half life slave

"My lord, there is another group of salt merchants outside who want to see you, are you still missing today?"

I couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic to Lin Sheng, who took so much trouble to dismiss a group of visitors for him every day, Rong Yu gave him an encouraging smile, "Thank you, I still don't see you today, after noon, how about I take you to visit an old friend? "

Hearing that he was able to go out, Lin Sheng became interested, and raised his eyebrows and asked, "I see, is it Yan Ji? The one you invited him to dinner in Mishi Hutong?"

Seeing his face and nodding his head, Lin Sheng spread his hands and sighed again, "But there are so many people around the door, and you didn't see any of them, so aren't you afraid of offending them?"

Rong and Yun said lightly, "Didn't Ah Sheng always say that I am an imperial envoy? How can an imperial envoy be afraid of offending people. Since you can't cover everything, it's better to be willful for a while."

Lin Sheng's eyes were bright, and he looked at him with some excitement. He only thought in his heart that it was rare for the gentle and respectful palm prints to act more sexually. Sure enough, without the restraint of the palace wall, people would become much more at ease.

In the afternoon, the two of them changed into regular clothes, Rong Yu was still straight in the color of water, with a black scarf on his head, he was dressed like a scholar, Lin Sheng also pretended to be a school boy, and the two of them rode across the Taiping Bridge to Yan Ji's residence in Yangzhou.

Walking to the gate, the two of them looked up, but saw that there was not even a pair of plaques on the gate, and the front of the gate was even more empty and clean. It was so simple that it was impossible to tell that this was the mansion of the second-class Jinshi in the new department.

Lin Sheng stepped forward to knock on the door, and the person who opened the door was a young man, presumably he was Yan Ji's only servant as Duan Xun said.

Although Rong Yu didn't wear an official uniform, but after all he came to visit on business, so he handed over a famous assassin and reported his name to Lin Rongyu, the Supervisor of Ceremonies.At this moment, his name has long been known in Yangzhou Mansion, and the young servant couldn't help but look him up and down, and asked with some disbelief, "You? You are the imperial envoy Mr. Lin who came to Yangzhou to supervise the salt administration?"

Rong He said yes, seeing that he was still full of doubts, he couldn't help but smile, "It is true, please tell Xuezheng, I only pay homage to Lin Rongyu as Supervisor of Ceremonies, not Lin Rongyu, an imperial envoy."

The servant gave him a strange look, turned around and went in to report.After a long time, he came out slowly, still holding the assassin in his hand, and gave it back to Rong Yu with both hands, "My uncle said that he doesn't recognize you, and the foreign ministers dare not meet the inner court officials rashly, please go back. "

Now it was Rong Yu's turn to be surprised, he had explained that he was not visiting as an imperial envoy because he was afraid that the other party would think he was overpowering others, but even with the seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, he would definitely not be turned away. Yan Ji is really a maverick.

Glancing at Lin Sheng, he suddenly had an idea in his mind, and said kindly to the young servant, "Please pass it on to me again, that Lin Rong from Mishi Hutong is visiting, and I hope Mr. Yan will not hesitate to see you. "

"You? Lin Rong?" The servant was even more puzzled, and saw that his eyes were full of sincerity, and his smiling face showed a sense of amiability, not like a casual idler.So he was at a loss, and went in again to pass on for him.

"Sir, Yan Ji's airs are really big enough, the emperor's close ministers can't help inviting him to be a small and elementary school official?" Lin Sheng was already a little bit dissatisfied with seeing the tolerance and flattery of officials in Yangzhou Prefecture.

It doesn't matter too much, I just wanted to take this opportunity to tell him some truths, "When the servants are walking outside, they will meet two types of people, one is the one you have seen these days, and they are flattering and humble; the other is that they disdain to make friends , for fear of avoiding them in a hurry, just like Yan Ji here, or Zhao Xun in the capital. The former has plans, and there are many acts that destroy the character of the literati. Although the attitude is submissive, are you willing to deal with them for a long time?"

Lin Sheng curled his lips and shook his head, "Of course I don't want to. The faces of those people are disgusting to see too much, and they are more flattering than the most flattering people in the palace." He gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "But at least those people He still respects us, that old man Zhao Xun doesn't even look at us, it's simply too contemptuous of us."

Rong Yu thought for a while, and felt that it was still necessary for him to face the reality, "Zhao Xun's contempt is written on his face, like Duan Xun and the others, they hide their contempt in their hearts. Since the same goal leads to the same goal, you still feel that it is more important to make flattering words than to sneer." Okay?"

Lin Sheng choked, lowered his eyes, and asked in frustration, "What does your lord mean, in fact, no one really thinks highly of us?"

Rong Yu was soured by his expression, but in an instant, he still raised his head and smiled lightly, "If you want others to respect you, you must first stand upright; if you have a clear conscience, you don't have to care about what others say. The most important thing , or we must think highly of ourselves.”

Lin Sheng didn't reply, but looked thoughtful, and nodded vigorously after a long time.

At this time, the young servant finally came out from the inner courtyard, bowed to Rong Yu with apologetic expression on his face, "I'm really sorry, my uncle said that he and you met by chance and did not have a close relationship, so it is really inconvenient to meet you." Holding a silver coin in his hand, he handed it to Rong Yu, "This is my father's repayment for your wine."

Rong Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry at once, it was just a piece of silver, but he remembered it so clearly, but he said that he didn't have friendship, and refused to see him desperately.He is also a man of character!He reached out to take it, thanked the servant, then turned around and mounted his horse to leave.

There was no displeasure in his heart, in fact, this result was something he could faintly guess.But after thinking about it carefully, Yan Ji's temperament is not only upright, but also somewhat lonely. If he can use it well, he can be regarded as a sharp enough sword in the officialdom, but at the same time that he hurts the enemy, he will inevitably accidentally hurt himself.

Back at the post house, he pondered over the day's affairs, wrote the interview with Yan Jieruibu in the memorial, and reported it to Shen Hui. After thinking for a long time, he added a sentence at the end, "According to my investigation, the Yangzhou government does not Yan Ji is the only one who loves money."

In the evening of the next day, he first received Shen Huifa's return booklet, and he was quite satisfied with what he had done recently, and he instructed him to do a good job.

Hold back a little bit of joy and look carefully, and saw that he suddenly changed his pen under Zhu Pi, and wrote: Yangzhou is not far from Huaiyin, you can go home if you want to take a look. And back.

He actually remembered that his hometown was Huaiyin, Rong Yu was a little surprised.It's a pity that Huaiyin is the hometown of the original owner of this body, not his.Rong Yu is not interested in "returning to his hometown". After thinking about it, Suzhou and Hangzhou are still worth visiting.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw Lin Sheng running in in a hurry. He finally stood still but was out of breath. After a long time, he said with panic on his face, "My lord... Your Majesty, the Emperor is here...

Rong Yuteng stood up from his chair and said in surprise, "Are you in the Yangzhou government office, or are you here..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the familiar cold voice sounded nearby, "Where is it important? Could it be that you have some shady secret that needs to be hidden first?"

As soon as the words fell, the door curtain was lifted, and Shen Hui, wearing a stone blue crane cloak and a jade crown on his head, stepped in lightly.He walked very briskly, but there was no smile on his face, and his pair of phoenix eyes stared straight at Rong Yu.

There was a thud in his heart, and he didn't dare to stay in a daze any longer. Rong Yu turned to him to pay his respects according to the rules, but he was full of suspicion, wondering why he suddenly ran out of the capital and went south to Yangzhou, and he had no rumors about it thousands of miles away. Is he dissatisfied with his errands?But just now, the book still praised him for doing a good job... But why did he look so hesitant, what did he do that touched his scales...

Shen Hui was condescending and didn't cry out. He just said coldly, "Are you surprised to see me? This is the territory of Dayin, and Yangzhou belongs to Nanzhili. The Taizu is not far from here in Nanjing City. I'm here Is it strange?"

Being questioned by him like this, Rong Yu's whole body tensed up, extremely uncomfortable.But I also know that what he said is right, Nanjing is the accompanying capital, and the imperial mausoleum is here, so there is nothing wrong with him even if he personally worships it, not to mention that there is no king in the world, he naturally does not need to report to anyone where he is going, let alone a person. The waiter made it clear.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Shen Hui just looked down at the ground, his kneeling posture was as upright as before, his waist was straight, as if he was holding his breath, and he felt funny in his heart.This description is not wrong, but it can't be regarded as obedient. If you ask any servant in the inner court to see his face sinking like water, he can still be so calm, he might have prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed to apologize.

He squinted his eyes and looked around, but after a few months, the people in front of him became more and more clear. With his face lowered, he couldn't see his delicate and picturesque eyebrows, but people couldn't help guessing that his jaw was probably even more pointed. up.It's no wonder that such a frail and slender body has some narrow tricks when running errands.

I still remember receiving a secret report from the accompanying guards, who once wrote: Lin Ronghe gave a generous speech, and he refused to bow down to the officials of Yangzhou Mansion at all costs; he only took one of his entourage to the reception banquet, and the tone during the banquet was so tight that he did not mention a word at the pass; Duan Xun tried several times, using famous paintings to lure him, Lin Rongyu remained unmoved, and prevaricated on the grounds that he didn't understand Fengya.

As for the refusal, it was described by the guard in half-baby and half-literate. Thinking of the person in front of him blinking his clear eyes, talking nonsense in a serious manner, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, Shen Hui could laugh while sitting behind the court case. speak up.

It turned out that he was also clever, but in the deep palace in the past, he was used to following the rules, so people would think that he was only gentle and courteous, but they forgot that he was just a young man who was lively inside.

His heart softened suddenly, and Shen Hui chuckled, "Get up, I didn't come to see you kneeling for punishment."

Rong Yu was stunned for a moment, thanked you in a low voice, got up before standing still, and heard him say, "Lin Sheng go out, I have something to ask your master."

Lin Shengnuo said yes, and retreated without daring to breathe. Before he left, he glanced at Rong Yu, his eyes were full of worry, as if to say that it would be bad luck to be alone with the emperor next time .

Shen Hui walked to the back of the desk and sat down where Rong Yu had just sat.Seeing the paperwork he had approved spread out on the desk, the words that he could go shopping in the south of the Yangtze River caught his eyes, and he smiled immediately, "I allow you to walk around, do you have any idea where to go?"

Hearing that the voice was much gentler than before, Rong Yu didn't dare to be careless, and answered honestly, "I originally thought that there is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below, so I wanted to go to Suzhou first."

Shen Hui tilted his head, and praised, "You can choose, I just want to go there and have a look."

Rong Yu looked at him, and couldn't help asking, "Is the emperor's first stop Yangzhou City? Or come all the way from Nanjing? I really closed my eyes and listened, I didn't know that Yujia was right in front of me, it's just... just your trip Is there something urgent to do?"

Shen Hui frowned, "I put aside the maintenance in Beijing to come out, of course I have something important to do. This has nothing to do with you." After a pause, he continued, "I kept my clothes light and simple all the way, and I didn't call the magistrate to see me. There is a meaning of micro-service, no wonder you don't know."

Is this the crime of not criticizing him for not picking up the car?Rong Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and then thought that he was going to Suzhou with him. What was originally a relaxing trip turned into a careful company in an instant.The freedom must be gone, he sighed silently, it is really his life to serve others, he probably has no chance to enjoy happiness and be lazy.

"When I talked about Suzhou earlier, my face was still relaxed. Now that I heard that I was going, why did you lose your smile?" Shen Hui had a panoramic view of his expression, and took the time to tease him, just looking at his face at this moment Feeling uneasy, I also found it very interesting, "I didn't let you see me, but I came to see you instead, do you have any shortcomings?"

Rong Yu really wanted to say that he couldn't afford it, but he still answered him obediently, "I don't dare, the emperor's sudden visit, I just didn't get used to it for a while. Since I am going to Suzhou, I would like to ask the emperor when to leave, and if there is any errands for me?" Minister to do it?"

"You haven't done enough errands yet?" Seeing his slender waist tightened by the belt, Shen Hui felt unreasonably upset, "I told you to eat more delicacies from the south of the Yangtze River, but I always refused to listen to what I said, making it even more unsightly. Forget it, I had to rush back to Beijing a few years ago, and I will leave for Suzhou tomorrow, but I will allow you to play freely for two days, without running errands, and without serving in front of you."

The two didn't have to come out, the big rock in Rong Yu's heart finally fell to the ground, followed by a burst of joy, although he tried his best to conceal it, he still didn't hide it too much, and the corner of his mouth involuntarily curved into a beautiful arc.

Shen Hui stared at him, and smiled leisurely, "It's rare to see you so happy, it seems to be the first time I've seen you, isn't this what is often said to be overjoyed?"

One sentence reminded him, Rong Yu hurriedly calmed down, leaned forward and said, "The emperor must be exhausted after a long journey. I will take care of you first, and then I will take care of what I need on the road tomorrow."

Shen Hui grunted, stood up and waited for him to come forward to take off his clothes and fetch water to wash his hands. There was nothing extra to say, but when he watched him make the bed, he told him, "You must not make any noise about this trip. We will set off at three o'clock tomorrow, along the waterway. Go down to Suzhou, go back quickly. Be careful not to disturb the people if the local officials find out. In addition, no one else is allowed, except for the guards, and you are the only one to follow."