Clam Pearl

The ice disaster was finally relieved, and everyone cheered in Yangdu. Someone contributed food that he was reluctant to eat a few days ago and offered it on the street. It is said that it is dedicated to the river god.

The strangeness of this cold wind, the villagers will not understand the place, and classify it into the myth of the gods.Since the wind and snow stopped, the post station where Gu Zhao and others lived has attracted great attention from the officials near Yangdu. The subordinates of the Ministry of War often come to see him.

Of course, when these people come, they will naturally be received by their elder brothers. Gu Zhao is still an idler, but in the past few days, the actor who lives in the store often thinks of ways to re-enter the store, which is different from the distinguished guests on the second floor. Contact, but now is not the same as before, he can't get into this small foot shop.

It was early in the morning again, and three fast horses ran out from the inn one after another. Gu Zhao knew that one of the three horses was carrying news about himself, one was about A Run's spy, and the other was about Xu Pinlian's. .As for what to do, let everyone know what to do.

The pot of hot water was poured into the copper basin, steam was rising from the water, and Xizai was in a particularly good mood while testing the water temperature, while chattering there: "Master, it's over, it's so suffocating, it's hard to take a breath! "

Gu Zhao pushed open the window and stretched his limbs greatly. The weather was still cold, but it was a cold that could be resisted, so no one yelled and shouted to stop him.

"Well, in three days, we can cross the river." When Gu Zhao said this, he felt relieved.The memories left by this small inn are actually not good at all. He has never been hungry since he came here. In the short ten days, he really experienced hunger. With this hunger, A lot of memories from previous lives resurfaced in Gu Zhao's mind.

Closing the window casually, Gu Zhaolai went to the basin and raised his hands, soaking them in the hot water and flipping them back and forth. The reflection of the water made his fingers short, like dwarf palms.At this moment, it was extremely quiet... Unfortunately, before there was a moment of silence, the door of the room was pushed open.

"Qi Ye, the Elder Master told you to come over." The new boy who was standing at the door poked his head in, with a very bad expression on his face, and he was about to say something.

Gu Zhao looked at the weather, is it still early?at this time?

"Brother, what's the matter?" Taking the dry towel handed over by Xizai, Gu Zhao wiped his palms back and forth, and asked very nonchalantly, as if brother always wanted to introduce his old relationship in the Ministry of War to himself , but there are Maode and Maochang in that family, brother, this move is not very good!

Xinzai pushed the door open a crack and said, "Master, the actor downstairs took his identity and wanted to join our family..."

Gu Zhao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Is this kind of thing worth it?"

Xizai looked weird, and said in a low voice: "Master, that's not the case, that's why I rejected Mr. Ding Jiu, but... that man suddenly knelt down, saying that he had a grievance!"

Gu Zhao was stunned for a moment, threw off the veil casually, stretched out his hand, carefully took out a jar on one side, picked out some ointment with his fingertips, and helped Gu Zhao apply it carefully, while saying nonchalantly: "There is a yamen, there is a place. Parents, why are you complaining to our elder?"

Xinzai stuck his head into the room this time, and suppressed his voice and said: "No... Lord, the case that the actor said, listen to me, it seems to be related to our Qianding Division?"

What?Gu Zhao was taken aback!On TV and in movies, there are so many stories about beating drums and calling for grievances, and now someone is suing him?There is this kind of...is this kind of adventure?then what?

Gu Zhao stood up, put on his robe, and after walking a few steps outside, he remembered a sentence. He turned his head and said to Xin Zi who was following him: "Where did you hear that bastard, when did Qian Ding Si come to us?" Home?"

Xinzai didn't know what to do for a while, he just stood there, his face getting paler and paler.

Gu Zhao and others stayed at the ferry for many days, and the others watched the jokes, only worrying about their own people.

Zhao Chunrun hadn't received any news in Beijing for a few days, his face was very long, and many people were involved. Until the depths of December, letters came one after another, which is good.He got another letter that day, and while reading it, he smiled and said to the secret guard Fan Sheng who was waiting for a reply:

"The weather is cold, is your Seventh Master suffering from an old illness?"

Fan Sheng smiled and said: "Everything is fine, except that the food and grass were not enough in those few days, and I suffered from two meals of hunger. The master said it was just...just to lose weight. The younger one asked what weight loss is. The master said it was to lose weight. Fat people can't walk."

Zhao Chunrun showed a hint of distress on his face, sighed and said: "How dare he say he is fat! Others eat a mouthful and gain a piece, and he works hard every day, so he can grow meat there. I wanted to ask him to go out and be generous, but who knows? Whatever the case, if the weather is not good, he will still be tired."

Fan Sheng hurriedly replied: "I see, Master Qi is still very happy. He plays chess, chats with the old man all day long, and talks about old things. I see that Master Qi is in good spirits. It's...not bad."

"It's fine if you can do this, I'm just surprised..." Zhao Chunrun pointed to a few letters on the table and asked with a smile: "A few days ago, what he wrote was quite sour. Whose robe? How did your father know?"

Fan Sheng replied: "Master Gu Xiaohou said it."

"Hey..." Zhao Chunrun covered his forehead: "I knew it." After sighing, Zhao Chunrun wrote two pieces in a brush, carefully pasted them into a bamboo tube and handed them to Fan Sheng, saying: "I have prepared these things for a few days, but I don't know where they are now, it just so happens that the weather is not good, so don't rest, go home and have a look, get up tomorrow morning."

Fan Sheng knelt down and took the bamboo tube with both hands. He raised his head. He wanted to report something, but then he thought that when he came out, His Majesty only arranged for him to deliver a letter and take care of Lord Qi. Xu Wenlu probably wanted to talk about the other thing, so he Just act like you don't know anything.

Zhao Chunrun sat there, lovingly twisting the writing on the paper back and forth with one hand, feeling both love and pain in his heart. After a long time, he said to Sun Xi who was behind him: "Why are you saying that your Seventh Lord is so cruel! These few days have been so cruel! It’s just this sentence, people who come and go don’t add any tricks, whether the food is good, what they see, what they say, just grab my shortcoming, and he will not let go.”

Sun Xi smiled, lowered her head and returned: "Your Majesty, Master Qi is not cruel, he must be jealous!"

"That's not it!" Emperor Tian Cheng was a little inexplicably proud, and he laughed after a long time: "A floating fish is also worth keeping in my heart. I have been looking forward to it for many days, and I will reward me with a line of words after a few letters. You go and ask the back to make ten or eight robes for him, pile them up in a cart and send them away!"

"Don't, Qiye has committed a petty offense, I'm afraid I won't write a single line..."

The two laughed together for a while, and finally let go of the heart that has been hanging these days.After simply tidying up, Zhao Chunrun put Gu Zhao's letter in his sleeve and walked out of the front hall with Sun Xi. After a few steps, the little eunuch below said that the king of Surabaya, Zhao Yuanrui, asked to see him.

The weather was fine today, and the sun was shining quite warmly. Emperor Tiancheng stood in the courtyard, wearing a pure white silver fox cloak, wrapped his hands in the sleeves, thought for a moment before smiling and said: "Call him Come in, it's strange today, why is he here?"

Not long after, Zhao Yuanrui, king of Surabaya, trotted over from outside. When he came, he plopped down on his knees with a happy face, and saluted very reverently.

His Majesty didn't even cry out, he was in a good mood today, so he just smiled and said, "Why aren't you in school today? Why is that old man Jinshan so lazy?"

The king of Sishui replied excitedly: "Returning to my father, Mr. Jinshan is proficient in knowledge and political skills. It is a great blessing for my minister to be taught by him. How dare I neglect it. Only today is different from the past. , in fact... my son came to announce the good news to my father."

Today I couldn't help but patted the trunk on one side and said: "It's a big year, it's ice disasters, frost and snow, and I spent countless taxes this year before I warmed it up. You're congratulating me, tell me ! Where does joy come from?"

Zhao Yuanrui raised his face, licked his face affectionately, and said with tears in his eyes: "Father! You are going to be a grandfather, my son... my son is going to be a father."

An unknown light flashed through Zhao Chunrun's eyes, and there were many thoughts, but it was just a flash. After looking around, Zhao Chunrun smiled and said, "Really? I remember that you married Zheng Jiang one after another. The granddaughter, the third child of the Quanjin Sheng family...is...is that one?"

Zhao Yuanrui smiled with shyness, and shyness with an authentic and sincere expression, and he replied: "Return to the emperor's words! Since... I am the official concubine of the minister, and the son-in-law will not come out." How dare my ministers mess around."

Emperor Tiancheng twirled the dead bark in his hands, smiled and waved his hands and said, "Get up! I know you are a man of discipline, that's good! Have you told your mother?"

Zhao Yuanrui stood up, touched his knee slightly and said, "Returning to my father, didn't I come to announce the good news to my father just after receiving the letter? Speaking of which, this is the first grandchild of our family." Well, the old people say that the children are relatives in the next generation, and the son is not young now, isn't this... the son is also overjoyed... This is all because of the great virtues of the father and the emperor, who has been in charge of the world..."

While praising, the king of Sishui quietly and carefully looked at his father's expression. Perhaps he has been chanting scriptures all year round. His father has always looked calm and breezy. He has taken good care of himself. His skin and the corners of his eyes are hard. There are no extra lines, it was like this many years ago, and it is still like this now.

No matter how chaotic the previous court was, the King of Surabaya seldom saw too many expressions on his father's face over the years.He also asked his father-in-law before why his father never got close to them.His father-in-law is a descendant of the Yan family in Dengzhou, and his family knows a little about the emperor's mind.The father-in-law said that since he was a child, he was educated by the emperor, and his emotions and anger are not visible, just on the surface. The important thing is that the father has studied Buddhism all the year round, and he has a free and compassionate state of mind, so he sees everything lightly, but it is not bad Be kind to yourself.I just need to be down-to-earth and filial. By the way, although the two younger brothers below are all good people, I can't stand that I am the eldest son, and I have an advantage in terms of etiquette.

If that's the case, that's fine.

But now that all these years have passed, His Majesty just won't establish a crown prince, and the three brothers just keep going up and down like this.That's all for King Yan, he is a concubine, but who knows what that bastard Yuan Shan thinks.That bastard has been loved by his grandfather since he was a child, and now he is even married to his cousin. Thinking about it, his natal family is now unreliable.

Look at the father, and then look at yourself, they didn't grow up with the father since they were young, and their relationship is weak. Although they try their best to please them now, they still don't know what is missing?Now he himself calculates too much every day, and it has only been a few years since he was crowned king. A few days ago, he could find a white hair on his temples, which was really unpleasant for a few days.Now that their father and son went out, he actually looked older than his father.Many people said that among the three brothers, they looked the most like the grandfather of the emperor, but the third child was very similar to the emperor's father... But they couldn't help being a descendant.

Emperor Tiancheng laughed a few times and interrupted King Sishui's words of praise. After he finished laughing, he turned around and told Sun Xi: "Go to the back and ask them to prepare some good scriptures for offering, and then go back and tell the queen that she wants Becoming a grandma. And...reward...Yan's...Twenty bolts of Baizi brocade. Didn't the south send some dried fruits the day before yesterday? Go pick some fresh ones and ask the Imperial Medical Bureau to have a look... Heh! This After all, it's... my first grandson."

Father is actually... so happy, since father came to the throne, such decency has never been given to any of the three brothers!Sure enough, he was right to listen to his father-in-law.

Zhao Yuanrui was overjoyed and kowtowed to thank him.His Majesty smiled and said: "Hurry up, you are not young anymore, you are already a father, so don't go there in the next few days, Mr. Jinshan also said that he will go back to Jinshan to visit a few years ago, so... there will be no school, But you are the elder brother, you should always urge your brothers, um... your daughter-in-law has just given birth, so you should spend more time with her."

"Yes! My son wrote it down."

In this way, the father and son walked along the royal road in the palace while talking.

In Zhao Yuanrui's memory, his father seldom stayed with him like a folk father and son. Talking about family principles, his heart was sore and astringent for a while, and he was almost moved to tears by his father's rare concern. Since he is the eldest son, he has been depressed all the year round and has a calm personality, so he didn't show his timidity.The father and son of the Tian family are different folks, no matter how close they are in their hearts, he has to endure it, thinking that his father came here in the same way back then.

In this way, their father and son filially wandered around for a while, and today they rewarded the eldest prince King Sishui with a volume of the Heart Sutra that he "written personally". Just like that, King Sishui walked around several times with a smile on his hands Only then did he return to his palace.

After he was far away, Zhao Chunrun turned around with a sneer and asked Sun Xi after a long time, "You said... how many times has he been a father?"

Sun Xi smiled and replied in a low voice: "Going back to Your Majesty, this is the fifth time. The King of Sishui is a man who knows the rules, and he is really willing to do it. None of the previous ones were left. Compared with him, King Lu is blessed. Now he I raised two sons and one daughter outside, and they were all quietly placed in Mrs. Hu's hometown."

Zhao Chunrun nodded with a smile and said, "Some people are blessed. When they die, the seeds are floating everywhere. Tell me... when will Yuan Xiu'er get enlightened?"

Where Sun Xi dared to say this, he only said: "King Yan is still studying now, and he still puts the most emphasis on his studies. But the old slave heard from them a few days ago that the old lady of Taishi Hu's family met many female relatives at home, as if Someone said a few words during the banquet, saying that King Yan is not young anymore, and His Majesty doesn't know which family's daughter he is referring to."

His Majesty sighed and said: "What is his family, he dares to show Yuan Xiu'er a look! I think Azhao's family is not bad, Huihui is good, well-bred, beautiful and benevolent, but Azhao is not willing, nor Know what he thinks."

After finishing speaking, Jinshang took a few steps angrily and then said: "Tell me, why is he unwilling? He is so much younger than me. If one day I... leave earlier than him, he has no children Yes, who can honor him?"

Sun Xi thought for a while, followed behind Emperor Tian Cheng and said, "Your Majesty, the Duke of the county may think that it is not easy for the Gu family to get married to the royal family, and the seventh master... maybe he is afraid that his descendants will not be able to control him..."

"He!" Zhao Chunrun called out with a sigh, and said after a long time: "He always has such a heavy heart, I don't know him yet, he is afraid that after a hundred years, the Pingguo Palace will be too rich and lose his duty. This He is the only one in the world, he only thinks of me, I say old man..."

"exist."

"I still want to use the secret recipe given by Mr. Jinshan. You go down and make arrangements and find a good person. It looks like you naturally know what you want. Prepare early. When your seventh master comes back next year, you can make plans."

"Yes, the old slave will arrange it when he goes down."

Emperor Tiancheng walked for a while, then stopped suddenly, and asked a very strange sentence: "You said, I will leave in the future, can I take him with me...I am afraid that when I leave, others will wrong him, How is that good?"

"His Majesty……"

Sun Xi broke into a cold sweat and didn't know how to respond.After Tian Chengdi stood there in a daze for a long time, he suddenly laughed: "Oh, forget it. It's better for Ah Zhao to live a long life, I can't bear it."

"Yes."

Xu Shi made up his mind, and Emperor Tiancheng's footsteps suddenly became lighter. As he walked, he said: "I read the scriptures the day before yesterday, and I asked Hui Yi for some confusion. The old monk said that there are many ways, and I don't know Where I can cultivate in the future, I said, I don’t ask too much, I just want to cultivate a way with Azhao. The old man laughed at my insincerity, and said that if I went to the way of heaven, I’m afraid I would still be with him When father and brother meet, it is a joy to enter! I was annoyed at the time, if that was the case, I would cultivate a ghost path that no one else has ever been to! From now on, I! I will be the king of Hades! No matter what the way of heaven is, whoever I am I don’t see you either, just take care of yourself and Ah Zhao..."

Sun Xi didn't dare to say a word, his feet followed in a numb manner, but his waist became more and more bent.

Today, I know that Sun Xi is in a dilemma. They have been masters and servants for many years. He just complained casually, but he didn't ask deeply. He just walked for a while before he remembered something and asked: "Is Xu Wenlu's diary here?"

Only then did Sun Xi heave a sigh of relief, and bowed softly all over his body, and replied: "I arrived with Lord Fan at the front and rear, and left it at the county mansion for His Majesty, and you will be able to see it when you go back tonight."

Zhao Chunrun smiled: "What night are you waiting for? Let's just say that today... um, zhen... um, I became a grandfather! En! I'm very happy! I'm going to go back and read a few volumes of the Peace Sutra, and I won't see anyone else!" After finishing speaking, He walked back quickly, and after walking a few steps, he smiled and ordered: "The empress should also read a few volumes to her grandson, this evil person did it, if she doesn't read more than a few volumes, I'm afraid she will feel uneasy."

"Hey, I'm going now, old slave." Sun Xi turned around and left. Today's weather is too harsh, he is old and fragile, but he can't afford it.

Xu Pinlian is a writer who knows how to write travel notes, so it is natural for him to be of great use when he is sent out today. No, the daily notes that Xu Pinlian writes every day are actually a spy manuscript.Gu Zhao’s journey, what he ate, what he used, where he lived, who he met, and what he said, was every single word, and he dared not reveal anything.

Tiancheng Emperor Zhao Chunrun quickly returned to the county mansion through the secret passage, and when he came to the house, he even took off his robes before picking up his notes and reading them.

This is what Xu Wenlu wrote in his notes...

During this period of time, the ice disaster was serious, but fortunately the local officials were quite competent, especially some small officials in Yangdu Town. It is also commendable to take into account the places that cannot be taken into account.However, since ancient times, natural disasters have been impermanent, and the lack of food in official warehouses in various places is really a disease of the heart of my court, and it is also a problem of the elbows and armpits of the community...

During the stay, there is one more thing to report. When I was in Yangdu, I met an interesting man. Singing opera often appears in places where feasts, feasts and wine are hot.On the day of staying in the store, this person is often out of tune.Anyone who has seen a broken mouth has never seen anything like this!During the few days when he was hiding in the snow, the actor kept gossiping all the time, and later he scolded the servant of the county master's family. After the two sides had a conflict, he even shocked the official.

Mr. Meng Gu was gracious and exempted him from the crime, and only slapped him twenty times on the mouth, but unexpectedly, the actor ran to the door of the Duke of Xiaojun the next day and wanted to sell himself as a slave...

Zhao Chunrun couldn't help being annoyed when he saw this, what is that thing!How dare a dishonest person sell himself as a slave in front of A Zhao?Thinking of this, Zhao Chunrun stretched out his hand and threw the notebook out.After a while, Sun Xi carefully picked up the diary, held it in front of Jinshang with a sigh, and asked him to continue reading...

After the anger subsided, Imakata held back his anger and continued to watch.

Xu Wenlu reported in his notes: The actor wanted to sell himself, but unfortunately, the old man is a decent person, and he doesn't even look down on such a person, so he was sent away!Unexpectedly, when the actor saw that he couldn't sell himself, he suddenly cried out for injustice.In this way, the old man called him in for questioning, if there was really a grievance, he couldn't let it go.

The actor said, this matter is of great importance, and I hope the adults will back away, the old man said, just talk about it, I will keep you safe!

This question doesn't matter, but unexpectedly, it led to a real lawsuit. Coincidentally, this lawsuit was also committed against Gu Zhao, the Duke of Pingzhou County...

The actor named Qiao Nuer had a friend who was originally a cloth merchant in Meishan County.This cloth merchant has an old relationship with this actor, and they have some genuine feelings for each other, so they made an appointment with white hair. But a year ago, this Mei County cloth merchant made a deal and got five hundred pieces of Yuzhou Nanbu , The net price of each piece of cloth is always three hundred Wen.

The so-called Yuzhou Nanbu is a kind of fine cotton cloth that is specially supplied by the Qianding Division in Juehu County every year and is only spun in the south. Light green, earth blue Nanbu.Nowadays, it is the favorite of ordinary low-class farmers for daily use.It's a pity that this kind of cloth is not publicly traded outside, but is exchanged by the Qianding people with cloth tickets every year. A Dingmin's family only has ten feet of fine cotton cloth every year.

The actor didn't know how this cloth was obtained by the merchant from Meishan County. He only said that the merchant bought it at Yangdu, Huainan County at a low price. Three hundred texts really couldn't be more appropriate.

Not a month after getting the cloth, the merchant hired a boat to take the actor back to Meishan, but unexpectedly, the boat and the cargo were killed at a place called Qingshuikou upstream of Yangdu.Even those who hold up the goods, those who take the ship, and those who take the cloth merchants, there are seven lives, big and small.

The actor said, the weather was dark that night, and he couldn't hear it well, so the cloth merchant put the actor into the water to hide. Fortunately, the actor grew up by the river, and he was somewhat watery. The cloth merchant shouted: "I hope Grandpa will go back and tell Mr. Li, if money is tight, just say it, there is no more or less, and one or two hundred gold can still be made up..." It's a pity that he didn't finish his sentence, He was stabbed through the chest, and the corpse was abandoned in Jiangnei...