Huaigui

Pingcheng is quiet, with majesty hidden, and the bearing of Qianlong Central Plains.

After traveling thousands of miles, they were greeted by Mr. Gao Lejun's private soldiers. After entering the city, they settled them in the largest posthouse in Pingcheng.The leader of the team was a young man, who had never seen Gao Jing before and didn't know his identity. He only regarded him as the princess's honored guest, ordered a few words that the son-in-law would arrive later, and then went about his business on his own.

To enter the city, you need to settle in all directions, and the post house can't accommodate less than a thousand people.Li Ciyuan was gone, and Tang Feiyi said that he had been instructed by him, and he was considered half of his disciples, so he automatically took over Li Ciyuan's burden and helped He Lanmingyue arrange it.

Helan Mingyue was grateful to Tang Feiyi, she saw that her old wounds had not healed.

He was badly injured in the Suzhou breakout battle, and the killing of Hua Mu made his wounds worse, and his whole body was almost to the limit.Cangzhou was bitterly cold and resources were limited. He Lanmingyue suffered from several skin injuries, but the left shoulder did not improve.Medicine alone is not enough to recover, and he must rest quietly, but he started off again immediately.

After going down the Great River, the spring was warmer, and the wound showed signs of repeated festering.

With Tang Feiyi and Lin Shang busy with those chores, He Lanmingyue stayed and waited for about an hour or two before Yuanying, who was half a beat behind, came—he thought Yuanying would come earlier.

It was almost dusk, and the twilight was close together. Yuan Ying walked into the other courtyard of the post house wrapped in a black and red cloak.From anyone's point of view, he is completely different from the timid young man in the Taishi's mansion in the past. He is suave and calm, and he can be called "Zhilan Yushu".

When He Lan Mingyue saw Yuan Ying, she also felt as if she had passed away.

But he remained calm and watched Yuan Ying and his attendants enter.

Yuan Ying stood at the first step and bowed to Gao Jingxing, Gao Jingdan said: "Your Majesty Yuan, you don't need to be too polite. This time you come here suddenly, you need to rely more on the adults."

The pretentious official accent made He Lanmingyue want to laugh a little, and Yuan Ying was also stunned, looking up at Gao Jing with strange eyes, as if wondering why Gao Jing was so business-like.

The next moment, when he saw the person sitting on Gao Jing's right hand enjoying tea leisurely, his surprise turned into shock——

"This... is Helan's bodyguard, Helan Mingyue? Are you not..."

The second half of the sentence was swallowed by him, and he didn't say why a dead person, Helan Mingyue, appeared. He clearly remembered how sad Gao Jing was at that time.

He Lan Mingyue sat peacefully holding a teacup: "My lord son-in-law, it's been a long time."

Yuan Ying seemed surprised why he was still rude in front of Gao Jing, seeing that Gao Jing didn't scold him, he didn't ask any more questions, and got up after saying "flat body".He gestured, and the attendant beside him brought the soup prepared for Gao Jing: "This is prepared for the health of the dragon's body. Please eat later, Your Majesty."

Gao Jing listened to Yuanying continue to talk about the arrangement here, covered his face with his sleeves and yawned slightly.

Yuan Ying hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is tired, so the minister will leave first. But there is one thing, the princess and the minister mean that the post house is simple after all, and I hope you will move the house, what do you think?"

"The matter of moving the car will be discussed later, it is not convenient for me to move around."

Yuan Ying gave a salute: "I understand. The princess will clean up the dust for His Majesty at the mansion tomorrow, and Lord Ran Yunyang from the Vermilion Bird Guard will also come. Your Majesty's letter mentioned the token, and I tried to convey this news to Lord Ran. See you tomorrow, I'm afraid His Majesty has to make preparations."

In fact, he didn't know whether Gao Jing really had the token of dispatching troops. Hearing this, Gao Jing smiled: "Sister Huang's kindness is hard to turn down. When we meet again tomorrow, I will take He Lan with me. Please tell Master Yuan."

Yuan Ying didn't know, so he had to go first.

When Helan Mingyue saw his attitude, most of the stagnant anger in the past dissipated inexplicably—he treated Yuanying as Gao Jing treated him back then. drive.

Now is the time when Yuan Ying is needed, he deliberately curry favor and act like a baby by taking advantage of his status as wife and younger brother, in He Lan Mingyue's view, there is nothing wrong with it.This is Gao Jing's way of doing things, and he will not let go of those who can be used, not to mention that now, as he himself said, "the means are inevitably extreme."

However, he was very polite, completely different from his previous frivolous behavior.

Maybe it was the great tribulation that changed him?

Or maybe he didn't lie anymore?Helan Mingyue didn't dare to think about it.

After Yuan Ying left, Aman held the bowl of soup and wondered whether he should give it to Gao Jing or not. He tested the temperature and pretended to be careless: "Ah, the soup Mr. Yuan sent is almost cold."

He Lan Mingyue got up: "I'll go and see how it goes, you should drink it, it's also kind of the eldest son."

"Come with me tomorrow, okay?" Gao Jing asked suddenly.

"What am I going to do?"

"Pretending to be stupid?" Gao Jing asked back with a smile, lowered his head, took a sip of soup and frowned, "Not to mention the unfinished business, this journey, to Pingcheng is more than half the success. Mr. Gao Le asked Ran Yunyang to go, on the one hand, he felt that it was inappropriate Chi, on the other hand, is also waiting to see my joke."

He said half of it, Helan Mingyue already understood the other half: "The princess is afraid of your bluff?"

"Mr. Gao Le has no rules. Helping me is purely because she doesn't like Gao Hong. But if I make a fool of myself, she won't get into trouble and still laugh at her for years. Why not do it?" Gao Jing frowned. The bowl signaled to Amang not to drink it, "What is this boiled in? It smells like medicine, I would have known better if I didn't drink a sip."

He Lan Mingyue laughed at his hypocrisy: "Isn't the eldest son doing it for your own good?"

"The taste is so bad, no matter how good it is, I can't stand it." Gao Jing glanced at him, seeing He Lan's expression teasing, "Aren't you going to take a look around?"

The smile on the corner of Helan Mingyue's mouth deepened, and she leaned forward and stroked the side of Gao Jing's face with the whip: "Drive me away? Then go now."

Gao Jing rubbed the scratched area twice, hesitant to speak.

The next day, Mr. Gao Le hosted a banquet.

Before leaving, Yuan Ying's people reminded him of the token again, and He Lan Mingyue thought he should give it to Gao Jing.But Gao Jing didn't ask for his Western Army Tiger Talisman, but instead handed over the other half for him to keep safely.

The Princess Mansion is not as magnificent as Ziwei City, but it is also exquisite and exquisite.The veil under the corridor moved slightly with the wind, the servants in the courtyard came in and out with various utensils in their hands, and the preparations for the banquet were rigorous and orderly.

The backyard of the mansion is not within the scope of this visit. Gao Jing and his party only walked to the main hall built by the pool.Gao Lejun was whimsical, and a wide pond was manually dug out in the yard and filled with red lotus.It's not yet the opening season, but everything seems familiar, almost the same as the East Courtyard of Yuan Mansion back then.

However, only Guren was the same as back then.

Seeing the royal family's banquet again, He Lanming kept everything simple in the northwest for many years. When he walked into the main hall with carved beams and painted buildings, his eyes converged on all sides, and he felt a momentary sense of being out of place.

But after he thought about it, he didn't care about anything, so he sat down at the arranged seat - beside Gao Jing, who had been arranged in advance, he propped his chin and winked at him.

Mr. Gao Le sat dignifiedly at the top, looking at Gao Jing with haughty eyes.

When everyone was present, the singing and dancing maid made the surrounding atmosphere relaxed, Gao Lejun suddenly said: "The leg is much more serious than I thought."

Gao Jing said with a smile: "Thank you, Miss Huang, for your concern. I'm fine, and I will recover slowly."

Mr. Gao Le said with sarcasm: "I heard that bone injuries will last a lifetime. When your army enters Ziwei City, you still can't stand up. What should you do? Those nobles are going to move out of the ancestral system again, and you can't reset it. Now these Don’t you feel disappointed that you have failed in all your struggles?”

Helan Mingyue's heart skipped a beat, but Gao Jing was not in a hurry, and said: "What is broken is my legs, not my brain, whoever blocks the way will kill me."

After life and death, Gao Jing, who has seen the yellow sand and heavy snow, has quietly taken off the useless clothes in Luoyang City in words, and all the cruelty is on the table.Mr. Gao Le didn't expect that after a long time no see, this younger brother's speech style has changed, and his tongue almost got stuck: "This... is easier said than done!"

"The Gao family didn't rely on nobles to rule the country." Gao Jing's smile remained on, and his words became colder. Miss, don’t you remember? After returning to Luoyang and successfully assuming the throne this time, all the people blocking me are no more than mantises.”

The singing and dancing were suddenly out of season, the leading dancer stopped lightly, and waited for the princess's order with her neck hanging.

Gao Lejun said in a deep voice: "The Dugu clan of your mother's line back then supported your father to ascend the throne. If they also stop you, do you want to imprison your own mother as well?"

The word "also" made Gao Jing suddenly restrain his smile.

This remark is to accuse the emperor of imprisoning his biological mother until the Zhao family starved to death in the cold palace. Although the Gao family has Hu blood, they have inherited Chinese culture. Killing one's mother is unfilial.The emperor had such bad deeds, and he didn't dare to comment on his achievements during his lifetime. Wouldn't it be the greatest irony for him to be given the posthumous title of "Xiaowu" after his death?

Gao Jingdao: "That year was the same time after all, and now the Dugu clan is not a great weapon. Doesn't Miss Huang know who I want to deal with?"

Gao Lejun pondered for a moment: "Murong Xun is in charge of Zhongshu's sect, Gao Hong even lets him three points, and Murong's minions in Chaozhong hold up half the sky. If you want to shake it, it may not be so easy."

"It's all about man's effort. I will fulfill my father's unfulfilled wish for him."

The two were at a stalemate, and Yuan Ying held the wine cup in his hand to smooth things over and said: "Your Majesty managed to escape from the dead, we should celebrate, why should the princess talk about these heavy topics-come on, I will offer you a glass first, and wish your majesty a successful return to Luoyang this time! "

Gao Jing and Gao Lejun looked at each other, and they both silently endured the quarrel that was tied.

After drinking for three rounds, Helan Mingyue was always watched by a bunch of eyes. When he looked over, he met the eyes of the man sitting at the end on the other side, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

So far Helan Mingyue saw Ran Yunyang for the first time.

It was a very handsome man, ageless, with some female features, with two long swords by his side.Although wearing a long robe with wide sleeves can't hide the martial aura of his body, the exposed skin is also delicate. Under the contradiction between the two, people can't take their eyes off for a while, wanting to find out.

Helan Mingyue looked at him for a moment and got up to leave the table. Gao Jing glanced at him but didn't want to keep him.

Not long after, the man at the seat also hugged Gao Lejun and went out with his sword in hand.As soon as he left the main hall, he met Helan Mingyue waiting by the pond with his sword in his arms.

Before the man opened his mouth, He Lan Mingyue said directly: "Sir, you have been watching me for a while, what can you tell me?"

"It's inconvenient to talk inside." The man opened his mouth, his voice was very elegant, with a kind of Confucian knowledge and understanding, "In Xia Ran Yunyang, when I first met Your Excellency, I felt a sense of deja vu, like returning from an old friend. May I ask for your name?"

It turned out that he was Ran Yunyang whom Yuan Ying had mentioned many times, and it seemed reasonable, He Lan Mingyue didn't dare to neglect and returned the gift: "You don't need to care too much about the name, my name is He Lan."

Ran Yunyang smiled slightly when he heard this: "The Helan clan in Longcheng is a heroic family with a reputation like thunder... Presumably the 'token' that the little emperor refers to has something to do with you."

They didn't exchange many letters, and He Lan Mingyue knew the content. Now that Ran Yunyang came straight to the point, he didn't make false claims with him: "Whether it's true or not, I can only speculate. I haven't heard any conclusions from left and right. Master Ran has the final say."

Ran Yunyang said: "The people around the little emperor are like him, vigilant and suspicious."

He Lan misunderstood this as a compliment and pursed her lips in silence.

Ran Yunyang put his two swords on the poolside and reclined, took out a kit bag from his waist and opened it, and the contents were poured out in his palm.His expression was very ordinary: "It would be embarrassing for them to choose a good day to see and compare the soldier talismans in full view, why don't you and I verify the authenticity here."

"Master Ran's actions are unexpected." He Lan Mingyue said, and also took out half of the tiger talisman that Xu Xin gave him at that time.

When comparing, Ran Yunyang frowned, and He Lanmingyue also found something strange: "Why are the shapes different?"

Whether it is a soldier talisman or a keepsake that is usually seen, if the left and right sides can be mosaiced, it must be symmetrical in appearance.But the half in He Lan's hand was a wolf-shaped tiger talisman, while what Ran Yunyang was holding was more like a rough piece of black metal, with incomplete inscribed golden characters and faintly visible dragon patterns.

Ran Yunyang shook his head: "This is the only thing that was given to me by the late emperor—Master He Lan, please give it a try next time."

When the two sides are embedded together, there is a hoarse sound, as if the copper rust has struggled after many years, and the appearance is completely different. How to put them together?But when He Lan Mingyue was puzzled, the two pieces of metal fit together so strangely.

Ran Yunyang sighed: "Huh? It really is suitable!"

The engraved words are connected into a complete sentence: the talisman of Suzaku, the left is in Ziwei, and the right is in Hexi.

Zi Wei came out of Hexi.

The first thing Helan Mingyue thought of was this sentence. He clenched his hands tightly, and his mind was like a wave of eighty feet on the ground, sweeping the world and almost destroying all his reason.

He didn't believe it at first, but Baicheng Mingyue had already appeared in front of his eyes, and now the words "Ziwei" and "Hexi" suddenly appeared again, how could he think that Si Tianjian was just a lie of a group of magicians?

This remark agrees that only by supporting each other can the two sides achieve great things.

Ziwei is the Emperor Star, while Hexi is... the Helan family.

Southern Chu Dading, the emperor's loss of position suddenly had a definite direction in this matter.If Baicheng Mingyue belongs to the Helan clan, and Hexi is also the Helan clan, is it destined that if the emperor falls into trouble, the Helan clan must help him to regain power?

He Lan Mingyue took the spliced ​​keepsake from Ran Yunyang and tried to find a trace of similarity in appearance, but apart from the shape, there really seemed to be no connection.

Seeing that he was puzzled, Ran Yunyang said: "When the first emperor gave this thing to me, he said, 'If you don't take the tiger talisman, the other half will be tied to the Western Army. This thing is specially made by the Jinggong Workshop with reference to the internal buckle. It is the only one in the world. This one, and only one can match it'. I don’t understand what it means, but now that I see it, I have the answer in my heart.”

Helan Mingyue was slightly dazed, and Ran Yunyang lifted his robe and fell to his knees: "From now on, Zhuquewei will listen to your lord and His Majesty's orders."

The red lotus has not yet bloomed, and the spring breeze has passed, and it is already three-point warm.

——The Lonely City Closed·End——

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