Watch the sea

Ningzhou, a lonely city.

The dawn is about to break, Ye Jianwei, the lord of the Eastern Capital, stands with his hands behind his back on the line of Lishan Broken Sea, and the muddy Lishui flows from under his feet, rolling away.

The master of the realm looked down at the corners of his clothes that were wet by the dripping water and waves, and remained silent for a long time. Mu Xiyun came back by himself and put a robe on her husband.

"Am I wrong?" Ye Jianwei raised his head and looked at the whiteness of the eastern sky: "Perhaps Xinghui shouldn't be allowed to go to the imperial capital."

Mu Xiyun smiled and shook his head: "How can there be so many possibilities? When children grow up, they will always go out and have a look. Now it's not like before. Lishan has been too eye-catching these years, too many people are watching, the world is inevitable, We can’t avoid it, we want to keep one side peaceful, but some people don’t want to. No one knows what the future will be, but there are always you and me in everything, and Kyushu belongs to young people after all, let them go for it.”

The running water hits the rocks, splashing with flying beads and rolling jade, where the Lishan Mountain cuts off the sea, and every time the water waves hit the rocks, the boundless sword intent will echo between the mountains and the sea.

Ye Jianwei looked at the sword intent and sighed: "It's good to make a dash, but this time it's not like before. I'm afraid they will come back with injuries."

"Children have their own destiny." Mu Xiyun looked at the rainbow-like sword intent, stroked her husband's back lightly, and said softly: "Kyushu is the world of young people, Xinghui will grow up , you can't protect him forever, Ah Yue... the one who traps him is always himself, and we can't help him. "

"Xinghui, I'm a little bit more at ease. Although this child looks naughty and willful, he has his own sense of propriety and has his own opinions, but he still needs to be sharpened. Now I am more worried about Ah Yue. That child is too affectionate and easily trapped by love. That's why he hates himself so much, but he has learned to hide everything so that people can't see it at all. I still remember that when Mingji came here to shock Kyushu, I was by his side, and he I turned around and called Master, my eyes were full of youthful spirit. In the end, I saw Ming Ji being thrown into the water by his own hands, and when he turned back and called Master, all the light in his eyes disappeared."

Mu Xiyun smiled again when he heard the words: "The two of them are most afraid of you on weekdays. They should really let them see. The master of the realm is afraid of left and right and can't rest assured about anything. It's not enough to send the order of the master. I can't wait to follow you." It looks like I'm going."

Ye Jianwei's brows were still frowning: "No matter how much you scold and beat me on weekdays, it's all under my nose. How can you not worry when you go out? Ah Yue is going to the imperial capital today, right?"

Mu Xiyun comforted him again and said: "Xing'er has the head order and Dongjun order in his hands, nothing major will happen, as long as he can remember 'Chen Zhi'. As for Ah Yue, he has met the person he should meet. Maybe he will come out slowly. I think he is better than when he came back two years ago. He was spoiled by you when he was young, and everything was written on his face in the past, but as you said, he Suddenly I learned to hide my heart, with a relieved smile on my face, I thought he had come out, if I hadn't watched him grow up since childhood, I would have been deceived by him."

"The person you should meet, you mean Ling Ye?" Ye Jianwei suddenly laughed and nodded: "When I went back to the imperial capital last time, he was still isolated and helpless, and he was restrained everywhere, and now he has grown up and become a The appearance that an emperor should have, royal to the Kyushu, the ruler of the world, and still able to grasp the proper proportions at all times, is indeed very good. Ah Yue wrote a note for him and deliberately lied, it is also rare, if he can really make Ah Yue Yuedai came out... Speaking of which, there is also that Su Lang who was with Xinghui..." Ye Jian narrowed his eyes slightly.

……

As the sun rose in the east, Chu Heng embarked on the road back to the imperial capital. Su Lang and Ye Xinghui set off from the intersection of Ningchang and entered the boundary of Changzhou, heading for Jindu.

The carriage was going very smoothly, Xing Hui half-lyed in the carriage and read his notebook, while Su Lang was writing a letter.Xing Hui flipped through the book and read it bored, rolled around in the car twice and came to Su Lang's side: "What are you writing?"

Su Lang stepped aside, made space for Xinghui, and lowered his voice: "Someone go and check something, I know Changzhou best, the water is too deep, how did those literati get there It’s been so long since last year’s autumn incident in the imperial capital, so it’s a coincidence that the emperor will try to reveal it in the near future? Changzhou’s state capital is not for nothing, there must be someone behind it deliberately fueling the flames, otherwise it will be With these few people, not to mention cheating in the state examination to the imperial capital, they can't even get out of the city gate of Jindu."

He turned his head and said in a low voice: "When we come to Changzhou, what we need to investigate is not only the fraud in the state test, Mr. Pei will investigate the fraud, and the two of us will get a different job."

Xinghui leaned on Su Lang as if he had no bones: "Will you be paid for business errands?"

"Send, our Master Shaoqing of Dali Temple, send as much as you want." Su Lang looked at him with a smile in his eyes.

"I want 3000 taels of gold, too?"

Su Lang shook his head: "This one won't work, this one can buy our Lord Shaoqing, it's too much."

The words caught his ears, Xinghui's face was blushed, and he made a gesture to push Su Lang.

"Don't talk, don't talk." Su Lang smiled and stabilized his figure, and said seriously: "But Xinghui, when you arrive in Jindu, it's best not to show your edge, it's best to come here to visit the mountains and rivers, otherwise you What you do here can't be like what you did in Lianyan City, it can be said that it is only for selfish old friends and Lishan's family rules, but Lishan's chessboard is on the chessboard, and you can't get it back, do you understand?"

Xinghui waved his hand indifferently: "Got it, I just follow the creditor."

Su Lang smiled helplessly, and shook his shoulder: "I'm serious, you can't follow me. Everyone in Kyushu knows that the Yinghaisu family is under the emperor's command. I can do many things that you can't, your father has only told you , I want you to be 'cautious', don't forget, it's for the good of Lishan."

"My father also told me that we can't avoid the world, but it's based on our heart." Xing Hui's face remained flushed, and his voice became quieter: "Isn't following you just because of your heart... besides, your majesty has us in Lishan Mountain. The most important thing, don't I have to weigh it up and help him settle?"

Su Lang was shocked when he heard this, and looked at Xinghui in disbelief.

Xing Hui leaned back on Su Lang again, remembering the very familiar jade pendant he saw on His Majesty when he was about to leave—according to Chu Heng himself, it was the one he would use as a betrothal gift for his wife in the future, Xing Hui pretended to sigh He took a deep breath: "Oh, don't believe it, it's really important."

"You mean Dong Junling? But that's with the princess."

Xinghui laughed: "Dong Junling is nothing compared to him." It was Li Dongjun himself.

"What it is?"

Xinghui yawned, rolled into Su Lang's arms and lay down: "We'll ask His Majesty when we get back, anyway, this thing is in his hands."

It is said that the authorities are confused and the bystanders are clear. You are not qualified to be a bystander at all, and you are more confused than me.

I only think about it for me, I just remember my father taught me to be "cautious", how could I forget, he also taught me to be "respectful", when Mr. Yan gave me the head order, he never avoided you, what Lishan meant Isn't that obvious enough?My creditor brother.

The spring was cold, and when they arrived in Jindu, it was dusk three days later, and the sunset slanted over the clouds with a bit of the coolness of early spring that was warm and cold.

The Changzhou state capital was built on Nanming Street in Jindu. At this moment, the main gate of the state capital was wide open. As soon as they got out of the carriage, they saw officials of all sizes from the Changzhou state capital greet them. The head of the state capital was Mu Rui, the governor of Changzhou What do you think.

Pei Yuande has been immersed in the officialdom for many years and is well versed in the way of being an official. Although he has an imperial order in his hand to investigate the case, he will not put on airs as an imperial envoy and governor in front of a state pastor. He immediately walked forward and was polite first. He bowed his hands angrily.

With a deep smile on Rui Hesi's face, he introduced several important officials accompanying Pei Yuande, and said: "General Lian went to inspect the defense of the state border the day before yesterday, so please don't blame Mr. Pei for not being able to greet him in person."

Pei Yuande waved his hand, and even said "Brother Rui is polite", and exchanged a few words of pleasantries. The two called brothers and brothers together, which kind of meant "like old friends at first sight".

Su Lang patiently waited for them to finish their greetings, and seeing Rui Hesi turned his gaze to him, he brought Xinghui forward and saluted as a junior: "Uncle Shi."

Rui Hesi was obviously very happy to hear him called that, waved his hands, and said affectionately: "I haven't seen A-Lang for a long time, I went to Yinghai a few years ago, and I didn't see you back then."

Su Lang smiled: "Aren't you coming back now? Come here to pay respects to Uncle Shi in his later years. Uncle Shi, don't blame me for being late."

Rui Hesi laughed out loud, said "Okay" a few times, and then his eyes fell on Xinghui who was at the side: "This must be the young master of Lishan Mountain, and he is in full bloom. He really is a hero. I'll be envious of the old man!" The surrounding officials echoed.

Xinghui also gave a junior's salute, and said politely: "Master Rui is too proud, I'm ashamed of myself."

Rui Hesi stroked his beard, pointed at Xinghui and nodded, and said to the left and right: "Don't be arrogant or impatient, good boy!" Then he said kindly to Xinghui: "Don't let adults come and adults go, you and Ah Just like Lang, just call me Uncle Sheng Shi."

Xinghui was as good as he was, and called "Uncle Shi".

A group of people then entered the Changzhou state capital. After drinking and singing for three rounds, Rui Hesi personally arranged a place for them.

There was only a "shabby place" for them to live in, but along the way, Xinghui saw towers, pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings, clouds and green pavilions, misty waves and painted boats. Over and over again, he now finally knows how "prosperous" Changzhou is, and how "brocade" Jindu is.

I also understand one or two reasons why Su Lang said that Changzhou is "deep in water"——

During the banquet that night, everyone was tacitly aware that no one mentioned any words about cheating in the state exam, as if they were only here for sightseeing and fun in Changzhou, and even the four shadow guards who accompanied the emperor responded to this. It's not surprising, as if it should be so.Otherwise, why would they exchange greetings like "brothers and brothers" and "uncles and nephews" kindly.

The sky is half-fallen, everything is silent, and the brocade city at night suddenly has a wind.

The author says:

Brother Su Lang, in fact, you also have an important item on the top of Lishan Mountain.