Concubine Yan has been in Beijing for more than a year, whether it is a means of harmony, or as a gift to please Daqin, Yan Guo seems to have forgotten this proud daughter of the sky, for more than a year, it is a common tribute and there is no special preparation for Concubine Yan, let alone half a piece of paper passed into the West Palace. The eyes of the all-pervasive black-clothed guards were sour, and they didn't feel any clues.

In June, a huge team of family visits set off from Yanjin to Chang'an, the capital of Qin, heading westward.

Earlier than this, a carriage also slowly drove out of Shu Road, driving the car is a sturdy middle-aged man, square face and short beard, coarse cloth coat, but the eyes open and close inadvertently will exude a stunning brilliance, the young man in the carriage holds a book, and is deaf to the bumps and squeaky wheels of Shu Road. In the corner of the carriage, a bunch of bits and pieces, a wooden cow and wooden horse that can walk on its own for half a quarter of an hour by turning the clockwork, a bamboo flute made of fine purple bamboo, a bamboo fan, a green bamboo umbrella, a few exquisitely made, exquisitely painted paper kites, stacked neatly stacked by special papers, like a pocket after being opened, a cross made of a thin bamboo grate at the bottom of the pocket, there is a circular depression in the middle of the cross, insert a small half of the candle at night, keep the external balance for a while, and then you can fly to the "flying lamp" in the air by yourself...... , This is the extra benefit that Li Jinglan asked for from the Shu Palace, it is not difficult to collect, and it is not worth a few silvers, and the palace housekeeper is also puzzled, but this young man who stirs up the situation is such a heart?

The other person in the carriage was not Gao Hongtao, who had made up his mind to abandon Shu and return to Beijing, but Yuan Xiaofei, who accompanied Li Jinglan all the way in Shuzhong, not Gao Hongtao changed his mind on the spot, but Ding Ruoting Xiaozhi moved with reason, after all, he had no right-hand man to entrust in Shu, he single-handedly took over the military and political power, it looked beautiful, he could take care of a place, it was impossible to do everything himself, Xianfeng's camp was going to expand, it was enough for him to be busy for a while, so after thinking about it again and again, he asked Gao Hongtao to stay for a while, Li Jinglan was half successful in Shu this time, and he was not fully recognized by Ding Ruoting, but there was no need to do these obscene things, so naturally he would not disagree, but Gao Hongtao was worried that Yan Yuping would inevitably not take care of him, so he sent Yuan Xiaofei over, one to serve along the way, and the other to return to Beijing to make a front stop. Li Jinglan couldn't shirk it, so he had to let it go.

Ding Ruoting also felt embarrassed, and dispatched the previous fifty armor soldiers with him, but this trip was not as swaggering through the market as before, except for causing trouble himself, there was no danger at all. Ding Ruoting prepared the documents to report to the military department for urging salaries and expanding the army, and he was not afraid of inquiries at the passes along the way, but he was only five miles away, echoing each other.

Hanzhong is located in Shannan West Road, with a long history, and has been called "the country of abundance" in the previous dynasty. There are many nobles in Hanzhong, and the biggest nobleman is the Ning family's imperial relatives, Ning's resentment is the Hanzhong clan gate valve, Emperor Wu initially set the Central Plains, Ning's made a great effort, for a hundred years, whether in the court or the army, the Ning family has a place, but after all, it is not a husband and wife in distress, and it has not gone through the test of that bloody storm, and now the Ning's relatives are not at ease, especially in recent years, the party has spared no effort to support the repeated beating of the four princes, showing today's strong vigilance. But when it comes to the survival of the clan, the Ning clan's apparent silence and private undercurrents will not change, and this is not even related to the Ning clan, but also to the interests of most of the Hanzhong nobles. Therefore, not to mention that there is still a glimmer of hope, even if there is no hope, you have to know that you can't do it.

The carriage slowly drove into Hanzhong, knowing that Yuan Xiaofei, who knew the twists and turns, actually still had a heart, after all, whether it was from the general trend or the trivial matters on the hosta lake, Li Jinglan was undoubtedly a thorn in the side of the rear party, but together with Li Jinglan and Yan Yuping, who was driving, they all said that it was okay, and it was useless for her to say more, but after entering the city, she insisted on revealing the secret mark of the black-clothed guard outside the carriage, and she might be scolded by Li Jinglan to choose a safer inn.

Soon after the carriage entered the city, there were already Hanzhong spies who received a high-end inn called "Jing'anju", entered the gate of Jing'anju, Hanzhong's spy took Li Jinglan and his party all the way through the corridor aisle, the courtyard did not appear luxurious, but everywhere showed unique ingenuity, within the dignified signboard, it almost covered the architectural style of all parts of Daqin, luxurious and wealthy, small bridges and flowing water, elegant small buildings of various styles of layout, went all the way back, passed two small buildings, exposed an independent small courtyard, the moon door with a simple seal writing two words "Zhongnan" , take the poem in the scriptures: What is there in the south? There is an order and a plum. The gentleman stops, and the fox in brocade clothes. Yan is like Wu Dan, and his king is also good!

What is there in the south? There is discipline and hall. The gentleman is the end, and the black clothes are embroidered. Peiyu will not forget the meaning of the longevity test.

It seems that the black-clothed guards in Hanzhong are also unusually delicate, and as the little master of Li Jinglan Academy, it is of course very suitable to live in the place of a gentleman.

The courtyard is light, but a few old plums, a few new peaches, a small pavilion backed by a giant locust, a stone table in the small pavilion, a middle-aged scribe has already been set up in front of the table, and the four people came in and hurriedly greeted them.

Only when he got closer did he arch his hands and bow closely, "Huo Yanjing in Hanzhong has seen the little master, and there are many people outside who are inconvenient to greet him, and I hope to forgive my sins." ”

Yan Yuping clasped his arms with both hands and squinted his eyes to look at the young man beside him, which was meaningful.

"It turned out to be Uncle Huo, disrespectful and disrespectful, don't be like this, you are so polite, but the little nephew is embarrassed. Li Jinglan skimmed lightly, and he was stable.

"The little master is the reins that the teacher put on me, don't mention it again, if Uncle Huo can afford it, he will be commensurate with his uncle and nephew, otherwise I won't dare to let my uncle break the bank!"

"This?" Huo Yanjing looked embarrassed, looked at Yuan Xiaofei behind him, and saw her nodding slightly, so he nodded heavily, "That's it! Since the little master said this, he was called a distant nephew to the outside world, but it was convenient to act." ”

Li Jinglan nodded yes, Huo Yanjing led the way into the big house in the middle, the layout was not luxurious, but there was a delicate bookshelf on the left and right, and there were about a thousand books of various colors on the shelf, Li Jinglan pulled out one casually, it was the only copy of the "Wonderful Interpretation of the Book of Poetry" by Zhao Xiaoyan, a great Confucian in the previous dynasty, and couldn't help but turn a few more pages when he saw Hunting Xin, Huo Yanjing observed the words and colors, and Yuan Xiaofei made a color, and the two came to the courtyard to make a plan for Hanzhong and his party. hurriedly left to make arrangements, Yan Yuping casually found a chair to sit and close his eyes, and Yuan Xiaofei went to fetch water and boil water to make tea.

Li Jinglan was very impressed by the wonderful arguments in the book, Yuan Xiaofei didn't look up when he came in several times, until it was getting dark, Huo Yanjing came to the small courtyard again and said that dinner had been arranged, so he had to drag him out of the book and wash his face very simply.

Dinner was sent directly to the pavilion in the small courtyard, the weather in Hanzhong was hot and humid in June, and there was gradually a hint of coolness in the evening, Huo Yanjing had lived in Hanzhong for a long time, and he was born in Xiucai, and the customs of this place were narrated during the banquet, which was exquisitely mixed with poetry and slang, Li Jinglan and Yuan Xiaofei, who came to Hanzhong for the first time, couldn't help but nod their heads, and even Yan Yuping, who had traveled south and north since childhood, felt that there was something else to do, but after three rounds of drinking, Yan Yuping saw that Huo Yanjing seemed to be a little unable to let go of himself, and deduced that the practice went to the house by himself, leaving the three of them to continue。

Seeing the candle light in Yan Yu's flat house, Huo Yanjing said solemnly: "Little Marquis, there have been several major events recently, one is that Yan Guo's family visit mission made a detour to Chang'an, and entered Hanzhong two days later. What role the Ning clan plays in it, I'm afraid only a few people in the matter know, the forces in Hanzhong are complicated, the ability of the black-clothed guards is limited, and they don't dare to startle the snake, and the news from the outside is not reliable. Another thing about you, in the past two months, about the fact that the holy decree has turned around and has not found any trace of you, the impeachment of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China is nothing more than arrogance and favor, disobedience to the decree and the like. It is rare that Yushitai has never forgotten this, and it is said that even the prince's good temper has been angry, but he still does his own thing from time to time to talk about this matter; The third is that the first batch of labor army salaries of four million taels of silver in Huainan has entered Beijing, Qiao Kui was also exalted by the saint, borrowed this batch of silver to Beijing, and was demoted and punished to return to Huainan Province to make meritorious contributions, Qiao Kui swaggered to the Li Mansion to ask his wife for peace, whether it was a broken jar or something he saw, he was already blatantly tying himself to the prince's vein. ”

Hearing these news sporadically, and Huo Yanjing solemnly said it is two different things, today and the late queen are dregs, on the night of the wind and rain, the queen sat in the palace dispatch, used her example as bait, and restrained a large number of assassins and dead soldiers, thus also falling into a sick body, the phoenix fell early, her eyes were in tears when she returned to the light, her lips were closed and she refused to say half a word.

The crown prince is benevolent, and he has the style of a gentleman in the lineage of his master, and he has never formed a party, but Empress Ning has lived in the shadow of the former queen for half her life, so how can she swallow this breath and the opportunity to be the mother of a country? The dispute between the prince and the four princes is already a clear matter. In fact, if Li Yundao falls to Cangguo, the emperor can also make up his mind to take down the wings of the four princes in one fell swoop, after all, it is more reassuring to hand over this country to a gentleman, sincere and pure filial piety, deeply loved by the court, and you can see the prince in his heart from the brows.

But there is no trivial matter in the emperor's house, he knows more about the dangers of politics in half his life, he understands the speculation of people's hearts, and he also understands the fat man better, the master is in the town of the court, the fat man is immediately in Beijing, and the four princes have no chance of winning at all, and even if they ....... so, he has to suppress the Hou Party at the same time, there is a glimmer of hope for them, only the two groups contain each other, he can calmly lay out, and complete his grand wish to expand the territory and leave a name in history.

This makes the prince who is now trapped in the capital, with the only big tree on his back is the emperor, the biggest hole card on the surface, and the biggest danger, if this tree falls?

Yushitai, the differences of the Ministry of Rites, Houdang, Concubine Yan, and Yan Guo If this is a net, it is definitely not the loach of Li Jinglan that is caught, but the big fish behind him.

Huo Yanjing did not receive the news from the north, Li Yundao stayed out of the matter, so how Li Jinglan chose became the vane of the black-clothed guard, even if everyone thought that the young man was indecisive, but Huo Yanjing would never think so, because in that bloody night of the Beijing Division, he closely followed the mother of the infant young man in front of him, kneeling at the door of the Sixth Prince's Mansion in the wind and rain, the woman knelt on both knees, but her chest was high and straight, and she never bent from beginning to end.

His father's wisdom is unparalleled, and his mother is fierce, so where can this young man go?

The inscription of the academy, Wushengguan was born to death, is enough to prove.

The son of the tiger and leopard, although it is not written, has the gas of eating cattle.