Lifting the curtain of the carriage, Zhang Zhongqian looked at the city gate that was getting closer and closer, his brows stretched, and he could be regarded as returning safely.

Stopping the carriage, he jumped out of the carriage and motioned for the convoy to move on, and he walked a few steps briskly to catch up with Yuan Xi and Cheng Cheng in front.

Cheng Shifei was chatting with Yuan Xi with excitement on his face, and Zhang Zhongqian stepped forward and said, "What are you talking about?

Cheng Shifei hurriedly turned around when he heard this, and saw that his brother-in-law came up, made a grimace and said, "I didn't say anything, but I was almost home, and I was happy, brother-in-law, to be honest, I really miss my father." ”

Zhang Zhongqian looked ahead and said: "When Chen Suisui returned home, he once said a poem, the bird is tired of flying and knows how to return, no matter how wonderful the outside world is, it is not as reassuring as home." ”

Cheng Shifei glanced at Zhang Zhongqian strangely, and said with contempt: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, I won't eat the goose for nothing last night, so I won't feel any emotion here!"

After speaking, he smiled and said: "The outside world is wonderful? What is wonderful? Is it that the girls are good-looking, or are the uncles often come to play? Brother-in-law, if you say this in front of my sister, I can guarantee that what you will get is not moving, but the sentence 'Tell me the words clearly' first." ”

Zhang Zhongqian looked at Cheng right and wrong incredulously, and stared at him several times before asking, "Xiao Fei, where did you learn this set?"

Cheng Shifei picked up a stone bullet from the side of the road and pointed it to the big tree on the side of the road while walking, shook his head, sighed, and didn't say how strong it was, but there was no accuracy.

Hearing his brother-in-law ask him this, he walked with his head held high with his hands behind his back, and did not look at Zhang Zhongqian, but said lightly: "Do you want to learn? ”

Zhang Zhongqian looked at this brother-in-law who was not in shape, and helplessly glanced at Yuan Xi, who was watching the joke on the side, and said: "Xiao Fei, that goose was originally bought for my father-in-law, I even wrote down in detail how to do it, presumably after arriving at home, my father-in-law can also eat a bite of delicious food similar to his hometown." ”

Cheng Shifei turned his head and grinned, stuck out his tongue and said, "Brother-in-law, I'm teasing you, can't I guess this?" But I thought that if the goose was stewed at home, I would have to call my sister to the house to eat. ”

Zhang Zhongqian asked, "What about me?"

Cheng Shifei raised his eyebrows, "Haven't you eaten it?"

Zhang Zhongqian sighed and shook his head, "Xiao Fei, I'm very sad, after so many years, you still treat my brother-in-law and me as outsiders." ”

Cheng Shifei was speechless for a while, smiled awkwardly and said: "It's nothing, brother-in-law, I can tell you, don't always say that I look at those so-called coarse branches and leaves, people can understand how to make a woman happy, what words should be said after marriage, and which words will cause unnecessary trouble, there is a lot of knowledge in this! Let me ask you, which book teaches you how to get along with husband and wife? Then the sage will say a sentence of three outlines and five constants, three from the four virtues, in my opinion, this woman is the same as a man. ”

As soon as Cheng Zheng's words came out, not only Zhang Zhongqian was surprised, but even Yuan Xi looked at Cheng right and wrong differently, and dared to say such a contrary to normal words, not to mention whether it was right or wrong, it was already shocking to have this mind and courage.

Zhang Zhongqian glared at Cheng right and said: "Xiao Fei, don't talk nonsense, if you listen to it to outsiders, I'm afraid that it will cause trouble for my father." ”

Cheng Shifei said unconvinced: "What is this?"

Yuan Xi remembered what the master had said to him, the mountain monk had not only complained about such a division of "Shinong industry and commerce", but also said something similar to Xiao Fei.

"Men, women, hahahaha, shouldn't the people in this world be the same?"

Those were Master's drunken words, and he took them to heart.

Yuan Xi looked at Cheng Cheng who was a little indignant, and said suspiciously: "Xiao Fei, where did you get this from?"

Cheng Shifei, who originally thought that he was quite powerful, was deflated when he heard Yuan Xi ask like this, pouted and said, "Brother Yuan, how do you know that I didn't say this?"

Yuan Xi smiled: "In your eyes, is a certain woman more powerful than a man?

When Cheng heard this, he jumped to the side, pointed at Yuan Xi and said: "Brother Yuan, you, you are really my good big brother, if you really have a girl and forget your brother, if this Lu Demon is really married by you, will I not have a good life?"

Yuan Xi glanced at him and said, "What does this have to do with you?"

When Cheng heard this, he scratched his head and said, "Also, with Brother Yuan here, how can Sister Guan Guan bully me again?"

Yuan Xi's face was full of helplessness, where did his words mean this.

Zhang Zhongqian couldn't help but interject on the side and asked: "It turns out that the woman Yuan Shaoxia likes is Miss Lu, then I have to congratulate Brother Yuan, Zhang is cheeky, I have to prepare this gift, brother don't forget to invite my brother to drink a glass of wine in the future." ”

Yuan Xi looked at Zhang Zhongqian, who was speaking as if he was real, and said helplessly: "Brother Zhang, don't listen to Xiao Fei's nonsense, it's nothing, I was originally joking about him, but this time it's okay." ”

Cheng Shifei smiled and said: "Brother Yuan, don't say that, I don't know who told me what Baisha Lake, accompanied by beauties, this Guan Sister has taken the initiative to ask you to meet, what else do you have to say?"

Yuan Xi's face was black, this Xiao Fei was too open-mouthed, he didn't tell him about it if he knew it.

Cheng Shifei said proudly: "Look, there is nothing to say, right?" Brother Yuan, I'm not afraid to tell you, if the man and woman are the same, it is what Sister Guan Guan said, you will have to fight for our men in the future." ”

Yuan Xi glared at Cheng right and wrong, no longer paying attention to right and wrong, but said to Zhang Zhongqian: "Brother Zhang, Xiao Fei is talking nonsense, please don't take it seriously, if Yuan Xi is really destined to marry a good wife in the future, he will invite Brother Zhang to have a drink." ”

Yuan Xi called himself "Brother Zhang" twice, which surprised Zhang Zhongqian, although his previous words were joking, but in his heart, he really wanted to be commensurate with Yuan Xi's brothers. It's just that he thinks he may not be able to.

I wanted to say a few more words, but in the end he just smiled and said, "Then I'll wait for good news." ”

For Yuan Xi, after getting along along this way, he felt that Zhang Zhongqian's behavior was very suitable for his temper, but on the way, Zhang Zhongqian treated him with courtesy, which invisibly added a barrier between the two, making Yuan Xi feel that he and Zhang Zhongqian were just doing business.

So when Zhang Zhongqian said the sentence "I am cheeky and long", Yuan Xi changed his name according to Zhang Zhongqian's meaning.

This interaction between people is often missed because of a self-righteousness, and of course, there are many self-righteousness that make people unhappy.

The truth of this seems to be difficult to grasp, but in fact, it is aimed at the matter of heart-to-heart.

As the saying goes, it is difficult to draw people and tigers, and it is difficult to know people and faces, but they do not know their hearts.

While speaking, the group came to the city gate, Zhang Zhongqian stepped forward, took out the documents prepared when he left Pingnan City, and after checking them one by one, everyone entered the city gate, and then a city guard ran over and asked: "Which one is Yuan Xiyuan Shaoxia?"

Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment, and said, "This big brother, I'm Yuan Xi, what's the matter?"

The soldier said: "On the orders of General Lu, I will wait for Yuan Shaoxia here, and ask Yuan Shaoxia to accompany me to the Zhennan Army camp." ”

Yuan Xi frowned, what was going on? Could it be because of the incident in Songguo Mountain?

He didn't answer, but just asked, "May I ask this big brother, does the general have anything to say, what is the matter with me?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "Yuan Shaoxia, I don't know about this matter, if Shaoxia is in doubt, he will know when he goes." ”

Cheng right and wrong and Zhang Zhongqian are also full of doubts, how can they intercept people at the city gate before they get home?

Cheng Shifei stepped forward and said: "This big brother, we have been out for almost two months, and we have just returned to our Pingnan City, and we are tired of traveling and driving, so let Brother Yuan go home and drink a sip of hot tea, change my clothes and go to see General Lu, okay?"

The soldier looked at Yuan Xi for a while, and then said to Cheng Shifei with a fist: "Cheng Shao Pavilion Master, I'm sorry, my small responsibilities, please don't embarrass me." ”

Cheng Shifei pulled Yuan Xi's sleeve and pressed it in front of him and whispered: "Brother Yuan, it shouldn't be the incident in Songguo Mountain, this General Lu is a little late to settle accounts." ”

Yuan Xi replied in a low voice: "I don't know what the situation is, if it was because of that incident, maybe it would be just in time for us to go out, so General Lu gave an order and waited for me to come back." ”

Cheng Shifei bit his lip and said, "Brother Yuan, why don't I go too, you were not the only one who was there that day, I was also present, maybe General Lu could listen to me in my father's face?"

Yuan Xi shook his head and said: "You better go back to the martial arts hall first, after being away from home for so many days, Cheng Shibo will definitely worry about you, maybe it's not what we think, after all, General Lu invited me over, not to arrest me." ”

Cheng Shifei looked worried, glanced at Yuan Xi and said, "What's the matter? I really think that General Lu asked you to be his son-in-law! Brother Yuan, with your ability, let me ask you, how many people does General Lu have to send to catch you? Do you say it's better to invite you or arrest you?"

The soldiers on the side saw where the two of them were muttering, although they had just accepted a piece of broken silver handed over by Zhang Zhongqian, but they were responsible, and it was not a way to go on like this, so they said: "Yuan Shaoxia, let's go, if you don't leave, I won't be able to keep my job!"

Yuan Xi smiled apologetically at the soldier and said, "I've kept my eldest brother waiting, I'll leave right away." ”

After speaking, he said to Zhang Zhongqian: "Brother Zhang, Xiao Fei, General Lu is invited, let's say goodbye here, Xiao Fei, greet Cheng Shibo for me." ”

After saying that, he turned around and left with the soldier.

Zhang Zhongqian said: "Xiao Fei, let's go, go back home and tell your father-in-law about this, and see what he can do." ”

Cheng Shifei nodded and said, "Yes, brother-in-law, your convoy is going too slowly, I'll go home first!"

Zhang Zhongqian nodded and said, "Go ahead!"

Cheng Shifei did not delay and ran in the direction of the Yunde Martial Arts Hall.

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The moon is dark and the wind is high at night, and there are clouds but no stars.

It was the time of curfew, but a side door of the palace was quietly opened, and the person waiting on horseback outside the door was the commander of the forbidden army, Cao Ning.

Seeing that a carriage came out, Cao Ning turned over and dismounted, stepped forward, knelt down and saluted: "The last general, Cao Ning, has seen Your Majesty." ”

Inside the carriage was the Son of Heaven of the Great Jin Dynasty, Sima Wende.

Sun Mink Temple opened the curtain of the carriage door, and Sima Wende said: "General Cao is exempt, but everything has been arranged?"

Cao Ning said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the last general will ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

Sima Wende nodded and said, "Cao Aiqing has worked hard, let's go!"

Sun Mink Temple lowered the curtain, Cao Ning got up, and escorted the carriage in the direction of the National Teacher's Mansion.

Inside the carriage, Sima Wende looked worried, and said to Sun Mink Temple: "Sun Mink Temple, is there really nothing in the palace?"

Sun Diao Temple looked at this cautious emperor, sighed that his life was not very good, and said softly: "Your Majesty, rest assured, if there is a little eunuch who does not open his eyes and chews his tongue, the old slave has his own ability to clean him up." ”

Sima Wende said worriedly: "But I'm afraid that there are people in the palace who are Xiangguo." ”

Sun Mink Temple squinted, looked at the lamp in his hand, and said in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty, the old slave dares to say something that should not be said, even if there are people from Xiangguo in the palace? You are our Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, unless Xiangguo dares to rebel, otherwise you will leave the palace in front of him, and he will dare not say a word?"

Sima Wende's eyes flashed, stared at Sun Mink Temple for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "Sun Mink Temple, you know my current situation, I will ask you a word, are you from Xiangguo?"

Hearing this, Sun Mink Temple gently put the lamp in his hand aside, knelt down to Sima Wende and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the old slave is loyal to Your Majesty, and this heart can show the sun and the moon." ”

Sima Wende sighed, and said to Sun Mink Temple, who seemed to be in tears: "Sun Aiqing, hurry up, I'm just asking casually, after all, there are not many credible people around me now." ”

Sun Mink Si got up, wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After speaking, he picked up the lantern, half-sat on the side of the carriage, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, isn't there still a national teacher?"

Sima Wende sighed, shook his head, pondered for a moment, and said lightly: "It turns out that the Han Mink Temple, who served his father, has brushed the toilet for so many years, and I think the evil breath in your heart has already come out, you can arrange it in a few days, let him continue to serve his father." ”

Sun Mink Temple bowed his head and saluted: "Your Majesty is merciful, the old slave will arrange it tomorrow." ”

Sima Wende nodded, and then asked, "Where is the little eunuch in the palace who originally recorded his father's emperor?"

Sun Mink Temple pondered for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty is asking the person with the surname of the palace?"

Sima Wende said: "It seems that this surname is Gong, I remember that my father also gave him a name, oh, I remembered it, called Gongjuren." ”

Sun Mink Temple said with a smile: "Your Majesty really has a good memory, you look at the old slave's brain, it is indeed called the palace man, now he should be under the hands of Tai Shi Ling, if the old slave remembers correctly, it was arranged by the national teacher himself, at that time His Majesty had just ascended the throne, and His Majesty naturally would not take such a small matter to heart." ”

Sima Wende nodded slightly and said, "It turns out that he is no longer a minister, so if I want to send him back to my father, I have to ask the meaning of the national teacher?"

Sun Mink Temple pondered and said: "Your Majesty, it is more appropriate to leave this matter to the national teacher, otherwise you suddenly mention a small historian, which will inevitably make Xiang Guo suspicious." ”

Sima Wende asked again: "Who is the chronicler who records my words and deeds now?"

Sun Mink Temple bowed his head and said, "It's a little eunuch named Xia Mi, Your Majesty?"

Sima Wende shook his head and said, "I'm just asking casually. ”

The National Teacher's Mansion is actually close to the Imperial Palace, but the Imperial Palace and the National Teacher's Mansion are too big, so the carriage walked for half an hour before arriving at the gate of the National Teacher's Mansion.

After Cao Ning buckled the door, the door opened, and seeing that it was Cao Ning, he nodded and said, "General Cao, the national teacher is waiting for Your Majesty on the stargazing platform, please come in." ”

Sima Wende got out of the carriage with the support of Sun Mink Temple, and the two walked into the National Teacher's Mansion one after the other.

Cao Ning followed, and the door of the National Teacher's Mansion was closed.

Sima Wende was visiting the National Teacher's Mansion for the first time, and he had also seen the towering stargazing platform in the palace.

The Great Great Teacher's Mansion doesn't seem to be too bright, and this light is not as good as the ordinary people of Luoyue City.

Sima Wende felt that this National Teacher's Mansion was too quiet.

Sima Wende asked Cao Ning: "Cao Aiqing, there don't seem to be many subordinates in this national teacher's mansion?"

Cao Ning followed a few steps and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the National Teacher is happy to be quiet, the people in this mansion are just a handful of people. ”

Sima Wende shook his head and sighed: "The national teacher is really a model for all the ministers, I have heard that although Zhao Yu has been deposed for many years, his life is extremely extravagant, enjoying himself day and night. ”

Cao Ning said in a low voice: "Back then, the national teacher was merciful, and Zhao Li was just dismissed, and Weichen heard that Zhao Li was rich and rivaled the country. ”

Sima Wende put his hands behind his back and let out a faint "oh".

Sun Mink Temple glanced back at Cao Ning and said, "General Cao said cautiously, doesn't General Fei know the saying that the whole world is not the king's land?"

Cao Ning was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, but the minister lost his word." ”

Sima Wende waved his hand.

But he was wondering in his heart, why the national teacher would treat Zhao Yu so leniently, he was complaining about his father in his heart.

If there were no such traitors and villains, why would my father have fallen into such a field today.

When he came to the stargazing platform, the person who led the way bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the national teacher has an explanation, and please ask Your Majesty to go on the stage alone." ”

Sun Mink Temple was just about to open his mouth to scold, but was stopped by Sima Wende, he said lightly: "Late at night, the side door quietly left the palace, and I sat in a single carriage, I have arrived at the National Teacher's Mansion, what kind of shelf are you still carrying? ”

After saying that, he took the lantern from Sun Mink's hand, and he stepped up and began to take the stage.

There is a small pavilion under the stargazing platform, and Cao Ning and Sun Mink Temple go to the pavilion to wait.

Seeing that there was not even a pot of tea on the stone table, Sun Mink Temple smiled and said: "The national teacher is really thrifty, and he doesn't even have a pot of tea for guests." ”

Cao Ning said coldly: "There are not many people who can become guests of the national teacher, so this tea may not need to be prepared." ”

Sun Mink's face changed, and then he said expressionlessly: "Our family doesn't dare to climb the National Teacher, but even General Cao is not a guest in the National Teacher's Mansion?"

Cao Ning glanced at Sun Mink Temple, didn't bother to say much to this sharp-tongued eunuch, and said casually: "How can I be a guest when I go to the National Teacher's Mansion?"

After saying that, the horizontal sword was in his knees, he closed his eyes and waited, and said no more.

Seeing this, Sun Mink Temple was no longer speechless, tilted his head, and looked at the high stargazing platform.

Sima Wende had already reached the top of the stage and saw the national teacher who was looking into the distance, Huo Xingwei.

Huo Xingwei turned around, saluted and said, "I've seen Your Majesty!"

Sima Wende nodded, and then made a disciple salute and said, "Wende has seen Mr. ”

Huo Xingwei said with a smile: "If Your Majesty's move is seen by Lord Xiangguo, you should scold the old man for bullying the king." ”

Sima Wende flicked his sleeves and said: "Mr. is my teacher, Mr. deserves this ceremony, and I Sima Wende agrees with it, so why do you need him Yuan Shixin to say more?"

Huo Xingwei nodded and said, "Your Majesty has said this, but it is not in vain that you have spent so much effort to come to my stargazing platform." ”

After speaking, he held on to the railing and said, "Your Majesty, come here, come and take a look at this Luoyue City, and take a look at the rivers and mountains of the Great Jin." ”

Sima Wende walked to Huo Xingwei's side, holding the waist-high carved railing with both hands and looking into the distance, the sky was endlessly dark, and under the sky, thousands of lights were lit up, and the stars were dotted, like stars in the sky.

"Your Majesty, have you ever seen this scene?"

Sima Wende shook his head and said, "It's better to be a stargazing platform of the national teacher, but I have never seen such a scene." ”

Huo Xingwei said: "Your Majesty, seeing is better than seeing your heart!"

Sima Wende was puzzled: "National teacher, what does it mean that seeing is not as good as seeing in the heart?"

Huo Xingwei said lightly: "The world is in Your Majesty's heart, why is it difficult to see it?"

Sima Wende was silent for a moment, bowed to Huo Xingwei and said, "Xie Guoshi mentions, but with my current situation, even if I want to have the world in my heart, I am afraid that I will not be able to catch it." ”

Huo Xingwei lowered his head and looked down, and said to Sima Wende: "Your Majesty, what will you see when you look down?"

Sima Wende clasped the railing tightly with both hands, his legs trembled a little, but as soon as he stretched out his probe, he hurriedly turned around, and he didn't even want to stand next to the railing.

Sima Wende patted his chest and said with palpitations: "High, too high, national teacher, I am a little afraid, it seems to be an endless abyss below, and if you fall, there will be nothing." ”

Huo Xingwei sighed, shook his head lightly and said: "Your Majesty, what is the matter with you coming late at night, I know very well, the general trend is coming, the ministers will do their best, and the rest depends on Your Majesty's own creation." ”

After speaking, he walked to Taichung and poured two bowls of tea.

"Your Majesty, let's have some tea!"

After Sima Wende sat down, he picked up the tea bowl, looked at it and said, "National Teacher, this tea bowl is very exquisite, and it seems to be different from the tea bowl we drank tea before. ”

Huo Xingwei took a sip of the tea bowl and said, "If Your Majesty likes it, the minister will turn around and ask someone to send a few sets to the palace." ”

Sima Wende also took a sip of tea and said, "Isn't this tea bowl made by the national teacher?"

Huo Xingwei smiled: "If you have nothing to do, just do it." ”

Sima Wende smiled: "Then I will be disrespectful." ”

After speaking, he swept his eyes on the table, but found that there was an empty tea bowl, and asked casually: "National teacher, is anyone else coming? Why is there still an empty bowl?"

Huo Xingwei said lightly: "Before Your Majesty came, Yuan Bingde also came. ”

The tea bowl in Sima Wende's hand fell on the table.