They all say I'm a puppet

In the second year of Jianxing in Nanxia, ​​Emperor Fukuan of Jianxing issued an edict, saying that he was too young to be in charge of the government, and the great general of Shangzhu Kingdom made outstanding contributions to open up the territory of Nanxia, ​​which was popularly expected. Zen was located in He Hongyi. Under the persuasion of his cronies, he accepted the abdication of Emperor Jianxing, ascended the throne as emperor in Wuying Hall, named the country Zhou, and changed Yuan Yuanzheng.The eldest son He Zheqi was made the crown prince, the second son He Yinzhi was made the king of Chu, and the youngest son He Canglin was made the king of Jin.

Fu Kuan, Emperor Xun of the Southern Xia Dynasty, was granted the title of Duke of Yue, and the rituals and music of the carriages and clothes still followed the old system of the Southern Xia Dynasty.At this point, the Nanxia royal family, which had been lingering for several years, finally could no longer hold on, and the country was completely subjugated. The Fu family, which had been sitting for hundreds of years, changed hands.

But none of this has much to do with Cang Lin, the only thing he cares about about the Nan Xia royal family is that person.That person is gone, it doesn't matter to him who will sit in this country.

He spends most of his time in his new mansion every day. Except for the routine visits to court, entering the palace to greet He Hongyi, and going to the imperial mausoleum to see the construction of Emperor Chunxi's mausoleum, he stays in the mansion for the rest of the time. Here, reading and practicing calligraphy and martial arts.Compared to the mansions of the other two princes, which were crowded with many visitors, his mansion was also very deserted. Except for Xun Cheng, there were almost no visitors. Most of the time, Xun Cheng would directly climb over the wall and never go through the main entrance.

The new emperor has ascended the throne, and the courtiers have begun to make their own plans. Although the crown prince has been established now, He Hongyi is in his prime, and the variables are extremely variable. It is not certain who will sit on the throne in the future.Both the prince and the king of Chu grew up in the army with He Hongyi, and now they have their own cronies. One wants to secure the position of prince, and the other wants to be in the top position. They have also started fighting openly and secretly in the court, and they each win over each other. contacts.

Prince He Zheqi had a stalemate with Zhao Ying in Hedong for several months. Although he failed to win Hedong, he held Zhao Ying back and made He Hongyi's plan come true.And He Yinzhi, King of Chu, followed He Hongyi from the northwest to the imperial city, all the way on the saddle, and made He Hongyi even more happy.But Cang Lin was the only one, he was neither a direct descendant nor grew up around He Hongyi, the father-son relationship was not deep, and he had no foundation in the court, so it was easy for the courtiers to ignore him in their choices.

However, there will always be people who take the wrong edge. After all, the cronies of the other two princes are accumulated by them in the northwest over the past few years, and there is also the relationship between their wives and clans. Even if these old officials in the Southern Xia Dynasty chose the camp, it would be difficult for them to be accepted. Although Cang Lin seems to be inferior to the other two princes in power for the time being, if he manages with his heart, he may not have a chance to get the throne.

But Cang Lin didn't understand the same thing at all. He ignored these people's temptations at all. He performed his duty every day, subdued himself in front of He Hongyi, and didn't have much confidence when facing his two elder brothers. Over time, those who still had hope for Cang Lin The courtiers also gradually gave up their minds on him, Cang Lin's two fierce and fierce brothers tried several times, and after Cang Lin seemed to pose no threat to him, he stopped talking to him.Even He Hongyi herself gradually realized that her youngest son, whom she had not seen for several years, had no other skills other than being obedient and obedient.In the end, he didn't teach him by himself, but it was a little bit worse. It's fine for such a son to be an idle prince. As for the throne, it is absolutely out of consideration.

When Xun Cheng repeated these words to Cang Lin, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up: "Now that even your father has said that, I'm afraid there will be no one in the court who is willing to bet on you. Your current The sense of presence has been reduced to the minimum, and everything is going according to your plan."

Cang Lin smiled, picked up the teapot and filled the cup in front of him, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, and then took a sip: "I didn't expect you to ask me to drink tea?" Sitting in a private room on the second floor of the teahouse, their seats are directly facing the platform below. A middle-aged man is telling a book on it, winning applause from time to time.

"Who else in the court is willing to ask you, the good-for-nothing King Jin, to drink tea now?" Xun Cheng also picked up the teacup, took a big sip, and looked at the storyteller, "This teahouse has been around for hundreds of years. The storyteller seems to be passed down from generation to generation, as long as he is here, the place is very lively."

After Xun Cheng finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at Cang Lin: "Except for reading and writing in the mansion every day, you are not popular at all, even Su and that person are more interesting than you."

Cang Lin raised his eyebrows and smiled lightly: "You have mentioned Mr. Su a lot more recently, it seems that you have had a lot more contact after drinking tea last time?"

Xun Cheng grabbed a handful of melon seeds casually, leaned on the back of the chair and ate the melon seeds carelessly. He paused when he heard Cang Lin's words, and seemed to reply inadvertently: "I used to think that he was a pedantic scholar. Last time After chatting with him, I found that he was quite interesting. You know, I don’t think much of those people in court, and you are the only one who can talk to me a little bit. You spend half of your time bored in the mansion, and the rest half of the time to go to the Imperial Tomb, I always have to pass the time."

"Oh?" Cang Lin raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "So, you are using Mr. Su to pass the time?" He raised his hand and pointed down, "Then Mr. Su is just below, do you want to pass the time?" ?”

"Huh?" Xun Cheng looked in the direction of Cang Lin's finger, and sure enough, he saw a thin figure in a blue robe standing at the door, turning his head sideways to listen to what the boy beside him was saying.The next moment, Xun Chengcheng spat out the melon seeds in his mouth, disappeared from the private room before Cang Lin came back to his senses, and then raised his eyes, this person has appeared downstairs, draping Su He's shoulders, leaning close to him to get acquainted talking about something.

Cang Lin raised one hand to support his chin, looked at Su He with a look of astonishment at first, then the expression on his face gradually softened, and even showed a little smile.Cang Lin has known Su He for a long time, and he knows his temperament best. If he is not a very familiar person, he will not get along like this.

In his impression, Su He was also a somewhat withdrawn and out-of-group person, but now he started to make friends with Xun Cheng.The corners of his lips twitched, that's fine, everyone has to bid farewell to their past self gradually, and live in a way that suits them better.

Just leave him alone in the past.

Cang Lin was stunned for a while before recovering, only to realize that the two people below had disappeared. Before he could react, the door of the private room was pushed open, and Xun Cheng pulled Su He in directly, saying in his mouth: "Cang Lin Lin, let's see who I brought up, you, Mr. Su, came late today and didn't even have a seat, luckily you ran into me."

Ever since He Hongyi returned to the capital, Cang Lin has been avoiding direct contact with Su He. He didn't know how to explain to Su He, and was also worried about facing his doubts. But Cang Lin didn't expect that he would meet Su He at such a time. He was startled for a while, then came back to salute Su He: "Mr. Su."

Su He over there was even more surprised than him, and stared at him for a long time, until he saw Cang Lin salute, then he bowed to Cang Lin and bowed to salute: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Jin."

The two greeted each other face to face, and Xun Cheng, who was standing beside him, couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "Then what, after all, there are no outsiders here, are you two being too polite?"

Su He stood up straight, and forced a smile at Xun Cheng: "No matter when, etiquette cannot be abandoned."

Cang Lin frowned slightly. In fact, he always knew that when facing himself according to Su He's temper, his attitude would no longer be the same as before, but now that this time has really come, facing such an unfamiliar Su He, let him He will feel somewhat lost.

He actually doesn't care about many people and things, but Su He is different after all, because in the past few years, in all his contacts with Su He, Fu Yu was present. In his heart, Su He is There are few people who can miss Fuyu with him.

But now that the relationship between this person and him has become like this, will his memory of Fu Yu be less?

He closed his eyes slightly, let himself calm down, and smiled a little towards Su He: "Although I concealed something from my husband for various reasons, after all, my husband has taught me, respect The teacher emphasizes the Dao, which is also taught by the master, so the etiquette cannot be abolished."

Su He looked at Cang Lin with a very complicated expression. After a long while, he said, "His Royal Highness Jin Wang is polite."

Cang Lin's eyes lingered on Su He's face for a while, and then glanced at Xun Cheng who was next to him with a puzzled face: "I had something to do in my house, and I planned to go back, but Mr. Xun thought it was somewhat boring to be here alone, sir. If it happens to save me, I will go back first.”

Su He hesitated for a moment, and finally bowed: "The minister respectfully sends His Highness off."

Cang Lin smiled, turned around and walked outside, before taking a few steps, Su He's voice suddenly sounded from behind: "Your Highness."

Cang Lin turned around, with some doubts: "Sir, what's the matter?"

Su He looked at Cang Lin, thought over and over again, and finally said: "I heard that you are currently supervising the construction of Emperor Chunxi's mausoleum?"

Cang Lin smiled: "Ah, yes, that is the place where he wants to rest after all, and he must be satisfied. There is probably no one in the world who knows his preferences better than me. I see it in person, and I feel more at ease. a little."

Su He frowned slowly, lowered his eyes, and after a long time, he just let out a low sigh: "The old man has passed away, I hope His Highness's sorrow will change, and he will come out early."

Cang Lin nodded: "Thank you sir."

After speaking, he pushed open the door of the private room and walked out without looking back.

In the private room, Su He slowly sat back on the chair, and said in a low voice: "I saw him so sad that day, I thought that he would let go after a long time, but I didn't expect that almost a year had passed, he It's as if it hasn't come out yet."

"Because he never thought of coming out." Xun Cheng also sat back on the chair while speaking, and grabbed another handful of melon seeds, "Speaking of which, the little emperor is doing well now?" He poured it on Su He. Cup of tea, "Speaking of which, where is the little emperor now?"

Su He took the teacup from his hand and shook his head gently: "I sent him out of the imperial city that day, as for where he went after that, I don't know, but no matter where he goes, he should stay far away. He is much more at ease than he was in the imperial city, so it can be regarded as seeking benevolence and deserving benevolence."

Xun Cheng raised his eyebrows, and a little smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Do you get benevolence if you seek benevolence? I hope so."

Jiangnan, a small fishing village thousands of miles away from the capital, has beautiful scenery and is rich in fish and rice.

It was midsummer, and at noon, when it was the hottest time, there was a small fishing boat floating on the lake outside the fishing village. There was a boy sitting on the boat, wearing baggy clothes and trouser legs rolled up, exposing his white and thin legs, stretching into the cool water. in the lake.He was still holding a fishing rod in his hand, and the hook was hanging into the water, and there was no movement for most of the day.

The young man was probably tired of waiting, so he dozed off in this position, until a hand patted his shoulder, he suddenly woke up, his attention slowly concentrated, he glanced at the people behind him, and yawned: "Why? Is there any fish?"

Behind him is a child who is only eight or nine years old, with dark complexion and big bright eyes: "Brother Yu, it's already noon, and you still haven't caught a single fish. If you row the boat out, you will definitely scold me."

This young man was Fu Yu. He reached out and pinched the child's face, then raised the fishing rod with his hand back. Unsurprisingly, there was nothing left. He pouted, hung the bait on the hook again, and put the fishing rod back. In the water, I stared at the fluctuating water patterns for a while, then turned my head and poked the child's face boredly: "Didn't you say that there are many fish in this place? Today is Uncle Zhong's birthday, I want to bring a fish Go back and feed him."

The child avoided his hand, stretched out his hand and pointed into the water: "I can see fish standing here, but Brother Yu, you are so stupid, you can't catch one. I think Uncle Li caught a lot of fish in the morning Go back, you might as well ask for one."

Fu Yu stretched out his hand and patted the child's head: "What's the matter, the fish to come is different from the fish I caught with my own hands." He took his calf back from the water, stood up, and stretched his arms, " I didn't sleep very well last night, so I went back to the cabin and lay down, and if you see that the fishing rod moves, remember to call me."

The child pouted, and finally nodded: "Okay."

Standing at the bow of the boat, Fuyu looked into the distance, the scenery of the lake and the mountains, the pleasant scenery was the life he had been looking forward to, but occasionally he still felt very lost, as if something was forgotten by him in that cold imperial city .

Fu Yu lowered his eyes, and smiled like self-deprecating, no, this is not the life he was looking forward to, because in the past few years, in the life he was looking forward to, there was another person.