Fantastic scenery

That night, when Fang Shu returned to the mansion, Qu Bai and Qu Qian were very excited. It turned out that when Qi Liang came back in the afternoon and found Fang Shu missing, he summoned people to search everywhere.

Seeing Fang Shu coming back, he set off a signal flare, and Qi Liang came back after a while, seeing Fang Shu's hair was disheveled and his clothes a little disheveled, he asked him angrily where he was going?Could it be that he had a fight with Huo Tailing? !

Fang Shu remained silent and did not answer him.

The next day, I went to Huamao of the Sixth Division to deal with the official documents that had accumulated for a long time. The enthusiasm for persuading the emperor to establish a crown prince did not subside because of the closing of the case of Bailianhong. The attitude of the emperor completely ignited the rebellion of these officials. Every day there are written warnings, most of which go nowhere, but there are still people who dare to give warnings.

Seeing that Fang Shu had recovered from illness, many officials congratulated him one after another.

Wu Yingjue brought a small wooden box with eight treasures, "Master Fang, this is pear flower tea from my hometown. I don't know where your house is, so I didn't come to see you."

Fang Shu raised his head and smiled at him, "Thank you Master Wu for your thoughtfulness! I heard that this pear flower tea is made of plain color in a gold cup, and the fragrance is ten miles away. I have to taste it!"

Wu Yingjue laughed a few times, and said, "The two days when you disappeared were full of wind and rain, you and Admiral Huo must have a good relationship! I heard that Admiral Huo didn't sleep well for two days and two nights..."

Fang Shu shouted at him: "Don't talk nonsense! He's just trying to catch thieves, it has nothing to do with me."

Wu Yingjue's shortcoming is that he can't read his face. He retorted: "How can I?! Two years ago, there was a third-rank civil servant who seemed to have interfered with the underground gambling workshop, and was held hostage by the boss of the gambling pile who was anxious to jump over the wall. At that time, the emperor personally asked Huo The admiral went to deal with this matter. Admiral Huo was always uncertain, and this matter was not difficult at first. It took him ten days to get it done. The official was afraid that he had been humiliated by the villains. After returning, he resigned and returned to his hometown. Be a farmer. I heard that the official had an affair with Mr. Huo before! There are quite a lot of these things, anyway, if you offend the emperor, don't offend him... That is simply worse than death. "

There are ripples in the heart that is not easy to be calm, and it makes me feel a little special... I shook my head, what was I thinking?It's just a colleague with a special physical relationship.

Now the headache is that I seem to have offended him, so confused, and threatened to kill his father.

Fang Shu declined the teaching task of the princes, and found another good scholar to fill in.

In the past few days, Fang Shu was often busy in the sixth department for the affairs of Jingcha. He seemed to think that he was not busy enough, and he always helped people from other departments to read the proposals, speaking humbly, politely, and well-founded.As the saying goes, if you are willing to suffer, you can get together and win the favor of many other speech officials.

It is normal to see Jinyiwei patrolling every time he passes by the gate of Wuwu, but in the past two days there have been too many Jinyiwei, and his eyes linger on him for a long time, which makes him feel like a light on his back.

The weather has been very good recently, with sweltering heat during the day and coolness at night, Fang Shu and Qi Liang returned home under the stars.

Qi Liang was very excited today, "My lord! Tomorrow, Ma Guibingtou will arrive in Beijing. I heard that an audience ceremony will be prepared tomorrow! All officials will be present, why are you so late today? Shouldn't you have prepared well?!"

About this, I heard Wu Yingjue say it yesterday, I was too busy and almost forgot, being busy is a good thing, many things can be left behind, but the big and small things, good and bad, are somewhat forgotten.

"Half a month ago, I received a letter from General Magui. I was so busy that I forgot about it. You will follow me to the capital to welcome you tomorrow morning."

"Okay!" Qi Liang grinned.

"Why are you joking?!" Fang Shu rode his horse to stop him.

"Hey! That's a great anti-Japanese hero!! It's a rare opportunity to pay tribute to his heroism!"

Fang Shu also smiled, "You are also an anti-Japanese hero." He continued on his horse.

"I am an unknown junior, who will remember? There are so many little heroes, but there are very few big heroes, so I will be remembered."

"Someone remembers the little hero..."

After arriving at the mansion, Qu Bai came to lead the horse. Before Fang Shu dismounted, he heard Qu Bai talking to him, "My lord... Today, Mr. Huo sent someone to send something..."

Fang Shu felt a little chilled in shock, "What?!"

"Some dried velvet ginseng, and some whirlwind raisins that are said to be a tribute from the West, and are said to be supplemented by adults..." Qu Baiyi was also a little scared when he took it from the captain.

Bloody knives, dead rats, and even broken limbs and broken arms all flashed in my mind like a marquee, and I didn't think of some supplements at all.

On the second day, before the rooster crowed and the sun had not risen, Fang Shu only took Erliang to the gate of Yongding in the outer city. The seventh-rank waist badge is not enough, and the official documents of the three major battalions are needed, otherwise entry and exit are prohibited today.

Fang Shuzheng was at his wit's end, he needed to find Huo Tailing's seal for the official documents of the three battalions, even if he came in time, he didn't want to swallow his words back with a shy face, and then ask him for the official documents.

Qi Liang refused to admit it and insisted on breaking out, "Are you blind?! This is Zhilan Tanhua, editor of the Imperial Academy, an anti-Japanese substitute minister and military officer of the Ministry of War, deputy commander of the Che Army, prince Taifu, doctor of the Korean Pavilion, criminal The matter is in progress—Master Fang Fuyan! Can you stop it?! We are welcoming Mr. Magui Zongbing!!"

The soldiers were stunned by Qi Liang's cannon words, they looked at each other, and they all alarmed the gatekeeper of Yongdingmen. When he ran over, he saw that Fang Shu was wearing a seventh-rank official uniform, and he was born with a jade face and a handsome face.

Hastily bent down and bowed his head, "My lord...today is a special period, please forgive me!"

Qi Liang put his hands on his chest, stepped forward and elbowed Mr. Qian against the door, and looked down at him, "Fatty! This is..."

Seeing that he wanted to repeat the nonsense just now, Fang Shu couldn't help interrupting him, "My lord... I know that today is the day to welcome the generals of Magui's army and me. It’s a good friend. I wrote a letter a few days ago and told me to come to welcome me! Please accommodate me.”

Mr. Menqian shook his round head, "No! I can't afford it if something goes wrong! My lord, please come back! Why don't you come back with the official documents?"

Seeing this situation is really not good, Fang Shu is about to turn around and leave, and then explain it to Ma Gui, and he will definitely understand.

"Mr. Deng Qian! Mr. Fang is with me, let's go!"

The voice rang out behind him, Fang Shu's whole body was covered with hairs, and his fingertips holding the rein trembled a little.

When the people behind him walked in, he was still at a loss.

Qi Liang hurriedly stepped forward to block between Fang Shu and Huo Tailing, bowed and said: "Good morning, Mr. Huo! Just happened to meet you! I'm worried that I won't be able to get out!"

Mr. Deng Qian was afraid that Huo Tailing would blame him, so he hurriedly explained: "Fang...Master Fang didn't say earlier that he came with Mr. Huo, it's a misunderstanding!!"

The soldiers on the side also gave way one after another.

Huo Tailing was dressed in a bright red brocade robe, with white-soled satin shoes on his feet, golden scale belts on his cuffs, a lion patch on his chest, and a jade dragon around his waist. Dao, behind several Jinyiwei top soldiers.

Born with a handsome face and carved with a knife, he became domineering and self-cultivated when he melted.

A pair of eagle eyes only stared at the back of Fang Shu's head, but others said they ignored it.

"Master Fang...Have you eaten the food delivered to the house yesterday?" After speaking, he handed the rein to Huang Yong, and walked over to Fang Shu over Qi Liang.

Only then did Fang Shu raise his head and look at him, inspected the surrounding soldiers, and hurriedly bowed, "These things are owed to Mr. Huo first, and they will be repaid when they have savings in the future!"

For a long while, the atmosphere between the two was strangely frozen.

Let Fang Shu understand what is meant by "one moment of time will become eternity".

"Well, okay, remember to pay some interest." Huo Tailing turned expressionlessly and went out of the city, Huang Yong hurriedly followed.

Fang Shu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Huo Tailing from a distance.

He also came to pick up Ma Gui and the others.

When it was only Chen's time, Ma Gui led hundreds of people including his cronies and Ji Jin, all of them in iron armor and silver helmets.It was just an hour earlier than the time stated in his letter.

After Fang Shu greeted each other, he said that he came earlier, Ma Gui laughed and said, "I will only come early, never late! Hahaha."

Contrary to Fang Shu's expectations, the relationship between Huo Tailing and Ma Gui is obviously closer than when he was in North Korea last year.

The street is extremely deserted, thanks to the previous two days

Ma Gui is still in good spirits, Huo Tailing and Fang Shu rode side to side, and learned from their conversation that Huo Tailing also had this correspondence with Ma Gui, and even became closer.

Huo Tailing talked about some things that happened in the court in recent days. When talking about Jingcha, several families were happy and some were sad. Some were promoted, some were dismissed, and some were imprisoned.

Fang Shu didn't answer the conversation, and seemed a little silent, but only answered vaguely from time to time.

Seeing that he was absent-minded, Ma Gui asked, "Is Fang Shu not feeling well?"

Fang Shu realized that he had lost his composure, and smiled apologetically, "My lord, there are too many official documents from the Jingchao, which makes my brain a bit difficult, please forgive me!"

"Hey! You young people, do you think I'm such an old man? Judging from your appearance, you seem to be thinking about your sweetheart!"

People who have had more than a few decades of food often speak to the point. Fang Shu feels guilty and subconsciously glances at Huo Tailing.

Whoever holds a river of water, come to wash away the shame of the present.

After Ma Gui won the battle, his worries were temporarily relieved, and he spoke like an elder.

"What are you doing watching Tai Ling? The elders are here to give advice. You see Tai Ling is getting married soon. The wedding is imminent. Everyone is full of energy. Look at you... 26 Qi should have considered marriage long ago at such an age... ..."

Fang Shu nodded, "My lord is saying...it's just that the juniors only want to be happy with each other and stay together forever, and don't want to have three wives and four concubines. They can't share these hearts, and don't care about these people...so there is no rush."

"You boy is really a weird person..." Ma Gui sighed, "I heard that you boy has a kind of disappointment that you can't get a good woman...You literary people can't explain it, you can't see it through."

"It's all in the past, today is really a happy day. It's not appropriate to say that these parents are short-sighted..."

Ma Gui's face also became serious, and he said earnestly: "I am kind-hearted and happy when I look at the house, how much does this old man want to recognize you as a godson..."

Fang Shu was so flattered that he spoke abruptly, "This...", his eyes widened, his eyes wandering.

"Haha, if Fang Shu doesn't want to, I won't force it. I'm old enough to be your grandfather, don't worry."

Fang Shu hurriedly explained, "Where! I'm so... overwhelmed, it's naturally a gift from heaven, and I'm afraid that the adults will make a joke, but I will take it seriously, so embarrassing!"

Not to mention Magui's military exploits, strong officials and strong soldiers, not to mention the complicated network of favors, finally there is a backer who can get it.In addition, Fang Shu also liked this elder from the bottom of his heart, and gave him the Fengshui Sword, but he couldn't repay him. It's really not easy to have such a good opportunity.

"I have seven sons and eight daughters, and the youngest daughter is about the same age as you. Unfortunately, she married into Zhending Mansion in Shandong Province and gave birth to a son and a daughter. According to the letter, those two monkey cubs can run low." Some thoughts appeared on Ma Gui's face, "When I retire from old age and return to my hometown, I will take a chance to visit them one by one."

Huo Tailing responded, "Mr. Fang is lucky. I feel kind when I look at him. Why don't you take me in too?"

Ma Gui was simply more happy than happy, and hurriedly said: "Oh! I didn't even dare to ask you about this matter. If you want to, it's just right! When the matter of this face is over, how about us? Let's get together!"

He said no more contact, no entanglement, Fang Shu was happy at first, but then upset.This is great, they are confused again.

Walking to the gate of Wuwu, on both sides of the array of officials, Fang Shu returned to his position, and Huo Tailing escorted Ma Gui and others to come forward.

The emperor sat on the gate of the city. After a series of cumbersome ceremonies, Shenzong was a little impatient. Finally, Shenzong issued a decree and read out the "Pingwo Zhao" in public: "Lianzhuan inherits Hongxu, governs Zhaoren, seas and mountains, They are all my sons and daughters, I am not evil, and I want to cover up the barren... I think of North Korea, the world is called obedient, and when I am in trouble, how can I sit and watch, if the weak are not supported, who will be virtuous, and the strong will escape punishment, who will be afraid of power... ...Our country is full of benevolence and kindness, and those who are obedient will never be helpless; if righteousness and martial arts are vigorously promoted, those who jump the beam will be killed even if they are strong. This is to announce to the world, to show the four barbarians, to understand the heart of what is necessary, and to know the meaning of not daring to forgive... ..."

Although the officials and soldiers bowed their heads and listened silently, their hearts were still turbulent throughout the whole process, and they were deeply honored and proud to be descendants of the Ming Dynasty.

"Righteousness and martial arts will rise up, those who jump the beam will be killed even if they are strong!" Fang Shu's heart was full of ups and downs. He repeated the words, and became more and more emotional. It turned out that the feelings of family and country and helping the weak were engraved in the bones of the descendants of Yan and Huang. Things, although it is also mixed with greed, selfishness, and jealousy.At critical times, those bad things will always be sealed underground. In order to curb greed and evil, you can sacrifice everything you have regardless of your own life.

The war against the Japanese was officially over. Shenzong donated 30 taels of snow-patterned silver to the treasury to reward the soldiers, including thousands of good horses, thousands of feet of silk, several tons of grain and oil, and bestowed Magui as a general to protect the country, and was promoted to the right admiral. The cronies under him may get promoted or get rich or both.Although Chen Lin was still stationed in North Korea to assist Annei, he had made a lot of military exploits and was awarded titles and won a lot of gold and silver treasures.Xing Jie made a lot of military achievements. In his hometown, Yidu, he was bestowed with fertile land and beautiful houses, as well as a lot of gold, silver, grain and oil.Huo Tailing was originally an official of the second rank, but he only conferred some Xujue, and gave him the summer resort built for Zhu Changluo before, Fang Shu suddenly remembered that it was the place where Huo Tailing took him for a "tryst" that night.

Liu Dadao, Liu Shun and others have all been promoted.

When Fang Shu was mentioned, he only mentioned giving money and food. All the officials were a little surprised, and his contribution was not small. Ma Gui and Liu Dadao all wrote about his illustrious military exploits, but now he was dismissed like ordinary soldiers.

Fang Shu was not surprised at all, maybe it was Lianying who offended the emperor, or it could be Huo Tailing... Didn't he say that leaving him would make him unable to get along in the officialdom?I can't blame others, but it would be a lie to say that I don't feel lost, but I still hold Xie Longen with a smile on my face.

In the afternoon, Shenzong set up a grand banquet for all the officials to celebrate, and it was set at the Meridian Gate. Shang Baosi was responsible for setting up the imperial table and covering it with yellow flags.

All the officials were seated, Huo Tailing was seated in the upper seat of the hall, and Fang Shu was seated in the lower seat outside the hall. The two were far apart, and it was difficult to see each other sideways. This made Fang Shu breath a little bit, I wonder if he was too nervous , found that today as long as there is a chance, the two people's eyes will touch each other.

The Secretary of the Jiaofang set up nine music songs, and when the "Song of Flame Essence" was played, the officials knelt down and held wine.Only then did Fang Shu discover that Zheng Guifei and Shenzong's biological mother, Empress Dowager Xiaoding, were sitting next to the most eminent emperor. The haggard and slightly aging woman beside Empress Dowager Wang was Concubine Wang Gong - Zhu Changluo's biological mother, who vaguely had a pretty face - It has not been eaten away by the high walls of the deep palace.

The princes sat in front of the emperor in order of seniority. Zhu Changluo saw Fang Shu at a glance and smiled at him.

After getting Fang Shu's response, he lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head, pretending to be harmless.

Seeing him like this, Fang Shu regretted it. He held ten thousand words of greetings to his parents in his heart, but he could only hold them in his heart. If he really scolded him, he would really be a bully.

With the sound of "The Song of the Emperor's Wind", the guards of Guanglu Temple poured wine for the emperor and invited all the officials to drink.This kind of grand banquet has complicated ceremonies, eight rounds of dancing, nine rounds of toasting, the time just entered the dinner time, and the banquet began. Golden flowers and emerald leaves in vases.Fang Shu lost his appetite after eating some, and Wu Yingjue stuffed his mouth full, and put the dried chopsticks meat in Fang Shu's bowl, "Fuyan... I don't know how to cook this meat... hiccup~, it's as soon as you eat it. It's just melted, and the fragrance on the teeth and cheeks after eating... Seeing that your body hasn't moved..."

Seeing him belching and drinking, Fang Shu frowned slightly, and gave him his share, "If you like food, you can eat more."

"Forget it, I don't have a big appetite, how can I eat so much..."

He said he didn't have much appetite, but he swept away all the jade plates and silver cups in front of him.

Noticing Fang Shu's gaze, "You can't waste food, right? Who knows that every piece of Chinese food is hard work!"

After finishing speaking, Wu Yingjue smiled cheerfully, took out a sweat towel and carefully wiped the bottom of the jade plate, the oil and vegetable stains gradually disappeared, and there was a golden phoenix with the size of an index finger knuckle on the bottom of the plate, and the eyes and claws looked lifelike upon closer inspection.

Wu Yingjue clicked his tongue in admiration, "If you say something from the royal family, it's good! You can see that the dishes are so exquisite, and the gold bars are placed in the ceramics...the craftsmanship is complicated."

It turns out that Wu Yingjue has a little hobby - he likes ceramics.Apart from gossip, he likes to collect some ceramic products. I heard from him that half of his monthly salary has to be donated to Glaze Gallery, a small and well-known porcelain antique shop in the capital, and the other half is donated to Gaotang.

At this time, Wu Yingjue couldn't resist the temptation, he touched a pocket jade plate with trembling hands and feet, and wanted to put it in his arms, Fang Shu saw it, understood it, stopped him, and shouted in a low voice: "Don't act foolishly!!"

Wu Yingjue was awakened like a lost ghost, the corners of his mouth twitched, he put back the pocket jade plate after listening to Fang Shu's words, and blushed with shame.