In the winter of the ninth year of Qing'an, it snowed in the territory of the Dachang Dynasty.

Wrapped in silver, thousands of miles fluttering.

Compared with previous years, this heavy snow came really late, and it didn't come until the day of the New Year.

In this country, the older generation often says that spring rain and winter snow are spiritual, and it wants to bring the gift of heaven to everyone, so it must be waiting for something if it comes late, but it is slowly falling on the last day of this year, indicating that it has not waited.

Say goodbye to the old and celebrate the new year, today is just a farewell to the old.

Before the New Year, the majestic city of Beiyang City couldn't wait to change into new clothes, white as the palace of the legendary Moon God.

In the early morning, three horses outside Beiyang City came from the snowstorm.

There was almost no difference between the three of them when they were covered in snow, and their clothes and horses were all white.

Two men and one woman, the man in the front had a layer of ice and snow hanging on his eyebrows, leaving only Fang's gentle eyes, the wind and snow kept blowing on his face, but his eyes never closed slightly.

The woman next to her was carrying a long knife, she was middle-aged, and she was half old.

The old man at the end had a bitter face and blank eyes, and he always felt that the wind and snow were going to bury him in this city.

The man at the front spoke, his lips touching the snowflakes on his face, but his voice was not cold, it was still so gentle, "Lord Si Zheng, this trip to the southern border, I hope that the adults will speak up fairly." ”

The old man behind him smiled bitterly, "The eldest prince is too worried, and the ministers in front of the palace naturally dare not deceive Your Majesty." ”

This group of people is the Spring and Autumn Prince and the Imperial Spirit Division Master Bi Siqian, the three of them went to the south a few days ago, and they didn't hurry back until the day of the New Year.

Thousands of miles away, although the road was bumpy, the eldest prince did not show any dust, and the old man behind him seemed to have experienced a ghost gate.

The eldest prince smiled and nodded, stretched out his hand to wipe the snow from his brows, and a pair of cold eyebrows suddenly appeared, if Bi Siqian could see it, he might feel that the belated snow was a little too gentle compared to those cold eyebrows.

"Don't dare to deceive in front of the palace, Lord Si Zheng means that the queen of the palace will discredit this son?"

The woman's right hand was lightly resting on the hilt of the knife that was being slung crosswise, and her face was expressionless.

Bi Siqian was stunned when he saw this, and hurriedly explained: "The minister has no such intention!

The eldest prince narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Just kidding, why should Lord Si Zheng take it seriously? Your Excellency has worked hard for Your Majesty, and I am willing to travel thousands of miles with my son to the south, how can I do anything to my lord?"

"The old minister serves the country, and he is within the minister's office, and he can't afford to work hard. ”

This Lord Si Zheng can not be said to be imprudent, serving the country means that it is for the country, and if you admit to serving Your Majesty, it will make it clear that I am standing opposite you. If it is in normal times, the meaning may sound the same, but when the two are fighting, the difference between these two sentences is not a little bit.

Even if the two of them knew that they had already stood in their positions, they knew that the meaning was completely different from what they said in front of the eldest prince, and then the old man looked at the city gate in front of him, and always felt that this should be his last year in this city, and he had to hurry up and resign and return to old age no matter what.

The two brothers are more shrewd than the other, and if they continue like this, they will be tossed to death by the two of them sooner or later.

In front of others, Bi Siqian became the head of the Imperial Spirit Division, and led more than 100 cultivators in the Imperial Spirit Division, which should be a high authority, at least the most powerful force in the capital.

But only he knew that most of those cultivators were weak in strength, and those who could survive the rain of arrows in the army were also handful.

It has nothing to do with his ability, but the nature of the cultivator's mind and the spirit of the Imperial Spirit Division determines that such an organization will not develop too well.

The Imperial Spirit Division is under the control of the state, and the existence of the Spiritual Academy Crazy Book Pavilion is completely different from the existence of cultivating talents, the Spirit Academy and the Crazy Book Pavilion are to cultivate talents for the country, plus their own strength is strong, so naturally there will be a large number of students who will go there.

But the Imperial Spirit Division is different, and those who join the Imperial Spirit Division must serve the country and be sent by others.

is also to serve the country, but the meaning is completely different, and the difference is a choice.

The right to choose is very important, even if the students of the Spirit Academy and the Crazy Book Pavilion graduate, no one will force them to go or stay, there is a great place in the world, and the imperial court that is willing to serve the country is welcome, if you don't want to, then you can do what you like, and joining the academy itself can be better cultivated.

The focus of the Imperial Spirit Division is not on training, but on being on call before and after the saddle. Just imagine, cultivators already think very highly of themselves, no matter how strong or weak they think that they are already beyond ordinary people, how can they be like cattle and horses to obey others?

This Lord Si Zheng went to the south with the eldest prince this time, and it can really be said that he walked away from the ghost gate.

It's not a big deal, but the stakes are great, and he still can't understand why His Majesty the Emperor would agree to go to the south with this immortal, isn't this just pushing himself into the fire pit?

"Lord Si Zheng, Your Majesty will hold a banquet in Zhaoyang Palace at noon, and you and I must enter the palace as soon as possible to report on our work. The eldest prince spoke.

Hearing the word debriefing, the old man outside the snowy city actually oozed a cold sweat on his forehead, raised his sleeve and wiped it before returning with difficulty: "That's nature, that's nature." ”

The three horses entered the city and went straight to the North Palace.

At this time, although Beiyang City was covered with heavy snow, the fiery atmosphere was unabated, and even in the early morning, every household had already opened their doors to prepare for the last carnival of the year.

The children are even more happy, grabbing snow from the ground, kneading the dough, and throwing it out, which is the favorite game of those children in winter.

A snowball just happened to hit the forehead of the eldest prince, and the woman next to him immediately drew a knife.

Chunqiu waved his hand, indicating that it was okay.

"Yes, I'm sorry. The child with a green pheasant stood in the distance and said timidly to the three of them.

Spring and Autumn smiled, reached out and gently stroked the exploding snowball on his forehead, learning from the appearance of those children and crumpling them together.

Then he stared at the snowball in his hand and found that it was a little smaller, so he lowered his head and grabbed the snowflake that fell on his body, and rubbed it on the snowball in his hand, until the snowball was the size of a bowl, the eldest prince nodded with some satisfaction, still smiling, and gently threw it towards the child.

"Pick it up. ”

The child hurriedly reached out to catch it, looked at the round snowball in his hand, and laughed happily.

Since he loves the people like a son, how can he draw a knife because his own child snowball hits him?

The three of them proceeded.

Tie up the horses, and the eldest prince and Bi Siqian entered the palace together.

This majestic palace was white everywhere, and the footprints of the two were quickly buried by the wind and snow.

At the gate of the palace, hundreds of officials waited quietly, and His Majesty the Emperor had been there for a long time.

When the emperor saw the two coming, he hurriedly rushed to the outside of the hall to greet them, and the thick black dragon robe was quickly dyed white.

Seeing this, the minister couldn't help but sigh at the brotherhood, and even began to be a little suspicious of the rumors of the fight between the two.

When he came to the side of the two, he said with a sinister smile with slightly red eyes: "I thought my eldest brother wouldn't come back." ”

Chunqiu smiled: "This heavy snow is waiting for me, and I must come back." ”

"Whew!" said the Emperor, spitting with great disdain.

Bi Siqian was speechless.

Baiguan was far away, so he could only see the two brothers talking with each other, and he didn't dare to let anyone rush forward to disturb the conversation between the two.

Chunqiu smiled, didn't care about his contempt, and said: "The minister entered the palace to resume his life, and Commander Lin is not in the south. ”

The emperor frowned slightly, and turned to look at Bi Siqian, with an inquiring meaning in his eyes.

Bi Siqian smiled bitterly, this is what he worries about outside the city.

Lin Ping returned to the capital, and His Majesty the Emperor would inevitably rely on this strongest martial artist in this dynasty to make a move, and the situation of the eldest prince became dangerous.

If he is fair and straightforward, it is very likely that His Majesty the Emperor will think that he has united with the eldest prince to fool him, but if he lies, these two people are obviously not fools, but I am afraid that he will not even be able to get out of the palace gate, let alone pass the year.

"The minister can prove this, Commander Lin is indeed not in the southern border. Bi Siqian returned hard.

The emperor suddenly realized, looked at Bi Siqian, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "What crime should I be guilty of leaving my post without permission?"

Bi Siqian's lips trembled, he naturally couldn't go to the south with the eldest prince without permission, and he wouldn't dare to do so even if he was given a hundred dares without His Majesty the Emperor opening his mouth, but what did he mean by leaving his post without permission?

Chunqiu waved his hands and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the minister's petition to go to the south to invite Commander Lin to return to the capital, and Lord Si Zheng to follow the minister to testify was promised by His Majesty, and he cannot afford to leave his post without permission." ”

The emperor looked at the two of them with great interest, and finally his eyes stayed on the eldest prince, and said with a laugh: "Lord Si Zheng is flustered and doesn't know how to explain, how can the eldest brother not know who I am talking about?"

Of course, Chunqiu knew that what the emperor said was Lin Pinggui's unauthorized departure, but he still hurriedly defended Bi Siqian, and the meaning was extremely obvious.

Chunqiu was puzzled: "Please also ask Your Majesty to make it clear." ”

The emperor shook his head, "Commander Lin is not in the southern realm, and I and Lord Si Zheng are both clear, why should the eldest brother insist on going to ask for a result?"

Spring and Autumn smiled but did not speak. You know, you know a fart! The emperor said this just to make himself think that Lin Pinggui and the Zhennan Army belonged to him.

But Chunqiu knew that there were two forces in this dynasty that would never stand in line, that is, the Zhennan Army and the Spirit Academy.

Perhaps seeing that the eldest prince didn't believe it, a smile appeared on the corner of the emperor's mouth, "Lord Si Zheng, have you ever talked to Commander Lin about this Wangshulou entourage when you were in Sifang City?"

Bi Siqian nodded, "Commander Lin has clearly replied to the old minister, whether it is to enter the building to test the accompanying or to go to Nanyue in disguise to ask for a sword, he will obey the king's orders." ”

Chunqiu asked, "In this way, Commander Lin really went to Wangshu Tower?"

The emperor sighed softly and said with grief: "Big brother still doesn't believe it, why is no one in this country willing to believe me?"