Lin Jianlan smiled reluctantly and said, "When will the imperial court send troops?"

Tang Mu said: "The advance army has already set off, and the army will have to wait until the day after tomorrow, which is an auspicious day for troops." ”

Lin Jianlan said secretly: "The speed of the military travel army is bound to be not slow, and it will not take a few days. He had to say, "In that case, without further ado, let's set off immediately." ”

Tang Mu didn't expect him to be so eager, he originally wanted to take a good bath and wash away the unpleasant smell on his body when he got along with the elders and hall masters of the beggar gang, but it seemed that he had to do it, and said: "In this case, I told them to prepare the car and prepare some supplies on the road, Lin Gong waited, I will explain." With that, he smiled apologetically and hurriedly left the study.

Lin Jianlan suddenly understood, Tang Mu thought that he had to explain to Ah Xiu, it seemed that he was extremely caring for Ah Xiu, although he wanted to be happy for Ah Xiu, but he couldn't be "sincerely" happy anyway, at this time he pouted and smiled, but it was an extremely ugly smile.

After a while, the two of them were already sitting in the carriage to Luoyang, and a few meat dishes and a pot of wine had already been placed in the car, Tang Mu smiled and said: "I wanted Lin Gong to taste the skills of the imperial kitchen, but he could only entertain him with this simple meal, which is really disrespectful." ”

Lin Jianlan took the wine jug, and saw that although the food was rough, the cups and plates were very delicate and extravagant, so he poured a glass of wine and took a sip, and suddenly remembered that when he got acquainted with Yuan Xingjian and accompanied him to drink with the altar, he was still quite embarrassed because he was not used to drinking, but now he is used to this bitter and spicy taste.

Tang Mu didn't expect that he poured himself a glass of wine and drank it first, and said, "Lin Gong seems to have something on his mind. ”

Lin Jianlan smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Tang, I am different from you, you were born as a noble of the imperial family, and you have to take on many things, so naturally you regard this treacherous situation as very ordinary, I am ordinary, the emperor and the general, the chivalrous beauty, that is just a legendary thing." ”

Tang Mu played with the wine glass, and he also inquired about Lin Jianlan's origin, and said: "I only know that the prince and the prince will have a kind of situation, and the wind and clouds will meet, doesn't Lin Gong want to take this opportunity to do something big?"

He didn't know that Lin Jianlan came into contact with Lin Longqing when he was a teenager, and it was already when Lin Longqing had the idea of retiring, and what he taught on weekdays was not the magnificent pride of the rivers and lakes and the great career of her husband, but most of them were born with weak words, plus Wang Po's previous instructions, read but seek to be sensible and reasonable, and practice martial arts only to strengthen the body, not to seek fame in the world, Lin Jianlan saw the scene between their brothers and sisters again, and he instinctively rejected these things that you fight for me.

Lin Jianlan said secretly: "If I say that I just want to get my grandmother and mother back to my hometown to live, I'm afraid I will be secretly laughed at by him again." And he was silent.

Unconsciously, the sky turned dark, and there were already faint lights flickering in the houses along the way outside, Lin Jianlan cleaned up the cup and plate a little and put it under the seat, and said: "I'm used to traveling, at the beginning from the northeast to the south of the Yangtze River, the rush all the way made my bones hurt." I'm afraid Brother Tang hasn't worked so hard yet, right?"

Tang Mu said: "It's rare to travel overnight like this. ”

Lin Jianlan smiled and said, "Brother Tang, don't sit upright like this, it's better to lie crookedly, otherwise you will suffer tomorrow." ”

Tang Mu knew that what he said was true, and stopped talking, fortunately, the carriage was luxurious and spacious, and it was not uncomfortable to curl up his legs, and he fell asleep in a daze for a while, and he fell asleep in a daze for a while, and he didn't know how long it took, before he was woken up by a bump, and when he stood up, he was still starry in the dark blue night, obviously it was just late at night, and the time was still early, so he lay down again, glanced at Lin Jianlan, and saw that he was still sitting upright like just now, but he changed to a cross-kneeled posture, and his face was clear under the moonlight.

Although Tang Mu has never practiced martial arts in person, he has also had a lot of contact with the people in the rivers and lakes, and most of the ordinary people have to pick a quiet and uninhabited place, but there are not many people like Lin Jianlan who do not shy away from it. The heart is quite interesting, I don't know what kind of situation it is to follow the internal breath in the body, looking sideways for a while, Lin Jianlan Fang sighed and closed his face, his face was happy, he opened his eyes and saw Tang Mu's two eyes staring at him brightly, looking very curious, and couldn't help but smile: "If Brother Tang wants to practice, I can teach you." ”

Tang Mulian shook his head and said: "I don't have kung fu to learn, in fact, if you want to practice to achieve something, you must not only practice martial arts yourself, but also pay no less than ten years of hard work." ”

Lin Jianlan said: "Brother Tang is really a human dragon and phoenix, he must strive to do his best in everything he does, and practicing martial arts is just to strengthen his body, and the climb is endless." ”

Tang Mu said: "Don't talk about me, just now you are happy, I'm afraid it's also to break through a layer of barriers, who is unhappy to enter the country, physical fitness is just the lowest requirement, you don't look for trouble, but things are looking for you, when the time comes, the higher the natural martial arts, the better, at this time, Lin Gong can still calmly say that it is only for physical fitness?"

Lin Jianlan smiled bitterly: "What you said is not bad, it is always a sentence, people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves." I now have a deep understanding of the three words 'involuntarily'. Anyway, I seem to have woken you up, the internal strength has been practiced, so let's take advantage of the dawn and rest for a while. ”

Tang Mu saw that he didn't want to talk more, so he also curled up and lay down again, he was very delicate on weekdays, even if he was in the beggar gang, he was different from a real beggar, at this time, he had a personal experience of Lin Jianlan's bone pain all over his body, how uncomfortable it was, he tossed and turned for a long time before he fell asleep in a daze.

When he arrived in Luoyang City, a servant had already brought his clothes over, and Tang Mu threw a set to Lin Jianlan and said: "When you visit a few of my brothers, you have to dress up, and now this dress is very different from my usual outfit." ”

Lin Jianlan saw that Tang Mu's clothes were extremely luxurious, and his color was a little plain, but it was still quite good, he touched the softness of his tentacles, and thought that he would refuse Tang Mu's kindness at this festival, but it was too pretentious, so he took it with a smile and said, "I have never worn such good clothes in my life." ”

Tang Mu said: "This is nothing, I also know that Lin Gong doesn't care about this, and come with me." The carriage galloped all the way, and through the curtain of the car, he saw that the pedestrians outside were flashing, and the person driving was also dressed luxuriously, and the horsewhip was raised high, which looked extraordinarily arrogant, Lin Jianlan knew that Tang Mu was afraid that he had already confessed, and asked the servants to behave like this near the imperial capital to reduce the suspicion of others, and he didn't say anything, only smiled slightly.

The two got out of the car in front of the Five Kings' Mansion, and the driver had already taken out a bunch of large and small gift bags from the back of the car, some were calligraphy and painting scrolls, and some were antiques, Tang Mu was about to enter the door, but a young man came out of the door, also in a brocade crown, and when he saw Tang Muxi, he said: "Third brother, when did you come back?"

Tang Mu smiled and said: "Just came back, where are you going? I brought you the South China Sea two-color Qionghua seed, this is a thousand gold!"

The young man nodded and said, "Don't be fake, I've been fooled a lot." Is this your newly appointed pianist? The epiphany of my sister's house is about to bloom, and I specially sent someone to let me see it, but for a short time, I will come back immediately, and you will be indispensable at night!"

Lin Jianlan saw that he was close to Tang Mu casually, presumably his younger brother, but it was also interesting to think of himself as Tang Mu's pianist, presumably Tang Mu was running outside, but he hid everything from his brothers, only pretending to be dedicated to some side doors, and doing a lot of drama, Tang Mu didn't explain, and said: "Lin Gong, please come in with me." ”

This mansion is very large, compared to the Kao Mansion, it is another style, although the Kao Mansion is very rich and glorious, but it can only be decorated with plain colors, not like the five kings' mansions, everywhere dark yellow and light gold yellow and bright yellow decoration, it looks extremely brilliant, I am afraid that it is not much different from the palace, and the eunuchs are mostly walking in the house, and one courtyard is set with another courtyard. Lin Jianlan followed Tang Mu around, and finally saw him stop, the residence in front of him was carved beams and paintings, the carvings on the doors and windows of the main hall were all ingenious, the characters were lifelike, and the internal force was covered with green yarn, and there were already many palace maids walking back and forth in the inner house, and after seeing Tang Muju bowing his head and giving a salute, he smiled softly, it seemed that this Linzi prince was also very easy-going to them on weekdays, and only said softly: "I didn't see that I had guests coming, just joking, go make the best tea!" "Go and see the other princes in the palace, and tell them that I have come back, and I will have a banquet here, and I must invite them to come with me. ”

The guard said yes and left, Tang Mucai and Lin Jianlan entered the living room, spacious and bright, not to mention the luxury and delicacy in the room, facing a brocade screen, a peony picture, and a space on each side, each with two rows of brocade balls, one side is a chime, and the other side is a drum, which seems to be a place for music. Opposite the door is a small pond with a small dancing pavilion and lotus flowers all around. Lin Jianlan said secretly: "It seems that it is not unreasonable for that prince to mistakenly think that I am a musician, Tang Mu's house is like this, presumably he is really good at this on weekdays." ”

A moment earlier, a beautiful woman came in with a teacup, and burned the incense in the incense burner in the house, and suddenly the room was full of fragrance, Lin Jianlan was just about to speak, but he heard a commotion outside the door, but a young man ran in and said, "What did the third brother bring me back?"

The young man's eyebrows were smart, the corners of his mouth were raised, and he was slightly naughty, Tang Mu pretended to say: "I don't read all day, but I want to play and frolic." Didn't you fall in love with playing chess a while ago? I bought you a unique chess book and a pair of flags made of jade. ”

The young man pouted, "Ah, how is this, I'm tired of playing with it." ”

Tang Mu said: "What you do has no longevity. ”

The young man said, "Third brother, will you give me your purple jade qin?" I'm learning from Musician Li!

Lin Jianlan didn't know how to answer, and listened to Tang Mu again: "Just your mind to come down and learn the piano calmly?" I don't believe it, I want to ask Master Li, he said that you are a talent that can be created, and I will give you that piano immediately." ”

The two brothers were greeting each other there, but Lin Jianlan said secretly: "This young man is not very old, but he doesn't seem to be affected by the high-pressure rule of Empress Wu, but he is very cheerful. Tang Mu was also quite indulgent to him, and Wei Suxin assisted him...... It couldn't seem like this teenager. ”

The three of them were sitting here, but there were people walking back and forth around them, and in a moment, Lin Jianlan had already set up a feast in front of him, the utensils were all very exquisite, the dishes were complicated, and the aroma was fragrant, I am afraid that the delicacies of the mountains and seas were indispensable.

Lin Jianlan saw that Tang Mu was entangled by his younger brother, and said secretly: "It seems that I am a musician, and it seems that it is not appropriate to eat at the same table with them." Just thinking about it, I saw the figure shaking outside, and three people came in at once, one of them was older with warm eyebrows, the other was about the same age as Tang Mu, with a sad look, and the third was at the door to see the young man.

Tang Mu got up and said, "Big brother, second brother, you sit down first, and I'll explain some things." After that, he walked up to Lin Jianlan and said, "Lin Gong, please come with me." ”

Lin Jianlan said secretly: "I'm afraid it's the first time I've seen a rude person like me, and when they see it, they don't kowtow to say hello, and they don't say hello when they leave." I had to follow him out again, only walked a few steps, but arrived at the back door of the flower hall, and after opening it, there were several layers of curtains and brocade screens, Lin Jianlan knew Tang Mu's intention, it was to let himself secretly observe a few princes behind this screen, so he nodded, and Tang Mu left with confidence.

After a while, the inside was already staggered, the young man he saw at the door was Tang Mu's fourth brother, at the moment he was gushing about the epiphany he had just watched, how the country was in full bloom, and the older and gentle one was Tang Mu's eldest brother Li Chengqi, who had been immersed in research since he got a drum sheet from the Western Regions that Tang Mu gave him, and kept hitting the wine glass in front of him with chopsticks in one hand.

However, since Tang Mu can pretend to be so realistic, how do you know that others will not? Although Lin Jianlan felt that they were not like them, he was still secretly suspicious, and after a while, the topic turned to the person with a sad face, Tang Mu said: "Why is the second brother always so sullen?"

The young man said, "Alas, I met Wu ...... again today I always feel that my father should not come back, and if he is still outside Beijing, he will not have to worry so much, didn't my grandmother put us on the knife edge?"

Lin Jianlan listened to him and his voice was extremely timid and feminine, and said secretly: "This is his second brother Li Chengyi, could it be this prince?"

Tang Mu said: "Grandmother is just lonely in her old age and misses her father." If we really have any other thoughts on us, where can we hide? Since we have come to Luoyang, it is much better than the place where we used to live, so it is better to enjoy it with peace of mind.