At noon, the sad Liu Xunyi reluctantly left Zhao Yuan's cemetery.

At this time, the wind and rain have stopped, the clouds have dispersed, the warm sun pours down, and a brilliant rainbow appears in the sky. The air is filled with the scent of rain, dew, flowers and earth, which is invigorating and refreshing.

As soon as Liu Xunyi came out, more than a dozen Golden Sword Captains waiting outside the cemetery hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord Liu, the carriage is ready......

"No need!" Liu Xunyi interrupted absentmindedly as he straightened his robe, "You guys go back first, I want to go alone." ”

"This ......"

Hearing this, the Golden Sword Captains couldn't help but look embarrassed, and they all looked left and right, as if they didn't know how to respond.

Seeing this, the captain led by him laughed dryly twice, and said respectfully: "Lord Liu, Master Hou ordered us to escort you back to Tianji Pavilion......"

"I know, but I don't want to go back now. Liu Xunyi waved his hand casually, wanting to turn around and leave.

"The ......"

Seeing that Liu Xunyi insisted on going his own way, the captain led by hurriedly stepped forward, subconsciously blocked his way, and persuaded: "Lord Liu, the world has not been peaceful recently, and Lord Hou is also worried about your safety......

"I went all the way back to Lin'an from Mobei and it was peaceful, I just walked around today, what danger can I have?" Seeing that the lieutenants repeatedly stopped me, and looked nervous one by one, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but secretly suspicious, and jokingly said, "What's more, with your martial arts, if you want to protect me, it's a little ...... Bring sand to the beach. ”

With that, Liu Xunyi showed a confident smile to the captains, and walked away.

"Lord Yanagi!"

More than a dozen golden knife captains caught up again, and invisibly formed an encirclement of Liu Xunyi, and before Liu Xunyi could question it, the captain led by him had already spoken first: "If you want to buy something, just tell us to go ......."

"I want to go for a walk by the West Lake. ”

Liu Xunyi's feeling became more and more strange, as if these golden sword captains in front of him were not protecting him, but spying on him, and even ...... Restrict his freedom.

Even though the feeling in his heart was very strong, Liu Xunyi still didn't want to admit this thought.

After all, Qin Wei had sworn to share blessings and hardships with him. If they are brothers who take care of each other with all their hearts and hearts, how can they do one thing in front of each other and one thing behind their backs?

However, although Liu Xunyi was a gentleman and frank, these golden sword captains had no intention of letting go. Although their words are still respectful, their attitudes are becoming more distinct.

"Lord Liu, this is Lord Hou's explanation, I hope you don't embarrass us......"

"If I'm not mistaken, Brother Qin only asked you to protect me, and didn't let you put me under house arrest. Liu Xunyi frowned slightly, and looked around at the captains who were looking at each other unkindly, without the slightest intention of compromise.

"But ......"

"Don't get me wrong!"

Without waiting for the lieutenants to quibble, the leader hurriedly threw his hand forward and apologized: "My lord, we are all newcomers who have not been in the cabinet for a long time, and we are not familiar with the rules of the Tianji Pavilion. Therefore, sometimes it is inevitable to overkill, and hope for the sea of the people. ”

"I remember your name was ...... Chu Mao?" Liu Xunyi looked the middle-aged man with swords and eyebrows up and down, and said with interest, "Looking at your eyes and the calluses on your hands, it seems that you have been in battle for a long time, not a newcomer. ”

"Lord Liu's eyes are like a torch, and the villain admires!" Chu Mao said with a smile, "The villain once served as the 'Cloud Cavalry Captain' in front of the palace, and was deposed by the army because he was drunk on duty half a year ago, and later was invited by the Hou Ye to enter the Tianji Pavilion to serve. ”

"The front division of the palace?" Liu Xunyi's eyes changed, "Are you from Xifu?"

"It used to be. Chu Mao was not surprised, and said with a light smile, "I think Lord Liu should not be prejudiced because of his background." ”

"I just...... A little surprised. Liu Xunyi glanced at Chu Mao deeply, and then looked very good, and said, "You are an understanding person, and I don't want to say some things a second time." ”

"The villain understands! It's just that there are many rivers and lakes outside right now who are eyeing the adults, in case something happens to the adults, we really can't explain it to the Hou Ye......

As for this, Chu Mao suddenly felt that Liu Xunyi's eyes were becoming more and more gloomy, and his face changed, and he hurriedly changed his words: "If the adults really don't want to go back to Tianji Pavilion, at least ...... Let me bring someone with me to protect me in case of an emergency. ”

"I'm not used to being followed by a group of people. Liu Xunyi raised his eyebrows, and his momentum became tougher and tougher.

"This ......"

Under Liu Xunyi's aggressive gaze, Chu Mao swallowed a mouthful of spit with difficulty, and glanced at the other Golden Sword Captains, so that he could turn his heart sideways and compromise: "Okay! I will only take three people with me to protect me, and let the others go back to Tianji Pavilion first." ”

"It seems that if you don't agree to your conditions, do you plan to let me go?"

"The villain doesn't dare to ......"

"It's not boring, just follow along. ”

After that, Liu Xunyi no longer paid attention to Chu Mao, who pretended to be panicked, and walked away.

......

Through the streets and alleys, go straight to the West Lake Langyuan.

When Liu Xunyi was walking around on the shore of the long-lost West Lake, a familiar figure suddenly came into his eyes.

"Feng Tianba?"

In a wine shop on the shore, a depressed Feng Tianba sat alone in the corner. He drank like water, bowl after bowl, as if his heart was depressed, so he borrowed wine to kill his sorrows.

"Brother Feng!"

Liu Xunyi asked Chu Mao and the four of them to sit at another table, walked to Feng Tianba's side, and directly snatched the wine bowl in his hand and drank it all.

"Who the...... Lord Liu?"

Feng Tianba was just about to get angry, but he suddenly identified the person who came, and hurriedly swallowed the foul words blurted out back into his stomach, and a look of embarrassment appeared in his eyes.

"Brother Feng, don't come unharmed!"

Looking at Feng Tianba, who was haggard and bearded, Liu Xunyi knew without asking that he must have been as bad as himself in the past few days.

"Lord Liu, the matter of Tianji Hou...... I heard. Feng Tianba shook his dizzy head, and while pouring wine for Liu Xunyi, he soothed with kind words, "You mourn and change." ”

"Heart!"

"Come, the first bowl of wine, we worship the spirit of heaven and the marquis. ”

Feng Tianba ignored the strange gazes of the drinkers around him, suddenly got up, and spilled the wine on the ground with Liu Xunyi.

"The second bowl of wine, we salute the prime minister who is in prison!"

"!"

"The third bowl of wine, we salute those Dongfu adults who are wronged!"

"Do it again!"

There are no senseless greetings, no superfluous consolation, no dull melancholy, and the two have tacitly understood as soon as they meet.

It was all in the wine, and in a few moments they had drunk several jars.

Today's Liu Xunyi and Feng Tianba have a sense of sympathy for each other that "they are both fallen people at the end of the world".

Especially Feng Tianba, I don't know if it was because of the drunkenness or the depths of love, he suddenly grabbed Liu Xunyi's arm with excitement and began to talk endlessly, foaming at the mouth. For a while, he shouted grievances for the prime minister, for a while he shouted grievances for the Dongfu, for a while he pointed to the heavens and scolded the earth, complained about injustice, and for a while he made a big fuss about the Xifu......

But he scolded back and forth, but he didn't say that the Great Song Emperor was not.

"Brother Feng, the prime minister is in trouble, what arrangements do they make for you?"

"Lord Jia asked me to continue to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion on an errand to protect the Prime Minister's family. Feng Tianba said bitterly, "What Lord Jia means is that the prime minister has not been convicted for a day, and the prime minister's house has not been raided for a day, everything will be in order, and we will be rearranged after the holy decree is issued." ”

In this way, Lord Jia can be regarded as affectionate and righteous. However, the prime minister suffered this catastrophe, and there is no hope for the official to be reinstated. Liu Xunyi said worriedly, "Brother Feng, what are your own plans?"

"Me?" Feng Tianba smiled nonchalantly, "It's a big deal...... If you go back to the Yamen of Pingjiang Mansion to be a head catcher, as long as you can serve the country, it will be the same wherever you are on an errand. What about you? I heard...... The throne of the Lord of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion was originally supposed to be yours, and Qin Wei could steal the high position while you were away......"

"Brother Feng, don't talk nonsense!"

Seeing that Chu Mao's faces became more and more gloomy, Liu Xunyi hurriedly stuffed the wine bowl into Feng Tianba's hand, and reminded him meaningfully: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister." ”

"That's right. Feng Tianba burped and complained, "This time we are busy with our relatives." A few days after I returned, except for the first day when I returned to Lord Jia, no one paid attention to you and me. I thought that we would work hard in Mobei and get at least a few words of praise when we came back, but unexpectedly, ......"

Feng Tianba seems to be self-deprecating, but in fact it implies endless bitterness. Putting in the effort but not being recognized, Rao is a person like him who is almost stupid and loyal to the court, he will feel a little disheartened, let alone Liu Xunyi?

"In troubled times, it is not easy to save a small life, and how dare you covet any rewards? Think about the prime minister and the marquis of heaven, in contrast, you and I can sit here and drink today, which is a blessing in misfortune. ”

"It's still Lord Liu who sees it thoroughly......"

"Oh, where did the little Hanako come from, and how dare she come here to ask for food?"

"Uncle, please reward me with a bite to eat!"

"Get out of here, dirty, if you scare away my guests, I'll kill you!"

"Uncle, I'll kowtow to you......"

"Go, go, we're here for a tavern, not a good hall......"

When Liu Xunyi and Feng Tianba were chatting, there was a sudden noise at the door of the wine shop, which caused all the drinkers to raise their eyes and watch.

The figures were longing, but they saw an unkempt, ragged thin young man holding a broken bowl, completely ignoring the beating and scolding of the wine shop, and kowtowing to them again and again like garlic, which was very sad and pitiful.

"Xiao is called Hanako, and if you don't get away, blame Lao Tzu for being polite......"

"Stop!"

Or touching the scene, the scene in front of him reminded Liu Xunyi of his childhood, and he couldn't help but feel compassion, and hurriedly stopped speaking, and got up at the same time.

"Shopkeeper, prepare some meals for him and keep my account!"

As he spoke, Liu Xunyi helped the trembling young man up, and then stuffed a piece of silver into his dirty broken bowl.

"Thank you, uncle, thank you, uncle......"

When the surprised young man looked up at his savior, his eyes suddenly changed, and his voice stopped abruptly. Immediately after, the muscles on his face trembled violently due to the excitement in his heart, and an unbelievable cry came out of his mouth: "Willow...... Lord Liu!"

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi, who wanted to return to the table, couldn't help but be stunned, and when he looked closely, he suddenly realized that the young man in front of him with a face full of mud was a little familiar.

"Lord Liu, it's me!"

The young man rubbed his hand on his face, hastily smoothing out his unkempt hair, and his original face gradually revealed a hint of clues.

Seeing this scene, Liu Xunyi, who was full of confusion, was like being slapped on the head, and he held his breath and hid his face.

"Are you...... Little Dingzi?"

......