Chang'an Youth Tour

On the day of returning to the palace, Yan Junyu's heart was like an arrow.

His Highness the Crown Prince watched, before saying anything, Yun Lan smiled first: "Xiaoyan can't wait to go home, His Highness is going to be sad."

In the past, she would never have spoken like this, but she is so happy recently.The timing of her mobilization of Yanbei was really perfect, although Emperor Qingde took back the power to deal with political affairs, and let the East Palace not have to wait for the sick for a few days, it seemed like a thunderbolt, but in fact it was just a bluff.One thing is that the government affairs at the end of the year are really heavy. Not to mention that Emperor Qingde is seriously ill now, even when he was in his prime of life, he had to spend a lot of time eating and clothing, which was very hard.The second is the new year, even if it is not a small year, the ancestors must be worshiped at the Taimiao on New Year's Eve, and the East Palace cannot be absent from the New Year's Eve dinner and the cumbersome ceremonies of the first month.Shengnu is most afraid of procrastination, no matter how angry he is, it will almost be delayed until the Lantern Festival.

So she was complacent. In fact, she even thought of the backlog of memorials for building water conservancy projects that year. Water conservancy projects were not only for solving floods, but also for irrigating fields, and they were also equivalent to disaster relief in disguise.Every family of the common people can contribute a little labor and receive the old rice from the government. In the coming spring famine, when the harvest is not enough, it will not lead to rape.

The art of scheming, for her, sometimes means being ruthless, enduring, and standing firm.Xuan Tongfu obviously couldn't bear it anymore. The central Qin area has been plagued by famine for years. One water conservancy has been suppressed, and the other is the government's crazily arresting husbands next year. Pai officials were greatly implicated.There is an official saying in the Zhou Dynasty: "Drought can be cut, flood can be fished, ten chaos and nine cuts are the most difficult."The so-called drought can be cut, because most of the time when the drought occurs, the local people are easily incited to think that the officials have lost their morals.Waterlogging is a flood. Although it is terrible, it is generally not blamed on the local officials. Instead, they will repair the dams and make money as much as possible.

The last sentence is the most dangerous. An official is most afraid of civil unrest. As long as there is a famine, there are many refugees, and there are some civil uprisings, then some officials must be killed in the end to be held accountable. Ling Chi is also a common thing. The so-called Ten chaos and nine hacks refer to this.

However, Emperor Qingde doesn't trust him very much now, especially the government affairs of the Qin land are handed over to Yong Hanhai, which is called check and balance, and the Jin land is handed over to him.Yong Hanhai didn't mean to tease him, it's just that he came from a bad background, had limited abilities, and was used to being careful, so he only dared to make a decision after asking Emperor Qingde repeatedly about everything, it was really worryingly slow.

So now the three of them are going through it together. If Emperor Qingde can't survive, he will hand over the auxiliary regime, and Xuan Tongfu can't survive, so he simply joins the Eastern Palace.As for the East Palace, if you can't survive, you have to do the most thankless thing: Find a way to find a "pure minister" like King Guangping to advise, find a few capable officials from the Jin faction to assist Yong Hanhai, hurry up Dealing with political affairs so that the common people would have a better life was tantamount to letting Emperor Qingde and Xuan Tongfu go.Yun Lan would never do it, but Rong Hao had a bit of that in mind.

Before Yan Junyu left, he went to meet Luo Heng, and he was talking to Li Daoyong about this, while Rong Hao was beside him impassioned, and at the end of the talk, Luo Heng said: "It's better to stay in the center than talk too much. "

He went back to ask the prince, and the prince said it was from the Tao Te Ching, "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and treat all things as dogs; saints are not benevolent, and treat the people as dogs."

In the past few days, he no longer dealt with political affairs, but still went to Sihongtang to read books.The snow was clear outside the window, and Yan Junyu instinctively knew that he was not at ease, so he stretched out his hand and tugged at his sleeve.

"Xiaoyan can't bear to part with me?" Xiao Jingyan teased him.

"I'll be back after the first month." He told Xiao Jingyan seriously, "You have to wait for me."

"it is good."

Most of the time he entered the palace was in the early morning, but he usually left the palace in the evening. When the lights were dim, Yan Junyu came home for the first time in more than half a year, but before leaving, he felt melancholy.The Eastern Palace is still the Eastern Palace, but after stepping out, the Eastern Palace is left behind, and when walking out of the palace gate, the Imperial Palace is left behind.

Xiao Jingyan also stayed behind.

Yan Junyu was very grateful that he didn't see her off, she wouldn't stand at the door like Rong Hao, and drive forward by herself. Looking back, the East Palace became smaller, and the avenue at the entrance of the East Palace also became narrower.Rong Hao stood under the lamp as a slender shadow, looked back at himself and smiled at himself.

But when Yan Junyu was about to reach the gate of the palace, a rider hurriedly chased after him. It was Nie Biao, still holding a brocade box in his hand.In fact, Yun Lan had already prepared a large cart of stuff for Yan Junyu, and also arranged for guards to escort her, which was very nice.Yan Junyu didn't understand what it was for a while, but when he opened it, he saw that it was a branch, not a pine and cypress, nor did it look like the common elms and begonias in the palace.

"Your Highness asked me to give it to you." Nie Biao obviously didn't know what it was, but he still rubbed Yan Junyu's head skillfully: "Don't be so stupid, others will think that our East Palace is all idiots when they see it."

Yan Junyu was too busy guessing what the branch meant, and forgot to hide it. Nie Biao firmly touched his head, and left contented.

The carriage continued to move forward, Yan Junyu was thinking seriously in the car, but he didn't understand until he reached the door of the house, it was Wei Ru who said: "Master, we are home!"

Yan Junyu quickly jumped out of the carriage and saw that he had already arrived at the door of his house. He didn't feel it when he was at home before, but after going there for half a year, he looked back and felt that the door of the house was shorter and older than his impression, but it was still When I saw the light, I felt warm, like when I woke up in the winter when I was a child, I saw my mother warming her clothes by the smoker cage.

The servants were all waiting at the door, and when they saw him, they rushed over like a frying pan, and even Wei Ruminglu also enjoyed the treatment of the stars.Yan Junyu was surrounded by them and walked home. He couldn't wait to see his grandma, trotting all the way, running, and suddenly understood.

It doesn't matter what tree the branch came from, it was probably a branch drawn from Yunlan's daily flower offering, it was no different from all the trees in the world, he chose it only because Yan Junyu didn't recognize it tree.

Because "橒" is also a tree that Yan Junyu doesn't recognize.

That branch represents Xiao Zhu.

He is a dragon imprisoned in the East Palace, and he can only let a branch replace him and go home with him.

Although Mrs. Yan said she was angry with Yan Junyu—after all, the gossip in Beijing has not stopped in the past six months.However, she is a tiger girl who has always protected her weaknesses, and since the Jingzhong Shijiaohou's mansion has fallen, and those rising stars like Yong Hanhai have seen and hated them, the Zhenbeihou's mansion has been guarding the old house alone. Two generations have passed.So she was angry, but she didn't take it to heart.Especially when Yan Junyu came back, he saw that his ignorant grandson had grown a lot taller in half a year, and gradually acquired the air of youth, speaking and doing things with poise, as if he was already better than his father back then.I couldn't help being even more relieved, and I had long forgotten what I was going to teach him.

Although Mrs. Yan was relieved, she was actually getting old. It turned out that she couldn't see any changes when she stayed with the old man all day. Can't help but feel a little sad.However, after being told that the old lady had eaten many dinners, she forgot to be sad, and seriously told her everything she had seen and heard in the palace.Although Mrs. Yan doesn't understand strategy, she also understands loyalty. After listening to the open and secret fight between the crown prince and Emperor Qingde over the Xirong marriage in the past half a year, she also commented: "This matter is the reason of the East Palace. Good morning. People are old and difficult to be in charge of the family, and it is time to hand over the power."

They shouldn't have said this, but the princes in Lingyan Pavilion always have the illusion that they are indistinguishable from the royal family.Although more than half of it has withered now, this attitude has not changed. It is still the same tone as commenting on relatives and family affairs.

When Yan Junyu showed her the marksmanship he had learned, Mrs. Yan couldn't help cheering and said: "This is considered not to have entered the palace for nothing. This is the marksmanship created by someone who has been on the battlefield. You are good!" Learn it, and it will be useful in military and war operations in the future.”

"Wei Ru found this in the study, maybe it was created by my father."

"Nonsense, our Zhenbeihou's mansion is good at the art of war, how can there be such a powerful marksmanship. It's not like this. Now the generals of the Great Zhou are all learning the four styles of war, which are Zhongzheng's art of war. Your father is the same. This man is the pre-Qin art of war, with the shadow of Bai Qi Mengtian, you see your last moves are all born out of the long spears on the chariots at that time, once the lower body is moved, the power is infinite."

Of course, Yan Junyu could also see the inheritance, but he never thought about it.Just thinking about it, the boys over there cheered, Wei Ru especially worked hard, and rushed forward to ask him to teach, he was overwhelmed, so he just passed by.

Chinese New Year is of course very fun, especially this time when it is particularly rich. While playing with Xuan Tongfu, Yun Lan also arranges Yan Junyu's things back home properly, fresh snacks in the palace, all kinds of precious new year goods, There is a lot of venison and roe deer, as well as various tonics from ginseng and deer antler. Even Yan Junyu's new clothes have been arranged, and a new safety lock has been changed for him. Laughing, Yan Junyu immediately felt embarrassed, and said, "I don't wear it."

It's not that he wants to put on a show, it's just that everyone is watching, and he can't live up to expectations. He is the well-deserved boss of the Hou Mansion.The servants in the mansion have been wild for half a year, and when they saw Yan Junyu coming back, they were like the monkeys in Huaguo Mountain seeing the Great Sage, cheering one by one, as if the new year had passed in advance.Followed behind him every day, like a duckling, he followed suit in everything he did, even applauded Yan Junyu for writing Spring Festival couplets, which were written like black turtles.

The Chinese New Year is naturally lively, and everyone is very happy.But while playing around, some people still found that something was wrong with his young master. If he used to, whether it was building a city out of mud, or climbing trees and digging out birds, he would devote himself one at a time, and he would still play when the boys were tired. Now it is more restrained.And I always get a little distracted while playing, as if I am worried about something.

Seeing that it was the Lantern Festival, the clever boy finally saw something was wrong and asked, "Why are you always on your mind, young master?"

"I know, the young master has someone he likes!" Someone yelled immediately after having a good time with Wei Ru.

The boys immediately blew up the pot, yelling: "Who?" "The young master said that she has someone she likes."

"So what, our young master is no worse than anyone else!" "That's right, our young master can still fight, and I will make her a royal wife in the future." Everyone was anxious to come up with an idea, and someone was very expert: "No, girl I don't like fighting..." "What should I do?" "Buy candy for her?" "Dance the gun for her?"

In the chaos, Yan Junyu's expression turned firm, his eyes brightened, and he laughed.

"I know what to do," he said.

Because of the Holy Spirit's body, during this year's big festival, dinner is served early.The family banquet in the palace during the Lantern Festival started before dusk.To flatter Duan Changfu, he invited many acrobatic troupes to come, the gongs and drums blared very loudly, and a tree of lanterns several feet high was erected, illuminating the Mingguang Palace as bright as day.

It's just that it's still a matter of chewing wax. The discord between father and son is a trivial matter. The key is that everyone can see the separation of the emperor and empress. The atmosphere at the banquet was as cold as ice. table up.Emperor Qingde was still willing to say a few words, but Empress Mingyi didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, so she froze completely.

Fortunately, the lights were turned on very early, so everyone could have a reason to leave the table and take a few breaths by looking at the lights.It was already dusk, and the setting sun was like blood in the sky. His Highness the Crown Prince stood beside Dan Bi and looked at the square in front of the palace. In front of him was the imperial palace unfolding like a scroll, the pinnacle of power above ten thousand people.Maybe it was because the lantern tree was lit too early and too brightly, and the dazzling white light made me feel bleak.

"Yanbei's chess move is wonderful." The voice of the princess came from behind, it turned out that she also had times when she couldn't bear it.

"Praise." Xiao Jingyan said flatly.

He knew that she was not praising himself, but Yunlan.At times like the Lantern Festival, it is natural that the female officials of the Eastern Palace come to serve.

When the Lantern Festival was presented at the banquet just now, the princess was asked to take it from the prince and present it to the Holy Majesty and the Empress. Their fingers touched briefly, and Ye Xuanji's hand was as cold as ice. It turned out that she would also be afraid.It was also because the scene at the banquet was too embarrassing, and they insisted on maintaining a decent appearance, and they were unwilling to say a word. It is really a curse to have to be buried together after a hundred years.

She is not pity, but she has seen their future, no matter how scheming and stubborn they are, she will be afraid.It's just that she didn't know what Xiaoyan asked her, but she didn't think of the answer.

At dusk, the sky showed a strange yellowish color, as if nothing could break through this dull color.But in the darkness, there seemed to be a little light running from the end of the square in a hurry, running so fast that one almost suspected it was a firefly, but it was obviously not, because there were a few small black spots following behind, Xiao Jingyan first thought it was the Mingguang Palace guards, but one of them seems to be Nie Biao.

The guards of the Eastern Palace were chasing after a young man with a glazed lamp. He was wearing a red robe that was the same as the same old war robe when he entered the palace. He seemed to have run a long way. He must be very cold, because the tip of his nose was frozen red. But the eyes were as bright as flames.

The young man named Yan Junyu, who belonged to him, took two steps in three steps, and ran up to Danbi, maybe even stepped on the dragon carved on it twice, and then reached out and grabbed his hand.

"Let's go." He looked at Xiao Jingyan with those bright eyes.

"Where?"

"You'll know when it arrives."

Yun Lan must have been frightened to death. In fact, she was not surprised when Yan Junyu came, until His Highness the Crown Prince, who was infallible in her eyes, followed Yan Junyu out. His expression was so calm, as if this was not the most grand palace. At the Lantern Festival banquet, he didn't accompany Yan Junyu to mess around.

"Your Highness..." She only had time to call out this sentence, Xiao Jingyan had already followed Yan Junyu out, it was snowing heavily outside, and the dim light at dusk shrouded the entire palace, and the young man's back was a sharp blade that broke through the night.

The floor tiles in the square were still covered with unmelted snow, and the snowflakes fell on the face, and the cool touch felt like the ashes of the sky.Xiao Jingyan looked back and saw Ye Xuanji still standing quietly outside the Mingguang Hall. They were of the same kind, and there was no one with more etiquette and thoughtfulness than them.Every year, every day, every hour, they know what they are going to do.

But there is always an accident.

Just like at this moment, this is the snow that shouldn't have fallen on his face, and he followed Xiaoyan, who shouldn't have appeared here, to a place he didn't know where it was. This was a pile of countless accidents.

And the boy's palms were hot, and when he looked back at him, his eyes were as bright as flames.

It made him feel alive.