, he is deeply favored by His Majesty, and helping Father-in-law solve his worries is not just helping His Majesty, easy to say, easy to say."

"Okay, that's it."

Khufu grinned and took a leisurely sip of wine, and at the same time, his eyes rolled up slightly, and he looked at Lin Cheng's smiling and sincere expression.

He spoke again:

"Speaking of which, this time I called Lord Lingtailang to come over for dinner, and I had something to discuss."

"Father-in-law Hu, please speak."

"Then our family won't go around in circles, we've been in Dragon City for so many days, seeing that winter is about to begin, and it will snow if we don't go to Luodu, and you can't see snow in this Xunyang, haha."

Khufu laughed and asked casually:

"So Lord Lingtailang's trip has not been written, for such a long time, I have seen what I should have seen, we are almost on patrol, and it is time to return to Beijing to resume my life."

As he spoke, he took out a book of blue silk cover from his sleeve, put it on the table, tapped the cover with his fingers, and sincerely suggested:

"If Lin Lingtailang finishes writing, we can communicate now, and together tomorrow, we will submit the book first."

Lin Cheng's chopsticks stopped, looked at the smiling expression of Khufu, and immediately continued to pick up the vegetables.

He shook his head, sorry for his face:

"It's soon, I was busy a few days ago, I didn't have time to sit down and tidy up, these days, I will rush to catch up, and when I finish writing the recital, I will notify Father-in-law Hu, and please don't be impatient."

Khufu slightly retracted his expression and put away the recital.

"What do you mean, Lingtairou-sama hasn't started writing yet?"

Lin Cheng smiled embarrassedly:

"It's just these two days, Grandpa Hu wait a minute, we don't need to be in a hurry."

Khufu raised his head and drank the wine from the glass, wiped his mouth, lifted the flask again, filled the glass again, and looked at the trickle of the spout, and said in a light tone:

"That Lingtailang-sama is indeed a little slow."

Lin Cheng immediately saw that the bearded eunuch in front of him asked him curiously:

"The Xunyang Grottoes with the peaks of the twin peaks, haven't we been to inspect seven or eight times these days, and Ouyang Changshi is still with him throughout the whole process.

"And every time after the incident, Ouyang Changshi seems to have sent all those budget books and bills with expenditure details to us, and the official seal procedures on them are all complete.

"It's a little strange, what is Lingtailang-sama still hesitating, what is he worried about? Is there anything wrong with this Ouyang Changshi?"

Khufu nodded his index finger at his feet and said with a familiar smile:

"Is there really one? Haha, anyway, there are no outsiders here, Lord Lingtailang can talk about it, otherwise Lord Lingtailang saw the problem, and wrote it into the song, but our family stupidly continued to write the book, saying that there was no problem, it would be too irresponsible, although compared to the young people whose brains turn fast

, our family is really stupid...... Haha, Lord Lingtailang, don't tease our family, come on."

Lin Cheng shook his head:

"At present, Ouyang Changshi is honest and honest, does everything well, strictly abides by the procedures, and there is nothing wrong with the accounts."

"That's good."

Khufu smiled and nodded, thought for a moment, and continued to ask:

"Then Your Majesty's donation of 20,000 fat powder money to the Donglin Giant Buddha is no problem, right, there is no villain corruption, right?"

Lin Cheng still shook his head: "No, Your Majesty's money has been implemented."

"Okay."

Khufu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then showed a puzzled expression:

"That's weird, Lord Lingtailang, this is ......."

Lin Cheng was quiet for a while, and bowed slightly:

"At present, it is indeed no problem, well, it's just that the contemptible people are a little slow to do things, Hu Gonggong can rest assured, the contemptible people will start writing when they go back, it is estimated that it will take two or three days to finish writing, and the father-in-law will be notified when the despicable people finish writing."

The chubby young man smiled, revealing some bright white teeth:

"Gonggong Hu is right, when the time comes, let's exchange opinions a little and then write together, it is more appropriate."

He immediately raised his glass:

"Come, drink, contemptible respect to Grandpa Hu."

Khufu looked at Lin Cheng, who was sincere and respectful in front of him, and was quiet for three breaths, before raising his wine glass and lightly touching the rim of the glass:

"Okay. Lord Lingtailang, please hurry."

"It's nature."

Lin Cheng only sandwiched a few mouthfuls of food in front of him, and after a while, he got up and said goodbye on the grounds that he was not strong enough to drink.

Khufu sent Lin Cheng to the gate.

Before leaving, Khufu suddenly shouted:

"Lord Lingtairo."

Lin Cheng, who took the reins of his beloved horse, turned back curiously: "What's the matter with Grandpa Hu?"

"Although Ouyang Changshi is the official in charge, the King of Xunyang is the superintendent of the Donglin Giant Buddha, you should know the relationship between the power and entrustment, right?"

"Of course I know." Lin Cheng's face was puzzled: "Why did Gonggong Hu mention this, eh, what do you ......mean?"

The two looked at each other for a while, and Hu Fu laughed and stroked his palms, interrupting Lin Cheng's words and said:

"Haha, our family is saying, then we can go to visit the king of Xunyang together tomorrow, which is considered a comprehensive courtesy, and the inspection, you have to go to the prince to go through the process, right? Let's see if the prince has any constructive suggestions."

"Okay, it's still Grandpa Hu."

Lin Cheng turned on his horse and whipped away.

"Father-in-law, see you tomorrow."

Khufu smiled at Lin Cheng.

See the back of his horse disappearing around the corner of the street.

He immediately turned back, walked quickly back to the house.

"Someone."

Khufu summoned a personal guard.

Immediately after, he hurried back to the study, took out a familiar waist knife, and handed it to the guard behind him who respectfully clenched his fists.

"Go, send it to a private house called Jingyiting in Xiushuifang, and say find Uncle Shun, and then ...... for our family Bring a message......

Khufu lowered his voice and commanded slowly.

"Yes."

After a while, the personal guards clenched their fists heavily.

As soon as he got out of the dark night, he couldn't help but look at the bearded eunuch's face.

Squinted slightly, faintly dignified.

……

Lin Cheng returned to the house where he stayed.

The house is close to the Inspectorate.

When he rode past the Supervision Courtyard, he turned his head to look at the brightly lit compound, where there were faint figures of female officials walking around.

I don't know what the lady is busy with.

Lin Cheng's face was calm and he returned to the house.

Walk into a study and sit down.

He took out the paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and a blank letter.

On the table.

There was only an oil lamp at the desk.

Lin Cheng leaned loosely on the soft chair.

He liked the position of the desk in front of him.

Facing an open window.

You can see the autumn night studded with stars outside.

In fact, the bedrooms and other rooms, including this study, have all been rearranged by Lin Cheng in the position of the furniture.

Even the position of a pen holder on the desk must be placed in the upper left corner a few centimeters from the top edge in strict accordance with the requirements...... Otherwise, it will obscure his vision a little.

He liked this order.

The den bedroom outside the world is hard to follow to make his obsessive-compulsive requirements run.

But the study at home and other places must be in accordance with Lin Cheng's principle of being comfortable and intuitive.

Like the comforting stars in the sky overhead, each one has its own trajectory.

The autumn breeze blows through the window.

The blank origami page in front of him blew with a clatter.

A lone lamp also faltered.

The wick shook for half an hour, and the recital on the table was empty for half an hour.

This Xia Guan Lingtailang has not started writing for a long time.

His eyes were staring directly at the sparse starry sky outside the window.

A bright moon was slowly covered by a dark cloud swimming from nowhere, and the whole world was dimmed for a while.

"Avoiding the Moon and Picking the Stars...... Avoiding the moon and picking up the stars......"

Lin Cheng muttered to himself.

"The teacher also stargazed, deduced the auspiciousness, and said that my trip will be a disaster if I meet the moon, and a blessing if I meet the stars.

"Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and we should seek blessings and avoid disasters, so it is said that avoiding the moon and picking up the stars is also auspicious."

He tapped his fingers on the table.

"Is it really such a coincidence?"

Sit for a long time.

Suddenly, a gust of autumn wind swept into the house, and a lone lamp on the table went out suddenly.

The study was plunged into darkness.

disappeared at the same time as the lights, and the figure of the chubby young man at the table......

Late at night, five watches.

An autumn moon hangs high on the tip of the twin peaks ten miles away on the outskirts of the western city.

A tributary of the Xunyang River divides the twin peaks into the north peak and the south peak, facing each other across the bank.

The Xunyang Grottoes, which are being built in Jiangzhou Hall, are located on the waterside at the foot of the North Peak.

At this moment, at the top of the South Peak, a slightly chubby young figure slowly walked out.

Lin Cheng stared at the majestic Buddha in the Xunyang Grottoes on the opposite bank for a while, his gaze slowly moved down, and he looked down at the Xunshui that divided the south peak and the north peak below.

He couldn't take his eyes off it.

This Xunshui, which was artificially opened up and cured of the seasonal floods in Xunyang City, is not a straight line, but has a long and narrow arc.

The brilliance of the autumn moon overhead spreads on the water, making the water like a dazzling quarter moon.

"Pillow Moon Feng Shui...... ...... month"

Lin Cheng shook his head.

At a certain moment, the eastern sky appeared with a white fish belly.

He looked back at the top of the mountain, looking east at a certain place in Xunyang City that was the first to be lively at dawn in the morning.

"Star Place...... Good name."

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