At the end of this spring day, Jianye City ushered in another heavy rain, there was no lightning and thunder, only a diffuse mist and the sound of rain.

The people in the south are accustomed to the rainy season, so they are also happy to put down things at this time to rest and rest, except for some people who are dredged the congested drainage channels in the rain, complaining a few times that God does not give face, some children are instead with big eyes, and they are strictly forbidden by the elders to go out to play in the water, they are full of innocence looking at the sky, curious to think why the gods in the sky are crying so much today.

"Cai Yan. Qin Ke stood in the room, looking at the slender back in a daze, she sat on the threshold, her chin was supported with her hands, and she quietly watched the rain fall into the water tank.

The water lilies opened, and the white color was smeared with some pink, and there was a bit of charm in the plainness.

Qin Ke opened the umbrella, and when he crossed the threshold, he glanced at the gloomy sky, but his heart was a little depressed.

Hearing Qin Ke's voice, Cai Yan stood up generously, put his shoulder on Qin Ke's shoulder, and walked on the street side by side, his movements were not hurried, compared to the pedestrians who were in a hurry to hide from the rain on the street, the two of them were like visitors to play.

But Cai Yan knew that Qin Ke's mood was heavy at the moment, and the reason why he was walking so slowly was actually afraid, afraid of handing over a cruel piece of news to the very young survivor.

She didn't say much, just quietly accompanyed, even though her shoes were getting wetter and wetter because of the splashing rain, she still didn't complain.

"General Huang's army has been confronting Gao Changgong for nearly a month, right?" Qin Ke suddenly spoke, his eyes flashing with a complicated light, "Then it's been a month since Zhang Mingqi left. ”

Go, in fact, this word is not very accurate, because Zhang Mingqi did not leave, but returned to Jianye, but this time he came back not on a war horse wearing armor, but a coffin, although it was laid with antiseptic spices, but the long transportation and days of rain still made the body begin to decompose.

Standing next to the coffin, Zhang Mingqi could be seen wearing a light silk shirt, and a gold silk woven towel covered his face covered a pair of eyes full of relief.

But Qin Ke closed his eyes now, that face was still vaguely in front of him, even like the streets and alleys, he would suddenly appear at a certain moment, take his beloved girl, greet the two with a smile, and sit together to drink until he was slightly drunk, whispering about things since he joined the army, and then went back separately.

It turned out that it was such a feeling to get the news of the death of a good friend, it was difficult to cry and grab the ground, and it was impossible to scream and go crazy, but the chest was panicked, as if there was a frightened little wolf hidden inside, scratching restlessly in it.

You know exactly where this fear comes from.

Because from now on, you can no longer see that familiar face, you can't hear that familiar voice, as if a piece of the puzzle that should be complete is missing a piece and can never be recovered.

The rain dripped down the edge of the umbrella and fell on the bluestone streets, and the sound of ticking was drowned out in the heavy rain.

When he walked to Zhang's house, Qin Ke found that Abu was already waiting outside the door one step ahead of him.

In the past few days, Abu has proven his ability in the handling of military affairs, so much so that even Zhu Ran appreciates him very much, and does not forget to take him with him when discussing military affairs, which shows his trust.

However, at this moment, Abu did not have the slightest bit of heroism that a red man in the army should have, not only was his black cowhide armor completely soaked, but the ends of his eyebrows were still covered with rain, and his eyes were red and swollen, obviously he had already cried in the barracks.

Beside him, the reined horses shook their heads a little boredly, and rain was dripping from their manes.

When he got the news from the school office, he came almost non-stop, but until he arrived at the door of Zhang's house, he didn't dare to knock on the door, even if he knew that there must be a slight fire inside, and there would even be hot tea and towels, but where could the coldness in his heart be dispelled by these?

But things have to be done after all, especially after Zhang Mingqi died, as his best friends in Jianye, Qin Ke and Abu could only knock on the door.

Almost at the moment when the knock fell, the door was opened, and all three of them saw the young girl, whose hair was coiled in a bun that made her even more tender as a bride.

She bit her lower lip, her eyes full of sorrow, as if she had expected something, and the basket in the crook of her arm was squeezed out of shape.

Sometimes things are like a layer of window paper, just to see who dares to pierce it first.

School Secretariat.

"It seems that General Huang has also encountered a difficult opponent. When the latest military newspaper was presented, Zhou Gongjin looked up and down three times, and only after printing the entire military newspaper in his mind did he put aside the bamboo slip and let out a long breath.

In fact, this situation is also expected.

Gao Changgong uses soldiers, is good at picking chestnuts in the fire, often does not move, moving is like a thunderbolt, even if there is a little loophole, he will accurately grasp and turn into an arrow and shoot directly into the heart.

Even though Huang Hansheng is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years and has rich experience enough to write a military book, in the face of Gao Changgong, a rising star, he still has to be careful to deal with it.

Moreover, what is more difficult for Huang Hansheng in this battle is that both sides are Jing Wu's armies, no matter which side loses is actually Jing Wu's loss, if the two armies are really beaten into a pulp and suffer heavy casualties, then Jing Wu is really the elite is lost, and it will be effortless for the Tang State to go south in the future.

"It's hard. Zhou Gongjin glanced at Shen Dao, who was closing his eyes and recuperating because of the fatigue of his official duties for days, and sighed, "If you put me in the position of the old general, I'm afraid it's really better to roll my eyes and sleep to death." ”

Shen Dao listened to Zhou Gongjin's words, suddenly laughed, and said: "You can't die if you sleep, but I think that if you don't sleep for so many days, even if you have the care of that female doctor, you will die in the school mansion sooner or later." ”

Although there is no lack of ridicule, but it is also heartfelt, Zhou Gongjin at this moment is simply discouraged, with deep dark circles under his eyes, no matter how he looks at it, he doesn't look like a pampered school official.

However, being ridiculed by his subordinates like this, Zhou Gongjin, as his boss, still felt a little unbearable on his face, and after glaring at Shen Dao, he laughed to himself.

"I really can't figure it out, obviously you haven't slept much, why do you seem to be quite energetic? Just because of the pranayama method you learned in the Ji Shang Palace? This Ji Shang Gong rubbed his somewhat greasy hair, and complained helplessly.

Hearing Zhou Gongjin's words, the corners of Shen Dao's mouth curved slightly, and replied softly: "I studied with the teacher when I was five years old, and the teacher gave me the right to read the classics of the school palace on my own, and it has been twenty-six years now. ”

In the previous dynasty, the Ji school palace was known as a collection of millions of books, for the world's studious people's library, even if a mutiny broke out during the fall of the previous dynasty destroyed several library pavilions, but the profound heritage and the subsequent vigorous restoration of the Mo family, this Xue Gong is still like the morning sun to look at the world, so that the stars are dim.

Although Shen Dao didn't say any more, the subtext was already very obvious: Ji went to school to have so many books in the palace, and it was normal for him to have some spiritual cultivation skills.

However, Zhou Gongjin was not only not relieved, but his expression collapsed even more, slammed his chin on the table, and complained: "I know that you are the pride of the sky, you have been taught by Doctor Shang since childhood, and you have the privilege of passing freely in the Jishang Palace. But don't you have to think about the fact that the school council in front of you is a halfway monk? ”

Shen Dao smiled slightly, opened his eyes and said very sincerely: "Although adults come from the rivers and lakes, they are transparent in the world, penetrating people's hearts, and can do what others can't. Jing Wu's form is intricate, but the adults can still take care of the school affairs in an orderly manner, and they are not much more reckless than the students who go to the school palace, so that they are admired. ”

Zhou Gongjin suddenly laughed: "It is worthy of being a celebrity in the school palace, and it is also a set of sycophants." ”

Although he knew in his heart that this was a sycophant, Zhou Gongjin was also comfortable when he heard it, after all, a person like Shen Dao, how many people deserved to let him deign to pat a sycophant?

Accept it when you see it, Zhou Gongjin didn't let the family praise him anymore, and as soon as the topic changed, he went back to business: "Speaking of intricacies, there is an intricate matter now, Qin Ke's kid suspects that behind the disappearance of the tiger is a conspiracy planned by a force, and it may even affect the entire Jianye, what do you think about this?"

Regarding this matter, Shen Dao has actually been paying attention to it, so he replied quickly: "More clues are needed, but now it seems that Qin Ke has at least half of what he said right." ”

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