Cang Ri Qing Lan

In the summer of the fourth year of Huang'an in the Da'an calendar, Haoxuan Canglan, the new emperor of Da'ong, was assassinated one after another. Nanhui's right minister, Hao Lianyuya, withdrew his troops and returned to Dian.Da Xun sent troops to chase them out of the pass, but they could not retreat, and some even went in and out of Zuoxiang Ge Tong's place, describing it as secret.Afterwards, Hao Lianyu's teeth fell ill, and Huiguo's dignitaries died one after another, all of whom were close to the right, and Huiguo fell into turmoil.

When King Yuhui was furious and ordered a thorough investigation, the court of Daxuan announced to the world that the person who assassinated Emperor Haoxuan Canglan of Daxuan was the envoy of Northern Emperor Haoxuan Guang'an.

Then he summoned armies from all directions, set up two earthen platforms in the north and south in the north of the capital, and vowed to make a northern expedition.

Emperor Haoxuan Canglan fasted for three days, all civil and military officials gathered on the platform to pay homage to the generals. Lei Jiao offered bows and arrows to the mountains and rivers, Shen Haozhe offered ax to the stars, Haoxuan Canglan offered tiger talismans and swords to heaven and earth, and worshiped Yiyan, a wolf descendant of Nanyi. General, the entire army is shocked, and because the emperor pays attention to etiquette and etiquette, no one dares not to obey.

Leaving aside the news of success as soon as he left the school, after Cang Lan left Beijing in Yiyan, he simply lived in the Li Palace, which is the so-called 'Qianlong Mansion', formerly Prince Yi's mansion.

It is more convenient to enter and exit than the palace, it is not surprising that Cang Lan does not see anyone, but coincidentally, Shen Haozhe has not seen him every time he comes, so it has been a few days,

"My minister, Shen Haozhe, begged to see His Majesty, and asked my father-in-law to pass it on for me."

Said in a deep voice to the little eunuch standing in the hall, Shen Haozhe had made up his mind that today he had to ask Qing Lan about where he was going.Unexpectedly, the little eunuch bowed his waist and said flatteringly,

"The emperor knew Lord Shen was coming early in the morning, so he specially told the villain to wait." He also called He Jing who was following behind, "This way please, both of you."

As he spoke, he turned his body sideways and walked in front, leading the way for the two from the side.

Compared with Prince Yi's Mansion, the Li Palace has not changed at all. Although it is not as grand as the Imperial Palace, it is even more exquisite and luxurious.The shade of the vines on the top of the promenade has sprouted long new branches, and the layout of the courtyard is even more exquisite. Not to mention the rareness of those flowers and plants, there are many but not chaotic ones along the way. It seems that every courtyard and every season has different landscape.

Not to mention that He Jingdong was stunned when he looked around, and Shen Haozhe almost forgot how elegant Prince Yi's Mansion is, but when he first came here he was impatient and didn't take a closer look.

It was much deeper than the last time I came here, the little eunuch carefully courted me all the way, and stopped at the edge of a bamboo forest.Across the round courtyard gate, Shen Haozhe suddenly heard the sound of fighting inside. Shen Haozhe was startled, and without waiting for the report, he stepped in. Seeing the situation inside, he was taken aback again——

Two black and white figures beside the green bamboo grove jumped up and down, and the bamboo leaves floated down between the bamboo clumps. They were blown by the strong wind, and there was a soft "shua shua" sound, but there was no killing spirit, and there was a boundless ethereal harmony.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Shen has arrived."

The little eunuch yelled in a soft voice, the silver-haired man turned his head to look this way, and said,

"So far..."

The person on the opposite side immediately stopped when he heard the words, but he didn't stop the man's offensive, he directly tapped the inside of the opponent's elbow, and he didn't know if it was too late or he didn't dodge at all, the wooden sword in his hand fell to the ground immediately.

"Xing Ye, why are you so stupid?" Without blushing at all, Cang Lan dropped the wooden sword, took a look at Xing Ye's arm, and then smiled quite complacently, "It seems that I am the most skilled here. Well, if he wins, he wins you again..."

I'm afraid he's the only one who cheated his bodyguards in front of everyone and still speaks loudly...

Everyone was dumbfounded and didn't dare to compliment, only He Jing was dazzled by that smile, his eyes straightened, and he forced out a compliment,

"Your majesty is a good kung fu, worthy of... worthy of being a military strategist!"

Cang Lan enjoyed it even more, smiled even more happily, walked over and patted He Jing on the shoulder,

"You learned the art of war well!"

"It's all because the general taught well."

Shen Haozhe didn't make a sound, normally he would have to teach He Jing who climbed along the pole, but right now he was paying attention to Cang Lan's expression.

"This is really green out of blue, the general will teach me sometime."

Cang Lan's smile didn't change, and when she looked back, there was no difference, just like before.That's all, Shen Haozhe's heart that has been hanging in his heart these days suddenly let go, and finally he was in the mood to respond, with a pun,

"I dare not take credit."

For He Jing to be so thick-skinned now, it is someone who deserves the most credit.

How could Cang Lan fail to hear it, glanced at Shen Haozhe, smiled and said nothing, took the handkerchief offered by the little eunuch, he couldn't sweat it himself, so he handed it to Xing Ye, and let everyone enter the pavilion in the forest Sit down, then said,

"The general has been looking for me for days, but is there something urgent?"

When he said this, it was already in the tone of discussing state affairs, Shen Haozhe was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly felt that Cang Lan's reaction had a hint of keeping a distance.

...It should be like this, the other party is the lord of ten thousand chariots, don't get carried away because of a momentary joke, since Cang Lan came back, he has repeatedly warned himself that he is fully prepared...

"I really have something important to do..."

Shen Haozhe subconsciously avoided the cause of the tightness in his chest, collected his mind and chose the most urgent thing, and was about to tell Cang Lan in detail, but found that the person standing by the edge of the bamboo forest had seen it before, so he couldn't help but stop.

"He's the guard I hired recently."

Ben lifted the lid of the teacup with lowered eyes, Shen Haozhe's voice paused, Cang Lan then said calmly, without looking at the other party's surprised expression, and said again,

"Don't worry about him, just say what you want."

Cang Lan's new bodyguard can't be anyone else, only Leng Tian who just got up, his complexion is still very bad, just now when Cang Lan insisted on making him end the game, he simply killed him.He came to be on duty before he recovered from his serious injury. Where was his opponent, he almost died on the spot several times. On the other hand, when Cang Lan and Xing Ye fought, it was just a joke.

Xing Ye was favored by Leng Tian in front of his parents since he was a child, and he understood why, but to the emperor, his skills were no worse than Xing Ye, and with the power of the Leng family in his hands, what was not more useful than Xing Ye?

Thinking of this, his face became a little more ugly, and he felt Shen Haozhe's scrutiny, knowing that the other party recognized him, and he was even more displeased.

He thought to himself, he had already become the emperor's bodyguard anyway, and he was afraid that people would not be able to settle the old score, so he unceremoniously squinted back.

At this moment, he has recognized Leng Zhou as the assassin who intercepted the carriage a few days ago. Shen Haozhe is not clear about the reason, but Leng Zhou looks defiant and pretends to be a tiger, his brows are still knotted, and he feels that Cang Lan is deliberately alienating himself, which is inconvenient No more persuasion, I can only say,

"King Hui sent an envoy to Beijing, requesting to send troops to help him attack the country..."

"Recently, there are quite a few people who have borrowed troops from me, and there are even those who have borrowed troops to go out." Seemingly completely unaware that Shen Haozhe was distracted, Cang Lan ignored the exchange of eyebrows between the two, and said, "Who is the envoy of the Kingdom of Yu? "

"...Returning to Your Majesty, it is Zou Zhou, who was the deputy commander-in-chief of Hao Lian's right minister, and he is here to ask His Majesty to plead guilty."

When it came to the crucial point, Shen Haozhe finally withdrew his gaze and thought about how to word it,

"It is said that this person once spoke to King Hui, calling Hao Lian the right minister..."

"About me and Hao Lian?" Cang Lan sneered and said, "Very well, then I'll kill him."

Shen Haozhe was startled, he concentrated on recalling what was discussed, and thought,

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Hao Lian handed over to King Hui the matter of beheading my General Damin in Changzhou, but King Hui said that he misunderstood the slander and acted improperly, so he only beheaded the left and right lieutenants of Zou Zhou."

"The purpose of seizing military power in Changzhou is to respond to Hui's attack, so King Hui is naturally reluctant to kill him."

As soon as Cang Lan finished speaking, Shen Haozhe said,

"In my humble opinion, if Your Majesty really kills this person, it may be difficult to shirk the matter of borrowing troops."

"Is this exchanging Zou Zhou's head for borrowing troops?" He Jing, who had been listening quietly, suddenly sighed at this moment, "King Hui is really willing, even if I really send troops, I may not be able to do so." Do your best to help him."

"It is right to sacrifice the heads of the ministers for the country,"

Completely restored the graceful and stable general demeanor, Shen Haozhe's words are clear,

"Prince Hui probably heard that we have negotiated peace with Jing, and the borrowing of troops is just to show which side we are close to."

"...I heard that the Kingdom of Hui is in chaos recently." After a moment of silence, Cang Lan spoke, completely turning around, "Does King Hui really have the time to attack the Kingdom of Jing?"

"Your Majesty is saying that... Prince Hui intends to test?"

Shen Haozhe's eyes flashed, and he suddenly understood, but He Jing scratched the back of his head and muttered,

"Why is the little one getting more and more confused? What is Prince Hui trying to test? If they don't start a war, we naturally don't need to send troops. Wouldn't Zou Zhou's death be in vain?"

Since it is impossible to tell who King Hui sent to openly oppose Hao Lian, it is very likely that he judged Hao Lian Yuya's loyalty from Cang Lan's actions. Shen Haozhe thought for a long time, Fang said,

"Your Majesty, King Hui intends to test the matter, so we must be more cautious in dealing with Zou Zhou, otherwise, I am afraid that Prime Minister Hao Lian will be harmed."

"If I don't kill him, isn't there a possibility of being a guilty conscience?"

Disapprovingly raised her eyebrows, Cang Lan's tone was clear,

"Zou Zhou shouldn't be the only one on this trip, right?"

"Yes……"

He strongly disapproved of Cang Lan's idea of ​​beheading Zou Zhou, but Shen Haozhe had to admit that Zou Zhou did not have to stay, and Zou Zhou was not the only one who verified whether Hao Lianyuya was collaborating with the enemy.

"There is also Tiangong General Bofei."

Obviously, although King Hui was very suspicious, he didn't intend to just listen to Zou Zhou's words, and he sent this person who had a close friendship with Hao Lianyu.

Cang Lan raised the corners of her mouth when she heard the words, not hiding his interest,

"I heard that General Tiangong is not only good at martial arts, he is also good at leading troops."

"Yes, I have suffered a lot from him before..." He Jing didn't want to continue, and then he was in a daze after speaking, "How does the emperor talk about this?"

"Think of something fun."

What is the 'fun' thing, he does not go on to say, of course no one else dare to ask.

Shen Haozhe also couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so he was silent for a moment, and then reported the rest of the affairs one by one.The content mentioned is not only the deployment of troops and the transfer of officials, but also agricultural and commercial administration, land household registration, taxation, money and food, civil engineering and water conservancy, and so on.

This is good, He Jing listened for an hour, the more he listened, the more confused he became, and he didn't dare to resign, so he could only sit hard.Seeing Cang Lan go back to her old ways, she leaned on the back of the chair and just listened, without answering a word for a long time, she just winked at Shen Haozhe as a signal.

Shen Haozhe ignored He Jing, and went on to say that he knew that Cang Lan had always been like this, that he seemed absent-minded, and that he was not only listening to the things that should be paid attention to, but probably knew it better than anyone else.Although they were often asked to discuss and discuss the letter of remonstrance, there was never any delay in making a decision.

Seeing that Shen Haozhe didn't stop, He Jing had no choice but to turn to look at the others, but seeing the new guard pacing slightly, paying attention to a few words from time to time, and then turning to look at Xing Ye, it also seemed very boring.Xing Ye didn't realize it, and kept his eyes down. Only when he looked at Cang Lan occasionally, could he see the brilliance in his eyes, and he didn't seem to feel bored at all. .

How did he know that when Cang Lan taught Yi Yan before, Xing Ye was already used to being around like this.Compared with the glaring situation at that time, looking at Cang Lan's quiet and closed eyes now, I just feel that everything is so beautiful, even the sun at noon is shining brightly, and I even hope that the time like this will be as long as possible.

But no matter how long the time is, it will not be endless for people.

A ray of sunlight fell on Cang Lan's eyelids, he finally couldn't resist raising his hand to cover the light, and turned to Shen Haozhe without thinking,

"I'm hungry."

There is no doubt that he wants Shen Haozhe to end the lengthy discussions. If such an official business is really serious, it will never be finished in a lifetime. The delusion of taking care of it perfectly and passing it down from generation to generation has nothing to do with him.

The little eunuch had already pricked up his ears outside the courtyard gate, and after hearing this, he trotted forward and said,

"Does the emperor want to eat?"

"Call someone to bring it here,"

Cang Lan nodded, Shen Haozhe stopped and did not leave, after a little delay, Cang Lan sensed that the General had something to say, raised her eyebrows and said, "The General has something private to say to me?"

"Your Majesty..." Shen Haozhe blushed a little, but finally said seriously, "Your Majesty may find time to come to my younger brother's birthday party tomorrow..."

In the middle of the speech, it was obvious that he felt self-consciously presumptuous, but he still waited for Cang Lan's answer for some reason.

"You want me to go?" Cang Lan said indifferently, "Or does your brother want me to go?"

"minister……"

Under Cang Lan's words, Shen Haozhe was speechless.

It is true that Shen Haojin said that he wanted to talk to Cang Lan. Shen Haojin has no fame, so it is not easy to meet Cang Lan, but is it really because of his younger brother's request that he agreed?Ever since Cang Lan stopped going to the General's Mansion and hadn't seen each other for a few days, he has begun to waver. He never thought of showing him that his actions that day were not intentional, but where should he start and what standpoint should he use to say it?

Cang Lan naturally didn't understand why the other party was at a loss, and he didn't even connect this matter with the fact that he hadn't seen Shen Haozhe recently - he just went out and ordered Chen Hai to set up hidden stakes in various states.

However, Shen Haozhe's guilt towards his younger brother Cang Lan is clear at a glance, and for this reason, he categorically knocked down his hand like never before, and he didn't want the other party to make things difficult, so he appropriately distanced himself.In his opinion, with Shen Haozhe as a person, there is no doubt that Shen Haojin would make such a request, but what kind of drama is this kid playing?

Not wanting to have any more entanglements with Shen Haojin, Cang Lan pondered, and suddenly found that Shen Haozhe, who had a calm demeanor, was a little nervous, and without thinking, she stroked her lips and smiled,

"So the general wants me to go too?"

Of course the general would not answer this question, so Cang Lan didn't decide whether to go to Shen Haojin's birthday banquet in the end.

Almost the entire Shen family moved north with Haoxuan Guang'an, and there were actually not many people attending Shen Haojin's birthday banquet, except for the servants of the mansion, only one or two people from Shen Haozhe's old department came to congratulate him.Cang Lan's congratulatory gift arrived, but no one showed up until the end of the banquet.

Seeing that the specially prepared banquet table in the flower hall remained intact, Shen Haozhe didn't think it was unexpected. He was about to order someone to remove the banquet when there was a commotion in the front hall. people, still surprised.

"Second Young Master's birthday party is over?"

The cloak for going out was held by Xing Ye. Cang Lan dressed very casually, and her hair was dyed black. It was obvious at a glance that the two of them went out in micro clothes. They came here before going back and changing their clothes.

"Sorry, some things are late."

All the servants in the mansion knew Cang Lan and were used to him coming and going in the mansion, but they didn't come to give a simultaneous interpretation.

Shen Haozhe had no choice but to save Cang Lan to pick him up, and led Cang Lan into the flower hall. Shen Haojin was already standing at the entrance of the hall.

"Don't be too polite."

After a little help, Cang Lan sat down on the nearest chair, Cang Lan's face was slightly tired.Today I went to see Chen Hai about the envoy of King Hui, but got the news from Zetamar, and rushed back with some people. I don’t want to say anything else at the moment, and I will get straight to the point.

"Second Young Master, I don't know if there is anything you want to tell me on this festive day?"

Shen Haojin got up, but poured wine for Cang Lan first, then took another cup to fill up, and then slowly wrote something on the table with bamboo chopsticks dipped in the wine.

He stood very close to Cang Lan, pulled up his sleeve with one hand, and leaned forward to wipe Cang Lan intentionally or unintentionally, a scent that was completely different from a man's body smell came from his body, as if he had deliberately applied something like incense .

Feeling that the other party's behavior was strange, Cang Lan glanced at Shen Haozhe who was beside him with a complicated expression, and leaned on the table without looking at it, just to avoid Shen Haojin's touch, but this way, he became face to face with the other party.He didn't bother to avoid it anymore, and turned his eyes to the table, only to see that it said,

"Let the villain go down and change clothes before serving His Majesty."

"Changing clothes?"

Cang Lan smiled, and was about to say something, Shen Haojin gave a salute with a smile, gestured to Shen Haozhe again, then turned around and left, Cang Lan had no choice but to turn to Shen Haozhe,

"General, what does this mean?"

What's the meaning?The general wanted to ask this question more than Cang Lan did. He did intend for Shen Haojin to let go of his hatred, but it was definitely not in this way. Letting Cang Lan come to the mansion never meant to let Shen Haojin throw himself into his arms.

Could it be that Shen Haojin's reaction that day was actually because of something else - on the way back to the country together, there was an entanglement between them that he didn't know about?Or maybe he enumerated Cang Lan's various benefits by himself, so that he had an illusion?Shen Haozhe has all kinds of tastes, and when he sensed the probing in his silver eyes, he felt even more confused. Could this person also have a misunderstanding, thinking that he let Haojin do this?

Staring at Shen Haozhe for a while, Cang Lan suddenly rubbed her brows and said,

"Is the general planning to spend so much time until your younger brother comes back? Sit down."

Seeing Shen Haozhe hesitate, then sat down sideways, Cang Lan chuckled lightly, and didn't say anything, only to hear the sudden commotion in the mansion, and after a while, someone trotted to the entrance of the hall and knelt down,

"General, I caught a female... female swordsman who trespassed..." The servant quickly looked at Xing Ye who was behind Cang Lan, "It is said that she is an old friend of Mr. Xing, so you must see him immediately if you have something to do."

"There's a lot going on today."

Almost immediately thought of who it was, Cang Lan pursed her lips and said, and after a while, she saw the crying 'female swordsman' Leng Jiaojiao.

"Brother Ye, brother said that you told him where I live? Isn't that right? You really want me to marry brother?! He lied to me, right?! Go and tell brother that you want to marry me! Why don't you tell! ..."

She cried like a cannonball, she was a little girl who was being bullied, and even the guards in the General's Mansion who were holding her felt a little embarrassed, but under Shen Haozhe's nose, he had to put in all his strength to prevent her from breaking free go.

Surprised, Shen Haozhe looked at Cang Lan, but Cang Lan looked at Xing Ye. Xing Ye didn't respond, as if he didn't know the little girl with teary eyes at all.

Sometimes not answering is also a kind of answering, his answer is already obvious, Cang Lan sighed, and said to Xing Ye,

"It doesn't matter if you don't want brothers to fight for power, lead her down and explain clearly."