A glance at the spring breeze

In the faint imperial city, a drizzle had just finished.

At this time, dark clouds covered most of the daylight, and if one looked into the distance, one could find that the entire Miyagi was shrouded in a hazy gray smog.

The cold wind is mixed with wet and cold moisture, which makes people shiver.

As the saying goes, there is a burst of autumn rain and a burst of cold, and the strong wind in Miyagi has become more raging recently.The leaves of the sycamore trees fell one after another, the palace was full of withers and yellows, and the branches on the trees were already showing a tendency to be bare.

Yin Jian stood on the tower with his hands behind his back, looking at the huge green sandalwood tree outside the palace, which was still towering and lush, and said to Mr. Zhang beside him: "After autumn, all the surrounding plants and trees are withered, only it is like spring all the year round."

Manager Zhang bowed and said, "The servant asked them to plant some bamboo, plum blossoms and fir trees there. In this way, it won't be strange in winter."

Yin Jian said: "No need. It grows so tall and lush, even if plum blossoms and bamboos are planted around, what's the use?"

Mr. Zhang said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

After a while, Yin Jian said again: "Just now you said winter... in winter, can Ruan Lan come back?"

"A lord and auspicious man have their own destiny, and they will definitely come back after finishing what His Majesty told them."

Yin Jian was very satisfied with this answer at first, but after thinking about it again, he felt that it was wrong, so he revised it: "As long as he returns safely, as for the rest, I don't blame him for whether I can finish it or do it well. .”

Director Zhang naturally knew what the emperor was thinking, so he persuaded him: "Your Majesty's good intentions, I believe Lord Ruan will understand one day."

The man in the dragon robe put his hands on the city wall, looked at the faint white mist in the distance, then closed his eyes and sighed: "I hope."

"Father! Father!"

A childish voice came from not far away.

Yin Xun looked around, and saw the little prince walking towards them in a hurry. When he arrived in front of Yin Xun, he knelt down and kowtowed.

"I come to pay my respects to my father, and wish my father great blessings."

Yin Jian looked down at him, reached out and touched the back of Yin Xuan's head: "Get up."

"Thank you, father."

Yin Xian said: "Huh? Can you come to me for something. Normally at this time, how would you think of coming to greet me?"

"Hey." The little prince smiled shyly, revealing a row of teeth that were vacant due to tooth replacement. He grabbed Yin Jian's clothes with two small hands and said, "Father, you still understand Xuan'er. Xuan'er I just wanted to ask my father, where did Mr. Ruan who taught Xuan'er go? Why did he disappear?"

A few days ago, Yin Xuan was placed by Yin Xian in the army outside the palace to learn riding and archery and the art of war. Unexpectedly, when he came back yesterday, he found that his teacher had disappeared.

How could the court ladies and eunuchs beside him know that there was another soldier named Ruan Lan who joined the army two days ago.It is already very good to know the leading general Li Quanfeng.I asked Miss Huang, but she couldn't tell.I really don't understand, where did Mr. Ruan go?

Yin Xuan suddenly saw his father took out a folding fan from somewhere, opened it, picked it up and fanned it.

In such moody weather, Yin Jian casually fanned a gust of cold wind, which made people sober.

Yin Xuan clearly saw that there were only four words written on that fan - No Extremely Happy.

The little prince wondered in his heart: Why does this handwriting look familiar?

By the way, isn't this Ruan Fuzi's cursive?

Yin Xuan stood on tiptoe and leaned forward to take a closer look—it really was Master Ruan's cursive.Not only that, there was some shiny metallic luster on the fan, and the strangest thing was that there was a golden thread in the middle of the fan.It looked like... as if the fan had been broken, but it was repaired by the golden thread.

Yin Xuan sighed in his heart, Master Ruan was really different, even the folding fan with the inscription was different from other people's.However, why is the fan inscribed by Ruan Fuzi in the hands of the emperor?

After all, Yin Xuan was only a child, so he blurted out the question in his heart in an instant: "Father, is this Ruan Fuzi's fan? It's cold, why are you fanning, it must be very cold—"

What Yin Xuan said later was quickly stared back by Yin Xian.

Only then did I realize how inappropriate my question just now was. The little prince was lowering his head to listen to his father's admonition, but his father, who was always strict, said in a soft voice: "Ruan Aiqing went with the army. In the north of Linzhou, do some things for me, and I will be back soon."

Looking up secretly, he saw his father looking down at the fan.

"So that's how it is." Yin Xuangang suddenly realized something, and suddenly exclaimed, "What! North of Linzhou?! Father, why did you demote Mr. Ruan to northern Xinjiang? Master, what did he do wrong?"

Yin Jian hummed impatiently, "He's going by himself."

Of course Yin Xuan didn't believe it, he pouted his mouth and guessed: "Could it be that the father knew that those cloud cakes were not brought to him by Mr. Ruan, so he was angry."

"What did you say?" Yin Jian's eyes shot out extremely frighteningly, and the fan in his hand was snapped away.

"Ah, no, Father Huai, nothing..." Yin Xuan quickly covered his mouth in fright.

He couldn't help feeling annoyed in his heart: Why did he just say what he was thinking in his heart just now?

Yin Xuan didn't dare to raise his head, he lowered his head and waited for Yin Xian to speak.

Yin Xian said: "The weather is not good today, you should go back to your room to study your homework as soon as possible."

"Yes, Father."

Yin Xian took a step, and suddenly remembered that Ruan Lan was gone, and Yin Xuan was missing a teacher to teach homework, so he told Mr. Zhang beside him: "Go to Taixue to find a scholar with good character and learning, and I will give you a job for a while." Ren Xuan'er's teacher, wait for Ruan Lan to come back, and then withdraw."

"According to the order."

Not long after returning to the imperial study room, there was no surprise that there was loud thunder outside, and another burst of autumn rain began.

Manager Zhang lit a stove, and the room became much warmer immediately.

"It's such a cold day, I don't know if Ruan Lan and the others will freeze, and it's difficult to march..."

Yin Xian was thinking about the troops he had dispatched a few days ago, and for some reason, a word Yin Xuan just said flashed through his mind.

"Could it be that Father already knew that Mr. Ruan didn't bring those cloud cakes to him, so he was angry."

Master Ruan didn't bring it to him...

It wasn't Ruan Lan who brought him...

If it wasn't brought to him, who was it brought to?

*****

It was already night, and the army was stationed beside the hillside by the river. Li Quanfeng only had time to inspect the surrounding areas after the army was reorganized and fed.Remembering that His Majesty the Emperor told him to take good care of Ruan Lan, he turned to Ruan Lan's tent under the cold moonlight.

"Master Ruan, the weather in the north has been bad these days, but I can still get used to it." Pulling back the curtain, he saw Ruan Lan reading a military book under a dancing candle.

Ruan Lan raised her head and found that General Li was coming, so she stood up quickly.

Ruan Lan was surprised by Li Quanfeng's sudden visit, and then he said, "I can adapt, thank you General for your concern."

The wind in the north is more bitter than that in the imperial city. In fact, the roots of Ruan Lan's ears and cheeks were reddened by the howling wind here, and it hurts and itches when she touches it a little.It's about frostbite.

But fortunately, there is no serious problem physically.

Li Quanfeng said: "I'll let the soldiers boil some hot water for you later. Your Majesty said you like to drink Longjing..."

"General." Ruan Lan looked straight into Li Quanfeng's eyes, "Your subordinates join the army and don't need any special privileges."

Li Quanfeng smiled helplessly: "It seems that the general is worrying too much."

Ruan Lan remained silent.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward.

After a while, Li Quanfeng said: "After the march these few days, do you have any opinion on Linzhou? Tell me."

Ruan Lan lowered her head and thought for a while, then replied: "Linzhou is indeed not as outstanding as the Central Plains area. After autumn, the climate in Linzhou will become extremely harsh. In winter, if people from the south do not have enough clothes and food , it is even more difficult to survive. However, the subordinates feel that the lives of the people here are stable and orderly, and people see the hope of survival."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Although the terrain and climate conditions are not as good as those in the Central Plains, along the way, my subordinates have discovered that the local residents are harvesting in an orderly manner, know how to make the crops resist bad weather, and know how to cultivate on the mountain. The local residents also raise livestock. Cattle and sheep, clothing made of sheared wool to resist the cold... However, as far as I know, more than ten years ago, these places were barren and sparsely populated areas.

Li Quanfeng nodded in approval of Ruan Lan's words: "That's right. When the pilgrimage was still the prince, he ordered to open up wasteland in northern Xinjiang. Now, the Linzhou land near the Central Plains has become a place where ordinary people live and work in peace."

"Then, my subordinates thought that His Majesty has been on the throne for nearly ten years. Except for the small-scale conquests against the small countries on the west side of the river, the weather in the four seas is smooth and the country is prosperous. Compared with decades ago, The chaotic and separatist regimes in the past, and now it is a rare peaceful and prosperous age. Whether it is the imperial city or the local state capital, even Linzhou with the harsh climate, there are tens of thousands of troops... Then, general, if you are Leader of the Northern Kingdom, will you send someone to kill the border guard general of this powerful country in the South?"

"No." Li Quanfeng lowered his eyes and pondered, "Absolutely not."

"That's it." Ruan Lan said, "Therefore, there are still some strange things about this issue."

Li Quanfeng said: "Actually, Your Majesty has shared these concerns with his ministers. However, there has been no news from Jingguo, no envoys have come to explain, and there has been no letter to report the situation. The spies who reported back said that the territory of the Northern Kingdom has already been fully armed and ready. This is an invisible letter of war."

Ruan Lan also felt that what Li Quanfeng said was reasonable, but then she thought about it again, and said: "Could it be that there are traitors in the northern kingdom. The monarch of the northern kingdom has always been at peace, so could it be that the rebel faction that led the battle replaced Lord Jing's position?"

Li Quanfeng said: "Very likely. Your Majesty told us to play it by ear and not be too reckless. Judging from Lord Ruan's thinking, His Majesty's concerns are correct. If there is any change in Jingguo, we will find a way to kill the villain who usurped the throne." , and ask His Majesty to make a cowardly and incompetent Yasukuni monarch."

Ruan Lan thought for a long time, her eyebrows tightened for a moment, and there was a fire in her pupils: "At present, the evidence is not enough, these are just speculations, wait for the subordinates to observe for a few days, and see if they can catch the enemy's The handle. Now the enemy is in the dark, and I am in the light... everything must be extremely careful."