The night slowly deepened.

The people of Changjing all returned to their houses, the shops closed one by one, and the streets quickly became deserted. Today has just started winter, it is a starless and moonless night, and the streets are only filled with cold fog.

The cats are still playing with balls.

At this time, she didn't deliberately control her movements, ran upstairs wantonly, and even deliberately ran very hard, so she stepped on a ding-dong sound, especially the aging and uneven floor, which was often stepped on by her and fell down, making a sound and moving.

Just playing, she was pounced on the cloth ball, and suddenly changed direction, ran to the window without stopping, and jumped on the windowsill at once, looking down.

Then he turned his head and said to the Taoist:

"Lord Chenghuang is here!"

"Thank you, Sanhua Niang."

"Do you want Sanhua Niangniang to go down and open the door?"

"That's even more grateful."

"You're welcome!"

The three-flowered cat turned around again, jumped off the windowsill, and ran downstairs quickly.

All I could hear was the sound of the floor.

It seems that there is no end to the energy.

When Sanhua Niangniang lit the oil lamp downstairs and opened the door, Lord Chenghuang and the two auxiliary officers were standing outside the door, and the Taoist also came down from the upper floor with a wooden railing.

"I've seen Mr. and Sanhua Niangniang." Chenghuang saluted first, "Knowing that Mr. is back, the little god came to see Mr. as soon as possible." ”

"Why is Lord Chenghuang so polite." Song You said, "Adults, please come in." ”

"The little god has set himself the rule of personally inspecting the city twice a month, and today is the winter solstice, just about to go to the street to inspect, so I stopped by to say hello to Mr." Chenghuang said as he came in, and only after he sat down carefully at the table according to Song You's guidance did he say again, "After Mr. left, there was a lot of turmoil in Changjing, I don't know how many senior officials in the court and how many powerful people died, thanks to Mr. for guiding the way, the little god can still sit in the position of Changjing City God, no matter what, I should come to thank you." ”

"Lord Chenghuang is too polite."

Song You returned to Beijing this time, and along the way, he felt much less demonic aura than when he first entered Beijing, which may be related to the fall of Princess Changping and the power drama of Changjing after a stage, but it should undoubtedly have an inseparable relationship with this Changjing City God.

"I just came back next, and there was no tea to entertain the city god......"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

"I was trying to ask from the mouth of the city god about Changjing after leaving, but it turned out that he didn't even have a pot of tea, which is always a bit rude." Song You said ashamedly.

"Sir can invite the little god to come in and sit down, and the little god will be flattered."

Although the city god is limited to the land of one city, this place is the center of Dayan, and this Changcheng city god naturally heard about the things in the north.

I heard that even the heavenly palace is difficult to exterminate the demon, it was suppressed after this walk, it is said that it is still from Pingzhou across thousands of miles to borrow a mountain, so that there has never been a mountain in Hezhou Heyuan out of thin air more mountain, just because of this, the mountain god of Pingzhou does not know how much incense has risen in two years. I also heard that Fu Lei Gong, the chief official of the Lei Ministry, was also beheaded by this person outside the city of Hezhou because of his dereliction of duty and the scourge of Li Min, and he was also beheaded by this person outside the city of Hezhou.

There are still many things scattered and scattered.

Whether it is the demon king who is comparable to a god by his side, the god of the heavenly palace, or the innate god born by heaven and earth, the fate cannot stop fluctuating and floating.

I heard that the real dragon passed by even if he didn't want to, he would have a vision of heaven and earth, and I heard that the gods walked in the world, even if they were unintentional, they would have an impact on the world, which was probably an unfounded rumor in the world, but at this time, Lord Chenghuang felt that it was not unreasonable.

Now there is only one feeling in my heart-

The gods of the Heavenly Palace do have a lot of influence on the gods of the earth, and the official government and the court have direct power over the abolition of the city gods, but whether it is the gods of the Heavenly Palace or the members of the court, it is better to follow behind this one.

His own imperial capital city god is now gradually looking like a person, the divine position is stable, the divine power has returned, the divine power is rising, and the incense is flourishing, thinking back to the Changjing City God four years ago, it is really like a dream.

And isn't this the one who brought it?

At this time, Chenghuang naturally did not dare to hold it up.

Then he saw the candle flame flickering in the house, and the old city god sat upright, and said to him:

"Soon after Mr. left, the national teacher was often not in Changjing, it seemed that there was something important to be busy elsewhere, and no one knew what it was, but some said that the national teacher was not in good health, some said that the national teacher was busy with the alchemy and cultivation of the Taoists, and he was less interested in state affairs, and some said that the national teacher returned to Luming Mountain to be busy with the inheritance of the teacher, and there are all kinds of theories. The eyes and ears of the little god are only limited to Changjing, not to mention where the national teacher is going and what he wants to do is not something that the little god can control. ”

"Could it be that the assassination incident in a small country in the Western Regions is real?"

"As seen by the little gods, it should be true."

Lord Chenghuang lowered his voice and said to him:

"I heard that General Anxi often provoked wars in the Western Regions for the sake of military merits, regardless of the life and death of those small countries, and almost treated people as livestock.

"Previously, the Western Regions Earth Fire Country was extorted by General Anxi for many treasures and beauties, and it was already miserable, but in the end, General Anxi still found a reason, and sent troops to almost wipe out the Earth Fire Country, it is said that half of the royal family was killed, and the female dependents were also humiliated, and the general also went to the court, saying that the King of Earth Fire was disrespectful to Dayan, and he sent troops to attack, and he was commended by the court.

Then the nephew of the original king rebuilt the country and called him a minister to Dayan, but I heard that the country was very small, and sometimes the royal family had a deep relationship, so the nephew had a very strong relationship with the original king, and the people of the earth and fire country were short-tempered and strong-tempered, so they called the ministers on the surface, and went to Beijing to ask for guilt in person, but in fact, they borrowed treasures from nowhere, and when they opened the box, they were surging lava and earth fire. The palace where the foreign ministers were received was almost burned down that day, and several of the ministers' guards were burned to death, but fortunately, the palace was also somewhat arranged, and His Majesty was spared. ”

"The national teacher is not there?"

"Not there."

"That's right."

Song You looked thoughtful.

This city god is the patron saint of Changjing, and the things in the city can naturally be seen more clearly than anyone else. Even if General Chen has internal responses in the court and eyes and ears in the capital, it is impossible to compare with him. And although Lord Chenghuang was a god after the death of the abbot, after all, he has been dead for many years and has become a god for many years, although he is deeply involved with mortals and the court, his fundamental position is also different, and from what he heard, he should be relatively objective.

That's why he wanted to hear from Chenghuang.

After a pause, Cheng Hong continued:

"Then Your Majesty's health has deteriorated a lot, Princess Changping has been operating in the court for many years, her power is deep-rooted, and she has many supporters, how can she let go of this opportunity? But who would have thought that His Majesty would do this specially and also want to take this opportunity to clear the way for the subsequent prince who will succeed the unification. After a battle in the open and dark, and even a mutiny in the end, what Princess Changping didn't expect was that several generals of the forbidden army were attached to her on the surface, but in fact they were still loyal to His Majesty, and those who had always been loyal to Princess Changping were assassinated by their subordinates that night. That's the end of the end, Princess Changping's power was uprooted, and it was impossible for Dayan to have an empress born, and then no matter who succeeded the two princes, there was no longer resistance. ”

"Has Your Majesty appointed a crown prince?"

“……”

Lord Chenghuang shook his head, looking helpless.

Song You had stayed in Changjing before, and he had heard of the two princes, and he had a relationship, but that was three years ago. At tonight's dinner table, I chatted with General Chen again, which can be regarded as a little more understanding of the changes of the two princes after three years.

The two princes have grown up a lot now, and their respective personalities have also been initially revealed.

The eldest prince was not born to the queen, but he was born to His Majesty's favorite concubine, and the little prince was the son-in-law, who had a greater legal advantage, but the queen has been unfavored for many years, and the family power was also eliminated by the emperor soon after His Majesty ascended the throne because of his involvement in the center of power.

The eldest prince has a strong and martial personality, and in the past two years, as he has grown older, he is quite heroic and has the demeanor of a martial emperor, which is very similar to His Majesty today, and is also very liked by His Majesty.

The little prince is elegant and quiet, although he is a little cowardly, but he is very literate, kind and benevolent, and is widely praised by the government and the opposition.

I heard that many people in the court hope that His Majesty will appoint a prince as soon as possible, and it is best to follow the tradition of establishing a successor rather than a long-term prince, so as not to cause chaos, but His Majesty seems to have other ideas and has not expressed his position for a long time. This is an emperor who covers the sky, before the force of the public to march into the hinterland of Saibei, General Chen lived up to the trust, the soldiers chiseled through the Saibei, destroyed the grassland, and established a miraculous feat, which made him mighty, at this time he was like an old dragon clock, even if everyone knew that he had no more years to live, but everyone walked past him, but no one dared not hold his breath.

As for the thoughts of this Martial Emperor, this earth god of Changjing shook his head and said:

"He is a great emperor, he has been in power for decades, he has been firmly in control of the whole country, there has never been a mess, the country is rich and the people are strong, even if the invincible Saibei people go south, they are also repulsed, he likes this feeling of being in control of everything with one hand, and he also enjoys this feeling, indulged in it, and cannot extricate himself, even at the end of his life, Da Yan can only be controlled by him, but he forgot, he is old."

Song You felt that his angle was very interesting.

"I have to ask Lord Chenghuang, do you know when the woman living next door left?"

"I'm afraid it's been two or three months."

"Is the Wanjiang girl from Hexian Tower still there?"

"It seems to be still in the capital."

"Still in the capital......"

"Yes......"

Although Lord Chenghuang didn't know why this gentleman was a little surprised that the Wanjiang girl was still in Changjing, he also answered truthfully.

After talking for a long time, Chenghuang took his leave.

"Mr.'s two paintings are still in the small temple, and they are properly kept for Mr. If Mr. wants to get them back, the little god will send them back for Mr."

"In a few days, I will visit the temple."

"It's fine."

Chenghuang got up, saluted him, and then went out with the two assistants, and then disappeared into the night.

The little girl turned her head to look at the Taoist.

"Close the door."

"Okay!"

With a creak, the door shut.

The Taoist walked up the stairs, and the little girl looked up at him, and waited intimately for him to go upstairs before blowing out the oil lamp and running after him as a cat.

When I returned to Changjing, I thought that there were still a lot of things.

There are a lot of old people in Changjing alone, the fox demon who once invited him to visit the river and sent farewell to Changting, Yu Zhizhou, who once gave wool felt and wool blanket, and Liu Junshou, who had a good impression when he reunited in Hezhou, I don't know if Doctor Cai has come back from the north, but most of them have to go to Beiqin Mountain, if the national teacher returns to Beijing, or the emperor knows, he may also come to visit him or invite him.

However, as General Chen said, with Song You's lazy temperament, he walked tens of thousands of miles back to the capital, and he must have to rest for a few days and ignore things outside the window.

Thinking about it, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

When I woke up the next day, it was already three poles on the sun, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that the three flower girls had opened the window, the blue sky was shown outside the window, there were a few clouds floating, a swallow stood on the windowsill to comb its feathers, and the willow trees outside were only left with branches, and the sunlight came in, and everything in the house was clean and clean, and the wood was reflective.

The Taoist was in a very good mood all of a sudden.

The bright window is a peaceful residence.

(End of chapter)