Chang'an in early summer is not yet very hot, but the rich man's back house has been placed with an ice basin, and the wind through the hall carries the coolness of ice cubes, lingering in the house, as if returning to winter.

Master Chu was still wearing his clothes open, sweating profusely, and constantly waving his fan, looking very hot - after hearing the news, he couldn't help but be nervous, and his heart began to heat up.

"Is it true? Is this true?" he asked in a low voice, looking particularly mysterious, "If it's not convenient for you to say it, you can just blink your eyes." ”

Yu Youxian looked at his father and sighed helplessly, holding his forehead, he didn't know how to answer at all, although this matter began to be rumored in the house in the past two days, he couldn't admit it.

Looking at his reaction, Master Yu knew that it was probably true, the wrinkles on his face suddenly stretched, laughed twice, patted him on the shoulder excitedly, and said: "No wonder it's hard to see your people at home these days, and I haven't bumped into you in the Red Sleeves, thinking that you can't just change your mind like this, it turns out that you are going to be an official." Yes, yes, I spent so much money to send you to the academy back then, and it was right. ”

Master Yu is a well-known rich man in Chang'an City, what he hopes most in this life is that his children can mix in the officialdom, according to the news found, although Zhen Youxian's position is not high, but the position is extremely critical, and he can be called a henchman of the court.

Yu Youxian said solemnly: "Your grades in the academy are a mess, and your ability to do things is not very outstanding, you can do this position, you should know that it is Mr. Thirteen remembering the old friendship, you must not live up to it, be cautious in your actions, don't be too proud." ”

After enduring it for a long time, he finally couldn't bear it anymore when he heard this, and waved his arms and shouted angrily: "Who is being proud? Who is being proud? I am a secret guard, so I can't let people know about this! You have to spend a few thousand taels of silver to ask someone to check on me, now it's good, let you find out, then do you think I can still do it? Do you have to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to seal everyone's mouths? I don't understand, it's a good thing, why did you make such a trouble?"

Master Yu was taught a lesson by his son, but he couldn't talk back, because this matter was indeed something he did not consider, his face turned blue and red for a while, and said, "I won't care about you in the future?"

Yu Yuxian stood up and prepared to leave angrily.

Seeing that he lowered his body, this kid actually didn't appreciate it, and couldn't help but be really annoyed, and shouted: "Don't think that you are now a henchman of the court, I won't dare to beat you!

Yu Youxian said: "There is a party in the red sleeves at night, and you must go. ”

Master Yu said angrily: "I haven't been there for ten days, why are you going?"

Yu Youxian said angrily: "The academy classmates gather, if you don't let me go, I won't go." ”

What if Master Yu wanted to say that he didn't go, he suddenly thought that Mr. Thirteen seemed to be his son's classmate, where could he still speak, and said, "Go early and come back early." ”

In the early summer, Chang'an City is full of green trees, even if you look at it from a long distance, you can see a large area of greenery, which is very comfortable.

It's just that no matter how beautiful the scenery is, if you look at it for a long time, you will always be a little bored, just like the world is so big, the master is tired of seeing it for thousands of years, and always wants to go to other places to see, or for example, the queen has lived in this city for decades, because there is no one to watch with her, and she is also disgusted.

Ning Que stood on the city wall, looking at the mountains, forests and lakes in the city, and naturally thought of these two people, and then remembered what Ye Hongyu said on the shore of Yanming Lake.

—You will be trapped in Chang'an City for the rest of your life, and you will be an angry prisoner.

Except for going out of the city for ten miles to worship the grave during the Qingming Festival, he has not left Chang'an for many days, and he has begun to get tired of it, and there is still a distance from anger, but he understands that he has indeed become a prisoner.

There is a warm wind blowing on the city wall, early summer and late spring, it is the warmest and most beautiful season in Chang'an City, but the senior brother still did not untie the old cotton jacket on his body.

Ning Que was very sure, since the day he first met Senior Brother in the spring of the thirteenth year of the Apocalypse, Senior Brother's padded jacket had not been washed, and it was covered with dust at all times, but why did it still feel so clean?

"The heart is pure, and the body is pure. The elder brother said slowly.

Ning Que smiled and said, "I've only heard of the mind quietly deviating from itself, but I haven't heard of the saying that the heart is pure and self-purifying, don't you think it's very unreasonable, senior brother?"

The elder brother walked slowly to his side, looked at the streets and alleys under the city walls, and said, "Quietly deviate yourself...... It's an interesting statement, but it's a pity that your mind can't calm down. ”

If the heart can be truly calm, then even if he is in prison, he can gallop between heaven and earth, Ning Que understands what Senior Brother means, but in the current situation, he has no way to be calm.

The senior brother looked at him with pity and said, "Since you can't meditate, then move."

Ning Que thought for a while and said, "It's too risky. ”

The senior brother said: "The Shocking Array is still there, I can also go, even if there is danger, I believe that I can resist it for a while, and I can't let you really waste your time here." ”

Ning Que pointed to the pedestrians in the streets and alleys and said, "Their lives and future are on my shoulders, what qualifications do I have to take them on an adventure?"

The elder brother said, "Now you are guarding this city and the people in the city, but if you can't get out of this city, it is the city and the people in the city who are guarding you. ”

Ning Que was silent for a long time and said, "I understand. ”

The senior brother said: "According to the method I thought of a few days ago, it doesn't hurt to move, Jun Cheng and I are not worried about Chang'an, we are only worried about what you may encounter on the road." ”

Ning Que said: "If the fourth senior brother has no mistakes in his calculations, even if he encounters something, it can be solved, and what needs to be determined now is the news from the Xiling Temple." ”

The senior brother asked, "When will you be able to confirm?"

Ning Que was silent for a moment and said: "It may never be confirmed, I want to get more news and make a decision, if I really do this, I will still have to work hard for you Senior Brother at that time." ”

The senior brother said gently: "Then you can take a look again, I'll go first." ”

Ning Que asked, "Senior brother, do you want to go back to the palace?"

The senior brother said: "There is something wrong with the Weishui causeway, the adults of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household are arguing in the hall, and His Majesty and Li Yu are still waiting for me to go back and make a decision. ”

Ning Que asked very seriously, "Senior brother, is there anything you can't do?"

Senior Brother smiled and said: "I don't know Fu Dao, otherwise I would be a prisoner of this city, but if it is really me imprisoned by Chang'an, I will not have any opinion." ”

After the senior brother returned to the palace, Ning Que stayed on the city wall for a while, he watched the sun gradually sink in the west, and the sunset illuminated the golden wall of Chang'an City Glory, and then saw the city under the city become a sea of flowers.

Thousands of Tang soldiers walked into Chang'an City under the warm wave of people's hands and the flowers thrown everywhere. They belonged to the Zhenbei Army, and they were the worst and most miserable in this war, and because of the pressure exerted by the Golden Horde's court, they delayed their return to Chang'an City until early summer to receive their medals.

Ning Que walked down the city wall and beckoned to the red sleeves.

Tonight, the Red Sleeves were chartered to hold the 13th anniversary of the Apocalypse.

Ning Que stood by the window, looking at the young generals downstairs who kept pouring wine, as well as the new officials in various ministries, seeing Chu Zhongtian who had a face full of arms and beards and no longer had a sense of youth, saw Linchuan Wang Ying who was extremely beautiful in the Hanlin Courtyard, saw Chen Simiao and He Yingqin, and also saw Chen Zixian and other classmates of Bingshe.

Situ Yilan and Jin Wucai held hands and sat at the table, whispering the story of the farewell, looking at his back by the window, Situ Yilan asked, "You really don't go down?"

Ning Que shook his head, turned around and walked to the table and sat down.

With his current status, it is really inconvenient to go downstairs, and there is no need to deliberately make those gestures, there are only him and Zhen Youxian plus these two familiar girls in this single room.

Jin Wucai got married after the filial piety period, married to a young official of the Ministry of Industry, looking at the gentle expression, she should live a very happy life after marriage, but I don't know if she sometimes remembers a person named Xie Chengyun.

Situ Yilan has been in the army all these years, especially since last year, she has been fighting with the cavalry of the Golden Horde at the forefront of northern Xinjiang, and she has just returned to Chang'an City today.

Chu Youxian drank a few glasses of wine with him, and seeing that Situ Yilan's expression seemed to have something to say to Ning Que alone, he glanced at Jin Wucai, and the two went out of the room to go downstairs.

Situ Yilan looked at Ning Que's eyes and said: "It is said that it is the idea of His Royal Highness the Prince to cede Xiang Wanyuan, if he dies, even the queen mother is dead, even if it is a soldier in the Zhenbei Army, there is no way to be resentful, but I know that such a thing must be agreed by the academy." ”

She had already changed into civilian clothes at this time, although she was exposed to the wind and sun in the northern Xinjiang and was a little darker, her face was still beautiful and moving, but the cloth towel wrapped around her head felt a little weird.

Ning Que looked at her and said, "I know what you want to ask. Yes, the cession of Xiang Wanyuan to the Golden Horde, including the cession of Dongshan County to Yan Guo, are all academies, more precisely, I agree. ”

Situ Yilan asked, "Why? If the cession of Dongshan County is only a temporary sign of weakness, why did you cede Xiang Wanyuan? You should be very aware of the importance of that ranch to my Datang." ”

Ning Que said: "You can probably guess that something happened, and the academy had to retreat temporarily. ”

Situ Yilan said: "The Golden Horde cavalry is really strong, we have killed a lot of people there, and I feel a little uneasy at the thought that they may become stronger. ”

Ning Que said: "I will kill them all, don't worry." ”

Situ Yilan believed his words very much, although she knew that no matter how powerful a cultivator was, it would be impossible to destroy the Golden Horde Imperial Court, but she was no longer worried, because this was the promise of the academy.

She noticed that Ning Que had been staring at her somewhere, and asked with a smile, "Curious?"

Ning Xiao nodded.

She ripped off the cloth towel.

It turned out that the waterfall-like hair has become sloppy short hair.