Chapter 40 Fengyi Pavilion under the three knots

In the early morning of the next day, Li Yunhan and Du Shaoling got up and simply cleaned up and went to say goodbye to Long Biao.

Unexpectedly, Long Biao was drunk last night and still couldn't wake up.

Seeing this, the two said goodbye to Cen Feng.

Li Yunhan and Shaoling had just gone downstairs, when they were suddenly stopped by Mei Dai and asked him why he was in a hurry to leave?

Li Yunhan glanced at Shaoling and said in a loud voice, "The provincial test has been completed, and I want to go back to my hometown in Shudi." ”

Du Shaoling immediately understood, and said gloomily: "If I fall off the list, I also have to leave Chang'an Luo." ”

"Miss Mei, we'll have a meeting later." Li Yunhan thanked Meidai and walked out. After taking two or three steps, he suddenly turned around and said that the store money had not been given to her.

Mei Dai smiled indifferently, bowed down, and said, "What I said yesterday, the little girl will pay for it, how can Mr. forget." ”

"I received the girl's kindness, but how can you break the bank with the money in this store." Li Yunhan said as he took out a piece of broken silver from his body and handed it to her.

Mei Dai hesitated and refused to answer.

The two pushed for a while, and suddenly heard a laugh behind them: "Why is Brother Li so polite." ”

Li Yunhan turned his head to look, only to see Chu Qing dodging out from behind the tree, so he smiled and said, "Young Master Qing, you finally showed up." ”

"So you are secretly taking care of us." Du Shaoling reacted instantly.

Chu Qingdao: "The effort of raising hands is just to repay my brother." ”

"Childe is outside, Li is leaving, let's meet again in the future." Li Yunhan glanced outside the store.

Chu Qing asked, where to go?

"Go back to Shudi."

"Brother Li wants to leave, and the younger brother is not reluctant." Chu Qing pointed to a blue-gray horse under the shade of the willows, "This Qinghai horse has extraordinary foot strength, and I gave it to my brother to ride." ”

Li Yunhan walked closer and took a closer look, and saw that the horse had a strong physique, long mane, and was very energetic, so he couldn't help but have his eyes shining, and praised: "Yes, it's really a good horse." ”

"Young Master Qing, what if we don't leave?" Du Shaoling said suddenly.

"Don't go ......"

"Well," Li Yunhan smiled at Chu Qing, "Thanks to Gongzi's kindness, Li had a hard night, so he came up with this trick to lure Gongzi out ......"

"Well, I almost scared my little brother," Chu Qing laughed, "It's still Brother Li's chess master." ”

After Long Biao woke up, as soon as he heard that Li Yunhan was leaving, he hurriedly went downstairs barefoot. He hurriedly stepped forward and complained, "The two of you are really good, and you don't wait for me to wake up, so you are in a hurry to leave." ”

"As soon as Brother Long arrives, then he won't leave." Li Yunhan smiled slightly.

"Oh?" Long Biao looked puzzled when he heard this.

Li Yunhan glanced at Chu Qing and said, "A little trick, just to fish out this Qing Gongzi." ”

Chu Qing nodded, and arched his hand at the dragon standard: "Qing Yi has seen Brother Long." ”

Long Biao looked at him for a moment, then returned the salute.

Chu Qing said: "It's rare to get together with you today, if you don't dislike it, please go to Qujiang Humble House with Qing." ”

Long Biao preemptively said: "I'm sorry, Long still has important things to do, so I can't accompany him." ”

"Then," Chu Qing hesitated and looked at Li Yunhan, "Brother Li can't shirk it anymore." ”

"Qing Gongzi's kindness is difficult, Yun Han agrees." Li Yunhan said with a smile.

Then Li and Du went out of Haiminglou, followed Chu Qing to the Qujiang River in the south of the city, and the three of them boated on the lake, drinking and chatting while enjoying the spring colors of flowers and trees along the coast.

Li Yunhan got up to toast, but unexpectedly, his body shook with the boat, he stood unsteadily, and spilled the wine on Chu Qing's clothes.

"It's rude," Li Yunhan hurriedly apologized, "I soiled my son's brocade clothes, and Li is willing to be punished." ”

Chu Qing said that he didn't have to mind, he would get off the boat and change it later.

"Childe's brocade clothes seem to be made of Suzhou and Hangzhou silk, I don't know how much is the current market price?" Li Yunhan asked.

"Is this market price...... Chu Qing was stunned for a moment, and smiled, "Brother Li has seen the outside, do you want to compensate the younger brother for a new dress?" ”

Shaoling was very unimpressed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "No, I just spilled some wine, and I can still wear it after washing it." ”

"Young Master Qing," Li Yunhan said seriously, "I remember that Li bought these fabrics when he lived in Yangzhou, and one horse was about twelve taels of silver. ”

"That's right, it's twelve taels and one horses," Chu Qing laughed dryly, "Qing has been a businessman for many years, how can he lack this little money!" ”

"Childe is too careful," Li Yunhan smiled slightly, "I just said it casually." ”

The three of them took a boat trip on Qujiang Pond for about half an hour, Chu Qing said that he was a little tired, so he ordered the boatman to moor the shore, and took Li Yunhan and Du Shaoling to rest under the Fengyi Pavilion.

Soon after the three of them sat down, they saw Mei Dai and the two family members approaching, and placed the heaven and earth tablets under the pavilion.

Li Yunhan was taken aback and asked her why?

Mei Dai glanced at Chu Qing and smiled without saying a word.

Chu Qing said with a smile: "Qing is not talented, and he is willing to become brothers with the two brothers." ”

"Childe, isn't this forcing me......" Li Yunhan was a little displeased.

Chu Qing didn't say anything, and ordered Meidai to hand over his orchid spectrum.

Li Yunhan took a look, and saw that Qingyi's birthday, hometown, and parents' names were simply written on it.

"Don't you just kowtow to the sky three times," Du Shaoling disagreed, "Qing Gongzi is so sincere, how can we refuse." ”

"Well, then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Li Yunhan seemed a little helpless and said.

So the three of them reported their ages to each other, Li Yunhan was the elder brother, Shaoling was the second, and Chu Qing was the youngest. Then the three of them burned incense and bowed under the Fengyi Pavilion and married Jin Lan.

After the bow, the three of them sat down again to drink.

"Today, we are overjoyed, why is Brother Li worried?" Chu Qing asked.

Li Yunhan hesitated and said: "It's a shame to say that Li is close to his prime, but he has no ambitions and no achievements; This time I went to Beijing and ran into walls everywhere, which was even more chilling, and I often had the meaning of seclusion in Linquan and cultivating immortals. ”

Chu Qing nodded lightly and said, "So, my brother went to the mountain last time for this?" ”

Li Yunhan said "um".

"Zixu is really humane and profound, presumably Brother Li has gained a lot from this trip, right?" Chu Qing asked tentatively.

Li Yunhan shook his head and said that over the years, the master has devoted himself to cultivation and does not ask about the world, so he has been very angry with him.

Shaoling said: "That's because you haven't visited for many years, and he is resentful." ”

"Well, there's one thing, the little brother is too talkative;" Chu Qing paused and said, "It is rumored that there is a secret treasure hidden under the Nine Lotus Peak, can Brother Li know?" ”

Without waiting for Li Yunhan to speak, Du Shaoling said: "The son cares so much, could it be that he also takes a fancy to this treasure?" ”

"Brother Du misunderstood," Chu Qing sighed lightly, "Zixu Zhenren is a master of Taoism in the world, and it just so happened that Qing had a new manor in Qujiang, and wanted to ask him to go down the mountain to guide him and take a look at feng shui." ”

"That's overkill." Li Yunhan smiled.

Du Shaoling said, why do you need to invite real people, Brother Li is enough.

"Great," Chu Qing bowed to Li Yunhan, "If you can invite Brother Li to go to the village, of course you can't ask for it." ”

After speaking, Chu Qing invited Li and Du to visit Fulong Villa.

Li Yunhan and Shaoling arrived at the manor, toured inside and out with Chu Qing, and put forward some suggestions on the feng shui of the auspicious house, Chu Qing listened to it and nodded again and again.

At dusk, Li and Du had dinner and were arranged to stay in Wanglin Pavilion in the park.

The house is bright and clean, and the furniture is simple and elegant; Looking out of the window, the flickering lights on both sides of the Qujiang Pond are all in sight.

Li Yunhan walked to the desk, took out the portraits of his parents from his package, placed them on the table, and burned incense to worship.

was contemplating gloomily, when suddenly there was a knock on the door, and I saw Meidai walking into the room lightly, asking him why he hadn't rested so late?

Li Yunhan said, pay homage to his parents.

Seeing that Mei Dai was puzzled, Li Yunhan sighed lightly and said: "Li has always acted carelessly, and he missed Qingming in a hurry, and tonight he suddenly remembered this matter and had to act hastily here. ”

"It's rare for Mr. to be filial," Meidai's face was sad, "Alas, it's a pity that the little girl's parents have not yet been found, and it is really uneasy to think of the second elder every time." ”

"Wouldn't the girl be in the wrong place?" Li Yunhan asked.

Mei Dai said, no; According to those who fled Jizhou, their parents traveled the same way until they were separated when they reached the capital.

Du Shaoling made a cup of hot tea, handed it to her, and asked, "You are also from Jizhou?" ”

"No, it's Yuyang," Mei Dai choked up a little, "Two years ago, in order to build Xiongwu City, the local defenders drove our people from their homes and punished them with hard labor; The clansmen could not bear the oppression and enslavement, and escaped from Xiongwu City on a snowy night, intending to take refuge in the interior. The local government was afraid of revealing the secret, so they sent people to chase and intercept them along the road, and many clansmen were forced to flee in all directions......"

Du Shaoling snorted and said, "It's Xiongwu City again, I don't know how many people have been harmed." ”

"What about later......" Li Yunhan asked.

Mei Dai said that in order to find her parents, she left Yuyang and went all the way to the capital; At first, he lived in the Jinjuyuan, and was later taken in by Qing Gongzi, so he settled in Fulong Villa.

Du Shaoling said that it had been so long, maybe they had already left Beijing.

Mei Dai argued: "No, the parents are old and have inconvenient legs and feet, they will not run away easily." ”

Li Yunhan persuaded her not to worry, and asked Shaoling to help her find it tomorrow.

Mei Dai listened to the grateful, sighed, and said: "It's difficult!

"Don't be discouraged," Shaoling yawned, "Tell me, what do they look like?" ”

Meidai eased her mind and said, "My father's name is Meihou, he is over fifty years old, his back is hunched, and his left eye is slightly blind due to injury; My mother, slurred speech, and a little lame in her right leg......"

Du Shaoling said that he remembered it all.

"That's all?" Li Yunhan asked again.

Mei Dai said "um", and sobbed: "By the way, I still have a long-lost little brother." ”

"Little Brother ......"

"Hmm. His nickname is Taro Dan'er, and when he was seven years old, he accidentally went missing while shopping for lanterns in Yuyang City, and it has been more than ten years. Mei Dai looked sad.

"What does Brother Ling look like?"

"Alas, it's been too long for me to remember clearly......" Mei Dai stopped talking.

Du Shaoling was a little tired, looked at his eyebrows, and said, "The girl is also tired, so let's go back to the house and go to bed early." ”

Mei Dai got up and walked two steps, suddenly turned around, and said, "By the way, we Xi men have carved wolf head tattoos on their backs since childhood; Also, he had two black moles, one large and one small, on his right buttocks; When he left, he also wore a twisted copper bracelet on his left hand. ”

"Okay, I'll make a note of it," Li Yunhan nodded.

As soon as the words fell, Chu Qing entered the house and said that the new villa was simple because of its ugliness, and he had to compromise them tonight.

Li Yunhan said: "Son, you're polite, it's enough to have a warm bed." ”

Chu Qing said "um", looked at the portrait of Li Yunhan's parents, looked at it silently for a while, and said, "But Ling Zun's parents?" ”

"Exactly," Li Yunhan's expression was solemn, "Yunhan failed to fulfill his filial piety to the second elder during his lifetime, and he missed the Qingming worship again this year, and suddenly remembered in the dark, so he had to bow to the other person and send condolences." ”

"Oh, I see." Chu Qing eased up, "The second elder is amiable, I don't know who did it?" ”

"The new champion Wang Jie."

"It's him." Chu Qinggan smiled, "I didn't expect this person's poetry, literature, music and music to be famous in Beijing, and his painting skills are also first-class; If you see him in the future, how about asking him to draw a portrait of his mother? ”

"Okay." Li Yunhan replied angrily.

Everyone chatted a few more words, and the housekeeper Ni hurriedly entered the house, saying that Luo Feng had arrived.

Chu Qing was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then said goodbye to Li and Du, and left the house with Meidai.

Chu Qing entered the living room, saw Luo Feng's panicked face, and hurriedly asked what happened?

Luo Feng sighed and said, "Ten days ago, You Qian led his troops to buy three hundred good horses from the Western Regions, but unexpectedly, when they arrived at Xiao Pass, the good horses and the gold were confiscated by the defenders. Later, You Qianqian asked local officials to intercede, but they still refused to let him go. After Luo learned about it, he went to see Chu Yanzhong, who was recuperating in Beijing, but who knew that he would not agree. ”

"Oh, I see." Chu Qing's face was gloomy and he paused for a moment, "How did you clear the customs before?" ”

"In the past, the ant moving method was mostly adopted, and before entering the customs, it was divided into pieces, and each person only brought more than ten horses; Those soldiers guarding the gate will be allowed to pass because they have been ordered in advance. ”

Chu Qing asked again, why did this time change?

Luo Feng said that this time he was suddenly investigated before entering the customs; Because Yuyang's side was urging too hard, the horsemen were exhausted from the day and night, so they relaxed their guard.

Chu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Chu Yanzhong, I should call him uncle according to his seniority; Does he know that this batch of goods belongs to his father? ”

"Of course I do. In the past, whenever such things were encountered, it was enough to be accommodating. But this time, he just refused to let go, and said that it was because he and Chu Shuai were brothers, so he didn't report it to the court.

Luo also said that these horses were used to defend against the Turks, and he said that he would let the marshal come and ask for it in person...... As soon as I heard this, I had no choice but to retreat. ”

"Does he want to swallow ......?"

Luo Feng shook his head and said, "This ...... It's hard to say at the moment. ”

"It seems that this time I have to go out myself;" Chu Qing's face was indifferent, "Don't worry, adult, I'll see him tomorrow." ”

The next morning, Chu Qing packed up early and went to see Chu Yanzhong with a heavy salute.

After a little greeting, Chu Qing explained his intention and said with a smile: "Uncle, for the sake of my father's handsome face, you can release this batch of goods." ”

"Virtuous nephew, don't be embarrassed by me anymore," Chu Yanzhong stretched his face, "Over the years, the Hedong Gang has made a lot of money by smuggling and selling smuggled under my rule, and I have turned a blind eye and let it go." But this time, the amount of smuggled good horses is really large, and according to Tang Law, it will be a brainstorm. ”

"Uncle misunderstood, these horses were used by my father to fight the Turks."

"No!" Chu Yanzhong's face darkened, "And those gold dust, evading national taxes is also a felony." Virtuous nephew, I advise you, don't be too arrogant. Although our surname Chu is a family, we are all doing things for the court, both public and private, you can weigh it. ”

"But uncle, how do you ask me to explain to my father!"

Chu Yanzhong smiled and said, "The virtuous nephew doesn't have to be embarrassed, when I went back to see him, I said that my uncle also took a fancy to these horses and kept them for the enemy." As for the placer gold, take it with you if you want. ”

"Uncle, I'm afraid this is inappropriate......"

"What's wrong?" Chu Yanzhong stood up straight and said solemnly, "If you agree, you will send someone to Xiaoguan tomorrow to retrieve the gold dust; If you don't agree, then please. ”

Chu Qing was ruthless after hearing this, and reluctantly agreed.

Because of Yang Silang's bewitchment, Emperor Xuan ordered Dai Xixun to go to Zhongzhou to take up the post of Henan Yin. Dai Xixun was old and frail, and although he was reluctant to leave Beijing, he had to obey orders.

The next day, Dai Xixun's heart sank to the Moon Hall and came to bid farewell to Lin Fu.

During the conversation, Dai Xixun expressed his resentment towards Yang Silang, and pleaded with Lin Funian to be a former colleague and choose an opportunity to transfer him back to Chang'an in the future.

After hearing this, Lin Fu had a depressed face, saying that he had lost the emperor's favor, and his position as the right minister was in danger, and he was afraid that he could not do anything......

Dai Xixun was very disappointed when he heard this, and couldn't help but burst into tears.