The country is the same, the old people are the same

A few months later, Jiang Yi had no intention of reviewing the memorial, so he went out of Beijing to relax.Jiang Yi didn't bring any concubines or guards with him, he was alone.

He came to Xianyang alone, which used to be his and his hometown. He came here today only because he heard that Luo Yun was here and that he was not dead, so he came here angrily.

"Young Master," someone called Jiang Yi softly from behind, Jiang Yi turned his head, and saw an old man standing in front of him, holding a banner "Immortal Divination".Jiang Yi looked at the old man suspiciously, and asked, "What advice do you have, sir?"

The old man smoothed his beard and said with a smile: "Young master, do you want to come to this old man for a fortune-telling?"

Jiang Yi shook his head and said: "I have something urgent today, so there's no need." After finishing speaking, when Jiang Yi was about to leave, the old man burst out laughing, walked up to Jiang Yi, looked him up and down, and said, "My lord He must be someone who is right and wrong, are you looking for an old friend here today?" After speaking, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Jiang Yi, as if he was quite sure.

Jiang Yi looked at the old man suspiciously, and suddenly became interested, so he wanted to hear what the old man had to say.

The old man raised his eyebrows, and said mysteriously: "The old friend you are looking for may have died long ago."

Jiang Yi was stunned, "Impossible! Zhen... um... my servant once mentioned his residence to me, how could he not be alive?! Don't talk nonsense here!" He couldn't suppress his emotions at all. I don't want to hear the news that Luo Yun is dead - even though Luo Yun personally told him in that letter.

"Ahem... Don't get excited, my lord." Seeing Jiang Yi's reaction so violently, the old man quickly said, "This old man is just guessing, don't take it seriously! But..."

"But what?" Jiang Yi almost grabbed the old man's collar, and asked with red eyes.

"If this person is really so important to the young master, why let him go?" The old man's words pierced into Jiang Yi's heart like an arrow.Jiang Yi was taken aback for a moment, lowered his head, and remained silent.

"Young master, listen to the old man. Although the old man does not know his identity, but since he is destined, he will not fall in love with you," the old man raised his head and glanced towards the southwest. "Your friend might be there..."

When Jiang Yi heard it, regardless of his image, he wanted to run over. Suddenly, the old man said: "Everyone in the world is like one, so how can you stick to one heart? I just want to remind you, if you need to give up something, please think again." .”

"It depends on which one is more important..." This sentence, the old man whispered to himself, more like speaking for himself.

Jiang Yi was stunned, a little confused, half-knowledgeable, his thoughts became a little confused.

If it was before, how could I care about his life?But why are you so nervous this time?He doesn't know.

I only know that I want to find him quickly, find him quickly, and have something to say to him...

Such eagerness gnawed at his heart, making it rare for him to be at peace.

He wandered aimlessly in the streets of Xianyang, but he couldn't find the person he had found.

The sky is not beautiful, unfortunately, the sky suddenly turned cloudy, and a heavy rain came, making Jiang Yi drenched all over.He dragged his wet body back to his inn, exhausted physically and mentally, and ordered the shopkeeper to bring two jugs of wine.

Changed into plain white clothes, sitting on the bed toasting and drinking wine, looking down from a height through the window, the street was empty, and there was a faint smell of rain in the air, and the raindrops hit the ground like chaotic drumbeats. He became more and more irritable.

Jiang Yi frowned. He doesn't like rainy days, and I don't know if it's just a coincidence. Since he was a child, he went out to war with the late emperor. It was always accompanied by rainy days. At that time, the late emperor led the army to attack the enemy, leaving Jiang Yi alone in the barracks. .If Luo Yun hadn't followed quietly, he might have died at the hands of the enemy. In this way, Jiang Yi still owes Luo Yun a favor.

Childhood unhappiness is always memorable.

Jiang Yi pursed his lips lightly, it was useless to think about it now.If he could go back to the past, he would not want to be the king, sit on the dragon chair, and be admired by all people.It's good to be a little prince, build a small thatched cottage in Xianyang, marry a wife and have children and live an ordinary life.

He suddenly felt that everything he had dreamed of before was so ridiculous.

He couldn't help complaining about the first emperor, if the first emperor hadn't proclaimed himself king before his death, and the queen mother wanted to maintain the status for the harem regime, he wouldn't have become a thorn in the side of his brothers, right?Moreover, even if he had an obsession with the throne, how could he be enthroned without the late emperor's consent?If he doesn't ascend the throne, there won't be so many troubles...

……

The next day, Jiang Yi sat at the counter and chatted with the shopkeeper.

"How's the business going?"

"Thanks to my lord, the business has been flat recently, so I can live a good life." The shopkeeper was calculating, calculating the bill while estimating the price of the wine, chatting with Jiang Yi while socializing casually with Jiang Yi.

"Xianyang is located not far from the capital, so there are naturally many nobles, so they should be able to earn a lot of silver, right?" Jiang Yi asked tentatively, talking, thinking that Xianyang is not far from the capital, and people who come to Beijing will Come to Xianyang to stay overnight, why can't you earn silver taels?

"My lord, you don't know. Although the appointment of the new emperor has benefited our common people a lot, but at the moment, corrupt officials are everywhere, and they have already established a foundation. Corrupt officials are united with each other. The eradication, I am afraid that the emperor will have to think about it! The people will not enjoy the blessings at all, and most of the silver collected by the court is swallowed up by corrupt officials!! Even if the emperor has any reforms, those corrupt officials will naturally have their own countermeasures! In this way, How can we ordinary people enjoy the blessings!" The shopkeeper became more and more angry, thinking that his hard-earned money would be snatched away by those officials, but he could only watch helplessly, but what could he do?This is how other people are officials!The shopkeeper stopped what he was doing, and couldn't help repeating bitterly: "How can we ordinary people enjoy happiness!"

"...Isn't anyone going to Beijing to play these things?" Jiang Yi couldn't help being awe-inspiring, and said tentatively.It's fine if you don't talk about it, once you talk about these things, Jiang Yi has never heard of them in the capital!

"Qizuo? Now you have to prepare silver before entering the city, and the guards at the gate can only enter, let alone go to the Golden Palace, which ordinary people can't go to? The common people are doing hard work, how can there be so many people?" Heroes come to help us?" The shopkeeper sighed, if there are so many passionate heroes in this world, will there still be so many corrupt officials?

Hearing these words in Jiang Yi's ears, it only made his heart grow colder and colder.I have been in the court for many days, and it is rare for me to go out of Beijing in low clothes, but I learned such words from the people. It seems that those old guys in the court have to be dealt with severely!

"Then, the law and order in this area is very good? When I was just strolling around, I saw that the street was very lively, and no one caused trouble."

After several conversations, Jiang Yi's forehead was already sweating, and his confidence was much weaker.

"That's wrong. Even the small yamen officials in this area will blackmail you for dozens of pennies." The shopkeeper looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to this place, and then said: "The government doesn't care about things. , It’s all hooligans making trouble! On the surface, the place is calm and safe, but behind the scenes, the government is colluding with those little hooligans!... Seeing that the young master is not a local, he must be a tourist, right?”

"Well, let me tell you about an old friend." Jiang Yi raised his glass and took a sip of tea with an unnatural expression on his face.

"Honestly, don't look at this bustling place as a safe place. At night, every house has to close its doors! If the women here are very beautiful, they will be taken to the border by the soldiers to serve as official prostitutes for the soldiers. For the sake of their daughters not to suffer, the common people can only take their daughters away or marry their daughters away... so that there are not many girls in this place now, they are all old men and old girls. If a young and strong man like the son , have left their homes with their elders..."

"Does the shopkeeper have children?" Jiang Yi sighed and asked instead.

The shopkeeper felt sad when he said this, shook his head, and sighed softly. "My son is far away in Luoyang. He came here last month and wanted to take me to enjoy the blessings. But... this inn was left by my father after all. It would be unfilial to sell it off!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yi also began to understand why the Empress Dowager refused to let herself be a little prince at first.The old people have special memories of their ancestral land, and their mothers are like ordinary people, so naturally they don't want to stay away.

He never thought that one day he would understand the empress dowager's thoughts. Maybe after staying in the palace for a long time, he thought that people in this world would have no feelings... Jiang Yi thought, his eyes were a little dim.

"...Hey, when people are old, they can't expect much. It's common sense that young people don't want to be around. When I was your age, I didn't want to stick to my father's inn, but I gradually figured it out. , That's all." The shopkeeper took the account book, and felt that it was rare to have someone to listen to his ramblings, and he felt much more at ease.

Jiang Yi was silent, the truth is plainly understood by everyone, but it is not something that can be exposed simply by understanding the truth.Just like the battle for the throne... Compared with him, the eleventh prince, who is the emperor, his third brother Jiang Yang should be more suitable.

The brothers grew up together since childhood, the second prince Jiang Yuan was better than himself in papers, and the third prince Jiang Yang was much better than himself in martial arts, but no one expected that the first emperor would let him be the prince, even until his death. Beng didn't have Yi Chu...so he became the emperor.

Since becoming the prince and living in the East Palace, the relationship between the brothers has deteriorated.Jiang Yuan, who had the same biological mother, also began to alienate himself from other princes, wishing that he would die unexpectedly one day so that he could give up that position.

Only the queen's son, Jiang Yang, treats him well, even after he ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, he treats him like his own brother.It seems that the imperial palace is not necessarily a place of heartless.

The author has something to say: still...a bit silly