Thinking

Enrolling in the spring, the master seems to treat them as adults. In class, if someone is distracted and chatting, he just stops by his side, at most knuckles on his desk, and doesn't beat or scold them, and doesn't make much mention. Instead, they are much more self-aware.

"At this age, you should think about what you are doing in this life. What can you do for the common people in the world? Do you dawdle, or strive to make progress? What kind of officials do you need to be an official? What kind of business do you need to do business? Exactly which way to go?"

Cao Lumin murmured to Qi Si: "My father said that there are too many ways to be an official. If you accidentally follow the wrong person, the whole family will be ruined. My brother also said that it is not easy to do business. When an official stares, he has to hand over his wealth and life... ...Yu Ke, tell me, why is life so dangerous?"

Cao Lumin thought for a while, then asked Qi Si: "Yu Ke, if you were not the prince, what would you want to do?"

After thinking about it for a while, he replied: "I want my family to wait for me at home. My friends and I fight swords in the rivers and lakes. When we get home tired, we are bored with food and clothing, so we go out again. The world will always be peaceful. The ones I love will never leave me."

Cao Lumin thought for a while, and said in full agreement, "That was truly a fairy-like day."

After the beginning of spring, Qisi and Jiang Xuan often went to ride horses in the mountains outside Changyu City, and sometimes called Cao Lumin, who would condense the six portions of snacks and delicacies prepared by his parents and brothers into one portion. , but often when I go back at the end, there will still be half of it left.

Kong Yu and Li Xuanrong are going to prepare for the autumn exam this year, and Kong Yu is naturally very calm.

Li Xuanrong was strictly controlled by the prime minister's father, Li Cen, and he didn't have much contact with those gangsters. Instead, he would catch Qi Si and cry from time to time in the academy.

Qi Si had no choice but to coax him patiently, as if he was the older one, and urged Li Xuanrong to do well in the imperial examination, but also felt that Li Xuanrong's temper was not what it would be like to be an official, and he was not at all different from his shrewd and sophisticated prime minister father. like.

Qisi sometimes thinks about the acquaintance of Duji Hubu and Pei Nanxian, and feels very strange, but Pei Nanxian never provokes him, and he is also respectful to Emperor Su, so he let it go for now.

After much deliberation, he still didn't tell Xiao Zhi and Jiang Xunyan about this matter, because of his status, it was inconvenient to intervene in the affairs of the Yan Kingdom's court, and he thought it might be a coincidence, after all, Xiao Zhi and Duji Hubu also knew each other.

In April of another year, Lu Yingqiu came to Yan Country again to visit Qi Si, Yan Guo and Qi Si had already received his news in advance.

After Lu Yingqiu specially came to bring him to pay homage to his parents last year, Qi Si knew that he would come again this spring.Because in the past in Luyang City of Jin State, Lu Yingqiu would specially bring himself to pay homage to his mother every spring, and would accompany Yu Ke to pay homage to his mother on time. Although they didn't expressly say it, it was their tacit agreement.

Lu Yingqiu still came to Changyu as an envoy, and he was thinking about entering the palace. Emperor Su and Lu Yingqiu were talking in the study.

He always seemed to be like that, dressed in a military official uniform, with a heroic face, tall and gentle eyes, looking at the figure of Qi Si coming in, he bent his eyes and smiled, as if he was very relieved.

"This time I really grew up." Lu Yingqiu opened his arms, and Qi Si stepped forward to hug him.

Now that he was taller than Lu Yingqiu's shoulders, Lu Yingqiu patted him on the back with his powerful palm, and stood up, looked up at Lu Yingqiu and smiled.

Emperor Su watched from the side, smiled and said: "He is much calmer, he is the blessing of your Jin country."

Lu Yingqiu was not surprised that Emperor Su would say this, and nodded: "Looking at him growing up, he has always been a child with excellent character."

Qi Si felt a bit mixed with sweet and sour in his heart, but when he grew up, the people around him changed a lot.

Emperor Su waved his hand: "It's not easy to meet each other, how to arrange it, you can do whatever you want."

Qi Si and Lu Yingqiu thanked Emperor Su, and left the palace as usual.

There were people outside the palace waiting for Lu Yingqiu to land. Lu Yingqiu led two horses, and Qisi and Qisi rode each other. They went out of the city and went to Puhua Temple.

The spring in Changyu City is full of vitality, the streets are bustling and intertwined, and the horses are rustling all the way, Qisi takes Lu Yingqiu to avoid the crowded market and go out of the city from the quiet streets.

The branches and trees in the mountains outside the city are already verdant, and the flowers in the mountains are blooming in clusters, like a paradise. If you go further, you will see the ink-like mountains and the gurgling spring stream. The two walked side by side leisurely, From time to time, let the horse drink water by the stream and stop at the foot of the mountain.

"This time it was you who led the way, it seems that you often go out to play?" Lu Yingqiu turned his head to look at Qi Si.

Sitting on the horseback, Qi Si was no longer the kid who had to be taken with them to ride with him. His figure was straight, his figure was narrow, slender and firm, and his face was clear and beautiful, like a shining jade.

"Yes, I wander around the city and out of the city with my friends from time to time, and I am much more familiar with this place than before."

"The whole world is home, and you can feel at ease wherever you go. Yes, when you grow up, if the spirits of your parents in heaven know, you should be gratified."

Lu Yingqiu looked at Qi Si, as if he saw many old friends through Qi Si.

"Yu... Xun Shu, how is he?" Qi Si asked Yu Ke, but someone passed by when he was in the way, without saying his real name.

"He's very good. He often receives your letters, and he feels much happier. He just lives in the mansion outside the palace and doesn't have much contact with people in the court, but he is quiet," Lu Yingqiu replied.

"The Spring Festival envoy came and said that he also went to the Jin Academy," Qi Si said.

Lu Yingqiu nodded: "He listened to the suggestion in your letter and offered to go to the Academy and made friends in the Academy. Your Majesty and I should feel more at ease."

In the future, Yu Ke must be very popular, and no one will bully him, so he can feel more at ease.

Qisi looked at Lu Yingqiu, and wanted to ask some questions, but there were always pedestrians and horses passing by, so he didn't say anything.

When they arrived at Puhua Temple, the two invited incense and prayed devoutly in front of the main hall and in the courtyard of the temple.

Puhua Temple is simple and majestic, with incense lingering like clouds, mountains behind it, peach blossoms and rhododendrons all over the mountain like brocade of auspicious clouds, and the long bell of the bell tower echoes at the foot of the mountain.

Qi Si closed his eyes, stood beside Lu Yingqiu, put his hands together, and seemed to see the little boy in Fanghua Temple in his memory, beside Lu Yingqiu and Yu Ke, Lu Yingqiu was tall and handsome, Yu Ke was dressed in light green monk clothes, delicate and shy, his mother Waiting for him at home.

When I opened my eyes again, the memories disappeared, and the Puhua Temple in front of me overlapped with the Fanghua Temple outside Luyang City.

Looking at the compassionate eyebrows and eyes of the Buddha statue, there is no injustice or regret.

Lu Yingqiu still took him to the quiet old tree in the side yard, drank cool well water, washed his hands, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, and sat under the tall and lush old tree, watching the fireworks outside the yard, listening to the The distant bell in the temple.

Qi Si sat quietly for a while, took a deep breath, took off the Rui family black gold chain amulet from his neck, turned his head and handed it to Lu Yingqiu.

"Is this Rui Chu's relic?"

Lu Yingqiu's expression froze for a moment, he looked at the black gold chain talisman, then looked at Qi Si, nodded, but did not speak, with complicated expressions in his deep eyes.

Qi Si stretched out his hand, and skillfully unwrapped the Chain Talisman mechanism, a glaring, moist black unicorn with a dark golden luster appeared between the flaps.

"Last autumn, I was hijacked by Duji Falcon. Before being rescued, he saw the chain symbol and my birthmark, and said that I was Rui Chu's 'bastard'." Qi Si had a calm face, as if he was talking about other people's affairs , looking straight into Lu Yingqiu's eyes with bright eyes.

Lu Yingqiu frowned: "It's him again? Hijacking you?"

Qi Si nodded: "Yan Guo didn't release the news, but I'm fine, and Master also found a prescription to heal my heart."

Qisi stroked the chain talisman unicorn again between his fingers, looked at Lu Yingqiu and said, "This is the family heirloom chain talisman of the Rui family, and it is also the tiger talisman of the state of Jin. Missing."

Qi Si asked him again: "Rui Chu was accused of crimes behind him, but is it true?"

The expression on Lu Yingqiu's heroic face was extremely complicated, but his tone was firm: "No, he is not that kind of person."

Qi Si asked again: "Why did you give me the chain symbol? Does Your Majesty know?"

Lu Yingqiu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "I left this privately."

"Then, general, why did you give me the chain symbol?" Hearing this, Qi Si was a little nervous.

Lu Yingqiu still shook his head: "No reason, Qi Si, it is no longer a military talisman."

"My father died in battle at Duanyan Pass, and Rui Chu died suddenly on the same day."

"You left the Rui Family Chain Talisman privately and gave it to me."

"My birthmark is not only the same as Yu Ke's, but also the same as Rui Chu's son—if he has a son..."

Qi Si's voice gradually weakened, "Lu Yingqiu, is there such a coincidence? Am I thinking too much?"

He waited patiently for a long time, and finally waited until Lu Yingqiu came, before throwing out these unspoken questions, with hesitant guesses in his heart.

Qi Si recalled what they said to themselves before——

"Maybe you'll understand later..."

"Don't blame your father, he has his last resort..."

"Your father was a very good man. Many people survived because of his efforts..."

Qi Si looked up into Lu Yingqiu's eyes, raised his hand and hung the black gold unicorn chain amulet between the two of them.

"You only need to answer me this time, and I won't ask again in the future, and I won't believe any other answer, even if you change your words."

The unicorn is delicate and lifelike, with the fire clouds under its feet as if standing proudly in the flames of war.

Lu Yingqiu looked at the black gold unicorn, and there seemed to be some hesitation on his resolute face.

"Qi Si", after a long silence, he reached out and put the black gold unicorn in Qi Si's palm, closed his fingers, and held it tightly.

"this is yours."

This was the first time Lu Yingqiu called Qi Si by his real name after he came to Yan Country to replace Yu Ke as the proton.

"why?"

Qi Si withdrew his hand, took a deep breath, and looked at the unicorn with deep puzzlement in his voice and disbelief on his face.

Lu Yingqiu looked at Qi Si and was silent for a while, his heroic face showed the fortitude and deepness unique to a general.

After confirming that no one was coming around the yard, he sat next to Qi Si and spoke slowly.

"Your father, Rui Chu, was one of the greatest warriors in the history of the Rui family. He has sacrificed a lot for the people of the world. After his death, those crimes can no longer be refuted, but don't believe it."

Lu Yingqiu's voice was deep, but his tone was very gentle, as if he was finally relieved by the blurted secret.

Hearing these words, Qi Si was still shocked.

Although he had his own speculation before, today he finally got a positive answer after a long and patient wait, and it was still difficult for him to connect Rui Chu with his father.

The image of the father who was originally a blank overlapped with Rui Chu, and he seemed to never be able to do it.