In Kyushu in the east, Chang'an, the sun rising above the clouds became hot and dry, a gust of wind blew, and in the rustling sound, the sycamore leaves swayed gently with the chirping of cicadas one after another.

"Retreat—"

The eunuch's sharp voice came from the palace in the distance, and soon, the courtiers walked out of the Wenzhao Palace, Min Changwen walked at the back, stepped out of the high threshold, looked at the already bright sky, squinted, the bright sun shone on his head, the once gray beard and hair had been completely white, and he looked at the colleagues who were laughing and laughing in front of him.

Some think of their best friend, Shuhua Gong, and his student, Lu Liangsheng, the Great Sui National Teacher, and I don't know what is going on now.

Perhaps, the old man should secretly go to see the reincarnation of Shuhuagong...... Take a look, you can also relieve some boredom, and you can't say that you can still make a New Year's friend. ’

Thinking about the best friend who has been with him for many years, he turned into a child, and the old face couldn't help but laugh.

Min Qing took a slow step. ”

A hearty voice suddenly came from the Wenzhao Palace, and the old man turned around and bowed to a figure dressed in a dragon robe and wearing a crown.

"I've seen Your Majesty, I don't know what Your Majesty ordered to stop the old minister?"

"I stopped you, can't I say anything else?"

The two eunuchs carefully held up the hem of the robe embroidered with dragon cloud patterns, and the steps extended upward, and the majestic body supported the dragon robe out of the Wenzhao Palace, Yang Guang stroked the swaying bead curtain, showed a smile, and invited the old minister in front of him to walk in the fence corridor carved by white rock.

"I can see that Min Qing is laughing alone, I don't know if it's fun, how about telling me about it?"

The emperor is young, but Min Changwen does not dare to slack off, especially when the Duke of Yue Guo dies and the national teacher goes to sea, the emperor in front of him gradually matures, every move, word and deed, quite like the demeanor of Yang Jian when he was still alive.

A gentleman and a minister slowly walked under the eaves of the palace, looking at the summer heat that was almost noon.

In the sound of cicadas, Min Changwen replied with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is thinking of Shuhuagong, I have heard Lu Guoshi mention that Shuhua Gongren was reincarnated as a human being, and devoted himself to a family surnamed Cui, and it is not far from Chang'an. ”

Yang Guang pursed his lips and smiled, sighed with some emotion, stopped, and looked at the square in the distance, and the civil and military figures who were still leaving.

"If it weren't for the national teacher's way to break through many things that ordinary people don't know, life and death are vast, how many people can be relieved? My father left, and I couldn't be sad myself, but it was easily resolved by the national teacher, and let my father and emperor go chicly, so that the ministers, as well as me, my queen mother, couldn't help laughing, if only everyone in the world could be like this, how good it would be. ”

On the side, the old man turned his face, stroked the white beard under his chin, restrained his smile, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, life and death have a certain number, life is happy, death is sad, it is for solemnity and respect, if you abandon these, there will be no joy and no sorrow for a long time, it is not a good thing, then people are not afraid of death, not happy for life, then it will be bad." ”

"Min Qing, you talked to death. ”

Yang Guang retracted his gaze from a distance, smiled rather distressedly, turned around and continued to move forward, with a wide sleeve flicked outward, allowing the eunuch who followed to retreat to the back, and then put his hands behind him.

"By the way, how long has it been since the national teacher went to sea?

"Your Majesty didn't know, how did the old minister know first. Min Changwen has always had one thing to say, "Your Majesty doesn't have anything to worry about the national teacher, but the old minister thinks that Your Majesty still asks more about the Grand Canal than about it." ”

The old man said this, and he also had a score in his heart, after the death of the Duke of Yueguo, no one could hinder the emperor in front of him, as soon as Lu Liangsheng went to sea, he began to plan the Grand Canal, from Gyeonggi to the north, then to the east, and then to the south, all the way to Suzhou and Hangzhou, such a large project, the states and counties close to the canal, but also to share the pressure of the imperial court, can be described as huge.

A large number of young people need to be conscripted, and they also need to supply food and drink, at this time there is already a boiling outside, especially some families, although it is not much, but it is also their money and food, and they are missing a share for no reason, they are all distressed, for several months, they have been constantly playing letters, as an official of the ministry, Min Changwen even if he has a hard head, he also feels quite tricky.

"Min Qing, don't ask too much about this matter, just do it directly, and I will handle the rest. ”

Speaking of the digging of the Grand Canal, Yang Guang's smile turned cold, and some close servants came up as if they had something to say, but they were all reprimanded by him and retreated, and continued to talk about the canal while walking.

"I know your pressure, but as the emperor, I am at the top, and you know this pressure? I am not afraid, what are you afraid of?! When my father was still there, I kept talking about the canal, but unfortunately he couldn't wait to put it into action, and handed over the drawn drawings to me, as a son, how could he not fulfill his father's wishes, not to mention that this is a major event for the benefit of the country and the people, benefiting thousands of people in the future, even if I am not there one day, the later dynasties will always remember me, remember you a little, okay?"

Your Majesty is cautious. ”

Min Changwen hurriedly interrupted, what kind of 'Jiangshan will not be there one day', but you can't say it nonsense, especially from the emperor's mouth, it is somewhat unlucky.

"Be careful what you say. Yang Guang laughed out loud, raised his hand and waved his sleeves: "I am the emperor, even the emperor doesn't dare to speak, who else in the world dares to speak? If it is a court, because a word is gone, don't do it, if the national teacher is here, I can't say that he will praise 'well said'!"

Speaking of Lu Liangsheng, the old man was silent, in fact, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and even the emperor heard about what happened in Penglai, Qingzhou, and there was no need to guess at all, he knew that in the sudden gale, it was the national teacher who went by ferry, as for why the wind suddenly blew and blew down many B&B buildings, everything became a mystery, and only when the national teacher returned to the dynasty, maybe he would figure it out.

Perhaps, Sun Daochang, who kept his hand in the Wanshou Temple, knew something. ’

Thinking like this, the old man and Yang Guang said some common things again, and seeing that the hour was not early, he left the palace, and in the swaying ox cart, Min Changwen opened the curtain and took a look at the bustling street scene outside.

Pedestrians are in a hurry, the vendors are shouting loudly, the people with fragrant mutton cakes are drooling, the fat boy passing by is dragging the steward's hand and coming back, jumping to his feet in a hurry, shouting to buy; the man carrying the rice bag walks into the grain store, wipes his sweat profusely, sits on the side of the street and counts the morning's income, and his dark face shows a smile, as if he is thinking about what to buy for his wife and daughter at home......

In the lively market, the ox cart passed slowly, the creaking sound of the wheels, the street stall on the side, the Taoist priest with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks took off a flower face mask and covered it on his face, turned his head to face the woman behind him, provoked the woman to clench her fists, grinned in pain, and hurriedly put the mask away.

"Let's go, Xiaoxiao, I'll show you other places today. ”

The Taoist priest with the sharp-beaked monkey cheeks is Sun Yingxian, and the woman he pulled is his wife Lu Xiaoxian, who picked up from Qixia Mountain two months ago, and can be regarded as having seen the world, and with it, Li Jinhua and Lu Laoshi are a little worried and also followed, and even the family members of Lu Pan's eight people, a large number of people form a team, and they are quite powerful.

"I don't want to go shopping, my father and mother are tired, and you don't look at the time. Xiao Xian broke away from his hand and walked back to a stall behind, where Lu Laoshi was buying some cakes for his wife, and when he saw his daughter and son-in-law coming over, he handed over a piece of cake.

"It's almost noon, and when I go back to Guanli, I will definitely not be able to catch up with dinner, so let's deal with it first. ”

"Ouch, my father-in-law, how can you buy these things again. ”

The Taoist hurriedly put away the cakes, pointed to the big bag that Lu Lao Shi was carrying between his elbows, which was full of some dry food, scratched his ears and cheeks and looked around, saw a restaurant, and hurriedly asked Xiao Xian to help pull the second elder, and went over there together.

"Daochang Sun is here, please invite inside, and the little one will go and ask Chef Zhu to come out. ”

"Little Sun, what are you doing with us in such a big restaurant, it doesn't cost anything!" Li Jinhua stood outside the door, looking at the furnishings inside, she knew that the dishes inside were not cheap, and she was about to go out by pulling her husband's sleeve.

"Let's go, what to waste this money for, what to eat, the old lady will go back and cook it for you, you can save a lot." ”

At this time, the fat figure walked out of the corridor at the corner of the counter, and the woman who was arguing with Lao Sun was stunned for a moment, looked at the pig Gangguan wearing an apron, smiled and raised her finger to the other party, walked to the front, and looked up and down.

"I know you, Pig Gang Chiena...... Why did you become a cook here?"

The fat black man has lived in Qixia Mountain for a period of time, so he is naturally familiar with Li Jinhua, not to mention that he is still Lu Liangsheng's wife, and Zhu Gangguan's tone and expression are much gentler than others.

"My old pig likes to eat, and I like to cook some food, so I just came to taste my craftsmanship and didn't charge a penny. ”

"No money, then I'll really sit down?"

Seeing the old pig nodding, Li Jinhua was not polite, pulled her somewhat restrained husband to find a table and sat down, looked at the black man who went to the back kitchen, and looked at Sun Yingxian who poured tea for her daughter in front of her, and suddenly, she missed her son.

"Little grandson, where did you say Liangsheng is now, when will he come back......

Lu Laoshi, who was next to him, held his wife's hand, "What do you want him to do, don't think about it." ”

These words stopped the Taoist, took the teapot and thought for a while, looked at the bright sunshine outside the door, and didn't know how to speak for a while.

The sky was spreading, far to the west, and it was still a misty morning.

The man who cares about everyone.

At this time, leading the old donkey, carrying the mermaid with the tail, and the four scholars with their heads and four looking around, looked around a little confused against a purchased drawing in their hands.

The route above seems to be a little right.