The Eight Winds of Rebirth

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the new year, and Gu Xiangtan opened his eyes that day, only to see that Zhao Yuan was already up, standing beside the bed with his lapel button fastened, and when everything was sorted out, he turned to Gu Xiangtan and stretched his eyes. shot.

Gu Xiangtan had this habit since he was a child. If nothing happened, he would always stare for a while after waking up before getting up. At this time, he looked at the thin white palm in front of him, and intuitively grasped it.

Zhao Yuan pulled him up with a little force, Gu Xiangtan sat on the bed and looked at him, Ren Zhao Yuan leaned over to brush his loose hair, and took clothes to cover him.

It is said that Gu Xiangtan came here because of Zhao Yuan's illness, but in fact Zhao Yuan got better. During such a period of time, especially in Chenshi, most of them were taken care of by Zhao Yuan.Gu Xiangtan has lived for two lifetimes. Although he has experienced many ups and downs, he is not as self-reliant as ordinary monks or monks in terms of basic necessities of life. Even when he was in Luli before, Su Xi and An Yin were always by his side , and there is a master to take care of him, not to mention rough and heavy work, but the ordinary basic necessities of life, Gu Xiangtan rarely does it by himself, even if the clothes and food may not be as expensive and elegant as those in the palace, he still raises people. The skin is delicate and fleshy, elegant and refined, if it's true, it doesn't matter, it's impossible.

Zhao Yuan didn't call for attendants, and she didn't pretend to be someone else's hands, until Gu Xiangtan was cleaned up, then she rested and Mou Fei came in to wash up.

The window was open, and Gu Xiangtan poked his head out, seeing the scenery outside, couldn't help but smile: "It's snowing..."

The capital of Daye is located in the southeast, and the climate used to be relatively warm, with occasional snowfall only during extreme cold, but today's event was quite heavy, covering the entire General's Mansion with a thin layer of snow. The sky is white, the clouds are drifting in the wind, the snow is trembling among the branches, the chaotic jade is scattered, and the morning light reflects the sky.

Zhao Yuan also walked over, looked at the scenery outside, raised her hand and closed the window a little more, then turned to Mou Fei and said, "It's cold at the end of the year, bring that blue silk satin jacket."

Mou Fei left in a hurry, and soon came back with a table of clothes.

Zhao Yuan shook it off, and put it directly on Gu Xiangtan's shoulders. It looked good at first glance. It was made of blue silk satin, trimmed with silver thread, very light in weight, and it was embroidered with faint noon The pattern of the peony, if you look closely, you can see that it is a big flower petals in full bloom. Wei Ziyao Huang is enchanting and charming. If it is worn by ordinary men, it will easily look feminine and kitsch, but Zhao Yuan is lonely and cold. On the contrary, his aura matched it very well, and it directly overwhelmed the peony, but it was also suitable for Gu Xiangtan to wear at the moment. He was young and had a dusty aura, so any clothes would not hinder him from wearing it.

Gu Xiangtan was about to speak, but Zhao Yuan interrupted, and went ahead to tie the jacket carefully for him.

"This is left by my father in the original mansion. The third brother brought it a few days ago, and now it is mine." So I can give it to whoever I want.

Gu Xiangtan looked at Zhao Yuan's face, as if he was afraid that he would refuse, the lines from his chin to the back of the ears were all tense, Gu Xiangtan suddenly smiled and said, "Then I'll return it to you after I finish wearing it."

Zhao Yuan glanced at him and let out a satisfied "hmm".

The two went to the main hall to have dinner together, passing through the nine-curved corridor along the way, a row of brightly red lanterns hung all the way, which warmed people's hearts.

"It's New Year's Eve today?" Gu Xiangtan said while looking at the lantern, he was so focused on Zhao Yuan these days, it was rare for him to be confused, ignoring the rush of time.

Zhao Yuan looked at Gu Xiangtan: "Fragrant flower offerings have been prepared later." At the end of the new year, there is naturally a long line of Buddhist ceremonies to be busy, but the mansion has already prepared for Gu Xiangtan.

Gu Xiangtan's heart felt hot, he couldn't help but frowned, and showed a sweet smile to Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan's eyes flickered, she turned her head away lightly, pulled him, and walked ahead first.

Hou Bingchen, Xue Yiyang, and Yizheng were all present in the main hall. It stands to reason that Emperor Rizongzheng was recruiting courtiers to go to court at this time, discussing the matter of getting rid of the old and bringing in the new. But no one was willing to go, even Xue Yiyang asked for leave because his younger brother was unwell, and with Lingfo in front, Emperor Zongzheng would not have the face to blame even if he wanted to.

The crowd happily ate breakfast, Zhao Yuan was called away by Hou Bingchen, and Yizheng went to the pharmacy to fiddle with his medicines. Since the news of the reward spread, all kinds of rare medicines flooded in from all directions. Although it is not as expensive as Danqiu fruit, there are also good things, so Hou Bingchen took all of them and gave them to Yizheng for him to study and judge. Therefore, he spent a lot of time in the pharmacy this time.

So, only Gu Xiangtan and Xue Yiyang were left in the hall.

Xue Yiyang poured a cup of tea for Gu Xiangtan, took out something from his bosom and handed it to Gu Xiangtan.

Gu Xiangtan unfolded it and saw that it was a shop's account list, which clearly listed the recent transactions in the shop.

Ten boxes of incense candles, 20 taels.

Ten bundles of paper money, ten taels.

Spirit card: ten boxes each of fragrant nanmu, rosewood, and rosewood...

Gu Xiangtan watched and snorted.

Xue Yiyang also laughed: "Who does business so casually? The incense sticks and paper money are all worth it. There are ten boxes and ten boxes of Lingpai Bone Pagoda. I haven't seen any disasters or epidemics in the capital recently. So many things are going to be sold until the year of the monkey. go?"

Gu Xiangtan tossed the piece of paper: "He only needs to open his shop, and it's fine if he doesn't make mistakes on the surface. Generally, everyone doesn't check the accounts in private."

Xue Yiyang said: "Indeed, if it wasn't for Lingfo's reminder, none of the officials would know that there is such a shop in the capital, and they wouldn't have checked it." This shop is so weird, so unlike a serious businessman.

"I only learned about it occasionally, so I bothered Mr. Xue."

Xue Yiyang shook her head hurriedly: "However, Zhong Xuliang goes to this store every three days, and hides it very well. I don't know why."

Gu Xiangtan had his own calculations in his heart, but he smiled slightly at Xue Yiyang, and leaned closer and said, "If this incense and candle shop is really a stronghold of the Three Kings, and Mr. Right has been in touch with him so frequently, Mr. Xue thought that if the emperor knew about this What will happen?"

Suddenly, Xue Yiyang also raised the corner of his mouth: "Before Qu Guang had a rift with him because of Tian Liang's matter, and the right minister had a estrangement with those people because of the gambling house. If one party makes a move, the other party will definitely not sit and wait for death. , when the time comes in front of Emperor Zongzheng, these people will be very lively. Regardless of whether the three kings knew about this matter in advance, or it was arranged by him, as long as they see such a scene, they must not be able to help but catch up Let’s add bricks and tiles..."

Gu Xiangtan said: "The ancients said: When a country dies, there are no hunters, and the fish will rot and die inside."

When a country is so big, what is feared is not conquest by foreign enemies, but disintegration from within like a dead fish. Even if this is the case in a country, it is even more so among the ruling and opposition officials. People's hearts are the most changeable, and how many people can stand various tests?

Emperor Zongzheng was not benevolent, and the three kings were unrighteous. Whether it was the revenge of poisoning, or the revenge of Dan Qiuguo and General Shenwu, Gu Xiangtan did not forget it so easily. Since you have Zhang Liang's tricks, I have my own. Let's see who has the last laugh.

Gu Xiangtan and Xue Yiyang talked for a while, and then left the main hall, going to burn incense and pray in the Buddhist hall set up by Hou Bingchen in the mansion, but on the way, they saw a familiar figure.

Before Gu Xiangtan hesitated, the other party walked up to him.

Gu Xiangtan saw that she was dressed in simplicity, she was no longer full of pearls and emeralds, and her body was full of fragrance, but she was elegant and leisurely.

Qiu Yilou blessed Gu Xiangtan: he bowed his head and said, "Yilou has seen the Lingfo."

After living in the mansion for so many days, Gu Xiangtan met her for the first time. Although he heard the ins and outs of that day from Zhao Yuan, he also knew that she stayed in the mansion, but he didn't know what happened to her now. .

Qiu Yilou saw that Gu Xiangtan's eyes fell on a huge food box in his hand, he couldn't help laughing and said: "I'm working in the kitchen now, I just made some snacks, and I'll give them to the people in the house to taste, now let's go Ask the taste and see what can be improved."

Gu Xiangtan was taken aback, with a look of surprise on his face.

Qiu Yilou was indifferent: "This is what I asked for. The general has saved my life, but I... I am sorry for him. I have nothing to ask for in the second half of my life, and I dare not have any extravagant thoughts. But I just hope that I can do something for the general with meager efforts, even if I am a slave or a servant girl, I will have no complaints."

After Hou Bingchen rescued her from Huajufang that day, he didn't expect another accident. Qiu Yilou's body had been covered with the fragrance of tracking from the very beginning, so those people knew that they had caught the trick and had a second hand, and Hou Bingchen even Martial arts are excellent, but two fists are no match for four hands, and if one is not careful, someone takes Qiu Yilou and threatens him, so in order to save the other party, the thief took advantage of it.

As long as she thinks about the situation that day, how Hou Bingchen's tendons were cut off, Qiu Yilou's heart feels like a knife is twisted. She understands that General Hou didn't have any thoughts about her, but it was just her face that made trouble, even if it was changed at that moment. The general would not allow any commoner to fall into the trap and lose his life, so after the two escaped from danger, Hou Bingchen proposed to let Qiu Yilou go away and never come back, but Qiu Yilou refused, and Hou Bingchen thought of her as a weak woman. If he offended the Three Kings, if he were to leave the protection of the General's Mansion, he might die in the end, so he still agreed.

Hearing Qiu Yilou's words, Gu Xiangtan sighed: "If you are content with silence, you should be liberated. Miss Qiu thinks so, it may not be a kind of liberation."

Qiu Yilou nodded: "Yilou regrets not being able to listen to Lingfo's teachings that day, 'Whispers in the world are like thunder, the dark room is guilty, and the eyes of the gods are like lightning', the way of heaven is fair, I did something wrong, and the Buddha above listened You see it in your ears, you see it in your eyes, and one day you will have to pay it back in full."

Gu Xiangtan said these words that day just to arouse Qiu Yilou's uneasiness and guilt, but in fact it sounds so ironic at the moment, if you want to compare traitors and frauds, Qiu Yilou's crimes are not as good as his own. What qualifications do you have to preach to others?If naive one day commits a crime, he does not know what kind of punishment he will receive.

Qiu Yilou saw Gu Xiangtan frowned lightly, his eyes were filled with infinite worry, and he couldn't help saying: "The Buddha said: whether you can live or not, it depends on whether you have faith or not. The spirit Buddha has the world in his heart, as long as the faith and vows are not extinguished, Whether it is the people of Daye, or the people that Lingfo cares about, they will inherit the blessings of the heavens, avoid disasters and find blessings."

Gu Xiangtan looked at Shangqiu Yilou with a sincere halo in his eyes, and couldn't help but feel a twitch in his heart, and the warmth gradually rose.

He nodded and smiled, "Thank you..."

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On the other side, Hou Bingchen brought Zhao Yuan into the study, and looked at his expression as soon as he was seated.After recuperating for a while, Zhao Yuan's spirit has recovered as before, even better than before. At this moment, the eyes that are looking at Hou Bingchen are deep and clear, like abyss and stars.

Hou Bingchen pondered for a moment, and said, "Sixth brother, have you really thought about it? The frontier is bitter and cold, and the battlefield has no eyes. If you want to enter the military camp, do you know what kind of punishment you will suffer?"

Zhao Yuan said without thinking, "I know, I've thought about it."