Xu Zhichang sighed, turned his head, and saw that there was an official ship in the center of the Yao Pond rippling on the blue waves, the ship was carved and jade, and the mast on the bow and stern of the ship was full of red lanterns, which was very luxurious and magnificent, and the silk and bamboo in the ship were bursting, and the singing and dancing continued.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and a bright moon jumped out of the lake. Xu Zhi and the tourists saw the official ship sailing towards the Yanliu Pavilion, and the crisp and loud singing voice of a singer came out of the boat, singing "Yushu Backyard Flower" by Nanchen Chen:

Liyu Fanglin is on the high pavilion, and the new outfit is glamorous.

Yinghu Ning Jiao didn't go in at first, and greeted him with a smile when he came out.

The face of the enchantress is like a flower with dew, and the jade tree shines in the backyard.

The flowers do not bloom for long, and they fall red and fall all over the ground and return to silence.

When everyone listened to the song, they couldn't help but applaud and praised: "This song is only in the sky, how many times can I hear it in the world?" After singing the song, there was a joking sound in the boat, and after a while, the music started again, and the song "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" made by Emperor Yang of Sui came out:

The twilight river is not moving, and the spring flowers are in full bloom.

The waves will go away from the moon, and the tide will bring the stars.

The night dew contains flowers, and the spring pond is full of moonlight.

Hanshui is a wandering girl, and Xiangchuan is worth two concubines.

Xu Zhi saw that the tourists had a lot of discussion after listening to it, and they all said that this song was fresh and refreshing, and it was really an excellent work for the occasion. Xu Zhi sighed in his heart: "Although these two songs are beautiful and pleasant, the words are gorgeous and the tunes are extravagant, and they are both composed by the king of the dead country. It is the merchant girl who does not know the hatred of the country, everyone is in a splendid and prosperous place, and it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they are even more happy, who would have thought that outside the city of Yangzhou, the Jianghuai land is full of tombs and bones!"

Xu Zhizheng was sad alone, and suddenly heard a noise in front of him. It turned out that the official ship had been moored next to the Yanliu Pavilion, and a person came out of the attic of the ship, dressed in a green official uniform, which was Lu Yongzhi, who had just taken refuge in the imperial court, and saw him standing at the bow of the boat, shouting to everyone on the shore: "The people on the shore have heard clearly, this is the treasure boat of our Huainan Gao, and please avoid it quietly and make way for your lordship!"

At this time, Gao An on the shore commanded a few men, and while dispersing the tourists, he shouted loudly to the official boat: "My father-in-law is above, my son has given you a greeting! My son has already set up a banquet in the Moon Viewing Tower at the highest point of Yaotai to welcome my father-in-law and all the adults!"

Xu Zhi took advantage of the bright moonlight to see an official wearing a red official robe and a pot-bellied official slowly landing on the shore with the support of Lu Yongzhi. Gao An carried the lantern, and while leading the way in front, he whispered: "Father-in-law, all the adults have arrived in advance, even Lord Yang Xingmi, just wait for the father-in-law to enter the table!"

Gao An saw Gao Yu "um", and flattered: "Although all states and counties have suffered some natural disasters and military disasters this year, the tribute of the local adults to their father-in-law is even more abundant than last year, especially Lord Yang Xingmi got a big emerald pearl out of nowhere, and he didn't dare to use it, so he wanted to give it to the adults in person." ”

Gao Biao sighed: "The old man was a minister in the capital, and he was handsome in Jiannan, it is not as comfortable as an official in this prosperous Yangzhou, I really hope that every day is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the moon can be full every night!", after speaking, he followed Gao An into the Yaotai Restaurant.

Xu Zhi saw that it was already unitary, and looked up to see a string of palace lamps hanging at the highest place of the near-moon building in the Yaotai, the hanging method of the palace lamp was very novel, a red one was hung under a white one, red and white, fluttering with the wind, it was very good-looking, attracting many guests to stop and watch. Xu Zhi knew that this was the place where the envoy of the Yellow King met with the military division of the Spear Gate, and he remembered Qi Shanxing's entrustment to him, and quickly climbed the Near Moon Tower.

Xu Zhi saw that there were not a few tables of guests eating in the entire Jinyue Building, only a dozen young men stood at the door to greet the guests. Xu Zhi high-fived three times according to the prior agreement, and before the applause fell, a guy greeted him with a smile, bowed to Xu Zhi, and asked softly: "Your Excellency is the messenger of the spear gate?"

Xu Zhi followed his men upstairs, and saw that the entire building was brightly lit, and only one table of banquets was arranged, knowing that this building had already been booked in advance by Huang Wangqin. In the middle of the restaurant hangs a plaque, on which the book "There are friends from afar", and a blue-hearted jade orchid is placed in the south-facing window, which is particularly beautiful in the bright moonlight. Xu Zhi's heart trembled, could it be that Huang Wang's Qincha is Yuan Zhi? She came to Yangzhou?

Just when Xu Zhi was thinking wildly, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps behind him, and then a girl said in a sweet voice: "It's late in the next month, please forgive the envoy! Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, prepare a little water and wine in the next place, and invite the envoy to come to the table and talk!"

Xu Zhi saw that the voice was very familiar, turned around suddenly, and saw that the person who spoke was none other than Yuan Zhi, who he missed day and night, but at this time she was dressed as a man, wearing a scarf on her head, and wearing an elegant white robe, which was even more amorous and beautiful, and she was followed by the maid Qiuyue, Huang He, Yeluchun and several strong guards.

Xu Zhi didn't care about the others, greeted him, and said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi, I haven't seen you for more than a year, you are fine!"

Zhou Yuanzhi never thought that the messenger of the spear gate would be Xu Lang, who she missed day and night, and she didn't expect that she would see him in Yaochi in Yangzhou, she didn't care about being shy, she took a few steps forward to greet him, and replied: "Brother Xu, it turned out to be you, it's really the Mid-Autumn Festival to see the bright moon and meet thousands of miles!"

Huang He, Qiu Yue and the guards were all very happy to see Xu Zhi, only Yelu Chun had a dark face and was very uncomfortable. Huang He stepped forward, saluted Xu Zhi with a smile, and said, "The old slave has seen the horse!"

Qiu Yue also said a blessing to Xu Zhi, "Qiu Yue has seen Xu Gongzi!"

Zhou Yuanzhi didn't wait for Xu Zhi to return the salute one by one, then took his hand and said to Huang He: "Uncle Huang, they are all from your own family, why bother to be polite? Let's talk to Brother Xu while eating!"

Huang He smiled at Zhou Yuanzhi and said, "Princess, I can't close your mouth when you smile, the old slave hasn't seen the princess smile for a year!"

Zhou Yuanzhi smiled shyly at Xu Zhi, and arranged for everyone to sit at the table, she asked Xu Zhi and Huang He to sit next to her, and Ye Luchun sat next to Huang He. When Huang He saw that the guests were all seated, he asked the guys to prepare the food. A few men responded, first serving grapes, pomegranates, oranges, green dates and other fresh fruits, and then set up a sumptuous banquet, including jade lotus root, sweet and sour carp, braised sesame duck, quail soup, a plate of sauced beef, a plate of steamed crabs, and a few fresh vegetables.

Zhou Yuanzhi snuggled up to Xu Zhi, kept serving him vegetables, and said tearfully: "Brother Xu, I haven't seen you for a year, you have lost a lot of weight!"

Xu Zhi also sighed: "Big brother is fine, but Yuan Zhi, you are much haggard!"

Zhou Yuanzhi picked up the wine glass, drank a small sip of bitter wine alone, and replied: "I haven't seen you for a year, and Yuanzhi finally understands that the most bitter thing in the world is the pain of lovesickness!"

Xu Zhi's eyes moistened, and he nodded heavily. Zhou Yuanzhi saw that Xu Zhi's true feelings for her remained unchanged, and she couldn't hold back the emotions in her heart anymore, and said to Xu Zhi: "Brother Xu, do you remember the agreement we made when we separated in Caizhou a year ago?"

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Yuan Zhi, the big brother of that night is in my heart! Although the eldest brother is in Shaolin, but I am always thinking about you in my heart, and then I heard that the righteous army won the north, and the eldest brother is also overjoyed, thinking that it is not far to meet Yuan Zhi!", the two reunited after a long absence, joy was better than shyness, and they made an appointment to go to the lake to enjoy the moon after dinner.

Huang He, Qiu Yue and the guards saw that although Zhou Yuanzhi and Xu Zhi had gone through hardships, they still had a heart-to-heart relationship and never gave up, and they were all happy for them in their hearts. Only Yeluchun drank sullen wine and did not say a word.

Huang He stood up, toasted Xu Zhi with a glass of wine, and asked, "Don't you be far away in Shaolin, how did you become the messenger of the spear gate?"

Xu Zhi had no choice but to explain to Huang He that he had encountered the spear gate in Suzhou, and followed them all the way south to Yangzhou, and Qi Shanxing had let himself act as the messenger of the spear gate before he died.

Yelu Chun saw that Zhou Yuanzhi and Xu Zhi were very intimate, and he was very unhappy in his heart, and sneered: "Princess, if what Xu Zhi said is true, then the spear gate no longer exists, and our meeting with the spear gate tonight will not make the slightest sense! Xu Zhi is still pretending to be some messenger, isn't it ridiculous?"

Xu Zhi saw that Yelu Chun did not change his mean face, and he couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Xu Mou served as the messenger of the spear gate, and that was also entrusted by others! Brother Yelu has made outstanding achievements in battle, and he has already been promoted to a general at this moment, right?"

Zhou Yuanzhi also despised Yelu Chun's personality, and when he saw that he was blushing, he didn't answer, so he replied for him: "Brother Xu, do you know: Yelu Shaoxia is a staff general in his father's army, but now he is overkill and has become Yuan Zhi's personal guard!"

Ye Luchun listened to Zhou Yuanzhi's sarcastic words, and his face was flushed with shame, so he had to stop answering and drank a sip of wine alone.

Zhou Yuanzhi ignored Ye Luchun's anger, but pursed her lips and smiled at Xu Zhi: "Brother Xu, it turns out that you, the messenger of the spear gate, are temporary, and the little sister thought that you couldn't be a Shaolin monk, so you switched to the spear gate to become a Taoist!" , After speaking, he took Xu Zhi's hand, and was reluctant to put it down for a long time.

Xu Zhi also held Zhou Yuanzhi's little hand tightly, and said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi, before his death, the Qi military division of the Spear Gate entrusted me with the burden of meeting with Huang Wang Qincha, and I was entrusted by him to represent the Spear Gate and solemnly put forward two requests to the Yellow King: first, I hope that the Yellow King will cross the river and go north as soon as possible to rescue the Spear Gate from the plight of being besieged by the imperial court;

Zhou Yuanzhi said angrily: "Brother Xu, you always put public affairs before private affairs, and besides, most of the disciples of the Spear Sect followed Lu Yongzhi to Yang Xingmi, and this meeting is just like what General Yelu said, it is already in name only." ”

After Zhou Yuanzhi finished speaking, she saw that Xu Zhi was very embarrassed, so she had to say again: "Okay, Uncle Huang, you can write down everything that Brother Xu said! When you see your father, tell him again!", Huang He responded.

Xu Zhi saw that Zhou Yuanzhi understood what he was thinking, and said to her with a smile: "If you can convey the request of the spear gate to the Yellow King, then Xu Zhi's mission will be half completed." Yuan Zhi, although Yangzhou's spear gate has already existed in name only, their sect leader is still there, and the backbone of the sect still exists, maybe there will be a comeback. Besides, if a gentleman promises a thousand gold, how can the eldest brother lose his trust in his dedication to the teaching. By the way, Yuan Zhi, does the Yellow King have anything to tell the Spear Gate at this meeting?"

Zhou Yuanzhi replied: "Brother Xu, I can't hide it, this meeting with my father just asked us to listen to the requirements of the Lance Gate brothers as much as possible and help them rebuild the main altar in Yangzhou, and there are no other important matters to discuss, so your Lance Gate mission has been completed." Brother Xu, you have come thousands of miles to see Yuan Zhi, Yuan Zhi is very moved! Will you leave Yuan Zhi in the future?"

Xu Zhi saw Zhou Yuanzhi looking at him expectantly, and said with a smile: "Yuanzhi, eldest brother promises you, we depend on each other in life and death, and heaven and earth will never be separated!"

Ye Luchun saw that Xu and Zhou swore not to separate, and his heart was sour, and he couldn't stand it anymore, so he excused himself to go out and left Jinyue Tower.

Xu Zhi saw Ye Luchun leaving, so he said to Zhou Yuanzhi: "Yuan Zhi, as far as I know, the secret meeting between you and the Spear Gate today is already known to the imperial court. Tonight, we have to watch out for a sneak attack by the imperial court!"

Zhou Yuanzhi nodded and said with a smile: "As long as she is by Brother Xu's side, Yuanzhi is not afraid of any dangerous things!", but Huang He listened to Xu Zhi's words and called more than a dozen guards to secretly protect the princess and the concubine.

Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi finished eating, went out of the Near Moon Building, and went to the lake for a walk hand in hand to enjoy the bright moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Huang He and Qiu Yue didn't dare to disturb Xu and Zhou to talk to each other, so they had to follow from a distance with more than a dozen guards.

At this time, Yeluchun came over, he saw Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi, hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, looking very intimate, and his heart was sour: he thought that Xu Zhi had been burned to death by fire in Baiting, Caizhou, and he was the most skilled warrior in the Huangchao army, plus Huangchao's plan to go south was also obedient, and he would definitely do something in the righteous army. But Ye Luchun never thought that his position as a staff general was just a knife guard beside Zhou Yuanzhi, he was frustrated in officialdom, and he wanted to get close to the water and get the moon first, and tried his best to get close to Zhou Yuanzhi, trying to win her favor. But Luohua was deliberately ruthless, and Zhou Yuanzhi was very cold to him on the way south, and rarely even let him guard him. Ye Luchun was puzzled, now seeing that Xu Zhi was not only alive, but also came thousands of miles to Yangzhou to meet Zhou Yuanzhi privately, Zhou Yuanzhi's feelings for Xu Zhi at the banquet were also revived, knowing that it was almost impossible for him to win back the heart of the beauty.

The more Ye Luchun thought about it, the more angry he became: in the past year, he was smart but was mistaken by being smart, not only was he frustrated in the officialdom, but he was also empty in the love field, and he had nothing to remember in the Huangchao Army, so it was better to take this opportunity to break away from the Huangchao Righteous Army, bring some heavy greeting gifts, and return to the door of the man in black, so that he could recommend himself to serve the court. Ye Luchun had made up his mind, and panicked with Huang He that he wanted to go back to Jinyue Tower to change his clothes, but he secretly entered the Moon Viewing Tower next door and secretly told Gao Biao and Yang Xing the whereabouts and plots of Zhou Yuanzhi and other rebel leaders.

Gao Biao listened to Ye Luchun's denunciation, doubted the letter, and said to Yang Xingmi: "Lord Yang, now that Princess Caokou has sneaked into my Yangzhou with a special mission, what do you think should be done about this matter?"

Yang Xingmi replied: "If you return to Lord Gao, your subordinates have already learned of the conspiracy to betray the party, and they have set up ambushes at various intersections of Yaotai Restaurant. In order not to startle the snake, it is better to let Yelu Shaoxia continue to monitor the whereabouts of the bandit leader, and wait for the third watch in the evening to surround the Jinyue Tower, and wipe out all the traitors inside!"

Gao Biao praised: "Okay, just Lord Yang!"

Besides, Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi came to the Yanliu Pavilion by the lake hand in hand, Zhou Yuanzhi pointed to a bright moon in the sky and praised: "Brother Xu, look! The moon is the roundest and brightest tonight, which is the joy of reunion between you and me today!"

Xu Zhi replied: "Yes, the moon is bright until the Mid-Autumn Festival! There is a bright moon in the sky, a bright moon in the water, and Xu Zhi also has a bright moon in his heart!"

Zhou Yuanzhi looked at Xu Zhi stupidly and asked, "Who is Mingyue who is the eldest brother is most concerned about? Is it Sister Suying? or Yuan Zhi?"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi, the eldest brother has gone through so many things, and finally understands that the brightest moon in my heart is far away in the sky, close in front of me! It is my most beloved sister Yuan Zhi! Xu Zhi is willing to be with her in heaven and on earth, and never separate!"

Zhou Yuanzhi was very moved when she heard this, she snuggled up to Xu Zhi's side, and said with a smile: "I hope that Brother Xu, never forget the promise to Yuan Zhi today! Brother Xu, why don't we make an oath to Mingyue together and make a wish!"

Xu Zhi took Zhou Yuanzhi's little hand, knelt on the ground, pointed to Mingyue, and said in unison: "Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi in this life, regardless of wealth and poverty, birth, old age, sickness and death, never give up, grow old together!"